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Tenshi Hikari POV

"This brat is too reckless!" I hear my mentor complain and silently agree, already having experience, I won't interrupt when she's in this mood.

"From what you described, the damage he caused himself managed to be worse than in the entrance exam!"

I only saw the footage later, but it must be true. I know I can trust the teacher's word.

"If you had taken 10 more seconds to take flight, he would have at least lost a leg!" Again, it's true.

"(sigh) This boy is going to be a recurring headache, isn't he?" She says with a disheartened expression.

"Probably yes, hopefully only at the beginning." This draws another sigh from her.

"It will change if my training plan for him works as expected." To which she just nodded.

"Oh yes, you mentioned that before. I hope you're right. I'll inform the director and Toshinori that we've finished treatment and confirmed he'll make a full recovery, provided he follows our guidance."

She really is a very kind woman.

"While I do that, you can drink some water, go to the bathroom, or whatever you do to relax. The next conversation with them might be long."

I did as she said, and while doing these ablutions, I was already trying to anticipate a bit the possible responses from All Might and Principal Nezu to my proposal about my participation in Midoriya's training.

I hope they agree with me; it will make things much easier, I think as I stretch a bit, relieving my arms, back, and wings. It's nice not to have lost the ability to fly, but they're quite annoying sometimes, like when it's necessary to pass through tight spaces or when putting on shirts, coats, and my bra; I have to order a custom-made one because of them.

I finish the thought just in time to return to the infirmary. It's a bit nostalgic now that I think about it. When I studied here with Chiyo sensei, even though it wasn't my best time in this world, it was interesting and opened many possibilities.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you smile like that." I turn and see sensei approaching from the side with her cane. I hadn't noticed her.

"Sensei, please don't scare me like that." She just gives a little smile in response.

"I felt the nostalgia emanating from you. Despite everything, that time I taught you here is a good memory for me."

She replies as she affectionately caresses my face, now being too short to reach the top of my head as before, which reminds me.

I run my hand over her head affectionately, letting my amusement show on my face; she doesn't seem so happy.

"(sigh) All right, Hikari, I apologize for always doing that to you back then, even though you didn't like it."

I didn't stop and also decided it was time to avenge my cheeks.

(knock, knock, knock…) And there goes my revenge.

"Good morning, it's me, Toshinori." All Might himself entered in his skinny form, so to speak, and simply bowed.

"Welcome. Let's sit over there, we have a lot to discuss." Chiyo sensei greets him politely and points to a metal table and chairs that weren't there before; she must have had the robots fetch them while I was out.

With everyone seated. "Let me serve the tea if you wish before we begin." The sensei offered.

"If you would be so kind." "Thank you, sensei" were our respective responses.

As soon as she finished serving the tea, we began our impromptu meeting.

"So let's start by reviewing the events that led to now so we're all on the same page." I began, and everyone looked at me.

"After the meeting of the two hero classes at the training ground, everything proceeded without incident until the standing long jump test, which is when Mr. Midoriya decided to use his quirk in the jump."

My words drew the full attention of both of them.

"Recalling what I saw in the entrance exam footage, I immediately took flight behind the young man, caught him in the air almost unconscious, and began to heal him immediately while bringing him to the ground and laying him there. Professor Vlad King called sensei and calmed the other children while this was happening."

Toshinori let out a sigh.

"I continued healing until sensei's arrival, who promptly used her quirk to limit the potential damage from my own. We brought him here to apply serum and a multivitamin to prevent dehydration and anemia respectively, although he is now at risk of diabetes as a consequence. We are still waiting for the test result to know if my healing caused the worst outcome."

Sensei nodded, as she already knew how my quirk worked, and Toshinori, who did not look at me worriedly.

"It seems you weren't informed about the differences between my and sensei's quirks."

"Unfortunately yes, do you mind giving me a summary?"

"No problem, I can absorb sunlight and spend it in various ways, like healing, although my quirk is better described as a super acceleration in regeneration, working as follows: once my 'light' has entered the body and begun the process, all light that comes afterward is converted into glucose within the body, which in turn is consumed to fuel this regeneration."

Everyone listened to me in silence.

"That's why its use doesn't consume the body's stamina like sensei's, but it has its own disadvantages instead."

"Rarely is all the extra glucose consumed, so prolonged or repeated uses can cause diabetes or other problems that excess sugar causes."I paused to breathe and take a sip of tea.

"But the real problem, so to speak, is that my quirk has no stabilizing mechanism, so to speak."

"What do you mean by that?" Mr. All Might seemed calmer now and more curious; sensei listened without interrupting.

"The forced acceleration in regeneration increases the chances of errors in cell division, consequently causing an increase in the chances of cancers, which does not happen when sensei heals, as her power has this stabilizer." He seemed alarmed for a second but quickly regained control.

"I understand, so that's why he's being examined. Thank you both for helping him and for the explanation."

While bowing his head in gratitude.

"No need to bow your head, we just did our job." I said in a professional and, dare I say, good-humored tone.

"Now that we've got the explanations out of the way, I believe it's time to talk about the future." The sensei interrupted him before he could respond, directing the conversation back to the original topic.

"Yes, sensei." "Sorry, you're right, Chiyo."

"The reason I wanted to talk to you is about Midoriya's training."

He doesn't seem very surprised by my words.

"I can imagine that his feat today put my instructing abilities in check." He replies in a calm tone.

"This isn't about your capabilities as a teacher." This seems to surprise him a little.

"Initially, I planned to play a secondary role in his education, but the feat convinced me that we need to work together in sync for him to survive long enough to reach his full potential."

"There's also Murphy's Law to watch out for, although even I admit I hate that this is a valid argument."

My words made him thoughtful, but with no signs of rejection, anger, or pride.

Good, he thinks rationally. I feared he would be as idealistic and naive as the media portrays him.

"You're right, young Tenshi, between my duties as the Symbol of Peace and this job, I would have very little time to dedicate to young Midoriya." We listened to him in silence.

"I'm sure the same goes for you. Between helping at the hospital, your work here, and your work as a hero, you're also very busy."

“You're right, our joint approach has a better chance of success, and I admit, I also don't like that this law is a valid argument." Her words, as she looked me in the eyes, reassured me.

"Thank you for agreeing, this makes things much easier." I reply without needing to feign gratitude or hide my excitement at the success.

"Now, as a first step, we need to know how you were trained, how you intended to adapt those methods to your successor, and how your quirk works. Of course, you don't need to say anything personal or reveal secrets, just share what will be relevant for young Midoriya's training." My words made him thoughtful until he spoke.

"Alright, this conversation could be long. Do we have enough time?" He asks in a resolute tone.

"I have two hours until my next class, and you don't need to worry about being overheard; the principal has already ensured that won't happen." This reassures him.

With a sigh, he begins, "To start, One For All is the name of my quirk, and it works like this..."