Hiya!

There are two reasons for today's upload.

1. I realised I'm ignoring the upload of this compared to the AO3 upload, which is on 3 chapters. Don't worry, I'll catch you guys up.

2. It's my birthday today. Well, it is if your computer has the number 29 in the day column.

Anyway, second chapter, stuff happens, review answering time (and there are a lot of them).

: Aww, thanks!

tainguyen123456789: I've never had that problem before, but I will do it just to be cautious.

pizzalife: Thank you!

KingofDunces: Hopefully the hammy dialogue gets better with progression... I hope.

Karlos1234ify: Yep! An idea born from vigilante Izuku stories without Quirks on AO3.

GotTheMovesLikeYaeger: By 11th, I meant 11th most popular, not the most powerful. Quirkless people, and those with Quirks useless for hero work would get behind Dekiru quicker than most. Also, not everyone has a flashy Quirk. Izuku's also not a true teacher, as you will find out.

MIKE202303: Here's more! Hope you like it.

TheStoryWever: Aww, don't worry, I won't plan on making you wait too long.

psychominer: He will, Izuku is constantly Quirkless in this AU and you hit the nail on the head as to one of the reasons why.

Advait2003: I am and I will, thanks!

sir guy: Here's the update, I hope it was soon enough.

Guest: Naww, thanks!

JirachiAtSundown: It works, yay! Uh... how else would Izuku fight as a pro? Use banana peels or something? Oh, and yeah, Inko don't care bout no middle school, it's not Izuku is smarter than Kacchan, he was just placed into harder and higher classes via homeschooling.

KeybladeMasterJason: You guessed right, No One For All for Izuku. He's gonna be as Quirkless as the day he was born.

maxridelover: Ta very much!

Fukhara434: Izuku won't be teaching, per say, you'll see.

MellieCrescent: Well... you know since we've been chatting on AO3. Aww, I don't see myself as a one of a kind writer. I'm just crazy enough to come up with this stuff.

rickyp01: Well, I'm taking Classics and we're studying the Illiad, so I get your references. I like those stories, but Quirkless stories appeal to me more, ya know.

Guest: Mirio won't be getting One For All, that's all I'm gonna say.

thomaspheasant: Sorry for the wait!

Doodlebug: I will do, thank you.

.rain: The reaction is coming up and I'm glad you like it.

Darkness in shadowland: oh, it will, trust me.

So, My Hero Academia and it's characters ain't mine. If they were, Izuku would still be Quirkless and would still be kicking bad guy butt... oh wait... that's this story. Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy.


Popularity was everything for a Pro Hero, considering there were two lists a Hero could end up on that meant one of them was based around popularity, the other was based on power, time spent as a hero and how well they did their job. The one everyone knew about was the popularity one, the one Izuku was number eleven on. In reality, he was probably actually rank number ninety-nine or ninety-eight on the other official list but, on the list voted by the public monthly, he was number eleven. The popularity list was the only one Pro Heroes really based their goals on, becoming the most popular hero was what almost everyone strived for.

The reason why, popularity wise, Izuku was already number eleven was the fact he had a larger Quirkless fanbase than most heroes. Since he was – and speculated to be on the internet – Quirkless himself, he was showing that they too could become heroes if they never gave up on their dreams. They could do it, just like he did with his mother's support. Being a kid hero was practically unheard of, but being a kid villain wasn't, which is why many guessed that he was just a short man around eighteen or nineteen years old. The voice changer didn't help matters much in that regard, it made him sound older than he actually was.

In a short year, Izuku had realised that he had changed some people's perceptions on what it meant to truly be Quirkless. More Quirkless students had applied to U.A for any of their courses, but the hero course was still entirely Quirk filled, for now. Quirkless rights activists' groups were gaining more support and overall, it seemed as if the standards of living for the 20% who didn't have a quirk had risen drastically compared to when he was a child. It was things like these that made Izuku proud to be a hero, he loved his job to death but stuff like this was the icing on the cake. He was inspiring Quirkless people to become heroes, just like he was. It was truly amazing.

He was out on another call, this one however was a high ranked call. A villain was destroying downtown buildings with people inside of them. Plenty of other heroes had shown up already, with most of them working on defeating the villain over saving the citizens. There were some focused on the civilians, those with the Quirks useful for rescue with a couple of the high ranked heroes. Izuku was sure that he had seen Endeavor around here somewhere, the number two hero in both popularity and professional ranking. The higher ranked heroes on the scene, professional wise, were multitasking between rescue and beating the hell out of the villain – whose quirk was the ability to turn structures into ice.

As for Izuku?

He was doing all he could to help those trapped in the now ice made structures. Of course, most of the other heroes scoffed at the idea of a Quirkless pro, but Izuku didn't really care all that much about their opinions. He had a job to do and he was going to do it. Using the mallet, he burst open doorways for trapped families and citizens whilst using the retractable metal staffs to hold up entrance ways. Even if it was seemingly a small contribution, he was glad to be doing what he could to help.

The villain had been apprehended by the time the last of the trapped civilians had been rescued. The media's attention had rested on the heroes that had taken the villain out, not the ones like himself and Kamui Woods who were on rescue duty. Izuku was used to that by now, he really didn't care much for the media and only really got attention if he was the sole hero on duty at the time or he teamed up with a famous hero. The attention wasn't the reason as to why Izuku became a hero, the ability to save others and help those in need was.

Slipping away from the chaos after everything was over, Izuku headed for home with a smile on his face. One of the children he had helped to save had told him that he was their favourite hero, and that they wanted to be just like him one day. Hearing that had brightened up his day considerably, making the walk back just that much brighter. He was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't sense the approaching figure behind him until they placed a death grip of a hand on his shoulder. Instincts kicked in as he pulled out a staff, elongated it, used it to knock the hand off his shoulder before turning to whack the person in the face when he found out who it was.

"A-A-ALL MIGHT?!" Izuku was immediately ashamed of himself, attacking the best Pro Hero in Japan wasn't the smartest thing a person could do. "I'm so sorry, I thought you might have been a…" He was interrupted by the laughter emanating from deep within the other hero's lungs.

"I understand, Dekiru! Don't worry over such trivial things!" All Might grinned, but every now and again he began to look over towards a nearby alleyway. What was up with that? "May I talk with you for a moment?"

"Uhh, sure," Izuku tried to glance around the Pro Hero to see what he was gesturing secretly – albeit doing it badly – to. "What's the matter?"

"Well…"

"It's quite simple really," A white… creature of some kind with round ears and a tail wearing a waistcoat with smart clothing came out from behind the accused alleyway, surrounded by other Pro Heroes, ones Izuku knew very well. There was one thing all these heroes had in common, they taught at U.A which was the most prestigious hero academy in the country. Some of the more noticeable ones were Eraserhead, Present Mic, Midnight, Thirteen and Cementoss. "We want to offer you, Dekiru, a job on the teaching staff of Yuuei!" Izuku blinked once, then twice, then three times before the information sank in. They… they were kidding him, right?

"Uhhh…"

"You will have the time to think about it but I, Principal Nedzu, and the others believe you would make a fine contribution to our staff as a Quirkless hero!" The principal announced with a constantly joyous expression on his face.

"Umm…"

"Look, you're skilled but you still make rookie mistakes sometimes, like the first years of Yuuei," Eraserhead stepped up next, glaring down at the only hero who was completely immune to his Quirk. "But they think your popularity and hand to hand combat skills would be good enough for us."

"Well…"

"Come on!" The ever boisterously loud voice of Present Mic flared up with his usual flamboyancy. "Think about it, at the very least!" The other pros began to each speak up behind him, creating a deafening amount of mixed noise until Izuku managed to shout loud enough to be heard.

"WAIT! I… I thank you for such an amazing honour but," he hung his head slightly with a sad smile resting upon it. "I don't think I would be able to take such a job."

"What do you mean by that?" Midnight raised an eyebrow at the smaller hero, placing one of her hands on her hip. "You don't think you have enough experience as a hero, do you?"

"Well, that and one other thing," Izuku confirmed with a nod before steeling his nerves. "I don't think you could legally employ me because…" He lowered his head, pulling off his hood, lowering his mouth guard and untying the eye mask before looking back up. "I'm too young to be a teacher." There was just silence, complete and utter silence as brains slowly began rebooting and working again. All Might was the first to react.

"WHHHAAAATTTT?! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! I WAS SURE THAT YOU WERE OLDER!" The greatest hero in Japan fell to his knees as a spotlight of shame lit up his deflated form. "To think, the Quirkless hero Dekiru was just a child! WAIT! HOW IN THE NAME OF PEACE OR JUSTICE DID A CHILD GET TO BECOME A PRO HERO?!"

"You tell me!" Present Mic's sunglasses had fallen from his face, revealing eyes that had widened over a hundred times their original size. "Only those in high school or having completed it can get a hero's licence."

"Oh, I've just taken my third-year high school exams!" A bunch of blank stares met the Quirkless hero, who began nervously fretting about the situation he was in. "I'm home schooled and my mother saw it fit to skip Junior high and focus on high school syllabuses instead!"

"Skip Junior high?" Cementoss looked towards Eraserhead with a stoic expression. "That means he should be around fourteen to fifteen by now. So, technically, he is correct. We cannot hire him as a teacher until he is sixteen at the very least."

"So, what do we do now?" Snipe asked the other Pro Heroes. "Sure, the kid's legal enough to be a hero, but he's kinda too young for what Nedzu wanted him for…"

"Quick, someone think of a way he can help out!" The teachers of U.A pulled each other into a group huddle, sometimes looking back at the boy when they talked which was nerving to say the least. At least five minutes passed until they released with downtrodden expressions, well everyone except the constantly cheery Nedzu and Eraserhead. The latter stepped forwards, staring down Izuku in a way that made him shake internally.

"Is there anything else you can do that doesn't relate to hero work?"

"Well, kinda," All eyes were on him, which normally would cause Izuku to sweat buckets where he stood. "I'm pretty good an analysing Quirks, understanding how they work and how to counter them. I've been doing it ever since I was little. Since I'm Quirkless, it makes sense to even the playing field by knowing the basics of my opponent's Quirk before I can take them on in a fight. I normally plan my strategies around my quick analyses…" Izuku realised he was close to mumbling, almost had a freak out from the nervous energy that was building inside of him. "…That wasn't really a skill outside of hero work but…"

"Ahh, I've got it!" Heads turned in the principal's direction, who was looking quite proud of himself. "You, Dekiru, could be Yuuei's first Quirk Guidance Counselor!" At the confused expressions meeting him, Nedzu simply waggled a finger and grinned. "The students, first years especially, would benefit from having a professional view on how to improve their Quirk usage. Being a counselor could also allow open gaps for you to go off on hero duty or for another member of staff to ask you to help with one of their sessions if it's heavily based around Quirks and Quirk usage." The other Pro Heroes agreed with their employer's decision, sharing impressed glances with smiles on their faces. "That is, if you would accept the invitation to be a part of our work force."

"I would be honoured to accept," Izuku half bowed out of respect and gratitude towards Nedzu. A long time ago, the Quirkless hero would have loved to study at U.A High School with its amazing hero courses. Now he had been offered a job there, a part time job that also allowed him to continue with his work as Dekiru, the Pro Hero. "Thank you for asking me such an esteemed honour. So, the next year starts in April, right? That's eleven months away."

"It will give you time to have roughly two years in the field of heroics before joining us." The principal confirmed with a nod of his head. "Oh, and before I forget, the staff know each other on a first or last name basis. Would you mind telling us your true identity, Dekiru?"

"My name's Izuku Midoriya, sir!" Still trying to get the information to sink into his brain, the fourteen-year-old tried to be polite whilst having a cynical edge towards this conversation. There was no way this was happening. "But I think you'll have to get my mother's permission first before I can be a member of staff next school year."

"Yes, quite! Do not worry Midoriya, as…" All of a sudden, Nedzu was pushed out of the way by Midnight, whose eyes had widened underneath her mask.

"Woah, woah, hold up," she interrupted, crossing both arms in front of her chest with a knowing smirk on her face. "Are you, by any chance, related to Hisashi Midoriya, the Pro Hero Flamethrower?"

"He's my father," Izuku replied, guessing that his father had worked with Midnight once before and had mentioned his full name or something. "It's thanks to his old agency and friends, along with my mother's dedication, that I am were I am now."

"I knew it!" Nemuri Kayama – A.K.A Midnight – smiled fondly as she spoke. "Hisashi was like an older brother to me back in high school, and we didn't even go to Yuuei either. I was constantly trying to get him to confess to Inko, and I'm glad they did in the end. It was painful to watch. Speaking of Inko, how is she doing?"

"Mum's doing great," The Quirkless fourteen-year-old wasn't sure whether to laugh or to burst out into fanboy mode at the idea of his father being best friends with Midnight when they were around his age. "She's been making sure that father's old friends aren't shirking off on their work."

"Atta girl, Inko!" Midnight grinned proudly. "Still the same as ever!"

"Alright then, I believe All Might and I can take it from here," Nedzu regained control of the conversation despite not getting angry at anyone once at all. "I believe it is time for you to continue patrolling whilst we speak to Midoriya-san about having young Dekiru here as one of our staff members. Until next time, go beyond…"

"PLUS ULTRA!" One by one, the pros left with some stopping to give Izuku their true names whilst welcoming them into the faculty. Midnight stayed behind the longest, handing over her mobile number which was to be given to Inko at the earliest convenience so the two could get in contact after years of not hearing from each other. Also, she wanted some gossip about Hisashi, for one thing. A girl wanted to know what her big brother figure has been doing for over twenty odd years now, was that too much to ask?

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"You want my Izuku to work for you?" Inko blinked once, twice and finally three times at the two members of the U.A staff workforce that were sitting on the sofa opposite her. "But isn't he a bit too young to teach? After all, he hasn't had enough time on the field as a Pro Hero yet to be qualified to teach people his age. He's only just finished the high school examination period."

"Young Midoriya won't be teaching as such, he will be a Quirk Guidance Counselor," All Might explained for her, comedically crouched up in his space to make sure he didn't knock Nedzu with his elbows or thighs. "It's a part time job where he could still do pro work, but could also help out many of the staff members as an active teaching assistant. Yuuei's academic year has only just started, meaning we think it would be best to wait until next April to add him onboard. That gives him around eleven months to continue as Dekiru before joining Yuuei. So, what do you say, Midoriya-san? Do you allow it?"

"Well," Inko stood up and walked over to the nearest window with her back turned to face the both of them. "Even when he was little, all Izuku ever wanted to be was a Pro Hero like All Might was. He waited and waited for an amazing Quirk to show up, but it never did. I had two options the night Izuku asked me if he could be a hero. Either I apologised and cried with him, or I believed in him and worked hard to help make his dream come true. I chose the latter path and I am glad I did." She turned back around with the telltale sign of tears welling up In the corners of her eyes. "Izuku loves being a Pro Hero, more than anything. I've never seen him smile so much in his life since he became Dekiru and, well… I just don't want a job to take that happiness away from him."

"I see, you are quite the thoughtful mother!" Nedzu took a sip of the hot beverage he had been offered when he had entered the apartment the Midoriya family resided in. "We have already talked to Midoriya-kun about it, and he would love to take up the position. However, I promise you if he starts to hate it, we will freely release him from our staff workforce and allow him to continue with the life he was living before we offered him the job."

"Really," The older Midoriya inquired, still not completely convinced by what she was hearing. "You mean that?" She gasped in shock as All Might slid to the ground and bowed for her with his forehead resting against the floor.

"I, on behalf of Yuuei, promise that the health and wellbeing of your son will be in consideration for as long as he stays with us. He will be cared for and treated equally to us teachers regardless of Quirk status or age. As long as you agree, we swear in the honour of the hero to give Midoriya-kun complete freedom on decision makings, even if someone desperately wants him to help out one of their Quirk based lessons. Please, at the very least, just consider it." He felt a soft hand touch his shoulder and looked up to see a teary smile.

"I already have," Inko said softly, holding out a hand to help the Pro Hero back up. "If it helps Izuku, makes him happy or he wants to do it, I will support him no matter what happens. However, if he gets hurt because of you…"

"We get it, we're dead meat!" Nedzu took another sip of his drink as All Might nervously grinned at the green haired woman.

"Ah, wonderful! Thank you for giving your consent, Midoriya-san." He stood up where he sat and shook her hand politely. "I am looking forwards to seeing what your son has to contribute to Yuuei within the next year."

"You're welcome, and I thank you for offering Izuku such an amazing position in the first place." She replied solemnly, bowing her head in response. "It was nice to consider my opinion on the matter in the first place."

"Well, Young Midoriya is underage…" All Might began to say when Nedzu grabbed his arm and began dragging him out of the apartment. "Oh, all right, I can walk myself! Thanks once again and SEE YOU IN APRIL, YOUNG MIDORIYA!" Inko closed the front door behind her, turning around as her son exited his room. She opened her arms for a hug, a hug that was happily returned.

"Thanks for agreeing to this, mum." Izuku muttered into her cardigan, his words muffled by the fabric but he was close enough to her ear for her to hear him.

"As long as you really want to do it, I'm fine with that. Remember, I'm here to support you all the way!" She pulled him closer to her, slowly rubbing the back of his messy curl covered head. "I'm so proud of you, Izuku, I will always be proud of you. Think about it, my baby is going to be teaching at Yuuei soon enough! I can't believe this myself, but its real and I believe I am the proudest mother in the world right now."

Izuku chuckled and gave her a smile of his own. "This is all thanks to you mum, I'm proud of you too. If it wasn't for you getting a hold of dad's old friends then none of this would have happened." Inko was sure she was crying by now, tears of gratitude ran down her cheeks as she embraced her son.

"I love you, Izuku."

"I love you too, mum."