Chapter ten - Out with the old, in with the new
Bakugou steps into the auditorium and sits with a bunch of other middle schoolers. While Bakugou would usual scream to the top of his lungs that he is the best and doesn't want to be associated with people inferior to him, he keeps quiet for some time and waits for the practical exam to take place.
Bakugou grins to himself.
"I'll beat whatever the hell they have set up for me." he thought.
"YOOOOOOOOOOOOO KIDS! WHO'S READY TO HAVE SOME FUN?!" screamed a slender man with gravity defying hair.
The auditorium was silent as ever and people could even hear cockroaches.
"Hey, who is he?" whispered a girl.
"I think that President Mic is the one speaking.." replied a boy.
"This is President Mic speaking and today is the practical exam, woohoo!" he cried. He was yet again met with another silent crowd. That didn't waver his enthusiasm though.
"The practical exam takes place in a realistic replica city with high rise buildings and different paths. There will be three types of robots that you guys will need to immobilize or destroy to earn points. You are granted one point if the villain you have defeated is easy, two points if it's medium and 3 points if it is hard. Depending on how many points you earn, you could have a higher chance of getting into U.A!" President Mic explained.
There were distant murmurs that were dashed across the crowd of students but Bakugou was just itching to destroy something.
"I don't care who is here or who they are, if destroying the robots is all we need to do then I'll easily get in. Easy as fucking pie." thought Bakugou, as he impatiently tapped his foot on the ground.
"President Mic, may I ask a question?" said a boy with glasses and a muscular build.
"What is it, boy?"
"On the sheet provided to us, it states that there are four robots we must defeat but you said there were three. Excuse my rudeness but the prestigious U.A High School should not have made such a daft printing mistake!" said the boy. He steadily poked at the paper which displayed a fourth robot.
"Four-eyes is holding me up, damn." murmured Bakugou, who was reaching his limit of patience.
"Right you are, boy! There is a fourth robot that is worth no points and that's because it is not meant to be fought. It is used to weed out the weak and cause you not to get three pointer robots!" explained President Mic. "But let's end the idle chatter and get STARTEDDDD!"
And with that the doors flung open for them to begin their exam. Bakugou gave off a sadistic smirk and blasted his way through the opening and got on with is.
"It's about fucking time!" he growled as he left to fight.
Other examinees just stood there in confusion.
"What are you waiting for?! GO GO GOOO!" screamed President Mic. After he said that, everyone rushed into the replica city to defeat the robots.
Everywhere you turned, there were people throwing punches, slashing, crushing and immobilizing the robots to earn points. Bakugou was particularly loving the exam.
"Die!" He shouted as he defeated twe three-pointers all at once. The boy with the glasses was kicking the robots to defeat them and they instantly were destroyed, he adjusted his glasses and kept hunting for more. A girl with short, brunette hair levitated robots and sent them crashing down, earning her points. Everyone was having a blast getting point and Bakugou had destroyed most them. He hungrily started looking for more, but the ten minutes were ending.
In the monitor room, different teachers were observing the students activity to make sure nobody was fighting each other and everything was under control.
"The students are doing quite well, don't you think All Might?" asked an indecipherable creature. It was not mouse, nor bear nor dog! He was the Principal Nezu of U.A.
"I guess they are doing quite well.." answered a slender, blond man with blue eyes and black sclera.
"Anybody fit to be a successor?" asked Nezu. "There are plenty of strong people here."
"There are indeed strong potential successors available, but none of them catch my eye. Perhaps I should wait and see."
Nezu nodded and was satisfied with that answer.
Suddenly, a humongous robot ascending from the ground which sent the examinees running for their lives in fear.
"Shit! I'm out, I'm not dying today!" shouted a boy as he ran away. So did many others, including the glasses boy and Bakugou saw that his business on the battlefield was finished so he went as well. But there was a scream that came from under the robot, it was the brunette girl! She was clearly in immense pain and suffering but nobody even batted an eyelash her way when they all ran. They were too worried for their own lives and security to care about some random strangers, it wasn't their business. Yet..they still wanted to be heroes with that kind of attitude. If they thought they could carry on studying to become a hero with that mindset, they were extremely foolish to believe so!
All Might squinted towards the window as he thought he saw a student in trouble.
"Are my eyes..deceiving me..?" All Might thought. His eyes widened in shock to see a student being crushed under a huge robot. By habit, All Might switched to his bulkier form and was running towards the door, until he was stopped by Nezu.
"What ever is the matter, All might?"
"An examinee is in trouble an-" All Might was cut off.
"Is that so? Then you should've told me sooner. I will just stop the robot with my controls and set it different commands." He said as he calmly stopped the robot. "See?"
All Might was relieved to see that the student didn't die.
Back at the replica city, the brunette girl was shocked to see the robot stop squashing her.
She sighed in relief . Then, an old lady with a syringe for a walking stick came by with a reassuring smile.
"Hello dear, what's your name?"
The girl answered, "O-Ochaco Uraraka.."
"Ah, okay. Uraraka are you hurt anywhere vital or major?" asked the lady.
"Only my arm is broken. I used my quirk to make some of the rocks float, Miss..Miss.." Uraraka didn't know what to call the lady.
"Recovery Girl. Call me Recovery Girl." said the old lady as she kissed Uraraka's arm. It healed in a matter of second. Uraraka was very grateful and surprised. She thanked Recovery Girl and left.
The examinees then left to check out their scores. There were a mix of groans and hisses of excitement, happiness and gloominess.
"That was fucking easy." scoffed Bakugou, he left as he thought he had seen enough. "These extras have nothing on me."
Izuku shivered at the question.
"Do you wish to join the league?" he hummed in response to Sensei's questions.
Izuku weighed up his options with his thumb on his chin in contemplation. He heard irritated grunts in the room.
"Well, to start off, I have nowhere else to go to and no way to get money or support. I'm still a kid. They also said they could hone, reward and make use of my skills in analysis. I'd be an idiot to decline the offer. If they-no, if Sensei finds me valuable then it's likely he won't kill me, but I'm not pushing my luck on that, I don't even want anything. Hm.." thought Izuku.
"I'll join." said Izuku blandly. He was met with a grin from Sensei.
"Not like you had much of a choice, brat." murmured Tezobi. Izuku sent her a glance before looking back to All for One.
"Don't sing your praises yet, as I have two conditions."
"Which are?" asked Sensei.
"First, please provide me with a living space as I have nowhere to go, ask Kurogiri why. Secondly, I will have free will over what I do but I will listen to your commands." replied Izuku.
"I can comply with that. Midoriya Izuku, welcome to the League of Villains." said Sensei in a dark, dramatic voice.
"Agh, Sensei, I'm going to check on 'them'. I can't stand to look at samurai boy's face anymore." complained Tomura, scratching his neck. He glared at Izuku before leaving, Izuku however, was unfazed.
"You have quite the stoic expression, Midoriya. You're very quiet as well. May I ask why?" asked Kurogiri. He was referring to the time when they met during the mob in front of Izuku's house. "Someone your age should be full of energy and ambition."
"Ambition, did you say? You truly are one to joke, Kurogiri. I lost my meaning to live when my parents died because of me. To hell with ambition." replied Izuku, emotionless.
"This is one messed up brat." thought Tezobi, who was currently drinking soda and shaking her head.
"But to answer your question, I have two reasons for my silence. One is because I find it unnecessary to speak without purpose, it's a waste of energy. Secondly, everytime I speak, something bad happens either to me or someone I care about. I don't doubt my own misfortune but I do not care for anybody, so who would end up getting hurt? Just me." said Izuku.
"I see, thank you for answering. Sensei, I'm going to check on Tomura and see what he's up to. Excuse me." and with that, Kurogiri bowed and exited the bar.
It was now just Sensei, Tezobi and Izuku. Izuku wasn't bothered by Tezobi and thought of her as an annoyance. He was quite frightened by Sensei but in the fear was a dash of anger. Sensei hadn't done anything to Izuku, so why was he angry?
"Sensei, I have a request. I want to get my tabi and geta back." said Izuku.
"You can." Sensei replied and opened a portal to go to the roof. The portal was similar to Kurogiri's quirk but a bit darker. Izuku stepped inside the portal and was back at the roof. It was quite overwhelming for Izuku as he hadn't been outside for a while and it reminded him of All Might, Bakugou and his parents. For better or for worse, they were important to him regardless. Izuku put on the tabi and geta and went back into the portal. He could escape right now but he had no such desire.
Izuku arrived back at the bar now in his full costume. He felt complete now. Tezobi saw him coming in and looked at his attire.
"Hey, Brat. Do you even know how to use a sword? Or is the whole samurai get-up for nothing?"
commented Tezobi, it caught Izuku's attention.
"No, I cannot use it. But it isn't for nothing." replied Izuku. He wondered why she was interested.
"That brings me onto my next point, Midoriya. Tezobi will be training you on enhancing your senses, enhancing your speed, learning all fighting techniques, flexibility and agility, and learning how to use the sword and other weapons. She will also teach you how to conceal your presence." Sensei told Izuku. Both Izuku and Tezobi were shocked at what he was saying.
"The hell? I didn't even get a say in this, he knows I hate children. Agh fuck, fuck, FUCK..I should've just kept my mouth shut..." angrily thought Tezobi. Izuku was surprised as he thought he would just be analysing people.
"Is that clear? You will starting tomorrow." finished Sensei.
Izuku nodded.
"Shall I show you to your room? It is getting late, Midoriya." said Kurogiri, calmy out of nowhere. This made Izuku jump a little.
"I didn't even notice him!" thought Izuku. But Kurogiri was right, Izuku was tired so he nodded and was led down the hallway to a room with a bed, a sofa and a broken television. It seemed quite quaint but Izuku didn't care. He could just fix the television with some solder and wires.
"I trust this is sufficient?" asked Kurogiri. Izuku nodded in response and Kurogiri left.
The minute Izuku hit the bed, he drifted into a dream..
Hello, viewers. I will be going somewhere for three days so I will not be able to post anything. However, when I return, I'll be posting more chapters. Thank you. - Takahiro.