43 Hero Name

After several hours of tears, snot and unrivaled begging, Aiden finally told Mina that he forgave her. Though he made her promise to think of ways to please him if she wanted to keep her bestfriend status.

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The weather the next day wasn't particularly nice. Rain clouds covered the sky and made walking very uncomfortable. But the funny thing was that this wasn't the most uncomfortable part of the journey to school.

"So we're still on for Saturday right?" Kendo turned back and asked.

"*Sigh* Sure." He said in reluctance.

After the whole incident with his emotions running amok in the fight with Monoma. Aiden thought that Kendo would distance herself from him and eventually avoid him for good. Unfortunately that didn't happen. Apparently his fight against Shoto made class 1-B even more determined to catch up to 1A. They apparently understood that their current abilities weren't strong enough to threaten him so they used Monoma's defeat as their motivation to get stronger. Aiden had become a goal for all of class 1-B. Not only did they want revenge for Monoma's humiliating defeat, they also wanted to prove themselves as capable heroes worthy to stand with the greats.

To Aiden this didn't matter much as the sports festival already gave him data on most of class 1-B's abilities. To put it simply, their abilities weren't on a level that he would feel threatened by. Only two people in the class were capable of catching his interest, but even then he was sure that he could defeat them with enough prep time.

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By the time they made it to class, the other students were talking about how the sports festival made them famous and how people on the streets recognized them.

'So annoying...'

Without saying anything he turned to look at Momo. Things between the two were pretty weird. After the tournament she seemed to have become quieter around him and intentionally avoided making eye contact.

'Weird.'

Just as he was about to call her out on her recent actions, the door slid open and a de-mummified Aizawa came walking into the room.

"Aizawa sensei!" Tsu called out. "Good to see that you no longer have to wear those bandages."

"*Sigh* The old lady was overreacting." He said in a tired tone. "Anyway, we have something more important to talk about."

"What! Please don't be hero law!" Kirishima prayed.

"Please don't be a test!" Denki crossed his fingers.

Hearing that they had something important to talk about, the class became restless as they came up with their own speculations.

Aizawa continued. "Its time to formulate your code-names... Its time to choose your hero name."

"Hero name..."

"YEAH!!"

"FINALLY!!"

"LETS DO THIS!!!"

'What the fuck!! Why are they so hyped?!'

Surprised by the sudden uproar, Aiden turned to look at Momo who was practically glowing.

'Is choosing a name that exciting?'

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Once the class had finally calmed down, Aizawa went over how many nominations the students had recieved from the pro heroes who were watching the sports festival. Out of the class of 20, Shoto ended up with the most nominations as he received 4123 nominations. After him was Aiden with 4025 nominations. Following him was Bakugo who had received 3556 nominations.

"Dammit! The pros are clearly playing favourites!" Denki complained.

"The pros clearly have no discerning eyes!" Aoyama huffed.

"As expected of Todoroki-san." Momo said.

"A lot of that's just because of my dad." He explained and looked at the bored Aiden.

Feeling his gaze, Aiden turned to look back at him.

"Don't look at me." He shrugged. "Whether its because of your dad or not doesn't matter, you've been given an opportunity to watch how pros work up close so don't waste it."

Nodding his head, Shoto thought about Aiden's words and realized that he was right.

Momo and the rest of the class looked at the two in shock. It wasn't a secret that Shoto was a man of few words and that their class rep was kinda anti-social. So seeing these two communicate so casually was really shocking to them. Not to mention Todoroki receiving advice from him.

'He's really acting like a class rep!!' The class thought in union.

While the class was shocked by this event, the R rated hero Midnight came walking into class. Aizawa explained that Midnight would be evaluating their hero names as he has no talent in that department.

Taking the metaphorical mic away from him, Midnight stood in front of the class with a smile on her face. "A hero name reflects the image of yourself that you'll always be chasing. A perfect example is All Might, when you hear that, you just can't help but imagine the strongest hero. For many people their hero names reflect their quirks, for others it stems from their private life. Your hero name is more than just a name, it tells the story of who you are."

"Tells the story of who we are..." Deku mumbled to himself.

"You have fifteen minutes to come up with a hero name and explain to the class what kind of hero you want to be."

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"All right times up! Would Aoyama-san please come up." Midnight called.

Standing up confidently, the blond hair Aoyama approached the front of the class with a smirk on his face.

"I the great Aoyama Yuga will be known as THE SPARKLING HERO: I CANNOT STOP TWINKLING!!"

"THAT'S A WHOLE SENTENCE!!" The class yelled.

"Hmm~" Midnight looked at the name on his whiteboard. "If you take out the "I" and abbreviate the cannot with can't then it would work better."

"Right you are mademoiselle." Aoyama said while twinkling.

'Yep. This dude will definitely be killed by a villain.'

-Next up was Mina-

"I'm next!!" She jumped to the front of the class bursting with excitement.

"Call me HEROINE OF RIDLEY: ALIEN QUEEN!!"

"WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT MONSTER!"

Mina "Tch'd" and made her way back to her seat.

After hearing how weird the first couple of names were, no one else wanted to go up in case their name would also be considered as weird. By the end of it, Tsu stood up and chose her name. Following that, the rest of the class also chose their hero names.

Asui Tsuyu- THE HEROINE WHO KICKS OFF THE RAINY SEASON: FROPPY

Kirishima Eijiro- THE HERO OF VIRILITY: RED RIOT

Jirou Kyouka- THE HEARING HERO: EARPHONE JACK

Shoji Mezo- THE TENTACLE HERO: TENTACLE

[A/n: Not sure you want that as your hero name while living in Japan]

Sero Hanta- THE TAPING HERO: CELLOPHANE

Ojiro Mashirao- MARTIAL ARTS HERO: TAIL MAN

[A/n: I just don't know...]

Sato Rikido- THE SWEET TASTE HERO: SUGAR MAN

Ashido Mina- PINKY

Kaminari Denki- THE STUN GUN HERO: CHARGEZUMA

Hagakure Toru- STEALTH HERO: INVISIBLE GIRL

Yaoyarozu Momo- HEROINE OF ALL CREATION: CREATIE

[A/n: Almost made me stop writing...]

Todoroki Shoto- SHOTO

[A/n: I just can't anymore...]

Tokoyami Fumikage- THE JET BLACK HERO: TSUKUYOMI

[A/n: SO MUCH EDDGEEE!!!]

Koda Koji- THE MEET AND GREET HERO: ANIMA

[A/n: Finally something normal!!]

Bakugo Katsuki: KING OF EXPLODO-KILLS (Rejected)

Uraraka Ochaco- URAVITY

Iida Tenya- TENYA

Midoriya Izuku- DEKU

-Next up was Aiden-

Holding his whiteboard, Aiden walked to the front of the class. Due to his performance at the sports festival, everyone including Bakugo paid attention.

Aiden Cross- AVENGER

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"That's a... unusual name." Midnight managed to say.

"It fits who I am." He shrugged.

"Oh? And who are you?"

"Someone who will seek vengeance on the behalf of those who are unable to."

The class mumbled among themselves before Kirishima's loud voice rung out above the students.

"I like it!"

"Hmm~ I think it works." Sero nodded.

"It sounds pretty cool." Uraraka said.

"I think its perfect!" Mina said remembering that her bestfriend status was on the line if she couldn't please him.

[A/n: Anyone else starting to feel bad for Mina?]

"I guess its not that bad." Midnight said after taking another look at it. "Now, why don't you tell the class what kind of hero you want to be."

Nodding, he cleared his throat and looked at his classmates.

"I want to be the most dangerous hero."

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"..."

"You mean like All Might?" Kirishima asked.

"No." He shook his head. "I want to become something greater than All Might could ever be. I want to be the type of hero that would cause villains to surrender the moment I arrive. I want them to understand that they stand no chance of winning against me. To know that their best option is to bow their heads in my presence. I won't become the symbol of peace." He smirked. "I'll become the symbol of fear."