After Deku recovered, Torin told all of them that they couldn't stay at his cave. He liked his privacy. That was just fine by Tsuyu...if she could have successfully left.
Torin still refused to take her back to Green Village. Deku tried to persuade him to no avail. So, finally, he said he'd take her back himself.
"Uh...I don't suppose you have another magic map," he said.
Torin muttered something about useless whippersnappers. "No. You think magic maps grow on trees? Why don't you use the one I gave you before?"
"Well...uh...it only points to me," Deku said.
"That's because you're the holder now!" Torin said.
"Then what's the use of using it?" Deku asked.
"You and your troublesome questions. Don't you have any imagination?" Torin grumbled, "Well, if it'll get you to leave, I do have something that might be of use." He went to a chest and pulled out some boots. "Back in my training days, I used these to get around with to help people. You ever hear about how he saved people?"
"They say he was always first to the scene of the disaster!" Deku beamed, "And he would be gone in an instant."
"Yes, well, that's a little trick he learned from me," Torin said, "These are 7 League Boots. They'll carry you anywhere around the world in the blink of an eye."
"Oh.... Wait, why didn't you give me those before?" Deku asked, "I would have found the 8th immediately and not had to worry about monsters."
"Because, you idiot, they're magic. And you can't use magic, can you?" Torin hit him in the head. "But now that you have the SOL, you should be able to use them. Of course, your tolerance to magic is going to be weak until you can actually use the SOL for protection, so you might want to take it slow." He shoved the boots into Deku's hands. "Now go! I'm tired of you all."
"I thought you were going to train me!" Deku said.
"I believe in learning on the task," Torin said, "That's how I trained the 8th. Toss them into the river, that's what my parents always said. Either they'll swim or drown."
"But, uh...don't you hate people?" Deku said.
"What's your point?" Torin said, shoving him out the door, "You and your party can go find a problem and solve it. There's plenty around right now. Then come back, and I'll tell you how you did it wrong."
"Is that really how your trained the 8th?" Deku was flabbergasted.
"As I recall. 'Course he had the 7th too. You sure aren't the luckiest lad, are you? Bye." Torin shut the door.
The other three looked at him. They were waiting out front.
"So, I'm guessing he said no," Tsuyu said.
"Nifty boots," Ochaco said.
"Given his nature, I'm surprised he waited this long to throw you out," Fumikage commented, "I must find my Roc, Shadow, before it wreaks havoc on the woods."
"Are you sure it hasn't already?" Tsuyu asked.
"Normally he heeds my orders or else sleeps, but he might grow restless after so long. I prefer not to find out," Fumikage said somberly.
* * *
"Well, the goods news is, Tsuyu, we can take you home first," Deku said, after he explained his new "quest" to them.
"Sure.... Do you know how to use those?" Tsuyu said.
"Sure," Deku said, "I mean...no...but don't you just put them on?"
