𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐒 , 𝐁𝐍𝐇𝐀

26 | tinder, fuel, flame

"NUMBER 5! RABBIT HERO: MIRKO!" the mc's voiced came through from the television, filling the empty silence in the spacious room as the young genius wrapped some bandages around her fingers. "THIS UNYIELDING BUNNY WAS BUMPED UP IN THE RANKINGS!"

Y/n watched the television with heart hammering in excitement as the mc announced the new Japan's billboard hero rankings, now that All might has retired. The young genius couldn't help but imagine herself standing on that stage with the crowd getting wild as the announcer called out her name.

"HE DOES THINGS HIS WAY, BUT ALWAYS FIERCELY WITH UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM! HE'S MADE IT TO SECOND PLACE!" The red winged hero was showcased in the screen as light glowed behind him. "NUMBER 2! WINGED HERO: HAWKS!"

Y/n couldn't help but smile at his success in making the second place. She heard a noise behind her and looked back to see one of her many mentors whose red lips were quirked up to a gratified smirk. Noting that Hawks also trained under the HPSC, Y/n figured her mentor must've taught the winged hero before her.

"One day, you'll be up there too." She patted her shoulder and gave Y/n a kind smile, "I know it."

The young genius felt flattered by her words and replied, "I'll work hard and do my best. Thank you, Miss Dottie."

Her instructress smiled. She was Y/n's favourite trainer among others even though she knew little information about her female trainer. Miss Dottie, as what the young genius calls her, is an attractive foreign woman with blonde hair, styled quaintly, and has grayish blue eyes. Her cheek bones are well structured and her lips are always coated with matte red lipstick.

Y/n didn't know much about her since her instructress was reserved and would rather talk about anything else other than herself. The young genius tried to do some research but the information that she found seemed to contradict what she personally observed. On the file, Dorothy Underwood, also known as Dottie, was a freelance operative in USA.

However, Y/n didn't buy the information. Having observed her mentor, the young genius knew that Dottie was more than what was said in her information.

Y/n observed that she was a master martial artist and acrobat, she was undoubtedly extremely skilled in hand-to-hand combat and a prowess in acrobatics. Dottie is also quirkless but she has a highly nimble and precise fighting style that is able to overwhelm even those who are twice her size which earned her Y/n's respect.

Dottie is responsible for training Y/n in espionage and acrobatics. With her help, the young genius was able to acquire the skills of deception: whether be it faking her emotions, lying, adopting various accents, and many more.

The instructress was so knowledgeable in deception that Y/n began to doubt if the friendly smile that she always displayed was genuine. Setting that aside, the young teen aspired to be just like Dottie - a seemingly petite tender lady on the outside, one that entices ravenous eyes with her enchanting beauty but once caught within her spell, she'll drag you without hesitation into the depths of hell.

Y/n glued her eyes on the television once again and saw the winged pro hero childishly making faces as the third place pro hero, Edgeshot, spoke, "The ability to preserve the law and order is the true measure of a hero."

That sentence made the young genius' heart turn in displeasure. Maybe it was because she had broken the laws and order of the government several times and even broke the laws of nature, so hearing that loud and clear had a hard impact on her.

Hawks used hand to 'unzip' his mouth and interrupted them. "Who the heck do you think wants to hear that crap?!"

Loud gasps were heard from the crowd.