Chapter 5: Headlines
"Recently, a notorious villain named Muscular was found heavily injured in an alleyway near the Sinzuku area. Reports say that the Hose Heros, also known as the Water Couple, encountered the Villain while he was attacking a child. While the child seems to be unharmed for the moment, experts say he might have been exposed to extreme violence.
According to the report from the Hose Heroes, an unidentified man, appearing to be around 176 cm, intercepted the villian at the perfect time, saving both the lives of the heroes and the civilian.
While public opinion has been mixed, the association has decided this to be a serious concern for the public's safety due to the level of violence used. The villain in question appears to have sustained permanent injuries, barely leaving him alive.
The association has made a decision to mark this vigilante as an S-rank threat. They have also strictly forbidden any heroes to engage without heavy backup.
The vigilante in question is still at large and the police are heavily investigating this case."
I closed the TV and softly landed in my bed. I managed to escape from that place without being seen, but some problems seems to follow me wherever I go.
The Hero Association, nothing but a bunch of incompetent people in power.
They sure are asking for a good beating.
I will have to put up some of my precious time to give them a visit.
As I got back to my daily life, the UA entrance exam was drawing closer. With the start of my highschool, the so-called normal life would turn very chaotic following each day.
"Hey Kuro, wanna practice for the exam after school?"
"Sure, why not."
Yayorozu and I have been sparring for a few days now. I gave her a hypothetical situation where she wouldn't be able to use her quirk or when she encounters a villian who can cancel quirks. Keeping in mind how she got paired up with Todoroki to fight with Aizawa, it was necessary for her to start training in aspects other than her quirk. After that, she wanted me to teach her some self defence for those situations.
Don't worry, I was pretty gentle with her. Not that kind of thing, man.
Oh, and yesterday, the sludge villian incident happened. I had no reasons to interfere in that incident. I knew All Might would save the day and Izuku needed that moment to become the successor of One For All.
I guess it's finally time to meet him.
The Main Protagonist of this world.
I have to say, Uncle Might is not the best teacher. He is a good inspiration, but when it comes to teaching, he is a total ass.
When I arrived at the beach, I saw those two clowns shouting "Plus Ultra" all over the place. I am finally getting why most people in my previous world theorized Izuku is All Might's son.
Imagine watching Might guy and Lee training while shouting like fools, yup that's the exact thing happening here right now.
"Yo," I waved at both of them.
"Oh! Hey, young Kuro, what are you doing here?" All might waved back at me.
"I saw a post online mentioning that two freaks were acting crazy on the beach. Since I was nearby, I had to come and check."
"Huh? Is that about us?" Midoriya exclaimed in his usual nervous tone.
"Nah, I am just joking with you guys." I said teasingly.
"Hahahaha, it's good that you are doing fine young Kuro" All Might burst out in laughter.
"Let me introduce you to young Midoriya here." He pulled Izuku to the front.
"This is Izuku Midoriya, the one I have choosen to be my successor." Said All Might with a burning passion in his voice.
I acted out my surprise part and stayed with the script on how everything happened. All Might assured Midoriya that I am someone he fully trusts.
I asked to join in on their little training. All Might easily agreed with it. He thought having a peer near Izuku's age would help boost his competitive spirits.
We trained together almost every day. I helped him improve his body faster than in the cannon. With my healing in effect, we could skip months of training and save a lot of time. I gained a lot in this time too.
Izuku being a quirk nerd, helped me develop my quirk in even better ways. I developed a new version of the rasengen.
I called it "Bullet Time".
What I did was condense a huge amount of Sage Energy into my fingers and fire it off. This new technique helped me in long range attacks, which I lacked the most.
I sparred with All Might at the end of every month to track my progress. It's okay to say that I can hold my own against the world's Number 1 hero. He is not in his prime right now, so I shouldn't be too happy with this.
Here we are, waiting for Izuku to eat All Might's hair. The iconic "Eat this" scene was pretty funny. I gave All Might good reasons to pass on the quirk a month before the exam, as he will need at least a month to understand his quirk without breaking his bones.
With my help, he was able to figure out full cowling a lot sooner. He is able to use 5 percent of OFA now.
Izuku and I are kind of best friends now. He wanted to have a spar with me before the exam to see how far he is from other people his age.
Oh gosh, he picked the wrong person to compare. Let's have fun with this now.
"I am actually not really strong compared to our future classmates in UA," I said with a serious look on my face.
You should have seen the face he made when I said that. The pure shock and horror I put him through were diabolical.
"But you are already so strong, and you're telling me that there are people our age that are stronger than you?" Izuku said with an anxious look.
"Yah, pretty much. A friend of mine has a quirk called Creation. She can basically create any non-living thing as long as she understands the structure of it."
"A quirk like that is really broken," said Izuku, looking at me with a shocked face.
"Pretty much. That's why we have to work extra hard to reach that level."
Now, I am not planning to use my quirk against him in this fight. My base strength is already pretty strong due to Sage Chakra enhancing my body.
"Give it your all Midoriya, if you want it to last longer," I said with a smirk on my face.
He seemed to be riled up with that provocation. This is going to be a good exercise before the exam.
"One For All: 8 Percent." Red lines started forming on his body, indicating the activation of his quirk.
"California Smashhhh!"
He has gotten a lot better than his cannon counterpart. I quickly sidestepped, narrowly dodging his attack. My reflexes were always good, even in base form, and with the shit I faced with my old man's training, I had full control of my body.
Now, which beating treatment should I use here? I really needed to give this guy a good beating to downcast his ego. Should I use the Gran Torino-Style beatdown?
Meh, let's just break some of his bones first. I can just heal him afterward.
It was quite painful for All Might to watch his favourite student get beaten to a pulp. He did try to intervene in between, but Izuku himself stopped him, saying it was a part of training. Since he was so happy with this, I added some few more extra punches as a bonus.
"Here, good as new. You should be all healed up for the exam now."
Both the teacher and student looked at me like I was some kind of sadist. Can't blame them, I did enjoy it.
Now we are heading towards UA for the exam.