Chapter 18: Aftermath and Izuku's origins

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3 days since "Kamino Incident"

"The last flames inside me have gone out... "The Symbol of Peace is dead"... yet there are still things I must do..." Toshinori said

Inside his hospital room, the Number One Pro Hero sat on a bed, wearing a medical gown, next to him sat Gran Torino, who had bandages covering half of his face, and Tsukauchi Naomasa, his close friend and confidant who worked as a police investigator.

"Shigaraki Tomura... Shimura's grandson huh?" Gran Torino muttered.

"But there is no basis behind it, right? Have neither of you interacted with the previous generation of her family" Naomasa asked, trying to get the logic behind that piece of information

"Well... Shimura's husband was killed, so she send her son away for safety... from the world of heroes, and he has forbidden us to never interact with any of them for that, even if the worst happened to her..." Gran Torino explained

"And this is the outcome... how miserable..." Naomasa commented

"My master just wanted to do what she could do to ensure a life of peace... I have to go find Shigaraki... if he does, then him..." All Might tightened his good hand in a fist

"No" Gran Torino intervened "What would you do if you find him? You no longer see him as a villain, it would be your loss. No matter what his lineage is, at the end of the day, he is a criminal"

"For now the search for Shigaraki will be handled by me and Tsukauchi, you should focus on your duties in UA and carry out all that it is you must still do, even if you can no longer be the Symbol of Peace..."

All Might seemed to be deflating to this, but then he remembered something that has been bothering him since he gained consciousness

"Young Slade... I mean young Midoriya, now that I think of it, is he all right?" he asked standing up, still shaken by the fact the most that the Drakon and Titan had a son.

"The kid? He's still unconscious" Naomasa seemed surprised that Toshinori asked for him

"May I see him?"

"I don't know what can you do there but... I will call a nurse" Naomasa said as he pressed the alert button.

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When they arrived at Slade's room, they were surprised to find Nezu and Recovery Girl inside, yet they didn't seem to take account of their apparition, as they keep muttering between themselves.

"Principal?! Recovery Girl!?" All Might was surprised

"Ah Toshinori, glad to have you back" Recovery Girl smiled, taking her eyes of her notepad.

Nezu on the other hand acknowledged them with a nod, before returning his eyes to the pile of paper he was inspecting, which was quite rare from the usually cheerful chimera.

They took a moment of silence to see the boy, who was laying on the bed, with an intravenous drip connected to his right arm. In contrast to his always cold and emotionless persona that he usually portrayed, his face looked... serene.

"This boy... hard to believe his 18" Gran Torino softly said

"Indeed, but if he has not intervened, I wouldn't be here..." All Might replied

"I still can't believe he is the son of Hisashi..." Naomasa muttered

"Chiyo what is happening to you? You seem conflicted about something" the oldest man in the room asked his counterpart.

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