Roars of cheers and hurrays deafened the ears as the crowd waved at All Might, flanked by his students.

The time had finally come.

The three-day-long Hero Site Visit had come to an end.

Now, after saving thousands of people from the Villains, the group of UA's teacher and students was leaving the I-Island.

Not only All Might, but one could spy large posters of Midoriya and Todoroki as well.

Among everyone, these two students had stood out the most, gaining international fame among the Expo's audience from different nationalities.

All Might waved at the crowd, a big smile plastered on his face. He had regained his Muscle Form, but, as predicted by Dr. Blessed, the time for which he could maintain it had come down to barely 30 minutes.

Still, this was important as well, All Might believed — To let people see him smiling, despite everything that happened, was also a hallmark of a Hero.

He just hoped his students would do a better job of it, too.

From the corner of his eyes, he looked at the Class 1-A's bright students.

Not one of them was feeling the joy of being lauded by thousands of people. The smile on their faces looked flatter if they hadn't smiled at all.

All Might couldn't blame them, though.

This was also a hallmark of a great Hero — To question all injustice, regardless of whether it was done to innocents, Heroes, or… Villains.

And then there was him…

All Might looked to his right.

Waving back mightily at everyone, standing even a step ahead of All Might, was Luke, with Nyx resting on his shoulder.

"Thank you!" Luke was shouting, laughing out loud. "… Thank you, everyone! Thanks a lot!!"

All Might didn't know why, but as he kept looking at the boy, a smile surfaced on his face.

Then, giving a last thumbs up to the crowd, letting the cameras get a good shot, he turned around and disappeared behind the airport's sliding doors with all the students.

…

Inside the airport, flanked by a dozen black-suited personnel, was David Shield.

His left hand was bandaged, and he was using a walking stick on his right side to keep himself up.

Next to him, Melissa stood, dark circles ruining her beautiful appearance.

As All Might chatted with David, Melissa came forward to the students.

"I've decided to help Papa here," she told them. "With… With the current circumstances, they have allowed me to pursue my degree remotely."

Despite the presence of extraordinary schooling on I-Island, it didn't have any formal Colleges or Universities.

As Melissa was about to graduate in a few months, she had planned to go to College in mainland America.

"You are too smart for them, anyway," Momo said, everyone nodding at her.

Suddenly, an annoying sound came out from behind. Bumping shoulders with Luke and giving him a mean eye, Bakugo stepped forward. "I don't care what you do…" he said, looking into Melissa's eyes. "I want those things… That you gave that stupid nerd before the fight…"

Melissa stumbled back from the pressure Bakugo was letting out.

"… You mean the Full Gauntlet?!" she asked.

"… Don't know — Don't care," Bakugo said. "I want them."

Slap!

It was Uraraka, smacking Bakugo's back.

"No!" she hissed at him. "You can't talk to her like that. Ask nicely."

"Don't mind him," Luke stepped up, looking at Melissa. "It's because of his Quirk — Hot Mind. It can go out of control like Todoroki's…"

Everyone gaped at Luke with their jaws hanging low.

It was one thing pissing off Bakugo — It was another thing entirely touching Todoroki's nerves with the same sentence.

So, as Bakugo went nuts, shouting at Luke, Deku and others looked at Todoroki.

However, for the very first time, they found a smile on his face.

After a while, as Shoji and Sato separated Bakugo from Luke, Melissa, giggling a bit, nodded. "I will try…" she told them. "I don't think they will let me pursue my own research freely anymore. But… I will try…"

"That's right, Melissa," All Might said, approaching behind her. "To keep trying means one hasn't given up. You need to be strong because, one day, it will be you leading the world —"

"— just like your students," David added, smiling at everyone.

Sharing a few more words and exchanging numbers, All Might and the students waved goodbye to David and Melissa as well.

"Don't worry…" David said, seeing the tears in Melissa's eyes. "Everything will be alright."

Melissa nodded, her grip on the mobile in her hand tightening…

…

"Luke," Momo said, approaching him at the back of the plane. "Can I talk to you?"

Luke's mouth was full of food. He instantly gobbled it down and shifted toward the window, letting Momo sit next to him. "Yeah? I swear on Dr. Blessed's name that I wasn't alone with any girl in any bathroom…"

The plane wasn't that big.

So, when they heard Luke's words, a wry smile surfaced on all faces.

As if that was breaking the ice of silence, everyone began talking, sharing their experiences of the incident.

Taking a seat next to Luke, Momo sighed. "I have decided to talk to my father," she said, keeping her voice quiet.

Luke looked at her with wide eyes. "… What did I do?"

Nyx, or the Raven acting as Nyx, slapped the back of Luke's head.

"Not you. About Mr. David and Melissa," Momo said. "He's one of the Shareholders on the I-Island…"

"… You want me to talk to my father as well?" Luke asked.

Momo nodded. "… Will you…"

"Alright!" Luke smiled.

Momo looked at him, stunned. She knew that Luke didn't have much say in the Saionji family, and his relationship with his father wasn't a close one.

For him to just bite the bullet and accept it right away…

Before she could thank him, though, Midoriya entered the students' compartment from the front.

"Luke!" he waved. "All Might's asking for you."

It's time… Luke thought. "Let's come up with a solid argument later, OK?" he asked, sharing a nod with Momo.

And, as he went with Midoriya to the front compartment, Todoroki eyed Luke's back with a chill in his eyes —

— Luke's Alright ringing in his mind over and over…

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