After he argued with Touya, Izuku immediately left the office and headed toward his original destination. After leaving he was contemplating what he was arguing about with Touya.
Even though it was true that Izuku used his power a little for his selfishness, he still felt that it was within reasonable limits. Although he admitted his treatment of the guild employees was too cold.
' It seems like my grudge is affecting me more than I thought '
While he was contemplating, a conversation could be heard below him. Izuku was currently standing on top of a building while watching two people in a dark alley below with an open gate in front of them.
Izuku's destination was this place where he felt a gate appear in this place. But it seemed like he was too late with the two people present when he arrived.
Izuku had been listening to their conversation for a long time and knew that the gate he was aiming for was a test gate where other people couldn't enter. Well, although that didn't apply to Izuku since he could have just barged in.
He also knows the identity of the person trapped inside who is none other than one of the Pro heroes Sir Nighteye. Izuku has known Sir Nighteye for a long time since he was All Might's sidekick, and he had also seen him several times while serving with All Might but had never met him in person.
After a while, he listened to the conversation of the two people who were Nighteye's sidekick and an associate agent.
Izuku immediately jumped down which immediately surprised them both, especially the associate agent who immediately recognized him.
" Gu-Guild master Izuku!? "
" thank you for your hard work "
" Ah, yes, thank you, but what are you doing here? "
" I happened to feel the appearance of this gate from my place. "
" But isn't the Dawn Guild office located 1 km from here? Moreover, it hasn't been 15 minutes since this gate appeared, how did you get here so quickly? "
" I just ran as fast as I could "
" ah, I see "
The officer immediately shut up when he heard Izuku's absurd explanation, but since the person who answered was also an absurd person, what he said became true.
" Has anyone claimed this gate yet? "
" Ah, no, since this is the exam gate we didn't do anything about it. "
" I see, then Dawn will take over this gate. "
"what? but that..."
" excuse me... "
While Izuku and the agent were talking, the girl who was also there with them. A girl with blue skin wearing a hero costume approached them with a panicked look on her face.
" Are you the guild master of Dawn? Can you save Sir who is trapped inside? "
" And who are you "
" I-I'm Bubble Girl, Sir Nighteye's sidekick. "
" I see, you're his sidekick, if you want to save him I can't guarantee that. "
" But aren't you going in there? "
" Indeed, but the survival test is entirely his. Even a 6-year-old child has to survive in there, let alone Sir Nighteye who is a pro hero. "
" But "
" Calm down, he should be fine since the monster inside is only as strong as an elementary school child given a weapon. "
" I-I see, I know Sir is a strict and thorough person, but still... "
Seeing Bubble Girl looking down in worry, Izuku just sighed. He also added words to calm him down.
" Well, if there's something, I'll help him out. "
" I see, thank you "
Bubble Girl once again bowed her head to show her gratitude to Izuku. Izuku just waved his hand in response and walked closer to the gate.
" You two step back "
" Eh? What do you want to do? "
Ignoring the agent's question, Izuku immediately gathered mana in his hands and immediately channeled it towards the gate. Just as he had done before, he focused all his mana into the gate. Not long after, cracks began to appear on the surface of the gate. And after a few minutes, the gate finally broke.
The associate agents who witnessed this unexpected event couldn't help but be shocked. He didn't expect to witness such a rare event when Hunter No. 1 Japan made a surprising event. He also didn't expect that the gate barrier that the combination of 3 S-ranks couldn't even destroy could be destroyed by himself in such a short time.
" I'm going in, guard this place "
" ah! yes "
The agent who immediately regained consciousness thanks to Izuku's sudden call quickly answered it. After receiving that confirmation, Izuku quickly disappeared from his place and disappeared into the gate leaving the two people with confused faces.
The interior of the gate is nothing but a dark and stuffy cave with many branching paths. Along Izuku's path down the hallway, he occasionally found the corpses of goblins and jackals scattered in the hallway. Seeing the concave wounds that had formed on the bodies of the corpses, Izuku was sure that it was Nighteye's doing.
Shifting his gaze from the corpses he could sense the location of the boss and the fight that was taking place in the opposite direction. Even without looking at him, Izuku could tell Nighteye was there putting up a good fight.
' Since it's fine there, I'll explore this place '
Since the size of the cave wasn't too big Izuku decided to go around the cave. One of the reasons he came to this place besides, was because he felt a strange flow of mana coming from this place and came to investigate it.
Even though he already knew the reason for this gate's characteristics, he still intended to investigate. Well, that's one reason, and another might be to help people who are undergoing the exam.
Izuku then immediately turned his attention away from Nighteye who was fighting and focused on his investigation. He quietly spread his mana throughout the cave. He used as little mana as possible to avoid being detected by the remaining monsters, and when he didn't find anything he immediately clicked his tongue in disappointment.
" Tch, am I expecting too much? Hah... never mind, I'll just check that person's condition. "
Finished with his investigation, Izuku immediately went to where Nighteye was. Don't know what he was thinking, with the quirk he has, he should be able to finish it quickly, but it seems he prefers to finish off all the goblins and jackals in this cave.
It didn't take long for Izuku to arrive at the part of the cave where Nighteye was and once he arrived there he could see several monster corpses and Sir Nighteye who was fighting the last Goblin. Seeing this scene, Izuku just watched silently while hiding his presence.
But beyond his expectations, Nighteye noticed his presence and immediately turned towards him with his eyes showing that his quirk was active.
" Isn't it rude to watch people while hiding like that? "
Because he had already been discovered, Izuku had no other choice but to come out of his hiding place and come face to face with Nighteye. While Izuku walked casually, Sir Nighteye continued to stare at the mysterious figure with a sharp gaze.
" I never thought there would be a day where someone would notice my existence, is it because of your quirk, Sir Nighteye? "
" This is also unexpected, who would have thought that the number one Hunter would come here. "
" I just happened to be visiting and met your subordinate outside. "
" So Bubble Girl is still there, then are you here to help me? "
" yes and no "
" What does that mean? "
" Yes, because I intend to go in and check, no because this is a test that you have to complete yourself so I won't help, at least until you kill the boss. "
" So you're saying you're just going to sit there and watch like that? "
" Yes, well, although I will still step in in the future if things get dangerous, but I doubt that will happen. "
" Why can you be so sure? "
" If you look at your actions so far, I'm sure you're busy dealing with several small armed children and their wild dogs. Apart from that, I don't know whether you realize it or not, but you now have another energy called mana flowing in your body."
" Mana? "
Confused by what Izuku said, Nighteye tried to feel what was happening in his body, and sure enough, he could feel a foreign energy flowing in his body.
Once Nighteye became aware of the presence of mana within his body, he became aware of the magical energy around him. He seemed to have a new feeling regarding the space around him. Not only were his senses enhanced but also his vision became clearer with a thin layer of mana mist that he saw swirling around him.
Feeling amazed by the sight he saw, he turned his gaze to Izuku intending to seek an explanation, but when he looked at Izuku he could feel the huge mana coming from him and saw the dark and eerie aura that enveloped him.
Seeing this scene subconsciously made Nighteye take a step back away from Izuku. His body involuntarily trembled and cold sweat flowed down his back. He even subconsciously swallowed his saliva because he felt like he had met a monster that was more dangerous than all the villains he had encountered.
Izuku, who noticed the change in Nighteye, just sighed before pulling back his mana and suppressing his aura until nothing was left. And only after Izuku did that, could Nighteye breathe a sigh of relief, his previously shaking hands slowly returned to calm, as did the suffocating feeling he felt before.
" Sorry about that, you must be surprised. "
" no, no problem "
" I see, it seems that thanks to your enhanced senses you can sense the opponent's mana and surroundings. And as an apology, I will slaughter the remaining monsters here so that you can immediately take care of the boss. "
" I would appreciate your help "
With that, Izuku immediately mobilized his shadow and immediately hunted down the remaining monsters, and left the boss for Nighteye to kill. The one-sided massacre only lasted a few minutes as Izuku took Nighteye to the boss's room. They occasionally encounter monsters, however, all of them are easily killed by Izuku.
Witnessing these two things of course made Nighteye both amazed and afraid. He didn't expect someone as young as Izuku to have that much power, especially considering the number of troops he could control added to his horror. Just thinking about its potential to become a threat to humanity made him not want to imagine it.
Feeling a piercing gaze behind him, Izuku rolled his eyes and saw Nighteye staring at him.
" What's wrong Sir Nighteye-san? "
" No, I was just thinking whether you would become an enemy of humanity in the future. "
" This is the second time I've heard that "
" Is that so "
" You don't seem too interested in that. "
" I'm just curious whether you will become an enemy of humanity that's all. "
" Yeah, you do. And as for your question, I still don't intend to do that. Besides, that's also my promise to that person. "
Nighteye stared at Izuku's face for a moment who had a different serious expression on his face. Thanks to that, he knew the true weight of his words.
They continued their journey, and it didn't take long before they finally reached the boss's room. As soon as they arrived, Izuku immediately opened the door to the boss's room and invited Nighteye to enter.
There they could see the boss monster that was waiting for them. Izuku once again invited Nighteye to come forward while he waited outside the room.
Nighteye's fight lasted for approximately 15 minutes and ended up taking a little longer because of the mobs surrounding the boss. Once the boss fight was over, Izuku then dismantled the corpse of the dungeon boss and gave the mana crystal to Nighteye.
" What's this "
" That's a mana crystal that is usually found in the bodies of monsters, well let's just say this is the result of your hard work. Also since it comes from a low-rank monster, the price won't be too high, I suggest you just keep it as a memento "
" I see "
Following Izuku's words, Nighteye looked at the mana crystal in his hand for a moment before finally storing it under his jacket.
" Since it's finished, shall we go? "
" yes "
" Ah! That's right, congratulations on becoming an awakener. "
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