Chapter 171: Doubt
After that conversation, Mineta and Momo left, leaving All-Might to rest, especially after they knew All-Might's situation.
"Minoru, what do you think we should do?" Momo asked. "Should I ask my parents to investigate this person?"
"No!"
Momo had never thought that Mineta would react so strongly.
"Sorry for raising my voice so suddenly, but Momo, you should understand how dangerous this person is. While your family is rich, can you guarantee they won't be hurt when they fight against this person? If you can't imagine it, just think your family will have to fight All-Might. You have seen All-Might's real power, right? What is even worse, this guy is a villain, and killing people is like something normal for him. Do you want your family to be..."
He didn't continue his words since he knew that Momo understood what he meant.
"I-I..."
Momo didn't know what to say since she knew that her action might bring disaster to her family.
"As All-Might-sensei has said before, this person is dangerous, and we can't carelessly try to get close to him or let him notice our presence. Risking your life and doing something that could easily rob you of your life are exact opposites."
"I-I am sorry."
She lowered her head and realized her mistake.
Mineta hugged her in his arms and gently caressed her hair. "It's okay. You're a good girl, Momo. I know your sense of justice can't let this person be free and not be caught, but we should be careful. Our advantage is that this person doesn't know that we know their existence, and I am sure that this person is also hurt by his fight with All-Might. However, it doesn't mean he is weak since you can see how powerful All-Might-sensei is even if he is hurt.
"So, for now, let's not think about catching or defeating this person. Instead, we should do our best to become stronger since when we're stronger, we will be able to become a help for All-Might."
Momo looked at Mineta and stayed in his arms since it brought her a sense of security.
"Thank you for reminding me, Minoru."
"It's alright. I will protect you, so believe me, okay?" He kissed her forehead gently.
Momo blushed and hugged him tightly. She realized that at that moment, she was crazily in love with him, and she wanted him more. However, when she thought about his relationship with Ibara, her heart became gloomy.
'I want him.'
As for All-For-One, she wasn't going to think about this person now. Her power was hardly helpful in fighting this person, and she also didn't want to endanger her family, so she didn't change. She only needed to listen to his words since she knew he had never done anything wrong. He had always been right, and she was going to keep trusting him from now on.
"By the way, do you want to stop at the library?"
Mineta stared at Momo for a while and said, "Sure. There is this book that I want to read."
As for All-Might's inheritor, he didn't care since, in his eyes, this guy was nothing but a weakling. Even if this person was able to master All-Might's power, so what?
Even All-Might wasn't his opponent, and once he was serious, it was easy to erase him. It was also the same case in All-For-One, so he wasn't worried, but he had to say All-For-One's "Quirk" was dangerous, so he was going to search for this person.
Fortunately, he had let go of the bait, and he only needed time to wait for his target to bite it.
---
"All-Might, are you okay?"
Midoriya quickly came to All-Might when he was finished with his exam.
"Haha, Midoriya-boy! Naturally, I am okay! There is no way that I am not okay! By the way, how is your exam? Have you succeeded?" All-Might asked with a beaming smile.
"I-I am sorry, All-Might..." Midoriya lowered his head and clearly showed the result of his exam through his expression.
Even if Aizawa's "Quirk" was quite plain and didn't enhance his physical ability, he was a fearsome opponent for Midoriya and Bakugou, especially his mouth. He didn't hold back and provoked the two of them, causing them to be so persistent, trying to defeat him, and didn't even try to run away.
As for the result?
It was obvious.
Bakugou and Midoriya lost, and they were taught by Aizawa cruelly, telling the theme that if they couldn't change, it was impossible for them to grow and become the number one hero.
However, while Midoriya was depressed, he started to learn a new thing.
Even Bakugou was similar.
The two might have lost, but they gained something.
Aizawa might seem to have a bad personality, but he was a softie who wanted to give the best to the students he taught. Naturally, many people thought he was messed up, but it was better for them to think he messed up instead of watching the students that he had taught to die on the street someday.
However, All-Might didn't know this and heard Midoriya's answer, making him hesitate for a moment. He wanted to believe in Midoriya, but the progress that Midoriya showed was far from satisfying. Even now, he couldn't even imagine how Midoriya was going to defeat Mineta, then how Midoriya was able to defeat All-For-One.
Was it okay to entrust the heavy duty to defeat All-For-One to this boy?
What if Midoriya was killed by All-For-One?
When a doubt started to grow in his heart, it couldn't be stopped, and it couldn't be erased.
All-Might wondered whether it was really a good thing to entrust the power of One-For-All to Midoriya.
"All-Might! All-Might! Are you okay?" Midoriya quickly asked since All-Might didn't even say anything before.
"Ah, um, I am alright!" All-Might showed his bright smile again and said, "It's okay. You're still in the learning process. I am sure that you will be able to grow stronger from now on."
"Yes, All-Might!"
Hearing All-Might's support, Midoriya quickly cheered up and decided to work even harder since he wasn't going to let All-Might down.
All-Might only smiled and thought about his previous conversation with Mineta, but he decided to refrain from talking about this matter to Midoriya. He felt that Midoriya was still far from mature, and he knew that Midoriya was going to make a fuss by approaching Mineta and saying something more than necessary.
All-Might took a deep breath and wondered whether he had made the right choice. He looked at Midoriya, who had become cheerful for a moment, and thought, 'I will believe in you, Midoriya-boy.'
While Mineta and All-Might had their own meeting on the infirmary of the Yuuei, another meeting was about to be held in a certain dilapidated bar.
Shigaraki was sitting on the bar chair as usual while staring at the photo of Mineta Minoru with a complicated gaze.
'If I am not here, will he be Sensei's inheritor and disciple?'
When Shigaraki heard those words, he felt conflicted. He knew that his Sensei didn't think too much when he said those words before, but it gave him a lot of complicated thoughts.
His relationship with Sensei was extremely complex.
His Sensei was his savior and the one who taught him everything, so he was going to do his best to repay him, yet he had failed several times. He even ran away from Mineta like a chicken, which made him even more frustrated. He wanted to rot this photo away, but he held himself and put it in his pocket since he would use it as a reminder of his failure.
"Shigaraki-san, here we are."
Suddenly, someone entered the dilapidated bar with a suspicious smile on his face.
"So, who are they?"
Shigaraki looked at this man and felt curious about several people who would become his subordinates from now on.
Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone