Well, there was a desire from people to continue this story, and here we are!
Once again, I cannot thank everyone enough who wanted more of this silly concept of a story, and it's nice to take a break from my main fic, "Bearer of the Light" and write something more light-hearted :)
While I won't answer the reviews this time as it would all just boil down to 'thank yous' and 'here's the next chapter', I cannot say how happy I am people are excited about this premise.
And to answer any questions regarding the Magic Potion, yes, Class 1-A will be using it and what sort of effects they will have on quirks is hard to say ;)
I would like to point out there will be some jumps here and there to the more 'interesting' parts of the story, only because things like the Battle Trial, USJ, and Sports Festival usually are big undertakings. though I will sprinkle in more "downtime" scenes here and there because it should be fun to see Izuku with the strength and 'powers' of Obelix interacting with his classmates on a daily basis.
So, enough of my ramblings, let's get started with chapter 2!
[MHA and Asterix and Obelix all belong to their copyright owners, as I do not own any of them.]
Chapter 2
Stress Boars
The rising sun slowly began to peek over the horizon, bringing its light to shine down upon the vast ground of UA University, with its various large buildings and outdoor areas used to train the next generation of heroes.
One such area was a vast forest that one would think could not exist in the middle of a major city, but with the expenses and proper building permits, anything was possible.
Plus, having an all-powerful druid to keep the forest healthy and on the staff payroll was an added bonus.
That same druid, Getafix, wizened beyond the years of mortal men, had been leaping and running across the various treetops this particular morning, gathering the ingredients needed for the multiple lotions, potions, and concoctions he would be brewing for not only the staff but also to stock up the necessities for the infirmary, as requested by Recovery Girl.
He also needed some Mistletoe to create more of the magic potion for the oncoming nightly patrols of Aizawa and to start brewing the required amounts for this year's first-year classes.
While the older man had no doubt that Aizawa would recognize Izuku's progress in controlling his strength, the rest couldn't be said for the rest of the students, given the ever-tired teacher's usual discourse of 'expel first, ask questions later'. The previous year had been particularly brutal. Not a single student had made it past the QAT at the beginning of the semester.
So while Getafix had planned for at least some of the students to pass, he wasn't expecting nineteen of them.
Eighteen, for now, as the Mineta boy had been expelled from not only the hero course but the university in its entirety, even facing some legal action from a group of lawyers representing the entire group of women within Class 1-A.
And he thought the Roman politicians were a cutthroat bunch, but that legal team young Yoyaorozu had gotten was just downright ruthless, even by Gaul standards.
Standing on one of the more thickened branches of the tall trees provided a beautiful view of the university and the city that surrounded the area. One would think that the University had been here long before the towering skyscrapers, but funny enough, that wasn't the case.
As he continued to look out on the horizon, he could see a large billowing of dust and smoke from further in the forest and passing by the trees, smiling to himself as he knew who was causing such a ruckus.
That had been the other person that would not receive any of the magic potion when it came time. The memories of Obelix causing wanton destruction when given even a single drop of the brew were a harsh reminder of what it would and could possibly do to his adopted grandson.
A sudden crash and robotic-sounding screech echoed out of the forest's depths; Getafix had a slight smile on his lips as he descended down the large tree he was on with practiced ease and awaited for the perpetrator to come by.
From the rustle of some bushes, a familiar head of curly green hair popped out, before more of the currently shirtless boy came scrambling out with what looked to be an inactive giant metallic boar, about the size of a large semi-truck, resting on his shoulder, calling out to the older man while rushing towards him, "Morning Grandpa!"
"Good Morning, Izuku! Good to see that you are keeping up with your exercises." Getafix said with a bright smile before eyeing the 'beast' currently hoisted over the young man's shoulders, "Using the 'stress' boar today?"
Izuku stopped in his tracks, frozen for a moment before chuckling embarrassingly and using his free hand to rub the back of his head, "Y-Yea… kinda nervous for today, actually. I thought if I had the bigger model out, it would give me the challenge to forget my worries, if even for a little while."
Getafix merely chuckled softly, walking up to his adopted grandson and patted him on the shoulder, "There is nothing wrong with that, it's normal to feel such when dealing with new people, particularly in your case since this is the first time you will be dealing with those of your age group."
"I just hope I didn't upset any of them yesterday; I know they looked a little mad when Mineta called me out on 'not trying'." Izuku sighed softly, beginning to walk back to the support studio to drop off his 'catch' with Getafix walking alongside him with his hands behind his back.
"I wouldn't overthink about it, my boy. They seemed to have understood why you were holding back, and truthfully, I do wish we needn't go to such measures." The older man sighed wistfully, looking up to the sky through the canopy of trees, "There are days I wish things were similar to the old days, like the village where I used to live back in Gaul. nothing in these modern times could ever match up to the strength of those old buildings and walls."
"Is that why it's still standing as a historic site, Grandpa Getafix?"
"Partially," Getafix said with a smirk, "The real reason why it was built so sturdy was to accommodate not only some of our strongest warriors but also Obelix's own size and strength."
"I kinda wish I could have met him," Izuku said softly, looking straight ahead, "Asterix as well, maybe trained with them since he would be used to Obelix's own strength and stamina."
"I'm sure they would have loved to train with you, show you the ways of the Gaul." Getafix chuckled softly, the pair reaching the colossal door to the support studio where Izuku placed the machine back down and pounded on it three times, turning away from it and continuing on his walk with Getafix, "Perhaps you'd give Obelix a run for his gold, given your natural intelligence and analysis skills."
"I-I could?" Izuku asked with a stutter, his mind reeling at the fact he could possibly fight and overcome the great Obelix.
"While he had the strength to end most fights, Obelix was also known for not having the brightest of minds. I wouldn't call him dumb, by Odin, but Asterix was always the brains when it came to the two."
"I see…" Izuku said, his hand rubbing his chin, stopping suddenly as he moved his entire hand over his chin and cheeks. Getafix had stopped at this point and looked to his younger companion.
"Is something wrong, Izuku?"
"I swore I shaved yesterday, but I can finally feel some stubble already coming in!" Izuku looked to the bemused elder.
"Perhaps it may be time to 'unleash' your inner Gaul and let it grow out?" Getafix said with a smile, stroking his own beard.
"Maybe? I mean… I always wondered what I would look like with a beard, A-A small one!" Izuku said with his hands waving in front of him, "M-mom would kill me if I grew a beard just as big as yours, n-no offense, Getafix."
"None taken, my boy, though a small beard would look good on you, I think." The older man was chuckling at the antics of his grandson and the fact that while being as ridiculously strong as he is, Izuku still was fearful of the wrath of his mother.
Which was hilarious in its own way, given that even the strongest of the Gauls would also fear the scorn of a woman, be they mother or wife.
"Well, regardless, perhaps you should go shave again, just to be safe, and try not to be late for your second day!"
"I will, thanks, grandpa!" Izuku said, quickly dashing away towards the on-campus home where he and his mother lived, leaving Getafix with a bright smile on his lips before heading off towards his own home to prepare for his own day.
The druid nodded to himself, his hands behind his back with a smile still on his lips as his thoughts went back to what else he needed to do today.
"Well, now!" All Might shouted to get everyone's attention, the number one hero smiling brightly as he looked over his current class. Even if it was his first day on the job as a teacher, to see such promising young students ready to not only take up the mantle of heroism but perhaps even surpass himself one day brought a warm feeling through his body.
Even his scar wasn't hurting as bad today, so that was a good omen right there!
"They say that the costume makes the hero, and Looking upon you all, I can say you definitely look the part!" The blonde man rose his finger up into the air, still with his signature smile on his lips, "Now, from here on out, all nineteen of – hold on a moment."
All Might stopped his speech, causing a few people to look at their teacher with a confused look on their faces as the pro hero's raised finger was now waving about as if he was… counting something?
"I was told there were nineteen students in Class 1-A, yet I only count eighteen… is there someone still in the change rooms-"
"I'm sorry I'm late!"
A voice called out from behind the teacher, who had turned around to identify who spoke, and what he saw nearly shocked the old hero.
Running up to the group was a teenager built rather large, a body type similar to that of a professional weightlifter, the complete opposite to the bodybuilder-like physique that he had maintained for much of his pro hero career.
The boy was wearing what looked like a compression suit, or more like pants and sleeveless top combo that clung tightly to his body, and while showing off his 'gut' a little more, it was apparent the boy was 'built', judging by his massive arms and leg muscles. Though the pants and chest were very basic in design, similar to the bright yellow belt around his waist, the late student was wearing what looked like gloves made of tightly bound leather around his lower arms and fists, along with a similar design to his footwear, which gave off a sort of… 'nordic' look to them, given All Might's lack of knowledge in regards to the European cultures.
The boy was wearing a tiara or band around his head, covered up mainly by his unruly green curls with two prominent wings flared back and out from his head.
The late student finally reached All Might, not even panting from how fast he had been jogging as he bowed low, "I-I'm sorry I'm l-late, All Might, sir! I had to stop at the support department because they hadn't finished everything for my hero costume! H-Here!" A piece of paper was pushed out towards All Might, who had taken it with a perked-up eyebrow, reading it for a moment and the smile on his face returning in full.
"I see! Well, young Midoriya, you are lucky that you were able to make it before I started to explain what we were going to do." The number one hero slapped the almost as tall student on the shoulder in good faith, "Just next time, please inform me before leaving and running off to the support department, understood?"
With a beaming smile that All Might thought would blind him, Midoriya nodded his head, "Y-Yes, sir!"
"Good lad, now go and join your classmates, and we can begin!"
No sooner as he had said that, the green-haired boy rejoined the rest of the class, all the while All Might watched the latecomer interact with his classmates, with a very predominant blush on his cheeks when he addressed his female classmates. In the back of his mind, however, and with a practiced smile to hide his shock with what was written on the note from Power Loader.
"Why does young Midoriya need 'limiter' bracelets?"
Izuku sighed softly, his hand idly rubbing his stomach as he looked on in deep thought, staring at the building with his mind racing with the ways to possibly overcome the obstacle before him.
It was a simple exercise; a 'hero' team infiltrates a building used by the 'villain' team who had taken an explosive device. The goal? For the heroes, it was to either subdue the villains or reach the bomb and simply touch it, all within a fifteen-minute time limit.
While under normal circumstances, this would be a simple two versus two event, because of the odd number, there had to be a team of three.
And sure enough, Izuku and his partner were the ones to face them.
"Kero, what are you thinking about, Midoriya?" asked Tsuyu, standing beside the more giant teenager with a finger on her chin and looking up at him.
"Hm-what? Oh! Sorry, Asui-"
"Tsuyu, I told you to call me by my first name while we had lunch yesterday, kero." the frog girl interrupted, staring at him blankly with almost a threatening aura around her for just a brief moment that caused Izuku to gulp.
"R-Right, Ts-Tsuyu! Sorry… but um, to answer your question, I'm just trying to figure out the best way we can go about this." Izuku had crossed his arms over his chest now, his arms flexed slightly while he did so, which Tsuyu had taken notice of, "And it's kinda my fault that we got stuck in a three on two match up."
"I wouldn't say it's your fault, kero, given how strong you are."
"I-I guess, still though, given who we are facing, we need to be careful." Izuku said, a finger gently tapping on his muscled arm, "Ashido's Quirk makes her quick, and I'd hate to see what it would do to skin contact. While Iida's is literal speed, given the tight corridors we saw on the video feed from the previous matches, it would be hard for him to go all out."
Tsuyu gently nodded, looking towards the building now, "Then there's Bakugo; his explosions are going to be a real pain, kero."
"Y-yea, and I dunno why, but he was staring at me all the while in the viewing room."
Tsuyu looked back to her fellow green-haired teammate, "Is he someone you know, kero?"
"I don't think so? Even if I did, I haven't been around anyone my age for a long time, so no idea if he would even remember me."
"You are kinda hard to miss, Midoriya." Tsuyu bluntly said, knocking Izuku out of his thoughts and causing him to chuckle slightly in embarrassment with his hand rubbing the back of his head.
"Y-yea… I can understand that." Izuku said softly before looking back to the building, his eyes shifting as he put that brain of his to work, "Hey Tsuyu, when we were talking about your Quirk yesterday, you said that you had the abilities of frogs, right?"
"Not all, but a good many of them, kero." Tsuyu spoke softly, "Some are pleasant, like being able to jump far and high, while others, like being able to eject my stomach or secrete mucus that is acidic like Mina's, but nothing crazy like dissolving cement…." She said while fiddling with her gloves, looking a little embarrassed by those particular 'powers' of her quirk, "Are not the most pleasant."
"I think they are awesome!" Izuku blurted out with a smile on his lips when Tsuyu looked up to him, "Not every quirk has its positive benefits, but those two can help you out in a pinch! If you need to swallow something important like a film roll or something, you can easily bring it back up later! And the mucus could be used as a surprise attack if you got cornered or something!"
The look of pure joy as Izuku kept thinking of positive ways for those aspects of her quirk to be helpful, Tsuyu kept blushing more and more as she watched him ramble on until finally poking his cheek with a single finger, instantly knocking him out of his mutter storm, "You were asking about my abilities with my quirk?"
"O-Oh right, sorry… I was curious if you can stick to walls?"
"Kero, yes I can; it was one of the first things I worked on when my quirk came in." Tsuyu spoke while looking back at the building, "Ah, I see, I should climb along the walls on the outside of the building while you go inside and provide a distraction?"
"Exactly, I have a feeling that Bakugo is going to come after me and rather keep him busy, while Ashido and Iida think you're in the building somewhere and search it for you."
"And then I can locate the bomb from the outside and win us the exercise, kero, good thinking Midoriya." Tsuyu said with a very gentle smirk on her lips, which Izuku had noticed he kept staring at her in wonderment, given the fact it was rare for Tsuyu, by her own admission, to show off any facial changes.
The pair were silent as they had their plan in order and waited out for the buzzer to sound off so they could start. As the silence continued, it was broken by a ribbit coming from the girl as she kept staring at the building, but it caused Izuku to look at her as she spoke.
"Midoriya, I'm curious about something. Are you from France?"
"W-What? N-No, I was born and raised here in Japan; w-why do you ask?"
"Well, Aoyama said your Quirk's name was French for "Green Gaul", whatever that is, and assumed you were of French descent."
"A-ah, sorry for the mistake." Izuku chuckled gently, "My Q-Quirk actually manifested while on a trip to France when I was super young, and when I was coming up with a name for it, I figured I should pay homage to that trip that way."
"I see, I also hear they like to eat frog's legs over in France, so I was wondering if you'd be interested, kero?"
"O-Oh! No, I never had frog's legs before, Asui-Tsuyu! Sorry, but I wouldn't mind trying some!" Izuku beamed a smile at her, clearly embarrassed for already repeating her last name. But, he suddenly saw the brightness on her cheeks deepen to a soft pink, and when he was about to say something, his mind stopped as the realization of what she may have been implying just hit him.
"Good to know, Kero." was all Tsu said, walking off towards the testing building as the buzzer for the exercise to start had gone off, and by Odin, Izuku was doing his best not to stare at her swaying hips.