The L Reads

Well shit, I didn’t predict this problem. Well, I expect to finish reading this Manga in two years tops, if I keep the current posting schedule, trying to work it in the little free time I have, so…

Well shit, I didn’t predict this problem. Well, I expect to finish reading this Manga in two years tops, if I keep the current posting schedule, trying to work it in the little free time I have, so…

1) “Well, it is a cellphone, I bet it does Sero, but it’s not like it’s gonna point at Midoriya, he’s not carrying a tracker as far as I remember. not that I can remember that far anyway.”- Izuku does actually have his own phone on him, and even if he’s no longer responding to calls and texts with it, the tracker at least enables the heroes to keep note of where he is and where to head to next in their efforts to keep up – plus, he’s so tired and exhausted by this point that he’s likely forgotten the device can be tracked too. 2) “It’s a tad later to ask politely after you ripped it from his hands Sero, but I appreciate the gesture.”- Pretty indicative of the class’ attitude as a whole though. They’ll ask permission if needed, but they’re done sitting on the side-lines whilst their friend takes centre stage in this war, and they will do whatever they have to to join it alongside him. 3) “Hell fucking yeah, Class 1-A was always Ride or die, and now we’ve reached the point where it is Ride and die.”-The only thing that really changed for them was knowing that, with AFO’s plans at the current stage, Izuku and those around him will be the main focus of the next grand conflict, so they need to be mentally prepared to take on the burden of facing down the organiser of the chaos around them, and the immense power he wields that they’re all borne witness to by now. 4) “Well he certainly couldn’t got worse, all things considered.”- When at rock bottom, there’s nowhere else to go but up. 5) “Ratman given his blessing to Midoriya, and now he shall grant you the same gift. Go and get yourselves killed in the name of friendship!”- Whether at Izuku’s hands, or the villains hunting him, it’s a coin toss by this point. 6) “The what now?

Also, something tells me it won’t do shit against the likes of Shigaraki.”- It used to refer to the school’s defences meant to keep out nosy reporters and the like from harassing students during their training, and swiftly got bypassed by Tomura’s Quirk during the lead up to the USJ assault. And in spite of that, I’d advise not to underestimate old mickey here. His whole schick is being smarter than most people thanks to his Quirk, and there’s plenty of well-documented data on what Shigaraki can do now for him to plan around... 7) “And now back to the present day.

That was a close call Midoriya, luckily few people got murdered there, and you weren’t among them.”- It’s so cool to see the whole class operating as a well-oiled professional unit, now that the stakes have escalated to the point they don’t have adult supervision backing them up out here in no-man’s land. 8) “…

Let us not acknowledge that, moving on.”- Nope. Sorry. That’s the name, and it’s gonna stick around like a bad smell, whether you want it to or not. Maybe an abbreviation would help… 9) “Don’t bullshit them Emodoriya, they see through your lies. And your filth clothes, jesus man couldn’t you find a laundromat?”- I mean, the economy must be even worse than America’s right now, and It doesn’t look like Izuku’s carrying any Yen on him to operate the machines with – assuming he could find any operable in this wreaked city. 10) “Alright Bakugo, time to egg him on. You know he needs to snap back to reality, get him down from his high horse

Or at least try to before he murders you back”- Izuku’s headspace is so wreaked by AFO, he’s terrified that another attack against them is imminent, now they’re nearby him, so scared of the next assault and harm befalling them he can’t even consider the logistical fallacy of AFO being able to pull such a move after losing his next Pan in Dictoator so quickly, and lacking access to Kurogiri. 11) “OH HO HO

Now that one I liked Bakugo. Yeah that one hit him right on the head, the greatest insult you could give to someone that admired and wanted to be like All Might.”- And the reason Izuku puts on the mask again isn’t to cast a reassuring visage, or to terrify his enemies, but to hide the fact he’s no longer capable of smiling from his heart anymore, with all the pressures that have piled up upon him. 12) “Well, do you see any of them smiling? Yeah, I don’t think that’s gonna land Midoriya. Time to use the only universal language: Violence.”- Time to see how the next generation of heroes measure up to their new All Might. 13) “JESUS FUCK MIDORIYA THAT’S TERRIFYING

THAT LOOKS LIKE THE GAPING MAW OF A MONSTER

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE HERO HERE KID”- Izuku has started too long into the abyss, and it is consuming him, whether or not he’ll admit it to himself. 14) “MURDER IT WILL BE THEN

TIME FOR CLASS 1-A AGAINST MIDORIYA

HOLY SHIT DUDE”- Time for the time-honoured tradition of the shonen protagonists beating out a demonic presence from a possessed ally. Only in this case, the demonic essence is Izuku’s own well-documented and reckless heroic drive pushing him beyond his limitations. 15) “THE FUCKING HYPE

ALTHOUGH I KNOW THAT IT WON’T LAST, BECAUSE MIDORIYA CAN WIPE THE FLOOR WITH THEM. 90% OF THE CLASS WILL BE TAKEN DOWN IN THE FIRST TEN SECONDS, THE ONLY ONES THAT WILL GIVE HIM SOME TROUBLE ARE BAKUGO AND TODOROKI, AND MAYBE URARAKA BECAUSE HE LIKES HER OR SOMETHING. AND EVEN THAT WON’T TAKE MORE THAN TWO CHAPTERS TO FINISH

IT WILL BE THE MIRIO DEMONSTRATION VERSION 2.0BUT WITH LESS NUDITY, HOPEFULLY.”- Though to be fair, Izuku is exhausted, and hasn’t really been keeping up with the class’s latest training regime, so they may have a few tricks to take him off-guard…

1) “And so, time to see the kids confronting their edge old friend, that’s right, it’s Academia time. Not the dark type, although things have been looking sorta grim recently. Anyways, let us not waste time, we have a lot to cover, on Chapter 319: Friend.

Something that Midoriya doesn’t need, because they disappoint him.”- Well, it seems the feeling (and the impending beating) is mutual in that regard… 2) “Dude! Midoriya put a lot of work in that letter! You could’ve sold it for a pretty penny after Midoriya dies heroically to save the world, it would’ve been a collector’s item!”- Bakugou will get himself killed before he lets Izuku do that – he’s not gonna lose to him anymore! 3) “I mean, it’s not like they would just tell him. Midoriya is hidden away, and Endeavor is not gonna divulge that information wiilly-nilly”-  This whole meet-and-greet gives me vibes of the time the class considered following up on the rescue mission for Bakugou, and their various pros-and-cons discussion over whether or not to actually go there in person despite the pros being on the case – only this time, they’re more experienced and better informed on the topic at hand (Izuku) to know that the pros aren’t handling things the right way by leaving them out 4) “Oh, so you guys did that try that, that’s interesting. But yeah, Hawks is a secret spy, he’s good at keeping secrets, and Jeanist was dead, and dead men tell no tales.”- You mean, “Denim Men tell no Tales…” 5) “Oh you guys assume that, huh

I don’t think those three deserve the benefit of the doubt to be honest, for vastly different reasons. It would be better to consider them guilty until proven otherwise.”- Given that the kids don’t actually know about the secret manoeuvres hawks and Jeanist were pulling in the lead-up to the PLF war, this is a pretty insightful judgement to make, being unaware of their prior collaboration, but still picking up on the shared secrecy excluding them despite their personal connection to events. 6) “Wait, All Might is also running around in secret? I thought he was helping Midoriya, but was still showing his face around. That puts some things into perspective.

…

I can’t believe both son and father left Momdoriya all along.”- If AFO had a concrete lock on where All Might was, he’s basically guaranteed to pull something to fuck with him and cause chaos/loss of life to further demoralise him, so Yagi staying around Izuku and moving on the fringes of his own search for their shared nemesis helps keep people safe too. 7) “Yeah it doesn’t take a genius to realize what’s going on. Your friend has gone full emo. I know, it’s tragic, but it is the truth, and the sooner you accept it, the better.”- Bakugou’s always had a lot of intelligence behind his explosive outbursts, but now the situations serious enough that he’s cooling off the usual fiery aggression to make his points clearer, showing more of that off. 8)  “Oh do you now huh

But okay. Your old friend is hanging out his dead, you know they are gonna get themselves killed eventually. Specially considering how easily both of them jump in front of bullets for others, metaphorically speaking.”- Additionally, out of everyone in the class, he’s been privy to the secret connection between Izuku and All Might the longest, so he’s had plenty of time to digest this new reality the others are still catching up to, and it’s allowed him to take note of the pros and cons of Izuku being chosen as the ninth holder – specifically, how the shared traits between mentor and mentee make them both blind to the failings in their aggressive heroics, especially when AFO is out there looking for any weakness to exploit. 9) “You can try putting yourself in danger, that will surely bring Midoriya back, he would never allow something to happen to you all.

Well, sans one person who we don’t speak the name of.”- Technically, Izuku’s now in the headspace that AFO’s successfully tricked him into accepting – that he’s the biggest danger to them, hence why he’s so determined to keep his distance even after they just dealt with another Tartarus escapee he couldn’t handle himself. 10) “Alright Uraraka, what are you planning? Gonna look on his files to find any possible clue to his current hideout? You would need to kill the principal, beforehand.”- To find their friend, they’re gonna have to start breaking the norms and expectations held of them as Students and trainee heroes – starting with the idea that they can’t kill in defence of their own. 11) “It was not a very good one, since they didn’t kill you while you were unaware of their presence, but they are a honorable bunch, they refuse to backstab a foe.”- Got all dressed up for the occasion too; seems it’ll be a very formal affair. 12) “Yeah it sucks when someone don’t answer your calls, doesn’t it Shoto?”- Another way in that he’s ironically a lot like his dad is that Shoto tends to overlook his own flaws and accidental hypocrisies without somebody around to point them out to him – hence why he’s so on-board with getting Izuku back in the class, so he can get that self-help advice again. 13) “Because he cares if you live or die, he has less qualms when it comes to a kid who he’s not related to.Alright, I jest a bit. I suppose the realization of his deeds has come full force, and he doesn’t want to lose another kid. Midoriya, well, it’s not like he can do much to stop him even if he wanted to.”- It’s legitimately funny to think that Endeavour, in a serious match, could probably contest against Izuku, but would still absolutely get stomped in the end facing off against the power of OFA at present.

“My dad could kick your ass!”

“….are you sure about that?...”

14) “I think he knows that much Bakugo. He saw it first hand, both with All Might and now with Midoriya. Trust me, he knows that the kid is gonna get himself killed, and he doesn’t know how to stop him. He doesn’t know if he should be stopping him.”- Much as it puts a ton of pressure on Izuku, his actions in fighting crime single-handedly are indeed a boon to the heroes, flagging and understaffed as they are, but the inability to reign in Izuku’s heroic impulses has crossed the line to the point it’s become a genuine detriment to their overall aims of restoring peace.