My Avatar is the Heroine

That afternoon in Hosui City.

Tenya Iida and I sat in the same car, neither of us speaking.

We soon arrived at our destination and, under the guidance of the hero accompanying us, began our first mission:

Patrol!

"Normally, we'd just wait in the office for requests, but as you know, things have been a bit unstable in Hosui lately. Patrolling the city helps suppress the audacity of criminals."

The Professional Hero: Manual, wearing a helmet and looking very approachable, happily led us. The buildings on either side blurred past as we drove, and people on the street cheerfully greeted him.

"Look, it's a hero!"

"It seems everyone really likes you," Yukino said, following behind, also wearing a combat suit with a mask. Of course, for safety, she appeared much smaller in her female form than her main body. Her black hair fell from beneath her hat, and a loose robe concealed two long, shapely legs clad in black stockings.

As for her main body, it was actually browsing in a nearby bookstore, trying to find something useful for training.

"Haha, you flatter me. You two are the ones who are truly famous now, aren't you?" He scratched his head sheepishly. "And I really didn't expect the winner of the U.A. Sports Festival and Ingenium's brother to end up here with me. Compared to the heroes before, I really don't have anything special."

"The more famous a hero is, the stricter they are. Rather than being controlled, I prefer to have more freedom," Yukino said, looking at a distracted Tenya Iida from beneath her mask.

The patrol ended quickly, and the two of us had dinner together at the agency.

Since she couldn't find a suitable place to train, Yukino decided to give herself two days to relax.

Sitting at the edge of the building, swinging her legs, she admired the distant scenery through binoculars. She couldn't help but hum a few old tunes from her past life.

Iida-kun walked up behind her.

Perhaps because Yukino had her back to him, the serious Class President's face showed no trace of suppressed hatred at that moment.

"Are you going to kill me?" Seeing Iida's face through her distant main body, Yukino put down her binoculars and said softly.

"What?" Iida's steps faltered, and his expression stiffened unnaturally.

"Your killing intent is too obvious. I was even prepared to be cut by you," Yukino's words made Tenya Iida's face change.

"I'm sorry, I'm not in a good mood," he apologized immediately.

"Well, I know what you're thinking. But frankly, you can't defeat the Hero Killer by yourself. Instead, you'll make us worry about you." Yukino lightly pushed off the building's edge, easily retracting the legs that had been dangling over the side.

Iida-kun tensed up, his expression grim. He had intended to keep this a secret, but Yukino's casual revelation left him flustered.

"As I thought, my guess wasn't wrong," Yukino nodded. "I won't stop you. Likewise, the Hero Killer's strength far surpasses yours. To put it bluntly, going there would just be throwing your life away, and it would only cause more pain to your brother who's lying in the hospital."

Tenya Iida's hands clenched into fists, his mind caught in a fierce internal struggle.

The evening of the third day of the Work-Study Program.

After two days of monotonous patrolling, even Yukino was starting to get bored.

The sky gradually darkened. The Manual, still on patrol, suddenly stopped.

"Say, you're looking for that Hero Killer, aren't you?" he asked sternly.

Tenya Iida's expression froze.

"I'm sorry, but I really can't think of any other reason for you to be here. And Su Lin... I advise you not to act on personal grudges. Heroes don't have the authority to arrest villains or administer punishment themselves; they are merely permitted by the government to use their Quirks. Using your Quirk for personal reasons is considered a very serious crime."

Tenya Iida clenched his fists. After a moment of silence, he bowed his head. "Thank you for your advice."

Although his expression was sincere, Yukino knew he hadn't taken any of it to heart.

"Alright, let's head to the place ahead."

The three of us walked down the road for a while. Before long, the Manual's communicator suddenly rang.

"What, there's an enemy? Okay, I'm on my way!" Hearing the voice on the other end, his expression changed drastically. He immediately turned to Yukino and Tenya Iida and said, "You two, run with me!"

"Yes!"

They immediately quickened their pace.

At the same time, two kilometers away.

BOOM!

Flames shot into the sky, and the sound of explosions echoed throughout the city. Su Lin's main body was on a rooftop about a kilometer from the explosion's epicenter, cautiously approaching a certain location.

"Found him, it's here, the Hero Killer."

Leaning against the railing beside him, Su Lin carefully peeked his head out. He saw a hunched-over man holding a sharp, silver curved blade.

With his exquisite combat skills, this guy had easily cornered a strange hero in an alley.

"You still have the nerve to call yourself a hero?"

With one hand gripping the man's head, lifting him into the air, and slamming him against the wall, Stain slowly raised his long blade.

"Think about your last words... Hmm?"

Just as he was about to finish the hero, Stain suddenly sensed something and slowly raised his head.

Su Lin immediately retracted his head and transformed into Sister Doma's appearance, gasping for air.

"Such sharp senses. I almost got seen. As expected, this level of opponent isn't easy to deal with."

"Oh?"

As she leaned against the wall, looking uneasy, another mocking voice suddenly came from the stairs ahead.

"What are you doing hiding on someone's rooftop in the middle of the night?"

A completely unfamiliar, seemingly very young man slowly emerged from the darkness. Upon seeing Sister Doma, his expression clearly showed extreme astonishment.

"Yo, a strange little sister, what are you doing on someone's roof? Or perhaps, you want to be with me..."

Swallowing hard, he approached, a wicked grin gradually appearing on his face.

"Tch, bad luck." Sister Doma truly hadn't expected that such a bad person would be living in the building next to where the plot was unfolding.

Seeing the other person slowly closing in, she began to nervously retreat.

"What... do you want?" Sister Doma's voice trembled with nervousness.

Takanashi Rikka's Avatar prepared to be summoned; if the other party dared to make any inappropriate move, it would act immediately.

Chapter 59: Hero?

At this very moment, a commotion suddenly erupted from below the building.

"It seems a child upstairs is in trouble. You inferior imposters, when you're hurt, you don't even think about saving her, do you?"

Bang!

A dull thud, and the person seemingly held in his hand was smashed to the ground with a single blow. Stain then swiftly climbed towards the rooftop, preparing to save Sister Doma upstairs.

But at this moment...

A figure suddenly shot rapidly from the other end of the corridor, violently colliding with Stain in mid-air.

Vroom—

A flash of blade, and the figure was sent flying backward. The helmet on its head was also sliced off and rolled several times on the ground.

"Where did this brat come from?" Stain, descending from above, stared unhappily at this sudden appearance, his gaze gradually sharpening. "A kid in uniform... Who are you? This is no place for children."

Tenya Iida, lying on the ground, glared at Stain with hatred.

"It's you, the one with the blood-red scarf, covered in blades all over. Hero Killer Stain, I've been looking for you."

His hostile gaze made Stain's eyes narrow.

"With that look in your eyes, are you seeking revenge?" He pointed his sword at Tenya Iida, then looked up at the rooftop, annoyed. "We'll talk about your problem later. At least let me finish what I'm dealing with here."

With that, Stain's body leaped towards the rooftop again.

"Don't think about escaping!"

Bang!

Tenya Iida activated his engines again, charging towards his target.

At the same time, upstairs, Sister Doma watched as the man in front of her lunged at her. She immediately closed her eyes and summoned Rikka beside her.

"Explode, Reality! Imprisonment of Darkness!"

The man's body was instantly controlled in place by a strange energy. At this moment, that arm, filled with a dirty feeling, was less than five centimeters away from Sister Doma.

"Scared me to death."

Sister Doma let out a sigh of relief. After all, this body had no combat power, and she feared this kind of thing the most.

Being beautiful and appearing weak and easily bullied, even an Avatar might need other Avatars to protect it.

With Sister Doma's aura now present, Rikka's combat power had greatly increased. After all, the so-called "older brother" attribute could basically be identified as a friendly unit that "is a siscon and considers themselves an older brother."

"This is really troublesome... Quirks cannot be used casually by non-heroes, and even heroes cannot kill people."

Sister Doma truly disliked the person in front of her, but under the constraints of this society's rules, it was difficult to handle the situation properly.

"Let's try to see if I can use a curse ability with a delayed effect."

Takanashi Rikka began to try.

Below, Stain, who was focused on saving people but was repeatedly blocked by Tenya Iida, was truly enraged.

He suddenly raised his sword and pointed it at the tip of Tenya Iida's nose. "Even children will become my targets."

"Are you saying I'm not worthy of being your target?" Tenya Iida clenched his fist. "Then listen to me. I am the younger brother of a hero you crippled. He was my strongest and most handsome brother. I am here to stop your atrocities in his stead. I will make you... remember my name forever."

He said, gritting his teeth, "Ingenium, that is the hero's name that will defeat you."

"Oh?" A brutal look began to appear in Stain's eyes. "Then you can die."

"It's you who will die!"

Tenya Iida's legs spewed flames, and his body instantly charged towards the opponent.

Boom—

After a collision, he was stomped to the ground by Stain.

"You're too weak."

The blade in his hand glinted with a cold light, about to strike.

Just then...

"Get lost!"

Yukino dropped from the adjacent building, a similar long sword slashing towards Stain's neck.

"Huh?"

Stain spun around, instantly dodging the attack. The sharp blade then swung directly at Yukino's arm.

"So fast!"

Her attack was dodged in an instant, and his skill was unbelievably high, with no wasted movements. He easily moved to Yukino's side.

As the blade came down, Yukino's hand suddenly gripped the nearby wall. With a full twist, her body instantly moved at an odd angle, slipping beneath the blade. She then grabbed Tenya with one hand and retreated.

Though the few movements seemed simple, they were executed in the nick of time.

It had to be admitted, Yukino Yukinoshita's learning ability was truly exceptional. Her previous practice sessions, combined with the knowledge absorbed from books, were well demonstrated in her first real combat.

However, Stain was clearly somewhat distracted.

He had a target to kill right here, and someone on the rooftop he also needed to save.

This anxious state of mind made him even more displeased.

"You're Stain, right?" Yukino threw Tenya aside and was about to speak when she suddenly felt her body become sluggish.

"Not good..."

She'd been hit!

In that brief moment, her body had been cut, and he'd used that to activate his Quirk?

Seeing him lick his blade, Yukino's mood turned utterly foul.