(A/N: I was bored and decided to make a story where Izuku is completely overpowered but doesn't care about anything aside his Mom. Yup, this is happening. Don't expect much difference from the canon just about as much change as I like to do, I just decided this would be fun to write. Hopefully this will be fun to read... or it most likely wont and I'll be ran out of town by pitchforks, torches, and computer monitors. I'll be forced to retire and live on an island off the coast of Nova Scotia and become a hermit... is there even a coast on Nova Scotia? ... Okay there is... dang Nova Scotia is a pretty nice place... I should save up to take a vacation there.)
(P/A/N: Oh and before I forget. Hopeless has been thrown in the freezer of stories. Yeah, I decided to save it for another day... the spark I had when writing the first few chapters immediately burned out. It'll be back 100% certain, just not right now. I'm sorry to the 11 of you who liked it enough to follow it, it'll be back... don't run me out of town.)
*Midoriya's P.O.V*
"U.A High huh? Why not? It's not like I have anything better to do." I muttered which got the entire class's attention, and they then started to laugh.
"Huh?! Midoriya?! Good grades aren't enough for you to make it in!" Everyone sneered... what a drag.
*BOOM!* An explosion was a few inches from my face.
"Come ON DEKU!" Bakugou yelled, "Everyone at least has a power! You?! You go down in one hit! You can't possibly make it to U.A!" Bakugou yelled.
Just ignore him Izuku... he won't hit you in the classroom. Besides, they don't know the truth, and for good reason. I just got up from my seat, "Hey teacher? I finished all the homework for this week, permission to leave?" I asked.
"You can't just lea-"
"Just make sure you study for the test." The teacher said.
"Got it, see you tomorrow." I said before leaving.
It's was a deal between the principal and I. See, school makes it really hard for me to give it my all. I brought this up to the principal, he said that so long I finish the homework and get perfect scores on the tests practice or otherwise, I can come and go whenever I feel like it. Is it bad? Sure. Has the school done worse? Far worse. It surprises me this school is still running with the shady practices it runs, but hey, not my place to question.
I made it home, mom was shocked to see me home, but paid it no mind. She knows my deal with the principal, and she did spark a few questions, but the principal reassured her saying I'm the top student, the valedictorian practically. He said that me leaving the class to head home will be a 'stress relief'. She was hesitant, but agreed. Now I take up a laid back job at the nearby convenience store to help mom with rent and the bills. Heck she's the reason why I haven't given up completely yet. So of course I would help her out whenever I can.
Anyway, as you heard... I go down with one hit. My Quirk is what's responsible. See I like to call it 'Glass Cannon', it basically makes my speed and strength immeasurable, however like all glass canons my vitality is basically nonexistant. One strong hit, and I'm done. However... it wasn't always like that. See most RPGs call H.P 'Health Points' makes sense because it's your health points. However... my vitality is 'Hope Points'. Because I'm not unhealthy by any means, in fact I work out everyday to maintain my power... however I'm slowly losing any hope I once had.
Corny and cliche I know, but it's true. Rent skyrocketing, taxes also shooting up, and to top it all off, my dirtbag of a father left us all alone. So basically even with my job, my mom's job, and the sorry excuse for alimony checks my dad sends, we barely scrap by in the money department, but we're teetering over the edge here. Should taxes rise again or I get fired... then we're pretty much done.
But still mom takes these rises with a smile, the last thing she wants is to worry me more... not that I'm constantly worrying. Like I said before, she's the reason why I haven't completely given up hope... I don't know what I would do if I lose her... probably go on a berserk rampage. Nah I'm kidding... probably.
"Need help?" I asked as I walked over to her, she shook her head.
"No dear. You're home early." She said.
I shurgged, "I finished this weeks homework, the teacher said I could leave so long I study for the test, not that I need to really." I said before glancing to the wall clock, 30 minutes until work, "Besides the students are rude." I said.
"How so?" She asked.
"I made an off handed comment that I wanted to go to U.A because there was nothing better to do. Granted I could have said something mellow, but I always speak my mind. Basically they laughed at my face and said grades aren't enough." I said.
"They don't know about your power." Mom said.
"They know about the drawbacks only." I muttered.
She set the pan aside before hugging me, "You'll get in guaranteed, and if you go pro you can buy me a decent house." She quipped.
I laughed and hugged her back, "That's the plan at least." I said, you deserve nothing less than the best... for dealing with me.
I ate some food before heading off to work. Boring... but whatever pays the bills. Then the manager walked up to me, "Hey kid, shouldn't you be in school?" She asked.
"I'm too far ahead, the school doesn't care if I'm there or not. So long I ace their tests, and show up for role to make them look good they could care less." I answered honestly.
"That's... pretty scummy." She said.
"Yeah well, that means I get to work more hours." I said as a customer entered the establishment. I helped him out before continuing my conversation with the manager.
"So where you going after graduation?" She asked.
"U.A." I answered.
"T-The National School?! Are you sure?" She asked.
"If it would make me a hero faster and help out mom... then I'll go." I said simply, "Besides it's not hard to get in, just pass the test and do their pointless practical. They still do the robot thing, they basically prefer combat oriented Quirks, and even so they passed a stipulation a decade back to those who don't have combat Quirk just to not get lawsuits." I said.
She was silent before shrugging, "Well if anyone could do all of that is you." She said, "Keep up the good work, and that bo-."
*BOOM!*
I looked out the window to see a building on fire, them more buildings got set on fire. As explosions were firing out of a sludge villain but the blasts hit the buildings.
"Clair... stay here k?" I said as I walked towards the door.
"Be safe!" She called out worried for my safety.
I will.
I followed the carnage, and saw a bunch of heroes surrounding the slime villain from before. Why aren't they doing anything, it's 4 against 1 they can surely wi- Wait, Bakugou's inside the villain.
I knew his big mouth would be the death of him... guess I have to save him.
"Everyone sta- HEY KID WHAT ARE YOU?!" Death Arms yelled out, but I ignored him.
"H-Huh? What are you doing kid? Step away!" The slime villain yelled as he directed a blast at me, I moved to the side and continued walking. Once I was an inch away from him I tensed my finger and flicked at the slime villain, he splattered all over the walls. As an unconscious Bakugou laid on the ground.
"... Man what a Total Drag." I muttered as I lifted Bakugou and handed him to the heroes, "Take him to the hospital... get some air in him." I said before walking away.
"Hey kid..." Death Arms called out, I turned to face him, "Who are you?"
"That doesn't concern you." I said, "But I'd appreciate it if you bought something from the 7-11 down the street, money is scarce at my home and I need the bonus from my boss." I said before turning back around, "I'd appreciate it even more if this didn't get out. The media and all that."
I walked away and headed back to the 7-11 I worked at. I reassured Clair that I handled the situation and let the heroes handle the fire... and that I may or may not have asked the heroes to come and buy stuff. She said she was proud of the progress I've made.
Soon my 8 hour shift is up and I headed home, It was 6:00 PM and I was pretty certain mom was cooking di-
"I AM HERE!" All Might yelled as he rushed in front of me.
"All Might? What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I AM HERE! To tell you that you handled that situation with the slime villain really well young man!" He exclaimed.
"Yeah, great... did any of that get leaked to the news? Because we can say you did it." I said, "Not a big fan of the media... they're such a pain in my everything."
He laughed and patted my shoulder, "I agree... But that's not what I came here to talk to you abo- BLAAK!" All Might said as he coughed up blood and transformed into a skinny version of himself.
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"Do you... need to go to the hospital or something?" I asked.
"I-It's fine... happens all the time." He muttered as he explained the circumstances of why he suddenly lost 99% of his body mass while wiping the blood off of his face, "You seem pretty nonchalant about this."
"Ehh, everyone has a weakness. No and ifs or buts about it." I muttered, "For example I may be powerful and fast, but I go down in one hit." I said, "So if an enemy lands an attack as... heck about as hard as a teenager with anger problems... I go down." I said.
"Yeesh, that's a harsh weakness." All Might muttered but I waved it off.
"A weakness is as harsh as you make it out to be." I said, "So what did you need?" I asked.
"Ah yes, I would like to discuss something with you." All Might said before my mom sent me a text.
Mom: Izuku, are you out yet?
Me: Yeah, I'm right outside near the grocery store, need me to pick up something for dinner?
Mom: Yes, pick up some asparagus and fish.
Me: Okay, I'm cooking tonight, don't even think about lifting a finger.
"Care to come in for dinner?" I offered, "Just say you're an advisor to U.A." I said.
"I couldn't." All Might muttered.
"Well then looks like your talk is going to have to wait then, because I'm cooking tonight." I said, "So it's either you wait till tomorrow, or come talk to me after dinner."
"... Well alright then." All Might said.
All Might and I entered the grocery store. I picked up a filleted tilapia, it's mom's favorite, and fresh asparagus. You can tell based on the tip of the asparagus, if the stem is firm and the spear either bright green or violet tinged and they're compact together, it's fresh. Size and thickness doesn't really mean anything aside from it's age.
All Might paid for the groceries... and hey, I wasn't going to complain over free dinner. Once we made it home I told mom I had a guest.
"Who is this Izuku?" Mom asked looking at All Might, he took it upon himself to introduce himself.
"I'm an advisor at U.A, my name is Toshinori Yagi." He greeted.
"Well welcome, will you be staying for dinner?" She asked.
"If you would have me." He said.
"We have enough for him, so it's fine." I said as I prepared the stove tops for the asparagus and the fish.
Dinner was finished and I set the table for the three of us, Mom decided to spark some small talk. "So, how did you meet Izuku?" She asked.
"He came to school, one of the few days I stayed for the duration, to talk about U.A, he remembered me and found me while I was leaving work." I answered.
"You don't stay in school?" All Might asked.
"The school allows me to leave when I want. My grades are top notch and my test scores are the top of the class. I don't really learn anything there that I haven't learnd in the past on my own time. So I just leave." I answered.
"The school doesn't care?" All Might asked.
"Not really. So long I pass the tests and show up for attendance, they don't care if I stay or not. Works for me, because I don't pretty much every student there." I said, "So I have a job to help out Mom." I said as I chewed on my steaming piece of fish... perfectly cooked. Good job me.
"So why do you want to go to U.A?" All Might asked.
"Simple, because most top heroes went to U.A." I said, "I want to be a hero to buy my Mom a house and have her live in comfort for the rest of her days." I said.
All Might seemed satisfied by that answer.
We continued eating our dinner. Mom was always a curious one, as she was asking All Might a bunch of questions about U.A. Questions like, what's U.A like? What do they do there? And Will I be safe? All Might answered the question to the best of his ability... I should have said he was my boss at 7-11. Oh well, he's doing well for himself.
Dinner was pretty much over and Mom offered to wash the dishes while I led All Might out of the apartment... now is a good time to ask, "So what did you need?" I asked.
"Oh that..." All Might said, "Well, I thought you were pretty calm and collected when facing a villain attack, not to mention brave enough to walk face first into danger to save that boy." All Might said.
"He was destroying the shop, I did what anyone would do." I said.
"That's exactly my point, you did what everyone else would do, but didn't do." All Might said, "You showed more courage in a few minutes than people would in a life time. That's why... I want you to be my successor."
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"Say that again?" I asked.
"Allow me to explain." He said as he held out his hand, "The name of my Quirk is One for All. It's a crystaline network Quirk, getting stronger as it's passed down. I'm currently the eight holder of One for All, and my time of being the Symbol of Peace is slowly running out." He said, "With my injury and my time limit, I need to find a new successor and fast. So that's why I want you to be him. The next Symbol of Peace."
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"Oh wow... um, sorry it's a little too much for me to handle right now. Can I call you with my decision tomorrow or something?" I asked.
"O-Oh of course." He said as he scribbled me his number, "Thanks for the food, now I must be going now." He said as he left.
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Am I even worthy of such a title?
Sure I wouldn't deny that I'm powerful but with a harsh weakness, but still. One for All? Symbol of Peace?
I-I need to think about this.
*End of Chapter*