14 Ch. 15 - Meeting the Family and the Interrogation

The blinding light made Izuku shut his eyes tightly. It hurts, not like hell, but it still hurts. After a few seconds, he got used to the pain and opened his eyes in a slow pace.

Three. The number of persons he laid eyes on. "You're awake." Izuku didn't bother to look around so he slowly raised his body, but began to feel the pain in his head.

He tried to hold it, but the moment he moved his arms, he felt a stab of pain on both of them. It's like so many knives impaled on his palms, wrists, forearms, in short, every part of his arms.

He looked down, only for him to see his arms wrapped up in white cloth. "Easy there, sonny." The old nurse said who was sitting next to the man.

Izuku tried to relax as he followed the. Suddenly, the skinny blonde man pushed a button beside Izuku's head, and the upper part of the bed was raised. It is like one of those patients after an accident or surgery happened to them.

Looking around, he saw that he is in a hospital, but where?

He felt his blood began to bleed out if he ever breathes, and that is enough for him to realize what happened before he got knocked out.

He fought against the Nomu with All Might and defeated it.

He stared at his body, only for him to see that he wears patient clothes as of this moment.

"Where... are we?" Asking in a tiring tone, it felt like years ever since he eats or drinks. Which means, he is thirsty and hungry right about now.

"You are at the Nurse's Office, young man. To be a little general, you're in U.A High School." The moment the person with a brown coat said that Izuku froze.

He blinked once, then two, until it finally finished its process and said, "Hold on. Did you just say... U.A High School?" He asked while adding, "Can someone pinch me so that I can wake up from my dream?"

Hearing this made the man in a brown coat said, "You are in U.A High School, Shadow. Just prepare for some interview questions later."

"(Ugh. Just like you said, bro.)" Izuku thought with annoyance in his mind that everything will get straight into business. So this is what he got when he got captured by heroes. Is this what villains or other vigilantes felt?

"(Just remember. I'm here.)" Shadow said, trying to calm Izuku and to not get stressed out at the start the interview. And for the first time in Izuku's life, it felt so good to have someone by his side no matter what. "(Thanks. Glad that I met someone like you.)"

"(Well, we're the same, and you know that. Anyways, you're welcome.)" Shadow said, returning the favor.

After that, a few minutes have gone by. Izuku has a lot of stamina, only for him to get tired at the end. It's for him to be fully recovered and that he can move his arms and legs without trouble.

You know the reason why he got tired. It's because of Recovery Girl's Quirk, Heal.

More stamina for the user, she can use it on a user to completely heal any injuries. Less stamina? You know what it is. It can result in death.

Even though it felt like he wanted to sleep, he needs to finish the interview.

In a sleepy state, he said, "Go. Ask me away."

"It seems that I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Tsukauchi Naomasa. I am a detective in the Police Department." The man in the brown coat was introduced.

Izuku slightly nodded his head before he slowly turns and looked at the skinny blonde man. The man looked at Tsukauchi, who nodded when they made eye contact with each other.

The green-haired boy, who was still sleepy, got confused about their communication. Why did Tsukauchi Naomasa nod at the blonde-skinny man?

Just then, the blonde man looked at him and said, "Young Midoriya, you might get surprised about this, but..."

'Poof'

That is the last thing the skinny blonde man said as he got turn into a large cloud. When the cloud dissipated, the man is no longer the same. In fact, he's there, but more of a muscular form.

That could only mean one thing.

"What you see is my true form. Right now, this is my buff form, Young Midoriya." The buff man said. The green-haired teenager blinked three times, before he closed his eyes, and opened them again.

The man standing before him is the famous No. 1 Hero, the one who strikes fear into the heart of the villains. The man is All Might.

"All Might?" He asked with a tired and surprised tone. "But who is the one a while ago? You can't be another doppelganger of All Might, right? You're a fake. A faker." Izuku said, saying the word "faker" twice, refusing to believe that the skinny man and All Might are the same.

Hearing this made the No. 1 Hero said, "I can assure you, Young Midoriya. I am him." After that, he turned into a cloud again before he revealed himself in skinny form.

"It's a long story, but I am saying to you that I am All Might. My real name is Toshinori Yagi." He introduced his real identity to the captured vigilante before he coughed and blood came out of his mouth, which made Izuku slightly taken back.

Because of his mind is about to shut down, Izuku only nodded, which is fifty-fifty. Fifty percent that he agrees, the other? He cannot understand it. Why? Of course, he is sleepy and with the evidence of All Might saying that it is a long story.

After that, he looked at the short, elder woman in a nurse outfit, who said, "I'm Chiyo Suzenji, also known as the Youthful Heroine: Recovery Girl. I'm the nurse in U.A High School." She said, which makes the vigilante nodded as well.

He was about to say something, but Detective Tsukauchi beat him to it by saying, "With that being said, I think you should rest. We can continue the interview tomorrow, but not here."

"Why is tha-" Those are the last words that came out of the green-haired boy's mouth before he got knocked out from tiredness he received.

They could only stare at him for a few seconds before Toshinori looked at Tsukauchi and said, "Sorry about that, Tsukauchi-kun."

"There's no need. He deserves a rest after what he did to save you." Tsukauchi said with a small smile.

And yes, Toshinori explained everything he knows to the teachers, Nezu, Recovery Girl, and Tsukauchi, and how he and the young green-haired teenager met.

Of course, Chiyo, or Recovery Girl, scolded because of him saying that Quirkless people cannot become heroes.

To make up the major mistake that changed Izuku's life, Toshinori told them that he'll do everything he had to convince the green-haired boy to go back to his ways of becoming a vigilante.

All of them agreed to this chance because not only Izuku is a powerhouse... but they agreed because people can change.

Can change their ways to become a better individual, and have a better life.

That is what happened when the unconscious Izuku have been escorted to the U.A High School's Emergency Room an hour ago.

"I have to go now. I'm still going to investigate this... Nomu he defeated." Tsukauchi said, making Toshinori nodded as the detective left the room.

After that, Recovery Girl asked, "What're you gonna do about him?" She looked at Izuku, who was sleeping peacefully... as if it's the first time he ever felt freedom.

"You know it's your fault, and it's also your responsibility that he's now a vigilante." She said, making Toshinori looked at the knocked out Izuku with sympathy and guilt.

Silence is the answer but did not last long when a light bulb just lit above his head.

He pulled out something in his pocket. It was revealed to be a smartphone. Toshinori is already in his casual attire and he changed his clothes thirty minutes ago.

Just a few types or pressing on the touchscreen before he reeled it to his right ear. The action he showed is already there. He was calling.

Two or three times Recovery Girl heard Toshinori's phone ringing... before he said, "Hello... I'm fine. Listen there's something I want to tell you..."

That is all he said before he went to the door and left the room. Recovery Girl could only stare... but that stare lies an answer to her question.

As for Toshinori, he heard a feminine voice asked within the call, "(What is it, dear?)"

"There is someone I want to carry home." He answered, making the girl or lady squealed.

"(Is it Eraser Head? Did you guys went over- wait...)" She paused before she continued, "(What do you mean 'carry home'?)"

Clarifying those words made Toshinori said, "It's someone important. And I need you to fetch us at the school. Don't worry, I'll explain everything on the way."

"(Are you sure it's not a girl? You're not cheating on me, right? If you do, then I'll bet your ass that I'll beat that-)" She got interrupted when Toshinori said, "Vidal. Honey, you are the only one for me. I'm yours as well and that I will never, ever cheat behind your back."

Toshinori said in a serious tone, for he easily analyzed what the girl, named Vidal, just about to say awhile ago when she said that he's cheating on her.

"(Okay. I just wanna make sure, though.)" What a protective lady she is... or wife, you might say. But she is not done yet.

"(Anyways, can I fetch you now?)" She asked, making Toshinori answer, "Yes."

"('Kay. Be there for a few minutes. Is there anything you need?)"

"None."

"(Okay, I'll be there. Love you, dear.)"

"Love you too, honey." Those are the last words he said to his wife before he ended the call and went inside, only for him to see Recovery Girl is facing at him.

"Is it your wife?" She asked, causing the skinny All Might to nod his head.

"Well? What are you waiting for? Go pack your things and go home while you carry him. I've done a lot more healing today."

"I will." He said as he left the room, went to the Faculty Office, packed his things in a one-strap bag, went back and carried the unconscious Izuku on his back, and went outside the building.

After the gate opened, he was finally out of the school campus and stood beside the gate for about ten to fifteen minutes.

He kept on waiting and waiting. Izuku was still on his back.

Don't let Toshinori's looks misjudge you. He may look skinny, but he has been training ever since the fight that happened to him five years ago.

After ten minutes, he heard an engine of a car revving in their direction. The car was revealed to be a red Ford Mustang. The driver's window went down and Toshinori saw a black-haired lady in a black outfit.

"So, he's the one who you want to carry home, dear?" Said the lady.

"Yup." He said as he went to the other side of the car. The lady, now known to be Toshinori's wife, Vidal Yagi, helped her husband to put the unconscious Izuku at the backseat of the car.

After that, her husband went inside the car and she started to drive back to their house. They were silent on the way home... and the atmosphere is a little tense, but it was not awkward.

Sure, Vidal should be asking questions along the way, but it is better to focus on the road. One mistake can lead to life-threatening accidents right about now.

The duration took about ten to fifteen minutes as they have finally reached their destination. Their home.

Their house is tall and it is a 2-floor kind of house. Turning off the engine, Vidal and Toshinori worked together to lift Izuku up and out of the car.

Toshinori volunteered again to carry Izuku on his back. With that being finished, they all marched towards their house and went in.

"Mom! Dad!" Shouted a feminine voice. The couple only saw a yellow blur coming straight towards them and it took less than a second for the blur to form a girl figure.

She had the looks of a celebrity, because of her elegant blonde hair and beauty.

She can rival a beautiful girl of U.A High School if there ever is. The only difference is her age.

Her age is around twenty to twenty-five. It would be harsh to know about their exact age if someone thinks that they look old.

The girl's face changed, from a happy look to a curious one. Her parents were in front of her, yes. But her dad, Toshinori Yagi, was carrying a boy, who had a bandage on his head and wore a patient's clothes.

"Dad, who's that?" She asked, causing the mentioned person to answer, "I'll answer your questions later, but for now, let's take him to the living room."

She nodded and made way for her parents to go to the living room.

Once they reached the living room, Toshinori settled the unconscious Izuku down on the long sofa while Vidal went somewhere.

As he settled down, his daughter asked, "So... can you tell me now?"

"Now, now. Let's wait for Mommy as well." He said, causing her daughter to raise her eyebrows saying, "You didn't tell her?"

"Mhm." He nodded.

Seeing the approved answer, she didn't say another word. Therefore, she plops herself on the sofa beside another sofa where her Dad is sitting and stared at the unconscious person.

It didn't take too long as Vidal finally returned with a white blanket and covered Izuku's body except his head.

"So," After she leaned, she raised her upper body back to a normal posture before she turns around and stared at her husband saying, "Can you tell me now? I bet Mimi wanted to know as well." She looked at the girl when she said the word, Mimi, indicating the girl's nickname.

"Okay." Toshinori smiled and nodded at the same time, making Vidal go and sat on another sofa. If you want to know how they sat, by looking at them, Toshinori is in the middle, the girl is on his right side and the left side is Vidal.

From there on, he told them from the very beginning which is how they met, how they introduced and how Toshinori, or All Might, tried to save the other people involved in the apartment that is on fire. Just like how he explained it awhile ago.

Basically, everything he only knows. And what he said about Izuku? It shocked his wife and daughter. After that, he received something painful on his head, making him do a low voice shout of pain.

"Why did you even say that?" Vidal said with her hand, that is in chop position, lowered. It was her who did the chop on her husband's head, for being an idiot.

The way she asked that she had some kind of authority and with anger as well.

"I-I-I don't know. I wanted to save him, that's all." He stuttered, saying the truth that was stored from his heart.

"Save him? Well, is that the reason why he became a vigilante?" The girl, or Mimi, asked while wearing a sad look with full of concern over the unconscious boy she now knows as Izuku Midoriya, the vigilante Shadow.

"I..." Toshinori tried to find a correct word, but nothing came out of it. After that, he sighed before saying, "I think so."

"You think so?" Vidal said, repeating the last words that came out of her husband's mouth.

"I mean... I told him that he can't become a hero without a Quirk. And..." Toshinori looked down in shame.

"All my life, all I ever wanted is to have a happy family and save people like I always do, but for me to say something like that..." Before he even continue, tears began to fall on his cheeks. It's not right. He should be feeling grateful that Izuku saved him from being exposed to his students.

Seeing his state made the two ladies, his wife, and daughter, looked at him with total concern and sadness, for they know what he is feeling right about now.

"I was... I was supposed to p-protect him from g-getting into danger... but... but now l-look..." He said those words while sobbing.

"He's a vigilante, all because of me. I-I should've said that everyone can become heroes, but no." More and more tears are coming out, so does his faltering speech.

He was feeling so much pain. A pain that he cannot describe or even tried to tell it. So it's better to show it with emotions.

"He's a vigilante who did such great things that I haven't a-accomplished at an early age." He uttered out, still sobbing.

"He's not a villain, and never was because..." His breathing was shaking as he tried to inhale and exhale, which he did it, but that does not end there.

He tried to calm down but failed to do so as he broke into tears again before he said something

that nobody ever thought in their whole life.

...

"I'm... I'm the last straw that made him who he is now." That is all he said before he silently cried and covered his face with his hands.

The girls bit their lower lip as they scoop themselves to Toshinori, and their arms wrapped around his neck and back.

Seeing this act made Toshinori let out all of his tears.

You think that a person has no weaknesses? Well, you're totally wrong.

Every people, every hero, villain, and vigilante, they have their own breaking point

, including Toshinori Yagi himself, the No. 1 Hero of Japan. Vidal and Mimi knew how powerful Toshinori is, but everyone has their own soft spot, and this, was his.

It took more than just five minutes for Toshinori to regain his composure back. From then on, he vowed to correct his incorrect decisions. By that, he will convince Izuku to become the hero he wanted to be.

==Time Skip==

"Mmm..." A sound was produced out of the boy's mouth. He's waking up. His eyes began to open and the first thing he saw is the ceiling. Luckily, not the light bulb or else his eyes might burn or a little eyesore from the blinding light.

He looks down and saw his body and feet were covered in a white blanket.

"Wha..." Confused by what in the world is happening around him, he turned his head to the right and saw a table, and large television.

He raised his upper body and was now sitting... on a long black sofa.

"Where...?"

"I see you're awake, Midoriya-kun." Hearing his first name made him quickly turn his head and saw a long black-haired lady holding a tray with two cups on it.

"Who are you? Why do you know my name?" His eyebrows are a little furrowed and his voice has a mixture of him being cautious.

The long black-haired lady is Vidal, who finished making milk and coffee at the kitchen.

Seeing that the green-haired boy had woken up and that she heard him asking those questions, she answered, "Don't worry, kiddo. I'm not here to hurt you. More importantly, you are in a house. Well, our house, to be specific."

This made Izuku go into the contemplating world, thinking of how did he got into their house. Then something came up to his head and said, "How do you know my name? And who brought me here?"

A smile was formed on Vidal's face as she walked towards the table saying, "I'm pretty sure you know Toshinori Yagi, right?"

It took a solid five seconds for him to process what the black-haired lady just said before he realized that name. "Toshinori... Yagi? Isn't that-"

"Yup. The one and only All Might. The person you are facing is his wife. Name's Vidal Yagi, a pleasure to meet you, Izuku Midoriya."

A small gap can be seen on Izuku's mouth. His expression is exactly what you thought. A surprised one that's for sure.

"You're Vi?" He asked, making the said lady nodded.

"Pro Hero: Vi! At your service!" She did a two-finger salute at him, making the atmosphere ease more than getting intense.

Of course, this made Izuku go into fanboy mode, one that he never thought it will come back to his life.

"Started her agency at the age of 23, graduated at U.A High School, and finished college at Musutafu College. In one of her interviews, she said she had 2 Quirks. One is called Shadow Touch and the other is Star Shine. She can manipulate her own shadow and touch the other person's shadow, causing him or her to get paralyzed for about eight minutes. For Star Shine, she can use it as a light to either blind any villains or even serves as another light to use her Shadow Touch Quirk." He said while he placed one of his right fingers on his chin.

From then on, he continued to mutter, one that can make everyone get distracted and caused them to sweat dropped for what the hell is Izuku is saying.

Of course, this made Vidal bewildered by what she was witnessing.

To think that her husband found and saved a person who's such a nerd when it comes to heroes, Izuku is one hell of a hero otaku, alright.

"Okay, okay, Midoriya-kun. You can stop nerding out now."

"Eh? Ah. s-sorry." Izuku realized that he went into that mode, so he stopped and bashfully scratched the back of his head with red-tinted cheeks on his face.

"It seems that you have become friends with my wife, Young Midoriya." Izuku quickly noticed the tone and the voice. It came from behind, so he turned around and saw Toshinori with bandaged arms and a beautiful blonde-haired girl.

"All Might..." Izuku uttered while looking at the skinny blonde-haired man. The tone that came out of his mouth was neutral, or undefined if he was holding a grudge or that he was happy to be here.

"So, this is your house?" Izuku asked, making Toshinori nodded. The blonde-haired girl approached him saying, "So you're the vigilante Shadow everyone was talking about? Talk about being so young, don't ya think?"

Izuku has looked away because of how close the girl is, but when he heard his vigilante alias, he whipped his head and stared at the girl in disbelief.

How does she know?

Unless...

"I told them, Young Midoriya," Toshinori said, making Izuku look at him.

"It was also at the news." This caught the boy's ears as he turned around to see that the T.V switched on because of Vidal, who knows what will happen next.

She pressed the icon that is called HeroTube and decided to type the search bar 'Vigilante Shadow was captured'.

Then they found a HeroTube channel that features him getting captured in the U.S.J.

They all watched together as the news reporter said, "We also just received word that the infamous vigilante Shadow was finally captured. But before the capturing of the vigilante, students of U.A High School were threatened in the place called U.S.J."

"It was reported that the villains called themselves the League of Villains. Apparently, the vigilante Shadow came into the scene and helped All Might defeat a strong villain called the Nomu, a creature that was meant to kill All Might. Killing the No. 1 Hero of Japan was the actually for this notorious group of villains."

The screen showed the places inside U.S.J. It was total destruction. One that can say it was the mini-war, but it caused major damage alright. No student was interviewed, only showed how much damage the villains did.

"Stated by the police and the evidence by All Might, they said that the Nomu creature was defeated by the vigilante, although the outcome was not good for the infamous vigilante as he was knocked down and got so many cuts around his body. He was escorted to the U.A High School's Emergency Room, where he was being treated to. Out of all the students, there is only one that was severely injured, but got recovered thanks to Recovery Girl."

"As of tomorrow, the vigilante will give in and let the police do their work if he deserves to be behind the bars or set him free, because of his deeds to the society. I would prefer to let him be behind the-"

Izuku quickly turned off the T.V and closed his eyes. He was exposed by that biased reporter. Exposed badly to the world and now? He was thinking of what everyone will say to him.

"You shouldn't live."

"You should receive punishment for breaking the law."

"Death is what you deserve."

It's childhood all over again. He heard those thoughts, so many thoughts that he was about to be in a mental breakdown, but someone's arms wrapped around his shoulder.

This caused him to open his eyes and saw Vidal hugging him warmly. A hug that is nostalgic. It reminds him of his late mother's hug. The same warm that he longed to embraced in.

"Do not think negative. Don't." She said, before continuing, "Do not let others get the best of you. Ignore them. They don't know what you have been through. The reason why, you became a vigilante."

Those last words of hers, flashbacks drilled into his head like a bullet. He saw scenes of himself getting kicked, punched, played like a ragdoll or toy. In short, he was having those flashbacks he wished that he doesn't want to remember.

Of course, he couldn't handle it any longer as he put his hands on Vidal's back, buried his face on her shoulder, and silently cried.

Hearing this caused the Yagi Family saddened. They wonder what kind of life did he have? What is the reason for him becoming a vigilante? There are so many possible choices, but which one they thought.

It took a minute until every member of the family heard is hiccup and silent sobs of the boy. Izuku, who was hugging Vidal, finally released it all and tried to calm down while removing the tears that are still on his eyes.

"Feeling better?" Vidal asked. A slight nod was enough for her to answer her question before she said, "You can take the night here, but first you need to take a bath. It's very rude to say this, but you smell bad."

Izuku understood. He was about to stand up, but an idea stopped him at his tracks, so he asked Vidal, "What should I wear?"

"You can have some of the clothes we have. We have so many, and we donate some of them. Since Toshi brought you here and him telling us how you two met and how you became a vigilante, consider it as an apology for him letting you down that day."

Hearing that making Izuku stare at her in bewilderment. He cannot say any word except for, "T-Thank you very much for your kindness."

Of course, he stuttered first, for he had not received this kind of emotion from another person. He felt happy when he is with his family, his pets, Emerald, and Mittens. But for him to receive something like this from a person? It felt... alienated for him, doesn't know what he needs to say.

Just saying 'Thank you'? It's already hard for him. Even if it is a compliment or not, he already isolated himself from the society that has Quirks. You can say he is very good at being an introvert for his whole life.

"I'll guide ya to the bathroom. Come on." Vidal reached out her hand towards Izuku, who looked up and stared at her. However, it was not Vidal he sees... it was her mother, who was wearing a smile on her smile.

One that can brighten everyone's life and can become a light to the dark. He was surprised and that caused him to blink, only for him to see Toshinori's wife again.

Glancing at Vidal, it reminded of his late mother, Inko Midoriya. They had the same atmosphere and personality. Loving, caring, anything you can imagine for a mother who clearly and dearly loves her son.

He was hesitant but accepted the offer with his right arm, that was covered in bandages. That is where he noticed that he was still wearing the patient's clothes. He stood up and followed Vidal upstairs.

It did not take thirty seconds for him to finally reached the bathroom.

"The towel is behind the door. Go ahead. Take a bath while I'll get some clothes for you." With that, she left and went to the door. They are on the second ground and there are three doors. There is one on the left side, one on the right side, and one in the middle, where Izuku was standing.

He stood there for a few seconds before he entered the bathroom.

There is a toilet bowl on his right, a sink on his left, a mirror above it, and a curtain in front of him. With that being said, he undressed, folded the clothes properly, and placed them on the sink. He saw a garbage can right beside the sink. Seeing it made the green-haired boy unwrapped the bandages on his arms.

He stared at his arms after unwrapping. Looks good as new except for his right hand.

There are marks, just like the rest of his body. He turns around to look at the mirror and began to stare at his reflection. One can say he was having flashbacks, and it was truly a living hell for him.

There is one hidden scar, located behind the hairs that covered his forehead. He swiped his hair back and saw a long scar that comes across his forehead.

He then went behind the curtain and pulled it, for him to be avoided by seeing naked from whoever enters the room.

Once he went behind the curtains there are shampoos, soap, and three sets of toothbrushes. Before he flicks the switch on for taking a shower, the door opened and heard a feminine voice saying, "Midoriya-kun. I'll put the clothes on the sink."

He heard footsteps, but soon closed the door. With that being said, he started to take a bath.

==Time Skip==

Izuku was finally wearing the clothes Vidal brought after cleaning himself from a five-to-ten-minute bath. The only thing he does not have... is his shoes.

With him barefoot, he walked downstairs and saw Vidal, Toshinori, and the girl are in the dining room, with several foods that are placed on the table.

Ramen, Grilled Chicken (Yakitori), Sushi, and Izuku's favorite food, Katsudon.

"Come on. Join us, Midoriya-kun." The long blonde-haired girl said, offering a seat beside her. Izuku never said a word but was embarrassed inside. Being said, he accepted it and sat beside her.

"With Young Midoriya here, let's begin to eat..." Toshinori said, putting his hands together and slightly lowered his head. Vidal Yagi and Mimi did the same... and followed by Izuku Midoriya.

Soon, they shouted, "Itadakimasu!"

"I-Itadakimasu..." Izuku whispered, not used to say that when there are people around. Looks like he needs to adjust himself when it comes to interacting people, huh?

They all began to chew the food they wanted. Along the way, the girl said, "I forgot something. My name's Nana Namie Yagi. You can call me Nana, but don't call my surname. I feel old when I heard that."

Izuku looked at the girl beside her, stared at her for a few seconds before he said, "Izuku. Izuku Midoriya is my name. It's... nice to meet you, Nana-san."

"Un!" The girl, now known as Nana Namie Yagi, nodded before they began to talk.

The parents, though, they were looking at Izuku's right hand before they stared at his face. Their daughter seemed to miss it, but Vidal and Toshinori were saddened because Izuku's right hand has scars on it.

This made them think of one thing. Izuku went through hell.

After chatting, it was time for Toshinori to start his own by asking, "Are you gonna go back home? You know you can sleep here."

"With all due respect, Toshinori-sensei, I would like to go home, for the bag I put in one of the bathroom stalls near the U.S.J can be stolen by someone. It has my wallet and clothes on them. I also put my shoes there as if someone was totally using

them."

To have something like that to carry is really important.

They had a choice... and they did pick it. That choice will be later after dinner. With that being said, Toshinori continued, "I suggest you should sleep the night here. We can worry about that later or tomorrow. I was called by Tsukauchi that at around 10 o'clock in the morning, I would fetch you to the Police Department to have an interrogation with you."

Izuku listened to what the No. 1 Hero of Japan says. However, Toshinori was not done yet. "So... for the sake of your life, please stay here."

"The next words you're gonna say is 'The night is creepy. You should sleep here.'"

"The night is creepy. You should sleep here."

...

"What...?" Vidal, Nana (Mimi), and Toshinori were astounded by what Izuku just say. Is he some kind of a magician for someone to fall in for that?

"I'm not being a JoJo gimmick, but I already can handle myself in the night. In fact, I'm not scared of it. All my missions are around nine to twelve midnight. Pretty sure after that news, the crime rate in the night will drastically increase." Izuku ate a spoonful of Katsudon after saying that.

"Please?" Vidal begged, making Izuku stopped eating another spoon. He looked at her with a confused look on his face as she said, "You can take the rest of all the things that happened to you badly. By the look of those scars on your hand, I know you wanted to save people in the night, but..."

She tried to find the correct words to avoid the conversation getting uninterested for Izuku. "Seeing that the people already know that you got captured, I'm pretty sure Toshinori will talk about this, right?" Vidal asked, looking at her husband at the last words.

"I will. And all those missions from you, I thought you're nothing but worth of trouble, but seeing you the same person I put down, I truly regret that day, and wanted to make up to you, Young Midoriya." Toshinori puts the spoon on the plate, which contains half of the food he ate.

"Sorry for not being there when you truly need help. I regret every second of it. That's why let me repay you, Young Midoriya. I promise I'll do whatever I can, to make you turn into a hero you wanted to be."

...

"Well, if you're that stubborn enough, and that you insist, I... guess I'll sleep here." A sigh of relief came out of Toshinori, Vidal, and Nana's mouth. He accepted their offer of letting him stay the night in their house.

They should treat him equally since he is a guest of the house.

==Time Skip==

It's already 9:00 PM, and they finished eating dinner fifteen minutes ago. This is the time where everyone packed themselves to go to sleep.

But not for Izuku Midoriya.

He was standing outside the house, staring at the stars above. Standing there for like five minutes, he heard a door opened, causing him to turn around and saw the wife coming outside.

"Stargazing?"

"Mhm." Izuku nodded, making the long-haired black lady smiled and said, "Is it relaxing?"

"To be perfectly honest, yeah."

"I know right?" The lady looked up to the sky, doing the same act Izuku was doing right now. "Sometimes I stayed up late, because of how beautiful the stars are. It reminds me of my parents."

"Really?"

"Yup. What about you, Midoriya-kun?" She stopped stargazing and stared at Izuku, who was staring back before staring at the night sky above and answered, "Reminds me of my parents as well, but..."

"But?" She repeats the last word. She received no answer but quickly realized what the answer was from Izuku's mouth. Being an intelligent pro hero she is, she only said, "I'm sorry for your loss."

"Don't be. I'm sure they're having a nice life up above."

"That they do, and they will always watch you, no matter where you are."

"Thanks." A genuine, warm smile was formed on Izuku's face as he continued to ogle the stars above him with the moonlight reflecting against Mother Earth.

It became an awkward atmosphere after a few minutes, for they have not uttered a word to each other until Vidal sighed, making Izuku looked at her confused.

"Midoriya-kun." She pulled out something from one of her pockets and revealed it to the green-haired boy.

He looked at her hand, and it shocked him. The thing that is on her hand is money, but the paper bill?

It says

1,000 Yen.

Yes. If it's converted to U.S Dollar, then that should be 9 or 10 Dollars. What's even more surprising is a stack of money.

"Take it." That is all she said, but Izuku refused.

"No, I can't. I don't want to-"

"Shush." She silenced the boy, going no further before she continued, "Think of it as a 6-month salary you deserved after capturing those villains in the night for so long."

When an employee heard the word 'salary', that would be the happiest moment they got. Either be weekly or monthly, as long as they work well, they will receive the salary they deserve for all those tortures of being at work.

That's what Izuku is feeling. His mind is saying no, but his body is saying yes. He was shivering, either to refuse or accept.

She sigh seeing this act, so she grabbed his hand and placed the money on his palm.

"You don't need to say anything. You needed it. You can also keep those clothes. Now, come on, it's getting late. I'll let you sleep in Mimi's room." Izuku saw her going inside while he stood there, blinking a few times before he stared at his hand, where he is holding the money.

He checked it. Apparently, there are ten banknotes of 1,000 yen each. That would be a total of 10,000 yen.

He was surprised at first, but since she said it, and how demanding she is, Izuku had no choice but to accept this.

Putting the money inside his pocket, he followed Vidal and went to the second floor, where he was supposed to be sleeping.

Vidal stood there, talking to her daughter. From the looks of it, they had an argument if Izuku was supposed to be sleeping in Nana's room or not.

To avoid the physical flame wars, Izuku interrupted them by saying, "I'll sleep in the living room. Period. Nobody's stopping me."

This caused them to look at Izuku, walking downstairs and went to the living room. The green-haired boy laid down the long sofa with a pillow behind his head and went to sleep with the lights still on.

As this was going, the whole Yagi Family stared at him with guilt. They screwed up for treating a guest like him.

With the two ladies saying sorry to each other, Toshinori flicked the switch down, and the lights in the living room are now turned off before they all went to their respective room with Toshinori and Vidal sleeping in the same room while Nana Namie is at the other room.

==Next Day==

They're inside the plain, red Ford Mustang with the No. 1 Hero of Japan driving it. It's already 9:30 AM and Tsukauchi Naomasa texted All Might earlier that they should be at the police department at 10:00 AM. They took off very early.

With Izuku having a new bag, the green-haired boy already rested his head against the window and slept. Because he did not get enough sleep. He already fell four times off the sofa, unsatisfied.

The amount of sleep he got is six hours, which is not enough for him to take a full rest. As for the skinny blonde-haired man, even though he is focused on the road, asked a question, "Did you, uh, slept well?"

"No." A tired tone came out of Izuku's mouth with his eyes still closed.

"Feeling sleepy, huh?"

"Mhm."

"Need a drink?"

"Oh my God, if you don't shut up for just one minute, I'll punch the living hell out of you." Closed eyes, eyebrows furrowed, he growled in frustration that made Toshinori flinched and shivered in fear as he tightly grabbed the steering wheel.

"I don't care if you're the No. 1 Hero of Japan, you're still a human, not a god." Added Izuku.

This made Toshinori wondered. Was he a god to everyone's eyes? The one that they always depend on and always call?

Nonetheless, that kept him silent until they finally reached the destination.

It took fifteen minutes. Not enough for Izuku to replenish, but can still wake up during the whole interrogation. With the car parked and the engine shutting down, Toshinori said, "Let's go, Young Midoriya." Even though he had a normal, friendly tone, those words the boy said a while ago still lingered in his mind.

Stretching his arms and yawning, Izuku rubbed his eyes to get a better view of what was in front of him. Hearing Toshinori's voice made the boy grabbed his Mike backpack All Might edition, opened the door, stepped out, and closed the door.

They walked inside the police department and met up with the detective, Tsukauchi Naomasa.

==Time Skip==

Izuku is inside an interrogation room with Detective Tsukauchi and Toshinori Yagi.

Resting his arms on the table, he heard the detective said, "Izuku Midoriya. That is your name, correct?"

"Yes, sir." Izuku nodded with an unimpressed or bored look on his face. It's like he wanted to finish this quickly so that he can roam and save the citizens in the night again.

"What is the last school you attended?"

"Aldera Junior High School."

"Where do you live now?"

"Near Shizuoka Prefecture." He answered. The location is where he and his childhood bully, Katsuki Bakugou, still lived.

"Do your parents know about this?" Tsukauchi asked, still have that straight look on his face.

The boy obviously answered, "Yes."

"Did you inform them last night? Actually, don't answer that." Tsukauchi said, probably know the answer because it was on the news and that they will answer their call right away.

"They won't answer the call." Izuku said after observing the detective's eye movements. The two men were surprised by his statement. What is the idea, or how did he come up that conclusion?

"What are you talking about?"

"All I can say is, they are in a better place." Two words. Two last words are common to everyone who lost an important person in their life.

The detective did not react but was nonetheless surprised internally.

"I'm sorry for your loss. If it helps you, may I know their names? It's okay if you don't answer it."

Izuku stared at Tsukauchi with a raised eyebrow and said to himself "(What kind of a question is that? That's something that should not be answered.)"

"(I don't know, bro. We have a choice, so it's you who decide.)" Shadow said in a tired tone. Probably feeling what Izuku is feeling right now.

All Tsukauchi received is the silent air that surrounds him and everyone else inside the room.

"Okay, then do you-"

"Inko Midoriya. That's my mother's name. My father's name is Hisashi Midoriya. You probably know him when he got involved and got killed at the Yokohama Massacre years ago." Izuku stated.

They all listened and felt sympathy for the loss of his parents at such a young age. The only thing the men should do is to be silent and give him space to comfort himself.

It took about more than a minute but less than five minutes until Izuku recomposed himself to furthermore continue the interrogation.

"Then, can you answer this question? What is the reason for you becoming a vigilante? What made you go to the path of breaking the laws and corruption." A demanding tone came out of the detective's mouth.

Those last words made Izuku irritated and flinched his eye. He looks down and clenched his fists, because of something that Naomasa said. And you know what it is.

"Corruption? Is that what you really think, Sir Naomasa?" The green-haired boy talked back. Tsukauchi didn't answer, because that wasn't the answer he was waiting for.

"If the Police Force is doing they're work, then why are there's no help from civilians? I know you needed rest, but you only focused on major cases that might change the future or world. Didn't you know those cases can start from something small like murder or even some heist like a robbery that will cause chaos to a local place?"

"Young Midoriya, it's-"

"It's more than that, I know. I still can't understand the world, and it's serious problems because I'm still a kid. What if there's someone in trouble needed help, but there's no one. Trying to call 911, but it's too late." Replied Izuku while adding more.

"Vigilante, anarchist or not, I want to be a hero in my own way when hope from the path that I used to go was gone."

They were silent as if Izuku was telling a story, but the only thing is that Izuku is telling them what he only knows in his past experiences.

"There are worthless, and I'm one of them." This caused them to raise an eyebrow. "All my life, I've never been so useless in my life. I never had a Quirk. My entire life, I was bullied because I'm Quirkless, useless, both my classmates and my teachers. Mocking me in every way, causing me to reach my breaking point. It's all because I'm a shitty Quirkless person, who can't even defend himself from danger!"

Every word, it's becoming colder and colder until the swearing word is the climax of them all. They flinched from his voice but were more shocked than ever after listening to his childhood life.

Seeing their reaction made him realize his voice. He calmed down a few seconds, relax by taking a breath. They thought Izuku was done, but apparently not.

"Hurting me. Humiliating me. It's all because of what I am, especially when I wanted to be a hero. After various encounters of those crucial events, I did one thing that would make it end." He stopped... then he sighed deeply as he said the last thing that can totally blow the roof.

"I jump from the top of an eight-story building." A calm, yet anger tone was lingering in his voice. This made their chest tighten, but there's one thing that's wondering inside their question.

"How did you survive?" It came from Toshinori's voice.

When he heard that, Izuku instantly hesitate. He was about to answer quickly, but that is because of the rising anger that caused him to continue. Thanks to his training in controlling his emotions and past experiences, he stopped there.

What will he answer? Will he trust them to never spill it? The one who saved his career? Or rather his struggled life? It took a few moments until he finally answered.

"A person was there to save me. That person saw the light in my eyes, telling me that I can become a hero in my own ways. Even if my life's full of darkness, that person gave me a brand new light to follow. Especially these words. 'It's not really wrong to dream, just make sure it's achievable'. Those words made me admire her. If not for her, I wouldn't be here, training, studying, or even saving people in the night."

Hearing those words made their heart warmed up, but kept their guards up and their composure.

Because there's one thing that caught their attention.

"('Her'. So it's a girl.)" Realizing the gender, All Might joined by asking, "Young Midoriya, where's that person?"

The boy went silent again, many conclusions were about to happen if he reveals the location of her. He did not know if she is a vigilante or a worker that's just walking around. He remembered that she's wearing casual clothes, so there are many possibilities for what she is.

"I am true to myself that I don't know where she is right now. I don't know if she's a normal citizen, hero-in-training, student, vigilante or not. If she is a vigilante, then I will never betray her. I know she didn't ask me about herself, but I swear that I will never spoil her identity and give in to you if she's a vigilante." With a serious tone, he looks at them with a serious expression as well.

Just to let the readers know, Tsukauchi Naomasa has been using his Quirk, Lie Detector, all the time and everything that the green-haired boy said are true. He's being honest all the time.

"I see. Well, can you tell me where's the League of Villains? You should probably encounter one of them or know about them. League of Villains is a large group where every strong villain is being held at. Although we don't know where they are, records and news about their crimes have been increasing day-by-day." The detective demanded.

This raised an eyebrow on Izuku's face, which held anger. Did the detective think that he's a part of that group as well?

"Sir, am I the kind of guy that will join that kind of group?" Asked Izuku. "First of all, I won't ever join the League of Villains. I can't help but think that you thought every vigilante is a member of the League of Villains. But since you're stuck to your job, you never think outside the box, only inside of it." He stopped, taking a breather before he continued.

"I've encountered some vigilante, but I will never let you capture them, because of how they treat me with kindness. I promise them that I won't cast out their place. One thing that I really hate is..." He stopped right there, for he closed his eyes and opened them and said a word that can probably end up the conversation.

"Betrayal." Saying with a venom tone, he was glaring at Tsukauchi Naomasa.

"So force me, torture me, do your worst, because I'm not afraid of what you'll do to my soul. One thing for sure, you'll never break my will." They were taken back of how tough Izuku sounded, especially Naomasa Tsukauchi.

Sure, he's been focusing on his job to capture vigilante and villains, but never did it crossed his mind about every vigilante is a member of the League of Villains.

Noticing that there's no other way around for Izuku to be told, he silently sighed and said, "Thank you for your information, Izuku."

"I doubt about that." Izuku narrowed his eyes when he said that. Seeing that the interrogation is around five minutes long, the detective decided to ask one more.

"There's only one more question for you..."

"And what would that be?"

"When did you get your Quirk?"

It took a moment for the boy to fill in from what he heard.

"(This day's a pain in the ass, bro)" Izuku groaned, talking to Shadow, who said, "(That it is.)"

"I need a drink before we should get on. Also, let me sleep until lunch. I am not going anywhere. If you accomplish these things, I will tell you everything." Izuku ordered.

"Very well." That is all Tsukauchi said before he stood up and left the room. Toshinori was about to follow his detective friend, but he stared at Izuku, who was staring back at him.

This kept on until Toshinori broke the eye contact and closed the door, leaving Izuku in the interrogation room, who laid his head on his crossed arm and slept throughout the entire morning.

He and Shadow know that this is only the beginning.

==CHAPTER END==

Original Characters that appeared in this chapter.

Vidal Yagi - Wife of Toshinori Yagi, Mother of Nana Namie Yagi, Pro Hero: Vi

Nana Namie Yagi - Daughter of Toshinori Yagi and Vidal Yagi, Pro Hero: Starlight

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