Part 3 - What does this card do!?

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I already had some training under my belt, I wasn't some scrawny kid or anything.
But when a giant, bulky Pro hero is squatting on a slightly larger than usual refrigerator you tend to get pretty exhausted after moving it so little.

"C'mon Young Midoriya! Are you giving up!?" He snaps a picture on his smartphone, "You have to push harder if you want that card to be used!"

I've been having a minute headache ever since that first day of training. It feels like a small humming in the back of my head. I only ever get headaches when I get a new card or an unbreakable bond...

Throughout the weeks its been getting easier to bring the trash to Toshi-sensei's pick up.
Before I knew it, there was only a month till the U.A. entrance exams. In between cleaning I had to keep track of my diet and studies, the entrance exam was not just fighting after all. I also decided to work with Kacchan's card. My limit is an hour before I start receiving the drawbacks of the explosions, but I know with more training I will be able to last longer.

Also, I had so little left... I was so close..! I've started cleaning without Toshi-sensei there. I'm aware of the muscle growth on my body, and the pain. I've been working on the last bit of the trash, almost the whole beach is clean. I need to push through and finish it!

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Toshinori POV

I closed my truck's door after parking a ways away from the beach's stairs... I thought I heard screaming...

As I got closer I realized that a size able tower of trash was next to the stairs, and the yelling was coming from the top. Young Midoriya was standing on top of the tower, screaming in victory with his developed muscles on display...

"Oh... MY... GOODNESS!!" He teters and falls off, but I catch him in my buff form. "Young Midoriya, you have overcome all my expectations!" The boy seemed on the verge of passing out. I'll bring the garbage to the dump after I bring this young man home. We shall see what that card has to offer another day.

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Izuku POV

I woke up in my bed, this is the second time that Toshi-senpai has brought me home.
I've cleaned the entire beach, my body is horribly sore. More sleep. Pain, tired.

Two days later, around two weeks before the entrance exam I met up with Toshi-kun again.
"Young Midoriya, the moment of truth has arisen! Does that Tarot Card hold a copy of my quirk?" I summon what I have dubbed the Toshi-Might Card and exhale heavily... I snatch the card from its place in the air and I feel a torrent of power wash over me.
Gold sparks dance around me and I'm pretty sure I'm glowing.
"Young Midoriya! Your eyes have become golden!" The quirks name pops in my head. "Full Cowling. An electric upgrade to a strength enhancement quirk." I smirk and point my finger at the wall, causing an electrical shot to fire. "It seems its copied the power stockpiled directly, and added a unique aspect." Toshi-kun nods and smiles, turning to his hero form. "This is excellent! You were going to get into U.A. before, but now you will over power the Exam!!" I deactivate the ability and sigh, "That seems to drain my stamina pretty quickly."
In a puff of smoke Toshi-kun was back to his frail state, a smile evident. "Well, that is an issue for another time. I doubt we could make much progress on that in a few weeks." I nod and put my hands in my pockets.
"That reminds me!" Toshi-kun says suddenly, "I want you to join me at a café with a friend of mine. He knows about my... condition, so no need to be secretive about it with him." He told me the day and time, a week before the exams. I just had to train this new quirk by myself.

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