Chapter 10 - Neighbor

Brando had rented an apartment in a residential area. He felt that it was better for him to live in the dorm since it would be cheaper but U.A. High School didn't have such a thing in their school. He decided to rent an apartment that was quite good since he had money from his manuscripts. He didn't ask for money from that old man again and could live independently. He had a dream and he needed to move from his nest even though he was worried about that old man.

"Oi, Dio, your stuff is already inside," Ayame said.

"Thank you, Ayame," Brando said. He had sent his stuff through the moving company and asked Ayame to wait in his new apartment.

Both of them had become quite close to each other talking about their manga for the past few weeks.

Ayame was glad to become his editor since she didn't need to worry about him late on the deadline.

Both of them entered his apartment and started to unpack his stuff to arrange it in his room.

"Dio, now that you mention it, you will enter U.A. High School right?" Ayame asked.

"Yes," Brando nodded.

"I don't know what your quirk is, it must be something incredible right?" Ayame asked. In her opinion, the people who could enter that school must have a strong quirk.

"It's normal, what about you?" Brando asked.

"Me? My quirk to strengthen the signal on my phone, even though it seems useless, but it is quite good for my job," Ayame answered with a smile.

"...."

"Show me what your quirk is," Ayame said.

Brando sighed and said, "I can turn into a dinosaur."

"......"

Ayame opened her mouth in surprise when she heard it, "Really?"

Brando nodded and transformed one of his arms into a dinosaur's arms.

Ayame blinked her eyes, "Full or partial transformation?"

"Full, partial, and hybrid, I can do all of them, but it will be hard to do it in this room beside a partial one," Brando said.

Ayame was only 165 cm and Brando was at least 183 cm but when he transformed he would become bigger. She thought for a bit and nodded, "You can show me later during the U.A. Sports Festivals," Ayame said.

"Alright," Brando nodded and took out a gift that he had prepared, "I will greet the neighbor first."

"Good, I'll drink the beer here, after that can you cook something? Let's celebrate that you have moved into this apartment," Ayame said.

"...."

"Good," Brando nodded and walked out the outside. He greeted his neighbor and gave them a gift since it was considered a custom. He knocked on the door and waited for someone to come out.

"Yes...."

Brando saw a beautiful girl that had short hair, her voice was very soft and quiet. He showed her his gift and said, "My name is Dio Brando, I'm moving to the next apartment."

The girl nodded, "Thank you, my name is Yui Kodai, nice to meet you."

Brando nodded and said, "Nice to meet you too, then I will go back now when you need something you can ask my help." He walked back to his apartment while having his hand.

"Wait...," Yui called him.

"Yes?" Brando turned.

Yui walked back to her apartment for a while and gave him something, "This is for you."

"This is?" Brando felt a bit strange looking at the thing that she had given to him, "Doll?"

Yui nodded, "Yes, that is matryoshka dolls."

"Thank you, I will take care of it," Brando nodded and didn't think much of it.

Yui nodded at him and went back to her apartment. She checked his gift and it was Shin Gen Mochi from Yamanashi Prefecture. She opened it curiously and started to eat it. She had just moved to this place after being accepted to U.A. High School. She felt a bit worried that she had been living quite away from her home in Shimane Prefecture but she felt glad that she had a good neighbor.

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"I'm back," Brando said while bringing the matryoshka dolls inside.

"What is that?" Ayame asked.

"Matryoshka dolls," Brando said.

"Where did you get it?" Ayame asked.

"From my neighbor, she has given me this after I have given her a gift," Brando answered.

Ayame nodded and observed the matryoshka dolls curiously. She opened the doll and saw another doll inside, "This is interesting."

Brando went to the kitchen to prepare the food for both of them, "I will prepare a hot pot, is that okay with you?"

"Sure," Ayame nodded and asked, "Do you want to invite your neighbor?"

Brando thought for a bit and said, "I will invite her later."

Ayame nodded, "It's good to have a good neighbor since they can help you later."

"That's true," Brando nodded.

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Yui ate the Shin Gen Mochi with a smile since it was quite good even though it was quite hard to eat it. She thought about creating a dinner until she heard a knock again on her door. She was wondering whether it was her neighbor who knocked on her door.

"I'm sorry for bothering you but do you want to join me to eat a hot pot with me?" Brando asked.

"Hot pot?" Yui asked.

Brando nodded, "Yes, it is Sichuan Hot Pot, the taste is a bit spicier."

Yui thought that it was a bit interesting, "Alright."

"Good, please," Brando nodded and guided him to his room.

Yui entered his room and saw a woman inside.

"Hello," Ayame greeted her.

"Yes," Yui nodded and looked at her curiously.

"I'm his cousin, I'm helping him move, my name is Kagurazaka Ayame," Ayame said.

"Kodai Yui," Yui said.

"Good, let's eat, this guy's food is very good," Ayame said.

Yui looked at him to ask for confirmation.

"Sure, let's eat it together," Brando nodded.

"Thank you," Yui said.

Three of them started to eat together.

His first day in Tokyo, it seems quite good.