Passing Time

Days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months.

Before I knew it, my first year of high school in this life was over. Many things happened, things like, Eri starting to chastise me for my negligence... She's acting more and more like Rumi each passing day. A much calmer and scarier version of her.

I'll preface this by saying I was really sleepy. Ok, so I woke up one morning and tried to make some pancakes. Rumi was away at work, she woke up before me to go on an early morning patrol.

I somehow managed to briefly set the kitchen on fire and made a mess of the entire place. Eri bore witness to the entire thing.

She kept it a secret from Rumi under one pretence. I must always supply her with sweets discreetly, regardless of Rumi's rules.

I managed to clean the place quickly, I even managed to air out the room before Rumi got home. She didn't notice a thing.

But I don't know where exactly Eri learned how to blackmail people, but I can only say that I am proud. Now that I think about it, she started playing around with Nezu a lot lately... Maybe he's been teaching her stuff like this.

There is also Rumi, she's been getting stronger and stronger recently, to the point where she was able to advance to the fourth spot on the leader boards. I guess it was only a matter of time, the amount of cases she's solving nowadays is quite a bit more than others.

She doesn't really patrol this province anymore. Villains simply wouldn't touch this place with a ten-meter pole. Both I and All Might live here after all. It would be like asking to get caught.

Talking about All Might reminds me of all the news articles that came around with his very increased media presence. 'The Symbol Of Peace Back In The Spotlight!' and 'The Golden Age Never Ends!'

In a sense, his powerful return has made the people rely on him even more. But, with his newfound strength, he is actually able to shoulder all of the responsibility.

As for me, I actually somewhat faded from the spotlight. I firmly kept my place as the Nr.2 Hero, but I rarely ever patrol anymore.

I am still known as the Symbol of Justice, 'The Unmoving And All-Powerful Arm Of The Law.' or 'The Shining Star' Are all things that come to mind when I am brought in conversation.

I became as much of a household name like All Might is. I also make a lot of money out of royalties. Merch ranging from figurines to posters to t-shirts. A lot of money I have nothing to spend on.

Nowadays, I spend my time doing the things that I love. Like writing manga and taking care of Eri.

And One Piece has been getting quite popular over the last few months. People started taking a liking to the fresh setting and the parallels drawn to the real world. Especially after I actually learned to draw backgrounds properly.

No major studio has decided to pick it up. But more and more people tune in for the weekly release. Since I work fast I can allow myself to do that. I could release daily, but I don't want to spoil my fanbase.

So I've been staying at home most of the time. Rumi may call me a 'bum' or 'lazy idiot', but she's quite pleased that she gets to spend more time with me.

Eri is also happy to see me at home most of the time. I barely attended school, only going there about 5 times a week.

Nezu said it's ok as long as I don't miss out on my own classes. Jee, having a boss like him is really nice.

Now, to talk about someone else that is just as great. The Nr.3 hero Endeavor didn't retire in the end.

We all thought his career would've been over, but it seems that he had quite a good foundation and fanbase. The police investigation on him also didn't go anywhere.

The Todoroki family refused to testify against him, and most evidence of his wrong-doing has already been buried in the past. The only thing they have is the fact that his oldest son became a villain.

He managed to remain a hero with a bit of help from All Might. He made a statement saying that his actions as a protector and a hero shouldn't be undermined by his private life.

I really don't get how a guy with so little charm can make people listen to him so well. The public actually saw Toshi's actions as him looking out for a friend, something that made people sympathize with the situation a bit more.

Not all was perfect, it was more like half and half. A lot of people still considered him a despicable person, fair enough though. He was never a great person, but he has been trying to work harder on his personal life.

From what I've seen he's been attempting to stabilize his family situation. His obsession with surpassing All Might hasn't really come up anymore.

Which also made Shoto a bit more cheerful. It was nice seeing him get over his Emo faze and join his classmates in conversations.

As for Dabi... I'm afraid he is a bit too far gone. He is completely demented after all. He is currently in prison. Awaiting trial for his crimes. He gave a full confession on everything he has done in the past few years.

Probably in an attempt to show just how badly Endeavor's son has ended up.

The rest is his business. I doubt Enji's family will ever forgive him, but at least he is not a prick anymore.

As for All for One. I wonder what would happen if he and All Might fought now, who would win?

'Shame' that won't ever happen. They aren't even keeping All for One awake, he is so pumped with drugs and sedatives that it's impressive he hasn't died yet.

I guess they are taking his collection of quirks into account? Not that it matters. I think they want to use All for One in some way, but it hardly concerns me anymore.

Even if he somehow escapes captivity, regains his lost libs and recovers a part of his lungs. He already knows that it's best to stay away from Japan.

He is someone I stopped caring about after starting therapy. The psychiatrist said that I should stop being so paranoid about someone that's already behind bars.

And, fair point. Having him actually captured is a lot easier than killing him. He already revived once, if I just captured him back during our first meeting the whole 'UA Attack' wouldn't have happened.

Right now. I and Toshi are watching class 1-A take their end of the year exams.

Both of us have to fight a team. Nothing too interesting.

Oh well, this is the last day at work, I need to at least pretend to pay attention.

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