37 CHAPTER 36

2 hours later...

Struggling to keep himself awake, he looked at Kenichi who had multiple bandages all over his face and body, the same as himself. Kenichi was also struggling to stay awake, his eyes drooping while his head occasionally dips in exhaustion.

It wasn't a surprise, they had fought for more than 20 minutes straight with only Renewal and Ssamsu, their energy levels are below 5% at the moment.

Sighing in tiredness, they waited for the announcer to call them back into the stage since it was time for the award ceremony of the World Martial Arts Tournament.

Looking around the waiting room, he noticed that the Dexter bastard and Captain Celebrity weren't present. They must be knocked out or have injuries that make them incapable of attending the ceremony, which made Gohru's mood even brighter.

Hearing Kenichi yawn made him yawn too as he slapped his cheeks to stay awake when finally the announcer's voice rang in the P.A. system.

"May Participants Jin Gohru and Hirose Kenichi please come to the stage for the award ceremony!"

Grunting, they both got up in several instances of pain in their body before walking to the stage. The moment they exited the waiting room and were seen by the crowd, they started yelling cheerfully as they walked along the path to the stage.

Wobbling to the center of the stage, there was a pedestal for the top 3 (1st, 2nd, and two 3rd place pedestals), so standing on the 1st place pedestal, they waited as the cameras suddenly panned to the sky.

"HAHAHAHAHA!"

That voice was very familiar. Looking up into the sky, his eyes slightly widened when he saw the voice of the owner. With a boom, he falls to the stage grounds as he continued laughing.

"Introducing the special guest of the tournament..."

The figure was muscular, way muscular compared to the german fighter Gohru trashed. The man had short blond hair with two golden locks that stuck out of his hair and blue sky-blue eyes.

"Do not worry! Why? BECAUSE I AM HERE!"

All Might says with a charismatic grin as the crowd goes crazy upon seeing the number one Hero in both America (past) and Japan (present).

"Please welcome, ALLLLLL MIGHTTTTTT!"

Fireworks started flying into the air around the stadium, every one was in a different color and design as All Might got up from his superhero pose and placed both arms on his waist.

Holy hell, now that he was directly in front of the man, he could feel the amount of pressure radiating from him, causing both him and Kenichi to straighten their back instinctively.

This guy had a fucking Nat 20 charisma check because just by being in his presence, Gohru couldn't help but feel safe from anything.

'So this is the Top 1 Hero...'

His instincts were blaring to not fight him as they warned him that he would get decimated in one punch. So with a heavy heart, he had to admit.

All Might now was stronger than him currently. Keyword, "currently".

"Ahem! In addition to both of the first and second places, both Captain Celebrity and Dexter Josh are too injured to be here, please understand!"

The announcer said into the mic, bowing as All Might laughed heartfully.

"I shall give them their medals later! Now..."

Grabbing a silver metal medal gently from a staff nearby, All Might congratulated Kenichi who had a deer in headlight face upon seeing All Might up close.

"Hirose-shonen, congratulations on second place! I hope to see good things from you!"

"I-It's an honor, sir!"

What a fanboy. All Might chuckled, slinging the medal around Kenichi's neck as he continued and grab a large check from another staff member before handing it to him.

"For second prize! Prize money of $50,000 and a scholarship of your choice for your education, tattered specifically for you, Hirose-shonen!"

Huh, did not know about the scholarship prize.

"T-Thank you very much!"

And he bowed. Curtecy at its finest.

"And now... Jin-shonen!"

He grins as he grabs the gold medal before slinging it onto Gohru's neck.

"At 12 years old, you have accomplished something that many have not due to your hard work and diligence! Take pride in that, you are now the World Martial Arts CHAMPION! As the winner of the World Martial Arts Tournament, you win a prize money of $100,000! And a full education scholarship until College!"

'Woah, even college? Neat!'

Handing him the large check for $100,000 dollars, he pats Gohru's shoulder as he laughs.

"I sure do hope to see you as a Hero, Jin-shonen! We need someone of that kind of firepower in the industry!"

"Thank you very much, sir."

He thanked the large man kindly as All Might turned to the crowd.

"These boys are this time's winners of the tournament! BUT! Anyone else has a chance to step onto the podium! You all saw the drive that motivated these boys to the top, COMPETITION! Have you seen their bloodthirsty pressure for the top? You have it in you too! You just have to find it within!"

Crossing his arms together, he crouched slightly as his leg muscles bulged.

"I SHALL SEE ALL OF YOU, FUTURE PARTICIPANTS, AND AUDIENCES IN THE NEXT WORLD MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT! UNTIL THEN! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Before he leaps into the air without any difficulty and went off.

I... Not going to lie, that was an epic takeoff.

The moment they walked back to their hotel, they celebrated for about 4 hours straight tirelessly before immediately hitting the sack and sleeping for a minimum of 10 hours, waking up the next day rejuvenated.

Stretching his body, he looked around the room. Toga had gone to visit Dabi, Kenichi and Buba. Apparently, Buba and Kenichi got drunk and now she was taking care of them. Now confirming that no one was nearby, he grabbed his work phone, hesitating for a moment before typing to someone.

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In a hospital at midnight...

Breathing with difficulty, Dexter Josh was in a hospital bed with bandages wrapped all over his body with an oxygen mask to breathe easier, conscious as he cursed his Other Him.

'What the fuck did you do!'

'I-I don't know, I did the normal stuff that we do and then suddenly the restrains popped off when he bit his tongue off!'

'What?! How?! Isn't it unbreakable?'

'Hell if I know, Other Me! The moment he got free, he teleported to his girlfriend before killing me with a kick to the head!'

'Girlfriend? You mean that blond bitch? What the fuck did you do to her?'

'Nothing! I just touched her cheek before I got disintegrated!'

Grumbling, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach, causing him to start cursing Gohru.

'That fucker broke all my ribs into dust! Wait until I get back to him... I'll beat his fucking blond bitch once I'm done with him —'

"So you're still alive, fucker?"

Suddenly the room felt colder than usual as a presence overwhelmed his senses just like —

His eyes shot wide open as he watched Gohru dressed in black clothing grabbed him by a strand of bandage before pulling him out from the hospital bed, making him cry in pain.

"W-What the fuck?! You bastard! I'll sue you — !"

Before he could finish his sentence, the world faded as they suddenly appeared in a forest. Confused at how they got there, Dexter was about to yell once more when another voice rang behind him.

"You did a number on him, huh?"

Since he couldn't turn his head around due to the bandages, the tension in his heart grew as Gohru snorted at his words.

"That's nothing compared to what he did. Thanks for doing this, Dabi."

"You're the boss, I get paid to do this type of shit. Besides, I didn't have to babysit Toga."

'What the fuck are they talking about?!'

Suddenly Gohru was right in front of him with a grateful face.

"All for One would have the time of his life if he got your Quirk. Your Quirk is just too powerful against the average and above average Heroes..."

Raising his left arm to his own face, Dexter could only watch in horror as the arm hardens to its absolute limit.

"Rokushiki: Tekkai Gou."

Placing his arm at the side of his waist, he placed his right arm on the forearm of his left before getting into Renewal's Basic Stance.

With a deep breath, he tensed all his muscles as he focused all his energy into his right arm, the same concept as Jin Hwechook before drawing his left arm using his right like a sheathed katana at the speed of light.

Jin Gohru Original: Spear of the Heavenly Dragon.

FHOOOOSHH! STAB!

The arm soared at the speed of light, stabbing through his skull with its hardened muscles and into his brain, killing the man instantly. Pulling the arm out, he watched as brain mush and blood flowed out from the wound with a blank expression.

"Nothing personal, but your Quirk has too much risk..."

He says to the corpse before stopping and thinking.

"Acutally, it's personal. This is payback, motherfucker."

Looking at Dabi, he nodded as with a wave of his arm, Dabi used his Quirk to incinerate the corpse with blue flames, leaving nothing behind as even bones and ashes were burnt into nothing.

Glancing down on his bloody arm with remnants of brain mush, he took the glove out and tossed it into the blue fire as he could not feel anything other than satisfaction after his first kill.

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1 year later...

"Everyone, sit down!"

The sound of chairs scrapping the ground could be heard as students at the age of 13 sat down to their seats. Looking at the classroom, the homeroom teacher gave a grin as he announces.

"Well, class. Hope your summer vacation was alright! Now, I have an announcement to make! We have two new students transferring to our class!"

The class started to mutter to each other as they wondered what gender they'd be.

"Hope it's both girls!"

"Maybe they're all hot guys!"

At the end of the row, sitting alone was a black haired girl with onyx eyes looking at the class door room.

"Now, now! Settle down, class! Ahem! Anyways, please come in, you two!"

The door slid open as the class went into a frenzy at the appearance of the two new students.

"Holy, she's hot!"

"Hey, look at that guy! He's so cute!"

The girl was Toga Himiko with a ponytail while the boy had navy blue hair and sky-blue eyes with freckles and glasses on his face.

The mutters softened as the teacher knocks his wooden ruler onto his table to silence the class before facing the two new students.

"Alright, if you'd please introduce yourselves."

The boy looked at the classroom and noted the faces of all his future classmates, his eyes lingering on the black-haired girl longer than the others, before writing his name on the board with the chalk provided.

DAN GO-RU.

Turning back to face the classroom, he gave them a smile as he introduced himself.

"Hi, I'm Dan Go-Ru. It's nice to meet all of you."

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