The next day,
Luke and Midoriya, dressed in their UA School uniforms and holding their suitcases, arrived at a derelict building.
They looked at each other and knocked on the door.
But the door opened by itself with their lightest touch.
"I am telling you, old man!" a high-pitched, female voice bombarded their ears. "I almost kicked one to death! If it wasn't for you, I would have already found another one!!"
Then, as the door fully opened, Luke and Midoriya saw a tiny, old man lying in a pool of blood.
On top of him, standing tall, was Pro Hero No. 5, Rabbit Hero: Mirko!
The mont she saw the boys standing there, Mirko grinned.
Oh, shit! Luke's eyes hardened as his Danger Intuition triggered.
Next to him, Midoriya's entire face went purple, finding himself at a murder scene.
"So, I was right!" Mirko said, reading Luke's face. "You do have so kind of Danger Sense… Natural, aren't ya?!"
"… You… killed him?!" Midoriya stuttered.
Suddenly, to both Luke and Midoriya's surprise, the old man craned his neck up to look at them. First, he looked at the short boy, fumbling with a mobile in his hand. Then, he looked at the blond one…
"Toshinori!" he cried cheerfully.
Mirko's brows twitched. "Stupid, old man…" she said, planting her feet on the old man's head. "Can't you see they are children?!"
Shaking, the old man finally stood up.
Then, he looked up at Mirko.
"…?"
"…?" Mirko.
"… Who are you?" the old man asked.
…
After a while, when Mirko was done kicking the old man's spine straight, she let Luke and Midoriya co in.
"Hello," Luke said, looking at the Pro Heroes. "I am Renji Saionji. You call Luke."
"Izuku Midoriya!" Midoriya said, still feeling weird about it all.
They were here to get stronger… But, seeing the nonchalant atmosphere, both boys doubted the seriousness All Might had shown while introducing the Internship to them.
It turned out, both Luke and Midoriya had been offered an Internship by a retired Pro Hero, who had co out of retirent upon All Might's wishes to investigate the Jaku Incident.
This retired Pro Hero was All Might's ntor and a UA teacher as well for a year.
All Might had also ntioned that one more Pro Hero was assisting the investigation. Also, this investigation was unknown to many agencies openly investigating the Villains who attacked USJ and those who were involved in the Jaku Incident.
Luke and Midoriya were needed to intern under these Pro Heroes for two weeks as part of their Sumr Internship.
Hearing that, both boys had realized the reason behind the secrecy and seriousness of the situation.
However, what they had been hoping to see, and what they were actually seeing, turned out to be a letdown.
Luke, at least, had seen Mirko fight.
He knew how insanely strong she was as a Pro Hero.
However, he had no impression of this other Pro Hero — Gran Torino.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt like he could be doing sothing better.
Surprisingly, Midoriya was thinking the sa, despite knowing the Rabbit Hero standing in front of him.
Mirko smacked the back of Gran Torino's head. "You seeing this?!" she asked, smiling. "They are looking down on us."
Luke and Midoriya's mouths twitched.
To their imnse shock, the sa old man who had been stuttering and shaking slamd his walking stick with a thud, his eyes holding amusent. "Is that so? How about we put them to the test, then?"
Mirko cracked her knuckles, grinning wider than the old man.
…
Luke and Midoriya found themselves in a vast gym-like hall in a building's basent, both boys wearing their costus.
"New?" Luke asked, seeing Midoriya's getup.
Deku nodded, smiling ruefully. "The last one beca… ssy…"
His fight with Todoroki had ended up not only injuring Midoriya himself, but had also shredded his Hero Costu.
"Where's Nyx?" Midoriya asked.
Luke rolled his eyes. "She's having a headache…"
Steps rang suddenly, echoing in the mostly empty hall.
Mirko and Gran Torino approached the boys from two different directions.
"We saw you fighting in the Sports Festival," Mirko said, licking her lips. "You, blond one. Good. Be a man and stop depending on a bird… Tch!
"And, if you end up killing this old man while sparring, I will help you bury his body… So. Don't Hold Back… Or… Haha!"
Why's my Danger Intuition going haywire? Luke asked himself, seeing Mirko laughing at him, making jokes. She's a Pro Hero… No way she would actually kill … Unless she is possessed by… Or, is she already a pawn in the ga…
Luke had no idea about Mirko's personality.
Midoriya had, knowing it well through the research he had done on her. So, when she said Don't Hold Back, he knew she ant it.
On the other side, Gran Torino tapped his walking stick. "Are you the one Toshinori ntioned to ?" he asked, looking at Midoriya. "Hmm… Fire one at . You know. That punch…"
These two — Luke thought, frowning.
Midoriya finished Luke's thought. — are crazy!
Boom!
From one side, Mirko bood out of existence, becoming a white blur.
From the other side, Gran Torino shot through the air, using his Jet Quirk. He could release jets of air through the soles of his feet, propelling himself to insane speeds.
Luke and Midoriya's heads snapped left and right, their backs pressed against each other.
However, despite having a Clown's Danger Intuition, Luke found himself incapable of pinpointing the location of the incoming attack.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a massive foot appeared in his vision.
Luke ducked and found the underside of Torino's right foot against his face.
With a muffled blast, Luke was thrown up in the air, his teeth clenched tight as he tried to regain control.
Behind him, Torino's feet tripped Midoriya.
He tried to use One For All in desperation, but Mirko's knee found his stomach first, bending his spine in an arc.
Then, as if they had never existed there, both Torino and Mirko blurred out of existence.
The next ti he reappeared, Torino was above Luke, who was still midair, unable to do anything. The old man's feet landed on Luke's stomach, hissing out air.
Mirko reappeared on the ground, almost lying flat under Midoriya.
She planted her hands on the floor and kicked Midoriya's chest, throwing the boy up.
With a bang, the boys struck each other, their eyes rolling back into their heads.
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