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Izuku stared at the words in front of him blankly, taking a long sip of his milkshake. He was so, so tempted to just ignore it. It was just a mugging. Eh, sure, you’ll lose your money and maybe even get stabbed, but, like… it could be worse .
However, despite his brain practically screaming at him to just ignore it, he accepted the quest anyway. I mean, why not, right?
Izuku had gotten quite addicted to gaining relationship points of any kind, if he were to be honest. It was just so interesting to know that he had some amount of control over whether or not someone liked him, some control over the feelings they thought were all theirs… and that excited him.
Tomura had complained that his quirk was a cheat and made his life like a video game. He would have to disagree.
It didn’t make his life a video game. It made everyone else’s life part of his video game.
Following the directions on the map layout, he walked upon a typical mugging scene. A kid, who looked to be around his age, a boy by the looks of it, was backed up against a wall in a dark alley with two grown adults pressuring him to give them his money.
“C’mon, kid, you gotta have somethin’ .” One of the guys, shining bald head and teeth so yellow you’d think they were colored in with a marker or something, said.
“I-I-I really d-don’t!” The boy stuttered, trembling so hard Izuku was surprised he even managed to get out a somewhat coherent sentence.
Before either of the two men could speak, Izuku cut them off, rubbing the back of his neck as he chewed on his straw. “Yeah, hey, guys, not to be a stick-in-the-mud, but I’d appreciate it if you fucked the back up.”
All three of them turned their attention to him, the two men glaring at him while the kid looked slightly scared but more so relieved.
“Hah? And who do you think you are?”
“Your dad.” Izuku said, not missing a beat. “And I’m severely disappointed in you, Masaru. What would your mother think if she knew what you were doing?”
The taller of the two men paled, eyes widening in horror. “H-How did you know my name?”
Izuku shrugged. “That’s for me to know and you to never find out. Now fuck off, Yamasaki Masaru and Hada Kurou.”
The two men looked as pale as snow when he said their full names. Even the kid looked horrified. Good. As they should be.
“An information quirk?” The short man said, trying, and failing, to keep the tremble out of his voice. “Ha, trying to scare us away. Quite the bluff, don’t you think?”
Izuku eyed him for a moment before sighing. He waved his hand and a play button appeared on each of the men.
“What are you--”
Izuku didn’t let them finish before pausing both buttons, causing both men to stop in their exact position. The boy blinked rapidly, looking at the two would-be muggers and Izuku, opening and closing his mouth, unable to say anything, looking like a fish.
The green-haired boy didn’t bother to explain anything and just knocked both men out. He wiped his hands off, “alright, I guess I’ll just tie them up or something. You can drag them to the police station or throw them in front of a truck or something I don’t fucking care.”
He turned around to leave but was stopped by the other boy grabbing his hand, yelling out a panicked, “wait!”
Izuku turned to look at him. Hair a golden blonde with a black streak like a small lightning bolt splayed across some of his bangs. Golden eyes stared into green, gratitude shining clearly in them. “Thanks, man! I don’t know what I would have done without you! I’m Kaminari Denki, what’s your name?”
[Congratulations! You have completed the quest [A Mugging Rendezvous] !]
[Rewards]:
+100 EXP
+10 [RP] with Kaminari Denki
+10 [FP] with Kaminari Denki
+30 [RP] with Yagi Toshinori
Izuku raised an eyebrow, sipping his shake. Yagi Toshinori, huh? “None of your business.”
He ripped his arm from the boy’s grasp and walked off, frowning when he heard the sound of air being sucked from the cup. He was out already?
Kaminari shouted out, “wait! Are you applying to Yuuei, at least?! You could totally become an awesome ass hero!”
Izuku forced down a shiver that threatened to arise when he heard the word ‘hero’, but he gave the other a small wave of affirmation.
The blonde didn’t try to stop him after that, but instead beamed and said to himself once Izuku was out of earshot, “oh, I’m going to friend the fuck outta that guy!”
[Player Bonus: A Burning Passion! ]
Thanks to the heroic actions and mysterious attitude of Midoriya Izuku, Kaminari Denki has taken an interest and is determined to become friends!
[Player Bonus Rewards]:
+20 [FP] with Kaminari Denki
+30 [RP] with Kaminari Denki
+10 [LP] with Kaminari Denki
[Player Bonus: An Interesting Child ]
After seeing Midoriya Izuku’s heroic deeds but cold demeanor, Yagi Toshinori has become slightly interested in seeing how his future will pan out.
[Player Bonus Rewards]:
+5 [RP] with Yagi Toshinori
+Yagi Toshinori’s [Watchful Eye]
Izuku did shiver once he noticed the debuff [Watchful Eye] appear over his health bar and, upon checking it, was annoyed to find it had an ∞ symbol attached to it. Great. He had a stalker now. Just what he needed.
He wasn’t surprised to see the [Player Bonus] pop ups, since, over the years, he’s seen his fair share of those. They were just as they appeared to be: bonuses that appear just for a few extra benefits, usually after having completed a quest, and whatever benefits the quest felt gracious enough to give him as extra rewards.
Izuku felt it was a fair give-and-take, even if he more than often benefited the most from it, and the fact that the other party didn’t know anything about his quirk to begin with.
The green haired boy hummed quietly to himself, making sure to lose his new stalker before returning to the bar. “Kurogiri, I want another milkshake.”