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This day could have ended much better. Izuku Midoriya thought, lying in his bed trying to sleep. In the darkness of his room and with the piercing gaze of various figures and posters of his idol All Might, the young wielder of One For All remembered the events of the day while wondering if he could have done something different, whether for better or worse.
If Uraraka hadn't come back at that moment, I don't know what would have happened. The worst thing was that I made Mom and All Might worry about me again, and I also didn't manage to find out what AFO's plan is. The young hero thought sadly as he let out a sigh of resignation. If only I had gotten some information…
At that moment, a kind of portal appeared on one of the walls of his room. The young man quickly got out of bed, activating his quirk, feeling scared at the thought that the league had found out where he lived. However, he noticed that this portal was a light blue circle, very different from the mist that Kurogiri used.
Being alert, he saw that two “people” emerged from it. One of them was a kind of scientist or perhaps a pharmacist? He was wearing a white lab coat, a tie, black trousers and boots. He also wore safety glasses around his neck and in his right hand he held a pocket watch. Next to him was a small familiar figure. Is it a dog? No, is it a bear? No, it’s too small. Is it a mouse? No, wait…
“It seems to have taken you a long time to realize who I am, young Midoriya. It's me, Principal Nezu in person." The Chimera Professor said cheerfully, as the portal behind them closed and the boy deactivated his power.
“D-Director Nezu, what are you doing here? And who is he?” The boy looked at both individuals quite confused.
“I came here with Professor Paradox and we both want to invite you to come with us.”
“Izuku Midoriya, it’s good to finally meet a great hero like you. As the director already mentioned, I’m Professor Paradox.” The scientist stretched out his hand. The young man, in order not to be rude, shook it tightly while scratching the back of his neck in embarrassment. “You’ll have to forgive our late arrival.” The green-haired man simply shook his head. He assumed it must have been an emergency for the director and an acquaintance of his to show up in the middle of the night. “That said, you should know that we won’t take you by force, but if you come with us, you’ll be able to acquire great knowledge that will serve you in your future.”
“Where will we go? Will we be gone for a long time? I don’t want to worry Mom again. Is it related to Shigaraki’s attack today? Why does the director trust him so much? Does he know something about One…”
“Ahh, this is young Midoriya's famous mumbling.” The man exclaimed in fascination, as if it wasn’t the first time he saw the boy do this. “Don't worry, when we meet with the others everything will be clarified, and I promise you that we will return in the shortest possible time. Of course, if you agree to come.”
“T-the others?”
“Yes, your classmates from 1-A, some UA professors, and a few more who are waiting for us.”
The boy had many doubts about it, especially about when he would return, but seeing that the director trusted him and that several of his friends and acquaintances had already accepted, he decided to go with them.
Good, I knew Midoriya would agree. He was easier to convince than some of them. Nezu thought as he remembered that several of them were hesitant to come until Paradox made promises to each of them in private.
A portal appeared again in the same place as the previous one and the three proceeded to cross it. On the other side was a kind of movie theater, with long rows of chairs, each with its respective cup holders and in front of them was a large stage with lights, microphones and a movie screen. At the back of the place was a door and in front of it was a large crowd surrounding two people who were trying to open it without much success.
As he got closer, he saw that most of the people present were wearing comfortable clothes or pajamas, and just as Paradox said, all his classmates from Class 1-A were there. Also present were Monoma, Kendo, and Tetsutetsu from Class 1-B, Hatsume and Shinso were there too, along with Eraser Head, Present Mic, Midnight, Gran Torino, All Might in his skeletal form, Detective Tsukauchi, Hawks, Sir Nighteye? And... Endeavor?!
Adding to this strange gathering of characters were three people standing outside the crowd that Midoriya couldn't recognize, two men and a woman. One of them is muscular, wearing a tattered green jacket, holding a metal crutch in his right hand and wearing a black mask. The other is younger, or at least that's the impression given off by his purple visor covering most of his face, and his hero suit is dark blue with beige armor covering his shoulders and matching his gloves. Midoriya thought he'd seen this hero somewhere before; he just couldn't remember where. The woman has pink hair, wears glasses, a medical patch over her left eye, and is wearing pink pajamas.
The three of them stared at the larger group while murmuring amongst themselves, it was almost as if they didn't want to be near several of those present, especially Tsukauchi who didn't take his eyes off them or Endeavor who looked at them angrily, as if just seeing them gave him ulcers. On the other hand, Midnight and Mic looked happy and he could even swear that he saw Aizawa with a slight smile. Distracted in his observations, the green-haired boy didn't notice how Mirai watched him thoughtfully.
“It’s useless, Professor. The door won’t open, even Shoji and I’s combined strength couldn’t open it.” Sugarman complained, drawing the attention of those present. “Maybe you can do something, Midoriya.”
“Sorry to lock you all in, but the outside isn’t finished yet. I know you’d like to go out and explore, but let’s leave that for later.” Paradox replied, getting the would-be heroes to leave the door alone.
“So Midoriya was the last one, I guess we can finally start. Or am I wrong Paradox? I would like to get back to my night patrol soon.” Aizawa, who was also dressed in his hero costume growled.
“Of course, take a seat and I will explain why I have gathered you all here.”
“Deku! Over here!” A young brunette shouts, happy to see her friend safe and sound. Her face went from relief to concern. “You’re not hurt, right? The police told me you were okay, but…”
“Hey Uraraka.” The boy smiled at his friend trying to ease her worry. “Yeah, I’m fine. Thanks to you.” The boy wanted to say something else but Tsuyu, Shoto and Iida just happened to join the conversation. “Good night, guys.”
Iida looked his friend up and down quickly but seeing no injuries he let out a sigh of relief. “Hello Midoriya, I’m glad to see you’re okay. Go find a seat and save one for me. I’ll join you once all the 1-A members have sat down.” With that, the representative left at high speed, not realizing that he almost took Asui and Shoto with him.
“Looks like Iida was in a hurry, kero.”
“Yes, but that shouldn’t surprise us.” The two-colored haired boy said calmly. “Uraraka, Midoriya, we should get moving before Iida comes back.”
“You’re right, Todoroki. Guys, do any of you know why we were gathered?” Uraraka asked.
“No idea. Paradox and the principal showed up at my house out of nowhere. They just said that this would be a good opportunity to learn, kero.” Asui replied.
“Yes, they told me something similar. I just didn’t expect them to bring my father.” Shoto added quietly. The green-haired boy glanced at Endeavor and then at his friend. Shoto noticed and shook his head, implying that he shouldn’t give the matter any importance.
Little by little they settled into the different rows amidst whispers, murmurs and greetings between those who knew each other. In the first row, sat the group of Tsuyu, Uraraka, Midoriya, Iida and Todoroki, behind them, were Momo, Jiro, Mina, Toru and Aoyama. They were followed by Sato, Koda, Tokoyami, Shoji and Ojiro. In the fourth row were Sero, Kirishima, Bakugo, Kaminari and Mineta. In the fifth row sat Hatsume, Tetsutetsu, Kendo, Monoma and Shinso. Followed by Nezu, Mic, Aizawa, Nemuri, Kazuho, Koichi and Iwao. And in the last row were Enji, Hawks, Sir, Torino, Yagi and Tsukauchi.
Paradox stepped onto the stage and greeted his small audience. “Good evening, everyone, as you may know I am Professor Paradox and I have gathered you all together to give you a chance to learn about your past, present and future, and if you so wish, change what fate holds for you.”
At the direct words of their host, those present were stunned. Some wondered if that was even possible, others believed they were still dreaming, and some even thought they had been convinced to come by a madman who seemed to know them very well. Yagi glanced at Sir and was surprised to see him so calm. Doubts continued to accumulate until the class 1-A representative was the first to verbalize his concerns. “Sir, with all due respect, how do you plan to do that? I understand that your Quirk allows you to make portals, not see the future or the past. And although I don’t like to say it, you haven’t given us reason to fully trust you.”
“A very reasonable fear, young Iida.” The time traveler responded calmly, taking the microphone with his right hand, separating it from the base and starting to walk across the stage. “And I fear that answering your question will make you even more distrustful. Well, to begin with, my power is not limited to opening portals in space, I can also travel in time and even between universes. In fact, we are in a space between universes, which as I said before, still lacks some details, so no, young Iida, my power is not a Quirk.”
Murmurs and gestures of astonishment and disbelief could be seen in the audience as the professor explained. “I know how difficult it is to understand this, but for now assume that it is true.” The scientist continued with his explanation. “Well, thanks to this power I have found a universe where partial information from other worlds arrives in the form of stories such as television series, movies, books, among many others. From there I have some information about everyone present. In your case, most of the story is shown in two television series and…”
“So, you expect us to watch these ‘series’ of our lives and believe that it’s true?” Enji interrupted him in disbelief. “I assume you have proof that whatever we see is real, right?”
“Of course, seeing is believing, isn’t it? And it’s quite simple, since our story will begin with events that have already happened. You just must ask one of those who appear if it’s real and you’ll know. Also, I let Director Nezu see a little preview.” He answered with great confidence.
“That’s true, the fragment of what I saw revealed information that only the UA teachers and Detective Tsukauchi know.” The director replied.
“And speaking of him, if I'm not mistaken his Quirk allows him to know if someone is lying.”
At this point, everyone's gaze turned to the detective, waiting for confirmation. He sighed and replied: “He obviously knows a lot about us. Yes, since he began his presentation, I have been using my Lie Detector on him, and he has never lied to us.”
Murmurs of amazement could be heard from every seat, but none loud enough to ask why a stranger from another world would give them such an opportunity.
“HEYYYYYY!!!” Mic shouted. “Please listeners, let’s let Paradox finish to make a decision.”
“Thank you, young Yamada. Well, all that remains for me to say is that we will be watching two series and some movies, so you would be in this alternate world for quite a while. But you don’t have to worry, as you will return to your home world right when you left it.”
Midoriya and much of the audience sighed in relief as their family and friends would not worry about their absence. However, not everyone was happy with what they had heard so far.
“So, Mr. Paradox, what would you gain by helping us? Why do it now? Why not a few months before the invasion of UA happened or before the incident with Stain, the hero killer? And why only us? If the future is going to be as difficult as I imagine, we would need many more heroes than we are currently in.” The winged hero said, doubting the good, and apparently gratuitous, intentions of his host.
Yes, if he had appeared earlier, my brother wouldn't be… No, he wants to help us. There must be a reason why he chose this specific date. The young man with glasses thought, trying to calm himself down and not make a mistake like the one he made in the Hosu incident. Still…
Koichi glanced at his former adventure partner, seeing her medical patch and thinking if Paradox had appeared earlier Pop wouldn't have been hurt... And he would still be alive.
Knuckleduster thought something similar, clenching his fists in anger, but he understood that it was the consequences of his actions that led to his family suffering 5 years ago. Letting out a sigh of resignation, he focused his attention on the time traveler.
Many people thought about those they lost and the things they would like to change, but they also wondered if they would be where they are if they had not lived through those sad moments.
“Excellent question, you see, in my home world I used to support a certain group of ‘heroes’ when there were serious problems in the universe.” Paradox replied with nostalgic air. “Once I learned about this world and the future that awaits it, I wanted to do something similar without directly intervening. That is why I have prepared this place with all the information that these stories can provide you. As for why on this date, I will not tell you specifically, but it has to do with the ties that have been forged so far, both yours and the other side’s. As you progress through the story, you may understand what I mean.”
“Which brings me to the last question.” He said in a more serious tone. “You see, all of you here are very important in the events to come or were in past events, so if you decide to accept you will see things you regret, things you are not proud of, things that others may judge you for, things that will be difficult and painful to see and remember.” Paradox took a moment to observe the thoughtful faces of several of those present before continuing with his explanation. “But this will also allow you to save countless lives and even improve your own. That said, any of you can refuse if you wish. But that will not prevent your secrets from being revealed to those who decide to stay. If nothing else, I will leave you alone for a while and when you decide just say my name.”
And as he said this last sentence, the man in the lab coat left the place through one of its portals, leaving the entire audience immersed in their own thoughts.
Before long, a young green-haired man, a blond skeleton, and a veteran hero were sneaking off to talk alone, moving as far away from the chairs in the auditorium as possible. Only two people noticed or gave any importance to this fact, at least at that moment. Both men decided to follow the group.
“Toshinori, it seems that All For One is planning something huge. And if we want to stop him, this could be our best chance.” The eldest of the two exclaimed with his arms crossed. Izuku looked at him nervously but nodded, not getting used to seeing his other master without his hero suit.
“You are right, master.” Yagi replied thoughtfully. “What happened today shows that things are getting more and more dangerous, especially for…” Toshinori was unable to finish his sentence as he saw Mirai and Tsukauchi approaching to join in their little secret chat. “Mirai…”
“All Might, I know we’ve had our differences over the past few years.” The bespectacled man replied. “But if we want to extract the maximum potential from the situation, we’re in, it’s only right that we put it aside for now.”
Yagi didn’t know what to think. When Paradox brought Mirai to the theater he knew things would be tense for a while, even more so when Paradox told them they would see the future, so he didn’t expect him to be the one to propose a truce. At least not so soon. Clearing his throat, he exclaimed as he stretched out his right hand, “Sounds good to me, old friend.”
Nighteye took the peace symbol's hand and gave it a firm squeeze. Once he let go of the blond's hand, he turned his gaze towards the green-haired boy. "You must be Midoriya." The green-haired boy tried to greet All Might's former teammate, but Nighteye's penetrating gaze had paralyzed him, it was as if he was trying to analyze him in depth with that look.
Nighteye finally shook his head, almost as if he had just dismissed an idea. “It’s nice to meet you. All Might once told me about you, I know you’re his successor and I wanted to meet you in person.” This isn’t the time to start hostilities, especially when I have nothing personal against him. Besides, this is a good chance to see what made All Might notice this boy…
“T-the pleasure is mine, Sir Nighteye.” The green-haired boy replied, somewhat dismayed by the obvious change of mood and the fact that he seems to know about OFA. “Damn, if I had brought my notebook I would have asked for his autograph.”
“Did you say something, Midoriya?”
The boy emphatically denied it; he had started mumbling again without realizing it. Tsukauchi, Torino and Yagi shared a look, something was clearly not right but they would let it go for now.
Tsukauchi cleared his throat, drawing the group's attention. "Well, now that Sasaki has joined this group, it would be best for him to know the information that the general public doesn't know about the incidents Hawks mentioned." Everyone nodded in agreement. "And why do these imply that AFO has returned."
The green-haired hero couldn't help but widen his eyes in horror and bewilderment when he saw that even Midoriya knew about that monster and its return. “A-are you sure about that?”
Torino nodded and seeing that there was movement in the other group decided to get straight to the point. “I assume you know about the nomus and that they are related to the league of villains.” Mirai nodded. “Well, when analyzing their DNA, the police discovered several things, among them that they all had multiple Quirks.”
Torino's direct statement chilled the blood of the green-haired hero, who had been left speechless.
“Not to mention that Midoriya had a meeting with the ‘alleged’ leader of the league today.” Tsukauchi added, alarming Torino and Mirai who began to inspect the green-haired boy with their eyes looking for wounds or any signs of a fight that they had overlooked. "Don't worry, as you can see, Midoriya is physically fine and thanks to his actions, no one was hurt."
“I understand that you would like to know more about it and that we still have a lot to discuss, but we must return to our seats if we do not want to attract the attention of others.” Yagi advised, ending the meeting, however, the young green-haired boy had something else to say.
“All Might, what will we do if the truth of One... I mean, my quirk is revealed?” The boy corrected himself, remembering that among those present were people with superhuman hearing.
The adults looked at the boy in surprise, none of them had considered that possibility. Seeing that none of them said anything and noticing that Endeavor was beginning to observe them, the boy continued speaking:
“I mean, if revealing the truth allows us to save a lot of people, it would be a small price to pay. But…”
“I understand, young Midoriya.” The blond interrupted. “It would be best if we didn’t reveal it unless it was absolutely necessary.” Everyone nodded and ended the meeting.
On the way to the seats, Torino noticed how Sir looked thoughtfully at the young green-haired boy and let him know:
“He wasn’t what you expected, Mirai?” Torino didn’t receive any answer, Mirai was too focused on his thoughts. On the one hand, the boy was willing to save as many people as he could, but on the other, sharing such an important secret with so many people…
Meanwhile, the adults who remained in their seats began to discuss their current situation.
“Director Nezu, Paradox showed you the meeting we had after the USJ incident. Am I wrong?”
“Perceptive as ever, Aizawa, yes and a small part of the immediate future. I don’t have all the details, but I know it’s something that will happen during the summer break.” The director explained, recalling the destruction he saw in the 10 seconds he was able to see and the frightened faces of several of the students present.
“I understand why us pro-heroes are here, but why does our fellow homeless man’s entire class have to be here?” Midnight said, as she looked mockingly at her coworker. Earning an annoyed look from Aizawa.
"Not to mention three of the boys from Vlad's class, the girl who blows up everything she touches from the support department, and Shota's long-lost son." Mic added, earning an elbow to the ribs from his coworker.
“Good question, Shoto is quite capable of facing all kinds of problems and will be the future number one hero in the future. But if problems are going to happen soon, I know he is not ready and let alone the rest.” The hero of flames said annoyingly.
“Yes, it would be better if a large group of current heroes were here to solve this problem. Not waiting 3 years for them to become professionals. Assuming we have 3 years.” The feathered hero replied.
“I just wonder, why didn’t he wait until the next day to gather us all?” Said an angry Yamada for not having his usual hairstyle.
“That part is my fault.” The chimera replied. “As soon as I understood the magnitude of the situation, I asked Paradox to act immediately.”
“As for your question, Midnight.” The detective replied, joining the conversation as he resumed his seat. “They might be here because, in every activity of the League of Villains, they have been present. The USJ, Hosu, and today’s incident at the mall.”
“Are you implying that the league is related to what will happen?” Aizawa asked. I don’t like where this is going…
“Perhaps, the league has proven to be problematic. The two members who led both attacks have proven to be a threat on their own. And of course there are the nomus as well, one of them was in the USJ, three in Hosu, and thankfully, none today.” The detective summarized.
“What was that last incident?” Endeavor asked, raising an eyebrow in intrigue. After all, only the heroes of the area and some UA teachers knew what had happened today.
“We are still gathering information on this, but we can summarize what we know so far.” Yagi replied.
“Thank you, sir…?” Hawks asked, although for some reason he had the impression that he already knew that blond skeleton.
“Oh, yes of course, Yagi Toshinori, I am All Might's assistant, and I help him with his classes.” The blond replied as he handed both heroes his business card.
“So that’s why the #1 hero isn’t with us, he left someone else in his place.” Endeavor grumbled as he burned the card without bothering to read the contents. “Say Yagi, what was it you all were talking about so far away from the rest?”
Looking between surprised and offended, the blond hesitated, not having an adequate response: “W-well…”
“Endeavor, we all met who are involved with the investigation of the League of Villains. Tsukauchi and Yagi were simply updating us on the latest developments and deciding how much information we can share with you.” Sir lied in defense of All Might.
“That’s right.” Torino joined the conversation. “That’s why Midoriya joined in too, we wanted to hear his side of the story again.”
Midoriya? That boy again… Enji thought, glancing at the green-haired boy.
“I see. In that case, Yagi, please tell us what happened today.” The winged hero asked.
And while Yagi and Tsukauchi recounted the events, the students remained lost in their thoughts. They all had memories that they didn't want the others to see; they were teenagers after all. They all had secrets, and some of them were too important to be easily divulged. None of them wanted to invade the privacy of the others, but the curiosity of knowing about the future that awaited them was something very tempting. They were so focused on their thoughts that very few had noticed the absence and subsequent return of a certain green-haired boy.
“Guys!” A certain redhead shouted. “I know we all have things we don’t want others to know. But if we accept them, we can be better heroes.”
“Kirishima is right,” The electric boy said in support. “And it’s not like anyone has anything really important to hide.”
I do have a lot to hide. A certain fire and ice user thought. But before I could object, Aoyama voiced his concerns.
“How are you sure about that, mon ami?”
“¿E-ehhh?”
“Yes YammingWey, we didn’t know anything about the others before entering UA.” Kyoka said as she hit the electric idiot with her earphones. “Only Mina and Kirishima knew each other before.”
“And let’s not forget Midoriya and Bakugo.” Sero exclaimed, looking at the serious faces of both boys. “But I get the point, you shouldn’t assume that your secrets are the same type as everyone else’s.”
“Correct, there are things that are better left in the dark.” Tokoyami said in support.
“I understand what everyone is saying.” Momo interceded in a conciliatory tone. “Sharing certain secrets can be very hard, not to mention the consequences that may come with them. And I think it is only fair that everyone takes their time before deciding.”
“Well, well, class 1-A, what’s going on? Are you afraid that a few secrets will be revealed?” A certain blond boy mocked, earning looks of annoyance and boredom from the rest. “If the rest of class 1-B were here, we would all have decided already. Don’t you think the same, Tetsu…” His attempt at mockery was interrupted by a light Karate blow from the orange-haired girl that sent him straight to the ground.
“This is not the time to continue your childish rivalry, Monoma,” Kendo scolded as she helped him sit back down in his chair.
“He has a point, though.” The grey-haired man interceded, earning a threatening look from his representative. “I-I mean, why are there only us from class 1-B?”
Kendo looked perplexed at the boy with iron powers, since that was a good question for which she had no answer.
“I can only think that the rest of your class isn’t that involved in what’s coming and that’s why you three are the only ones I brought along,” Shinso concluded with a shrug. “I mean, I’m not even in a hero class and I’m here.” And paradoxically, this gives me hope that I might be able to be part of one of them in the future…
“That’s actually a good point.” Ojiro exclaimed, glancing sideways at the purple-haired boy.
“I guess the same applies to Hatsume.” Iida said thoughtfully.
“Of course.” Mei replied, drawing the attention of those present. “Paradox promised me that this would be a great opportunity to come up with new ideas for my babies. And it seems that it will be so. Seeing the past will give me many ideas and seeing the future will allow me to know what babies the heroes will need.”
Is this really the same girl who tricked me in our duel? Iida thought as he saw the girl focused on helping them.
“Also, when you and the other heroes give interviews about how you solved future crises, you will give long speeches about me and my babies allowing the Hatsume Corporation to emerge.” The girl added with a triumphant smile, leaving those present stunned.
Aaaaaand, she went back to normal. The blue-haired man thought, somewhat disappointed but not surprised.
“I think we’ve gotten off topic,” Kendo interjected. “Yaoyorozu is right, since we don’t know what will show up, we don’t know what to expect. It all comes down to whether we trust those here enough.”
At the karate girl's words, everyone was once again lost in their thoughts. While many didn't have much to hide, those who did needed to think carefully, especially Midoriya who was still thinking about what he should do.
It is thanks to this power that I have been able to fulfill my dream and become All Might's successor. And it is thanks to him that my life has changed, after a long time I have friends, and I don't want... No, I must trust them. We have been through a lot, and I know I can trust them and the pro heroes. And I will have to take a risk with Endeavor and those I have never seen before.
“I think we should accept.” The green-haired young man said, surprising everyone. “I know it’s asking a lot of you all, but thanks to this we will be able to save many lives and prepare for whatever comes next. Everyone here has a reason to be heroes, and we want to give our best effort. I doubt we can pass up an opportunity like this.”
“I support you, Deku.” The girl on his left side said. “I have some things I wouldn’t want everyone to know about.” Memories of her childhood where she promised her parents to give them a better life came quickly to her mind. “But I don’t want that to stop me from helping as many people as I can.”
“Bravo, Uraraka, Bravo.” The delegate cheered happily while clapping his hands. “I agree with both of you.”
“Count me in guys. What do you think Bakugo?” Kirishima asked his blond friend, who had been silent for too long.
“Ahhh?! I have nothing to say, just say yes already!” He shouted quickly. However, his mind was not on the conversation. Of course he wanted to watch the damn series, after all, the pompous Paradox had promised him that by coming he would discover the truth he longed for. I will finally know what you are hiding, you damn Nerd.
“Prepare for whatever comes next? Midoriya, why are you saying it like something bad is going to happen?!” The smallest member of Class A said in alarm.
“I don’t think Paradox would bring us together if things went well in the future or if it didn’t cost the lives of many people in the process,” Shoji replied, clenching his fist, trying his best not to remember the bad times of his childhood. “For that reason, I agree with you.”
Todoroki glanced at Endeavor who was still arguing with the rest of the adults. He was certain that Endeavor would accept to get the answers that Paradox promised him, so if he decided to stay, he would have to endure him. Looking at his left hand, he thought about his family and the things that had happened so far. I still don't know exactly what to do with his, no, with my power. Clenching his fist in fury, the boy concluded. But I want people to see me and not associate me with him anymore, and this may be my best chance to learn how to do that. "The most logical thing is to accept if we want to improve everyone's future." The determined boy finally exclaimed.
Faced with these arguments, the others had little to object to. Therefore, everyone quickly decided to accept and hope that they were making the right decision.
“I see you guys have already made up your mind.” Aizawa grumbled as he saw that it had taken them quite a while. “I’m glad to see you made the most logical decision just like us seniors did.” Turning his gaze to his left, he looked at the helmeted hero. “Crawler, has your group made up its mind yet?” I still don’t know why they’re here. Only Crawler can be of help, legally speaking. Aizawa thought as he remembered that when Paradox brought him to this place, they were the first ones to be here.
“Vigilante scum.” Endeavor growled, glaring at them, drawing the attention of those who didn’t know them before, who saw the three of them surprised and worried to see that there were people committing such acts nowadays and questioned whether they could trust them.
Are things so bad in the future that we'll have to resort to vigilantes? The feathered hero thought worriedly.
“It seems we have a tough audience. But if it’s any consolation, the only one who remains vigilant is me.” The oldest of the three replied, drawing the attention of the rest. “I suppose we should introduce ourselves. I’m known as Knuckleduster and that’s all I’ll say about myself for now.”
“You sure don’t change, you grumpy old man. That doesn’t help them trust us.” The pink-haired girl scolded him, being ignored by the retired hero. Letting out a sigh of resignation, she added. “I am Kazuho Haneyama, and I work as an idol. Although many of you know me as Pop Step.”
Pop Step… That name sounds familiar. Kyoka thought.
“Calm down Pop, you should know what the master is like by now.” The now professional hero exclaimed, earning a murderous look from his former adventure partner. “My hero name is ‘The Skycrawler’ and I am currently Captain Celebrity's sidekick in New York.” The boy exclaimed as he lifted the visor of his helmet while smiling. “My name is Koichi Haimawari, nice to meet you.”
“Skycrawler?” Midoriya exclaimed excitedly, standing up from his seat to get a better look at the former vigilante. “You were the one who saved a plane from crashing a year ago by helping it make an emergency landing in a river.” Now I understand why that hero suit looked familiar to me.
Does Midoriya know about Crawler? Naomasa wondered in alarm. I can’t let him hang out with him too much…
Koichi scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment as he stood up to get a better look at the boy who recognized him. Finally, someone remembered that event for something other than the embarrassing press conference he gave that day. “I-I didn’t expect someone who isn’t from Naruhata or New York to know about me.”
“I like watching all kinds of heroes in action and I was surprised how you saved them all by yourself. Oh, and because you went live with All Might’s hoodie on.” The green-haired boy replied, regretting not having his notebook with him again. “Actually, I was wondering if you could answer me a couple of questions about your power.”
The brown-haired youth gaped. He hadn’t expected to meet a new fan in this place. Ignoring the ‘shut your mouth’ looks from Pop, Eraser, and Tsukauchi, Koichi replied: “Sure, huh, what did you say your name was?”
“I am Izuku…”
“Midoriya, this is not the time.” Aizawa scolded him, bringing him out of his Fanboy mode. “And you, Crawler. Stay away from him. Midoriya is already a problem child, I don’t need your bad influence making him worse.”
“Bad influence?” “Problem child?” Both boys muttered embarrassedly as they returned to their respective seats.
“Back to the topic, I have no problem seeing the past and the future.” Knuckleduster replied. In fact, there are certain things I would like to verify… “But to be honest, all I know about the League of Villains is what you guys have said and what the press and the internet say about them.” Pop and Koichi agreed with the eldest of the trio and accepted.
“We understand if you don’t trust us, but we assure you that we want to help in any way we can.” Pop exclaimed determinedly. Koichi looked at her in surprise but nodded beside her.
Tsukauchi let out a huff of annoyance. He didn't like where this was going, recent events had made him remember what happened 2 years ago in Naruhata and the fact that they were present only increased his fears. But he decided not to think about it too much, he needed proof that both events had a connection before assuming the worst.
“Okay, Pop, we appreciate your honesty.” Midnight exclaimed in support of the group. She extended her arm behind Mic and placed her hand on Aizawa’s shoulder. “The three of us know them and we assure you that they are trustworthy.” Mic nodded and Aizawa rolled his eyes but didn’t deny anything. Endeavor grunted in response but didn’t say anything else so as not to prolong the situation. The rest of those present felt relieved and didn’t object any further.
“Well, it seems we have reached an agreement.” Nezu exclaimed, happy that everyone agreed. “Paradox, we accept your proposal.”
Again, a portal appeared, and the scientist returned to the same place he was before.
“Very well, I see that you have reached a consensus and that everyone agrees to stay.” He said cheerfully. “Here is a final warning. As you know, each person is the protagonist of his or her life. But the stories need to focus on someone who is closely related to what will happen.” He exclaimed as he stared at the ninth OFA bearer.
I'M DOOMED!!!! Young Midoriya mentally shouted, trying not to let his panic show on his face.
"Although in our case, since they are two different series, we will have two." Paradox winked at Koichi, who didn't understand the gesture.
“I say this so you know why some of you will have more screen time than others.” He said as he looked at his pocket watch. “Because of the time you were brought here, you must be exhausted. But, so as not to leave you in suspense, I will let you watch two episodes today, then I will guide you to your rooms. And don’t worry, I have arranged for the video to pause when you are discussing what you are watching, this way you won’t miss any details.”
Pulling a remote control from his pocket, a projector at the back of the auditorium turned on and before pressing the button to start, Paradox exclaimed. “I hope you enjoy ‘My Hero Academia.’”