Disclaimer: I do not own My Hero Academia. My Hero Academia has consumed me. If I read a manga that isn't My Hero I instinctively punch it out of fewar of the unknown.

Toshinori Yagi huffed, the cold air making his breath mist. Next year the U.A. entrance exams would start and he'd be a teacher. Seeing the beach being cleaned, looking like the area would be completely cleaned by the time of the exams... a warm feeling blossomed in his heart just thinking about it.

With their work for the day done, Mirio had popped over. He beamed, a regular ray of sunshine. "You've done a great job here, Melissa!"

Melissa nodded, a smile on her face. "Sure feels like it." She stretched, loosening up her tired muscles. "This is going to be one of the cleanest beaches in Japan by the time I'm done with it!"

Mirio let out a hearty chuckle, slapping her on the back. "That's the spirit!"

"Ah! Mirio-senpai!"

Toshinori smile widened as he saw their favourite beach comber coming towards them, the green haired boy beaming when he ran up to them. He chuckled as the teenager rushed up to them. Midoriya glanced over to Toshinori, giving him a quick bow. "It's good to see you, Toshinori-san!"

With a chuckle, Toshinori gave the young man a warm smile. "It is good to see you as well, my boy."

Young Midoriya rubbed the back of his head. "Ah, it's nothing, really."

Melissa gave him a grin. "So what have you been working on lately? Anything interesting?"

The young man grinned. "Sure have! I've really been thinking about what to make for the Support Exam."

Toshinori and Melissa both pondered this. Midoriya had been doing a lot of work on his concepts, and like many other people had been worried that his concepts weren't good enough.

"I see what you mean," Melissa murmured. "What would you say your area of focus was again?"

Midoriya slumped a bit. "W-well, I would say that my best area is Quirk analysis. I-I'm really good at breaking down Quirks and how they work! Ah, but that wouldn't be the best thing to do for a Support exam, since I don't know what Quirk to design the gear for-"

Mirio gave him an encouraging smile. "Well, I have to admit your science talk kind of goes over my head. Maybe you need to look at it from a different angle?"

Midoriya nodded, a frustrated expression on his face. "Oh, I know that! It's just... hard to find the right invention."

Toshinori could relate. He'd listened to David gripe about his gadgets and potential applications many times. "Still, young Midoriya. I have faith in your ability. Just think about what a Hero might need."

The young man sighed. "Well, I'm close, I can just feel it." He looked over the beach, then turned back to Melissa. "This is incredible, Melissa! I can actually see the ocean from here!"

It was just a bit of small talk after that, catching up and talking about exams. Melissa had been doing online schooling, transmitting back to I-Island to keep up with her friends there.

Midoriya had enjoyed his brief break from schoolwork, leaving him freer to invent, but was still a bit glum. Toshinori noticed this. On questioning the young man, Midoriya had sighed. "Well, there's something I've always wanted to get personally, but... it's just a bit too far."

"What is that, Young Midoriya?"

He sighed glumly. "Well, it's silly really, but I want to get an All Might signature!" His eyes lit up as he continued. "W-well, All Might's a really busy Hero, and the only major signing event he does is in the Might Tower in Tokyo, and I-I've never been able to get the booking-!"

Toshinori patted Midoriya on the back. "Don't worry about it, Midoriya! All Might has been doing some Hero work here lately-"

Midoriya's eyes lit up. "Hero work here? I-I mean, there were a lot of report about that, but-"

He was silenced by a quick wink. "Keep quiet about it, young Midoriya. Who knows? You may get to meet him soon!"

Toshinori's heart warmed up with the stunned, happy smile that came across the young man's face.

Midoriya eventually left, practically skipping home with a cheery wave. Toshinori traded a glance with Melissa and Mirio. Ultimately, Toshinori had lost out due to having a larger face.

All three of them were trying not to grin.

(Later, All Might 'coincidentally' ran into Midoriya before doing a signing at the Musutafu mall. The young man had stammered at volumes almost too high for the human ear to pick up, offering a notebook with shaky hands.

When All Might had pulled his signature 'your book is already signed' trick, Midoriya had nearly fainted. And Toshinori Yagi had a warm and fuzzy feeling in his chest for the rest of the day seeing that earnest smile and declaration that it would become a family heirloom.)

Timeline: 2 months 3 weeks to exams (Mid December)

The League of Supervillains had gone surprisingly quiet over December. Apart from a minor robbery in the week before Christmas, the League had seemed to disappear from the face of Japan. The Mastermind Taskforce had kept vigilant, unsure whether this was some sort of bizarre ploy by Mastermind or not.

They had appreciated the break though. Christmas had come and gone, and soon enough it was the dawn of a New Year. Unknown to each other, Heroes and Villains both participated in hatsumode, even going to similar shrines.

Two different prospective Hero students had made the trek to the shrine, and made similar promises - 'I want to get into U. A. this year, to become the best Hero I can.'

The rest of the Heroes had prayed that Mastermind would get captured soon. Eraserhead had simply stayed in line outside a camping store, waiting for a new sleeping bag.

Mount Lady's personal prayer had been simple. 'Please, no more fan meets where I step on people. I'd even take more Mastermind over that.'

Midoriya Izuku's prayer had also been to the point. 'I want to get good enough to be All Might's arch nemesis.'

Later, of course, things would get back to normal for the various Heroes and Villains out there. A time of relative peace that would soon shatter. The devilish machinations of Mastermind and the League of Supervillains would soon start again, and the Heroes of Japan would rise to oppose them. But for now, Heroes and Villains welcomed the New Year in.

And the New Year certainly had interesting incidents.

Eraserhead stared at his best friend and sighed. "Hisashi, this isn't going to work."

'This' referred to Present Mic's idea to get Mastermind into a set location where they could grab him.

By making a shout on social media for Mastermind to join Present Mic on his radio show. For an interview for the 'most diabolical Supervillain the world has ever known.'

Needless to say, the Mastermind Task Force had been... less than thrilled with that idea. Mostly because it meant that Present Mic would drum up his own popularity. They'd resigned themselves to checking on other businesses in the area, just waiting for Mastermind to show up.

Present Mic pouted. "Aw, Shota, don't be like that! You said the same thing when I wanted to interview Godzillo and his MILC girlfriend! And that episode of my radio show's one of the most popular I ever did!" The Voice Hero sniffed. "He has such a way with words..."

Eraserhead knew he was going to regret the next question. "MILC?"

Present Mic grinned. "Moth I'd Like to Cuddle, duh!" He pushed his sunglasses back up. "Seriously, Mothka is so fluffy I'm willing to overlook that she's in league with the insect horde!" He patted the photo, showing him flashing the peace sign with the Monster Hero Godzillo and the Mega-Moth Hero Mothka.

Eraserhead had to admit that Mothka was ridiculously fluffy.

Still. Somebody had to be rational. With a sigh, Eraserhead glared at the door. "He won't show up. One of the most notorious C-List Villains in history isn't just going to walk in like a normal person-"

WHAM!

"MWA-HAHAHA! MASTERMIND IS HERE, ENTERING THE RADIO STUDIO LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!"

Eraserhead's eyes shot wide open.

There was Mastermind, striding in with what must have been a massive grin on his face, green smoke coiling around him and cape fluttering in the wind. He saw Present Mic and beelined over to him. "Ohmygosh, it's Present Mic! I - can-can you sign this for me? Please? I'm a huge fan!"

The Hero was handed a CD with Present Mic's face on it. The title proclaimed it to be 'Put Your Hands Up Radio Best Hits - As selected by Present Mic!'

"Do not sign anything!" Eraserhead hissed at his friend. Even if it was a ruse to lure him in, signing a Villain's merchandise was definitely wrong.

Present Mic pretended not to hear him. "Sure thing, dedicated listener and despicable Supervillain!" With a flourish, Present Mic handed Mastermind the signed CD. "Always a pleasure, Villainous Listener!"

Mastermind let out a whine of pure pleasure. "Thank you! This will truly be a family heirloom!" With a tap of his gauntlet, a tiny cubical robot popped out from the folds of his cloak, grabbed the CD and jetted off before Eraserhead could snag it.

He then turned back to Present Mic. "So, about the interview...?"

Present Mic grinned. "Sure thing! Let's get ready to rumble!"

Eraserhead's capture weapon writhed around him, but Present Mic made a chopping motion, followed by a pointed look. Reluctantly, Eraserhead decided to let his friend handle it. No matter how irrational this whole deal was.

The other Villains stared at the invitation. "It's a trap," Stitch opined, shaking his head.

La Brava nodded. "Yep. Definitely a trap."

Mastermind just laughed. "Of course I know it's a trap! Which is why I'm going to go!"

The other Villains looked at their friend, still wearing his armour even after the reveal. Golden Grin was the first to speak, a can of energy drink in his hand. "Uh... why are you going to get captured?"

Mastermind giggled. "Captured? Me?"

Golden Grin shook his head. "Well, yeah! There's going to be Heroes there, you know? Competent ones?"

Mastermind tilted his head. "I should hope so! Especially since it will be a great distraction."

That got the attention of the League.

"Well, hey there Listeners! Are you ready to PUT YOUR HANDS UP?"

Nedzu cheerfully stirred his cup of tea as the radio blared. "Well, Listeners, you won't believe who I'm interviewing today! He's made waves in Musutafu and a couple of other spots, it's..."

"MASTERMIND!"

As the studio audience applauded, Mastermind apparently greeting various people, Nedzu idly tapped his laptop screen, several camera feeds showing up. Carefully, he tilted the camera in Present Mic's studio to focus better on Mastermind.

"Thank you for inviting me onto your show, Present Mic! I mean, gosh, I-I never would have thought I would get here-"

After a few seconds of close observation, Nedzu giggled. "A shell game, Mastermind? How interesting!"

The possible rodent laughed, before quickly sending a message to various Heroes Heroes. Hopefully they would receive it in time.

The Esuha City Bank had been relatively quiet, employees on break idly checking in on the latest Put Your Hands Up broadcast. With dedicated Heroes like Fatgum on patrol they hadn't needed to worry about too much.

Which was why they were surprised when the door was shoved open, and several dastardly members of the League of Supervillains strode in! With a flash of aplomb and a placed Hacking Device, the workers there quickly got the drill. Money was shoved into the cartoonish bags with yen symbols on them.

"You-you won't get away with this!" the manager squeaked as he watched Mr. Warp and Gentle Criminal disappear the vast majority of the vault's contents.

Mr. Warp tipped his hat to the man as they waltzed out. "I'm terrible sorry, sir, but I believe we already have."

Outside, the Heroes had gathered. Fatgum himself was at the head, a grin on his face. "Well, let's go get em, Suneater!"

The teenager sighed. "I just wanna go home..." he mumbled. Still, he squared up, tentacles readying themselves.

The Villains shared a glance, then Inkblot was the first to leap into the fray, mallet at the ready. "COME GET SOME!"

Mount Lady and Kamui Woods ran at full tilt to Present Mic's studios, Death Arms following close behind them. "Should have known, should have KNOWN he'd do some stupid shit like this!" Mount Lady grumbled.

"Indeed. This kind of thing may not be pure evil, but it is approaching it," Kamui Woods chipped in, getting closer.

"So, Mastermind, why do you have the thunder machine, and can I get one?"

"Well, Present Mic, I thought that if I'm a dastardly Supervillain, I should at least make sure I present myself properly. There's Villains, and then there's SUPERVILLAINS, you know? The difference... is PRESENTATION!"

Present Mic whooped with that statement. "YEAH! YOU TELL 'EM!"

"It's the truth! Oh, and about the thunder machine-"

As the Heroes rounded the corner, a store front exploded in a cloud of debris. Somebody inside called out for, "HELP!"

A large figure, positively bulging with muscles, burst out of a store, a cash register in hand. "Hah! Got it-"

Death Arms was on him. Sparks flew as he built up power to deal with the Villain. About nine months ago his speed had been middling at best. But due to dealing with Mastermind...

"HYPERCHARGE RUSH!"

The thug was pummelled into submission and in cuffs within a couple of seconds, Death Arms making sure that the thug was left for the authorities. After a quick word of reassurance to the shop owner, he was back on the move.

Kamui Woods pinned a Villain down to the ground before the other man even knew what had happened. "Lacquer Chain Prison!"

"Oh, the inspiration for my gear? Well, I'm always inspired by current tech trends. I suppose some of my biggest inspirations were old movies from before Quirks, but some more recent films like-"

They must have been some of the most unfortunate Heroes around, because there was yet another Villain attack, this one going for the bridge over the train station. With a determined expression on her face, Mount Lady was underneath, shooting up to not quite her full height to support the bridge. "Go get him! I've got this!" she shouted to her companions, who duly complied.

Mastermind, get away with this? Not on their watch.

Present Mic, in spite of his outward appearances, was not an idiot. He wasn't going to deny that having Mastermind on air was a rare opportunity, but he was also using it as a chance for an unofficial broadcast regarding his location. "So, anyways, Mastermind, what's your favourite song?"

The shorter man looked upwards. "Well, I'm a big fan of the Bond soundtrack. Those movies are so amazing! The gadgets, the bases, the death traps-"

The door burst open, revealing Death Arms and Kamui Woods. Present Mic gave them a pretend glare. "Hey, come on guys! I'm still interviewing him!"

Death Arms stared at Present Mic, then shifted his glare to Mastermind. The shorter Villain sat there, hands clasped in front of him. "Well, Mastermind. You're cornered! We are arresting you for theft, assault and using your Quirk illegally."

Mastermind grinned, before turning to Present Mic. "Sorry to cut the interview short, Present Mic! Do you want me to-?"

For a moment, the Pro sat there, before he remembered the equipment in his studio. "YES! Please, fight outside! This stuff ain't cheap!"

Mastermind gave him a thumbs up. "Of course!"

Eraserhead was the first to make a move, his capture tape lashing out to ensnare the Villain. Mastermind, in response, sprang forwards at near impossible speeds. A tap of his gauntlet, and a nozzle popped up. Thrusting it in Eraserhead's face, a red mist squirted out before Eraserhead could dodge, and then Eraserhead knew pain.

"Fellow Villains, BEHOLD!"

Izuku held up a small bottle in his hand, filled with a red liquid. A couple of other bottles were at the ready. Sumi squinted at the bottle. "So... what is it?"

"Oh, it's pepper spray! My special formula."

Daiki looked at him oddly. "Pretty sure I can buy that at the store."

Tutting, Izuku shook a finger. "This isn't any ordinary pepper spray! This is nonallergenic, with a chemical trick that makes it hotter and harder to wipe off while it can still be washed away easily." His expression turned more serious. "I designed this with Eraserhead in mind."

The League leaned away from the grin on his face. "He can't erase Quirks if he's been pepper sprayed, right?"

Mastermind managed to get past the wheezing Hero, politely bowing. "So sorry, Eraserhead! It should- WHOA!"

He barely ducked as Kamui Woods tried to lash out with his own Quirk, attempting to bind the Villain before he could cause more damage. Mastermind swung his spray nozzle at him but Kamui Woods was ready.

As the spray came for his armoured face, a shield of wood sprang up in front, blocking the chemical. "Nature's Shield!"

Mastermind clapped. "Wow, is that a new Super Move? What a privilege-"

WHAM!

Death Arms grinned as his fist connected, only to go pale. Mastermind had whipped around, blocking the hit with both arms outstretched. The Villain stared at the Hero, then rushed him with his arms primed for a powerful strike-!

But in his haste he had forgotten Kamui Woods. With a creaking of wood, Mastermind was tightly bound.

"LAQUERED CHAIN PRISON!"

Meanwhile, in Esuha...

Fatgum grinned, panting yet triumphant. The battle had been going for a fair time, the Heroes managing to hold their own against the Villains and prevent an easy escape. He wouldn't say it was over, but they had managed to get an edge on the Villains.

Inside his body, Inkblot was struggling. "Let - me - go - you-" she spluttered, trying to pull herself out of him.

"Not a chance, lady!" he crowed, letting his body absorb the impact as she punched away. The mallet hit had stung but it was resting on the ground, the Villainess unable to get proper leverage from inside his body.

Suneater was currently dealing with Gentle Criminal, the Villain elastifying the air around him, Suneater trying to lash his tentacles around the barrier. In spite of his calm demeanour, the Villain had a bead of sweat on his temple. "Maybe it's time for our escape, La-"

THWIP!

He hastily ducked under a tentacle, Suneater pressing the advantage. With a quick wrap of his tentacle around a pole, he pulled himself behind the Villain, lashing out at Mr. Warp as he skipped around a green suited Hero. The Warping Villain cursed, barely dodging the combined attacks as they came at him.

Fatgum grinned. They had the League of Villains on the ropes! This might be enough to-!

He heard a pair of footsteps behind him, armoured and unfamiliar. With a determined expression on his face he whirled around. "Alright, that's-"

He gasped when he saw who it was behind him. A moment of understandable shock, enough for the figure to wrap a grappling hook around Inkblot and pull her out with a mighty tug.

"...how?"

The figure posed. Thunder roared, yet again. "MWA-HAHAHA! FOOLS! TO THINK YOU WOULD FALL FOR SUCH A LOGICAL RUSE!"

Fatgum grit his teeth, managing to regain his composure. Inkblot picked up her hammer and grinned at him, ferociously. He tapped his radio, Suneater readying himself with the rest of them.

The League of Supervillains had managed to outplay them.

Eraserhead splashed water in his face, the stinging already reducing. As his eyes cleared and throat stopped burning, he heard Death Arms talking to the bound Mastermind. "We finally caught you-"

Kamui Wood's radio went off at that moment, causing the Hero to tap it. "What... yes... that can't be right!"

Death Arms looked at Eraserhead, then tapped his radio. Mount Lady came through, sounding panicked. "I'm not bullshitting you! The League of Supervillains is robbing another bank in Esuha! Mastermind's there as well!"

The Mastermind in the room simply stood there with his hands on hips. Then, from a different room:

"You wondered about the distraction Well, Ta-da!"

The Villains whipped around in their seats to see Izuku cheerfully walking from a side room with a large remote control in hand. The teenager had dressed himself up neatly, wearing a pair of teal slacks and shiny dark red shoes. He wore a dark red shirt, paired with a teal green sleeveless vest. Like a mirror of the clothes thrown over his Villain outfit.

Inkblot boggled. "How - "

With a whoop, La Brava ran over to Mastermind, checking the remote in his hand. "You got it to work then!"

Midoriya grinned, dark green eyes flashing. "I sure did! Introducing, the Diabolical Electronic Kickass Unit! It's taken me a lot of time to get this right, and now, I'm ready to deploy it!"

His head snapped over to Twice. "Twice, I'm going to need a clone of myself. This way, the clone can control it remotely from here, while I go with you guys-"

"To rob the bank up at Esuha," Gentle Criminal finished. He gave his protege a grin. "You've outdone yourself, Mastermind!"

Midoriya flushed tomato red after that statement. At a loss for words, he patted his robot. "It's accurate to the last detail! I even included my mask's anti-tampering measures!"

Mastermind sighed. "I'd really hoped you FOOLISH Heroes would have been tied up longer! Still!" He wasn't able to break free of Kamui Woods' binding, but did manage to get his thunder machine free.

"MWA-HAHAHA!" KRAKATHOOM! "YOU HEROES HAVE FALLEN FOR MY DASTARDLY BODY DOUBLE!"

Death Arms and Kamui Woods were already leaving, Eraserhead running into the room to make sure the double was secured. "Nedzu'll want to get this-"

Zeuuunn...

Death Arms swore as the Mastermind double suddenly slumped, like a puppet on a string. Furiously, he tried to tug its helmet off -

ZAP!

And was sent backwards, stunned and charged up as electricity shot through him. The Mastermind in the trap didn't move, then it started to smoke. Before their eyes, the double had dissolved into a black sludge, electronics sparking briefly before going dark.

Kamui and Death Arms stood there stunned for a moment, then ran off, calling for a police car to get them to Esuha. In the bathroom, Present Mic sighed.

"Should have thought he'd build a robot body double," he grumbled. Mic then brightened up, grinning. "At least I got an interview out of it!"

Eraserhead stared at his friend with a flat expression on his face. Without saying a word, he pulled his sleeping bag on.

Back at the hideout, the Villains pulled in, having managed to dodge the Heroes chasing after them. "That was intense!" Mastermind shouted, pulling his helmet off.

The rest of the Villains nodded, Mr. Compress reverting the money back to its regular size. "Indeed it was," the trench-coat wearing Villain acknowledged, patting the younger man on the back.

Inside, Twice's copy of Mastermind grinned at the original. "Oh, man! Doing that interview was incredible! I would have preferred to be there in person, but-"

Izuku nodded. "We want to keep Twice's Copy Quirk out of sight for as long as possible. Keep them guessing about how we did it." He frowned. "Now, when are we going to build the next one?"

Copy Izuku just laughed. "Already working on it!"

The pair of them started laughing maniacally, the League of Supervillains watching nervously.

Twice rubbed the back of his head. "I think this may be worse than my self duplication. Not disagreeing!"

The other Villains didn't know what to say about that.

Timeline: 1 month 1 week to exams (Early January)

Izuku had been slightly worried about doing this for a while. He was pretty confident that it would work, but still.

At least everybody else was nervous. Kaneshiro fidgeted with his T-shirt. Aiba and Danjuro wore polite smiles but seemed ready to bolt if things didn't go well. Sumi was looking vaguely mortified.

Time to pull off the greatest act of all!

He put on a brave smile. "Are you guys ready to meet my mother?"

With a chorus of 'yes's' with varying levels of enthusiasm, Izuku turned around, taking a deep breath. All they had to do was convince his Mom that they were normal people! Easy enough!

Midoriya Inko gave a polite smile to her sons' co-workers. Izuku had given introductions, saying that some of his friends hadn't made it due to managing the coffee shop. She had been concerned that Izuku had made friends with people who were at least a decade older than him, but they all seemed nice enough.

"It's a pleasure to meet all of you," she stated warmly. "Please, come in!"

Kaneshiro laughed awkwardly, eyes slightly wide. "Haha, yeah, Midoriya-s-san!"

Inko just chuckled. "I'm just happy that Izuku has more friends than just Bakugo."

Izuku pouted. "Come on, Mom! I'm friends with Mirio and Melissa as well!"

His mother gasped. "Oh, you're right!" She smiled warmly. "They're friends that Izuku met on Dagobah Beach. Mr. Yagi is a very kind man who's leading a community cleaning event there, or so Izuku described it."

Izuku's friends made various noises of approval.

She remembered meeting Mr. Yagi on the beach about four months ago. He'd been extremely polite, even when she'd been fretting about his health. Mirio had had nothing but praise for her son and his extracurricular inventions, and Melissa had similarly praised his engineering skills.

Izuku shrugged. "For some reason he didn't want to go have tea with us. And besides, Mom, what do you mean about Bakugo? Bakugo's a good friend!"

Inko Midoriya sighed. Young Katsuki was always Izuku's first friend, even if the explosive young man had denied it in spite of his willingness to talk to Izuku. Mitsuki had stated, quite bluntly, that Katsuki didn't so much have friends as he had hangers-on apart from Izuku. Katsuki had been better after a long, hard stare, and despite how rocky things had gotten when he'd become a teenager she knew that he was at least Izuku's best friend, if nothing else. "Well, he's just lucky he's got you in his corner."

While Izuku grinned and flushed, she turned to his co-workers with a bright smile. "Izuku, would you be a dear and get the tea ready?"

Izuku beamed. "Sure thing, Mom!"

As he left, Inko turned a cheerful smile to her son's guests. She gently gestured for them to come in. "Have a seat, please!"

As they sat down in the comfortable living room, with a reasonable amount of space dedicated to All Might merchandise, Inko sighed, looking over at her son as he bustled with cups. "He's wonderful, isn't he?"

Daiki hesitantly nodded. "Sure is. He, uh, really helped me with my midterms. Did pretty well."

She sighed, a proud smile on her face. Trust her genius son to help a friend like that. "Oh, that's nice of him! Now, tell me about your work! I'm interested."

Danjuro was the first to speak. "Well, we manage a thriving coffee shop. We're primarily based in Musutafu but we've helped manage events in other parts of Tokyo and other cities as well."

Inko smiled attentively. Izuku had mentioned something like this, that they went to other cities on the train to attend events. "It sounds exciting!"

Sumi smiled. "You have no idea. Some of our customers just can't get enough."

Izuku came with the tea, smiling to their guests. "W-well, it isn't what we usually make at the store, but it's good!"

Danjuro gave a calm smile as he accepted a cup. "I don't doubt it, young man."

Inko smiled. It was so good for Izuku to have friends that appreciated him and didn't swear in the house.

Timeline: 2 weeks to exams. (Assuming U.A exams in Mid February.)

After that initial meeting, I'd managed to make sure that everything was set up for future gatherings. Mom was just really happy that my friends were so nice! I've had friends with the drama club, but not FRIEND friends like Kacchan. Acquantances? That might be the better word.

So we had tea, and talked, and Gentle-san really impressed Mom with how gentlemanly he was! She also got along really well with Sumi!

...To be honest, I really had had no idea that Sumi was interested in me romantically. I just thought it was banter. I... never really thought anybody'd be interested in Quirkless Deku like that.

After that thing with Odd Eye, I had noticed that Kacchan was being... nicer.

But enough of that!

This isn't a story about me being bitter about past stuff!

Because soon... the Support Exam was upon me.

And I was ready to start my journey into U.A!

Author's Notes: Initially when writing this I got gastro and felt like shit, and various other jobs took away time to write this. I hope that people enjoyed!

Next time... we're finally going to get to the exams and canon! Yay! Though I might do some other bits before then.

Don't forget to comment! I need comments.