The Data Hero: King

Chapter 17: From the Sea to the Sky

Chapter 17: From the Sea to the Sky

Izuku was anxious. After getting on the train he had thought of Iida for a while but then his thoughts wandered to the fact that he was going to intern with one of the country's highest-ranked heroes. Still, he knew he had to do this, to become a better leader, the determination enough to bush back his anxiety. Until the fear of failing set in and it all came crashing down. This was going to be a long week.

When the train reached his stop, Izuku shot up with a mix of conviction and nervousness. He then made his way out making his way to the hero agency that had invited him. Walking through the town he wondered how things would go. Mainly he hoped that everyone, especially Impmon, would behave themselves. Finally, he had left town. Why? Simple to get on the boat. Izuku knew he'd be going far but this was a little much. Thankfully, his expenses were paid.

On the trip, his phone buzzed and when Izuku took it out Guilmon was the one on screen. "I don't think we've ever been this far from home before."

Izuku nodded. It was true, as sad as it sounded. Traveling off the mainland was always just too expensive to be an option, especially so when you consider his quirk's appetite. "Yeah, it's kinda exciting. I just hope things go well."

Dorumon then walked to Guilmon's side. "Try not to worry too much, Izuku. They may not go easy on us but I'm sure we can pull through."

Izuku gave a small smile at the reassurance looking off to the ocean, hopeful.

When the ship had stopped, at last, Izuku walked down seeing the surrounding areas. His eyes were filled with all manner of resorts and tourist spots. He knew there'd be some but he wasn't expecting this many. He would look around but he didn't want to lose any more time so he made his way past everything to reach his destination, the beach. He admired it for a moment before gulping down as many of his fears as he could. Mind you it was calming to walk on the sand and hear the crashing waves. He kept walking through the beach to the hero agency that was his true destination.

Unknown to Izuku something shifted in the waves as he stepped forward.

Within his phone Impmon seemed to be in thought about something until he let out a slightly aggravated sigh. "Ok, where are we?"

Veemon then turned to him confused by the question. "What do you mean?" He then realized and got a little annoyed "You were paying attention when Izuku explained the internship, right?"

Impmon just slowly looked away with a drop of sweat dripping from the side of his head. He then let out a little nervous chuckle.

Veemon facepalmed in response. "I swear. Impmon, the agency we're going to is in Oku-"

Suddenly the loud noise of the water's surface being breached rang out, accompanied by a vicious roar yelling out one word. "Intruder!"

Izuku quickly turned his whole body to look, losing some of his balance and stumbling back. His eyes widened and his mouth held agape as he saw the assailant.

The accusatory man was large, standing at around 7 feet tall. He wore a torn one-piece full-body swimsuit with sleeves that ended at his elbows and a pants part that ends just before his knees. His most defining characteristic though was the shark head staring down at Izuku. The head itself was straight, with his snout pointed forward, and his mouth was filled with a wide row of serrated teeth, while his head's upper half was grey the bottom of his snout and downward was white. Matching his head, his skin was grey and rough with his arm having a white underside. His limbs were large and muscular, hinting at his strength.

The shark man then spoke with a deep rumbling voice. "We are closed today! State your business intruder!"

Izuku's mind was focused entirely on something else. "Holy mackerel, You're Mackerel! A top-ranking sidekick in your agency yourquirkgivesyouattributesofasharkthatgivesyouenchancedstrength,gills,andsuperthickandroughskin! It's a huge honor to meet you I-" Izuku had defaulted to rambling but thankfully.