It was after that match that she belatedly realises that she had forgotten to go find Toshinori-san. So rushing through the halls with her clipboard and files in hand she rushed into the Hero's booth's back stairs, then stopped.

"To—" she glanced at Endeavor, "All Might." She corrected, "I have your files here."

"Ah, Young Akemi!" Toshinori-san clapped his hands together and approached her, "I suppose these are the analysis on my quirk?"

"Would you lower your freaking voice—" she rolled her eyes and nodded, "But yeah. They are. This is the energy chart right here." She pulled out one of the folders, "look. Please stop using full power without needing to." She sighed and rubbed her temple, "Or else, you know!"

Toshinori-san rubbed the back of his head and laughed, so Akemi smacked him with her clipboard.

"Akemi? As in, Kimura Akemi?"

She looked over to the man approaching them, and hugged her clipboard, crossing her arms.

"Ah, Endeavor!" Toshinori-san nodded towards the flame hero, "May I introduce, my secretary's trusty assistant in quirk research, Kimura Akemi!"

The man narrowed his eyes as he glared down at her. "Oh?"

"Young Akemi's quirk has a unique quality which allows her to sense and manipulate the energy which powers a quirk, to the point where she can recharge and strengthen them!" He proudly stated and Akemi wanted to bash her head against the nearest wall, "I came across her during the Tokyo Sky Egg incident, and due to several chance meetings, my secretary decided to take her as his assistant before UA even started, and I have to say, she is a mighty help!"

Now Endeavor looked interested. Looking her up and down as if she is some kind of potential experiment subject. Akemi shook her head and smacked Toshinori-san again, this time on tiptoes so she could hit his head properly.

"Quit it." She snorted, and crossed her arms, "I'm leaving these with you, please read through them seriously. Oh, and I've uploaded most of those and some additional info onto Google drive. I've shared them with you so you should be able to find it in the—"

"Akemi?"

Akemi froze.

Whirling around, she came face to face with a pair of squinted golden eyes, in that annoying, unsettling curve as always— slightly tanned skin with short, well-groomed light brown hair. Fashionable glasses and in an incredibly expensive suit.

"...Father?"


Toshinori looked between the man and his daughter. He is often told that he sucks at reading the room but the tension is so evident in the air it's making him nervous.

"Why are you here?"

"Oh, one of my clients heard that my darling daughter is competing in the sports festival, and decided to invite me, Akemi, is't that great?"

"... I suppose."

He've never seen Akemi like this before. Tense, on guard, cold and...

Scared.

He watched as Kimura Geikyō smiled charmingly and approached his daughter, squinted eyes completely closing as he chuckled.

"Now, I never knew! Why didn't you tell me you were working as the assistant of All Might's secretary?" He grinned slightly, but unlike the last time he met the man, this grin... Unsettled him.

"There was no need to." Akemi replied. Eyes blank.

No. Not blank. Toshinori realised with a slight shiver. Akemi's eyes right now is almost... Animalistic. Like that time a small kitten got trapped in the corner of his room and refused to leave until he moved out of the way, huddled, cornered, blank and emotionless but he could tell it is so so scared.

The man took Akemi by the shoulders and the girl shrunk back ever so slightly. But his grip was firm.

"Now, you shouldn't hide things from your father." He scolded. "I won't be as understanding next time, okay? Let's not have a repeat of what happened last time there was a misunderstanding, alright?"

His tone was soft. It sounded loving and understanding but for that one moment Akemi's eyes were wide with open terror. Even more then back at the USJ.

Akemi jerked back, escaping her father's grip, and there was a tense, silent moment.

"I injured my shoulder in the cavalry battle. Please don't touch me." She said, hurriedly, not meeting Geikyō's eyes.

"Are you alright?" Her father took another step closer, and Akemi stepped back, "may I take a look—"

"Don't touch me."

Her tone was soft, but it held more force than anything that he've ever heard came from her mouth.

"... Very well." The man nodded, and waved goodbye, "Let's hope you get in the finals! After all, you'd hate to break your little promise, won't you?"

Toshinori glanced at Akemi, and she looked so scared. So so scared that she is completely frozen.

Then it was gone, and Akemi looked so calm he thought for a moment that he was seeing things.

"Excuse me." She nodded towards him and Endeavor, and turned on her heels. "I'll be heading back to the student's booth."

He stared after her, and a moment later, his colleague sighed, and followed after his assistant.


"That fuckingdamned- BASTARD!"

A loud bang was heard as he neared All Might's little assistant, turning around the corner he found her leaning against the wall, a fist against it. Indicating that she had just punched it.

She probably heard him, as she turned around and straightened. All anger and frustration that was previously indicated in her hunched, trembling form gone. This girl is good at acting— he noted, as the girl pulled up a charming smile, and nodded.

"Endeavor, sir." She greeted, nodding. "It's a pleasure."

"Kimura." He nodded. "You are All Might's Assistant."

"And you're the hero who have resolved the most incidents." She shot back. He's a little surprised that she didn't call him the no. 2 hero, but needless to say he is happy that she didn't remind him of constantly being beaten by All Might.

They began making their way down the hall, Kimura following a little behind him.

"You have a powerful quirk." He stated, he could tell Kimura is looking at him now. "You have displayed excellent control over it. Your quirk also has an extensive range of uses."

"I'll admit, I am interested in your power." He stopped and turned to face the girl. "Do tell me more about it."

"Sorcery is a quirk which induced heavy mental strain." She started. "It needs constant control and focus, or else it will run wild and this will be highly destructive, as I will literally become an energy black hole and kill every last self-unaware life forms around me, and in the same time I'll knock everyone around me in a coma."

He nodded in understanding. Such a quirk is bound to have drawbacks. Hellfire is extremely useful, but it took him quite some time to control it thoroughly and utilise it like this girl is doing with her quirk.

"It was so destructive that for the first two to three years of my life, it hibernated." She looked to the side, "and due to the difficulty to control this quirk, it's a weakness. As seen in the cavalry battle—"

"Sleeping gasses affect you, correct?" He interjected, "still, considering its uses, I will admit that I am impressed."

She rose an eyebrow, and looking him up and down, she spoke.

"No offense, Endeavor, Sir. But personally, I don't like you."

"Oh?" He narrowed his eyes, she doesn't mince words, does she?

"I think our personalities and experiences clash, and that we won't get along at all." She continued, "Personally, I think you aren't exactly a good person."

He snorted. "Girl, listen here—"

"However, objectively speaking, "she continued, "I think you are a strong, determined person. You have resolved the most incidents and you act rationally in them. You have a powerful quirk and there's a reason you are one of the top heroes out there. You are powerful, and influential. And I respect that." She looked up towards him with determined golden eyes and a confident smirk, "So I suppose I just got quite a compliment there, and I'd gladly take it." She pulls back her shoulders and fixes her clipboard, "Excuse me."

This girl... He rose an eyebrow, she can separate personal judgements with her logical side, she is analytic, intelligent and she's got spunk.

Endeavor grinned.

"I think you just made me like you more." He muttered to himself as he watched the girl walk away and round the corner.

She would make a good intern alright.

Around the corner, Akemi slumped against the wall and silently hyperventilated.

'What the heck was I thinking?!?!'


Please RnR to punch Geikyō in the face!