Knock Out!
Round 13: Learning More
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"Momo, how would you like to learn boxing?" Izuku asked, immediately making the girl stop in thought. After debating in her head, she wrote out her response to him.
I will let you know later, but let us enjoy our date first. She wrote, clinging to his arm after he read her response.
"That's fair. Alright. Where do you want to go first?" Izuku asked. As they walked, Momo pointed towards an arcade, where Izuku smiled. "Wanna go there?" When she nodded, he entered, and they marveled at the place. The building was three stories of arcade machines, claw games, and other game devices, and Momo found one that interested her. She walked up to it, and Izuku followed her to see what she was intrigued about.
"Dance Dance Revolution?" Izuku asked, as Momo held up her notebook.
Your training in footwork can be beneficial to this game. Or, this game can help you practice your footwork. She wrote. Izuku nodded at the explanation, and started up a game. Momo chose the song for him, that being the hardest on the list. Once it was selected, Izuku stood on the platform, and took of his jacket, getting into his boxing stance. The character on screen did a little hello, as the game began. Izuku's eyes tracked the waves of colored arrows that rushed to the top of the screen, feet blurring from one spot to another as he continues to dance to the beat of the song. Momo watched as Izuku slowly went from his fighting position, to be more casual, eventually moving his upper body to the music, as halfway into the song his whole body was dancing to the beat. A crowd started to surround Izuku, as Momo herself shrugged before standing next to the machine, syncing with his movements to dance along with him. Once the song ended, Izuku saw the character jump excitedly, as above their head was the word PERFECT!. On the scoreboard Izuku put the name KO., and afterwards stepped off the platform. Momo moved from her spot to stand at his side, grinning as she did so.
You did great! She wrote, kissing his cheek. Izuku blushed, and responded with a smile, their moment interrupted by the applause of the crowd. They said their thanks, and continued on their date. Some highlights included Momo getting the top score in a fighting game, the couple getting their photos from a photobooth, the last picture being a kiss they shared. In an arcade machine that tested punch strength, Izuku almost broke it if not for holding back at the last second. Afterwards, the two left the arcade, Momo clutching onto a green rabbit won for her by Izuku at a claw machine.
"You didn't want to do anything else there? All you really did was watch me dance and destroy me in three rounds of Path Battler II. I'd thought you'd have wanted to have more fun at the arcade?" Izuku asked.
I am having fun. Besides, you're smiling, and that's enough for me. Momo wrote, in turn making Izuku's heart skip a beat. He shook his head to clear his oncoming blush, and saw a cafe.
"Would you like some food?" Izuku asked, as Momo nodded. They took a seat, ordering some food for each other, and talked. They discussed the recent schoolwork, the Sports Festival, and some things about themselves. Momo learned of Izuku's love of katsudon, as well as his collection of notebooks filled with boxer stats and heroes, as well as analyses of their own class and some of 1-B as well. Izuku learned that Momo's family company had been the creators of Quirk-specific clothing and manufacturing, and that her family business began during the second generation of Quirk society. After that, their food arrived, the two still chatting as they ate and enjoyed being in the presence of the other. After that, Izuku had Momo follow him to a nearby park, where the confused girl was led to the pond. Once there, Izuku took a deep breath.
"Why don't you take a seat?" Izuku asked. Momo nodded, and followed his instructions, taking a seat on a nearby bench as Izuku sat down next to her.
"Momo, thank you for this." Izuku said, to her confusion. "I'm saying this because this is the first date I've ever been on. I enjoyed it. What about you?"
It was great! She wrote. I'm glad we were able to spent time together like this. I must also confess, this is my first real date as well. Izuku started to blush, and gave her a quick hug.
At that, Momo put her notebook down, and Izuku couldn't hear the fain sound of a raspy voice in the wind."Could you repeat that?" He asked.
"I... love you." Momo said again, and Izuku's blush returned tenfold. He then smiled, wrapping his lovely girlfriend within his arms, lips right next to her ear.
"I love you too Momo." Izuku responded, and Momo blushed as well. He backed away from her ear, and Momo quickly pecked his lips. Afterwards, the couple continued to talk, and continued to enjoy each other's company, before he had to walk her home. At this point it was the evening, and as they walked through the city, Izuku noticed the stares from some men and women towards Momo, prompting him to walk closer to her. The girl shrugged and continued to cling to his arm as they made their way to the Yaoyorozu manor. He dropped her off with a kiss goodbye, and returned home, to see that he had received a text message from Kaito. He wanted the boxer to make his way to the gym the next day, and Izuku quickly responded by saying he would. He then slept, waking up the next morning to catch the train to Hosu.
...Later...
Izuku opened the door to the Hansuke Boxing Gym, seeing his mentor already standing in the ring.
"Get in here, kid!" Kaito said, and Izuku did exactly that. He wrapped his hands, removed his track suit, and put on his gloves as he stepped into the ring.
"What was the call for?" Izuku asked.
"Well, me and All Might have decided that it's time to get you some increased training." Kaito said.
"Why?" The boxer asked.
"Your style is good, and there is definitely a lot of power in your punches. However, even with One for All, you focus more on the strength of your punches and tend to dodge every blow. While that is good, it sets you up for being a glass cannon." Kaito said. "So, in order to remedy that, me and a special guest are going to help you not only be faster, but also be able to take more punishment than any boxer, let alone Hero, should have to endure." Izuku nodded at that, fixing the laces of his gloves with his teeth and swung his arms in circles.
"Alright, first you need to place your back on the turnbuckle. To make sure you'll be durable enough to take punches later, you'll need to take them now." Izuku knew where this was going and gulped, but followed the directions anyways. Kaito fixed his own gloves as Izuku wrapped his arms around the ropes connecting to the turnbuckle, as his mentor began to start hammering away at his chest with punches. Blow after blow Kaito punched away at the boy's abdomen, the boy gritting his teeth and tightening his abs to endure the pain. Minutes passed, and eventually Kaito stopped, handing Izuku a towel to wipe the sweat off his brow. His torso felt like it was on fire, and he got ten minutes of rest. After that, Kaito made Izuku do a new training routine, focusing on strengthening his legs and his body more, while the training for his punches was completely new.
"What's that for?" Izuku asked, noticing that in front of him was a tennis ball machine, with the gym's mechanic tinkering away at it.
"Kid, this is what I call the greatest idea I've ever had." He said, as the mechanic left after finishing modifications. Instead of tennis balls, Kaito loaded in a crate of boxing gloves, the machine whirring to life. "You're going to either punch these out of the air, or you're going to do one of two things: Not punch fast enough and get hit by them, or you're going to not hit hard enough and they're going to still hurt if you end up fast enough to hit them. You understand?"
"Sure?" Izuku said, feeling the complete opposite of his words.
"Oh, and I almost forgot. You can't block. Now go!" Kaito said, turning it on. The machine fired gloves at a speed comparable to Iida's max run speed, and Izuku's eyes widened.
He threw a few punches, getting some to fly out of the air and harmlessly to the floor, and was ready to punch another until...
Thunk! A glove slammed into his face, another into his headgear, and another into his now-bruised gut. He tried to reestablish a rhythm to start countering the flying fists, but he had no time to do so as they continued to slam into his form. A minute later, he was seen sprawled on the floor with spirals in his eyes.
"Eh, you tried. Kaito said. He helped the kid up as he reloaded the gloves into the machine. "This is gonna be training for the next few days, or at least until you can counter every single one."
"G-Great..." Izuku said as he panted. He stood up and dusted himself off, shaking his head before lifting his arms up. "Alright... I think I can go another round or two." He said, and Kaito grinned as he turned on the machine again.
...Five Days Later...
Over the next few days, Izuku had started to push his limits to the test. He started to increase his level of training so that he could breach his current limit of One for All, currently aiming to normalize the usage of fifteen percent. He did so by allowing some of the gym's members who were naturally stronger or in a higher weight class to do what Kaito had done before and slam their fists into his gut until he felt less pain from the blows, and on the sandbag he had thrown punches faster and faster in order to conquer the crazy machine Kaito used. The first time, he ended up on his back. The second time he was able to punch more than he was able to before. One evening, as he laid on the mat, an idea popped into his head involving One for All, and a smile broke out on his face as he got up sluggishly to recover while reloading the punching machine, eager to test out his new strategy.
The next morning, Izuku entered the gym, a large grin on his face as he walked up to Kaito.
"Show me the machine, Kaito-sensei. I wanna test something I discovered last night." He said, prompting the man to smirk.
"Oh? You want to try again? Last time you tried it, we found you in the ring the next morning knocked out. If you wanna try though, be my guest." He said, setting up the machine.
"Ready?" He asked, as Izuku slammed his gloved together. The mentor could see in his student's eyes the familiar light in them, signifying that the boy was more than alive and ready to go. He turned on the machine, and Izuku's grin widened as his mentor shot out a first burst of twenty-four gloves.
"One for All... Sixth Sense!" Izuku yelled, activating ten percent. Kaito noticed that his eyes were glowing brighter than when he normally used that percentage of power, as well as the fact that some of the veins around his eyes were glowing with the same power his body did, and started to zoom towards each and every glove. After the eye movement, Kaito saw Izuku's shoulders begin to move, and heard his yell. "BURST!" Two seconds later, every glove that was shot was on the floor due to a blur of rapid punches attacking each and every one.
"How are you doing that?" Kaito asked, genuinely astonished at the speed at which Izuku was able to adapt to the new training.
"Well, I'm actually using One for All in more places than before." Izuku explained. "Normally my bodily strength and movements are increased, but my reaction time is still the same. However, by using my Quirk on my eyes and my brain, it allows me to increase my processing speed and reaction speed. At the same time, I can temporarily increase me stamina for the punches by pumping One for All into my heart and lungs." Izuku explained. Izuku then lifted his arms, and Kaito saw his test punches, running some calculations as he used his Quirk to realize that Izuku's punching speed was at a solid one-hundred-and-one kilometers per hour (sixty-three miles per hour), and that instead of just focusing speed on his arms he was launching regular jabs with the speed of One for All as if he was just punching normally. Kaito shot another volley of gloves at Izuku, who punched them all with fists blurring towards the flying volley, deflecting them until the machine ran empty. Izuku stood there afterwards with a grin on his face an some sweat on his forehead, deactivating his power to suddenly fall onto the mat. Kaito ran up to him, and Izuku chuckled as he panted on the floor.
"It works, but the drawback is a complete loss of energy... so that my body can readjust to not being boosted with One for All..." Izuku took a few deep breaths, and Kaito picked him up to seat him on a bench.
"You've grown far more than I thought in the span of a few days." Kaito said. "I honestly want to know: How do you do it, kid? What keeps you going?"
"Remember what I said when All Might offered me One for All?" Izuku asked, getting a nod from Kaito. "I want more than anything to become a hero. I may have been blessed with you and Dudley's help training me in boxing, but being Quirkless I still have to work harder than anyone else to achieve this goal. That, and the desire to protect Momo, are what allows me to break my limits, and always try to go beyond."
"And that is another reason why I requested All Might check you out." Kaito said, gaining Izuku's surprise. "Yep. His ex-sidekick was pushing for another UA student to be his successor, but seeing your determination in training gave me another reason to want to suggest you to him to fulfill that role instead. Anyways, now that that sappy stuff's outta the way, let's get you rested up. It's gonna take way more than five days for the effects of the training to kick in. In the meantime, maybe try practicing that new ability of yours out. You're doing great kid." Kaito said. Izuku nodded, and drank some water as he pulled out his phone. He looked through his list of numbers, and once he found Momo's he pressed call. After a few moments, he heard her voice respond.
"Izuku?" She asked.
"It's me." He replied. "How's your internship going so far?" He asked.
"It's much more... different than I expected." Momo said.
"How so?"
"For one, we're just doing commercials, for instance. Look what they did to my hair..." She said, sending him a picture. On it was herself smiling awkwardly towards the camera, her hair normal except for the end of her front bang ending in a spiral, and the usual puff of her ponytail was turned into a giant spiral as well.
"It's... actually kinda cute. However, I prefer your normal hairstyle." Izuku said, and Momo agreed.
"As do I. Thankfully, this will only last for another commercial shoot or two. On another note, could you tell me more about that offer you talked to me about learning boxing?" She asked.
"Oh yeah, that. You see, I wanted you to learn because of a line of thought I had. Care to listen?" She said yes, and he took a deep breath. "I know you have a quick mind and powerful Quirk revolving around that. But what if an enemy doesn't give you time to think? You'll still need some time to create a weapon, but if you know more hand-to-hand combat, then that particular weakness is lessened to an extent." He explained.
"That is a fairly good point, Izuku. I will let you know in the future if I accept." Momo said.
"That's great! I'll see you soon." He said. After he heard Momo's goodbye, she hung up the call, and Izuku put away his phone. He stood up and put away his gear, and moved to the door.
"By the way!" Kaito called, making Izuku turn around. "You got this from UA." Kaito said, handing him a large case. "Get here around Six PM tomorrow, and put that on when you get here. All Might said we should start you on patrolling." Izuku's grin from earlier returned, and made one appear on Kaito's face as well.
"Got it!" He said, leaving the gym.
...The Next Day...
Kaito stood in the sparring ring, waiting for the kid to return. He was currently reading an article about the Hero Killer showing up in Hosu, and sighed.
"Of all the times to be in Hosu, it had to be the one where the kid was patrolling." Kaito said to himself, hearing the door open. Once it did, Kaito was surprised. Izuku stepped in, and instead of his green shorts and black tank top he was wearing something very similar, yet very different. Izuku's original green shorts were converted into green sweatpants, his last name still on the waistband and the orange stripes still on the side. Kaito looked at the indents on the pants and noticed that some light armor was worn under them. The kid's tank top was replaced with a black t-shirt, some armor over his torso and forearms, and around his hands was the same tape gifted to him by his girlfriend.
"Looking good, kid." Kaito said.
"Thanks. The armor's supposed to be super flexible and light to not interfere with my punches. It feels like I'm just wearing the shirt right now." Izuku said, taking a few hops and bouncing in his usual position.
"I hope that works out for you. Now, since I'm not technically a hero, All Might told me you have to go out on your own. However, he introduced me to his master, who will be the one taking you on the patrol." He said, and behind him emerged a short old man with large yellow boots and a tan costume, a black mask over his eyes.
"Who're you supposed to be?" The old man asked Izuku.
"Knock Out." Izuku said, slamming his fists together after activating his gloves. The man grinned, and looked to Kaito.
"I like him already. Call me Gran Torino, kid. We're going to be scouting the city for crime tonight. I heard you have control over ol' Toshinori's Quirk. Let's see if you can keep up." Gran Toprino said, suddenly bouncing around the gym, Izuku noticing holed on the bottom of the man's boots. Izuku activated One for All, and as the old man bounced out the door, Izuku followed suit.
In the city, Izuku jumped across roofs and ran between buildings, while Gran Torino bounced over or around some objects using his air jets. The two stopped for a moment, as Gran Torino pulled out taiyaki from out of nowhere.
"Now kid, a hero on patrol usually is the one looking for crime to stop. That means also being as thorough as possible, in the event that a lazy patrol allows some villain activity to be done. When you do encounter villains, always make sure they have been defeated before trying to secure them." Izuku nodded, and before Gran Torino could bite into his food the pair was shook due to a nearby explosion.
"Let's go!" Izuku said, as Gran Torino nodded. The two ran to the scene, and Izuku's eyes widened as a Nomu was seen in the center hall. Some heroes were seen battling the giant monster, and Izuku charged up One for All in his right hand, but was stopped by Gran Torino.
"I can take care of this. Search the area and make sure there aren't any civilians around!" He yelled, and Izuku nodded. He jumped onto a rooftop, quickly scanning the alleyways to make sure they were all clear, until the sight of red caught his attention. He stood over the edge of the roof, to see the Hero Killer Stain, and his classmate Iida on the floor. Stain looked as though he was going to kill him, if the sword he was raising wasn't enough. Before he could bring it down, Izuku jumped off the walls onto the floor, and bounced off of that to push Stain away with a left to the face.
"Why... are you here?" Iida said, a blade in his left arm. Izuku also saw a hero injured, propped up next to the wall, and turned to Iida.
"I saw the Hero Killer, and had to act. I can't just ignore you and him about to die." Izuku said. "After all, isn't butting into other people's business the essence of being a hero?"
"Wise words... let us see if you can back them up." Stain said, walking towards him, sword in hand. Izuku put his hands up, and Stain grinned. He threw two knives, and Izuku used the armor on his forearms to deflect the knives. Stain swung his sword, and Izuku ducked under him to rush in and deliver a one-two combo that made Stain take a few steps back. Stain threw two more knives and slashed with his sword, but Izuku used One for All at ten percent to dodge all three and slam a fist into Stain's liver. The Hero Killer faltered, but as he fell swung his sword, scratching Izuku on the cheek. He wiped his cheek, seeing blood, and backed up slowly in front of Iida. He deactivated his gloves, and Iida saw him quickly type something on his phone, and put it away. He activated his gloves again, but a strange feeling suddenly washed over him and he fell flat to the floor, unable to move whatsoever.
"There is worth in keeping you alive." Stain said, looking at the immobile boxer. "You have the words of a true hero and the strength to back them up. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for your friend.
"I swore on the name of Ingenium that I would be the one to defeat you... for my brother!" Iida said.
"What hero serves only for revenge?" Stain asked, making him close his mouth. "Look over there." Stain pointed to the injured hero. "From my observation, you have a speed-type Quirk. Why did you not run in, save him, and escape? It was because you are consumed by revenge. It's heroes like you that ruin the title. I will bring back that title to it's former glory through my crusade, for If not me, who will?" He said, raising his blade over Iida's back. "Goodbye, Ingenium." Stain was about to bring down his blade, but stopped due to a wave of fire that forced him to retreat. Izuku and Iida looked to the entrance to the alleyway to see Todoroki standing there, his phone in hand.
"Next time, send more than just your location. Someone might take it the wrong way." He said, getting a smile from Izuku.
"Good to have you." he said. "Watch out for Stain's blades, I think his Quirk has something to do with blood." Todoroki nodded, seeing Native and Iida. He made a hook and chain from Ice, grabbing the injured hero and pulled him to the entrance of the alley, and immediately activated his Quirk when Stain rushed at him. Se threw three blades, but Todoroki blocked them with an ice wall, and shot a beam of fire at Stain. He dodged, and lunged at Iida with his blade, but Todoroki ran in to cover them with an ice wall, freezing Stain's blade an inch before it made contact with Iida. The Hero Killer backed up after pulling his sword from the ice, and threw two more blades. Todoroki was about to dodge them, but had to duck instead due to Stain slashing, the two bladed embedding themselves into his right arm as he lifted it up to block. Izuku suddenly felt a light twitch in his body, and after a moment of struggle he was able to move his body.
"I-I can move again!" Izuku said.
"Wait, why can't I?" The hero asked, as well as Iida. They listed off their blood types, learning that Izuku's was O, and he had an idea.
"What if his Quirk is related to blood type!" Izuku concluded, getting the man to grin.
"That is correct. By ingesting blood, I can immobilize a person, the time depending on their blood type." Stain said. "Not that it matters much. I will continue my crusade, even if it costs me my life!" Stain said, swinging at Izuku. The boy deflected the slash, and staggered Stain with two jabs. Izuku then drove his right fist into Stain's stomach, doubling him over. Afterwards, Izuku slammed his right foot into the ground, and the two other students at the scene saw Izuku's eyes glowing brighter than before.
'One for All... Sixth Sense!' Izuku thought. He hit stain with a KO punch that made him fly backwards, but he flipped to his feet and threw more blades. Izuku saw where they were going, and ran forward, dodging them as he pushed forward. He rolled under another thrown blade, and once Stain was in his range, the Hero Killer noticed the boy's eyes glowing a brilliant green.
"BURST!" Izuku yelled, As Stain felt punch after punch slam into him. Todoroki and Iida looked in shock as Izuku started to fire a barrage of punches at Stain, each one striking the liver, the temples, the cheeks, the stomach, each spot delivering blaring pain towards the Hero Killer, who was barely able to escape after taking the blows. He took a few deep breaths, and as Izuku ended his move he fell to one knee, panting.
"S...stop it... Why are you helping me...?" Iida asked, as Iuku took a few more ragged breaths.
"It's because... that's what a hero would do." Izuku said. Iida's eyes widened, as he recalled what his original goal for being a hero was.
"That's right... I wanted to be like my brother... because he was an honest human and a great hero, not for revenge!" Iida said, slowly rising to his feet. "Thank you, Midoriya-san. I think now I can make my family proud. Remember the name Ingenuim, villain. For that is the name of the hero who will defeat you!" Iida yelled, as Stain's expression grew angrier.
"Nobody can change hearts that fast! You are a fake, who will be culled with the others for the sake of a better society!" Stain yelled.
"Recipro BURST!" Iida yelled, dashing in with a flying kick to Stain's face, sending him flying back. Iida ran in to deliver two spinning kicks to Stain, and Izuku, who was watching, had an idea.
"Iida-san! Use your leg engines mid-air! I think it can help your kicks!" He said, and Iida nodded. He dodged a blade, and jumped at Stain to kick, activating his burst just before it landed.
"Recipro... TORNADO!" Iida said, the boost allowing him to deliver seven devastating kicks as he spun. Izuku was able to recover, and as Iida launched Stain into the air, Izuku sprinted up and jumped at him, charging One for All into his fist. At the same time, Iida ran up t the Hero Killer thanks to an ice ramp make by Todoroki, jumping off the wall with the engine in his right leg activating.
"With this fist..." Izuku said.
"With this leg..." Iida said at the same time.
"WE WILL DEFEAT YOU!" The two yelled in unison, as a glove made contact with his cheek, and a leg made contact with his side. The two blows made Stain spin as he landed to the floor, unconscious. Izuku's stamina finally ran out, and he collapsed to the floor as well, panting.
"Midoriya-san, I hardly know you, and yet you have done so much for me. Thank you." Iida said, as the boxer grinned.
"You're welcome." He responded. The hero who was injured at the scene, Native, picked up Izuku as he expressed his gratitude.
"Thanks kid, I would have been dead if not for you." He said. Endeavor and a group of heroes arrived shortly after, as Izuku, Iida, and Todoroki tied up the Hero Killer beforehand. They were discussing the battle with Stain to Endeavor, when all of a sudden a winged Nomu flew in from the sky to snatch up Izuku! The heroes at the scene tried to run up to the creature, but a thrown blade caused some blood from the monster to fall, Stain catching it with his tongue. The creature fell, and Stain dashed forward to catch Izuku, laying him down before driving his blade into the creature's brain, killing it.
"He's taken a hostage!" One hero yelled. They were about to move in, but the raw bloodlust exerted by Stain kept them rooted in place, fearful for their lives.
"I WILL TAKE BACK THE MEANING OF THE WORD HERO!" Stain yelled, as everyone at the scene stared in shock. "SOCIETY IS FULL OF FAKERS CLAIMING TO BE HEROES! COME AT ME! HE IS THE ONLY ONE WORTHY ENOUGH TO KILL ME! ALL MIGHT IS WORTHY!" He yelled, and before he finished his message, Izuku heard one last thing. "This kid... is worthy as well..." And then, there was silence. The aura of hostility was gone, and Stain still stood there.
"He... fell unconscious on his feet." One hero said. The kids were taken to the hospital, where their wounds were treated.
...Later...
The three sat on their hospital beds, where the chief of police was standing in front of the three boys.
"Now children, you are aware of what the Quirk laws are, correct?" He asked, as the three boys nodded.
"It is illegal to use your Quirk outside of any designated occupation, or without permission from a figure of higher authority." Izuku said.
"Correct. I am aware that you three were defending yourselves, but it is impossible for you three to escape without punishment."
"But a Hero was in danger! Without us, Native would have died!" Todoroki said.
"That is true. Therefore, I have a proposition: Endeavor came to the scene and defeated the Hero Killer. By stating that, you three are exempt from punishment, but also from any popularity or reward you would have gained otherwise." The three looked towards each other, and nodded.
"That is a fair proposal." Iida said. The chief nodded, adding in some final thoughts.
"I wish you could have some compensation for your efforts, but the law is necessary for keeping society in order. However, I would like to express my gratitude." He said. He barked quickly, and left the three to themselves. Iida turned to Midoriya, and sighed.
"I'm sorry I had to involve you in my struggle for revenge. I wanted to be a hero to make my brother proud. Thanks to you, I'm able to see that revenge is not how to do that. Thank you." He said. "Also, it appears that my left arm is slightly paralyzed, and some surgery is needed to fix it."
"Then why not fix it?" Izuku asked.
"I... want to use it as a sign." He said. "I want it to be a message to myself about what it truly means to be a hero." Izuku smiled, and heard his phone go off, Todoroki looking at him questioningly at his ringtone.
"Is that... the Punch Out theme?" He asked.
"Yep." Izuku said, answering the phone. On the other end was Momo, sounding like she was extremely worried.
"Izuku are you alright?! I heard you were at the hospital!" She said.
"I'm fine, just a run-in with the Hero Killer is all." He said.
"Just a run-in with the Hero Killer?! You're lucky to be alive!" She said.
"I know, I know. I'm doing fine now, and I'll be back by tomorrow." Izuku said.
"Fine. Just... next time be more descriptive when you send messages to the entire class. Or make it a meme. At least then I know you're not fighting for your life." She said. Izuku chuckled.
"Sure. I'll see you soon. Bye." He said,ending the call after her goodbye.
"You have a very caring girlfriend, Midoriya-san." Iida said.
"Yeah, Momo's very kind. It's part of what I love about her." Izuku said.
"You're dating the class president?" Todoroki asked.
"Uh... yeah. Why?" He asked, as Todoroki put a hand on his shoulder.
"Remind me to never piss her off again." Todoroki said, with a light shudder. "She might be a little pissed at me after the whole Sports Festival thing, and seeing as you're dating her... it reminds me to never mess with people who fight for a living."
"I don't hold it against you anymore. It's all cool, Todoroki-san." Izuku said, as he let out a breath of relief. "Wait..." Izuku said, slightly panicked.
"What is it?" Iida asked.
"MY WEIGH-IN'S TOMORROW!" Izuku yelled.
...UA, The Next Day...
In the meeting room for the UA staff, Nezu and every pro hero teacher was assembled, from Aizawa, to Ectoplasm, to Blood King, everyone who taught or had a part in the Hero Course was there.
"I would like to discuss the recent Hero Killer meeting by three of 1-A's students, and the implications of it." Nezu said. "As we all know, the Hero Killer was a very dangerous man, who traveled from city to city, killing heroes in order to make sure others would know his ideology. The recent run-in with our students almost cost them their lives. I say we initiate the dorm system."
"Why?" Blood King inquired.
"We have received rumors from our spies in the underworld that the Hero Killer joined the League of Villains before meeting the children. On top of that, Izuku Midoriya was just saved from abduction by a Nomu similar to the one from the USJ incident. This is no coincidence. I feel as though the students are in danger, and that with that danger they will be the main targets, possibly to make a statement from the League. By placing them into dorms, we can protect them from villain attacks, and keep a closer watch on our students. I know they can defend themselves, but if he is involved, then this is a necessary decision to make." Nezu explained.
"I agree." Midnight said.
"YYEAHHH!" Present Mic yelled.
"My class has not been targeted, but I do not want that possibility to arise. I agree to the dorms." Blood King said. The rest of the teachers began to agree as well, and Nezu shared his final thoughts.
"Now that we have this in effect, I say we do this after the match of Midoriya Izuku that is coming soon." Nezu said. "We all deserve a break due to incidents like the USJ, and this could also show us how far the boy with dual professions has progressed ever since he walked through that gate."
"I'm in. I was actually gonna suggest we do that, but you already have that covered..." Present Mic said. "Who's buying tickets?"
"I can use some of the school budget for that. Consider it a staff team-building exercise." Nezu said.
With that, the day finally ended, the next bringing relief to many, such as the heroes of Hosu, and inspiration for others, such as a certain blond schoolgirl and her scarred companion. However, for one Midoriya Izuku, the next day would mark the beginning of another battle, and another step towards the battle for the belt, and the champion who holds it.
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A/N: Hey guys, I'm back! Been a while, huh? Anyways, this week is finals week, and I made the second half of this chapter when I should have been studying. As a side note, I'm horrible with writing things such as training scenes, hence the skip to learning Izuku's new ability. Maybe later on I can gain the skill to write it out, but until then, I'll try my best.
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