09.04.2020
I'm speechless... I honestly shed a few tears when I saw how many of you responded to the question, that I asked you in the last chapter. It meant a lot to me, but also made me feel bad for posting such a bad chapter. I honestly just can't get the Sports Festival Arc to work... So thank you for the reviews and sorry for the quality of this and last chapter.
Now, onto the many comments:
erebus13th - I laughed when I saw your comment appear half an hour after the chapter went live. As for Mei... she has a role to play in this story, that's all I'm going to say for now ;D
RandomReader867 - I don't know if you are doing some magic, but I find myself resting well for the last few days and staying safe for the most part. You know, casually trying not to have my hand severed while at work (don't worry, there were like, only two maybe three close calls). Also, IzuMomo is like 100% going to be the main ship here, because it's my favorite one by far.
Fouzy - I'm happy that I found the last chapter enjoyable even though I really didn't do the Sports Festival Arc justice in my opinion. I hope I won't dissapoint you in the future! As for the Itsuka x Izuku, I thought about Kendo learning about Midoriya from Momo, during the upcoming internships.
Bucio - Great to know that someone out there found M-K Ultra fun to read. Are you by any chance following AkeenCarter's newest story - Emerald Island? It has less dark theme and has a more canon Midoriya with him being paired up with Tokage, a great story if you ask me.
Guest - I too feel that those two would be a good pairing, even in canon. She would be the responsible one trying to stop Midoriya from throwing himself in danger every time someone needs help.
Annabell242 - I had to take a double take when I read 'genderbent Mineta', I didn't even know that something like this existed. The only story featuring this is Epsilon's 'Total Command'
zerobound - I like the idea of adding Nejire, cause I like her character, but I think I'll just stick with two girls at most in the end. At least in this story.
Gunblade2020 - This story started off with a harem in mind, but I changed my mind somewhere along the way and decided to stick with just a conventional couple and now I'm making a compromise by making it a 'happy, little accident'.
last admiral - I think that my writing is somewhat mediocre, but I will definitely try my hand at doing some harem stories in the future.
And now, the chapter!
6.00 AM - wake up, dress in workout clothes and go jogging
6.30 AM - come back from the jog, do a weight training
7.00 AM - stretches and shower
7.20 AM - go to the common room for breakfast
7.40 AM - go to school
8.00 AM - pay attention, take notes, work hard
4.00 PM - dinner and shower
4.15 PM - jog with Iida
5.00 PM - weight training
6.00 PM - sparring with whoever is available
6.30 PM - cool down exercises and quick shower
6.50 PM - homework
8.00 PM - hang out with class in the common room
9.30 PM - change into workout clothes and go jogging
10.00 PM - study for the next day
12.30 PM - cram eight hours of sleep into five and a half
And that was the rhythm that dictated Midoriya's life for the past three months.
He knew that the schedule that he desperately clung onto was not a healthy one by any means, but sacrifices had to be made in order for him to be able to at least access his top speed for a short duration without putting his life on the line. The four seconds that he utilized it for while fighting Kendo did their toll on him too.
As soon as he left his redhead friend in Recovery Girls care, Izuku felt his muscles go stiff, joints lock up and his body unresponsive.
He knew that what he did on the stage a few minutes ago was a major overkill, he knew he messed himself up and probably decreased his chances of winning by a considerable margin. Still, he felt like he showed his potential to the Pros of Japan and he will probably be drafted by someone recognizable.
His internal debate on the subject of his incoming internship was cut short however when he heard the sound of a quite vigorous conversation from 1-A booth.
"-crash test shows that it is possible to stop a car instantly, no matter how fast it is moving, though the car gets wrecked in the outcome. I think that Midoriya 'accelerated' when standing still and then 'stopped' in this short while when he took out Kendo", he managed to catch the end of Momo's supposedly long theory on Izuku's performance.
"That's the most half assed theory I ever heard of High Class!", Bakugo's comment shook Midoriya out of his thoughts and the greenette decided to make his presence known.
"It sounds like it took a good bit of guessing and estimating, but the theory is more or less right", he couldn't keep the amused look from appearing on his face as all of his classmates' heads snapped in his direction so fast that he was worried that they could've suffered a whiplash.
He was then assaulted verbally by some of them, pleading to be taught something or to tell them how he improved so much. Deciding he didn't want to deal with Iida's monologue on the value of a proper sleep schedule, Midoriya went with the most mysterious answer he could think of.
"It's a secret", a smile that was close to becoming a smirk appeared on his face as he gave his, very infuriating to some, explanation.
The next hour or so was a blur to Izuku. Once his classmates left him be and focused on the other matches, Midoriya plopped himself next to Kirishima and cut off the outside world, tunnel vision in full effect as he studied the other fights of the first round.
The rest of the first round was such a blur in fact, that Midoriya found himself standing in the ring, face to face with his - and this is as short of an explanation as possible - stranger, turned slave driver, turned backpack, turned missile, turned partner, turned friend and in the end turned opponent. For those of you who have no idea who I'm talking about, I'll let Present Mic introduce him.
"Welcome to the second round of our freshmen Battle Tournament! Without further delay, let me introduce our fighters! Those two met all the way back in the Obstacle Course and then proceeded to place in the top ten in the first event as well as win the second one! Again in the blue corner - the guy who created a sonic boom with the speed of his movements and cracked concrete whilst walking - it's class 1-A's Izuku Midoriya!"
The crowd seemed to be hyped up 24/7 when it came to this years Sports Festival. The greenette was not surprised in the slightest. He was classmates with the son of Endeavour, the Number One Pro Hero for almost a decade and the heiress of one of the richest families in the world!
"And his opponent - he looks so sleep deprived that he scared his last opponent into walking out of bounds as soon as his fight began - in the red corner it's class 1-C's Hitoshi Shinso!"
"You're too early Shinso!", Midoriya shouted in the other boy's direction.
"You're too early!", answered the Gen Ed student with a smirk on his face.
"Are you both ready?!", asked Midnight, to which both contestants nodded.
The time seemed to stretch immensely as Shinso's ears suddenly picked up something less then motivational.
"My money is on the green kid"
"With that speed of his he will probably win the whole thing"
"Hero Course versus Gen Ed, not really a fight if you ask me"
The purple haired teen tried to block those words, but each sentence was like a hit to his own conscious. He did something that he hadn't done in a long time, he started doubting himself.
"I really only managed to get this far thanks to him, didn't I?", his traitorous mind produced this thought and Shinso wholeheartedly agreed. "Even if they don't say that my Quirk is only good for being a Villain, they still don't believe I can make it as a hero…"
"Shinso", the quiet voice of Midoriya made the purple haired teen snap back to reality.
The startled Gen Ed student took a few steps back to get away from the messy haired powerhouse, but tripped in the process and fell onto his butt.
"Did those assholes up there get to you?", the greenette asked as he squatted in front of his downed opponent.
"You heard-"
"Answer me Shinso", his features hardened and he started to glare at him.
"Yes… It's just… hard fighting when you have the whole world pit against you, y'know?", the teen spoke calmly as he looked up towards the sky.
"Wanna prove them wrong?", Midoriya asked- no… he offered; a smug grin on his face and the seriousness from before completely gone.
"How?"
"Win", and before Shinso had time to question his… friend? the teen in question leapt away. "Kinetic Capacitors: Sixtuple Acceleration!"
Suddenly his afterimages appeared in the arena; a yellow blur connecting them together in a random, ever changing pattern.
"Why can't you just take it slow for a minute and explain something before jumping into action?", mused Shinso to himself, but then started thinking his situation over.
Midoriya had some sort of a secret agenda to fulfill in this fight and he had to play his part for it to work out. But… what was he supposed to do?"
"Win"
Okay, so now he knew what to do. The question was how?
"Come on Shinso, you forgot how to speak all of a sudden?", Midoriya taunted with a chuckle. But there was something in the way he seemed to emphasize the word 'speak'.
It took the Gen Ed student full three seconds to digest the situation. He grinned from ear to ear and facepalmed, dragging his hand down his face lazily afterwards. There was a slight shift on Midoriya's face too, but only Shinso was close enough to spot the small smile appearing on his face.
"Wait!", he yelled and Midoriya stopped in the middle of the ring, the yellow lightning dancing around him in mesmerazing patterns.
"What?!"
"Can you walk out of bounds?!"
"Hell n-!", the green eyes being covered in mist again indicated Midoriya being mind controlled for the second time today.
"Can you stop barging into my room unannounced?", asked Nana, in the same position she was in the last time he saw her.
"That would just take all of the fun out of it", Midoriya chuckled and got into a comfortable position on the couch.
"Shouldn't you be like… leaving? Preferably now, since you are three steps from walking out of bounds?", the black haired woman questioned as she put her book away.
"You weren't following my thoughts as you usually do?", he answered with his own question.
"First of - rude. I would never compromise your privacy like this", she pouted, acting all angry and offended.
"Nana, you are literally in my head. There's no way for you to compromise my privacy further", the deadpan look on his face was enough to make her break her act and chuckle.
"Guilty as charged. Now, your new friend want to talk with you", and with that, Midoriya was brought back to the real world.
The greenette shook his head before turning in Shinso's direction, a rare smile on his face.
"You are crazy, you know that?", he said without any sign of cheekiness in his voice.
"I prefer dedicated", they both laughed and shook hands. "You better get into the Hero Course after all the shit I did for you"
"Well, now I have no other choice but to do just that", they shared one last smile, one that symbolized an unbreakable bond of friendship that they formed in under three hours.
Funny how life just seems to work sometimes.
"What's the deal with that student of yours Eraser?! Is his over the top sportsmanship unlimited AND infectious?!", shouted Present Mic as the two fighters separated and went back to their booths.
"You have to ask him yourself if you want an answer", Aizawa spoke calmly, but inside the commentators' booth, he smiled.
"What the fuck Nerd?!", an angrier-than-usually looking Bakugo yelled as soon as Midoriya poked his head into his classmates' section of the stands.
"Whatever do you mean?", he put on his best confused face as he made his way to his seat.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about!"
"I simply underestimated my opponent and paid the price for it", the greenette sat down and tuned his rival out, turning his full focus towards the next fight on the card that was about to start.
Yaoyorozu decided not to pry into the topic, but she swore that she saw a smile appear on her classmate's face.
"It's time, for the award ceremony!", Midnight cracked her whip as the four students walked out of the blue entrance.
The four participants made their way onto the stage and stepped on their respective platforms.
"Bronze medals go to the two students who fought in the semi-finals! Fumikage Tokoyami and Katsuki Bakugo!", the crowd cheered loudly as the bird headed student took the medal graciously, while his classmate just snatched his prize and yelled.
"I'm gonna get the gold one next year! Just you watch dammit!"
"A silver medal, for the boy who surprised us time and time again! In the second place, a loud applause for Hitoshi Shinso!", the cheers this time were much louder and coupled with a couple of whistles.
"And finally, the gold medal goes to the winner of this year's freshmen Sports Festival, Shoto Todoroki!", the winner got the biggest and loudest ovations as many people stood up and started clapping.
"Thank you for joining us today! We hope to see you here tomorrow and the day after to follow the struggles of our older students as they show off their honed skills and fiery determination!", and with one last shout from Present Mic, the people started filling out of the stadium.
"It's finally over", Kaminari sighed as he sat down at his desk in 1-A's classroom.
"I still can't get over the fact that you could be so heartless to me with that plan of yours, Midori", whined Mina for what felt like the hundredth time today.
"I'm sorry, but I couldn't insult any of you by holding back", the boy in question admitted with a small smile.
"Take your seats everyone", Aizawa ordered as he entered the classroom a few minutes later, despite everyone already being in their seats. "We are giving you the next two days off to relax after the Festival, which means that you come back to class on Monday. By then, we will have your internship offers compiled and ready for you to look through. That's all from me, you are dismissed"
The sleep deprived Pro left immediately after, probably to take a nap or something and his students followed suit, heading back to their shared dorm in a group.
"Hey, how about we hang out as a class this weekend to chill out after all this training that we had to do for the last three months?!", proposed Mina with evident excitement.
"Yeah, to be honest we haven't really did anything fun as a class yet, did we?", Kaminari concluded with a thoughtful look on his face.
"You keep using that tiny brain of yours this much and you'll short circuit yourself again", teased him immediately Jiro and the class laughed at the expense of their classmate, who quickly joined in on the laughter.
"Yaomomo, could we spend the day at your house? I'm pretty sure you are the only one who has a house big enough to fit all of us!", exclaimed Hagakure and almost everybody agreed. Almost.
"Actually, we can go to my place, if you want", Midoriya chimed in with a polite smile.
"You sure Midori?"
"Oh believe me, I'm more than sure", the smile quickly formed into a confident smirk, one that seemed to appear on his face quite regularly nowadays.
"So Midori's house it is!", confirmed Mina and Izuku added that he will just text them the location on the day they were meant to hang out.
I'm going to say it one last time. Sorry for the low quality. I swear that I will try to make a much better job in the Internship Arc!
Also, big thanks to all of you, those commenting and those only reading, you make my day brighter whether you realize it or not.
And a little fun fact for you - the air where I work at, has a enough alcohol in it, that it makes the skin on my right hand extra dry. If I didn't use a creme to counteract that for a few days I'm pretty sure that my hand would be a great stunt double for Shigaraki's face xD