TwinstarDragon: Buddy, this is an SI Fic, so yes, he'll pull shits from either fanfics, fanart, etc. Expects wild shits from Blackwhips. And yes, this version of Izuku will not use Deku as his hero name, like every current or maybe future fic I plan to make. I never like how insulting the nickname/hero name is, and out of respect to him, I can't see myself calling a boy who didn't deserve any hate from the fanbase with such insulting names.
UA High
Musutafu, Japan
"Oh, bodhisattva...I hate exams, I fucking hate exams..."
Izuku can be seen sitting on a seat in the auditorium hall as he slowly sinks into the chair while wailing in despair and holding a pamphlet. The reason? He had to endure written exams in his current life again.
It's not that Izuku can't do it, especially given the knowledge he gained from his past life and his current self isn't a dumbass (I thank the deity for that), but he was supposed to graduate before his untimely death, especially after completing his final year project. So, his experiencing the hell that is called exam made him 'suffer'.
'Geez, you're truly unlucky.' Banjo says with a wince before he receives a loud smack from Nana.
'Have some tact, you hairless ape!!' Nana yells loudly.
'What the fuck, woman!? Show some respect to your senior!' Banjo yells but gets smacked again.
'I will until you stop being stupid!' Nana yells.
'For fuck's sake, you two. Please stop fighting.' Izuku groans in annoyance. 'You're in my head, and I may slowly recovers from those painful headache thanks to extra memories, but having two voices yelling in my head only makes it worse! Dan gua masih bingung gimana pala gua masih utuh (And I'm still confused at how my head remains intact),'
'Sorry, kiddo...' Banjo mutters apologetically.
'Yeah, sorry...' Nana says sheepishly as Izuku sighs. He turns to his right and his expression turns into a deadpan one, since Bakugou is the one approaching him, more specifically, the seat next to him.
'Gua sumpa, gua akan tonjok orang yang menyusun tempat duduk untuk perserta ujiannya. (I swear, I'll punch the guy that arrange the examinee's seat.)' Izuku thought as a tick mark pops on his forehead. Slowly, more and more people enters the auditorium. It takes a while before the auditorium is filled with people and the light turns off.
Izuku looks towards the front, right at the auditorium stage as the stage light shines the center of the stage. From the center, the floor opens up and a familiar man slowly rise from it (Present Mic!).
"Hello, everybody! I welcome you all to UA's Practical Entrance Exam! Can I get a 'yeah'!?" Present Mic yells. Izuku, out of pity and knowing what happened, decided to humor him.
"Yeah!!!" Izuku yells in the same excited tone, which makes everyone look at him, including Bakugou giving him an incredulous look.
'The fuck!?' Bakugou tries to whisper, but being a guy with only an on/off button with zero volume control, it's like hearing him speaking instead of whispering.
"I like your spirit, little listener! Now, without further ado, I shall provide you with a quick rundown of how the exam works! A fair warning! This exam will not be easy! Do any of you have what it takes to tackle such a challenge!?" Present Mic says before he memeetsith another silent. Present Mic can't help but feel his smile strained before another 'miracle' happens.
"Yeah!" Izuku answers. No one knows if he's either confident, stupid, or just pitying the man, but his response is enough to make Present Mic happy.
"Thank you!!" Present Mic exclaims happily. "Now, here are the briefings!"
'And you claim yourself to not be good with crowds?' En asks as he notices a lot of examinees staring at him.
'I can't help it. Present Mic didn't deserve getting a tough crowd.' Izuku replies as he pinches his leg, which starts to tremble. 'Besides, I am barely able to control my nerves.'
'Well, that's nice of you. Ignoring your fear for the sake of other's happiness.' Nana says with a smile.
'I...' Image of him knocking a thief from a window flashes in his mind. '...'
'...don't blame yourself too much about it.' Nana says gently.
'How can I? They were mere thieves. I killed him, just like that!' Izuku exclaims in protest.
'Kid, they have a gun, and they shot you with no remorse.' Kudo points out as Izuku winces, feeling a phantom pain on his spine and the back of his head.
'Yeah, but I killed one of them first...' Izuku rubs his head. 'I can't believe I ever did that...'
'Kid, you were not in the right state of mind. You were deadly tired and
hungry, and suddenly, you saw thieves entering your house. Your hasty actions are not fully justified, but you're not entirely at fault.' Izuku is merely silent at Hikage's words, unsure how to react.
'Perhaps, instead of thinking how you could've avoided killing, maybe use this as a lesson to not act too hasty.' Bruce suggests. 'We're...not sure how to cheer you up, as you have different ideals compared to us and you used to live in a different society. So, all we can do is to give you suggestions.'
'...I guess so...' Izuku mutters. '...how, how do you guys deal with this?'
'...it's unhealthy, but we keep justifying ourselves that this is for saving millions of innocent lives.' Kudo is strangely solemn. 'We understand that killing isn't the right thing to do no matter what, but sometimes, it's either that or responsible for the possibility of innocent lives dying due to your inactions.'
'Kill one to save millions...I never like this kind of debate...' Izuku replies with a scowl.
'How so?' Kudo asks with a raised eyebrow.
'Because the majority of people saying those words are, how should I say this, either they're apathetic, or callous!' Izuku retorts. 'I saw so many people saying those words; the majority are those who love reading fiction. I understand most characters in fiction aren't real, but the way they all comment about how 'Character A should've killed Character B' were thrown like candies, to the point I can't help but be unnerved by it. It's scary how they say or type those words like there's nothing wrong!'
'...I can see how you grow so uncomfortable with the idea.' Nana says, somewhat uncomfortable from what Izuku has just said.
'I know it's just fiction, and it should not be taken seriously, but...argh...I sound stupid, aren't I?' Izuku asks in a dejected tone.
'No.' Surprisingly, Bruce is the one who answered that. 'A kid like you shouldn't even think about such things. You have every right to voice your thoughts and your concerns are valid. But, one thing I should ask, you say all of that because you fear you'll end up like them, aren't you?'
'...yeah...' Izuku nodded before he decided to listen to Present Mic's briefing. It was similar to the anime, manga, and even the pamphlet itself. The examinee split into different test sites, each with 3 types of robots that provide different points, scattered around the sites. They have time limits and gathering as many points as possible is advised.
"Sir, I have a question!" Izuku perks up as he looks at the familiar-looking boy, either due to how he looks like a certain hero or how he sees his face multiple times (Tenya Iida).
"Hit it!" Present Mic says.
"In this pamphlet, it was mentioned that there are 4 types of robots but you have only mentioned 3 of them. With all due respect, sir, I don't know if this is a misprint from a UA official, but this is shameful! This is supposed to be the most notable school in Japan, such mistakes won't do!" Iida exclaims as he adjusts his glasses.
'Well, this exact moment is what triggers the fanbase to bash the hell out of the stiff boy.' Izuku thought with a sweatdrop as Iida turned around to look at him.
"And you!" Izuku feels his eyes twitch as the boy points at him with an accusing glare. "You have been acting disinterested the whole time! If you think this is a joke, then leave!"
"If you bother to wait for a damn minute, Present Mic will finally explain the 4th robot. But, you, being impatient, decided to cut him off and spew some unnecessary words." Izuku growls in annoyance. "For someone who looks into every fault you saw with your eyes, you can't even see your own fault, do you? Were those glasses a mere decoration? What's the point of wearing it, then?"
As Iida starts to stutter at Izuku's words while everyone laughs at Iida, Izuku feels Bakugou staring holes right at the right side of his head, an utter disbelief shown on his face. He can't help but wonder what Izuku's been snorting before the exam. Meanwhile, Izuku feels somewhat guilty about Iida becoming a laughingstock.
'That wasn't necessary, you know.' Nana says in a disapproving tone.
'Sorry, sorry, I can't help it. I'm not a big fan of being accused. I had to deal with those kinds of shits since I was a kid.' Izuku replies before more memories of him getting accused of cheating for getting a high mark on an exam in Aldera. '...and among other things...'
'Still...you can't blame him; I mean your face does look like you're disinterested.' Banjo points out before getting slapped by Nana. 'Ow! What the hell, woman!'
'Idiot...' Kudo mutters. 'Nana's right. You shouldn't act that way just because you hate being accused.'
'I know, I know. I'll apologize to him later.' Izuku sighs before he notices some people who stand out too much. A girl with blue/pink hair and a pair of glowing blue eyes, which reminds Izuku of a certain manga in his past life that got so much hate due to the shit that happened.
Next is a spiky gray-haired boy with glowing ruby eyes wearing a black mask around his mouth. Izuku furrowed his brow as he couldn't help but feel something was off between those two people. Then, he turns around to see a red-haired boy with glowing pink eyes who looks like a main character from a famous anime that's still airing even before he died.
'Why can't I shake the strange feeling emitting from them?' Izuku thought.
'Maybe because two of them look like Eida and Taiyo from your previous life's manga, with the last one looking like Chunni trying to gain attention?' Banjo rhetorically asks in a dry tone.
'...how did you even know that?' Izuku furrowed his brows in utter disbelief.
'We've been reading mangas that were provided in the vestige realms thanks to the continuous stream of memories from your pre-reincarnation life.' Izuku's eyes twitch from the information provided by Yoichi. The memories that keep giving him massive headaches end up providing mangas for the vestiges of all things.
'...I am fucking annoyed.'
Later
Test Site B
"...to my surprise, this isn't the largest door I ever seen in my life."
'And what IS the largest door you ever seen.' Nana asks incredulously.
'Kingdom Hearts.'
'...I still question how that world even works.'
Izuku and the rest of the examiners walk out of the bus as they look towards the giant gate. Izuku manages to change back to his tracksuit (no matter what, it still looks ugly), with sports tapes wrapping around his fists and wrists, thanks to En's suggestion, to protect his hands.
'To think they have multiple cities as training sites or test sites. How did they get funds to build this?' Kudo says in disbelief.
'Most reader theorizes that Nedzu gains the money from corrupt governments and HPSC. But, given how HPSC...' Izuku trails off as he remembers the news from his phone.
'Corrupt governments made shit tons of money, Izuku.' Bruce explains.
'How did you know?' Izuku raises his eyebrow.
'...I was the hacker of the resistance team at the dawn of quirk.' Bruce mutters sheepishly.
'That explains a lot yet at the same time, also nothing.' Izuku replies with a sweatdrop before looking at the gate again. He starts to stretch his limbs, popping his joints before noticing Uraraka seems nervous. He decides to approach her before he feels a slight tingle in his spine. He turns around and notices Iida, who seems to be startled and wondering how Izuku notices him.
"W-what are you doing? Can't you see the girl's nervous?! Don't tell me you're-!" Izuku raises his hand to stop him from continuing.
"Look, first of all, I shouldn't be snapping at you earlier, and I'm sorry," Izuku says as Iida seems to be surprised at him. "Second, I would appreciate it if you stop accusing me without any goddamn context. She saved my ass earlier at the front gate, so I just return the favor by calming her down. So, if you excuse me." With that, Izuku turned around and left him.
"I..." Iida was unsure how to react to his words. Izuku taps Uraraka's shoulder, causing her to startle in surprise.
"Whoa, easy there," Izuku says as he lifts both of his palms. Uraraka sighs as she sees him.
"Oh, it's you..." Uraraka says as Izuku smiles at her.
"Sorry about that; I noticed you seemed nervous, so I decided to check on you." Izuku says as Uraraka sighs.
"Well, you hit right on the nose. I'm nervous, very nervous. I mean, this is the number one hero school, and there are so many examinees here. I...don't know if I can pass..." Uraraka says while rubbing her head nervously. "S-sorry, I didn't mean to rant."
"Don't be; sometimes, talking could help," Izuku says with a smile, while internally annoyed at all the judging stares everyone gives at Uraraka. "Second, make sure you're controlling your breath, it'll help calm your nerves."
"R-right!" Uraraka did so as she slowly stopped shaking.
"Third, a piece of advice: there's no countdown on a battlefield," Izuku says as he winks at her, making Uraraka confused.
'Really, kid? Going for the mysterious route?' Nana asks in a deadpan manner.
'Nah, I just want to do it.' Izuku replies. Suddenly, he hears a metal gate groaning before he turns on One For All as green lightning starts to flow around him. This gains everyone's attention, including Uraraka who seems in awe at the display of power.
When the gate opens, Izuku immediately rushes off into the site, startling everyone. It takes a second before Uraraka realizes what Izuku said earlier and immediately runs into the test site. Izuku notices this and grins, knowing Uraraka will understand the clue.
Izuku sees a crowd of robots turn towards him and start pointing weapons at him. Izuku grins before he starts by punching the robot's head off, sending it flying before he follows up with a kick that sends the headless body tumbling towards the rest of the robots, crashing into them. Izuku takes the chance before either punching or kicking the robots' heads off, making sure they stay dead.
'How much was that?' Izuku couldn't help but ask.
'You got a total of 10 points, that's a good start.' Banjo exclaims as Izuku nods before looking at more robots approaching. He immediately takes off before delivering a knee kick right on the robot's head, before kicking it into others, tearing a hole through another's body. He lands before ducking and kicks right on the robot's equivalent of shins before getting up and delivering an elbow strike, following up with a backkick as the body crashes into a charging robot.
'15!' Izuku looks up and sees a crowd of robots charging right at him, seemingly thinking he's the biggest threat of all. Suddenly, Izuku hears an announcement.
"What are you all doing!? There's no countdown on the battlefield! Go! Those two kids get the right idea!" Izuku can't help but enjoy the sweet screams of panic emitted from other examinees, satisfied at his revenge on them for counting Ochako out just because she's nervous. He turns back on the crowd of robots before noticing a stop sign on his left. He kicks it, snapping it clean as it falls right into his right hand, holding it with both hands and taking a stance.
Izuku points the sign right at the robots. Izuku has mixed feelings about his reincarnation, and he can't help but be nervous about it due to the uncertainty of the future of this world. But, one thing that he has in common with all isekai enthusiasts is that somewhere, he wants to be part of the actions.
"You know how long I've been waiting for this!?" Izuku says in a fake thick Cajun accent. "Oooh, I'm about to make a name for myself here!"
'I can't believe you actually say it.' Nana groans in exasperation.
'Forget his fake accent, do you even know how to use that?' Hikage asks.
'Don't worry, I watch enough Shang-Chi and Black Myth Wuking Gameplays to know how to do it,' Izuku replies with a large grin.
'...they both use staff.' Yoichi deadpans.
"Details!" Izuku charges at the robots, who are not aware of the doom they're about to face.
Meanwhile
UA Exam Observation Room
"In the exam, examinees weren't informed how many villains were in the exam site or even their locations. Sinc e they have limited times in such a large area, they have no choice but to find a way to draw them out. There are several things required to do so." A voice says as several shadowy figures watching the screens.
"Information gathering ability to understand the situations before anyone else." A screen displaying a boy with white hair and multiple arms shaped into eyes and ears stands at the top of the building.
"The mobility that is required for many different circumstances." The next screen displaying Iida kicking off a villain.
"To be able to stay calm no matter the circumstances." Another screen shows a blonde haired boy shooting lasers through the belt around his stomach calmly destroys robots.
"And pure combat ability." Bakugou can be seen on a screen grinning maniacally as he stands on top of piles of destroyed robots.
"And then, there's...strange factors." A screen shows the blue/pink-haired girl merely walking on the test site, and somehow, most robots charge at her before they suddenly stop. She casually reaches its back and presses the switch to turn all of them off.
Another screen shows a grey-haired boy sitting on top of a chain hanging between buildings with so many robots entangled in chains below him. The next screen shows a boy with red hair and glowing pink eyes casually shattering robots like wet tissue before using parts of the robot's gun to shoot some of them down.
"..." A man with a messy black hair stares at the screen silently.
"And of course, there are exceptions." A screen shows Izuku pulling an invisible girl away from falling debris before tossing the street sign he broke earlier to stop a robot from hitting a boy with rock skin on the back. Izuku checks on the girl of she's alright before finish and checks on the boy next. He then pulls the street sign off the robot after making sure the two people he saved are okay.
"Well, then, let's see how they'll react to an unexpected threat." A glowing red button is visible near the monitor before a white paw is slammed on it.
Meanwhile
Back with Izuku
"Be careful!"
Izuku sighed as he watched a purple-haired boy (Shinso) walk away while scowling at him before he yelped at the robot charging at him. Izuku has to kick one of the decapitated heads and destroy the robot before it can touch Shinso. Shinso stares at the robot before embarrassedly rushing off.
'You tried, kid. You tried.' Nana says as she mentally pats Izuku's back.
'Don't blame yourself for the boy's spite and anger because of your quirk.' Hikage says.
'I wish I could help him, but he keeps refusing and even accuses me of tricking him.' Izuku mutters before the ground starts to shake violently. Izuku looks around and finally notices a giant robot approaching with all the examinees running off.
"...yeah, I don't know how my supposed future self fights that." Izuku deadpans before he decides that maybe facing a giant robot isn't something he should do. It was supposed to be his decision until he sensed a cry for help.
'Wait, that scream...' Izuku tries to search for the source of the voice, but the crowds prevent him from detecting the source with either his ears or eyes. Izuku grits his teeth, trying to focus on the scream for help but much to his annoyance, he's unable to do so.
'This isn't helping! I can still hear the yell, but the crowds prevent me from doing so!' Izuku winces as he feels someone shove him away before running off. All of a sudden, Izuku's eyes suddenly glow red, and every person he sees turns into glowing figures, each in a different color. Izuku couldn't help but be startled at the sudden change of his vision, but he was distracted by one pink glowing figure on the ground, trapped by something before his vision turned to normal as the crowd moved away to reveal it's Uraraka, who's trapped under the rubbles while wincing in pain.
Izuku, without hesitation, rushes off towards Uraraka while shoving through the crowds. Uraraka tries to beg for help but is continuously ignored by the crowds before she sees someone slip out of the crowd, revealed to be Izuku, who approaches her and immediately moves the boulder away. Before Uraraka could say anything, Izuku carried her in a bridal style, causing her to yelp in surprise as a massive blush appeared on her face.
Izuku immediately runs off while carrying Uraraka gently, who's too busy blushing. Suddenly, Uraraka saw Izuku's eyes turn red in a flash before he ran in the other direction. Uraraka was confused before she heard a loud, pained groan and saw floating pants.
"You're okay, Invisigirl?" Izuku asks in worries.
"Oh, it's you again." The floating pants (Hagakure) say in a chipper tone before she winces in pain. "I think I broke my ankle in the crowd." This makes Uraraka wince, knowing how painful it is as she's experiencing it herself.
Without hesitation, Izuku kneels and lets the invisible girl carry on his back. After feeling Hagakure tightly wrap her hands around his neck, Izuku gets up and continues to rush off, speeding up as the giant robot rampages toward him and the crowds.
"It's gaining on us!" Hagakure yells in panic.
"Please don't scream right at my ears." Izuku yelps in pain as he continues to run off. He then notices another familiar figure who's trying but failing to get up. Izuku grits his teeth before he lifts Ochako with one hand and the other hand grabs the figure, who turns out to be the familiar rock-skinned boy (Koda).
"Sorry about this," Izuku says as he carries both Koda and Uraraka like a sack of potatoes before speeding up, unconsciously increasing his output while ignoring the pain in every fiber of his muscles. He managed to get into the entrance before the alarm went off.
"And that's it for the exam!" Present Mic's familiar voice can be heard from the speaker as Izuku gently places down every examinee he carries, ignoring the gaping expression from everyone.
"S-sorry...but, are you three alright?" Izuku huffs tiredly as he receives a nod from the trio. "Good..." Izuku feels his adrenaline disappear from his body before he collapses on the ground.
'Geez, that was intense.' Nana says in relief.
'Good job, kid.' Banjo cheers. 'And kid, why did you never tell us you were supposed to have a quirk?'
'I have a what!?' Izuku replies in disbelief.
'Your quirk, a visionary one where you see every human in a glowing figure in different colors and see through everything.' Hikage points out.
'Last I check through my memories, I went through multiple doctors to check if I do have a quirk or not, to the point they told me to stop wasting their time.' Izuku retorts. '...but, why does the power description sound familiar?'
'Maybe because it sounds like the power system in the most confusing manga you ever read?' Yoichi says, making Izuku furrowed his brow. 'You know, a world full of pirates, the government being bad guys, a fruit granting quirk-like powers, and willpower manifest into reality?'
'...huh!?'
To be continued
