Chapter 9, actually this time! Note to self, dont post chapterrs wile sleep deprived! important news at the end!
The Essence of a Hero!
"That's enough, Young Midoriya, take a rest."
It had been a little under three months since Izuku had met Momo; while they hadn't had the chance to meet again since that day, they texted consistently; topics of conversation ranged from current events to Quirk training. He had to admit, it felt nice to be able to talk to someone other than Katsuki; he appreciated his best friend dearly, but female companionship evoked different feelings altogether.
Most of his time had been spent training with All Might; at first, it was simply getting adjusted to All For One: being able to call upon it consistently, maintaining its power level, and the regulating it when full force wasn't needed. When he had gown proficient in that, Yagi had suggested he use training weights from now on; "If you can move with these on," he had said, "you'll be all the more agile with them off."
Now, however, All Might had moved on to the next step: combat training.
Izuku stood himself up out of the sand; "I can keep going! One more round, please All Might?"
Yagi deflated, shaking his head; "No, Young Midoriya," he commanded, sitting down on the shore, "come, we need to talk."
Midoriya obeyed, taking a seat next to his mentor; "is this about our fights? I'm sorry I haven't been able to beat you yet, but I'm trying, really!"
"No, no, you're doing fine; in fact, you're doing better than I thought you would," Yagi assured.
It was true; while Izuku simply could not keep pace with All Might's sheer strength and speed, Yagi was surprised to find that he knew how to fight, and rather well. When asked about it, Izuku waved it off, something about "having a good teacher;" he didn't seem inclined to share who, and Yagi didn't press the issue.
Izuku smiled at the praise; "Thank you, Toshinori-sensei! But, what did you want to talk about?" He asked.
Yagi stared out to the ocean; the sun had almost set, the darkness of the night creeping on them. "UA's entrance exam is in a week, I wanted to know how you were feeling about it."
Izuku furrowed his brow; "I guess I'm feeling pretty good? I haven't mastered One For All yet but, I think I have enough to pass; what do you think, Toshinori-sensei?"
He laughed; "Young Midoriya, you could have passed the entrance exam months ago if need be; at this point, I have no doubt you'll do excellent," he commended, "which is why I want you to take the next week off of training."
Izuku gaped at him; "What? Isn't this when I should be training the most? The final push before the big day?"
Yagi shook his head; "You've been training all your life young man; when was the last time you took more than a day or two of rest?"
Izuku thought for a moment; "I guess it has been a long time…" he admitted. Due to his Quirk, he never felt the need to take "rest days" to recover; in truth, he wasn't sure he had taken an extended rest from exercise since he started; even when he injured his hand, he had been allowed runs.
"Exactly," Yagi pointed out, "I want you to enjoy some time with your mother and friends; we can continue your training after you get into UA."
He looked to the hero; he seemed resolute in his decision. "Ok, Toshinori-sensei; I'll try to take it easy," he promised.
"Good," Yagi smiled, "I won't be around to check up on you; I have some… business to attend to," he explained.
Izuku perked his head up; "Oh? Like what?" Izuku asked.
"Just some hero business, nothing to be concerned about," he assured.
'You'll find out the truth soon enough, Young Midoriya.'
"If you say so," he said, looking down at this watch; "it's getting late, I should probably head home."
Yagi stood up, offering his hand to his successor. For a brief moment, he inflated into his hero form; "Good luck, Young Midoriya! Be the hero I know you to be!"
He took the hero's massive hand with a smile; "Yes, sir!"
VVV
Izuku kept his promise to Yagi; no training and no exercise. It wasn't easy, of course; he had developed a system over the years, and found it difficult to pass the large blocks of time he now had, but he managed.
Initially, he had tried to set up another meeting with Momo, only to be met with an unhappy "I'm sorry Izuku, but I can't this week; I have to accompany my parents to a variety of fundraisers."
Her referring to him by his given name never failed to make him blush.
"But after I'm done with that, I'd love to see you again, hear about the exam! I've missed you!"
He wasn't sure if she knew just how much that meant to him
After agreeing to meet as soon as they could, Izuku attempted the same with Katsuki; he was much more pliable when it came to hang out. It helped that he only lived a few short minutes away.
"So, how'd your training go?" Katsuki had asked the day before the exam, "get a good handle on your Quirk?"
Izuku shrugged; "good enough. Toshinori-sensei says I still have a ways to go, but it should be enough to get me through the exam."
"Guess that's to be expected," he commented, "only learned you had one, what? Seven months ago?"
"Something like that," Izuku guessed. Truly, it felt like only yesterday he inherited One For All; where had all the time gone?
"What about you, how'd all your training go?"
Katsuki rubbed the back of his head; "It was pretty good but… I don't know how much it helped me with my Quirk, it was mainly physical shit, y'know? I'm definitely stronger but," he paused.
Izuku flashed him a smile; "You don't gotta worry about that, Kacchan! You've always had a good handle on your Quirk, and I'm sure its only gotten better."
He smirked, giving Izuku a light shove on the shoulder. "Thanks for the vote of confidence, nerd," he looked up over the park; "so, tomorrows the day."
"Yep. Are you ready?"
Katsuki smirked; "I was born ready!"
'That's the Kacchan I know!'
"And you better be too! I swear if I get into UA and you don't, I'll really roast your ass!" he jokingly threatened.
He had been doing that a lot more lately, not that Izuku minded; the way he saw it, it meant Katsuki was finally moving past all that stuff from their childhood.
Izuku stood up, fists balled; "I'll do my best, Kacchan!" he exclaimed. Izuku looked to the setting sun; "We should get home, get a goods night sleep. Wanna head to the exam together?"
As if that was even a question; "you know it!"
VVV
Izuku woke up bright and early the next day, taking his time in getting ready. By the time he was showered and dressed, his mother had finished breakfast for him.
With breakfast done, Izuku readied to leave, but not without a word from his mother.
"Izuku…" She said at the door, "I want you to know, no matter what happens… I'm so proud of you honey."
She was trying to hide it, but she was clearly holding back tears.
"Mom…" He enveloped her in a hug, "Thank you. I couldn't have made it this far without you!"
Inko wiped her eyes; "Nonsense honey… you were always gonna be a hero… I was just smart enough to see it."
VVV
"So… this is UA."
Izuku and Katsuki stood just outside of UA, watching as hundreds of people marched towards the doors to the main building; this was it, everything they had spent the last year, no, they're lives, preparing for.
In front of them, stood their future.
"Yep… it's a lot bigger than I thought." Izuku observed; a lie, as he had been here long before, but he couldn't let Katsuki know that.
"No kidding, lot more people than I thought too…" A grin spread across his face, "all the more people for us to crush, eh Izuku?"
Izuku rolled his eyes, walking forward; "lets try to remember why we're here, eh Kacchan? To be heroes?" He reminded.
"Yea, yea, I'm only kidding! Mostly…" Then, Katsuki had a sinister idea take form in his head.
"Hey Izuku…" He bolted forward, "Race ya!" he yelled back to his friend.
Izuku grinned, breaking into a run. However, he didn't get very far; in his haste, he neglected to notice a slight divot in the ground, causing him to trip.
'Well, guess I'll die.'
As he prepared for his face to meet the ground, he suddenly felt himself stop in midair. Slightly panicked, he looked around to see a girl next to him, readjusting his body; "Are you alright?" she asked.
When Izuku was upright again, she touched her fingertips together; "Release!" she said, and he felt the weight of gravity return to him.
"Thank you for that," he instinctually said, flashing her a smile.
"Oh, its no problem!" She insisted. "Sorry for using my Quirk on you without asking first but, it'd be bad luck if you fell, right?"
"Yea, definitely" He answered, blushing slightly, "I'm Izuku Midoriya, what's your name?"
"Ochaco Uraraka, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
Ochaco was a short girl, sporting brown hair and a petite build. Her face consisted of two large brown eyes and pink marks on her cheeks. Her hair was shoulder length, with two longer clumps framing her face. On each of her fingers was a pink pad, necessary for her Quirk
Overall, very cute.
"The pleasure's all mine!" Izuku responded. "Are you nervous about today?" he asked, walking alongside her.
"Yes! Who isn't? It's the biggest day of our lives, I'm terrified!" She admitted.
Izuku chuckled; "Well with a Quirk like that, I don't think you have much to worry about; what is it, anyway?
"I call it Zero Gravity; I touch something with five of these little pads on my fingers, and it becomes weightless." She explained.
"Wow, that sounds really cool!" he exclaimed, "It'd be really useful for rescue work especially, but the combat options are numerous as well…"
Ochaco blushed slightly; "Thank you… What about you, what's your Quirk?"
Izuku blinked; "Oh, its nothing special. I call it Vessel, its just a strength enhancement Quirk." He explained.
"Is that why you're so… big?" she bluntly questioned.
He laughed; "That's part of it, yea." They came up on the auditorium; "Well, this is our stop, good luck Uraraka!" he encouraged, going to find his seat.
"You too, Midoriya!" She waved.
'I wonder if I'll see him again…'
VVV
When he found his seat, he was happy to find himself next to Katsuki.
"Hey man, where'd you disappear to, I never beat you in races." He grilled.
"I got caught up, sorry about that." Izuku whispered; "Looks like we're starting."
On stage walked Hizashi Yamada, hero name Present Mic. Hizashi was a tall man with long blonde hair, put up in one massive spike. He had a tiny mustache, and perpetually wore yellow sunglasses. His most defining trait, however, was his voice: loud, bright, and, when need be, painful.
"To all my listeners just tuning in," he started, "welcome to my show! Everybody say hey!"
Silence filled the room.
"What a refined response! Well then, I'll quickly give you all a rundown on the practical exam! Are you ready?!"
The silence returned, somehow even quieter than before.
"Wow, Present Mic!" Izuku muttered, "He's just like he sounds on the radio, huh Kacchan?"
"He's even more obnoxious, if you ask me." He replied.
Hizashi continued; "Like it said in the application requirements, you listeners will be conducting ten-minute mock urban battles after the written portion of the exam!" A variety of letters appeared on the screen behind him; "You can bring anything you want, just make sure you head into the specific battle centers, alright?"
Izuku and Katsuki both looked down at their exam tickets; "Looks like they won't be letting friends work together…" Izuku observed. Despite being from the same school, both he and Katsuki were assigned to different battle centers.
"Makes sense," Katsuki replied, "can't always be relying on your friends with hero work."
"Three different types of mock villains are located around the battle centers!" Hizashi explained. "You earn points based on how difficult the villain is to take down! All you have to do, listeners, is use your Quirks to destroy or immobilize as many faux villains as you can! And of course, attacking any fellow examinees, along with any other unheroic activity, is strictly prohibited, and will result in a failing grade!"
Before he could continue, a tall boy with glasses rocketed out of his seat, hand raised in the air. "Excuse me!" he shouted, "May I ask a question?!"
"Okay!"
"On the official printout, there are four villains!" He pointed out. "If this is a misprint, then UA, the most prominent hero school in Japan, should be ashamed of such a foolish mistake! We examinees are here because we wish to be molded into exemplary heroes!"
He stopped, suddenly pointing to Izuku and Katsuki; "And you two! You two have been talking this entire time. It's distracting. If you're here as a joke, you should leave immediately!"
Izuku simply raised an eyebrow at him, while Katsuki was glaring daggers; 'Who the hell does he think he is?'
Snickering could be heard around the auditorium, which Hizashi quickly dispelled; "Alright, alright, Examinee Number 7111! Thanks for the great question! The fourth villain is worth zero points! In other words, he's an obstacle! There is one in every battle center, and it'll go crazy in narrow spaces! It's not impossible to defeat, but there's no real reason to, either. I recommend everyone just avoid it!"
He looked to the boy in glasses; "Does that answer your question?"
The boy bowed; "Yes! Thank you very much! Please excuse the interruption!" he said, sitting back down.
"Man, this whole thing is set up like a video game…" One of the examinees noted.
"Well, that's all from me!" Hizashi announced; "Finally, I'll give you listeners a present- our school motto! As famous general Napoleon Bonaparte once said, 'A true hero is one who overcomes life's misfortunes.' Go beyond! Plus Ultra!" He bowed; "Good luck everybody!"
Izuku looked to Katsuki; "Well Kacchan this is it; good luck!" he said.
Katsuki scoffed; "Me and you, Izuku, we don't need luck. We're ready for this!"
And with that, both got up, making their way to their testing centers.
VVV
Izuku had been religiously preparing for the written exam for years now. It was notoriously hard, with many students with promising Quirks being denied entry for failing it. Its hard to remember sometimes that UA isn't just a hero school; you have to be exemplary in all fields in order to even be considered.
It covered your basic subjects; math, Japanese, science, history, even a bit of English, all things Izuku studied; what truly surprised him was the last section; Quirk analysis.
It was simple; you were given a Quirk, and asked to list its strengths, weaknesses, and how to compensate for them. That wasn't what wasn't very surprising; it seemed like a fairly normal thing to ask of prospective students.
What did surprise Izuku was that he was certain that Shota had asked him these very same questions when he was training under him.
'Is this where Shota got those questions?' Izuku thought, but quickly refocused; he could ponder his first teacher's originality later, right now, he had Quirks to analyze.
Or rather, reanalyze.
VVV
'I definitely passed that, and knowing Kacchan, he did too,' Izuku thought, walking toward the bus to his battle center. He was confident in all his answers; dare he say, he may have even aced it!
When he got on the bus, he noticed Uraraka sitting alone near the back; quickly he made his way to her. "Uraraka!" he greeted.
"Midoriya! C'mere, sit next to me!" she requested, scooching over a little.
He sat down, smiling at her; "I guess we're in the same battle center! That's so cool!" He exclaimed.
"I know!" she agreed, face wide in a smile. "How do you think you did on the written exam? 'Cause English really killed, never mind those Quirk questions!" she lamented.
Izuku chuckled, rubbing the back of his head; "I think I did ok…" he said, trying to sound humble. "And I'm sure you did great!"
"Thank you, I appreciate that…" she said. Just as he was about to respond, the bus lurched to a stop; "I guess we're here," he noted, standing up. Ochaco was quick to follow.
When both got off, they were met with a gigantic metal door, leading to what could only be described an entire city block, maybe a few, all walled off.
"Wow…" Ochaco awed, "This must've cost a fortune…"
"No kidding…" Izuku agreed, "And they've got a ton of them…"
Izuku saw Ochaco had started doing a variety of stretches, and decided to join her; 'This is it… time to give everything I've got… I can't let everyone down. Time to become the hero I've always wanted to be!' he thought, thinking of all the people who were expecting great things from him.
He turned to Ochaco; he guessed they were going to start soon, and wanted to wish her luck one last time. As he approached her, however, he was stopped a hand on his shoulder, owned by the same boy who publicly called him and Katsuki out in the auditorium.
"That girl is trying to focus. Do you mean to distract her? If this is all a joke to you, you need to leave; there are people who actually want to be a hero here."
Ouch. That hurt.
However, before he could muster a response, a very angry Ochaco butted in; "Excuse me, but you don't have to be so mean!" she chastised. "He wasn't distracting me, he's my friend! Now I'd appreciate it if you'd apologize!"
'I'm her friend? I'm her friend!'
Before any more words could be exchanged, Hizashi's voice boomed over the crowd; "Alright! Go!"
That was all Izuku needed.
Quickly, he rushed to the opening door, the other examinees too surprised to move. As he entered the battle center, he quickly took in his surroundings; tall buildings lined the streets, with narrow alleys and paths running between them.
Other students were quickly pouring in; 'Gotta get moving' Izuku thought, channeling One For All into his legs, 'no need to go all out and tire myself, yet.'
He dashed forward, finding his first group of robots; three one pointers, and a two pointer.
'Alright, this is it!' he thought, flooding his arms with power. He rushed forward, driving his fist through the robots with ease.
'Alright, that's five points; gonna need a lot more than that!'
He continued on, smashing whatever robots came into his view; he had a speed advantage over most the other examinees, but he couldn't be everywhere.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but by Izuku's estimates, he was at fifty-seven points; 'Off to a good start…'
Just as he was about to smash another one pointer, a brilliantly bright laser cut through it; 'what the?'
"Thanks for distracting it!" the source of the laser, a blonde boy with an extravagant looking belt said in a French accent. "We make a pretty good team, no?"
Izuku smiled at him; "I'm sure we would, but I don't think this is a team exercise!" he said, dashing off to find more points.
"Six minutes left!" Hizashi announced, alarming many of the testers.
'Six minutes… I can definitely get more points!'
As he ran around, punching as he went, he passed by Ochaco, destroying robots by launching them in the air and dropping them to the ground.
"That's twenty-eight points!" she said after dropping her latest batch.
"Good job, Uraraka!" Izuku exclaimed as he ran by; he didn't hear a response, but he liked to think she appreciated it.
By his estimate, Izuku had earned ninety-six points now, and based on the numbers he was hearing, that was very good.
'Alright, lets break one hundred!' Izuku pledged, running off to find more enemies.
VVV
In a dark room somewhere on UA's campus, the staff watched the entrance exam on a wide number of screens; among them was Shota and Yagi
"In this practical exam, students haven't been told how many villains there are, or their locations," explained a small white animal, who looked to be a combination of a mouse, bear and dog.
This was Nezu, UA's extremely intelligent principal, and one of the rare few animals to be born with a Quirk.
"They have a limited amount of time in a large area," he continued, "They have to draw the villains to them."
"Information gathering ability, to understand the situation before anyone else," he said, pointing to a screen. On it was a large man with several tentacle-like appendages; at the ends of each was a different sensory organ, sniffing, looking, or hearing his surroundings as best they could.
"Mobility that can be used in many different circumstances," he continued, pointing to another screen showing the boy with glasses, with what seemed to be engines in his calves.
"Discernment to be able to stay calm in any situation," he listed, pointing to a screen showing the blonde boy with the naval laser, confidently firing at robots.
"And pure combat ability," he concluded, pointing to a screen showing Katsuki, palms smoking, amongst a pile of robotic rubble.
"Of course, the best students are able to combine all of these traits, for maximum effectiveness!" he said, pointing to a screen showing Midoriya, effortlessly running from robot to robot, destroying them with ease.
"Doesn't this year's group look promising?" One teacher said, "Especially that cute green-haired one…"
Shota's breath hitched a little hearing that. He leaned forward, looking at who she was speaking about; 'Could that be… no… It's impossible…'
"Well, we can't know for sure," another teacher said, pushing a bright red button, "the real test, begins now."
VVV
Izuku was having the time of his life; 'one hundred and forty-six! That's gotta be some kind of record!'
He didn't mean to sound boastful, but even he had to admit he was doing pretty damn well!
Suddenly, he felt the ground shake beneath him; looking up, he saw a huge plume of dust be kicked up.
'What the hell is THAT?' he questioned.
From the dust emerged a giant robot; slow, but clearly able to cause some damage. Already examinees were running from it.
'That must be the zero-pointer, best get away from it; it doesn't look very fast, so as long as I keep my distance, I should be fine!' Izuku reasoned.
"LESS THAN TWO MINUTES REMAINING"
Izuku made his way away from the giant robot; 'Two minutes, definitely more time to score more points, lets see if I can-'
His thoughts were cut off by a faint noise, just barely audible amidst the chaos of the battle center: "Ow…"
Izuku quickly turned around to see Ochaco trapped under rubble, right in the path of the zero-pointer.
His rational brain told him that she isn't in any real danger; there's no way UA would let something like this run amok without some kind of failsafe to avoid serious injuries. That's what his rational brain knew.
But his rational brain wasn't in charge anymore.
Izuku immediately charged towards Ochaco, thoughts moving at a mile a minute; 'That thing is gonna kill her and oh god I don't have time to get her out I have to destroy it I have to destroy it!'
He quickly analyzed the situation; 'No way I can get up to his head with my current power but...' he eyed a nearby rooftop; not wasting anytime, he channeled One For All into his legs, jumping to the roof…
VVV
The teachers watched as Izuku leaped from the ground; 'There's absolutely no merit in taking on the faux villain…' Yagi began.
'What is that kid doing?...' Shota questioned.
VVV
Izuku quickly leaped from the roof, surprising even Ochaco with his speed and height, towards the robot's head…
VVV
'But that creates opportunity, for it to shine brightly… and rise to the surface!'
'Is he insane?'
VVV
While in the air, Izuku channeled One For All in both of his arms, reeling them back.
'I really hope this works!'
Feelings the intensity of the moment, he couldn't help but scream; "DOUBLE 50% DETROIT SMASHHHHH!"
Lurching both fists forward, both connected with the robot's head, knocking it back several feet; it began to tip, explosions happening across its chassis. Eventually, it became too much for it to bear, causing it to tip over on its back.
VVV
'That's right, it rises to the surface- The essence of being a true hero: the spirit of self-sacrifice!'
'Yep… that's Midoriya alright.'
VVV
The examinees of battle center B looked on in awe; they knew Izuku looks powerful, but none of them expected this.
"Man," one said, "why'd I have to be put in the same group as him?!"
When Izuku landed, he immediately ran to check on Ochaco. "Uraraka, are you ok? Are you hurt?"
She winced, feeling a familiar pain in her stomach; "yea, I'm fine I'm fine… Why did you do that?"
He was confused; "Do what?"
"That robot… its not worth any points, why did you waste your time to destroy it?..."
Izuku didn't hesitate to answer; "You looked like you needed help…"
The boy with the glasses, which had been watching the exchange, gasped quietly; 'Of course, if this wasn't an exam I would've… Wait… exam…'
"But… you could've gotten more points…" she lamented.
He smiled; "Well hey, there's still time to-"
"TIME'S UP!"
He gave Ochaco a sheepish grin; "Well, I got enough points anyway." He extended a hand, which she took; "can you walk?" he asked, helping her up.
"I think so, but my ankles sprained pretty bad," she admitted.
"C'mon, let's get you to-"
"Good work, good work everybody!" a short woman said, passing out gummies.
'Recovery Girl! Thank goodness!'
"Excuse me! R- Ma'am!" he quickly corrected; 'Can't let anyone know we've met before.'
Chiyo made her way to the two; "Any injuries, either of you?"
"She has a sprained ankle," Izuku answered, pointing to the injury.
Without word, Chiyo extended her lips, planting a kiss on Ochaco's forehead; "There, you should be all set to go!"
She turned to Izuku; "Good work, Midoriya," she praised, moving on to other students.
'So much for that!'
Ochaco tentatively put weight on her ankle, testing it; when assured it was healed, she turned to Izuku.
"You know her?"
"Uh, we've met once; it was a villain attack, she was the medic on duty, nothing major," he lied. "Why don't we get out of here?"
"Agreed," she said, following Izuku out of the battle center; they were among the first to return to the bus, quickly finding a seat.
When comfortable, she turned to him; "Thank you again, for saving me…"
Izuku gave her a smile; "Anytime, Uraraka!"
She played with her hair, a light blush spreading across her face; "You can call me Ochaco, if you want…"
He quickly found himself with a matching blush; "O-Ok, Ochaco," he stammered.
A comfortable silence formed between them, until the reached the front gate of UA. There, Izuku found Katsuki waiting for him.
"Izuku!" Katsuki called, ushering him over; "finally found your way here." He turned to Ochaco; "who's this?"
"Ochaco Uraraka," she introduced, "Are you Izuku's friend?"
"Best friend," he answered, eyeing her suspiciously.
She smiled; "Well any friend of Izuku's is a friend of mine!"
Katsuki looked to him; the mad blush on his face told him all he needed to know.
"Well, if he likes you, I guess you can't be that bad," he reasoned. "So Izuku, ready to head home?"
He nodded his head, turning to Ochaco; "You wanna come with us, Ochaco?"
"Y-" she began, but quickly stopped; "Actually, I… have to do something here. I'm sorry Izuku."
"Oh, It's alright. Here," he offered, handing her his phone, "give me your number and we can talk, yea?"
Ochaco nodded her head, "Right!" she said, quickly inputting her number.
The two boys left, leaving Ochaco to herself; determined, she set off inside UA's main building.
'Now to find that announcer guy…'
And that's a wrap!
This was a very fun chapter to right; I have no idea whether throwing two punches like that would be roughly equal to one 100% smash, but for the sake of things lets say it's around there.
Ochaco's introduced! She's a very cute character, but mean when she wants to be! Very entertaining to write (and hopefully read).
Now then, I've been getting a lot of reviews as of late; unfortunately, I'm gonna start only responding to questions now, or reviews I feel I should address myself; with that said, onto the reviews!
OMNISENSE95: I'm sure he'll figure it out, eventually ;)
Infinite battle: Buddy, do I have some good news for you! There already is a second chapter (and a ninth, now)!
fencer29: This is something I thought about a bit; we have no official date on when recommendations go in and are accepted, at least none that I could find. I figured three months before was a decent estimate as to when recommended students receive answers, to give them time to prepare for the exam, although I admit they could very easily not be told until the day of; we don't know, so I took some liberties.
Shini Namikaze: Good question! As of right now, it consists of purely girls from 1A; I'm debating throwing in Mei, and if I do that'll be it; no Toga guys, unless I can write it in a way that doesn't make her painfully out of character.
Arsinis: This is definitely an interesting review; I don't know if I agree if things are going too well, because so far they're going well because Izuku makes them go well; he got training because he tried to save a woman, then tried to find Shota for a month, piquing his interest. He can use One For All so well because he spent literally every day since he was 5 training his body, etc. I don't know, I like when the main character can work and have tangible rewards for that work; he'll definitely be facing some hardships, but he'll be justly rewarded for what he does right, does that make sense? I do enjoy stories with stronger main characters, and if that's not your cup of tea that's fine, I'm just not sure if my story is for you; I'm a firm believer that not everything should be made for everyone, so if you don't like where I'm taking things, its completely understandable, no harm done :)
Now, onto that news I mentioned: this story is getting decently long and decently popular. I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I think I'm a pretty decent writer, hell maybe even a good writer but I am by no means a perfect writer.
A few reviewers pointed out that I accidentally used All For One instead of One For All last chapter; to avoid silly things like that happening again, I'm looking for a beta reader. If you're interested, please let me know, and we'll talk about it!
Well, that about covers it! As always, if you enjoyed, leave a review, follow, and favorite; my fingers get ever so slightly more dexterous the more I get :)
Next chapter: Waiting for results, and the first day!