Not A Saw for Bone

After the practical test, Momo Yaoyorozu and other recommended examinees were taking a break in a room with air conditioner, sofas, and vending machines containing snack and drink. She had taken herself to bought a bottle of sports drink and sat on one of the sofas. Sitting beside her was a boy with a burn mark on his left eye and half red, half white hair. If she wasn't wrong, he was the son of Endeavor.

As she took a gulp from the bottle, Momo looked at the other occupants in the room. There was a girl with dark green hair talking with a boy whose teeth were lacking lips and had his teeth visible. On the other side of the room, there was a boy with thin hair giving a glare towards the Todoroki once in a while. A blonde girl in a ponytail was sitting beside him while reading a magazine.

Speaking about the blonde girl, she seemed to find something interesting. She took out what appeared to be a white pen and wrote on her palm. Momo found it strange that she decided to do it on the palm. She also noticed that the pen was rather big and the movement of the blonde's hand made her wonder if she actually wrote something.

The boy beside her looked at the latter, turning his eyes on the son of Endeavor, before immediately looked back at the blonde. His face became pale and he moved further away from her.

It only made her more intrigued by what the blonde was doing.

Before Momo could even approach her, the bell was ringing, indicating that break time was over and the beginning of the final test, an interview. Upon hearing the bell, the blonde seemed to be giving whatever she did on her palm a finishing touch before putting the pen back to her pocket.

As a teacher entered the room, Momo decided to not think too much about it. There was something more important that she needed to do.

Momo had to admit that this was not what she expected on her first day at U.A. She had several scenarios in her mind. Students from the same school talking to each other, old friends reuniting when one entered the class and saw the other, some still happy of being accepted, some being rather nervous due to being able to attend the prestigious high school, and many more.

Two students having a fight the moment they saw each other was not one of them. Granted, it only happened when the student with glasses tried to lecture a blonde punk for putting his legs on the desk. Still, for new classmates to fight each other this early…

At least it was stopped when a green-haired boy entered the classroom. The student with glasses approached him and said something to the boy. Then, there was a girl with blush stickers entering the classroom and spoke with the green-haired boy.

When the homeroom teacher, Shouta Aizawa, arrived and immediately ordered them to go to the P.E. grounds, many did so with haste. Momo meanwhile checked the P.E. uniform that has been given to them first. Thanks to that, she was able to overhear Aizawa giving a student different order.

"Davis, go meet with Recovery Girl and after you're done, meet with the rest of the class at the grounds with your uniform on." The teacher ordered the student.

"Of course, sir." The student replied before standing up and grabbed her P.E. uniform.

"By the way, do you responsible for this?" Aizawa showed her a shiny red apple.

"I can take it back if you want."

Aizawa remained silence before he took a bite on the apple and said, "I don't think they still do this back there."

The student nodded her head before exiting the classroom. Now that Momo had a better view of her, she realized that it was the same blonde girl that she saw during the entrance exam. Combined with her and Todoroki, that meant there were three recommended students in Class 1-A.

As she went towards the changing room with her P.E. uniform, Momo wondered how the girl managed to enter the exam for recommended students. From what she saw during the practical test, she was quite average compared to others. As such, she couldn't help but wonder about it.

Could her quirk be something that can be observed under a certain circumstance?

"So, the test focused on the strength of the limbs?"

"Of course not. It's called quirk apprehension test for a reason." Replied an old woman as she read a file. "Though I guess that's not completely wrong either. Some of the students will have to depend solely on the natural strength of their quirks, for one reason or another."

"Hmm…"

"Speaking of which, do you need any help with it?" The old woman looked at the person behind the curtain.

"No, thank you. This is my field of expertise."

"Had you been anyone else, I would not allow this kind of thing to happen." The old woman sighed. "Seriously, a teacher is not supposed to let her student performing self-surgery."

"You're not a teacher, Recovery Girl."

"Heh, right. But the point still stands." The old woman, Recovery Girl, approached the curtain and pull it open. "Make sure you don't make me regret this, Riley."

Riley, the blonde recommended student of Class 1-A, was sitting on a bed as she performed a suture on her own left arm. She cut the string and put the needle holder alongside other surgical instruments.

"Don't worry, I won't."

Shouto Todoroki was not in a good mood.

It was not due to the school or anything related to it. Well, it was kind of related, if he had to be completely honest. Because thanks to him managed to enter U.A., he had a conversation with his father, the Number 2 Hero, Endeavor, that morning.

His father gave him some rather good advice, alongside the usual "encouragement." But he still hated Endeavor and the less time Shouto spent with his father, the better.

In order to divert his mind away from that topic, Shouto observed other students doing their test. He was not one to brag or even underestimate other people but he couldn't help but felt underwhelmed upon seeing many of them in action. He was quite impressed by the girl with dark hair in a ponytail due to her creativity and a little bit with the punk with explosive quirk.

As the test moved on, his eyes were focused on a blonde girl in a ponytail, a fellow recommended student. From what he saw, she didn't use her quirk, indicating that it was most likely something not visible to naked eye, though there were hints of it.

50-meter dash being 5.37 seconds, grip strength being 60.0 kg, only a few feet away from landing outside of the sandbox during the standing long jump test, and many more. Her physical strength was above normal humans.

Was her quirk something along the line of strength enhancement? Though stamina was also a possibility considering how long she could last during a distance run.

"Time to present the result," Aizawa stated as he created a holographic screen.

Shouto didn't worry about the result. He might not be in the first place but considering his performance, he would be one of the top ten. He wondered who would bite the…

"Oh yeah, that whole "expulsion" thing was a lie." The teacher said as he grinned. "It was a logical ruse to pull out your best performance."

…on the other hand, that could work. Though he remembered overhearing his…father talking about how an entire class of the Department of Heroes got expelled. So, there was still a risk.

"Davis, escort Midoriya to Recovery Girl and get him patched up," Aizawa ordered as he gave the student a paper.

Davis, who turned out to be the recommended student with blonde hair, accepted the paper before walking towards Midoriya, the green-haired student and the only one who got hurt during the test.

Shouto turned his attention to the screen and found out that he was in the 2nd place, below Momo Yaoyorozu, most likely the girl with black hair capable of creating a variety of item. He also found out that Davis, full name "Riley Davis," was in the 9th place.

"Riley Davis, huh? That means she's a foreigner." Thought Shouto. "Rather strange seeing one getting schooled in Japan."

He kept his eyes on the girl until she was out of side along with the boy that she escorted.

"So, what's the injury?" Recovery Girl asked as the two students entered her office.

"Just broken bones and some burn wound," Riley answered simply.

"Just that?" Recovery Girl focused on the green-haired boy. "I guess you have better control than I thought."

"Oh, um, well…" He stuttered as he tried to hide his embarrassment.

"Come on, take a seat! Let me have a look at it." The medical staff ordered nicely.

As Izuku Midoriya went towards the chair that was offered, he wondered why he must be escorted by Riley. He was only injured in his finger, nothing that required an escorting. He was then distracted from the thought when Recovery Girl kissed his injured finger, healing him but also made Izuku tired.

"It's a good thing that you still have enough strength." Recovery Girl stated as she gave Izuku some gummies. "If you don't, then you're going to need Davis help to fix your finger."

"Is that why she escorted me here?" Izuku asked as he looked at Riley, who was looking at a file.

"Yes. She has a healing quirk. Much better than the one that I have, to be honest." The medical staff explained before her face became less bright. "Though not one for a faint heart."

"Eh?" Izuku looked back at the heroine.

"What I am trying to say is…" She gave him a look that indicated that it was serious. "…try not to make it necessary for her to heal you."

As he put one of the gummies in his mouth, Izuku couldn't help but wonder what kind of quirk that Riley had.

After the class was over, Riley immediately went towards the nurse's office. She took the same file that she read earlier and read it again until someone entered the office. She turned around and saw the newest teacher of the faculty, All Might, currently not in his hero persona.

"Ah, young Riley, it's good to see you." All Might greeted her before noticing the file on her hands. "Is that…"

The student gave the Number One Hero the file. He read the file and seemed to be nodding his head in satisfaction.

"It's always good to know that even on the verge of death, there are still people who would try to do one last good deed." All Might commented as he made a smile.

"Like you?" Riley stated as she pointed at him.

"Preferably at some point in the future. Years from now." He replied as he scratched his head.

"Unfortunately, only his stomach is available," Riley said, returning to the intended topic. "His respiratory system is not in good condition. If the damage spilled into his stomach, I can salvage it. But then there's the fact that…"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, I don't need to know the whole detail!" All Might raised both of his hand with one still holding the file. "So, is it possible?"

"Yes, but considering how healthy he is for his condition, at the minimum we need to wait for months before the organ is…available." Riley remained silence for a while before adding, "You know…"

"I already told you, young Riley. I will not take that option." The Number One Hero stated firmly. "They might not be civilians and in fact criminals, villains. But not even the worst among them deserved the fate that will befall them if that option is taken."

"I guess there's a reason you're called 'The Symbol of Peace.'" She let out a sigh. "Just remember that we're not going to be here forever, so make sure you don't regret your decision."

"I won't. I can promise you that."

All Might gave the file back to Riley and went towards the door. Before he exited the office, he gave one last look at the girl, who was already reading the file again. He gently shook his head and then passed through the door.

If he had to be honest, he had no idea whether their presence was a blessing or a curse. Maybe even both.

And this prologue is done.

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