The episode started with Izuku's voice talking about UA, including a statistic about how few students were excepted to make it in.
The students in the room felt a rush emotions at remembering how they had gotten in when so many others hadn't, those emotions ranging from happiness and gratitude to pride and pressure.
Izuku listed off three popular heroes who had all graduated from UA.
Todoroki scowled when his father's face appeared, though everyone was too busy watching the screen to notice. Everyone except Nedzu though, who had happened to catch the small movement out of the corner of his eye. He filed the reaction away for later analysis.
The scene shifted back to where the last one had left off. While the other students marveled over how elaborate UA's exam was, Izuku had fear and anxiety written all over his face. Izuku thought over what he'd been told about the test, and looked over at the other students, wondering why they didn't seem nervous like him.
"Not everyone expresses emotions that same way. Just because someone looks confident doesn't always mean they are, kero."
"Or they could be way overestimating their own abilities. We see that a lot." Present Mic said. Aizawa grunted and nodded.
"Hey, there's Shoji." Ojiro pointed out said boy in the crowd. "I didn't realize you were in the same area as Midoriya."
"Neither did I." Shoji admitted.
"There's you." Mineta said to his couchmate, pointing out Aoyama.
"Ah yes, I remember seeing Midoriya during the exam. I put on a dazzling performance for him later, and look! My belt caught his eye even before the exam started. Perhaps our meeting was meant to be."
"Uh, yeah, sure."
Izuku then noticed Uraraka standing in the crowd. Thinking about how he needed to thank her for helping him earlier, he started to walk forward, but he was stopped by Iida. He scolded Izuku for trying to distract another student, and also accused him of taking the exam frivolous.
"That seems like a rather extreme conclusion to draw after observing only two behaviors from someone, especially since you only saw the start of the second action." Momo pointed out. Iida started blushing once again.
"Looking back on it, I realize that leveling such an accusation for you simply trying to talk to someone was irrational. Once again, you have my apologies Midoriya."
"It's in the past now, so don't worry too much about it." Izuku said, but then he frowned slightly. "But, if you do want to make up for it, maybe in the future you can avoid calling people out in front of large groups? Or even small groups? Having a scolding be on display really doesn't feel great."
"Of course, I shall do my best to keep it in mind, both as an apology to you and in an attempt to be a better class representative."
Since Izuku and Iida seemed to be working things out on their own, Uraraka said nothing. She did feel pretty flattered that Izuku had placed that high of a priority on thanking her though.
Izuku denied Iida's accusations vigorously, which caught the attention of some of the other contestants. They started talking about him, and Izuku could already tell they felt he wasn't a threat.
Iida winced. He truly hadn't meant for his talk with Midoriya to be such a public display, and it drove home that that was something he'd have to work on in the future.
"I know it may be disheartening to have others feel that way, but it is something that could work out in your favor." Nedzu pointed out. "Being underestimated can have many advantages."
"That's part of the reason I made my hero outfit look like this." Aizawa added. Present Mic laughed.
"Yeah, hardly any villain expects to get beat up by what could pass as a random hobo."
Izuku flipped open his own notebook and jotted that down. It could be an important tip later, plus it distracted him from old feelings of embarrassment.
Present Mic suddenly shouted that the exam had begun. When Izuku turned to the test entrance, he saw he was already getting left behind.
"Huh, that's weird. Cementoss started our exam, and he actually did give us a countdown." Sato said.
"Seriously? That's so unfair. My group didn't get a countdown either." Kaminari complained
"Ah Cementoss, he's such a softie." Present Mic said fondly. Aizawa sighed.
"I know, it's like he doesn't get any pleasure out of messing with the students. He's a strange one."
Yagi gave him a slightly concerned look.
Izuku ran, trying desperately to both catch up and calm himself down. He told himself that he had All Might on his side, and that caused him to flash back to the memory of eating the hair.
Seeing Izuku swallow had some people shivering in disgust and others grimacing or looking away.
All Might told him it would take a couple hours to kick in. He also warned Izuku that, since Izuku had prepared in a hurry and hadn't had a chance to test the quirk, he should be prepared for it to have physical repercussions.
"That's putting it lightly." Aizawa said acerbically, leveling a glare at All Might. "You honestly sent him into the entrance exam with a quirk he'd never used that could hurt him that badly, and you didn't even give a proper explanation about what those 'repercussions' might be?"
Yagi's shoulders hunched, and he looked as weary as his skeletal body suggested. "I honestly didn't realize that Midoriya would experience such intense blow back. I experienced injuries when first learning to control One for All, but they were not as grievous as Midoriya's. I didn't account for how much One for All's power would increase when I passed it on; that was an incredible oversight on my part. As for not having used it before, I had to make absolutely certain his body was ready for it. I wasn't about to risk him suffering permanent damage by passing it too soon. There simply wasn't enough time for both. I offered to try and get the boy in through recommendations, but he wanted to take the test along with the others. He wanted to make sure he'd gotten in on his own merit, and not just because I pulled strings."
Aizawa looked at All Might for a minute, then sighed. "I can respect Midoriya's choice on that matter, but the excess of power, and the injuries it causes, still needs to be addressed. He's not always going to have access to Recovery Girl." said heroine made a noise of agreement.
Yagi nodded gravely. "Of course. I was hoping that Midoriya simply needed a longer adjustment period than I did, but I will try to think of some way to address the issue sooner. Though, if we do go into the future with this viewing, then it might show us how he figured it out before we leave."
"Best to hedge your bets and try to think of one in the meantime anyway." Present Mic pointed out.
All Might's last bit of advice ran through Izuku's head, which involved clenching your butt cheeks before using the quirk.
There was a beat of silence in the room. Then a few people started to snort and giggle, and soon the whole room was filled with laughter.
"No wonder All Might gets all the fangirls! He's always- BHAHAHA!" Mineta burst out laughing.
"First eating the hair, now this, it's too much man!" Kaminari wheezed.
Yagi blushed and awkwardly scratched the back of his head. Present Mic was almost falling out of his chair he was laughing so hard, and even Aizawa's lips were twitching in amusement.
Izuku once again had his face buried in his hands.
"I'm never gonna live that down am I?" he moaned. "Now every time I use One for All they're going to think of that!"
"Well, I wouldn't say 'never'. Plenty of quirks cause strange side-effects or need very specific triggers." Iida answered, trying his best to be comforting.
"Yeah, I'm sure it'll blow over." Uraraka said. The fact that she herself was still giggling didn't make her statement very convincing.
A one-point robot suddenly appeared in front of Izuku. It rushed at Izuku, but he was too frightened to move. Just before it struck, an attack from Aoyama blew it apart.
"Nice shot." Shoji said, which made Aoyama beam.
"Merci!"
"Thank you Aoyama, I never did get around to saying it before." Izuku said, his eyes shining with sincerity.
"It was no trouble at all, you did do an excellent job distracting it after all. That shot wouldn't have been possible without you! Plus, it gave me some rescue points."
Bakugo's ears perked up. 'What the heck are rescue points?' he wondered.
Izuku ran through the city, but everywhere he looked robots were either destroyed or being destroyed before he could get to them. He noticed Uraraka again, and she used her quirk to destroy four bots all at once.
Sato whistled. "Nicely done."
"Yeah Uraraka! You go girl!" Ashido cheered.
"Well done indeed." Iida said.
"I thought your quirk was really cool then, though I didn't really think about it until later." Izuku admitted.
Uraraka beamed, ignoring the nausea that had started to roil in her stomach as her on-screen self was shown. "Thanks you guys!"
Iida was shown running up and kicking a robot so hard it broke apart.
"Nice shot!" Kirishima called out.
"You were so fast then I almost didn't see what you did." Izuku said.
"Same thing happened the few times I saw you." Uraraka added. Iida glowed under the praise.
Izuku started to freak out about how many points other people were getting and how the number of available points was going down fast.
Many students sat forward. They knew Izuku must have passed the exam for him to be here, but his performance so far didn't look promising. Just how had he gotten enough points to get in?
The scene shifted to a bunch of screens in a darkened room. The voice of Nedzu was heard explaining the intricacies of the exam, and how different students dealt with them. When he mentioned how some use information gathering, the camera showed a screen with Shoji on it.
Shoji sat up straighter, startled but very pleased at having been noticed that early out of so many people.
A screen with Iida on it was shown when Nedzu mentioned how some use speed and mobility to get ahead. Aoyama was shown as an example of keeping a cool head.
Aoyama sat back, very proud of himself for having caught the examiners eyes.
A screen with Bakugo was shown when Nedzu mentioned the use of 'pure combat ability'.
Bakugo grinned. He knew a quirk like his would get noticed for how great it was. He didn't worry much that others had been shown in a similar way. Combat power trumped all that other stuff at the end of the day anyway. Plus he was working on the mobility thing.
Next to him, Kirishima was wondering if he could get footage of the practical exam, so he could see more of what Bakugo did. Because that image of him surrounded by broken bots and ready for more was super manly.
Midnight was heard, saying they had a good batch this year. But another teacher pointed out they wouldn't know until they saw how they responded to the real test.
Students looked at each other. Had the regular bots not been the 'real test'? What else was there?
Yagi suddenly jolted upright. He looked over at Izuku, then quickly walked to the back and grabbed an unclaimed notebook. Then he walked over to Midoriya and knelt down in front of him and offered it to him. He spoke to Midoriya, but his words were so quiet no one else could here them. Some did notice how much Izuku, Uraraka, and Iida tensed though. Izuku took the notebook, and held it tightly in his hands as the show continued. Instead of returning to his seat, Yagi sat down on the floor next to the trio's couch.
The ground started to shake, and students turned to look in horror at a robot that was bigger than the buildings surrounding them.
Many students looked at each other or frowned in confusion. How was that the 'real test'?
Students were shown running away from the robot. Izuku once again found himself frozen, and ended up falling on his rear end.
The other students didn't really blame him for that, since that thing had been terrifying. Momo, who hadn't experienced the practical, had been writing down anything she could learn by getting a more first hand view of it. And even she had to admit she wasn't sure how she would react to something like that popping up out of nowhere. She hoped she would act sensibly, but she wasn't sure. Todoroki analyzed it instead. He wondered if he could have frozen something that big, and he figured if he couldn't he'd just run along with the others.
A voice was heard over Izuku's panic. It stated that when an overwhelming threat appeared, people's true colors would show.
Iida felt shame rise inside him once again as he watched his past self notice the frozen Midoriya, and run right past him. All of his scoldings to the boy, and in the end he hadn't acted like a true hero at all, while Midoriya...Iida glanced fearfully at his friend, All Might's words from a minute before echoed in his mind.
The students that had been wondering about the 'real test', and weren't in Midoriya's section, were even more confused now. What else were you supposed to do with that thing than run away from it?
Izuku finally found the will to move. He was so scared that he would fail and that everything All Might did for him would be for nothing.
"I would never consider you a waste, my boy, no matter what happened during the exam." Yagi said quietly. Izuku slid down onto the floor to be next to his mentor, unable to express in words what that assurance meant to him.
Izuku's thoughts were broken up by a cry of pain behind him. He turned and saw Uraraka, her leg being pinned under a pile of rubble.
"Ow!" Uraraka yelled. She curled in on herself a bit, and brought leg up to her chest, attempting to nurse a hurt that wasn't physically there. "Oh, geeze, Owwwww! I don't remember it hurting this much before!"
"Hmmm...it could be that time has made the pain seem muted in your mind." Recovery Girl theorized. "Or it could be that, without the adrenaline you had in your system back then, your mind perceives more of the pain now."
Izuku paled. Yagi urged him to lay down, then took off the coat of baggy suit and bundled it up before placing it under Izuku's head. Then Izuku put the notebook in his mouth, binding side first. This went unnoticed by most of the students. Izuku and company had all sat very close to the front, so those further back couldn't see what was going on in front of the couch, and others were either distracted by the screen or Uraraka. Not many students had known that she had gotten trapped like that, and her cry of pain startled them. They were confident she would be okay, of course, since she was here and this was all part of a test, but it was a hard thing to ignore.
The teachers noticed what was going on though, and they quickly realized what was about to happen. Recovery Girl wished she had more to work with, but settled for heading to the bathroom to get a wet towel. Nedzu whispered something in Present Mic's ear, who nodded and stood up.
"HEEEEY!"
Even without his quirk Mic could be pretty loud, and all heads in the room swiveled to him, causing the show to stop.
"There is a very painful event coming up for one person in particular. I know it will be hard, but I ask you all to keep paying attention to the screen regardless. It will make the experience easier on everyone involved." Nedzu explained.
Now much more wary, the students returned their attention to the screen. Several gave Uraraka worried looks.
Uraraka tried to free herself, but was unable to. Izuku watched, remembered her kindness toward him, and saw the giant robot take another step towards her. The next moment, Izuku was running toward her. The deep voice returned, stating that while there was no reason to take on the giant robot, it's presence gave people an opportunity. Izuku crouched, his legs pulsing with energy, and leaped into the air. He sailed right up to the 'face' of the robot and punched it.
A scream pierced the air.
Some students, including Momo and Todoroki, realized what was about to happen moments before it did. They paled and braced themselves. Other students had cheers and words of congratulations die in their throats.
Izuku writhed on the floor. His limbs spasmed and his teeth dug into layers of paper. Uraraka and Iida had to hold themselves back; All Might had warned them that trying to restrain Izuku during this time could hurt them or Izuku if done improperly. They could do nothing but watch as their friend screamed and shook.
"Eyes on the screen!" Aizawa barked. Necks snapped back to watch the show, and hands came up to cover ears.
The giant robot started to fall apart. All Might, in the judging area, complimented Izuku's sense self sacrifice.
Yagi grit his teeth. That sounded far more admirable when it wasn't said to the sound of his successor's screams. Izuku had done his best to swallow down further cries after the initial one, but it was hard. The cushioning affects of things like shock and adrenaline weren't present in this place, so Izuku didn't have any insulation against the pain like he'd had during the original events.
Izuku on screen flashed back to himself trying to rescue Bakugo, marveling at how different this situation turned out compared to that one. Then he was falling toward the ground at high speed. As he fell, he suddenly realized how high he'd jumped, and that three of his limbs were now shattered.
"Oh god." Jirou whispered, her eyes wide in horror at seeing Midoriya's limbs flutter in the breeze. Ashido and Koda pressed their hands to their mouths, and others had their hands on their stomachs. They'd seen Midoriya break his arms and legs before, but seeing them move like that...plus hearing the continued sounds of pain from their Midoriya, it was enough to turn people's stomachs.
Izuku berated himself as All Might's warning about physical repercussions came back to him. He forced himself to stop and told himself to think of how to survive the fall. He thought of using his remaining arm to do another smash to break his fall, but knew it would have to be timed perfectly and that it would leave him unable to get anymore points.
Aizawa was a jumble of emotions as he listened to Izuku's thought process. A part of him was impressed that the boy actually had come up with a way to survive. It really wasn't a great plan, but it wasn't bad for something he'd thought up within a few seconds while in great amounts of pain. Another part of him was exasperated that the boy had wasted time feeling sorry for himself and was even worried about passing almost as much as he was worried about his own survival. But the largest part of him was tormented by the fact that a student of his was nearby, crying in pain, and there wasn't a single thing he could do about it.
Izuku continued to fall toward the ground. But was abruptly stopped by Uraraka slapping him in the face. Izuku's body stopped just before hitting the ground. Uraraka released her quirk, and both he and the robot part she was floating on, fell back to earth.
Izuku gave one final shriek as his on screen body hit the ground, then suddenly quieted. He was not silent, he was in too much pain to be silent. But after the pain of having his shattered bones and torn muscles be buffeted by the wind, the sensation of them finally being still was something of relief. He whimpered in pain instead, and that made him aware of how his screaming had made his throat sore.
"It's alright, my boy, it will be over soon." All Might soothed, brushing the bangs out of Izuku's eyes.
Recovery Girl walked up then, a damp cloth in hand. She gently wiped Izuku's face, getting rid of the sheen of sweat and offering just a bit more relief.
"Is, is he alright?" Momo asked tentatively.
"He is, but he will be better once the these scenes are over. Please, everyone, continue watching." Iida ordered.
Uraraka pressed her hands to her mouth, and was suddenly throwing up onto the pavement.
Real life Uraraka had one hand to her mouth and another wrapped tightly around her stomach. Recovery Girl gave the cloth to Yagi, then hopped up on the couch and started expertly rubbing Uraraka's back. She mumbled a thank you from behind her hand.
Izuku shook as he lay on the ground. He realized that the girl saved him, and wondered if she was alright. He was relieved that she appeared uninjured, and thankful that she left him with the ability to try and get at least one point.
Huffs of exasperation, disbelief, and amusement were heard throughout the room. The tension was slowly bleeding out now that Midoriya wasn't screaming, and some couldn't help but think that it was very like Midoriya to nearly die, then reflect on how happy he was that someone else had made it out okay, right before getting back to business.
'This kid, I swear...' Aizawa thought to himself.
"This guy is crazy." Sero said. "Awesome, but crazy."
"You're just thinking this now?" Kaminari questioned. "I was thinking it after the first battle trial."
"Th...thank...you...saving me." Izuku managed to say, his pain filled eyes managed to lock onto Uraraka. Her nausea was starting to subside now, and she smiled softly back at him.
"You saved me first."
Right then, Present Mic called out that time was up. Students were shown in the aftermath of the last robot attack, and then Izuku passed out.
Izuku's whimpers subsided, but he didn't move from his place on the floor. Recovery Girl hopped down from the couch, and did what she could to check him over.
Students gathered around Izuku's unmoving body, and talked in awe about what he'd done. One person wondered why he was so jumpy if he had such a powerful quirk.
A few glares were sent toward Bakugo. They were ignored.
Students talked about how it had been a great show of power, but that it didn't gain him anything. Iida was among the crowd, and realized the others were missing the point of what Izuku had done.
Those who had been wondering about 'the real test' suddenly realized what the teachers had meant. Something additional clicked for Bakugo.
'Don't tell me, that's how you get 'rescue points'? He got into UA just for beating that one bot? What the fuck? Who cares if he did it to save someone, what's the good of a hero who can't take down lots of villains?'
He did not think to question what good a hero would be if he was too busy fighting to save those in need around him.
Recovery Girl arrived on the scene then. Aoyama identified her and described her as 'the backbone of UA'.
Recovery Girl looked up from her examination of Izuku to smile at Aoyama. "Thank you, dear, that's quite a generous description."
"Tis not but the truth." Aoyama said with a wink. Dramatics aside, the other students couldn't help but agree with him. UA wouldn't be able to function the way it does without her.
Recovery Girl came upon Izuku. She kissed him on the head, and a green light enveloped Izuku's body and his limbs righted themselves.
Izuku took in a deep breath, and let out a long relieved sigh. The pain was finally gone. However, just like before, he was left feeling drained and 'not all there'. Izuku moved to sit up, and Uraraka was quick to lean down and help him. He looked at the notebook that had been removed from his mouth sometime after the screaming stopped. It had noticeable teeth marks on it.
"What's the verdict?" He asked with a smile, trying to lighten the mood. His voice made it clear he was parched, and Iida got up to get him water.
"It's a good thing you took the precaution of getting down on the floor, and that All Might provided something to pillow your head and something to bite on. You could have actually injured yourself with all that thrashing if those things hadn't been done, but because they were, everything seems to be in order."
Izuku frowned. "But, that will be a problem later. When we get to stuff that hasn't happened yet, we won't know to do those things." Iida returned then, and Izuku thanked him for the water.
"Yes, that will be an issue. Which is why I'm going to be counting on the two of you." She said, looking at Uraraka and Iida, who both sat up straighter. "If something like that happens unexpectedly, it will be up to the two of you to make sure Midoriya gets into a position where he's less likely to hurt himself. Think you can handle it?"
"Yes ma'am!" they answered in unison. Izuku felt a bit of guilt twist in his gut for giving them that burden, but it was outshone by the warmth that rose in him at how determined they looked.
The scene cut to one week later, where Midoriya Inko became distressed over why her son was smiling blankly at a fish.
Snickers were heard around the room, the kids were relieved that things seemed to be returning to normal, while Izuku felt guilty seeing how he made his Mom worry.
"Hey Uraraka, didn't get a chance to say it before, but that was an awesome rescue earlier!" Kirishima gave her a thumbs up.
"I must compliment you as well." Tokoyami said. "Your timing was impeccable, and your control impressive, especially when you were also dealing with side-effects."
Uraraka blushed, partly from the praise and partly from realizing she'd been shown throwing up in front of the whole class. That was the one thing she was hoping not to do at UA.
"And we can't forget Midoriya's awesomeness either." Kirishima went on.
"Yeah! Seeing that bot's face cave in was epic!" Ashido said with a huge grin.
Izuku smiled. Going through that memory again with the conditions set in place here had been painful, but he was still proud of himself for finding a way to make it through the exam.
Izuku seemed to be in a slump. He was convinced he hadn't passed, and his fears were exacerbated by being unable to contact All Might. Inko attempted to cheer her son up, telling him how great it was that he had been brave enough to apply at all. Izuku wasn't convinced.
"Man, I remember that week of waiting to hear the results. That was the worst! I couldn't think about anything else." Kaminari said. All the students but Todoroki murmured in agreement. Even Momo, who had gotten in on recommendations, had been worried as she waited to hear back about the decision. Todoroki hadn't been worried about getting in, he knew there was no way his old man would have stood for him being rejected.
"I'm sorry I worried you like that, Midoriya." All Might said. He hated seeing Izuku look so lifeless. He was normally filled with promise and energy.
"It's okay, I get why you didn't respond." Izuku said. He was preoccupied with his own feelings of guilt once again. His mother was always so supportive, and he always made her so worried. And he hadn't even told her the truth about his quirk...
Izuku's thoughts revealed that he hadn't told his mother the truth about his quirk or about All Might, not wanting anything to threaten his mentor's standing in the hero world.
Aizawa sighed, and made another note in his notebook. This one reminded him to talk to Izuku about telling his mother, and offering to help if need be. Parents should be aware of these sorts of things, especially if it was something that put their child in danger. It wouldn't be pleasant, but it had to be done sooner or later.
Izuku thought that he had failed his mentor, but he didn't truly regret it. He had done what he felt was right, after all.
"That's all I really ask of you." All Might said softly. Izuku smiled at him, tears prickling his eyes. All Might helped Izuku back into his seat on the couch, but went back to sitting next to their couch instead of his own seat.
Inko suddenly came scrambling in, holding out the letter from UA.
"Well, I guess we know where Midoriya gets his excitability from." Hagakure said. Those who heard her laughed and agreed.
Izuku was shown in his room with the envelope. He quickly grabbed it and ripped the envelope open. A disk fell out and a projection of All Might popped up. All Might explained his reason for not contacting Izuku and revealed that he now worked at UA. He confirmed that Izuku had passed the written exam, but got zero on the practical. But All Might continued by saying there was more to it. All Might changed the camera to show a video of Uraraka entering a door at UA.
Uraraka blinked for a few moments, and suddenly realized what they were seeing. "You...you saw that?" she asked, her face heating up. Izuku smiled sheepishly.
"Yeah. Sorry, I started telling you on the first day, but we got interrupted. Guess we never got back to it...Still! I thought it was really inspiring." Izuku's smile shifted into something brighter, and her face felt even hotter.
"I- I was just doing what I thought was right."
The video went on to show Uraraka describing a person with curly hair and freckles who was rather plain looking. Upon hearing the last description, Izuku realized it was him.
Laughter burst out near the back of the room.
"Midoriya, dude, I think we need to work on your self-esteem." Sero said through his laughter. Kaminari was too busy giggling to comment.
"You're not gonna get any girls with confidence like that." Mineta said.
"Yeah man, you gotta have more respect for yourself. You've got plenty of defining features, like how green you are." Ashido continued. "Just like I've very pink."
"At least you know whether or not you're plain looking, I can't tell either way!" Hagakure said cheerfully, which started even more laughter. Izuku and his friends laughed along with them. It felt good.
Uraraka went on to ask if she could give Izuku some of her points, because she'd heard him say he didn't have any, so she begged Present Mic to be able to share hers. All Might pointed out that Izuku's actions that day had inspired others.
'There is something to be said about that.' Aizawa thought to himself. 'Even without knowing him very long, I can see the way he affects those around him. That ability to inspire is probably what got people to vote for him to be class rep. Iida's a driving force, and that makes him better suited for that kind of a role, but Midoriya's the kind of person who seems to end up at the center of everything, and brings people together.' Aizawa looked over at Izuku. 'That could make his road even harder, in some ways. I hope he's up to the task.'
All Might revealed that villain points weren't the only thing that counted in the exam. As a school for heroes, they couldn't reject someone who risked so much to help others. All Might then showed that with rescue points, both Izuku and Uraraka passed the practical exam with flying colors. Izuku was overwhelmed by the news, and started to cry. His voice over stated that with help from others, his whole life had been changed, and his new life at high school was about to begin.
A feeling of satisfaction seemed to permeate the room, broken only by the sounds of paper tearing.
"If anyone else needs the toilet paper roll, just let me know." Kirishima said, tearing off more to dab at his eyes. Bakugo rolled his eyes, but didn't make a fuss as Kirishima asked him to pass it on. As the roll was handed off, Nedzu spoke up.
"Well, if there are no objects, let's forge ahead."
A.N.
Just in case it wasn't clear, there is a reason why the Midoriya here was yelling in pain while the on-screen version of him wasn't. I always figured Izuku being able to get through his limbs being shattered while not screaming a lot more in the show was due to some combination of shock, adrenaline, and him having a fairly high pain tolerance. With the way Truth's toll works here, he only has the pain tolerance as a cushion, rather than all three. So he reacts to the 'on screen' pain in a lot more obvious ways than he would otherwise. Plus, Midoriya's the kind of person who is able to get past his own pain if someone else is in danger. While that is often the case in the show, he doesn't have that worry about that here and thus loses a bit more of that cushion.
