The screens in the observation center showed the cleaning robots and janitors roaming Battle Center B, trying to sweep up the carnage caused by the fallen Zero-Pointer. Piles of buildings, rubble, and debris littered the streets, virtually making the area unusable for future students for the time being.
Nezu, or better known as Mr. Principal of the highly established U.A. school for heroics, was currently swamped with stacks of paperwork and forms. His tiny little paws moved across the sheet rapidly before moving on to the next. His eyes had heavy bags under them from overwork. Despite his Quirk, High-Spec, being extremely useful to him for situations like these, he was clearly out of his depth this time.
"You alright, Nezu?" A female voice called out to him. He turned around to see Kayama Nemuri, or better known by her hero name Midnight, walking towards him. She looked around and winced at the stacks of paperwork surrounding him. "Geez...you're usually done with all of these by now! What's holding you up this year?"
"Ah, Kayama-san." Nezu held up a paw in greeting, his eyes drooping even further, if that was even possible. He tried to maintain his usual playful grin to reassure her but found he couldn't muster the energy to do even that. "As you should know, All Might suddenly decided to join our faculty. But he made the decision so suddenly that-"
"-someone had to fill out the paperwork to fit him in," Midnight filled in for him. "I bet he hauled his skeletal ass out as soon as he realized."
"He always was quick on the uptake and now I'm here to pick up the pieces," Nezu said with a tired smile, shaking his head. He wasn't surprised at Midnight's casual mention of All Might's true form. Nezu had successfully convinced All Might that revealing his true form to the other staff at U.A. would make it easier for him to cover his secret while he was teaching. All of the teachers were shocked at first, but vowed to support him as they thought that the experience and wisdom he had culminated as the Number One would be beneficial to the students.
Experience and wisdom, huh? Nezu snorted inwardly. Wait till they find out he can't teach anything beyond basic addition.
"Well, at least let me help you out a little," Midnight offered. She didn't mind either. She owed Nezu a lot for letting her teach at U.A. despite her motto being a "18+ Hero".
"All the other staff left for the day," Nezu responded, lifting up his mug and taking a sip. Midnight winced when she saw it. That coffee had to be blacker than Aizawa's cold and logical soul. "I still need to send the student roster to Kan-san and Aizawa-san so they can make the acceptance letters…"
"Then let me handle that!" Midnight responded adamantly. She looked at the two folders, both labeled 1-A and 1-B respectively and took them along with half of the paperwork. "I'll finish these off as well."
"Aizawa-san and Kan-san both left too," Nezu reminded her. Midnight just grinned sadistically and flicked the whip from her side.
"Then I'll make sure they listen to me~" She winked and Nezu shivered. Even though he wasn't attracted to her due to his animal physiology, he was already aware of her famous reputation as a sadist. He could only hope that the two would listen to her.
"Thank you," Nezu said sincerely and turned back to work. Suddenly, a pink mist surrounded his vision. Before he could do anything, he was already lying on his desk, snoring softly.
"He trusts people way too easily, despite his intelligence," Midnight said, giggling, as she pulled her hand away from the torn part of her costume. She didn't feel right, making him do all the work when he was ready to collapse. She looked over at the forms, and some of them weren't even due until the end of the month! "He seriously chooses to be overworked instead of being truly overworked…"
She picked up the two folders and the stack. The papers towered over her. She walked slowly to balance them, leaving Nezu to his beauty sleep. She made it over to her office when the stack of papers suddenly wobbled. In a panic, she tried to balance herself to no avail. Like a giant waterfall of disappointment and extra work, they fell gloriously, scattering all throughout the hall and covering the ground in a snow of signatures and overlooked terms-and-conditions.
"Seriously…" Midnight sighed to herself before picking the papers up. The class roster folders also fell, both open with student information sheets scattered around, but still clustered in the folder. She sorted them back up before one caught her eye. The student profile picture detailed a curly green/black-haired boy smiling awkwardly at a camera with tons of sweat dripping down his forehead. She suddenly remembered him as the kid who took down the Zero-Pointer with only one punch but got severely injured as a result. "That kid's got some crazy guts…"
With no other thoughts and a shrug, she sorted his file into one of the folders. She picked up another file, a kid named Fukidashi Manga she absentmindedly took note of, and placed it in the other folder. She started again for her office.
~Class~1-B's~Dekiru~
I-I can't believe I'm finally here!
Midoriya Izuku stood at the front entrance of the place that literally held his hopes and dreams. It had been a few days since he received his holographic acceptance letter detailing his prowess at the entrance exam. He was so sure that he would fail because of his inability to gain even a single villain point. He was surprised at when the nice brown-haired girl showed up and stood up for him, going as far as to even offer him some of her rightfully earned points! That alone already had him bawling on the floor, which only continued when she said that he saved her. To add to it, All Might had him waiting in anticipation with his speech on heroism before revealing the existence of rescue points and how it tied into his acceptance status.
Izuku had played every game, watched every movie, knew about almost every superheros' debut, and analyzed every Quirk he saw. Anything to make him believe, to make him feel like a hero. Despite his Quirklessness, he never ever gave up. He never gave in to the peer pressure, the bullying, the society telling him he couldn't be a hero.
And now he was here.
Izuku took a deep breath to calm his furiously beating heart. He looked up at the tall building in front of him. The words 'U.A.' were emblazoned across its front, glinting sharply in the sunlight. He clutched his acceptance letter and student ID card in his hand. He felt like he was defiling the pure and pristine nature of U.A. by attending here with his former Quirkless status and absolute luck in the exam. He shook his head to get rid of the self-deprecating thoughts.
No, I spent ten months training for this!
He flexed his tone muscles, the well-rewarded product from the ten months of hell.
And I was given those rescue points at the exam for a reason!
He slapped his face twice with both hands and lifted his foot off the ground.
Now is the time to take this step towards my dream!
"Oh! You're that guy from the entrance exam!" A female voice suddenly called out to him. Izuku froze, foot still high in the air, his face slowly turning tomato red. He pivoted around robotically to face a girl with orange hair tied into a ponytail. She was wearing the standard female U.A. uniform. "Looks like you made it in after all!"
"G-g-g-g-gah-!?" Izuku stuttered, his body completely rigid. His hands were sweaty and trembling. I'm talking to another girl!
"Are you having trouble going through the gates?" she asked, looking at the metal door at the entrance. She looked down at his letter and her expression brightened. "Oh, you're in the same class as me! 1-B!"
You can face down a huge killer robot but can't talk to a girl?! Speak up! Izuku forced his emerald eyes up to her pretty teal ones. "Y-Y-Yeah!" Was that all you could say?!
"Here, let me help you out." She grabbed his student ID card and waved it to the scanner. The metal door immediately unlatched itself and opened up. She smiled at him. "Come on, let's walk to class together."
"M-mh!" Izuku nodded and walked alongside her, inwardly pleased that the scanner recognized him as a student. He calmed himself down and walked forward alongside his new companion. He looked up in awe once he entered the hallways. He knew he had a few days already to process his acceptance but he still couldn't believe he would be studying at All Might's alma mater.
"It really is amazing, huh?" the orange-haired girl started the conversation again, seemingly knowing what he was thinking about. She looked at the hallway around her as well. "We've all heard stories about this place. To actually be here is something else."
"Yeah…" Izuku agreed. He slumped his shoulders down. "I feel way out of my depth here…"
"What are you talking about?" The girl looked genuinely confused. "Back at the entrance exam, that girl was trapped under the debris and I saw you push against the crowd just to save her when no one else would." She nodded her head, already on a roll. "You completely blew away that Zero-Pointer with just one punch too! Even if you injured yourself badly in the process. If it means anything to you, I think you're already a hero!"
Izuku stopped walking and the girl looked back at him in confusion. Tears were already gathering up in the corner of his eyes. He recollected back to the moment when All Might reignited his dreams on the street corner that day. The girl from the entrance exam said that he had saved her and now he was hearing it again as another reaffirmation. She's the third person who told me that I can be a hero!
"A-are you alright!?" the girl said, rushing toward him when she saw his tears. Izuku immediately wiped his eyes, embarrassed that she had caught him almost crying again. "I didn't say anything to upset you, did I?"
"I-I'm fine. It's nothing!" He looked back at her and smiled before realizing he never gave her his name. "I-I'm M-Midoriya I-Izuku by the way."
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself! How rude of me! I'm Kendo Itsuka," the now revealed Kendo said. She held out her fist to him. "Let's get along, yeah?"
Izuku looked at her fist and shakily raised up his own to bump it. He jumped when her fist suddenly expanded in size when he made contact.
"Gotcha!" Kendo grinned at him, though Izuku's mind was already running a mile a minute in regards to the obvious display of her Quirk. "Oh! It looks like we're here!"
They stopped at a sign that was labeled Class 1-B. Izuku marveled at the very tall and wide door. He theorized it was for people who's Quirks came with some mutations that altered their size, which would make it awkward for them to go through normal doors. U.A. really does think of everything…
Izuku gulped as Kendo opened the door and he followed her in. I hope Kacchan and the scary glasses guy isn't here!
~Class~1-B's~Dekiru~
"I implore you to please raise your feet from your desk! Our upperclassman have used it and to defile it in such a way is like rubbing dirt on their legacy!"
"Shut it, you extra!" Bakugo Katsuki barked at the uptight glasses-wearing classmate in front of him. He leaned down on his seat, pushing his feet further onto the desk to mock him. "Who the hell do you think you are to tell me what to do!? What junior high did you come from!?"
"I am Iida Tenya from Somei Academy!" the Elite, as Katsuki immediately named in his mind, responded automatically. "And I ask you again to remove your feet!"
"A damn elite, huh?" Katsuki said, still ignoring him. He grinned savagely. "I'll have fun crushing you into blood paste!"
"Crushing me into blood paste?" Elite repeated, taking a step back. "Do you truly aim to be a hero?"
"U-um, hi…" They were interrupted by a shy voice near the doorway. A short, brown-haired girl stood on her toes, trying to scan the classroom. She pouted. "Aww, Curly Hair-kun isn't here…"
"Are you referring to the green-haired boy from the exam?" Elite asked her, walking over to her. They began talking with each other, but Katsuki didn't care about what they said. His mind was already set ablaze.
A green, curly-haired bastard? There was only one shitrag that fit that description.
Deku…
Katsuki's hands started smoking, just shy of fully igniting. He had looked at the entrance exam scoreboards and, while he was pleased that he was first like he expected, he had become angry when he saw the Quirkless runt just five places after him with the so-called "rescue points".
"K-Kacchan…" Katsuki felt his arm being gripped. "Someone told me...that I can become a hero! That it was because of my own effort! I'm going to U.A..." Deku looked up at him, and even Katsuki was surprised at the fierce defiance that blazed in his emerald eyes "… whether you like it or not!"
Tch! Katsuki inwardly scoffed when he remembered the day he pinned Deku behind their middle school. My own effort, my ass! You cheated, Deku! The next time I see you, I'll beat the answers out of you!
His thoughts were interrupted when the girl yelped. A yellow blob rose up from the ground and unzipped itself, revealing to be a very tired looking man.
"You all took eight seconds to calm down," the man said with half-opened eyes. "That isn't rational. My name is Aizawa Shota, your homeroom teacher." He peered around the classroom like the girl next to the Elite. "Good, it looks like you're all here."
Katsuki frowned and finally looked around at the extras around him for the first time, doing a mental headcount. He saw a black, ponytailed girl. A boy with red and white hair. A...floating set of clothes? And was that a fucking speech bubble floating out of another uniform?
Katsuki shook his head and counted the Elite and the girl by the entrance as well. 20 students. That meant Deku wasn't in his class. He wasn't sure if he was pleased from not having to deal with him or angry that he wouldn't get his chance to pound his face in for attending the school in the first place.
Why am I still thinking about that damn nerd?! He's irrelevant now! Just like the rest of these losers!
"We've already lost a lot of time," Aizawa drawled. He ruffled through his yellow sleeping bag and pulled out a bunch of blue gym uniforms. "Quickly put these on. We're doing a Quirk assessment now."
Katsuki grinned again. This would be the perfect exercise to show these stepping stones just who the real Number One is around here.
~Class~1-B's~Dekiru~
Izuku winced as most of the eyes were on him and Kendo as soon as he walked into the classroom. He looked around to see a myriad of faces, but he didn't see Kacchan or the scary glasses guy from the exam anywhere, prompting a sigh of relief. Though he was sad that he didn't see the nice girl. He wanted to thank her for offering her points to him.
His relief ended when he heard two hands slamming on a desk. A gray-haired classmate was growling at another light brown-haired one.
"HAAH!? Are you challenging me!? I can kick your ass any time I want!"
"Oh, really?" The brown-haired boy was undaunted. "I'd like to see you try!"
"What's this about fighting now!?" Another voice shouted from behind Izuku and Kendo. They both jumped and turned around to see a tall man wearing a red skin-tight suit that exposed his chest. A wire came from his white gloves to the pack he wore on his back. He had a menacing expression on his face, only amplified by the upturned sharp teeth at the edges of his mouth. His eyes looked over at them angrily behind the yellow visor. With all of these details, Izuku knew who exactly this person was. "You're in the Hero Course now! There's shouldn't be any petty fighting!"
It's the Blood Hero: Vlad King! He used to be a part of the military before he became a hero! Izuku tried to keep his fanboying down to a minimum lest he wanted to weird out his classmates on the first day. His amazement soon turned to fear when he was on the receiving end of his gaze.
"Get to your seats, you two!" He barked. Izuku yelped and went to the nearest open seat he could find. Kendo sat right next to him, only looking slightly shook from the intense hero.
Vlad King went to the podium in front of the class and cleared his throat. "Alright, you maggots! Welcome to the hero course. I will-!?"
Before he could say anything else, he was interrupted by a loud "DIIIIEEEEEEE!" with the sound of an explosion following afterward.
"What the hell was that?!"
"That sounded like a villain..."
"Don't be silly! This is U.A! No villain can penetrate this fortress!"
In the midst of class' speculations, a shadow of fear fell over Izuku. He recognized that voice from anywhere. T-That was K-Kacchan! I knew he would be attending U.A. since he got first on the exam, but to hear him so soon-?!"
"You okay, Midoriya-san?" Kendo asked, looking at his pale squalor. He gave a stiff nod, making Kendo giggle. "You scare easily, don't you?"
Before his face can turn into a cherry for the third time, he was saved by Vlad King. "Shut it, you maggots!"
The whole class immediately quieted down. Vlad King sighed and pinched his nose. "That must've been Aizawa's class now. Damn, he works fast…"
He looked back up at them again. "As I was saying before I was interrupted, this is the Hero Course! I am the Blood Hero: Vlad King! But you may address me as Vlad-sensei! I will be your homeroom teacher! Do you understand?!"
He got a half-hearted fanfare back. "I said. Do. You. Understand?!"
"Yes, Vlad-Sensei!"
"Better." He nodded to the room. "Now then, the people that you see around you will be your classmates for the next three years! You better get along with each other! No petty grudges or squabbles will be tolerated here! Do you understand!?"
"Yes, Vlad-Sensei!"
"Got it in one this time," He chuckled to himself. "Now then, it's best if we all introduce yourself for a start. We'll go from oldest to youngest, so I'll point at you when it's your turn. State your full name, what your Quirk does, alongside one fact about yourself. It can be about anything. I'll start first."
Vlad King took a deep breath. "My hero name is Vlad King, but my real name is Kan Sekijiro! My Quirk is Blood Control, which allows me to manipulate my own blood and use it any way I see fit. My hero costume also allows me to reabsorb my blood so I don't lose any when I use it."
The class stared in awe at the powerful description of their teacher's Quirks. Izuku had already pulled out his burnt notebook and was furiously scribbling in it, already drawing a simplified design of the teacher's body frame and mapping out potential uses of the Quirk. He started muttering his thoughts out loud, but the other students didn't notice.
Vlad King put his hand on his chin for a moment. "...I also own a dog. Next!"
A foreign-looking girl made her way to the classroom. She had lyrical horns on top of her head and hooves for feet. She gave the class a shy smile. "H-Hi. My name Tsunotori Pony! Birthday April 1st!" She spoke with an obvious accent. She pointed to the horns on her head. "My Quirk is Horn Cannon! Horns launch from my head!" Her smile turned more bashful. "My Japanese n-not that good since from America. Please help me learn better!" She ended her introduction with a bow and returned to her seat.
She can launch horns from her head? Can she control how far and the launch trajectory? Can she launch more than two horns? Izuku muttered some more, catching Kendo's attention.
A blonde-haired boy came next. He gave the class a cocky smirk. "The name's Monoma Neito. My Quirk is Copy, which allows me to use other people's Quirks through physical contact. I also like French food."
Can he copy multiple Quirks at once? Can he dual wield and combine them?
His muttering was starting to catch the attention of the other students.
The brown-haired boy from earlier walked to the podium. "Hey, all! My name's Tsuburaba Kosei! My Quirk, Solid Air, can allow me to solidify the air that comes from my lungs! I like old school superhero movies and games." His smile turned mischievous. "I also happen to be better at Street Fighter than Tetsutetsu."
"You wanna go, bitch?" The gray-haired boy, Tetsutetsu, stood up. "I'll shove a Shoryuken so far up your ass it'll come out through your mouth!"
That's what they were arguing about earlier? Izuku wondered with a sweatdrop as the two students started yelling at each other again. He then proceeded to mutter about Tsuburaba's Quirk.
"Enough!" Vlad King apparently had enough of the argument. "Just go back to your seat! Next!"
Tsuburaba stuck his tongue out to Tetsutetsu as a black-haired boy passed him. "My name is Kaibara Sen. My Quirk, Gyrate, allows me to vibrate any part of my body like a drill." To demonstrate, he lifted his finger and it started to violently swirl in place, prompting the class to stare in awe while Izuku had another Quirk orgasm. "I also like film theory and photography."
He returned to his seat. A pale boy with teeth growing from his outer skin replaced him. "My name is Honenuki Juzo. My Quirk, Softening, allows me to soften any non-living surface." He smiled gently at Tsunotori, surprising her. "I am also bilingual in both Japanese and English. Nice to meet you all."
"What did he just say?"
"That he can speak both English and Japanese in English. The transition between words was was so seamless and smooth..."
"So, he's one of the smart ones, huh…"
He's one of the recommended students? He must be good… Izuku looked over and saw Tsunotori giving Honenuki a grateful smile. I wonder what else his Quirk can do...
A chinese-looking boy with hair that was tied into a braid took the podium. "My name is Rin Hiryu. My Quirk, Scales, allows me to grow scales alongside my body for defense and launch them as projectiles for offense. Though I moved here from China in elementary school, there is still a lot I would like to learn about Japanese culture."
He can grow scales from his body and launch them?! That's like the perfect all-purpose Quirk! How many can he send out? Can he control their launch speed? Izuku was so concentrated in writing down his mutterings that he failed to notice that he was the center of attention in the room now.
"Psst! Izuku!" Kendo tried to help him to no avail.
Everyone's Quirk is so amazing! I can only hope that I can match them…
"MIDORIYA!"
"GAH!" Izuku was so surprised by the shout that he jumped in place. His seat tipped backward, sending him sprawling all over the floor. "Oww…"
Izuku's ears burned in embarrassment as he heard the class laugh at him. He saw Kendo's hand and turned even more red at the prospect of holding a girl's hand, but took it anyway.
"Are you-" *snrk* "-okay?" Kendo asked, trying but failing to contain her laughter. Izuku wanted to die right at that moment.
"If you're done with the theatrics, can you get your introduction done?" Vlad King looked more annoyed at the whole spectacle. Izuku ducked his head and nodded. He made his way to the podium.
"H-Hello e-everyone! M-My name is M-Midoriya I-Izuku!" Izuku winced at how his voice cracked. Really puberty? Now of all times? "My Quirk i-is S-Super P-Power!" He couldn't just say One For All to them after all. He and All Might decided to give the secret Quirk a fake name to register under, no matter how generic it was. "I-It gives me super strength! I-I also r-really like s-studying Q-Quirks!"
"Is that what he was muttering and writing about earlier?"
"He was muttering so fast that I first thought a fly was buzzing around our room…"
"He seems like a total pushover."
Izuku went back to his seat, red-faced and exhausted. He plopped down on his seat and slammed his head on his desk, ignoring the chuckles from the others. It's just like middle school all over again…
A girl with what appeared to be jungle vines on her head walked to the podium. Izuku cracked one eye opened and readied his pencil. Just because he was embarrassed didn't mean that he would stop studying other people's Quirks. "I am Shiozaki Ibara. My Quirk is Vines, allowing me to grow vines on top of my head to attack. I am also a proud Christian."
Those look like a lot of vines. Her Quirk must be very versatile!
Kendo stood up when Vlad King pointed at her. She gave Izuku an encouraging pat on the shoulder and went to the podium. "Hi everyone! My name is Kendo Itsuka! My Quirk, Big Fist, allows me to enlarge the muscles in my hands for more power. I also like martial arts, if that wasn't obvious from my Quirk."
So that's her Quirk… Izuku mused, thinking back to when she used it on him earlier before they entered the room. It actually makes sense if she likes martial arts because of it.
A girl with very dark green hair, almost bordering black, came up to the stage. "Sup, everyone? My name is Tokage Setsuna. My Quirk, Lizard Tail Splitter, allows me to split up my body in various different parts and make them float around. I'm also a recommended student so I hope you all can get along with me."
Her Quirk is a mouthful to say… Izuku thought absentmindedly. She's the second recommended student? I wonder what does one have to do in order to get an official recommendation?
Tetsutetsu walked over to the podium and gave a sharp-toothed grin. "Hey everyone, I'm Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu! I know my name repeats so shut up and don't ask. My Quirk is Steel and it does what it says!" He raised his arm up and it immediately became the shiny metal. His smile became fiercer. "And I'm better than Kohei at Super Smash Bros."
"Fuck you." Tsuburaba emphasized his sophisticated statement by flipping him the bird, to which Tetsutetsu responded likewise. Vlad King glared at them so they didn't do anything else afterward.
A boy with white hair and completely pitch black skin replaced Tetsutetsu at the front. "I'm Kuroiro Shihai. My Quirk, Black, allows me to merge into anything that is the color black." He gave the class a chilling grin. "I also enjoy finding out anything that is forbidden or secret. So watch out~"
The class shuddered at the creepy conclusion as Kuroiro was replaced with a boy with spiky hair and a headband. "Sup? I'm Awase Yosetsu. My Quirk, Weld, allows me to fuse objects together at the atomic level. I'll just give you a generic answer and say I like training."
Awase was replaced with a girl with brown bangs covering her eyes, almost shaping like a mushroom on the top of her head. "M-My name is Komori Kinoko. My Quirk…" She seemed reluctant to say anything about it. "...is M-Mushroom. I-It allows me to grow Mushrooms, which is good since I h-happen to also like m-mushrooms." She bowed down and returned to her seat.
A doll-like girl with black hair came up to the podium. She had an emotionless expression on her face. "I am Kodai Yui. My Quirk is Size, which lets me change the size of any abiotic object. I don't really have much to say about myself." She said all this pretty quickly as if she wanted to just get it over with.
Her Quirk reminds me of a pre-Quirk fictional hero that I read up on, but I can't remember for the life of me...
A yellow-skinned giant with a bell-shaped head that was peppered with holes went next.
"My name is Bondo Kojiro. My Quirk, Cemedine, allows me to spray a glue-like substance from the holes in my head. I also like building and collecting small scale models." He bowed like the others and went back to his seat.
The U.A. door must be for people like him…
A menacing, green-skinned student took the podium next. He had curved, sharp blades that curved downwards from his face. His hair was styled in a mohawk. His dark green eyes glared at all of them, and Izuku flinched unwillingly. His presence...it's just like Kacchan's!
"Name, Kamakiri Togaru." His eyes were slits, surveying over everyone. He seemed to look at Izuku the longest, making him sweat. "My Quirk is Razor Sharp. It lets me produce blades from any part of my body." He demonstrated this by producing a pocket knife sized blade from his palm. "As for my fact, I will do anything for battle. Battle in heroics is a matter of life and death, for both civilians and heroes, and I have prepared for that. Knowing this, I believe...no I know-" He gritted his teeth and glared at all of them. "-that you all don't have what it takes to be here!"
"What was that!?" The whole class became an uproar. Izuku winced at the noise and buried his head under his arms.
Kendo palmed her face. "Why must you do this already…?"
They really are the same, Izuku thought with sweat dripping down his face. Kamakiri, who had his hands in his pocket calmly, didn't seem to mind the ire of the class. He glared again at Izuku, making him avert his eyes. Only people like Kacchan can make fearless declarations like that!
There was also something familiar about Kamakiri's name, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
"Quiet down!" Vlad King barked. The class quieted down and he sighed in resignation. "And just when I told you I don't tolerate any petty squabbles…"
Kamakiri glared at the teacher, seemingly challenging him. Vlad King just waved him off and he returned to his seat, bearing the glares of the whole class. "Alright, next person!"
A slightly chubby boy with ice blue hair stood up. He shivered when he accidentally caught Kamakiri's gaze but continued regardless. "I am Shoda Nirengeki. My Quirk, Twin Impact, allows me to remotely land a second hit several times greater than the first at any time. I also like boxing."
He sat back down as a girl with silver hair and droopy eyes went to the podium. "My name...is Yanagi Reiko. My Quirk...Poltergeist...allows me to telepathically move objects close to me. I...happen to like anything supernatural." She said all of this in a lethargic tone as if she was ready to fall asleep on the spot.
The last student, a hairy and bulky boy with thick glasses, went up. "Looks like we are saving the best for last! My name is Shishida Jurota. My Quirk, Beast, permits me to alter myself into a beast version of myself! I find perusing the dictionary to be relaxing, and I endeavor to elevate my relationship with you all!"
With that, all of the students had introduced themselves in some form or another. Vlad King cleared his throat.
"Now that we got that out of the way, put these on!" He rummaged through the pack on his back and pulled out a bunch of blue gym uniforms. "We're going to do a little assessment for you greenies! Your trials in the Hero Course start now!"
"Wait, what?" Tsuburaba asked, startled. "Already?!"
"Now that's what I'm talking about!" Tetsutetsu slammed his fists together, already fired up.
"What about the entrance ceremony?" Honenuki asked calmly.
"We don't do any of that nonsense here!" Vlad King slammed his hands on the podium, making the class jump. "Did you have wax in your ears before?! I told you that this is the Hero Course! We aren't going to coddle you or hold back! So I'll say it again." He gave them all a bloodthirsty grin, making Izuku gulp in fear. "Your trials in the Hero Course start now!"
~Class~1-B's~Dekiru~
"This paperwork is a killer!" All Might slammed his face down on his deck, crumpling a few forms in front of him. He was in his "powered down" form, having already done a fair share of his work. "It is worse than any villain I have ever fought before!"
"Don't be melodramatic," Nezu chided, sipping his tea. An evil glint shined in his eye. "You only have yourself to blame for this. After all, you abandoned me to do all of the grunt work for you!"
All Might sweatdropped. Nezu got him there. "Fine fine...but can you answer a question of mine?"
"Oh?" Nezu set down the form he was working on. "What did you want to know?"
"What homeroom teachers did you assign for the first years?" All Might looked down on his desk and clenched his fists, memories of his time at U.A. coming to the front of his mind. "Depending on who you get, you will not have an easy start."
"Wondering about Midoriya Izuku, aren't you?" Nezu asked knowingly. All Might had disclosed to him the information about his successor because of the trust the two of them built with each other over time. He picked up the folder for Class 1-A and flipped through it. He frowned and picked up Class 1-B's folder and found Midoriya's profile within it. "Hm? I could have sworn…"
"Something wrong? And you still haven't answered my question."
"Ah. It's nothing." Nezu set down the folders. He gave All Might a sadistic grin as he handed Midoriya's profile to him. "As for having an easy start...well let's just say that won't matter for both classes. Class 1-A has Aizawa Shota for their homeroom and Kan Sekijiro for Class 1-B."
All Might spurted blood in shock. "Eraserhead and Vlad King?!"
"That's right!" Nezu started laughing maniacally as he picked up his cup of tea. "Those human children will know the meaning of true heroism under them!"
All Might looked at his successor's profile and saw that he was in Class 1-B. Aizawa Shota, who expelled a whole class on the grounds that they have no potential. And Vlad King, whose militaristic teaching caused a whole class to drop out voluntarily! Young Midoriya, it seems that you will be facing hardships right from the very beginning! Maybe I should check up on you after all...
All Might stood up and transformed into his muscle form. Nezu looked up at him with a raised brow. "Where are you going?"
"Out for a small walk," All Might responded in his heroic voice. He gave Nezu his signature grin. "Don't you worry, I'll be back soon!"
All Might left the office as Nezu grumbled. "You better come back. I'm not finishing your paperwork for you."
Ugh, those 20 introductions dragged on for quite a while. I tried to make each as interesting as possible but I'm sure a few will just skip it outright and I honestly don't blame you. This is just how I wanted to introduce the characters, but it started to drag on for me yet.
Alright, so as I'm sure you can tell in my profile, this is my very first story in! I am Riftinthevoid as seen above in my profile. I've been on this site for quite a long time and it recently has been eating up most of my time, especially BNHA. That show captured my heart almost instantly. As I was reading, an idea kept on bombarding my mind and I finally decided to go out and write it, which leads to the birth of this. I know that there are a few stories that already have this premise, so here's my own take on it.
I'm sure for the very few that will see this will have some questions on what direction the story will go. And I will attempt to answer what I think will be the most asked right now.
What this story will be about: well, in short, Class 1-B. Meaning character relationships, how they evolve, and how 1-B reacts to everything that happens around them.
Will I be changing canon? In short, yes and no. What I mean by this is that there is going to be a butterfly effect because the most obvious change is that Izuku is now in Class 1-B than 1-A, and he was a character at the center of everything. I do plan on changing the events that do happen in the anime and manga, but not so drastically that it changes the whole premise of the show and this story, which is about how Class 1-B learns at U.A. In short, you will see the familiar events unfolding before you, but I want to change them enough to still keep it interesting and those will branch out for a few surprises I hope.
Izuku's growth: All I will say is that I plan on having Izuku fulfill a very different role in Class 1-B than the one he was in for 1-A. Though there is a lot of growth shown in the anime and manga, you can only go so far with the "shonen" type manga as far as characterization. I plan on going more in depth and realistically for the problems he will face, both socially and hero-like. But I don't plan on changing his personality drastically so you will all still have the adorable cinammon roll we all love.
Other than that, I have nothing else to say. For the few that will see this, thanks for reading. If you see any grammar mistakes, please explain to me where you saw them and explain the concept and theory so that I won't make the same mistake again. Don't hesitate to call me out on my mistakes because I love constructive criticism and people critiquing my writing, even if I make a major mistake. Until then I'll see you later.