Week 6

It's the sun down radio Said mic talking into a microphone

Where I talk to some of your favorite heroes every night from 9 PM to Midnight. Today's guest is the number one hero, all might.

All Might follows suit with Mic's calmer attitude, making sure to keep his voice from being too loud, and more relaxed. It helps that it's not a visual radio and the booth isn't visible to any employees, meaning that he can stay in his true form.

All Might. I think everyone is aware by now that you are currently working at U.A."

"Yes, that's right," All Might agrees. "I was offered the position some time last year, and Nedzu-sensei was very convincing."

First question do You have your teaching degree mic said

Yes, I have my teaching degree - taking a one-year course supplied by Nedzu, and completing it a week before the Entrance Exam.

While I am not confident in my teaching style, I will do my best to guide the next generation of heroes, hopefully with little obstacles or mistakes along the way. I am not the best teacher - this, I will gladly admit, but I hope I am not the worst.

Next day why did you become a teacher said mic

to view teaching as its own form of heroism said all might

All though I do It was mostly Nedzu who managed to convince me, enticing me by the idea of witnessing would-be's grow into great heroes. he isn't lying when he answered The question but As for why he became a teacher: in reality, it is to find a successor for One for All, but he doesn't say this

The interview goes on, with Mic asking many questions the public have been dying to know.

The final question, among many, is this: how will your job as a teacher affect your job as a hero?

Mic was hesitant to ask this, as he's well aware that heroes cannot be anywhere, everywhere, all at once. He himself has three jobs: a hero, a teacher, and a radio show host. Each of these jobs, he does his best to balance, but there are going to be days or even weeks wherein he has to give one of them up for the sake of others.

And All Might is even more limited, as he can only work about five hours of the day, (due to not giving One for All up yet), and two of those hours are spent teaching 1-A and 1-B. He only has three hours of the day to do his hero work.

But, despite Mic's concern, All Might handles it as he usually does. Because his time has been decreasing for nearly six years now, and he's prepared for this question a long time ago.

"My time as a hero will not change," he declares, "for teaching is a form of heroism in and of itself. To pass on my knowledge to the next generation is a hero's work."

This episode of Sun Down Radio receives one of the highest ratings of all time, as well as the most listeners. It also helps to make the paparazzi calm down, allowing more U.A. students to finally visit their parents without worrying about being jumped

In his dorm, Izuku listens to the radio. I wonder if All Might joined U.A. to find a successor for his quirk he thought and who would really want or need it.

He thinks about whether he needs it, and he stares at his palm, the fight against Tomura flashing in his mind. I hated how weak i felt

Because I thought it was over. I thought that, after I finally graduated from Aldara, I wouldn't feel as weak as I once did. I don't want to feel like that weak, pathetic, quirkless kid that couldn't do anything but cry.

But I was wrong.

I think back, and realize that, while I scored first on the Entrance Exam, he hasn't scored first on anything else. I haven't done much to prove that i, a quirkless student, deserves to take a place a student with a quirk should have had.

And, the more I think about it, the more I hate myself.

A few days later

Izuku has been keeping his head down, he appears depressed, and hesitates more than ever, keeping to himself with a sunken face, and everyone notices. They notice that he's out of it, not really engaging in conversation, and he's lagging behind during combat lessons.

he's facing the reality of a quirkless hero - that it just isn't possible. Aizawa thought. As he watched Izuku from the lunch room .

I myself am not functionally quirkless, as I am able to not just level the playing field, but actively destroy any advantage a villain may have. I erase a fundamental part of them and bring them to a field where I am superior.

To me, a quirkless hero just isn't possible, and I believe Izuku is realising this.

I've already seen Izuku in proper action. I've seen him direct a group of heroes to victory against a B-Ranked villain, and all without a quirk or even muscles. I believe in Izuku's prowess, his ability to become the first quirkless hero, because I know he can do it. He has done it.

All might thought

And he's not the only one to think so: Ochako and Tenya believe in him wholeheartedly. Momo thinks he can do it, and while Tsuyu is unsure, she supports him. Yuuga wants him to do it.

People believe in Izuku, and some may not, but the one who matters the most is Izuku himself. He does not believe that he can do it anymore, and thus there is every chance that he will fail.

Kyouka and Mezou overheard Ochako, Tenya, Momo, Tsuyu, Yuuga

Talking about Izuku.

I'm worried about him, Tooru said .

Same said Mezou. We Should talk to midnight about it she's been with him the most due to him being a Part of the student council.

They Went to her office and explained what happened.

I'm also worried about Him, she said.

Later that day, midnight invited him into her classroom.

if someone has been treating you only for his quirkless status. I Want you to know that you are able to rely on the staff for anything, even if it's as small as a stubbed toe.

I became a burden for the staff. Izuku thought

The staff are treating me like glass because I'm so weak.

I don't think this is working, she thought . I'll bring him to mic

He is able to handle students better than me. He's more soft and soothing, and he has this aura that makes students feel comfortable enough to open up.

Midnight goes into the break and tells mic about Izuku

I know that Izuku won't open up to me. Because I'm a teacher. I've seen the effects bullying can have on others, and I'm aware that Aldera did everything to make Bakugou seem like a saint and Izuku the problem. He is told about Izuku's silence, and he knows that it's not him who can open him up. Said mic

All might, can you talk to him?

I once was a quirkless kid who was beaten down by society, and I know how it must feel for the quirkless kid to finally have a chance to prove that they can make it - and fail. All Might Said.

All Might approaches Izuku. He calls him aside after school is over, to the same office where he once told Izuku that he can become a hero.

Izuku shuffles in his seat, not sure if he's supposed to feel scared or excited.

I wonder if this is it. If, with Tomura, U.A. have realised that the quirkless cannot become heroes, and are kicking me out.

What's wrong? All might asked .

Izuku didn't say anything.

My first loss was in U.A. With One for All, I was at the top of my class. But, as a result, my ego grew. I thought of myself as better than my classmates, and reckoned that I would continue to be the best with no challenge. Even pro-heroes struggled to fight you, and the staff at the time stood no chance. All might Said

But a single person beat me up. Someone who was able to read my every movement and react accordingly, taking me down with ease. An old friend of my master, a retired hero named Gran Torino. He saw my ego and knew it had to go.

So, he beat me. He forced me to realise that I was not all that, and my ego would only be my downfall. Gran Torino is a large reason as to why I'm so humble - he made me realise there is always someone better.

Do you believe, because I lost, that I was a failure?"

"No," Izuku says, immediately. Because you're already the most successful hero - hailed as the Symbol of Peace. Of course a single loss wouldn't make you a failure.

"So why do you believe you are All Might asked

And, for once, Izuku can't come up with an answer.

Losing once does not mean you will never win. And I remind you that you were the one to remind me of the true meaning of heroism.

Becoming a quirkless hero is a daunting task, but if anyone can do it, it's you . Yes, people will have a natural advantage, but then they also suffer from natural disadvantages, something you do not.

One born with the ability to sing will lose to one who worked hard to learn how to sing. One born with strength will lose to one who worked hard for strength.

"I believe you can become a hero. Many others believe you can become a hero. Do you believe it?"

"I want to." Izuku said

And Izuku cries. He lets All Might hold him as he, once again, cries in his arms. Because he realises now that the biggest obstacle in his goal was himself. It was his own self doubt. It was letting one loss taint his very being.

Can I become a hero?" he asks her.

Inko tears up, and she recalls how she once reacted. How she once apologised. How she didn't believe in him. How she hated herself for not giving him a quirk.

"Yes," she says, tears in her eyes and throat tight. "You can become a hero. Just like All Might."

With this, Izuku finally regains his confidence, breaking down as Inko whispers assurances, as emotional as he is.