Chapter 18 // Thursday

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The train rattled softly as it sped down the tracks, carrying Ray, Mina, and Kirishima back toward Hosu. The three sat together in a cluster, the exhaustion from their internship at Jet-Black's agency starting to catch up with them.

Mina leaned back, her arms stretched behind her head, a relaxed grin on her face

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Mina leaned back, her arms stretched behind her head, a relaxed grin on her face. Kirishima sat across from her, looking out the window at the passing cityscape.

Ray, as usual, sat quietly, his eyes half-closed, clearly not thrilled about the public transit experience. As the train slowed for its next stop, Mina's eyes widened, and she nudged Kirishima excitedly.

Mina: "Hey, isn't that Midoriya?"

They all looked toward the boarding passengers, and sure enough, Midoriya entered, looking around nervously until he spotted them. He wasn't alone; a short, older man with messy white hair and a serious expression followed closely behind him.

Kirishima: "Who's the old guy with him?"

Midoriya brightened when he saw his classmates and waved enthusiastically.

Midoriya: "What are you guys doing here?"

Ray: "Its puplic fucking transport."

Mina: "We're heading to Hosu Hospital to check on Kaminari. He's still recovering after the power plant thing."

Gran Torino: "The power plant incident? That was you kids? I heard about it. Powering an entire city, even for a moment, is impressive..seems each generation is getting stronger....."

The three looked at Gran Torino, puzzled.

Ray: "Who are you?"

Midoriya: "Oh! Sorry, this is Gran Torino. He's the pro-hero I'm interning with."

Mina: "Gran Torino? Never heard of him."

Gran Torino raised an eyebrow but didn't seem offended. Instead, he smirked.

Gran Torino: "Hmph. Kids these days don't know the classics. That's fine."

Midoriya, clearly eager to move the conversation along, shifted his focus.

Midoriya: "How's Kaminari doing? I heard about what happened, It sounded really intense."

Kirishima: "He's tough. He'll pull through. You should've seen him!"

Ray: "No, he shouldn't."

Mina: "Yeah, The whole thing was kinda scary."

Gran Torino nodded approvingly, his sharp eyes studying them.

Gran Torino: "It's good that you kids are learning what it means to push yourselves. But remember, overdoing it can be more dangerous than you think."

The group fell silent for a moment, letting the weight of his words sink in.

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