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I opened the door and saw a small human mouse there. Although I was well aware that this particular intelligent one was a rare case of an animal acquiring a quirk. His quirk is related to intelligence, and not only is he a professional hero, but he is also the principal of Yuei Academy.
- Honey, who is it?
- Mum, it's for me!
I didn't clarify anything else and respectfully nodded to the guest.
- Greetings, Nezu.
- Hello to you too, young Midoriya....
- Come in.
I stepped aside a little to let him into the house.
- Would you prefer to get straight to the point?
He sighed slightly and nodded.
- If you don't mind. I have a lot to do and...
I nodded understandingly.
- Of course.
- How did you realise that the Almighty had a health problem?
- It's quite simple.
I shrugged.
- I'm going to become a hero, and to do that I need to have a VERY large amount of knowledge. I guess before you came to visit me, you already found out about my six college degrees?
I looked questioningly at Nezu and he nodded.
- That's an impressive result for someone who doesn't have an intelligence quirk.
- Thank you, but I don't think I'm anywhere near you, with your official fifteen degrees....
I shook my head.
- But getting back to your question, I just applied all my knowledge and realised that the Almighty's movements are stiff and not entirely in line with how a man of his size and quirk should move.
Nezu looked at me with a hard stare.
- You know, I probably wouldn't even consider your words, but... it's come to light that you hired the Cats for training before your future entry into Yuei... and I've spoken to those characters. They think very highly of you and your friend.
Nezu took out a small notebook from his inside pocket and handed it to me.
Taking it I read everything that was written in it in ten minutes.
- So...
I scratched the back of my head.
- I guess the biggest problems are the stomach and the respiratory system....
- You're right, we haven't yet found a fad that could repair Toshinori's all damaged organs and...
- Why?
I looked at Nezu carefully, or rather the way he frowned.
- In the sense that I don't understand why limit yourself to healing fads? Thousands of children pass through your hands every year, if you take all the academies in our country alone. How many of them have quirks that affect intelligence? Or just young geniuses? Or slightly talented but persistent, like me?
- Slightly talented?
Nezu snorted, and I only shrugged my shoulders.
- Tsuyu may not be as successful at learning as me, but she's much smarter than her peers. So should I call her a genius too? And to hang that label on everyone who is slightly out of the grey masses?
I shake my head.
- Anyway, I was just saying... why didn't you give me the task of developing an implant?
Nezu blinked, and I could see his complete dumbfoundedness....
- А...
He opened his mouth trying to say something, but immediately closed it.
- Well...
Again he tried to formulate a thought, but again he covered his mouth.
- All right, well, there's no need to give any more orders like that. I have everything I need to replace any organ in the mind.
- А?
- In the basement...
I shrugged.
- It used to be an ordinary basement, but over time it became too small for me and I expanded it, so... Call your ward and I can perform the implant procedure right now.
- How long will it take?
I shrugged.
- If I was going to do the surgery, I'd say it would take time for the surgery itself and another month or so to recover from it. But I have my own methods.
Nezu frowned.
- Look...
I sighed.
- ...I'm not insisting, and I'm not going to reveal what you've shown me here to anyone, so it's up to you to decide if you're going to....
The doorbell rang and, apologising, I made my way to it....
- Almighty...
I nodded affably and let him inside the house.
- I am ready to trust you young Midoriya.
- Thank you...
I nodded again, realising that our conversation had somehow been broadcast to him.
- ...Then let's go to the basement, Nezu can come with us if he wants.
Mouse nodded and followed me and the almighty into my basement, where I asked Toshinori to take off his shirt.
- I was wondering...
Hero Number One watched me scrutinise him carefully.
- ...You weren't surprised at all to see me like this....
- Should I be?
I shrugged.
- I'd assumed something like that. But it's still a recognisable face, so ...
I took out a large syringe from a special case and drew a special solution from a large flask that stood in the corner.
- So... I think I should explain what's about to happen.
I lifted the syringe.
- This is... nanite solution.
Nezu's eyes widened in surprise.
- These particular nanites are programmed in a special way. They will form themselves into missing organs or close off the damage, allowing the organs to function as if there was no injury. Then I'll send them a signal and they'll completely shut down all their functions of communicating with the outside world, reproduction, and any other functions except those they take over in place of the damaged tissue.
- And nutrition?
Nezu eyed the syringe carefully.
- They would need to eat more than before, but converting food into energy was not the most energy-efficient process for nanites.
Approaching the Almighty, I carefully injected the nanites into his bloodstream.
- Now lie down...
They listened to me and I walked over to the computer and watched the process.
Ten hours.
That's how long it took for the nanites to correctly form the missing parts of the respiratory and digestive systems, as well as replace some of the other tissues. Toshinori even dozed off, and when the process was finished I gave him a gentle nudge on the shoulder.
- М? Is it done already?
He stood up from the couch and froze in surprise.
- I haven't felt this good in a long time...
- Eat more and exercise, get back into shape and you'll be fine.....
The Almighty listened to himself and looked at me gratefully.
- I feel like I can now hero about six hours a day... And that's against the three that I could stand my quirk before the procedure....
He walked over to me and put a hand on my shoulder.
- Even if I can't regain my form... what you've done won't be a waste of resources. Three extra hours of maintaining the Almighty's form will save a lot of people!
- Less talk, more exercise. As a supplementary food, there are good preparations with high nutrient content...
- I understand...
Toshinori nodded.
- ...You don't have to worry....
Nezu walked over to us and extended his hand to me, which I gladly shook.
- Don't worry I'll see to his rehabilitation.
- If you'd be so kind, I still have to study at the academy before I can accept the title of Hero Number One. And to take the title away from a weakened Almighty...''
I shook my head.
- There's nothing interesting about it.
- Hooo....
The Almighty tilted his head to the side and puffed up to his hero form in an instant.
- I guess I'll accept the challenge...
- That's good... ah, to avoid embarrassing yourself you must follow all the doctors' recommendations.
- Yes, yes...
He sighed.
- Erm...
Toshinori looked at me.
- Did you want something?
- It's certainly cheeky of me... But could you launch a couple of objects into space?
- Hmm?
- I've made some satellites, but I don't have enough resources to put them into space yet. But they're very sturdy and should be able to withstand a throw with your power that will put them into orbit.
Toshinori cast a glance at Nezu and, noticing the latter's barely perceptible nod, smiled good-naturedly at me.
- Of course I'll help you!
We left the basement, with me calmly carrying two half-metre diameter balls.
- Unbelievable! Almighty!
Toshinori rushed forward and picked up the fainted mum in his arms.
- Um...
He looked back at me helplessly.
- Thank you for catching her, if it's not too much trouble please put her on the sofa....
- Sure...
Picking my mum up in his arms, he quickly carried her to the sofa in the living room and, we finally left my house. Right from the courtyard, Toshinori threw my satellites into space without any effort at all. I'm still growing up to be able to do that. And one day I'll be able to do it myself, but will I have to?
After all, I didn't just put two satellites into orbit, no, they are satellites with nanites inside and now they will be able to build several satellites and other useful devices out of space debris, and there is plenty of it around the planet.
It's like they say, two birds with one stone.
And the rubbish will be removed and I will be able to monitor Japan better, tracking crimes and helping to catch criminals.
Not now, of course, but I don't have a good surveillance network. It will be available in some form in a year, and fully operational in three years. So I stood outside thinking, even after Nezu and Toshinori left.
- Izuku?
Mum looked out of the house.
- Yes?
I turned round to her.
- I imagined it, didn't I?
- М? You mean did you think the Almighty was here? Or did you think that when you passed out, he carried you to the bed like a princess?
Rushing forward, I managed to pick my mother up in my arms and carried her gently to the same couch.
Still, she's my favourite hero and this is such an encounter with the world's strongest hero.....
Going to the kitchen, I started to heat up the food, because I was hungry. And when I had heated everything up and put it on plates, my mum came round again and came to the smell.
- So...
She sat down at the table and looked at me carefully.
- So I wasn't imagining things?
- No, you didn't.
- What was he doing in our house? And with Principal Yuei? You didn't decide to enrol early, did you?
- No, mum... it's just that I was able to help the Almighty in one matter.....
I shrugged my shoulders.
- It's not something dangerous, is it?
- No...
- Good...
That was the end of the subject.