My Hero Automata

Chapter 12: Testing Limits and Decompressing

Izumi's Pod flew an erratic circle, making an indignant sputtering noise.

"2B! You shouldn't say things like that!"

"Why not? Everyone here is aware the two of you are in a relationship, are they not?"

Izumi made a dying noise...even as someone in the control room failed to hold in a snicker. She suspected All Might. And she would have her revenge.

"Can we please just get on with the demonstration?!"

2B nodded at that.

"Of course, I have adjusted my combat models for their increased size now. I shall begin..."

... ...

Izumi stared at the power graph, feeling just a little bit numb. One number was burning in her brain in a way that she couldn't shake off.

105 Percent.

That had been the result of the Izumi's Strength measurement compared to All Might's. The other figures, her speed, agility, reaction time, ability to multi-task, even her durability. She hadn't been surprised by any of those. They'd suspected all along that her full speed was only slightly under All Might's, that her agility was considerably better, that that her reaction time was superior. Even the durability had been something they half expected. According to 2B's own knowledge, her predecessor A2 had survived a point-blank nuclear explosion with only moderate damage. But strength? They'd always assumed she was weaker than him...and to be fair, she probably had been. The sobering fact was that they'd previously been making their estimates against All Might's known strength in his prime. Modeled against All Might in his Prime, Izumi's strength hadn't been the equal to his. But now? With his injury and powered only by the fading embers of One for All? Izumi apparently out-classed him by a small percent. She was officially more powerful than All Might...even if only in short bursts.

"Well, that is enlightening. I have one more thing I would like to test before you depower, Ms. Midoriya. There was one point to your description of events at the USJ that I found somewhat interesting...and potentially useful. Specifically, your destabilization of the warp gate."

Izumi nodded. That made sense. Doubly so if they were trying to figure out a way to prevent it from happening again. Besides, she could use this to make a point about her irritation with Eraserhead being here.

"It's actually quite simple. In my transformed state I draw in Quirk Energy from the environment at a fairly extreme rate. Faster, in fact, than the ambient QE levels of most locations can support. This is part of the reason for my time limit, as I can't refill expended reserves fast enough. However, it also has the side effect of absorbing QE from emitter attacks. With something like, say, a fire Quirk, the conversion rate isn't meaningful enough to disrupt the attack much. But the closer to 'pure' Quirk Energy something is, the faster I absorb it. Mental effects, healing Quirks...and quite probably Quirks like Copy, All for One, or Erasure, are all broken down almost immediately."

Eraserhead's eyes narrowed at that, with Dean Nedzu raising a paw.

"Is it possible to safely test that? Sentient Quirks are a bit of a questionable area with Quirk Suppression methods. I would not wish to harm Miss 2B."

That earned the Dean a grateful smile from both Izumi and Momo. Izumi was quick to answer.

"It's safe. Nishimura & Croft tested exactly that, with a Quirk Factor suppressant in low doses. Even with a chemical suppressant like that, it doesn't affect 2B much at all. For something like Erasure, it should be even less. Particularly in my Transformed state. We're running low on time, however, if you want to try it."