...
"He's being put through his own tests within his mind."
"...so they're like his own personal tests? Things he should do to be stronger?"
"I'm not exactly sure, it's different for everyone."
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"So many scenarios... How many more do I have to go through!? I remember a lot now though, and the amount of time I have in this waiting room is now something I can choose.
Right-
Recap.
I shut down UA, killed all might, psychologically tortured Bakugo, infiltrated Shiketsu, killed Bakugo, and shut down Shiketsu...
Those were at least some of the more major things, I don't feel like going over small details like killing mitsuki or adopting Eri.
I'm exhausted, and the pain I go through per failed scenario is bone numbingly painful.
But I don't have a choice but to go through all of them, if I don't then I won't be able to get out or remember why I'm here.
But there is some thing I noticed during my time here.
I'm physically getting stronger. I noticed it per scenario, my vision is no longer blurry and I have full control of my movements.
My only key to getting out of here is figuring out what I have to do in all my scenarios before time runs out.
All of it has been killing people, so my assumption is that it's the same in my next scenario.
Are any of these scenario's real though? It's strange, I can't tell if this is some false reality or a real reality that I'm forever trapped in.
It doesn't matter, let's get this over with."
He shut his eyes and transported himself to his next scenario.
He looked around, he was in the middle of a street.
Everyone had been staring at the big screen.
Confused, he lifted his head and stared.
His eyes widened as anger rushed through his veins, "MOM!? MONOMA!? A KNIFE??? IS HE ABOUT TO KILL HER- I HAVE TO STOP HIM. How much time do I have??? Why are only bits and pieces of what happened here flying to me-"
On the screen, a timer could be seen.
He had 5 minutes.
"Okay okay, think- Its obvious what I have to do. I need to save mom-
Within 5 minutes???
Where even is sh-
Deika city.
There goes the memory...
I need to hurry.
I'm in my villain outfit, in my reality I probably saved her...
So I should be able to do so here"
He activated his steam shoes and flew over Tokyo, he was headed straight for Deika.
No time to waste.
He had been flying at full speed so it didn't take long to make it to Deika city, his only issue was...
He didn't exactly know where his mother was.
"Dang it, where could she be??"
His eyes landed on a large building that screamed villain lair.
"Probably there"
He zoomed at it like a bullet. he shattered through the glass, he had pierced through it blocking his head to stay safe.
It hurt, but it was hardly anything compared to what he'd feel if he failed.
"I'm in. Now where could she-"
His eyes landed on a security table, it had been displaying footage of all the rooms.
"THERE.
The floor directly below!
If only I had a bomb."
He quickly ran down the staircase he found and into the room Monoma had been in.
"Midoriya!?"
"Izuku!"
"Monoma!"
They yelled in unison, it was unintelligible on the footage.
"2 minutes before I fail- I need to take him down now."
"you bastard!"
Monoma held the dagger to Inko's neck, he glared down izuku.
"A step closer and I'll kill her"
Izuku stared frantic, he couldn't help but feel That this wasn't the first time monoma had put him in such a situation.
"Look at how pathetic you are, you can't even save your mother and she's right Infront of you." Monoma sneered.
"1 minute... No no no, I need to do something.
I have no choice but to quickly shoot."
Izuku quickly pulled out his gun and shot monoma, he couldn't waste a second...
Monoma fell to the ground, dead.
Inko smiled, "thank you, Izuku..."
"M-mo-"
Izuku was cut off when he was forced out of the scenario, as soon as he returned to the "waiting room"....
All his memories up to that moment flooded in.
"I remember now...
That's what I wanted to... That's how I planned to save mom...
But the issue was...
I didn't actually find her in time... I let mom die...
In the hands of Monoma at that... Stupid bastard...
It's all my fault she's gone too, if I had just figured out monoma's location...
If I had never let her go out...
If I didn't waste time...
If I had just killed monoma back at Shiketsu.
Maybe she'd still be with me today...
I'm sick and tired of this...
What's my next test, I want to leave this place..."
He reluctantly shut his eyes.
Upon opening them, he found himself midst battle in Deika city.
Tomura was by his side and there standing before him was re-destro.
AFO was in the sky, destroying things from there.
It was there when all of Izuku's memories were restored, it all snapped back on him like a rubber band.
He looked at Tomura, he held back tears as he stared back at re-destro.
"Why are you crying??? It's literally not the time idiot!" Tomura shouted as he tried to launch himself forward.
"WAIT"
Izuku grabbed Tomura and dragged him back, just in time as well...
Re-destro sent out an attack that would've slammed them into the building.
"IZUKU??? WHAT'RE YOU DOING??"
"YOU'RE GONNA DIE IDIOT! IM TRYING TO STOP THAT"
"HUH!? HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY KNOW THAT?? AND HOW??"
"WAIT-
DAD!"
izuku pressed on the comm he knew he was wearing at the time.
"Yes izuku?"
"We can't deal with re-destro, Tomura will die.
Deal with him as we try to find Monoma"
"Understood"
AFO quickly swooped in and started to fight re-destro one on one.
"Izuku what're you doing???"
"Trust me.
Monoma's going to make an appearance any second now and you'll be taken hostage.
Take this dagger, and hide it."
"How do you know all of this-??"
"This reality isn't even real! This is what I wanted to do in the past.
Stop acting as if you're real! Take this dagger and wait for my queue."
Izuku yelled, tears stung his eyes as he held back tears.
"What???"
"Please...
I can't watch you die a second time!"
Izuku put the dagger in Tomura's hands.
"Ok then..."
Tomura hid the dagger, he couldn't understand what Izuku had meant but it didn't matter. In reality, he was dead and nothing was bringing him back.
"When I give you the signal, stab Monoma.
It doesn't have to be a stab to kill, it just has to be enough of a distraction that I can shoot."
"Alright... But how are you so su-"
Tomura was cut off when he was dragged into the air by some invisible force.
Though the force became very visible when Tomura could be seen being held by the neck in the air by none other than monoma himself.
Izuku flew up, he couldn't waste time.
Clearly.
"Well well well, would you look at that.
The izuku Midoriya, struggling against Me."
Monoma grinned as he held Tomura in front of him.
"I'm pretty sure he didn't say that when we met initially.
So the course of the fight must've changed when I got dad involved with re-destro faster."
"Monoma.
If you refuse to put Tomura down right now I'll make sure you suffer an endless life of torture before sending you off to hell."
Izuku threatened, though the words were a distraction.
He was using it to buy time...
He managed to grab his gun with that time.
"Look how pathetic you are!
Silencer.
I hate you, so much.
I hope you feel what I felt when you ruined my life.
You're a cruel bastard, and it's time you got a taste of your own medicine."
Izuku quick glanced at Tomura before looking back at Monoma, that was the queue.
It was something the brothers had practiced. when Tomura was alive, the 2 would go on missions often so some queue words had to be made.
Tomura nodded his head as he quickly pulled out the dagger and stabbed monoma's stomach.
"OW, BAS-"
Izuku shot him in midst of his rage, he killed him instantly.
Tomura was dropped, izuku quickly caught him as he landed.
"How did you know this would happen...?"
Tomura asked as he stood on the roof.
Izuku stared, tears streamed down his face.
"Goodbye Tomura...
This'll be the last time we ever see each other."
He smiled pathetically as he felt his eyes forcefully shut, he was back in the waiting room...
More tears hit the ground, with all his memories back- he couldn't help but grieve.
"I remember everything now...
In reality-
Tomura died.
We had to retreat to make sure we didn't act on pure emotion and make mistakes like the army had wanted of us...
With Tomura being gone, I had to be the one to Inherit AFO.
And so the reason I've been going through all these painful scenarios...
Was to get stronger, so I could properly inherit the power.
But why those scenarios specifically...
I kept being sent to life changing moments.
Is it because each time I went there was something I wanted to do differently...?
Less casualties maybe...
I don't know.
I'll have to ask Dr.Garaki when I awaken.
With that being said, when will I wake up? I caught up with all of my life, I don't know what happens past this moment anymore.
Have I really been here for a month?
I mean, likely...
The amount of times I had to go through retries for 1 scenario is insane.
The only scenarios I didn't have to retry were my last 2...
When I saved mom and Tomura.
It's probably because back in reality, I kept thinking of what I could've done to save them...
If I had just...
Killed monoma from the start.
Mom and Tomura would still be alive today.
I wouldn't have gone through the pain I went through.
It's also a possibility the reason I didn't have retries for the last 2 is because I reached the strength requirements? There isn't much to upgrade past this point.
With the time I've been here, aside from strength...
I learned a lot.
Specifically- my fighting technique improved.
At least from what I can tell.
Ugh how much longer do I have to wait?"
Izuku forcefully shut his eyes, however this time when he opened them he was still in the same abyss.
"Huh...
I really wasn't sent anywhere??
Why!? I was hoping to wake up.
Why aren't I waking u-"
Izuku was cut off when he felt as if his head was about to self implode.
He groaned as he fell to the ground, he held his head and screamed in pain.
He stared at his hands, instead of them looking how they'd usually look...
There were black tendrils shooting out of them, accompanied by red electricity that cackled around him.
He had successfully inherited AFO.
"MAKE THE PAIN STO-"
Izuku was cut off when his eyes actually opened.
"Ah Midoriya, you've awoken quite fast. You didn't even give me a moment to remove your oxygen supply"
Dr. Garaki chuckled as he removed the mask around izuku's face.
Izuku was back to reality.
Despite the fact there wasn't any water to be seen, izuku was drenched which left him quite confused.
Garaki handed him a towel, "you look confused, whats wrong?"
"Why am I soaked in water?"
"You were in a tank of fluids, this should've been expected"
"I see..."
"Now let's go over a quick report.
Izuku Midoriya-
You were in the tank to improve your strength to be able to inherit AFO.
You were in the tank for a month...
And.
You successfully inherited AFO."