Author's Note: Hi everyone, Fire Slash here and welcome to the next chapter of 'Immortality Sucks.' Before we begin, I want to thank all of you who took the time to read and show support for this fic. It means a lot to me. Now, pairing are still up for suggestion, so let me know who you want Izuku to end up with (it's between Tsuyu, Ochako, and Yui. Currently, Yui is in the lead with Tsuyu taking second place. Oh, and if you haven't, you should follow my IG account (fire_slash_fanfiction) if you haven't. I post when I plan on updating stories there and it's the best way to reach me. Finally, I also have another DC/MHA fic up titled 'Instant Pain.' In it, Izuku becomes Hunter Zoloman's Zoom and wreaks havoc on the hero society. Check it out if that interests you :-).
Now, with all that out the way, let's get right to the story. Review and enjoy :-).
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Death Journal #45, Entry #243:
Number of deaths: 6
Most common causes of deaths: Suffocation and implosion of body
First quirk: Third Eye- gives the user a third eye, granting them a slight increase to their eyesight. Usefulness- Niche, but useful. Method gained- A villain made of sludge snuck up on me and killed me. Was granted the quirk possibly as a result of me not noticing the villain, even though it didn't help.
Second quirk: Infinite Breath- allows the user to hold their breath indefinitely. Usefulness- Niche, but useful. Method gained- Same villain managed to kill me via suffocation. Was revived with this quirk probably to combat this.
Third quirk: Telepathy- a low level telepathy quirk that only grants the user the ability to speak to others without opening their mouths. Range is 20 ft. Usefulness- Niche, but can be useful. Method gained- despite the villain entering through my ears and nose, it seems that me gaining this quirk was for the same reason as the second quirk on this list. Have received this quirk before (read Death Journal #7 (entry #3), #16 (entry #266), and #25 (entry 34)).
Fourth quirk: Locked Passageways- a quirk that seals all the holes in my face (nose and mouth), removing my need to breathe and granting me extremely low telepathy with a range of 10 ft. Usefulness- absolutely useless and uncomfortable to have. One of the worst quirks I've ever received. Method gained- the villain entering through my ears and nose caused me to revive with them closed (except for my ears for some reason). Hopefully I never get this quirk again. Not as bad as 'Magma Blood' or the quirk I refuse to give a name, but still pretty bad.
Fifth quirk: Explosion (low level).- a downgraded version of Bakugou's explosions (see Hero Analysis for the Future #1 for details). Usefulness- very. Method gained- had no means repelling the sludge villain, so this quirk was meant to be an answer to that. Sadly, it was too weak. Have received this quirk before, but at different intensities (read Death Journal #3 (entry #5), Death Journal #14 (entry #1, 4, 6, 27, 55, and 302), Death Journal #23 (entry #35, 69, and 400), and Death Journal #40 (entry #46)).
Sixth quirk: Ice Breath (high level)- grants the user the ability to blow freezing cold wind, freezing anything in its path. Range- 70 ft. Usefulness- extremely. Method gained- Sludge villain was sludge, meaning physical attacks didn't affect it. My quirk must have realized this after six deaths and finally gave me something useful. Have received this quirk before, but at different intensities (read Death Journal #3 (entry #14), Death Journal #25 (entry # 287, 505, and 3302), Death Journal #31 (entry #5, 666, and 1000), and Death Journal #44 (entry #2046)). Have received variants of this quirk as well, but will not be listing page numbers due to how much there are and the fact that I'm tired. Dying six times and reviving with a quirk like Locked Passageways is not how I wanted to spend my day.
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There were nine months separating Izuku from U.A's entrance exam. A good chunk of the afternoons occupying those months were spent at Dagobah Municipal Beach Park, a polluted beach which Izuku lived near. Taking up the task of cleaning the entire beach, the boy used this to increase his strength, it serving as part of his training. There was also the fact that he occasionally found extremely useful items while cleaning the beach. One of his personal favorites was a broken bow. Now, he wasn't a rocket scientist, but he knew how to fix simple items, so now he had a bow. Finding materials to make some arrows he could use for practice, the boy ended up spending a good amount of time learning how to shoot an arrow. He was quite the sharpshooter if he did say so himself.
In the evening, Izuku could be found studying at the library. With a quirk that granted him a wide variety of powers, knowledge was key as it would allow him to use them most effectively. U.A's entrance exam also had a written portion, so studying also helped in that regard.
One would say that this training was more than enough for someone like him. Izuku would disagree. He'd be spending a good chunk of the time fighting quirkless, so he needed to work twice as hard as his peers to make his dream happen. He was only going to rely on his quirk in case of an emergency (aka: times when he either failed at saving someone or if a villain managed to kill him), so getting as much training done in hand-to-hand combat as he can will be beneficial.
So what's better practice than becoming a vigilante?
Yep, Izuku decided he would become a vigilante. Why wait for when he graduates from U.A to become a hero when he could be one now? It was illegal for the quirked majority to be a vigilante due to people not being allowed to use their quirks unless under certain situations, but for some reason, society said it was fine for someone to be one without a quirk. They were seriously undermining the quirkless population in Izuku's eyes, but who was he to complain? It was because of this oversight that he could be a vigilante. All he had to do was not leave any evidence that he used his quirk upon resurrecting and he didn't have to worry about the law.
Some might ask when Izuku would take some time to rest. Izuku would laugh in their faces. He was always operating on four hours of sleep or less, and for someone who constantly dies, being awake for twenty hours a day wasn't an issue for him.
To fight, he relied on a police baton and some small balls of metal he used as throwing projectiles, all of which he found while cleaning the beach. He'd take his bow, but he wasn't sure how well it would last in actual combat. He was waiting to receive an upgrade from U.A before he started using the weapon in combat. He would also be upgrading his crappy metal marbles into actual throwing disks, so he was really looking forward to the day he would receive actual equipment. Until then, he was stuck with trash, but it's like everyone says, working from the bottom will help you when you eventually reach the top…
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To the world, Yui Kodai was an enigma. The girl hardly spoke and always had a blank expression on her face, making it seem as if she was emotionless. Somehow, this ended up making her seem more attractive to the male population at her school, causing her to receive a fan club.
Personally, the fan club creeped her out. She was just a middle-schooler trying to get through life, so having a group of people dedicated to nearly worshipping her like a goddess just for existing was a bit uncomfortable. To the boys, Yui was the ultimate challenge, an unmeltable ice queen who only the mightiest of warriors can warm. Thankfully, the club was content with being creeps behind closed doors, so they didn't really bother the girl.
According to her therapist, the reason why Yui was the way she was is because she had something called Schizoid personality disorder. Apparently it was a personality disorder that causes people to feel a lack of interest in social relationships, to desire solitary or sheltered lifestyle, to have a detachment from reality, and/or display signs of apathy. Such a diagnosis was spot on in explaining the girl's unique behavior, such as her tendency to only speak when spoken to. Her responses were brief as well, being one word answers or small hums. She really didn't like talking much, not because social interaction scared her, but because she simply didn't see the merits of speaking more than one word unless absolutely necessary. She didn't really have any friends as a result of her behavior, but she didn't mind this either. If she really wanted to, she could make some, but she never found anyone she could say she connected with. Simply put, she was the type who preferred to sit alone in silence instead of going out, and she was fine with this.
Despite her not really being a 'peoples person,' the girl had the dream of being a hero. Her reasoning wasn't anything special, she simply wanted to help others. Her quirk, dubbed 'Size,' allowed her to shrink and grow any non-living object she touches with all her fingers, letting her fit right in with other rescue heroes.
Being at that age where she was beginning to apply for hero schools, Yui had set her sights high, aiming to reach U.A. It was why the girl left school late today. She had been studying for the written portion of U.A's entrance exam.
Walking home in the darkness of the night, the girl found herself being followed by two thugs. Typically, one would panic, but not Yui. Due to her quirk, she was always able to have a weapon, having a shrunken baseball bat in her pocket. She was also very skilled in hand-to-hand combat, a fact no one knew, and was quite smart. Having prepared for a scenario such as this, she had a plan. If the two men got closer to her in order to try something, she'd turn around, return her bat to normal size, and club one of them right in the face. Even if they had a strength enhancing quirk, the fact she made the first move would stun them enough so that she'd have a better chance at getting away.
Unknown to the girl, the two men weren't the only ones who had decided to follow her. Yui's school was conveniently located next to one of the libraries a certain green haired immortal was hanging out at. Noticing the postures of the two men, it didn't take long for Izuku to realize they were planning to do something shady with the girl. Quickly putting on his vigilante costume that he carried everywhere (which consisted of only a dark green sweater he was already wearing, a pair of gloves, and a black bandanna mask), the boy began following them, lurking in the shadows to avoid being caught.
Eventually, one of the men decided to make a move. Speed walking towards Yui, one of them tried to forcefully grab her shoulder, only for his face to become well acquainted with Yui's bat. With a sudden yelp and a loud 'crack,' the man fell on the floor in pain, his face now bleeding. Seeing his friend now in pain, the other man began activating his quirk, it being a low level fire one, and attempted to attack his target, all while Yui prepared to fight back.
*Crack!*
Sadly, before he could do so, he was stuck in the back by something solid. As he turned around, the man was then hit in one of his kneecaps, causing him to fall on the floor.
*Twack!*
He barely got a good look at his attacker before being struck in the head, falling unconscious as a result.
Yui glanced at the person who helped her, the person being Izuku who was wielding a police baton. However, she noticed that the man she had hit was getting up, so she simply swung her bat and knocked him unconscious.
"You alright?" Izuku asked the girl, deepening his voice to hide his identity as he began pulling out some rope he had found on the beach.
Yui nodded and gave him a satisfactory hum, hoping that it would be enough to convey that she was in fact fine.
Thankfully, Izuku got the message. "Good." Dragging the men to a nearby lamp pole, he tied the two up. "They'll be out for a bit, but you should probably start going home now. I'll watch over them so that they don't escape if they wake up before the police get here."
Yui gave another nod as she realized something about the boy that helped her. "You're my age."
"You've got a good eye." Izuku wasn't breaking the law, so if a civilian figured out who he was, it wasn't the end of the world.
"And you're a vigilante…"
"If I can help people, I'll do it, no matter the cost."
'No matter the cost?' Something about how Izuku said that intrigued her. Perhaps it was because it was said by a vigilante her age. She had no idea what would motivate someone her age to take to fighting crime so early in their lives. Even she was willing to wait until she became a hero to do so. However, she knew better than to ask a vigilante more about themselves. Giving him a small bow of thanks, Yui began walking home. Like Izuku had said, the two might wake up soon and she didn't want to deal with them.
"Have a good night."
"Hm."
Watching the girl leave, Izuku began walking to the closest phone booth and dialed up the police. Once he was finished, he lurked in the shadows, keeping an eye on the thugs until the police arrived, which he took as his cue to leave.
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After a grueling nine months, it was finally time for Izuku to take U.A's entrance exam. The boy was confident that he'll ace the written portion of the exam, but he knew he was going to struggle with the physical portion of the exam. The exam had him fighting robots and well, there was no way he could hurt them with his bare fists. He initially asked to be allowed to take some weapons with him, but the school denied him such a luxury. The only people allowed to use equipment were the quirkless and those whose quirks required such equipment to be functional. Izuku's quirk didn't fall into the latter category. According to the response he received, the way his quirk supposedly worked was part of what the entrance exam tested, and if he couldn't get his quirk to work, then that was too bad. There was also the possibility that his quirk granted him an extreme advantage over the other applicants, so he didn't need more aid. Right, as if having quirks that shoot fire or granted super strength didn't give people an unfair advantage...
Due to this, Izuku decided to make an exception for the exam. If he wasn't allowed to use equipment, then he'd abuse their very own rule. He'll use his quirk to take the test over and over again until he got a score he was satisfied with. Honestly, having to die just to take a test was going to be a pain (especially with his luck, seeing as he was somehow more prone to death than the average individual; whether it was a byproduct of his quirk or simply him being reckless since he didn't need to fear death was unknown), but he was willing to do whatever it takes to be the best possible hero.
"Out of my fucking way Deku!" The voice of his childhood bully commanded, causing Izuku to turn around. Seeing as Katsuki was actually expecting the boy to move, Izuku frowned. Some things never change…
Deciding that he wasn't in the mood to deal with Katsuki today, Izuku simply did as he was told. Walking forwards, the boy failed to notice a large crack in the sidewalk. Like a moron, he tripped over it…
'I'm really starting to think my quirk gives me back luck…'
Before he could hit the floor, the boy was surprised when someone gently touched his shoulder, causing him to float. Looking to his right, he noticed a girl was keeping him afloat with what seemed to be some sort of telekinesis quirk. Or was it an anti-gravitation quirk? Eh, he'll have to find out later.
"And release." Upon saying that, the girl managed to release her hold on the boy, him landing safely on his feet. "Whew, it's a good thing I managed to catch you. Falling before the entrance exam would've been some serious bad luck."
"I mean, I tripped over this thing, so I think I already have crappy luck," the boy sarcastically replied, causing the girl to giggle at him. "But thanks anyways. I'm Izuku Midoryia, and you are?"
"Ochako Uraraka," The girl greeted, only for her watch to start beeping. "Oh shoot, the exam's going to start soon. Well, good luck Midoriya."
"You too." Waving the girl goodbye as she ran into the building, Izuku sighed. "Let me go as well before I somehow make myself look like a bigger dumbass than I already do."
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The only way to describe the written portion of the exam was that it was easy for the young boy. He actually ended up being the first out of the classroom. After a few hours of waiting, the physical portion of the exam was about to start.
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"WELCOME TO TODAY'S LIVE PERFORMANCE! EVERYBODY SAY HEY!" Famous hero and U.A Entrance exam host Present Mic shouted, using his sound based quirk to louden his voice.
"HEY!" Izuku replied, much to the annoyance of everyone else. Present Mic was one of his favorite pro-heroes and well, he wasn't going to leave him hanging. The boy could only imagine how embarrassed the man would feel if no one bothered replying. Yelling was also a great stress reliever and with how much Izuku expected to die today, he was going to take every chance he could to destress himself.
"Shut the fuck up Deku," Katsuki snarled. Unfortunately, the two were seated next to each other. Izuku simply opted to ignore his bully.
"I like your energy little listener!" Present Mic said, pointing at Izuku. I'm here to present the guidelines for your practical, ARE YOU READY?!"
"YEAH!" At this point, he saw some of the test-goers giving him annoyed looks, but did Izuku care? Not at all. It wasn't like he was sabotaging their chances by yelling or harming them…
"I'll be making sure to pay extra attention to you!"
Huh, so maybe he was…still, he wasn't harming them.
"ANYWAYS, this is how the test will go! You will conduct a ten minute long city landscape maneuver! Within this city, there will be fake villains, each worth different amounts of points!" As he said this, the screen behind him started lighting up before revealing the three 'villains,' aka, three different types of training robots. "Use your quirks to disable them by any means necessary. Oh, cheating or injuring others is strictly prohibited, so if you do any of these things., YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED! And trust me, we'll know if you do."
Katsuki scoffed before throwing a jab at Izuku. "Guess you get to live for another day."
'If you count reviving a crap ton, then yes, I will live another day…'
"ANY QUESTIONS?!"
"Yes!" A formal looking individual with glasses said. "It was said there were no less than four varieties of fake villains on the handout. As the top hero academy in Japan, you should be ashamed of making such a careless error."
"Great point! There is a final villain, but they are worth zero points. If I were you, I'd run if you encounter one. GOT IT!?"
This time, he actually got a bit of cheers in response. "THEN BREAK A LEG EVERYONE! PLUS ULTRA!"
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"Uh, what are you waiting for? The exam started like two minutes ago. Villains aren't going to wait for you. GO!"
Izuku didn't need to be told twice. Rushing into the testing area, the boy began searching for a robot to fight. Eventually, he managed to find an opponent. Unfortunately, the robot ended up shooting him right in the eye, despite the fact that he was pretty sure these robots were equipped to deal non-lethal damage. Yes, the robot only had bb guns, but it still managed to kill Izuku with a critical hit to the eye.
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The second time Izuku took the exam, he snapped his neck before getting to the physical portion of the exam. Why? Well, the quirk he got turned his eyes into literal diamonds, good for protecting them from getting injured, but bad for seeing. He found this out during the written portion of the exam where he decided to kill himself instead of taking the entire exam with hazy vision.
At least this time he didn't trip and make a fool out of himself again.
With his third resurrection, he was granted another use of 'Infinite Breath,' which was all but useless in this scenario. Climbing the top of a nearby building, Izuku managed to do a swan-dive so impressive it would have made any professional swimmer witnessing his death envious.
His fourth resurrection was where he managed to get lucky, being granted an endurance quirk that also increased his strength. It wasn't much, but it was much better than 'Diamond Eyes.'
Unfortunately, he ended up tripping again on that same crack in the sidewalk, but besides that, everything went well. When the physical portion of the exam started, Izuku was able to rack up about thirty points, him now being strong enough to dent steel after a few punches. His quirk also allowed him to take some bullets to the face (with mild discomfort), which aided him in helping out some of the other participants who were either being overwhelmed or were suffering from exhaustion.
Everything was going well, that is, until the zero-pointer was released.
"Isn't this a bit too excessive?" Izuku asked himself as he watched the robot blow up buildings with literal laser beams. Glancing to the side, he noticed that everyone began running away, something Izuku thought was a good idea. Before he could move however, something managed to catch his attention.
"H-help." Under some rubble and in the path of the robot was the brown haired girl who managed to catch him from falling. It was clear she couldn't get out and if someone didn't do anything, she would be crushed. "S-somebody, please help me!"
Some would point out that the zero-pointer was most likely programmed to avoid causing any lethal damage, meaning it would simply step over the girl. Izuku would argue that there was a chance that the robot could still kill her. Instead of running away, Izuku ran forwards, ready to help the girl. Unfortunately, the time it took for him to get there and lift the rubble was enough to make it so that the two ended up getting crushed before Izuku could save her.
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The next time Izuku awakened, he began thinking about the zero-pointer. "Was that a glitch? This is an exam, they shouldn't have thrown something so lethal at us. Did the robot malfunction or did it simply not notice us?"
These questions filled Izuku's mind throughout the entire day. Unfortunately, he was resurrected with a quirk he dubbed 'Human Pancake,' making it so that he could transform into some sort of human dough. In this form, his durability was off the charts, but he couldn't move, so it was only useful for single combat.
If he was going to save the girl, he needed to get a quirk that would help him deal with the zero-pointer. As such, he needed to die by the zero-pointer's hands. And die he did. He managed to die five more times before he got the necessary quirk. When he finally did, he smiled maniacally. Not only did he get a quirk that would help him save the girl, but he managed to get one that would help him pass the exam with flying colors.
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If one were to ask Shota Aizawa, pro hero EraserHead and teacher at U.A what he thought of the entrance exam, he'd say that they should get rid of it and change it up. The test primarily tested how strong an individual's quirk was and nothing else. To him, the strength of one's quirk shouldn't be how potential heroes are determined. A person's skill and intelligence were also important. Just look at him. His quirk was called 'Erasure,' meaning that any non-mutant he made eye contact with would lose their quirk. Without their quirks, most of the villains he faced were pushovers. In his opinion, this could also be said about the heroes. Last year, he had a class filled with powerful quirk users, but he expelled them all. None of them had the skill or intelligence needed to fight without it, meaning if they ran into a villain who has a quirk that counters theirs, then they'd be dead in an instant. There was also the fact that someone with a non-offensive quirk could be better at handling a situation compared to someone who simply shoots fire, but due to the nature of the exam, they'd never get a chance to shine.
Thankfully, this year's hopeful applicants had a bit more potential than last year's, but no one had really managed to catch his eye.
"So you're telling me that his quirk has a chance at giving him a random quirk?" Present Mic asked fellow pro-hero and teacher Midnight. In the background, his fellow heroes had been discussing some of the potential students of this year. "And he managed to get lucky today?"
"Seems like it," Midnight responsed.
"An unusual quirk, yes, but that's not the only reason why he's doing well," the principal of U.A, Nezu, said. Nezu was some form of animal hybrid born with a quirk that made him one of the smartest beings in the world.
This was the reason why Shota began looking at the screen his colleagues were eying. "Who's he?"
"Izuku Midoriya," Nezu responded. "On random days, his quirk grants him a random quirk."
Shota blinked. Such a quirk could be either extremely useful or extremely useless depending on the boy's luck. Glancing at the screen, Shota expected to be greeted with another kid with a powerful quirk. While, yes, he was greeted with that, he was also greeted with something else. When engaging with the robots, Izuku skillfully and swiftly took them out. Yes, his current quirk was helping him out immensely, but the boy had a level of mastery of martial arts found in so few people today. Glancing at Nezu's file of the boy, he found out that while Izuku would be given basic knowledge on how to use his quirk, being able to effectively fight with it was something the boy had to figure out himself. However, there was something else that not only Shota managed to catch, but all the other faculty members did as well. The way Izuku fought wasn't like a student. No, it was more like a pro-hero. Each move he made had purpose and the intensity in his eyes was like nothing else. This boy has fought before, has saved before, and has seen some stuff no child his age should ever have to. All of this was reflected especially when he would help some of the other test-goers, throwing himself in harm's way without fear.
"How many points does he have?" Shota asked
"He's currently in the lead," Present Mic stated.
"Good. I want him in my class."
Everyone stared at the man. Shota has never asked for a student to be in his class before.
Seeing this, Nezu smiled. "Seems like he's made a good impression on you. Hopefully he will continue to do so once we release the zero-pointer. All Might, if you would."
"On it!" The number one hero swiftly pressed the button, releasing the zero-pointer.
"Let us see how all our applicants do when faced with an immense threat…"
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"H-help. S-somebody, please help me!"
He's died ten times already. Four times it was because of his desire to pass the exam. Six times however was for something far more important, the life of an innocent girl. When the zero-pointer was released, he did exactly the opposite of what everyone else did and went straight for the girl.
"Alright you hunk of junk, you've had your fun terrorizing the little guys. Now how about you pick on someone your own size."
Using his quirk, the boy began growing, eventually reaching the same height as the robot. His quirk at the moment was one he simply titled 'Growth,' it allowed him to grow to monstrous heights, whether it be a single part or his entire body. With it, he was able to grow his fists and legs to crush all the smaller robots who dared cross him. Under normal circumstances, his clothes would have ripped off, but due to the nature of his quirk, he actually had clothes for some of his more recurring quirks. Height altering fell into this category, and due to the popularity of Mt. Lady, getting these types of clothes was quite easy and inexpensive.
Wasting no time, Izuku slammed a fist into the zero-pointer, causing it to stagger back a bit. Once it recovered, it attempted to swing at the boy, but the young immortal wasn't giving it any breathing room. Like a professional boxer, he continued wailing on his fellow giant, blocking and parrying each punch. Currently, he was the only thing shielding the girl from the robot's wrath, so even when it managed to strike him clean in the face, Izuku refused to move, tucking his head in so he could eat the punch. When it started charging up its massive laser cannon, Izuku used his hands to clog the cannon as it fired, making him hiss in pain as his hands were burned. Yet, even with this setback, Izuku continued smacking the robot back, each punch aimed to defeat his foe.
'I'm not letting you kill her again!'
With a mighty headbutt, he pushed the thing back by quite a distance. He then lept forwards, throwing a punch right at its center, the momentum of him moving allowing him to finally punch through the metal. As the robot fell backwards, Izuku used one hand to keep it steady while with the other, he ripped out a good chunk of its insides. Seeing as no one was around and that the robot won't be able to move anymore, he released his hold, allowing it to fall to the ground.
Releasing a tired breath, Izuku shrunk himself a bit and made his way to the girl. Removing all the rubble, Izuku returned to normal size and helped the girl, noticing that her ankle was a bit messed up.
"Are you alright?" Izuku asked her.
For a while, the girl couldn't speak, star struck by the boy who had saved her. She has never seen such bravery and skill before in her life. Judging by the fact that everyone else was looking at the boy in a similar way, she wasn't the only one. "Y-yeah. My ankle is sprained though…"
Izuku simply nodded before picking up the girl, much to her embarrassment. "I'll take you to the nurse."
The girl became a stuttering mess, that is, until she noticed something wet was touching her back. It was then that she noticed the boy's hands. "Your hands… they're bleeding!"
Glancing at his hands, the girl was right. She forgot to mention however that they were also a burned mess. Well, he did just punch through wood and block a laser blast, so it's to be expected that his hand would be messed up. Eh, he's been through worse. Burnt hands were nothing compared to being ripped in half. That wasn't fun in the slightest. "Oh."
'Oh? Is that all he can say about his hands?'
Thankfully, Izuku didn't have to travel far because the nurse was already on site.
"Oh dear, seems like these tests get more and more dangerous every year," an elderly lady said to herself as she strolled towards the test takers. Izuku immediately recognized her as a Recover Girl, a hero who heals others instead of fighting bad guys. "Does anyone need healing?"
As much as Izuku wanted to release his inner fanboy right now, there were more important things he had to do. "Uh, she does."
Nodding her head, the woman kissed the girl in her arms, healing her ankle. "There you go. All better."
"Thanks," the girl said in gratitude, Izuku setting her down shortly after.
"Looks like you need some healing as well," Recovery Girl said, looking at his hands. Kissing both of them, the woman managed to heal them, although now his hands were massively scarred.
Izuku bowed, showing his appreciation for the woman's aid. "Thank you."
"As for the rest of you, you've all had a long day. I'd suggest going home and getting some rest. We'll send you your results over the mail in a few weeks."
Hearing this, Izuku took this as his que to leave. Everyone was safe, so he didn't need to be around any longer. 'Looks like I got more journal entries to write. I swear, if I die while going home, I'm going to cry.'
Unknown to him, two people were moved by his act of saving the girl from danger.
'That boy…he clearly acted like a hero when the rest of us ran. It seems I still have a bit to learn…'
'He saved me without hesitation or fear for his safety. He could've easily used this time to earn more points. He definitely deserves to come here…'
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Back at the teacher's lounge, everyone was surprised at what they had just witnessed. Izuku had rushed in without fear and had fought the zero-pointer, and beat it with an impressive display of strength and skill. In addition, he refused to stand aside, serving as that girl's shield even if there was a chance that he could have lost his hands permanently.
'If I haven't already chosen my successor, I would have picked him,' All Might thought to himself. Known only to a few, All Might's time was running out, having suffered a major wound against a villain so dangerous that All Might made sure the public never learnt of his name. All Might's quirk, a stockpiling quirk known as One for All, was one that could be transferred, so he ended up giving it to a boy he deemed worthy of being the next Symbol of Peace.
"Like I said, I want him in my class," Shota said, ending the silence. "I'd like to have at least one compatant student in my class this year."
"Hey, you're always taking the stars from me," Sekijiro Kan, pro-hero Vlad King and another teacher at U.A replied. "I think I should have him!"
Thus, a small argument broke out as to who should be the one to teach the young immortal. In the end, Shota ended up winning, making Izuku part of class 1-A.
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Author's note 2: In case you were wondering, Izuku will be doing more vigilante stuff even while attending U.A.
Now, initially I wanted to address something here, but my rant ended up almost as long as this chapter itself. Instead, I put it on my IG page. It wasn't much, I was comparing a bigoted and xenophobic review left on this fic to some other reviews left on my other stories offering constructive criticism. I can deal with many things, but bigotry and xenophobia are some of the stuff that make me put my foot down. I know humanity can be better than that (whether you think we actually are is another topic that I won't be holding here).
Also, just a reminder that In this fic, Izuku is a cynical person who doesn't have time to deal with Katsuki's bullshit. He hates him because he knows that the boy is unhinged, having experienced it himself (which IMO, each time Katsuki launched an explosion at young Izuku, there's a chance the boy would have died to to Katsuki's inexperience at using his power, hence why I decided to add the bit about Katsuki accidentally killing Izuku ten times already). He also blatantly breaks the law. No one does anything about it and this angers Izuku. It's relevant to the review I was talking about earlier, so I thought I'd bring it up.