3: Testing the Crap Outta Him!

Testing the Crap Outta Him!

The hero Felix met was taller than him; he had to be at least 6.5 feet, a rare thing for Japanese people. His black hair with a few colored strands and his attire reminded Felix of the average Japanese businessmen he saw every day. When the former inmate entered his agency after being warned by his sidekicks, the gaze he gave to the young man proved that he was either on edge or sizing him up.

His cold and analytical gaze didn't destabilize Felix, who briefly showed his identity card to confirm that he wasn't an impostor. After waving to him to go into his office, they sat opposite to each other before silence fell.

Nighteye had prohibited his associates from entering his office, indicating that he took this meeting seriously. However, Felix had difficulty taking him seriously. He was as thin as a twig despite his stature. The posters on the walls showed a fanaticism for All Might that he didn't appreciate very much.

"So, for starters," began the hero, pulling the glasses up over his nose. "I don't believe at all in the version of the facts given to me by the Hero Commission. They would never send someone quirkless into this office. Secondly, if I agreed to give you two weeks of my time, it's because I consider it smarter to bet on a person on whom the president of the commission herself bases her hopes. I will therefore have no remorse in making you learn on the job everything you need to memorize, even if you end up in a hospital stay".

"All the people I've met seem to be on their period. Is it just you, or are all Japanese people like that?"

Nighteye looked up with surprise, with a barely visible smile that disappeared almost immediately after Felix noticed it.

"I was told I had to train you to fight Mirko. Do you even know who that is?"

"A black-skinned chick with bunny ear looking like the perfect combination of Lola Bunny and an Easter egg. Except that's she ripped as fuck. Goddamn abs." Felix stopped, looking at Sir. "Yeah, you're not the funny type of guy, huh. I just got a quick look at her face on TV."

"Let me just tell you we're gonna work on your speed and reflexes; you won't be able to match her strength."

The hero then put down a piece of paper and a pen and pushed them towards the young man, who rolled his eyes as he understood what he had to do.

"The paperwork is really necessary?" Felix asked as he read the contents of the contract.

"It's an essential process in our society. Not filling them out would be to throw yourself out of the system."

"Yeah," Felix replied with irony. "So I'm some kind of intern, huh? Anyway, I have no choice but to accept, so we have no need for paperwork… waste of paper. Deforestation, all that, not cool for a hero."

Sir Nighteye took back the document without answering him and put it in one of his drawers; he also seemed to pull something out of it. He wrote on his computer for a few seconds at breakneck speed. He then looked at the young man out of the corner of his eye.

Felix moved back promptly by reflex as he saw Nighteye arching his arm slightly backward. A second later, a seal passed at high velocity towards his shoulder; however, thanks to his initial movement's inertia, he managed to dodge the object, which crashed on the concrete wall at the other end of the room shattered bits of it.

"Hmm… Can I ask what this is all about?"

"I'm going to judge your fighting skills right here and now. The office is big enough for that, and I have about ten copies of these same posters, so don't bother holding back. Just show me what you're made of."

Felix nodded and closed his eyelids for a moment to concentrate on his quirk, but he barely had time to open his eyes again that a second seal almost hit his knee and reversed the direction of his leg's bending.

"I haven't had my morning coffee yet, so my aim, my quirk, and my strength might be a little off," the hero added, jumping over his desk. "I'm going to avoid vital organs while you just try to do your best," he concluded, supplying himself with three seals in each hand.

The former inmate raised his eyebrows, understanding that the guy in front of him wasn't laughing. He warned himself, both fists raised towards the face, the left leg forward, and analyzed his opponent.

—These seals seem to be his weapons of choice, and he threw them away with force. However, the Hero Commission told me that his quirk was invisible; it must be something else. If I can guess his quirk before he guesses mine, then I have a chance.

Several hormones at his disposal allowed him to enter into fighting conditions, except that his lack of practice didn't leave him a lot of choices.

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[Metabolism & Libido Check → No Issue.]

[Exceeding Body's Capacities: 33%.]

[Stored Hormones & Pheromones: 16%.]

●{Adrenaline Rush}—{Increase physical capacity & reduce pain.}

●{Norepinephrine[...]}—{Increases heart rate, blood pressure, attention, and focus.}

●{Alpha Testosterone}—{Increase production of blood cells, bone mass, muscle strength, and libido.}

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He opted for a hormonal combo that worked every time in this kind of situation. However, the use of all 3 was kinda foreign to him now. Plus, he didn't have hours to think... Unfortunately, they weren't super hormones yet, so he wouldn't have any incredible powers for the time being—just a boosted human body.

—It's going to take some time before I can experience the effects, but-

However, these 2 seconds of thinking were enough for him to get a high-density seal crashing down on his belly, expelling all the air from his lungs. He recovered quickly, but Nighteye approached him and dodged the punch Felix was about to give him before sliding one of his legs down to the ground in an attempt to unbalance the ex-con.

—Shit-

He managed to jump to dodge and delivered a violent punch towards the hero's chin, who also dodged without any issue before pulling Felix by the arm and then smashing his elbow directly on his diaphragm.

—Jesus... He's not as frail as I thought. This guy avoids everything that flies at him... but he almost gets me every time. His quirk has something to do with it… I can copy it, but he would never let me approach him enough to do this.

But… fortunately, the pain he was feeling subsided gradually, and a kind of warrior euphoria took hold of him. It was like he was more awake and aware, more energetic, and felt like his blood was flowing inside him at tremendous speed. The constant flow of hormones into his bloodstream gave him at least about twice the capacity of a normally constituted person with just a little boost, and this would only increase if he continued to let his quirk work. He had never reached a limit; his body seemed to tolerate any amount of hormone.

Nevertheless, the higher his hormones in his blood were, the harder it was to increase their strength.

Felix cocked his fist towards his attacker before withdrawing it and attempting a high kick. Yet once again, Nighteye dodged his blow, and his foot crashed against the wall, tearing small pieces of concrete. Fortunately for him, his bones were more robust than average, but...

—My toes… It's going to hurt as soon as I stop my adrenaline rush…

"Concentrate. Or you will lose," snorted Nighteye with an annoyed tone while running at him.

Felix had no time to react as Nighteye continued the onslaught with a judo move. Still, thanks to his increased strength, he managed to get out of the situation. The blood's passing through his muscles, the sugar supplying them a large dose of energy, his brain now gradually let him use more than 10% of his muscles capacities, and coupled with his bone resistance, the kicks he gave to the floor to propel himself or hit his opponent lightly broke the tile.

He used the wall to project himself even higher and rushed towards the hero, who dodged at the right moment but couldn't stop his foot, which ended up embedded in the desk.

His foot was now just stuck in the wood.

"You've finished yourself, you know that?" asked the hero in a disappointed tone.

However, Felix didn't intend to stop there. Seeing what was going to happen to him, Nighteye went on the defensive and prepared to dodge, though, avoiding a large wooden structure despite knowing the future wasn't so easy... especially without his morning coffee. Moreover, Nighteye was beginning to be strangely tired for no apparent reason...

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●{Adrenaline Rush}●{x3}

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—Here you go!

The former inmate cocked his foot with all his might in a circular movement and projected the desk right to his opponent like a mere soccer ball. He heard his knee and ankle crack violently, but the pain didn't befall. The hormones were gradually adding up and clumping together, but he felt his power and speed increasing more and more slowly... so that was the limit of his strength for the moment.

Nighteye managed to dodge most of the danger but got his arm squashed. As one would expect from a pro hero, he was immediately ready to charge at the young man again, despite what he just experienced. But now, papers were flying everywhere… and so Felix's plan had now matured; he didn't know if it was going to work, but who doesn't try anything, got nothing.

After a massive rush of hormone cocktails, Felix instantly ran to the two seals lying at the other end of the room that Nighteye had used at the beginning of the fight.

Despite their weight, he picked them up and threw the first one to Nighteye head; it caused him to move towards the wall while holding his head. Felix then threw the second seal without delay, but contrary to what he thought, Sir wasn't able to completely dodge it, which broke his glasses, pieces of glass projecting towards his eyes.

—Now!

Felix jumped towards the hero and finally managed to give him a violent punch that Nighteye tried to dodge, followed by a knee kick in the stomach.

—Luckily, I managed to touch the back of his head during his judo move. Melatonin is powerful if used at the right timing... that was a close call...

"That's enough." ordered the hero by rubbing his eyes. "Lucky for you, you didn't gouge my eyes out. I don't know what you did, but I felt a rush of fatigue; I didn't even know how to react when I realized what would happen to me. My fault for not taking this fight seriously."

"You were holding back, weren't you?" Felix grunted as he looked away.

"Yes, my reflexes are sluggish in the morning, and as I said before, I didn't get my coffee yet. Bubble Girl can't even do that part of her work," he mumbled by pulling his glasses up over his nose. "Besides, my goal wasn't to knock you out as a reminder."

"You're a pro hero, huh."1

"I wasn't going to send you to the hospital; it was purely a speech to force you to show me your abilities. But next time we fight, if we need to, don't expect me to hold back. Now, there's still a lot of work you need to do to be good. Your superspeed and super-strength are derisory compared to most people I know," he explained tactlessly. "We'll work on that tomorrow, but now you're gonna help me clean up this mess."

With resentment, he realized that messing up the room to make a "good impression" wasn't such a good idea after all. If only his control over pheromones could be stronger, he wouldn't have to do all this.

Yet, he didn't want to tell anyone about it. It was a sort of secret ability that he kept to himself. Everybody needs their little secret.

He met Centipeder and Bubble Girl, two individuals indeed much more agreeable than Nighteye. The young heroine's costume revealed the lower part of her breasts, which proved that the shyness present in her must have been crushed a long time ago. Especially when we assume that we can see a good part of her blue belly down to her pelvis... Even Mt. Lady didn't show as much with her costume.

Felix tried to stay focused throughout the renovation of the room, and apparently, it wasn't the first time something like this had happened here. An intern who had been working here for 2 years already had to do the same to prove that he was worthy.

"Geez, we're finally done," began the sidekick, wiping her forehead without taking off her gas mask. "I've never seen Sir's desk broken before. You're a bulldozer for sure! Ahaha!"

"Yeah, that said, I think I'm going to have some painful reminder of that fight tonight," Felix replied after a smile. "I didn't do that well, though. It's been a while since I've been in a real fight."

"No, no, from the way Sir told me about you, you put up a pretty good fight."

"Oh, really?"

"And then I saw you on the room camera; I was a little too curious… but I think you were outstanding."

"You're not trying to flatter me so that I'll do the same thing to you in return, by any chance?" Felix asked with an amused smile as he put a hand on her shoulder. "Ahahah! Just joking. Sorry, but for now I have to go, someone called me."

He didn't give Centipeder time to say goodbye, nor did he give Bubble Girl time to answer him. As for Sir, he was locked back in his office, apparently analyzing and investigating an unusual crime case. However, before leaving, he had left a small piece of himself on this "Bubble Girl," of which he knew nothing about yet.

Felix has done this to test and see if the old skills that he used at the time for his own pleasure still worked. He had touched her shoulder for a purpose, after all. Realizing a very lovely hormone inside her body.

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●{Oxytocin Crush}—{Enhances bonding & jealousy, regulates emotional responses, including trust, empathy, positive memories & fidelity.}

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Oxytocin, the love hormone, and partly one of the four related to reward and pleasure, but these ones were mainly present in women. This peculiar hormone promotes emotional bonding between people, trust, and if these certain studies were valid, even fidelity. All this, while giving the person more genuine and joyful emotions and allowing them to memorize good and lovable events more easily.

—It deserves a try, plus, she might like it.~

That said, as, with every hormone, it was a reasonably long process, but he didn't mind if he could play a little with his "prey"; it suited him. Not that he liked to see them like "that" —even if he does want to see them like "that,"—but the more a woman is attracted, the more hormones she produces, and that was gold for Felix. Especially if, in addition to recovering these hormones that are present in too large quantities in their bodies, he could at the same time boost them… So it would be perfect.

He went back to the subway with a single desire, studying chemistry and hormones again.

Knowing that he would barely have time to buy food before he had to go to the Hero Commission headquarters with the help of a hero capable of making invisible what he touches... you know, to go unnoticed.

He hurried to a fast-food restaurant in the hope of being able to eat. Even though it wasn't correct to eat while walking in Japan, he did it; he was in too much of a hurry to waste time sitting down.

However, just after leaving the restaurant, at the precise time of 12:02, he heard a scream and saw many people walking away from the sidewalk.

—Huh...?

A snot-green liquid villain was running at him, or maybe just running away after committing a robbery. The only words he heard before he was kinda engulfed by the filthy monster left him astounded.

"Catch me if you can!"

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