Water Day.
Wednesday.
At seven o'clock in the morning, Lock opened his eyes right on time and got out of bed.
He opened the doors and windows to let the air circulate, then went to the wardrobe to pick out some clothes. Today was the second day of the special break—a short holiday granted to Class A so they could ease the tension left behind by the villain attack.
After casually pulling on a set of sportswear, Lock headed into the bathroom to wash up, then began his usual morning training.
Morning was always the best time of day—his mind was clearest, and his energy most concentrated.
At the usual time, Barug called him for breakfast.
Milk, bread, eggs.
Lock glanced at the time on his phone. It was only eight in the morning.
"Still early…"
He'd basically slept through the entire day yesterday, recovering from the extreme magic consumption during the battle with Nomu. He felt refreshed now.
But today… Aside from training, there really wasn't much to do.
His Hero firm was already running smoothly. Non-Pro Hero staff and contracted Pro Heroes were all operating efficiently, and the firm had gradually gained recognition throughout the city.
In other words, whether he showed up or not, the firm would keep functioning.
That realization felt a little lonely.
Lock shook his head. As director, he was the firm's brand. The higher his popularity, the more commissions the firm received—and the more famous it became.
Being well-known in a single city wasn't enough.
He wanted his firm to rank within the top 100 Hero firms nationwide.
"S-rank lottery draws really aren't easy to come by…"
Lock sighed softly.
Of the two main task conditions, one—entering U.A. High School—was already complete.
The other—raising the firm's nationwide ranking—was still far from achievable.
And aside from directly exchanging Fame Points, the only way for him to obtain new magic was through missions.
The problem was that as his strength continued to grow, side quests became increasingly harder to trigger.
Even defeating something like Nomu had only rewarded an A-level lottery.
"Well, no need to rush."
Lock shook his head.
The U.A. Sports Festival was coming up soon. After that would be workplace training.
That period would be a golden peak for increasing his fame—and his firm's reputation.
"Let's do the lottery first."
"Let's see what kind of magic I get from this A-level draw."
"Entering system space…"
In an instant, everything froze.
Time stopped. His consciousness detached from his body.
Lock looked at the bottom-right corner of his vision. His Fame Points had already climbed to 40,000.
The overwhelming display of power when he defeated Nomu had clearly spread far beyond U.A.
After all, he'd been quiet for a long time—and then suddenly went all out. That contrast alone had massively boosted his popularity.
"Use A-level lottery."
At his command, the lottery obtained from defeating Nomu was activated.
[A-Level Lottery Draw Initiated]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining "Gravity Suppression" magic from Kagura Mikazuki.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining "Red Field" magic from Lisa.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining "Partial Takeover · Beast Arm" magic from Elfman Strauss.]
As the draw concluded, memories and experience flooded into Lock's mind—knowledge of how to use each magic, refined through years of mastery by their original wielders.
It didn't take long to absorb them.
Once the transfer stabilized, Lock examined the three new spells.
Gravity Suppression
Gravity magic that increases downward pressure in the air, suppressing an opponent's body. It can also counteract the magic of the same gravity attribute.
Kagura Mikazuki—the strongest mage of Mermaid Heel and the guild's spiritual pillar.
Her power was terrifying, and her physical combat ability was equally absurd—often defeating opponents without even using magic.
With her sword, No Fear of Daitian, she could split mountains by injecting resentment into the blade.
Her gravity magic, born from precise magic control, was an excellent auxiliary control ability.
For Lock—who already lackedanyo offensive options—this was a very practical addition.
Red Field
Slow magic. Within a crimson domain, the user's speed is maximized while the opponent's speed and perception of speed are minimized.
Lisa—one of the Six Demon Generals.
Later defeated, imprisoned, freed, defeated again, and eventually joined the Oración Seis reform group.
Red Field was her signature magic—and in Lock's eyes, an extremely powerful support skill.
When combined with his existing speed-enhancing magic, the result was terrifying.
As for the enemy?
They wouldn't even be able to comprehend how fast he was moving.
Partial Takeover · Beast Arm
Takeover magic. Seals the power of a defeated beast into the wrist, temporarily manifesting the beast's arm to fight.
Elfman Strauss—the famously manly powerhouse of Fairy Tail.
A specialist in Takeover magic, mostly beast-type, with tremendous physical strength.
At the end of Fairy Tail, he even achieved a rare happy ending with Evergreen.
This magic was especially interesting.
In function, it resembled Lock's Ice-Make Demon King Forearm—enhancing arm strength.
The two could even be stacked.
Full Takeover transformed the entire body, something Lock wasn't too fond of visually.
But partial takeover—limited to the arm—
That was perfectly acceptable.
"Leaving system space."
This A-level lottery wasn't amazing—but it wasn't bad either.
At the very least, it significantly improved his combat toolkit.
With nothing else urgent to do, Lock decided to visit the firm later in the day.
After that, he planned to meet Chairman Yaoyorozu Wan to discuss magic-related matters.
And just like that—
The day passed.
The special holiday came to an end.
Classes resume as normal tomorrow.
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