This is the revised version of this chapter. I'll keep all the old author's notes for sentimental value:
Hey guys, I'm back with a second chapter! I was pretty surprised by how many people read it and followed/faved/reviewed it. I wasn't expecting a lot, as this was my first story, but I was pleasantly surprised. Thanks for all the positive reviews! And sorry, I also forgot to mention that there will be spoilers for both series. Well, anyway, here's a second chapter. Enjoy!
SilentXD7: Do not worry, the power within the right arm will appear later in the story… Get hyped.
Dark Tyrant-Fool: Thank you, it took me a long time to figure out what Kamijou would think about the heroes and villains of this society, whether it would it fit into his morals some how, if he would accept it somehow, etc.
Kamencolin: No, Imagine Breaker effects anything supernatural, and quirks are, by our definition, supernatural. I don't know what would happen if it was used on a mutant type quirk, though. Would it just not do anything like Eraserhead? Would it affect the quirk in a specific way? I don't know. That'll be a question I will think of later.
I had a tough time creating characters with unique powers and stuff so there might be some characteristics of OCs that you recognize from other fandoms.
I do not own Toaru Majutsu no Index, nor do I own My Hero Academia.
Kamijou Touma in a restaurant in the streets of a city that he recently learned was named Musutafu, Japan. Again, like with the beach name, he recognized it. Was it from a movie? He couldn't remember.
He just had a huge lunch which, for the first time in nearly five months, satisfied him. This was due to the combination of the money All Might gave him, which was more than enough for his needs, and the fact that Index wasn't here.
He had a big hot pot, which was the plan for dinner back when he was in his world, fighting Kamisato. At the very least the ingredients weren't an Antarctican Parasite (Sample Shoggoth) or skin from a Magic God.
He had a flavourful, meaty, filling hot pot for a cold December night. It was perfect. But, he felt a twinge of guilt after feeling that. The fact that he was eating alone, without Index or Othinus, made him long for his own world. He had already accepted that he was not going back anytime soon. He didn't have the technology, or the smarts to do that himself.
'What would all the people back at home think, me not being here...They don't think I'm dead, Kamisato doesn't kill, but they will probably think they will never see me again...well, the bright side is that Kamisato won't cause any more damage to anyone so I won't have to worry. Index... I wish I could share this meal with her...I'm here eating expensive hot pot while she is stuck at my place, with no money, eating nothing.'
Kamijou wasn't that worried about her safety, though. Their neighbor, Tsuchimikado Maika would give her food, and Motoharu would protect her from other magicians.
'I've got absolutely nothing to worry about.' Kamijou tried to reassure himself, but he still wasn't sure about what to feel being in another world. After all, he had never gone through this experience, nor has he heard anyone being subjected to it. He was alone in another world by himself. That would make anybody nervous and uncertain about their future.
But he will make it back.
That was the one thing he swore he would do.
Wait for me, okay?
After he finished off his meal, he checked the time on his phone, which was still thankfully working. Looking at the "smartphone" advertisements he had seen in the newspaper, he felt that Academy City was lagging behind regarding high tech handheld devices.
He really didn't know how Academy City was so ahead in science, but still don't have things like these. 'Guess nobody ever thought of doing it.'
It was nearly time to go back and talk to All Might. He finished up his food, paid his bill, which if it weren't his money, would have left him bankrupt for a week, and went back to the beach on foot.
On his way to the beach, he lost his mind in thought. Thinking about home made him wonder about the nature of his power.
'Ollerus said that Imagine Breaker was made up of the collective hope and dreams of all the magicians in the world, right? But now that I'm away from my world, I still have Imagine Breaker.'
That could mean one of three things.
Ollerus was wrong, or Kamijou was just thinking about it wrong.
Or it could mean that there were magicians in this world, and possibly another Imagine Breaker.
As he thought that, he tripped on the sidewalk, and landed on his nose against a pole.
"Seems like my misfortune is just as bad here than it is back home." Kamijou stood up, clutching his bleeding nose with his right hand. The explanation he and Index came up with about his bad luck was that his right hand was negating the blessings of God, which was apparently how good luck was explained. Since there wasn't any other explanation for it, Kamijou just accepted it as true.
That meant that this world also had a "god" of some kind, granting luck to everyone. Everyone except him.
Kamijou sighed. He waited until his nosebleed stopped; he didn't want it to go everywhere and dirty the clean streets of the city. After the blood clotted, he slowly broke into a run towards Dagobah beach, not wanting to make All Might wait for him.
Kamijou didn't need to worry, as the way back to the beach was shorter than expected. He spent a decent amount of time searching for a restaurant, after all, so now that he was a bit more familiar with the area, the journey back will obviously be shorter.
He was 10 minutes early, checking his phone. In the distance, he could see All Might in his Muscle Form, looking at a distant figure dragging a large piece of metal to a mountain of trash.
Kamijou guessed that the boy was trying to clean up the remaining parts of waste on the beach. He wondered why All Might was there. Was this training of some sort?
Kamijou decided to intrude on them. Since it was in the middle of public, they didn't have anything to hide, right? The boy lifting garbage was related in some way to All Might. What could go wrong?
Kamijou walked up to All Might in a pretty quick pace. When All Might noticed Kamijou walking towards him, All Might's smiling face shifted to an expression of panic. His eyes were looking at Kamijou straight into the eye, telling him not to come closer. Kamijou frowned. Was something bothering All Might? He went closer.
The boy that All Might be watching over noticed All Might's "small" movements with his face. He looked in the direction of where All Might was looking and saw Kamijou. Kamijou noticed someone staring at him and looked right into his large green eyes.
The boy's eye's widened even further, his jaw dropped, and he pointed one finger at Kamijou. Kamijou looked at All Might, confused. All Might's reaction to that was to go back into his true form and put his left hand on his face, shaking his head.
The boy's expression got even more shocked. Kamijou scratched his head and laughed sheepishly. "Have I met you before by any chance? Hehe…"
After all that, All Might decide introduced the two of them to each other. Kamijou figured that the other boy knew him somehow, but since he'd only been in this world for a few hours, He couldn't think of any time where he had come across him. He decided to ask him.
"This is Kamijou Touma, young Midoriya, and this here is Midoriya Izuku, young Kamijou;" Kamijou and Midoriya shook hands. Midoriya's grip was surprisingly strong, and his veins were sticking out of his hands.
Kamijou decided to ask Midoriya why he looked like he recognized himself. "So Midoriya, when we first met, you looked like you knew and recognized me from somewhere and was surprised, can I ask you where you know me from and how."
He had a harsher tone when asking the question, considering the answer to the problem could be very serious. Midoriya could be from his world; he could have seen him just when he had been transported here, he could have seen him fighting the villain or negating All Might's punch, even if he did not see anyone in the immediate vicinity.
"Umm….I saw you working with All Might on the news, defeating a villain and saving someone…I just thought it was cool that a person my age can work with and help the strongest hero, the number 1…I wish I could do the same when I'm older…" Midoriya said, being kind of in awe of Kamijou, just because he worked with All Might once.
"No, it's not a big deal. What matters is that everyone is safe, and nothing serious happened. I'm sure you would have done the same in the same situation."
Midoriya smiled guiltily. "Heh, speaking of that."
Anyway, back to the subject of how Midoriya had identified him. "Wasn't my face blurred in the news?" he turned to All Might, who was supposed to be dealing with the press.
All Might shrugged. "Your face was indeed blurred. It's just that Midoriya used another method to identify you."
Midoriya nodded. "Did I mention how much I like your hair? It's super cool!"
Kamijou liked him already. "Ah, thanks. I thought it was cool too, so I got it. Glad to see someone shares my tastes. So anyway, how did you find out who I was in the first place?"
Midoriya ranted. "I found camera footage of some parts of the chase, and the fight in the alleyway. I used multiple different websites and public archives to find the best footage, but some cameras in the area malfunctioned for some reason, maybe because the villain broke them?"
Already, Kamijou was impressed by the boy's problem solving and technical skill. Midoriya still wasn't done, though.
"But you'll need a lot of power for breaking those cameras at a long distance, so I guess that All Might tried to defeat the villain from far away using the wind pressure from one of his full-powered smashes, but the villain escaped, and as a result, the cameras broke." Midoriya continued.
"Wow. He's spot on with everything so far." Kamijou said in awe. This kid was smart with a capital S.
And yet, that wasn't all. "So the earliest footage I could find was you chasing him. You were about 200 meters away, and in a very short time, you already caught up to him. You must be very fit and have natural speed; But I don't think that's your quirk."
Kamijou nodded, indicating he was right. "True."
"The proof is that when you caught up to him, he shot multiple different deadly attacks, but you weren't affected by them. Instead, you touched the attacks, and they disappeared. This happened two more times when the Villain used his rapid-fire attack, in which I noticed you only touching the beams with just the right hand, and his final attack, but which when you touched it, it didn't disappear, merely stopping at the point where you were touching it. Your reaction speed is one of the best I've ever seen, but it's still within human standards, even your showcase of speed, instinct, and defense against the rapid-fire attacks are possible. So, I can't figure your quirk out. Can you please tell me?" Midoriya pleaded with watering eyes.
Kamijou looked at All Might, not sure what to do. All Might shook his head, indicating that Kamijou had to give Midoriya a fake story about his Imagine Breaker. The power he was going to tell Midoriya was not going to change, but he would change the name.
"My quirk is Negation. It allows me to negate quirk and their output. For example, I can negate flames made by someone by a fire quirk, using their quirk, but I can't negate a rock that had been thrown by someone with a strengthening quirk. Also, if I touch someone with my right hand, they lose access to their quirk; they can't use it."
Midoriya slapped his head in frustration. "Ahh, how did I not think of that before! It was obvious! I'll have to write this down in my notebook. He grabbed a worn-out school notebook and started scribbling furiously onto it.
All Might was nodding his head in approval. Good story. He also pointed to the toilet, signaling he was going for a pee.
'Phew...that went better than expected. I don't want anyone except for the principal and me to know about Kamijou's situation, especially not Midoriya. He isn't ready for the revelations, and he needs to continue with his training at full focus.' All Might thought has he relieved himself.
'Kamijou had a good excuse for his "quirk," but I still can't believe how quickly Midoriya found footage of the fight… the internet is pretty scary, but more so his deduction ability' All Might sighed. 'I hope Kamijou won't say anything stupid to reveal his secret as he did with me… heh. Those two are really similar...'
Back to the conversation with Midoriya and Kamijou, Midoriya was looking in awe of Kamijou, hearing his powerful quirk. Kamijou tried to assure Midoriya that it wasn't a very good 'quirk,' it had a lot of side effects. "My luck is terrible in exchange for the power. I honestly don't think it's worth it." Kamijou said honestly.
However, Midoriya was amazed and didn't pay attention to Kamijou's low balling his quirk. "Th-That's like the pro hero Eraserhead's quirk! There are a few differences, like you being able to outright negate stuff, but those two are some pretty great quirks! What hero school do you go to?"
"Er… I don't right now. I'm applying for U.A this year." Kamijou said "Even if I'm a year older than everyone else." he said in a voice that was barely audible, ashamed of himself for essentially kind of repeating a year.
Midoriya was shocked. Much like the reaction, he saw from him when they first made eye contact. "You mean you haven't even gone to a hero school yet? Don't you have a hero license? Why were you helping All Might then? Why did he also allow you to help him? Only people with permits can do hero work, or else it's considered as vigilantism!"
"Does it matter that I don't have a license?"
"Eh?"
"I just couldn't let the boy taken hostage to get hurt, so I moved. I want everyone to smile and be happy in the world. Even if you don't have a license, it doesn't mean you can just leave someone, just because you aren't allowed to use a quirk in public. Besides, All Might did try to stop me, but for some reason, he backed down pretty quickly. I wonder if it was something that I said…" Kamijou said.
Midoriya didn't seem convinced, but he felt that he could understand what Kamijou was saying.
They were pretty similar in many ways. "I kind of had the same situation as you did a while back. A sludge villain took my childhood friend, Kacchan, and all the heroes couldn't retrieve him. He was my best friend a long time ago so even though I didn't have a quirk, I still rushed in and tried to save him. My body moved on its own, not regarding my safety but prioritizing the retrieval of Kacchan. Many people scolded me for it, so that was why I was skeptical of you doing what you did."
"Since you did what you did, you should understand why I did what I did. Don't worry about people scolding you. They aren't critical of what you did and why you did it, but they were just worried that you could have hurt yourself badly, so they scold you to make you not do it again." Kamijou figured.
An awkward silence filled the area, the deep conversation now over. All Might came back, breaking the silence. "Hey, Midoriya, Kamijou, it's nice to see you two getting along, but we'll have to leave the bonding for later. It's late. Midoriya, you should go back home. Kamijou, come with me."
Midoriya looked at All Might, fearful of what All Might might do to Kamijou. Kamijou had, after all, done acts of vigilantism, and used his quirk in public without a license. All Might noticed the expression on Midoriya's face. "Don't worry about Kamijou. He's not in trouble. He just asked me for some help for his problem so I will take him to a contact I have. It's the least I could do. He helped back then with the villain so I own him one anyway"
Midoriya's expression disappeared, leaving a face filled with relief. He had really thought that Kamijou was a great person. He reminded him of All Might. A person who had the purest heart, a person who wanted to save everyone and have everyone smile at the end.
He wondered if All Might had met Kamijou before himself, would he had given One for All to him…
He shook such thoughts out of his head. This was no time to be worrying about what All Might would have done. All Might was going to give Midoriya a chance to become a hero as great as himself. He would seize that chance with everything he had.
Kamijou was aiming to go to U.A. as well. That made him a rival. 'I'm going to work really hard and get into U.A as well' Midoriya grinned as All Might, in his true form, and Kamijou walked out of the beach. Then, he turned back and went back home.
All Might and Kamijou Touma were walking under the streetlights of the city. The two of them were on the way to U.A. Academy, which was where the principal was.
All Might suggested to Kamijou that he should let the principal of U.A help with his situation. After all, not just anyone can help Kamijou with his interdimensional situation. The principal could give Kamijou everything he needed to live in this world, and possibly even have a way to go back to his own home. He was the best person to consult when something big like this happened.
A few minutes of walking and Kamijou caught sight of a couple of large buildings. There were a couple of English letters on the top left corner of the building on the middle, but the lights were mostly turned off, and he couldn't make out what the letters spelled. "Is that?" Kamijou started.
"Yes, young Kamijou. That is our destination. The top hero school in the country. The school I went to. U.A Academy." All Might looked proud of the school, which Kamijou could totally understand.
It was a lot bigger than any school Kamijou had seen. It actually looked more like a university than just a high school, but even when comparing it to some universities that Kamijou had seen in Academy City, it was a lot more impressive.
"Wow...I was expecting something on the level of Tokiwadai, but this… I was not expecting this…" Kamijou was overwhelmed by the sheer size and beauty of the school. All Might gestured to him. "Come, Kamijou. I will now take you to the principal's office.
"Is he even still here? It's pretty late right now" Kamijou said.
"Don't worry. The principal always works until late at night, so he will probably be here. If not, he lives in the school anyway, so we can easily find him." All Might reassured him. All Might led Kamijou to the largest building, presumably where the Principal's office was.
They walked up a few flights of stairs when All Might finally stopped. There was a helpful guide hanging on the ceiling, telling whoever reading it what there was on that specific floor. Naturally, Kamijou could see that the principal's office was on that floor.
They walked along a long corridor before finally stopping. The door they stopped by was a solid wooden double door, with an electronic handle on it. All Might knocked loudly on the door two times, as well as saying his signature phrase.
"I am here!" All Might thundered. Although his voice was pretty impressive, it couldn't compare to how he said it while in muscle form. A small, high-pitched squeaky sound replied.
"Is that you, Toshinori? Come in, Come in…" The mysterious principal of U.A. squeaked.
'Toshinori? Is that his real name?'
Kamijou couldn't help but wonder why the voice of the principal of the number one hero academy in Japan was so...squeaky? Was the principal like Komoe-Sensei? An adult who looked like a child? Could the principal have some kind of quirk that allowed him to sound like that? All Might opened the door, and what he saw completely blew his mind.
"Yo-You're a...I don't even know what kind of animal that is! Is that a dog? A ferret? Wait, more importantly, why can you talk? What kind of quirk allows an animal to speak? Now that I think of it, you could have a quirk that could make you into the animal I see right now! This is so confusing…"
Kamijou blabbered on, not really knowing what he was talking about, overwhelmed by the weird appearance of the most powerful being in the school
"Umm...Kamijou? Don't be rude. He is the principal of U.A. And my boss. Don't insult him, please...for your sake and mine" All Might said to Kamijou in a soft voice, trying not to let the Principal hear what he was saying. It seemed as so All Might was also scared of the principal, for whatever reason. Well, he wasn't going to judge.
"Ahahah, that's OK,. I don't mind. I am one of a kind, after all. And to answer your questions, I am an animal, Kamijou. In fact, I am a combination of several different animals including a dog, a mouse and a bear. And what's more, I even have a quirk!"
"Animals can have quirks?" Kamijou asked interestedly.
"It is very rare, yes, but possible." All Might said.
"My quirk is High-Specs. It allows me to have super high intelligence, which as a result, makes me think like a human. Don't worry about it, though. I am the principal. That is all that matters, and that's all you need to know about me!" The principal exclaimed.
"How did you know my name," Kamijou asked. Did he know something about him and his own world?
"Heh, All Might might have spoken too loud. My animal ears have a lot better hearing than humans. You might want to take note of that fact so that you don't say anything inappropriate in front of me." For a second there, the principal acted like a sadist. He released a scary aura. Kamijou even saw a purple mist rising from him. 'Mental note, I shall never anger the principal!' he swore to himself.
Nezu turned to All Might. "Anyway All Might, what is the reason you took Kamijou to see me. I presume it has something to do with the villain you two fought earlier, All Might?"
"I won't ask how you knew about that, but it wasn't actually me who defeated the villain. It was Kamijou here." All Might confessed to Nezu. "I know it's technically illegal, but not many people know about it, so can you turn a blind eye to that?"
"It's OK. I don't like the rule only letting heroes fight villains. It is pretty absurd if you think about it logically. But I haven't seen the part of the footage where Kamijou supposedly defeated the villain. I just assumed that you took down the villain, there was footage of you in the crime scene. Sorry about that, Kamijou."
"That's OK, I would assume the Number 1 Hero would do that as well."
Turning back to Kamijou, Nezu asked him a question. "So, Kamijou, what hero school do you go to? You must be pretty powerful to defeat a top member of the League of Villains." The principal asked
"I don't go to any school. I actually was hoping that I would go to yours. And what is the League of Villains you mentioned? It has some connection to the villain I defeated, I presume."
"Indeed. The villain you have defeated is a man named Shigou Haigino. He is a villain who has ties to the newly formed "League of Villains." We believe he is one of the founding members, as well as one of the most powerful. He calls himself, "Gamma."
Kamijou spoke up, with an obvious worried look on his face.
"Do not worry, the League of Villains have no way of knowing you were the one who defeated him. If I could not find out, they couldn't too. Rest assured, they shall not come after you." the Principal told him reassuringly.
Kamijou felt uneasy. "The League of Villains, huh. Sounds like a group of people who are up to no good. Taking down Gamma isn't enough. I have to go for all of them." He clenched his right fist.
"The heroes will take care of them. This is not your concern, Kamijou. Do not go after them." The Principal commanded. He could see why All Might seemed to respect and like Kamijou that much. He had the heart of a true hero.
"Anyway, you want to join my school?" Kamijou nodded. "Excellent. I will put you up for recommendation to U.A Academy's hero course. You've earned it, young man. Let me introduce myself. I am Principal Nezu." Kamijou raised his hand. "Yes, Kamijou? Do you have a question?"
Kamijou looked towards All Might. He decided that Nezu was a good person to trust. "Can you tell the principal my story? I think he would believe it more if you told him, and besides, I don't want to talk about my situation anymore. It reminds me of my never-ending misfortune." All Might took pity on him decided to tell Nezu what Kamijou told himself.
"So basically, Kamijou isn't from this world. He is from another reality, another earth." All Might summarized lamely
Nezu poured a cup of tea and sipped it delicately. "Go on."
"You aren't surprised?"
"Nothing is impossible, just very improbable. I've learned to keep an open mind."
"Ok, so where he came from is a world without quirks, but magic and science. Magic is pretty complicated. It basically works like how fiction expresses their reality. There are also separate forces, the Espers. Espers are created using science to bring out one's personal reality which gives them psychic powers. Kamijou lives at the center of Esper development, Academy City and is technically an Esper himself, but his power falls into none of those categories, It is called the Imagine Breaker."
Nezu did a spit take when hearing that. He was obviously shaken when he heard that phrase. "Go on, I just choked a bit..."
"Well it's the power to negate anything supernatural, and it works on quirks as well, so I guess it is some kind of absolute power. The Imagine Breaker has a counterpart, the World Rejector, which can banish anyone to a separate timeline in the same world" All Might explained.
He took a deep breath and continued. "You know that reading of huge power that everyone felt? Well, that is the power of the Invisible Thing, which lies in Kamijou's body, the Imagine Breaker keeping it at bay."
All Might continued. "The World Rejector banished the Imagine Breaker first, unleashing the great power. Kamijou tried to hold the great power at bay, not wanting to hurt anyone. The user of the World Rejector, Kamisato Kakeru, took advantage of him and used the World Rejector on him. I'm not sure, but we theorize that the Invisible Thing reacted with the World Rejector and sent Kamijou to another world, other than the alternate timeline that it should have sent him to." All Might quickly summarised.
Nezu finished his tea. "Hmm...This has taken an unexpected turn. I had a feeling that you weren't actually familiar with the society of today, but I would never have thought that you came from a parallel world...Don't get me wrong, I trust you and All Might's words completely."
Inside his intellectual mind, Nezu was thinking about what All Might said about Kamijou's power. It had troubled him somehow. He had heard of a similar ability with the same name in the world of quirks. He would have to discuss it with All Might later.
"So Kamijou, I imagine you would like a place to stay, and an allowance. You are, after all, a minor in another world. It would be natural for someone to supply you with your basic needs. Here's the deal."
"Go on," Kamijou said excitedly.
"If you join U.A, I will provide you with a dorm, allowance, and anything else you need, within reason, of course." Principal Nezu proposed
"Really? Are you serious? Oh my god, I was so worried about money and stuff, thank you so much… I swear I'll be the best student you've ever got, ever!" Kamijou was crying tears of joy.
He would finally have money to spend! Misfortune? What misfortune? This was one of the best days of his short life!
Meanwhile, Nezu and All Might sweat dropped at the sight of him. 'He's overreacting' they thought, in unison.
"So that's decided. I will assign you a dorm near here, as well as giving you a monthly allowance for all of your needs. I will also give you some extra money to do whatever you want with your dorm. I have the key right now, I will give it to you at the end of our discussion, and you can live there, until the recommendation exam."
"I have to take an exam to become recommended?" Kamijou asked confused. "I thought it was a fast pass or something.'
Sipping on his tea again, Nezu replied. "That used to be the case, but U.A. is the best, you know. We still get about 50 recommendations, and we need to whittle that down to 4 or 5. We also need to verify that the recommendations are deserved.
"Oh. I guess that makes sense then." Kamijou said.
"Anyways, I really hope you don't fail it. It is a lot more straightforward to get in, compared to the normal exam. It's getting late, so I suggest you go to your new address and sleep first. I and All Might will discuss more your situation and finalize your documents and that kind of stuff. Good night, Kamijou, and enjoy your stay in this world!" Nezu handed Kamijou the key to his dorm, as well as the address.
Kamijou yawned. It had been a jam-packed night. He had fought Kamisato, gotten transported to another world, fought Gamma, talked will All Might about his situation, and now here he was in U.A, talking to the principal.
It had been one hell of a day, and he needed rest. He slowly walked to the address that was written on the key. It took him a few minutes to get there, and as soon as he arrived, he unlocked the door and immediately collapsed on the sofa in exhaustion, He fell into a deep sleep very soon.
All Might and Nezu looked at the computer screen, where it displayed an image of Kamijou's new dorm captured from a camera. This camera was Nezu's way to make sure Kamijou stayed in line and increase Nezu's trust for Kamijou.
"He's doing nothing," Nezu commented, looking bored and sleepy.
"I told you, principal. Kamijou is a very trustworthy boy, and he won't break any rules intentionally. Are you concerned that he would go after the League of Villains?" All Might asked.
"Yes, I am. I sensed that he had been doing much hero work in his own world, so I'm afraid that he might go after them, because of habits. As much as that is good intention, he has no authorization to go after them, and we have our own rules. I only approve of trying to defeat a villain if it is self-defense. The heroes will take care of the League of Villains. Besides, I'm not sure that the League of Villains even know who Kamijou is. They might have found the footage that Midoriya had found, but I used my security clearance to delete it. This camera is to protect him, All Might, not invade in his privacy. Trust me."
"Fine...But it is just a waste of effort and time if you ask me."
Nezu sighed. "Do you want to know something else, All Might? The Imagine Breaker. It exists in this world. That is why I need to take extra precautions with Kamijou."
"What? There is an Imagine Breaker in this world as well? Details, please Principal. I am involved in this, whether you like it or not" All Might demanded. This was a revelation he was not expecting.
"I was going to tell you anyway. The Imagine Breaker… It has a relatively unknown history in this world. It, actually, is the counterpart to the very first quirk. The quirk that gave others quirks. The very opposite. The power to negate other quirks. The Anti-Quirk, you might call it."
All Might frowned. Was this going where he think it was going?
"The two powers manifested at the same time in this world. It could manifest in inanimate objects, such as a sword. I don't know much details to it, however. It first had the power to destroy the quirks that had manifested due to the first quirk, but since then humanity has evolved, and so had the quirks." Nezu took a break and drank some more tea.
"So what now?"
"Imagine Breaker no longer could take away other's quirks at first contact. It was meant the balance, to control humanity's potential power. It was passed, from generation to generation, from host to host. It didn't make that large an impact on society, because Imagine Breaker couldn't be detected."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Many of its hosts didn't know they even had it, and the people who did know about it kept it a secret. You must keep quiet about it, All Might. Now there are two Imagine Breakers in this world. I do not know what will happen, but if maybe, All For One knew about this… well, you know what he would have done."
On that grave note, Principal Nezu jumped out of his seat. "I'm going back now, All Might. You should do the same as well. I will take care of Kamijou's identity documents and his other needs. Good night."
All Might needed some time to take in the news. This was as big of a secret as All for One… Who knew Imagine Breaker had such a tremendous significance in this world. If All for One and other villains knew of this... A power potentially having the ability to take away someone else's quirk forever... He would have to keep a close eye on the boy. He must be protected, and his secret had to stay safe.
Nezu's head popped back into the office. "One more thing, All Might. I wish for you to train Kamijou in controlling and using his power more effectively. I sensed he doesn't have much, if any control over his ability. I'll send you some training tips for him, I need to do some more research on the Imagine Breaker and its potential abilities. It currently is only on its base form. Like all quirks and, it can be trained and upgraded. It is, in a way, similar to One for All. That is all. Lock the door of the office, will you All Might?" With that, the Principal went home.
A man with light blue hair scratched his neck. He had what looked like hands on his face and limbs. He seemed very peculiar. He was a villain. A leader of the League of villains. Shigaraki Tomura. The television at the corner was showing the news. A certain villain which Kamijou had fought was featured. All this was happening in a bar whose location was kept a secret. This was the base of the League of Villains, after all.
"Tch. Gamma had been arrested. That damned All Might." Tomura slammed his palm on the bar. Instantly, some parts disintegrated.
"Calm down, Shigaraki Tomura. Do not fear. Once the Noumu is done, we can put our plan in place, and kill All Might. Patience." A man with black mist surrounding his body reasoned with him.
"Dammit...That guy was one of our strongest… We will do without him. We'll need to find more recruits, Kurogiri." Tomura said, drumming his fingers on the table. He didn't seem very concerned by the setback. Everybody could be replaced, after all. He was just another semi-powerful villain. He could find guys like him everywhere.
Right after Tomura had spoken, the door opened. It was a man only known as Giran. He was their informant, their intel guy. He was used to scout potential members for the newly formed group. He was the one who had recruited Gamma.
"What is it, make it quick" Tomura snapped at the newcomer.
"I'm sure you heard the news. Gamma has been defeated and arrested, yes?" Giran looked over to the television. The reporter was at the scene, inspecting multiple craters in concrete walls. "You obviously have. But here's the thing. All Might wasn't the one who defeated Gamma."
"What? Who else could it be? Another Pro?" Tomura shrugged this information off "All of the pro heroes are the same. It doesn't make a difference."
"No. It wasn't a Hero who defeated Gamma. It was an ordinary citizen... A schoolboy, actually" Giran finally said, not knowing how Tomura would receive this shocking information.
"..." Silence.
"Here… It would be better to show you the clip. It has been now deleted from every website and database, so it is genuine and important." He pulled out a sleek laptop and set it on the bar. He opened the lid and clicked on a video. The video loaded, showing a black and white, laggy video of Gamma, and a boy with spiky black hair. However, his face was blured. Giran played the video.
The video showed the spiky haired boy saying something on the lines of "I'll shatter your illusions" and continued to defend against every single one of Gamma's attacks, and finally defeat him with only two punches.
Tomura was stunned beyond belief. This level of skill could only be seen in pro heroes, not just any random schoolboy. Was he a hero in training? Maybe. Tomura clicked his tongue. "Tch. Who is he?"
All Might then arrived, talking to the boy who defeated Gamma. He arrested Gamma and left with the spiky haired boy. As if they were acquaintances. Was he some kind of friend of All Might?
Giran read his mind, apparently, and answered. "I also have information from my sources that confirmed that this boy has some kind of special relationship with All Might. We have witnesses seeing the both of them together, walking to U.A and the municipal beach."
"So? How would this help us? Are you saying we exploit the relationship between those two?" Tomura wondered.
"Precisely. We kidnap the boy who defeated Gamma. He, after all, supposedly has a relationship with All Might. We can use the boy as bait, to possibly use him as a bargaining chip." Giran said craftily
"Huh. That might actually be a decent plan. If it works, it could be a huge victory for the League of Villains, giving our name more reputation. Sensei would be happy." Tomura said, showing little emotion.
"That boy is strong, we'll need to send multiple people at him. It is decided. Do it tomorrow and bring me that boy." Tomura finally said, after thinking about carefully "I don't know why, but I have a feeling this boy powerful. Very powerful. His quirk… Sensei could have an interest in it. We'll kidnap him, steal his quirk, then use him to bait All Might into a trap. Perfect, don't you think?" Shigaraki was on a roll. This, he thought was a perfect plan.
Kurogiri was more rational. He knew of the consequences if this went wrong. He tried to warn Tomura. "Of course, Shigaraki Tomura, but think. We cannot lose any more members. If this goes wrong, we will be in major trouble." Kurogiri said in a worried voice "That could seriously hurt our reputation, and we'll have to postpone our plan to defeat All Might, and I'm sure you don't want to wait…"
But It was all useless. Tomura had already made up his mind.
Tomura decided the plan had little risk, and possibly a very high reward. He could use the kid to bargain for Gamma's release, or maybe as bait to lure All Might into a trap. Yes, he could work with this.
"I've decided. This is a large opportunity. We'll scout him to see if he has any security. Send three men to monitor, and eventually capture him. I want to see his quirk as well. It must be powerful, to even defeat an elite like gamma." Tomura commanded the man shrouded in mist. He leaned back on his stool, resting his back on the bar. His eyes could be seen through the hand mask. One could feel the hate, the bloodthirstiness, and the Killing Intent he harbored for the Symbol of Peace, All Might. He would do anything to kill the guy, and now he had a possible way. His master would be so proud. HIs wish would finally become a reality.
A full, sadistic grin began crawling up his face. 'All Might...I'm coming!'
Kamijou had slept like a rock. He woke up on a sofa. It was almost midday. He rubbed his eyes. He had a pretty good sleep. He stretched his arms and sat up. He was too tired yesterday to really appreciate his new dorm. It was pretty large, bigger than his old dorm. There were a living room and a separate bedroom.
The living room was pretty ordinary. It had a sofa, a TV, and a coffee table. There was a small kitchenette at the back and a lovely balcony with a view of some mountains. Yes, it was a nice dorm. He could work with this. Finally, he had a bed to sleep in. The bathtub was still uncomfortable, even if he had gotten used to it.
There was an envelope addressed to him sitting on the coffee table. He sat on his new sofa and opened it up. Its contents spilled over his thighs. There was a lot of things. He picked up the largest item: the actual letter.
It was a very formal letter, with the sign and stamp of U.A Academy. He unfolded the letter and read the whole thing. Here was what it contained:
Dear Kamijou Touma
This is Principal Nezu. I have to finalize some things with you in this letter first. Firstly, I called in some favors from trustable government officials. They made you an ID card and a passport. Don't worry, they do not know of your situation. I took certain measures to take care of that. I also submitted your quirk registration form. I will tell you the details of your fake quirk later in this letter. I have also given you a new bank account, with 200,000 yen in it currently.
Use it to polish up your dorm, decorate it. It will be your allowance for the next two months. After that, I will send 80,000 over every month. In this envelope, I have also included a mobile phone for you to use. The contacts include All Might and me. I have also sent you a brief book about heroes, and villains to familiarise yourself with your new environment.
In it contains the rules about quirks and necessary information about heroes that everybody should know about. I suggest you read it through quickly, to have a basic understanding of it, in case anybody asks you about it. Your Passport and ID card need an image of you to be complete. Please take a picture in a photoshop and send it to my office at U.A. In the envelope, I have also included your recommendation form for U.A. and other information you'll need to know about your enrollment. If you have any questions, call me on the cell phone.
Sincerely Yours,
Principal Nezu
Kamijou folded the letter and put it away safely, before revealing the other contents of the letter. He saw a pretty nice phone. The exact one he saw in that advertisement yesterday. 'I was not expecting him to give me that, let alone that much money… As expected of a prestigious school like U.A!'
He looked at the book that Nezu told him to read. It was pretty slim, and the title held "Your guide to quirks and heroes in the 21st century." On the cover, was a flexing and smiling All Might, along with other costumed people, presumably, other pro heroes.
'I'll skim through it later. I'll read this enrollment form first. It's much shorter…' He unfolded the elegantly folded paper. He read the whole thing. "Recommendation U.A Entrance Exam held in February 26th, 24 Recommended Students so far.
The test is to make sure that the students recommended are actually capable." The letter then goes on to list the recommended. He skimmed through that, not really interested in other people. There wasn't much else, but the letter listed his new "Quirk." Kamijou read it, figuring he needed to know about his own cover story.
Kamijou Touma
Quirk: Negation
Type: Mutant
His Quirk, Negation is a power which lies within his right hand. It can negate all types of supernatural abilities, including quirks. It works on contact. If he touches an attack coming directly from a Quirk User, the attack disappears, not doing any damage. If he touches a person with his hand, said person cannot access his/her quirk. He cannot turn this power off, however, which is why it is currently classified as a Mutant type. If further information about this quirk appears, the type could be subject to change.
'That sounds about right. Pretty straightforward, very simple.' He folded the paper and put it on the table. 'Ahh… I had a pretty nice dinner yesterday… I'm not even hungry right now… I guess I'll read that guidebook.'
And so he read the book. It was very informational. He learned all about this new society with heroes and villains and now can hold a conversation about that with most people. Something bothered him, though.
When he was skimming through the list of pro heroes, the number two pro hero, endeavor, troubled him. It said that he had the highest number of cases sold, but he still wasn't sure. Maybe it was his expression, his cold eyes, or his unfriendly stance, but he still wasn't sure about Endeavor's status as a hero.
But he wouldn't judge by a glance. Heroes surely would be all good people, right?
And there was something else. His name, Todoroki… He was sure he had seen it somewhere. He couldn't pinpoint where though. He made a note of Endeavor, to ask about him the next time he saw All Might.
The rest of the day went past quickly. Kamijou went out to familiarise himself with his surroundings. He did what Nezu asked him, and went to a photoshop to take a passport photo of himself. He had a cold feeling like someone was watching him.
He heeded it no mind. Why would anybody be watching him anyway? It's not like anybody knew him, or anything. The only significant thing he had done in this world was beating that single villain... and Nezu had supposedly taken care of the evidence so that the League of ]Villains wouldn't go after him.
Supposedly. But what if, somehow, the League of Villains knew of him, and his actions against one of their members. It wasn't like he didn't trust Nezu, but maybe he made a mistake. Perhaps Nezu had some kind of relation to the league... 'No. No. Stop. Nezu was so lovely to me and helped me out a lot. I should not doubt him. The feeling I felt is gone, anyway, so there's no point dwelling on it now'
Kamijou shook his head and continued his trek to U.A high school. It was a Saturday, and it was noon. It was getting pretty hot, for winter in Japan. His thoughts wandered onto the subject of heat, and his concentration shifted to keeping his body cool. His completely forgot about the possible spying on him.
Three men were perched on a rooftop, watching Kamijou. They were elites, sent by the League of Villains to kidnap the boy. This was a delicate job. The kidnappers needed to familiarise themselves with Kamijou, and his actions and tendencies. They had to predict his movements and actions, after all. They were waiting for a time to strike.
They were patient people, indeed. They needed to be, considering their profession. All three of them were trained in ninjutsu and stealth. Their quirks made them even more deadly.
They were a force to be reckoned with, and that was why they were being trusted to do this so-called, "crucial mission." This was a waste of time, they thought. It's only a little boy. He poses no threat to us. This job insults our power and talent.
Those were their thoughts. Arrogance made them underestimate Kamijou. That was a huge mistake, they would later find out exactly why that was. Even if they were confident in their abilities, they would still follow the schedule and procedure they followed every time they committed one of their kidnappings.
And so they waited. Reluctantly, unwillingly, they remained. The first one, Echo, could disable anyone's hearing by contact and could mask his own sounds, making it ideal for stealth and information gathering. He was their scout.
The second one, Hound Dog, could smell and track anybody he had previously smelled before. He was their tracker.
The third one, Shadow, could control shadows. He was the powerhouse, the leader.
Together, they made up the League of Villain's Stealth and Espionage Team.
By the time Kamijou left U.A, bringing Nezu his photo, it was already evening. They had a long talk about U.A and its facilities, as well as the different teachers there are. Nezu gave him the identity documents that he had already, his fake birth certificate and his Quirk Registration form, as well as a phony passport to use, waiting for his official one.
The official one was obtained using a unique combination of blackmail and brainwashing, but Nezu reassured Kamijou that the government officials were still doing well. Nezu gave Kamijou a tour of U.A beforehand, which, Nezu said, was a privilege granted rarely.
It was a beautiful school. It was the size of the entire school garden, which was hard to believe. He could hardly believe he was going to this school. Free, nonetheless, and via a recommendation, which was basically a scholarship.
He did an IQ test and a simple aptitude quiz. It consisted of Maths, Japanese, and English. He was relieved to see the content was pretty simple. He had graduated from middle school and started high school, albeit he missed most of his classes in high school.
The test and his future gave Kamijou a horrible reminder that he was technically held back one year. Such misfortune. Of course he had to go through one more year of schooling.
After the test, Nezu told Kamijou to report to All Might every evening, the same time he was training Midoriya. When Kamijou asked why Nezu chuckled. "From now on, not only Midoriya will be trained by the No.1 Hero, Kamijou, but you will too. This is an honor held by barely anybody. Maybe he will teach you to properly control your power, Imagine Breaker. I feel like you can do much more then what you are doing" Nezu's eyes twinkled. He knew what the Imagine Breaker was capable of, and he would do his best to help Kamijou unlock his full potential. Kamijou obliged, having nothing to do all day, as well as wanting to see Midoriya again.
The rest of the week flashed by. He had a lazy routine. He effectively did nothing for the whole day, and then trained will All Might and Midoriya in the nighttime. This turned out to be a blessing.
With so little openings for him to be alone and unsafe, SET couldn't do anything but wait. Finally, Kamijou got an email from Nezu, telling him to pick up his passport in the immigration department. Kamijou had never been to that side of town before, so he set off early, eager to learn about that area of the city
The location was near the town center, so it was very crowded. There were so many people that Kamijou couldn't see a few meters past him. He went around asking people the way to the Immigration Building.
They said it was usually a 10-minute walk, but since there was a freak traffic accident, it would take around 30 to reach his destination by foot. Such misfortune.
He walked and walked and walked, but it didn't seem like he was making any progress. Soon, a man, who Kamijou didn't know, walked up to him. "Hey, kid. I see from the paper in your hand that you want to go to the immigration building, right?"
"Yes, sir, I am..." Kamijou said cautiously.
"Well, would you like a shortcut way? It's usually slower, but with this mass of people, I guarantee it would be faster!" The man exclaimed
"Wow! Really? You are a life saver man. I couldn't breath in that tsunami of people." Like all sensible people, Kamijou thought this was fishy. But he went along with it anyway.
He wanted to be separated from all those people and was planning to go to this "shortcut" anyway, no matter what the consequences were. What could happen there anyway? A couple of thugs, Kamijou could handle on his own, using his own special way of doing so. Running away, that is.
He followed the finger where the man was pointing and went through it. He kept his guard up, knowing that an attack would come. Kamijou, however, got punched in the face instantly.
He never saw it coming. It was a pretty powerful punch, but Kamijou managed to stay on his feet anyway. For some reason, he couldn't hear anything. He figured it must be that person's quirk. He touched his ears with his right hand, and with a shattering glass sound, he could hear again.
Not that the villain who ambushed him knew that, and so then Kamijou would take advantage in this situation. The villain smiled arrogantly and relaxed. Kamijou heard someone behind him, barreling forward, charging like a wild animal.
This person had a dog-like nose. He was the one presumably tracking him. Kamijou pivoted on his foot, and smashed the person in the face with a sturdy right hook. The man looked surprised when Kamijou punched him.
He expected him not to hear him. The man who made him deaf also had a similar expression. The dog-like man jumped over to Kamijou's opposite side, in an attempt to sandwich Kamijou, giving him no means of escape. The two men charged Kamijou together, Echo reared up for a roundhouse kick and hound dog throwing a well-aimed left jab at Kamijou's temple.
Now, any normal person or even decent fighters could not have done anything about the two martial arts masters attacking him at both sides. But Kamijou wasn't a normal fighter.
Precognition.
This was a power of Kamijous, to read the slight change in body movement and other factors to accurately predict what attack is going to come next. Before the two villains had even gone a meter near Kamijou, he had already blocked the punch with his left arm and ducked under the kick.
Kamijou then crouched down and swept the legs of Echo, using the karate move Ushi Barai, making him lose his balance and fall down.
Of course, Kamijou had never done martial arts before, and he had no way of knowing the name of the techniques he was using.
He just picked up these moves by experience fighting other opponents.
Kamijou then stomped at Echo's torso, a Karate move called Fumikomi, hitting his mark. That would keep him down for a little while. Unfortunately, Hound Dog's first punch was a feint, and Kamijou fell for it. He wasn't used to fighting such proficient fighters.
The villain jerked his fist back before it had hit Kamijou's left forearm, and sent a deadly right jab straight at Kamijou's face. Kamijou instinctively closed his eyes, waiting for the punch to strike him, but it never did. Instead, a sharp, cold object whizzed past his cheek.
Hound Dog jumped back hissing. By now, Echo had already stood back up. Kamijou threw a back kick, A Ushiro Geri, hitting Echo in the stomach. Spittle flew out of Echo's mouth.
Kamijou finished him off with his signature right hook. Crashing into the gravel, the villain fell unconscious. Hound Dog was still in a respectable distance away from him. Kamijou rushed him with great speed, trying to take him by surprise.
Hound Dog leaned back instinctively, pressing some numbers on his smartphone, calling the last and the most powerful member of the team. "Dammit, Shadow, we aren't fighters...Where are you, you are our fighter!"
Famous last words. Kamijou's punch sent him rebounding against the wall, finally laying down unconscious.
Kamijou breathed heavily. He wasn't sure if he could beat two people at once, much less villains with powerful quirks, but he did...with some help of course. Whose projectile was that? Why did he help him?
Those were questions that would be answered later. The first priority goes to these reinforcements of theirs. The fighter of the group... He would be very powerful. He had to focus all his energy into this fight. It would be nice to have some help fighting alongside that person.
'Left? Right? Where is he... Below?
And sure enough, there he was, rising up from the shadows. Must be some kind of teleportation power based on shadows. What the hell...'
This final opponent was a slim, tall person. He was completely wrapped in shadows, except for his dark eyes. From his appearance to his teleportation like ability, Kamijou figured this guy must have a shadow related quirk.
It didn't matter. All Quirks would be disabled by imagine breaker. With newfound confidence stemming from that thought, Kamijou ran towards him, right hand outstretched. The man stayed in the same spot, his shadows writhing.
Shadows from the ground and the wall formed into sharp objects and flew straight at him. He used his Imagine Breaker to negate half of them, on the left side. When he turned to negate the other side, they were already gone.
It must have been the person who helped with Hound Dog earlier.
'Heh, thanks for the help!'
Kamijou ran forward, trying to reach the man. The man flew forward, meeting Kamijou's challenge. The man was going very fast, probably boosted by his control over shadows. It was almost as if he was flying.
The shadows around the area all gravitated towards him, bending to his will. Then, all of them shot at Kamijou. Like the iron sand that railgun controlled, these shadows were being completely controlled by the villain.
Kamijou gritted his teeth and touched the long whip of darkness. With a sound of glass shattering, all the shadows returned to its natural spot. The man was still moving towards Kamijou hand outstretched.
"Why are you attacking me? Are you upset that I defeated your friend? Don't worry, I'll send you to the same place he's at, in prison!"
His right hook touched the villain's hand, and instantly, all the shadows surrounding his body dispersed, leaving him with a ninja suit. Fortunately for the villain, he used his shadows to avoid the fate that his teammates suffered.
"DAMMIT KID. THOSE SHADOWS WERE FROM YEARS AND YEARS OF COLLECTING. NOW I HAVE TO COLLECT THEM ALL OVER AGAIN." Seeing red, the villain ran at Kamijou full speed.
"SINCE MY QUIRK WON'T WORK, I'LL JUST USE NINJUTSU TO DEFEAT YOU" he roared.
The villain threw multiple shuriken and kunai at Kamijou, Then making weird hand signs he had seen in an anime somewhere. What was it called? Naru..tu? Forget it, concentrate on the fight!
"Why did it have to be knifes!" Kamijou threw his hands up mentally in frustration. Physical objects were not affected by Imagine Breaker, so a couple of knifes could easily kill him.
"Why did I have to fight ninjas... Such misfortune!" Kamijou knew, however, he wasn't in any danger. His mysterious protector, his guardian angel, would protect him. That was what he was doing for the entirety of the fight anyways.
That was why he ran *at* the bladed weapons, instead of retreating like he should have. Several sharp, cold constructs coming from Kamijou's back knocked the sharp things away from Kamijou, and finally, with a big smash from his signature right hook, Kamijou had defeated the villain.
Kamijou leaned on the wall, panting and regaining his strength and energy. He planned to call out to his guardian angel and thank him, but a phone was ringing. It was the defeated villain shadow's phone. The name on the phone said "Boss."
Kamijou knew it was too good to be true. He picked up the call, intending to force the question of why, why they had attacked him, out of their boss.
"Alright, why did you try to kill me?" Kamijou cut right to the chase, no pleasantries exchanged
Shigaraki liked this. He had no time for bullshit. "It's because you defeated Gamma. And you have a relationship with All Might. We were hoping to exploit that." Shigaraki admitted
"Wha."
"Do you know why I told you? It's because of there's no point in not telling you. After this incident, you'll have major security. I can't make a move like that ever again."
"Good. Have you learned your lesson?" Kamijou sighed, maybe too early
"I haven't finished. Now that I've seen you in action, I want you even more. Or, to be precise, your quirk. It would be a nice gift to the sensei. Negation? That's a pretty special quirk. Even more unique then Eraserhead's quirk... I won't give up. You will belong to me, someday." Shigaraki assured him, creepily.
"I'll smash your illusions, damned villain and put you in the slammer. Besides, you sound like a pedophile." Kamijou rebutted
"We'll see, Kamijou Touma." The line went dead. Kamijou gritted his teeth. He dropped the phone in disgust, pulling out his own phone and calling the police.
"Hello? Police? there are three criminals in here, this address..."
After the police came and picked the villains up, Kamijou stepped out of the alleyway. "Are you ever going to show yourself? Thanks for your help with the villains, by the way."
No answer.
Kamijou scratched his head. This was awkward "Uhh... If you don't want to show yourself, don't worry, I just want to show my appreciation for what you did. You really helped me back there. If you didn't interfere, I would have lost the fight and gotten seriously injured. So can you just tell me your name?"
A freezing cold sensation reached his neck. "Fine...My name is Todoroki. I'm sure you might recognize my name."
Kamijou looked back at the voice. The boy had weird hair; His left side was red, and his right side was white. His eyes were also of a different color. He was radiating cold. The power he wields... It was on par with a Level 5? And he was right. Todoroki... Why was his memory so bad? His space for memories should have been nearly empty.
Todoroki continued. "And you are Kamijou Touma..."
Kamijou chuckled nervously. "And how do you know that?"
Todoroki looked at him like he was stupid. "Because you're on the recommendation list for U.A."
It was then when Touma remembered. "Todoroki... You're the son of Endeavor?" No wonder he was so edgy... If his father were like this, Kamijou would have thought he was a villain! No wonder Kamijou had a bad feeling about him. But this could not have been what he was feeling about endeavor... There was something more.
His suspicions were proven correct when Todoroki flinched at the mention of his father's name
"Is there anything wrong, Todoroki?"
"Nothing." He snapped back. "Do not connect myself to Endeavor, even if he is my father. " He took a deep breath. "I helped you because I'm trying to become a hero. I will do heroic things, even if I am not one yet."
"Well, you're doing a great job of it-" Kamijou started
"The recommended students are the strongest of their generation. But, there are about 50 hopefuls that had a recommendation. Only a handful, 5 or 6 students will actually pass. I saw you on the list, so I have come to judge your ability." Todoroki revealed.
"Well then, what have you come up with regarding myself?" Kamijou asked.
"The recommended are ranked from best to worst. I aim to become the number one hero. If I am not the strongest in my generation, how would I become the strongest? I came to your aid to scout your power, to see the level of power my peers wield. Unless I wasn't paying enough attention, I did not see you use your quirk, so I cannot judge you properly from that. Why?"
Kamijou laughed. "Then you must be not paying attention. I have used my quirk multiple times since the start of the fight."
"Such a quirk... It would not be that powerful. It seems like I have wasted my time, scouting you." Cold radiated from Todoroki's body. He turned his back on Kamijou, intending to leave him. He was weak, for someone with such an unnoticeable quirk could not defeat himself.
Suddenly, he felt... warm? This damned heat... Even though it was winter, today was an unusually hot day, and so Todoroki let his ice quirk cool him down. What could have made himself feel the heat?
He wasn't using his left side... Why was his body temperature so warm? He tried to activate his right side to cool himself down. 'I thought I was using this all along to deal with the heat... Wait... I can't activate my quirk?!' Todoroki looked at his shoulder. Kamijou was touching him with his right hand.
This must have been his quirk.
Todoroki slapped his hand away from his shoulder and activated his quirk, cooling him down effectively.
"So that's the power you wield. Interesting. I've changed my mind. You are strong. However, if you aim to become the strongest, you are indeed unlucky. I will become the strongest, and I will become a hero that surpasses All Might."
"Ambitious, are we?" Kamijou noted
"Hmph. Not really. Just half my power shall be enough to deal with you or anyone who stands in my way. Mark my words, I will become the strongest without my flames, without my father, without my unwanted inheritance. I will see you at the exam." Todoroki walked away from Kamijou.
Kamijou, in deep thought, stood where he was. There was definitely something wrong with the relationship between Endeavor and Todoroki.
Todoroki apparently hated Endeavor, for unknown reasons. Quirks are genetic, so that was why Todoroki didn't want to use his "flames."
He didn't want to use the power that his father gave him. He hated Endeavor so much that he would not associate himself with the No. 2 hero... What was going on with the Todoroki family?
Evening Training session with All Might
"Uhh...Kamijou..." Said All Might when he arrived
"Yes, All Might?" Kamijou yawned. He was tired.
"Why are you on the news?" All Might asked
Midoriya was excited. "What? Kamijou was on the news?"
"Oh yeah, I beat up some guys who were attacking me. Nothing special" Kamijou said tiredly
Midoriya and All Might looked at Kamijou, sweatdropping
"Wait...No way. THAT WAS ON THE NEWS?" Kamijou realized the gravity of his situation. All Might pulled his phone out and showed the three of them. The news reporter was reporting on a new crime-fighting sidekick, related to All Might.
"This boy has been seen multiple occasions with All Might, as well as defeating the villain Gamma with All Might. Now he had defeated three villains on his own, Echo, Hound Dog, and Shadow. The Illusion Killer (Gensō Goroshi), as we have dubbed him, as he finishes a fight with the phrase "I'll smash your illusions," is an up and coming hero from an unknown hero school, and he would be a strong force to reckon with in the future."
"Oh no... Now everyone will know who I am... Not to mention I don't even have a hero license... Such misfortune..." Kamijou hung his head in despair. All Might tried to reassure him.
"Don't worry, Kamijou, my boy! Nezu and I will take care of this. You don't have time to worry about things like that. After all, the recommendation exams are coming soon... You'll have to learn to harness the power of Imagine Breaker by then!"
...And done! That took me a month to make, I'm sorry. I was busy with school and stuff. Thanks for your positive comments, it really made me want to write more. Don't worry, anyone who wants to read more, I will continue with this story. Honestly, I wasn't expecting that much attention coming to this story. From what I know, Index stories don't really get that popular, but I don't know about crossovers. Maybe all you are coming from the MHA fandom. Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time!