"SMAAAASSSH!" All Might crushed through the wall. "Now tell us where All For One is, Shigaraki!"
Satoru, trapped in Kamui's Woods' branches, snorted. "We won't."
"You..." All Might said. "You're the one from the USJ!"
Suddenly, lots of portals appeared. The villains and Bakugo were brought elsewhere.
"This can't be Kurogiri..." muttered All Might. "Could it be... him?"
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"My congratulations, Oro," All For One said. "You're the last hero standing. No coincidence you're the third strongest. Even if, in my opinion, you should be first."
"Don't make me laugh," said Oro. "I'm nothing compared to All Might."
Suddenly, the portals reappeared, and the villains and Bakugo arrived.
"Young Bakugo!" said Oro.
"Oro-san!" said Bakugo.
"Two birds with one stone," said All For One.
"Sensei..." Shigaraki muttered.
"Tomura... get up," All For One said. "I'm here for you, remember?"
Satoru clenched his fist. "Hey, All For One!"
All For One turned. "Don't shout, Mato, I can hear you."
"You promised me your Quirk! I kidnapped Bakugo, I did something no one else did!"
"You're right... fine, you'll have my qui-"
"ALL FOR ONEEEE!" All Might appeared from the sky and attacked All For One, who blocked. "Now it's time for you to give back what you stole!"
"Tomura, Mato, take that boy!" said All For One.
"Like hell you will!" Oro stepped up. "Don't worry, young Bakugo, I'll protect you!"
"Thank you, Oro," said Bakugo. "But I can handle myself."
"Don't get in the way!" All For One shouted as he pushed All Might. "You've always been drag just like All Might, Hikaru Akiyama!"
Satoru froze. (Akiyama? Did he say Akiyama? That's my surname!)
"Mato, don't distract!" said Spinner, attacking Bakugo.
"Y-yeah!" Mato generated darkness from his palms. (What does this mean? Is Oro related to me somehow?)
Suddenly, Satoru saw three people flying in the sky. He recognized them immediately.
(Izuku... Iida... Kirishima...)
"COME WITH US, BAKUGO!" Kirishima shouted.
"Young Kirishima, Young Midoriya, Young Iida... you did an amazing job!" Oro exclaimed as he took Bakugo and threw him to the three boys. "Now it's time for me to handle the situation!"
"Mato," said All For One. "Come here, quick!"
Satoru ran to All For One. "What is it?"
"Now I'll warp everyone away, and I'll leave only you," said All For One. "I want you to defeat Oro."
Satoru snorted. "Tch... fine, I will..."
He adjusted his rabbit mask. "But I want explanations."
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean. He has the same surname as me."
"Oh, that... I'll tell you later."
"I'm still here, All For One!" said All Might.
"Take this, Mato!" All For One placed his hand on Satoru's chest.
The boy felt like a shockwave or an electric shock.
(What did he do...? Did he give me All For One?)
"I can't give you my Quirk now, since I'd lose it, but I gave you five Quirks at once!" All For One pushed Satoru away. "Now go!"
"Wait, sensei!" Shigaraki said as Kurogiri's warp sucked him away. "I was supposed to..."
Shigaraki disappeared.
"Now it's just you, me, Oro, and Mato," said All For One.
"And me!" an old man with a yellow costume arrived on the battlefield.
"Gran Torino-sensei!" said All Might.
"Sorahiko-san!" said Oro.
(He gave me multiple Quirks at once... but how? How am I supposed to use them?) Satoru wondered. (And most importantly, which Quirks did he give me?)
"You know what to do, Mato," said All For One. "If you fail, I'll take those Quirks back."
Satoru clenched his fist. (I'll do my best, AFO.)
"Toshinori-sensei!" said Oro. "I feel like everyone's watching us..."
And actually, Oro was right. Lots of cameras were pointed at the fighting stage, and the people were all watching on the screen.
"Oh no, Oro-san remained there!" said Kirishima.
"No need to worry," muttered Bakugo. "Oro was trained by All Might; they can't lose."
"That villain with the rabbit mask seems pretty strong," said Izuku.
"We didn't manage to bring Oro-san with us..." Kirishima muttered. "Please, Oro-san... win for us!"
"You're lucky I still don't know how to use the quirks AFO gave me," said Satoru. "But this doesn't mean your win is automatic."
"No need to fear, citizens!" said Oro. "We All Might and Oro, the first and third hero of this country! And now, I'm gonna take down this villain!"
Oro dashed forward and wrapped his punch in light. Satoru blocked and countered with a dark blast.
(He's fast...) Oro thought as he dodged. (But I can't lose... I'm the third national hero, dammit!)
(How am I supposed to use my new quirks?) wondered Satoru. (Zen, you could at least have told me how-)
"LIGHT SMASH!" Oro punched Satoru in the guts. Satoru spat blood and flew a few feet away, but quickly regained his position.
(I can't use dark smash, or he'll recognize me... I must go for something else.)
Satoru countered Oro's punches with his own punches, creating tiny shockwaves.
Suddenly, as the two of them were fighting, they heard an explosion.
"Toshinori-sensei!" yelled Oro. When the dust settled, All Might was standing there, but he was different.
He was skinny, with black eyes, and barely able to stand.
(Oh, crap...) thought Oro. (All Might's secret... is not so secret anymore...)
"Don't distract!"
SMASH!
Satoru kicked Oro away, making him roll on the floor.
"Good job, Mato!" said All For One.
(Shit... the situation is worse than I initially thought...) Oro tried to get back on his feet, but Satoru kicked him again.
"Oh no, Oro and All Might seem to be losing!" said a citizen.
(N-no, it can't be...) thought Bakugo. (For all my life, I've always watched Oro, and I've never seen him fail. The sole fact that he came here just to save me honours me...)
"Accept your defeat, heroes!" All For One said.
Suddenly, a girl in the debris weakly spoke up. "Please, All Might, Oro... win this..."
Oro, still on the floor, clenched his fist.
"Of course, miss," said All Might. "We're heroes, we always triumph against the villain."
All Might's right arm became muscular. "That's the reason I can't give up!"
Oro got up. "Toshinori-sensei is right. Guess I'll reveal my secret technique that All Might himself taught me."
"Light Spreading, Full Body: 100%."
Suddenly, Oro's entire body became made of light, as if armor had created around him.
"What..." Satoru stumbled back.
"This is 'Light Spreading, Full Body,' my strongest technique," said Oro. "Normally, 'Light Spreading' allows me to temporarily fuse with light. You can imagine what the 'Full Body' version does."
"Hikaru!" said All Might.
"Ready when you are, Toshinori-sensei!"
"I'll punch you with the ultimate combination of quirks that I have now!" said All For One as his arm became bigger, more muscular, and full of stuff.
(If All For One, All Might, and Oro are going to give it their all... then I should do the same!) thought Satoru.
"Light Smash: 100%!" exclaimed Oro, swinging his punch towards Satoru.
Satoru, without saying anything, used 'Dark Punch' to contrast Oro. All For One and All Might clashed as well.
"Oro and All Might... regained their position!" said one in the crowd.
"C'mon, All, c'mon, Oro, you can do it!" the crowd began to shout the two heroes' names.
Izuku and Bakugo both clenched their fists.
"Win this, All Might!" shouted Izuku.
"Win this, Oro!" shouted Bakugo.
(Toshinori-sensei...) Oro thought as he dodged one of Satoru's punches. (Ever since you started training me, you didn't hide your quirk from me... I've always known about your secret, and the fact that you're slowly vanishing as the Symbol of Peace... that's why I decided... to become the Symbol of Peace after you!)
"All Might! Oro!" Endeavor and Edgeshot arrived on the scene.
"Don't get close," said Gran Torino. "Or you'll get in the way."
(I can't believe it...) thought Endeavor. (I've always wanted to become the number one hero... but after what Oro's doing right now... he'll surely surpass me in the ranks, and he'll become number one!)
"I'll end this fight with this one, Mato!" Oro said, charging his punch. "And do you want to know why? Because I am Hikaru Akiyama, the third strongest hero!"
"Light Smash: Detroit Model!"
"United States of.... SMASH!"
BOOOOOOOOOM!
A loud crash through the entire fighting stage. Satoru got punched in the guts and flew kilometers away. All For One crashed on the ground, senseless.
Silence.
"Did... did they win?" Kirishima wondered.
"To... Toshinori-sensei..." Oro muttered as he clutched his right shoulder, blood descending from his forehead. "Is he... is he defeated?"
In answer, All Might slowly raised his fist in the air and then turned back into his Muscle Form.
"You've just been Oro'd," said Oro, pointing at the spot where he punched Satoru.
"THEY WON!" The crowd shouted. "I CAN'T BELIEVE, ALL MIGHT AND ORO DEFEATED THE VILLAINS!"
Oro smiled. He looked at the camera and thumbed up.
"All Might! All Might! All Might!"
"Oro! Oro! Oro!"
"Aren't they exaggerating a bit?" Endeavor asked.
"No, let them be," said Gran Torino. "One ended his journey as the Symbol of Peace, one just started his."
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Later...
After the situation calmed down, All For One was arrested, but there was no trace of the villain named 'Mato.' Oro's punch had sent him too far to be located.
"It seems that in the end everything worked out for the best," said Oro. "But man am I tired... I want to go home..."
Suddenly, All Might pointed the camera. "Next... next, it's your turn."
(Oh, he's talking about Young Midoriya...)
"Toshinori-sensei..." Oro approached. "Years ago, I made myself a promise: become the Symbol of Peace after you retired."
"Oh... I had guessed," said All Might.
"So, I was thinking..." muttered Oro. "While we wait for Young Midoriya to graduate, become a Pro Hero, and become your successor, what if I become the Symbol of Peace in the meantime?"
All Might smiled. "Only if you place first in the new rankings."
"Deal."
Meanwhile, All For One was getting pushed inside the police car. (Satoru and I... have failed. But know this, Satoru: you can keep the quirks I gave. You'll be the successor of All For One.)
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Elsewhere...
In a forest far away from anything, Satoru was vomiting blood.
(That punch... it at least reshuffled my organs...)
He slowly made his way back home. (I'll never return home in time... and Oro's name is Hikaru Akiyama... Wait, I remember! AFO once told me!)
"Satoru, you had a brother named Hikaru, but he died a long time ago."
(He was lying! My brother is alive and well, and he's the third national hero!)
Chapter 32 - End