Musutafu Private Hospital
Musutafu, Japan
At the hospital, two nurses walk near the window, talking in a hushed tone.
"Hey, did you hear about the rumors?" A nurse with short brown hair said.
"You mean about patient room 302? The quirkless kid that got beaten up so badly he was coated in blood?" Her work friend, a young woman with tied long black hair replied.
"What do you think exactly happens?"
"I accidentally overheard him talking with his mom that he has to deal with a bully for 10 years!"
"For that long!?! Could it be-!?"
"He said that it's because of another thing, confirmed by the HPSC and number 3 hero, Hawks."
"Even the hero and HPSC involved!? It must be a villain attack!"
"Yeah. And speaking of that patient, he's been acting strange."
"How so?"
"He's been doing exercises ever since he woke up 5 days ago. I know the doctor allows light exercises for him, but from how tired he is whenever he finishes, it seems that he ignores the doctor's order."
"You seem to worry for the patient."
"I'm a nurse, I have every right to be nervous."
"Like how you kick an injured patient's groin because he flirts with you."
"Shut it, Ayame."
"Hah, hah...I think that should be it..." Izuku mutters as he sits down on the hospital park's bench. He wipes off the sweat coming from his forehead and sighs.
[Daily Quest Completed]
[Rewards List]
[Reward 1: Status Recover]
[Reward 2: 3 Stats Points]
[Reward 3: Random Loot Box]
"I get there's a daily quest in games, but these rewards are too generous," Izuku mutters before shrugging. "Oh well, can't look a gift horse in the mouth." He presses the 3 Stats points.
[Status]
[Name: Izuku Midoriya]
[Age: 14]
[Level: 1]
[Job: N/A]
[Title: N/A]
[Fatigue: 50]
[HP: 100]
[MP: 80]
Strength: 8
Agility: 7
Sense: 11
Health: 9
Intelligence: 15.
[Available Stats Point: 15]
"My stats point distribution is atrocious..." Izuku mutters before covering his face. "I want to knock some sense to myself. All the talk of becoming a hero, yet I did nothing to improve..." Izuku looks at the sky. "Then again...I was so distraught about my lack of quirk that I didn't think of it..."
Izuku looks at his stats and his stats points before thinking of what should he invest.
'I already have a good amount of intelligent and my mana point is a lot. If I remember correctly, any player in level 1 always start with 10 mana points. My strength and agility are abysmal...' Izuku looks at his stats before sigh and starts to add his stats point.
Strength: 8 - 13
Agility: 7 - 12
Sense: 11 - 13
Health: 9 - 12
Intelligence: 15
'This should be enough...' Izuku mutters before pulling 5 Random Loot Boxes out of his inventory. 'I wonder what does it contain...'
As he first opens his loot box, he can't help but deadpan at the loot.
It's an eraser.
'I get that it says 'Random Loot Box' but I don't expect to be this random!' Izuku thought in disbelief before he opened two boxes at the same time.
The second one is just a pair of fingerless gloves and the third one is a short sword. Izuku picks both items while wondering if it has a stat like a certain game.
[Normal Quality Fingerless Gloves]
[Rank: D-]
[Increases Strength by 2 when equipped]
'Huh, cool! Got a stat increasing item!' Izuku can't help but feel giddy. 'It wasn't much, but it'll help a lot. Especially for the beginners.'
Izuku immediately wore it and saw his Strength stats increase to 15. He knows his stats are abysmal, but compared to before, this is much better.
'Now, let's see about this sword.' Izuku check his stats and blinked.
[Normal Quality Short Sword]
[Rank: E plus]
[A/N: For some god damn reason, the plus sign keeps disappearing when I try to upload it!!]
[Increases Attack by 5 when dealing damage]
'Wait, how does Attack and Strength work in this system!?' Izuku was confused and decided to check for more information. At first, he was a bit frustrated at how lacking the information was.
'I guess I could only rely on the information I have about games. Strength increases the damage you dealt as 1 point of strength is equal to...' Izuku mutters before looking at his short sword. '...I need more information to understand this...'
Izuku notices that there's a tiny question mark icon near the start of the sword and he can't help but deadpan.
'This is an obvious design flaw, you need to look into details just to pick that up!' Izuku thought in annoyance and pressed the question marks.
[Attack: The damage dealt to the enemy. It is based on the player's strength. Atk: [#Str] X [2.25] ]
'Well, that explains so much. I guess I should focus more on maybe finding more items with strength stats.' Izuku thought before he looked at the last random loot box and sweatdrop. 'I just realized this is just a gacha draw, but I'm just glad that it's free.' As Izuku opens the last box, he blinks at the item he got.
It's a key.
Izuku looks at the key, turning left and right just to see what's so special about the key. He decided to check the item's stat and realize what it is.
[Dungeon Key - Difficulty Rank: E]
[This allows the user to enter an instant dungeon. It can only be accessed in the second alleyway near Airjet's Hero Agency]
'Okay, why does the location have to be so specific!?' Izuku thought with a sweatdrop before he heard a familiar voice yelling from a distance.
"Izuku!!!" Said boy flinched at the loud voice before he turned around just to see a middle-aged woman with a plump figure and long dark green hair running towards him while holding a bag. This is Inko Midoriya, Izuku's mother.
"M-mom!?!" Izuku said in shock as Inko stopped and started panting hard. "W-what are you doing here, Mom!? I thought you're off to work right now!?!"
"I am! But, since I have to pass the hospital while on the way to the office, I decided to make a small visit!" Inko said before giving Izuku the bag, which he accepted. "And I want you to have this. I know the hospital food isn't pleasant, so I made this for you."
Izuku can't help but smile at his mother's kindhearted nature. It's one of the reasons why Izuku didn't take Bakugou's 'advice'. He is the only family his mom has since his father decided to be a deadbeat and his grandparents disowned her for marrying Hisashi. He doesn't have the heart to shatter his mother's spirit by committing suicide.
"Thanks, mom," Izuku said as his mom smiled before sighing tiredly. "And mom, perhaps you don't need to run next time. You'll tire yourself more."
"I know, dear." His mother pulls Izuku into a hug. "Now, please don't push yourself too much or you'll kiss the floor in your sleep again."
"Mom, it was one time!" Izuku said in embarrassment as Inko laughed before placing her hand on Izuku's cheek. He remember when his mom visited him in hospital a few days ago when he decided to reveal his new powers.
Flashback, 4 days ago
"I'm sorry, you what!?"
"I got...my quirk..." Izuku lay down on the bed tiredly as Inko stared at him in disbelief.
"Dear..." Inko said as Izuku looked at the screen.
"Use 'Status Recovery'." As he said that, he suddenly glowed green and his fatigue disappeared. Inko saw this and could only gape in disbelief. Izuku looked at his mom and grinned while moving his arm.
"I'm no longer fatigued! And all the bruises on my chin due to constant falling into the ground while pushups are also gone!" Izuku said as he showed his now healed bruises. "I'm a living video game character, Mom. I can increase my strength, agility, health, and so on by training and gaining status points, I got mission rewards, and-!"
Izuku stops himself as he looks at his mother tearfully looks at him while covering her mouth. Izuku was a bit worried about the reaction.
"Mom?" Izuku said as Inko wiped her tears off her eyes.
"I'm sorry...I should've supported you long ago..." Inko said as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "Because of me...Y-you never truly happy...until you unlock your quirk!!! Y-you're so happy that...you didn't even...think about how you almost died!!!"
Izuku stares at his mom with wide eyes. She must've seen him on a stretcher. And despite the doctor saying that he was fully healed when he was brought to the hospital, his mom knows what happens due to her medical knowledge and laws despite her being an office worker, He saw his mom always read those books when he declared that he wanted to be a hero and wanted to help him in every way.
"W-when I saw you...on the stretchers, clothes torn off and covered in blood...I-I can't!" Inko said while wailing, confirming Izuku's thoughts. He hugged her to calm her down. "I'm sorry...I'm sorry to make you feel that way...be truly happy when you unlock your quirk!!!"
"No mom...I'm sorry...for worrying you so much..." Izuku mutters as Inko hugs back.
"You foolish son...it's a mother's job to worry about their child... I should've done more..." Inko said as Izuku shakes his head.
"Don't blame yourself, Mom...It's me who chooses to not say anything...I thought it'd help to ease your burden...but all I did was lie and worry you, I acted like I couldn't trust you...I'm sorry..." Izuku said as tears fell off his face.
Both mother and son duo continues to cry their hearts out while on each other's embraces. After 10 minutes of emotional moment, they stop and both faces each other.
"I'm so glad you're okay...you have no idea how scared I was..." Izuku rubs his head while wincing.
"Yeah...I didn't want to get injured as well..." Izuku said before looking at his mom. "And there's another thing I need to say, Mom...something that I shouldn't lie about..."
"What is it?" Izuku takes a deep breath and starts telling everything Bakugou did, from the start.
"HE MOTHERFUCKING WHAT!?!?!?"
Izuku never blushed so badly in his entire life as his mom spews out every curse word recorded in the international dictionary and she continued to unleash that intensity while calling her best friend, Mitsuki Bakugou, Bakugou's mom.
If it wasn't for Izuku convincing his mom, she would stop considering Mitsuki as her best friend because she thinks that she might've spoiled Bakugou and let him do whatever he wants. Izuku had to explain that Aldera refuses to elaborate on what he does to Mitsuki, so she's a victim as well.
"You're thinking about my cursing spree, aren't you?" Izuku snapped out of his thoughts as his mom's deadpan voice was heard. He sheepishly grins as she groans. "Please, don't ever mention it."
"Like when mom mentioned me?" Izuku raised his eyebrow as Inko playfully shoved Izuku, causing them both to chuckle.
"Take care, son. I'm going to work." Izuku nodded as Inko walked away from the hospital. Izuku looked at his lunch box before opening it and saw his favorite meal, Katsudon. Izuku's smile widened before he took the chopstick and started enjoying his mother's home-cooked meal.
'I swear mom, I'll get stronger so you will be less worried about me.' Izuku thought before looking back at the system's screen. 'I'll use every advantages I have to catchbup with the other quirk users. Starting with this...' Izuku looks at the dungeon key stored in his inventory.
[End of Arc 1 - Awakened]
[Start Arc 2?]
[Y/N]
Author's Note: Hey there everyone. I will tell everything that you should expect when reading this fic.
First of all, this version of Izuku will be completely different from.the typical Izuku portrayed in canon/most fics. In here, Izuku will go through several character arcs dealing with the problematic emotions he feels after Bakugou and the Statue Incident (Still thinking of a better name). Right now? He's experiencing all the rage and frustration he bottled up during his early times. Expect Izuku lashing out, actung completely out of character.
Second, the aspect of Solo Leveling will be used, but expect changes over the course of the story. You'll see some familiar figures from SL itself, but don't expect it to follow SL canon, or even expect that this story will play out like MHA canon. The story has take an alternate turn when Izuku react to Bakugou's suicide bait.
Third, there will be more humors than SL story. Since this is a crossover between two franchises, the fic will borrow some aspects from both sides and fuse it into one. MHA's early humor and SL's serious tones. I'll try to balance it out, so if you find either the serious tone or humor too much, comment. No flames, though.
Fourth, don't expect Izuku to be a carbon copy of Sung Jin Woo. There are tons of fics that did it and it made the story bland. Like giving Izuku a little sister and Inko was in a coma, and Izuku was a E-Rank Hunter? Toss those out of the window! This will be my take of how Izuku do with the power of Shadow Monarch. You'll see some similar powers, but Izuku will use it differently compare to Jin Woo.
That's all, and I thank to those who read this fic! Expect the second arc coming up soon!
