Chapter III- Spotlight to UA
"Mom, you were right! I have a quirk! "
Izuku threw himself inside the house with no restraints and lots of excitement but to his surprise, the house was eerily quiet.
"Mom, Mom where are you? But he received no response. He then looked around and saw a paper on the table along with a pizza box picking the paper up it read,
Izuku, I'm sorry I'm not at home right now, I got an emergency call from an old friend and hopefully I'll be home soon and the pizza box will be in case I don't come back home in time to make dinner.
P. S mom
Izuku exhaled, feeling very exhausted as he relived the day's events. Plopping on the chair he dropped the paper on the table and turned on the tv. Well, the news could wait till later.
(X)
Inko sighed as she blew her hot coffee The person sitting across her had not said a word and she was getting annoyed.
"Well, long time no see Kaina why haven't you been calling me?
"W-well, hero b-business and all that." The purple-haired woman sitting across her answered. She was relatively pretty with her purple hair, eyebrows, and the casual hoodie jeans and glasses she was wearing.
"I always took the time out to train you, I never gave excuses even while I was a hero. Seriously how hard is it gonna be to pick up the phone and dial my number?"
"I-I I'm s-sorry," Kaina said with an apprehensive and downcast look on her face.
"Inko leaned closer to Kaina's face before saying, "Why're you scared? Did I touch you? Did I do anything to you? Inko asked with a confused expression on her face and the sunglasses she wore weren't even hiding her raised eyebrows.
'Y-You did a lot of things to me! Kaina thought with a pensive look on her face before replying,
"N-No you didn't do anything to m-me."
"Stop stuttering. It's annoying,"
"O-Ok."
"So what you call me for? And it better be something worth my time but I can't even be that mad because I came here for good coffee and I got it." Inko said while sipping her coffee.
"Well they offered me a job at UA and I recommended you." 'Damn it get your thoughts back in order Kaina.'
"Hm," Inko asked with raised eyebrows while looking at Kaina with a smile on her face.
"They recommended me for a job-"
"I heard you the first time that's why I said 'Hm' didn't you tell them about my retirement?" Inko asked with a confused expression.
"Y-Yes I did but you're a better teacher than me."
"Sorry, but Limitless is retired now and she isn't coming back."
"Well look at it this way if you come out of retirement well, you don't even have to come out of retirement fully you just have to come and teach some kids at UA."
"I'll think about it," was Inko's simple reply.
Inko then stood up like she was about to go but a voice called out to her and stopped her in her tracks. She turned back with an annoyed face to reply.
"What is it Kaina?"
Kaina fumbled with her purse before pulling out a newspaper and tossing it to inko who caught it and began to read. She pulled up her glasses and in less than a minute she was done with reading it. It was an article about how the commission was ignorant of reforming long-thought-dead ideals.
"Anything of note?"
"Potentially too many things of note."
Inko frowned. "A terrorist call doesn't sound like something you'd contact me for."
"It's about the meta-liberation army. They've been bolstering their ranks lately and have risen through the government to be branded with an S-rank status but the commission is not doing a thing because they believe that MLA sympathizers are very large in numbers and taking it down will cause societal problems. From schools to public gatherings the MLA's grip on Japan's populace grows day by day."
"I thought the Meta liberation army was disbanded after the Meta liberation war?" Inko asked.
"It did, and the bulk of their army which was rounded up was either imprisoned or killed- officially, anyway- but many of the sentiments surrounding quirk liberation in his biography remained in a portion of society. That portion has only grown and festered over the years."
"While not outright supporters of Destro, there are several factions that align themselves with the basic premise of the original Meta Liberation Army. For the moment, they're small pockets of pro-quirk activists, small-time villains, and terrorists leading indoctrination campaigns to bolster their numbers."
"As I said I'll look into it," Inko said standing up to leave.
"Please do, and we think your district is one of the indoctrination zones."
Kaina said bluntly drawing Inko's attention once more. She had pulled out her last trump card and hopefully, it would work.
"Why isn't the JSDF attacking them right now if the meta liberation Army still exists?"
"Well, we don't even know if the Meta Liberation Army still exists. For all we know, it could be a group of small-time criminals or small-time crime groups that align themselves with the original premise of Destro and the big five, and the meta-liberation army even if they exist they have kept their existence pretty hidden so we do not have definitive proof of their existence or even definitive proof against them and even if the meta liberation Army still exists attacking them will not only cause political problems but societal issues so right now even if they exist we are stuck at tentative stalemate."
Pulling out her last card Kaina used an old code developed by superheroes to communicate with each other.
''Supervillain attack. All Might is out of commission. Duration indeterminable.''
Inko's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates, and she nodded in understanding. Things truly just could not have been simple. Exhaling, she pressed on. "Anything else?"
"No, not really,"
"By the way, what course would I be teaching?" inquired Inko.
"Well, you'd be teaching practical heroics," Kaina said with a longing(?) expression on her face.
"I thought they employed all might for that,"
"So you do keep tabs on heroics after all," Kaina said with a shit-eating grin on her face.
"Don't push it."
"Sorry, but All Might is a terrible teacher. The few times I've been there he acts like a stuttering loser HAHAHA! Oh god, you should have seen it!"
"So, All Might is bad at something too huh, Upon seeing Kaina's confused face she quickly corrected herself -not that I expected him to be good at everything."
"As I said before, I'll look into it. See ya." Inko said standing up and leaving her half-finished coffee.
As inko left, Kaina let a deep sigh out before grumbling.
"I swear, I don't get paid enough for this shit."
(X)
Upon getting home, inko little Izuku watching TV and his eyes brightened When he saw her not even giving her a chance he threw himself at her screaming: "MOM I GOT A QUIRK TODAY."
"So Izuku how are you feeling now?" She asked with a hint of fear.
"Exhausted." was Izuku's simple reply
"How did you unlock it anyway? Please, tell me all about it." She said with a way too cheerful tone.
"Well, I was in school today and…" he didn't want to tell her about Kaachan but his mother continued to look at him with curiosity.
"Don't bother to lie to me Izuku, I know that the six-eyes only manifest themselves when stress, trauma, or high levels of adrenaline are involved. So, what the heck could have happened to trigger it?"
"I u-uh was in school and u-um k-kaachan…" Izuku didn't want to lie to her because it was obvious she wasn't buying it and he was a terrible liar
"I will tell you about it later Mom." He looked up at his mother who had her eyes closed as well as a mocking smirk on her face. Upon seeing it Izuku knew Kaachan was done for, he could only hope his mother was in a good mood.
She then opened one of her eyes and looked at him curiously waiting for an explanation but when none came she drew her conclusion.
"He was threatening you." She said a tad bit too calm
He knew she was ruthless, especially during training, and he knew of her past as an underground pro hero, but that newest bit of information only confirmed one thing to him:
His mother was fucking terrifying.
Izuku, knowing what his mother could do and sensing potential danger, told her about everything that happened that day. He told her about the initial scuffle with Bakugo, he told her about his teacher's blatant bigotry, he told her about Bakugo hunting him down and his suspicions that the teacher orchestrated it, and he told her about his quirk's activation.
The blankness of her face after he finished deeply unsettled him. He could see a ravenous fury in her gaze that contrasted with the careful nothingness, and it had him sweating bullets. It may not have been a very heroic thought, but he was just glad to not be the target of her wrath and prayed for a quick demise for anyone who was. On the outside Izuku paled as he imagined his mother going to the Bakugo's house and tearing them apart with an unsettling grin.
Izuku knew his mother had different kinds of smiles for different emotions. A smile with her mouth curved upwards showed she was listening or happy. A smile with her mouth curved sideways or downwards indicated she was unhappy or annoyed but a smile with her eyes narrowed and her smile turning into a crazed smirk indicated that she was fighting or being scary. He even had a secret chart for her smiles but he would take that to the grave with him. The last in he needed was people calling him a weirdo or creep.
On the other hand, Inko went into deep thought before deciding to call her long-time friend Mistuki.
"Oh, hello inky long time. So why did you decide to call today? You usually don't call during business hours. Must be important or maybe you are just Missing your old friend. Am I right In-Inko?"
"Please don't call me that name and we spoke last week," Inko replied in a deadpan tone.
"That's a bit too long don't ya think?"
Inko couldn't help but sigh. Her sighs were becoming too much.
"Mitsuki; did Katsuki tell you about what happened?"
There was a pause on the line, and Inko could tell that Mitsuki was hesitant to respond.
"Have you noticed any changes in Katsuki?"
"Changes like what?"
"I don't know, any changes at all?"
"katsuki's been talking about a new quiet but kickass girl in his class, honestly, I think he may even have a–"
"Not that kind of change damn it!"
"Then, what kind of changes are you talking about?"
"You know what, let me just drop the ball." Inko was about to tell Mistuki about the MLA but Mistuki decided to reply to her in a serious tone.
"The little brat has been… quiet these last few days. He's been more irritable than normal, too, and he spent all of his time in his room and wouldn't come out, not even to eat. I don't know what happened yesterday because he wouldn't tell me.
"I think I know what's causing that. He and Izuku got into a bit of a scuffle, and Izuku manifested his quirk. A powerful one, too."
"Wait, that's it? The little shit isn't top dog anymore, and he's nursing his pride? HA! Serves him right. Hope this humbles him a little."
Inko sighed into the phone. "Yeah, it's like my quirk but I wish that were the end of it."
"Did something happen to Little Izu?"
Inko's voice became as hard as steel. "No. The school, though, is a different story."
There was another silence on the line. "You're bringing out the hero's voice. Oh, damn, this must be serious."
"Izuku told me that Katsuki tried to viciously assault him in an alleyway after detention." After hearing Mitsuki gasp, she quickly continued. "He thinks that one of the teachers specifically influenced Katsuki to do it, and I have reason to believe him."
"Oh my god, Inko, I'm so sorry! I had no idea that it was this bad."
Inko filed that strange comment away for later. " Wait, what don't worry It's fine, Mitsuki. I mean, it isn't, and I wish it hadn't happened, but I don't blame Katsuki, at least not entirely. It's the main reason I'm calling. The school district is poisoned."
"What do you mean? Well, I mean that lately, I don't know how many adults have brought Katsuki home or come here to report illegal quirk usage. I think some fishy shit is going on here."
"It's a rather long story, but let's just say that a collection of old-school quirk supremacists are trying to amass a considerable following in the country, and they've got hands in a bunch of places, school districts included, to start converting impressionable people. Our school district is one of them."
"Holy shit… do I even want to know how you got that information? Oh shit, is Limitless coming out of retirement?"
"Mitsuki…don't push it."
"I know, I know, I'm sorry, but this sounds like really serious business. If there was ever a time for the Limitless herself to return–"
Inko sighed once more. "Mistuki, we're getting off track here."
"Right. Should I move Katsuki to a new district?"
"That would be best for now. We still need to figure out just how far this influence has spread, though. I doubt this district is the only one in the city in need of a purge, so keep an eye out for anything fishy, and I'll keep an ear to the ground for any further developments."
"I'll follow your lead, Pro." Inko's long-suffering sigh only vindicated Mitsuki's smirk. "I'll just tell him the school's under probation by the government or the principal is a pedo if he asks questions."What are you planning to do for Izuku?"
"Can't say. Better that I don't say. Hero business, and all that."
"So you're getting back into the game, huh?"
"As I said don't push it."
"Anyway reluctantly, and only in an educator's capacity, but maybe yes." At Mitsuki's inquisitive hum, she explained, "I was offered a job by the principal of UA. Given current events and potential future events, it was for the best that I took it."
"Oh, before I forget did you tell Myaku since, ya know considering elite schools would be a target of MLA propaganda."
"I'll tell her later. I haven't told her as of yet.
"Ok."
"Anyway, when are you coming to see her?"
"Well, I've been busy but I should come next week. By the way, how is she?"
"She's doing fine and she asked me to thank you for paying for her therapy sessions."
"It's no problem at all. A few thousand yen wouldn't kill anyone."
Soon, a much longer silence fell over them, and sometime later the call was ended.
Meanwhile, Izuku was nervous about what his mother would do to anyone who had even accidentally wronged him in his life. "Um, mom? Y-You're not going to tear Bakugo apart with your purple blast and then reassemble him into a pig or something, right?" He truly hoped he did not doom his sorta-friend (was that still even applicable?) to such a horrible fate.
"What do you take me for?"
The question came as it surprise to Izuku and it was quiet, way too quiet in Izuku's opinion to make it worse the winds blew adding more tension to the quietness and Izuku was a thousand percent sure he had pissed himself.
"I didn't mean it that way. I'm just surprised you're not angry." Izuku couldn't help but squawk out timidly.
"Oh no, I am angry but I am sure Katsuki won't be bothering you for a while. He learned his lesson after all and I can't put someone together back after taking them apart."
"What I'm bothered about is the teacher who decided it wasn't a good idea to put my child in harm's way."
Her face then shifted into it: her training grin and in that moment Izuku knew that his teacher was done for and Izuku started crying as he imagined his teacher's burial ceremony.
"Anyway, I got a job offer at UA as a practical heroics teacher."
"UA, THE UA! Mom, I'm so happy for you!"
"I haven't accepted it."
"B-but why?" *sniff *sniff.
Izuku was looking at his mother with a pleading expression written all over his face.
Inko did not look at Izuku. She would not fall for it.
Goddamn, she WOULD not
Oh fuck, she did
"Fine, I'll take the job. Just let me call me to call the principal. There are a few things I would like to discuss with him."
"YESSS!" Izuku shouted before jumping up only to see himself levitating mid-air. He simply chalked it up to his quirk and floated down with the aid of his mother and given her lack of reaction, it was his quirk at work.
"Cool!, I can float now? Hey mom, didn't you say your mother could float too?" Izuku asked while checking himself out.
"Yes Izu, and she and I also had the same quirk, I think(?)". But anyway, I'll explain it to you later". His mother answered while smiling.
Inko, in deep thought, decided to call her long-time friend and associate the one and furry Nezu. Nezu was a non-combatant pro who had saved her life directly or indirectly on many occasions he was one of the people Inko could explicitly trust from her time as a pro.
Picking up the phone again, she dialed the little trickster's number.
"Hello Nezu, long time." inko said simply keeping pleasantries to a minimum.
"How long has it been 7 or 8 years?"
"7 years 6 months and three weeks." A voice replied to her over the phone
"Hello, Mrs. Midoriya how nice is it to talk to you again, or shall you return to being Ms. Mikumo since your husband died a few years ago?". A voice chirped ecstatically over the phone.
"How did you know? It happened a few years ago and I don't remember telling you anything about it in fact, you know what forget about it you are Nezu"
"That I am!"
"Cut the shit Nezu, I know you're behind this,"
"Oh my, what would make you think that Ms. Mikumo?"
"Just call me Inko. Was everything she said true?"
"Yes, unfortunately, I am creating a war Council and gathering allies. We can't tell if our comrades are sympathizers to their cause but better safe than sorry. I have allies infiltrating Deika city as we speak."
"Deika…" Inko tried to jog her memory. "That's the weird city that people who live there sprout quirkist ideals, right? The tens of thousands of people there who tend not to move out to anywhere else…"
Inko paled.
Potentially tens of thousands of isolated people living within an MLA indoctrination camp," Nezu answered with a sad tone
"And what about All Might being out of commission?
"That is not something we can discuss over the phone,"Nezu answered solemnly but his tone left no room for questions
"Changing topics, what would I be teaching and why didn't I know you were now the principal of UA?"
"It was a development that occurred during your absence from heroics," Nezu began. "It's my way of shaping future generations of heroes away from the Commission's influence, and, hopefully, to create fewer situations where fantastic heroes like yourself become too disillusioned with the ugly truth."
"And I'm planning on you teaching second and third year's practical hero course. Despite All Might being a terrible teacher the first year's curriculum is easy enough for even All Might to teach but the second and third years are more complex. Too complex for All Might to teach."
"What makes you think I'm a good teacher?"
"You trained Kaina and she's a top-ten hero."
"She told you right? That little dipshit, I'll strangle her next time I see her."
"Please don't."
"Anyway for kids now to become heroes…"
Inko's glare softened, and she took a minute to gather the right words to respond to Nezu. "To do that, you'd have to clean up the ugly truth that's hidden away."
"Oh, don't fret, taking down the Hero Commission is next on my list after the MLA," Nezu happily responded.
Inko couldn't help the chuckle that escaped her. "Never change, Rat."
"I also presume you will be pulling Izuku from his current school, given the knowledge that it is likely an MLA indoctrination center," he continued. "Might I suggest in schools free of MLA influence?"
"Sure, but I have one condition,"
"Well, name it."
"I'll deal with Izuku personally and My son can come to train at UA. She said showing her training grin.
Izuku who was sitting listening to the conversation while eating Pizza stopped and looked at inko what he saw made a shiver go down his spine. He wondered at that moment if he made a mistake by pressuring his mother to accept the job offer.
"Well then, Limitless, I'd like to humbly welcome you to our UA staff," Nezu said over the phone.
Inko flinched at the use of her hero name. "I suppose I have to get used to hearing that name again,"
The soft sound of snickering made her turn to her son with an annoyed glare.
"What?"
"Limitless? Really?" Izuku managed through giggles.
"It was original at the time!" Inko defended. "And you have no room to poke fun, Mr. Small Might."
"Mom, you promised not to talk about it anymore!"
Chapter IV- Reality check
Two years after Izuku's training began, Inko had bought herself a restaurant and although small at first it grew in a few years to become one of the biggest Japanese-centric restaurants in the world. Overnight, Inko became the thing she hated most: a celebrity. While she hated her newfound celebrity status that didn't mean she hated her wealth. She bought an old, abandoned Japanese-themed house a few blocks from where she formerly lived and renovated it. It was a duplex with tatami floors, mat flooring, sliding doors, and wooden engawa verandas. She had also begun to participate more in heroics again advising the current owner of her former hero agency and her former mentoree: Kaina Tsutusumi AKA Lady Nagant. Overall things were good for years.
Regarding the MLA, many schools including Izuku's school had been shut down by the Hero Commission due to quirk discrimination and the promotion of terrorist ideals. Finding evidence against such schools wasn't hard; statements from suspicious parents like Mistuki and children as well as the presence of MLA materials. The last school shutdown was an American-owned private school for the elite as well the last of the 12th district (by their count) across Japan that had been seized, and they were beginning to realize just how bad the issue had truly been. Once one went down, several more accidentally revealed themselves by going on high alert. Occasionally, some teachers who either weren't buying into the scheme or had suspicions of a conspiracy going on within the school sent in anonymous reports about their schools. Inko herself had infiltrated a few schools with the help of Nezu.
The former led to a lot more indoctrination plots being revealed, The worst was that most schools that were interrogated revealed their connection to quirk supremacist groups not directly tied to the MLA which still meant that the situation had not changed and the tentative stalemate was still in place much to the dismay of Nezu and Inko. Inko had taken Izuku to an Academy called Somei which was a prestigious school for the elite under strict supervision from the government and Heroes due to the high amount of aspiring pro heroes, rich kids as well as relatives of prominent pro heroes attending there.
(X)
Grrrrrrr! Grrrrrrr! Grrrrrr!
Slamming his arms into the pesky alarm clock, Izuku removed the blanket from his face and crawled out of the bed with an annoyed expression written all over his face. This was Izuku Midoriya now 15 years old who had grown quite a lot in the last decade he now had muscles, six packs, and had grown much taller standing at five-nine inches tall and thanks to his mother he now had an above athletic figure.
It was another Saturday which meant no school, no homework, and… no training session with the bane of his existence; his mother. Meandering to the bathroom he did the usual. He brushed his teeth, took a shower, and went to the dining room to have breakfast when he saw his mother preparing breakfast while humming an unfamiliar tune.
"Good morning, mom!" Izuku greeted cheerfully as always.
"Good morning, Izu-chan", his mother greeted back, giving him a bright smile.
"Izuku, your UA entrance is coming up in a few months and I hope you're ready." his mother said while still cooking breakfast.
"Yeah, yeah I'm ready for anything although I still don't understand why you won't recommend me or tell me what the standard entrance is about."
"Oh come on, what would be the fun in that? And if you want a clue you have to be smart as well as strong to pass."
Izuku didn't reply but he gave his mother an annoyed glance.
"If you want to prepare, clean up Dagobah beach with your quirk."
'Dagobah beach?'. "I don't know the place you're talking about."
"Just ask for directions. And I want the beach cleaned before the UA entrance exam."
"Is that a challenge?" Izuku asked smirking,
"Sure, take it as you will."
(X)
Izuku walked to the train station and decided to take the shortcut he was familiar with in Musutafu as it was his home after all. He walked getting under a tunnel while browsing for the latest hero news on the phone. He walked into the tunnel with his sunglasses on. It was too dark for a normal person to see through but to him, it helped filter unwanted details out of his vision. It was all due to his quirk and while the six eyes were a blessing they were also a curse.
They could see things at an enhanced rate as well as in excess detail. He could also switch between different visions depending on the situation and his eyes also helped his hero analysis.
Izuku had a very keen interest in studying heroes and villains alike and deciphering their quirks, finding ways to counter them, and ways to even improve them. His Six eyes helped him with that a lot.
The very first thing that his mother told him about his quirk was it was called Limitless. It had three components which application was the manipulation of space and the Six Eyes was a biological mutation that could not only see when quirks are being activated, but could also understand someone's quirk to some extent just by looking at them.
If he looked at someone like Bakugo, he would see the energy in his palms as well as the energy emanating from his quirk factor. But too bad he couldn't turn off the damn thing.
But this power also came with downsides.
One was that it took direct eye contact with the person's body. However, his mother told him that if he kept training the Six Eyes he could one day instantly identify the quirk and get the deepest understanding of how that quirk works.
The other downside was that in a world filled with quirks, if he kept his eyes uncovered, his eyes would constantly analyze quirks on their own putting a great amount of strain on his brain and he would be seeing things in more detail than necessary and it was very annoying. It was like his eyes were feeding his brain too much information and he would constantly get migraines and headaches when he first discovered that his eyes could do that. That was when he was just five years old and shortly after he awakened his quirk.
His mother found a way around that weakness by making him wear the darkest glass available. While a normal person would not be able to see anything, thanks to his quirk, he could see even through the darkest glass in the world.
That day, Izuku learned the hard way why his mother covered her eyes most of the time. And even with his eyes covered, he could still see the world in some kind of infrared vision.
Izuku was so absorbed in his mental ramblings that he failed to notice the moving piece of sludge that crawled out of the sewers.
"Ah, a medium-sized cloak now, Thanks to you I can finally escape All Might." The sludge said all the while moving towards Izuku.
Izuku in question just raised his eyebrows and watched as the sludge crawled towards him. 'All might is in Musutafu?' was the only question running through his mind as the living pile of sludge crawled towards him. Sighing, he activated infinity and the Sludge proceeded to slam into an invisible wall.
"SHIT, IS THIS YOUR QUIRK?" The sludge Villain retreated while asking slightly dazed from the ordeal
"Yeah, and now that you know you can't touch me and All Might is after you what are you going to do?" Izuku asked with a smirk in his face.
"SHIT," The villain said realizing the situation it had gotten into decided to do the next best thing which was to flee the scene but All Might came bursting out of the sewers with a mighty leap and a hearty laugh.
"I AM HERE!" All Might said while coming out of the sewers showing his giant smile and ripped muscles.
"YOU HAVE BEEN TERRORIZING THIS CITY LONG ENOUGH, VILLAIN."
"Oh shit, it's All Might it's All Might!" Izuku said while trying and failing to keep his fanboy nature in check.
All might punched the air in front of him and while it may have seemed like a random action, the pressure of his punch was more than enough to blow the sludge villain and Izuku away.
Izuku hit the ground with a thud and he then proceeded to get up while still looking at All Might with awe.
"SORRY YOUNG MAN, I MAY HAVE OVERDID THAT PUNCH BUT I HAVE BEEN PURSUING THAT VILLAIN FOR HOURS HAHAHA!"
"It's okay All Might I understand and we should probably capture that sludge," he said while pointing to the liquid which was scattered everywhere.
"THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP YOUNG CITIZEN! BUT I CAN TAKE IT FROM HERE!"
"It's okay All Might and trust me, this will only take a second." He said with a confident smile and then proceeded to raise his hands and a blue sphere began to form in his hands which attracted the sludge to form a perfect sphere in his hands. All might just handed him a bottle wordlessly which he then put the sludge in.
Handing the bottle back to All Might, he began to search himself only to let out a groan when he found out that his notebook wasn't with him.
"PLEASE DO TELL, YOUNG MAN WHAT IS YOUR QUIRK?"
"It's space manipulation," Izuku answered simply.
"HAHA, THAT IS A VERY USEFUL QUIRK YOUNG MAN ESPECIALLY IN HEROICS!"
"WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT CITIZEN!" All Might said while flexing his legs.
Izuku blushed a little at the comment and he saw All Might stretching his legs probably about to go.
Izuku raised his sunglasses to take a look at this man's quirk and what he saw shocked him. All might body had energy wafting out of it and Izuku deciphered that his quirk had to deal with stockpiling of energy which he released for short bursts of strength. Izuku saw the wound at his side and before he could even ask what it was All Might leaped away leaving a dust trail in his wake.
(X)
As Izuku walked to Dagobah beach, there was one thing on his mind no, two things. One: failure to get All Might's autograph two: coming up with theories on All Might's quirk. He knew that All Might's quirk was an emitter that stockpiled energy for short bursts of strength but even though the six eyes had shown him what All Might's quirk was there was a theory in his mind that suggested otherwise. If All Might's quirk was indeed an emitter quirk that stockpiled energy then with his feats the amount of energy required would be too much for his body to handle. He would be breaking his limbs every time he tried to use the quirk and the energy required in the first place would be enormous. More enormous than any stockpiling or strength could dish out.
Izuku continued to mull over All Might's quirk and his injury he saw the injury and it was nasty. He wondered what kind of villain could do that to him. Maybe he overlooked it as it was only a quick peek and it was only a minor injury. Injuries were common in their line of work after all.
Izuku continued to think about it as he got to the train station and boarded the train. Setting the maps on his phone for Dagobah Beach he finally allowed himself to sleep.
Upon getting to the beach Izuku was surprised by the amount of trash he saw. Broken appliances, cars, and heaps of metal and trash plus the whole place reeked. It was like the whole city just came together to dump their whole trash there.
Initially stunned, Izuku removed his sunglasses and cracked his knuckles before smirking. "Operation clean Dagobah Beach has begun."
Stretching out his hands, a faint blue energy began to gather and swirl, and Izuku pointed his arms in the direction of trash to his left before chanting,
"Technique reversal: Red." Izuku made the motion again and again but nothing happened. Mulling over his inability to master or use red he instead decided to use its opposite.
"Technique Amplification maximum output: Blue."
In an instant, the trash began to get absorbed and compressed into a small blue sphere in his palms, and when Izuku felt satisfied he stopped the energy and looked around. One-third of the trash on the beach had been obliterated and compressed into a small blue sphere the size of a basketball.
Izuku looked at the sphere in his hands and groaned. If only he could use reverse techniques. No matter how hard he tried he could never use it. He remembered what happened when his mom first tried to explain it to him
(X)
(Flashback)
6 years ago…
Izuku tumbled across the floor only for him to get back up. Crouching, he charged low, and upon getting close he decided to go for an uppercut but she dodged before kicking him in the gut sending him sprawling across the ground again. Izuku could honestly claim that he had kissed the ground more times than the numbers he could count.
Inko was wearing a black tank top and black combat trousers and she had stopped wearing contact lenses over her eyes and instead wore black sunglasses to cover her eyes.
How can you become a pro hero if you can't even survive a simple spar with your dear old mother?". "C'mon get up Izu we ain't done here."
"Oi, oi", Izuku got up and stared at her and she just stood there nonchalantly slumping her shoulders and stuffing her hands in her pocket.
"How the heck can you use red and black flash but I can't? What am I doing wrong?"
Izuku nearly yelled but managed to keep his composure even with his legs shaking and tears pricking his eyes.
His mother only looked at him in confusion for what seemed like an eternity before she started laughing "HAHAHAHAHA, Izuku to use techniques like that you need to be able to use the reverse of the energy you use now."
"How do I do that? Izuku asked with hope but confusion in his blindfolded eyes.
"Well reverse techniques are very hard to master so don't sell yourself short for not being able to master it. I didn't fully master it till I was 18 in my UA third year."
"Reverse techniques work by converting negative energy into positive energy by taking two sources of cursed energy and multiplying them by one other. As a result, the energy that destroys becomes energy that is created, and negative energy becomes positive. Despite sounding simple enough, producing reverse cursed energy is extremely complex and difficult to perform for most users of limitless and I wouldn't think any less of you if you didn't or cannot master the technique."
She then stopped mumbling to herself to see if Izuku was still paying attention and what she saw made her want to laugh. Hard.
Izuku was sitting on the ground looking up at her with a confused expression on his face. His face was red and his head was smoking from stressing his brain.
"You know what? I give up on learning the reverse technique. How in the world did the human body turn to an arithmetical equation?"
"Like I said Izuku Reverse techniques are complex. Very complex."
(Flashback end)
(X)
Izuku smiled satisfied with the result and prepared to do the same move again when he felt a presence trying to sneak up on him.
Dissipating the energy, there was nothing in Izuku's palms except a small piece of metal which he put in his pockets.
He then caught the arms trying to touch him and without turning around said; "I can see you Momo."
"I thought for a moment there I had you. But there but there is always a next time."
Izuku then turned his back to see the new arrival. She was a relatively tall and beautiful girl with a mature physique and long black hair tied into a spiky ponytail with a large strand hanging on the right side of her face. Her eyes are big and also sharp, dark in color, and paired with short eyebrows set in a determined expression.
"Good luck with that," Izuku said letting go of her hands with a smile on his face.
"Do you have eyes at the back of your head? No offense, though." Momo said with a curious expression.
"Well, I guess we'll never know," Izuku said while stretching his limbs sideways.
"That doesn't answer the question Izuku," Momo said with a frown.
Deciding not to push the subject as she wasn't going to get an answer out of him, she reluctantly dropped the subject. For now.
"So how did you convince your Mother to let you come here?" Izuku said distracting her from her thoughts.
"Well, l just told her about your message and offer and while she was initially reluctant at first when I mentioned Dagobah Beach she just let me go."
Izuku who knew Aunt Myaku better just raised an eyebrow that she would just let her go like that. Momo's mother initially didn't even want her daughter to be a hero and she would willingly just let her daughter train on some run-down beach when she could afford high-class quirk gyms. Something seemed wrong. Maybe his Mom had something to do with this.
"It seemed like she was familiar with the place–" Momo continued unaware of Izuku's mental tangents. "–And that I'd be doing good work for the community by cleaning up this dirty place."
"That's nice," Izuku said simply having not listened to about half the conversation.
"Anyway, let's get to training and cleaning," Izuku said smirking and raising a fist in the air.
Momo could only smile awkwardly and timidly raise a fist in the air too.
Oh, it was gonna be a long day.
(X)
Across the city, a skeletal blond man with a very skinny frame, sunken blue eyes, and clothes hanging limply from his body walked and clutched his right side and from the look of his face, he was in pain.
Goddamnit, his old wound started flaring again reminding him of the everlasting pain he had to bear for being the symbol of peace. Walking quietly, the man brought out a handkerchief which had turned red from what was presumably blood stains and coughed in it leaving yet another fresh blood stain on it. The sludge villain had made him pursue him for hours and by the time he caught him his time had almost run out.
He walked quietly ignoring glances from passersby lost in his thoughts until a noise brought him out of it.
Seeing three teenagers probably no older than sixteen pointing a knife at the symbol of peace while smirking made the man sigh.
"Look, old man, give us the money and there ain't gonna be any blood sheding tonight." A teenage boy with blond hair said smirking while pointing the knife at him.
"Yeah, old man we would honestly hate to hurt ya." The second teenager with a snake mutation said.
The third one simply made knife-slicing motions.
The man sighed. They just had to attack now. At any other time of the day, these guys would have earned themselves a one-way ticket to Ketsubutsu Villain Rehabilitation Academy.
But now he was weak and he honestly hated that his weakness had to be rubbed in his face like this. Sighing again, he put his hands into his pockets brought out his wallet, and gave them the money he had.
"Is this all, old man?" The blond teenager asked after counting the money.
"Yes, yes that's all." The man answered but as they were about to walk away an orange-haired girl came and delivered a flying brutal kick to the teenage boy with a snake mutation.
Before the other boys could properly retaliate an uppercut and a knee to the groin knocked them out quickly.
The man was beyond shocked that this girl had swiftly but brutally knocked out three thugs petty thugs but thugs nonetheless.
"Excuse me sir are you okay? I've called the police for these boys because I saw them harassing you earlier and I'm sorry I didn't come earlier my legs just kind of moved on their own when I saw the right chance to attack." The girl rambled on while rubbing the back of her head sheepishly.
"You have my deepest gratitude young lady but if I may why did you help me?" The man asked with a serious face.
"Would you believe me if I told you my legs moved on their own?" The girl asked awkwardly.
"What is your name, young lady?" The man asked.
"Itsuka Kendo sir," The orange-haired girl replied.
"My name is Yagi Toshinori and as I said you have my deepest gratitude."
"It's something any decent person in my stead would have done. And besides how can I become a hero if I ignore people in need of help?"
At this revelation, Toshinori coughed out a glob of blood.
In a panic, Kendo started asking continuously; "I'm so sorry sir are you okay?"
"I'm fine. It's a regular occurrence." Toshinori said dismissing her concerns with a simple hand wave.
This seemed to calm down Kendo although she was still visibly rattled.
"Young woman, you want to be a hero?"
"Yes. It's been my dream ever since I was a little child I have trained through hell to achieve this." Kendo answered while having a nostalgic smile on her face.
"What is your quirk if I may ask?" Toshinori asked while still keeping his straight face.
"It's called big fists; I can enlarge my hands several times its normal size and while it's an average quirk when combined with martial arts it can be deadly," Kendo answered while now sporting a serious face.
"I can see your expertise in martial arts and I know you will make a great hero."
Before she could react it answer his statement, a police car came to pick up the unruly teenagers, and Kendo wanted to speak to them Toshinori interrupted her telling her to go home and reluctantly, she agreed.
As she walked away, there was only one thing on Toshinori's mind:
'I wonder if she's the one…'
Chapter V- First Spotlight
Everything felt so surreal. That was the feeling Izuku felt even though he had come to UA a few times over the years, Izuku could not drown out the feeling of nervousness, excitement, and apprehension as he walked through the gates to UA for what felt like the first time. He passed by a few applicants who had the same look as him but he ignored them. Too bad Momo couldn't join him as her mother had insisted that she take the recommendation exam. At the thought of recommendations, Izuku frowned and his face became slightly annoyed because while the entrance exam was the general way to get into UA the recommendations were far easier and it was the most prestigious way of getting into UA but his mother refused to recommend him instead recommending Momo for UA. Well, no use thinking about that now as nothing could dampen his mood, and just as he said that he saw a spiky ash blond hair and the perpetual face scowl belonging to the king of assholes that was recognizable anywhere to him. katsuki Bakugo was a guy Izuku hadn't seen in many years and he was so shocked that his gaze lingered on Katsuki longer than it was supposed to with his mouth agape but fortunately, Katsuki did not notice or recognize him, and he was so shocked he didn't know when he bumped into somebody who let out a cute yelp in response. She tripped but she touched herself stopping herself from falling when she began to float.
"Ah, sorry there," Izuku said looking down at the floating girl.
"Oh, it's okay," the girl said while doing something with her hands that allowed her to float down to the ground.
She stood up dusting herself and Izuku could now properly see her Auburn hair, short round stature, and the perpetual rosy blush on her puffy cheeks. Honestly in Izuku's opinion, she was kind of cute.
"I'm sorry, I would have caught you but I didn't know you already had it covered." Izuku could only say with a sheepish smile.
"It's fine," the girl replied simply,
"So I take it you are here for the entrance exams?" The cute girl asked in an inquiring tone.
"I'm taking the exam but are you taking the entrance exam too?"
"Yes. And my name is Ochaco Uraraka by the way."
Not wanting to risk her recognizing him due to his mother he quickly but subtly changed the subject, "Your quirk, how does it work?"
If the girl noticed the sudden change in subject, she didn't comment on it. "It's called Zero Gravity. I can remove the gravity of anything I touch and then restore it by pressing my fingers together.
'what a fascinating quirk.' Izuku thought absentmindedly while walking away quickly before she asked him about his name. The last he needed was for her to ask him questions about his mother.
"WAIT!" Ochaco said while walking just as quickly towards him. "What's your quirk?"
"Space manipulation," Izuku replied with practiced ease while slowing down his pace.
"Wow, that's cool!" Ochaco said while now walking beside him. "What's your name by the way?"
And this was what Izuku hated, and while he could tell her a fake name, if she passed the exam he'd have kind of a hard time explaining himself. 'Ah, screw it.'
"Izuku Midoriya," Izuku replied now quickening the pace leaving Ochaco behind.
Meanwhile, Ochaco just stood there not expecting this. She had left her mostly bare apartment simultaneously excited and simultaneously nervous about the exam meant to determine her future when this frankly handsome bespectacled green-haired boy bumped into her nearly making her eat shit on her dream day. He came off as a bit rude no awkward but pleasant to talk to but what she had NOT expected was for the said boy to be related to the owner of one of if not the most popular Japanese restaurants in Asia. A dread in her stomach began to make itself known as she began to replay her conversation thinking she had offended him.
(X)
Izuku was very unhappy with himself as he weaved through the halls of UA with ease. While many aspiring students were stuck trying to get to the testing areas, Izuku had come here enough times to know his way around subconsciously. His mind constantly replayed the conversation with Ochaco and Izuku began to think he had come off as an asshole more times than necessary in their conversation. He made a mental note to apologize to her later.
Izuku reached the testing area which was just a classroom. Izuku entered the classroom and saw other examinees sitting there finding his seat he saw a very tired-looking Power Loader with a stack of papers.
45 minutes later when all the examinees had arrived power loader began to distribute the papers and after sharing the papers he cleared his throat and spoke up;
"Before you all start, I want to mention a few things. Firstly, the exam time in total for each paper is two hours and you'd be doing three subjects maths," the pro said as he ignored students groaning at the mention of math. "Science and written heroics. And each subject would be about a hundred questions in total. After two hours you'd be given extra minutes to tidy up your work and submit. And secondly," The pro paused and sent a scathing glare the way of the students. "Don't cheat. Don't do anything stupid that would implicate you. I'll be watching y'all and if you cheat you'd be disqualified as well as banned from taking the exam for three years. And lastly, don't forget to go PLUS ULTRA!"
No one said anything as they let Power Loader's words sink in.
"Good, you all can start now."
(X)
Izuku ignored the stares and looks of astonishment sent his way by other examinees as he had finished the three subjects in an hour which was a feat itself. Raising his hands, he told Power Loader he had finished and all Power Laser did was instruct him to drop it under his locker.
"You can hang out in the cafeteria until it's time for the practical exam." Power Loader called out to him.
"Thank you, sir," was Izuku's curt reply.
Izuku closed the door behind him and started stretching his limbs while walking to the cafeteria.
Entering the cafeteria, Izuku sat down on one of the chairs and looked around, and saw he was the only one there. It was good that his Six-eyes granted him enhanced brain processing power and his mother and Aunt Myaku took it upon themselves to teach him advanced science at the tender age of nine.
Bored out of his mind, Izuku decided to browse for the latest hero news he looked at an article on his phone that said 'Bone Crusher spotted in Britain.' Bone Crusher was an American villain back in the day who had somehow recently escaped prison. His quirk allowed him to manipulate the bone structure of the body.
"well, that's comforting," Izuku said with a bit of sarcasm in his voice.
Turning off his phone, Izuku went to order food from Lunch Rush and maybe get his autograph.
(X)
Walking to the UA auditorium with a cocky grin on his face Izuku got his number which was 6987. Izuku sat down and saw Present Mic who was one of his favorite heroes. Izuku could proudly say he had listened to nearly all of the man's podcasts. Present Mic explained the rules and soon enough, Izuku and other examinees were put on a bus to be sent off to the exam zones all the while Izuku tried to keep his excitement in check. He was going to pass and he knew it. He had trained practically his whole life for this moment and he would NOT fail.
Going through his stretches, Izuku spotted Uraraka doing breathing exercises. She was trembling and Izuku decided that this was the perfect moment for him to cheer her up as well as apologize for his rude behavior earlier. He had not even taken two steps when someone decided to grab him and although he saw the person in his periphery he decided to let them touch him to see what they wanted. Izuku then saw a slightly taller boy looking at him with a stern glare.
"The girl is preparing to take this exam. Do you wish to distract–" The boy froze when he saw the green hair and dark glasses staring at him. "M-Midoriya, what are– I mean it is a pleasant surprise to see you here!" the boy sputtered all the while doing a perfect ninety-degree bow while chopping the air so fast it was like his arm was invisible.
"It's okay Iida. it's completely fine to miss the green hair and dark sunglasses." Izuku said while pointing to himself. He turned around and looked for Uraraka but it appeared she was gone. Sighing he waved Iida goodbye while the boy was still karate chopping the air.
Psyching himself he went to the front before blazing off leaving dust and wind in his wake. A purple-haired haired boy with eye bags under his eyes scowled as he watched Midoriya take off. 'Damn, this exam was made for people like him. People with powerful and flashy quirks.'
For a moment, the purple-haired resigned himself to his fate and contemplated going home but his facial expression morphed into one of steely determination. 'No, I can't give up. Not like this.'
"WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? GO! GO! GO! THERE ARE NO COUNTDOWNS IN REAL LIFE GO!" Present mic called out to them.
The examinees rushed only to see nothing but scrapes, bolts, and metal husks on the floor and they could only stare in shock as they saw robot parts flying up in the air along with a loud sound of metal creaking.
An orange-haired girl ran and enlarged her fists and the examinees watched in shock as she chopped off the leg of a three-pointer and let it fall to the ground with a loud bang before swiftly moving again.
"O-oi, w-we can't let them take all t-the p-points." A blond-haired boy cried out and quickly followed and soon all the examinees had dispersed to find points.
(X)
Izuku was honestly enjoying himself. But speaking truthfully there was no other way to put his myriad of emotions into words or thoughts. He had removed his sunglasses and his emerald eyes were on full display.
Looking behind him, he saw a robot that had zoomed in on him. The boy in question simply smiled and pointed a finger in the direction of the robot and suddenly a hole blew open in the middle of the robot's supposed torso. Moving faster than a blur he destroyed a few robots in front of him by flying through them as if they were made of paper and while internally Izuku was excited and full of adrenaline on the outside, he managed to keep a calm and neutral demeanor.
Appearing in front of a bunch of robots, he ripped off the head of the first robot before throwing it towards the second robot and flying towards the third robot he pointed out his palms, and the robot legs were enveloped in a faint blue energy and then proceeded to fold in on itself like paper causing the robot to fall on the ground with a loud thud.
straightening himself, he took a moment to observe his handwork and all he saw were metal husks and scraps that made the whole place look like something out of Terminator or Transformers.
Chuckling to himself, Izuku began to calculate the points he had accumulated and he estimated around 100 points he thought it was more than enough to get him in but it was better safe than sorry so Izuku decided to gather at least 70 more points before flying off in search of more robots.
(X)
Inside a dark room with numerous screens, several dark figures were visible watching the examinees.
"Wow, these students are much more promising than the one we had last year don't you agree Eraserhead?" Present Mic said
"Hm," came the simple reply from the man that could be mistaken as something from The Walking Dead.
"Lighten up Shouta I know you didn't want to be here but you're here now no need to be such a hard-ass." came the snarky reply from the pro hero Midnight.
Eraserhead didn't reply instead he focused on the screen specifically on the son of Limitless
"Limitless, you never told us your son was that powerful," Eraserhead leveled a light glare her way.
Limitless in question simply shrugged before saying, "Well, my genes are impeccable,"
Eraserhead's glare increased but Inko couldn't see it.
"Wow, I didn't know your son was that powerful." A skeletal man coughed out in shock seeing Izuku destroy a 3-pointer with just a flick of his finger.
"Such hot-blooded display of power and selflessness. It gets me–"
"What?" Eraserhead asked with a smirk underneath his mask.
Midnight did not finish the sentence because of the deathly aura she suddenly felt.
Ectoplasm and Present Mic were consoling Power Loader as he cried watching his precious robots get thrashed around by kids.
"Whyyy!"
"My precious robots!"
"It's okay Maijima, they're just robots."
Present Mic's comment did not help matters in fact, they made it worse as Maijima began to throttle Nezu while demanding a pay raise.
"Limitless, your son shows experience and no judgment issues, no over reliance on quirk like the blond kid in the other testing area. Just maybe your son has potential," Eraserhead said while looking at Izuku who had paused momentarily and appeared to be counting something most probably his points.
"Of course my son has potential! He learned from the best after all and," Inko's voice then took a dark turn into something much more threatening "Don't you dare think of expelling my son."
Eraserhead gulped at the scathing glare sent his way but didn't reply to her apparent threat.
"What's the boy's quirk anyway?" Cementos asked.
"Oh, it's space manipulation," Inko replied losing the glare and threatening face she had earlier giving Eraserhead time to reprieve.
"Damn, that's one hell of a useful quirk," the present mic said voicing the thoughts of all the teachers in that room.
"How many points has the kid racked up Nezu?" Thirteen who had not spoken till that moment asked without her usual helmet on.
Nezu who had somehow recovered from the throttling earlier tapped on the screen of a tab he was holding with his paw and the examiner's score was on the screen with Izuku Midoriya in the lead with 212 villain points.
"The hell!" Midnight called out looking at Izuku who had stopped destroying robots and was helping other examinees.
"That k-kid just broke your record All Might!" Thirteen pointed at the skeletal blond man in the corner who was just as shocked as them.
"THAT'S MY BOY WOOHOO!" Inko cheered on as she watched her son dominate the exam.
Nezu who had managed to keep his composure throughout brought out a tab and began laughing in a way that sent shivers down the spine of the teachers before he composed himself.
"Well, I believe that it is time for the finale MWAHAAMWAHAAAA!"
(X)
Izuku, who was helping a purple-haired girl from being crushed looked up as the voice of the present mic rang throughout the city.
"TWO MORE MINUTES, EXAMINEES!"
"Damn, thirteen minutes had passed already?"
A loud rumble shook the ground as the examinees stopped what they were doing and what they saw terrified them.
Towering over the faux buildings was a giant robot much larger than the ones they were previously fighting. With every step taken, it shook the ground and the examines Izuku included started moving the other way
'Damn! This thing looks expensive. Well, I've already gathered enough points to pass no use destroying that thing especially when it's about a minute left.
He was about to fly away but a scream calling for help forced him to stop and look back.
Trapped underneath a pile of rube was Uraraka the girl who had tried to befriend him earlier. "HELP!" Uraraka screamed but no other examinees seemed to care.
Sighing, Izuku flew towards her and lifted the rubble of her body. Her legs were bent unnaturally probably broken and without a care in the world Izuku lifted her bridal style before flying away. Dropping her in a safe place, Izuku flew back to where the zero pointer was intending on destroying that thing but what he did not expect was for the robot to shrink. It continued to shrink until Izuku could no longer see the zero pointer.
Flying down to where the zero pointer once stood he saw a black-haired girl shrug while holding a miniature version of the zero pointer. Looking at her with the Six-eyes, he saw that the energy around her hands expanded and contracted, and if he had to guess her quirk had something to do with the shrinking and enlargement of objects.
'That's a pretty neat quirk.' Izuku thought while the black-haired girl just looked at him holding the zero pointer like it was a toy.
"That's a pretty neat quirk you got there," Izuku said while trying to start a conversation with the girl now that Izuku could see her she kind of looked like Momo except she was less endowed. Shaking his head to get rid of such thoughts Izuku looked and saw the students gathered around them.
"I'm Yui Kodai hi." Came the girl's monotone response.
Izuku raised his eyebrows but didn't comment on it. It looked like the girl wasn't the best when it came to social interactions. Well, it's not like he was very good either.
"I'm Izuku Midoriya," Izuku decided to introduce himself while saying 'fuck it' in his head.
"AND NOW, THE TEST IS OVER!" Present Mic's voice rang out across the city.
Her eyes widened but before she could reply, a short elderly woman came who Izuku recognized as the youthful heroine Recovery Girl. Man, she needed to find herself a new name because 'girl' and 'youthful' rubbed off the wrong way at her age.
Recovery girl had been rather displeased with Nezu for endangering the lives of aspiring pro heroes but granted, so were other teachers who were currently throttling the Rat. Letting out a small chuckle she walked over to Uraraka who let out a small yelp upon recognizing her.
"Now, now dearies why don't we all calm down? Young lady, what seems to be the problem? She asked Uraraka with a gentle voice that could put a rampaging bear down.
"I-I think I broke my ankle when some debris landed on me."
Recovery Girl then bent down and kissed her hands and Ochaco quickly fell unconscious as the healing process zapped some of her energy while mending her broken ankle.
"Now children, stretch out your hands and have these," she said dipping her hands into her pockets and pulling out some gummies and handing them over to the examinees.
Izuku took some and absentmindedly chewed it as he watched Ochaco get put on a stretcher and carried away. He then saw a purple-haired boy scowling before he left all the while muttering something to himself.
He also saw Iida having a dejected look as he too turned around and left but not before he shot him one last look.
(X)
"Damn Nezu, I knew you were crazy but this is new what the hell man, were you trying to kill them?" Midnight said while shooting Nezu a very terrifying glare. Her glare along with the other glares sent Nezu's way terrified the little creature. Never in his whole life had he felt a passive tingle such as this crawling up his spine.
"It wouldn't have killed them, if I sensed any of the students were In mortal danger I would have shut down the robot."
This seemed to calm down the teachers a little but their glare never dissipated.
"And the zero pointer was specifically designed to not put students in mortal danger."
Their glare never dissipated but they did visibly calm down at that statement.
"You better make sure that robot of yours is programmed well," Inko said unknowingly voicing the thoughts of all the teachers.
Nezu only gave a hollow smile at that statement.
(X)
Ochaco felt nothing but exhaustion as she woke up. For a few seconds back there she thought that she was about to die. All the examinees had ignored her and the rubble and debris had left her pinned underneath. She thought for a moment that she was home but the white walls she woke up to reminded her otherwise.
"Ah, you're finally awake," an old, familiar voice came from beside her. She looked over to see the short frame of Recovery Girl next to her bed giving her a kind smile. That smile vanished and a stern frown took its place.
"I should be scolding you for overdoing it, but I really can't fault you entirely since the 0-pointer put you to flee or destroy it, and from what I saw when I watched the footage back, you did try to run and avoid fighting but the rubble trapped you preventing you from running."
Ochaco sighed in relief at narrowly avoiding the old woman's wrath.
"With that said," Recovery Girl continued before lightly whacking her on the head with her cane; she had spoken too soon, "You were on the brink of puking your guts out, young woman!"
"I'm sorry, I couldn't help it if I didn't push the dizziness I wouldn't have gotten points!" Ochaco defended sheepishly.
"I ought to have a long overdue with Nezu about teaching the concept of self-preservation." Recovery Girl said in a very stern tone that sent shivers down the spine of Ochaco.
"I do not want to see you till the sports festival!"
"Yes Ma'am!"
"It's yes Recovery Girl you hear me?"
"Yes m- I mean yes Recovery Girl!"
"Well, since you are fine and awake now I can let your visitors in," Recovery Girl said snapping Ochaco out of whatever thoughts she was having.
"You can come in now," Recovery Girl said in a tone of resignation.
The door creaked open and all Ochaco could see was green hair that stood for some seconds before coming in.
"M-Midoriya?" Ochaco could not help but squawk out.
"Yeah, it's me I saw what happened to you and I just came to check on you to see if you were alright," Izuku said while rubbing the back of his head.
"And I also came to apologize for what happened earlier I just don't know what came over me and for that, I say I'm sorry," Izuku said while slightly bowing.
"I-It's okay you saved me after all and I should be the one thanking you," Ochaco said with a blush colouring her rosy cheeks.
"Then what are we waiting for? I'm Izuku Midoriya," Izuku said extending his arms for a handshake.
She took the hand and shook it nervously and suddenly the door opened revealing Inko herself in full costume with contact lenses to cover up her eyes.
Izuku did not even get the chance to react as she practically threw herself at him and trapped him in a bone-crushing hug.
"Izu-chan you were so cool!" She cried out. "My son is so damn cool!"
"Mom, please air, air!" he managed to wheeze out from his mother's bone-crushing hug.
She let go of him before looking at Ochaco who was looking at them with wide eyes. "WAIT, WAIT! You are a pro?" Ochaco practically cried out.
"Ehm, in a way yes because I work here." Inko simply replied shrugging.
None of the statements registered in Ochaco's brain except the fact that Midoriya's mother was a pro-hero. "You're the owner of Izanagi cuisine aren't you?" Ochaco knew she was asking a frankly ridiculous question. There was nobody in Japan that did not know of Inko the investor and businesswoman and one of the richest people in Japan. She felt very nervous talking to her and finding out she was a pro hero amplified that nervousness tenfold.
"Yes, yes that would be me," Inko said with a casual shrug lacking the demeanor that rich people would normally carry.
Ochaco swallowed nervously and began fidgeting on the bed she was sitting on.
"I saw what happened to you Uraraka, is it not? Are you okay now?"
"Yes, i-it's Uraraka, Ochaco Uraraka, and thank you for your concern. I'm fine now." Ochaco sputtered out nervously.
"Oh thank goodness, me and Izuku here have been worried sick about you." She said while her face shifted into a sly grin.
"Of course I'd worry about her it's not every day you see somebody get their legs trapped underneath a pile of rubble," Izuku said in a sarcastic tone deflecting his mother's teasing.
"Sheesh, tough crowd." His mother said while rolling her eyes.
"So, Uraraka you live around here? I mean I and Izuku would love to invite you for dinner sometime if it's okay with you of course," Inko said while having a kind smile on her face.
"I wouldn't want to bother," Ochaco replied faithfully but the rumbling gentle sound of her stomach told her otherwise.
"Nonsense, it would be no bother at all!" Inko replied with a sly grin on her face. "It would be nice seeing Izuku have more friends his age."
Recovery girl who saw and knew what Inko was trying to do turned away and started to snicker to herself while Izuku looked at his mother with cold and calculating eyes suspecting his mother was planning something.
"I don't even know if I should accept your offer. I'm not even certain I passed the UA exam." Ochaco said with a somber tone.
"I'm certain you two passed in fact I think you both make a great team."
"Thanks, that means a lot to me." her expression shifting into a slightly cheerful one.
"Even though you don't get accepted which is unlikely based on your performance I will still get you in, mark my words," Inko said with a firm tone that left no room for questions or doubt.
"Mom, aren't you one of the people grading the exams why are you telling us?" Izuku questioned.
"They didn't say I couldn't give you hints and besides we haven't started grading it yet," Inko replied with her trademark smile.
"So um, Mrs. Midoriya what is your hero name and why haven't I heard of you?" Ochaco questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm retired now and when I was active my hero name was Limitless and I was an underground hero because I was never really one for the spotlight," Inko answered.
Ochaco, meanwhile, was beyond starstruck. Her new friend was the son of a retired pro who had just offered to help her get into UA if she didn't make it in. And they were just being so chill about it like they didn't just drop bombs on her. She refused to believe that what was happening was real, but a few pinches to her arm confirmed that it was indeed real life.
"So, are you coming over sometime for dinner or what? And it's completely fine if you decline." Inko asked kindly distracting her yet again from her thoughts.
"Well, I guess I could accept," Ochaco replied.