My Hero Academia: Killer Quirk!! - Chapter 138

Despite their previous kiss, the attitude displayed between Aiden and Mina stayed relatively the same. It was honestly surprising considering just how hyperactive Mina usually was. In fact, it could be considered a miracle that she didn’t start talking about it to the other girls.

“Another cat is stuck in a tree!”

“I’ve got it!”

Inside their base of operations, the receptionist group that took up the role of receiving calls from the villagers called out another situation in which another cat was stuck in a tree. Hearing that, Deku sprung into action and charged out of the building.

“Urgh! So lameee!!” Bakugo ġrȯȧnėd laying down on the sofa.

“Hey.” Somebody called. “Has anyone been able to get through to Aiden?”

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‘Is this really what heroes do?’

Standing on one of the many hills on the island, Aiden stood overlooking the town with a dreary expression.

‘No wonder Rumi works solo.’

*Ring* *Ring*

*Sigh* ‘They’re still calling.’

Pressing the side of his headphones, he let the call go through.

“Yeah?”

“Aiden! You finally picked up!” Mina’s cheery voice rang through the speaker.

“You got through?” He heard someone in the background ask.

“Yeah.”

“Mina?”

“Oh right!” Remembering that she was still on a call, she gave him his next ȧssignment. Due to his ability to fly and other abilities, he was often called to do a lot of work that he considered below him.

“What is it this time?”

“A leaky tap.”

“…”

“…”

“…”

“Aiden?”

“…”

“Hello? Can you hear me? Is it the signal?”

*Beep*

‘I guess I might as well train.’

Sighing at the fact that this was his life for the next couple of weeks, Aiden sat down in a cross legged position and started to meditate. A healthy mind equals a healthy body, while he didn’t completely believe this saying, he had to admit that it had its merits. Keeping his eyes closed, he focused on the astral energy flowing through his body and started to manipulate its speed ad concentration.

‘One for all… The power of the world’s greatest hero passed onto an unqualified optimist…’

After the night of Bakugo’s and Deku’s battle, Aiden started doing his own research into the “One for All” quirk hoping to find more information about it. Unfortunately he came up with a blank. The only thing he could find was a bunch of conspiracy theories and fan fictions about a legendary quirk that one could pass on. Since the internet seemed to be a dead end, he chose to do what he did best, gather information. Using some of his more stealthy skills, he managed eavesdrop on the many conversations Deku and All Might had. While they weren’t too informative and only served to confirm any ȧssumptions he had already made, he at least managed to learn that Deku was the ninth wielder of this power and that the person who had this quirk before All Might was an unassuming woman called Nana Shimura. After a little more digging around, he found out that she was actually a pro hero who had the ability to “float” and use superhuman levels of strength. While not up to par with All Might’s many feats, she could still be considered as a competent hero. Unfortunately she wasn’t really a big name so the information about her was limited.

Sitting with his eyes closed, Aiden didn’t notice as the sun was slowly starting to set and the moon was beginning to rise. For him, everything except the energy in his body was non-existent. Even after unlocking the full potential of his quirk, he felt like he had just scratched the surface. Making weapons, compressing energy and unleashing long ranged astral attacks, it all seemed to be a small part of something bigger, grander. Every opponent he had faced since entering UA had always been below his level. Whether this came to skill, power or intelligence.

The first Nomu, while its physical strength was beyond anything Aiden had, the creature’s fighting style was to straight forward and easy to counter. The only problem it had was its regeneration, but that was easily dealt with once he thought about it.

The next big threat he faced after that was Stain. While the HeroKiller could be considered a combat genius, he fell short when compared to Aiden. If not for his ability to paralyze people, Aiden was sure that the fight wouldn’t have lasted as long as it did.

Then came All For One. Someone that the Aiden from back then could confidently say that his chances of winning against in a straight forward battle were slim. All For One was like no opponent he had ever faced before. His ability to mess with his shift and the speed of those air cannons he fired were outrageous. If not for his natural battle instincts that had been honed years in advance and his ability to make use of small opportunities, he doubted that he would have been able to leave that scratch on his mask. That’s not to say that the current him feared or even worried over All For One. If anything, he was confident in his current abilities. If a single pierce wouldn’t do the trick, he always had the astral state to fall back on. Though he wasn’t sure how he would fare against All For One in his prime.

Overhaul, a weird opponent to say the least. During his battle with the yakuza leader, his astral energy was extremely unstable and his attacks were either overkill or underwhelming. If not for Eri’s ability to rewind time on him, he honestly didn’t know how that battle would have ended. But in a certain sense, the battle allowed him to get used to using new weapons like his bow and katana. And that last “Slash” that devastated the area was honestly out of his expectations. Though it was funny that Overhaul survived that, injured and on deaths doors, but still alive. Now that he thought about it, since he had stabilized that power, he wondered what how powerful it would be now… Then again, he’d need someone strong enough to use it against, the amount of energy it depletes is no laughing matter.

*Ring* *Ring*

“Hmm?” Realizing that he had been out here for quite a while, Aiden opened his eyes and touched the side of his headphones.

“Aiden! Finally!”

“Hello Mina.”

“Where are you? We’ve been trying to reach you all day.”

“… I was patrolling the island.”

“Really? Did you find anything interesting?”

“Not especially.”

“Oh… That’s a shame. But you should come home now, we’re having barbecue.”

“I’ll be right over.”