Chapter 36: Internship, Part 3

(Chikyu Trivia: If it were canon to the MHA universe, Chikyu's favorite anime would be Jujutsu Kaisen, and his second favorite would be One Piece)

It was the second day of internships. Chikyu showered, brushed his teeth, put on a plain black shirt and comfy white pants that were made in a way not to restrict the skin, making it good for fighting in. He also noticed that the white parts of his hair now almost reached half of its entire length.

Deciding to think more of it later, he went out of his room. It looked like he was up pretty early since people were still walking around groggily with coffee, Shio included. Shio noticed Chikyu was already up and ready.

"How are you already ready to go? We all woke up like, 20 minutes ago and still have to mentally wake up. You seem like you're already rearing to fight hordes of villains.", he commented, finishing his coffee and moving to get another one from the cafeteria.

"I've trained myself to mentally wake up quicker so that I can get more done sooner than later", Chikyu responded, lying as naturally as he would if he told the truth.

The actual reason was because his boosts from consuming the demon mind also made all the sleep he got much better quality while also changing his physiology so he needs less time to mentally wake up, taking two minutes at max.

He could gain the benefits of a normal person's full 8 hour and beyond sleep with a 15 minute nap.

"Damn, you really take heroism seriously. I haven't even done that training myself. I can't function without a good sleep after a long day. I'm not the kind of person who can fight 24/7 and get right back into it after waking up. That's Endeavor, Miruko and All Might's kinda thing, but they're weird, so it doesn't count.", Shio rambled, going on a small tangent.

Shio led Chikyu to the cafeteria, where he went to go make himself another cup of coffee while Chikyu went to get some food.

The chef was a relatively unknown hero named Nutrient King. His Quirk allowed him to increase the nutritional value of any food he made. It was easy to see why he wasn't well known and didn't focus on combat-type hero work with such a quirk. However, he has collaborated with Lunch Rush a few times in helping people in desperate need of food.

(What he looks like. That chef's outfit is his hero outfit. As you can tell, he doesn't really care about glamor or standing out)

Chikyu ordered enough food to feed several adult men. Nutrient King was surprised, but he loved when he was given large orders, so he soon got to it with great enthusiasm.

When the order was done, Chikyu levitated the items by manipulating the minerals in the bowls and plates the food was served on and put them all on a table.

(All the food he ordered)

People eating nearby turned to look out of simple curiosity at the loud setting sounds and were all incredibly shocked when they saw a large teenager absolutely devouring all the food at incredible speeds, not slowing down at any point whatsoever.

Shio came over with a new cup of coffee and stared at the sight before him.

"Damn! Why are you eating so much?! This is enough to feed several very active adults!", he yelled in surprise.

Chikyu took the first pause since he started eating to answer his teacher's question.

"I burn through all this and more with the training I do. I don't stop training or exercising even after we finish our activities. I do at least an extra hour and a half of exercise and training before I go to bed. By the time I'm in, everyone else is fast asleep, and I've burned through all the unnecessary calories from what I've eaten", he answered extensively.

Shio was shocked into silence for a few seconds before responding, smiling.

"You know, when I chose you for internship, I thought I was just going to get a student who had really good physical strength and a good fighting style. But it's only the start of the second day and you've already shown some pro hero qualities. If you keep going at it like this, you're absolutely guaranteed to become a top hero. I want to increase the chances of that as much as I can, so from now on, we're going to be training beyond maximum intensity! More sparring, more patrols, and extra stuff when we're done with that!", Shio said, seeming excited.

Chikyu smiled, a rare sight. He liked the sound of this. He finished his food, thanked Nutrient King, and went to get dressed in his hero outfit.

(Chikyu Trivia: Chikyu likes snakes and spiders quite a lot. He is always on the lookout for ones that he could potentially get as pets.)