Chapter 1: Glimpse of Next Era
Headmaster Nezu PoV
1 March
In the meeting room. I currently sit on the head chair look around the room. I can see six humans sit on the chair. This meeting holds every first day each month. I have plan to bring two topics today but these humans seem to prepare to bring that topic on the table. After our discussion about Izuku Midoriya test results to let him pass with assistant point.
"So, Headmaster Nezu, I would like to discuss about propose our student's name to higher up for promote to be level 5"
his word is blunt and doesn't hide his goal at all. He is British man have grey hair and big mustache wore a one eye glass. He like some time traveler Esper escape from Victoria era. Hanneman one of six assistant. Who help me run this High school. His duty is direct development Esper our students. He opens a monitor show four new students.
Ochako Uraraka Esper Power Zero Gravity Level 3
Shoto Todoroki Esper Power Half-Cold Half-Hot Level 4
Katsuraki Bakugou Esper Power Liquid Explosion Level 4
Neito Monoma Esper Power AIM Copy Level 2
I can already see far away that he wants to bring this again. He viewed our students like a unrefined arts and for him level 5 is masterpiece. Our school didn't introduce level 5 for a few decades. Scientists started to doubt our capabilities as #1 school for these years. While Tokiwadai a girl's only middle school surpassed us with Railgun and Mental Out.
"As you can see, these new students are top four that have most potential to promote to be eighth level 5. While miss Uraraka and Mr. Neito lack their duration and flexibility for their Esper. On the other side Mr. Katsuraki and Mr. Todoroki master control their ability but still lack in power. If we support what they need I'm sure we finally give this society level 5 again after All might and Enji generation."
My other assistant raises his hand. He wore a montsuki and use showa accent. He is Gensou a professor in martial art department.
"I am seeing your point to bring Enji's son to the list but why are you miss the most potential one? Izuku Midoriya his Electro Drive clearly surpassed Railgun on boots his strength. Even Rampage Dress that expert in that area than Railgun couldn't destroy zero-point robot in one hit"
Railgun and Rampage Dress both them are from Tokiwadai middle school, they also an electromaster. Esper who can control electricity. Railgun can control it around her and can shoot powerful lighting spear that can pierce armor tank. While Rampage Dress more specialize in boots her strength. Izuku kun after inherited Toshinori's One for all both of us need to hide it from its mortal enemy so both of us told Izuku to use fake name and even until this day. Toshinori himself can't clarified true ability of it. We must careful till that day he ready to face him.
Hanneman look at Gensou and smirk.
"I'm not see the point because our society need third level 5 electromaster Mr. Gensou. We should show that adult like us doesn't have favoritism towards electromaster esper. Second point is the more destruction doesn't mean he superior than Railgun. If she becomes hero, she has more option in attack, more accurate, more range"
Gensou grunt "say the one that bring Bomb boy into his list. Aren't you contradicting yourself grey man. Do you want me to bring you razor cutter your stupid moustache distracts everyone in this room" Hanneman still smile but I sense inside him gonna explode soon.
"I don't want a razor cutter from someone that still have unstylish facial on his chin you need to use more high-quality product and I don't see the point my style relates to these student"
"Keep your style away from this place then. Hero job is capturing villains not blow their face" "Mr. Katsuraki esper power is more than that. You should use more brain not brawl with his power can blow some debris when collapse. He has both range and close combat option. While Izuku doesn't even know to use it without injury his arm. Are you really head of combat department?"
"Then is our duty to train him, all might dono you are the first that see potential in him, right? That why you safe him from failing score please say something"
Toshinori kun that sit among seven of us seem nervous. It can't be helping this situation is never suit him after all. If they continue like this we won't get anywhere. I decide switch a topic.
"Amanda, did you request me to retest Hitoshi Shinso, right?"
An orange hair middle age woman ignores both old geezer and focus on me her blue eyes, green glasses and business suit her appear might refresh just by look at, if her doesn't always serious and moody all the time. She stands up tilt her glasses a little then read a one of test participant profile.
"Yes, I want to arrange a date to retest him again before announcement their test results"
I look at Shinso's profile his esper power can manipulate mind just from reply to him. He clarified as unknown rank because he is from outside this city and live in rural area so no scientist has opportunity to test his capability. When his require condition is met maybe he might powerful enough be male Mental Out in the future.
"I grant you my permission for arrangement to test him again with your Perspective Spy you're the most suit for the job. I will count on you again Amanda"
She bows down and sit back on her chair.
"So, I would like to hold up about our new students promote to level 5. They just a first year we shouldn't put too much pressure on them. Let's talk about more important topic"
Amanda confuses to my word. It's understandable which topic is more important that our student's growth in place teach hero academic.
"Level 5 in this generation. no one walk in hero path"
The room silence no one dare to speak.
"Five days ago, I sent miss midnight to persuade Railgun to join our academy despite her attitude to delinquents who abuse their esper toward weaker kid. She acts like a young vigilante and pick a fight with them but for some reason she seems reluctant to do it legal as a hero. Miss midnight as a former Tokiwadai student have more chance but the result is the same she still insists for let's her consider it a little longer even then Railgun is the least concern among them" When I refer them. Everyone in this room can only image only other six people. They're level 5 in this generation.
"Toshinori kun What do you think if you and Accelerator face each other?"
Toshinori gulp he is having a little sweat pour from his forehead. The only three person that can made him do this expression is Nana Shimura, Grand Torino and the last one is him. Toshinori hide it very well. Only me and Amanda who is psychiatrist for heroes able to detect it.
"I mean kids these kinda strong, aren't they? I just get serious once in a while is not the problem at all"
Everyone accepts me and Amanda relief for their own false safety. Nobody accepts me and him realize his injury. Everyone too careless about Accelerator capability. I don't doubt Toshinori's ability but rank number 1 in this generation is too strong. He is no longer a human. His Esper to manipulate vector is above among level 5. The grasp between number 1,2 and number 3 is too big. Those scientist bastards made a gist child to become mass weapon. If my plan to kept him away from Aleister Crowly success 10 years ago. I don't need afraid as much as I am.
***2***
The meeting ends. Five people have been left a room the only two persons still in this room is me and Toshinori. I drink my coffee while look outside a window. Not only Accelerator among level 5 that concern me.
"Toshinori kun from my intelligence agency It seems Darkmatter and Meltdowner fully embark into Darkside"
Darkside a place that gather this city illegal activity. Academy seems like a utopia for outsider and normal student without violence, blood and killing not because it doesn't have it. It even has more than average but this place has been hiding it better.
"Yes, I'm aware headmaster. They more activate than before but I swear on my oath that…"
"Toshinori kun, you're aware right? That not what I want from you I just want you to take rest these day for prepare for a big wave. Aleister Crowley is quiet for these decades but we still need to careful about obvious menace" "All for One" I nod the last time we have been get report about him is five years ago.
If he alive that he must be ready to strike really soon.
"Toshinori your duty after today is survey not engage into crisis hero these days have more than enough"
He shakes his head and walk away then grab a handle on the door to exit this room.
"Sorry headmaster I must respectful refuse it"
I only have One for all on my side as a trump card. I just need to keep it away from Aleister Crowly just a little longer.
***3***
Narrator POV
In this city the only building that strange compare to the other is windowless building. One of room this place has large tube contains a grey hair man(?) wore a surgery gown hanging upside down. He has emotionless face but don't let it deceit you. He is big fricking pervert. Outside of the tube is glowing man (?)drinking can of coffee.
"I still don't understand why edgy boy like this brand so much is suck"
"Maybe you not mature enough to drink it"
"Say a baby that doesn't live till ten thousand years, human step on mud then invents a drink base from such a pathetic. Hey! I give it to you please finish it"
It very obvious that glowing man not human or esper with mutation body. He just some narcissist angel.
In this room. We can see Aleister Crowley. Founder of this city then Angel Aiwass nap on the floor drinking disgusting coffee. Both of them seems bored enough that might could kill them some day.
"Hey! That pet of you still clueless about imagine breaker"
Aleister frowns his eyebrow "I don't see a problem with that"
Aiwass change his sleep position to see man inside a tube easier.
"Can I drop him some clue? It boring here"
"Aiwass then What the point I have been use my second most important factor to distract him?" "Hahaha your favorite child will attend a normal high school this April this rat doesn't glance an inch to him, how it didn't smell anything? Do you put idiot brain to your rat? A normal rat has more survival sense than it"
"Please be easy on it Aiwass. It has taught those clueless for a decade his brain might rot a little"
The second most important in this context is all of level 5 in this generation. Around the world Esper have been spread. Human gain supernatural ability with undiscover explanation but only this city that develop level 5 except American that develop their rank 1 hero star and stripe to be first level 5 outside Academy City. That why the rest of the world look at Academy in positive light.
Then broad chairman Aleister must adore these seven students like father proud on his child but no that wrong the most his favorite child is none other than Kamijou Touma. Average looking soon to be high school boy that you can see anywhere rest of the world. Aleister never boasts about him or give him a trophy or high status. Like a secret child that father loves the most but keep it secret to the world. Aleister won't show Touma to anyone especially to that rat with just a few inches brain extended. He decides needs to keep his favorite tool for now.
***4***
Kamijou Touma POV
Date: ?x Time: ?x
I can remember how long I have running. It an hour straight or two... three… or six…. I yells no I calls I tries to call someone that right. I call for Mitsuari Ayu. "Ayu Hey! Where are you?" my legs try my shoe tore away but this is nothing If is a payment to see her smile again. I run again. this something I can do for now. My legs modified to run faster than a bike. I don't have a wing to check surrounding either. Even the muddy land slope in front of me is too steep. It hard to climb on it then I fall down. Why my hand is not like a frog? It will make it more…
"Are you gonna give up?" someone calls me I immediately look back then I meet eyes on older girl.
"Kumokawa senpai?" She silences for few seconds with smirk on her face but this smirk is not like I used to see. She smirks at me.
"Because you don't have special limb for easier move around this mountain or any sixth sense provide more clearer information where she is, so you gonna give up now"
"Definitely not! Even I don't have any of them, I won't give up Kumokawa senpai let's separate…"
"Why should I do that?" "Eh…" That moment atmosphere senpai change to become something ominous. More than the beginning child's sandstorm or even poison swamp.
"Why should care to a spoiled brat who pay nothing is not our business in the first place? she such a nuisance that drag us to this point" That moment Kumokawa Seria's image crumble. This is her… no is my fault that I force it. I just force brave and strong image into her without her consent is my fault that I complete believe it. She is normal high school girl is not surprise she tired and want to leave this bullshit situation because is true. This is not her problem at all. I grab a root of a tree above slope and continue to try again. Kumokawa still stare at me.
"Hey! Kohai kun let's go back home. We lack a peaceful for these two days"
I don't how I can sense her yawning while look above. "If you want to you can go back alone, I must still find Ayu"
"Hah? I told you just her alone. You can stop playing hero now no one gonna blame normal middle student like you"
I reply with full voice even my throat has been dried for an hour. This important message
"I'm not playing here! what I do is save my friend. Hero or not isn't relevant here" this sense again this time she doesn't yawn but back to smirk
"Heh! Friend? For God's sake both of us only met her for three days. We didn't declare our relationship or even hangout once. These three days she just drags us into hell. Both of us almost died by malaria from mutant mosquito, dangerous mutant wild animal"
"Then you gonna abandon her just like that she might be hurt somewhere or even crying. It's doesn't matter how long we met her. I require millisecond to see someone If they're crying is not require more reason to save them so in this situation, I definitely must save her"
Senpai stop talking then silence envelope me when reach top of steep when I look back at where she stood, she already gone. Did she already go back? I wish she get back safely.
***5***
I finally arrive artifact damp. I saw her this place last time. Let's find some clue…...
I feel some wet liquid touch my skin, my hair or even my shoulder. The rain pours down from sky I look at the sky then check a time in my phone is show 5.00 a.m. Did I just run around between district entire night? I might as well absent my class attendance for two days straight but this not important right now.
Iet's continue search her. "Eh?" When I look at my surrounding the only that greet my eyes is thick fog. I continue to walk focus my eyes everywhere to lead for save her. "Ka…mi…jo kun…" The familiar call for me is Mitsuari Ayu's voice. Someone's shadow appears in front of me stand on a lake. Water only reaches her knees.
"Ayu is that you?" I run to hug her. Her body soak I quickly strip my jacket and put on her slender body. Then I notice that her skin is too pale.
"It because of you…" "Eh?" Mitsuari raise her head. What I meet is her eyes socket, her lips, her face red from blood vain transparent through skin.
"It your fault! You liar you told you gonna save me no matter what!" I aware that I late I need to apologize…
*stab* "Eh?" someone stab me from behind.
"It your fault! If that day you touched my documents. I didn't have been fired my wife didn't divorce. my life ruin because of you. villain!"
The middle age man holding knife dripping with blood. I recognized him 10 years ago. I met him before that day… When I collided to him because hurry run to the school.
"I'm sorry for collide to you I tried to help pick it up"
I want said all this time I couldn't even apologize to him for everything he went through.
"Hey! It that God of Pestilence. Let's hunt him who get him will be Top 1 hero be careful though everything he touched is cursed"
Children around entire kindergarten appear out of nowhere they age is around 4-8 years old.
"Oni Chan please protect me" A little girl and run into her brother arm. Hey! I just stare at you
"Oi! Villian If you come any closed, I won't show any mercy to my X burner" not only that kid who throw his Esper Power at me. Other kids start to follow him. So, my instinct kick in and block it with my right hand"
***SHATTER***
***SHATTER***
***SHATTER***
After and after. The sound of shattering glass loud through a tree. This is my power imagine breaker. This my Esper ability. It can negate any esper power in contract or direct touch a user themselves. This ability doesn't do anything. It can't raise my score test, doesn't give me more strength, levitate object, bend a spoon. It's a useless. The only It's brought for me was misfortune. Rob my normal life. Cit all my connect to everyone that I want to be friend with.
How many towns I had been move out? How many celebration parties after I left?
The minimum I ask for this ability to help me is just one girl. No, it's not fair to my power, isn't it?
It's doesn't matter what ability I manifest. My clumsiness drags everyone down.
How misery my life is. It still so wrong to hurt someone. The only things I can blame is myself.
"Hey! He can protect all our attack but he has been weakened from lost blood"
"How can we do then? We already exhaust from use our ability"
"Then everyone grabs a stone with our friendship we will finally kill god of pestilence for a name of justice"
"Yay" Stop it! It's so wrong to hurt someone that doesn't justice all. Also my power doesn't work on… then I realize something all the kids have happy smile on their face. Then I finally remember. These kids have the same face at my old kindergarten before I move into this city. How they can appear here?
***Smack***
Something smash into my head. My full body fall down onto the water. If I doesn't get up, I might die from drowning soon. I must get up by myself. Then someone walk into my vision my eyes still see what above water surface. She has blonde hair hold a remote that might be object that smash on my head. She also wore a same Tokiwadai uniform like a Mitsuari.
Does she misunderstand I hurt her friend? No, it's not… maybe I really hurt Mitsuari and everyone here without realize it. Mitsuari has been saved. That mean what I have left to do is realize it and apologize to them even they don't accept isn't a matter. I will do anything to pay to this sin.
"My prince why you still not remember me? I do anything as a I can"
I'm sorry for some reason. I can recognize her face even we both seems so closed. I reach my hand above water surface to put away her tears while the rest of my body starting too cold. Even I can't see your face no matter what I tries like some kind of shadow hides her face away from me, so she is the one of them. Someone I hurt. Even I don't recognize her at all or I unable see that face anymore but please…
"Please smile Don't be sad Golden Girl"
***6***
March 3 - 6:00 A.M.
Something pulls me up not from water but from my bed. I look around and see a kind of semi-familiar scene. This is place is my new room. After graduate from middle school, I just move to this dorm yesterday. Even I don't have many stuffs from my old dorm. It's still tired me down so I immediately sleep like a wood log. I slowly lift my shirt and sniff. I need to shower.
"Hello! My lovely kohai kun a wild beautiful and reliable senpai has been appear. Welcome to be caught and be trained by you" her shining forehead compel away my drowsiness.
"Kumokawa Senpai Why are you here? This is male dorm"
She smirks. "So what? I'm myself as a female is a male with extra words. That mean I could walk anywhere in this world even in the male public restroom"
"Eh! Is that true?"
"True more than true itself kohai kun" She walks toward me then her nose starts to sniffing.
"Hey! Kohai kun Does take a shower last night? If you scare to take a shower alone, I don't mind to help you out. Let's take a shower together!"
"I just forgot to take it and stop! teasing me I'm not some 4 years old kid. I can take it alone and senpai please stop shouting. What happened is my neighbor can it?"
"Oh! Sorry My kohai you can take a shower while I prepare our breakfast, I bought too much let's celebrate a start your high school life and eat together"
Senpai push me to bathroom. Kumokawa Seria Senpai will be third year a certain high school student next month. While I start to learning there. I slowly strip each piece of clothe off my body then I feel shiver down when I turn around a meet eye with Senpai.
"Senpai please don't peek this Kamijou want to keep…"
"You had nightmare, aren't you"
"What are you talking?" Senpai sigh then use her finger stab my face.
"Today is not that hot, that make you sweat like a bucket. You think about her, aren't you?"
Mitsuari Ayu is her who senpai talking about she disappeared since last year spring. Unlike senpai that appear on my dream. Both of us belief she alive somewhere. Senpai has intelligent agency work under her so she always updates info to me occasionally. Upper year students really cool, aren't they.
"*sigh* Kohai I already told you that leave information gathering to me. You will be busier in high school. I wish you become good student with full attendance is blessing enough"
She run her hand around my body. Her hand is cold but I feel somewhat warm about it. Senpai in that dream my be fake but all this time what I always bother her. It's true I force my perfect senpai image into her. She might want to quit involve in this situation.
"Senpai you're third year. She must be busier than me. I think you should…"
"I not gonna quit it" … "Eh?"
"You, that brat and me. The three of us already from inseparable connection. I swore to myself that If I find that brat again, I will smack her head with my love and then…We hang out together again without someone ask for our life, eat junk food, introduce both of you to adulthood"
Her finger stops on my old scar. It doesn't bleed anymore. I have it before move into this city. I forgot where it come from but after woke up, I can remember it now.
"It your fault! If that day you touched my documents. I didn't have been fired. my wife didn't divorce my life ruin because of you. villain!"
In this society everyone looks at me as a villain but I'm not. I might not be innocent because I hurt them, I'm guilty but I gladly pay for it what I want is just eat three meals, sleep on the bed, go to school, hang out with friend then repeat it on the next day. That might be normal I confess It very boring but too me…
It's too precious for someone like me to ask for. Someone who ruin everyone life. Someone who couldn't even save just one girl. I'm the worst.
***7***
Kumokawa Seria Pov
After I separate from my kohai after finish our breakfast. I step into Limousine that park in front of his dorm waiting for me. His condition is better after met second brat but now the first one came back hunt him again. Tokiwadai is second after U.A. in term of positive review. Parents around the world want to enroll their girl into this school then continue at U.A. but This school is the fan of level parameter list like an Olympic club. No academic institution in this world can provide equal fund to their students in this world. Tokiwadai is extreme about it.
A first brat is Mitsuari Ayu. She is a victim. She has Mental Stinger her esper level is 4 and it will be 4 until she died. She had been looked like a second Mental Out. Everyone compares both of them. She is inferior, weaker a replacement for kidnap If security on Mental Out is too had. If Tokiwadai give same amount of fund to develop her power. This generation number fifth level 5 might name Mental Stinger
A second brat is Misaki Shokuhou. She also a victim. She has Mental Out a strongest mind control ability in this world. A number fifth level 5 an irreplaceable, a value person in this world. As a level 0 esper myself I can't tell what she has through until but I can tell the researcher not be kind to a girl who just only 14 years old. The weight/stress that hard to carry on unathletic girl is unimaginable. If my kohai kun, imagine breaker doesn't save her she might mind controlled by her own power. Her smile right now will be fake. Her sadness might from different reason.
I look at my kohai's dorm balcony through limousine window. Then I just hope. If he didn't help me and Ayu from artifact dragon. If he didn't meet a second brat in 23 districts again that night. If four of us didn't connect at all. Would he be happier right now? I knew Mitsuari still arrive somewhere. Mental Stinger will want to kill Mental Out. When that day come, I just hope he won't remember any three of us anymore. I don't want him to be hurt again.
**ring ring**
Ringing from my phone bring me back to my conscious. When I sees whose name call me, I want to hang up.
"Hello Nejire Hado, I hope it important reason. I don't want to waste any more second for hear you voice"
"Moi! Seria you always mean to me. Can I just call my friend for chat? Today I just meet a cute puppy"
"Ok good bye! Hope not see you again soon"
"Hey! Wait…."
I cut out her call. I hate that girl with passion. This girl enrolled to be hero for God's sake but her feet didn't touch a little bitch. I hate Tokiwadai from their method and U.A. from their ignorant. That Rat and big ass number 1 protect our generation too much. Do they intend Let's their students see someone corpse to realize this world's reality? If mercenary group in darkside doesn't exist this society won't be last for 2 years. I look at my Nejire's message in the chat.
Nejire: I'm sorry Seria chan I called you when you busy aren't I? Let's talk about it later. Okay?
My act is perfect. Our first meeting last week is flawless. She is someone that receive a praise and positive response in her diary life. If I act like that I just unnoticed friend among hundred friends in her vision. I need to antagonize her. Let's her want to approach me by herself. She is easiest puppet to play with among big three so I choose her first. Then I will expand my search around U.A. info from student mightn't be reliable but info is info some rumors, urban legend has some true among it. That rat might more I.Q. than me but he doesn't understand human at all. I must be patient to help him.
Seria: I'm sorry my stress eats me today. Let's talk a lot of think later day
I press send.
***8***
Izuku Midoriya POV
A record that U.A. send to me finally finish. After Kamijou word go though me. I decide to watch it with my mom. If I still afraid to disappoint her. I might watch alone in my room. My mom even cried and praise me for what I done to that girl. This might be one of happiest in my life.
"Izuku kun after you move out, I will little lonely so at least call me twice a week, Okay?"
"Yes, Okasan I will miss you too" both of us embrace each other with a hug.
"Oh! Izuku, don't forget to thank that boy again, Okay. Mom proud of you that you already find a friend in your first day"
I don't know I should count him as a friend. We didn't meet after then. But my resolve to find him is so strong. After I yell at him, he didn't angry at all and still find a word to cheer me up. For some reason my feeling told me that his friendship will surpass Kacchan's. I able to move in to dorm tomorrow. I still have one month to survey around district 7 to find him. My heart told me that I want him to be my first friend in Academy city. Little did I know is…
For him who move there for 10 years before me. I will be his first friend too.