Chapter 2: What a hero is.
"You're quite the trouble magnet aren't you young Midoryia," All Might said with a forced chuckle reading through a document brought to him by his receptionist. Izuku let out an embarrassed chuckle scratching the back of his head with his free hand while the other one was wrapped around Eri who was hiding her face in his neck, scared of the giant of a man. He spared a look to Mina who was just staring in awe at the number one hero, a look she'd had since he'd informed All Might about the situation and he'd had them come in moving the conversation to his office. "First the slime villain and now this," he sat the paper down his face becoming serious as he looked between Mina and Izuku "While I commend you for rescuing someone in need, I feel I should remind you that what you did was technically vigilantism….something that I'm sure you know would hamper your ability to enter a hero school such as UA if it was found out," he looked to Eri his look softening before sighing "However that is not the main problem...the bird masked man that you mentioned matches the description of a prominent member of the Yakuza that is currently under surveillance after rumor of a takeover," Izuku and Mina shared shocked looks before looking to Eri.
"Why would the Yakuza be after Eri she's just a kid!" Mina shouted wincing when Eri flinched, "Sorry," she muttered looking down at her hands that were clenched into fists, shaking. Looking to Mina then to Eri Izuku turned his attention to All Might.
"What do we do?" Izuku asked pulling Eri close. All Might seemed to be caught off by the question before smiling and letting out a laugh.
"'We' do nothing young Midoryia, I will notify the proper authorities," he looked to Mina and Izuku before nodding to himself, "While I understand taking young Eri somewhere to discuss your situation before coming here, by being seen with her you have put yourselves and your families in great danger," Izuku's eyes widened as he reached for his phone before being stopped by All Might "Do not fear, I have already had a friend in the police department send some officers to look after your families till this Yakuza group have been taken care of," Izuku deflated in relief before opening his eyes and looking to All Might.
"What about Eri?" Izuku asked feeling her grab his tighter as if he were about to disappear, "What will happen to her?" the concern in his voice was audible. All Might paused taking a moment to look him in the eyes seeing nothing but determination in them before sighing.
"She will have to be taken to the hospital, to make sure any injuries are cared for…after that she'll need to have a home found for her," Izuku winced at Eri's grip tightened around his neck. Reaching his hand up to calm her down he could feel her shaking.
"What if my mom wanted to take her in," Izuku asked, making All Might's eyes widen at the suggestion as Izuku tried to think of a way to help Eri. "I mean...I'm sure she'd be willing to let Eri stay with us," Izuku tried to think of a way to keep Eri safe and happy.
"Why," Eri said pulling away from him, tears streaming down her face dropping down to the floor as she looked Izuku in the eyes, "why do you want to help a monster like me...a curse….why are you so kind to me " he could see pain and longing in her eyes, archer's memories of a girl much similar to Eri flashing through his mind.
Reaching his non-bandaged hand forward he placed it on the top of her head giving her a smile, eyes full of understanding beyond his years, "How could I ever hope to be a hero that saves everyone if I can't even save one little girl?" he moved a strand of her hair behind her single horn, "and no matter what that man said I will never abandon you," he said with a smile, Eri looking into his eyes for any sign of deceit only to find none, rushing forward and pulling Izuku in a tight hug. Their moment was interrupted by All Might as he cleared his throat holding a phone in his hand.
"There is currently a patrol car on its way to pick you up and take you to the hospital," All Might pause before looking to Mina, "if you wouldn't mind young Ashido could you take Eri here and wait in the lobby...there is something I wish to speak to young Midoriya about," giving Eri a nod, he watched as she grabbed Mina's hand and followed her out of the room, eyes wandering back to Izuku who gave her a smile as the door closed leaving Izuku and All Might alone. The room was briefly filled with steam as All Might dropped his muscled form becoming his true form.
"...I would like to aplog-" All Might started to say only to be cut off by Izuku.
"Don't…" Izuku said looking down at his bandaged arm. "I understand why you said what you did….someone without a quirk trying to be a hero is an impossible dream…. I get that now," Izuku clenched his bandaged fist ignoring the guilt on All Might's face.
"Yet now you have a quirk don't you," All Might said eyes still on the bandaged arm, before bringing his gaze to Izuku's face, "while it's not uncommon for someone's quirk to awaken under great stress...to do so later in life is unheard of," he looked back to the bandages "I tried to pay for the surgery as a means to amends, but the doctor had waved his fee," he had a thoughtful look on his face.
"Where are you going with this All Might?" Izuku asked, getting a small smile from the hero.
"You were more than willing to sacrifice yourself to save your friend from the slime villain," All Might said standing up and moving to look at the pictures on his wall," and even willing to risk getting arrested for breaking and entering and public quirk usage all for the sake of a little girl you'd just met," he turned to face Izuku with determination on his face, "why is that?"
Izuku looked at All Might with an eyebrow raised before letting out a sigh, "I don't know my legs just moved on their own," he said getting a grin from All Might who nodded his head.
"Exactly!" All Might exclaimed, "that is the heart of a hero...something that shows that you with every fiber of your being are willing to fight tooth and nail to save someone!" All Might's form shifted as he became buff once again, "so I ask you Izuku Midoriya will you become my successor?! Will you inherit my quirk!" Izuku stared at the number one hero, eyes wide.
"Uhhh what do you mean by inheriting your quirk?" Izuku asked as All Might dropped his buff form spitting out some blood.
"To be honest I wanted to offer this opportunity to you after the slime villain incident," All Might said sheepish rubbing the back of his neck "but I had a feeling you soundly want to see me….after all, it was my fault you almost lost your arm," he looked down before a small smile appeared on his face, "but after hearing your little tale of heroics today, I know that I've found a worthy successor of my power...someone to become the new beacon of hope,"
"You didn't really answer my question though," Izuku said, an embarrassed looking appearing on All Might's face as he let out a cough before nodding to Izuku.
"There have been many theories to what my quirk is, with the main one being some form of invincibility," he moved a hand over to the side of his chest, "but we both know that isn't true...my quirk was inherited from my teacher and she inherited from her teacher before her," Izuku's eyes widened at the implications, "it's a quirk that has been passed down eight times gaining strength with every user and passing their will onto the next," he looked to Izuku, "since my injury I have been looking for a successor to become the ninth inheritor of this power...and young Midoriya I do not doubt that it should be you," Izuku sank into the chair he was in, his thoughts going a mile per second.
"I admit that I was a little afraid to offer it to you after the slime incident since the quirk requires a vessel capable of harnessing the amount of power...and with your injury, there was the chance you could rip your arm apart," he looked to the arm again, "but from what you said about your quirk you should be able to use it if you reinforce your body enough to withstand the power," he paused looking Izuku over, "after some months of intense training that is," Izuku just stared at him before shaking his head to clear it.
"Can I think about it?" Izuku asked, "I mean I'm still learning about my abilities...I'd like to at least master my quirk before accepting yours...if that's okay," he said getting a laugh from All Might who retook his buff form.
"Of course young Midoriya...though if you're willing I'd like to help with your training, " All Might seemed to hesitate before nodding to himself "Not only to prepare you for my quirk if you should accept it...but as an apology for my harsh words," he raised a hand to stop Izuku from interrupting "Ever since my injury, you could say I was lost doing what had to be done without any thought, saving lives because it was my job as the symbol of peace and not for the simple act of saving someone… I forgot a promise I made to my teacher," a small smile formed on his face " a promise to keep being a hero she would be proud of...you reminded me of that promise young Midoriya and for that, I can only offer my thanks," he said, his sincerity showing in his voice. Looking to the clock he nodded to himself, "the officers should be here by now, we should join Eri and young Ashido," he said as they made their way out of the room pausing outside the door, "if I may ask, why do you still wear that bandage?" Izuku looked down at it before looking up to All Might giving him a slight smile.
"I guess to remind me that the worst day of my life turned out to be one of the best," he ran a hand down the cloth covering his arm, "if it wasn't for what happened I would never have become the person I am today," his mind flashed to Eri who he would probably have never met if he'd never met Mina training his magecraft and everything he had learned from Emiya a smile forming on his face, "Plus with my abilities, I can make it as strong as steel...eventually and protect it,"
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Izuku felt a small smile form on his face as he heard his mom fussing over Eri in the bath while he sat in their living room his attention being drawn to the television, his smile turning into a frown. It showed the top-down image of a part of the city covered in rubble and destruction, the news reporter looking hurried as someone off-screen handed her a stack of papers.
" From what we were able to gather what you are seeing, is the aftermath of a battle between what is believed to be the Eight Precepts of Death, a Yakuza group that has slowly been gaining traction," she paused looking over the papers in her hand nodding to herself, "Earlier this evening witnesses report seeing All Might and his former side-kick Sir Nighteye together for the first time in years. It is believed that with the district involved that Sir Nighteye was the one to notify the hero of the situation," she put the stacks down looking at the camera, "We have not yet heard from either's agency or the pros themselves...but we can only wonder why after years of separation they decided to join forces once again," she looked off-camera giving, someone, a nod, " We are still gathering information and trying to compile a list of how many injuries were caused in the struggle, and possible deaths….please stay tuned," Izuku switched the television off with a sigh, looking down at his bandaged arm.
"I understand how it feels to not be able to help people, but this was the best outcome we could have hoped for with how unready we are," Archer said his voice full of understanding. "We both felt the killing intent the bird-masked bastard...at your current level beating him would have required removing the shroud...and I don't think you would be able to withstand the influx of memories, let alone even the small amount of my soul that is in the arm," Izuku numbly nodded his head.
"I know...but I still feel like I should have done more," Izuku said clenching his hand into a fist thinking of the damage he'd seen. He was greeted with silence as he looked out the window at the night sky, sparing a look at his phone to see that Mina had texted him that she was done for the night. "That memory I had...you've been hiding some from me," Izuku said, breaking the silence, hearing Emiya sigh.
"While you've slowly been receiving my memories while you sleep, I've tried my best to keep some of the worst away," Emiya said his tone full of frustration, "but….it seems that I've failed," he sighed. Izuku closed both his eyes and let out a deep breath.
"I understand why you did it," Izuku flinching slightly as he remembered the white-haired girls fate distracting himself from it by trying to trace Emiya's swords only for attempt to be warped and distorted, "But, if another memory had triggered before I had hidden with Eri then…" he said leaving the obvious question out in the air.
"I know…. I won't be filtering them anymore," Emiya said with a huff, "just know that some of what you're going to see," he paused as Izuku tried another attempt only for it to shatter like glass, "is hell," his tone resolute underlined by a bitter sadness.
"...do you think it was wrong for me to think about accepting All Might's offer?" Izuku asked receiving a huff from Emiya, "I know you don't like him but, I do need training in responding to high-speed opponents...and somewhere to train my archery," he said tossing away another failed attempt that dissolved before it hit the ground smiling softly as he looked over the sofa, watching as Eri dressed in one of his All Might shirts eating some apple slices with a wide smile on her face.
"I will admit having the number one hero in your corner does help quite a bit...I don't want to think of the legal nightmare it would have been to have your mom to adopt Eri otherwise," Izuku let out a chuckle as he remembered the look on the faces of the city officials that All Might has spoken to about getting his mom custody of Eri. "I am also interested in the story of his quirk...is it similar to what you're going through with my arm I wonder," Izuku nodded before his attention was drawn to Eri who looked at him with eyes wide with excitement.
"I want to increase my training as well," he thought to Emiya receiving a grunt of acknowledgment before giving his full attention to an excited Eri who was listing off everything she'd done since coming into the apartment
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"Are you ready young Midoriya?" All Might asked as they stood inside UA's gym gamma. The room had numerous tennis balls cut to pieces along the floor and the walls and floors were covered in dents. Giving All Might a nod, the number one hero disappearing in a blur as Izuku was forced to quickly trace a blade, cleaving a tennis ball in two both half slamming into the wall behind him with enough force to dent it. Though he wasn't given a reprieve as he dismissed the blade and quickly traced another to cleave another ball in two, being forced to lean back, the whizz of a ball traveling at almost fifty miles per hour passing by his ear.
The next hour was spent with Izuku dodging and slicing while pushing his tracking abilities to their limits. The sound of an alarm from his phone brought their little training session to an end, with Izuku falling onto his back as he huffed for breath with All Might slowly making his way over to him, losing his buff form as he looked down at Izuku with a grin.
"You've improved quite a bit this past few months young Midoriya," the number one hero said offering him a hand up which he took pulling himself to his feet, "when we started, your stamina would give out at around thirty minutes, and that was with me not even trying!" He let out a laugh as Izuku walked over to his things, letting out a sigh as he drank some water before turning to look at All Might.
"And when we started you sent me flying a mile out at sea," he said watching All Might wince slightly at the reminder of his brief experience as a torpedo, "though I guess it had the benefit of moving our training to UA," he looked around the building with a smile, "just a few more hours and I'll be taking the entrance exam,"
"I am sure you will impress my boy," All Might said as they gathered their stuff, with Izuku checking his phone and letting out an exasperated sigh. "What is it young Izuku?" the number one hero asked as they made their way out of the gym, with Izuku sparing a glance at the campus before answering.
"I have to pick up some apples on my way back," he smiled as All Might gained a knowing look on his face, "apparently Eri has managed to eat all of them again, " he slid his phone into his pocket as All Might let out a chuckle.
"How is Eri adapting?" He asked, their walk to the back entrance of UA slowing as they talked, "Nighteye handled most of the evidence after the raid, so I can only guess what she's been through," Izuku nodded his head.
"She's improving...though there are a lot of nights I end up having a visitor that can't sleep," a fondness was prevalent in his tone, "and she thinks having red bandages to match mine would be...cool," he said receiving a questioning look from All Might, "Mina's been visiting quite often and Eri has picked up on a lot of the words she says," All Might nod in understanding as he'd visited the Midoriya household while using his true form, pretending to be a member of his agency named Toshinori Yagi who'd taken an interest in him after he'd rescued Eri. Their talk paused as they passed through the gate nodding to the security guard and making their way to All Might's car.
"Are you still going to hold off accepting One for All?" All Might asked as he drove through traffic. "While I do not doubt your abilities, I think you should reconsider, " he said, sparing a glance at Izuku before turning his attention back to the road.
"I'd prefer to completely master the abilities I have now, before accepting," Izuku said with a firm tone looking out the winder as cars passed by, "I know you want to pass it on and I am willing to become the ninth inheritor...but I want to feel ready when I accept it," he said getting a brief nod of understanding from All Might though there was some hesitation.
After a brief stop for the apples, they made their way to the Midoriya residence with Izuku lost in thought.
"I have to say I'm impressed with the rate of your improvement," Emiya said with a hint of pride, "though that doesn't mean I'm going to be letting you off easy once you get into UA," the humor in his tone was underlined by a seriousness.
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"You know I kind of expected for your friend to at least wake up early for today," Emiya said as Izuku stared at his phone with a sigh before sending Mina a message he'd meet her inside.
"Well she wouldn't be Mina if she didn't always surprise you somehow," he said with a chuckle taking a step forward, eyes widening as he tripped. Moving to catch himself only to feel a light tap on his back as he stopped in midair, hands on his shoulders. He felt weightless as he was moved back onto his feet and he felt his weight return, finding himself facing an auburn-haired girl with a smile on her face.
"Sorry about that," she said holding her hands together in front of her, "I know you're not supposed to use your quirk on people without asking, but I figured it would be bad luck to fall before the entrance exams," she played with her hands as Izuku smiled back.
"Thanks for the help," he said ignoring Emiya's laughter, "I'm Izuku Midoriya," he offered his hand which she took a small blush on her cheeks.
"Nice to meet you Midoriya I'm Ochaco Uraraka," she said her auburn eyes looking into his grey speckled green.
"Wow Izuku, making the moves on a girl before the entrance exam how bold," Izuku's eyes widened as Mina wrapped each of her arms around his and Uraraka necks pulling them into a group hug with a huge grin on her face, "I'm Mina Ashido...but you can just call me Mina," she looked at each of them with a grin as they both blushed, before pulling back with a giggle.
"I wasn't,"
"We weren't,"
They both tried to deny Mina's claim only to stop as they realized they were speaking at the same time. Mina laughed only for them to be pulled from the moment by a blue-haired examine with glasses.
"Hey, you three!" He said pointing at them from his spot in front of the doors, "This is no time for horsing around! We are about to participate in an exam that will solidify our future as heroes!" he said voice full of conviction as he started to ramble on about the responsibilities of being heroes and proper attitude to have before an exam. Mina and Izuku shared a short look before sighing with Izuku turning to Uraraka with an apologetic look.
"We should probably head inside," he looked to the other teen who was still speaking, "I don't think he's going to be done anytime soon," and with a nod from her they headed inside, unnoticed by the still speaking teen who had turned his attention to a short ball haired teen who'd been trying to flip another's skirt.
After signing in and getting their seating placements, they split up after wishing each other good luck with the exams but not before Mina told a still red-faced Uraraka that they should hang out after the exam leaving Izuku to pat her shoulder with sympathy knowing that Mina had set her sights on her.
After a couple of hours of exams, Izuku found himself and then other participants in a huge room seated next to his former childhood friend Bakugo. After the slime villain incident, he'd been ignoring Izuku only giving some glances at the bandaged covered arm before huffing and turning out his presence. Giving a glance to his former friend Izuku let out a sigh before turning his attention to the front of the room as the pro hero Present Mic took center stage as he started to explain the practical portion of the exam.
"So automated enemies...I wonder if that's the only part of the test," Emiya mused as Izuku studied the handout given out, "there has to be more than that….I mean there is more to being a hero than beating a superior number of enemies," Izuku nodded to himself turning his attention to the blue-haired teen from earlier who interrupted Present Mic as he mentioned a fourth opponent worth no points, "so that's what it is," Emiya said with an understanding tone ignoring Izuku's questions.
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Izuku stepped off the bus that had taken his group of examines to their testing grounds, looking at the massive fake city created by the number one hero school.
"I'm impressed they have enough funds to make at least four faux city blocks a year," Emiya chimed in as Izuku stretched, making sure his red and green tracksuit didn't impede his movement.
"I hear they change the exams every year," Izuku thought before noticing Uraraka looking at the testing grounds looking overwhelmed. Making his way to talk to her he felt a hand on his shoulder, turning to find it attached the same glasses-wearing teen from earlier.
"It's not very heroic to try and sabotage another examine," he said fixing his glasses as Izuku stared at him dryly. "It unbecoming of an insp-" he started to say only to be interrupted by Izuku.
"And it's not heroic to ignore someone in need," Izuku said pulling his hand off his shoulder and moving next to Uraraka who was looking down at the ground with worry. "Hey Uraraka how are you holding up," he said making her jump, quickly turning to face him, eyes widening in recognition.
"Midoriya, " she said letting out a shaking breath holding her chest, "you scared me," she said with a pout making Izuku chuckle and scratch his cheek.
"Sorry… I just couldn't help but notice you were looking overwhelmed and figured you could use a friendly face," he said smiling slightly as she seemed to lose some of the tension in her shoulders. "Besides I'm sure you're going to do great in the exam," he said honestly. Uraraka opened her mouth to ask a question only to be interrupted by Present Mic.
"And now what you have all been waiting for let the exams…..start!" the loud hero shouted, most of the group staring at him.
Letting his mana run through his body, reinforcing it he gave Uraraka a friendly push. Giving her a slight nod as she looked to him, he took off into the fake city tracing Kanshou and Bakuya as a robot popped out in front of him. Cutting through it with a single slash, he looked at the skyline of the city nodding to himself before taking to the rooftops, making his way to the tallest building while switching to a bow taking shots at any robot that tried to impede him. Spotting a few of the examines struggling his fired as he made his way up the building aiming to give them openings instead of stealing their points.
Within minutes he found the city spread out below him, breathing in and out slowly as he took aim, his mana enchanted sight aiding him as he started taking out robots every shot hitting their target. Clearing his mind and focusing on his task he took down robot after robot with Emiya keeping track of his point total.
"You know you would have more points if you didn't help other examines," Emiya said as he created an opening for the blue-haired teen who hadn't seen the robot coming from above. Ignoring Emiya's statement Izuku kept firing arrows, keeping his eyes out for the zero-pointer mentioned earlier. A smile crossed his face as he saw Uraraka take out a group of two pointers.
"Izuku!" Emiya shouted pulling him from his musing as the building started to shake, a robotic arm erupting from the building. Pushing his mana enchanted body to its limits he took a running jump off the building, curling into a ball as he smashed through the window of another building, rolling to his feet and running through the building as the shaking got worse. Jumping through another window and landing on the street he looked to see what he could only assume to be the zero-pointer, eyes winding at the sheer size of it as it destroyed a building with a single strike raining debris everywhere forcing Izuku to dodges some of the concrete chunks flying through the air.
"It's too big to take out with regular arrows...I recommend a small retreat," Emiya said with Izuku nodding in agreement moving to retreat.
"Someone please help," he heard through all the sounds of destruction bringing him to a complete stop, looking through the dust created by the massive robot to see Uraraka trapped under some rubble trying desperately to move as the zero-pointer seemed to zero in on her taking a step towards her. He could see the fear on her face as it approached and without thought, he rushed forward eyes like steel.
Within seconds he was in front of a wide eyes Uraraka staring down the zero-pointer.
"I am the bone of my sword," he said, his voice taking on a dual-tone as his bow formed in his bandaged hand, the zero-pointer pulling an arm back preparing to strike. "Steel is my body, fire is my blood," he felt his bandaged arm burn, the feeling spreading through his body as he focused on his need to stop the zero pointer...to protect Uraraka. Drawing back the bow's string he found what he was looking for among the sea of swords that came to mind as the street was filled with a blue hue as his mana gave form what was on his mind, a sword twisted very much like a drill forming in his hand before condensing into the shape of an arrow red mana leaking from it.
The robot brought its arm forward the air pressure being felt by an unflinching Izuku, his glowing at the amount of mana he was using.
"Caladbolg!" He shouted, firing the noble phantasm, the world becoming quite before the top half of zero-pointer and it's approaching arm disintegrated, the clouds disappearing from the sky from the force of it.
Pulling his attention away from the remains of the zero-pointer and trying to ignore the burning feeling thought out his magic circuits, he turned his attention to a wide-eyed Uraraka. Wincing as he moved, he pulled the piece of rubble off her, offering her his hand with a small smile.
"How did you," she started to say, taking his hand wincing as she stepped on her previously trapped leg. Pulling her arm over his shoulder to help her walk he gave a weak chuckle as he turned to find the other examines staring at them just as the finishing bell sounded.
"Let's just say it's complicated," he said as they made their way to the other examines who were gathered around an elderly woman, wearing a nurse uniform who glared at him as she finished with a patient and made her way towards them.
"What have you stabbed this time," she said looked to a sheepish Izuku who scratched his cheek before setting Uraraka down slowly on a piece of rubble.
"Nothing this time," he said with a weak chuckle as she extended her lips kissing his forehead, the burning feeling abating as a wave of tiredness crashed into him. Turning her attention to Uraraka she gave her a quick kiss on the arm and a handful of gummies, giving him one last glare before moving on.
"What did she mean by stabbed?" Uraraka asked giving a glance at his bandaged arm, yawning as she stood up looking down at her leg with wonder.
"My quirk lets me create things," Izuku said eyes wondering to the sky, "I may have accidentally created knives under my skin when practicing it," he said wincing with her, as the memory of trying to use Emiya's aria flashing through his mind as he clenched his bandaged arm getting a look from her.
"Is that why you wear that bandage?" She asked before blushing, "sorry it's none of my business, is it?" She said chuckling weakly as she poked her fingers together. Izuku just chuckled giving her a shake of his head.
"With the interest, Mina has in you, I'm pretty sure I can already count you as a friend," he said still chuckling as Uraraka gave him a curious look, "she has a way of getting someone out of their shell and befriending them," he said with some admiration, remembering how she'd befriend Eri...and himself. Moving to answer her question he was interrupted by a growl, a blush appearing on Uraraka's face as she grabbed her stomach. "How about we join up with Mina and get something to eat first, " he said noticing that the examines were already being released, "then I'll answer your questions, " she nodded hesitantly as they made their way out of the faux city quickly being ushered by to the buses to gather their things.
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Izuku smiled as he looked at the drill shaped sword in his hand while Eri laid on his bed coloring in a coloring book that his mom had gotten her recently, a smile on her face.
"So you can use the first part of the aria without any negative side effects," Emiya said as Izuku stood up, stretching before setting the blade on a shelf, "hopefully we'll still have the time to improve your magecraft once your first term in UA begins,"
"We don't even know if I got in," Izuku said receiving a huff from Emiya.
"From what I counted you had around ninety-five points," he said as Izuku's phone notified him, he had a message, smiling as he opened the group chat he'd made with Mina and Uraraka finding that they both had passed, quickly sending them congratulations as Emiya continued to talk, "see? if they passed then you definitely had to have passed Izuku," he said with a tone of finality. Setting his phone down, he heard his mom's feet pounding on the wood flooring as she pushed the door open.
"It's here, it's here!" She said holding it high before handing it to Izuku, giving him a worried look as he traced a small blade, opening the letter causing a small device to drop out. Looking at the small device he moved to touch it only for a hologram to be projected by it without warning causing Eri and his mom to jump as the image of All Might in his heroic form dressed in a suit appeared.
"I am here as a projection!" He shouted a wide smile on his face. "Young Midoriya you have taken my expectations and blown them out of the water!" video of the exam stated to play drawling gasp from Eri and his mom. "You have ranked the highest in the practical exam UA history with a score of ninety-seven!" The image changed to show a chart with the top ten scores with Izuku being number one, a smile forming on his face as he saw that Mina and Uraraka had managed to make it on the top ten." but that's not all!" The chart changed showing a second set of scores, "there is a second part of the exam...hero points! These additional points have raised your score of ninety-seven to a whopping one hundred and fifty-seven! A record that even surpassed my own!" All Might smiled raising a hand, "Welcome young Midoriya to your hero academia!"
Izuku stared as the hologram disappeared eyes shining with unshed tears as his mom pulled him into a tight hug, followed by an excited Eri.
"Well...Izuku," Emiya said to himself looking at his surroundings, the mental scape that was his unlimited blade works that had slowly begun fading since he'd been attached to Izuku," hope I can stick around to see where your path takes you….will you accomplish our impossible dream?"