After talking, Midoriya Izuku and Shinso Hitoshi got to know each other better and exchanged contact information, becoming friends.
"'Brainwashing'... I didn't know there was such a Quirk."
Midoriya was amazed. He knew a lot about Quirks, and mental control Quirks were very rare and powerful. Most had strict activation conditions, but Shinso's, which could control others just by speaking, was extremely rare.
Through talking with Shinso, Midoriya learned that there were people like him in society. Because Shinso's Quirk was too scary, he was labeled as evil, which Midoriya deeply understood... he was the same!
Because he didn't have a Quirk, people thought he couldn't be a hero. Midoriya might have been sad and hopeless as a child, but...
"Hope comes when you defeat the enemy called despair!" — "All Might's quote, inspiring words" exclusively owned by Midoriya Izuku.
Relying on his efforts to overcome the despair of being "Quirkless," the hope of becoming a hero appeared before Midoriya.
At this moment, Midoriya was already on the subway back to his city. Although his identity was exposed during this action, he made a good friend in the process.
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"Midoriya-chan, you mean you were exposed?"
"Yes, I was controlled by Shinso Hitoshi's 'Brainwashing,' but he's a good person. He promised to keep my secret, so I made a friend."
Midoriya Izuku's identity as the "Steel Wire Death God" being discovered was a big deal. After returning home, he contacted Hatsume Mei and told her what happened.
"Good thing he's a nice person. Midoriya-chan, you need to be more careful. What if someone with bad intentions tricks you again?"
Hatsume Mei warned Midoriya like a worried mom, making him feel a bit embarrassed since he was doing dangerous things.
After exchanging information, Hatsume Mei suddenly remembered something and mentioned:
"Midoriya-chan, did you watch the news today?"
"No, why?
The inventor girl's sudden question puzzled Midoriya. Did something special happen? He was more surprised that Hatsume Mei watched the news, as she usually spent her free time on inventions and didn't waste time on news.
"I heard it from my dad during dinner. Today, when All Might went out to catch criminals, he had a newcomer with him. It seems All Might didn't make a move, and the newcomer defeated all the criminals."
"What!!?"
Midoriya Izuku was shocked. All Might taking a newcomer on a mission was big news!
He quickly checked today's news on his phone, and sure enough, All Might's news was on the headlines.
Midoriya Izuku carefully read the news. The newcomer was a second-year hero course student at U.A. High School, currently interning at Sir Nighteye's agency. This brings up an important point.
At U.A. High School, first-year students generally learn hero skills and experience at school; second-year students further develop their Quirk abilities and overall strength; third-year students can intern at hero agencies for long-term practice.
However, students from all three years can intern at hero agencies as long as they pass the provisional hero license exam. The difference is just the balance between school learning and agency time.
"Sir Nighteye's agency?"
Midoriya knew all about All Might's information. This agency should be run by All Might's former sidekick, the pro hero Sir Nighteye.
In the past, All Might had a sidekick, Sir Nighteye. They worked together for a long time, but for some reason...
A few years ago, All Might and his sidekick Sir Nighteye suddenly parted ways. Now, All Might works alone as a hero, while Sir Nighteye runs a hero agency.
Midoriya still felt it was a pity. Although he didn't know what happened between them, they solved many big crises together.
However, it now seemed that All Might and his sidekick had reconciled. The news also mentioned this, as the newcomer All Might brought was an intern from Sir Nighteye's agency.
While Midoriya Izuku was happy that All Might and Sir Nighteye had made up, he also felt a strange sensation...
The news report was very detailed. All Might just watched as the newcomer defeated all the criminals, praised and encouraged the newcomer, and then did interviews with the reporters after the event was resolved.
Midoriya instinctively felt that All Might deliberately brought this newcomer along to quickly make him famous, as if he was grooming his successor.
"Isn't All Might going to be a teacher at U.A.? He probably wants a great hero to take over after him, right?"
Midoriya nodded confidently. After all, All Might had been a hero for many years, so it wasn't surprising that he was thinking about a successor now.
In the end, Midoriya learned the newcomer's name from the news: Togata Mirio.
"...Togata Mirio?"
If Midoriya remembered correctly, this should be the senior who recently graduated from the Bajiquan dojo he joined.
So, they are the same person? Midoriya was a bit surprised. He knew that the senior who graduated before he met him had the same strength as the master and could punch through a 5cm steel plate with Bajiquan alone.
"But... working with All Might, I'm so jealous!!"
This time, Midoriya Izuku was truly envious. He dreamed of becoming a hero and going on missions with All Might, which was his lifelong wish.
"So I have to work even harder. Once I get into U.A., I can meet All Might!!"
Midoriya Izuku encouraged himself. He had shed countless drops of sweat for this goal.
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On another weekend, Midoriya Izuku took the subway to the Bajiquan dojo. He now went there every week, as he couldn't slack off on his Bajiquan practice. The U.A. entrance exam was approaching.
"Midoriya, you're here?"
As soon as he entered the dojo, he saw the master's son, Ojiro Mashirao, practicing with another student. They stopped their sparring when they saw Midoriya arrive.
"You're just in time. My dad invited someone unexpected today who wants to meet you."
"Huh?"
Midoriya Izuku was a bit surprised. Why would the person the master invited want to see him?
Without thinking much, Midoriya followed Ojiro Mashirao to the back of the dojo, where the master usually received guests.
When he got inside, Midoriya saw someone he didn't expect, someone he had just seen in the news.
"Hello, I'm Togata Mirio!"
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