"Can I be a hero, even if I don't have an Quirk?"
That was the question izuku asked...
A rather complex question...
In a society where superpowers had become the norm, being a hero was the aspiration of many people...
So could a person without superpowers aspire to the same thing?
It was necessary to put things into perspective because in fiction, there were many heroes who did not possess superpowers...
But before answering the question of the little boy with green hair, an important issue had to be raised...
What is a hero?
And depending on the answer, the answer to the first question would change...
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"Tell me kid, what's your name?" asked X with a serene but firm smile.
"Izuku... izuku Midoriya," the green-haired boy replied shyly.
"Midoriya, huh?" he said with an amused, nostalgic smile as he remembered a beautiful and outgoing green-haired scientist he had met during Nezu's rescue in chapter 14.
"Izuku, can I ask you a question before answering you?" asked X seriously.
Izuku was slightly surprised but nodded in agreement.
"What do you think a hero is?" he asked.
Izuku then took on a serious and determined expression, answering this question without a shadow of hesitation.
"A hero... He's someone who helps those in need, he's someone who inspires others and supports them in their problem, with a smile to reassure them, like All might!" cried Izuku, clenching his fists and his eyes shining with admiration despite his injuries.
X assimilated his answers with extreme seriousness and then smiled softly.
"Do you see Izuku? If you had told me that a hero is a super cool person who is very strong and who beats up villains with an ultra-stylish Quirk, I would have told you without hesitation that it's impossible for you..." he said with a smirk.
Izuku looked at X with wide eyes and a big drop of sweat on his head.
"You don't need a flashy Quirk to prove that you can be a great hero, helping others, inspiring them, and providing meaningful support for society is already very heroic. You don't need an Quirk to do that..."
Izuku stared at X with amazed eyes, the realization suddenly hit him.
"You have to stop being that dreamer who wants to be told what he wants to hear. You have to empower yourself to be that hero, you have to get stronger, more mature and do concrete actions that help your community, that give hope to everyone you meet and that helps the less fortunate. If you manage to apply his advice.... "
X patted izuku's chest, where his heart was...
"Then you can be a hero, even if you don't have a quirk"
Izuku squeezed his hand to his chest, tears in his eyes...
He understood what X meant, he probably won't be able to fight villains like All Might...
But he won't be useless either!
X stood up and noticed some people in the hospital who were watching them in amazement, some were already chanting the name "X".
"I'm convinced that you're a very smart boy and that you understood what I meant, even if I think my answer was a bit lame," he said with a sheepish smile as he ran a hand over his white hair.
"Don't worry Mr. X, I get it" said izuku with a serene and joyful smile.
X nodded and saw nurses rushing towards them. X nodded and saw nurses rushing towards them.
"I think it's time to leave us, Izuku," X said, playing with a coin between his fingers.
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He threw it at izuku who caught it, surprised.
"I can't wait to see the hero you're going to become, keep this coin preciously, I'm not giving it to just anyone,you are the fourth, " he says with a sweet smile.
Izuku looked at the coin engraved with an X with a tearful but bright smile.
"Thank you... Thank you very much for saving me!" he cried in a broken voice, filled with gratitude.
"That's what heroes do, isn't it?" said X, greeting Izuku with two fingers.
He snapped his fingers and disappeared in a colorful glitch....
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Silence followed, only disturbed by the footsteps of the nurses running towards him.
Izuku Midoriya looked at the coin in his hand with a serene smile, then looked at the starry sky...
He looked one last time at the place where X had teleported.
"My boy, what happened to you? You are very hurt! Come, we'll take you to get treatment" cried one of the nurses as she carried him. Izuku suddenly felt his body become heavier and the desire to sleep....
"He fainted! Hurry up!" cried the nurse eagerly.
As he sank into unconsciousness, a final thought for his savior came to mind :
"In a world where Quirks define hero status, every hero can rise to the title of number one..... But no hero can be him...."
"no hero can be X" Izuku thought to himself, clutching X's coin like a treasure.
X's words will follow izuku throughout his heroic adventure, because long before he possesses one of the most powerful Quirks in the world, he will prove through his resilience, effort and courage that he can be a hero without an Quirk.
It is from this meeting that the story of izuku midoriya really begins...
And X and new allies who will appear in his life will be by his side...
This is the story of how izuku midoriya became one of the greatest heroes in his world...
To be continued...