Too lazy to think a title name...
"You should probably give it up." A bald elder man with green glasses and a mustache said those word with an indifferent tone. And to add insult to injury, by his intertwined fingers and apathetical pose leaned back on the chair, he had no intentions to change to a friendlier voice.
The expression of the kid in front of him was calcified.
Inadvertently, the superhero toy on his hands felt to the floor.
'What is he saying?'
"It can't be… Isn't there something wrong? Most infants from his kinder garden manifested their quirks already…" Another person in the room, this time, a woman, said with preoccupation as her hand was used to sustain the weigh of her head.
'That's mom's voice…' The kid whose soul wasn't in that body anymore could receive the voice replete of echoes.
In response to what he heard with difficulty; his own voice reacted screaming in the middle of the dark mist.
'Yes, yes! Tell him that there most be something wrong!'
The child's mother and the bald man kept talking, but it would appear like the child had earmuffs; he could barely understand the phonemes scattered in the air.
"…by age four, he would have manifested…"
"…in the past, when the superpowers first started…"
"…the results of an early research study were published…"
"…it became common practice to see if the pinky toe was missing a joint or not…"
'Pinky toe? What is he saying?' The child's eyes did not blink, as if he wanted to read the doctor's lips.
"…that Izuku has two joints. It's unusual to see that these days, but that means he…"
'He… He? He what!' the boy's finger pads clenched her knees, leaving red marks in the skin.
"…has no Quirk." The sentence ended with a shrug.
'Huh? No… Qui…rk?'
"…that means he has… no Quirk." The words resonated through his head.
"…that means he has… no Quirk."
"…that means he has… no Quirk."
"…THAT MEANS HE HAS… NO QUIRK."
"…THAT MEANS HE HAS… NO QUIRK!!!"
'…THAT MEANS I… HAVE… NO QUIRK!!!!!!!!'
'I have… no… quirk…'
'I… no quirk…''
'Me… Quirkless…'
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"Good morning, Eto-san, Naoyuki-kun."
'Huh? Who is mom talking to?'
The boy raised his look imperceptibly, since he left that hospital, that room, his hear couldn't perceive any sound. The cars, the buses, the steps, the people talking, the wind that blows the leaves away… everything had the touch of a 30's movie—Black and white, lack of sound.
Perhaps it was the place, or maybe it was the moment. But the silence dispersed as the black mist that covered his eyes did so too.
"Hi Midoriya-san, and hi, Izuku-kun. where did you guys go so early?" A second female voice was heard, still, full of echo.
'Who was that?' The boy asked to his memory.
'Sounds like… Nao-chan's mother?'
"Good morning Midoriya-san, I'm pretty good…" Now a more childish voice crossed the threshold.
'That's Nao-chan's voice!' His interior was shaking by emotions after a long time of blacken.
"…but it'll be better if he can play with Izuku-kun." That was his mother once again.
'Who? Nao-chan?'
'He's coming to play with me?'
Mirth filled his inner.
But…
…then the uncontrolled heartbeat paused.
'I wonder if he has gotten his quirk…' The sentence got repeated over and over again in his head, like a curse that could not be shed.
'I wonder if he has gotten his quirk'
'I wonder if he has gotten his quirk'
'I wonder if he has gotten his quirk'
'I wonder if he has gotten his quirk'
'I wonder if I can play hero and villain with him…' An innocent whim leapt into view.
'But I have no quirk…' He spoke.
'Can I be the hero if I have no quirk?' He asked.
And like an old CD, the questions were reproduced once again.
'Can someone with no quirk become a hero?'
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'Can a boy with 0 cm of penis still be considered a boy?'
Naoyuki stretched the spring of his pants, and looked down.
That was a really good question…
"..."
'Like, wtf with this system!!!!' After passing by multiple situations like this, his brain automatically shouted complains.
'Trashy system, ruins my life…'
Naoyuki could help but think about the systems of other web novels: Instant powerup, useful 'Novice Gift Pack', efficient AI intelligence supporter, becoming powerful just by adding points, shop with terrific commodities, literally can do anything.
Now look at this sh** that intends to massacre my family member! Nothing of above even exists in its options, it just gives me useless quirks and takes forever to get real power, its appearance lacks of originality, full of limitations, high prices that don't meet market standards! The irresponsible person that says to be 'the operator' is clearly an ungrateful profiteer!
It's not like Naoyuki likes to use 1/4 parts of every chapter to complain about the system, but clearly the system deserves the worse jeers!
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Although when Naoyuki calmed down a bit, and looked at the main task again, he realized that this wasn't completely what he thought… well, that -5 cm punishment still true though.
But basically, this [Main task: Relight the flames of the dreamer] gives award according to the percentage of completion, and with only the minimum requirement of the task, he can avoid the punishment.
Right at the task window, in addition to all above information, there is an empty bar, with a line in each of 5%, 30%, 80% and a star in 100%
The first line of 5% is rewarded with 5 hero points.
The second line of 30% with 45 hero points
And the third of 80% with 150 hero points.
Together, they add 200 points in total as the task detail said.
Naoyuki felt curiosity about what kind of prize the star can give away once he reaches 100%, sure it's an impressive amount of hero points, or even a powerful permanent quirk. That's very typical in the web novels— A first mission with a reward so big that will change protagonist's life and future!
'Although…'
'…this system never follows the script.'
'....…..'
'I better don't expect anything.'
'Sure it was a system that failed System college or something.'
'Its grades were clearly full of F's and E's, so that's the reason why it only gives me class-F and class E quirk.'
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'Whatever, I'm going to get the primary 5% done first. What can come wrong? Maybe just by saying that thing… what was it? Oh! The "You can be a hero" I complete the task for 100%'
'After all, we are talking about the crying baby Midoriya.'
'This should be easy.'
'So, let's try.'
"Hey Izuku… Izuku?"
Naoyuki turned his head, and the room was completely empty.
He was so focused in his thought that didn't realized that Izuku disappeared. Raising his gaze, he found the door was slightly open.
Naoyuki decided to run out to find the little boy, and for his surprise, the door was opened by Midoriya Inko right before he could touch the handle.
Izuku was expressionless standing behind his mother.
"Sorry, Naoyuki-kun, Izuku isn't in mood to play with you today. If you want, you can go to the living room to watch TV." The woman said saddened, "Of course, I'm not telling you to leave, it's just that Izuku wants to watch that old video of All Might once again."
"Last time you said it was boring to watch the same thing, so…"
"No worries, I'll stay to watch the video with Izuku." Naoyuki interrupted.
There can't be a better chance than this iconic moment of the show, Izuku with tears in his eyes asking his mother if he can become a hero. Just that instead of his mother asking for apologies, Naoyuki will take her place and answer 'The correct answer' to the question.
'The task is going to be completed easily! I can smell the victory already!'
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Looking at the persistent gaze of Naoyuki, Midoriya Inko had no other option than accept, she brought another chair to Izuku's room, and turned on the computer.
With the two kids sitting abreast, she slowly closed the door when leaving.
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"Can you see that?"
"He's already saved a hundred people!"
"That's crazy! It hasn't even been ten minutes!"
"That's crazy!"
The video started to play…