ANTICIPATION!
ONE WEEK AFTER THE ENTRANCE EXAMS!
The sheer excitement and impatience growing in Katsuki forced him to undertake extra measures to contain this vitality fungi that was building up. His solution was doing several intense workouts in his bedroom, everything from push ups, squats, lunges, side squats, stomach crunches, and many more. The sheer energy he exuded with every routine burnt so many calories and spent up his stamina that he had to request his mother to make him some food again, to which she obliged, not without their typical exchange occurring however.
Eventually, he became uncharacteristically calm, sitting at his room's desk, both hands together, hiding the lower half of his face. This eerie calm aura he gave off was utterly wrong. Katsuki Bakugo was not a creature of patience. He was the very essence of rage and power, he sought out victory over everything else, to be at the top and best. For him to simply sit and seem tranquil was against everything that was right in the world.
"Katsuki!" And then, his mother called, entering the room loudly and without knocking, though Katsuki was so used to it he didn't even react. "A letter is here!" That is, until she mentioned the letter, to which he immediately leaped out of his seat, excitedly swiping the letter from her hand "It looks like they found our address after all. I'm always worried they somehow miss the mail.".
"Yes!" He exclaimed "Now get out! I need privacy!" Katsuki said to his mother, who strangely wasn't bothered, simply smiling in compliance.
"Okay, dear. Food will be ready soon. I'm making your favorite too, so don't be late." She said, closing the door behind her as she left, looking back at her son with pride in her eyes.
Katsuki didn't even try to be delicate, immediately grabbing the letter from both ends, exploding it and ripping it in half simultaneously, reducing the paper to ash, leaving behind only a circular metal device to clink and clank into the desk. He stared at it, before it activated on itself, a holographic projection of All Might in a gaudy, yellow and black striped suit, standing proud and strong in his signature heroic pose.
"Katsuki Bakugo! Young Bakugo!" The booming voice of his idol immediately registered in Katsuki's ears, causing the boy's expression to become a wide grin, with his usual sharp look in his eye "I'm sorry it took so long! The executives are quite uptight about these things! Hahaha! I voiced many more of these before, but I saved the last for you!" All Might explained, doing strange poses as he spoke, some sort of defense mechanism against the fatigue of recording these videos for so many students, repeating almost the same lines over and over, all for those who succeeded and those who failed, because if anyone could let those who failed the exam down easy, it would be All Might.
"You!" He furiously pointed at Katsuki, but the camera unfortunately changed perspectives, making it look as if he was pointing at someone off screen, singling them out "Have passed! The Entrance Exam!" The sheer bombast and energy in which All Might delivered these lines powered Katsuki himself, causing him to jump out of his chair, roaring loudly at his victory.
"Starting tomorrow, you will begin class at the Hero Department of U.A. Academy! Bring your best to class, and don't forget to wear your school uniform!" All Might at this point simply began listing all the mandatory items a student was obligated to bring with them to school, suddenly sinking Katsuki's excitement, being bored out of his mind by the long laundry list, reminding him that in the end, this is still a school "But, above all else…" The All Might projection ceased its posing and high energy bombast, addressing Katsuki directly, "I want to see what kind of hero you become. You're a bit rough around the edges, definitely like the ones on your head, but I sense a genuine desire within you, and it is an honor to know that I am the reason you strive so high." However, just as quickly, All Might struck one final pose, the sheer intensity of his muscles tearing his suit apart, revealing his hero costume underneath it.
"So! Fear not! For I am here! Now and forevermore! I accept your challenge, and will wait for you to surpass me!" He exclaimed, and although to the camera crew and director, it seemed like an odd declaration of war to try and inspire the boy, to Katsuki, it was a clear callback to their first and only conversation "I will live, young Bakugo, so show me what Hero you will be."
And with that, the projection ended, as the light it illuminated vanished, leaving Katsuki alone in his room. His expression and voice was silent, processing the entire thing in his mind.
Before suddenly unleashing all of that excitement in one loud roar, his mad grin and sharp eyes returning "I did it! Hahahaha!" Had there been any strangers meeting him at this moment, they would assume Katsuki to be a villain, rather than an aspiring Hero. Mitsuki in particular was rather perturbed at his incessant shouting, but she couldn't bring herself to ruin it for the boy, knowing how much this meant to him, and so she was content with drinking her coffee, despite how furiously shaking her mug was in her hand.
His laughing eventually faded out, dying down as he caught his breath, even coughing from how much he strained his throat, the first time he's ever done so considering his usual volume "I did it…" The realization fully set in at last "I did it, you shitty Deku. I bet you would have failed that test. Haha…" Katsuki kept panting, having gotten so excited he began to sweat as well, wiping his forehead clean.
His attention was then focused on his signed All Might figure, having fallen over on his desk, supposedly having finally given in to the laws of gravity after his endless shouting. Katsuki grabbed it, looking at it and seeing the tape around some of its broken parts have gotten weaker and loose "Hm." He placed it down on its feet, propping it up, before it quickly gave in again, falling over again "Hmm." He propped it up again, before the figure gave up just as fast if not faster "Hmmmm." Trying one more time, Katsuki Bakugo mustered every ounce of strength in his body to make the figure stay still on its feet. The figure wasn't even high quality. It had little joints or poseability, only being able to raise its arms, so it shouldn't be demanding to just stand.
And yet it fell again on its back, angering Katsuki "You piece of shi-...!" Katsuki held himself back, punching himself upon realizing he was just insulting an idol of his figure, and about to smash it in his anger "Uuughhh! You dumbass!" Katsuki said to himself "Hrm… Bah, I'll go to bed, wake up full of energy tomorrow! I'll ace all those classes! Yeah!" He hyped himself up on the way to bed, ready to call it a day.
But in another part of the city, something else was occurring, as Tenko Shimura stood rather flabbergasted, as before him a completely bandaged and severely injured man was hospitalized, unconscious, and with his heartbeat monitor being the only thing confirming he's even alive.
"W-...What is this…? This...is Shota Aizawa…?" Tenko asked, looking over at the people in the same room as him, including All Might, whose arms were crossed, and notably lacking a smile.
"We don't know what happened, but Pro Heroes who came on the scene found him beaten up badly." A detective of the Police Force, Naomasa Tsukauchi, explained the situation to Tenko Shimura. "I assure you, it was shocking for everyone else. Eraserhead isn't someone to get ambushed like this. He's a very careful man. This is precisely why he avoids the media, to boot."
"I'm… I don't understand." Tenko shook his head, trying to get a handle on things "When did this happen?"
"Weeks ago. Maybe longer. I've lost count." All Might replied, his grip notably tightening on his arm. "This was definitely planned. Before he lost consciousness, Aizawa said, they attacked first while he was on patrol. His costume makes him hard to spot in the dark and since it was in the dead of night, he should have been hard to spot, unless someone was looking for him."
"I wouldn't say that's all." Naomasa looked over at Aizawa, holding his hand over the bandaged man. "They didn't kill him, they specifically attacked him in a manner that would cripple him, but not kill. With the help of Recovery Girl and other doctors, he might be able to get back into action within a year or so, but he will feel the effects of those scars. His hero career might not be over, but I doubt that was the goal.".
"A message…" Tenko replied, covering his mouth in astonishment.
"That's right." Naomasa continued. "It was a message, by some organized group, a message for Heroes.".
"I still don't understand why I'm here, I mean…" Tenko scratched his neck, both because of his allergies and growing rather anxious. "I was supposed to be his assistant, but why was I told to come all the way here?"
Naomasa and All Might exchanged glances, not needing much words for them to understand one another. Naomasa closed the curtains of the room, while All Might locked the door, reverting down to his true form, letting out a gasp of relief from finally being allowed to let loose.
"I needed a break from that…" Toshinori said to himself, turning back to Naomasa and Tenko "As you know, Tenko, Naomasa is one of the few people I trust with the secret of One for All and my current situation." He explained to Tenko, who nodded, briefly reminiscing on his relationship with the detective, going far back as when he was a child.
Naomasa is among the adults who were in Tenko's life the longest. He was the police officer on patrol who happened to pass by during the night his father struck him, hearing the crying boy, tightly hugging his boy, murmuring about "hating everyone and everything". It was that night that he awakened his Quirk as well, and had it not been for Naomasa noticing him, he may have afflicted his Quirk on his family's pet dog, Mon-chan, a lovable corgi breed, which could have quickly spiraled out of control. Many families suffer when the youngest children awaken their Quirks, ones that can cause harm to the children themselves or their parents, requiring emergency medical attention or some equipment in order to keep the Quirk under control.
It was Naomasa's kindness that night that saved Tenko, as awakening his Quirk was a frightening experience, since the first thing destroyed was a tree in the backyard, causing it to rot before falling apart into chunks of wood and branches, nearly hurting the child and his dog. With the future detective's quick thinking and assistance, Tenko was allowed to to quickly identify his Quirk's abilities, and with further understanding of its potential destructive power, was given gloves designed specifically for him, made using his own hair material, as his own body was immune to his Quirk. He received special Quirk Education following that, and he has become a sort of family friend.
Little did Naomasa know that his actions prevented a truly nefarious man from enacting his plans.
"Tenko, starting first thing, you will become the homeroom teacher of Class 1-A in U.A." Toshinori bluntly told Tenko. "It seems your request will be granted. Nezu also gave his blessing after we discussed it with him."
"W-...Wait…" Tenko was taken aback, the sudden news hitting him way too fast "I know I asked to be a teacher, but this is too sudden. It was a spur of the moment request, I was content with just being an assistant to the teacher!" He explained "I-...I don't even know how to teach, or anyone in the faculty and staff, I'm a stranger to everyone! I haven't even…" Tenko looked over at the bandaged Aizawa, the original homeroom teacher for Class 1-A, the man he was supposed to be working with and for. "I haven't even gotten the chance to meet Aizawa properly… and now you're telling me I… am to replace him? A pro hero older and more experienced than me?".
"We have a good reason for it." Naomasa said "We could have someone else take the homeroom teacher spot, but you're one of the few people who know All Might's secret, which makes you more trustworthy to us, and we have suspicion everyone connected to Aizawa could be in danger." He explained the reasons behind Tenko being appointed the new homeroom teacher, his typically kind and smiling expression shifting to a neutral one. "We fear the students of 1-A could be targeted, and if we truly want to become conspiracy theorists, we can even suspect this is a target to get to All Might himself, since it was announced he was going to become a teacher at U.A.".
"You say that, but what do I have to offer over the others?" Tenko asked, still rather hesitant about the whole thing.
"Your personality." Naomasa replied, bluntly and without hesitation. "Well, and your Quirk. You say you're a failure of a Pro Hero, but you are among the youngest, and very excellent at save and rescue. Your Quirk has the ultimate power for destruction, but you use it to break down debris and anything dangerous to help Heroes save and free people safely. You have a nurturing personality, and your nature is perfect for that environment. It is a learning experience, for you and them." He gave a warm smile towards Tenko, reassuring him.
"...There's more, isn't there?" Tenko suspected that wasn't all of it, even though he knew Naomasa wasn't lying, whose expression also lost its smile once again.
"That's right." Naomasa continued "Toshinori suggested it himself, infact, but we want you to keep an eye on the students. I'm not saying to be suspicious of them, of course! But I say you should keep your guard up. We're afraid someone might be making moves again…"
"All for One…" Tenko muttered, as Toshinori grunted in frustration "He's after me as well, isn't he?".
"We had suspicion he was, after finding out you're Nana Shimura's grandson, but nothing is confirmed." Naomasa tried to calm down Tenko, knowing he was always on alert ever since he found out about All for One, the man who injured All Might, crippling his power and Hero Career, and the murderer of Nana Shimura, All Might's former master and Tenko's grandmother.
Toshinori patted Tenko on the shoulder, getting the young man's attention. "You are young, so you still have room to learn, but you're also smarter than most people your age. You became a hero at an excellent age, and learned alot from it. I trust you can pass on your experiences onto these children, and in the process grow as well." Toshinori smiled towards Tenko, helping the young man feel at ease. "You should know that, you won't be alone. The other teachers and me will have you, Principal too. You won't be teaching all the subjects after all. You excelled at your grades as well. I still remember what a diligent student you were."
Tenko sighed. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he was still excited about becoming a teacher, even if just as a homeroom teacher.. Still, he couldn't help but feel the way he got into this position was wrong. It felt wrong, at least. He looked over at Aizawa, humbly bowing his head to him. "I hope to work with you when you wake up, Aizawa.".
With that, the three came to an agreement and Tenko's first day of teaching would begin.
And so it came, the first day of U.A. High School. Many new students came in, beginning their first year, but so have returning students, continuing onwards to their second and third years. The campus was filled with the energy of youth, many already making friends and discussing among each other, meeting for the first time before classes would begin. The bell rang, and every student went to their respective classes.
In Class 1-A, one of the two Hero Department classes in U.A., the students sat, awaiting their teacher ever since the bell rang and they hurried to get in on time. However, as the clock went by and struck the ten minute mark, the students began to fool around, as they would in middle school when the teacher took a while to arrive.
Among them was Mina, the pink skinned girl, who attracted quite a lot of attention. "Yo, watch this, everyone." Without missing a beat, Mina took a few steps in place, before getting her body ready, performing a jump and a flip, managing to make a safe landing with one hand, both legs outwardly stretched, before continuing on by twirling her full body on the floor, using her legs to pull herself along and gain momentum. "Break! Dance!" She exclaimed, as some students gathered around her, cheering on.
"Mina showing off on day one as usual, huh." Eijiro sat at his desk, chuckling at his friend's typical style, already getting the attention of several students. No doubt she'll make friends easy.
"What about you?" Katsuki said, sitting in the seat next to Eijiro's, looking rather bored and spaced out, resting his head on his hand "What's with the hair and spikes?" He asked, commenting on Eijiro's new style, his hair dyed a powerful, flaming crimson red and spiked up to a degree of danger that would rival Katsuki's own.
"Oh this? I decided I'm gonna stop being a wimp! Having all these insecurities just ain't manly!" He proudly exclaimed "I'm gonna show the world a great hero with style and confidence!" Eijiro almost sounded smug and arrogant, a rarity for him.
Suddenly, a rather square looking, wide shouldered student with short black hair and square glasses stood up and takes a deep breath, before speaking. "Please! We must sit down! Our teacher could be here any minute! If he or she found us like this fooling around, we would surely be punished! That is a serious violation of school rules, and on day one no less!" As he spoke, his arms performed odd movements, a contrast to his rather stiff expression and body.
"What the fuck…?" Katsuki said under his breath, and yet the student immediately turned his attention to him.
"And you!" He pointed furiously at Katsuki "That sort of language has no room in a class such as this! Much less in U.A.!".
"...Fuck." Katsuki replied without missing a beat.
"Are you taunting me?!" And he immediately fell for the bait.
"Calm down, calm down, Iida." A girl with rather soft and round features said, with bobbed brown hair with two large strands on the sides of her face, perpetual pink blushes on her cheeks, and matching brown eyes, with notable eyelashes. She tried to calm the student, referring to him as Iida.
"But Uraraka! Today is a very important day. How are we supposed to be proud students of U.A. when we're among hoodlums and hooligans?! Especially when they dye their hair!" Iida said, rather bluntly & rudely.
"They're just having fun." The girl, named Uraraka, replied, rather awkwardly. "Maybe we should properly meet. I'm Ochaco Uraraka, nice to meet you." She introduced herself, stretching her hand out to Eijiro and Katsuki for a greeting.
Eijiro was the first to shake her hand, a rather strong but welcoming grip "My name's Eijiro Kirishima! Nice to meet'cha!"
"Hmph." Katsuki merely ignored her, much to her frustration.
"I suppose Uraraka has a point," Iida said, clearing his throat before speaking, or intending to, as Mina jumped in, loudly.
"Yo, what's this!" She said, barging in "You guys making friends already?".
"Well, I am, but not this guy," Eijiro sarcastically said, pointing his thumb at Katsuki, who looked over in response, obviously displeased.
"Please, let me speak!" Iida said, causing Mina to back off slightly "My name is Tenya Iida! It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance!".
"You're kinda weird dude, but I dig it." Eijiro said, blunt once more "The way you're honest with yourself is pretty manly! Honesty and diligence are manly as hell!".
"I agree! It is the epitome of masculinity to be well-educated and speak your mind about things the way you see it!" Iida said, almost brimming with pride "Though I do admit, I may have been too rude before, calling you hooligans and hoodlums. I did not think your hair looks like a stupid volcano erupting and then giving up midway.".
"You didn't even say that, but apology accepted I guess?". Eijiro was rather bewildered, lightly touching his hair in worry.
"Maybe we oughta meet the other students!" Mina said, excited to meet the other students "Yo, zombie, what's your name?" Mina shouted to the student nearest to her, an indigo colored, messy haired boy with incredibly baggy, dark purple eyes, and straight teeth, visible by his rather displeased expression, having been woken up from sleeping on his desk.
He grunted, turning to face Mina "Hitoshi Shinso. Nice to meet you." He replied casually.
"Uhm, hello!" A student introduced herself, one with soft features, but no actual visible features, as she was an invisible girl, only visible by the school uniform she wore "You guys seemed to be having fun! My name is Toru Hagakure!" The students couldn't tell why or how, but they felt as though she was incredibly attractive and couldn't help but feel smitten despite there being nothing but a floating school uniform in front of them.
"Heyo!" Another student introduced himself, one with blonde hair, and a lightning-esque black streak on his hair, brushed down and almost concealing his left eye, short and spiky but notably well-brushed "Name's Denki Kaminari. Hope we can get along.".
"I'm Hanta Sero!" A boy with a plain face, triangular grin and simply black hair and matching black eyes introduced himself as well.
"Man, everyone's friendly here." Eijiro noted, looking back at Katsuki "You oughta try and gel with everyone too, man, heroics involves alotta teamwork you know." He said to him, who simply scoffed him off.
"You can't be the best by relying on people all the time. You need to be strong enough to handle things yourself!" Katsuki replied, flashing an arrogant grin on his face.
"Preposterous!" Iida exclaimed "Heroism isn't about being a solo act! It is about a combined effort of humanity who desire to do good for the sake of others! My brother, Tensei Iida, became a Hero representing the Iida Family, a fine Hero, one of the best, but even he still works with other heroes when the chips are down!" He rambled, going on a rather lengthy tangent.
"Heh, you can't just rely on others all the time!" Katsuki replied "You're just limited yourself, you can't go all out when there's other heroes on your ass!".
"How dare you!" Iida shot back, getting progressively more upset "I'll have you know I'd be happy to have any man or woman on my ass!" The other students tried holding back their laughter, as Iida looked on unaware of why they suddenly began giggling and covering their mouths.
Suddenly and without warning, the door of the classroom collapsed into rubble and dust, which gathered into a rather thick cloud, catching all the students' attention. A howling, shambling man entered the room, his eyes blank, wearing incredibly plain, black clothing. He turned his sight to the students, most of them feeling a terrible shiver down their spine when meeting eye to eye with the mysterious pale man. Of note was Katsuki, who looked frightened but was gritting his teeth to try and look tough himself.
"Class...1-A..." The pale man howled, out of breath and weak, but the students perceived it as a terrible omen, causing all the rowdy students standing up to immediately run back to their seats without making further noises. "Is this...Class...1-A…?" This time, the pale man asked the students.
Iida quickly stood up, his body vibrating like mad from sheer fear "It is indeed, Class 1-A! May I ask, who are you?!" He was on high alert, trying to disguise his fear, despite it being obvious by his body that even denting the marble floor he stood on from his vibrating.
"Ah." The pale man suddenly regained color in his eyes, his dead white hair puffing up and no longer looking like a ghost girl crawling out of a TV "I finally made it!" The man, Tenko Shimura, regained his energy, standing behind the teacher's desk "This school is a nightmare to navigate. I obtained a map from Ectoplasm but still got lost." The mood and tension changed just as fast as Tenko's shambling, pale man state did.
"Uhm, sensei…?" A mature looking girl raised her hand, with a striking large & spiky ponytail, and a strand of hair on the right side of her face, and matching black eyes, to which Tenko looked at in return "My name is Momo Yaoyorozu, pleasure to meet you. I hope this isn't rude, but… were you late because you got lost trying to find this class?".
The scene went quiet, as Tenko remained standing, facing these students who looked at him in anticipation for his reply. Tenko looked over at the classroom clock, one could almost hear creaking, rusty gears turning as he did, seeing he was late a total of 15 minutes and 12 seconds. A total of 12 seconds late, calling into action the coveted "if the teacher isn't here in 15 minutes we're allowed to leave" rule.
"No." He bluntly replied.
"He's lying…" Nearly the entire class thought to themselves, seeing through his lie.
"In fact, this was a test," Tenko continued to lie "This was an elaborate test to see which of you will try to leave due to my absence. Congratulations, you all passed." The sheer gusto and audacity of Tenko attempting to pass this off as purposeful left most of the students flabbergasted and hopeless for their future Hero careers.
"Ah, I see!" Iida stood up, uproarious. "This was to see which of us have the conviction and patience to remain in a dangerous area with victims of disasters, until backup and doctors arrive to save them! That way we can learn the value of holding our ground and never abandoning not only the victims, but also our ideals, remembering why we became heroes in the first place!" The class went quiet again after Iida's epiphany, everyone including Tenko staring at him bewildered.
"...Yes. That's correct," Tenko lied again.
"Sensei?" One of the students raised their rather large hand, a girl with long dark green hair reaching down to her waist, tied into a bow at the bottom, with wide oval shaped eyes and a rather frog-like appearance, primarily her mouth. Tenko nodded to her, allowing her to speak, to which she placed a finger on her chin, having a rather vacant stare. "Are you a Pro Hero?" She asked.
"Ah, excellent question...uhh…".
"Tsuyu Asui." The frog girl replied, noticing Tenko had no idea who anyone was.
"Thank you, Tsuyu-chan." Tenko said, giving a kind smile to the girl, a rather surprising contrast to his introduction "Yes, I am in fact a Pro Hero. Though I don't really have much media presence. I had a Hero name during my school years, but I haven't really used it, so you can call me whatever." He answered Tsuyu, and by extension the entire class.
"Well, before we can really start, class…" Tenko continued speaking, trying to quickly move on as far as he could from the topic of being late on his first day teaching "I think a round call is in order, so I can meet you all proper.".
Tenko scratched his neck, looking over at a list of student names, and he began to call out every student by name, who each stood up when their name came up, giving a small introduction, and a brief description of their Quirk. He got a brief of each student's personality by how they introduced themselves, either by being boastful, bombastic, or reserved and shy.
Eventually, he reached the final student, the one that was listed at the very bottom of this strangely non-alphabetically organized list, that didn't even go through the seats or in any particular order, causing him to end up on this particular student by pure coincidence.
"Katsuki Bakugo?" Tenko called out, as Katsuki raised his arm.
"Present.".
"...Well, aren't you gonna introduce yourself?" Tenko asked, though when a teacher asks such a question, the answer is so obvious it may as well be an order.
"No need, everyone will know my name before the end of the first month!" Katsuki arrogantly declared, much to Tenko's bemusement.
"That sounds familiar…".
"Everyone here is to be Heroes, but I'm not here to just do that, I'm here to be the best!" He continued, light sparks flying off his palm as he leaned back against his chair, balancing it on its hind legs. "All of you chumps may as well quit since I'm the only one guaranteed to graduate!"
"You really don't have a filter, do you?" Eijiro lamented to himself.
"Wait a minute…" Tenko squinted his eyes, staring at Katsuki, but before either noticed, the two were face to face, catching Katsuki off-guard by his teacher's eyes being so close to his own. Tenko's body immediately cocked back, reaching a eureka. "Ah! You're that blonde boy I saved during summer!" He exclaimed.
"Huh…? Wait…" Katsuki jumped out of his chair, shocked when he realized who Tenko was "You're that Pro Hero who saved me?!"
"That's what I just said." Tenko replied "You made it in the end! That's fantastic, kid!" The teacher said, genuinely in joy for the boy, walking back to his desk. "Oh, this is a great coincidence! I'm happy I can be the one to kick your ass and take your ego down," he bluntly stated.
"Wait, now I know why you're familiar!" Sero said "You're that kid from the sludge accident a few months back, you got hurt pretty bad, didn't you?".
"You shut up! Who told you that, I'll kill you?!" Predictably, Katsuki reacted very negatively to that incident being brought up.
"Do you seriously not know how to phrase questions, dude…?" Sero was dumbfounded at Katsuki's butchering of proper grammar.
"Alright, alright, settle down." Tenko began organizing his papers, demanding order in the class "You can pester Bakugo about that sludge incident later, or me, I was there." He coughed to clear his throat "Right, so…" He looked over his papers, realizing the horrible reality that he didn't prepare very well for this first lesson, since all he wrote down on his papers was "future me will come up with something". This causes him to go eerily quiet once again, trying to come up with something, all while cursing his past self, who decided to binge watch his favorite TV shows with his sister instead of actually doing work.
Without warning, however, All Might, in all his muscle bound glory and wearing a teacher's suit and tie uniform, burst into the room. "Hello, students!" Tenko could only be grateful for All Might's perfect timing. "Don't worry, I am here!" He performed a majestic twirl, his arm ending around Tenko's neck, drawing him closer for a whisper. "Don't worry, Tenko, I figured day one would be hard, just play along.".
"Holy shit, it's All Might!" Eijiro bursted from his seat in sheer excitement. "You really are teaching here?!"
"Haha, that's right, young Kirishima!"
Eijiro gasped "He knows my name…!"
"He knows all our names, dumbass! He's a teacher, that's his job!" Katsuki said, immediately trying to ruin it for Eijiro.
"I visited all the other classes of the school to greet the aspiring heroes and big dreamers!" All Might exclaimed, giving a thumbs up "And yours is the last! I'm glad to see you all energetic and raring to go!" Despite saying that, All Might felt a rather cold glare coming from the white and red half and half haired boy named Shoto Todoroki, who sat in the far back seat, a cold sweat running down his cheek, getting an idea of why he would. "W-...Well! Shimura! You didn't forget that for the first day, you should take the kids outside and see their Quirks in action, yes?!".
"...Ah!" It took a second for Tenko to realize what All Might was doing "Yes, that's right! Alright, kids, let's go outside!".
"And don't forget the gym uniforms!".
"And the gym uniforms, let's go!".
"He didn't plan anything today…" A good deal of the students saw right through this ruse, being unimpressed but unassuming as they simply did as they were told.
Following that, Tenko took the class through several exercises, testing out the limits of their Quirks and their general capabilities. They were allowed to freely use their Quirks during said exercises if it were to help them, but otherwise, they would have to rely on their physical output. From mundane tasks such as push ups, to marathons, grip strength and a ball throw, ending with something as incredibly mundane as a pop quiz hosted by Tenko, who showcased quite an impressive encyclopedic knowledge of Heroes and their history.
Among these students, the ones who excelled in almost all of them were Katsuki Bakugo, Shoto Todoroki, Fumikage Tokoyami, Tenya Iida and Rikido Sato, either with or without their Quirks, while among those with the lowest scores, the most stand out failure was Hitoshi Shinso, who's Quirk, Brainwash, had little applicability in physical exercise, and he himself lacked much physical fitness.
"Alright, kids, I think that will do for now," Tenko said, stretching his arms, looking back at the exhausted class "Good work! I think I have a pretty good understanding of your abilities and skills!"
"Shut up, you pale man bastard!" Katsuki exploded among his exhausted colleagues, erupting with energy powered by pure rage. "This was all a waste of time! This is our first day and you didn't even know what to do! You expect me to just sit and accept that, huh?!".
"Don't say that, Bakugo!" Iida also rose up from the pile of panting students "I believe in Shimura-sensei's teachings! A Pro Hero definitely knows his way about these things! This is merely the beginning!".
"Iida…! I can't tell if you're a kiss-ass or you're actually this dumb, but I love you!" Tenko thought to himself, appreciating that there was someone as loud and energetic as Katsuki on his side. He scratched his neck before speaking again "Well, we have time until next class starts, why not take a break?" He suggested, as the students simply gave a sigh of relief "I need to take my allergy meds and moisturizer. You kids have lunch and rest. It might be the first day, but Heroes should be ready for whatever hits them, because villains and those with ill intent won't be so kind as to wait for you to mature fast."
"That was actually good…" Some students thought to themselves, feeling that Tenko gave a genuine statement.
Hours later, following two lessons from the 18+ Hero Midnight on Modern Hero Art History, followed by Ectoplasm giving a surprisingly mundane mathematics class, and finally the even more mundane English lesson by Present Mic, the morning classes were wrapped up.. It was surprisingly school like.
During lunch break, the students of Class 1-A gathered in the cafeteria, sitting among themselves, though some distance themselves from others, such as Shoto, who took it upon himself to eat in an empty bench, while others such as Minoru Mineta, a strange looking and absurdly short student with a design that seemed contrasting against everyone else's, was demoted to the very edge of the table, away from all the girls. Katsuki, on his part, tried avoiding the rest of the class, but had them as next door neighbors, with Eijiro and Mina joining his table without his permission.
"Man, for a school about heroics, we sure learn a lot of boring regular school stuff…" Denki commented, sighing, as he thought he was free of having to learn more numbers after entering the Hero Department in U.A.
"Don't be stupid, Kaminari, we still need to understand things such as different languages and better analysis through these lessons." Kyoka Jiro replied to him "Plus, if the Hero business doesn't work, at least we won't come out of it completely stupid." Kaminari simply sighed in resignation, not wanting to admit that Kyoka had a point.
"But, man, Heroes really are something. The kind of things people like Midnight can get away with…" Kaminari said, changing the topic.
"You know they changed the laws as a direct result of her initial costume." Momo commented, having a soft, smiling look on her face "She has a point, cloth can restrict and get in the way of some Quirks, such as my Creation Quirk. I hope I could learn something from her, such as design tips for my costume." The other students could only wonder if Momo was aware of what BDSM was, the obvious main theme of Midnight's costume, and the heavy sexual implications of it, but couldn't bring themselves to actually say anything, feeling bad if they ruined it for her.
"Speaking of, we're gonna get costumes, right?" Hanta Sero interjected "You guys think we can ask for cool designs?".
"I'm sure they will allow us to make our desired looks, but within reason." Iida replied, keeping his volume and excitement down due to being in the cafeteria "We should all strive to make ourselves presentable and appropriately heroic, a Hero's image is important to keep us recognizable, even our silhouette matters!"
"Huh, costumes. You got any ideas for them, Bakugo?" Eijiro asked Katsuki, who was furiously chomping down on his meal.
"I'm getting ideas! But whatever it is, it'll definitely look better than whatever you jobbers make!" Katsuki sneered back at his classmates sitting behind him.
"Oh yeah? You sound like you've been making plans already!" Hanta replied, to which Katsuki tossed him a notebook of his.
"Bask in it, tapeman! I've been making plans before you kids hit puberty!" He proudly exclaimed, as Hanta and other students looked through said notebooks, seeing a surprising amount of well-drawn costume designs and ideas, with dates written on each new project, going back as ten years, with the art gradually getting better as time went on "My design aesthetics are already at their peaks! I just need a few more tweaks and I-...!".
"What's with the ladies?" Hanta commented, to which Katsuki, who forgot costumes weren't the only thing he drew down on his notebook, quickly swiped the notebook away from his hand, now notably red faced and standing on his table seat.
"That's none of your business! You gotta learn the basic anatomy of men and women if you wanna know how to properly draw and design costumes!" Katsuki shot back at Hanta, though he clearly was acting too defensive.
"I'm sure those extra details for female anatomy are incredibly important…" Hanta sarcastically replied.
"You…!"
"Get down from that seat, Katsuki Bakugo!" Iida rose from his seat, performing odd arm movements once again, chopping the hair in various positions and angles. "It is disrespectful to fellow students and school faculty staff for you to dirty your seat with your shoes!".
"Shut up, four eyes! You're not even the class rep!" Katsuki angrily replied back in his usual way.
"How dare you! I'll have you know, being class rep does not mean one's pride and power gets to his head! I'm sure when we chose our class rep, it will be a democratic agreement amongst ourselves via votes!" Iida said.
"Can you be quiet…?" From the distant seats, the quiet Shinso finally spoke, staring blankly at the two arguing students "Lunch time is a good time for rest and getting your energy back with the food. You're ruining it.".
"What did you say?! You're too damn qui-...!" Katsuki suddenly froze up, his expression becoming dazed and standing still.
"Sit," Shinso said, as Katsuki did as ordered, now under his Brainwashing Quirk's effect, snapping his fingers to release him.
"What the-...?!" Katsuki's consciousness returned, finding himself seated, and staring back at Shinso "Ah, I forgot, you got that brainwashing Quirk!" He commented. "That power…" Shinso had heard it all before, although the students already became aware of his Quirk from his brief introduction during class, he knew he was gonna get the typical comments about how ill-fitting such a Quirk is for a hero, being better suited for a villain who could do all sorts of horrible things with such a simple yet powerful ability.
"It's good."
Which came more as a surprise when Katsuki didn't do so. "I'm gonna find a way to counter that, and then I'll show you which of us will be the better Hero!" Instead, he gave him a declaration for a challenge, and from a certain point of view, a rivalry. "It's useful, so don't let it go to waste on you, you eyebag bastard."
"Hmph." Shinso simply scoffed, going back to his meal, as everyone piped down and continued eating.
The first day eventually came to an end, as everyone went back home, some students walked home together, due to being friends or because their homes were in the same way, chatting and keeping each other company as they did. Katsuki himself was followed by Eijiro and Mina, who stuck around him as he walked back.
"Why are you following me? Our houses aren't even in the same neighborhood," Katsuki said to the two. "And why the hell are YOU following me?!" He exclaimed, pointing at Tenya Iida, Ochaco Uraraka and Hitoshi Shinso who were also walking amongst them, like a small clique.
"I am merely accompanying you by pure coincidence!" Tenya replied in his usual fashion "This was not pre-ordained whatsoever!"
"I'm following Iida," Ochaco bluntly replied.
"I'm heading over to the store to get some stuff, it's in the same way," Hitoshi answered last "If you guys want, I got spare change. I can get you some drinks, I hear they got that new Cherry Blossom Kamui Woods sponsor drink."
"No!" Katsuki replied almost immediately, but before he realized it, somehow ended up doing it anyway, as Hitoshi graciously bought everyone a drink and an ice cream sponsor with Midnight called "Midnight Tights", which sounded and looked as racy as Midnight herself. Tenya tried to humbly reject Hitoshi paying for him, saying he will do so himself, but eventually gave in, due to realizing it would be rude and disgraceful as a Hero to say no to the selfless kindness of others.
"Why did I join you?!" Katsuki commented, already biting off the top of his ice cream pop, immediately regretting it as the cold shock struck both his teeth to its roots and his brain "AAAGHHH….!"
"Don't ask me, you're the one who joined us after saying no." Hitoshi replied, lightly licking his own ice pop.
Eijiro, on the other hand, immediately chomped half the ice cream pop clean off with his sharp fangs, munching it as one would any other food, chewing before swallowing, not even shaken up by the sheer cold of it, shocking the other students, Katsuki in particular. "What? I trained a lot, so I got used to chowing down on ice to cool off.".
"Are you saying you're better than me, bastard?! I'll kill you!" Katsuki exclaimed, taking this as a challenge and immediately chomping on the rest of his ice pop in mere seconds, quickly writhing on the ground as a result, rolling side to the side on his back.
"Who even said…" Eijiro was simply taken aback by Katsuki's headstrong attitude and volatile nature towards anyone who had even implications of being better at something than him.
"Screw you… I finished that ice cream pop… I finished those Midnight Tights in 5.3 seconds, beat that, Kirishima!" Katsuki loudly proclaimed, shocking Eijiro as he finally referred to him by name again. "God, I'm gonna fucking vomit…" He said, still feeling the consequences of his actions.
"Shinso! Your kindness is truly befitting of a Hero! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!" Tenya said to Hitoshi, as he took a single lick from the ice cream pop, immediately rolling on the ground from brain freeze near Katsuki.
"Are you that weak, bastard?!" Katsuki angrily said to Tenya.
"Don't mention. Felt I may as well try to get along with some of you." Shinso said, sipping on his drink.
"It's pretty amazing you made into the Hero Department." Ochaco commented, munching lightly on her ice cream "Those robots are probably immune to your Quirk, aren't they?" She deduced, and was right.
"I only managed to scrape by because I pushed someone out of the way when that big robot came. Nearly got crushed by it myself as a result." Shinso replied "Apparently there's a hidden point system called Rescue Point, used to calculate the heroics of an individual, and not just their combat ability. Though if you ask me, that entire entrance exam is too favorable towards flashy Quirks like Bakugo's."
"Now that you mention it, I did hear about it from my projection message from All Might." Ochaco recalled.
"Yes, and it's only through that I accumulated enough Rescue Points to pass. Otherwise, I would have been taken to Gen Ed, which was the other course I aimed for if this didn't work. Apparently they keep this hidden to judge someone's genuine heroism." Shinso finished, both his sentence and his drink "Well, I'm gonna head home. I'll see you guys tomorrow."
"Thank you once again, Shinso!" Tenya immediately rose back, though his body shivered furiously as he did. "I hope we can become great Heroes together.".
"Well...I won't hold my breath." Hitoshi replied, giving a goodbye gesture as he left.
"What a nice fella." Mina said, casually slurping her drink down.
"Bit rough, but yeah, I like him! Pretty manly!" Eijiro commented as well.
Katsuki suddenly broke back onto the scene from within the store, carrying an armful of ice cream pops "I'll show all you bastards!" He loudly declared, as he made his intention clear, and Eijiro was the only one who tried stopping him.
Back on campus grounds, Tenko was panting, brushing sweat off his brow after his first day "That was almost a catastrophe… I should make proper notes and speak with Principal Nezu later…" He noted to himself, scratching his neck as he did. He then felt a vibration on his hip, pulling out his phone, seeing a message from his older sister, Hana, requesting he bring some groceries back on the way. "I guess I should take my stuff from the teacher's lounge before leaving.".
Everyone else was already gone, the only people left were the Principal finishing up some paperwork and business, and the cleaning faculty making everything ready for tomorrow. All the other teachers were already home or on their way, Tenko only stayed back because he was still unfamiliar with the layout of the school, embarrassingly getting lost and forgetting his bag in the teacher's lounge.
He finally reached the door to the room, though Tenko was briefly taken aback by the lights being on and the door being unlocked, judging by the fact the knob turned and the door opened. Someone must have forgotten to do both, so he figured he may as well do so.
However, when Tenko entered the teacher's lounge, he was met with the Modern Hero Art History Teacher, Nemuri Kayama, also known as Midnight, and the popular Giantess Heroine, Yu Takeyama, also known as Mount Lady, in an intimate kissing session, before the two turned to meet face to face with the young man.
The three simply looked at one another in silence, only the buzzing of a stray fly being heard. The two women looked stunned, before their faces became red, the situation dawning in on them soon enough.
"Don't mind me, I'm just here to get my bag," Tenko said, trying to ease the situation a little and to be the first to break the ice.
"Wait a minute this isn't what it looks like!" Mount Lady bursted out loudly almost immediately, trying to explain the situation. "Nemu-chan… I mean Nemuri… I mean Midnight was just helping me out!" she poorly tried to disguise her pet names for Midnight and explain the situation.
"That's right!" Midnight was more composed in comparison to Mount Lady, adjusting her domino mask, though still red faced and obviously flustered about being discovered. "My cute Yu…!" She immediately smashed her head on a nearby desk upon letting slip her own pet name for Mount Lady, before rising back up, trying to act as if nothing odd just happened. "I mean...Mount Lady here simply came to me seeking assistance because she had some tuna stuck in her teeth.".
"That's right!" Mount Lady concurred, before turning back to Midnight upon realizing what she was saying. "Wait, what? I hate tuna, you know this."
"That's right! The idiot ate a sandwich she bought from a convenience store! Not realizing it was a tuna sandwich! Thus she had tuna stuck in her teeth and came to me, a trusted Heroine, to save her! And so, I tried pulling out the tuna with my tongue!" Midnight explained with such a serious tone, as if this was a desperate situation of life and death, causing Mount Lady to simply cover her face in embarrassment.
"That's kinda gross," Tenko could only muster that after witnessing the two women try to cover up what's going on. "If you really don't want anyone to know about this, I can keep it a secret. I'm young, but I'm not into gossip." He said to the two, realizing this was probably meant to be kept a secret.
"What could you be talking about?!" Midnight said, still trying to keep up the ruse. "We regularly help each other with food caught in our teeth with our tongues, there's nothing weird about that! All women and men do this with their friends, regardless of sexuality and gender!".
"Please, stop, oh my god," Mount Lady muttered out, being even further embarrassed by what Midnight's saying.
"You're really terrible at this. Don't you go on interviews a lot?" Tenko said "Listen, I really don't care if you two are dating or whatever, just be careful next time. I won't tell anyone, honest. I mean, I guess it would be pretty harsh if you guys got judged for that."
"Huh? You think that's why we keep it a secret?" Mount Lady pulled her face out of her hands, looking at Tenko. "We don't really care if people know we're bi or dating because we're bi," she explained. "Do you know how much the media hounds Heroes, especially couples? They kept doing that when rumors of me and Kamui Woods dating came out! They still bring it up in interviews!" Mount Lady said, lamenting at the struggles of being a popular heroine. "This is the curse I have to bear, being so gorgeous and popular. People simply want to see more of me and know more."
"I guess I can understand wanting to avoid the paparazzi…" Tenko replied. He himself avoided the media for somewhat similar reasons, mostly his dislike for interviews and so many reports being so in his face and asking often personal questions.
"That's right. We would be bothered to no end," Mount Lady sighed, resting her arms on her hips "But, if you say you'll keep it a secret, I'll trust you. All Might says that you're Aizawa's replacement."
"That's right! You better keep it a secret that Mount Lady entered U.A. without an authorization ID! Where could she have possibly gotten one in the first place?!" Midnight still tried covering up the situation. "Certainly it wasn't through me, who simply wanted to see her!"
"How did you two keep this secret up for so long…?".
A few hours later, Tenko finally left campus grounds, taking his bag with him.,the entire situation in the back of his mind. Eventually, the two women, Midnight especially, admitted to being in a relationship for a few months now, since they couldn't really come up with anything convincing to sway Tenko to believe they weren't, and so he became one of their secret keepers, alongside Kamui Woods, Mount Lady's ex, who fully supported Yu moving on to someone else, while he himself was taking a break from relationships for a while.
He eventually reached the apartment complex he was living in with his mother and sister, entering the door with his key, and being immediately greeted by their pet corgi, Montsu, the successor to Mon-chan. "Hey there, girl!" Tenko happily picked up the dog, petting it on her head, closing the door behind him and making sure to lock it "Everyone, I'm home!".
The apartment was simple, it had all the necessities they needed to live. A kitchen, bathroom and living room, as well as two bedrooms, one where Hana and his mother, Nao, slept together, while he had a room for himself.
"Tenko!" Hana, his older sister, was the second person to greet him after Montsu "How was the first day of teaching?! What's your class like? Did you see All Might again?!"
"Calm down, calm down." Tenko chuckled, putting Montsu down "First take off these grocery bags off me and I'll tell you and mom everything." Hana did as he said, as Tenko sat down in the living room, where his mother was already sitting, watching TV.
"Tenko… how are you doing, dear?" Nao, his mother, asked him, smiling warmly as she did.
"I'm doing good. First day was a bit stressful, but I think I can handle it," Tenko replied, and soon, Hana returned as well, sitting down on a chair as Montsu leaped onto her lap "The students are mostly good kids. Mostly. There's this one kid I saved once, and it looks like he didn't really change much from when we met…" Tenko said, obviously referring to Katsuki Bakugo.
"Well, at the very least, it won't be boring, will it?" Nao giggled to herself "But I'm glad. You seem happier today."
"I do?"
"You've been smiling since morning, dummy!" Hana commented "This morning and when you came back! It's the most you've smiled in a while!"
"I guess I didn't notice…" Tenko awkwardly chuckled "Say… Kotaro hasn't called today, has he?" The mood suddenly came down with Tenko's question about his father.
"He hasn't, no." Nao replied.
"Good." He got out of his seat "I need to get things ready for tomorrow. I'll tell you guys all about my work later." With that, Tenko left to his room, closing the door behind him. It may have been a bad time to bring up his father, but Tenko still couldn't forgive him, and wanted him nowhere near his mother and sister. Especially recently, where he seemed to get more desperate and pushy on trying to have them come back home, or at least visit him, which Tenko always rejected, both for him and the girls.
"I wish you would drop dead already, old man," Tenko muttered to himself, sitting down on his desk, sighing, rubbing his eyes. His allergies have calmed down for the rest of the day, so touching his face lacked any negative effects for a while. He looked over at a picture on his desk, one that was always in this room, of a mother and her son. It was here when Tenko moved in with his sister and mother, which means they're apparently the previous owners. The landlord didn't tell them what happened to them, but Tenko couldn't bring himself to throw it away all the same. It gave him flashbacks to when he was a child, with his mother.
"I still don't know who you are, kid, but I hope you're alright." With that, Tenko opened his notes, looking over things All Might suggested for him to make the rest of the year and teaching easier for himself, determined to do a good job as a teacher for the sake of the next generation of Heroes.
Near the end of the day, Tenko and his family went to sleep, and so did many other students, including his, preparing themselves for the next day.
However, while they slept, others were still awake, for one reason or another, and one such "others" were the League of Villains in their hideout of a plain and very underperforming bar with average to great drinks but excellent prices. But inside this bar, deeper in the lower floors of this building, the one that had a mysterious land owner who used it solely for the bar within it, leaving the other floors for whatever he pleased. One such floor was Tomura Shigaraki's sleeping quarters. An entire floor, empty and hollowed out, the only thing left being the pillars holding it together, with only the basics for the boy, a bed, a desk with a computer, internet connection, and a bathroom, while the rest of the floor was decorated with workout and exercise equipment so that Tomura's physique never dwindles.
"Never fear!" A recording played on the computer screen, the debut of All Might, saving people during a disaster, as the Firemen and other Pro Heroes struggled, but the arrival of this one Hero and his bright smile changed this situation from hopeless to saved in mere minutes "For I! Am here!" He declared, his catchphrase that allowed those in need that they are saved, while giving the villains a warning that their reign is over.
Tomura sat and stared at the video, his expression blank, and his eyes unblinking, from start to finish, as it ended and autoplayed into an interview with the man himself. One of the many he gave.
"Tomura," Kurogiri called out to the freckled boy. "Sensei requested I ask you about the debut." He asked, relaying the message from the mysterious sensei.
"Soon, I just need a few more details. I need to find the right moment to strike." Tomura said, not even turning to face his guardian "All Might became a teacher at U.A., learning under him must be amazing." He commented, drifting off to a completely new topic "Do you think I could have gotten into U.A., Kurogiri?".
"No," he bluntly replied. "A Quirkless boy cannot enter U.A., much less become a Hero."
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Tomura didn't seem bothered by the harsh truth anymore, not as much as when he was a child, having gotten a newfound goal to become a villain instead. "All Might really is amazing though. He's the only one who could ever stand toe to toe against Sensei, and win." He said, sounding more like a child fan talking about an idol, rather than a conspiring villain "It's frustrating." His smile twisted to a frown, and his wide-eyed gaze turned to a half-hearted glare. "No one knows it even happened."
"You know Sensei's identity is secretive for a reason," Kurogiri said, noting how the great battle between All Might and All for One was such a world-changing event, a battle between the pinnacle of heroism, and All for One, the very abyss of villainy, clashing and changing the landscape, giving their all. The end result being the crippling of both, nearly ending both their careers. For All Might, it was his organs and a scar, limiting his power ever since, and for All for One, it was his face, his eyes and nostrils, forcing him to be hooked to several machinery and IVs, supplied by a kindly doctor, in order to stay alive.
"I will let the world know," Tomura said, as the video playlist ended, the screen turning black, leaving the boy to stare at a reflection of his face "With my debut, I'll make my presence known, and after getting the right men and women, I will end All Might."
"A bit more," he said. "Just a bit more, Kurogiri. I can feel it."
"What do you feel, Tomura Shigaraki?" Kurogiri asked.
Tomura stood up, clutched his arm, staring at the scars and bandages on his hand "I feel the menacing." He took a deep breath, tears running down his eyes and cheeks as he struggled to let out the right words "I feel every thump and tremor the Heroes who patrol these streets do. I can hear the screams of civilians who never recieve help. The villains who perform these actions." He began monologuing, and the tears followed suit "The sounds have become a part of life for me, but still, I can't get used to them no matter how much I lie."
"What do you feel, truly, Tomura Shigaraki?" Kurogiri egged him on, wanting his true feelings.
"Not even real villains remain anymore." Tomura avoided the question. "They just want to accomplish selfish acts. They deserve the branding of villains." A venomous tinge in his tone became clear, as he turned to face Kurogiri, a great distance between them due to his "room" being an entire building floor "A villain should be someone who forces change on an unassuming world, right? Back in the day, it was called the revolutionary movement. The acts of vandalism and self-interest they commit under that name make them worthless garbage, no different than terrorists or thieves."
"What do you feel, in the deepest recesses of your soul, Tomura Shigaraki?" Kurogiri asked once more, this time walking closer towards Tomura.
"A Hero is a selfless man who saves others and fights Villains for no one but the people. A Villain is someone who acts due to consequences of the world working against him and inspiring or forcing change to the order of the world!" Tomura's rant became more deranged, as his expression twisted into a bizarre mixture of stress, nervousness and fear, but also a forced smile and wide eyes "I will show them a real villain, I will force a change, and from it, create a real hero onto this world! Someone like Stain just needs direction, and someone like All Might needs a goal!" He continued, staring back at a small photo on his desk, a torn picture of him and a blonde boy as children "I'll make a new Hero who'll challenge me in every way. I'll make Ka-...".
"Tomura Shigaraki." Kurogiri stopped, now face to face with Tomura, standing tall over him, staring at the boy who was slowly losing his grip on things as he devolved further and further into his ideals. "What do you feel?"
Tomura shivered. The tears didn't stop, and neither did his shaking hands as he gripped tighter on his body, his upper body collapsing like one would when suffering a stomach ache, staring at the floor, his pupils dilating. As he tried forcing the words out, the right words that Kurogiri - no - his sensei wanted to hear, the correct answer, something that for ten years he could not answer.
"I feel sick.".
And he couldn't give the right answer still.