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The rest of the week went pretty smoothly, with no incidents involving a certain blond asshole. I just went about my week. 

On Monday, I stopped by the school right quick to grab my costume, then headed to the address All Might gave me for Gran Torino. 

When I arrive, I find the door unlocked. Pushing the door in, I look around the apartment, and spot something that kinda shocks me. It's a short man in a yellow suit, with a pool of blood around. 

"Fuck. He kicked the bucket?" I ask no one, looking at the body. Or what I thought was a body. 

"I'm alive!" The old man shouts, lifting his head up

"I don't know if that's better, old man." I reply sarcastically. 

"So, you're the kid Toshinori chose, huh?" The old man asks, looking me over. 

"Something like that, yeah. You're Gran Torino, right?" I ask, and the old man nods. 

"At least All Might got you somewhat muscular. How much of your power can you use maximum?" Gran Torino asks, looking me over 

"Without injuring myself, about 20 percent. It hurts, but I can do it. I mainly use Full Cowl, which uses my power a 5% across my entire body." I say, going into me Full Cowl state. 

"Impressive kid. Show me what you can do!" Gran Torino shouts, beginning to bounce of the walls, quite literally. I block his attacks at the start, trying to figure out his pattern. When I do, I begin to return blows, or try to. He's incredibly fast, and even my reflexes can't keep up. I decide to bump up my power. 10%, let's do this. I start jumping around like Torino, bouncing from wall to wall, ceiling to floor, and everywhere inbetween. 

"You learn fast, kid!" Gran Torino shouts as I nearly land a powerful blow on him. 

"Kinda have too!" I shout back, nearly landing another powerful blow. We continue this dance for several minutes, until I finally land a slight blow on Gran Torino's right leg, knocking him off balance and too the ground. 

"Good job. Have long have you had One for All?" Gran Torino asks, and I shrug

"About a year. Maybe a bit longer." I say, and Gran Torino looks at me in surprise. 

"A year? That's rather impressive. You developed an advanced technique in a year? You're better than Toshinori!" Gran Torino exclaims, and I just shrug off the praise

"My other quirk forces me to have good quirk control." I shrug, and Torino looks at me 

"Why?" He asks, in pure shock. 

"My original quirk is called Kinetic Revenge. When I'm hit, like a punch, kick, or other major impact, the kinetic energy is stored in my body like a battery. I can choose to release it during a fight, creating a shockwave. But I've learned to create smaller shockwaves from limbs, or just my fists and feet. It works pretty well with One for All. I can add insane amounts of power to my punches if I use the two unison." I explain, and Gran Torino nods. 

"Well then. I have my work cut out for me. Let's get started, for real!" Gran Torino shouts, leaping toward me. I dodge, and activate my Full Cowl, jumping right to 10%


We spar for several hours, with me ending up with several bruises, and I just lay on the floor, trying to breath properly. 

"You work harder than Toshinori, that's for sure." Gran Torino says with a smile

"Ugh. Thanks, I guess. Don't really like be compared to him. I want to be my own man, if you know what I mean." I groan, sitting up. I roll out my shoulders and wrist, making sure they don't go stiff. 

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