Little Thunder Welcome

Perhaps it was a feeling of having someone to rely on. Although Shoto Todoroki was not someone who relied on others, sometimes the shackles in his heart were too numerous and too heavy. He needed to relax, and he needed care.

At that moment, Chiffon seemed like a hero, standing in front of him. The feeling was strange, yet so real.

"Thanks." Shoto Todoroki was still not good at expressing himself. After all, he was not especially familiar with Chiffon yet, though they got along quite well. You could say they had become acquainted through a fight.

"No need to be so polite with me." Chiffon smiled, then his expression turned serious. "How are you?"

Shoto Todoroki glanced at his left arm and gritted his teeth. "This arm is useless. I won't be able to use it again before we return to school. This guy is extremely strong. My strength has been cut in half now, so I might not be much help to you."

Without hesitation, Chiffon pulled out a red Quirk Supplement from his pocket. "Take a puff."

Shoto Todoroki looked at Chiffon, unsure why he was giving him something like this at a time like this. Could taking a puff make the pain go away?

Still, Shoto Todoroki trusted Chiffon. He took the Quirk Replenisher and inhaled once. The next moment, he was shocked to find that feeling had returned to his left arm, and it was recovering incredibly fast. Within a dozen breaths, it had completely healed.

"This is too precious—"

Before Shoto Todoroki could finish, Chiffon interrupted him. "No matter how precious something is, it's useless if you're dead. All right, focus on dealing with the enemy."

Salvation Points +50. Person saved: Shoto Todoroki.

Chiffon laughed inwardly. Todoroki is pretty adorable after all.

"Roar!" A thunderous roar came from underground as the Nomu burst out.

Chiffon did not know whether this Nomu or the one he had fought before was stronger, but judging from its appearance, the Nomu before him was clearly a power type. It should be about the same as that black Nomu.

The Nomu he had fought before had been slender, with an advantage in speed but only average strength. Otherwise, that collision back then could have killed him.

Shoto Todoroki nodded and returned the Quirk Supplement to Chiffon. He did not know how many times such a precious item could be used. Perhaps the puff he had taken was its last.

"Todoroki, here we go!" Chiffon pressed his hands together, then pulled them apart. An azure sphere of lightning appeared between them. He raised it one-handed toward the sky, and it grew larger and larger.

Shoto Todoroki could tell that Chiffon's move needed time. He had to buy it for him. He swept both hands downward, sending two waves of freezing ice crashing toward the Nomu.

The Nomu thrust its four arms forward and shattered Shoto Todoroki's two ice waves. But the next moment, an even greater ice explosion erupted, directly freezing the Nomu into a massive ice sculpture.

"Little Thunder Welcome!"

Chiffon swung his right hand downward. The flashing lightning sphere in the sky, as large as a truck, swiftly fell toward the frozen Nomu. At present, he could only release a Thunder Welcome of this size. Condensing lightning required time and stamina. Thunder Welcome possessed an extremely pure concentration of lightning, making it twice as powerful as his usual skills.

In front of Shoto Todoroki, he could only use his Thunder Quirk. At most, he could use Air Manipulation when Todoroki was not paying attention.

The Nomu truly deserved to be called a manufactured Slaughter Machine. It shattered even Shoto Todoroki's Great Ice Explosion. Seeing the huge lightning sphere crash toward it, it prepared to evade.

But Chiffon would not let it get away, or all of this would have been for nothing. He clenched both hands, and an airflow instantly seized the Nomu beneath its feet, rendering it unable to move.

But Chiffon was not having an easy time either. The Nomu was extremely strong, and its resistance against his Quirk directly rebounded onto him. His breathing was already somewhat unsteady. Shoto Todoroki noticed immediately. "Are you all right?"

"I'm fine." Chiffon stared at the Nomu. "This one isn't the strongest. The strongest one is the black Nomu, with Teacher Aizawa. We have to finish this quickly."

Little Thunder Welcome struck the Nomu, erupting with a massive flash of lightning that illuminated the entire area. Shoto Todoroki raised an arm to shield his eyes. The light was too intense for him to look at directly.

Chiffon stared fixedly at the Nomu. He knew Little Thunder Welcome alone could not kill it. This was the perfect opportunity—Shoto Todoroki could not open his eyes. Veins suddenly bulged across Chiffon's hands. With one movement of his feet, he arrived before the Nomu, which was resisting Little Thunder Welcome. He dropped into a horse stance and slammed both fists into the Nomu's chest with all his strength.

"Air Shockwave: Maximum Crush!"

The surrounding air contracted with an explosive boom. Shoto Todoroki heard it, but he could not open his eyes to investigate and had no idea what had happened.

The Nomu's upper body instantly caved in, all of its internal organs crushed to pieces. Little Thunder Welcome exploded with a roar, blasting its head into pulp. Chiffon also dropped to his knees, completely exhausted.

As the lightning faded, Shoto Todoroki opened his eyes. Chiffon was kneeling on the ground, while the Nomu lay before him. Its head was nowhere to be seen, and its upper body appeared hollowed out and sunken in. It was dead beyond doubt.

Shoto Todoroki was stunned. Chiffon had done all of this alone. He had merely provided some support. The one who had truly killed the Nomu was Chiffon, not him.

Only then did Shoto Todoroki realize that Chiffon really was stronger than him. Such methods were not something a student should be capable of. Could even Professional Heroes do this?

Perhaps even the Professional Heroes at some hero agencies were not as strong as Chiffon. He was clearly only a student, yet he was stronger than Professional Heroes. Just how had he improved his abilities?

"Can you still move?" Shoto Todoroki came before Chiffon and asked with concern. After all, Chiffon had saved his life. If Chiffon had not come, he would not have been able to defeat this Nomu.

And he would have died here.

"I need to rest for a while. Keep watch around us for me." After saying that, Chiffon sat cross-legged and began absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Energy to restore his body.

As long as his stamina recovered, his Quirk would recover along with it, just a little more slowly.

Shoto Todoroki erected an ice wall around them to prevent anyone from launching a sneak attack. He also sat down to recover his stamina. The earlier Great Ice Explosion had consumed a considerable amount of his strength, and he needed to recover.

Still, he found Chiffon somewhat strange. Why was he sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed? It resembled scenes he had seen in movies, but that was obviously impossible. People like that did not exist in this world.

Quirks were the true path. Only by improving one's Quirk could one face every difficulty.

Perhaps one day, Chiffon could become an outstanding Professional Hero. It might even be possible for him to become the president of a hero agency.

With that thought, Shoto Todoroki silently made up his mind. He had to work hard. Chiffon was now the person he needed to chase after. Only Chiffon's strength had earned his recognition; only that could be considered the actions of a true "hero."