Three children could be seen running towards the sandy park playground, their laughter echoing through the quiet neighborhood.
The afternoon sun cast long shadows as they dashed forward...
And leading the group was a young boy with fluffy dark green hair, his eyes bright with excitement.
"Come on, Kacchan, Chicchan!" he called, rallying his friends as he sprinted ahead.
Trailing close behind was a blonde boy with wild, spiky hair, 'Kacchan.' His fierce grin matched his competitive spirit.
"I'm not gonna lose this time, Izuku!" he shouted back, his voice filled with equal determination and excitement.
The third child, 'Chicchan,' was a girl with dark green hair like the first boy, but hers was straight and short rather than his scruffy, fluffy hair.
Unlike the two boys, she maintained a calm and composed demeanor, her pace steady as she followed them both.
"Onii-chan, slow down. The park isn't going anywhere, you know?" she said in a flat tone towards Izuku, her older brother.
"Hahaha~, I know, I know, Chicchan~," Izuku laughed off her chastising, but he still kept running with his short legs toward the park itself.
On the other hand, Kacchan took the opportunity of the distracted Izuku to dash past him.
"See ya at the top~, Deku!" he yelled over his shoulder, using the nickname he often teased Izuku with.
Izuku's eyes widened as he realized Kacchan was now ahead.
"Hey, no fair!" he cried, pushing himself to run faster.
Chicchan, on the other hand, just shook her head... but a small smile formed on her lips as she watched the two boys race each other.
Izuku dashed even harder than before, trying to catch up with the blonde boy's advance while leaving his younger sister behind.
Chicchan just stared at the two boys' antics with a slightly annoyed look but soon sighed at it. She was already used to the competitive nature of these two best friends.
Meanwhile, both Izuku and Kacchan continued to race each other. They were neck and neck, trying to be the first to reach the park.
And soon... they were getting closer and closer to the park itself, just a few meters away...!
They both could see the giant jungle gym from afar.
It seemed that both children would reach the park at the same time, resulting in a draw...
However, Izuku's grin grew wider—! A wild idea had crossed his mind in the heat of the moment...!
As they were just a few meters away from the entrance of the park, Izuku, with his short legs... leaped with all of his might—!
"W-what—!?"
Eyes widen in shock; he witnessed Izuku's giant leap to the finish line!
The young green-haired boy was in midair as his body propelled forward even faster...! Time seemed to slow down for both of them...
And then, Izuku's propelled body passed through the entrance of the park first!
"Yes—!"
CRASH—!
But he landed quite roughly—! His body ragdolled before finally stopped with a heavy thud...!
He was laid bare on the rough and sandy surface of the park...
"Izuku—!!"
Kacchan quickly approached the boy lying on the ground with a distressed and worried expression. When he finally reached Izuku, he quickly knelt down to check on the green-haired boy's condition...
Only to find a grinning Izuku.
"Hehe... I win...!"
Kacchan could only stare at Izuku in disbelief... before smacking his head.
"Ow!" Izuku yelped in pain, quickly getting up to clutch his throbbing head. "What was that for?!"
"That's for making me worry, idiot!"
"What?! The heck does that mean?"
"I meant what I meant, Deku!"
"Huh...? You're not making sense...!"
The two boys started bickering with each other, with Kacchan even using Izuku's mocking nickname, 'Deku,' to boot.
Chicchan had just arrived at the park, only to find the two boys butting heads with each other.
"What are you guys doing...?" she asked in the same flat tone, with a slight expression of disbelief.
Kacchan crossed his arms and glared at Izuku.
"Deku, you big idiot! You're being reckless again!"
Izuku frowned, standing his ground.
"I was not! I had it calculated in my head—the risk and the reward and whatnot," he argued back with, an arrogant tone lacing his words.
Kacchan only scoffed, "That was still you being an idiot."
"I'm not an idiot!" Izuku retorted quickly, glaring at his best friend's dismissive attitude. "You're the idiot for not understanding my amazing idea!"
"Say what?!"
Both boys continued bickering as they butted heads again.
Chicchan sighed, looking at them with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.
"Would you two stop your lover's quarrel already?"
"Hmm?"
"H-huh—?! L-L-Lover's quarrel?!"
Izuku only blinked in confusion, pulling back from the blushing Kacchan.
"Lover's quarrel? What's that?"
Chicchan smirked slightly. "It's something I heard from Mom's soap opera drama. It's basically—"
"STOOOP!!!"
Before she could continue, Kacchan quickly the younger girl and clamped his hand over her mouth, stopping her from saying more!
Chicchan's words turned into muffled sounds against his hand.
"Don't listen to her, Izuku!" Kacchan said, his face still flushed deep red like a tomato.
Izuku looked at Chicchan, still muffled under Kacchan's hand, and then Kacchan himself, still blushing, with a raised eyebrow—confused.
"Uh... why is your face red, Kacchan?" Izuku asked innocently, not understanding the implication behind his expression.
His comment made Kacchan's blush deepen. "My face is not red, dumbass!"
"What?! But your face is definitely red!"
"I am not!"
"Yes, you are!"
Chicchan finally managed to pull Kacchan's hand away as he was distracted with another bickering match with Izuku. But... the young girl had a small smirk on her face.
"Onii-chan, you're so clueless."
"What...?" Izuku muttered dumbfoundedly, still confused about what was happening.
"F-forget about it! Let's play the hero game already!" Kacchan quickly changed the subject before Chicchan could explain more about the meaning of her words.
Izuku tilted his head, still a bit confused at first, but then turned excited upon hearing the mention of the 'hero game.'
"That's right!" Izuku exclaimed excitedly. "Since I'm the first to reach the park, I'll be All Might!"
He struck a heroic pose, puffing out his chest proudly and raising both arms to flex his thin, scrawny kid muscles, imitating the signature stance of his favorite hero, All Might, Japan's No. 1 Hero.
Then, he pointed his finger at Kacchan, who still had a slight blush on his face from earlier.
"Kacchan, you'll be Endeavor!" Izuku declared with enthusiasm, selfishly assigning his best friend as the No. 2 Hero, Endeavor.
Kacchan was startled by the sudden attention from Izuku, but could only grumble in irritation.
"Fine... I'll be Endeavor this time."
Izuku then turned to Chicchan and pointed at her. "Chicchan, since you're the last to arrive, you'll be the villain this time."
Chicchan deadpanned at her older brother, "Again? Fine..."
Hearing his sister's agreement made him grin widely.
The green haired boy then quickly ran to the jungle gym, skillfully climbing the metal structure in matter of seconds!
Both Kacchan and Chicchan knew what was going to happen as they both had exasperated expressions.
Izuku then posed once again as his favorite hero, All Might, on top of the jungle gym as he pointed his finger to the sky.
"Never fear, citizens... because I'm here!"