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A few minutes earlier:
Kuroha looked at the boy who was sweating in front of him with a little bit of wonder. Izuku just finished his training. Frankly, Kuroha thought that it was rather low-level training. But for soone who has never trained in his life, it was pretty harsh.
Honestly, he didn't understand this boy. He didn't want to understand him either. Losing interest in watching him, he laid down on against a tree and looked at the sky.
The weather was a little chilly. The ti was at daybreak. The sun was slowly rising. This gave an ethereal painting where light and darkness fought against each other.
For a short instant, Kuroha felt like he was the only one in this world were light and shadow fought against each other.
He didn't want to move, didn't want to speak; didn't want to think. He just wanted to lay down and sleep. He wanted to sleep, for the first ti in many years, sleep felt like it was coming,
It was then that he heard a voice, it felt like soone else he knew wished to see such a sight, but who,
̷"̷N̷e̷!̷!̷ ̷n̷e̷!̷!̷ ████████̷,̷ ̷h̷o̷w̷ ̷d̷o̷ ̷y̷o̷u̷ ̷t̷h̷i̷n̷k̷ ̷t̷h̷e̷ ̷s̷u̷n̷ ̷f̷e̷l̷t̷ ̷l̷i̷k̷e̷ ̷o̷n̷ ̷t̷h̷e̷ ̷s̷k̷i̷n̷?̷"
The voice was blurry, but he could feel that it was a girl, a young girl, almost a child
"̸T̸e̸l̸l̸ ̸m̸e̸,̸ ̸d̸o̸ ̸y̸o̸u̸ ̸t̸h̸i̸n̸k̸ ̸t̸h̸a̸t̸ ̸t̸h̸e̸ ████████ ̸w̸i̸l̸l̸ ̸k̸e̸e̸p̸ ̸ ██████?̸"̸
He could barely hear her, so were completely inaudible, but he could feel the joy and hope in those.
"̸ ██████ p̸l̸e̸a̸s̸e̸ ̸h̸e̸l̸p̸ ̸m̸e̸ !"
Now he could only feel and pain and suffering. Sadness and despair. He couldn't breathe. It hurt, it hurts so much, he felt like his body was screaming in pain.
"Huaa!!! Kuroha!!! Kuroha STOP!!!"
He heard a scream and imdiately woke up. It a little ti for him to reorganize his thoughts, but he could feel that sothing was strange.
More precisely, he was holding Izuku down and had a blade that was only one inch away from Izuku eyes in his hand. A little more and he would have stabbed Izuku to death.
He then began to feel his body. He could feel that he was sweating. He couldn't rember what happened a few seconds ago. The only one who could do so was the boy he was holding down.
As such; he slowly got up before giving his hand to Izuku.
"I'm sorry, I didn't an to harm or even scare you. I don't understand what happened."
Kuroha was truly sorry and confused. He didn't understand. He tried to rember exactly what happened but
"*Urgh*"
He nearly kneeled as a sharp pain flashed through his brain. Now if he only had a doubt in the past, he was now sure that was sothing was truly wrong with. More precisely sothing was wrong with his mory.
(Oi !! Madness answer . What happened!!)
Since one year ago, Madness had stopped invading his thought, he could only interact with Senketsu/slayer but right now, for so odd reason, he was sure that he could now speak with Madness.
As he thought, a voice answered him,
"*????* ???? ???? ??? ??? ???????? ?? ???? ?????? ?? ?????. ???? ? ??????, ??????? ? ???? ????? ?? ???."
This voice changed a little, but he was sure that it was him,
("What do you an?... Madness? MADNESS?)
"FUCK!!!"
"hiii!!!"
Izuku jumped at the sudden curse coming from Kuroha. Kuroha, on the other hand, was in no mood to care about this. He rarely beca angry, but this kind of stunt pissed him off so much.
He always hated this kind of plot where so characters hides crucial info to the info and so BS excuse like "it's for your own good" even though knowing said info sooner could have allowed the mc to avoid many unnecessary problems.
(I know you can hear . I don't care what kind of explanation you'll give , but please, PLEASE, don't spout Bullshit like you aren't ready to hear everything.)
Kuroha took a deep breath in order to calm himself. Sadly, his control over his emotions was on an all ti low. It took him a few seconds before he finally managed to regain his composure.
During all this, Izuku cautiously took a few steps back away from Kuroha. He didn't know what was going on, but he really didn't want to be near him right now.
He looked behind him, hoping that All Might finished what he had to and co back. After taking a fourth step back, he heard a long sigh followed by
"Co on, I'm not scary. Stop trying to flee. Anyway, you wouldn't be able to do so."
Izuku didn't know this, but he was already marked by Kuroha. Kuroha may not like him, but if everything went as it as, this guy would definitely beco the true successor of All Might. There's no way he could let this guy without protection or a ans to catch him.
Izuku felt a chill pass through his boy, but then he let an awkward smile before whistle with his hand behind his head
"*Whistle* *Whistle* What could you be talking about? I wasn't fleeing by any ans of the way."
Kuroha, seeing him like this, let out a bitter laugh before deciding to put what happened in the back of mind. He would see what answer Madness will give him later.
"Anyways, now that you finished for today, you should go ho and take a shower. I will wait for you at the train station.
"What about All Might? Shouldn't we wait for him?"
"Don't worry, he fled long ago. He doesn't want to et His old partners now since he knows he will be scolded."
Izuku couldn't imagine All Might actually fleeing from anything or anyone, but he decided not to argue. He nodded before taking the road.
Kuroha now by himself looked toward the horizon. Sadly daybreak went past and the sun was hanging high in the sky.
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Few hours later
Izuku stood in front of the door of the office. In his hands was the gift he bought yesterday. His whole body was trembling like a leaf. He turned toward Kuroha who was standing and looking at him,
"He is here?"
"Yep!"
"Do you think he will like ?"
"Don't know, don't care."
Looking at Izuku crestfallen expression, Kuroha had a flash of inspiration,
(No wonder this gets always got bullied. His reactions are really priceless.)
Yesterday, he asked All Might why Izuku was so weak-willed most of the ti when it wasn't about becoming a hero.
He wasn't told everything, but from the little, All Might told him, the answer he got was that Izuku suffered from bullying from his youth until now. More precisely from the monts, he was deed quirkless.
Frankly, when he heard this, he didn't feel any form of pity for Izuku, in this world, there were things way more pitiful than simply being quirkless. He was a living example of this.
But neither did it make him look down on Izuku. He wasn't self-centered enough to think that his pain was worse in the world. Pain could never be compared.
Only the one being bullied can understand his own pain. Sotis, so words or actions that may feel harmless for the bystander or the bully can feel particularly harmful for the one being bullied.
Kuroha sighed deeply, before hanging his head with a little sha. He didn't know why, but he never felt comfortable next to Izuku. This made him act curt and a little arrogantly. He decided to stop acting like a cunt and help the poor guy,
"Sorry. I shouldn't have said that. To tell you the truth, I don't know what will happen. But don't worry, I am sure he will like you."
He gave a pat on Izuku back and continued
"I may not be able to see why, but All Might is soone I respect and look up to. This man chooses you. Stop looking down, raise your head high and walk with pride. If you look down on yourself, everyone will also look down on you. Now follow and you'll show us what you got, right?."
After saying those words, he opened the door and entered
"I'm back!!!"
Izuku looked at the back of Kuroha with a dumbfounded expression for a few seconds, in his eyes, this back beco way larger than it was in reality. Then, a bright smile broke on his face as he answered with a loud voice
"Yes!!"
Kuroha still didn't know how important those words he said would beco for Izuku.
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Once Izuku entered, he surveilled the room. One guy was present in the room. He was standing with his arms crossed in front of him and a large smile on his face. He spoke with a cheerful voice,
"Yahoo!! Kuro-kun."
"Hello Mirio."
The two of them high fived. Izuku was seriously surprised. Who was this guy? Weirdly, he felt like he saw him sowhere, but he didn't rember where.
The guy was a tall young man with a muscular build and blonde hair. It seed like he was a hero. His hero costu was a white skin-tight top with the number "1000000" (one million) stamped across his chest in a bold, yellow font.
The trimming on the top and shoulder pads were made in a matching fashion. On his waist, two green lines were acting as a belt, along with so lines of similar appearance on his shoulders, which dip in places to form two V's.
The young man also wore baggy dark blue pants and white knee-high boots. The costu was completed by red cape as well as thick gloves of matching color and topped off with a white visor with yellow lenses.
All in all, he made a very impressive sight, Izuku was extrely surprised. No wonder this guy was All Might partner in the past.
Of course he seed too young, but perhaps he had a quirk that made him age more slowly? The hero turned toward him and raised his hand
"Yahoo, so you're the one Kuro was talking about."
He bowed in hurry.
"H-hel-hello Mister. I'm MIDORIYA IZUKU. PLEASURE TO ET Y-ouch!!"
Izuku blushed in sha. Not only did he basically scread his na, but he also bit his tongue mid-sentence. He hoped that this wouldn't give a bad impression.
"Oh?!… Why are you so stiff?"
When Izuku raised his head, he saw that kuroha and that hero were looking at him weirdly.
Three minutes later, Izuku felt like dying. He covered his face with his hands as he crouched down in embarrassnt
"Ahahah, Kuro, your friend is really funny."
Kuroha didn't answer. Even though he didn't consider Izuku as his friend, he wasn't tactless enough to say sothing like that out loud.
The hero finally stopped laughing before giving his to Izuku in order to help him get up. Once Izuku was properly standing, he presented himself
"Hello!! Midoriya-kun. I am Togata Mirio. But right now you can call Lemillion. It's my hero na. I'm a student of 2-A at UA."
"Whouaaa!!!"
Stars could be seen dancing in Izuku eyes. For him, UA was like a mythical place. Seeing a student from one such prestigious school was really overwhelming.
Kuroha sighed, this fanboyism was really tiring. One like that was enough in the past, now they had a second. He turned his attention to Mirio
"Aniki, where is he?"
"He should be here soon don't worry."
Exactly the mont he finished those words, the door opened and a man entered. Izuku, seeing that man had an astonished expression.
"IT'S YOU!!!"
"Oh!!!...What a coincidence. The world is really small."
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The scene was as silent as a cetery. A deafening silence, a tense silence. At least that's how Izuku felt.
After Nighteye entered, they left the office and went toward the living room. There, a young woman with blue skin who Izuku recognized as Bubble Girl served them so tea.
Right now, Izuku and Nighteye were the only one present, Kuroha and Mirio decided that this had nothing to do with them.
Izuku couldn't believe it. To think that Sir Nighteye was All Might sidekick in the past. What's more, he coincidentally t him one day before their appointnt.
Nighteye took a sip of his tea before setting the cup down.
"So… You're Midoriya?"
Izuku was startled before he sat straight and answered with a quivering voice
"Y-YES!"
Nighteye was a little disappointed. He never doubted All Might but now he seriously began to do it.
The ti before his vision was coming. One year, two years max, All Might would die. The vision was blurry, but the corpse of All Might was clearly seen during the vision. Even now he had nightmares because of it.
You could say that this year was of primordial importance in their preparation. In his mind, Mirio obtaining the One For All would have been perfect. The boy was the kind of person who gave you a feeling of assurance and safety. His smile was always present even in the most bitter situation.
He rembered one year ago when he decided to take him as an intern. It was the best decision he ever did. In one year, he went from being dead last of his class to being the uncontested number one. He was a genius of hard work.
Midoriya on the other hand… Nighteye sighed internally. Even though he had many misgivings, he wasn't the kind to judge a book by its cover.
He crossed his leg and began to speak.
"Midoriya Izuku. I will be direct with you. I don't think that you should beco All Might successor."
Izuku clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he bowed his head in frustration. Once again he was told the sa thing. Nighteye continued
"Let's make a deal."
"A deal?"
"Yes, a deal. Kuroha told about the discussion you two had. So I know what kind of hero you want to be. But this isn't enough. Words are cheap. Only actions show the truth…"
Izuku hesitated before asking
"What are the stakes? "
"All Might is poor."
"What?"
Izuku didn't understand why he began to speak about All Might financial position. What more poor? The number one Hero is poor?
"I see that you don't believe . But it's the truth. You see, heroes aren't paid nearly enough by the governnt. That is why most of them need a sponsor and act like celebrities. All Might though, always gave all the money from the different endorsents he received to different charity organisations. This made him really poor. That's why he used such a crude form of training for you. You understand?"
Izuku, who was dumbfounded still nodded unconsciously.
"Here my deal. If you win the bet, I will use a fourth of all my resources on you. Don't look down on the fact that it's just a fourth. I may not be as rich as so large family, but I'm not far from them either. High tech training equipnt, information network, money, hero costus. In short, I will give you everything you will ever need as a hero. "
Izuku gulped a little. But he wasn't swayed by greed. He asked carefully,
"What if I lose?"
Nighteye posed before slowly putting his glasses into position.
"If you lose?...If you lose, nothing will happen."
Nighteye laughed at the expression of surprise Midoriya showed
"What? Did you think that I would arrogantly ask you to give up on a great power in exchange for money or by threatening you? This isn't a wuxia or Xianxia story. It's real life. All Might isn't a child, and he is free to do as he likes with his own power."
After taking a last sip of tea, he got up and said, as he looked coldly at Izuku,
"Midoriya Izuku. I will not ask you to give up on All For one if you fail. But trust . If you fail, even if you do get One For All, you'll have no future as a hero. Not because I will make it hard for you, but because a true hero would have no problem succeeding."
After saying his pieces, he began to walk away. He had another job to do
"WAIT!!!! What are we betting on exactly?"
Nighteye stopped in front of the door. A sly smile forming on his face. He simply opened the door and left this last word as he got away
"Guess…"
(AN: Let's begin Monday with a long CHAPTER.
The TRUE TRAINING arc will be perhaps as long as the MIDNIGHT EXECUTION. After that, it will be an arc more exciting.
This current arc is important since because of it many important changes will happen. You'll see.
Also, during this week, I will change my cover to show so characters OC of the story as well as so Canon characters. To see them all, join my discord. At the end of the week, I will do a poll for you to choose your favorite. )
(AN 2: Finally the barring and black censure are a new style I'm experinting on. At the end of the week I will ask what you think of it. )
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