I can use it in places other than my arms, and I can focus power into a single point... so... couldn't I do the opposite too?
In other words... 'using One For All with my entire body' might be possible?
And this, though I just thought of it, might also be the answer to my other 'challenge'... building a 'foundation' that can withstand using the power.
Trying to use power with just my arms itself might be unreasonable. Only when the shoulders and back connected to the arms are also trained and strengthened can you fully exert strong power as desired, or even beyond.
So, if I prepare my entire body for it in advance... to withstand power exertion... the power should increase, and the burden/recoil on my arms should decrease.
Thinking about it... All Might too, when fighting, when using One For All's power, transforms into his 'Muscle Form'. That probably serves as preparation before using the power too.
That skinny form, using One For All while remaining in 'True Form'... I can't really imagine it. Or rather, it doesn't seem possible.
It might even result in recoil destroying his arms, just like me.
So, a 'foundation' is necessary! To use power more strongly and safely.
I can't 'transform' like All Might... or rather, what's the mechanism behind that transformation? Is that also part of One For All's power?
All Might said he's 'flexing'... but just flexing shouldn't cause such a volume change... well, never mind that for now.
Anyway! What I should do now... what I need to learn to do is clear!
(Not just with my arms, but with my entire body... and then using power in my arms, or especially concentrating power in my arms...! It's like warm-up exercises before entering a pool. To prevent large recoil from sudden use, preparing 'power to use power' in between... no, this way of thinking itself is wrong! Fumiko-san said it too, that I'm treating my 'Quirk' too specially, that it's part of my body, something I should naturally be able to use!)
Kacchan used his 'Explosion' skillfully not just for attacks, but for movement, posture control, even intimidation.
Fumiko-san too, in combat with her enhanced physique... there, she can use it not just for strikes but for movement, and even in forms like this human cast during training.
Uraraka-san, Iida-kun, everyone in class... probably because they've used their Quirks since childhood, they can use them without particularly conscious effort, like moving their limbs, as a matter of course.
Quirks are part of the body, something you should naturally be able to use... something that should just be there...!
I should think about 'One For All' more flatly, the same way...!
Not treating each use as a special 'technique'...
(It's fine if it's weak, just being able to handle it is enough... constantly, throughout my entire body...!)
The moment I strongly focused on that, trying to concentrate power throughout my entire body...
Smiling,
The face of Fumiko-san in front of me... smiled.
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Possessing the Quirk 'Infinite Energy' and being self-praising, I pride myself on being skilled in handling 'energy' within my body, and I'm sensitive to the energy I can perceive from others' bodies too.
Especially in a situation like this, being in close contact, even more so.
To the extent that sometimes I can even discern the behavior of energy that hasn't started flowing yet, but is 'about to flow'.
That's precisely why, when I sensed that Midoriya had already reached the idea of using his mysterious superpower Quirk 'throughout his entire body' 'little by little', I couldn't help but grin.
However, that doesn't mean he'll immediately take a step forward.
'Building a foundation' by 'strengthening the entire body' is good. But the crucial challenge of 'power control' remains unchanged since he's diverting energy for that purpose.
...So, helping him out just a little more... should be fine, right?
"That's enough for today... It's the first day, so this is probably about right."
"Yeah... I guess so. But, it didn't go well at all... I feel like I just wasted Fumiko-san's time... sorry about that."
"I told you it's fine, I'm doing this because I want to."
"Eh? Want to...?"
"Ah, no, never mind. More importantly, you're tired, right? Here, drink this."
When I said that and offered the cafe au lait, Midoriya showed a slightly surprised reaction, going 'Ah!'. It's the same brand, same product as the one I gave Midoriya before.
Thinking he'd be hot after exercise, this time I bought it cold from the start, that's the only difference.
While seeming to ponder something, Midoriya said 'Thank you' and accepted it, opened the cap, put it to his mouth... and after swallowing,
"...It's delicious."
"Right? I highly recommend this brand's..."
"...That's not all. Somehow, this... when I drink it, I feel like power is welling up inside me. Same as that time... so it wasn't just my imagination after all."
...Oh, you noticed.
I can't help but grin. Whether he saw that or not, Midoriya took another sip of the cafe au lait and then turned to me,
"Hey Fumiko-san, this cafe au lait... what is it? It's not just regular cafe au lait, right? It's really delicious, but more than that... this sensation of power surging forth... I know this. Isn't this the same as when your Quirk's... 'Infinite Energy' was transferred?"
"Leaving aside the delicious part... you're quite observant, Midoriya. That's right, this one, and the cafe au lait from before too... they're regular store-bought ones, but I've tinkered with them a bit, added something."
Saying that, I offered Midoriya the other cafe au lait I was drinking, saying 'Try this'.
For some reason, Midoriya blushed and looked troubled.
...After a moment's thought, I realized it's because it would be an indirect kiss, but I pushed through, thinking if he doesn't mind, it's fine. Apprehensively, Midoriya put it to his lips and took a gulp.
"...It's normal. The taste... and the performance too."
"Performance, huh. Hahaha... Well then, let me have it for a moment."