When she woke up, her first instinct was to comfort Ashido san.
Uraraka san immediately followed into the hug crying. The others joined too. He was glad nobody was hurt badly.
As everyone relaxed, his mind went back to how he killed them. Is that what Thirteen sensei meant earlier?
That power is dangerous when left uncontrolled. He should have known better. He should have dammit.
How could he be that stupid. To think that a punch that destroys buildings doesn't destroy human body. How naive. How pathetic.
The teachers appeared soon. So many heroes. They were ushered into a high security bus.
They were going to jail. Afterall, almost everyone killed today. He did not count who killed how many or who did not kill.
But there were a lot of deadbodies. Their dreams of becoming a hero, all would be gone.
It's his fault. If only he was stronger. If only he could weild One for all at its fullest. If only he was Allmight.
Maybe he could never be Allmight. One for all, if only Akira chan had gotten it.
If only
" Let's play Uno after going back to school!"
She broke his train of thought again. There wasn't a moment of silence during the entire bus ride.
How could she be so unaffected by everything. How could she always have anything under control?
He didn't get to dwell on his thoughts. A game. Akira. She was doing that on purpose. Now that he looked at everyone, she's pulling back everyone from disappearing into their thoughts.
Maybe, he didn't deserve One for All. If she had inherited it, maybe today would've been completely different.
No. It definitely would've been different. She always optimized everything.
It was a fun game. Everything felt normal. Akira was purposefully baiting Ka-chan.
He understood that immediately. They reached the school.
He would never get on the bad side of Akira again. Only those three could talk to authority like that.
No. Only Akira can talk like that. Ka-chan and Todoroki kun, they were aggressive. But anyone who had enough anger can talk like that. Maybe he could if he was angry too.
But her. Only she could talk like that. Insults that hit only where they hurt the most. As if targetted. No. Definitely targetted. She was trying to pull everyone out of the kill count.
Once they left, everyone felt a little relieved. Before anyone could talk, Akira was at it again. If he was hypothesising earlier, this guaranteed it.
She was being loud on purpose. Because, she didn't usually talk all the time. She was deliberately pulling everyone out of thoughts.
She left the room and didn't come back again until hours.
A few teachers came and talked to them. It felt suffocating. The images of how the bodies bursted flashed again and again. It was his fault.
As the successor of Allmight, he should have acted better. Acted more. Had more control. Jad more calm .
" You. Damn nerd. Shut up! " Ka-chan sneered at him.
He didn't understand.
" You're muttering dammit! Tch! Pathetic! "
Ka-chan grabbed him by the collar and dragged him away.
" Deku. " He sneered slamming him into the wall.
" Damn you..... shut up dammit! That damn hag is not Allmight! He chose you! Fucking act like it! Tch! Fucking Nerd. " He left after that leaving him alone.
" Ka-chan" He wanted to scream. He wanted to fight. To prove himself. To prove that he was worth it. He found no strength.
" Fight me then. I won't use my quirk. " Her words echoed. He wanted to scream. He would reach her one day. He would reach Ka-chan. He would surpass him. And Akira. A symbol of hope. To save everyone with a smile. Even in a pinch. Without fear. Like Allmight. Like Akira. Like a hero!
But Ka-chan wasn't looking at him since the school started. There was something else in his mind. He couldn't understand what that was.
He was training harder than before. Longer than himself. Until he was passing out on the ground. Until Allmight carried him and dropped him at his home.
Something changed. He couldn't understand what that was. Was it Akira? She could be the reason.
After all, she had always been the only one who stood above him. Then. And now. She was always above everyone. Ahead.
Unreachable. Maybe he should give up. Maybe he wasn't meant for this role.
The symbol of peace. It's not One for all that made Allmight the Hero. It was himself. His smile. His presence. The same presence Akira now had even without the overwhelming power of Allmight.
He was not cut to the symbol of peace. No.. He was not meant to be a hero.
A silly dream. A powerful quirk that doesn't belong to him. He doesn't deserve it. Akira. She was the true successor. The ideal successor.
Like Allmight. Saving everyone with a smile. A laugh. Or a sarcastic remark. In her own way.
Everyone in the class was silent. They killed too. Were they spiraling like him? If she were to be here, it would have been completely different.
She would have brought a smile on everyone's face. Made them forget everything that happened.
" Yo!"