The Shadow Monarch Izuku Midoriya

Ch 35: Class Advancement Part 5

"Talk"

'Thought'

[System]

Izuku could not believe what he was hearing.

He remembered. He did not do the daily quest today. He had purposely skipped it to enter the Penalty Zone, in order to test out his progress against the centipedes and see if he could continue the Demon Castle Raid. To think that it would work out like this.

Like back in the hospital, the area started shaking vigorously. One by one, even the knights that he was fighting turned into sand. The world changed around him. He silently laughed. The System's words before the quest started kept appearing in his head.

[I wish you luck.]

Was it because it was that difficult of a quest? Or did it want him to be lucky in obtaining more advancement points? Luck, coincidence, call it what you want. It was just another chance for him. The important thing was how he would use this chance.

The tremors became stronger. Instead of fighting to keep his balance like in the past, Izuku gave himself up to the earthquake and closed his eyes.

And just like that, he felt a sense of weightlessness, and all sounds disappeared. When he opened his eyes, it was in the middle of a familiar desert. Izuku collapsed onto the sand.

He grabbed the sand with his hands and let loose a torrent of panting. His lungs filled with a refreshing breath of air, spreading the feeling to his entire body.

With the sense of safety surrounding his mind, Izuku stayed lying on the ground. He looked up at the empty, black sky. The vision of an endless pitch black ceiling filled his view. It was the Penalty Zone that he remembered.

Because he had just escaped from an incredibly dangerous place, he forgot that this place was not exactly a safe one. Still, he didn't want to get-up, so he called up the status screen while lying down.

[HP: 174 / 10,270]

MP: 202 / 850

Fatigue: 94

He wondered why it was so hard to move. Now he knew why; his fatigue had risen over 90.

He didn't feel like moving a finger right now. His health was one thing, but at the moment, it was important to recover his stamina Izuku said, "Shop."

The words "Buy" and "Sell" appeared in the air. No matter how he looked at it, the System had clearly created the so-called shop with the bare minimum of effort, but today, it was an incredibly welcoming sight. Izuku purchased the most expensive healing potion. The moment he confirmed the transaction, A glass bottle with a red liquid appeared in his sprawled arm.

In his state, it took effort even to uncork the bottle. He poured the potion down his mouth. The red liquid passed through his throat.

[Your stamina is recovered.]

[Your stamina is recovered.]

[Your stamina is recovered.]

Since it was the highest level healing potion, just one bottle was enough to completely undo his fatigue. Strangely, his health did not recover.

HP: 174 / 10,270

MP: 204 / 850

Fatigue: 0

Even when the bottle was emptied, his health stayed the same. It was drastically different than the fatigue that was now zero. The moment the last drop of potion fell into his mouth, he was able to find out why.