CHAPTER 159(Would-Be Challengers)

CHAPTER 159(Would-Be Challengers)

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---7 PM, UA Campus, Principal Nezu's Office...

Sitting on Nezu's couch Horizon had his feet up on the coffee table while he was talking on the phone.

He was currently wearing some of his own merch, a pair of sweatpants, and a jacket with his logo on the back of it.

"Are you sure?" Gang Orca asks through the phone.

"Yeah, they should be moving lab equipment through your part of Japan by freight trains tomorrow," Horizon says. "And I can't go running to the far side of Japan every time I get a lead so I'm passing it onto you, that's your area after all."

"Right," Gang Orca says. "I'll send some of my sidekicks to the trainyard, they'll alert me if they see any suspicious activity. And this equipment is what they use to make Trigger?"

"Mhm, the rest of the world is still trying to catch up to the quality of Quirk Enhancing Drugs in America, but we should crush these people before they get any closer to a pure formula."

"Yes that would be problematic," Gang Orca says. "I'll be sure to review the file you sent me tonight, and I won't forget to mention you when we make the arrests tomorrow."

"Thanks, I appreciate it, anyway that's all, so---"

"Wait," Orca interrupts before Horizon rudely hangs up as he usually does. "Have you reconsidered my offer?"

"Don't need to," Horizon says. "You can't pay as much as Enji, you aren't as popular. Plus, even if I wanted to, the government won't allow me to just pack up and work in a city like yours. They need all the big guns in Tokyo to keep the crime rate down, your area is more about catching illegal contraband."

"I see, that makes sense. You have much more effect in a densely populated area like central Tokyo, very well then. If you change your mind, the option is always available..."

"I won't," Horizon rudely hangs up on the Hero.

Setting down his phone Horizon leans back and relaxes on the couch.

"That's the last of my cases to delegate to other Pro Heroes...such a pain in the ass when villains try to move their businesses out of Tokyo, but I guess that's the natural response when you've got me in your city..."

A few minutes later Horizon hears the door open, and in walks Nezu, "enjoying your quiet time?" Nezu asks.

"Just keeping the other Pros informed of my leads, in case they find anything."

"Mhm," Nezu casually walks up to him and sits on the couch beside him. "Have you noticed you're already talking like a fully licensed Pro Hero?"

"They're already treating me like one, and I'm already working like one, what's talking like one compared to that?" he shrugs.

"The burden of incomprehensible power, people simply expect you to do the heavy lifting."

"Mhm, it's all part of the deal."

"Yes, but onto the more pressing matter. Someone tried to hack into your phone today?"

"Yeah, but I dealt with it," Horizon says.

"Well explain that to me while we walk to the dorms, I need to go speak to All Might, and taking a stroll through campus is always fun. Atleast when my adorable little legs aren't doing the walking..."

"Mmmm," Horizon grumbles as he gets up, then puts Nezu onto his right shoulder. "As I said, I dealt with the hacker..." he says as they exit the office and begin walking through the empty halls.

"Well you couldn't have dealt with it as Horizon, so, do I want to know what you did?"

"For plausible deniability, you don't want all the details..."

"I see. And why did they try to interfere with you?"

"For leverage," Horizon says as they enter the elevator. "They wanted to know about my finances and businesses, but even if they go in there isn't anything illegal in my books."

"Hey, that's rude, you can't call them that," Yagi says.

"They are what they are, and what new combat style?"

"My Shoot Style!" Deku says as they finish a round of sparring, both he and Bakugo were covered in sweat.

"Shoot? So you can weaponize air pressure already?"

"Uh, no," Deku bashfully rubs the back of his neck. "It's more like Full Cowling, but with my legs too, so I can kick!"

"....." Horizon glances to his right shoulder where Nezu was seated, then back at Deku. "I told you he's retarded."

"He's not retarded," Nezu says. "But it did turn out exactly as you said. You could have gotten him to this level before summer even began if you were willing to help h---"

"He's gotten enough handouts," Horizon glances at Yagi.

"Excuse me," Deku looks at Principal Nezu. "Sir, what did he predict exactly?"

"Oh, you must have forgotten," Nezu says. "When he first taught you Full Cowling, during the Quirk explanation class he gave."

"Yeah, I remember that."

"Well, he said that you idolizing All Might would hold you back, what he meant by that is you constantly try to fight like a boxer and a brawler, when you're not 7ft tall like All Might, but should be more focused on speed."

"Oh," Deku facepalms. "I guess I really was trying to be like All Might so much that it became a hindrance..."

"And if you're that much of a fanboy, you've gotta be a retard on some level," Horizon says.

"Well that's not very nice," Yagi says. "But knowing you, there must be a lot more you've already figured out right? In terms of improving his use of One For All and accelerating his training, especially considering how much Sero's Quirk usage and power improved in just a few weeks of training with you."

"Naturally I've considered the optimal way for all my classmates to train and use their Quirks," Horizon says. "Understanding the opponent is fundamental to crushing them thoroughly after all. How much power can you use right now anyway?"

"5% with my arms, but 8% with my legs!" Deku says, and Bakugo grumbles under his breath.

"Still a lot weaker than me, but you're thinking about it all wrong again," Horizon says.

'Ideally, he'd think of it like gears in increments of 5% each. If he can handle continuous use of his arms in first gear, then shift into second before impact then shift back down into first afterward.

One split second of 10% won't hurt him that badly and will accelerate how fast his body improves so he can raise his base power, but Yagi will probably explain that to him eventually. I doubt All Might was walking around at 100% all the time, the collateral damage from that wouldn't have been heroic after all...'

This is the same system Horizon uses with ROOM. Having set increments of ROOM size so he doesn't have to think as much. Some for more range, some for a more in-depth awareness of the battlefield. The smaller the room the more precise he can be.

"What do you mean?" Deku asks.

"You'll probably have Yagi teach you that eventually," Horizon says, then sighs. "I don't even have the damn Quirk but I'm better at it than you, no wonder I was the first choice for it..."

Bakugo freezes at that, he hadn't known that little fact. And Deku just feels smaller and smaller each time he's reminded. The official reason and to Yagi's knowledge is that Horizon simply doesn't need it, which is true.

But Nezu was also terrified at the idea of such a tool falling into the hands of a person he hardly knew at the time.

And now that he does know him, he's sure he made the correct choice.

"Anyway, have fun sparring..." Horizon hands Nezu to Yagi as they had some things to discuss about tomorrow.

"Wait!" Bakugo yells out as Horizon is about to leave

"What's your problem Silver Medal?" Horizon asks.

"Don't think I'm this idiot's rival!" Bakugo screams out, pointing at Deku. "He's just a stepping stone, and when I crush him, then you're next!"

"That's some dream you have there, but very ill-advised, because if Useless can compete with you," he nods toward Deku. "Imagine what Perfect will do to you..."

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