Towards Change (Rewrite)

#3

All Might and Izuku walked down the streets towards the central station. The hero had asked Izuku to refer to him as 'Ogawa' and the latter complied. All Might took his phone out and dialed someone up as they stopped by a crossing.

"Tsukauchi-kun, hello"

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"Sorry for disturbing you but I've got a situation"

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"Yes. I'll be there in a few minutes"

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"Alright. Thank you, old friend"

All Might smiled and turned to Izuku, gesturing for him to continue walking, "We might want to hurry up. Tsukauchi-kun says that the office is presently empty as units have been dispatched for a villain attack"

"Al-Alright All- um, Ogawa-san" Izuku replied and All Might laughed.

A few minutes later, they reached a rather old-looking office and All Might greeted the security guard.

"Ah, Ogawa-san! What brings you here today?" The guard asked, having known Ogawa to be Tsukauchi's friend, "and who's the kid?"

All Might grinned, "This is my nephew. He got involved in a villain attack a while ago"

"Oh my, is he alright?"

"He is. We were heading home but I thought I'd introduce him to Tsukauchi-kun"

The guard smiled, "I'm kidding, the boss already informed me that you'll be visiting. Please head inside"

Izuku bowed in gratitude and followed All Might into the office and through the halls till they reached a room with the detective's name written on the plaque in bold letters.

"Ah! Ogawa-kun! Come on in" the detective greeted with a smile and then glanced at Izuku. "Hello there. I'm detective Tsukauchi Naomasa. Nice to meet you"

"Mi-Midoriya Izuku" the teen introduced himself, "Nice to meet you too"

They took their seats and Tsukauchi called someone on the intercom, asking them to not disturb him till further notice. He turned to All Might, the relaxed atmosphere dissipating into thin air as he put on his professional mask.

"Who's the kid?"

"A-About that"

Izuku gulped. Why was All Might so nervous? Was the detective harsh?

Tsukauchi sighed, "I have a good idea of what happened but I need to hear it from you, Ogawa-kun"

All Might scratched his cheek nervously, "The kid maaaaaay have seen my true form."

"You're clearly in your true form." the detective stated in monotone. "What do you have to say for yourself?"

All Might chuckled nervously and searched for the right words, only for Izuku to beat him to it. "I-It was my fault!"

The teen squeaked when Tsukauchi pinned him with a hard glare. Noticing the genuine discomfort and regret in the former's eyes, Tsukauchi sighed and schooled his features to look less menacing. "Kid, explain."

Izuku nodded, albeit terrified, "Well, I- I kinda got involved in an ac-accident with a villain and All M-Might saved me. I just wanted t-to ask him s-something and I... k-kinda latched onto him...?"

All Might sighed and placed his hand on Izuku's shoulder, making him flinch slightly. "Whatever happened was an accident, Tsukauchi-kun... Perhaps a bit of my fault as well, since I clearly stayed despite having the choice of just escaping."