Chapter 005 | Acting Skill

"Yeah... so that's what happened, sir..." Zinon said sniffling a little as he lied about his backstory. He already knew it from the papers that had been in his inventory, and so he just said that bullshit that never happened.

His parents had been small-time heroes before getting killed mysteriously leaving him orphaned at the age of 12-years-old.

"Sorry, about what happened to you kid..." Mr.Yaoyorozu said as he nodded his head as he had the same backstory on the files containing Zinon's information.

"What about last night?... Why would you help a random girl who had nothing to do with you? Why not mind your own business?" Mr.Yaoyorozu asked softer than before, not wanting to intimidate the boy too much.

"Ah well... I always wanted to be a hero... And I couldn't just sit back and watch someone in danger..." Zinon said with fire in his eyes as if he was a kind soul.

*Skill Gained!*

[Acting] (Passive)-Lv. 1

Due to proficiency shown in this area, you have gained this skill. You will naturally be able to act in any situation. 20% more believable when talking.

"You are the same age as my daughter... And you've saved her as well... I want to ask you, Do you want a job?" Mr.Yaoyorozu asked curiously.

Usually, he wouldn't have an interview where he preferred the job but after last night's close scare, and the fact that his daughter would soon go to a school and be by herself for most of the day, he wanted someone who could stay close and protect her inside and out.

He had already been looking for candidates that had applied to U.A, some of them being a kid called Bakugo, and another that was actually the number 2 hero's son, Shoto Todoroki.

He would have tested them just like Zinon, except he never expected Zinon to get out of it, much less wound his right-hand man.

Zinon was smiling inside. It seemed he had practically done it, he was only a step away. As he was going to answer, Mr.Yaoyorozu stopped him with a hand as he looked down on the papers on the desk.

"Before you answer... Your quirk isn't listed here... What is it?" Mr.Yaoyorozu asked, curious that it wasn't listed here on his file, just left as an unknown.

Zinon didn't know how to answer... "I have a system that turns me into a game character..."

And so Zinon was thrown into a mental hospital...

(Fin)

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In reality, Zinon just looked the man interviewing him in the eyes and shook his head slowly. "I'm sorry sir, I would love any job you had to offer me, but I don't feel comfortable sharing my quirk with others..." Zinon answered with a sigh, thinking Mr.Yaoyorozu would be disappointed.

This was the opposite however, instead of demanding to know or looking at Zinon in disgust that he dared to tell him no, he smiled brightly and stood up holding his hand out.

"You don't have the job yet... But if you can tell someone who's trying to employ you know, I have no doubt you'll be a good fit for what I want... But you will need to be trained... First, let's get you out of that trash hole huh? Go ahead and gather all your belongings...You can stay in the pool house"

Zinon, shocked, subconsciously shook Mr.Yaoyorozu's hand and was pulled into a small hug. "Don't disappoint me..." Pulling away, Mr.Yaoyorozu nodded and let him leave the room.

'So... It seems I might get a job, that's one step closer to being Momo's bodyguard... Maybe it's even for being her bodyguard, the system wouldn't put that for nothing…'

"Before you get your stuff... Kai said that he wanted a small rematch, wants to give you a chance and such" One of the guards said with a smirk and led the confused and slightly nervous Zinon toward a room filled with Gym equipment and other things.

There was also a large swimming pool where Kai, the one who he had stabbed last night, was stepping out of in swim trunks, looking at Zinon with a smirk.

"Good good, it seems Mr.Yaoyorozu has hired you... We can do your training later." Kai started drying off as Zinon was left alone with him in the gym and started walking toward him.

"You know how to box?" Kai asked, looming him up and down. Zinon had a pretty average amount of muscle mass, but he was slim enough to be a good boxer. At least, speed-wise.

"Uh... I've never boxed before, but I'll give it a try... I guess," Zinon replied as he widened his eyes only to get a small tap on his head.

"Then let's box kiddo... I'll teach you a few things... I guess," Kai said the last part in a mocking voice and thumped Zinon's chest before walking to the other side of the gym, which was a lot bigger than Zinon had seen at first.

There was even an outdoor area that connected to the gym that had a forest and when Zinon looked carefully, targets that could be used for archery practice.

"Hey, numbnuts!" Kai yelled, throwing boxing gloves at the unaware Zinon and hitting him in the face, causing him to wince at the force. "Put those on and hope in the ring, no quirks, just good old skills,"

After saying this, Kai hopped on the ring and gestured for Zinon as well. Zinon, sighing, also hopped in the ring after putting on his gloves. He had really never boxed before, but hopefully, this would level up his Hand-to-Hand combat skill.

He didn't want to waste too much accumulated Exp, if he could get free Exp just doing this, then it would all work out great.

"Why are you staring out into space, kiddo?" Kai said punching forward and hitting Zinon in the stomach, causing the boy to plop down on his knees holding his stomach and trying to get his breath back.

"Stay focused..." Kai said with a smirk as he backed up and got in a boxing stance as Zinon got up…