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CHAPTER 13: SUPREME GRIP DUO
[f/n] walks into the faculty lounge with a solemn expression, differing greatly from her usual pout and challenging glare. She had a bandage on her cheek and one wrapped around her neck.
Midnight walks up to her with some fresh copies in her hand. "[f/n]-chan! Good to see- Hm..? Are you okay?"
The student stood there silent for a moment, before coming back to reality. She shook off her gloomy expression and stuck a tongue out. "Tch! Why wouldn't I be?" And with that, she ran out of the room.
Midnight, Present Mic, and Cementoss share concerned looks, knowing well that [f/n]'s behavior was unlike her.
"How did she get injured again?"
"I don't know."
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LUNCH RUSH'S EATERY
You grab your tray of food, and looked towards all the tables filled with happy students. Like yesterday, you don't recognize enough to sit with anyone, or maybe you just liked being alone.
Maybe I'll eat in one of the infirmaries...
You start heading towards the door—
. . !
Someone taps your shoulder, making you freeze mid step.
"Hey." A tired and low voice reaches your ears.
You turn around to find a male student with messy purple hair. He looked familiar, you felt the back of your mind spark and search for a name.
"Yes..?"
He pointed to one of the empty tables. "Want to sit together?"
Huh..? Why would he sit with me...
It was better than eating alone, so you followed. He encourages that you sit next to him instead of across, and this scene somehow reminds you of Hazaki. Your mind finally clicks, and you remember his name.
"You're Shinsou Hitoshi... Right..? We were partners for science..."
He grins, not expecting you to realize it so fast. "Yeah, good to see you again, Shuzenji."
The air is bearable again.
"I'm happy you got into U.A." You say.
His tired indigo orbs look away. "General Studies, not Heroics."
You sigh. "Yeah, that Practical Exam wasn't fair..."
"Enough about me... I heard that you're something of a 'ghost student'?"
You chuckle. "I guess I am something like that."
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In one of Recovery Girl's Branch Offices, with textbooks and papers scattered everywhere, you were on the verge of falling asleep. With a palm and elbow on the desk keeping your head high, your balance started to lean towards the edge...
SLAM!
"There you are! Young Shuzenji!"
All Might's passionate voice vibrates the room, making you fall out of your chair and kiss the floor. His entrance causes a few papers to fly and go disorganized.
"All Might, why..?" You lazily complained.
"Did you forget? You're assisting Class 1-A in my period!"
You groan. "But my Hero Costume hasn't arrived yet..!"
You feel his large hand grab your hips, and embarrassingly you felt his thumb press on your ass, in order to carry you on his shoulder.
"No need for that, Young Shuzenji! Time is of the essence!"
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"We have a special guest with us today! Presenting... U.A.'s rambunctious sweetheart, Shuzenji [f/n]!"
He extends a hand to the doorway and you walk in with a pissed look.
It's that girl! The students remembered.
You step up to the podium and slam down on it with your palms, forcing them to give you their full attention.
"I don't want to be here but now I am."
They sweatdrop.
"Nice to see you all again. I'm here to oversee the potential dangers and determine if they are too much for you weaklings to handle."
Weaklings..?
A short male with purple balls on his head had a question.
You glare at him. "You. Put your damned hand down."
Scary..!
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TRAINING GROUND BETA
You stood next to All Might in your gym uniform, waiting for the class to enter. They finally appear in their unique costumes, with some of their designs telling you what their quirks are. Midoriya is last to arrive and you can't help but think of All Might when you see him.
All Might gives an explanation of what they're about to do, and you sweatdrop when he pulls out a script.
"Time is limited, so we'll choose teams by drawing lots!" He yells.
You pull out a yellow box and walk to each of them, taking mental notes of their personalities as you did so.
"Cool costume, Midoriya!" You compliment, turning him into a blushing mess.
"Th-Thank you Shuzenji..!"
Once that was done, All Might decides the teams for the first round of Villains and Heroes.
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Everyone else went to the monitoring room.
"When things go too far, [f/n] and I will step in!"
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You and All Might simultaneously put on a communication earpiece before the battle starts, and watched through the screens.
Blonde Grenade comes at them with no mercy. It's too quick to be rational...
Half of Midoriya's mask is broken, and it appears that Blonde is asking for a fight. They start hinting their long-term rivalry, letting you realize that it may be what makes this battle dangerous.
The building is still stable... at least for now.
You expect something really risky to happen, especially with that hothead and Midoriya's unstable quirk.
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Looks like he's going to set off a huge one with that custom gauntlet.
You immediately run out of the monitoring room without another word.
"Young Bakugo! Don't do it!" All Might says.
Yet you hear an explosion go off anyways. You arrive at the building and find a hole on the corner of the 2nd floor. The impact of the explosion shakes the higher floors, and luckily not enough to break the main frame of the building.
"How does it look, Young Shuzenji?!"
"Still stable. The battle can continue since I'm here."
You touch the ground to prepare a link.
CONNECTED
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You could tell that it was getting heated inside, and with All Might being a teacher for the first time, he will absolutely worry. It would be a good time to reassure him but it wouldn't be effective since you were a student.
A force rises from the middle of the building, busting through everything and escaping at the roof, like a geyser. From the outside, the windows shatter from the extreme pressure.
Well then... I guess I need two...
You put two hands on the ground, and made another link.
CONNECTED
With the two links, you created two large hands made of the city's streets and made them hold the building.
"Supreme Grip Duo!" You say.
The building starts to crack, but doesn't collapse thanks to the support of your quirk. You break both links.
DISCONNECTED
The asphalt hands stay still.
That corner Blonde Grenade destroyed earlier, plus the middle's weight gone, would've made the higher floors collapse... Good thing I stayed.
"Thank you Young Shuzenji!"
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In the monitoring room, the students were able to see your quirk in action.
"Whoa! What an awesome quirk!"
"It appears that she could easily manipulate matter with a touch."
"And she's a first-year like us... Aw man! There's too many talented people!"
CHAPTER 13 END