Makoto Naegi: Super Duper Luckster Superhero

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Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here Naegi is going to spend his first day at Hope's Peak Superhero Academy now that his name is in the Hero Registry…but his first day is something he didn't quite expected…

Well then, read on and enjoy!

Ch. 10: sūpāhīrō gakkō no saisho no shinshutsu

A week later, the scene shifts at the gates of Hope's Peak Superhero Academy, where teenagers who are accepted are studying, and are given provisionary licenses to do superhero work, and it shows that the academy has two entrances, which are:

- The Main Course

- The Reserve Course

The Main Course is where students who got exceptional high scores from the physical and written exams, and based on their TALENTS, they are placed there where they are recognized by the media and the masses, due to the prestige that the Main course holds.

Kibo ended up in the Main Course after passing the written exams with very high scores, though it was questionable in certain sectors, due to him being a cyborg, but for some reasons, he is allowed to be sorted there.

Naegi, on the other hand, while passing the written exams with above average scores (passing score is 70, but he got a score of 80), he got a passable score on the physical exam (he received a score of 70), and the committee are split on whether to turn Naegi down or not, but eventually they voted to let him pass, and anonymously sorted him to the Reserve Course.

The Reserve Course is similar to the Main Course, where they also get the same school lectures and activities for superheroes in training, as well as getting to do superhero activities when outside Hope's Peak, the only difference, however, is that those in the Reserve Course have a quota, in which they must perform a superhero duty within the week, and those who could not submit a report about their weekly activity would be expelled from Hope's Peak and their names will be erased from the Hero Registry.

However, those in the Main Course do not have weekly quotas, thus there are no pressures.

There is, however a consolation: if a Reserve Course student managed to accumulate a lot of heroic deeds, their rankings increase, and if certain requirements are met, that student would be given the chance to transfer to the Main Course department.

The scene shifts at the gate, where Naegi and Kibo are walking together, and Naegi sagged at the thought that he wouldn't get to be in the same building as Kibo, and Kibo offered that he would talk to the school officials and see if he could persuade them to let Naegi attend the Main Course, but Naegi politely declined and said that he doesn't mind it.

"Are you sure, Naegi-sensei?"

"Yeah…it's fine."

"But maybe I could…"

"No need. You'll only get into trouble. I'll be fine. Really."

"Is this what you want, Naegi-sensei?"

"Yeah. I'll be okay. You should go to your class, Kibo."

"Very well."

"Ah-ha-ha…good then…"

Kibo can tell that Naegi is a bit disappointed, but seeing that he isn't making a big deal out of it, Kibo just nodded and said that he will be on his way, and the two comrades nodded at each other and parted ways as Kibo went to the Main Course Building of Hope's Peak, which Naegi stared for a while before he decided to head to another direction where the Reserve Course Building is located.

As Naegi heads there, some Main Course students are standing there and began mocking Naegi for being ended up at the Reserve Course, and told him off that it's because he is a FAILURE and a disgrace, saying that REAL HEROES belonged to Hope's Peak and that the Reserve Course are only for the WANNABE's.

"Ha-ha!"

"Look at that!"

"You won't last here!"

"You're just a WANNABE!"

"This academy is for REAL HEROES! Not pretenders like you!"

"So better quit while you can!"

"You'll just embarrass yourself!"

"Loser! Ha-ha-ha!"

Naegi just ignored them as he walked off as he doesn't want to waste time with his detractors, and soon he arrived at the Reserve Course building, which looked somewhat ordinary compared to the rich and luxurious ambience of the Main Course building. He then entered and minutes later he entered a classroom and took his seat, and he noticed that his classmates are like ordinary high school students who do not seem to mind anything.

Naegi then saw a teacher arrived and classes begin, where the lectures are taking place and there the 15-year old boy listened attentively and the hours went by and the scene shows that Naegi is at the fountain area, taking his lunch, and he noted that the lectures are somewhat ordinary, like the ones in regular schools, and wondered what the lessons at the Main course is like.

By then Kibo is seen walking and the teen cyborg approached Naegi and asked how his first hours are like, which Naegi said it is like attending an ordinary school, but he didn't mind it much, and there Kibo revealed that the lessons he took are quite different, as aside from the usual school lectures, they were also told about how the system works, the DOs and DON'Ts when performing superhero duties, and what would happen if a hero did a UNHEROIC deed, like committing crimes and the such.

Naegi raised an eyebrow as he did not get those in the lessons earlier.

"Really?"

"Yes, Naegi-sensei."

"Hmm…"

"Didn't you get the same lecture like mine…?"

"No. just the ordinary type."

"Hmm…how odd…"

"It's fine. So don't fuss."

"Are you sure, Naeg-sensei…?"

Kibo blinked his eyes at hearing this, as he wondered why Naegi did not receive those kind of lectures since he assumed that it would be the same given that it is a special school for aspiring superheroes, and he offered to investigate the matter, but Naegi urged Kibo not to be rash, saying that he doesn't mind it much and tells him to continue his thing so that he won't get into trouble.

The teen cyborg is unsure as he felt that Naegi is seemingly given an unfair treatment and wondered if there really is a gap between the Main Course and the Reserve Course, and asked Naegi if he is sure about this, and the teen boy smiled in an optimistic way, saying that he is fine with it as what's important is that both of them are now in Hope's Peak and that is all that matter.

"Are you sure about this? You don't mind about the treatment you got because you're in the Reserve Course?"

"I don't mind, Kibo."

"…"

"So don't worry about it."

"If you say so…"

"Good."

"Naegi-sensei…"

"It's fine, no need to brood over it."

Nodding, Kibo said he will abide by it and returned to the Main Course building, and as Naegi sighed and is about to finish his lunch, he is approached by another Main course student, but this time it was a girl and Naegi blushed at seeing who it was: the girl he and Kibo encountered a few weeks back. It was Sayaka Maizono, aka the Idol Mistress.

Maizono asked if he is in a hurry, and when he said he is not, she smiled and sat beside him, and tells him that she saw him earlier during the morning, as he helped a crane out of a swimming pool within the Main Course, which Naegi stared in surprise, as he wondered how someone saw it as he is sure that no one was around at that time.

A brief flashback scene shows that earlier during the day, Naegi was lost and accidentally got inside the Main course building and ended up at an open-area swimming pool, and saw a crane stuck there and he rushes in to help, and once he got the crane out and it flew away, he is accosted by the guard and berated Naegi, saying that Reserve Course students are not allowed in the Main Course area, but Naegi explained that he came here by accident and helped a crane.

However, the guard grabbed him by his collar and attempted to drag him by force, but Naegi instinctively fought back, and because he is wearing the RED SUIT underneath his clothes at that time, he ended up pushing the guard, sending him flying over the fence, and in panic, Naegi ran off to avoid further trouble, and the rest is history.

What he did not realize is that Maizono happened to be there and is touched by his actions.

Naegi is in disbelief at hearing this and asked why she did not try to help the crane, and she responded by saying that at that time, she just happened to pass by and saw him helping the crane, and believed that Naegi has everything under control. Naegi just stared in astonishment, while Maizono stared at the boy, finding him…cute.

There she asked if Naegi is really in the Reserve course, and he honestly said he is.

"Really?"

"Yes, really."

"But…how? I saw how you sent the guard flying…you should've been in the Main Course…"

"Don't know why…"

"But do you really want to be in the Main Course…"

"Yeah, I do…but since I'm already here, I guess there's nothing…"

"There's still a way for you to get to the Main Course…"

"Huh?"

She wondered why Naegi ended up in the Reserve Course as she felt that he might be suited in the Main Course after doing such a good deed earlier, and then an idea popped into her head and offered Naegi to by him some snacks, which he attempted to decline politely yet she said it is okay.

As Maizono took out her wallet to get some money, a pickpocket came and grabbed it before running off, and as she is about to give chase, Naegi stood up and took off his clothes, revealing the RED Suit and cape he is wearing and began to chase the pickpocket, in which the robber plowed through several students, and blocking the path, but Naegi saw the obstacle and could not stop in time, so he instinctively jumped, and accidentally flew in the air, and he panicked a bit and waved his arms sideways to steer himself.

This is because he still has no control yet over the suit's mechanism and thus he cannot control his flying.

"WHOA! AAAAAIIIEE! GGGYYAAHHH!"

As the robber is nearing the gates that leads him out of Hope's Peak, the flying Naegi loses control of his flight and ended up crashing onto the pickpocket and both of them ended up on the ground, and Naegi pinned him down to keep him from escaping. The pickpocket unabashedly screams at Naegi to get off him, but the boy refuses, telling him he shouldn't have tried to steal a girl's wallet.

"LET ME GO, YOU BRAT!"

"Why did you grabbed the girl's wallet? Don't you know that stealing is bad?"

"WHO CARES? I WANT TO STEAL, SO SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

"I'm handing you to the police…"

"YOU WON'T FUCKING TAKE ME TO THE COPS, YOU MOTHERFUCKER!"

"Geez…"

"LET GO, I SAY!"

"Just stop badmouthing, will you…?"

However, what Naegi did not know is that the pickpocket had an accomplice, and he appeared from behind, holding a steel pipe and struck Naegi on the back, but upon contact, and impact, the pipe dented and the accomplice stared wide-eyed in shock, as he could not believe what he just saw, and tried to hit Naegi again but his actions further dented the pipe up to the point that it cannot be used.

The pickpocket screamed at his accomplice to do something, which the accomplice panicked and said he don't know how.

"DO SOMETHING!"

"LIKE WHAT?"

"ANYTHING!"

"HOW? THE PIPE DENTED!"

"KICK OR PUNCH HIM! ANYTHING!"

"I DON'T KNOW HOW! THE PIPE'S BUSTED!"

"USE YOUR HEAD, YOU MORON!"

"GEEZ!"

Spooked, the accomplice punched Naegi on the chest, but the RED SUIT protected him, and the accomplice screams out in pain, as he felt he just hit a steel door, and he fractured his hand as he kneels down in pain, and Naegi just stood there as he sensed that everything is under control.

Maizono arrived and uses her SINGING VOICE to put the two robbers to sleep, and there Naegi gives her the wallet, which she thanked him for the help, and he just blushed as he said it is nothing but urges her to be careful as the robbers appeared to be more desperate, going far as sneaking inside school just to steal anything they could find.

"…so be careful…"

"I will."

"Good."

"You looked cool a while ago…"

"R-really?"

"Yeah…and you just performed a superhero act…you just took down two robbers…on your first day here at Hope's Peak."

"Really?"

"Yes."

As the guards arrived and took the robbers away, Kizakura watches on and saw everything, and he adjusted his fedora hat as he wondered why Naegi ended up in the Reserve Course department, yet he is impressed at how Naegi makes up for it and made quite an impact, nailing two robbers within the grounds of Hope's Peak on his first day, and decided to submit his report to the headmaster about what he saw.

-x-

Later in the day, Naegi and Kibo are seen meeting up at the gate of Hope's Peak, and there the teen cyborg apologized that he is unaware of the theft earlier during lunch, but Naegi smiled and said that it is okay, as he dealt the robbers himself and everything is cool, though Kibo said he would've feel at ease had he sensed that something is amiss, but Naegi assured to Kibo that all is well.

"Oh, no need. I handled it well."

"Really, Naegi-sensei?"

"Yeah, and also I get to meet someone…"

"Who?"

"The girl who had a melodic voice who helped us back during the Monokuma incident…"

"Ah, the Main Course girl…the superhero known as Idol Mistress!"

"Yeah, we talked earlier, and she seems to want to be friends with me."

"It looks like you found a friend who is from the Main Course. I am sure that you might meet more of them…"

As the two boys leave Hope's Peak, Maizono is watching them, as she felt that something is off, like why Naegi ended up in the Reserve Course whilst Kibo is sorted in the Main Course. After seeing Naegi in action earlier, she felt that Naegi should be in the Main Course, but nevertheless, he piqued her interest and wants to know more about Naegi.

"Makoto Naegi…you are interesting…I want to get to know more about you…"

To Be Continued...

Hope you liked this chapter, as Naegi gets an insight about Hope's Peak Superhero Academy…and while a bit depressed that he ended up in the Reserve Course, he nevertheless took it well, and despite this, he made quite an impression that he performed a superhero duty by taking down two robbers within the campus…

And there he got a first friend in the academy in the form of Maizono, as she is intrigued about him on why he ended up in the Reserve Course…and wants to know more about the boy…

Preview:

Naegi is off to do superhero work…but finds a problem when the city is currently at peace, and what would happen if he couldn't do a superhero work in a week…

On top of that, he encounters a fellow hero who is also in the Reserve Course…and starts picking on him…

See you in 6-8 weeks (probably around late February or early March)…

Reviews are needed…