บท 23: Productivity

The day would pass quickly if I just waited and slept it out, but I didn't want to waste a perfectly fine day. I had some adjustments made to my hero costume. Adding some utility belts and other tools. I asked the support division for help on that one.

Power Loader, I'll just call him Majima, anyway he was nice enough to not ask for anything in return. While at it I asked for a weighted vest for training, asking about the possibility of an adjustable set of weighted clothes.

"We do have the high-density weights. Attaching them to clothes might take a while, I'd have to find a sturdy enough material to be able to resist the increasing weight..." He started mumbling a bit in the last part, he was most likely just speaking to himself. I waited a bit for him to finish...

After a few minutes, he just looked at me and said. "Oh, you're still here?" At this point, you could see a vein burst on my forehead. Why were inventors always very eccentric?

"Yeah, you still didn't tell me if it's possible to make the clothes." I said, calming myself a bit.

"Well, I can make a set of clothes with inner pockets for a special type of weight. You should be able to adjust it by adding weights and taking them off." Majima was still thinking about the possibilities of this idea.

"For now you can use some of the bracelets the teachers use in tests. They should be good enough for training." Sayin so he gave four weights, I think I remember them now. Small metal bracelet with black rectangles surrounding the sides, each weight added about a quarter of the user's body weight.

Majima proceeded to show me how to put them on and how they worked.

"Well, that's that. How much will the weighted clothes cost exactly?" I still want to know if I can pull enough money to buy them when they're done.

"Equipment for the staff is free of charge, but I'd appreciate you coming to me when you get any other interesting idea." Well, at least that's covered. I still needed a source of income. Well, back to Nezu's office...

I quickly said goodbye to Majima, I left wearing the weights, I could feel them somewhat, sapping at my stamina slowly, for now, I could ignore it.

When I reached Nezu's office for the second time today, I knocked politely on the door.

Entering I could see him looking over some files, I greeted him with some cheerfulness.

"Hello, Principal sir! I forgot to ask something the last time we talked."

"Well, ask away!" Nezu said looking at me, he was signing files at an impressive speed at the same time.

"I wanted to know if I would get paid for catching villains. I know the work I do around UA is classified as Penal Labour or whatever. But my hero activities shouldn't be affected by that right?"

"Well, in regards to your payment, like most heroes, you will get a monthly salary to form the government. The amount usually depends on your activity" Nezu was still signing papers while explaining these things to me. I can't help but think I'm bothering him somehow...

"Thank you for clarifying that. I wasn't really getting paid as a vigilante so I don't really know how this stuff works." Saying that I left his office, leaving him to his work. Nezu was probably doing something important.

The second I left the room I could sense him brushing his fur... I guess maintaining his fur still counts as important work for him.

After that, I went to a gym inside the school grounds, I wanted to train a lot today, the weighted bracelets really gave me a boost in confidence, they made me feel like I was progressing, I didn't think I would ever miss the burning sensation in my arms after a day-long workout.

Now I was heading to get something to eat, Lunch Rush should still be at the canteen, that guy is a god. I don't care what the billboards say, he's my number 1 hero.

I ate quite a bit the first time I went to that canteen, the food was just too good. I almost ate myself into a coma. I had never tasted food that good in both my lives!

Since my first experience there, the canteen had become my favourite place. Now I was sitting at a random table, this place was mostly empty. It was already evening, most students were already in their dorms or at home.

As I stood I could hear an excited voice. I could sense none other than the big 3 all entering the canteen at the same time. The voice was obviously Nejire, not many people could be that loud without a voice-related quirk.

Togata instantly noticed me, I was quite a bit taller than the other students after all. After they got their food they made their way to my table.

Before they sat down Nejire said. "Hey Allan, glad to meet you here!" She's always a ball of excitement.

Mirio was also somewhat mirroring her in that aspect, Tamaki was as shy as I remember him, just waving took a lot out of him.

"It's great to meet you guys, I talked to Nejire before, but I never had the chance to meet her friends." I said with a cordial smile.

"How come the three of you are still at school?" I lived here so this was normal for me, but I had never seen them at the canteen at this hour before.

"We decided to train a bit longer today. After you trounced us in the last group exercise, all of our classmates have been working harder." It seems my presence was also a motivating factor for young heroes. Nezu really got the bigger hand in our deal.

Not that I mind, I was getting bored in that shitty cell.

Realizing they were still standing while talking to me I invited them to sit down. They were most likely waiting for me to do so.

"So, do you guys need any help with training? I'm not an expert but I've trained myself quite a bit." I wanted to know how quickly they could progress. Seeing them as second years was quite nice, it gave me more time to observe their progress. I wanted to see just how far their quirks could go.

"I could use some tips! I want to somehow speed up my energy waves... Right now I need to get close to an enemy for them to be effective." Nejire was the only one to ask for help. Since my quirk is part emitter part transformation I could give her a few tips.

"We can meet in our free time and train a bit. I usually spend it training anyway. Wouldn't mind having a partner for a while." I proposed, she seemed somewhat excited at the prospect, she accepted quickly.

"Sounds great! I still have some questions about your quirk-" The conversation continued.

We ate and talked for a while, even after finishing our meal we still continued sitting there. Eventually, we noticed that the sun was no longer in the sky, we got up.

"It's been nice, I seem to have held you three here for a while." I said with a lazy smile on my face.

"We should do this more often, maybe we can even train as a group!" Mirio was really enjoying the conversation.

"Yeah....." Tamaki still didn't talk much, but I know he'll warm up to me eventually.

"Let's meet up again tomorrow!" Nejire just had a lot more energy than us mortals, she didn't know tiredness.

Just like that, we parted ways, I think we spent about 3 hours in the canteen. Thankfully Lunch Rush still had cleaning to do. He hadn't kicked us out yet. Really a great hero!

With happy thought's I headed to my bedroom and used my ultimate skill, the second my head touched my pillow I was out. Not even bothering to take my weights off.