? Benevolence ?

I walk into class on three hours of sleep and discover a newfound respect for how Aizawa manages to stay awake as long as he does. I hardly notice anyone else on my way over to my seat and drop my head to the desk immediately upon sitting down.

"Yo, [L/n]! You look exhausted..."

I open one eye to see Kaminari standing at my desk.

"...'s cause I am."

"Rough night?"

I push myself up, rubbing at my eyes and glancing around the room. "Internship... where's Kiri?"

Kaminari leans on my desk. "Oh, he's on an authorized absence. Same with Uraraka and Asui."

Despite my lack of sleep, I pushed myself to perform well in all our classes that day. I want Aizawa-sensei to know I can handle this... In contrast, I noticed Midoriya seemed distracted.

After class, I'm taken back to the woods where we trained before but without Hitoshi. Aizawa turns to me.

"You said you are interested in learning my style of combat. Let's get to work..."

After several hours of practice and mistakes, I find myself mimicking his movements almost effortlessly.

Kirishima, Uraraka, and Asui are all over the news the following morning. I make sure to congratulate the redhead.

"G-good job, Kiri! I saw t-the article. You were awesome!"

He grins brightly. "Thanks [N/n]!"

The next day, Aizawa gets a call during one of our training sessions. He hangs up before turning to me.

"I've been asked to appear for a meeting and against all my better judgment- you're coming along. Let's go."

I'm filled in on the situation partially along the way. There's a case and they need him to help out but also to explain some things.

Despite the nerves I feel, I find myself following sensei into an unfamiliar hero agency. He greets a few heroes who recognize him and I struggle not to cower behind his figure.

One of the pros notice me. "Eraser, I didn't know you did internships? Who's that?"

Sensei glances to me before shrugging tiredly. "His hero name is Meraki. He's an exception, I suppose."

"Wait- I recognize him... You were the teleporting one who helped out that other kid during the festival, right?"

"Y-yeah..."

We're saved from further conversation as the door opens and the Big Three enter the room followed by Midoriya, Kirishima, Uraraka, and Asui.

Trying to appear calm, I take a quiet breath. Sens- Eraserhead glances down before murmuring to me quietly.

"Just relax. The meeting will start soon."

A few moments later, a tall suited man begins to speak.

"Thanks to all the information you supplied, the investigation has progressed considerably. The small Yakuza organization, The Eightfold Cleansers... what exactly are they plotting?

Along with the sharing of acquired information, I would like to consult with you all here today. I will explain this step by step."

We're approached by the girls. "Sensei! Why are you here with [L/n]?"

Shoving his hands in his pockets, he glances to them. "They just suddenly called me. I was asked to join so we came. It was brief, but I've heard about the situation... I also have a few other things to say as well."