Time goes back a few hours ago.
The main house of the prestigious Todoroki family.
At the entrance of the corridor, Todoroki Fuyumi (second sister) looked at Todoroki-kun who was about to go out and asked,
"Shoto, where are you going?"
Todoroki-kun was tidying up her clothes and didn't choose to look back at her sister, but he did answer properly.
"The Fourth Hospital."
Her answer surprised Fuyumi. You know, ever since their mother lost control of her emotions and accidentally severely burned her sister's face, her sister has never seen her mother again.
The eldest brother has been missing for a long time, and the father is like that, so the usual duty of visiting the mother on behalf of the family all falls on the eldest sister of the Todoroki family, Todoroki Fuyumi.
Among her two younger brothers and sisters, the third brother, Todoroki Natsuo, is still a half-grown child with not much psychological burden, while the psychologically mature youngest sister is in a very contradictory state due to various family problems.
What kind of change has happened to her sister this time that she wants to go see her mother, Todoroki Fuyumi thought worriedly.
For the first time encountering such a sudden situation, even the mature and steady eldest sister of the Todoroki family was a little caught off guard.
"Speaking of Shoto, is it okay if you don't say hello to dad?"
Todoroki-kun responded faintly and opened the door and walked out.
Seeing her sister about to walk out, Fuyumi finally asked her biggest doubt.
"Why is it that now, Shoto, you think of going to see your mother?"
Todoroki-kun did not directly respond to his elder sister's question.
She said, "I'm going out," casually closed the door and sat in the car that the old butler had already driven to the front door.
She sat in the back seat of the car. Although her own car's sofa was a high-end product and the old butler's driving skills were as smooth and efficient as ever, none of these made her feel the comfort she used to feel.
On the contrary, she felt even more restless.
She couldn't help but recall the words her mother had said before she was hospitalized.
Those were the words her mother said to her grandmother, Shoto's grandmother, on the phone.
"Mother... I feel very wrong..."
"Since the incident with Toya.... I can't stand it... The remaining children are becoming more and more like that person."
"I even feel from time to time that Shoto's left half of his body is unbearably ugly."
"I am really an unqualified mother... I let Toya go astray... Even Shoto, I feel that I can't take care of him in my current state."
"Even the terrible thought of not letting her grow up anymore is echoing in my mind."
These words were deeply engraved in the heart of young Todoroki-kun.
She has always believed that her existence would push her mother, who once loved her so much, to a dead end, so she has never chosen to meet her mother since then.
"Even now... those sharp family issues are still entangling my mother..."
"Bound by my existence... bound by my dad..."
"If I don't face the problem, the problem will always exist."
Even though she did some things that she could do at that age, she still couldn't let go.
Not until recently, the white-haired bastard seriously told her that she really had room for choice.
Whether it's dealing with her mother or her bastard father, everything should be based on her own heart, not being bound by hatred.
From him, she got the belated justice and redemption, and the most precious courage.
Now she is standing in front of her mother's ward.
The 315 special care ward of the Fourth Hospital.
Todoroki Shoto, she wants to use this body given to her by her parents, for the first time she made a choice with her own will, she wants to do her best to become a real hero, and stand by someone's side.
And the big premise of all this is to face the extremely sharp things in her family.
Because, this is her life.
Only once of the unique thing, can not be given to others, no one can take away, can not deceive oneself, can not shirk, can not forget, once aware of it is more can not escape, can not beautify, can not laugh it off, only belongs to her real and cruel life.
And now she wants to change, not the childish idea of trying to prove to the bastard father with hatred as the driving force in the past, but to do her best to change and solve those problems that she could not solve in the past.
So, Todoroki-kun reached out her hand, her hand was trembling slightly, so Shoto closed his eyes and took a light breath.
What she would think in her heart was what someone and her mother had said in the past.
Accelerator once said to his father, "No one has the right to make choices for others, Todoroki Shoto has the right to make self-choices."
Her own mother once said, "You can become the Shoto you want to be."
"If you want to stand by that person and become an ideal hero, you must meet your mother and have a good talk with her."
Todoroki-kun opened the door, the window in the ward was open, the light was a little dazzling, making her unconsciously squint her eyes.
What came into her eyes was the back of her mother with over-the-shoulder white hair, just like memory.
She quietly closed the door and said,
"Mom."
Todoroki Rei moved her gaze away from the window, and then turned her head back in confusion to look at her.
"Even if my mother doesn't want this, I must save her."
"Are you.. Shoto?"
After nearly a decade, the mother still recognized her at first glance.
"Um... your daughter is here to see you."
And just then, someone was knocking at the door outside the ward.
Todoroki-kun opened the door, and it was a nurse.
This petite nurse was holding a bunch of flowers that looked very elegant, and she naturally greeted Todoroki coldly.
"Mrs. Todoroki, how are you feeling today?"
Todoroki coldly nodded and replied with a smile.
"Not bad."
"My youngest daughter came to see me today."
And the nurse looked at Todoroki-kun standing next to her, her tone also revealed heartfelt happiness as she continued to speak.
"That's great, let me change the flowers for you."
Todoroki coldly stood up from the chair and sat on the edge of the bed, making room for the nurse.
The flowers were quickly replaced.
When the nurse left, Todoroki coldly patted the side of the bed, signaling her daughter to come over and sit with her.
Todoroki-kun obeyed her mother's meaning and sat down, looking at the newly replaced flowers with some confusion.
Todoroki coldly saw her little daughter's confusion and explained.
"That's my favorite flower."
Todoroki-kun then remembered, these were the flowers that filled the yard when she was a child.
"Mother... is this?!"
She was very shocked, thinking of a possibility with a very small chance.
Sitting next to her little daughter, Todoroki coldly, looking at her daughter's expression, smiled weakly and said.
"It's the kind of flower that filled the yard in the past, you didn't think wrong."
"I just told him once when we first met, that I like this kind of flower."
"He listened to other people's opinions and filled the yard with this kind of flower, he didn't know that this kind of flower only looks especially beautiful when it's single."
Todoroki-kun seemed to want to say something but stopped.
"Then do you still feel happy..?"
Todoroki coldly looked at the little girl next to her, who was very cautious and even restrained in her tone and actions, and said.
"I do."
"Like is like, people won't change so easily."
Todoroki-kun asked tentatively.
"En..."
"No.. Dad actually came?"
Todoroki coldly showed a complex expression, and after a long time, she gently stroked her little daughter's head and slowly said.
"Counting this time... he should have come a few times."
"I don't know the specifics... after all, I haven't seen him... except for the situation like changing flowers, I can confirm that it's him... I can't be sure about anything else."
"But, I haven't seen him."
"If I see him, I'm still very scared..."
"The doctor also said, it's better not to see him."
"In fact, from beginning to end, I can't really understand what that person is thinking, he's always the troublesome type who keeps his words in his heart."
Todoroki-kun listened to her mother's words, and in her mind, she remembered what her father looked like in normal times, and she blurted out.
"The reason... maybe it's for show...?"
Todoroki Rei listened to her daughter's words, and shook her head slightly.
"He's not the kind of person who abandons things, it's just that a lot of things in the past have been constantly affecting him."
"He's wrong, and I'm wrong."
As she spoke, Todoroki Rei looked into Todoroki-kun's eyes, as gentle as those beautiful memories deep in Todoroki-kun's mind many years ago.
"I'm sorry..Shoto... I haven't been able to fulfill a mother's duty."
"In the blink of an eye, you've become a tall and beautiful girl...."
"It was my fault back then... this scar... must have caused you a lot of pain..."
"It's mom's fault..."
As she said this, Todoroki coldly gently stroked Todoroki-kun's face.
Todoroki-kun was also moved by these words, tears silently fell from the corners of her eyes, and she gently held her mother's hand and said,
"No... Mother... The one who should really apologize is me."
"I've always... always... been afraid to see you again."
"In fact... I've always understood in my heart... I've just been constantly running away."
"If I could have understood these truths earlier... You wouldn't have had such a hard time over the years..."
The long-lost mother and daughter both cried.
All understanding is built on communication.
And when the little daughter took a crucial step.
And Endeavor is next door to room 315.
This is where he stays every time he comes to "visit" his wife, and it has always been this way.
When Todoroki-kun arrived at the hospital, someone from the hospital immediately notified him.
Endeavor is very clear about the reason for his little daughter's change.
Undoubtedly it is Accelerator.
In a short period of time, he, who is nominally his adopted son, easily did what he had been dreaming of but had made no progress.
These changes have made him constantly reflect on his own problems.
Of course, by now he himself has no intention of asking his family for forgiveness, but he has always hoped to repay his sins as much as possible through actions.
And he himself is not a person who is good at expressing and communicating, which is also one of the main reasons for the family's problems.
Just then, everyone in the Fourth Hospital felt a noticeable shake and then screams came from outside the hospital.
Most of the recuperators in the Fourth Hospital are professional heroes who are recuperating here after being injured on active duty.
These honorably wounded people came to the window for the first time to see what was happening outside.
So did the Todoroki family.
If the Eighth Block is an army composed of dozens of mass-produced Nomus, then what the Fourth Hospital has to face is a legion of low-level Nomus.
These low-level monsters with exposed brains and an average height of about 2M are simply covering the sky.
There are actually two teleportation points here, one in the sky and one on the ground.
These monsters, either crawling or flying, are constantly drooling disgusting saliva and roaring, constantly advancing towards the Fourth Hospital.
And the Fourth Hospital itself is a very well-defended public area.
There are a total of 3 resident hero squads, 3 professional medical heroes, 3 rescue heroes, 6 combat heroes, a total of 12 people.
And there are more than 30 resident defense personnel.
But these defense forces are vulnerable in front of the army of low-level Nomus.
The first explosion was actually a combat hero's maximum firepower attack.
But even the lowest level of mass-produced Nomu has the power to fight against ordinary professional non-combat heroes alone. In just a few seconds, all the roadblocks of the Fourth Hospital were all removed by the Nomus.
The first line of defense of the Fourth Hospital is in jeopardy, and just in this short time, two professional heroes have been hit and flown to the front of the hospital door, life and death unknown.
At this time, most of the wards in the Fourth Hospital will have people silently come out quickly, and doctors and nurses follow them to lift the professional hero into the hospital for treatment.
And those who came out, without exception, are all professional heroes.
These are the professional heroes on which the order of the superhuman society depends.
Among these silent guardians, only a few people can wear their own hero battle suits, basically they are the common clothes of patients.
The best condition in this group of people is undoubtedly those professional heroes who are preparing to be discharged from the hospital, but such people are very few.
More are professional heroes with bandages wrapped around their bodies, leaning on crutches, or even sitting in intelligent wheelchairs.
Those with serious injuries, basically lost combat power, professional heroes all choose to stand at the door of the ward, soothe the minority of the public and maintain the order of retreat in the hospital, they will be the third line of defense of the Fourth Hospital.
And the fourth will be the turn of those few volunteers.
In fact, professional heroes who are sent to the Fourth Hospital for recuperation are basically admitted due to injuries, and their battle suits are naturally sent to relevant organizations for repair by their agencies.
And under normal circumstances, it is very difficult for criminals to get suitable battle suits, and the battle suits of heroes are set by specialized companies to increase the strength of professional heroes, which is also one of the important guarantees for professional heroes when facing enemies.
And losing this layer of protection means that the risk greatly increases.
Even if the hospital is right behind them, facing this group of ill-intentioned, seemingly tricky monsters, the professional heroes on the scene are very clear that this must be a fierce battle.
The number of enemies also far exceeds their temporary second line of defense composed of a large number of disabled people.
Even if their colleagues nearby have no accidents and can arrive at the fastest speed with support, but many of them, undoubtedly, will pay an unimaginable price in this process, even their lives.
But as professional heroes, how can they shrink back when the enemy is enough? This is their duty.
Behind the banner of justice of All_Might, there are countless ordinary and ordinary professional heroes who are working hard.
Only such a group of people who are willing to die can qualify as the backbone to support the order of the superhuman society.
Where is the peace of the years, it is just that there is such a group, called professional heroes, who are carrying the whole society forward.
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