the new Ironman

chapter 54

* Another day passed in the life of Izuku Midoriya. We see him in his workshop working on some blueprints, while Shinsou was there just chilling, watching TV, in the place that more or less became their friends' clubhouse. Shinsou looked at Izuku and then back at the TV. Then she looked at Izuku again, confused, since he stopped working on those papers, and just looked at the wall for a long while. Shinsou called him out, but Izuku didn't move. Shinsou stood up and snapped his fingers at Izuku's face since he knew that Izuku didn't like being touched. Izuku shook his head and then looked at Shinsou.*

Shinsou: Yo. Dude. You good?

Izuku: Huh? Uh. Yeah, yeah. I think I just need a break. Want to take a walk with me?

*Izuku said as he rubbed his eyes and blinked rapidly. Izuku was feeling as if he's been staring at those blueprints for like 40 days, even if it's only been for a couple of hours of work + working overnight + training yesterday with Rumi Usagiyama Izuku being completely tired and burned out with work. Shinsou nodded as he helped Izuku get up. If he were a normal person, he would be able to notice the big bags under Izuku's eyes. But Shinsou has those same eyes, so he didn't say anything about it.*

Shinsou: Sure. But you were kinda just looking into space. You stopped working and just looked at the wall for a long time.

Izuku: Yeah. I think I've been overworking myself to the point of burnout, but at the same time, I'm at the endgame with the power source

*Izuku said as he stretched and heard a couple of his bones pop and scream at him not to move. They were still in pain from the training yesterday. But as Izuku always does, he puts on a happy face and ignores the pain. Both of them walked out of the workshop and started to leave the school, while in the background Mina and Jirou were walking inside the workshop to save themselves, since they might have pulled a prank on a now clean-shaven Aizawa. But we're concentrating on the sleep-deprived boys. So we see Shinsou striking up a conversation with Izuku.*

Shinsou: So you would say that you're close?

Izuku: I would say so. The raygun is ready. Now it's just a matter of amplifying it

*Izuku said with a shrug, as he took a deep breath once outside the gates of UA High. It's been so long since he's been outside of the big brother eye that is Nezu. The last time he left was on his mother's birthday. After that, he concentrated all his efforts on finishing this power source baby and training his body with The Bunny Hero. So, to finally be able to catch his breath was already relaxing. Shinsou looked at Izuku confused, since how much more powerful Izuku needed that power source to be.*

Shinsou: That thing can melt metals. How much stronger do you need it to be?

Izuku: I'm recreating an element, my friend. That requires a lot of energy mass to be expelled from the ray gun to create the element

*Izuku said as his eyes got all glazed over again, like when he was looking at the wall. The reason why is simple, there was a glitch in the system. Jarvis glitched out for several minutes, given that he's such an old piece of technology that's to be expected. But this glitch was different. This glitch gave him access to some new blueprints for Iron Man suits and the power needed to make them. It was almost on the realm of science fiction, but it wasn't fiction. Tony Stark was able to create them, and so will Izuku. He will recreate the Mark LXXXV, the Hulkbuster, and the Ultron Buster. Of course, these were more of end goal bosses for Izuku since right now he's stuck on Mark 2. But seeing those suits, having those blueprints in his drawer, just ignited the ambitions in Izuku's brain like never before.*

Shinsou: But how much energy are we talking about here?

Izuku: hm... a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the power a star gives out in a year.