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Fox watch:
Purpleinsomniac: Did you guys see that Fox saved Kage the Underground Hero?
Redriot: You mean against Stain? I saw that before it was taken dowj. The fight was apparently brutal. If that other Underground Hero hadn't shown up Kage would have been another death.
Blue's Clues: That was Eraserhead. He's a bigshot in the Underground. Even villains have respect for the man.
AlienQueen: Seriously?! I didn't think villains respected anyone?
Blue's Clues: It's rare but it does happen. Usually to heroes like Eraserhead who don't care about quirks.
Redriot: How do you know that?
Blue's Clues: I know a few of the older vigilantes who like to pick fun with Eraserhead.
Purpleinsomniac: Blue's Clues you get more interesting every time you speak.
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Two weeks passed quickly for Izuku. His vigilante work kept him busy. Stain arriving in Musutafu had caused quite the stir and it made the local heroes wary of going out alone. Izuku used a facial recognition program to try and find him on the streets. It was constantly running and set to alert Izuku no matter what time it was.
Kage and Eraser thankfully were going to be fine after being checked out by Recovery Girl. They had sent thank you messages to him in the chat. Somehow he permanently ended up in their chat.
Word had somehow gotten around to the media that there was a vigilante. Not only that there was one but that he had been around for awhile. Izuku knew there was a few forums talking about him here and there; but nothing official had been announced. Until two days after Kage and Eraserhead had fought Stain.
Media were calling out the police for being unable to find the mysterious vigilante. To Izuku's surprise the police had fought back against them. They had said that there wasn't any proof of illegal activity. That the so-called vigilante was acting as an informant for them. In a way they were publicly accepting his help.
Izuku had to wonder however. What had changed? Tsukauchi and Eraserhead weren't keen on him doing this from behind a screen. They wanted to know who he was and likely what drove him. His unsurity made him stay away from the chat unless it was to do with a case.
Arriving back at his house Izuku checked the mail and his heart stopped when he found an envelope from UA. It was heavier than what he expected and there was something circular in the middle. If it had only a letter in it then it wouldn't be so heavy.
To his horror the sound of dice rolling began in his head. Mother fucker it was times like these he wished got a hint of what important thing was about to happen. Not just that something was about to happen. They wouldn't send him a bomb for applying right? That was ridiculous. Right?
Cautiously Izuku moved into the living room and sat on the couch. Swallowing nervously he opened the envelope. A little metal disk fell out of the coffee table and a white projection appeared. It was Power Loader. Oh thank the Kazoo God. It wouldn't be a bomb.
"Midoriya Izuku," declared the man tiredly, "You took the Support Course Exam. Congratulations. Not only did you pass the exams. You made a perfect score on the written exam."
Izuku froze. He did what now?! UA never had anyone make a perfect score on their written exam. From what he understood they had a curve because Nezu purposely made them difficult and would change the curriculum based on the needs of the student.
A funny pit in his stomach formed. He had gotten the attention of the rat. Hadn't he? Fuck him UA was going to be interesting. More interesting than he bargained for if this was any indication.
Power Loader continued, "On top of your perfect written exam results you tied for top scores with another student in your practicals. Izuku Midoriya I am proud to welcome you into the Support Course."
He did it... He did it! Izuku grinned as he pulled the paper out of the envelope and looked it over. The dice stopped rolling in his head and a cold sweat feeling went down his spine. What? The metallic object began beeping. Oh fuck!
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The teacher's conference room was full as they prepared for the incoming students. Vlad was talking with Nemuri. Plans were changing and they were deciding on what students went with who. Shouta was getting at least two problem children this year.
Bakugo Katsuki earned first place in the Heroics Practical Exam. 77 villain points for the kid but that wasn't what made him a problem child. Most of the time students unknowingly got rescue points. Helped another student who wasn't prepared for what they were going into and preventing an injury. That was the most common. Getting no rescue points was what made him an odd ball. His entire focus was on destroying robots with nothing else mattered.
It was students like that, that made Shouta say their exam was illogical. Robots were not a good indicator on those who could become heroes. Too many didn't have the flexibility to successfully work as heroes. It would end in their early deaths if it wasn't sorted out in hero schools. Last year Shouta expelled an entire class on day one because of their refusal change. Attitudes like that got people killed or made heroes like Endeavour. The world did not need a second Endeavour.
"Maijima," Shouta ignored the rat talking to Power Loader glad it wasn't him, "Has that student from your exams responded yet?"
There was a shuffling of papers before Power Loader answer, "Midoriya Izuku? Yes he has confirmed he will be attending Support Course. A strange kid."
"Oh?"
Now everyone had gone silent. Support Course kids were strange in most of their eyes. Only ten applicants on average were accepted every year. They had a lower rate than even the Hero Course. It had something to do with how Power Loader ran his exams. Shouta threw back his sweet coffee and stood to get more.
Only for Power Loader to continue, "He was able to stop another candidate, the girl he tied with in the practical from blowing up her project. It was almost as if he knew something was going to happen before it happened."
Hizashi was intrigued and questioned, "What's his quirk?"
Nezu answered this time, "According to his file, Midoriya Izuku has a mild intelligence quirk. What do you think Nezu?"
Shouta turned his head to listen as he poured more coffee into his cup, "I think there is more to our young friend than meets the eye. Especially since he is the first person to ever pass my exam with perfect scores."