All Might patted his shoulder, then walked over to Shoto Todoroki and placed a medal around his neck as well.
After finishing all that, Su Lin was last.
"Girl... no, boy, you proved yourself. I imagine even your enemies will fear the person you become in the future. Back when you trained alone, shedding blood and tears, I watched every moment. Hard work truly paid off. Even as a bystander, I'm deeply moved!"
As he spoke, All Might stepped forward and gave Su Lin a hug as well.
Rikka and Sora's Art
"Mmm, you smell nice. Come to think of it, boy, you have the scent of that avatar on you." When All Might released him, he said this with an awkward laugh.
"That's the avatar's sweat. Does it smell good?" Su Lin said expressionlessly.
All Might: "..."
In any case, the awards ceremony ended safely just like that. A tiny medal might not seem worth much, but it was an honor one could proudly display for the rest of one's life.
Before school ended, Su Lin suddenly heard that Tenya Iida had taken leave and left the academy early because something had happened to his brother.
He frowned, realizing that the Hero Killer incident had begun.
At this rate, after some more time passed, he should be able to learn All For One's location as well.
"Will I have to leave once I complete the main quest?"
He felt a little reluctant. Although he knew that day was still far away, Su Lin had already developed an indescribable sense of melancholy.
After saying goodbye to everyone in class, he returned home alone, showered and changed out of his clothes, then lay down on the bed.
The day-long U.A. Sports Festival had basically used up all his avatars. Of course... he still had summoning opportunities for Sister Doma and X-Hair.
More importantly, the system mission had been completed. All he had to do was claim the reward.
Su Lin reached out and tapped the empty air.
Side Quest: World Anchor (1/2) completed!
Congratulations, you have unlocked the character: Takanashi Rikka.
This character is a Japanese... Combat Type. Initial duration: 30 minutes.
"Takanashi Rikka?!"
Su Lin was a little dumbfounded when he saw this character.
It seemed he had watched this anime before. The heroine was an especially cute chuunibyou girl, petite and fair-skinned, with a golden contact lens over her right eye beneath an eyepatch, and bandages wrapped around her left hand. Whenever her chuunibyou side flared up, she imagined the world as some state only chuunibyou could understand.
Although the battle scenes were incredibly flashy and the lines were explosively embarrassing, this was actually an everyday anime with no superpowers at all.
All the superpowers came from the chuunibyou's imaginations.
"Forget it, let's look at her abilities first." Su Lin focused his attention on Rikka's panel.
Evil Eye: Activate the Evil Eye to instantly raise physical abilities to ten times their original level. Physical and non-physical attack damage greatly increases.
Chuunibyou (Nonsense): Explode, Reality. Shatter, Spirit. Banish this world. This state is passive, allowing all kinds of exaggerated movements and fantasies to manifest effects in reality. Note: Under this state, a single attack's damage cannot exceed ten times current physical abilities. Physical attacks can be converted into magical attacks of equivalent energy level, depending on the imagined scene.
"..."
For some reason, he felt this was going to be an incredibly embarrassing avatar.
What Su Lin had originally hoped for were more reliable characters like Akame or Kurumi.
"Well... I'll make do with her for now."
"Come to think of it, System, I suspect you arranged in advance what I'd get, didn't you?" Su Lin spoke suspiciously as he summoned Rikka before him.
Whoosh~
A petite girl appeared sitting at the head of the bed. She wore a Sailor Uniform similar to Yukino's, though it leaned slightly more toward a Gothic style. A white eyepatch covered her right eye, and from every angle, she had the air of a little girl.
"Heh, Explode, Reality! Eat my kick!"
Her body suddenly sprang up, delivering a flying kick forward.
Bang!
A blade of air shot out, tearing a gash into the wall. At the same time, Rikka's stockings ripped with a sharp tear, splitting across more than half of them.
"Ah!"
Instinctively and with extreme embarrassment, Takanashi covered her torn skirt and sat down on the bed.
But the next second, she patted her forehead.
"What am I afraid of? I'm the only one seeing it. Let's experiment to my heart's content."
"And just now, was it because I didn't imagine the wind blade's exact effect, only wanting to release one, that my stockings and skirt hem tore apart?"
In short, this ability really was based on imagination. Whatever move she thought of, paired with some nonsensical chuunibyou line from her mouth, she could simply talk it into existence.
Of course, the skills themselves were bound to be rather ordinary, but that was the price of being infinitely adaptable.
"It's enough for this world."
Su Lin also summoned Sister Doma, observing Rikka's various performances from an outsider's perspective.
As for his main body, naturally, he was cooking.
"Why does this feel like I'm cooking for my wives, even though they're all me?"
This strange sweetness and warmth truly carried an indescribable sense of incongruity.
After messing around for a long time, Rikka, worried she might tear down the house, withdrew her power and sat on the bed. She then turned to glance at Sora, who was leaning against the headboard with her arms wrapped around her knees.
Staring at her pair of calves clad in white stockings, she subconsciously swallowed, her breathing growing unnaturally quick.
This was exactly what she feared about being alone together.
Logically speaking, they were both female avatars and should not have had strange thoughts. But under the influence of the male mindset of the main body, she had practically no resistance to Sister Doma's overwhelming allure.
And Sora's face always held an expression that made people want to commit a crime.
Just as the girl's wicked claws tentatively reached Sora's toes, the phone placed beside them suddenly rang.
"..."
Rikka immediately picked it up. Seeing the caller ID, she could not help frowning slightly.
Still, she imitated Yukino's voice and answered it.
"Hello."
"You're Yukino, right? Your resignation application has been approved. Please come to the shop tomorrow for your final shift. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
It was the Maid Manager's voice.
Her mind automatically pictured that beautiful, well-built girl with the chicken-head hairstyle. Rikka subconsciously nodded. "No problem."
"Very good. Then it's settled."
Click!
Her gaze fell on Sora's face again.
Both of them showed bashful expressions.
A few seconds later, Rikka had a sudden idea. Holding Sister Doma's hand, she led her into the tiny bathroom, had her sit in the bathtub, then picked up the showerhead and sprayed her calves and feet.
"This is art."
Sister Doma weakly supported herself with her hands, gently lifting one thigh and bringing her soaked toes closer, yet always keeping them half-hidden, her skirt blocking the view beneath it.
"Take pictures, take pictures."
Although it was herself, some strange trait had awakened on Rikka's cute little face. To cooperate, Sora also wore a shy expression, leaning sideways against the bathtub with the look of someone ready to be at another's mercy.
Click!
"Perfect."
The Maid Manager's True Feelings
Riiip~
Without mercy, Rikka tore two openings across Sora's calves and thighs. Her snow-white skin was immediately exposed to the air, tender to the extreme.
"Whew~"
The main body set down the tableware in his hands, completely losing any mood to cook.
"I really got carried away."
This day seemed to have terribly low efficiency no matter what he did.
It was not until the next day that Su Lin followed the instructions and arrived at the Maid Cafe as agreed.
After entering the shop, Yukino took out the Maid Outfit, adjusted her long hair in front of the mirror, then quickly put it on.
As she pulled on the dark flesh-colored stockings and maid dress, she could not help swallowing.
"It really suits my tastes."
After finishing everything, she tidied her black hair slightly. Once she made sure her bearing was proper, she walked out through another door beside her.
This job should still be the same as before. She only needed to casually tidy the tables, and unlike the other maids, she did not need to have those embarrassing and humiliating exchanges with customers.
"But come to think of it, when did I become so skilled at this?"
She wore the Maid Outfit without any pressure and seemed to have lost her vigilance toward being a Maid. She remembered that when she first came here, Yukino had felt miserable enough to want to die.
"People really are creatures of habit."
There was no sense of incongruity when she was a man now, nor was there any when she was a woman. When she went out with her avatars, leaving aside everything else, as long as she did not reveal her Quirk, nobody would ever guess they were actually the same person.
Arriving in the slightly dim, stylish hall, Yukino took a deep breath.
The hall of this Maid Cafe felt a little like a bar. It was decorated with many plants and had a high-end atmosphere. The girls who could work here were basically never unattractive.
But whenever she thought of the Maid Manager's appearance, Yukino could not help making a few snide remarks.
She picked up a brand-new cloth and was preparing to wipe down a certain area when the Maid Manager hurried over, taking Yukino's hand.
"Don't go out yet. Come with me for a moment."
"Huh?"
Confused, Yukino followed her into the corridor beside the changing room, where she was pushed against the wall.
"You're Su Lin, the champion of the U.A. Sports Festival, right?"
Yukino's eyelid twitched. "You recognized me?"
"Of course. You look exactly the same. Do you think I'm blind?" The Maid Manager snorted. "I was worried you were too pretty and might get bullied, which was why I never had you interact with customers at close range. Did you think I'd be jealous of your beauty or something?"
"..."
A few seconds later, the Maid Manager frowned and asked again, "Turn into a boy and let me take a look first."
"What? Turn into a boy?"
"I need to confirm it. After all, I've already become your fan. Your performance at the event was too cool." The Maid Manager suddenly became excited, her tone full of anticipation.
"..."
Yukino felt that if she refused, her pay might very well vanish into thin air. This Maid Manager truly had a lot of authority, so she sighed and began to dismiss the transformation.
Crack, crack. In just a few seconds, Yukino's body grew slightly taller, becoming a rather handsome boy.
"Pfft, wait, I'm still wearing a Maid Outfit."
Realizing this suddenly, Su Lin's expression froze on the spot.
However, the next moment, the Maid Manager's voice became excited. "It really is you, Su Lin."
"Uh, why are you so excited?"
"From the moment I first saw you, I decided to pursue you."
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