New day meant new lessons and new revelations. Present Mic was the English teacher, which wasn't surprising given he was also a popular radio host. Midoriya himself learnt this language to enjoy All Might's from the time he was in America, but he wasn't the only one good at it. In fact, most of the class knew the language well excepy Ibara, Fujimi, Ochako and Hitoshi. Pony was a native but Momo could still give her a run for her money.
Biology, which currently focused on quirks. Suffice to say Izuku was at home here. He knew a lot about quirks, how they affect a human's body and interact with the outside world. Unsurprisingly, Monoma also possedded quite a bit of knowledge and unlike others could descirbe a variety of quirk effects using personal experience.
World History covered ancient civilizations and how their cultures eventually developed into what we have today. Shiozaki was the most well versed person on this topic besides the teacher. Tokoyami said he can't until the topic of Dark Ages arrives.
Math was really hard to get right. All those polynomials, matrices and equations... He would definitely need to spend more time on this. How did Ectoplasm-sensei know all this stuff? At least Yaoyorozu had fun.
Taishiro Toyomitsu entered the classroom.
"Hello, sensei!"
"Greetings, students. I will start by addressing mistakes and glow ups I found when reviewing footage from mock battles. Most of this might seem obvious, but it is important for all of us to be on the same page. Tsunotori, be careful moving into enemy territory. There are plenty of quirks and devices that could abuse your rush to fly in. Sinshou, avoid tunnel vision when trying to mind control your opponents. You quirk doesn't require eye contact, so make better use of those eyes. Tokage, you did a good job at spying and flanking the opposition. I'm almost surprised you didn't pass the recommendation exam. Romero, you did your job well, but do not over-rely on the virus. You won't always be able to use properly due to having comreades and bystanders nearby, or when facing foes who can combat the gas somehow."
"Yes, sensei." The people from the first fight showed thumbs up.
"Todoroki, you must re-evaluate your teamwork skills as possible. Even the best of us can't handle every situation alone, All Might included. Additionally, learn to exercise caution. Your hubris gave the opposing team a perfect opporunity to take you out."
"Alright." Shouto mumbled.
"Iida, great decision making when sensing the approach of ice both times. Yaoyorozu, good strategic thinking with limited resources and unreliable team. However, you should assume that every plan will work. Try thinking about alternative ways to use Creation against the other team."
"Thank you, sir."
"Brando, good awareness and deception, but you were too reckless in the end. You were lucky that dynamite didn't damage the objective, otherwise you would have lost sooner. Try to keep a cool head next time."
The blond boy nodded with a smirk on his face.
"Ustushimi, great use of your quirk against both of your opponents. To be honest, I did not expect Glamour to work like that. I thought one needs to inhale the mist first."
"Nah, sensei. The mist itself creates illusions. That's why you could see them even on recordgins."
"Shiozaki, you work on teamwork as well. I understand your frustrations with certain costumes on a personal level, but it is something we must deal with as professionals."
"But sensei! How could we setup an example for others by willing participating in debauchery?" Ibara tried to protest.
"Would you object working with someone like Midnight if you two were the only heroes available."
"No..."
"That is right. Being able to put personal feelings aside for the greater good is an important aspect of heroism."
"Tokoyami, you did your best given the situation, but try to be less obvious in the future. It's fine to reveal your weaknesses in the school, but as Pro it's better to keep them under wraps."
"My weakness will be kept in eternal abyss." Bird boy declared.
"So edgy I can cut myself."
"Kendou and everyone else, except the unexpected. I had quite a few thugs try to throw me off by flirting or exposing themselves, but I am able to ignore those petty distractions."
"Yes, sensei." Karateka blushed as cop girl blowed her a kiss.
"Midoriya, great job on predicting what would happen, but don't let it get in your head. There will be many cases where you have very little if any information to work with. Uraraka, try to be more proactive next time. Monoma, I'm sure you will show your talents when an opportunity arises. Bakugou." The teacher frowned. "You repeated Todoroki's mistakes: abandoning your team and being too cocky. Unlike him, however, you couldn't fall back on your teammate due to the nature of his quirk and your greed. I hope to not see the same mistake again."
Katsuki looked away and mumbled something in response.
"Today we will work on your stamina. A 10 kilometer run around the building should suffice. No quirks this time, by the way."
"10 kilometers?!" Riddler almost yelled.
The weather so unusually hot today. Students put on their uniforms to run. Tenya had the easiest time due to his height and prior training. Pony seemingly benefitted a lot from vesitigial mutatinos and ran energetically all the way through. Other trained individuals like Camie and Shouto did good as well. Ibara and Hitoshi had the toughest time, so Taishiro moved alongside them for encouragment.
"Come on, you two! I'm almost twice your age and a lot heavier. You have no excuses."
"Sensei... *Pant* You're... *Pant* Pro!"
"And you want to become Pros too, right? You can't expect your quirks to do all the work for you. The rest of your bodies must be ready as well."
After the "race" was over, Fatgum told the bottom three scorers they'll doing morning jogs with him until they can at least match the current median. Some students clearly put too little effort into personal training.
1A returned to their classroom hot and mostly tired. There were weird boxes and a curtain in the corner of the room. Seeing their teacher unbothered by the pseudo marathon was baffling and at the same time inspiring.
"This was fun don't you think."
"No/Nope/Yes/Nah."
"Well, you better get used to this level of exercise. For now though, it's time for you to choose class representatives."
"What exactly does that mean?" Pony asked.
"It means going through certain paperwork, organising class actitivities during off hours, meeting with other representatives to discuss collaborations and in emergency cases assuming the teacher's role if they are unavailable. That's more work, but also a good point to future resumes. We'll do anonimous voting using those boxes and the curtain. First and second most voted will assume the roles."
"More papers in Japanese? No, thank you."
"Yikes, doesn't sound fun." Fawn haired girl though.
"Sensei, is it really wise for us to choose? We barely know each other, so I think everyone would vote for themselves." Ochako raised her hand.
"That means anyone who scores even more than one already has trust of their peers." Tenya fixed his glasses. "This seems like the fairest way to do things."
"That's the spirit!" BMI hero nodded. "Besides, I can always reassign if something goes wrong. Who wants the roles?"
A lot of hands were raised.
"Now, who can make a short speech as to why they should be chosen right now?"
Less hands. Katsuki was asked to speak first, so he went to the desk.
"I'll be the best hero this world has ever seen, surpassing even All Might. You better choose me if you want to be on the good graces with future number one!"
A lot of face palms and giggles. The boy cursed under his nose and sat down. It was time for Daigo.
"I help the caretaker at a certain orphanage, and I imagine this is almost the same."
"With my guidance our class will certainly be able to uphold the high standards placed by UA! Our discipline will be unmatched." Iida shared his speech.
"I've been a class rep in middle school, and I help my dad train newbies at our dojo. So far, the reception has been nothing but positive."
"I believe that together we can help each other achieve whatever goals life puts our way. Choose me and I will carry all of us towards a better future." Izuku said.
"I sounded like a generic politician, damn it!"
"Teamwork is the crux of every activity in our world. If I become the class rep, I will make sure that be shoulder to cry on, a second opinion on your quirk and a hand that will help you up whenever you fall. Our collective success if my pleasure!" Monoma bowed down before sitting.
"Rawr! With a rep like me our class will be the strongest in UA' history. You will all be bedning steel bars into pretzels upon graduating!" Romero looked at people without super strength when speaking.
"The person with the strongest quirk should be the one leading the whole group, plain and simple." Todoroki declared.
Some more face palms.
"Guys, I promise to be the most class rep ever! I certainly won't be a stick in the mud like some people." Setsuna smiled before sitting down.
"My desire is to help people in any way I can. I will do everything in my power to promote the development of 1A as both individuals and a group. Together we will strive to be the best heroes." Yaoyorozu sounded gracious when talking.
Fatgum put boxes with candidate names on his desk, then covered it with a curtain. He then gave every person a cardboard circle and asked them to drop them into the appropriate box. It was time for counting.
"Katsuki Bakugou got... all 16 votes?" Toyomitsu couldn't believe his eyes.
"That can't be right!" Fujimi raised his voice. "I didn't vote for him!"
"Neither did I."
"Sensei, is this a joke?" Setsuna tried to make sense of the situation.
"No, look." He showed them the box's content.
"Sir, there is only one circle in that box." Shiozaki pointed out.
"What?" The teacher looked inside and indeed only saw one circle.
"I must have had a heatstroke."
Everyone got 1 vote except Neito, Izuku and Momo, who got 3 each.
"I suppose we will have to do another voting round. This time only those three, but you can leave your circle near the boxes if you can't decide among them."
One more voting round later.
"All votes for Monoma?" Fatgum rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't imagining things. 16 circles were in blond boy's box.
"Brando, please come here." He head walked up. "Do you see what I see?"
"I see 5 votes for Monoma." The boy replied.
"How the..." The teacher contained his urge to swear. "The votes are already moved?"
"Camie, is that your doing?" Ibara turned to the illusionist.
"Fam, that's not me. I can swear on my Pop's badge."
"Perhaps Monoma or Midoriya are using her quirk?" Tenya suggested.
"No!" Thief and copycat broght everyone's attention with their screams.
"Let me see." Izuku walked up and took Neito's box into his own hands. "There are only 5 cirlces here." He showed the contents to everyone.
"And 5 circles in Yaoyorozu's box." Copycat did the same with her box.
"I only see 4 in Midoriya's box." Momo tilted his urn. "2 more were directly under it."
"What's going on?" Pony spoke up. "I'm confused"
"I don't know, girl. A ghost might be trying to rig the votes."
"Am I already getting senile?" Toyomitsu wondered.
"Sensei, are you testing us right now?" Todoroki asked.
"No."
"Maybe we should just roll with Yaomomo and Neito in the lead?" Utsushimi offered.
"Yaomomo?" The raven haired girl thought. "Sounds nice."
"But what if the votes really were sobatoaged?" Iida protested. "I say we try an open vote to prevent this mysterious cheater from messing with us again."
"Maybe you need some rest, sensei?" Shiozaki was worried. "We can try and figure out our representatives later today."
"I... *Sigh* I suppose you can. I'm sorry, students. The stress from teaching must already be getting into my head."
"Cheer up, teach! Everything will be alright." Camie made a sleeping kitty appear on Taishiro's head.
"He he, thank you."
Fatgum dismissed his class and asked them to figure out the roles by tonight. He then proceeded to walk into the teacher's lounge to double check students' files and relax a bit.
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