It had been three days since Minoru Mineta's soul fused with another person. The initial shock was gone, but the weird feeling of having two sets of memories still remained.
Sometimes it felt like he was himself, sometimes like Mineta… and sometimes both at once.
Summer vacation was going on, and in two months, he would start middle school. He had already helped his mom choose a decent school from the applications she was checking.
Somewhere normal, not too strict… and most importantly, somewhere that wouldn't interfere with his training.
But right now, none of that mattered.
Mineta stood in front of Takoba Municipal Beach, staring at the massive pile of garbage covering the entire area. Rusted metal, broken furniture, random junk… it was basically a dumping ground.
'So this is the place where Izuku Midoriya trained…' he thought while looking around.
He slapped his cheeks lightly. "Let's do this."
THIRTY MINUTES LATER.
"I CAN'T DO THIS!" Mineta whined, bent over with his hands on his knees while breathing heavily.
In front of him were only fifteen microwaves he had managed to drag. 'Seriously… who throws away fifteen microwaves?!' He knew they were thrown at the same time because they were lying together!
He grabbed his water bottle and drank quickly, trying to calm himself down. His arms were already sore, and his stamina was trash.
'Yeah… this body really needs work.'
He sat down for a moment, catching his breath. 'Maybe I should also train my quirk…' he thought, taking two minutes to steady his breathing before getting back up.
Walking toward a rusted fridge, he pulled off two sticky balls from his head and squeezed them slightly before throwing one.
Miss.
He blinked.
He threw the second one.
Miss again.
"…Wow."
Mineta sighed. "Guess I need to train my aim too."
He took out a small notebook from his pocket and quickly wrote something in it under a to-do list before putting it back.
After that, he picked up the balls and started again.
Throw.
Miss.
Throw.
Hit.
Throw.
Miss.
Time passed quickly.
For the next three hours, Mineta kept switching between dragging trash toward the staircase and using random junk as targets for his quirk.
His clothes were dirty, his body hurt, and he was exhausted… but he didn't stop.
Finally, he took a long drink of water. 'That's enough for today.'
As he walked back home, his mind started thinking about how to use his quirk better.
He remembered how Mineta used Pop Off in the anime.
'Grape Rush and Super Grape Rush: Just spamming balls to trap enemies while moving.'
'Grape Bounce: Using the balls to bounce around like Gran Torino.'
'Mineta Bounce: That combo with Mina,super fast movement using multiple balls.'
'Grape Buckler: A shield that sticks and absorbs impact.'
'And Mineta Beads: Turning the balls into a whip.'
He narrowed his eyes slightly. 'This quirk… it's actually pretty good for rescue, trap, and field control.'
Then another thought came.
'My body also has some resistance to Impact Damage, kinda like Monkey D. Luffy, just way weaker.'
Mineta sighed as he walked. 'Still… if I want One For All… this isn't enough. I should talk to Dad… he used to go to the gym a lot. He might help me train properly.'