It was already April, the start of the school year. Izuku passed UA's examination and was already a student. The uncontrollable power he once feared could now be used and would help him in becoming a hero.
"Izuku, do you have tissue?", Inko asked as the blond-green haired boy was readying himself at the doorstep.
"Yeah", he replied.
"And your handkerchief? What about your handkerchief? Your hanky?"
"I have it! I'm going to be late. I have to hurry"
Izuku stood up and opened the door.
"Izuku!", Inko called out.
"What is it?!", Izuku asked in an annoyed tone.
Inko smiled.
"You're really cool", she said and her son smiled in return.
"I'm off!", Izuku told her and left.
That was the beginning of Izuku's high school career. His school had an acceptance rate which was less than one in three hundred every year. Other than the 4 people admitted through recommendations , 36 are admitted through regular exams. The 36 are split into only 2 classes with 18 each.
"Class 1-A… 1-A… This place is too big …", the blond-green haired boy muttered.
He found the class and he stood in front of a huge wooden door with "1 A" written on it in red paint. The elite chosen from the huge number at the exam were just beyond that door.
"Don't put your feet on the desk!", the first thing that greeted Izuku was a voice that scolded someone.
Izuku then knew it would be a tough school year. The tall boy who thought of Izuku badly and Katsuki were arguing. From what he saw, the tall boy clearly didn't like the fact that Katsuki placed his legs on the desk. Izuku already knew about Katsuki's bad habit and he knew that scolding him would just make him amused.
"Don't you think that's rude to the UA upperclassmen and the people who made the desk?", the tall boy asked.
"Nope. What junior high did you go, you side character?", Katsuki asked.
"I attended Somei Private Academy. My name is Tenya Iida", he answered and made a robot-like gesture with his hand.
"Somei? So you're a damn elite, huh? Looks like I'll have fun crushing you", Katsuki said with a smirk.
"Crushing? That's cruel. Do you truly aim to be a hero?", Tenya asked.
They were about to argue more when they noticed Izuku standing at the doorway.
"You're…",Tenya muttered.
Everyone who were already at the class looked at the doorway and saw the blond-green haired boy.
"Good morning! I am from Somei Private Academy. My name is-"
"I heard", Izuku cut him off.
"I'm Midoriya. Nice to meet you Iida", Izuku introduced himself.
"Midoriya, you realized there was something more to that practical exam, didn't you?", Tenya asked.
Izuku was confused. He had no idea what Tenya was talking about.
"I had no idea… I misjudged you! I hate to admit it but you are better than me", he continued.
Izuku actually didn't realize anything. The only thing he wanted to do was to save that girl.
"Oh, that curly hair! You're the plain-looking one! You passed! Just like Present Mic said! Of course you did! Your punch was amazing!", the said girl appeared from behind and suddenly talked to him.
While the three were busy interacting, Katsuki merely glared at Izuku. His plan of being the only one from his school to go into UA was ruined. And worse, it was ruined by Izuku who he thought was not a threat. He remembered the hole in the wall Izuku created when he first manifested his Quirk and he clenched his fist.
"I wonder if today's just the entrance ceremony and orientation? I wonder what our teacher's like? Aren't you nervous?", the brunette asked.
Izuku couldn't answer her barrage of questions.
"Go somewhere else if you want to play at being friends", a voice from below suddenly said.
"This is the hero course", a man who was in a sleeping bag told them.
The man stood up and unzipped his sleeping bag.
"Okay, it took eight seconds before you were quiet. Time is limited. You kids are not rational enough", the man, who had long black hair and had bandage-like cloth wrapped around his neck, said.
A teacher? Which means this person's a pro hero too? But I've never seen a hero look that worn out before, Izuku asked in his mind.
"I'm your homeroom teacher, Shota Aizawa. Nice to meet you", he introduced himself.
Everyone was surprised. They didn't expect that their homeroom teacher was someone who looked like a worn out man.
"It's kind of sudden but put this on and go out onto the field", he ordered and showed them a blue PE uniform.
The entire class decided to go to the changing room. Izuku was changing his clothes in the boy's room when Eijiro noticed one thing.
"Woah Midoriya! You have a tattoo?", he asked.
Everyone looked at Izuku and he just smiled. On his right chest was the words and letters "AM 018".
"It's not really a tattoo. Mom said that it appeared the day I got my Quirk. It must be somehow related to my Quirk", Izuku told them.
"I see", Eijiro said.
"Everyone! We'd better hurry!", Tenya told everyone and they got out of the changing room.
They arrived at the field and saw the girls who were already there.
"Alright everyone. We're going to have a Quirk Assessment test", Shota announced.
"A Quirk assessment test?!", everyone asked.
"What about the entrance ceremony? The orientation?", the brunette asked.
"If you're going to become a hero, you don't have time for such leisurely events. UA's selling point is how unrestricted its school traditions are. That's also how the teachers run their classes. You kids have been doing these since junior high too, right? Physical fitness tests where you weren't allowed to use your country still uses averages taken from results from students not using their Quirks. It's not rational. The Ministry of Education is procrastinating", Shota explained.
Everyone nodded.
"Bakugo, you finished at the top of the practical exam right? In junior high, what was the best result for the softball throw?", the teacher asked.
"67 meters", Katsuki answered.
"Then try doing it with your Quirk", Shota told him and handed him a ball.
Katsuki stood inside a circle. He was allowed to do whatever he wanted as long as he stayed inside it. Katsuki added some blast to the pitch and then…
"DIE!", he shouted and an explosion occurred which blasted the ball away.
"Know your limits first. That is the most rational way to form the foundation of a hero", Shota said and showed Katsuki's result which was 705.2 m.
"705 meters? Seriously?", a spiky blond boy asked.
"What's this? It looks fun!", a pink-skinned girl exclaimed.
"We can use our Quirks as much as we want! As expected from the hero course!", a boy with black hair added.
"It looks fun, huh?", Shota asked with an irritated tone.
"You have three years to become a hero. Will you have an attitude like that the whole time? All right. Whoever comes in last place in all eight tests will be judged to have no potential and will be punished with expulsion", he threatened.
"Huh?!", everyone shouted.
This is bad… I don't know how much I can achieve with 5%. And the people around me have trained with their Quirks all of their lives, Izuku thought.
"We're free to do what we want about the circumstances of our students. Welcome to UA's hero course!"
The first test: 50-meter dash.
Izuku was beside Katsuki as they took the test together.
"Let's do our best, Kacchan!", Izuku said.
"Shut up",Katsuki told him.
"On your mark… Get set…", a beep was heard and Katsuki ran.
Katsuki released blasts of explosions and propelled himself forward. At the same time, Izuku channeled 5% of his power in his legs and leapt across the field. He landed halfway and started running.
Izuku's time was 5.24 seconds while Katsuki's time was 4.13 seconds.
The second test: grip strength.
Izuku held the hand dynamometer and applied his power again. The result was 112.7 kg.
Not enough, he thought.
The third test: standing long jump.
The blond-green haired boy charged 5% again on his legs and leapt. He landed at 27 meters.
Not enough!
The fourth test: repeated side steps.
Izuku couldn't apply his Quirk on the test so he got an average score.
The fifth test: sit-ups.
His body was well-built so he had no problem.
The sixth test: seated toe-touch.
Izuku's body was somewhat flexible so he managed to do it.
The seventh test: long-distance run.
The blond-green haired boy would occasionally leap using 5% of his power then he would run.
And finally, the last test: ball throw.
Izuku stood at the circle and held a ball. It was a bad situation for him. Most of his results were extraordinary… if it were a normal high school. But in UA, everyone had better results than him in all of the tests. By calculating the averages, there was a huge chance that he would be in the last place. It was either him or the short boy with balls for hair. He had to produce an extraordinary result.
The blond-green haired boy charged up 100% power in his arm and threw the ball.
"46 meters", the robot announcer said.
What? I was pretty sure I used it. Is my Quirk becoming uncontrollable again?, Izuku asked in his mind.
"I erased your Quirk. The entrance exam was definitely not rational enough. Even a kid like you was accepted", Shota said in an intimidating manner while his eyes were glowing red.
"You erased my Quirk?", Izuku asked in disbelief.
He then noticed the yellow goggles hanging down on his teacher's neck.
"Those goggles… I see! You can erase other people's Quirks with your Quirk just by looking at them. The Erasure Hero: Eraser Head!", Izuku exclaimed.
"From what I can tell, you have little control over your Quirk, don't you? You are either too slow in charging up your power or you're destructively strong. But your strength comes with a price. Do you intend to be incapacitated again and have someone save you?", Shota asked.
"That's not my inten-", Izuku was cut off when the bandage-like cloth wrapped around him.
"Whatever your intention, I'm saying that's what those around you will be forced to do. In the past, there was an oppressively passionate hero who saved a thousand people by himself and created a legend. Even if you have the same reckless valor, you'll either be too slow or be decked and turned into a useless doll after saving one person. Izuku Midoriya. With your power, you can't become a hero", Shota told him.
Izuku hung his head low.
"I've returned your Quirk. You have two turns for the ball throw. Hurry up and get it over with", Shota said and walked away.
Izuku was conflicted. He tried to think. Should he use his Quirk and prove his teacher right? It would definitely get him expelled. After all, their stay in the school is up to the teacher. But the other choice wasn't good since if he just normally throws the ball, he would get an average score and would possibly be ranked last.
"What should I do? Which should I choose?", Izuku muttered.
Don't give up!, a voice inside him said.
He then remembered Mr. Toshinori.
That's right. Mr. Toshinori believes in me. He said that I could be a hero. Mom supports me. I have to do this. I will not get expelled!, Izuku vowed.
Heroes risk their lives but they don't throw their lives meaninglessly, he remembered All Might's words.
Izuku took a deep breath. He swung his arm and then… the ball was thrown away at incredible speed which even produced gusts of air.
Everyone was surprised at the strong power Izuku showed.
Shota looked at Izuku's arm and noticed that one of his fingers were broken. Izuku applied 100% of his power on his finger and released it at the point when the ball last made contact. It was the only way he could pass the predicament.
Don't tell me this kid…, Shota thought.
"Sensei… I'm strong and fast enough… and I can still move!", Izuku said.
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