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Am I worthy?

The cool water laps at his feet, fizzing and bubbling. He hears the waves ahead roar and roll down as they crash onto the shore with a soft hiss.

The sun is just rising, the dark blue sky slowly taking on red hues of light. The sand feels soft and perfectly warm under his skin. Small grains are stuck on his legs, as if he'd dropped a sack of flour on himself.

It's been four months since he started training and the beach is almost fully cleared.

"You're skills are nearly all back Dad!" A tiny voice speaks. Izuku looks down at the phone currently propped up next to him, the camera facing the ocean. "Your sword skills need developing but they're all there! And look! Your speed and strength is already really high!" Excitement can be heard in Yui's tone even through the speakers.

"Yeah... I still can't figure out how. Kayaba was quirkless, how did he manage to transfer my skills into the real world. I've been training for a while and every time I gain even the slight bit of muscle, my strength intensifies ten times. I can't even hear my footsteps anymore."

"That means you have your stealth skills back!" She exclaims happily, although her voice takes a more serious tone afterward. "He was able to replicate the quirk in the game's monsters, it's not an easy feat. It wouldn't be a stretch to think he was able to come up with a way."

"You're right... I just, I need to know how."

He can hear her sigh, they laps into silence after that. Admiring the waves and listening to the water flow around them. He's happy that he's able to share the real world with her.

"I miss Papa." The voice is small, hesitant even. As if she knows the way his heart clench at her words. As if she feels the omnipresent sadness that plagues his entire being and drowns his world.

"I- I miss him too..."

This time the silence is heavy. Suffocating.

His heart aches at the memory. If he just was stronger. If he'd done something different- anything...

"Did you try to find the others?" She tries to lighten the mood. He's surprised sometimes in the level of maturity he finds in his little girl.

"I don't know their real names. The government is taking every measure possible to prevent the survivors from meeting each other. Although, I know who Yashi is. He made it pretty clear." He remembers all those times in the older man's merchant shop.

Yui giggles at the mention of the older man.

"Is he really a hero?" She asks with all the apprehension of a small kid. Talking about heroes for the first time.

"He is! However, he's going to need time to get back into the business after everything."

"Do you want me to help you locate him?"

"You could try but I'd have to go to his agency in order for you to hack their servers. It's not that far from here."

"Oh okay, Promise I'll do my best!"

"Don't worry Yui, I know you got this." He replies easily, fondness radiating in his tone. He wishes he could see her, he wishes they were all back together again.

Sighing softly, he gets up and brushes the sand off of his body.

He takes one last look at the beach before making his way back to the main road.

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Aizawa's walking down the street towards the local coffee shop, when he sees it happening.