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Chapter 19 - Meeting Gran Torino.

Hazuki and Izuku got off the train and walked towards Gran Torino's place.

Both of them stopped in front of a rundown building. Izuku confirmed the address of the place, and it matched.

*knock* *knock*

After knocking on the door, Izuku slowly opened it and said. "I'm from U.A High, My name is Izuku Midoriya..."

"Nice to meet yo--" Izuku stopped his words after he saw blood pooling under an old man.

He was terrified and thought All might's mentor died in from of him. He screamed in terror, "He's dead!!"

After hearing Izuku's shout, the old man lying on the ground raised his head up and said with a dumb look. "I'm alive!"

Izuku once again shouted, but Hazuki lightly slapped him on the nape.

"Stop shouting, he's alive!" Hazuki said.

The old man got up and turned on the lights, after that he turned towards Izuku and explained.

"When I was carrying a string sausages with ketchup poured over them, I fell!" Gran Torino said.

'That's too easily misunderstood!' Izuku thought.

Hazuki, who was behind the door, was holding his laughter. Seeing Gran Torino act like a senile old man really cracked him up. He already knew Gran Torino was only acting after all.

"Who are you?" Gran Torino asked Izuku.

"I'm Izuku Midoriya from U.A.!" Izuku replied.

"What?" This time, Gran Torino asked with a palm behind his ear. Indicating he could not properly hear Izuku.

Once again, Izuku said. "I'm Izuku Midoriya!"

"Who are you?" Gran Torino dumbly asked.

'C-crap.' Izuku thought.

Izuku was already expecting that Gran Torino would be pretty old, but he didn't expect him to be already going senile..

*Slump* Gran Torino sat down directly on the ground, still holding his walking cane.

Izuku was worried that something might've happened to Gran Torino.

But before he could even assist him, Gran Torino said. "I want to eat something."

"Eat?!" Izuku was startled. You suddenly fell down like that, so I thought something might've happened to you, but you were only hungry?!

"Toshinori!" Gran Torino suddenly called Izuku. "No, that't not me!"

After observing Gran Torino's clueless face, Izuku thought it was already hopeless.

He picked his phone and said patiently towards Gran Torino. "Excuse me, I want to make a phone call.."

Izuku turned back and glanced at Hazuki behind the door. He was laughing.

"Why are you even laughing?!" Izuku whispered after that he dialed on his phone.

*Rustle* *Rustle*

Rustling sounds came from behind him, so he glanced back. He saw Gran Torino Inspecting the insides of his Costume briefcase.

"What're you doing?!" Izuku exclaimed.

"Fire off a One for All on me. I wanna know how well you can handle it." Gran Torino said, the senile look gone from his face.

"This is a good costume, wear it and fire!"

"Umm.. I--" izuku wanted to say something, but was once again interrupted.

"Who are you?" Gran Torino once again asked.

"I need to hurry and become able to completely handle my power, I want to be able to help All might quickly! That's why.. I can't waste time messing around with you, sir. Please excuse me." Izuku politely said, then bowed to Gran Torino.

Hazuki appeared behind Izuku and said. "Don't be so impatient to leave, Izuku." As he lightly struck Izuku's back.

"And old man, stop playing around now, or Izuku will really leave." Hazuki glanced towards Gran Torino as he said.

"Who are you, kid?" Gran Torino asked.

Gran Torino observed Hazuki's figure up and down. 'This kid is the 2nd place in U.A's sports festival, isn't he?'.

"I'm Hazuki Hayate, All might's Intern," Hazuki introduced himself.

"Then what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with Toshinori?"

"All might-sensei said I don't need to work as an Intern, and allowed me to accompany 'his student'." Hazuki gave a random reason.

"He said that?! Damn kid..."

"Don't mind me and continue what you're doing. I'm only here to accompany Izuku after all." Hazuki said to Gran Torino.

"Hey, kid! Wear your costume and fire at me."

"Here?! But.."

"Just do as I say, and fire!" Gran Torino couldn't stand Izuku's worrywart attitude.

While Izuku was wearing his Costume in the bathroom, Gran Torino and Hazuki were left staring at each other.

Suddenly, Gran Torino smirked. "Let me see how strong you are. Since you are able to escape Intern duties from that Justice-obsessed All might."

After saying that, Gran Torino dashed towards Hazuki.

*swoosh* Gran Torino started circling around Hazuki.

After seeing Hazuki completely motionless, he moved behind him and Kicked. But his foot didn't hit anything.

He immediately used his quirk to propel himself sideways. Gran Torino narrowed his eyes as he looked towards Hazuki who was only a few feet away from his previous position.

'This kid's fast! Looks like I have to go all out if I want to test this kid.' Gran Torino thought as he once again charged towards Hazuki. This time Gran Torino was going as fast as he can.

He once again encircled around Hazuki, trying to confuse him.

Gran Torino suddenly appeared below Hazuki and swiped his foot towards Hazuki's feet, attempting to trip him.

Gran Torino suddenly felt a gaze from above, he looked up only to see Hazuki staring down at him.

His foot struck the back of Hazuki's leg, But Hazuki remained standing and didn't even flinch.

"How was it? Are you satisfied, sir?" Hazuki said while staring at Gran Torino below him.

Gran Torino was shocked. Is he really a student?! 'He can still see me at that speed... and didn't even flinch after getting struck by me... What kind of monster was he!?' Gran Torino thought Incredulously.

His speed was something that even some pro-heroes could never react to. And this kid actually sensed me the whole time?!

Also, his strength may be low, but he can still knock a Pro-hero down with a single kick. Why didn't this kid even look pained?!

"*cough* You're good, kid. I won't send you back and allow you to stay here with him." Gran Torino stood up and said.

Soon, Izuku walked out of the bathroom wearing his Hero Costume.

"Gran Torino, I'm ready!" Izuku said.

"Then hurry up and do it!" Gran Torino replied.

"I-is it really okay? I still can't use this costume properly because it was modified. What if this room collapsed? Your body wouldn't be able to handle it, sir.."

"Good grief. You're such a chatterbox.."

Right after saying that, Gran Torino disappeared from Izuku's sight and started jumping around the room.

Izuku was wary of the movements around him and tried to sense Gran Torino.

'One for All: Full cowling 10%!' Izuku only used 10% because he was afraid of damaging anything inside. Also, if he struck Gran Torino with that power....

He tried to sense Gran Torino's presence. Suddenly, he was kicked in the back.

He looked around to see where Gran Torino would strike next, but it was completely useless as he couldn't even catch a glimpse of Gran Torino's figure. Izuku could not react on time and was soon struck repeatedly.

'No that's not it, under these circumstances where there's no place to hide and no openings, rather than figuring out where he is, I should probably keep him from moving!'

'He passed behind twice, then..!' Izuku turned back and saw Gran Torino. He has already kicked the wall to propel himself towards him.

Gran Torino who saw Izuku predicting his movement thought, 'Analysis and Prediction, huh.'

Izuku swung his hands sideways on the air. He was trying to use the wind pressure generated from his swing to temporarily stop Gran Torino's movement.

A strong wind pressure was generated from Izuku's hand. The chandelier above couldn't withstand the wind pressure and fell down while the things inside the room became disordered.

Gran Torino also temporarily stopped mid-air due to the wind pressure.

After seeing his preemptive strike was effective, Izuku leaped towards Gran Torino, trying to tackle him down.

Gran Torino, who saw this, dodged out of the way and kicked Izuku on the back.

"Ow..." Izuku was struck down to the ground.

Gran Torino landed on Izuku's back, and touched Izuku's head.

'This kid is also quite good. After predicting my movements, he attacked me with a broad-ranged attack, to prevent me from dodging, and immediately pounced on me, attempting to Immobilize me. Too bad he didn't know about my quirk.' Gran Torino thought.

"You're still stiff, and there's discord on your mind. You're trying to imitate Toshinori too much.

"I thought I had you for sure.." Izuku said while lying face down on the ground.

"That's it, the way you use your power, you should've already noticed it. But your admiration for All might and sense of responsibility has become your shackles."

"You've been trying to imitate Toshinori's way of using One for All. Think about the answer yourself. I'll buy some snacks."

"Also, I'll leave the cleaning to you."

"Hmmm, but it looks like Toshinori is learning about how to teach the younger generation.." Gran Torino muttered, but it was still heard by Izuku.

"Hey, kid. Accompany me for a walk." Gran Torino called Hazuki and gestured at him with his hand.

Hazuki, who was leaning on the door, followed Gran Torino outside.

While the duo was walking side by side, Gran Torino suddenly asked.

"I assume you already know the secret between Toshinori and that brat?" he said. He caught the meaning behind Hazuki's words, 'his student' was too obvious to be ignored.

Hazuki looked at Gran Torino and smiled, "Hmm! As clear as day and the reason why I'm here with him, that's because I promised All might-san that I'll give something valuable to Izuku"

"Hmmm.. That brat might be a good choice, but I think you are a more suitable candidate for One for All--." Gran Torino was Interrupted mid-way his sentence.

"I don't need it. And even if he proposed to give it to me, I will not accept it. Izuku is the best candidate for that power. Just watch him, and you'll know, old man." Hazuki said with confidence evident on his face.

Gran Torino stared at Hazuki's face for a few seconds and said. "Let's hurry. The kid might be getting bored back at home."

After that they entered a Taiyaki shop and ordered frozen Taiyaki.

Hazuki and Gran Torino were already near the house, probably only a few meters away, when they suddenly heard mutterings.

"I have been stuck with the thought of using One for All, the way All might uses it! I should have noticed earlier. All might's style doesn't suit me because of my body build...." Izuku muttered while writing on his notebook.

'His thinking is flexible. You actually found a good one, huh, Toshinori?' Gran Torino thought.

Hazuki and Gran Torino came inside the house.

"That's right, Izuku! You finally noticed!" Hazuki said after seeing Izuku's enlightened face.

"You've been trying to imitate All might-san's special moves! And you are thinking that your Fists are the most suitable in using One for All, and ignored developing your movement techniques!" Hazuki continued.

"You are relying too much on the Rokushiki techniques I taught you. What if your legs were injured in a fight and couldn't properly use geppo, wouldn't you be doomed without proper movement?" Hazuki continued his explanation.

"Uhm! I understand now, Hazuki-kun! I need to formulate a new technique that focuses on my movement while fighting!" Izuku said, excited about what he realized.

"Yeah, that's right! But you also still have to refine your Rokushiki. It's a valuable technique!"

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It was already night time.

After checking that Gran Torino was already asleep, Izuku headed out of the house and came inside the alley beside the house.

Izuku just used 5% of his full cowling as he dashed everywhere within the alley.

He tried to scale the walls without using geppo and tried to acrobatically move around.

Izuku continued experimenting movement technique's until dawn.

Of course, all of these didn't escape from Hazuki's senses. He just continued watching Izuku.

'Hero killer stain, then All for One. Should I get them myself? For sure the system points I'll receive will definitely not be small.' Hazuki was already planning his future course of action.

'I'll leave Hero killer: Stain to them. As for All for One, I have a plan for him.'

Izuku woke up with bags under his eyes.

"Morning. What happened?" Asked Gran Torino after seeing Izuku's appearance.

"Well, I got too excited and experimented something related to my fighting style. I ended up being caught up in it and didn't even get a wink of sleep." Izuku answered

"It was also hard for you, being Toshinori's student and all. He wouldn't be able to teach you anything that can gradually increase your control over that power. Since he can use it normally from the start." Gran Torino said.

Izuku was excited that he finally knew a little something about All might's past. He grabbed this chance to know more about him, he asked. "How was All might as a student?!"

"It was nothing but practical training for him." Gran Torino said

Izuku was shocked, he finally knew why All might was so scared of his teacher.

"I couldn't teach him half-heartedly, because he was the man left to me by my sword friend, who had passed away." Gran Torino added.

"What? All might's predecessor passed away?"

*Riing* "Delivey." The doorbell rang as a voice said from outside.

Izuku tended to the delivery while Gran Torino was deep in his thoughts. 'You haven't told him about the seventh holder, Toshinori?'

"Old man, did you and Izuku have breakfast yet?" Hazuki's voice came from behind him.

Gran Torino was startled, 'When did this brat appear behind me?!'. But he didn't show it on his face.

"No, we are just about to take our breakfast. Good timing, Brat." Gran Torino said.

Izuku came back together with the delivery man, who was carrying a box.. Soon, the delivery man left and Izuku was asked to open the box.

After opening the box, Izuku saw an oven. It was the same as the one destroyed yesterday.

"An oven?" Izuku was puzzled.

"For some reason, it broke yesterday. So I used expedited delivery." Gran Torino looked thrilled as he was literally hugging the oven.

Hazuki, who saw this, looked away while holding his laughter.

Gran Torino noticed Hazuki laughing and suddenly said. "You asked if we had breakfast yet, right? Reheat the frozen Taiyaki we bought yesterday."

"Taiyaki for breakfast?" Hazuki asked.

"I like sweets." was the only reply Gran Torino said and sat on the table directly in front of the kitchen.

Hazuki didn't really mind, so he took the oven and plugged it on.

Freshly heated Taiyaki was what they had as a breakfast.

---------Last night. Hazuki's POV---------

Gran Torino was actually an interesting old man. Seeing his clueless looking face, you wouldn't expect he was All might's master.

It really cracks me up to see him acting like a Senile old man.

After thinking about my new encounters today. I tried to sense the shadow clones I have scattered across the country.

'Hmm. The shadow clones efficiency in earning experience points was decreasing.. Should I move them to other countries with higher crime rate? But how can I?'

I am having a hard time thinking about this. The system points I'm earning was decreasing day by day. I want them to move onto other countries, but I don't have any idea how.

'Should I have them Infiltrate an airplane? Sounds like a pretty good idea, they are ninja's after all.' I thought as I chuckled at the idea.

'System.'

Hazuki Hayate

Level: 94--->99

Title: None.

Hp: 11230

Fatigue:

Strength: 334

Agility: 345

Vitality: 313

Intelligence: 305

Sense: 320

[Remaining System Points: 35,842]

'That's almost 300 Villains and Criminals in a few weeks.'

Not bad at all, but this is obviously not enough.

I contacted my clones and Ordered them to invade different planes, landing in different countries, secretly.

Each 10 of them will enter a different international flight and continue like what they have been doing here in japan. Capture criminals, Create a new clone, Hand in the criminal/villain, then disappear.