The Emperor's Dragon

I'll Always Search For You

"Sensei!"

From where he was, All For One forced himself to take a deep breath. "Yes, Tomura?" he asked mildly, pushing away the pain he felt. It was nearly over. Another day or so at the most and then there would be multiple copies of some very useful quirks.

But this experience had illustrated to him that there had to be a better way. The Doctor would be instructed to find it.

"I need another quirk!" the teen demanded.

Hisashi activated the sight quirk and looked over at the boy. Even without being able to see him properly, All For One could tell that Tomura was agitated.

"Why do you need another quirk?" Hisashi asked. Tomura had never suggested this before. At least, not after the Doctor explained, with examples, the most likely outcome for Tomura taking on another quirk. Gigantomachia was an exception, and the prototypes were, in their own way, exceptions as well. Most died. Tomura knew that.

"To defeat Izuku."

At that answer, All For One shifted slightly. He understood why the teen was asking. Izuku and he had another tiff and from what Kurogiri indicated, it appeared Izuku didn't even remove his quirk but still managed to hold him off. His son was improving. "You do not need to defeat Izuku, Tomura. You do not even need to fight him."

"He's still soft!"

All For One breathed out, taking the time to think. "What caused this?" He asked instead of trying to argue. Kurogiri had related things to him but that was from Izuku's side when his son pointed out the disintegrated plaster.

"He called me a NPC!" Tomura howled.

Despite the pain he was in, Hisashi almost burst out laughing. Apparently his Little Dragon was developing a tongue. He was certainly becoming more bold. The change in attitude was somewhat expected as a result of his injuries and All For One could admit to himself that he was pleased. He would have preferred it didn't come from his injuries but he'd work with what he had.

"Tomura, I will tell you what I told Izuku. His friends, especially Ochaco, do not have the experience Izuku does. She does not have the experience you do. Seeing the system for what it is, seeing heroes for what they are does not come easily when all you have ever known is that they are good and that they will protect you.

"But her eyes are opening and you must be patient. In the future, Tomura, you may need to educate others and so, you must know when to push new information and when you must wait for them to understand. Think of it as if it was one of your information quests," Hisashi explained, though he did wonder why Tomura was so concerned with his Little Dragon's friend. The teen had never shown any interest in the past unless... Was Tomura jealous? That was a possibility that bore thinking about. "You don't learn everything at once."

"That's because you can't in a game." Tomura sounded petulant, which meant that he acknowledged the point, even if he didn't want to.

"Regardless, this is similar. Some people will change their minds instantly, others will need to be presented with proof, and others will cling to their beliefs, no matter how wrong, until the day they die. You must recognise what type of person you are dealing with. Izuku's little friend will not cling forever to society's truth. But she instinctively knows she does not like reality. It will take time." All For One avoided pointing out that Tomura had no reason to care about this. If the teen was jealous then that would only cause him to attempt to be more involved. People were interested in many things that didn't concern them. It was interesting to find out that Tomura was no different.

He could tell Tomura wanted to object but Hisashi could also tell that the teen knew any argument would be countered. They sat in silence for a few moments before Tomura spat. "Tch," the teen almost growled. "She won't be in my party."