The sound of police sirens echoed loudly through the streets as multiple police cars sped down the road, chasing a single vehicle that was swerving recklessly through traffic.
Inside that car were the members of a gang known as the Master Thieves, criminals who had just destroyed a bank vault, stolen all the money, and were now escaping without a care in the world.
The atmosphere inside the car was filled with excitement and arrogance as the villains laughed loudly, clearly confident that they would get away.
One of the villains leaned out of the car window, grinning widely as he stretched his arm toward the pursuing police vehicles.
"Watch this," he said with a smirk. Suddenly, molten lava began forming in his palm, bubbling and glowing intensely as heat distorted the air around it. Within seconds, he hurled a ball of lava toward the nearest police car.
The officer driving reacted instantly, swerving just in time to avoid the attack. The lava ball missed, but upon hitting the road behind the police car, it burst like a bubble, splattering molten magma across the surface and melting the asphalt instantly.
Inside the villains' car, laughter erupted once again. "Your quirk is insane!" one of them shouted. "With you around, we can melt any bank vault we want!"
The lava user laughed loudly, clearly enjoying the praise. "Of course! We'll be rich soon enough!" he replied confidently.
However, their laughter was abruptly cut off when the car suddenly came to a complete stop.
"…What?" the driver muttered in confusion as he pressed the accelerator harder. The engine roared, the wheels spun, but the car did not move even an inch. Panic began to creep into their expressions as they realized something was wrong.
A voice came from behind them. "Fear not! Why?"
"Because I am here!"
The six villains froze instantly, their expressions turning pale as fear gripped them. Slowly, almost unwillingly, they turned their heads back to look behind them—and what they saw made their hearts drop.
Standing behind the car, holding it firmly in place with one hand, was none other than All Might in his muscular form, a confident grin spread across his face.
"Sorry in advance for what's about to happen," he said casually.
The villains didn't even get the chance to react. In one moment, they were inside the car. In the next, everything went black.
When consciousness left them, all six of them were already tied together tightly with a rope, lying unconscious on the ground. All Might gently set the car down as if it weighed nothing and turned toward the approaching police vehicles.
The officers stepped out quickly and immediately saluted him. "All Might, sir!"
"I'll take these villains from here," All Might said, lifting all six unconscious criminals with ease. "There's something urgent I need to handle."
"Yes, sir!" the officers responded without hesitation.
Without wasting another second, All Might leapt into the air at incredible speed, disappearing from the scene as he rushed back toward U.A.
After some time, the doors of the infirmary at U.A. High School burst open as All Might entered loudly. "I am back!" he shouted, his voice filled with urgency.
"Don't shout!" Recovery Girl snapped immediately. "He just woke up!"
All Might froze mid-step before his eyes instantly locked onto Akira, who was now awake and sitting up. Akira looked at him and gave a small smile. Seeing that, relief flooded All Might's expression.
"You're okay!" All Might said as he quickly dropped the unconscious villains in a corner of the room without care, then deflated back into his skinny form. He rushed forward and hugged Akira tightly. "I was so worried!"
Akira blinked slightly before softly responding, "Don't worry…" His small arms moved as he tried his best to return the hug. "I'm fine."
Recovery Girl allowed the moment to pass before stepping forward and gesturing for Akira to get up.
Akira complied and stepped down from the bed, his eyes briefly glancing toward the six unconscious villains lying near the door.
At some point, Principal Nezu had also entered the room and now stood calmly beside Recovery Girl, observing everything.
All Might stepped beside Akira and spoke in a serious tone. "I'm going to teach you how to use your quirk."
"My quirk…" Akira murmured as he stared at the diamond-shaped holes in his palms.
All Might nodded and pointed toward one of the unconscious villains. "Place your hand on him."
Akira walked forward and placed his palm on top of one of the villain's heads as instructed.
"Now try to feel if you can sense something," All Might said.
Akira closed his eyes, focusing. For a moment, there was nothing, but then his eyes suddenly opened slightly. "I feel something… inside him," he said.
All Might nodded again. "Good. Now try to take it."
Akira closed his eyes once more. In the next instant, his surroundings changed completely.
He found himself standing in a vast, dark void, endless and silent. There was nothing around him except emptiness.
Then suddenly, he sensed something in front of him. A glowing orb appeared—bright, burning, and unstable. It looked like condensed magma, radiating heat and energy.
Akira raised his hand and pointed the diamond-shaped hole in his palm toward the orb.
The mark began glowing with a deep red light. The orb trembled for a moment before suddenly flying toward him and getting absorbed into his palm.
Back in the real world, only three seconds had passed.
All Might, Recovery Girl, and Nezu watched as red lightning erupted from Akira's palm, spreading across his arm and then his entire body.
The energy crackled violently for a brief moment before gradually fading away.
Akira removed his hand from the villain and slowly opened his eyes. He looked at his palm and focused.
Within seconds, molten lava began forming in his hand. Thick drops of magma gathered and started falling toward the floor, but Akira quickly deactivated it, stopping the flow before it caused further damage.
"Hm… so this is how All For One works," Principal Nezu murmured thoughtfully.
"Nezu, the floor," Recovery Girl said, pointing at the melted spots.
"I will take care of it," Nezu replied calmly before turning back to Akira. "While taking quirks from villains is efficient, we should also consider other sources. Retired heroes, terminal patients, or individuals willing to pass on their quirks. Relying only on villains for quirks would not be ideal for your growth."
All Might nodded. "Mirai is already working on that."
Akira looked at his hands for a moment before shifting his gaze toward the remaining five unconscious villains.
He then glanced at All Might silently, asking for permission. All Might met his gaze and gave a small nod.
Akira turned back toward the villains and raised his hands. The diamond-shaped holes in his palms began to glow red once again as he stepped forward to continue.