Translation of a story written by shinano titled "I can't be a hero"
The original author: Shinano. on pixiv
Link: net/en/users/32312028 (add pixiv. on the front)
Disclaimer: I do not own FGO,My hero academia, or this story.
Original author note
A note of caution
This is a self-congratulatory novel by myself for myself.
Please overlook typos and omissions.
The setting is messy.
Gudako = Ritsuka Fujimaru
There is no scene where Ritsuka uses her quirk this time.
Continue to read if you're okay with it.
When her fourth birthday came around, Ritsuka Fujimaru, an ordinary girl from an ordinary family, remembered her previous life.
She remembered her previous life as the last master of humanity at Chaldea, the organization that guarantees the preservation of human order, and how she had accomplished the restoration of human order.
She also remembered the junior members who had continued to look up to her, the many heroes who had supported her, and the end of her life.
At that time, she woke up to a certain "quirk".
At the same time, I lost a dream that every child in this world has at one time or another.
"From today on, I'm a U.A High School student!"
Izuku Midoriya, a boy filled with anticipation, walked through the gates of U.A High School and headed triumphantly to his classroom in the Hero Department, Class 1A.
As he was walking up the stairs, his heart filled with tension and anticipation, a girl who seemed to be walking behind him approached Midoriya.
"Ano, Do you know where the classroom for Class C is? From the regular course. I'm a little lost... This is a big school building, isn't it?"
It was a girl with bright, beautiful orange hair and clear brown eyes.
Except for the fact that he was suddenly spoken to, there was no way Midoriya could talk to a girl properly, and he stiffened on the spot.
The girl was looking at Midoriya with a bit of confusion, he is not saying a single word, but just stiffening up with his face turning red.
"Ahhh, um..."
Then, one of the upperclassmen who was walking down the corridor called out to Midoriya and her as if he couldn't stand to see them standing there.
"First year? If you're a freshman, you can go up the stairs here and turn right.
"ah, Thank you very much...!
The girl thanked Midoriya, who was still stiff.
"Sorry to approach you so suddenly like that, but are you okay?
You're also a first year, right? It'll be nice to see you again!"
the girl said apologetically and walked up the stairs.
"Oh I was so nervous that I couldn't speak well...!
What's more I let someone else answer her, I need to be able to do this from now on..."
Midoriya was in agony, but he composed himself and headed for his classroom.
After the long entrance ceremony, while holding in a yawn, I finally took a breath into the classroom.
The girl who got lost in the school building early in the school year and talked to Midoriya – Ritsuka Fujimaru Class 1, Regular Course C, was looking down from the window to the large schoolyard.
(...Hey, is there some kind of a gym class going on? ...come to think of it, I think we were one class short on the entrance ceremony)
As I watched for a while, I noticed that one of the two classes in the Hero Department - Class A - seemed to be taking physical measurements test.
I never get tired of watching them use their various quirk to challenge the physical measurements test. While Ritsuka was idly watching...
"...heh"
I heard a sigh that sounded like a mockery. I looked ahead and saw that it seemed to have come from a boy with purple hair who, like Ritsuka, was looking out the window at Class A.
"Is there something you don't like?"
When I asked him, he had no idea that I had heard him, much less that I would butt in. The boy's shoulders shook and he turned to look at me in surprise.
There were dark circles under the boy's eyes.
He seemed to be a little confused by Ritsuka who suddenly talk to him, but he quickly replied with a sardonic face.
"No... it's just. I just thought that the hero department is so busy. That they can't even attend the entrance ceremony."
Ritsuka said lightly, "I see," and asked cheerfully to the boy.
"I'm Ritsuka Fujimaru, nice to meet you. And you are?"
The boy, who hadn't expected an introductions to come like this, couldn't help but ask.
"ha?"
He asked back.
"What's your name?
We'll be together for a year, right? Let's be friends."
Ritsuka quickly held out her right hand.
The boy stared at her right hand.
"I'm not trying to be friendly with you. If you want to play nice, play with the guy sitting next to you."
He then turned his head forward.
It was a bit too unfriendly for a first meeting.
But Ritsuka didn't seem particularly offended by this attitude.
"Yes I could, but I want to be friends with you, too."
He continued to talk to the boy.
And that seemed to have rubbed off on the boy.
"...Shut up"
As soon as the boy said this in an irritated tone, Ritsuka's body suddenly stiffened.
Ritsuka's eyes widened slightly.
In an instant, the rigidity of her body was released. When Ritsuka pouted, the boy in front of her looked a little uncomfortable and turned away, looking like he was being punished badly.
"My quirk is brainwashing."
It's creepy, right? So just leave me alone."
I've done it.
The boy regretted it in his heart. He had caused trouble from day one. Even though he was upset, using his quirk is...
He was frustrated.
He was frustrated that he hadn't been accepted into the Hero Department. He knew he wouldn't be able to get in when he took the entrance exam, but he was still jealous of the people who were probably training to be heroes.
He can't believe He took it out on the girls in his class.
His chest tightened with regret and guilt.
Then, the boy was suddenly pulled by his right hand in an instant. His body almost fell down involuntarily, and he saw Ritsuka's face in front of him.
The expression on her face must be one of anger, disgust, and fear.
"E, e, e, eeehh your quirk just now is... amazing!
It's a one-shot deal with terrorists! It's a cheat!
Why didn't you go to the hero course? You will be the strongest!"
She squirms around with a childlike twinkle in her eye.
The boy was stunned by her attitude.
"I want to know your name...!
But if you really don't want to, It can't be helped..."
she goes in with tremendous force.
She said that she could not help it, but she did not back down, but rather it feels like he was being pressured by her, eventually he answered with a slump.
"A, uh, it's Shinso Hitoshi"
"Then I'll call you Shinso. You can call me Fujimaru or Ritsuka or whatever you want."
Ritsuka half-heartedly waved her hand up and down and went back to her seat.
And then, as if nothing had happened, she began to look at Class A again.
(... What the heck is that girl...? Is there even anyone in the regular course at U.A who isn't normal?)
Although he was surprised by Ritsuka's unafraid attitude, the annoyance that had been in his mind earlier had disappeared.
It seems that this incident has somehow made Ritsuka a friend.
"Well, it's true that the content of that test would have been difficult for your quirk."
Since their homes were in the same direction, Shinso began to share the same route home with Ritsuka.
As they talked about various things, Shinso somehow came to understand Ritsuka's personality.
In other words, Ritsuka was a strong communicator.
Within a few days of the entrance ceremony, I found out that Ritsuka was a surprisingly thoughtful person compared to my impression of her barging in on me on the first day.
She asks about everything, but doesn't get into it too deeply, and talks in a way that don't offend the other person.
She is good at maintaining a distance that is just right for the other person.
She is basically a listener, but she is good at connecting conversations in the right way. Her attitude makes many people feel comfortable with her. No one who knew her had any negative feelings about her.
At first, Shinso was unsociable because he was determined to eventually go to the hero department, but as he dealt with Ritsuka, who kept talking to him, he gradually became involved with everyone in the class.
Although he doesn't say it out loud, he has come to value Ritsuka as a friend because she sees him regardless of his quirk.
he never told her this, though.
"...I want to be a hero."
One day, Ritsuka was not surprised when I told her about it.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine."
"...Isn't that a quick answer? I'm sure you just randomly said it.
"It's not a random answer. You're smart, you have a strong quirk, and you work harder than most people, so there's no way you wouldn't become a hero."
The reply was stronger than he had expected, and he choked on his words.
"...thank you"
"What's that?"
When I thanked her unintentionally after some hesitation, Ritsuka smiled amusedly.
Even if it is a path that will eventually separate us, I am glad that I came to the regular course and met Ritsuka. I sincerely thought so.
After a while, the season of the U.A Sports Festival arrived.
There was a possibility that one could be transferred from the regular course to the hero course depending on their performance at the festival.
He had been waiting for this day to come for a long time.
"Let's do our best together!"
Said Ritsuka, standing next to me in her gym uniform, seemed equally motivated.
"'Do you want to transfer to the hero department too?
When I asked her that.
"No, I don't want to be a hero.
But I hate losing! So I'll do my best to win."
Ritsuka's face was smiling, but her eyes were burning with fighting spirit.
"Hmm. Well, good luck with that."
"You're aiming to move to the Hero Department, so you can't just do whatever you want. Just so you know, I'm not going to show you any mercy either! It's not every day that a normal student gets the chance to use their quirk to fight. It's going to be hard to compete with the Hero department, but I'd like to get to the top of the regular department at least."
"...I suppose so. Well, I'll do my best."
"I know that shinso-kun, you already declared war with class A didn't you?"
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"By the way, Fujimaru... what is your quirk?"