"THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE!" All Might boomed at us. Me, Mom, Tsuyu and Cain-san had all gathered in his office as he requested.
"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Midoriya," he turned to Mom, and addressed her using the English honorific instead.
"A pleasure to meet you, too, All Might" she smiled, and bowed slightly, "And please, call me Inko. I'm not a 'Mrs' anymore."
"Alright, Miss Inko," he smiled too, "And young Asui, we haven't had a chance to speak like this before."
"Thank you for including me, sensei," Tsu said.
"So, to start, I'm not sure how much young Midoriya told you both," All Might said, "And frankly, I kept a few things from him and young Cain. To put it simply, five years ago, in a certain fight with a certain villain, I was seriously injured. My health has been slowly deteriorating as a result of the injuries I received. Injuries, which, thanks to young Midoriya's ability, are now more clear."
"All Might-sensei?" I prompted.
"I always thought it was just due to the damage to my organs. The loss of my stomach as limited ingestion. The loss of my left lung, and decreased respiration. Now I know there is more to it. Some 'exotic matter' that our normal scans cannot detect, which is poisoning me."
"Now," has voice dropped even quieter and lower, "I'm going to trust you with the part only a handful of people know about."
Steam began to pour off his body. His shirt loosened. And while he didn't lose much height, every muscle seemed to shrink down to nothing.
"This is my real form," All Might told us, "The result of those five years. My Quirk is partly transformative, increasing my size as it increases my strength, speed, and stamina. At my peak, my true form and muscle form were within a few kilograms of each other, though my muscle form was always exponentially stronger. Now, I am like this, and can barely maintain my muscle form for a few hours a day."
He unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it away from his left side. There was a round divot just under his heart, where his stomach and lung had been. It was surrounded by lines of scar tissue, but the coloring wasn't natural. Was that the exotic matter? Or just a side effect of it? Mom gasped, and Tsu and Cain-san both looked like they wanted to throw up. Without Gamer's Mind, I probably would have felt the same way.
"After the fight, they patched me back together the best they could," All Might sighed, "Performed an emergency gastric bypass, sewed up what was left of my lung. They tried to replace my bones with titanium implants, but they just snapped when I transformed. So they put in a flexible medical mesh instead."
"Okay, but why are you telling us this, sensei?" Tsuyu asked bluntly.
"Because if we are in a Dungeon fighting," All Might told her, "And I suddenly turn back, I don't want you to get surprised or distracted. Plus, you will know that if I start steaming, you should expect me to turn back. Depending on the Dungeon, we should probably get ready to run."
"You want to go into a Dungeon?" Tsuyu continued.
"Yes," All Might nodded, "Specifically my Dungeon."
"You want the rest of us, who aren't even a quarter of your level, to go into your Dungeon?" Mom prompted sharply.
"Honestly? No. However, I can't do it without young Midoriya. And I was hoping young Cain's Quirk would keep us from getting ambushed. But I was hoping to convince you and young Asui to sit this out."
"No way," Tsuyu shook her head.
"You know All Might's level?" I looked at Mom.
"I saw it on the Party screen," she admitted, "You might not have looked, Izuku, but I definitely want to know who you invite to join your party. And I'm not sure how we would survive in a level 83 Dungeon."
"83, kero?"
\83?/
"83?" I murmured, "I know there's no maximum level, but to be eight times were we are... I'll have to work even harder to get up to that level."
"A good attitude, young Midoriya," All Might smiled, "And Miss Inko, I was planning, at first to just see what it is like. And I would do most of the fighting, until my students begin to catch up. I'm not sure how important these 'levels' are, compared to skill, hard work, and training. But I do want to see if young Midoriya's belief that leveling up or clearing my Dungeon will help me get better."
"I want to do this Mom," I told her, "Both to help All Might, and to see how far I have to go. Plus, I'll get to see him fight, live and in person. But like the weights, if it looks like it is too much, we can just run away."
\The weights? What does that mean?/ Cain-san asked.
I gave her and All Might a bit more information on what the Dungeons in the Pencil of Solitude and kung fu tome had been like, before telling the story about the training weight and its really strong lizardmen. At least really strong, for us, at the time.
"I promise, if the monsters are too strong, we will leave," All Might told her sincerely, "And if a boss appears, I will hold it off so everyone else can get far enough away to escape."
"Please, Mom?"
"Please, Inko-oba-san?" Tsuyu added. Cain-san didn't sign anything.
"You both just want to see All Might's dungeon," Mom sighed.
"Yes," Tsuyu admitted immediately.
"That is part of it," I agreed.
"Alright," Mom relented, "On one additional condition. Tsuyu-chan, do you have any skill points left?"
"Yes, a few," my friend confirmed, "Status... I have seven left."
"Good," Mom said, "Then you and I are both going to but five points into JSL, so we can be sure that all of us can understand Cain-chan."
"That's fine," Tsuyu said. She and Mom flipped over to the Skills tab, and did what Mom suggested. Cain-san looked touched by the gesture, despite its practicality.
\Thank you,/ she signed, and both of them seemed to get it.
"Party Invite, All Might," I said, "Party Invite, Cass... Cain Cassandra."
Then, while they accepted, I went into Inventory, and swapped my school uniform for my Bronze Age tracksuit.
"My," All Might exclaimed, switching back to his muscle form, "That is convenient. It is too bad that the rest of us cannot do that, too, while we are in your party."
I had taken Mom's dungeoneering outfit out of my Inventory, and handed it to her. But All Might's statement got me thinking.
"Hmm, I wonder if... Tsu, do you mind if I try something?" I asked her. A smile played across her thin lips, and she nodded.
I touched the ranked up sweatsuit of hers I had stored. But instead of taking it out of Inventory, I held it. The I tapped the Party tab with my other hand. I dragged the outfit to Tsuyu's panel, and let go. I estimated there was a fifty percent chance it would work, and a fifty percent chance it would just materialize the clothing normally.
Pop! There was a slight displacement of air, and Tsuyu was also changed.
"It worked," I said brightly.
"Mostly," Tsuyu said, blushing. Oddly enough, Cain-san was turning red as well. Tsuyu got up right next to my ear.
"That got my bra and panties, too," she whispered.
"Really?" I said quietly and confused, moving back to Inventory. Sure enough, the entry in Inventory read 'UA High Girl's Uniform, full outfit'.
"That's not how it works for..."
Only then did what she had said and all of the implications fully sink in. Gamer's Mind snapped like a twig, and I went as red as an apple.
I quickly switch her back, and gave her her gear the normal way.
Everyone else had gotten dressed for battle (All Might in his Golden Age uniform, and Tsuyu, Mom, and Cain-san in workout gear), and the blood had finally drained from my face. All Might and I were in his office, but the ladies stayed in the girl's locker room, so they wouldn't be seen wandering the halls. Mom had texted me that they were ready. I offered my hand to All Might, and he shook it.
"Create Reflective Dungeon!"
[Dungeon Entry - Toshinori Yagi (All Might)
Mooks: 231/231
Mid-boss: 1/1
Mid-bosses: 6/6 (unspawned)
Bosses: 2/2 (unspawned)]
"I guess I can't keep that secret in here," All Might laughed, as he looked around.
"2 bosses," Mom sounded nervous, "And one mid-bosses has already spawned."
\I don't sense anyone moving,/ Cassandra signed.
"Ki Detection," I murmured, "I don't sense anything either."
"What is this?" Tsuyu looked around, "It looks more like a city than any of the other dungeons. A normal city."
"Los Angeles University," All Might sounded nostalgic.
"Where you went to school after you graduated from UA?" I started to take it in. We were in an open park, surrounded by a variety of buildings. Some looked old and brick, others modern and glass. There was a statue in the middle of the park. But everything looked more dull and grey than normal.
"I heard the All Might used to work in the US," Tsuyu inclined her head, "But I didn't know he went to school there."
"Yes," I nodded, "After UA, All Might enrolled in LAU. He graduated four and a half years later with a degree in Hero Studies and minors in Physical Education and Nutrition. Then he spent another five years working as a Hero in the American southwest, before returning to Japan. It isn't known why All Might went to America, or why he came back. The common speculation is that it was a protest again the lack of college level Hero programs in Japan. In America, their college level Hero courses also teach law, and finance, and promotion. Here is Japan most of that is left to non-Hero professionals in the Hero's' company."
"No, no," All Might shook his head, "It was nothing like that. There was just a situation with a certain Villain, and my mentor thought it would be better for me to put some distance between us. Plus, he had traveled the world in his youth, to learn how Heroes in other countries operated, so he thought it would be good for me."
"A situation?" my eyes widened, "You don't mean like a 'Dating Black Cat' situation, do you sensei?"
\What is 'Dating Black Cat',/ Cain-san asked.
"It's a trope," I said, then elaborated at her confusion, "A common event or theme or story element in fiction. But they happen in real life, too. In this case, it refers to a Hero falling in love with a Villain, and all the hassles and dangers it entails. It's named for Spider-man, a fictional superhero from the time before Quirks, and Black Cat, a thief... usually... who was one of his frequent love interests."
"Is that what happened?" Mom wore the expression I had sometimes caught when she was watching soap operas, "A forbidden love, and you were banished to America to keep you apart?"
All Might looked increasingly disturbed and disgusted as we spoke.
"No, nothing like that," he insisted firmly, "This Villain killed someone very close to me. And my mentor was afraid he would come after me next. Or that I might go Vigilante to try to settle the score."
"So you came back to Japan after the heat died down?" Tsu mused.
"Actually," All Might's smile turned a bit melancholy, "I returned to Japan because Dave was getting married, and wanted to retire from Hero work for the sake of his wife, and future family. I thought it would be safer for them if I wasn't around to make them a ..."
\Incoming!/ Cain-san signed vigorously.
A moment later we heard rumbling. A forty meters tall beast rounded one of the buildings, bearing down on us. It had six arms, scaly blue-green skin, and a circular mouth full of unevenly spaced, triangular teeth. It was wearing a leather harness and jeans. Riding the giant was a slender man with grayish blonde hair, wearing a red and white jumpsuit type costume, with a high collar and a mask with a large capital 'R' emblazoned on it.
"Blue Bulette and Rocket Wrist," I looked up at them in amazement.
"You recognize them?" All Might asked, tensing to charge.
"You fought them once during your second year of college, and again when they escape prison in your sixth year in LA," I nodded. All Might looked like he wasn't sure if he was impressed or worried.
"Izuku can rattle off every major and most minor fights that you, Endeavor, and Hawks have ever been in," Tsuyu explained.
"All Might!" Bulette roared, "this time we kill you!"
"He never was the brightest," All Might said, "However I also don't recall him being that big."
"His size may have scaled up with his level," I told everyone, "They're both level 81. Bulette has over eight thousand HP, but Rocket only has twelve hundred."
All Might nodded. He jumped, aiming for the smaller villain. He seemed to be planning to take Rocket Wrist down with the first blow, removing the Villain team's ranged advantage.
Bulette reacted faster than I would have expected. He tilted back, and caught All Might with four of his arms. At the same moment, Wrist jumped clear. Bulette twisted and threw All Might at one of the buildings, but not before All Might crushed two of his fingers, starting to break free.
"Ha," Wrist landed in front of us, "I'll slaughter his friends, both to distract him and to prevent any backup!"
Tubes grew out of his wrists, engulfing his hands and sprouting missiles.
"Tsu, Cain-san, split up!" I shouted, "KI SLICE! SLICE!"
I hadn't named it yet, but two blades of sharpened Ki shot out, intercepting the first missile. I expecting it to explode on impact. Instead the missile was cut in three. The parts fell to the grass, though the back portion made it a bit farther before the engine sputtered out. Then the front part exploded with a dull pop, barely producing any smoke and not even fully splitting the casing.
"Despite it being created by his Quirk, it is like a normal missile," I mused, while preparing to hit the second missile.
Except it was accelerating, beyond what the destroyed one had. At first I thought it was a different type. Then I realized Mom was pointing at it. I preparing to attack it, thinking she was considering sacrificing herself. Then she pulled her right hand back and pushed her left hand forward. And the missile started to rotate.
'She's pulling the back half harder than the front half,' I realized, 'making it turn.'
"Girls, stay back," Mom instructed. She had the missile turned around, and only a mild application of her power was keeping it from returning to Rocket Wrist.
Tsu and Cain-san had gone in different directions, making sure they wouldn't both be caught up on any explosion. They were closing in on Wrist, expecting he was not suited for melee combat. They skidded to a halt, once they saw what Mom had done, and was planning. Once they stopped, Mom let go.
I wasn't going to waste this. I yanked the middle section of the rocket I had downed to me. Then the instant it touched my hand, I reversed the normal TK, and applied a bit of tactile TK for good measure.
"Broadway Smash!" I yelled. My shot was actually quicker, and closer. It slammed into Wrist's ribs, taking off a dozen HP. Then Mom's borrowed missile hit. Its blast was enough to set off the explosive in the damaged bomb, too. A double plume of fire and smoke engulfed him. His Health dropped from 1213 to 798, out of 1225.
If the two rockets had hit me, that would have killed me. And without knowing if he had any sort of resistance or protective gear, it was safe to assume that applied to Mom, Tsu, and Cain-san as well.
\Midoriya, boost,/ Cain-san requested, as she began charging again. I pushed her with my telekinesis, as gently but firmly as I could.
My two classmates both reached Wrist at the same time. They hit him with a barrage of martial arts that left him reeling. They seemed to be stronger, faster, and much more skilled than he was. Despite that, they were barely chipping away at his health.
"Chicago Smash!"
Still using the same name for the impact side of Ki Projection, I hit him in his already scorched chest. Tsu signed at Cain-san, and they both kicked the same spot a moment later.
"Damn you," Wrist growled, getting ready to fire again. Tsu's tongue wrapped around his left elbow, forcing him to point at where Bulette was falling in the background. Cain-san's jabbed his right shoulder and bicep with her fingers, and his other arm drooped limp. If he tried to fire, he would be literally shooting himself in the foot.
His hand suddenly emerged from the left cannon muzzle, and caught Tsuyu by the throat. He pulled her in close, using her as a shield from me, and partly from Cain-san.
"If I'm going back to prison, or worse," he growled, "At least one of you is dying first."
I noticed both barrels were starting to flash red. Tsu claws at his hand, but his fingers were still steel.
"Tsu, paralyze," I called out. Gasping, she tore off her gloves. Her now glistening hands grabbed his face. His body shuddered. Cain-san hit the pressure points in his left arm, too. Tsu was finally freed. His legs buckled. But his arms only flashed brighter and quicker.
"Jet Set Run. TK Aura, Drive 4. Ki Reinforcement, Quickness!"
I darted forward. It took me half a second to reach them, and it still felt too long. Not to mention, stabbed at my legs with each step. I jumped, knocking Rocket Wrist back with a double heel kick to the chest. Then I casually grabbed both girls, one arm around each of their waists. They instinctively steadied themselves with a hand on my shoulder. I took off as fast as I could, at the same time throwing up a telekinetic barrier behind me. Since I had never bothered to invest in the Telekinetic Defense skill, it was a weak application of basic TK. But it was better than nothing.
[-76 Health]
The self-destruction blast passed through the shield. But it stole enough of the explosion's power, that the three of us were just roughly knocked forward. Mom immediately rushed over to check on us, but The Gamer showed that we were a little battered, but mostly unharmed. A moment later, Bulette flew through the air above us, and then shattered into blades of grass and raining cash.
[Warning! Party Disparity Detected. XP gain cap active.]
The message flashed twice for the four of us. Despite that, I saw...
[Level Up!
Level: 11
Attribute points: +7
Skill points: +3
Talent points: +0]
Tsuyu and Cain-san also leveled up, but Mom didn't. She did start to gather the drop items, like usual. Though this time it was just cash.
All Might landed next to us.
"That was a bit close," he said, "Sorry I couldn't protect you all better, the big guy was tougher than I remember. Or I am weaker. But still, well done. Especially your trick, Miss Inko. I don't think he would have been so flustered or hesitant, if you hadn't turned his missile back on him. And are you three all okay?"
"I'm fine," I said, rolling my shoulder, "Tsu-chan?"
"I'm okay," Tsu said, "Though a bit embarrassed you had to remind me about my oil."
"I wasn't sure it would work with the level difference. But it was worth a try. Cain-san?"
\A little bruised, but I've had worse,/ she answered, then added \And anyone who fights with me like that can call me Cassandra or Cass. Just not Cassie. Or even better, even though we aren't in costume yet, maybe you should call me 'Spoiler'./
"So are we going to keep going?" All Might asked.
"Let's find the next enemy," Mom said, "then we will see."
We took out three more enemies, bringing our total to five. And we never saw the mini-boss. But All Might was struggling, and my Energy was down to a quarter. So Mom insisted we call it quits for the day.
By that point, Tsu and I were both up to level 13, Cass was level 15, Mom was 22. We still got the XP cap messages after every fight. And All Might even gained one more level. However, five enemies didn't get All Might any clearing bonuses. Not that I expected it would.
"Well, that was an experience," All Might boomed. Then, in a puff of steam, he fell back to his emaciated form.
"Sorry, All Might-sensei," I told him, "If it's like with items, we need to beat at least 20 enemies to get a bonus. But those are rank ups, so I'm not sure how that would translate to a person."
"It's fine, Midoriya-kun," he said gently, "I feel stronger from leveling up. Now I have to I need to spend some time looking at the list of Talents, and seeing if there is one that can help me. Or one I can get after spending these new attribute points. But first, there is something else I need to talk to you about. So if you would all take a seat?"
All Might sat behind is desk, and waited until we were all comfortable.
"Normally, I would ask the three of you to leave," he started, "But since I have little doubt Midoriya-kun would tell Inko-san and Asui-chan, and Cassandra-chan could just eavesdrop... Besides, after all this, I feel you have earned some trust."
After taking a second to collect his thoughts, Yagi-sensei said, "Midoriya-kun, you are not alone."
"There are other people with The Gamer?" I prompted, my eye widening.
"No," All Might shook his head. Then he considered it and added, "At least, not as far as I know. But there are other people out there with powers that are not Quirks. We call them 'irregulars'. They are very rare, and most of the ones we know about seem to be older than the coming of Quirks. There have been a handful recorded in the last two hundred years, and their appearance seems to be slowing as Quirks become more widespread. The last one we know about was about thirty years ago. A young woman born in Africa, Quirkless, who in her teens developed power very similar to the ones under your Ki Talent tree. Except stronger, and again, no indication she had any sort of game interface to understand or influence them."
"That said," he let us digest that for a moment before continuing, "There could be others. The few we have contact with tend to be very secretive. They pass their powers off as Quirks when they can. Before today, just about a dozen people in Japan knew about irregulars. I'd guess fewer than a thousand know world-wide, not counting the irregulars themselves. They seem to tolerate us somewhat. But the last person who tried to exploit this knowledge, tried to exploit them, he just vanished."
"So they are Villains?" I frowned.
All Might shrugged, "I don't believe so as a whole. Maybe a few. After all, we don't even know what happened to the idiot who thought he could..."
He trailed off. Then he began violently coughing. All Might's entire body shook, and blood began to leak out of both corners of his mouth.
"Is this the irregulars?" Tsu asked nervously.
"No," All Might chuckled. Then coughed. Then kept chuckling.
"This is just what I've... (cough)... been reduced to," Yagi-sensei explained, "I spent too much... kah... time in my muscle form, and now I'm talking a lot."
"Ki Healing!" I said insistently, pointing the palm of my hand at his chest. Silver energy flowed out of me, engulfing All Might. His coughing slowed, and the pain in his face soothed.
"Thanks, that helped," he said. Then he coughed again. It was less intense, but still brought more blood to his lips.
"But not enough," I said, angry at myself. And whatever mystery Villain had done this to the Symbol of Peace.
"Buy 'Clairvoyance'," I instructed, "Buy 'Telepathy, Basic'. But 'Telekinesis, Intermediate.'"
[Multiple Psionic Talents acquired.
Overall Psionic Rank: 6
Overall Telekinetic Rank: 4
Overall Telepathic Rank: 1
Overall Clairsentience Rank: 1
Skill 'Clairvoyance' available.
Skill 'Empathy' available.
Skill 'Telepathic Communication' available.
Skill 'Telepathic Attack' available.
Skill 'Telepathic Defense' available.
Skill 'Telekinetic Manifestation' available.
Skill 'Telekinetic Defense' upgraded to 'Telekinetic Rampart'.
]
"Izuku," Mom gasped. She knew where I was going, especially since I had just gained a fourth Talent Point.
"Buy..."
I froze as All Might suddenly appeared beside me in his muscle form. Resting a hand on my shoulder. I knew he was fast, but...
"Stop, young Midoriya," he said gently.
"But I have to save you."
"Will this do it?" he countered, "You said we had until the middle of July. And you said you also need medical training to use Psychic Healing. So you should wait. Hold on to that point, in case you need it. We still have time, right?"
I nodded.
"Besides," he rumbled, switching back to his grandiose Hero voice, "I am the teacher, you are the student. It is my job to worry about you, not the other way around."
My head dipped again. But already I was thinking about the medical books at the store, and their prerequisites.
"Hello, Dave," he said as soon as the phone connected.
"Toshi," the scientist referred to his friend by nickname, "It's good to hear your voice."
"Well, it is easier to call now that you are on I-Island, and I have a more regular schedule," All Might chuckled.
"That's true," Shield agreed, "How are you doing, Toshi?"
"Actually, that's why I called, Dave," Yagi deflected, switching out of his Hero voice, "I wanted to ask you about exotic matter."
"Exotic matter?" David parroted.
"Yes," All Might's nod was almost audible, "See, one of my students told me he could sense exotic matter in me. And I tried looking it up online. But there's all sorts of different kinds of exotic matter. Some real, some theoretical, and even some fictional. Ultimately, it was a bit over my head."
"That's what you get for relying on Wikipedia," Shield finally laughed.
"Probably," Yagi admitted, "But that's why I have one of the smartest men in the world on speed dial. Dave, given what you know about various types of exotic matter, could I really have one or more of them implanted in me? And could they be contributing to my deterioration?"
"It is possible," the scientist mused, "We have catalogued a Quirk that can produce small amounts of negative mass material, though not actual tachyons. So All for One could potentially have acquired a Quirk or Quirks that could produce that or other types of exotic matter. And I couldn't begin to guess what they might do in a Human body... Toshi, let me do some research. Talk to a few of my colleagues. If this really has happened to you, we'll definitely find a way to do something about it."
"Thanks, Dave!"
After a few minutes chatting about Yagi's experiences teaching, and what Shield would be displaying at the upcoming expo, they said their goodbyes and disconnected. And Shield's brain went into overdrive.
"Detection is harder," he started taking notes, "Extraction would be harder, but presumably a matter movement or manipulation Quirk could take care of that. But first we have to find it..."
"Alight, everyone," All Might smiled down at us, "For your second day of Hero Studies, we will try our hand at Lions and Gazelles again. Except this time, the Lions can tag the Gazelles with any part of their body. Hands, feet, tongue, it is all legal. As a result, if a Gazelle willing touches a Lion, he or she is tagged and out. Also, while Lions are still not allowed to leave the field deliberately, if a Gazelle forces a Lion out, the Lion has a five second grace period to re-enter the field. Any questions?"
All Might's head dropped, as I raised my hand.
"Okay," All Might announced, "Lions may tag Gazelles with any part of their body, but still not extensions of their power. Hands, feet, tongue, etc, but not hydrokinesis, Dark Shadow, etc. Gazelles who touch Lions are considered tagged by that Lion. This includes the Lion's PE uniform. If multiple 'tags' happen at the same time, I will judge who gets the point. Anyone who deliberately leaves the pitch is out, even a Lion. If a Lion forces a Gazelle out of bounds, that is a tag. If a Gazelle forces a Lion out, the Lion has five seconds to return to the field, after any and all Gazelles forcing them out stop. A given Gazelle is only allowed to use their power to immobilize or force a Lion out for ten seconds. After that the Gazelle is out. And that is ten seconds, total, for the five minute round. Ten seconds for one Lion, five seconds each for both, or ten quick one second bursts to escape. That means actual immobilization, hold them in place, or keeping them out. Tripping a Lion or forcing them to dodge is just fine."
Then All Might shifted from me to Ami-chan, "And finally, Lions cannot attack or force out each other. That's an immediate disqualification for the aggressor. Anything else?"
Most of my classmates looked amused or impressed. Ami was smiling slightly, but had a thoughtful expression. Yaoyorozu also looked thoughtful, but wasn't smiling. And Iida-san just looked annoyed.
"Great," All Might looked relieved, "Then let's get started. Any volun..."
"I will be one of the first Lions," Iida-san said quickly.
"Me too," Kirishima held up his fist and dropped into a fighting stance.
"Good," Yagi-sensei nodded, "Everyone on the field then. Begin in three, two, one."
Iida's legs roared, and he shot at me. I waited for him. Just before he reached me, Cassandra cut across his path. He adjusted slightly, to avoid crashing into her. He also kicked out, quickly yet lightly. Cassandra felt his 'tag' coming. She twisted and rolled, diving and barely dodging him. Then she took off running. Iida-san looked, noticed I was heading the opposite direction, and faster than Cassandra. So he turned his focus to her. Just before he reached her, Tsuyu's tongue wrapped around Cassandra's waist, pulling her out of the way. The two girls instantly split up, and I deliberately moved into his field of vision again.
"That's incredible," Yaoyorozu noted in awe. It was the last round of the day, Tokoyami and Hagakure were the Lions. Having been knocked out, the first five members of the 1-A study group were watching the sixth member, and two others.
"What is?" Uraraka asked. Not just Yaoyorozu, but Mizuno, Misaka, and Jiro had the same expression. Ochako could understand Momo and Ami, who were way smarter than she was, or Mikoto, who went to a Hero prep school. But since Kyoka was supposed to be a normal girl, too, the curvy brunette felt left out.
"The three of them," Mikoto said, "They are noticeably quicker than they were Tuesday. How could they have gotten so much better in two days?"
"And the way they are kiting Tokoyami and Dark Shadow," Kyoka added, "It's like they are perfectly in sync."
"I didn't think Asu... Tsuyu-chan knew JSL," Ami said, "Maybe we should try to learn it too, to communicate silently, and for Cain-san. Also, Cain-san is able to detect Hagakure."
"Well, maybe we can ask Midoriya-kun to teach us sign language?" Ochako suggested, "We were going to talk about Quirk tips after all."
"And that's time!" All Might called, "Very good, everyone. You are getting a handle on your abilities, and your classmates' abilities. So I am happy to say that repairs on the Urban Training arenas will be finished tomorrow. And you costumes will be done this weekend. So on Monday, you will have an extra special Hero Studies course. Urban Battle, but with a twist."
Author's Note 1: After the stats and omake, there will be a second note with a spoiler. Be forewarned
Current Status:
Name: Izuku Midoriya
Age: 15
Level: 13
Active Title: The Gamer
Health: 404/404
Energy: 600/600
Attributes:
(S)trength: 43
(A)gility: 39
(E)ndurance: 39
(Q)uickness: 43
(W)it: 36
(I)ntuition: 37
(C)harisma: 24
(D)etermination: 45
(L)uck: 13
Unused Points:
Attribute: 36
Skill: 14
Talent: 1
Skills:
Analyze (W) – Battle Scan: 38
Dodge (A): 22
Telekinesis (I/D): 31
Strength Training (S): 19
Basic Karate (A): 33
Boxing (S): 25
Parkour (A/Q): 32
Physical Resistance (E/D): 24
Running (Q/E) – Jet Set Run: 28
Acrobatics (A): 15
Ki Blast (D/W): 14
Ki Slice (D/W): 15
Ki Healing (D/E): 18
Ki Reinforcement (D): 35
Telekinetic Attack (I/A): 21
Tactile TK (I/D): 12
Telekinetic Armor (I/E): 9
Telekinetic Aura (I) LB: 19
Kung Fu Fundamentals (Q/E): 14
Meditation (W/I): 10
Wing Chun Quan (A/Q): 10
Tai Chi Quan (A/S): 10
ASL (W/A): 9
JSL (W/A): 9
Ki Diagnosis (D/W): 7
Telekinetic Rampart (I/E): 3
Empathy (C/I): 3
Clairvoyance (I/W): 3
User has chosen to conceal (21) skills
Talents:
Studious
Gamer's Body
Gamer's Mind
Telekinesis, Basic
Inventory II
Reflective Dungeon
Free Runner
Ki Initiate
Tactile Telekinesis
Ki Apprentice
Focus: Telekinetic Aura
Energetic Student
Plus Ultra!
Clairvoyance
Telepathy, Basic
Telekinesis, Intermediate
My Hero Playthrough Omake: 'Best' Route
"What is this?" I wondered aloud.
It was the first day at UA, and my class was unusual. Looking at the results on the hologram, it seemed like the Hero course had roughly an equal number of boys and girls. But besides me, there was only one other boy in the room. He had two-tone hair and a large scar over his left eye. Other than that, it was all girls. Tsuyu, Mizuno-san, Misaka-san, the cute girl I had saved. An ojo-san with a face and curves like a supermodel. A girl with plants for hair. One with expanding hands and the flow of a martial artist. An invisible girl, and a pink one with horns. Eighteen of them.
"What is this?" Sero demanded, "Why is our class all dudes?"
"After a certain event in the entrance exam," Aizawa explained flatly, "It was determined that it might not be wise to have co-ed classes. Except there were more boys than girls, so the two safest, sanest choices were placed with the girls, and the rest of you are in here."
Aizawa hated the deception he was being forced into. But the number two Hero had too much money and power.
"Okay, sit down, everyone," the woman who entered Class 1-B oozed sex and confidence, "I am your homeroom teacher, Kayama Nemuri. Though I'm probably better known to you as the pro Hero Midnight."
[MANDATORY QUEST ALERT
Grand Harem Route
What a bountiful buffet of beautiful babes. Why have one or two favorites, or even just a sampler platter, when you can fill up on all of them?
Unlock and maximize the relationship values of at least 15 women. Note that you are not limited to the 19 members of class 1-B. Additional targets include but are not limited to: Kayama Nemuri, Takeyama Yu, Tatsuma Ryuko, Shiretoko Tomoko, Sosaki Shino, Hatsume Mei, Hado Nejire, Toga Himiko, Utsushimi Camie, Tohsaka Rin, Penryu Saber, and Melissa Shield.
Rewards:
15 Harem Members: Bonus Talent: Sexual Experience, +4 skill points (relationship skills only), 5,000 XP
20 Harem Members: Bonus Talent: Tantric Lover, +6 skill points (relationship skills only), 50,000 XP
25 Harem Members: Bonus Talent: Harem God, +8 skill points (relationship skills only), 500,000 XP
Failure Penalties:
Die alone and a virgin
Time Limit: 1 year
(Accept)]
I barely resisted the urge to slam my head into the desk. I did not hit accept, but tried to ignore the window. Then something caught my eye.
'19?' I wondered, 'But there are only...'
"Analyze!" I hissed quickly and quietly
[Todoroki Shoko (Shoto)
Race: Human (Quirk metagene hybrid)
Age: 15 Gender: Female
With his final child, Todoroki Enji got the hybrid Quirk he wanted, but not the gender he wanted. Thus he forced his daughter to live as a boy. She needs the right man to 'break through her shell'.]
CRACK!
"Is everything okay, Midoriya-kun?" Midnight asked.
Author's Note 2: Since a number of people have asked, yes, this is a harem story. Izuku's Harem has three definite girls. And eight other potential members, who may or may not join, depending on how the story ends up flowing.
