The Cursed Gamer

Chapter 13: Boom! (1)

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[Ding! Your Quirk, "Surge" has levelled up!]

["Surge" has reached level 5! New abilities have been unlocked!]

Standing in the backyard of the Hado mansion with his hands pointing upwards at the sky, Neji kept staring at the air while blinking profusely.

It's been 9 and half years since Neji was born in this world. Life has been peaceful other than some small awkward moments of arguments now and then.

His current goal was to upgrade his Quirk's level and evolve it to a state where it can replicate energy similar to mana so that he can reach his full potential as The Gamer.

But for that, he assumed the quirk needs to upgrade to at least level 10. He clearly wasn't expecting this type of message to show up right now.

His Quirk evolved…? That was quick, but not a bad thing. 'Wait, what path did the awakening take? My quirk lets me release a 'wave' of 'shock', so my Quirk can go both ways. Either complete Shockwave manipulation or Wave manipulation.'

[It's not an evolution, Master.] The sudden voice of the system brought him out of his daze. [The best way to describe it would be to call it a pseudo-awakening.]

"Ah… I understand. Can you show me the changes?"

[Gladly] The system simply replied as a screen appeared in front of Neji's vision.

[ <3/3> ]

[Quirk(s):

•<Surge>; LVL 5: This Quirk grants the user the ability to convert their own vitality into energy and release it in the form of exceptionally powerful spiral shockwaves.

New abilities: 1. The user can control the density of the energy released. 2. The shockwave energy isn't bound to a spiral form anymore.]

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Huh? I remember seeing Nejire create shockwaves that don't move in corkscrew motion in canon. In that School Festival thing where she danced in the sky while golden energy danced around her that she used to create a "sketch" of a flower. I also remember that in My Hero Academia, Hero's Rising (game) – Nejire could release rings made out of shockwaves. So this upgrade is good, I assume.

"And about the density control… it's interesting."

To make things clear, my quirk lets me release energy in the form of shockwaves. In essence, it's still energy I am releasing, it just shares some of the properties of shockwaves – such as the energy, when released, isn't calm, it is constantly vibrating.

So, calling my quirk Shockwave Manipulation would be slightly wrong, I'd rather call it Shockwave-Energy Manipulation.

Now that aside, where does the ability to control the density of the energy come to play? Well, currently, the shockwave energy that I release is very dense, it's so dense that I can touch it and feel it... it kind of feels like jelly, well, until it disappears into the air at least. Now, a blast of shockwave would usually phase through things and damage them from inside, but since my wave is too dense, it just clashes with the skin of anything it comes into contact with - for example, the two giants Nejire one-shotted in the anime.

But now that I can control the density of my waves, I can make them pass through human bodies and they would be destroyed from the inside due to the vibration that would pass through them and shake, rupture and tear their organs. So from a good heavy hitter, my quirk just evolved into a murder weapon… damn! It's a matter of time before I do Whitebeard level shit!

I wanted to laugh out loud right now! Power is gushing through my body!

I glanced at the mansion behind me. "Am I strong enough to destroy it? Should I try- no, let's stop there. No need to get too excited."

Instead, I raised my hand outwards in front of my face then slowly released my energy. This time, instead of it coming out, spinning like a drill, it came out as shining golden rings. Then the dense golden form of it became almost transparent, then fully invisible to the naked eye.



I created a very dense golden ring and tapped it. It didn't disperse, my finger didn't go past it either. I could grab it as if it was solid. So I did and flexed it around. After five seconds, the thing became less solid and dispersed into the air.

"Now… Did my speed increase too?"

While I can make my waves move slow, actual Shockwaves move faster than the local speed of sound. So by releasing my fastest shockwaves from under my feet, I should be able to move somewhat around that speed, right?

Previously, I couldn't do it since in canon Nejire's waves move slowly because they travel in a corkscrew motion. What about now? Now that I can release rings out of shockwave energy? Well, guess it's time to find out.

I took a stance and jumped up and down a few times. I took a deep breath in as a sharp concentrated look appeared in my eyes. "Alright, don't release spinning waves, release ring waves."

I flexed my leg muscles as I checked my stamina bar before going all out.

[Stamina: 200/300]

I have enough. So let's do this.

Energy rushed to my legs as I felt a subtle tingle under my feet.

THA!

Something hit the ground under me hard as immediately, my vision changed as I was flung in the air. I moved… fast. I was almost about to fall down before I released another burst of the shockwave that flung me into the air.

I soon realised something. While I can casually fly without using my hands while I use spiral shockwaves, using ring shockwaves is different. Because of the sheer speeds without using all my limbs I can't maintain my balance.

So I did what any sane person would do. I used my hands to release more pressure waves that flung me so high in the sky that could practically see the whole area under me.

At that point, I stopped releasing bursts of strong waves and instead released tranquil waves that didn't fling me higher anymore and only helped me maintain my position on that spot.

"Wow…" I focused below where I could see our mansion looking like a toy. "I have never flown this high before… I should come here more frequently."

I checked my stamina again, which seems to have depleted only by 10 points. I then smiled lightly. I haven't used my full speed yet. I am curious at finding out how fast I can really go.

I flexed my legs a little while my body was still, floating in the air like Ironman. "Let's go, boom!"

B-O-O-M!

INTENSE shockwaves left my feet and hand as I was immediately plunged above the clouds. I wasn't scared though, I instead moved my body to fly forward towards the city while maintaining my distance from the street to not alert any heroes.

Damn this is fire!

"Woo-hoo!"

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Today All Might had decided to pay a visit to Chiba city. Crime rates are low in this area, but it's never zero! So he has to come here every now and then.

And he was right, the crime rate wasn't zero. The moment he arrived he had stopped a bank robbery, a sexual assault, a kidnapping and a murder attempt – all under 10 minutes.

He was in casual clothes, a white t-shirt and black pants. These days he wears these most of the time since if he wears his hero costume reporters make it hard for him to even take a breath.

Currently, he was casually running above rooftops when his ears perked up. His hearing was very sensitive, so he could clearly determine that the thing that is moving just a few times slower than the speed of sound is not an AirJet, it's clearly a human.

'I don't recall a hero who can fly this fast around this area... so, a villain?' All Might decided, "Let's pay him a visit."

He stopped above a building and crouched down, his muscles bulging out as he kicked the ground and vanished from the naked eye. He was still in his prime, so people faster than him could be counted with a single hand.

B-O-O-OM~

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