Boku no Hero Academia: Izuku's Pet Noumu

Disclaimer: This is a mature-rated fanfiction story of Boku no Hero Academia that I am writing for both fluffy and erotic fun. Needless to say, this story is AU, the characters may seem OOC to some and there will be smutty lemons. Also, I own nothing of the series other than the fanfiction stories that I make.

Chapter 4: Sports Festival Part 2

The recreational games were soon over and, being the first two to fight in the final event, both Izuku and Mina entered the stage which was a concrete platform created by a pro-hero and teacher of U.A. High School named Ishiyama Ken. Also known as Cementoss, Ken resembled a humanoid block of cement with black eyes and grey hair tied into a short ponytail.

As Izuku and Mina faced one another, he apologetically said, "Sorry, Ashido-san, but I have no intention of losing to anyone."

Mina smiled at Izuku and replied, "No hard feelings, Midoriya-kun. We both want to win after all."

Izuku smiled in return and both fighters assumed their respective fighting stances before Nemuri started the match with a crack of her whip while yelling, "Start!"

Acting quickly, Izuku used 8% of One For All to quickly push Mina off the platform. However, Mina created a veil of acid to both block his view and to attack him. Forced to avoid the incoming attack, Izuku quickly leapt upwards and landed behind Mina. He barely dodged a back kick from the athletic girl who was also a skilled dancer before he crouched low and knocked her down with a low kick onto her leg. However, Mina quickly recovered by using a break-dancing move and sprayed acid from her feet while spinning on the ground, thus forcing Izuku to retreat. Undeterred by her skilful use of both her quirk and her dancing abilities, Izuku flicked his finger at her with 20% of All For One to stun her with a strong wind pressure shock wave before quickly pushing her off the platform by grabbing hold onto her shoulders.

Once Mina was out of bounds, Izuku was declared the winner. In spite of her bruised nose, Mine grinned at Izuku and said, "That was awesome! We should have another bout next time!"

Izuku smiled brightly at her and replied, "Sure thing, Ashido-san. Your moves are really cool!"

Suddenly, Mina noticed something and smirked at Izuku as she asked, "Oh, Midoriya-kun, where to do you think you're putting your hands on?"

Izuku blinked in surprise before he realised that his hands were on Ashido's shoulders while the both of them were facing one another. Blushing in embarrassment, he quickly took his hands off her and apologised, "S-sorry about that! Y-your nose too!"

Mina laughed good-naturedly and happily teased Izuku as they left the platform so that the next match could start…

--The second match…--

To say that the second match was one-sided was a major understatement as Shouto, in a fit of anger due to meeting Enji prior to the match, created a wave of ice large enough to protrude from the top of the open-air stadium. His opponent, Hanta, was frozen in the ice and had to surrender. Not even Nemuri was completely spared as she was half-frozen by Shouto's attack. The fight was so one-sided due to Shouto's overwhelming power that even pro-heroes offered prayers of condolences to Hanta.

Enji frowned as Shouto had once again refused to use his fire in spite of his humiliating defeats in both the preliminary event and the cavalry event. It seemed that he would need to have a word with Izuku and maybe even Wankuro to force Shouto to let go of his childish rebellion and become the perfect successor.

Izuku wore a sad expression as he realised that beneath Shouto's cold anger was an undeniable feeling of sorrow and frustration towards his own fate as the son of Torodoki Enji.

--The third match…--

Kouji was blushing in embarrassment as Mei somehow convinced him to help her advertise her "babies" for over ten minutes in exchange for certain victory. Izuku chuckled as he found Kouji's situation admittedly amusing in spite of feeling sympathetic towards him. Besides, as someone who used to be quirkless, Izuku could appreciate Mei's passion for creating useful support items which could be used to help even quirkless people.

"Well, at least Hatsume-san is willing to let him win in exchange," thought Izuku.

--The Fourth match…--

Izuku frowned as he watched Juuzou defeat Rikidou. Although Rikidou's quirk allowed him to temporarily become superhumanly strong after consuming at least ten grams of sugar, Juuzou was still able to defeat him by making the concrete platform soft like quicksand. In spite of Rikidou's valiant struggle to win, Juuzou was still able to restrain him until his cognitive functions weakened due to the after-effect of his sugar-doping quirk. The fact that Juuzou could literally dive into the softened concrete for cover meant that Rikidou's attempt to push him out of bounds by swinging his arms to create waves of soft-yet-heavy concrete was basically useless against him.

Izuku realised that Juuzou was going to be a difficult opponent for him and was trying to think of ways to defeat him while writing down notes about his quirk into his notebook. Suddenly, Neito appeared next to Class 1A and gleefully mocked them, "Oh, what's this? It seems that your muscle-man has just been defeated! Class 1A is supposed to be better than Class 1B, isn't it?" Neito started to laughed dementedly when Itsuka appeared behind him and knocked him out with a well-practised chop onto the back of his neck. Itsuka then smiled cheerfully while apologising to Class 1A before dragging Neito away.

Almost everyone in Class 1A, including Wankuro, had confused expressions on their faces as they shared the same thought, "What was that about?"

--The fifth match…--

Eijirou's match with Tetsutetsu was, to put it simply, a slug-fest. Like Eijirou, Tetsutetsu could harden his body and preferred direct close-quarter combat. However, Tetsutetsu's hardening worked a bit differently as he needed to consume iron to turn his body into steel. Due to Eijirou's ability to use his Unbreakable Form, Tetsutetsu could not break through his defence and suffered significant "metal fatigue" from his attacks. Needless to say, Tetsutetsu lost the match.

After defeating Tetsutetsu, Eijirou grinned at his downed opponent and offered his hand to help him up while saying, "It's a good match. Let's have another bout some time."

Grinning in return in spite of the frustrating defeat, Tetsutetsu accepted Eijirou's hand and said, "Show me your training regiment and we'll call it a deal."

"Sure thing, bro!" replied Eijirou who was aware that the training would involve getting beaten up by Wankuro.

--The sixth match…--

Fumikage noticed that Ibara was glaring at him and asked, "Is there something you wish to say before we begin this match?"

Ibara nodded and replied, "During the cavalry match, your demon of darkness was undeniably strong even though various teams tried to weaken it with light. However, you now lack the cover of darkness which your demon depends on to be strong. I sincerely hope that you're prepared to repent for your sins."

Amused by Ibara's statement, Fumikage smirked as he replied, "My demon of darkness is no ordinary demon, it is a conjoined twin to whom I am bound to for as long as we continue to revel in the shadow of darkness together." He then summoned Dark Shadow and struck a pose which would not look out of place in a certain manga series called 'Jojo's Bizzare Adventure' as he added, "Though we are indeed exposed to the light which weakens us, never forget that where there is light, there is shadow as well, oh maiden of vines"

Ibara spread out her vines and clasped her hands in prayer as she responded, "Then I shall pray that your immortal soul will eventually embrace the light of our Lord in heaven, oh raven of shadows."

Hizashi, like almost everyone else in the stadium, stared at the two contestants in utter disbelief. He then had to ask, "What is this? A chuunibyou showdown?"

While almost everyone else in Class 1A and Class 1B sighed or groaned in exasperation, Wankuro stared at Ibara and Fumikage with wide sparkling eyes while her tail wagged excitedly. She then turned her attention to Izuku and excitedly exclaimed, "They're so cool!" Izuku could not help but chuckle at Wankuro's innocence.

While Fumikage blushed slightly in embarrassment, Ibara blinked in surprise and innocently asked Nemuri, "What's a chuunibyou?" Almost everyone was floored by Ibara's question.

Nemuri got up and explained, "It's… basically a state of mind in which someone believes that he or she knows everything and possesses a unique power related to the supernatural instead of quirks."

Ibara tilted her head in confusion and replied, "If that's true, then how can I be a chuunibyou? I'm simply expressing my faith in the Lord."

"Oh, you sweet innocent little thing…!" though Nemuri who was not sure if she should laugh at Ibara's innocent obliviousness or smack her hand onto her own face. Deciding to not waste any more time, Nemuri cracked her whip to start the match.

Although Dark Shadow was still strong and versatile even while exposed to the light of noon, Fumikage could not overcome Ibara's vines as she could detach them off her head and let them regrow with the help of water and sunlight. As a result, both Fumikage and Dark Shadow were restrained and defeated by Ibara even though he was using his new move which involved donning himself in Dark Shadow like a suit of armour, Black Ankh.

Since Ibara won the match, Neito wasted no time to mock Class 1A, "How strange! It seems that a student from Class 1B has defeated yet another one of your classmates! Are you lot really all that better than…" Neito's mocking gloating was cut off when Wankuro got annoyed with him and decided to knock him out with a flying-kick to the face.

Luckily for Neito, he still had all of his teeth intact.

--The seventh match…--

Hitoshi and Wankuro stood facing one another when Hitoshi raised his arm and asked Nemuri, "Before we begin this match, may I ask Wankuro-san a few questions?"

Although surprised, Nemuri nevertheless allowed it, "All right, but do not take too long."

Hitoshi nodded at Nemuri before he turned his attention to Wankuro and said, "Did Midoriya tell you about my quirk? Please nod or shake your head." Wankuro had a grim expression on her face as she nodded in reply.

"Then you know what I need to do to have any hope of winning this match," said Hitoshi who then sighed and said, "That said, Midoriya made sure to tell me why using my quirk against you would be a bad idea due to not only your own quirk but also because of your past trauma. I may want to win but even I have standards. Plus, I do owe him for helping me to get even this far."

Hitoshi then showed two fingers to Wankuro and said, "So that leaves us with two options which he suggested to me: either I surrender the match to you without doing anything or you let me use my quirk on you. Depending on what happens after that, I will either win or lose the match."

Wankuro's frown deepened as she recalled Izuku warning her about Hitoshi's brainwashing quirk and how he had persuaded Hitoshi to either let her win or use his quirk on her with her permission. In spite of her desire to avoid getting brainwashed, due to being forced to endure brainwashing attempts by the League of Villains for years, Wankuro knew that she had to at least try to move on from her past trauma. It was the least she could do to help both herself and her loved ones. As such, she replied, "Brainwash me."

Hitoshi raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you sure? Even with your original quirk, there's still a chance that you'll lose once I have brainwashed you."

Wankuro nodded and replied, "Hate it. Need do it."

Realising that Wankuro was determined in spite of her obvious reluctance, Hitoshi sighed and said, "All right. Just don't freak out, okay?" Wakuro nodded in response and braced herself as Hitoshi asked a random question, "What is your favourite colour?"

"Gree…" said Wankuro before Hitoshi's brainwashing quirk took hold of her.

Aware that Wankuro had been brainwashed, Hitoshi said, "All right, turn around and…"

Suddenly, Wankuro bent down and punched the concrete floor with enough force to break it while crimson flames burned around her body. Her breathing was shaky and her eyes were wild with repressed panic as she glared at Hitoshi. In spite of her state of panic, Wankuro did not lash out but instead stood up and assumed a fighting stance.

Hitoshi stared at Wankuro's flaming visage before he sighed and said, "Midnight, I admit defeat. Even if I wanted to continue fighting, I would have no way to overcome her abilities and, honestly, the idea of using my quick against her again leaves a bad taste in my mouth."

Nemuri nodded solemnly at Hitoshi before she announced, "Shinsou Hitoshi admits defeat. Midoriya Wankuro wins the match!"

While Wankuro turned around and ran off without extinguishing her crimson flames, Hitoshi turned around to leave in the opposite direction with a bitter expression on his face. He then heard some comments from pro-heroes which surprised him.

"That quirk of his could work quite well against villains. I wish I had it."

"U.A. High School is not doing a very good job if someone like him is in its general course."

"Well, the school gets a lot of people applying into it so it can't be helped."

"He may lack actual combat experience but his heart is in the right place."

"Being in the general course is such a waste for someone like him."

After hearing the comments from the pro-heroes, and feeling that he did not deserve such praise after seeing Wakuro's tearfully panicked face, Hitoshi clenched his fists and turned around to find her. The least he could do was apologise to her even though she had agreed to be brainwashed by him. As Hitoshi ran, a woman with sea-green hair, an athletic build and dark-green eyes named Fukukado Emi stood up from her seat went off to follow him.

--A short while later…--

Hitoshi found Wankuro who was with Izuku, Ochako and Tsuyu. Finding the dog-like girl was surprisingly simple for him as she had left behind a trail of footprint-shaped burn marks on the floor due to running with her feet covered in flames. She was naked and was sobbing as she held onto Izuku who petted her comfortingly while saying, "It's all right, Wan-chan. I'm here. You did great back there."

"Brainwashing… painful… scary…!" cried Wankuro. The temporary loss of control over herself due to Hitoshi's quirk made her recall how the League of Villains tried to break her mind through brainwashing. Both Ochako and Tsuyu shed tears as they were forced to remember that, in spite of her appearance and power, Wankuro was a tragically abused child at heart.

As the eldest daughter of her family, Tsuyu held Wankuro gently in her arms and spoke to her as she would speak to her younger brother or sister, "It's all right, Midori-chan. You can let it all out. None of us will judge you for being hurt and scared, kero."

Feeling even more guilty than before, Hitoshi was about to turn around to leave the four students from Class 1A alone when he bumped into Emi. Surprised, he looked up and saw her take off her mask to reveal an understanding smile as she asked him, "Not going to apologise to her?"

Hitoshi recognised Emi as the pro-heroine, Miss Joke, and bitterly replied, "Seeing me would probably make her feel worse right now."

Emi's smile turned into cheerful grin as she suddenly wrapped her arm around his neck and dragged him towards Wankuro's group while cheerfully saying, "Only one way to find out!" Shocked by Emi's sudden action, Hitoshi did not even try to brainwash her when she waved her other arm and called out to them, "Hey, there! Someone here wants to apologise to the girl who's in her birthday suit!"

Surprised, Izuku turned his attention to Emi and quickly recognised her and stuttered, "M-Miss Joke? Shinsou-san? What are you both doing here?"

"Well, after seeing Mr. Eyebags rushing to your naked friend over there to apologise, I decided to drop by and make sure everything is all right. It's a pro-hero's job to help others after all," explained Emi.

Izuku smiled gratefully and said, "Thank you, Miss Joke." He then turned his attention to Hitoshi and added, "And to you too, Shinsou-san."

Shocked, Shinsou asked, "Why are you even thanking me? I'm the one who made your stepsister so… well…"

"True, but I was the one who suggested that you could brainwash her with her permission," replied Izuku who had a self-depreciating smile on his face. He then turned his attention to Wankuro and asked her, "Wan-chan, Shinsou-san wants to apologise to you. You don't have to speak to him if you don't want to but is it all right for you to see him at least?" Wankuro hesitated for a moment before she nodded. She meekly looked up at Hitoshi as though she was an abused puppy.

"Look… I'm sorry for brainwashing you. I know that we both agreed to it but… I can't even begin to imagine how frightening that experience was for you even after hearing Midoriya-san talk about your past. Will you forgive me?" asked Hitoshi.

After hearing Hitoshi's sincere apology, Wankuro wore a small smile and nodded. Hitoshi felt a heavy weight being lifted off his chest as he saw her response. Tears welled up in his eyes as he bowed to her and said, "Thank you, Wankuro-san."

Emi smiled at the boy beside her before she turned her attention to Wankuro and said, "So… now that the heavy stuff has settled down nicely, why don't we get something for our cute puppy to wear?" She then grinned and jokingly suggested, "I happen to know a number of shops that sell some REALLY cute pink tutus!"

Although Wankuro did not know what tutus were, she snorted in amusement as she found the joke funny for some reason. The fact that Izuku and Ochako also snorted in amusement meant that the joke was indeed supposed to be funny.

Not sure if Miss Joke had actually made a funny joke or was subtly using her quirk which forced people to laugh, Izuku smiled at her and said, "Thank you for the offer, Miss Joke, but I don't think my home room teacher will appreciate seeing Wan-chan dressed in a pink tutu."

"Just a guess, but your teacher's Aizawa Shouta, isn't he?"

Izuku blinked and replied, "How did you know?"

"My work office used to be near his and we often worked together as a result. I'm also a teacher at Ketsubutsu Academy High School," explained Emi who then cheekily added, "I've also made it my life's mission to make that loveable sourpuss laugh." Izuku, Ochako, Tsuyu and even Wankuro laughed at Emi's statement which made the pro-heroine happy as she knew that she had helped lightened the mood.

"Well, I've got to go back to my seat now. The eighth match should be starting soon and I don't want to miss it," said Emi who winked at Ochako. She then turned around and placed her hand onto Hitoshi's shoulder as she spoke to him, "I'll be sending you my offer, Mr. Eyebags." Hitoshi's eyes widened in shock as she happily walked away from the scene while thinking, "I'm SO going to drag Eraser-chan into this!"

--Meanwhile, at the commentator's seat…--

Shouta's frown deepened as he felt a chill run down his spine and thought to himself, "Why do I get the feeling that Miss Joke has just done something bloody troublesome…?"

Not noticing Shouta's unusual reaction, Hizashi announced, "Now that the stage has been repaired, it's time for the eighth match to begin!"

--The eighth match…--

Ochako, who had to leave Wankuro, Izuku and Tsuyu behind to face Yousetsu, glared at her opponent. She was determined to win the match to prove her worth as a future pro-hero.

Nemuri cracked her whip as she announced, "Ready… start!"

Although Ochako wanted to win, she knew that she had to be careful as she did not know Yousetsu's quirk. As such, she cautiously tried to circle around him. As for Yousetsu, he knew how Ochako's quirk gravity-negating worked but it ironically did not make the fight any easier for him as he had to get close to her to be able to use his own quirk which welded the things that his hands touched together. The lack of his usual "welding materials" only made it harder for him to fight against her effectively.

As the two cautiously circled one another, Ochako noticed that Yousetsu's hands were twitching a bit and correctly assumed that his quirk probably involved touching something with his hands her much like herself and a certain villain named Shigaraki Tomura. Realising that her opponent's quirk might have the same "activation requirement" as her own, Ochako decided to take a gamble.

She quickly charged towards Yousetsu while keeping a close eye on his hands. As soon as she saw him get ready to grab her with his right hand, she quickly ducked below the outstretched hand and then delivered an uppercut to his chin instead of using her quirk on him. One thing that she had learnt from training with Izuku and Wankuro was that a good hit on the chin, nose or between the legs would stun most opponents, thus giving her a chance to use her quirk against them.

After punching Yousetsu, Ochako backed away to avoid any possible retaliation. Even if Yousetsu was stunned, there was the possibility that he could still use his quirk on her. A tense moment passed before she blinked and realised that he had just been knocked out. After staring at the unconscious boy, she looked at her own hands in disbelief and wondered, "Did I really just knock him out with a punch?"

Equally surprised by the distinct lack of quirk usage in the fight, many other people were at a loss for words. Nemuri quickly regained her composure and smiled as she announced, "The winner of the eighth match is Uraraka Ochako!"

As Ochako bowed to the cheering crowd before leaving the stage, she wondered why her punch had knocked out Yousetsu. True, she had been training with Izuku and Wankuro who had absurdly high physical abilities for the past few weeks but surely her body had not gotten that much stronger, had it?

Little did she realise that her uppercut had almost broken Yousetsu's jaw.

--The first match of the second round…--

Izuku, who had to leave Wankuro and Tsuyu behind to take part in the match with Shouto, encountered Enji while on his way to the stage. Recalling what Shouto had said about his family circumstances, Izuku frowned at Enji and cautiously asked, "What are you doing here, Endeavour?"

"I watched your fight just now. You have a wonderful quick which is rather similar to All Might's," said Enji who then added, "Your stepsister is also very strong."

"Is that all you wish to tell me?" asked Izuku who then quickly walked past Enji and said, "Sorry, but I need to get going."

As Izuku walked past Enji, the pro-hero said, "It is Shouto's duty to surpass All Might. I suggest that you and your stepsister don't do anything as disgraceful as allow him to win with only his ice." Izuku's hands clenched into fists as Enji continued to speak, "That is all I wanted to say."

Angered by Enji's cold words, Izuku said, "Wan-chan is not a tool for the League of Villains."

Surprised, Enji asked, "What does that have to do with…"

Izuku glared at Enji over his shoulder and said, "And Todoroki-san is not your tool either, Endeavour."

Enji's eyes narrowed in anger towards the boy who dared to talk back to him so disrespectfully but did nothing as Izuku went off to take part in his match with Shouto.

--A few minutes later…--

Izuku stood on the stage while facing Shouto. Before starting the match, Izuku said, "Todoroki-san, before we start, I just want to tell you that I met your father along the way." He had a deadpan expression on his face as he added, "It wasn't a pleasant encounter."

Surprised by Izuku's statement, Shouto had to ask, "He told you to make me use my fire, didn't he?"

"Pretty much," confirmed Izuku who then asked, "That man aside though, have you given any thought about what we discussed earlier, Todoroki-san?"

Realising that Izuku ultimately meant well, Shouto sighed and admitted, "Not really. The idea of giving in to doing what he wants me to do…"

"Feels wrong, I get it. I had to put up with Katsuki telling me what I can never be for over a decade," replied Izuku.

Shouto nodded and then assumed his fighting stance as he spoke to Izuku, "Regardless, I will defeat you, Midoriya."

Izuku assumed his own fighting stance and said, "I have no intention of losing either, Todoroki-san."

A tense moment of silence passed before Nemuri cracked her whip and yelled, "Start!"

Shouto created a wave of ice in an attempt to freeze Izuku into place. Activating 8% of One For All, Izuku quickly leapt out of the way. However, Shouto anticipated Izuku's move and quickly made another wave of ice which moved even faster than the previous one. Unable to dodge to the side, Izuku activated 20% of One For All and leapt into the air.

While Izuku was in mid-air, he saw Shouto running up the second wave of ice towards him. Acting quickly, he flicked his finger at 20% of One For All, forcing Shouto to stop so that he could create a wall of ice to block the incoming shock wave.

As soon as Izuku landed onto the ground, Shouto leapt off the ramp-like ice formation so that he could land next to him and then restrain him with his ice. Realising what Shouto was about to do, Izuku quickly backed away and flicked both fingers at him, thus forcing him to block the attack with another wall of ice. Izuku then used a move which he had learnt from watching Wakuro use her elongated claws to attack.

Izuku assumed a samurai sword-drawing stance and then dashed forward. He swung his right arm diagonally to do an upward knife-hand strike while yelling, "Missouri Smash!" The ice wall broke into two pieces as though it had been cut by a blade.

Shouto swore as he was forced to retreat from the attack which was responsible for breaking his ice wall apart during the preliminary event. Refusing to let up the assault, Izuku quickly raised his left hand and flicked his finger, creating a shock wave which hit Shouto's stomach, knocking the air out of him as a result.

Gritting his teeth, Shouto created another wave of ice which forced Izuku to leap up into the air again. Shouto could feel the right side of his body slowing down and being coated with frost due to overusing the ice side of his quirk. He knew that he could use his fire side to warm up his body but he was still bound to the idea that using that side would make him no different from his father who had abused him and his mother.

Izuku noticed Shouto's state and realised that he could attack him with a barrage of 20% Delaware Smashes. As he got ready to flick all of his fingers on both hands, Izuku yelled, "Your fire is not his! It's yours and yours alone!"

Shouto, who was already aware of the limitations of using only his ice side and how Wankuro still moved forward in spite of having quirks which she unwillingly received from the League of Villains, recalled a forgotten memory as Izuku's eight shock waves flew towards him. It was a memory of himself wanting to be like All Might who had explained the importance of self-recognition. He also recalled his mother's kind voice when she comforted him and lovingly said, "You don't have to be a prisoner of your bloodline. It's okay for you to become who you want to be." His eves widened and were filled with tears as he recalled the memory and flames started to burn around his left side.

Suddenly, a blazing inferno erupted, melting the ice and creating a blast of hot air which blocked the eight shock waves and knocked Izuku back. Barely able to avoid getting knocked out of the ring, Izuku stared at the blazing inferno while Shouto growled, "Even though you want to win… To help your enemy… Which one of us is really screwing around? I too… want to be a hero…!"

Although Izuku knew that he was probably going to lose the match, he could not help but smile as he realised that Shouto had finally started to overcome the agony of his past. They both ignored Enji's ecstatic yells as Izuku had to say his thoughts about Shouto's fire, "Incredible…!"

"What are you smiling about?" asked Shouto who then added, "You could have won the match if I never used my fire."

"Maybe so, but honestly, winning that way would have been meaningless," replied Izuku.

"Then don't blame me for what happens next," said Shouto as he created a massive wave of ice on par with the one he used to defeat Hanta earlier.

Grinning in spite of facing possible defeat, Izuku leapt into the air to avoid the wave of ice and ran on it with the intention of getting as close to Shouto as possible. When Shouto started to use his fire side, Izuku was forced to leap off the rapidly melting ice formation. Shouto then created a blast for flame which combined with the rapidly expanding hot air to create a powerful shock wave, thus forcing Izuku to flick both middle fingers at 100% of One For All. In spite of his efforts, Izuku was knocked out by the unexpectedly powerful shock wave and was thrown into the air. Fearing for Izuku's safety, Shouto yelled out his name in panic when he and everyone else to was watching the match realised something was off.

Izuku wasn't falling down. In fact, he was floating in mid-air. Staring at the floating boy, Shouto had to wonder, "What's going on?"

--Meanwhile, in a seemingly empty void…--

"Hey there… can you hear me…?"

Izuku stirred and his eyes opened slowly in response to hearing an unfamiliar feminine voice. As his eyes started to focus and his consciousness returned, he realised that he was resting his head on the thighs of a well-built yet slender and beautiful woman with a voluptuous figure. Embarrassed, Izuku quickly got up and bowed to her as he apologised, "I-I'm so sorry!"

Amused by his reaction, the woman who had black hair and sharp, intelligent grey eyes smiled at him and said, "That's all right. We honestly thought that it would take a while longer before you can meet any of us."

Confused, Izuku asked, "Us?"

The woman nodded and stood up before introducing myself, "My name is Shimura Nana, the seventh holder of One For All."

Realisation struck Izuku like a ton of bricks as he exclaimed, "Wait, you're THE Shimura Nana, as in All Might's predecessor and teacher?!"

Nana grinned at Izuku and confirmed, "The one and only."

"But why are you here and… where are we?" asked Izuku who finally realised that they were in a seemingly empty dark void.

"This place, to put it simply, is your mind scape."

Izuku turned his attention to the person who answered his question and saw a thin and sickly man with white hair and pale eyes. Curious, Izuku politely spoke to him, "You said that this place is my mind scape. Does that mean that I'm inside my own mind now?"

The sickly man nodded and explained, "You were thrown pretty high into the air and got knocked out by the blast. In an attempt to save you from falling, Shimura-san forced her quirk to manifest through One For All. In doing so, she connected you to the rest of us."

Having a better understanding of the situation, and remembering the feeling of getting blasted high into the air before falling unconscious, Izuku nodded at the man before he turned his attention to Nana and thanked her, "Thank you, Shimura-san."

Nana smiled at Izuku and replied, "It's the least I can do to help out Toshinori's successor." Her smile turned into a grin as she added, "Also, I have to say, he couldn't have chosen a better person to take his place."

Izuku smiled gratefully in return before he turned his attention to the sickly man and asked, "So, who are you by the way?"

"I'm the first holder of One For All, the younger brother of All For One," replied the sickly man.

Somehow not surprised by the revelation, considering the First Holder's sickly state, Izuku asked, "So, where are the others?"

The First Holder smiled as he explained, "You'll see them soon enough, Midoriya Izuku. For now though, you have a match to win and a new quirk to learn."

Suddenly recalling the fact that Nana had somehow forced her quirk to manifest through One For All, Izuku had to ask her, "What's you quirk by the way, Shimura-san? Also, what does he mean by learning a new quirk?"

Nana grinned and explained, "My quirk's Float. It basically allows me to float in mid-air and can be activated by having a strong desire to be afloat. To get back down to Earth, and stay grounded, all you have to do is stop wishing to be afloat. As for learning a new quirk, well, from here on out, you're going to manifest six different quirks starting with mine."

Shocked, Izuku had to ask, "Six different quirks as in the quirks of the previous users of One For All? But how's that even possible?"

"The quirk factors of the previous users merged with the core of One For All. It's usually a tiny core but it has been expanding rapidly lately," explained the First Holder who then added, "Basically, One For All itself is growing and evolving."

Suddenly, both the first Holder and Nana started disintegrating. Shocked, Izuku yelled, "W-what's going on?!"

Unperturbed by the fact that he was disintegrating, the First Holder said, "It seems that we're on a time limit here. Well, it can't be helped since you can only safely use less than 25% of One For All after all."

Nana smiled at Izuku and said, "Remember, discipline yourself and master our quirks. You're not alone and you'll be the one to complete One For All!"

It was at that moment when Izuku could have sworn that he saw the other past users of One For All before a bright white light engulfed his vision…

--Back in the real world…--

A moment of stunned silence passed as people tried to understand what they were seeing. While there was no denying that Izuku was floating in mid-air while unconscious, almost none of them knew how it was happening. All except one man named Toshinori who thought, "Is he… using Master's quirk somehow?"

Although Inko was shocked as well, she noticed that Toshinori seemed to have at least some idea as to what was happening to Izuku. She made a mental note to get some answers from him as soon as possible.

Suddenly, Izuku opened his eyes and then closed them shut again as he groaned in pain. Considering the hot blast that had send him flying into the air, it was no wonder why his body felt like it had just been run over by a truck. Izuku slowly flexed his arms and legs, wincing in pain as his body protested against any further physical activity. In spite of the battered state of his body which included two broken middle fingers, in addition to suddenly having a whole new quirk to learn while floating in mid-air, Izuku smiled as he knew that he could still fight and had every intention to finish the match.

Quickly realising that all he could do was float upwards or descend downwards, Izuku thought, "The ability to float is certainly useful to get out of danger but it doesn't exactly allow me to move around unless…" Calling forth 20% of One For All, Izuku quickly curled himself into a ball and then kicked upwards so that he could quickly descend upon Shouto like a speeding bullet.

Shocked at the sight of the incoming human projectile, Shouto quickly created a wave of ice to block him. Realising that hurtling himself towards Shouto who could use ranged attacks was a mistake, Izuku panicked and spun around so that he could avoid the wave of ice. He then somersaulted and ran along the growing ice formation before he leapt off the ice and landed onto his feet on the ground.

Shouto saw Izuku and quickly created a wave of fire to defeat him. Izuku quickly leapt into the air and spun in mid-air as he as he swung his right arm to do a knife-hand strike while ignoring the pain from his right middle finger. The resulting shock wave from the knife-hand strike hit Shouto as though a wooden sword had hit him on the left shoulder. Izuku then flicked his unbroken left fingers to shoot a trio of shock waves at Shouto.

Quickly creating a wall of ice to block the three shock waves, Shouto swore as he knew that his left shoulder was dislocated if not broken. He braced himself for another frontal attack when Izuku suddenly appeared on his left side. Shocked by the unexpected manoeuvre, Shouto realised that Izuku could use his new-found ability to hover slightly above the ground and then kick off the said ground to "slide" quickly yet silently. Izuku spun around to gain momentum and to curve the trajectory of his "sliding" before he punched Shouto in the stomach with his right fist, knocking the air out of him in the process.

As Shouto struggled to stay conscious, he stared at Izuku and asked, "Did you… really just… manifest other quirk…?"

Izuku grinned sheepishly and replied, "Basically, yes."

Although frustrated by his defeat, especially the fact that Izuku had somehow manifested another quirk as though he was a character from a pre-quirk comic or manga, Shouto smiled he thought, "Well, there are certainly worse ways to lose." Shouto's last thought before he allowed himself to close his eyes and fall unconscious was, "Also… there's someone I really need to talk to before I can truly start to move on…"

Realising that Shouto could no longer fight, Izuku carefully slung Shouto's right arm over his shoulder. He then turned his attention to Nemuri who, much like everyone else, was shocked by the sudden manifestation of his new quirk. Once Nemuri realised that Shouto had passed out, she quickly announced, Midoriya Izuku is the winner of this match!"

As if spurred to action by Nemuri's announcement, the spectators cheered uproariously as they had just witnessed a truly amazing match between the son of Endeavour and a boy who was truly remarkable…

--Meanwhile, in a certain run-down hero agency office…--

A short elderly man with short spiky grey hair and a beard named Torino Sorahiko stared at the screen which a shocked expression on his face. Also known as the pro-hero, Gran Torino, Sorahiko was so shocked by the sight of Izuku's ability to float that he did not even notice the red bean paste which was leaking from his half-eaten taiyaki.

"Nana's quirk… How…?" thought Sorahiko who knew that Toshinori had already passed on his quirk to a first year student from U.A. High School. Given Sorahiko's close friendship with Nana back when she was still alive, his shock was rather understandable.

When Sorahiko got over his state of shock, he decided to call Toshinori to "ask" for details as soon as he could. He was also going to "offer" his services to mentor Izuku.

--At a different hero agency office…--

A tall and lean yet muscular man with sharp elongated features, shiny dark-green hair with three yellow streaks, yellow eyebrows and stern-looking yellow eyes named Sasaki Mirai was gaping in shock. Also known as the pro-hero, Sir Nighteye, Mirai used to be Toshinori's sidekick until they had a fall out after the latter's battle with a certain villain known as All For One.

As Toshinori's former sidekick, he knew about Toshinori's quirk and who his predecessor was. Being a very smart man, he quickly realised that Izuku was Toshinori's chosen successor. Although willing to admit that Izuku was doing rather well for someone who was in his first year of high school, Mirai still felt that a certain third-year student from U.A. High School, Mirio, would have been a better choice to succeed Toshinori's place as a bearer of One For All. What Mirai did not expect was Izuku being able to somehow float like Toshinori's predecessor, Nana.

Not surprisingly, he decided to call Toshinori to "ask" for answers as soon as he could. He was also interested to "train" the boy to make sure that he was truly worthy for Toshinori's quirk.

--In a certain hideout…--

Tomura, whose neck was bandaged due to injuring himself earlier, was scratching at the bandages in agitation after seeing Izuku win his match with Shouto. "That bastard… he's got to be using some kind of cheat code! Who the hell suddenly gains a new quirk like that?!"

All For One, who was also "observing" the match, was displeased by the turn of events as he realised that Toshinori's successor had become even stronger than before. Combined with having Wankuro as an enemy, All For One knew that he would have to do something about the situation.

"Kurogiri, find the hero killer, Stain. I want him to join Tomura's League of Villains," said All For One

"As you wish, master," replied Kurogiri who bowed before creating a warp gate to make his exit.

After Kurogiri had left the hideout, All For One made a mental note to contact a certain doctor named Daruma to accelerate his research.

--In a certain artificial island called I-Island…--

David Shield, a tall man with an average build, wrinkles on his forehead, tear troughs under his sky-blue eyes, short unruly honey-blond hair and a small goatee on his chin was amazed by Izuku's match with Shouto. Much like Mirai, he was Toshinori's former sidekick and was in fact responsible for creating his former and current hero suits. He was already deeply moved by Izuku's inspiring speech during the students' pledge and, after seeing him in action, was convinced that Izuku could become a great hero on par with Toshinori.

Although David did not know about Toshinori's quirk, he knew that Toshinori had been weakening for years due to his injuries after fighting against All For One. As such, he planned to invite both Toshinori and Izuku to I-Island so that he could have a word with them. Who knows, perhaps his "plan" to help Toshinori might not even be needed.

David's daughter, a full-figured and attractive girl with a round face, wavy blond hair and aqua-blue eyes stared at the television broadcast with open admiration towards Izuku. Known as Melissa Shield, she was planning to invite Izuku to the upcoming I-Island Expo event and could not help but blush as she found Izuku rather handsome.

It should be noted that Melissa was not the only one to find Izuku interesting as both a student of U.A. High School but also as a young man. Even pro-heroines such as Mount Lady, Miruko, Ryuukuu, Mandalay, Pixie Bob and Ragdoll were becoming interested in him.

--Back at the U.A. Sports Festival Stadium…--

Ochako felt a chill down down a spine and a sudden strong desire to hold Izuku possessively in her arms as she thought, "Why do I get the feeling that I'll be facing a lot of competition after this?"

Tsuyu also felt a chill run down her spine and had a similar thought as Ochako while Wankuro, who had calmed down, was blissfully unaware that a lot more girls and women were becoming interested in Izuku.

--At a separate part of the stadium…--

Izuku, who was healed after sending Shouto to Chiyo's infirmary, also felt a chill run down his spine as he thought, "Why do I get the feeling that a LOT of trouble will be heading my way soon…?"

--End Chapter--

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--Start of Omake…--

This incident happened a few days before the U.A. Sports Festival.

"All right, everyone. As usual, you will all be training your quirks and physical abilities to prepare yourselves for the upcoming sports festival," said Shouta who then added, "Needless to say, sparring is allowed provided that you get permission from me first and spar under my supervision. Also, do remember that this will be the last day of mandatory intense training as you all need to take it easy for at least a few days to recover and be ready for the big event."

Class 1A responded in affirmative before they started their training. Izuku and Tenya decided to have a race around the training field while Wankuro agreed to train with Eijirou by forcing him to make his body hard enough to withstand her powerful blows. Although Izuku could run faster than Tenya, doing so required using about 10% of One For All which caused his legs to feel pain so he settled to using 8% of One For All so that he could push his upper limits without hurting himself too much. Besides, Izuku knew that Tenya was still not very good at making sharp turns. As for Eijirou, he still suffered damage from Wankuro's blows but he was betting better at re-hardening himself and was on the verge of achieving a greater level of hardness which he would later name his Unbreakable Form.

Ochako, who decided to strengthen her body so that she could physically keep up with Izuku and Wankuro somehow, was doing body-building exercises. She was also planning to do some close quarter combat training with Izuku. It should be noted that Ochako was not the only one who decided to do physical training together quirk training as a number of other students were also doing body-building exercises. One of them was Fumikage who knew that he should not be overly reliant on Dark Shadow even though he had recently learnt how to don the quirk as though it was a suit of armour to counter Wankuro's fighting abilities.

Tsuyu busy punching and kicking a sand bag while Momo was training with various weapons including staffs, batons, shields, tonfas and even a blunt versions of katanas and nagatinas. Much like Fumikage, they learnt that they should not be too reliant on their quirks no matter how useful they were.

As for why the students of Class 1A were focusing on both physical training and quirk training, one of the reasons was because Izuku had told them about how he trained himself so that he could somehow fight an enemy even while essentially quirkless. Also, Wankuro's overwhelmingly strong abilities made them fully realise just how important it was to be able to do more than just use their quirks properly when facing a strong opponent.

Although Shouta would not openly admit it, he was pleased with his students' dedication to better themselves in as many ways as possible. Suddenly, he heard a shrill cry and turned his attention to Minoru who was running away from Wankuro who was in her wolf form. Shouta raised an eyebrow as Wankuro pinned Minoru down and then bit onto his head as though it was a chew toy to carry around and asked, "What did you do this time, Mineta?"

"Why are you asking me?" asked Minoru who was desperately holding onto Wankuro's lower jaw so that his body would not hand by his neck. When he looked at Shouta's unimpressed stare, Minoru sighed and admitted, "Okay, I was staring at the girls at every chance I've got and they told Midori-chan to bite my head when they found out." Minoru then argued, "But can you blame me?! The girls have gotten even sexier in their gym clothes than before lately and almost EVERYONE'S been noticing it!"

Although Shouta did not want to admit it, he knew that Minoru had a point. The girls were certainly becoming more attractive and almost all of the boys, including Izuku, had noticed it. So far, the only boy who truly did not notice was Katsuki and that was mostly because he did not even bother to notice them. That said, Shouta knew that Minoru was a pervert whose stares were anything but innocent.

"Their physiques have certainly improved but that does not justify you leering at them to the point of making them uncomfortable," said Shouta who then turned his attention to Wankuro and said, "Wankuro, I have some special training for you." Wankuro's tail wagged excitedly as she listened attentively to Shouta's instructions, "I want you to run around the gym three times as fast as you can while carrying Mineta without accidentally injuring him. That way, you will learn how to move quickly while rescuing someone in your wolf form."

Minoru, who knew how fast Wankuro could run, paled in horror right before she started running around the gym three times as fast as she could. Minoru screamed in panicked dismay like a little girl and could have sworn that he saw his life flash before his eyes throughout the run.

Shouta smirked at Wankuro's departing form and thought, "Good girl."

--End of Omake--

Author's Notes:

I will confess, I had fun writing down the dialogue for Ibara and Fumikage.

Also, I hope that everyone appreciates the twist of this chapter. For the sake of pacing, I decided to end the chapter after Izuku's fight with Shouto and continue on from there in the next chapter.

As for the omake I just had to write a scene of Wankuro biting onto Minoru's head and carrying him around like a chew toy. Minoru's a fun character to use as a comedic butt monkey.

The next chapter will conclude the sports festival arc and I will continue writing my other two stories.

Until next time, go beyond, plus ultra!