Chapter 6
A month has passed by quickly. Izuku already adapts to his new training routine, there are some adjustments in his training plan since no matter how hard he has trained, the next day he would wake up fit and healthy again. So, All might keep on increasing his program accordingly.
Midoriya Izuku Level 2
Title: Weakling, One in the world In-Between, Top Chef
Quirk: Quirkless
HP: 4300/4300
MP: 90/90
AP: 38 38,900 G
Status: Healthy, Food Buff
Str - 35
Vit - 42+1
Int - 9
Dex - 28
Agi - 30+5
Luk - 12
Equipment - All Might T-Shirt
Green Warmup Pants
Vit+1
Vike Space Red Edition
Agi+5
Weight Cuff
+50% Physical Training
-25% movement speed
Curse - Lilith's Smile
Chef's Life
Skill - Healing Hand
His status has increased a lot in one month except for his INT which can be increased by studying. For LUK he was not sure how to increase it.
He also does some petty quests available from time to time, such as cleaning the house, getting gifts for someone, etc.
This time, he got a quest to jog for 10 km.
It is already nighttime. No sound has been made aside from his breathing and his footsteps. The neighborhood is dead quiet as there is a rumor that a runaway criminal has been seen around this part of town.
[Quest Completed]
[2AP & 200G has been rewarded]
'My point is already 40, let's roll some Gacha.' Thought Izuku as he uses all the points
7X [N-Rank Ingredient Box]
7X [N-Rank Random Gift Box]
12X [N-Rank Random Fashion Box]
2X [N-Rank Handgun]
3X [N-Rank Money Bag]
1X [N-Rank Katana]
1X [R-Rank Silver Gate Dungeon Key]
1X [R-Rank Iron Body Scroll]
1X [R-Rank Lightning Hawk's Soul]
2X [R-Rank Impersonator Mask]
1X [SR-Rank High Potion]
1X [SR-Rank Hero's Ambition]
1X [SR-Rank Calories Pocket]
1X [SSR-Rank Invasive Eye]
"Nice, an SSR" Izuku happily looks into each card he finds useful.
[SSR-Rank Invasive Eye]
Type: Skill
Effect: Can use [observe] to see other's status
Cost: 1xEye of Aletheia
'Finally, this skill is a must in RPG-game. Shop' He excitedly finds the item in the shop menu
Eye of Aletheia
Cost: 1,000,000 G
"Wow, you got to be kidding me." Izuku was shocked at the price. There was no way he can earn that amount of money soon.
[SR-Rank Calories Pocket]
Type: Skill
Effect: You can eat as much as you want as the excess fat will be stored in a pocket dimension for later use.
Cost: Give Curse [Curse of Gluttony]
'Hmm, If I can eat more food, that means I can stack up their buff too. Seem useful.'
[SR-Rank Hero's Ambition]
Type: Skill
Effect: You live for the others, for their smile is what makes you continued
Cost: Given Curse [Curse of the greatest Hero]
'The effect is rather confusing. I have a good feeling about this skill despite the cursed'
[SR-Rank High Potion]
Type: Item
Effect: Greatly Heal HP
Cost: 30,000 G
'Is the system trying to scam my money?'
[R-Rank Silver Gate Dungeon Key]
Type: Item
Effect: Warp the Gamer & others within range into the dungeon
Cost: 10,000 G
"Let's try opening the money bags"
[You got 2,000 G]
[You got 10,000 G]
[You got 10 G]
"Yes… WHAT!" Izuku was now having a mood swing, he feels like the system just keep trolling him for its own amusement. He felt thankful for making him stronger but sometimes he really hates it."
After contemplating a little, he decides to follow his instinct and activate Hero's Ambition.
[Hero's Ambition has been activated]
[Midoriya Izuku got a Curse Curse of the Greatest Hero]
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Curse of the Greatest Hero
Effect: Greatest Hero has a curse, for he is unable to turn his eye away from the sorrow of others. The greatest Hero will always hold out his hand to others.
'It's not that bad, I think?' Izuku thought for a moment until he found something strange on the street.
"Huh? Is this blood?" There are some fresh drops of blood on the street and it seems to be leading somewhere. Although he was scared, he still decides to follow blood trails. The trail led him to the damaged building.
Izuku nervously looks around as he enters the building. There are still some trails of blood leading further. The building seems to be damaged by the fight between heroes and villains. Tonight is the full moon, and the moonlight shines down through the damaged ceiling lighting up some parts of the building.
At the end of the trails. There was the body of someone soaking in blood. Izuku was taken aback a little but he could identify the unconscious person almost immediately. As a hero-fanatic himself, he has researched most of the heroes in his era and he knows that trademarked long dark hair with pink highlights.
"Lady Nagant!" Izuku rushed to check on the hero. He was relieved when he sees that she was still breathing, although barely. Her body has so many wounds. If she was to be left alone now, she would have died soon.
Izuku made a quick decision and pay 30,000 G for High Potion. In his hand then appeared a small crystal containing a transparent blue liquid. Izuku quickly pours the high potion into Lady Nagant's mouth.
Izuku could see Lady Nagant's body reflectively consume the potion. Her body then radiates a gentle light for a moment and her breathing is now back to normal.
"Urgh" Soon, Lady Nagant finally opens her eyes, she was still exhausted. She can still feel the pain here and there but not as much as before she fell unconscious.
Her eyes still can't adjust to the bright moonlight, the light was too much for her now so she closes her eyes again. She tries to recall her memories, she remembers being threatened by her boss, and she has crossed the line and killed him in her rage. Then she was fleeing from her fellow heroes, she was fighting them and got hurt while running away, and then…
Lady Nagant opens her eyes widely. The first thing she sees is a face of a worried green-hair boy. She instantly backs away from him and activates her quirk. Her arm turns into the form of a sniper aiming at the boy.
The boy got panic and fell down on his butt. He reflexively raises both of his hands in the air.
Lady Nagant quickly scans the surroundings when she saw no one but the boy, she cautiously lowers her Sniper Arm.
"Did you help me, boy?" Lady Nagant asks the boy. He quickly nodded his head not saying anything. "How did you do it? Your Quirk?"
"S… Something like that" Izuku answered, he was taken back a bit when the hero points her gun at him but she is a hero and anyone would be scared when waking up in the damaged building. So, when she lowers her Sniper Arm. He can calm down a little.
"Thank you, Kid." Lady Nagant smiles tiredly at the boy. She has a soft spot for kids if not for her situation now she would never point her sniper at kids.
"You shouldn't help me. It's too dangerous." She said as she reflexively moves her hand to scuffle the boy's hair. She notices that her hands are now covered in blood. Lady Nagant quickly pulls back her hand. Her bloody past instantly resurfaces in her mind.
"Lady Nagant, are you okay?" Izuku worried asked.
"You should have stayed away from me," Lady Nagant said as she moved away from the boy. She was trying to flee but then she starts hearing something.
"She is in there." Lady Nagant could hear the pursued hero not far from her. Instinctively, she grabs the boy and went into hiding.
Lady Nagant could hear the hero coming into the room close by. She broke out in cold sweat. Contemplating between leaving the boy behind and running or taking the boy hostage.
While Lady Nagant is still contemplating, Izuku went into a panic but then, a system message appeared before him.
[Quest Alert: Help Lady Nagant escape from her pursuer]
Now that a quest has alerted, Izuku knows what he should do now. At first, he was not sure whether to help Lady Nagant or run away from her but the quest is making him decide easier.
'Activate Silver Gate Dungeon Key'
Izuku pay 10,000 G. Before he knew it, the surrounding which was supposed to be an abandoned building turned into a vast plain.
"Eh!?" Lady Nagant went speechless as she looks around. She was still cautious though.
"We're safe here," Izuku said as he got out of her hold as she is still confused. There was a huge system message in the sky that countdowns the time
[9:59 Minute Until the Dungeon start]
"This is my Quirk. I can open the dungeon like in a game" Izuku lied
"I thought your Quirk is a recovery type," Asked Lady Nagant as she recalls that he can heal most of her injury.
"Err, I can take a potion from the dungeon & use it in the real world" Izuku lied again.
"Strange Quirk, you have." She said as she absentmindedly looks around
"Are you being chased?" Upon hearing his question. Lady Nagant went stiff before turning his way.
"How do I get out of here?" She tries to change the topic.
"No, not for a while"
"Kid, you should have let me die," Lady Nagant said as she activates her Sniper Arm and point at Izuku again.
"W…wait, you don't have to do this. Aren't you a Hero?" Izuku was afraid of how serious she looked.
"Hero… Hahaha" Upon hearing the 'hero' word. She burst out laughing. "You don't know a damn thing about heroes, kid. I'm no different than your so-called villain, I probably kill more than a villain does. Hahaha"
"You lied!" Izuku was stunned. He is a Hero-Fanatic, of course, He believes in a hero's justice.
"Kid, we are no heroes. We are just tools for peace. For the peace to continue, even if an innocent person still hasn't done anything wrong. Once he was seen as a dangerous element they will be made into a sacrifice."
"No, you're wrong" Izuku can't argue.
"I'm tired, kid. I'm tired of being a tool for peace. So, I kill that guy, who keeps bossing me around. How nice it is for him to shut up forever. Hahaha"
"No"
"Hahaha, to hell with the hero society. The illusion you call peace, let it all burn in hell."
"No"
"Wake up from your dream kids, before you face the harsh truth yourself. You'll break."
"Then, why"
"Huh?" Lady Nagant was taken back a little as the single question hit her.
"Why are you looking so sad?" While Lady Nagant was cursing at the Hero society, Izuku could see her sad expression, her pain, and her sorrow. Even if she tried to hide them behind her rage. her eyes still betraying her. When Izuku look into those sorrowful eyes he see a person was going to break down at any moment.
He sees a person who is asking for help.
"I'm sorry for your suffering, but I will not let you insult Hero, no… I will not let you insult yourself any more than this"
"What do you know, kid? You don't even know how fucked up this society is" Lady Nagant was angry yet inside her, she was confused.
"I still don't know now. But I will learn. I will be a Hero. I will not lose sight of my ambition." Izuku said as he walked toward her
"SHUT UP!"
*Bang!*
The shot was made. Lady Nagant closes her eyes tightly, she has crossed a line she never intends to cross, to hurt an innocent kid. There was no turning back now. She is no longer a Hero, she is now a murderer in every sense of the word. A person who kills without a reason.
"See, I believe in you." A faint voice rang in her ear as she felt someone's hand touching hers. "Please don't berate yourself any more than this."
'A hero will extend a helping hand to anyone
When Lady Nagant opens her eyes, The young boy is already in front of her. His cheek may get scratched and bleeding now but his smile is so warm and it reassured her of all worry. His hands hold onto her own, squeezing it gently.
"You don't have to suffer anymore. I will save you"
It was then that she cried. She has built a wall to protect her fragile, damaged heart for so long. and that wall has broken down at this moment. there is no need for her to steel herself to look strong now. She doesn't have to keep telling herself that all the killing is for peace or for the goodness of society.
At this very moment, in this place, this world. There are only two of them, alone in the endless vast plains. There are only a fragile girl and a hero who embraces her miserable, pitiful self with an open arm.
Izuku doesn't say anything. He only keeps on holding on to her shaking hand. letting the woman cry all her sadness into his chest. He silently swears to himself that he going to save the poor woman, for her happiness and for his justice.
…
"don't spout this to anyone," Lady Nagant said as she calms down. She was still embarrassed by what had happened.
"Well, I have something we should worry about, first." Izuku as he looks up at the huge system message. The countdown was already close to zero.
[The dungeon started]