Aizawa
Unsurprisingly, Izuku and Todoroki are the first ones out. And based on Todoroki's concerned glances, and Izuku's clear discomfort, something definitely happened in the locker room. I don't get the chance to confront them on it before the other students show up. Something I'll have to do later then.
"We will be having a quirk test, Todoroki" I toss him a ball, "how far could you throw in middle school?"
"Without my quirk? 65 meters."
"Use your quirk, do whatever, just stay within the circle."
He nods and thinks for a moment. "You should back up a bit."
"Is this fine?"
"Should be." He coats the ground with a thin layer of ice and then a stream of fire released from his outstretched arms causes him to rapidly rotate. The flames form a pseudo tornado, he releases the ball and slowly comes to a stop.
"796 meters." I show them the device. "It's important to know your baseline, to know where you need to improve." I give them a mean spirited smirk that some of them flinch back at. "However, those with no potential, meaning the person that comes in last, will be expelled."
They protest as expected, Izuku shaking his head in exasperation.
"Not fair? As a hero, nothing you come across will be fair. Unnatural disasters, villains, domestic disputes, as a hero you'll be expected to confront the unfairness in these things. So you might as well get used to it."
A few more groans, but nothing else.
"Let's get started."
There weren't too many surprises with the results, most did very well on one or two events and about average on the others. A few early standouts were obviously Izuku and Todoroki, but Iida, Bakugou and Yaororazu also did well.
The first event Izuku used his flames on, the 50 meter dash, did cause some issues. The event itself was fine, he simply propelled himself forward. But Bakugou had a rather violent reaction to it.
"WHAT THE HELL DEKU!" He lunges at Izuku. "SINCE WHEN DID YOU HAVE A QUIRK?"
I catch him with my capture weapon, but he still strains at it trying to get to Izuku. He hasn't used his quirk yet, so there seems to be some progress on that front. Now if only they could have done something about his attitude.
"Since I was 12. There was a very particular way to activate it." He tilts his head slightly. "And for your next question, which is surely going to be why didn't I tell you, why would I? You made it very clear we weren't friends. Why would I tell you anything?"
Bakugou freezes seemingly taken aback by Izuku's words. Izuku has been chasing his back for so long, it must be mind boggling to be disregarded like this. I don't know what he expected. From the last time they saw each other, it was clear Izuku wasn't going to let him walk all over him again. I don't understand why Bakugou was expecting Izuku to be a doormat.
"Both of you, stop wasting my time."
"Sorry sensei." Izuku smiles completely unrepentant, like the little shit he is. Bakugou on the other hand grumbles obscenities under his breath, but stops resisting.
The rest of the exam goes fairly smoothly, but the tension between Izuku and Bakugou is still present. And only grows when the results come out.
As I predicted, Izuku and Todoroki respectively take first and second place, with Bakugou taking forth behind Yaoyorozu. The boy gnashes his teeth together and glares at them, angry at them for daring to score better than him. Even though both have been working with heros for at least two years, not to mention the fact Endeavor regularly 'spars' with both of them. Though the only reason he probably spars with Izuku is to try to put him in his place… not that it worked.
Minoru Mintea who scored last, becomes incredibly pale and starts to tremble. I don't really want to pass him, I've seen how he looks at the girls in the class, but he's also not completely hopeless either. I internally sigh, well it's not like I can't get rid of him later.
"So," I smirk "I was lying about expelling someone." I take note of the few that aren't surprised, while waiting for the uproar to calm down. "It was a logical ruse to ensure you brought forth your full potential."
Minoru slumps down in relief, mumbling about still being able to pick up women, or some other sort of nonsense.
"You're all dismissed." Once they're gone, I head over to where All Might is not so stealthily hidden around a corner.
"A logical ruse?" He asks, somewhat amused. "Didn't you expel an entire class last year?"
"I did. But the only one who knows that is Izuku and he certainly wasn't going to say something." He gets just as much enjoyment out of messing with his classmates as I do.
"How did he become your intern, if you don't mind me asking."
"It was mainly to keep him out of trouble, his quirk can be very problematic at times, and he doesn't always have control over it. We also couldn't leave him where he was, there was just too much risk that he would attract unwanted attention."
"Has it worked?" He asks amusement clear in his voice. Seems he has as much faith in Izuku's ability to stay out of trouble as I do. That is, none at all.
"That depends on your definition of worked. He is very well known in the police department, they'd hire him if they could handle his ability to end up in absurd amounts of trouble. So unfortunately we're stuck with him."
He laughs. "Like you would let him go."
I shrug, but don't deny it. "Did anyone catch your eye?"
He contemplates this for a moment, "Young Midoriya, he has that spark I've been looking for."
"You may want to rethink that choice." I grimace.
"Why? Surely you must agree that he'll become an amazing hero?"
"He will. There's no doubt in that, but… I don't think he'll agree to take One for All."
"And you don't think he should."
"No. He already has more power than he knows what to do with, and honestly, I don't think Izuku really considers himself a hero."
"I don't understand."
"I asked him once, he told me he was too selfish."
"But he's not."
"I don't claim to understand what's going on in that head of his."I snort. "It's beyond me. You can ask him if you like, but please, respect his decision. I will not be happy if I find out you pushed him into it."
"I'll keep that in mind."
"If you'll excuse me, I have to go make sure none of my idiot students destroy the classroom."
