MHA : QUIRK EVOLUTION

The automatic healing is really handy because, in battle, if you get injured while fighting a tough enemy, the enemy won't just wait for you to heal.

But if it happens automatically, you don't have to worry. If you get hurt, the healing Quirk kicks in by itself, so you can focus entirely on fighting the enemy.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, Ezaki Kitazawa saw a new item appear in his system inventory—an 'Upgrade Card.'

"What's this??? What does it do?" Ezaki Kitazawa looked at the panel and clicked on it to see if there would be any explanation.

Luckily, it worked as he expected. When he clicked the Upgrade Card, a message popped up.

"Upgrade Card: Used to evolve a Quirk to its peak and then upgrade to a more advanced Quirk." Ezaki Kitazawa read aloud.

He quickly guessed the meaning: after a fire Quirk evolves to its limit, using the Upgrade Card would improve the whole Quirk level, like turning fire into lava, or water into ice, etc. 

Once he understood, Ezaki Kitazawa didn't delve into it further. After all, it wouldn't be useful for a while, and understanding this much was enough for now.

The most important thing now was to focus on training.

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Meanwhile, the villain from the original story, Shigaraki Tomura, was starting to make moves.

"What did you say? After he went to check out U.A. for the recommendation exam, he disappeared?" 

In a room, Shigaraki Tomura said with a stiff expression.

"Yes, Shigaraki Tomura. He said that those who were recommended for the entrance exam were all excellent candidates, and he tried to brainwash him into joining us."

"But after that day, he never returned. I suspect he's been killed," the man speculated.

"Killed?" Shigaraki Tomura sat on the couch, deep in thought. After a moment, he turned his gaze to the purple smoke figure nearby.

"Kurogiri, what do you think about this?"

"There's a high chance he was caught by professional heroes," Kurogiri said calmly.

"No... that's impossible. Normally, it's us doing things, he rarely gets involved. If anyone's caught, it's usually us. The most likely scenario is that he was killed," the man explained.

"Killed? By a professional hero? Heh... those guys are even more ruthless than us, getting things done quietly without anyone noticing," Shigaraki Tomura sneered.

"There's another possibility... he could be a recommendation student! Maybe he found some promising student and was killed during the process. By the way, do you have the list of recommendation students?" Kurogiri asked the man.

"Yes, yes, yes! We've already looked into it," the man said, hurriedly running out. A moment later, he returned, holding a list.

"Here! There are four spots for U.A. recommendations. The one who ranked first in the entrance exam is this guy called Ezaki Kitazawa. We've checked his background. His parents are both professional heroes, but they're not well-known."

"Second place is Todoroki Shoto. This guy is something else, he's No. 2 Endeavor's son. Third place is Yoarashi Inasa, his background is similar to the first place. As for fourth place, it's a girl, a rich young lady."

"I think the most likely candidates are Ezaki Kitazawa and Yoarashi Inasa. As for the other two, I don't think our boss would try to recruit them."

"Ezaki Kitazawa?" Shigaraki Tomura took the list from the man's hand.

After scanning it, he said, "Something doesn't add up. This guy, Ezaki Kitazawa, is described as weak in the information, but he ranked first? Kurogiri, do you think there's something fishy about this?"

Kurogiri thought for a few seconds and then replied, "It really shouldn't be this way. It's very possible that this information is fake. U.A. might have intentionally fabricated it, hiding something important."

"That's right, and I also heard from people who watched the competition that U.A. added a special event for him, a 1v1 match against Endeavor's son. In the end, this Ezaki Kitazawa actually beat Endeavor's son. Doesn't that sound strange?" the man said logically.

"Interesting, interesting! Looks like we need to meet this mysterious guy! Kurogiri!" Shigaraki Tomura slowly stood up.

"Just make your decision, but his parents are both professional heroes. This could be tricky. We can't just act recklessly, or we might expose ourselves too early," Kurogiri warned.

"Don't worry, I've got it handled!"

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