In an auto repair shop, the television was on showing a reporter and the president of the HPSC giving a glowing report about the number one hero All Might saving people from an explosion.
Then he shifted to another subject.
"In other news, police reports continue to respond to the acts of a vigilante known as Absalon, who has been going after organised criminals, kidnappers, and villains. This has led civilians to question whether licensed heroes are even fulfilling their duties.
We have interviews of people saved by this vigilante saying he's a good person, but we also have recordings of criminals who have encountered him."
The screen then showed police interrogation footage.
"That guy was the worst. He gave me the worst beatdown I ever experienced."
"Absalon is not a good person. He stole my watch and removed three of my gold teeth just because I joined a Yakuza group."
"He literally shoved a grenade into one of the people I worked with and threw him at my team and me. He exploded, and now I'm stuck in this wheelchair!"
The police footage ended, cutting back to the news reporter and the president.
"These recordings, released to us by sources within the police department reveal the violent methods of this so-called hero.
While the civilians he saved call him a saviour, the criminals who survived him describe a very different picture."
"The Hero Public Safety Commission reiterates its stance on the acts of vigilantes within Japanese territory.
We recognise that Absalon has entered unsanctioned hero territory to save people over the past year, but using a quirk in combat without a license is still breaking the law.
Heroes have gone through years of training to minimise collateral damage, civilian harm, and villain escalation.
What the vigilante Absalon did does not make him a hero, especially when he decided who lives and who dies."
"Citizen please be advised not to engage with Absalon, if you see any sighting of him report it to the metropolitan police department so Pro Heroes stop him from causing any further disorder."
The television turns off as a 20-year-old man in mechanic's clothes walks by. He was tall, 6'8" and built with a Greek god physique, had slick black hair, a strong jaw line and black eyes.
He rolled his eyes and muttered to himself
"Disorder my ass."
He scoffs at the president's words in the news like that guy knew better than everyone being a vigilante is bad or some other crappy law in hero society.
remains to take out parts from a wrecked car that someone delivered to him to salvage.
He takes out a broken-down oil filter, alternator, and car engine, along with the transmission. The items are beyond repair and won't be worth anything in that state.
However, the man is not looking stressed about the items he took out; he smirks as he touches them, and the object radiates a small glow. The rust and cracks on them slowly reversed and started to look good as new.
"Man, these powers I wished for are the best."
His name is John Hunter. It had been a year since he was transported to the My Hero Academia world.
When the god of reincarnation told John he'd be in MHA 18 years before the series starts.
He made sure to carefully craft his 3 wishes to help him survive in an era where all might and AFO are at their prime.
One. The twelve talismans' powers from Jackie Chan Adventures, a show he grew up watching in his past life, give him power and versatility in combat.
However, he ensured that the 12 talismans had the potential to grow by training with these abilities to enhance their current capabilities.
Two. Arsenal manifestation. Inspired by Grand Theft Auto's weapon wheel, he had access to every modern weapon with max ammo. When the weapons and bombs he used were empty, he had to wait three days for ammunition to refill.
Three. The body of the Black Swordsman named Guts from Berserk, without the missing eye, arm, and Brand of Sacrifice.
He would've picked any that could give him martial arts on instinct but prefer this body.
Because Guts has performed feats that a peak human could not achieve, which is the perfect match for the talisman's power to amp beyond human characters in Jackie Chan's adventures.
However, the powers he wished for do not function like quirks, since they are fused into his soul, not his DNA. So, technically, he is quirkless, working as a mechanic to the public.
But that doesn't matter to John since he doesn't want to work under this world's corrupt government or its selfish desires.
He has been operating as the vigilante Absalon to save people, sometimes stealing from criminals and villains for an important person he cares about.
"Onii-chan, I'm hungry. Let's go somewhere to eat."
John heard a child's voice calling out and looked down to see a little girl with purple hair and purple eyes, with white pointy stars in each pupil.
She was four years old, wearing a toddler's long-sleeve jacket, a teddy bear beanie, a white t-shirt and purple Crocs.
John smiled, taking off his gloves and heads to the bathroom.
"Alright, let me get a shower to get change and close up so we can go home with some takeaway."
The little girl smiled as she climbed onto a chair and pulled out a Game Boy to play while he changed clothes.
When John finished changing after having a hot shower, he closed up the shop and put the small parts in his bag.
"What do you want to eat, Ai?"
The little girl named Ai smiled as she pointed at a poster beside him showing smiling All Might holding a burger meal.
"Can we go get some Mighty burgers for lunch and buy lots of those Detroit triple smash burgers for Rover at home? Please, onii-chan."
He looked at the poster she was pointing at, then checked the wallet he had stolen from one of the thugs he had looted.
'5,000 yen. Looks like I have to use some of my own money for both of us and our dog back at home.'
John sighed and nodded his head.
"Alright, I'll buy ten for him."
Ai smiled as she held his hand, and they walked together.
...
John and Ai enter through a door that can adjust its height for people with taller quirks.
The space has shiny, white, polished floors, with posters of the number one hero, All Might, and staff dressed in uniforms matching his hero suit.
A petite female cashier with brown hair, two hair clips, and a ponytail recently finished helping a customer.
"Hey Kobeni, we'd like to order lunch today."
The female cashier, named Kobeni, heard John as both he and Ai were in front of her.
"Ah, it's good to see you again thank you for fixing my car yesterday. I promise to pay you back ."
John rolled his eyes and responded.
"I already told you the service was free, keep the money. You and your brother are working hard enough to survive in an apartment. Besides, Ai and I are doing fine."
He picks up the smiling AI showing her she's happy.
Kobeni sighs and smiles, accepting it.
"Okay, what do you two like to order?"
"Both of us would want the mighty burger meal and ten of those Detroit triple smash burgers for our hungry dog back home."
Kobeni typed at the cash register and John paid 8,500 yen.
"Your order will be ready in 15 minutes, have a seat you two."
John took the receipt and both of them sat at one of the tables waiting for their order.
....
Minutes passed as Ai is playing the Game Boy John "bought" for her, while John scrolls through the phone from the bone guard he killed. checking the text messages of the guy's yakuza friends.
'Looks like he has friends secretly stealing some rare herbs for poisons and plans on selling them to another group.'
His thoughts were interrupted when some guy with rocket legs flew with a bag of money in his hands as heroes tried chasing him.
"Stealing people's money from a store is wrong, give it back!"
"HAHAHA! CAN'T CATCH ME LOSERS!"
The people in the restaurant took out their phones and recorded it through the windows.
John notices a woman with purple hair on top of the building, wearing a dark-coloured body suit and a scouter on her right eye.
'Lady Nagant.'
Lady Nagant plucked out strands of hair as it was moulded into a bullet, putting it in the hole of her right palm and a barrel extended out from her elbow.
She shot one of the villain's rocket legs with great accuracy causing him to crash land hard to the ground.
The heroes and Lady Nagant arrest the villain and people cheered for their success.
While everyone watched in amazement, John just stared at the group of heroes with a bored expression.
'Another day of this meaningless watching pro heroes. I can't understand why there's a law that restricts people from using their quirks to jump on villains or criminals.
They have the power to do it if heroes aren't around, but they'd rather watch like damn Dragon Ball fighters not joining in and using their hax to end the fight quickly.
It's really fucking frustrating.'
His eyes drifted towards Lady Nagant, hero to the public and the HPSC assassin.
'I need to watch out for her and maybe try to get her out of those bastards control soon.'
While John mentally talks to himself, Ai tugged his sleeve.
"Onii-chan our burgers are ready let's go home."
"Okay Ai, let's go home."
Both of them stand get their meal and head home, John glances at the smiling lady nagant one last time the,n continue w,alking.
They reach their home, which is bigger than the other homes in the neighbourhood.
As John opens the door he is greeted by a black blur that tackles him and starts licking his face.
"Quit it Rover, I justat had a shower."
He pet the six-eyed black shaggy fur dog with sharp fangs that were as sharp as swords.
Rover has the exact appearance as Overgrown Rover from One-Punch Man manga, except he's not in his giant form.
They get inside the house and John unwraps the burgers, putting them in Rover's food tray.
The three of them sat on the couch watched TV and they enjoyed their meal together like a family.
...
Sometime passed after finishing their lunch, Ai was sleeping on th couch while hugging the sleeping Rover.
John covers both of them with a blanket smiling how they sleep.
But that smile fades as he goes to his room, takes out the phone he use to check messages.
It took time for him to mark the location on a map where the bone guard friends are going to sell those herbs.
John grins as he starts removing his normal clothes, changing to his vigilante suit to hide his identity.
"Alright, time to give those Deadbeats an ass whooping of a life time and maybe steal all that cash they'll be offered."
End
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{Author's note: I was busy with life so don't blame me}