Hatsume is getting way too comfy with my shit. She adjusted my hero costume.
Actually, I shouldn't be complaining. I trust her enough. It's just weird.
"FUCKING DAMN, CHILL IT!"
"Defeat me and I'll consider 'chilling it,' Toshinori! Now use One for All!" He's lost it.
"You can't be that dumb- OW!"
"Move it!"
I hate it here. This old man is abusive. It's only been a minute. The minute I came down, he kicked me in the face.
Well, after asking me to use One for All, and that's a hell no because I happen to like my limbs thank you very much. That set him off.
Did I mention that Gran Torino here is the fastest hero in the world? Yeah, that's a thing.
Goddamn. Yeah, I'm not going to be able to do jack shit here.
Logically, I start reversing to the stairway, climbing up backwards. Some impressive ass talent I have.
"What are you doing, Toshinori?!" Toshinori is All Might's name, by the way. I don't know what he is talking about.
"Ah, shut it!"
The stairway was my target for a reason: Gran Torino can't move as much there due to it being covered by two walls. At this point, I went with my gut instinct and just punched right when I heard a whoosh since he goes faster than light or something.
Going against someone super fast with idea is still dumb when he just kicks me right in the face. I grab the railing to keep myself from getting concussion.
Gran Torino lands in front of me, "You treat One for All like a special attack, but it isn't. After that, it's lunch time! I'm going to go pick up some food, and you clean this place up, Toshinori!"
How else am I supposed to treat it-
I interrupt him just as he is going out the door, "What type of quirk is One for All?"
He doesn't even stop walking out when he calls, "Emitter!"
Then he's gone.
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Are you fucking kidding me?
I THOUGHT ONE FOR ALL WAS A TRANSFORMATION QUIRK BECAUSE OF YAGI BECOMING ALL MIGHT AND SHIT! YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT THIS QUIRK IS JUST AN OP ENHANCEMENT QUIRK?!
Okay, maybe I should have come to this conclusion sooner, but goddamn! My dumbass thought that I had to learn how to transform body type or some shit, but no! It's literally just a strength quirk on steroids!
That means I can control the output. I'm not All Might who goes from 0-100.
Actually, does he control his output? I mean, it would make sense as he doesn't have as much property damage as you would think as someone with his power would.
IF HE FUCKING DOES AND NEVER TOLD ME THIS SHIT, I AM GOING TO AMERICAN SMASH HIS ASS BACK TO AMERICA, GRAB A SHOTGUN, AND SHOOT HIM 19 TIMES IN THE CHEST!
Either way, I'm as flexible as a wet noodle when it comes to the output apparently.
Out of curiosity at this resolution, I decide to try my theory out on my legs.
As it turns out, it works. Does it require focusing? Sure, but after some practice, I should be able to do this at the back of my hand.
I would just like to say that this old man taught me more in ten minutes than Yagi has in over a year. If that's not disappointing, I don't know what is.
Welp, time to clean!
Night
As soon as that old man came home, he ate and went to sleep.
That leaves me with time to experiment.
With my newfound knowledge that I could have easily received if All Might was not such a dumbass, I decided that I should use the quirk to attempt to climb the alleyway next to the apartment we are at. The basic idea is that if I use the quirk at the right time on my legs, I can hip hop to the top and take over the world!
When I smash my face within the first jump into a brick wall and fall into trash, you can tell this isn't going to be so hot.
And if I don't get sleep tonight, you know why!
The Next Morning
"What happened, Toshinori?" Gran Torino has the nerve to say to my face that is bruised AF. The eyebags are probably not helping.
"First off, Midoriya. Second off, I was practicing and time slipped from me."
"Practicing smashing your face?"
"The quirk, dumbass- OW! WHAT DID YOU KICK ME IN THE FACE FOR?!"
"You were being disrespectful. Didn't someone tell you to respect your elders?"
"If they did, I forgot."
"How did you get chosen again?"
"I ran to a slime that was attacking a hoe and attacked it because it wouldn't be my therapist and All Might thought that was good enough for me to be his successor. To be fair, he could have done worst."
"He could have done better with the attitude too."
"HEY-!"
Ding Dong!
"Go answer that, will you?"
With a huff, I open the door to see a delivery boy. I guess I looked suspicious because he immediately shoves this heavy box at me and runs.
Alright then.
I go over to the old man and drop the package on the ground, "Delivery."
Gran Torino immediately opens the box, and you can practically feel the excitement flowing off of him, "The new microwave is here! The old microwave broke for some reason, so I got a new one. I can have my Taiyakis!" I relate to this old man on a personal level.
"It broke because you jumped on it like a child."
"Don't remember that."
"Why are you faking?"
"I don't know what you are talking about, Toshinori. Now hook it up and grab those frozen Taiyakis from the freezer!"
I pick it up and put it on the counter where the old one was, "That's the first relatable thing you have said."
"I'm never going to understand your speech. Now hurry up!"
"Bitch, I will throw a frozen one at you."
"Curse one more time and I will make sure you nearly die."
"Not a full death?"
"Why would I?"
"Okay then, moving on."
Apparently, I don't know how to microwave shit because it was still frozen when I pulled it out.
Gran Torino whacks me HARD on the head, "Don't you know how to microwave food?! You don't put a large plate in there! You have to put it on a small plate so it heats evenly!"
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"Toshinori, are you okay?"
Oh my gosh.
Why am I like this?
OF COURSE I DISCOVER THE WAYS THROUGH FUCKING FOOD LIKE A DUMBASS!
I don't need to use the quirk through just my legs! I can use a small percent of it through my body instead so it doesn't overwhelm just one area!
I step back from the man and immediately test the theory.
Within a snap, I feel the power coursing through me, and you can see electricity coming off of me from the excess power! Of course, like with the previous experiment, it's hard. However, once I practice with it, it'll become as easy as eating food.
When I look up, I see Gran Torino grinning, "You catch on quicker than I thought. You think you can move while keeping that?"
"With practice, yeah. At the moment? It's like learning how to walk all over again."
"Want to give it a try? I'll give you three minutes to try and hit me."
"I mean, not like I have anything else to do with my life."
Simply put, it takes too long for me to actually activate the quirk. The best way to describe it is it's like a buildup in a video game to let out your ultimate move.
Bleh.
Did I slam the door in his face to get powered up and still miss? Of fucking course.
I try, people.
After eating edible Taiyakis, Gran Torino and I worked on making that shit right.
"Get your hero costume on, Toshinori. We're going out, " Gran Torino tells me suddenly.
I mean, better than being trapped in this place with the grumpy old man.
I quickly change and return, "Where are we heading?"
"Hosu. It has an increasing crime rate, and you'll be working in a city environment a lot for what you are aiming to become."
"Yeah, they have plenty of strip bars to accomplish that."
Gran Torino looks at me like I have lost it, "I meant as a hero, brat."
"Oh...OH, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE!" Maybe I do pass out too much information.
"You really need help mentally, not physically."
"I KNOW RIGHT?! I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL EVERYONE THIS, BUT THEY ARE LIKE 'YOU'RE FINE.' I AM NOT FINE!"
"Come on before I lock you in."
I feel like he is ignoring me at this point.
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He is ignoring me.
God fucking damn it.
Currently, we're on a train. Logically, to Gran Torino anyway, this means the chance to attempt to bully me.
"You kids and you're phones. Always think you need to be on those devices."
"You old people and your Karens. Think you're entitled to goddamn everything."
"Seriously?"
"Attack me and I attack back. This is not complicated."
"I was just kidding, Toshinori."
"We both know you lying."
"Toshinori is so much easier to tease. Wait, why are you texting Recovery Girl, and why is she in your contacts as Grandma?"
"She's fun to text. The more important question is why are you looking at my phone. Even more important, how do you recognize her number?"
"Toshinori is an idiot. You have to know that lady's number to make sure he doesn't die."
"You can just tell me if you two are together."
"We aren't, brat. We don't even get along."
"Ouch. That's gotta be hard-"
Suddenly, the intercom of the train turns on and a voice filters through, "Everyone please remain calm as we are currently in the middle of an attack-"
BOOM!
The train suddenly gets shoved to the side, somehow not falling off the edge.
WHY ME?!