Endeavor Agency Arc

The Endeavor Agency Arc is the seventeenth story arc in My Hero Academia, as well as the eighth story arc in the Rise of Villains Saga.

With Hero Work-Studies back in effect, the three top students of Class 1-A study under the new No. 1 Pro Hero. Meanwhile, the fire-powered Hero undergoes an uncharacteristic epiphany.

End of the year
In Class 1-A's dorms, Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo are being interviewed for their accomplishment of defeating a gang of villains right after obtaining their Provisional Hero Licenses. Shoto gives very straight-laced answers while Katsuki gives angry shouty ones. When the interviewer ask them if they get along, Shoto says yes, but Katsuki furiously denies the idea that they are friends. Katsuki's aggressive attitude and responses leaves his classmates in shock.

For this reason, in late December, all of Katsuki's footage were cut off entirely in the official broadcast, which infuriates him. Some of his classmates, like Hanta and Denki, laugh off at it, especially since the finalized interview's run-time on air turned out to be a whole hour. Izuku comments that Katsuki's behavior wasn't very "All-Might-ish" while Momo and Kyoka express pity for the latter.

When the broadcast of the interview ends, Izuku checks on the daily news. They talk about the incident in Deika City occurred nine days ago, according to which 20 individuals brought the city to the brink of destruction in only fifty minutes. Tenya comments that the scale of destruction was greater than the Kamino incident although with fewer casualties. The reporters also show society's response to this devastating event.

The reporters also show society's response to this devastating event, and rather discouraging heroes as no good, they were seen as bright and trustworthy, supporting them to do their best. Ochaco Uraraka and Mina Ashido point out that everything's changing since the "Can't You See?" kid showed his support for Endeavor.

Their conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Mt. Lady, accompany of Midnight. The students are surprised to see the her there, and Shota Aizawa clarifies Mt. Lady is brought in as a guest lecturer to coach the students on how to present themselves to the media. Though Minoru Mineta immediately points out that Mt. Lady is the most "showbiz" hero out there, Mt. Lady ignores him and encourages Class 1-A to try their best for the "Hero Interview Training", with her playing the role of an interviewer.

Shoto is the first to get interviewed by Mt. Lady, being clueless on reading the mood or intention with some of Mt.Lady questions. Mt. Lady asks Shoto to show one of his Super Moves. Shoto starts off by unleashing his trademark attack Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall and explains about its many uses. Kyoka and Toru Hagakure wonder about Shoto's other moves but the latter mentions that he desires to reach the same level as his father.

Fumikage Tokoyami wonders if the students should reveal their special moves during interviews. Mt. Lady assure that it has its own value; one in which can grasp the attention of many, villains included. It’s why they have to do super moves to show off and reassure the citizens that they will be safe. Shota adds that not only did Mt. Lady change but also every hero out there are trying their best to show who they are. With that being said, everyone's interviews turn out fine student after student. Katsuki ends up flopping his interview with his explosive behavior. Midnight and Shota agree that Katsuki is better off following his path instead of interacting with the media.

The last interview goes to Izuku, who gets so nervous that his body turns all stiff and edgy. Eijiro mistakes this for the former being able to use Hardening just like him. Mt. Lady decides to stop Izuku's stuttering by mentioning that many of his moves are throw-back to All Might's. With this, Izuku excitedly goes on to talk about his dedication to following All Might's steps but Midnight questions about his newly developed Blackwhip Quirk. Izuku decides to demonstrate his newfound power, focusing on his inner strength as he visualizes what unlocking the ability will be like. With enough concentration, Izuku unleashes a small wisp of his Blackwhip ability. Izuku is happy about beign able to do that but nobody else is impressed.

Meanwhile, Nezu visits Toshinori in his dormitory and wonders why he appears more skeletal than usual. Toshinori tells the principal that he was collecting all the information he could find about the previous One For All inheritors and their Quirks to help Izuku. Nezu inform him that the next round of work studies will begin soon.

The teaching staff of the U.A. holds a meeting at the Conference Room. Nezu notifies all the U.A. teachers that the Hero Public Safety Commission has made a request that from now on, every hero course student is required to train by attending Hero Work-Studies. For everyone, it is clear that the Commission suspects that the League has been involved in the Deika City Incident, and surmises some kind of huge imminent crisis, and wants all heroes to be ready for what can happen, although they try to be ambiguous with their requests. Nezu concludes the gathering by clarifying that being prepared is the norm of every hero, and asks teachers to contact the most accomplished heroes.

Few days later, Nezu talks to Toshinori and detective Naomasa through a video call. They talk about the fact that since all the students moved into Heights Alliance four months ago, they've been watching them to discover the League’s spy, but since none of them have exhibited suspicious activities, they do not believe that the traitor is hidden in the student body. In fact, Toshinori has total confidence in all of them, to which Nezu replies he knows that. Then the principal asks him if he's will return to the U.A. that day. Toshinori replies that if something happened to Izuku. Nezu reassures him by telling him that he apparently forgot what day of December it is today.

At Heights Alliance, Class 1-A prepares to celebrate Christmas as they discuss their future planning for the next iHero Work-Studies. Ochaco and Tsuyu will return with Ryukyu. Tenya asks Izuku what he plans to do for Work-Studies. Izuku removes all the chances to return to the same agents, including Gran Torino. He already talked with Centipeter about doing the Work-Studies in Nighteye Agency, but the group is heavily busy with paper works, so he is in limbo.

Eijiro asks Katsuki if he is heading back to Best Jeanist, to which he replies that he still does not know, while remembering the news about Jeanist’s disappearance. He also recalls when he did his Hero Agency Internship with him. At that time, while Best Jeanist was combing his hair, he asked him about his hero name. Katsuki tells him that all the names he had chosen had been rejected. Best Jeanist tells him that an alias represents what he wants to be and what he ought to be, so he asks him that when he become a second-year student and received his provisional license, return to him and tell him his hero name.

Back to the present, Eijiro reminds him that he still has many Hero Agencies to choose from to do his Work-Studies at, but Katsuki refuses to go to any of them. Minoru gets impatient, saying that they are now there to celebrate Christmas, not to talk about school stuff. Rikido says that he does have a point, entering in the common room with a turkey that had roasted.

Shortly after Shota arrives with Eri dressed as Santa Claus for the Christmas Party. Everyone is glad for her presence, and Eijiro asks the teacher if Mirio would come too but he replies that he is celebrating Christmas with his classmates. Izuku realizes that Eri's horn has become bigger. Shota tells Eri is now much more positive and optimistic. Apparently, she took Izuku's words of encouragement to heart.

Everyone celebrates Christmas and have fun, holding a surprise gift exchange. When the party is over and while they help pick up and clean the room, Shoto approaches Izuku and Katsuki. Knowing they have no where to go for their Work-Studies, Shoto offers them a chance to intern at his father's agency. They both end up accepting his offer, and later tell All Might about it.

All Might finds the idea that they both do the Work Studies with Endeavor together with Shoto great. When Izuku asks him about his training with the One For All, he replies that there should be no problems because as long he has mastered the image of "locking" and "unlocking", All Might he doesn't expect that he will experience more outbursts. As for Katsuki, All Might tells him that it will benefit him work with Endeavor, since both are very similar.

For New Year's Eve, the U.A. Staff allows their students to return to their homes for a day, escorted by pro heroes. Izuku returns to his apartment to enjoy the holiday with his mother Inko. Izuku tells her what happened to him during the Joint Training Battle, which makes her mother almost faint from the impression. Izuku continues and shows his mother how beloved he is as a hero, this time with a letter Eri wrote to him thanking him for her good time in the School Festival. This makes Inko to cry a waterfall of tears of joy.

Inko confesses that she has always been worried about him, because that despite being born Quirkless, he has always tried to help others, even if he ends up with bruises. That's why she always thought she had to be there to protect him, but acknowledged how much he grew, she no longer feels worried about him. This words make Izuku and his mother causing a waterfall at their apartment building due to them both happily crying.

In the morning of New Year's Day, Izuku is picked up by Cementoss to take him to the place where he will do the Work-Studies. Inko says goodbye to her son and asks him to do his best.

Preparations for the future
Hawks returns to the Gunga Montain Villa from a coffee run. He is reprimanded by Slidin' Go for being absent without permission. Hawks complains, saying that he just went to buy a decent coffee since the one at the base is nasty, also reminding him that he had the freedom to do as he pleased, which is the organization's goal. Slidin' Go warns Hawks for not showing him proper etiquette, stating he is his superior.

Skeptic overhears his words and quickly puts Slidin' Go in his place, bluntly reminding him that he is just a low-ranking hero, while Hawks' status as the number two hero is vastly more resourceful and useful to the PLF then he is by a longshot. Thanks to his position, he has access to the Hero's central information network. For this reason, Skeptic planted microdevices in Hawks' wings to monitor the Heroes' activities and that he also knows what Keigo himself has been doing. He then tells Hawks that he has caused quite a big fuss for just a coffee run. Hawks replies that he likes it sweet.

After things quell down, Keigo briefly recalls how he told his superiors that he finally managed to contact Dabi, but that he is still wary of him and that from that point their conversations will be monitored and have them communicate in code while he investigates the Nomu manufacturing location.

Meanwhile, back to the present, Shoto brings Izuku and Katsuki to meet his father on an overpass in the city. Endeavor appears to welcome the students kindly, only to aggressively change his his mood and show his distaste for Izuku and Katsuki presence, explaining that he only accepted them because his son asked him to, and he would have preferred to intern Shoto alone. Shoto reminds the No. 1 Hero that he complain since he has accepted them regardless.

After that first impression, Katsuki does not hesitate to say that Endeavor is a jerk, although he will put up with it if that means he can see how the top hero operates. Katsuki's attitude displeases Endeavor and asks Shoto if he really is his friend. Izuku, on the other hand, thanks Endeavor for taking them in and notices how much calmer the Flame Hero appears now compared when they met during the sports festival months ago. At that moment, the aura of intimidation around him scared him a little, but now he seems different.

While they walk down the street, Endeavor remarks the words that Izuku said to him at the Sports Festival, about Shoto is not like him. Suddenly, Endeavor runs off saying that he won’t be wasting time training others than Shoto. He then leaps into action, as he hears a disturbance. Endeavor tells to stand back and watch if they want to learn. To his surprise, the three young students put on their Gears as they follow him, with Izuku asking him for his instructions. Endeavor repeats his order to stay behind him.

Meanwhile, there is a ruckus across the city caused by the mysterious Starservant. He's preaching about the end of days and that everyone will be destroyed, and uses his glass manipulation Quirk to harass the citizens. On a rooftop overlooking the city, Hawks is reading the Meta Liberation War and comments that this is horrible timing for him.

Story Impact

 * The Hero Work-Studies resume for the students.
 * Shoto Todoroki invites Katsuki Bakugo and Izuku Midoriya to take their Work-Studies under Endeavor which they accept.
 * Fumikage Tokoyami returns to Hawks' Hero Agency, though Hawks is absent at this time.
 * Eijiro Kirishima and Tamaki Amajiki rejoin Fat Gum's Hero Agency, with Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu joining.
 * Ochaco Uraraka, Tsuyu Asui, and Nejire Hado return to Ryukyu's Agency.
 * Tenya Ida goes to work for Manual.
 * Kyoka Jiro and Mezo Shoji go to work for Gang Orca.
 * Denki Kaminari, Hanta Sero, Minoru Mineta, and Ibara Shiozaki go work for the Lurkers.
 * Koji Koda and Manga Fukidashi go work for Wash.
 * Momo Yaoyorozu and Setsuna Tokage go work for Majestic.
 * Mina Ashido, Yuga Aoyama and Toru Hagakure go work for Yoroi Musha.
 * Mashirao Ojiro, Rikido Sato, Jurota Shishida and Nirengeki Shoda go work for Shishido.
 * Neito Monoma and Pony Tsunotori team up.
 * Yosetsu Awase and Hiryu Rin team up.
 * Kinoko Komori and Shihai Kuroiro team up.
 * Togaru Kamakiri, Sen Kaibara and Kosei Tsuburaba team up.
 * Juzo Honenuki and Yui Kodai team up.
 * Itsuka Kendo and Reiko Yanagi team up.
 * Kojiro Bondo goes with a glue tube head hero.
 * Yo Shindo and Tatami Nakagame of Ketsubutsu Academy High School team up.
 * Eri's horn continues to grow.
 * Best Jeanist is apparently killed by Hawks.
 * Hawks has listening devices planted on him by the Paranormal Liberation Front.
 * Starservant warns that Endeavor will cause the world to fall into darkness.
 * It is revealed Toya Todoroki is seemingly dead.
 * It is revealed that Katsuki has chosen his Hero name, but he still refuses to reveal it.

Characters Introduced

 * Aorio Kuraishisu
 * Burnin
 * Ending
 * Shishido
 * Starservant
 * Untenmaru Kurumada

Quirks Introduced

 * Unnamed Glass Manipulation: A Quirk belonging to Starservant that allows him to control and mold glass freely.
 * White Line: A Quirk belonging to Ending that allows him to control road's lane lines and markings.

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