The Bird's-foot trefoil fool

Chapter 12

It is not strong or smart that survive, but the ones who can bring about change. - Celestia Ludenberg.

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Standing in the hallway, Izuku had his hands covered in ice. The reason why he froze his hands in ice was that he was trying to distract himself. Recently, he wondered why Mr. Merchant wasn't answering his phone calls lately as he noticed the decline of criminal violence while the murders rocketed higher than before. He was getting anxious before he knew it. And the dreams from Reborn weren't helping his worries.

All Might and the others tried to tell him that he was pushing too much. His body couldn't handle the pressure anymore as he overheated himself time after time. He was frustrated that he was going nowhere.

"Dammit... if I was strong enough," Annoying to him. However, he knew that he had the effort and hard work that Reborn trained him over the years. As he was deep in his thinking. His phone ranged.

Ring*

Ring*

Ring*

As Izuku melted his hand was covered in ice. Leon picked up his phone and put it to Izuku's ear as he said, "Hello?"

"Hey, Kid. Sorry for not answering your calls. Something had come up... So why are you calling me?" Izuku raised an eyebrow. It was usual that Mr. Merchant hesitated and did his voice change? He remembers that Mr. Merchant had a deep voice. Now he sounds younger? Similar age to him.

"I was calling you if I can meet up with you since I need some feedback on training skills."

"... I might have some time but I am going on a mission now."

"What kind?"

"Well... these are dark secrets that I cannot tell you but I will give you a hint. So if guns kill people-"

Izuku intervenes in Mr. Merchant's words as he argues, "but that is illegal. Wouldn't you be a villain?"

"No, because the term villain is a bit far-fetched but I am a hitman and assassin for hire. I kill for a reason so don't misunderstand that... the media and the government exaggerated the term of hero and villain for too long that I suppose pencils misspell words. Cars drive drunk, and spoons make people fat is a concept to fool the public's eyes." Mr. Merchant paused for a sec before he continued, "Instead of heroes, we would be policemen and villains as criminals in a black and white background with quirks in the mix. This is the reality where people still kill regardless. This is nothing new. Murder and killing are not uncommon back in the day. You should know that you will have to kill to save many lives one day... I have to go now.... Have a nice day."

Click*

Izuku was silent while Leon had put away his phone. He turned around as he watched his reflection in the window. 'Killing someone isn't ordinary but for a reason... but if heroes are like policemen with superpowers and villains are criminals... then-'

"What is a hero?"

Noted:

Hello, everyone. If you are reading this. I will explain the details. Izuku in this story is not 100% cannon but cannon in Renew by readerdreamer5625. Where Victor is still the main protagonist helping another protagonist in the shadows. Izuku will change his views about the ideals of heroism and the careers that Victor had shown in this chapter.