Chapter 19 - You can be a Hero!

Nothing I have to say beside more suggestions on how to get the Waifu!

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The girl called out to Allmight in English, bouncing off of her contraption only to be caught by AllMight and pulled her into a hug.

"Melissa!" AllMight seemed delighted to see her. She hugged AllMight tightly and giggled like a child. If the girl didn't call AllMight, uncle then people would mistake her for being his daughter as both had blonde hair.

"Long time no see, Melissa! I almost didn't recognize you!" The girl, Melissa, pulled back from the hug but AllMight was still easily carrying her into his arms.

"Hehe, I'm sixteen now, Uncle Might! Aren't I a little bit heavier?" She giggled while being carried.

"Never, my dear! Even with this muscle of mine, You're still the same darling child I used to carry in my arms!"

They laughed, and All Might set her down gently. The others were silently watching from the side as the three women were looking at her and knowing Izuku would immediately strike a friendly conversation without realizing the conclusion.

"Where's Dave, that old rascal?" Allmight looking around.

"Papa's in his lab, waiting for you. He couldn't come get you himself, so he sent me instead. It looks like he was finishing the last stage of some research he began years ago. You're just in time to see it." The young woman, Melissa said.

"Hahaha is that so. What was the research about?" Allmight said.

"Confidential. He wouldn't even tell me but I heard it was about the evolution of animals having quirks."

Izuku understood it since he was the one who helped hypnotize the possibility of animals having quirks. The only known one is the principle of UA, Nezu. Even then no one knows what race that Rat god is.

"That damned Dave, keeping things from his daughter like that. I'll be sure to give him a talking to for you." Allmight said.

"That's right! You tell him, Uncle!" Melissa pouted in faux anger. All Might patted her head before motioning at his student that made Melissa curious to see them.

"Melissa, I want you to meet my students except the maid! I have been training them for the last 5 months! I've decided to bring them here to continue their training for the next 2 months." Allmight show Izuku and his friends.

"2 months!? Does that mean you're staying here for the time being!" She grew excited to have more time to spend with her Uncle who rarely visits her. Melissa grew up in I-Island because her father worked and was a vital member of the place.

"Got that right! This is the best place I can think of teaching them!" Melissa smiled and turned towards them with a curious look. All Might coughed and gestured for them to get closer.

"Katsumi Bakugou, It's nice to meet you...I guess." She spoke in English that had a hard accent but enough to strike a few conversations. It was worth noting Tohru can speak all languages because of magic.

"Come on, Now Kacchan! Give some spirit into it!" Izuku teases her.

"Hey go fuck yourself, Deku! I'm not a damn nerd like you so I give jack shit!" Katsumi blushed in embarrassment.

"Bleh! As if I can do that." Izuku said.

"You want a fight, Deku!?" Katsumi said

"Stop it, you two!" The two began to quarrel, making AllMight give an apologetics expression while Itsuka enlarged his fist to give them a smack, surprising Mellissa. Izuku instinctually evades her while Katsumi follows suit and barely dodges.

"Not today, big hands!" She said with a smirk.

"Oh you've grown faster, Kacchan." Izuku praises her, causing the latter to blush.

"Are you two done!?" Itsuka shouted at her and Camie giggled seeing her Big sis energy coming out.

"Yeah, Sorry about that." Izuku said.

"It's fine but aren't you two friends? Why are you fighting?" Melissa asked.

"That's what friends are! We bicker but don't have hard feelings." Izuku said.

Melissa was confused by the interaction. She has never been like this with her friends. Granted she was busy making Support gears. She never was close to many people and those around her tended to make her uncomfortable. It was her first time interacting with different people.

Not only that, her contact with other people her age is very limited since she spent most of her time in her workshop, or in the lab where she was surrounded by middle aged people working as a scientist or engineers

It doesn't help that she skipped grades and doesn't feel quite comfortable with her classmates.

"Hey girls, can you please get along with Melissa. She doesn't have many friends her age or even female friends."

All Might whisper to the three young girls nodding as they sympathize with her knowing how lonely it is to be surrounded by nothing but machines and tech never to experience the outside world.

"Anyway, I'm Izuku Midoriya. It's nice to meet you, Melissa Shield. I've heard a bit that you helped make some Pro Heroes costumes, is it true?" Izuku asked.

"It's nice to meet you too and yes, I did help but Papa mostly did the work for them." Melissa answered in Japanese.

"That sounds amazing, I wish I knew how to make support gears!" Izuku wondered if he could still try thinking about another life where he successfully created machinery.

"Well, making support gear isn't all about engineering but the idea that allows us to make helpful support gears. Maybe I can ask for some ideas from you." Melissa said strangely felt comfortable talking to him unlike the people on the island ever did. There's something about his smile that was captivating.

"Really? I have few." Izuku said as the girls watched this with a suspicious gaze thinking how another girl was likely being added. Though, they have shared the thought that she can be helpful for Izuku in achieving his goal if they ever need support gears.

The two got lost talking about tech until AllMight interrupted their sweet moment getting their attention.

"I don't want to ruin the fine but we should get going." Allmight said.

"Oh right, Follow me! Papa would be delighted to see you!"

They continued their introduction along the way getting close with the other girls. They agreed that she was innocent of any bad intention for Izuku.

They continued their introduction along the way getting to know more about each other. Those who liked Izuku see that Melissa was someone that is easy to get along with.

"Can I ask what your quirks are?" Melissa asked.

"Mine is Glamour which allows me to make an illusion using my breath but time is limited and can be destroyed easily." Camie showed her quirk and Melissa was in awe.

"That's incredible! It's a great quirk for espionage." She commented.

"Mine is simply enlarging my fist and can't make the other part bigger. " Itsuka said, demonstrating her quirk.

"Fascinating! How about you, Jiro-san?" Melissa turned to the pink rock girl.

"Earphone jack lets me plug into any surface and hear the vibration while also using a speaker to transfer the sound of my heartbeat." Jiro showed how she was able to control her earphone jacks.

"That is useful for knowing the enemies location. Then you, Yaoyorozu-san?" She turned towards the creation heroine.

"I used lipids as materials to create anything besides living things and depending on my understanding of the chemical structure of the items. Also you may call me Momo." She made matryoshka dolls.

"Amazing! What about you, Mizuna-San?" She turned to the green young girl.

"Well, I can transform quirk with only downside being that it is limited." Mizuna sprouted her wings and improved her transformation magic.

"Mine is similar. I simply need to drink their blood." Himiko said.

"What about you Midoriya-san, Bakugou-san, Tohru-san?" Melissa asked.

"That's a secret." Tohru said and Melissa didn't press any further.

"I can make an explosion." Katsumi demonstrated.

"For me it's fire." Izuku answered.

"Thank you for answering! I would have loved to make you guys tech!" Melissa said with a bright smile.

"How about you, Melissa-san? What is your quirk?" Jiro asked and soon an awkward silence followed as AllMight glanced towards them and felt slightly guilty for not giving his quirk to her but the danger that comes with it is too much for her to handle.

"I'm actually Quirkless." They pale in horror while Izuku perks up hearing that she was quirkless.

"Sorry that I asked…" Jiro apologies. She felt guilty for asking the question knowing how painful it is to be quirkless since Izuku had told them about his own experience. Melissa shook his head.

"I don't mind. I've already moved on from becoming a hero and decided to be like my papa instead!" Melissa said.

"You can always be a hero, though? I, myself, had been treated quirkless since my quirk came late but kept my dream. I even thought of becoming the first quirkless hero. Perhaps you're like me? A late bloomer?"

Melissa hearing his words somehow reignites her dream of being a hero herself, someone like her Uncle who smiled while saving people. The other girls inwardly sighed knowing that another addition was added without the dragon slayer realizing it.

"Even if you're not a late bloomer and are quirkless, who can say technology can't beat Quirk? Intellect itself can be a quirk!" Izuku said.

'Young man, you truly are someone to be an inspiration. A Beacon of hope!' AllMight thought of hearing his successor's speech. Melissa wondered if it was possible to be a hero without a quirk.

"Can someone quirkless be a hero, Uncle might?" Melissa turned to her uncle.

"Of course! Quirk is a tool but not the source of heroism. Instead it is here and here. When both combined, that's what makes a hero."

AllMight pointed at her heart and mind showing that without being logical then it would just throw your life away while without a heart you would be nothing but a machine. Melissa smiled hearing her uncle started to lean to being a hero.

After moving through the crowd finally arrived where Allmight spotted a middle aged man with brown wild hair and goatee wearing a simple blue shirt and pants. He was the only person at the office stuck researching something.

"Papa! Look who came to see you!"

Melissa called out, getting his attention and surprised to see his old friend finally arrive at I-Island. He stood up from his chair to get closer.

"I AM HERE!" Allmight said.

"Toshi-I mean AllMight, Glad you could make it. I would have been the one to see you but I had an emergency call regarding our latest research." David looked pleasantly surprised.

"Hahahah it isn't a problem! But you shouldn't keep secrets from your own daughter." Allmight said.

"Well I wanted it to be secret but I'll tell you all about it later. Anyway, it's good to see you, my old friend."

The two fist bumps having their reunion afterwards turn their attention towards the youth in the room. He was curious after hearing that his old friend had started to teach students.

"Hey Let me introduce to you my old friend, David Shield. Dave, this is my student that I spoke about beside the Maid, she's tagging along. " Allmight said.

"It's great to finally meet you. AllMight had been telling all about you, especially someone named Izuku, was it?" David tried to look for this person but his intuition was telling him it was the tall dark green haired boy because he had the same impression as Allmight does.

"Ah it would be me, Mr. Shield. I am Izuku Midoriya and I think you already know a bit of myself." He introduced himself.

"What do you mean, young man?" David seems confused.

"Acting all mysterious, Deku. Just tell us what you're hiding." Katsumi said.

"Did you just call him Deku?" David had a shocked expression while the others were confused why he reacted that way.

"Yup! I am Deku and the one who has been helping overseas regarding theories about quirks." Izuku said with a bright smile while the others wondered what they were talking about.