Nighteye Agency,
Snapshot Hero: Snappy was the youngest Sidekick of Japan, getting the role even before she had secured her Provisional Hero License.
Aina had been a General Education student at UA till last semester.
However, seeing her overwhelming popularity, and upon Sir Nighteye's recommendation, UA made an exception, transferring her to the Hero Department for her final year.
Of course, with most of the final year being occupied by Hero Internships and Projects, the transfer itself was a mere formality.
Walking down the corridor, Aina rehearsed the joke in her mind, trying to capture Luke's inherent humor for herself.
Suddenly, she saw a butt.
Aina kept walking for a few more steps before suddenly stopping and snapping her head toward the butt… coming out of a wall.
"Pff!" She burst out with a laugh. "Haha!"
Slowly, the butt began sliding out and revealed the entire body.
It was Comedy Hero: Lemillion — a fresh graduate from UA High School and Nighteye Agency's latest Sidekick!
Dressed in his white shirt and blue pants costume, with a red cape tied on his shoulders, Mirio Togata laughed along with Aina. "Good one, right?!"
Aina gave him a thumbs-up. "At least for the first time, Senior," she said, still giggling. "I didn't know you were starting today…"
"I wasn't!" Lemillion said as they both began walking toward Sir Nighteye's office. "Sir called me last night and said I should start today."
Aina hid a frown behind her smiling expression. "Yeah? I planned to spend some quality time with Luke, too. Sir suddenly ended my break, too…"
Mirio held his chin. "Your boyfriend?"
He remembered Luke's name, but wasn't he her stepbrother?
Aina's face first blanked before it became cherry red. "… Oh, we are here!"
Even as they stood outside the front door, they could still hear loud giggles as if someone was being forced to laugh inside.
"Bubble Girl failed…" Aina hissed.
Lemillion took a deep breath. "I am going first."
"Good luck!" Aina gave him two thumbs up.
Mirio grinned and then, with one step, walked into the wall next to him.
And the smile finally disappeared from Aina's face, a thoughtful expression replacing her goofy countenance.
It wasn't like Sir Nighteye to call all the Sidekicks earlier than they were supposed to; not with that Quirk of his. It meant something had happened recently that triggered him to act. Otherwise, graduates like Senior Mirio usually joined as Sidekicks in the first or second week of March.
What's going on?! Aina scratched her head.
Suddenly, she heard Mirio's laugh from the other side. Not a forced one, but a proud one.
Well done, Senior! Aina made a fist. It's my turn now!!
Licking her lips, Aina kicked the door open with a SLAM!
Sir Nighteye's office was spacious, with his desk in a corner. He was seated with a smile on his face, and Mirio was laughing on the other side of the desk.
On the other side of the room, propped upright on the Tickle Torture Table, was Bubble Girl, laughing with tears in her eyes.
As the Pro Hero saw Snappy walk in, his smile vanished, as if it had never existed.
It was now or never!
"A blonde, a puppy, a clown, and a tortoise. All walk into a bar one by one. Who will walk out first?" Aina fired.
"Who?" The Pro Hero asked, narrowing his eyes.
Aina grinned. "Sir Nighteye."
"HAHA!" Mirio bent over, holding his stomach.
Sir Nighteye's mouth twitched, his chair shaking a little.
The smile on Aina's face bloomed, and she rushed inside the office, high-fiving Lemillion and Bubble Girl, who was still being tortured by the table.
…
After a while, when Centipeder, another Sidekick at Nighteye Agency, had arrived, they all gathered around Sir Nighteye's desk.
The Pro Hero eyed Aina and Mirio and sighed within.
He feared including these two in this matter. Just like he feared that the dark time he had foreseen regarding All Might had come as well.
Two years ago, against All Might's wishes, Sir Nighteye had used his Quirk — Foresight — to foresee All Might's future.
Then, he had seen All Might dying brutally at the hands of a powerful Villain.
All Might had later guessed that this could happen in the coming one to two years. So, when Sir Nighteye got the call from the Saionji Family's head last night, briefly detailing the nightmare he had experienced, it had made his heart skip a beat.
He had always known about Reijirou Saionji's Quirk, Soothsayer.
However, because of its uncontrollable nature, he hadn't put too much emphasis on it.
Now, with what happened in the meeting last night, things… had changed — for the worse.
"Something's happening…" Sir Nighteye briefed. "Something bad. I have made a few changes to our plans for the upcoming year."
Aina and Bubble Girl's eyes met, sensing the grave tone in Pro Hero's words.
Centipeder and Lemillion waited to hear more calmly.
"The Nighteye Agency was hired by UA before," Sir Nighteye began. "Now, only Lemillion and Snappy will represent us there. The rest of us will double down on the investigation related to the Quirk-affecting drug in the underworld."
"Sir…" Aina said, a touch concerned. "What's going on?"
Sir Nighteye nudged his glasses, letting out a sigh. "It's all too vague to give you the details," he admitted. "However, what we can confirm is that Villains are planning to cause chaos… on a massive scale."
"… massive scale?" Centipeder asked, his antennae twitching.
Sir Nighteye nodded. "Something like… The USA."
A chill ran down all the Sidekicks' spines.
"But we caught Stain!" Aina stood up.
"Not all of them…" Sir Nighteye reminded her.
Shigaraki. Nomus. Dr. Blessed… Names began popping up in all minds.
"Let's work on a detailed schedule and meet after lunch," Sir Nighteye said, dismissing them.
As the Sidekicks began walking away with downcast expressions, other than Mirio, Sir Nighteye called out, "Snappy. Wait."
"Yes?"
"Can you bring Luke with you tomorrow?" Sir Nighteye asked.
Aina suddenly beamed. "See! I knew you would make him a Sidekick! Luke's strong!!"
Before Sir Nighteye could explain, Aina ran away, screaming that Luke was joining Nighteye Agency.
Sigh… The Pro Hero shook his head, fighting his inner demons.
He didn't ask for Luke to accept him as a Sidekick, but for something he should have done many months ago. Something that he kept postponing because of his fears. Something that could ruin the future of a potential top Hero.
But with All Might's life on the line, he had no other choice.
Sir Nighteye nodded to himself, steeling his resolve.
It was time… to use Foresight on Luke!
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