[About 6 months later] [Tuesday 9:00 a.m.]
Time passes quickly when you have fun and have things to do pending, Doryoku went through both cases so those six months passed almost like a blink of an eye.
Nothing interesting happened in the last few months actually, academy stuff, weird but efficient tests with High command in the hero class, and some progress with Doryoku in almost every way.
Doryoku had improved and was beginning to understand the essence of Aikido, as Last laser said he should live it and not simply use it to launch elegant blows, but also let it guide him on his way, improving his time of use of his quirk in a standard of 5 hours and this being the most noticeable advance.
Apart from that there was also his relationship with his group of friends, whose ties had become even closer and always formed a very pleasant and lively atmosphere between them, and although Doryoku still did not have complete evidence of his feelings, the happiness of being part of that group was never hard to notice.
Nothing new besides that, his mother was fine and quite happy too and although he had not yet advanced in his trauma to save innocents and still could not understand the feelings completely, it was only a matter of time, and Doryoku already seemed more than satisfied with his Current situation.
Currently, Doryoku was taking a normal class as usual, 'How to resist a crush or shot to the knee or any other joint' Classic from Laser-sensei and Oboro seemed very interested as according to him he had understood the reference.
After some very specific explanations and examples as always that made some students pale, Last laser finished his explanation and moved on to another topic.
"With that clear, I imagine that you already know that the second internship with heroes is approaching, normally students always choose the same hero from the last time but let me give you some advice" said Last laser with a calm tone and raising a finger at the end of his sentence giving it more importance.
"Do not be satisfied, if you only know how to do a trick very well when it fail you are dead and useless, I suggest you think about that" said Last laser with a warning tone and making the students before sure of their decisions now feel quite nervous and thoughtful.
At that moment, a single thought passed through Doryoku's mind...
'Wait ... where am I supposed to go?' Doryoku thought with a notorious expression of doubt and nervousness.
"I saw you Suzuki, you have a long list of heroes from the sports festival, so you can read it to get an idea" said Last laser noticing Doryoku's expression without any difficulty.
"By the way you should try to be less expressive, that's a great weakness, I can almost read your thoughts" Last laser said with a warning tone again and making Doryoku nod with understanding.
"You're welcome" Last laser said reading Doryoku's expression again before he could even speak and causing him to have a bead of sweat on the back of his neck.
"I want to do that! Where do I learn it Laser-sensei?" said Oboro with enough excitement to learn that skill of reading people.
"It's body language Shirakumo, although I don't recommend it, knowing what everyone will do almost at all times is horrible and very boring" said Last laser rubbing his temples while Oboro thought about it a bit and had a chill like the rest.
"Laser-sensei, is there anything else we should know about internships?" Yoshino said calmly and raising her hand curiously.
"Well now they are more extensive since the first internships were only the tutorial and the heroes give you a 'special treatment' this year, if I'm not mistaken it is a month or so of internship, so I recommend you to prepare" Last laser said rubbing the back of his neck with a bit of fatigue as he remembered all the details and all the students nodded.
"Any questions?" Last laser asked calmly and without receiving any response from his students.
And just at that moment, the bell rang signaling lunchtime and once again demonstrating Last laser's insane precision.
The students began to leave quickly but in a quite and orderly way like Last Laser to search for their lunches, only leaving behind the quartet of idiots, Yoshino, and a boy who seemed to have trouble finding something in his backpack.
"What will you choose Aizawa, will you return with Dead Bandage?" Oboro asked curiously as he considered all of his options.
"It's the best in my case, my quirk is too specific in general and the best thing I could do is refine what I already have, at least until I have a broader perspective" said Aizawa with a thoughtful tone while Oboro smiled nervously at the specific description.
"I'll go with Wide Field, a professional specialized in area attacks, since last time I focused on concentrated attacks!!" Hizashi said quite emotionally and giving a simple but effective reason for choosing another hero.
"Area attacks? I hadn't thought of that... It's a great idea!!" Oboro said thoughtfully until he realized that this was a very good option to continue as well.
"Hi guys, what are you talking about?" Yoshino said joining the conversation with a cheerful tone and without attracting much attention.
At that moment, the boy who was looking for something in his backpack seemed to find it and rushed to find his lunch leaving the group alone.
"Very well, the poor devil has left, tell me, do you have any recommendations?" Yoshino said changing her attitude completely to her rudest form and making the group no longer even surprised after getting used to it.
"Where did you go the last time?" Aizawa asked trying to gather as much information as possible to be able to give a recommendation.
"I went with a pretty annoying heroine actually, although I have to admit that she knew quite a bit about police and social terms, but I had no advance in my quirk" Yoshino said with a bit of annoyance and causing the group to go into deep thought.
"And what happened to that one? He looks like a statue" Yoshino said a little confused when noticing that Doryoku had his back to them and had not even moved in all this time.
"He's thinking in complete freedom" they all said calmly at the same time as Yoshino looked even more confused.
"You see, Doryoku is not creative at all besides he tends to over-think everything, and when he has to make a decision among many without any inclination then..." said Oboro getting up like Yoshino and looking straight at Doryoku who seemed to be deciphering the origin of life with a lost gaze.
Yoshino passed her hand in front of Doryoku's face and he did not respond, until she gave him a slight blow to the forehead causing him to blink a few times and return to the physical world.
"Ugh, I was already thinking about what I would do on the first day of my internship if I was missing a toothbrush, why are you interrupting me?" Doryoku said a bit confused still and somewhat outraged at being interrupted.
"Trust me Suzuki, those thoughts would come to nothing" Yoshino said shaking her head and repeating her question to Doryoku about what she should do with her internship.
"Are you an emitter right Sakurai? And your quirk allows you to create those spheres, I suppose that any professional with a similar quirk would help you a lot... although I would choose to look for the fastest in creation as well as the most creative" said Doryoku with a thoughtful tone while Yoshino considered the recommendation.
"Sounds good, thanks Suzuki!" Yoshino said with an understanding smile and patted Doryoku on the back in thanks and then quickly fetched her lunch.
"Quick friend we have to go get our lunches!!" Oboro said in shock realizing that they had talked for a long time and it had already been 10 minutes.
And with that battle cry, the group of friends moved quickly to get their lunches.
"By the way Doryoku where are you going to go?" Oboro asked curiously alongside Doryoku as they ran towards the dining room.
"You must know by now, I'm not very difficult to predict" said Doryoku accepting how predictable he was and making Oboro smile with understanding.
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"Ohhhhh how good life is when it's time to eat~" Director Nezu said enjoying his lunch while he ate in front of Last laser and High command.
"It depends, when it tastes good it's worth it, the rest is just so you don't starve" said Last Laser eating slowly to have better digestion.
"These're the luxuries of being powerful and influential" Director Nezu said with a wide, proud smile.
"God what a good salad, what a talent, I have to find the chef to tell him!" High command said enjoying the meal quite a bit while he wasn't paying much attention to the conversation.
"Damn, sometimes I wish I was an idiot" Last laser said with a bit of annoyance seeing how happy High command was just eating.
"Idiocy is a virtue, ironically only smart people see it, I'd say it's poetic but it sounds more like torture" Director Nezu said with an adorable smile as Last Laser nodded in agreement with that phrase.
After eating quietly for a while, Director Nezu decided to bring up another topic...
"And ... how have you been with your little problem Akira-san?" Director Nezu said in a calm tone causing Last Laser to let out a tired sigh.
"I guess fine, I already have dark circles right?" Last laser said in a calm tone as Director Nezu and High command nodded.
"Does being alert all night not give you a good rest?" High command said this time paying attention to the conversation more seriously.
"I could make some calls, there's nothing like a criminal behind bars in the morning" Director Nezu said with quite a bit of expectation and a crazy smile on his face.
"They're just rookies, I don't think any of them have even killed anyone" Last laser said destroying director Nezu's crazy hopes.
"Besides, at least now I don't have nightmares" Last laser said with a guilty and empty tone causing the atmosphere to drop a bit.
"You still feel guilty about everything huh?" High command said stopping being so energetic for a moment and shifting to a more reassuring demeanor.
"At least with those spies I feel less guilty... Or at least... I feel like I'm paying a little bit" Last laser said letting out a long sigh while Director Nezu looked at him with some sadness.
Director Nezu wasn't quite sure what to say at this point, until Last laser received a heavy slap on the back from High command.
"Enough of sadness, look! A double carrot!" High command said pulling Last laser out of his cloud for a moment and showing him a carrot with two heads.
"Damn that hurt, you could just talk to me" Last laser said with quite annoyance after receiving that strong blow to the back.
"Are you going to cry? What little talent to receive blows on the back with a fork" said High command, shaking his head in disappointment and causing Last laser to have a tic in his left eye.
"Good work Eiji-san!" Director Nezu said giving a thumb up to High command's attitude and making Last Laser look at him in shock.
And after a while more of eating and trying to behave like adults, lunch and later classes ended.
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Last laser finished everything at the academy early to see if he could get some sleep after Director Nezu's recommendation, so he was already on his way home at 3:00 p.m.
And when leaving the academy in front of it, he found someone not unexpected at all, apparently waiting for him.