8 Everyday Life

Well as it turns out Chisa neechan was right. Shota niichan did come to spar with me occasionally on the weekdays, though it was never a fixed day. Today just so happened to be one of those days.

I'm left ragged on the floor, breathing heavily, just like every other sparring session with him.

I gotta say Shota niichan's sparring sessions suck. It's as if he's dropping me into hell every time he comes around, fortunately there are some benefits to them.

He doesn't pull his punches. This causes me to have to get better at defending, whether that means blocking, dodging or just taking the hits in non-critical areas.

He doesn't let up even for a moment. This causes me to keep going until I drop, which helps with endurance.

I look up at him "Shota niichan, you're always so brutal...."

"It's not rational to go easy on you. Will villains go easy on you, when you are out there on your own?" he asks barely breaking a sweat.

I sigh "No, they won't…. I hope that this will be as effective as you think it is though."

"As do I. Now…. what is the most important thing in combat?"

"Power?" I ask uncertain.

"No, at best it is the third most important thing. The most important thing in combat is endurance."

"Endurance?"

"Yes. If you lack endurance, then you won't be capable of fighting multiple opponents."

"Okay…. that makes sense. Wait, what's the second most important thing in combat?" I ask remembering his words from earlier.

"Knowing the when and how. You have to know the best time to use your abilities and how to use them. This may seem obvious, but many who wish to be heroes struggle with this."

"I see…" I say remembering the many times I broke my bones.

"Anyway, I better go now. I have work to do later... I'll let uncle know you're heading home for the day.

"Alright, bye Shota niichan."

"Bye, Izuku."

I head home and sleep for the night.

The next day comes and after I eat breakfast, I remember that I promised to head over to Kacchan's house today.

"Hey mom… is it alright if I go over to Kacchan's place today?" I ask her.

She thinks for a bit before answering "Sure, but remember to be back by one for lunch."

"Thanks mom!" I yell out before heading over to Kacchan's.

At first I was somewhat awkward around him, but I'm glad that we can hang out like we do now.

I reach his place and ring the doorbell "Ding. Dong."

I wait a while until the door opens revealing Kacchan's mom.

"Hey there little Izuku, you come to play with Katsuki?"

"Yeah, we were gonna play some games."

"Alright, he's waiting in the living room."

"Old Hag! Is Deku here yet?" I hear Kacchan yell from inside.

"What was that you brat?!" she turns around and yells before remembering "Well, make yourself at home, I'm gonna make some snacks and something to drink for you kids."

"Thanks aunty" I say beaming a smile at her.

She ruffles my hair and says "No problem" before heading off into the kitchen.

I head inside and close the door behind me before heading off into the living room.

I find Kacchan mashing away at the buttons on a controller. "Dammit, these Ai's are completely useless."

"Hey Kacchan."

He pauses the game and turns to me "Deku, it's about time!"

"Companion Ais giving you hell again, Kacchan?"

"Yes, goddamn Ais don't know what the hell to do."

"I see…. Kacchan, do you know about the Ai's learning functionality?"

"What the hell do you mean, learning functionality?"

"Well you assign them to do certain actions and they are more likely to that."

"What!? That will take forever for them to be useful."

"Yeah it's a interesting concept, but unfortunately it takes too long for it to be useful for you. They will also adapt some of the tactics used by the person playing them as well."

"Well... what are you waiting for? Grab a controller and let's roast these monsters."

I grab a controller and sit down. Kacchan goes through the process of starting up a new game.

A screen pops up asking if there will be one or two players.

"Two players!" Kacchan yells out as he selects the two player option.

The game starts us off in a village plagued with monster attacks. It mentions two young warriors that defend the village from monsters.

"Hey Deku, why did the start change?"

"The game changes based on the number of players, let's get our character customization out of the way real quick."

We quickly run through customizing our characters, so that they match our preferences. Kacchan's is flashy looking, while my own is somewhat plain. Luckily the appearance in this game doesn't matter.

The next part of the game had us fending a large monster horde that was impossible to defeat. We went through wave after wave and it seemed like it would never end. Eventually…. the game did end the waves. Instead of clearing the entire horde, a Behemoth showed up instead and stomped us to death.

"Dammit! Cheap game sends us an early Behemoth!" Kacchan yells with scorn.

"No worries Kacchan. That was an event, we were never supposed to defeat it."

"It doesn't make me any happier, Deku!"

We get past the cutscene that ensues from our defeat. After a couple more cutscenes we get into the real meat of the game, where we can go and do whatever we like.

"Alright Deku, let's go kill some monsters."

"Sure Kacchan."

Several hours later we have the best available armor for our levels, which now sit just above level 30. Somewhere along the way Kacchan's mom brought some juice and snacks, which are completely gone.

"Izuku, your mom called to remind you to go home for lunch." Kacchan's mom yells out at us.

"Oh crap, sorry Kacchan. I have to go home, we can play next time I come over."

"Don't forget Deku! The Ai sucks, I don't want such a crappy ally."

"I won't see you, and thanks for snacks and juice earlier auntie." I say as I turn to Kacchan's mom.

"It's no trouble at all, I'm glad that this brat has someone he can call a friend. Anyway get going and walk safe"

"Thanks again." I wave as I head outside and begin walking home. You know…. now that I think about it. It's a good thing I need to eat more than other kids, otherwise I wouldn't be able to eat lunch at all with the snacks I ate earlier.

I come home to eat lunch and afterwards I look up some guides on the game for Kacchan and I.

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