Chapter 9: Hero Battle Training

Kold's POV

The class ended and I didn't get the permission I needed, so I decided to just go to the faculty and ask Mr. Aizawa again. I knocked on the of the faculty office, awaiting permission to enter and when I was given the permission I opened and walked to Mr. Aizawa right away.

"Excuse me, Sir?" I asked, getting the attention of my adviser. When he turned my way I bowed my head in respect, and I am getting nervous because of it.

"Yes…?" he asked "And you are?"

I stood upright "I am Kold sir, and I am one of your students in Class 1-A. I'm here to ask for permission regarding my quirk training" I said and with it, he gave his full attention after hearing that is about my quirk.

"What about it?" he pressed on and dropped whatever he was doing.

"Well, I am just here to ask permission to use my quirk during class for the reason that it is one of my training regarding my quirk," I said politely, with a mix of nervousness and I am just hoping he does not notice that I am having a cold sweat.

"What exactly is your quirk… it was pretty intriguing during your entrance exam," Mr. Aizawa said leaning on his chair.

"It is registered as summoning. Using Vanguard cards I can summon real-life creatures from their planet to fight on my behalf" I explained and he was listening intently.

"So it's not like construction quirk?"

"Not really sure… but I guess it could be part of a construction type quirk" I confirmed and pressed on what I really need. "And regarding the permission is that the units and I have made a contract of sorts stating that they are to be summoned at least 3 units every day and if it's okay with the school I would like to summon them during class hours"

"What if we disagree on it, what would happen?" he asked, and that made me stuck with nothing to answer. "Judging by your face and how you are not answering me, means that either you don't know what will happen or something bad will happen. In any case, I will let the principal know your situation and I think I can give you an answer tomorrow morning" he answered which made me glad.

'I didn't really think about it too… how come Lozenge didn't gave me that specific detail' I thought while walking out from the door and bidding bye to my adviser, to which he responded by waving his hand.

With that thought still weighing on my mind, I decided to ask her if the time comes but now I need to go home and prepare dinner because I am famished. 'I need to get food in my system if I want to keep on going like this' I thought rubbing my tummy, doing my best to ease the pain or something along those lines.

As I am now out of school grounds I can tell it is pretty late in the afternoon, and I need to hurry home to just be eating on time. Lucky for me though, no units to share my food with tonight which means I can have all the food I want, well… for once that is.

I arrived home pretty early and because I guess is that my home is not really far from school and if you were wondering we have our own home. The land and stuff is our property, and I don't know how my mother could afford it, the tuition at school, the food, or anything that I wanted at all. I don't really have the knowledge on how she obtained money, she doesn't even have a job, to begin with, and that is suspicious enough already.

Thinking about my mother made me worry again, I don't know if she is alright in the hands of that kidnapper. But she said she was doing alright and I better believe her, she is much stronger than she looks.

I opened the stove and prepare the ingredients I needed for a feast tonight, and that will be an omelet, chicken Tonkatsu and Pork Belly with a bowl of rice to bind them all together. The food is a lot actually but I can assure you I can finish it all, I do need stamina and energy to keep using my quirk, for analogy thinks of it as exercising every day and this is my cheat day.

I happily ate my fill and surprisingly I am full already, and I think the stomach for desserts is also filled with the food I have eaten. As I washing the dishes it suddenly occurred to me, 'Why do I believe a kidnapper's words? For all I know he could have a quirk that can alter one's voice, or he could've asked someone to impersonate my mother' that thought crossed my mind and in reality, I was just being played by that kidnapper and my Mom is just really okay.

However, before I could proceed further in my thoughts, I slapped myself back to reality. 'Okay… let's just trust his words for now, but if it gets suspicious… then that's the time I will have to take action' I thought, but before that, I need to find a unit that can help me locate my mother or just someone that can help me find her quickly.

I looked at the time and it is 9 pm, I still have time to scrimmage for units that have the ability to help me. That was my duty for tonight; find a unit that will help me find my mother… that is my top priority.

"Now which of these sentences has an error on them!?" it's still early in the morning why is he screaming at the top of his lungs. 'Yeah… he is a DJ, which means that he always has a loud voice… he is also Present Mic after all' I thought using the palm of my hand to rest my head on my desk. "Now look, alive people!"

'The fourth sentence is clearly the odd one out, you don't need to be a genius to figure that part out' I thought bored at our lesson for today. I mean, English is fun and all, but it gives you a lot of headaches when the technicality of it is being discussed. I don't want to sound so complaining but, language is still language, there is no use pointing out that there is an error of grammar in this paragraph, well… if you are writing a book or something along with those work, then that would be a problem.

'Just please be early to finish…' I thought groaning at the discomfort I'm feeling right about now. During the other years of school, this is how I usually get by. Think about the time to start moving faster and it gets slower, but if you want it to get slower, then that is the time where it gets too fast to handle. What a life…

"Finally the awful things at school are finally over!" I heard someone say and it was the guy with weird arms, and also he took the words right out of my mouth. Don't get me wrong I like going to school, but there is a whole world out there. School is not everything… maybe this is why we have Hero Basic Training all afternoon.

I picked a seat where not a lot of people are sitting, I like to have my moment of silence if you would and the cafeteria is hardly the good place to find that kind of luxury. 'I guess, you win some and you lose some' I thought shrugging it out of my head and just eat my lunch in silence.

I halfway finished my meal when another set of trays is placed on my table. "Mind if I sit here?" the boy with two hair colors asked and I just nodded in response. 'Okay… one who doesn't like interaction much, basically an introvert and a guy who looks to be anti-social and awkward with other people… that is not a good combination in a seat' I thought panicking at the situation I am in right now.

I thought a lot about how to start a conversation… hold that thought, do I need to start a conversation or just be silent and wish the time will get by soon. Being the introvert and shy person I am, I decided to just stay quiet and eat my lunch in silence, I didn't really know if the awkwardness in this table is seeping through us or if it's just me.

The slurping of noodles and chewing of meat is all that is heard in this table, and I look over at my classmate whom I didn't know his name and it looks to me that it is alright being this quiet. I just slipped the conversation topic out of my mind and just focus on eating. This is the cafeteria, so let's focus on finishing our meal, but don't do it too fast or he might notice it.

"You're eating awfully slow…" I heard a voice spoke to me, and it surprised me a bit. I look at him questioningly, giving him a blink of an eye to indicate that I am not getting what he is saying or is he talking to me. "You're chewing your food slowly… is something wrong?" he asked again and this time I swallowed all the food in my mouth in one big gulp.

"Ah…. Um… the food is good. I just want to taste it and appreciate the flavor more slowly…" I answered. 'Kold! Is that the best answer you can give him?' I thought to myself hitting my head for not acting like the usual me.

"Are you uncomfortable with me sitting here?" he asked again, and this time I think he got it all wrong.

"No!" I yelled a little at his face, making him stop his movement and look at me weirdly. 'Now, you've done it… you are definitely a weirdo. What are you doing to yourself' I thought scolding myself.

He looks to me and waiting for my answer, and I muster up the courage to tell him the truth. "Well… I am just not comfortable with the silence, that's all" I sheepishly gave him a smile, and that turn into a confused look.

"Oh… I am Shoto Todoroki" he slowly said, and I guess he was trying to make a conversation with me.

"Y-yeah… oh, and I am Kold Zyht" I said smiling his way and after that, we don't know what to say to each other. 'This is getting awkward by the minute…' I thought dreading the situation.

"You have a powerful quirk" that comment got me out of nowhere. 'Is he…'

"No… it's not that powerful, well unless compared to yours I guess. By the way, what is your quirk? Mine is registered as summon" I asked trying to lighten the mood or just lift the awkwardness between us.

"… Half cold, half hot…" he answered and that shocks me a bit, he has two quirks?! Which is pretty rare in all honesty, I mean he is the only one I know who has 2 kinds of quirk and I guess that is saying a lot.

"See! You have a much more powerful quirk than me" I said, but the look in his eyes is giving me the idea that he is not happy with his quirk. 'Does he not want his quirk or something?' I thought thinking of the possibility as to why he looks so angry and sad at the same time.

"How come you didn't apply for recommendations, you would have been a great candidate for it?" he asked wiping his emotion like wiping a speck of dirt on one's face.

"In all honesty… I don't really have the drive to enroll in this school" with the answer I gave him he looked quite confused. But before he could say anything with a frown, I interrupted him.

"Let's just say that someone forced me into joining UA" I concluded smiling his way and that made our conversation with each other somewhat end, for the reason that the bell is now ringing signaling that lunch is over. "It was nice talking to you Todoroki…" I said waving a hand.

"The pleasure was all mine…" he replied with a small smile on his face. 'He should smile more often… he looks pretty handsome with it on his face' I thought 'on second thought… it might be weird seeing him all smiley, but he definitely has a beautiful smile to boot'

'In the afternoon… it is the time where all of my classmates are pretty excited to take, except for me that is… It's Hero Basic Training' I thought slouching in my seat waiting for our teacher to come and start class already. I just hope that it is all about practice in this subject, not rules and everything before combat.

"I AM HERE! Walking to the door like a HERO!" the most influential and famous hero of Japan, who is also said to be the Symbol of Peace.

As you expected from a group of kids who idolized heroes, their awe and sparkling eyes cannot be hidden. But one person, in particular, did not have the strength to keep his inner fanboy in check. You guess it correctly, it's Midoriya who seems to be shinning like a star upon seeing his idol in person. 'He generally looks like that when meeting any famous heroes'

"Welcome to the very important class of UA high, think of it as Heroing 101. Here you will learn the basics of being a pro, and what it means to fight in the name of good." He said flexing his arms which are bulging with muscles. If he were to ask me, the muscle flex is not really my style, I prefer the lean and muscular body type. "Today's lesson will pull no punches!" he continued showing us a card that said 'BATTLE'.

'Great… it's combat training on the dot. Well, I prefer this over PE any day, but I can't also say that I enjoy it' I thought thinking of what may happen during this class. I look over at my classmates and I notice all of them are itching to get started, and that is except for Midoriya, but one male classmate of mine is very passionate about it. Besides, I asked for a not plain lecture so, I'll just be glad that we are moving this fast when it comes to hero training.

"And one of the keys of being a hero is…. Looking GOOD!" All might announce while pointing towards the wall wherein briefcase started to appear row by row. Now, that is what I call high technology. "These were designed for you based on your quirk registration and the request you sent in before the school started" he explained, now that he mentioned it I did pass something like that, but I can't really remember what I wrote in that note.

"Get yourselves suited up and meet me in training ground Beta" he instructed.

"Yes sir!" now that is what I call unison... we all said it at the same time although different passion is put into it.

We all grabbed our suitcases which are numbered according to our seating arrangement and lucky for me it's 10, which is 6 numbers away from my lucky number of all time. When I opened mine all I can say is that, it was a nice outfit overall. It didn't have any exaggerated design and it is also just enough to stand out on its own just the way I want it to look.

The costume I went for is easily seen as a plain white tailcoat and long sleeves accented with blue highlights and a long-neck sleeveless black shirt. A regular black pants with pockets, three separated belts with 1 deck holster each, for my cards, blue boots that complement the tailcoat, and finally a specially made headphones with a one-eyed glass on the right. These headphones are special because it has a built-in communicator, it can communicate with another communication device if I find the right frequency by turning the gear at the side of the headphone, and the one-eye glass is akin to sensor detection, it helps me keep track with anyone within my line of vision. It provides me information like if he is hurt or tired, or that he is suffering from any wounds that could be treated immediately or not. Besides, I really requested this one because I want something to distract me if I'm in a dire need of a distraction. I put in a request of having a chipped drive in there, that way when a flash drive or any storage device, for reasons I don't know why I requested. I just want to have a handy-dandy device on my neck.

I look down at my costume and it fit me just fine and I liked the way it looks on me, especially the headphones and monocle in place. It is a standard costume with special accents to just make it pop and get noticed somehow, but also not overbearing to look at.

After we all got dressed we headed all out to training ground Beta, which will be where the entrance exams took place, specifically the practical. "They say the clothes make the pro and you young ladies and gentlemen are the proof" All Might say looking proud of the fact that we are looking good through our costumes. And I must also state that they did a fine job in the details of the tailcoat I wanted.

"Take this to heart… You are all Heroes in Training" he stated confidently with his hands on his hips and smoldering the intensity of the situation. If you look at him from this angle, then you can say that he is a Hero after all.

"Let's get started… you bunch of newbies!" All I hope though is that I survive this and just be okay in the end. No major injuries or anything of the sort is just what I wished for in this training.