This is a world not unlike your own. What's the difference you ask?
A woman screamed in fear as the reptilian creature held her hostage "KYAAAAAA, save me!" She yelled in desperation.
"Holy crap it's another an Aberrant!"
"For real?? Damn, there's been tons recently!"
In this world, Heroes and Aberrants exist as a matter of course.
"But don't worry, someone will come for sure." The bystanders looked around and saw a group of people standing in peculiar poses.
"Stop right there, Aberrant!" The leader cried
"Oohh!!" Said the crowd "Those are..."
"Cabbage Green!"
"Eggplant Black!"
"Tomato Red!"
"Radish White!"
"Spud Brown!" Said the heroes, speaking their names
"We are the rangers of freshness, the Healthiest!! At your service!" They yelled in unison
"Oh it's the Healthies!"
"You can do it-!!" As the people yelled, a certain person tried to move past the crowd and make it to the front.
And I wanna be a hero, too. However...
"Ah...so sorry..."
"You're coming with us Aberrant!! Take this..." The deformed reptile yelled in anger as the heroes prepared to fire their- "-Vegetable Dressing Lasers!"
"WAAAAAAAAIT!!! cough" Yelled a man as he fell o to the ground with a loud cough
All of the stuff inside his handbag fell onto the concrete road. The other people around looked at him in confusion as he slowly got up "Terribly sorry to disturb you in the thick of things." He then pulled out a handle from the bag and out came a knife; it was a switchblade "But the items you are using right now..." He panted "Outta be switched out for this blade." He finished as he showed it to everyone in the air. "Would you care to try it??!!" He yelled
For a weak salaryman like me, it's out of the question.
At the Healthies Office "Please! Even just buying one would be enough. cough" The man coughed once more.
"But, uh, well you see, we're already kind of using the items of a different company...and using an item like yours reeks of...well...otaku-ness."
"Our products are the number 1 easiest to use! And you can even have its appearance change as you see fancy! cough" He coughed once more
"Never mind that, are you quite all right, young man?" Asked Tomato Red "You seem kinda...dizzy."
"Oh, this? I was born this way! It's nothing! Now, as I was saying..." He wiped at his mouth as and inhaled "How about it!! Our items!! Please purchase so—Gehoooockh" He sneezed
"You nearly gave me a heart attack! You probably shouldn't be shouting so..." The group of heroes looked at each other before coming to a final decision.
"Thanks...thanks for your time." He muttered on the ground outside their door
"Sure, sure." Replied Tomato Red before shutting the door and looking at his teammates "Man that guy sure was crazy about his job." He commented "I won't lie, I was frightened when he came to us totting like that. What hole did he crawl out of?"
"You should have listened." Said Spud Brown "Be cake from Akahashi Hero Support Corporation. Specifically, the sales wing. Midoriya Jack, was his name. How fitting that it sounds a lot like the word for "weak," jaku.
"Oh no, I'm late for the meeting!!" Yelled Jack as he tried to speed up, but started hacking when he did "Ahh...it's no use...Hey taxi!" He called
At Akahashi Hero Support "So I suppose we should begin by discussing the latest sales report..." Said a blonde man in a suit "A day or two ago, we made two sales! The Kendama Blade and the Taketonbo Gun. Viewing our target sales amount, we're at more than negative 80 percent. In other words we're in the red. Hugely. We're an inch away from bankruptcy Director Akahashi."
"Hmm, I see...'The giant Aberrant's whereabouts unknown' huh..." Said a woman reading the newspaper
"Director!" Yelled the man as she rolled up the newspaper into a cylinder
"The Aberrant appearance rate and hero enrollment rate of this city are both the top in this country. So how can it be that we're in such a sorry state? Yes, you Aoi!" She pointed at the blonde man that had told her the information
"Eh? Maybe it's the labor shortage? Though we don't any money to hire anyone..." 'I can't say it...' He thought
"Shiroyama!" She pointed at the woman with black hair and a partially unbuttoned collared shirt
"And since only you do the item development...that could also be a labor shortage..." 'I can't say it to her...' She thought
"Kibuchi!" She pointed at a tall and buff bald man
"The patterns on the items' designs...are probably a bit outdated." 'The Director's so cute...' He thought
"You got a problem with my designs!?" She threatened as she twisted the newspaper further to do possible further damage once used
"No, no! I love them!" 'Or rather you!' He said to himself
She sat down and placed her hand in her chin to think about the dilemma "Hmmm...labor shortage...money...the designs...What do you think, Midoriya!" She asked, looking at his empty seat "Wait where is he!?" Did that newbie just up and run away!?" She yelled
"You're the one who made him try for sales Director..."
"Eh? Is that so? In that case it's cool!"
'We can't say it...' Thought Aoi 'When the previous Director died, he handed to company over to his beloved daughter, even though she had zero management experience! We can't tell her the reason we're in this mess is because of her...!' Aoi's Thoughts were interrupted by Midoriya running through the door
"Sorry I'm late!" He yelled
"You're late Midoriya!" They yelled
"But, but!! I got a contract! I sold the Kaleidoscope Blade!!" He excitedly told them while showing them the contract
Everyone in the room gave him a look of shock and surprise as Jack straightened his tiny messed up tie 'Are they putting more importance on my being late?' He asked himself "Uhhh..."
The four people at the table then got up and ran over to him, grabbed him, and lifted him up in the air in joy "Way to go Midoriya!!" Said Aoi
"Nice work ya bastard!" Yelled Shiroyama
"Good job selling that item, that design!!" Said Kibuchi
"There's never been at the company who's done so much in six months after landing the job!"
Jack couched multiple times while being thrown into the air "...My lungs..."
"You're our hero dude!"
"Midoriya thank you!" Said Akahashi with a gleaming smile
"Y-you're welcome." Jack said midair
I wasn't all that happy actually.
"Ah! Right, I forgot! What did you mean by "that" design?!" Akahashi asked Kinuchi
"Oh, nothing in particular..."
"Tell it to me straight, your opinion!" She yelled at Kibuchi as she pointed at him angrily
"Uhhh..." A thunk was heard as everyone looked at a now unconscious Midoriya laying down on the ground, his nose bleeding and his mouth drooling saliva down his chin
"Uh-oh..."
I am, of course treating my work very seriously...but I didn't do it for that reason. This is all a means to an end. The real motive I had aiming for this job was...
Once Midoriya came too, he asked Akahashi a very important question "Director!"
"Hmm?"
"It's about the Kaleidoscope Blade...I was asked to change its appearance for an order, so could I handle thinking up a design?"
"Hey now, what you're saying is a shock to me!" She said
Since this is the only job where you can wield hero items beside heroics itself! I've been administering the blades all the while...So in other words, it's in order to become a hero myself.
"All right. It's time for Jack the hero to patrol the night!!" He dawned a simple costume, with shin pads, arm pads, shoulder pads, a helmet and vest with a star on the left side; and a belt with the letter "J" on it.
A long time ago, I was saved by a hero named Positive. Well, I'd just gotten a bit lost that day, and he helped me find my way back. But still. And oh yeah, my suit's design is based on his, too. (It's hand made!) But you know that was when he was at the peak of popularity and fame. That someone of his stature would help out a stray child...It inspired my yearning to enter the hero biz. I already said it through a fan letter I sent.
"I wonder if the Aberrant forecast's come out yet?" Midoriya asked himself as he walked along the sidewalk.
He then heard a sound similar to that of a roar and pulled out his knife, only to see a cat sitting on a pile of boxes. "Meow."
"Ah I'm way too nervous. And anemic to boot...haa..." I gotta build strength through this strict training and apply for a license.
According to Article 14 of Hero Law, "No persons who do not possess a hero license may utilize a hero item." A dog then barked at Jack, making him fall over in shock "ANEMIC!" He yelled as he collapsed on the ground
This is the first time I've been able to use a hero item and license, and be a hero! There was no way I was ever gonna be a hero through my physical attributes. So I applied for a job with an item company. And now I guess I'm breaking the law by playing vigilante.
"Dammit, what's next..." Jack muttered as he looked up to see a one eyed Aberrant staring at him, with his claws sharp and his teeth bared
When I learned about Hero Law, I was very young. It was as though they were telling me "someone like you...could never be a hero."
"Huh?" The monster let out a monstrous yelled as he swung at Jack, knocking him back over the dog that had scarred him a few seconds earlier.
He fell o tot he ground in pain as he wiped away the blood coming from his nose "Ghuh...Haah...Oh my god...this is my first time seeing an Aberrant...up close...haah..." His hand shivered in fear as got ready to fight the disgusting brute.
'This is my debut battle!! I'll beat this guy and taste triumph! The triumph of even a guy like me being able to become a hero!' The Aberrant yelled once again as he sung his claws at Jack "Uwaaaaaa!!" Midoriya cried as he ran towards he beast 'Even a guy like me...' He thought as the monster was shot down, it's head squirting out brain matter as it fell o tot eh ground; dead.
"How pitiable." Said a figure as he emeurged from the dark
Midoriya helped in fear 'Oh no...! It's a hero!! If he finds out I'm licenseless, it's over for me...ahh, but I'm feeling too anemic to move...!' Jack was practically limping on the floor, his body paralyzed in fear and exhaustion.
"That getup...is that paper mache? And is that meant to be aping positive?" The hero asked
His face is covered by an old-school tan gas mask, shaped a little like a horse's muzzle, with triangular holes for his eyes and silver ear-defenders wired to the sides of the mask, with his purplish shoulder-length dreadlocks visible from the sides.
On his head, he wears a brown cowboy hat with a large "S" (standing for "Snipe") stamped in the middle of it. His gray boots with knee-high shafts and vamps with silver trims that dip a little at the front, a heel-band with a bladed shuriken-shaped object at the end attached to the back of each boot.
He had a large red cloak, buttoned up at the top, with frayed ends, under which he wears a plain black tank top with white armor strapped over the right side of his torso, and a brown belt with a gun holster attached at his hip. He has baggy yellow pants with a black area around the fly, another belt strung loosely below it, and, on his hands, tan gloves.
"Uhh, ummm...no, I..." Jack could find any words to describe what he was doing without getting arrested for vigilantism.
'I've seen this guy somewhere...!' The hero thought to himself as he noticed the Aberrant's toe wiggle ever so slightly, making him jump back "Whoa!" He yelled in surprise, confusing Jack greatly
'It's already dead, though' He thought "Are you afraid of Aberrants...?" He asked Midoriya
"Shut up!! No way I'm afraid! I was just a little caught off guard, is all!" Yelled the hero as he pointed at Midoriya in annoyance
Hnn...well whatever...There wasn't any hero more pitiful and positive..."
'What did he...' Midoriya asked himself 'What is he trying to say...?'
At Akahashi Hero the next day "Kheh. I know I've seen him somewhere. sulk!" Said Jack as he read the newspaper
"What's wrong, Midoriya? You trying the role for a pouty flirt or what?" She randomly asked "People don't usually onomatopoetically verbalize what they're doing out loud like that."
"Director, I really, really hate this guy!!" He said angrily "Let's not sell this guy any items, ever!!"
"You mean Snipe!? He really rising in popularity, so why...?" She asked with a curious smile
"Because He badmouthed my Hero, Positive!!" 'And because he snatched away my Aberrant.' He quietly said to himself
"Whaaaat!? Then I hate him too!! Never sell him anything!!"
"Good riddance!" Midoriya ripped the newspaper in half
"That's it!" She cheered on "Positive was a one of a kind hero who loved using this company's items!"
"You could t be more right! That's why I picked this company! And no matter what, that's always the coolest thing...!" The two did their own celebration of their love for Positive as Aoi stared at the two
"Director...? Please stop prattling on about a hero who died. More importantly..."
"What did you say!?" Yelled Akahashi "Positive isn't dead!! His whereabouts are just unknown!!" She gave him the middle finger as Jack cheered her on.
"You tell him Director!"
"Don't you remember his catchphrase, "I won't say sayonara"!?"
"Yes, yes. Our recent development costs are way over budget! What is the meaning of this!?" He showed him a paper with how their budget was struggling greatly
"Oh, right, funny how we were just talking about Positive. I made something really awesome~"
"Enough about Positive! The budget, Director, the budget!" Aoi yelled in desperation to properly grab her attention
"Tada!! I call 'em the Beigoma Knuckles!" She showed them a thick four cylinder device that could be placed upon your hand "I took the old knuckles positive used to love using and improved them! It's a super item! And this device was the incredible outcome that could only come of going over budget! Here." She handed the Beigoma Knuckles over to Jack
"Wha?"
"That was the reason!?" Yelled Aoi
"Now go see it!" Yelled Akahashi as she kicked Midoriya out of the room. Literally.
"Yes, ma'am!"
'What a huge get! To someone like me who wants to get close to Positive, this is a pearl before my eyes.' He thought "She called it a "device," though..." He then heard a scream from a few feet away "It's an Aberrant!! This is my chance!!" He then took off his back pack and pulled out his hero costume as he got dressed "Glad I always keep a suit in case things like this happen!" He ran over to where he heard the sound and prepared himself "All right, today'll be the day!" Then he looked at what caused the scream "Huh?"
There he saw Snipe with fangirls all around him, squealing in joy at meeting him "Kyaaaa, it's Snipe!"
"Hahaha, hey, okay now..."
"Please, your signature!!" Jack grumbled in annoyance as the news team walked over to Snipe, making it passed his crowed of fangirls.
"All right, today we're at the scene with the hero whose star is currently rising, Mr. Snipe!"
"Hey now, calm down a smidge! I won't go anywhere!"
"And I think he may just be a little fatigued from cleaning up those Aberrants for us!" Finished the news man "Today's Aberrant forecast is already out, so how confident are you?"
"I'll get around to it." The crowd cheered more and more, saying how hot he was and praising his hero work as a whole.
"You know, your level of popularity reminds me of that famous hero from years past, Positive!"
"Hey. Don't lump me in with a loser like him." Snipe said, with hatred laced within his voice
"Ehh!? Ah, uhh, sorry...? Ehhm...uhh...well...oh right, an Aberrant should appear soon, huh."
'What do you mean "A loser like him"?' Jack thought to himself
"Ahh!" Yelled the reporter "This just in! One is appearing at the west district!!" Snipe and Midoriya heard the man and ran off towards the Aberrant "Snipe is making his haste towards it!"
'He's quick to react...guess he really is a pro...I almost forgot I'm a hero too now (however licensees)!' Jack an off as his thoughts reminded himself of why he was here in the first place "That's right! If I beat the Aberrants before he does, then I can repay him for yesterday, right?' "Here I come!" He ran off, following Snipes trail closely
More people screamed as the Aberrant drew closer, with an uncomfortable smile on his face "It's an Aberrant!!"
"Any heroes come yet!?" Yelled another
"Baboooo." The Aberrant then went out to grab a bystander who fell onto he ground "Babooooo" The man screamed in fear as it got ready to grab him.
"Hold it right there, Aberrant!!" Yelled Snipe from atop a nearby building
"Ah! Isn't that...it's Snipe!!"
"Snipe!! We're counting on you!"
"Locked on." He said as he pointed his gun at the monster "Bite the dust." Right as he was about to fire, someone ran into the beast, forcing Snipe to not fire his weapon "It's that guy again!"
The Aberrant feel onto he ground, its rubbery skin making an odd sloshing sound "Boooo" It whined
'My shoulders...! Feel like they'll pop off any second now!' Midoriya said to himself "I'm gonna beat him before you can!" He yelled at Snipe
"You idiot...the Aberrant's getting away!!" Jack looked around and saw the monster strutting off
"Babooo" Jack quickly followed it as Snipe went across the buildings to catch up
"What in the devil are you doing, you Positive wannabe!!?" He practically screamed at Jack
"Hahhahha! You're scared of Aberrants, aren't you!! I saw you! Dumbass! Weakling! I'm gonna take down that Aberrant first!"
"Don't resent me! You wanna die man...!?" Snipe continued his parkour across the buildings 'I've been a hero for so many years that I can tell the pros from amateurs at a glance!' "Your dynamic entry technique's all wrong!" He yelled at Midoriya
"What on earth...!? The moment Snipe tried to shoot at the Aberrant another hero lunged into he fray! And that hero looked a lot like the hero who they say might have ben dealt a mortal blow, or simply retired - Positive!! Has he returned, true to his catchphrase "I won't say sayonara"!?" Asked the reporter to the viewers watching the broadcast "Now watch as the hero showdown Snipe and Positive (?) now unfolds!! How will things play out!?"
Midoriya followed the Aberrant into an alley 'The hero showdown...I'm a...a hero...Look at me! Even I can become a hero!' "Though I could collapse at any second!" He said to himself 'A dead end!' He ran up to the Aberrant with as much confidence as he could muster "There's no escape!"
The Aberrant turned around and balled up its fist "Baboo."
Akahashi waked down the street, humming to herself in contempt 'We're still on the verge of bankruptcy, of course, but business has been slowly picking up thanks to Midoriya. If we keep at it like this, it's not too far fetched to think we could return to dad's level of business.' She looked around and stopped in front on an alleyway "Hmm?" She then saw a large creature standing onto of Midoriya
"Gahahh!" He cried, blood running down his nose and face as he laid on the ground in pain.
"Midoriya...?" The Aberrant then picked Midoriya up
"Baboooo" Jack yelled in pain once more as he was lifted off the ground
'What is he doing!?' She yelled in her head 'Why is he dressed like a hero...' The Aberrant then open its mouth to reveal an array of dagger like teeth, ready to kill bite off Midoriyas head
'Oh no...!!' "Midoriya!!" She yelled she ran over
"Move over, little lady." Said Snipe as he shot the Aberrants head, making it drop Midoriya on the ground "You moron." Snipe then rubbed the back of his neck
"Your neck...?" Mumbled Midoriya as Akahashi ran over to him
"Midoriya!! Midoriya!!" She then held up his face and closely examined his wounds "You idiot..." He coughed at her words as she put him on her back
"Where do you think you're going? That man broke the law..." She walked passed him, ignoring his words "Hey!"
"Thank you." She said, glaring at him as Jack took a look at the hero.
"Snipe..." He quietly said to himself
Snipe thought about what Midoriya said to him earlier 'You think I'm scared...scared of Aberrants?' He asked mentally "Don't go revealing people's weaknesses in front of the masses." He warned as the Aberrants foot twitched "Waa! Not again!" He yelled as the creature looked at him, confused at itself still being alive
Midoriya fell asleep and woke up on a park bench. He grumbled in discomfort as he sat up "You came to?" Asked Akahashi
"Director!"
"You're pretty badly hurt."
"Eh...this is..."
"Answer me honestly...you were just using us to become a hero, right? The reason you were trying so hard to make sales was in order to use the items right?" Midoriya looked at himself, ashamed at what he had done for months now
"Answer me." She demanded
"I, uh...I wanted to become like Positive...But with a body like this, I could never receive a license...I can't take down any Aberrants...Why is it Director? Why can't I become a hero?? Why..." Tears began to fall down his bruised face as the Director looked at him with sadness and...pity.
"Earlier today, you went to the Healthies' place. And showed them a ton of different designs. Though they rejected all of them...haha." She gave a somber laugh "But the important thing thing is that they praised you up and down. And even though you're still so prone to kneeling over, you keep trying to sell stuff with all your energy...You're amazing."
Jack looked down, not quite sure as to respond to her praise "...Say,"
"Eh?"
"Do you know? Sales have noticeably increased after you started working. Meanwhile I've only been making a mess of the business since I became Director." Midoriya proper himself up on the bunch with a minor grunt in pain
"...Isn't it just that everybody is taking pity on feeble old me?"
Jack was then hit over the head by his boss "Oww."
"I know I flushed my father's company down the toilet. I understand that quite well...you're the one who's saving me right now. Heroics ain't the only job where you can be a hero. People become heroes by saving people who are in trouble!" Midoriya began to cry, her words reaching a place his heart that he honestly didn't think could be reignited "Midoriya." The moment ended when they heard an inhumane roar across the park and into the city.
"What was that!? That sounded really close by!!" Akahashi yelled
'She's right. She's absolutely right.' Thought Midoriya
A little while ago, the Aberrant's skin was bubbling like a boiling pot of water "Boo Babbooo"
"You...You're alive? I hot you with a head shot. I don't like the looks of this..." Snipe pointed his gun at the beast as it growled at him
"Feeed!"
"Did it just say someth-" Snipes' question was cut off as he was grabbed by the Aberrant and brought into he air as the monster grew in size a hundred fold.
Snipe screamed in fear as the Aberrant grew "I will feeed...Feeed and munchhhhh" It roared as Midoriya and Akahashi looked on in awe
"Whoa...it turned into a giant!?" Yelled Jack in surprise
"A giant Aberrant...! Ah! Look at that!" Her finger pointed at the person that the Aberrant held onto in its goupy hands "It's Snipe!" The hero moaned in discomfort and fear at being held in the Aberrants hand
Jack panted as he walked towards the monster "He's not looking too good." Commented the Director
"Director...could you please let me take these knuckles for bit?"
"Don't tell me...! Midoriya! Don't even think about something so foolish...!"
"Snipe is afraid of Aberrants. People are in danger!"
"Midoriya!!" She called after him in fear and annoyance.
He looked and saw a stream of ladders that lead to a roof of a building near the Aberrant. He ran towards it as Akahashi called after him "Midoriya!! Don't do it!!"
"The situation has become perilous! The Aberrant has slipped away the other day, with its whereabouts previously unknown is now appeared!! And it seems as though Snipe has been captured by it! The heroes of today are attempting to respond and fight, but they're no match!!" Said the reporter
"Shit..."
"It's way too huge!"
"What do we do?" The heroes asked themselves, not able to find any way of stopping the large Aberrant.
"Snipe isn't even exhibiting and resistance...!! Will he be alright...!? Is there no hero who can save us now?"
Midoriya looked up the stairway of steps as a piece of paper fell from Snipes' possession and floated down to Akahashi "What the...It fell from Snipe..." As Jack ran up the steps, panting like a dying dog, the Director read the piece of paper "This is...a fan letter?"
'I've understood...ever since I was little, I understood, haven't I?' Jack questioned himself.
'Dear Positive, i'm the kid you saved befor. Even tho your so bizi, being a supr poluler you took the time to save a kid lik me! Your so strong and kind. I want to be lik you sumday! Can a kid lik me becum a Hero lik you one day?' The letter read as Midoriya ran up the stairs, taking off the constricting best to let himself breathe more.
The Aberrant noticed him rising up the stairwell and growled once more "No...don't...!!" Said Snipe, trying to make Jack get away "You're in the way..." The Aberrant moved its hand and prepared to eat Snipes head off.
A hero always saves people in trouble. "Snipe - no...Positive!!" Jack then leaped off the building and towards the large beast as everyone else watched in surprise.
"How...did you know...?!" Snipe asked him as Midoriya landed on the monsters arm
"Your job isn't to get killed by Aberrants Positive!!"
"You...what...are...you..." The Aberrant sputtered, it's voice dark and it's speech clunky.
"I'm...a salaryman!!" Jack stabbed the beast with his knife, making it let go of Snipe an fallowing Midoriya to hold on to him instead
"Who is that man!? Has he rescued Snipe...and above the Aberrants tentacles!"
"Haahh...my legs..." Snipe said in pain as he and Jack walked up the Aberrant
"Hey!! Positive, take this! These are knuckles...According to the boss, there's some incredible device to it."
"Haha...are you working the sales pitch even at a time like this..."
"It's my job! Come back to us...Positive!!" Midoriya heaved Snipe into the air and onto the Aberrants other tentacle
"Whoa!" 'Huh? My legs are working!!' He realized as the Aberrant roared at him while Midoriya fell down
"Oh no! I'm feeling anemic..."
"Midoriya!!" Akahashi caught her employee on the roof of the building.
"Director!" He hacked
"That was so dangerous!" She yelled at him as Snipe ran across the monsters long appendage and prepared to punch it with the knuckle device
'The device behind the knuckles...is that the instant it connects, it shoots out a spinning top, which pushes into the target's innards and then explodes!!' Snipe used the weapon on the Aberrant as its insides exploded, letting Snipe fall down
"Someone catch Snipe!!" Yelled one of the heroes down below on the road
"Thank you very much for purchasing our humble wares!!"
"Heh...who are you calling salaryman...All I see is a spectacular hero...!!"
"I won't let you say "sayonara"!" Said Midoriya as he gave Snipe a peace sign on top of the building
The next day, Midoriya and Positive sat on a two benches in a park as the news report from yesterday went on "Snipe took care of the giant Aberrant that appeared yesterday, but! It was then that a mind blowing truth made itself known! The truth that Snipe is actually the former hero Positive"
"When did you realize it?" Positive asked him, not in costume
"Positive always had a bit of a stiff neck and he'd rub it all the time...that was his habit. I'm an obsessed Positive fan, so I know. And you pretended you hated Positive because there was an Aberrant, right?" Positive blew a puff of nicotine filled smoke before answering
"That's right...ever since I revived a blow very near my heart I haven't been able to get close to an Aberrant. I guess you could say it was trauma. Pathetic right? I had become so pathetic in fact, that I tired to forget about "Positive" all together.
But heroics is my calling in life after all. So I came up with a style that allowed me to come back into the Hero game without needing to approach any of the Aberrants I was fighting. I was actually really happy when I encountered you that first time.
You were someone who strove to be like Positive and even thought it was against the law, you wanted to become him. The fact that someone like you still exists...Fans are a vital thing to have around, man.
The fan letter you sent me, I keep it on me because it reminded me of my passion for the job, that unadulterated desire to become a hero. That's why it's never left my side." Positive got up and stretched his legs
"I'll be damned! You've been saving my hide even before today!" He then held out his hand in the shape of a fist, wanting a fist pump
"Huh, what's with the hand..."
"It was an honor meeting you Midoriya.To me, you're my hero." Jack could have sworn he saw Positives original costume standing before him as he ha e his hero a fist pump.
"Thank you." He said through his tears. I was so happy!
At Akahashi Hero Support "Hey, where are those papers!? I need them by two o'clock!!"
"We got an order from Arm Man's office!"
"Whaaat, by this design's more like one of the Directors..." The place was more busy than it had been in along while
"Now That Positive is back, our business is booming like never before!!" Akahashi said as papers went flying in the air
"Quickly people! Phone line 3 is calling!"
"The papers!" That's when Jack walked in through the door, tired as always
"I'm back! cough"
"Oh, how did it go, Midoriya? Wait, let me guess..."
"I landed it heroically!!" He showed the contract with pride. I'm a bonafide hero now. "Ahh, so dizzy..." he fell onto the floor in exhaustion.
"Your anemic still hasn't gone away?" She asked, knowing well that it probably wasn't going to go away.
At least, not anytime soon.