My Take on Heroes

Hero...

This is a word that evokes longing and aspiration.

How many people are called heroes? And how many people make becoming a hero their life's pursuit?

But even with all their abilities, how many can ultimately become heroes?

This inevitably raises questions.

What exactly is a hero?

In the country where Uraraka Shige Shang Yi lived, there were many different understandings of the word "hero".

In ancient times, some people said:

"Those who are intelligent and outstanding are called heroes; those who possess extraordinary courage are called valiant."

However, throughout history, those who have possessed both qualities have been extremely rare.

Not to mention, as times have changed, the concept of a hero has gradually acquired more extended meanings and higher requirements.

Of course, this is just the definition of a hero within the broader context of Uraraka Shige.

In this world, in a society where heroism has become a profession, the definition of a hero has become even more blurred.

In this world, strength and courage alone are not enough to become a true hero.

Even if someone possesses heroic qualities, without a hero's license, they can only ever be an illegal hero.

He might gain a lot of public support and be respected by others on a personal level, but from the official standpoint, he is no different from an enemy—a lawbreaker.

It's almost laughable... that heroes are breaking the law...

It can only be said that individuals and groups may share the same stance, but from a broader perspective, in order to maintain group stability, conflicts between groups and individuals are inevitable.

It's difficult to distinguish right from wrong in this kind of thing; in fact, there might not even be a question of right or wrong.

Without problems, there is no way to solve them. Even if you create problems and then solve them, you are only solving the problems you created, and you are not fundamentally solving the problem.

In a society where 'Quirk' exists, individuals who possess power will inevitably develop ambition. With ambition, it is easy to go astray and do wrong things.

When there are many such people, they will become entangled with each other, forming small groups hidden within the larger group.

In this way, all the individuals in the group will become wary and suspicious of each other, and the force that was originally tightly united will disintegrate.

Just as it becomes difficult to clench a fist once each joint of each finger develops self-awareness.

The existence of illegal heroes is simply an inevitable consequence of this situation.

In response to this situation, the various countries of Uraraka Shige's era naturally took countermeasures.

Hero's License.

This proactive approach of cultivating controllable, legitimate heroes is the method that all countries have agreed to choose.

There may be many more unspeakable methods of dealing with this behind the scenes, but at least on the surface, this approach of legitimizing heroes and making them a profession is quite effective.

Pro Hero trained through this method often possess some of the basic qualities required to become a hero.

Among them, some stand out in particular aspects, such as the Recovery Girl, while others possess many basic qualities, Best Jeanist.

Among them are few who possess many fundamental qualities and are all exceptionally outstanding. Such people either have extremely high potential, like Mirio Togata, or they already possess great strength, like Endeavor.

However, those who truly possess all the basic conditions and qualities required to be heroes are still extremely rare, to the point of being extremely rare.

This is precisely Stain said that most of these Pro Hero were fake heroes.

Currently, the only one known and universally acknowledged hero in society is All Might, who has been striving for his grand ideals, bringing the light of dawn to the dark ages, and single-handedly carrying the banner of justice.

It can be said that true heroes are even rarer than true knights.

Uraraka Shige's elder sister in this life, Ochaco Uraraka, is also a hero.

Of course, he's far inferior to All Might, but he's at least a competent Pro Hero... a support.

The female hero standing beside her was already a Pro Hero herself.

Therefore, the basic qualities of a hero mean that they will not shy away from any risk or back down from any difficulty.

It can be said that, thanks to the hero license and hero education, there are many people like the Mumen Rider in this world.

"The enemy is very strong. Don't attack rashly. Just stall them and wait for other heroes to provide support."

The female heroes beside Ochaco gave her these words of advice.

Ochaco naturally knew this as well, and the female hero also knew that Ochaco knew this.

She said this for two reasons: first, to be on the safe side, and second, to deliberately let the enemy in front of her know, so that he would think of retreating.

Ochaco nodded silently, flipped her hand and took out a few Compress marbles, then reached into her waist pouch and pulled out a special slingshot.

Ochaco held the Compress marble between her fingers. With a flick of her wrist, a marble was pressed into the pocket clip. Then, the hand holding the marble tightened the pocket clip and pulled it backward.

The elastic cord, made using a special process that exists only in this world, was gripped tightly by Ochaco's slender yet strong fingers. When pulled to its limit, it made a creaking sound.

Swoosh~

The marble shot out, and a sharp sound filled the air.

Then they used the same trick again, firing marbles in quick succession.

Swoosh~ Swoosh~ Swoosh~

Each marble was imbued with Ochaco's own 'Quirk,' carrying the power to easily pierce through walls, whistling as it cut through the air, all aimed at Uraraka Shige, dressed as 'Death Omen Star.'

This is a technique that Ochaco finally developed after several years under Uraraka Shige's guidance, and she named it --

"Zero Gravity Rapid Fire!"

A clear, cool voice crisply uttered the name of the move.

She finally spoke.

One by one, marbles pierced the air, and now the female hero next to Ochaco gritted her teeth and pulled out a sharpened spinning top toy from her waist pocket.

Buzz~

The female hero throws the top forward, and upon landing, it almost fills the entire front hall of the agency.

Ugh~

The top spun rapidly, its outermost counterweight ring, sharpened like a blade, slicing through the air with a whistling sound as it spun at breakneck speed, before tilting straight forward.

Uraraka Shige controlled the black sphere to expand further, completely blocking out the space in front of her, even swallowing two shallow dents in the four walls on all sides. Then, the marbles whose Gravity had been neutralized by Ochaco and the spinning top thrown by the female hero crashed into the black sphere one after the other...