28: Mr. Imprint

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Going into the building, he was directed towards what seemed to be the Pro Hero's assistant.

It was a man with a mutant-type quirk that made him have the appearance of a pig.

"Wel-we-welcome to Mr. Im-Im-Imprint's Agency! I-I-I'm Porkian!" greeted the muscular pig hybrid.

[A/N: Do you know who he's inspired by?]

"Uh, hello, my name is Akira Takumi and I'm here for the Internship..." Akira replies.

"I un-un-und- I see. Hu-hu-hu-hoodoo!" called out the assistant.

"Yo? Oh! Hey! It's you!" shouted a voice from behind the both of them.

"I can take it from here, Porky. Hey, I'm Hoodoo." greeted a woman with a smile.

"Hi, I'm Akira Takumi..." replied Akira as the woman got closer to him.

"Hmm... Really?... Anyway, did you know that many people died in this plot of land?" Hoodoo said, her hand coming closer to Akira's head, but she was stopped by a hand chop to the head.

"Hey! What gives! I was just teasing him!"

"You fool. Why are you like this?" said a stoic man helplessly.

...

After a few seconds...

"I'm sorry about her."

"It's all right, sir. I'm here-

"For the internship? Yes, I know. I'm surprised that you chose to intern with me..." stated the man.

Akira replied, "Well, you do Rescue Work and I wanted to have more experience in that department."

"I see. Well, wear your costume Hero?..."

"Ah, it's Edict, sir."

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{Akira POV}

Well, my first day wasn't bad.

I got to see Mr. Imprint use his quirk up close and my first experience in Rescue.

[Flashback]

After wearing my costume, we start our patrol.

"It's quite peaceful here, isn't it, sir?" I question.

"Well, yes. The Hawks Agency is here in Fukuoka, so crime is almost non-existent. It's why I often partner with other Pro Heroes, to help their cities." Mr. Imprint replies.

"I see..." replied Akira, but they suddenly hear an explosion followed by a shriek.

"Well, keyword, *almost*"

"Follow me, Edict." he adds as he zoomed off towards the scream.

Akira crouches and says, "Blast Off"

Floating in the air, Akira could see Mr. Imprint travelling in great speeds.

He quickly follows him, and he sees a collapsed building.

The building was quite small, so there wasn't any damage anywhere else.

...

"What happened here?" asks Imprint.

"Ah! Th-there! Inside! Something suddenly blew up! And there are people trapped!" pointed a civilian.

...

When I arrived, I could see multiple debris from the building zooming around.

"Edict! Help me with these civilians."

I quickly dash towards the building and float the debris.

It uncovered a group of injured civilians.

"He-help her! She was near the explosion!" shouted a trapped person, holding a woman riddled with burns.

Mr. Imprint immediately carries the injured woman, carefully, and asks me.

"Edict, can you take her to the hospital?"

"It's all right sir, I can do something to help."

I approach the woman and touch her injuries and say,

"Heal." and blue light covers the injuries as it heals.

"Amazing. But, after this, you need to tell me the capabilities of your quirk, Edict." said Mr. Imprint.

"Understood."

...

After helping the trapped people, I touch the ground and say "Locate" to look for other injured civilians.

But what I saw/felt left me flabbergasted.

The street was littered with energy. More specifically, quirk energy.

'So this was how Mr. Imprint was zooming around...'

[A/N: Mr. Imprint's quirk is, Mark: They can "zoom" objects and themselves to places they touched.]

I quickly placed that revelation aside as I felt other people trapped under the building.

"Sir, there are more people trapped. They're in the rear side of the building."

[Flashback end...]

After helping the people, Mr. Imprint questioned the victims.

Apparently, a box was sent, and when the woman opened it, that's when the explosion happened.

When the police arrived, he gave them the information. After that, Mr. Imprint and I continued our patrol.

It was an uneventful patrol after the incident, but Mr. Imprint gave me some insightful advice about Rescue Work.

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When it started to get dark, we went back to the Agency.

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"Hey, kid! Kida or "Mr. Imprint" wanted me to take you to your room. Follow me!" Hoodoo tells me.

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"So, did that building really collapse?" she asks me.

"Yes. An explosion from a mail, they said."

"Huh..."

...

"So, here it is! Have a good night! And don't anger the ghouls that are roaming around the building... Whoooo~" she says with an amused smile.

"What? Really? No reactions?"

With a sigh, I bow and close the door, leaving the woman irritated.

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After changing out of my costume, I turn on my phone.

As it turned on, it vibrated intensely and made several *ting*s.

Looking at the notifications, there were messages from a text group and from my mother.

...

Ignoring the group messages, I first call my mother.

"Hey, Aki! How was your first day in the internship?"

"It was great. Mr. Imprint taught me some things about Rescue Work."

"That's good... How are you doing? Are you all right? Did you eat yet? Do you want me to send some Gyūdon?" she asks me.

"No no, it's all right, mom. I already ate..." I reply with a smile.

...

After a few minutes of talking, we say our goodbyes and I reply to the group messages.

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Class A Group Text

Alien Queen: Hey guys! How was your first day?

Froggy: It was fun, kero.

Vice-Pres: Hello, everyone. Interning with Ryukyu was informative. What about yours?

Multi-Boy: It was alright...

Jamming-Whey: My internship is sooo boring... Pls help

Manly: Wassup guys! Tetsutetsu from Class B was also interning with Fourth Kind, and he's not that bad! He's manly as hell!

Pres: Hello. My internship was eventful, and I assisted with Rescue Work.

...

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After talking with my classmates, it was almost late at night, so we cut our conversations and went to sleep.

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