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Izuku's eyes stare at the message as time was frozen around him. He could see Katsuki scared for his life as the sludge monster was close to striking him. The Villain had the intent of killing him earlier... so why did he run into this with only his back bag. 'I'm an idiot' was the only thing running through his mind until his eyes locked onto a blue box standing out from the green sludge. 

!ALARM!

[You have completed all the necessary requirements of the secret quest 'Courage of the weak']

'What is this?' Izuku stares at the box until it changed

[you have earned the right to become a player. Will you accept?]

'Earned and accept?' Izuku looks around, seeing the heroes were also frozen, just staring. 'what the heck is going on?' 

[You do not have much time remaining]

"Accept"

! ALARM !

[Welcome, player]

Everything went dark in Izuku's vision as he felt the familiar heat of Katsuki's quirk before he was blasted. He did not get back up. 

*Three Days Later*

Izuku shot up, gasping for air as he looks around. The sunlight was bleeding into the room while the sun was slowly lowering over the horizon. He continually looks around, seeing he was in a hospital, and he pulls at the hospital gown. 

"what happened?" Izuku questions no one. A nurse and doctor rush in, and Izuku looked over. "h-hi," Izuku waves sheepishly as the nurse giggles softly. 

"Hello, Midoriya Izuku. I'm your doctor. I must say, you gave everyone a scare at what you did three days ago" The doctor looks at the sheets. 

"I'VE BEEN ASLEEP FOR THREE DAYS?!?" Izuku's voice reverberates across the room. "s-sorry… but three days… is my frie-" Izuku clamps his mouth shut, before finishing. 

'Take a swan dive off the roof and pray for a quirk in the next life.'

"I-is my classmate, okay?" Izuku rubs his neck as the nurse looked over the machines. 

"Ah yes, All Might showed up after you got hit. You were the only one hospitalized. Your mother just left to go to work. Would you like us to call her?" The doctor puts down the clipboard. 

"o-oh… No, it's fine, thank you," Izuku breaths out. "how much longer will I have to stay?" Izuku tightly grips the bedsheets.

"A few more days, We just want to make sure you are good to go before sending you back into the world" The doc smiles calmly, to keep Izuku calm as well. 

"T-t-thanks," Izuku lowers his head as the doctor and nurse left. Once the door shut, Izuku looks above where he sees a familiar blue message. 

Message

-You have unread mail

'they couldn't see it' Izuku supplies his own mind that was currently racing. Izuku pulls away the shirt seeing no bandages, no burn marks… not even his old scars. 'should I tell people?' Izuku puts his hands over his eyes and sighs. Izuku peaks between his fingers at the box above him, he reaches up carefully, but his hand goes through the screen. 'guess it's not touch screen.' 

"Open mailbox?" The screen quickly changes. 

Message

Welcome [Player](unread)

[daily quest: Preparing to become strong] has arrived

(unread)

"Open Daily quest?" Izuku's voice quivers gently. 

! Alarm !

[The system will help the 'player's growth]

! Alarm !

[If he fails to obey the system's orders, there may be a penalty.]

! Alarm !

[Your rewards have arrived.]

"What does this even mean?" Izuku stares at the three boxes in front of him. "is this my quirk?" Izuku thought back to the attack. 

"courage of the weak," Izuku mutters. He was broken out of it as a new box opens, and the others disappear.

Message

[daily quest: Preparing to become strong]

Has arrived (unread)

"Uh… check." Izuku stares as the box changes once more into a much bigger box. 

! Quest Directions

Daily quest – Getting ready to become powerful.

Goal

[Incomplete] Push-ups [0/100]

[Incomplete] curl-ups [0/100]

[Incomplete] squats   [0/100]

[Incomplete] Running [0/10km]

Warning! – Failing to complete this daily quest will bring a punishment associated with this quest.

There was a clock at the bottom of the message as Izuku reads through the 'quest.' 

"T-this is a joke, right?" Izuku looks around the hospital as the sun looked ready to disappear soon. "Someone hospitalized, let alone me… I don't have the strength do to this right now." Izuku flops back into bed before rolling over. "I'll check it later." 

The sun sank below the horizon as Izuku slept. He did not notice the clock on the bottom of the quest board changes as time passes. Soon the clock turns red, and a new message pings in front of his face. Izuku squints at the sudden light in front of his face. 

! Alarm !

[You have not completed the daily quest. You are now heading towards the 'penalty zone' for a certain period of time.]

The ground starts to shake as Izuku sits up. "what the?" Soon he found himself in the middle of a desert with the sun's soft glow in front of him. "A DESERT!?" Izuku claws at the sand beneath his hands. "no way… t-t-this has to be a dream r-right?" Izuku stops muttering as he hears the sand behind me shift and fall. He turns slightly, staring at a centipede. A giant centipede. "W-w-w-w-what!?" 

! Quest Directions

[penalty quest: Survive.]

Goal: Survive until the time runs out.

Time required: 4 hours

Time Remaining: 3h 59 min 57 sec

"y-you're k-kidding, right…?" Izuku scrambles to his feet and runs.

3 hours 59 minutes and 55 seconds later

Izuku pants while sprinting away and more centipedes spring up from the sand ready to eat him. Sweat covers Izuku from head to toe. He turns back with wide eyes as the centipede opens its mouth to bite. 

! Alarm !

[You have completed the 'penalty' quest]

The desert disappeared and shifts back into the hospital room, where he was staying. Izuku faceplants the hard floor. He scrambles to his hands and knees, looking upwards as he tries to collect his breath. He looks up, seeing the message before it changes. 

Message

[your rewards for completing the penalty quest have arrived.]

[would you like to accept?]

"Penalty quest?" Izuku mutters before passing out just as a nurse walks in. All she saw was the sand surrounding Izuku's feat, and his body laid out on the cold floor. 

"What happened here?!" she checks on Izuku. "Someone come and help. Please!" The nurse yells into the hallway. 

A few days later, two nurses were talking near a window as they enjoy their break. 

"So did you see the boy they brought in from the sludge villain incident?" One nurse sips her coffee slowly. 

"Yeah, he's been running every day since he woke up" The nurses turn to see Izuku running past them. 

"Is that okay for him to do?" 

"If it's light exercise, it's okay." 

Izuku came to a stop propping himself upon his knees, panting and a slight smirk on his face even if he was panting and sweating. He learned; he had a quirk. 

! Alarm !

[Running] 10km: Complete (10/10km)

'no one else can see the messages or alarms… that's good, keeps me hidden' Izuku decided to mess around with his new quirk before telling anyone. In front of him, his daily quest opens completely, showing he completed everything. 

Quest Rewards

Choose your reword

[You may choose one of the rewards below.]

Reward #1. Status recovery

Reward #2 Stat points     +3

Reward#3 random box    +1

Will you accept?

Accept               Reject

"Accept status Recovery" Izuku stood up straighter as golden lights surrounded him like Magic, and he could breathe normally again. He didn't feel tired anymore. 'Magic that heals your fatigue after exercising… feels like cheating', Izuku smiles to himself before sitting down on the bench. 

He figured a lot about the quirk… if you could call it that. Everything felt like a video game to him. There were state points and random box items. 

Izuku holds out his hand as the box appeared into it. He could increase any one of the character stats at will. As long as he had stat points.

Status

Name: Midoriya Izuku                                                            Level: 1

Job: None                                                                            Fatigue:0

Title: None                                                                                          

Mp:10                                                                                                 

                     Strength :16            Vitality :10

                        Agility :10     Intelligence :10

                                                      Sense :10

Remaining points :3

'I get stronger as I increase my stats… of course, increasing levels would do the same like in a video game.' Izuku thinks carefully before pulling up his Skills sheet and Inventory sheets as he leaned back into the bench staring at the boxes. "this is crazy." 

Izuku gets dressed in what his mother brought him. He didn't know why but they still haven't let him check out yet. He didn't mind, but he needs to test something out. 

"Can I take a leave for today?" Izuku asks the receptionist. His black hoodie was on, and he yawns, rubbing his hair some.

"it's fine, but where are you going?" The receptionist asks without bothering to look up.  

"I have to go see a classmate. I have to get my school work," Izuku lies smoothly, and she lets him leave. Izuku quickly makes his way to a subway near the hospital and stops at the entrance. He stares down the stairs before he pulls a golden key out of his inventory system. "time to see what this does." 

The random box from that morning gave him this key telling him where to go. 

[item: Dungeon Key]

Item class: E

Type: Key

A key that allows you to create an instant dungeon. You may use this in the 3rd entrance of Endeavor station. 

"A key to open an instant dungeon… yeah, this completely feels like a game", Izuku swallows softly. "Guess I should give it a try… if this is my quirk, then I'm far behind in training", Izuku mutters to himself as people walk around him, ignoring him like they usually did. He held out the key and breaths out. "No more running away, no more being weak." 

The key lights up before the sound of electricity fills the area around him. At the bottom of the stairs, blue light bleeds, making what looks like a portal. Izuku walks down the stairs and through the entrance. 

! Alarm !

[You have entered the instant Dungeon.]

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! Alarm !

[You have entered the instant Dungeon.]

Izuku weakly swallows before he hears something that sounds like hardening. He turns around, seeing the blue portal starting to turn into a wall. "WAIT!" Izuku hits the hardened wall. "NO WAY… the entrance is blocked" Izuku pushes against the wall until a girl walks past him straight through the wall he couldn't. "S-so I can't run if something bad happens… I'm stuck."

! Alarm !

[You cannot leave the Dungeon. Either Kill the BOSS or use The Return Crystal.]

Izuku stares at the message on the wall. He swallows roughly before turning around, looking into the subway station. "I l-literally just got my quirk, and they want me to kill a boss?" The subway was dark and seemed wholly abandoned. "Y-y-you got to be kidding," Izuku mutters sarcastically.

A long howl comes from the depth of the subway, and Izuku shook his head before standing straighter. He walks forwards with his fists clenched at his side. The flickering lights above him and cracked cement gave the subway station a creepy feeling. "god, this place looks as good as Endeavors personality." Izuku looks around, seeing grass sprouting between the cracks. The store gates where all shut and locked as Izuku comes to a cross-section.

"What do I do… what do I do?" Izuku stares down the hallways and takes a deep breath. "Bleh…" Izuku sticks out his tongue. "gross" Izuku covers his nose. Suddenly a deep growl comes from the left. Izuku's eyes snap onto it as a red-furred beast jumps at him, ready to rip his head off. Izuku jumps backward, dodging the creature as it skids on the floor. "A-A wolf?" Izuku lowers his stance, some staring before a name pops up above the beast's head.

[STEEL FANG RAIKAN]

The beast had red fur, and what looked like a metal lower jaw. 'ah, that's why it's called steel fang' Izuku clenches his fist brings his leg back. 'I've never fought in my life… beaten up… yes, fought, oh hell no.'

The beast growls again while baring its teeth. Izuku looks down, seeing he didn't move an inch even though he thought he did. 'Am I that afraid?' Izuku tears up. 'come on, move!' The beast lowers itself before charging. "DAMN IT!"

Izuku jumps to the side as the wolf tries to attack him. 'I can't cry all the time,' Izuku whips his cheeks, staring down the beast. The wolf goes on the attack again, making Izuku move his head left as the metal jaws snap shut where his head once was. He jumps backward, using his hands to cartwheel away and flips, landing on his head with his back slamming against the metal gate. Izuku saw the world was upside down. He tilts his head some.

"h-huh?" Izuku pushes off the floor, doing a perfect handstand with ease. 'my body is lighter.' Izuku pushes off the floor with his hands before righting himself, landing on two feet. He stood face to face with the beast as it goes for another attack. Izuku pulls his fist back. "I almost died a few days ago… I'm not dying now!" Izuku slams his fist against the metal jaw of the wolf. The wolf's jaw snaps shut before its body was flung backward into the metal gates, caving them in.

Izuku staggers back some raising his hand, seeing a soft green glow around his hand. 'c-could it be because I improved my strength stat?' Izuku wants to laugh. 'I might be able to get into U.A University now… 13 pathetic years of being a quirkless kid…' A growl knocks him out of his thoughts, making him look down. Izuku watches as the wolf walks out of the broken storefront. 'Not yet… It's still stronger than I am!'

"Let's GO!" Izuku charges forwards meeting the wolf and punching it as many times as possible without getting caught by its teeth. Izuku leaps backward again. 'it's not affected by my hits… I don't have a weapon to...' Izuku jumps away, getting a claw mark across his thigh for his troubles. "Inventory!" The blue screen pops up next to Izuku as the wolf was digging itself out of the metal hole it creates in a different gate. Izuku's eyes scan the weapons page seeing an icon of a sword. His hand quickly reaches into the screen, grabbing the hilt of the weapon. Izuku pulls the weapon out. "my first reword from that nightmare run." A sword materializes from the screen.

[Item: Steel Blade]

Type: Sword

+10 attack

Izuku didn't have time to look at the stats because the wolf attacks him. Izuku swings in a forward motion cutting the beast in half, with the forward momentum of the animal. Its body lands behind Izuku, and blood splatters the walls.

! ALARM !

You have Defeated The [Steel Fang Raikan]

! ALARM !

YOU LEVELED UP!

"Inventory you beautiful thing," Izuku breaths out, holding the sword in front of him. A sudden sound makes Izuku look down the hallway as two more names pop up next to each other. Red eyes are piercing the darkness that surrounds the same beast he just killed. "I have a weapon. I'm not afraid of you anymore" Izuku pulls the blade up only to see the tip of the sword was stuck in the floor. "I swung it that hard!?" Izuku yanks and pulls with both hands as he hears the Steel fangs charging him. "COME ON!" The wolves got closer and jump at him.

Izuku screams in frustration as he rips the sword away from the stone and slices the air in quick succession of each other. The first beast only got cut in the side. The second one caught the blade between its teeth. "Steel Fang… got it", Izuku swallows his spit. The beast was looking right at him. Izuku quickly brings his knee up, connecting with the creature's chest, making it fly into the air. Izuku pulls the blade from its mouth and cutting the wolf in half. The first wolf looks at its buddy before looking at Izuku, who stands up straight.

"You monsters are pretty weak… even Katsuki could probably take care of you" He watches as the beast lowers itself, and the shadows surround it. Only red eyes showed before it disappears.

Izuku pulls up his stat sheet seeing each one of his levels was up by one.

Status

Name: Midoriya Izuku Level: 2

Job: None Fatigue:3

Title: None

HP:205

MP:22

Strength: 20 Vitality: 11

Agility: 11 Intelligence: 11

Sense: 11

Skills

[Passive]

? (unknown) Max

Muscularity LV. 1

[Active}

Sprint Lv.1

"I already put most of my points into Strength… but every time I level up, each stat goes up by one as well." Izuku rubs his chin looking at the blue screen in front of his face. "Clearing the daily quest gives me 3 stat points… leveling up means all my stats go up by one. I get a total of 5 points" Izuku takes a deep breath trying his best to keep the information in order since he didn't have his notebook with him. "Hunting monsters and leveling is more effective at gaining stat points… how much stronger do I become per stat point?" Izuku questions himself. "wait… are my stats weighted?"

Izuku looks down at the two dead bodies of the monsters that attacked him. He walks over to them. "Did my quirk create these just to have us fight?" Izuku touches the jaw gently before grabbing one of its teeth and pulling it out. It pops up information about it.

[Item: Raikan's Fang]

Item class: None

Type: Junk

A large and sharp fang of a Raikan.

You can keep it in your inventory or sell it in the store.

"There's even a store here…" As Izuku talks, the store screen pops up next to him while he was crouched over the dead monster. He clicks the buy button, but the system informs him he was not a high level enough to buy from the store. "Okay, new players can't use this function then… what about sell?" Izuku pushes the button before pressing Yes.

"20 gold? I can't tell how much it's worth since it's not cash… then again", Izuku looks up into the dark hallways. "This is a dungeon…" He sighs before standing up. "I can't leave unless I kill the boss. I always have the return crystal… but I don't think I could return if I used it" Izuku groans at the complexity, but a smirk appears on his face. "I got a quirk, though… what do you think now, kacchan?" Izuku looks at the blade as blood rolls down it, but he did not feel sick or scared. 'I can do this.'

A low growl comes from the end of the hallway leading into the deeper part of the station. Izuku looks overseeing a single wolf staring at him with crimson eyes. Then multiple crimson eyes light up behind the visible wolf. They all begin moving towards him. Izuku steels himself glaring at each of them. "There's nothing to fear" Izuku sings the mantra in his head out loud, reading the sword in one hand. "I'm pretty sure I already died once before… let's go." Izuku lunges forward at the same time the Raikan does.

Izuku starts attacking, green and blue mix with each swipe slicing through one wolf than another and another. A wolf got behind him, biting his hoodie. Izuku quickly swiped backward, killing the wolf. "I won't die that easily!" Izuku glares back towards the wolves in front of him. "So, you all should put up a good fight… or I'll feel bad" Izuku's eyes glow blue before attacking with ferocity. 'This world is built on fighting,' Izuku kills three wolves before mowing down more. 'fighting with everything on the line.'

! Alarm !

You have level up!

'I get it now,' Izuku kills another beast. 'I never fought back before.'

! Alarm !

You have level up!

A wolf goes to bite Izuku's arm only to get sliced in half. 'If I quit here, I'll get slaughtered… this isn't school… this isn't kacchan or his goons'

! Alarm !

You have level up!

Izuku slams a wolf down, shoving the tip of the blade through its steel jaw. 'If I die now, I will never become a hero… I will never save anyone' Izuku walks towards the beasts as he pulls the blade out of the one he just killed. 'I won't keep my head down like a weakling anymore' Izuku swings the sword in front of him before gripping the handle with two hands. 'If I can become stronger… I'll follow these rules to get there!' Izuku yells and dashes forward with the blade back, ready to strike.

! Alarm !

You have level up!

The hallway was littered with dead bodies of the monsters he killed. Blood sprayed across the walls and ceiling. Some blood splashed across his neck and face as he continues to go deeper into the station. He walks into an open area where the gates were at. He turns his head, seeing a wall of Blackness and crimson eyes. Waiting and wanting his blood. Izuku turns and faces them as he breathes out calmly.

! Alarm !

You have earned [Title: Wolf Slayer].

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Izuku holds the sword at his side while blood drips from the edges. The blade was chipped and cracked. "Looks like the blade is finally dull… In the end, a weapon will inevitably lose durability" Izuku holds it up to get a closer look. "Even if I buy a high-grade weapon. It becomes like this once I cycle through the dungeon a few times," Izuku held up the blade. "Thanks to you," Izuku drops the sword back to his side as he looks around at the massacre of bodies around him. "This worked out."

[Title: Wolf Slayer]

A title given to a hunter proficient in fights against wolves.

40% increased experience against beast-type monsters.

"34 wolf fangs, two worn daggers, traveler's clothes, hearthstone," Izuku mutters as he looks at his inventory. "That's more than I was expecting."

"[Hearthstone]" Izuku calls out, and the stone with a blue glow to it materializes in his hand. "Should I just go back?" Izuku looks at the sone before putting it back into the inventory. "No, there's no guarantee that there will be another chance to get stronger this easily. The random box gave me the key" Izuku rubs his face some while looking around. "Will this place just disappear if I leave now?" Izuku continues to walk over dead wolf bodies looking around carefully. "For the first time, I can learn about my own quirk without it being weird or creepy" Izuku steps on the wolf's furry body. "Advance or retreat… and I'm so tired of retreating…" Izuku continues his march through the station, killing any new monsters that showed up.

! Alarm !

You have level up!

'Every time I level up, the fight against the monsters' Izuku grits his teeth before slicing another wolf. 'Becomes a little bit easier.' Izuku cuts up what looks like a large baboon and a black panther. Each with crimson eyes that keep reminding him of Katsuki's but a lot more bloodthirsty.

[You have slain razor claw Briga.]

[you have slain Black Shadow Razan.]

[You have slain black shadow Razan.]

'I can definitely feel myself getting stronger.' Izuku leans against his dull sword panting as the dead monsters laid at his feet. 'because the monsters keep respawning like video games. They don't feel like living creatures' Izuku stays in place analyzing the monsters and dungeon. "therefore, fighting them feels like a game where their patterns are determined.' Izuku's eyes snap to the ceiling. "I can figure out where they're coming from."

'Monkey from above' Izuku watches as a monkey drops from the ceiling. '

'Cat from each side' Two cats surround him. Izuku quickly changes his grip on his sword before swinging upwards, making the monkey fall onto the sword before slashing its stomach open. He quickly turns to the cat on his right cutting its head off before finishing the second one on his left. He then turns around to catch a Raikan straight down the middle cutting the wolf in two. The blue glow of his eyes shines in the darkness as he breaths out. He looks down at the monster seeing the once orange name turn silver.

"The color of the name changes according to the monster's strength… White means it's weak. Orange means strong… and red," Izuku shivers just a little thinking about the centipede from the desert. "Very strong." Izuku swipes his blade in the air getting blood off of it as he continued to analyze the monsters. "The Raikans who were orange at the beginning are now white… means I got stronger… a lot stronger, but even with my current strength… I'm not sure I can beat down whatever is waiting for me down there" Izuku stares down a foggy staircase with grass overgrown on the cement steps. "I'm getting goosebumps."

"Maybe my sense stat has increased so much, but I can tell how strong the monster down there is…" Izuku opens up his status sheet. "My level doesn't seem to be rising anymore."

Status

Name: Midoriya Izuku                                 Level: 15

Job: None                                                     Fatigue: 30

Title: None

Hp:1105

Mp:200

"Also, my sword won't last if I keep fighting needlessly." Izuku quickly makes his decision and walks down the stairs into the darkness that awaits him. It takes a while, and Izuku mutters to himself as it was quiet beside his steps. 'These stairs seem longer than the others'. Once, he made it towards the bottom, seeing the flooded area and overgrown grass everywhere. 'is this seriously Endeavor station?' Izuku reached the bottom, not seeing a monster yet until his eyes snap over to a presence to his left. He brings his sword up just in time as something hits his sword hard. 'Fast!' Izuku pushes against it as the sound of the scrapping of metals is screeching. Then his body gets whipped across the platform right into a pillar, making it shatter and indent.

"URK!" Izuku coughs out blood and gripping tightly onto the blade. He lands on his butt while catching his breath. Just a few inches above his head was cracked concrete and a crater. He quickly pulls his sword up to get ready for another blow only to find his sword in broke. Izuku stares at it in disbelief. "I thought I leveled up a lot…" He stands up, glaring at a giant snake. A name appears above its shovel-shaped head as it hisses.

[Swamp's Ruler, Blue Poison Fangs Rasaka]

The giant blue snake curls back while towering over Izuku. "but your name's still orange." The snake's jaw opens with fangs outgoing. Each fang seemed to have metal in them as they shined in the low light. "Are you the boss of this place?" Izuku spins the broken sword in his hand, gripping it, so the blade points backward like a dagger. Izuku quickly takes in the snake as the scales look hardened. 'a sword won't pierce those… punches won't have any effect either.' Izuku's mind scrambles for an answer to this problem, but the snake when on the offensive. Izuku jumps left before attacking the side of the snake, only to hear clank after clank.

'I need a fast attack with weight behind it!' Izuku yells at himself as the blade did not cut anything. 'at the same time, I have to weaken this guy's defense.' Izuku looks up, seeing the glowing eyes of the snake and silver fangs from above. He quickly turns to face its head as the large body moves in front of him. 'how do I deal with these thick scales?!'

The snake moves quickly, making Izuku dodge more rapidly until the bottom of the snake's body whips forward and Izuku blocks it with his broken blade. Pressing his forearm against the flat side of the edge to add stability.

"URK! I might die if it hits me directly!" Izuku grits his teeth harder, trying to block the continuous attack until the snake flicks its tail upwards, dislodging Izuku's block. The snake makes quick work moving as fast as a viper and slamming its body against Izuku's ripping up his hoodie and causing pain. "Kuah!!" The snake finally stops, and Izuku lands on his hands and knees grunting. " I thought I got a bit stronger… but I am still lacking…!" Izuku stares at the ground. "How much stronger do I have to get…" Izuku grabs his blade rightly just as the snake's mouth and the head were inches away. "TO ESCAPE FROM MY PAST AS THE WEAKEST?!" Izuku's blade met with the snakes metal fang cracking both them and creating sparks.

Izuku flew backward some landing on his feet but in a low crouch. 'strength' Izuku thought back to Katsuki and All Might as he sprints forwards to attack the boss. 'A pressuring force squeezes your head, and can make you yield.' Izuku thought about the afternoon before the villain attack. Him on the floor as his classmates laughed at him for applying for U.A. The first time the sludge villain attacked him to get away from All Might… the sludge villain feared All Might, but All Might's strength didn't make the villain yield. 'Even false hypocrisy won't protect me.'

'Give up kid, a quirkless can't be a hero.'

'Whatever the opponent does… pure strength will overwhelm you, and fear will make your knees collapse and toes dig into the ground.' Izuku grits his teeth every memory of him getting beaten into the floor by his classmates. The teachers ignored it because… 'I'm ignored because I am weak.'

'Even if you're knowledgeable,' Izuku thought about his marks, and he was at the top of the class in every subject. 'Or wise' Izuku creating new paths to get home without getting spotted by Katsuki or his goons. 'nothing holds up in front of strength…' Izuku breathes in deeply. 'it's easy to get betrayed!! I have to get stronger' Izuku dodges another strike from the snake. "That's why I came here!"

The snakes tail strikes him in the back, sending him face-first into the concrete wall, making cracks spread throughout the wall. As the snake turns to face, it's opponent. Izuku get's off his knees, looking up at the snake, his hand trembling from fatigue.

"I…

"I have to become even stronger," Izuku didn't notice, but his eyes were ice blue instead of the usual bright green. He dashes forward as the snake follows his movement with mouth open and fangs ready. Izuku dodges and sliced the underbelly of the snake. 'not yet' He lands before cutting the scales more as his hoodie flaps in the wind of the snake striking past him. 'I'm not afraid of you,' Izuku jumps as the snake's head was coming at him. Izuku dodges left again, but this time the snake turns its head and snaps at Izuku's hand, making him drop the sword.

Izuku grunts loudly before jumping.  Wrapping his arms around the snake's neck right behind its head. Veins show through Izuku's skin as he squeezes around the snake's neck grabbing and digging his fingers against the scales. "I put all my points into strength!" The scales crumble under each of his fingers as he squeezes the snake tighter, and the sounds of scales snapping make Izuku crush the snake harder. "IF IT'S THIS MUCH…!" The snake goes up into the air, trying to get Izuku off its body, but he holds steady. The snake body slams Izuku into the ceiling, but he doesn't let go.

"DIE!" Izuku's arms wrap tighter, crushing more scales.

"DIE!" The snake starts spitting out blood.

"DIE!" Izuku's fingers and arms destroy the scales around it's through crushing the snake's neck.

*At the hospital*

"Midoriya Izuku still isn't back yet?" His doctor asks the receptionist.

"Yes. He went out in the morning…" The receptionist looks at the doctor.

"Why isn't he returning even after the sunset?" The doctor looks outside, seeing the night sky.

"But he's recovered a lot and will be discharged soon." The nurse inputs while staring at the computer.

"There's something we are missing in that boy, the heroes stated he took a massive explosion to his chest, and yet he is completely fine? I wanted to keep him in the hospital in case of a forced mutation quirk… we can never be sure" The doctor walks away from the nurse.

! Alarm !

You Have Leveled Up!

You Have Leveled Up!

You Have Leveled Up!

"Haah," The cracked and damaged ceiling crumbles as heavy breathing comes from Izuku. "Haah" Soon, it turns into laughter. "HA…" Izuku looks around at the damage. "Haha…" He sees the craters in the walls and pillars where the snake slung him. "hahaha… I guess I got a bit…" Izuku sits with his back leaning against the blue scaled body of the giant snake. "Stronger?" The dull eyes of the snake facing away as the neck was crushed.

! Alarm !

[You Have Slain Swamp's Ruler, Blue Poison Fangs Rasaka.]

[Item: Rasaka's Venom]

Item: Class: A

Type: Potion

A pouch that contains Rasaka's purified venom. Obtainable by defeating Rasaka. Unlikely drop rate. Drinking it will give you hardened skin but will weaken your strength.

-Effect 'Rasaka's Steel Scales': -20% physical Damage taken

-Debuff' Weakened Muscles': -35 strength

[Item: Rasaka's Fang]

Item Class: C

Type: Dagger

Attack: +25

A dagger made from Rasaka's fang.

Able to paralyze due to leftover venom. Grants bleed effect. Can be equipped, stored, or sold.

-Effect 'Paralyze': Attacked foes have a chance to become unable to move.

Effect 'Bleed': Attacked foes lose 1% of their health every 1 second.

Izuku softly laughs as he looks down. "my clothes are ruined, the sword I just got is broken" Izuku leans forward before grunting. "My body is sore, but," He holds up a short blade slightly longer than his forearm. "I obtained a better blade than the one from the penalty quest…" Izuku looks at the dagger with a small smile. "A dagger made from a fang, not bone. I'll store all this for now."

! Alarm !

[The boss has been slain.

The dungeon's interior will revert to normal.]

Izuku watches as the walls, floor, and ceiling start to more and pixelates, showing a brighter surface underneath it all. Then the snake's body disappears, leaving Izuku on an empty train platform. "Is it over?" Izuku looks around, seeing a clean area instead of a degraded and bloody one. He makes his way back towards the entrance, where it all started. Not seeing a single monster.

It was raining as he reaches the outside. "What time is it?" Izuku question no one since no one was around.

"Who are you?" A cop came over, and Izuku swallows roughly. "How did you come out from there? Didn't you hear the broadcast?"

'A cop?' Izuku stares at the policeman. "what happened?"

"Huh, what are you saying now!" The cop looks over Izuku as he still had the broken sword in his hand, and his clothes were torn. "could you be a hero?" The cop looks at the fractured sword a little more.

'shoot just' Izuku bite his tongue. "yes, that's right, but…"

"Ah, Excuse me. I will guide you, sir. This way", The cop began to walk past cars that seemed to be crushed. "Did a villain come over?"

"We had him arrested a few days ago, but he got away. Mt. Lady is halfway across the city and can't make it in time, so we need all the help we can get" The cop continued to show Izuku the way.

A sudden spike of power makes Izuku's eyes flashed blue before looking towards the power flux. 'over there…' a building was broken apart by someone. 'I-I can feel it… all the way from here'.

"We need MT Lady over there! This giant won't go down!" A smaller time hero yells out as other sidekicks and cops try to help. The police were mostly trying to keep the news and citizens back. The Giant quirk user kicks a truck making it fly into a building.

"I'M NOT GOING TO JAIL!!" the shark headed villain roars.

"Please leave quickly!" The cops yell and push people back.

"what are the heroes doing?" One news report yells.

"How long are they going to fight?"

"What a mess."

"That's a lot of damage" The street cracks open.

"We need to figure something out soon!" A hero yells, throwing a boomerang at the villain.

"EXCUSE ME COMING THROUGH!" The cop next to Izuku yells. Izuku, on the other hand, stands at the back watching.

"Is it because they were called out on short notice? Their communication isn't working. Also, their ranks are low as well' Izuku mumbles to himself watching the villain curse up a storm. 'eh I can't help here, plus I just lied to a cop… I'm not a hero yet…' Izuku shut himself up, staring at the heroes as they get kicked around. 'no, I have to do this' Izuku rolls back his right sleeve while holding the broken sword by its handle. He felt a rush of energy course through him as he steps back into a pitching motion. 'compared to the boss I fought. This guy is weak' No one's eyes were on him as he flips his grip holding the blade before throwing the sword.

As soon as the blade left his hand, a small shock wave followed blowing the rain away from Izuku's body as he does a backflip to counteract the blowback.

"If we don't get back up soon, WE ARE SCREWED!" a sidekick yells, blocking a slab of concrete from hitting his coworker. They all glare up at the villain only to watch something nail the villain's forehead. The villain pauses for a second before being flung down the street, only coming to a stop when he hit a bridge. All the heroes stare at the destruction the villain left before rushing over to the passed-out villain as his quirk let go.

"WE DID IT!" A sidekick cheers as they stand around the knocked-out villain waiting for the cops.

"WE BEAT HIM!" Other cheer with her.

The one hero tanking the hits stares at the villain seeing the forming bruise on half of the villain's face. 'what?! the attacks didn't work at all until a while ago, but he gets sent two blocks backward… by what?' The sidekick looks around the area. On the floor next to the villain's head was a broken sword suck in the street.

'a gigantification quirk that we couldn't even handle was defeated by a broken sword?' The sidekick looks back towards a cop. "Excuse me!" The sidekick quickly walks over.

"yes? Are you talking to me?" The new cop asks.

"Did you see who threw this?" The sidekick holds up the broken sword.

"Ah, the hero over there…" The cop turns to see absolutely no one. 'Huh? There was a hero right there a moment ago?"

'that strength, that destructiveness… were they a high ranked hero?' The sidekick looks back down at the sword.

Izuku glances behind him as he was away from the crowd and heading back to the hospital. 'I didn't think he would fall in one hit. Was he already worn out?'

Status

Name: Midoriya Izuku                                 Level: 18

Job: None                                                     Fatigue: 72

Title: Wolf Slayer

Hp: 2220

MP: 350

Strength: 48                     Vitality:27

Agility: 27               Intelligence: 27

Sense: 27

Remaining Points: 01

Chapter Text

Izuku was still in his hospital room doing sit up as he had nothing better to do besides his daily quest. His hair covers his eyes while his hands rest on the back of his head.

The once skinny, frail-looking green-haired boy looked more like he was made of stone. Each muscle was defined and seemed to be cut entirely for his body. Sweat rolls over his abdomen; he gets up and puts the pull-out bed back under the main hospital bed as he starts his push-ups. A steadily growing puddle of sweat collects under his body.

Gone was the baby fat that used to fill his cheeks, and gone were the 'Weak ass noodle arms' As Katsuki would say. The doctors finally explained why they wanted to keep him inside the hospital for so long. Izuku understood but kept his mouth shut about his quirk. They did not need to know. He wasn't a lab rat for the doctors to pick apart.

Izuku focused on his push-ups. He didn't notice a nurse walking in. She was young and on the fairer side, but Izuku being the social outcast, was oblivious.

"Oh!" The nurse almost squeaks.

"AH, I'm sorry!" Izuku was in a perfect push-up as he looks over at the door the nurse fills. His back straight, while his elbows did not break the plain, his back made. Izuku quickly stands up as sweat rolls down his chest and arms.

"No, it's my bad…" the nurse was looking away with a light blush on her cheeks. 'wow… this patient…' The nurse watches as Izuku pulls the hospital shirt over his head. 'was his body this chiseled when he came in?' She holds her phone to her chest. "Um… are you being discharged today?" Izuku turns and smiles brightly.

"Yes" He could not wait to escape, he was tired of being poked at like a rat.

"If it's okay with you, could I have your number?" The cute nurse holds out her phone.

"Number?" Izuku held the phone, seeing it was already open to making a new contact.

"Yes… I mean, if you're okay with it…" The nurse looks away, embarrassed.

'is there a test result they need to send me later?' Izuku questions himself before putting his number and name into the phone. "Okay, please wait a second." Once he was finished with the paperwork, he goes home.

The next day Izuku yawns as his fluffy green hair was a mess, he was packing his bags for school even if he didn't want to go. His mother was still asleep in her room as he prepares himself food for lunch. Ever since he started working out for his quests, he created a better diet. Once he finishes, he places a note on the table telling his mom he was at school.

'Maybe I can convince the quirkiest principal to give me the exit exam early and just leave school…' Izuku stops short of the doors as the light bulb blew up above his head. 'I should have tried that years ago' Izuku huffs and walks into school, heading right for the office. A lot of students stare at him and whisper.

Izuku was used to it but quickly found out what they were saying since his Sense stat was higher.

"Who is that?"

"I have no clue, is someone transferring in?"

"He's fucking hot."

"Wonder if he likes blonds."

"Who the hell does this ass hole think he is."

Izuku quickly rolls his eyes, entering the office, seeing the only nice person in this school, typing away at her computer.

"Hello, Ms. Sung," Izuku smiles like he usually did whenever he saw her.

She looks up, and her jaw slightly drops as she stops typing. "M-Midoriya… is that you?" She stands up with her hands on the desk staring in disbelief.

"O-of course, who else would I be?" Izuku jokes and blushing as she never acted like this before. She was usually worried about him.

"have you been working out of something?" Ms. Sung stares for far longer than Izuku was comfortable.  

"uh… a bit?" Izuku shrugs his bag up. "Is the Principal in? I wanna talk to him about something" Izuku gave more of a nervous smile since he didn't know if this plan would work. The uniform was a snug fit, and he could not button his jacket anymore, so he left it open. Luckily, the white shirt under it was big enough to fit his body, even if it felt like a compression shirt for workouts. 

"Yes… yes, he's in. You can go in now" She points to the door, and Izuku smiles as he bows.

"thank you" Izuku opens the door seeing the pig himself behind the big desk eating an apple.

"How may I help you, young man?" The principal smiles for the first time in Izuku's presence. 'that's not normal.'

"Um… I would like to take the final exam early so I can get out of your hair Sir. I would see it as a benefit to both of us if I were able to graduate sooner," Izuku swallows dryly.

"What's your name again?" The pig asks as he stares at Izuku, still not recognizing him.

"Midoriya Izuku, sir?" The pigs' jaw drops, staring at the boy… sorry man, in front of him. Two weeks ago, this kid was as skinny as a toothpick, and now he looks better than most of the gym rats at the school.

"Midoriya!? What the hell!?" The pig squeals. "No way that is you!"

"Um yeah… it's me, sir" Izuku rubs his neck while looking away. The pig just stares looking at the green eyes, then the freckles on both cheeks: the neck rubbing but no stutter like usual. The pig could not believe it.

"Why do you want to take the test early?" The pig tries to come back from his shock.

"I just think it would be better for everyone if I graduate and get out of here as soon as possible. You will not have to deal with me anymore, and neither would the teachers. Katsuki Bakugo would leave me alone and no more distractions in your school." Izuku smiles politely, praying the pig would let him.

"hmmm. That does sound good, and even if I want to deny this, you have amazing grades. So, come here after school. I will have your test ready and maybe your diploma as well" The pig smiles.

"Thank you, principal." Izuku got up and bows. "I will see you after school," Izuku left the office shutting the door softly before a massive grin spreads on his face, and he relaxes. 'thank god he agreed.' Ms. Sung waves at him from her desk, pointing at the counter near the door seeing a late pass for him. He grabs it bowing 5 times before leaving. The hallways were empty as he makes it to his homeroom. 'hopefully, the last time I ever walk through these doors, ' Izuku knocks softly on the wooden door.

"Sorry, I'm late" Izuku opens the door as everyone stares at him. He swallows his nerves and walks in, handing the teacher the late pass before heading to his seat. He saw 8 red spider lilies on his desk and gently ran his fingers across the flowers that are meant to pay tribute to the dead. He ignored the stares as he sits down, moving the flowers to the corner before pulling out a notebook ready to get this day over with. The teacher clears his throat and goes back to teaching.

The gym class was interesting, to say the least. The boys watch him get dressed, even Katsuki did. Katsuki seems to be confused or having a mental break down. His body was in much better shape than the rest of them. Izuku ignores all of their stares, they were not worth his time. He decides to complete his daily quest since most of the gym class was focused on team games.

He was not going to be picked, so he went out to the track. He starts his 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and his 10km run. As Izuku stares at his work out, he looks at his stat screen. 'My muscles grew… there's no way that my physical state changed after exercising for just a few weeks. So it definitely means that my status affects my body.' Izuku made sure to bite his tongue to stop himself from mumbling as he continued to do push-ups. 'Since I kept increasing my strength stat, my body's probably changing accordingly.' Izuku stares at his stat sheet.

Status

Name: Midoriya Izuku                          Level: 18

Job: None                                               Fatigue: 3

Title: wolf Slayer

Hp:2220

Mp:350

                   Strength: 48             Vitality: 27

                      Agility: 27      Intelligence: 27

                       Sense: 27

                                                                                          Remaining Points: 12                                                    

Izuku sighs. 'maybe I put too many points on strength… what happens if I keep putting points in?' Izuku looks over at one of the known gym rats at the school, and he was massive, bodybuilder type guys.

Izuku's eyes dull, and he shakes his head. 'hopefully not that.' Izuku didn't notice people were watching as he was well over 200 push-ups now. 'since the synergy between strength and agility is good, I'll put some into that… health is better the higher it gets, and sense is more useful than I imagined.' Izuku quickly hops up before stretching his legs. He turns away and walks to the track, not noticing most of the guys were face down, panting and holding their arms.

"what the hell is he?" One question.

"Did he finally get a quirk after that stupid stunt he pulled?" Another one chimed in.

Only one was quiet. Katsuki just watches the boy he used to bully turn into a machine as he ran. Ever muscle working together to make him run faster than his entire school and some of them have slight speed quirks.

Izuku, in the end, put two pints into strength, making it 50. Agility got 8 points bumping it up to 35, and Sense got 2, making it 28. 'I guess this should be fine…?' Izuku perks up as someone was in his way. Izuku just jumps, clearing whoever it was and keeps running. He needs another Km to finish his daily quest.

Katsuki growls as the nerd jumps over his ass. He just starts watching Izuku run around the track, not even out of breath, and seems to be lost in his own head. "what the fuck?"

Back in the locker room, his shirt was pulled on by Katsuki and almost slamming him into the wall. Izuku just breaks out of Katsuki's grip before that could happen.

"What do you want, Bakugo?" Izuku asks dully while walking to his locker and getting dressed for class. The people talking in the locker room fell into a hushed whisper.

"Did Midoriya just call Bakugo by his last name?" One of the goons spoke in a shocked tone. While the other nod. Izuku could sense the rage and frustration rolling off Katsuki as Izuku quickly got dressed and cleaned out his locker. 'There is no way I'm failing the test today.' He saw Katsuki having a mental break down and not paying attention to him, so Izuku just slips out of the locker room and goes back to class. For the rest of the day, he blocks out or ignores everything. He just needs to make it to the end of the day. 

After school, Izuku was back in the principal's office with two other teachers. They each hand him two stacks of papers that made up the final exam. "you have 2 hours, no cheating" The principal smiles, and Izuku just nods before getting to work.

Either they really want him out of the school, or he was smarter than he was giving himself credit for. Izuku completed the test in 45 minutes and made sure to check it before handing it back to the principal.

The Pig hands it off to the teachers, and they grad it quickly. They kept eyeing the boy as he watches them not make a single mark on the test. Izuku sat quietly and waits. He observes the teachers as they finish and stare at the principal.

"He passed," they spoke at the same time. Izuku breathes out in relief.

"Well, then, Mr. Midoriya, congrats. Here you go", The principal hands him a diploma with the seal of the school and his signature.

"It was a pleasure learning under you, sensei's" Izuku lies but holds the diploma tightly. "Have a wonderful life" Izuku snatches his bags from the floor and leaves that pig stains office once and for all. Now he could start looking for dungeons since he was out of school.

He walks home but quickly pulled into an alleyway by Bakugo and his two little goons. Izuku rolls his eyes and crosses his arms. "What Bakugo?" Izuku stares down at Katsuki for the first time in his life. He was taller than him. 'I guess I did grow some' Izuku wants to smirk, but that would piss off the blond more.

"What the fuck happened to you?" Katsuki jabs his finger against Izuku's chest.

"I just started working out after that day," Izuku reaches up, rubbing his neck some. "why do you care?"

"I didn't ask for your help that day, and where did your help get you? The fucking hospital dumb ass! Give up being a hero!" Katsuki grabs Izuku's jacket just like his gym uniform, so Izuku did the same thing he did then. He broke Katsuki's grip and shoved him back against his goons.

"Once again... Why do you care? Is your ego that inflated that I am a challenge? Grow up, we are almost in college now, and you are acting like a four-year-old." Izuku shoves the goons to the side, moving back onto the street. "I'm done playing childish games, Bakugo. I suggest you do the same before a hero catches onto what happened inside that school" Izuku walks away with a frown on his face. The goons seem terrified, and Katsuki was just pissed off and more confused as ever.

'were the nerd's eyes blue?' Katsuki growls and stomps away. 

Outside of his apartment, Izuku takes a deep breath before walking inside. Seeing his mother sitting at the kitchen table like every other day, waiting for him to get home. Izuku took off his shoes before moving towards his room, not wanting to ruin his mother's peace and quiet.

"Izuku," Inko spoke without opening her eyes. Izuku stops in the hallway before turning to her.

"Yes, mom?" Izuku watches as Inko looks him up and down. He felt like she was dissecting him with her gaze. 'god, please stop looking at me like I'm your favorite set of china that will break into a million pieces if you breathe on it wrong…'

"Did anything happen at school today?" She finally stops inspecting him. Izuku let out a breath. “Are you okay? You would tell me if someone hurt you, right?” She got cut off by Izuku.

"No, today was honestly perfect. I have homework to do, so love you. Be safe on your way to work." Izuku quickly disappears into his room, only forgetting it was covered wall to wall in All Might merchandise. 'Right, I need to fix this,' Izuku grabs a box out of the closet and makes sure to take care of the figures and posters. Putting them in the cardboard box. Once he was done, Izuku tapes the top of the box closed and wrote.

SELL LATER

On top of the box. Izuku places the box in the back of his closet and sits on his bed. Just black sheets cover his bed as he leans back and rubbing his eyes.

"Inventory," Izuku spoke out loud.

The blue screen opens, showing his blades and items. He saw another Random Box was waiting to be opened. "Random Box" A black box with a golden string tied in a bow was on his lap. He picks it up. "open" The golden lights wrap around his hand, and all was left was a steel key.

[item: Dungeon Key]

Item class: C

Type: Key

A key that allows you to create a dungeon. You may use this in the Uraraka construction site at Mie Prefecture.

"Are you kidding me?" Izuku snatches his phone off his desk and searches for the construction site.

"4 hours and 42 minutes by car," Izuku buries his face in his hands. 'I can do that... Leave like I'm leaving for school… and take a bus. Get there in 5 hours. Do the dungeon and make it back?' Izuku shook his head as he starts planning. 'this would be a C class dungeon though… can I solo it?' Izuku taps his chin softly before shrugging. "One way to find out," Izuku mumbles as he continues to work on his plans. Once he hears his mother leaves for work, Izuku got some sleep, knowing he would need it for his trip.

The next morning, he did his daily quest since he'd rather not get another penalty Quest. Once was enough in that desert.

Once he finishes, Izuku dresses up in a black shirt, jeans, and a light jacket. He slides on his red high tops, making his way towards the bus station. Once he was at the station, he collects his ticket and waits for the bus to arrive. Izuku scrolls through the news feed while he waits, wondering about the monsters he may face inside this new dungeon and why the heck it was sending him 373.4 Kilometers away from home. Izuku grumbles and got on the bus when it finally pulls in.

5 hours in the countryside later. Izuku checks at his phone. The time was 2 pm. 'okay, that's good. I can get through this quickly' Izuku looks around, seeing the abandoned construction site. Izuku raises an eyebrow as he jumps the gate, landing smoothly on the other side.

Izuku finds the entrance to the tall building that was not close to being complete as he pulls out his key and opens the gate. A large blue portal sparks to life, and Izuku gets ready to enter, before getting snatched. Izuku breaks out of the grip and jumps into the portal. Whoever tried grabbed him jumps after him. "What the?" Izuku catches the guys as they all fall through the portal into a dark cave.

"What did you guys just do?" He stares at the adults closer, seeing them grinning some, and a fire lights up the cavern by someone's quirk. All eight men stare down at Izuku. They all fail to notice they were underground now. Izuku stares at the portal seeing it was still open.

‘that’s interesting…’ Izuku turns his attention back to the idiots that tried to jump him.

"Didn't you know this place is our turf? We already kicked those money-hungry construction workers out of here, so what the fuck are you doing here?" The head guy grins, but Izuku's attention was directed elsewhere. It sounds like something was coming their way… a lot of somethings.

"Look, right now, if you want to get out of here, we have to work together, or we are all going to die." The men finally look around, seeing they were underground, as different caves went off to different places. They turn around to see the portal still glowing in the dark.

"What the hell, man? What's your quirk?" A guy that was smoking questions while their leader grabs pull Izuku to his feet as Izuku sighs.

"T-this is my quirk, but now we can work together to get out of here. You can use your quirks all out, no one will get in trouble.” Izuku smiles innocently, Izuku watches some of them seem to relax. “Let's just win and leave." Izuku looks up. "Fire guy blast the hole above us!" Izuku orders, and he didn't hesitate, which was surprising. Fire came out of his fingers before he pulls it to his mouth and shot what smells like gasoline upwards, making his mouth a flamethrower. The other guys used their quirks to kill the bugs left over. Izuku looks around, seeing the 'criminal' crew work well together freely to use their quirks to the max.

Izuku could not help but just watch their quirks while letting them do the work. 'oh well.' Izuku did feel bad for not knowing their names as he saw a bug monster start crawling closer to him. 'Disgusting...' Izuku punts the insect leaving only the legs stuck on the floor. The leader creates a shield drawing the incest to him with a yell.

‘they have amazing teamwork, but I guess that makes sense if they are a close nit group’ Izuku observes killing a few bug monsters here and there.

"OVER HERE!!!" The shield turns red as another guy creating blades and slices through bug after bug. It took some time, but every insect was killed.

All 8 guys were left panting but grinning. 'seemed like they had fun' Izuku thought about the bugs. 8 legs, with human teeth. 'creepy, they are more significant than human legs and red all over. Gross' Izuku picks up half of one of the bodies.

"That was actually kinda fun to go all out without being called a villain." A blade dude laughs.

"Agreed, man I feel like a kid in a candy store" A leader looks at the monsters' dead bodies. One by one, they all turn facing Izuku.

"We aren't done. My quirk is like a video game. I get these places and must kill monsters and then the boss before I leave. Luckily, I had you guys here to help out." Izuku walks forwards. “of course, you can leave through the portal if you want to get out now.” Izuku pointing backward at the open portal.

"You said boss, so there's a bigger insect somewhere in here?" The sword dude speaks up while following him deeper into the caves.

"Hm yeah, also before we get to the boss. Why did you guys kick a construction company out of here? I mean, they were just building what they were paid to build", Izuku had to know since their personalities didn't seem like villains but more like delinquents. 

"They were just in the way, but all we had to do was threaten to fuck up his wife and daughter. The man folded like a wet piece of paper." An arrogant guy from the back yells out. Some of the guys laugh, but Izuku just nods along. He was not getting killed today.

The laughter stops, and so does the group.

"Oh my god," The leader mutters, staring at thick webs, creating an entrance. Some insects they saw earlier were wrapped tightly in threads. The boys stare back at Izuku, who just shrugs.

"It's the boss room probably. So, we should be quiet just in case it's not active" Izuku walks ahead of the guys. A few more minutes of walking, they came across a room filled with blue crystals. Izuku blinks owlishly at them. 'the station dungeon didn't have these…'

"Wow, this is amazing!"

"If I had to guess these could fetch over 10 million Yen. What do you think, greenie?" The leader turns to the man who had the quirk that creates them.

"I couldn't tell you, this is the first time I've seen it myself." Izuku walks over and inspecting the crystals. "Magic crystals?" Izuku felt a chill go down his back as he turns around, seeing shadows covering the eight faces of the group.

"We're splitting it evenly," the leader smiles. "there is more than enough, but we need to take care of the boss. Where is it?"

"Once you kill the boss, we only have a certain amount of time before the dungeon is closed." Izuku looks upwards and frowns. "Also, found the boss," Izuku points up. One by one, everyone looks upwards to see eight eyes staring down at them. 'I hate spiders, ' Izuku mutters to himself as a giant spider was lying in weight surrounded by webs.

One guy went to scream, but the fire guy covers his mouth. "I-it looks asleep…"

"thankfully" The leader steps backward. "And this seems like the best chance to move the crystals…"

"I don't have the equipment to get anything," Izuku shrugs, not really sure what theses guys were thinking, but he had a good idea. 

"Our buddy Bin can create any tool he wants, but he seemed to run off after seeing the spider. I don’t blame him, your quirk is creepy.” The leader laughs before turning to his group. “We will get him so wait here and make sure the boss doesn't wake up" The leader smiles too nicely for Izuku, but he relents and just nods. Luckily for Izuku, the crystals gave off some light, so as the fire user went with the group, he wasn't left in the dark. Izuku closes his eyes and listens carefully.

"Seiji," There was a pregnant pause as the leader speaks again. "Block the boss room's entrance" The leader's voice travels far enough for Izuku's Sense to pick it up.

"Greedy," Izuku turns his attention to the giant spider as the explosion makes the entrance cave in. Izuku felt a power spike in the room as he looks up, seeing the spider begin to move. He just stares up at the spider as it lands on the floor. Its mouth opens as it roars. 'didn't know spiders could do that' Izuku hums. All 8 of its eyes were crimson red with rows of teeth in its mouth.

'Enormous size, long legs, and its strength are on another level.' Izuku thought before smirking. 'nonsense…'

Izuku's eyes slowly turn blue as the crystals helping make them glow brighter as his black dagger materialized in his right hand. "I'm going to have fun killing you."

The spider roars again, and Izuku stares at it dead on.

Chapter Text

Izuku stares up at the monstrous spider and thought to himself. His dagger held tightly by his right hand. 'even though you are strong, I don't feel the pressure that makes me bow to it' Izuku crouches lowly. 'The Blue Poison Fang Rasaka, in the station dungeon, was strong for a boss. Even though it was an E ranked dungeon.' Izuku's grip got tighter. "in comparison to that snake, you are unbelievably strong." 

'but I'm not scared of your strength, that means I became strong enough to face you' A small twitch of Izuku's lips made him smirk as the spider lunges with its mouth open. All eight legs working together to move its massive body. 'my current level is 18, a C-rank boss...' Izuku jumps forward and begins to attack the spiders' legs and body from above it. His attacks leave green and blue streaks inside the cave with every slide or cut. 'is doable!' Izuku's blade leaves slices on the spiders' backside as he flies towards the back of the cave. 

Izuku looks down at his blade as the spider roars in pain. The spiders' blood drips off the tip of the blade. 'my attack worked! Rasak's fang is a pretty good weapon,' Izuku smirks as his eyes turn back to the spider. He jumps out of the way of the monster to its left side as the giant spider crushes the spot, he was just in. 

'after all the beasts and monsters, I've killed' Izuku stands up grinning. 'I feel like a hunter more than a hero.' 

Crimson eyes meet Icy blue before they charge at each other, filled with the intent to kill. 

Izuku quickly jumps over its head, attacking the spider's top as it didn't have an attack to pull if he was above the spider. The spider used its legs to stab at the boy in front of him, Izuku just dances around each strike. The spiders' legs dig into the floor, and Izuku sliced through one of the ends of the spiders' legs, but the leg wasn't entirely off. 'its skin is pretty thick. If I want to damage it with the dagger, I'll have to dig in deeper'. 

The spider threw it's leg forward like a spear making Izuku retreat back some. 'it has no blind spots, and eight legs can easily break through the floor and the rocks. Everything is threatening, but I have to get closer.' Izuku rushes forwards before slicing the top of its head then attacking it's back cutting where he has been cutting earlier. The blade finding the cut skin he had sliced at the beginning of the fight. He digs the dagger deeper with each slice. Izuku backflips before bringing his knife up, protecting himself as it slides against the leg sending sparks flying. A feral grin spreads across his face as his eyes were back to green.

'how long has this fight been going on? 5 minutes? No, maybe it was 10 minutes?' Izuku questions before jumping backward again, getting distance. 'oh no!' Izuku felt sluggish with his movements. 'my stamina is running out the longer this fight gets. I haven't even dealt a lot of damage either…' 

[FATIGUE: 57]

'the higher my fatigue is, the lower my speed becomes. I need to end this now' Izuku spins the blade around grabbing it, so the edge was points backward. 'the only way to win this is with the special ability… I need to inflict it on this guy'. 

-Effect 'Paralyze': Attacked foes have a chance to become unable to move. 

-Effect 'Bleed': Attacked Foes lose 1% of their health every 1 second. 

'I did my research on raiding.' The spider jumps as Izuku dashes forwards. 'Exploit weak points' Izuku glares at the head and eyes before the spiders' mouth open, and globs of toxic green liquid bubbles up. "Shi-" Izuku jumps as high as he could. The spider spits the green liquid at the floor where he was just standing. 

"ACID!? OF COURSE!" Izuku breaths in and calms himself. "of course, you hide your trump card." Izuku lowers himself again, digging his foot into the rocky floor. 'my time will run out if this goes on any longer, I can't play around. I need to be faster, close the distance with movements even faster than earlier' Izuku's foot cracks the floor as he digs in deeper. "A bit faster!"

[Skill: Sprint was Activated]

[Your movement will be increased by 30%]

The blue from Izuku's quirk and the green from his hair mix as he disappears into a blur and rushes the spider. He couldn't give it time to react if he wants to kill it before it killed him. Izuku put every ounce of strength into his blade as he sliced and cut around the spider's face. 

[Effect: Paralysis has Activated.]

[The enemy's resistance was too high. The Effect was Cancelled]

Izuku grits his teeth. 'I want to finish this fast as possible, but I keep missing the critical spots.' Izuku breaths out roughly as he kept moving faster. 

[FATIGUE: 61]

He took a deep breath. 'faster' Izuku attacks slicing faster and not giving the spider room to attack him. 'a bit more!' Time froze for Izuku as his body froze. 'what?'

[FATIGUE: 70]

Izuku quickly pulls his arms up and blocks the hit as the spider slams him backward with one of its legs. He groans and breaths out as the ground underneath him were broken apart. He opens his eyes, only too see the spider's leg coming for him. 

Izuku remembers his Daily Quest and the rewards that came with it. 

[Reward #1. Status Recovery]

"Status Recovery. Accept." Izuku states under his breath just as the leg slams down. The spider roars and tries to back away, but it was too late. Izuku was standing on its face with his dagger embedded into one of its eyes. The spider roars in pain. As each of it's eight eyes focuses on the blue glow of the boy's own eyes. Izuku rips the blade out from the boss's eye, as blood splashed across the greeny's face before he comes back down, stabbing a larger eye. 

[Effect: Paralysis has Activated.]

Izuku rips the bade away before driving it back down over and over again. 

[Effect: Bleed has Activated.]

Izuku's attacks focus on the eyes of the beast as he was relentless in his attacks. Until the head of the spider explodes in a fountain of blood falling backward. In front of it, Izuku stands with the blade prepared for another attack. 

[The Dungeon Boss Has Been Slain.]

Izuku breaths out calmly while walking away from the dead boss. 

[You Leveled Up!]

[You Leveled Up!]

[You Leveled Up!]

"Thank goodness I didn't accept the daily request reward… who knows what would have happened" Izuku turns back to the beast as he wondering. He stabs below the head to see if there was anything inside the boss. He found a different kind of crystals. 'maybe I could sell these… they are one of a kind' Izuku scratches his cheek, getting more blood on himself. Izuku leans against the blue crystals as the entrance explodes inwards. 'ah, I forgot these assholes.' 

Status

Name: Midoriya Izuku                  Level: 21

Job: None                                     Fatigue: 0

Title: Wolf Slayer

Hp:2600

Mp: 391

Strength: 53         Vitality:30

Agility: 38      Intelligence: 30

Sense: 32

                                            Remaining Points: 3

The eight men he was inside with walks into the cave, only to see a dead boss and the boy they tried to kill waiting for them. 

"What, this guy is still alive?" The Flammer quirk speaks up first. 

"is the boss dead?" The leader asks. 

The group, on the other hand, spoke to themselves. "What happened?"

"Did he kill it by himself?" 

"Was that spider just big and stupid?" The flame quirk user glares at Izuku. 

"It seems I underestimated you, Greenie…" The leader speaks up while chuckling. The leader looks at Izuku, not seeing a single weapon on him. 

"Hwang, what do we do now?" One of the crew asks their leader. 

"We kill him," The leader smirks. Izuku lowers his head some. 

'what foolish thoughts…' Izuku holds back his glare once he looks up with a neutral face. "I have a question, have you ever killed a human before?" 

The group all grinned. "Have you?" Each had their own tool or weapon ready. The leader had a shield available. 

'what a quirk to be wasted on the likes of you,' Izuku thought before a notification pops up. 

[An Emergency Quest Has Been Issued.]

[Emergency Quest: Kill The Enemies!]

There are entities nearby that intend to MURDER the 'Player.' Slay Them And Ensure Your Safety.

If This Quest Is Not Completed A Penalty Will Be Issued As A Result

Enemies Required To Be Killed: 8

Enemies Killed: 0

Izuku's eyes go wide, seeing and reading each message three times. 'What is this!?' Izuku felt his body fill with dread. 'the quirk suddenly' The flame quirk user attacks. 

! QUEST INFO

[EMERGENCY QUEST: KILL THE ENEMIES!]

There are entities nearby that intend to MURDER the 'PLAYER,' Slay them and ensure your safety.

If this quest if not completed, your HEART will STOP.

Enemies Required to be killed: 8

Enemies Killed: 0

Izuku was blasted backward to the opposite side of the boss room. "let's get the crystals and get out of here. If this place closes, we may be trapped." The leader spoke as Izuku laid out over broken rocks, and his green eyes were dull. 

'why… why… Why… Why…WHY?' Izuku's mind shuts down before kickstarting. 'why did I forget that?' 

'this world… focuses on the survival of the fittest more than anything else.' Izuku's hand curls around the destroyed rocks around him. 'my thinking was wrong until now' He thought back to getting his ass kicked every day for 13 years. His mother overprotectiveness even if she won't do anything to help. 'every day I walked into school and out of school covered in burns, scars and never helped… I mistook home as a safe place' Izuku slowly sits up. 'I mistook these dungeons as a safe place.' 

He looks at the quest. 'ENEMY' Izuku didn't feel dread anymore. 'my quirk is forcing me to murder. 

If this quest if not completed, your HEART will STOP.

'Kill if you don't want to be killed?' Izuku felt some blood rolling down his face from his forehead. 'Wouldn't it be awkward if I died? This isn't a coincidence, nor goodwill' Izuku crushes the rock in his hand. 'this is what my quirk needs…' 

[HP: 1360/2600]

'my quirk isn't going to make me strong' Izuku looks at the enemies ahead of him. 

"Huh, that guy is alive?" one of the men questions. 

'I saw that it wanted me to be strong' Izuku leans forward from the throne of broken rock. "It's great that it's clear," Izuku spoke coldly. "The quirk uses me, and I use the quirk." The men were too distracted to pay attention to Izuku as he stands up. The darkness grows around him. 

"Hwan, has your skill deteriorated?" His buddy jokes. 

"How Embarrassing he should be able to kill anyone in one shot" Another joke comes out another member of the group. Izuku observes and listens. 

"Hwan, you should have done it seriously." The leader leans against his friend. 

"I… I guess so," Seiji chuckles, but inside he was freaking out some. 'I definitely put my all into that attack… was my aim off?' 

Izuku walks forward as his hair covers his eyes, letting shadows coat his face. "You played around with a person's life, so are you ready to face the consequences?" Izuku asks coldly while stalking towards the 8 men.

"What is that bastard saying?" One stands with his arms cross, no weapon in sight. 

"If you guys are villains," Izuku glares as his eyes turn blue. "I'm saying you should be ready to become hunted." 

The group went quiet as it was an 8 vs. 1 fight.

"I'll take care of him, boss" The won with the sword quirk walks over. Throwing his arm around Izuku's shoulder. "It looks like you don't understand this situation very well" The villain smirks, lowering himself to see Izuku's face. Soft blue light comes from Izuku's right hand. "Hm?" The man asks as Izuku wasn't looking at him when he felt something cold against his neck. 

Izuku flicks his wrist forward as blood sprays across the floor and in front of Izuku as he just keeps his eyes on the 7 others in the dungeon with me. A soft "Ah…" came from the villain who's throat was just slit. 

Izuku's dagger had blood across the tip of the blade. "One," Izuku counts off. 

Enemies Required To Be Killed: 7

Enemies Killed: 1

"J-Jun!" 

"What?" 

"That bastard, when did he?!" 

The group yells as Izuku just walks forward with his dagger as his side pointing downwards. 

"Where did he get the Knife!?" 

Izuku grips the handle tighter. 'I ended up killing a person's blood kept rolling off Izuku's chin onto his shoulder and neck. 'A human…although I can say that the quirk orders me, it doesn't change the fact that I killed someone.' Izuku looks down at the dead man next to his feet. 'If I don't kill, I will be killed… I can't run away anymore.' Izuku points the tip of the blade towards the group. "If only the strong will survive,' 

Izuku's entire life was sheltered by his mother as he would break from the slightest touch, Katsuki and his friends tried their best to break his body and spirit. Katsuki broke his body, but he got back up, his mother destroyed his mind… he's still standing. All Might was the one that broke his spirit yet, here he was' Inside Izuku's head, his old self died in an explosion 2 weeks ago. He was no longer a weakling to be messed with. Izuku's eyes burn blue as he glares coldly at the enemies before him. 

"I don't know what he just did, but don't let your guard down" The leader tries to stay firm, but the group of criminals could see the shadow's behind Izuku. "Seiji, give him one more blow." The leader orders as Seiji light a massive fire in his hand and attacks. One moment Izuku was in the way of the blast. The next, he was gone in a blur. 

"Your quirk is annoying." Seiji's eyes widen as he stares into cold blue eyes before feeling 20 different cuts across his body. Then Seiji's world went dark. 

To the others watch a long time friend get shredded apart, and blood sprays everywhere inside the room. 

"THAT BASTARD!" Two enemies attack Izuku by jumping at him. Izuku sidesteps the first one as his sword cracked the floor. The man felt a cold chill to his side, seeing Izuku's blue hoodie before feeling Izuku's dagger digging into his spin. 

The second attacker went for a side attack. Still, Izuku merely deflects the blow and stabbing the villain in the stomach while holding his arm. Izuku's face held a small frown as the man starts coughing blood. 

Izuku turns his attention to the rest of the group, dashes forwards dodging their attacks while slicing their skin. 

"MY BODY ISN'T MOVING!" One man screams. 

"Is it his quirk!? I thought this place was his quirk!?" 

"That son of a bitch!" 

The three that screams suddenly convulses and bleeds. 

[Effect: Bleed Has Activated]

[Effect: Paralysis Has Activated]

[Effect: Paralysis Has Activated]

Each one screams before Izuku killed them one by one. 

"I… IN A FLASH ALL OUT MEMBERS!?" The lonely leader yells. "You bastard, you were hiding your skills!" 

"You saw the boss I killed," Izuku walks closer, only stopping a few feet away. 

Enemies Required to be killed: 1

Enemies Killed: 7

"I didn't expect all my friends to be defeated." The leader glares harder at the green-haired man. Izuku watches as the shield turned red. "I WILL KILL YOU!" The leader charges forward, intent to kill Izuku only to freeze up as a hand was in front of his face. 

"Takeshi… you're fierce and strong," Izuku states in a bland and neutral tone. "But there's one thing you don't know" Izuku's hand grabs the man's face before slamming Taskeshi backward into the floor, making a shockwave of broken rock flying. "I'm always leveling up ceaselessly." 

Takeshi stares up at cold blue eyes remembering the bright green eyes when they first meet. He felt terror in his heart as he starts coughing. 'w-w-what just happened?' Takeshi was left on the floor, sprawled out. 'Did he just slam me into the ground?' Takeshi stares up at the shadows that cover Izuku face. Only the cold blue glow of his eyes could be seen. Izuku's dagger at his side, ready for the last kill. "W-wait! D-Don't kill me!" Takeshi sits to his knees. "Spare me! I-I'll give you money! You can have all the crystals here and whatever else", The man begs. 

"Three times." Izuku tilts his head to the side. "Are you asking for forgiveness from someone you tried to kill three times?" Blood was still pooling out of Izuku's forehead and down his face to his neck. 

"S…STOP IT!" Takeshi screams. "You, do you think you will get away with this?!" 

"No one will know what happened here. It's my quirk after all", Izuku stares down at the man with indifference. 

"YOU BASTARD!" Izuku didn't need to hear another word. In a simple movement, the dungeon was silent as Takeshi's head rolling away from his body. Blood slowly pours from the neck and head once they were separated. The body slumps over, and Izuku puts his knife back into his inventory. 

'my clothes became a mess again.' Izuku stares down as his dirty jacket; it was covered in burn marks and bloody. 'Plus, with my body growing, they don't fit anymore. I guess I will need to buy new clothes' Izuku looks around the room before stepping over the bodies and leaving. The entire dungeon starts to shake and crumble. 'the dungeon is closing… time to leave', Izuku follows the route back to the portal.

Quest Reward

"Emergency Quest: Kill The Enemies'

Completion Conditions Have All Been Met

Will You Receive The Reward?

Accept     Refuse

Quest Rewards

Choose Your Rewards

Reward #1. Status recovery

Reward #2 Experience points +10

Reward#3 Skill: 'BloodLust'

Will You Accept Your Rewards?

Accept        Refuse

Skills

[Active]

Bloodlust Lv.1

100 Mana

-Using a strong energy, the selected target is put in a state of fear for 1 minute.

-Several Targets can be selected.

-Effect 'fear': All Stats -50%

Izuku walks out of the portal just as it shut and disappears. He looks back into the constructed building, not seeing a single body. Izuku walks towards the gate only to get punched hard. He grunts out before something slaps him. He starts floating now. He was weightless. 'what the...' Izuku grabs the gate to stop himself from flying away as a girl was glaring at him. "Can you explain why you would punch me then float me?" Izuku asks as even though he was floating, he inspects the girl that punches first then asks questions. She had brunette hair and had warm brown eyes expect they looked at him with rage. He's seen this girl somewhere, where has he recognized her from. 

"What are you doing on my family's property!?" She yells. 

'oh, that's right, the daughter of Uraraka family. Ochaco Uraraka' Izuku supplies his mind. 'well shi-' Izuku crashes to the floor, and he felt a massive boot crash against his chest, stopping him from getting up. 

"I want answers now!" She looks like a demon. 

Chapter Text

Izuku opens his lunch as his back pressed against the gate. ‘at least I got her to let me eat’ Izuku grabs the piece of chicken and some rice. He eats it as Uraraka was just glaring at him. “Got a name, Miss?” Izuku smiles innocently, trying to show he wasn't a threat.

“Uraraka, you, Mr?” Her tone was snappy.

Izuku raises an eyebrow. ‘there is a demon in that girl. I respect that.’

“Midoriya” He holds out his hand. She took it, shaking it roughly. He felt the small pads on her fingers. ‘5 finger touch, gravitational quirk. Awesome.’ He held in his nerd side while letting go of her hand and leans back again.

“So, Midoriya, why are you here?” She sat down across from him as he ate.

“I got chased here by bullies,” Izuku mumbles. “I hid inside, but they caught up.” Izuku pulls off his jacket, cleaning his blood off his face.

“oh my god, I am so sorry! I didn’t realize you were a victim, I thought you were with these delinquents that mess with my family” Uraraka quickly grabs the jacket looking for the wound, but it was already healed. Izuku was just trying to clean the blood off.

“It’s fine, my quirk can heal me, so I just need to clean off the blood” Izuku puts his food down and grabs a water bottle out of his bag. “so what are you doing out here?”

“I am trying to find those delinquents that are causing my parents so much trouble, they usually hang out around here.” Uraraka huffs out as she watches Izuku pour his water over his head and start cleaning his face and neck. His shirt gets soaked along with his hair.

“Hm, I wouldn’t go searching for trouble,” Izuku chuckles at his own advice. “Oh, do you have the time?” He looks around, seeing the sun was gone from the sky.

“it’s 7 pm. Why?” She watches him facepalm, and he starts mumbling up a storm, spitting out information.

‘7 pm, it took me 5 hours just to clear that dungeon. Crap, will the busses still be running?’ Izuku threw the rest of the water back into his bag as he dries his face. He looks down at Uraraka as she was tilting her head.

“You can mumble pretty fast” She blushes some.

“Yeah, sorry. It’s a bad habit” Izuku’s cheeks flush some as he rubbing his neck. “Crap, I’m not going to get home tonight,” Izuku crouches down.

“U-um, where are you even from?” Uraraka saw Izuku start packing up, so she got up as well.

“Musutafu,” Izuku smiles as her jaw drops.

“What the heck are you doing all the way in, Mie!” She yells.

“Haha… long story, but my quirk brought me here,” Izuku sighs. “Anyways, I should get going. Maybe there is a bus, or I could run home,” Izuku mutters quietly, that seeing his fatigue was at 0. “shit worth a try,” Izuku starts to stretch out.

“Wait seriously!?” Uraraka laughs, thinking he wouldn’t do it.

“Sure, why not?” Izuku grabs his bag. “Hey, what do you want to do in the future?” Izuku asks softly.

“Be a hero… hopefully, the money I earn can help my parents” She looks back at the empty construction site.

“Well, maybe I’ll see you at U.A.” Izuku grins. “Also, those delinquents you are talking about, I wouldn’t worry about them anymore. See you later,” Izuku leaps over the fence again before taking off down the road, leaving Uraraka at the gate.

“he’s fast,” Uraraka mumbles softly, she shook her head and walks back home. ‘what a strange guy.’

Izuku didn’t get home until 4 am the next day as he slowly makes his way up the stairs to his apartment. His breathing was rough, and everything was sore.

[Fatigue: 99]

Izuku laughs at the number while grabbing the railing for support. “God that was stupid” Izuku unlocks his door and praying his mother would be at work.

Thankfully, she was. Izuku walks into his room, dropping his bag at his door before crashing onto the bed. As soon as his head hit the pillow, it was lights out for him.

Izuku was rudely awakened by his mother around 4 pm. She was pissed or worried, a mix probably both.

“Yes, mom?” Izuku yawns while rolling over, facing the other way. He was still tired but not sore anymore.

[Fatigue: 10]

Hidden Quest Reward

[Item: Demon Castle’s Key]

Item Class: S

Type: Key

A key that allows you to enter Dungeon: Demon Castle, Can be used in All Might Tower in Tokyo.

‘I was too tired last night to notice since I worked past my usual daily quest, I get a hidden reward…? Is this for all quests or just daily quests?’ Izuku mumbles softly to himself. He can figure it out later. ‘I need to level up a little more before going after an S class dungeon,’ Izuku sighs.

“Izuku, are you even listening?” Inko yells at him.

“No, not really. What was the question?” Izuku sat up, looking at her.

“Where were you last night!?” She questions.

“At a friend's. Sorry I didn’t tell you,” Izuku gets out of bed, smelling like a gym since he needs a shower. “I need to shower, is there anything you need?” Izuku rubs his eyes as he towers over his mother.

She finally realizes the changes in her boy. He was about 6 foot now and filling out his clothes a lot more. “Are you taking anything, Izuku?” She asks, but it sounds more like she was accusing him.

Izuku stares at her with a deadpans. ‘I can’t wait to be 18’ Izuku thought to himself. “No, mom, I’m not taking drugs” Izuku moves past her. “Don’t you have work?” Izuku went to his closet and frowns, seeing all the all might shirts and hoodies. ‘god, that’s annoying.’ Izuku saw his mother looking hesitant behind him. Izuku grabs one of his graphic t-shirts that said ‘t-shirt’ on it and some sweatpants, before going to the bathroom. He needs to sell his All Might merch before he can get new clothes. Izuku thought about an idea before he smiled. ‘I wonder if AllMightSideFan wants them. He said he was a hardcore All Might Fan.’ Izuku sent the man a message and gave him the details of his collection before placing his phone down to take a shower.

His phone went off a few times before he got out of the shower. Izuku couldn’t help but chuckle. He knew he has some of the rarer All Might collectibles, Izuku and AllMightSideFan would go back and forth seeing who had the better things. AllMightSideFan won by a landslide, but Izuku had somethings he didn’t.

‘You’re seriously getting rid of them now?’ AMSF

‘Yeah, actually met the guy, not that much of a fan anymore,’ Small Might ‘Izuku sighs, ‘I need to change that stupid name.’

Izuku got dressed and walks out, seeing his mother's bag was gone. ‘good she’s gone.’

“When and Where do you want to meet?” AMSF

“Anywhere, anytime. I need money.” SM

“Okay, come to my office,” AMSF.

Izuku reads over the address, and his brain stops working for a solid minute.

“That’s NightEyes agency…” SM

“Yes, I know it’s my agency, I’m in my office now. Just tell Bubble Girl your Small Might. She will let you in.” AMSF.

Izuku grips his phone and crouches into a ball. ‘I’ve been arguing and debating everything All Might with Sir NightEye… SINCE I WAS 10!’ a sound comes from Izuku’s throat that sounds like a dying cat. ‘oh… okay… that’s totally normal,’ Izuku tries to rationalize. He gets dressed in his jeans and high tops. Only wearing his T-shirt since his hoodie got destroyed yesterday.

‘okay, be there soon’ SM.

Izuku grabs the box of All Might’s stuff before leaving his apartment. He makes sure the box was protected the entire time even when he got onto the train. He got some strange looks but ignores them. His foot softly tapping the whole time. 

Once he made it, he just stares at the building contemplating his life… again. He sighs and walks inside, seeing Bubble Girl typing away at the computer. Her quirk was remarkable even if people saw it as weak. ‘yet she could kick anyone’s ass,’ Izuku chuckles before walking towards her with the box.

“Um… Hi. I’m” Izuku’s face turning red from embarrassment. “small might,” he whispers. She looks him up and down before giggling.

“Oh, Sir, said someone would be coming by. Sir’s office is down there. The last door,” She points down the hallway and across the bullpen. Izuku just nods and grips the box tightly. He couldn’t help it as he looked around as Sidekicks and workers were gathering information and building cases. It was honestly amazing to watch.

Izuku got close to the door and hears two voices inside.

“I know you want Mirio, but I need to find the boy” A tired voice sounds off.

“I understand, but Mirio is ready and already in U.A.” That was Night Eye. Izuku knew it. He knocks softly. “Hold on,” Sir’s voice comes to the door and opens it, seeing a young man with a large box over his shoulder with the words. Sell Later on it.

“Um, Hello, sir… I’m Izuku Midoriya. We talked online,” Izuku's cheeks flush, and he tries to stay calm.

“Ah, Small,” Sir starts only to get cut off.

“Please don’t say that name” Izuku blushes harder, looking away from Sir’s face. “it’s kinda embarrassing, plus I made that account when I was 7.”

“Yeah, I’m surprised because your name does not fit anything about you” Sir stares at the 6-foot man in front of him. Izuku himself needs to look up. ‘6 foot 7. Geez and I thought I got taller.’ Izuku rubs his neck, still holding the box in one hand. “Ah yes, Come in,” Izuku walks in, seeing the one man he wishes he didn’t. ‘All Might’

“Ah, sorry, this is Toshinori Yagi.” Sir states. “Toshinori, this is Izuku Midoriya”

Izuku waves halfheartedly before turning to Sir. “I have my entire collection here. Even if you don’t buy it all. Would you mind just taking it off my hands? I rather not ride the train back with the box,” Izuku puts it down gently next to the desk.

“May I?” Sir pulls out a pocketknife.

“Go ahead,” Izuku stands away from Yagi.

Sir opens the box seeing posters, action figures, and some rarer figures still in the box. “This is at least a few million yen worth in itself.” Sir Night eye states. “they stopped making these as soon as they were on the self for one day since they messed up. They called it”

“Angry might, they messed up, making All Might frown.” Izuku chuckles a little. “I bought it day one since it was interesting.”

Yagi himself looks at the massive collection as it was pulled from the box. “Ah, why are you getting rid of it all?”

“Hm?” Izuku looks over. “I just need the money before college starts and a personal reason.” Izuku turns back to Sir, who looks like he was in heaven.

“I’ll buy it all for 3 million Yen” Sir smiles.

“Deal,” Izuku shakes Sir’s hand. “I didn’t think I would get much from it.”

“Perfect,” Sir goes back to his desk and cut a check for Izuku. Yagi himself was still looking at all the merchandise Sir now owned. “What will be your new name online, I enjoy your analysis on different heroes” Sir NightEye hands over the check, and Izuku places it in his wallet to deposit later.

“Not completely sure yet. I will make sure to tell you when I make a new account.” Izuku smiles. “Well, I need to get this deposited and go shopping,” Izuku turns to leave. “thanks for taking this stuff off my hands, Sir.” Izuku bows at the door before slipping out.

“Who was that?” Yagi asks while staring at the door. The boy looks familiar, but he couldn’t place it.

“Just someone I met online. He is great at analysis” Sir quickly places the merchandise off to the side as he would need to rearrange his office to fit the new merchandise. “Anyways, you are running out of time. Hopefully, once the entrance exams finish, you will see Mirio is the one for One For All.”

Yagi just nods softly. “if I can’t find the young man by the time U.A starts. We will talk with Mirio." That seemed to satisfy Sir.

Izuku left the bank with a new account in his own name, and the 3 million yen in it. “perfect” Izuku smiles as he had cash that his mother couldn’t track now. Izuku still felt tired from his late-night run, so he decides to put off the new dungeon key he got. ‘plus, rather not go to Tokyo right after going to Uraraka’s place.’ Izuku walks back home and sits down on the couch. He leans back, humming to himself. ‘9 months tell the entrance exam. How many levels can I get raise by just daily quests?’

“I’ll go to Tokyo this weekend.” Izuku closes his eyes before felling asleep.

Chapter Text

Izuku looks at the key in his hand and then up at All Might Tower. His dark jeans and jacket probably made him look like a delinquent or something. He sighs and looks around. No one was near the tower or entering it. 'That's good, I guess.'

'Since I obtained an entry key, I guess I have no choice but to go in' Izuku reaches forward, and red electricity sparks up. Soon the entry of the tower was showered in red light. As soon as the portal opens, Izuku walks through while materializing his dagger. He wasn't sure what would be waiting for him on the other side.

Once he could see inside the gate, he looks around. The city was destroyed, and the tower was ablaze. 'if a key's rarity is proportional to the dungeon's difficulty… this dungeon is S-rank, and my chance of survival just dropped to zero,' Izuku grips the handle tighter. Izuku turns and saw the portal was closed like the first dungeon. 'I have the hearthstone that I didn't use in the first dungeon. So if things get too dangerous, I'll leave' Izuku marches forwards as the fires burn around him. 'I just have to try my best from here out… I mean, I did clear a C-Rank dungeon… I still don't know my own strength' As he gets closer to the tower in front of him.

Three sets of crimson eyes glow against a giant mass of black. The fire obscures what the monster was until it steps forward, crushing the floor beneath its paw.

'if I give up because I'm scared, I won't become stronger' Izuku looks upwards at the three-headed beast in front of him.

[HELL'S GATEKEEPER CERBEROS]

The three-headed hell hound was baring its fangs and looking absolutely pissed. Each head has different characteristics. The middle one had two thick horns on the sides of its head. The left one had a mask covering its nose to its head, and the right had two long horns with a fiery main, protecting its neck, each one of them glaring at the man in front of it.

'I'll become much stronger," Izuku's eyes harden, turning blue. "I can't lose my life in a place like this."

Jeju Island

A red portal sparks to life in the middle of the island in the heart of a mountain. A small Ant comes out of the little red portal before going back inside, and the portal closes for now.

Back at All Might Tower

Izuku widens his stance as the hound lunges for Izuku. Izuku shoots forward, slicing his blade along the underside of the hound's right arm making blood flood out of the wound. Izuku quickly went to work, slicing at any free skin he could find, while ignoring the alarm that shows up on the corner of his eyesight.

! Alarm

-[Title: Wolf Slaer] Buff Effect is Activating.

Izuku slides backward, fixing his grip on the dagger as he sees the message. He quickly activates a skill.

! Alarm

-[Skill: Sprint] was Activated.

-Movement Speed will increase by 30%

-1 Mana will be consumed every minute

The beast couldn't keep up as Izuku disappeared into a blur of green and blue. All three heads roared as Izuku attacks it's back, neck and head. Damaging the beast each time he attacks.

Izuku lands on the floor before staring at the beast mentally, activating his newer Skill.

! Alarm

-[Skill: BLOODLUST] was Activated.

Izuku waits for the beast to freeze in fear, but instead, it looked right at him. 'crap.'

! Alarm

-[The Enem's Resistance Was Too High.

The Effect Was Cancelled.]

The hound turns to face Izuku all six eyes staring right at him. 'it's not working…? It's a good matchup looking at my skills, but my attacks aren't having an effect.' Izuku's mind races looking for answers. 'to think that the difference is this big, even with the title's buff…'

[Title: Wolf Slayer]

A title given to those proficient in hunting wolves. Your stats will increase by 40% when facing a beast type monster.

'There's no doubt anymore, this dungeon is definitely S-Rank' Izuku watches the beast moved before he got two alarms.

! Alarm

-Hell's GateKeeper Cerberus

Is Using [Skill: Wrath].

! Alarm

-Wrath will last for 3 minutes

-Cerberus's stats will be doubled.

Cerberus charges as Izuku jumps forward, slamming his dagger into the right side's eye. 'The system tells me the gap between my enemies and I.' Izuku looks down at the beast, expecting it to be in pain.

! Alarm

-[Cerberus did not feel any pain.]

The central head rushes forward with its jaws open, ready to eat Izuku. He was in the air; he couldn't dodge it in time as the inner beast bites down on Izuku's shoulder, making his blood pour out. "Tsked," The Beast slams Izuku away, making him fly backward into a wall. The entire wall came down, leaving rubble surrounding Izuku's body.

[HP: 1290/3602]

Izuku could feel a hole going through his arm as he was bleeding profusely.

[HP: 726/3602]

"Ku!" The greenie grits his teeth while looking at the hole in his shoulder before seeing his Hp drop.

[HP: 411/3602]

'continuous warning, as I bleed out' Izuku growls to himself.

! Alarm

-As your health is below 30%,

[Skill: 'Perseverance'] will activate.

-Damage Taken Will Be Reduced By 50%

Izuku's eyes follow the message as he read it. His jacket was bloodied, and he tries to calm down. 'even in dire situations, it will help as much as possible to make sure I don't die. Because it would be problematic for me to die', Izuku laughs to himself while slightly pissed off at the hell hound.

"I Can do it." Izuku stares at the beast before him. 'If I became someone's avatar due to the quirk, all I can do is to exceed that person's expectations.' One of Cerberus's heads comes down for the kill. 'use the quirk then devour it.'

"Reward #1. Condition Healing, Accept." Greenlight explodes from Izuku's body as the beast was over him. Izuku's hands were gripping the fangs of the left Cerberus as the mouth was wide open.

Izuku grunts while pushing the beasts head back before getting to his feet. In a flash, Izuku's arms were spread out by his side as the beasts head spins around while the sounds of a neck-snapping multiple times ring out. Izuku jumps off the rocks then the broken neck of the left head attacking the middle one. His dagger slices through the eyes of the Cerberus's middle head before coming down on the left one. Sending his dagger through its skull.

"AHHHHHH DIE!" Izuku screams as the beast collapses under him.

! Alarm

[You have slain HELL'S

GATEKEEPER CERBERUS.]

Izuku pants roughly while stepping off the beasts' head.

! Alarm

[You Leveled Up!]

[You Leveled Up!]

[You Leveled Up!]

[You Leveled Up!]

Izuku stares at the gate behind the dead Hell Hound. "Thanks for making me realize my level… if I go through those gates now, I will die" Izuku watches as smoke seems to be coming from the top of the silver gate. "I will return once I get stronger."

[Item: Warden's Necklace]

Item Class: A

Type: Necklace

Agility +20, Sense +20

[Item: Castel Door Key]

Item Class: A

Type: Key

A key that can open the demon castle's door.

Obtained by killing the gatekeeper.

[Item: Cerberus' Fang]

Item Class: None

Type: Material

A fang that can be obtained by slaying Cerberus.

Across Japan, a man with dark hair had his head down, holding a bag. He looks up as a man in a suit sits down across from him. "What Job requires you to talk to me?" The man asks.

"I need you to find my younger brother. I heard you can find out if something happened or if he's dead… he went missing on Wednesday… he was out with his friends. They all went missing as well..." The man hunches over.

"What are you implying?" The man in the suit was smirking.

"Here's 2 billion." The man slams the bag on the table. Many people look over at the bag with greed in their eyes. "If someone killed my brother… I want you to get rid of them. Please kill the bastard that killed my brother".

The man across the table smiles. "What if a hero killed your brother? Are you willing to pay me to kill a hero?"

The man stares at the floor. "y-yes."

"Okay, do you have something of his so I can track him? If he is dead, then I will kill the person who did him in" The man in the suit stood up, grabbing the bag.

"h-here, it's from his quirk, he could make shields" The smaller man hands over what looked like a tiny shield.

"Perfect" The villain in the suit takes the metal shield and vanishes from the bar.

Izuku makes his way back home only to see Katsuki waiting for him. Izuku groans softly as he stops in front of the blond. "put your hands on me, and I walk away Katsuki. What do you want?"

The blond glares up at the Greene before tsking like usual. Katsuki's hands never leave his pockets. "What the hell happened to you? One moment you are this scared little pebble, and now your" Katsuki motions to Izuku's entire body. Izuku raises an eyebrow before shaking his head. "How did you take a massive explosion to the chest, and you don't even have a scare!" Katsuki yells in frustration.

"When I came to in the hospital, everything was fine. I'm not even sure what really happened, Katsuki" Izuku runs his fingers through his hair.

-Great Spellcaster Kandiaru's Blessing:

-Temporary effect Will To Rehabilitate:

Any dismembered body parts are restored.

"What!? that makes no sense!" Katsuki went to grab him but stops himself short, remembering what Izuku said.

"Fine, you really wanna know?" Izuku leans down to Katsuki's height, and his eyes slowly glowing blue. "My next life gave me a quirk" Izuku stands back up and walks past the frozen Katsuki. "Have a good night, Bakugo" Izuku's eyes turn back to the emerald that Katsuki was used too. Katsuki's left hand was shaking before popping with small explosions.

Chapter Text

Izuku was on his daily run when he feeling someone's eyes on him. He was in the middle of the woods. No one should be out here but him. He keeps up with his pace. 'I have three months till U.A. Haven't been back in a dungeon in a while.' Izuku rolls his neck and slows down once he was in the middle of a clearing. The presence of someone strong was still there. Izuku stretches out slowly while keeping his eyes on the tree line. 'someone's out there.'

"Okay, this looks like a good spot" Izuku pulls out a wooden key. Izuku holds it out and opens a large portal. 'let's see if he follows.' Izuku walks inside, disappearing from the Assassin's sight.

The Assassin jumps from his perch walking towards the portal. A ghost of a smile appears on his face. 'is he a warper…' The Assassin waits outside the gate for a while before finally letting his curiosity get the best of him. He walks through the gate and walks right into a dark cave. 'now, this is why everyone's scent disappeared at the construction site. This makes sense now.' The Assassin follows the cave to an open area with dead bodies all around, except these were goblins. 'This is seriously cool.' The Assassin lowers himself looking at the dead goblins. He sees the light down the middle cave. He walks down the line, still staying invisible. He stops in the middle of an area seeing Izuku waiting for him.

"Why are you following me?" Izuku was staring at the Assassin.

'Can he see me?' The Assassin moves left, and Izuku's green eyes follow each step.

"Okay, fine. I know you have been following me for a few weeks now. Why?" Izuku's blade was behind his back hidden from the Assassins view. 'it's not invisibility' Izuku thought, 'it's like he's trying to erase his presence.'

 "Man, you're interesting" A calm tone sounds off before the man shows himself. He was in a black suit while spinning a knife in his hands. His lips turn up slightly into a small grin. "I tracked you all the way down from the construction site. Of course, I had to check out the girl first, but she doesn't have the same aura you have."Both men stand across from each other. "So, where are we?" The man in the suit asks, looking around.

"We are in a creating of my quirk," Izuku answers since he has a feeling one of them was not leaving today. "It's a goblin dungeon. Typically, they are easy, low strength. Still, if you get surrounded, you can die easily," Izuku points at the mangled bodies. "now, why have you tracked me all the way here?"

"Someone hired me to find someone you might have killed." Izuku stiffens. "Oh, relax, I'm not a hero. Just a paid murder. So murderer to murderer, what happened?"

"It was in self-defense," Izuku answers lowly. "They tried to kill me since they wanted to grab something theses dungeons have. Three times they tired," Izuku states as if it was a warning. The man grins more.

"So interesting, too bad, I got paid to kill you. I think we would have gotten along well" The man pulls a second knife from his back. "My schedule fell apart as soon as you made this portal. You know curiosity got the best of me."

"Well, you know what they say" Both pull their blades up as they lowered themselves, ready to fight. "Curiosity Killed the Cat."

"Satisfaction brought it back" The assassin darts forward, throwing one of his blades as Izuku making Izuku need to dodge before he comes down with a strike. Izuku blocks the attack with his before gripping the Assassin's wrist and throwing him across the cave. "Wow, pretty fast," Izuku stares at him with indifference, all while holding his dagger in front of him. 'What kind of strength are you hiding.'

"I wonder," The Assassin points his blade at Izuku and smile more. "what happens if I kill you in here? Do we both disappear? Kinda like at the construction site? Or will the gate remain open forever?"

"What's your name?" Izuku asks, 'kinda tired of calling him an assassin.'

"Well, since one of us will die today, I see no issue in saying,  My name is Masao" Masao bows in mockery. "Izuku Midoriya," Izuku rushes forward, driving the dagger into Masao's stomach but stops as Masao seems to split into two people. The one in front of Izuku vanishes. "Damn, your fast kid."

'not fast enough apparently,' Izuku glares to the side before attacking again. The blades met with a loud clang, as the metal of the blades meets.

"Now, here's a question… why are you hiding your strength? I have seen you dodge around that blond and his little gang. I know for a fact that you could tear them apart" Masao's eyes widen as his grin got more extensive. "why not terrify them?" Masao grabs the first knife he threw, duel wielding them. "Let me teach you something that I had to learn from experience."

"Since we are asking questions, why are you doing this? Why kill?" Izuku questions overseeing the movements of Masao. Izuku's eyes burned blue while staring down Masao's psychotic sights.

"Oh… that's a scary face; you have Izuku. Lighten up, it is not like I'm doing this for fun. The person you killed in your last little dungeon had an older brother. Now I cannot just refuse the poor man." Masao explains teasingly.

The silence falls over the dungeon as the two men wait to attack.

The assassin moves first, with more speed than before, but Izuku meets Masao's dagger with his. Sparks are sent off to the side as they glare at each other. "It's pitiful that you will die alongside these goblins" Izuku pushes against the assasin's dagger as he talked.

"Then, you're damn pitiful as well," Izuku growls darkly.

"What?" Masao was still in the air as the blades clash.

"Because you will die soon." The men kick off each other before attacking each other faster as time goes on.

"Who would have thought I would meet someone my level!" Masao laughs chaotically.

'Our speed is about the same. I need to trip him up,' Izuku thought as they bounce off the walls of the cave, trying to get an angle on each other. Izuku's footing slips some, and Masao used it as an opportunity to attack.

Izuku felt every slice and cut Masao inflicted on him as he crosses his arms to protect his vitals. Izuku slides backward before panting. "You're pretty durable, eh?" Masao frowns slightly, seeing his target still standing.

"Sorry, but can you lower your killing intent, please?" Izuku had a hand on his thigh as he was staring at the floor.

[An Emergency Quest Has Been Activated.]

"My quirk is sensitive to killing intent" Izuku lifts his head as Masao saw a darker blue burn from the boy's eyes. "It activated on its own again."

[Emergency Quest: Extermination]

There are 'Players' Who have KILLING INTENT Towards you in close proximity.

Slay them and ensure your safety.

IF this quest is not completed, Your HEART will STOP.

Number Of Players To Kill: 1

Number Of Players Killed: 0

Izuku spins his blade in his hand before catching it and digging his foot into the ground. "I'm coming."

The Assassin felt the air change around him, and his usual grin falls from his face. 'I'm holding the advantage… what the hell is he thinking?'

"Sadly, thanks to my quirk. It's now giving me a reason to kill you" Izuku's knuckles turn white from his grip on the handle.

Izuku and Masao lunge forwards, using speed to get closer as the blades strike each other. They ignore the ringing in their ears as the clash of the blades together. "You seem like an assassin to me," Masao grins, enjoying a real fight. "I have more experience."

"Yeah, I'm certainly learning a lot from you." Izuku was still frowning as he strikes again. "Including the fact that talkative guys in battle are generally useless."

[Skill: Sprint Activated]

-Movement speed will increase by 30%

-1 Mana will be consumed every minute.

He watches as Izuku kicked off the floor, disappearing in a blur only to be in front of him. Masao brought up his daggers to block the attack, but his defense broke as soon as Izuku hit it. Izuku lands behind Masao spinning, and Masao felt a cut across his face before his body locked up, and dark veins appear on his face. He grits his teeth and grunts in pain.

[Effect: Paralysis Has Activated.]

[Effect: Bleed Has Activated.]

'poison?!?' Masao tries to move but couldn't. "I see. It's your dagger", Masao glares at Izuku, who looked uninterested.

[The enemy's resistance was too high. The effect was canceled.]

"Not bad," Izuku states. 'the effect won't last since he such a strong opponent.'

"Allow me to show you something fun as well." Masao used his quirk and seems to vanish like before.

Izuku was quickly on guard as he listens and watches. He pulls his blade up, protecting his left side as the daggers meet again.

"You actually blocked the attack despite me using my quirk" The Assassin laughs freely. "Your sense is pretty great!" The Assassin laughs more. "My quirk is Stealth. I erase My shape, smell, sound, and even aura. Only I have this quirk. That being said, no one else knows that I have this quirk because no one has ever survived after seeing my quirk!" A blade rips through Izuku's Achilles' heel, making him kneel. "Your tendons are severed." Masao reappears in front of Izuku. "It would heal quickly if you were directly healed, but only necessary healing quirks would never work over distance.

Masao starts to disappear again. "Can you even withstand my attacks with that frail body of yours? You won't be able to reach the speeds you used to have at least. How many minutes until your wounds heal? Your leg…"

"You." Izuku was still kneeling, "Talk too much."

"Status Recovery." Izuku's body lights up with green and golden lights. His wounds stitch back together, only leaving tears in his clothing.

'HE HEALED INSTANTLY!?' Masao stares with wide eyes. 'what the hell is his quirk?'

"Relying on this alone definitely has its limitations… I gotta think of other solutions as well…" Izuku chastises himself.

'a trick?' The Villain watches from above. 'or perhaps fake confidence?' Masao moves. 'He's dangerous.'

Izuku looks upwards, feeling his heart steal itself. 'again, one of my emotions died' "Even anger itself is a waste on the likes of you." Masao attacks from behind. Ready to kill Izuku.

Izuku just swings backward, making Masao lean back, so he didn't get hit. 'he saw through my stealth again!?' the Villain jumps backward from his target. "There's no hesitation when you aim for my neck… you really are a killer like me" Masao was pissed off as he has waisted so much time on this one target. "I'm done playing with you, Midoriya, therefore I'm unleashing my full power." The Assassin sprints forward, each step getting faster as he vanishes. Attack after attack, Izuku deflects the blades until Masao was in front of him, and he rushed forwards ready to end the fight. Izuku's head was down, his green hair blocking his eyesight. "I'm finishing this here," Masao stats while rushing forward.

Izuku looks up straight into Masao's eyes as his eyes burn ice blue, and shadows overtook Izuku's body.

[Skill: BLOODLUST Was Activated.]

Masao froze in place. Looking down, he saw he was sunk in what looks like a hefty pond of shadows. "What is th…" He looks back up only to come face to face with a monster. 'WHAT!? WHAT IS THIS?'

The shadows surround Masao intent on choking the life out of him as two blue eyes were staring into his eyes. He felt his senses maxed out before a single painful wound in his chest. He looks down, seeing a blue blade being pushed through his skin and deep into his chest.

"Y… you what!" Masao spits out blood while staring at Izuku, glaring down at him with shadows hugging his shoulders. Masao saw the blue in his eyes get darker.

Soon the shadows dispersed, leaving Masao and Izuku. Masao was sitting against the wall with Izuku's dagger stuck in his chest. "I'll die because I lost… only natural" Masao's blood pours from his chest wound and mouth. "just answer me one question… what are you?"

Izuku looks down as he stands over his Assassin. "I'm not sure."

"Let me give you one last piece of advice, one killer to another" He chokes on his own blood. "A blabbermouth may be useless… but having a lot of secrets isn't that great either." As soon as the last word comes from his mouth, he ceases. "KUK!"

[Effect: Paralysis was Activated]

[Effect: Bleed was Activated]

"You won't be able to hide your skills much longer, Midoriya…" Masao's head lulls forwards dropping blood onto the hilt of the dagger. "you will get stronger."

"How stronger do you think?" The green-haired teen asked. Masao looks upward.

"Your shadow… is connected to darkness…" Masao's head falls forward again, losing his strength. "You will become as strong as your shadow's depth in the dark."

Quest Complete

You have completed

[Emergency Quest: Kill The Enemies!]

! Alarm

[Skill: Sprint]

Has leveled up.

! Alarm

[Skill: Vital Stike Lv. 1]

Has been learned.

! Alarm

[Skill: Advanced Dagger Arts Lv. 1]

Has been learned.

Izuku sighs and ignores the warnings for now. He needed to kill the boss so the portal would close. He bends down, ripping the blade from Masao's chest.

! Alarm

-you have received [Rune: Stealth.]

[Rune: Stealth]

Type: Rune

A skill can be obtained by breaking the Rune.

'I obtained his quirk after killing him?' Izuku grabs the Rune looking at the soft blue lights emitting from it. Izuku put it away for now as he walks back to the left cave. He saw wooden doors at the end. 'boss room.'

Izuku walks out of the portal just as it hardens and breaks apart. He sits down in the grass where he started the dungeon before laying back. He pulled the Rune out and broke it.

[Active]

Stealth                     Lv. 1

200 Mana

-Your appearance and all traces of you will be hidden instantly.

-10 Mana will be consumed every second.

'damn, that's going to consume a lot of mana. I wasn't planning on increasing my intelligence stat, but I might need to if I want to use that skill.' Izuku stares at the screens in front of his face.

[Passive]

Advance Dagger Arts         Lv. 1

Dagger Only

-Because you've used a dagger for an extended period of time, you can now use daggers more proficiently.

-When a dagger is used, the attacks with it gain 33% additional damage.

[Active]

Vital Stike               Lv. 1

70 Mana

Dagger Only

-You have learned to attack efficiently. You now deal critical damage as you attack your foe's vital areas.

'all these seem good' Izuku closed the screens looking at the blue sky. The sun was slowly falling out of the sky as it gave soft hues of light. He starts to close his eyes when a small alarm goes off next to his head.

! Alarm

[You leveled up]

! Alarm

The [Player] has reached the required level.

Izuku sat up, rereading the message. 'required level?'

Quest Alarm

A [Job Change Quest Has Arrived]

Quest Alert

Will you accept the quest?

Accept             Refuse

'A job change?' Izuku questions before remembering his status sheet.

Status

Name: Midoriya Izuku                               Level: 40

Job: None                                              Fatigue: 0

Title: Wolf Slayer                                                       

Hp: 7229                                                               

Mp: 638                                                                 

Strength: 98                Vitality: 60

Agility:98             Intelligence: 52

Sense: 82                                   

Chapter Text

Izuku waited a few weeks after he killed Masao, he knew no one would come looking for an assassin, but he also tested his new skill. It would be useful for getting out of a tight spot or getting past someone. 'I guess I should thank him…' Izuku sighs as he starts to walk across a fallen tree, going over a river. It was 8 am in the morning. He should be home by the time his mom wakes up. Soon he stops deep in the forest while looking around, making sure no one followed him.

"Okay, let's get started" Izuku laces his fingers together before stretching out. "Job Change," he calls out as the familiar electricity starts to form a portal in front of him. In steal or a blue or red hue to it, it seems purple. "Interesting." Izuku thought. 'I have a month tell U.A. exam. This might be the last dungeon I can get before I start school. Let's see what kind of monsters will be inside.'

Izuku walks through the portal and found himself in a large hallway, the only light was from the torches on each side of the hall. He looks around, and it reminded him of an old castle. The arches reached high, leaving the roof even higher.

The sound of metal moving together made Izuku jump backward as a silver knight swings his sword, destroying the floor instead of hitting Izuku. The Knight looked 7 foot tall but ran well enough. 'well, it matches the setting,' Izuku thought as he materializes his dagger and dashes forwards towards the knights.

Vital Strike

Izuku slams his blade against the knights' armor, and three clashes of metal clashing with the metal chest plate sound off. Izuku did notice, the armor sounds hollow inside the knights' armor. 'my attacks aren't dealing any damage.' Izuku bent backward as the Knight's sword swipes sideways aiming for his neck.

'He's not that strong, but that Armor is thick.' Izuku jumps backward again as the sword slams against the floor, cracking it. 'his movements are dull and attack weaker than some of the other monsters I've faced.' The Knight swings again, but Izuku had enough and dashes around the Knight before jumping on his shoulders. Izuku grabs the base of the helmet. 'well, if my blade can't hurt you, I know I can.' Izuku's fingers bend the metal upwards before he rips the helmet off the Knight, making the body kneel down and go still.

! Alarm

[You Have Slain A Knight!]

"This type of monster is weak against drawn-out battles…" Izuku saw the empty insides of the armor. "it's like a doll. I have a feeling these will be annoying to deal with if they bunch up" Izuku looks down the dark hallway before going to the side, picking a torch off the wall. "It's still pretty dark in here… it's going to be annoying as damage accumulates." Izuku talks to himself while looking at two considerable warnings.

! Alarm

[You cannot leave this dungeon until you have cleared it.]

! Alarm

[In this area, your potion and shop ability is restricted. On level up, you do not receive status healing.]

'that is going to be a problem.' Izuku dismisses the alarms. 'stealth and vital strike have good efficiency, but they use too much Mana… so I should have put some points into intelligence.' Izuku looks back at the empty husk of the Knight.

'Unknown Difficulty, no healing, no retreat… crap, this dungeon is risky as hell' Izuku closes his eyes to collect himself. "This job change quest can't be underestimated… this isn't like a normal dungeon, so I don't know how many hours or weeks it could take to clear it. Oh, plus, no heal…"

Izuku's heart drops into his stomach. 'wait, did I do my daily quest this morning?'

'I better get this finished quickly.' Izuku would chuckle at his fate if he did not do his daily quest. 'centipede prey' as he likes to call it.

Izuku walks down the hall before stealing himself as he heard the moving of armor. He holds up his torch and the light bounce off a wall of knights moving his way. 'enough worrying about centipedes, I have bigger issues.' Izuku throws the torch forward, making the knights dodge it before Izuku comes in with his fists. He hits the first Knight making its chest piece crumble from the hit. The Knight was thrown back into a second knight, making them both shoot down the hall. The other two turn back to see their buddies get knocked away, distracted. Izuku jumps forward, attacking one with a flat head helmet. Izuku does the logical thing and stomps the helmet flat. The sound of metal flattening was music to Izuku's ears. Izuku jumps off of the Knight's shoulders and attacks the next one. Wrapping his arm around its head and interlocking his fingers together. Izuku twists his body and squeezing his arms. The helmet of the Knight crushes under Izuku's strength just as he rips the helmet off its body.

"If I can't cut them, I'll just target where bones would be" Izuku throws the broken helmet to the side.

! Alarm

[You Have Slain A Knight!]

[You Have Slain A Knight!]

[You Have Slain A Knight!]

Izuku kneels down, checking the armor before smiling. "There's a few that dropped decent items, at least."

[Item: Leather Pouch]

Type: Container

A pouch made to carry money.

[Item: High Knight's Chest plate]

Item Class: B

Type: Armor

+7 Physical Damage Reduction

(Slows movement speed if your strength is below 80)

Izuku opens his character page and places the armor on. "It's great that armor-type items don't force you to show their design…" Izuku watches as the armor looks transparent before disappearing altogether, leaving him in his black hoodie. "I wonder if it will really defend me even if it's manifested in reality," Izuku rubs his neck gently.

He grabs the next thing on the floor.

[Item: Leather Pouch]

Has been open

You have received [30,000 gold]

Izuku holds the pouch out and chuckling. "Small pouch for 30,000 gold."

[Total Gold: 863,400G]

Izuku's arm and the blade go up first before his eyes follow, stabbing what looks like a cloth knight through its head.

! Alarm

[You Have Slain A Knight!]

"Stealth?" Izuku grits his teeth as the body fell over. Izuku hears something whizzing towards him 'there are even monsters with stealth?' He turns sideways, letting what looks like a fireball shoot past him, and he looks down the hallway. 'a magician this time? Moreover, it uses fire magic… the thing looks like a grim reaper' The magician's hand stretches out, sparking up another attack while the hood covers its face in shadows.

"Stealth, and then it looks like the fire shot Hawn used." Izuku's eyes harden. 'it's like it's replaying the dungeons I've already thought' More knights begin to appear, and Izuku's eyes softly glow. "This place is harder than I thought" Izuku goes on the attack while watching. 'Different types of monsters than just one. Each making me use different stats to take them down.'

'Strength for knights, Sense for Assassins, agility for archers and vitality for magicians.' Izuku analyzes everything quickly, knowing he wouldn't have time later. Izuku shot through the enemies killing each of them with his different stats only to come out panting on the other side. "The longer this goes on, the worse it will get for me."

[Fatigue: 66]

Izuku sits down and leans his back against the wall once he was alone. 'I'll have to close my eyes for a while and lower that before it becomes a problem' Izuku's head snaps up, and he catches a silver head arrow aimed for his head. He glares down the hallway seeing black and gold armor holding a bow with a quiver on it's back. "They're not giving me a chance to rest." The arrow in Izuku's hand snaps as sweat rolls down Izuku's cheek. "Fine, let's go."

Izuku pants and opens the leather pouch after killing every enemy in sight.

[Item: Leather Pouch]

Has been opened.

[20,000 Gold]

[Water Bottle filled with lukewarm water]

Has been opened

Izuku throws the water bottle back, drinking the lukewarm water before breathing out. Putting the water back into his inventory before checking his equipment.

"I leveled up a bit and gathered items. Lowering my fatigue, so I need to start moving to the next area…"

[Item:]                     (Class)

Warden's Necklace (A)

High Knight's Chest Plate (B)

High Knight's Gauntlet (B)

Archers' Gloves (C)

High Magician's Ring (B)

Assassin's boots (B)

Each item lights up before disappearing, leaving Izuku in his everyday attire. 'god that's useful.'

Izuku walks down the empty hallway to a massive door. "Even after leveling up this much, I can't comprehend the kill of whatever is behind this door" The entrance looks like an enormous shield and ruby red stone in the middle.

'boss room.'

Izuku pushes the doors open as Izuku felt a chilliness roll down his spine. He walks into the hall and looks ahead. "A king's throne room?" Izuku asks no one as he looks around. It was empty, and so was the throne. The sound of metal hitting the stone floor makes Izuku's heart race. His eyes, ears, and fingers felt a rush of blood before the feeling of dread comes over him.

Izuku watches a knight in blood-red armor stand at the side of the throne. The cloak was attached to its shoulders, and Izuku couldn't help the words going through his head. 'god, he looks badass.'

Status

Name: Midoriya Izuku                      Level: 45

Job: None                                            Fatigue: 43

Title: Wolf Slayer                                                   

Hp: 4511/8330                                                        

Mp: 660/790                                                            

Izuku stares at the Knight, wanting to laugh. 'I'm going to get my ass kicked' The Knight pulls his sword out of his sheath.

[BLOOD-RED COMMANDER IGRIS]

The name was in blood red, which was fitting. The knights' silver eyes stare into Izuku's burning blue eyes as they standoff. 'A dark red name, yeah. He is definitely different from anyone else' Izuku bent his knees some. "A Knight That Protects The Empty Throne" Izuku watches the knight walk down the stairs dragging his large sword down the stairs, the scrapping of the blade on the throne floor sounding like the screams of the men the Knight have killed in battle.

'Here he comes,' Izuku's sweatdrops as the red Knight rushes forward faster than any other enemy Izuku has had the pleasure of facing. Izuku drops into a low crouch as the knights' sword aims for his throat. The pillars on the sides of Izuku were demolished as the air rushes over Izuku. His eyes widen. 'he cut the pillars like sushi!? What an insanely strong bastard!' Izuku rushes forward, plunging his dagger against the Knight's ribcage only for the blade to slide right off it. 'tsk! It's not penetrating; what was I expecting'.

The Knight's movement made Izuku look upwards, the long sword was being swung downward. Izuku could see the power behind the swing as he barely dodges the blade. The sword hits the floor, and the fighters are blinded by dirt. The sword kicked up rock and dust. Izuku used the cloud of dirt to jump away, only having to dodge a sword halfway through the air. The blood knight kept up with him. Izuku lands in a low crouch behind the Knight as he stares at the knights cloaked back.

Sweat rolls off Izuku's chin while he grits his teeth. His once fluffy hair was matted down by sweat, Izuku breaths out to calm himself. 'The armor's speed reduction is only applied if your strength is below 80. This guy's strength is definitely over 80! Its destructiveness is definitely higher than mine.' The Knight turns to Izuku as its silver eyes staring at him, and the same for agility. His armor can block my dagger, which means even his defense is higher. Can I even beat him?' Izuku stands up and sighs. "I don't think I can win without a weapon, but…" Izuku lets the dagger demetallize. "If I can't penetrate the armor, I can't deal any damage…" Izuku curls his hands into fists while glaring at the Knight. "This is the only way to win this" Izuku cracks his knuckles. 'or I die.'

The Knight tilts his head some as he watches Izuku. The Knight slams his blade down into the floor, making it stick straight up. He reaches up, unclasping the cloak from his armor, letting it fall to the floor before reaching to his belt and letting his two daggers fall to the floor. Soon the two opponents stand across from each other weaponless.

"Chivalry?" Izuku questions it at first but then smiles. "Once a knight always a knight." Izuku grins. The Knight rushes forward, Izuku tries to backpedal, but he was too late. The Knight hits Izuku's chest, sending him backward and upward, slamming into the wall cracking the entire thing. Izuku couldn't recover before the Knight jumped upwards and punches at his chest. Izuku crosses his arms in an attempt to block the attack.

Izuku was able to slide away from the attack at the last second, making the Knight crumble the wall. Izuku lands behind the Knight again, panting. 'I guarded that hit, but it feels like I lost 500 health!' Izuku's arm brushing and might have been broken. 'if I didn't have armor the…' Izuku lost his thoughts as the Knight walks out of the kicked up dust. 'I won't come out alive if I keep taking direct hits, ' Izuku steels himself, knowing the Knight was insanely strong even without his sword. 'How do I put up a decent fight against this monster?'

'I still have my speed.'

! Alarm

-[Skill: Sprint] Was activated.

-movement speed will increase by 30%.

-1 Mana will be consumed every minute.

Izuku rushes forward, aiming for a body shot. As he throws his fist forward, he saw the Knight come down with its elbow hitting Izuku's forearm and knocking his fist away. 'shit' Both Knight and Izuku square up and go punch for punch. Using strength and speed to beat the other. They break, but the Knight follows through and hit Izuku hard, making him spin through the air.

! Alarm

-As your health has dropped below 30%,

[Skill: Perseverance'] will Activate.

-Damage Taken will be reduced by 50%

As Izuku's body was spinning, he sticks his foot out, connecting with the Knight's head. 'I Can't GIVE UP!!' The Knight's head moves slightly before its silver eye looks down at Izuku. 'no way…'

The Knight grabs Izuku's ankle before using his free arm and batting Izuku across the throne room. Izuku's body slams against the wall above the throne, creating a crater above the throne. He falls off the wall, landing on the throne. Slumps over and both arms were broken. His hoodie was trashed and arms both turning black from being beaten on. "Ha… ha… haha…" Izuku pants and blood leaks from his mouth. Izuku's body was leaning forward as he stares at the floor.

The Knight opens his hand, calling on his sword. It flies across the throne room into its grasp. The Knight swings his sword looking to decapitate Izuku. The sword comes down only to be stopped by Izuku's hand. A soft glow of the High Knight's Gauntlet on Izuku's hand as he held the blade. A loud shockwave sends dust away from the fighters as Izuku glares upwards while still sitting on the throne.

"I… HAVEN'T…" A blue hue comes from Izuku's hand as he manifests his dagger. "LOST YET!!!" Izuku moves quickly, slamming the knife threw the slits in the helmet, shoving the tip of the blade through the knights' eye. The Knight stumbles backward, and Izuku moves. He wraps his arms around the knights' stomach before slamming the Knight into the wall. The Knight rips the blade out of its eye.

'I won't hand this item over to anyone else.' Izuku glares and calls his dagger back. The Knight didn't have a weapon anymore. Izuku calls it back to his own hand as he screams before driving the dagger upwards through the Knight's neck. The blade didn't sink in all the way, making Izuku growl. 'It's shallow! A bit more!'

Izuku activates the same skill four times in a row to finish the Knight off.

[Vital Stike]                   Lv. 1

[Vital Stike]                  Lv. 1

[Vital Stike]                   Lv. 1

[Vital Stike]                   Lv. 1

Izuku shoves the blade through the Knights jaw as he was face to face with the Knight's face gritting his teeth and eyes burning blue. "DIE!" The edge sinks deeper into the helmet, and Izuku watches the knight's eyes dull.

The Knight's eyes went dark, and the body slumps down. Izuku backs away, still in a defensive position, just in case as he watches the dead knight's armor.

! ALARM

You Have Slain

[BLOOD-RED COMMANDER IGRIS].

Chapter Text

! Alarm

[You Leveled Up!]

[You Leveled Up!]

Izuku pants while squatting still staring at the dead knight. 

"did I… win?" A small smile forms on his face. His entire body was shaking as he stands up. "That was really close. He was stronger than me in every way." Izuku looks at the knight. "That was pure luck that I won." Izuku was about to leave but turns back. 'ITEMS!' 

[Red Knight's Helmet]

[Dominator's Touch] [Leather Pouch]

[HearthStone] has been obtained.

"Four at once! This reward is awesome!" Izuku opens the leather pouch. 

You have received

[1,500,000 Gold.]

"They doubled my gold in an instant." Izuku's eyes shine with excitement. 

[Total Gold: 3,115,629 G.]

"Furthermore, An S-ranked Item!" Izuku smiles, looking at the helmet of the red knight. 

[Item: Red Knight's Helmet]

Item Class: S

Type: Armor

+15% Physical Damage Reduction, 

+20 Stamina, +20 Strength

"Excluding the demon castle key, this is the first time getting my hand on S-ranked equipment…" Izuku put it on as he watches the transparent glow of the helmet fall over his head before disappearing like it wasn't even there in the first place. "The sates are on another level." 

Strength: 128 (+20) Vitality: 87 (+20)

Agility: 127 Intelligence: 66

Sense: 89                                   

Physical Damage Reduction: 46% Reduction: 46% (+15%) Equipped

"And a rune," Izuku holds up a red stone with glowing A running through it. 

[Rune Stone: Dominator's Touch]

Type: Rune Stone

A skill Can be obtained by breaking the rune.

"wonder what it will be," Izuku hums before looking at the second stone. "And, of course, a Hearthstone…" 

Item: HearthStone

Type: Consumable

A quest-exclusive item. If you break the hearthstone, you will instantly leave the dungeon. If the job quest ends, the dungeon is automatically destroyed. Cannot Be stored.  

Izuku stares at the information before his brain kicked into overdrive. 

"Why was I giving a hearthstone? This was the boss's room, but does that mean the quest isn't over yet?" Izuku looks around the room, waiting for something to happen. Suddenly four black portals open, making Izuku go on guard. 

THE JOB CHANGE QUEST WILL BEGIN.

"I KNEW IT!" Izuku glares at the portals waiting for enemies. "THERE'S NO WAY THAT WAS THE END!" 

The longer you last, The more points you can collect That will place you into a higher-tier job.

[00:00:00]

"Points?" Izuku stares at the message above him, "THE LONGER I LAST?!"

[GOOD LUCK.]

[00:00:01]

Izuku scoffs at the message before the sounds of an army of knights step through the portals. Izuku's eyes turn blue. 'I can take these guys on, even with my current condition!' Izuku lowers himself. 'if they were on the level of IGRIS, the first enemies would have been impossible to beat!' Izuku looks up at the time. 

[00:00:14]

'So the chance of obtaining a hidden class goes up the longer the timer goes on… befitting for a job change quest." Izuku deadpans as he was slowly getting surrounded by knights. 'my remaining Mana is 390. Stealth requires 200 mana on use.' Izuku's presence gradually disappears as he activates the Skill. 'I'll still have 190 mana left. One mana every second after that to maintain it.' The Knights go still. 'I can buy 3 minutes with stealth. The knights slowly look around. 'I even have enough hp and mp. I will try to last as long as possible. 

Magician Is Using

'Skill: Detection.'

A dark eye opens above the Magician as it looks around before staring right at Izuku. 'It detected me through stealth!?' All knights turn their attention to Izuku as they swing at him. Izuku jumps away, getting away from the swords and shoving both knights head through the floor before crashing down. Izuku turns around, glaring at any knight hear him.

[Skill: 'Bloodlust' was activated.]

The knights affected stagger some.

[The target's stats will decrease by 50% for 1 minute]

'Bloodlust's mana consumption is 100. I only get one chance!' Izuku jumps towards the next knight, ripping its head off and throwing it at another knight, sending both head's flying. 'I'll have to deal with as many as possible during the window.' An army of knights rushes towards Izuku as he fights them back. Taking multiple knights out at once. 

"GAAH!" Izuku felt a blade hit his back, making him stumble forward. 

[HP: 1036/10278]

'They come out of the gates faster than I can kill them!' Izuku watches more knights flood into the room. "Dammnit… I took this too lightly!" Izuku grabs two axes ripping them away from the knights who were using them before throwing them back at them. 'should I use the hearthstone? I'm not sure what I gain from obtaining a job… but this is too difficult at my current level!' Izuku eyes the time. 

[00:05:08]

 "it's only been 5 minutes?!" Izuku grits his teeth and makes his choice. 'There's no way… I have to leave.' Izuku gets ready to break the hearthstone only to get hit with a hammer and losing the stone in the crowd of Knights as he lays out on the floor. Izuku's body tenses up before he gets up in a flash. 'I wonder if monsters can get scared,' Izuku glances at the knights before him. His eyes were no longer green anymore. "I'm not ending this here! I need to become a hero so that I can shove it in everyone's face! I'm not weak anymore," Izuku screams before jumping where he saw the hearthstone land. 

"Quirkless Deku," Katsuki was standing next to him, grinning. "Give it a rest, Deku."

"Izuku Rest now. No need to worry momma's here", Inko was rubbing his shoulder as Izuku glares past them gritting his teeth. 

"Wasn't that all your fault?" Izuku froze at that. The voice was his, softer yet malicious. "Why do you always move away from the safe road and dance with death on every occasion?" Izuku's younger self had a nasty smirk on his face. "Isn't it for a great fortune that a quirkless like you was able to grow this much?" Izuku stares at himself. "Isn't that right, Deku?" 

"Wow, is this me?" Izuku's younger self circles him like a shark. "I can't believe that we're the same person" Izuku felt like his mom's eyes were on him, but this time it was his own. 'You're taller, gained a lot of muscle, and look sharper. You look quite strong as well? But the only thing that changed was your appearance", Deku smirks while standing next to Izuku. "You're still a weak little Deku." Deku hums. "what's the difference between you and me? You got yourself in a situation where you're in front of death once more." Both Izuku and Deku look up, seeing three knights coming down with their swords. 

Izuku quickly strikes three of them, sending them backward. 

"A weak Deku, in the end, that's all you are." Deku frowns while watching Izuku glaring at the floor. 'if you don't know how to control yourself, your courage becomes recklessness," Deku warns. 

"…Shut up," Izuku spits out. Izuku's fists slams against another chest peace, caving it in. Another knight was waiting, slamming his mace against Izuku's arm as another slam his back and sending him face-first into the floor. 

"You have a long way to go…" Deku calls from behind all the knights. "From now on, you have to kill more people and sacrifice or leave behind a lot of people. Including friends and family," Izuku would have laughed if it didn't hurt it. "You will be the one to bring about your own demise." A knight stands over Izuku, ready to kill him as he brings the sword above its head. 

'what… it's the same as back then' Izuku felt something in himself freeze. 'but what happened… after that?' Izuku's eyes crack open. "I can't remember." 

! Quest Directions

Daily Quest – Getting ready to become powerful

-Push-ups                        [0/100]

-Curl-ups                        [0/100]

-Squats                            [0/100]

-Running                         [0/10Km]

-Warning! -Failing to complete this daily quest will bring a punishment associated with this quest.

Izuku watches the clock turn red as it counts down. "what?" 

[8 seconds left]

[7 seconds left]

[6 seconds left]

[5 seconds left]

'Is the daily quest ending?' Izuku blinks slowly. 

'they say that luck is also a skill.' His younger self was still there. 'It looks like leaving you to die here is too much of a waste for it.' His younger self turns around, glaring at Izuku. "see you." 

[0 seconds left]

Izuku watches everything shift and move. 

! Alarm

[You failed to complete the daily quest.]

Izuku hears the sword coming down, aiming for his neck. In a few seconds, he would die. 

! Alarm

[You are being moved to the PENALTY ZONE]

Izuku stares upwards at the sky, seeing a familiar hue and the sun burning down on his face. He opens his mouth and sits up. "This is… the penalty zone…" Izuku saw sand as far as he could see. 'I left early and forgot to do my daily quest…. What good timing. To think I would come out alive from that room'. 

[HP: 93/10278]

[MP: 202/850]

[Fatigue: 91]

'Good Luck.' Izuku chuckles, thinking back to the message. Did it wish me good luck, or was it meant to encourage me to get a high amount of points? Luck, coincidence… call it whatever'. 

"Store," Izuku calls out as the blue screen pops up next to him. "this reminds me of running from Uraraka's place. Man, I'm so tired", Izuku groans before buying a potion. 

Mythical Restoration Potion. 10.000G

"Since I'm stacked with gold, I should just get the best potion." 

[Your fatigue is being restored.]

[Your fatigue is being restored.]

[Your fatigue is being restored.]

Izuku finishes his third bottle. "hm, it looks like the only way to restore health is the natural way… I don't know about the job change quest's dungeon zone, but maybe I'll be able to heal my HP through leveling up in here?" Izuku watches as the sand shifts and starts to bubble in multiple areas. "Even if I might die in one hit." Izuku cracks his neck. "I've never felt better." Izuku rips the rest of the mangled hoodie sleeve off. "The question is if the monsters will help me level up… but I shouldn't have worried about that." 

The centipedes all look down at Izuku as his blue eyes stare back. 'see you?' Izuku thought about his younger self as the centipede's attack. 'sure if we can survive until the end.' Izuku drives his dagger through the head of the first centipede. 

! Alarm

[Penalty Quest: Survive]

Goal: Survive until the time runs out.

Time Required: 4 hours

Remaining Time: 4 H 0 min 0 sec

'if the pain doesn't kill me,' Izuku rips his dagger out of the dead centipedes’ head before attacking another one. 'it will only make me stronger.' 

At Izuku's apartment: 

Inko sits at the table with the Bakugo's next to her and Katsuki half asleep on the couch. "he's not home," Inko tearing up. "Ever since the accident, he stays out late or just doesn't come home" Inko turns to Mitsuki. 

"Inko he's 17. He probably got a girlfriend or something," Mitsuki tries to calm down her friend. Katsuki snorts softly while thinking. 

'what girl would want to date that quirkle…' he sits up. 'He's going to U.A, so he's training his quirk. That damn nerd' Katsuki smiles.  

"Aunty… do you know Izuku applied for U.A?" Katsuki asks, leaning over the couch. 

"Oh yes, he said he was trying for General department," Inko states. 

"No, he put in for hero course," Katsuki outs Izuku. He watches Inko tense up. 

"B-but he's quirkless… they won't let him try", Inko states firmly. 

"They got rid of that rule 2 years ago." Katsuki knew to keep Izuku's new quirk out of it if Izuku did not want Aunty to know there was a reason. 

"s-so he's going to try?" Inko's head was spinning, and she faints. Mitsuki glares at her brat before sighing. 

"Let's get her to bed. Izuku is going to be an adult soon. She needs to learn it's his life" Mitsuki and Katsuki took Inko to her room. Katsuki notices something was off about Izuku's door when they passed. "Do you know where he is?" 

"No, you hag…" Katsuki walks towards Izuku's door once they put Inko to bed. "I know he doesn't have a girlfriend though" Izuku opens the door that was missing the All Might Name Plate. "But I have a feeling something bigger is happening" Katsuki didn't know what to think. He saw a standard room instead of an All Might shrine that was Izuku's bedroom.

[Penalty Quest: Survive]

Goal: Survive until the time runs out.

Time Required: 4 hours

Time Remaining: 0 H 15 Min 22 Sec

Izuku slices through a centipede using Vital Strike. 

[‘Vital Strike' Skill Has Leveled Up!]

[You Leveled Up]

Izuku look around the desert. 

[You Leveled Up]

He smirks, seeing the sands covered in dead centipedes. 

[You Leveled Up]

He stands in the middle, feeling relaxed again instead of panicked. 

[You Leveled Up]

"As expected, penalty zones allow you to heal through leveling up since I can use the store as well; I can keep healing the rest with potions." Izuku drank another potion. 

[Name: Midoriya Izuku]

[Level: 51]

[Hp: 11035]

[Mp: 1022]

[Fatigue: 0]

"3 Minutes before I return to the job change quest…" Izuku jumps over the dead centipedes. "I still have some time to prepare. Rasaka's fang isn't enough to pierce through the knights' armor. I'll have to do everything I can… but I need a stronger weapon." 

"Store," Izuku calls out. "A dagger suitable for piercing heavy armor…" 

Store

Guardian Sabre   890,000 G

Oracle Sword     1,300,000 G

Stone Axe          1,800,000 G

Knight Killer    2,800,000 G

"Found it," Izuku smirks. 

[You Have Purchased 'Knight Killer.']

"2,800,000 Gold," Izuku holds out his hand as blue electricity sparks from his palm. "A bit expensive but, with this, it'll be different from last time" Izuku holds the handle of a long dagger with a jagged curved blade. The sun bounces off the red edges of the blade as Izuku holds it. 

[Item: Knight Killer]

Item Class: B

Type: Dagger

+75 Attack

Effect: 'Knight Slayer': If used against an opponent with heavy armor, your attacks deal 25% additional damage.

Izuku buys bandages as he wraps them around his right hand and the daggers handle. "If I do this, then I won't drop the weapon like the hearthstone." 

Izuku looks ahead, ready to go back. "There's no other way; I have to try it out." Izuku looks down at his left hand, seeing the Rune from the blood knight. "Let's see this skill," Izuku crushes the Runestone. 

[Skill: Dominator's Touch' has been learned.]

[Skill: Dominator's Touch Lv.1]

Active Skill

No mana Required

You can control objects without touching them. 

"A skill that doesn't need Mana. Effective." Izuku stops and smiles. 'it's what Igris used to call his sword back to him, isn't it.' Izuku holds out his hand, trying to use the Skill on one of the dead bodies. 

[It did not move as your proficiency is too low.]

"Guess I can't move objects that are too big," Izuku sighs. 

[Penalty Quest: Survive]

Goal: Survive until the time runs out.

Time Required: 4 hours

Time Remaining: 0 H 0 Min 4 Sec

"This is my last chance," Izuku thought to himself, seeing the time. 

Time Remaining: 0 H 0 Min 3 Sec

"I guess this is the most I can prepare." Izuku closes his eyes, collecting himself. 

Time Remaining: 0 H 0 Min 1 Sec

'I'll leave the next part to my luck,' Izuku chuckles to himself as the desert fades away.

Time Remaining: 0 H 0 Min 0 Sec

[The penalty quest is concluding.]

Izuku stands in front of hundreds of Knights. "Your guy's numbers grew immensely within a few hours?" Two knights move first, ready to kill. Izuku didn't let them get to the second step as he dashed forward, slicing the knights in multiple places before landing behind them. The two knights fall apart and crash to the floor destroyed. Izuku breaths out as his eyes were back to their deep blue. He doesn't give any other knight in front of him time to attack as he was already on them. 

'Knight Killer's effect is definitely helpful!' Izuku continues moving through the crowd of knights. 'it's so much more effective than just fighting with bare hands!' Izuku stands in the middle with a graveyard of meal corpus behind him. He slowly gets surrounded again. 'This is discomforting in this dungeon; I don't feel my level rising at all. Even against all these knights' Izuku bites his lower lip, thinking carefully. 'In the 'Penalty zone,' I killed the centipedes and leveled up. Even that commander Igris gave me experience.' Izuku looks around the knights.

"The system said that the healing effect form leaving up would be restricted, not the leveling up itself." Izuku saw hoodied figures in the back. "The magicians have been using incantations all this time; they haven't attacked me even once. Only the knights have been attacking" Izuku tightens his hand around the handle of the knight killer. 'A debuff or some kind of curse magic? No… I can't feel anything like that on me… SUMMONING MAGIC?!" Izuku yells in his head. "As time passes, knights appear from the gate and increase their numbers! No matter how many I kill, knights won't give me experience. The knights aren't normal monsters, ' Izuku lowers himself before jumping up, summoning his second dagger in his left hand. 

"MAGICIANS!" Izuku screams before throwing his dagger into the face of the hooded figure. "It's you ass holes!" 

[You have slain a Magician.]

Shadows disperse from the hood, as some knights drop into useless armor on the floor. 

[Skill: 'Dagger Throw' Has Been Learned.]

"It seems like the knights were being summoned through the gates by magicians," Izuku glares around. 'This isn't the end. I have to find the remaining magicians' 

[Skill: Stealth Lv.1]

Active Skill

200 Mana

Izuku disappears from the puppet knights, but the Magicians begin to use their skills one by one. 

[Magician is using 'skill: Detection.']

Izuku hung from a torch holder grinning. 'You may have found my position, but thanks to that, I found yours as well' Izuku saw the eyes of detection above each Magician. ''Five magicians are remaining 

Izuku jumps down to the closes one, cutting the Magician until its robes ripped apart, and the Magician died. 

[You have slain a Magician.]

'Four left' Izuku holds both his blades tightly while standing up. Izuku sprints through the crowds of knights targeting the Magicians. Izuku let Rasaka's blade disappear as he touches a knights helmet and activating his new Skill. 

[Dominator's Touch Lv. 1]

Izuku's hand glow blue as he created a fist and pulled it close to his chest. The knight's helmet shreds and crushes apart. Izuku turns, seeing more Knights start to gather. 'I'll slice you all to pieces!' 

He stands on a mountain of broken armor while panting. More knights surrounded him. 

A sword goes through Izuku's back out the front, making Izuku grunt in pain. He quickly turns around, breaking the sword and cutting the knights head off. Bloodstained his hoodie as Izuku tries to maintain his pain. He kicks the bloody sword away from him before using Dominator's touch to pull a magician towards him. 

"HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO HIDE BEHIND YOUR KNIGHTS!" Izuku screams as he grabs the Magician's neck and cut the head off. 

[You have slain a Magician.]

'Three left,' Izuku breaths out. The last three were close together, summoning something much bigger. Izuku watches as all the armor from already cut down, or alive knights come together, creating a colossal metal monster. 'a golem? Seriously?' Izuku quickly jumps off its knee up to the golem's head, the golem swings kicking up dust and dirt while recking the throne room. 'the numbers decreased in exchange for destructiveness!' Izuku looks around seeing fewer knights, but then he saw the magicians kneeling. 'now's the time' Izuku rushes forward wanting to end this fight. In a single dash, he slices threw all three of them. 

[You have slain a Magician.]

[You have slain a Magician.]

[You have slain a Magician.]

As soon as they were dead, the golem couldn't hold itself together as armor falls away, and it drops. The knights quickly follow like puppets without strings. 

"Phew," Izuku smiles, seeing the knights were down along with the golem. "It would have taken more time if they weren't grouped up while summoning the big guy." 

Izuku looks upwards. "Is it over now?" 

[04:29:16]

[All the monsters in

The room have been slain,

The quest will now end.]

Izuku looks up doubtfully at the message still gripping onto his Knight killer. "or will something else appear…?" 

[You will be able to choose a

class based on the amount of points

you have collected.]

"It's over. I'll get a job now", Izuku relaxes some. "Since I use a dagger, it's obvious that I should choose assassin." Izuku thought out loud now that he was alone. 

[A job will be granted after the

Players actions have been analyzed.]

"Granted? I'm not allowed to choose?" Izuku groans. "I put all my stats in strength and agility. I'll probably get either warrior due to my high strength or assassin because of my agility.' Izuku's mind was off to the races trying to analyze himself. 'or perhaps a tank is possible with my high vitality stat.' 

"It'll be one of those three." Izuku nods along with his decision. 'Either way, I'll become stronger.' 

[Wherever the player goes,

The Reaper Follows.]

[The play's path is littered with corpses,

And the smell of blood.]

"What is this saying?" Izuku's eyes widen while reading the messages. 

[As the player possesses strength,

He does not leave anything to his teammates,

And overcomes everything with his own

Strength.]

'From the text, it seems like a warrior,' Izuku keeps his mouth shut. 

[Your desire for strength burns strong

Enough to call those who wander the valley

Of death, and the army of the dead who follows

Your commands shall create a path where your

Tread will be the law, and you would never need anothers' help again.]

Izuku rereads the message a few times before it catches up with his brain. 

"ARMY OF THE DEAD? WAIT!" Izuku swallows roughly as his mouth felt dry. "t-this is… my Job?" 

[Your Job Is "Necromancer."]

"I haven't even toughed the intelligence stat once! So why?!" Izuku pulls at his hair in frustration. 

Magic Sub-Class

Necromancer: 

Izuku stares at the screen and sighs. "In games, they are the type of class to leave most of the fighting to their minions… in the beginning, I was using daggers, so why not an assassin's class." Izuku mutters to himself. He pulled up his kill sheet. 

Skills

Passive Skills: 

(Unknown) Lv.Max, Perseverance Lv. 1, Advanced Dagger Arts Lv. 1

Active Skills: 

Sprint Lv. 2, BloodLust Lv. 1, Vital Stike Lv. 2,

Dagger Throw Lv. 1, Stealth Lv. 1

[Class Skills]

Active Skills: Shadow Extraction Lv. 1, Save Shadow Lv. 1

"Okay, stay calm… if I had to pick out the pros of necromancers… probably the fact that you can make your own army as the quirk said… but such slaves cannot become stronger. It's possible that my stats might become useless!' Izuku's head was splitting, trying to figure everything out. 

[Stats]

Strength: 132

Vitality: 91

Agility: 111

Intelligence: 70

Sense: 93

! Alarm

[Will you accept your Job?]

Accept       Refuse

'What I have a choice?' Izuku rubs his eyes. 'if I decline, I hope that I can still earn a job…' Izuku sighs. "I'll Refuse." 

[Necromancer is a 'Hidden Class.'

Do you still wish to refuse?]

"Hidden class?" Izuku cups his chin and closes his eyes. "Right, magicians can be said to have used a similar ability to that of a necromancer's. It's as if somebody wanted to show me a sample of the Skill!' Izuku groans. "I don't know who cared, but it's a fun plot," Izuku mumbles. 'I have fighting abilities as well… these magicians didn't. If they did and they could create armies… I can clear higher dungeons without help. I would never have to rely on someone to watch my back' Izuku breaths in. 'in this game, your ability is depending on skills, levels, and stats! That means that the summoned can also become stronger. This isn't solo leveling anymore…' 

[Your Job Has Been Chosen.]

Shadows across the throne room come to life. 

[Based on the amount of points you

Obtained, you will be given a chance to

Promote to a superior class.]

[You have exceeded the expected playtime.]

[Points will be added.]

[You did not use a hearthstone.]

[Points will be added.]

[Final health is above 50%]

[Points Will Be Added]

[All enemies have been slain.]

[Points have been added.]

The shadows mass together behind Izuku as he was reading the messages. He turns around, facing the massive wall of shadows as they move towards him. He grits his teeth expecting them to attack him but slow down before circling him. 

[The Total Points Have Exceeded The Feat Limit.]

[You Will Be Promoted From

'Necromancer' To 'Shadow Monarch']

Izuku felt comfort in the shadows as he stares at the message. 'Shadow Monarch?' 

[You Have Learned A Job Exclusive Skill.]

The shadows seep through Izuku's skin as he felt lighter. 

[You Have Obtained Bonus Stats.]

[You Have Obtained the Title 'The One Who Overcame Adversity.']

"An instant promotion… I probably gained the rights to promote because of the accumulated points.' Izuku thought back to his research on RPGs. 

'Knight to Swordmaster. Warrior To Berserker, Magician to Grand magician' Izuku smiles. "Necromancer to Shadow Monarch" 

Everything disperses around Izuku as he looks at his body. "If I didn't obtain all those bonus points, I probably would've stayed a necromancer for a while." Izuku looks around, seeing shadows seeping from the knight's armor. 'I can hear screams of pain.' 

[Shadow Extraction Can Be Used On This Target.]

[Shadow Extraction Can be Used On This Target.]

Izuku looks around, seeing the same message on the bodies of knights. "Of course… if a necromancer is a commander type job…" 

[Please Select Your Command Phrase

For Shadow Extraction.]

"Command Phrase…" Izuku thought for a second before his eyes turn blue. "ARISE." Shadows seep from the armor. Izuku watches in fascination as an army of shadows pulls themselves from their old armor before standing at full height in front of Izuku, waiting for a command. Just like Izuku's eyes, they each had blue eyes. 

"This… ha… this is pretty cool." 

[Skill: Shadow Extraction Lv. 1] 

Job-Specific Skill

No Mana Required

A shadow Soldier is created from a body without life by taking its Mana. 

The chance of failure increases, the higher the target's stats are, and the more time passed since the targets death. 

Shadows able to be extracted: 30/30

[Skill: Save Shadow Lv. 1] 

Job-Specific Skill

No Mana Required

You absorb created shadow soldiers and save them. 

Saved Soldiers can be summoned and reabsorbed.

Whenever and wherever the animator desires. 

Saved Shadows: 0/20

'Does that mean I can turn all the dead guys into summonable beings?" 

Izuku looks at a regular knight seeing it just waiting as a name pop above its head. 

[Shadow Infantry Lv.1]

Rank: Normal

Izuku looks towards a magician. The same thing.

[Shadow Magician Lv. 1]

Rank: Elite

"27 infantry and three magicians… I can create up to 30 shadow soldiers but only save 20 of them" Izuku crosses his arm while mumbling. 

[You have reached the shadow extraction limit.]

[Shadows able to be extracted: 30/30]

'what if I obtained the shadows of an A or S-ranked monster?' Izuku looks over where Igris was lying dead. 'My arsenal Now contains two beings with a-rank, or stronger skills' Izuku strolls over, seeing the message he wanted to see. 

[Shadow Extraction Can be Used On This Target.]

[If you want to use shadow extraction again,

You must send one or more shadow soldiers to the

World of nothingness through 'Extraction Cancel']

"I'll have to remove the weakest eleven." Izuku walks over to the solid shadow and smiles softly. "I'm sorry… even though I called you… Cancel Extraction on Eleven Infantry Units" Izuku watches as eleven knights drop into the floor and flicker out of existence. 

[You Cannot Recall Shadow Soldiers

That Have Been Sent To Nothingness.]

Izuku waits until the last shadow flickered out before turning to the red Knight armor. 'please work,' Izuku prays. "Blood-Red Commander Igris… If I have this guy as my servant…" 

"ARISE." 

Shadows slowly start to pour from the armor before slamming back inside the armor. 

[You Failed To Extract The Shadow.]

"What!?" Izuku stares down at the red armor. 

[You Still Have Two Chances Remaining.]

'It's not that easy… this guy is a high level plus he's been dead for over four hours…' Izuku looks at the knight before kneeling in front of him. Izuku taps his cheek softly, looking around, seeing the throne. "You don't want to leave the throne unprotected… once a knight always a knight, huh… but you can stop protecting the seat of someone who already left…" Izuku stands tall, reaching his bandaged hand out. "And try protecting me, who is right in front of you… ARISE." 

Shadows pour out of the Knights armor this time and explode upwards. Izuku grins as the Shadow stands above his old armor. "Blood-Red Igris… God, that's so edgy…" Izuku pulls at his hoodie. "Let's just stay simple, Igris." 

The shadow moves away from its old armor. 

[You Have Upgraded The Shadow]

[Shadow's Level Will Be 7.]

[Shadows higher than Rank

Knight Can Be Named.]

"You are now, 'IGRIS.'" Izuku looks upward at the looming shadow in front of him. 

[IGRIS LV.7]

Rank: Knight 

Izuku watches Igris kneel and bow his head once he got his name. Izuku’s hands twitch some as he saw the shadow kneel to him. He slowly turns and looks across the room full of shadows knights kneeling. Izuku’s blue eyes light up with pure joy as his lips curve upwards.

“Take good care of me.”

STATUS

Name: Midoriya Izuku                      Level: 51

Job: Shadow Monarch             Fatigue:0

Title: Wolf Slayer (+1 More)                      

HP:11035                                                      

MP: 1022                                                      

Strength: 132                  Vitality: 91

Agility: 111             Intelligence: 70 

Sense: 93                                             

Chapter Text

Izuku wakes up to his alarm going off. He rolls out of bed only to see Inko waiting at the door. "yes, mom?" Izuku kicks his destroyed hoodie under the bed, not realizing he still had his hand and arm wrapped tightly in bandages. 

"Where were you out last night?" She crosses her arms, giving a stern look. "I had to call the Bakugo's to see if you were at their place. Luckily Mitsuki kept me from calling the cops." Her tone was snappy and annoying to Izuku, but he just sighs. 

"I lost track of time at the Library. Fell asleep at the table. I have the exam coming up." Izuku lies flawlessly, at least what he thought. 

"Hero course or General Izuku… wait, never mind, Katsuki told me you didn't sign up for General Education, but the hero course." Inko ever, the soft woman had a mean streak when she wanted too. She glares at her son. "Why are you lying? Why are you still trying to be a hero? Sorry, I wasn't clear when you were five, Izuku, but you can't be a hero! You tried to be a hero 9 months ago and then spent 2 weeks in a hospital Izuku! Also, did you get hurt again?" Her eyes zeros in on the bandaged arm.

"No I'm not hurt, I'm training. And I don't tell you things because I knew you would get like this," Izuku groans while grabbing his jeans as wasn't going to stay half-naked in front of his mother. "You don't need to worry about me anymore, mom." Izuku grabs his hoodie once he gets his jeans on. "Also, I gave Katsuki enough time to breath when those heroes did nothing but watch as he choked on that slimeball." Izuku marches towards his mother. "One more week, and the exam is here. There is nothing you or anyone can do to stop me from taking that exam." Izuku slips past his mother to get to the kitchen. She follows, still looking him over for any damage. 'I'm going kill Katsuki when I see him.' 

He starts cooking breakfast, even if it was 2 pm. "Izuku, Izuku… IZUKU?!" 

"Yes?" Izuku bit his tongue as he cracks the 6th egg into the pan, deciding to try an American breakfast he saw online. 

"What happened to you? Where is my sweet little boy?" Inko was standing farther away from him as she watches him cook. 

"Mom… maybe I just realized I needed to start fighting back?" Izuku states firmly before turning to her. "The world is so set on breaking me, I'm tired of it. I'm tired of people telling me I can't do it. I'm tired of people betraying me. I'm tired of being overlooked. So, I'm done just being a timid little boy, I'm 17 years old. I'm finally living my life," Izuku turns back to finish cooking. "I woke up, and the world isn't as beautiful and nice as you once said it would be." Izuku throws his eggs on a plate before turning off the stove. He saw the tears in his mother's eyes and felt slightly bad about it, but was the truth… 'I can't be your little boy forever.' Izuku grabs a fork before going to his room. "I have exams to study for mom. Be safe going to work." 

Inko sat down at the table as Izuku left. 'I can't let him take that exam…' She thought about him lying deathly still in the hospital bed. It scared her to death, and she couldn't handle going through that again. 

Day of the exam. 

Izuku just finishes his daily quest. He walks into the apartment, pulling his earbuds before pausing the music. He was about to walk past the kitchen when he came to a stop. He turns back, seeing his mom just finishing breakfast. "Uh…" Izuku was confused. 'I mean we haven't really talked since last week… but maybe she finally taking my side?' Izuku's darker side laughs at him. "Mom, what are you doing?" 

"Cooking breakfast. If you really want to take the h… hero exam, I'll allow it… I won't try to stop you anymore." Inko places the food down. 

"Thanks, mom… I need to jump in the shower really quick." Izuku watches her nod, and he heads to his room. He grabs what he was planning on wearing for the exam since he didn't need to wear his uniform. That was more of a tradition to 'show pride' of your high school. "yeah, right," Izuku would burn his old suit if he could. 

Izuku takes a shower before getting dressed in a black shirt and jeans before throwing his green jacket on. He brushes his hair some before just letting it be. 'never fixing that.' Izuku chuckles while staring at himself in the mirror. He strolls out before sitting down at the table. 

"Oh, you're not wearing your uniform?" Inko was half done with her food when he sits down. 

"Nope, that school did me no favors." Izuku starts to eat, and Inko just nods along. He picks up his tea and sips it slowly. Izuku already watched his mother tense up slightly every time he either looked at the cup or moves close to it. All the hope Izuku had towards his mother supporting him disappears. He keeps drinking it as a message came up, blocking his mother's face as he reads it.

! Alarm

[A harmful substance has been detected.]

[Buff: Cure Poison's effect is healing you.]

Izuku felt his rage building in his chest, but his face stays neutral. 'sleeping meds or a tranquilizer.' Izuku acts normal as he finished his food. 'does she seriously want me to be miserable for the rest of my life? I personally rather try and fail as someone who was quirkless than never try and never find out…' Izuku closes his eyes, trying to rationalize why his mother would drug him. He couldn't find or make up a good excuse for her. Not anymore. 

3, 2, 1…. Cure Poison has been completed.

Izuku gets up, placing his cup and plate inside the sink. He takes a deep breath before looking into the window. His eyes flash blue before going back to green. "well, I'm off, mom. Love you." Izuku grabs his bag before heading out the door. Missing the confused look on Inko's face. 

Once the door was shut, he takes off jumping off the banister before landing in the street. He runs from his house as fast as he could while gritting his teeth. He only stops outside the gates of UA and presses his back against the massive walls they had for security. He slides down it before burying his face in his hands. Izuku was not out of breath or panicking. He was in between pissed off and broken. 'I can't go back home… not after that.' 

"hey… you okay?" A soft voice comes from the side of him. He sighs and looks up, seeing a familiar face. 

"Oh, hey, Uraraka." Izuku tries to smile, but his mind was stuck on being pissed off. "How are you?" 

"I'm good, slightly nervous, but good!" She smiles, which helped Izuku relax some. Since her personality was so bubbly."So, I see you made it home in one piece." Izuku gets up and whipping his cheek before laughing. 

"Yeah, got home around 4 am, I think? I was too tired to do anything the next day." They both walk through the gates while talking. "So, ready to take our first steps to become heroes?" Izuku asks in a deeper voice since he was mimicking All Might. It gets a giggle from the girl next to him. 

"yeah! I studied really hard, but I'm nervous about the practical, though." Uraraka states, while pressing her fingers together. 

"You have an awesome quirk," Izuku exclaims with a genuine smile. "If you couldn't get in, then I am screwed," Izuku jokes. Uraraka seems to calm down. "let's get inside before we are late." 

"Oh, right!" Uraraka bounces forward some. Full of excitement. 

'I'm going to have to get her a gift for calming me down,' Izuku thought before following Uraraka. They say a quick goodbye before finding their seats. Izuku plops down next to Katsuki, who side-eyed him. He opens his mouth to say something, but Izuku was saved by Present Mic. 

"WELCOME TO TODAY'S LIVE PERFORMANCE!!!!" Mic yells, using quirk and all. "EVERYBODY SAY, "HEY"!!!" Mic turns his head waiting for someone to say anything. Izuku leans back in his chair while his brain was running through the information he had on Present Mic. 

Mic starts to inform the hero hopefuls about the exam. Izuku reads through the information packet while listening carefully to anything that sounds like a hint. Izuku picks up his card, seeing he was B. Katsuki was in site A. 

"That's so kids from the same school can't help each other, yeah?" Katsuki questions under his breath. 

"Yeah, but you don't need help destroying some stupid robots, just watch for collateral Katsuki" Izuku rolls his neck, feeling it pop. Katsuki was about to talk back before actually thinking about it and just grunts.

"I'll crush 'em all." Katsuki and Izuku turn their attention back to Mic, who was talking about video games. 

'ha, I'm amazing at video games… I wonder if I could get a quest for this… eh, who knows. Testing out Igris in the forest along with some other attacks if things get too hectic. This test should be easier than the job change quest… at least the robots won't be going for the kill.' Izuku rubs his chin while thinking, as a student stands quickly. 

"Attacking other examinees is prohibited!!!" Mic continues only to get interrupted.  

"MAY I ASK A QUESTION?!" Many students look over at the robot of a man. 

"There appear to be no fewer than four varieties of the faux villain on this handout!" The square of a student points out on the packet. 

"Does he not know how a presentation works or is it in his code to jump to conclusions?" Izuku leans over to Katsuki, who snorts before turning away. 

"AND YOU, With the curly hair! You have been muttering this whole time and talking! It is distracting. If this is some sort of game to you, then please leave immediately!" Izuku leans forward and yawns, acting like he was talking to someone else. 

"Was I muttering?" Izuku asks Katsuki, who shook his head. 

"Maybe or I finally learned to block it out." Katsuki keeps his hands in his pockets. 

"Hm, I've been trying to work on it," Izuku shrugs. 

"Alright, Alright! Examinee 7111 nice catch!" Mic continues his explanation even if he was rudely interrupted.

Izuku tunes out the rest. 

"PLUS ULTRA!! BREAK A LEG EVERYONE!" Students get up, and Izuku waits for a little, so he didn't get caught in the bottleneck. Soon he and Katsuki get up in sync. 

"Good luck, nerd." Katsuki walks off. Izuku raises an eyebrow. 

'what a change of heart' Izuku walks to his bus while flipping up his hoodie. He sits at the back of the bus putting his music on while students got dressed. Soon enough everyone was on, Uraraka seems to be concentrating in the front of the bus while others were talking or doing the same.  

Soon the bus pulls up to the cityscape. Izuku exits after everyone. He quickly finds Uraraka trying to stay calm. He smirks and walks over, making sure to use people to block the robot boy from seeing him. 'I really hope no one confuses him with one of the faux villains.' Izuku thought before tapping Uraraka on the shoulder, causing her to jump ready to punch whoever touched her.

"You know attacking other examinees is prohibited, right?" Izuku smirks down at the girl. 

"Midroiya! We got the same site!" She smiles and seems to completely forget her nervousness. 

"Yep, oh. Something I learned from personal experience" Izuku watches the gates start to open. "Just go as soon as you can," Izuku starts running. 

"START!" Mic yells right as Izuku's foot crosses the threshold before disappearing in a blur of green and blue. "WHAT'S WRONG?"

Uraraka was already running after Izuku grinning ear to ear. Her nerves where steeled after Izuku distracted her. 

Mic chastises the groups of people just standing around. 'he got faster,' She thought, seeing a robot lying dead in the street. 

"THE TEST'S STARTED!!! RUN! RUN!!!" Mic screams from the tower. 

Izuku, on the other hand, was already on his 18th robot, grabbing its head before throwing it through another one. 'god this is… boring?' Izuku looks around, seeing the cameras on every corner of the city. Izuku only destroyed the robots that target him or cornering a different examinee. Izuku hasn't even used another skill since his first sprint at the gate. He tsked softly, dodging a robot's swing before jumping backward, almost getting blasted with a laser. 

"Merci! I appreciate the assist!" The blond French guy runs past him. "But I doubt we'll meet again." The blond winks. 

Izuku grabs the scraps of metal before throwing it at a two-pointer that was behind the French blond, ready to attack him. The blond yelps. "Your welcome." Izuku glares before walking away. Izuku observes his surroundings, seeing people's quirks in action. It was impressive, amazing even, students who have had their quirks their entire life using them to turn robots into scrap metal. Izuku just kept doing what he was doing, attacking robots that went after him or helped people out. He was waiting for the Zero Pointers. 'maybe that would be more fun since I didn't get a quest for this.' Izuku sighs. 

Inside the observation tower, teachers watch the screens as they judge the actions of each examinee. 

"Wow, every year, these students get better," Midnight smiles while watching the young men. 

"Midnight focus, please…" Thirteen begs in a quiet voice. 

"What? These young men and women getting all dirty" Midnight wiggles her eyebrows before getting slapped upside the head with a white cloth. She turns around only to get red eyes glaring at her instead. She turns back around and shuts up. 

"Thank you, Aizawa." Nezu chirps from his seat. "Now, back to the students. Intelligence gatherers, mobility experts, decision-makers. Call them," Nezu messes with his tablet to keep tally of his teachers' observations.  

"Mezo Shoji, multiple arms. He's good for intelligence gathering, but his unique look would be difficult for Underground work as he would get spotted easily." Vlad states in a deep yet soft voice. 

"Tenya Iida, good at mobility like his brother. A little stiff, but we can work that out," Ectoplasm crosses his arms, watching as Iida kicks through a robot. 

"Yuga Aoyama… flashy and needs to be more careful… but he makes good decisions for the most part," Cementoss sighs while watching all the damage happen and the damage he must fix after the tests were done. 

"Natural born warriors… and Natural born heroes," All Might states, his set next to the principle. "The blond and green-haired students are walking around, destroying robots without care. The greenie was more helpful to his fellow examine, but the blond did distract some Robots with his explosive personality." All Might explains proudly. 

"Bakugo and Midoriya," Aizawa's tired voice comes from the back of the room. Aizawa already having an eye on both of them from the beginning as they were the first two inside their respective testing area. Bakugo was relentless while Midoriya looks bored out of his mind. Aizawa wants to smack both. "I want them in my class…" Aizawa knew they had the points to pass already but if they were going to carry those personalities over to heroics. 'maybe kick them out if they don't fix their personalities' 

"Very good, all of you," Nezu smiles. "The abilities needed to preserve peace in our cities. Now let the real test begin" Nezu slams his paw on the button as some cameras shut off as the Zero pointer destroys the buildings they were attached too. 

Izuku sits on the top of a building, watching people below. He felt the ground shake before hearing the ground-braking for the Zero Pointers to come up. "Finally!" Izuku cheers and watches as the Zero Pointer crushes the side of an 8-story building. Izuku watches as examinees run away as he pushes himself off the building, landing on the street. He took a little damage from the height but quickly shakes it off. He strolls past people running away. His sense was turned up high while his eyes search the ground for any stragglers just in case. 

"oww!" Izuku spots Uraraka, who was stuck in rubble after helping people getaway. 

" Come out, Igris, " Shadows seep from Izuku's coat before the giant knight rising behind him.

" Go, " Izuku runs forward as Igris manifests a black sword before running towards the giant robot. He passes Izuku in seconds with his speed while Izuku stays to help Uraraka. 

"W-what are you doing here? The zero point-" Uraraka got cut off by the sound of metal being sliced, and then something being launched into the walls that surround the city. 

"Don't worry, my friend got it." Izuku smiles softly to keep her calm. Izuku one hands the concrete slab and throwing it off the brunette's Ankle. "Is your ankle okay?" 

"I-I think I broke it," She hisses when Izuku touches it. 

"Hm, possible. Would you mind if I picked you up?" Izuku hears Igris walking back to him. 

"Ah, you don't have too!" she waves her hands franticly with a red face.

"It's the least I could do," Izuku reaches under her knees and behind her back before picking her up. He turns to find Igris kneeling with his head down, sword off to the side, and behind him, the robot's body was slumped over. Its head missing. "You've done well." Izuku couldn't help the smile on his face as everyone was staring at the headless Zero Pointer. The shadow fell back into the ground before finding its home in Izuku's skin. 'he's a lot stronger than me,' Izuku thinks while looking at the headless Zero Pointer. 

"Wow…" A soft voice comes from Uraraka, but she was looking at Izuku and not the Zero Pointer. 

"Hm?" Izuku walks back to the gates as Present Mic calls the exam to an end. 

"N-nothing!" she squeaks and hides her face behind her hands. People quickly get out of Izuku's way while he walked.  

Iida stares at the boy he tried to call out earlier with his jaw slightly open. 'he was already walking towards the Zero Pointer before she called out… was he already planning on killing it?' 

"Well done. Good work." A much older voice comes from the gate. 

"Recovery girl," Izuku lowers himself down, still holding Uraraka. "She got trapped by the Zero Pointer." 

Recovery girl inspects the bruise on Uraraka's ankle and kisses it softly. "You will be fine, dearie. Just eat some candy before you leave" Recovery girl hands over some of her recovery candy as Izuku lets Uraraka up. "Is anyone else hurt?" Recovery girl looks around seeing no one else was injured. 'interesting, guess I have to watch the tapes later.' she thought and heads off to the other sites.  

Izuku and Uraraka walk back to the bus together. "Thank you… by the way," Uraraka speaks softly. 

"eh, no problem. It wasn't your fault, plus you were helping people out before you got caught." Izuku sits down, and she sits next to him. 

"Yeah, but you wasted your time on me" Uraraka does not whine, but she does pout. 

"I had already headed that way to kill it." Izuku yawns as she looks shocked. 

"Seriously?" 

"Yep," Izuku leans back and sighs, remembering he needed a place to stay. 'I wonder if a hotel is open,' Izuku mumbles. 

"You can stay at my place," She offers quickly, before backtracking. "I mean if you want. I have a couch you can crash on," she promptly explains while looking away. 

"Are you sure?" Izuku asks. "I wouldn't want to intrude." 

"It's the lease I can do! You practically saved my life!" Uraraka smiles brightly, and Izuku smile back. 

"Sure, thank you." Izuku watches people as they get on the bus. Some giving him side looks. 

"Well, meet me at the front gate, and we will go once I get dressed!" Uraraka explains. 

"Sounds good." The bus pulls away from the testing site. 

Izuku stands at the gate with his eyes closed. His sense stat was useful as he could feel all the nervousness or relief from the student's around him. He felt anger and pride walking towards him. "Katsuki," Izuku opens his eyes, slowly letting the blue glow fade. "Could you tell my mother, I'm staying with a friend until the start of U.A if she calls." 

"What? Why and who would friend a loser like you." Katsuki snarks but without the usual bite to it. 

"Personal reasons and screw you," Izuku smirks at the blond. "So, how did it go?" 

"Well enough, it's fun to let loose finally," Katsuki admits. "What about you?" 

"I found it kinda boring. The robots were easy." Izuku shrugs as Katsuki looks puzzled at Izuku's admission.

"We will see who gets first." Katsuki grins, thinking he might finally have a rivel. 

"Midoriya!" The soft voice of Uraraka comes from behind Katsuki. He turns around and stares at a girl that was his height and has a very athletic body. 

"Hey, Uraraka, ready to go? I know a good café that has Mochi," Izuku points his thump down the street as he swears he could see stars in her eyes. 'guess she likes mochi.' "My treat," Izuku states before they walk away from Katsuki. 

'what the fuckkkkk!' Katsuki stares at Izuku's back as the pair chats happily while walking away. 

With the teachers

"well, this year was very," Nezu tries to find the words for what they all saw in testing site B. 

"Interesting?" All Might states

"Insane?" Vlad saw the zero pointers' head embedded in the wall.

"Psychotic?" Power Loader was tearing up after seeing one of his babies destroyed. 

"Who the hell is that kid, and what did he do!?" Mic was white from seeing it from the tower. The rest of the teachers who were sitting in the tower didn't feel the pure unadulterated darkness like he did. 

"Midoriya Izuku…" Aizawa was looking at the tablet he had. "His quirk came in a few months ago, forced manifestation." Teachers turn to the dark-haired underground hero. 

"Wait, he just got his quirk and can do that!?" Midnight points at the screen. 

"Apparently, no wonder he seemed bored with the robots. He wasn't even using his quirk tell the zero-pointer showed up," Aizawa continues. 'the kid's strong.' 

"What's his quirk?" All Might watches the replay of students moving around the sight. 

"He named it Solo leveling. The only description is, like a video game character. That's it... Midoriya registered it 8 months ago. The report states he got it after the sludge villain attack," Nezu flicking through the files. All Might jerks and looks over the report. 'is that the same kid?' All Might feeling sweat roll down his cheek. 

"To have a student with such a powerful quirk on top of that level of control in a short time. I have no doubt he will be a mighty hero in the future," Vlad rubs his neck.

The teachers all look at Aizawa, who just brushes off the looks. "Like I said before, I'll take him." 

Chapter Text

Uraraka yawns before stretching in her bed. The letters for U.A will be coming out in a week. She couldn't help but be nervous. She pulls off the mittens that kept her from floating away while she slept. Ochako heads into the living room. Ochako glances over at the couch, seeing it was empty. The blankets and pillow she gave to Izuku were folded and placed neatly on the sofa. 'He didn't stay long,' She thought to herself before checking the fridge and sighing. 'I need to shop for food,' She whines in her head, already trying to figure out the cheapest store to get breakfast from. The front door opens, knocking from her thoughts. The 6-foot greenie she met/punched months ago and let him stay in her apartment for the foreseeable future, walks in with bags of food, and a duffle bag.

"Good morning, Uraraka" Izuku smiles brightly while placing the bags down. "I hope you don't mind; I saw your fridge was empty and since you are letting me crash here. I thought I would pick up some food." Izuku places his duffle bag out of the way near the couch. "Plus had to grab some stuff from my mom's place." 

"Ah, no problem… You didn't have to go shopping for food," Ochako feels terrible that Izuku was spending his money. 

"Oh, don't start," Izuku chuckles and starts organizing the fridge. "You're letting me freeload enough. Let me at least cook or something. Seriously thank you for letting me stay. My mom and I got into a fight before the exams," Izuku sighing tiredly. "Also, cute look." Izuku teases lightly to distract from what he said. 

Uraraka looks down, seeing her thirteen thank top and Mirko short shorts, that had a tail on the butt. "I-I AM GOING TO GO GET DRESSED!" She rushes away, forgetting about everything else. Izuku just smirks, watching her run down the hall. He shakes his head and starts cooking. 

When Uraraka comes back, after calming down. She was dressed in sweatpants and a regular t-shirt. She found steamed rice, miso soup, and grilled fish waiting for her. She looks up, seeing Izuku already working on his dishes. "T-thanks" She sits down. 

"Thanks for letting me crash on your couch." Izuku smiles while he cooked, looking at ease. Uraraka starts with rice and fish. 

'holy crap! He can cook,' Her mouth fills with flavor. Once she starts, she doesn't stop until her dishes were empty. Izuku smiles across from her before pointing his chopsticks behind him. "There's more if you're still hungry." 

"How are you such a good cook? It's like unfair!" she pouts, pushing out her cheeks some. 

"My mother works at night as a nurse. So, she's usually too tired to cook when she gets home. I started cooking when I was 8, but I've been trying out new recipes lately." Izuku explains and watches as Uraraka goes to get more food. She just nods and sits back down. "How are your parents, by the way? Those delinquents come back?" Izuku knew that answer but wants to make sure no one else came looking. 

"Oh, they actually finished the building" She smiles more. "The delinquents just moved on, I guess. My dad looked relieved when they finished. They still lost some money since they missed the deadline, but they got it done" Uraraka bit her fish while glaring some. 

"easy the fish isn't the delinquents," Izuku jokes softly. "At least they are gone" Izuku grabs his plates and starts cleaning up. 

"They still deserve to get caught," Uraraka huffs. "They threatened my dad and destroyed equipment." 

"Trust me, they will get what's coming, or it already got them," Izuku shrugs. "Villains don't last long." He finishes cleaning the plates and everything he used before stretching. "So, any plans today?" 

"Nope, I was going to relax and watch tv or something. You?" Uraraka looks at was Izuku was wearing. He seems ready for a workout. 

"Daily workout, but that's all for now." Izuku rubs his head. 'daily quests are a pain, but I still haven't gotten a new dungeon key yet.' Izuku thought to himself. "I'll be back in an hour, my number is on the counter if you need me to grab anything" Izuku opens the front door after putting on his running shoes. 

"Have fun," Uraraka watches him leave before falling on the couch. 'what am I doing?' She questions no one. 

Halfway through his run, Izuku's phone rings. 'probably mom.' Izuku thought but answers it anyway. "Hello?" 

"Hey Izuku," Mitsuki's voice comes from the other side, and Izuku almost faceplants into a wall. 

"Hey, Aunty…" Izuku stops and pulls his phone out to make sure he wasn't going insane. "it's been a while." 

"Yeah, whose fault is that brat?" Mitsuki snarks just like Katsuki would. 

"haha, yeah, guess that is my fault. What's up?" Izuku stretches some while standing near a trashed beach. 

"Inko has been calling me wondering where you have been since you're not answering your phone." Mitsuki sounds like she has been through this a million times. 

"Ah, not surprising. I muted her number," Izuku wouldn't lie to Mitsuki, there was no reason too. 

"Not surprising, I kinda wanted to do it," Mitsuki sighs, "So where are you? At least that would put her to rest if she knew you were safe." 

"Staying at a friend's, decided to get away from the apartment since she tried to stop me from taking the exam. By the way, it was easy." Izuku bounces softly, getting ready to resume his run. He hears Mitsuki laugh. 

"Even my brat said it was easy, so I'm not surprised. So think you passed?" She asks as if praying he did. 

"Of course, I'm not a weak little boy Aunty" Izuku starts jogging again. "I mean, I've been training ever since I got out of the hospital." 

"That's amazing news, now you can keep my brat in check," She laughs. "I DON'T NEED HIS HELP YOU HAG!!!" Katsuki's voice comes from the background. 

"I'll give it my best, Aunty, but you did raise a demon," Izuku smirks as he hears screeching on the other side from Katsuki and laughter from Mitsuki. 

"So, how long are you staying away?" She comes back with a more serious tone. 

"until she apologizes for drugging my tea and realizes that I'm not a quirkless little boy anymore." Izuku could hear the household on the other side of the phone call go quiet. 

"YOU DID WHAT!?" Mitsuki screams, and Izuku had to pull his earphones out. 'Guess she was paying them a visit… maybe Aunty could talk some sense into her.' Izuku groans, putting the headphones back in. "I will call you later, Izuku. Stay safe!" The phone call ends, and his music comes back on.

'well, that went well.' Izuku thought sarcastically. 'a week till results come out…' Izuku breaths out and starting to pick up his pace. 

A week later~ 

Izuku stopped by his house when his mother was out, he opens the door finding the envelope on the table where he used to sit. He grabs it and tucks it into his jacket before leaving the apartment again. 'at least she didn't destroy it. That's progress…' 

He makes his way back to Ochako's place. The past week was fun, his first friend in years. She would go on runs with him, even if it was hard for her to keep up sometimes, she wouldn't complain. They also went around Musutafu, Izuku, as her guide showing her places, even people that lived nearby didn't know. All that running and planning around Katsuki was useful for something. He knew Musutafu like the back of his hand. As the week went on, they got closer. 

"Ochako, you ready to open them?" Izuku kicks his shoes off before placing them neatly by the door. 

"Yep! Do you want to go first?" She was bouncing with excitement.

"Ladies first," Izuku plops himself down next to Ochako, she rips her envelope open, and a disk falls out.  

"THIS IS A PROJECTION!!!!" All Might's loud voice comes from the device making the two teens jump in the air some. 'fu-!' Izuku bit his cheek, not to scream. 

"All MIGHT?" Ochako stares in disbelieve while Izuku rolls his eyes and leans back. 

"HAHA, I've come to teach at U.A! Ochako Uraraka, your studying paid off! You passed the written exam, and for the practical, you scored an impressive 28 points! But that is not the end of the story! During the exam, you risked your safety to help others get away from the Zero Pointer. Then, risking your own spot by trying to give your points to Midoriya Izuku," All Might was grinning while Ochako was blushing madly. Izuku just looks at her like she was crazy. "Of course, this exam wasn't just graded on Villain points! We were watching for Heroic actions, and you showed them! Congratulations, Uraraka. You earned an additional 45 points! COME NOW, URARAKA! THIS WILL BE YOUR HERO ACADEMY!" The message shut off, and Izuku was still staring at Ochako. She was looking away, still blushing. Izuku reaches over and pinches her cheek. 

"Why would you risk your place like that?" Izuku asks seriously before letting her cheek go. 

"Because you deserved points for risking your life…" She pouts while rubbing her cheek. "It's your turn!" She tries to distract him but fails as he just shakes his head. 

"Thank you," Izuku opens the package before placing the disk down. It springs to life show All Might again. 

"HAHA, I've come to teach at U.A!" Neither teen jump this time as they were expecting it. Izuku just wishes there was a skip button. "Midoriya! You certainly smashed the exam out of the park! You placed second overall! That includes recommendation students!" Izuku's jaw almost drops. 'holy crap.' All Might continues. "For the practical, you kept a cool head and destroyed those fake villains without a single issue! You earned 54 villain points, but that is not all! Rescue points were also a factor in the exam! Instead of going for just villain points, you took your time to help your fellow examinees keep themselves from injury! Not a single person was injured in your test sight! Then, of course, your big finale, The Zero Pointer, has not been defeated since my time at U.A even if people were close. Still, you did it while making sure Miss Uraraka was safe! Look here, young man!" The screen shows Uraraka standing in front of Present Mic. Uraraka jumps up and tries to cover the screen as she decided to give away her points. Izuku just laughs at her attempt. "Congratulations, young Midoriya! You eared 70 rescue points overall! With 124 total points, you took first place in the exam and broke my old record of 115!" All Might laughs while standing proud. "WELCOME IZUKU MIDORIYA! THIS WILL BE YOUR HERO ACADEMY!" The projection ended, and Izuku's mouth was open now. 

"Hahahaha, I broke All Mights record!" Izuku laughs and covers his eyes. Ochako was sitting again after hearing his points. 

"YOU BROKE ALL MIGHTS RECORD!!" She cheers and turns to him. "Holy crap, you're strong." 

Izuku's cheeks flush some from the complement. "thanks, but still, I'm mad at you for trying to give up your points like that." Izuku tries to look disappointed, but the grin couldn't be wiped off his face. 'take that 'Number One Hero" Izuku leans back and sighs. "Step one done," 

"So many to come," Ochako smiles. 

"Wanna get some Mochi?" Izuku turns and saw the same stars in her eyes whenever he asked. 

"YES!" 

They both grab their jackets before heading out. 

Katsuki's house

"THAT SON OF A BITCH!" Katsuki throws his disk against the wall. "RESCUE POINTS!?" Katsuki growls, but under it, he was grinning. 'he's fucking strong, but I'll prove I'm stronger!' 

"SHUT UP BRAT!" His mom's voice travels through the door. 

"SHUT IT, HAG!" He yells back. 

Moving day, 

Izuku and Ochako walk through the gates of U.A with their bags and suitcases packed. It was move-in day for U.A., "You remembered which way it was?" Ochako asks nervously. 

"Hmm yep," Izuku starts to walk as they saw different freshmen walking towards dorms specified by course. The giant 1-A on the face of the building. Izuku lets Ochako go first as she was much more of a people person than he was. They walk in seeing different parents helping their kids move in or just embarrassing them. 'Thank god my mom isn't...' 

"IZUKU!" Izuku jumps and turns to the voice seeing blond hair and red eyes. 

"Aunty… don't yell like that" Izuku hides his face, as Ochako ever the loyal friend laughs.

"Oh, is this the "Friend" you've been staying with?" Mitsuki smirks with a mischievous grin. Some of the girls perk up with interest as two boys look jealous. 

"Can we just not please?" Izuku asks in a tight tone. 

"Don't be like that Izuku, it was a fun couple of weeks," Ochako teases as well. Izuku glares at her with faux heat. 'I wish I never meet you.' 

She glares back with a grin. "Hi, I'm Ochako Uraraka, and yes, I've been letting him crash on my couch, but he's been tight-lipped about what happened." 

Mitsuki's eyes light up once Ochako started teasing as well. "Oh, trust me, sweetie, you don't want to jump into that pot of family drama unless you are planning on being family." 

"If he keeps cooking the way he has been, I might" Ochako and Mituski kept going. Izuku just sighs loudly. 

"I'm checking in, then going to kill myself. Nice knowing all of you", Izuku threw his hood over his head before walking over to the list seeing his name on an envelope and dorm number. He grabs it and leaves the common area quickly going up the stairs to the boys' side. 

Once he was on the second level, he found his room and unlocks the door. It was practically empty besides a bed, air conditioning, a private bathroom, and desks. Izuku places his bag on the desk and walks towards the bookshelves. He opens his inventory before pulling out 20 different notebooks filled with his analysis. 'so useful.' He closes the inventory screen before sitting down. He spins around some. "it's bigger than my room at home. I wonder if the gyms open." 

"It is, nerd" Katsuki stands at the door with his arms crossed over his chest. 

"What floor are you on because if it's this one, I'm dropping out." Izuku jokes. 

"Yeah, wouldn't that be great, and no. I'm on the fourth floor. Also, the hag and your girlfriend are still talking." Katsuki saw the defeat in Izuku's eyes and grins. "Serves you right." 

"Eat me, Katsuki." Izuku sighs before grabbing his laptop out of his bag, placing it on the desk. 

"It's weird to see your room without All Might plastered everywhere." Izuku stops unpacking for a second, but Katsuki catches the pause. 

"I grew up. Nothing more, nothing less." Izuku lies while putting his clothes away. 

"Bullshit, but whatever," Katsuki grunts. "You cooking tonight?" 

"You paying?" Izuku raises an eyebrow. 

"Already did jackass, it's called tuition. They restock the food for us every couple of days. We just have to cook and no office, by the looks down there. I don't trust half of them to cook besides maybe the big lips dude." Katsuki moves away from the door. 

"Fine, but don't go dousing my food in your mothers' hot sauce. I'll make sure it's hot enough for your tastes." Izuku finishes unpacking since he honestly didn't have much. 

"Fine." Katsuki walks off. Izuku made his bed before pulling out a comforter made of soft red fur. Once he was done, he locks his door and makes his way downstairs to check out the kitchen. 

He gets downstairs, seeing it was void of Mitsuki and Ochako. 'thank god.' 

"HEY! You're the one that came in with that hot girl!" A purple child runs over to him, a blond with a lightning bolt through his bangs follows. 

"Who lost their child?" Izuku asks while looking around. Katsuki snorts from the kitchen. 

"I'm not a child. I'm a man!" The small 'man' states. 

"Sure, so what do you want?" Izuku looks down. 'I could crush him with my foot if I wanted to.' 

"Who the hottie you walked in with?" The blond asks this time. 

"A girl that could kick both your asses into the sun." Izuku still hasn't forgotten getting punched by her. "Also, she's just a friend, now excuse me…" Izuku waits for their names. 

“Denki Kaminari,” The blond smile with a million-volt smile. 

"Minoru Mineta," The short one states. 

"Cool, anyway. I came down here to check out the kitchen, so excuse me" Izuku quickly left the group noticing a purple hair girl with jacks glaring at the two idiots. He'd rather not get involved with whatever that was. 

Once he enters the kitchen, he caught Katsuki snooping through the cabinets to memorize everything. He follows suit. "Wow, it's like a restaurant kitchen in here," Izuku mumbles softly, seeing the pair of stoves, ovens, and sinks. Everything had been doubled, even the refrigerators. 

"Well, it better because there's twenty of us." A large man with a mask walks into the kitchen. He had multiple arms, each the size of Izuku's head, and he was at least 8 feet tall. 

"Yeah, that makes sense. I'm Izuku Midoriya" Izuku sticks out his hand as he introduces himself. 

"Mezo Shoji. Nice to meet you" Shoji shakes Izuku's hand, each squeezing tightly before letting go. 'he's strong,' Izuku thought before going back to looking around. 

"Twenty young adults in one dorm. That should be fun." Izuku states with heavy sarcasm in his tone.

"Of course, it's fun. It's college", Ochako jumps on his back, grinning. 

"It's also hero work and no roughhousing in the kitchen!" 

"I swear if I turn around and it's a blue-haired robot, I'm kicking him," Izuku states under his breath. 

"Then, don't turn around." Ochako giggles before getting off Izuku. "Hi, nice to meet you, I'm Ochako Uraraka." Uraraka turns the robot's attention to her. 

"Pleasure to meet you as well. I am Tenya Iida." Izuku finally turns around, facing the robot boy. 'Ingenium's brother? Seriously!?' The robot was a younger copy of his brother beside the glasses and quirk. "Oh, Midoriya. You perceived the true nature of that practical exam, while I did not! I misjudged you." Izuku just watches Iida's hands move. 'robot.' 

"Uh, I didn't perceive anything. I just wanted to kill the Zero Pointer," The commotion in the kitchen and Common room comes to a stop. "I was bored with beating the smaller ones. Saving Ochako was just coincidental, even if she wasn't there I would have gone after it." Izuku admits. 

"What's a zero pointer?" A refined girl asks someone close to her. 

"How did you miss it? The thing was huge!" A girl with pink hair squealed. 

"Oh, I…" She gets cut off by a boy with two-toned hair.

"She was a recommended student. So, we didn't have to take the regular exam," The boy answers for her from the corner of the room. 'what a cold voice' Izuku thought. 

"Well, the Zero Pointer was this massive robot that was supposed to be impossible to beat," Mineta yells. "How did you beat it?" 

"I used an aspect of my quirk," Izuku deadpans. "Anyways, I didn't perceive anything. I did what anyone should have done. We are at U.A to be heroes. If you cannot figure out that being a hero requires saving people's lives, Then what the hell are you doing here?" The dorm was silenced by those words. 

"Okay, that was manly!" A redhead as tall as Izuku jumps up like a puppy, his shark-tooth grin pulls everyone out of the silence. Some people talk to themselves at the redhead comes over to Izuku. "I'm Eijiro Kirishima!" The redhead grabs Izuku's hand and shakes it. 

"Izuku Midoriya," Izuku was slightly confused about the 'manly' part but didn't show it. "Nice to meet you, Kirishima." 

"So, you really took down that monster of a robot?" Kirishima was grinning more. 

"Yep," Ochako slams against Izuku's side, but he stood firm. 

"That's so cool!" The pink-haired girl slams into Kirishima just like Ochako did to him. "Mina Ashido at your service!" Ashido giggles. 

"Ashido! Don't do that!" Kirishima was fully hardened. Izuku eyes his skin, seeing it go from a rock to skin. 

"Fine!" Ashido smiles more, Izuku stares at the both. His mind trying to figure out their quirks. 'his quirk is a transformation type, but it's hardening his skin. Does that mean he can harden everywhere? The girl has a unique look, but with her energy, it fits.' 

"Sorry about him, he gets this way" Ochako taps Izuku on his arm, knocking him out of his muttering. "Just give him a tap, and he stops." She smirks. 

"I'm not cooking for you anymore." Izuku walks away. 

"WAIT! I'M SORRY!" Ochako runs after him. 

"NO RUNNING!" 

Chapter Text

Izuku was the first one awake in the dorms. His sleep schedule was always messed up one way or another due to his quirk. He quickly gets dressed in shorts and a tank top before heading to the gym.

He explored the campus a little during the weekend when he had time. He opens his daily quest and took a second to think about it. "Wouldn't it be weird if I just disappeared in the middle of class one day?" He sighs, 'rather not deal with the questions.' He starts his work out. Music blares through his headset as the sun slowly rises, and people on campus wake up.

The parents were officially kicked off campus Saturday night before U.A put the defenses back up. Every student had cards encoded with their own numbers so they could get around or pay for lunch. It was an interesting system, and he heard Lunch Rush was in charge of the cafeteria.

"Hello, Midoriya" Iida's voice comes from behind him as he was stretching for his run. He turns, seeing Iida in the same jumpsuit from the entrance exam.

"Good Morning, Iida." Izuku waves.

"How far will you be running this morning?" Iida stretches some. The sputtering of his engines somewhat ruined the morning essence but can't really blame him for his quirk.

"about 10 Kilometers, more if I have time," Izuku explains.

"Well then, Enjoy your run." Izuku watches Iida take off going the opposite way. He was thankful for that as he rather enjoyed his morning runs by himself.

Izuku smirks as he passes Iida halfway through his run, so he turns around and chases the engine quirk user down until they make it back to the dorms. They both were grinning at the quick race. "You are a lot faster than you look, Midoriya," Iida opens the door as they walk in, seeing Katsuki already dressed in his uniform.

"Thanks, I'm surprised I could keep up. You and your brother are two of the fastest speed quirk users out there." Izuku takes off his shoes before waving at Katsuki.

"Already working out nerd?" Katsuki sips his coffee.

"It's a daily thing, Katsuki. I rather not get penalized later." Izuku watches Iida walk upstairs. "I'm going to shower. Don't drink all the coffee, please."

"I can do what I want!" Katsuki yells, even if it was 7 am in the morning.

"Rude," Izuku mutters and puts his shoes down once he enters his room before grabbing some boxers. 'shower, cook for Ochako, or she will kill me.' Izuku shivers as she tried a rope to his wrist and floated him tell he promised to keep cooking for her yesterday. 'demon girl.'

Izuku stands in the shower scrubbing his hair as he looks at his inventory, seeing different monster collectibles or dropped items. He remembered his mom trying to drug him and the message. 'if my quirk could keep me from being drugged or poisoned…' Izuku quickly sees what he needs. He turns off the water and ties the towel around his waist.

[Item: Rasaka's Venom]

Item Class: A

Type: Potion

A pouch that contains Rasaka's purified venom.

Obtained by defeating Rasaka.

Unlikely Drop Rate. Drinking it will give you hardened skin but will weaken your strength.

-Effect 'Rasaka's Steel Scales; -20% Physical Damage Taken.

-Debuff' Weakened Muscles'; -35 Strength

Izuku holds the pouch in his hand. "if status effects are automatically healed, won't this debuff be removed as well?" Izuku opens the bag and pouring a blue liquid into his mouth. 'There's no reason to think.' Izuku stops and waits for the messages.

[A harmful substance has been detected in your body.]

[3,2,1… Cure Poison Has Been Completed.]

Izuku puts the pouch back into his inventory and smiles as he watches the message come up.

Item: Rasaka's Venom' Effect Weakened Muscles is Fading.

His stats stay the same, and he relaxes. 'it's just as I thought… wait, I can't get drunk now.' Izuku hums before shrugging it off. He gets dressed in his uniform and gives up on his tie halfway through tying it, so he shoves it into his inner pocket.

He could hear everyone moving around the dorms and felt their auras. The man child was sleeping next to him, so he had to learn to ignore the lust aura Mineta had. 'I swear I will have one of the infantry knights kill him.' Izuku thought while walking downstairs. The girl's uniforms were similar to the males except for the skirt's. The dress code allowed for personal shoes instead of dress shoes or something like Shiketsu. The college to the west. It was more of a military-type school that teaches heroes. They only had one pro in the top 10, which would be Hawks, who was nine as of now. He is definitely a quick-moving hero. Already 22 and projected to reach the top 5 in the coming months.

Izuku sighs, feeling the energetic energy of Ochako coming down the stairs as he just finished their plates. A soon as she rounds the corner, he holds out her plate, and it was taken quickly. "Thank you!" She bounced away. He turns off the stove and cleans the pan he used before following with his own breakfast.

The early risers were ready before other students. Iida was already out the door 15 minutes early. 'god the guy needs to learn to relax.' many people thought while watching him rush out.

Izuku walks with Ochako to class as she talks about the girls. Apparently, they had an impromptu sleepover. "hey, they kept asking about you."

Izuku raises an eyebrow. "Why?"

"You're interesting, in your own way. Like the zero pointers, how we meet," She counts off on her fingers while she talks.

"You mean when you punched me in the face then floated me?" Izuku smirks, knowing she hates when he brings it up.

"I already apologized for doing that! Why do you keep holding it over my head?" Ochako pouts.

"Because your punches hurt like hell," Izuku answers honestly. They came to the class door and looks up.

"That is a big door." Ochako states.

"I've seen bigger." Izuku opens the door for her. 'I need to go back to the demon dungeon when I have time…' Izuku sighs. 'I'm going to need an entire week to go, though.' Izuku walks in behind Ochako before feeling the Lust Aura festering. He finds the purple child sitting in front of Yaoyorozu. 'that's not good.' She was distracted while trying to talk to Todoroki, so she didn't see the man child's phone under the desk trying to get a photo.

Izuku taps Katsuki on the shoulder. "Move a seat back. We are putting the pervert in front to keep an eye on him," Izuku states in a soft voice. Katsuki turns around, seeing the dwarf and growls. Katsuki moves to Izuku's assigned seat as Izuku grabs the purple child by his caller, lifting him out of the chair with one hand. Taking the phone with his free hand, he throws the midget to Katsuki, who slams him into his old seat. Katsuki's palms were heating up as a warning.

"HEY! GIVE THAT BACK!" Mineta yells and struggles, but Katsuki held him down.

"Stay seated unless you want me to blast you into grape juice," Katsuki growls Izuku went through his phone and internally gags 'so, so much porn.' Izuku cleans out the phone of any photos that seemed to be taken by the pervert before slamming the phone down on the desk.

"I will give you one warning, Mineta. If I or anyone catches you doing something like that again. I will hurt you" Izuku warns in a low but dangerous voice as shadows seem to leak through his skin. "Understand?" The pervert quickly nods as Izuku takes the seat in front of Yaoyorozu. "Good." Izuku wants to cut his hand off after touching the phone and then bleach his eyes.

"well, that was interesting," A tired voice comes from the door. "I won't question the switch in seats."

The class fell silent, seeing a yellow sleeping bag at the door. 'where did he…' Izuku starts going through his head for information. Dark hair, scarf, dark jumpsuit. 'I know him, but who…'

"It took eight seconds for you to quiet down." Izuku feels the faint aura around his teacher as the class watches him come out of the sleeping bag, tossing a juice pouch into the trash without looking. "Time is a precious resource. You lot aren't very rational, are you?" That struck a nerve in a few students. "I am your professor, Shota Aizawa. Pleased to meet you."

Everyone had one thought while looking at the hobo looking teacher. 'He's our teacher?'

"Quickly, change into your gym clothes and head out to the training field." Aizawa holds out a U.A. Gym jumpsuit. Every student quickly got up and left. Izuku and Katsuki could feel the eyes of their teacher on them. They both turn before leaving the door as their professor was looking at both. Izuku and Katsuki harden their stares.

'we are going to be watched closely.' they thought. "better hurry up." Aizawa talks in the same bored tone. The boys left the class glaring ahead with fists clenched.

Once everyone was dressed, and outside, they saw Aizawa waiting for them. "We will have a physical test, quirks allowed."

"What about the entrance ceremony?! Or the guidance sessions?" Ochako asks while standing next to Izuku. Izuku, on the other hand, smiles some. 'I can see how much my stats actually boost my physical strength. It could be useful information. Don't use any skills.' Izuku mumbles to himself.

Aizawa was still talking before calling Bakugo up. "You got the most villain points. How far could you throw in high school?"

"Eighty meters," Katsuki answers before catching the softball thrown at him.

"Great, throw it with your quirk this time." Aizawa stands back. "Don't leave the circle, give it all you've got."

"Awesome," Katsuki stretches out some. 'a bit of boom to this bitch.' Katsuki steps back before pitching the ball. A second later. "DIE!"

The explosion that rockets the ball into the sky also dislodges the dirt around him. He smirks while clenching his hand.

'die Katsuki… really?' Izuku thought before remembering killing the Rasaka and Igris the first time. 'nevermind. I get it.' Izuku looks towards Aizawa, who turns his phone for the class to see.

805.2m

"It's important for us to know our limits. That's the first rational step to figuring out what kind of hero you'll be." Aizawa was interrupted by the cheers from the class.

"805 meters? Seriously!?" Ashido blanches some. Jiro was covering her ears with tears in her eyes and glaring at the blond. 'should have given her a warning' Izuku cringes softly.

"Whoa! This is awesome!!" Kirishima states with a grin, but it fell as well as the class's mood. Izuku's gaze falls on the dark aura he felt coming from Aizawa.

"Awesome, you say?" Aizawa pushes his hair back some. "You're hoping to become heroes after three years here… and you think it'll be all fun and games?" The dead look in Aizawa's eyes freaks some students out. "Right…. The one with the lowest score across all eight events will be judged hopeless and will be expelled."

"WHAT!?" The class yells, besides a few. Izuku covers Ochako's mouth as she was about to say something stupid.

"don't," he whispers. "You know life's not fair, Ochako. That's why we are becoming heroes to make it fair." He warns her. She nods softly, neither of them noticing Aizawa saw and heard it.

"Uraraka. What were you about to say?" Aizawa thought it would be necessary for the class to hear it as well. 

"U-um… nothing sensei." She looks away.

"It's important, so just say it." Aizawa glares.

"Yes, sir. I was going to say its only the first day… it's unfair", She swallows softly.

"Okay, Midroiya. Your turn. What did you say?" Aizawa turns to the boy. Izuku crosses his arms as the class watches.

"I told her she already knew life wasn't fair, that's why we are at U.A. We are becoming heroes to try to make it as fair as possible for civilians." Aizawa looks like he wants more of an explanation, so did the class. "fine," Izuku sighs. "Natural disasters, accidents, and villains rampaging all over the world happen every day. Heroes are the ones who correct all that unfairness. We aren't going to have it easy if we choose to follow this path to be a hero." Izuku breaths out.

"Correct, the worlds never fair. So use your strength to overcome it all" Aizawa turns around. "The Demonstration is over. Let's begin."

EVENT 1: 50 meter-dash

Izuku pulls his current notebook out of his inventory and starts taking notes.

Tenya Iida. Quirk: ENGIN. 3 seconds flat on a 50 meter-dash. (not his fastest)

Tsuyu Asui. Quirk: FROG. 5.5 seconds on 50 meter-dash.

Ochako Uraraka. Quirk: ZERO GRAVITY. 6.5 seconds.

Yuga Aoyama. (Annoying French blond from exam.) Quirk: NAVEL LAZER. 5 seconds. Weakness- firing his laser for too long will make his stomach explode. Look for openings between shots.

"Midoriya, Bakugo, you’re up," Aizawa calls out. Both boys line up. Katsuki crosses his arms with palms open.

"Try not to blast me, Katsuki." Izuku digs his foot down into the dirt.

"Try not to get in the way then," Katsuki smirks

The boys glared at each other. "GO!" The robot calls out.

Izuku dashes forward as Katsuki yells out his move.

"2 seconds." A few seconds later. "3.8 seconds."

Izuku smirks, looking at the blond. "What was that, Katsuki? Don't get in the way?"

"WHAT!?" Katsuki growls but didn't attack.

'I didn't even use my sprint skill.' Izuku walks back to the group as Katsuki stomps back.

Aizawa stares at Izuku as he pulls his notebook back out. 'the kid was faster entering the testing sight. Is he holding back?' The rest of the students go before moving to the next test.

Event 2: Grip Strength

Momo Yaoyorozu. Quirk: CREATION. She created an industrial clam getting 700 kg.

Mezo Shoji. Quirk: DUPLI-ARMS. He used three arms to get 540 kg.

Izuku finishes his entry before picking up his and squeezing the machine. A resounding crack made him stop. He looks down, seeing an error on the screen 'well, I mean I crush and destroy metal helmets in my free time.' Izuku jokes. "Sorry, Aizawa-Sensei."

Aizawa stares at the broken machine before waving it off. "It's fine" He marks down the highest mark for the grip strength. 'the machine can handle most strength quirks. What the hell.' Aizawa finishes marking the tests before moving to the next.

The standing long jump was easy, Izuku, Aoyama, Katsuki, and Ochako clear the pit.

By the time they got to the last event, Izuku was bored again, but he had the necessary information. The stats improved his body ten-fold from high school. Taking first place in almost every event besides one or two, he tied or got second. Mineta has a useful quirk but needs to get his ass beaten into being a regular person instead of a pervert.

"Midoriya, your turn to do the ball throw." Izuku looks up from his notebook as Aizawa was looking at him.

"Wait, I have to go after Ochako?" Izuku looks, overseeing her grin. "That's so…" Izuku stops himself with a sigh.

"What Izuku?" Ochako giggles as he grabs the ball. "Were you about to say unfair?" She grins more.

"Yeah, infinity girl. What did you do this time? Thrown it into the sun?" Izuku steps into the circle while rolling up his sleeve some he steps back. 'I threw a broken sword into the face of a giant… and I was around level twenty.' Izuku threw the ball, and the blowback was a lot more significant this time. The dirt kicks up around him, and he falls on his ass, staring as the ball disappears through a cloud. 'okay… wow.' Izuku slowly looks towards Aizawa, who was glaring at him with red eyes.

"Are you even taking this seriously?" Aizawa's voice held a no-bullshit tone.

"Yes, I am, why?" Izuku gets up and faces his teacher.

"Because you haven't even broken a sweat all day. You're not out of breath, and you're not even using what I saw in the exam." Aizawa continues to scold him.

"My quirk is always on," Izuku explains. "I said my quirk is like a video game character. I have stats I can increase. I have skills I can use. Like,"

[Skill: Sprint Activated.]

Izuku disappears from his spot in a blue blur before ending up right in Aizawa's face. In less than a second, Izuku covers 30 meters. Izuku's cold blue eyes were burning into glowing red eyes. "Eraser Head, you can't expect me to get fatigued by these little tests. I once ran from Mie Prefecture all the way to Musutafu. In 9 hours. I could probably do it again in a shorter time now." Izuku lets his skill go, so he would not waist Mana and steps back. His eyes lose their glow while walking away. "Also, it looks like you can't erase my quirk. That's good to know." Izuku ends next to Ochako, who side-eyes him.

"I thought you were kidding when you said you would run back home," She hisses softly.

"WAIT YOU ACTUALLY DID THAT?" Ashido and most of the class yells.

"Uh, yes? I slept the entire day once I got home." Izuku answers offhandedly.

Sato, the big muscle-bound guy, was holding his phone. "That's… THAT'S 373.4 kilometers from here!"

"What the hell! Why did you go all the way to Mei prefecture?" Bakugo questions, clearly wanting answers.

"None of your business." Izuku crosses his arms.

"Time for the results," Aizawa states pulling the classes attention back to him. He tilts his phone, showing a holographic list. "Also, I was lying about expelling someone."

The class would have glared at Aizawa if it weren't for his intimidating look.

"That was a rational deception meant to bring out the best in all of you." Aizawa starts smiling. Izuku shakes his head as some classmates yell. Aizawa watches Izuku, not sure what to do with the kid as of right now.

Izuku was at the top of the list, where Mineta sits at the bottom. Katsuki was in 4th place and looks pissed. "Anyway. We're done here. Your documents about the curriculum are in the classroom. Take a look when you get changed" Aizawa walks away, leaving the class to its devices.

Chapter Text

The following day was as typical as being taught by pro heroes could be. English was taught by Mic. It still amazes Izuku that Mic holds and maintains three jobs. He was a radio show host that he does on top of being a hero and teacher. Cementoss was modern literature, Ectoplasm was a math teacher and Midnight. 'good lord' Izuku looks at her hero costume. The contemporary hero art history teacher, at least she could grab people's attention. 

The last class of the day was the hero basics class. Many people were trying to guess the next hero to walk through those doors. Izuku already knew and to be honest. Izuku rather skips out on the whole class, that All Might would be teaching, but he hasn't recognized him yet. He saw Jiro perk up first before feeling the heavy steps coming to the door. 

"I HAVE!!" A big blond in All Might's silver age costume throws the door open coming inside like an idiot. "COME THROUGH THE DOOR, LIKE NORMAL!!!" All Might walks to the center of the room as the excitement in the classroom reaches a new peak. 

"It's All Might! He's really teaching us!?" 

"That's his silver age costume!" 

Izuku, on the other hand, stares at 7 figures hanging off the blond's shoulder, smiling down at the class. Izuku's eyes widen and grips his desk. They weren't screaming but seemed to be at peace. 'what the hell?' Izuku tears his eyes away from All Might when the wall opens, filled with cases with numbers on them. Izuku glances back at All Might, seeing the shadows gone. 'is my head messing with me?' Izuku asks himself as he snatches his case and goes to get changed. 

His hero costume has lightweight armor and comfortable shoes. He pulls on the jacket he had made; it added the extra armor, then his black combat pants with extra pockets that carry small medkits. He had the items he could equip as well. He put on the same things he used after killing Igris as they added to his stats. 

The soft blue hue shows up once he equips the extra armor before heading out with the guys who were already dressed. Katsuki looks like a walking bomb that fits his quirk. Those gauntlets, though, needs a revision. Too bulky and got in the way if he ever needed to reach into a small area. Izuku almost has an aneurysm when he saw the girls' costumes. "I… have no words," His eyes analyzes every outfit carefully picking them apart. 

Good and bad. 

He ignores All Might as he talks. 

Yaoyorozu's costume gave little to no protection and left nothing to the imagination. Izuku threw his hood up so people couldn't follow his eyesight as All Might explains the exercise. Izuku looks at Uraraka. 'at least she has eye protection.' Izuku sighs. 

"Ah, Izuku! I like the jacket, it’s a lot better than your hoodies," Ochako smiles and blushes lightly. "I wish I was more specific on my request form…" Izuku looks down her skintight bodysuit. 

"At least someone can't easily grab your costume, also what’s wrong with my hoodies?" Izuku rolls his neck, trying not to stare anymore. 

“Nothing, but you do look like a delinquent sometimes. The Jacket makes you look more professional, I guess.” Ochako explains quickly. Izuku holds his heart, acting hurt before overhearing Mineta.

"Being in the hero course is the best!" Mineta looks like he was in a diaper. The man child was staring at the girls with a creepy grin on his face. 

'I'll kill him,' Izuku thinks while glaring. 'maybe I can drag him into a dungeon…' 

All Might pulls out a script as he continues to explain the situation. "The heroes have a limited amount of time to either capture the villains or secure the weapon. The villains must protect the weapon until the time is up." 

"How do we proceed to divide ourselves into teams?" A knight asks, 'must be Iida' Izuku smiles. 'it definitely adds protection, but his shoulders and neck are open for attack. I could easily slip a blade between the gaps.'  

"Drawing Lots!" All Might grins. 

"Is that really the best way?" Iida asks. 

"Pros often have to team up with heroes from other agencies on the spot during emergencies" All Might explains, 

'wow, he might be a good teacher… eventually,' Izuku jokes to himself. 

"I see… I apologize for getting ahead of myself. My mistake!" Iida bows. 

Soon the teams were split up, and Izuku thanks whatever god there was he got Ochako. "Thank god," Izuku states as he walking over to Ochako. 

"Let's do this!" She pumps her fist into the air. 

"Moving on, first up are…. Team A as Heroes, Team D as villains!" All Might holds up two different balls with the letters on them. 

Izuku looks over, seeing Iida and Katsuki step forwards. 'never mind god, I take it back. Go screw yourself.' 

"The villain team goes in first! The timer starts in five minutes when the hero team sneaks in. The rest of us will watch via CCTV!" All Might walks over to the teams. "Iida, Bakugo. You boys need to adopt a villain mind-set. This is a practical experience, so go all out. Don't hold back. I will stop you if you take things too far… Good Luck!" All Might quickly leaves with the class as Iida and Bakugo go inside the building. 

"What do you know about the nerds' quirk?" Katsuki questions Iida, who was checking out the fake bomb. 

"He used a shadow to kill the Zero Pointer. I did not get a good look at what it was. I just know he has enormous strength. I ask you not to charge straight at Midoriya." Iida advises sternly. 

"The longer we wait, the more time he can plan. I will hunt the nerd down so he can't create some crazy plan to win, just watch out for angel face!" Katsuki stomps off, not waiting for a response. 

 Outside with the Hero team-

"So, what do you want to do?" Izuku asks his teammate. 

"Um… well, there is no pressure for failure, but I don't want to lose to them. I can get us to the third floor with my quirk, but I don't really have much." Ochako answers lowly. 

"What are there, quirks," Izuku continues to question, already knowing the answer but wants her to come up with a plan. He could probably end it quickly by scaling the building, but this was a team exercise. 

"Well, Iida has engines in his legs, so he's fast, and Bakugo seems like an angry bomb." 

"Right, Katsuki is really strong. He is great at anything he picks up and has a mind for battle. He will be looking for me since we have a lot of history. Iida, on the other hand, comes from a hero family, so he's been raised for heroics since he got his quirk. He probably already figured out a way to stop you from getting items to use with your quirk." The boy stretches out, getting ready for the start. 

"So, you're saying, you want to go after Bakugo?" She raises an eyebrow. 

"Yep, but he will be coming to us. When he inevitably tries to blow my head off my shoulders, grab some rubble and take it with you before going after Iida. Stay quiet and treat this like a real situation." Izuku advises. Ochako nods. 

"Indoor antipersonnel battle training… START!" All Might calls from the speakers in the building. 

Ochako taps Izuku's back and then hers as they kick off the floor, getting to the third story building. Izuku manifests one of his blades and breaks the latch on the window. He slides it open, letting Ochako go in first. "oh, when we get back, we are fixing your boots," Izuku smiles. 

"What's wrong with my boots?" Ochako hisses softly. 

"You are wearing heels… are you serious?" Izuku shot back and watches her glare. 

"Midnight wears heels." She stays close to the wall, and so does Izuku. 

"Because she is a mid-range fighter. You are a close-range fighter. You will snap an ankle if you fight in heals," Izuku informs but pushes Ochako back before tilting his head. Bakugo's hand explodes next to it as he destroys the wall. "See what I was saying?" Izuku didn't mind Bakugo as his palm strikes the blond in the chest, sending down the hallway. "Get the rubble and go. His eyes are on me." Izuku moves away from Ochako as she snags a few rocks and runs off. 

"Nice dodging, Deku." Izuku rolls his eyes at that. 

"I didn't even really dodge Kacchan. Well, come on, puppy. Let's fight," Izuku raises his hands, keeping his hands open and ready. Katsuki rushes forward and throws the usual right punch. Izuku notices the window behind him. So, he does the rational thing. Izuku steps into the punch, grabbing Katsuki's gauntlet and under his armpit. Izuku pivots and throwing the blond through the window, out into the street. Izuku hears the pops from Bakugo explosions before he peaks outside, seeing Katsuki on the road. "STOP THROWING THE SAME STUPID RIGHT HAYMAKER IDIOT!" 

"FUCK YOU!" Katsuki screeches from below. Izuku could see Katsuki was bleeding from the glass. 

"Ochako, Katsuki is outside right now. It will take a few minutes to get back upstairs. Where are you?" Izuku speaks calmly into earpiece All Might gave them. 

"I found Iida," She almost starts giggling. "He's doing an amazing impression of a villain… fifth floor. Right in the center." 

"Are there windows into the room? And do you think you could get the weapon without my help?" Izuku keeps talking while walking towards a different window. 

"Um, west side. His facing them right now, so if you are thinking of entering that way, I would have to be the distraction." Ochako informs quietly. Izuku could feel the rage from under him. 'guess Katsuki hasn't figured out prolonged flight yet.' 

"um, try to get the bomb if not then keep Iida distracted, but don't rush him. I'll be the backup plan if anything. You got this, Ochako." Izuku threw the window open before poking his head out, looking up. 'two floors,' Izuku saw the windows she was talking about and manifests his blades. He stabs the dagger into the concrete and cringes softly. 'I really hope this doesn't ruin the blades.' Izuku starts climbing before reaching the fifth floor and investigates the room. Uraraka was floating above Iida's view, but he was about to look up, so Izuku did what he needs to do. He knocks on the window. 

"Hey, Iida! Help!" Izuku cries out in faux panic. "I-I'm scared of heights!"

"M-Midoirya! What are you doing!?" Iida rushes over as Ochako drops onto the bomb, grabbing it just as Iida opens the window for Izuku to crawl in. 

"HERO'S WIN!" All Might yells, making Iida whips around, seeing Ochako hugging the bomb like a koala bear. 

"PFFFFF" She falls off laughing. "I-Izuku… y-you looked ridiculous, popping up like that from outside!" She giggles on the floor as Izuku pushes off his hood. 

Iida just looks completely lost at what happened. "w-when did you get in here, Uraraka?" 

"When you were distracted with your acting skills," She admits. "By the way, +A for improve." She threw him thumbs up. Izuku rolls his eyes before Bakugo stormed in. 

"YOU READ MY MOVES THEN THREW ME OUT THE FUCKING WINDOW!" Katsuki yells while palms popping with explosions.

"LANGUAGE BAKUGO and Midoriya, that's not heroic to throw someone out of a window!" Iida starts to chastise both of them, but Izuku ignores the robot. 

"I watched you my entire life Katsuki, you always start off with your right. Fix it before it gets you killed" Izuku stands up before looking out the window seeing the broken concrete. 'note to self. Check daggers later.' 

"Please come back to the observation deck to review!" All Might calls through the speakers. 

The walks back into the observation room as Katsuki was picking glass out of his hair, still growling to himself. 

"Good job, Hero's now who can tell me what went right and wrong with the villain team?" All Might asks the group that was watching. 

"Iida did well to prepare for Uraraka by removing the items inside the room but didn't pay close enough attention and got distracted. From what I saw, Bakugo's every action was motivated by a personal grudge." Momo starts only to get cut off. 

"That's kinda wrong," Izuku speaks up. "About the Bakugo thing.” He quickly clarifies. “We have history, but that isn't important right now. Katsuki want to explain?" 

Katsuki huffs out and throws more glass into the trash. "The nerd watches everything. Did any of you see him writing in a notebook yesterday?" Most of the class nods. "he's watching you and your quirk." That got the class to freeze up some. "He's a nerd when it comes to quirks and how to use them. He is the one that came up with using my explosions for flight. If you give him too much time to plan, you won't be giving a chance to win." Katsuki bites back a growl. 

"Anyways, continue Yaoyorozu. Sorry I interrupted." Izuku waves some. He wants her to continue since she makes good points about Iida. 

"O-of course," Yaoyorozu seems to shrink into herself some. "Um, Uraraka was able to stay quiet and use her quirk to stay above Iida's field of view, which was a strategic move. She was only saved by Midoriya… I'm sorry, how did you climb the outside of the building? No cameras were watching the outside." She turns to Izuku, who pulls his dagger out of his jacket pocket. 

"With this." The blue blade was still in pristine condition, which Izuku felt relieved that he didn't cause permanent damage. 

"where did you even get that?" Kiminari asks while stepping away from Izuku. Mineta was hiding behind Shoji. 

"Magic," Izuku let the blade go, and it vanishes. "Anyways, please continue. I enjoy your analysis Yaoyorozu." Izuku leans against the wall. 

"Well, even if you didn't use your quirk or very little of it. You read Bakugo's movement before putting him away from the battle while keeping the building's stability intact and being a distraction when Uraraka was about to be found out. The heroes acted like a team while the villains failed." Yaoyorozu finishes, and All Might's jaw was slightly open. 

'I was not expecting her to say that much…' All Might quickly pulls himself together as the class was looking at him. "Correct! Now, who was the MVP of the match?" 

A few students look between the hero team since they really didn't know who should get it. "Uraraka," Izuku states. "She kept a cool head and did most of the work. Without her, we wouldn't have found the bomb or even captured it." 

"Good Job Midoriya! Now onto the next match." All Might pulls out another pair of balls, and the teams left to a different building. 

Shoji and Todoroki vs. Ojiro and Hagakure. 

"I really hope she isn't naked," Izuku mumbles as Ochako stands next to him. 

"Why?" Ochako questions, knowing that she was but didn't say anything to embarrass her new friend. 

"Todoroki isn't a team player. He's going to freeze the building, and she's going to get cold very quickly." Izuku saw Yaoyorozu nodding at his statement. "What do you think they should do to get out of the situation Yaoyorozu?" The tall girl turns to him, slightly surprised, he asks.

"hm… between the both of them. The only way to get away from Todoroki's ice would be to use each other. Have Ojiro hold Hagakure up until he stops his attack, using her shoes as a distraction before ambushing him." She offerers. "Also, call me Momo. It's much easier than my last name." 

"Call me Izuku then, and I agree. Todoroki is strong but once again. This is a team exercise meant to teach not to show off", Izuku frowns as the entire building was encased in ice trapping both villains. Shoji stands outside with his arms cross and body language, saying he was pissed, but he hid it well. Some people inside the observation room were shivering. Todoroki tags the bomb after saying something to the villains, then everything melts when he raises his left side. 

'duel quirk. And Aizawa got on my ass for slacking off?' Izuku glares at the screen. 

The teams came back, and the MVP was Todoroki. 

"I would have given it to Shoji for having to deal with the ass hole," Izuku whispers just low enough for Shoji to smile under his mask and Jiro to snicker. 

Momo and Izuku sat back while watching each match. They went back and forth with an analysis of what each team should have done to win. It was honestly fun for both to have someone they could relate to their skills. 

Soon enough, it was Momo's turn, and Izuku knows that her team would win. Even if she was stuck with the pervert, Izuku made sure to manifest his blade while showing it off for Mineta before leaving. 

Every match was complete Izuku saw blood running down All Might's chin and remembers the injury. 'he's going to have to leave soon.' 

"Excuse me, All Might" Izuku holds up a white cloth. "You have some blood on your chin," Izuku whispers softly. All Might shoots him a thankful look before cleaning his chin. 

"Well done, everyone!! No serious injuries, but please, if you are hurt, go get checked out by recovery, girl! That means you, Bakugo. I know you are still bleeding from your match!" All Might stands proudly in front of the class. "Change out of those costumes and head back to the classroom!" All Might speeds off down the hall, and Izuku shook his head. 

'not bad for a first exercise… even if we should have started with the basics, but his class not mine.' Izuku stretches out while walking back to the locker rooms. Kirishima forces Bakugo to go to Recovery Girl to make sure he gets healed. 

Everyone gets to the classroom, talking about the matches. When Aizawa comes in, he ends the class early and telling them to go back to the dorms, so they don't disrupt other classes. 

Izuku goes back to his room and pulls his daggers out, checking them more thoroughly for damage now that he was alone. Once he was satisfied, he places them back into his inventory. His school jacket hangs off the back of the chair and pulls out the homework they got. 

"Yo, Nerd," Katsuki calls from the door. 

"It's open, Katsuki." Izuku places his pencil down, turning towards the door as Katsuki walks in dressed in shorts and a tank top. "What do you need?" 

"I lost to you, and as if that weren't enough… that icy bastard and ponytail girl… I can't measure up to them just yet, but just you wait! From here on, I'm going to beat you all!" Katsuki storms out of the room, slamming the door. 

 "I wish you luck, Katsuki." Izuku smiles before spinning around. "but I'm getting stronger too…" 

On Izuku's morning run, he sees the front gate slowly get more populated by the news. 'did they already find out All Might is teaching?' Izuku shakes his head before heading back to the dorms. He advises everyone not to leave campus unless they want to get mauled by news teams and reporters. Everyone enters the back of the school, away from the gates, so the reporters didn't catch them. 

Aizawa strolls into class, looking devoid of sleep. 'underground hero by night, a teacher by day. What a man.' Izuku chuckles. 

"Good work with yesterday's battle training," Aizawa places a stack of evaluations down on the podium. "I looked over your grades and evaluations. Bakugo." Katsuki perks up slightly from his usual slumped position. 

"Next time, try to work with your teammate. You're in U.A. now grow up. You got talent, kid." Aizawa waits for a response. 

"Got it…" Katsuki slumps back. 

"Midoriya, Yaoyorozu. All Might stated you both gave good analyses of your classmates. Keep working on those skills, they are important when working as a hero." The two called out nod in understanding. 

"Todoroki, it was a team exercise. Sure, your approach to the issue would have worked in an abandoned building with only villains inside it, but what about if it was a hostage situation? Remember, sometimes you have to work with someone else to get the job done." Aizawa sighs as Todoroki just nods as well. "Now, onto homeroom business. You'll be picking a class president. I don't care how or who just get it done before English." Aizawa finds his sleeping back and gets into it. 

Once he was in his sleeping bag, the class stays calm. 

'yeah right.' 

The class explodes with people scrambling for the position. Luckily Iida collects everyone. 

"QUIET DOWN, EVERYONE!! Leading the many is a task of heavy responsibilities. Still, ambition does not equate to ability" Iida stands up proudly at his desk. "The sacred office demands the trust of its constituents, if this is to be a democracy, then I put forward the motion" He raises his hand the highest. "That our leader must be chosen by election!!!" 

"But Iida, we haven't known each other enough to build any trust." Asui taps her chin softly. 

"And everyone will vote for themselves." Kirishima waves his hands around. 

"We have spent about 4 days together. Inside a dorm and we watched/fought each other the other day," Izuku speaks up. "I think depending on who earns multiple votes would be suited for the office. If they don't think they can handle the paperwork," Izuku watches a few students realize being the president wasn't all fun and games. "They can bow out and hand it over." 

"Precisely, Midoriya! Sensei, would you allow this?" Iida asks the caterpillar in the corner who just cracks his eyes open enough. 

"Like I said, I don't care. Just get it done," Aizawa closes his eyes, and everyone quickly shuts up. 

"yes, sensei." Iida was the only brave one. 

The votes were counted, and Izuku sighs. 'do I have enough time to do this? Also, what the hell?' 

"Who voted for the shitty nerd!" Katsuki stands up and yells. 

Izuku and Momo were chosen. "Fine, so your president's Midoriya and vice president is Yaoyorozu." They stand in front of the class. Izuku feels slightly bad for Iida as he had his head down. 

"It will be fun working with you, Momo." Izuku holds out his hand. 

"Same to you, Izuku" She smiles and shakes his hand. 

LUNCH

Izuku was joined by Ochako, Iida, Momo, and Jiro. The rest of the A-1 was spread out. 

"So many people," Izuku groans wishing he could put in his music, but it would have been rude to the people at his table. 

"Besides the hero course, there're also students from support and business course. We all come here for lunch." Iida informs while eating. 

"This rice is so good," Ochako munches on her food while Izuku was already running through the different responsibilities of his new position. 

"I don't know if I will have time," Izuku mumbles softly while eating his lunch. 

"You can do it, Izuku." Ochako smiles across from him. 

"Plus, you do have Yaoyorozu, you can rely on." Iida points to said girl who nods. 

"I will help in any way." Momo picks at her food. 

"Thank you for trusting me. I just never got voted for much in high school or anything, really." Izuku sighs. 

"Didn't you want to be president too, Iida?" Ochako turns to him, having some rice on her lip before cleaning it off. 

"Again, ambition and suitability are different matters," Iida states firmly, but Izuku just laughs. 

"Iida, honestly, you probably have more experience for the presidency than I do. So it's not suitability; that is the problem." Izuku finishes his meal first but didn't get up to leave. 

"I guess I can see your point, but your grit, intelligence, and analyzing skills will help our class in multiple ways. That also goes without saying you and Yaoyorozu will be a powerhouse in the office." Iida concludes. 

"Yeah, I mean, you did get second overall in the written exams," Ochako blurts out. Izuku just glares at her, not wanting that to be known. 

"Oh, Momo got first," Jiro states offhandedly. 

The two presidents just nod to each other, but their eyes hint at a challenge. "Midterms will be different," Izuku states.

"No, they won't," Momo shot back. Izuku was broken out of his heated staring contest with Momo by a chill going down his back. 

"Momo, can I trust you to take care of people here? I need to go check on something." Izuku got up quickly, taking his plates without waiting for a response. 

"What does he mean by that?" Ochako asks before jumping as an alarm deafens anyone inside. 

"SECURITY LEVEL 3 HAS BEEN BROKEN. All student's please evacuate in an orderly fashion."  The speakers ring out. 

"What's security level 3?" Iida asks a third-year student running by the table. 

"It means someone's infiltrated the building! Hasn't happened in my three years!" The third-year kept running. "Anyway, hurry up and get outta here!!" 

"People are panicking," Momo states, keeping a hold on the table while watching people bottleneck the exits. 'did Izuku know this was going to happen?' She quickly made a microphone as Iida checks the outside. 

Izuku runs towards the decaying aura he feels near the teachers' lounge. He throws the door open, finding a figure going through a desk. "Who are you?" Izuku manifests Rasaka's blade, ready to fight. 

"oh? An NPC has found me." The figure tucks some paper into his hoodie jacket. "or are you more than an NPC…"

"Get away from the desk and drop whatever you took." Izuku steps forward, watching the target. 

"See you soon." The man got enveloped with a purple cloud before vanishing. Izuku feels the aura disappear with the man, and he puts his dagger away. 'that's not good.'

Chapter Text

Izuku was pissed. He was sitting on the bus with his hood up. His gut, screaming at him to get ready for a fight. Ochako couldn't get him to relax ever since he got back to the dorms. 

He informed Aizawa and Nezu. They both brushed him off, saying they would investigate, but they didn't look worried. The rat was smiling like it was any other day. 'guess all teachers are the same. Can't trust them.' 

Izuku could see the dome to the USJ as they get closer. 'why does it feel like I'm walking into a trap. The guy said, see you soon. If I was a villain and going to attack U.A., I would have done the exact same thing he did. Cause a distraction steal info, but who attacks a day after it happens? Does he already have troops ready?' Izuku gives up worrying and just gets ready to fight. 'whatever happens is on their heads for not listening.' 

"Izuku, are you okay?" Ochako pokes his side some. 

"No. I'm not." Izuku turns his eye towards his teacher, who was pretending to sleep. 'yeah figured out you Aura sensei. I know your faking.' 

Before Ochako could ask what's wrong, the bus pulls up to the front of the USJ. Aizawa got up. "We're here. Look sharp, now…" Aizawa glances at Izuku, who keeps his hood up and head down, but the cold blue from his eyes was seeping out of the shadows the hood creates. 'kid, we didn't dismiss what you told us. Don't take it the wrong way.' Aizawa signs internally, 'we just didn't want to cause panic…' 

Izuku steps off the bus while standing at the back of the class when they enter the dome. Thirteen was there like Aizawa stated earlier. All Might was missing. Izuku watches Thirteen holds up three fingers. 'He ran out of time? Seriously?' 

Ochako was currently fangirling over the rescue hero. The rescue hero begins their speech about how the class was going to learn how to save lives with their quirks. 

Izuku honestly couldn't pay attention as he feels uncomfortable in this situation. They were miles away from the school, with no back up if something happens. Thirteen had a strong quirk, but they don't use it against humans since they can rip someone apart. Plus, they were a rescue hero, not a fighter. Aizawa was an ambush type fighter. He could take on groups, but he couldn't keep it up for long. 

The lights flicker in the dome. Izuku looks up, seeing the same purple mist from the day before, opening in the middle of the dome near a fountain. Izuku watches a hand come out, then another hand covering a villain's face. 'him… he's the same guy. The same decayed aura...' Izuku starts to get closer to the edge, only paying attention to the villains as they pour out of the warp. He couldn't keep track as multiple villains come out, but his eyes stay on the main three that hold a powerful aura around them. 

"What the heck's that? More battle robots? Like during the entrance exam?" Kirishima asks while peering over Aizawa's shoulder some. 

"Don't move. Those are villains!" Aizawa already put on his goggles ready to jump into the fray. 

"Thirteen… and Eraser Head, is it?" the mist speaks. "According to the staff schedule, we stole the other day. All Might is supposed to be here…" 

"Of course. That whole incident was this scum's doing." Aizawa growls. Izuku just glares at his teacher. 

"Where is he…?" A dry and voice that would make people cringe came from the handy guy. "We've come all this way and brought so many playmates. All Might… the symbol of peace… is he here?" The hand Villain sways in his spot, giving off creepy vibes.

Izuku feels a spike of killing intent. 'don't say it… please don't-' 

"I WONDER IF SOME DEAD BRATS WILL BRING HIM HERE?" 

Izuku finally gets a quest after weeks of just daily quests. 

! Quest Directions

[An Emergency Quest has Activated.]

There are 'players' who have killing intent towards you in the area.

Slay them or push them back to ensure your safety.

If this quest is not completed, there will be a penalty.

Numbers of Players to Kill/Push back: 68

Numbers of Players killed/retreated: 0

'At least it's allowing me to push them back instead of just straight up killing them. Maybe I can talk them out of it.' Izuku looks around, seeing most of his classmates looking fearful. Katsuki looks like he was going to do something stupid if given a chance. 'Fuck it.' 

"EXCUSE ME!" Izuku yells, raising his hand. "Can we talk this out really quick? All Might's not here right now, so we have some time, right?" Izuku continues as he pulls back his hood, some letting the villain see his face. "I mean, we did meet yesterday, but we didn't get to talk that much." 

"Oh, you're that NPC from the teachers' lounge…" The villain scratches his neck as other villains wait for an order. Izuku could see the bird brain villain next to the mist didn't move a muscle since walking through the warp. 'That thing is not normal.' Izuku notes quickly. 

"What are you doing?" Aizawa grabs Izuku's shoulder, but since the teacher didn't listen to him yesterday. Izuku returns the favor. He shrugs off Aizawa's hand and walks down the stairs, only making it halfway before stopping.

"You like video games, right?" Izuku smiles politely while keeping his hands behind his back as he materializes his knight killer dagger. "You keep calling me an NPC, so let's have some dialogue. How do you plan on killing the All-Mighty Symbol of peace? Maybe we can test it out first?" Izuku was ready to call Igris out if needed. 'Igris could kill All Might easily, so whatever they got. He can handle it.' 

"Can't we just shoot this stupid kid and get this started?" One smaller time villain asks. 

"Shut it," The hand villain growls. His attention to the NPC he met earlier. "What's your name NPC." 

"Izuku. Yours?" Izuku feels the shadows crawling under his jacket, raring to go. 

"Shigaraki," Shigaraki introduces himself to Izuku while staring through the fingers of his hand mask. 

"Well, Shigaraki, how do you plan to defeat the symbol of peace? No offense… these small-time thugs you gathered wouldn't even get a hit on him." Izuku spins the dagger between his fingers to keep his hands occupied while trying to dig for information. 

"get them out of here, Thirteen. Quickly and quietly." Aizawa hisses as Izuku distracts the villains. "I'll get Midoriya." The rescue hero nods gently and starts backing the class to the doors. Katsuki wants to argue but bites his tongue along with Ochako as the class slips towards the doors unnoticed.

"With the anti-symbol of peace. The bioengineered Nomu." Shigirsaki motions too the bird brain next to him like it was the best gift he was ever given. "He's stronger and faster than All Might!" 

"So what's with the small flies?" Izuku motions to the low leveled villains with his dagger free hand. 

"They are to keep your class busy and out of the way. Or kill them if they want." Shigaraki off-handedly motions while starting to look back up the stairs to the class that was halfway out the door. 

"How about a duel. One V One?" Izuku asks, bringing the attention back onto him. Shigaraki laughs manically. 

"You verse my Nomu? Are you suicidal?" Shigaraki keeps laughing. 

"Oh, no. Kinda like you, I have my own personal guard." Izuku smiles while he pulling his hood back over his head before his eyes light up a dark blue. "Your Nomu vs. Igris." The villains watch as a shadow grows behind Izuku. The black sword was being held with the tip of the sword in the concrete steps. Igris's one hand cups the top of the handle with the second near the hilt of his sword. Igris was in a relaxed state as he waits for an order from his monarch.

Igris and the Nomu were the same sizes. The Nomu looks like a bodybuilder where Igris was agile and had his own mind when it came to fighting, unlike the brain dead puppet. 

"So what do you say? One vs. one. No interference, just us. Send your little goons back to whatever rock you pulled them from." Izuku shrugs because of either way. It would become a one vs. one. He didn't care how it happened just that it did. 

"Hey!" A villain yells. 

"you brat!" Others scream. 

"Who the hell does this kid think he is?" More villains start shouting and closing in towards the stairs.

"Or we can go to war, either way, you will have to face him before All Might." Izuku jabs his thumb back at Igris. 

"War? Ha, you and what army brat?" A smug villain with multiple arms asks cockily, getting to the base of the stairs. 

Izuku turns around, peaking past Igris seeing only Aizawa at the top. His teacher looks pissed and slightly worried. Izuku turns back around, smiling. "My army." 

"Come Out." Shadows explode from under Izuku's jacket before going up the steps. One by one, the shadow knights stand up with Magicians at the top of the stairs in front of Aizawa. "You guys know it's your first mission, right?" Izuku talks to his shadow's not to Igris. The villains back away from the stairs, slowly. Shigaraki watches in fascination. 

"You're a true necromancer, aren't you!? Why not join my team! You could be useful!" Shigaraki grins under his mask. 

"Sorry, Shigaraki, but times up." Izuku smiles sadly. "You never gave me an answer to the one vs. one. Plus, I don't like bullies."

"Go," Izuku's army charges forward, but Igris stays behind Izuku, ready to protect him. 

Shigaraki and Aizawa watch the battlefield in horror as the shadow knights do not hold back. The small-time villains were cut down one after another, leaving a vast land of bodies. The USJ central plaza was their final act of villainy. 

Izuku, Aizawa, Shigaraki, the mist villain, and the Nomu were the last living things in the USJ. It only took 8 minutes for quiet to fall onto the remaining people. Aizawa had to swallow some vomit that was climbing up his throat as Izuku looked indifferent to the massacre. 

"As I said, the small flies couldn't even take down one of my knights." The knights were making their way back to Izuku only to stop at the base of the stairs making a barrier. "So does your Nomu want to try?" 

Shigaraki scratches his neck tell it was raw. "I wasn't expecting someone so strong. You are a mini-boss, and if the Nomu can kill you, surely he can kill All Might. Nomu." The Nomu screeches before rushing forwards only to be met in the center of the field by Igris. Who cut the Nomu's head off in one swing. 'ha, that almost happened to me a few months ago... Wait, why doesn't he looked worried?' Shigaraki was just standing there as he saw the Nomu get up and reattachs its head. "Regeneration quirk? But he has incredible speed and strength." Izuku calls out the differences. 

"He's got shock absorption, but since your great shadow knight has a sword, it's useless… good thing that's not the only quirk Nomu has." Shigaraki laughs.

"Shigaraki… we shouldn't tell the man anymore. His classmates have already escaped while distracting us. He holds the high ground. We should retreat." The mist speaks softly, but in all the silence, Izuku heard it clearly. Igris was standing with his sword at the ready. The Nomu hasn't moved yet either. 

"Shut up, Kurogiri. The Nomu's hyper regeneration did its job." Shigaraki points out to the Nomu. 

'Multiple quirks… I knew that thing wasn't normal.' Izuku frowns while looking at his Mana. "Magicians, light the monster up." The Nomu suddenly gets hit with three giant fireballs that burn its flesh. "Igris, make sure he doesn't get up again." 

Igris finds new speed and slices the Nomu in its ligaments so it couldn't get up as he attacks relentlessly, not giving the Nomu time to Regenerate. Izuku watches as Igris had the monster on its knees before shoving the sword through its brain and down its spine, pinning it to the floor. Igris holds the blade down, making sure the Nomu couldn't heal again. "Magicians Again," Izuku watches the Nomu, and Igris get blasted with high leveled firepower. While the screeching from the Nomu falls silent, Igris was utterly untouched by the Magician's fire attack. 

[MP: 1700/1860]

Izuku finally notices that Kurogiri disappeared with Shigaraki halfway through the final firestorm. 

! Quest Directions

[An Emergency Quest has Activated.]

There are 'players' who have killing intent towards you in the area.

Slay them or push them back to ensure your safety.

If this quest is not completed, there will be a penalty.

Numbers of Players to Kill/Push back: 0

Numbers of Players killed: 66

Number of Players Retreated: 2

Quest Complete

You have completed

[Emergency Quest]

Quest Rewards

Reward #1: Stat Points. +8

Will you accept your rewards?

Accept Refuse

Izuku makes sure the Magicians blocked Aizawa's view as he made his way over to Igris. He could see the shadows seeping from the chard body of the Nomu. He looks up at Nomu and sighs sadly. 

"You will be much more useful on my side." Izuku holds out his hand. "Arise" The shadows seep out of the monster's body before standing tall next to Igris. Instead of the bird brain, the Nomu was. This shadow looked human. Plus, he had a shield and a broad ax. Izuku starts to question how the Nomu's were created. If the Nomu was an actual human before being turned into a monster. The shadow kneels with his head bowed. "Jesus, those villains were sick if they turned you into that monster." Izuku looks around the shadow. It's blue and black armor looked familiar to Izuku, but he couldn't place it. "You were once a hero from America!" Izuku yells out before turning to its dead body. "What did they do to you… Your name was Iron. He used a massive shield to protect citizens during villain attacks. Holy shit." Izuku stops freaking out when he saw the Knight look up at him. 

[Please Choose A Name For The Soldier.]

"I'll keep your old hero name. You will protect the innocent and punish the evil once again. Iron." Izuku smiles.

[Iron Lv. 1]

Rank: Knight.

Iron rises and stands next to Igris before letting out a roar. "Take it easy, Iron. The battle is over." Izuku points up at Iron. "Glad to have you on the team." Izuku walks back up the stairs. Igris and Iron look at each other. Igris had to look up some before the shadow knight breathes out. Igris pulls the sword from the Nomu and following his leader. Iron turns to the smaller knights before raising his fists and roaring again. The lower knights quickly follow Iron's example. 

"I worry about the future." Izuku looks to his right, seeing Igris nodding. "Okay, boys. Let's go back." The shadows drop to the floor, blanketing the bloody mess in black shadows. They swarm around Izuku before disappearing. 

"What did you just do?" Aizawa's left hand was shaking some as Izuku makes his way up to the top of the stairs. 

"Completed a quest." Izuku was the same height as Aizawa, so they look at each eye to eye. "By the way. The two that got away were named Kurogiri and Shigaraki. As you so spectacularly stated at the beginning. They broke into U.A yesterday and they are the leaders. Let me know when All Mig-"

"I AM HERE!" The doors broke inward as the two that were interrupted glares at the symbol of peace. "I am… late?" 

"That thing would have killed you or him" Izuku shoves his thumb towards All Might. "If it was given a chance. You're welcome, Sensei's." Izuku walks outside as the class was evacuated halfway down the road. Izuku walks towards his class as he pulls his hoodie off, letting his green hair-free. 

"Izuku!" Ochako jumps at him, and he catches her before getting squeezed in a tight hug. 

"Midoriya!" 

"DEKU!" 

The class yells once they saw him. He shakes his head, some holding Ochako up. "Hey, guys. Glad you got out of there quickly." 

"Only thanks to you greenie." Jiro states, and many agree. 

"So, what happened?" Kirishima asks while Aizawa and All Might come back looking green. 

"Nothing important." Izuku answers before putting Ochako down. "the main villains got away. They probably will be back sooner or later. All we can do is be ready for the next time it happens." The class nods. Soon the police and teachers finally show up. 

"How did you let those two idiots get away nerd?" Katsuki growls, but he did want to know what really happened after they left. He and Aizawa came out of the USJ without a scratch on them. 'Did the nerd really negotiate with villains?'

"Midoriya… you are going to have to come with us, while your class heads back to the dorms." All Might swallows roughly. The USJ was a mass grave for 66 villains. Izuku doesn't even look at him but just nods. 

"Sure. All Might. Let's talk." Izuku turns his head just enough so All Might catches the blue glint in Izuku's eye.

Chapter Text

Izuku sits at a conference table, Aizawa sitting next to him as they wait in silence for others to join.

"Midoriya," Aizawa starts as he turns to his student who was still in his hero costume since he wasn't given a chance to change yet. "I don't know why you ignored me at the USJ, but you need to trust your teachers. We are here to protect you." Aizawa saw the green eyes stare at him while Izuku's face stays neutral.

"Only fools trust blindly. I am not a fool." Izuku turns away from Aizawa as Nezu, Yagi, and a new face enters the conference room. Aizawa himself was putting together the puzzle that he named 'Izuku Midoriya.' Right next to the many other young men and women he teaches.

"Izuku Midoriya," The man in the trench coat begins while taking his hat off, sitting to the left of Nezu. Yagi sat to the principles right. "My name is Naomasa Tsukauchi. I am a detective with from the police force, and I have worked a few times with your teachers." The detective pulls out his phone. "Once we start talking about today's events, I will be recording what is said." Izuku nods as his hands were in his lap. Yagi kept staring at Izuku, so it was getting on his never.

"Do you need something, sir?" Izuku asks, pretending as if he didn't know it was All Might.

"Young Midoriya, Do you remember me?" Yagi asks. That got the attention of everyone at the table.

"Of course, we meet at Sir Night Eye's agency. When I was selling my collection of All Might figures." Izuku smiles sweetly, but it slowly fell. "Or are you talking about when you saved me from the sludge villain a year ago? Then left me on a rooftop after telling me, my quirklessness made me completely useless?" Izuku was keeping his emotions in check. "So, All Might, how's your injury?"

Naomasa chokes on his spit as Nezu's usual smile falls. Aizawa himself just looks at Yagi like he was an idiot. One by one, the three adults turn to Yagi, wanting an answer.

"Young Midoriya, I did not say that." Yagi quickly corrects, feeling four sets of eyes burning into him.

"No, not those exact words but pretty close if I say so myself." Izuku sits straighter with his shoulders back. "It's not wrong to dream," Izuku begins and revels in the fact that Yagi flinches, hearing Izuku's impression on him. It was very close to his real voice. "However, you need to be realistic, kid." Izuku's hands turn into fists under the table as he recalls the worst day of his life. "Well, All Might… I guess I finally got a quirk. Only took me an explosion and three days in a coma to get it." Izuku laughs at his dark joke. "Also, your welcome for stopping your assassination plot."

The three others quickly unpack everything Izuku just told them.

"Is everything he just said, the truth Yagi?" Aizawa asks while completing one section of the puzzle that gave Aizawa headaches since the beginning of the school year. 'If Midoriya was quirkless for thirteen years… then suddenly manifests a very powerful quirk. He has every reason to turn to villainy. Statistically, only 20% of the population is quirkless, but most of the quirkless population is an older generation. So cut that percentage down to 3% of kids are quirkless worldwide? Kids are cruel and adults more so if they wanted to be. And if the number one hero was that cruel with his words. What type of verbal abuse has Midoriya dealt with?' Aizawa still waits for Yagi's response. 

"Yes, but please understand I was trying to keep you safe, Midoriya. Being a hero is a dangerous jo-," Yagi tries to talk, but Izuku let his anger out. Izuku's fist slams against the conference table, causing a deep spiderweb of cracks to spread from the impact point.

"I do not need your protection," Izuku growls while his eyes flash blue. "I believe today proved that. Even without my quirk, I have skills that could be useful towards heroics. My teacher fights quirkless. Are you saying he is useless as well?" Aizawa wasn't expecting that type of outburst as he moves back. Nezu just watches Midoriya's every move; he was creating a profile of the young man in front of him.

'distrust of teachers, his social skills are spectacular for someone that was an outcast. Miss Uraraka must be the cause of that. A first friend since he was four. The two of them are very close.' Nezu's mind races as he kept adding information. 'Put down by his hero and wants to prove his strength to those who put him down. Bakugo maybe someone to talk to about Midoriya.' Nezu's brain came to a holt when Izuku speaks again.

"I have spent thirteen years watching heroes come and go from the rankings. I have crafted my analysis in a way that any quirkless person could defeat some of the top heroes." Every stomach drops at that bit of information. This young man could destroy any hero he pleased or sold the information for money. 'Villians would pay millions for that type of information.' Those thoughts were shot down as Izuku continues. "Never did I once think, 'How much would a villain pay for this type of information?' Never. Even after you smashed my dreams. I kept your secret that you are nothing more than a washed-up hero waiting to keel over any moment." Izuku was gripping the table's edge before he relaxes. "I want to say thank you." That confuses the group of adults. "Really, thank you, All Might, because that was the last day I would ever be that weak, timid little boy that everyone saw me as. I'm done being treated like a child that needs to be protected, ESPECIALLY WHEN NO ONE EVER PROTECTED ME BEFORE!" Izuku's grip on the table snaps the edge and making the piece of the metal ball up in his fist. "I don't need protection; I never needed it. I can protect myself."

The heroes and detective watches Izuku finally realize he was crying. They stay silent while the young man reaches touching his wet cheek before quickly wiping it dry. Izuku sits back in his chair, throwing the metal ball that once was the table onto the table. "Let's get this interview over with please, Detective." Izuku closes his eyes while collecting himself.

"Just need your account on the event that happened in." The detective was cut off by a knock on the door. Present Mic enters, looking scared.

"Yes, Yamada?" Nezu asks in a strand voice.

"The hero commission is here." Mic flinches as Nezu turns to him quickly. No smile on the principles face.

"Why?" Nezu asks while frowning.

"They said they wanted to speak with Midoriya." Mic coughs while looking away and pointing right outside the door before he was not so gently moved away from it. Two men walk in, both dressed in suits, one older than the second man. Izuku sits straighter, looking at the older man. He had scars across his temple up to his hairline. One was across the back of his neck.

'Whoever this man is… he's powerful.' Izuku thought.

"Chairman Gun-hee, may I ask what you are doing here?" Nezu asks. Gun-hee smiles politely down at the principle but saw the condition of the table and grins.

"Nezu, Once again, I commend you on finding another promising Underground hero." The chairman keeps his calm smile while looking over to Izuku. Izuku, on the other hand, feels Aizawa tense next to him.

"He is still a first-year. Not even done with his first week." Nezu stresses.

"Yet he already has a body count higher than Eraser Head." The chairman motions. "Don't worry, I am not poaching him from your school. Just here to talk." The chairman sits down with his second hovering next to him. Izuku studies the second man. He had slicked back orange hair and some strands hanging over his forehead. He still has not taken off the sunglasses. "Please clear out until we are finished speaking. Eraser Head, you are free to stay if you would like." Yagi, the detective, and Nezu left. Eraser Head turns to Izuku, looking at him.

'points eared Aizawa.' Izuku nods. "You can stay. You know the man more than me." Izuku answers softly. Aizawa stays seated.

"Izuku Midoriya, Nice to meet you. My name is Go Gun-hee." The older man holds his hand out. Izuku reaches across the table, shaking his hand.

"Are you Korean?" Izuku asks since the name was not a typical Japanese name.

"Sharp, I like that in potential underground heroes, and yes, my mother was Korean before moving to Japan." Gun-hee sits back, and Izuku follows.

'He's older than 80, but his build reminds me of retired wrestlers. Not to mention, he's stronger than me.' Izuku observes. 'for now.'

"I would like to congratulate you on catching my attention. It's not an easy thing to do so. Just ask your teacher." Gun-hee looks over to Aizawa, who had his arms crossed but nods. "There are a few more years of growth before the committee can offer you anything of worth, but we can help you go down a different path." The chairman's posture was relaxed while he continues, but Izuku could feel the calculating eyes and tone. Izuku looks over to Aizawa, who was listening and watching Izuku.

"You mean underground, correct?" Izuku asks.

"yes, we can help. This country is currently not being run by the government, but rather the heroes. Who protects the citizens from villains. The ones above them are the hero committee. Aizawa once stood in our ranks before taking a job with U.A. The hero committee targets specific villains. Such villains hide in the shadows. The one's you never see Daylight heroes fight or on the news. The balance of this country is currently barely held together, as you know. All Might is losing power and doesn't have a successor yet. So, the Hero Committee must pick up the slack, so the system doesn't crumble when he inevitably retires. Soon more villains will be coming." Gun-hee speaks firmly, and with authority, Izuku couldn't ignore. "I watched the USJ footage. I must say you handled yourself well while bagging 4 top 50 targets we were currently hunting. Each with a bounty of 200,000 yen ahead."

"So, you are trying to hire me to be an assassin?" Izuku questions while paying attention to his Sensei's aura, which Aizawa wasn't much help since he was calm.

"Assassin is a word for it but rather think of it as a bounty hunter. Dead or alive. Some villains are needed alive for the information they hold, but others need to be eliminated for the public's safety. The only difference is you do not get public recognition if you bring a villain alive. Then there is the law and the system. Normal government authority isn't powerful enough to keep heroes in check as well as smarter villains that know how to hide. That's why the hero committee is needed. Once again, I can't hire you until your third year, but I can offer you something." Gun-Hee stands before placing a card down on the table. "This will keep you out of legal trouble if you ever need to bring a villain to justice in an emergency."

Izuku looks down at the card seeing it was a temporary hero license without a hero name in the slot. It did have a black shield stamped on the corner of it; he's seen hero licenses before, never seen a mark like that.

"All you have to do is fill in the name. We at the hero commotion will be keeping a close eye on you Midoriya as you and your skills grow. My number is on the back if you wish to speak more. Please try to stay clean while at U.A. We can only cover up so many bodies. Show restraint for now." Gun-Hee bows. "Good to see you again, Aizawa. Have a good day." The two men left, leaving Aizawa and Midoriya alone.

"Ki… Midoriya, if you go down that path. Just be ready to take out heroes as well. If you wish to talk about it, please don't hesitate to ask me. It's your choice, but you will want the full scope of what an underground hero does, let me know." Aizawa stands up and leaves the room after the committee.

'This is not an opportunity that comes by every day…' Izuku thinks to himself. 'but I have three years to decide.' Izuku places the card into his wallet as he sits alone in the conference room. The detective comes into the room, swallowing softly.

"Midoriya, I will not be recording you anymore, but for the investigation, do you have any information that may be helpful?" The detective pulls out his pin and paper. Izuku nods, and they spend an hour talking about the Nomu and the Villains. As they were coming to an end, Izuku sighs and decides it would be for the best if the detective knew about Iron.

"Sir, the Nomu was created from an American hero that went missing around six years ago. The hero's name was Iron. He used a shield and Ax to protect civilians while beating back villains. His quirk was a type of taunting scream, Shigaraki stated that the Nomu had multiple quirks." Izuku admitted.

"How do you know that?" The detective looks up from his notepad.

"it's an aspect of my quirk. After Igris and Magicians killed the Nomu. I recognized the shadows the Nomu created. It was Iron." Izuku stands up after an hour or two of sitting was finally getting to him. "That's all I have for you if I find out more should I contact you or tell the teachers?" Izuku was close to falling asleep on his feet. Today has been long for the monarch.

"Here is my card. Please let me know if you do find something else out. Thank you again, Midoriya." The detective hands over his business card with his number and email on it. Izuku nods and bows towards the detective before taking his leave. He found the hallways empty; he strolls back to the dorms. When he opens the door, he smells pizza, which made his stomach growl. 'guess it's been a while since lunch.' Izuku looked over at the clock seeing it was 6 pm.

"Izuku!" Ochako calls from the couch. Most of the class gathered while watching some cheesy action movie.

"hey, Ochako. What nobody wanted to cook?" Izuku jokes as he grabs a few slices out of the bull box before throwing it on a plate.

"Yeah, we were too lazy." Ochako smiles while seeing Izuku was still in his hero costume. "You going to get changed?"

"After I eat. I'm starving after that interview." Izuku sat down at the table and finally got hushed as they turned back to the movie. Izuku finishes eating while thinking about his meeting with the chairman. 'I'll have to talk to Aizawa about it.' Izuku finishes his plate before cleaning it and disappearing upstairs.

The classes continued the next day like nothing happened. The USJ shut down until it could be cleaned. The teachers explained to the student body that the emergency was a false alarm and apologized for ending classes the day earlier. Overall everything was back to normal.

Aizawa walked into the room, still tired from the events that occurred yesterday. "U.A decided to keep the villain attack quiet due to the actions of your classmate." Aizawa begins. "The hero commission agreed with the decision, so do not speak about it to other students or the public. You will all be busy because the U.A. sports festival is fast approaching."

The comment about the USJ quickly forgotten at the mention of the sports festival. The class gets excited.

"Is that wise, Sensei?" Momo questioned from the back. "With what just happened at the USJ, wouldn't they try to attack again?"

"U.A must go about its business like it never happened, but there will be five times the police presence. Anyhow, our sports festival is the greatest opportunity you'll get. It's not an event that can be canceled over a few villains." Aizawa drones on.

"the nation's top heroes will all be watching; they'll be there as scouts," Momo commented.

"They'll be looking to hire us as sidekicks after we graduate. That's how it's done." Kaminari smiled over at Jiro.

"And a lot of those sidekicks never manage to go solo. They're sidekicks forever." Jiro pointed the comment right at Kaminari. Izuku could see the arrow drive through the blonde's chest as he looked down in pain.

"This happens once a year, so you've got three chances. If you are hoping to become a hero, this is an event you can't miss!" Aizawa finished as Mic walks into the class.

The fourth period ends, and it was lunchtime. Izuku gets up after kicking his bag under his desk so that it wouldn't be in the way. 'at least the committee and U.A. covered up the USJ. I guess I should have held back, but I got 800,000 yen in my account. Creepy, they just put the cash in for the villains I took down.'

"This has got me, so freaking pumped!" Kirishima knocked Izuku out of his head. "If we show our stuff here, that's one big step towards going pro!"

"everyone's excited…" Izuku mumbles, not realizing Iida was right next to him.

"and you aren't?" Iida looked towards him. Izuku just shrugged.

"It happens every year. I guess I am excited about seeing how everyone uses their quirks, but it's the same three events usually. One big elimination to test mobility and quick thinking. The second event is usually a team exercise and then the last one. One v. One fights." Izuku off handily analyzed the past 13 years of watching the sports festival into those three sentences.

"YEAH! But we get to participate this time!" Kirishima grinned and raised his fist energetically. Izuku smiled softly and nodded.

"Yeah, your right, Kirishima." Izuku felt a dark aura behind him.

"Iida… Izuku…" The boys turned towards the dark voice filled with conviction. "At this sports festival... Let's do our best!" Ochako had a devil's grin painted on her face.

"What happened to your face, Uraraka!?" Iida chops some.

"There's the little devil," Izuku smirked. 'I pray to god. I don't go against her. She would be a mean opponent.'

"Maybe it's that ti-" Tsuyu slaps Mineta before he could finish.

"EVERYONE!!! I'm gonna crush this!" Uraraka pumped her fist up.

"Yeahhhh, talk about inconsistent characterization." Kirishima joked while his sweatdropped.

Izuku pulls up his Inventory seeing a new key. He quickly materialized it; the ice key was cold to the touch like it was created from real Ice that never melted. 'I should probably dress warmly for this dungeon' Izuku places the key away and rubbed his neck. 'I'll use it as training for the Sports festival.' Izuku smiled as the class heads out for lunch. He catches up to Ochako and Iida, both were waiting for him. 

Chapter Text

Izuku put in a request to leave campus, to visit his mother. It was more or less a lie. He needs to go to a beach near his mothers' apartment. 

The ice key that he still hasn't found out how it got in his inventory was instructing him to go. He leaves the gates of UA without noticing another U.A student following him. 

Izuku rolls his neck slowly once his feet hit the sand. "Well, then. Let's go." Izuku manifests the key before opening a portal. The blue sparks begin on the dark beach as the sun already fell. 

A blue blur shoots past Izuku going inside the portal. 

"HEY!" Izuku runs through the portal. From the world's side, the portal turns red before disappearing, not to draw attention. From inside the dungeon, it was a winter wonderland. The snow was untouched as Izuku, and his uninvited guest stands in the opening surrounded by snow-covered trees. 

"Wow, so this is your quirk? You know everyone's had their eyes on you since you cut down the Zero Pointer. Togata said Sir Night Eye already meet you a few months back. Hey, where is the portal? Where are we? Why is it snowing?" The blue-haired girl was floating around with golden energy coming from her hands. 

"Stop." Izuku glares at the girl while watching the tree line. "Who are you, and what are you doing here?" 

"Oh, I'm Nejire Hado. Third Year U.A student and assigned to watch over you during your trip to your mothers!" Hado lands next to Izuku while smiling, Izuku keeps glaring towards the third year. 

"Hado. What you just did was put your life in danger." Izuku's hand went out and snatches an ice arrow out of the air before hitting Hado in the face. She jumps back and gets into a fighting stance. 

"On the trees." Hado was a lot calmer than Izuku expected. 'then again, she is a third-year.' Izuku turns to the tree line seeing figures standing on the branches. Ice blue eyes were watching the two humans in the dungeon. 

"Ice elves…" Izuku felt the ice digging into his skin, but it was easy to ignore. "Their eyes are sharp… they managed to single out the weaker of the two of us…" Izuku hears a sound of protest from Hado, but he didn't pay attention. His eyes were on the cocky Elf. 'if this were a few months ago, that arrow would've been aimed at me.' Izuku feels the vein in his head pulse while the Elf motions his thumb across his throat. 'Oh?' Izuku crushes the ice arrow, and the ice once on his hand explodes off the skin. The elves jump deeper into the forest. 

"I don't think they're welcoming us." Hado crosses her arms while rubbing her cold skin. 

"We're stranded until we kill the boss," Izuku informs Hado while throwing a small winter coat at her. "This is my world, so you listen to me. Got it?" Hado pulls on the warm layer. 

"Where did you get this?" She questions while staying behind Izuku. They walk into the woods to the west. Izuku saw deep claw marks in the trees that remind him of bear marks. If there are bears, then the elves will stay away… for now.' 

"I have an inventory system for my quirk. Also, stop asking questions. I'm the one that is supposed to ask questions like, why did you go through a portal? Are you crazy?" Izuku turns towards the girl who was currently burring herself in the winter coat. She was at least a head shorter than him, so he needs to look down at her. 

"I was curious. Like I said, everyone's been mentioning you since the beginning of school." She shrugs. 

"At lease you are calm." Izuku sighs tiredly. 

"Well, even if I'm curious, I'm not stupid. I jump into an unknown portal that you created out of a key. I expected the unexpected. Also, we shouldn't go further." Hado points out towards the trees. "The area is covered with bear territory markings. I saw a documentary." She said proudly. 

"So you're saying this area is full of bears?" Izuku keeps a straight face. 

Hado stares up the boy. 'What… did I say something wrong?' "Yes. S-so we should turn back…" Hado crosses her arms over her chest. 

"That's why we're moving into the forest." Izuku strolls forwards with his hands in his pockets. 

"Huh? Did you not hear me?!" Hado yells. 

"If this is the bear's territory, we only have to worry about bears while in the forest." Izuku turns his head so he could look at his Senpai. "Bears are more reasonable than Ice Elves." Izuku states. 

Hado's brain caught up, and her mouth opens to retort before shutting. 'Ah… if there are a lot of bears in the area, meaning there are no stronger predators here. We won't encounter any stronger monster.' She looks down at the snow. "Why did I not think of that…" 

"Because this is your first time in a dungeon. This is different from villains you may have fought. These will always go for the kill instead of escape." Izuku's eyes dart around, some making sure there was no one following them. 

"Who are you, really?" Hado asks while sinking into the winter coat more since it was frigid in the dungeon. She wasn't inappropriate clothing for winter. 

"Since this is my quirk… it's my reasonability to protect you. However, don't ask me anything. Don't ask me any questions and don't demand anything from me." Izuku equips his winter coat that had a fur collar and hood. 

Izuku and Hado turn towards a large bear walking towards them. It had pure white fur, blue crystals in its chest, and crimson red eyes. 'Just like other monsters. All were looking for blood.' Izuku observes as Hado gets ready to fight. 

"I'll distract it. While you find an opening and…" Hado gets stopped by Izuku, grabbing her hood. "What are you doing?" 

"I'll say this clearly. I'll be hunting monsters just by myself." Izuku keeps his eye on the bear. 'Can't waste the experience just because she is here.' 

"I don't care how strong you are, that is a bear! You cant win by yourself." Hado glares at Izuku. 

"Title Change." Izuku left Hado's side. 

[Title: The one who overcame adversity]

A title given to those who overcame

Adversity heroically.

Your stats increase proportionally

To your missing health.

(1% stat increase every 1% HP missing)

To

[Title: Wolf Slayer]

A title given to a hunter proficient

In fights against wolves.

40% increased stat against

Beast-Type Monsters.

The bear rears back its sharp claws ready to kill. The bear brings it down, slamming it on the floor were Izuku once stood. The snow compresses under the paw before the bear looks upwards. Izuku was feet above the bear's head as his body comes down with the help of gravity. 'with this title, I should be able to bring this beast down with just my hands.' Izuku pulls his arm back, making a fist as he fell. As he was inches above the bear. Izuku throws his fist downwards right on top of the bears head. The sound of the skull breaking fills Hado's ears; she stares with questions building in her head. Izuku's attack took a second to reverberate through the bear, making it crumble to the floor. Hado's eyes widen, seeing Izuku sitting on the bear. 

'A bear in a single hit?' Hado whimpers in silence as the questions were overflowing. 

"Just as I thought, since the standard is higher, the experience gain is a difference," Izuku smirks. 

[You Leveled Up!]

"y…you, just who are you?" Hado gaps some letting the question out. 

At U.A. 

"Hey, has anyone seen Izuku?" Ochako asks after sitting down at the dinner table. Bakugo decided/ was forced/ to cook tonight with Kirishima's help. 

"He said he went to visit his mother," Momo answers. "He said he would be back late, so don't wait on him." 

Ochako and Katsuki both perk up before looking at each other. 

"Yeah, right." Katsuki hissed under his breath. 'Aunty hasn't apologized yet.' 

Aizawa was rushing towards Nezu's office. "Hado and Midoriya's trackers in their school badges just went offline. Seconds between each other." 

"Where were they last transmitting from?" Nezu asks without looking up from his computer. 

"A beach near Midoriya's mother's apartment," Aizawa answers. 

"Midoriya said he would be back tonight. So if they are not back by the morning, we will go looking. The badges could have just malfunctioned. Kaminari is in the same class. He has already fried 4 of his badges." Nezu pulls up the tracking system. "I will let you know if they pop back online." Aizawa nods softly, still holding onto his phone tightly. 

Back in the Dungeon 

Izuku and Hado sit around a fire that Izuku started. "So, do you have any siblings?" Hado asks while taking a bite out of the bear meet. Izuku, on the other hand, was making sure the fire would stay lit for the night. 

"No, I don't." Izuku stands up once he was satisfied with the fire. "I need to exercise." 

"Inside here?" Hado looks around the dark forest. 

"If I don't, there will be a penalty… I will be close by, stay here." Izuku keeps his promise as he could still hear Hado talking to her self since she was trying to figure out Izuku. He could also hear the fire from his spot as he begins to do his daily quest. 'I can't leave her behind if I end up in a penalty zone. She's strong, but the elves would kill her if given a chance… I need to find the rest of the bears. We are deep enough in the territory that the elves shouldn't inter… but just in case.' Izuku rolls his neck while thinking. "Iron" Izuku watches the giant knight come from the shadows. "Stay hidden but watch hado. If anything happens to her, I will never call on you again. Got it?" The tank nods before going off to watch over Hado without being seen. "Well, since that is taken care of, Time to go hunting." 

The sun slowly rises as Izuku finds cave entrance, and crimson eyes bleed from the shadows. Multiple ice bears come out from the cave. "The numbers are roughly the same?" Izuku asks while counting the bears. "Come out." The white snow was coated in pitch-black shadows as his army rises from the depths. They stand behind Izuku while he couldn't help the smile on his face. The power he felt with his army standing ready to fight. 

"Go"

Izuku watches his knights go to work. 'The bears are stronger than the villains at the USJ.' He observes a few knights get shredded by the bear's claws before reforming to attack again. The Magicians help from the edges of the battle firing at a few bears. "The strength of shadow soldiers are still beyond my expectation." Izuku talks to himself as he watches the battle. The fire from the Magicians lights up his front side. "This unbelievable regeneration is almost comparable to immortality. But it does consume massive amounts of Mana." 

[MP: 1567/ 1860]

A deep roar comes from the cave before a giant bear comes out looking fierce. The scars crossed over its body proved it's battle capabilities. It was also ten times the size of the lower level bears. 

"The leader appears…" Izuku watches as knight after knight gets shredded by the leader until his Mana drops to zero. 

[Shadow Soldiers can no longer

Reeneragte Due to lack of Mana]

"Igris!" Izuku calls out his commander. The knight stands beside his monarch, ready, the large black sword in Igris's right hand. Igris didn't need the order; he rushes forward with the same speeds he used at USJ. Izuku didn't see Igris attack; he just saw the leader of the bears start to bleed heavily. Izuku looks up, seeing Igris above the bear while on a tall tree in a crouched position, before pushing off and attacking again. Slicing the leader more. Igris slams his sword through the bear's arm as it tries to claw him. Blue and black mix as Igris moved faster using the same tactic he used against the Nomu. Attacking the ligaments until the leader bear stands entirely still. The white fur was soaked red. Igris stands in front of the bear as it towers over the knight, but the bear wasn't moving anymore. 

Until the bear rears its head back and roars. Only to have the roar cut off when Igris decapitates it. Igris catches the head before bringing it back to Izuku under his arm. 

'Just like the USJ. I would have stood no chance if igris used his sword back then. At my current level, we're at equal footing…' Igris drops the head at Izuku's feet before kneeling. 'no,' Izuku corrects himself, looking at the knight that was kneeling before him. 'he is above me.' 

[Name: Midoriya Izuku]

[Level: 52]

"You've done well." Izuku grabs Igris's shoulder while smiling. Izuku walks over towards the bear's dead body. 'time to turn him into my shadow soldier…' 

"Arise." 

Shadows pour from the body of the monster bear. 

[You have successfully extracted the shadow.]

[Shadow Monster Lv.1]

Multiple alarms go off as the smaller bears shadows also stand. Izuku looks across the shadow monsters. The leader was towering over him, but Izuku didn't worry anymore. They were under his command now. "Good." 

Izuku makes his way back to Iron and Hado. Who was sitting next to each other, making faces to each other. 'Both of them are goofballs.' Izuku rolls his eyes at their antics. Hado smiles up at Iron before Iron disappears. "Glad you are having fun, but we have company." Izuku turns towards the empty field. "How about you guys undo your stealth? Due to your powerful energy, hiding is pointless." Hado quickly got up as the elves slowly became visible. Izuku stares at the army before him. "what chilling energy." 

"I-ice elves, and with numbers…" Hado softly swallows while balling her fists up, forgetting the shadow warrior she was having fun with minutes ago. The leader opens his mouth, but no language she ever heard came out. 

"There really was one. A useful guy." The leader's voice fills Izuku's ears, which surprises him. 

"What? You can talk?" Izuku questions. 

The leader looks shocked from on top of his horse. "You know our language?" 

'Huh? How is conversation possible…' Izuku was confused on top of surprise like the leader. 

"Can you also speak with the monster?" Hado questions before shutting up, remembering his rule. 'right this is his quirk…' 

'Is this an effect from my quirk?' Izuku questions himself. 

"Able to converse… how splendid, there's someone I want to introduce." The leader motions to the same Elf Izuku saw at the beginning of the dungeon. Izuku's vain in his forehead bulge again, remembering the gestor the Elf made. "You're already Acquaintances. He's the one who notified us that there's someone strong among the humans." The leader continues talking while the others stay quiet. "This guy wanted to face off with you, so…" The leader's voice comes to a stop as his man was missing his head. 

Izuku keeps one of his hands in his pocket, but his right hand was holding his dagger. The headless Elf falls to his knees before falling forward. 

"Anything else to say?" Izuku asks dully. 

The leader grins madly. "You're an amusing guy." 

Daggers clash together before Izuku lands back in front of the Hado. Who was staring at the dead Elf in the snow. 'he killed the Elf. I didn't even see him move.' 

'he's not willing to give up his life so easily.' Izuku sighs while watching the leader spin the white dagger in his hand. 

"I have a proposal." The dagger keeps spinning. "It won't be detrimental to you, but first, let me ask you a question." The leader gets off his horse and stands tall next to it. "Despite not being a human, why are you among the humans?" 

"What the hell are you talking about?" Izuku questions with a dull look on his face. 

"Haha, are you not aware of it? In our heads, there's a constant voice speaking to us." The leader elf taps his head. "To kill humans, but I can't hear the voice in your presence." 

'A voice telling them to kill humans? Is it similar to my quirks' orders? Can I even call it a quirk anymore but then again. Dungeons aren't popping up all over the world…' Izuku stops and swallows roughly. 'could there be dungeons that open all over the world? Someone could enter without knowing what they are walking into. People could die if these guys are getting orders to kill humans.' Izuku clenches his dagger tighter at the new theories popping into his mind. 

"There's no need for us to fight. We do not want unnecessary casualties in our end." The leader tries to be diplomatic with Izuku, but the leader said the wrong words. "Hand over the human behind you; then I'll spare your life. How about it?" The leader holds out his blue hand while smiling. 

"If we are asking questions here, then here's mine. Who are you guys?" Izuku watches the leader's face keep the same smug smile while he talks. "Where did you come from, and why are you trying to kill humans?" 

"We are…" The Elf seems to glitch out. "There's no need for us to fight. We do not want unnecessary casualties in our end." The Elf repeats. 

'what was that just now… is he avoiding my question? Or…' Izuku was interrupted. 

"Do you accept our proposal?" The other elves were getting ready behind their leader, all having the same smug smile on their faces. 

"I refuse," Izuku answers as simply as he could. 

"Do you plan on fighting my soldiers and me? Do you think you withstand our numbers by yourself?" The elves didn't lose their smiles, but they did disappear behind shadowed faces. 

"Numbers?" Izuku questions while tilting his head some. "What numbers?" Shadows came from the snow as Hado looks around, seeing the same type of shadow she saw on the goofy big guy. 

"What is this?" She asks before looking back at there the shadows seem to be coming from. The tall green-haired boy standing up to murdering elves. 'black soldiers and black bears?' She gulps. "No way… this is all Midoriya." She feels a hand on her shoulder, and she turns, seeing the same big guy next to her, smiling at her. "S-sorry." She squeaks as Iron took his spot in front of Hado while eyeing the enemies. 

"What a cheap trick." The leader rolls his eyes. 

"Is it a cheap trick?" Izuku adopts a small smile. 'let them underestimate my shadow soldiers.' A second later, the two armies clash together. Izuku observed the battle, knowing Iron was still protecting his Senpai. 'good job iron.' He thought while turning back towards the fight. 'they may be immortal, but the numbers will diminish if they keep getting destroyed.' 

A few knights get cut apart by the elves. A few catch ice arrows. 

'since I leveled them up, they should be able to handle ice elves, but…' Izuku sees one knight get cut in half by the leader. 'he's the problem. I already clocked his strength, but now I can tell he is stronger. I will need igris and Iron if we are going to beat him. Ordinary soldiers won't do.' 

"My name is Baruka." The leader of the elves speaks again. "What is yours?" 

Izuku blinks at Baruka before speaking. "Izuku Midoriya." Izuku manifests his Rasakas dagger in his left hand while still gripping the knight killer in his right. He dashes forward before jumping at Baruka. 

Izuku slices downwards, but Baruka just steps backward to dodge the attack. Baruka places his foot over Rasaka's dagger, but Izuku dematerializes it so he could free the blade. Izuku materializes it again, aiming for Baruka's face. The Elf blocks the knife with his own. Izuku comes up with his right dagger only to get kicked in the side by the tall Elf and sent backward. Izuku lands 21 feet away, both blades at his side. 

"It's been a while since I had this much excitement." Baruka smiles more while a bright light above the Elf alerts him and making him look up only to get crushed by a fireball from Izuku's magician. 

"Thanks to my magician, I gained some time. There's no way he died from that…" Izuku watches the fire roar from the spot Baruka was standing. "Stop wasting time and come out." Izuku stands by as Baruka's figure walks out of the fire. 

"Is this the limit of your soldiers?!" Baruka shoots forward quickly, only to see shadows wrap around Izuku. 

"Igris, Iron… time to get to work."  The last thing Baruka saw was Izuku's left eye burning a cold blue instead of green the Elf had seen. 

"How interesting!" Baruka was just feet away from Izuku now as the shadows surround him. "There's no point in hiding!" The Elf jumps towards the blue and black shadows only for Igris, to come from the shadows swinging. The elf maneuvers in the air dodging Igris's sword. "Do you think this lone soldier is enough to stop me?" Baruka cuts Igris's left arm off before getting closer. Iron was next to Izuku now.

"Of course not," Izuku answers honestly. 

"KWUUUUUUUUUH" Iron yells loudly while raising both his shield and Ax. 

[Iron Has Used 'Skill: Taunting Cry']

[Dungeon Boss Has Been Taunted.]

"Another Amusing Guy HAS SHOWN UP!" Baruka starts screaming as the once icy blue glow of his eyes turns crimson red like the rest of the monsters Izuku has faced. "I'LL CUT YOU DOWN FIRST!" Baruka yells before attacking Iron. Iron just blocks the attack with his massive shield before counter-attacking. The Elf jumps behind Iron. "THIS SLOW SOLDIER IS NO MATCH FOR ME!" Baruka saw three figures moving to attack. Iron in the middle, Igris to the left of Iron and Izuku to the right. 

"Is that so? How about all three of us?" Izuku's eyes burn brighter as the corners of his lips quirk upwards into a small grin. 

Hado stands away from the battle. Not sure if there was anything she could do to help. 'does he always fight like this? Will he fight humans like this? Will he always go for the kill? I've never seen a hero fight like this. Am I in a dream?' Hado pinches her cheek hard until she felt pain. 

Baruka was having a hard time dodging all three attackers as Izuku was able to find a blind spot and stab Baruka in the back. 

[Effect: Paralysis Has Activated.]

[Effect: Bleed Has Activated.]

Baruka grunts while Izuku rips the dagger out. 'to be able to dodge a fatal strike in this situation…' Blue eyes glare upwards towards crimson. Izuku jumps away as Baruka faces him. 

"You trash are quite persistent." The Elf wasn't smiling anymore. Izuku takes that as a win. 

[The Enemy's Resistance Was Too High.

The Effect Was Cancelled.]

"You're not in the position to say such as thing." Izuku mocks his enemy while smiling freely now. "How about you look around?" 

Baruka turns and freezing at the sight before him. "Is that all your soldiers can do?" Izuku throws the Elf's words back in his face as the battlefield was filled with dead elves while Ice bears stood over their corpses. Izuku and his two highest leveled Shadow soldiers standing to his sides. 

"YOU BASTARD!!" Baruka yells. "Those soldiers will all vanish when I get rid of you!" Baruka lunges for the monarch. Izuku throws his knight killer at Baruka. "Throwing away your weapon? You…" 

[Skill: Dominator's Touch Lv.1]

Active Skill

No Mana Required

You Can Control Objects without 

Touching Them. 

A blue hue glows around Izuku's right hand as he pushes the dagger to fly faster through the air. 

'It's accelerating?' Baruka's eyes widen, seeing the weapon turn into a blur of red. The dagger smashes against Baruka's and shattering the blue blade. 

"UWAAAAA!" Iron yells before wrapping Baruka in a bear hug, lifting him off the floor. The three Magicians begin casting a large spell before dropping the biggest fireball they have onto Baruka's head. The fire gets blasted away while Iron was torn apart, leaving a shirtless Baruka standing in the middle of the battlefield. 

"YOU BASTARDS…" Baruka screams louder as his body is beaten up, and chard. "I'LL KILL YOU ALL!!!" 

The sound of a dagger slicing through flesh was heard, making Baruka look down, seeing Izuku materialize in front of him. He was holding the dagger that was currently inside the Elf's torso. 

"Look's like this is the end." Izuku talks just loud enough for Baruka to hear. The Elf grabs Izuku's forearm.

"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FACING?!" The Elf raises his free hand to hit Izuku. Iron was behind the king elf with his Ax raised. Izuku moves backward as Iron strikes Baruka down. 

"I already told you." Izuku's voice fills Baruka's large ears. "This is the end." Baruka gazes up, seeing Izuku standing in front of him before his head drops back into the snow. 

[The Dungeon Boss Has Been Slain.]

[You Leveled Up!]

[You Leveled Up!]

Izuku breathes out, seeing the messages. 'It's finally over.' 

Iron yells again as he bashes his ax against the dead bosses' body a few times. 

"HEY, HEY!" Izuku yells out. "STOP IT ALREADY!" Iron comes to a stop, and Izuku breaths out. "Take it easy." Izuku turns towards Hado, who was surrounded by smaller knights protecting her. "Let's go back," Izuku calls out to her. 

"Go back?" She questions before seeing the same blue portal they came through on start to open near the tree line. 

"Outside the gate." Izuku looks towards it. She falls onto her butt now that it was over. 

"We can go home." She smiles weakly. Izuku, on the other hand, looks down at the body. 

'now… this guy.' 

Chapter Text

Hado quickly got out of the dungeon as she sits on the beach, still wrapped up in the winter coat. She heard Izuku say 'Arise' a few times before she left the frozen hell she was just in. Izuku steps out of the blue portal like it was any other day. He turns back, making sure the gate disappears. He nods softly, seeing it close and fizzle out of existence. 

'Was it due to our difference in strength?' Izuku thinks back to shadow extraction that failed on Baruka. 'What a waste.' Izuku crouches down, seeing his Senpai holding the coat tightly around her. "Are you okay, Hado Senpai?" 

"Yes… it's just different from what I'm used to. I also have millions of questions." Hado looks up at her younger. The guy who just protected her the entire time they were inside. 'he caught an arrow out of midair, that was pretty cool. He took down a bear in one punch, how could I forget that... can All Might do that? Maybe Tiger from the Wild Pussycats can as well...'  

"Questions can wait for another day. I know you must be tired." As Izuku speaks, Hado couldn't stop a yawn from escaping. She coverers her mouth some before nodding. He holds out his hand once he unequips his coat but lets her keep hers since she was still cold. Hado takes it as he pulls her to her feet. "good, let's get back to U.A." 

Izuku and Hado walk back to U.A in silence. Until Aizawa drops down in front of them. Izuku already had a blade at the ready in case it was a villain. 

"Easy Midoriya. It's just me." Aizawa pulls his signature yellow goggles off. 

"Hello, Aizawa Sensei." Hado waves with less enthusiasm than she usually had. That made Aizawa's attention zero in on the both of them. Neither look injured. Midoriya always was high strung and would jump when it got too loud too fast. The dagger he manifested was new, though. 

"Hello, Nejire. You two do know it's 3:50 am correct?" Aizawa informs while looking at his watch. "And we do have classes tomorrow." 

"Are you heading in as well?" Midoriya asks after letting his new blade go. 

"No wonder I'm so tired." Nejire yawns. 'how long were we inside the dungeon? Is timing different? Oh, maybe…" She yawns again.

"Yes, I was waiting for you to come back. After the false alarm," Aizawa strains his tone. "I wanted to make sure you are alright." 

"Is that why you sent Hado Senpai to watch over me?" Izuku feels the blue-haired third year lean against him, apparently almost asleep now. 'Don't blame her. Dungeons mess with your sense of time and a few hours in the real world could be days inside a dungeon.' Izuku knew he would be asked questions once she found him again. 

"Yes," Aizawa knows it was better to tell the truth than a lie. 

Izuku sighs. "Very well," Izuku gently picking Nejire up since she looks ready to fall asleep on her feet. "Shall we go?" Hado quickly got comfortable in his arms as Aizawa just nods. The three walks back to U.A. Hado had fallen asleep during the ride. 

"Where did she get the coat, and why?" Aizawa speaks in a soft tone as they walk the empty streets. 

"She got cold," Izuku states in a dull tone. "I couldn't let my Senpai get a cold now, can I?" Izuku smirks some. Aizawa just drops it since he wouldn't get a straight answer from Midoriya. They continue the walk back in silence. 

"What's the system for underground heroes?" Aizawa perks up at Midoriya's question. 

"The system… hm," Aizawa keeps a straight face, but he was chuckling inside. "It's the same as daylight heroics except for a few key details. You will be learning most of this between heroics and hero laws next year. Heroics has rankings; we rank villains, heroes, and some civilians between their quirks, minds, and motives. For heroics, it runs down the hero rankings. Top heroes are usually S ranked, they have the firepower to back it up. It goes down the rankings, A, B, C, D, and E. Ranked E's are usually classed as civilians. For the villains, you have S ranked villains that are usually on underground heroes' lists. Same with A-ranked. The rest are too dumb or pushed over to daylight heroes to deal with." Aizawa sighs. 

"So daylight heroes don't deal with S ranked villains? At all?" Izuku feels Nejire move some before coming to a rest laying her head on his chest. 

"No, they still deal with high ranked villains if they are in the public's eye. Look at the Hero Killer, Stain. Daylight heroes are always searching for big fishes but still must deal with the smaller fishes. Underground, we actively hunt for high ranked villans, so they don't get the chance to get a spotlight." Aizawa and Midoriya make it to the gates of U.A. "The underground is unknown to the Daylighters. For a good reason, you need a certain personality to deal with it. Plus, the strength, no one under A rank do not get invited to become an underground hero." Aizawa concludes. 

"What do you think Shigaraki and Kurogiri are ranked?" Izuku's grip tightens around Nejire subconsciously, thinking back to the killing intent he felt rolling off Shigaraki. 

"What do you think? Use Gun-Hee as an example or All Might. They are both S ranked heroes." Aizawa swipes his card, making the U.A gate drop. 

"What are you?" Izuku asks curiously. 

"A ranked," Aizawa answers. 

"Kurogiri was A ranked then. Warp quirks are extremely rare like yours, and if he can use his warps like I think he can. He might be an S rank." Izuku explains. 

"And Shigaraki?" Aizawa turns to look at Izuku. A sleeping Hado in his arms with her head resting on his chest. Aizawa will never say it out loud, but Nejire was one of his favorite students. She could fall asleep anywhere if she was tired enough or low energy. Plus, The Big Three were already making a name for themselves. 

"B rank for now, but a lot of room to grow. The USJ was just his opening act. He will be back." Izuku looks at Aizawa for his answer. 

"You will be a great daylight hero or Underground hero Midoriya. Whatever you decided. 3-A dorms are this way. Let's drop Nejire off then get some rest. The other two idiots are probably waiting for her to come back anyways." Aizawa leads Midoriya to the third-year dorms. Once they walk into the dorm, they see two students passed out on the couch. One had dark hair and was leaning against a muscular blond that could have been All Might's son in a different life. 

Aizawa just sighs before smacking them both upside the head making them jump up into combat stances. 

"A-Aizawa Sensei!" the blond whisper yells while relaxing. The darker haired body stares at Midoriya before hiding behind the blond. "Oh, hello, you must be Midoriya!" The blond smiles brightly, 'maybe he is All Might's son.' 

"W-w-what are y-you doing w-with Nejire?" The darker haired student asks in a nervous tone.

"Be nice, Tamaki. Nejire probably fell asleep while watching over Midoriya. We can take her off your hands." The blond moves to take Nejire. Izuku just looks at Aizawa, who nods. Izuku hands over the sleeping girl. "Thank you for taking care of her, even if she was supposed to take care of you." 

"It's fine, She did her job. She only fell asleep after we meet up with Aizawa Sensei." Izuku breaths out while still getting watched by Tamaki. 

"Oh, sorry, I'm Mirio Togata. The nervous guy is Tamaki Amajiki, and this" Mirio holds up Nejire some. "you already meet. Nejire." 

"It's late if you want to bug each other do it tomorrow." Aizawa grabs Midoriya's hood pulling him. "You all have class tomorrow." 

"Right!" Mirio stands straighter. "Good Night sensei, you as well, Midoriya." 

Aizawa drags Izuku back to A-1 dorms. "Go to sleep, sports festival is in two days." 

"Yes sensei, Thank you for answering my questions earlier." Izuku leaves Aizawa in the common room as he goes to his room. He checks the time seeing it was already 5 am. 'I'm not getting sleep tonight.' Izuku thinks dully before bringing up his new dagger. 

[Item: Baruka's Dagger]

Item Class: A

Type: Dagger

A dagger wielded by the great

Warrior, 'Baruka.' The lightweight 

Magic enchantment will make the 

Wielder more agile. 

Attack +110

Agility +10 

"At least I left the dungeon with something." Izuku spins the light blue dagger in his hands before dematerializing the blade. 'just do my daily quest tell the sports festival. Once I get a week off, I'll travel to the demon gate again.' 

The Day of the U.A. Sports Festival

Everyone was waiting in their respective waiting room. There was a small group waiting for Class A one of the days they were leaving class for the day. Bakugo spouted pure truth. They were in class A because they proved themselves and wouldn't be taken down so easily. It was stupid to think otherwise. Even Hagakure has been taking martial arts since she figured out she wanted to be a hero. Class A was dangerous, and other classes didn't understand that. 'their loss.' 

Izuku walks into the 1-A prep room with Momo behind him. "Everyone good to go? Mic will be starting the festival soon. I hope everyone is happy with their preparations." Izuku began only to be ignored. 

"Wish I coulda worn my costume." Ashido talks at a table surrounded by classmates. 

"They're not allowed, in the interest of fairness." Ojiro sits back in his chair. 

'Whatever…' Izuku checks his stat sheets and his equipment. Izuku made sure to add equipment that was more for agility and movement for the first event. He would have to change it between games, depending on the situation. The blue hue disappears once he equips what he wants.

"Midoriya." The typical cold Todoroki speaks from the left side of the room. 

"Yes, Todoroki? What is it?" Midoriya turns his head as he closes the screens. 

"Objectively speaking…" The two-toned haired student stands in front of him. "I'm stronger than you." Izuku's irritation spikes some. 

'The last guy to think that lost his head.' Izuku smirks. "Sure, you are." 

"The teachers have their eyes on you, whatever happened inside the USJ. They didn't want anyone to know." Todoroki leans forwards. "All might's got his eye on you, doesn't he." Izuku lost his smile at those words. "I will beat you." 

"Ooh!! A declaration of war from the strongest in the class?!" Kaminari ever the dunce speaks up. 

"Hey, man, why pick a fight now?!" Kirishima tries to pull Todoroki back as the two men were in each other's faces, ready to go right there in the prep room. "We're about to go on…" 

"I really don't care. I'm not pretending to be anyone's friend, here." Todoroki shrugs off Kirishima's hand. 

"Aizawa was already on my ass for slacking off during the quirk test day one. There is a truth to that in away. No one in U.A. has yet to push me to go all out. So how about you stop playing the cold little boy and warm up some." Izuku shoulder checks Todoroki. "You won't beat anyone with half your power, and if we match up, I will kick your ass until you break whatever is holding you back." Izuku throws the door open. "Let's go," Izuku growls as he heard Mic yelling while getting the crowd hyped up. 

"THE FIRST YEAR STAGE. THE STUDENTS ARE COMING OUT!!" Mic yells as Izuku leads his class. He grits his teeth. 'I'm going to beat Todoroki into a bloody pulp. I'm tired of his cold shoulder, plus I'm pretty tired of icy bastards.' 

"IT'S U.A.'S Sports Festival!! The one time each year when our fledgling heroes compete in a ruthless grand battle!!!!" Mic continues to hype the crowd. "First up… you know who I'm talking about!!! The first years of the hero course! Class A!!!" The crowd cheers. The stadium was filled with civilians, heroes, and much to Izuku's distaste. 'Media.' 

"Wow, what a crowd." Sero smiles as other classes were introduced somewhat quickly but still given their due. 

Izuku keeps his eyes forward as he saw Midnight standing on a stage. 'seriously? Fan service? Nezu… seriously?' 

"Now for the athlete's oath!!" The sound of midnights whip-cracking makes the attention turn to her. 

"Ooh! The first year's ref this time is Midnight!" A pro hero smiles while elbowing his friend. 

"What about the principal?" His friend asks while moving away from the elbow. 

"He's always assigned to the third-year stage." He continues. "But, it seems they wanted to watch." The hero points up to a booth. "The winners of last year are watching." 

Nejire, Mirio, and Tamaki were in a booth usually saved for the upperclassmen. It is never filled during the first-year sports festival since they are getting ready for their own festival.

"Why are we here again?" Tamaki was hiding behind the two in front of him. 

"Nejire wanted to watch Midoriya." Mirio smiles, seeing the younger students getting ready. "Plus, we get to see what our first years got since Aizawa expelled the last Class A." 

"Nejire…" Tamaki whines, but Nejire was mumbling while watching the green-haired student. "W-why?" 

"Because his quirk is interesting," Nejire speaks while watching. "Trust me, this sports festival will be entertaining to watch!" She smiles as usual. 

"What is his quirk, anyways?" Mirio watches as Midnight told everyone to shut up. 

"I don't know yet." Nejire pouts. 

"Your student representative is…" Midnight pauses for dramatic effect. "From class 1-A Izuku Midroiya!" 

Izuku let out a long sigh, 'why did no one tell me?' 

Aizawa watches as Midoriya walks towards the stage. "I knew I forgot to tell him something." Yamada turns to him with a deadpan expression. 

"Must be because he placed first in the entrance exam." Sero tries to stay quiet, but other classes overheard that. 

"The hero course entrance exam." A snotty girl from class C states. Izuku's vein bulges as he looks at Momo, who was looking away from him. 

"The athlete's oath…" Izuku stands in front of hundreds of people, he feels his stomach twist with nerves but steels himself. He looks towards the announcement booth knowing his teacher was up there. "Thank you, sensei, for telling me I needed to give a speech," Izuku states with heavy sarcasm. "Whatever, please don't make this year boring. I look forward to seeing everyone in action." Katsuki and his classmates tense up. They knew what that meant. Midoriya's calculating eyes scan the students in front of him. He only enjoys the sports festival to see quirks in action. "Give it your all or just leave. Your wasting people's time if you're going to half-ass this festival. Good Luck." Izuku walks off the stage back to his class, making sure to give Todoroki a pointed look. Todoroki was glaring at him, the rest of the students couldn't figure why he said 'Good Luck.' 

"Why did he say good luck?" 

"He seemed bored already." 

"Class A and their arrogance." A blond snarks. 

Izuku rolls his eyes. 'I need to finish this quickly if I want to see others in action.' 

"Now, without any delay! Let's get the first event started!" Midnight brought the attention back. 

"Everything at U.A.'s always without delay." Ochako was next to Izuku, who was looking towards the large entrance. 

"It's going to be a race," Izuku speaks under his breath. 

"These are the qualifiers!" Midnight and most of the stadium turns to the large screen. "It's at this stage that so many are sent home crying every year!! And the fateful first event this year is…" 

The screen stops spinning, showing three names in a line. 

Obstacle Course Race

Izuku smirks, seeing he was correct. 'too easy to guess this stuff.' 

"It's a race between every member of all eleven classes!" Midnight begins to explain the race as the classes lines up to the large gate. Izuku has seen many entrances to dangerous places. The walls always seem to close in before opening to the boss doors. Izuku could see the walls start to get closer deeper into the hall. Few students got into a stance. Izuku bounces on the balls of his feet, ready to sprint through this. 

"RACERS, TO YOUR POSITION." Class A was towards the front as everyone got ready to run. The teachers were placing bets on who would win, and the times it would take from their booth.

"START!!!" 

[Skill: Sprint has Activated]

Everyone in the stadium caught a blur of green and blue move faster than most speed quirks disappear down the hall. Everyone chases after it, but the walls close in. Todoroki freezes anyone near him before running through the gate, leaving the ice in his wake. 

"Yowch!! I'm frozen!" A few students yell. 

"So cold!" 

"That bastard!" 

"Aizawa!! Are you ready for our live coverage and Commentary?!" Yamada questions his tired friend. 

"Not voluntarily…" Aizawa lost Midoriya like everyone else, but he saw the destruction he left on the cameras in each section. 'He's gotten faster…' 

Too easy, Todoroki!" Class A was already rushing forward, able to dodge Todoroki's first attack. 

"I ain't letting you get ahead that easy, half 'N' half!!!" Katsuki blasts forward as Momo vaults over students. Ashido uses her acid, and Ojiro uses his tail. A Class C student was being carried out of the tunnel by other students. 

Todoroki hears Mineta get slapped away by a robot as they made it towards the first obstacle. There was a problem. 

"ROBO… um…" Mic's voice dies over the speakers as the overview of the massive army of Zero pointers was missing a line. Knocked over like dominos, each missing their heads. "What happened to those Zero Pointers?" Mic questions the man next to him. Aizawa, on the other hand, was watching the recording of the area. 

"Midoriya Izuku happened." He pushes the replay of Midoriya's blur shoot past the line of Zero pointers, and then the Zero Pointers falling backward, each missing their heads towards Mic. 

"That kid is scary," Mic mutters before turning back to the other racers because the cameras couldn't find Midoriya. 

The rest of the Zero pointers move towards the racers. Todoroki and others didn't catch the already headless bodies of the Zero pointers as he freezes one that reaches for him. Kirishima and his Silver steel twin got trapped under it while chasing Todoroki. 

Katsuki flys above the Zero pointers as he finally learned how to use them to prolong his flight. He operates as high as he could, watching Green hair walking into a tunnel. 'he already won.' Katsuki huffs before dive-bombing back to the floor to at least get second place. 

Momo creates a cannon to destroy the rest of the Zero pointers and helping others get to the next stage, which was a pit with ropes connecting platforms. The stand out of the event was a support student that used her. "babies." To get through the obstacle quicker than some of the hero course students. Bakugo and Todoroki were fighting each other while making their way to the last barrier. Iida T-poses on the lines using his engines to propel himself forwards, a smart move. Even if Mic called it "Unsightly." 

In the stadium, the crowd talks about the student's maneuvers and the leaders. 

"The kid in the lead just can't be stopped." 

"His quirk's awesome, but it's not just that." 

"He's also incredibly athletic and perceptive." 

"You got that, right!" 

"You know the Flame hero, endeavor? That's his son." A few members of the crowd keep talking while the third year and keener eyes notice they general public were wrong. 

"Todoroki isn't in first place," Nejire speaks softly while leaning against the railing watching the screens. 

"Yeah, I saw it too." Mirio nods along. "He's quick and powerful. Did you not see the line of dead Zero Pointers? It was like the Entrance exam again." 

"I wonder when others will notice." Tamaki stretches some. 

In the teacher's box, Nezu plays with his tablet that was connected to every part of the school. The other teachers were just watching the action, commenting on what their students needed to work on. Class B was sticking together, which Vlad was happy about, but they were not genuinely showing off their strength. He remembered that they wanted to make it a strategy to hide their quirks tell the second round. Vlad King said it was up to them, and they followed through. One question was on his mind, though. 

"Where is Midoriya?" He asks. He hasn't seen the green-haired kid since his speech. 

"I was wondering that as well," Yagi states as the cameras switch between different students getting past the second obstacle. A few students with green hair, none of them was the boy they were looking for. 

"Oh, you haven't noticed?" Nezu asks while looking up from his tablet. 

"Noticed what?" Snipe questions while looking at his boss. 

"Midoriya finished the obstacles. He just is not taking first place yet. He's waiting for someone." Nezu shows them the camera in the tunnel. Midoriya was standing right near the end, watching the Tv and writing in his notebook. 

"What the?" The teachers grab the tablet. "When did he get there?" 

"He's been there," Nejire states while floating with her head over the wall. "By the time Todoroki got to the second one, he walked into the tunnel." 

"Good eye Hado" Nezu smiles. "I am surprised to see one of the third years watching." Nezu knew if one third-year was here, the other two were as well, and just to prove his point, Mirio's head pops through the wall. 

"I'm here too, Principal, and so is Tamaki!" Mirio's energy alongside Nejire's was also infectious to the people around them. 

"So, what are your thoughts on your youngers?" Nezu smiles while turning back to the tablet. 

"They are strong and clever!" Mirio grins. "A lot smarter than we were when we started!" 

"You guys have grown a lot since your first years. I know Aizawa is proud of all three of you." Nezu speaks loudly so Amajiki could hear. 

"Thank you!" The three call out, one much softer than two. 

"So, Hado, where did you and Midoriya disappear off too when you were both off-campus?" Nezu was curious like always. 

"Oh, well, he created this portal with this ice key. Then when we went through it, it was like a winter wonderland. It was cold, and I still have the coat he gave me. Oh, also, we got attacked by evil elves." Nejire explains quickly as teachers perk up at that. 

"What?!" The teachers yell.

"Don't worry, Midoriya took care of them. Apparently, they are apart of his quirk. He took down a bear in a single punch! It was so cool and interesting! Oh, have you seen his shadows?" Nejire was sitting on the dividing wall as Mirio was staring at her like the teachers. 

"You mean the big guy he used during the entrance exam?" Thirteen asks. She wasn't inside the USJ, and it was kept need to know. 

"Oh, I'm talking about his army." Nejire drops the bomb on everyone in earshot. If just one of them could destroy a zero pointer and kill whatever the Nomu was. An army of them would be devastating. "It was awesome, but he has this big guy that's really goofy and sweet." Nejire was about to continue when Mic's voice booms through the speakers. 

"THE ONE WHO MADE IT BACK TO THE STADIUM FIRST IS…" The stadium watches as Izuku Midoirya strolls out of the tunnel while writing in his notebook. He had a massive grin on his face as Todoroki and Bakugo both glaring at his back. "IZUKU MIDORIYA!???!!? Where did he come from!?" 

"He was already in the tunnel before the students got to the second obstacle," Aizawa explains as most of the crowd was confused since they thought Todoroki was first the entire time or so they thought. "Watch the screens, and we will replay his 4-minute run through." The crowd watches the blur move through each obstacle with ease. The students all suddenly understood the words Midoriya spoke. 

'Good Luck.'

Chapter Text

Izuku flips through his notebook while Midnight explains the Calvary Battle. 

"Class B tried to be clever but still used their quirks. Only three of them made it top 10. Which is a weird strategy? Only one support student and one general education student made it to the next event. Where did all that animosity go? I thought they wanted to put up a fight. So disappointing. Then Todoroki and Bakugo. That's a different problem. The cold princess is all prissy, which is good, and Bakugo just looked pissed. I was waiting for him. He wasn't surprised to see me." Izuku feels someone tap him on the arm. He looks up, seeing everyone was looking at him like he was prey. "What? Did I miss something?" Izuku turns to Ochako, knowing she was the one that tapped him. 

"Y-yeah… your headband is worth Ten Million points." Ochako tells him in a soft voice. 

"Cool, maybe you guys will finally get serious." Izuku went back to his notebook as the faces of his opponents turn to anger. 'I wonder, could I use my shadows to make my team? I wouldn't make Igris carry me around, Iron doesn't have the agility I need… Maybe the boss bear.' Izuku was already ignoring people again until his arm was tapped a second time. Izuku looks down at Ochako, who was currently pouting. 

"You are in your head again, Izuku." Ochako sighs. Izuku himself looks around. Teams were building quickly. Only Ochako was around him; he shrugs. 

Bakugo looks straight ahead while everyone surrounds him. "I don't even know what your stinking quirks are!!" Katsuki yells. A redhead was moving towards him quickly. 

Izuku laughs at the shocked faces of his classmates. "So, you wanna team up with me?" Izuku turns his attention back to Ochako. She nods. 

"As long as you use your head and not get lost in it!" She teases. 

"We need more people." Izuku gets slammed into by the only support student that made it. 'One more person.' Izuku groans, rubbing his ribs as Hatsume spoke faster than he ever mumbled. 

Mineta teams up with Shoji and Asui. 'Good team, the big guy two smaller teammates to hide.' Izuku rubs his chin. 'we need attack and defense. I rather not use my shadow soldiers just for now.' Izuku scratches his head before seeing the man he needs. 'Dark Shadow and Tokoyami are perfect for defense.' 

Iida was already part of Todoroki, Momo, and Kaminari. 'Crap, but hopefully, Todoroki is too stubborn to listen to Momo.' Izuku crouches down with his team as he draws on the floor with one of his daggers. "This is what we are going to do." 

"Your 15 minutes are up. Time to get started!" Midnight was stretching, showing off her assets. Mineta was probably getting slapped by Asui soon. The beautiful sound of Mineta's cry puts a smile on Class A's faces. 

"Okay, guys, ready?" Izuku stands at the front as he felt Ochako's hand cups under his right hand, and then Hatsume does the same on his right side. Tokoyami got on top of the three of them, and dark shadow covers Tokoyami altogether. The headband couldn't be taken as Dark shadow covers Tokoyami. 

"Ready." His team cheers out. 

"LET'S GET A BATTLE CRY!!! BLOOD BEGETS BLOOD IN U.A. GRAND MATCH!!!" Mic yells, getting everyone ready. 

"Let's have some fun, guys." Izuku smirks while staring at the captains of the teams which were sitting on top of their 'Horses' Izuku was the only one leading front the ground. 

A few minutes earlier with Todoroki's team. 

"The reason I've chosen you all is that our team formation will be by far the most stable." Todoroki was looking over towards Midoriya's team, crouching in a circle. "Kaminari. You guard the left and keep enemies away with your electricity. Yaoyorozu. You take the right. Provide an insulator, shield us, and supplement our movement. Iida, you take the lead. We'll make use of your mobility and physicality for defense." Todoroki looks around his team. 

"And you'll hold them off with your ice and fire, Todoroki?" Yaoyorozu asks but frowns at his answer. 

"No…" Todoroki looks up at his old man. "In battle, I refuse to use my left side." 

"Hey, no hard feelings, Tetsutetsu," Monoma states while sitting on his horse. 

"Right!" The silver twin of Kirishima nods. 

"HERE, WE GO!!! THE COUNTDOWN TO THIS BRUTAL BATTLE ROYAL!!" The students ignored Mic's voice as the crowd cheers. 

"THREE!!" 

"Our target will be the others. We go after Midoriya later in the round." Katsuki states. "wait, tell he's…" Katsuki stops when he sees Izuku leading the horse. "Well, nevermind then. Let's go after the bird." 

"TWO!!!" 

"We go straight after Midoriya's team," Todoroki states as Momo sees what dark shadow was doing. 'He's covering Tokoyami perfectly, that's a new move.' She thinks but didn't speak up. 

"ONE!! START!!!" 

The teams rush towards Midoriya's group. "Everyone hold." Izuku feels Hatsume and Ochako grab around his wrists as he grabs Tokoyami's feet tightly. Dark shadow's arms out to the side. 

"THIS IS REALLY A FIGHT FOR THE TEN MILLION, AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT!!" Tetsutetsu yells. 

"We're coming for you, Midoriya!!" Hagakure and her team rush forwards, just like everyone else. Even Bakugo and Todoroki's group were coming for them. They left the back right of the field completely empty. 

"Now." Izuku feels the ground soften under him while talking, and Tokoyami activated the jet pack just as Izuku jumps upwards. Hatsume's 'Babies' Help the girls keep up with Izuku as he climbs above everyone. Ochako took the weight off the team, so they were floating for now. "Ochako, you good?" 

"Yep!" She smiles even if it was strained as she keeps her concentration. 

"Honenuki, Softening. He can soften the ground. Kinda cool but should have tried sooner." Izuku speaks in a monotone voice. He watches the skull face dude flinch, hearing his name and quirk. 

"JIRO!!" Hagakure yell.

"Got it," Jiro calls out while going for the attack only for Dark shadow to knock her ear jacks away. 

"Well done, dark shadow. Thank you, Midoirya, for recommending this." Tokoyami looks down below as they float above the battlefield. Hatsume told him the jetpack and boots could handle it for a while. 

"You figured it out yourself. I just gave you the idea." Izuku watches Class B stick together, going after Class A. He observes the attack patterns since they were not reachable for now. 

"Izuku, I need a small break." Ochako was slowly turning green. 

"Got it. Let's get down." The team nods, and Ochako releases her quirk. The hover boots helping them glide down. "Keep your head up guys, Ochako relax and get your stomach calmed. Good job." 

Izuku watches the teams turn to them, ready to charge again. Some break off to attack other units. Todoroki already broke off, and Bakugo got distracted. 'okay, Hagakure just lost her headband to Monoma. Shoji and Mineta are coming from the left.' Izuku breaks the grip from Ochako as he materializes a dagger throwing it at a purple ball flying towards them. 

Midnight had to duck as the dagger slams into the wall behind her with a purple ball. She swallows roughly, seeing it demetallize, leaving the purple ball stuck to the wall. The purple ball was cut down the center. 'cool.' Izuku thought he pulls his entire team forward when Asui's tongue shot out of Shoji's arms opening. The tongue shoots past Izuku's group and nailing Tetsutetsu in the face. Tokoyami had to grab Izuku's hair, so he didn't fall off as Dark Shadow knocks away the tongue. 

"How did you cut one of my balls!?" Mineta yells while poking his head out. "They are unbreakable!" 

"Hey, that's a cool name for a move," Kirishima states while hardening his head as Bakugo let off an explosion towards a different team. 

"Shut it shitty hair and pay attention," Katsuki orders. 

"were good to Go Izuku." Ochako smiles, looking healthy again. 

"Cool, let's stay on the ground for a little." Izuku let Ochako grab his wrist again as they ran from Shoji's team and letting Tetsutetsu deal with the team. "Bakugo just lost his points, so we don't have to deal with him for a while. Todoroki is still collecting smaller points." Izuku mumbles while watching the battlefield. 

"How are our teams doing after seven minutes of play?" Mic and the crowd were confused as the teams were put up on the screen. "Ohh?? Now, wait for a second! Besides Midoriya's team, class A's not looking so hot… what happened to Bakugo?!" Mic gets Bakugo to realize he was missing his headbands. Izuku just rolls his eyes. 'kinda ruining the event Mic.' 

"Too simple, really." The sound of cocky blonds and an asshole with an infuriating voice spoke. "Class A." Monoma ties the headbands around his neck. 

"GIVE THAT BACK! I'LL FREAKING KILL YOU!!!" Katsuki screams. 

"He got us!" Ashido half turned, looking at the blond's team behind them. 

"When Midnight announced the first event, it didn't take a genius to realize they wouldn't be thinning our numbers that much in ta preliminary." Monoma's voice was irritating to many people in Class A. "It wasn't expecting a celebrity, the victim of that sludge incident!" 

"Shut up!" Izuku yells across the field, getting people's attention. Katsuki was already pissed off, so no stopping him now. "Fucking blonds." Izuku sighs. "Just play the damn game and stop being a prick. Let's go." Izuku and his team took off towards a less populated area away from people. 

"Kirishima… plans changed." A dark aura surrounds Katsuki. "Before we go for the nerd… I've gotta murder every last one of them!" Katsuki and his team chase after Monoma's team, looking for blood. 

Izuku and Co. find themselves in front of Todoroki's team. Izuku looks at Iida, who looks ready to do something. 

"We're coming for you." Todoroki and his team slides in front of Izuku. 

Izuku, unlike others, notices the general education kid already climbing the ranks but stays invisible to the attention. That was all on Izuku and Todoroki now that they were facing off. 

"Those two teams! We're out if we can't steal their points." Mineta yells, as many other teams quickly realize the same. 

"Looks like this won't end without a fight… They're really gunning for you, Midoriya." Tokoyami states. 

"Technically, you're wearing the band, so it is you they are after," Izuku smirks. "But don't worry, we already know what they are going to do." Izuku felt Dark shadow grab his shoulders, ready to block Kaminari. "Dark Shadow stay on Tokoyami. We can't leave the headband unguarded. Plus, I think Iron needs his debut." The shadow stays back as Izuku watches teams start to rush forward. 

"Now," Todoroki commands. 

"IRON" Izuku yells out at the same time. 

Momo creates an insulated blanket to cover the team while Kaminari releases the most significant electric shock he could. Todoroki lost sight of Midoriya as a towering figure comes from the floor. The other groups got electrocuted with 1.3 million volts. 

Izuku watches as some of his Mana drain from his reserve, but not a lot. 'Iron, you did great.' Izuku watches the electricity die, and Iron's shadow drops into the floor, leaving his team untouched. 

"Nice try, Todoroki." Izuku keeps pissing the cold boy off. 

"Less than six minutes left. No turning back now!" Todoroki creates an Ice Staff freezing teams behind him and to the left. "Sorry. Just hang back." 

Shoji and a few teams from class B were frozen to the floor. 

"What's this?! Todoroki's taken out a herd of Calvary teams with one attack! Also, it seems the only team not affected by the blast of electricity from Kaminari's was Midoriya's team." Mic comments. 

"He waited until they were stopped by Kaminari's shock before freezing them in place. I wouldn't expect any less…" Aizawa watches carefully and certainly didn't miss the large shadow that once stood in front of Midoriya's team before disappearing before he could get a good look. "He must have recalled how many competitors managed to doge his ice during the obstacle course." Aizawa finishes his explanation. 

"Nice Play-By-Play!" Mic gives him a thumbs up but keeping his eyes on the action as Team Todoroki was on the attack stealing from teams he once froze. 

"ARGH! Our headband!" Kendo yells. 

Soon enough, It was just Todoroki and Midoriya. "The pack's on the fritz!" Hatsume whins, seeing the jetpack spark. 

"Take it off. It weighs us down." Izuku states as Dark Shadow reaches out to attack, keeping the team back while Tokoyami pulls it off and throws it out of bounds. 

"Yaoyorozu!" Todoroki yells as Momo creates a large paddle to block Dark Shadow. 

"Her creation quirk! What a pain." Tokoyami glares while Momo looks proud. 

"I'm surprised Kaminari's not stupid yet." Izuku saw the blond peaking out from the right of the team. Iida was in the front. 

"HEY!" The blond whines. 

"I'm just saying a good job done." Izuku brushes off while sighing. "he's a problem, but we can keep faking them out tell times out. No staying still any more guys." 

BOOM

"Ooh, that's neat!" Monoma throws an explosion right back at Katsuki. "Nice quirk you've got!" 

"That's my…" Katsuki tsks. 

"He has your power, too, Bakugo!" Kirishima winces, feeling some blowback. 

Monoma hits Kirishima's hair as Bakugo attacks. "This jackass is just a copycat." 

"Ding Ding!" Monoma grins. "well, any idiot could figure out that much." Another team of Class B students helps Monoma retreat. Katsuki stands on his squad, pissed off. 

The crowd watches as four teams were practically fighting for the top spots, Bakugo vs. Monoma and Todoroki vs. Midoriya. A minute left on the clock, and it was down to four teams. Most teams that were on the blitz attack for Midoriya were frozen by Todoroki. Everyone else was wisely staying away from the powerhouses. 

"Todoroki made his own little arena and was primed to snatch the ten million in an instant!!!" Mic does his job well. "Or so we thought. But it's been five minutes now! Midoriya's team managed to evade Todoroki inside this small space for five whole minutes!!" 

Todoroki keeps charging, and Midoriya's team keeps dodging and sidestepping their attack. It was getting repetitive, but the crowd was loving it. "Use your left side, and we will stop dodging that way." Izuku yawns as if he was bored. "I know you can't use Sparky again, or he goes stupid." Izuku grins as he bounces on the balls of his feet like he wasn't tired. He really wasn't. 

[Fatigue: 25] 

"I can do this all-day, Ice Princess." Dark shadow chuckles from above him as Ochako giggles at Izuku's jab.

Iida finally spoke up, and Izuku was waiting for one of them to come up with something. "Everyone, In a minute or so that remains… well, what I'm about to do will render me Useless. Then it's up to you guys." Iida tightens his grip some. 

Izuku smiles sadly. 'I'm kinda sorry about this, Iida, but you are not going anywhere.' "Sorry, Iida…" Izuku apologizes before his eyes start to glow blue. 

[Skill: BLOODLUST Was Activated.]

"Be sure to gra-." Iida's voice becomes frozen as he doesn't move an inch. Iida couldn't move or hear anything. It was like he was drowning in shadows. The stadium disappears, and so did his teammates. The only thing with him was a monster with Blue eyes. 

The outside world watches as Iida was frozen stiff. Midoriya's team wasn't moving either as Izuku keeps eye contact with Iida. 

"Iida?" Momo asks, feeling his muscles completely tense. His engines were cut off, and his breathing was shallow. "Iida!" She calls out. 

"What's wrong?" Todoroki looks down, seeing fear overtake Iida's face. He's seen that fear in his mother's eyes whenever his father got home and started training him. 'but what's causing it.' Todoroki looks back at the team across from them. Midoriya's eyes were glowing. "Midoriya!" Todoroki sent a wave of Ice towards him. Still, Izuku and Co. Just sidestep it, going to his left side before attacking. Todorki feels flickers of flame crawl up his arm and face. 

 "What's wrong? It seems Todoroki's team is experiencing some difficulties!" Mic yells. "Oh, it seems Bakugo got his headbands back from Team Monoma and is heading right for MIDORIYA!" The Ice was destroyed, and it hits Iida knocking him out of the effect that blood lust caused. Izuku curses and taps Ochako's hand. She activates her quirk, and he jumps straight upwards. Iida charges headfirst into the Bakugo team. Each team collides and almost breaking apart. 

"TIMES UP!" 

The two teams that crashed together fell apart, landing on the floor. Kirishima and Iida were bleeding from their heads as Iida was shaking. Bakugo was on his back, looking up at the floating team.

"Let's See who the top four teams are right now!" Mic yelled. "In first place, Team Midoriya was able to keep the ten million points away fore the full 15 minutes! Second place, team Bakugo! Third place Team Todoroki! And in fourth place team Shinso!? Where did he come from!?" 

Midoriya's team drops back down, and Tokoyami jumps off. Dark shadow slips under the gym uniform to get must needed rest. The new move was challenging to control for the quirk and person. "Good job, guys." 

"What did you do!?" Todoroki grabs Midoriya by the collar, wanting answers. Iida was being helped up by Momo. Iida looks like he's in shock as he didn't even look towards Midoriya. 'Bloodlust is a hell of a skill.' Izuku thinks.

"I did nothing." Izuku breaks Todoroki's grip. "Anyways, congratulations on getting third place." Izuku walks back towards his team, leaving Todoroki clenching his left fist. 

"We'll Proceed to the afternoon portion after a one-hour lunch break! See you then!! Hey. Eraserhead. Wanna grab some food?" Mic keeps talking with the mic on.

"I'm taking a nap." Eraser Head's dull voice comes over the microphone. 

Iida flinches when Momo rubs his back. "Are you okay, Iida?" She bends over, checking him for injuries. He had a small cut above his eyebrow where he ran into Kirishima, but something mental was worse. 

"What happened, Iida?" Todoroki speaks with a softer edge to it. 

"I don't know… I was going to use a move I've been working on." Iida slowly stands up all the way. "Then, I was surrounded by nothing but shadows and darkness. No one was around. There was this monster with blue eyes. I" Iida swallows before looking down. "I froze up. I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault. Midoriya did something. I think he was the cause." Todoroki watches as Midoriya speaks with Hatsume about her support tech as Ochako and Tokoyami stand next to them. "His eyes were blue when you were frozen." 

"I really wanted to measure up to Midoriya." Iida sighs. 

"He has a lot of tricks up his sleeves," Momo consoles. "Let's get some lunch, we are still in this." Momo pulls Iida up to his feet. 

"Right," Iida watches Midoriya leave with his team to get lunch. Soon enough, class A left the field with the other student's to get lunch. 

Izuku finds himself facing Todoroki in a hallway that leads outside the stadium. 'How did I get here?' Izuku thought he was walking towards the lunchroom. 'ah whatever.' 

"So… you wanted to talk? About what?" Izuku shoves his hands in his pockets. Todoroki was leaning on the opposite wall. "Ice Princess, I'm hungry, so hurry it up." 

That got Todoroki to glare. "I broke my pledge when I saw that fear in Iida. What did you do?" 

"It's one of my skills I can use. It's called bloodlust, using it. I can put people in a state of fear for a minute. I knew Iida was your mobility, so I made him freeze up. What's the pledge you took that is handicapping you?" Izuku was curious about what made the fire roar. 

"Have you heard of Quirk marriages," Todoroki speaks softly. 

Nejire was happy to see the big guy during the Calvary Battle. "I wonder what happened to Todoroki's team. It looked like their lead horse was scared." Mirio rubs his chin. 

"I wonder what caused it." Nejire smiles. "I kind of wished to see the big guy more, though, but I guess he's saving him for the one-on-one." 

"I-it won't be a one on one then… more like 2 on 1 or maybe an army vs. one." Tamaki rubs his neck softly. 

"We will see!" Mirio smiles.

Chapter Text

The lunch break was over, and everyone was back on the field. Izuku and Todoroki had their talk, Katsuki was hiding behind the wall. Izuku leans against the far wall of the arena, thinking to himself when Mic's voice came over the speakers. 

"Before we get to the final event, I've got good news for all those out of the running!" Aizawa and Mic were back in the commentating booth. "This is still a sports festival, so we've prepared a recreational activity for all participants! We even shipped in cheerleaders from America to get you pumped up…" The Americans were cheering until they saw Class A girls walkout in similar uniforms. "Hmmm? What's this?" 

"What are they doing?" Aizawa mutters into the microphone. 

"Class A? Why?!" Mic yells. Izuku sees Menta grinning along with the stupid blond in his class. 

"Mineta! Kaminari! You tricked us!?" Momo screams before trying to hide. "How'd I let myself get fooled by Mineta's stupid prank…" 

"Those idiots," Jiro growls, throwing the palm palms on the floor. Izuku looks at the girls, but before he could order Mineta's death, Hagakure cheers the girls up. 

"Still Time before the main event. No sense in sitting around," She starts jumping around. "Why not go with it? It could be fun!" The invisible girl laughs freely and seems to enjoy it. 

"You're enjoying this, Toru." Asui deadpans. 

Izuku just ignores it once Toru got the girls to cheer up. He pulls his Notebook out and starts preparing for the one v. one. "I wonder who I face against first…"

"Hope everyone enjoys this little recreational competition! Once that's over, we're on to the final event. Between the 16 members of the four winning teams, We'll have a formal tournament. A series of one-on-one battles!!" Mic's voice carries through the cheering crowd as people move closer to the main stage where Midnight was. 

"A tournament, huh? So we'll be up in that ring I see on tv every year!" Kirishima grins happily. 

"Was it a tournament last year too?" Sero asks as the Momo was still pouting behind the boys while listening. 

"The format's always different, but most years involve some kind of head to head competition," Izuku explains from afar while spinning his pen in his hand, still looking through his Notebook of the 16 students moving on. 

"The matchups will be decided by drawing lots." Midnight holds up a box with the word lots on them. 

"Did All Might make that one too?" Ochako asks, still dressed in the Cheerleader outfit. 

"Shut it," Midnight hisses softly. Class A snickers, remembering their first class with All Might. "Once that's settled, we'll move onto the festivities and then the tournament itself! It's up to each of you finalists whether or not you participate in the fun. I expect some of you would rather take a breather and save your strength." Midnight takes a breath after that as she shifts on her foot, ready to go again before Ojiro spoke up. 

"Um, Excuse me." The tailed classmate raises his hand. "I'd like to drop out." Many of class A was surprised by this. Izuku just crosses his plan out for Ojrio, not commenting. 'He was on gen ed's team.' 

"Ojiro! Why?!" Iida did the job of information digging. 

"The cavalry battle… I have no memories of anything that happened up until the tail end." Ojiro speaks softly. Izuku hides his smile as he saw the purple hair gen ed kid turn away. "It's probably his quirk that did it." 

'Well, that's very interesting.' Izuku taps his pen on the edge of the book watching everyone. 

"I know this is a great opportunity. I know how stupid it must seem to throw it away, but this final tournament… everyone else made it here by their own strength." Ojiro keeps going. 

"Okay, I'm gonna stop you." Izuku throws his arm over Ojiro's shoulder. "What you did was your strength. His quirk just helped you be one mind, one body. A strong quirk that caused a bunch of people to create the perfect team." Izuku shrugs. "Also, his kinda skinny, so that doesn't really prove your strength." Izuku jokes, the purple hair kid seems to be listening, as well. "But it's your choice. Drop out. I know how prideful people can be." Izuku claps his classmates' shoulders while standing over his classmate. "You're a good man. Ojiro." Izuku walks away, leaving that information to stew in Ojiro's head. 'but a stupid one as well.' Izuku throws his Notebook into his inventory as some Class B students on the same team withdrew as well.

Midnight even calls them naïve and green but makes it sound like a compliment allowing them to drop out. Soon Tetsutetsu and Shiozaki were pushed up into the last round. 

"Here are the matchups!!" 

Uraraka v. Bakugo

Todoroki v. Sero

Shiozaki v. Shinso

Iida v. Hatsume

Ashido v. Aoyama

Kaminari v. Yaoyorozu

 The hardening twins. 

Tokoyami v. Midoriya. 

'Shadow brother.' Dark Shadow mutters. 

Izuku smiles, seeing Tokoyami's name next to his. 'I'll make sure to give Dark shadow something to play with.' Tokoyami gives him a nod. 

'Damn it, I need to go through the ice princess' Yes, he was stealing that from Izuku, and no Katsuki wouldn't tell anyone. 'To get to Izuku.' Katsuki growls to himself. 

Hatsume walks towards Iida, giggling. He wasn't scared of her, but he was nervous. 

"Now, let's set aside the tournament for the time being and get on with the thrill a minute festival!" Mic announces louder than he needed too. Izuku saw Tokoyami head out towards the forest as Izuku just goes get comfy in Class A's spectating booth. Ojiro stays around Hagakure for the time being. The girls of class A had fun even if Momo and Jiro looked less enthusiastic. 

Soon enough, the mini-games came to an end as Cementoss finishes the ring. 

"Okay. That about does it." Cementoss creates a chair for himself near the rink. 

"Thank's Cementoss! HEY, GUYS. ARE YOU READY?!!!" Present Mic screams. "you've been through hell to get here!! BUT now it's time for one-on-one battles! You've only got yourself to rely on!!" Izuku smirks at that comment. "Even if you're not a hero, this saying holds true! You know it!" Mic was hyping everyone up. Izuku finds Ochako near the entrance of the stadium. 

"You ready for this?" Izuku watches Ochako jump and turns to him, breathing out. "Relax, just kick his ass," Izuku smiles. 

"Thanks, Izuku." Ochako smiles more. "I'll see you in the finals!"

"Can't wait to see you there and just a word of advice…" Izuku stops talking when he heard Mic introduce Bakugo. 

"Versus…" 

"Watch out for his right hook." Izuku walks off, waving back at her as she steels herself. 

"My personal Pick!!! Ochako Uraraka, Also of the hero course!" 

Ochako gets onto the stage across from Bakugo. 

"Ready Angel face?" Katsuki moves into his stance. "If you're going to back down, do it now. Cuz crying uncle later won't cut it." 

Ochako lowers herself as she already had a plan ready. 

Up in the stands, Izuku sits next to Tokoyami and Iida. "Did you give Uraraka a counter strategy for Bakugo?" 

"No, she looked like she already had something in mind. I just told her to watch the right hook." Izuku pulls his Notebook out before opening it to a blank page. "Katsuki is strong; She can't float him because he has been practicing with midair battles ever since our first exercise. It will be a good match." Izuku watches Midnight start the match, and Ochako charges forward. 

"Baking down's not an option here!" She yells while keeping herself low to the floor. Katsuki moves his right arm back as she gets closer and closer. At the last moment, he blasts her while making sure not to fall over. 

"Whoa! Harsh!" A few heroes or civilians call out. Izuku just did his best to ignore it. 

"Going all out against a girl…" another stupid person speaks up. 

The explosion creates a smokescreen that Ochako uses to her advantage. Katsuki catches the floating jacket as she leaps from behind him. 

"She threw her jacket over and sent it floating, all on the fly!!" Mic starts his play by play. 

Katsuki quickly realizes that she was behind him. Katsuki still uses his right hand to create another explosion blasting her backward. 'faster reactions. Katsuki's taking her for a real threat. Good.' Izuku continues to write in his Notebook, ignoring the side comments from Sero and Kaminari. 

"Uraraka wastes no time. She's charging again!" A few people cringe each time Bakugo sets off an explosion.

'Figure something out, Ochako… you won't last long. Running headfirst into them.' Izuku watches as the devil girl yells out. He could see the rubble floating upwards, but taking each explosion just to keep adding debris wasn't the smartest move. 

"Ochako…" Asui looked worried about her friend. 

"Bakugo's that type of guy…" The purple child leans forward. Ochako keeps going as the crowd got more and more worried. 

Then comes the booing, 

"Hey!! That's not the way someone who wants to be a hero acts!!" Some weak hero yells, getting the crowd behind him. "Stop toying with the poor girl!" Izuku was about to beat up a hero if he kept talking. Class A's box suddenly got colder, and it wasn't Todoroki since he was in his prep room, getting ready for his own match. Tokoyami and Iida were leaning away from Midoriya. While he was leaning forward, glaring at the hero that was talking out of his ass. 

"A group in the crowd has started booing." Mic sweat drops. "But to be honest, I agre-" Mic grunts into the microphone. 

"Is the one who said he's toying with her a pro?" Aizawa's cold tone comes from the speakers getting Midoriya to calm down some. "How many years of active duty?" The crowd shuts up and listens. "If that's what you're taking away from this, then you can leave. No point in watching. Go home and start looking at job-hunting sites." Aizawa scolds the crowd and hero. "She's come this far, and he knows her strength. His caution shows that he recognizes her as a worthy opponent." Bakugo and Uraraka stand across from each other. She was trembling some. "it's exactly because he wants to win so badly, that there's no room for carelessness or holding back." Aizawa finishes. 

Katsuki watches Ochako still going. 'She's not dead yet.' Katsuki growls. 

Ochako brings her hands together, only saying one word. "release." 

"Huh?" Katsuki looks confused for a few seconds. 

"I win." Ochako grins, already charging. Katsuki's head turns upwards, seeing the sky fall.

"IT'S A METEOR STORM!!" Mic yells. 

"keep up." Aizawa watches the rubble fall. 

"Self-sacrificing strategy… you will be a great hero Ochako." Izuku observes Ochako snag a rock out of midair and throwing it right into Katsuki's shoulder, making his trajectory change as his explosion rockets him diagonally. Right off the stage. "making him use his quirk against him. I didn't even think about that." 

Katsuki sits up, staring with wide eyes as Ochako was panting and still standing. 

"What an explosion, but it seems Uraraka used it against Bakugo!!!" Mic screams excitedly. 

"Bakugo Is out of the ring!" Midnight begins as Uraraka's eyes slowly start to close. She sways on her feet. "Uraraka moves onto the second round." 

"she got me…" Bakugo mutters under his breath as he watching her drop from exhaustion. The crowd jumps to their feet with roars of cheers. Uraraka was taken to Recovery girl by medical boats as Katsuki walks out with a straight face tell he was in the hallway. 

"That was just the first match! We'll move onto the second on after the ring is fixed!" Mic calls out. 

Izuku was leaning against the wall as he sees Katsuki come from the stadium. "You both fought with everything." Izuku stands straighter. 

"Did you give her that self-sacrificing play?" Katsuki was gritting his teeth, trying to stay calm. 

"No. Ochako came up with that all on her own. I only got to say good luck." Izuku smiles proudly. "I have to admit, I've never thought about using your own quirk against you like that." 

"You better not go all out on Icy-hot. He doesn't deserve it…" Katsuki turns his head away. 

"Don't worry, and we will fight soon, Katsuki. For now, we are just learning. Good fight, but I'm going to check on Ochako." Izuku turns around and heads off, leaving Katsuki alone. 

Ochako was still asleep, so Izuku just sits down and watching the next match, Ice Princess vs. Sero. 'Ice princess isn't happy, so trash fire must have talked with him.' Izuku feels bad for Sero as he got an avalanche of ice thrown his way. 'Iron can block that… maybe?' Izuku watches as Todoroki cleared the ice. 

Ibara Shiozaki vs. Hitoshi Shinso. Izuku couldn't hear what they were seeing, but he saw their mouths moving before Shiozaki completely froze. Then she simply turns around and leaves the rink. Shinso looks somewhat smug about something. 'Ojiro said he didn't remember anything after answering Shinso about being on his team. Could be some sort of Brainwashing.' Izuku feels a soft hand on his forearm. He turns to see Ochako giving a bright smile. 

"I won," She states proudly. 

"Yeah, you did." Izuku holds out his fist, which she quickly hits with her own. "Good job," 

"Who am I facing next?" She slowly sits up, looking at the screen. 

"Todoroki," Izuku answers calmly. Ochako sighs and lays back. "You got this; if you can take out Bakugo, then you got the Ice princess." He tries to cheer her up, but it didn't seem to work. 

The match between Iida and Hatsume worked wonders as it had the pair laughing loudly. Their teammate turned Iida into walking advertising before forfeiting. Recovery girl eventually kicks them out once Ochako was free to go. They both made it back to the booth, and Ochako was quickly surrounded by the girls beside Mina, who was getting ready for her match. Ashido vs. Aoyama. 

Izuku gives credit where credit was due. Mina was the most flexible and agile in the class. She did the splits over Aoyama's laser. Mina dances closer before uppercutting the blond's chin. "Damn, I think I just saw the stars come from his head." Izuku watches the blond get carried off by medical bots as Mina gives the crowd attention. 

Tokoyami gets up before looking at Izuku. "I wish you luck, Midoriya." 

"you as well, Tokoyami." Izuku smiles as Momo and Kaminari were introduced. The two boys leave the booth heading opposite ways. Izuku sits in the prep room while Kirishima left it. Momo destroyed Kaminari, which was a given. He used too much energy too quickly, causing him to shut down. 

Of course, the two hardheads went punch for punch. It was like the old Rock 'em Sock 'em robots as silver and red clash. One would give any moment, and Izuku was correct… in a way. 

"THEY KNOCKED EACH OTHER OUT!?" Both B and A class yell in sync. 

"We have a tie!" Midnight tries her best not to giggle, but she couldn't hold it. "We'll determine our winner after they recover with a quick arm-wrestling match! Or something…" 

The medical bots get them off the stage. 

"For the last matchup of the first round…" Mic's voice comes alive. Midoriya and Tokoyami were already walking up the stairs to the ring. "Offense and Defense in one body! The dark samurai accompanied by dark shadow! From the hero course, It's Fumikage Tokoyami!" 

Tokoyami has his arms crossed while looking straight across at Midoriya. 

"Versus" 

Midoriya has his hands in his pockets while giving a sly smile to Tokoyami. 

"The man who casually took first place during the first event and had more tricks up his sleeves than his teachers can count. Izuku Midoriya!" Izuku ignores the comment about his tricks since they weren't tricks. 

"Last match of round one, START!!" 

"Go, Dark shadow!" 

"Igris." 

Two shadows rush forwards before meeting in the middle of the rink, slamming into each other. Igris and Dark Shadow clasp their hands together, pushing against each other. Dark Shadow was strong, but Igris wasn't connected to Midoriya like Dark shadow was to Tokoyami. 

"Oh, we finally see a part of Midoriya's quirk… finally," Mic leans against his palm as neither student had moved from their starting sports. 

"I knew I didn't see things; You also have a shadow that consumes you." Tokoyami ever the edge lord speaks. 

"He doesn't consume me, Tokoyami. He protects me." Izuku explains before charging the bird-headed student. "I'm sure dark shadow does the same for you." Dark shadow tries to retreat, but Igris wasn't letting go. The two students quickly exchange punches.  Izuku dodges easily. "Just because you have a strong quirk doesn't mean you can slack off on your" Izuku kicks Tokoyami's feet from under him. "own training." 

Tokoyami kicks Izuku in the gut and quickly stands back up. 'Let Shadow go, Igris.' Igris listens, and Dark shadow rushes towards Midoriya's back. Igris just stood watching his leader about to get attacked when Izuku drops low. Letting dark shadow ram into Tokoyami but instead of what Izuku thought would happen. Dark shadow just slips into Tokoyami's body without causing blowback that would have knocked Tokoyami out of the rink. 

"That won't work twice. You did the same thing in Cavalry battle." Tokoyami and dark shadow was back together in a fighting stance. 

"Dang, you caught me." Izuku backflips landing next to Igris as Dark shadow tries to attack him. The four face-offs, not sure who would make the first move. 

"Please do not hold back, Midoriya. You already proved I am not as well trained at you." Tokoyami asks while getting into a fighting stance. 

"As you wish. Igris, Please send them out of the ring without hurting them too badly." Izuku steps backward, Igris raises his fists still being chivalrous knight as he does not bring out his sword. Igris rushes forward, dodging Dark shadow's swing before punching Tokoyami in the chest. Dark shadow covers Tokoyami before he crashes into the far wall. The crowd was silent for a second before cheering loudly. "Good job Igris. Thank you." The knight disappears as Izuku passes him to check on his classmate. 

"You okay, Tokoyami?" Izuku cringes, seeing the cracked concrete above his classmates' body that slump forwards. He ignores Midnight, saying he won. 

"Yeah… just ow" Tokoyami coughs. "Dark shadow was able to buffer the hit some." Izuku holds out his hand. Tokoyami grabs it as he gets pulled to his feet. 

"Good match." Izuku smiles. 

"You, too, I have a long way to go." Tokoyami rubs the back of his head as Dark Shadow was looking for Igris. "Where is your companion?" 

"He's already back, waiting to be called on again," Izuku explains as he walks Tokoyami to Recovery girl to get checked out. 

Izuku didn't go far as he listens to Uraraka and Todoroki's fight. In a one-on-one, Todoroki is almost impossible to beat unless you have something to break the ice. Ochako didn't. 

"Uraraka is unable to continue, Todoroki moves onto the next round." Midnight's voice echoes in the empty hallways. 

Ochako walks from the stadium but quickly notices Izuku waiting for her. She picks up her head and gives a strained smile. "Guess I lost." 

"Ochako…" Izuku starts, but she didn't let him continue. 

"I just got carried away at the fact that I could beat Bakugo… I thought I could get to face you…" Uraraka tears up slowly. 

"Are you hurt?" He knew better than try to cheer her up right now. 

"I'm okay; he's just too strong. I couldn't put a scratch on him. I'll try harder next time!" Ochako stops and sees the small smile on Izuku's lips. 

"you did good, Ochako." Izuku was cut off by the announcers. 

"Hitoshi Shinso moved on to the next round!" 

"Guess Iida got trapped as well." Izuku hums. "Ready to head back up?" Izuku turns down the hall. 

"I-I'm going to give my parents a call. I'll be watching when you face Kirishima." Ochako smiles and goes to the locker room while Izuku heads back to the stands. 

Todoroki still hasn't been back to the stands since his first match. Izuku has seen Endeavor stalking around the hallways but seems to be looking for his son. 'daddy issues later.' Izuku starts writing as Tokoyami sits next to him. Iida had to leave for some reason. The last matchups would be intriguing. Todoroki was already locked in to face Shinso. 

"You should head down; your match is next," Tokoyami states in a relaxed tone. 

"Thanks," Izuku catches Momo, creating a big bat ready to knock Mina out of the ring. 

"Last round before we move onto the Simi Finals!" 

"Manly and passionate hardening! From the hero course, It's Eijiro Kirishima!!!" Mic yells into the microphone. The redhead cracks his knuckles, still proud since he beat his copycat. 'Who am I facing again?' Kirishima questions himself. 

"Versus—" 

"The man with a shadow knight," Kirishima quickly hardens his nerves knowing who it was as the dark green haired student walks onto the stage. "Izuku Midoriya!!" 

"Hey, Kirishima." Midoriya smiles while standing in a relaxed stance. 

"I'm going to make you give it your all!" Kirishima grins. 

"Okay, Kiri. Let's see what you got." Izuku slides his right foot back, bringing up his fists. 

"START!" Midnight cracks her whip. 

Kirishima hardens his fists and attacks. Izuku caught one fist, pushing the redhead back as the hardened knuckles cut into his palm. "Pretty strong, Kirishima." Izuku pushes the redhead back before jumping up, delivering a hard ax kick to the hardened head. Izuku sees his Hp drop slightly. 'shit, that's a hard head.' Izuku quickly dodges another jab aimed for his jaw. Izuku smiles, and palm strikes his opponent, sending him backward. "Want to face someone stronger than me?" 

Kirishima perks up but nods. "You're talking about the big guy, right?" 

"Yep, he's a lot stronger than me." Izuku was still in a defensive stance waiting for an answer. 

"Nope, you are the one I'm trying to surpass." Kirishima goes back on the attack, which Izuku dodges and redirects his punches. 

"You need to work on your speed and agility." Izuku spins Kirishima around some. "Also, look for a different." Izuku grabs Kirishima's wrist before shoulder, tossing him outside the ring. "Angles," Izuku grunts. 

"Dang it!" Kirishima huffs but smiles, looking up at Izuku. "That was really cool." 

"Thanks." Izuku holds out his hand. Kirishima takes it, getting pulled to his feet. 

"What sportsmanship!" Midnight coos as the boys quickly clear the field away from the dominatrix of a teacher. 

"We have our final four!!! Shoto Todoroki, Hitoshi Shinso, Momo Yaoyorozu, and lastly, Izuku Midoriya!" Present Mic calls Todoroki and Shinso to the ring. 

Izuku and Momo were waiting in their respective rooms, creating strategies. 'Momo's going to be rough. Just needs confidence.' 

Izuku looks towards the screen as Todoroki froze Shinso solid. 'I'm pretty sure he hasn't taken a single step the entire time. That's a good strategy.' Izuku smirks. 

"well, the dark horse from General education is finally out. Shinso will face whoever loses this match between, All-Purpose Creation! She was admitted through recommendations, so her abilities are certified!" Izuku watches Momo sink into herself again once the recommendations were brought up. "From the hero course, It's Momo Yaoyorozu!" 

The crowed area cheers loudly for her. 

"Versus, the guy that doesn't like showing off his quirk! Izuku Midoriya!" 

"What is up with him and bashing me…" Izuku holds his hand over his chest like he was hurt. Momo giggles to herself at his acting. "I'm doing my best." 

"Are you Izuku?" She moves into a fighting stance. 

"Of course, but I also want to give my competitors time to show off what they got." Izuku follows suit. "This is all about showing off Momo." 

"START!" 

Izuku rushes forwards for the first time as he doesn't want to give Momo time to think. She ducks under his kick as she creates a staff and swings it towards his head. Izuku manifests his dagger, blocking the metal staff. "You have gotten faster with your creation," Izuku smirks, leaning in as Momo pushes him back. 

"Thank you; it took practice." Momo grits her teeth as she shoving him back using the base of the staff to attack. She gets a good hit on his stomach before spinning it, aiming for his temple. Izuku catches it with his blade, cutting the staff shorter. She creates a second baton as Izuku manifests both daggers. 

"You have a lot more training with weapons, don't you?" Izuku spins the blade, some as Momo and Izuku was ignoring everything else happening around them. 

"Of course, just like my quirk. I practice day and night." Momo and Izuku circle each other. 

"I knew you would be the hardest person I face today." Izuku rushes forward, dodging the left baton as he disarms her right side. The broken staff falls from her hand, and he kicks it out of bounds. Momo brings the other rod down, hitting Izuku in the shoulder. He grunts before pushing her back some. 

'Ow!' Izuku rubs his shoulder where the metal hit. Momo was already making a second baton. They were both standing in the middle of the field, Izuku decides against using his daggers since Momo had more training than him. Plus, he needs to disarm her and make sure she couldn't create another weapon once he does. 

Izuku steps forward before blocking Momo's swing. He twists the baton upwards while using his forearm to prevent the other. As soon as he takes the rod, he jumps back as she was swinging for his head. His hand had a soft blue hue to it as he activated his Dominator's touch. He was disarming her other hand. Once she was free of weapons, he attacks. 

Momo grits her teeth since Izuku wasn't giving her a second to concentrate on her creations. 'crap.' She kicks her leg up, aiming for his head, only for it to be caught by Izuku. His hands snaked around her waist as they were face to face. Her leg hangs over his shoulder, leaving her on one foot.

"Trying to kick my head?" Izuku smirks as she glares at him, creating a small dagger behind her back. He was the only thing keeping her from falling over. "I wouldn't move Momo," Izuku speaks quietly as Baruka's dagger pressed against her neck. They both softly panting as she drops her blade before smiling softly. A faint blush paints across her cheeks as her position wasn't the most appropriate. 

"I lost." She speaks loud enough for Midnight to hear. 

"Yaoyorozu concedes from the match. Midoriya wins." Midnight calls the match as Izuku lets go of his dagger and dipping his shoulder, letting Momo's leg down. 

"Good Match, Momo. We should spar more." Izuku lets go once Momo was on both feet. 

"Agreed." Momo bows before leaving the ring. Izuku could feel the eyes of jealousy burn into him as he quickly left. 

"We have our two finalists! We will take a short break before we have Todoroki Vs. Midoriya! It should be a great final match!!" Present Mic continues talking as Izuku breaths out, checking his fatigue. 

[Fatigue: 33] 

Izuku and Shoto were waiting at their respective entrances when Endeavor came looking for Midoriya. Luckily All Might distracts him long enough for Mic to call the boys out into the ring. 

"Both of these competitors have won top marks at this festival so far. Todoroki Shoto has been yet to be touched by a single attack! And Midoriya Izuku has given us examples of hand to hand combat along with some slick moves you guys and gals can try on your significant other." 

Izuku turns, glaring at the commentators' box. "Please slap him for me, Aizawa Sensei," Izuku begs loudly, but the crowd roars with laughter and cheers. Midnight giggles since she was close enough to hear him. Todoroki just looks unimpressed or disinterested. 

"Well, you boys know the rules. You are the last match, so go all out." Midnight steps back as she raises her whip.

"START!" 

Izuku plops down on his butt as she calls the start of the match. "Iron, Magicians," Izuku calls on four shadows as Todoroki attacks. Iron comes up, slamming his shield down in front of Izuku as the Magician uses fire to blow the wall of ice away. 

"What's going on down there!!" Mic yells as the steam from Fire and Ice cover the stadium. Soon enough, the steam clears, showing Iron still protecting the Magician and Izuku. Izuku was still just sitting on his butt, looking up at the clouds. 

"Um, Midoriya." Midnight looks at the boy sitting in the middle of a match. 

"Yes?" Izuku lulls his head to the side, looking at his teacher/ref. 

"Match started." She points to his opponent, who was looking at the shadows Izuku called on. 

"Oh, I know, Until he uses his full power, I will stay on my ass." Izuku waves off and looks back up at the sky. "They can keep me protected, tell then." 

In the teacher's booth, the teachers just watch in fascination as each attack Todoroki's sent Midoriya's way was blocked then destroyed by Fireballs. "Um, Hado! Explain, please." All Might in Yagi form asks. 

She pops back up and giggles excitedly. "The big guy is the one I was talking about! I think I heard him call him Iron. His really big and a goofball. He's sweet and protected me during the last battle until he was needed. The other guys I don't know. I saw them on the outskirts of the battle, but I guess they can use fireballs to attack." Hado sits on the dividing wall watching the match. 

"Is Midoriya not taking it seriously? He looked a lot more serious when fighting anyone else." Thirteen taps the chair softly. 

"Todoroki hasn't used his other side ever since the Calvary battle." Snipe points out as Todoroki rushes Iron only to get knocked back by the big guys' ax. 

"So they are both not paying each other the respect of a full-powered match." Vlad King frowns. 

"Who knows." Nezu watches Izuku stand up only to move towards a clear area on the rink before sitting back down and letting his shadows deal with Todoroki. 

Class A was just shaking their heads, watching the two powerhouses go head to head with half their strength. 

Katsuki was laughing to himself as he watches the Ice princess get pissed off at the nerd. 'He's keeping his promise though those shadows are creepy.' 

"Izuku was a lot more serious earlier…" Ochako was leaning forward. "Why isn't he now?" 

"Todoroki has been only using half his power Angel face. The nerd is just paying him with the same respect as Ice princess has been to everyone else." Katsuki growls. On the other hand, the crowd loves the action even if it was not a full-powered match. Compared to everyone else, in the tournament, it felt like it was full power. The wind pressure blows people against there seats every time a fireball destroys the ice. People would get hit with the ice-cold air before burning feeling. 

"Are you done yet, princess?" Izuku asks while finally standing up and recalling Iron and his other shadows. "Can we get serious now, or do you just want to keep getting beaten back by my soldiers?" 

Todoroki was feeling the toll his quirk causes as the ice was creeping up his neck and cheek. 

"You're shivering, and I'm not going to let my Magicians warm you up. So what now? What will you do?" Izuku manifests his Notebook, opening it up to Todoroki's page. 

"Shoto Todoroki. Half cold, half hot. With his right, he can create ice and, with his left, fire. If using too much of his right side, he will get too cold and succumb to Hypothermia." Izuku flips through the book. "Daddy issues, but who doesn't have those, right?" Izuku chuckles. "Your 18 years old princess stop acting like daddy and be your own man." A smaller wave of ice was sent at Izuku, but he just jumps over it. "Everyone is giving it their all to win. To achieve their goals to make it to the top. The general education kid got third place overall. Ochako beat Katsuki. And here you are, I watched your matches. One match after another, you never moved an inch. Never take people seriously." Izuku kept jumping around a Todoroki tries to pin him down. 

"What about you, then? You're a hypocrite! You knocked Tokoyami out in one hit, Kirishima you flipped over your shoulder and then Yaoyorozu. You played cat and mouse with her! You haven't used your full power once during the entire festival!" Todoroki's right side was shivering as he knew he couldn't attack much longer with his ice. 

"I gave them chances to catch the eyes of Heroes." Izuku motions to the crowd that was still cheering and watching the two. "If I knocked them out in seconds, then the festival would be a waste of time. Plus, I get to watch how their quirks work. How they use them." Izuku rolls his shoulder some. "If you want my full power, then turn on the fire and stop messing around. You're not your father, so stop acting like him." Izuku manifests his dagger, pointing it at the dumpster fire, glaring down at the boys with a familiar frown that was currently on Shoto's face. 

"I don't use his quirk!" Shoto yells.

"It's your quirk Shoto, not his," Izuku whispers into his ear as Izuku was standing back to back with him. Shoto moves to turn around only to have Izuku follow his movements, still standing back to back. It was like a dance, and Shoto was upset. "Do I need to say it louder?" Izuku leans forward, kicking Shoto in the back, sending him into his own Ice wall that blocks him from going out of the ring. "IT'S YOUR QUIRK NOT HIS!" 

Izuku watches Shoto's hands curl into the ice wall as fire comes to life, melting everything on the rink. 'that is a lot hotter than any of my magicians.' Izuku smirks as Shoto turns around, looking slightly better than before. The ice disappears off Shoto's arm, and face as Izuku claps happily. "Finally… my turn."

"Come out." 

The crowd watches shadows pour off Izuku's skin before the cement rink was covered with an army of shadow's. "Let's see how long you last, Shoto. You wanted my full power; You got it." 

"What's this!!!" Mic yells as soon as the fire was on, he and Aizawa were dumbfounded as the powerhouses seem to finally get serious. 

"He used it," Aizawa mutters. Of course, the tired homeroom teacher noticed Shoto's distaste for his right side. He's never pressured the kid to tell him anything and planned to let Todoroki come to him when it was time, but there seemed to be no real need anymore. Midoriya did his job for him. Then came the army he really didn't want to see again, but there was a problem. "It's grown… when did he get more soldiers…" His friend and colleague looked over slightly worried for his friend. 

"It seems Midoriya and Todoroki are looking to end this final match!" Mic yells into the microphone. The cheers were deafening. 

In the teachers' booth, many high ranking heroes all swallow roughly, seeing the army cover the rink and some of the field. "There is his army," Nejire informs. 

"Did Midoriya just force Todoroki into using his fire?" Yagi asks, remembering all the hero classes Todoroki refused to use fire. 

"I believe so…" Nezu glares down at the number two hero that seems to be yelling until a large shadow stands in front of him, making sure he stayed back. 

A few moments earlier. 

"SHOTOOOOO!!!" Endeavor stomps his way down the stairs as the boys both roll their eyes at the loud voice. "So you've finally accepted it! Yes! Excellent!!!" The man was about to make it to the end of the stairs. 

"Igris, keep him back, but don't hit him. Even if I want to." Izuku sighs as the shadow at his side seemed to disappear before appearing in front of Endeavor. His broad sword placed in the concrete of the stairs keeping the hero back. 

"Get out of my way." Endeavor growls at the shadow that did not respond. It just stayed in the way as the crowd looks at it in fascination. 

"Anyways, shall we end this, Shoto?" Izuku turns his attention back to his opponent, who was rubbing his cheek. 

"You're crazy… you know that, right?" Shoto smiles weakly. 

"Oh, trust me. I know." Izuku thinks about his life. Always a foot away from death either from his best friend wanting to kill him or watching heroes and villains fight feet away. Walking into dungeons, not knowing what is on the other side or if he would walk out. "So my army vs. you… this didn't go well for the villains." Izuku warns as he mentally gave the order of no killing and watching his shadow knights put their weapons away, bringing up their fists. 

"Don't worry about me. Worry about yourself, and don't blame me what happens next." Shoto stomps his foot down as the army rushes forward. Igris's cold eyes staring down the Number two hero was quite funny as the crowd wasn't paying attention to them anymore but on the two student's fighting. Todoroki tries to attack Izuku, but Iron was already their protecting him, so he turns his attention to the army. Izuku would call back a shadow each time they regenerate as soon as Shoto cut them down. Soon enough, Izuku only had Iron, Igris, and his magicians. 

Shoto, on the other hand, was tired, and he wasn't accurate with his fire. "I have to admit, Shoto. You're stronger than your father; I just hope you will become a better hero than him." Izuku rushes forward with Igris. Both knight and Monarch sent Todoroki flying through the air with their attacks. Shoto was able to create enough ice to stop him from crashing into the outer ring. 

"Todoroki is out of bounds!!! Midoriya is the winner!" Midnight calls the match as Izuku pats Igris on the back before the shadow knight slips back into his skin. 

"That concludes our contest! The first-year winner of the U.A.'s Sports festival is Izuku Midoriya of Class A!!" Present Mic had open his window using his own quirk instead of the microphone. The crowd cheers as Izuku recalls his shadows to check on Shoto. 

"You good?" Izuku holds out his hand. 

"yeah…" Shoto grabs Izuku's hand as he gets pulled to his feet. 

"Now that was a good match," Izuku smirks as Shoto nods, having to agree. 

Later~

"Now, Let's move on to the awards ceremony!" Midnight shows off the winners. 

In third place, Momo and Shinso share the platform. Shoto was in second place, and Izuku stood on the first while still writing in his Notebook, not paying attention to the crowd. 

Ochako and Katsuki facepalmed. 

"Now for the medals!! Presenting them this year is you know who!!" Izuku slowly brought the Notebook closer to his face praying to whatever dark god it wasn't someone associated with the title of number one. 

"I AM…" All Might jump down from the top of the stadium. 

"He's everyone's hero…" Midnight and All Might talk over each other. 

"HERE WITH THE MEDALS." 

"ALL MIGHT!" Midnight yells. 

Silence… the entire crowd was silent as the two heroes talked over each other. Izuku chuckles behind his Notebook as he glares at the number one hero. 'what an idiot.' 

"The first years this year are something else." A crowd member talks freely as the crowd comes back to life. 

"Even All Might came to watch." 

All Might walks over towards the third-place platform as Midnight hands him one of the medals. 

"Congratulations, Shinso, Kid! You're a strong one," All Might laughs. The purple-haired gen ed student looks like he was hiding a smile. "You have proven your strength in today's festival. I have no doubt you have caught the eyes of your teachers!" All Might keeps the same grin on his face. "But relying on your quirk alone won't be enough to overcome a bad matchup. A fit body and strong mind are needed in heroics." 

"Understood…" Shinso bows softly. 

"Yaoyorozu, You have a mind for strategy and proved your versatility today. Keep up the great work! I cannot wait to see the hero you make in the future." All Might places the medal over her head as she smiles and nods. She looks over to Shoto and Izuku. One looks like he was thinking over life, and one looks uninterested that the number one hero was just feet away. 

"Todoroki, Congratulations." All Might places the second-place medal over Shoto's head. "You held back. You didn't use your left side until the final match. Was there a reason for that?" 

"Midoriya, I lost my way a long time ago, but he helped point me back in the right direction." Todoroki looks down. "There's still something I have to settle before I can even try to become a hero like you." Shoto seems to relax while talking to the number one hero. 

"That's a new look I see on your face." All Might hugs Todoroki, which Izuku watches the rage on the older Todoroki in the stands. "So say no more. Whatever you must settle, I'm sure you can do it!" All Might stands in front of Midoriya, who was writing in his Notebook before looking down at the number one hero. Izuku smirks. 

"And finally, Midoriya. Well," All Might grabs the medal and walks up. All Might has been in front of the most powerful villain and only felt hatred. The look on Midoriya's face was giving him chills that would make the villain he once face shiver himself. 

"I won't bite All Might." Izuku places the Notebook away, smiling brightly. The other three, close to Midoriya, listens in. All Might coughs softly into his hand before standing in front of the man. 

"You have done well today, young Midoriya. Helping your competitors realize their weakness even during the match. Helping young Todoroki realize what he needed. You changed lives today." All Might talks on. The plastered on smile on Midoriya slowly fell. "You will be a great hero Midoriya." All Might places the medal around Izuku's neck. "I'm sorry I doubted that when we first met." All Might steps back and turns to the crowd. 

"Well!! These are your winners!!!" All Might turns to the students of U.A. Some looking upset, they didn't make it far. Others looking relaxed now that the festival was over. "Everyone here today has the potential to be standing up here! As you all witnessed! Competition! Encouragement! Pushing each other to climb higher and higher!! The sprouts of today will grow into the heroes of tomorrow!!!" All Might calls for the final cheer, not noticing some of the winners were looking at Midoriya. They overheard what All Might said, and now, curious what the number one hero once said to the overpowered young adult. Izuku himself already tunes everything out and just smiles. At least he thought he was.

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Tenya visits his brother, and something darker begins to manifest in his heart. The darkness that makes you evaluate decisions you never thought had answers. Iida would soon learn how darkness clouds minds and makes you choose who lives or who dies. 

Shoto spends his day visiting his mother. The same mother that gave him the permanent scar over his left eye. He never blamed her for scaring him, but just like his older brother. They were all pushed past the breaking point. He needed to see her if he was going to start using his fire. 

Ochako gets ambushed by her family, and they spend the day at their apartment having family time. Most of the class heads out to spend time with their own families.

Izuku spends his free time working out and listening to the news. Inko still hasn't called him. Auntie told him she was stubborn when they picked Katsuki up the other day. Well, the Midoriya's can be stubborn when they wanted to be. Izuku's father came back from his 13 years of being too busy. Izuku scoffs at that. Just when he fights in a televised festival and wins. The dick wants back into his life. "Yeah fucking right." Izuku puts the bar back onto its stands before taking the plates off the ends of the bars. He breaths out before moving towards a treadmill. He already finished his daily quest; now he was just working to tire himself out, not like that was possible, but it beats just laying in bed all day. 

"Midoriya," The tired voice of his teacher comes from behind him. Izuku mutes the Tv that was playing the news of Ingenium's attack, which ended his career. 

"Yes, Sensei?" Izuku doesn't stop running.

"You've been in here for 5 hours. Give it a rest." Aizawa sits down on the work out bench nearby. Izuku looks at the clock on the wall, almost tripping himself up, seeing Aizawa spoke the truth. 

"Guess I lost track of time." Izuku stops the treadmill. 

"I talked to Nejire; can you tell me about your quirk now?" Aizawa crosses his arms, looking at the boy who was drenched in sweat. "Or why you're not home like your classmates." 

"Yeah, big skip on the homelife Sensei. My quirk creates dungeons filled with monsters. I can use them to level up and gain more skills or experience." Izuku sits across from Aizawa while drinking his water. "Also, I need a week off to go explore one." 

"We have internships soon, and I might give you a week off after that if you are fine with catching up with work." Aizawa knows the kid would just sneak off to do it. "It's to improve your quirk, correct?" 

"Yeah, As I said, these dungeons just help me increase my levels. It also gives me ways to approach situations without getting people hurt since usually once I enter one. Everything inside, want's me dead." Izuku stretches his arms out. 

"No wonder you were so calm talking to Villains… along with your actions." Aizawa mutters. "Why should I even let you go alone? If it's dangerous, shouldn't you have a backup?" Aizawa looks at his student, who was giving him a dead fish look. 

"Hado-Senpai entered, and I had to protect her the entire time. She probably could have won against the Ice Bears." Izuku calls a smaller one out, letting Aizawa look at it. "But not against the real enemies inside. They were called Ice elves; they took a shot at Senpai as soon as we entered. Most of the monsters inside the dungeons level up alongside me. The only person I would ever let come with me would be Momo or Shoto. Momo's a tactician like I am, and she can create anything she needed. Shoto has the firepower to protect himself, but even then. It would be dangerous and stupid. It's better if I do it myself. Also, I have my army that watches my back." And as if it was a command, his shadow soldiers fill the gym. Aizawa looks around, seeing knights and bears surround him.

"How do you grow your army?" Aizawa turns back, seeing the two more prominent knights standing protectively behind Midoriya. 

"That is a secret, Aizawa." Izuku presses his finger against his lips as if to be silent. "If I ever use it in the real world, you and heroes would not like it." Izuku smiles. "Anyways, a week of catch up work after the internships. I would like that very much. What paperwork do I need to fill out to get a leave of absence?" Izuku asks while his soldiers go back into Izuku's skin, waiting to be called on again. 

"I'll get it to you tomorrow. For now, go back to the dorms and shower." Aizawa watches Midoriya stand, bow, and leave the gym. 'At least he trusts me enough to tell me about some of his quirk family issues aside…" Aizawa sighs before getting up to go get the paperwork for his student. 

The break was over; almost everyone was back in the dorms. Only one was still missing. Tenya Iida stays at home due to his brother's situation. He would be traveling to and from home until his brother comes home. Everyone was understanding, but Izuku was waiting to see Iida himself to see his mental state. The robot was too formal over the phone to catch any metal vulnerability. 

Izuku got his chance when he was walking towards the main building. He caught Iida in a poncho and rainboots running towards the building. "Good Morning Midoriya!" Iida slows down enough for Izuku to jog behind him. 

"You know, we got five minutes before the first bell, right?" Izuku spins the plain umbrella over his head some as they make it into the building. Izuku shakes the water off the umbrella while Iida was getting ready for class. "How's your brother?" 

"You needn't worry about my brother; I apologize if he or I caused you any undue concern." Iida doesn't even turn to face Izuku. 

"Well, I hope your brother heals Iida. He was a great hero. I hope you follow in his footsteps." Izuku leaves Iida to get ready. 

Everyone was inside the class, talking about getting recognized in public. Izuku was suddenly really happy he didn't leave campus. 

"I had all these people talking to me on the trains!" Mina laughs and smiles, Hagarkure as bouncing slightly near Mina's desk. 

"Same here! So many stares… it was embarrassing!" The invisible girl sounded happy about the attention. 

"Me too." Kirishima grins

"All these grade-schoolers told me I made a good effort." Sero frowns as Asui adds to the insult. 

"Good Effort." She hides her mouth with her arms. 

Everyone was talking to their desk buddies until Aizawa walks in. The class goes silent, and everyone sits down, looking forward. 

"Morning." Aizawa quickly finds himself in front of the class. 

"Good to see you, Aizawa Sensei," Asui states while everyone gives the chorus of good morning. 

"We've got hero informatics class and a special one at that." Aizawa continues. 

Kirishima sinks in his chair some. 'Stuff about hero law and junk… I suck at that.' 

'A special one? Don't tell me it's a pop quiz! Give us a break…" Kaminari starts to sweat. 

"You'll be coming up with your hero, aliases," Aizawa states in the blandest tone. 

"HOW AWESOME! TIME TO SHINE!!!" 

"YEAHHHHH!!!" The class yells out while cheering before being silenced with a glare from red eyes. 

"But first… concerning the pro, draft picks I mentioned the other day… It's based on who the pros think will be ready to join the hero workforce after another two or three years of experience, so you could say that it's a way for them to show interest in your futures." Aizawa let his quirk turn off as his hair lowers itself. "But there's ample time for their interests to wane before you graduate. And any and all offers can be arbitrarily revoked. It happens quite often." 

"Stupid adults and their whims!" Mineta slams his small fist on his desk. 

'wow, I kinda forgot about him.' Izuku peaks over Katsuki's shoulder. 

"So if we're picked now, that just means there'll be higher hurdles in the years to come." Hagarkure states from her desk. 

"Yes. Now, here're the complete draft pick numbers." Aizawa motions towards the board as Names and numbers come up. 

Midoriya 4,340

Todoroki 4,123

Bakugo 3,000

Yaoyorozu 2,300

Tokoyami 360

Uraraka 354

Iida 300

Kaminari 272

Kirishima 68

"GAH! They're in a whole other league!" Kaminari leans back in his chair after seeing the top 3. 

"Those pros have no eyes for talent." Aoyama looks pissed for the first time since meeting the blond. 

"Didn't Bakugo lose to Uraraka? I mean, the first two make sense, but shouldn't she be higher?" Kirishima asks, but Ochako was too busy shaking Iida to listen. 

"Whoa!" She tears up while seeing how many offers she got. 

"yes, yes," Iida states while being shaken. 

Mineta doesn't dare turn around to face the shadow king that was two seats behind him. Momo was congratulating both him and Todoroki. They respond in kind. 

"with that settled… whether you were picked or not... you will all have a chance to work alongside the pros. Seeing the pros in action and taking part yourself will still be valuable training." Aizawa brings the class back together. 

"That's where our hero names come in!" Sato, the only other guy Izuku likes in the kitchen, starts talking. 

"This is really getting fun!" Ochako smiles, raising her fist some. 

"They're only tentative, but you still want to pick something appropriate…" Aizawa was cut off by the door being thrown open. 

"Or else you'll know true hell!" Midnight walks in, swaying her hips way too much for the amount of testosterone in the room. "The name you pick now maybe what the world ends up calling you." Midnight walks towards Aizawa, who looked too tired to live. 

"Yes. True enough. Midnight here will be assessing the sensibility of the names you pick… I'm no good at that." Aizawa leans down, grabbing his sleeping bag. "What future do you see yourself? The name you choose will bring you ever closer to cementing a certain image… because names are capable of reflecting one's true character." Aizawa gets into the sleeping back towards the corner of the room. "Like with "All Might"…" 

15 minutes later

"let's finish up." Midnight looks across the class seeing most had their boards and markers down. "we can start with whoever's ready!" 

Aoyama goes up first. He flips his board and surprises everyone. 

"Shining hero: Eclairer," Aoyama smiles brightly while stars seem to glow off him. 

"Fitting! I approve!" Midnight smiles. The class claps and cheers for him. 

"Okay, I'm next!" Ashido walks up proudly, showing her board. 

"Ridley Hero: Alien Queen" 

"From the sequel? Is it because her blood was super acidic?! That's terrible!" Midnight yells. "Also, copyright, so no!" 

"Um, Midnight!" Izuku raises his hand. 

"You can go if you're ready." She turns back to a soured look of Mina. 

"No, I'm saying copyright laws stop after 70 years of the author's publication. Alien was put out in 1978, so Mina can use the name. Maybe not use the Ridley hero part, but Alien queen fits Mina. Both have acid and kicked ass." Izuku offers the reasoning to his intrusion. Most of the class looks at him weirdly for having that knowledge, but Mina looks like she fell in love. 

"You've seen the Alien movies!?" The pink girl watches Izuku nod, and she squeals. 

"Fine… Just fix the first line. You can be Alien queen if you wish." Midnight wants to argue, but the movies were old, and some people wouldn't connect the dots. 

"yay!" Ashido sits down, and Asui takes her place. 

"I've had this thought out since elementary school. Call me, Froppy." 

The board flips, showing off her full hero name. 

"Rainy Season Hero: Froppy" 

"So cute!! It makes you sound like you'd be easy to get to know!!" Midnight grins, finally having a regular name come out instead of the French word for Light and a cult classic horror movie reference. "the rest of you, take note. This is a perfectly lovable name!" 

Kirishima went next. A tribute to the crimson riot. Midnight warns him of the pressure that will come of bearing the name. Kirishima was ready for it. 

Others had some trouble coming up with their own names. Izuku already kicked Katsuki's chair seeing the stupid name he was going to put. 

"Hearing Hero: Earphone jack," Jiro smiles tight-lipped without saying much. 

"Tentacle hero: Tentacole." Shoji talks with his extra mouth keeping his head down. He seems embarrassed but hid it very well. 

"Taping hero: Cellophane" Was Sero's quick fitting for the tape god. 

"Tailman," for the martial arts hero. 

"Sugarman" 

"Chargebolt!" 

"Invisible girl!" 

"You're all doing great let's keep 'em coming!" Midnight smiles as, throughout the years, this process would be a headache and a half. 

"Creati" for Momo. 'would have gone with god, but Creati works. Plus, it's modest' Izuku already had his name down but wants to wait. 

"Shoto." Shoto got some people to question it, but most stay quiet when midnight allows it.

"Tsukuyomi" The god of night fit Tokoyami very well. 

"Grape Juice" for the midget that had to hold up his board since he was hidden behind the podium. 

"Anima" For the very soft-spoken Koda. 

Finally, Katsuki got up with a smirk. He flips his board over. 

"King Explosion Murder," Katsuki states with a straight face. 

"No good, try again." Midnight facepalms alongside most of the class. 

"Okay, my turn." Ochako smiles before showing her name. "Uravity" 

'Cute and punny.' The class thinks as Midnight Okay's the name. 

"This went smoother than expected! All that's left is Bakugo's revision, Midoriya, and Iida." 

Iida looks down as she just shows his first name. Izuku frowns at the guilty look Iida wears. 

"Bakugo's back up for seconds." Midnight sighs, ready to deny it but stops when rereading the name.

"Ground Zero." Was written boldly and proudly. 

"Your talking about the impact point of a nuclear explosion…" Midnight smiles. "I approve." 

Katsuki tsks softly but gives a grin at his name. Izuku just smiles, remembering the childhood where they came up with different names. 'glad he chose that one.' 

"Midoriya, you're up." Midnight informs. Izuku slides his board off his desk before standing in front of everyone. 

'it's a from my job name and still means the same, I guess.' Izuku flips the board. 

'The Shadow Hero: Monarch' 

'Fitting… scarily fitting' Everyone thought about the shadows Izuku controls. 

"Great! Everyone is finished… this is a first." Midnight smirks before leaving Aizawa to deal with his class. 

Everyone was given their draft sheets. The top four were given stacks of paper with every hero that wants them. Izuku already crossed out Endeavors' name alongside a few smaller hero agencies away from major cities or more criminal filled areas. Izuku wasn't looking for a quiet, peaceful time. He was looking for experience and knowledge. Also, he hates Endeavor, so that was a big no. Izuku sighs to himself as everyone already seem to pick their choices quickly. 'I need to talk to Aizawa…' 

After school~

Izuku waits for his classmates to leave, and Izuku walks over to Aizawa. Who was collecting the paperwork that was turned in. "Please help." Izuku bows, holding out his paperwork. The tired underground hero just looks at the kid that named himself Monarch and sighs internally.

"Underground agencies are in the back. If you want, I will be training a promising student that may take a spot of a hero course student, but at night I will still be patrolling. You can put my agency down, and you can come to see what an underground hero does." Aizawa shoves his paperwork under his arm. "My agency is on page 54. Have a good day, Midoriya." Aizawa leaves the classroom. 

Izuku smiles and quickly opens the packet seeing Aizawa's agency. 'Perfect.' Izuku leaves for the dorms. 

The weekends and the internships begin. Izuku leaves his costume back at the campus as everyone was ready to go. He stands next to his teacher, who informs the class that it is prohibited to wear their costumes in public, then sends them away. Izuku watches Ochako speak to Iida, but he just stays with the fake façade of being himself. 

"Aizawa, where is Iida going for his internship?" Izuku watches the robotic student get on the train heading for Hosu City. 

"Normal hero Manual Agency," Aizawa answers lowly, watching the trains leave. 

"Is that wise?" 

"No, but we will be patrolling there from Wednesday to Friday. I know you are still carrying your temporary hero license from the Hero Commission, so if something kicks off. I trust you to protect your classmates and civilians alike with your full power." Aizawa turns. "Let's go meet Shinso. He should be ready by now." Izuku nods, and they walk back to U.A. 

Hitoshi Shinso was sitting in the gym with his knee bouncing softly. He was waiting for EraserHead. He couldn't believe he was going to be trained by EraserHead. The legendary underground hero. Shinso smiles to himself; he took third place at the festival. Above those who were blessed with powerful quirks. He wasn't expecting Eraser Head and The winner of the festival to walk into the gym. 

"Shinso, this is Midoriya. He will be helping and training alongside you." Aizawa explains. "If either of you is going to complain about training under me, then leave. Understand?" 

Both students give a short nod. 

"Good, stretch out, talk to each other, or whatever. I need to get something from Power Loader." Aizawa walks out of the gym. Izuku rolls his eyes at his teachers' tone. 

"Hello, I'm Izuku." Izuku holds out his hand, only getting a glare from Shinso. "Relax, I'm not stealing your time with Eraser Head. I'm on my internship, and he is the only one I trust enough to show me the ropes of underground heroes." That gets Shinso to perk up. 

"Shinso," Hitoshi states while shaking Midoriya's hand. 

"So, why do you want to be a hero?" Izuku starts stretching. 

"you know, I'm jealous. Your last match against Endeavors kid. That power while you just sat back and let your shadows do the work." Shinso keeps his voice low, and Izuku frowns. "Thanks to my quirk's nature, I couldn't enter the golden gates. You wouldn't get that you're naturally blessed." Shinso comments, which in turn pisses Izuku off. 

"There are things you don't understand, Shinso." Izuku stands straighter. Hitoshi was slightly shorter than him, so Izuku seems more dominant in the situation. "Shoto had family issues to work out just like you have something bugging you. Are you mad at your quirk? You've had it all your life." Izuku mutters that in spite. He watches Shinso flinch slightly. "You have an amazing quirk, Shinso. Be glad you have one and don't talk like you understand people."

"What don't I understand?" Shinso asks. 

"You don't understand a lot" Izuku felt something pull before snapping. Shinso steps backward as soft green eyes turn into ice blue. "I see… I'm an awful matchup for you. Worse than Todoroki even." 

[Great Spellcaster Kandiaru's blessing]

-Permanent effect 'Longevity.' 

All Diseases, Poisons and status effects are healed, 

And sleeping will explosively increase regeneration ability. 

"I am glad to find out; your brainwashing is useless against me." Izuku stalks towards the purple gen ed student. "You called me naturally blessed… what's so natural about a quirk that forced manifested?" Izuku manifests his dagger, placing it against Shinso's throat. "What's natural about humans beating on another human tell they are bleeding all over the floor? What's natural about telling a child to kill themselves since they didn't develop a quirk when they were four years old? What's natural about the suffering of some quirkless kid hanging onto his dream for 13 years until the Number One hero told him he was completely useless to the face of heroes as a whole. So Shinso… what's so natural about me?" Izuku has Shinso frozen in fear as the dagger was pressing against his neck. "you ever say any of my classmates got in because they are blessed. I have no problem making you hurt. We worked our asses off to be placed in class A. You can not hate us for having the drive to push our bodies to the point of breaking just, so we rebuild ourselves stronger. Grow up, or you will never last in heroics." 

"Midoriya, that's enough..." Aizawa calls from behind the hero course student. Izuku drops the blade and walks away. 

"I'm going to finish my daily quest. I'll be in the gym if you need me." Izuku leaves the two inside the gymnasium. 

Aizawa turns to Shinso, who was shaking in place. "w-was his quirk really forced manifested?" 

"yes, it was. Midoriyas only had it since last year." Aizawa throws a capture gear at the kid he sees potential in. "start wearing that to get used to it. With your quirk, you need support gear, unlike others. Also, we will be working on your physical strength. I was going to work on mental strength as well, but it seems Midoriya is immune to your quirk. Anyway, let's get started with the workout." Aizawa watches as Shinso put on the capture gear he had made for Shinso before starting working out. Aizawa keeps an eye on Shinso while watching the gym cameras as Midoriya goes to town on a punching bag. 'that could have gone better…' 

 Hosu city

"Usually, I'm just waiting around for a call to come in." Manual has an easy-going feel while on patrol. He shows his intern around the city. "But lately, well… Hosu's been in a bit of a panic." Tenya walks behind him, wearing his helmet that hid his face.

"Because the number of patrolmen has been downsized?" Tenya asks, seeing fewer heroes around. 

"That's right." Manual smiles towards civilians. "Sure is nice to have Ingenium's little brother with me, though." 

Iida looks towards an alleyway. 'The hero killer. A phantom that even modern law enforcement hasn't been able to catch. It may all be in vain… but I can't help but want to pursue him because I can never forgive him.' Tenya turns back to the hero, guiding him. 

Tokyo

"To be honest, I'm not a fan of yours." The hero speaks down to Katsuki. 

"Huh?" Katsuki tilts his head some before glaring. 'I really hate people that keep putting me into a category I'm not.' 

"I imagine the only reason you chose my agency is because I'm one of the top five most popular heroes, right?" The hero's mouth was hidden behind pants. 

"I know I need to grow up. I chose you because you are one of the most respected heroes." Katsuki grits out. "I won't get far being like I used to be. I'm trying to fix that." Katsuki growls that last part, knowing he fucked up enough in the past. "But I don't want to lose who I am or put on a fake face." 

"well, that was much more mature than I was expecting. Let's get to work Ground Zero." Best Jeanist smiles behind his jeans. 

At Fourthkind's hero agency. 

The two hardheads stare at each other for a second before grabbing the hands of each other. "WHY'RE YOU HERE!?" They yell in sync. 

"I was allowed to take on two students, so I want to tell you both about what this work is actually like…" Fourth kind answers for them. 

With Ochako and Gunhead. 

"My job is getting a handle on crime, okay? When something bad happens, the police call me for help." Gun head walks a few paces ahead of his intern Uravity. "Each district sends its requests in batches. I write up nice reports describing how much help I was at catching bad guys and saving people. Once the specialty organization does its little examination, they put money into my bank account. It's mostly on commission." Gundead looks back, making sure his intern was following. 

'The way he talks is charming.' She blushes while keeping up. 

Snake Hero Uwabami agency

"What else? Right we also get to do side work. You might've heard how we get to use part of our sanctioned public service hours for this. That's one perk of being popular and in public demand." Uwabami explains. "Which is why I'm about to shoot a commercial. The snake hero finishes putting on her lipstick as her two interns look ready to quit already. "Come along and watch." 

"I was kind of hoping to experience something a little more hero-like." Kendo wants to sigh but hold it in. 

"I should have listened to Midoriya," Momo whispers to herself, but Kendo caught it. 

"What did he say?" Kendo questions Momo since their hero was too distracted. 

"She would do this." Momo groans softly. "He told me that Uwabami was infamous for turning her interns into extras in commercials." 

Both girls groan in sync before following the snake hero. 

That night outside of U.A. 

Aizawa was waiting on top of a rooftop near the school entrance waiting for Midoriya. "I'm here, Aizawa sensei. Let's go." Izuku speaks from behind the underground hero. Aizawa turns to face Midoriya, seeing a dark green jacket that flowed with the winds. 

"Sounds good, we will be heading towards high crime areas. We will mostly be looking out for muggers and smaller type things for now." Aizawa breathes out. "Also, hero names from here out Monarch." 

"Understood Eraser Head." The pair take off across the rooftops of Musutafu.

Chapter Text

Aizawa would never admit his fondness towards his students, but working with Midoriya might change that. The kid stayed silent when needed and worked harder than most of the heroes Aizawa knew. 

During the day, Midoriya would spar with Shinso even if Shinso stepped off on the wrong foot with Midoriya. The kid would actively help Shinso move better or fix something that needed to be fixed. The problem was that any time Shinso went to apologize, Midoriya walked away, slightly childish but understandable. Aizawa could understand, the kid acts like a more like an adult than his classmates. 

Shinso's groan pulls him out of his thinking. Midoriya was on top of Shinso with both arms pinned above his head. "Stop telegraphing the same punch. Also, switch up your combos. Katsuki has the same problem." Midoriya got off the bruised Shinso. "He throws the same right hook at the start of every match." Izuku sighs tiredly. "Do better. Aizawa, I'm going to take a nap. We still heading to Hosu city tonight?" 

Shinso perks up at the talk of a patrol. 

"Yes, we leave at 6. I will meet you at the gates at 5:45 if you are late. I'm leaving you here." Aizawa watches the nod comes from the boy before he leaves. "Okay, capture gear training." 

"Is he ever going to let me apologize?" Shinso grabs the gear Aizawa gave to him. 

"Maybe, I wouldn't worry about that right now. Midoriya already beat you up enough to be considered punishment for your words." Aizawa smirks as Shinso huffs out. "Let's begin." 

Hosu city

Iida and Manual were getting ready for their patrol, which would end at around 8 pm if it was quiet out like the last few nights. 

"Well, with the neighborhood on alert, the villains don't seem to wanna come out." Manual smiles at the news. 

"I suppose you're right…" Iida looks down at the table. 'Hero Killer Stain. I knew as soon as I started researching at each of the seven locations, he's attacked thus far…" Iida places his helmet on his head. 'He's killed or injured at least four heroes. What's his objective? I don't know if it's an omen or not, but here in Hosu, My brother was the only victim to speak of.' Iida bites his tongue, remembering his brother's apology. 'Tenya… I'm sorry,' Iida looks up before following Manual out. 'There's still a chance that he'll appear here once again. So COME ON!! I'll take you out myself.' 

"Just another day of patrolling. Sorry, it isn't more exciting." Manual waves at some civilians who wave back smiling. 

"No… it's actually better this way." Iida admits while still looking around. 

"hey, I really hate to ask, but you're after the hero killer, right?" Iida turns back to Manual before looking down at him. 

"well…" Iida begins only to get cut off. 

"I just can't think of another reason why you'd choose my agency. I mean, I'm thrilled that you did! Don't get me wrong. It's just…" Manual turns entirely to his intern. "Don't let yourself be motivated by personal grudges. We heroes don't have the authority to make arrests or dole out punishment. It's only because of advances in quirk regulations that wee can use our quirks at all. Vigilantism is strictly against the rules, and if you're caught going off on your own, that's considered a major crime." Manual explains the ramifications that he knew. "Oh! I mean, I'm not saying the hero killer should get off scot-free, of course just that you seem really serious about this! You have this intense look in your eyes. I'm just worried." 

"I appreciate the warning." Iida's voice was stern and calm. His hands slowly turn into fists. 'however… this urge… what can I do about it?' 

On the train. 

Aizawa hands over his phone. "read and let me know what you think." 

Izuku starts looking through the file on Aizawa's phone before stopping. "These are the files on the hero killer and his crimes." 

"Correct, use your analysis, and give me a briefing on his quirk and target locations." Aizawa acts like he closes his eyes but keeps them on Midoriya as he pulls out his notebook. Already matching information, he found on the internet and news to the case file. 'This kid will be a monster by the time he leaves U.A.' Aizawa closes his eyes fully until he felt a tap on his arm. "What do you have?" 

"60% of The Hero Killer's victims were discovered around blind corners in deserted areas. So back alleys around hero agencies. Ingenium's statement said Stain cut him, then he couldn't move. Stain must have a paralyzing type drug or quirk. It also explains why he targets heroes one-on-one. He's an ambush type villain. S rank at least that's what the commission has for him." Izuku hands back the phone while putting his notebook away. "Heroes need to hunt him in packs. Not by themselves. If we don't arrest him soon, then you should inform heroes across Japan to stick together until he is caught." 

"Sounds good. We are almost in Hosu, so get ready" Aizawa and Izuku both perk up as a loud explosion reaches the train. They both look out the window seeing smoke pouring into the sky. 

"Seems the party has already started," Izuku mutters. 

"Passengers, please remain seated. We're making an emergency stop…" The announcement was cut short by a hero being thrown through the train's wall. 

"Who is this guy?" The hero slowly stands as Passengers freak out. 

"IGRIS Get the Nomu out of the train!" Izuku orders and his Shadow Soldier tackles the Nomu out of the train away from Civilians. 

"Monarch!" Aizawa calls out, but Izuku was outside following his solider. Aizawa growls before checking on the hero. "Can you stay here, make sure the passengers are safe." 

"Who are you?" The hero huffs out, even if he was injured, he couldn't just let some civilian do his job. 

"Underground hero Eraser head." The smaller hero shut up as soon as Aizawa said that. 

"Yeah, I'll hold it down here." The Hero nods. Aizawa nods back, jumping off the train to find the Nomu already cut down and dead. Even with regeneration, the thing wasn't getting back up after that. Igris had cut its head off, and curb stopped the brain.  

"Monarch." Aizawa hisses.

"There are more than just him." Izuku points out to the city where the screaming was coming from. "Going to lecture, or can we get down to business?" Izuku's eyes were blue again. 

"We find Iida. He will use this mess to go after Stain if his hero isn't keeping him on a short lease. Leave the Nomu's to the heroes." Aizawa gets ready to go. 

"Understood." Izuku and Aizawa quickly jump into the city. 

In the city

"seriously? Why's this happening now of all times?" Manual groans. "Tenya! To the scene! Run!!" Manual already takes off while Iida was distracted by something in an alley. 

With the hero killer. 

"So flashy… what's that idiot doing?" Stain rolls his eyes while holding a hero by his head. "I'll take care of him later, but for now. I'll do what I came to do." Stain turns his attention back to Native. 

"I can't move…" Native groans. "You bastard… I'll get you!" 

"If you're really a hero… then choose your last words wisely." Stain flicks his blood-stained katana back, ready to end the heroes' life. 

Iida comes from behind Stain only to get hit upside the head with the sword. Iida's helmet comes off as he falls backward. 

"A kid in a costume… who are you?" Stain asks, looking at the kid. "Get out of here. This is no place for someone so young." 

Iida fell into the darkness that has been growing ever since he saw his brother in the hospital. "A scarf red as blood. Armed to the teeth with blades. You must be Hero Killer Stain! Am I right?!" Iida glares upwards at Stain. "I've been pursuing you. Though I didn't expect us to meet so soon! I am…" Iida was cut off by Stains Katana pointed at his face. 

"Your eyes. You're out for revenge, aren't you? Watch your damned mouth, or your age won't be enough to save you." Stain warns heavily shrouded by shadows. 

"To save me? So you don't even consider me a threat? Listen up, criminal!" Iida spits the words while gritting his teeth. "I am the younger brother of a hero you attacked. Brother to the amazing hero among heroes! And I've come to stop you in my brother's stead!!" 

'My name inherit my mantle.' Iida's brother's words ran through his head. "So remember this name for the short time you have left!" Iida growls out. "I'M INGENIUM! THE HERO WHO'S GOING TO TAKE YOU DOWN!!" 

"That so?" Stain and Iida stare eye to eye, waiting for the first one to flinch. "Time to die!" 

With Aizawa

Aizawa dodges a Nomu's grasp before it gets uppercut by a familiar face. "Lemillion? What are you doing here?" 

"Sensei! What are you doing here?" Mirio asks. 

"With my intern." Aizawa was about to get hit again when an older hero came crashing down on top of the Nomu. 

"This is the hero I'm working with right now," Mirio states. "Grand Torino." 

"Do you know how many there are?" Aizawa asks his old student and the older hero. 

"At least two more besides this one. Who is your intern, anyways?" Mirio asks while looking around. 

"Monarch…" Aizawa turns only to see Midoriya wasn't behind him or anywhere nearby. "Midoriya!?" Aizawa yells into the night air. 

"Go, we got it here, Eraser Head." Grand Torino and Mirio nod. 

"Thanks. Stay safe." Aizawa throws his capture gear to the roof. 

"You too!" Mirio phases as the Nomu's arm goes right through him. 

Alleyway

"AHHH!" Tenya kicks upwards, but Stain was faster and more experienced in battle. 

"Ingenium's brother?" Stain laughs before kicking Tenya in the shoulder with spiked boots. "I used him to get the rumors going but you. You're" Stains spiked boot impales Tenya's shoulder before shoving the young adult to the floor. 

“Gah!” Tenya hits the floor. 

"So weak." Stain stabs Tenya's other shoulder. "Both you and your brother are weak. It's because of you posers!" 

"Shut up, evildoer! The damage you did to his spinal cord means he's probably going to be crippled for the rest of his life! He'll never be a hero again!!! MY brother… he's saved so many people! He's a leader! HE'S A GREAT HERO!" Tenya screams while tearing up. "He's my hero… he's a great hero who inspired my dreams! I'll kill you for what you did!!!" Iida yells, drawing the attention of someone he didn't know was in the city. 

"Save him first." Stain raises his sword. "Forget about yourself for a second and try saving others. Don't wield your power for your own sake." Stain pulls the sword out of Tenya's shoulder. "Because getting trapped by your own hate and acting out of pure self-interest makes you the furthest thing from a hero." Stain laughs some more. "That's why you have to die." Stain licks the bloody blade, and Tenya was frozen in his own body. 

'my body… it won't move!?' Tenya grits his teeth. 

"Consider yourself a humble offering to the betterment of society." Stain raises the blade above Tenya's head. 

"SHUT UP… SHUT UP!!" Tenya screams. "It doesn't matter what you say now! You're still the criminal who hurt my brother!!" Tenya was yelling and so distracted by grief and anger; he didn't notice the pressure on his shoulders released or the sound of struggling. 

"Tenya," a soft tone comes from in front of him. Tenya opens his eyes, looking upwards, seeing Blue eyes looking down at him. "Let's set you up." The figure moves Tenya, so he was leaning against the wall. "better?" 

"M-Midoriya…?" He asks as tears were still rolling down his face. He looks over, seeing Stain being held down by four shadows and a black sword to the Hero killer's neck. 

"I'm sorry I wasn't here sooner. Open up." Izuku manifests a small container filled with red liquid. Izuku pours the red potion down Iida's throat, and his wounds slowly close. "Better?" Tenya nods, but he still couldn't move the rest of his body yet. "stay here." Izuku walks past the struggling hero killer. "Keep trying to move I will just have Igris decapitate you," Izuku warns darkly as he checks out Native before giving him something similar. 

"Why are you here?" Tenya asks. 

"Eraser Head and I were actually headed here to watch over you. Anger and grief are human emotions, Tenya. You are allowed to have them." Izuku sighs and got back up, moving in front of the hero killer. "Stain." 

"Another child? A friend shows up, but with that threat, are you even a hero?" Stain glares up to the blue eyes staring at him. 

"Hero-in-training. Still learning." Izuku explains. "Call me, Monarch. Now Tenya, what did you want to do with Stain?" Izuku looks back at his classmate; he heard most of the conversation. "We can call the cops and have them come to arrest him." Izuku raises one hand blade free. "Or we can wait till you are free from his quirk and you can slit his throat." Izuku holds up his Knight Killer dagger. "Choice is yours." The alleyway fell silent. Stain looks up at the man who called himself Monarch before laughing. 

"No one in this alley is a hero!" Stain starts struggling again, and Izuku shoves the point of the dagger against the hero killer cheek. 

"Shh, let's see if your philosophy is correct or not. What I heard out of your mouth is those you deem fake heroes should be cut down. You never give them the chance to change." Izuku turns to Iida. "So your choice Tenya? If you rather just give me the order. I'll slit his throat. Don't worry; I will be the only one in trouble." Izuku orders another knight to pull the killers' head back. Which leaves Stains' throat exposed. 

"Kid, just turn him in to the police." Native calls from the opposite wall of the alleyway. "No one needs to die tonight." 

"People are already dead. Nomu's attacked the city. What's one more to the count?" Izuku asks, keeping eye contact with Stain. 

"You said your Ingenium's brother, right? He wouldn't want this. He would want you to do the right thing." Native rebuts. Tenya himself looks back and forth, slowly getting his feeling back throughout his body. 

"Tenya, I heard what you said. You want this monster dead. So, I'll do it right now." Izuku keeps a straight face, Tenya slowly stands up behind Izuku. 

"No one can kill me, but All Might!" Stain growls lowly. Izuku rolls his eyes at the mention of All Might killing someone.

"Tenya. Tensei wouldn't want this." A new voice comes from above. The latest addition leaves two working quirks inside the alleyway. Native got up now that Stain's quirk was erased. 

"Sensei." Tenya looks up at his teacher while tearing up. "he deserves it. My brother didn't deserve what happened to him." 

"No, Tensei didn't. Bad things happen to good people all the time. That is why we are heroes. We help and give hope to people. We stop villains and criminals from hurting good people." Aizawa states, trying to keep everyone calm. Aizawa knows if Tenya gave Izuku the order. The villain's head would roll. "Tensei is a strong man and one of my best friends. He would be distraught if you gave the order for Stains' death. Monarch move the knife away from his throat." Aizawa growls lowly. 

"Not until Tenya gives me an answer. Will he prove Stain correct, or will he become better than what Stain calms he is?" Izuku and Stain were having a staring contest. 

A war of ideology. 

"You're a fake who prioritized his own selfish desires! A cancer on this society warped by "heroes." Someone needs to correct the system" Stain antagonized the man that held his life in his hands. Stain was being held down by five shadow knights, ready to be struck down by the Monarch if he tries anything. "It's no use pretending a person's true nature is not so easily changed." 

"So you're a fundamentalist? Get with the times." Native grunts rubbing where his wounds once were. "Iida, don't even think of listening to his so-called reasoning." 

"No… he's right. I have no right to call myself a hero…" Tenya looks right at Stain. "Still… I won't let him break me. Because if I break, then Ingeniums really dead." Tenya's answer gave Izuku a smile. 

"You're hopeless." Stain growls. 

"And that once hopeless hero in training. Just saved your life." Izuku lets go of his dagger as Aizawa uses his capture gear to tie up the hero killer. Aizawa let out a breath once the Hero Killer was secured tightly. Izuku makes sure to leave his knights ready to jump the man again. "I'm proud of you, Tenya." 

"Would you really have killed him if I told you to?" Tenya asks softly. 

"Do you really want to know?" Izuku questions back while looking at Tenya. Tenya thinks for a second before nodding. "yes, I would have." Izuku answers firmly. "If you got up and killed him yourself, I wouldn't stop you. We may be heroes, but we are still human." Izuku taps Tenya's armored chest. "We have emotions. We break down, we cry. We have weaknesses. We make mistakes. Stain is blind to the fact humans can change and learn from their mistakes. So next time, talk to your friend Iida first before doing something dumb." 

"Call me Tenya… you saved my life and were ready to kill someone for me… then I think that would make us friends." Tenya states.  

“Okay, Tenya. Call me Izuku.” 

The police showed up soon after the chaos around the city died down. Endeavor and Shoto show up just as The Hero Killer was put in the cop car. Completely disarmed and harmless. 

Izuku walks over towards Shoto as Endeavor and Stain were having a staring contest. "How are you, Shoto?" 

"I'm doing well, Monarch. So, what happened?" Shoto looks Tenya over, seeing dry blood on his costume but no wounds. 

"Tenya had personal issues he needed to figure out. Which he did." Izuku smiles. "How's your time with dumpster fire?" Izuku looks towards Endeavor, who was talking with Aizawa. One of them looked so done with life. The other was getting increasingly irritated. 'Igris make sure to protect Aizawa if Endeavor gets feisty.' The large shadow shows up behind Aizawa looking down the number two hero again, just like the sports festival making Endeavor cool himself. 

"He's fine, helping me control my fire," Shoto answers. Aizawa turns around, seeing the black shadow once Endeavor walked away. Aizawa looks the Shadow Knight up and down a few times as the knight does the same to Aizawa. 

Native walks over to Izuku before bowing. "Thank you for saving me, and also healing my wounds." 

"Don't sweat it. It would've happened to anyone in a one on one against the hero killer. With his quirk, he is strongest by ambushing." Izuku smiles brightly. "I'm just glad I got to you both before something worse happened." 

"Monarch… we will have a very long talk about everything that happened in that alley. Plus, you have paperwork." Aizawa glares at his student while shoving a stack of paperwork in his arms. Shoto and Native step backward away from the kid that was in trouble.

"Have fun with that." Shoto coughs into his hand while looking away. 

"Yeah, thanks, Shoto. Such a good friend." Izuku sighs. "See you back at U.A. let me know if you need Igris with you," Izuku smirks, finding it funny that the shadow knight causes Endeavor to back down. He could see why Igris is intimidating. 

"I'll let you know. Have a good night Izuku." Shoto walks over to his father, who was already heading back to his agency. 

"Yeah, you too." Izuku breathes out. He hears his teachers' loud whistle while pointing to a car. 

"Inside, we need to go to the police station." Aizawa grunts. Izuku just gets in without saying a word. Tenya gets inside with Izuku. Both having packs of papers on their laps. 

"This is going to take all night," Izuku mutters coldly. 

"It's an important part of hero work, Izuku!" Tenya chops his hand. 

'Good to have you back, Robot.' Izuku smirks while flipping through the pages. 

The next day

Izuku and Tenya were asleep at the table, where Aizawa left them to fill the paperwork out. The table was covered in paper, empty bottles of orange juice, and empty coffee cups. 

Manual and Aizawa walk in, looking at their students. Manual looks relieved that his intern was okay. Aizawa wants to strangle both of them for the stunt they pulled last night but relieved that it didn't end in a dead body. 

"Wake up." Aizawa hits the table. Tenya jumps up in a fighting stance, and so did Izuku. Both daggers at the ready. "Relax, you are both at the police station in Hosu city." Aizawa brings there attention to him. Izuku quickly looks elsewhere for a second before turning back to his teacher. "Someone want's to meet you." Izuku and Manual sidestep as a dog in a suit walks in. 

'ah shit. Here we go.' Izuku stops his eyes from rolling. "Tsuragamae, Chief of police," Izuku informs the room before the dog could open his muzzle. 

"So you're the student's that put a stop to the hero killer, woof." The dog looks over the two students. "The Hero killer is currently being moved to Tartarus as you were able to take him down with no damage taken or given. I must say this is an impressive accomplishment." The chief looks at Izuku. "due to the Hero killers' attention in the news. We have to go public with the information, so the civilians know they are safe. Due to the fact, you both are students. The credit will be given to someone else." 

"Who?" Izuku asks, not really caring who gets the credit. 

"We are giving it to Endeavor." The chief explains. "People will not doubt the number two hero was able to take down a high-ranking villain." The chief clearly missing the irritation rolling off Izuku at the mention of Endeavor. 

"Not happening." Izuku pulls out his wallet before throwing the temporary hero licenses onto the table. "If you gave me anyone other heroes' name than Endeavor, then I would not have a problem with giving the credit away but not to that man. Call the hero commission; they will verify that the license is verified under the name Monarch." Tenya stares at the card Izuku threw down on the table. "Also, you really should bring down the hero killers ranking. He was A-rank at best." The chief looks confused at why this first year even had contacts with the hero commission. The chief of police picks up the card seeing the black shield in the corner before handing it back. 'ah, underground track… no wonder Eraser head is his mentor.' 

"Very well, Monarch. You will get the credit. Iida's story will be he was split up with his mentor during the chaos and tried to save Native from the Hero Killer before you got there. Once you did, you apprehended the villain and turned him into the police. Are those your reports?" The chief asks, looking at the two packets on the table. The boys nod. "Perfect." The chief picks them both up. "I hope we do not meet again until you are proper pros." The dog leaves the room, and Izuku put his card back into his wallet. 

"What is your problem with Endeavor?" Manual questions, looking back at the young man. 

"He's a dick and when I become an underground hero. He's the first hero I takedown." Izuku grabs a cold cup of coffee. He didn't finish last night before downing it.

Tokyo 

"The incident in Hosu city of western Tokyo last night, it certainly worries me. People are so easily distracted by big incidents like these. Still, it's now, more than ever, that heroes need to remain calm and composed." Best Jeanist talks while tending to Bakugo's wild hair. "Because chaos is often so good at drawing out the slumbering brutality in peoples' hearts." Best Jeanist stops combing Bakugo's hair. "As such, we'll continue our usual operations today, just as always. Let our tight jeans keep our bodies and minds bound upright." 

"Sure best jeanist!" His sidekicks yell as Bakugo's hair explodes. Still, he just stares at the TV screen showing Izuku's hero name, saying he caught the hero killer. 

'I came to the wrong place.' Bakugo groans. 

ForthKind agency. 

"I don't believe Midoriya took down the hero killer." Kirishima rolls through the news. 

"Hey, FourthKind's gonna give you a smack. Let's get going." Tetsutetsu pulls on his shoulder harness. 

Uwabami agency

"Easy Waves with just one quick spray!" Uwabami was standing in front of her two interns as they each were dolled up. "Hair spray, Uneri" The Demo closed out as Uwabami walked away. 

"That was quick work. This was just a demo, so it'll be another month or so before it makes it to TV. Let's head out on patrol, shall we?" Uwabami moves towards the doors as both her interns just stare at the Tv. 

"We're really gonna be on tv." Kendo pulls her mask up while Momo glares at the floor. 

"Heroes… we're supposed to be heroes…" Momo mutters lowly. 

Gunhead Agency. 

"Long as you guys are okay. I saw the news, and I got super worried when it came out that you took down Stain while protecting Iida. Yeah… take it easy for now! I'll hear about the rest later." Ochako breaths out as her friends were uninjured. 

"Uravity, let's do some basic training, okay?" Gunhead looks over at her as she was on the phone. 

"Oh, sure! See ya at school then. Sorry, all that bad stuff happened. Bye!" Ochako hangs up quickly. 

"A love interest?" Gunhead cups his mouth while beaming. 

"N-no!! That's not it!" Ochako blushes. 

At U.A. 

Izuku was half asleep when Ochako hung up on him. He yawns as Shinso was giving him looks throughout his spar with Aizawa. He pays for it dearly when Aizawa throws him into the mat. "Pay attention." Aizawa's bland tone echoes across the gym. 

"Sorry," Shinso mutters. "Can I ask a question?" 

"Sure." Both the underground hero and hero student say at the same time. 

"Why, Monarch?" Shinso asks, and Aizawa also looks curious, just hide it a lot better. 

"Quirk gave me a job before U.A. Had to do this crazy thing to get the job, and I got the job shadow monarch. That's why my hero name is the Shadow Hero: Monarch." Izuku closes his eyes, willing himself to get some sleep. "How's Tenya?" 

"At home with his brother. Probably getting hit with something since I told Tensei the truth." Aizawa lets Shinso take a small break. 

"Good, but I think he learned his lesson after getting a katana to the shoulder." Izuku offers off handily before dozing off. Aizawa rolls his eyes, watching Izuku fall asleep on the benches. 

'a few more days and his leave for his dungeon. I don't know whether to be happy or worried.' Aizawa sighs and gets back to training with Shinso. 

Chapter Text

The weekend hits, and Izuku finishes packing his bags. He throws on his first hero Jacket since he 'Forgot' to give it back to support once they made his second jacket for him. He throws his bag over his shoulder before leaving a letter on the table for whoever gets back from their internships first. Aizawa was waiting by the door for him. 

"Call me once you leave the dungeon," Aizawa states, leaving no room for argument. 

"I understand sensei. Thank you for allowing me to take a week off." Izuku opens the door, so he could head out. "Also, the letter explains some things. Enough the class shouldn't ask questions." 

"Thank you for that." Aizawa sees him hick-up his bag. 

"See you in a week," Izuku smirks and shuts the door. 'All Might tower, here I come.' 

All Might Tower. 

Izuku looks up at the building as he opens the gate. The tower is engulfed with flames, just like his first time visiting. 

'When I defeated Cerberos, it was at least 20 levels higher than me. Now my levels are three times higher.' Izuku steps through the portal. 'I shouldn't struggle like back then.' Izuku walks through the entrance until he reaches the large gates that lead into the real dungeon.

[Item: Castle Door Key]

Item Class: A

Type: Key

A key that can open the demon castle's door.

Obtained by killing the gatekeeper.

[Would You like to

Use the key to enter?]

Y/N

Izuku smiles at the message. "Yes," The large doors open outwards, showing a dark hallway. Each side was filled with demonic-looking gargoyles.

[A quest has arrived.]

"What's this?" Izuku stands at the entrance of the hallway seeing another pair of large doors at the end of the hall. "I can't sense any monsters… is it just a hallway? That must be the exit then…" Izuku was about to walk forward when an extensive quest pops up in his face. 

Quest

[Normal Quest: Collect Demon's Souls! (Part 1)

Demon Castle is Filled With Demons.

Hunt Down Demons and Collect Their Souls

For Special Rewards.

Quest Completion Requirement:

-10,000 Demon Souls

Reward(S):

-1. Item of Your Choosing

-2. Bonus Stats +20

-3. Hidden Reward

"It's been a while since I received a quest." Izuku rereads the quest making sure he got it all. 'Rewards are pretty amazing. I can receive bonus stats and choose any item from the store.' Izuku opens his store, checking out the prices. 'There are items priced over 10 Billion gold, and I can get them if I just clear the quest.' Izuku places his hand on the exit doors before pushing them open. "But if the rewards are great, the difficulty must also be high… I can't even find any monsters." Izuku comes to a stop. 

"A field-type?" Izuku observes the area seeing a destroyed city engulfed with flames, and he just stands on a clearing. "I didn't expect the dungeon to be a field-type… Did the dungeon recreate entirely of Tokyo?" The entire city was on fire as far as his eyes could see. 

'collecting 10,000 demon souls. That must mean there are at least 10,000 demons in the castle!' Izuku sees the fire push apart as red skin, massive horns, and demonic red eyes all looking at him. 

You Can Obtain

One Soul Per Demon,

But There Are Demons

With Multiple Souls

In Upper Floors.

'welp, now I'm wondering if I should have made it two weeks.' Izuku drops his bag, and before it hit the ground, Izuku was gone from his original spot. Cutting down demon after demon in quick succession. "It's easy right now." 

[You Defeated 3 Low-Grade Demons.]

[You Received 100 X3 EXP.]

[You Received X3 Demon Souls.]

[EXP Required Until

Next Level Up: 59,700]

Izuku came to a stop after dropping the demon. "There's an experience indicator now? How convenient." Izuku deadpans, but his lips quirk up. 'It's a fight against time now!' 

Back At U.A. 

Over the weekend, everyone drops dead from the work they were doing over the week at their internship. Most people miss the letter as they went to their rooms to unpack before coming back down. 

The first person to notice the letter was Momo. She left her internship as soon as she could. The press and commercials were getting on her last nerve. Kendo and Momo bonded over their new hatred towards branding. She sits down with her cup of tea, hoping to relax before seeing the letter. The front has Class A written on the front. She picks it up and see's it was already opened. Momo shrugs, pulling the paper out as she sips her tea letting her shoulders relax. 

Dear Class A

         I will be taking a trip and will be gone for a week. Do not worry, I have cleared it with Aizawa-Sensei. I will be back next Saturday, I leave the class in the capable hands of the vice president Momo Yaoyorozu. My phone will not be in the range of you, so please go to Momo if you have any school issues. Do not bug Aizawa-Sensei for answers. This trip is for me to grow my quirk. That's all. 

Also, yes, I did take down the Hero Killer. Yes, it was easy. Work hard!

See you all in a week. 

Izuku Midoriya. 

PS. Momo, have Tenya help you out if you need help. He is fantastic at paperwork. Stay safe. 

Momo rereads the letter twice before folding it twice and sighing. 'of course, he leaves right after he takes down the Hero Killer.' She goes back to drinking her tea as Bakugo was one of the last ones to walk into the dorm with a new haircut. 

"BWA HAHA HA HA! REALLY? REALLY, BAKUGO?" Kirishima and Sero start laughing from their seats on the couch. 

"Stop laughing!" Bakugo growls. "It's just stuck like this, even after a good washing." 

"Look at that hair!!! It's a perfect 2:8 hair ratio!" The boys keep laughing as Kirishima falls off the couch holding his stomach. 

"Keep it up, and I'll murder the both of you." Bakugo threatens, but it did nothing to stop the laughing. It made it worse when Bakugo's hair explodes back to normal. 

Mina, Jiro, and Asui come down while ignoring the boys. "Wow, so you got to take out some villains? I'm jealous!" Mina smiles while they find seats at the table. 

"It was just evacuation procedures and logistical support." Jiro plays with her earphone jack. 

"That's still awesome!" Mina squeaks. 

"Just training and patrol for me. Though one time, we did catch some foreign smugglers." Asui smiles lightly, remembering the crew she worked with. Uraraka walks in with her backpack high on her shoulder. "How'd the past week go for you, Ochako?" The girls turn towards Ochako as she moves into a fighting position. 

"It was very…" She grins devilishly. "Instructive." 

"Ochako's had some kind of awakening." Asui states. 

"She was with the battle hero, right?" Jiro asks. 

Momo just enjoys the stories from her classmates. She gets up to refill her cup as Mineta starts talking about Mt. Lady. She was grateful Mt. Lady caused him pain. Ochako seems to break out of her demon state. 

"Oh, has anyone seen Izuku? He was supposed to catch me up on the Hero Killer thing." Ochako looks around the common room, seeing almost everyone but the green-haired Monarch. 

"He will be gone this week. He left a note." Momo sits back down with her new cup of tea. "He appointed me to handle the classroom work. Iida if you are willing to help, I would be grateful. Izuku said you are great with paperwork." 

Iida turns and smiles. "I would love to help Yaoyorozu. Let me know when you need me." 

Momo relaxes and nods. "thank you." 

"Wait, you're saying the nerd just left for a week?" Bakugo growls with half his hair up and the other half down. 

"Aizawa okayed it, Izuku said not to bug him about it. All the letter said it was to grow his quirk." Momo points to the letter. "Anyways, we can survive a week without our class president. Monday, we have classes again, so relax and enjoy your weekend. I think we have a Heroics class as well." Momo finishes as she goes back to sipping her tea. Ochako looks slightly pissed that Izuku did not even text her to tell her. The gravity girl huffs before going to unpack. 

In the Dungeon 

"I still got a long way to go…" Izuku stands on a mountain of dead demons. 

[You Defeated A Low-Grade Demon.]

[You Received 100 EXP.]

[Collected Demon Soul: 309/10,000]

[Item: Low-Grade Demon's Horn]

Item Class: None

Type: Junk

Two tiny horns on low-grade demon's head. 

Demon's horns are used as materials for

High-Grade Magic and fetch a high price.

"Looks like this area is all cleared." Izuku looks around the wasteland. 'Monster's levels are D-rank at best. Despite that, they give a considerable amount of experience. Just like a game, as my level increases, the required amount of experience also increases.' Izuku sighs and looks ahead. 'In other words, it's gradually becoming harder to grow. I felt it when I met Gun-Hee. My current rank is just barely an S-rank. To become stronger, I can't start to lose my pace.' Izuku opens his inventory, seeing something new. 

[Item: Entry Permit] 

Item Class: ??

Type: ??

A permit to enter the 2nd floor of demon castle. 

Usable in floor movement magic circle on the 1st floor. 

"Okay then, let's move to the 2nd floor." Izuku holds the paper with some type of language and markings on it. Izuku looks up a small hill close by with a green beam of light going into the sky. "I wonder if that's it." Izuku rolls his eyes, seeing the distance. 

"Any One of Monster-Type Soldiers, Come out." Izuku watches the massive shadows pool from the floor before rising. The blue hue was across the bears back and chest. "it's the leader of the ice bears. I keep forgetting he's enormous, almost like a heavy-duty vehicle." Izuku smiles and jumps onto the back of the bear's back. "well… let's go?" Izuku questions before looking back towards the broad beam of light. "Huh?" A few demons seem to spawn in the way of the gate he needs to get too. "Damn… those annoying bastards-" Izuku quickly grabs the bears' shadow's so he didn't get knocked off as the bear went on the attack. "This guy is wild!" Izuku smiles and laughs. "You're 'Tank' From now on!" Izuku sits while holding onto the bear as Tank continues to kick the demon's asses. "Run Until you reach the magic circle!" Izuku smiles, feeling the wind through his hair as Tank acts as a tank and steamrolls demons. 

Back at U.A. 

"I am here!" All Might stands in front of a training site. "And the reason for that is your basic hero training! It's been a while, boys and girls! How is everyone!?" All Might flashes his usual smile while standing in his typical pose. 

"Not much of an entrance," Sato states under his breath. 

"I'd expect more after a break." Ojiro nods along. "Maybe he ran out of shticks?" 

"As an immediate follow-up to your internships, today's activity is a playful one." All Might sweatdrops at some of his student's comments. "A rescue training race!!" 

"Shouldn't rescue training be conducted at USJ?!" Iida asks while standing near Shoto. 

"that place is for disaster rescues in particular. But what did I say? That's right, a race! This is field gamma!" All Might explains the grounds and then the race. "Naturally, keep the destruction of property to a minimum!" All Might points to Katsuki multiple times. 

"Stop pointing at me," Katsuki growls. 

"Since we are missing Young Midoriya, our first group will consist of only 4 people. Ojiro, Iida, Sero, and Ashido, To your staring places, please." All Might jumps off as the rest of the class goes to watch. 

At the end of the class, Mineta thought since Midoriya wasn't there, he could revert back into a pervert. "Hey, Kaminari! I just made the discovery of the century! Get over here!!" 

"Hm?" Kaminari walks over but stops seeing the piece of paper peeled away from the wall. 

"Look at this hole! Just like in shaw-shank. Our predecessors must've worked really hard to make it!!" Most of the boys were now paying attention to the little pervert. "And next door is you know what, right? The girls' locker room!!" One by one, Sero, Sato, and Kaminari perk up at that. Iida luckily jumps in to scold Mineta, but without Midoriya to scare him, he wasn't going to pass up the opportunity. 

"Stop that, Mineta! Peeking is considered a major offense!" Iida scolds loudly. 

"Yeah, well, Mineta Jr. Here's ready to go on the offensive!!" Mineta drools while ripping the paper off the wall. "Yaoyorozu's booborozus!! Ashido's sexy silhouette!! Hagakure's floating panties!! Uraraka's positively ooh la la body, and Asui's surprisingly decent Boooo-" Mineta was greeted with a very sharp earphone jack that snakes through the hole stabbing the pervert in the eye. "BADUM! AHHHHH!" Mineta cries out, trying to pull away. 

"Jiro's earphone jack. Its accuracy and stealth are deadly." Kaminari moves away from the boy. Suddenly the room got Ice cold. The boys turn to Todoroki, who shook his head. 

"Welp, that guy from Gen Ed is getting Mineta's spot once Midoriya comes back to kill him," Shoji states while finishing getting dressed. The only other person to give off that level of coldness other than Todoroki was Midoriya. Mineta suddenly realizes every guy and girl could tell the man that controlled an army. 

"Please don't tell Midoriya!" Mineta begs on his hands and knees. 

On the other side of the wall, most of the girls were covering themselves. 

"Thanks, Kyoka." Asui keeps her shirt over her chest. Ashido looks downright angry. 

"How despicable! Let's plug that hole up." Momo put a mental note to inform Izuku when he gets back. 

'I'm the only one he didn't mention…' Jiro still had her jacks in the wall while hugging herself some. 

In the Dungeon

Each Demon castle floor is made up of a separated world. A Monster holding the entry permit randomly appears on each floor. You can only progress to the next floor by acquiring the entry permit. If this giant tower has 100 floors, you could say that 100 different worlds must exist here. 2nd floor, 3rd floor, 4th floor…. And the 27th floor. As time went by, Izuku climbed the floors at a scary pace. 

Izuku pulls on one of the many horns feeling a sudden rage burning deep inside him as he slices the demon's throat open before ripping its head off. 

[You Defeated A

Intermediate-Grade Demon.]

[You Received 300 EXP.]

[You Received A Demon Soul.]

[‘Dominator's Touch' Skill Level Has Risen!]

"Intermediate-Grade Demons are High-Mid C-Ran at best." Izuku looks down at the decapitated demon who was bleeding purple blood. 'I guess something happened at U.A. I will find out later.' Izuku thought to himself while stepping over the dead body. 'The difficulty of high-grade or even stronger demons will probably go up exponentially.' Izuku spins the blade in his hand. It turned into a habit when his hands have nothing to do, and he was getting really good at it. 'Even the difference between A-Rank and S-Rank Heroes are distinct.' 

[Collected Demon Soul: 2,116/10,000]

"The problem is the time if there are really 100 floors, reaching the top floor in one week will be impossible." Izuku looks around as his Soldiers surround him while moving through the floor. 'When I first obtained the demon castle's key. I was afraid that this place would be an S-Rank dungeon, but my anxiety started to disappear with time and boring battles.' Izuku thought about facing the small-time villains back at the USJ and then the start of Shoto's match. Izuku shakes his head and moves forward with his army. 

47…48…49…50th floor. 

[Collected Demon Soul: 2,561/10,000]

Izuku makes it to the 50th floor, and waiting for him was a giant demon with its army. Izuku looks at its fat head and smiles. 

[The Ruler of Lower Floors, Avaricious Vulcan]

The army had different names over their heads. They were the same size as some of the demons on the lower floors. 

[Vulcan's Guard]

'A boss-grade Demon.' Izuku looks at the fat demon sitting on his throne of bones. 'That giant looks dangerous. I'll have to take care of it.' Izuku raises his hand. "let's begin." Izuku drops his arm. His magicians created fireball before firing them above Izuku's head at the demons. The fire explodes, creating a wall of flame as The army of knights stand in front of him. "Take care of the rest." 

[Vulcan's Guard Has Discovered An Intruder.]

The demon guard rushes forwards with weapons at the ready. Izuku activates his stealth skill, and before he completely disappears, he speaks four words. 

"Get Rid of Them." 

The two army's meet in the middle of the field and clash. Iron catches the blade of one demon with his shield. Igris cuts a different demon entirely in half. Izuku watches the battle observing his knights. 'Even if those guards are high-rank demons, I've constantly been raising the levels of my shadow soldiers. Shadow Soldiers are strengthened from my intelligence stat. Not to mention the number of shadows, I can also save increases. I have enough mana for regeneration after increasing my intelligence stat by a lot.' Izuku looks at the boss of the floor. 'But that guy isn't moving at All… I'll just go and finish it. This is easier than I…'. 

The throne was empty before Izuku could finish his thought. The giant demon was suddenly hovering over his army with his Club raises to strike down Izuku's soldiers. 'What is that movement!?' Izuku watches his shadow soldiers get crushed before being ripped apart. Izuku dashes forward, jumping as high as he could. Pulling his arm back as the stealth skill dissipates and he was above the boss demon. "This bastard." Izuku curls his fist before punching the giant in the face. The flesh of the demon ripples before the giant is thrown back through buildings and making them tumble over. Izuku lands on one foot, still holding his fist up while looking at the damage. 'I lost my temper and hit him, but… why did he fly so far away?' Izuku thought for a second. "Ah, that's right… stats." Izuku pulls up his Stat screen. "I stupidly invested in my strength…" 

Status

Strength: 150      Vitality: 109

Agility: 139   Intelligence: 109

Sense: 111                              

[Collected Demon Soul: 4,388/10,000]

Izuku quickly looks back from where he punched the demon boss. The crimson eyes he was so used to were looking right at him as the demon pulls himself from the cracked wall. 

[The Ruler Of The Lower Floors

Avaricious Vulcan Is Using Skill: 'Wrath.']

[Vulcan Will Maintain its rage Status.]

The demon roars while emitting some type of energy as he yells. 

[Vulcan's Stats will Increase By 50%]

Izuku crosses his warms in front of his face but didn't take his eyes off the demon. 'this is the same skill Kerberos used!' The demon jumps straight at Izuku with his Club raised to kill. 'He got faster?! I can't avoid this. It'll be a direct hit!' Izuku growls at himself before making a ditch move. "IRON!" 

Iron perks up, seeing his leader about to get hit. Iron roars while bringing back his shield. Iron pitches the shield perfectly above everyone aiming for his leader. Izuku catches the large shadow shield pulling it over his head as the demon was over the top of him. The demon brings the massive Club down on Izuku. The Club makes contact with Iron's shield causing everything around Izuku to break apart as the force of the Impact sends the energy outwards in a massive blast. The demon was even thrown backward. 

'I can withstand this due to my strength, but I need to find an opening for a counter-attack. On the next attack.' Izuku's eyes never lost sight of the demon boss. 'Burning its continuous movement!' Izuku observes the demon bring the large Club back over its shoulder, ready to attack again. "now!" Izuku manifests Bakaru's dagger as he jumps upwards, abandoning Irons' shield. As soon as Izuku leaps, the demon backs up some switching his attack. 'Was he also aiming for this chance?!' Izuku frowns while watching. 'Damn… I can't avoid it while I'm in midair. If I could move my body…' Izuku watches the Club begin to swing. 'Wait! Move my body?' Izuku reaches out with his left hand. 

[Skill: 'Dominator's Touch' Activated.]

Izuku aims it for the ugly face of the demon. 'I can't push him back, but I can use the recoil to push myself back!' The Club follows through with the attack just as Izuku's body was out of the way. The wind whips around Izuku as he lands ready to continue fighting. 'I did it!' Izuku cheers in his head before groaning. 'that was close. The only place I can harm Vulcan wish a dagger is on his head, but it'll be too dangerous to aim for his head while reading his movements.' Izuku analyzes the best he could. 'I need to seal his abnormal movements first. I need to create an unavoidable Situation…' A grin spreads across Izuku's face. He sees a building looking ready to lose its upper floors since the middle of the building was cut in the middle and already tilting. 

"that's it." Izuku starts running towards the building, knowing the boss would take chase. The giant demon did follow. 'He completely lost his cool… good!' Izuku kept running as the demon follows him, breaking through buildings just to keep up. 'Just keep following me!' Izuku looks forward, seeing the building closer than earlier. 'Now.' 

[Skill: 'Sprint' Activated.]

Izuku pulls ahead of the demon before running up the broken building. The demon looks up in surprise as Izuku was running vertically. Izuku turns sideways, skidding to a stop. "Even if you noticed it, it's too late now." Izuku and the demon make eye contact. "it'll be hard for you to suddenly stop at that speed." Izuku leaps off the building, the top of the building shakes before shifting and falling forward following Izuku. The demon was stuck under it as Izuku brings both his daggers out. Slicing through a massive chunk of the Demons shoulder. The blood follows spraying everywhere, as the building was still falling. 

At U.A. 

Mineta was still begging, but it was already too late. The girls already sent off the messages and left voice mails. It was weird though, all the calls went straight to voice mail saying the number they were trying to reach was out of service. Like Izuku dropped off the face of the earth. 

Back in the Dungeon 

[Item: Demon Monarch's Earring] 

Item Class: S

Type: Accessory

+20 Strength, +20 Vitality

Set Effect will activate if this item is 

Equipped along with 

-Demon Monarch's necklace 

-Demon Monarch's ring

Set Effect 1. (Locked)

Set Effect 2. (Locked)

"This item has a set effect?" Izuku touches the new earring that seemed to fit perfectly on his left ear even though he has never gotten a piercing in his life. "Will I find the rest of the set items if I continue to hunt demons here? Guess I'll find out soon enough." Izuku looks down in his hand as a red spear seemed to be on fire in his hand, but it didn't hurt. "And lastly, this has an amazing effect… if I had magic-type skills, I would've wanted to use it myself." 

[Item: Orb of Avarice] 

Item Class: A

Type: Magic Item

An orb created by 

Hardening blood of high-rank demon, Vulcan. 

It will amplify magic effects to deal more damage. 

Effect: 

'Desire For Destruction': Double Magic Damage.

"It can double magic damage…" Izuku looks left, seeing seven demon heads dropped on the floor before Igris kneels, bowing his head. "You know, you don't have to do that, Igris…" Izuku scratches his head. He hears the sound of something substantial being dragged, and he turns to see Iron dragging the demon bosses' body behind him. "He's doing the same thing…" Izuku sweatdrops, viewing the massive body again. 'Not to mention, I was the one to kill him.' He smiles. "Okay, since you lent me your shield, let's say that you helped." 

Izuku sees Iron showing off the demon to other units. "magic Unit! Please stop paying attention to weird things and come here." Izuku wags his finger, getting a Magician to come over. Izuku hands over the Orb of Avarice before pointing to a building pretty far away. "Fire!" 

The Magician's fireball turns out to be double the size of the standard attacks, and Izuku laughs as the Magician hands it back carefully. "Incredible." 

Back to U.A. 

Aizawa sits at his desk, working on reports and getting ready for final exams that would be coming sooner or later. Soon other teachers come in after their last class. "Shota, buddy!" Yamada yells. "Where's Midoriya? I didn't see him in class or around campus for a few days." 

Aizawa sighs before remembering Midoriya only promised his classmates wouldn't ask questions, not the teachers. 'That's on me. Damn.' Aizawa sighs again, just to prove a point. "He asked for a leave of absence. He won't be back until Saturday. Don't worry; he will catch up with any work he misses." Aizawa turns back to his computer. 

"Oh, where is he, though?" Yagi asks, some other teachers look over or listen in. 

"In a dungeon." Aizawa answers plainly. "he's improving his quirk as we speak." 

Dungeons. 

Izuku honestly lost track of the floors now. He was standing in front of what looks like a massive graveyard with the real undead army coming at him. 'I'm glad my army is shadows. You all look gross.' Izuku thought as their leader was in the back, ordering them around. Izuku focuses on the commander of the undead army in front of him. 

"Iron, Igris." Izuku's eyes turn from green to ice blue. "Open up a path."

The two knights do as commanded as they leap into battle with the rest of the shadow soldiers following their lead. Broken bones and skulls went flying as Iron swings his ax. Igris just cuts clean through the spines of the skeletons. 

"Are you surprised by how strong my kids are?" The boss of the floor looks upwards before becoming frozen. Izuku's silhouetted by a blood moon while he stands above the battlefield. 

"you didn't expect this, did you?" Izuku's right sleeve of his jacket destroyed while climbing the tower. He was still wielding Bakarku's dagger in his right hand while keeping his left hand in his pocket. The leader's jaw drops as he stares as the Monarch above him. 'Can the undead also feel fear?' Izuku questions himself as the leader looks sacred. "Well, it doesn't matter." 

The leader of the army was suddenly cut into pieces along with the throne he was sitting on. Izuku lands on the other side, gracefully. 

[You Defeated The Guide of Souls, Metus.]

[You received spring water of the echoing Forest.]

[You received 200,000 EXP.]

[Demon Souls sealed in Metus' Pendant.]

Has been discovered.]

[You received x220 Demon Souls.]

[Your Level Has Risen By 2.]

Izuku sits on to of the mountain of bones and skulls. "this guy's magic was powerful, and he was able to control hundreds of more summons than I can." Izuku looks around the quiet battlefield. "I wanted to turn him into my shadow soldier, but…"

[Mana Is Contaminated.]

[Shadow Extraction is not possible.]

"for some reason, shadow extraction is not possible on demons." Izuku sighs at the waste of potential. 'The boss-grade monster dropped a set-piece as I expected.' Izuku holds up a necklace full of bones and a small skull. 

[Item: Demon Monarch's Necklace]

Item Class: S

Type: Accessory

The set effect will activate if 

This item is equipped along with

-Demon Monarch's Erring (Equipped)

-Demon Monarch's Ring

Set Effect 1. (Locked)

Set Effect 2. (Locked)

Izuku equips the neckless, and the first set effect unlocks. 

Set Effect 1. +5 all stats

Set Effect 2. (Locked)

"The effect is similar to leveling up five times!" Izuku stares at the effect. "One more set item piece left.. that means there's another boss-grade monster." Izuku looks at the red light reaching into the sky. 'One more until I complete the set,' 

"But…" 

[Collected Demon Soul: 10,001/10,000]

"The quest is already completed." Izuku leans back some. "this is my limit… I don't have any more strength left to continue forward." 

[Normal Quest: Collect demon's souls (part 1)]

Has been completed.

[You can receive the following rewards.]

-1. Item of your choosing

-2. Bonus Stats +20

-3. Hidden reward

"Accept reward 1." Izuku looks up at the message. 

[Reward 1]

You can choose any item.

Please choose an item.

Izuku thinks for a few seconds. 'Should I choose an item that is priced at billions of gold in the store? It will surely possess an amazing ability. But I will obtain equipment just by running dungeons…' Izuku tilts his head softly to the side. 'I am getting better weapons as days go by. By choosing too rashly, I might just end up seeling the item back to the store. I need to choose something that I really need.' Izuku looks at the bottom message again. 

Please Choose An Item.

"Cursed Random Box." Izuku holds out his hand as the black box with a red bow materializes in his hand. 

[You chose the item, Cursed Random Box.]

'I was able to choose between the cursed random box and blessed random box when I previously completed the hidden daily quest.' Izuku thought back to the second dungeon key he got. 

[Blessed Random Box]

Obtain an Item the player wants.

[Cursed Random Box]

Obtain an item the player needs. 

'I tried to double my daily quest requirements since then, but I haven't received any extra rewards. I obtained the key to this demon castle from the blessed random box.' Izuku watches as the box opens. 'Thanks to that, I was able to raise my level and obtain rare items.' The box's sides open up as a golden hue comes from the center. 'Naturally, there's no way that I can't be curious about the contents of the cursed random box!' A pure black key appears from the golden hue. 'Another key?' 

Item

Name: ??

Item Class: ?? 

Type: ??

'I've never seen an item without a description. What is it used for?' Izuku scrutinizes the key before dropping it into his inventory. "I'll find a use for it someday. Cursed boxes say they provide me with an item that I will need. Anyways, Accept reward 2." 

[Reward 2.]

You Received Bonus stats +20.

'I will invest all the points into Intelligence.' 

Status

Strength: 178        Vitality: 137

Agility: 147    Intelligence: 149

Sense: 119                 AP:0

[You can receive the following rewards.]

-1. Item of your choosing.

-2. Bonus Stats +20

-3. Hidden Reward

'And lastly…' Izuku rubs his neck softly. "Accept Reward 3." 

[Recipe: Holy water of life]

You can learn the crafting method for 

[Holy Water of Life.] 

"Holy water of life?" Izuku opens the description. 

[Holy Water of Life]

Item Class: S

Type: Consumable

A mysterious potion that can cure any disease with powerful magic. The effect will only take place when the entire bottle is consumed.

"I already have the first item from Vulcan on floor 50…the second from this floor, which is 75… so that means," Izuku looks at the red beam. "The final item is on the upper floors… okay. That's all for now." Izuku gets up and puts his items away. "Time to get back home." Izuku looks through his bag seeing it was empty. "yeah, I'm out of food… crap has it already been a week?'

Chapter Text

Izuku pulls out his phone as soon as he left the dungeon. It was late at night or early morning, really. He checks the time and laughs softly. 'Sunday around 3 am.' Izuku shakes his head and calls his teacher. 

"Yes?" After a week of talking to himself and his shadows, his teacher's tired tone was refreshing. 

"Hey, Sensei." Izuku rolls his neck while walking towards the train station. 

"Midoriya. How was your trip?" Izuku makes it the station seeing no trains for another 2 hours. 

"It was fine, cleared 75 floors. I still need to come back in the future. So after finals, I'll probably come to finish it." Izuku rubs his neck. 

"Floors?" Aizawa asks with a ton that sounds like a covered shock. 

"Yeah, I think there are 100 floors altogether, but I'm out of food and resources, so I stepped back for now." Izuku was walking around Tokyo, seeing the quiet city. 

"At least you know restraint. Need someone to pick you up?" Aizawa ever the caring teacher asks. 

"I can wait until the trains start. I'm in Tokyo, so no need to come to get me." Izuku explains. 

"Kid, just let me know where you are, I'll come to get you." Izuku sighs, knowing not to argue with Aizawa.

"I'll be back at All Might Tower. Thank you." 

"No problem, see you soon." Aizawa hung up, and Izuku heads back to the tower. Izuku makes it back to the tower as Aizawa shows up in what looked like a vintage muscle car. 

"Uh, what?" Izuku asks, motioning to it. Aizawa rolls his eyes. 

"It's Yamada's car. He lets me borrow it from time to time." The teacher explains as Izuku buckles himself in. "Or just take it when he is sleeping." Aizawa was already inspecting him for injury, Aizawa saw the destroyed right sleeve of Izuku's jacket. 

"Thanks for picking me up." Izuku relaxes once he was in the car, and he yawns but quickly covers it as they start heading back to U.A. 

"You're welcome. Have any trouble inside?" Aizawa keeps his eyes on the road but would look over periodically. 

"It was okay, some demons gave me trouble, but I worked around it. I leveled up to the '60s now." Izuku offers information. "I think the best fight was on Floor 50. This demon was big but faster than me. I needed to drop a building on him just to kill it." Izuku feels the car jerk some, so he looks over to Aizawa. He was glaring at the road while driving. 

"What am I going to do with you," Aizawa asks absolutely no one. Izuku chuckles under his breath, hearing it. Izuku scrolls through the news seeing if he missed anything significant. Daily villain fights but nothing big. Until his phone starts popping up with voicemails and messages about the class activities he missed. 

"How's Shinso?" Izuku reads through Ochako's messages, half cussing him out for just leaving for a trip without letting her know beforehand and something about an incident in the locker rooms. 

"He's still training capture gear every day, and I got Yamada to help with the mental side of training since you can't be brainwashed." Aizawa leans back in the driver seat. 

"That's good, anything happened in the class when I was gone?" 

"Mineta has been begging the class not to tell you something, so must have been something after Heroics class because I haven't seen him do anything."

"He must have done something perverted if he's begging them not to tell me." Izuku hit the voice mail of Momo. 

"Hey, Izuku,"  Aizawa gives Izuku a side look while he plays the speaker's message. "I know it's only the first day, but Mineta found a hole that was drilled out between the locker rooms." 

"I will get Cementoss to fix that later." Aizawa sighs. 

"I think Momo already covered it on the girl's side, so no need to stress about it too much." Izuku states as the message keep playing. 

"Anyways, Jiro stabbed him in the eye with her jack." 

"Jiro's jacks are accurate and stealthy to make for a deadly combo." Izuku shrugged. Both Aizawa and Izuku grin, hearing that the pervert was punished by the girls. 

"I plugged the hole on the girl's side but need to get the form for repairs…" Momo sighs over the phone, seeming already tired. "Overall, that was the only issue for now. I'll give you a call if anything else happens. Stay safe on your trip Izuku"  The message ends, and Izuku shakes his head. 

"So, you will get Cementoss to fix the hole?" Aizawa just nods at Izuku's question. Izuku went through his messages seeing something he was not expecting. 'Did Jiro get drunk?' Izuku shook his head and closes his phone instead of dealing with whatever harm Mineta caused to the girl's self-esteem until later. "Also, that seat for Shinso might open depending on the damage Mineta has done." 

"Damage?" Aizawa looks over. 

"To the girls," Izuku looks over to Aizawa, seeing confusion. Not a look Aizawa has on his face a lot. 'Late night sensei?' Izuku watches the two points connect in Aizawa's tired mind as he explains. "Self-esteem… if he said something or didn't say something. People are touchy about their bodies." Izuku shrugs softly. "Don't worry about it. I'll handle it." 

"Don't kill the kid. He's actually smart if he just curbed his perverted tendencies" Aizawa pulls into U.A.

"Yeah, I won't. Just put the fear of God into him." Izuku slides out of the car once it was parked. "Thank you for picking me up." 

"Give me a call if you ever go into a dungeon. I like to know where my students disappear too." Aizawa turns off the muscle car as he talks. 

"Will do, See you Monday." Izuku heads off to the dorms. Izuku opens the door to his dorms seeing the girls spread across the common room sleeping in front of the tv that was just running through the menu on repeat. Izuku places his empty bag down softly while shakes his head. 

'Where the hell did they get the alcohol?' Izuku picks up the bottle of some brand of whiskey and looks at how much was left. 'I hope they had fun because they are going to pay for it when they wake up.' Izuku places the bottle down before taking the girls to their own rooms. Toru's room was pink and had stuffed animals all over the place. It was cute and pretty, expecting for a girl's room. Mina needs help with the design. The different patterns clashed, but everything seemed pink or purple. 'I need bleach.' Izuku rubs his eyes after leaving that room. Ochako's was the most normal, plus he's lived in her apartment for a month, so he knew she didn't have much. Izuku made sure to slide her mittens on before going to get the other girls. Momo's room was cramped, the large bed hardly gave her any room at her desk. 'explains why she does her homework at the dinner table.' Izuku lays her down, making sure to be careful even if he knew the girls wouldn't be woken up if the fire alarm was to go off. Asui's room was green and a lot warmer than in other places in the dorm. 'Right, frog's go into hibernation if they get too cold.' Izuku makes sure to bury the girl in her moss green covers. 

Izuku makes it back to the living room, finding Jiro curled up tightly with one of the pillows on the couch. She was the one that reeks of the whiskey they drank. Izuku gently scopes the girl off the couch before going to her room. 'Buch a lightweights.' Izuku mutters to himself as he holds Jiro. Igris was helping Izuku a lot that night as his quieter knights were picking up the common room, making sure it was clean after he got the girls out of the room. Izuku saw Jiro's door open with Igris looking at him. 

"Don't you dare give me that look." Izuku hisses softly as he lays Jiro in her bed before covering her up. He looks around seeing band merchandise and couldn't help but smirk. 'yeah, she's an Otaku' Izuku shut the door softly as Igris was standing there with his arms crossed. "Thank you, Igris, for helping open the doors. Also, stop looking at me like that." Izuku calls him back, and he disappears. When he walks down to the bottom floor, he saw the trash bags near the doors and his knights standing around. "Thank you for your help," Izuku calls them back in as they each disappear, and Izuku breaths out. The common room was clean and in order. He looks at the time seeing it was 5:30. Izuku shuts off the tv and heads to his room. 'I'm just going to sleep the day away.' Izuku huffs out only to walk right into Katsuki, making that decision null and void. 

"Where the hell were you?" Katsuki hisses while on the stairs between the floors. 

"Tokyo." Izuku blinks tiredly. 

"Why?" Katsuki still tries to be quiet. 

"Leveling up." 

"The Hero Killer?" 

"Easy, Shadows held him down tell Aizawa got there and took control. I didn't fight him myself." 

"The girls?" Katsuki looks towards the common room. 

"In their beds." Izuku shrugs. Katsuki chuckles and gives him a look. "What?" 

"What are you? The big brother of class A?" Katsuki asks, and Izuku's face turns red. 

"Shut it. Igris was giving me the same stupid look you are giving me." 

"No." Katsuki grins. "You going to deal with the purple grape?" 

"Yes, what did he say? Jiro texted me gibberish before I got back from my vacation." Izuku shows Katsuki the text, which was not Japanese or English. It was just letters. 

"He was a pervert. The grape found a hole between the locker rooms. Talking about every girl's body, but I don't think he said Ears." Katsuki rolls his eyes. "They all looked pissed when they got back to the class." 

"What a headache." Izuku sighs. "Anything else you want to know?" 

"You said, leveling up? What's your level?" Katsuki asks. 

"I can't see other people's levels, only mine," Izuku informs. "I'm in the '60s." 

"You got your quirk a year ago. How do you get that high?" 

"Dungeons," Izuku smirks, seeing Katsuki lookup.

"Your quirk is like a video game." Katsuki glares. 

"Yep." 

"Fuck you." Katsuki walks away. Izuku laughs softly and goes to his room. 

Katsuki stops in the kitchen and shivers. 'What the fuck is up with his aura… it feels like a top hero is walking around in the dorms.' Katsuki growls to himself, rubbing his arm, some trying to calm the goosebumps that raised while talking with Izuku. Katsuki grabs a few pans to begin his morning trying to take his mind off Izuku. 

Mineta wakes up in a cold sweat as he looks around his room filled with posters of models or female heroes. He feels the coldness seep under his door as the shadows seem to be alive. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He speaks in hushed whispers. The light from the hallway usually leaks from under the door seems to be blocked by someone standing in front of his door. The sun was not up yet as there was a soft tapping on his balcony door then a knocking on his door. Mineta cries out and hides under his blankets, even when the tapping and knocking stops. The silence follows; it was deafening to the small hero-in-training. 'I'm sorry!'

Izuku smiles, feeling the frightened aura next door as the rest of the aura's around the dorm where calm. Izuku closes his eyes until his alarm goes off on his phone for his usual morning workouts. He checks his daily quest seeing the clock at the bottom was turning red. 'Shit,' Izuku kicks the blankets off as he rather not spend four hours in a desert. 

He gets dressed in shorts and a tank top. He snags his running shoes from under his desk before heading back downstairs. Making sure to knock on Mineta's door loudly before using his stealth skill to disappear and leave the floor. 'A little psychological torture for being a pervert.' Izuku drops the ability once he was downstairs, seeing Iida and Katsuki. 

"Thought you were going to sleep, nerd," Katsuki grunts while eating his breakfast. 

"Oh, you are back, Izuku. Welcome back!" Tenya smiles as he slides on his running shoes. 

"Daily quest. If I don't do it. I get a penalty." Izuku explains quickly. "Good morning Iida and yeah, got back a few hours ago. Please don't tell anyone yet. I need to mess with Mineta a little more before turning him into a respectable person." The guys both nod in agreement. 

"What about the girls? You know they will ask questions." Katsuki informs Izuku since he moved them in the first place. 

"There little party will keep them asleep for a while. I can mess with Mineta before they wake up. Tenya heading for a run?" 

"Yes, of course, will you be joining me?" Iida finishes stretching, and Izuku nods. 

"Yeah, Let's go." Izuku follows Tenya out the door as Katsuki goes back to watching Tv. 

Around 11 am, the girls wake up. 

"Ughhh…" Ochako whines while rolling over before falling off her bed. She quickly catches herself and looks around. "w-w-what? when did I go to my room?" She questions before the headache kicks in full force. She rushes off to the bathroom to empty her stomach. 

"never drinking again…" Jiro slowly sits up, covering her ears as she could hear the dumb boys yelling next to her head. "Shut up, you ass holes." When she didn't hear Iida yelling at her to watch her language, she opens her eyes, seeing she was in her room. 'who fucking moved me?' She gets out of bed with a pounding headache. 

Momo finishes with her shower feeling better. She didn't have much to drink like the other girls, but she was confused about why she was in her room instead of asleep downstairs. 'Maybe, Iida? I'll ask him later.' 

Toru sleeps comfortably in her bed, not wanting to get up until the hangover was over. 

Tsuyu sinks deeper into her warm blankets, 'Midoriya's back' She smiles softly, remembering him carrying her to her room. 

Mina wakes up, huffing as she sits up, feeling perfectly normal. 'I will melt a bitch if someone touched me.' Mina gets up and walks to the other girls' rooms. "Gals!"

Jiro flinches at Mina's loud voice even if she was on the fourth floor. Soon enough, the girls meet on the fourth floor, looking tired and slightly in pain. "Who moved us?" Ochako asks while rubbing her head. Tsuyu looks at all of them as they looked confused. 

"It's Sunday…" She deadpans. The other girls look at her with confusion. 

"Yeah, we know," Toru speaks while moving side to side. Tsuyu just shook her head. 

"I'm going downstairs to eat. You will figure it out in a few minutes." Tsuyu gave a rare smile. 

The girls stare at their friend but follow her as they make it downstairs. Jiro still had her ears cover as Mineta was yelling at Kaminari about ghosts in the dorms, and Iida was yelling at both to be quiet. 

"SHUT UP!" Jiro yells as her head felt like it was going to explode. The boys look over to the group of girls. 

"wow… Woke up on the wrong side of the bed, Jiro?" Sero asks, looking at the bed head. 

"I have a han- headache" She quickly amends since Iida was right there. "I can hear you guys from the third floor." 

"hm sure that's what that is, Jiro." A familiar voice from the kitchen brings their attention to it. "Food's up guys, come get your lunch." Izuku walks out, putting out a buffet of American burgers with different sides and toppings. "Figured you girls would need something greasy to help with those 'Headaches.'" 

"Izuku!" Uraraka sounds happy before a dark grin spreads across her face. "Izuku" 

'Shit.' Izuku holds up the plate. "Eat, then you can yell at me. You look like you need it." Izuku distracts the girl that would kill him one day with food. The class rounds up and digs in. 

"So how was your tip Midoriya?" Kirishima talks with his mouth full. 

"It was good. Got some extra work in over the week. I feel like I could sleep for a week. What did you guys do while I was away?" Izuku bites into his food. Momo looks like she's never eating a burger before. 'probably hasn't.' 

"We had a rescue race on Monday for heroics." Shoji eats slowly, but his plate was full. 

"Oh, who won?" Izuku thought about the mobility experts in the class. 

"Sero won overall with the fastest time." Sato points out before anyone could answer. Sero just looks proud. 

"Good Job Sero. It must have been fun. Anything else interesting happen while I was gone?" Izuku leans against his fist, looking at Mineta. The purple classmate sinks into his chair, shivering as Igris manifests behind him. 

"I-I'm sorry for being a pervert." Mineta bows his head while sitting at the table. The girls look at each other than to the small boy. 

"And," Izuku adds.

"F-for saying those things about your bodies." Mineta's head was still down. The girls all nod, Jiro still looks slightly hurt but hides it well enough. 

"It's fine, Mineta. Just please stop making those comments and acting like that. You can be a great hero one day." Momo was the first to speak. "think before you speak and act." She adds. Igris disappears and joins Izuku. 

"We will make a hero of you yet Mineta." Izuku smiles as the class continues to talk. They move onto Internship talk, which Izuku wants to facepalm during Momo's story. Overall, it was a lovely lunch with the class. Izuku got up first since he finishes first. 

"Could someone cover the dishes, I cleaned most of them as I went so just the plates. I really need to sleep." Izuku scratches his neck. 'Staying awake for a full week. Not a good idea.' 

"Sure, Midoriya! Thanks for cooking." Kirishima gives him a thumbs up. Izuku nods and quickly heads upstairs as Ochako was distracted with girl talk. Once he shut the door, he strips down and climbs into bed before passing out. 

"But seriously, who moved us to our rooms?" Jiro questions kinda, forgetting about the morning after they got distracted with Izuku and his cooking. 

"Izuku did." Tsuyu states. One by one, the girls understood her comment earlier. 

"Wait, so he saw all of our rooms?" Mina questions with a tone not usually associated with the hyper girl. Mina blushes softly along with a few of the other girls. 

"It was dark; I doubt he saw much." Momo taps her chin. "I still don't remember waking up to him coming in."

"Because you were all passed out, do to…" Tsuyu looks around quickly, making sure Iida wasn't anywhere he could overhear. "Drinking. We finished the entire bottle. Kyoka had the most, then Toru, Ochako, Mina, Momo, and me." She goes down the list. 

"When did he get in?" Ochako huffs as she looks around, seeing he disappeared again. 

"I think it was around 4 or 5. I didn't see the time." Tsuyu croaks softly. 

"That was kind of him." Momo smiles as Kirishima came by to pick up their plates. "thank you, Kirishima." 

"you are welcome, girls!" The redhead bounces away while Katsuki rolls his eyes at the redhead's energy. The girls smile softly as the energetic classmate. 

"At least the food was able to help the headaches." Toru leans back into her chair. 

"Yes, my head doesn't feel like it's going to explode." Jiro sighs and nods in agreement. 

"Agreed." Ochako smiles. "So, what do you think we will be doing next?" 

Smash cut (lol)

"Uh… Summer vacation's close at hand." Aizawa begins as he flips open his notebook. His students, All his student's were giving him their attention. "Of course, it would be completely irrational for all of you to take a whole month off." Aizawa lets the information sink in some. 

"Don't tell me." Kaminari was turning to face Kirishima, who was behind him. 

"You'll be doing summer training camps in the woods," Aizawa continues blandly. 

"I freaking knew it! Nice!!" Kaminari grins happily. 

"Truth or dare!" Mina cheers. 

"Bathhouses…" Mineta whispers before a red dagger flies past his head, sticking into the wall near Aizawa. No one pays it mind besides Mineta, who freezes and shrinks down. 

"Fireworks." Tsuyu taps her chin softly. 

"Curry, yes!' Tenya sits straighter. Katsuki lays his head down on the desk, feeling the coldness claw past him. Moving towards the pervert in front of him.  

"open-air baths." A blue dagger is thrown even closer to Mineta's head, slamming just inches away from the red dagger as the cold chill rolls down the students' back. Both daggers disappear from the wall leaving two slices in the wall. 

"Since we'll be out in nature, our training activities will probably be different, too." Sero smiles, thinking about a month of some freedom. 

"So, it's all about making the right decisions regardless of environment…" Momo mumbles from behind Izuku as he spins a red dagger between his fingers. 

"hot springs…" The third dagger cuts off one of the balls before the knife cuts a deeper line below the two previous holes as the ball sticks between all three lines. It made a smiley face but without a smile. 

Aizawa walks over, ripping the knife out of the wall looking back at Midoriya, who didn't look sorry. "However…" Izuku calls back his dagger seeing his handy work. Mineta was dead quiet and shaking some just staring at the face cut into the wall with his quirk ball being used as a nose. 'the kid got some serious aim.' Aizawa thought while looking at the face in the wall. "Anyone who doesn't pass the upcoming final exams is in for summer school hell, right here." Aizawa finishes his thought while facing his class again. 

"DO YOUR BEST GUYS!!!" Kirishima yells with his fist raised high, getting the class pumped. 

"So freaking stupid." Katsuki buries his head into his arms. 

Flash forward to the final week of June… only a week remains before final exams.

"I DIDN'T STUDY AT ALL!!" Kaminari yells while sweating a lot. Mina just looked frozen with a smile that was full of pain. "between the sports festival and the internship, it totally slipped my mind." The rank pops up next to his head. 20/20

Mina just forces a laugh as her rank pops up as well. 19/20

"Indeed." The dark lord Tokoyami looks away. 14/20

"Midterms were, well… we haven't covered much since starting school, so they weren't all that tough…" Sato rubs his head while talking to Kota, who was nodding. "But now we've had all these other events; I think the finals're gonna be much harder…" 12/20 and Kota was 11/20

"Sucks that there's gonna be a practical exam too." Mineta grins smugly while sitting 9/20/ 

"We thought you were one of us!" Mina yells across the room. 

"Guys like you are only lovable when you're morons! There's just no demand for whatever you actually are!!!" Kaminari yells along with Mina.

"Such is life…" Mineta keeps his back turned to them. 

"Ashido, Kaminari. Just try your best. It's better if we all go to the training camp." Izuku frowns before smashing his ranking against his desk. 2/20. 

"Yes!" Iida chops madly while next to Izuku. 3/20. 

"Haven't you been attending class? How could you possibly fail?" Shoto asks in a curious tone. 5/20.

"WORDS HURT, Y'KNOW!!" Kaminari tugs at his shirt. 

"You two…" Momo begins but sends a smug grin Izuku's way. 1/20. "If it's academics you need help with, I could lend a hand." 

"MOMOYOW!!" The pair yells. 

Momo's mood turns sour. "The practical exam, on the other hand. It is a different story…" Shoto turns to Momo seeing her mood switch before others distract her. 

Izuku taps his arm, getting his attention. "She's not confident in her decisions even if she's smarter than everyone in the room," Izuku explains for the socially inept Shoto. Shoto nods softly in understanding. 

"That's what virtue looks like." Kirishima states watching Ojiro (8/20), Jiro (7/20), and Sero (17/20) asking for help as well. 

"I've got virtue too. I'll tutor you 'til you're dead." Katsuki growls, sitting at 4/20 in the class. 

"Oh? I knew I could count on you!" Kirishima grins happily. 

Lunch

"The academic tests'll just draw from what we learned in class. That's manageable but the practical… that's unknown. We will have no idea what we will be walking into. We should start sparing and helping each other work on our strengths and weaknesses since we all live on campus. I know we can grab a gymnasium so we can have class workouts." Izuku mutters slower than usual so his friends could keep up. 

"I think that would be a wonderful idea." Tenya puts his hands together before starting to eat. 

"So about the academic subjects being manageable… Izuku, can you help me study? I know your right under Momo." Ochako watches Izuku's mood sours at the mention of his ranking. She smiles some. (13/20) 

"Yes, Ochako, I'll help." Izuku smiles again, "We can meet up at nig-" before he could finish, he was standing behind a Class B Student with his dagger against the student's neck. 

"Sorry. My tray just couldn't get around that big head of…" Monoma's voice died in his throat as his elbow completely missed, and his target was behind him, ready to slit his throat. Monoma quickly notices the entire lunchroom was silenced by the strong presence that wasn't there seconds ago. Monoma looks up, expecting an Angry All Might behind him but was close to pissing his pants, seeing green hair and cold blue eyes looking down at him. 

"Ah, Sorry, Monoma. I thought you were a threat." Izuku lets him go, and the presence disappears. "You were saying something?" Izuku sits back down in his spot, not minding everyone's eyes on him once he sat down. Monoma seems to shut down from confusion and fear. 

"Sorry, Class A. This guy, his heart's just well…" Kendo shakes off her goosebumps while collecting her classmate away from the monster that won the sports festival. "I overheard you guys saying you're not sure about the practical exam." 

"It's cool, Kendo." Izuku smiles politely as the lunchroom quickly goes back to normal. "And do you know anything?" 

"Between you and me, I hear it'll be a battle against robots, like in the entrance exam," Kendo explains, and Izuku slumps down some at the news. 

Huh?! Really? How d'you know that?" Toru asks loudly across the table. 

"I know an older student who told me. It's a little unfair, I know." Kendo smiles, throwing a frozen Monoma over her shoulder. 

"It's not unfair. Preliminary intel gathering is just one aspect of the exam. I wonder if they will change it or think we would ask our seniors about the exam." Izuku begins to mutter while resting his cheek against the desk, still sour about the revel about the robots. "Maybe they might change it last second and make it more exciting than those dumb robots." Izuku keeps muttering. 

"k-kendo, you fool. We had an intel advantage over them." Monoma whimpers over her shoulder. "This was our chance to show up the detestable class A…" 

"They're not detestable." Kendo sighs and walks away with Monoma. 

"She's like Class B's Big-Sister…" Everyone looks at Izuku. 'She's like Izu-' They all stop that thinking as Izuku was still mumbling but glaring at them as well. 

Back in Class

"Robots? Seriously? No sweat!!" Kaminari and Mina were in sync. 'what a relief!' 

"We are still going to have class training." Izuku deadpans. "It might be robots again, or they could change it. We should still be ready for anything. Plus, I already texted Aizawa, letting him know I needed a time block until the exams in gym Gama. You all better, be there." Izuku explains. 

"I don't need your help, nerd! You either Todoroki!" Katsuki hisses. Todoroki just looks confused about why he was being dragged into it. 

"Okay, Katsuki, you can skip out. Then you will never know what it's like to face Igris." Izuku sits back in his seat, seeing Katsuki stop and think. 

"You fighting?" Katsuki growls with the question. 

"Yes, I will be sparing as well." Izuku bites back his smile. 

"Fine, Nerd." Katsuki stomps out of class. "I'll be there!!" 

Chapter Text

"Let's begin your practical exam," Aizawa states while standing with his colleagues. The student's stand opposite of their teachers. 

'Thank god,' Izuku thought to himself, seeing his teachers. 

"It is, of course, possible to fail this exam. If you want to attend the training camp, then don't mess this up." Aizawa explains, waiting for the students to catch up with what was going to happen. 

"Sure are a lot of teachers…" Jiro looks across the teachers. 

"5, 6, eight of 'em." Invisible girl counts off. 

"Knowing you guys, you probably asked around, and you might think you have a vague idea of how this'll go…" Aizawa's support gear around his neck, starting to fidget. 

"So, who do I get to fight?" Izuku raises his hand, smiling softly. 

"What?" Mina and Kaminari ask as they look ready to fight robots. Aizawa just grins some. 

"Circumstances have demanded a revision to the exam format!" The principal of U.A. pops out of Aizawa's capture gear. 

"The principal?" Sero leans forward to get a better look at the head of U.A. 

"A revision?" Momo bites her cheek, rethinking strategies.

"From now on, we'll focus on battles against flesh-and-blood opponents. It is critical that our teaching simulates practice experience as closely as possible!" Nezu explains, keeping a joyful smile on his face. "As such, you students will be pairing up and fighting one of the teachers you see here!" Nezu motions to his staff behind him. 

"Against a teacher?" Ochako looks across the different teachers. They all seem to be enjoying the confusion turn to an understanding on their student's faces. 

"your pairings and assigned teachers have already been decided. Your battles moves, your grades, your friendships with one another… All these factors and more were considered, so without further ado." Nezu ends, letting Aizawa take over. 

"First, Todoroki is with Yaoyorozu" Both students perk up looking to their teacher. "Against me." 

"Next, Midoriya, you're a pain in the ass," Aizawa admits. Aizawa and Nezu went in circles to figure out what teacher would be best to put up against him. Who to put him with, and everything in between. 

"Thank you, Sensei. I try my best." Izuku shoots back. 

"We will have your match last," Nezu informs. "So, you will be watching the matches of your classmates doing analysis." Nezu hands Midoriya a brand-new notebook. "I can not wait to see what you come up with." Izuku nods and flips through the journal. Each section had the team-ups on it and who they were against. Izuku didn't see who he was facing and shrugs. 

"Ten stages have been prepared, and all teams will begin simultaneously. The test guidelines will be explained by your respective opponents. None of the areas are outside the school grounds, but let's not waste any more time. Get going." Aizawa turns towards the busses as the kids get their pairings.

Nezu vs. Ashido & Kaminari

Thirteen vs. Aoyama & Uraraka 

Present Mic vs. Koda & Jiro

Ectoplasm vs. Asui & Tokoyami

Midnight vs. Sero, Sato & Mineta

Snipe vs. Hagakure & Shoji

Cementoss vs. Bakugo & Kirishima 

Power Loader vs. Iida & Ojiro

Team Ashido's Location

"The time limit is 30 minutes! Your objective is to either get theses handcuffs on me or have one of you escape from the stage!" Nezu informs the pair. 

"Kinda like our battle training." Kaminari looks towards his partner. 

"We can really just run away?!" Mina takes the cuffs from Nezu's paws. 

"Yes." Nezu smiles normally.

Team Jiro's Location

Present Mic gives his opponents the same speech and stretches out. "This is nothing like your past battle training!! Because your opponent this time is on another level!" Present Mic beams. 

"Another level?" Jiro deadpans. "That's not really the image I have of you…" she looks at Mic, remembering the energetic radio show host/English teacher. 

"Dammit! Hey, girl, watch your mouth!!" Mic yells, luckily without his quirk. 

Team Uraraka's Location

"This test is meant to simulate true battle as closely as possible." Thirteen stands in the middle of the now clean USJ. "So please think of us as actual villains." 

Team Shoji's Location

"Suppose we do meet in battle, if you fight 'n' win, that's just fine too. However…" Snipe fixes his hat while speaking with the two young heroes. 

Team Todoroki's Location. 

"If you find yourself overwhelmed by my power," Aizawa turns to them, looking at the couple. "Feeling and calling for help might be your wisest option." 

In the observation room. 

Izuku had an earpiece he can use to listen in to any of the locations. He sits down next to Recovery girl sending her a curt nod as she smiles and turns her attention to the sites ready to start the exam. "It's either fight to win or run to win," Izuku mutters. "What's on the teachers' wrists?" 

"Nezu had the support course department make them compression weights. They handicap the teachers down to at least 50% of their power. They can also be used as stamina training." Recovery girl explains. "I believe that Hatsume girl's design was picked." 

"Not surprising." Izuku chuckles, remembering the genius support girl. 

"Hm… I'll be working hard today, I expect." Recovery girl smiles and presses the intercom. "Everyone in position? Let's begin the final exam for U.A. High's First years! Ready..." 

"Go!" Izuku's eyes quickly dance across all eight sights, starting with Shoto and Momo. 

Shoto and Momo's Location. 

Shoto leads Momo through back alleyways staying off main roads. "we need a way to tell if Aizawa sensei is nearby… Got any ideas?" 

"Slowly ice your hand, and I'll create smaller objects. If Aizawa sensei has us in his sights, then we won't be able to use our quirks… sound good?" Momo asks softly. 

"Sounds perfect. Any other ideas?" Shoto skids to a stop in a side street looking back at Momo. She looks hesitant. "Yaoyorozu, Izuku praises your strategic mind. We need that if we are going to win. I trust Izuku, and I trust you." 

Momo looks at Shoto before nodding. 

Tokoyami's Team location. 

Ectoplasm's clones surround the teammates, and Tokoyami quickly acts. "Dark Shadow, grab her!" Dark shadow flies from underneath his cloak and grabs Tsuyu before throwing her to the next level. "Asui Run!" 

"Tokoyami!" Tsuyu spins in the air shooting her tongue out, wrapping her partner up before pulling him with. Using Dark Shadow, they get to the third level quickly, leaving the clones on the bottom floor. 

"Not bad." One of the clone's comments while looking at the team disappears behind the rails. 

"So, they've chosen to flee?" Another close asks. 

Back in the monitoring room. 

Recovery girl just sits back watching the screens as the young man next to her was muttering and flipping through his notebook writing quickly. "What do you think so far?" She asks since she really couldn't keep up with his muttering. 

"Communication skills. In this society, with such powerful quirks, people overlook it, but it's essential for heroes." Izuku slows down just enough for her to hear. "Shoto is helping Momo boost her confidence to bring out the strategic side of Momo. Tsuyu and Tokoyami have been pretty close lately, so their teamwork is pretty good." Izuku rubs his head softly. 

Recovery girl just nods softly. 

Team Todoroki's Location. 

Momo finishes creating Russian Matryoshka Dolls with a small surprise inside. 

"What are those?" Small amounts of ice were growing on his palm as he saw Momo put them away. 

"They're Russian matryoshka dolls… are you still sure you want to go with this plan?" She asks, knowing it would get him trapped for a little. 

"Yes, like I said. I trust you. I'm not surprised you have something ready to go." Shoto stops before checking the rooftops. "We both got into U.A. under special recommendation. We started at the same point, Yaoyorozu, but you don't have confidence in yourself." 

"It was your leadership that got me through the cavalry battle. Then…" Momo was cut off by Shoto. 

"I was an idiot during the Cavalry battle. I was blinded by rage, and you probably noticed Tokoyami's new move. I didn't notice until it was too late." Shoto's ice stops crawling around his palm. He quickly looks to his partner seeing the matryoshkas also stop being created. "He's here!!" 

"I'm sorry I…" Momo looks the other way of Shoto. 

"Yes, you should've acted sooner." Aizawa's dull voice comes from in between them. 

"TCH!" Shoto went to attack, but Aizawa drops to the floor, landing on all fours like a cat. "Go, Yaoyorozu, GO!" 

Momo takes off down the street away from Aizawa. 

"That's your plan, then? Fine by me." Aizawa strings up Shoto quickly. 

“Ouch!” Shoto was stung up by his arms. 

"You're the offense of this team, so I knew I had to capture you first, no matter what." Aizawa cut the strip holding Shoto up and ties it around the telephone pole. 

"Do you really think this will hold me?" Shoto stalls so Momo could set up the next part while Aizawa was distracted with him. "Flame or Ice, either one will break these bindings…"

"Use whichever you want, but watch your landing." Aizawa throws caltrops under Shoto before putting eyedrops into both eyes. 

"Caltrops? You a ninja? That's a nasty countermeasure sensei", Shoto grunts as his weight was only supported by his arms. 

"I know there're two of you, and I know your quirks. So you can bet I'm ready to counter whatever you do." Aizawa puts his goggles back on. "You took on more than your fair share with this plan, though. Thinking of the girl is nice and all, but maybe you should've listened to what she had to say?" Shoto had to bite back the smirk that threatens to spread across his face. 

'We got him Momo. Let's get past this.' Shoto hangs there as Aizawa jumps away. Aizawa lands on a rooftop seeing something disappear down the alleyway. He goes to follow it as Momo backtracks to Shoto. 

"He fell for it?" She questions as she unties Todoroki. He lands between the sharp objects on the floor. 

"Yeah, but he's already coming back. Got the surprise?" Shoto throws the gear down. 

"Yeah." She reaches for the dolls she already created. 

"You two finished?" Aizawa glares down, cutting off their quirks. 

"Yes." She throws the dolls upwards. "Close your eyes, Shoto!" 

"What's this?" Aizawa kicks and swats them away. The dolls open up, and a click could be heard. Momo and Shoto close their eyes as the flashbangs go off right in Aizawa's face. Aizawa's eyes are forced shut before he gets encased in ice, leaving his head free. 

"Let's get him cuffed and end this." Momo states. 

"Sounds good." Shoto throws her the cuffs he had as they make their way up the glacier Todoroki threw at him. Aizawa opens his eyes, seeing his students standing over him. 

"Not bad. Not bad at all." Aizawa felt warmth around his hands before metal was tightening around his wrists. 

"That worked well." Shoto keeps melting the ice around his teacher now that he was caught. 

"Agreed." Momo smiles, even though she relied on Shoto's power. It was the best option to end it quickly. 

"When did you come up with the plan?" Aizawa asks Shoto. 

"As soon as the bell started," Shoto answers. "I just acted like the first part was my idea. It was hers." Shoto points to his partner.

Aizawa's smirk was hidden by his capture gear as the announcement gets called across all testing sites. 'they tricked me.' 

Observation room

Izuku smiles, seeing Aizawa in cuffs. He snaps a photo on his phone for blackmail later on. 

"My, my. What a softy." Recovery girl states and smiles. "This is an announcement. The first team to pass is Todoroki and Yaoyorozu!" 

"I know they're calling this a test, but each matchup is an intentionally specialized assignment, right?" Izuku leans back while flipping through his pages. Sato and Sero were both knocked out by Midnight in seconds. Not really fair, but they did get distracted once they got near the gates. Mineta was the only one spared due to Sero's and Sato's quick thinking to throw the smallest guy away from the mist. Katsuki was hardheaded along with Kirishima as they try to break through Cemetoss's walls. It did seem Katsuki was waiting for something, but Izuku wasn't paying attention to that site right now. 

"That's right." Recovery girl answers calmly. 

"Tokoyami still needs to work on his close-quarters combat. He's getting better but needs work." Izuku writes down his notes as Dark Shadow covers Tokoyami while Asui saves his butt when a clone pops up behind him. "Asui's there to give emotional support, isn't she?" 

Recovery girl stays quiet as he just goes back to mumbling and writing. Recovery girl watches as ectoplasm spits out his biggest clones but ultimately defeated when Dark Shadow cuffs his legs together, making him trip himself. 

"Asui and Tokoyami have passed the exam!" 

Izuku smiles but moves to the next sight. He facepalms hard, seeing Mina and Kaminari just run away from the sadistic Nezu. Izuku quickly marks out the path they should have taken since he left it clear for them. They just panicked, and it cost them dearly. "Also, Mina could have gone through the pipes. Nezu wouldn't destroy anything knowing he couldn't find his students." Izuku mutters before flipping to Jiro's team page. 

Her team was still behind held back by Mic's quirk. Izuku felt bad for Jiro as she covers her ears while firing back counters to clash the two sound quirks. Finally, Koda got over his fear of bugs once he saw Jiro was bleeding from her ears and cause Mic to faint. 

"Beaten by bugs? Pathetic!" Recovery girl grunts. Izuku thought back to the Uraraka's construction dungeon. Those red bugs with human teeth. They were grosser than normal bugs. 'I wonder how easy those dungeons would be now?' Izuku looks at his stats as he already had most of the matches played out in his notebook previously. 

Team Uraraka's Location

"We were so close!!" Ochako grips the railing tighter as her teammate was next to her. The gate just feet away when Thirteen Sensei caught them and starts to use their quirk. 

"Close one there… you almost got away!" Thirteen walks closer to the pair holding on for dear life. 

"He keeps trying to vacuum us up as he gets closer!" Ochako whines softly. 

"Personally, I dislike fighting, but I have my own method of trapping pray." Their Sensei sounds a lot meaner than they were used too. 

"Heh, heh… now that's one quirk that constantly sucks." Aoyama's cape was pulling back from the vacuum. 

"You doing a routine or something?! We're in a pinch here!" Ochako yells at her partner. 

"My costume," Aoyama bends his legs up, pointing his knees backward before blasting his quirk towards Thirteen. "It transmits from my navel so pinch? We are in so pinch that I can see." Aoyama smiles cockily. 

"I can also absorb light." Thirteen deadpans while still getting closer. "Annihilated down to the atomic level." Aoyama's mask flies off his face only to be ripped apart into Thirteen's quirk. 

"This is no joke!" The blond huffs out, seeing his mask destroyed. 

"What the heck, Aoyama?!" Ochako grabs the bar tighter. 'Darn, we'll be caught. In a pinch like this… think dummy.' Ochako grits her teeth. 'in this situation if I were Izuku.' 

"Hey." Her partner speaks up. 

"Hold on a sec, I'm…" Ochako was cut off. 

"You were just thinking "if I were Izuku Midoriya…" Weren't you?" Aoyama gives her a knowing smirk. "You like him, don't you?" 

"Huh?" Ochako blushes and slaps her cheeks, completely letting go of the bar. "Oh!"

"Huh?" 

"What?!" Thirteen closes off his quirk, so he didn't kill a student. 

"Another Announcement. Shoji and Hagakure's Team has passed the exam!" Recovery girl's voice comes through the speakers while Ochako quickly pins her opponent and cuffs him. "It appears that Uraraka and Aoyama's team has passed the exam!" 

"Oh, Ochako's team won." Izuku looks up, missing the conversation between Aoyama and his best friend. "Did you hear what they said? I was paying attention to Shoji and Hagakure's match." 

"No, sweety, I missed it." Recovery girl lies and shakes her head. 'Ah to be young again.' 

Izuku looks weirdly at recovery girl who looks like she was remising about something. 'okay then…' 

Izuku sits back as the pairs are on their way back. Everyone passed besides, Kaminari and Mina. Which was disappointing on its own. "I mean Mineta even got his head straightened on and stopped Midnight while lugging both his partners out of the gate." Izuku closes his notes before seeing one screen showing a large city that hasn't been touched yet. 'That must be my testing sight.' Izuku thought about other teachers he might face or if they called in a hero from outside the school. He lays his notes down at the desk now that his classmate's matches were over. 

Izuku spends his time trying to guess who he would be facing until he felt a paw on his arm. Izuku stops and looks down. "Ah, Sorry." Izuku looks down at Nezu while rubbing the back of his neck. 

"It's okay, Midoriya. Do you have your notes?" Nezu keeps giving that same polite smile. Izuku nods and hands over the notebook Nezu gave him. "Thank you, Aizawa will take you to your resting sight."

"Okay." Izuku gets up from his seat as his classmates that were not injured were already taking their spots ready to watch the last exam of the day. "I won't know who I'm facing until I'm inside, right?" 

"Correct!" Nezu chirps, already flipping through the notebook. "Good Luck, Midoriya!" 

"Thank you, Principal." Izuku rubs his head as he finds Aizawa on the last bus. Izuku got onto it before sitting down towards the front. "So, won't be throwing me a bone and tell me who I am facing?" 

"Sorry, kid, Nezu's orders." Aizawa drives down the long road Izuku could only try to relax. 

Aizawa stops the bus and pulls out his own tablet. "Your opponent is waiting inside. Good luck, kid." 

Izuku nods and gets off the bus. Izuku stands at the gate, feeling as if he was walking into a dungeon. 'It has to be All Might.' Izuku breaths in before stepping through the entrance. 

"The final exam of the day has begun," Nezu's chipper voice comes over the speakers. "Play nice boys." 

The wind pressure changes quickly as blocks of the faux city was ripped from the foundation. Izuku expertly dodges pieces of rubble being sent his way as he walks towards the center of the town. 

"Who cares about keeping this city intact?" All Might stands as the dust settled, allowing Izuku to see his opponent's full body. 

'no cuffs… they want a full blow match?' Izuku looks at the cameras and then drones flying above them. "All Might, are you sure you want to do this?" Izuku hadn't taken his hands out of his pockets. 

"I am a villain, hero. So give me your best shot." All Might grins. 

"I hope you got enough rest." Izuku removes his hands from his pockets while the hero dashes in front of Izuku. Bringing his fist down like a hammer. All Might feels his hit connects as the power of the blow explodes outward. Any of the buildings that may have been standing after his first punch were effectively demolished by the power of the second hit. As the dust settled, All Might almost coughs blood, finding Izuku just blocking his attack with his forearm. Izuku glares upwards before palm striking the large hero in the chest, sending him backward through the street. Dust blows upward, blocking any visual on the two fighters. A dark voice comes from Izuku, one full of rage and hidden pain. 

"Am I strong enough now, All Might?" Izuku swipes the air sending the dust away and clearing the field. Everyone saw the destruction of the two powerful fighters as the 5 city blocks around them were flattened. "Have I proven to you… to everyone that I belong here?" Izuku steps forward the road was filled with cracks and busted asphalt. "or am I still that quirkless kid on that rooftop?" 

"Young Midoriya, I apologize for my words that day." All Might felt the presence of Midoriya. In all honesty, it reminds Yagi of himself during his prime. 

"Would you still say that if I was quirkless? I haven't called on any of my soldiers. This" Izuku motions to their surroundings. "Is my strength, but this is all physical" The monarch jumps towards All Might with his fist pulled back. All Might dodges left as Izuku's fist hits the floor, sending shockwaves through the floor ripping the earth and sending it upwards. "Heroes are physically strong as well as mentally." Izuku grabs the dirt beneath him before throwing it into All Might's face to blind him. All Might claps sending the wind outwards, which knocks the dirt away. 

"Correct young man, but even heroes slip up. What I said that day was a mistake. I was in a ru-" All Might gets cut off by a roundhouse kick to his right arm. All Might digs his feet into the dirt, so he didn't go flying. 

"A mistake? A MISTAKE? You couldn't even spare me a few minutes before you brushed me off like some groupie." Izuku growls. "If I…" Izuku grits his teeth to shut himself up. 'They are watching, probably listening as well.' Izuku pulls out the handcuffs. "Let's just get this over with." 

All Might curses himself before dodging another attempt as Izuku tries to catch his wrist to cuff him. "If you didn't, what? Run into the slime villain like a hero? When other heroes did nothing but stand by watching your friend suffocate?"

"HE IS NOT MY FRIEND!" Izuku yells with more pain than rage. "He's just Katsuki, my classmate." Izuku almost crushes the cuffs in his hand if he wasn't careful. "My body moved on its own," Izuku admits. 

"That is what heroes say. Their bodies moved on their own. You did that without a quirk." All Might had to get Izuku talking for this to work. 

"And I would have never got mine if I didn't almost die that day." Izuku grits his teeth. "I don't even know where I would be right now if I didn't make it into U.A. I never really thought about it." 

In the observation room

"D-does that mean what I think it means?" Momo asks softly. She prays she interprets Izuku's words wrong. 

"What does All Might mean about apologizing?" Mineta asks. 

"The slime villain? Didn't that happen last year?" Mina pulls out her phone to check. 

"Quirkless?" Ochako questions. When she first met Izuku, his quirk brought him to her family's construction site. He never really talks about school or family around her. She just knew he's hidden a lot, and not only from her. 

"Bakubro…" Kirishima starts but saw a look on his friend's face he never saw before. Guilt. 

'Izuku, you got a lot stronger, haven't you.' Shoto watches the destruction of the city from the back of the room. He wasn't jealous or mad; he was impressed. Going head to head with his father's rival. 'He can't even match All Might's strength and your making it look like child's play. But why are you so mad?' 

"Student's" Nezu was sitting next to Recovery girl watching his plan start to work the more Izuku talks. "Please pay attention, we will explain later." 

Aizawa, on the other hand, was sitting on the bus feeling the two S-ranked opponents clash. It sent shivers down his spine as he hears the rage in Midoriya's voice, but there was also pain. 'I hope this works.' Aizawa turns back to the flight. 

Back to the fight

"What are you doing, All Might?" Izuku asks, straight up. "You fight head-on with most of the villains you face. So why are you talking now?" 

"Talking is a valid way to get a villain to give up. Connecting with them and getting them to stand down." All Might swallows softly. 

"Connecting? What do you even know about being quirkless? Your All Might! You don't know what I've been put through. How much I've had to bury and justify for other people so that I could look myself in the eye?" Izuku grabs his hair wanting to keep everything buried and never bring it up again. His quirk already hides the physical scars. Why couldn't it hide the mental ones? 

All Might knows everyone was watching and listening. He couldn't tell Izuku he used to be quirkless until his mentor granted him a powerful gift. He moves closer, keeping his hands open as his student looks like a wounded animal, and just like a wounded animal Izuku lashes out. Izuku punches All Might in the upper right shoulder, staying clear of his old wound. All Might grunts and launches into the walls surrounding the city. Yagi quickly realizes every hit Izuku sent his way steers clear of his injury. Every attack was aimed at his right side instead of left.

"Do you think I asked my best friend to abandoned me as soon as I was diagnosed quirkless? Do you think I wanted adults to look at me with pity or disgust? I was seven years old, the first time I heard someone tell me to kill myself because I wasn't born with a quirk! When was the last time someone told you to kill yourself All Might?" Izuku stalks towards All Might with raging green eyes. Izuku watches the revulsion come across All Might's face finding out a seven-year-old was told to kill themselves. "I have received over 700 spider lilies, 200 fake love letters, ten death threats, and I've lost count of the times people have said "Take swan dive off the roof" So what do you want to connect with first All Might?" Izuku was standing over a shocked All Might at the numbers Izuku just gave him. 

"Should I go on?" Izuku asks in a tight voice. Since the scars were already open, why not go digging. "The teachers did nothing as the verbal abuse continued; they even joined in. Then students turned on me because SOMEONE caused them to." Izuku wouldn't name drop Katsuki. He always knew Katsuki could be an amazing hero, and he wouldn't destroy his dream like that. "That's just verbal All Might. Ready for the physical?" Izuku unbuttons the top few buttons showing his neck. "Burn scar." Izuku points to his collar bone. "broken shoulder." Izuku didn't move his finger.

"Few broken ribs, broken arm, three times, I believe before I learned to run for my life." All Might stares at the clean skin that showed no sign of damage. "Scars used to litter my skin until the day we met. I still don't know if that was the best day ever or the worst. I mean, I got to meet you. The one hero that used to say 'Anyone can be a hero!' The one hero that kept me going through all that, I got back up, I patched myself up, and I kept forgiving and forgetting every wrong the people closest to me did. I kept going." Tears freely roll down Izuku's face as he holds onto his jacket tightly as if as soon as he let go, he would fall apart. "Then, you just buried the last nail in the coffin with your words." Izuku chokes himself up with tears. "I was so close, so damn close…" Izuku takes a deep breath as he remembered looking over the city after All Might left him on the rooftop. He remembered clinging to the metal railing until that explosion distracted him from his plan. 

"I am so sorry," All Might was bowing with his head on the floor. "I am sorry for not giving you the hope and safety I strived towards since I was a student at U.A... I was so distracted I didn't notice your pain and dismissed you. I'm sorry I failed to be the hero you looked up too. I can only ask for you to give me the chance to make up for my mistakes." Izuku's bottom lip trembles. He sees All Might kneeling and not asking for forgiveness but asking for a chance for redemption. 

Izuku crumbles to the floor as he just stares at All Might for a long time. All Might didn't dare move waiting for Izuku to answer. 

All Might hears the softest 'Okay' from his student before feeling something cold snap around his wrist. Izuku was smiling weakly. "guess talking can help some." Izuku sniffs and looks at the floor. 

"Midoriya Izuku passes his final exam." Nezu's voice wasn't as chipper as before the exam started. "All Might, the camera feeds, and sounds are cut." Nezu continues leaving the two alone. 

"Midoriya." Izuku hears All Might deflate, and he looks up. "Thank you for giving me the chance to make up for my past mistakes… and not aiming for my weak side." Yagi smiles softly. 

"I don't hate you, All Might… I just…" Izuku wipes his cheeks. "I'm just angry because you were just like everyone else." Izuku slowly stands up, buttoning up his shirt again. "I was wrong. Your different." 

"No, I dismissed you just like your teachers and own parents," Yagi argues. 

"Yet, you are the first one to bow and ask to fix your mistakes." Izuku holds out his hand towards Yagi. "You're the first person to say sorry, not in a self-interested way but one that was meant for me… Thank you." 

"I should be the one saying thank you for giving me a chance." Yagi takes Izuku's hand, and he gets pulled to his feet. The two look around at the destruction. "Oh, this reminds me. My old friend invited me to I-expo. Would you like to come with me? I have a plus one, and I saw you talking with that Hatsume girl about her support equipment." Yagi sees Izuku's eyes light up, and his mouth drops open some. 

"Seriously?" Izuku's voice cracks slightly before covering it with a cough. "That would be pretty cool… if you would have me. I would love to go." Izuku looks away from Yagi, who laughs freely. 

"Perfect! We leave a day before the expo opens. Will you still be in the dorms?" Yagi gave his full attention to Izuku as they begin to walk back to the bus. 

"Yes, I still don't want to face my parents." Izuku rubs his neck. 

"Okay, young man. I will come to get you before we leave." Yagi and Izuku stop at the gate before turning around facing the city. 

"We seriously destroyed this site," Izuku mutters softly. 'I kinda feel bad for Cementoss.' 

"Haha, yes, we did. It was a good fight." Yagi sweatdrops. 'Cementoss will kill me.' 

"You two done. The class is waiting." Aizawa voices from the bus trying to look nonchalant while looking at the old S-rank hero and the up-and-coming young S-ranked kid with more issues than most villains he's had the pleasure of meeting. 

'crap… my fami- my class saw all that…' Izuku bites his tongue and nods.  

Chapter Text

The three adults sit on the bus in silence as Izuku had his closed eyes thinking about his match. 'Was All Might going all out?' Izuku cracks his eye open, looking at Yagi. 'Probably, he didn't have the weights on like other teachers, and I don't think he would have been emitting that type of presence without going all out.' 

"Whose idea was it to make me reveal my past to the class and you teachers?" Izuku's voice was cold now that he had time to think about the matches. Every match was thought out to an extent to help the students grow or see where they stand at the current moment. Aizawa tenses up some, and so did Yagi. 

"Nezu's and mine." Aizawa coughs into his fist, feeling the sudden presence since it was aiming at him. 

"Why?" Izuku felt calmer after getting everything off his chest. Still, now he had to face the people he enjoys being around, people that make him forget his past. 

"It was our most logical move…" Aizawa begins only to feel his student's eyes burn into the back of his skull. "You were bottling everything up, and it would be better if it exploded… you exploded in a controlled environment instead of in the field." Aizawa explains as Yagi sinks into his seat, looking outside the bus instead, not voicing his opinion. He already had his work cut out for him to make up for his past mistakes, and right now. It looks like Izuku was planning two brutal murders. 

"I can control my emotions in the field Eraser Head. My past is mine. The class did not need to see what happened inside those walls." He breaths out and sigh before looking away. "Too late to shove the cat back into the bag." He mutters as the bus pulls back to the starting point. Most of the class was waiting, Izuku shakes his head and gets up. 'They will have questions and want answers…' Izuku gets off the bus but turns back to All Might as he was buffed up once more. "When do we leave for I-Island?" 

"Friday morning. We will be staying the weekend before coming back, so no need to worry about missing the summer training camp." All Might smiles as Izuku nods. Aizawa notices the glare sent his way as his student before making his way to his classmates. 

"Izuku…" Ochako came up only for Izuku to hold out his hand to stop her. 

"What the teachers just did was manipulative and downright unethical in every sense of the term." The class somewhat flinches at the cold voice coming from their class president. "Please understand that what happened in my exam was not meant for you to hear no matter how much Nezu or Aizawa says. I am completely fine, so please don't ask questions." Izuku breaths out. "It's the past for a reason; we move forward, not backward." 

"Izuku," Tenya speaks up first. "You told me that we may be heroes, but we have emotions and can act on them. You deserve to be heard and helped." A few nod along with Tenya. 

"I understand that, but I didn't want any of you to know of my past for reasons. I'm not that person anymore." Izuku looks at Katsuki. "I moved past it, learned from it, and grew stronger because of it. Please understand that I'm uncomfortable talking about it right now." Izuku was saved by Nezu and Aizawa coming back out with their tablets that had the results of the tests. Izuku quietly moves to the back of the pack near Shoto, who just sent him a nod of understanding. Izuku sends him a small smile of thanks for staying quiet. 

Aizawa watches Izuku duck behind the class and sighs. 'yeah, I was expecting this… could have thought it through a little more but who can argue with the rat.' 

Aizawa begins to explain that even the failures get to go to summer training in two weeks. "You will be given manuals of things you will need during the camp. We leave next weekend. You have the next two weeks to get prepared and visit your families if you wish. The dorms will stay open if you wish to stay on campus." He continues and watches Midoriya tune out some while looking elsewhere. As soon as they were dismissed, Izuku disappears from the group as they begin to talk about going shopping. Izuku himself just wants to sleep. 

Once Izuku gets into his room, he finds an envelope on his desk. It had the markings of U.A. and I-Island on it. He pulls out the two tickets and the letter. 

Congratulations, Izuku Midoriya!

You won first place at U.A.'s annual sports festival, we at I-Island hope you accept these tickets as a prize to come visit us during our I-Expo! We will provide housing. Feel free to bring your costume as well…

Izuku spread the two tickets inside the envelope and ignored the rest of the information. "I'll just give them to Katsuki since I have All Might taking me." Izuku places the tickets and information back into the envelope so he could give them to Bakugo. 'Just need to survive the until the weekend.' Izuku flops back into his bed before decompressing from the exams. 'what a shit show.' 

Friday morning,

Izuku sits on the private plane All Might uses for travel. Yagi was sleeping towards the front of the plan while he decided to sit towards the back. No need to make it utterly awkward for the only two passengers on the jet. Izuku flips through a guidebook of the Expo. Izuku's inner child was jumping around inside since he's always wanted to come to the Expo, but he holds onto his calm demure. This did not mean he didn't have a goofy grin on his face when no one was looking. Soon enough, he checks outside the window and saw the floating city that moves periodically. 'Time to wake him up.' Izuku unbuckles himself before sitting down next to Yagi's sleeping form. 

"All Might, Hey Yagi." Izuku hits him gently with the book that had bookmarks sticking out of it. Yagi groans some before rubbing his left arm. 

"Somethin' the mater young Midoriya?" Yagi rubs his eyes while blinking some. 

"Look outside. We're a few minutes out. Thought you might want to know." Izuku points to the open window before going back to his book. 'ten thousand scientists are all atop their fields.' Izuku watches out of the corner of his eye as Yagi checks the window and smiles fondly, seeing the city. "I should thank you again, Yagi. Starting my summer vacation like this is pretty amazing." 

"I didn't realize that you would be this excited." Yagi sits back into his seat. "Glad you are coming along with me." 

"Support items and the people that make them have always caught my interest. When I was quirkless, I was always thinking of what support items might be helpful for me to have on me, plus David sh-" Izuku gets cut off by the pilots. 

"Attention, passengers. The plane will soon begin its descent to I-Island." 

Yagi breaths out before getting up. "This is gonna be monumentally exhausting." Izuku watches closely as steam rises from Yagi's body as he buffs up into his hero form. "Once we've landed and gone out in public," Yagi's voice got more profound and a lot more strained. "I must maintain my muscle form constantly." All Might was squatting lowly with his arm resting on the chair and his hand against the ceiling. "Now! It's about time for you to change as well. You did bring your hero costume correct?" 

"I'm already wearing it." Izuku smiles as All Might did a double take seeing Izuku in his usual red shoes, black combat pants, a plain white t-shirt with a new neon green jacket. His clothes seems like something you usually pick up from a clothing store. The only thing that gave away it was support gear was the emblem of the support student puts into their work. 

'He looks like a regular civilian.' All Might coughs into his hand. 

"I'm not much for wearing bright colors." Izuku smiles while looking at All Might's costume. Izuku wonders if he could find something to help with the demon castle around here. The upper floors were getting hotter and might be an issue the next time he goes back. 

Inside the airport, All Might and Izuku stand side by side as they are moved through what seems to be a security checkpoint. 

"We will now begin the immigration process." A somewhat robotic voice comes over the speakers while they move through the line. Izuku's eyes track every moving part of the security as All Might turns to him, smiling. 

"Let's test your trivia. Young man." All Might grins holding up his finger as a soft blue light goes over their bodies. Izuku just raises an eyebrow at the challenge. "Why was this artificial island created?" 

Izuku saw a blue box fill with All Might's credentials pop up next to his head. Izuku turns to see his own. He even saw his hero name under his real name. "It was built so the world's brightest minds could gather together to research quirks and develop new support items. This Island is moveable in order to protect scientists and top-secret research from villains. This place is often compared to the security system that holds super villains in Tartarus. Basically, no one has ever committed a crime here." Izuku cups his chin some thinking of ways to break into this place, but security was tight. 'the only way to get in without being detected would be from inside help.' 

"Way too many details, but I should've expected that." All Might throws Izuku a thumbs up, but he wasn't paying attention. Soon enough, they make it past the security as the gates approve them. 

"The immigration inspection is complete." The female's voice comes back once they were clear. "The Island is currently holding the pre-opening of I-Expo, an event that showcases research and development projects our teams have been working on. Only those with invitations may attend the preview." The voice continues as Izuku, and All Might walk towards the exit of the airport. Soon enough, they stand outside the airport, and they could look over the Island easily. 

"Woah…" Izuku's jaw opens slightly as he looks around at what he could see. People were already walking around, checking out different exhibits and quirk demonstrations. 

"I can't believe so many people are here before the expo is officially opened to the public." All Might stands near Izuku as they look around. 

"The pictures of this place…" Izuku smiles some, seeing families have fun around the Island. "Really, don't do it justice." 

"Unlike back in japan, people are allowed to use their quirks; however, they wish on this Island. The pavilions are packed with attractions and demonstrations. I know you will be checking them out later." All Might pulls out his phone as Izuku pulls up his bag some more. 

"You know, I will." Izuku smiles, feeling relaxed, just ready to explore and search for gear. 'I wonder if I could actually buy any support gear. I won't really need it in everyday life but dungeons. It could be useful.' 

"Welcome to I-Expo." A woman in what looks to be a uniform mixture with a lab coat walks towards the two heroes before gasping. 

'oh no.' All Might and Izuku share a quick look. Izuku just pulls out his phone, pointing at it and walked away. 

"S'that you, All might?" The women spoke way too loudly, catching people's attention. All Might smiles brightly even if his sweatdrops, not blaming the young man for abandoning him before the fans came rushing. 

"Is he really here?" 

"Wow, The number one hero!" 

"We need an interview!" A news crew rush over alongside a lot of people. Izuku sits off to the side, scrolling through his phone, wondering if Katsuki made it. He ignores the crowd clamoring around as All Might laughs freely, clearly used to it. 

"Thank you so much for the warm Welcome!" All Might laughs more. "Form a line for autographs, please!" 

'A master in the verses of human beings.' Izuku deadpans to himself. 

A while later~

Izuku sits on the stairs, still scrolling through his phone as he and All Might got away from the crowd. Izuku untouched since he didn't look like a hero and stayed clear of the mob. All Might was covered in lipstick marks. 

"Oh, wow, I didn't think I'd get stopped for so long." All Might begins to clean off his face. "I'm afraid at this point we're in terrible danger of being late." 

Izuku stops scrolling before looking up, seeing a clean face All Might. "To what?" 

"Ah. I wanted to drop in on a dear old pal of mine." All Might turns to Izuku, smiling. "I haven't seen him in quite a while. Sorry to spring it on you, but would you mind coming along?" 

"Sure, plus depending on your friend, I might get to see something the public doesn't." Izuku smiles as All Might leans down some. "Do they know about your condition?" 

"Ah, yes, they do, but his daughter does not. So please do not tell her." All Might stands back up. 

"Got it." Izuku gives him a thumbs up. 'I wonder how many secrets Yagi actually has.' Izuku and All Might turn towards the sounds of something bouncing. "Is that a pogo stick?" Izuku watches as this girl was coming down the stairs with every bounce getting more air than the last. 

"There you are, Uncle! Finally!" The blond girl smiles, and Izuku shakes his head some. 'All Mights, her uncle?' Suddenly the girl just let's go of her ride before slinging herself into All Might's arms. He hugs her back, swinging her around quickly as she laughs. "Welcome, Uncle Might!" 

"Uncle Might?" Izuku had to whisper not to get caught as he looks carefully at the girl clinging to All Might and smiling. 

"It's so good to see you, Melissa!" All Might hugs her tighter before lifting her. 

"Oh, my gosh, it's been forever." All Might holds up Melissa with easy. "I am glad you actually came!" 

Izuku just stays back, allowing the family reunion to take place. Melissa was beautiful, to say the least. 

"I'm truly grateful for the invitation. I almost didn't recognize you. When did you go and get so grown up?" All Might seems happier than earlier, but Izuku was storing the information. 

'He hasn't come here in a while, she doesn't know he's injured but whoever her father is, does. Wow, that's awkward.' Izuku mumbles to himself as he was starting to wonder who her father was. 'I really shouldn't be intruding on this.' Izuku sighs softly.

"Well, I am 20 now, you know!" All Might had her waist in his large hands as she held onto his shoulders. "Much heavier than the last time you saw me." She smiles with a faint blush on her cheeks. 

"are you?" All Might lifts her as she giggles. "No." He grins before letting her down. 

"Glad to see you're looking well, Though I suppose you always are." Melissa stands a few feet back, checking All Might for damage. Izuku just stares at the girl trying to remember where he sees her before. The continues to talk while Izuku was lost in his own head. 

"And dave? Where's he hiding?" All Might looks around, making Izuku roll his eyes some, but they land on the pogo stick that Melissa road in on. Even if she abandoned it before tackling All Might into a hug, it stood straight up. 

'That's pretty cool.' 

"Oh, he's in his lab." She smiles, still looking up at the 7 foot Hero in front of her. "He had a breakthrough on some research he's been focusing on for years." She leans forward, putting her finger to her lips. "Actually, he has no idea you're even here; this is just a little surprise to celebrate his work." 

"So that's what this is about, What is he cooking up this time?" 

"He said it's confidential. He won't even tell me what he's been doing." 

Izuku just follows the conversation from the side while looking back and forth. 

"Scientists and their secrets." Izuku had enough of being left out. He dealt with a few hours of All Might getting swarmed, and he seriously needs to know what this girl's last name was. Izuku coughs softly into his hand, looking away. "Oh, right, Young Midoriya." All Might at least had the courtesy to look sheepish. "Allow me to introduce you to my friend Dave's daughter." The pair of blonds turns towards the green-haired hero-in-training. 

"It's really nice to meet you." Melissa smiles with her arms behind her back before reaching out. "I'm Melissa shield." Izuku blinks a few times before grabbing her hand to shake it. 

"This makes more sense now." Izuku grins.

"Huh?" 

"Huh, what's that?" Melissa brings her hand back some. 

"Sorry, I was trying to figure out where I've seen you before. Your David Shields daughter. A genius like none other. A lot of people say you're going to pass your father as soon as you get out of school… It's really nice to meet you. I'm Izuku Midoriya. I study at U.A. University." Izuku lets go of her hand as she looks him up and down before guessing what course. 

"In the Support course?" She questions, making a small grin grow on his face. 

"Hero course, actually." The big blond just looks back and forth as the two students talk. 

"So, that's how you know, Uncle Might." 

"Yes, I'm one of his students." 

"He'll be a great pro one day." All Might offers as Malissa looks at his costume. 

"I don't believe I'm meeting someone that Uncle Might teaches." 

"Depending on the stubborn di- classmate, you might meet two more if we run into them." Izuku sighs, remembering the hair pulling argument he had with Katsuki about the tickets. 

"Well, you must have a promising future." She steps closer, looking up at Izuku. She was at least 5 foot 7. So Izuku had a few inches on her.

"I hope so." Izuku pushes his hands into his pockets, so he didn't make a fool of himself. 

"So," Melissa slowly walks around him, inspecting his costume and body. "What kind of quirk do you have?" 

"It's a complicated quirk." Izuku carefully watches her as she circles him. "It would take a while to explain everything. If you want, we can talk about it when we are free." 

"The costume's kinda plain, but I'm guessing it has Kevlar sewn into it?" She touches the fabric, pushing against Izuku's back. He raises an eyebrow. 

"Surprised, you could tell it's a costume. All Might didn't notice until I told him." Izuku grins towards the big blond. 

"It's a pretty simplistic design," She lifts the hood some before dropping it. "Why go for the civilian look?" She comes to a stop on his right side. "I don't see any support items either." 

"I'm aiming for the underground track right now. I don't think I would fit in with daylight heroes." Izuku manifests one of his daggers. "And I don't really need support items unless they are medical supplies or something specific." Melissa looks at the blade before it vanishes like he was never holding it in the first place. 

All Might clears his throat as Melissa was very close to Izuku. "Melissa, shall we?" 

She jumps back some. "Oh! Sorry, I got distracted. Heh." She quickly runs over, picking up the device she came in on before spinning it around. "If we hurry, we can surprise Papa in his lab!" While she talks, the pogo stick collapses into a small box. She stuffs it into her pocket before rushing off. "This way, Uncle Might. It's right over here!" She yells back at the pair. 

"No relation?" Izuku asks, remembering Mirio senpai as well. 'He looks more like Tin Tin, but she could be his daughter, to be honest. The blond hair blue eyes.' Izuku rationalizes.  

"Correct, I am just close friends with her father, and I've known her since she was born." All Might grins down towards Izuku. 

"She's interesting." Izuku smiles. "Let's catch up before we lose her." 

"Agreed!" All Might chuckles as they go to follow. 

Back at the entrance of I-Island. 

"We infiltrated the expo without a problem" A group of seven men stands where Izuku and All Might once stood just hours ago looking over the Island. Their leader was talking on the photo to his employer. "So? When do the goods arrive?" 

A voice that sounds mixed by a machine comes back with an answer. "Three PM. You'll find them at gate 66." 

"Then we'll be waiting." The leader hung up. 

Central Tower

"Why don't you get out of the lab today and go grab some lunch with Melissa?" a soft-spoken voice comes from the room as Melissa, All Might, and Izuku walks towards the lab. 

"She's busy today at the Academy." David smiles. 

"Oh? I thought they were on break for I-Expo." 

"Yes, but she's doing independent research." The renowned scientist's voice sounds proud as Melissa opens the door slowly. 

"You know me; I am my father's daughter." Malissa makes sure two hide the two guests she brought along for now. "For better and for worse." 

"Melissa, Hey! I didn't think I would see you today." Her father taps the phone in his pocket some. 

"Hello, Miss, It's good to see you." 

"Aw, right back at ya, Sam." Malissa strolls forward, her smile getting more prominent as she stood in front of her father and his assistant. "Thanks for taking care of Papa again. You need to get out more, Papa." 

"Come on; I'm not that bad." David chuckles, along with Sam. "To what do we owe the pleasure?" 

"Since you completed the first stage of your research, I invited someone here to celebrate with us." Izuku watches All Might get ready as Malissa was talking inside. 

"Who would that be?" David sounds concerned and confused. 

"A person you dearly love." All eyes turn towards the door. David gasps. 

"YES, I AM HERE!" All Might grins, and Izuku watches from outside as red white and blue explodes around the Number one hero. 'what a shtick.' Izuku rolls his eyes. All Might suddenly strikes multiple poses. "Shaking with emotion for our heartfelt reunion!" Izuku rolls his eyes harder, but then Zeros in on the scientists to watch their reactions. He did not get what he was expecting. 

"Toshi—A-All Might?" David stares at his old friend with surprise. 

"Is it really you?" Sam questions off to the side, staring at the buff hero.

All Might charges forwards laughing. "I came all this way just to see you," He picks up his fried smoothly spinning him around a few times before putting him down. Malissa just stands off to the side, looking proud. "Dave, old buddy." 

"Well Papa, are you totally surprised?" Melissa was leaning over All Might some smiling more like All Might. 

"Uh. Yeah." David finally smiles. "Completely astounded." All Might and David stand up. 

"We both have Melissa to thank for that." All Might was already straining to stay in hero form. David and Izuku noted while they continue to talk. "How long has it been?" 

"Come on, don't make me say it." David grins gently, hitting All Might in the chest. "I already feel old enough, ya jerk." 

All Might just laughs freely, and David joins in. "You do have a point." All Might looks down at his friend. "Glad to see you again, my friend." 

"Agreed, I've missed you too." The two friends fist bump. All Might steps off to the side. 

"Young Midoriya. Let me introduce you to someone incredible. David Shield." All Might waits for the muttering to come but surprised when it didn't. 

"I know him, A top scientist in the research world." Izuku walks forward-looking at Sam as he stood towards the back. "He received a Nobel Quirk Prize for one of his many projects. You guys were partners when All Might lived in America." Izuku brings out his hand, holding it out. "And he's a genius when it comes to costumes. He's made all of your costumes." Izuku looks towards his teacher. "I kept up with his work since he started. It's honestly an honor to meet you, sir." 

"Wow, you know a lot." David shakes Izuku's hand, but All Might coughed softly, catching both their attention. "Melissa, listen. It's been a long time. Can the two of you give All Might and me a little time to catch up?" 

"Yeah. Of course," Izuku nods towards All Might, seeing some steam roll off his muscle. 

"Melissa. Why don't you take our new friend on a tour around the Expo?" David offers up, and Izuku turns to the girl that set all this up. 

"Sure thing, Papa. It sounds like fun. Plus, I have questions for him." She smiles. "Fight this way, future hero." She smirks and points out the door. Izuku rolls his eyes playfully as he follows her. 

"Thanks," He gives one last look at All might who was just grinning. The door shut, and David's smile drops. 

"Same. You should take a break, too." David keeps looking at the door where his daughter just left. 

With Melissa and Izuku

"So, what do you want me to call you?" Melissa looks over towards Izuku as they walk towards the exit. "By your real name, or do you have a hero one already?" 

"You can call me whatever you would like. My hero name is Monarch, but Izuku is fine since we're not fighting or in a villain attack." Izuku smiles. 

"Monarch? That's kind of a strange name." Malissa stares up, trying to figure out the man Uncle Might brought with him. "Well, you can stick with Melissa for me."

With David and All Might

"See you two soon." Sam smiles and closes the door. All Might coughs roughly as steam emits from his body. David looks over to make sure his friend was okay. 

"Hey. Are you alright, Toshi?" Soon enough, David was kneeling next to Yagi.

"Thanks for catching it." Yagi coughs into his hand once more. "The amount of time I can keep my muscle form is getting shorter." 

"You said it was bad in your email, but I had no idea it was this serious." David rubs his friends back. 

Young people

"I already said this… but Whoa." Izuku looks around at the different rides and demonstrations while walking with Melissa. "This place is amazing. It must be interesting to live on a man-made island." Izuku turns his eye towards Melissa. 

"There's normal city stuff as well. The Expo always brings tons of people, so it's exciting." Melissa explains. Izuku stops short and turns around to face Melissa. 

"Do you ever feel trapped here?" Melissa stops as that was never a question she's been asked before. "I mean, I know it's hard for scientists to even leave the island due to their confidential work, but when was the last time you left the island?" 

"Well, we can't travel. It ensures there aren't any leaks." Melissa looks down. 

"Must be hard." Izuku ignores the monster hero as he walks behind them, roaring. "If you could leave. Where would you wanna go?" 

"Back home first to California first." She smiles as the duo continues their walk. "Then japan since Uncle Might is working their plus, I've always wanted to see U.A. in person. But I'm stuck here, which is just a sacrifice we scientists have to make." Izuku could hear the slight spite to those words. "Anyways, it's always fun to see all the heroes get flown in. A lot of them will be at the big party tonight." Izuku opens his mouth, but she cut him off. "Ah, but I'm sure you already knew about that, huh?" 

"Uh… party?" Izuku turns towards Central Tower, where All Might was. "I'm going to kill him." 

"What Uncle Might didn't tell you?" Melissa giggles. 

"He just told me to pack something formal. He didn't tell me about a party." Izuku facepalms. "What is up with my teachers and keeping things from me?" Melissa giggles more as he mutters to himself. 

"Oh, look over here!" Melissa drags Izuku into a large building that was only lit with blue lights that were floating around. Once inside, Izuku's jaw drops to the floor. 

"So many hero items." Izuku feels his inner child screaming. 'god, I feel like the time I found out I was texting Sir Night eye the entire time.' They stop in front of a streamlined jet. 

"This multipurpose Beagle can fly like a jet, of course." The screen above shows the demo. "but it can also move underwater." 

"Might get that for Tsuyu in the future." Izuku smiles, thinking of his classmate. "she would enjoy it." 

They quickly move on as Melissa gave Izuku a tour of the different support items made. Soon enough, she hands him a helmet. "Put it on." She grins. 

Izuku pulls it over his head and flinches. "The helmet is equipped with 36 different sensors, so you can see all the way around your body." The information floods Izuku's brain, making him pull the helmet off. 

"That's too much." He groans, feeling overstimulated. They put the helmet down before moving on. 

"You know, almost everything here was created using different inventions that Papa patented." Melissa smiles proudly at her father's work. 

"I see your proud of him." Izuku looks at Melissa as they continue. 

"These support items will help heroes around the world." She claps her hands in front of her. "Who knows how many people will be affected because of his hard work." 

"I think it's great that your dad is someone you can look up to like this." Izuku keeps his eyes on his tour guide. She smiles and turns to face him. 

"That's because it's my dream to become a scientist just like him." A faint red was coloring her cheeks as they continue. 

"Oh, really? I heard your dad say something about the academy on the Island." 

"Hm-hm. I'm in my third year now." They stop in front of what looks like a tank. Izuku looks at it, smiling to himself. 'Tank is bigger than that thing.' 

"You're a serious genius if you're going there." Izuku sees her shake her head some. 

"Oh, no. I've still got a lot to learn." Melissa smiles. "Honestly, I should be studying a lot more." 

"Make sure not to overwork yourself, though. It goes with life to take breaks, even in heroics." Izuku rubs his neck. "This trip is like mine." 

"Looks like your having fun, Izuku." Izuku flinches at the strained tone of his best friend. He bites his tongue, slowly turning to see Ochako in her Hero Costume. 

"Ochako… what are you doing here?" Izuku tries to be calm about it, but he came to I-Island because it's supposed to be a break from reality. 

"It looks like your having fun." She smiles plainly. 'she said that already.' Izuku thought before looking over, seeing two more familiar faces. 

"Momo… Jiro…" Izuku closes his eyes as Momo clears her throat. 'I was expecting Katsuki and Kirishima, not these three.' 

"You appear to be having a good time," Momo states, just like Ochako did. 

"I was." Izuku pinches the bridge of his nose. 'They are not going to answer my question.' 

"Midoriya. I heard everything." Jiro waves her jacks in the air as if it was insinuating something.  

'Heard everything? Women confuse me…' Izuku sighs. 

"Are these your friends?" Melissa walks around Izuku to stand at his side.

"Uh, yeah. These are my classmates and Best friend who is acting weird." Izuku looks at Ochako, who was just smiling. 'creepy. Hopefully, they won't bring up the finals.' 

"I didn't tell them I'd be here." He turns back to the girls. "This is Melissa Shield. She was just showing me around the Expo a little bit." Izuku introduces the girls to each other, hoping to distract them from whatever thoughts swimming in their heads. 

"Nice to meet you." Melissa quickly steps up. "My dad and Un" She gets cut off by Izuku, who was standing behind the girls gesturing not to tell them about All Might. "How about we all grab some tea at the café?" Melissa quickly changes going along but gave him a look that made him know answers were needed. The girl's nod, and they head out. 

"They don't know I came here as All Might's guest." Izuku stays close to Melissa as they walk. Izuku made sure Jiro was busy listening to Ochako or Momo before talking. "Please don't bring it up since it would just cause more questions." 

"Oh, alright. Your secret is safe with me." Melissa smiles brightly. 

"Thank you." Izuku lowers his head, letting Melissa catch up with the girls. 

Soon enough, they were all sitting around a café talking about their experiences. 

"Wow! You really got to work with pro heroes? Like out in the field?" Melissa loves hearing the stories as it sounds like freedom to her. 

Izuku keeps an eye on her as the girls talk. He drinks some coffee off at another table but eavesdrops slightly. 'She really seems like she wants to get out of here. Sucks that they have rules to stop her.' Izuku mixes another packet of sugar into his coffee. 

"Just normal training and a few patrols." Ochako was back to her old self smiling like normal instead of whatever it was in the support building. 

"I helped out with a hostage crisis, but only the evacuation part." Jiro picks up her glass while shaking her head at her experience since it wasn't as action-packed as others. 

"That's still amazing, Though." Melissa leans forward. 

"Somehow, I ended up in a TV commercial for hair products." Momo glares at Izuku, who snorts from his table. The other girls ignore him. 

"Sounds like an experience. Lucky." Melissa shrugs, giving a small smile. 

"We were thinking about going to check out the pavilion, where the academy's exhibit is tomorrow." Jiro continues as Ochako side-eyed Izuku, who was just drinking his coffee. 

'I seriously need to thank Melissa for distracting them. They aren't questioning anything.' Izuku places his empty cup down. 

"Need some more?" 

"I know that voice." Izuku looks up, seeing another blond dressed in a worker's uniform. "Also, sure, Kaminari. I would love another glass." 

Kaminari pours some coffee into the cup as he smirks. 

"Is that Mineta?" Ochako speaks up, and Izuku looks down, seeing the man child. He was hiding behind Kaminari's legs some. 

"What are you two doing here?" Jiro groans some. 

"They needed extra wait staff, and since it meant a free trip to the Island, we applied to work. Right?" Kaminari nudges Mineta. 

"We get to explore the expo on our breaks." Mineta walks away from Izuku. "And we make some money. Plus, there's the chance we'll have passionate encounters with some cute." Mineta looks at his female classmates as usual. Jiro just rolls her eyes while drinking. Momo had her arms covering her cleavage, and Mineta's eyes stop on Melissa. "Oh my god, I think I'm in love." Without fear, both Kaminari and Mineta wrap Izuku with their arms dragging him to their height. 

"Hey, Midoriya, who's that high-voltage hottie over there?" Kaminari and Mineta grin wickedly. 

"Don't be greedy; introduce us." Mineta wiggles his fingers. Izuku just stares ahead with a deadpan look. 

"They do realize they are talking to Izuku, correct?" Momo asks Jiro, who nods while grinning, waiting for the show. Soon enough, Izuku grabs both of their heads and slamming them together. 

"BEHAVE!" Izuku had them kneeling at his feet. 

"Are they also your classmates?" Melissa whispers to the girls as she looks at the kneeling boys holding their heads. 

"Your right," Kaminari got up quickly, moving with Mineta to the new girl. 

"We're basically pros," Mineta poses next to Kaminari. 

'I need a vacation…' Izuku just looks at the sky. 

"Why are you two slacking off!?" Izuku's prayers were answered in the form of Tenya running straight at them. "You wanted to make more money, didn't you? But you're not willing to work hard?" Both Mineta and Kaminari scream, seeing the speedy Iida coming right for them. He blasts past the two tables forcing the boys back onto their buts while making a scene. 

"Iida you're here, too?" Ochako holds down her hair. 

"I come from a long line of heroes." Tenya turns around and moving only his arms. "It's to be expected that we received an invitation to the expo." Tenya drops his arms, looking towards Ochako. "But my family was busy, so it's just me." 

"Thank god, I'm not alone." Izuku hangs his head. 

"I wondered if you'd be here. I received an invitation because my father's a shareholder in some of the Expo's sponsor companies. It's enjoyable to get to go to the preview." Momo smiles as Jiro just looks over. Melissa was looking around the members of the class. 

"Yeah. And she had a few extra plus ones, so we basically gambled for 'em," Jiro states. 

Izuku pinches the bridge of his nose harder. 'that's why they are here.' 

"So, after an impartial game of chance, the two of us." Jiro leans against Ochako. "ended up joining the fun as her guests." 

Ochako nods in agreement. "The other girls are here; they just can't visit the preview." 

"No wonder the dorms were so quiet this morning." Izuku mumbles. 

"We plan on looking around once the expo opens up to the public tomorrow." Momo explains their plans as Izuku sits back down at the table. 

"Here's a thought." Melissa taps her fingers on the table. "Why don't I show you girls the sights?" 

"You're sure you have time?" Ochako asks as the three girls look excited. 

Melissa agrees immediately. 

"That's awesome!" 

"Please take us with you!" Kaminari and Mineta beg before an explosion rocks the area. 

"Oh no…" Izuku and the group follow the smoke rising from an area. They make it just in time to hear the announcer speak. 

"A cleared time of 33 seconds." The smoke clears from the camera's view showing Kirishima grinning. "He's in eight places!" 

"Kirishima!" Ochako smiles upwards. 

"So, I'm guessing he's from UA, as well?" Melissa stood near Izuku, who just nods. 

"And if he's here… so it the hothead." Izuku smirks while leaning against the railing. 

"Please welcome our next challenger!" The members of class A and Melissa watch Katsujki walk out to the starting point. "The villain attack course has been reset. Ready." Katsuki leans forward. 

"He looks like a walking bomb." Melissa analyzes his costume first. 

"GO!" Katsuki explodes into the sky before attacking and destroying one robot after another in quick succession. 

'at least he's not screaming 'Die.'' Izuku thought but hears Melissa giggle at his side just as Katsuki screams, "DIE," blowing up the last robot. 

"Look at that time! Only 14 seconds! First place!" Katsuki lands in a crouch as he grins. The crowd was watching cheering loudly as he walks back towards Kirishima, who was waiting for him. 

"Hey, isn't that Midoriya in the stands?" Kiri looks up, and so does Katsuki. Katsuki blasts himself up only to come face to face with Midoriya. They both grin at each other. Since they were inches apart, Izuku wouldn't flinch since Katsuki wouldn't attack. 

"Damn it! You better go down there and do it so I can prove I'm better than you!" Katsuki yells into Izuku's face. 

"I'm busy." Izuku deadpans. 

"Don't you dare lie to me! I know this is your vacation! So get down there!" Katsuki continues yelling. 

"Bakugo, Behave yourself!" Tenya yells from between the two. 

"Why is that boy so angry?" Melissa asks the other girls since she backs up. 

"That's just who he is." Jiro sighs, hearing the snarky comments from Bakugo and Midoriya. 

"He and Izuku are fated rivals," Ochako states firmly, making Izuku snort before laughing in Bakugo's face. 

"So Kirishima, you two got asked to I-Expo as well?" Momo leans over the railing looking at her classmate. 

"Nah, Bakugo had two tickets. He wouldn't tell me where he got them, but I got to tag along with him." Kirishima grins as Katsuki and Izuku were still spouting insults at each other, getting darker and darker as time goes on. "You guys gonna do this villain course, or what?" 

"You better try you, bushy-haired fuck!" Katsuki glares. 

"Bushy haired fuck?" Izuku asks. "Running out of insults, Katsuki?" 

"There's no way you'll get a better score than I did." Katsuki smug grin and comment sent a spark through Izuku. 

"Only one way to find out, I guess." Ochako shoves Izuku some. 

"Fine." Izuku jumps down, keeping his hands in his pockets. 

"We've got a new challenger coming in at the last minutes!" The announcer seems to love her job. "Will he end up on top, or fail in front of the entire expo?" 

"If I'm doing this, then, might as well used him," Izuku smirks, calling Igris out. The shadow Knight manifests next to Izuku. The announcer backs up some once the knight pulls his black sword back. 

"The attack course is set." She raises her hand. "Ready." She drops it. "GO!" 

"Take 'em to church, Igris." The shadow Knight takes off, leaving Izuku standing at the starting point. 'Don't hold back.' Izuku informs. The crowd watches as the Knight demolishes the entire course. 

"An incredible run!" Izuku looks at the time. "He's in first place with 12 seconds." Katsuki just growls that the knight beat him. 

'who's stronger? The Knight or the Monarch?' Katsuki huffs and turns away as Igris walks back, holding the head of one of the robots before kneeling in front of Izuku. 

"Igris," Izuku's face got hot as Igris bows in front of him. "We talked about this, but good job." Izuku threw his hood over his head, blushing as Igris vanishes and seeping back into Izuku's skin. 

'He can summon a fighter? He didn't even move. The fighter had explosive speed but still had the grace to it like a battle-hardened knight from medieval times. Just what is his quirk?' Melissa looks over, not seeing any shock on his classmate's faces. 

"You just had to call on your damn servant to do it for you." Katsuki growls. 

"He's not a servant. He's a knight, so show some respect." Izuku growls back some. 

"That was a good showing, Izuku." Tenya smiles, and Ochako nods. 

"Thanks, who would have guess Igris would have beaten Katsuki's time." Izuku smirks towards Katsuki, who growls. 

"I'll go again and blast his score to ASH!" Katsuki yells, and most of the class just shakes their head. 

"THIS IS INSANE!" Everyone's attention turns to the field that was covered in ice. "thirteen seconds!" 

"there is our powerhouses." Jiro sighs after hearing the time. 12. 13, and 14 seconds. 

"This gentleman has jumped to second place!" The announcer shows off Shoto. 

"DAMN IT ICY HOT!" Katsuki yells. 

"Guess Shoto's here as well." Izuku leans against the railing, looking at the mountain of ice. 

"Another one from UA?" Melissa asks, and the class nods. 

"Yep!" Momo smiles proudly. 

"Your class is amazing!" The blond looks down the line of future heroes. "you're going to be great heroes." 

Bakugo blasts his way down to Shoto. "You think you can just appear outta nowhere and show me up!" 

"Bakugo," Shoto leans away from Bakugo, looking up to the stands seeing Izuku wave at him. "I see the others are here, too." Shoto completely ignores Katsuki's rage. 

"What are you even doing on the Island anyway?" Bakugo got very close, waiting for an answer. 

"My father was invited, so I'm representing him" Shoto deadpans. 

"KISS ALREADY and get off the course," Izuku yells from his spot, so the announcer didn't have to get in the middle of those two. She looks towards the guy who took first place, giving him a grateful smile as the two men keep arguing. "Do not make me come down there." They ignore him, so he jumps down there as Melissa laughs. The girls in the class just sigh.

"There goes the big brother." 

"Yep" 

Soon enough, the field was cleared with Bakugo knocked out and thrown over Izuku's shoulder. 'I seriously need to thank Kendo for teaching me that.' 

Gate 66

"I picked up the goods as planned," Wolfram speaks into the phone as two security guards were gagged and tied up. "What? All Might's here now?" The leader tilts his head. "It doesn't matter. We can handle him, no problem." The man hung up while watching his gang unload. "Of course, he had to show up." 

Chapter Text

Central Tower

David works on his computer while Yagi lays back in medical invention David helped create. Yagi's vitals and power levels were displayed on the screen as the soft beat of Yagi's heart fills the silence. David pulls up his friend's power levels once they were calculated correctly and gasps. The inventory grits his teeth before looking away from the disheartening report. The machine shuts off, and Yagi sits up. 

"I don't get it, Toshi." David turns to face his old friend pointing at the screen, showing a massive dip in power. "Why are your quirk levels going down so dramatically?" David's eyes scan Yagi's body for any extra scars but saw none besides the massive injury on his left side. "I know you were seriously injured by All For One, but to suddenly get these numbers is absurd." Yagi looks calm even if his friend frets over the news. "What in the world happened to you?" 

Yagi coughs softly before looking away. "I suppose if you're a hero for a long time, your body starts to fall apart." Yagi looks at his lap. 'I wish I could tell him the truth about One For All, but if I did, I'd risk getting him and melissa caught up in the fight.' Yagi looks back over to his friend, missing the frustrated look on David's face. 'Against All For One.'

"At this rate," David clinches his fist. "The Symbol of Peace will disappear. The only reason Japan can keep its crime rate at six percent is because of your presence. Other countries hover around 20 percent, and some are even worse than that." David stares at the floor. "Honestly, part of me wishes you'd never left. America could use you." 

Yagi gets up, smiling some. "There's no need for you to be so pessimistic, Dave. The world is full of capable pro heroes. Not to mention the good people like you who support them." He places his hand on David's shoulder, squeezing it softly before grinning. "Besides, I can still be All Might for a few hours each day, I'm not dead yet." 

"Come on." David cuts him off, still not making eye contact. "What if a monstrous villain appears, and you're not capable of saving us again?" 

"Listen." Yagi stands straighter. "Just in case that day comes, understand I have no intention of stepping down." Yagi closes his eyes, breathing out. 'There's still hope, a new generation will rise to take my place.' 

Outside the tower.

"The I-Expo preview will be closing at 6 PM. Thank you for coming. Enjoy your night." The voice goes quiet as people keep walking around the grounds of I-Island. 

Kaminari and Mineta sit against the door to the café they were working at. Both groaning. 

"The Expo isn't even open to the public yet," Mineta whines softly. "If we're this slammed now, will we ever get to rest?" 

"Shut up." Kaminari buries his face in his hands. "I don't wanna think about it." 

"Hey, Mineta. Kaminari." Izuku calls their names, making them look up as the six original students walk towards them. Katsuki and Kirishima already broke off to get ready for the party. "How did your shift go?" 

"You should be proud of the work you've done today." Tenya smiles at the two boys who look dead tired before Tenya shows off two tickets. 

"What are these things?" Mineta questions not reading the text since Tenya's fingers were blocking the information. 

"Invitations to the big expo reception later tonight," Momo explains simply. 

The two boys were shaking, holding onto the tickets tightly. 

"There's a party?"

"These are for us?" 

"Melissa took pity on you for some reason." Jiro smug grin clarifies why they were getting the tickets. Melissa perks up next to Izuku, hearing her name. Izuku already resides in his fate of keeping an eye on them tonight. 

"She figured you could use a break!" Ochako smiles while leaning on Jiro. 

"I had a few extras," Melissa shrugs and keeps a polite smile on her face. "Please, I'd love for you to have them." 

"Kaminari…" Mineta's and Kaminari's eyes water. 

"Mineta…" 

"A beautiful angel has rewarded us for all our hard work!" They both hug each other. 

"You will behave tonight, or I have not problem tying you up and leaving you in a supply closet tell the weekend is over." Izuku glares down at them, and they quickly realize where there were angels… demons lurk nearby. They both nod quickly in agreement. 

"I heard there'll be quite a few pro heroes attending tonight's party as well." Tenya poses in front of the group. "It's imperative we don't tarnish UA's reputation. We can change into our formal clothes and go as a group. Everyone meet in lobby seven of the central tower at 6:30 PM sharp." 

"I'll inform Shoto and Katsuki." Izuku was already texting them halfway through Tenya's speech. 

"Thank you, Izuku! Your all dismissed." Tenya takes off back to his hotel room as Izuku sends off the text. 

"I'm seriously wondering what class would be like if he took class president instead of me." Izuku shoves his phone into his pocket. 

"We would be slammed over the head with a rule book." Jiro offers jokingly. 

"Well, we should break off and head to get changed." Izuku looks at the girls. 

"Meet you in a bit!" Ochako waves as she heads off the Momo and Jiro.

"Hey, Izuku. Can I show you something before you get ready for tonight?" Melissa was holding her hand over her chest. 

"Lead the way." Izuku smiles and follows her. 

With Katsuki and Kiri

"Why would I wanna go to a party?" Katsuki flops back into bed. "It'll just be a bunch of old geezers I don't know. Sounds like a pretty lame night to me." 

"But we can eat as much gourmet food as we want." Kirishima was still walking around in his costume. 

"Well, it's not like I brought any fancy clothes with me anyway." Katsuki still did not move from his spot. 

"I figured you wouldn't." Kirishima's smug voice causes Katsuki to look over. 

"Huh?" 

 "So, I brought some stuff for ya." The redhead grins, holding up two different sets of formal wear. 

"You've gotta be kidding, you spiky-haired idiot!" Katsuki yells. 

Central Tower with Yagi and David. 

Yagi coughs a few times as he was dressed back into his hero costume. "Right, then. I'll see you later." Yagi buffs up into All Might form. "Looking forward to partying with you!" All Might waves. 

"Same." David smiles, seeing his friend's hero form once more. "Toshi." David stops All Might from completely opening the door as the hero looks over his shoulder. 

"yes, Dave?" 

"No, uh, never mind." David drops it and relaxes slightly. "See you tonight." All Might nods and laughs before ducking out of the door, closing it behind him, leaving David alone in his lab. 

Somewhere on the Island. 

Five guards were shoved into a supply closet. "We found five guards, but they're restrained now. The plan's a go." 

"Keep 'em bound, but don't kill 'em." Wolfram talks to his henchman over the phone. "Start workin' on the security system." 

"Yes, sir. We'll begin infiltration now." 

"Now the fun can begin." Wolfram places his metal mask over his face while the metal gate opens in front of him. "get ready to move." 

I-Academy campus

"This is the I-Academy campus, where I spend most of my time." Izuku was following Melissa as she shows him to her lab. "This is my own personal research lab." The pair walks in once she swipes her card. 

'She gets all this to her self…' Izuku softly rubs his neck. 

"Sorry, it's such a mess." Izuku looks around, seeing not a single thing out of its place. 

"It looks really professional. I'm actually kinda jealous you get to study in a place like this." A shelf full of trophies caught Izuku's eyes. All of them awarded to Melissa. 'She's really talented.' 

"Well, actually…" Melissa opens a side room while giggling, Izuku covers his mouth since he must have been mumbling. "Not long ago, I was getting terrible grades." She disappears into the room. "That's why I've been studying so hard lately." Izuku slowly moves around the room, seeing Melissa look around the storage room. "That's why I've been studying so hard lately. I've gotta be a good student if I wanna be a hero." Izuku perks up at those words. 

"You mean like a pro?" He leans back against the desk, watching as Melissa dig for two things. 

"Oh, no. I gave up on that dream a while ago. I mean, I'm quirkless after all." 

Izuku shifts while grabbing the edge of the desk staring at Melissa after she gave that info bomb. "You don't have a quirk…" 

"Nope, after I turned five and I still didn't have one, I got taken to the doctor." Izuku knew how this story plays out. His grip tightens on the desk, feeling his hand-mold into the material. "And they said I was in the minority of the population that would never develop a power." Melissa waits for the apology that usually comes after she informs people, she's quirkless. 

"Why did you give up on being a hero? With your skills in the technology field. You could have made it." She whips around, facing Izuku, who was looking at the floor. 

"Well, I was in shock for a while…" She walks out with a small box and some fabric. "Luckily, I had another big goal that was close to my heart. I wanted to be like my father." 

"But, why did you give up one to go after the other?" Izuku looks up, meeting Melissa's eyes. "You could have been both." She looks surprised. "No ones told you that before, have they," Izuku chuckles darkly, looking away. "Yeah, it was the same for me." 

"What?" Melissa places down the items she grabs from the storage room onto the desk, moving closer to Izuku. 

"I was quirkless until a year ago." Confusion crosses Melissa's face before looking him up and down a few times. "I was diagnosed quirkless at 5 just like you, but unlike you, I didn't have another dream to chase. Being a hero was everything to me." Izuku rubs his neck. "So, I would defend people from bullies even if I never got a thank you. I would analysis heroes to figure out how to beat someone without a quirk. I was going to be a hero, even if it killed me." Melissa just listens to his story. "It practically did. A sludge villain took Bakugo hostage, and I ran in since the other heroes on the scene were not doing anything. I ran in like an idiot and threw my backpack into its face to give Katsuki more time to breathe. In the end, I got hit with an explosion that would have killed me if it wasn't for my quirk." 

"Forced Manifestation…" Melissa heard and researched them, but there weren't many people with them. 

"Yep, I ended up in the hospital for two weeks for my troubles, but now my dream of being a hero is different. I wanted to be the first quirkless hero to prove to the bullies, to the people who look down on us…" Izuku stops. "Sorry, on quirkless people. That they can be heroes as well." Izuku stands up, removing his hand from the desk that seemed to mold to his hand from his grip. 

"Force manifestations are like one in a million…" Melissa was bubbling with questions. "What is your quirk?" 

"I call it Solo Leveling. I have stats like a video game character. The guys I summon are another skill I've earned from leveling up. Actually, after the party tonight. If you have time, could you check out something for me?" Izuku wants her to check out the orb he got from the demon castle.

"Ah sure. I would love too." Melissa smiles before Izuku's phone goes off. 

"Yeah, hello?" Izuku quickly moves the phone away from his ear.

"What are you doing, Midoriya?! It's way past when you were supposed to be here!" Tenya yells over the phone loud enough, Melissa hears him as well. She checks the clock and giggles. 

"Guess we lost track of time." Melissa smiles. "I have my dress here, so I'll meet you at the central tower. So sorry, but I need to kick you out so I can get dressed." 

"Of course," Izuku hangs up on Tenya since he was just lecturing. "I'll see you at the tower." Izuku slips out of the room, making sure the door was fully shut after he left. Melissa takes a minute to look around the photos of her, All Might, and her dad around her lab. 

"Of course, the first person to tell me I could be a pro hero was someone in the same position." She sighs before getting ready. 

Central Tower 

Izuku walks through the doors as if he wasn't late. His black suit jacket buttoned up, and his tie actually tied correctly. 'Thank you, internet.' Izuku growls to himself as he fixes one of his cuffs. 

"Sorry about being la-" Izuku didn't finish as he only saw four of his classmates. "Well, guess I'm not the only one late." 

"Does a proper meeting time mean nothing to you people?" Tenya chops, he was dressed to look, high class. Two-button blue suit, with a navy vest underneath and a yellow tie that fits well with his suit. 

"The party isn't going anywhere, Tenya. It's fine." Izuku waves off. "Shoto." Izuku nods. Shoto nods back, his suit was a cool gray, with navy blue lapels and a dark red tie.

 The doors slide open a second time as Ochako walks in wearing a pink dress but didn't feel overwhelming. She also had black leggings and red shoes on. 

"Sorry I'm late." Ochako walks towards the boys as she blushes some. "it took me a while to get ready." 

The idiots both fist-pumping. "Best night ever!" The doors open once more. 

"Apologies for the tardiness." Momo ever, the queen strolls in with Jiro hidden behind her. "Jiro's feeling shy." 

The idiots where drooling. "Jackpot! Yes!" 

"This is fancier than anything I've ever worn before." Jiro tugs on her leather coat. "Feels like a costume." She looks away, blushing. 

"I'm just glad you're not in a t-shirt." Kaminari ever the dunce gave her a thumbs up. 

"Even the jacket can't ruin it." Mineta deadpans. They both got hit with Jiro's jacks making them yelp and convulse. 

"Shut up." She glared, Izuku just rolls his eyes while making sure everything was straight. 

'Kinda glad, the worker at the suit shop was able to help me pick something out. Better than going in some weird suit.' Izuku sighs, knowing he had no sense of fashion. 

"Why would you do that? It was a compliment." Kaminari was the only one standing since Mineta was stuck on the floor. 

"No, it wasn't." Jiro went to attack them if they repeat anything. 

"This is my first time in formal wear." Ochako smiles but looks embarrassed or nervous. Izuku couldn't peg it. "I just borrowed something from Momo." 

"You look perfect, Ochako." Izuku smiles as she spins around. 

"Oh, Izuku, stop you don't have to flatter me so much," Ochako smirks, trying to tease him. Izuku just shakes his head, enjoying his friend's antics. 

For the last time, the doors open. Everyone's attention turns to Melissa, coming through the doors. "Oh, Good. I thought I was going to miss you guys. Let's get downstairs to the party." The idiots where drooling again. 

"The headliner has arrived." Mineta states with a mouth full of drool. 

"Mineta, I can't take this much beauty, I think I might actually die!" Kaminari joins in with Mintea's idiocy. Jiro and Izuku look unimpressed with their words or actions. 

"These tickets were a mistake." Jiro sighs. Izuku just agrees. 

Central Tower- 2nd floor -Reception Hall

"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to I-Expo's opening night reception." The room was filled with guests and heroes as the food was laid out with works behind the tables. "We at I-Island hope you enjoy yourselves. Now, I wonder if we can get All Might, The number-one hero up here." A man on stage continues to talk as some people turn their attention to the stage. "He's visiting from Japan. Wouldn't you like to hear him say a few words? Come on, maybe a round of applause would help." All Might stands proudly with a glass in his hand, smiling like always. The crowd begins to clap. The hero just laughs softly, and David walks over. "Please, Join us on the stage!" 

"Really, Dave? Could've warned me." All Might was sweating slightly. 

"This was bound to happen once they found out you were in town." David smiles and laughs as All Might begins to walk to the stage. 

"You owe me one." 

Back with the students 

"It's no good. Neither of them is picking up their phones." Tenya grips his phone as Izuku nods some. "Knowing those two, they're just blowing off the party." 

A few floors above the rest of the guests. 

"Moron." Bakugo glares ahead. "You're absolutely positive we're going the right direction?" Kirishima was walking a few paces in front of him, in a dark suit and red tie where Katsuki had a red shirt, vest with roses, and a black-tie. Both looking sharp even as they wandering around lost. 

"Yeah, I mean, I'm pretty sure we are." Kirishima smiles sheepishly. 

"You're "pretty sure"?" Katsuki growls.

"Uh, well, I left my phone back in the room, so we're going on instinct here." Kirishima smiles back at the blond. 

Central Tower- 2nd floor -Reception Hall

"Thank you for inviting me." All Might begins his impromptu speech. "It's truly a pleasure to be here. Formal speeches aren't my thing—" The screen behind All Might changes to a red Emergency notice. Causing everyone to turn and look at it. 

"This is an announcement from the I-Island security system. We have received a report that an explosive device was discovered somewhere on the I-Expo grounds" The announcement rings across the island as security drones flood the street. 

"I-Island will now be in high-alert mode. Your safety is our top priority. Residents and tourists should return to their lodgings. Anyone remaining on the street after ten minutes will be in violation of the law." 

With the students 

"As a precautionary measure," Everyone turns to see blast shields lower around the building's windows. The doors lock everyone inside. "Most of the main island buildings will now be sealed off." 

Central Tower- 2nd floor -Reception Hall

Men with guns walk through the doors making civilians back away gasping as the announcer repeats its message. 

"In case you haven't caught on," Wolfram walks through the door with two more henchmen. "The security system is under our control now." The red-headed villain grins. "I know we've got a lot of heroes in here, but if you decide to make a scene…" 

The screens change, showing security robots across the island with civilians looking at them. 

"I'll make sure the security sentries think the good people they've got in their sights are dangerous criminals." The main villain waves his gun around some. "So, I'd play nice because everyone on this island is my hostage." All Might was looking at the Airport security camera showing hundreds of people. "Naturally, that includes all of you." Wolfram taps his earpiece. "Do it." 

Holes in the floors open before restraining devices target all the heroes in the room. 

"Crap!" All Might pulls at the restraints before a gunshot goes off. 

"Don't move." Wolfram walks towards All Might, still holding his pistol upwards. "If you take so much as a step, I'll kill everyone in this room." All Might's blood boiled at the treat. 

"Villain." All Might grunts as he was kicked to the floor. 

"There's a good boy." Wolfram looks around the civilians. "You're going to follow All Might's lead and do whatever I say, right?" All Might looks at David, who was shaking his head once they made eye contact. 

'Toshi. You have no choice but to listen to them.' 

'Dave…' All Might was shaking slightly due to his time limit. 

'Don't worry. I'll make sure everyone is safe.' David gave a determined stare. 'Don't make a move.' 

Back upstairs 

"I'm not getting any signal." Shoto taps his phone as everyone else checks theirs. "It looks like our service is completely blocked." 

"Are you serious?" Mineta freaks out slightly as Jiro tries the elevators. 

"The elevator's not working either," Jiro informs the team. 

"What the heck is going on here?" Mineta cries out softly. 

"It's strange that the system would go on high alert." Izuku turns to the woman that has lived here the longest as she spoke. "That's not the protocol whenever explosives are discovered." 

"I swear to god," Izuku whispers to himself before turning to Tenya. "Tenya, let's go to that party." 

"For what reason?" Tenya crosses his arms. 

"That's the place All Might is right now," Izuku explains. 

"Wait, All Might's in there?" Ochako asks as Kaminari fist pumps. 

"Thank goodness, we don't have anything to worry about, then." Mineta smiles clearly, more relaxed. 

"Melissa, you know this building inside and out. Got any way we can get down there?" Izuku turns to the blond. 

"Yeah, sure. We can use the emergency stairs." Melissa points out the doors near the edge of the room. "That will at least get us close." 

"We'll follow your lead." Izuku nods. 

Central Tower- 2nd floor -Reception Hall

"Don't worry." Wolfram looks around the guests that were sitting down as the heroes were tied up. His henchmen holding assault rifles clearly ready to use them. "If ya stay quiet, there's no reason to hurt anyone. We plan to release you safely when the time is right." 

"What are you criminals after?" Some hero with gray hair and red gloves yells out only to get kicked in the face. 

"Do you not know how to listen?" Wolfram stands over the hero who was holding his head. "Stay down." Wolfram's phone rings. He reaches up to his earpiece. "What's up? Yeah. I got it." Wolfram caught Sam's name tag. "Hey, tubby. You a researcher here?" 

"Yes, I am," Sam answers while leaning away from Wolfram. 

"Take this one up," Wolfram orders as his henchmen come over. 

"No, please. Don't," Sam moves away from the villains. 

"Stop it. That man is my assistant." David walks towards Wolframs back before the henchmen could grab Sam. "What do you plan on doing to him?" 

"Ah. The famous David Shield." Wolfram smirks. "Bring him, too." 

"What if I refuse?" David asks calmly. 

Wolfram just smiles. "Then, somewhere on this island, you'll hear a pretty little blond girl scream." 

"All right. Lead the way." The henchmen lead the two researchers away as All Might strains to get a good look. 

"Dave." All Might grunts. 'I have to subdue these villains and get the system back online. How much power do I even have left?' All Might tests different areas of the restraints trying to find its weak point. 'I have to find away. Because I am here. The symbol of peace.' All Might grunts before turning his head up, seeing Midoirya in a black suit leaning on the banister flashing his camera's light. 'What? Young Midoriya?' 

"Okay, he knows that we're here." Izuku takes a photo of the villains he could see in the room. "Jiro, is your jack in place?" He turns, seeing Jiro kneeling near the railing with one jack stuck into the floor. 

"Yeah, ready." She turns back to Izuku as he leans over the railing. Izuku points to his ear then mouth a few times, so All Might got the message. 

"Hope you can hear me." All Might whispers against the floor. "Some villains have taken the tower. They have control of the security system, and everyone on the island is now held as a hostage. That includes the heroes who are at this party." Jiro relays the message. "It's dangerous. Get away from here as soon as you can." 

"This is bad, Midoriya." Izuku snaps a photo of the only guy in a different outfit. 

'There's the leader.' Izuku grins as the shadows clawed at his skin. 

The group backs away into the hallway. So they didn't get spotted from below as Izuku flips through his photos of the villains. 

"We've received All Might's orders loud and clear. He's our teacher." Tenya states firmly. "I suggest we follow his instructions and escape this place." 

"Then you really don't know me, Tenya" Izuku turns the phone out for everyone to see. "This is the main guy, dumb classic villains. The rest of the guys are henchmen." 

"We'd be going against his will," Tenya argues some. 

"I'm afraid I have to agree with what Iida is saying." Momo looks down. "We're still only students. We can't fight these villains if we don't have our hero licenses." Izuku and Tenya both perk up. 

"No," Tenya states quickly as Izuku pulls out his wallet, smiling. "Izuku, no." 

"Sorry, Tenya, but if you guys are scared of getting in trouble… then I will take the fall." Izuku pulls his hero license out. "I believe the commissioner said to use in case of emergency, and I believe this is an emergency so under Monarch. I say it's okay to fight back. If we are going to clear this tower of villains. I need you guys." Tenya hangs his head but nods.

"Why don't we get outta here and just tell the heroes outside?" Kaminari asks. 

"It's not going to be very easy to escape," Melissa explains. "The security system here is on the same level as that of the Tartarus prison, which is why they keep the most dangerous criminals in the world." 

"So, we can either sit and wait…" Izuku plays with his temporary hero license. "Or…" Izuku turns to Melissa. "we find out where the security system is and shut this down. If they are holding the Island hostage, we can't get caught until the system is back under control. I can't use my army until the hostages are freed or who knows what the villains will do when backed into a corner." 

"I know where the security system is." Melissa steps up. "It's on the top floor. If these criminals managed to take control of it, then the authentication locks and password have probably been disabled. We should be able to restart the system ourselves. We just have to stay off the villains' radar until we get to the top floor." Melissa comes out of her thoughts. "If we do that, the whole island will be safe again." 

"Perfect." Izuku pushes off the wall. 

"Sure, but how do we keep on the low for that long?" Jiro asks since this place was filled with cameras. 

"The security system hasn't discovered us yet. That means the villains probably don't know how it works very well." Melissa explains as some of the hero course students still look hesitant. 

"So, avoid fighting anyone and try to get the place back to normal." Shoto looks at Midoriya. "But if it comes to it, we can fight without repercussions." 

"Not bad. What do ya think?" Kaminari looks up at Jiro, beaming. Mineta still looked scared. 

"Let's do it!" Jiro grins. 

"Many of our enemies are likely gathered on the top floor," Momo mutters softly and clearly. 

"We need to move fast but smoothly. If we get caught, anything could head our way. They won't risk attacking losing hostages until the end game." Izuku stretches out. "Once the security is back to normal, the heroes downstairs will jump into action, so we just need to worry about the villains on the floors above us." 

"I don't wanna sit around here being helpless." Ochako brings up her fists. "If there's something we can actually try. Where helping people even if we're not real heroes." 

"No, tonight." Izuku places his license into his wallet again. "If we act, we will be heroes." 

"Midoriya, I'll go with you, too." Shoto steps up. 

"I'm in," Jiro follows. 

"The moment I think we've gone too far, it's over," Tenya states while looking at Izuku. "If that's something you can agree too, I'll join you as well." 

"Fine, you can be the moral compass," Izuku grins, knowing Tenya would keep him from going too far with the villains.

"If that's the case, I'll go too." Momo nods. 

"Obviously, I'm in." Kaminari jumps up. Izuku turns to Mineta as he was looking back and forth before crying. 

"Have you all lost your minds?! All Right, I'll go!" Mineta cries out. 

"That's the spirit, Mineta." Izuku turns towards Melissa. "You coming?" 

"I'm going." She looks up at Izuku as he materializes a blue dagger before handing it over. 

"Good, I need you since I'm not that good with computers. Also, only use this as a last resort." Melissa takes the dagger and nods. 

"Uh, is that smart?" Kaminari questions Izuku softly. "She's a civilian." 

"I'm a student at the Academy." Melissa shoots back at the blond. "And unless you know how to change the settings on the island's security system, then I'm going." 

Izuku turns towards the group. "Any objections?" The group quickly shake their heads. "Good. You're stuck by my side until we get to the top floor. You are the guide as well since you know this building better than us. We will follow your lead until the fighting starts." Melissa nods in agreement. "Let's do this." 

All Might coughs from the floor as he was still bound in restraints. He looks up, seeing Izuku leaning on the railing with a red dagger spinning in his hand while grinning. 

'Oh, no!' All Might stares upwards as Izuku nods. 'please. Don't make a mess of this and run away.' 

Izuku shakes his head while standing up. 'Relax and save your strength. Your student's got this.' Izuku sends All Might a thumbs up before turning and leaving him. 

'I feel the villains will not be leaving in cuffs tonight.' All Might coughs again as steam emits from his skin. 'I just need to keep this form up until he gets the security under control.' He pushes his quirk harder to stay in Hero form. 'He can handle this…' 

Central Tower- Top Floor-Control room

The door opens as three henchmen were already inside. One sitting at the computer and two standing guards. Another three people inter. David, Sam, and another henchman walk towards the center of the room. 

"Here's the smart guy." Swordkil pushes the two into the room. 

"Good, hurry up and unlock the vault." The guy at the computer keeps working. 

"You're not the boss here." Swordkil removes his helmet. Suddenly his hand transforms into a sword. "But you heard him. I'd move quickly if you wanna keep your head-on." The villain points the tip of his sword arm at David's neck. 

"Sure, I'll begin." David backs away some. 

"Take 'em." Swordkil moves away, letting his quirk go. The other two nameless henchmen point them away towards the vault.

Chapter Text

The group continues to climb the tower, one floor at a time. 

"Level 30." Tenya comes to a stop. Izuku slows, before coming to a rest. The two leading turn towards the rest of the group trailing behind. 

"Wait, Melissa." Izuku wishes he slapped himself sooner. "How high does the tower go?" 

Melissa breathes out softly when she came to a stop. "The 200th floor." 

Kaminari was gripping the railing, panting alongside Melissa. "The what?!"

"That's way too many stairs!" Mineta quivers behind Momo. 

"But it's still better than running into the villains," Momo wants to roll her eyes, as the group was only on floor 30. 'They need more exercise.' 

The group continues upwards. 

Passing floor 40, then 50.

"Hey, Melissa." Ochako came to a stop seeing Melissa trailing. "Do you want me to use my quirk on you?" Izuku slows down more hearing the conversation. 

"I'll be fine. But thanks anyway!" Melissa ditches her heals before catching up. "Save your power for when we need it. I'm right behind you." 

A small grin appears on Izuku's lips. 

The group quickly made it to floor 80 before coming to a halt. 

"This route's blocked!" Tenya and Izuku make it first, seeing a metal barrier blocking the way to the next floor. 

"What should we do?" Shoto catches up with the leaders. "Break through it?" He offers while catching his breath. 

"If we did that. I'm sure the security system would alert the villains that someone's in here." Everyone catches up, while Melissa explains. Izuku wonders if he could slip one of his soldiers through the barrier. 

"Then why don't we go through this door instead?" Mineta reaches up to the latch and opening the door before anyone could stop me. 

"Mineta," Izuku growls.

"No, don't!" Melissa shouts. 

In the control room

The man at the computer gets alerted once the door unlatched. 

"Something wrong?" Swordkil walks over to check on the henchmen. 

"A door on a high floor just opened," The henchmen start to type on the keyboard. 

"What the hell? I thought you scanned each level?" Swordkil pulls the cigarette out of his mouth while talking. "And they were all clear." 

The computer guy rolls his eyes, pulling up the camera showing nine people running through the hallways. 

"Use the barriers to trap them on the 80th floor," Wolfram orders while still standing in the reception hall. "Don't let those kids escape." He waves his pistol at two henchmen near him. 

"Roger." They leave the hall as All Might coughs and struggles to hold his hero form together. 

'Be careful, everyone. Villains can be cunning.' 

Back with the students

"Is there another way to go up?" Todoroki and Tenya were in the lead as the group continues down the hallway. 

"There should be another emergency staircase down at the other end of the hallway." Melissa was sticking near Izuku as he told her to on the lower floors. The dagger was hidden in the fabric around her waist, making it easier to run. 

"Let's hurry!" Tenya speeds up before seeing the hallway gates start to close. One by one, the barriers fall. They were sealing off the corridor. 

"The gates!" Ochako points out. The sounds of metal slamming close come from behind the group as well. 

"The ones behind us, too!" Momo calls out from the back. Tenya glances around the hallway, zeroing in on an entrance into the center of the tower. 

"Todoroki!" 

"I'm on it," Shoto sends a wave of ice, preventing the gates from fully closing. Tenya leaps over it before lining a kick up. He activates his quirk destroying the pants he was wearing. He yells out before propelling the metal doors in, with ease. "Everyone, quick, we can cross through here!" The smoke clears as both Tenya's pant legs where destroyed. 

80th Floor - Plant Factory

"Well, the villains know we're here," Izuku wants to strangle Mineta but holds back. If they were facing Villains soon, Mineta's quick would come in handy. 

"What is this place?" Jiro looks around, seeing different species of trees growing. 

"It's a plant factory." Melissa and the group ran into the dome as she explains the room. "They research the effects that quirks have on fauna here." 

"Hold on." Jiro stops everyone while staring directly at the elevators straight ahead. "The elevator's coming up." 

"The villains moved fast, but the elevator is coming up. So fewer villains are watching downstairs." Izuku mutters to himself. "We need to hide and let them pass. We can't engage if they can talk to the leader." The others nod as they hide behind bushes. They keep an eye on the elevator. 

"I wonder if we can use that elevator to get to the top floor once they're gone," Kaminari whispers to the group. 

"No. Only authorized people can use the controls, unfortunately." Melissa turns her eyes to Izuku, who has a different dagger at the ready. "And it's built like a bomb shelter, so we can't even break into it." She finishes explaining why the idea wouldn't work. 

"Of course we can't go the easy way," Mineta was shaking like a leaf before whimpering once the elevator dings. 

Two henchmen walkout, one henchman, was much taller than the other. 

'So I was right, they sent two from the reception hall.' Izuku marks two of the photos that looked similar to the men in that came up. "Look at their clothes. They match the villains downstairs," Izuku keeps his voice low as he snaps two more pictures of their faces. 

"He said the kids came in here," Multiple students got irritated at that statement. 

'We're adults.' The group thought but didn't voice it. 

"They just had to pick a place with so many hiding spots." A nasal voice comes out of the taller henchman. Ochako turns to Izuku, looking very worried. 

"They're after us." She squeaks quietly. 

"Stay quiet." Tenya scolds while keeping an eye on the two villains. Izuku's grip on his dagger got tighter as the rest of the group lowers themselves praying the villains kept going. 

"Hey, we see you, stupid kids." The smaller villain yells out. A few members jump slightly but didn't move to give away their hiding spot. Izuku was about to cut them down so they couldn't report back their location. 

"What'd you say, ya, bastard?" An all too familiar voice rings out, causing the group to look over. 

"Katsuki and Kirishima... oh great." Izuku facepalms. 'They were here. What did they do? Get lost?'  

"What are you two doin' here?" The short one continues to talk. 

"Ha. That's what I wanna know, too." Katsuki ever the aggressive man steps forward only to be stopped by Kirishima. 

"Hey, man. Just leave this to me, Okay?" Katsuki glares at Kirishima since his hand was on Katsuki's shoulder and chest. Kirishima quickly backs off and turns to the other two. "Um, we kinda got lost lookin' for this party?" The innocents were rolling of Kirishima in waves. "Can you maybe point us in the right direction?" 

The two henchmen look at each other. 

"How did they get all the way up to the 80th floor looking for the reception?" Mineta whispers while shaking. 

The tall henchmen activate his quirk destroying the sleeves and enlarging his hand with flesh connecting his fingers. "Don't lie to me or you'll regret it!" The henchman throws an attack at Kirishima. 

"Hey, watch out!" Katsuki moves first. 

"Kirishima!" Izuku jumps out of the hiding spot only to get blocked by Shoto's ice. 

Katsuki reaches Kirishima as Katsuki look at the ice than where it originated. "This looks like..." 

"Todoroki?" Kirishima looks back at the ice then back to Shoto. The ice starts to shake as the sound of someone breaking it from the inside could be heard. Shoto quickly places his hand down on the floor. 

"The three of us can keep them busy down here." Shoto sends a very controlled amount of ice under the group's feet. "Look for a way to get to the top."

Izuku glares some. "Fine, Red Riot, Ground Zero. You're allowed to use your quirk. Don't hold back. The villains attacked the tower." Izuku quickly informs them of the crucial details. "Shoto fill them in once you're done here!" Shoto sends them up to the catwalks above. 

"Todoroki!" Momo yells as she looks over the edge of the ice. 

"I'll be right behind you after I clean up this mess." Shoto stops once they were at the right height. 

"Wait, you guys are here, too?" Kirishima asks clearly, not keeping up. "What the heck's goin' on, Todoroki?" 

"You didn't hear Monarch just now? Villains attacked the tower, and are holding the island hostage. We have permission to use our quirks, so stop asking questions and get ready to fight." Shoto turns around just as the henchmen come out of the ice. Three broad areas of Shoto's ice were gone entirely. Leaving the villains untouched by the attack. 

"What's up with this guy's quirk?" Katsuki broadens his stance as Kirishima hardens his arms. 

"Stay on your guard." Shoto keeps his hands open, ready for a counter-attack. 

"Shut up; I know that!" 

"So, you wanna pick a fight?" The shorter villain steps up before activating his quirk. His shirt rips apart as he grows much taller and bigger. His muscles bulge, and he grew hair down his back. "Then let's see how tough you really are." 

Shoto pulls back his right arm, while ice frosts over his skin. Shoto throws it forward, sending a wave of ice towards the hulk type villain. The villain yells while smashing through the wave. Shoto and Katsuki jump away as the villain slams his arm down. Katsuki maneuvers quickly, sending an enormous blast to the villains back. 

"DIE!" Katsuki lands with his back turned, thinking he put the villain out of commission. The hulk villain charges out of the smoke, with his fist raised. 

"Bakugo!" Kirishima shoves Bakugo away while hardening his arms, ready to block the attack. When the punch connects, sparks fly off of Kirishima's arms when they rub against each other. The attack's power sends Kirishima careening backward, blasting through Shoto's ice then into the far wall. 

"Kirishima!" Katsuki yells. 

"Dodge!" Shoto shouts, making Katsuki turn his head before blasting himself upwards, just as a stream of wind pasts him and demolishes the bush behind Katsuki. Shoto slams his foot against the floor, sending a fresh attack towards the skinny villain. The villain swipes several times, displacing the ice before aiming for Shoto. Shoto bounces backward, not to get caught in the attack. Katsuki and Shoto were back to back, both challenging their villain.

 "You boys know how to fight, don't you?" The skinny villain speaks up as his partner was facing off with Katsuki. 

"Hm. Where'd you come from?" The hulk's voice was a lot deeper now. 

"Right, like we'd tell a couple 'a weak-ass villains." Katsuki grins, holding up his right hand. 

"Why would we tell you anything?" Shoto brings up his right hand again, ready to attack. 

Just above the fight

Tenya kicks in the door, only to find the hallway's blocked. "This way's blocked as well." 

"Great, so what are we supposed to do." Mineta looks around, and so does the group. "We're like helpless mice stuck in a fancy cage," Mineta states, not helping with the current problem. 

"We need a plan," Kaminari yells while looking up at the ceiling. Jiro just rolls her eyes at the two's words. Izuku caught a vent on the roof. 

"Hey, Melissa." Izuku points out. "Where does that vent up at the edge lead too." 

"I think it runs under the maintenance room for the sunlight system." Melissa looks at the small door. 

"Ha! There's probably an emergency ladder in the maintenance room, right?" Tenya asks quickly. They could hear the battle under them raging.

"Well, yeah, there is. But it's manual release, so someone would have to be inside to let it down for us." The group looks down at the new information, but Momo was coming up with something. 

"Is this really as far as we go?" Ochako clenches her fists tightly. 

"No, there's still a possibility." Momo reaches for her chest and creates a small explosive device. She reaches back, throwing it, allowing the device to stick to the metal door. It explodes, throwing the metal door inside the vent, leaving the hole open. "If someone climbs through the vent and to the exterior wall, they can get into the maintenance room." 

"Right! There must be another vent leading inside!" Ochako cheers, now that they had a way to get off this floor. 

"But who can go through such a cramped space?" Tenya asks, seeing the small vent above. Izuku just grins darkly before grabbing Mineta's head like a basketball. 

"Congrats, Mineta." 

"You can't be serious! No, I can't!" Mineta wiggles while crying some. 

"Please, you have to, Mineta," Ochako begs as Izuku was already moving towards the railing. 

"Don't worry, Mineta. I will try to make it in one shot, but if I don't, Make sure to stick to the wall." Izuku rolls his shoulder, in turn moving his smaller classmate with him. 

"Idiot! Don't you know how high up we are!?" Mineta tears up. 

"If you save everyone and become a celebrity, they'll interview you on TV, and then you'll be popular with girls everywhere. Imagine a harem." Kaminari smiles and throws him some encouragement. Apparently, it worked. 

"Okay, man. Fine! I'll do it!" Mineta yells, pulling a quirk ball off his head. Izuku smiles while lining up the shot. 

"You're a hero Mineta." Izuku grins before pitching Mineta right towards the vent. Mineta's body disappears through the vent only to hear. 

"Harem" over and over again. The students wait near the ladder, and Izuku checks his nails. 

"That is probably, one of my best throws yet," Izuku smirks. 

"You had impeccable form." Tenya pushes up his glasses while they wait. 

"I DID IT; The chicks are gonna swoon!" Mineta's voice was heard from above. 

"Guess he did it." The ladder falls, allowing the group to move. The boys went first, seeing as the girls were in dresses. 

"Let's have some kisses from the ladies, please." Mineta was smiling, expecting a kiss, but instead, he got some kind words from Melissa. 

"You were incredible, Mineta!" Melissa get's off the ladder. "As I'd expect from a student hero." She smiles before moving towards Izuku. Mineta brightens up and gasps. 

"That's it, let's get fired up, everyone!" Mineta's fist bumps the air. Izuku smiles, seeing the small classmate get fired up. 

'And all it took was nice words from a girl.' The others cheer with him. 

Control room

"What's the deal? Can't you find 'em?" Swordkil looks across the camera feeds. The camera pulls up a different hallway before showing Jiro knocking the camera out with her jacks. 

"Damnit." The computer henchman growls.

"Hey, 80th floor. You're lettin' those dumb kids get away." Swordkil slams his fists against the wall while talking through their coms. 

80th floor

"What's the problem?" Swordkil's voice comes through the coms. 

"We're working on it" The hulk villain looks around the smoke trying to find Katsuki. 

"Ahh!" Katsuki blasts downwards through the smoke, only to blast the villain again. The villain jumps upwards, slamming his fists where Katsuki lands. The floor breaks apart as the villain was looking to kill the kid. Katsuki keeps dodging and throwing smaller explosions before getting a shot lined up, which sent the villain into Shoto's ice. 

Shoto was skating around the skinny villain trying to land an attack, but the villain was fast enough to dodge. Every time Shoto's ice got close, it would merely disappear before slamming into the floor in a ball. 

"This guy's not making matter disappear; he's displacing it." Shoto finally caught on to what was happening to his attacks. 

"Is that how his quirk works?" Katsuki glances behind him, seeing Shoto and the villain. He hears his villain get up. "Don't learn, do you?" Katsuki angled his hands backward before letting them heat up. "I can't keep messin' around forever." Katsuki lefts off the floor, pointing his hands in different directions. "It's time to put an end to this." Katsuki's quirk goes off, causing him to spiral like a bullet out of a gun. The villain slams his chest, ready to attack back. 

"Howitzer... Impact!" Katsuki throws out his right hand, sending the largest, non-lethal explosion at the hulk. The villain flys away. In his smaller form now, his quirk was off. 

"Damn you!" The skinny villain disengages Shoto and goes after Katsuki. 

"Bakugo!" Shoto warns, the villain swipes just as Bakugo leans backward. The villain's quirk destroys his left sleeve. The villain stops and looks into his hand. 

"Hm? What the hell?" Only red fabric and some type of water were on his hand. 

"That's the sweat from my palms," Katsuki informs with a smug tone. The villain looks up, seeing Katsuki grin. "It works like nitroglycerine." 

Shoto ignites his left side before throwing fire at the villain. As soon as the fire met the villain, the sweat explodes. The villain lands hard on his back before getting encased in ice so that he couldn't use his quirk. The two quickly run over to their classmate. 

"Kirishima!" Katsuki and Shoto come to a stop seeing Kirishima stuck in the wall.

"Are you okay?" Shoto asks, noticing the damage of the wall. 

"Um. I can't move." Kirishima grunts weakly. "Can you get me outta here?" 

Katsuki stands straighter before rolling his eyes. "Are you that stupid? Just turn your damn quirk off, you Idiot." 

"Oh," Kirishima's arms turn back to soft skin. "Right. Guess I should have thought of that." Kirishima grins sheepishly. 

"I'm just glad to see you're not injured." Shoto looks over at Bakugo, for his comment. 

"Yeah. Same to you guys." Kirishima gets to his feet. 

"Hmph." Katsuki turns away. "Thank you." 

"Whoa, where'd that come from?" Kirishima grins enthusiastically. "Don't worry about it." 

"I'm not worried!" Katsuki yells back at the redhead. 

"Right. Let's catch up with the other." Shoto takes off, and the others follow.  

"Don't order me around." Katsuki grunts but still follows Shoto. 

"Todoroki. Time to give us some details." Kirishima and the group skids to a stop as robots jump off the ledges and fill the room. 

"Looks like they have gotten serious." Shoto watches the security bots move in. 

Control room

"Boss, those are no ordinary kids in the tower." The henchman at the computer looks at the credentials of the uninvited guests "They're students from UA Univerity's hero course." Swordkil was behind the henchmen, as he explains. "They are well trained." 

"The brats are probably trying to restore the security system. Be on Alert." Wolfram orders. "You sent out the security drones on the 80th floor, right?" 

"Yes, sir!" 

"Then raise any barriers from floors 100 to 130 and let 'em pass freely." Wolfram leans back on the table. "Just do what I say." 

Upper floors

"Seems like we've gotten pretty lucky." The group keeps running, as Kaminari talks. "The path's been clear since we passed the 100th floor." 

Izuku listens before skidding to a stop. "Stop..." The group comes to a halt as Izuku looks at Jiro. "Tell me if you hear anything ahead." 

"Why are we stopping?" Ochako asks. "We might have lost them."

"I doubt it," Jiro stabs her jacks into the floor. 

"It's quite possible that they're leading us somewhere." Momo caught her breath alongside the group. 

"Likely." Tenya agrees quickly. Izuku looks down the hallway. 

"Got something Izuku, Sounds like robots moving around ahead. 

"Great." Izuku rubs his head. "Stay quiet so we can check them out without being spotted. Melissa, can you tell us what they can do?" 

"I haven't seen them in action..." Melissa rubs her neck as they come to a room full of security robots. "Sorry." 

"It's fine," Izuku looks inside and groans. 'We could throw Kaminari in first to see their defenses...' Izuku tsks at the new obstacle in their way. "I bet they realized that we're hero course students... Kaminari, are you okay with testing their defenses?" 

The blond looks up and nods. "Sure, Izuku. What do you need me to do?" 

"A considerable shock, just to test them. Don't overdo it. Tenya can throw in you in the middle as Momo covers us in the material she used in the cleverly battle." The three nod at the plan. 

"Ready Kaminari?" Tenya holds out his hand as Izuku, and Ochako gets ready to open the doors. 

"You got it. I won't let you guys down." Kaminari pounds his fists together. "Let's do this, Iida." Tenya nods, grabbing both of Kaminari's wrists. 

"Right," Tenya activates his quirk, while Izuku and Ochako throw the doors open. Tenya spins Kaminari around a few times, before throwing him upwards. 

"Indiscriminate shock, one point three million volts!" Kaminari sparks to life before slamming in the middle of a bunch of robots. Electricity surges through the entire room, lighting it up. The robots seem to shrink down into a defense mode.

"Kaminari, it's not working!" Izuku yells over the sound of electricity zapping against the metal bodies of the drones.

"Fine! How 'bout we try 2 million volts?!" Kaminari heightens the amount of his electricity. 

"Don't!" Jiro warns. "If you do that, then..." 

The electricity stops entirely, showing a stupid Kaminari. "yay."

"You turn stupid..." Jiro sighs, resting her head on the cold floor. The drones had electrical burns on the bodies. The lighters were out, but no one trusts that. 

"If these are security drones, then they will probably be resistant to emitter quirks." Izuku sighs. 'I told him not to overdo it.' 

The robots quickly open back up before shooting metal cables that wrap Kaminari up tightly. 

"Great," Izuku growls. 

"Kaminari!" Jiro calls out to the stupid blond. 

"They're just too strong," Mineta whines. 

"Plan B then." Tenya nods to the girls. 

"right!" Momo uncaps a stick before throwing it. Smoke fills the area, Izuku enjoys watching the tactics the team had. "Jam their communications." Momo already handed out multiple; she was still going strong. The other girls threw the sticks as well, cutting off the robot's path. 

"Mineta, now." Izuku looks up, seeing the cameras watching. 'yeah, you don't get to see the trump card until I meet the boss.' Mineta got to work throwing his quirk, the balls keeping the Drones from moving any closer. 

"It worked!" Mineta smiles while watching the drones run into each other until the drones jump over, each other charging right for the team. "Aw, man!" 

"Our turn. C'mon, Izuku." Tenya leans forward, activating his quirk. 

"Let's go." Izuku manifests his Knight Killer dagger since the drones had armor. "I'll clear middle to front; you take the front." 

"Got it." The two boys disappear into a blur of blue and green. The sound of metal being crushed and sliced open was grating. Ochako and Jiro catch a flying Kaminari that Izuku throws their way, after cutting Kaminari free. Tenya kicks four drones right off the platform with one kick. The boys go to town on the drones. 

"Jiro! Do they have backup?" Tenya ax kicks a robot into itself. 

"Yeah, coming from the left!" Jiro unplugs her jacks. 

"Then, we're heading the opposite way." Tenya picks up Kaminari from the girls before taking the lead. Izuku stays in the rear to protect the flank as they leave the room. 

Reception hall

"Boss, something is interfering with the drone's sensors. We've lost those kids." The computer geek informs Wolfram, who was still walking around the hostages. 

"Lose the chatter. We don't know if one of those brats has a quirk that'll let 'em spy on us." Wolfram looks upwards towards a camera. 

Floor 137

" I hear a lot of those security machines." Jiro was leaning against the wall with her jacks plugged in. Tenya was giving Kamianari a piggyback ride still dumbed out. "On the floor below us."

"Anything from above?" Izuku examins his dagger, checking it for damage.

"No. It should be clear." Jiro unplugs, and the four head off to the next floor. 

Floor 138 Server Room

The team moves quickly through a library of computer servers as they head for the door on the opposite side. Until the door opens on its own, showing hundreds of drones behind the door just waiting. 'The red lights, remind of dungeon monsters... Jesus.' 

"A trap?" Tenya's grip on Kaminari loses ready to fight. 

"Let's get ready to fight, Tenya." Izuku grabs his dagger again. 

"Wait a sec." Melissa stops them from attacking. "We can't damage these servers. It could affect the island's security system." The group looks around, finally noticing the servers. The team looks up as more drones drop from higher levels. 

"We can handle these machines while protecting the servers," Momo exclaims before kneeling, ready to create something. 

"Midoriya, go." Tenya lowers Kaminari while Jiro helps him. "Take melissa and see if you can find a different route." Izuku nods. 

"We'll leave it to you. Let's go." Izuku grabs Melissa's wrist, pulling her along. 

"Ochako, you should come with us, too." Melissa stops quickly, turning to the gravity girl. 

"But the robots..." Ochako looks forward, ready to fight, but Iida turns and smiles. 

"Do it. They may need you." Iida activates his quirk and explodes forward with newfound speed. Ochako follows Izuku and Melissa as they find another route. "Torque over, recipro burst!" 

Momo pants weakly as a cannon was in front of her. "If you take over the gun, then" Momo moves away slowly since the cannon took up a lot of her lipids to create. "I'll make us some soft ammo." 

"Roger that!" Jiro gets on the end of the cannon and fires. The drone got covered in a thick substance that coats them before making them come to a stop. Jiro keeps firing as Momo creates the ammo. Mineta was throwing his ball's all over the floor to catch the drones. 

With Midoriya and the girls

They run through the back hallways hearing the explosions from the cannon. They didn't have time to stop and worry, so the small group pushes on. 'Make sure everyone is safe.' Izuku orders as shadows slide down his suit jacket and shot back down the hall, going unseen by the girls. 

Back in the server room

Tenya goes to kick again only for his engines to fail. "Stalled." He turns, seeing six robots leaping towards him. 

"Iida! Yao-momo, ammo!" Jiro turns before gasping. Momo was clutching her chest in pain. 

"That's my limit with creation." Momo collapses, but Jiro catches her. 

Mineta was doing the wave, with blood running down from his scalp. "My scalp's telling me it's time to surrender." 

The robots shoot metal cables out to capture the young heroes, only for them to be systematically cut down by shadows. 

Control room

"What the hell are those things?" Swordkil glares at the camera feed as Knights create a barrier between the robots and the students. The students regroup behind the Knights, the students let the knights take over the fighting. "What about the three who ran?" 

"We're looking for them now." 

Swordkil bits his thumb, watching the security robots get destroyed by an army of dark knights. "These kids are so annoying." 

Outside 

"What is this?" Izuku looks at the large opening in the tower. 

"The wind power generator." Melissa leads them to the center pillar. 

"So, what are we doing out here?" Izuku looks around, seeing the night sky that fell over the quiet island. 

"There are more robots in the tower." Melissa was already looking up. "Probably just waiting there for a chance to ambush us. But if we climb to the top from here, we'll avoid them. There's an emergency exit we can enter." She points out at the top. The two hero students look up and see the door at the top. 

"All the way up there..." Izuku was beginning to hate heights. 

"But, we have Ochako." Melissa and Izuku turn to the gravity girl. "Your quirk makes anything you touch weightless, right.?" Izuku quickly saw what Melissa was planning. Izuku saw Melissa's hand, shaking against her chest. "So, this should be easy." 

"Leave it to me." Ochako's eyes held nothing but determination, just like her fight against Bakugo. "Melissa. Hang on to Izuku." 

"Okay," Izuku bends down, letting Melissa wrap herself around him. Ochako walks over, touching them both, Izuku felt weightless as he smiles. 

"Iron." The shadow leaks from his skin before standing next to Ochako. "Protect her while I'm gone." The giant Shadow nods before letting Izuku use his shield to kick off. The pair flies upwards towards the top. The door to the roof opens, and robots spill out of the entrance. Iron quickly moves in front of Ochako, letting out a roar that shook the building. Izuku concentrates on getting to the top, knowing Iron wouldn't go down without a fight, plus. If his lower shadow knights can handle the robots downstairs, then Iron will have no issue. Right before Iron could swing at the first robot, Katsuki comes out of the left-field, blasting the drone off the roof. Izuku looks down, seeing Katsuki. 

"Move, you shadowy prick!" Katsuki growls. 

"Took you long enough!" Izuku yells, getting a middle finger back for his comment. The sound of ice sliding under him. 

"Todoroki and Kirishima!" Ochako calls out, seeing the two-run over. Iron and Katsuki were counting how many robots they could destroy first. Both growling at each other. 

"That was close, are you okay?" Shoto came to a stop in front of her before standing protectively in front. 

"Yeah, fine. I used my quirk on Izuku and Melissa. They should be able to reach the top." Ochako looks up while Kirishima joins in with Iron and Katsuki. 

"Good job," Shoto sends a wave of ice towards more drones that were pouring out of the entrance. "Now, you can help us stop these things!" 

"Move fat ass!" Katsuki jumps over Iron stealing his kill. 

"Aw, Come on, man. You're a good team!" Kirishima slices through two drones as Iron smashes one coming for Kirishima's back.

"Behave, boys..." The wind suddenly picks up, pushing Izuku and Melissa off track. "SHIT!" 

"Oh, no! They're blowing away!" Ochako was close to releasing her quirk as well. 

"Bakugo! Aim the propeller at Midoriya, quick!" Shoto throws off his suit jacket, while Katsuki flew into the air. 

"I told you not to give me orders!" Katstuki screams and blasts one of the propellers off its supports. Shoto's left arm ignites, burning off the sleeve before blasting fire into the back end of the propeller. The wind created blasts Izuku in the face as Melissa was clawing at his jacket to hold on. 

"That did it!" Ochako cheers once the two were back over the roof.

"Yeah!" Kirishima joins in as Iron and Bakugo were distracted with drones. 

'Shoto's got more control over his flames... thanks.' Izuku smiles before turning himself. 

"Izuku, we're going to hit the wall!" The flying pair observe that they were a few floors above the door they were once aiming. 

"hang on tight." Izuku pulls his fist back. 'I need to time this correctly, or we will be like bugs on a windshield.' 

"Okay!" Melissa hides her face and hugs tighter around Izuku's neck. Izuku pulls his fist back before throwing it forward. His knuckles dig into the wall before exploding inward, sending dust outside. 

"They got in the tower!" Ochako quickly places her fingers together. "Release!" The two inside quickly wrap each other in a hug as Izuku spins mid-air, landing hard on his back. 

Reception hall.

" Send Swordkil in and the others." Wolfram shoves one of his henchmen aside. 

"Yes, sir." 

"Defend the control room until I can get there." All Might watches as Wolfram leaves the hall. Steam was pouring off All Might's body, but no one notices. 

'Keep it up; All Might. Just a little while longer." All Might grits his teeth while shaking in his restraints. 'Your students will prevail. You know they will.' 

Chapter Text

Izuku holds Melissa tightly while groaning from underneath her. 'That hurt more than I thought,' Izuku breaths in deeply to collect himself. Melissa pushes herself off Izuku before looking down at him. 

"Izuku! Are you okay?" She takes his hand, pulling him up enough, so he was sitting. 

"Yeah, I'm great." Izuku was starting to get irritated at the whole situation. "You okay?" Izuku's eyes check her for any cuts or scratch the fall may have caused. 

"I'm fine," Melissa smiles, holding up her arm. "Just some scratches." 

"Good." Izuku tackles her out of the way as a sword slams against the floor, making the metal ring. Izuku quickly switches positions, putting himself in front of Melissa as Swordkil rushes forwards with his sword arm pulled back. 

Izuku meets the swing halfway with his own dagger. "You shouldn't have come here." Swordkil grunts while pushing down on Izuku's dagger. 

"Funny," Izuku smirks. "I was going to say the same thing." Izuku punches Swordkil in the face making him slam into the far wall of the stairway. "Also, I would love to know why you asshats are doing this." Izuku stands tall while materializing a second dagger as Swordkil turns his other arm into another sword. 

"You chose the wrong place to play hero, kid!" Swordkil rushes to Izuku's left, making him move right. The weapons clash as Swordkil knocks Izuku towards the destroyed wall. The weapons meet again, and Izuku drops down, making Swordkil's momentum carry over the monarch. Izuku shoves his foot against Swordkil before kicking him over himself and out of the hole in the wall. 

"AHHHH---" Swordkil's screaming comes to a quick end as Izuku hears heavy thud down below. Melissa just stares with wide eyes as Izuku turns around, checking the villain he kicked out of the upper floors. 

"I-Is he dead?" Melissa moves towards the hole where Izuku shakes his head. 

"No, just knocked out… probably has a broken spin," Izuku watches the villain's body twitch while hanging half over the railing a few floors below him. Swordkil's back was bent upwards with the back of his head against the catwalk to the wind generators. "Definitely broke his back… shall we?" Izuku points towards the stairs that head upwards. Melissa nods while still trying to pull her eyes off the broken villain a few floors down. 

"Y-yeah." 

The last two students leave to run up the stairs to the top of the tower before hearing gunfire from the 200th floor. Izuku disappears from Melissa's side, leaving her a floor below. 

The villains keep pre-firing the staircase until a green-haired man appears between them. Izuku grabs the hot barrels of their weapons, bending them downwards, and the guns explode from the barrels' jamming. The two villains yelp as the guns explode in their hands, making the shrapnel dig into their skin. "Idiots." Izuku knocks their heads together before pushing them down the stairs. "Okay, Melissa. It's clear." Izuku dusts off his suit jacket, making sure everything was straight. 

The blond-haired girl steps around the corner before stepping over the knocked out villains. "you're insane." She states while looking at the destroyed weapons. 

"Thank you." Izuku chirps. 

Tower- Top Floor

Izuku and Melissa keep close to the walls as they finally make it to the top floor. "Okay, Melissa. Where's the control room located?" Izuku checks down the hallway before moving forwards. 

"In front of the central elevators." Melissa keeps a few paces behind Izuku as he nods. They both stop at another corner. 

"Someone's in the vault." Izuku peaks around the side, seeing two men at a large console. Melissa peaks over Izuku, using his shoulders to stabilize herself. 

"Papa!" Melissa moves to get him, but Izuku holds her back as he sees David points to his assistant. 

"Hold on, we don't know if they are alone." Izuku tsks softly. 

"Why is he up here, though?" Melissa asks, but Izuku was wondering the same thing. 

"Maybe the villains brought him here for whatever they are looking for." Izuku checks behind them, making sure no one was sneaking up. "They might need him for something." 

"We have to help him." She looks down as her hair hits his face. 

"Right, but then we go to the control room." Izuku and Melissa slowly make their way into the vault. 

David smiles as he hears the computer chime. "I've unlocked it. Block, 1147." Sam quickly runs to go retrieve whatever was in the locker. 

"Wonderful!" Sam smiles as the locker opens, showing a silver briefcase inside. "You did it, Professor!" Sam smiles while holding the case up, showing the contents. 

"Finally. I've gotten it back." David looks at the floor while glaring. "All my research, and they just took my device away from me." David looks back up. "but now it's mine." 

"Just like we planned." Sam closes the case as David makes his way up the stairs to collect his work. "And it looks like the villains are holding things down." 

"I heard enough," an icy voice comes from the vault's door. "Igris, the case, please." David and Sam jump backward as a giant knight rips the case out of David's assistant's hands before walking down the stairs towards the surprise guests. 

"What?" David watches as the shadow delivers it to his monarch before disappearing. 

"Papa…" Melissa whispers, making the men jump as Melissa comes from behind Izuku, who was now in possession of the case. 

"Melissa? No." David holds up his hands slowly as she looks up at her father with confusion and pain. Izuku, on the other hand, was just pissed that the scientists would come up with something so insane. 

"Miss, what are you doing here?" Sam softly asks the girl who didn't acknowledge him. She was just looking at her father. 

"What does he mean that it's like you planned?" Melissa steps forwards slowly. "Don't tell me that you're the one behind this," Melissa begs as her bare feet drag across the cold flooring of the vault. "This was all you? Just to steal something?" David just stares at his daughter, unsure what to say that would make her understand his motives. "No… that can't be true," Melissa raises her voice. 

David closes his eyes tightly before looking back at his daughter, calmly. "Yes, it is," David admits. Izuku walks next to Melissa while looking at someone he used to look up too like a villain. 

"How could you?" Melissa bites her lower lip, trying to make up and excuse for her father. 

"The professor is only trying to get back what was stolen." Sam points at the case Izuku was holding at his side. "The invention inside that briefcase can amplify someone's quirk," Sam explains as Izuku's hand suddenly gets tighter around the handle of the case. 

"Is that even possible?" Izuku looks towards the inventor that created the tool. 

"Yes. It's still being tested, of course." Sam continues as David wasn't looking at his daughter anymore. "But, unlike with drugs, the device can magnify a person's quirk without doing any damage to their body or brain. Yet, despite that, our sponsors confiscated the prototype and our research data." Sam's voice starts to get agitated as he explains the situation. "Then they demanded that the project be abandoned. They worried that something like this would drastically affect the structure of superhuman society." 

"BECAUSE IT WOULD!" Izuku yells, making the three in the vault jump. "The chaos that Trigger already causes, and you two go and create this." Izuku waves the briefcase around. "You two created something that shifted everything, and it won't cause harm to the user. Are you insane?" Izuku begs them to answer as he looks at the two scientists. "Quirks are getting strong and stronger as new generations are born. That's genetics, and this is..." Izuku wants to destroy the invention and be done with the night. "This is never meant to be in the world." Izuku materializes his dagger, ready to destroy it. 

"Wait!" The two older men yell. "This is all fake. We hired actors and ordered them not to hurt anyone." 

"It's not an act anymore." Izuku spits out while glaring at the device. 

"There's something I'm missing, right?" Melissa asks, begging them to explain more. She needed more to understand why her father would cook something up like this. "You'd never do this!" 

"I'm so sorry," David looks down at his daughter sadly. 

"This doesn't make any sense," Melissa was trembling as she yells. "The Papa I know and love wouldn't act like a villain, no matter what." David flinches at his daughter's words. "So why, then? Why?" She was begging now, and it causes her father to turn away. 

"No," Izuku states loudly. "You look her in the eyes when you speak." He growled lowly inches his dagger closer to the case as the tip of it scratches the surface. David looks up and swallows, seeing Melissa's distraught eyes. 

"I had to for All Might," David speaks clearly and doesn't look away. "You two probably aren't aware of this, but his quirk is disappearing," David explains and watches as Izuku slowly moves his dagger away from the case. "However, if he uses the device, he'll be his old self again. No, his abilities will be even stronger than they were!" Izuku looks down at the case remembering All Might's debut video he watches over a thousand times when growing up. Saving hundreds of people in seconds. "The number-one hero… The Symbol of Peace." David continues. "He can get his strength and light back again." David smiles even if it was straining more as he talks. "He can keep saving people. Just like he always has." 

"They risked their lives!" Melissa yells angrily at her father. "Izuku and his classmates went through so much. Do you know how dangerous this was?" Melissa grits her teeth before glaring at her father. "How hard we were trying to save everyone on the island?" 

"No, what do you mean?" David asks, clearly confused. "The villains are fake." 

"Mr. Shield… those villains you hired…" Izuku starts seeing Sam look increasingly worried as Izuku talks. "They aren't fake." 

"Of course, it was a performance." Izuku grabs Melissa pulling her behind him as he glares at the two villains standing in front of the exit. "But the real act was pretending we weren't criminals." Wolfram grins. 

"So you're the boss… you know, there are people you see once in a while and think 'I really shouldn't mess with that guy'" Izuku smirk grows on his face as the two remaining villains were smirking confidently. "I'm that guy" Izuku drops the case and kicks it to the far side of the room. 'Igris, bring me his fucking head.' The large shadow springs to life as Wolfram touches the volt door sending the metal railing towards Izuku and his shadow. They both dodge the metal quickly, and Wolfram pushes his henchmen in front of him. Igris cuts him down quickly, and Wolfram watches as his henchman bleed heavily from a cut across his chest. The knight stops in front of him with the sword held high. 

"Izuku, stop!" Melissa yells out, making Igris and Izuku stop their attack. Izuku and Igris got caught by the metal railing when they do. Izuku gets slams to the far wall as Igris was cut apart by the metal.

'damnit Melissa, stay out of it.' Izuku glares as metal warps around his mouth, pinning his head and arms back. 

"You'd be smart not to resist." Wolfram quickly calms down now that the two threats were dealt with. He steps over his bleeding henchman as he walks towards the case. "Good job, Sam." Wolfram smiles as Melissa makes it over to Izuku, trying to cut him free. Izuku glares at her before motioning to the door with his dagger trying to get her to leave. 

"Sam? This was your plan?" David yells as his assistant as he walks down towards Wolfram, who picks up the case. "You were going to hand it over all along?" 

"You're the one who tricked me, professor." Sam begins as Wolfram turns to Sam. Melissa was gone from the vault, but it goes unnoticed by the remaining men. "I've been your assistant, for all these years, and you let them take our work." Sam talks, and Izuku rolls his eyes at the sob story. "We could have had fame and fortune but no. I deserve more. I need to be rewarded." Sam continues. 

Wolfram raises his pistol towards Sam. "Here's the payment I promised you." Sam looks at Wolfram before he shoots Sam in the shoulder. 

'I'm ending this now.' Izuku glares as the villain looks ready to end Sam's life. 'come to me.' 

The control room

Melissa slips out of the vault as the main villain was distracted with getting the case. She whips her cheeks before sitting down in the main chair. She looks at the entire tower's security system on the screen before clearing everything. 

In the vault

The sounds of the security shutting down make Izuku grin from behind the metal as he curls his arms slowly pulling on the metal. 

"Who turned off the security?" Wolfram looks around before he could pull the trigger again. "When did she leave!?" 

Outside the tower 

The robots stop advancing on the heroes.

"What happened?" Katsuki was standing in line with Iron, Shoto, Kiri, and Ochako as they were backed up to the edge of the tower. 

"They just stopped." Ochako breaths out while looking over the security drones. Then Iron drops into a puddle of shadows before shooting up the tower. 

"Izuku and Melissa made it," Shoto states coolly. 

"YEAH!" Kirishima cheers loudly. 

The server room

The Knights came to a stop as the drones did as well. Momo and Jiro breathe out in relief. Kaminari and Mineta were kneeling and in less pain than before. Iida stands up, looking back at the Knights that protected them. 

"Izuku and Melissa must've made it to the top!" Tenya grins, but it falls as he watches the line of knights drop into a pool of shadows and dart back out to the hallways out of sight. 'It's not over, is it?' Tenya turns to his classmates. "We must get to the top of the tower as well." 

Across the Island

"I-Island's security system is now operating in normal mode." The announcement rings out as the street drones clear the streets. 

Reception hall

The heroes were released from their restraints as they hear the announcement. 

"What's happeni-" A henchman gets cut off as a female hero kicks him in the chest hard enough to crack a few ribs. 

"Damn it!" Another one yells before getting taken out by the hero that Wolfram kicked earlier. The crowd of civilian’s cheers as the heroes retake control. All Might stands up and watches the shadows in the corner of the room move upwards. 

'This is not over yet if Young Midoriya is calling his soldiers to him.' All Might quickly rushes out of the room. 'Do not kill them, young Midoriya.' 

Back in the vault

Wolfram growls, seeing Sam clutching his bleeding shoulder as David was kneeling next to him, trying to stop the bleeding. "That damn bitch." Wolfram grips the case as he decides to leave before getting caught by heroes. Wolfram turns to face the exit only to be met with an army of shadows blocking the door. 

"You will not be leaving this tower alive." Izuku's voice comes from behind Wolfram. Wolfram turns to face the icy voice only to get punched hard enough to send him flying into the stairs were David and Sam were once standing. Izuku strolls forward, ripping the metal off his arms as he glares at the villain that was currently embedded in the stairs. "You screwed up," Izuku states while standing in front of the case that was back on the floor since Wolfram dropped it after getting hit. "Igris, Iron." He calls out. "Get the scientist out of the vault and take their project with you… I will take care of the villain." 

The knights quickly obey as Iron scoops the two scientists up like sacks of flower before throwing them over his shoulders and running out of the room. Igris bends down, picking up the case before following Iron. "Igris." The knight stops at the entrance. "You will only hand that off to me. Understand?" The knight nods before leaving. Wolfram watches in shock as his plan ultimately falls apart due to one child. 

"Y-you…" Wolfram's fingers dig into the broken steps. "You ruined everything!" he activates his quirk, throwing three metal pillars downward at the monarch. The pillars slam down were Izuku once stood. 

"No, you ruined my vacation," Izuku speaks into Wolfram's ear. The villain flinches and turns his eyes towards Izuku, who was sitting next to him spinning his red dagger in his hand. "I came here to enjoy myself. Get away from reality." Izuku sighs and moves quickly once Wolfram tries to attack him again. 

'He's fast' Wolfram's eyes dart around, trying to find the child that ruined his plan. 

"But you asshats just had to be greedy and selfish." Izuku was standing at the top of the stairs as Wolfram looks up at the dark green eyes staring down at him. "You are nothing but a low life that prays on other people." Izuku jumps out of the way as Wolfram was getting desperate and frantic with his attacks while pushing his quirk harder to speed up the attacks. 

'He's faster than my eyes can track.' Wolfram gets up, standing in the middle of the vault while looking around. The entrance was blocked by a mass of sold shadows, and he was trapped inside like a rat. "Show yourself!" 

"Fine," Izuku whispers in his ear before cutting his thigh open. Wolfram screams, getting the attention of Melissa that was helping her father patch, Sam up. The three looks towards the mass of darkness that once was the entrance to the vault. 

"what's happening?" All Might asks since he was the first to make it to the top. 

"Izuku's still inside with the main villain." Melissa informs her Uncle quickly. "we just heard a scream." 

All Might turns his attention to the Knights blocking the entrance then to Iron and Igris, who were standing near the civilians. "Don't worry Melissa, Midoriya can handle himself." All Might sweat drops as he hears more screaming from inside. 'I need to get in there.' 

"I'm not worried about him… I'm worried about the villain." Melissa admits as she saw Izuku ready to kill another human being. Even if he was a villain, they were still human. 

"I will get them." All Might walks towards the shadows as they part for him like the red sea. All Might swallows weakly, feeling the cold shadows brush against his shoulders as he walks into the entrance only to stop by the last line of them.

"You're a hero! You can kill me!" The villain All Might remembers calling the shots was kneeling in a pile of his own blood as Izuku stands tall in front of the downed villain. 

"I don't care," Izuku states coldly. "But, I guess if you answer my questions, I'll let you live." Izuku crouches down. "Who actually hired you to steal the gear? Why do you have a shadow behind you like All Might does." 

"W-What?" 

"what?" All Might coughs into his hand gently as he listens. 

"Just answer the question." Izuku glares. 

"H-he said my quirks would be powerful enough to stop even All Might." Wolfram shivers under the presence of the heroes in front of him. "But you’re not All Might…" 

"No, I'm not." Izuku picks up Wolfram's chin. "You said quirks. You have a second quirk?" 

"It was given to me," Wolfram admits as the blue eyes burn into his soul. 

"By who?" Izuku's dagger touches Wolfram's throat, making him flinch. 

"I received a phone call from the underground king himself." Wolfram watches the curiosity spikes in the man before him. "He said he wanted to work with me. To help, He wanted to see the professors fall from grace after making the device. He said it would destroy All Might." 

"All For One is behind this?" All Might speaks up, causing Izuku to turn his attention to the sudden visitor. Izuku lets his knights move away as All Might stomps his way over.

"All For One?" Izuku questions feeling Wolfram flinch upon seeing an enraged All Might. The two presences that stand in front of Wolfram makes him feel like an Ant under a boot. Izuku gets up as All Might was glaring down at Wolfram.

"MOVE OUT OF THE WAY YOU SHADOW DICKS!" Katsuki's voice screams from the entrance of the vault. 

"We will talk about this later, All Might." Izuku pulls his fist back, slamming it against Wolframs face a few times tell he feels the villain go limp. "You can arrest him now." Izuku walks away as he calls his army back to him. 

"Yes, we will, Young Midoriya." All Might grabs the villain by the back of his jacket before picking him up. 

Izuku walks out of the vault seeing Igris, the last knight standing still holding the case in his hands. Izuku looks at David before taking the case. "Before you get arrested, Mr. Shield. Would you like to see your invention actually be used by All Might?" 

The inventor looks up at Izuku before nodding with tears in his eyes. "Yes, Please." 

"Your lab before the cops get here." Izuku looks at his classmates. "I'm glad to see you are all doing well. Could you please watch these men while I take David and All Might somewhere?" 

"Whatever, you nerd," Katsuki growls, but it dies in his throat as All Might comes out with two bloody villains. 

"Izuku… what did you do to them?" Tenya kneels, checking on the two villains. 

"I didn't hit anything vital. Momo can you make sure they don't bleed out while we are gone. It shouldn't be more than 15 minutes." Izuku waves off with his free hand. "I'll be leaving Igris here if they cause trouble." 

"I doubt they will be moving anytime soon." Momo grabs the medical kit that Melissa grabbed from the control room earlier. 

"Perfect." Izuku pulls David to his feet before giving him a light shove towards the elevator. "All Might, please come with us." All Might nods and follows, leaving the young heroes with the villains. The three enter the elevator, and the doors slide shut. 

The group breathes out a collective breath of relief, now feeling the dominating presence of Izuku leave. "Is anyone else shaking?" Kaminari asked while hugging himself. Mineta nods quickly along while no one else does because they hide it. 

"What's up with him lately?" Ochako looks at the floor. "He's colder…" 

"He's mad at the teachers for making him reveal his past to everyone." Shoto answers while leaning against the wall across from the villains. Igris was standing next to him, copying his stance. "I would be too." He mutters. 

"But taking it out on villains is a little much." Melissa looks away as Momo presses the gauze against Wolfram's thigh. 

"Better than on us." Kaminari and Mineta say in sync. 

"He wouldn't do that to us." Ochako pouts. 

"True, greenie likes us too much." Jiro plays with her jack while tapping her foot softly. "I wonder what happened inside." The group turns their attention to the vault seeing it destroyed by metal pillars. 

"Looks like a war." Tenya states. 

"More like a slaughter," Katsuki growls, remembering Izuku's suit looked untouched for the most part. 

In Davids lab

"Why… why would you do this?" Yagi asked in his civilian form as Izuku sits on one of the counters with the briefcase near him. 

"I was so scared you'd lose your light." David looks at the floor, not able to meet his friends' eyes. "Scared that the peace you built as a hero would fade away with you." David finally looks up as Yagi shakes his head softly. 

"Try it on." Izuku opens the case showing the headpiece to All Might. "Because once you take it off. I'm destroying it." David flinches at the declaration. 

"Okay," Yagi says softly while walking over. He picks up the support gear, and David helps him with it. "Ready?" Yagi asks his friend who nods. 

"Yes." 

"Here we go." Yagi turns on the device as the blue lights activate around his head. Yagi buffs up with little to no difficulty even as he was way past his time limit. Izuku watches as All Might laughs loudly, and David smiles, seeing his work pay off. "You are the smartest person I know, Dave!" All Might hugs his friend tightly before placing him down again. "Thank you." David just smiles before Yagi reaches up, taking off the device and turning it off. "But, it's time for a new light to rise." Yagi stands in front of his oldest friend while holding out the support gear. David just looks at the equipment he spent years on, researching, and building. 

"If it's any comfort…" Izuku begins catching both the adult's attention. "I'm already working on something that has the possibility of healing All Might. No drugs, no devices. I can't talk about it now, but I hope I can get it before Yagi loses any more of his time." Izuku gets up, grabbing the device before placing it back into the case. Yagi coughs into his hand, not expecting that to come from his student's mouth. 

"Really?" David asks, and Izuku just nods. 

"Yes, I don't know if it's full-proof, and we won't know till I get it." Izuku laches the case. "Let's get back to the group. The police should be here by now." 

The three adults make their way back to the elevator to meet up with the students upstairs. 

Afterparty

The criminals were taken away, and the reception hall was empty besides the young heroes of the night. Everyone sits around one large table, stocking up on the foods that were left out for them as the staff cleans up around them. All Might watches from the exit while smiling as Mineta and Kirishima make jokes about harems. The girls roll their eyes but still laugh at the antics. Even Melissa joins the heroes as they invited her after her father was taken away by the police. 

"Nice, isn't it," Izuku speaks softly next to All Might. All Might nods watching his students. 

"Will you be joining them?" The teacher turns to Izuku, who nods. 

"Eventually. I wanted to thank you for coming in when you did." Izuku rubs his neck slowly. "I don't think I would have stopped myself if I was alone." 

"Of course, young Midoriya, but you must restrain yourself even as an Underground hero. Some villains can be redeemed," All Might grins. "What did you do with the device?" 

"It's gone," Izuku confirms while watching part of his class eat after a hard night's work. "It was too much of a risk to keep that thing around anyone." 

"Agreed, I'm disappointed in Dave for making such a thing, but I see why he did." All Might sighs. "It's hard to keep secrets from the ones closest to us. We don't know if they will be dragged into a war they were not sighed up for." 

"But it's about faith and trust, Yagi." Izuku stands straighter. "It's lonely at the top, but you do it to protect everyone knowing you can handle the situation by yourself. I just want to make sure I have someone worth protecting and fighting for. Yagi, I hope you find that person, so you are not lonely yourself. I'll see you back at the hotel, we can relax and talk later. Good Night Yagi," Izuku slips through the doors leaving All Might in the hall. All Might watches as the group of students jump up when Izuku walks over, greeting him with their usual smiles, not a single hint of fear even after tonight. Yagi smiles and closes the door before leaving the young heroes to have their fun. 

Chapter Text

Back at UA

Izuku sits down, on the common room couch once he was back from the trip. Most of the class was back as well. Shoto was revisiting his mother, and Katsuki was visiting his parent. Izuku himself was thinking about his talk with Yagi on the plane ride back to Japan. 

*Flashback*

Yagi and Izuku sitting across from each other in his jet. 

"Who's All for One?" 

"What shadows hang over my shoulder?" 

They start at the same time before chuckling to themselves. "I guess I'll go first." Izuku leans back into his seat. "You already know about my army of shadows, but you don't know where they come from." Izuku plays with his thumbs. "You can't tell anyone about this. It's dangerous and if it gets out. I seriously think the public would crucify me." 

Yagi sits straighter as Izuku's tone was strained while he continues. 

"My quirk lets me level up by defeating monsters in dungeons, the first nine months before UA. That's all I did. Trained to get stronger and to get higher levels." Izuku makes sure Yagi was following. "When I hit a certain level, I got a quest for a job change." 

"A job change?" Yagi tilts his head. 

"Yeah, It's complicated to go fully into it. Anyway, this quest made me go through a dungeon by the end of the quest I got a job. Shadow Monarch." Izuku leans forward, resting his elbows on the table.

"Ah, that's where your hero name comes from. Makes sense." Yagi smiles as Izuku rolls his eyes. 

"Yes, but that was a promotion from the base job. See, in RPG games. When you select a class or job like Knight, Warrior, Magicians, and so on… I did well enough to get a promotion quickly after." Izuku continues his explanation.