Dabi has Eri,

he reminds himself for the umpteenth time, trying to quell his nerves.

Dabi has Eri.

She 's safer with him than she could have ever been with Izuku, or even the other heroes or the police. Aizawa-sensei had

told

him, had taken him aside personally, and revealed that he 'd seen them both with his own two eyes just a few days ago so he knows it has to be true. Everything is going to be fine. The mission is a complicated one with a lot of moving parts, but the task force is massive and full of capable heroes. Even Endeavor was part of it now. And so was Hawks, although he wouldn 't be part of the strike force. And Ryukyu was expected to reach Top Ten this year in the rankings too, so that would make three heroes in the Top Ten part of this mission.

He tries not to think of another mission roster packed full with top ranked heroes, and how terribly it had gone.