The Sharp Prince and the Soft Pauper

Chapter 17: The Truth

The four boys looked at the file in front of them. They read the file again so as to make sure that they didn't miss anything. The file contained information about a terrorist group called the League of Villains that had been attempting to take over the kingdom for many years. It also mentioned that one of the terrorist was responsible for selling the false gold to the Todorokis. Izuku looked over the file as quickly, yet as attentively, as he could. There was absolutely no information on his father's execution as a result of the false gold. Izuku is about to scream. Kirishima noticed the look on his face and hugged Izuku to try to calm him down. Kaminari asked, "So, what do we do now? This file was suppose to have the answers, but it gave us nothing. There's nothing about Izuku's father's execution." Bakugo said, "Well just have to ask the head Todoroki himself. It doesn't matter what's been written on paper anyway. If we can get the information from him, we're set." The four boys then proceeded to walk back up the stairs. Kirishima continued to hug Izuku to comfort him at the lost of the chance to avenge his father. Suddenly, they heard a sound a turned. They saw that the guards were returning. The four of them panicked and ran away, hoping that the guards didn't see them exit the archives.

The four boys ran for a couple of minutes. They did their best to stay out of sight. From what they were aware of, no one had spotted them, so they should be safe. Izuku let out a sigh of disappointment as they took a break to catch their breathes. He had wanted to avenge his father so badly and fix the kingdom, but all he ended up doing was risking his friends getting into trouble. He felt awful. Kirishima placed a hand on Izuku's shoulder and said, "Don't worry Izuku. It'll all turn out just fine." Just then, they heard more footsteps approaching their area. The four boys began to run again. Kaminari then pointed a lit up room, "There. If we hide among the people, we might lose them." They ran into the room. However, they ended up being on the second floor, so they were looking down on everyone and were in plain sight. Bakugo was looking back to see if the guards had followed them, "Looks like the guards aren't following us. We might have lost them regardless." Kirishima said, "We still need to find someplace safe to hide until we can get away." Suddenly, there were trumpets being played as man walked to the center of the room. He had enormous muscles, was incredibly tall, had a great, big smile on his face, and had blond hair with two bangs that pointed upward. Izuku gasped, "Holy crap guys. That's Toshinori Yagi, better known as All Might. He's the most powerful and beloved of all the kings in this kingdoms history. Wow. He's so cool up close." Kirishima smiled a little at Izuku's excitement. After a few seconds, All Might raised his hand and the trumpets stopped. All Might spoke to everyone, "Dear subjects of this great kingdom. Thank you all for taking your time and coming here today. It must have been quite a surprise for all of you to have received an invitation to my castle for a ball. Yes, quite a surprise. But, it was necessary. For now, I am announcing my retirement as the king!" There were gasps heard across the room. Meanwhile, on the second floor, Izuku just stood there, paralyzed in shock. Bakugo hit the back of his head to bring him back to reality. All Might continued, "I know that this may come as a shock to many of you, but it is the truth. I am retiring. I have grown quite old, but not old enough that I've gone senile. Haha haha. No. Instead, it is because I want to serve the kingdom as one if its knights again, as I did before I took the crown. Then, maybe, once I'm done with that, I'll spend the rest of my days as a humble old man." There were murmurs across the room. All Might said, "Now, don't be saddened. Yes, I have received much praise for my reign as king, but it must come to an end. But please, do me a favor. Do not cry because it has ended. Instead, smile because it happened. I know that I shall smile when I think back to the days when I served my kingdom. Now, onto the important stuff. As you all know, I never produced an heir to take over the kingdom. As such, I had to choose a successor to my throne, someone whom I could trust with my very life and the lives of the kingdom's subjects. It was not an easy task to find such a person. But I did it. This man truly exceeds in self sacrifice. You must be told that a secret terrorist group that called itself the League of Villains had been attempting to take over the kingdom for over a decade. However, it was thanks to this man that we were able to defeat the League before they could even cause havoc across our kingdom. He was also the one to defeat my arch nemesis, All for One. My successor chose to help me in this fight, despite having no reason to. He could have just gone about his way of life with his family, but no. He chose to give it all up to save the kingdom. He even had us fake his own death to make sure that he could never be found out. Yes. He is a great man that I have had the honor to work with. Now, let's stop milking it. It doesn't matter what has happened in the past. What matters is how he can lead you into the future. Now, come forth..." The large doors of the room opened "Hisashi Midoriya!"