With the first match over, Class 1-A was excitedly talking amongst themselves.
"That was so intense. Midoriya looked like he had Bakugo on the ropes the whole time." Oujiro said. "Not even that last-ditch desperation attack could stop him. And Uraraka was so all over the place, all Iida could do was play keep-away."
"It was by no means one-sided, though. Bakugo had a sound strategy the entire time, and even when he and Iida were forced to improvise they did so intelligently." Fumikage noted.
"But man, Midoriya's Quirk is so overpowered. He took his share of knocks during the fight, but he looks untouched." Sero said.
"Well, his Dad is Regenizard from what I've heard," Tooru noted. "Still, the fight looked like it could go either way. For a moment, I was certain Bakugo and Iida would be able to just run out the clock."
All-Might looked over the footage. "It was difficult grading this particular match-up. For the most part, the title of MVP swung between Uraraka and Iida. Ultimately, the MVP award goes to Uraraka for the clever use of her costume to take full advantage of her Quirk when all other options were removed from her. That sort of critical thinking on the fly is crucial to becoming a hero."
"Why not Midoriya or Bakugo?" Tenya asked as he, Izuku, Katsuki, and Ochako had since come back. "Both of them seemed equally suited to the title. They both took their assigned roles seriously. Bakugo had a sound plan to keep Midoriya away from the weapon while making sure I could defend it from Uraraka. Meanwhile, Midoriya was equally capable of outmaneuvering both of us by anticipating what our plans might be."
"That's true, however, I did have to dock some points for a crucial factor. Can anyone take a guess what that was?"
"I believe I know. It's because of the damage done to the testing site." Momo spoke up. "Heroes should always try to minimize collateral damage during a raid, and for villains, it's impractical to do anything that might comprise their hideout, especially if they're holding a nuclear weapon. Comparatively, both Iida and Uraraka planned their battle out much better. I noticed that Uraraka deliberately aimed her final attack so that it would only target Iida, while minimizing the risk of prematurely setting off the weapon, under the hypothetical that it could go off if struck."
Ochako nodded. "This may have been training, but Deku discussed it with me before the match started."
All-Might cleared his throat. "Yes, excellent observation, Young Yaoyorozu."
"One should always start with the basics and devote themselves wholeheartedly to learning. That's the only real way to become a top hero." Momo recited.
Tsumi snorted. "That's how YOU can become a Hero. But you become a top hero by going beyond the basics, gaining the trust of the people, and showing victory overall even when you lose. That's what the motto of this school means... Go Beyond, Plus Ultra. Keep to just the basics, rich girl, and you'll only be a second-rate hero."
"Second-rate!?" Momo gawked.
Katsuki chuckled. "Couldn't have said it better myself, Rat Girl."
"Young Shudai is correct," All-Might spoke up. "The basics will certainly take you far, but if you hope to become a top hero, you must strive for far more. That's what UA's teaching is all about. With that said, let's move on to the next confrontation. And remember, just like with Bakugo and Iida, you can always learn something even if you lose in these fights."
For the next fight, Team B, Shoji and Shoto, were fighting as the Heroes while Team K, Ben and Tsumi, were fighting as the Villains.
Shouji used his Quirk, Dupli-Arms, to form extra ears and take a listen through the halls. It wasn't just extra arms, his tentacles could form different exterior body parts, especially sensory organs. It was also how he normally talked, his tentacles forming additional mouths.
"One's in the hall on the fourth floor. The other should be in a room on the same level."
Shoto nodded. "Okay, I'll handle that one. Track down the other target and capture them. I'll move to secure the weapon. Climb up on the exterior, it'll be safer that way."
He touched the wall and started icing over the entire inside of the building. Shouji formed extra hands and started climbing the building, his extra eyes letting him spot Tsumi, who had camouflaged herself like a chameleon would.
"Awww, you found me! Too bad you still won't win!"
Shouji then realized that Tsumi wasn't frozen as she pounced on him. Meanwhile, Shoto made his way to where the weapon was located, only to feel an oppressive heat as he saw Ben walking up, surrounded by flames as the ice around him melted.
"Yeah, this was a bad match-up...for you, I mean, not much for me."
Needless to say, the Villain Team secured a victory.
Katsuki chuckled. "Good job putting Icy-Hot in his place, Benny-Boy."
"Using that much ice is bound to leave Todoroki with severe hypothermia and..." Izuku then droned off into a muttering spree.
"I don't think he has to worry about that," Mayumi said. "I scanned Todoroki and his Quirk is registered as Half-Cold, Half-Hot. He can generate cold from the right side of his body, and heat from the left side. Balancing the two insured he won't freeze up or overheat.
"Why wouldn't he use his heat side more?" Morimoto wondered. "He seems to focus purely on ice."
All-Might could only frown. It was not his place to tell his students about Shoto's choices, but he felt they'd be able to figure it out on their own soon enough.
And so the matches continued throughout the day. Sero and Eijirou on Team J were the Villains with Fumikage and Tsuyu on Team H as the Heroes. Sero's Tape Quirk, which manifested from his elbows, set up a defense perimeter with Eijirou readying a defensive position using his own Quirk, Hardening.
Meanwhile, the darkness allowed Fumikage full access to his Quirk, Dark Shadow, a sentient Quirk that acted almost like a second body and could grow stronger in dark places. Tsuyu scaled the interior of the building using her Frog Quirk, which as the name implied gave her all the abilities of a natural frog.
After that was Team C, Momo and Minoru, as the Villains. Momo started making use of her Creation Quirk, which allowed her to make various objects from her body by transmuting her lipids. She was already creating a barricade on the door, and warning Minoru not to stare at her behind as she bent over. He wisely agreed to look the other way.
Down below, Kyouka and Denki from Team G were on the Hero Team. Kyouka's Quirk was Earphone Jack, her specially shaped earlobes. They could be safely inserted into solid objects to let her hear things long-distance and could generate canceling sound waves. Denki's Quirk was Electrification, which made him a living Tesla coil.
Next up was Rikidou and Kouji on Team F for the Villains, and Yuuga and Mina on Team E for the Heroes. Yuuga got annoyed when Mina wound up accidentally splashing some of her acid on his cape.
"S-Sorry..."
Last but not least were Mayumi and Morimoto as the Heroes and Tooru and Oujiro as the Villains. Tooru went invisible and attempted to sneak attack Mayumi, only for the cyborg girl to shoot a sticky capture net with the Buster Arm she copied from Sero, Trap Shot, which could fire traps like nets, ropes, and even capture tape rolls to restrain enemies.
"My Gyrfalcon is also in my eyes. It allows me to detect invisible entities."
Meanwhile, Oujiro attempted to take on Morimoto, only for the shapeshifter to transform his arm into a mass of clay that pinned the tailed boy to the wall, preventing him from moving.
"Wish I could fight you in a proper match, but the author is too lazy to draw fight scenes."
"And that's a wrap!" All-Might declared when the final debriefing concluded. "Superb work today. And we didn't have any major injuries! That's what all heroes should strive for. You should be proud of your work today!"
"It's nice to hear encouraging words after Aizawa-Sensei. He was kind of a buzzkill." Tsuyu noted.
"Preaching to the choir there, Young Asui!" All-Might laughed. "I'm happy to bring such staggering positivity to my alma mater! Well, that's all for now. But remember, this is only the beginning. The trials will only be getting harder from here on out, and even I can't pull any punches when it comes to your training as heroes. Just keep a positive attitude, and remember to smile in the face of danger!"
"So I hear All-Might went all out with the initial hero training."
Aizawa was in the teacher's lounge with Serpenshia, the two sharing a coffee together.
"You and he may have different ideas on how to coach the students, but he does realize that they need to be pushed to their limits. It was the same with his teacher, Hi-Fly." Serpenshia said.
Aizawa nodded. "Yeah, Nana Shimura. No one knows what happened to her. One day they just found her dead from fighting an unknown villain."
Serpenshia looked solemn. "I know what happened to her. She lost to the same villain All-Might would eventually triumph over. A villain so dangerous, so evil, that the world would rather forget all about him. Which is odd, considering how infamous his mentor is. How powerful must he be, that his evil would overshadow the legendary Crimson Death? To become so feared, that he and he alone among the Crimson Council would be relegated to obscurity for the sake of peace?"
"You look like you're thinking about something. Something to do with your old friend?" Aizawa noted.
Serpenshia hummed. "I am privy to secrets that you are not, due to how close I am with All-Might. In case you forget, it was Depestilous and I who convinced Toshi and Asahi to hook up. Honestly, what we had then reminds me of Midoriya, Bakugo, Morimoto, Toriokoyoshi, and Goto now."
Elsewhere, the five friends wound up collectively sneezing at the same time.
"You ever get the feeling someone's talking about us?" Katsuki asked.
"You mean besides the entire class of fans crowding around us?" Ben quipped.
Indeed, the five of them were pretty much the stars of the class after the battle training. Even Shoto had offered some praise, noting how skilled they were. Though Izuku felt that he still had some envy for them due to being so strong and yet not needing a recommendation.
"When we saw how you conducted your own battle, the rest of us decided we couldn't hold back. We made sure to take the lessons you showed to heart during our own training." Fumikage said.
"Yes, it was inspiring. Just like real heroes." Momo said.
Morimoto, meanwhile, had been contemplating something.
"What's up, Morichan?" Izuku asked.
"You think we can trust them? You know, with that secret?"
Izuku gave it some thought and looked to Ben, Mayumi, and Katsuki, who all nodded.
"Yeah... I think we can."
"But we should maybe take it one step at a time. Only the two people we absolutely trust right now." Mayumi pointed out.
"YOU WERE GIVEN A SECOND QUIRK?!"
This was pretty much Ochako and Tenya's reaction to what Izuku and his friends told them.
"And All-Might's no less?!" Tenya exclaimed. "He must have absolute faith in your potential!"
"Man, having the same Quirk as your Dad and then getting All-Might's Quirk! You're so lucky, Deku!" Ochako said.
"Apparently this Quirk has passed hands several times and picked up several additional Quirks along the way. During the battle trials, I unlocked one of them."
"So that's why you were dodging more." Katsuki realized.
"I think it was Danger Sense," Mayumi noted. "My scanners were able to pick up an additional Quirk in you and I was able to get the files on it."
"And from what All-Might and Endo Hound told us, there are six more where that came from," Ben added.
"How has no one learned of this? Does anyone else know?" Tenya asked.
"A secret like that? I think the number of people who know would be pretty small." Ochako noted.
Morimoto nodded. "Yup, even among the SCP Foundation, only the O5 Council, a handful of high-ranking members, and All-Might's most trusted associates know the secret."
"One For All is meant to be kept secret from the world at large for their protection for some reason. But at the same time, All-Might did suggest telling close friends, since there are dangers they can only protect themselves from... If they know the power's history, and the villains its holders have fought."
"Why am I suddenly feeling an ominous tone shift coming?" Ben asked.
Meanwhile, in a dimly lit bar, a young man with wrinkled skin and preserved hands all over his body set down a newspaper.
"Can you believe this shit? It says he's a teacher now."
He looked up to a figure that seemed to be made of purple smoke, though still with a humanoid shape, and clad in a bartender's uniform, polishing some drink glasses.
"Hey, here's a question. What do you think would happen when the mighty Symbol of Peace... Is permanently kicked from the server?"
A sinister chuckle came from nearby, coming from a man swathed in hooded desert robes that covered every inch of his body, his face concealed by a stone mask and a red sun crest lapeled on his chest.
"You are so naive, child. I don't know why Shigaraki spent so much investment on you. When the Symbol of Peace is killed... Another rises to take his place." The robed man said. "Master taught this to us, that good will never stop fighting... Because otherwise, evil would have already won."
Another figure stepped in, this one a beautiful woman with long snowy hair, wearing a blue and green plant-like dress with bark-like gloves, flowers decorating various parts of her outfit, and was barefoot.
"But your 'precious' Sensei, that fool...He has yet to truly understand this fundamental fact of our society."
The robed man nodded. "For us to be evil...GOOD MUST EXIST."
Sorry for the short chapter, the next one will hopefully be longer.
Also, this time, the Big Bads usurping All For One are all gonna be Supervillain versions of various SCP-001 proposals. Don't worry, some of the proposals will also be Heroes, such as the Gate Guardian.