章 87: Chapter 87
Some more days passed and the news was still a buzz about what had happened during the Hosu attack, many wanted to know about the small little girl who had saved the day that night but no one could find anything about her.
At the same time, the public was able to hear from both Deku and Shoto about how they had taken down Stain aka the Hero Killer, many weren't surprised when Deku proclaimed that all he did was kick him around until he passed out.
Many knew what Izuku Midoriya aka Deku was capable of from watching the Sports Festival so no one was surprised that he beat the Hero Killer by literally kicking him around, the fact that Shoto Todoroki nodded and told about what had happened and confirmed what Deku had said was true just made it a fact for everyone else.
There was also footage of an unknown hero who apparently worked with the small child but like her, no one knew or could find any information on him though many had claimed that he was the well-known teacher of U.A. Harry Potter.
However, no one knows where he lives or what he does except that he teaches and trains heroes, the fact that Nezu the Principal of U.A. would only cackle when asked just made things more difficult for the media.
But they did interview both Deku and Shoto about their day-to-day life and how they had become so strong and so fast, of course, Deku would just smile and say that fighting for your life every day is a great motivator to get strong.
Shoto had sweatdropped at that comment because he had seen Harry spar with all of his students and he knew well enough how horrible it was to fight him in any shape or form.
But both of them did answer most of the media's questions about their life, this is how Toya Todoroki aka Dabi came to learn that his mother and his siblings are living on the campus of U.A.
Toya's life these past couple of days had been filled with a lot of internal turmoil, in all honesty, he had no idea what to do with his life anymore since Endeavor was now in jail and apparently quirkless.
At first he was surprised that it had happened, then he was happy that Endeavor was finally paying for all the shit he put him through but then came the anger and boy was he angry.
He was angry that someone had taken away his chance at getting back at Endeavor after everything he had done, he was angry that he didn't get to make Endeavor suffer and he was angry at what had happened to him, his mother, and Shoto.
And with that came the sadness, the suffocating and all-consuming sadness of what his mother had gone through and the fact that Shoto had gone through worse than he did, after all, what had happened to him was the result of his own obsession with his father's dream.
He tried to find out where his mother was hiding since he wanted to see her and perhaps find an answer to his idle living now that his goals had been fulfilled.
But he couldn't find anything about his mother, not one single goddamn clue as to what had happened to her or where she was other than the fact that she somehow was able to escape the psychiatric ward where she was locked up and no one knew how.
Though thanks to the media interviewing his little brother he now knew where to find her and talk to her, the problem was how to get inside U.A.? Especially since the campus had been on high alert since it the U.S.J. attack.
So Toya had been keeping an eye on the gate leading to the prestigious hero school but so far he hasn't been able to see a way to get in so he chose to sit on the sidewalk to rest.
Toya looked up at the sky with a sad look in his eyes and sighed, he suddenly felt someone small sit beside him so he turned his head and was suddenly taken aback by the bright and curious red eyes staring back at him "Err...".
Eri had seen him walking around the gate of U.A. and she was always curious about him, he seemed so angry and sad all the time plus his body was filled with scars which made her little heart lurch in sadness "Are you okay mister?".
Toya stared at the little girl and recognized her right away as the child that he had seen coming and going into U.A. but she was always with someone so he looked around to see if there was someone else around "What are you doing out here alone kid? and don't you know you shouldn't speak with a stranger? That's dangerous".
Eri just smiled and pointed at a young man a distance away buying what seemed to be ice cream from a street vendor "That's my daddy! and he would blast you away before you could even reach me~".
Toya raised an eyebrow but didn't argue, Eri then nodded to herself "and I'm pretty strong too! Plus you don't seem like a bad guy! I... I've seen real mean and evil guys before".
Toya looked into Eri's eyes and noticed the pain reflected in them {I see... she's suffered as well} Toya looked up and sighed "You don't know that kid, I've done a lot of horrible things you know?".
Eri looked up as well and nodded "Well if you had a reason for doing those bad things I don't think it's that bad, my daddy once told me that monsters become just that... monsters for a reason, and often times it's something out of their control...".
Toya nodded "That sounds like a very smart man, your father sounds very wise... and I guess I was just angry? Angry at everything and everyone?".
Toya looked down and raised a palm towards his face and used his quirk to engulf his hand with blue fire, Eri stared at the blue flames and smiled "Oh~ what a pretty flame!".
Toya dryly chuckles "I think you're the first person to ever call my flames pretty... these flames have killed many people in my path to seek revenge on my father, I didn't care that these same flames are slowly killing me all I cared about is making my father suffer, to make him feel the pain that I went through and take everything away from him...".
Eri just sat and listen to the young man talk but she could see every present anger in him raise up in his eyes along with the overwhelming sadness ever-present in him, on Toya's side he didn't know why he was telling all of this to this little girl, perhaps the fact that she called his flames pretty made him too happy or perhaps he just wanted someone to listen to his grievances.
He didn't know, but he continued to speak anyways "But... well my father is in jail now, and as far as I know, his reputation is destroyed and he will spend so many years in jail that he will never see the light of day again... he's even powerless now".
Eri nodded and then wrapped her arms around her knees "I-i at first didn't understand what revenge or even anger was... all I felt was guilty as I thought that everything bad that happened to me was because I deserve it, I would always pray for the pain to stop, to go away... for someone to save me but nothing ever happened".
Toya frowned and felt bad for the little girl, he knew what it felt to want someone to save you only for no one to show up to do so, meanwhile, Eri continued to speak "I used to think that I was a bad girl and that's why no one ever rescued me, Kai certainly made it seem like that was why... but then daddy showed up! He came when the bad guys were hurting me and he killed them all! and then! he healed me too~ afterward, he destroyed the place where I had gone through so much pain and took me flying! He later adopted me and now I have a very big family!... Life has gotten so much fun now".
Toya grinned at the mention that her daddy had killed all the bastards that had hurt this little girl because even he was already making plans to go burn them alive.
Eri then noticed how Toya's flames were beginning to burn his hand and he gasped "Your hand!".
Toya raised his eyebrow and looked at his hand "Oh? I forgot about it...".
Toya immediately turned off his Quirk and stared at his now burnt hand while Eri looked on worried "... I can't feel pain anymore, I wonder if all I can feel is anger and sadness? What would my mother say if she saw me now?".
Eri saw how Toya slumped and looked down but suddenly a voice caught their attention "I think she would first hug you so hard that your bones might pop and then perhaps she would scold you for making her think you were dead but after that, she would give you a smile and probably cry a lot too".
Both Eri and Toya turned around only to catch sight of a grinning Harry who was holding three Popsicles in his hand and staring at them, Eri smiled and immediately stood up "Daddy!".
Eri ran up and instantly hugged his leg causing Harry to chuckle, he then poked Eri on her cheek with a popsicle causing her to giggle "Here sweetie this one is for you".
Eri grabbed the popsicle with a smile on her face and then sat beside Toya again, the blue flame user grinned at Eri as she excitedly open her popsicle to start eating it.
Harry sat on Toya's other side and handed him the other popsicle while he himself opened the last one for him to eat, Toya stared at the popsicle for a few seconds but then shrugged and open it too "So you know who I am huh?".
Toya began to eat the popsicle and smiled at the taste {How long has it been since I ate something like this?}.
Harry nodded as he ate his popsicle "I was the one who sent Enji Todoroki to jail and took his quirk away, I'm fully aware of what he did to you, Rei and Shoto".
Toya looked down and he ate the popsicle "I see... I guess I should thank you for that... I was very angry you know? Angry that the chance to make him suffer was taken away from me but now? Now I just feel empty".
Harry hummed and nodded "If it makes you feel better I beat the living shit out of him and burned him alive, he'll carry those burn scars for the rest of his life".
Toya grinned upon hearing that Endeavor was hurt and marked for the rest of his life "I see.. that does make me feel better but why? Why go after him? Why help?".
Harry looked up at the sky "I hate people who make children suffer... after finding out what he did to you and your mental state, the fact that you seemingly died because of his obsession, the fact that he made Rei suffer to the point of a mental breakdown and the fact he made Shoto suffer for many years, take your pick of any of those reasons really".
Toya frowned at the mention of his mother having had a mental breakdown and his little brother having gone through the same thing as him "My mother?... How is she?".
Harry turns his gaze towards Toya "She is doing fine, after I took her away from where Endeavor was keeping her locked away I began to help her mentally and spirituality heal with the help of one of my girlfriends, right now she's at home cooking a meal for all her children, do you want to go?".
Toya frowned "I-I don't know? Would she even want to see me now? Just look at me, I look like a monster and I've done a lot of bad stuff... how can I face my mother?".
Harry chuckled "I wouldn't worry much about your looks, I can heal those scars and even make it so your quirk doesn't hurt you anymore and I'm pretty sure I'm a bigger monster than you kid, you have no idea the number of people I've killed, the places I destroyed and the things I've done but your mother doesn't seem to mind so I think she wouldn't even care about what you've done, she will be rather happy to have you back instead".
Toya didn't say anything right away and only continued to eat his popsicle until he felt someone put a hand on his arm, he turned around to see Eri looking up at him and giving him a small smile and a nod.
Toya sighed and then finished off his popsicle "Alright... I think I owe my mother at least this much after making her suffer my death and for not being there when she needed me the most plus... I no longer have anything to look forward to in my life".
Harry grinned and nodded while Eri brightly smiled, the trio then got up and together they headed towards the Potter home, Toya couldn't help but feel nervous about meeting with his mother but the grin on his face also show his excitement as well.
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Before even meeting with Rei, Harry healed Toya's body and even modified his quirk, and added a few things to make sure he wouldn't get hurt by his blue flame anymore.
Toya was really surprised at the ease he had seen Harry fix every wrong with him and smile at the fact that he can use his quirk now without burning himself, afterwards, the trio officially introduced themselves and laughed at the fact that it took this long to do so.
But soon after Harry finally took Toya to his home where Rei was happily humming and cooking in the kitchen, the moment she heard the front open she smiled and turned around to say hi to Harry who had become her boyfriend and she wanted to welcome him with a kiss.
But before she could even reach him Harry move to the side revealing Toya who was nervously standing there not knowing what to say or do.
It took only a few seconds for Rei to recognize her son, a gasp escaped her as she froze mid stepped, and stared in disbelieve at the fact that her dead son was alive, he had grown so much and he looked so different now, his hair was pitch black and he had piercings on his face but those eyes, she would recognize those eyes everywhere.
Rei stare at Toya's eyes and slowly began to approach him, Harry grabbed Eri's hand and walked away a bit to give them some space, Toya stared at his mother as she began to shake as she walked up to him until she reached him and grab hold of his face "Toya?".
Toya sighed and sadly smiled at his mother but nodded to her confirming who he is, it was here that Rei finally broke down and began to cry while apologizing to him for not protecting or helping him when he needed it the most.
As Rei cried Toya sadly shook his head "Oh mom... it wasn't your fault, Enji was just an asshole to you and I was obsessed with his dream as well... my actions and decisions were what brought me to this point, I'm the one who is sorry... mom I have done a lot of bad things".
Rei looked up at her son and tighten her hold on him not willing to let him go, Toya sighed and stared at his mother as tears continued to fall from her eyes "I wanted to make Enji pay for abandoning me, for pushing me aside to focus on Shoto... I almost attacked him once you know? I stopped myself of course but I was very angry and then my quirk evolved turning my flames blue, I was very proud and happy about my quirk becoming so strong that I didn't even care that it was hurting my body".
Rei's eyes widen and began to look all over Toya's body causing him to chuckle "I'm fine now mom, Harry healed my scars... but at the time I didn't care and immediately went to show it to Enji but he was already telling Shoto how he would be the one to surpass All Might, the same words he would tell me he was then telling them to Shoto and I broke".
Rei looked down in sadness as Toya continued "So I left, I let everyone think I died and began to plan my revenge on Endeavor... I stole, hurt, and even killed a lot of people mom, I'm a villain but I was fine with it as long as I made Endeavor pay for what he did to me.
Toya then shook his head and looked towards the floor "But then I find out that someone beat me to it, that someone had made him pay not only physically but mentally as well, Harry destroyed everything he ever cared about and that made me happy... but at the same time I grew angry and then I just felt empty, in all honesty, I don't know what to do with myself anymore but I did want to see you and to apologize for not being there for you especially since you were sent away to a psychiatrist ward...".
Rei looked at her son and watched as his eyes looked empty and sad, it broke her heart to see him like that "I don't care about what you have done Toya, that's in the past and I know full well that hatred and sadness can lead to bad decisions so don't worry about that and if your lost and don't know what to do next then find another path, start over again, it's what I and your siblings are doing".
Toya looked up at his mother and watched her give him the kindest and softest smile he had ever gotten in a long time, it made him tear up.
Rei then turned her head towards Harry who smiled at her and nodded, Harry then stepped over and spoke up "If you're looking for a new start then I have a few ideas! Why don't you stay over? and I'll explain over lunch".
Toya went to speak but then felt Rei tighten her hold on him even more, he looked down at his mother and sweatdropped at the pout and glare she was giving him "Errr... I don't think I could leave even if I wanted to...".
Toya pointed at his mother causing Harry to chuckle while Eri smiled, Harry then reached over and patted Rei's head causing her to relax a bit which made Toya raise an eyebrow but chose not to ask.
And so Toya Todoroki was then taken by both Eri and Rei towards the kitchen table to eat lunch while Harry followed close behind with a smile on his face.
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After lunch and after meeting his siblings for the first time in a very long time again plus being hugged and cried on for a good half an hour before they calmed down, Toya sat on his chair lost deep in his thoughts, Harry had told him what and who he is and that had shocked him a lot, of course at first there was some doubt about whether he really was Dragon God or not.
But Harry showed off some of his abilities and Toya had become a believer but the surprises didn't end there no... Harry then spoke about other worlds, Yokai, Gods, Devils, Angels, Magic, and even Aliens!
Harry told his story and everything in it was so over the top and insane that it would make one of the biggest and most interesting stories ever told and Toya firmly believe this to be true.
The fact that Harry was an abused child as well and he had risen in power through battle and challenges inspired and awed him to no end and the fact that he would share that power with his loved ones had humbled him.
It truly is an amazing life that Harry Potter lived and he could only dream of ever being able to experience and much less survive such a life.
But he also understood why Harry didn't mind his past, Harry himself had done a lot of bad things during his adventures and he had a body count way bigger than anything he could ever hope to accomplish.
He understood why he called himself a monster but if asked, Toya would have said that to him he seemed like the kindest type of monster he has ever met.
Harry's words did echo in his head and he very much liked them, Harry told him the following 'even if I'm a monster I'm the one who chooses the kind of monster I want to be' and Toya couldn't agree more.
So as he listened to his sister Fuyumi and his brother Natsou speak about everything he had missed, Toya was thinking about Harry's offer.
An offer that he was very interested in, apparently in Harry's home dimension and in his faction there are groups of adventurers and such that are in charge of the protection and care of Neo Kyoto and Harry had offered him a place on the Bounty Hunter Squad.
This Squad is in charge of hunting down criminals and enemies of the Yokai Faction dead or alive, apparently his uncle a guy named Remus Lupin leads this squad and they're always looking for more powerful fighters to recruit, the problem?
He would need to leave this world and probably leave his family again and he honestly didn't want to do that.
Fuyumi must have noticed his inner turmoil since she poked him in the ribs like she used to do when they were kids causing him to chuckle, he was quite ticklish and now that Harry had healed all of the damage on his body he could be tickled again and that amused him to no end.
Fuyumi giggled and then grinned at her brother "What's wrong Toya?".
Toya sighed "Well, I'm very interested in Harry's offer to join the Bounty Hunter Squad, working with a werewolf and a bunch of ōkami sounds fun too".
Both Fuyumi and Natsuo nodded, Natsuo then hummed "That's good no? I think you should accept since you seem very excited about it".
Toya nodded "Well yes but if I accept then I'll have to leave this world to go to Harry's and I kinda don't want to leave you guys again...".
But Fuyumi and Natsuo smiled at Toya but then Fuyumi began to giggle which made Toya raise an eyebrow "Ah! So no one has told you yet~ you see, Harry and mom are going out, and well... Harry is technically our new dad so with the exception of Shoto who wants to stay here and work as a hero for a few years, we're all going to move to Harry's dimension and join his family~".
Toya tilted his head and then slowly began to gape as the realization hit him "What!?".
Both Fuyumi and Natsuo laughed at their brother's reaction while Eri who was waving her wand and making sparks behind them giggled and ran up to Toya and hug him "You're my big brother now!~".
Toya looked like he was struck with an arrow as Eri's cuteness hit him hard, both Fuyumi and Natsuo nodded in sympathy knowing how powerful Eri's cuteness is while Toya sighed and then sat Eri on his lap.
Once there Eri began to change the color of his hair with her wand which amused the three older Todoroki siblings, Rei then walked back to the table with a cake and a big smile on her face "Oh! where's Harry?".
Fuyumi grinned "Nezu called him and the teachers for a meeting so he left but he did ask to tell you to save him a slice!".
Rei smiled and nodded while Toya stared at his mother and noticed she was very happy and smiling "Mom... is Harry my new dad?".
Rei flinched and then began to fidget while blushing deep red, Toya sweatdropped because that reaction told him all he need to know about this while his mother began to unconsciously make a small snowstorm to hit the table "Errr... well I mean- I don- okay! Yes! He's my boyfriend! There I said it!".
Fuyumi, Natsuo, and Toya sweatdropped, Fuyumi then turned her gaze towards her brothers and the two of them nodded at each other *Toya wasn't even questioning her too hard...*.
Meanwhile, Eri giggled and fist pump "Rei is my mom now! I have a lot now and it's awesome~".
The Todoroki siblings and Rei smiled at Eri and nodded, it seems like Toya didn't need to worry about having to leave his family and he couldn't have been any happier about it.
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Meanwhile, in Nezu's office, Harry was staring with a sweatdrop on his cheek as the teachers of U.A. were all screaming and cursing at Nezu, the reason for this outburst?
It was time for the the Final Exams and Nezu wanted the kids to be tested by the teachers instead of the usual exam of having them face robots however the teachers did not want to fight Harry's students.
Which lead to all the teachers yelling and cursing at Nezu who just grinned and took it in stride, Harry however could understand why they didn't want to test his students.
Izuku and his friends were by now far more powerful than pretty much anything in this world, Harry had made them into the first supernatural entities of this world and that made them far stronger than any human can become regardless of whatever quirk they might possess.
Shota was glaring at Nezu "Are you crazy you rat!? My quirk wouldn't even work on them! All of them have magic and abilities that aren't quirks!".
Nemuri sighed and shook her head "I'm sure Harry made his students are immune to quirks like mine".
Everyone turned towards Harry who nodded at them to confirm that he did indeed make sure his student were immune to gasses and such which made the teacher deadpan at him.
Hizashi sighed and turned towards Nezu "I rather not get shot, electrocuted, drowned, crushed, exploded, stabbed, cut, or downright crippled thank you very much!".
The teachers all nodded in agreement while Nezu continued to grin, All Might then spoke up "Yeah... I myself really don't want to fight them, especially young Yaoyoruzu... she's scary!".
Once again everyone except Harry nodded while Nezu finally cackled "So you guys are just going to let some young kids intimidate you? your heroes no?".
The teachers of U.A. deadpanned at Nezu, Shota sighed and then stared at Nezu "Uraraka can make moons Nezu... goddamn moons! Yaoyoruzu can create any sort of weapon with her quirk and then shoot us until we're swiss cheese! Asui can create a whole ass lake! Do I have to keep going?".
Everyone turned towards Shota with wide eyes full of surprise, they had never seen him speak or act like that before, Harry awkwardly chuckled {he really doesn't want to fight them...}.
Nezu grinned at Shota and seemed to be having fun listening to his rant but in the end, he nodded "Fine but I'm very disappointed in all of you~ tsk, tsk, tsk!".
All the teachers said the same thing and at the same time "We don't care!".
Which made Nezu chuckle in amusement for a few seconds before speaking again "Alright but then what are we going to do for the Final Exams? Robots aren't really good to test most of the students, Harry has any more students gone to you for training?".
"Not really, many have come for advice and training methods but most aren't interested or they're to ashamed to ask for help when they didn't take me seriously at first, I think they expected me to tell them to go to hell or something like that, a rather silly way of thinking of course but I'm not going to force anyone to train".
Everyone nodded since Harry had always been open to helping any students but most are too prideful or to foolish to take advantage of such an opportunity even after he had shown the results and how effective his training is.
Harry continued speaking "Only Shoto and Nejire had begun to train with the others but they aren't at the same level as the others, as of matter of fact they're still in the middle of their physical conditioning".
The teachers of U.A. looked intrigued, Hazashi then decided to speak "Todoroki and miss Hado? How did that happen?".
Harry shrugged "Well Shoto's mom asked me to train him and I agreed as for Nejire well... she said that it looked like fun and wanted to join in".
Everyone sighed and facepalmed, they all knew that Nejire would do something like that, Nezu smiled and shook his head in amusement "Have you given them any new abilities yet?".
Everyone flinched and nervously turned around to stare at Harry who shook his head causing everyone to sigh in relief, Harry, however, spoke up "I just started to train them in hand-to-hand combat while they do the physical conditioning, as soon as they finish with that I'll think of something to give them".
Everyone gulped while Nezu nodded and began to speak with everyone "Still how are we going to test them? No one wants to fight them and Harry fights them too often enough already for training".
Everyone began to think about the situation and try to come up with a solution, Harry just stared at them, curious as to what they would come up with but a few minutes later it became obvious that they didn't know what to do.
Nana who had come to the meeting out of curiosity shrugged and then spoke "Do we really need to test them? All of Harry's students did exceptionally well in their internships and all of the heroes who worked under them spoke nothing but high praises of them, why not just give them the academic test and excused them from the practical exam? It's not like you guys need proof of how much they have improved, it's obvious that they're way stronger than anyone here right?".
The teachers nodded and all of them began to think about everything Nana pointed out, Nezu hummed since Nana's words had merit "Well I wouldn't mind that but that only works for Harry's students, what about the others?".
Harry then spoke up "Well it shouldn't be a problem for all of you to test them now that my kids are taken out of the equation unless all of you don't think you can handle it?".
Everyone glared at Harry who looked mighty smug right now, suddenly Nezu appeared from Harry's back and sat on his shoulder causing everyone to widen their eyes in surprise and turned around towards his desk only to see that he had somehow moved from his desk towards Harry's shoulder.
Nezu grinned and then clapped "Okay! Then Harry students will be only taking the academic test and will be excused from the practical exam, the rest will take both and you as teachers will personally test them!".
Everyone nodded far happier with this way of doing things, Hizashi grinned and then decided to speak up "And where are your kids Harry?".
Harry tilted his head and hummed while he was thinking about what Tooru had told him about where they would be hanging out "Oh! I believe they went to Momo's mansion to study for their tests".
With the meeting now technically over most of the teachers were beginning to leave except a few, Shota raised an eyebrow "Wasn't Yaoyoruzu's mother still mad at her? I'm surprised she would let the kids gather at their home".
All Might and Nana sweatdropped at the mention of Momo's mother the Yaoyoruzu Matriarch had stomped her way into U.A. looking for Harry to give him a piece of her mind about turning her daughter into a delinquent and a thug only to come face to face with Harry who was in his dragon form sleeping in his backyard.
The Yaoyoruzu Matriarch froze and paled upon seeing a massive dragon sleeping in front of her and when Harry suddenly yawned opening his jaw wide and showing Momo's poor mother his massive jaw full of razor-sharp fangs.
The Yaoyoruzu Matriarch passed out from fright and no one knew about it until Harry woke up and found her limp and unconscious body on the floor in front of him.
Knowing that she couldn't do anything to the dragon, Momo's mother opted instead to punish her daughter by taking away all her sugary snacks much to Momo's dismay.
Harry shrugged and shook his head "I don't know, I've seen Momo eat candy and stuff so I'm not sure she's even following her punishment and I haven't spoken to her mom either, in fact, I sort of feel like she's avoiding me".
Everyone chuckled at the fact that Harry had unknowingly terrified one of the richest and most powerful women in the world and he didn't even seem to know about it.
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