One year had passed since Kei started training with Endeavor.
During this time, Keis training in the control of his fire element had seen some major progress.
At this point in time. His control over fire was very close to catching up to his control of earth.
This made Kei feel like all the exhausting training he was doing with Endeavor was worth it. After all not only was he being taught how to better control his fire element, but the physical training was also helping him strengthen his [Enhancement] quirk.
'Training with Endeavor was a great idea. I am pretty much getting help with two things at once' thought Kei as he was making his way to the training room Endeavor was in.
While Kei was making great progress on his fire element. His training on the other elements were seeing some slow results.
His training on both wind and lightning element were not making as great progression as he would have liked.
When it came to the water element on the other hand. The progress on controlling it was so slow, that Kei felt like he was wasting his time on it.
'I need to look for a better way to increase my control over water' thought Kei as he made his way to the training room
As Kei was about to enter the training room, he was surprised to see a young boy making his way out of it.
When Kei saw who it was, he could not help being shocked.
Kei saw a boy his age who has long hair that splits between white and red. He has heterochromia iridium with his right eye being gray and his left being blue in color. He also had a burn on the left side of his face which reaches halfway down his cheek.
Kei who had seen this boy in both the manga and anime of this world, could not help but say his name the moment he saw him.
"Todoroki Shoto" said Kei with a look of shock still on his face
When Todoroki Shoto who was leaving the training room heard Kei call out his name. He looked towards Kei and stared at him for a moment before speaking.
"That's my name, but who are you?" Said Shoto looking at Kei with a questioning look.
When Kei heard Shoto asking him who he was. He realized that he had subconsciously said Shoto's name out loud.
"Hello, my name is Naomasa Kei and I am here to train with your father today" said Kei with a cheerful smile
When Shoto heard Kei say that he was training with his father, he started to frown with an angry look in his eyes.
"You are actually here to train with that man? Don't you know how bad his personality is? and how insane his training regiment is for someone to do? Did your parents not consider this when they brought you to train under him?" Shoto asked Kei in a rather displeased tone of voice
When Kei heard the way Shoto asked those questions. He understood that Shoto had gone through some of that training already but had long ago refused to continue.
When he looked at Shoto and saw the scar on his face, Kei knew that a lot of Shoto's back story had already happened. So when he remembered the expression Shoto just had when he exited the training room. Kei realized that Shoto's hatred for his dad was at its peak at this time.
Kei, who was now a few steps away from Shoto answered "first, yes, I am here to train with Endeavor Sensei. Second, he may have a demanding personality, but it is because he wants to see those he trains give everything they have, so they can get the results they want. Third, the training regiment that he has you do might be easily called insane, but the results of said training speaks for itself. And lastly, my father did not need to consider anything, since it was me who had told him I wanted to train under Endeavor sensei"
Endeavor sensei. This is what Kei had been calling Endeavor after his fourth training session.
When Shoto heard Kei calling his father, Endeavor sensei. He could not help but stand there in utter shock.
After a short while Shoto stared at Kei with a look of scorn engraved on his face.
"You actually came here to train under such a person. Don't you know what kind of man he is?"
As shoto said those words the look on his face was filled with nothing but hatred for the man he was speaking of.
"He is a man obsessed with being the number one hero. A man who knows he can never beat All Might, so he will use you to achieve the dream he could not"
Shoto, who by now was thinking that his father had given up on him and instead turned his ambitions over to Kei.
Kei understood why Shoto had such thoughts.
Although Kei knew how Endeavor had treated Shoto and the rest of his family thanks to the manga and anime. He, who had been training under Endeavor for the past year. Had not heard a single thing of how he had been treating his family.
The only things he had heard were from Burnin. What she told him was only that Endeavor had three sons and one daughter. She had also mentioned that his youngest son was the same age as him.
So Kei, who had not been told such things, could only respond "I have been training with your father for the past year. During that time, not once, had he ever told me he had such plans"
It was true. Kei, who had been training under Endeavor, could tell that he was still waiting for his son to come back and agree to be trained by him.
'It's too bad that it will not be happening anytime soon' thought Kei
Kei who had seen both the manga and anime knew that it would be seven more years before Shoto went to Endeavor for guidance.
'Could this be a chance for me to help them mend their broken relationship' thought Kei
"You know he is waiting for you to come back and train with him" said Kei
"Maybe if you talk to hi-"
But before Kei could finish his sentence.
Shoto, who had been listening to him said "it does not matter if he is waiting or not, I will never go to him for anything"
"If that is true then tell me, why are you here then?" asked Kei to a surprised Shoto
When Shoto heard keis question. He could only grit his teeth in anger.
"That is none of your business" said Shoto
The reason Shoto had come to Endeavors hero agency was because he had a request. Shoto had gone to Endeavor to tell him to take his mother out of the psychiatric ward.
When Endeavor heard Shoto's favor he refused it immediately. This only made Shoto who was already angry at his father, hate him even more.
"You don't know that man as well as you think you do" said Shoto with a look of anger in his eyes
"I know him well enough" responded Kei
Although Kei could understand why Shoto was angry at his father. He still did not like being talked to in that tone of voice.
Shoto who saw Kei reaching for training room door, dressed in training gear spoke to Kei
"Before I go, I will say this. Even if you are being trained by him. I will still become a better hero than you could ever be" said Shoto in a challenging tone
"if you don't start training with your father. You will never beat me" said Kei in a provoking tone before going into the training room, ready for the next lesson Endeavor had to teach
With those words Kei knew that instead of making a new friend he had made a rival instead.
Shoto, who heard what kei had said, could only silently see him walk in the training room
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When Endeavor saw Kei enter the training room he said "you are late"
"I was held up in the hall" responded Kei before he continued "your son doesn't seem to be your biggest fan"
When Endeavor heard that. He responded to keis words by saying "that boy is stubborn. He refuses to take my offer and is just wasting his talent"
"I am sure he will come around, you just have to wait for that time to come" said Kei
When Kei said those words. He could only think to himself 'your going to have to wait a long while before that happens though'
"Well enough about that. Get ready, we are starting " said Endeavor
"Yes, Endeavor sensei" responded Kei
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Aside from the training Kei was doing, Kei had also turned eight years old.
During this last year a few things had happened.
Kei, who had been a loner at school had made a friend. His new friends name was Yamakawa Shou.
At first, Kei felt strange making friends with an elementary school kid. After all, Kei was twenty nine years old mentally when you add both his past and present life's together.
This is why it had taken him eight months to start warming up to the idea of making friends his own age.
'No matter how much I try to deny it. I am eight years old now. I need to start socializing with people my own age' thought Kei at that time
Kei who had been living with Detective Naomasa. Could also tell that he had been worrying about this very issue.
It was shortly after making up his mind. That he made friends with Yamakawa Shou.
Yamakawa Shou did not only go to the same school as Kei, but he was also in the same class.
When Kei first talked to Yamakawa Shou, he decided to make small conversation about things he heard on the news. Thought most of the things they talked about were heroes and how cool the quirks they could use were.
Yamakawa Shou was jealous every time he talked about quirks. The reason for that was because Yamakawa Shou didn't have a quirk of his own.
That is right. Just like Midoriya Izuku, Yamakawa Shou was also quirk-less.
Whenever Kei saw that his friend was feeling down. He would tell him to train in martial arts and hone his martial prowess.
Whenever Yamakawa Shou heard Kei say this. He would wonder why he would suggest such a thing.
Kei who could tell what his friend was thinking said "if you want to be a hero so bad. Then just train for it. Train hard and show everyone that you don't need a quirk to save lives or stop villains"
"Kei, I know your just trying to make me feel better" said Yamakawa Shou in a dispirited tone
"I am not trying to make you feel better. I am just telling you what I think" said Kei with a serious look in his eyes
When Yamakawa Shou saw how serious his friend was, he couldn't help but consider keis suggestion.
"But you know. There will come a time where a quirk will be necessary" said Yamakawa Shou
"Who said you will need a quirk. Just tell your mom and dad to make you some equipment that you can use to subdue a villain" spoke Kei
Both Yamakawa Shou's father and mother were scientists as well as an inventors. Kei was sure that if Yamakawa Shou told his parents his ambition to become a hero. His parents would do everything they could to help their child achieve his dream.
"What kind of equipment do you think I will need" asked Yamakawa Shou as a bit of hope started to shine in his eyes
"Well I do have some ideas" said Kei as he started remembering the various heroes without powers in the comic books he read in his past life.