MHA: Living as a Mineta is hard

They were stunned and were unable to say anything.

However, it was normal since no one expected this person to appear before them.

A bright, broad smile and two forelocks jutted out straight to the sky.

All-Might.

The most famous hero suddenly appears before them.

If they could say something, it would be amazing.

However, the one who reacted first wasn't them. Instead, it was the Recovery Lady who suddenly slammed her walking cane at All-Might. "What are you doing?! Do you want to scare them to death?!"

"I am sorry! I am sorry!"

Unlike his usual confident smile, All-Might was frightened by the Recovery Lady.

They weren't sure what to say at that moment.

The number one hero was frightened by this old lady.

If they showed a picture of this, they were sure they would get a lot of money.

Yet if they knew about the Recovery Lady, it was normal for All-Might to show such a reaction since she was the one who saved his life and she was also one of the oldest staff in the Yuuei. Her words were only second to Nezu, showing her prestige and power in this academy.

"So, what are you doing here?" The Recovery Lady, or Chiyo Shuzenji, asked. "Are you looking for me?"

"Ah, no, I am looking for a Mineta-boy." All-Might was quite shy while looking at Mineta.

"Me?" He was surprised since his relationship with All-Might wasn't that close. Yet it was normal since they only met during the Battle Trial class. By then, they hadn't met each other again.

"Yes, I want to apologize to you." All Might said with a regretful expression.

"Oh..."

Unlike before, his expression suddenly became blank, and he also felt slightly irritated. Unlike Aizawa, who thanked him for what he had done, All Might apologized.

"Why? Why should you apologize?"

"I..."

All-Might was stunned, but he answered, "Because if I wasn't late, this situation wouldn't happen."

This was his regret and guilt toward Mineta.

If he didn't come late, if his time to use power wasn't limited, and if he didn't use all of his power in the early morning to save people, what had happened on the "U.S.J." wouldn't happen.

If he could save everyone, no one would be hurt.

Yet because of his limited power, he was unable to do anything and let this tragedy happen.

Yesterday, he wanted to visit Mineta with Aizawa, but he had used all of his energy, and he had a secret that no one except for Midoriya knew, so he could only stay at the school, waiting for the next day to come and apologized to Mineta.

When he saw Mineta, who was hurt back then, his heart was heavy and riddled with guilt.

He let his student hurt, and it was something that he couldn't forgive.

"All-Might, I will call you that. Is that okay?"

"Ah, yes!"

All-Might wasn't sure, but he felt the aura around Mineta start to change, which made him nervous.

"Are you looking down on me?"

"..."

All-Might was in a daze since he had never heard such words from Mineta.

"No, I would never have thought that," All-Might said quickly.

"Then, why did you apologize? Did you think I was not prepared for this type of situation when I entered this school? Or did you become a hero because you wanted someone to hear them say sorry to you after they saw you were hurt?"

All-Might was stunned and realized where his mistake was. He also realized what kind of rude thing he had said.

On the other hand, Mineta realized how crazy he was for raising his voice against All-Might, but he just felt irritated, and all the stress that he had accumulated burst out at that moment. The good thing was that he knew that All-Might might retire anytime soon, and from how good a person this guy was, he knew this guy wouldn't bother trying to seek revenge for him, so he lashed him out.

"I might be a student, but it feels unpleasant to hear how you dismiss me and my effort like that. It's like you say, 'Sorry, I am late. If I'm not late, then no one is hurt.' Wow, the number one hero is amazing. Then, maybe, I shouldn't be a hero since I know you'll save me, right?"

His words might not sound dissing, but it was full of sarcasm like a sharp knife on All-Might's chest.

"Let's go."

However, inwardly, he was screaming about how regretful he was with his words. Only now, he realized All-Might was a teacher, and All-Might could give him a bad score on his report. By then, what should he do?

While he didn't think that All-Might was that petty, he knew he had made trouble with All-Might.

However, by this point, he realized what kind of person All-Might was.

Self-proclaimed messiah.

This was how he could describe All-Might.

In All-Might's eyes, he saw that everyone in this world was nothing but a pitiful creature that needed help, and he was All-Might, the one who would save all of them.

It was annoying when he thought about how All-Might viewed himself better than anyone.

However, he couldn't deny it since this was the truth.

With his power, All-Might could bring this world into peace, showing how incredible his might was.

Yet he also felt this guy was so pitiful.

Honestly, being a hero was troublesome since if one made a mistake, even the small one, they would point you out.

All-Might, as the strongest hero, was burdened with such a thing that forced him to be perfect no matter what the situation was.

Yet it had nothing to do with him, and he didn't care.

When he walked out, the girls also followed while looking at his back in a daze. He might be shorter and smaller than All-Might, but right now, he is even bigger than All-Might, which makes them follow him subconsciously.

"You sure have the guts to say something like that to All-Might." Jiro nudged his side with a smile.

"He might target you later," Kendo said with a laugh.

The other girls also laughed for some reason and teased him.

If it was before, they might be reserved in front of All-Might, but with Mineta around, they didn't do that since they had to say they were slightly offended by All-Might's words for throwing away his efforts like it was nothing.

"..."

However, Mineta didn't know that and could only sigh helplessly after being teased by the girls.

"Mineta-boy!"

However, before they walked away, All-Might quickly stopped and said, "I am sorry! I don't have any experience in this situation, so I thought I had to apologize to you when I saw you were hurt before. However, I know my mistake." He put on a gentle smile and said, "Thank you. Because of you, everyone is alright. You're a great hero."

Mineta stopped his steps and looked at All-Might expressionlessly. "If I don't remind you, will you understand?"

"Ugh..."

All-Might couldn't say anything and was deflated instantly, but he suddenly said, "Then, let me atone this! If you have a request, please tell me!" He felt Mineta had taught him a lot of things, so he couldn't help but want to do something for him.

"No, I don't need anything."

"Please!"

"No."

"I beg you!"

"You're too pushy!"

However, All-Might didn't step back and kept standing in front of Mineta.

He sighed, then said, "Then, how about this? You owe me one favor, and when I use this favor, you will help me. Don't worry. I won't ask for anything that will—"

"No, it's alright. I believe in you. I will owe you a favor."

"....."

He stared at All-Might for a while and felt that this good guy was quite troublesome since it made him hard to use him since he would feel uncomfortable doing so. He shook his head and said, "Is that so? Then, we'll have lunch first. Excuse me, All-Might, the Recovery Lady."

Still, his mood was good since he got one favor from All-Might, and it made him wonder what he should do with it.

"Yes."

All-Might nodded, but then he was knocked by the Recovery Lady.

"Wh-What are you doing, Sensei?"

All-Might tried to cover his head.

"I just wanted to hit you. Can I?"

"..." All-Might realized how unreasonable a creature known as a woman was. However, he didn't bother to fight back and looked at Mineta's back. The women around him aside, he realized what kind of person Mineta was.

'If he's my successor...'

All-Might couldn't help but imagine, but he quickly shook his head since he already had a successor, and he definitely made him the number one hero.

As for Mineta, he believed he could become a good rival to his successor.