Mastermind: Strategist For Hire
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  • Reads 70,633
  • Votes 2,264
  • Parts 43
  • Time 6h 33m
Complete, First published Oct 18, 2023
Mature
Izuku Midoriya never got the chance to save Bakugo from the sludge villain and impress All Might. With his dream crushed, Izuku becomes bitter and angry. It also doesn't help that he faces discrimination at every turn.
All he ever wanted was to be appreciated, so when the villains are the ones to recognize his talents rather than the heroes, well, Izuku just can't resist. He might as well help those who actually want him around.
Mistakes were made, and now society must face a villain of their own making: Mastermind.
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This fic is part of an AO3 series called [For The Want Of A Nail] written by  Clouds (myheadinthecoudsnotcomingdown). This is the second story on the series. I've seen the first and third parts being published on this site but I couldn't find the second one so I'm posting it instead. 

You can find the other stories here :

Part 1: [Deku? I Think He's Some Pro...] by JustAPerson358

Part 3: [Viridian The Green Guide] by IarasIsAwake
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