"Kitazawa is missing!"
A soft but urgent voice rang out on the smoky street.
"It's over. The situation has developed beyond our expectations. This is a group robbery, and Kitazawa is very likely caught up in it."
Beside the woman, another middle-aged man was also frowning deeply.
"Damn it! How did this happen? We shouldn't have brought Kitazawa this time!" The woman's face was grim, full of self-blame.
Yes, the two of them were professional heroes. As for their fame... it was very low. Even the new-generation hero Kamui Woods had much more recognition than them.
As for Kitazawa, their son, whose full name was Ezaki Kitazawa, they usually took him along on missions to make him stronger. If they were up against weaker enemies, they would even let Kitazawa lead the charge.
But today, something unexpected happened—it turned out to be a group robbery.
"Boom!"
With the sound of an explosion, a burly man dragged a civilian through the smoke, his mouth curling into a slight grin.
"You disgusting pro heroes, ruining our plans over and over again. If we can't leave today, these people," he gestured to the citizens nearby, "and these, they'll all be the price we pay."
The burly man pointed to the distant civilians and threatened the two professional heroes.
"That's impossible! As long as we're here, your plan will never succeed."
"Oh?"
The burly man sneered, then casually tossed the civilian he was holding aside and continued, "Then you can try..."
Meanwhile, on the other side of the street, Ezaki Kitazawa was completely stunned by what was happening around him.
Yes, just half an hour ago, he had been drinking with friends at a bar, chatting and laughing.
Then he got a bit drunk and started feeling dizzy, until an explosion suddenly went off.
He snapped awake and found himself in this bizarre situation.
Of course, he had considered that this might be a dream, but the pain in his body quickly erased that thought.
Soon, the idea of "being transported to another world" popped into his mind.
After all, he had read about this kind of thing in many web novels.
"What kind of world is this?"
Looking at the familiar yet strange world around him, Ezaki Kitazawa furrowed his brows.
He also felt a burning power within him.
He looked at his hands, and in the next moment, flames suddenly erupted from them.
This unexpected situation caught him off guard.
"Damn, is this... a superpower?"
He looked around, then continued, "Could this world be... a high-powered, superhuman city?"
He quickly snuffed out the flames, fearing someone might notice. Until he understood more about this world, he had to be careful with everything.
If superhumans were rare here, exposing his identity carelessly could lead to unnecessary trouble.
"Another world? Superpowers? Hmm... looks like this could be an exciting world." Ezaki Kitazawa said with a slight smile.
At that moment, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
"Ding-dong... Quirk Evolution System is being activated!!"
"Ding-dong... System activation successful!"
"Ding-dong... Locking onto the current world 'My Hero Academia.'"
With the mechanical voice, a panel suddenly appeared before Ezaki Kitazawa's eyes.
Host: Ezaki Kitazawa
Quirk: Ember (500/500) - Experience sufficient for evolution.
Generation Points: 0
Inventory: Newbie Starter Pack.
"System? My Hero Academia?"
Ezaki Kitazawa was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized.
He had encountered these systems in web novels before, and as for My Hero Academia... well, before he traveled here, My Hero Academia was just an anime in his world.
"By this logic, it seems that superhumans aren't rare here," Ezaki Kitazawa murmured.
In this world, about 80% of people had superpowers, or "Quirks," as they were called here, which meant they were essentially the same thing.
So, in this world, those without superpowers were the true rarity.
...