ProjectIceman: Well, given that said traitor hasn't listened to any of Gang Orca's lectures, he hasn't got any information about it.

Daemon of Wrath: Izuku's outfit takes inspiration from the game, but I made sure I didn't fully copy Sung's outfit. To me, David Shields giving proper advice for support items seems to be a good idea. Not to mention, now that he's in the OFA secret thanks to her daughter being chosen, and slowly rekindling his friendships with All Might after years of talking simply through calls or emails, he has returned as All Might's supporter, making him no longer involve in future I-Island incident. As for Izuku vs Bakugou, I did mention it would be quick….or maybe I forgot to mention it and I remembered it wrong….eh. Regarding your question regarding Baka-gou being Baka-ran's host, you can say that Baka-ran will take over, and given how Bakugou's quirk took his flames to the next level, he believes his weapons aren't necessary. And add the fact that Baka-gou's personality slowly bleeds into Baka-ran's like Shigaraki and AFO, which you can say is a recipe for failure. I'll spoil you this once, but no gate will appear in USJ, and for your other question, I say yes given that we've merely explored only Japan's side of the world of Magic, so your idea of a former monarch host turns into Ruler's host will not be added in the fic. And for saving the hosts from Monarch, I'll give you a clue, the skill [Absolute Zero] regains Hazy Snow's former ability that was changed by the system. For the battle, you'll just have to wait.

AnimeFan13579: Okay, you're right about that.

Whitemare: You're trying to pit an ant against a fire-breathing dragon, what do you expect? Also, thanks for the reminder. Yes, izuku will help Melissa with One For All, I mean it was established during the Legacy chapter. For your idea, hmm….Also, for your information, Hagakure has always been naked since her debut in her hero costume. And yeah, I mean, this is the world of superheroes, an accident caused by capes is not unheard of.

Training Ground Beta

As the bots carry Bakugou away from the stretchers, David immediately rushes towards Izuku to see if he's okay. But, to his surprise, there's no sign of damage. Izuku seems to notice his confusion before he holds his head and pushes upward, revealing it to be a red knight helmet that doesn't seem to be damaged at all. David can't help but be puzzled by it.

"How does it show no sign of damage?" David mutters in disbelief. "That explosion is worth 20 kilograms of TNT, my device scans it and shows the result. It could've killed you, but you are unharmed!?"

"Eh, my helmet tanks a much fatal attack than that." Izuku shrugs as David looks at him in utter disbelief. All Might place his hand on David's shoulder before mouthing 'We'll discuss later' making David reluctantly nod and they all walk away. Izuku sighs before putting back his helmet on as Ochako and Eijirou approach him.

"You're okay?" Ochako asks in worry.

"Well, you saw that I was unharmed, right?" Izuku says with a grin.

"Bro, she means emotionally," With that, Izuku's grin disappear before he looks at his hand blankly. He should've been angry, angry about what Bakugou did every single time in his life for 10 years straight, he should be frustrated by Bakugou's lack of growth and his tendencies to blame him for everything, he should be crying for Bakugou ruining his friendship just because he is quirkless and still want to be a hero.

But, after everything happens, all he feels is empty. He should've been satisfied by Bakugou getting his ass handed by him, he should've been gleeful at making Bakugou squirm like a bug, and he should've been happy to see Bakugou finally fall from grace. But all he feels is nothing, no anger, no frustration, no sadness, no satisfaction. It was like he no longer cared about what was going to happen to Bakugou.

All of this happens thanks to everything that has happened to his life, meeting Eijirou, then Gang Orca, and the rest of the people who care about him. Every time he tries to think about Bakugou, all he feels is nothing but anger, sadness, and hurt. The moment he lets him go and thinks about the people he cares about, his sadness and hurt disintegrate instantly.

"…..I feel nothing," Izuku admits, which made them worried. "Because I…no longer care about what happens to him." Izuku gives them a wide grin. "I mean, I have you guys and the others. Bakugou is nothing but my past now, while you guys are my present and future,"

This surprises both Ochako and Eijirou before they smile at his answer and pull him into a hug. The trio can't help but let out a hearty laugh with Izuku seeming to look brighter. Bakugou was a chain that tied him to the past, forcing him to stunt his growth for the sake of his friendship, but now those chains were cut off, izuku feels like a bird out of the cage.

"All right, now that the battle's over, let's go with the next one," In an instant, multiple students raise their hands up, shaking slightly out of fear.

"S-sir?" Mina says, stuttering a bit. "C-can I not participate?"

"Um, may I ask why?" All Might asks in confusion.

"We're here to be heroes, not to be sent into our early grave!" Mina exclaims as some students shout in agreement. "Just look at Midori casually thrash Bakugou, and let's not forget what I've heard before, Kirishima and Ochako train with him, him! Nu-uh!"

"….." All Might stared at the group blankly before looking at Izuku with the same blank stare. "…I blame you for this,"

"HOW IS THIS MY FAULT!?!?!" Izuku exclaims in disbelief before he receives stares from everyone. "…..I-I'm not that bad, right?" Their stares show signs of pity. "……fuck you all,"

"All right, that's enough." David decides to intervene. "Very well, those who decide to give up, please move back while those who choose to fight, please don't move." With that, almost the entire class moves away, except for Todoroki, Momo, Tsuyu, Tokoyami, Iida, Eijirou, Ojiro, and Ochako.

"All right, now, let us draw lots!" All Might says as he pulls out two boxes, "Participants, pick up the balls from here and let us see which of you will fight one another!"

With that, everyone takes a ball from the box. In the end, Todoroki and Ochako got A, Iida and Tokoyami got B, Eijirou and Ojiro got C, while Momo and Tsuyu got D. With that, Todoroki and Ochako stood on opposite ends, facing each other. Todoroki didn't seem to be too focused on his match as he continued to stare at Izuku, who was busy talking with Eijirou, much to his annoyance. Unknown to him, another person shares his annoyances, but not for the same reason.

"Oi," Todoroki turns to see Ochako adjusting her hat, scowling at him. "Your opponent is me, not my boyfriend,"

"…." Todoroki simply stares at her as the ice starts to build up around his hand. "I'll finish this match quickly," This irked Ochako a bit before she held her staff, several spirits floated around her. Ochako make sure to not get herself distracted, especially not by Mina squealing about how cute they all are.

"Start!" In an instant, Todoroki swings his arms forward, sending a powerful gust of blizzard as icicle spikes appear and rush towards Ochako. Izuku can't help but widen his eyes as his enhanced senses detect the flow of mana from Shoto. Ochako let out a sigh before her eyes glowed blue and placed the staff forward. Upon contact, the ice explodes as it turns into nothing but water, much to Shoto's shock.

"Thanks for the supplies," Immediately, Ochako points her staff forward as all the water immediately rushes towards Shoto like hordes of fish. Shoto extends his arms and immediately freezes the water before shattering them and hurling all the shards toward Ochako. To his disbelief, Ochako merely stood there as the shards melted into puddles of water before they could even touch her.

"I guess water is also a no-go for you," Ochako mutters before she swings her staff to the side, summoning a fireball on the tip of her staff as Shoto stares at it in shock. To make him even more surprised, the puddles around her evaporate. She then points the fireball at Shoto, which immediately sets alarms in Shoto's head as he creates a fortified ice fortress in front of him.

"Boom," Ochako launched the fireball at Shoto, creating a deafening whistle reminiscent of a missile launch as it rocketed toward the ice fortress. Upon contact, a powerful explosion could be heard as a loud sonic boom deafened everyone. Izuku and Eijirou were lucky to be able to cover everyone's ears with ear mufflers.

'Oi, oi, oi, you have gone overboard, Ocha!!!' Izuku exclaims mentally, while at the same thing smothering himself for thinking she looking hot for almost murdering someone. Meanwhile, the shadow armies hiding in Izuku's shadow are cheering for their mistress kicking that arrogant brat's ass with Mamoru cheers about 'Master's mate being the best' and Kuro cheering about his 'mama' being awesome. Meanwhile, Igris has been silently observing the scene. Like Izuku, he can sense the mana flowing in Shoto's body and he recognizes the familiar flow of mana emits from the boy.

'This boy…' Igris thought silently, his frown covered by his helmet.

Ochako gulps nervously as she starts to sweat, smoke coming out of her staff as she rubs her head sheepishly. It seems that her annoyance towards Todoroki's dismissal of her has angered her and she may have let it get the better of her. Before she could apologize, multiple ice dragons popped out of the smoke and tried to crash into Ochako.

As the smoke clears, they see Todoroki panting in exhaustion as the burns on his body are slowly covered by frost before they disappear and reveal fully recovered skins, and his clothes are completely burnt off. Suddenly, Todoroki couldn't help but let out a gasp as he saw his ice dragons melt instantly before looking back at Ochako. Her body glows green as the slight bruises disappear, looking annoyed at Todoroki.

She lifts her staff as a giant fireball reminiscing the sun appears, shocking everyone in the field. Ochako swings down her staff as the fireball suddenly splits into millions of tiny versions of them before diving towards Todoroki. He retaliates by summoning tons of ice spikes to counter it. To his surprise, Ochako suddenly appears next to Todoroki while preparing to swing her staff. He uses his other hand to try to stop it as ice covers his hand, shaping it into a makeshift gauntlet.

It was the biggest mistake he ever made as Ochako's staff glowed pink and crashed into his hand, creating a loud crack as it reached Todoroki's chest, knocking him back as he rolled on the ground before fireballs crashed into him. Ochako let out a sigh as smoke covered the area around him.

Ochako let out a groan when huge waves of snow covered the entire area as blizzards surrounded the entire battlefield. Ochako looks around, unable to see it clearly with all the blizzards, and decides to summon multiple fireballs and let it explode, clearing the blizzard. Suddenly, she felt a weight on her staff before hearing the sound of ice forming. She turns around to see Todoroki glaring at her as he unconsciously increases the output of his mana.

Another one of Todoroki's mistakes is that he forgot to consider Ochako's magic pendant summons a mana barrier covering her hand to prevent it from being frozen. Ochako takes the chance to let go of her staff before socking her [Celestial Strength] empowered fist right on Todoroki, causing him to gasp in pain as he lets go of the staff, his eyes rolling backward before he falls unconscious.

Ochako pulls her fist away as Todoroki collapses onto the ground with a loud thud. She huffs before touching the frozen staff as it thaws itself out, waving it to get rid of the excess water around it.

"Winner, Ochako Uraraka!" Ochako looks at Izuku before giving him a peace sign. Izuku gives her a thumb up with a blush on his face while pushing away Eijirou continues to get closer while giving him a teasing grin. Meanwhile, everyone in the class turns completely pale, shuddering at the intensity of the battle between two out of the four top students in the class.

'We're so lucky we didn't face her!' Everyone who chose to stay out of the fight let out a sigh of relief but was still unable to shake off the fear they felt towards the entire battle. Meanwhile, those who choose to stay in the fight fearfully look at Ojiro, who's been trying to control the shaking on his legs and his face is somewhat pale. They can't help but give the boy a look of pity while silently giving him the respect he deserves.

'We all thank you, Ojiro. Your sacrifice shall not be forgotten by the entire Class 1-A!' They all thought while comically tearing up. Izuku couldn't help but sweatdrop while watching their overdramatic reactions. Sure, Ochako could obliterate them into ashes with a flick of her staff, but their reactions are a bit much.

…..nevermind, they have every reason to fear his Ocha.

Meanwhile, the entire shadow army cheers excitedly watching their dark mistress beat the shit out of the boy. Igris remains silent as he watches Ochako carry the unconscious boy and walks towards the crowd. As they get closer, Igris can sense it better and he isn't mistaken, it is Sillad's mana flowing into the boy's body.

'What are you planning, Sillad?' Igris thought with a scowl underneath his helmet. Ochako sighs as she puts down the unconscious Todoroki on the stretcher before Izuku approaches her.

"You're okay, Ocha?" Izuku asks in worry.

"I'm fine, just tired from spending most of my mana," Ochako let out a chuckle. "I was annoyed at him and tossed my entire lesson about mana out of the window."

"Don't let yourself get provoked by people like him," Izuku says with a frown. "You're one of the strongest people I've met, you have nothing to prove."

"I know…" Ochako says with a sigh, leaning her head on Izuku's chest. "I just hate how little respect he has for everyone around him…."

"Well, don't think too much about it," Izuku says as he pets his head. "Good job on the battle, by the way,"

"Heh…" Ochako let out a chuckle, lazily leaning on Izuku. "Of course I did." Izuku shakes his head in amusement and turns around just to see some students give him a sly grin. Izuku rolls his eyes, completely unamused by them, and ignores them. Suddenly, Izuku feels someone tapping his shoulder. He turns around to see Kaminari looking at him with starry eyes.

"Oh, master. Please teach me your ways," Izuku gives him a blank stare as Kaminari gives him a wide grin. Eijirou decides to act as Izuku's true wingman and pulls the wannabe Casanova away from him.

"Now, now, leave the lovebirds alone. We don't need a third-wheeler popping out of nowhere and ruining their moment," Eijirou says as he puts Kaminari away while nodding sagely.

"Is that necessary, Ei?" Izuku asks in a deadpan manner.

"What? I am simply assisting you so you won't have your 'private' time get interrupted," Eijirou says with a cheeky grin. Izuku and Ochako look at each other before they nod and pinch Eijirou's cheeks together. "Ow, ow, ow! Let go!"

"No," They say in a blank tone.

"Come on, guys! I was simply joking!" Eijiro exclaims. Momo and Tsuyu watch the scene and can't help but chuckle at their antics.

"Those three are something else," Momo says as Tsuyu croaks in agreement.

"I have seen friendship, but none were like them," Tsuyu says before looking at Momo. "So, any luck on guessing our protagonist's quirk?"

"I still have no idea. I am more confused than usual. What's with the invisible armor?" Momo muses before looking at Tsuyu. "Also, really? Protagonist?"

"I mean, I'm not wrong," Tsuyu says. "He has all the requirements to be one, a lovable person, friendly to people, hatred to injustice, and got the girl."

"…..you and I have different categories of what makes someone a protagonist," Momo deadpans.

"…." Iida watches the entire battle in silence, silently sighing in relief for the duo not to try to kill him. He doesn't think he will survive if he pissed them off enough to make them go out for his blood.

Meanwhile, Ojiro can be seen shaking violently, sweat pouring like a waterfall as he bit his lips nervously. Yesterday, he overheard everything Eijirou said about him and Izuku training together and their training regime, and from Izuku's display of power and Ochako's battle, he doesn't think he'll survive the fight. It didn't help with the rumors about him being able to transform into a giant red lion of all things and creates wind just by swiping his claws. He'll be very lucky to stay intact after the fight.

Tokoyami was once again completely in awe, hiding his excitement at seeing the dark mistress display her power to everyone. It seems that she has done it to show that she is worthy to stand beside the Dark Lord himself, and he couldn't agree more. The sheer display of her 'magic' is astounding, looks like it comes straight out of a fantasy story. Not to mention, she has displayed that she isn't just some mage as she's willing to get her hands dirty. It may not seem ladylike, but it seems that she doesn't care as it is battle and no one cares about your morale during the fight, which is another reason that she is a worthy dark mistress.

"All right, now that our second battle is over, we're going over with the next one." All Might states, and from his voice, he sounds like he's enjoying this very much. David could only give him an unimpressed stare at his old friend and All Might tried his hardest not to make any eye contact with him. "Young Iida, young Tokoyami, get into the stage!"

They complies as they walk into the battleground. David starts the match and everyone has to admit it, Compared to Izuku's curbstomps, Ochako's overwhelming power, and Todoroki's skill to give Ochako a run for her money, the battle itself seems lackluster. Iida chooses to run towards Tokoyami but Dark Shadow itself intervenes.

Izuku can't help but be intrigued by the bird-headed boy's quirk as it reminds him of his shadow soldiers. Izuku wonders how the quirk works in the first place. Meanwhile, the shadow armies can't help but be surprised at Tokoyami's quirk, before they hear Kuro start to cheer as Dark Shadow looks like an older version of him. Kuro then turns to see Igris and chirps at him.

"….You'll grow and be better than that shadow, Kuro. I can assure you that," Kuro seems happy with Igris' answers. They all continue to watch the fight and the shadow army can't help but be bored as Iida only does a hit-and-run tactic, kicking Dark Shadow's claws away before running off, while Dark Shadow grows more violent and tries to chase after Iida. It wasn't until Iida's engine overheated that Dark Shadow finally got a hit on him and slammed him into the building wall.

"You overdone it, Dark Shadow," Tokoyami scowls.

"I'm sorry…" Dark Shadow says with a sheepish tone, surprising the shadow army once again.

"…..he names his sentient quirk….Dark Shadow?" Izuku mutters as his eyes twitch.

"Izu, your naming sense isn't better than him either." Ochako retorts as Izuku lets out a mocking gasp, holding his chest dramatically.

"How dare you? My naming sense is good, thank you very much," Izuku says.

"You name your newest shadow Levi. Levi the Leviathan? Really?" Ochako asks with a raised eyebrow, not hearing said Shadow in Izuku's shadow muttering 'I like Levi'.

"It's a nickname! Leviathan is already a good name, but no one is willing to say the whole name! So, I shorten it to Levi! Besides, he likes it," Izuku exclaims.

"Izuku, all of your shadows like what you did," Ochako deadpans as Izuku pouts.

"That is so unnecessary, Ocha," Izuku replies as Ochako chuckles before kissing his lips.

"Still love you, dork," Ochako says with a smile.

"Does that mean you're also a dork since you fall for this dork?" Izuku says with a grin.

"Oh, shut it, you dummy," Ochako laughs. Meanwhile, the girls hear everything from the distance and squeal for their female classmate while jokingly saying they're jealous of her getting the best one before school starts. Ochako hears this and immediately gives the girl a 'really?' look and they reply with a cheeky grin.

"Well, now onto the next one," Once All Might announce it, everyone stops what they're doing and pure dread fills their face. Eijirou can't help but be annoyed by this and let out a frustrated groan.

"Come on, guys! You make it look like I'm the bad guy here!" Eijirou exclaims as Izuku and Ochako pat his back in pity. Eijirou gives them a half-hearted glare as they both give him a shrug, causing him to sigh.

Later

The battle was like everyone expected, a one-sided beatdown from Eijirou. Thankfully, he didn't use more force required to beat Ojiro. It hurts Ojiro's pride as a martial artist and a hero student, but he understands the difference in strength between him and Ojiro. He understands, but that doesn't mean he likes it.

The fight between Momo and Tsuyu seems to be more entertaining, but it wasn't as much as Ochako vs Todoroki. Momo shows great promises but it seems that she tends to overthink everything while Tsuyu shows she's much better at adapting and battling. The winner of the battle was Tsuyu, which saddens Momo but Tsuyu immediately cheers her up. The rest also join to cheer her up, something that Momo would be forever grateful for.

After the fight, David decided to stay in the U.A. High for a while to help improve their abysmal hero costumes and support gear. His words, not theirs. It was something that they were excited about given that he is the one who made All Might's suit like Izuku said.

The Trinity let out a sigh of relief as they walked out of the building, mentally exhausted after the entire hero foundation lessons from All Might. They can't help but be frustrated by the constant fears everyone unconsciously displays due to their immense strength. They were lucky that Momo, Iida, and Tsuyu didn't seem to be affected by it but they all had to leave earlier than before either due to family business, the driver arriving early (something Ochako still can't comprehend and still wondering how rich is Momo), or wanting to pick up her siblings.

As they walk, they hear a loud shout from the distance. The trio looks at each other before trying to see what happened but stops when they notice Bakugou running off.

"He doesn't take the news well," They turn around to see All Might, now as Yagi (They still wondering why All Might even bother given that the only changes were his hair. Yagi's the messy lion mane while All Might's the sleek bunny ear one) let out a tired sigh.

"What happened?" Izuku asks in confusion.

"Bakugou has been transferred to the General Studies Course," Yagi says, surprising Izuku. "David has reported what happens during you and his fight, and it seems that Nedzu believes it's the last straw."

"...I injured him badly, but why is he the only one who faces consequences?" Izuku asks.

"Because unlike him, you didn't have any intention of murder, but he did. And it was the final strike for him," Yagi rubs his forehead. "….do you know that Bakugou was supposed to be rejected but HPSC asked Nedzu to accept him?"

"…" Izuku is unsure how to react to that. On one hand, he isn't surprised that people bend the rules just for Bakugou. On another hand, he feels nothing about it. As he claims earlier, he no longer cares about him as Bakugou's existence simply gives him nothing but sadness and pain.

"Nedzu chooses to agree out of amusement and take it as a chance to get another dirty laundry from HPSC, a blackmail material," Yagi sighs. "And you can see what happened."

"…..I feel annoyed by the fact that an authority chooses to use someone as blackmail material and I also feel bad for saying someone to get their dream crushed like that, even if said someone is Bakugou," Izuku says as Yagi winces.

"Nedzu's morality is different from humans, and he has an intense desire to get revenge on them as well…." Yagi states as the Trinity sweatdrops.

"First Aizawa, now Nedzu?" Eijirou states. "I…..start doubting that this school is the best hero school."

"Sometimes, I question myself about it as well," They turn around to see Gang Orca along with the Big Three and Melissa.

"Hi, guys," Melissa says cheerfully.

"Hi, Melissa/Merissa." The Trinity returns her greeting. Izuku looks at Tamaki who seems to be in utter disbelief.

"So…..you finally figure out?" Izuku asks, snapping Tamaki out of his disbelief. He then looks at Izuku grabs his collar and stares right into his soul.

"What. The. Fuck." Tamaki seemingly snaps. "Magic? Magic!?! I expect something simple!? But, Magic!?!? Life has been so simple with just a quirk, so why does it have to be more complicated than necessary!?! Oh my fucking god! I-!" Tamaki let go of Izuku as they all blink, unsure how to react to the quiet guy finally snaps.

"… Yeah, he's not taking it well." Everyone could only facepalm at Izuku's words. No shit, Captain Obvious.

To be continued