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~The Lupine Sojourner

The tension in the room could be cut with a knife.

Toshin-Oji chose to cut it with words. "Well, despite the results," All Might begins, "the MVP of this exercise is young Iida!" He proclaims, and I see why instantly.

Throughout the entire fifteen minutes, Iida had remained squarely on the training, playing the role he was assigned with as much seriousness and determination as he would approach class.

However, no one else seems to get it and shocked murmurs ring the group. I chuckle. These guys are idiots…

"Shouldn't it be one of the heroes, instead, since they're the winners?" The girl with dark green hair asks, brow raised in confusion.

"Hmm, valid question!" All Might replies. "Why didn't I chose one of those two? Who has a guess?"

In the following silence, I raise my hand, but Momo begins right away.

"Sir, I can tell you why." She says, hand raised, but eyes closed in thought. "Iida embraced this challenge. He was the only one who truly adapted to his assigned role." She says, hand still raised. I nod in agreement, but let her speak. After all, she was putting it far more eloquently into words than I could. "I'll explain; Bakugo's judgment was clouded by a personal grudge against Midoriya. As you pointed out earlier, launching a large-scale attack indoors was a foolish move. It could have been disastrous."

"It was disastrous." I mumble under my breath, arms crossed over my chest as Momo continued, not hearing me.

"Similarly, Midoriya's attack was also poorly thought out, considering the amount of damage he received. He rendered himself helpless; not smart." I initially grit my teeth and prepare to defend Midoriya, but then take a second to think and find that, yeah, she was right. Midoriya, unable to think of anything else, launched a desperate, last-ditch effort to win, but what if it hadn't worked? It would have been a quick win for the villains if the fight had had to continue. So I deflate and listen. "As for Uraraka, she let her guard down mid-battle and her final attack was far too reckless, given the hypothetical stakes." Wow. Gotta hand it to Momo; she really pays attention. Everyone is looking at her in awe as she keeps speaking without opening her eyes. "If she'd treated the weapon as if it were real, she never would have used such an imprecise move." She finally opens her eyes to look at Tenya, who still looks shell-shocked at the praise of being MVP. "Iida was fully prepared for his opponent's arrival. He had a strategy and never lost sight of his mission to protect the dummy weapon, even if he was foiled in the end." Tenya leans back a little, hand over his heart and goofy, overwhelmed smile on his face. "Technically, the hero team won, yes, but they took advantage of the fact that this was training. They didn't respect the spirit of the trial" I pick my jaw up off the floor and give her a thumbs up.

"Right on, Momo!" I praise. "I had a less eloquent and in-depth version of the points you made in mind." All Might is stunned by Momo's analysis, as is everyone else, but he recovers quickly.

"Yes, well, you overlooked a few things; young Iida could have relaxed a bit during the exercise, but otherwise you nailed it!" I chuckle as he gives her a thumbs up, as well.

"One should always start with the basics and devote themselves wholeheartedly to learning. That's the only real way to become a top hero." I decide I like Momo a lot, grinning at her even though she can't see it.

She had a logical, sound head on her shoulders and the drive needed to accomplish her dreams. She wasn't above helping others along the way, either, unlike Katsuki, who blasted everyone and everything out of his way to get to where he wanted to go.

Speaking of Katsuki, he'd been uncharacteristically silent during the whole speech Momo gave. In fact, beyond telling me to back off, he hadn't said a word since Izuku collapsed and the training ended. Despite what he'd done, despite knowing his personality and the way he'd react if I tried to help him, I can't help feeling a small bit worried about him.

"Now then," All Might calls, bringing me back to reality. "time to blow this joint! Let's move on to the next match! Think about everything you saw and discussed as you tackle this training for yourself." He instructs and we all agree.

I move to leave, happening to take another look at Katsuki.

I see that his eyes are wide and unfocused. He's not trembling, but something's eating him alive, I can tell. I really wanted to talk to him, but have to pay attention to the drawing of the lots to see who'd go next. Toshin-Oji draws two balls again and holds them up for us to see. "These two teams will be the next to fight!" He cries. It's team B as the heroes and team I as the villains. I look over and see the boy half-covered in ice look at the tall boy with six arms. They were the heroes.

A little ways away, Mashirao looks at a floating pair of gloves. I blink, then remember that there'd been a girl in a school uniform completely invisible. They formed the villain team for this round. I notice for the first time that Mashirao wears a white karate gi and no shoes. Interesting. All Might tells the teams where to go, having a different building for every team so it would be fair. He even told us their names. Ice-boy was Shoto Todoroki, and I can't help but draw the instant connection to Endeavor. Denki voices this connection and Shoto growls, but doesn't say anything. Weird. His partner, six-arms, is Mezo Shoji. The invisible girl was Toru Hagakare. The teams nod and head out. I wonder how this will turn out.

The five minutes pass quick and soon enough, Shoto and Shoji are given the signal to advance. "Look alive, kids! Show us you're the embodiment of good- -or, evil- -let's go!" All Might declares and the hero team enters the building.

Mezo's six arms fan out and- -whoa! He can make ears on the ends of his arms! That's so cool! One of the ears turns into a mouth when Shoto walks over. They briefly discuss whatever intel Mezo gathered, then Shoto walks over to the wall, ice quickly leaping out and encasing the hall, creeping over the entire building! I note the discarded shoes and grimace. The 'villain's feet would be frozen to the ground, with no way to get themselves out of the ice without serious damage to their feet.

"Holy crap!" I exclaim. "That's insane! The entire area is completely frozen! The villains can't even move!" I add, shivering at the sudden drop in temperature. The dude was good! Crazy good!

"He incapacitated them without compromising the weapon or his teammate! Take close note of his technique, students." All Might instructs.

"Soon as I thaw out, I will." I reply, shivering harder now.

"He's so strong!" Eijiro murmurs.

I nod. "Yeah. I couldn't submerge the entire building in water even if I wanted to." I note under my breath to him. He is about to say something when All Might accidentally cuts him off.

"The hero team wins!" He exclaims, and I look to see that Shoto has his hand on the weapon and the ice suddenly melts before Shoto turns to Mashirao, saying something to his opponent before walking back outside. Huh?! Wait...that means...

"He has two Quirks like me!" I gush. For some reason, that fact made me super happy.

"Yeah, but that guy's kinda intimidating." Denki says, leaning toward me a little.

"We...well, this guy got in through recommendations, so he must be good." I reply. And to think...I would have had to compete with him and Momo if I'd gone through with the recommendation. Eesh. I wouldn't have stood a chance!

"Moving on, time to gather 'round and review the second match! After that, we'll jet on over to our next battle."

"Yessir!" We chorused.

All Might then snaps his fingers. "I have an idea!" He cheers, then points at me. "Seeing as the other member of the hero team and the villains hardly saw any action, why not have the next match be a kind-of rematch, with Yamada taking young Todoroki's place on the hero team against Ojiro and Hagakure? They'd be the next matchup, then we'd draw lots for the next round afterwards." No one argues and I gulp. At least Shoto wasn't fighting this time...but now I'd have to fight, no holds barred.

Oh, boy…

"Now," All Might begins and I am snapped from my thoughts. "Obviously, there wasn't much fighting, but a quick resolution is often preferable to a drawn-out fight." He says. "Once again, the MVP is not one of the winners. It is young Hagakure! Can anyone guess why?"

I raise my hand before Momo can give another speech. "Sir, I think it's because Toru had, like Tenya, developed a viable strategy to help her teammate and win the round. Though their team weren't the victors, Hagakure used her Quirk to their advantage and wasn't afraid to do what it takes to ensure victory." I say.

All Might gives me a thumbs up. "Very good, Yamada! Precisely my reasoning!" Toru's gloves are up in what I think would be a gesture to hide her face, were it visible. I give her a thumbs up and she gives me one back.

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"So...I guess I don't really have a strategy here." Mezo confesses once our five-minute planning session starts.

I gulp and nod. "Oh, don't worry; I don't really have any idea what I'm doing, either. Um...Not to be rude, but your Quirk is fairly obvious- -and really cool!- -so, ah, if it's okay, let me briefly sum up my Quirks." I feel a lot less flustered when Mezo nods encouragingly, "I got both my parents' Quirks and can control Water and Earth, but I'm a lot better at controlling water."

Mezo nods, frowning a little. "Interesting, but...I thought the Yamada Senseis were your parents."

I squirm a little and sigh. No use hiding it. "Well, they're my godparents." I explain briefly.

Mezo flinches, picking up the subtext easily. "I'm so sorry."

I smile and shrug. Really, it honestly...it honestly doesn't hurt that much anymore. As sad as this is to say, I was so young when I lost my parents, I can hardly remember what they look like. It's almost like the Yamadas are my biological parents.

"Don't be. It happened a long time ago. Is it okay if I continue about my Quirks?" I ask politely. He nods.

"Of course."

"There's not much left. Mom- -Mrs. Yamada- -taught me a neat trick with my Earth Quirk; tracking. I can use the vibrations in the Earth to locate and track people when I concentrate, but not as well indoors. In other words, I'll have to rely on you to get a clearer indication. Best I can do is general area and floor number." Mezo nods.

"I can add to that, no problem." I grin and stomp twice, sending out a wave of vibrations.

"I think they're about two thirds of the way down the fourth floor away from us, so maybe we should go in on the third floor on this side to make sure we can surprise them." I explain. Mezo nods again, but before he can reply verbally, All Might's voice rings out for us to get moving, and an alarm sounds. I gulp. "Let's go." I mumble. I lead the way to the fire escape, a bit flustered and confused. How exactly had I ended up as team leader? Mezo is really nice, though, and I have a feeling he'd speak up if he didn't like my ideas.

As soon as we're in, Mezo extends his arms and hones in on their location using his six ears. He then shifts them back to hands. "Upper left end, and the invisible girl probably has her clothes off to sneak up on us."

I snicker at the idea that Mashirao was paired with a naked girl he couldn't see. I wonder how he's taking it. I feel bad I didn't watch their side of the match last time. "Okay, so this will be simple. I have enough feedback from the vibration trick to at least tell where she is. As long as we know, we can react accordingly."

I soon pass a bathroom and gather water. Okay. now I have a weapon. Good. I take a breath and keep moving. Every few steps, I'd check to see if I could get a good trace on Toru. So far, though, nothing.

Then, I finally get a good glimpse of her. She was just around the corner. I grab my capture tape and grin.

She didn't know I knew where she was. Since she was so close, I could even tell her stance, leaning against the wall, waiting for us to pass her so she could do a sneak attack. I let us get level with her before grabbing her wrists suddenly, yanking them down and looping the capture tape around them.

"Hey, what?" She squeaks. "No fair! How'd you know?"

I smile. "Well, I have an Earth Quirk I can use to track you using vibrations. Sorry, Toru." I explain.

I hear a huff as I keep moving. We had to get past Mashirao next, then we could get to the weapon.

"I can handle Ojiro." Mezo whispers, using his arm to form a mouth close to my ear.

I barely refrain from flinching at the sudden voice in my ear and nod. "Sounds good. I'll focus on getting to the weapon and ending the round."

"Right." He agrees and we share a nod. Mashirao gets into a stance as I enter, quickly followed by Mezo.

I grin and use the water to make a rod and prepare to vault over Mashirao.

"You two aren't getting by me." Mashirao says firmly.

My grin turns into a wry smirk. "We'll see." I then use the pole to launch at him, my feet connecting with his tail. I then extend the pole and push off it to apply more pressure to Mashirao's tail, propelling myself over him and onto the ground inches from the weapon while Mezo seamlessly takes my place, restraining Mashirao easily in his six-armed embrace. I touch the weapon as I stand. "Sorry, Mashirao." I murmur sheepishly. After all, he once again didn't get to do much. He sighs.

"Don't be sorry. We all did our best." He says, but I can tell he's upset.

"A resounding victory for the hero team!" All Might exclaims over the PA system.

"Maybe we can spar sometime?" I propose. "I want to get a bit better at hand-to-hand combat and you seem to know your stuff." Mashirao nods and I swear he's blushing just a little.

"Oh, well, I guess. I'm not sure how much I can teach you, but I can try."

I grin. "Great!" We exit the building and make our way back to the discussion room, lining up and facing the rest of our class.

Eijiro gives me a thumbs-up as All Might declares me the MVP and explains that I was the one to initiate planning and tells the class that my plan was solid, easily adaptable to the situation and worked well against the opponents' Quirks.

I blush and bite my lip. I had no idea what I was doing and just tried to think of a way to counter their abilities as best I could. Mezo was the one that restrained Mashirao and allowed me to grab the weapon. If Mashirao had been able to fight, I don't know how it would have turned out.

Regardless, it was a great feeling and the class seemed to agree, so I let it slide. After all, in the months to come, we'd all have moments to shine.

The other battles seemed to go very quickly and soon enough we're outside. All Might grins. "That's a wrap!" He proclaims. "Super work! You really stepped up to the plate and we didn't really have any major injuries, except for Midoriya. You should be proud! Excellent first day of training all around!" All Might gives us a thumbs up.

The green-haired girl raises her hand. "It's nice to hear some encouraging words after our homeroom class." She says. Everyone shudders. I chuckle. They just had to get used to Mom's 'tough love' personality. "Mrs. Yamada was kind of a buzz kill...no offense, Takara."

I laugh. "It's fine. You all just have to give her time to get used to you all. She's really not that bad." I reply, smiling.

Denki raises a brow. "You've also had your whole life with her." He points out.

I roll my eyes, but All Might continues before I can reply.

"I'm happy to bring such staggering positivity to my Alma Mater!" He cheers, then salutes. "That's all for now, folks! I should go and check on young Midoriya's progress! Now, watch how a pro exits; like he's got somewhere to be!" He exclaims, sprinting down the exit tunnel and kicking up a fairly strong breeze in the process.

I chuckle. "That's All Might for yah." I muse.

"Yeah. That is a hero!" Denki murmurs in awe.

Mashirao frowns. "I'll never be able to move that fast." He moans.

I shrug. "All Might's also been at this a long time. You'll probably get way faster than you are now if you keep training."

He smiles. "Yeah, You're right!"

I then walk towards the tunnel. "I think I'll join All Might and check on Izuku after I get some food. I'm starving!"

Eijiro jogs after me.

"Wait up! I'll come, too!" I blink. I meant to go alone to talk to All Might about how he handled Izuku's round of the exercise. Guess it'll have to wait. I grin.

"Sure! I was gonna head to Lunch Rush then go to the infirmary after I change. Meet me outside the changing rooms, okay?"

Eijiro nods. "Okay!"

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"This lesson was intense, huh?" Eijiro muses, frowning into his curry with extra beef.

I sigh, chewing a bite of beef oden thoughtfully. "Yeah. I get why it's important to learn to fight early on, but that was...something else."

"I hope Midoriya's okay." Eijiro mumbles. "He was pretty burnt."

I nod. "I trust Recovery Girl to help him." I reply. "I think he'll be okay in no time!"

"Do you think your Mom is gonna teach a little more, or are we done?"

"I heard from Dad that Mom has something going on at her agency today, so we're done."

"Oh." Silence falls between us and we finish our food. "Wanna go see Midoriya?" Eijiro asks as we gather our trach to throw away.

I didn't want to see just how bad Izuku was right now, so I shake my head.

"No. I think I want to talk to Katsuki instead. That boy needs to get his head screwed straight." I reply. I had also changed my mind because I couldn't talk to All Might the way I wanted to in front of Eijiro without giving away that not only was I the daughter of a Pro Couple but have also formed a kind-of Niece-Uncle relationship with the world's top hero, All Might, on top of that.

Eijiro already thought I was far above him just by who my parents were.

I didn't want to see what damage I could do by telling him about Toshin-Oji.

Eijiro looks at me like I'm insane. I laugh. "I can handle Katsuki. I'll be back to the classroom in a few minutes, okay?" He sighs, shrugs and leaves. I begin looking around and happen to catch the hothead stalking toward the exit. Eijiro gives me a nervous 'good luck' thumbs up and continues down to the classroom. "Hey, Katsuki. Can we talk?" I ask.

He glares at me. "Shove off." He growls. I roll my eyes and tug him into a side room, closing the door. "What the hell?!" He spits, threatening me with those small explosions.

I huff. "Look, you're talented and perhaps I overreacted just a smidge when I confronted you. For that, I apologize. But I don't take back the anger or what I said about you throwing a tantrum." Katsuki glares at me.

"You better back up, Yamada. We aren't friends and I couldn't care less about what you have to say, so get out of my way." I glare at him, rolling my eyes and continuing to block the door.

"But you do care about losing to Izuku. He's a talented kid. You've just been throwing him down so much you missed a lot about him." I surmise. "I can't tell you about his Quirk, because I don't know the details and it's not my place, but I can tell you he's smart as a whip and can turn what he learns into strategies almost in an instant. You were great at combat but failed to think ahead. That's the only way Izuku beat you. You had him on the ropes in terms of raw power, since Izuku can't use his Quirk without paying a steep price, but Izuku was a lot better at thinking ahead."

Katsuki grabs my tie and hauls me face-to-face with his livid red eyes. "You shut your damn mouth!" He growls.

I glare at him, shoving out of his grip and straightening my tie. "You want to be a pro, right? You're not a pro yet, not by a long shot. So you shut your damn mouth and learn everything you can at this school. If you do that, if you really take in everything and apply it, you'll be what you want to be." I reply.

Katsuki looks stunned, so I take the moment to walk away. He had a lot to think about. Besides, I wanted to pop back into the classroom and say bye before I go find dad and go home. I don't hear or see him leave the room I'd tugged him into, being too far away.

That, and I saw Izuku heading into the classroom, arm in a sling and looking nervous and tired. I chuckle and jog to catch up, hearing Eijiro call out in greeting.

"Man, I don't know what you were saying during your match, but you were all fired up, huh?" Eijiro's saying as I enter.

"Yeah. It was pretty intense." I add and Izuku is increasingly nervous at all this attention.

"But you held your own against Bakugo!" The boy I now know as Hanta Sero from the training, with tape in his elbows he can shoot out as his Quirk, says. "He's super strong!"

"You did a great job dodging!" Mina exclaims, part of the group of people surrounding Izuku.

"You really turned up in the first match so none of us held back in our rounds, either." Sado (or something like that) pipes up and everyone nods.

The boy with the suit of armor, Yuga Aoyama, speaks up next, leaning out a little from his desk.

"You were far from elegant, but I suppose- -"

"Your dodging was like 'whoa'!" Mina interjects happily, bouncing in excitement. I chuckle. What's with her and dodging?

"Hey, I'm Eijiro Kirishima. We've been going over training results while you were in recovery." Eijiro says.

Hanta nods. "Hi, I'm Hanta Sero."

Aoyama leans toward Izuku a little more. "More importantly, I'm Yuga- -"

"I'm Mina Ashido and I just gotta say your dodging was awesome!" Mina interrupts.

I snort and laugh. Seriously, what's with her and this fixation on dodging? The green-haired girl, Tsuyu Asui, or Su as she likes to be called, is next to introduce herself. Her Quirk makes her as close to a frog as a human can be, which I think is kinda cool!

The big guy, Rikido Sato (remembered his name!), leans in next. "Hey. Sato." He says simply, pointing to his chest. Izuku looks flustered, but kinda happy.

"H-hey, guys." He says. Suddenly, that purple-ball-haired creep, who was somehow paired with Momo and spent the entire time drooling over her outfit, Mineta, jumps up to catch Izuku's eye.

"And my name's Mineta!" He exclaims. I scoot away from him and laugh with the others.

"Where the heck did you pop out of?" Eijiro asks.

I then move a little further into the classroom and spot Fumikage Tokoyami, the boy with the bird head. He had a really unique Quirk: a shadowy thing that came out of his body and helped him fight. I think he calls it Dark Shadow.

"Too noisy." He grumbles, nodding to the group.

I chuckle. "Yeah, but they're fun to hang around." I reply and smile at Mashirao

The girl next to me, Kyoka Jiro (with the plugs of earbuds coming off her ears to let her eavesdrop and hear really quiet sounds), scoffs. "We'll see." She says.

I roll my eyes, but Tenya suddenly runs over. "Tokoyami, stop using that desk as a chair! Get off of it this instant!" He exclaims, gesturing wildly with his arms.

I laugh. "Tenya, c'mon. He's not doing anything wrong." I point out.

"Yeah. You really need to chill, dude." Kyoka adds.

"You're carrying a lot of tension." Mashirao points out.

Tenya sighs in frustration. "No one understands…" He groans, then stands straight and starts gesturing again. "I cannot condone actions that disrespect these desks! Not when great men and women, our upperclassmen, once used them!" I can't help but burst out laughing.

"Tenya, what makes you think they didn't use these desks as chairs?" I counter. By now, we've drawn the attention of the rest of the class that's in the room. Tenya groans, but pushes his glasses up and sighs in resignation.

"I...hadn't considered that. Thank you, Yamada." I wave it aside.

"Nah, don't sweat it. Look, call me Takara, kay? Only fair, since I call everyone by their first name." I reply. Tenya sticks his hand out for a handshake.

Good Lord, was he serious?!

"Fair enough!" He says and I, restraining laughter, shake his hand to confirm we were on first name terms.

Fumikage sighs. "You two are also noisy." He groans.

Just then, Denki and Ochaco enter from the other door, Denki asking Ochaco where she likes to eat as they pass the doorway.

"Anything sweet." Ochaco replies politely then spots Izuku and jogs over. "Hey, Deku!" She calls, smiling. "Why didn't you heal your injuries?" She asks.

Izuku blushes and stammers. "We-well, it has to do with how much stamina I'm using." He explains.

I wince. "Yikes."

"Stamina?" Ochacho asks.

I nod. "Yeah. Your body needs energy to heal, right? I bet that's how Recovery Girl's Quirk works; using your body's stamina to kick-start the healing process."

Izuku nods. "Yeah, it's fascinating!" He then looks at Katsuki's empty desk. Huh. Where'd he- -crap. He just went home? Seriously?

"Um, Uraraka?" Izuku asks, point to the desk. "Where's Kacchan?"

She sighs, somehow already picking up on the childhood names the pair still used. "I don't know. I haven't seen him."

I chuckle nervously. "I talked to him a little. Just about tips for improving next time and how he should lay off and focus on learning everything he can. I didn't mean to make him leave, but I guess- -hey! Izuku, wait! You shouldn't be running with your arm!" I call as Izuku sprints down the hall. I take off after him. "Stop!" But he won't.

Realizing that it was probably best I didn't talk to Katsuki yet again, I stay out of sight and listen. If Izuku needs me, I'll be right here.

"Kacchan! Wait up!" Izuku calls.

"What?!"

"I need to tell you something. Maybe then, you'll understand what's going on. I wasn't hiding my Quirk from you. It was given to me by someone else recently." I pale. Shit! What is Izuku doing?! "But I can't tell you who I got it from, so don't ask!" Izuku sighs. That was a very risky thing to say. Especially to someone who doesn't like you. "Sounds crazy, I know; like something out of a comic book, only it's real! The thing is, I don't really have control over this power yet. I haven't figured out how to make it my own, but I'm trying. That's why I didn't want to use it against you in the exercise, but in the end, it was the only way I had a chance of winning. I've still got a lot to learn, I know that. That's why I'm here. You'll see; I'll work until I have full control of this borrowed Quirk, and I'll finally beat you with my own power!"

The silence lingers, filled with tension.

"How dumb do you think I am?!" Katsuki growls. "'Borrowed power?! Don't talk to me like I'm an idiot! I already got a lecture from the teacher's brat!" I flinch. He didn't take it the way I meant it! Crap! "Besides, you already made a fool outta me in that damn training exercise! So, did you come here to rub it in?! I lost, and to make matters worse it was to you! I came in first in the exam, but that's not enough! When I was watching that ice guy, I realized I couldn't beat him in a head-to-head fight!" The longer he talked, the angrier and more emotional Katsuki sounded. I might have to intervene if he gets violent. "Crap!" He screams. "I even agree with what those girls said, even that damn brat! My attack was so stupid and I wasn't thinking! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" I peek out to see Katsuki with large angry tears in his eyes and Izuku standing there in shock. Katsuki then clenches his fist. "Enjoy that win, Deku! You won't get another! I'm just getting started! Got that?! I'm gonna end up the number one hero, no matter what!" Katsuki then pivots and walks away, wiping his eyes. "You'll never beat me again, you bastard. Don't even try!" Izuku exhales and relaxes.

I turn to leave myself, but before I get far, All Might sprints past me.

"There you are!" He roars, running right for Katsuki. "Bakugo, I found you!" He then pants a little as he places his hands on Katsuki's shoulders. "Just so you know, pride is an important attribute to have, but while you certainly have the ability to become a pro hero, there's still plenty you have to learn!" I almost laugh. All Might was trying, but I doubt it'll get through to Katsuki. After all, he took my advice as a lecture and didn't take a single word to heart. Sure enough, Katsuki stiffens.

"Let go of me, All Might. Right now." However, his voice was similar to the way he'd told me to 'shove off' when I barked at him in the monitoring room during the training exercise. He glares over his shoulder at All Might. "Save your speeches. I'll be more famous than you and I'll do it without your help." All Might flinches, stunned.

"Uh...right." He murmurs, releasing Bakugo and letting him walk away.

That kid wasn't over what happened today. Not by a mile. But, I'd do what I could to help him out. Katsuki is one tough customer, but there's a lot of potential there. He just has to stop wanting to blast and fight everything and getting pissed off at anything that goes wrong in his eyes. I guess I subconsciously add him to the list of people I'm trying to help. It seems like it gets longer every day, but that's what comes with being a hero, right?

I readily accept the challenge!