Guidance, or To Help (those in need) by orionchildofhades / shwwmf

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Pepper was shaking him by the shoulders, a grin spread on his face but his eyes half mad and worried.

"What on earth did you pull on us? Since when do you work with villains?"

"You literally do illegal work for villains and vigilantes for fun. Why am I being yelled at?"

"That had nothing to do with anything, kid. You just jumped right into the Number 2's face, he's going to be looking for you."

"He can suck my dick," Tomura was definitely rubbing off him. "His ego is too big, he probably hasn't seen me when I was right up his face and is certainly not going to go look for a kid who put water on his face."

"And released some very important documents! How did you even find them?"

"A man doesn't kiss and tell-"

"This is not what the expression means and you know it."

"And Endeavor is too much of an asshole to think the guy who poured water over his face actually did the work on the internet as well. I bet he can't even read."

"Kid, he is the second strongest hero in all Japan," Mitsuka, for the second time in the months they had knew each other, talked to Izuku. "He isn't as stupid as you believe or he wouldn't be so high in the ranking."

"That's where you're wrong. The ranking are popularity votes by the public; it means nothing in term of strength. I will admit it, the strongest the most likely they are to end up in the top 10. But being number 2 doesn't mean you're stronger. It means people notice you, prefer you. All Might is first because he is the nicest, always smiling and ending evil in matter of seconds. Fact. He is strong. Fact. People love him. Fact. He is probably one the strongest hero out there. Fact . But is he the strongest? Are none of the other heroes able to beat him? Who knows. Endeavor is number two because he is the exact opposite. He fights of villains with strength and insuluts instead of smiles, he wants to be the strongest. He is rough and brutal. He also is strong but you want me to be honest? Water is so easily beatable there is no way he is the second strongest. He just like to think so because someone gave him the title. Everyone fall for the fact that the heroes must be as strong as their rank says. But it's really based on nothing but the public's opinion. Look at Chronos, he had risen to number 26 when he died. He wasn't strong at all."

"Who the fuck is Chronos?" Mumbled Pepper, catching very little of Izuku's speech.

"Time hero, we did his costume dumbass." Salt answered, flicking her brother on the head.

She then scanned Izuku with a new eyes, something akin to wonder and curiosity in her usually cold and stern gaze.

"All right. Fair. I still think you underestimate him."

"I actually don't. He just won't be able to do much about it. There is no actual link, aside from the timing between me and the documents. All I did was a very mean prank on the number two hero," he faked a pout, his tone mocking, "poor Endeavor, forced to take a shower in video. Whatever will we do against the naughty boy who did?"

Mitsuka, surprisingly so, snorted. She lightly tapped on the table by her side 'he's starting to grow on me.'

Her brother turned around, beaming.

"Thanks! You're not so bad yourself!" Izuku said. There was really no point in keeping it secret anymore.

"Since when do you understand Morse code, twerp?" Salt asked, a tad stunned.

"Before I even knew you. Your fault for not checking beforehand. On another subject, I'd like you to try out this."

As the two sibling exchanged stunned look, angry tapping and whispering that he had played them, he rummaged in a box where he usually left his invention when he worked in their lab.