3: Heroic hobby

Heroic hobby

I looked at an old photograph and compared my mother in the present to what she looked like eleven years ago. Yeah, it's been a long time since I came to this world. But that's not the point now.

- Mom, you're swollen. - I made an inductive conclusion.

- Izuku! Inko Midoriya Protested.

- Look at that! I show her an old photo. – You were a hot, slender beauty! And now? Well, you're still pretty good, my dear, but you're not slender anymore.

- At my age, this is normal. Inko grumbled.

- Nothing like that! You're still young and very pretty.

Inko Voice quavered with embarrassment.

- What I am then... I Sighed. – You're home all the time, you could do some fitness or something.

If you want, I can help you with some exercises to restore your butt to its former elasticity…

- Izuku! My mother frowned, red-faced.

- Well. If you don't want to take care of yourself, so be it. I love you anyway.

- Ohhh... the woman sighed Miserably, massaging the bridge of her nose with two fingers. Izuku, isn't it time for school?

- Yes, Yes, I'm leaving now.

- I love you, too, honey.

When I left the house, my mother, like every time before, gently hugged me, burying her face in my hair, and I hugged her back. Hmm, really plump, so soft.

- Ha, you're such an affectionate child. My mother smiled as she released me.

By this time, I had already opened the door and heard Katsuki's angry and confused cry from the direction of the next house.

- Leave me alone, old woman! Stop picking on me!

It was Mitsuki Bakugou who tried to give her son the same hug before he ran off to school. He just ran past our house. Inko and I watched the boy go with thoughtful eyes. Honestly, I don't understand it. His mother is such a beauty! Um, that's not the point. So, Mitsuki is also a caring mother, but if my Inko is always kind and gentle, then Mitsuki does not skimp on educational slaps, and Katsuki's character definitely took after his mother.

- Izuku, promise me you won't be like this. Inko asked me.

- Never! I said confidently.

When I went to school, I also decided that if my mother doesn't start working on her figure, I won't remind her about it anymore. I don't think she'll be happy if I start pointing out her weight all the time. So, what good, with my own hands, I will create a fullness complex for her. Moreover, it is not so complete that you need to worry about her health.

I got to school pretty quickly, actually.

The entire school day somehow passed my mind. I completed the teacher's assignment, listened to lectures, and took notes. But it all seemed to fly by instantly. And when school was over, I hurried home. However, I did not stay in the four walls for a long time. My mother is already used to me going to "hero training" after lunch. I started doing this a long time ago, and a couple of years ago I found a strange training course on the Internet. I mean, it was the usual set of exercises – a hundred push-UPS, the same number of squats, another hundred abs, and ten kilometers of running every day. For me, this was not something difficult, even then my characteristics far exceeded the capabilities of an ordinary person. But when I did all these exercises for the first time, I got a bonus unit for strength, agility and endurance. It was a bit of a shock to me. Somehow I accidentally found a cheat code from reality on the Internet.

Since then, I've been doing this set of exercises every day and getting bonuses to my stats.

I also don't forget to upgrade my talents and skills. When I got the attack skill, which worked the same way as defense, only in attack, I was a little interested in martial arts. So I found a manual on the Internet, which I started studying. Still, defense and attacks increase the effectiveness of martial arts techniques, so it really doesn't hurt to learn them. And all this required a lot of time.

Although, I spent the same amount of time on other interesting things, like studying the latest news from the world of heroes. And, of course, every year I watched broadcasts of the Yuuei sports festival on the Internet. In Japan, this event is equivalent to the Olympic games. And it seems that the fashion of this world has attracted me too much. I'm already seriously considering options for my hero costume for the future. The first sketches do not suit me at all, they are too reminiscent of the costume of the All Might. Yet, in addition to the fact that this hero is officially the strongest, his quirk is somewhat similar to my own strength. It's unlikely that he has a game system, but if you look from the outside, our forces are similar. Great physical strength and endurance. Although, I'm still far from Mr. All Might, he can create natural disasters with a simple blow of his hand! However, I'm hoping that potentially my quirk can get stronger as I level up. In any case, this similarity makes me think of his style when I think about my costume. But, at the same time, I don't like the style of this hero. It feels like this guy cut his jumpsuit out of an American flag. In fact, he even named his fighting techniques after the American States. No, don't think about it, I have nothing against the States. I don't like the concept of such a nationalization of the heroic image. Also, Mr. All Might suit, it's a fucking tight leotard. It's a good thing he doesn't wear red underpants over it like the pervert of metropolis.

Anyway, I didn't really want to look up to other characters.

I want to create my own style!

but, in the first place should be functionality, probably…

I have skills that should increase the effectiveness of using equipment. This means that the suit itself must be strong, so that the "defense" effect is stronger. It is also possible to weight the shoes, for stronger kicks. And gloves, of course, they also need to be reinforced with heavy inserts. Although, I can give out blows of monstrous force as it is. I didn't think about the corresponding weapon, it will only limit me. Because if I hit full force, I'll just break my weapon. You can think of a firearm, maybe, but it's harder to get one.

And my life went on.

I was getting stronger, a little bit every day. But, this power accumulated and did not disappear anywhere. And, at some point, it came in handy.

Before that, I developed through training and never really fought anyone. I haven't even encountered any bullies, except for Bakugou. Little Katsuki grew up to be an asshole. And he'd love to beat me up if he could. But it has nothing to do with this case.

On this day, as many times before, I returned home after training…

I frowned Skeptically.

Two gang-looking guys jumped out of the Bank branch. And they both had big bags of money spilling out of them. They immediately ran to the car, which was parked next to the roadway. A siren is already wailing from the Bank.

The robbery is obvious. And I don't really need to get involved. I'm not a COP or a Pro-hero, I'm just a kid. But just because I shouldn't do it doesn't mean I don't want to. This is a great chance to show yourself and test your abilities! And I'm more or less confident in my abilities. Despite my age, I just have the ability to cheat.

- Hey, what the fuck, huh? Why aren't we going? The excited voice of one of the robbers rang out.

- What's there... the Second I looked out the window.

And he saw me calmly lift the back of the car, lifting the rear wheels off the ground. And since the car is rear-wheel drive, he could not go anywhere.

- Hey, Hey, kid!

Well, Yes, although he was a little surprised, but the situation itself is not so improbable. In this crazy world, a child with such monstrous strength is quite within the bounds of a reasonable norm.

- This is a civil detention. I calmly explained, holding the bottom of the car with both hands.

- W-what, you!

the

robber's Cry turned into hysteria as I pulled the car up with a little effort.

- A-a-a-a! CSR! Cunt! I'm gonna kill you. You'll die! The robber shouted in horror as I flipped the car over.

I just turned it over.

- Kill, kill, kill!

- Killer rose. I chuckled, not feeling any danger at all.

But the robber managed to scare me a little. Kicking the door of the overturned car, he abruptly jumped out and pounced right on me. It was very fast, moving five times faster than a normal person. I didn't expect this, and I missed a blow to the head.

Honestly, it didn't even hurt.

The robber swung again, but this time I didn't yawn. I grabbed his fist and pinned him down, using a grip I'd learned from the Internet. It didn't work out very well, so I accidentally broke the robber's arm.

- Hmm, I think I made a mistake, I still need to work out this technique.

- Whoooo... the boy groaned Painfully.

The second robber had just got out and seemed intent on running away on his own two feet.

But, by this time, the police and a couple of local heroes had already arrived. They are fast, however.

- Umm, I give up...the criminal Muttered, looking at the fire hose pointed at his face.

This is a local Pro-hero. To be honest, I'm a little confused by his image. Human hydrant, straight up. Actually, he works under this pseudonym – Hydrant. Its quirk is that it can store a huge amount of water inside itself and release it in a powerful stream through the hand. Specializes, as you might guess, in extinguishing fires.

- You did this, didn't you? The second hero who came up asked me.

Desterro six – foot muscular man in a blue jumpsuit. He took hold of the roof of the car I had overturned and put it back on its wheels. I just nodded at his question.

- You're good! At that age, beating two robbers...

it was stupid. The Hydrant's voice sounded hollow from under his helmet. – Boy, you could've gotten hurt!

- Yes, it's true. – Nodded Desterro. – You can easily become a hero in the future, but until you've completed your training and obtained your license, you'd better not do anything like that again. Leave the criminals to the heroes and the police. After all, this is our job!

Ohh, they scolded me, I was really ashamed! Not really. I listened to all this rebuke of the hero with an unreadable expression on my face, simultaneously picking my ear with my finger. After all, for myself, I have already decided that such heroism is very profitable for me. After all, for detaining one robber, I received the level of "heroism"! Obviously, such actions allow you to pump this talent more effectively.

When the reporters appeared on the horizon, I decided not to run away from fame.

So I ended up on regional TV and, suddenly, I was a high school celebrity. I hadn't considered that my mother would find out, too. She didn't scold me. But, Inko was so worried that she became ill and I had to calm her down. And when she asked me not to put myself at risk, I just couldn't say no. And the next day, when I went to school, half the class already knew about my TV debut. The other half found out at school when the first half started asking me questions.

- So you want to be a hero, Midoriya-San?

- Perhaps. It's just, uh, a hobby for now, I Drawled back.

Still, the way I'm interested in the hero theme, it's really more like a hobby.

- TC, show-off. Katsuki gritted his teeth in displeasure.

I could only smile at the accusation.

And, in fact, it turned out that heroism became my hobby. I remembered my mother's promise, so I wasn't going to light up for the camera anymore. Moreover, just in case, I started to carry a simple mask. But the precautions didn't end there either. In search of emergencies, I went to patrol the neighboring city.

I combined patrolling with my daily training. Since it was not so easy to stumble upon a Bank robbery or other similar incident. For a whole week, I just walked around the city almost until the evening and nothing happened. And if something happened, it was far away from the place where I was patrolling at the time and the local heroes coped with the danger faster. Well, Yes, it's easier for them, they get information about incidents in their Agency. All I can do is do the old-fashioned patrolling with the hope that something will happen while I'm on duty. Eventually, after a week of searching, I found what I was looking for. Almost.

- Well, this isn't exactly what I was looking for, but it'll do. I sighed.

In a sparsely populated part of the Park, young hooligans accosted a girl. They all looked younger than me. Although, I myself look older than my age, so these children may well be my peers.

- Now you're going to pay for everything, gorilla!

- The other hooligans supported the ringleader.

I barely restrained the impulse to laugh. The girl was very pretty, promising to grow into a real beauty. And it didn't look like a gorilla at all. Maybe she has some kind of animal quirk? By the way, she didn't look like a defenseless victim either. The little girl held herself confidently and did not show a drop of fear, clenching her fists and standing in front of the boys in a fighting stance. However, I can't determine what kind of martial art it is.

For such a case, I did not use the mask prepared for heroism and began to act openly.

- Stop! I shouted, approaching the children.

- Huh?

Everyone looked at me at once.

- As a hero, I can't stand idly by while unscrupulous scoundrels threaten an innocent, defenseless maiden!

- What? The innocent, defenseless maiden was taken aback. – I can take care of myself!

- So I decided to step in. I continued, completely ignoring the girl's protest.

- Leave me alone! It was her own fault. One of the boys told me.

However, they didn't feel so confident anymore. I've noticed this before, and now I'm convinced again. When my heroic aura begins to work, people around me feel it. As I slowly approached, the boys began to back away uncertainly. Even the girl quieted, looking at me in surprise.

- Run, save yourselves, for justice is merciless. I said.

I must have said it too menacingly. Or maybe it was the effect of my aura. But, first one, and then all the other hooligans fled. And I didn't even show my strength, they were just afraid of my confident pressure.

- Huh, cowards. I snorted.

However, I usually don't feel like this, I don't think I realized it, I just started showing off in front of the girl.

- I didn't need any help at all. No, she muttered.

- I didn't offer to help. Saving girls in trouble is just a hobby of mine.

- What's your name?

I'm Itsuki. – The girl introduced herself, holding out her hand to me.

And I fell into the trap of shaking the proffered hand. The girl used her quirk, which is why her hands from the elbows increased dramatically, while becoming much stronger and stronger. I felt her increase the pressure, and then even a grown man would have howled.

- For you, Kendo-San,the girl Added with a menacing squint. "And I'm not a weakling!"

After that, the red-haired girl tried to beat me lightly. Maybe I was on the wrong side by interfering, and it was those boys who needed protection. Although, I would still help the girl, she's cute even if small still.

For the next two years, I was constantly engaged in my new hobby.

Only after the first month of patrols, I had a chance to participate in the real incident. Someone activated a fire quirk, and the multi-story building almost instantly burst into flames. Hundreds of people were trapped in the fire. The firemen and other heroes hadn't arrived yet, and I was right there. It was very hot there. But the usual flames couldn't burn me too much, and I was moving too fast. So quickly that my appearance simply blew away a large part of the fire in the apartment where I broke in, breaking the window. Thanks to my extreme strength and agility, I moved very fast, and the "speed" skill allowed me to move even faster. Within one minute, I pulled all the victims from the first floor, and then took care of the second. And by the time the firemen arrived, I was almost finished rescuing the victims.

By the way, this was the first time I was a hero in my mask. It covered half of my face, and I hid my hair under the hood of my windbreaker. I didn't think that my clothes would smell of smoke and get dirty from the ashes. But, a little later, on this day, I saw a kitten floundering in the river in fright and, rushing to save it, got wet to the last thread. So, I managed to hide the traces of my "dangerous" feat, even by accident. And the fact that I bathed, saving the unfortunate animal, my mother was not particularly upset. I was simply surrounded with care and often checked for signs of a cold. But by evening, Inko had calmed down. By the way, about her. For a while, while I was away from home, my mother still did some exercises, thanks to which she managed to regain her former figure. Although, I wouldn't be upset if it stayed a little full.

In any case, in addition to the case of the fire, I have found myself in similar situations more than once.

Store robbery, when a lone villain took the seller hostage. For me, this was not a problem, because I could move much faster than an ordinary person and the criminal simply did not have time to do anything before I neutralized him.

Then I noticed that the driver on the road lost control and drove straight into the pedestrian area, where there were a lot of people. I didn't have time to put on my mask, but I intercepted the car in time, not letting it run over anyone. Fortunately, this brought me only a short-lived fame on the Internet, and my mother did not even hear the rumors, but it happened in another city.

I continued in the same spirit. He found villains and detained them, calling the police if they were not already on their way. Less often, I had to rescue people from various accidents, such as fires or accidents on the roads. I often flashed in a green windbreaker with a hood, and someone jokingly called me the green Goblin. Still, I was still small compared to adults, even though I surpassed most people in strength. In General, I became known on the Internet by this nickname, but I didn't like it. I don't want to be famous like this in the future when I become a professional hero. At first I didn't even pay attention to it, until during the next rescue I was recognized.

- You're a Green Goblin! The boy I pulled out from under the collapsed bridge said admiringly.

I was just offended by this treatment.

And then I realized that I needed my own alias, but I couldn't come up with anything right away. I wanted my nickname to reflect the power I rely on as a hero. And, at the same time, I didn't want to copy the style All Might.

Actually, the appropriate name came by itself after a while.

When I decided to save on travel and instead of taking the metro, I went to the neighboring region on my own. My characteristics were already off the scale and, putting all my strength, I pulled so hard that…

The shock wave caused the trees to sway with a powerful roar. In a matter of seconds, I broke the sound barrier. This was the first time I had used all my power in a while. And in the end, I didn't go anywhere that day. From this speed, my clothes began to smoke, and my windbreaker was torn off and I don't even know where it is now. Obviously, in order to use all my strength, I will need very strong clothes. But, thanks to this incident, I decided on a name. It's kind of childish, but I like it. Anyway, I couldn't think of anything better to do.

On the next heroism, I went out in new clothes.

To begin with, I changed the overall style, taking the same clothes, but in new colors. Except that it was already too warm for a windbreaker, so I limited myself to a black t-shirt with a dark blue zipper on the front. He was wearing dark jeans and sturdy boots. The bandage I'd used to cover the lower half of my face was also different, with sharp shark teeth on it. In General, my whole image has become much more aggressive, I would say rebellious. And it was in this form that I performed my next "heroic feat".

While on the train, I noticed a strange man and decided to follow him.

The strong, blond man looked around badly, and there was a menace about him that no one dared sit down next to him. He even wore a long Cape with a hood. Even if it was a little biased on my part, to start suspecting him of something, just because his appearance made me think of a serial killer, but as it turned out, my associations are very accurate…

The burly man got off at a small station and headed for a village without delay. It was, in fact, just a large coastal village. And, already on the approach to the locality, the man activated his quirk.

- I guess I was right. I sighed.

At first, the man's arms and torso bulged, as if the muscles under his skin were several times larger. However, not as if, that's exactly what happened. After all, then the muscles began to snake out of his body, entwining the man, tight muscle armor. From the outside, it looked pretty creepy. And, I suspect, this transformation added a lot to his strength. But, probably, like all users of quirks like transformation, it takes a lot of effort to maintain this form and gets tired faster.

- Heh-heh-ha...he laughed, Hunched over.1

The guy just reeked of insanity a mile away.

The next moment, I just froze in a stupor. I saw various criminals, but my nerves were not ready for this. This mountain of muscle just threw itself at the first comer and…

- Die! The psychopath exclaimed.

And hit a man. With all the power that his quirk gave him. I think I even heard the crunch of bones breaking. I just stood there and watched in shock as the already dead body fell. It is unlikely that a person can live when his head is dented in the trunk. The madman didn't wait for me to recover. With a roar of defiance, he rushed to the nearest building and, clasping his hands together, smashed through the wall with a powerful blow.

- Nooo! I was deafened by a woman's shrill screech.

But, it instantly broke off, and the building seemed to explode from the inside. Having already broken through another wall, the criminal broke out, clutching a twisted human body, covered in blood.

- No - I began to realize that by my inaction I had already allowed him to kill two people.

Clenching my fists, I crouched down, ready to attack the villain.

At the same time, a powerful jet of water hit him, forcing the blonde to throw the victim away and cover himself from the attack with both hands.

- Ha! What's it? Really heroes? In a place like this? - Without losing the cheerful mood, the man drawled.

His voice was powerful and even cruel, like a complete reflection of its owner.

- W-what are you doing? A woman's voice said.

Two people came out against the villain. A man and a woman in similar heroic costumes. I think I've even seen them on the Internet. Seahorse. They patrol the coast and specialize in "sea" Affairs. They save drowning people, help ships damaged in a storm, catch pirates, and so on. And, their quirks, as well as their qualifications as heroes, are completely unsuitable for such a fight. He'll just crush them like a truck.

- I just want to have fun. The blond man grinned. - After all, the power is given to us in order to use it! Show what you are capable of heroes, I wanted to fight with someone strong.

But, calmly waiting for the attack, Mr. muscle did not, immediately rushing into battle.

And, the thunder that rang out pushed the criminal in the back with a shock wave. I just hit the air with my palm with such force that the blow was fast enough to break through the proverbial sound barrier. To put it simply, my punch was so powerful that it created a shock wave. My mass is not as large as that of a hypersonic fighter, so I didn't cause any serious damage with it, although maybe if I hit harder, the wave would be more powerful. Notably, All Might, aka the All Might, uses something similar.

- Not so fast. Drawing attention to myself.

- What? A child? - The heroes were taken aback when they saw me.

The criminal, on the other hand, looked back at me with some interest.

- You, I know who you are! You're a Green Goblin! Changed your style? Heh-ha! That's so lucky! I've wanted to smear you for a long time.

- I hate being called that. I sighed. My name is Thunder.

- Ha, ha, ha. The killer's amusement deepened. Where's your fantasy, Shorty? Although…

I didn't let him finish. I've had enough.

I got close to the blond man with a single jerk and kicked him in the thigh. At this blow, I felt the bone in my opponent's leg break with my Shin. But I wasn't going to stop there. With a face contorted with pain and anger, the man already raised his hand at me, clearly wanting to "smear" me, as he wanted. However, it is too slow. I met his hand with my fist, shattering his forearm.

- I'm not going to kill you. I tell him grimly.

Still, I'm going to be a hero in the future.

- But I'll break all your limbs to disarm you.- I finish my thought.

- Hah...the assassin Chuckled through a painful cough.You're really strong. That's what you did to me, you little bastard. Get it!

In a calm tone, it was as if he was trying to blunt my vigilance before delivering a sharp blow.

- You hit like a child. I tell him, catching a fist wrapped in tight cords of scarlet muscle.

I squeeze my fingers and break his hand. Then immediately follows a kick under the knee and this time the psychopath did not hold back the scream.

- I won't give up so... just...he Wheezed.

The monster's arms deflated, hanging down. But he didn't deactivate his transformation, he just redirected it to his legs and now they are entwined with powerful bundles of excess muscle. Thanks to this, he continued to stand, holding on to the muscles, despite the fact that both legs were already broken.

- Just shut up already. I sighed.

The villain tried to hit me with his foot. It was as if he didn't understand that all his power was useless against me. Although, Yes, he just didn't understand. His mad gaze did not see the inevitable defeat. And when he struck, I caught his leg, squeezing it so hard that I just squeezed out the overgrown muscles and broke another bone. The killer wheezed, but it seems that he is in such a state that he simply does not feel all the pain that he should have felt.

- Cool off! I said.

In literal sense. I took this guy and threw him in the direction of the sea, where The Seahorses came from.

Well, I've gone so far as to cripple a man. He may be a killer, but who knows how it will affect my reputation. Well, I saved a lot of people. I'm afraid a psychopath wouldn't be satisfied with these heroes, killing half the village.

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