Izuku shakes his head as his friend deluges him with questions. “No,” he manages to cut in quickly, right after the first few ones. “It’s not about me.” With that rectified, he shuts his mouth and listens to the rest — to Kirishima’s answer.
Then, it is his time to provide some explanations. “I was just… thinking about some things,” he begins, hands flat on his knees. It’s not the whole truth, and it’s not exact either, but he figures this kind of simplification won’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. And despite he’s not happy lying to his classmate like that, he isn’t too keen on explaining everything that’s going on in his mind, like visions of the previous One for All holders, and the conversations they all hold with him.
“I don’t really want to defeat Shigaraki,” he admits finally, with a deep sigh. “Not if I can help him. So… I wonder. Can people change.”
Right, maybe Kirishima was a little too... Much here. He forced himself to calm down - and it was easier when he actually heard what it was all about.
The name alone gave the redhead chills. But it made sense - if the villain changed, that sure would make things a lot easier, in several ways. The conversation was even more serious than he thought at first, so Kirishima made sure to think this through.
“Why him, among other villains ? You didn’t expect most people you fought to change, so why him ?”
He gestured vaguely as if to illustrate his words.
“Shigaraki is like, the boss of villains. Or, mini-boss, if you count AFO. Isn’t he the less likely to change ?”
This time there was a silence left after the question, so Midoriya would have time to answer it, if he wished.
“But to go back to your first question... People can change, but only if they want to, I think. So the question is rather, do you think he’d want to change ? What for ? People often need a good reason to. Something... To motivate them. To push them. Or to inspirate them, like for me.”
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