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Chapter Thirty Six

Midoriya's POV:

Kacchan went home after visiting Small Might. He spoke to the bunny in a voice I'd never heard from him. He seemed sweet, which honestly terrified me. I wasn't used to this side of Kacchan, even when we were kids. He's always been known as this explosive person with an oddly fitting explosive quirk.

I sat at the dinner table with my mom, Small Might by my feet. He seemed calm around Kacchan. Maybe it was just because he was unaware of Kacchan's normal behaviour.

It was quiet during dinner. I think we didn't know what to say. The shock of today's events played over and over in my head. I was trying to figure out how Shoto and Kirishima could've been taken so easily when my mom spoke up.

"Izuku, Todoroki's going to be okay. I know it."

"How?"

"Because he seems like he's been through a lot. You can see it in his eyes and the way he acts."

"But-"

"If anyone can get through this, it's him. Trust me." I felt my body relax a little after she said that.

"Thanks Mom... I'm just worried about Shoto~kun. I'm worried about him because he's gone through so much. I don't know how much more he can handle before he breaks." I sniffed, feeling hot tears burning in my eyes. "I just..I don't want him to hurt anymore..." The tears spilled over my eyelids as I dropped my chopsticks, my body shaking.

My mom stood up and pulled me into a side hug. She held me tight. "Shh..Izuku, it's okay. It'll be okay." I nodded and sniffed softly. I pulled away from the hug and looked at her face. Her eyes were dark with worry.

"You're right." I told her, forcing a smile. She seemed to believe that smile because she smiled softly in response and sat back down.

"You're very strong, Izuku."

"I have to be, Mom. I have to be strong if I want to be the number 1 hero."

"Even the number 1 hero has to show weakness sometimes though." I blinked a few times, trying to remember a time where All Might showed weakness. Only one time came to mind.

I thought of the time before he passed on One For All. He showed me his injured stomach and told me about the attack no one knew about. Just thinking of the gory injury made me want to throw up. I felt a buzz of anxiety in the back of my head.

I turned my attention back to the dinner that was in front of me. I took a deep breath and let it out, quieting the buzz in the back of my head. I picked up a few of the noodles in front of me and shoved them into my mouth.

After a while, our conversation went somewhere more positive. We talked about weekend plans and something struck me.

"Hey mom?"

"Yes?"

"What if I started preparing for a job interview at the cat cafe? I know there's probably a lot of work, but maybe we can start working on that this weekend." I suggested.

"That sounds good. School ends soon, right?"

"Yeah. It's perfect timing!" I saw her smile softly as she nodded.

"Okay, sounds good. Speaking of school, do you have any homework tonight?" I shook my head.

"No, but I should work on training."

"Alright."

"Why?"

"Oh, I was just wondering if you'd want to watch a show with me. It's the season finale of that show I was watching, Quirkless Survivalists. Y'know, the one with all of the quirkless actors?"