Bab 6: Obligatory Training Montage
I woke up to the sight of a white ceiling. Hello again my old friend. How wonderful it is to meet you again. This is, what, the third time I have woken up in this room. Maybe I should consider not using Hundred Gauntlets to abuse myself anymore. Start small and all that rather than jumping the gun and use this hardcore method of constant limit break. However not using HG at all was not an option. Such a good skill, if I were not to utilize it properly I would shame all seven generations of my ancestors and seven generations of my descendants.
Getting back on track though, Aizawa was staring at me with an annoyed look set on his face. Looking around I also found Principal Nezu and Recovery Girl with the big three alongside them. Wonder what happened for these six people to gather here in front of me.
Right, let us try to get things sorted properly here. I used SF to train beyond my limit like usual after a coincidental meeting with Mirio and woke up to see myself being restrained by Tamaki the last member of the big three, before fainting after I confirmed I went crazy.
…Did I attack the freaking Big Three during my self-hypnosis mode? Cause I can't see another reason as to why the principal would personally come here himself. If the big three just dragged me here since they were worried about my training then there would be no reason for the principal to visit as well. I must have done something eventful for the man to personally meet me.
"Hello there, Kuzuno-kun." The principal spoke. "Do you know as to why you are here?"
"…Because I went berserk?" His eyes never left me, causing me to… Ugh, I usually look a people's eyebrows when they stare at me, but the principal doesn't have eyebrows because he is a mouse, causing me to panic a little bit inside my head.
"..Your self-hypnosis, can you try to use it right now?"
"I could, but I don't think I should. Nor do I think it is appropriate."
"And what do you think will happen to you now that you are held responsible for it?"
Ah crap, from those words of his it seems I caused trouble during my training. High chance the incident in the current case was me retaliating on the big three when Mirio was worried about me or something. That is not only a bit embarrassing but also means I am a danger to others when I use SF. That must be why the principal wanted to handle things personally.
"…Juvie, or suspension."
"And which would you prefer?"
"I still intend to be a Hero." Like hell I would stay at a Juvenile camp when I have this power.
"Suspension is your choice then. Don't worry, I'll just write it off that you got injured and has to rest for the week."
I sighed, before looking at the big three.
"… Sorry."
Tamaki opened his mouth "You think you—"Now now, let's not bother a recovering patient, shall we?" Said the principal, probably trying to keep the peace. He shooed everyone out, before leaving after another person entered the room. It was the plain-looking lie-detector man.
"He'll guide you to your destination." The headmaster said as he left. Oh crap. This might not end well. Nezu went away after wishing me luck, which I consider a little strange before Lie-detector and I went towards… not the dorm, probably a place more secure. Hopefully not an isolation room.
"Is the destination something beyond my paygrade?"
"No, It's a place where you can train all you want."
"What?"
The man continued to walk until we reached a… gym?
"This is the old gym. We don't use it anymore, but you will live here for the next week. Water and electricity still work. I'll bring you nutritional food three times every day."
He looked at me for a moment before going out and locking the door.
He said 'old' but this stuff still seems rather decent. Though I wonder why they would send me to a gym. The simplest answer would be that they wanted me to train and not slack off during this break of mine.
After a dozen seconds, I realized this was probably a test. A test to see whether I would rely on the Self-Hypnosis aspect of HG again, If I use HG again to train straight away they would probably have expulsed me or done something similar. Maybe something less severe though considering how I probably earned the interest of Nezumi and the rest by this point in time.
…So I'm supposed to show my diligence by working out here without using HG. Fair enough.
[Quest: Training Montage: No Cheating]
Cool.
--Dimensional Journey--
*Aizawa PoV*
"…Headmaster, why did you..?"
"Why I tricked him into thinking he went berserk?"
Not the way I would have put it, but it is the question I wanted to ask. There was no need to do such an act considering it would decrease his trust upon us were he to see through the scheme. As for the morality of fooling a young student... Well, even I have done worse deeds than that.
"When we first saw him, I thought he was a follower of All for One, as he seems to have multiple quirks. Healing, Super Intelligence, Self-Hypnosis, Spatial Storage, Temporary burst of Power. No quirk can be that flexible. But when I heard your Quirk was unable to stop his, my line of thoughts changed."
Certainly, my Quirk can even stop All-Might's One for All. The only types I can't remove are mutation-types. Yet I wasn't able to stop Kuzuno from using his quirk even when I stared at the brat during the ball-throwing test. That tale spread around throughout the school even though it happened just yesterday. Freaking eight-grader syndrome.
"But couldn't he have used said self-hypnosis to trick himself to enter U.A.?"
If the brat managed to use self-hypnosis then it shouldn't be too farfetched to assume the brat managed to creatively use his quirk to create a fake-amnesia state so he could infiltrate into the school.
"That might be a possibility, which is why we will watch over him for the next week, to see whether he can be trusted or not."
So a wait-and-see approach. That was not an unreasonable ask, and if things were to go wrong then we would be capable of handling him without too much noise.
"However, were he to notice our deception..."
"Then we honestly apologize and tell him what it is all about. It would be troublesome, but nothing that cannot be fixed. Especially if it was a misunderstanding on our part borne from caution."
Short and simple with no loose end. A nice plan indeed. Now hopefully there would be no screw left unscrewed with this plan.
--Dimensional Journey--
I drew out a small sigh. Surely I could not have messed up so badly as to have fought the Big Three during my lacking moments. However then why would Principal Nezu lie to me?
...Nah, must be just my numbskull idiotic part doing its work against me. I can't see a reason for the freaking Principal of UA to trick and unjustly punish me by accusing me of acts I did not do.
'Might as well then,'
Thus I spent the next week training. For some reason, I didn't get lazy at all which was notably strange. From the glimpse of memories there is around, I should be a lazy slacker rather than a physical training maniac.
[That's the passive effect of your Traits.]
Care to explain? Not all of us are mind readers here.
[All Traits gives you a small passive boost towards life skills. For example, Trait Planeswalker makes you more attuned to traveling and encountering new situations, while Limitless makes it so that you can do something for as long as you want.]
Ah, I see. Any chance of me seeing the statistic?
…
…Hello?
…
Fine. Be like that.
Like so I trained for the following week. It was a grueling process without any excitement. There was no epic song playing during the process, and it did feel like a week has passed by rather than a few minutes like shown in movies, so it was a pathetic excuse for a training montage. For shame to whichever deity that created this whole sequence out. For shame.
Constant training, training and more training. My Trait: Limitless was entirely willing to help me out in this situation. Though the whole sequence tired me out I somehow prevailed and kept repeating my training method. Soon enough though the entire week period has ended.
'A whole week... This has been rough.'
As I opened my eyes, a few blue screens blossomed into view.
[Quest: Bear With It completed +15 SP]
[Through special actions you have earned Trait: Loner +5SP +EVO]
[Skill: Unknown Hero(2) has been derived from Trait: Loner]
Unknown Hero. A troublesome skill if I ever knew one. This skill makes my presence stronger, so strong to the point others will subconsciously remove my existence from their brain in self-preservation. It is an extremely badass and unique form of stealth skill. Thanks to the skill I instantly gained some large muscle as well. Seems like there are extra side effects
Status, please.
[???]
Rank 5
SP: 60
EVO: 3
[Planeswalker]: [Dimensional Travel(2)][Hundred Gauntlet++++(4+)] [Dimensional Storage++(1)] [Teleport(2)]
[Limitless]: [OverLoad(4+)]
[Underdog]: [Triumph(EX)]
[Rascal]: [Throw(1+)]
[Loner]: [Unknown Hero(2)]
[Tutorial Quest: Evolve a dimensional Skill]
[Quest: Reach Rank 6]
[Limit Quest 4: have four Rank(4) or Rank(4+) Skills]
There doesn't seem many Skills to upgrade there are plenty of SP and Evo points. First thing first please upgrade and evolve Unknown Hero2.
[2-4-8SP and 1EVO have been spent. Please choose UH's Evolution result.]
[Unknown Phantom(4)] [Unknown Legend(4+)]
I chose the first option. The second seems to only make the troublesome effect stronger, while UP changes it into a true stealth skill. At least that was my interpretation from the name of these two Skills. If there is an evolution result which either covers the weakness or increases the power then I would choose the first in an instant. Less weakness means the skill has more utilization which is what you want in real life where things don't always go according to plan.
[Unknown Hero(2) has evolved into Unknown Phantom(4)]
After choosing the option my muscles seemingly evaporated. Or rather it would be better to claim they were compressed. After a few tests, I realized not only did my explosive strength increase thanks to the compression, but my dexterity and plain flexibility went through the roof.
Smaller hitbox, sneaking utility along with strength and agility up? A great passive skill if you ask me.
Though the school staff probably saw my muscles increasing and then compresses through the camera they use to view me. Let's hope they don't dig too deep into this case because I have no means to explain what just occurred. Maybe I could lie to them, but I don't exactly feel like doing so, nor do I think I could convince them.
Now that a whole week has passed, I wonder if I can join the Hero vs Villain team practice. Or am I just waiting for the Noumu to appear so I can defeat them?
Probably yeah. Afterward, I should probably use my Dimensional Travel Skills and go see a new world. Parting with these nice people would be somewhat saddening, but there are horizons I have yet to explore and there is no way I would drop them for anything so early in the journey.
Nevertheless, I have 46SP left, and one Skill I want to put into the spotlight.
OverLoad. The Rank4+ skill which evolved from OverDrive2+. The Skill itself makes me stronger by sacrificing stamina, currently at a 10:1 ratio. The problem is this Skill effect only activates for a single attack. That's right; I can sacrifice all my stamina to make one of my attacks multiplicatively eleven times stronger for a single moment before fainting. Utterly useless I tell you. But that is right now. In the future when this Skill is upgraded its value will undoubtedly be much higher. In the end, I decided the Skill is worth investing in.
[4-8-16 SP, OverLoad(4+) has been upgraded into OverLoad+++(4+)]
And now it makes me up to twenty-six times stronger if I used all my stamina. Sadly I am two points short of fully maxing the Skill so I now have 22SP left. Hmm... Might as well finish the Tutorial quest then.
[3SP and 1EVO spent to upgrade and evolve DS++(1) Please choose its evolution result.]
[Dimensional Spiker(2)] [Dimensional Ejector(2)]
The first seems to be a close-range technique while the second is a Gate of Babylon-esque Skill. My instinct as a Fate fan screamed for me to take the second one.
[Skill: Dimensional Storage(1) has evolved into Skill: Dimensional Ejector(2)]
[Tutorial Quest: Evolve a dimensional Skill Clear +Skill: Teleport(2)]
I see...
As expected it was a simple Skill with usage as I anticipated. It consists of opening a portal and ejecting an object from my Dimensional Storage at high velocity. The speed depends on the Skill Rank and Upgrades along with the weight and aerodynamics of the ejected object.
On the other hand, there was a reward from the Tutorial Quest. Teleport as you might expect is simply a Skill that lets me teleport to any place I want with the requirement of knowing the specific coordinate of the area I wish to teleport to clearly. Another busted Skill has appeared.
Right now though I want to focus on finally having 4 Rank(4) Skill so I can clear the Limit Quest 4. Right now I already have three with HG, OverLoad and Unknown Phantom so evolving another Rank2 or Rank 2+ Skill will earn my passage unto Rank 6 Skills. And you can easily guess which Skill I will gladly Evolve.
[2-4-8SP and 1EVO have been spent to Evolve DE. Please choose its evolution result.]
[Dimensional Shooter(4+)] [Dimensional Retractor(4)]
The first seems like a simple upgrade for the effect of Dimensional Ejector but what is up with the second option? Does that mean I can eject an object such as a hook tied to a chain, hook the ejected object to something and retract it back towards me? It sounds awesome yet very impractical.
In the end, I decided to just choose the first option in the honor of the work phrase KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid.
[Dimensional Ejector(2) has evolved into Dimensional Shooter(4+)]
[Limit Quest 4: Clear]
[Limit Quest 6: Have 6 Rank(6) or Rank(6+) Skill]
Now there are only 1SP left and I can't Evolve anything with that measly amount. 60 into 1 in a few seconds. There really is a need to gain an efficient way of attaining SP. Maybe there are repeatable quests I could take. System, you have anything like that?
[Negative]
Well, that sounds like an utter pile of bullshit to me. Probably something above my paygrade again. For someone supposed to help and guide me, the System hides way too much stuff for my liking. Though in a way one could say there is a need to prove my worth and get her to trust me more before she divulges critical information.
[It is within my protocol to deny any question you should not know the answer to. Emotion has no part in my decision]
So you clearly just admitted to hiding things for me. Well not like I can choke them out from your mouth anyway, considering I have no leverage against you in any way. Or rather making an enemy out of my current allies would be a very bad idea in the first place. The only reason I even contemplated such an option was because of my constant fear of being betrayed.
I am not kidding. The risk of being betrayed is one of my biggest fear. Pistanthrophobia, more simply known as the fear of trust. I won't say I have it, nothing that dramatic. Just very fucking close.
[As I have said before emotions have no part on my decision. I shall stay impartial and follow my protocols no matter what happens, which consists of guiding you through the Ranker Journey.]
A temporary guide is it. Well, this matter can be catered for later. As the saying goes ignorance is sometimes a blessing. There is no need to hurry and sprint for the truth. Better to just put things together piece by piece and see the resulting picture in its entirety.
Switching from this bleak topic though, the door leading to the outside world had since been unlocked and I am free to join back into classes. Or rather, I am obligated to do so considering how I did end up gaining something akin to scholarship in UA.
I have only been here for one day and I messed up big enough to get a full-week suspension already, but still a scholarship student nonetheless. It is part of my duty to go into class and learn whatever I can from these lessons.
Therefore I activated Unknown Phantom before moving outside the old gym, heading towards Class 1-A. Nobody even seems to notice me walking through the school grounds until I deactivated it after reaching the class, which is nice. Being constantly stared at cause constant turn-based mental damage for loners, with the damage increasing the more turn said loner was stared for.
I entered the class.
Ouch. The stark difference of attention I get while Unknown Phantom is active and inactive is rather unnerving actually. Everyone turned their heads towards me the moment I disabled UP. Do these students all have a sixth sense or something? Because clearly most of them couldn't see me through their line of sight before their attention snapped right towards me.
"Ah, you're finally back." Said Aizawa who sat by the teacher's desk with a smirk plastered on his face. That smile does not sit well with me. Bakugou has an expression fiercer than usual, and everyone else seems rather determined as well. Everyone stood and got out of class without saying a word, leaving me confused as I followed them.
I wanted to ask why nobody said anything, but this tense atmosphere they're creating is making it rather hard. My curiosity has been poked by these actions from my classmates so I obediently followed them who in turn was following Aizawa like little chicks following the mother hen.
Soon enough we all reached another town replica, like the one used in the UA entrance test. Just a bit smaller in scale though.
"Consider this as a stack of homework you missed." He pointed at a tall building. "Everyone will go into that building. I'll give you all 10 minutes to prepare." I moved to Aizawa's orders before he stopped me in my tracks. "Everyone except you, Kuzuno."
Missed homework, determined classmates, and Aizawa's blunt tactics.
"…I'm gonna have to face em all, aren't I?"
"You have 9 minutes left until you have to start. Show us your growth."
Status Power Mingguan
-- Peringkat
Power 
-- Power
stone