/The Next Day/
Rimuru sighed as she sat at her seat, half-bored.
After Aizawa-Sensei's abrupt Quirk testing yesterday, I was expecting the following day to be just as eventful.
But this is so boring!
Present Mic stood at the front of the classroom, looking at a book as he spoke out towards the students. "Who can find the mistake in the following English sentence? ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. HANDS UP, SHOW SOME SPIRIT!" Present Mic exclaimed as he threw his arm up into the air.
Nobody responded.
You'd think that with such an energetic teacher, English would be an interesting subject…well, at least we eat top-notch food at lunchtime, made by the Cook Hero, Lunch Rush.
But the next class…well, that'll definitely be more interesting…
"I HAVE…!"
Suddenly, a massive figure pulled open the door to the classroom. He was a very large man with an equally muscular and well-defined physique, light skin, blue eyes and short blonde hair with two distinct bangs that stood up over his head. He was wearing a red, white and yellow costume with a long red cape.
"COME THROUGH THE DOOR, LIKE NORMAL!"
Rimuru's eyes widened.
That's him. All Might. The Number One hero. The Symbol of Peace. I had heard that was going to be a teacher here…but to be honest, I never thought I'd meet him, much less be taught by him…
All Might strode with pride towards the front of the class, as the students expressed their awe.
"It's All Might! Incredible, he's really going to teach us!"
"That's his Silver Age costume!"
"Gives me goose bumps…"
Milim's face lit up as she stared towards All Might, who was now standing at the front of the class. Rimuru smirked as she glanced towards Milim. Milim's always wanted to meet All Might…not just because she's a fan, but because their Quirks are somewhat similar…Rimuru thought.
All Might posed as he faced the class. "Hero basic training! The class that'll put you through all sorts of special training to mold you into heroes! No time to dally…today's activity is this!" All Might exclaimed, before pulling out a small object with two words on it.
"BATTLE TRAINING!"
Rimuru noticed Bakugo grin as Midoriya exclaimed in surprise. All Might smiled as he outstretched his arms. "And for that…you need these! In accordance with the 'Quirk Registry' and the special request forms you filled out before being admitted…" He said.
"COSTUMES!"
The entire class exclaimed energetically in anticipation and joy.
"After you change, come out in ranking order to ground beta!"
"Looking good is very important, ladies and gentlemen! Look alive now, because from today onwards, you're all heroes!"
All Might exclaimed as the students walked out into ground beta. They were all in their hero costumes, the costumes they had specifically chosen and had made in order to become heroes. As Rimuru stepped out alongside the rest of the students, she slipped on a white mask with black markings and a red dot in the middle, covering her entire face. She was wearing a white and black fur coat over a white shirt, black pants and brown boots.
Not a particularly flashy costume, I know. But my Quirk isn't really something that can be enhanced by a costume, so 'simple' is my best choice.
Mina ooo'd as she looked towards Rimuru. Her Hero Costume was a purple and turquoise camouflage skintight bodysuit and a tan vest with white fur on the collar. She also had a white mask over her eyes. "We've both got fur on our costumes, Tempest! That's so cool. I like the mask, as well!" Mina exclaimed.
Rimuru touched the mask with her fingers before lowering her hand. "Yeah…this mask is a memento, from an old friend." Rimuru responded. Mina tilted her head in curiosity, interested by what Rimuru was saying.
"Who's the frien-"
"HEY RIMURU!"
Milim's voice was heard as she ran over towards Rimuru. Her Hero Costume was a black and white collared shirt, black shorts, red scale-like boots with a pink and white legging on her right leg and a pink and white band on her left leg. A lot of her skin, specifically her belly, was exposed. "Whoa, I like your costume! Where'd that fur come from? It must feel great!" She exclaimed.
Still not as skimpy as Yaoyorozu's costume. Rimuru thought as she glanced over towards one of their other classmates, Yaoyorozu. She then glanced back towards Milim. "Yeah, I felt that a costume like this would be easier for me. It's rather light as well, so it's easy to move in." Rimuru remarked. Milim glanced towards Rimuru's face.
"Hey, is that Shizu's mas-"
"Let's not go there, Milim."
In an instant, Rimuru's voice had become as sharp as thorns and as cold as Aizawa's. Milim stopped speaking and clamped her mouth shut. Mina tilted her head in confusion. What just happened? Who's 'Shizu'? Mina wondered. Suddenly, All Might yelled out.
"It's time for BATTLE TRAINING!"
All Might glanced around the area, looking at the different students. "We're all here then? Looking good!" He exclaimed, before resting his eyes on Midoriya and his green hero costume. All Might then recoiled in an almost embarrassed fashion, before returning to normal.
One of the students covered in a costume of silver armour stepped forwards. He put his hand up. "Sensei! This appears to be the same field used in the entrance exam. Will we once again be performing cityscape manoeuvres?" He asked. That must be Iida, his voice is the same. Rimuru thought.
"NOPE!"
All Might responded bluntly.
"You'll be moving onto step two! Indoor anti-personnel battle training!" He exclaimed. "Villain battles are more commonly seen outdoors, but statistically the most heinous of villains are more likely to appear indoors!"
All Might put his hand up to his chin. "Between confinement, house arrest and black market deals, in this hero-filled society of ours, ahem, the cleverest villains out there lurk indoors! You will now be split into Villain and Hero teams, and face off in two-on-two indoor battles! The distinction here is that you won't be fighting disposable robots." He explained.
"What determines victory?"
"Can I just blast everyone away…!"
"Are you threatening to expel someone, like Aizawa-Sensei did…?"
"How do we proceed to divide ourselves into teams?"
"How fabulous is my cape?"
All Might clenched his fist and looked up towards the sky. "One at a time please! My Quirk isn't super-hearing!" He exclaimed. He then opened up a small piece of paper and looked at it. "Listen up! The Villains will be hiding a nuclear weapon within their hideout. And the Heroes have to go and take care of it!"
"The Heroes have a limited amount of time to capture the weapons or secure the weapon. On the opposite side, the Villains have that same timeframe to either capture the Heroes, or protect the weapon until the time is up."
All Might then pulled out a small box with a circular hole in the top. "And your teams shall be decided, via drawing lots!" He exclaimed.
"Is that really the best way?!" Iida exclaimed.
"Makes sense, because pros often have to team up with heroes from other agencies on the spot during emergencies…" Midoriya explained.
Team A: Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka.
Team B: Shoto Todoroki and Mezo Shoji.
Team C: Momo Yaoyorozu and Minoru Mineta.
Team D: Katsuki Bakugo and Tenya Iida.
Team E: Rimuru Tempest and Fumikage Tokoyami.
Team F: Yuga Aoyama and Mina Ashido.
Team G: Milim Nava and Kyoka Jiro.
Team H: Denki Kaminari and Tsuyu Asui.
Team I: Mashirao Ojiro and Toru Hagakure.
Team J: Ejiro Kirishima and Hanta Sero.
Team K: Rikido Sato and Koji Koda.
After our teams had been chosen, several battles had passed. Team A had fought against Team D, and surprisingly, Midoriya had won against Bakugo by destroying half the building with his Quirk and taking advantage of the trial's rules. Also, he hurt himself badly in the process. Immediately following that, Team B had crushed Team I, with Todoroki freezing the entire building to both capture the villains and secure the weapon.
Now, it was their turn.
All Might plunged his hands into the two boxes labelled HERO and VILLAIN. "Moving on, next up is…" He begun, before pulling out two balls from the two boxes. The first ball was labelled E, and the second ball was labelled G.
"Team E are the heroes, and Team G are the villains!"
Rimuru's eyes widened.
I'm going to face…Milim?!
"Hmmm…"
Fumikage Tokoyami put his hand up to his chin in thought. He was Rimuru's partner, the other member of the 'hero' Team G. He had a black bird-shaped head, red eyes and otherwise light skin. His Hero Costume was a dark black robe with a purple tint that covered his entire torso and knee-high black boots. "Team G…one of them is your friend, is she not? Milim Nava, I believe…I have seen her with you before." He asked.
Rimuru nodded. "Milim is a childhood friend, so I know all about her Quirk and how she fights. Still, this will be far from easy…we should form a plan." She said. Tokoyami nodded.
"That seems to be the best option. We should be wary of Kyoka Jiro, however. Neither of us know what she is capable of." He responded.
"Rimuru!"
Rimuru turned as she heard her name called out. Milim stood there next to Kyoka, and she put a thumbs up. "Let's have fun! It's been a while since we've fought!" Milim exclaimed. Rimuru smiled. "Sure, Milim." She responded.
All Might's eyes narrowed as he glanced towards Rimuru and Milim.
This duo's Quirks are both rather unique…and with Tempest teamed up with Tokoyami, it'll be all the more interesting.
Let's see what kind of heroes they truly are!
"The Villain team goes in first, remember! The timer starts in five minutes, when the hero team sneaks in. The rest of us shall watch via CCTV. Team G, adopt a villain mindset. Go all out! Don't hold back! Though of course I shall stop you if things go too far." All Might explained.
Kyoka and Milim stood within the higher floors of the training building, in front of the fake nuclear bomb. They had gone in, now acting as the villains. "Guarding this, hm? Hopefully this goes well." Kyoka remarked. She had light skin, onyx eyes, and short dark-purple hair with asymmetric bangs. She had plug-like earlobes that could seemingly change length and be controlled at will.
Her Hero Costume was a black leather jacket, long salmon-colored shirt with several rips at the collar and bottom, black pants, and boots with stereos in them. She also sported two small, red triangle facial marks just below her eyes, a plain black choker, and white finger-less gloves.
"Ohhhh, I get to fight Rimuru! I haven't done this in ages!" Milim exclaimed.
Kyoka glanced over towards her. "You're friends with Rimuru right? You two are always together. What Quirk does she have?" She asked. Milim turned towards her and scratched the back of her head nervously.
"Heheh…the true powers of Rimuru's Quirk is kind of a big secret. I promised not to tell. But she won't use that here, so I don't really need to tell you…" Milim responded. Kyoka raised an eyebrow, her plug-like earlobes reacting and moving.
"A secret?"
"Yeah, I don't really have the right to tell you…but I can tell you what she will use here."
"Use? Explain." Kyoka asked.
Milim took a deep breath in before sighing. "Rimuru's Quirk is kind of an ability stealer. By doing some specific stuff, she can take a target's ability and mimic it for herself. It's kind of complicated to do, so she won't do it to us. But I know what Quirks and other abilities she can use." She explained.
A Quirk…stealer? I've never heard of such a thing…
"What…abilities does she have?" Kyoka asked.
"Right now she has three she can mimic. She once took the abilities of two animals – a bat and a spider. She can create silk webs and stuff to trap opponents, taken from the spider. I'm not sure what she took from the bat, since she never explained that to me." Milim said.
"And the third?" Kyoka asked.
"It's…a Quirk. She took the Quirk of someone we both knew. It allows her to create silver metal scale-like armour around her body, which also enhances her strength. Though the armour isn't that strong, it can only take a few hits before breaking apart." Milim explained.
"I see…" Kyoka remarked. She raised her hand and her plug-like earlobes pointed upwards. "Let me explain my Quirk to you, then. It is called「Earphone Jack」, and it allows me to plug the jacks that hang from my earlobes into all sorts of things and channel the sound of my heartbeat into them to cause havoc. I can also catch sounds and vibrations from my surroundings." She explained.
"WHOA!" Milim exclaimed in joy. "That's so cool!"
"Thanks. So, what's your Quirk?" Kyoka asked.
And Milim smiled.
"Your Quirk is called「Dark Shadow」?"
Tokoyami nodded his bird-like head. Raising his hand, suddenly a bird-like shadow materialized from his body and floated alongside him. "I am the host to a sentient, shadow beast known as Dark Shadow. He can contract and move away from my body freely." He explained.
"Hello!" Dark Shadow exclaimed. Rimuru nervously waved her hand in greeting.
"I am surprised to learn that you can use multiple Quirks, Tempest. With our powers combined, we shall be a formidable team. Hopefully you can finally have a victory against Nava, her Quirk sounds like trouble." Tokoyami said.
"Yeah, I hope so well." Rimuru remarked. "You've memorised the building blueprints?" She asked.
"Indeed. We have prepared ourselves as much as we can, so now we must work together to ensure victory. But we must be wary of our enemies. Nava by herself is already a dangerous opponent due to her Quirk, and Kyoka Jiro is an unknown variable. We should be cautious." Tokoyami said.
"You took the words right out of my mouth." Rimuru responded.
Suddenly, All Might's voice exclaimed in an announcement.
"INDOOR ANTI-PERSONNEL TRAINING, START!"
Rimuru and Tokoyami slowly climbed through an open window, and into one of the hallways within the training building. "Alright, we're in." Rimuru remarked as she crouched down, Tokoyami following behind her.
They slowly moved forwards, in the direction of where the nuclear bomb was.
Tokoyami and I have planned out a combo which sounds good…but I'm still sceptical on whether it will work with Milim being one of our opponents. After all, with her Quirk, even that might not be enough to defeat her. Rimuru thought.
Rimuru's eyes widened as she turned and pushed Tokoyami out of the way. "Duck!" She exclaimed as they both jumped out of the way.
Suddenly, a figure smashed through one of the walls of the hallway, directly to where they had been only a second prior. Rimuru turned, and saw the familiar face of Milim standing before them. "Aw, you saw me coming?! No fair, Rimuru!" She exclaimed.
"To smash through a wall with her bare hands but without as much as a scratch..!" Tokoyami exclaimed. Rimuru narrowed her eyes.
Milim Nava.
Quirk: 「Superhuman」.
She doesn't have elemental powers. She doesn't have psychic abilities.
Milim is pure strength. Her physical attributes have been boosted to the max, her strength, durability, speed and agility enhanced beyond measure. She isn't as fast as Iida, sure, but she's fast enough. She can punch through solid rock and steel easily.
But her most terrifying aspect, is her durability.
Her skin is tremendously resilient. I've seen bullets and swords deflect off her skin and not even leave a mark. She can feel pain sure, but nobody's ever last long enough against her to deliver enough pain to even make her react.
I may have a quantity of powers, but she has quality. We're complete opposites in this regard. I could hit her with my 「Body Armour」-enhanced fist all day and all I'd do is break it. But even she is not without weaknesses…
"Tokoyami, Dark Shadow!" Rimuru exclaimed as she quickly stood up alongside Tokoyami. "Yeah!" Dark Shadow responded as it materialized and floated above Rimuru's head, its arms stretched out wide. Milim smiled as she turned towards them.
"Okay, let's have fun!" Milim exclaimed as she rushed forwards, raising and clenching her right fist and swinging it towards Rimuru's face.
「Body Armour」
The fist impacted Rimuru's face, but was stopped by the silver metal scale-like armour of the Quirk. Milim smiled as she raised her left fist. "You know I can just break this, right?" She exclaimed, before throwing another punch.
However, her punch was stopped short as Dark Shadow's arm slammed into her chest and knocked her backwards. Milim quickly regained her footing, before looking upwards. The Body Armour on Rimuru's body was cracked, but not broken. And Dark Shadow was floating above her, prepared to fight. Tokoyami was hidden behind Rimuru.
You may beat me in strength, Milim. And we can't harm you. But, we can continue to knock you back, again and again, until you get tired. Because even you can tire. Rimuru thought. She glanced up towards Dark Shadow.
My「Body Armour」can allow me to take a few hits from Milim before breaking, and I can summon it again if needed though it tires me out. I can protect Tokoyami from harm since physically he's nothing special.
And while I'm defending, Dark Shadow can get under Milim's guard and around her simple attacks to constantly knock her back, throw her off balance and do everything possible to tire her out! Because if there's something Milim doesn't have, it's technique!
She isn't impossible to defeat!
"Ohoh! Young Tempest and Tokoyami have concocted an interesting plan to deal with Milim and her Quirk!" All Might remarked as he watched the fight through the CCTV alongside the other students.
"Indeed. With her armour and Tokoyami's shadow creature, they have both defence and offense." Yaoyorozu remarked. Mina raised her hand. "Um, Sensei, what exactly is Nava's Quirk?" She asked. All Might turned towards her.
"Nava's Quirk enhances her physical body. She has superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability. Though her durability is the strongest attribute out of all of them. Her Quirk is always active, actually." All Might explained.
"Whoa…" Mina remarked.
"So Tempest and Tokoyami are trying to tire her out?" Uraraka asked.
All Might turned towards him. "Indeed, it would seem! That is their most likely goal. They may be unable to actually harm her body, but by keeping a strong offense and defence which prevents her from actually harming them, they can tire her out over time, as her Quirk does nothing to enhance that attribute of her body." He explained. All Might then turned back towards the CCTV live footage.
"And if Nava is too tired to fight back, then they have won that battle…"
Milim charged forwards, throwing another punch as it was blocked by Rimuru's armour once again. Dark Shadow's fist smashed into Milim's body, knocking her back though dealing no damage to her body. "Let's advance!" Rimuru exclaimed as Tokoyami nodded, with Dark Shadow going "Yeah!"
They slowly moved forwards, Rimuru blocking and re-summoning her armour when needed as Dark Shadow continued to move around Milim's attacks and knock her back.
Soon, a minute had passed, and Milim was starting to get visibly tired. "Looks like she's tired." Tokoyami said. Yeah, well so am I. Summoning armour takes a lot out of me, you know? Rimuru thought.
Milim smiled. "You've never done this before, Rimuru! Oh, I love it! Well, I've got a friend as well now, you know!" She exclaimed, suddenly rolling back into the hole she had made earlier. Kyoka Jiro stepped out from around a corner.
Moving her Earphone Jacks into the amplifiers on the legs of her Hero Costume, Kyoka suddenly released and fired powerful sonic waves through the hallway and towards Rimuru and Tokoyami. Rimuru and Tokoyami put their hands on their ears as the sound waves impacted their bodies, with Tokoyami exclaiming in pain, Dark Shadow recoiling as well.
Oh wait, I don't feel pain. Rimuru thought.
"Ggh…!" She exclaimed as she stepped forwards. Despite the fact that the sonic waves weren't painful, they were still acting as a physical force and making it hard to move. It's hard to move like this…and Milim could come back at any time, as well! We can't stay like this! Rimuru thought.
Taking in a deep breath, she prepared herself.
"Ultrasound waves!"
Rimuru yelled, and sound waves were released from her mouth as they met the sonic waves from Kyoka's amplifier. Sound waves? How did she…?! Kyoka thought. She then narrowed her eyes. The bat. Nava said she had taken an ability from a bat. This must be what she took. But…it won't be enough!
As the sonic waves and soundwaves impacted eachother, the soundwaves slowly were overpowered. The ultrasound waves taken from a normal bat isn't as strong as a Quirk, eh? Rimuru thought.
But it was enough to give me just a moment of breathing space!
Rimuru grabbed hold of Tokoyami, before rushing into the hole Milim had made earlier. "You won't escape!" Kyoka exclaimed as she ran after them.
As they ran through the rooms and hallways of the building while pursued by Kyoka, Rimuru turned to Tokoyami, who she had let go of and was now running next to her. "Tokoyami, I have an idea! Milim isn't anywhere to be seen here, so she's probably gone back up to protect the bomb!" Rimuru exclaimed.
"What is your idea, then?"
They both ran into a room, as Rimuru quickly closed the door behind them. "According to the blueprints of the building, this room should be under the room with the nuclear bomb. Tokoyami, can you have Dark Shadow hold me out the window and throw me up one level? I have a plan to face Milim on my own, and you can keep Jiro here so she doesn't interfere."
Tokoyami thought for a moment.
"Very well. I shall keep Jiro occupied here, while you deal with Nava. Good luck."
Dark Shadow materialized from his body, grabbing hold of Rimuru and moving out of the window. Turning upwards, Dark Shadow threw Rimuru up through the window above them, before retracting back down alongside Tokoyami.
Suddenly, a powerful sonic wave blasted the door off its hinges, with Kyoka walking in. "Where's Tempest?" She asked, as Tokoyami and Dark Shadow turned towards her. He made no response, only preparing himself as Dark Shadow outstretched its arms.
"No answer, huh…" Kyoka remarked, preparing her Earphone Jack as Dark Shadow charged towards her.
Using her armour, Milim smashed through the window and landed into the room above where she had just been not long prior. And just as she had suspected, the bomb was in front of her.
Alongside Milim Nava.
"Oh, where's your friend Rimuru? Did you leave him behind~?" Milim remarked, smiling energetically as she turned towards Rimuru. Rimuru smiled behind her mask as she stood up fully, facing Milim.
"I don't need him to deal with you. Jiro won't come to your aid now. It's just us two." Rimuru said. Milim smiled.
"I wouldn't have it any other way!"
Milim exclaimed, before charging forwards directly towards Rimuru. Rimuru stepped backwards, raising her hands in a defensive position as she prepared for Milim to attack. My armour won't last against her attacks, and without Tokoyami's Dark Shadow I can't counterattack. Rimuru thought.
She then smiled.
But Milim has one other weakness.
Because her Quirk has protected her from most physical damage for the majority of her life, Milim has become so confident in her invulnerability that during fights she often exhibits a reckless fearlessness almost to the point of being suicidal in nature.
This makes her an even more fearsome enemy as she tends to go all out against her opponents, usually dealing crippling damage to them while they fail to try and harm her.
Because she doesn't need to worry about being damaged, she does not need to put that much thought into her attacks. They are simple, predictable.
They lack technique.
And attacks which lack skill or technique, coming from someone who has never tried in all their life…
…are easy to intercept.
As Milim threw her punch, Rimuru quickly stepped to the side, avoiding the attack and putting her foot out. Milim tripped over Rimuru's foot, falling forwards and through the window in front of her as Rimuru quickly swung her arm.
Suddenly, a large web of strong silk was strung outside, as Milim fell into it, becoming entangled within the web which was on the side of the building. "Ggh, that spider's ability…?" Milim exclaimed as she attempted to pull herself free, but found that the web was incredibly sticky and hard to get out of with pure strength.
"Wha…!"
Mina exclaimed in surprise as she looked up towards the CCTV live footage. Asui put her finger to her mouth in curiosity. Mina turned towards All Might. "Sensei, Tempest told me that her Quirk was that body armour ability. But earlier, she used some kind of soundwaves, and now she's created a web?" She asked.
"What is her Quirk exactly?"
All Might slowly turned towards Mina, as the rest of the class listened in.
"I-I'm afraid I can't say…Tempest has requested that the true details of her Quirk remain a secret…" All Might responded. The rest of the class exclaimed in surprise.
Yaoyorozu put her hand up to her chin. "She won't reveal the true nature of her Quirk to her own classmates? Can we trust a person like that?" She remarked.
"Well, I'm sure she has a good reason…" Uraraka suggested.
"Shut up. I'll go beat it out of her myself. I don't want some girl hiding her Quirk from me like Deku did." Bakugo seethed.
"Your behaviour's not very hero-like…" Kaminari remarked.
Rimuru turned towards the bomb, walking forwards. Milim looked up towards Rimuru, before looking back down towards the web.
"Do you think…"
"…my fists are the only thing that are powerful?!"
Milim opened her mouth and bit onto a part of the web, cutting it. Rimuru's eyes widened. Her teeth…! They're strong, as well?! She thought, before turning and running directly towards the bomb. Milim continued to cut each strand of the web with her teeth, before turning and launching herself directly towards Rimuru, back into the building.
I can't waste time, I have to use it…!
The moment before Milim reached Rimuru, she pressed her hand onto the bomb.
"Predation!"
Suddenly, Rimuru's body transformed. She seemingly melted into blue goo of some kind, avoiding Milim's grasp. Suddenly, the blue slime-like substance expanded, engulfing the entire bomb. Within a few moments, the bomb was slowly absorbed into Rimuru's slime-like body, and into her storage.
All of the students who were watching the fight through CCTV, alongside All Might, widened their eyes in shock.
What the hell had just happened?
All Might put the microphone to his mouth.
"The Hero Team…"
"…WINNNNS!"
Kyoka and Tokoyami looked upwards as they heard All Might's voice. "Hm. Tempest succeeded, then." Tokoyami remarked.
"She succeeded? On her own, she got the bomb and got past Nava? How…?" Kyoka exclaimed. Tokoyami shrugged his shoulders.
"No idea…"
"S…Sensei, what did she just do? Where'd the bomb go?" Uraraka asked as All Might turned around. The entire class was looking towards him. All Might sighed.
"Again, I can't give you the details…but I can say this. She has rendered the bomb unusable and harmless. Therefore, she has won and completed the battle trial." All Might said.
"That is all I can tell you. She is the only one that can tell you more, but that is her own decision to make."
"I see…" Uraraka responded. Mina looked up towards the CCTV live footage.
A Quirk with unknown various abilities, its true nature hidden, and a white mask as a memento for someone named Shizu who she refuses to talk about…Mina thought.
Rimuru Tempest…what are you hiding?
The blue slime-like substance slowly formed together, into a humanoid shape and back into the form of Rimuru in her Hero Costume and white mask. She coughed as she regained her Human form. "Geez, I never thought I'd absorb and then store a bomb, though it's fake…" Rimuru remarked.
"Need a hand?"
Milim outstretched her hand.
Rimuru smiled as she grabbed hold of it, with Milim pulling her up to her feet. "That's the first time you've won against me, Rimuru! Congratulations!" She exclaimed, hugging Rimuru suddenly. "Wow okay, you don't need to act like you're the one who won…" Rimuru remarked as Milim let go.
"Let's go and watch the next fight!" Milim exclaimed. Rimuru smiled.
"Sure, let's go."
The Battle Trials were over.
Mina slowly looked around the classroom. She could not see Rimuru. Mina walked up to Milim, past the other students who were leaving since the day was over. "Hey Nava, where's Tempest?" Mina asked. Milim turned around towards her.
"Oh, Rimuru left like ten minutes ago. I'm so frustrated that I couldn't go with her, I had stuff to do…" Milim responded. Mina glanced out the window, seeing various students leaving, but could not spot the bright blue hair of Rimuru.
Tomorrow, I will ask Rimuru about her Quirk..!
"KACCHAN..!"
Midoriya yelled out as Bakugo stopped walking away from the school.
"I can't say much…but you should know this, at least…"
Midoriya looked up towards Bakugo, as he glared over his shoulder towards Midoriya. "I got my Quirk from someone else." He said. "I can't say from who! But…I can't even use it right, this borrowed power…it's pretty much useless to me."
"That's why…I tried to beat you without it! But I couldn't. I had to rely on it. I've got a ways to go! That's why…I'm going to make it my own, someday."
"And overcome you with my own power."
Bakugo was fuming with rage. He turned towards Midoriya. "What the hell…? Borrowed power…no clue what you're even talking about…but I guess you're gonna keep making a fool outta me, right?" Bakugo exclaimed.
"I mean, what the hell! I…lost to you, today! And as if that wasn't enough…"
"That icy bastard…there's no way I can measure up to him, either!"
"Same with that Nava girl and her blue-haired friend…ponytail girl said it all, really…"
"Dammit, dammit, dammit! Why you too…Deku?!"
"From here on, I…I'm gonna beat you all!"
Bakugo turned around and started to walk away. "Enjoy your win! It'll never happen again, dammit!" He exclaimed.
Suddenly, there was a massive WHOOSH as All Might landed nearby and grabbed hold of Bakugo. "Kid! Let me tell you, self-respect is important! Without a doubt, you've got the makings of a pro!" All Might exclaimed. "From now on, you just have to-"
"Get off of me, All Might. I can't walk."
Bakugo responded coldly as All Might quickly let go. "Needless to say…! I'll be a hero who'll even surpass you!" Bakugo exclaimed, before walking away.
"Ah…sure…" All Might responded. He turned towards Midoriya. "Ah, Midoriya! Kid! What exactly did you say to him?" All Might asked.
As Midoriya and All Might began to talk, a small figure was watching them from around the corner of the UA building.
Rimuru's eyes were wide as she looked away from the situation she had just witnessed.
Midoriya's Quirk…came from someone else?
He looked at the newspaper. The headline was large and in bold. 'ALL MIGHT TO TEACH AT U.A.!' Is what it said. He placed the newspaper down. "You see this? He's a teacher now…" He remarked, looking at the other people within the room.
There was a man standing behind the counter, his eyes glowing yellow and his body made of pure black and purple mist. He was wearing a very elegant suit with a tie and had five metal plates that go from around his collarbone to just below his eyes.
There was a large, black humanoid monster with a very muscular body, with his brain exposed and his eyes on the sides of it. His mouth was in the shape of a bird's beak, with very sharp teeth. He was wearing yellow pants and had skull-like armour on his knees.
There was a man with pale skin, long pointed ears and brown hair. He was wearing a black and light brown suit with black pants and a red bowtie, alongside a light brown hat and a beige plague doctor's mask. He was holding a cane.
There was a man wearing a light blue, yellow and dark blue clown-like outfit, with dark blue gloves and shoes alongside a red scarf, yellow fur around his neck and a black mask which revealed only one eye. His hair was short and red, and the top half of his mask was white with two ear-like decorations.
There was young girl with a similar appearance, wearing a light blue, yellow and dark blue clown-like outfit with dark blue gloves and shoes. There was dark blue fur around her neck, alongside a white mask with two tear-like drawings from the eyes, alongside two horn-like designs. She had yellow hair in twin-tails. She was holding a short sword in a sheath.
And then there was him.
He had light skin, messy short light-blue hair and was wearing black pants, a featureless black V-neck shirt that exposes his collarbones, and red hi-top sneakers with no socks. He had 14 disembodied hands clasped onto his arms, chest, neck, head, and face. "Hmm…"
"Now what would happen…"
"…if villains…"
"…killed the Symbol of Peace?"