What if Deku was swap gender quirk movie

hi welcome back guys this is your friend cabbage head fanfix back with amazing fanfiction this is the series of what if deu had gender swap Quirk now before starting please give this video a like And subscribe to the channel if you want more videos like this now let's get into the fanfic when isuku first changes he doesn't notice until Jim class he makes to put on his shorts but when he looks down he notices that he's missing something in most situations he might have screamed from the shock or maybe laughed in relief he has a quirk but this is is gim class and the teacher is scary if she heard that isuku had interrupted class for something as silly as a quirk she would not be happy so he heardly finishes getting dressed feeling oddly uncomfortable in the presence of his oblivious classmates and waits for a Gosa Sensei to lead them to the field running that day is better than usual he still runs out of stamina far too quickly but at least the quick onset of exhaustion is no longer accompanied by that uncomfortable friction between his legs once izuku's mother comes to pick him up from school he thinks of telling her about The Quirk but wasn't that part of him supposed to be private she told him that herself back before school started it would disappoint her if he showed her that part of him wouldn't it so instead he acts like his excitement is for watching all might's awesome Rescue Mission again which it is in part once he gets home his mother sets up the computer and leaves the room with a silent apology to his alltime hero he pauses the video and sets about figuring out his Quirk private parts he murmurs as he types that phrase into the search bar isaku Scrolls through the search results but not enough of the words make sense to him he doesn't know which one to click so he Scrolls to the top and clicks images that one matches he says to himself and he clicks on one of the pictures it's odd the doctor tells them he's long past the age at which a quirk would manifest and yet his toe doesn't have the extra joint to identify him as quirkless but what does that mean for him his mother asks he's wanted to be a hero for as long as he can remember the doctor shrugs eyes falling pityingly on isuku I'm sorry to say that probably isn't possible isuku has what's known as an invisible Quirk one so obscure difficult to activate or with so little usability that it's impossible to identify 99 times of a 100 having an invisible Quirk is as good as being quirkless in a combat situation his mother's eyes well up immediately isaku don't he knows what his Quirk is and yes it's small and yes it won't be any good on its own but isuku will make it work both the doctor and his mother catch a glimpse of his eyes the green fire of determination and they drop the subject then and there isaku can decide a lot of things and it's starting to upset him firstly should he tell his mother about his Quirk his first instinct is to tell her but he knows realistically that his Quirk isn't very powerful he can't spit flame make explosions or defeat enemies with a single blow if he tells mom about The Quirk then she'll know for certain that he can't be a hero at least if his Quirk is invisible she won't know for certain that it's useless isaku will still be able to dream about being a hero so he isn't going to tell Mom it hurts to keep this a secret but it would hurt more to give up his dream and he can't decide whether it would hurt more or less than that to see his mom hurt like she had during the doctor's appointment still that's just one more thing he can't decide there's still plenty more to get through his eyes drift to the computer screen the innocent question of am I a boy or a girl typed into the search engine he thought at first that he was a little silly to be unsure about such a simple fact something that everyone knows their entire lives but according to the internet results it looks like he isn't as alone as he thought intrigued he clicks on a random link and prepares to SI through this new information isuku can't really think of them as a they fulltime it's fine to talk about isuku with a they when they're talking about isuku overall but for most situations isuku decides that they'll use he or she depending on which private parts they have at the moment it's simpler that way she nods with the conviction that only a 5-year-old can have smiling at her own logic isuku closes the tabs she has open making sure to remember them for later this whole transgender thing is very interesting to think it was her own useless Quirk that helped her discover the whole she's spent the last week as a girl not because it's more comfortable to sit and walk although it is but partly to see if there are any limits to her Quirk like a time limit lots of cool heroes have talked about knowing your limits after all but so far she hasn't noticed any limits Beyond those of a regular human body and the strengths of her Quirk aren't exactly Stellar either the other part is that isuku is curious about whether they're transgender he isn't uncomfortable as a boy but she isn't uncomfortable as a girl either isaku thinks they must be non-binary that extra category that's neither a boy or a girl except that isuku is okay being both so that doesn't really fit at all she thought that being a girl full-time for a bit would help her figure it out but it hasn't helped in the slightest she's about to snap from the frustration of it all stretching out she decides that staying as a girl won't get her anywhere right now so she changes and drops to the floor his head swam he threw up in his mouth and barely avoided left a puddle on the floor his hands feel clammy and cold and when he rubbed them together to try and warm up bits of dried skin FL away his mouth stuck together and he can taste copper in his mouth then he was in the kitchen crawling towards the table and trying without success to prop himself up against it a glass of water appears in front of him and he desperately buted against it it went down his throat and despite inhaling some he felt a little more alive once he downed the entire glass now he can see his mom desperately searching through the cupboards for something maybe some more water water was supposed to come from a tab how could she forget that he told her as much through the water coating his vision and she says something that doesn't reach his ears she finally pulls out a packet of something he gripped onto the biscuit he's given and stared at it blankly how was he supposed to drink this the moment he's himself enough to think it through isuku changes back into a girl her pounding headache lets up a little and while she's still exhausted she now has the brain power to piece together why everything went wrong they only really had problems when they tried to stay in their girl form for too long and the problem itself was starvation and dehydration which only affected their boy form so logic Al that meant that when they stayed a girl the boy form wasn't getting any food or drink by being a girl for a week she was letting the boy starve and by staying a boy to let that side of him recover he made the girl go hungry a bit too that's a big weakness especially since it probably means that they need to eat enough for two people but maybe it could also be a strength she thinks hope rekindling in her chest for the first time in weeks surely if food doesn't transfer from the boy to the girl that means that injuries won't either Crossing her fingers She searches for a Sharp object there's a pack of thumb tacks on the other side of the room so she picks one up and jams it into her left thumb it stings as expected but she pulls it out and there's little left but a sparkling red bead on the tip of her thumb she changes and he Squints through the returning migraine at his thumb the blood is gone and none Wells up to take its place he changes back into a girl the droplet returns she smiles to herself as the years go by isuku learns about their Quirk little by little whenever they have a bit of free time they try to learn more about themselves if they concentrate they can extend the change to their clothing so the girl can wear different clothes to the boy the first time they try this she ends up naked in the computer room in girl form no less and is almost caught that way when her mother walks in since then every morning they undress shower and dress both of their forms every night they brush both sets of teeth they don't need to swap clothes whenever they change but having a set of clothing on each form makes them feel more comfortable this way they won't end up naked if they change clothes on reflex their next experiment is to try and store their notepad if they can store clothing in that way why not tools and sure enough the notepad disappears the moment she changes into a boy it's almost like a video game inventory the way they can just pick something up store it and stop worrying about it like that there is a limit they find out when they try to store a huge box full of all their all might toys if they can't carry it they can't store it either so they can't just pop a car out of existence and then pop it back wherever they want unless they could pick up a car isaku hums to himself formulating yet another new idea not all of their ideas come to fruition but he's optimistic about this one their mother is shocked at just how much isuku is eating but they've always been one of the smaller kids in their year so she lets it slide when she realizes that isuku is actually losing weight despite the mountains he inhales daily she attributes his Newfound appetite to his otherwise unseen Quirk and it only takes a few weeks to get extra income support so she can feed them properly despite this hiccup in their daily lives isuku mom is happier than ever her son's Quirk isn't invisible anymore when she says as much isuku almost can't bear not telling her the truth but Ken's bullying has gotten worse lately and isuku just knows that if they say anything to anyone it'll eventually spread to kaken having an unknown Quirk means kaken hasn't written isuku off completely but having a useless one if kaken learns about that he'll be worse than ever so isuku doesn't tell her she's changing her hips are getting wider he's getting taller too but his changes are much less obvious than hers when kaken pokes her one day and his finger squishes into her chest she punches him in in the face and runs away beud kaken doesn't follow and he seems to second guess that she was even isuku the bloody nose was probably very convincing no way could useless deu have done that his mother notices something different about her when she gets home but she can't put her finger on it isaku needs to be more careful she knows what to do from now on the girl is a secret identity isu's recent haircuts have taken longer than usual since they'd keep changing back and forth so that both forms got the same haircut this time he stays in his boy form the whole way through his hairdresser is surprised at how much easier it is than usual and when they're done he grins at his reflection perfect a few days later seven sports bras are mistakenly delivered to the midia household no matter how anyone looks at it the box is addressed to this home so the bras end up stored in a Cupboard and forgotten isaku takes them luckily enough they fit her girl form perfectly he has to sneak them into the washing inside other bits of clothing but his mom never manages to find them until isuku gets the bright idea to offer to do the ing himself over the next year a few more deliveries are made which happen to coincide with the old ones growing too tight isuku feels slightly less awkward but much more guilty with each theft but she tells herself that she needs them and sucks it up isu's mom hasn't seen them as a girl since the haircut to eat as a girl he takes longer to eat than usual and then takes it upstairs when she isn't paying much attention if he can't escape the table he changes whenever his mom looks away and snaps back to being a boy when she turns to face him again there are many many close calls and dinner always leaves him ready to drop like a rock but she never finds out his secret as isuku gets older his mother starts to notice various feminine products go missing with coins appearing in their place she just shrugs and buys more isuku stays as a boy for school and home but he only spends as much time there as he needs to with the extra they train he does mainly strength and endurance training disguised as a cleanup operation for the trash covered Beach he found she does mostly running and Agility when half of them is exhausted they just switch to the other and they can train both their bodies as much as anyone else could train theirs it takes twice as long to train than it does for most people but they can withand twice the injury so they think it evens out besides a little hard work never killed anybody every day for months and then years he comes home worn down and exhausted often more mentally than physically but always beaming his mother doesn't know what to make of it but when asked he just mentions that he needs to be strong to be a hero as a boy isuku bulks up within just a few months still fairly mobile but specializing more in raw strength at least as much strength as a young teenager can have as a girl she stands an entire head smaller than him and while her muscles aren't nearly as pronounced she's far faster and lighter on her feet than he could hope to be training continues and while isuku grad slip very slightly the hero course of UA has never seemed closer oh yeah midia was planning to go to UA too wasn't he isuku having previously tried to phase his head through his desk and just hide groans to himself and braces as kaken slowly turns toward towards him then the class bursts into laughter I've never even seen him use his Quirk one girl in the back exclaims studying won't get you superpowers you know a boy reasons snickering another one cackles you can't get on the course without a quirk they removed that rule isuku argues figuring that if he wasn't going to go unnoticed he could at least try to defend himself besides I do have one it just isn't obvious right now a hand shoots out from Ken's Direction in retaliation but he slaps it to the side on reflex and the resulting explosion makes kaken slip from the desk he was crouched on the Raging blonde drops to the floor like a sack of bricks and isuku stomach does a little loop at the trouble he's just gotten himself in the teacher pays little attention to the exchange besides smirking at the problem child's Misfortune midia perhaps you should think of a different profession to follow which will better suit your abilities He suggests with a pitying look unoccupied by kaken the teacher is unnerved the fire in isuku eyes but isuku doesn't care this is not a dream they'll give up on that easily foreseeing an attack by kaken isaku changes when everybody's scrambling to leave kaken spots her and makes a start in her Direction but then he pauses growls and heads out the door muttering about a slippery bastard looks like he bought the disguise it's lucky he thinks his class is beneath him otherwise he might have noticed that the nondescript girl Sweating Bullets wasn't a regular class member isaku relaxes into a grin as she watches kakens retreating back then glances down at the notebook she'd stored in her girl form it's a fairly new one number six is written on the front along with a crude sketch of ingenium isaku has been studying the quirks of several Heroes but after discovering so many subtleties of their own Quirk they've decided to go as in depth as they possibly can on just their six favorite Heroes well they hadn't ever thought of a specific number to make but every time they ran out of things to write about all the other Heroes on their list they added another notebook naturally all might occupies notebook number one she opens the latest notebook and her analysis continues from where it left off currently she's trying to figure out a way around enum's difficulty in stopping and turning properly he'd already had two accidents this month and while he's effective at close combat due to his Quirk enhanced punches the ability to use his full running speed in Alleyways and other tight spaces would make him even better at chasing down villains a bicycle would be too clumsy to use in combat but it's the first thing that comes to mind so she jots it down along with a little argument between her optimistic side and her Devil's Advocate roller blades or Quan skates a good direction to take but the wheel would likely wear away too quickly at ingenium high speeds and they'd get in the way of hand-to-hand combat the material used for his current boots is sheer resistant but only in certain directions so wheels made of it would wear away unevenly instead ingenium needs Wheels which only come out when they're needed like landing gear idea drawn in her mind she hums to herself as her absent footsteps take her under a bridge sketching a potential design for the mechanism involved isuku is special enco knows this he's cute as a button sweet as anything and he's is always so honest open and well behaved that other parents are jealous of her good fortune more than anyone else isuku is someone that en Co can trust but she is still his parent it's her job to make sure that he isn't picking up bad influences or getting himself hurt so despite her immense trust for isuku she follows him wherever he goes never overtly and she rarely does more than watch but she knows what isuku life is about is he doing all right at school of course he is his notetaking has almost become obsessive at this point he wants to know as much about the world as he can cram into his head is anyone picking on him well katsuki is getting a little cocky with his new Quirk but he still likes isuku she'll need to keep an eye on that one it's starting to seem like he cares more about quirks than the people attached to them but for now he and isuku are on good terms is he looking at things he shouldn't online as en Co Scrolls through izuku's internet history she notices something and pauses frowning to herself now why would he be searching for provate parts and the next page on the list is an image search of the same thing she knows that should expect the worst from this information someone older at school must have corrupted him showed him something they shouldn't she should be thinking but she can't bring herself too everything isuku does is born of his passion and goals just look at his all might collections or his non-stop talking about quirks or his two notebooks still open on the computer desk so for now she trusts him and moves forward gather facts and form a conclusion at the end she follows his path through the web pages it looks like the first picture isuku picked was a female genitalia very simply drawn but recognizable nonetheless it leads to a Wiki article which assuages some of her niggling worries he's just being isuku again learning as he draws breath she notes that isuku spent a lot of time on the article but didn't scroll down very far she doesn't blame him a lot of the language is far above what a 5-year-old could be expected to understand instead a hyperlink to simple Wiki is purpled out in the page sidebar she clicks it isaku has read this new page properly on a hunch and Co turns her attention to zeroth Notebook on the desk the one isuku has saved for his own Quirk and flips to the first page in the booklet girl parts is underlined at the top left Quirk is scrolled on the top right as she reads through his observations her brow begins to crease en Co wants to cry isuku is dead set on becoming a hero with an awesome Quirk but the one he got was turning into a girl it seems too cruel that isuku the kindest smartest person she's ever known would be gifted the least combat applicable Quirk possible when he wants so badly to be a hero like his idols and yet isuku himself doesn't seem to mine he's just as carefree as always she can't tell if he isn't aware of how weak for lack of a better term his Quirk is or if it hasn't occurred to him that he won't get a chance to roll his Quirk either way she needs to let him down gently blinking through the blurriness in her eyes and Co makes a call to the doctor it's odd the doctor tells them he's long past the age at which a quirk would manifest and yet his toe doesn't have the extra joint to identify him as quirkless but what does that mean for him and Co asks he's wanted to be a hero for as long as he can remember the doctor shrugs eyes falling pityingly on isuku she hates having those eyes directed at her son but in the end this will be the best for him so she endures it I'm sorry to say that probably isn't possible isaku likely has what's known as an invisible Quirk one so obscure difficult to activate or with so little usability that it's impossible to identify 99 times of 100 having an invisible Quirk is as good as being quirkless in a combat situation and CO's eyes well up immediately to hear that from the doctor himself makes it so much more real her son's eyes stay dry instead of the tears she expected he Ducks his head he's frowning at the floor but it's clear that this isn't anger his mind is working away and when he looks up the fire burning in his eyes is one that enko regrets ever trying to extinguish later en Co reflects on the meeting with a rise smile after all is said and done who it isuk could be without his unwavering Spirit en Co wants so dearly to be a part of this new part of isuku life but after calling the doctor like that she can't bring herself to tell him that she already known about his Quirk that she'd tried to quash that fire she knows it silly that should she sit him down and explain her reasoning he'd forgive her immediately and life would continue but this is izuku's quirk his power his responsibility and his Discovery the moment she tells him that she knows she'll be taking his choices away from him he doesn't deserve that and neither does she so she bottles up her questions her worries her doubts she can deal with them some other time right now isu's dream is waiting for him and who is she to deny him isaku quirk is scary and Co reflects face Ashen when he crawled into the kitchen almost literally dead on his feet not that he was able to stand up anyway she'd stayed calm and gotten him some water and easily digestable food and sent him to lie down on the couch she knows the symptoms of starvation and dehydration when she sees them after all isaku has been a girl for a week she can only tell sometimes like when he's at the table and sitting with his legs crossed in a different way or when he's walking with more of a bounce to his step than usual but those small moments are enough to know that he's staying as a girl so when isuku most likely male stumbles in struggling to so much as exist and Co knows that it's something to do with his Quirk she can only guess but she thinks it's likely that the form he's currently in is the one that gets all the nutrients so when he stayed as a girl his male form was starved to near death scary over the next months after izuku's recovery and Co watches him closely he's clearly figured something out because now his male and female form eat half of each meal each but he's still losing weight so she doubles his portions and the paperwork to get income support for this unexpected Quirk is well worth the reward of seeing isuku properly healthy for the first time since he got his Quirk last year she still follows his internet history he's been delving deeper into the internet recently spending more time online lgbtq plus websites become more commonplace as time goes on but she can't tell what exactly he's been learning from them there's so much information on each page some of it only vaguely relating to what enco knows of isuku Quirk that she can't get a clear idea of what he's looking for sometimes she wonders if his interest on this subject might Eclipse that of heroics his Trail branches ever outwards first transgenderism then sexuality queerness Pride flags and then before she knows that he's pursuing subjects that escape her admittedly limited knowledge pronouns hormone therapy dysphoria and all manner of subjects are all explored and as he goes further she follows him on his Wild Ride forming her own conclusions and doing her own extra research while never knowing what isuku is taking away from all this but she's glad this is something that isuku can fall back on when cat kuki gets him down which still isn't very often since isuku has a head 3T thick and katsuki at least has a little respect for his unknown Quirk but whenever isuku seems down all it takes is a few hours long computer session to get him back to his thoughtful happy go-lucky self and CO's glad that isuku has this Outlet she truly is but he keeps silent about the subject whenever someone mentions their daughter being a girly girl or a tomboy or anything relating to gender expression really his ears perk up and he gets this contemplative look but he never actually says anything it' be nice she thinks to get some insight into his mind and then one day he leaves a pile of notebooks on the computer desk honestly she hadn't expected him to forget these again the last time was more than 4 years ago and even back then it had been a fluke although she hadn't realize just how lucky she'd been to get a glimpse of that book at the time enco grasps the air coaxing the pile towards herself there are three separate notebooks and they're all part of izuku's new hero analysis series The Familiar all might themed in both coloring and content number one number three the latest of his Works which seem to be about a hero called eraser head and the coveted number zero for izuku's own Quirk she cracks number zero open to a random page and is greeted by an oddly colored pride flag powerfully recreated with felt tips it's been so long since isuku researched the flags that she would have to Rack her brains for the meaning if isuku hadn't already provided some helpful notes in pink pencil on top of each color it's the non-binary pride flag yellow for genders outside male or female white for multiple genders purple for combinations of male and female and black for the absence of gender even after all these years en Co isn't certain how someone can be multiple genders but she supposes that's just because she isn't one of those people herself just as she can't imagine how someone could dedicate their entire lives to a single passion in both cases her son is living proof that these kinds of people exist she flips to the next page half expecting another set of bright Stripes but a quick search indicates that the non-binary flag is the only one in the notebook book in fact there are several small Doodles across the next few pages of various animals all using the yellow white purple black color scheme of that particular flag so is that how isuku identifies then non binary she supposes that he's probably part of the purple section given his Quirk there's a note on the previous page pronouns depend on current form use they when talking about me overall so isuku calls themself he when he's a boy or she when she's a girl she wonders again how anyone could possibly be comfortable using different sets of pronouns but she squashes the thought she's izuku's mother and he doesn't need someone to judge him like that he needs someone to wait they need someone to support them that'll take some getting used to but she'll bear it for isuku so lost in her thoughts is she that she almost forgets about izuku's open notebook but eventually she turns back to it flipping to yet another random page it's the pride flag again that page is much thicker than the others so that makes sense she flips it again finally some details isaku must be a genius there's no way of getting around that even had she wanted to if he applied to any of uas courses besides the hero course he'd easily pass their exams they if they applied but still isuku has a quirk with a single effect turned into a girl in back and yet e they've done so much with it and thought of so much more to do that en Co can't even say it's a weakness anymore it starts off fairly tame swapping clothes whenever they switch between male and female but then it goes on to suggest storing items in the same way and there's a big check mark next to that so clearly it worked then it mentions training and separating different types of training for each form that explains where they've been going for hours each day then but there's also a section that mentions how injuries and exhaustion don't pass between forms so they could Outlast opponents easily and come out with fewer injuries per form it even mentions how sneak attacks are much less effective against isuku and then there are a few other suggestions disguise immunity to certain quirks teleportation how would that even work not that it matters because that half check mark with with need more practice clearly shows that it did work she re amends her previous thought if they applied to any of uas courses they'd easily pass their exams isaku must be a genius and enco couldn't be prouder isaku is 12 when they hit puberty as a girl enco vividly remembers noticing because she comes home blushing to the roots of her hair a hand clutched protectively over her chest the other hand is bright red if she had to Hazard a guess she'd say that someone inadvertently touched her chest which leads inco to notice the slight bumps under isuku shirt it pains her to do this but she mentions noticing a difference in isuku it's only a Hal truth she's been able to tell isuku current gender for a good year or two now but it has the desired effect isuku changes into a boy and from that moment inco doesn't see her as a girl again except out of the corner of her eye it's necessary though if isuku doesn't realize the difference between their two forms they're likely to be caught by someone else in the future this way they'll be more careful from the get-go it still hurts but even as secretive as isuku is as we both are aoid voice calls from the back of her mind she can still help she can still be there for them and that starts with making her comfortable she thinks browsing the web for sports bras she's used to isuku changing gender every other moment during a haircut she's told the hairdresser that it's probably some kind of deja vu Quirk which causes their body to periodically rewind repairing any changes made the dresser believes her and is careful to get everything this time isuku doesn't change from the way he shuffles in his seat his male form is the one getting the haircut and his female form is going without isaku smile when they're finished is filled with Mischief a strange look to see on her child but she thinks she knows what's going on she starts brainstorming girls names because isuku is terrible at naming things and that includes herself that she wants to have a little say in their life is neither here or there isu's training is picking up and their grades are dropping noticeably still they're well on track for completing the written test so en CO's glad they're focusing on the practice exam she can't overstate or overthink how proud she is every time she sees him she hugs him even more often than usual now and while she can't really get an accurate assessment of his build through his increasingly battered uniform she can tell that all the training has done him a world of good she can't get any kind of assessment on her but she imagines that isu's girl form is just as well off from the glimpses she gets during meals when isuku thinks she isn't looking isuku didn't win The Quirk Lottery and Co will readily admit but when you can take 2,000 Yen invested and get hundreds of millions in return the lottery doesn't seem all that important anymore and metaphorically that's exactly what izuku's done ino's so proud and she's not sure she'll ever get over that not that she wants to had she walked just slightly quicker isuku might have gone straight into the Embrace of the Slime villain as he slopped through the sewer gr yug is all she can think as she closes notebook number six he's probably absolutely coated in germs oh a vessel the villain cackles slowly encroaching like she wouldn't notice when he's right in front of her not what I'd usually go for but I can't complain given the circumstances he cuts off abrupt ly lunging towards her and she deafly slips to the side W who are you she asks shakily honestly terrified of him but she just needs to stall right stall until someone else can get help she glances around but she can't see anyone else around around here none of your business the villain snaps he clearly knows what her plan is because a wave of Gunk slams into her before she can react the uncontrolled Force flipping her around and knocking her prone her chin Clacks heavily against the floor and she lets out a woof of air but despite the spots in her vision she makes another attempt to move Texas isaku automatically checks her mind for all might's collateral record thankfully there's nothing there to remember so instead of fleeing as she might from another Hero's area of effect say Endeavor she spins on her knees to watch firsthand her childhood Hero at work smash she's blown onto her rump by the wind but the villain fa is much much worse the lone set of teeth clattering on the floor is a testimony to that it's also vaguely disturbing to look at all might stands proudly for a moment dressed in oversized yet tightly fitting civilian wear that clearly shows this is cutting into his personal time isaku feels a little guilty especially with what she knows about him but wait she can help him with insane speed and accuracy that nobody else without a very specific Quirk could match all might Scoops the remainder of the goop into a few bottles clearly Texas smash vaporized a large quantity of it which probably meant that it has a lower or equal boiling point to water considering all might's current average power output the eyes and mouth still move of their own volition though so the brain is likely able to shift to inhabit undamaged parts of the gunk an amazing Quirk like that and this guy's a villain that's actually kind of upsetting indeed it is all might agrees with his signature grin turned in her Direction and isuku Tunes back into the real world realizing with a blush that she's been muttering again you have an incredibly sharp mind deducing all of that from what little you must have seen from the villain you wish to be a hero yes oh of course isaku nods with a beaming smile she's talking to all might you've been my inspiration for so long I wait let me just she cuts off focusing on her backpack and the notebook Spade open on the floor that one's ingenium she recalls defly folding it closed and piling it into the back before turning her attention to the other books inside as she leaves through them Japanese English mathematics notebook number zero wait all might's getting ready to jump she can't let him leave now even if his time limit is almost up she needs to help suddenly she's flying through the air grappling onto the leg of her Idol At first she locks onto the leg with a death grip but then the rustling of her still open B draws her attention just when know at the study on famous non-combat quirks is about to fly from its still open storage she realizes that she's already been given the kinetic energy that she needs to follow the same Arc as all might so she's free to make a grab for it without losing him she does once no as is back in its rightful place she figures that there's no point wasting this extra time so she Dives back into the bag to search for number one this kid is insane is Tasha Nori's first thought when she latches onto his leg just as he makes his leap into the distance which was supposed to let him escape and keep his secret hidden then she lets go the search through her backpack logically that makes a certain amount of sense TSH Nori's never been especially academically inclined but even he knows how momentum works but still it's difficult to believe that someone would place so much trust in him even being the symbol of peace that he is that they'd let go of their Lifeline like that that she'd do that for something as mundane as protecting her books this kid's kind of scary with a sigh he gently wraps a hand around her waist and pulls her towards himself it wouldn't do to have her smash her head into the concrete after all idly he wonders which state he'd need to call on in that instance probably Florida it' fit right in with their wacky news stories they land fairly lightly on top of a roof he's made that exact jump Thrice during his time here fortunately enough and the girl stumbles and regains her balance without ever looking away from the books she's been sorting through and it looks like she found the one she's looking for if her cry of a ha is anything to go by he can already feel the Telltale strain of his body's attempt to return to normal but he can't just run can he he needs to give a proper excuse or this kid might just try to figure out why the number one hero fled without so much as a goodbye granted he's already tried that and it was a dumb Split Second decision he chastises himself but to do it again would really be pushing his luck the girl takes a calming breath and holds up one of her many notebooks all might I know you're not at full strength anymore and I think I what what why does she know that how could she know that she's just some kid why did he have to cross pass with the only person to figure out his weakness by herself in such a long time why is she a kid she stopped talking now but try as toshinori might to play back the conversation it seems to have passed straight between his ears as he had his little breakdown The Notebook still hovering in front of him courtesy of a tiny hand so to take his mind off the fact that this insane girl knows about his injury he takes it upsettingly familiar skeletal arms come into view uh I think I'll have to rework some of my ideas the girl murmurs peering at his true form from sever different angles and he feels strangely exposed despite wearing clothes big enough to parachute with I knew you had some kind of injury you always favor your left side since 5 years ago after all but I didn't realize it was preventing you from eating properly too I assume you've already been seen by doctors so should probably ignore theart SAU here she devolves into muttering that even tanori with his endless experience dealing with Star Struck gibbering can't begin to decode she pulls out a pen as if to jot something down in yet another notebook and how many of those does she have tasan Nori finds himself wondering he sigh finally looking to the cover of the book in his hand hero analysis 2.0 number one all might he reads he thinks he'd be more flattered if it weren't for the fact that this kid knows his secret and he knows he's hung up on that fact but it's kind of a big deal that a mere child has enough information to figure that out given that his enemies could certainly do the same he flips to the first page which jumps right into the thick of things with a mostly blank page the word Alabama written at the top he flips the page again and realiz izes when the next two page spread has the titles Alaska and Arizona that it's a catalog of his current and potential smash moves now he actually is flattered as he flips over to North Carolina it's one of his lesser used attacks these days Carolina smashes his go to chopping move since he can't get much power behind a single-handed chop anymore but clearly the kids done some research in fact there's a list of all five times all might has publicly performed the attack since his injury with an estimated power output for each one and a comparison with pre-injury versions of the same move that explains it then this girl is some kind of analytical genius wondering just how deep this Rabbit Hole goes toshinori bookmarks that page with a finger and flips all the way over to South Carolina the Moo's left-handed variant if his hunch is correct it is the kidy really needs to get a name notes how little he's used South Carolina smash how he always uses it against the weakest enemies and on a little scrap of paper which has been painstakingly pasted in teases together where exactly the injury might be and that all might want to hide his weakness and present himself as an unshakable pillar it's a frighteningly accurate assessment she's guessed wrongly that the injury was on his back since he's actually less careful with his front than he strictly should be but otherwise he'd think she was spouting facts instead of theories tanori knows how little information there is of him as a living breathing being as opposed to some God among men the ability to spot such well- hidden flaws especially through the haze of hero worship that the girl clearly has based on her starry eyes and all might themed rucksack is a skill that many Heroes could only dream of rivaling but he still doesn't see why she gave this to him it's clear that she doesn't just want to be praised with a mind like that she obviously believes that whatever is in this book will help him and despite the tens of Specialists who aren't able to help an Iota he finds himself optimistic so he turns forward the pages through all the other US states past the gushing praise and what he already knows through the evolution of his hero costume and finally comes to a stop at the page titled simply ideas it takes a moment to decipher the seemingly random sets of of words like wide area Force p67 aerial recoil dissipation p82 and exoskeleton alos skeletony p59 but with a glance back at the title he realizes these are ideas when all might emits a gurgling cough and spits blood to the side isuku isn't sure what to do they'd never expected to meet their hero in the first place but to see him in such a weak position having hitched a ride on his leg just minutes before she's known about his injury for a few months now but this hits a little too close to home is this normal she asks where she doesn't want one to panic when this is probably a common occurrence for him but at the same time coughing blood isn't usually a sign of impeccable Health yeah nothing new to see here most of my stomach is gone this is kind of a given I've gotten used to it he grins at her though eyes wild with energy that she hadn't seen in him since his all might form boiled away I'd all but given up ever staying a hero but these ideas of yours are truly magnificent I'd wager that this exoskeleton design he points to the corresponding diagram and isaku can't help but blush and look down could keep me in the business for at least another 2 years and the training regimes might keep me going for five what's her name young lady isuku freezes she knows that all might might want to find her in the future to discuss some of the weirder ideas but if he does that by knocking on the door isuku mom will answer their mom thinks he's a boy but all might think she's a girl but if he asks for a different name their mom might get suspicious AMU she states firmly silently thanking her mom for going through all those baby names midoria isumi my name is yagi toshinori I can't thank you enough for this opportunity all might bows isu's World breaks after the encounter with their greatest hero even swapping bodies does little to help isuku State of Mind well the lowered heart rate and lack of physical stress help at first but then he reboots the accursed process known as thought and ends up managing to convince his male body into just as panicked a state as iumi isumi now there's something else to think about he latches onto the name and breathes deeply his heartbeats slowing to a steady thrum it's a nice name they've decided before today thanks to Mom that if they ever need a name for their female form isumi would be the one they'd go for it's a little obvious but the ability to be called ISU in both forms will help to cut down the chance of their Quirk being discovered in certain situation they think isuku has no doubt that they'll need to work some Miracles if they want to keep their identities separate for much longer for one if all might ever decides to visit their mother the results would not be pretty but if they can keep the two separated they can hopefully prevent any conversation between them from from becoming long enough to realize the inconsistencies at least until isuku is ready to tell isu's thoughts are blasted out through his ears by a strangely familiar boom that resounds through the air his head whips in the direction of the noise and even through the Towering Skyline he can see part of what must be a gigantic cloud of smoke usually this wouldn't be something isuku goes to see but if they know anything about all might it's that he'll risk his own safety to bring down whatever villain Disturbed the piece regardless of any limitations of his body so he switches over to iumi takes a moment to calm down her thumping heart and sets off at what most would call a Mad Dash though to her it's a fairly leisurely run towards the Towering Cloud that blots out the sky there's a bunch of Heroes here already she spots camui Woods carrying half a dozen citizens to safety with his branches with the force of periodic fiery explosions rattling nearby Windows he probably can't apprehend the villain for fear of being set alive Backdraft can't do much directly either he's needed elsewhere with the explosions causing so many fires nearby Mount lady can't even get onto the scene without causing property damage she won't be much help she should probably hurry to get back up maybe even carry them here iyi spots a hero she doesn't know he's too slow to make a proper attack on whatever villain is nearby and his Quirk just seems to be enhanced strength concentrated in his arms but he's certainly using it wisely just as he positions himself seemingly randomly a chunk of building crumbles and he's able to Shield the citizens below from the majority of rubble she can't help but wonder how much easier his job would be if he learned how to use his arm strength to pull himself around more quickly but he's certainly doing a good job she finally runs out of breath and breaks into a cough forced to switch to isuku to let II catch her breath as he weaves between the crowds impeded a little by his slightly bulkier figure he can't quite get a glimpse of the villain and then he does he knows villain sludge hostage kaken time to plan none danger risk of outing isumi losing that Shield dying it doesn't matter he's running anyway his form flickers and his ruck sack is suddenly empty the content stored with his Quirk his mind goes to the dumbbells he has and he feels the bag's weight shift perfect he shrugs it off his back and just as the villain starts cackling he swings four teeth come out dimly he's fascinated by the blood oozing from his enemies gums where does it come from if the rest of him is sludge there's no time for theorizing though so he takes the opportunity as the villain howls with pain to vanish the dumbbells open the zipper and swing again this time the bag catches and when he wrenches on it a big yellow eyeball is torn from its side ET or whatever classifies as a socket at least the villain's shout turns into a screech of anger and he can't help but grin isuku could never beat this guy in a full-on fight but with a bargaining chip well it depends on how much he values depth perception abruptly remembering kaken isuku swaps over to their female form glancing at their longtime bully he's still struggling to get free hopefully too hard to have gotten a good look at his savior his mouth is freed for a moment as he tears away at the Slime and isuku watches him grimly suck in a breath I who the villain cries recognizing her new form he makes the lunge for isumi but a raised fist pointed towards the wriggling backpack stops him short drop the boy and I won't send this eye to another dimension she tells him her voice is shaking from the previous run in the fear but given what she's already accomplished she doesn't think it undermines her Authority much the villain snarls half him he lisps through his bloody mouth and she sent sprawling as kaken is ejected bodily into her stomach the ruck sack is torn from her hands with the eyes still inside but she's still smiling isimi lost her bargaining chip but in his anger the villain lost both his hostage and power and that means surrender now shouts Cami Woods finally able to engage pinned underneath a thoroughly stunned kaken iumi grins this is a victory iumi knows kaken well enough to realize that he doesn't suspect a thing he looks frustrated and humiliated at his inability to fend off the villain but rather than exploding into a flurry of curses he gives IIA once over an a Curt nod as they watch the villain restrained by backdrafts water manipulation and being carted off into a police car both eyes are accounted for in fully functional the same can't be said for his teeth planning on becoming a hero kaken asks and she Ducks her head half to nod and half out of embarrassment not much use denying it after pulling those moves kaken would figure her out immediately good I'll see you in U Don't effing embarrass us bad girl he warns and she knows the implication don't fail the exam on threat of death then he walks away she blinks oh no worst case scenario they've met someone in both of their forms and that someone has a separate opinion of each form and that someone just happens to be kaken if he were anyone else they'd just pull him to the side and spill the beans at the earliest opportunity no use getting into some huge sprawling misunderstanding and having to pick up the pieces afterwards once that kind of damage has been done it's better to try and make an ally out of the situation rather than risking making an enemy but kaken tell him that the person who saved him whom he's been forced to respect as an equal is also the week defenseless deu that he puts down on a weekly basis no way leave it a few years and he might forget about one of their forms or they could pass it off as a test of Ken's observation skills or spout some nonsense about respecting him too much to feed him the information yeah that could work if kaken starts to respect isumi enough to hear her out without blowing her face off after the big reveal okay so maybe it couldn't work but with the only other option being to light the half-second fuse that is back yatsuki at Point Blank Range she'll take her chances it's amazing how long the time has stretched between meeting all might having him bow to them fighting a villain twice being alternately praised and berated by Pro Heroes saving kaken and getting into a horrible tangle of relationships that they just know will come back to bite them in the worst possible way it's only been about an hour that can't be right isuku pulls his phone from the pocket Dimension yet again reads the time yet again and vanishes it with a sigh when the first two digits are yet again 16 there's no way it shouldn't be bedtime already his mind certainly ready for bed it takes a conscious effort to carry on walking in the direction of home rather than just curling up in the nearest tree and drifting off the relaxing drizzle of rain and the slight chill of droplets on his arms certainly aren't helping when he finally gets home his mother is already serving a gigantic dinner thankfully it's a slow cooked Curry today so it hasn't gone cold in his absence he chokes on the first mouthful when the News catches the attention of his sleepy brain teenager performs brutal rescue from slime villain the onscreen reporter is speaking backed by an extraordinarily familiar and mostly destroyed Alleyway villain attacks have been more common in recent years than ever before but this is one attack that certainly didn't go as plan an unnamed young man was taken hostage here this afternoon by a villain with a body made almost entirely of sludge last seen fleeing from all might himself in the early afternoon what could have turned into a sad Affair for many however ended in a No Holds Barred Beatdown courtesy of a young stranger with some devastating techniques the hostage situation had been going on for a few minutes with nearby heroes' quirks being unsuited for the area or the host's powerful explosive Quirk that's when a young figure was seen sprinting from the gathered crowd into the alleyway where this all took place only glimpses of the fight itself were seen But the villain came out of the fry missing four teeth and an entire eye which the kid apparently tore right from his head the villain has been detained and now has his eye back in place and is receiving treatment from within a cozy jail cell for his missing teeth meanwhile The Stranger is unlikely to be identified due to conflicting reports as to their appearance while eyewitness accounts from many bystanders describe the person as a well-built teenage boy the team that the heroes found involved in the fight was clearly a petite but otherwise plain girl with no defining features no matter who this mysterious person is though the heroes on the scene had glowing praise for their quick actions despite the Apparently violent approach the wooden mask of camui woods flashes on screen and isuku automatically rubs the back of his head flushed first the number one hero Bose to them and now camui Woods is about to praise them live on air forget the fights if this is how heroes are treated isuku might just drop from a heart attack one day tamui Woods HMS at the camera whoever this girl was she showed incredible resourcefulness and cunning for someone her apparent age rather than fighting the villain headon she took him by surprise and struck fast debilitating him by aiming for his weak point then most likely using that distraction to steal an eye and hold it ransom for the host's life it was a cold calculated move and might seem more fitting of a vigilante than a hero but it ensured that all parties left the commotion relative ly safely and for that she is to be commended I for one am glad she intervened when she did and I look forward to working with her if she decides to One Day become a fully-fledged hero that heart attack might be coming sooner rather than later finally remembering the bowl sized for people with gigantification quirks of slowly cooling Curry isuku takes a spoon and Wolf's half of it down thankful that their moms left the room as they switch to Izumi for the other half there are 10 months until the UA entrance exams isaku isn't worried about the written exams from searching online they can tell that it's mostly explain your reasoning questions after keeping a hero journal and analyzing the quirks of Heroes that's the type they're best at in fact common to each year of the test is a series of questions involving the indepth analysis of the user's own Quirk which for isaku is essentially just free points they really have to thank froppy properly for that last bit of info she's apparently an aspiring hero herself a rarity on the transforms given that the job usually requires a certain level of positive body image so she's been going up to Heroes left and right and bluntly asking them for advice according to her over half the heroes with any good advice went through UA and recommend that she tries hard to do the same and one of the more common instructions so far is to know your Quirk inside and out so the written exams will be a CCH well assuming they're not forced to give up the secret of isumi but since there's only one hero they know of with a quirk identifying Quirk and she was still doing full-time hero work around the time of this year's exam and they only know that because the wild wild Pussycats are a hot topic on the transform with tiger as a member isuku has to assume that she won't be in UA next year either and that their secret is safe no what isuku is worried about now is the Practical dagaba Beach is almost entirely clear now and while even more people came to dump their trash than usual as it became obvious that it would all be cleared out anyway that's starting to Peter out as it becomes more and more difficult to hide anything new in the few remaining heaps of scrap metal and plastic soon enough isaku will need to find a new way to train they can't afford proper training equipment and they can't bear not clearing up the last specs on an otherwise stunning Beach but without either of those options how can they grow stronger in time for the exams and then the problem solves itself when during his final cleanup session hidden beneath a mustard splattered but probably still functional microwave is a w of bills with a note on top as thanks for a job well done we fixed up the stuff and sold it off and this is some of what we got he already feels tears welling up scanning the beach and the nearby road but finding nobody and well he's not going to take it for granted but he has to know how much there is here right so he counts and counts 300,000 Yen the tears fall from his face now making new splotches on the still damp sand below but even so he's smiling somebody noticed he realizes and it sounds dumb because he's been doing this for years so obviously someone noticed but he'd never considered that somebody would notice and remember and multiple somebody's too according to the note and now isuku doesn't have to worry this is plenty of money to buy whatever training equipment proper training equipment that their body might need some weights a an arm pulley thing machine they don't know the first thing about training machines they realize sheepishly on second thought he says to himself half in justest maybe finding a new dump would be easier technically isuku can still only store things which are light enough to pick up that doesn't mean that they can only store that much at any one time though theoretically they could store an entire car if they took each piece of it individually of course there is some kind of limit isu's Quirk reacts strongly to their thoughts isuku can only remember a certain number of objects at once so that's the limit to how many objects they can store they can trick their memory though allowing them to store more than they normally would they could store 600 pencils with no problem at all as long as all the pencils look identical if the pencils are bound together into six packs of 100 and the packs are also identical they become even easier to store they also don't need to know the exact details of each object although the stronger an image they have in their head the more space is freed up for other things so their notebooks and clothes which they know front and back and have been storing on and off for years on end are fair gain so with all that in mind isuku makes the natural assumption that the rest of their Quirk depends on their mind too which is great because the mind is much less concrete with rules than the laws of physics tend to be and that's what brings them to this isumi Burns her glare onto the mop in her hands and yet it refuses to do what she wants it's been a while since they've expanded their Quirk directly invested into physical training as they were they've almost forgotten the frustration of wanting to do something and just not being able almost this does bring back some very irritating memories after all clearly this isn't working maybe their brain needs some sort of kickart a point to focus on she swings the mop experimentally considering the weight in her hands it's one of those cheap old-fashioned wooden ones which have become more common recently since Plastics can be so hard to come by quirks that can create such complex synthetic materials are among the rarest while quirks that accelerate tree growth or otherwise allow the creation of what are only eclipsed in number by Elemental Kinesis quirks she shakes her her head Focus the up it's wooden the handle's a fair amount longer than she is tall as isuku it would still Tower over him she swings it again and with the weight on the end it almost pulls itself from her hands oh that works she focuses hard on that distinction the evenly weighted handle and the centrifugal centri the drag of the mops head whatever that drag is specifically she doesn't need to know except in concept still waving it around like she's taking part in some odd ritual she concentrates and as her form flickers to isuk for just a moment the handle vanishes leaving the head to drop onto the ground below perfect and yet I just got comfortable iyi mutters under her breath gazing bafully at the remainder of the mop sitting on the grass several feet below it's not often you find such an amazing climbing tree and she bemon her Misfortune at having to leave her spot in the branches as she attempts and fails to convince herself into an upright position so she can retrieve it whatever she can collect it later for now she spawns notebook number zero and a pen into her hands turning to the list of experiments so she can jot down her latest findings she flicks through the pages to the potential uses section now a crammed mess of a two-page spread and puts a big check mark next to splitting objects in half after some consideration she addends it with needs practice possibly requires tactile distinction between Parts she's about to close the book and vanish it when the next line catches her eye range storage she remembers this one the idea is that if isuku can visualize the air as a sort of chain attached to whatever object they want to store they can then store the chain and the object together in practice meaning that they could store the object from a range or even around corners even for their usual ideas this one's extremely unlikely to come to fruition besides possibly the air in their lungs isuku only really stored solids and the occasional fully contained liquid and gas open air is difficult to imagine being connected to anything let alone is a rope long enough to be useful no time like the present though right in the end this idea turns out similarly to the teleportation technically plausible but far too difficult to achieve in the foreseeable future without a mental workaround she only marks it with a half check but it's not as frustrating a failure as she's used to because in the end she does get another pretty cool skill to play around with she tests it out again Imagining the air as a rope doesn't come at all naturally but if she drags her hand through it she can certainly visualize it as a series of particularly light blankets she separates out in her mind the volume of the blankets that she wants to retrieve and with a swish of her arm to get the particles spiraling the way she wants she grasps pulls the surrounding air collapses into the sudden void with a sharp crack and she smiles it isn't especially powerful but it could certainly disorient a Target especially if used right next to their ears from a distance she has the idea to use it on a person's lungs to literally steal their breath for a moment but dismisses it immediately assuming they'd be able to visualize the complexity of the lungs in the first place the vacuum would easily damage them and probably cause scarring besides this opens up another more potentially destructive possibility if they can store air that also means they can releasee it too and since air unlike solids can be pressurized she holds out her hand and dredges up the several volumes of air she's stored over the past hour she overlays them into the same space in her Mind's Eye and releases them all honestly she probably should have expected that she'd be flung bodily from the trees bows still she jots it down as a success even as her back vehemently begs to differ Tasha Nori stares at his crisp newly bought notebook with no small amount of trepidation he can't remember opening a book with with the intention of writing more than a signature in it in probably since his school days actually for air pen to feel so alien and wrong in his hand nowadays is a little depressing that he's already gotten stuck on the title is even more So eventually he settles on just emulating young midia with the name self analysis number one all might equipping his hero name with that iconically uncooperative V of hair then he gives up no he retreats to regain his bearings Heroes don't give up regardless he turns back to Young mid's discomforting perfect handri so many of the ideas here have some real potential to increase his time as a hero and he's trying to list them in order of that potential in his new notebook but it's daunting to say the least he's not scared he's just apprehensive of missing or misinterpreting a good idea okay he's scared he can admit that much at least he pushes his empty notebook away with a sigh he can't just spend his time listing solutions to his problems when he could be testing them out instead all this careful planning just isn't his style he skims across the cluttered page for an idea he remembers seeing on the day he was given the book aerial recoil dissipation page 82 he reads aloud he's not sure what this aerial part is referring to but the rest of it sounds perfect for increasing his time limit it is perfect almost too much so tanori isn't in his all might form he's not channeling the power of one for all through his body and yet he's never felt more powerful yellow and blue Lightning crackles through the air around him barely contained by what he had just this morning considered a total Mastery of his Quirk he can't move for fear of losing his grip on the unbridled energy if he loses that control he could level the entire Street in an instant easily slowly steadily He reigns back one for all from its full 100% 90 80 60 35 it's at a minuscule 7% when he finally feels able to walk freely while maintaining control over the Airborne power the Fizz of energy now crackles just barely above his skin and he Marvels at the sensation of power so close to his fingertips but still so active like he's not containing it as he usually does just allowing it to orbit him surround him he takes a step towards the back Garden's gate hoping to get used to walking around like this and when he trips on a rocky slips when sukashi neam Masa arrives 20 minutes later informed of a mysterious explosion in the area he takes one look at the splintered remains of tasan Nori's garden and raises an unimpressed eyebrow at him please come in tasan Nori offers sheepishly the eyebrow is not lowered do you think you can move neam Masa asks from the sidelines Tasha Nori nods safely yes he replies vamasa clearly feels a twinge from his Quirk but he makes no comment on it because tasan Nori is fairly certain that he can indeed move safely he's operating on just 5% now that they're practicing indoors if he loses control at this power the brick walls should just about hold and NASA shouldn't be too badly harmed although he can't say the same about the furniture as little as there is in his impromptu training room he takes a step forward careful to avoid slipping on the wooden floorboards his control holds amazing NASA breathes I'd never realize just how powerful you are even at 5% I can see the energy so clearly this is news to me too he reminds young Mia's ideas are just remarkable midorya is that the child who gave you that notepad he gives a non-committal hump too invested in holding his control to put much mind to the conversation when the question finally filters into his brain he nods with a grin at the memory hitched a ride on my leg just to deliver it to me she'll be at the top one day I know it you'd lift her there yourself if you needed to wouldn't you NASA States more than asks he doesn't get a reply they both know he's right instead Tasha Nori turns to the haphazardly made training dummy across the room an old but useful gift from a comparatively well-meaning of slightly stalkerish X villain who's recently been released from prison it's been empowered with her Quirk to leave a duplicate if it would otherwise take damage and it's made from natural materials so he can toss the broken copies without feeling guilty for the environment he can almost hear her voice after all these years he shutters he doesn't draw back a fist he doesn't throw a punch he just raises an arm towards the dummy and wills the energy forwards it responds as easily as ever if less precisely he feels the air around him rush ahead to strike the dummy and the Torso of the newly spawned duplicate is blasted away with a crunch of crumbling straw he inspects his hand no broken bones no bruising nothing amazing he trains in near silence for almost an hour after that NASA keeping an eye out for any signs of stress or injury have you thought about choosing midoria as your successor his friend eventually asks him as he Paces acclimatizing to the feeling of holding one for all without his body as a medium he's still only on 5% and even then it's surprisingly difficult to direct so much raw power through the constantly shifting air I have and I think it would put her in undue distress he SI adding another dismembered training dummy to the growing pile to her it would be like I'm admitting defeat and I know I'll need to give up one for all Sunday but that day is starting to seem further and further away is it selfish to want to keep it as long as I possibly can at this point all might Sama you're more than entitled to a little selfishness how many hundreds of people have you saved in the past year alone far less than I could in a month before my injury he laments I just feel like I've been giving less and less to society and still taking more and more for myself does that make sense it makes the same kind of Twisted sense you always make when you talk about your selfishness NASA mutters with a Grimace without you there wouldn't be a society take the time to experience what you've worked so hard to save all these years NASA said the same for so long but for the first time tasan Nori listens I saw this coffee shop a few days ago if you have the time he finds himself saying mamasa beams it's finally time they think that and yet the past 10 months have been something of a blur for isuku the countless hours of experimenting and training body mind and Quirk thousands of failures and successes alike those have all been compacted into a single Speck in the corner of their mind bomi's taken the bus to UA today to save energy she probably wouldn't have been winded even if she junked all the way here and they aren't even planning for iumi to show up in the Practical in the first place but isuku isn't taking any risks they need to be ready mind body and backup body when she spots the front Gates opened into uas sprawling campus she spins on her heel to check that the coast is clear isu's male form completes the rotation with a bounce in his step at such a Flawless transition and he happily strides into the grounds as though nothing of Interest has just taken place inwardly he's worried he'd still be just as worried with all the preparation receivable though so he allows that thought to blunt his anxiety and goes over his plan of attack for the eenth time the written exams are going to be almost upsettingly easy there's no getting around that isaku might as well be custom built for these tests going by all the information that frappy has shared in return for a promise to meet her in real life if when they both passed the exams over the past 10 months given that a perfect score in the written test is just barely enough to pass the exams as a whole well a mere dozen points in the Practical would net them a middle of the road pass overall of course they aren't counting on getting a perfect score that would be setting themselves fess up for disappointment but it doesn't change the fact that pointwise at least they don't have a single care in the world no that care is reserved for their Quirk from the moment that isuku stepped through the gate they became just that isuku not isumi just isuku they Quirk it isn't like breathing to them they don't feel a need to use it and it doesn't quite happen automatically it's more like a habit that they've cultivated for the past several years in the same way that they write right handed and kick a ball with their left they use isuku for raw power and iumi for Speed and Agility not shifting to iumi whenever they need to close a distance will be difficult to remember their brain is almost programmed into automation at this point heck even just walking down the unobserved road usually has them changing forms on a whim forget the exams how are they going to keep up the charade once School itself rolls over if it rolls over isu's legs catch on each other and with a blink he's a head shorter she curses inwardly and forces herself back into isuku resigning to take the Fall Like a Man well resigning to take the fall apparently not untangling his legs he kicks off the ground and pitches himself forward marveling at the sudden sensation of weightlessness as he spirals into a lazy front flip he sweeps his arms in a circular motion to speed up the rotation and frowns the air isn't heavy enough to push off of which is weird considering his thoughts are interrupted by the feeling of ground under his feet as gravity shackles him to the floor once more and he turns to face his savior a petite Rosy cheek girl who slightly shorter than him would still dwarf iyi that was so cool he murmurs and the girl's natural blush deepens slightly and she presses her fingers together you tapped me on the shoulder for that right is it a FiveFinger Quirk yep she beams with a wave of a pink padded hand I can make things float by touching them sorry for using it but it' be bad luck if you fell now right no it's fine you saved me after all he smiles that's a really versatile Quirk are you here for the hero course of course are there any other exams today then wait are there isaku is not sure the written exams the same for everyone apart from the hero course section at the end so he thinks they'll see a few candidates for the General Studies he's not sure if they'd be in the same Hall as those candidates though but he'd wager not considering their exams shorter so to have everyone together would risk disturbing the hero course candidates which would probably go against uas exacting standards um is that a maybe then oh he sheepishly rubs the back of his head sorry about that I get a little verbose when I'm nervous or anytime at all really that makes two of us then being nervous I mean I can barely contain myself she bounces excitedly on her heels and he finds himself wondering if she can make herself float too maybe she needs to weigh herself down or she'll float off into space let's both work our hardest to pass okay his face seems to be broken he can't turn off the smile sounds good to me he replies with mild difficulty and it seems to be enough she gives a quick wave and bounces over to the UA building's entrance out the way eff and deer abruptly comes Ken's voice from behind him sounding oddly strained isuku side steps the blond's general area on reflex and catches sight of him as he strides past looking for something he's scanning the crowd for someone did he somehow manage to make a friend or is he just scoping the competition it doesn't seem like the latter every now and then he makes an obvious step or three in a direction then stops dead cursing under his breath it's probably not the former either anyone who can worm their way into Ken's heart must have shrunken themselves to fit with their Quirk he shakes that image out of his mind with a mild Grimace humanoid chest bursters are not chief on the list of things he wants to think about in preparation for a day of exams instead he should be focusing on what's really important the pit of fear slowly eating his stomach from the inside out that's probably worse than the chest burster actually when he finally pulls himself out of his bottomless pit of nerves he finds himself being funneled with all the other hopefuls into a surprisingly small Auditorium having half expected a fully realized theater capable of holding thousands of people hoping against all hope that he's in the right place he detaches from the crowd with much more difficulty than usual asum is usually the one to slip through heavy traffic since she's so small and takes the seat marked out for examining number 2,234 which just happens to be positioned next to a visibly upset kaken moving within 6 feet of a visibly upset kaken is comparable to actively sprinting towards a tornado if said tornado is directly on top of an active volcano spraying the area with lava and shards of obsidian and can explode the nearest object with its mind the unmistakable presence of present mikit is in the name after all snaps him out of his mild spell of horror all you listeners with a stake in the next exam better pay attention everybody say hey isuku barely resists the urge to yell back for fear of attracting kaken ey and it's extraordinarily lucky that he does because nobody else utters so much as a peep he supposes there's a time and a place for hype building and audience participation what a refined response present Mike rebounds without skipping a Beat isaku doesn't know much about him Beyond his Quirk and he wonders if maybe that kind of unlap ability is something that should be followed up on present mik could be extremely interesting to catalog then I'll give you all the rundown and send you on your way oh he's lost his train of thought are you ready yeah there's silence oh right unbreakable Spirit as it says in the application requirements you listeners will be participating in 10-minute mock Urban battles it can bring whatever you want with you into the arena after the presentation head to your specified battle Center all right okay maybe someday someone will reply he steals a glance at Ken's slip of paper and catches him looking at isuku own slip the examiners have apparently separated anyone in the same schools into different fields so they won't be seeing any teams unless someone out there is charismatic enough to make friends within 10 minutes or has a quirk to do the convincing for them present Mike takes them through the three-point giving villains and when a boy so angular that he must find it uncomfortable to sit points out the extra villain on the print out in the most long-winded fashion imaginable he describes a zero point obstacle fit only to be avoided but then what's the point of having it there is it just to scare everyone when it Powers up maybe to prevent people just camping in a safe space the whole match thank you very much the boy States bowing stoically apparently not having felt the embarrassment that being corrected in front of a crowd should rightfully have caused he's a little intimidating to be honest isuku thinks they have a plan the robots are actually more of a blessing than they could have hoped against human opponents they would have had to hold back to avoid killing anyone but against robots that restriction is lifted they probably won't have laser beams or other excessively dangerous Tech ather although with the zero pointer he's not so sure about that they do have recovery girl on site so anything could go as long as it's non-lethal now the only question is whether the robots are light enough to use light enough he spots the rounded brown hair and Spade fingers of the nice girl from earlier and makes a beline for her she clearly wasn't lying about her nerves and knowing that just brings isuk his own worry to the surface a hand on his shoulder makes him jump about a foot in the air and he has to clamp down on his knee-jerk reaction to swap forms as he turns to face angle's boy from earlier who releases him contritely I apologize for startling you but that girl appears to be trying to focus he States bowing slightly isaku tries to slow his heart in his chest and only marginally succeeds I met her earlier he explains shortly more because the exam could begin at any moment than out of any animosity I think talking to her could help us both out the boy blinks processing then kns I suppose that is acceptable isaku thanks him wondering if maybe the boy just seems prickly and severe and resumes his course towards the nice girl hello he greets she looks a little queasy if he pays enough attention but his mere presence seems to be calming her nerves slightly she smiles and gives a wave and he wonders if those finger pads are shock absorbent does she have them on her feet too hi again you look like a panther jumped at you I'm still recovering from angles boy's surprise attack he jokes gesturing with his head the lights glints off said boy glasses and isuku represses a shudder resolving to change the subject I was actually wondering if we should team up nice girl blinks wait is that allowed he shrugs I haven't found any rules against it and cooperating with other Heroes at a moment's notice is a good skill for Heroes to have don't you think she nods slowly then quickens as she mols it over as a team we could save energy by covering each other's weaknesses and gain points faster than we could alone what's your quirk I can store any object that's light enough to carry isuku says she stares slowly grins spread on their faces and start yells present Mike and then there is chaos isuku quickly gets used to floating around storing air from in front of them and releasing it behind to propel them along although the sheer amount of air needed for this gives him the impression that nice girl's Quirk isn't quite what she thinks it is with nice girl holding him around the Torso a little awkward but the only way they could find to avoid mising themselves they almost literally breeed through the FAL streets of battle Center be straight into the heart of the cus they land without any issues nice girl explained on the way here that her Quirk gives her nause when overused so he's concerned for her but she seems to be holding up just fine at his request nice girl floats a street light which is still attached to the ground and he separates it off when he un stores it he finds that it no longer floats interesting also painful a weapon for you he explains rubbing his foot where a street light decided to materialize on top of it whose bright idea was that thanks she Taps it with five fingers and hauls it over her shoulder is your foot okay he tests it and wines I think I broke a toe can you float me again or is that too much on top of the lampost she slaps him lightly on the head in response and he Chuckles as the weightlessness or whatever it actually is washes over him ask a stupid question nice girl Giggles with this I don't need to float all the robots to destroy them floating you is a piece of cake compared to that now let's get fighting he takes off with a crack and a burst of air reeving in the control he has without someone hanging off him and picks a spot a while away from nice girl to avoid stealing her points it seems like this part of the city was meant to be reached later on as there are comparatively few onep pointers scattered around here gaining points will be a cinch the robots are brittle he finds when he propels himself down to a group of three-pointers and the one he lands on crumples under his definitively not zero Mass with the mobility granted by nice girls Quirk he can access the robot's weak points with his full strength and he makes short work of the rest of the group group storing some of the more solid plates for his own use the next few groups mostly three-pointers with a few two-pointers sprinkled and go down even easier as he drops a couple of the heavier plates on top of them or close lines them with stored wires from their Brethren two of the plates he turns into Shields poking coin-sized holes in them with his Quirk and weaving the cables into Ser his handles he takes a little time out to frisbey one of them over to nice girl and she beams as it slips comfortably onto her arm the street light has seen better days but it's holding together fine and there are plenty of them strewn around the place oted by both themselves and the villains it isn't worth going over there to pull up a new one for her 3 minutes left comes present Mike's omnipresent voice and he gets back to destroying wave after wave of disposable machines a few other hopefuls begin to appear but they back off from izuku's territory once they start to realize that he isn't leaving any villains for them to fight now he feels comfortable with the pile of mechanical parts that he stored he doesn't need anymore so he doesn't need to worry about damaging them the next three pointers left half is removed from existence with a touch and reappears to crush a small group of them 12 onep pointers are blasted Away by a cable tied to a two-p Pointer's heavy carpes incoming attacks are deflected into the mixed assortment of nearby villains with his makeshift Shield everything's going perfectly until it isn't the ground rumbles and dust clouds the sky and isuku finds himself staring into the eight pin Pricks of light that make up the face of the zero pointer the hordes of enemies here were Allure for the powerful he realizes suddenly they were a trap that he fallen into not just him he glances towards where nice girl is barely able to make out her silhouette through the grit in the air the zero pointer faces in the same direction it's a race wincing as he puts pressure on his possibly broken toe isuku kicks off a nearby rock with both feet alone he and nice girl can't hope to outpace the thing but together maybe they stand a chance he's starting to feel the mental taxs of storing and releasing so many things today he's been overusing his abilities nice girl too from the hand over her mouth her legs are covered in cuts and bruises too and she's shaking from the effort of standing he doesn't think she could walk he has a plan nice girl he calls out and she chokes on her spit in a bout of near hysterical laughter he's not sure what's so funny the zero pointer is almost on her as he lands alongside it's faster than his exhausted self but he started out closer it raises a gigantic right Fist and isuku has a moment to spare as its Treads were ever closer how much of its arm could you float he asks her she frowns in consideration up to the shoulder I think that's good okay we're going to do something stupid when she makes no attempt to argue he sigh at the sheer idiocy that he's going along with I want you to wave your arm through the air she does what do you feel air resistance and silly the first one is the one we want he smiles that air is connected to everything and if something moves fast enough it creates a cushion of air so imagine that cushion is a sort of armor on the front of thaw it's here he's out of Time the arm comes faster than isuku can think it's up and then it's there stop it's stops his hand is out nice girl's hand is out the cushion of air washes over them both nice girl reacts isuku reacts the arm is gone unbalanced the zero pointer topples to the ground with no Fanfare isaku and nice girl follow close behind they don't speak for a while happy with your points total isuku finally asks I'm not about to complain I almost died today she laughs hely what even happened I don't remember much he shrugs how's he supposed to verbalize the event that's been burned into his mind you may made the arm float without touching it you learned it really fast actually I thought I'd have more time to teach you and then I stored the arm in the robot kind of chest fell over well that's one way of putting it doesn't quite get the overwhelming Terror or the sudden Clarity across though I remember that part I think I feel a bit bad for it now it tried to squish us he whines injecting as much comical hurt as possible into the words and they both break into peels of laughter they lie in a comfortable silence for another moment woo we did it nice girl quietly cheers yeah I goest the next silence lasts much longer as they both bask in the sunlight and the light of the victories they shared nice girls the one to break it so nice girl time's up TSH and Nori can't decide where to look as the race for points begins in Earnest so many diverse and unique Heroes to be are suddenly on display he isn't actually doing any of the grading he's just here to see the children he'll be teaching in action and for scouting out a potential candidate for one for all there's no rush to find a new holder but don't be so quick to assume youa has nothing of value to you NSU sharply stated when he tried to cancel his teaching position almost 6 months ago now you have no idea if whatever Miracle treatment you're cooking up is going to work out in the long term best be on the safe side just in case something goes arai no he sighed and nodded there wasn't a good enough argument to give and they both knew it if nothing else consider your job at UA as practice you will need to actually teach your successor after all the principal finished with a winning smile that NSU had already figured out that he had a miracle Tre treatment went undiscussed so that's why he's here honestly the sight of so many future Heroes proving their metal is almost worth the idea of wasting not wasting spending his time as all might on teaching he spots a young man with Untamed black hair punch through a few villains like a jet hose through tissues twisting to bodily block the small Bobble haired boy behind him from the shower of debris a frog like young lady he thinks he remembers meeting a family of frogs could she be related has trouble gaining leverage with her tongue on the smooth metal of a two-pointer he catches her wind as the metal slices into it but she figuratively digs in her heels and launches it into a cluster of onep pointers destroying them all and netting herself seven points a bulky boy with a working drill on top of his head slams into a line of onep pointers tearing them asunder but crying out as shards of robots scrape across his face he wines at the boy's panicked attempts to remove the plate punctured on his drill almost losing his fingers to the death trap he's inadvertently created most of them will be headed elsewhere he thinks a little sadly but the failures are as much a part of hero work as the successes and the Smart Ones will recognize that and move on two of the students in particular catch his eye though those two are working together he mentions to nobody in particular as the two hopefuls fly together every head swivels in the direction he's pointing and he's left feeling a little off balance is that not normal isawa hums noncommittally from TSH Nori's left seeming a little more alert than before as he peers into menzu their quirks Vu shuffles some papers that he probably had prepared already as the onscreen camera moves and rotates to show a side profile of their faces ah I've marked these two as particularly interesting he remarks happily we have an unusual number of those this year how exciting the 18 rated hero midnight Kama was that her surname size and their quirks are right right of course iraka aako the girl is registered as zero gravity a five-finger quirk when she touches an object she makes it float pressing her fingers together cancels the effect as for the boy midoria is a midoria is listed with an visible Quirk named Deja Vu I believe we've seen one of those before he jokes with a chuckle thankfully toshinori's Outburst was much quieter than it seemed so it goes unnoticed by the other teachers known effects include a doubled nutrient intake and the ability to replenish hair while taking a haircut although midia seems to have taken it a little further than that in his own time on screen young ururaka slaps a lampost and then when young midoria the male one Taps it it vanishes for a second reappearing on the boy's foot ouch some kind of transformation Quirk then isawa decides rubbing his eyes like he'd much rather be asleep than pay witness to such an interesting and future driving event as the UA entrance exam he burns nutrients to convert objects to a more portable form of some kind in that case the team ups unusual his Quirk probably has some dependence on the object's weight this kid's resourceful I'll give him that toshinori agrees wellhe heartedly but that's not the point anymore the point is he's found a lead time's up they both sink further into their respective patches of concrete at present Mike announcement tension ebbing from their shoulders and draining away into the floor yet another silence Falls between them if isuku were raing silences he'd give this one the star prize it's perfect no need to get back up and carry on fighting no expectations no need to prove themselves their head feels hazy their guts a little twisted and their left pinky toe more than a little broken but those are just the proof of a job well done like a dirty brush in an empty paint can nice girl nice girl repeats with a Sly grin and suddenly the world is slightly less beautiful we never gave each other our names and you saved me from a broken nose he defends half-heartedly what was your nickname for me anyway she shrugs it started out as plain boy but now you're dearo dearoo capable that's oddly heartwarming and I'll ignore the first one he says being plain has always been a blessing whenever isuku wants to escape kaken or just blend in but plain is also the worst possible way a hero could bu a work on that a midia isuku nice girl responds nice to meet you deuan nice nice to meet you too she can't concentrate it's been a few hours since the Practical exam and now it's time for the she's right at the back of the exam Hall and there aren't any cameras so nobody will notice that isuku isn't this should be easy but she just can't focus the text Blends together and she blinks rapidly huffing in frustration when it resolves into legible words for just a moment before eluding her mind yet she's already skipped half a dozen questions that she'll have to go it's not looking for her chances they should have seen this coming they should have tested there it's a purely mentally controlled Quirk for sake of course overusing it would gaining this kind of impairment in the middle of a battle would be Focus examine 2234 that's her only warning for disruption calls present mik from the front faint without his speakers plugged in she pales did she yell that out loud skipping yet another question about vigilante laws or she flips to the next page dreading what a cursed scroll worthy text she might find there mercy of mercies here are the questions she could answer while comos explain and as much detail as you can how your Quirk explain as much detail you can what advantages you have what disadvantages that can't she carries on writing whatever it is that's affecting her brain is just starting to fade away as Izumi walks home she can finally think again not super well but enough to start piecing together the events of the day that went she doesn't really remember she's pretty sure it went badly though take it from the top she decides first the Practical they flew to the center of the arena with nice girl what was her name name and after that it's all a bit hazy at least three groups of three-pointers went down in the first few minutes of fighting with an average of 3 minutus 5 robots per group that's anywhere from 27 to 45 points already then there must have been more groups that they don't remember at the rate they were going factoring in the break where they made those Shields the time it took to fly over there and the time to disarm the zero pointer balling low for fatigue and the need to go further out of their way to find villains later on in the exam they can confidently put their score at 50 plus points that should be a solid pass but the written exam no they failed it plain and simple they don't need to remember every question to know that they didn't write enough half the paper was left blank her stomach jumps off a cliff as she realizes what this means they failed they failed isuku has never failed before they've had setbacks and been wrong and made mistakes but not failure never failure they've just been locked out of UA for good there's no way in however well they did on the Practical exam passing the written one is a necessity no matter the course and they failed they failed because they weren't careful they weren't thorough enough to check that their mind Quirk didn't affect their mind of course it would why hadn't they thought of that because they'd overestimated themselves they'd been so convinced that they'd always have another self to fall back on that they hadn't considered that Quirk exhaustion might bridge the gap between forms no your Quirk inside and out they hadn't when he gets home isu's mom is busy cooking and can't give him more than a greeting he knows he can't answer without his voice cracking so he just bolts to his room the moment his feet hit the floorboards he'll talk to her later she'll understand they've been laying down a lot today but that won't stop him from keeping up the trend he fishes his phone out from under his pillow nice girl gave them a phone number froppy messaged them and now the tears fall he doesn't bother wiping them away doesn't bother moving he just lies face up on his bed allowing them to drip off his face and past his ears pull underneath his head like blood cool him from the heat of whatever emotion it is that he's feeling he's not sure maybe it's all of them regret he supposes that they'll never see froppy never have a class with nice girl shame disbelief that this is the hurdle they tripped over anger at themselves and at the exams why is the practical First how is that a logical idea traitor is hope they don't have a chance they should just give up pick another school before it's too late to apply maybe their practical results could land them in a different hero course they can't obviously but they should maybe they could be a vigilante it would make hiding their Quirk easier at least embarrassment that they let such an utterly predictable weakness go unseen for so many years upset that they've never pushed themselves that far before dread dread if there's still even the tiniest chance of being accepted a single threat of Hope then that is what isuku is hanging from In This Moment has been for the past week their mom's been worried sick for them they don't blame her they've been worried too if they don't get in what will they do the letters arrived isum is holding it now she just has to open it except the reality she doesn't want to she opens it anyway pulling out a fairly heavy palm-sized disc disc a projector I am here as a ah oh might I believe I'll take this one pipes up a highly composed voice from stage left and isim is treated to the strange sight of the number one hero choking on air as a furry head pops into view after a brief coughing fit part of hers pleased that his hand doesn't leave his mouth bloody all might leaves the set and nudges a small armchair into the center of the room the odd creature a mouse with a quirk hops onto it with a small Hub without spilling a drop of his tea turning to face the camera with a pleasant smile greeting am I a mouse a dog a bear it matters not I am simply your principal now midia isuku you have proven yourself an incredibly talented and resourceful individual working with another examine was a rare sight to behold and the young lady you chose to team up with had a quirk perfectly complimenting your own you took down a grand total of 15 onep pointers 10 two-pointers and 14 three-pointers that is 77 points in total one of the highest villain scores witnessed to date izumi's mouth is dry it's far higher than they were expecting from their earlier calculations but that score is near worthless unless they pass the written no point patting themselves on the back just yet this exam was also graded in another way however we are first and foremost a school for aspiring Heroes and that is why we hand out bonus points for those who put their all into heroic acts for each of you both yourself and your impromptu partner 62 points what that's that's enough to pass even without villain points congratulations midoria is a cool with 100 39 points to your name you now boast the highest score ever achieved in uas Practical exam they kaken took that exam they beat him the camera is pulled closer to the principal until just his head is projected and izumi's sweat glands freeze over and thus ends our wave of good news he SI something odd swirling in his button eyes isuku you did not pass the written exam you were only a couple of marks off an amazing feet given how few questions you answered but the fact remains that you failed the exam as a result you have not been accepted into UA it hurts it hurts more than they could have thought possible they knew this was coming they didn't even answer enough questions to pass if they'd written each one perfectly they'd just been denying their inevitable failure for the past week the tears don't come she wishes they would and then they do that said the principal's voice cuts through her heart-wrenching through the streams to see his face tries to cut back on the strangled whimpers she can't midia isuku I would be truly honored to meet you in person at your earliest possible convenience I I believe that at this moment a discussion regarding your future would be very beneficial to you and I am more than willing to oblige should you wish to accept this projector doubles as a temporary student identity to allow you onto the school premises just tell the hero at the front Gates the code 12250 and they will escort you to my office iumi hiccups scrambling for a tissue they haven't applied for any other schools and there aren't any nearby with a hero course that accepts applications this late I hope to see you in person soon future hero it's let either talk to the principal and hope beyond all hope that he's able to Grant some opportunity to salvage their hero career or become a vigilante well with options like those what do they have to lose the next day on a bright and cheerful Friday morning isuku thoroughly thinks things through they failed well that's all right the world's still spinning isn't it sun shining grass growing people living their lives as usual nothing's really changed it's not like they've stepped backwards they just haven't gone anywhere and the door to uas entirety in any other hero course has closed ahead of them so they need to take a step in a different direction surely there has to be some other way to be a hero than High School the principal's message isn't straightforward in the slightest they've rewatched it twice to make certain that their emotions hadn't clouded their rationality at the time they had been but isuku came out of it with the same utter confusion regardless whatever he's calling them in for only two things are clear first he isn't offering a place at UA he was clear enough that they hadn't been accepted at least second he called isuku a future hero he might be wrong isuku knows nothing about him Beyond his appearance and that he's principal of UA big and very stylish shoes but that doesn't say much about his actual personality and the message certainly doesn't help in that regard so they can't know if he thinks they have another school listed is taking a shot in the dark or if he actually has something planned and ready to go they have to assume the former they've already tried optimism and look where it got them so there's no chance that they can become a hero through school no chance whatsoever they have to keep telling themselves that or they'll end up neglecting their future again right now they need to research which step to take there are heroes who started out as Vigilantes or even villains sure most of them all the villains are from early on in the history of quirks they started out back before hero training was a legal requirement back when Quirk laws hadn't been fully established and the Vigilantes were the ones known as Heroes and as a result they were given an opportunity to become official Heroes when those laws rolled over some declined or were declined for various reasons and were hunted by those they had once walked alongside some formed alliances with official Heroes each helping the other cover their legality induced blind spots cooperating like that was never actually outlawed but the practice slowly faded to obscurity as Heroes gain more legal power and Vigilantes became viewed more as criminals and less as unlicensed Heroes by the public but what interests isuku is that the law was never removed in the right circumstances Vigilantes can still apply for hero licenses and it looks like some half it's never outright stated in news articles but occasionally a vigilant will just vanish from the media Without a Trace and a new hero will pop up in their stad with a very similar quirk in combat style and no records of a hero education they usually take the 30s and lower in ranking due to their lack of formal training and difficulty getting sponsors but argentan formerly Silver Spire is currently ranked 17th so it's certainly feasible to climb the ranks as a former vigilante it's coming realizing that there's still a Way Forward even if what the principal has in store for isuku is just platitudes and apologies they can still be become a hero eventually it would take a lot more doing than the direct path but what's important is that it can be done isaku goes through specific case studies after that Revelation both former Vigilantes and ones who applied for a license and were rejected the latter of which are publicized much more openly probably due to a loophole in some privacy law the laws themselves don't specify any vigilante behavior that prevents them from receiving a license but there are certain correlations to be made here Vigilantes that kill or commit other serious crimes against civilians are rejected Vigilantes that leave their victims relatively unharmed for the police especially with evidence of the victim's crimes have a much higher acceptance rate than those who maim or murder Vigilantes must pass some manner of mental Wellness test regardless of their previous actions those who fail the test are rejected for safety reason finally former Vigilantes with high rankings were usually relatively well known before they became Heroes Silver Spire had exceptionally good publicity his dat job at the time was a hero marketer so he had had the experience to make himself stand out in the best way possible that's all good isaku wasn't planning on leaving anyone broken and bleeding in the first place and they certainly hope they can pass an are you crazy test that just leaves the rankings but honestly They Don't Really Care hero work doing good for the world and the people in it is all that they've ever aspired for they don't need rankings to do that much besides what Society doesn't love someone so dedicated to good former vigilante or not isuku has no doubt that they'll scale the rankings like they were were born for it after a long day of research isuku finally finds it in themselves to allow for some optimism it's Monday isuku took the weekend as a break surfing the web watching old hero movies while snuggled up on the couch with their mother chatting away about everything from the changes to hero costumes over the years spandex is totally practical it's easy to move in iconic and it's an expression of confidence to their newest Hobbies isuku really should help their mom get a proper gaming PC someday the exam results don't come up at all and isuku realizes that they'll have to tell her at some point she's been just as worried as isuku since the exam and their silence after the letter arrived brought her nearly to tears she deserves much more than this they've decided to wait until a weekday to speak with the principal regardless of their new vigilante related Discovery an outright rejection from their dream school isn't something they can just shake off without a serious blow to their motivation besides what principal would want to waste his Sunday talking with a teenager about their rapidly disintegrating future plans and distinct lack of a backa better to wait until the weekend is over but now it's Monday and they think they're just about ready to leave bed at a decent time and take on the day and the alarm clock goes off just one more hour the principal can wait right he did say convenience groaning isuku mashes the snooze button six more times 10 minutes for each press in the end the extra hour doesn't really help now they're just sleepy and late and that's a combination that nobody wants thankfully their cork gives them a few advantages two spare sets of clean clothes are summoned from Storage both shirt shirts are feminine fit but they'll have to do at least neither of them are t-shirts that say t-shirt both faces are slapped with water both sets of near identical boots pulled on and laced up izumi's hair is brushed through within a minute and isuku fluff vanishes and then reappears detached from his face it's just lucky they showered last night I'm heading out he calls out when he's just about ready be back in a few hours I'll have dinner ready for you when you get back she yells back and he smiles to himself already hearing the chopping of vegetables it's been a while since they had catsen getting caught up in villain attacks all right stay out of the Alleyways she really deserves more maybe they could make set a family bonding day from now on that's a good idea I'll try he shifts to iyi the moment the door is closed then the next door overs slams open with the fury of a thousand sons and out Stomps kaken his face a contorted mask of something so far beyond rage that isimi is gripped by fear just looking in his general direction that bastard he screams to the heavens isimi wies he's read the rankings then I quote tell lfin then he sees her standing on izuku's doorstep and for just a moment his eyes bug out and his mouth Works without the cooperation of his vocal cords finally his expression dies down to something which most would call incensed but for kaken is closer to upset and disbelieving he at least doesn't look like he'll want to turn her skin to Charcoal which is good bad girl he asks like he can't trust his eyes and she cringes a little so much for letting him forget um hi aren't you where the F have you been she blinks at his hush demand and he takes the opportunity Unity to step into her personal bubble and grab her wrist just hard enough to be uncomfortable you weren't in the exam I wasted three damn hours searching the rankings for your name and then you show up out of nowhere the next effing day wait you never even asked my name isumi points out in a fit of logic he growls but more in distracted annoyance now that his anger has petered out I know your face genius they show School photos with the rankings I was looking at those the alarm bells in her head slow to a dull thumping and she sigh kaken might not deserve a full conversation per se but she'd feel bad if she just up and left right now after he searched hang on was he looking for her before the exam started did she really leave that much of an impression all right I've got somewhere to go right now but let's sit down and talk for a bit later she says on a split second decision it's a long story there's a short pause and he reluctantly nods face said in a scowl vanish again and I'll wreck your he assures she doesn't doubt it she's walking to their Doom each step puts her closer to the reality of failure she can turn turn back now leave it for another day maybe if they're patient enough it'll sort itself out she can turn back now and deal with kaken why is she scared about a meeting again with a Ry chuckle isumi shifts to her male form and Carries On walking towards the UA Gates the hero on guard Duty Cowboy theme revolver a letter s engraved on the hat sniper sharpshoot he's only Vaguely Familiar steps forward isuku is a little unnerfed Mia isuku he says my name is snipe you have the password loss they both he been a breath in sigh it out in unison snipe putting a gloved hand to his mask swear to whatever God there is he mutters shaking his head to ridit of that memory the principal's been waiting for you all weekend go crash his party for me would you isuku nods some of his nerves dissipating maybe that's the idea behind such a dumb passcode a greetings mid aan is isuku first impression when he steps into the office is it a bear a cat a dog it's just me your principal oh so he does that every time is he everyone's principal not everyone's just those who are willing to learn the principal replies and isuku realizes with a blush and an apology that he was muttering again o it's no trouble at all everyone has their own eccentricities t isuku nods wordlessly and has poured a cup with a few sugars and milk he is Thoroughly off balance the principal's beady eyes was that scar always there are pulled into a neutral expression but there's something behind them that turns it not intimidating exactly but Steely unignorable M aan I hope you realize just how special you are he says your practical exam results are beyond what could possibly be expected of almost anyone in our school let alone someone applying for a firstyear position and something tells me your written results would have been similar if not for your quirk's backlash and your Quirk is something that nobody can put an explanation to as far as I am aware isak kanan's in agreement not sure if he's supposed to and is rewarded with an assessing stare quite simply you have become a legend people have seen your achievements and people want you to join UA I want you to join UA but just accepting you outright would draw a shade to the Integrity of our system there would be those who doubt our students those who doubt you in particular midor aan if we just let you join the hero course we have unfortunately strict guidelines for when retakes can be granted if your quirk's mental drawbacks had been legally recognized before the exam you would have been perfectly eligible if you had requested a hospital visit after the Practical same story but it is my understanding that you yourself weren't fully aware of the backlash until it came time to take the written test this ISU nods inwardly cursing at the two Escape Clauses they completely missed I've never had a reason to go all out before then I guess he mumbles and the principal nods perfectly reasonable Heroes discover new limitations and abilities every day it doesn't help our situation but I don't blame you and Iota he takes a long sip of his tea and isuku follows suit mostly to avoid just sitting there in silence it's pretty bad actually weird isuku could have sworn they tried tea at one point and found it nice was that as you me then they do have different tastes butts so it would make sense for them to have different tastes or has this tea just been brewed differently with a frown he adds another sugar and stirs the next sip is better not great but still better the principal looks on with quiet Amusement there is one option that hasn't been close to us he says isuku almost chokes on his drink and he decides it'd be better to just place it down for now could this be I didn't want to say it in the projection since it took quite some doing but my standing in the school is unparallel I made it work he slides over some papers and is a reads the title recommendations student application midia isuku the wreck his voice breaks and his eyes water and he hastily dries them on his sleeve so he can see the recommendations exams are over he points out needlessly and that's why those involved have agreed to allow you to be given other tests instead the principal agrees mildly should you accept you will be granted a temporary spot on the hero course until the sports festival there you will be treated as any other student attempting to join the course and your permanent place will be decided accordingly you will also be given a written test which you will also need to pass if you place too low in the sports festival but pass the written test you will still have a place waiting for you in the general course and finally you will be required to take an interview he stirs his tea then Taps off the droplets with three small tanks no time like the present for that wouldn't you say between kaken and this meeting isaku starts thinking that maybe they should have hit snooze a few dozen more times he signs the paper of course the principal pulls a recorder from nowhere and hits play beginning the exam this is an audio recording of the interview portion of the recommendation students application assessment student Name midoria isaku overseen by nzu this recording is to be reviewed only with the explicit permission of the current or acting principal of UA Mia Kan should you wish to pause the recording at any time please raise your hand and I shall oblige isuku tries it and the principal nzu apparently pauses immediately making a note in a small book that isuku swears wasn't there a second ago testing your tools before using them very smart he compliments I'm is everything I do great it NSU lets out a tinkling laugh only the important things he chirps writing another note a person's impulses can say a great deal more about them than they think recommendations students are under far more scrutiny than others because they are broughten by an outside Source it is important to know that they will not pose a risk to security that is in part what the interview is all about ensuring that the student is not hiding things that would be better disclosed both for our benefit and theirs he takes another sip from the mostly drained cup are you ready to continue the exam midia isaku half-heartedly weighs his chances will my teachers be able to hear this not if you are uncomfortable with it okay let's carry on there's the small click of the play button recording paused for 1 minute 43 seconds now midor aan please explain to me what you believe your Quirk to be well here goes nothing my quirk's name is Deja Vu but a more accurate name would be body swap he takes a deep breath she releases it shakily this is their first time ever changing forms with someone's knowledge let alone with someone watching it almost feels like undressing in public it allows me to change between a male and female format will she finishes in a rush tripping over her words slightly it takes her a moment to notice that she doesn't receive an answer what's that squeaking the principal drums himself on the chest with a paw nose and Chin dripping wet and coughing as violently as it creature of indeterminate species Can Am I a dog or a muse he croaks weakly wiping his face on a miniature towel doesn't matter I'm okay you don't don't look it I don't feel it either but rest assured that I am he flings the cloth behind him and turns back to isumi occasionally shuddering with another repressed cough so the Practical that lamp post you made vanish izimi shifts to isuku taking their backpack from Storage I can store items when I change as long as they're light enough to carry he shifts back storing it again then she un stores notebook number five without shifting and that's why you teamed with of course as suppose you were using bursts of air to control your flight she points a finger releasing enough air to make a small pop at the end and he suddenly positively radiates Glee you learned all this yourself the kind of mindset that would require what else can you demonstrate to me she Stills thoughtful at the idea that pops into her head yeah that would be pretty great she thinks drinking the rest of her tea it's nicer now that she's isumi it's just too bad it's already gone cold he pushes himself up from his sitting position the feeling dissipates and she sways in her seat they can do this he pushes himself up from his sitting position and sidles around the desk taking care not to bump anything and ruin the illusion the back of nzu head comes into view and he abruptly wonders if this could be used for reconnaissance or if it's just a mental reconstruction they shift how'd it go snipe asks as isuku returns a little light-headed he grins un storing an orange and splitting it into eight I made him choke on his drink you twice he holds out an orange filled hand want a slice holy kid isimi holds the last orange slice between her teeth pulling off the Rind in a clean piece and tossing it along with a few other bits of garbage they've stockpiled over the past few days into the nearby trash can making sure the recyclable waste goes in the coresponding section with a flick of the head the slice Falls perfectly into place namely into her mouth she brushes the water from her hair grinning through a mouthful of Pulp ironic how it's been Sunny for the past week yet just when they finally have a genuine reason to be happy is when the storms finally set in they didn't realize until now just how uncomfortably warm it's been they could probably stay under this bus Shelf until the weather dies down they probably should they don't have the best quirk in the world just so they cannot use it though with little more than a thought she's changed into the perfect wet weather outfit pink green and black windbreaker black shorts and some matching green rain boots okay maybe the shorts are a bad idea it's the middle of summer though and it's not like she can't just change into pants if she starts to feel the coal she wonders again how people can possibly manage their lives without this kind of convenience what isuku carries around every day would barely fit into a suitcase let alone a rucksack and that's not even mentioning all the things they've been carrying around since the exams they'll have to test if storing too much at once causes their brain to Short Circuit more easily after the headache they got in nsu's office with just a few shifts albeit including their unpracticed teleportation shift that seems pretty likely she pulls out notebook number zero and jots that down for later humming as she spots a spelling error and corrects that too she puts the book in penway with a flourish she thinks they've earned a day off training Now's the Time to have fun yes she's putting off the meeting with kaken he can wait a few hours jerk okay so she ended up training anyway force of habit at this point it would be more effort not to train that's fine as long as she's having fun which she is besides usually training has a distinct goal in mind this is more of a nebulous Whimsical approach which is usually less lucrative unless they're in a very particular mood but at the same time is infinitely more fun so far she split sticks in half length ways and width ways separated the bark of a twig from the rest of it stored a branch from 2 cm away not exactly useful in a fight but someday they could probably steal weapons straight out of enemy hands fashioned a big Branch into a cane the grain of the wood makes it difficult to visualize splitting it so the detail is less fine and more chisel tip than she'd hope she even does a few things that don't relate to Sticks like tree climbing oh wait tree climbing is fun better yet it's good for finding a dry place to sit where benches fail nature prevails why are benches never made under shelter anyway she pulls out their phone from storage and immediately it pings apparently it doesn't have internet service while it's in there which makes sense and is something they really should have thought about earlier maybe they should carry it on their persons but that would mean fiddling around with it whenever they change forms they'll think on it 10 days ago froppy how do you think you did froppy edited I'm pretty sure I passed froppy the robots weren't very strong they broke when I threw them at each other froppy tried to poke you but you were offline 8 days ago froppy I'm getting worried message me when when you see this all right 3 days ago froppy tried to poke you but you were offline all crud now that she thinks about it she vaguely remembers getting a message right as they got home on the day of the exam a must have stored the phone out of habit and forgotten about it froppy must be worried sick she rubs the rain droplets from the screen and hastily types out a message Sue has been waiting for this moment her whole life sure she can function just fine under the hot dry Summer Sun for the most part at least it's a similar level of discomfort to the average person walking around in heavy rain she thinks inconvenient grading but not exactly deadly as long as she's careful the exams did not help but now rain lifeblood of frogs everywhere a glorious day of Grays and greens and climbing trees awaits she can't help but rib it in anticipation her parents have even taken today off work one of mom's friends has a forecast Quirk so they've set up plans to spend this lovely day with Sami and sansu she loves them all she really does but it'll be nice to finally have some time to herself without having to worry about some responsibility or other she starts out simple jump onto tree jump off tree no point getting hurt and wasting the rest of day in a heap on the floor on tree off Tree on tree next tree off tree soon enough she forego the ground entirely tree to tree to tree occasionally the forest wears thin and she vaults over a bush or kicks off a nearby fence or building whoops she didn't put enough Force into that one she's not too stubborn to take a loss when she's going to land badly so she carefully lets herself lose balance and fall rolling to a stop with just a slight strain in the shoulder to show for it instead of dwelling on the misstep she plans her next attempt the tree closest would absorb all the force in her jump she's learned the hard way the importance of a sturdy platform so should she use that one over to the left half of the trunk has been reduced to Ash somehow a quirk maybe looks like one good kick would do it in the one on the right then she crouches and leaps literally shrugging off her shoulders complaints but logging them in the back of her mind for later the Ping rings out before she lands and she fumbles a little what's that no seriously what uh half might must have finally replied she sticks to the trunk and crawls hurridly upward to Nestle into the crook what could have kept them from replying so long they usually reply within a day but it's been over a week and she's just now hearing well seeing but same difference from them something must be up right a moment ago half might I'm so sorry I thought I failed when I got the first message so I wasn't really ready to discuss it and I guess my phone died after that and I forgot about it d a DE she REITs an amusement even through messages they get their nervous personality across to the point where it's endearing froppy you passed then half might sort of sort of what's that supposed to mean you know if I don't see you at UA I'll have to she deletes the half-written sentence when he clarifies half might I passed the practical but I overused my Quirk which affected my brain so I failed the written half might principal called me in to offer me a recommendation but the exams for that pass so I'm getting assessed on the sports festival instead with a temp spot on until then half might plus I have to do another written test ug half might even brain dead I still almost passed being fully conscious feels almost like cheating ores they don't seem too worried about it at least froppy it's a bit funny how you were so worried about the practical but it was the written exam that you failed froppy how many points did you get I got 25 villain points and 30 rescue 55 total she's quite proud of that she has always wanted to be a rescue hero and her hero points were solidly above average even when she was was focused on earning villain points yes her villain score was lackluster but that's something she can improve on in the future now that she's made it to UA half might yeah it was I got 139 in total 62 rescue she blinks then rolls her eyes fondly as half might hastily edits out the first part of course they'd be worried and then wind up as midia isaku highest practical score in the history of UA and of course they wouldn't even think to mention it she works out their villain score in her head froppy 77 villain points half m I guess that means I got 77 villain points half might yeah half might I forgot so I had to work it out froppy half might half might emodin usually halt the conversation so she waits a few moments for half might is typing to appear and happily Pockets the phone when it doesn't still she doesn't feel like jumping around again right after sitting down for so long maybe she'll just take a walk that sounds good this bout of good weather can't be wasted just training all day long all right she's put it off long enough leaving C AK in bakugo remember to call him bakugo no wait don't call him anything until he mentions his name leaving him waiting for any longer is a free ticket to Oblivion via Nitro Express well the only way to move forwards is to take a first step right she knocks on the door the second swing of her fist doesn't make contact it's about fraking time bad girl Kaka catsu the unnamed blonde boy grumbles an Open Door between them what are you more scared of me than that goddamned villain no I just had more time to process it this time she snarks automat Al she takes a deep breath when his grin widens he's smiling he was just joking he can joke and her heart settles from running a marathon to just finish last in a marathon come on he vanishes from the door and having known him for their entire life isimi takes that as her cue to follow before she can really regain what bearings she had mitsuki intervenes teeth Beed in her son's direction as she peers out from the living room oi brt you're not even at UA yet and you're already bringing home girls leave it a few years before shove it hag unnamed blonde boy back isumi can't imagine speaking like that to their mother apparently mitsuki unnamed blonde lady agrees with the sentiment because she's up and dragging him by the ear in an instant oh quit it he makes to Elbow her in the stomach but she catches it and isumi is treated to the funniest sight she's ever laid eyes on stop hitting yourself mitsuki cackles maybe a small snort of amusement escapes her because katsuki gives her a glare of utter betrayal forgetting for a moment to fight back the inevitable result sends her halfway to the floor in hilarity the ensuing shouting match takes her the rest of the way no matter how this meeting turns out it was worth it when katsuki arrives 5 minutes after his mother sent isumi up to his room she covers her mouth to try and muffle her involuntary giggle at the sudden reminder F right the hell off bad girl he says snidle crashing onto the unoccupied half of his bed with a loud Thumb in this instance the color red does not make him seem more dangerous in fact it's almost cute in the same way a crocodile with a pet name could be considered cute she's almost tempted to keep him embarrassed for as long as possible just to see how bright his blush can get but she's pretty sure he tolerates her right now and she wouldn't want to damage that Brash as he is katsuki's esteem is something they can't help but strive for and come to think of it this is an opportunity so spill he abruptly cuts into her thoughts h a deep breath where EF have you been Alo that one wasn't even a question he's getting mad this is suicide I failed the exam she says bluntly the less information he has the less chance he has to call her out out UA only publishes the passing grades he fills in by himself they only publish the passing practical grades but she doesn't correct him why' you fail couldn't think straight my Quirk takes a toll on my mind he snorts all respect for her draining away sounds shitty to me what kind of hero can't think for themselves hey that's just rude she Echoes that thought aloud thinking quick something to regain his interest it's not usually a problem it's just because the robots were bigger than I'm used to teleporting teleporting hook Line and Sinker actually that makes her feel like an anime villain BL no thanks oh I can teleport things as long as I'm touching both the object in the place I want to send it she says technically truthfully she can do that among other things she picks up a pen from his stationary Laden desk in demonstration and stores it quickly releasing it with the other hand the bigger the object the more it messes with my concentration I got stuck in a bad situation during the exam so I ended up losing concentration too early she automatically looks down in shame at that they didn't actually fail because of it but it's still something that shouldn't have happened still she forces herself to look at he's staring sucks he says shortly like he isn't a second away from judging her value what are you doing about it and there's the question isn't it they haven't done anything they collapsed at the Finish Line were gracelessly dragged over it by principal nzu and they've still done nothing about it katsuki isn't rushing for an answer he's letting her think she needs to what to do it's a while before she feels ready to answer it's something they've been half planning ever since they read about it but it stopped seeming so important after the talk with nzu I'm going to be a vigilante she says with Newfound resolution how katsuki asks the grin makes its way onto her face before she can stop it his follows shortly he opens the door finally they're home it's been such a long day between two meetings an unarranged meeting and an apologetic texting session he's just about ready to head upstairs and collapse after dinner of course they still need to message nice girl at some point too but that's fine as long as today they're just free to roll over and die oh isuku his mother calls thank the world he doesn't have to cook today he doesn't think he could wait what come again he asks weekly she sigh in mild exasperation we've got a guest over to dinner today isuku she repeats honestly pay some attention he follows her into the dining room and a droopy bright blonde shock of hair comes into view oh come on that's just not fair dinner with all might yagi tanori actually how many people can claim to know all name is well it's something all right he doesn't eat isuku wonders if it's rude to notice that it's probably something to do with his injury come to think of it no stop muttering but still it's almost a little creepy how he sits at the table just sipping tea occasionally at least it probably would be if he were anyone but all might and oh yeah now he's sitting with izuku's Mother asking for a girl named midoria isumi who as far as she knows doesn't actually exist I do have a few distant family members who might have a girl named isumi she says after unreadable glance at her son I could try to contact them sometime and find out would that help wait really that would be greatly appreciated yagi s say all might speech patterns leaking through a little if isuku Squints hard enough the sudden image of him inflating into his muskly form upheaving table and chairs and leaving mom utterly Gob smacked plays through isuku mind and he has to duck away for a moment to straighten his face is there any particular reason you need to see this girl she asks eyes narrowed I know you have the records but what is you so interest interested in her I told you I'm all might's secretary at their twin nods his face sets and he pulls out a familiar notebook isuku doesn't need to see the cover to know what it says why midia isumi left this and M excuse me in his possession when they met almost a year ago it contains some information about all might that isn't supposed to be public knowledge that he's injured isaku and yagis blink and sink a trickle of blood escapes the latter's mouth that's a yes then Mom continues undeterred how on Earth she shakes her head with an exasperated smile oh please you come here on behalf of all might sporting bright blonde hair shadowed blue eyes and the need to duck whenever you enter a room you look like you haven't eaten a thing in months clutch at your side every other second don't eat anything despite it being dinner time and you outright tell me you were injured in a villain attack at that point it would almost be stranger if I didn't put it all together all might sand I don't see where this is O gy San stopped short as the words finally seem to register then slowly deliberately his forehead makes contact with the table I wasn't exactly sold on the guas but then you mixed yourself up when you were talking about the notebook she finishes he lets out a long-suffering sigh in return do you mind if I read it he shrugs helplessly handing it over there's nothing in there that you haven't already figured out I suppose if anything this only proves are related to young midorya mom takes a long look at the cover and then glances towards her son this looks a lot like izuku's writing she mentions isuku heart turns to stone for a moment flipping through some pages I suppose it must run in the family some something clicks yagi San leaves without any further incident and isaku doesn't know whether to be thankful that he didn't leave the book with a stranger or upset that he didn't leave it in isu's reach still they were prepared to never see it again back when they gave it to him so even just a glimpse is more than they were expecting but that's not especially important right now Mom he asks his throat clamps up but he swallows resolutely trying not to let his voice break how long have you known her eyes sharpen and she blinks in clear surprise before it's masked with a good impression of confusion known what she asks and despite all the evidence he's very tempted to believe her words fail him for a moment instead he changes and isumi is left shifting awkwardly in his place why isn't mom saying anything mom iumi eventually prompts glancing up for a moment she can't contain a gasp of laughter as she finds herself engulfed in a warm heavy blanket of a hug oh isuku you look so good mom gushes when she finally releases her or isumi is that what all might called you so I take it I was right then fumi asks dry voice conspicuously high-pitched as it breaks The house's quiet she suddenly feels self-conscious as Mom leans around her to better take in her form you were you were she replies distractedly still inspecting isumi for damage she gazes critically at her hair we need to take you for a haircut you're supposed to have it cut regularly or it'll tangle up and get split ends you know and you need to brush the ends first otherwise the knots bump into each other and you end up with one big nodded mess izimi shrugs running her hand experimentally through her hair and wincing when it catches she files the info for later vowing to take better care of it from now on is there time to get a haircut before UA she wonders aloud mom hums we should have time tomorrow actually if you're willing to cut your training a little short and your hair too I'm not sure it's salvageable that sounds like a good deal one day won't do any harm anyway as long as it's a special occasion and a special occasion this certainly is wait she even knew about their training exhaustion forgotten the two spend the rest of the evening together on the sofa watching television and talking and by the end of it izumi's voice doesn't feel quite so misplaced in the presence of their mom they don't end up returning to the topic of the secrets they both kept but in the end their family are a couple of White Lies really enough to change that why were they so worried in the first place well isaku reverently brushes imaginary dust from the shoulder I wasn't sure whether to make you this or the cyan one he dimly hears mom say from behind him so I went with both the basic design is almost the same as the one they wore to UA Plus some protective gear the separating lines are a bit wider than the original design and it's made in something a fair bit more durable seeming too the main difference though is in the colors the top half of the suit is a bright sunny yellow the dividing lines stay white and now have some matching gloves the pants are purple which part of isuku feels should be too loud but he can't deny that it works all the extra Gear boots pads and tool belt are leathery black with a vague tint that reminds them of the midoria hair the colors of the non-binary pride flag I have another version planned for your other form too but I put all the work into this one since I wasn't sure when you'd tell me she devolves into murmuring about measurements and materials and protective gear I love it they breathe mom glows today's the day the sky is clear the plants are green and even the promise of a future sunburn can't get his Yi down mom knows about their Quirk and still loves them as much as ever they have a new hero costume just begging to be completed by the support department her fluffy newly tamed hair Bobs just a little under her chin and oh yeah it's the the first day of UA by the time he's made it into the halls of UA isuku Thai has been the victim of so many nervous grips and feudal attempts to fix the Damage Done that he gives it up and just allows it to hang around his neck like a tangled handkerchief Whoever thought these bright redif fronts to Nature were acceptable where for a teenager deserves whatever is coming to them as long as whatever's coming to them is extremely unpleasant and preferably humiliating okay so maybe they're a little nervous he stops short at the sight of class 1a's gigantic doorway idly he imagines Mount lady's first day here getting stuck halfway through a regular door and forcing the staff to replace it with this one the door is unexpectedly light he finds out the hard way when he attempts to slide it open with his body weight and succeeds a little too well the floor is expectedly solid he discovers a moment later is this just how things are going to be here he asks the room at large with surprising vocality he thinks he spied nice girl on the way down so maybe that's why he feels so at ease sure enough he feels a five-fingered tap on the shoulder and is able to write himself with a pop of displaced air hi nice girl hi yourself deuan I hope we don't always meet like this she looks him over and double takes oh I like your hair thanks he grins at the reminder pulling a newly pitched black strand in front of his face and admiring it I was getting it cut anyway and it fits better with the hero costume I'm planning to wear we even got it quirked dyed so it didn't get damaged oh I'm so jealous as she leads him to the back of the room a thought strikes him sorry I didn't end up calling he says quietly long story but I thought I failed the written part and I wasn't really ready to deal with it her mouth makes a no shape I actually forgot I gave you my number the written part seemed pretty tough at first but I got more points than I thought yeah it was surprisingly simple in the end he unthinkingly agrees immediately feeling utterly unqualified to do so as one of the few to have failed no matter the circumstances so anyway are we just going to keep calling each other by our nicknames she shrugs I totally forgot your name so I just kept calling you dearo in my head she tells him bluntly smirking so I'm going to do that then you're still nice girl he decides I don't think I even heard your name actually my brain was a bit fried at the end there well I'm not telling you again I wouldn't want to know anyway he grins without missing a beat is this what friendship feels like kakin in the front row seething as angle's boy tells him off isuku discovers when he DS to inspect the class he isn't as worried about that as he thinks maybe he should be you know I'm a little surprised we haven't been mobbed by our classmates yet nice girl suddenly says he blinks at that logically it would make sense for the class to idolize the two highest scoring examinees condolences to kaken and want to talk to them as soon as possible but it's possible that they've been intimidated by the sight of both the top scorers together or they think teaming up is cheating and want nothing to do with the cheaters or maybe they're just waiting for an opening to talk without risking getting in trouble I hope you see the irony in muttering so loudly about getting in trouble dead pan a dull voice from the front of the room and isuku freezes up peering over the heads to see is that a racer head here well informed at least the unkempt hero negligently tosses something big and yellow to the corner of the room saying as he does it took you all 14 seconds to quiet down time is limited you are not rational enough belatedly isuku feels four fingers on his shoulder and Whispers an apology to nice girl who is trying to snap him out of it she nods gesturing back to the teacher I'm Your Home Room teacher isawa shouta nice to meet you the teacher says like he wishes he brought a bed with him weight was that yellow thing it's kind of sudden but put this on and head to the field isuku glances back as he dazedly files out of the room behind his classmates it is a sleeping back he picks at his new uniform and worry a quirk assessment on the first day what about the entrance ceremony and the orientation nice girl voices his own thoughts if you're going to become Heroes you don't have time for such frivolities the teacher dismisses unceremoniously UA has few restrictions in my teaching of you it's one of uas biggest selling points this is what you signed up for a murmur makes its way through the class isaku knows that the UA website mentions the lack of teaching restrictions but he also knows that it isn't one of the main selling points in the slightest merely aside mention among the promises of All-Star teaching staff in an incredibly High budget at least not to the students maybe it's different for the teachers midia isawa Sensei says as a hand Jabs into his side snapping him out of it from the sound of it the teachers already tried to call on him a few times and the blood rushes to his face as fast as apologies Rush from his mouth isawa Sensei ignores them you scored the highest on the Practical exam isaku abruptly becomes very aware of the Furious blonde payload a few meters to the left he takes a subtle step forwards into a racer heads area of effect and feels a little better not much but a little what was your best ball throw he blinks temporarily distracted from kaken I don't remember less than 50 m isuku feels the eyes of everyone boring into the back of his skull as he steps further forward and isawa Sensei hands him a baseball no using classmates quirks and no leaving the circle other than that do what you want to throw the ball as far as you can well there goes plan of just asking nice girl for help he steps into the circle and thinks the most obvious choice is to just teleport swap to a couple hundred meters away mid jump throw the ball as isumi then shift back into the circle before she hits the floor isumi wouldn't be very visible to everyone else since she'd be so far away on second thought maybe not so obvious but that's the first thing they thought of of course that showcases teleportation as part of their their Quirk and kakin in the crowd and eat piece things together before the day's up and maybe that would count as leaving the circle anyway even if they don't hit the floor and isimi has a different hair color to isuku now so they can't pull off that kind of trick so easily plan C then two plates from UA robots are stabbed into the ground a few feet apart he makes a small hole in each then a 10t pole for emergencies is threaded between the two as an axle finally a convenient long-handled dust pan is tied onto the mop it's no work of art but it should function goes in dust pan slam the other end down with a hunk of robot and off it goes a barely functional catapult know your limits isawa sense says borly holding up a screen to show isuku score 150 M exactly not amazing but not bad either that's the foundation for a rational hero there are quiet murmurs from the class mostly amounting to what's that Quirk and isuku spots an opportunity Sensei is it all right if we explain our quirks to the rest of the class aawa Sensei gives him an extremely put a look but nods shortly and isuku is reminded that he has to actually explain their Quirk um I'm midorya I can store objects light enough to carry and then unstore them later he speaks quickly scratching the back of his head then hoping others will mention their weaknesses in kind using it too much gives me a headache as he bends down to restore the parts of the Catapult the mop handle is splintered so he doesn't bother with that he hears a series of mutters is that disappointment before a loud masculine voice overpowers them with hey relying on your teammates as totally manly well they were probably expecting some amazing super Quirk from the Practical exam record holder he appreciates whoever stepped in but why manly any other compliment probably would have been more accurate and what part of teamwork is inherently masculine dearu you've gone quiet W just thinking isaku say still kneeled in the circle staring dazedly at where the Catapult used to be thanks nice girl smiles extending a hand to help him up what are friends for expelled the class choruses in horror dull and his fears isuku shakes some of the fear away there are plenty of opportunities for their Quirk to shine here and forces himself into analysis mode it's a quirk apprehension test everyone's done the same test before in elementary school just without the quirks students go a couple at a time watching when it isn't their turn so it's an exercise to demonstrate the versatility of quirks their usefulness in situations that might not appear to lend themselves well to a certain Quirk but why the threat of expulsion oh so people with weaker quirks will be motivated to find uses for them it must be a bluff well maybe if someone doesn't bother trying their best it won't be a bluff but surely someone like isawa Sensei understands how useful an invisible girl would be even if she can't compete with everyone else when it comes to physical exercise surely he understands that sticky balls can be incredible for villain containment even if the owner is too short to keep up with everyone else or maybe he expects them to show Ingenuity the invisible girl can run seconds before the start signal the boy with the sticky hair could turn his shoes into many trampolines if he stuck Balls to the soles and covered the bottoms with a cloth or sand or something maybe the teacher genuinely will expel the student to get the lowest score but if they all show potential can he really be justified isaku watches the class telling the students who might struggle small and purple invisible shocker Sound of Silence and uh earplugs sure the teacher focuses on the students taking the test and in the background isuku slides alongside each student on his list hey what if you started running before he says you can he'd never know right I guess he wouldn't thanks invis bubles 50 m Dash score 2.92 seconds what if you shock the grip tester W man that's smart I could light the whole display up at once shocker grip score 888.hu royy tomorrow thanks though earplug situp score 45 isuku own Quirk is far more limited in this situation than they'd hoped the 50 m Dash he passes on his own two feet vowing to place roller blades or at least an assortment of Wheels with which to make those sorts of things in storage at the earliest opportunity meanwhile the creation student fabricates her own pair of roller blades from nothing isuku is almost jealous almost shaking himself he returns to the problem at hand how can he launch himself without teleport switching this is something that he knows should be possible the other tests are all about speed or power and there's a limit to how high he can score there but the standing long jump is something they can work with he could Propel himself using air again no not without nice girls Quirk he could use something as a springboard but the only boards he has are brittle ones from the UA robots he could teleport switch no he just decided that that wasn't an option what's wrong with him and then an idea strikes him so simple yet so utterly insane that he desperately wants to try it just for the sheer spectacle and if it works oh if it works he's vaguely aware of his peers eyes on him as he weaves together the 10 ft poles at a 90° angle using robot cable but he ignores them and wins it around again for good measure he's just lucky that isawa Sensei didn't specify a time limit or he'd probably have taken last place the winding done he un stores a lightweight tarp they'd actually forgotten they were carrying this for a while which is strange given that their Quirk seems to rely on their memories to function perhaps the memories are subconscious or something or perhaps they've made some wrong assumption somewhere along cuts it down to size and ties a corner to each of the four free ends of the pulls perfect he lifts the impromptu kite over his head and jogs over to the standing long jump pit the air collapses around him as he goes cracking against his skin with each volume he stores and then when he's up 20 volumes he jumps he locks his legs in an arm around the vertical pole his other hand stretches into the center of the kite and he releases a blast of air a giddy laugh escapes him as the sand pit Glides out from under him another few hits and the wind catches him briefly dragging him a few feet to the left and he almost overbalances but he saves it at the last second with a well-placed airshot he's down to three bursts remaining and is just preparing to draw more from the surroundings when one of the tarps Corners come loose and the air rushes out and he slams into the grass with the force of an Angry God but still even as he rubs his aching spine and stores the undone mess of poles wires and tarp he can't wipe the smile off his face they can fly shout of scowls across his new class of hopefuls as they run jump and throw their way onto the leaderboards he can see the potential in all of them a rarity in the wake of such an irrational and entrance exam for some the potential is in their quirks and bogged down by their personality flaws and he will have his work cut out for him to iron out those flaws for others their personalities do the heavy lifting and it's shouta's job to Simply build up their quirks and their knowledge and tear down their insecurities a few pool stunts that he hadn't expected showcasing new applications for quirks and Minds that he wouldn't have otherwise pegged as capable for one it's strange midia is Aus is a quirk that few would call powerful but he has seen his own potential in a way that few children can and he seems to have built it up to a point that many pro Heroes struggle with he turns the limitations to his Quirk to his Advantage takes into account synergies with his peers and finds loopholes in its functioning to apply it to a greater range of situations all the makings of a hero and yet his name is at the bottom it starts halfway up the list stays there with the 50 m Dash and briefly Rises further after his flight fly with a storage Quirk breaking the top 10 but then he just gives up as in actively sabot sabotages himself he jogs for the endurance run but he fakes a limp and quits before anyone else besides hagakure who cuts off half of each lap by the rustling in the grass and has completed seven laps by the time she Taps out he fakes the injury well almost but he messes up the timing near the end and shaa knows that on an actual twisted ankle that would hurt like hell if that were all shaa would write off the limp as a result of the botched flight the stumble as adrenaline fueled painlessness and the early quitting as a rational decision to avoid damaging the ankle further when he might need it for future tests but that isn't all the grip strength he comes second to last in ahead only of MTA and only by a few points shaa isn't stupid Mia's body is diligently honed under that P uniform unless hagakure is secretly ripped midia is holding back a lot and that's ignoring his Quirk surely he must carry around string or elastic or wires to wrap around the grip tester he sandbags his sit-up score he trips partway through the side to side steps siding his hurt ankle he actually tries in the seated toe touch but only because he knows he can't do it he's wonderfully attentive between tests when he isn't talking to the less physically oriented students trying to gauge their middle school scored likely he watches and listens for other scores to base his own off trying to get a grasp for where to let his score land for minimum points without being suspicious but if he actively tries to lose then he has no potential no matter how skilled he is any student who doesn't want to be here threatens the development of the rest could threaten the lives of the rest in the future so the test ends and shouta calls up the result results and Mia's name is on the bottom midoria the child's face flattens from something oddly relieved into tense fear before pulling itself into a Grimace he swallows deeply there are Whispers from other classmates he levels an unimpressed glare at midoria ignoring them you have no potential get out one of the girls gasps loudly at that having thought this to be a Roose he ignores her there's always one wait you can't do that it isn't Mia or the girl who speaks up which is all that gives shout a pause instead it's a panicked mind of mind Breaking Free of the crowd with a leap powered by his bouncy shoes give me one good reason he helped me without him I I would have come last mind to sniffles at this admission rubbing scared tears from his eyes clearly he expects to be expelled in midoria place there's a second of silence as he processes this Revelation m is breathing shutters in an effort of forced calm me too comes another voice and it takes him a moment to pin voice to face then he realizes that's because there's no face to pin it to it's hagakure he helped me with my racing scores those racing scores are not insubstantial and her method took the kind of thinking that he encourages that's a point for midoria and this minda adds raising the soulle of his shoe to shoua revealing four sandco orbs on the bottom come to think of it that is distinctly midorya and its genius he gave me the idea for the grip tester thing cinari speaks up stepping forward Cuda steps forward too he raises his hands as if to sign something then seems to think better of it something to return to instead he joins the other students in the front nodding along emphatically uraka steps up too and shaa thinks it's about the exam before she says I help jiru Chan because of him jiru blinks then steps forward too can't argue with that she shrugs shouta counts the heads five no six counting hagakure seven as aoui hops up alongside eight as Ida steps up chopping the air M aan was the highest score ever in the exam if he doesn't deserve to be here I don't believe any of us can claim that right that just isn't manly C Shima decides joining them all enough shaa says finally and the hard quiet in his tone silences them all he turns back to a shellshocked midoria picking him apart with his eyes searching so thoroughly that his Quirk tries to snap into place midoria isuku the one who failed the written exam on a technicality and got in any way on another one the boy who blew all might's practical exam record out of the water squeezing all the use out of his storage Quirk that he possibly could the one now who helped his classmates become better versions of themselves Who convinced another to do the same within a single morning but most importantly the one who threw all his progress all his advantages away for why shaa asks the only question he can think to ask it makes no sense he's missing something he knows it and he wants to know what neria coms a little at the question surreptitiously rubbing away tears and when he uncovers his face it's a mask of confidence as he pulls his hands behind his back because everyone here has potential he says simply and then shaa understands the person with the lowest score overall will be deemed devoid of potential and expelled he'd said shaa has seen nothing but Potential from this boy but he's the one with the lowest score midia engineered exactly this situation right down to the outcry from his classmates shout his hands or tied he can't expel anyone at least in midoriya's mind shouta is not midoria if you hadn't given hagakure that idea she would have come last shouta dead pants he knows that that honor likely would have gone to MTA but hagakure's case is more compelling because thanks to Mia's interference she's fourth on the leaderboard explain why I shouldn't expel her instead there's a pause the invisible girl he clarifies tiredly and sudden understanding flashes across Mia's face he didn't even know their names can you prove she'd come last midia counters which shout a can't besides she'll see opportunities like that in everything from now on as long as she isn't talking she could use context clues to make people think she's anywhere that's her potential now shouta blinks realizing that he's right a simple suggestion when it worked must have opened up all sorts of possibilities in hair's mind and M MTA cringes at the attention but midoria stands strong he can use his Quirk for bouncing instead of just sticking now and he has great mobility and he was the first one to stand up for me and again why shouldn't I expel you a student who doesn't try their hardest has no potential regardless of anything else it's a bluff but mitter's Mouth drops open anyway but then he schools his expression and says boldly head raised high this is trying my hardest if you do expel me then you should because I'd have nothing to learn from a teacher that doesn't understand that sheer guts aside he has shouta there if shaa were such a blind brained an idiot that he couldn't see the overwhelming potential oozing from midor his being and the pains he has gone through to construct this everybody win scenario then he would hang up his teaching license without a second thought and if shaa expelled him now despite all he's seen he glances over the half of the class still stood shoulder Tosh shoulder with midy there would be blood welcome to class 1a he grins madly dude that was so bad ass cinari proclaims loudly as they walk back heedless of the teacher listening in you totally had him beat pulling from years of underground hero work shouta very carefully does not look towards him this budding conversation feels enlightening somehow oh oh thanks mider replies glowing with embarrassment and maybe a little pride I wasn't sure it would work actually but I think principal nzu would have backed me up if I explained it to him yes he would have done the rat adores those kinds of Mind Games and judging by mider as Trust they're acquainted and on good terms a relieved sigh escapes him unbidden that would be a shito he'd lose that argument swayed by the mere fact that midorya actually had a fallback plan and they'd never take his threats of expulsion seriously again C how did you know everyone had potential minda asks like he's afraid of the answer given that his score is one of the lowest despite his improvements it isn't surprising everyone has potential midia says like it's obvious emboldened by his success the only way to not have potential is to give up on finding it or just must have a bad personality for hero work I guess Camari frowns but what if your Quirk is something like I don't know something a hero can't use name one he fires back immediately with no hesitation oh how naive to make a challenge so bold where the teacher can hear him chromatic eye shouta Cuts in to various Yelps and yells of surprise your eye color changes depending on your mood it's his grandmother's Quirk and it's one of the few that even shouta struggles to find uses for in the hero industry anything he can think of is just too situational or won't actually work due to the color change being restricted to the user's mood instead of directly control and midal lights up when he hears it that's a 100% accurate physical sign of your mood a hero with that Quirk would appear way more trustworthy and it would be nearly impossible to impersonate them properly even with mimicking and Quirk copying quirks because nobody can copy their mind plus you could hook up an eye to a sensor and have a hero costume that changes color to match your eyes to make you harder to see in certain situations or to act as Dazzle camouflage you could have systems in place to manipulate your emotions to keep you calm when you need to be or to automatically deploy anesthetic when you're in pain so you can fight for longer if you get good at keeping your emotions in check you could have a hero costume that changes shape depending on your mood to make you more intimidating when you're angry or more approachable when you're trying to calm someone down you could base an entire hero gimmick on that maybe a blue-eyed folk hero yelloweyed dragon dichotomy and you could switch fighting styles to match your mood with a costume that responds to improve your current style which would throw villains off he devolves into a murmuring tangent about how an ie would actually accomplish the color change and whether it would be possible to harvest those pigments or create them at a faster rate not noticing everyone else's stunned silence he did it the problem child actually did it he thought up better uses for that Quirk the very Quirk that taught shouta that pretending anyone could be a hero was an irrational oversimplification then shouta had in his entire life in the span of 2 minutes without so much as a stutter and better yet Shout caught a recording of the whole conversation deuk Kan you're mumbling again nice girl prods gently and isuku snaps back into reality apologizing as he simultaneously realizes that he's not sure where they are never mind that can you really do that for any Quirk you hear about that's so cool he blinks I guess so it's kind of a reflex at this point it's easier for some quirks than for others because a lot of the time the same effect can have a lot of different causes and that changes how the cause could be repurposed to get a different effect mice girl stared uncomprehendingly and he size okay take chromatic eye the change in eye color could be caused by a material in the iris that reacts to electrical impulses to change its color in this case if you can safely Harvest some of that material from the eye and synthesize more of it you could make a color changing suit and that could be applied to your image as a hero but if the color change was caused by something else you wouldn't be able to do that but other things might be possible instead some quirks are just hard to Define even if you see them in action she's nodding intently at as his explanation comes to an end and he has a moment to Muse how gratifying it is to have someone listening to and following along with their thoughts for once maybe they'd make a good teacher sometime in the future but what about something like my Quirk nice girl prompts after a moment he levels her with a knowing look and she has the decency to look chastised okay so I'm curious so sue me he Chuckles I've actually been meaning to talk with you about that I don't think your Quirk is what you think it is she's lost for words for a moment how so well when you were swinging that street light around in the exam what kind of damage did it cause her confusion doesn't waver crushing right it crushed them it's not a trick question yeah but if it crushes things then that means it still has mass right which means you're making it ignore gravity instead right my Quirk makes things float but if you're just making it ignore gravity how do you swing it her face begins to show the beginnings of realization so he presses on if it still has mass it's too heavy to swing but if it doesn't have mass it's too light to do it any damage nice girl's mouth Works without the cooperation of her brain for a moment but then what is it right he asks for her and she nods helplessly it's assist of telekinesis when you touch something you're actually imbuing it with telekinetic power which then assists You by making the object act as if it were weightless that raises so many questions daa nice girl she stopped walking at some point isuku abruptly realizes when he turns and she isn't there anymore instead she's leaning against a half Open Door a white knuckled hand on the handle pale-faced and breathing deeply in congruously her pinky is raised oh God they've really screwed this up haven't they you don't just drop that kind of Revelation on someone not when quirks are so woven into people's identities what do you say in a situation like this wait isaa Sensei is a prero he could he's gone along with the rest of the class probably already back in the classroom and isuku still doesn't know their way around great not knowing what else to do isuku flits back to nice girl's side pulls her from the doorway and gently pushes down on her shaking shoulder come on let's sit down for a bit okay she nods wordlessly swallowing and sinks to the floor her back to the wall now unburdened her foot Taps listlessly to no beat in particular but her breathing begins to even out as the minutes pass and as the minutes pass it slowly Dawns on isuku what were they thinking they just purposely bomed a test on the first day of UA on a hunch on a whim a plan with an entire 3 seconds of thought behind it what if aawa Sensei hadn't listened to the other students what if he just sent them home what if he didn't need to go through nzu at all what if nzu didn't agree with them didn't help them out because he expected better of them than to make such a stupid dearu come someone takes his hand and squeezes it slowly nice girls voice filters in and they reconstruct the scenario in their head right they're sitting on the floor of an unknown hallway being comforted by the person whose worldview they just tilted so who goes first is the first thing that rolls out of his mouth before he thinks to shut it when they've both somewhat recovered from their simult aneous panic attacks nice girl laughs a little too hard and he's not really sure what's funny but the pause gives him a chance to regain his wits you first I think that makes most sense talking about nice girls Quirk will put her at ease and it's a comfort zone for isuku they can deal with the expulsion thing later I just my quirk's called zero gravity and I've always loved the stars and my Quirk made me feel like I was closer to them I guess but if it's just telekinesis instead I lose that she rubs her head grinning sheepishly it sounds stupid when I say it out loud doesn't it not really quirks are a part of you learning they aren't what you thought they were is a bit like a bit like learning that you're trans their mind supplies they try to shake it away but the thought clings driving out anything less anything they could use to fill the gaps it's like challenging your identity right he finally settles on settling further and rubbing tears from his eyes for the eenth time today he's practically lying down now and nice girl is the same and he's thirsty probably from all the crying he pulls a pair of bottled mineral water from storage and hands one to nice girl who smiles and Pops it open a hearty Swig later and they're both a little more grounded in reality so telekinesis nice girl finally prompts you said it was um what was it assist of telekinesis it assists you in moving things so he Trails off unsure where he was going with the sentence so she Echoes what does that change well it depends how it works even if we know it's telekinesis we don't know how much of it is based on your perception and expectations and and how much is set in stone for all we know if you touch an object expecting it to become super heavy it might do that or you might be able to make things move it will or tell when an object under your control is being moved by something else there's all sorts of possibilities for now though he was going to suggest having a fan blow on the object but they'd need the creation girl for that and for that they'd need to find they're skipping class on the first day uh we need to go uh you're right having lost their way isuku and nice girl rejoin Class A good 20 minutes late but isawa Sensei gives them a once over and silently motions them to their seats do they really look that pitiful there's a lot of whispering especially from Pinky and shocker group and some of what they have to say has him blushing to the roots of his hair the second day they've ever met is a little early for that and then the rest of the school day is normal relatively speaking in a school with staff comprised entirely of pro- Heroes normal is somewhat subjetive a term but still outside of hero studies they have most of the same classes that they had in Middle School in similar ways maybe a little more difficult but still perfectly manageable there's no interruptions no swerves in the lesson plan no explicit threat of expulsion the big difference is kaken where in middle school he was Rowdy and cocky even in front of the teacher getting into UA where he doesn't have the same Report with the highest Authority is giving him pause he glares he swears but he doesn't explode the only kind of disappointing thing is that between the class seating assignments and the chaos of lunchtime especially with the need to find a hidden spot to eat as isum they don't have have the chance to speak with the green-haired Frog girl they know must be froppy later on when Mom asks about their day isuku has nothing but smiles for her something felled off to katsuki somehow he felt like he was missing something in class today effing deu was there that's something inexplicably top of the class like the cheating bastard he is idiot changed his hair too and even if it looks exactly the effing same as it always did it means he's hiding something katsuki isn't a goam why would the fer change his hair now of all days he isn't like shitty hair he wouldn't know occasion if it slapped him in the face he's a scheming son of a beach who treats katsuki like he's somehow less than Deco patronizing and effing nigh he kicks his work drawer so hard it leaves a dent and drops the train of thought there's a knock on the front door then 5 minutes later when he sorted everything into its place and is just getting to the homework a knock on his bedroom door he slams the door open sees green and his pencil snaps of course it's shitty deu here to take katsuki's shattered dream of glory and wipe his ass on it of course he isn't satisfied with showing him everyone up with a effing fake Quirk who else could it beu isn't green anymore is he it's bad girl katsuki doesn't brighten up but maybe the day does a little this isn't as stupid as it feels she tells herself lies to herself isuku position in the hero course is tenuous at best right now they've looked up the rules for transferring to the hero course via the sports festival and not only do they need to place on the podium but only one student can be transferred per year that's Insanity isaku has an advantage AG what with already having access to the hero course education but the sports festival all happens in one day and fatigue mental more so than physical will set and fast if they use their Quirk too much not to mention the competitors like kaken nice girl in peppermint who could wipe the floor with isuku in the right circumstances are the freefor all in the team exercise where isuku will be most vulnerable before the one-on-one battles are even mentioned long story short it's unlikely to happen they refuse to be caught without a backup plan again so a new vigilante takes to the streets with a phone a pipe and a short-range teleportation Quirk yeah no even she isn't quite dumb enough for that she's only walking down the street at night in all black in a face mask with a short pipe and a burner phone in her Pockets maybe taking a few shortcuts through dimly lit Alleyways on her way to an undefined destination it isn't like she's looking for trouble honest chuckling to herself she pulls out the phone and begins to acquaint herself with it perhaps she should have done that earlier it's one of those bulky feature phones with a backlit LCD screen theoretically designed for the older generation who'd be used to them except smartphones have been around since pretty much the dawn of quirks in practice they're more helpful for people with quirks that limit their success with touch screens or for people who want something cheaper less breakable or longer lasting than a smartphone that or well what is 's using it for the model they got isn't exactly Charming but it has a few handy shortcut buttons so she doesn't need to SI through menus a flashlight a poor quality camera SMS link to katsuki's own burner and an emergency button on the back which notifies him of her location when she's in danger she was surprised katsuki agreed to that one demanded it in fact in their impromptu planning session they'd have thought he distanced himself from a vigilante to avoid risking his career by association but instead he launched himself into the idea with gusto with only a short Heroes work with Vigilantes all the time F off for explanation it's an excuse because only underground Heroes tend to work with Vigilantes and katsuki is aiming for number one and will accept no substitutes perhaps the sludge villain incident affected him more than he lets on after an experience like that nobody left to lean on she can see why he'd want to keep her from the same she's brought from her thoughts by a scuffle up ahead and she looks up just in time to watch as a heavy set man is dragged into an alley the man swears vigorously when he loses his grip on the Wall's Corner his hand comes away bloody and he disappears Behind the Bricks isumi stores her shoes and silently Treads her way over to the corner as fast as she can under the background noise she wishes she could do anything but Chance a peek around but she takes the risk and does just that I don't have a phone the victim is saying as she pulls her Hood over her face and creeps into through the Shadows the mugger slit eyes are a glow in the dark as she stands outside arms length unnaturally still glaring holes in him the victim is gesticulating wildly in frustration but his legs stay very conspicuously stationary she seems just as annoyed pinching the bridge of her snout what kind of guy doesn't have a phone how are you supposed to do anything without a phone effing emails I'm not some needy brat I can wait a few hours for a reply let me go already she draws what looks like a table knife but is probably scarily sharpened and iyi swallows so heavily she's sure they'll hear her they don't though well give me something damn it I don't care what the funny thing about quirks that rely on eyesight is how easily their users get tunnel vision one punch to the side of the head drops the mugger and the knife like a rock and before she can so much as curse iumi is on her and zip tying her wrists together good hustle she Huffs in amused satisfaction that was almost easy though her wrist aches a little now FF off manages the freshly concussed basilisk woman from the dirty floor somehow it lacks any real heat snicky Beach here let me get that for you asumi rolls her onto her side then pulls her straight into a sitting position to the amusement of both mugger and victim hey could you call the police she asks the victim and gets a very unimpressed look in return still don't have a phone he says blandly oh right there's an awkward silence and then she remembers the burner phone it Rings three times before Emergency Services how can I help you comes from the other end and she's directed to the police department hello I found a Mugger isimi blinks rapidly for a moment all social ability leaving her head pulling the phone from her ear hey where are we she asks nobody in particular both sides of the conflict slump in resignation I'll go check says it feels awkward just calling him the victim but that's who he is until he gives a name don't bother snake lady says before he can take a step he tries to anyway but her eyes are trained on him long enough to finish it's right outside the rabar valley in alderon why I'm cold she snaps irritably and isumi shuts up you have a mean hook but you're hella dense to right victim says and From This Moment forth isumi will take great pleasure in his nickname you're not supposed to back up your mugger she points out indignantly vaguely a part of her is aware of the police officer slowly dozing off on the other end of the line but it doesn't quite click for the moment he scoffs even a stopped clock is right twice a day snake lady s up both tied up feet and slams them down on victim's toes Beach I just wanted to make a call she yells over his cursing then why did you hold me at knife point I panicked why did Miss dot dot do Mis she breaks off side eyeing isumi expectantly MX isumi supplies tiredly rubbing her eyes what is life anyway why did MX up over here tried to knock my block off well I also panicked you had a knife you were waving it in his face I didn't mean it okay then why were you carrying a knife it's a table knife I have a fork too it only devolves from there and somehow by the end of the whole entirely insane debacle the newly dubbed MX up has traded numbers with both snake lady and victim who actually both own phones and know their numbers by heart but who both left them at home today by some massive coincidence snake lady gets her phone call to on a x UPS burner to assure her family that she hasn't been murdered since she went off the grid 3 days ago and she's just been walking home because she's flat broke and took a wrong Train by that point in the conversation is Umi is just super ready to collapse into bed already so she doesn't pay enough thought to keep track of everything and anyway that's around when the police arrive so the three share a police car back to the station and a far more amicable game of Icey than any of the officers can begin to Fathom by unspoken agreement the incident is sold as a simple misunderstanding and snake lady's illegal Quirk use and a me Up's minor bludgeoning quirkless though it may be aren't BR snake lady waves a happy goodbye as the cop car pulls away to take her home isum is allowed to keep the face Mas mask on and she and victim are released under the world following standard protocol did did they do it does this count are they a vigilante yet sighing isuku kicks off their shoes and crumples onto the couch a full two hours later than they'd planned and running on as many brain cells the door slowly Creeks closed in their wake leaving them in almost pitch Darkness not that they'd prefer an alternative they just need a minute to reform from their constituent atoms and then they'll find the energy too the light clicks on isuku it's time to get up comes mom's Gent voice from the door groggy isuku un stores their smartphone a new day is here blares merily through Tenny speakers the soundtrack of their impending doom I won't ask where you were last night Mom continues as isuku blindly swipes at the screen she finishes the sentence just as the alarm shuts off leaving the living room discomforting silent they literally crack an eye open sending awareness through their body is umi's body the two feel distinctly different though they couldn't voice how it's time to get up isak isumi Mom reminds her again just as gently vaguely she's aware that she's been staring into space for several seconds it's your second day of you isumi Springs off the cushions as the urgency slams into her like a truck I'm not late am I no I can't be late on the second day you're not I missed like half a lesson already yesterday wait wh how long do I I see KU my it's 6: a.m. isumi blinks rapidly shocked into Stillness laboriously she calculates 6 a.m is she collapses back into the cushions I'm going back to sleep a wat of folded up clothes strikes her face not a chance get ready for school or I might actually want to know why you're sleeping on the sofa isi gets ready for school isu's hero costume is the same blue green as the track suit he wore for the entrance exam they'd love to wear the cheerful Pride inspired suit mom showed them before they planned to even but as they tried to send in the specifications and the base outfit to the support department the more they wrote the further the heat drained from their face the more their hands shook the drier their throat became in the end they finished the shakily Written Letter and packed the pride costume but they just couldn't find the strength to hand it in izuku's lip curls in frustration as he opens the Box further revealing the new gear built by the support department it's such a stupid hang-up if anyone even knows the non-binary pride colors let alone connects them to izuku's costume as anything more than a coincidence it isn't like the costume's patterning is anything close to those clean horizontal stripes after all they're probably already part of the community he sigh and clips the box back shut dragging it by the handle off the shelf something to deal with in the future he Ducks around a corner between here and the changing rooms as they always did in middle school as bummed as isuku is with their costume and as tired as there extracurricular activities made them and really they should have picked better Patrol times or researched some resting techniques beforeand all of that is washed away by the slow onset of giddy realization that this is heroics taught by all might they hope he's taken some of their advice to heart in the past 10 months all might's facade is practically impenetrable to the naked eye so they won't truly be able to tell until they see him in action and it isn't as if they can ask him as isuku especially with a costume designed after him what were they thinking putting a smile on the respirator shaking his head isuku Tunes back into all might's explanation of the exercise the class is split into teams of two with one team per match as Heroes and the other as villains the villain team hides a fake bomb and the heroes try to touch it before time runs out it's a massive oversimplification of real life the bomb would need disarming the villain would try to escape the blast unless they're suicidal okay that isn't important right now switch tracks isaku turns around the two teams in their mine if they're a villain they should keep the bomb as inaccessible as possible from the most likely Avenues of attack and preferably keep it at least somewhat mobile as well in case of emergency for most matchups that means keeping it high up in the building for others away from Windows and roof access near the windows or the stairs but only if enemy Mobility is limited if they're a hero villain team midia isaku and Ayu and facing them all might rummages in the box of names for a moment picking out two more Todoroki shaow and M minoru great now that they know who they're dealing with they can start to make some actual plans now their Partners Quirk is um well they'll meet their Partners soon enough so they'll have more time to form a plan as long as they know the hero team's quirks they'll be dot dot dot find dot dot dot perhaps they should have memorized some names yesterday midorya he Yelps in Fright at the new voice tamping down the urge to switch to isumi to make themselves harder to headit standing there for who knows how long is froppy he blinks at the Frog girl from yesterday you're uh he forgot her name come on all might said it less than a minute ago are they just destined to call Everyone by nicknames for all eternity half might she nods matter of factly back at him your midia isuku she politely ignores or maybe doesn't notice his rening face at the username as he tries desperately not to glance in all might's Direction he thinks he almost succeeds no wait Focus on the assignment they can catch up later which ones are the hero team froppy points with two oversized fingers or are those just the gloves at what may be the oddest impromptu pair in the class the one with red and white hair and the great boy fire ice and sticky orbs he recalls their quirks from yesterday wincing that's an awful matchup Quirk wise for froppy especially Crepes has the potential to be very stealthy and mobile perfect for the hero team he could enter from any point in the building severely limiting their options for the bomb's location he's small difficult to capture but his quk is perfect for capturing them meanwhile Peppermint's quk is a perfect counter for froppy amphibious cork users are almost invariably cold-blooded so it's very likely that froppy is too I am she confirms and the volumes of ice that peppermint was outputting yesterday would easily be enough to slow her if not outright send her into hibernation and he could freeze both them in the bomb to the ground limiting their Mobility even further really he could probably take them both out and win the exercise in a single wave of ice and peppermint knows that two isaku thoughts grind to an enlightened halt h and with that costume it's highly likely that I'll be right back he murmurs Shadow will win this he has no doubt perhaps it's better to say that his team will win this but the truth is the same he will overwhelm them it will be over begin calls all might across the speakers now ice bursts from his body down the Halls up the stairs and it's over the Frog likee girl cannot handle temperatures this low he reflects as he walks the boy's storage Quirk is no mat for his and that is assuming they both aren't trapped in his eyes which they could not have seen coming minda climbing the walls of the building from the outside was spared from the ice but he is inconsequential Shadow climbs the icy stairs with equal parts practiced ease and the aid of his spiked boots midia that was his name even if he is able to fight he is alone now and weaker than Shadow and Shadow is in his element more than metaphorically he arrives on the second floor Mia appears smart enough however and will not have allowed the bomb to be placed near the edges of the building shaow has no reason to check the windowed rooms if he is incorrect he supposes minda will have a use in this exercise after all third floor his musings come up short and he simply takes in the sounds of his own footsteps crunching lightly in the frost he adjusts the false ice Gauntlet on his left side vicious satisfaction in his chest at the thought of what the old man would think if he saw this costume he glances into the rooms as he passes there is little to see minimal Furnishings all frozen over as expected until he blinks this room isn't Frozen perhaps the door was closed when he released his right side which means that since then it was opened he steps inside a slight crunch beneath his feet despite the lack of frost odd he peers down but the room is too dimly lit to tell what it is he probably shouldn't step on it Shadow continues on suspicions mounting as he goes most of the rooms are frozen over but some have the same crunch underfoot and these rooms are in various states of cold some are as icy as all the others some are entirely spotless of ice he notices that the doors are Untouched by Frost to they weren't closed after all frowning he freezes one of the untouched rooms it ices over as he half expected it not to but with an odd crackling sound that lingers long afterwards strange he picks up the pace across the floor the crunching heavier beneath his boots then up to floor four crunch that one was different more pronounced he glances down it's that grit again wait grit there he is just as madori Chan said he would be Sue double checks her grip on the fragile flower sack in her arms she waits and patiently watches as Todoroki Chan glances into each room when he comes to the first sight of their experiments he stops halfway into the room and glances down then hastily steps back out he checks the next rooms more thoroughly also part of the plan the evidence has been dealt with as best as they could he shouldn't see it coming she Shivers and forces down an unhappy ribet curling further into the thick layers of borrowed clothes most of them speak horror stories of Midori Chan's fashion sense but she can't complain not when the innermost one is a lilipad green turtleneck decorated all over with little cesy pink and lime frogs the thought brings some welcome warmth to her cheeks and she Burrows further into the clothes to protect them from the frigid air she has a small heater built into her hero suit but it's fairly loud she'll have to wait until she engages to turn it on until then she's sluggish but at the very least she's warm enough to Stave away her sleepiness as Todoroki Chan continues to check the rooms she HPS the sack onto her shoulder and climbs silently into position clinging to the wall above and behind the the stairs she listens as he clears the floor speeding up the further he goes and then he comes into view below her tromping up the ice stairs until she has a perfect view of the back of his head she presses her earpiece and runs her finger over the mic knowing that Midori Chan will recognize the signal Todoroki Chan stops at the top step where the ice ends peering down at the stuff he's treading on he realizes just a moment too late and she strikes her tongue sling is sloppily aimed under the extra layers in the cold air so the sack impacts between his shoulder blades w rather than the back of his head as she was aiming for still it does the job and he collapses onto his hands and knees shielding the unmasked half of his face as the sack explodes into a cloud of fine Brown dust she leaps in close and Loops her tongue around his arm to drag him further off balance but he quickly encases it in a layer of ice and she's forced to let go before they're stuck together wrong arm she chides rolling her cold tongue around in her mouth Pim for the one covered in the tacky fake ice Todoroki Chan stares picking himself off the ground and wrenching his right arm free from his eyes his mouth Twitches down into slightly more of a scowl and that's the only warning Sue gets Before ice bursts from his right side crumbles the structure Falls in on itself even as he builds it and by the time it reaches her it's little more than slush crackling angrily in the sudden shock silence it worked it worked catching herself staring Sue flips the switch on her heater and ribbits with Newfound Vigor as the heat washes over her loosening her stiff joints Todoroki Chan tries again with the deepest scowl she's seen from him yet but the dust in the air stops the ice from forming properly and once again it breaks down into a quickly melting slurry she leaps a little clumsily to the side Todoroki Chan tracing her movements with his right arm what is this he growls as his third attack collapses wetly to the floor She says a frog her tongue strikes true this time swinging around Todoroki Chan's left wrist as his incredulous anger leaves him stunned unable to set it a light through his costume he tries to reach over and freeze it instead but she hops up to the ceiling and allows him to dangle BCE bouncing him up and down to dislodge him when he tries to reach up anyway Mori Cham she tries to say around her tongue into the earpiece I Baku as if summoned Midori Chan barrels around the corner from downstairs something purple and white Loosely dangling in his arms he's only a few steps away when she recognizes it as a capture tape with one of mind to Chan's orbs attached to one end young Todoroki has been captured isuku drops his hands onto his knees as froppy now shorts several layers of clothes to free up her movements a bit sets peppermint down and a dry Corner three limbs handily wrapped in the capture tape and his left arm pinned to his side by grapes sticky orb peppermint for his part scowls mildly but maybe that's just how his face looks grapes Got Away isuku pants chest burning what he wouldn't give to be isim me right now he kept sticking me with traps I could store them but they kept slowing me down I was looking for him for ages Sue nods glancing upwards at a quiet metallic clanging sound and the bomb still on the top floor I held grapes off so he came in on the third floor he gasps bug I think I hate stairs now we still need to the clanging grows louder and isuku groans he's in the vents madori Chan he heard us we need to stop him frappy spots him first apparently by simple virtue of being faster than isuku there's a metallic clatter in a high pitch scream from around the corner then a wump and an oof when isuku rounds the corner it's to see froppy anchored To The Ground by her tongue grapes making a flying leap with a gleeful warer and an orb in each hand one orb barely scrapes froppy's gloved hand and sticks fast and grapes slam dunks it downwards pinning her belly up with her legs bent awkwardly behind her the other orb sticks to the floor and grapes rebounds deafly off of it Landing heavily on froppy's stomach she wheezes with the impact froppy and grapes eyes meet Paradise grapes murmurs reverently froppy flushes uh this situation is weird this is weird right the moment is broken when all might announces froppy captured and isuku eyes snap to grapes isuku will treasure the little Eep that spills out of grape's mouth for a very long time oh no oh god he's a demon minero sticks the inside corner wall with a ball and swings off it dropping another one under his foot to double as a trap later that should slow him down right he glances back in a moment of weakness and trips on nothing just in time to watch the massive bulky form of midia performed the exact same swing oh crap minoru whimpers aloud as midia stores the ball in his crazy Opus Quirk freeing himself from its grasp but the momentum he had the demon flies directly over him reflex finds a ball hurdling to intercept Mia's flight path and minoru knows before it happens that he'll be stuck dot dot dot but he also knows it won't be for long Mia's foot catches and minoru is out of there forget looking badass and making the chicks Swoon right now minoru is just going to run like a beach he hears an almost worrying snap from behind him but screw that noise he's not taking the bait this time recovery girl can deal panting and praying for his continued existence minu breaks down the next vent cover he sees and swings inside he'll search for the bomb from in here it's it's somewhere on the top floor he knows that much from spying and he's got plenty of time to search but plenty of time will pass and he won't find it who was the MVP for this match all might is asking as isuk kimson supported by froppy and a scowling that must just be his resting face peppermint yes yzu isaku can't see who's talking over the gaggle of people who wave to them as they stumble through the door grapes dejectedly scuffing up the floor as he skulls in behind them but they keep it quiet so everyone hears what the speaker has to say it was midy s they say concisely he set up the plan to neutralize Todoroki San's Quirk with Road grit including testing out different levels of coarseness and asked me to provide him with some before the match began with your candid permission of course of course all might beams and it is always important too use all the resources you have available to to you he flushes in embarrassment coughing gently into his hand ah you were still talking sorry Mia also circled the bomb back to the entrance where the hero team had already searched using mind descend Quirk to stick it to the ceiling the three other students in the exercise turn astonished to isuku and his face heats up and then kept this information to himself preventing the hero team from Discerning its true location the other participants were each effective in their own roles but Todoroki San was overly assured in his own power minasan allowed himself to be led astray by bad Intel and despite her skilled takedown of Todoroki San a suie s froppy says something under her breath that isuku can't hear became Hasty and allowed herself to be captured overall midia went above and beyond to guarantee his team the win so he was the MVP it's funny though for all that the villain team dominated thanks in large part to isuku this doesn't feel like much of a win to them isuku picks at the sleeve of their blue hero costume they just feel dissatisfied okay sadly the chapter is over and if you enjoyed the video just leave a like And subscribe with post notification so when the next 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Published: Fri Apr 12 2024