Chapter 30 - Why God?

Once their food arrived, it was now time to start cooking it. It was at this point that Mirko spoke up, "So, we didn't have a proper introduction, did we?"

Hiroto glanced at her before concentrating on the cooking hotpot, saying, "And who's fault do you think that belongs to? If it wasn't because of you paying for my clothes, I would've held a grudge."

"Oh, it's fine! What's wrong with just a pair of clothing getting damaged? Besides, I got a good workout out of that!" Mirko said with a grin, flexing her arm to show him. "So, you should already know that I'm the No. 5 Pro Hero, The Rabbit Hero: Mirko! My real name is Rumi Usagiyama, you can just call me Rumi."

"And I'm Hiroto Moriyama, Hiroto is fine," Hiroto said, then concentrated on the hotpot that was about to finish cooking.

"Hey, isn't that the No. 5 Pro Hero, Mirko?"

"Wow, it is! And who's that kid she's with?"

"Wait, I recognize him! Oh my god, it's Hiroto Moriyama, the kid who won the U.A. Sports Festival!"

"Really?! Hey, do you think we can get an autograph from both of them?"

"Can't you see they're eating? Let's wait for them once they leave."

From around the restaurant, some people were whispering to each other, recognizing Rumi's appearance as well as Hiroto's, taking pictures secretly until the staff caught them and told them to cease with their behavior.

"What sort of training do you do, Hiroto? I could tell from our fight that you definitely have a strong foundation." Rumi said, taking a bite out of a carrot. "Just so you know, we'll also be doing some patrolling and whenever we encounter a criminal, I won't help you and you won't help me. I dislike teams since only weaklings would form them!"

"I'll show you my training some other day, and I'm fine with not receiving help," Hiroto said, finally being able to dig into his food as he scooped it into his bowl of rice.

*CRASH*

The wall next to them blasted open, as a person was blasted through it, knocking over Hiroto's table as well as the food in his hands, stunning him.

"Argh, damn, my head hurts like hell." A man with low cut hairstyle and tattoos over his face said as he nursed his head. "Good thing I absorbed that attack, or I would've been a goner."

"Hey, you… did you realize what you just did?" Hiroto's voice came from beside him, as Hiroto stood up from his seat. Rumi merely grinned and took a bite out of her carrot, pitying the man in front of her right now.

"Huh? What the hell do you want, brat? Wait, I recognize you… Ah, you're that kid who won the U.A. Sports Festival, huh? Well, you don't look like much, so how about yo stay out of the way or you might just get hurt." The man said, placing a hand onto Hiroto's shoulder.

Hiroto then grabbed the man's face abruptly and threw him out of the hole he came from, crashing into the road and destroying the asphalt ground.

From outside, a female voice reached his ears, "Huh? Is there another Hero inside?"

Rumi's ears twitched as she recognized the voice, but choosing to stay put as she watched Hiroto with interest. Walking out of the hole in the wall, everyone saw Hiroto's appearance as he stared at the location where the man was buried.

From the side, a woman with wearing a dark red qipao with pale purple claws covering the right side of her face as well as a set of small black dragons wings protruding from the back of her head had a curious glint in her eyes as she saw Hiroto appearing from the hole of the restaurant building.

She's the current No. 10 Pro Hero, Dragoon Hero, Ryuku.

Walking over to the man buried in the ground, Hiroto grabbed his legs and dragged him out of it, saying, "Why can I just not have my dinner in peace? I just had to encounter another ȧss like you, will it ever stop? God, go easy on me and set the world difficulty to normal or something. *sigh*"

The pedestrians from the side were snapping pictures of Hiroto and talking in excited voices.

"Look, that kid just beat that Villain up like it's nothing!"

"Yeah, he's the winner of the U.A. Sports Festival after all! Seeing him up close is making me even more excited!"

"I saw him with the Rabbit Hero Mirko inside, do you think he's working as her sidekick?"

Hearing that last comment, the Ryuku turned to the restaurant and saw Rumi leaning on the hole of the restaurant, giving a wide grin as she waved at her.

"Mirko." Ryuku greeted.

"Ryuku, how nice seeing you here," Rumi said, as Hiroto passed by her and entered the restaurant, dumping the villain on the ground by her feet on the way.

"So, it seems that Moriyama chose you for his work experience," Ryuku said, walking towards her as the police started to arrive and apprehend the villain. "A shame since I also sent in a notice to express my dėsɨrė in recruiting him. And I thought you didn't like to be in teams, so why the sudden interest?"

"Well, you should have also seen it, so why even ask in the first place?" Rumi said, turning back to Hiroto who was currently contemplating his life. "Besides, we're not going to be working as a team anyway. I'll just let him do what he wants, as you saw just now, he seems to be able to handle himself just fine. So don't you worry you little dragon head over it, and go play with your sidekicks, I'm going back to my student."

Ryuku frowned and said, "Working with others doesn't weaken you, it helps to supplement for each other's weakness, while also increasing their overall strength.

"And yet, I'm the strongest female Hero, and the No.5 Pro Hero all on my own," Rumi said, waving her farewell as she went back in to join Hiroto, patting his back and telling him not to worry about it.

Ryuku merely frowned for a moment then turned to leave, with something occupying her mind as she glanced at the Villain being dragged away by the police.

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Moving from the restaurant, Hiroto was currently in Rumi's apartment eating some cup noodles as he watched the news about his earlier encounter with the hotpot destroying Villain.

Surprisingly, Rumi's apartment was quite clean as everything was neatly organized. The apartment wasn't overly large, consisting of a single bathroom, a bathroom, the living room, a kitchen, and a dining room.

Most of the decorations seemed to be rabbit themes, as there were many cushions and plushies in the shape of rabbits, as well as rabbit ornaments placed around the room.

Rumi snacked on a carrot as she slumped down on the couch next to Hiroto and said, "You can stay here for the week since I don't want to waste money on giving you another place to stay. Besides, we won't spend much time in here anyway, since we'll mostly be busy with training and patrolling."

"Sure, I don��t mind. I'll stay on the couch." Hiroto said, placing the empty cup on the table as he fished out a manga from his bag and started to read through it, making himself more comfortable as he lay on the ground.

"Oh? You're not flustered at the prospect of being able to live with an older woman all alone in here?" Rumi gave a sly grin as she teased Hiroto.

"I should be more worried about you attacking me," Hiroto said, peaking at her grinning face from behind his manga.

"Well, just make sure you protect yourself at night, you never know when a sudden attack can come at you when your guard is down at home," Rumi said, switching the channel to the nature channel.

The two merely just stayed in the living room for a while longer, chatting and talking about what they were going to do the next day until Rumi decided to call it a night and went off to bed first.

Hiroto was about to sleep on the couch when he saw Rumi's figure rushing towards him, her right leg aimed straight at his head. With a sigh, Hiroto caught her heel and moved behind her, chopping her neck, knocking her out cold.

Grabbing her by the collar of her shirt, he dragged her into her bedroom and flung her onto the bed before closing the door and going back to his couch, sleeping peacefully.