In the UA high school meeting room, there were UA teachers Nezu and Tsukauchi.
"I researched the name Shigaraki, and his quirk, which seems to be disintegrating everything it touches, I looked for this quirk in the records of citizens between 20 and 30 years old but... I didn't find any of that kind, and the same with the case of Kurogiri's teleportations, either they were never registered, or those are fake names... either way they are ghost people, they never handed over their quirks on a registration form" Tsukauchi explained.
"So you're saying we have nothing left to continue the investigation... their leader was this "Shigaraki", wasn't he? As soon as he recovers from his injuries, he'll definitely come back for revenge," said the hero Snipe, who had shot Shigaraki.
"Oh, hey..." All Might said thoughtfully.
"What's wrong All Might?" asked Nezu.
"It just occurred to me that this plan was bold, under normal circumstances they wouldn't have gone through with it, not to mention their meticulous preparations, out of nowhere he started talking about the logic of the world, which seemed coherent on the surface, and on top of that he didn't reveal anything about his quirk, and he couldn't shut up talking about that Nomu's quirk, and when things weren't working out, he started going crazy! Well, he was probably trying to read my movements by counting his quirks..." said All Might remembering that day.
"But discarding the advantage of hiding your quirks against the heroes was very idiotic," said Nezu.
"an absurd line of reasoning that even seemed a little true at first, his pride in his "properties"... his simple vision that his plans would work out without any problem... and the way he handled his plans... if you consider all of this referring to "Shigaraki", it becomes clear that he is just... someone with the sense of a child who thinks he can do whatever he wants! It's like he's an adult child" said All Might.
"Are you saying he's just a kid using his powers or something!?" Vlad King exclaimed angrily.
"He may not have gotten advice about his quirk at school like the other kids," Mid Night said.
"And what does that have to do with anything?" asked Vlad.
"We identified a total of 72 villains in the USJ," Tsukauchi said, drawing the attention of the others. "They were all third-rate villains, the kind that live in back alleys. The problem is that they all seemed to be loyal to this adult child, and that they followed him without fear. Each of them, in this time full of heroes, the criminals are feeling the pressure on them, and they may be attracted to this simple innocence of evil," Tsukauchi said.
(I think there are a lot of people who don't know what to do with their quirks...) All Might thought.
"Well... the heroes were also invaluable in helping us carry out our research and investigations. I was going to help with the police raid to continue capturing the criminals," said Tsukauchi.
"You said 'an adult child'... in a way he would be like our students, that means he still has potential to grow... maybe if we helped him he could really be a great mentor or coach... I guess it was kind of silly of me to have imagined that, wasn't it?" Nezu said.
ONE SMASH!
3
2
1
Kill Shot
I'm here for fun
I will be number 1!
(useless?)
(powerless?)
(I want to see someone stop me!)
One punch! That's it
I aways win
(Can you hear me?)
(I won again!)
Power... no need a power...
I will go beyond
PLUS ULTRA!
HERO!
Today they underestimate
But they remembered my name
The real hero no need fortune or fame...
HERO!
I will fight smiling so that our world has peace
(no one can defeat him!)
My fists will open the earth, the sea and the sky
I will train day and night
HERO!
Never fear
Why?
Because he is aways here...
The quirkless HERO!
Unlimited Hero...
THE STRONGEST HERO!
One Smash Man
Chapter 8: A Hero's Motivation.
1-A
"a sports festival!"
"It's a super heroic school event!" Kirishima exclaimed excitedly.
"Hey, wait a minute," Kaminari said, pushing Kirishima's face.
"Is it okay to have a sports festival right after the villain invasion?" Jirou asked.
"What if they attack us again?" Ojiro asked.
"We are proceeding with the sports festival to demonstrate that the school is confident and that we always keep order in our hands, for example I heard that the police will be present in a quantity 5 times greater than normal... what you should be thinking about is how the sports festival represents great opportunities for you, this is not an event that will be canceled by villains" said Aizawa.
"No, but if the villains show up can we cancel it, please?" Mineta asked nervously and scared.
"Mineta, have you never seen a UA sports festival?" Izuku asked.
"Of course, and that's not all..." Mineta was interrupted.
"Our festival is one of the biggest events in Japan. In the past, the Olympics were the sporting event that took over the nation, but as you know, its scope and audience were decreasing and it lost much of its essence. So what took over the Olympics in Japan was... THE UA SPORTS FESTIVAL!"
"The country's greatest heroes will definitely be watching us," Momo said.
"I know, I know, but..." Mineta was interrupted again.
"Their goal is to be scouts!" said Momo.
"After we graduate, it's normal to join a professional agency as an assistant," Kaminari said excitedly.
"But a lot of people miss the chance to be independent professionals and stay as helpers forever, you know Kaminari, I think you'll be one of those, since you're an idiot" said Jirou.
Kaminari stopped smiling, and lost his spirit after the gratuitous insult.
"Naturally, by joining a squad of famous heroes, you will gain high status and more experience. Remember, you don't have much time. If you are noticed by a professional, this will give you opportunities for a bright future. This happens once a year, giving you a total of three chances. If you intend to become a hero, this is an event that you cannot miss." Aizawa said.
The students had various reactions, some seemed confident, others determined, others excited, others nervous, and Izuku... was indifferent.
Some time passed, after the end of the fourth class, of modern literature with Cementoss, the break arrived, where the students were talking about the festival.
"Now I feel like the tension is through the roof!" Kirishima exclaimed excitedly.
"It will be a big step for us if we put in the effort and get noticed by the professionals," Sero said smiling.
"Yeah, it was worth coming to UA," Sato said.
"This is a unique chance, we can't let it slip away," said Tokoyami.
"Ojiro, I'm getting a little nervous! I need to stand out in this festival," said Hagakure excitedly and nervously.
"Yeah, but the professionals won't notice it unless you try really hard," Ojiro said.
"But darling, what can I do if I can stand out without even trying? The scouts won't be able to take their eyes off me!" Aoyama exclaimed, striking a pose, and startling Koda.
Koda was startled by Aoyama's exclamation, and Aoyama approached, making him even more scared.
"Don't you think?" asked Aoyama.
Koda just nodded in alarm.
"You're lucky Shoji, your muscles are going to stand out a lot" said Kaminari sitting on top of a table.
"It's no use if I can't show them their usefulness," Shoji said.
"I think you'll stand out too Kaminari" Jirou said holding back a laugh as she remembered the way Kaminari looks after using too much of his power.
Kaminari just growled after Jirou mocked him twice in the same chapter, meanwhile Izuku just watched everyone talking.
"Everyone is so excited..." Izuku said in surprise.
"Why? Aren't you?" Iida asked, getting up from his chair and starting to move in a strange way. "We study here to become heroes, of course we would be excited!"
"Iida, you have a strange way of getting excited, kero," Tsuyu said.
"Midoriya, don't you feel the same way?" Iida asked, approaching and pointing at him.
"It's not that, it's just..." Izuku was interrupted.
"Deku... Iida..."
Izuku and Iida turned around and were startled to see Uraraka, who had a scary face and an aura that was almost visible.
"Let's do our best in the sports festival!" Uraraka exclaimed in a frighteningly determined voice.
"Uraraka, your face is..." Izuku tried to say, but he couldn't explain.
"What's the matter? Uraraka isn't being Uraraka" Mina asked, approaching.
"Maybe it's TP-" Mineta was interrupted after receiving a tongue slap, which came from Tsuyu.
Uraraka stomped on the ground so hard that it would have cracked if it wasn't reinforced, and then raised her fist with a grim face.
"GUYS! I'LL DO MY BEST!" Uraraka exclaimed.
"Yeah, that's it!" said Izuku, Iida, Mina and Tsuyu, a little nervous and confused by Uraraka's attitude.
Uraraka then turns to the other students, who are also startled.
"I'LL DO MY BEST!" Uraraka shouted again.
(To tell the truth... I don't think I ever asked her... I should have) Izuku thought.
Some time later, Izuku, Iida and Uraraka were walking to the cafeteria, going down the stairs.
"For money!? You want to become a hero for money!?" Izuku said surprised by what he heard.
Uraraka rubbed the back of her neck in embarrassment, "Yeah, I guess so... oh, sorry, I know this sounds kind of ridiculous... like I'm not a pure heroine! Especially since Iida keeps talking about principles and stuff, so I feel embarrassed!" she exclaimed in embarrassment, her hands on her face.
"Don't be! There's nothing wrong with wanting to have a comfortable life..." said Iida, making strange movements with his arms.
"Yeah... though I was surprised..." Izuku said.
"I work at our family's construction company, and since there aren't many services we're almost going bankrupt, I shouldn't be saying these things to anyone but..." Uraraka tried to explain.
"construction?" said Iida.
"If you could use your quirk legally it would be super economical" said Izuku.
"I know! That's what I told my father but..." said Uraraka remembering the past
A little Ochako Uraraka, no more than 6 years old, was in front of her father.
"work with us?"
"Yes, when I grow up I will help you and Mommy!" said little Ochako.
"It's not that daddy isn't happy for your will Ochako"
Ochako's father places his hand on his daughter's head.
"But as your father I would feel much better if we made your dreams come true, and after that, you can take us to Hawaii! What do you think, dear?"
Ochako sighs and then looks at Izuku and Iida with a serious and determined expression.
"I will become a great heroine and earn money, without mistakes, and give my mother and father the life they deserve," Uraraka said seriously.
Izuku and Iida were silent for a few seconds as they listened to the story, and then Iida started applauding.
(She doesn't want to do this just out of ambition, but also to improve her conditions... and me... what do I want?) Izuku thought.
Suddenly, to the surprise of the three, All Might appears.
"MIDORIYA SHONEN YOU'RE HERE!!!!" exclaimed All Might suddenly arriving and pointing at Izuku.
"All Might? What is it?" Izuku asked, surprised and confused.
"lunch... do you want... to have lunch with me?" asked Al Might showing a bentou.
"Pfft... you look like a girl hahahaha!" Uraraka couldn't help but laugh.
"What do you think?" asked All Might.
Izuku was still confused, until he looked at Iida who nodded smiling.
"Alright, I'm going" Izuku said walking away.
Some time later Uraraka and Iida were in the cafeteria.
"What could he want with Deku-kun?" Uraraka asked curiously.
"They fought together against the villain of USJ, right? It must have something to do with that, and it's also like Asui said on the bus, his strength is quite similar to All Might's," said Iida.
"Maybe he has some interest in Deku, I'm sure he'll show off" Uraraka said happy for Izuku.
None of them realized, but someone was listening to that conversation.
(All Might... Izuku Midoriya...) Todoroki thought.
Some time had passed, Izuku returned from the conversation with All Might, Uraraka and Iida asked what it was about, but Izuku didn't give many details, saying it was just a conversation about his strength and how he acted in the USJ, and then it was time to leave, but to the surprise of our future heroes...
"WHAT IS THIS?!" Uraraka exclaimed, surprised to see that there were several students outside, blocking the exit.
"They're blocking the exit! What did they come to do here?" Mineta asked, surprised and worried.
"They're watching us for the competition, retard, they want to see the class that faced the villains, they want to spy on us before the battles, you son of a bitch," said Bakugou.
Mineta just looked at Izuku.
"Sorry, he's like that in neutral mode," Izuku said.
"Neutral mode...?" said Mineta.
Bakugou approached the students.
"There's no point in trying, so go fuck yourselves, you bunch of extras," Bakugou said in his neutral mode.
"Don't call someone you don't know an extra!" Iida scolded.
(Now that I think about it, he's not wrong) Uraraka thought.
And then one of the students in the hallway approached, he had purple hair and an expression that reminded him a bit of Aizawa.
"I really came to see what the people here are like, but I didn't expect to see a guy as arrogant as you, are all the students in the Heroic Department like this? I'm a little disappointed, there are several students who didn't get a place in the Heroic Department and had to go to the General Education Department, did you know that? And based on the results of the sports festival, some students might still be transferred to the Heroic Department, and the opposite situation might also happen, spying on you guys? At the very least, a kid from the General Department like me is thinking 'hey how about I knock these heroic kids off their white horses? Consider this a declaration of war'" said the mysterious student.
This made some students nervous, and surprised, but then another student shouted, one with silver hair.
"Hey you! I'm class B! I heard you guys beat up the villains so I came here to hear it from you! But I don't want to hear anything else from you jerks!" exclaimed the student.
(and they keep coming...) Izuku thought.
"So don't embarrass us during the main event, you hear me!?" the silver-haired student shouted at Bakugou.
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"Repeat that to my face you son of a-" Bakugou was interrupted.
"Now there are a lot of people who hate us!" Kirishima exclaimed.
"It doesn't matter," Bakugou said.
"What!?" Kirishima exclaimed.
"None of that matters as long as you're on top," Bakugou said before leaving.
"Man... so much masculinity in those simple words..." said Kirishima emotionally
"He has a point, that's being fair," Tokoyami said.
"Now he's saying something decent," said Sato.
"Don't listen to that idiot! All he did was create new enemies for no reason!" Kaminari shouted angrily.
"That's right! This way we'll be at a disadvantage at the festival!" shouted Mineta.
Izuku sighed, this festival... wasn't just games and fun...
"none of that matters as long as you're on top"
"I will become a great heroine and make money, without mistakes, and give my mother and father the life they deserve"
"The next generation's "All Might", the successor of the symbol... IT'S YOU IZUKU MIDORIYA, AND I WANT YOU TO MAKE THE WORLD KNOW IT!"
Izuku clenched his fist, his expression more serious.
Well, here is a new chapter, a little longer, the next chapter will be an original chapter, which would take place between the two weeks before the festival, but it will have importance later on, comment what you thought of the chapter.