4 Ch. 4 Rise, Shield Hero?

"Run."

(insert lame joke about dropping the beat)

No, seriously. Run.

...

It's as if the Earth itself is shaking. The deafening rumble of heavy metal machinery gets louder and louder as the giant machine approaches. The other examinees watch the nearest buliding expecting something to burst out, only for it to be crushed by a massive fist clad in green-and-grey armor

"I'm pretty sure it was smaller in the show..." I mutter, mostly oblivious to the damage and chaos around me. I look around and face my fellow examinees.

Any hope these potential students had was crushed by the looming shadow overhead. Their reams of enrolling at UA, dreams of becoming pro heroes. All gone.

Not mine, though.

I wouldn't be hero material if I turned tail and ran off like everybody else now, would I? I know it wouldn't exactly be Plus Ultra, that's for sure. All Might wouldn't be proud of that.

"Don't worry. I got this." Heroes gotta hero, don't they?

I turn back to the giant robot, smiling widely. "You look bigger in real life!" With a taunting yell, I charge directly at the robot in front of me. As if it heard my juvenile insult, the robot raises its arm once again, readying another devastating punch.

Sucker. I'm the Shield- No, I need a new name now. Anyways, I can probably block that.

I'm not that sure.

The robot unleashes its fist, meant solely to flatten me into a very appealing pancake. I raise my arm and a shield appears in front of me.

*Thwunk!*

Ouch. That was heavy. Hell, there's even some foot imprints on the ground.

"Shit, that's a big punch you got there!"

The robot creaks and grinds as if acknowledging my Quirk's sturdiness.

"Too bad you won't be throwing anymore hands after this!"

I'll use the biggest shield I've got, and cleave this motherfucker in half!

Channel your inner Yuusha! Victory... GOES TO THOSE WITH COURAGE!

"HISSATSU! KANATAKIWARI NO TENGOKU(Temptative Name)!"

...

Whoo-boy... That sure was something, wasn't it? Not everyday you get to go GaoGaiGar on a moving target. I mean, the look on everbody's face when I slashed that thing right down the middle? Absolutely worth the pain of nearly breaking my knees on landing. They were all just standing there like: "..."

Ahahahaha! Hah...

I'm getting ahead of myself here.

With the entrance exams over, I head back home, I find myself wanting to celebrate. As I should. Cutting a giant robot in half is what we call...

A very big W. So I duck down into a konbiri, hoping to score some of that premium instant ramen, that good stuff. I grab a cup and a bottle of tea and as I get in line, I notice a very... familiar-looking magazine on the bottom racks. I'm in no rush, so I bend down to get a better look and-

Why is there an issue of Weekly Shounen Jump here? What the hell is a real world manga doing on the bottom rack of some dinky little corner store in someone's fanfic? I turn the pages and yep, Chapter 5, Smashing Into Academia. That's the one right after the entrace exam, where Deku enters 1-A. That... hasn't happened yet.

I turn to the clerk behind the counter, "How long has this been here?"

"I don't know, man. Nobody ever buys it though. I got some more in the back if you want to buy them."

Hang on.

I could use this to "see the future", couldn't I?

Deux Ex Manga?

...

I need to figure out what I'm calling my super moves. I can't keep on yelling: "Hissatsu! Yada-yada-yada (Temptative Name)!"

I need a rebranding in general.