One for All (Part 19)

Shigaraki was silent as he watched the scene on the television. The entirety of the league of Villains were silent. After several moments of watching the news, Toga broke the silence. "...All for One… lost…?" Nobody else spoke. Shigaraki wanted to scream in pain, but didn't. He wanted to destroy the building in a fit of rage, but didn't. Instead, he slowly stood up. "Come on." The League looked up to him. Dabi stepped in front of him. "Are you ok, boss?" "I said come on." Dabi stepped out of Shigaraki's way as the rest of the League of Villains followed. Toga spoke up again. "Where are we going, boss?" "We need to get ready to take control of the rest of the criminal underground. With All for One dead, there will be more chaos, just like when he was arrested after All Might's retirement. We need to capitalize on this moment."

Somewhere outside, the roars of a cheering crowd could be heard. It was so loud that Mirko could hear it even all the way up in her penthouse. She smiled. Heroes needed a win in these trying times, and the defeat of All for One would certainly raise the morale of heroes across the country. It was the proof needed that villains weren't unstoppable, and that the United States didn't need All Might to push forward. Stronger heroes were rising to the challenge every day. Mirko stood up from her couch and went to get dressed. It was time to patrol, after all.

The classroom was deafening. Eri's smile was bright. "They did it! They did it!" Katsuki allowed himself a small smirk as he turned off the news and put his phone away. "There was never any doubt, kid. I told you he was too stubborn to lose."

The sun was beginning to rise, which made the recovery efforts much easier. Pro Heroes, ambulances, and paramedics had flooded UA to search for the heroes who had fought All for One. Aizawa, Jason, Chris, and Kirishima were all in critical states as they were loaded onto gurneys and lifted up into ambulances. Itsuka was resisting all the way into the ambulance. The paramedic was trying to calm her down. "Please stay still! I know it hurts!" Itsuka still resisted. "Hey, listen. Your teacher and all seven of your friends have been recovered and are on their way to the hospital. You'll be-" "...11…" The paramedic was silent as Itsuka forced the words out. "...there were… 11… of us…" Itsuka finally passed out. As if to confirm Itsuka's message, Endeavor's shouting could be heard across the field. "Shoto?! Shoto, where are you?!" The rescue party began fanning out to look for the remaining three students.

Shoto, Mina, and Momo could hear the shouting as people searched for them. However, at that moment, they didn't care. Momo was being held up by Shoto, who's right arm was broken. Mina was barely staying upright on her own. The three of them were silent as they stared down at All for One's head. The body had been disintegrated by Chris's full power punch, leaving only this. Momo looked up at Shoto. "We need to do something." Shoto looked back at her. "Like what? It's just a head." "We have no idea how many quirks he has. What if one of his quirks lets him come back from this?" Shoto's eyes narrowed. "If he comes back from this, we're all dead. Chris and Jason are down, we're barely standing, and my father still isn't at peak power. We'll have to-" Mina raised both of her hands over All for One's head and dumped a massive amount of acid onto it. Shoto and Momo backed away, careful not to fall over. After a few moments, Mina stopped and the three girls silently watched All for One's head disintegrate into nothing. Mina looked straight ahead, not looking at the others as she spoke. "If he comes back from that, I'm moving to Brazil and hiding out there for the rest of my life." She spun on her heels and began limping up towards the rescue party's shouting. Shoto turned to her. "Why Brazil?" Momo smiled. "Come on, Shoto. Let's go get patched up." Momo let go of Shoto and began limping after Mina. Shoto was still confused as she followed. "Wait, I'm still confused. Why Brazil?"