2 Origin.

Most Japanese TV channels were only showing entertainment content at that time, while Felix forced himself to listen to a news channel about heroes and villains.

The time indicated at the top left of the screen just made him grumble, only 4 a.m... Next time, he will remember not to sleep for 28 hours straight, even if he's exhausted. For sure, he needed that sleep, but his business phone received three calls and two messages while he was asleep. He hadn't even dared to look at who it was coming from yet.

He tossed his phone on the bed before getting up to fetch orange juice from the fridge.

The apartment provided to him could accommodate a whole family. Even now, he wondered how the Japanese government could give this to someone who asked for nothing but a salary rather than to a family in need... Well, he already knew the answer; despite the harshness with which they treated him, the Hero Public Safety Commission was doing everything to get Felix to help them as soon as possible. It was even a priority, seemingly... in spite of putting him at risk.

They wouldn't do that if there wasn't an emergency. As a result, the former inmate knew they hadn't told him everything, but it was probably better for him. The more you know, the more responsibility you have.

His eyes shifted to the TV after hearing something interesting. Something that every country in the world had, but no one could get tired of.

—Here's the hero ranking... All Might is going to be first as usual. That's why he is known all over the world, after all.

Unsurprisingly, All Might was first, with a big lead. Even so, Felix couldn't help but cringe when he thought about his motto and his exaggerated, heroic behavior.

Behind him stood Endeavor, a little known outside of Japan because of his temperament. Those behind the two top heroes were only known here in Japan. Hawk, Best Jeanist, Edgeshot, Crust, Yoroi Musha, Ryukyu… Felix didn't remember everyone, and obviously, everything was centered around the top 10, but some of the names seemed more interesting than others among the remaining heroes: the n°17 Kamui Wood seemed fairly popular with women, Wash fairly popular with kids and Mirko, the n°14, fairly popular with men. No wonder why.

He will probably boost most of these heroes... and yes, he would rather be here doing this than rotting in prison hearing the inmates' cries going insane on the lower floors.

However, boosting these people will be quite hard; as the Hero Commission said, discretion is advised. He would have to make sure that the people receiving the hormones didn't notice what he's doing. This is a lot harder than it sounds, especially if he needs to "touch" a gland such as the thyroids or kidneys. It wasn't impossible, but it would probably require him to use melatonin or pheromones to lower the hero's guard and reduce his awareness.

—Guess I'm both unlucky and lucky… And to think that at one time I worked in some awful fast food restaurant.

After more than an hour spent reading a book, the doorbell of his apartment rang. The noise was so loud that he jumped and didn't know what to do for a few seconds, half stunned. He had no idea who it could be, especially at only 5 a.m. He left to open the door with apprehension, hoping it wasn't because he hadn't answered the calls and messages.

But on the other side of the door stood a grey-haired old nurse with a visor and a syringe as a hairpin, accompanied by two men dressed in black.

"Hello, young man, we called you and came here yesterday, but apparently, you weren't there."

"And you are?" he asked, raising an eyebrow while holding the door in one hand as the sun was just beginning to rise. "I wasn't expecting a visit from the Men In Black."

"I'm Recovery Girl, you dumb-dumb. The Hero Commission asked this old lady to come over here to treat you... It's a bit cheesy to ask this to someone my age to move from her office, but I guess they have their reasons."

"Ah... I'm sorry to make you do this. But... I can give you some tea and some biscuit I baked earlier to make up for it. Well, if you want, of course." Felix added, thinking back to his deceased grandmother.

Felix sighed and smiled before waving at the old lady and her two bodyguards to enter his apartment. Sending this woman here was a risky move, even protected by two bodyguards. Her quirk made headlines when she saved the American Vice President from certain death during a multicultural meeting in Japan at least twenty years ago. It only strengthened the Japan-American friendship at the cost of increased illegal activities between the two countries. Some say that this is why small groups of yakuza are still active today.

She was more lovely in the past; sometimes, time takes its toll.

"Come in."

"Thanks," she said, taking off her shoes. "It's rare to find people your age with such kindness; that's enough for me," she replied, narrowing her eyes. "That said, now that I take a closer look at you, you don't seem particularly damaged. I imagine the damage must be on the inside."

He nodded and went to boil the water in the teapot while taking his cookies out of a small wooden box. Despite his skills as a baker and apprentice doctor, he would soon become a kind of shadow hero; after all, no one would ever know that he was the one who would make heroes even stronger.

Sadly for them, he had other plans. Playing the lamb is fun for a while, but he would soon tire of it.

—That's convenient for the Hero Commission, but they'll not be able to hide it forever. I just have to improve and wait for a single error, one moment, one opportunity, and I'm good.

Before returning to the three people in the living room, he wiped off his machiavellian smile and wet his face with water. He didn't want to be acknowledged or famous as of right now, even though it could be helpful to achieve his primary goal: to change the stupid quirk laws.

His second idea was to reveal the government's shenanigans to the public to fight crime, banditry, and vigilantism. People would then make up their minds and act with full knowledge of the facts. Felix wasn't a good person, he knew it, but he didn't want to destroy innocent people's life; it was boring. On the other hand, he had no compassion for those on the hypocritical "good" side using the same schemes as the so-called "evil" side.

—Aaahh~ Liberty, I'm coming soon after taking care of these apes...

Felix had already been used as a tool for three years in his former prison to keep the wardens entertained. And now he was going to continue here? This wasn't going to happen.

It was going to be his turn now.

"Something's bothering you, young man."

"Ah, no, my back hurts because of the training, that's all," he replied, mixing truth and falsehood while putting the tray down with all the food. "And you can just call me Felix."

"Thanks for the cookies, eheheh." she giggled as she ate without a second of hesitation; both guards did the same. "So, if I understand correctly, I need to take care of your back and neck."

"...Yes."

She could heal a person's entire body in one go with her power, so needless to say, he also needed her quirk to repair his damaged glands from excessive and repeated use. No need to tell her all this; it would only arouse suspicion.

After about twenty minutes, during which they discussed the increase in crime in the country, she finally decided to get up and treat him. Felix was surprised at first but accepted his fate, and so, to be cured, he would have to take the kisses of an old woman possessing the infamous power of magical kisses.

Wonderful.

He immediately felt that his vertebrae were straightening, making him taller, and his numbness disappeared after 3 magical kisses. He was already feeling much more refreshed than he had ever felt in more than four years. His dark circles would finally disappear, and taking care of himself would no longer be a daily grind. Even though his heart told him to act purely out of wrath, after meeting people like Recovery Girl, he told himself that not everyone deserves to endure the government's self-centered actions.

Even an old woman was exploited by the Hero Commission.

"Okay, young man, normally you're all fixed," said Recovery Girl as she cut out Felix's thoughts.

"Thanks for the help. I'm already feeling better."

"You're welcome. Now I need to go to this stupid UA to finish preparations for the start of the new school year. So, goodbye, maybe we will see you again."

The old woman left with her bodyguards and with 2 cookies in each hand before wishing him a good day.

However, Felix decided that it wouldn't end like that; he would try a little something. He had previously dropped one of the guards' guns on the ground; he went to pick it up and tapped the shoulder of one of the bodyguards, quickly touching the back of his head.

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●{Melatonin Bed}—{Cools the body, makes people less aware and sleepy.}

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"Excuse me, sir. You dropped this."

The man opened his eyes, seemingly ashamed that he had dropped his gun on the ground at the home of someone who had fed them. He retrieved it and bowed his head in apology before leaving. They walked down the stairs, but before they could get to the car, Felix saw the effect of the gland he had just activated in that man. At first, he had difficulty walking before he had to stand upright, thanks to the roof of the car to come to his senses as his body cooled and his breathing became too slow to maintain a high enough level of oxygen in his body. One to two minutes is necessary for it to take effect.

Melatonin, the circadian cycle hormone, can have nice effects if used in the right way.

—It was just an all-out test with the hormone I have now, I didn't even try to make something sophisticated, but I must say that it works pretty well. I still need training, though. Can't wait to see how I'll be able to use it all later on.

He didn't have the same experience as before in terms of how he could use the hormones; that said, he remembered almost everything about the ones he had already used in the past. His quirk was a mix of his father's and mother's, so using his hormonal abilities without using his system was possible, but if he did so, his power would be less potent. A clear mind is needed if he wants to make his system appear inside his head, which could be hard in a fight. Yet, despite a few blurry memories, he was now perfectly capable of using them without having a deficiency of another hormone.

He still didn't know when the Hero Commission would call him back, but he had some free time now, so he decided to go into town to get some fresh air and check the neighborhood. The area was nice, quiet, and peaceful, unlike the streets of other countries. The day started for everyone, and to tell the truth, the city by daylight was much pleasanter than by night, which is quite rare.

The phone in his pocket vibrated several times, alerting him that his free time would soon come to an end. He looked at the person's name and picked it up with apathy.

"Yes?"

{Saying hello is the minimum required when picking up the phone, Mr. Fortier.}

"Hello?"

{...Hello.} she paused and sighed before resuming with a more professional voice. {We need you to meet someone. A hero, he has an agency 'near' your home, only a few subway stations away.}

"What's certain is that you don't waste any time."

{Yes, we need you to recruit that heroine this month, so obviously we have no time to waste. The hero who will give you a chance in this fight is named Nighteye. Like you, he has a quirk that is challenging to notice, he will teach you how to fight and think with this kind of ability. I already sent you the address yesterday, but you didn't reply to me.}

"I feel like I'm being treated like a child."

{Stop complaining, you'll only be there with him for two weeks, he's quite busy, so try to learn from him. Anyway, if you can meet him today, that would be better.}

"I'm close to a subway station, so I might as well go there," he sighed, scratching his head as he watched the giant villain and the hero he had seen on TV the night before, Kamui Wood, both walking directly on the tracks. "Yeah, it might be more complex than we thought to be honest."

{Why did you say-}

Before the President of the Hero Commission could finish her sentence, a shout prevented the two from continuing their discussions.

"Canyon Cannon!"

The next second, the villain was lying on the ground, and a giant heroine crashed to the street in an uproar that shook the ground, creating a mini-earthquake. Despite having destroyed part of the road as she fell, she seemed rather satisfied and pulled the villain by his pants as if she was holding a used handkerchief.

"Today is the day of my debut! My name is Mt Lady; a pleasure to make your acquaintance." concludes the giant heroine before winking as a boring child wrote down everything he had seen in his notebook.

Felix looked at her with greater attention, analyzing the DETAILS, and he came to only one conclusion.

"Oh my, oh my."

{What did happen?}

"The Colossal Titan has just appeared, and he's sexier than I thought."

{What are you talking about... Anyway, just get ready to meet this hero; he's kind of... special. His associates will probably make you feel more comfortable. Now, I need to work, bye.}

Felix didn't pay any more attention to the fact that she had hung up. He just knew he had to go see a guy named Sir Nighteye; that was enough for him for now.

The various heroes present on the scene attracted almost 100% of his attention, Mt Lady being the most interesting one for many people, thanks to her pronounced sex appeal, which she voluntarily emphasized.

But Felix left without delay; his new training was waiting for him.

It would be here and now that his new life would begin.

The origin of his story began right there and then.