A Bolt of Hope

Chapter 17 - Accelerate -

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Hey Y'all! Glad to see ya again so soon! Guess I'm a bit on a writing high lmao. Hope y'all enjoy this chapter! (Sorry if it's a bit shorter than normal!)

"So, are you sure there isn't another way to increase my base speed Tamashi?" Leizcio asked her, in hopes of an answer he wants.

"I'm sorry Leizcio, but there isn't a way to do it right now. You'll just have to focus on improving your energy abilities for now. Good luck with the sports festival though!"

Tamashi told him as she was sipping on what was probably her 4th coffee this morning. She called Leizcio over to scold him on what had happened yesterday and nearly getting arrested. After the lecture, Leizcio wanted to know why he can't get any faster but he ended up with no definite answer. He left a while after as he went on ahead to school. Shortly after he left, Tamashi took a glance at her phone and decided to call Lavania.

"Tamashi? Did something happen?"

"No, it's just that, are we sure we should continue with limiting Leizcio's abilities, it's just tha-"

"Tamashi, we know that Leizcio is already reckless as is. You saw the article and how he almost got himself arrested. If he gets any faster, it'll be more dangerous for him." Lavania said slightly raising her tone.

"But Lavania, if he didn't have the limiters in his body, he could've esc-"

"NO! It'd only encourage him to overuse his quirk. It's what caused our mom to pass away, and I don't want to lose him either."

"Okay then Lavania, I'll send a few more capsules later today." Tamashi says reluctantly.

Hanging up the phone, she looks at a box next to her. It was filled with capsules that would be put into Leizcio's drinks so that they could limit the abilities of his muscle fibers to prevent him from getting faster. She can't help but feel guilty that she's doing this but if that boy inherited anything from his mother, it was that insane drive to help others, even at the cost of their own health.

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Leizcio was on the bus with Ochaco awaiting to get to UA. But what Tamashi said still rang in his mind. What if he's destined to be at this speed? He won't get very far if he can't improve his speed. There has to be some sort of way to improve it, no matter how unorthodox it might seem.

"Hey Chaco."

"Yeah Leizcio?"

"Do you have an idea of how I can get faster? I feel like I've hit a roadblock."

"Hmmm, why don't you try asking Iida? Surely he's got some tips considering he's had his quirk longer."

"You know that's a good point, can't believe I didn't think of that."

"Well, glad you know now!"

Of course, it was right in front of his face. Iida was class 1A's class president and 2nd speedster. While Iida might not be as fast as Leizcio, he makes up for it in his engines powering the strength of his legs as well. But the fruit of the matter is that he's had his quirk longer and knows how to get faster.

Leizcio and Ochaco had made it to class and there was not much as they both were looking forward to training today. They got more anxious as they got closer to the day of the sports festival. Before Leizcio and Ochaco could make their way to the training ground, a certain broccoli-haired boy tapped Leizcio's shoulder.

"Esperanza, I was wondering if I could ask you a question?" Midoriya asked him with his notebook and pencil at the ready.

"Um, yeah sure, what's your question?"