It has been some time since the UA examination and a certain someone was slumped over his desk.
"Cheer up dude", Mitsuo told his friend.
"How can I cheer up? What if I fail? What if I was just one robot away or one correct answer to UA? Ahhhh… What should I do? Forget about being a hero who'll bring peace. If I don't pass UA, I'll be hopeless!", Mitsuji said in a gloomy manner.
"You're making it sound that people who don't pass are hopeless", Mitsuo replied while scratching his head. He thought his friend finally grew up but he was acting like his normal nervous self.
"Relax. You did fine. Your Primal Split is an amazing Quirk so the practical exam must be easy and I'm sure you studied enough for the written portion", Mitsuo assured his friend.
"But there are even more amazing Quirks out there. I mean… I saw a huge mantis shrimp appear out of nowhere and destroy a giant robot. If UA is filled with those Quirks, I won't stand a-", he was cut off by a punch to the head from Mitsuo.
"You're too negative. How can you bring hope and peace when you're all negative?"
"Sorry", Mitsuji muttered.
The two of them went on their way home. When Mitsuji arrived at his house, he immediately went to his room and lied down on his bed. He couldn't get the UA examinations out of his mind.
After all, it was very embarrassing. He fainted out of nervousness when the exams finished. The other examinees probably know his face as a weakling who couldn't handle that much suspense. He rolled all around his bed while shouting "Embarassing!" until his mother told him to shut up.
Mitsuji looked at his hand and flames emerged out of it. Being careful not to burn anything, he stared at the flame. The warm feeling he felt every time he saved someone was the feeling he want to experience again. And protecting the smiles of the people was enough motivation for him. Then how come the flames of his determination were easily suppressed with nervousness. His older sis didn't face the same problems as him.
"Mitsuji. A letter from UA is here", his mother said as she knocked on the door and he shrieked.
After putting out the small fire in his room, he got the letter which contained a hologram disc. A video automatically played and it showed a weird animal wearing a fancy suit. It had a scar going across his right eye. Mitsuji knew that it was Nezu, the principal of UA.
"Hello there, Saiga. I am Nezu, the principal of UA", he introduced himself.
Mitsuji's heart raced. It was time for the results and he hoped that he passed.
"I am pleased to inform you that you passed UA's exams", Nezu said.
His eyes widened and he jumped up.
"YAAAHOOOO!", Mitsuji shouted out of the window and the old man walking outside his house was surprised.
"Your performance in the testing area passed the bar UA set and you did well in the written exam. The Symbol of Peace is long gone and we need more heroes than ever to protect the innocent and bring justice. However, we noticed that you were quite nervous during the exams and even fainted when the practical exam ended", Nezu said.
Mitsuji lowered his head. That was one weakness he had. He was always nervous. Bullies would make fun of him just because he was a nervous boy and if it wasn't for Mitsuo, he wouldn't have lived in peace in junior high. And now the nervous kid was planning on becoming a hero. If the school deems him unworthy because of his nervousness, it would be disastrous for him.
"That's why we need you. You are very welcome here in UA", the principal said.
"Hah?"
"Despite your nervousness and fear, you managed to do what you need to do. It takes a strong will to do what you did. And we will mold that you using your will to become a strong hero. Now, Saiga… Welcome to UA. This is your hero academy!"
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Mitsuji stood in front of a giant door with the words 1-A on it. His heart raced. The people who passed were behind the door and would immediately judge him the moment he would enter the room. He had to make sure he would give the best first impression he could give. Mitsuji opened the door and everyone's gazes were directly at him. He felt his heart stop.
Calm down. They are my classmates. We will work together in our stay in UA so I shouldn't be afraid of them, he thought.
He looked at the seating arrangement and went to his seat.
"Hey. You're the boy who passed out after the exams!", a voice exclaimed beside him.
Mitsuji wanted to cry. He forgot that people from his testing area would be in his class too and would remember him.
The voice's owner belonged to a boy with neon blue hair and neon green eyes. He looked at Mitsuji with concern in his eyes.
"Were you okay after that? What happened? Why did you pass out? Was that because of your Quirk?", he bombarded him with questions.
"O-O-One at a time please", Mitsuji pleaded.
"Sorry. It's just that I saw you fight and your Quirk was awesome. You were like zap and whoosh and boom! I was surprised to see you faint"
"Ahahaha… My Quirk is nothing special"
"That's not true at all. After all, there are people who wanted to be heroes but don't have the Quirk for it. If you made it here, then that means you're hero material!", he encouraged and smiled.
"Thanks for the encouragement", Mitsuji said.
"No problem! I'm Kai Hikari!"
"Mitsuji Saiga…"
"Let's be great heroes!"
They shook hands. Mitsuji was relieved to meet a kind person in his first day. He expected his classmates to be more focused on their goal.
"All right everyone. Go to your seats", the teacher told them as he entered the room.
The teacher was a slightly tanned man with brown hair in a flattop and black eyes. He was muscular and was wearing an unbuttoned black suit jacket over a white shirt that was tucked into black pants, black boots, and black gloves.
"Good morning kiddos! Welcome to your life in UA!", he greeted with a weird accent.
Everyone looked at him. They knew that the teachers in UA were also pro heroes but they didn't recognize the man in front of them.
"I'm Matthew Kidder, your homeroom teacher. I may be getting old but don't let that fool you. I can still beat some lessons to you young kiddos!", he introduced himself and revealed a pistol and a submachine gun.
"Everyone we have the entrance ceremony so let's go to the gym! Follow me!
The students of Class 1-A followed the odd man. Everyone were doubting his identity. His weird accent and his name made them think that he was a foreigner. But what kind of hero was he?
They arrived at the gymnasium where the principal was waiting. Present Mic was playing some beats in the background and Midnight, the 18+ Only Hero, handed out the student handbook to them.
The principal welcomed them to UA and started his speech about heroism and how society will need them. He also talked about how they should act, what they should expect from UA, and… he talked about everything there is to know about UA. Everyone was getting bored and was restless but the principal showed no sign of stopping.
After a long time, the principal finished his speech. Everyone arrived at the classroom.
"Well… that took longer than expected", Matthew said.
Everyone was tired from sitting and they groaned when they heard they were going to sit in the classroom again.
"Here are the rules you have to know in UA", Matthew told them and started orienting them about UA.
They discussed its history and what they should expect from it. The Code of Conduct, the prime values, and other things were discussed. Afternoon came and they were dismissed. They were warned that tomorrow would be the start of normal classes already.
"By the way, you guys have to go to the dorm right? Your things were already moved during the day and the room arrangements were done already. Let's go there already!", the homeroom teacher told them.
"Dorm huh? I'm getting excited!", a boy with dark dirty blonde hair said.
"Yay! This is exciting! Dorm life here we come!", a girl with short messy black hair cheered.
Crap…. Dorm?! No one told me about this! What should I do? Mom wouldn't be around? Sis wouldn't be able to help me? I'm all alone?!
"Are you okay, Saiga?", Kai asked him who was holding his stomach.
"Y-Y-Yeah. Just having stomach problems", Mitsuji answered.
This was the start for everyone's dreams. They were one step closer to their dream of becoming a hero. And one student was having stomach problems.
Hey everyone! I still need 5 more OCs for Class 1-A! I can't really continue without filling up the remaining slots so come at me with your OCs! Also, I'll be posting less frequent since I'm getting out of the boring hospital and going back to school. :(
