"Accelerator-kun, do you have any favorite foods?"
Despite participating in the important operation to search and eliminate the "Sky King," the top hero Hawks, who was in charge of their group, casually chatted with the equally relaxed Accelerator.
"Meat."
Accelerator replied simply.
As they moved forward, he added.
"Delicious meat."
The No. 4 Winged Hero laughed and said.
"Hahaha, you're much more interesting than Endeavor."
From the start of the operation, Hawks had actively approached Accelerator, and the two began chatting casually.
Hawks' hero battle gear prominently featured goggles, and he seemed to love wearing a fluffy jacket instead of the usual battle suits or armor.
The only thing that interested him was probably Hawks' black wings, resembling those of an eagle.
Accelerator had always tried to categorize the Quirk effects and appearances of the other world.
Especially the transformation type, which he paid particular attention to.
Most Quirks in the other world are essentially transformation types, whether it's semi-transformation like Iida's "Engine" or Hawks' "Steel Wings."
Or complete transformation like Asui's "Frog" or the gang's "Killer Whale."
The criteria for determining transformation types here seemed to be whether they had a human form, which Accelerator found quite unbelievable.
The criteria were too ambiguous.
Even though Accelerator no longer desired to become an "Absolute Ability User" by any means, he hadn't given up on becoming stronger.
He still clearly remembered and worried deeply about someone or some group.
Ultimately, Accelerator's ability was to distort the human perception of the world by modifying the brain, causing a micro-level distortion through the altered individual's "personal reality," which further influenced the macro reality.
According to the data, the people of the other world could activate abilities similar to "superpowers" called "Quirks," entirely relying on the "Quirk factor" within their bodies.
As for how the Quirk factor in their bodies granted ordinary people such bizarre "Quirks," even the strongest brain in Academy City couldn't easily unveil this mystery.
If he planned to start analyzing the other world's "Quirks" from the most straightforward "mutation type," experimental subjects were indispensable, and the strength of these subjects was also a key criterion.
In his view, the No. 4 Winged Hero Hawks was a highly valuable observation subject.
"Steel Wings," possessing eagle-like characteristics, allowed Hawks to freely control each hard yet flexible feather on his wings.
At 18, Hawks established his own hero agency and entered the top ten of the professional hero rankings (overall ranking, based on his strong combat power and exceptional applicability and timeliness of his Quirk), becoming the first teenager in history to reach the top ten professional heroes.
A fourth-generation Quirk holder.
(Now, this generation is the fifth generation.)
Interestingly, Accelerator found that the strength and complexity of each generation's "Quirks" were steadily increasing.
Moreover, this increase in strength was widespread, making him wonder if the people of the other world could still be called ordinary humans.
Whether there was a fundamental difference between them and those without Quirks.
Of course, Accelerator did not reject Hawks' goodwill.
Ranked seventh in the professional hero combat rankings and third in the incident resolution rankings, Hawks was competing with the veteran professional hero No. 3 Best Jeanist for the third place overall.
Hawks noticed Accelerator's slight distraction and reminded him.
"I still feel young."
"But since I'm the leader of this group."
"As a senior, I have to remind you."
"Don't be too relaxed."
"Although, this search is indeed quite boring."
His kind reminder drew angry glares from several veteran professional heroes in the team.
Hawks continued speaking to Accelerator without caring.
"I'm not good at patience either, and I understand that the purpose and expectations of this operation make it feel dull or tedious."
"Frankly speaking, whether it's the police or us, everyone feels like we're walking on the edge of a cliff."
Hawks' disregard for others' opinions reminded Accelerator of how people described him.
Eccentric, fierce, and brave.
Like an eagle looking down on ordinary people, the Winged Hero.
Accelerator calmly replied.
"My perception is no worse than yours, Hawks. No need to test me."
"There's nothing here that requires special vigilance."
In fact, as Accelerator said, there was nothing noteworthy in the forest area this group was searching.
Hawks used his bird-like sharp vision and raptor-like perception to search, but he wasn't confident about Accelerator's ability, leading to this brief farce.
Hawks, realizing his true intentions had been detected, didn't get angry but continued speaking more relaxedly.
"I understand why Endeavor values you so much."
"By the way, Accelerator, is there any Quirk usage you haven't shown yet?"
Accelerator shrugged, not intending to respond.
Hawks naturally smiled and said,
"Don't worry, as long as Endeavor still believes in you, Accelerator."
"Then, I'll naturally believe in you too."
Hawks, who always talks about wanting a society where heroes can slack off, is actually a very responsible person.
Among the pro heroes, in the camp led by Endeavor, Hawks is the absolute second-in-command.
Even though Accelerator gave him the cold shoulder, Hawks didn't stop.
He continued to chat with Accelerator as if they were having a casual conversation.
"Don't be so cold. I just can't help but talk when I want to."
"Speaking of the Sports Festival, I wanted to point out Todoroki and you."
"But Endeavor didn't let me."
"Now that I think about it, I regret it so much. I bet many agencies are regretting not recognizing your power at the Sports Festival, Accelerator."
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