"So, how did it go last night?!" Mina asked excitedly as Ochaco walked into class.
"Well, the same as life as a U.A. student goes. I looked pretty, saw a movie, and then I went home to sleep." Ochaco said calmly. She didn't want to make the announcement she and Izuku were a couple yet, they wanted to give it a moment to grow and then tell everyone.
"So, nothing happened between you two? Or between Kiryuu and Yao-momo?" Toru asked making Ochaco shake her head.
"Nope. Just four friends enjoying a movie together." Then the door slid open and in walked Momo.
"Yao-momo! Did you and Hayato hook up yesterday?!" Denki asked before Kyoka stabbed him with her earphone jack.
"Calm down."
"No, if anyone's curious: absolutely nothing happened. If anything, it was more awkward in the beginning before we decided to just treat it like a simple night out as friends." Momo said rolling her eyes at her friends' curiosity. She controlled herself as she heard Hayato and Izuku behind the door before it slid open to reveal them talking, as if nothing had happened the night before.
"You guys are real bummers, did you know that?!" Mina yelled running up to the two.
"Is she still mad about the joke at the beach?" Hayato whispered before the pink girl pointed at the two they had went out with last night.
"You two had the prime candidates to be your girlfriends with you last night and nothing happened?! Why are you guys so boring?!"
"Because the Speed Hunter was in town last night." Mina calmed down and ran to her seat as Aizawa appeared behind the two. "We called them and told them to stay home, unless you would've preferred seeing him in a casket."
"So, we looked into the Blitz situation." Principal Nezu said as he, Tsukauchi, All Might, and Aizawa all met with the boys in his office ten minutes ago. "Blitz is the name of a hero who went missing after his family died five years ago."
"He said he hates all Speedsters, why is that?" Izuku asked as the way Blitz had threatened Hayato was replaying in his mind.
"Blitz was a Speedster, nowhere near someone like Ingenium's level, but he was a good hero. He prided himself on always working to become faster and he would team up with other Speedsters often." Tsukauchi began as he took a sip of tea. "But the day his family had died, he was there at the scene. There was a villain who could control fire and he attacked a bridge, on the bridge were his wife and two children in their car."
"Apparently he was with three other Speedsters and they were all nearby when the villain had lit the car on fire trying to attack him. The family was dead before the car even exploded. Give another month or two and he had went off the grid, as if he completely disappeared." Aizawa continued as he rolled up his sleeping bag.
"And we looked into the first murders he committed, can you guess who his first three victims were?" Principal Nezu said quietly making the boys gulp in fear.
"Looks like Blitz holds resentment to anyone who can move faster than others. But, I am pretty fast: how come he never went after me?" All Might asked while everyone else but Principal Nezu shook their heads.
"I would assume that it's because you have other abilities than just super speed. Speedster applies to people whose main ability is Super Speed. Midoriya doesn't classify as a Speedster due to him having enhanced strength as well. So while he targeted both of them last night, his main target was Hayato." Principal Nezu explained before smiling at the two boys. "Don't worry, nothing's gonna happen. He's not gonna get near you again."
"Alright, so we're having a special hero informatics class today." The class froze up at Aizawa's announcement. "Code names. You'll be coming up with hero names." Aizawa explained making his class erupt into cheers. He activated his Quirk and they immediately calmed down. "This is related to the pro hero draft picks I mentioned before the festival The drafts begin in earnest in the second and third years, after students have gained experience and can become immediate assets to the pros. In other words, for them to extend offers to first years like you shows that they are interested in your future potential. Of course if they get bored of you before graduation, the offers are cancelled. Here's the total of everyone's offers." He took out a remote and pressed a button, activating a hidden projector on the board. The class watched as on the board it said:
Class A No. of Offers
Todoroki: 4123
Bakugo: 3556
Tokoyami: 360
Midoriya: 342
Iida: 301
Kiryuu: 284
Kaminari: 272
Yaoyorozu: 108
Kirishima: 68
Uraraka: 20
Sero: 14
"In other years, it's been more spread out, but all eyes were on Bakugo and Todoroki this year." Aizawa explained as the class looked at the two in surprise.
"You're amazing, Todoroki. You got so many offers." Momo whispered to Shoto who glared at the number on the board.
"They're probably thanks to my damn old man."
"Wow, we got offers!" Ochaco yelled happily as she shook Tenya.
"Yes, yes."
"Keeping these results in mind, whether or not you got an offer or not: you will all be participating in internships with pros."
"And that explains the hero names!" Ochaco yelled happily.
"But keep your hero names in mind, because if you're not serious: you're gonna have hell to pay later!" The class turned their attention to see Midnight opening the door and walking in. "Because a lot of hero names used by students become recognized by society, they end up becoming their professional hero names."
"Midnight's gonna be making sure everything goes well for you guys, I sure as hell can't do that." Aizawa said taking out his sleeping bag. He remembered when he started at U.A. and his hero name came from Present Mic's loud mouth when they had to choose.
"Okay, let's start presenting names starting with those who are ready." Midnight announced as the class had over half an hour to come up with names.
'We're presenting these?!' Was the general thought among the students. Yuga stood up and walked to the front of the class and proudly held up the white board he had written his name on.
"Alright then. Shining Hero: I can not stop twinkling! Which means you can't stop my sparkles!" Yuga yelled as the crowd looked at his board in shock. Midnight grabbed a marker and the board and began fixing the name for the boy.
"It'll be easier to use if you take out the I, and shorten the can not to can't." Midnight explained making the boy nod.
"Thank you, mademoiselle."
'That actually worked?'
"My turn! I'm gonna call myself, Ridley Hero: Alien Queen!" Mina yelled as Yuga returned to his seat and she ran up to take his place.
"Are you trying to go for the thing with acidic blood?! And that's just a copyright lawsuit waiting to happen too!" Midnight yelled in shock as she remembered being traumatized by the movie.
"Damn it." Mina grumbled and returned to her seat while everybody else shook their heads in disbelief.
"Can I go next?" Tsuyu asked raising her hand.
"Of course, Tsu!" Midnight nodded and the girl walked up and pointed her board toward the class.
"I've had this in mind since elementary school, Rainy Season Hero: Froppy." Tsuyu announced making Midnight smile.
"That's so cute!" The class lit up at her reaction and started chanting Tsuyu's hero name making her smile. She walked back to her seat and Eijiro stood up to take her place.
"Sturdy Hero: Red Riot!" Eijiro announced showing the code name he decided on.
"Red Riot? Oh! You're paying respect to the Chivalrous Hero: Crimson Riot, aren't you?" Midnight noted as she recognized the similarities in the names.
"Yeah! I'm trying to base my image off Crimson himself!" Eijiro said looking up at his spiked hair.
"If you're going with a name like that, it'll come with a lot of pressure. Be sure to work hard!" Midnight said making him nod.
"Of course!" Eijiro nodded and returned to his seat. Kyoka ran up and smiled as she showed her name to the class.
"Hearing Hero: Earphone Jack." Kyoka said making Midnight smile.
"I like it!"
"Tentacle Hero: Tentacole." Mezo said as he took Kyoka's place in front of the class.
"It's like tentacle with some octopus in there, I like it!"
"Taping Hero: Cellophane!" Hanta said taking Mezo's place.
"Simple and to the point! That's important!"
"Martial Arts Hero: Tailman!" Mashirao said showing his hero name to the class.
"Your name reflects your body, good job!"
"Pinky!" Mina yelled as she returned with a new name.
"Peachy pink complexion!"
"Stun Gun Hero: Chargebolt!" Denki announced proudly.
"Oh, I feel tingly!"
"Stealth Hero: Invisible Girl!" Toru yelled as she ran up to replace Denki.
"To the point, I like it!"
"Mind Control Hero: Hypno." Hitoshi said plainly as he walked up.
"It's mesmerizing!"
"I hope I will not bring shame to this name. Everything Hero: Creati." Momo said as she walked up.
"Creative!" Midnight yelled as Momo returned to her seat. When she did, she leaned forward to see what Hayato had written, only to see that his board was blank.
"Hayato, what's wrong?" Momo whispered in her boyfriend's ear. What she didn't realize was that he had tuned everyone else out entirely, with last night on repeat in his brain.
'I bet you don't even have a her name yet. Whatever you call yourself versus me. Now that's gonna be a hunt to look forward to.' Blitz's voice echoed in his mind and he closed his eyes in frustration. He put the marker down and buried his face into his hands.
"Shoto." Shoto said walking up.
"Your name? Is that okay?" Shoto answered the pro hero with a shrug and returned to his seat.
"Jet-Black Hero: Tsukuyomi." Fumikage announced as he took his place in the front.
"God of the night!" Midnight yelled before Koji walked up and simply showed the name "Petting Hero: Anima" to the class. "Okay, got it!" Midnight gave him a thumbs up and the boy shyly returned to his desk before she saw Ochaco walk up.
"My turn. This is what I thought of: Uravity." Ochaco said as she shyly showed her board to the class.
"Sounds stylish!" Ochaco let out a sigh of relief and smiled as she saw her boyfriend smiling at her in approval. "All that we have left is Bakugo, Iida, Midoriya, and Kiryuu, right?"
"Hayato, I thought you would've-" Izuku turned around to see what was wrong with his best friend before noticing he was trembling. "Blitz must've told him something last night that has him out of whack...I'll just go ahead to give him some-" He was stopped as Katsuki stood up and walked up to the front of the class.
"You dumbasses are probably expecting something edgy from me, aren't you? I put some thought into this after the sports festival and this is it, Explosion Hero: Ground Zero." Katsuki announced catching the class by surprise.
"Why Ground Zero?" Midnight asked even though she already knew the answer.
"All Might told me that from our experiences we learn and we climb if we want to reach the top. That first battle trial, USJ, and now the sports festival have all been experiences for me and from that, I've reached my starting point to stay at the top. And it also means where a disaster or something violent happened, so with my Quirk: it had a double meaning that fit me." Bakugo explained calmly to the teacher making Izuku smile at how much he had matured in such a short time.
"If that's why, then I think that'll be a name a lot of people will look up to." Midnight said before looking at the three remaining students. "Iida, how about you?"
"Yes. This name came with a heavy heart given the circumstances, but as I hope to one day fight along side my brother: I chose this name. Ingenium II." Tenya announced surprising the class. "For right now I'll stay the second, but once my brother retires: he wants me to be the one and only Ingenium."
"I like it, a hero's legacy carried on by brothers. It makes my heart melt." Midnight said smiling at the boy. "Midoriya?"
"Y-Yes!" Izuku stood up and showed the name he decided on. "I didn't like this name until recently, but someone changed how I feel about it. Hearing it now, it's not an insult. It makes me happy to hear it now." Bakugo looked at him in surprise and Ochaco smiled brightly as he showed the name to the class. "Like I told Kacchan: Deku is the name of a hero!"
"I like it. All that's left is Kiryuu. Kiryuu?" Midnight said turning to look at the boy who just sat looking at his blank board.
"Hayato." Izuku said as he walked over and placed a hand on his shoulder. Hayato snapped out of his trance and quickly wrote down the name he decided on, walking up to the front of the class.
'I don't care about fighting you. Before yesterday, I couldn't have given a damn who you were. But you wanted to kill my best friend. You wanted to kill my girlfriend. You wanted to know what I'm gonna be called? Well get ready bastard.' Hayato thought to himself as he held the board forward. "I always had a different name planned for myself, but after something happened to me recently: I decided on a different name. Breakneck." Hayato announced surprising Izuku who had always assumed he was going to use the name 'Speedy' to honor Kazuma.
"I like it!"
"Now that we've decided on your hero names, we'll go back to talking about the internships. It's gonna be only a week. As for where you'll have them, those who had offers from pros will be given your own lists, so you can choose yourself. If you didn't get an offer, you're gonna have to choose from forty agencies around the country that are taking in our interns. They all work in different places and have different specialties." Aizawa explained as he finally woke up from his nap to finish the lesson.
"For example, Thirteen would be focused on rescues from disasters more than fighting villains." Midnight explained earning an understanding nod from the students.
"Think carefully before you choose."
"Yes, sir!"
"Turn in your choices before the weekend." Aizawa said as he and Midnight left the room.
"So, Deku, who have you decided on?" Ochaco asked as she sat on Izuku's desk during lunchtime.
"Gran Torino, Hayato's grandfather. He trained All Might and he said he wants to teach us." Izuku responded making his girlfriend smile. "And you?"
"Battle Hero: Gunhead's agency."
"But he's a huge battle type. I thought you wanted to focus on rescues like Thirteen."
"Yeah I do, but fighting Bakugo at the festival made me realize: the stronger I get, the more possibilities I'll have." Ochaco explained to her boyfriend happily. "Hayato seemed really shook up before, is he okay?"
"I dunno. I know Yaoyorozu went to go spend some time with him, I think Blitz's threats really got to him." Izuku said before the door opened and a tall and muscular blond haired boy stuck his head into the class.
"Excuse me! I'm looking for Hayato Kiryuu!" The boy yelled catching everybody by surprise.
"He went to grab some lunch in the cafeteria!" Izuku called out making the boy nod.
"Thanks! If he comes back, tell him Mirio Togata was looking for him!" The boy said before leaving quickly.
"Mirio Togata? Isn't he one of the big three of U.A.?" Eijiro asked surprised by what had just happened.
"I dunno, Momo. I don't let things like that get to me, but that bastard's attack last night actually did." Hayato said as the two of them walked down the hall and back to class with their lunches in their hands.
"It's okay, we've already told you you don't have to worry about Blitz anymore, babe." Momo said standing closer to her boyfriend. He blushed and smiled at her wrapping an arm around her waist.
"Babe? I guess that movie helped you pick a nickname for me." Hayato said before the boy who visited their class ran up to them.
"Hayato Kiryuu?"
"Yeah?" Hayato asked as he discreetly took his hand off Momo.
"My name is Mirio Togata, I'm a third year student in the hero course." Mirio said introducing himself to the two. "I wanted to talk to you about something."
"Sure? What's up?"
"I'm doing work study under a pro hero and he placed in an offer for you at his agency. I wanted to talk to you about it."
"Uh, who is it?"
"Sir Nighteye." Hayato and Momo's eyes widened as the recognized the name as All Might's old sidekick. "Sir rarely asks for anyone directly, so I wanted to let you know that if he's doing this: he really sees something in you. If you wanna hear it from him directly, feel free to come by any one of these days to check it out! He also wanted to talk to you about something, he didn't say what though. See ya!" Mirio explained before smiling and walking past the two.
"Nighteye asked for you?" All Might asked in surprise as Hayato visited him after school to talk to him about what Mirio said. "Even if it's for a simple internship, the fact Nighteye of all people did..."
"What do you think he wants from me?"
"It probably has to do with Young Midoriya and One for All." Hayato looked at the number one hero shocked to hear him mention that. "Nighteye was my partner for a long time, he knew all about One for All. When I got injured, he begged me to retire because he had foreseen something horrible happening to me. Needless to say that when I declined to do so, I had also ruined our friendship and partnership in one go. While Gran Torino was the one who taught me, I recommend thinking both of these choices out since they both have worked with One for All users before." All Might explained placing a hand on his shoulder. "I wouldn't recommend it to Young Midoriya, but to you I'll make an exception."
"Hello?"
"Grandpa?"
"Hayato! What can I do you for?" Hayato sat down after he, Ochaco, and Izuku arrived at the Midoriya household after his meeting with All Might. He had dialed Sorahiko to talk to him and sat away from the two in the room he shared with his best friend, as the couple started studying together in the living room.
"Grandpa, what do you know about Sir Nighteye?"
"Nighteye? Well, not only was he Toshinori's partner, he has Quirk that allows him to see the future of others. He's a pretty serious guy, though. I've seen some pretty scary things in my youth but none of them sent a chill down my spine the way his stares did when he was angry." Sorahiko explained as Hayato laid back on his bed. "Why do you ask?"
"He put in an offer for me to intern under him, I know you want me to do it with you but I'm just so confused as to what to do."
"Hayato, as your grandfather I think you should do whatever you want. It might upset me a bit that you don't want to intern under me but I understand, interning under Nighteye might do you better than with me." Sorahiko said making Hayato sigh. "But aside from that, how are you?"
"I'm good, grandpa."
"Toshinori told me what happened yesterday, must've been scary for you."
"It wasn't really scary. It just frustrates me how I couldn't do anything to fight back against him without getting in trouble." Hayato explained pinching the bridge of his nose.
"The war fought best is the one not fought. Don't go looking for fights, especially not against someone so dangerous. We have limits set to protect people from acting like heroes when they don't have the experience in situations like that."
"I know grandpa, it just bothers me."
"But, between you and me, one day you can take him down. I'm sure of it." Sorahiko said making his grandson smile. "I also wanted to talk to you about something."
"What is it?"
"Your parents came by to visit me the other day, I have some news for you."
"Oh brother, what is it?"
"Not a brother, you have a sister." Hayato sat up and looked at his phone in surprise before placing it back against his ear.
"Come again?"
"You have a sister a few years younger than you. Beautiful girl, and she has abilities just like you. I met her, quite a lovely girl."
"Wait so you're telling me my parents left me and then replaced me with a new baby?"
"Believe me I told Towa the same thing, but she said that Mira would never replace you as their child."
"Yeah, right."
"Calm down, it's a different case than you think. They still want to make amends with you. They want their family to be complete, and it isn't without you."
"Thanks for the talk, grandpa. I gotta go."
"Alright then, talk to you later. Love you."
"Love ya gramps." Hayato said ending the call. He immediately jumped off the bed and rushed outside to where Izuku and Ochaco were currently having a conversation unrelated to their study session. "I'll be back!"
"Where are you going?" Izuku called out as Hayato grabbed his jacket and ran out of the house. He ran to the train station and waited for the train that was going to the city he was headed to. He jumped into the train and took a seat as he looked at the address he had gotten from the school administration. After a thirty minute train ride, the train stopped and Hayato rushed off the train and towards the address he was going to. After about ten minutes he arrived at a five story building and rushed in to be met with a tall man with a head just like a Centipede.
"Excuse me, how may I help you?" The man asked bowing to Hayato.
"My name is Hayato Kiryuu, I'm here to talk with Sir Nighteye."
"Oh, you're the Speedster boy. My name is Centipeder, I'm one of his sidekicks. Come with me." Centipeder led the boy onto an elevator and took him to the top floor and guided him down the hallway to an office where a green haired man with yellow streaks in his hear wearing a plan white suit and glasses sat. He looked around the room and noticed it was decorated to the brim with All Might merchandise.
'It's like Izuku's room...'
"Hayato Kiryuu, I figured you would come. Have a seat." Sir Nighteye said pointing at the seat in front of him without looking up from his paperwork. "I assume you know who I am already?"
"Sir Nighteye, All Might's old sidekick."
"So you do know me. May I ask why you came here, I would assume it isn't just that Mirio went to talk to you about my offer for you to intern under me." Sir Nighteye asked looking up to make eye contact with the boy.
"I wanted to know why you wanted to talk to me."
"Because I wanted your opinion on something."
"Which is?"
"I believe Izuku Midoriya is unfit to wield One for All." Hearing this, Hayato balled his hands into fists. "I've seen him and did my own bit of research, he's nothing like All Might is. A successor worthy of his power should be someone with traits just like him. And he was Quirkless before? As much as I respect All Might, I believe he made a mistake choosing him."
"What do you know about Izuku?" Sir Nighteye hid his smirk under his hands as Hayato's exhausted expression now changed to anger. "Izuku might not be just like All Might, but there is NO ONE more worthy for One for All than him! I don't care how you see it: All Might chose him for a reason!" Hayato slammed his hands into the desk and glared at the man. "I watched him be everyone's punching bag growing up and I had his back through it all. I don't care who you are, I will always have my brother's back and I won't let you talk shit about him when you have no idea what he's been through!"
"So, you're willing to go through hell for him, no matter what?"
"Izuku is the only person in my life I ever admired more than my grandfather! I will put myself through the ringer, I will always find a way to be better so that I can one day reach his level! He was one of my biggest inspirations to be a hero and I won't let anyone drag his name through the mud!" Hayato yelled before Nighteye stood up, showing the height difference between them. He glared at the boy and placed a hand on his head while making eye contact with him.
"I see..." His eyes changed to a black and purple color before smirking and sitting back down. "Intern under me and I will make that happen."
"What?"
"I was testing you. Gran Torino was the partner to Nana Shimura, the seventh wielder of One for All. I was the partner to All Might, the eighth wielder of One for All. You want to be the partner to Izuku Midoriya, the ninth? I can help you reach his level and further. I can help you reach heights you never thought imaginable, I may even help you become better than Blitz the Speed Hunter." Sir Nighteye said placing his hands together. "I only have a week to train you but that week will be more than enough for me. So, will you let me?" Hayato took a deep breath and looked at the older man before down at his phone to see a message from Momo. "There's someone else you want to protect, I can make it happen."
"If I intern under you, will you never insult my best friend again?"
"If you can make me laugh, I won't. Otherwise, I'll keep my opinions about him vocal." Sir Nighteye said leaning back in his chair. "Do we have a deal?"
"I'll see you on Saturday then." Hayato said as he made his way out of the office.
"Breakneck. I like that name." Sir Nighteye said making Hayato stop and turn his head to look at him. "Reaching dangerous speeds, I can't wait to see you reach them."
"Are you sure your mom won't be home soon?" Ochaco asked as she currently sat on Izuku's lap with both of them breathing heavily.
"She's out doing groceries, we have another hour or so." Izuku said before leaning in to kiss her deeply. She returned the kiss and pulled herself into his embrace, running her hands through his messy green hair. Izuku grabbed her waist to pull her in further but accidentally pressed the TV remote with his elbow, turning the TV on.
"And in other news, the Hero Killer: Stain has ties to the League of Villains?" Izuku and Ochaco's moment of passion was cut short by the news report and both turned around to watch it. "Sources say that this purple smoke seen on a rooftop in Hosu, is actually one of the villains that attacked Class 1-A a month ago, calling themselves the League of Villains. Also seen in this photograph is the man we believe to be Stain as well as another unknown villain." Ochaco turned and the two looked closer at the photo they were showing on the screen, noting a large purple circle in front of a man wearing combat clothing and numerous weapons around him and a deathly pale blue haired man wearing all black with what looked like severed hands holding onto his body.
"Deku, is that...?"
"Tomura Shigaraki..." Deku growled as he recognized the pale man as one of the villains who left Aizawa in critical condition. After only one encounter, this villain had infuriated Izuku as everything he had thought of: this man already had a response to that day. It was as if he could think the same way he did and thought of a way to counter it.
"If he's working with Stain...you don't think Blitz might be one of them do you?" Ochaco asked with worry before Izuku grabbed her hand and kissed it.
"If he is, we have nothing to worry about. Wherever Hayato went, Blitz won't be going after him. As for Stain...here's hoping none of us run into him while we're doing our internships next week." Izuku said pulling her in for a hug.
"Deku, when are we going to tell everyone?"
"Huh? Weren't we agreed we were going to wait until we were a bit more serious with this?" Izuku asked looking at the girl confused.
"Yeah but, it took everything inside me not to scream it out to everyone today! I want everyone to know you're mine so no one gets any funny ideas." Ochaco said with a pout making Izuku chuckle and run his hand through her hair.
"Okay, how about we tell everyone after our internships. After all, following that we have our Final Exams before summer break. We tell everybody before then and we keep it off our minds so we can study better. Is that alright with you?" Izuku was answered by Ochaco pulling him in for a kiss.
"It's perfect." Ochaco giggled making Izuku smile and hold her hand.
"If it's to make you happy, I'd gladly do anything."