The TV was on, displaying the news. "A mass villain attack on the outskirts of Yokohama left dozens injured, yet heroes appeared in a timely fashion and dealt with the situation, helping the police to arrest 7 villains."
"Dad, what are the plans for today?" the boy asked without taking his eyes out of the news.
"Your mom and I are going to the nearby town, the hospital there requested help due to a recent flu outbreak."
"But the news…"
"That's not even near here, don't worry about that" the dad said with a smile.
"Will you be back by dinner?"
"Don't worry, we should be back much sooner than that, Yagi-kun. Now you should finish eating hurry, or you'll be late for school."
"Okay. Well, I've finished, see you later! Have a great day at work and stay safe!"
Yagi Toshinori then went out and headed to school for another day at Minami-Kusatsu Junior High.
Every day at school was more or less of the same. Yagi was not a victim of bullying, but he wasn't at ease knowing his classmates sometimes were victims, however he didn't know how to deal with it. The quirkless were always the victims, even from other, stronger, quirkless boys and girls.
After lunch break, the homeroom teacher entered the classroom.
"This afternoon we'll have individual sessions to talk about your carreer options. I understand most of you want to be heroes, but a society can't be stable if only one line of work is pursued by everyone. Please, think beyond what's the most popular option and try to see what suits you, your style and your future life."
Yagi sat on the classroom, while the teacher called the students one at a time, and as each student left the classroom Yagi's anxiety grew, until he was finally the only one left.
"Toshinori Yagi, please come with me" the teacher said, looking at the attendance sheet.
The teachers' room was empty except for both of them, the teacher pointed to the chair in front of his desk.
"So, Toshinori-kun, tell me: what are your objectives? What do you see yourself doing?"
"I… I just… I want to be able to help people, so I thought of becoming… a… a medic, or a police officer" the boy said, his voice shaking.
"A medic or a police officer? Those are nice choices, but have you talked about it with your parents?" the teacher asked, finally raising his eyes from the notes in front of him and staring at the boy "I'm sure they would like you to go to UA Academy and have a go at the hero life."
"But you said it yourself..."
"I know what I said" the teacher cut without raising his voice "however, I did not say you should not try. Is there a specific reason for you to discard this route?"
"My quirk" the boy said, staring at the floor between his feet "it is unreliable, at best."
"Well, from looking at your body frame, it's obvious you haven't been counting on it and started to do something about your physical condition, despite the young age."
"Even if it were reliable, it's not that kind of a quirk, if I wanted to be a hero I would not count on it for battles" the boy replied, still looking at the floor.
"Well, you still have time to think about it, to improve your quirk's reliability and to train your body, if you want. Even if you decide not to try the UA, that will still help" the teacher remarked.
"Well, thanks for the advice."
"However, if you do think about having a go at the hero life, you should start to work more on your attitude."
"My… attitude?" the boy asked with a puzzled look, finally looking at the teacher's face.
"You should take responsibility for the well-being of the ones around you. Sometimes even just a smile and a few kind words can go a long way, remember this. And talk to your parents about your carreer choices, listen to their input" the teacher smiled while finishing closing his annotations.
"Thanks, I will do this." With a deep bow and a shy smile, Yagi left.