Chapter 35: Prelude to UA’s Sports Festival (4)
Chapter 35: Prelude to UA's Sports Festival (4)
~Third POV~
[UA High School, Support Class Department, Japan]
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Exiting out from the [Wormhole] portal wave-motion, Ren stepped outside as the portal closed by itself with him uttering in an interested tone, "So my portal does close after I cancel it out with intent. Good to know. Wonder if I can pull a Yugo [Portal Blast]. Food for thought."
Walking through the halls of UA, Ren made sure to notify Nezu of his refined Quirks, giving the okay to use them to portal into the school without worry of punishment for Quirk misuse.
Making his way down to the Support Class Department, he expected either the class to be empty or occupied by on-duty staff...
*REEEE*
*CLANG*
*VREEEEE*
What he didn't expect was to see a girl with salmon pink hair, which is generally shoulder-length, although it does vary, which is styled into thick dreadlocks and side-swept to her right. Her eyes are wide and sloped upwards with some notably long upper eyelashes, their irises green-yellow with a cross in the center, making them look somewhat like scope lenses.
She was wearing a plain black tank top with workshop coveralls tied casually around her waist, with the same goggles on her head. The girl in question found Ren staring as she scolded him in a neutral tone, "You're not supposed to be here."
Ren nodded his head as he pulled out the paper permission in a neutral tone, granted the right to use the Support Class Department studios, "Usually, but I asked permission from the Principal to make use of the Support Department's facilities. I'm Ren Yuki, by the way, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Extending for a handshake, the girl smirked as he used [Observe] on her, introducing herself in an upbeat tone, "Heh! Nice to see you, Ren. I'm Mei Hatsume! You wouldn't happen to be the same Ren that broccoli boy mentions right?"
[Mei Hatsume Lv.15 Genius Inventor
Description: Mei Hatsume is a student of U.A. High School's Department of Support in Class 1-H. Mei is a smart, off-setting, and assertive girl, often making those around her uncomfortable. She loves creating gadgets, which she refers to as her 'super cute babies. Mei has a habit of 'going straight to the point' and is very shameless and opportunistic when it comes to advertising her inventions.]
Listening to her words, his eyes blinked a bit before asking, a bit surprised by the tone of Mei already knowing Izuku, "You mean Midoriya, right? He isn't in trouble, and what kind of things is he mentioning behind my back?"
Mei chuckled, seeing his reaction as she twirled her tools in a cheerful tone while explaining to him the Class Support Department, "No, no. All good things. Anyways, Powerloader-sensei isn't here right now. Even if you have permission, I can't let you start working until he approves of you. His workshop his rules."
Ren reluctantly sighed, nodding his head. But once again, Mei spoke in an excited tone, showing him the place, "Oh, I know! How about waiting for Powerloader-Sensei? I will show you around and introduce you to some of my babies! Can't let a newbie get himself hurt in such a wonderful place."
Without waiting for his response, Mei grabbed his hand and hauled him towards a scrapyard of inventions that seemed to be stacked together. Mei soon began to show Ren her babies (AKA her inventions) with the cases of them blowing up in his face.
Using [High Spec] Ren was able to see and understand what Mei was talking about when using the support gear and her inventions as she exhaled in her own little world, "As you know what they say, failure is the mother of invention. Each mishap brings you one step closer to true greatness!"
He nodded his head as Mei soon gestured to one of her inventions of two big metallic boots that have fan-like thrusters implanted inside them she explained in an excited tone, "And this baby right here is gonna help Mama introduce her talent to the world! This here is my Hover Soles these are made to help me levitate for a short while and can be used as landing gear to cushion the fall!!"
Being introduced to Mei Hover Soles reminded Ren of a small event in the Sports Festival as he asked in a curious tone, "Are these damage resistant to Quirks? I know a student with purple balls who can stick anything to it. Perhaps add some kind of protective liquid coating for your baby or better yet…"
Merely speaking his mind using [High Spec] to analyze Mei's Hover Soles for the Sports Festival, she began to write down notes, getting closer to his face, bodies pressing to each other in an excited tone, "Oh ho! I didn't think of that, nor would I have imagined sleeping my babies! You and I are gonna make some great babies!!"
Understanding the context, Ren rubbed his head as he sheepishly said in an embarrassed tone, "Context Mei. But then again, having a copy of the principal's Quirk [High Spec], I was wondering how useful it will be with another classmate's [Creation] Quirk, giving me endless material I can create without cost – ack!"
Grabbing his wrist, hearing his words, Mei's face grinned, finding her key ticket of a literal mob spawner in a greedy tone, and said, "Say no more, Ren-kun! How about we go on a date when you copy that [Creation] quirk making multiple babies in mind? How about it huh? Huh! HUH!!!"
Ren laughed nervously as he thought to himself with a bead of sweat trickling down his face, making a mistake in a concerned tone, 'Did I make myself seem like a mob spawner creating materials for her…? I did, didn't I?'
Pressing her body closer to her face, she stopped hearing the voice of Powerloader in a stern tone, "What did I tell you about harassing other students, Hatsume-san? If you get expelled for sexual harassment, you'll never be able to become a successful inventor. Good grief…"
Shaking his head, Mei retracted from Ren's figure as she exhaled an awkward laugh before pointing out in an upbeat tone, "Sorry, Sensei. But Ren here is a fellow inventor! He even got permission from the principal but made sure to wait for you! Now, then, I have much more babies to make! See ya!"
Leaving to continue her work, Power Loader sighed as he shifted his gaze to Ren, apologizing to Ren on Mei's behalf, "Sigh… please don't take this fool of a girl's actions to heart. I promise she doesn't mean any harm. She's just – "
Raising his hand, he interrupted Power Loader in a calm tone, rubbing the back of his head of Mei's personality, "It's fine, Sensei. I can tell she's passionate about her work. It's a respectable goal she has in mind."
Power Loader sighed as he gazed directly at Ren, stating in a stoic tone with his arms crossed, exclaiming, "I heard about you from the principal. You having his Quirk doesn't mean a thing to me I need to evaluate your skills before I let you use these facilities. I can't be around, so I need to know you're capable of handling yourself."
Understanding that Ren agreed as Power Loader showed him the ropes of utilizing the studios of the Support Class Department and their funds. With Nezu Quirk [High Spec] working within the studios granted him a new skill he found pleasing.
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<Mechanical Mastery> (Passive) Lv.1/100 Exp: 69%
Description: The user can understand the operation of any mechanical device and subconsciously/effortlessly create a schematic in their mind. By using these blueprints, users can make complex devices or weapons out of mere scrap and "garbage".
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The more he learned under Power Loader, showing him the ropes, the more the [Mechanical Mastery] skill leveled up with [High Spec], increasing the EXP earned. Ren was soon able to memorize and gain Power Loader's trust to be able to handle himself within the Support Class Department later that day.
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[Next Day, Musutafu, Himiko Residence, Japan]
After gaining access to the Support facilities Ren had to multi-task with his duties with his training and class studies he finally began to upgrade his [Erasure] Quirk using [Gene Refinement].
He would soon come to regret it immediately as he felt the burning sensation occurring with his eyes. It was a fleeting few seconds but he soon groaned in pain muttering to himself in an annoyed tone, "Why do I keep doing that to myself…. No pain no gain they say… bullshit. They never had to feel like lemon was squinted into their eyes. Sigh… skill list."
Upon muttering the name the screen showed a new update of his eye power from [Erasure] to [Negation]. He grinned reading the description.
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<Negation > (Active) Lv.-
PP Cost: 1 PP/Sec
Description: This was [Erasure] now refined as [Negation] a skill that allows the user to negate the powers of anyone they look at. When [Negation] is active, the user can disable a person's Quirk Factor until he closes/blinks his eyes. The user only needs one part of the target's body to be within his sights for [Negation] to take effect.
[Negation] can be activated on multiple targets at once and stays in effect even if the user looks elsewhere, as long as their eyes stay open. Unlike [Erasure] [Negation] can negate ANY Quirks even Mutants feeling a depowering effect for so long as the user keeps their eyes open till they close/blink their eyes.
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Ren smirked, seeing the effects, but did pout, losing his ability to defy gravity when his hair was standing in an annoyed tone, "Aw man… I was kind of hoping I kept that ability. But having the power to nullify any Quirk is a grade up from its original abilities."
Rubbing his eyes, he soon got to the downstairs of Toga's home. What greeted him was a surprise to Toru and Kinoko here, with Toga greeting him in a cheerful tone, "Morning Ren-kun! Toru and Kinoko are here to ask for some tips with their training!"
Kinoko asked in a shy tone, seeing Ren here a bit stunned, blushing in embarrassment, "Ah! Ren-kun! I didn't think you really lived with T-Toga-chan!"
Ren blinked a bit, rubbing his head as he replied casually to Kinoko's words, greeting them kindly, "I did say I live with Toga. But nice to see you, Toru and Kinoko. There was some mention you two needed some advice?"
Kinoko blushed, feeling embarrassed as Toru rubbed her head, asking in a shameless tone, wishing to get better, "Yeah… I kind of wanted to ask you for some tips to see if the training helped, and Kinoko wanted to ask your brains in ways to help improve her Quirk."
Kinoko put her hands in front of her face, hiding her blush out of embarrassment. Ren merely smiled, nodding his head, trying his [Negation] on Toru in a cheeky tone, "Sure thing. Besides, I must test to see if my training bears some fruit. Right, Toru?"
Toru looked confused, with Toga's eyes widening, causing the invisible girl to say, "What?"
*Snap*
Taking a picture, Ren showed her the photo of her image, stunning her with her appearance. Toru's eyes widened in delight as she saw her reflection she thought in a stunned tone, 'I… this is what I look like…?'
Kinoko's eyes widened as she muttered in a tone of disbelief, gazing at Toru, "Wow! Toru you really do look cuter than Momo…"
Providing her some hope, Ren smirked as he spoke to both in a determined tone, gaining their attention, "Seeing my training is working this well, I have plenty of time to assist you both. You guys wanted to know how to use your Quirks effectively, right? Welp… I'm here for you."
Kinoko and Toru both looked at each other before curtly nodding their heads. They both asked, wishing for assistance, "Please teach us Class Representative-Sensei!"
Ren nodded his head as he thought in a happy tone, having these two with [High Spec] actively thinking of his future plan, 'Oh yeah. I found my partners to prepare for the cavalryhorse battle. There's no rule saying to prepare in advance. Time to use my meta-knowledge to my advantage!'
Ren merely smiled as Toga giggled at their antics as she thought in a confident tone, 'Heh. Everything is all according to cake. Having two girls from our class both having crushes on him is a score!'
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A/N: Hey guys, the author here wanted to say a few words. First, I'm currently writing the Two Heroes Arc and doing the movie before the Summer Training Camp Arc, hoping to make it good.
And second, what Hero Name would be suitable for the MC? I know I asked this in chapter 6, but I'll ask again as I've decided on The Mighty Hero: All Right following All Might's footsteps, but I'm open to changes or better hero names from you guys otherwise, that will be all, and have a good day.