One day.
A day has passed since I began to grasp the power that comes with One For All.
You know something interesting about this world? It's one thing to see people with mutant-type Quirks on the streets in the anime, and something else entirely to see them in reality.
When I saw a man with a raccoon's head, I had to restrain myself so hard to keep from grimacing in disgust.
Seriously, this world is something else entirely.
I've spent seventeen years of my life living in a normal society; going from that to this is a really drastic change.
But back to the main point.
After training and managing to re-create Full Cowling, I went home to have dinner with Inko... my new mother, and went to sleep as fast as I could, but that was the hardest part.
You know those Isekais where the protagonist adapts to their new life as if it's nothing? Well, that's bullshit.
I miss everyone I left behind, and at the same time, I feel guilty for usurping this body.
I couldn't help but cry from the helplessness of it all, and I felt pathetic.
How can I face Inko knowing I've usurped her son's body? And what's worse, I don't even see her as a person.
To me, they're all just characters, with no relevance beyond giving me the spotlight.
And damn, I really want to think of this as real life, but it's very difficult. My mind tells me this is fake, but my body proves otherwise.
All these problems couldn't be discussed with a psychologist; they'd label me as mentally ill. So I did something that would help me adapt and also serve as training.
I...
Meditated.
Yes, I started meditating. I calmed my mind and regulated my breathing. I lasted for one hour and seventeen minutes exactly, and the result was more than satisfactory. I'm not a new person, but I feel better... get the play on words?... But it helped calm my fears and regulate my guilt.
Now I can chat normally with Inko (without thinking of her as a generic anime character) and also show her the reason for my change in attitude.
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"Hey Mom, you remember I've been training these last few months, right?"
"Yes, son, and I'm very proud of you for showing so much initiative." Inko is a great mother. Izuku is very lucky.
"Well, that's because I have a Quirk." Oh yeah, I didn't tell you. It turns out Izuku planned to reveal to his mother that he "magically" awakened a Quirk after getting into U.A. How do I know? From his journals.
"Izuku, my son, I understand you-" Oh, I know where those words are going, and I have to cut them off now.
Without letting her finish, I activated One For All at 4%, making the lightning visible but without tensing my body too much.
"Izuku, this is incredible!" She's crying now, but I can see there's not only happiness there but also guilt, and seeing such a kind woman feel guilt is killing me inside.
"Mom... I know you've suffered a lot because of me, and I never thanked you properly. I know you missed out on many opportunities because of my lack of a Quirk, just as I know you lost many friends. It's for all of this that I want to thank you, Mom. Thank you for putting up with so much for me and I'm sorry for being the cause of your pain. (And I'm also sorry for usurping your son's soul)." Every word I said was as sincere as I could make it. I hope they truly reach her.
"Izuku, you're my son, and I would go through all of that a thousand and one times if necessary." See? This woman doesn't deserve to suffer; she deserves the fucking heavens.
Without letting her say more, I simply hugged her. This is my way of thanking her for everything and apologizing at the same time.
-(I promise you, Izuku. I promise that as long as I occupy your body, no one will be able to stand against me. I will achieve glory with this body and become number one... Because this is no longer a simple anime; this is my life now, with all its risks.)- That is my silent promise. Maybe Izuku wasn't the desired protagonist, but he did well, and now that burden falls on me.
Dagobah Beach
I love this beach. It's my favorite place, although I haven't been in this world for long, so I can't really say much.
Anyway, right now I'm going to train One For All.
I have a theory.
We've all seen the lightning that One For All gives off every time it's activated.
So I thought, what is that lightning? It's clearly not just for aesthetics; One For All is deeper than that. Another Quirk? Simply impossible and illogical. And that's when I came to a probable revelation.
Excess energy.
You see, my theory is that Izuku gives off that lightning because his control over One For All is simple and almost nonexistent.
To put it in perspective, you've all seen Naruto, right? Well, you'll all know that when Kakashi teaches Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke to climb trees with chakra, he explains that they must regulate their control to a middle point. If you use too much chakra, the tree breaks, and if you use too little, you slide down.
Well, and what happened when you used a Jutsu with terrible chakra control?
Correct... if you answered, obviously... If your control was terrible, you wasted chakra in vain. A jutsu that should have cost you, for example, a quarter of your reserves ended up costing you a full half.
Well, now that you know that, apply that logic to One For All. If I can improve my control over it, then the lightning should disappear because I'll be stopping the excessive and unnecessary consumption.
Thus resulting in greater efficiency and longer duration.
So, thinking about that, I started to remember everything I knew about Naruto and its logic.
If you want to improve your chakra control, you must train with chakra control exercises and meditate.
And that's what I'm doing right now. I'm meditating.
I activated One For All at 1% and meditated with it active for a whole hour.
Then I repeated the process with 2% and stopped.
I decided to have lunch and went back to practicing.
By this point, it was already three in the afternoon.
I continued with this exercise but increased the power to 3% and then 4% until it was five in the afternoon, and then I made a variation.
I started walking and jogging on the beach with 1% of One For All.
After that, I decided to do a basic exercise routine for muscle improvement.
Basically, I practiced everything from basic push-ups to diamond push-ups.
Then I moved on to sit-ups, from basic ones to crunches.
Back extensions.
Squats.
And other exercises.
All until my arms and legs were trembling from the pain, not to mention my abs.
When you tear your muscle tissue, it regenerates stronger.
Izuku... I... need to improve my muscle tissue, and this is the most basic and effective way to do it, but it's not enough, although it's what I can do if I divide my time between this and One For All.
After exercising, it was six-thirty in the evening.
I meditated with One For All activated at 5% until seven o'clock sharp, and from there, I decided to go home.
But I went home only using One For All at 1% the entire time, even while eating and showering.
Why? Well, that answer is simple: for control.
Remember the Cell Saga, right? In Dragon Ball Z, when Goku and Gohan come out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, they were transformed into Super Saiyans, and Goku explained that if they stayed in that form, their bodies would get used to it, and therefore the Ki consumption would decrease.
Well, I'm doing exactly the same thing.
If I can't master 8% by the first day of U.A., at least I'll arrive with a perfectly mastered 5%.
I'm going to kick some ass, that's for sure.
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One more day.
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Author's Note:
Hey.
So, a second chapter for this project started for fun. Not bad, right? And I uploaded it the next day; I feel proud.
The protag feels sad about everything that's happened, which is natural. Losing everything and then being in a world where you have a unique power is a shitty situation.
If that's not enough to give you a panic attack, then you're my idol. The protag channels this by meditating and fixing things with Inko; it's his way of showing that he wants the best for the woman who raised Izuku and his first down payment to atone for the guilt he feels.
The training, what did you think? Did you like my take on One For All? I always believed the lightning symbolized excess energy being wasted, and I put that idea here.
Were you expecting to see training methods from Naruto and Dragon Ball Z? I love those two animes, and I love the logic behind Ki and Chakra, so I adapted that logic to One For All, and it worked better than I expected.
Meditation is key for many things, and control is one of them. The protag knows the secrets of OFA and knows how to use them to his advantage. He has a massive advantage and isn't hesitating to use it.
I'm telling you right now, this protag doesn't mess around. He's fucking OP, and he's going to take every opportunity that comes his way.
Any questions or suggestions? I'm happy to hear them.
See you.