'Huh?'
He's strong... thought Denji, who was standing nearby and saw everything.
Hmm... what a strange guy.
So this is the strongest hero, All Might.
He's bigger and stronger in person... Denji thought.
He took out that villain with a single punch...
As for Midoriya, he fainted... was he scared?
Denji watched from the corner, hoping not to be noticed.
"Young man... young man, WAKE UP," All Might said to Midoriya, who was unconscious.
At some point, Midoriya began to stir, and when he woke up, he realized his idol was right in front of him, staring.
"WOOAAAHH!" Midoriya shouted, even forgetting his friend was there watching from the corner.
"You seem alright, that's the important thing," said All Might.
"You are really strong..." said Denji...
"Hahaha, I'm just a bit stronger, young blond man... but I see you're not hurt. I'm sorry for getting you involved in this, but thanks to you, I managed to capture this guy," said All Might, showing a bottle with a slimy substance inside.
Meanwhile, in Midoriya's mind:
My God, it's really him, All Might in person, the strongest hero...
Denji watched from the corner.
This guy... is such a fan...
"I forgot... can I have an autograph, pleeease?" said Midoriya desperately.
When he looked,
It was already signed.
Midoriya thanked him, even bowing his head repeatedly. He even said he would keep it as a family heirloom... Denji couldn't help but laugh...
"Bye, All Might, it was an honor to meet you..." said Denji, already understanding that the number one hero couldn't stay here forever.
"Well, I need to get back to my duties! Watch my feats on TV," said the number one hero, striking a strange pose. He crouched down, low like a frog.
Midoriya, standing beside him, felt many things seeing his idol leave...
He was Quirkless and wanted to talk to him more...
"Seriously... already... but I still..." Midoriya murmured.
"Midoriya, All Might needs to go..." said Denji, but Midoriya seemed not to care, or rather, didn't even hear.
"You say, 'Professionals are constantly fighting against time and villains.'"
"Wait! I still have...! A lot of questions to ask..."
In an act of courage, Midoriya ran and grabbed onto All Might's leg. It was so fast, and Denji didn't expect it.
....
"About that, I'm counting on you to continue in the future..." said All Might, then he jumped—or should we say, flew away?
These two... screw it, I'm leaving these crazies and getting out of here...
Denji only saw a trail flying in the sky before leaving that place.
Meanwhile, up in the sky:
"What? No, no! Let go!! Are you crazy or what?" said All Might, thinking Midoriya was a crazy fan.
"If... I let go now... I'll di...!! I'll die...!?" said Midoriya with difficulty.
"Indeed....
Meanwhile, somewhere else:
Bakugou was walking around with his lackeys.
"It's his fault for getting in my way."
"You're childhood friends, right? Weren't you too harsh today?" asked one of Bakugou's lackeys.
As they walked, Bakugou started talking about how stupid Midoriya was and how he interfered with his dreams, that sort of thing.
However, without him noticing—or rather, lurking—a shadow was watching.
A slimy figure appeared behind Bakugou and took possession of his body, in the same way it had done with Midoriya earlier.
Bakugou struggled.
"What an interesting body, a great vessel," murmured the villain.
Not far from there, All Might had to land to drop off Midoriya, since he couldn't take him anywhere.
Midoriya then asked All Might a question.
"Can I become a hero?"
He hoped to hear a yes...
But that's not what happened...
....
Denji was heading home without any aim; the only thing on his mind now was that punch from All Might he had just seen...
It was impressive.
Driven by certainty, he came to the conclusion that he needed to train more...
In a few months, he would take the entrance exam for UA.
If he wanted to pass, he had to be strong.
At some point while heading back, he came across a crowd of people gathered, watching something...
Curious, he moved closer to see what it could be.
This... but how? How is this bastard still loose? Didn't All Might catch him? Denji thought.
Did something happen?
Taking a better look, Denji realized the person being captured by that slime seemed familiar...
Bakugou? How, how did this idiot get caught? Damn it... you kind of deserve it, but...
Denji swallowed hard.
The next instant, he reached for his chest, ready to activate his Quirk.
But he stopped when someone ran out from the crowd.
Midoriya... what is he doing here? Does he want to die? Has he gone crazy? Denji thought.
Midoriya ran toward Bakugou, who was trapped.
I have to help, thought Denji.
But I won't use my power, I can't...
Denji, who was behind, ran.
When he reached the wall of people separating him from Midoriya, he jumped.
With superhuman strength far beyond normal, he leapt and cleared all those people in a single bound.
Midoriya, already close to the villain, tried to pull Bakugou out from inside.
Obviously, he couldn't.
The villain, seeing this nuisance, opened its mouth as if to devour him.
"Midoriya... Get out of there, you idiot!" shouted Denji, running toward them.
Midoriya heard and quickly, without even looking, recognized who it was by the voice.
He knew who it was.
His only friend. He knew Denji thought he was weak—that was obvious to him—but he knew it was also for his own good.
But... today, he would be brave.
"NO, I'LL GET KACCHAN OUT OF HERE! I WON'T BE A COWARD THIS TIME, BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE HE WANTED HELP!" shouted Midoriya.
This idiot... murmured Denji.
A shadow in the crowd saw this and murmured, blood dripping from its mouth.
"PATHETIC, PATHETIC."
Denji ran, and before the villain could devour Midoriya, he yanked him away by force.
All Might, who was lurking nearby, quickly, at high speed, grabbed the villain's hand and then prepared to punch him.
"You convinced me... that my morals aren't made for me to just hear talk without leading by example!!! Professionals risk their lives all the time!!!! DETROIT SMASH!!!"
Denji, who was nearby, had to cover his face from the air pressure.
The villain vanished with that blow, disappeared completely; the wind pressure was insane.
"Wait, all this was caused by an upward current of air..." murmured Midoriya...
"...Is it raining?" murmured a civilian.
After the blow, All Might stood there, shirtless, in the middle of everyone.
"Huuuuge... that's the true power of... All Might!!!" murmured a civilian, followed by many others.
They were words of admiration.
After this incident, the heroes recovered the pieces of the slime villain... and handed everything over to the police without any problems.
Midoriya and I ended up receiving long lectures from the heroes.
As for Bakugou, he didn't die, but he wasn't happy at all after that situation.
He even tried to pick a fight with Midoriya. This time, I let it be—it was their personal issue, so I didn't interfere.
By the afternoon, Midoriya and I were allowed to go home.
Denji, on his way home, noticed that Midoriya was stranger than usual... Well, he hadn't asked yet about what he and All Might had talked about.
As they walked—since their houses were in the same direction—All Might suddenly appeared from a corner.
"All Might, what are you doing here?" asked Midoriya.
Denji, standing beside him, as soon as his eyes fell on the number one hero, noticed something.
He's not well... he even saw him spit up blood.
"All Might, are you okay?" asked Denji.
All Might, who had appeared suddenly, turned to the blond and said:
"OF COURSE I AM! AFTER ALL, I AM THE STRONGEST HERO!" He said this with total confidence.
But to Denji's surprise, the muscular man in front of him began to change.
He went from a buff, steroid-looking guy to a skinny, skeletal figure.
Huh?
All Might couldn't maintain his transformation and ended up revealing his true form in front of this boy.
"Eh???? But you... what is this, All Might?"
"YOUNG MAN, YOU CAN'T TELL ANYONE ABOUT THIS!" said All Might, approaching Denji and placing his bony hands on his shoulders.
After that, All Might briefly explained what had happened to him, about his battle a few years ago, his injury, and the current state of his body.
All Might did this because he felt trust in this boy, just as he did in the green-haired one.
Again, Midoriya asked:
"Why are you here, All Might?"
In a serious voice, he replied:
"I came to thank you and make some corrections... and I also have a proposal to make to you. And besides, you told me yourself that I have fake muscles!! For all of that, I have to thank you!!"
Denji, meanwhile, just watched these two from the corner, feeling that something interesting was unfolding.
"As for that..." murmured Midoriya.
And it's all my fault, thought Midoriya. But despite his negative thoughts and low expectations, they never came.
To Midoriya's surprise, what he heard from All Might was everything he wanted to hear, and from the person he admired most.
"At that moment, no one could act. At that moment, no one could act. You were the only one who did something. You, a timid and Quirkless person—it truly moved me."
As All Might spoke, Midoriya bowed lower to the ground. The reason was because of the words his mother had told him in the past, but now someone was saying he could.
"You said before that your body moved on its own. Is that true?"
"Yes!!"
"Then you can become a hero," said All Might.
Those words shook Midoriya; the poor kid couldn't hold back and cried...
Denji was by his side and felt happy for his friend. From what he saw, Midoriya was overjoyed...