Today was an exciting day! Sasha and I were going to the beach!
We weren't alone, however; it was never smart to be alone when on a date. So we invited Shoto, his siblings, Momo, Izuku, Ochaco, and Mei. Was this to keep Sasha and me honest on our date to make sure no lines were crossed? Yes.
Was this also our way to spice up Izuku's horrid dating life? Absolutely.
Sasha and I had already gotten a prime spot, letting us keep an eye on Izuku as he squirmed from how close Mei and Ochaco were to him. Shoto and his siblings were next to them and between us, already enjoying the sun.
Momo ended up laying her towel next to us. I'm sure she probably had access to much better private beaches, but I wanted to show off how Izuku's training paid off, so here we were.
[A gift from beyond the veil, 1x Random Silver Ticket] (BBWulf)
Already used to this, but still slightly unnerved by it, I spun the wheel.
[Spinning, spinning, spinning, done!]
[Wilderness Survival]
|Uncommon Skill|
You are very skilled at surviving in the wilderness, whether that is making temporary shelter out of materials you can find, identifying safe sources of food, knowing how to track animals, how to secure your stuff, and generally everything needed to know to survive in the wilderness effectively.
Huh, that would be very useful in some worlds, but not so much this one. Maybe in Demon Slayer, Fallout, and AOT. Though I'd be doing my best to stay away from places like that, I'd still prefer them over something like 40k
"I'm gonna hop in the water, it's getting a bit hot," I told Sasha as I dusted the sand off my swim trunks. I held out my hand, and she took it as we raced to the water. I could have easily beaten her there with the power given by Divinity Water and Ice, but it was fun to limit myself like this.
That was until she smacked my nose with her tail and gained speed. 'Oh, certainly not.' The water suddenly surged forward, knocking Sasha off her feet as I rushed past her and threw myself into the water.
"CHEATER!" She shrieked as she followed after me. I just laughed as I discreetly tested out my new water powers. I started by sending out a pulse to see if I could sense the sea floor. To my surprise, I not only reached the sea floor, but I could feel the dozens of ships moving about, and the ones anchored far enough that I couldn't see them.
'Seems the HPSC isn't the only group keeping an eye on me.'
I'd rather not fight the military, because there's no telling what kind of scary quirks are shoved away in there, but if they pushed too far, I'd retaliate. Hopefully, Nezu has given everyone a good enough warning that they'll leave me alone for the most part.
I then swam out past Sasha, who was floating on her back, enjoying the heat of the sun and the cool water enveloping her. Once I got a bit farther, I dove under the waves to see if I could breathe underwater; no surprises there.
[Gift from beyond the veil, 1x Random Gold Ticket] (DiraJr)
[Gift from beyond the veil, 1x Random Gold Ticket] (Boltbit 77)
Still weird that some cosmic entities are watching me, but at least they give me stuff. Surely they want me to succeed? 'Spin them.'
[Spinning, spinning, spinning, done!]
[Psychometry]
|Rare Ability|
Saiki K. - Allows you to read the history of an object by making physical contact with it and expending energy. The more energy you expend, the more you can read about its history, giving you visions as to how it was made, what has happened to it, or what it has seen. The more energy spent, the more accurate the vision is.
Oh, nice, a detective ability. I can't think of any way this would be useful right now, but I'm sure it'll come in handy at some point!
[Lingshu Chin Na]
|Rare Skill|
Kengan Ashura - You are a practitioner of the Lingsu Chin Na, a special Chinese martial arts style based around striking the acupoints of the opponent to deliver debilitating blows without the need for greater strength. Using knowledge of the human body, the user lands quick and precise finger jabs towards the acupoints to debilitate the target with each strike, making it incredibly effective and deadly when used properly. But the further a target's biology deviates from human biology, the harder the martial art will be to use without studying.
A whole bunch of medical knowledge on acupuncture settled into my mind as I thought of Master Oogway for some reason. I don't think I'll be killing anyone soon with this, but it'd be good for takedowns and massages.
Coming back to the surface, I relaxed and floated on my back as I controlled the waves to push me back towards Sasha. She splashed a little water on me when I bumped into her, but we stayed in the water, relaxing until the sound of swimming reached us.
"Hey, took you long enough. Nice floaties." Sasha grinned as I looked up to see Momo had swam out to us. Looking back, I could see Shoto dragging Izuku into the water as Natsuo followed, with Fuyumi gossiping with Ochaco and Mei back on the sand.
"Momo can swim. What do you mean by floaties?" I asked Sasha as she grinned and swam closer to Momo, who got red and tried to get away. "No, don't touch me!" She shouted, but Sasha kept getting closer as Momo slowed.
"I meant these floaties!" Sasha cried triumphantly as she grabbed poor Momo's chest area. "Sasha, let her go," I said with a sigh as she let her go, and was shoved under the water by an embarrassed Momo.
"And then there were two." Shoto's voice startled Momo as she yelped and put distance between us all. "You good, Izuku?" I asked the poor greenette, who kept glancing back towards the shoreline.
"A-ah, yes, I'm ok!" Izuku nearly shouted as Shoto, and I shared a glance. Sasha surfaced once more, sputtering seawater, and she chased Momo around. They splashed us a few times, but I ignored it as I talked with the guys.
"Alright," Natsuo started with a grin, "I'm pretty certain that Micah and Sasha are dating, and Izuku must like one of the two girls who kept hanging off him. So who's the tall girl here for?" I knew he was talking about Momo because she was nearly Shoto's height, a noticeable difference between her and the other girls.
Only Me, Sasha, and Shoto were around Momo's height, actually. Poor Izuku was about three inches shorter than the rest of us. "Her name is Momo," Shoto said as I zoned out, only for his next words to rock me, "And she's here for Micah as well."
"Huh? Come again? We're still speaking Japanese, right?" I asked, glancing at Izuku, who nodded. Shoto gave me a dead look, "Don't tell me you're so busy with Sash you didn't notice Momo has feelings for you. Even I noticed." Izuku raised his hand from the water, "I did too."
I splashed Izuku with water for not helping before turning back on Shoto. "Explain, because I have noticed nothing literally. Yeah, we're great friends, but I didn't think I gave any signs like that?"
Shoto sighed a long, suffering sigh. He clearly didn't want to have anything to do with this anymore, but he told me anyway.
"Think about it. Momo is heir to the Yaoyorozu fortune, a family so rich they make our family look poor. If she really wanted to, she could stay inside her entire life and do nothing, several lives in fact, and still not spend everything.
Natsuo and Fuyumi can attest to this, but being the child of someone with money and fame isn't easy. Lots of people get close not because they want to be friends, but because they can use you for whatever they have in mind.
That's doubly so for someone like Momo, think about it. A fortune like that, going to a single, female heir. She's probably had hundreds of people try to cozy up to her for most of her life, until she met you and Sasha.
I'm sure it may not have started that way, but with how honest the two of you are, you just because the first real friends she's ever had. Just like with me. All those small things you probably do for her as a friend, she's probably thinking it's extra special because she's never had a normal friend before.
Pair that with your looks and how you treat those around you, and it'd be weird if she didn't have a small crush on you at this point. Just look at how Ochaco and Mei can't take their eyes off Midoriya for goodness sake!"
Shoto then tore into Izuku for being so dense as he left me to stew in my thoughts.
'He's right. Even knowing what I know, I treated them like normal people, not just characters in a show or book. I don't want some stupid harem, though! God, every other story from my old life was one of those things!'
[Realize someone close to you has a crush on you, 1x Random Bronze Ticket]
[Come on, loser, even I noticed she had a thing for you!]
I winced at the system's words, humorous as they were, as I spun the wheel.
[Spinning, spinning, spinning, done!]
[Chicken]
|Common Familiar|
Minecraft - Whatever this chicken is, it does not obey any known laws of physics. It lays an egg every 6 - 12 hours in perfect condition, and this egg can be thrown at the ground to have a chance of spawning a baby chicken that will grow to adulthood in 24 hours, they can also breed without eggs too in order to produce children together. The eggs are not fertilized unless thrown and taste great, so does the chicken's meat. No biology explains this; you get a pair. It still needs to eat, so don't let the poor things starve.
Oh, Nezu was going to have a field day with this thing. I'm sure he'd appreciate not having to spend as much on chicken.
Crap. Momo likes me, and looking back, there were signs that I should have noticed. Her choosing the same hero I did for internships? Pretty big one! Even now, I could see her and Sasha glancing at me every so often as they whispered something.
'I'm not going to think about this for the rest of the day.' I did just that, I spent the rest of our time at the beach teasing Izuku and Ochaco. Mei was pretty dense, but even Shoto was able to spell a few things out for her.
Fuyumi eventually joined us in the water as we all splashed around and had a good time. For lunch, we walked a short distance away to a small food stand and ate our fill before returning to relax on the beach.
Lying next to Sasha, staring up at the sun, and enjoying the heat almost made me forget that I was probably being talked about by the government. "Hey, Sasha?" I tilted my head in her direction as she did the same, the tops of our heads touching.
"Yeah, tiger?" "Will you be my girlfriend?"
I couldn't help but notice Momo stiffen in silence as Sasha took her sweet time answering. 'Crap, did I read all the signs wrong?!' I wondered as Sasha took even longer to answer before snorting.
"You look so cute when you squirm. Of course I will." I smiled and took her hand as we sat in the sun.