All Might's Quirk. One For All.
A power passed down through generations.
It pushed the human body way beyond its normal limits. In a way, it felt pretty similar to the Eight Inner Gates.
Honestly, Arthur Pendragon wanted it. Badly.
If his own Quirk, World, ever lost its time-stop ability, then what he needed most was raw, close-range power.
And One For All?
That was basically perfect for him.
Arthur didn't care about the so-called "main character" or anything like that.
He had been thrown into a world full of superpowers. Of course he was going to chase strength.
The real question was… would All Might ever choose him?
All Might had been seriously injured years ago. Ever since then, he'd been looking for someone worthy to inherit One For All. Someone who truly wanted to protect people.
Arthur knew himself well enough.
He wasn't that kind of person.
If All Might was looking for someone like Izuku Midoriya, a selfless hero type…
Yeah, that definitely wasn't him.
At that moment, Naomasa Tsukauchi stepped up to All Might and lowered his voice.
"All Might, this student violated Quirk regulations. He used his Quirk without authorization to attack, even if he did catch the robber…"
All Might blinked, then broke into an even bigger grin.
"Haha! You've got it wrong, Tsukauchi! I called this young man in to help. I'll take responsibility for it."
That instantly changed the atmosphere.
It was obvious what he was doing. He was covering for Arthur and giving everyone an easy way out.
Everyone there, including Arthur, paused for a second.
Since the No.1 Hero had spoken, Tsukauchi and the others didn't push the issue further.
After a quick nod, they loaded the robbers into the police car and drove off.
Before leaving, a few of them gave Arthur a long, curious look.
"All Might!"
"Can I get an autograph?!"
"I've always been a huge fan!"
As soon as the police left, the crowd lost all restraint. People rushed forward from all directions.
All Might scratched his head, clearly used to this kind of chaos.
"Ah… yeah, I should probably get out of here."
He bent his knees, ready to jump, then suddenly glanced at Arthur.
"Hey, kid. Wanna come with me? I'd like to talk."
Arthur paused for a second, then nodded.
"Sure."
"All right!"
All Might gave him a thumbs-up, then launched himself into the air.
He shot up over fifty meters like it was nothing.
Arthur clicked his tongue under his breath.
"Yeah… that's ridiculous."
He activated World again.
A rush of wind burst out as the Stand merged with his body. He pushed off the ground hard.
Arthur followed into the air, though not quite as high. Around thirty meters.
Still impressive, but not on All Might's level.
"Wait!"
Momo Yaoyorozu reached out, trying to stop them, but they were already gone.
She watched them disappear into the sky, her voice dropping to a quiet murmur.
"They're both… insanely strong…"
For a moment, she looked down at herself.
Compared to them, her Quirk felt…
She shook her head quickly.
"No. Don't think like that. I just need to work harder."
Turning around, she headed home.
"I still have to prepare for the U.A. recommendation exam next week."
About 2km away from the scene, on top of a random apartment building, Arthur and All Might landed on the rooftop.
All Might grinned again, flashing that signature smile.
"Not bad, kid. Keeping up with me like that."
Arthur dismissed World and sat down on the edge of the balcony.
"So? What did you want to talk about?"
All Might raised a brow.
He was used to people freaking out around him. This kind of calm attitude was… new.
He cleared his throat.
"You look about high school age. Are you already enrolled somewhere? Or preparing for entrance exams?"
"My schooling's suspended," Arthur replied flatly. "No idea if I'll even get into a high school."
"Oh? What happened?"
"I hit a classmate."
Arthur said it like it was nothing.
But thinking about that loud, explosive idiot, his expression darkened slightly.
All Might's smile stiffened.
Yeah… strong, but definitely not successor material.
Arthur caught the look instantly.
Guess that answers that.
His interest dropped to zero.
"If that's all, I'm heading out."
"Hey, hold on!"
All Might raised a hand to stop him.
"You've heard of U.A., right? The top hero school in Japan."
He puffed out his chest proudly.
"If you're interested, I can recommend you."
Even if Arthur wasn't right for One For All, someone with that kind of potential?
Letting him slip away, a potential hero would be a waste.