Trouble

All-Might wasn't the only person who twitched his lips; Mineta was the same.

'Damn. Don't waste my time.'

Whether All-Might or Midoriya, Mineta didn't care much. However, he tried to be calm since he knew that on the matter of emotion, All-Might was an idiot. He also knew that All-Might didn't have someone with whom he could discuss this matter, so this old man could only talk with him.

"Before you ask this question, you should watch around first since if someone hears our conversation..."

"?!"

All-Might quickly looked around in panic and asked with a voice that was far from calm, "Is there someone here?"

"No, I am just reminding you."

"That's good..." All-Might patted his chest.'

Mineta sighed and asked, "So, what's wrong? Why do you ask me this kind of question? To be honest, I am not sure how to answer since I am not clear on what you want to ask me."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean... are you asking me about my opinion of him as my classmate or your inheritor?" Mineta asked, but suddenly he thought it might be good to learn more about All-Might's Quirk.

All-Might seemed to be in a struggle, hesitating before he said, "...as my inheritor."

"If you have asked me such a question, then you do have a doubt about your inheritor, right?"

"....."

All-Might didn't answer his question, but his expression acquiesced his question.

"To be honest, I don't know much about Midoriya except that he is a bit extreme in his love toward a hero. However, I don't want to make a judgment based on my impression of him, so can you tell me first how you two met and how you have decided to choose him as your inheritor?"

"...is that okay?" All-Might asked timidly.

"Why did you hesitate now?"

"I am afraid to interrupt your training."

"...if you think so, then don't ask me such a question in the first place." Mineta sighed.

"I am sorry." All-Might bowed his head.

"But if you don't want to tell me, then it is alright. I won't force you, though."

"No, no. Let me tell you how I met him."

"Wait, let me lock the door first." Mineta stood up and locked the door again before he sat in cross legs in front of All-Might again. "You don't need to worry. I have heard that this room's insulation sounds good and that no voice will come out." If he was with a woman, it would be more interesting, but he knew that All-Might's matter was more important now.

"Okay."

All-Might nodded, then he told him how he met Midoriya.

Their meeting was normal.

Like any other day, All-Might was working to catch the villain, but that day, he saved Midoriya, and Midoriya asked him whether he could become a hero even if he was Quirkless.

Mineta wanted to laugh at Midoriya's question.

Becoming a hero without a Quirk?

Even those with strong Quirks could die in this profession, then what about those who didn't have a Quirk?

They would be massacred, and they just asked the villains to kill themselves, but he didn't say anything and listened to All-Might's story.

Midoriya, who was desperate, clung to All-Might and, by chance, found All-Might's real situation.

Everything was like a coincidence, but this coincidence bothered him since it felt like the world paved a path for Midoriya. It was as if this guy was the protagonist, which made him uncomfortable.

By then, an accident happened, and the villain, which was blasted by All-Might, caught Bakugou.

In that moment of crisis, All-Might didn't do anything since his body was in a weakened state. The other heroes were the same since they were thinking of waiting for a hero with a compatible Quirk to defeat the villain.

However, in that "very" moment, Midoriya jumped and rushed toward Bakugou to save him.

Watching how such a weak kid bravely rushed forward to save his friend, All-Might was moved, and he decided to make him his inheritor.

"He is amazing to be able to rush forward like that when the rest are just standing..." All-Might was full of smiles, reminiscing the first time he met Midoriya.

'I see...'

Mineta understood why All-Might chose Midoriya.

Stupidity.

Yes, that was the reason.

Choosing someone just because of that, he was afraid not only All-Might's body which was in critical condition, but All-Might's brain was also in a similar state.

In other words, it was useless to deny Midoriya.

He also didn't really want to have All-Might's Quirk since his system was more powerful.

"Did you still see that trait in him?"

"Yes." All-Might nodded firmly, but suddenly he hesitated. "But... but, at the same time, I also realize his other traits. While he is still charged forward to help people even though there is a danger in front of him, he doesn't see the consequences of his action. In his internship, he caused trouble to Gran Torino, and in the training camp, he troubled you. I just... don't know what to do."

If Midoriya was competent, then this was a good trait.

However, Midoriya was incompetent.

All Midoriya did was become a burden for the people around him.

This made All-Might wondered whether he had made the wrong decision, especially when he saw someone who was more competent and suitable to become his inheritor, but unlike Midoriya, who was excited to accept his power, this person didn't want to become his inheritor, which made him speechless.

"To be honest, we shouldn't talk about this. When you have given your Quirk to Midoriya, that Quirk is no longer yours. Instead, it is Midoriya's. If, by chance, in the future, you find someone who is more suitable than him, then what will you do? Asking him to give up his Quirk and become the Quirkless boy like before?"

"I..." All-Might hesitated for a moment before he made up his mind. "Yes."

"Yes?"

"This is for the peace of this country. If Midoriya can do it, then I can be happy. Unfortunately,... I know it is cruel for the Midoriya-boy, but... everything is for peace."

"Peace..."

There was no comparison between the wish of a single boy and the peace of the people in this country.

"But you haven't found that person, right?"

All-Might didn't say anything and stared at him.

"Don't. I have said it before, but I will refuse." Mineta quickly shook his head since he didn't want to be burdened by All-Might's Quirk.

"But..."

"Yanagi-san." Mineta looked at All-Might firmly and said, "Don't make me repeat myself."

All-Might hesitated before he let out a long sigh as he nodded.

"To be honest, instead of talking with me, you should do your best to educate your inheritor better. Even if you think he is a mistake, you should educate him more. You should train him, so he can wield his Quirk better instead of making a hasty decision like this."

"It's not a hasty decision." All-Might shook his head, and his face was full of conviction. "That day...I truly believe that no one can become the symbol of peace more than you." That day when he could only lay powerlessly on the ground, Mineta stood up and forced himself to save everyone. Even if he wanted to think that Midoriya was a better inheritor, he couldn't think so. Mineta's impression on his mind was so strong that he felt Mineta was better.

"You're the one, Mineta. The one that can bring peace to this country, and that's why I believe you can wield this power better than him."

Without even those words, All-Might's eyes told everything since he truly believed that Mineta was the one.

"...."

Mineta knew he was good at manipulating people and lying, but he felt that he was too good that it had made the situation much more troublesome.