Here we go, it's been a while but I've grown bored of sitting on my ass for the last few days doing nothing...So now I'm gonna be sitting on my ass writing this for a few days! It's time for our favorite little shinigami to have his first 14-day training arc! (Just imagine if Ichigo had that kind of time, Byakuya wouldn't have stood a chance.)
Begin!
Day 1
The first day of Izuku's training was rather simple, the USJ incident ended up going just fine but it exposed one of his greatest weaknesses. Extended combat, in terms of high-level battle he had relatively low stamina, only capable of keeping up a Bankai at maximum output for ten minutes at most.
Needless to say he needed to improve that right away. His Shikai stamina was a little better, being able to hold them for one of two hours at a time. Not ideal but still workable for most fighting conditions and even some rescue operations.
Though the part of his training that he was most looking forward to was a bit more complex. 'A-Ah crap. Getting dizzy again. Maybe this is why Todoroki-san doesn't use both sides of his powers, the temperature fluctuations are killing me!' Izuku thought to himself as he wielded Hyorinmaru and Engetsu in each hand, both of which were in Shikai.
He would have used Ryujin Jakka but...Yeah that thing and Hyorinmaru were in completely different leagues, he doubted that he could even form an ice cube while the flaming sword was in such close proximity.
"Izuku-kun, why don't you try a more...Stable combination first, we only have a couple of weeks until the festival starts and you wouldn't want to make yourself sick before then right?" *Sigh, she had a point. Maybe I should try Mirokumaru and Gonryomaru next? Maybe an electric tornado?
"But before that you should take a break. It's lunchtime! Let's see what Mamadoriya made for us." *Stomach rumbling...That was probably a good idea, plus I smell katsudon so I have a sworn duty to devour anything in the other room.
"Speaking of food, have you fed Happy yet? And how has the training gone?" Izuku asked his best friend who gave him a confused look.
"Yes I fed and refilled Happy's water earlier. But what do you mean by training? It's only the first day and class hasn't even started yet." She asked, confused about what he meant.
"Ah, so you haven't noticed yet. Tell me, have you felt nausea or motion sickness lately after using your quirk? Ever since you started using Hisagomaru regularly?" Izuku said, noticing Ochako's eyes widening as she realized what he meant.
"Wait, do you mean?!-" She started.
"Yup, mastery of one's zanpakutou often comes with various fringe benefits. A minor healing factor, maybe a cure to certain innate illnesses. For a healing type zanpakuto these are well within the realm of possibility. Especially with the real deal instead of a copy." Ochako's jaw dropped at the implications. One of her biggest weaknesses. Gone! Just like that!
Looking down at the blade strapped to her hip, which became a surprisingly comforting thing ever since she started wielding it, she started to realize just how valuable it really was. Something that would cost anyone else millions of yen a piece and she just received one for free…
"And don't give me any of that crap about repayment. You're my best friend Ochako-chan, and my closest employee. Either one of those would have earned you one of my blades and you happen to be both. I only ask that you use it to its utmost limit and treat it with the respect it deserves." Those things were basically sentient after all, it would be horribly rude if she didn't.
Blushing heavily Ochako nodded silently. 'H-how can he do that so casually. Just giving away something so valuable, even for someone close to you. Anyone else would-' But that's just it wasn't it. Izuku wasn't just anyone. That thought brought a bright smile to her face which she used to finally motivate her boss to stop his training.
Day 2
"Izuku-kun. Why do you hate me?" Ochako asked in between gasps for air as she ran alongside her boss in his courtyard.
"Come on Ochako-chan, just a few more laps to go and you can have a break. Stamina is important for a hero and we're both in desperate need of it from what I can see." Combat and quirk stamina meant nothing if your regular physical stamina couldn't keep up. Especially when your abilities are melee-based.
"After this we'll do a bit of tactical research on the other students, know thy enemy and all that." Izuku added to Ochako's relief. That sounded just fantastic after nearly two hours straight of running.
Day 3
"So I have to be as flashy as possible during the first event. Wouldn't that be better saved for the finals?" Ochako questioned as Izuku gave her advice for the festival's more commercial side.
"Being flashy in the finals is ideal but there is a very real possibility that you won't get there." Seeing Ochako's reaction to that comment Izuku winced a bit. "Not that I don't think you can do it! But still, there are hundreds of other competitors so we can't rule it out entirely. Even I'm not guaranteed a spot."
'...I know he's trying to make me feel better but he doesn't have to lie about his chances. If he doesn't make it to the finals then what chance do any of us have?' It was no secret that Izuku was the strongest student in 1-A. With the only possible exception being Todoroki and even then it was a dubious statement at best.
"So it's important that you get your name out there early on. Though the two of us have a bit of an advantage in that area." Izuku said with a small hint of pride mixed with embarrassment. Right, billionaire best friend who is likely one of the bigger sponsors for the event itself. That would take some getting used to.
The rest of the day's free time was spent coaching her in the art of self-expression and self-advertising.
Day 4
"Izuku-kun...What's the Endeavor incident?" Ochako finally asked. Izuku simply sighed, this was bound to happen eventually.
What followed was a retelling of the longest series of unfortunate events you could possibly imagine. It got to the point where Izuku even had to bust out Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame to fix Ochako's vocal cords after they strained themselves from laughing...No he wasn't joking. STOP LAUGHING MOM!
Day 5
"We should never tell Todoroki-san, he doesn't deserve that kind of second-hand embarrassment." Ochako said the next day, finally recovered after all the laughter. Little did she know.
Day 6
Today the two heroes in training were meeting with Yaoyorozu and Ochako's parents for a joint business meeting. One which was...Eventful to say the least. "So you're my darling daughter's boss eh? It caught me by surprise when she told us she had a job but it's nice to see that little Ochako's made some friends...Some very rich friends." Ochako's father said a bit awkwardly.
Which nobody could really blame him for considering that he was sitting next to two teenagers who made more money in a week than he did in a whole year. One of which owned his own businesses while the other acted as a representative for her family.
"So you want to build a quirk gym. And Yaoyorozu-san here is willing to provide the more exotic materials on the cheap. Do you already have a basic plan in mind or are we going to workshop this now?" He asked, in response to this Izuku took out a small holographic projector that activated to show the general layout of what they wanted to build.
"It should be a five-story building approximately 3,000 square meters in size. From there we should divide the building up into five sections. One for physical training as normal, another for target practice for various projectile-based quirks. An open-air section for gigantification users or similar, along with people who have flight quirks. A pool area for any aquatic quirk users and finally a resting area set aside with various recreational activities." It was a bit rough for a few days' work but he thought it would be enough for a start.
"...Well someone has certainly thought this through. That all sounds doable but there's the issue of expense. Especially if you want to maximize the durability of the structure." Looking through the captions of the projection the building called for a Graphene reinforced titanium skeleton with an outer layer of marble to be decorated later. Not the cheapest stuff around, especially the graphene.
"You will have a starting budget of 1.5 billion yen." Cue choking on air from the non-rich people. "That should be enough to cover everything I can think of at the moment, especially with Yaoyorozu-san helping us out by reducing our material costs." Izuku gave Momo a bit of a sly smile to her adorable blush.
"I'll try my best, though the limits on my and my parent's quirks(1) would slow down the building process by a bit." She said modestly. Not that constructing a building like this was a quick process, to begin with, she'd have plenty of time to produce everything without stressing her body.
"T-That's more than enough for something of this scale." Hell it was probably 25% more than they really needed. Even factoring in surprise expenses and bad weather.
"Indeed, we decided to give you a large sum from the start in order to get things done smoothly. Simply put, don't cut corners, you won't need to nor want to. And if you complete the building without using up the full budget you may take the rest of it as a bonus." …
…"...NANI?!"
Day 7-12
These few days were spent suffering together with Yaoyorozu as they dealt with the necessary paperwork that needed to be done in order to start up a quirk gym. Especially one of this size. On the bright side, the three students helped train with each other once all the paperwork for the day was finished.
Day 13
"Sorry to say Ochako-chan but I'll have to cut our training short. My quirk is calling." Her eyes widened that revelation, which was understandable, this meant a new blade was about to be born into the world. "Don't worry though, I won't leave you high and dry with nothing to do." Izuku smirked as he handed Ochako a scroll. A legit scroll made out of papyrus and everything.
"...Really Izuku-kun?" Sometimes her boss was the dictionary definition of eccentric, it was cute but honestly. Papyrus paper?
"Shush you, I expect you to read that by the start of the tournament, though this kind of training isn't designed for instant results. I'll see you at U.A, I have to focus on this next part." He said before walking off. As he did so Ochako opened up the scroll whose title was "A guide to the art of Jinzo" by Izuku Midoriya.
"...Such a dork."
Day 14
"I finally have it. Welcome to the world...Nijigasumi."
Ah, one of the few good things to come out of the Bount arc. Well, here's the newest chapter, I hope you all enjoyed it because it might be a while before the next one is ready. I'm off work for the next couple of days so with any luck I'll write another chapter for another story but that's about it.
(1) The Yaoyorozu's all have quirks based on the manipulation of matter which they use for business purposes after retiring from the hero business.
Father: Can manipulate the molecular structure of matter(aka turn coal to diamond, create alloys from two substances, etc.)
Mother: Can convert her own body into various types of energy(aka turn lipids to beams of visible light which she can blind people with. Turn small bits of skin into heat energy which she can expunge via the mouth or eyes as fire, lasers(infrared radiation), etc.