Capítulo 37: Chapter 36 - Do you even sleep?
Kyotaka's POV
After the eventful Quirk Assessment Test, the first day of school ended early, as it wasn't really a school day, it was supposed to be the day of the opening ceremony.
I found myself talking to Kyoka about music while she was waiting for her bus to arrive, as music was a subject that we both loved and that we were very interested in. We were pretty similar, we were both pragmatic and rational, and even though she didn't know it yet, we also both had sound related quirks.
Kyoka's quirk allowed her to somehow amplify sound using the earphone jacks she had hanging from her earlobes, but I didn't know the details yet, I hadn't known her for long.
Our conversation gradually got to the topic of our teachers. More specifically, Shuzenji-sensei. Kyoka was one of the first ones to arrive to the training grounds, so she had witnessed a bit of my interaction with him.
"So, Kyotaka, how did you know Shuzenji-sensei, because your face was telling a lot when you saw him. And he's our age too, you have great taste, she asked, and winked at me.
I had to control myself not to become completely red, but I faint blush still found its way on my cheeks. Damn, where were my acting skills when I needed them!
"Yeah, he helped me train my quirk, he's really good at quirk analysis," I replied in my normal tone.
"Yeah, can you believe it, he's only fifteen and already a teacher. He said he already had a degree too and that he worked with the police. Can you believe it? And those results at the Quirk Assessment test is he even human anymore. He wasn't even using a quirk and he got third place while I got seventeenth…" She said, demoralized.
"It's normal, he trained his body his whole life while you had to train your quirk, and you quirk wasn't really suited for the Quirk Assessment Test. Don't worry about it. That's why we're hero in training, we still need to train, while he's already working with pros. It's useless to compare ourselves to him." I tried to reassure her, as she was sulking .
I could see that my attempt to lift her mood at worked, she let out a small smile and her bus arrived shortly afterward.
After I bif her farewell, I took my bike and went home.
When I arrived, I was immediately swarmed by my parents and my little brother, who wanted to know how was my first day at U.A.
"How was U.A. Taka! Did you see some heroes? Was it fun? What did you do?" He excitedly asked me.
I took the time to answer his onslaught of questions and said:
"No, I didn't really see some heroes yet, but they will be my teachers. Yes, it was fun, we did a quirk assessment test where my teacher tested my quirk and the ones of my classmates. I finished in second place."
"What were your classmates like? And your teacher?" My mother asked.
I was feeling like I was being interrogated, and it was pretty close to the truth, but I still complied and answered.
"Well, my classmates were…unusual, but, for the most part, deserve their places in U.A. My teacher was also atypical, and I quite liked him."
"Did you make any friends? Where there anyone you knew?" The interrogation continued.
"Well, maybe? I'm not sure if we're friends, but I got along pretty well with another girl. I gotta go, now, I need to go train. Bye!"
"But you didn't even eat yet! Dang, she's gone. Why does she have to train every day…" I heard my mom say.
I walked toward the beach that was my meeting point with Knockout and saw that, like always, he was already there, but this time he didn't have his Vigilante costume, he was in te same outfit as earlier, at U.A., which was an Eraserhead t-shirt and some baggy pants.
I was dressed in normal gym clothes, it was ideal for training, as always wearing my hero or Vigilante costume would be troublesome.
I headed toward him and talked first.
"A teacher at U.A., at only fifteen, moreover. I never expected that, but it does kind of make sense in a way. It's an understatement to say I was surprised when I recognized you."
"Yeah, the faces you made, it was glorious. I even asked Nezu for the camera footage of it, it had been immortalized," he replied, smirking.
"I'll never live it down, will I? Also, I'm curious, how did you manage to become a teacher, at U.A. nonetheless, being only fifteen and a Vigilante. Do you even sleep? Are you human?
"No, you'll never live it down, the moment was immortalized," he teased me, "as for your other questions, it's a very long story, so let's get something to eat," Knockout continued and started walking toward the exit of the beach.
I followed him and not long after we left the beach, he led me to a ramen stand, which looked normal. I don't know why he chose this one in particular but I trusted him.
We sat down on wooden stools and commended our food, I took the same dish as him.
He started explaining how he had, while being a Vigilante, skipped grades until he got to college and got his degree in quirk analysis at twelve. Then, he had published two papers, and, not long after, started to work as a quirk analyst for the police because of a third quirk he had, one that allowed him to be able to identify people's quirks.
He didn't tell me how he got so many powerful quirks, and I knew that there was something more, there was a limit to how many coincidences could happen to a single person, but I didn't ask because he didn't tell me. He would tell me when he was ready, I wouldn't pry before that moment.
Then the food arrived and man, those ramen were divine. The owner probably had a cooking quirk or something, they were that good.
Knockout, or Raiko, as he had asked me to call him when we weren't in school, continued to narrate his life and continued by explaining how he had become one of the first field quirk analyst because of his quirk, "Quirk Vision". He had then done many raids and other operations with the police and heroes before he turned fifteen.
It had allowed him to be engaged at U.A. as a quirk analysis teacher, as he was the most qualified person in Japan, probably.
After he finished his story, I asked him a couple of questions.
"You still didn't answer me, did you? When did you sleep?"
"Well, I don't need a lot of sleep to be functional so I managed to get a minimal amount of sleep throughout the last years. Oh, and I forgot to tell you something, the best part about having a double identity. Did you know that I'm working on Knockout's case for a year or so ago, but we 'sadly' didn't manage to catch him yet. You know, he's very elusive," he answered me, smiling when he said the last part.
I laughed out loud when I heard that, it was pretty damn ironic, they had Knockout working to find Knockout. Still, I had to hand it to him, Knock- Raiko was a genius, he had managed to escape the police while being a Vigilante, while working with the police to find Knockout. And he had also gotten a degree and published multiple papers.
Still, it must've been exhausting, training me, being a Vigilante and working with the police and heroes. All at the same time. And I took a good look at him and I could see, for one of the first times since I knew him, that he was truly relaxed.
Maybe it was the first time in years that he could relax and have a discussion with someone he could consider a friend. He must've lived ina state of paranoia and constant vigilance for long, with all of Japan; the police, the heroes and even the villains wanting to kill him.
Getting me out of my thoughts, he asked again.
"So, enough about me, how did you find your classmates? And U.A.? Are you satisfied?
"Well, most of my classmate fine, but I kinda expected more of the top hero school. I'm surprised they didn't do an interview for students who did the entrance exam like they did for the recommendation exam. It would've been useful…" I remarked.
"I think your standards are a bit too high, Kyotaka, most of the students didn't get trained by professional heroes or Vigilante like you, Todoroki or Momo. That's why hero schools even exist, to train students who have potential, because everyone in your class has a lot of potential and I can guarantee you that they will improve fast," he explained and it made sense, maybe I was too harsh when judging them.
"Also," he continued, "You are talking about Bakugou, right, when you said an interview would've been useful. I agree that he has a superiority complex and is very sh*t-mouthed, and if I was the principal I certainly wouldn't've accepted him, I've seen villains with a better behaviour, but don't think that we, the teachers, will let this go. Because I certainly won't, his attitude could severely endanger himself or others in critical situations."
"But don't worry, I have a little something planned for him…And when you will get the opportunity to fight him, don't go easy on him, a reality check wouldn't hurt him."
"Oh, I certainly won��t mind teaching him a lesson, I didn't do all of my training for nothing," I cheekily said, smirking.
I was confident that I could defeat him, and pretty much everyone in 1-A, I had trained for months with Knockout after all.
"And, did you make friends? You should try, most people in your class seem pretty friendly. Don't make the same mistake as me, I didn't, and couldn't really make friends during most of my life, and being lonely isn't fun. It's exhausting," Raiko told me.
I could hear it in his voice, he was concerned about me and didn't want me to become like him. It deeply touched me, seeing that he cared about me, even though I already knew. I reassured him that I'll try.
"Yes, I will try, and I maybe even already have a friend or two, but I'm not sure."
"Good"
After that, we continued our talk for a couple more hours until it was dark outside. In the end, we didn't even train at all, but it was a nice evening. At that point I had to go home and bid him farewell.
"See you tomorrow! Good night, Taka! He said, as I was leaving, waving at me.
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TheOnlyRaiko
TheOnlyRaiko First extra chapter! I will post one more extra chapter plus the normal chapter.
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Not much happened, but I still think that this chapter was necessary, I don’t want to rush things between Raiko and Kyotaka. Also, this is one of the last chapter in Kyotaka’s POV, there will only be one or two more, then it will be back in Raiko’s POV.
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And I didn’t forget about Endeavor either, but the Kyotaka arc took way longer than expected. Endeavor will be brought down not long after we return to Raiko’s POV.
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Also, with Kyotaka and Kyoka friends, it'll get confusing (;
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