TwinstarDragon:...that's a reference to Zi-O, isn't it?


Dagobah Municipal Beach Park

Musutafu, Japan

"How long have they entered the dungeon again?"

Gang Orca looks at the red portal in front of him as he touches the invisible barrier, his eyes glow gold for a moment. Eijirou looks nervous, his tail hangs low and swings back and forth slowly.

"It's...been 9 minutes since..." Eijirou mutters as he looks at his phone. "At least that's what I think. I didn't bring any watches or phones when we were at the beach."

Gang Orca merely sighs before looking at the portal.

"This is bad. Midoriya may have grown a lot but Red Gate isn't a joke." Gang Orca says in worry. "And he shouldn't have done this alone, he's a child."

Hearing those words made Eijirou lower his head. His frustration grew more and more. Even after getting new powers, he remains helpless like during the Lizard Tail's Incident. He hates how he has always been a coward who can't do anything. And when he finally overcame his cowardice, it was immediately replaced with his lack of strength.

'Izu-bro grows at a very fast pace, and he continues to grow even more as time passes. Me? My durability only grew so little that it could barely handle 3 of Mirko's kicks. I...I'm so useless...' Eijirou thought. 'My friends are in trouble and all I can do...was be the bystander!!'

Eijirou flinched when he felt Gang Orca's hand touching his shoulder, giving him a concerned look.

"Kid...I understand you felt frustrated, feeling helpless for being unable to help your friends but don't let it consume you." Eijirou felt tears falling from his eyes.

"Have...have you ever felt helpless before?" Eijirou mutters, furiously wiping off his tears.

"...yes. A lot of time when I start being a hero." Gang Orca admits. "But I made sure that I learned from those moments, grew stronger and smarter to handle any villain situation, to prevent a similar incident,"

"...I see..." Eijirou mutters quietly. Then, they heard a crack, causing them to stiffen before turning around and saw the invisible barrier was now visible due to the cracks.

"The barrier's cracked!?" Gang Orca growls before emitting a golden aura around him while Eijirou transforms into his Were-Liger form. They both blink when the portal changes its color to blue before the barrier shatters.

Then, a large shadow emerges from the portal, revealing Izuku carrying Ochako, who looks tired. Eijirou tears up and runs towards them, tackling them into a hug.

"Y-you guys are okay!!" Eijirou says as he hugs them tighter. "I-I'm so glad..."

"E-Ei, I'm glad that I got my daily dose of hugs from your Were-Liger form, but could you let go?" Izuku says. "You're choking Ocha."

Eijirou blinked owlishly before looking down and panicked when he saw Ochako's face turn blue. He immediately lets go and turns back into his human form before apologizing profusely.

"Come on, Ei. No need to worry much. I got a lot stronger than before, remember? I ain't gonna die so easily and left you guys." Izuku says with a wide grin. "Besides, it's gonna take me more than a Red Gate to get rid of me."

"I'm...so out of the loop," Ochako mutters as both boys look sheepish. Gang Orca clears his throat, getting the kids' attention.

"I'm glad that you're okay." Gang Orca says. "But please, don't downplay the danger of Red Gate even if you clear it in a record time."

"Yeah..." Izuku says before looking at Ochako. It took him a few seconds to register what Gang Orca had just said. "Hold on, record time!?!?"

"Kid, when Red Gate appears, the rank will immediately rise between A Rank to S Rank, something that took a group of magic users at least an hour, and you clear it in what? 10 minutes?" Gang Orca points out as Izuku stares at his boss blankly. "And I'm not joking, kid."

"...I didn't mean to break a record." Izuku sighs as Gang Orca mentally facepalms at his reactions.

"*Sigh* Bring your girlfriend here, let the paramedics check on her." As Gang Orca says this, both Izuku and Ochako start blushing as steams come out of their head.

"B-Boss!"/"Gang Orca-san!!" Gang Orca merely chuckles before looking at Eijirou who cackles at the scene, only to be yelled at by the young not-couple, making him laugh even harder.


Later

"...So, let me get this straight, and correct me if I'm wrong," Ochako says while rubbing her forehead, sitting on the stretcher as she looks at the boys. "You all are Awakened, an enhanced individual with the capability of performing magic using a power source like mana." They nodded. "And you all group together to fight against this situation like Gates, where it leads to a world full of monsters." Another nod. "And if you don't do it, the monster will rampage around the world and wreak havoc." A nod. "And Izu somehow got one of the most broken magic, a game system?" Another nod.

"...I wish this was a dream," Ochako mutters. "How in the world did my life turn into a power fantasy Korean comic?"

"Hah! Even Ochako compares the whole situation with Manhwa!" Eijirou says.

"Yeah, yeah." Izuku sighs before looking at her. "Are you sure you feel fine?"

"Yeah, that potion you pulls out of your ass saved me." Eijirou chokes in his laughter. "S-sorry!"

"Don't worry. My power is the bullshit of all bullshits." Izuku says jokingly as they all chuckle. "Huh, I wonder what kind of magic you'll get...I just wish that you didn't have to experience that."

"...does every awakened experience those?" Ochako asks in a worried tone.

"...from how many people I've met, it's possible that they all went through the same hell as us," Izuku says before rubbing his abs, right where he got stabbed by a giant rock sword while Eijirou also holds the same spot, where he got stabbed by the [Black Crusader] back then.

"The trade-off doesn't seem fair," Ochako says.

"Tell me about it." Izuku sighs. "You took this surprisingly well."

"Oh, I'm panicking, alright," Ochako says and Izuku finally notices that her legs trembling like crazy. "I just hold it off so I won't embarrass myself."

"Don't worry too much, just let it out," Izuku says as Ochako takes a deep breath and starts yelling.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS MY LIFE?!?! HOW DID EVERYTHING GO BATSHIT INSANE!?!?! _%-%@#$['-" Izuku and Eijirou cover their ears, trying and failing to tune out every colorful word Ochako lets out as their faces blush brightly. It took them a while before Ochako collapsed into the bed while panting tiredly.

"Y-you done...?" Izuku asks shakily as Ochako gives them a thumbs up. "I guess that's what happens when you are the daughter of construction companies..." Ochako blushes brightly before covering her face.

'And for some reason, I...find her attractive while doing so...' Izuku shakes his head, trying and failing to hide his blush. It didn't help that Eijirou made a sly grin towards him.

"A-anyways, let's talk about something else, okay!?" Izuku tries to change the topic of the conversation, to which Ochako agrees.

"So...how do you guys use magic?" Ochako asks.

"For me, at first, I need to feel the mana from my heart and guide it towards my hands or feet, before shaping it into what I want," Izuku says as he lets out a [Hellfire] from his palm. "The system made it look like I spam the skill button, but in reality, it just sped up the process, by a lot."

"Same for me. Well, not the sped-up part, but how I use my mana. I usually use it to cover my body with mana or just part of my body. It seems so easy, though, like I somehow have the instinct to use it." Eijirou says, a bit confused.

Ochako looks at them before she decides to try them herself, feeling the weird energy in her heart before following Izuku's advice to guide it to her hand. As she does so, a golden light emits from her hand before magic circles surround them, startling everyone.

Gang Orca was dealing with the investigation before he felt a spike of mana from the ambulance and rushed toward them. When he arrived, he was surprised when he saw several magic circles around Ochako.

Izuku can't help but be in awe at the raw mana she emits before he notices something interesting about the magic circle. The shape of the constellation is in a circle and it spins around her like a roulette wheel, before it stops as the magic circle shrinks down into a ball of light, the size of Ochako's head, on her hands.

As the light disperses, they blink in surprise when a chibi anthro lion with brown fur and a red mane that resembles the sun itself floats in front of Ochako.

"Ohayo! I'm Leo, your Constellation Spirt Summon! You must be my new summoner! This is awesome! It's been a very long time since I got summoned! I promise you, I'll be your best summon partner!" Leo says excitedly in a deep manly tone, which somehow looks wrong on some level.

"W-what...?" Ochako mutters in shock.

"Awesome!!" Izuku stares at the Constellation Spirit Summons with stars in his eyes. "A living spirit based on constellation!?!? That has so many possibilities!"

"Why thank you, kind-!" Leo froze when he looked at Izuku. From his perspective, he saw a giant shadowy figure with bright blue eyes staring down at him, causing him to shriek in fear and hide behind Ochako's head. "S-save me, miss summoner!!"

"E-eh...?" Izuku says as his eyes are now replaced with a pair of black dots before lowering his head and a depressing aura covers him. "H-he's scared of me...? I did nothing wrong..."

"There there, buddy..." Eijirou pats his back.

"I always wanted summons...I have a feeling that I might unlock the feature thanks to the system...but, if they're scared of me..." Izuku mutters as he comically tears up, resulting in Eijirou facepalming.

"Come on, Leo. Don't be rude to my friend. He's the one who saves me, and allows me to summon you." Ochako says as Leo now feels guilty.

"S-sorry, sir..." Leo mutters quietly.

"I-it's okay..." Izuku mutters in the same quiet tone.

"*sigh* Are you alright, child?" Gang Orca asks Ochako, who looks confused at the question.

"Yes, why..." Ochako suddenly felt tired and collapsed into the ground, causing everyone to panic.

"Shit! With so much mana she uses to summon, her mana is now depleted!" Izuku says as he hits his head. "I can't believe I forgot about it..."

"M-Miss Summoner!!" Leo says in a panicked tone as he comically tears up.

"Calm down, you two." Gang Orca sighs. "She's just tired from mana exhaustion. She'll be fine if you let her rest." Both of them sigh in relief.

"This is one hell of a day..." Izuku says as the others nod in agreement.

To be continued