THE TRIALS: Path Toward Godhood. (warning: MATURE CONTENT)

Kuroha was walking with Momo on his right while Minagata was walking on his left.

The street was pretty bustling. It was 10 am. Pedestrian folked the street. 

Today, they had to go and try the initial form of their hero costume. The date for the recommendation exam was coming closer.

The exam was said to be hard, but none of them had any doubt about they chances of success. 

In the end, Kuroha gave his first recommendation, the one he received from Nighteye to Minagata. But All Might gave another one to Kuroha.

As such, Kuroha was recommended by All Might, Minagata by Nighteye and Momo by her family. 

Kuroha didn't need to ask All Might why he didn't recommend Izuku. The answer was pretty clear. 

Right now, it was pretty easy for anyone high enough in the hero community to know that Nighteye adopted a mixed child who was half Asian and half American. They also knew that said child was sort of All Might's nephew.

But Izuku was different. As much as possible, the fact that Izuku was All Might's successor should be hidden. People become unusually smart when they're curious about a topic. 

It would be bad if someone managed to guess by dumb luck that One For All could be passed on.

Speaking of this, Kuroha never understood why it was never known by more people. 

At least All For One was aware of the nature of All Might quirk. Why did he never use this information? Anyway, All For One should be dead now. But that wasn't enough. 

He wouldn't rest easy until he got the absolute confirmation of All For One's death.

"Bro- BRO!!!"

Kuroha was suddenly brought back from his pondering. He turned to face Minagata

"Hum?"

The Hum was a really godly word. 

Minagata who understood the meaning simply sighed and said, "We reached our destination." 

Kuroha turned to face a clothes shop. Despite the apparent simplicity, this shop was one that only a few selected people could enter.

The moment they opened the door

"Kyaa!! Kuroha-kun."

A effeminate man jumped toward Kuroha, his arms opened as if to hug him. 

Kuroha couldn't help but shiver and he dodged to the side at maximum speed. In this world, few people could scare him, but this man was one of them.

Albertino Rodriguez... He was the man who sewed his uniform during his first years of middle-school.

 Even though Kuroha refused to become a model, their relationship was pretty good.

Despite his fame, Albertino even became Kuroha's personal tailor. When Kuroha asked why, he said that because he had a large debt towards Nighteye and that he found pleasure in creating clothes for Kuroha. 

The last line was really unnecessary, but he at least understood that the man was genuine.

"Yo Albert! Seem like you're once again rejected."

"Yo! don't worry I'm sure he will feel my love sooner or later."

Minagata high fived Albertino and began to laugh with him. Albertino and Minagata had a weird friendship. During these years, Minagata did some sketches for him and it seems like he really liked them. 

They become a pretty big hit in the fashion world. 

If he wasn't a minor, Minagata would have been able to live by himself with the money he received as remuneration. 

The sole problem was that Minagata only drew risky female clothing, female underwear, and swimsuits.

Looking at his serious expression while he was drawing such perverted clothes made it really hard for him to not punch him. This urge grew stronger when Minagata said this line one day,

"For some, art is an eternal beauty, for other people, art is an explosion. For me…Nudity is art!!!"

Kuroha swore that when Minagata said this, he could see Minagata standing and screaming this line on a sandy beach under the sunset with vagues surging toward him.

Thankfully, despite being an incredible and somewhat creepy pervert, Minagata never did anything like peeping or using his position to influence young mannequin.

Of course, they're still young, so anything could happen in the future, but Kuroha trusted in Minagata's personality and moral integrity. In his own words, he was a "Gentleman of culture." 

"Hello, Mister Rodriguez. It has been a long time."

This time, it was Momo who spoke. she bowed a little before straightening herself. 

"Si, it has been some time."

The relationship between Rodriguez and Momo was a little strained. Well Kuroha guessed that for a stylist like him, someone like Momo who could replicate the perfect dress just by looking at it was a sort of aberration. 

What more, as time passed, Momo begin a little colder. Kuroha knew it was his fault. She was mimicking him a little. Thankfully she was still a kind girl at heart. 

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Kuroha couldn't help but think about all that happened since Izuku was chosen as All Might successor. 

It has been seven months now since the start of Izuku's training. The recommendation exam would debut in three months and the public exam one week later after it.

Kuroha looked at himself in the mirror. All he wore were his boxers. He couldn't help but marvel at the change he went through. 

Even though the team Nighteye mainly trained Izuku, they also trained him and the others.

You could even say that Malicia and Sebastian were the perfect trainers for him. 

Thankfully he didn't need healing. Hearing Izuku scream each time he was healed by Milenia always made him feel stressed.

If he didn't know that the pain wasn't something that could be removed, Milienia would be on his hit list. Well, not like he could have done anything to her at his current level. 

Anyway, he took another look and did a slow turn. In the past, he had a rather short and slim frame, but now, he was just a little shorter than Mirio and stood at about 179 cm, three centimeters short of Mirio 181 cm. 

He was taller, had broader shoulders, longer hair and was sculpted like a god. Frankly, if it was hentai, girls would cream themselves just by seeing him.

This growth wasn't only physical, but also emotional. He could now easily let out different kinds of smiles. They may be fakes, but they were necessarily. That was thanks to Milienia. 

She said that having a cold face didn't mean that you're dangerous. It just made you a clown. 

In her own words, "The scariest person in this world are those who come close to you without showing any hostility. And even more frightening is the idea that the person is coming at you with kindness. People are weak to those they see as kind to them."

As such, the ability to hide your own emotions and project different own are the mark of the truly great. 

Kuroha sighed. Milienia was truly an enigma for him. That woman, despite her young look, was in her thirties...At least, Nighteye said that she was from his generation, but he could smell a lie when he heard one. 

The fact that, All Might acted with her with even more respect than he did with Gran Torino was a red flag. 

Thinking of her, Kuroha couldn't help but shudder a bit. 

One day, he did the mistake of telling her his speculation and asking her if she wasn't older than Gran Torino himself. Her answer?

He didn't remember. The worst was that he didn't even remember how the day went past, and he woke up the next day with a big headache. 

When he asked Madness what happened, even Madness refused to answer. He even had a scared look on his face. Since then, Kuroha understood a universal truth. "No matter how badass you are, there will always be someone more badass than you". Since then, he wisely never asked about her age.

Kuroha sighed before letting out a smile. A genuine one. It happened more and more recently.

In the past, he could only smile when speaking to those close to him. Now he could smile even when he was by himself. 

He was happy, life was good. He just hoped that this happiness will continue for a long time…

(AN: Hehehe lol.)