A/N: Sorry for the long wait guys. I've been reading more Gamer Fanfiction stories because I needed way more inspiration. I was also enjoying my summer and hanging out with my girlfriend. Once again, I apologize for the hefty wait. I'll make sure to keep my updating frequent from now on.
The Gaming Deku
Chapter Two
Izuku woke up again, blinking. He would've thought that last night was a dream if it wasn't for the blue window that appeared in front of his face.
[You have rested in bed. All HP and MP recovered. All negative status effects removed.]
The boy couldn't help but gain a smile. This was going to be amazing! What should he do first? The best thing to do was to become familiar with his [Status Page] as this would be the go-to thing for him usually. Izuku thought about what he wanted, the voluntary command, and it appeared instantly.
Name: Izuku Midoriya
Level: 1 [EXP | 00.00%]
Title: The Gamer
HP: 250/250
MP: 250/250
STR: 5
VIT: 5
DEX: 5
INT: 5
WIS: 5
LUK: 5
CHA: 5
Points: 5
Money: $0
The black-and-green haired boy raised an eyebrow. Never in his wildest dreams would he think that his physical stats matched his intelligence stat. Maybe this was just the starting point for his Quirk? He didn't know, but what he did know was that he wanted to allocate those points. His whole being wanted to yell at him to increase his strength and to stop Katsuki Bakugou, his childhood friend, from bullying him, but he had to be smart about this. Apparently, when you increased these stats then you're basically increasing yourself in abnormal ways that people usually couldn't. If he increased his STR, he would get stronger. If he increased his INT, he would become smarter. So on and so forth.
What he really wanted to know was how the stats affected his Health Points and Mana Points. Since there were only a few stats that he could think of that would increase either-or, it was better to just put a point into something and see if it affected his HP or MP. He assumed that INT would make him smarter and increase his mana. He was sure that VIT would increase his health, but maybe DEX would. He didn't know how to feel about CHA, his charisma, as he didn't know what that could get him in life.
You've gained +1 INT for thinking your power through.
Izuku's eyes widened. So he had the ability to increase his points through doing something that related to them? The best thing that Izuku could think of was to try multiple things to see if they worked. First, he would continue with his rant about CHA. Charisma could actually help him, now that he thinks about it. Think of the greatest hero, All Might, who always had the biggest smile whenever he did anything. Everyone loved him, everyone cheered for him, and he was a great crowd pleaser. Being a hero wasn't just about defeating villains - even though it technically was - but it was about helping the civilians who weren't good with their quirks, and to have them adore you and depend on you.
So CHA could actually help Izuku become a better hero later on in life. His gaze flickered around his room, taking in all the All Might figurines and posters, all signs of Izuku being a fanboy. The boy smiled a warm smile. Maybe, just maybe, he could become as great as a hero as All Might.
You've gained +1 WIS for understanding things a bit more.
The hero-enthusiast smiled. It seemed that his prediction was right. With that, Izuku dropped to the floor and started to do push-ups. During his fifth push-up, he felt it was getting harder. The boy kept going until his fifteenth push-up which made his arms feel like noodles. He felt as if he stopped, then he wouldn't get the point. He had to push himself to earn these things, not just expect them to come to him easily. With that in mind, he continued to do push-ups until he couldn't lift himself anymore and fell to the ground.
As his cheek pressed against the rug in his room, he smiled. There was the darn box that he was waiting for.
You've gained +1 STR for pushing yourself to the limit.
You've gained +1 VIT for pushing yourself to the limit.
Bam! Double score! Izuku warily got off the floor and looked at his [Status Page] again.
Name: Izuku Midoriya
Level: 1 [EXP | 00.00%]
Title: The Gamer
HP: 300/300
MP: 300/300
STR: 6
VIT: 6
DEX: 5
INT: 6
WIS: 6
LUK: 5
CHA: 5
Points: 5
Money: $0
"Interesting," Izuku started, "The points that go into VIT and INT increase my health by fifty points. It's a simple math equation that is really effective. But, that means that I won't get super strong really quickly, and I'm prone to taking a lot of damage... and dying." Izuku clenched his fists and looked at them, all signs of fatigue gone. "I will never let that happen. I have to live long enough to reach my dream of becoming the strongest hero!"
CHA has increased by one!
"Right." The black-and-green haired boy deadpanned as the screen showed up. He threw all of the blue screens away and fell to the floor again, increasing his pace and the proficiency with each push-up, sit-up, jumping jack, and etcetera. What he didn't know what that his mother stood outside his slightly creaked open door, watching the boy. Her eyes watered, watching her boy try so hard. "I'm s-so, so sorry, Izuku. I'm sorry that you'll never be a hero..."
Inko Midoriya didn't know how wrong she was with that statement. If only she knew about his quirk, his flourishing brain, and his endless determination, then she would definitely not say that at all.
"Hm?" Izuku muttered as a blue screen showed up as his finished his reps. The boy had created a certain workout he would perform every morning, afternoon, and night before he went to bed. It had been a week since he got his power, and nothing new had happened. He had noticed that it started to get harder to earn and increase his points. He had gotten them all to ten - except for LUK which he couldn't figure out how to increase at all - and after that, it was taking all day to increase at least two points.
Anyway, the blue screen that appeared was the first that Izuku had ever seen.
A new skill has been created!
[Knee Rush] (Active) [LVL 1 | EXP | 00.00%]
The user rushes forward and transfers all of their momenta into their knee as they slam it into their opponent.
There is a 2% chance to inflict [Stun] on your enemy.
"That's... interesting," Izuku said with a small smile. If he could make skills like this, he could become a better fighter than Katsuki Bakugou, his childhood, and current bully. When Izuku went to his basement to get the punching bag, he was trying to find better ways to increase his stats. It seemed that he just found out another part of his power, though.
Izuku backed up and rushed forward, recalling the move he just created. His body followed a certain set of steps, as if he practiced this a thousand times, and slammed his flying knee into his target causing the punching bag to lurch forward with great force.
[Knee Rush] has levelled up!
The boy landed on his feet, spinning out of the way as the punching bag came back with the same exact force that was thrown upon it. Izuku smiled to himself proudly, thinking about the skill again.
[Knee Rush] (Active) [LVL 2] [EXP | 00.00%]
The user rushes forward and transfers all of their momenta into their knee as they slam it into their opponent.
There is a 4% chance to inflict [Stun] on your enemy.
It seemed the more it levelled up the higher the chance of [Stun]. As it improves, there will probably be more improvements to the skill, but this was it so far. Izuku was getting used to this; it felt like when he played 'Hero RPG' with Katsuki way back when.
The boy sighed nostalgically, remembering when he still had his best friend before things got explosive between them, literally. Now that he had his Quirk, would Bakugou accept him? He could only wish and wish that they would become friends again. Izuku shook his head to clear his thoughts. He was getting side-tracked. He still needed to create some more fighting skills and improve his already existing one.
"Alright, alright! Calm down!" The teacher said, causing all the students to quiet down. After a few moments of silence, the teacher yelled out loud. "Who's ready to graduate from this school and become heroes!? I'm sure you can do it with all of your Quirks!" All of the students erupted in cheer again, all of them using their Quirks. Izuku looked up from his hero notebook for just a moment to acknowledge them before he went back to taking notes.
"Of course, teach! I'm going to become the greatest hero. I am the only one going to U.A. High, anyway!" Bakugou said smirking. Others around him scoffed except for his lackeys who just smiled and high-fived each other. The teacher raised an eyebrow, "It says that one more student is going to U.A.? Oh! Izuku Midoriya! It seems that he's going to be trying to attend U.A. as well!" Everybody turned to him and started to laugh uproariously. The only one who reacted exaggeratedly was Bakugou as he lunged at his desk and literally blew it up sending Izuku flying.
The boy hit the ground on his butt, looking up to Bakugou with a small frown on his face. "What the fuck! Deku! What the hell do you think you're doing attending the highest ranked hero school in the world? A quirkless loser like you won't be able to even make it through the entrance exam!" Everyone seemed to laugh even louder as the ashy-blonde yelled at the so said want-to-be hero.
"You're wrong, Katsuki," Izuku muttered standing up and dusting himself off. "I'm going to become the greatest hero ever! I'll surpass you, I'll surpass Endeavour, and then I'll be even better than All Might!" Everyone turned to him as his eyes gleamed in determination. Katsuki just scoffed, "Yeah, right." The day passed quietly, even though there was a tension in the room. As the class ended and the teacher and other students walked out, Izuku started to grab his stuff. The last thing he needed was his hero notebook. He went to grab it but missed as the class bully grabbed it in his palms.
"You fucking nerd." The boy said, putting the book in between both of his palms. Izuku's eyes widened. All of his hard work over the year, everything he recorded from seeing actual heroes fighting in public, everything that he wouldn't be able to get back. This was too far! Before Bakugou could destroy his book, Izuku's arm went backward and forward in a straight line. Bakugou didn't even know what happened until he was on the floor, looking up at Izuku with his fist outstretched. Izuku's eyes widened, he looked at his fist, thinking 'did that just happen'? He instantly grabbed his hero notebook and pushed the others out of the way, running out of the classroom.
The black-and-green haired boy didn't stop running until he was off the premises and away from Kaachan trying anything to harm him. "I can't believe that just happened..." The boy muttered, his hand placed upon his fast racing heart. Izuku looks at his book, Hero Analysis No. 13. He couldn't think of what he would do without all the notes he took over the years. He wouldn't be anybody; he would have no idea what he was supposed to be doing and how to become a hero.
Izuku clenched his fist and shut his eyes, "Would Bakugou really just destroy my dreams like that-"
The boy's thoughts were interrupted as he heard a sort of 'rattle' coming from a nearby sewer lid. Izuku raised his eyebrow and walked over to it, looking down. "Hello?" The boy whispered to himself. As soon as the word left his mouth, a huge blob of slime exploded out of the sewer causing Izuku to instinctively jump a considerable space backward.
"Ohoho! Perfect! This kid will be a perfect host for my body!" The monster-like quirk user said as it suddenly gained eyes, a mouth with a row of teeth, and two solid looking arms. Izuku would've been shaken if it wasn't for [Gamer's Mind]. The villain instantly flew towards him at a speed a pile of slime shouldn't be able to move at. The Gamer had no time to think as he threw his body sideways in a crude roll. In the same breath, he put away his notebook and cast [Observe].
Name: Sludge Villain
Level: 10
HP: 300/300
MP: 300/300
STR: 20
VIT: 30
DEX: 20
INT: 5
WIS: 5
LUK: 5
CHA: 1
Description: Your quirk registers the man as 'Sludge Villain' as that is all he is. This man has committed crimes ranging from petty theft to full on bank robberies. His quirk allows him to transform into this mud-like form and take over people's bodies, suffocating them in the process. He's currently trying to take your body.
Izuku's eyes ran over the text before they steeled and he rolled away from an attack once again, this time more graceful.
A new quest has been created!
Sludge Take-Down!
Option 1: This villain is trying to take you down and steal your body! Fight him, knock him out, and capture him so you can turn him into the authority.
Option 2: Last against this baddy for at least five minutes so [?] can come and rescue you!
Rewards: 200 EXP, Increased Relationship with [?].
Failure: Death
[Y/N] (Quest can't be denied)
"Crap!" Izuku muttered as he dodged another attack. His mind went through many battle options in one. He remembered watching many videos about heroes on the internet, one of the videos he watched had a liquid based villain. The way that the hero defeated them was blowing them apart and before they could reform, they captured them in a container. Physical attacks wouldn't work on the monster, and the only attack he knew was [Knee Rush].
The villain got a hit on him when he tripped over his own feet. A hand slammed into his face, almost grasping on to him. If it wasn't for the fact that he was falling, he would've probably been captured. He didn't have time to see how much [HP]he lost as he quickly got back up and jumped out of the way of another attack.
"You slippery son of a-" The man cursed as he sped up. Izuku remembered the [MP] bar, he had to try and use the foreign energy! Concentrating on a simple skill, he let out a small orb of mana and quickly threw it. The small orb shot off at a rapid pace and hit the Sludge Villain directly in the mouth causing him to be blasted back. He ignored the ding and concentrated on the mana more, trying to make something more explosive. He applied more mana into the attack until he felt drained and there was an orb four times the size of a basketball.
"Go!" Izuku screamed as he brought his hand back as far as he could. A determined look settled in his eyes as he sent the huge orb flying. The Sludge Villain recovered just in time to see it. No words could be said as it ground into his body and literally exploded, the slime going everywhere. Izuku wanted so badly to rest, but he knew he had to finish the job. He grabbed a water bottle out of his backpack and went to scoop all the remains in. After they were all collected and the water bottle was closed, he sighed in relief and fell on his butt to rest.
Quest [Sludge Take-Down!] Complete!
Rewards: 200 EXP, Increased Relationship with Toshinori Yagi (All Might)
You have levelled up!
"All Might?" Izuku muttered, his eyes dreary. He turned to see the last thing he would ever expect to see in his life.
"My boy, that was amazing!"
There stood the number one hero in the whole entire world. The boy gently closed his eyes, ignoring all the blue pile-up in his face.