A maximum point

[One day later] [Wednesday—7:00]

Another day in the life of Doryoku.

After getting up and doing what he always did, he left his home and took a slight breath of air... Serious mistake.

"*Sneeze!* Ugh, I hope I didn't wake Okā-chan" Doryoku said with a bit of concern before quickly walking away before sneezing again.

He was still allergic, that was obvious after all it was still spring, but at least today he could breathe for a moment before sneezing.

After a moment Doryoku calmly walked towards the UA as usual, and apart from an occasional sneeze there was nothing unusual.

Nothing unusual for someone common, but for Doryoku...

"Ohh, I can smell the flowers, but why does that make me feel happy?... *Sneeze!*" Doryoku said with great confusion about that irrationality, and then sneezed again trying to keep smelling the flowers.

Still, Doryoku focused on his way not to be late like he was lately, and after a few minutes he arrived at the UA.

He felt a little sad not being greeted by his little feline friend, but knowing that he was now safe and in a good place always made that feeling go away.

There were various spring decorations in the halls of UA, some very pretty, so much so that Doryoku wondered how they did it when he couldn't even hold a pair of scissors well.

Clumsy hands, that's what his kindergarten teacher told him, and it honestly still hurts to remember that.

Anyway, Doryoku finally got to his class and sat down as usual to wait for the rest.

He now could realize that arriving excessively early helped with his nerves, a feeling that always manifests itself in very clear ways at least.

After a few minutes, Last laser arrived with a good amount of documents as usual, and quickly noticed Doryoku's presence.

"Good morning boy, it seems that you still have a bad time, you have a red nose" said Last laser waving calmly and quickly noticing Doryoku's red nose.

"Good morning Laser-sensei, there's nothing to worry about at least here I don't sneeze so much" Doryoku said also waving quietly as he tried not to breathe too deeply.

Last laser nodded at this and sat down at his desk while he went through his papers as usual.

"I imagine Shirakumo already filled you in, a lot happened yesterday while you were gone" Last laser said as he kept his eyes on his documents and starting a little conversation.

"That's right, unfortunately I'm not surprised" Doryoku said with a slight ironic smirk since the worst of all is that he wasn't even surprised by everything Oboro told him.

"Let me guess, you're going to choose me again to do the internships" Last laser said with a calm tone and throwing that question that was actually an affirmation.

"It was obvious wasn't it? After all I already explained what I wanted to learn" Doryoku said with a slight smile since at least this time he knew it was predictable.

"Well, I'm sorry to tell you, or rather I'm happy to tell you, that you don't have anything else to learn, after all I told you in the last internship" Last laser said with an explanatory tone although he wasn't sure if that was good or bad .

"But you also said that I could polish some things, right?" Doryoku said thoughtfully as his Aikido was still quite crude and inexperienced.

"Yes but at the same time no, you see, both you and your friend Shirakumo are at the highest point right now, and I would even dare to say that Aizawa is too" Last laser said looking up from his documents for a moment to express himself better.

"In the case of Shirakumo, he only needs to learn about the rules just like you, although he is one step above in battle experience and reflexes, so both Aizawa and you are the same" Last laser said this time using the classroom blackboard to make a small explanatory drawing.

"I see" Doryoku said understanding quickly, since after all his lack of experience was always very problematic.

"As for quirk you are the same I would say, after all being heroes is like discovering your quirks again, that only improves with time" Last laser said with an explanatory tone until he remembered a certain variable.

"O well... You are not the same, after all you still don't know your limit" Last laser said this time looking at Doryoku calmly.

Doryoku tilted his head for a moment in confusion, until a revelation hit him.

He looked at his wrist and saw that object that had always accompanied him, something that would even be strange not to see... his bracelet.

"Boy, you are still a Kyanseru, neither you nor I will ever know what your limit is until you stop being one" Last laser said with a more comforting tone, knowing that this was a complicated issue for Doryoku.

Doryoku looked at his bracelet and thought about many things, things like that there hadn't been a hint of steam for a long time, and the repeated times in which he forgot to turn it off and only realized days later, things that happened very frequently in the last months.

But still, even if it's just an ornament almost, the idea of ​​not having it was just crazy.

A mistake, a bad day, a misstep, or just something he hasn't experienced could spell misfortune if the bracelet isn't there, one as big and even bigger than the one that took his arm off.

Doryoku could only hold his right arm at that thought, and although it wasn't a terror like before, that fear was still there.

Last laser could only look at the reaction of Doryoku and feel a bit sad, and then say...

"It's not something that necessarily has to come boy, even as Kyanseru you are strong and capable enough, that is just an extra step and nothing more" Last laser said with a comforting tone, making Doryoku take a deep breath and calm down a bit.

"I understand, I'm sorry for the reaction, it's just... it was something I never considered" Doryoku said more calmly since it was indeed a strong revelation.

"Mmmm, then I would recommend you consider that, it's your forte after all" Last laser said calmly before going back to his work.

After a few minutes, the students began to arrive little by little, and the classes started the same as always.

The only difference was that Doryoku was much more lost in his thoughts, something difficult to notice, after all it was something normal for him.

And after classes ended and it was lunch time, the group gathered to eat as usual.

"Hey Aizawa, how's Kotae doing?" Oboro said with a slight curious smile after a while of not knowing about the feline.

"More importantly, did he like that name? If he doesn't like it I can think of a better one" Mirai said with some anticipation for choosing a 'better' name.

"It's okay I guess, I mean he doesn't seem sad or upset at all, and to your misfortune he seemed to like the name a lot" Aizawa said with a thoughtful tone and throwing that last one that hurt Mirai quite a bit.

"Changing the topic to a more interesting one, what did you choose for your internships?" Yoshino said changing the subject with a rather curious tone actually.

"I chose Widefield again, we get along great after all!!" Hizashi said quite excitedly as usual.

"I confirm that" said Oboro raising his hand and affirming, since after all they were really like father and son.

"I had to choose the first one who offered it to me... Actually it's because I didn't have anything better" Aizawa said with a tired expression just thinking about that infamous moment.

"I translate it, basically we'll go with his Purple Highness, although his hero's name is in Spanish is 'Alteza Purpura'" Oboro said with a haughty smile and pretending to be an intellectual after researching on Google.

"Mmmm, I swear I've heard his name somewhere, and for some reason remembering it makes me a little angry" Yoshino said with a thoughtful tone and a little annoyed for some reason.

"Apparently he is Kayama-san's teacher, maybe that's why" Oboro said with a bit of curiosity and making Yoshino have a slight headache.

"Ugh, I already remembered, thanks for nothing gray-haired" Yoshino said with a lot of stress and remembering her entire conversation with Nerumi that fateful day, as well as her fanaticism with that hero.

Everyone kept talking about different topics, about law, heroic classes, horrible tasks, which Crash Bandicoot game was the best (Twinsanity/The third), the typical.

And all that went on for a few minutes until Azami decided to ask something...

"Suzuki-kun, how are you feeling today?" Azami said with her usual friendly attitude, already a bit curious about Doryoku's allergy and his red nose.

That question caught everyone's interest, mostly because they hadn't heard Doryoku speak all day, and while it wasn't noticeable it was a bit worrying.

Doryoku snapped out of his trance with that quite normally and said...

"Well I guess... I haven't sneezed in a long time" Doryoku said with great calm and without changing his thoughtful expression, something that remembered a lot from when they first met him.

*Pam!*

At that moment Yoshino slammed the table hard and Doryoku became quite upset, his expression instantly changing to one of surprise and a little frightened.

"Why? That scared the hell out of me" Doryoku said breathing a little heavily and ironically causing everyone to let out a relaxed sigh.

"I thought you reset or something, it's good to see your scared expression huhu" Yoshino chuckled mockingly while Doryoku looked quite indignant.

"Hey bro, are you alright? For a moment I had a pretty big scare" Oboro said with a lot of concern to which Doryoku seemed quite confused.

It wasn't just Oboro's concern, the rest of his friends were too, to a greater or lesser extent, from what Doryoku could simply say...

"I'm sorry, I think I lost myself too much in my thoughts this time, it's just... I'm not sure what to think" Doryoku said in a calm tone and a little worried about his dilemma.

"Tell me the question, maybe I can help" Aizawa said with a bit of curiosity to even know what it was that Doryoku couldn't figure out.

"I can't... It's something that only I can solve, not because I'm smarter, but because discovering it is the point in itself" Doryoku said trying to explain himself as best as possible without saying the question.

That sentence left a bitter taste in everyone's mouth, since as usual they didn't know how to help Doryoku.

"There's nothing to do as usual, huh? Then we can only say that we're here if you need us" Yoshino said with a calm expression and a slight smile.

"Of course, I'll always make you cheer up even if I don't understand the situation!!" Hizashi said with a wide expectant smile.

"Count me in too emo, I already have experience after all" Mirai said with expectation as well and some pride at having helped last time.

"It will be a pleasure to support you Suzuki-kun" Azami said with support as well as usual.

"I'm not the best in feelings but if you need help I can also try" Aizawa said with a slight smile also like few times.

And Oboro, well Oboro just gave him a strong pat on the back, no speech was needed, after all he was always there.

Doryoku could simply have a grateful smile on his face, then nod and take those words into account.

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After class, Doryoku walked around a bit like he always did when he wanted to clear his mind.

The slight breeze in the afternoon and the orange color of the sky were always soothing, even when his situation was very stressful.

Still, Doryoku was able to come to several conclusions...

His mind was 100% sure that the bracelet should never go away, after all it is the one who will always protect and limit him when needed.

And his feelings... They were even more complex.

At first Doryoku thought that there was only fear in that decision, the very idea of ​​living without a bracelet was terrifying.

But there was something else... An expectant feeling.

Faith maybe? Liberty? Calm? He wasn't sure really, but there was something else...

It wasn't hard to understand, without his bracelet everything bad that happened could just be forgotten, after all there would be almost no evidence if the bracelet wasn't there.

But that couldn't get into his head, all those points of view and situations were just too much... And all the possible scenarios with a misfortune were getting more and more horrible.

In the end Doryoku knew that the best thing was to wait, there was still a long way to go and as Last laser said, that was an extra step and nothing more, but surely, he had to find an answer or a solution to that question.