Hey guys ! I have done some research and I think I finally found out what I have !
*drum roll ...*
I have anxiety ! Yeahhhhhhhhh ... *sight* anyway I'm just trying to not thing about scary stuff at the moment but it keeps coming back and stuff so kinda stuck in a loop ^^' (I hate when I'm literally about to puke in front of everyone for seemingly no reason)
Anyway reviews !
RushAlias chapter 12
So Izuku the 'quirkless' now has everyone gunning for him.
All might and every villain,
All for one and every hero.
wonder what would happen if monoma touches him
Not much, in fact Monoma might not even try to use his quirk as he will consider that Izuku is quirkless. Even Izuku has to focus for taking a quirk, it doesn't simply works by touching someone by accident ... now his quirk would REALLY become a problem.
ALSO EVERYONE ! GO CHECK RUSHALIAS'S REACTION FIC ABOUT PROHIBITED POWER IT IS REALLY WELL WRITTEN AND IF YOU WANT MORE IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO GIVE HIM A LOT OF SUPPORT !
Scarease chapter 12
Wonder how long he can keep this hand hidden ?
Depends if anyone at U.A. has a hand fetish :/
Fire12 chapter 12
Good Chapter.
Thank you !
Sonic chapter 12
Good Chapter!
Double account ?
Horizon13 chapter 12
I am loving this story
Glad to see that some people still do ^^
chapter 12
Good shit.
... uh ... sure ?
The amounts of point each student won during the first event were being displayed from the bottom to the top of the big screen.
"It can't be-"
"What the hell is this ?!"
"Is this a joke ?"
All the other contestants were stunned while Izuku was mostly speechless.
"T-ten million"
Izuku couldn't hear what was happening around him at this point, he was lost in an imaginary field filled with gray grass and green water where birds had beaks made out of wood.
Two years ago.
"Sensei, you said that you were the symbol of crime right ?"
"Some used to call me like this in opposition to All Might yes ... why ?"
"I wondered if it was just like the hero system, Endeavor is always trying to take All Might's spot but he can never succeed ... how ? I mean ... does the same thing happened to you ?"
Sensei laughed, he played with his fingers for a moment "Well ... you see, having more power than everyone doesn't necessarily mean you are more fit to rule, in fact it's your ability to keep it which makes you a true ruler"
"I'm not sure I understand"
"People followed me because I had power and I knew how to protect it, but also because I knew how to use it and also because I was using it for them, that's the difference. Many tried to to take my place O can't deny this, but they could never achieve such a thing, either because they didn't have enough power either because they didn't have any ambitions"
"I see, so what about All Might ?"
"That's easy, what do you think about Endeavor ?"
"Endeavor ? Wekk he ... he-"
"Comon your mother isn't behind the door ... at least I hope so"
"... he is a bastard"
"Well that's a gold summary, I guess you can easily link what I just explained to his case"
"People doesn't like him and he can't become the symbol of peace because he simply doesn't have the capacities to be like All Might ?"
"Easy enough ... and well-" All for One stopped for a moment, considering how far he could go in his explanations "Nevermind evrything is said"
"... Sensei sometimes I feel like you are holding out on me"
"I am not, you wouldn't be here if I ever felt the need to give you the easy way"
"Are you trying to define me as an elite ?"
"But my dear student you are an elite"
Alright, ten million, Izuku already know the rules, now he just needs a plan to make sure he doesn't become everyone's target ... great he has a terrible plan which Sensei would never approve, he has to find-
"H-hey Izuku can I join your group ?"
"O-ochaco ? ... are you sure ? Evrything is different now it's- ... it's going to be hard you know ?"
"I know ! But- that's exactly why I want to be in your team !" Actually it wasn't the reason "people barely noticed me during the first event, I have to show them who I am ! And everyone will be looking at you so-"
"Alright, I understand ... we have to find Momo, quickly before she joins another group" Izuku had to interrupt her, it seemed rude but their was no time to waste.
Ochaco tried to say something else, an apology perhaps but the best thing she could do at this moment was to help Izuku, she quickly found Momo and showed Izuku were she was.
"Momo !" Called Izuku, he saw her approaching Shoto, thankfully he was already being approached by a lot of students so Izuku had about two minutes to convince her "I need your help !"
"Izuku I'm sorry but- ... look ten million it's-"
"A weapon" Izuku made sure to not talk out loud, just enough to intrigue the one person he needed.
"... I guess you have a plan, and you need my help right ?"
"Yes ... oh wait" Izuku turned around to speak with Ochaco "I know I can trust you, we need a good defense, can you find someone ? If necessary avoid to tell in who's team you are"
Ochaco looked anxious "Are you sure you want ME to do that ? You could just find someone yourself, you are way better than me just look at how many quirk you-"
"Time is precious Ochaco" he interrupted again "I have a plan to ensure our place in the final, if it works we won't even have to fight, but it is complex, that's why we need this last person and I trust you to make the right choice"
Ochaco smiled "Fine, I will do it !" Ochaco ran through the crowd, she was already thinking about someone.
"Sorry for the delay"
"It's fine I heard most of what you just said, so what's that plan ?"
"I need your quirk"
Midoriya's household
"Cavalry battle ... sounds like something you would do in the army" commented Inko slightly worried about the ten million literally attached to her son's head.
"It is, I'm curious to see how Izuku is going to solve this situation. Obviously this event was made to simulate the heroic system"
"The heroic system ? But it's just a battle ? How is it supposed to represent the- ... the hero system ? In fact I'm not even sure we are talking about the same thing"
"Accept my apologies, I meant the heroic ranking. Everyone wants to be at the top, that's why Izuku has ten million points so everyone will try to take his points, no one desire the 4th position or the 17th it's useless that's why there is such a great void between the 2nd and the 1st place"
"They turned my son into a target ?!"
"Izuku wanted to win he should have expected this kind of situation but I'm almost certain he must have figured out evrything by now"
U.A.
"This is a terrible plan, what if they consider this as cheating ?" Asked Momo worried.
"It's not my fault if the other students can't figure out the trick ... So are you in ?" Izuku didn't like when he was using this smile ? The smile which meant he was convinced to be right ... and he was.
In response Momo sighed "Fine ... but you will own me one"
"Hahaha you bet" Izuku turned around to spot Ochaco, she was coming back with Fumikage, indeed it was a perfect choice.
"I managed to convince Fumikage !" She announced but from his five years with Sensei Izuku had learnt to tell when someone is lying and Ochaco was, in fact Fumikage probably had some troubles to find a team since most people didn't get to witness his quirk in action.
"I heard you had a plan" or perhaps he was just interested by Izuku's plan ... which sounds like a way more "casual" reason.
"I do" Izuku noticed that the teatchers were distributing the headbands "Momo you know what you have to do"
"Alright" she answered.
Meanwhile
"That's sadistic, I never liked this one event" Aizawa was awake for once, the race barely interested him, he already had a small idea of the results though Izuku's performance slightly surprised him.
"And you are the one saying this, how ironic, didn't you expel a whole class ? Oh sorry I forgot, this year you had the intention to at least expel one student in your class, though you didn't, what changed your mind by the way ?" Asked Hizashi drinking some coffee while Midnight was finishing the preparation.
"I some potential"
Now this was surprising, usually Shota would never go as far as a small "they weren't completely useless" or something similar.
"Potential ? ... YOU ?! Can you say this again I will record it this time"
"This kid Midoriya ... at first I didn't want to have him in my class, I was convinced he would just be a nuisance and it happened to be that he was in fact the best student I will ever have"
"The quirkless kid ? I must admit he has perfect scores so far, but that won't save him, he stays-"
"Quirkless yes, but today he will make the difference, just wait and you will see"
Hizashi thought he was either dreaming or having a fever but it's not like he hadn't seen anything weirder in his life. In fact he even enjoyed to see his friend and colleague so interested by something.
"ALRIIIIIIIGHT ? ARE YOU READDYYYYYY FELLLAS ?!"
"Do you always have to scream like that ?" Asked a now very annoyed Aizawa.
Izuku and his team were in position, Izuku was proudly wearing the ten million points headband over his head.
"You own me one Izuku" Momo was shaking, how could she not ? Everyone was looking at her, in a way it's what she wanted but she still feared the worst, a quick defeat and a complete humiliation.
"Even If we win ?" Laughed Izuku.
"How can you be so convinced ?!" Momo looked at Izuku, she couldn't support his smile, it felt off.
Ochaco put her hand on Momo's shoulder to get her attention "Hey ! We are gonna win so calm down"
A terrible larsen (you know this thing when you put a microphone too close from a speaker ^^) caught the attention of the public.
"YOH FELLAS LET'S GET READYYYY TOOO RUMB-"
"START !" Once again Present Mic was interrupted by Midnight, in the confusion only half of the teams started moving.
As soon as the event "started" Izuku removed his headband and threw it away.
The other teams looked very confused, so far Izuku's plan was successfully.
"W-WHAT ?! MIDORIYA JUST THREW HIS TEN MILLION AWAY ! WHAT'S HAPPENING ?!" It felt different to be able to hear Present Mic commentating the event, perhaps a good way to get more informations about the global situation during the event.
Izuku's team stopped moving, Ochaco speaked first "I-Izuku why ?!"
"Well it was a burden, and honestly I think the other teams really need some help" Izuku ironically pointed at the global position of the headband.
"Global" because at the moment the headband itself was lost in a pile of flesh and blood (the author is obviously talking about the other students diving in each others to get their hand on the jackpot)
"But still ! We are in 7th position !" Added Fumikage.
"Hey, as I said earlier I have a plan, at this point we don't even have to move, we have already won"
"Care to explain ?" At the same time the bird student looked at Momo as she was the only other person aware of Izuku's plan.
"No, people are listening" Izuku eyed Mezo, even if he was far away Izuku could feel his quirk being very active at the moment, thanks to All for One.
Midoriya's household
"I-I don't understand, why would he do that ?" Asked Inko.
All for One was thinking, and for once he had to admit it, his student had outsmarted him.
"... do you know what is this girl quirk ?"
"You mean ... Ochaco ?"
"No the other one"
"Oh ... Momo ... Momo- ... yes Yaoyorozu, I think Izuku told me it was something about creation ? Oh I should go make more tea-" Inko stopped when she finally noticed that Sensei didn't drink any, she didn't see him take off is make either "You aren't drinking ?"
"Well, I am, only if you aren't looking, trust me even Izuku had a REALLY hard time to digest what's hiding under"
Inko put her head on the side, she didn't really notice how injured Sensei might be but if he desired some tranquility to take drink then it was fine.
"I'll be right back"
Sensei played with his finger, the event was almost finished, Izuku's team didn't move at all, no one tried to attack them either though ... how ? Just what did he do to ensure his victory ?
Oh yeah, so far this is probably my second less favourite moment in the story and as I'm already bad to write any kind of combat (it's not even usefull or interesting anyway at this point) let's just skip this and go directly toward the good stuff.
"END !" yelled Present Mic, in fact the event was supposed to be over five seconds later, even Midnight was surprised and had to double check a few times.
Izuku's team didn't have to move at all during the whole event, Fumikage was really mad, Ochaco confused and feeling guilty, Momo looked surprised and Izuku was really proud of himself for two reasons.
First he noticed that Katsuki's team managed to retrieve what remained of the ten million point headband, Midnight was approaching, she gestured for Katsuki to present her the headband. She displayed a what seemed like a slightly disgusted facial expression and declared that the ten million points headband wasn't usable in such a state.
At this point Katsuki's team was only second, Shoto's team took the lead with about a thousand points.
Izuku raised his hand to call Midnight, the pro sighed and walked toward him "Something wrong ? You should head out now we are only-"
Izuku had another ten million points headband in his hand.
"...WHAT ?"
"W-WHAT ? W-WAIT A MINUTE EVERYONE ! SOMETHING IS HAPPENING OVER-" in order to let the cameras process the information Present Mic made a slight pause "THERE !"
"Is this-?!" Midnight snatched the headband from Izuku's hand and started examining it.
"I-Izuku is that-?! HOW ?!" Ochaco had grabbed her best friend shoulders and was constantly shaking him in every possible way out of joy and confusion.
"L-let me explain, you do know how Momo's quirk work right ? Well I simply asked her to make a copy, a noticeable one, you see I asked her to let some design flows just in case someone managed to retrieve the fake one. My plan was simple, we couldn't keep it, it was impossible, so instead I "gave" the headband if I may say"
"But then-" Fumikage lost his usual bored and neutral expression.
Midnight raised the headband in the air and spoke out loud "MIDORIYA'S TEAM MANAGED TO CONSERVE THE TEN MILLION POINT HEADBAND ! THEY TAKE THE FIRST POSITION !" Right as she announced that she turned around, someone was speaking to her throught an earpiece.
Izuku looked suspicious "Something wrong ?" He asked once Midnight seemed disponible.
"... I- ... look wait there is a problem, for now just go to the locker room or whatever" she ran away, whatever it was it seemed urgent.
"Izuku ... just where did you hid the headband ?" Asked Fumikage.
"Hum ? Oh simple, right under Momo's one" indeed Momo's finely took away her original headbands for a moment, there was a BIG red mark all across her head.
"I- ... I really don't want people to see this- I'll- I'll just go too" Momo ran away in the same direction the Midnight.
"She- she was sick since the beginning just because of this ?" Ochaco didn't want to get a bad image of her classmate.
"No of course not, she just really expected this plan to go wrong ... maybe she is right"
"Why ? Midnight said it ! We have won-"
"She just got called, I think some people doesn't find this "fair" ... I'm sorry I miscalculated the actual state of mind of most of the teatchers"
"UNACCEPTABLE !"
"THIS HAS TO BE CHEATING ! A QUIRKLESS CAN'T MAKES US LOOK LIKE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS !"
As soon as Midnight entered inside Nezu's office she noticed that the Principal was being swarmed by about ten pro heroes, and not any kind of pro, all of them had a hight rank and ess who was leading them, Endeavor himself.
"Can you please not yell in my office ? You are right in front of me I can hear-"
"Stop babbling you idiot ! You are responsible for this ! Look at the internet and the media ! They are all questioning us about this quirkless trash ! AND AGAIN THIS IS YOUR FAULT ! WHAT IS HE EVEN DOING HERE ?! I WILL MAKE SURE TO EXPOSE YOU AS THE FRAUD YOU ARE TO OUR-"
Midnight had enough, she slapped Endevaor so hard and so fast that the sound echoed throught all the room.
"Are you finished ?!" The other pros accompanying him took a step backward, Endevaor had crossed a line.
Nezu was smiling anymore, or at least he wasn't trying to for the sake of politeness "If you think he is so weak and unfit for our profession then how do you explain that your so fantastic son didn't manage to beat him ?"
Endeavor slammed his fist on Nezu's desk "... A minor setback, I'll go get rid of it" he left the office without a word.
The other pros were still here though, expecting a reaction from the principal, or even a decision to deal with the situation.
"As far as I know Midoriya is way more deserving to stay at U.A. than any of the other students, if you want to "express" your anger go find the media I way more than ready to greet them"
Locker room
Izuku could finally breath a bit, he went through the most difficult events. Ochaco said she has to call her parents, they must be so proud after all, their daughter made it to the final !
Izuku thought about calling his mother but apparently the consequences of the first event didn't finish to hit him.
"Hey" it was Shoto ... was he angry ? Since the event had ended Izuku managed to avoid Katsuki but he didn't expect Shoto "Do you mind if we talk outside ?"
Basically the same scene from the anime let's just skip to Izuku's reaction shall we ?
"I noticed you weren't using your fire side ... however I would never have thought that your familial situation was so messed up, if I may say"
"You can go even further, just to be clear, my father just caught me earlier and told me to beat you up, I don't need his stupid orders or his stupid quirk to defeat you. I don't care if I win the tournament as long as I am not using his quirk"
Shoto was ... well Izuku couldn't say that he wa stupid to not use the full extent of his powers. From Shoto's description Endeavor was way more comparable to a villain than a hero so his choice to not use his fire side was justified.
"... fine, I respect your decision, but you know, one day you WILL have to use it. One day your life will be in danger, or you will met something that you can't overcome without your fire ... one day someone might die because you didn't want to use all your strength"
"Are you trying to convince me ? If my father-"
"You know perfectly what I mean ... I should go now sorry"
His conversation with Shoto helped Izuku to realise something ... He too chose to not use his power, well no, he didn't chose to, he accepted.
But now it was different, as he came to thing about it, he wouldn't be able to win with only a few hand trick that Sensei showed him.
Two years ago.
"How did you feel the first time you took a quirk ?" Izuku waited for Sensei to lay in his chair and sigh before giving him an elaborated answer but instead All for One simply answered
"Hollow" he sounded angry somehow "I only felt hollow"
Since Izuku arrived that day he noticed that Sensei seemed bothered by something, he kept changing the position of his head as if he was having trouble sleeping.
"Is something wrong ?"
"I recently changed my treatment, it isn't working well with some of my quirks, it will pass eventually"
An hour later Sensej was still jerking awake every fifteen seconds "When was the last time you slept ?"
"You want an approximate answer or an exact one ?" It sounded like a joke but Sensei was very serious.
"Exact ?"
"Four days, seven hours, thirty seven minutes and forty two seconds, I'm about to lose my mind so you might not want to be here when- ... wait actually I need your help. Why didn't I think about this sooner ?"
"Y-yes what can I do ?"
"Look, I have a quirk which might help me to sleep for a while, so I need you to take it and-"
"No"
...
"No ?"
"I can't ... I just can't"
"Izuku, I'm not forcing you, at least usually but at this point I'm begging you, make it stop, it will only take a second, I give it to you, you use it and then you give it back, alright ?"
"What if I hurt you ?"
"You won't trust me, and even if you do accidents can happen, I won't be mad at you I promiss" Sensei extended his hand for Izuku.
Hesitantly Izuku stood up from his usual spots were he was finishing some homework, he barely touched Sensei's hand when he felt the quirk traversing his body.
"W-what do I do now ?" Izuku felt strange, his hands were cold as ice, yet it seemed like his blood was boiling at the edges of his fingers.
"You press both of your hands somewhere on my body and I will be sleeping the next second ... oh don't forget to close the door behind you"
Izuku grabbed Sensei hand and did as he instructed, in an instant Sensei became limp. Izuku feared that he may have done something wrong bit ye couldn't still hear him breath ... now he had to return the quirk.
"I only felt hollow"
Sensei's voice echoed in Izuku's mind, suddenly he stopped evrything he was doing at the moment ... he was focusing, he knew he shouldn't, at th exact moment he started thinking he knew it wouldn't be a good decision.
Izuku didn't feel hollow, he felt sick, very sick, in fact he felt hungry but at the moment nothing could satisfy his hunger. For a moment he feared that he might do something wrong, Sensei always expressed his desire for more quirk due to All for One.
Yet Izuku wasn't feeling hungry for more, he wanted to give it back, to get rid of this quirk as soon as he could. He seized Sensei's hand and pushed back the quirk, something felt off the quirk "slowed" and suddenly it felt like he was coming back to Izuku with more quirks following him.
Now Izuku had troubles letting go, out of fear he pulled his whole body, pushed with his legs evrythinf just so he could be free.
He fell down, his right hand was burning with red sparks dancing around is fingers. It had been at least one and a half year since the last time Izuku lost control of All for One ...
Present time.
Thinking again about his options, Izuku ended up doubting ... at the U.S.J. he didn't have the same state of mind. At this moment he had to protect his comrades and yet even after the U.S.J. he didn't lose control like he did usually ...
Izuku could understand any quirk but All for One was something different, when All for One was put into the equation evrything changed.
It's just like considering how a body works, with the brain being connected to our organs but then how are we alive ? If we are just a pack of atoms with consciousness what's keeping evrything together ?
Quirks were similar, despite being "unique" evolutions All for One allows the user to simply take away all this genetic engineering for himself without any problem for his own body.
Izuku breathed he didn't have to think about this, the only thing that mattered now was to keep his promise and win the festival.
Midoriya's household.
"Oh ... well I didn't intend to have a lunch but- but I guess I can cook something for both of us so-"
"No, do not worry Inko, usually I do not eat myself, I have other "means" to eat also-" A phone rung, at first All for One assumed it was Inko's but them he felt the slight vibrations emanating from his pocket, he took out his phone, he guess it was Izuku "Yes ?"
"H-Hey ... I know we talked about emergency only situations but-"
"You need my help" interrupted Sensei, he knew what was coming up, and he was already getting ready "Go outside, you know where to find me, beside you have a lot of time ahead of you, you might want to take a break"
Inko was in the kitchen but she could still clearly hear All for One, she quickly managed to understand that it was Izuku calling ... he need his help ...
All for One hung up and went to the kitchen "I have to go-"
"Izuku called, I know where you are going" Inko sighed "... I never encouraged him to either use or not use his quirk. I have been passive for most of the time I spent with him and I feel like he became more opened to you than me so-"
"... Inko I-"
"J-just make sure to give him strong quirks alright ! I WANT TO SEE MY SON BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF THEM !" Inko's sudden surge of ... confidence (?) surprised All for One and also made him smile under his helmet.
"Of course I will, usually- well no, I never spoiled him but I guess this time he deserves it"
Izuku hung up and sighed, Sensei had been waiting for years until Izuku finally asked to get some quirks.
"You are going somewhere ? The other wanted to eat with you ..." Ochaco surprised Izuku who dropped his phone on the ground "Ah ! S-sorry !"
"N-no it's fine" the said phone seemed fairly resistant "W-well sorry it's a bit late now and- ... I will just skip lunch, tell the others that I am not feeling well"
"Why should I lie ? You said you had to go out ?" Ochaco didn't looked suspicious but she definitely SOUNDED like she was.
"Uh-uh I-I don't want to make Katsuki thinks that I'm taking drugs or- w-well you know haha" worst possible excuse, Izuku bit his lips hard.
Ochaco looked confused "U-uh ... su-sure, well, see you later" she turned around, she probably wanted to avoid succumbing deeper to the cringe of this situation.
Ochaco was heading toward the lunch area when she met Katsuki on her way, once he spots her he started running and pushed her against the wall.
"Hey what the hell !" Ochaco knew the moment she saw him that something bad was about to happen.
"You bitch, it's all your fault ! You are helping this quirkless shit just to humiliate me are you ?! DIE !"
Katsuki prepared an explosion, Ochaco felt like it had already happened, she raised her leg and kicked as hard as she could in a very specific place.
Katsuki backed away and Ochaco used this momentum to run away, this guy was worst that Izuku's description, he wasn't only brutal, he was hateful, megalomaniac, how did he get into U.A. ?
She reached the lunch area reserved for the contestants who managed to make it to the final, as soon as she entered Momo stood up from her table and went to see why Ochaco looked so scared.
"Ochaco ! What's going on ? You are so pale-"
The door of the room slammed open, it was Katsuki, he had already managed to support the pain and it looked like he wasn't simply going to forger about this.
Momo didn't need any kind of reaction from Ochaco, she had the impression that she figured out what may have happened as soon as Katsuki entered. Momo put Ochaco behind her in a defensive manner.
"You-" Katsuki's hands were sparkling, as he approached Fumikage appeared standing next to Momo and so did Shoto "get out of my way !"
Kirishima carefully walked closer from his comrade "Man, I think you should calm down ... NOW"
Katsuki was a burn head, but he wasn't stupid, Ochaco was under the protection of four students and apparently the other people in the room wouldn't mind siding with them if this was necessary he especially noticed a certain purple haired boy who kept staring at him ... everyone in this stupid room was annoying, he scoffed and left.
Once he was gone Momo went back with Ochaco "What happened ? Did- ... did he hurt you ?"
"He was about to do so ... thank you guys"
"No problem ... we should call a teatcher, this is just wrong" proposed Shoto.
"No, it's fine, if we call a teatcher now it will only cause more problem" Ochaco received a bunch of confused glances.
"He just- .. we can't let him roam around like that ! Why did he even attacked you ?" Asked Momo trying to get to the truth.
"It's- I'm not sure but he and Izuku have some story together I- ... I think Katsuki wasn't very nice with him probably because-"
"Because he is quirkless right ?" Finished the purple haired boy at the other end of the room "I know this kind of person, they have a perfect flashy quirk for a hero and they act like the worst person in the world with people who didn't have a good shot at the quirk lottery"
"Y-yeah ..." admitted Ochaco along with the others.
"I'm Hitoshi Shinso, if he had gone further I would have used my quirk to neutralise him ... I hate bullies, if he dares to come back I won't hesitantly this time"
"That won't be necessary, I think we can enjoy the rest of our break ... nice to meet you by the way' Ochaco bowed slightly and Hitoshi did the same.
"Just asking, is Midoriya coming back ? I would like to thank him for what he said and- ... did during the events this morning, it was really nice for all of us in general education"
"He left the school, he- wasn't feeling well, he might come back right at the begging of the last event"
Izuku ran as fast as he could, the park wasn't that close from U.A. and he didn't want to waste Sensei's time.
When he finally reached it the park was empty as usual, except for Sensei who was sitting at his usual spot.
"You came here quickly, are you in a rush ?" It felt ironic, before the exam of U.A. Izuku remembered asking if he was late and now Sensei was the one telling that he came here sooner than he expected.
"I managed to grab the first tram and- ... wait actually how did you get here first ? You weren't waiting here since-"
"You mother invited me to "watch" the sport festival, I was right next"
Izuku sighed at the thought of seeing All for One and his mom together enjoying what he imagined to be a nice cup of tea in front of the TV "I- .. I think I'm ready"
"No, correction, you aren't ready, you were ready long ago but yet you refused to use this power. Your own anxiety kept holding you back, today you need this power it is different" Izuku raised an eyebrow, Sensei wasn't specifically trying to go anywhere "We don't have much time so I'll keep it simple, I'm proud of you, now win this would you ?" Sensei gave his hand to Izuku.
The teen smiled "Let's do this"