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After the death of his father, Izuku's mother remarries Toshinori Yagi-better known as All Might. What was supposed to be a new family becomes a lifelong curse. His stepfather's shadow looms over him, and his younger half-sibling, adored by everyone, only deepens his isolation. Despite years of training and study, society still brands him as weak-"the powerless stepson of the Symbol of Peace."
When his dream of heroism is crushed by All Might himself, Izuku leaves everything behind to live with his paternal grandparents in the countryside. There, he uncovers a forgotten world-one of spirits, yokai, and ancient magic hidden beneath Japan's soil.
Years later, Izuku returns as a man forged in the supernatural. He opens a quiet bookstore-café by day, but by night he acts as an Arcane Guardian-a hero who deals with curses, malevolent spirits, and the darkness society refuses to see.
UA, now a university for elite hero studies, soon takes notice of the mysterious new "magical hero" making waves in the underground. And fate, as always, draws Izuku back toward the people who once broke him.