Izuku woke up with Ochaco sleeping on top of him. A sense of calm washed over him, a new feeling he was grateful to share with her.
"This is a nice way to wake up," he said quietly. "But I need to use the bathroom." He carefully untangled himself from her, trying not to wake her.
After taking care of business, he thought about how good it was to have a normal date with Ochaco without worrying about the end of the world, All for One, or disapproving fathers-in-law.
"Though even the date had some unusual parts. Ochaco said she made enemies. I wonder what I can do to help," he mumbled.
Eternal Pause activated and X answered, "You could scare them silly, for starters."
"The Nobles and the Court? I doubt it. Aren't they trained in swordsmanship from childhood?"
"Some might be, even now. But most Nobles are political these days. The Knights come from lower-ranking nobility and yeomen. The Nobles Ochaco's been talking about have better things to do than sweat in the sun."
"A society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting by fools," Izuku quoted.
X laughed. "Thucydides, huh? Aristotle wouldn't shut up about him. Though I wouldn't let Ochaco hear you calling her knights fools, or you'll be sleeping on the couch for a while."
"Did you know Aristotle?"
"Sort of. He taught Alexander, when he could get him to listen. Which wasn't often. But I never spoke to him directly."
Izuku whistled. "Must be fascinating, having lived through all that. To remember these people. Kind of like knowing ALL MIGHT, I imagine. But they're everywhere."
X only groaned. "Great leaders attract great people. But Aristotle and Alexander were men before they were legends. Even that idol of yours. They had bad days, flaws, failures. Imagine if someone, two thousand years from now, asks about Midnight? Or Mina, gods forbid..."
"Unlikely to happen. We're just kids playing in someone else's treehouse. None of this would have happened without Merlin, or Arthur. Or my father, whoever he is."
"We all build on what came before, but you're responsible for what happens next. It's possible that our actions here will echo through history, just like Alexander's did."
"Or?"
"Or you end up stopping a hammer with your forehead. All my wielders were great people, but not always great successes. And most of them had more allies, or at least less vicious enemies than you do."
"That's a cheerful thought. Anyway, I better get going," Izuku sighed as X deactivated his power.
Returning to his room, he found Ochaco wide awake and undressed.
"Good morning, My Love," she said. "I was wondering when you would come back."
"Now that's a sight I could get used to," Izuku said, ready to join her.
"Come to bed with me, My Love."
"Your wish is my command, Princess."
A knock interrupted them. Midnight's voice came through the door. "Time to get up, Izuku. Kendo's with Shimura's brother at The Crowley. We need to rescue an Evoker from the Icebox."
"Damn. That's today?" Izuku had forgotten.
"Yes," Midnight confirmed.
Ochaco looked confused. "What are Kendo-san and Shimura-san's brother doing at The Crowley? And what's this about rescuing an Evoker? Were you planning to go after Shimura-san without telling me?"
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Midoriya Izuku - The Winter King (BNHA x Love of Magic)
Fiksi Penggemar"You can run, but you cannot hide. We come for you, Winter Child. We come." Those are the words I, Midoriya Izuku, heard before being attacked by what seems to be a rotting dog corpse. It moved faster than the eyes could follow and was about to bite...
