Chapter 4: Starting Line

"Tch, that fucking nerd. Always saying stupid stuff, and trying to act like a fucking hero. He can't even fucking save someone without getting himself injured." Katsuki mumbled to himself as makes his way to his home.

Katsuki hated the fact that Izuku still wants to be hero even though he's always been so reckless. Always butting his head on other people's business even though most of the time he'll just ends up being hurt. And the nerd doesn't even fight back, too selfless for his own good. And don't forget about his admiration for All Might. Just by hearing the number one hero's name that nerd will automatically become the biggest fan boy you will ever see and will immediately scoop up his notebook and have that look on his face that makes Katsuki really annoyed.

All those years, the nerd's always been following him from behind, praising him and admiring him even though he always pushed him back for being weak. He will always tell Izuku to "fuck off" and "don't follow me!" because that clumsy nerd always ends up getting injured when they go out to the woods and play. Then, all of a sudden, Izuku has found his new inspiration in the form of the number one hero. All Might gave him hope and the courage to walk the path of heroics and that pissed the blonde so much that he ended up tormenting his childhood friend.

Then one day, when he looked back Izuku was not there anymore. Too busy writing something in his notebook like his life depended on it, running towards a villain fight whenever he hears one, analyzing every damn detail about the fight, taking notes whenever news about All Might comes up.

"Kacchan, All Might is so amazing!"

"I want to be like him someday!"

"A hero that saves people with a smile!"

"Kacchan, did you see the news about All Might yesterday?"

"He's so cool Kacchan!"

"All Might this All Might that…Argh! Stupid Deku!" Katsuki yelled and lucky for him, no one heard him. He sees his house a few blocks away so he walked a little bit faster. He can't wait to take a nice shower, have dinner and sleep and put this day to an end. So he entered his house and greeted his Mom in the most loving way only he knew how.

"Hey Old Hag! I'm home, what's for dinner? I'm fucking starving!" He heard some noises in the kitchen and soon enough he saw his mother.

"Don't fucking call me that brat! And what the fuck happened to you? You look like shit… you know what? I'm not even gonna bother just go take a damn shower! Dinner's about to be ready and you're gonna eat whatever the fuck I give you, you ungrateful brat!" Mitsuki yelled back and then she goes back to the kitchen to finish cooking her signature curry.

"Whatever." Katsuki simply replied as he heads towards his room to get a towel and some clean clothes. He then goes to the bathroom and strip all of his clothes and turn the shower on. He stayed there for a while letting the warm water flow down his aching muscles while he thinks about the fight that happened a few minutes ago.

He didn't really mean to fight Izuku today but after hearing that the nerd is going to UA, he just couldn't handle it and he snapped. He knows that Izuku won't give up on his dream but he just doesn't know what else to do to make Izuku listen to him, so in the spur of the moment, he thought about one thing he knows that would wake Izuku out of his fantasies. They fought, and in the end, as he predicted he won but that didn't really satisfy him. Usually he feels a sense of accomplishment whenever he won a fight especially if he wins a fight against an upperclassman.

But this time, he just feels nothing. He feels nothing. In the back of his mind, something's telling him that the fight was useless. Pointless. Meaningless. Telling him that he just exhausted himself for something that won't even change anything, that he just hurt someone because he has nothing better to do. He knows that the fight won't change Izuku's decision. He fucking knows that whatever he does, he will just ignore him and take every damn punch and explosions he throw at him. So he asks himself, why? Why did he do it?

He thinks about everything that's happened during his childhood and wonders how the fuck did it ended up being like this. One day they're friends and the next day they…they change. The bullying starts and he just couldn't stop. Every time he hears Izuku talks about All Might and heroics he just gets pissed. So he hurt him. Many times, than he could've ever counted. Did he mean it? He doesn't know.

What does he feel? What does he want? Why did he do it? Why is he angry every time Izuku talks about being a hero? He said that to him when they were still a child and he didn't get angry back then. He didn't hurt him. He didn't say mean things to him. What changed all of that? Is it just because of his quirk? Well at first his quirk was pretty useless for someone who wants to be on the front lines and fight villains, until he learned about the second transformation.

He might not admit it but Izuku's quirk is pretty strong if he masters it, but he won't say that to him. He can't say that to him. Not now. Not after he had already discouraged him so many times. Not after he had already told him many times to just give it up because he'll just end up killing himself. It's too late, right? Should he even try to fix this? Is it even worth the shot? Maybe. Would Izuku even want to forgive him? Maybe not. Well, he'll still do it anyway, for the sake of his conscience. Although, he doesn't even know where to begin. Heck, he doesn't even know why he's thinking all this shit right now. Is it because the guilt is finally creeping up on him and is slowly catching up? Well fuck that, he's not guilty. Well maybe he is, but just a tiny bit. Not that he'd ever admit that but he can't deny the feeling he's experiencing right now. He's just now realized that Izuku's been training to improve his skills, to prove he's not weak; and what did he say? Oh right, "Just give up already, you can't be a hero." What a good way to start. He should set his ego aside if he wants to not fuck this shit up.

He needs a new starting line. But before all of that he needs to get out of this damn shower right fucking now because who knows how long he's been in there. As soon as he got off from the shower, he dries himself off and put on the clean clothes he prepared a while ago. He then heads off to the dining room and he sees his mother setting up the tables.

"What took you so long brat? Did you waste all the water again?" His mother asked him but he just ignored her, sat down and took a serving of rice and curry.

Mitsuki looks at her son suspiciously while she took a serving for herself.

"So, want to tell me what's going on?" Mitsuki asked as she took a spoonful of curry and eats it.

"I just got in a fight, no big deal." Katsuki said while chewing his meal.

"I'm not talking about that Katsuki, what's bothering you?"

Katsuki just stayed silent and continues eating. After a long moment of silence and chewing, he speaks.

"Where's Dad?" Katsuki mumbles while he took another serving of curry.

"Oh, Masaru called me and said he'll be coming home late so he told me that we should go ahead and eat dinner without him, he'll just eat at some restaurant near his place."

Another moment of silence and then Katsuki finished his dinner and was about to go to his room upstairs when his mom grab his hand.

"Katsuki, you know you can talk to me about anything right?" Mitsuki told her son with a worried look on her face.

Katsuki looked at his mother's face for a while before answering. "Yeah…"

He then proceeds to put his plate into the sink and goes upstairs.

"Goodnight brat, love you." He heard his mother said and he replied.

"Yeah, yeah love you too old hag!" He then sprinted towards his room and shut his door.

Mitsuki choked on her curry when she heard her son speak and yelled, "What the fuck did you just call me you little shit?"

"Well at least he's still himself." Mitsuki mumbled to herself while she finishes her meal.

A few moments ago

Izuku slowly gets up after the beating he's just received. Thankfully, all of his injuries were healed but he's too exhausted that he might just pass out in any moment.

"Ugh, I shouldn't have pushed myself too hard. I regret not sleeping yesterday, I can't even cure my headache right now." He groaned as he dusted the dirt off from his clothes and wiped the tears from his face.

"My mom's gonna kill me if she sees me like this. I'm just gonna tell her I fell off a pit or something." Izuku mumbled to himself as he picks up his backpack and straps it on his back. He then walked straight to home like a drunk person due to his headache messing up his vision. Thankfully, he reached his home and didn't end up on some other people's house.

"I'm home Mom." He said in a tired voice and immediately, Inko hurried in front of him and asked him what happened with a worried look in her face, which Izuku knows all too well for he almost sees that look whenever he got home from school every day.

"I'm fine Mom…just fell off a pit. Seriously it's not a big deal." Izuku said hurriedly to his mother to make sure she doesn't worry too much.

It's become a routine for Inko to check his son every time he gets home from school. Izuku would always show up with dirty clothes and sometimes even tattered clothes in which she always get the same response that he fell off something or that he tripped. She knows that all of those are just excuses her son made up to cover up the truth.

"Izuku! If you fell off a pit, why is there a hole at the back and the front of your uniform and why are there scorch marks around it?" Inko asked still with her worried face on and Izuku is starting to panic.

He forgot about the explosion Katsuki did on his uniform and now he's sweating from nervousness. His mind went into overdrive thinking about some possible excuses he can say but his headache is not helping. Luckily, he thought of a brilliant excuse.

"Um, well you see, I was helping this guy with a fire quirk. He was injured and he's sitting on the ground so I decided to heal him. After I healed him, I guided him to stand up but he went off balance so he grabbed on to me to stabilize himself but his weight made me fall down with him into the pit. He panicked and sort of activated his quirk while his hands were on my back and front so that's how I got those holes and scorch marks." Nailed it. Izuku thought as she hugged his mother.

"Wait, did you get burned? Are you okay now? Do you have a concussion?" Inko asked him with a shaky voice. Thankfully she bought it, Izuku thinks.

"I'm okay now mom I just healed the burns and I only have a small headache that I've decided not to cure 'cause I'm exhausted after healing the man and myself. No need to worry about me." Izuku hurriedly said hoping to end this conversation already so he can eat dinner and finally go to sleep.

"If you say so. Go take a shower now, I'll prepare our dinner…and Izuku? Be careful next time okay?" Inko said as she gives Izuku a long hug and then goes back on setting up the table for their dinner.

Izuku just hums in response and goes to his room to fetch some clothes and a towel. Oh how he always hear his mom say those words to him and sure enough, he'll always ends up on the same state again the next day and saying another round of excuses. He really needs to stop worrying his mom. Over the years of the treatment he received from his classmates, he never told his mom about it. He doesn't want to worry her anymore but then again, here he is doing exactly just that.

He always heals his injuries that he got from punches and kicks so that his mom would never suspect a thing. As for the dirty/tattered clothes, he can just say he tripped or he fell. It's the same excuse he tells his mom every time he comes home in such a state. He never told her anything about the bullying 'cause the last thing he ever wanted to happen is to get Katsuki and his classmates to get in trouble just because he didn't fight back. He can deal with the pain and he can always heal them anyway so he guessed it's alright.

He got off of the shower and headed downstairs for dinner. His mother cooked him Katsudon and he couldn't be happier. Eating his favorite food made by his mom after having a fight with his childhood friend is just the best.

After eating dinner, he said goodnight to his mom and headed up to his room to finally get a good sleep. He falls to his bed and almost instantly he drifted off to sleep. He will need that sleep especially because he'll be training again for tomorrow.

The next day, he woke up on time and had breakfast with his mother. Katsuki and Izuku didn't talk to each other at all that day at school and he's not sure whether to be happy or sad. After the final bell rings, he quickly packs his things and walk out of the classroom and head straight to the beach to do his training with All Might. He's relieved that no one tried to stop him this time.

Izuku arrived at the beach and he saw All Might in his deflated form waiting for him. He called out to him to gain his attention so they can start the training.

"Oh there you are my boy! I hope you heed my advice and you didn't train yesterday." All Might said and Izuku just hummed in response 'cause he isn't sure if he can say anything to the number one hero about what happened yesterday.

"All right then my boy you can start. I'm pretty sure you'll get this beach clean today." All Might said as he scans the beach and sure enough he was right because there are only a few more garbage left on the seaside. He couldn't be more proud of Izuku for finishing so early than he would've expected. Although he got reckless and pushed himself too hard the other day, he's amazed by the boy's sheer determination to become stronger. All Might got his phone out and took a picture of his mentor and Izuku heard the clicking noise so stared at the number one hero confusedly.

"Uhmm…Why are you taking pictures of me All Might?" Izuku asked with a hint of confusion in his eyes. All Might motioned for him to come over so he dropped whatever he was carrying and ran towards the pro hero. All Might showed him two photos, the one he took at the start of his training and the one he took just now.

"You see this my boy? At first you can't even lift up those tires" All might said as he showed a picture of Izuku trying to lift a tire and failing, then he swiped the screen of his phone and the next photo came into view.

"Now here you are lifting a freaking refrigerator! You have come so far after those ten months of training my boy and I'm proud of you. I'm amazed by your determination to become a hero and I can't wait to pass down the torch to you. I'm sure you'll turn out to be an outstanding hero in the future." All Might said the last sentence as he transformed into his hero form with a wide smile plastered on his face and gave Izuku a thumbs up.

After hearing those words, Izuku can only do one thing he does best. He cried, in which All Might should've expected but he still got caught off guard.

"Oh come on now my boy. No need to cry, I'm only stating a fact." All Might said, to which Izuku seems to have cried even harder if that's even possible. All Might just patted Izuku in the head and his tears gradually slowed down.

"I-I'm sorry I'm just s-so happy I-I don't know what else to say." Izuku said between sobs as he wipes away his tears and give All Might one of his signature smiles.

"That's the spirit my boy, now go finish your work. You're still not done." All Might returned to his deflated form and sat on the refrigerator, Izuku's supposed to be carrying.

"Uhmm…are you expecting me to carry that while you're sitting on it?" Izuku asked.

"Of course my boy, this is your punishment for crying so hard. Now get on with it or you won't finish today." All Might laughed and smirked at the dumbfounded Izuku staring at him like all hope's been lost in the world.

The sun is now setting and Izuku's carrying the last batch of garbage littered on the seaside. All Might's just been watching him the entire time and occasionally talks to him about school. He dumped the garbage onto the other pile and he shouted for All Might.

"All Might! I did it! I actually did it!" Izuku screamed while jumping up and down and throwing fists in the air, not caring for the exhaustion he's feeling that is now drowned out by excitement.

"Yes you did my boy. Now calm down you might hurt yourself!" All might said as he puts a hand on Izuku's shoulders to keep him from jumping. But that didn't stop Izuku from throwing fists in the air and unfortunately one fist landed on All Might's jaw.

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry All Might I didn't mean to-I swear! Oh god. Am I still your mentor? I'm so sorry" Izuku said while waving his hands in the air in panic.

"You sure pack quite a punch there my boy! Hahaha… don't worry about it I'm fine. I'm not called the number one hero if I can be fazed just by one punch." All Might said as he rubbed the jaw his mentor punched a few seconds ago.

Izuku just bowed his head in embarrassment and mumbled incoherent noises.

"Chin up my boy. I'm about to give you my quirk so you should be excited!" All Might said as he transforms into his hero form.

Izuku looked up with his eyes glinted with excitement and curiosity. He thinks about how the transfer will be done. Does it require physical contact? Does he have to do some cool pose during the transfer? Should he close his eyes? He waited in anticipation as more questions filled his mind on how the transfer works. And then he saw All Might pluck one of his signature blonde hair and holds it in front of them. All of Izuku's thoughts halted and he just stares at the strand of blonde hair in front of him and then he looks at his mentor.

"Now my boy, I want you to eat this." All Might said as he looks at the boy eye to eye while giving his trademark smiles.

There was a beat and then… "Eeeeehhhh?! I-Is this just another punishment for punching you? I-I swear it was an accident! I didn't mean it!" Izuku yelled as he turns pale.

"No my boy, you have to ingest my DNA for you to obtain One for All. This is how I got the quirk so I figured I should just do the same to you. Come on now it's just a hair."

Izuku can't believe this is how it's gonna happen. So, thinking he had no other choice, he just took the hair from All Might's hand, breathe heavily and closes his eyes. He swallowed his pride and the number one hero's hair.

"See? It's not so bad is it?" All Might said to the boy as he reverted back to his deflated form.

"I've been better. This is not what I was expecting All Might." Izuku sighed and he wonders why the hell does the number one hero's hair is sour. He's not sure if he wanted an answer to that so he just pushed those thoughts in the back of his mind.

"I have the same reaction my boy!" All Might laughed and then patted Izuku on the head.

No you don't. Izuku thought after remembering the taste.

"Now this is how it's gonna work. After I pass One for All to you, my power will gradually decrease until it's gone while yours will continue to grow stronger." Izuku can't help but feel guilty that he's the reason for All Might's weakening and the number one hero noticed the distress of his mentor so he said, "Don't worry about that my boy, it's not your fault and it's bound to happen eventually so yeah." Izuku just nods and waits for All Might to continue his explanation.

"As for now, you might not be able to draw out its maximum power yet but don't worry you'll get there soon. I think you can draw out about five percent of One for All for now so we'll focus on that. We will continue to train before the entrance exam so you can control that five percent. Now I must warn you that on your first try using One for All, you might suffer from injuries and broken bones if you messed up your control. Just giving you a heads up in case that happens but I'm sure you'll be just fine considering you've been controlling your quirk with ease for as long as you got it and you can just heal any injuries you might get with your quirk. We'll meet here tomorrow again to practice One for All is that alright Young Midoriya?"

"Yes All Might! Thank you again for believing in me! I won't let you down." Izuku said with a hint of determination in his voice and All Might couldn't help but smile and just waved goodbye to the boy.

The next day, Izuku hurried to the beach with excitement running through his veins. Today is the day he will get to use All Might's quirk for the first time and he couldn't wait any longer. He sees All Might waving at him and he ran faster towards the number one hero.

"Woah! Slow down there my boy you don't wanna tire yourself out before we even begin." All Might said while he laughed as he looks at the boy gasping for breath with a smile on his face.

After seeing that Izuku's breath returned to normal, All Might speaks.

"Let us begin Young Midoriya! Will you please transform into your Healer form?" All Might asked while he transforms into his hero form.

Izuku looked at the number one hero with confusion. Isn't he supposed to be using One for All now? Why is All Might asking him to use his quirk? He just obeyed thinking that the number one hero has a plan on doing this. He muttered the word "healer" and he transformed into his healer form.

"Great! Now I want you to strengthen one of your arms and hands with your light barriers."

Izuku did just that and his right arm and hand is now covered in glowing light.

"Perfect! This time, I want you to use One for All and punch me." All Might said as he positioned himself in front of the boy and readies himself to block the punch.

"Wait, forgive me for asking but how would I do that?" Izuku said while in his healer form.

"Oh right I forgot to tell you. Just feel the power of One for All that runs through you and focus all of that power in your punch. When you feel you have enough power uhmm… I don't know-I guess clench your butt cheeks and just go for it!" All Might said while scratching the back of his neck.

Izuku just processed all of the information and look at the number one hero straight in the eye.

"So what your telling me is that One for All's power relies on how hard you clench your butt cheeks?" Izuku asked with one of his eyebrows raised.

"No that's not what I'm saying my boy. Just feel One for All and focus it on where you want it to be, then release that power together with your attack."

"So…I don't have to clench my butt cheeks?"

"I guess? I just said it in the spur of the moment because I don't know how to explain it simply." The number one hero sheepishly said.

"Do you clench your butt cheeks when you do it All Might?" Izuku asks with a straight face.

"Can we not talk about butt cheeks? Let's just get on with it my boy and remember to use only five percent okay?." All Might hurriedly said.

"If you say so, here I go All Might." Izuku close his eyes and feels for One for All that's flowing through his body. He focused all the power, that he thinks is five percent, through his right hand and arm and then he punched the number one hero.

All Might block the punch and based on the power he felt, it looks like Izuku managed to draw out ten percent of one for All. Close enough but needs more control.

"That's pretty good for your first try my boy. How's your arm?" All Might asked.

"It's a little numb but I can manage. My quirk helped a bit and took most of the force that my body couldn't handle. The barrier didn't break so I guess I only exerted a small percent of One for All right?" Izuku asked as he examined his arm which is still covered with light.

"That's right my boy. Based on what I felt, I would say you draw out ten percent. My assumption is that your body can withstand about five percent but with the help of your quirk I can say that you might be able to use ten percent before the exam if we practice using it more and make the numbing go away. What do you say my boy?"

"Sure let's do it." Izuku said with a glint of determination in his golden eyes.

They trained until the sun set and they have breaks every twenty minutes to let Izuku rest after using his transformation. He still can't prolong his transformations without straining his body so they settled with resting every time it fades.

They continued doing that until the next day, in the middle of his break, All Might suggested something.

"Say my boy, have you tried using your quirk without transforming completely? Like, you know just partial transformation?"

Izuku processed what All Might said and he replied.

"No I haven't. It never really did cross my mind to do something like that. I'm not sure if it will work though." Izuku said with a bit of doubt in his voice.

"Then what do you say? Should we try it? It might help you to better control One for All and not only that, you can also use your quirk without the need to completely transform. It will also make you much stronger and flexible in combat. You might be able to use it every now and then without exhausting yourself unlike if you use it all in one go, don't you think?" The number one hero said.

"That might actually work All Might! I can't believe I've never thought of that. Let's do it right now!" Izuku said with pure excitement in his voice.

His first try on doing his partial transformation didn't go so well. His arm was covered in bright light but in just a second it faded. He tried using his other form and the same result. The shadows faded almost instantly. He continued doing his partial transformation until he got the hang of it.

During the first half of Izuku's training, they would focus on controlling One for All and in the next half, it's about Izuku's partial transformation. That's the training they did for the last few days remaining before the entrance exam.

Finally, the day of the entrance exam arrived. Izuku woke up early that day and had a nice breakfast with his mother. He said goodbye to his mother before leaving and his mother hugged him tightly.

"I'm so proud of you Izuku. No matter what happens after the exam I will still be proud of you. Good luck and be careful." Inko said to her son as tears trickle on the corner of her eyes.

"You're making me cry mom, but thanks. I'll be going now then." Izuku gave his mom one final hug before heading off.

He's so excited and nervous at the same time. After training and studying for so long, he's finally going to have the chance to take the exam he's been dreaming off. He's gonna give all of his best to both the written exam and the practical exam.

He arrived at the gates of UA and he can't help but stop there and stare at the massive building in front of him. If he pass his exams, this will be his school. He will finally achieve one of his dreams. To study heroics at UA. He's so lost in his thoughts as he stand in front of the gate until a familiar voice snapped him out of his trance.

"Oi Deku, don't block the way." Katsuki said as he walked passed Izuku.

Izuku was confused. Katsuki didn't yell at him or even tried to hurt him. He just thought that maybe Katsuki's nervous about the exams too.

"Ka-Kacchan!" Izuku yelled but before he can catch up to his childhood friend, he tripped.

He closed his eyes and waited for his face to make contact with the ground but it didn't happen. He opens his eyes and he sees that he's floating mid-air and his face is only a couple of inches from the ground.

"Sorry I have to use my quirk on you. It would be bad if you got yourself injured before the exam." A brown-haired girl said to him as she helped Izuku balance himself on the ground.

"Release" The girl put her hands together and Izuku is no longer floating and he landed with his feet first on the ground.

"Thanks." Izuku managed to say and the girl just smiled at him and went inside the building.

Izuku followed her and when he got inside he found a nice place to sit down. He didn't noticed that he's sitting right beside Katsuki. He looked around the room and he's amazed on how spacious the room is and how there are so many applicants this year. Then, his eyes met Katsuki sitting right beside him with his arms crossed and a calm look on his face. It's been so long since he saw his childhood friend's face like this. Most of the time he had this scowl look on his face that would make babies cry. He didn't noticed that he's been staring for so long until he heard Katsuki speak.

"Why the fuck are you looking at me like that nerd?" Katsuki's scowl is now back on his face. It's fun while it lasted Izuku thought.

"Oh I—uhh—nothing. I-I just happened to l-look at your face while I w-was looking around I'm sorry." Izuku averted his eyes from Katsuki and bow his head low.

"Tch. Whatever." Katsuki replied as he stared in front of the stage with his calm look back on his face again.

Izuku looked around again at the other contestants. It's a little dark in the room but he can see most of them anyway. His eyes happened to meet Katsuki's face again for the second time and he just stares at him again. He can't explain it but he thought it's nice to see Katsuki's face when he's not angry all the time.

"For fuck sakes Deku, why the hell—" Katsuki didn't have the chance to finish his sentence for a booming voice echoed throughout the entire room and interrupted him.

"WELCOME TO TODAY'S LIVE PERFORMANCE! EVERYBODY SAY HEY!" The voice hero screamed gaining the attention of everyone sitting in the room.

Silence…

"ALL RIGHT THEN! I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE GUIDELINES FOR YOUR PRACTICAL EXAM! ARE YOU EXCITED?! YEAH!

Silence…

"Oh my god it's present Mic! I listen to his radio show every week! Are all the teachers in UA pro heroes too?" Izuku mumbled to himself.

"Shut the fuck up Deku." Katsuki said to him still not averting his gaze from the stage.

"This is how it's gonna go down, each of you will be assigned to different testing locations to fight faux villains. The location of each examinee is chosen in a way that no students from the same middle school would be at the same location to avoid teaming up. There are three types of faux villains you have to defeat in each of those locations to gain points. Points are awarded for defeating one based on its respective difficulty. One point for defeating the weakest and three points for defeating the strongest. And remember, attacking other examinees is prohibited and doing so will get you disqualified. We will be monitoring every examinee's actions."

"Excuse me sir! May I ask a question?" A tall guy with glasses stood up from the crowd with his hands raised and a handout held on his other hand.

"There appear to be four different faux villains displayed on this handout you gave us. Such a blatant error if it's one, and to think that this is Japan's top academy. We are all here today in the hopes of becoming a hero and for a mistake to occur like this in the exam is such a disappointment… And you with the curly hair!" He points at Izuku and gives him a menacing glare. Izuku points at himself and his throat went dry and his skin went pale.

"You've been muttering this whole time and it's distracting. If you're not taking this exam seriously, I suggest you leave."

"Sorry." Izuku muttered nervously and he covered his mouth to shut himself up.

"Alright! Calm down there examinee 7111! Now as for that fourth villain in the handout, it's more like an obstacle that will rampage around in close quarters. Each location has one and it's worth zero points."

"Got it! So it's just a gimmick meant to be avoided. Thanks for explaining and I'm sorry for the interruption." The tall guy bowed and took his seat.

"Now, if you don't have any more questions that's all from me then. I'll leave you all this school's motto. The great hero Napoleon Bonaparte once said, 'True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.' so I say to every contestant here, PLUS ULTRA! Break a leg everyone!" with that said, the voice hero left the stage and the examinees proceeded to their respective testing locations.

"Wow it's so big." Izuku mumbled as he looked at his assigned location. He scans the area and he noticed the girl that helped him a while ago at the front gates.

"I better thank her for what she did back there." Izuku walks towards the brown haired girl but he didn't get far for a hand gripped his shoulder and prevented him from leaving his spot. He flinched and he looked at the owner of the hand gripping his shoulder. He realized that it's the same guy from before who scolded him for mumbling during Present Mic's explanation.

"Where are you going? Are you planning to break that girl's concentration?" The tall guy asked him in an authoritative voice.

"N-no I was just tryi—" Izuku didn't finish his sentence for Present Mic's booming voice cut him off.

"AND START!" Present Mic said as he stood on top of a tower where everyone can see him.

The contestants stared at him for a while and he speaks again.

"GO NOW! RUN! THERE'S NO COUNTDOWN IN A VILLAIN FIGHT!" The voice hero shouted and soon enough, everybody rushed into their respective sites.

Izuku ran along with the contestants with one thought in his mind. Today's the day he will show everyone the results of his training and he will make All Might proud.

To be continued…