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Chatter permeated the atmosphere of Class 1A before their homeroom teacher arrived as the incident had been broadcasted on the news channel, and it set the students talking about Ren.
"I hope he's getting better," Momo murmured with concern.
"Knowing him, I'm sure he'll be all right. Let's put our faith in Akagami."
The doors slid open, and a recognizable figure limped in.
"Akagami?!"
The class exclaimed in unison, while Bakugo rested his head in his arms, staring out the window.
"H-Hey," Ren stammered, fiddling with his hair as he forced a smile onto his lips for a moment. His voice was low and calm as he waltzed his way into the classroom. "I-I'm back."
"Akagami!!!" The girls rushed toward him and enveloped him in a motherly embrace. His face turned red as their breasts pressed against his cheeks, while Mineta could only grin in frustration.
"Akagami!!" Mineta charged forward and extracted Ren from the woman's grasp.
"Hey, don't hurt him. He just recovered," Uraraka chimed in, clenching her fist.
"I-It's okay, guys. I'm fine now," Ren stammered, strolling to his seat to set down his backpack.
The whole class gathered right in front of him, whereas only Bakugo didn't stir from his position, whispering to himself.
"We heard what happened to you, Akagami. Are you really all right?" Iida adjusted his glasses with his index finger. "We came to visit you in the hospital, but you were sound asleep, so we said a quick prayer and left."
Everybody nodded in unison.
"Thank you, guys. I really appreciate you visiting me. But it's going to be fine. Why? Because I am here!" Ren mimicked All Might's favorite phrase and struck a pose, prompting everyone to erupt into relentless laughter.
"You're so hilarious, Akagami!" Kaminari hummed, a grin plastered on his lips. "If that were me, I'd pee my pants facing real villains right now."
The classroom burst into laughter once more, and as expected, it was getting on Bakugo's nerves. He could feel his temper rising with each passing second, but he managed to suppress the urge to blast everyone to pieces.
"Shut up!!" Veins bulged across his face, and sparks flickered from his palms for a moment.
"Calm down, Bakugo. Remember, you're not a villain but a hero in training," Todoroki said, his voice calm and firm.
Tsk!
Ren could only chuckle to himself before the door slid open with a boom. In walked All Might, the number one hero in Japan.
"All Might?!"
The class exclaimed in unison, gazing at the towering figure standing right before them. It was a dream come true for some kids like Izuku Midoriya, who had idolized All Might since he was a little child, despite having been quirkless until recently when All Might passed One For All to him—a secret he had been sworn to keep.
"What's the number one hero in Japan doing here at U.A.?"
"Don't tell me… you'll be teaching us?"
A wide grin spread across the hero's face as he gave them a thumbs-up. "That's right, gentlemen and ladies. All Might will be teaching you from today."
The class erupted in cheers, including Bakugo, who pledged that he would become the number one greatest hero by surpassing All Might one day.
"That's awesome!"
Ren could only smile as he clenched his fist. "All Might in the flesh is truly a dream come true. I'll surpass you and become the strongest hero," he whispered to himself with a creepy smirk playing on his lips.
Deep within his own consciousness, Sukuna sat atop a pile of bones, his face resting on his hand. 'That's your hero? How weak.'
Ren heard the voice again and nodded his head in approval, realizing that the strongest hero was now their teacher at school. "Wait, did you say something, Sero?"
Sero shifted his gaze toward him. "No, I didn't. You must be hearing things, haha."
"Haha," Ren faked a smile, fiddling with his hair. "Why have I been hearing a voice after the incident? Maybe I really did hit my head that hard." He tried to brush the thought aside, only for Sukuna to speak again.
'You want to be a hero?' Sukuna laughed. 'Look at you. Weak. You can't even protect yourself.'
"Shut up!"
Ren yelled, slamming his fist against his desk, which drew the attention of All Might and the entire class.
He realized his body was drenched in sweat, his chest heaving as he struggled to catch his breath. Hopping out of his seat, he said, "Excuse me, sensei. I've got to pee."
The class fell silent, dumbfounded—they had never witnessed such behavior from him. Meanwhile, Bakugo, Todoroki, and All Might were the only ones who suspected something was wrong.
"Akagami!" Jiro exclaimed, stretching her hands to reach him. "Is he having a fever, All Might?"
All Might struck a pose. "I'll go get young Akagami while you all stay calm. I'll be right back."
All Might dashed out of the classroom, leaving behind a gust of wind that ruffled the hair and uniforms of the students.
Ren ran toward the bathroom, his memories beginning to surface as fragments of what had truly transpired on the day of the incident started to return.
He let out a loud moan inside the bathroom. His uniform was drenched in sweat as he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror.
Sukuna's grin widened in the depths of Ren's consciousness. He could only bring calamity and hatred, attempting to lead Ren down a path where he could no longer see the light. Then, Sukuna's mouth appeared on Ren's cheek, laughing evilly.
'What does a weak fool like you think you can accomplish by being a hero?'
Staring at the mirror before him, Ren couldn't believe what his eyes had just witnessed. He yelled at the top of his lungs as he crashed into the wall behind him, his head slamming into another mirror, causing blood to gush from the wound.
His mind went blank as the mouth on his cheek disappeared and reappeared on his hand. 'You know what, brat? First, I'll have you kill all your friends and family,' Sukuna's voice resonated in the bathroom before fading entirely.
Ren couldn't comprehend what he had just seen. He knew his quirk wasn't strange enough to sprout mouths on his cheek or hand. His head felt as though it might explode before All Might burst in with considerable speed.
"Young Akagami, are you alrigh—" All Might's grin instantly vanished as he caught sight of his student lying on the floor, covered in blood.
Without a second thought, All Might swiftly lifted him from the ground and dashed toward the U.A. clinic where Recovery Girl was stationed.
Recovery Girl was a short, elderly woman with gray hair styled into a netted bun. She had a notably small nose and eyes usually drawn as two small dashes, along with a long mouth and defined nasolabial folds. She wore a doctor's lab coat and a dress with yellow and red vast-like patterns on either side.
Her quirk allowed her to amplify and accelerate the human body's natural healing process by planting a kiss on the injured person. With her quirk, she could mend broken bones and several limbs within seconds, though she could not entirely control how much a person's healing factor was boosted. Despite its power, this quirk could not heal injuries that were too severe, nor could it regrow lost body parts.
"All Might?" She whispered softly. "What do we have here?"
All Might placed Ren's body on the bed. "Earlier, he yelled out for no apparent reason, and it seems he has a severe headache or something," he said.
"That's not the issue," Recovery Girl said, spinning in her chair. "I can see he's bleeding."
All Might clasped his hands together. "It's my fault he got wounded. When I went after him, I found him lying on the bathroom floor, broken mirrors scattered everywhere."
"Do you think it was an accident?"
All Might paused for a moment before speaking softly. "I hope it was. Anyway, can you please patch him up quickly?"
"Okay," she said, hopping out of her chair and stepping toward her patient. "Move aside." She swatted All Might on the backside with her cane, and he quietly stepped aside like a child waiting to receive candy from his mother.
She adjusted her glasses and let out a sigh. All Might watched, shivers running down his spine, as she leaned in toward the patient on the bed.
She kissed Ren on the forehead for a few seconds, activating her quirk, causing the small wounds on his head to regenerate as though they had never been there.
"I'm done," Recovery Girl murmured. "He should rest for a few minutes."
A low moan escaped the young boy's mouth as his eyes finally opened. He scanned the room and caught sight of the elderly woman in a lab coat and the number one hero in Japan sitting adjacent to him before realization dawned on him.
"All Might?!!!"
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