Welcome to my very first self-insert fic! And my first MHA fic! Woohoo!
It has been a long while since I wrote an actual author's note. Also, an even longer while since I wrote something I was having real fun with. This is one of those fics! I have never written SI fics before so this is a new one for me. That's why I chose MHA. It's much easier to write SI in this world. The fic is not going to be anything much serious. I am just trying my hand at humor now. Never done that before.
Enough rambling for now. Let's get on with the first chapter!
Chapter 1
I had to pinch myself again to believe it. But I still found it hard to believe even as I stood in front of the tall gate. The letters UA at the entrance of the building inside returned my disbelieving stare stoically.
So, I had reincarnated into the world of MHA after all. Or should I say, isekai'd?
I cackled to myself as I started walking away from the building, unable to believe my fate. I hadn't thought this would happen when I woke up as a kid with the quirk, 'AirCon'. Hell, the first few days had been really difficult for me to digest as I got used to my new body and my new abilities. And my new family too, I guess.
But once I actually saw the news and noticed them talking about All Might, I had to take a long pause. A really long pause. Simply because I could not believe it. When I saw All Might, I had to ask myself if I had been born at just the right time at the right place, etc. You know, like they show in isekai anime.
Was I going to be able to end up enrolling at UA with Midoriya and Co.?
No, wait. Before that, does UA actually exist in this world?
And that was what brought me to my current situation. I could not believe that the high school actually existed. I also could not believe when I saw Midoriya enrolled at the same middle school as me. Would you call that a twist of fate? Probably not. Not in this case. In fact, it almost seemed like fate was playing straight with me and being as tropey as possible.
"Yo, Haru!"
I turned to the voice that had called me as I grinned. "Oh, hey, Izuku!"
I wasted no time at all making friends with the main character of the show as soon as I realized what was going on. Midoriya Izuku was a stubborn but a really, really underconfident person in the beginning of the show. Not having friends that support you can do that to you. While I did admire his stubbornness and drive to be a hero, I found his underconfident attitude really annoying in the show. If I can change it right now, well before the beginning of the show, why not?
If anything, based on all the information I knew now, I was very well aware that the sludge monster incident was going to happen within the month. I did not plan on interfering with the plot yet. It was too soon to.
Oh wait. Making Izuku confident before he met All Might was already interfering, wasn't it?
It was, but I believe it's quite minor.
Back before my reincarnation, I was very into fanfictions. Especially the reincarnated ones. Ones where a real-world fan of the show incarnates into said show. And he tries not to interfere so he can use his foreknowledge to progress in the world himself.
I always found that tropey and predictable. Why would you do that? You have been given a second lease to your life and you are wasting that time pandering to the main plot of the show. What an utter waste of that second life!
Well, I wasn't doing things much different either. My presence did change and affect a lot of the plot, especially since I was going out of my way to chat with the main character. But I wasn't doing anything that affected the plot massively.
Yet.
I was just waiting till we—Izuku and I—get into UA. Then, I will start changing the plot.
I did heavily consider whether I should or not reach out to Izuku before I actually did. There were so many of the amazing fanfics I had read that I wanted to see if they could be replicated. But after a decent amount of pondering, I decided that I would change things only after getting into UA.
You see, the author of the manga came up with some extremely unique—and attractive—character designs for the main girls of the show. It'd be terrible of me if I didn't actually appreciate them in this world. Where I could actually meet them, and interact with them.
Interact with Momo's momos, if you will. No judgements but hers was the best design. It'd be terrible if I didn't get a chance to interact with her. But that's a story to be told at a later date.
At the moment, I was building rapport with the overanalyzing nerd that Izuku was.
"How many times do you plan to see UA before you feel satisfied?" The green-haired kid asked as he came up to me.
"I still can't believe that this school exists!"
"It always has though?"
Oh, how I wished I could make him understand. But I couldn't. Who in their right mind would believe in reincarnations even if the world was as quirky as this one was?
I simply chose to change the meaning of my words. "I meant, isn't it unbelievable that a school exists that actually produced someone like All Might? Don't you feel like if we get in here it will be worth everything we have been working for?"
"Oh, I get it," Izuku nodded as he too stared at the gate. "I hope we do get in."
I eyed him curiously. So much progress in such a short time of two years that I had known him! I thought it was only a main character trope thing, but no, the boy was genuinely talented. The constant bullying and quirklessness was what had undermined his self-esteem and confidence. He was nowhere close to the level he would be near the end of the manga but damn, his stutter was long gone and he no longer flinched at every little sudden movement around him.
Also, his bulking up must have massively helped his confidence; he wasn't a walking broomstick anymore. I was glad I convinced him to start a training regimen.
'How do you think someone becomes a hero?' I had asked him. 'Is it because of their quirk? No! It's because of their drive to improve themselves and their quirks to the point of usefulness! It's because of their endless motivation to be helpful to the people around them! Who says you have to have a quirk to be helpful to people?! You can always help in small ways that mean something to people! Stop dreaming like a little kid and start working towards your dream, Midoriya Izuku! Who cares if others laugh at you for it? Even if you fail to be a hero, you will thank yourself in the future.'
A few more emotionally-charged speeches like that and he had started his regimen. Because, main characters can't be reasoned with logic, only with emotions. Apparently.
I had to admit that it had been extremely effective. He was already developing four packs on his belly. He was definitely going to have a dashing body by the time we would apply to UA.
"Of course, we will get in," I responded to his statement with a snort. "The entire reason I come here often is to motivate myself. I often lose motivation so I need something like this."
That much was true. My reincarnation wasn't going to give me a new personality. It was the same darn thing. I considered it to be a good thing. The only difference was that my confidence was through the roof ever since I discovered and honed my quirk. Having inhuman abilities like quirks really gave a huge boost to my self-esteem.
"Let's go," Izuku said with a smile as he turned away. "The final exams are next week. And then we have to prepare for UA's entrance exam."
"Of course. Let's go."
As we walked away, I snickered to myself. My impatience was really getting to me. I couldn't wait till the fateful day when the gears would turn.
That would be the day, I would start changing the plot.
I would be the catalyst to make him a real hero.
And it finally happened. A couple weeks later.
Izuku came up running to me, screaming my name like I owed him money. "Haru! Listen, Haru!"
"Yeah, what is it?" I asked with a sigh as I put fingers to my ears. I had no idea what to expect from him, but given the excitement in his voice, I was certain it would be a big deal. I glanced at him with a hint of curiosity. "And you don't have to be so loud."
"You won't believe what happened today!" The green-haired kid almost yelled, shaking me rather hard. He didn't even bother to listen to what I had just said. That said, his next words made me forget the issue altogether.
"I met All Might."
I feigned shock for a moment. I had to—I was baffled—to regain my composure. I watched him for a moment as he returned my look with sparkles in his eyes. "Nah, no way," I said eventually, mostly to confirm that it was actually true. "You are kidding."
"I am not! Check this out!" He pulled out his half-burnt 'quirk book' (as I called it), and showed off the autograph. "Do you believe me now?!"
"No fucking way…" I tried in vain to suppress my excitement. "You actually did see him?!"
"See, I told you! And you know what?!" The kid was full-on crying without hesitation. "He said, I can be a hero too!"
That was it for me. It was one of the most momentous scenes of the manga for me. And Izuku had said the exact words.
I laughed as I returned the book. "Alright, you got me there. I believe you. What will you do now?"
Izuku opened his mouth for a second, before closing it shut again. He looked ridiculously uncomfortable as he replied, "Well, I can't tell you everything but I will be training with All Might."
"…huh?!"
Props to my acting, I guess. Izuku flinched like he had been struck. It had been a long while since he did that. I observed him, not speaking anything, waiting to see how much he divulged. As unusual as it is, many people are generally uncomfortable with complete silences; therefore, many try to fill it in by giving away more information. I wondered how much Izuku would tell me, his close—if not best—friend.
At length, he said, "I can't tell you everything-"
"Yeah, you already said that."
"I know. But I at least didn't want to hide from you that I was actually going to regularly meet All Might."
Ah man, such naivety. I remember when such naivety bit me in the ass in my previous life. I genuinely hoped he would be more secretive with the information he would get his hands on, in the future.
I decided to play with him a bit more. I raised an eyebrow at his statement. "Okay, that's hard to believe. I could give you the benefit of doubt before, but All Might, the number one hero, wants to take some time out of his already busy schedule to hang out with a kid he has not known for long? That's hard to believe."
Oh, I was gushing in my mind alright. I just needed to push Izuku to let me meet him. Getting a chance to meet the legend in flesh? No way was I missing out on that. Even if I was going to see him every day about a year from now.
"I can't-"
"-tell me. Yeah, I know. But you can't just drop that bomb on me and expect me to accept it without question."
Izuku squirmed in his place as he tried to come up with a reply of some sort. At length, he just barely threw out, "Just… accept it?"
I eyed him for another moment, before sighing. "Alright." I watched with a twinkle in my eye as he relaxed. "Only if you let me meet him."
"Huh?"
"What?" I asked, amused. "If you want me to simply accept that you will be training with All Might, you will have to let me meet him. That's the least you can do."
"Uh… I can't guarantee… but I will ask him."
"Alright then! Let's go!"
Oh yeah! Finally, the plot is starting. The main story is underway. And I am here to mold it to my fantasies.
And that was the first chapter! I hope I got the characters right for the most part. In the later chapters though, I expect them to get OOC as I change the events in the story.
For now, no update schedule. New job and all that involves a lot of travelling and customer engagement, and therefore, no real time to dedicate to a fic. But I love fanfics and I want to share my love and joy through publishing my fics.
I hope one of my fics manages to motivate my readers to try their hand at writing their own ones. The process can be tedious but fun. I would recommend everyone to try their hand at writing at some point in their life. It's a learning experience even if you never publish anything.
Signing out!
