A/N: To that one guest reviewer from friggin ages ago (you know who you are): no u
Also, regarding the very OOC Bakugo, I did that on purpose because I really don't like the canon portrayal of the character. I decided that on rare occasions he'd actually have a personality other than just 'absolute douchecanoe', and I hope you guys like that.
(Sorry if this time skip seems abrupt, but I've had a good idea and the plot between then and now is kinda bleh canon-y so I'm gonna try to get to the good stuff quicker)
B/N: our aspiring author was going to waste you amazing audience members on some weird slice of life thing where he went in depth into ua's culture and classes. i turned him off of that, needless to say.
also, the author has finally finished competing in the international belly dancing grand tour, and will now be able to update more frequently. please congratulate him on his spectacular performance. he placed 4th in the whole of russia.
Damn beta got out of cryogen again.
Izuku stared upward in awe at the towering Yuuei building. Today was the big day, the day he was going to face his biggest challenge yet. He checked his stats one more time, marvelling at the incredible numbers that were making his dream a possibility.
Name: Izuku Midoriya
Level: 19
Title: The Gamer
HP: 4675 / 4675
SP: 4875 / 4875
STR: 207
STM: 195
DEX: 174
VIT: 187
INT: 179
WIS: 195
Original Quirk: The Gamer (Provides the Gamer's Mind and Gamer's Body Abilities)
Received Quirk: One For All (Allows usage of One For All abilities)
The young teen could hardly believe that those stats were his, and not some pro hero's. He'd transformed from an unusually fit and athletic kid to a physical powerhouse in a mere 10 months, just about doubling every single stat through hard work and exercise. The last four months with Kacchan and Toshinori (or "Dr. Yagi" in front of Kacchan) had also equipped him with a wide variety of highly effective combat abilities, both with and without his new quirk.
Toshinori had helped him hone his control over One For All very well, and the progress they'd made had been impressive. Although he couldn't fully control his power level yet, nor use the full power of One For All without injuring himself, Izuku had unlocked a couple power limiters that allowed him to use his quirk with trivial repercussions, and he had come up with a few moves that limited the amount of his body that was damaged from using One For All.
Surprisingly, various spars with Kacchan had also helped Izuku come up with some new moves. The explosive blond was quite creative with his quirk, using the concussive force of his explosions to launch himself through the air and maneuver around Izuku during spars. Izuku appropriated the idea for Kacchan's move, creating an ability that allowed him to launch or maneuver himself using the shockwaves from various One For All attacks. He'd also adapted to Bakugo's up close and personal fighting style by creating a few non-quirk-enhanced moves to counteract Bakugo's hand-to-hand combat abilities.
Izuku was jolted from his thoughts when someone shouldered into him from behind, shoving him forward a step. "Don't just sit and gawk like a jackass, Deku, get a move on. We've got an entrance exam to ace."
Izuku quickly resumed walking, not wanting to be late to the exam. He had not been the only one to make serious progress during the last four months; Kacchan had also improved by leaps and bounds under Toshinori's apt tutelage.
Name: Katsuki Bakugo
Level: 17
Title: Student
HP: 2400 / 2400
SP: 2375 / 2375
STR: 107
STM: 95
DEX: 102
VIT: 96
INT: 77
WIS: 84
Quirk: Explosion (Allows usage of Explosive abilities)
Izuku was impressed by how much Kacchan had improved, even without the benefits of Gamer's Body. His childhood friend had thrown himself into their training, managing to keep pace with Izuku's level increase despite taking longer to heal and recover between training sessions. The boy had been quite strong for his age before; now, he was a force to be reckoned with.
The two made their way inside, with Izuku periodically scanning the people they came across. He was pleased to note that very few competitors had raw stats comparable to Kacchan's, and that no one even came close to matching Izuku's (though admittedly, Izuku's stats were comparable to those of mid-level pro heroes, so anyone matching stats like that would be suspiciously strong). Some competitors had quirks that would provide a considerable advantage in the practical portion of the exam, however, so Izuku knew he and Kacchan would still have to work to earn their spot at Yuuei.
The theoretical exam was trivial for the two aspiring heroes. Izuku's analytical skills and practice with evaluating heroes and villains in a fight granted him a significant advantage on the 'simulated battle' questions, and his general intelligence and superb memory made short work of the 'general knowledge' questions. Bakugo had spent a significant amount of time practicing for the theoretical portion of the test in preparation for the entrance exam, so even though theoretical work was not his forte, the explosive blond was more than capable of answering the questions on the test satisfactorily.
Soon enough, the two were seated in a large auditorium, ready to hear the rules for the upcoming practical portion of the exam. Izuku was passing the time scanning random people from the crowd, trying and failing to find anyone of particular interest. Bakugo was fidgeting next to him, ready to blow something up after sitting still to take a test for several hours.
As the last few stragglers made their way in, the lights in the auditorium dimmed and three large screens behind the stage at the front powered on, displaying the logo for the school. A figure made his way up onstage as spotlights clicked on above him. Izuku scanned him.
Name: Present Mic
Level: 36
Title: Hero / Instructor
HP: 4425 / 4425
SP: 4500 / 4500
STR: 185
STM: 180
DEX: 176
VIT: 177
INT: 162
WIS: 164
Quirk: Voice (Allows usage of unique vocal abilities)
Izuku's jaw dropped. He knew intellectually that his stats matched up with those of pro heroes, but to actually see for himself that Present Mic, one of his potential teachers, famous pro hero that Izuku admired, had lower stats than Izuku did… In a fight, Present Mic's superior experience and greater familiarity and control over his quirk would probably tip the scales in his favor, but Izuku knew that it would be a very close fight, and if Izuku went all out with One For All and ignored the danger of permanent injury, he would almost certainly win.
The thought was at once sobering and exhilarating for the young hero-aspirant. Minus the official training at Yuuei and the hero certification, Izuku was theoretically ready to go out and take on bad guys right that moment. I wonder if I could convince All Might to let me go fight villains with him now? I'd be able to get a lot more XP that way.
The green-haired boy was brought out of his thoughts by a light smack to the back of his head. "You were mumbling again, Deku. Don't get us kicked out because you couldn't stay quiet." Izuku chuckled abashedly and rubbed his head, turning his attention back to the explanation of the practical portion of the exam, listening to the discussion of the robot-villains and their point values.
Izuku was surprised when a fellow examinee stood up, asking about the four villains on the printout, instinctively observing the boy.
Name: Unknown
Level: 16
Title: Student
HP: 1850 / 1850
SP: 2050 / 2050
STR: 87
STM: 82
DEX: 84
VIT: 79
INT: 73
WIS: 67
Quirk: Engine (+50% DEX & +100% movement speed per Gear active)
Izuku was fairly impressed with the boy's stats; they were higher than most that he'd seen so far. Unless he got unlucky during the actual exam, Izuku was fairly certain this one would be accepted by Yuuei.
"In addition, you, with the curly hair, have been muttering this whole time. It's distracting! If you're not going to take this examination seriously, you should leave now!"
Izuku turned bright red and slunk down in his seat as the examinee sat back down. Bakugo smirked at him. "Maybe now you'll actually shut up for five seconds."
Present Mic finished his explanation of the zero pointer, and before long the examinees were on their respective busses heading towards the battle centers. Izuku was ambivalent about the fact that he and Bakugo were testing at different centers; on the one hand, if they had been tested together they could have provided support for each other should either of them need it, but on the other, this way they wouldn't have to compete for points.
When the bus arrived at the battle center, Izuku was awed by the size of the testing area. The magnitude of the test really set in for him as he gazed at the massive city before him. He looked around at the various examinees gathered at his battle center, scanning several of them to get a feel for who he would have to compete with for points. His eyebrow raised when he caught sight of the one who had asked Present Mic about the zero pointer (and, incidentally, called Izuku out for muttering). Izuku walked over to him, having nothing better to do while waiting for the exam to start.
"Uh, hello. I'd, uh, like to apologize for muttering during the presentation earlier. It's a bad habit of mine when I start thinking really hard. I'm Izuku." He held out his hand towards his fellow examinee, who looked at Izuku appraisingly for a second before stiffly accepting the handshake.
"I am Iida Tenya. Thank you for apologizing for your unprofessional conduct; I suppose I cannot blame you for analyzing the rules of the exam. May the best examinee win!"
Izuku smiled and nodded. "May the best examinee win."
"OKAY… START!"
The doors to the battle center swung open, and many examinees looked up at the tower where Present Mic was standing in surprise and confusion. Izuku's eyes widened in surprise, but he came back to his wits and took off into the city with other examinees that weren't caught off-guard, pushing past some examinees that hadn't yet realized what was happening. On his personal Heads-Up-Display, a 10 minute timer started ticking down, recording the time remaining in the exam.
Izuku pushed 25% of the power of One For All into his legs, activating an ability he'd created called Speed Boost to dash ahead of the other competitors. He winced slightly; as opposed to a one-time burst ability, using One For All over time caused damage over time and used up his stamina quite a bit. Even using the 25% limiter, and even only using it on the lower half of his body, the damage was going to wear him down fairly quickly. Luckily, the exam was quite short, so he likely wouldn't run low on health or stamina before everything was over. He'd definitely be sore that evening though.
A cloud of dust and smoke obscured Izuku's vision as an examinee passed him. The green-haired boy squinted through the smokescreen and just barely made out a familiar looking blue outfit. May the best examinee win indeed.
Suddenly, a large robot with a large "1" painted on it burst out of the wall in front of Izuku. He was unfazed, however, and continued forward without slowing, scanning the one pointer in front of him.
Name: N/A (One Pointer)
Level: N/A
Title: Simulated Villain
HP: 1000 / 1000 (Armored: -50% DMG)
SP: N/A
STR: 100
STM: N/A
DEX: 50
VIT: 40
INT: N/A
WIS: N/A
Quirk: N/A
Interesting, they don't have certain stats because those stats don't apply to things that aren't alive. I don't know why Stamina isn't represented by the robot's battery life or something equivalent. Regardless, these one pointers aren't strong or robust enough to pose a challenge even if I weren't using One For All, and the one pointer even has unarmored weak points on its arm joints. These bots are designed to be a challenge to people with half my strength, I could likely take them down without using One For All at all. With One For All, it'll be trivial.
Even as he analyzed his opponent, he sped toward the bot, ready to obliterate it. Izuku jumped to maintain his momentum as he lifted a leg in a spinning kick, blowing straight through the flimsy armor on its front and reducing the one pointer to a cloud of debris.
You have destroyed a One Pointer!
Reward: 100 XP
XP: 7029 / 19.3k → 7129 / 19.3k
Total Points: 1
Izuku landed on his feet and resumed running, hoping to find somewhere with more targets. One point certainly isn't going to cut it in an exam like this. In a distant gap in the surrounding buildings, he could see some explosions and flying debris, likely from Tenya doing battle with more robots. He pushed himself, going as fast as he could without using a larger amount of One For All.
As he approached, he saw the remains of several robot villains lying around a Tenya-shaped blur, surrounded by numerous robots of all three point values. Despite his high speed and powerful attacks, the mock villains were still closing in on him, and Izuku knew that if the one pointer had 100 strength, the higher-point villains would be strong enough to deliver some fairly dangerous attacks. Izuku poured on the speed as he analyzed the two and three pointers, unwilling to let his fellow examinee to be hurt.
Name: N/A (Two Pointer)
Level: N/A
Title: Simulated Villain
HP: 1000 / 1000 (Armored: -50% DMG)
SP: N/A
STR: 100
STM: N/A
DEX: 100
VIT: 40
INT: N/A
WIS: N/A
Quirk: N/A
Name: N/A (Three Pointer)
Level: N/A
Title: Simulated Villain
HP: 1000 / 1000 (Armored: -90% DMG)
SP: N/A
STR: 200
STM: N/A
DEX: 50
VIT: 40
INT: N/A
WIS: N/A
Quirk: N/A
Interesting. Instead of being stronger, the two pointer is faster than the one pointer, making it more difficult to fight. The three pointer, on the other hand, is basically a tank, with really thick armor and no visible weak points like the one and two pointers. The two and three pointers shouldn't be a problem for me, though the three pointer might take a couple of hits to break through the thick armor.
As Izuku approached, Tenya jumped toward an approaching an approaching three pointer and used his engine-powered legs to deliver heavy kicks to the main body of the bot, denting the armor until it began to crumple. He followed up with a spinning kick that knocked the armor away fully, before thrusting his hand in and pulling out some important-looking electronics, shutting the three pointer down.
Unfortunately, this left him open to attack from behind; Izuku watched as a two-pointer darted toward him from behind, reeling back for an attack that would probably put the examinee out of the running if it landed. Izuku took a leap and flew into the clearing with the robots, delivering an axe kick directly to the weak point on the two pointer where its head connected to its body, causing the bot to explode satisfyingly and awarding Izuku two more points and 200 more XP.
Tenya turned, surprised, but recovered quickly and gave Izuku a nod of thanks before turning and taking the head off another precocious two pointer with a roundhouse kick. Izuku let him deal with the bots in front of him, choosing to take on the numerous faux villains that had attempted to surround his fellow competitor.
A three pointer and two one pointers charged forward as the others stayed back, apparently waiting for an opening. Izuku pushed the power of One For All into his hands and flicked his fingers at the approaching one pointers, knocking them backward and causing their armor to crumple under the force of the Delaware Smashes. They slowly got back up as the three pointer continued forward, directly into Izuku's waiting fist, which broke straight through its armor but didn't quite reach the circuitry within. With a grunt, Izuku pulled backward on the armor plating, tearing it off the three pointer and revealing the circuitry within.
Unfortunately, the three pointer was unwilling to sit idly as Izuku attacked it, and swung heavily at Izuku. The green-haired examinee was too encumbered by the sheet of metal still stuck on his arm to dodge. Izuku was launched backward, smashing through the wall of a nearby building and into a previously-dormant two pointer, which activated abruptly. Izuku's eyes widened, and he brought the armor plate on his arm in front of him just in time to block the two pointer's surprise attack.
Izuku slid back out the hole in the wall with a grunt, finally removing the sheet of metal from his arm and using a bit of One For All's power to chuck it at the approaching two pointer like a frisbee. The thick metal cut straight through the weaker armor of the bot, bisecting it horizontally.
The boy turned, only to be forced to duck under another massive swing from the three pointer. Izuku struck the vulnerable circuitry within it with a punch, causing it to explode in his face spectacularly. He stumbled back, coughing but unharmed. Jeez, these robots shouldn't be exploding like that… even if the battery had ruptured, that would be more of a spontaneous fire than an explosion. Maybe it's an implanted explosive to let examinees know when they dealt a killing blow to the bot's circuitry…
Izuku used a quick low-powered Delaware Smash to dissipate the black smoke in front of him, incidentally striking an approaching one pointer and bringing it down for good. Izuku launched a kick at the heavily damaged armor of the other, crushing the internal circuitry and causing another artificial explosion that signified the destruction of a bot. Alright, 10 points and there's still 8 minutes and change in the exam. As long as I can keep up this pace, I should be able to reach 60-ish points by the end of the exam, which should be more than enough to pass.
Izuku turned his attention back to the bots in front of him, consisting of a three pointer, a couple of two pointers and a one pointer. The three pointer and one pointer charged straight forward as the previous bots had, while the two pointers stayed on the periphery and circled around to flank Izuku.
Because of how slow the three and one pointers were compared to Izuku, he opted to take out the two pointers before they could become a problem. Darting to the right, he launched a powered-up punch that broke through the bot's weak armor and crushed the electronics within, which exploded as expected. He spun around as the other bot came up behind him, lashing out with a backhand that caused the entire left side of the bot to crumple inward.
Izuku heard the loud approach of the three pointer from behind and sent a strong back kick towards it, sending the bot back a few paces and ruining its front armor. The one pointer coming up next to it was reduced to debris with a powerful punch. Izuku sent two Delaware Smashes at the three pointer to finish it off.
Congratulations! Your skill "Power Limiter (25%)" has increased to LVL 3!
Congratulations! Your skill "Delaware Smash" has increased to LVL 5!
18 points in two and a half minutes. Huh. I really had nothing to worry about. I guess it's alright that I overestimated the difficulty of the entrance exam, but I haven't even had to break out any of my more innovative moves to deal with these bots yet. I didn't take into account that this test is designed to be possible for untrained children with decent quirks to do well in, not to be a challenge to a well-trained person with abnormally high physical abilities and the quirk of the top hero.
Izuku checked his HP and SP, and frowned slightly. Hmm, I need to pace myself. I've been throwing around One For All-powered moves pretty rapidly, which already burnt through a fifth of my stamina and a tenth of my health. I don't want to pass out or fracture a bone or something and be unable to continue.
Other examinees had been steadily streaming into the area as Izuku had finished off his opponents, and now that Izuku had a moment to breathe, he realized that the bot population in the clearing was dropping alarmingly fast. I need to find somewhere with some targets to destroy and fast, I can't compete with other examinees for targets like this and expect to do well.
Izuku took off down a nearby alley, looking for bots that hadn't been found yet. I did encounter that two-pointer in a building… Izuku powered up his fist and broke through the brick wall at the end of the alley, entering the building and almost running into a dormant one pointer. Before it even had a chance to activate, Izuku obliterated it with a punch.
Izuku was about to break through the next wall and head into the adjacent building when he heard a noise from above him, and realization struck. There must be bots on other floors as well. It makes sense that they would scatter robots throughout the buildings like this; it's used to simulate a villain's hideout, and allows smart examinees with stealth quirks to sneak up on the inactive bots in the buildings like they would sneak up on villains in their hideouts. Otherwise, students with quirks to keep them hidden wouldn't be able to get into Yuuei; they wouldn't have the abilities necessary to take out bots in open combat. But just like in a villain hideout, I made too much noise down here and alerted the other bots in the building to my presence, and now they're activating. Better deal with them quickly.
Izuku picked up a heavy chunk of wall lying on the ground beside him and threw it directly upward through the floor, following it up with a Kansas Smash to do more damage to the building with a pressure wave. Several floors were destroyed by the attack, and the bots within tumbled quickly towards the ground. Izuku darted out of the way and watched as a two pointer hit the ground hard, only to be crushed under a three pointer following it. The armor of the three pointer was enough to prevent it from being destroyed on impact, but Izuku's follow up punch did the trick. Alright, 24 points now.
Izuku continued to employ his new strategy, breaking through walls to hunt down bots in adjacent buildings. Izuku quickly realized that only about a third of the buildings had bots in them, and some appeared to have already been cleared out by like minded examinees, but the remaining ones always granted between two and eight points when Izuku broke the ceiling down, bringing his score up to 47 after five minutes and 20 buildings.
As the bots in his latest target building crashed to the ground in front of him, Izuku bent down and braced his hands on his knees, panting heavily.
You've gained +1 STM for exerting yourself.
Running from building to building with One For All and constantly using it to break through the ceiling and finish off bots has cost a lot of HP and SP. I've got plenty of points, and there's still a couple of minutes left, so if I take a moment to rest up before going to look for one last group of bots I should-
Izuku's thoughts were cut off as the building was suddenly obliterated by something very large passing through it, sending him straight through a wall and into the street with heavy bruising. Izuku rolled when he hit the ground, returning to his feet shakily to look up at the absolutely massive thing that had hit him. Holy- that is the zero pointer!?
Izuku wasn't about to stick around while that thing rolled over him. Gamer's Mind helped him keep his cool enough to scan the thing, but he was immediately high-tailing it out of there immediately after.
Name: N/A (Zero Pointer)
Level: N/A
Title: Simulated Villain
HP: 10000 / 10000 (Armored: -50% DMG)
SP: N/A
STR: 1000
STM: N/A
DEX: 50
VIT: 400
INT: N/A
WIS: N/A
Quirk: N/A
Jeez, that thing is insanely strong… guess that's to be expected though. Other than that, though, it's pretty slow and only has the weak armor of the one and two pointers. It's enormous, though, and tearing at it until I do 10000 damage would probably take a decent bit of time. No way I'm going to deal with that if I don't have to.
He pushed a quarter of One For All's power into his legs, but stumbled when pain exploded in his right leg.
Status Effect: Fractured Leg (-25% DEX, leg usage causes more damage)
Oh shit, I didn't take the extra damage from that hit into account. I think I just fractured something… I can still run and get out of the zero pointer's way, though it'll seriously harm that leg if I take it too far, but I won't be able to get many more points, if any. Hopefully forty-something will be enough.
Izuku grit his teeth and kept running, taking advantage of the pain tolerance granted by his Gamer's Mind to keep the power flowing to his legs despite the excruciating throb in his leg.
Suddenly, a shadow passed over his head, and he looked up to see a gigantic robotic hand fly forward with the force of a freight train. It impacted the ground hard about two dozen meters in front of Izuku, kicking up a tremendous cloud of dust and debris and sending the green-haired examinee tumbling backwards, further injuring him and causing immense pain to flare in his injured leg.
Izuku got back to his feet, favoring his right leg, only to realize that the zero pointer was almost on top of him, it's treads rumbling dangerously close to him. He tried to push One For All into his legs again, only to feel a dangerously high level of pain throb through his injured leg. If I try to run on this, it'll just shatter and I'll be helpless and in even more pain. Izuku was forced to put more of One For All into his other leg and try leaping forward to safety.
The powerful jump sent Izuku soaring forward, clearing the crater created by the zero pointer's punch before he came back down to Earth in a painful jumble of rolling limbs. He attempted to get back to his feet, avoiding putting weight on his right leg, only to feel another burst of pain in his left leg, accompanied by another status effect message. With a groan, he fell back to the ground and looked back at the zero pointer.
It's a fair distance away, but it's closing fast and the exam still has a minute and change to go, so I'll need to be farther away to avoid it. I can't run on my legs anymore, but I could still use One For All in my hands to launch myself to safety. I won't be getting anymore points, but at least-
Izuku's thoughts were cut off as he heard a groan from nearby. He glanced over with wide eyes at a fellow examinee, who appeared to be trapped under a rock and just waking up from unconsciousness. Looking across the debris-scattered road, he saw several more examinees either injured or unconscious lying in the path of the zero pointer.
There are so many people here… everyone is in this zero pointer's path. If it were just one or two, I could grab them and carry them with me, but there are too many. Yuuei wouldn't allow anyone to die in their entrance exams, would they? Probably not, but what if someone is buried under the rubble and the zero pointer accidentally rolls over them?
Izuku saw only two options: getting everyone somewhere the zero pointer couldn't reach, or stopping the zero pointer from reaching everyone. There were too many people for the first option to work, especially since the other examinees were running away from the scene instead of helping, but the second option…
Let's see… I could take down the one pointers at 1000 hp with the same 50% armor as the zero pointer in a single hit at 20% power, and it was overwhelming enough to make them essentially disintegrate, indicating that, as a conservative estimate, 50% more damage was dealt than was necessary. That's 1500 damage at 20%, which would be 7.5k at 100% with a single punch, approximately. I probably don't need two hands, but it would guarantee a successful attack.
Izuku breathed deeply, calming himself and regaining a bit of SP. He waited a moment for the zero pointer to draw closer, before pushing himself upright on his heavily damaged legs and pushing the power of One For All into his hands. Grimacing, he jumped into the air without any One For All boost, and released two Delaware Smashes downwards with his index fingers to propel himself upward, mimicking a technique that Bakugo had developed to launch himself with his explosions. As he lifted off, he prepped and released another two smashes with his middle fingers, then with his ring and pinky fingers, gaining speed and height as he reached approximately head level on the zero pointer.
With a tremendous cry, Izuku poured the entire power of One For All into his arms as he brought them over his head. He launched the devastating double hammer fist directly into the face of the approaching zero pointer, caving its apparent face in and knocking the entire massive robot backwards. Explosions rippled down the bot's body as it fell.
Achievement Unlocked: Plus Ultra!
Defeat the Zero Pointer during the Entrance Exam (despite or perhaps because of the fact that it is worth no points)
Reward: 10000 XP
XP: 11.8k / 19.3k → 2529 / 20.8k
Congratulations! You are now Level 20! You have 10 unspent skill points!
Status Effect: Broken Arm (-40% STR, -15% DEX, arm usage causes more damage)
Status Effect: Broken Arm (-40% STR, -15% DEX, arm usage causes more damage)
Izuku hung in the air for a moment, all of his limbs throbbing, before gravity took hold and he began to plummet. His eyes widened.
Oh shit, I'm falling from almost ten stories and I've already taken a ton of damage from One For All. I may be able to pull off some Delaware Smashes to slow my descent, and I'll pump One For All through my body to boost my vitality for the impact, but will that be enough?
Even as he ran his plan through his mind, he was already in motion, rotating in the air to face the ground and fighting the wind resistance with his arms to direct his hands downward. He pushed the full power of One For All into his entire body, boosting his vitality and meagre health reserves by several times, and launching several full-power Delaware Smashes off to the sides (he couldn't shoot them straight down; there were examinees below him).
The blasts of air pressure did help decrease his speed, but Izuku was still travelling dangerously fast. I'll probably survive because of the vitality boost from One For All, but I may end up with permanent injuries. I just have to keep-
Just as he fired off the next volley of Delaware Smashes, a series of popups flashed on his head's up display in time with the sickening cracking sounds of fingers breaking. He grimaced, ignoring the messages telling him his fingers were broken and instead opting to thrust his arms out to the side to increase his air resistance as much as possible. As he neared the ground, he closed his eyes and braced for impact.
Slap!
Izuku felt a hand strike his cheek unexpectedly, before losing all momentum and gently plopping onto the ruined pavement below him. Izuku groaned as the throbbing in his limbs increased, but opened his eyes in time to see his savior (who, incidentally, had been the first of the examinees he'd seen in danger) lose her lunch over the side of the piece of debris that she appeared to have been riding. Other examinees were either still lying on the street, pinned under rubble, or milling around after having freed themselves, and many were staring at the destroyed remains of the zero pointer.
"Time's up!"
Izuku sighed and relaxed, resting his head against the asphalt. Forty seven points and probably a spot in Yuuei's heroics program, in exchange for four broken limbs and, likely, a reputation as being ridiculously powerful, painting a target on him for any villains that want to eliminate powerful future heroes while they're still untrained. Actually, Izuku considered, he'd also earned a truly ridiculous 14.7k XP and leveled up. Honestly, all things considered, this was a pretty damn good day.
Izuku's nice view of the sky was soon obscured by the wrinkled visage of a pro hero. Recovery Girl, Izuku's exhausted mind helpfully supplied. He was too tired to even bother scanning her; he knew he probably wouldn't remember her stats in his state anyway, and he would probably get a chance to later if he had, in fact, gotten into Yuuei.
A quick kiss later, and Izuku's considerable injuries were healed, though at the expense of his remaining SP. Izuku's head lolled to the side as he faded into unconsciousness.
B/N 2: prepare for my new omakes, coming soon to theaters near you.
A/N: So you guys know how to prepare yourselves, here's an excerpt from discord. Fair warning, I'm not going to edit my beta's omake at all, I want to keep it in its purest form.
im thinking spider pig mineta
where he uses the balls like spider man uses his grippy fingers to steal everyones eyebrows with sticky balls
what the actual fuck
like now I'm just confused
the budget on these omkaes doesnt cover eyebrows guys
we gotta make cuts and eyebrows are the first to go