18.04.2020

Not much to say today, so let's get straight into the comments!:

RandomReader867 - You are hereby banned from anwering my questions. Or I shouldn't make answers that obvious? Anyway, you are right. The augment near his heart is connected to the Death Mark. Also, I was joking about the whole you being banned from answering questions ;D

Nabe-Chan - So. Let's say that Shinso didn't bump into Midoriya in the race, then he would barely make it into the second round or just drop out in the first one. This way, he definitely wouldn't get into the Hero Course. Also, letting Shinso win would be staying still and letting him just drag you out of bounds. Midoriya wanted to show the Pros in the stands that Shinso could stop an opponent capable of faster than sound movements! This looks like extra points in the recrutation process in my book. Also, I didn't want to be mainstream and just make Midoriya the winner xD I hope the answer satisfies your questions. If not, feel free to ask some more!

CarEnthusiast - You touched a subject that I wanted to left alone for the time being, but... a little teaser won't hurt, I think. As RandomReader867 pointed out in his comment, this augment is connected to the Death Mark. But your theory about overclocking an engine is... a bit off. Let's just say that the augment works exactly like as if you've poured rocket fuel into a car. It will go super fast, but suffer irreparable damage in the process (don't hate me anyone if rocket fuel wouldn't work in a car engine like I imagine it to xD). As I said, more on that subject will be said later in the story ;D

GunBlade2020 - I saw your comment, I panicked and checked the whole chapter to see if I've messed something up horribly. Turns out you probably read something wrong ;D I think that it's pretty clear that the woman that came to greet Midoriya downstairs and led him to Kairo's office is his sister Kuse. You know, bright hair and happy go lucky personality. I apologise if that part really was confusing to anyone

And now, the first day on the job!

The impromptu training session with Blackout confirmed that the Pro was indeed able to control the output of Midoriya's augments. With enough concentration, he could even activate the thermal vision mode, which freaked the greenette out the first time it happened, but N.A.N.A. was out of his reach.

They came to a conclusion that there was too much tissue for the augment to be counted as a technology for Shihai's Quirk.

Midoriya was able to stop his mentor from activating the heart augment, as it would be fatal. Kairo was understandably freaked out at first, but quickly returned to his normally cheerful persona.

After satisfying their curiosity, Kuse arrived and showed the intern to his room for the entirety of his stay in Yamanashi.

The greenette unpacked his belongings and decided to just lay down for a few minutes, hoping to regain a bit of his energy before either Kairo or his sister came for him.

He was relaxing for about half and hour, before someone knocked on his door. They opened a second later and the pink hair of Blackout's sister peeked into the room.

"You ready to go?", she asked with a smile.

"Been waiting for one of you to show up", the greenette answered and got up, stretching briefly, before walking to the door. "What's the plan for today?", he questioned as Kuse stepped aside and motioned for him to follow her.

"Well, technically you are Kairo's intern, but he got called in to a possible bomb threat, so I'm going to take you on a tour around the agency. If he's not back by the time we finished then I'll take you for a brief patrol. I would feel bad if you missed out on valuable experience just because my brother can't remember his priorities", they both chuckled as the woman led him to an elevator.

"What exactly are your Quirks?", Midoriya wondered out loud while the elevator slowly descended to the ground floor.

"Kairo calls his Circuit Breaker. It basically allows him to sense, modify and control electronics. He can text you while having his phone in the next room for instance. Or start the coffee express without leaving his bed", the intern thought that she was joking at first, but after a few seconds realized that his mentor really did those things!

"Training is training… I guess…", he mumbled out and the woman next to him agreed to some extent. "What about your Quirk?"

"I call it Takeover. I can forcefully activate someone's Quirk by touching their head. Like this", before he had the time to react, Kuse's hand made its way on top of his head and he felt a slight tingling sensation. Were both their Quirks basically tingling his body into submission? "Weird…", he heard her whisper and snapped back to the situation at hand.

"What's weird?"

"I can't activate this lightning that you had around yourself in the Sports Festival", the woman explained as she took the hand off of his head. "That's the first time it happened"

"Maybe it has something to do with the fact that my Quirk manifested about four months ago?", he provided, trying to figure out if there really was a connection.

"I don't know and quite honestly can't be bothered to think about it too much!", Kuse explained as the elevator dinged, signalling that they arrived at the ground floor.

The tour began on the ground floor and was on the brief side, because as an intern he didn't quite have the authorization to visit every place. The example being Blackout's special forces HQ - The Disturbance.

Kuse even explained to him how their agency took care of sending out heroes.

The secretaries on the ground floor were tasked with receiving calls from civilians, policemen and other agencies. They would then relay the acquired information to their coordination unit, who would then forward the requests to specified Pros and Sidekicks on site or reach out to those currently in the field.

With the help of advanced technology, the process was quick and efficient, with every member of Blackout's Hero Agency wearing mandatory GPS bracelets that allowed for constant surveillance.

Some of the Pros coming to join Shihai's agency were opposed to the idea of being constantly watched and withdrew their applications upon learning of the bracelets, despite Blackout explaining that they were supposed to help with coordinating the agency's manpower.

Blackout's Hero Agency had its own cafeteria and a small dorm section in case any of the heroes needed to stay at the agency for a period of time. The Shihai siblings themselves lived in a penthouse on the very top of the building.

The only room that they lacked was an infirmary, but with the agency being located so close to the nearby hospital it was not such a big problem.

The tour has ended, but Kairo was still nowhere to be found. This irritated Kuse to no end, but she had no time to complain about her brother, she had an intern to take care of.

"Change into your hero costume and meet me downstairs", the woman commanded as the elevator stopped on the floor that Izuku's room was at. "The case should be under the bed", she added before the doors closed and took her towards the penthouse.

Midoriya did as he was told and went immediately to prepare for the patrol.

"Patrol…", he thought giddily to himself. It was the first day of his internship and he was already going to do what heroes do! Now he was really glad that he took Blackout's offer, even if the man himself wasn't around much.

He passed a few Pros and Sidekicks along the way and greeted them with a smile and a wave. The atmosphere at the agency was very friendly and warm. He supposed that with siblings owning the agency, they would make sure that all of their coworkers got along with each other.

When he reached his room, Midoriya spared no time in stripping from his clothes and flipping open the case with his costume. He was really happy with the changes he decided to make a while ago. Apart from the costume, the case also stored the two metal bands that Hatsume came up with for him. Full Gauntlets that really looked like gauntlets and not gloves this time.

After putting on his costume and the various pieces of armor he had one last task to do - his hair. It was something that he wondered about for quite some time. Should he leave the mess on top of his head as it was or put in some effort and try to comb it? If he decided to change it, then to what?

Shrugging, he decided to postpone this decision. He was happy with his current haircut and was proud of how fluffy his hair was, despite all the hell it goes through with each training.

The student locked his room and shoved the key into a small pocket in his armored pants, before heading for the nearest elevator. He passed a few more of Shihai's employee's and some of them even gave him a thumb up seeing his hero costume.

There was also a girl that he was sure was an intern too, that quickly looked away after spotting him, her face reddening suddenly with a slight blush.

"I think you should have left the trench coat as a part of your costume", Nana spoke inside his head. "Look at the poor soul, she almost fainted at your sight!"

"I can't help it. I'm too handsome for my own good", he shot back mentally and the woman sighed.

"You are no fun to tease since that confidence boost", she whined and he chuckled quietly.

Kuse was already waiting for him by the time he made it to the lobby. She had her usual smile on her face that didn't show any hints of irritation.

Her hero costume consisted of a black, skin tight bodysuit with purple lines on her legs, arms and torso (it's basically a re-colored costume from Tron: Legacy, but without the helmet, fits the vibe of Blackout's Hero Agency). She had a high collar that showed her neck only from the front.

She whistled as he got closer.

"Damn kid, if I were a few years younger I would've tried to snatch you up immediately", she teased and grinned widely.

"If you really were a few years younger, then I may have tried coming after you", he shot back, his grin just as wide.

"I really need to thank Kairo for inviting you!", she exclaimed with a giggle. "It's your first day here and you're already fun to have around!"

"Thanks, I try", he commented and smiled.

"Enough faffing around! Let's go!", Kuse calmed down slightly and headed towards the door, Midoriya following a step behind her.

The duo left the agency and turned left. The woman was immediately recognised by some of the people in the vicinity. They usually waved at her to which she waved back, while some of them actually walked up to them and struck a short conversation with the Heroine and the intern by extent.

The first destination Kuse wanted to visit was a local criminal activity hotspot - a giant mall. It always had hundreds of visitors from close and far going about their lifes, perfect victims for pickpocketers, muggers or even robbers. One look at the massive complex was enough to make Izuku believe.

It was absolutely packed! Wherever he looked, more and more people appeared!

"This is one of the most infamous spots in the whole city. I'm pretty sure that more than half of the calls we receive have something to do with this place", Kuse chuckled next to him, while he was busy collecting his jaw off of the floor.

"It shouldn't be a surprise, so many people… One terrorist could take dozens of civilians with him…", Midoriya thought out loud, which caught Puppeteer's attention.

"You are absolutely right. That's why some of our Pros and Sidekicks as well as some freelancers are on guard duty in here. If the mall is open, then there are at least five Heroes inside.

The greenette only nodded and made sure to remember that.

"Let's go somewhere easier for your first day. I'm sure that Kairo would like to take you to the mall himself, so I'll explain to you some formalities while we have nothing better to do", she stated and they resumed their walk.

"I'm all ears Kuse"

"Right, first, when on duty always use Hero names", the woman pointed out and struck a thoughtful pose for a second. "Actually, I never caught your's", she realized and looked at the intern for some sort of an answer.

"Oh, I must've forgot to say it", he chuckled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. "The Augmented Hero: Cybrex", Midoriya introduced himself and extended his right hand in her direction.

"I look forward to working with you, Cybrex", she grasped the extended hand and shook it.

"Likewise, Puppeteer", he answered and they went back to walking again.

"So, with the introductions over, it's time for some theoretical knowledge", Kuse stated with a smile. "After you receive your license you will become a full-fledged hero and you will have a choice what to do next. The most ambitious ones try to open their own agencies right away, but only a handful of them survive. Most settle for the middle ground and join existing ones as Sidekicks and work their way towards becoming independent Pros there. There are also the freelancers, who just stay solo for an extended period of time. The prime example of that third category is Miruko", she started and looked to the left to check if her brother's intern was already asleep.

She was surprised to see him with a very thoughtful look on his face and his lips moving at an incredible speed, though this time no words came out. He stopped after a few moments and nodded to himself before turning to look at her again.

"The simplest task you can be assigned as either a Sidekick or an independent Pro is a patro, which is what we are doing right now. Usually, our presence is enough to lower the chances of criminal activity, but also put us in a position to quickly respond to it if it happens. Sometimes we are contacted by the police or other agencies that are in need of our help, be it a investigation in progress or a ready to execute raid. Those are few and far in between, but are something that you will have to witness at least once in your career", she continued her explanation, only stealing a couple of glances in the greenette's direction to ensure herself that he was still listening.

They spent the rest of their patrol like that. She would explain different parts of being a Hero to the best of her ability and he would silently listen, sometimes interrupting her to ask a question or two.

They decided to end their patrol when the sun started slowly setting. By the time they returned, Kairo has already came back from his last assignment and was waiting for them in the lobby. He approached them as soon as they stepped through the glass doors.

The man apologised to his sister for leaving Midoriya in her care and his intern for wasting his first day of the week long internship. The greenette waved it off and told his mentor that he would just have to try extra hard tomorrow to compensate for today - which Blackout was ecstatic to do.

Shihai siblings told Midoriya that he was free for today and he immediately went to his room. At least he wanted to do so, but his stomach wanted to be included in his plans. So he stopped by the cafeteria on his way to his room and took a large sandwich to satisfy his hunger.

He plopped onto his bed to relax and let Nana start cataloguing everything that he heard from Kuse. Sometimes he wonders how much easier life has become since she appeared.

Midoriya guessed that some of his classmates should be free as well and decided to text his class' group chat.

Cybrex: How are guys after your first day?
Cybrex: C'mon guys, I see you are online
Uravity: It's great!
Uravity: Gunhead promised to teach me his combat style!
Tailman: It's pretty cool
Red Riot: Fourth Kind is even manlier in person!
Red Riot: And Tetsutetsu from 1-B is here too!
Grape Juice: Someone save me from this devil of a woman!
Cybrex: Woah…
Chargebolt: And he went immediately offline too…
Cybrex: Who is he interning with again?
Cellophane: Mt. Lady
Cellophane: You don't think she caught him spying on her, right?
Cellophane: Right?
Chargebolt: I mean, this is Mineta we are talking about
Chargebolt: Also, has anyone noticed that me, Sero and Midoriya have hero names that start with 'c'?
Earphone Jack: Of course we did moron
Earphone Jack: There's also Creati and Can't stop twinkling
Can't stop twinkling: Someone called my for my sparkle?
Tsukuyomi: What a mad banquet of darkness

The greenette snorted and started laughing while reading Jiro's response. He always knew that she had the best comebacks and was nearly as blunt as Asui.

Midoriya put his phone on the nightstand and went to take a quick shower before going to sleep. He had a full day of interning tomorrow after all.

Not much action, but don't leave yet! Or at least comeback for the next chapter!

And, with this chapter going live, we've hit the 100k words count! And there's still no trace of a coherent story xD

Also, is Iida up to not good? is he the only one? and why is there a scarred man with blue flames standing next to me?

This and much more (probably not) in the next chapter!