Ability Isn't Everything

Dagoba Stadium

As seems to be the way of things, when there is good news there must almost always be bad news. In the case of Class 1A, today's good news was that nearly everyone had managed to pass the provisional licensing exam and would be getting their provisional hero licenses on the way out. Of course, that was also the bad news. Due to Todoroki and Inasa's little quarrel during the exam, both the 1A and Shiketsu student had failed.

Inasa had been the first to apologize as he once again managed to bow so low that his head slammed into the ground. "My apologies Todoroki!" Inasa said in his overenthusiastic manner, "Because of my own narrow-mindedness, you weren't able to pass. So once again, I'm sorry!"

Todoroki was clearly surprised by the move as he pondered the rival student's words for a moment. "Don't worry too much about it," he finally said, "I started the whole mess in the first place."

"But you shouldn't apol-," Inasa started to say before Todoroki gave his own explanation.

"I should actually be thanking you," said Todoroki, "I realized a number of issues because you confronted me directly." The Shiketsu student seemed to mull over the dual quirk user's words as everyone else watched on from a distance.

"Todoroki seriously didn't pass," said a surprised Mina before noticing that Clay was trying to hold in a laugh. "What's funny about that?"

"Oh it's not Todoroki I'm laughing at," Clay managed to say as he pointed over towards a certain explosion user, "He failed because of some interference and that really is bad news. But guess who failed for being a complete ##hole?" Mina, Kaminari and Sero followed Clay's gaze to see a rather pissed Bakugou.

"Oh man," said Sero, "Bakugou failed too. That's both top people from the class."

"I think this would be a good time for you to work on your abusive language," said Kaminari, earning a death glare from the ash blonde student.

"I think it's time for you to shut up before I kill you!" Seethed Bakugou in response. It was also the final straw as Clay burst out laughing.

"Wow," the cloud user said between bouts of snickering, "How's it feel now that being a dickhead has backfired on you again?!"

"I see it as great news," commented Mineta with an evil smirk, "This means the social hierarchy is collapsing!" He was stopped from saying much else thanks to Iida carrying him away.

"And now we will pass out the results for everyone," said Mera tiredly as several men in black suits stepped forward with an arm load of papers. "The breakdown of your scores is explained on the sheets. As mentioned earlier, we graded you using the demerit system with the cutoff score being fifty. You can see which actions cost you points listed on your printouts."

It wasn't a lengthy process, but it did take a couple minutes for everyone to get a hold of their scores. "What! You got ninety-four points and Slade got ninety points!" Said Jirou in total disbelief as she looked at her own score.

"Well it says we did well at taking charge of the situation," said Slade as he read over his, "We also got points for creative and practical uses of our quirks."

"What about you Clay," said Jirou, almost afraid to ask after hearing the first two?

"I got about eighty six on mine," Said Clay as he read over his, "Seems I'm not so good at double-checking how much some people should be moved before applying my quirk. Though they seem to be fans of a giant, floating cloud raft."

"Ah, jeez," groaned Jirou, "It looks like I've still got a long way to go with this kind of stuff."

"But we should all be grateful," cheered Iida as he looked at his own score sheet, "they're telling us all exactly what we need to improve on!"

"Speaking of which, how'd you do Midoriya," asked Slade curiously as he bent down to glance at his friend's score sheet.

"I only got seventy one on mine," replied the green-haired student, "It wasn't for any bad actions I took, mostly my conduct beforehand. I also got a few points off for standing around a little too long on some occasions."

"Yes, but something else is bothering you isn't it," said Slade, having learned long ago what his friend looked like when he was thinking deeply about something.

"Well it's kind of strange," said Midoriya, "this was a demerit system which gave no chance for adding points back and failed people when the scores hit fifty or below. But why keep people on the field who have already failed?" The question didn't hang in the air for long before it was answered by the exam spokesman.

"For everyone who has passed today," said Mera, "You are now able, only in emergencies, to exercise the same level of authority as a pro hero. This includes fighting villains, rescuing people from danger and acting on your own judgement without the direction of another pro. But remember, this also means that each action you take carries with it a responsibility towards society. As you know, All Might used up his power in his last battle and can no longer suppress crime with his existence, meaning more villains are bound to appear."

"The balance of the world is shifting and one day all of you young people will become society's center. So you must all become exemplary heroes who are great enough to suppress these future villains yourselves. While you may have your provisional licenses now, I would like you all to think of yourselves as fledglings who have learned from this test and become even more diligent in your studies. As for those who did not pass," Todoroki and Bakugou stiffened a bit at this, "You don't have the time to feel dejected about failing as a chance still exists for you."

'So that's what they were up to,' thought Slade as Mera continued. "If you attend a three-month long specialized course and manage to pass an individual test, you will be issued a provisional license." A collection of cheers rose from the crowd at this revelation. "In order to face the 'future' I just spoke of, we'll be needing as many exemplary heroes as we can get, which is why the first test weeded out all but a hundred. We would like to see that hundred grow as much as possible, which is also the reason we let you stay until the very end."

"It was not because you didn't have promise, but simply needed to see what inadequacies existed to be corrected and improved on. All of you have the potential to be even greater than those who have already passed. Though it may keep you busy with your current studies, you may choose to retake the test in April."

"That's great," said Midoriya as he turned to Todoroki, "You can still make it."

"We'll all be waiting for you," said Iida with a smile.

"I'll be catching up to all of you…..soon," said Todoroki with a small but friendly smile on his face.

U.A. Heights Alliance: Common Area

"Aaaaand boom," said Slade as he sunk another ball into a side pocket, causing a collection of groans and cheers to come from all assembled.

"Come on," groaned Kirishima, "How can you even hit a ball at that angle?"

"I told you he was good at this," said Clay as he leaned against the wall in the common area.

"Yeah you said good not freakin' master of the pool hall!" exclaimed Kaminari as he tried to set up for another shot. Slade's parents had sent over his pool table from home, though negotiations had to be made with the school which kept it from being delivered until earlier that morning. It seemed fitting, though, to have a way to celebrate at least a little for those who had passed. The cloud user himself could still hardly believe it as he shifted his new license between his fingers. They'd all received them on the way out while also having to deal with a strange good bye from Inasa who apologized in advance to Todoroki, saying he'd be competitive again at the next test and still hated his guts.

Clay had to endure another bout of hugging from Ms. Joke, who was apparently thrilled at the fact that he used an actual cloud car. Apparently she took it as a sign that the cloud user still thought of her fondly which, while true to an extent, was not the reason he'd come up with the vehicle formation in the first place. As for Midoriya, well the waterworks started up for him as he immediately sent a picture of his new license to his mother and All Might. Though he also had to endure a slight bit of disappointment when he questioned Mora about the body suit girl's, whose name he found out was Cammie, whereabouts.

The One for All user had hoped to learn a little bit about a technique Cammie had used to hide her presence. Strangely, though, Mora said they didn't teach something like that at Shiketsu and that she had already headed home by taxi. In truth, she'd apparently been acting strange for the last three days or so. Whatever the case, it was a mystery for another time as Clay slipped his license back into his pocket and continued to watch Slade clobber all comers with his relentless pool skills.

"Hey Clay," said Jirou from over by the couches, "could you give us a hand with something over here?"

"Yeah sure," said Clay as he pushed off the wall and headed in their direction. At about the same time, Bakugou was passing by Midoriya.

"Hey," said Bakugou in more of an intense whisper than anything, "Go out front later." Clay didn't hear the rest but he did turn his head ever so slightly to see that his friend was just as confused as he was. 'What in the world's going on,' thought the cloud user before something furry was suddenly placed in his hands?

"SMILE!" Said Mina and Hagakure as Clay was hit by the flash from a couple of camera phones.

"Ah what the heck," grimaced the 1A student as he looked down to what he was holding. "Why am I holding Koda's rabbit right now?"

"Because no one has any pictures of you smiling," said Jirou, "at least not recent pictures."

"And this way, more people will think you have a sensitive side," said Hagakure with what Clay assumed was a grin.

"I have a sensitive side," he defended, "It's just a little atypical is all. Besides, what makes you think rabbits even like me?"

"This one does," Koda signed with a smile, "she says you smell like grass dew."

"Gee thanks, I think," said Clay as he glanced down at the bunny, "I guess you and I both are getting dragged into stuff today." As it turned out, this wouldn't be the last thing he let himself get dragged into that evening.

Training Ground Beta

After another few mishaps involving pictures with a bunny and a picture with everyone, almost, holding out their provisional licenses, Clay said he needed to turn in a bit early. Then he waited until everyone else was asleep before stalking around out front. Not long after that, Bakugou came walking out with Midoriya following behind him, neither one saying a word at first. As it turned out, for once the explosion quirk user had no intention of talking until he led Midoriya to their destination, the cityscape ground beta.

Clay stuck to the shadows the whole way, using every bit of training his Uncle had taught him about following someone at a distance without being noticed. But even with his not so close proximity, the quiet of the night allowed him to more or less hear what was being said. "Our first combat training was here," said Bakugou as he and Midoriya stopped in front of a familiar multi-story building, "It's also where I first lost to you." 'Where in the world are you going with this Bakugou,' thought Clay from the shadows with a raised eyebrow.

"You always made me sick to my stomach," Continued Bakugou, "A quirkless, useless loser. Then you get a quirk out of the blue and somehow get into U.A.? Then you said some stuff that didn't make any sense at the time, but you still looked happy with yourself before climbing higher and higher. Ever since All Might arrived in this city you've gone further and further until finally you passed the provisional license exam while I failed."

"That wasn't just ability-," Midoriya tried to say, being his overly kind self as always before being stopped short.

"Shut up and listen you damn scum," yelled Bakugou before resuming his rant, "You've always made me irritated and pissed off. But that $ in Kamino helped me understand things better. I've been thinking about it a lot and now I gotta ask." The ash blond finally turned back towards Midoriya. "You got your quirk from All Might didn't you?"

The One for All user didn't answer, but instead simply swallowed nervously. "That weird boss villain could steal quirks and give them to other people," Bakugou kept going, "One of those pussy cat ladies lost hers and can't work as a hero anymore. After you met All Might, you've been different while he's lost his power. You were also the only one to react differently to what All Might said after he beat the boss villain. It's even more credible when you include those Nomu scum with multiple quirks."

'I'll be,' thought Clay with a mixture of respect and dread, 'he actually can think calmly and rationally if he puts his mind to it.' "Plus, All Might and that bastard villain also knew each other," surmised Bakugou, "so if quirks could move from one person to another and All Might knew the guy with the power to do that, then it all goes back to what you said about receiving your quirk from someone. I tried asking All Might about it but he wouldn't give me an answer, so I'm asking you."

Again Midoriya didn't answer. "Since you're not denying it, I guess that means it's all true."

"What are planning to do with the answer," said the green-haired boy, at last giving some sort of answer. Bakugou narrowed his eyes at the question.

"We both wanted to be like All Might," said Bakugou, "Then someone I thought of as just a pebble was acknowledged by the person I admire without me even realizing. So I brought you out here so that you and I can fight, right here right now!"

"What," protested Midoriya, "we can't do that! We're not even supposed to be here right now. If we're going to fight it should be during practice or a free training period, we can even reserve a training room if you're that dead set on it. There's no real reason we have to fight now, is there?"

"Someone will stop us if we fight seriously," said Bakugou, "I want to see for myself what part of you made All Might pass his power onto you. If the way you admired him was right, then what was wrong about my admiration?" 'It wasn't your admiration that was wrong,' thought Clay as he formed a cloud gauntlet in the shadows, 'It's what you chose to admire.' Midoriya tried to protest once more, but Bakugou was done talking as he launched himself forward with an explosion.

The One for All user managed to dodge but not without a slight burn on his leg. His opponent pressed the attack, quickly lighting up the area with numerous explosions that blew out windows and caused dust and small debris to rain everywhere. Clay was forced from his hiding spot using his cloud gear to fly into the air to avoid an accidental attack. 'What in the world do I do,' he thought as he found himself strangely hesitant to intervene, 'there's no actual meaning to this fight and it's only gonna serve to get them both into trouble if they don't stop.'

A memory flashed through his head then as he glanced at the building that the class had used for their first heroics course. 'If he's gonna be a hero someday, you and I can't keep protecting him.' "Figures," he thought aloud, "I really do need to watch my mouth sometimes." He noticed some movement in one of the corners then as a type of camera bot with stick-like arms and a body rolled out on treads to see what all the commotion was about. For some reason it also had a beret-style hat like a security officer.

'Sorry Uncle,' he thought as he fired out a fist-sized cloud shaped like rubble, destroying the little robot before it could alert any of the teachers. 'It might be better to let the fight play out this time around, even if it is stupid.' Though it wasn't quite a fight just yet as Midoriya continued to evade Bakugou before finally counterattacking with a backflip which kicked away Bakugou's hands and caused him to stumble back onto the ground.

"Kacchan, are you okay," questioned Midoriya as he tried to help him up, only to get his hand swatted away.

"Don't worry about me, just fight already!" the explosion quirk user screamed back, "What's wrong with you anyway?!" He got back to his feet, but didn't resume his stance just yet, "Why, how did I end up chasing after someone who's always been behind me?! Why did a damn small fry like you have to get strong and become acknowledged by All Might while I," actual tears were falling from his eyes, something which surprised even Clay, "While I was the one who ended him! If I'd only been stronger, I wouldn't have been taken and none of this would've happened!"

'So that's what this is all about,' thought the cloud user with a shake of his head as he watched from a new perch on a nearby roof. Whatever the case, the sudden outburst by his former friend seemed to have a bit of an effect as Midoriya's body lit up with the energy of One for All as he actually stood ready to fight now. When the two students resumed, it was no longer a game of cat and mouse but an actual bout as Bakugou maneuvered close with his explosions using both medium and close range attacks while Midoriya used full cowl to dodge and counter with his shoot style. One blow after another was exchanged as kicks and punches accompanied powerful blasts.

For a few moments, Bakugou seemed to have the upper hand due to his fighting ability as they separated to assess each other again. But Clay noticed something different when Midoriya charged again. 'He's faster and the energy output in his body seems even higher, like he's using more than five percent.' In fact it was closer to eight percent as the fight began to turn in the other direction.

The ash blond couldn't quite react in time to some of the kicking attacks from his opponent and a couple of his counters weren't fast enough as Midoriya dodged around an explosion and leapt into the air. In an attempt to gain an advantage, Bakugou launched himself after him, attempting to use his enhanced aerial mobility. But he underestimated his childhood punching bag once again as the green-haired boy slammed a fist into his face, using only five percent of One for All to not damage his arms.

The hit was good but as the explosion quirk user fell, he reached up and grabbed the arm that had struck his face. "N-no way I-I'll lose!" raged Bakugou as he shifted their position in midair and raised his hand to send them both flying downward. But Midoriya managed to kick away at the last second, causing his opponent to shift his hand in slight surprise before both of them were caught in an explosion.

Clay couldn't see either of them for a moment before two figures fell from the cloud of smoke created by the blast, landing a few feet away from each other. Both of them tried to struggle to their feet, but it was obvious the blast had taken a good bit out of them. "I won't…..lose," coughed Bakugou, "I…..won't…lose."

"I think we should call this fight," said Clay as he quickly floated down with the use of his clouds, "it's obvious neither of you can take much more."

"W-what," said a surprised but exhausted Midoriya, "Clay? W-when did you get here?"

"I overheard Bakugou's little request earlier," explained the cloud user, "So I followed you to see what was up. In hindsight I suppose it should've been obvious what was about to happen here."

"This is none of your business $ $#cloud!" exclaimed Bakugou as he shakily walked forward, "This is between me and him!"

"Yeah, no," said Clay as he also stepped forward, "He's my friend and last I checked, you aren't a family member of his. So I'm afraid this is very much my business."

"Just get out of the way before-AAAAAAAACK!" The explosion quirk user wasn't able to finish his sentence before Clay slammed some cloud brass knuckles into his nose, knocking him over.

"Damn I've been waiting all year to do that," said the cloud user as he dissolved the weapon.

"Clay, what are you doing?" Questioned a concerned Midoriya as his friend turned and headed back towards him.

"Like I said, the both of you have clearly had enough,"he explained, "Otherwise ##hat over there wouldn't be struggling to get up." A point Bakugou wasn't able to contest as he took a full ten seconds to shakily get to his feet. "Besides, I noticed we're about to have company."

"He's right," said a familiar voice as everyone turned their heads to see the now permanently shriveled up form of All Might approaching them. "I should've noticed you were troubled earlier and done something about it young Bakugou."

"It's too late now," replied the ash blond as he directed his gaze to the ground, "Just tell me one thing, why him? This all started after the sludge villain incident. Why did you pick him?"

"Because despite being powerless, he was more heroic than anyone else," Answered All Might. "You were already strong and more than capable of competing. I decided he should be given the chance to stand in the same ring." Bakugou didn't seem completely satisfied with that answer as he spoke up.

"I'm weak too…you know," he started to say before quickly being shut up.

"OH BULL $$ !" Clay yelled, surprising Midoriya and All Might. "Don't stand there trying to act like you're someone to be pitied right now! Not counting recently, when have you ever truly felt weak in your entire life!"

"Clay this is not the time to-," All Might tried to say only for the 1A student to turn on him.

"No this is long overdue!" Clay shot back as he pointed at Bakugou, "I'm damn tired of everyone acting like his quirk and his abilities are excuses for him not to act like a decent human being! If he'd been punished properly growing up then we wouldn't be in this mess!" He turned back towards the target of his anger as he continued. "You were given basically everything, EVERYTHING a person could possibly need to be a pro hero in this day and age! You were born with a powerful quirk, innate fighting abilities and you had the support of basically everyone in school and at home and what did you do with it?! You turned on your oldest friend and bullied him through elementary school, middle school and even tried bullying him here!"

"Not only that, you spent almost all of your time here so far looking down on everyone in class and in school despite the fact that we all earned a place here, treating us like we're nothing more than annoyances! You've hardly thought of anyone but yourself and now it's finally catching up to you! If you'd curbed your bad attitude in the first place then you would've actually passed the provisional license exam and my friends and I wouldn't have gotten hurt back at the training camp when the league of villains came to forcibly recruit you! I bet you haven't even spared those that got hurt because of you a second thought!"

"Clay that's going a little far," Midoriya protested. But Clay was on a roll and wouldn't be stopped.

"Even now, all you can think about is you and how bad you feel," said Clay, "If you'd have used a little more of your brain then you'd already have realized that All Might's been on his way out for a while now. If it wasn't his fight against All for One then it would've been another time down the line. Tell me, would you still be picking a fight with Midoriya if someone else had gotten kidnapped?" Bakugou gritted his teeth at the question but didn't answer.

"You're trying to act like you're bearing some kind of great burden," continued Clay, "If you were really sorry about what's become of All Might, you'd be looking at the reasons why you were kidnapped and changing accordingly. Instead, you're just lashing out because despite all you have you're wondering why you weren't granted more! Do you want to know what I think would've happened if All Might had passed One for All to you? You would've wasted it, lording it over everyone else as another addition to your already overinflated ego. My friend Midoriya here, has never once done that with the chance he's been given and that's why he's more than a worthy holder of the power he has now."

Clay took a breath then as he turned away and walked a short distance to All Might and Midoriya. "You don't think that was a little far," questioned All Might with a whisper.

"Someone had to say it," replied the cloud wielder, "And if something like this breaks him, he wasn't cut out to be here in the first place. It's about time he learned that we all have to deal with disappointment in our lives and that the world doesn't revolve around him." The former number one hero simply sighed at that before stepping forward.

"There's something I've learned after being a hero for so long," said All Might. "Being fixated on victory like you young Bakugou and wanting to help others like you, young Midoriya, are both essential for a hero to carry out the justice they want to carry out. Now that you're both aware of each other's feelings, you should focus on making each other stronger. That way, you can save people to win and win to save people, becoming the greatest of heroes one day."

The explosion quirk user let out a shaky breath at these words. "That's not….what I was hoping to hear." He turned to Midoriya then. "You had the number one hero lay the groundwork for you, so don't lose."

"I'll get stronger," said the green-haired boy with determination set on his face, "So I can beat you one day."

"Who else knows about you and Deku," Bakugou questioned All Might and Clay.

"Recovery Girl and the principal. As for the students, only Clay and Slade know," answered All Might.

"Before you ask," said Clay, "We just figured out that All Might had a skinny form and confronted him about it. Midoriya didn't tell us a thing."

"So you also don't want this getting out," surmised Bakugou, "I won't tell anyone since it seems like you're trying hard to hide it. I won't blab like Deku did."

"Thank you," said All Might, "I'm sorry you have to be so considerate for my sake."

"I'm not being considerate," said Bakugou, "There are just too many drawbacks if I do tell someone."

"I should explain the rest of it at the very least," said All Might, "At least enough for your curiosity." And so he did. He told Bakugou about One for All's origins and how he became the number one hero, he also told him about the injury inflicted on him by All for One that had forced him to choose a successor, and he revealed how he had chosen a successor. The ash blond was able to piece together exactly why the secret couldn't be revealed and why All Might used up the last of his power.

Clay wasn't entirely onboard with him knowing, but he didn't protest either. "So in the end, it still doesn't change what I want to do," said Bakugou, "I still want to surpass you. But I'll be doing things a little differently now." His gaze shifted to Midoriya. "Just like you Deku, I'll make everything my own so that I can go higher, higher even than you."

"W-well in that case," said the holder of One for All, "I'll just have to go higher than that."

"Were you not listening?!" Bakugou yelled back, "I said I would surpass you!"

"And I said I'd have to go even higher than that," Midoriya shot back as the two began a back and forth argument of sorts. Clay simply sighed at the scene, which drew All Might's attention.

"Are you not happy with the outcome, young Clay," he questioned.

"I mean I'm happy that they're proper rivals now I guess," said Clay, "But even after knowing him for so long, I still don't know why Midoriya wants to keep being friends with him."

"He's a boy unlike most others," agreed All Might, "That's why I still believe he is a worthy successor."

"No doubt," said Clay, "quick question, though, if you're here and know what's going on, then who else knows?"

U.A. Heights Alliance: Infirmary

'Yep, Uncle would know about this one way or the other,' thought Clay as he stood there with an all too familiar capture weapon wrapped around his arms and waist. But he counted himself lucky at the moment as the real target of Aizawa's anger was currently sitting on a pair of hospital beds, bandaged and wrapped up much tighter than he was. "Fighting on the same night you finished the provisional license exam, how energetic you both are!" Even wearing only a dark shirt and pants and having his hair done up in a man bun did nothing to take away from the pro hero's intimidating presence.

"Hey there's no need for the restraints Aizawa," pleaded All Might, "This is my fault anyway."

"You'll have to explain that one," replied Aizawa with a raised eyebrow. All Might whispered his next words to the homeroom teacher.

"Young Bakugou blamed himself for my retirement," explained the former pro quietly, "between the exam and his pent up feelings, his inferiority complex finally exploded. It was negligence on my part for not realizing sooner and seeing to his mental care. It was a failure of us adults that brought this fight about."

"So I see," said Aizawa as he loosened his scarf around the three students, "I still can't simply let this go, however. I will give out a suitable punishment, so tell me, who threw the first punch?"

"It was me," admitted Bakugou, not necessarily grudgingly but not happily either.

"I also threw some pretty hard hits," Midoriya stated, apparently feeling partly responsible for the fight.

"And you Clay," questioned Aizawa as he turned his attention to his nephew.

"I punched Bakugou in the face when he refused to accept the fight was a draw," explained Clay, "And I will not apologize for it. Otherwise I just kind of watched the fight to its conclusion."

"Four days of house arrest for Bakugou and three for Midoriya," declared Aizawa, "You are both required to clean all the common areas in the dorms both in the morning and in the evening! You both must also turn in a written apology! Go to the infirmary if you have any trouble with your injuries but you are not allowed to use the old lady's quirk! Heal your own injuries that you inflicted yourselves! That's all, now go to sleep."

The two students didn't argue as they headed out of the infirmary. Clay remained as he waited for his Uncle's declaration. "As for you, nephew, you'll be helping out in the staff room for two days at the end of the school day. You'll also need to turn in a written apology for knowing about what was happening and not informing one of us."

"Sure thing," said Clay, "Though to be fair, I didn't actually know they were gonna fight. It could've just been a shouting match for all I knew."

"Well do you at least know what happened to one of our monitoring robots?" Questioned Aizawa, "its feed was suddenly cut so I didn't know where to go at first. It was only because of All Might that I didn't go racing out to search the entire premises of the school."

"Probably got hit by some stray debris," suggested Clay, fairly certain he shouldn't tell him what really happened to it. "There were a couple moments where the training ground looked like a warzone, so it's not really a surprise if you ask me."

"Well either way, don't forget about your punishment," said Aizawa. "Now get yourself to bed. You don't need to be groggy when classes start tomorrow."

"Can do," said Clay as he waved on the way out. "See ya at home room tomorrow." Yes it was the start of a new semester tomorrow. It would also be their introduction to the best of the best U.A. had to offer.

Whew, that was a lot of dialogue for this chapter, but dad gum it's always fun to see an arrogant prick get put in their place, at least in my opinion. But more importantly, I hope all of you enjoyed this latest chapter and have been enjoying the story as a whole. Now for a quick update on everything: This current story will be coming to a stop in the next one or two chapters, but only until season four of the anime comes out in the next couple of months. Fortunately, I will soon be premiering my newest fanfiction based on The Rising of the Shield Hero known as 'Armory of the Forgotten Hero.' I plan on posting the first chapter next week, so I hope this gives everyone something else to look forward to.

Now before I go I once again find myself with a question that only my readers can answer. You see I've been writing these stories for a few years now and there exists the possibility that I want to continue writing. Doing this has allowed me to hone my abilities as a writer thanks to all of your feedback and I've found I enjoy entertaining people with my writing as well. So recently I've been toying with the idea of possibly making one of those pages but haven't been able to figure out if it would be a good idea or a bad idea. I don't know too much about the site myself so I want to hear what all of you think about it. Is worth it as a site, would it be too much trouble to manage, am I being a prick for even asking this question, etc.

As always feel free to leave your thoughts on this question, the chapter as a whole and any other questions you might have in the comments or reviews section. Be sure to stop in next time as our heroes begin the next semester at U.A.. 'Til then.