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My Hero Academia is owned by Kohei Horokoshi. Blue Beetle is owned by DC Comics. An addiction to TikTok is owned by The Eccentric Dez. Don't judge me!

It was the next day of class. Izuku had walked in 10 minutes early, earphones playing Headlines by Drake, and sat down at his desk. Most of the students were either just arriving or at their desks, conversing. Izuku and Scarab were arguing about his hero suit.

"Dude," Izuku thought. "I'm not saying the original isn't good. I'm just saying I wanna model the suit after my design."

[Your design had bunny ears on it. I don't do bunny ears.]

"They're not bunny ears! Besides, it's an old design from back when I was-"

[An All Might fanboy? Yeah, the Alfalfa sprouts are his. You should come up with your own design. Or just use mine.]

"Midoriya, are you ok?" Izuku looked up to see Tokoyami.

"Tokoyami, hey," he said, flustered. "I'm fine, thanks."

"Are you certain? You seem... frustrated. Is your ability giving you trouble?"

"Kinda. He's just being even more annoying today."

"Trust me," the dark student replied. "I understand completely. It's very common in symbiotic relationships."

Izuku gave a confused look. "What do you mean, symbiotic?"

"The Scarab, that is what you call it, right," Fumikage asked to which Izuku nodded. "The both of you communicate telepathically, which allows you to use him in battle. But your Scarab is sentient, which allows him to understand the world through you. You are his host and he is your, for a lack of a better term, parasite."

[The fuck did he say?] Scarab said, angrily. [Did this "Quote the Raven" lookin' motherfucker call me a parasite?]

"Calm down, it wasn't an insult. And where did you learn such vulgar language?"

"He's conversing with you now, isn't he?" Tokoyami's expression was unchanged.

"Yeah, he's a little offended that you called him a parasite."

"My apologies."

"No it's ok. Now I can get back at him when he teases me."

Tokoyami hummed darkly.

"Payback's a bitch, Scarab."

[I got a ten-month headstart, buddy. You got some catching up to do.]

The bell rang and the students began taking their seats.

"Well, I am glad to see you are doing well, Midoriya." The raven haired boy stood.

"Yeah, thanks, Tokoyami."

"You are welcome." He returned to his seat.

"Symbiotic relationship," Izuku thought. "He might be onto something."

[Well, if we are in a symbiotic relationship, our anniversary is coming up and I expect a present.] Izuku rolled his eyes.

Five minutes went by, and Aizawa hadn't entered yet.

"So," Kaminari spoke up. "Is class dismissed or are we having a free day?"

"I don't think class is dismissed," Iida answered sharply. "Sensei Aizawa is probably running late."

"Maybe he's doing hero work?" Ochako asked.

[Maybe he's napping…]

Suddenly, a loud booming voice filled the classroom.

"I am... coming through the door like a normal person!"

"All Might!" A collective cheer went up around the classroom as All Might entered. [What normal person announces that they're coming through a door?] Izuku snickered.

"I am your teacher for today and today, we'll be learning Foundational Hero Studies! The foundations that make a hero!"

"He's wearing his Silver Age Costume! So manly!" Kirishima said, smiling.

"Today we'll be doing Combat Training!"

For the first time in fifteen years, Izuku and Bakugou (who had spent the last ten minutes glaring at Izuku and plotting the greenette's murder) had the same thought, "Oh, hell yeah."

A devious smile was etched into both of their faces.

All Might gestured to the wall across from him, which contained suitcases.

"In these suitcases are your Hero Costumes," he said. "The Support Course worked hard to create them to your specifications. Put them on and meet me at Battleground B!"

All Might dashed out of the room after his speech. The students excitedly began to collect their respective suitcases and adjourn to the locker rooms.

Izuku opened his suitcase to see that he received exactly what he asked for: a black, skin tight t-shirt with a Scarab-sized hole on the back, and a pair of dark blue Vale Tudo MMA shorts. He smiled as he began to undress.

[I still don't understand why you asked for this] Scarab said. [You already have a hero costume!]

"I know I have a hero costume," Izuku replied. "But whenever I deactivate said costume, I have nothing underneath!"

[And that's a problem because...?]

"I don't wanna be naked in front of everyone!"

[Why not? Gives the guys something to be jealous about, and the ladies something to dream about…]

"Oh my God."

[That's exactly what they'll be saying.]

Eventually, the students were waiting at the entrance of Battleground B in their costumes.

"Is everyone ready?" All Might asked, looking amongst the students.

"Wait, All Might," Iida said, in his usual proper tone. "Midoriya isn't here yet! Shouldn't we wait for him?"

"Well, I suppose-"

"Sorry I'm late, everyone!"

Everyone turned and gasped at Izuku, who walked towards them.

As he walked into the room, he activated the exoskeleton. Gone was the mild-mannered Izuku Midoriya. He was now in the armor of the Reach, the suit of the Blue Beetle.

The face of the helmet dissipated, revealing Izuku's freckles, green eyes, and huge smile. Most of Class 1-A began crowding the greenette in admiration. Bakugou, Todoroki, Yaoyorozu, Aoyama, and Jirou stayed behind, Bakugou out of jealousy, Aoyama out of envy, and Yaoyorozu and Todoroki out of indifference.

Izuku wasn't used to groups of people coming up to him without wanting to attack him, so he jumped when most of the class rushed him. He wasn't expecting so many compliments.

"Wow, your costume is so cool!"

"So manly!"

"You look badass, dude!"

He thanked them all, noticing their costumes.

Iida looked like a knight with engines on his back, Yaoyorozu's costume was way too revealing, Ojiro was wearing a simple martial arts gi, and Tooru… Tooru was only wearing gloves and shoes. [Thank goodness she's invisible!]

"Well, since Young Midoriya has arrived," All Might mused. "We can get started! Today's exercise is a 2 on 2 indoor battle. Heroes vs Villains! The villains have set up a bomb in a residential area and it's expected to explode in 10 minutes! Hero Team, your task is to stop the bomb from going off. You can win by defeating the villains or defusing the bomb by touching it. Villain Team, your task is to guard the bomb by either capturing the heroes or by simply letting the clock run out! Any questions?"

Mineta raised his hand.

"Can I be paired with one of the girls?"

"No, the pairings will be selected at random, just like in hero work."

Aoyama raised his hand.

"Does my costume look magnifique?"

"All of your costumes look wonderful!"

"Hmph."

Bakugou raised his hand.

"How badly can I hurt these extras?"

"Well, we know what side Bakugou is on," Izuku said, loudly.

Bakugou glared at Izuku. "Fuck you, Deku!"

"I know you want to!" Izuku retorted, causing most of the class to erupt in laughter.

All Might shook his head. "Ah, youth," he thought sarcastically. "Children, settle down! Here are the pairings!"

Team A: Izuku Midoriya/Kyouka Jirou

Team B: Mezo Shoji/Shoto Todoroki

Team C: Momo Yaoyorozu/Minoru Mineta

Team D: Katsuki Bakugou/Tenya Iida

Team E: Mina Ashido/Yuga Aoyama

Team F: Koji Koda/Rikido Sato

Team G: Ochako Uraraka/Denki Kaminari

Team H: Fumikage Tokoyami/Tsuyu Asui

Team I: Mashirao Ojiro/Tooru Hagakure

Team J: Hanta Sero/Eijiro Kirishima

"First match! Hero Team A vs Villain Team D!"

Izuku's eyes widened in realization. He knew exactly who he'd be fighting. He turned to find Bakugou staring right at him. They walked to each other, stopping only mere inches apart. The students gathered around them, silently watching as the two students faced each other.

"It's like watching a UFC championship face-off!"

Izuku stared into Bakugou's eyes. For 10 years, he had waited for this moment. He had spent those years taking insults, punches, kicks, and explosions from the bombardier. Izuku remembered every time he was called out of his name for being Quirkless. He remembered standing up for those kids Bakugou beat up only to get knocked down over and over. All the lies he told his teachers, his principal, his own mother to cover up Bakugou's bullying. The days after school, where he spent in his hideout, fixing his bruises, and wiping blood off him. He remembered the day Bakugou told him to kill himself and pray he'd get a Quirk in his next life. He had spent 10 years losing to Bakugou.

He would not lose today.

[You ready for this, bro?] Scarab said as Izuku and Bakugou walked away from each other.

"Hell yeah."

Izuku and Jirou stood in front of a five-story blue building. They both knew the objective and were only given 90 seconds to come up with a plan. "So I'm guessing you already have a plan?" Jirou looked at Izuku.

"I do," he replied. "But I wanted to know what you think?"

Jirou curled an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Because you're my partner and your input is just as important. How do you think we should do this?"

Jirou was surprised at the greenette. She thought for a moment, then said, "Ok. Judging from your intense staring contest earlier, I'm guessing that there's some tension between you and Bakugou."

[Ha! Understatement of the century.]

"Which means that more than likely, he'll be looking to take you out, leaving Iida to guard the bomb. While you take on Bakugou, I can use my Quirk to locate the bomb. Then we can fight Bakugou together and then take on Iida."

Izuku's eyes widened at Jirou.

"Woah," he said in shock. "That was the same idea I had!"

"Well, I guess great minds think alike." Jirou smiled.

"Well then," Izuku said, determinedly. "Shall we begin?"

Jirou nodded and the two walked in.

Meanwhile, Bakugou and Iida were standing on the floor with the bomb. The bomb was shaped like a rocket with a timer on it. Bakugou's patience was getting thinner and thinner. He was pissed that Izuku made it into U.A with a better score than him.

"That shitty nerd," he thought to himself. "I can't believe he's been hiding this power from me! He's been looking down on me the entire time! Don't you worry, Deku! I'll show you what happens when you look down on me!"

Bakugou began to walk to the opening of the room.

"Bakugou, wait!" Iida said, slicing his hand through the air with every word.

"Fuck off, Four-eyes!"

"We need to come up with a plan!"

Bakugou turned to face Iida. "Just guard the bomb! I'll handle Deku and Ears!" "But-" Iida sighed as Bakugou exited the room.

"So what's the deal with you and Bakugou?" Jirou and Izuku walked side by side, prepared for any attack. Izuku's helmet was off.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"Oh come on," Jirou replied. "That little face-off earlier clearly wasn't for show. You guys have a personal rivalry going on or are you just friends who like to fight each other?"

"We're not friends." Izuku said coldly.

"Then what is it," Jirou smirked. "You two slept together and you didn't call him back?"

Izuku gave a shocked look to the rocker girl. "What? No! Absolutely not!!"

[Man, I need some popcorn for this one!]

"It's a personal rivalry, noth-" He stopped walking.

"I'm sorry, did I offend you?" Jirou stopped and looked at the greenette.

"Shhh!" He heard tiny explosions, coming from everywhere. Jirou picked up the sound.

"He's coming," she whispered. "I can't tell from where."

[He's doing this on purpose. Throwing off Jirou's hearing so we can't see him coming.]

Izuku closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then another. Then he took one last deep breath. His eyes shot open. He could smell the faint bittersweet smell of nitroglycerin. Bakugou was nearby and coming in fast.

Suddenly, Izuku deployed his helmet, and quickly grabbed Jirou's arm, pulling her behind him as Bakugou came flying around the corner. "DEKU!!!"

The bombardier screamed, throwing an explosion. Luckily, Izuku activated his shield at the last second, covering him and Jirou. He then deployed his blaster and fired once, sending Bakugou flailing down the hallway.

"You ok?" Jirou looked at Izuku in shock as he deactivated the face of his helmet. "Y-yeah. Thanks."

"No problem. Shall we get started?" "Yeah," she said, quickly standing up. "Let's go!" Izuku quickly stood and the two went in separate directions.

Izuku jogged down the hallway until he found Bakugou, walking in his direction. He was wearing a black tank with an orange X, baggy black pants, a green belt with grenades, silver knee pads, black combat boots, and grenade-like gauntlets.

(Alexa, play Start A Riot by Duckwrth and Shaboozey.)

He threw his arms to the sides, firing two explosions.

Izuku slowed to a stop, and swung his arms. "This is probably gonna hurt you."

Bakugou lifted his hand as sparks danced on his palm. "Just shut up and fight, Deku!"

Izuku masked up. "Alright, I warned you."

The two squared off, their eyes watching each other. Then Bakugou charged, throwing a right jab at Izuku, who ducked, grabbing the bombardier's arm, and threw him over his shoulder.

The blonde grunted painfully as he landed on his back hard. He quickly got up and rocketed towards the greenette, sending a roundhouse kick which Izuku blocked. Bakugou then threw a huge explosion, causing Izuku to dive to the side. Izuku deployed his blade and began swinging at the blonde, who dodged until the greenette hit him with a right hook to his face, spun and hit him again with a tornado kick in the same place.

Bakugou staggered back for a second then recovered quickly, jumping back as Izuku brought down his hammer fists, leaving a crater where the blonde once stood. Bakugou stretched his arms behind him and fired an explosion from each hand, pushing toward Izuku and delivering a snap kick to the greenette's jaw.

Izuku fell back and Bakugou hit him with an explosion that sent Izuku flying down the hallway. He deployed his wings and blasters, twisting and firing several shots at the blonde, who managed to dodge most of them. Izuku fired a grappling hook in front of Bakugou, pulling him towards the bombardier and the two began to trade punches, until Izuku did a push kick, putting some distance between him and Bakugou.

"Were you just hiding this power from me," Bakugou asked, huffing. "Were you looking down on me the whole time, Deku?!"

Izuku gave him a 'are you serious' look. "You idiot," he said, deactivating his helmet. "I looked up to you! All you did was treat me like a punching bag! But that's gonna change! From now on, Deku is the name of a hero!"

Bakugou chuckled menacingly. "Is that right?"

"Yeah," Izuku replied, a determined frown on his face. "And if I gotta beat you to get there, then so be it!"

Bakugou looked at the greenette with a devilish smile. "Not if I kill you first, Deku!"

"Then bring it on, Sparky!" Izuku retorted, activating his helmet, wings, and blades. [Oh hell yeah! Let's go, baby!!!] Scarab cheered as the two boys charged each other.

Meanwhile, Jirou had already made it to the middle of the third floor of the building. She was kneeling, her jacks plugged into the ceiling and floor as she listened for a sound, something to tell her where Iida and the bomb was. Her eyes were closed as she tried to focus, although it was difficult to hear over the sounds of Midoriya and Bakugou fighting.

"I hope he's ok," she thought, worried. "Sounds like they're really going at it." Then she heard a faint tapping from above. She focused on that as another sound began to reveal itself: the sound of evil laughter coming from the fifth floor. "That's where Iida is and if Iida's there, so is the bomb."

She unplugged her jacks as she pressed two fingers to her earpiece.

"Hey, Green, I found the bomb. Fifth floor, guarded by Iida."

"Great," Izuku's voice crackled through the earpiece. "Hey, what floor are you on?"

"Third floor, why?"

Izuku and Bakugou came crashing through the floor. Jirou yelped as she dove to the side. Izuku slid next to her. Both rose to their feet.

"You really know how to make an entrance," Jirou said, smirking.

"Gee, thanks." Izuku rolled his eyes.

Bakugou chuckled darkly. "Well, well," he said. "Looks like I can kill you two extras with one explosion!"

"Seems like you're really enjoying that villain role, Bakugou," Izuku said in a taunting voice. "Maybe you should consider a career change."

Bakugou roared and charged towards the Hero Team. Jirou slid her jacks into the speakers in her boots and fired a soundwave at the bombardier, knocking him back into a wall.

"Nice one," Izuku said in admiration. "Thanks," Jirou smirked as Bakugou rose to his feet.

"Lucky hit, bitch!" He spat out blood. "Excuse me?"

[Oh, hell no!]

Izuku looked at Jirou, whose facial expression was of one he was familiar with: anger. His expression matched hers as he activated his blades.

Meanwhile, the rest of Class 1-A, along with All Might, were watching the fight go down. "This is crazy! Midoriya and Bakugou are really going at it!" Kirishima was enjoying the fight.

"Look at Jirou," Mina said, watching as Jirou threw a roundhouse kick and a jack sting at Bakugou. "She's kickin' ass." "Young Midoriya," All Might thought as Izuku created hammers and began swinging them at the blonde. "You've done better than I expected."

Jirou threw several jabs at Bakugou with her fists and jacks, followed by a push kick that sent him staggering back. He fired a point-blank explosion, sending her rolling back. She pushed herself to her feet.

"I'm fully loaded," Bakugou said. He looked up at Izuku and Jirou, who were separated. They had been fighting Bakugou for too long and they only had six minutes left.

[Zu, something isn't right.]

"What do you mean?"

[I don't think those gauntlets are for decoration.]

"These gauntlets," Bakugou chuckled darkly, reaching for the pin on his gauntlet. "They store the nitroglycerin in my sweat. I pull this pin and- you know what, I'll let you extras figure it out."

He took aim at Izuku, who charged at him. The blonde removed his hand from the pin, firing an explosion, knocking the greenette back into the wall behind him. Bakugou pulled the pin and fired a massive explosion at Izuku. The greenette was crumpled on the ground, watching as the ball of fire came bearing down on him. At the last possible second, Jirou jumped in front of Izuku, taking the hit, causing her to crash through the wall of the third floor, sending her falling outside. On instinct, Izuku flew after her, activating his jetpack and blasting down at amazing speed. He landed under the rocker girl and caught her, laying her softly on the ground.

She was unconscious, her clothes ripped and tattered, burns on her legs, and arms.

"Jirou," he said frantically, shaking her awake. "Jirou, wake up! Please!"

[She has a pulse, but those burns look really bad.]

He was kneeling over her, his helmet deactivated. Jirou's eyes opened slowly and searched until they landed on the green eyes of Izuku Midoriya. They stared back at her with worry and concern.

"Oh, thank God," he said, relieved. "Mi..doriya?" Jirou replied, her mind still catching up. "What're we doing out-"

Her eyes widened when she remembered and she quickly shot up, only to lay back down groaning as pain took over her entire body.

"Everything hurts," she said, whimpering.

"Ok, look, Jirou," Izuku said. "We have to forfeit!"

"What?"

[The fuck?]

"Look, I know it's a bad idea but you're hurt really bad and I don't think I can do this without you!" He looked away.

"Midoriya," Jirou said weakly. "If I had any strength in my arm, I would be slapping you right now. You can't just give up because of me! You have to complete the mission! That's what heroes are supposed to do!"

"But-"

Jirou painfully sat up. "Look at me, Green." His green eyes found her violet ones. "Yeah, I'm hurt. Doesn't matter. I'm gonna rest for a second, get back up, and finish this. We're winning this, ok?" Izuku looked at the light in her eyes. "She wants to win. I can see it in her eyes."

A memory conjured up out of nowhere. "S-stop it, K-kaachan!" Izuku stood in front of Bakugou,who fired a small explosion. They were five years old at the time and Bakugou and his friends were beating up a kid. Izuku stepped in to defend the kid, who ran away.

"You c-can't just b-beat people up l-like that!"

The ash-blonde chuckled. "So what? It's not like you can stop me, Deku!"

It was the first fight he lost against Bakugou.

[He's been kicking your ass for 10 years, bro. Now, it's your turn.]

Izuku gave Jirou a determined smile. "Let's win this."

"Ok," she said, smiling as hard as she could. "G-give me a second to catch my breath."

Izuku stood. "Okay, meet me on the fifth floor in two minutes."

"What are you gonna do?"

"What I should've done ten years ago," he replied, readying his wings. "Fight back."

He flew up and into the hole. Bakugou was standing, waiting for the greenette to return. He grinned devilishly when Izuku landed.

"Ready for round two?" Izuku said nothing, just stared down at the bombardier and deployed his helmet.

(Alexa, play Say It With Ya Chest by New Era ft Tay Roc. Listener discretion advised.)

Izuku and Bakugou charged each other, clashing in the middle of the room.

"Just admit your defeat, Deku!" Bakugou said as the two boys pushed against each other.

"I'd rather do this!" Izuku pushed back hard, knocking Bakugou back. The greenette threw two body uppercuts, a left hook to Bakugou's face and followed with a spiked bola slamming into the bombardier's face, sending him flying. Bakugou crashed to the ground and slowly got up. A trickle of blood ran down his forehead and lip.

"That was for my partner, you son of a bitch!" Izuku said angrily.

The rest of class 1-A stood in awe of what happened. Mina was the first to speak as most of the class had their jaws on the floor.

"Holy shit," she said in shock. "Midoriya's pissed!"

"Bakugou's really pissed him off," Asui said stoically.

"Do you think Midoriya could kill him?" "Don't worry, students," All Might said. "I'll stop them if that should happen." "I hope this trial doesn't escalate to that point."

"Scarab, do me a favor," Izuku said to the alien. "Can you monitor his gauntlet and tell me how much nitroglycerin is in there?"

Scarab was silent for a moment, then said, [Looks like 15% full right now. Why?]

Izuku smiled deviously and said, "Got a crazy idea."

[Why am I not surprised?]

Izuku charged Bakugou and threw a right hook to the bombardier's midsection. Bakugou responded with some explosive punches which Izuku blocked and ducked, switching his hand into a hammer and throwing an uppercut that caused Bakugou to stagger back.

Bakugou threw a roundhouse kick which Izuku ducked, performing a sweep kick, causing Bakugou to lose his balance and fall. He used an explosion to propel himself back up.

[40%.]

Izuku deployed his blaster and fired two shots which Bakugou dodged, using two explosions to flip himself backward. He then fired two explosions forward, flying forward. Izuku charged forward, throwing a punch which Bakugou explosively flipped over and fired an explosion at Izuku's back, causing both Izuku and Scarab to scream.

[Oh, you bitch!!!]

"Look out, Deku," Bakugou yelled as he landed. "It's your favorite right punch!"

Bakugou charged forward, throwing a right jab. Izuku ducked and spun until he was behind Bakugou, grabbed his waist and leaned back, suplexing Bakugou. Izuku did a kip-up.

"How're we looking, Scarab?"

[98%. Izuku, I swear if you don't finish this now, I will!]

"Hey, Bakugou," Izuku said, smiling as the blonde got to his feet. "Scarab says you suck!"

[What are you doing?!!!]

"I'll kill you and that stupid bug!!" Bakugou aimed his hand at Izuku. "Say goodbye, Deku!!!"

Izuku just smiled and switched his hand into grappling hooks, which he fired at the gauntlet and yanked off of Bakugou. He began to spin them around, hitting the bombardier over and over again. Izuku swung one last time towards Bakugou, releasing the nitroglycerin-filled gauntlet at him. Izuku spun and took a knee, readying a blaster.

He took aim at the gauntlet and said to himself, "Goodbye, Deku."

He fired one shot at the gauntlet, causing another massive explosion which knocked Bakugou back. The blonde slammed hard into the wall behind him and Izuku switched his hand into an lorate-shaped blaster and fired three of what looked like large staples at Bakugou's arms and waist. The blonde's head was slumped forward in unconsciousness. The entirety of class 1-A, including All Might, had dropped their jaws in complete and total shock.

[Izuku Midoriya, you are one crazy bastard!]

"Thanks, buddy."

There was only 2 minutes left in the trial. Izuku flew up the stairs to the fifth floor, peeking into the room, where he saw Iida standing next to the bomb.

"So you gonna go in or what?"

Izuku jumped, readied a blaster, and aimed at-

"Jirou?"

"Shhhh," the purple-haired rocker said, leaning against the wall. "He can hear you. So, what do we do?"

"Are you ok?" Izuku looked at her with concern.

"Probably can't fight right now," she groaned.

"How fast can you run right now?" he asked.

Jirou gave him a look that said, "Seriously?"

"Okay," Izuku said, switching to his blasters. "I'll cover you. On three, you run to the bomb, okay?"

Jirou nodded.

"You ready? One... two...three!" Izuku exploded into the room, firing a barrage of energy blasts at Iida. Jirou steeled herself and quickly began to hobble towards the bomb, which was in the cositting in the corner of the room. She made her way to the bomb and placed her hands on it.

"H-hero Team wins!"

The rest of Class 1-A cheered. Izuku, who had his blasters pointed at Iida, deactivated them and looked towards Jirou. She smiled at the greenette and then she fainted. Izuku quickly caught her and began screaming for the medic.

Half an hour later, Izuku and Iida stood amongst the rest of class 1-A, waiting for the MVP votes. Bakugou and Jirou were in the infirmary. Izuku's and Iida's helmets were off.

"So who wins the MVP for this match?"

Momo raised her hand.

"I believe the MVP goes to Midoriya. He came up with a plan to take on Bakugou and utilized Jirou's quirk effectively. When Jirou was attacked, he tended to her before continuing and defeated Bakugou efficiently. He worked with Jirou despite her injuries to retrieve the bomb before time ran out."

Many members of the class agreed with Momo.

"Young Midoriya," All Might said, turning to Izuku. "Your thoughts?"

Izuku was silent for a moment. Then he spoke.

"Thank you, Yaoyorozu, but I disagree. I believe the MVP should be Jirou. Without her using her Quirk, we wouldn't have located the bomb in time. And even while she was injured, she was determined to continue fighting. It was her confidence that kept me focused."

The rest of Class 1-A, including All Might, were silent, surprised that Izuku would make such a statement after his performance.

"Young Midoriya, is that what you really believe?"

"Yes, All Might," Izuku said with slight annoyance in his voice. "I believe all four of us did well for this exercise, but Jirou's performance outshines even mine."

All Might nodded.

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