Mei Hatsume. Out of all the inventors in the world, I had to meet her—the girl whose gadgets have Always exploded and now I met her in childhood, where the probability of an explosion is a thousand times higher.
"Mei, this is my friend's son, Junpei," Miss Hatsume said with the same enthusiastic attitude as her daughter.
"Hello there, so we're making a suppressor for you. Come with me. I'm gonna make you a—"
"No, Mei," her mother suddenly interrupted.
"But Mom, like I said earlier, I already finished my homework. And all the other homework a month in advance, so nothing can interrupt me while working."
Her mother frownd but she suddenly glanced at me "Alright then, I guess you can take him," her mother conceded. Her expression Making 160° from frowning To her casual face
Mei's face immediately shifted from upset to her usual casual expression. She grabbed me and started dragging me along.
"Wow, your daughter is obsessed with work, kind of like you were when we were in UA," my dad said.
"I know, isn't it great?" Miss Hatsume replied, still smiling.
Genkei sighed but then perked up his ears when he heard, "I'm glad you brought him here, Genkei. My daughter spends pretty much all her time here. She could use a friend, so I would appreciate it if you brought him more often."
After hearing this, Genkei felt a little nostalgic, thinking of the girl seeking solitude in her lab, the one he had befriended so long ago.
**BOOM!**
I'm gonna die today. Mei keeps showing me items, knowing about my physique, and using me as a guinea pig to test out her gadgets. Nine out of ten times, they explode in my face.
"Why?" I groaned.
"Okay, stop now, Mei," her mother intervened. "We need to test his strength so we can give him a proper suppressor. Then you can test out other things."
I started crying tears after hearing this.
"Look over there. You see that puppet? I want you to punch it with all your strength."
"Wait, isn't that the same puppet you made me use at UA?"
"Yes, but this puppet has gone through a lot of upgrades. Now even All Might would have trouble breaking it. Okay, kid, go ahead."
I walked towards the puppet. So, even All Might would have trouble breaking it? This will be the first time I use my full strength. I was really excited to see the power of an Oni. I punched as hard as I could with the martial arts I was taught, and the puppet was absolutely annihilated.
Everyone was absolutely stunned. Junpei is still a kid, but he showed this amount of strength at seven years old.
"Hatsume, you said All Might would have trouble breaking it. Are you serious?" Genkei asked.
"Well, I was obviously exaggerating a little bit since I don't actually know how much strength All Might has," she replied, "but still, this puppet is extremely tough. This should give me enough information to create suitable suppressors. They will definitely break, but that will be good since it will help us gauge your strength as you grow stronger."
"Well, that's a good thought," I said, "but I'm planning to control my strength so that won't happen. Still, having the suppressors means that I'm all set. I've awakened my powers, made friends with Akari, and Izuku. made some progress with Bakugo. By that, I mean he tolerates me and Akari since he considers us his rivals, but he still hates Izuku. So, the only thing I need right now is to wait until the story really starts."
"So, since we're done, how about you help me with a little thing?" asked Miss Hatsume.
"What is it?" I inquired, wary of what she might suggest.
"Well, there are some gadgets that need a little bit of strength to be tested. Can you help me adjust them?"
In that moment, I teleported straight to my house. No way was I going to be her guinea pig