Seeing the atmosphere in the class become stagnant, All Might also quickly coughed to attract everyone's attention.
"Alright~ everyone, we are just 'heroes', and our job is to catch criminals. As for how to handle them, that's the police's job. Does anyone else have a question? Young Midoriya?"
Izuku Midoriya, who was suddenly called out, looked a little flustered, but he still stood up quickly, but his panic disappeared when he stood up. When he looked directly at All Might, the expression on his face also became extremely serious, and All Might also showed a rare gentle smile, and this smile gave Izuku Midoriya great courage.
"Hoo~"
He took a deep breath before speaking again.
"All Might-sensei, what exactly does the 'new era' that the 'ghost' mentioned mean?"
There was no doubt that Izuku Midoriya was really concerned about what happened between All Might and the 'ghost', but after much deliberation, he still asked this question.
After a few days of training with Gran Torino, the biggest growth Izuku Midoriya had was probably that he began to realize the difference between a 'pro hero' and a 'student'. He was indeed extremely curious about the 'ghost' now, but he knew that what he should confirm at this time was the words the 'ghost' said in his speech. The explanation of these words had already spread all over the internet, but there was still no real answer.
The easiest way to know the answer was to ask the 'ghost', but the scene of the other party 'executing' dozens of criminals without hesitation was still vivid, and no matter how brave a reporter was, they would not step up at this time, so the only person who knew the answer should be All Might.
On the other side, All Might also smiled after hearing Izuku Midoriya's question. He was very satisfied with the other party's question.
Although it was just a 'small test' that came up suddenly, there was no doubt that Izuku Midoriya had grown again after spending a few days with his teacher's friend, who was also his former homeroom teacher.
'Sure enough, my choice was not wrong back then.'
While he was happy, he also felt a little emotional. This was probably the sense of accomplishment of a senior watching a junior grow up, right?
Although he was still in a public place, the smile on his lips was not concealed, but fortunately, no one in the class except for two people thought anything of it.
"I'm not sure what the 'new era' the 'ghost' mentioned is, but according to the clues he revealed, it seems that he intends to change the 'hero' environment."
"The hero environment?"
This phrase left everyone in the class confused. Was there something wrong with the current hero environment?
All Might didn't say much about the specifics, or rather, it couldn't be explained in just a few words. He said this just to give the students in the class some preparation, as for how he planned to do it... that would have to wait until the next step of the plan was executed.
After speaking, All Might looked at the last person in the class. At this time, Momo Yaoyorozu had already raised her head.
"All Might-sensei, I want to ask, according to the rumors, when that 'ghost' was fighting you, it seemed that snowflakes were flying out of the castle. Is it possible that that 'ghost's' quirk is ice or snow?"
"..."
Although it sounded like a simple question, Momo Yaoyorozu's serious expression made All Might freeze. He was almost certain that the other party's question was definitely not just out of curiosity, so what was the purpose? Could it be that the other party had already guessed something? After all, she was also Lancer disciple, but Lancer had reminded him that this matter must be kept a secret from Momo Yaoyorozu, who was completely unrelated to it. Shoto Todoroki knowing his identity was a complete accident, and he couldn't involve another disciple.
"No."
After All Might said this firmly, he clapped his hands again to gather everyone's attention and gave a concluding speech, and then nodded to Shota Aizawa to let him preside over the rest of the class meeting.
On the other side, Momo Yaoyorozu had been staring at All Might while he was answering the question. Although All Might's answer was firm, his somewhat flickering eyes and the rushed ending undoubtedly made her suspicious. Of course, it's not that she suspected All Might was lying, she was just suspicious of some of the information she had collected.
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When All Might returned to the principal's office, school had already ended, and the teachers of the school gathered together again.
The first person to stand up when All Might pushed the door open was 'Cementos'.
This pro hero, whose quirk was 'cement', should have been left behind to guard the school because his quirk was suitable for defense and did not participate in the 'battle' that night. However, as All Might's biggest fan (self-proclaimed) in the school, he was the first to speak.
"Mr. All Might! Are you serious? Are you going to announce your injury, and... and... your retirement?"
At the end of his words, Cementos's voice was a little choked up. Although he knew that this day would come sooner or later, he didn't expect it to come so quickly.
But at this moment, a pair of rough hands rested on his shoulder.
"Cementos, there's no need for this. I'm not leaving everyone now. It's just like what that man said, I have to hand over my burden to you all one day, and I'm just telling everyone about this in advance."
"Alright, Cementos, don't cry. Everyone is watching."
The principal, who was sitting in the main seat, also looked a little helpless. Although he had already prepared himself mentally, he didn't expect Cementos to be so exaggerated, so he could almost guess what the unprepared ordinary people would be like.
"Alright, everyone, we still have to prepare for today's press conference. Please compose yourselves. All Might's matter is already a foregone conclusion. Instead of worrying about things that cannot be changed, let's look to the future. The past belongs to All Might, the present belongs to us, and the future belongs to the young people!"
As the 'principal', he had also tried to persuade All Might, but the other party's attitude was so firm that he couldn't say much, and in the end, he could only let it go. But as he said, everyone now had a more important task to complete.
And as he said, All Might's speech was a dividing line. His era was about to end, and they had to hold the fort until the young people grew up and took over all the responsibilities from them...