Two anomalies

A week had passed since the Monoma family's visit to UA High, and, honestly, they still hadn't fully processed it. The school was _way_ bigger than they'd expected, and they couldn't seem to shake the feeling of how huge and overwhelming it all was.

"Are we really okay with this?" Hana asked again, her voice still unsure.

Shibasaki gave her a tired look. They'd been over this a hundred times, but here they were again.

"I told you, it's fine," he said, rubbing the back of his neck. "I haven't felt anything off about UA or the staff. The dorms are great. It's just Nezu... he's a little... strange, but hey, he signed the papers, right? It's official now."

Hana sighed, staring out the window. She was still struggling to wrap her head around the idea of living at UA. It felt so surreal. And the VIP dorm they'd been assigned? Yeah, that wasn't exactly her style.

It was all thanks to Neito being Nezu's only student—and now he was a national sensation, ever since Nezu made the whole thing public. And, of course, the _horrible_ interviews.

"They asked Neito so many ridiculous questions yesterday!" Hana threw her hands up, clearly frustrated. "He's _four_—how's he supposed to know the future of UA?"

Shibasaki just shrugged, clearly used to his wife's rants. "Yeah, some of those questions were a little wild, but Neito handled it like a champ. He didn't even flinch."

Hana crossed her arms, still not convinced. "I don't know... It just doesn't sit right with me. He's just a kid. Why are they pushing him so hard?"

Shibasaki smiled, but there was a trace of concern in his eyes. "I get it. I'm not thrilled about it either. But he's stronger than we give him credit for. You saw how he handled himself, right?"

Hana just shook her head, her mind clearly stuck on how much they were asking of him. "I just wish he didn't have to deal with all of this. He's only four."

"I know, Hana," he said softly, his tone a little more serious now. "But he's handling it better than I ever could. Trust me, he's got this."

She didn't say anything for a moment, her thoughts clearly elsewhere. Then, after a long silence, she suddenly spoke, her voice practically frantic.

"Why are we still here? I want to go to Neito. What if he's alone or scared? What if he needs us?"

Shibasaki paused for a second, fighting the urge to say, "We're still here because you've been asking _so many_ questions." Instead, he grabbed the car keys and gave her a quick smile.

"Alright, alright. Let's go."

"Yes!!" Hana practically jumped to her feet, voice full of urgency.

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Meanwhile, Neito was sitting at the principal's desk back at UA, flipping through a massive report that seemed to go on forever. It was a list of every quirk registered around the world—some of them were pretty wild, and Neito was doing his best to make sense of it all.

"You've got some seriously interesting stuff here, Nezu-sensei," Neito said, flipping through the pages.

Nezu didn't even look up from his computer. "Glad you like it. I've got access to a lot of info—some of it's easy to get, some of it's a little trickier. But I'm sure we can find what you're looking for."

Neito didn't ask where Nezu had gotten this info. He had a feeling it wasn't exactly _legal_, but hey, it was Nezu. The guy had connections everywhere, and right now, Neito wasn't in a position to question it. He just nodded and kept skimming through the quirks.

"I want them all," Neito muttered under his breath, his teeth slightly gritted from the jealousy. But then he shook his head, snapping out of it. "Nah, I can't have them all. I can only use two at a time, and even then, I can only last for about a minute."

Nezu glanced over at him, eyebrow raised. "Right. So, which two would you pick if you could?"

Neito leaned back in his chair, thinking it over. "Well, if I'm being real, New Order would be my first choice. That thing is insane. But... copying it from Star and Stripe? That's gonna be tricky."

Nezu smiled, clearly approving of the pick. "Good choice. What else?"

Neito stared at the list a little longer. "Double. That one's crazy. If you've got the right mindset, you could do pretty much anything with it. World domination, for fun, even..."

Nezu chuckled. "World domination, huh? Big plans, Neito-kun?"

Neito shrugged. "Hey, it's possible, right? Might as well aim high."

His mind kept racing as he flipped through the quirks. There were so many, each with its own potential. Transform, Toga's quirk—now that could be interesting. And then there were all the others—Overhaul, Decay, Creation, Super Regeneration... the possibilities were endless.

"Alright, I've got a plan," Neito muttered, almost to himself. "But I can't grab everything on this list. I need to focus on the strong ones I know. No point in going for the unknown."

Nezu interrupted his train of thought with a sudden question. "Neito-kun, you're getting lost in thought. But don't worry, you're making good progress. I've got a question for you."

Neito snapped back to reality, offering a sheepish smile. Nezu just smiled back and continued. "What do you think—do you think it's possible for someone to have more than one quirk? Not copying like you do, but actually having two quirks at once?"

Neito blinked, caught off guard. "I mean... yeah, I guess so. If there's a quirk that can transfer things, maybe it could transfer quirks too. So, yeah, I think it's possible."

Nezu's grin widened. "Exactly. Good answer, Neito-kun. But let me ask you this—what do you think happens to a person when they have more than one quirk?"

Neito scratched his head, thinking it over. "Uh... I guess their body wouldn't be able to handle it? Or maybe they'd lose control of them?"

Nezu nodded. "That's the most likely outcome. If someone tries to hold too many quirks, there are two possibilities."

Neito leaned in, clearly interested. "What are they?"

"One: they go insane," Nezu said, raising one finger. "The conflicting instincts from each quirk tear their mind apart."

Nezu raised another finger. "Two: their body breaks down from the inside. It just can't handle it, and they... fall apart."

Neito fell silent, letting the weight of those words sink in. Nezu wasn't finished yet, though.

"But," Nezu continued, "there are a couple of exceptions. If your quirk allows you to hold multiple quirks, your body sees them as just one. And there've only been two people in history who've been able to do that."

Nezu clicked a button on his computer, showing a shadowy figure with white hair and red eyes. "The first is All for One, of course. The second... well, that's you, Neito-kun."

Neito blinked, his mind racing. "Wait, you mean... I'm the second person to ever do this? That's why you were so interested in me?"

Nezu nodded, his expression serious. "That's right. You and All for One are the only ones in history who can break the one-quirk rule without suffering any side effects."

Neito felt a wave of unease wash over him. Was there something Nezu was hinting at? Why was he so interested in this? Was there a quirk Nezu wanted him to copy?