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My Hero Academia Season 5, Episode 14, “Off to Endeavor’s Agency,” begins with Hawks talking to Dabi. Hawks is a double agent for the Heroes but can only succeed if villains like Dabi can trust him. He believes Dabi at least thinks his useful because the villain is willing to call him, but he must prove himself. He informs the Hero Public Safety Commission of the League of Villains‘ suspicions and tells them that they’ll need to communicate via code. As the New Year begins, Izuku, Shoto, and Katsuki begin their work-study with Endeavor. He’s not happy to work with Izuku and Katsuki. He only accepted them to work with Shoto. Katsuki as usual is rude, calling the number one hero “cringey” but since Endeavor was rude himself I think he was appropriate.

Hawks arrive with a message

Regardless, both Deku and Bakugo are eager to learn from the number one hero. Endeavor isn’t interested in training them at all. He springs into action, as Starservant begins to terrorize the public. His Quirk, Glass Manipulation, allows him “to control and reshape large amounts of glass.” He turns the glass into bubbles, while, ranting about the “divine message.” Endeavor, Deku, Shoto, and Katsuki chase the madman. Starservant uses his Quirk to create a massive glass ball and prepares his Super Move: Enlightened Fallen King. It’s quickly evaporated by Endeavor’s Flashfire Fist. He flees into an alleyway, and Endeavor gives chase. At the end of that alley, criminals attempt to ambush Endeavor. However, Shoto destroys their rope. Before Izuku and Katsuki can attack, Hawks arrives and defeats them.

Endeavor asks Hawks “what he wants.” He hands him a book, the “Meta Liberation War.” He recommends the book to Endeavor, who’s confused by this encounter. In his office, he goes over the encounter looking for clues. A hero like an Endeavor doesn’t come across as intellectual at all. He was seen in a different light. He’s more than just a powerful hero that uses his power to overwhelm villains. Endeavor is capable of sophisticated thought, he deduces that the second word of Hawk’s highlighted parts make a sentence: “The enemy is the liberation army. They number over a hundred thousand. In four months, to action.” My Hero Academia never explicitly states how many heroes exist but the ranking system suggests they aren’t as large as the liberation army. Of course, there’s quantity and quality. Maybe the heroes have the latter.