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When Midoriya and the rest of his class returned to their homeroom at the end of the day, everybody talked about the latest development. Besides Uraraka and Bakugo, a few others from the class were on the roof when Deku first arrived. Everyone else got pictures, thanks to the other students that were there. "Duuuuuude, you saw that, right?" Kaminari bellowed as he shoved his phone at Sero. "It's an older Midoriya! Gotta say the cape looks awesome!"

"Yeah, I saw! Damn dude, you'll get buff!" The tape hero said.

Uraraka and Iida, previously doing their own things, joined in the conversations. "Yeah, Deku, all that training looks like it'll pay off!" She said.

"Indeed. And he even said that he is the Symbol of Peace," Iida said. "It's good that you aspired to do great things."

Midoriya had his face buried in his desk. "G-Guys, please stop it..."

"Nah, c'mon, Midoriya. The way he took down that helicopter with no problem. That was awesome!" Kirishima said. "One punch, and he sent it flying! I bet those villains won't try to come back here again!"

"He spoke in such a structured tone. I wonder how many years it's been for him," Yaoyorozu noted.

Midoriya rose his head. "You saying that I don't talk that way?"

Yaoyorozu smiled sheepishly as she rubbed the back of her head. "T-That's not what I meant," she said.

The inheritor smiled and waved it off. "I'm teasing."

"Ya know," Mina chimed in as she sat at the edge of his desk. "He kinda gives off this sort of 'All Might'-esque vibe. You get that too?"

Midoriya shrugged. "Maybe being a pro helped him out?"

"Well...yeah, there's that, but Endeavor doesn't give that vibe, and he's been a pro for a long time," she said. "I mean, he's big, but not...ya know, "big." You get that?" The acid-throwing hero wondered. "Hey Uraraka, I bet you have to ward off fangirls in the future!"

"Har har," the Gravity Hero said.

"Maybe he's a speed-type hero like Iida?" Tokoyami wondered.

Iida smiled. "It would be interesting to see that. With your Quirk, you've definitely shown that you're pretty fast, Midoriya," he wondered out loud. "'Course, who would be faster?"

Uraraka smiled, knowing just how little her boyfriend put into their jogging. "Ooooh, I wonder how he is with that Black Whip technique..." she chimed in.

Jiro looked mildly interesting. "Good point. Hey Midoriya, you think he can do a better job than where you're at?"

"Well, it would make sense if he's better at it. It hasn't been close to a year yet for me since I first developed it, and he had years. I'd imagine he thought of some new ways to use that technique in battle..." He wondered.

Meanwhile, Bakugo was fuming in front of him. He tried covering his ears to their conversation to no avail. The last thing he wanted to do was chime in and talk about the future Midoriya, but even more, he was fuming over what he said.

"...the future Symbol of Peace...BULLSHIT! I am going to be the NUMBER ONE HERO in the world! I'll definitely beat Deku!

"...look like your new gloves. What, did he outgrow them?" Todoroki wondered.

"Probably...I mean, those new gauntlets look amazing! Those boots too; I'm missing the red ones though since they're what makes you...well, you," Uraraka said.

Midoriya nodded. "They kinda remind me of the Full Gauntlet that Melissa gave me," he noted. "Definitely looks like an upgrade."

Uraraka smiled. "To think: how many years later and you look so good as a hero. The cape isn't something I'd expect you to wear, Midoriya," Yaoyorozu noted. "Unless there is a specific function to them."

"Well yeah! You see the old-world comic books Yaoyorozu? All the great heroes wear capes! It made them look manly as hell!" Kirishima said. "Even some of the ladies wore them."

Tsu and Mina both turned toward the hardening hero. "So...we're destined to be mediocre heroes because we don't wear capes?" Mina asked.

Kirishima looked at them and realized what they asked, prompting Bakugo to snicker at his desk. "N-Nah, I didn't mean that. I-I'm just saying that, uh..."

Tsu smiled at Mina as she turned to her froggy friend and winked. "Sato doesn't wear a cape, and his cakes make him a true hero...especially when we have cravings," the acid hero said.

"I can wear an apron and turn it backward," the baking hero noted.

"And Bakugo doesn't wear a cape. He already wasn't going to be a great hero with his attitude, but now that's a double whammy," Tsu said as she gestured to the explosive boy.

The blond turned to her with a cold glare. "Watch it, frog..."

"See what I mean?"

Some of the class laughed as Kirishima tried to explain himself. He turned to the explosive boy who was trying to hide the obvious smirk on his lips. "B-Bro, little help...?"

"Fuck no. You're on your own!" He started laughing as some of the girls closed in on the Hardening Hero.


As they continued to converse among themselves, Deku, Snipe, and Principal Nezu were making their way toward the doors to the classroom. "...had them set up some things a while ago, so you should be properly moved in by the time you guys wrap things up here," Nezu explained as he sat on Deku's shoulder.

The pro hero beamed at him. "Thank you, Principal Nezu. And thank you again, Snipe, for letting me stay with you guys in the meantime," he said.

"You're welcome, Deku. Honestly, I don't think there would've been a better way of addressing that problem other than having you here at the school," the cowboy hero noted. "We can't have you staying in some hotel or something."

"And I appreciate that so much. I must admit: for a moment, I thought I was going to repeat Egypt all over again," Deku said.

Snipe looked over at him. "Egypt? What happened there?"

"I had a nasty case there a few years back. Some growing terror cell had interrupted the Olympics, and we traced them to the country. I worked a joint op with a few heroes in the region to take them down," he said. "Had to sleep on the floor of some camp near Gaza."

Nezu turned to Snipe. "Joint ops are difficult, huh?" The cowboy hero wondered.

Deku smiled. "Oh yeah, it was. Besides the obviously armed terrorists trying to kill me, I had to handle some Nomu they had in the base. I know I went on a few ops with you, Snipe, and those were easier by comparison," he noted. "But I saw more of the damage in my bank account."

"Yeah. Too bad joint ops aren't 'All expense paid' assignments," Snipe said.

Nezu smiled. "So...moving on from the topic, I'd like to address another. As you are aware, next week is the final exam for the students, and the written exam is mandatory regardless of grade level..."

"I hate those things," Deku muttered.

"...but the combat exercise will be different. Now, I've been going over your idea ever since lunch, and I think we should do it. Of course, you would have to offer the exam to the other hero courses and not play favorites. The new simulation would definitely be refreshing and be as close to the true scenarios we face while on the field."

"True, and thank you, sir."

Principal Nezu nodded. "Now...shall we begin?"

The two heroes said nothing as Snipe pulled out his phone and sent a message to Yaoyorozu, telling her to get the class ready. Inside the classroom, the class president read the message and cracked a smile, and waved at her VP, getting his attention.

The inheritor immediately caught the mischief in her eyes as he shared her smile and nodded. She rose from her seat and approached the front of the classroom with a faint glow on her face. As Midoriya pulled out his phone, the class president turned to address the class...

...with a very familiar pair of glasses.

Making her best Iida impression, she pressed the glasses onto her face. "EVERYONE, MR. SNIPE IS APPROACHING! EVERYONE QUIET DOWN AND TAKE YOUR SEATS!" She bellowed to the entire room. She even started chopping the air as she spoke.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and talking about to look at the Everything Hero. Stunned silence filled the room before the not-so-subtle sound of Uraraka holding in a laugh appeared. Her face was turning red, and she started slamming her desk as Iida's face was one of stunned admiration. Midoriya was fighting a losing fight as he started laughing as he shut off the recording.

Soon, the entire class joined him in laughter. A smile formed on Yaoyorozu's lips as she removed the glasses and placed them on the desk before returning to her seat. Jiro was in tears as she fist-bumped her best friend. The class president also got a few high-fives from Hagakure, Mina, Sato, and even Iida, who had to remove his own glasses as he wore the biggest smile on his face.

As they started to quiet down, Uraraka shot her boyfriend a glance and motioned to her phone. Midoriya checked it to read the message: Send me that ASAP XD.

Midoriya smiled as he prepped the message but stopped as the door opened and Snipe walked into the room. The last bits of laughter soon diminished as he stood in front of the whole class.

He coughed before speaking. "Alright, everybody, I can see you're all enjoying yourselves," he said.

"Sir, she actually did it. I told you she would," Midoriya said as he held up his phone.

Snipe chuckled and shook his head. "T-That you did. Remind me never to doubt you two again," he commented as some light laughter echoed through the room.

After a moment, he continued. "Alright, now, I have a few announcements before we conclude this week. First: your final exams are next week, and I don't need to remind you of what they pertain to. I also don't need to remind you, but I will anyway, that your mandatory training hours are due on Wednesday, the day before the written exam. You'll all be starting over in the fall with an adjusted amount of 24 mandatory hours before Christmas, ya hear?"

"YES, SIR!" The class echoed in unison.

"Good. Second: I'm sure you're all very aware by now that there was an incident earlier during lunch. We can confirm that two individuals from the Paranormal Liberation Front were on the grounds and caused some commotion."

Iida raised his hand. "Sir, will this cause any problems down the line?" he asked.

"No. Thankfully, their plan fell apart before any permanent damage could be dealt. A student was admitted to Recovery Girl's office after sustaining an injury, but she'll be alright. No lasting damage, thankfully."

A few collected sighs of relief could be heard from around the room, especially coming from Midoriya. "And finally: there will be an...adjustment to your final exams."

That got everyone's attention. At that moment, Nezu walked into the room with Deku behind him. As he walked in, the "quiet" muttering from everyone in the room filled his ears. Everyone was entranced at his close appearance, while most of them had only heard the rumor that he was on the campus. He had replaced his gauntlets on his arms, and with his cape close behind him, everyone saw that he looked like a hero from a comic book from the old world.

Deku was gestured to stand next to the cowboy hero. Principal Nezu hopped onto his shoulder as the pro hero spoke. "H-Hello, everyone..." Deku waved at them meekly.

Despite his appearance, many of the class were caught unaware. He's shy?!

"So...first, I want to apologize for dropping in like this. I may've derailed some activities for you guys after the term has ended, but that doesn't mean we can't get the train running again," he said.

Out of everyone, Midoriya was eyeing his future self the most. For one thing, he noted that he was pretty tall, and he didn't have the same bushy hair as he did. His was faded with some considerable length on top, so he didn't look weird. He also noted that, on his left hand, his thumb would occasionally rub against his ring finger.

He also noticed the new hardware. His gauntlets were somewhat silver in appearance that completely covered his hand and his forearm. He looked down to notice that he wasn't wearing his red boots.

"...are next week, and thankfully the former trial wasn't set in stone, so...we talked it over, and it'll be changed this time as well," Deku said.

Midoriya snapped back to reality. "Now, the official terms for it won't be announced until Monday as some final details need to be worked out, but this comes from my own recommendation. The basic concept is that it'll mirror your first training simulation from last year, where two of you will be villains and the others will be heroes, but on a larger scale. I can vaguely remember how that simulation went if I'm frank."

"You shattered your right hand and had your left arm burned pretty bad. You were also injured from one of Bakugo's gauntlets when he fired a wave of fire at you," Nezu reminded him.

Deku smiled. "Ah yes...now I remember."

Some of the class chuckled. "Anyway, once the final details are fine-tuned, you will all be notified of the practical part of your examination. I assure you all: it'll be fun," he said with a smile on his face.

Nezu smiled and nodded. "And while we focus on getting him back to his own time, he will need a place to stay. Snipe has agreed to use one of the spare faculty dorm rooms in your building. And while I'm sure you all will be wanting answers about what'll happen in the future..."

"I won't be answering any personal questions about specific things, like hero rankings, who I'm working with, as well as some very sensitive cases that are, at this moment, ongoing," Deku said. "Now, some stories I'll tell, but I'm not guaranteeing anything."

"Right. Future knowledge can be dangerous and can change our guest here and everything he has experienced drastically. As much as we would like to know the outcome of many things, there is the knowledge that is forbidden to us for a good reason," Nezu explained.

Deku nodded. "I will introduce myself at the least. I am Deku, founder of the Toshinori Hero Agency in Musutafu, Japan. I'm 28 years old, and I became the number 1 hero at 22. My official debut will be a few years from now, but the circumstances will be kept to myself. Much like my younger self, I love pork cutlet, and recently I have been getting some dance classes in with a few old friends so I can somewhat move to a rhythm," he said. "I've got two left feet and plenty of video evidence from my friends."

Mina began snickering as he finished his remarks. Then, Deku clapped his hands together, alerting the whole class. "Right! Well, the day is done, and the weekend is here. I'm sure you all want to head to the dorms, so..." He turned to Snipe with a sheepish smile on his face. "Can I?"

The cowboy chuckled. "Go ahead."

"Perfect. Class dismissed!"

At that moment, the final bell rang. Everyone scrambled to their feet and left the classroom to enjoy their weekend, leaving Deku in the classroom. Once they were alone, the pro hero turned to the principal. "Sir, I do have something to ask of you," he said.

The principal turned to him. "Hmm?"

"I will need the freedom to continue my work. As much as I would love to spend time here and relive my past, I was working on a case beforehand, and I need to chase after him," he urgently said.

"Could he still be in the future? It's possible that you came here on your own," Nezu said.

Deku shook his head. "I don't think so. When I arrived here, the entire world changed for me in an instant. If I was charging at him with my power as he was charging at me, then it's possible we both experienced the same time jump. I want to be certain before I can think about relaxing."

Nezu nodded. "I understand." He pondered his request for a moment. "Alright, but you need to be careful. Tampering with time may have consequences that neither of us have thought about. You must be careful in not saying that you're from the future," he urged his former student.

"I understand. I can only hope that he didn't actually end up here as well, so my return to the future will be easy, but considering my track record with easy..."

Nezu smiled and nodded. "Very well. Off you go, young man."

Deku bowed and exited the room.


Elsewhere...

Inside of an abandoned warehouse along the island nation's coast, a large section of one of its many walls had been destroyed thanks to a large object. The object, out of nowhere, blasted through the outer wall and into an 18-wheeler truck. The object burst through the vehicle and burst into another before resting inside.

The object wore a nearly destroyed three-piece suit and golden knuckledusters. Despite his sudden appearance and eventual resting place, there wasn't a single scratch anywhere on his body.

The Chaos King groaned as he rolled over and picked himself up. Once he was on his feet and climbed out of the trailer, the villain rose and cursed himself.

He looked around and found himself staring at the dry docks leading to the Pacific Ocean. He turned back toward the mainland and scanned the port. There were a few tall buildings, mostly abandoned based on the shattered windows and the graffiti. Abandoned shipping containers littered the port, as well as some heavy machinery. An abandoned container ship was docked at the port with faded paint, and several containers blasted open.

He turned back toward the ocean and took a deep breath. The potent smell of saltwater filled his nostrils. He shut his eyes, taking in the feel of the breeze brushing past him. He let his mind wander with the events that preceded the raid against his compound. Images of his warehouse and his soldiers being taken down by Ground Zero filled his mind before settling on one face.

The face of Izuku Midoriya.

He clenched his fists and turned away from the calming ocean. He stormed off of the port, frustrated at his predicament.