Walking towards the exit of the shopping mall with a happy Toga next to me, who's been eating banana ice cream right now, I walked with bare hands next to me, thanks to the inventory where I put all the bags.
Of course, I could have left a couple in my arms, but I didn't want passing couples to see it. The girls would be jealous, and only the guys would suffer from this.
No matter what world you are in, the bro-code exists everywhere and it is worth following. After all, if we do not help each other, the guys, then we will be alone with waves of problems. This is male solidarity.
Looking at the happy Toga, I have already managed to dig up information on Twice during all this time. There is both definitely good news and incomprehensible bad news.
The good thing is that I was able to find out Twice's identity. In fact, I remembered little about him: his villainous nickname, his face and his cloning quirk.
Having started searching for information on him in the direction of villainy and crime, I came across him surprisingly quickly and easily, without even needing much detail when searching. Two words were enough: *Criminal* and *Cloning*.
Jin Bubaigawara. 30 years old.
A notorious criminal throughout the country, who is famous for his problematic quirk, creating numerous crimes: from vandalism to large-scale armed robbery.
But he has never been caught, because he only sends out his clones. Finding his base or hideout has never been possible, despite numerous raids.
This is precisely the bad news. I have no idea how to find someone whom even the government and professional hero detectives cannot find!
'Oh, if only the system could help with a hint or a quest...' But nothing happened.
I started watching at suspicious or secretive people, but the system showed names and surnames, as well as quirks of other people, putting the chance of successfully finding Twice or his clone closer to zero.
And searching through criminals is a hopeless business. And considering the analysis of his personality in the public domain, he can be extremely cautious or lazy, which is perfect for sending clones for food, since he even sends them on a mission, sitting on the sidelines.
'With such an amazing quirk, why did he even join the League of Villains? He seemed to have problems with his head from a split personality or something like that. But now his clones are quite sane, what could have happened?'
Having decided to postpone his search and the already prepared business model plan for an indefinite period, I began to think about more mundane business models.
Unfortunately, most industries are already occupied and they are extremely competitive. Unless I have a candidate with an extremely specific, strong and developed quirk, then there is no need to rush. After all, the start and the initial stages are the most difficult moments in any endeavor.
As a last resort, I will take a loan from my parents to build my own agency...
Opening the diary on my phone, I began to check my future schedule, important events and looked to see if there was anything that I could adjust. This was more related to the latter, in view of the appearance of a new variable in the person of Toga.
It was already the second half of the school year, which was the last year of middle school.
The main story had already begun a long time ago, which was convenient to follow with the debut of Mountain Lady. The subsequent events and the stardom of the victim of the villain's attack made it clear to me that the story was on the right track.
From now on, I can do whatever I want without worrying about changing plot... although there are a couple of incidents in my past, but fortunately they did not greatly affect the present. In general, all the key figures are there, and how they will stand does not matter - I do not know the whole story anyway.
Having finished watching the key events with a smile, I began to redistribute my time and training sessions for the next month, simultaneously notifying the masters and trainers about the time change.
In order to maximize the effectiveness of developing my quirk, I do not mind working on myself for several years, like a robot. I will not be able to exhaust myself mentally or physically anyway - one sleep and I am as good as new.
'Hmm... I hope everything will be top notch in this regard at the UA Academy, because I'm already touching the ceiling of development speed with my own training.'
***
Time began to flow for me rather quickly.
Study, training, everyday routine.
Of the special variables in my life, I can only list a couple: Toga, my brother, and heroic activity.
I had developed a rather warm and friendly relationship with Toga. She still drank my blood, but she did it from my wrist, since we were both embarrassed by the first time to do it from the shoulder or neck, although she did not want to switch to blood bags.
Aside from her joining me in training, the biggest surprise to me was that she started making money online. Quite a lot.
Well, I could only be happy for her that she was able to find income through freelancing, although I had some strange thoughts from time to time, seeing how many different costumes she bought. But I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt.
So what, everyone can have their own hobby, right? Nothing wrong with liking Cosplaying. It's much better than if she started creating an urban legend of a horror story about a girl who hunts victims at night in the city.
As for the younger brother, Mineta suddenly became eager to become a hero. I honestly thought that because of me he developed an inferiority complex and would not become a hero.
But apparently I was wrong and even the barrier in my face did not tremble his inner core. Although he himself said that he would hardly be able to surpass me, his goal is to become a hero and help people.
I even became a little proud of him and decided to devote myself entirely to his training. As for the fact that he cried after the first training session and begged me to stop, that's already a trifle. It was only a warm-up, but he doesn't need to know about it - this is something I was able to understand by observing the interactions of my trainers with other clients.
I tried so much, devoting myself, not because he was my younger brother, but because of his potential. Despite his comically short physique, his quirk was truly universal, limited by his body condition and imagination.
The best combination of our parents' quirks manifested in him. Incredibly durable and sticky balls that grow on his head and that, when in contact with his body, are repelled from him after physical contact.
I see so many variations and techniques of use that it made me get excited and realize its abilities to the fullest. And his opinion on this matter didn't matter much, because his lustful tendencies began to weaken little by little, increasing his concentration.
'Heh, it seems I found a way to turn him into a normal person. His physique is only due to the nature of his quirk, and it doesn't have any influence on his horny attitude. His lust began to grow at the same time as his inner insecurity grew, so I'm surprised that he found the strength to change. Well, of course, he immediately tried to run away. But, hahahaha! Who would let him do that? Definitely not me, the fish got caught in the net!'
Hero activity... As for that, I was strictly forbidden to participate in catching criminals or to do it myself, especially after my past antics.
I only helped by giving information on the criminal's name, surname and quirk to the police and the heroes, if I happened to be in the area of the incident. I was even given a special ID for this, to avoid unnecessary questions, problems and loose of time.
Just a little, but even so I increase my achievements in the my portfolio of the future hero, while creating new connections among the police and professional heroes, although I am already pretty tired of invitations as a side-kick from them.