That Sunday, everyone starts their work studies. Momo chose to go with Ryukyu once more and is joined this time by Ochaco and Tsuyu.
I, however, was stuck at U.A doing paperwork—the bane of all that is good. Aizawa and Midnight put me to work helping them sort paperwork, from exam papers to whatever else they needed. I felt like I was dying.
The only thing to cheer me up that day was the flurry of messages I got from the Gacha.
[Gift from beyond the veil, 1x Random Gold Ticket] (DiraJr)
[Gift from beyond the veil, 1x Random Bronze Ticket] (Cindy_Davis_5782)
[Gift from beyond the veil, 1x Random Gold Ticket] (BBWulf)
[Gift from beyond the veil, 1x Random Gold Ticket] (DiraJr)
I was actually happy to know that I'm not the only one bored with paperwork. The ROBs in power must hate watching me do this, and this is their way of spicing things up, I guess? Spin 'em!
[Spinning, spinning, spinning, done!]
[Brown Bear]
|Common Familiar|
A regular big old brown bear companion, as a familiar, they are a bear that has excellent genetics and near human intellect, they are strong enough to shrug off most small firearms and crush a human being like an apple. By default, they are female.
For a Bronze Ticket, this ain't that bad. It could be very useful to just whip out a pocket bear on someone who is not expecting it. Now for the gold!
[Spinning, spinning, spinning, done!]
[Returner's Clock]
|Elite Item|
An ornate antique hand clock, this clock has 3 charges that cannot be refilled. You can use this watch to return to the morning of the current day by spending a charge. Once all 3 charges are spent, this clock will turn into dust.
This is going to be my ultimate failsafe. If something happens during the final battle, this will be what makes it all right.
[Mizutsune]
|Rare Familiar|
Monster Hunter - A fierce leviathan monster that is also capable of living and fighting on land. As a leviathan, Mizutzune has formidable physical abilities, being able to shred any metal with ease with their claws. In addition, Mizutsune are capable of breathing a soap-like substance from their mouths that can immobilize opponents.
Pocket dragon? Awesome man, this would be really good to use against Gigantomachia. I'd rather Midnight not die if I can help it, and this may avoid that. Now for the last one.
[Beowolf Pack]
|Uncommon Familiar|
Rwby - A pack of Beowolves, the basic type of Grimm made of black evil fluid, the size of a large bear with the characteristics of a wolf. A single Beowolf alone is strong enough to flip over cars and bisect a grown man, and as a Grimm, it is capable of using strong negative emotions as a compass. You start with 10 Beowolves and gain more of them as you become stronger.
I felt the first 10 fill up the familiar space before they ballooned into 25. These things would be so great against the Nomu horde. Not to mention keeping the hospital safe when Spinner gets a whole bunch of mutants riled up.
I was still being buried under a mountain of paperwork, so I finally pulled out someone I'd been waiting to use. "Hey Aizawa, don't freak out." He looked up sharply as I summoned Aries.
His eyes went wide as Aries popped into being right before him. "This is Aries, a Celestial Spirit representing the constellation that bears her name. Call me Micah." I say before addressing the spirit.
"Oh, she's adorable!" Midnight squeals as she grabs Aries for a hug. Aries is about as tall as Jiro is, with pink hair that pools around her shoulders. She was currently stuffed between Midnight's breasts at the moment.
"Don't suffocate the poor girl!" Aizawa snapped before turning to me, "Explain." I briefly explained how I could summon beings from other worlds, but didn't tell him what all I had hidden away.
Aizawa looked very unhappy that I could just summon living things, but didn't say anything as Midnight cuddled Aries. "Hey, Aries. Can you make a nice bed to lie on with your magic, really quickly?" I asked, and she nodded.
She wiggled out of Midnight's embrace before chanting. A few moments later, a fluffy cloud of wool was in the center of the teacher's office. Midnight poked the wool with her finger before exclaiming, "Wow, it's so soft!"
She then hopped into the center of it and moaned. I did my best to ignore that. Aries looked happy to not be held by Midnight anymore, but the older woman suddenly got up to drag her down as well. "You're going to be a great cuddle buddy~."
Before Aizawa could say anything, I lightly shoved him into the wall. He opened his mouth to yell, but his face and body relaxed as soon as they hit the woolly bed. "I thought you could use a nap. I sure could." I said as Aries made another large mound of wool.
I then hopped onto it and made myself comfortable before Midnight suddenly plopped down next to me. "Um, I have a girlfriend?" I said weakly as she grinned. "Don't worry, she's told me~ I'm safer with you than with Shota though, Joke's been laying claim to him for years."
I half expected Aizawa to snap at her, but peering over Midnight, I saw he was already fast asleep. I decided to worry about this later as I curled up as best as I could, only for Midnight to grab me and drag me closer as she held Aries and me, and we all went to sleep.
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Sasha could tell something was wrong.
Normally, when she texted Micah, he would respond within five minutes, or at least read it if he wasn't able to talk. This time, though, he hadn't even opened her messages from the past hour.
She knew she was probably being a bit clingy, but she couldn't help it. For most of her life, people have tried to use her as an outlet for their desires. Being a mutant wasn't always pretty, especially for those with animal traits, especially women.
That's why she was doing her Work Study with Mirko. Mirko was the prime example of a female mutant who'd risen above what society expected of them. She was probably the best role model for young women, other than Ryukyu, that is, and much better than Uwabami.
"Boy toy still won't answer?" Mirko's brash question startled Sasha as she nearly dropped her phone.
"He's not my boy toy!" She hissed, 'Not yet anyway.'
"Sure, keep telling yourself that." Mirko laughed as she hopped across another rooftop.
For most of the day, Mirko had been showing her around the city she was currently in. Although a bit more physically demanding, this running around wasn't the worst thing Sasha had ever done. It was, however, an interesting example of what being a solo hero was like.
Since she was constantly fighting and on the move, Mirko didn't have a dedicated agency for paperwork or anything else.
The closest thing she had was an apartment in Musutafu from her days at U.A, and she barely used it anymore. Most of her paperwork, if any, was done on a laptop she'd left in the hotel room.
They'd checked in that morning and sparred briefly before they took off. Mirko was slightly impressed that Sasha had been able to keep up so far without complaint. "So tell me about this, 'not boy toy'. He got a name, or you two just messin around?"
"His name is Micah, and he's my boyfriend!" Sasha shouted as they jumped over an alley. "Ah, big winner from the Sports thing, right? I didn't watch this year, but I've heard good things."
"Yeah, he's really amazing." Sasha admitted, 'If only he'd answer his phone!'
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"You and Nejire-Senpai are really close. kero" Ysuyu noted as Momo sat down with her food.
"Why yes, we are." Momo smiled as Ochaco spoke up next. "Nejire-Senpai is so pretty, I love her hair! Her quirk is also pretty powerful."
They then sat around talking about various things as Ryukyu and Nejire watched from the side as they held their own conversation.
"I still can't believe he already got his license." Nejire pouted as she retold Ryukyu about Mirio and Micah's fight. Ryukyu rolled her eyes; she knew that Nejire was happy for Micah regardless.
"You remember seeing the fight in Kamino. Some news stations still prattle on about it. He did fight side by side with All Might against someone even I didn't know existed." After the Kamino incident, Ryukyu and her agency came under plenty of scrutiny once the HPSC realized Nezu wouldn't give them Micah.
Ryukyu, Nejire, and most of the sidekicks had been questioned several times as HPSC agents tried their best to find something. Ryukyu didn't really know what they hoped to find, but she knew that her agency, and by proxy her, had no influence on Micah's actions.
She'd actually been mildly disappointed, and rightly horrified, when her former intern murdered AFO on live TV. She quickly realized, however, that he did the best thing possible when she started doing research into who he'd killed. She didn't like what she'd found.
So to see Micah now amongst the ranks of Japan's pro heroes felt bittersweet. She was glad that someone strong and capable was going to be helping keep her country safe; she just wished he'd been able to learn more before having that responsibility thrust upon him.
It would also help if his first real exposure to the world wasn't him murdering someone, but what could she do?
She decided to just focus her attention on Nejire, Momo, and her friends. She was glad to see fresh faces around the agency, and was honored that they'd felt she was a good enough teacher to have four students from U.A under her wings.
She did still worry about Momo occasionally, however. At first, she'd worried about Nejire because the girl had hovered around Micah constantly, even after he revealed someone named Sasha, but now Nejire's every waking moment consisted of wondering about someone named Shoto.
Apparently, she'd bombarded the poor boy with a million questions before leaving, and realizing he hadn't answered. Anyone else would have let it be, but not Nejire. So that just left Momo.
Poor (not), sweet, naive, lovesick, Momo.
Ryukyu was glad Momo had made friends here at the agency, and several school friends were present, but she could still see her stare off into space before blushing, as if thinking about someone.
Ryukyu would do her best, however. Momo was a good girl; she needed to realize, however, that the first boy who treats you right isn't always the one, but he can set the standard for what you look for.
She just hoped Momo would realize that before she got her heart broken.