Pride ---------------

" " - Normal Conversation

' ' - Thoughts

[ ] - Buff All Might Talking

/ \ - Sunshine Talking

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After the fight with Sunshine, Izuku felt he was freed and now has a goal that has to be attained. He ate breakfast and went to the training ground earlier than usual. He started working out and making it more intense. Mirko came and was surprised how extreme his workouts are afterwards they fought and she noticed that Izuku was serious.

Mirko's Point of View

'He is intending to win. Midoriya became different after one day alone.'

She can feel the penetrating gaze of Midoriya watching her every move. It looks like he is playing chess as it's like he can see through her attacks. Looking at him, she can see Midoriya muttering things.

'He is calculating my attacks? Let's try.'

Mirko jumped and went for Luna fall. He dodged it by a breadth of hair which is dangerously close it seems like he is dodging at the edge. She keeps hitting Midoriya while it is all not getting in, but the hits that got in were not vital. She knows that Midoriya was studying her and he is learning way too fast. Instincts and intelligence equal intuition if Midoriya keeps this up even without Sunshine and just his superstrength, he will be a force to be reckoned with. A calculating All Might gave her a shudder. All Might was brute force and it was not necessarily that she is saying that All Might was not using his brain when in face All Might is smart but not just intelligent as Midoriya. Mirko was unable to complain because she is learning too from his fighting style that he tries to keep build.

"Midoriya, get ready for this one whole month I am going to use my full speed!" She smiled and raced towards him and she saw him smile too.

'This kid is insane. Kid? More like a man.' She kicked Midoriya in full swing and was not able to dodge it. He stands up and in fighting pose again.

"Haha!" Let us see how fast you can grow.

All Might's Point of View

All Might was worried that Midoriya is going to exhaust himself, Recovery Girl said to him that Midoriya was always her patient and it seems Mirko was not stopping at all so he is visiting the training ground to see how he was doing.

He sees in the middle of ground beta wherein Midoriya and Mirko are fighting. They are both dodging and punching each other but Midoriya was hitting more, he avoids more and Mirko was losing in a straight brawl. This was beyond his recognition to do that to Mirko who is famous for close-range combat, this is incredible. Midoriya was dodging by the thread and he is not even flinching, his eyes open even though the punch was coming straight to his face. He escaped it and got hit simultaneously, Mirko was using her flexibility and it seems Midoriya was not the only one learning. Midoriya opened his eyes even though it is swelling but his gaze remains straight. This is a man with a mission. He wants to win.

A few more exchanges became minutes and became hours until both of them were worn out and collapse to the ground still struggling to win. Midoriya was on top of her but not moving anymore and it seems he is sleeping.

All Might walks to them and sees Mirko ruffling Midoriya's hair softly. He never saw Mirko this side of her before which is surprising to him.

"One month is up and it seems you did an excellent job." All Might starts the conversation.

"Yeah, his learning capabilities are insane along with his instincts as long as he has stamina, I can't hit him. He read me like a fiddle with just a month but I do not think I can teach him anymore than this while this is our last day he has nothing more to learn from me." Mirko looks at All Might and continues to look at Izuku with soft eyes with Mirko's constitution All Might knew she can get up but it seems she does not want to.

"You did your best and if he can keep up with you with that crazy speed of yours it means you did your part well he still has two months to go. Honestly, we thought you can keep him for three months yourself but it seems it's not gonna work." As a mentor, All Might was at a loss. His pupil was too talented and if he is that talented not many teachers he can find for him.

"It says in your face that you have a mentor for him already." All Might was shaking and Mirko was wondering why.

"Y-Y-Yeah, he was my mentor when I was starting out." He remembers Gran Torino who made his life a living hell.

"Uh, sure. Don't worry about me. I will bring Izuku to Recovery Girl's clinic." Mirko smiled at All Might. He walks outside the training ground and he takes a glimpse of them once again when he was far away and saw Mirko hugging Midoriya.

'Midoriya-shounen, do your best.' He smiles knowing what Mirko sees Midoriya now. It was easily seen by him when he came close earlier to them and Mirko was heavily blushing which is uncharacteristically for her.

The next day came which Izuku's first thing to do was go to his sparring partner for a whole month while he was unable to beat Sunshine he can punch him now and keep up albeit a little. Mirko was outside the U.A. gates and he sprinted forward.

"Mirko-san! Thank you!" He shouted as far as he can. He sees Mirko waving at him and was getting ready to leave. It will take him full 20 to 30 seconds to reach the gate but he pushed himself and tripped.

"Izuku!" He heard someone and caught his body. It was a mixture of hard and soft. The soft part was in the front while everything was hard with a hint of softness in them.

"M-M-Mirko-san.." While they do fight and struggle a lot, especially on the ground, there was only one thing he wants: to win so he does not focus on other things.

"Hey, Izuku." This was the first time he heard Mirko say Izuku for she always calls him "brat" or "boy" it was a surprise and her voice was so soft.

"M-Mirko-san?" He can feel her hug tightly and he did in return. He can tell that Mirko has a lot in her mind for they did battle for one whole month non-stop so it was easy to tell. He can read her moves and at one point he can somewhat tell what she thinks from time to time.

"Next time we see each other call me Rumi." With that trembling whisper, she let go and her face was bright red.

"I never knew this will happen and it was unlikely but here I am." Izuku was unable to understand what she is saying but he can feel what he should do. He touches her hand so softly and puts the other one on top of it.

"It will be fine." He gave her a smile that has full intention of thanks and supporting her no matter what. All Might is his teacher but Mirko was his instructor.

"I will do my best then, Izuku. See ya." Izuku sees Mirko leaning towards him and kisses his forehead. She ran full speed towards the gate and like that she is gone. He felt a little cold and lonely but the kiss on his forehead kept it warm.

This event will lead to a misunderstanding for the both of them. That story is for another time.

[Midoriya-shounen! Here is your mentor, Gran Torino!] All Might was excited but he is shaking so much.

"Oi, kid! You're the one who inherited One For All? Not bad. Not bad at all." Gran Torino said to him and he was surprised to know that he knows One For All.

"I am Izuku Midoriya. Nice to meet you, Gran Torino." Izuku looks at All Might and after that All Might wave at him. All Might looks like he teleported and was far away really fast from them, giving Izuku a terrible premonition.

"Toshinori made the right call. Oh, maybe you didn't know. I was the trainer of All Might." Izuku was flabbergasted. This person in front of him crafted his hero.

'I can do this!'

-Two months have passed-

Gran Torino's training was nothing alike from Mirko's. It was torture. Gran Torino even with his age is much a better fighter than Mirko. It is also not easy to tell who is faster her or him with his training he was able to exert 5% of One For All. His fighting sense right now is something he is confident at even for Gran Torino's speed he can last the whole day dodging him and this is a person who can be faster at a time than Mirko. Gran Torino's quirk is a boost for his speed which he never saw before. Today was the day he graduates from the training and the last day for his body supremacy.

"Gran Torino, thank you so much." He bows down to the mentor of his mentor.

"It is fine, Midoriya. You have a business to handle, right? Go and come back after that." Izuku wants to cry but it is not time for that. The biggest challenge he has right now was after this.

He leaves the training ground and takes U.A.'s atmosphere if he wins he will do what he intends to do.

Live a life without regrets.

For him to do that he needs to defeat the person.

His embodiment of pride and the manifestation of winning.

/You have come, Izuku\

Within these three months, he knows that he changed a lot and became stronger. It helped but it did not change the fact that Sunshine until now was undefeated. No matter what he does he is above Izuku the only solace here is that Sunshine does not want to use One For All since it is not his. This time Izuku will use it. He never used it against Sunshine and this is the moment for it to shine.

He took a stance and it was time for the fight.

"Full Cowl!" The technique he was imparted with Gran Torino. The effort of his mentor. Lines across his body start to show.

/Hmm\ Sunshine watched him and he began to assault. He is not going to stop.

'As always, Sunshine is looking for an opportunity but it will not be given!' His attack is going to be relentless.

"Full Cowl- Shoot Style!" This technique was derived from the movements of Mirko. Swift and strong. Able to change every angle and most of all, it is invented for him to win this.

Left and right kicks were coming from different angles even in mid-air. Izuku was under pressure and he can see more than the annoyance of Sunshine.

Sunshine punched him but he dodged mid-air and took a grab of Sunshine's arm.

He felt the heat in the arms. It was burning him fast. Izuku intends to break the arm of Sunshine but he did not even budge a little. Sunshine was strong, too strong.

'I can't even empower him then go to vitals.'

He did not even flinch through that. Izuku covered Sunshine's eyesight with a kick and let go of Sunshine's arm. He intends to poke Sunshine's eye with his two fingers and Sunshine dodged when he did the finger turned to fist mid-air and he put the strength of One For All there and hit Sunshine's head from the side.

'It hit!'

Izuku can see it. He can win.

/It has been a very long time since somebody hit and injured me\

Sunshine smiled and look at Izuku with composure. He is using his power now. The power of the sun but Izuku was prepared it takes some time to create and he has took his chance a punch with his whole strength on it. He used One For All to strengthen his legs to the fullest and jumped to Sunshine like a speeding bullet. There was one time he cannot use One For All it is because he was not conscious of it now that he knows about it he can use it. This is all for him to win and he experimented each time they fight. The experience he gained will lead him to victory.

The punch connected. It has the strength to defeat a giant robot with one punch.

He saw Sunshine still standing despite that strength and he is still charging up his sun.

Izuku does not have anything anymore. He intends to win by sudden force. Sunshine grows every battle and that is the thing he inherited from that power.

He does not intend to give up. So what if he lost his arm and legs? As long as he can stand and fight he will win.

'I have to come back to them.' Sunshine threw him a fireball large unlike any other.

He intends to dodge it but he fell down. His body was unable to keep up anymore as he falls down he feels despair.

The sun will hit him and he cannot move anymore. He does not intend to give up.

He will use the Sunshine even if it turns his body to crisp.

/That is too late. Rest now, Izuku\

He produced a mini-sun but all it did was stop the giant ball for a second.

He smiled knowing it is all over. His body is going to be taken over.

His will burns intensely even after all these events.

He closes his eyes as he says goodbye to everyone he knows.

He felt someone.

That someone is carrying him.

"Hey, you the owner of One For All? Toshinori has a good taste for heroes." He saw a beautiful woman with a stern demeanor. She was smiling. It resembles the smile that he always sees.

"Come on. Do not be too harsh on the kid. His story is just beginning." She puts Izuku down and assures him. She stands up and he was behind her.

'She is a hero.'

"W-who are you?" Surprised by the event but Izuku must know. She sees the woman pointing herself using her thumb.

"Me? I am the 7th holder of One For All. I am Nana Shimura."