14 Memory lane

Neito's life went on as usual after his training finally began last summer.

A year had swiftly passed by, the daily training with Nezu had provided Nieto some crazy gains.

But it seems like Neito himself wasn't very pleased, currently he was touching his bowtie and little suit with a frown.

" What's the matter sweety? You have been in a bad mood for a while now, it's your birthday today sweety, don't be so glum. "

Hana hugged Nieto from behind and tried to cheer her son up, her husband Shibasaki was also getting dressed in the corner, listening in.

Neito looked at his mom's worried expression in the mirror and sighed.

He wasn't feeling good, it's been like that for about a month now, because he seemed to realise something crucial.

He was forgetting.

His past life was slipping away from him, day by day it felt more like a distant memory.

' Sigh.. maybe it's to do with the way I reincarnated. '

Neito's experience with death was simple, one moment he was dead the next moment he slowly became aware of the fact he was Neito Monoma.

He wasn't a baby in the womb aware of his reincarnation and in perfect thinking condition, he was a regular child who remembered more as his brain matured.

" It's nothing mom, I had a dream, I am not able to remember it correctly now, that's all. "

Hana rubbed Neito's hair and comforted him.

" Sweety, it's normal to forget such things, you are five, it's a miracle you can even concentrate the way you do. "

Shibasaki agreed with his wife and laughed lightly.

" Your brain isn't even fully developed Neito, no matter how stable you try to act, you are a five year old child. "

Neito gave a small smile at the comforting words, for it surely hit home, that was indeed the reason and the cause for his current troubles.

He wasn't thrown into Neito's body by a random omnipotent being, he was naturally reborn with no knowledge he was about to become Neito.

' I died back then didn't I, I am just a five year old, a five year old who started remembering his past memories.. '

Yes, Neito was one of those special cases, a child who started remembering tidbits of his past life during his early years.

The clues were always there, Neito had no problem fitting in his kindergarten, he was heavily dependent on his parents and did silly things all the time, yet he knew of his origin and who he used to be.

Neito was infact wondering, if he hadn't seen that All Might video years ago, would his memories ever be triggered.

' Maybe I would have lived out my life not knowing I had a different life before me.. like so many others do. '

Nevertheless, Neito's mood didn't stay down for long now, while he was still a bit troubled, he had thought this through.

Many such children are said to forget about these memories as they grow older, their developing brains putting these details in the background over time.

But Neito had a solution, his memories won't be a problem as long as he copied high spec as his main quirk for a few years.

" Mom, I want to change my default quirk, I want to main high spec for a while. "

Hana frowned at Neito's demand, while his main quirk was his to choose, high spec was a high risk quirk.

" Honey, but it's too risky, you remember what Nezu sensei told you? After you get used to high spec, living without a mind of that capacity would be next to impossible. "

While true, Neito still decided to do so anyway, because after a year of copying a single quirk non stop, he could finally copy a quirk permanently.

That was what he meant by maining a quirk, his current main was One For All, he had a good control over it in this year.

But it's of utmost necessity he doesn't forget, so he was willing to sacrifice his permanent strength for permanent intelligence.

" I have thought about it mom, high spec is something I have to copy eventually anyway, that is what makes me the symbol of intelligence mom. "

High Spec for symbol of intelligence, and One For All for symbol of peace, that was Nezu's plan for Neito, especially after he could now copy mutant types.

Neito had no problems with that either, he was in essence an All Might, Nezu and All For One smashed together, he would have to be a fool to not accept.

" Sigh.. alright sweety, as long as you carry a strong quirk in your hands to keep yourself safe, just use mommy's quirk or use that super regeneration one. "

Shibasaki also understood that sentiment and turned while fixing his tie, he said his next words with a whisper, as this was supposed to be top secret.

" That's true, especially because you can't use All Might's quirk without making it permanent, all the stockpiling is gone once it disappears, you might as well take super regeneration. "

Neito and his mother were also on the same page, that was the best option, anyway Neito wasn't going to fight villians.

Being capable of healing from any accidental damage was the correct way to go, and for today no fighting is required anyway.

" Now champ, enough about quirk and training, today is your birthday, while this party is a huge deal I want you to enjoy yourself, don't worry about the politics, I'll handle that. "

Shibasaki smiled and gave Neito free reign to enjoy himself, he was working too hard, Neito being the inheritor of Nezu had turned his birthday party into a social gathering.

But Shibasaki wasn't willing to let Neito handle it all today, making connections was surely important for someone of their standing, but he alone was enough for that.

" Yes, listen to your father, you don't have to force yourself to play with snobby brats, find that boy Tenya or that girl Momo, they are good children. "

Shrugging his shoulders Neito accepted that, if his parents were willing to take over his political position, they might as well, it gets tiring doing so again and again at his age.

This year he had done enough, and Nezu had also used his presence rigorously to do what he couldn't do before.

Neito was a human, Nezu was a rat, no matter how intelligent a rat was, human's by default would prefer a human above them compared to a deranged rat.

' This is where I came in, my presence gave Nezu a green card to do things he couldn't do before due to his circumstances, and boy is he raking in profits. '

This birthday party was also such a presentation, a social gathering to show UA as a brand and him at it's forefront.

But still, Neito called a few of his upper society friends, Momo and Tenya, Momo being of elite class and Tenya being the heir of a long line of hereos.

He had to force the matter of Tenya a bit as their social standing wasn't that high, but Neito didn't follow the rules, he made them.

This will also help the engine hero family raise their standing and he will gain this hero family as his supporters, politics baby.

" Okay mom, but Tenya is too strict and Momo is really fussy since she found out I copied her creation, she always wants me to show it to her and keeps clapping, it's annoying. "

" .... "

Looking at each other Neito's parents were silent for a few seconds and laughed out loud.

Their son can also get annoyed, never thought they would see the day, suppose they have to ask these two to come around more.

They wanted Neito to live a happy childhood, these two were their solution to Neito's increasingly bad mood.

" Hey! Don't laugh, it's annoying you know.. whatever. "

Running away after saying that, Neito didn't face his parents, because somewhere down in his heart, he also wanted to socialize normally like everyone his age.

Neito had finally begun to accept his death, his fading memories had shown him the harsh truth, he was no longer his old self, he was Neito, a five year old boy living in a world of quirks.

And when Neito finally accepted that, he had a new goal, a naive goal to live forever, so he never has to feel this way again.

Even Neito didn't know, what started as a naive goal in the mind of a five year old, would turn the whole world upside down.