Ezaki Kitazawa was a bit overwhelmed. Just this morning, he found out I-Island was building a statue of him, and now scientists were stepping in to design his combat suit alongside Professor David.
So this is what it feels like to be famous, huh?
"Where is Professor David now?"
Although a combat suit wouldn't help him that much, it was still better than wearing regular clothes.
Instead of answering, Melissa asked, "You're still at the hotel I booked for you, right?"
"Yeah."
"Stay there for a bit. I'll send someone to pick you up."
"Alright, thanks, Melissa."
When Ezaki Kitazawa arrived, his role was minimal. They mainly asked him about his preferences for the suit's design.
Since his Quirk was unique, they didn't add any auxiliary devices to the suit. Instead, they focused on using special materials to maximize its defensive capabilities.
Once that was settled, there wasn't much else for him to do.
As for All Might, he and the others would be heading back to R-Country in a few days. But since Ezaki Kitazawa's combat suit wasn't finished yet, and the statue design still required his input, he would be staying behind for a few more days.
Luckily, this didn't interfere with the upcoming forest training camp.
Meanwhile, in R-Country, inside an ordinary-looking house.
From the outside, the house seemed just like any other. But inside, it was enough to make anyone's skin crawl.
Huge glass containers lined the walls, filled with human bodies and Nomus with exposed brains.
It looked like a regular house from the outside, but inside, it was a full-fledged research lab.
This was All For One's secret base.
"Sir, how is our master's recovery coming along?"
Shigaraki Tomura stared at a massive glass tank filled with tubes and liquid, then turned to a middle-aged man in a white lab coat.
"Ever since he obtained the Super Regeneration Quirk, your master has been recovering well. He should be fully healed soon."
The middle-aged man replied.
Kurogiri glanced at the glass containers around the room and curiously asked, "Are these all your creations?"
"No, no, no!"
The man shook his head and explained, "Most of these are All For One's work. I only collaborated on a couple of them."
Just then, bubbles rose from one of the tanks.
The liquid inside started draining, and All For One slowly opened his eyes.
He pulled out the tubes attached to his body and stepped out of the tank.
"Shigaraki Tomura, you're here?"
All For One spoke calmly.
"Yes, Master. I heard you'll be fully recovered soon. That's great news!"
Shigaraki Tomura responded.
"If I could get my hands on Ezaki Kitazawa's Creation Regeneration Quirk, I would have already recovered completely."
All For One smirked.
"Creation Regeneration?"
Shigaraki Tomura and the others were stunned.
"Yes. According to the information I gathered from U.A., Ezaki Kitazawa healed an old wound in my body—the one I inflicted on him six years ago. That ability is called Creation Regeneration."
All For One paused for a moment, then added, "But during my last fight with All Might, I noticed something."
"What is it?"
After a moment of silence, All For One replied,
"One For All... is no longer with All Might. It's obvious—he has found a successor."
"A successor?"
Shigaraki Tomura and the others froze, staring blankly at All For One.
"Could the successor the teacher mentioned be Ezaki Kitazawa?"
"If One For All's Quirk is in Ezaki Kitazawa's hands, it would be like giving a fish water."
"Yeah, I think so too."
All For One chuckled. "At the time, I thought the same. That kid, Ezaki Kitazawa, seemed like the perfect successor for One For All. But when I fought him, I didn't sense One For All's Quirk inside him. That means All Might passed it on to someone else."
"Do you know who it is?"
Kurogiri asked.
"I got some inside information from U.A. Apparently, All Might has been paying special attention to a certain student. And that student's fighting style is very similar to his. My guess is that All Might passed One For All to him."
All For One said calmly.
"Who is it?"
"Midoriya Izuku! That green-haired boy."
All For One answered.
Shigaraki Tomura and the others immediately recalled him. During the Sports Festival, Midoriya Izuku had performed quite well, but they hadn't thought much of it at the time.
"So All Might has really fallen… He actually chose such an ordinary kid to inherit One For All."
Shigaraki Tomura sighed.
"Not long from now, U.A. will have a summer training camp in the forest. That will be the perfect time for our new plan—to capture Midoriya Izuku."
"But, Sensei, with Ezaki Kitazawa there, this is going to be really difficult."
Shigaraki Tomura sounded discouraged. After all, he had already suffered at Ezaki Kitazawa's hands many times.
All For One didn't seem too concerned. He pointed at the glass containers filled with Nomu.
"Don't worry. This time, I've prepared a little gift for Ezaki Kitazawa. These Quirks were carefully selected to counter him. Their base strength is even enough to rival All Might."
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