After we got home, my mom and I ended up watching a cartoon about heroes—basically a glorified tribute to All Might.
At some point, she fell asleep beside me.
I stayed still for a few seconds… making sure her breathing had slowed.
Then carefully—very carefully—I slipped out of her arms.
I grabbed a blanket from the couch drawer and covered her.
"…Time to start training," I whispered.
I moved quickly.
Out the house.
Into the backyard.
The moment I stepped onto the grass, I stopped and grinned.
This power…
It had insane potential.
If I thought about characters like Gild Tesoro—he could already manipulate massive amounts of gold.
And then there was Viernes…
A literal concept of gold.
If I could even get close to that level—
Yeah.
I'd be broken.
I walked toward a rocky area near the koi pond and picked up a small stone.
The moment it touched my hand—
It turned to gold.
Instantly.
I paused.
No fatigue.
No strain.
"…Okay."
I focused.
The golden rock lifted into the air.
Then—
It melted.
Liquid gold floated in front of me, shifting and sloshing like it was alive.
Still no drain.
That was… weird.
"Alright… let's push it."
I willed the liquid to take shape—
A longsword.
Clean.
Simple.
I grabbed it.
CRUNCH.
The blade bent instantly in my grip.
"…Right," I muttered, facepalming.
"Gold is soft."
I focused again.
"Hardening…"
The sword trembled in my hands as I forced it to stabilize.
For a second, nothing happened.
Then—
It held.
Firm.
Solid.
"…Yes."
A grin spread across my face.
"It worked."
I swung it.
SNAP.
The blade shattered—then melted mid-air.
At the same time—
A crushing weight slammed onto my body.
My knees buckled.
Hunger hit me like a truck.
"Damn… so that's the cost…" I muttered, breathing heavily.
Later
I went back inside and headed straight to my room.
Opening my closet, I grabbed several gold rings and necklaces my mom had made for me.
Then I ate them.
One by one.
Energy flooded back into my body almost instantly.
"…This is actually broken," I muttered.
After that, I collapsed onto my bed and fell asleep.
The Next Morning
I stood in the bathroom, brushing my—
…golden teeth.
Still weird.
After washing up, I changed into my school uniform and headed downstairs.
"Good morning, Mom."
She smiled brightly.
"Good morning, sweetie. Sleep well?"
"Yeah… but can I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"Can you get me books on chemistry, biology, and physics?"
She blinked.
"…Midas, where did you learn those words?"
"Online," I said instantly.
A lie.
But a necessary one.
Her expression melted into pride.
"Oh, my smart little golden boy."
She leaned down slightly.
"Mommy will get them for you, okay?"
I nodded, smiling.
"Oh—and I made you something special."
She walked into the kitchen and came back with a plate.
Stacked high.
Six large—
Golden ribeye steaks.
"…You're the best," I said immediately.
I didn't even wait.
I devoured them.
Ten seconds.
Gone.
And just like that—
I felt stronger.
A few minutes later, we got into her BMW M4 G80 and headed to school.
[8 Minutes Later]
I spotted Tony right away.
"Tony! Wait!"
He turned.
"Midas?"
I ran up to him, grinning.
"My quirk finally awakened!"
"Yeah, I heard," he said, smiling. "But we should go before we get in trouble again."
I chuckled.
"Yeah, yeah."
We walked into class together.
The moment I stepped in—
Silence.
The entire room froze.
Yeah…
That made sense.
They all saw what happened yesterday.
"Alright, class," the teacher said, clapping her hands.
"Midas isn't going to hurt anyone. He's going to be a hero just like all of you."
She placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Midas, why don't you show everyone you can control your quirk?"
I nodded.
Then—
I reached up.
Took her necklace.
…and ate it.
Silence.
Then—
Laughter exploded across the room.
I burped slightly.
A bit of golden dust slipped out of my mouth.
"I can also do this," I said.
A small golden orb formed in front of me.
Floating.
Shining.
I expanded it to the size of a basketball.
"Woah…"
The fear in the room disappeared.
Replaced by awe.
"My quirk is gold manipulation," I said.
"I can create and control gold… but it makes me tired."
Then—
I grabbed the orb.
And ate it.
The teacher stared at me.
Her smile didn't quite reach her eyes.
"…Alright, class. Let's start learning our ABCs."
"Aww…" the class groaned.
Recess
Me and Tony were near the rocky, forested edge of the playground.
"Midas, your quirk is insane!" Tony said excitedly.
"You're literally controlling Au—the actual element!"
I smirked.
"I know, right?"
Honestly…
I liked being friends with Tony.
Yeah, he could be annoying sometimes.
But he was already ridiculously smart.
He'd told me his father was teaching him advanced stuff already—algebra, the periodic table…
The genius was already forming.
I snapped back as Tony kept rambling about ways I could train my quirk.
Most of which—
I was already planning.
Later That Night
I was back in my room.
Thinking.
About everything.
If Marvel Cinematic Universe and My Hero Academia were really combined…
The future was going to be chaos.
I shook my head.
"Focus."
I dropped to the floor.
"Let's see my limit."
Push-ups.
Fast.
Controlled.
100… easy.
200… nothing.
400…
600…
Still going.
900…
Now I felt it.
Burning.
Strain.
997…
998…
999…
"…Come on…"
I collapsed instantly.
Face-first.
Breathing hard.
Arms shaking.
"…1000 push-ups…"
I let out a tired laugh.
"At four years old…"
Yeah.
Those nurses weren't wrong.
I really was a monster.
I dragged myself onto my bed and stared at the ceiling.
Thinking about the future.
About heroes.
About threats.
About everything that was coming.
Sleep hit me hard.
And within seconds—
I was out.
To be continued…