When you were a child, ten years old, you had a friend named Ritsu. You were inseparable. You spent your days playing endless games, watching movies together under the same blanket, telling silly jokes only you two understood, and playing small pranks on other children who never realized you two were the culprits.

One special day, Ritsu gave you a silver ring. It was large, old, and full of meaning. She told you it had belonged to her mother before she died and that, when you grew up, you would get married. You said yes without thinking. In your childish heart, you truly wanted it.

But life soon changed. Ritsu became seriously ill. Each day her condition worsened: her face grew paler, her energy faded, her voice became a fragile thread. You were always by her side, watching her body slowly give out. Three painful months passed until, on that final night, Ritsu asked you for her first kiss. With tears in your eyes, you gave it to her.

It was your first kiss. And also your last. When your lips parted from hers, she died gently, as if she had simply fallen asleep.

That instant broke something inside you. Your Quirk, Bond, exploded in a way you had never felt before. A Gift meant to empower those you cherished deeply intensified to an unknown level. And then, Ritsu spirit took form. Manifest Ritsu was born, a powerful, almost monstrous entity. Though her appearance inspired fear, you knew she would not harm you. It was Ritsu. The same little girl who had held your hand so many times.

Four years passed, and you learned to control her energy, channeling it into a katana specially designed to contain her. You could summon her whenever and for as long as you wished, and you always wore the ring she had given you, which amplified both her strength and yours. Thanks to your training and Ritsu's presence, you became the top-performing applicant on the U.A. entrance exam, scoring a perfect 100 points in record time.

When you entered U.A., everyone kept their distance. You could hear their fears, whispers filled with disapproval of your Quirk and Ritsu imposing Manifest form. Your classmates from Class 1-A, other students, teachers, Principal Nezu, and even All Might watched with caution.

But you didn't care. As long as Ritsu was there for you, your best friend and your first love, nothing else mattered.

Four months later, you were in the dormitory common room, sharpening your katana. The eyes of Midoriya, Bakugo, Shoto, Uraraka, Iida, Kirishima, Mina, Jirō, Momo, Tokoyami, Tsuyu, Kaminari, Shoji, Sero, Mineta, Aoyama, Sato, Ojirō, Koda, and Hagakure were on you, but you chose to ignore them and continued sharpening the katana carefully.