19 Ch. 20 - Preparations

"I decline the offer, Toshinori-sensei."

That statement is enough for the No. 1 Hero of Japan, who was expecting Izuku to accept, taken back. His offer was rejected, making his face that has desperation.

"But... but why?" Toshinori asked, can't find anymore words, still can't believe what he's hearing. Izuku rejected the offer of becoming the next inheritor of One For All.

"Surely I'm not the only candidate around. There are many, is it not?" Izuku asked, first wanting to know if there are more aspirants.

"There is one. Whose heart and soul is the same as yours." The skinny blonde-haired man said. Hearing it made a smile on Izuku's face as he said, "Give it to him."

Toshinori was still confused by what he said.

"I am fine on my own. I don't need another powerful Quirk like One For All, or else I might become the next Saitama if you ask me." Izuku joked, still had that smile on his expression.

"Whatever I become, either that I lose my Quirk or not, I'll still become a hero in my own way. But I must warn you, if you give it to my classmate, specifically Katsuki Bakugo, then all of the good deeds of the former wielders of One Fall will be nothing but a speck of dust that will be blown away. All he ever wanted is fame and money, much like Endeavor if you ask me."

"But, why would you relate Young Bakugo to Endeavor? He may not have a nice personality, but he is not a bad person." Toshinori said, remembering their last conversation and that was ten years ago. Toshinori has seen him on interviews and such, stating that he will help the people and will become the number one hero of Japan, which is enough for him.

And it has an equal amount of bullshit in it.

"Don't be so sure, Toshinori-sensei. He may act like it, but don't let his personality trick you. Behind the mask shows his true self. I'm sure you know that not all heroes are heroes, and the same goes for the villains. There was once a man who said this to me, 'Evil wasn't born, and so as good. They're all made.'"

(Inspired from Good and Evil and credits to the author, Roxas Itsuka.)

Izuku was a hero otaku and that he watched every interview of the top ten Heroes of Japan. He liked the comedy vibe from All Might. He loved how professional and unprofessional he is. But to Endeavor?

It's a different story.

He watched his interviews. Needless to say, Endeavor doesn't deserve to be a hero. His look, his posture, his personality, it's all evident there. He's a false hero.

He watched a certain rookie heroine known as Mt. Lady just a few months ago. Just like Endeavor, all she wanted is fame and money, but it's not too late to change ways unlike Endeavor, who was pursuing to become the No. 1 Hero of Japan ever since he started as a rookie hero.

"I'm sure that there are more false heroes within you, but I won't convince you to make them feel humiliated. You have a brain, so it's your choice." Izuku said, teaching Toshinori of using his big ol' brain of his.

The said person listened to every word the boy has said to him, from rejecting his offer, don't give One For All to Young Bakugo, and letting him know Endeavor's personality. He was catching those words and let them stuck inside his head.

"Understood." That is all the No. 1 Hero of Japan said before Izuku nodded in appreciation. Then, there's something he almost forgot after that speech from the former vigilante. He then said to him, "By the way, Young Midoriya. I've just received words from the Police Department."

"Is it about me?" Izuku questioned. Toshinori disagreed that question by shaking his head left and right saying, "No, it's not about you. It's about a new group of villains."

"What is it?"

"I did say that I was trying to cheer and save every people that are Quirkless, not because I want money and influence the people that Quirkless are nothing, but... a few weeks ago, before the League of Villains was shown to the world, they are not the only large group of villains. There is another group of villains, but this is different. I heard that they kill innocents, which is natural for them. But their victims? It's worse if that's what you think. Victims that died by their hands... are Quirkless."

Saying this, he earned a gasp from the former vigilante, who had a face of disbelief. "(How? How did they get killed? I wasn't informed of these news.)"

Izuku looked down in shame, gritting his teeth as he added, "(I was focused on helping people, but I neglected those who were pleading for help?)"

"(Those sons of bitches.)" Shadow cursed along with his partner. He also listened to the news and had more hatred for that group.

Izuku was ashamed of himself and so does Shadow. He heard this news and information that happened a few weeks ago and he was still a vigilante at that time.

Seeing this reaction causes Toshinori to say, "Look, Young Midoriya. It's not your fault, but we, too, have not heard this kind of villainy before. This happened a few weeks ago. We've received information that the group of villains kidnapped Quirkless people, including children, and slaughter them before they dumped their beheaded bodies in different places. The recent one is the last two weeks, there are about thirteen to twenty-five Quirkless people that were killed after kidnapping them. We tried to search for their hideouts, but there's nothing left."

Hearing this info made Izuku asked a question to him. "Do you know what is the name of the group? Or how do you and other heroes get this kind of information?"

"Apparently, there is a member of that group who was caught by a police group and got sent into prison and interrogated him." Hearing the word 'him' is now a hint that a villain member is a man.

"He didn't say a word, but only praised a person that's called..." The blonde-haired man went silent, shivering from what he's about to say. He mustered the courage to say it in front of a teenager, whose life went through a lot of hell.

"Kira."

Hearing that name made Izuku slightly tingled in fear. He knew what that word means. 'Kira' means Killer, which is obvious because of how it pronounced in a Japanese accent.

Nevertheless, Izuku's heart was pounding fast, never had he felt scared from just saying that name.

"Kira..." He repeated the name under his breath before he slowly realized something. He was shaking in fear but kept his composure.

"Look, Toshinori-sensei," The boy started the conversation, noticing the hero's trembling. "I know you're not watching anime, but have you watched a certain series called Death Note?"

"No."

"As I expected. Listen, there is this character who used a notebook that can kill people by just listing their names on the notebook page. He listed the names of every criminal that were shown in news or in local. After attracting attention to these increasing deaths from the government, people began to voice out their opinions this is the work of Kira, and it began to spread across the world." Izuku explained the great anime that has genres of mystery, psychological thriller, and occult fiction.

"After suspicion had begun to arise about the mysterious deaths by heart attack of criminals worldwide, members of the public refer to it as 'The Legend of the Savior Kira', saying 'Kira is among us again', and that he is a 'messenger from hell'. If I'm thinking correct that the group called... Kira killed hundreds of Quirkless people, we might as well be very careful about it."

"I agree." Toshinori nodded.

"Think about it, hundreds of people get killed by that group and that no tracks can be seen or like the police cannot find the hideout like what you said, they must be very smart. They might have a hacker that can disrupt the security system easily. They're an escape artist, they may do it silently, but they're also doing it innovatively. Don't know why I said that, but I just have a gut feeling that they're doing that way."

This made the man look down and thought about it for a moment.

"I hope so. I did report this to Principal Nezu the moment this news has reached us teachers and he said that the U.A High School will solidify their security system five times that is almost the same security level as the Tartarus Prison. Not only that, every pro heroes will come to the Sports Festival of First Year, not because it's for safety, but it's for them to scout all of you as well."

"I see..." Izuku sighed before moving on to the next question he needed to know. "I wanna say something, Toshinori-sensei."

"Hm?"

"If you found a member or members of that group, please have them serve the death penalty."

"What?! But killing is bad, Young Midoriya. It's better to capture them." Toshinori said, refuting the idea of it.

"I know it's bad, but there are people who deserve death after taking the lives of innocent souls that were not yet ready to die. The lives of those dead people cannot be repaid by them still living on. Their life alone cannot be atoned by that kind of price. A great power... will always have a bigger price."

Izuku raised his right hand and looked at it saying, "The Quirk I have, I held it with great respect and care, using it for the sake of others, even if they don't appreciate it. Which is why... With Great Power, comes Great Responsibility."

Using the quote from an inspirational character, Toshinori Yagi was utterly shocked, more than astonished, and was moved by the boy's speech. Izuku, who was still a teenager, knows a part of adult life.

Those vigilante months, it made Izuku Midoriya more mature than anyone else he encountered, even himself and other pro heroes with him.

"So, after interrogating that person, did some heroes caught some of those members of the Kira group?" Izuku asked, did not hesitate to say the name after saying it with hesitation awhile ago.

"Yes, but just like the first one, they never said a word about their hideouts."

"I see," Said Izuku before turning his head to look at the time on the wall clock. 4:20 P.M. He was surprised. Did they talk that long? Or is it that time flies too fast?

"If you don't mind, can I go and train now?" Izuku questioned.

"By all means, Young Midoriya. Sorry for wasting your time." Toshinori said with an apologetic look on his face.

"No. It's worth it, knowing that I'm one of the candidates of becoming the next wielder of One For All, giving me more info and telling you all those stuff... it's worth the conversation. If you excuse me, I must leave." After that, Izuku stood up from his seat and bowed his head a little before leaving the Lounge Room.

After that happened, the lone person in the room was looking at the door for a while before turning his head to look at the sunset outside the window, thinking about... someone.

==Two hours ago==

"Sorry to intrude your time, All Might." Said the person with an apologetic smile on his face

"It's all right, Tsukauchi-kun." Toshinori said with a smile of understanding.

Two persons inside the Lounge Room and they are Toshinori Yagi and the detective, Tsukauchi Noamasa. Apparently, the detective visited the No. 1 Hero of Japan... for something important.

"So, what did you find out?" The skinny blonde man asked. The smile on the said person's face dissipated and turned into a serious one before he answered. "Among those who invaded U.S.J, there was a villain Nomu that you and Midoriya-san that you drove back, right?"

"That one, huh?" The man said to himself as he had a flashback of him and Young Midoriya battling and exchanging fists and strength against a Nomu that was created to kill the Symbol of Peace, or him to be exact.

"We did some tests on the Nomu's D.N.A." Tsukauchi spoke.

"What of it? The results?" Toshinori questioned.

"We're not asking for your help in this investigation, so what I'm only spilling out the details, but I had a feeling that I just want to tell you now," Tsukauchi answered.

"It might give us clues to the mastermind." A low sound gasp can be heard from the No. 1 Hero of Japan as this made him more focused and gain more interest, knowing about the results from the D.N.A test that was experimented on the Nomu.

"After investigating the Nomu at a specialized institution, we figured out it wasn't the Nomu that can't talk. Whatever we do, there's no reaction. He's literally unable to ponder his mind." After that, the detective pulled out something from the pocket of his long sleeve, white polo shirt.

He placed it on the table. With his finger still on it, he slides it until it is within Toshinori's vision. It seemed to be a picture with a man who had very full large lips, wearing a red shirt, and messy blonde hair.

"And regarding his identity," Tsukauchi continued. "It was exposed to us that he was just a thug with a criminal record of thrashing and blackmails."

Then, Toshinori asked, "And you're saying that this leads to the mastermind of all this?"

Two seconds of silence has passed quickly before the detective leaned his body forward with his head still facing the blue orbs of the No. 1 Hero of Japan.

"Listen carefully." He ordained. "Stated from the report, a D.N.A of four people at least, completely different intermingled inside the thug's body."

"D.N.A from at least four individuals united..." Toshinori said, repeating the last words while looking away.

His attention turned back to the detective saying, "Is he even human?"

"His whole body reveals to have been destroyed by using drugs and other processes." Hearing that made Toshinori looked down and began to scan the thug on the picture. "To trim down a bit, he's been distorted so that his body can inherit numerous Quirks, but specifically those four. The huge drop in his brain's processing power probably comes from the burden of that causes, but well, we are more concerned about his D.N.A and how he got multiple Quirks." He paused, catching his breath before he continued.

"Even if different D.N.A is introduced, unless there is some way it can be completely absorbed, the wielder cannot or would not have more Quirks. You must understand since you are the Symbol of Peace and the current bearer of One For All."

Saying this to the No. 1 Hero of Japan made Toshinori slightly widen his eyes, but the blue orbs of his are trembling... from something.

"It's very likely that there is someone with a Quirk that can give other Quirks to someone."

"D-Don't tell me..." Toshinori quickly stood up, not believing what he just heard. But more importantly, why did that statement make him stood up from his seat? Was that someone really dangerous to him? Is it really something that should be feared? Whatever the case is, to say that it made him stood up, means that someone is very strong that the No. 1 Hero of Japan can't defeat it easily.

"Looking at the circumstances, it would be a valid reason to predict much. That's why I thought I had to let you know." The detective of the Police Department said, not once looking away from Toshinori.

The said hero went silent before he sits back on the couch saying, "I see. Thanks for the information, Tsukauchi-kun."

"Anything I can do to help you and stop this madness."

==Flashback End=

Never said a single word, Toshinori stood up. He went to the large glass that shows numerous buildings outside and suddenly, gritting his teeth, his body began to grow. "Has that man started to move again?"

A smile can't be seen on the face of the No. 1 Hero of Japan. It was the complete opposite. A smile supposed to show that everything will be alright because he's there, right? But, this face he's showing. There's no peace, no light, only anger. Angry, because of that person. Frustrated about it.

In fact, All Might wanted to let out his anger. It was mentioned earlier by Tsukauchi Naomasa that the person has a Quirk that can give different Quirks to other people.

That could only mean one thing for All Might, and that is to defeat this dangerous person, once and for all.

==One Week Later==

June 12, Saturday. Izuku's current status? It has reached to the point where he softens himself, enough for him to chat with his classmates, but nonetheless still had that straight face. He was mostly with Ochako, Amelia, Tsuyu, and Iida. Then, there are new ones who joined the group... and they are Momo Yaoyorozu and Kyoka Jiro. They may be a class, but they have their own group of friends.

The day after the talk with Toshinori Yagi and him revealing the secrets of his Quirk, One For All, three friend requests were there at his FaceBook profile.

You can guess who are those three.

That's right, it was none other than The Big Three.

After he accepted the requests, there's already a message for him coming from the Curious Girl, a.k.a Nejire Hado.

That's the point where they became chat mates and Izuku was having fun. He was taken back by endless questions from his savior, but that's what makes her... very adorable.

As of now, he's walking towards the Faculty Room, where teachers are usually staying after their subject lessons to their assigned classes. Although... he has company. Two companies, known to Class 1-A of being the perverted duo. Well, one of them is mostly a pervert, but the other one? He has its own set of boundaries, but still a pervert though.

"So, why are you dragging me with you again, Kaminari-kun? Mineta-kun?" Izuku asked.

The duo, now known as Denki Kaminari and Minoru Mineta, is in front and they asked him to follow them awhile ago. It's already dismissal time since today's Saturday. In case of those who don't know the dismissal time for Saturday, it's 3:10 P.M.

Two minutes have passed when they're walking towards the Faculty Room. Hearing the question made Kaminari answer. "That's because, Midoriya, we issued a permission form to Aizawa-sensei about using the school's pool."

"Permission form? School's pool?" Izuku asked, oblivious about the topic the Electric Quirk user's talking about. He might be smart, but there are times where he can be an idiot. They kept on walking as Mineta added, "You'll hear it when we get there, Midoriya-kun."

Not long after, they finally reached their destination. Being the student as they are, Kaminari knocked on the door three times before opening the door and said, "Excuse us."

With that, every eye coming from the teachers is staring at them. It was silent and very awkward, before a teacher asked, "What is it, you three?"

The students laid their eyes on the source. There, a male teacher was sitting. Close to him is another, but familiar teacher holding a stack of papers on his hand.

The teacher who asked that question is none other than the Blood Hero: Vlad King and beside him is Shota Aizawa, better known as Eraser Head.

"Um, Aizawa-sensei, about the form we turned in yesterday about using the pool," Denki said.

"Ah, yes. The school granted permission. You can use the pool until 5 P.M." Hearing that made Denki and Mineta pumped their fists in excitement, showing the happy expression on their faces before looking at each other.

"Yes, sir!"

"Thank you very much!" The duo bowed down. Izuku, still doesn't know what's going on, followed their gesture with a straight look that has a mixture of confusion.

"You said you wanted to use the pool for endurance training, am I correct?" Aizawa said, correcting himself about the permission slip that was given to him yesterday. "Good luck."

"Yes, sir!" Denki and Mineta in a happy tone. While Izuku kept himself silent, his eyes are slightly wide open from the realization in front of him.

"(So, that's what they meant about using the pool.)" Izuku thought to himself as they went outside the Faculty Room and closed the door.

Leaving the destination, Izuku spoke, "Using the pool for endurance training? Not bad, Mineta-kun. Not bad. It's a good idea. If we can't train outside, then we can inside the school campus. Not only that, but we can use our Quirks, too. Perfect time to train for the Sports Festival."

Hearing the compliment made them go forward a bit, stopped, turned around, and raised their left hands. "Tsk, tsk, tsk," Both of them are gesturing in sync as they stick their index fingers out and wave it like it's nothing.

"We're in the hero course, you know."

"That's why we always go beyond. Plus Ultra!" Mineta said, with the background that has the words 'Plus Ultra!' on it.

"Un." Izuku nodded happily before they all went to their next destination, the boy's locker room. Unknown to Izuku Midoriya, the yellow-haired boy looked at the purple-haired baby with an intense stare.

Like anime logic...

"(It was the right choice to invite the innocent, hard-working Midoriya, Mineta.)" Denki thought.

"(If it's just us, we might not have the permission to use the pool, huh?)" Mineta telepathically responds.

"(By the way, there's no hindrance with that, is there?)" The yellow-haired boy asked.

"(Of course, I overhead it by accident.)" The baby boy said as he remembered the conversation coming from all the girls.

==Flashback==

June 9, Wednesday. It's almost time for dismissal as they all talk with their friends, except Minoru Mineta who was sleeping on his own table. And yes, Tenya was talking to Izuku. However, where are the girls in the group, specifically Ochako, Amelia, Tsuyu, Kyoka, and Momo?

All of the girls are united near Momo's seat and they were talking about...

"We have to decline hold back from taking trips from the summer?" Ochako asked with total shock on her face.

"Apparently, it's a request from the school, to announce in advance that we won't have vacations this coming summer," Kyoka said with arms crossed.

"Oh no. I was supposed to go to Venice, Los Angeles, California with my parents." Momo dejectedly said with a sad look as she hovered her right hand on her chest while looking down in shame. To think that U.A High School announced something like that. Preposterous!

"How conservative!" Ochako said, falling down as she heard what the Class 1-A Vice President just said. Ochako knows how rich Momo Yaoyorozu is, so it's not a surprise when the vice president just said that. Oh, sorry in advance about who's the Class 1-A's president and vice president. Tenya Iida is the Class President while Momo Yaoyorozu is the Vice President.

"Aw, man. Even though I have swimsuits, that sucks." Mina was downhearted, losing all of her energy in her shoulders. But when it comes to girls, when they heard the bad news, all of their energies in their body disappeared, losing the will to move on.

"It can't be helped. We were attacked by the League of Villains last week, so it's a credible reason why the school announced it." Kyoka said with an apologetic and sympathetic smile on her face, trying to cheer up the pink-skinned girl.

"Even so, I wanna play! I wanna go somewhere!" Mina shouted, waving her arms up and down like a child.

"Then, do you wanna meet up at the school over summer vacation?" Toru suggested.

Hearing the invisible girl formed a smile on every girl's faces, except Tsuyu who had a straight face as she put a finger on her chin saying, "That's right. If we're using the school pool, then I'm sure the teacher will give us permission.

"Great idea!" Ochako exclaimed in happiness. "If we do that, then we won't have to spend a lot of money, either!"

"Then, I'll go get permission from school!" Momo said with a happy look as she stood up from her seat and clasps her hands together.

"Yeah!" While that was happening, someone was eavesdropping on the girl's conversation. You can guess who it is.

That's right, it's none other than the Class 1-A's midget student, Minoru Mineta. It seems like he wasn't sleeping at all. He just pretends to sleep by covering his forehead with his crossed arms. His left ear was big, eavesdropping, and bulging about what he heard from the girls.

Then, he lifted his head, and there it is, a dreamy, yet disgusting expression was shown on his face with a drooling smile.

==Flashback End==

"(That's what I heard! Why do it soon when you do it right now!)" Mineta said.

"(Then we have no choice but to go!)" Denki said, still walking with saliva going out of his perverted smile. As they kept on walking, Izuku thought, "(Guess everyone will be in it.)"

All of a sudden, he stopped walking, which didn't go unnoticed by Shadow, who asked, "(What's wrong, bro?)"

"(I, uh, just remembered something.)"

"('Remembered something?' Oh.)" Shadow realized what the green-haired boy meant as the said person mentally nodded before he looked down, raised his right forearm, and stared at it. He was wearing black arm wear whenever he's dressed in white, short-sleeve uniform, or summer uniform in lack of better terms.

He pulled the arm wear a little bit... and there it is. Scars on his right forearm. That applies to his body as well. Now, everyone knows why Izuku stopped. It's because of his scars. Going to the pool, wearing something that can be related to going to the beach, now you can put the pieces together.

His scars will be shown once the boys are wearing nothing but shorts that can help them from training. One thing for sure... he was scared of what will be their reactions like.

"What's wrong, Midoriya?"

"Eh? Um, I forgot to finish my homework. I'll be back as soon as I can." He lied as he ran away from the opposite direction of where they should be going.

"Uh, you're going the wrong way, Midoriya," Denki said. From the distance, you can hear a loud screech of Izuku trying to stop himself from running and ran towards them, only to pass through them as Denki and Mineta looked at the green-haired boy in disbelief.

"At that speed, he's going to be the next Flash when we get our Hero License," Denki said.

"What do you mean, Kaminari? Nobody can beat Iida when it comes to that." Mineta answered defiantly.

"I don't know about that, Mineta. Anyways, let's go." He shrugged the topic aside as they continued walking until they reached their destination.

Seems that nothing will stop them now.

"Oh shit! I forgot to do my homework as well!"

"So am I! Wait for us, Midoriya!"

Or so I thought.

They all ran, wanting to catch up to the green-haired boy. That sudden realization hits their head harder than Truck-kun hitting the main protagonist if you ask the author.

They passed the male and female comfort room as they continued to run towards their classroom. Little do they know...

"(They actually that I got homework to do?)" Izuku thought in disbelief. He was behind the bathroom stall's door on the male side, hiding so that they will not see him if they used the bathroom. He heard them screaming his name.

"(They're probably idiots if you ask me.)" Hearing what Shadow said made Izuku rolled his eyes and shook his head while a smile can be seen, but that faltered for a few seconds as he began to think what would be their reactions.

A sigh of defeat came out as he opened the door and went to the male bathroom's entrance to go out. Looking down the hallway at each side, confirmed that nobody is there, he casually walked away, looking for a spot where nobody can see him.

==Time Skip==

"Where do you think Midoriya went? He said that he's going to do his homework, but he didn't do it in the room?" Mineta asked as he put his uniform in his own locker.

"Probably gonna do it at home," Denki said, not noticing something that is really common sense. It's called a 'home' work for a reason, get it?

But that question is for another moment to talk with as the yellow-haired boy said, "Come on! The door to heaven is waiting for our call!"

"That's right! Let's find the new charm of the girls in different swimsuits!" Mineta declared as they quickly left the boy's locker room and went to the door... that leads to what they call 'Heaven'.

"Come let us go..." They said in sync as they see the door to the swimming pool open wide. The light from the sun was shining so bright that they cannot see who is in there, but they do know... that their girl classmates are there.

"To our paradise!" They finished. Only a few feet away, with saliva coming out of their mouth and had an indecent look, they jumped towards the light. What they see next...

"You're late."

'Smack' 'Screech'

That's the sound of them face-planting on the tiles and began to make tire sounds, sliding past someone who said those words. That person is none other than Tenya Iida.

As soon as Denki and Mineta stopped, they used their arms to hoist themselves up, turn around, and saw all of their male classmates wearing the same shorts while stretching their bodies. All of them... except for one.

"Oi, oi, oi! Why are you guys here?"

"Well, Midoriya-kun texted us about getting permission to use the school's pool for endurance training, so we accept the invitation," Iida responded.

"Is that so? We forgot about you. Let me thank Midoriya for inviting you guys." Denki chuckled nervously before he turned around, and clenched his fist in anger, cursing, "Damn it, Midoriya. You're too innocent!"

Mineta whispered to him, "Calm down, Kaminari. There are definitely girls in swimsuits here!"

The anger within Denki disappeared as they nod their once before he turned around thinking, "(I'll burn the sight into my eyes!)"

"(The sight of their new swimsuits!)" Mineta shouted in his mind as they all looked at where the girls are.

"Oh, Mineta-chan."

"So you came, at last, Kaminari?"

The ones who said that are Tsuyu and Kyoka. The girls are stretching their bodies. So, what are they wearing?

School swimsuits. What a bummer.

"(What in the heck is with those swimsuits? They should be wearing bikinis.)" With his head turned away from looking at what the girls are wearing, Denki had a despairing look. And Mineta?

"School-issue swimsuits are pretty good, too." He said with his face smiling in brightness and happiness. This caused the yellow-haired boy whipped his head to face the baby boy and thought, "(You're okay with that?!)"

"Kaminari-kun, Mineta-kun." Shivered by their names called, Tenya approached them with open arms... and a scary aura that shadows his front body.

"It was a great idea to suggest endurance training at school! I'm thoroughly influenced by your great thinking."

Tenya's shadow overpowered them as Mineta began to bite his nails and Denki's eyes quivering in fear as they kept their eyes on their Class President, who kept on walking towards them saying, "Now, why don't you join us and train with the rest of us, eh?"

With that being said, Tenya scooped them in his arms, carried them, and walked towards the group of boys. The duo was struggling to get out but to no avail.

"Hey, where's Midoriya?" It was Rikido Sato who asked that causing Tenya to stop walking and the duo to stop struggling.

"He said that he's going to continue his homework, but didn't see him in the classroom. Probably went home." Denki answered.

"So everyone was invited except-"

"Sorry for being late!"

Speaking of doing his homework at homework, their eyes turned on the source. Hearing the footsteps coming closer, Izuku Midoriya came out of the hallway and presented himself before them. The girls kept on stretching, but their eyes are on the Cinnamon Roll.

He was wearing the same shorts as theirs, but a large white towel wrapped his body, covering his body, hiding something from them.

"You came just in time, Midoriya-kun. Did you finished your homework?" Tenya asked, worried that his friend didn't finish.

"Yeah," Izuku lied about having homework.

"Then, where did you go?" Mineta asked.

"Huh?" Confused, but the green-haired boy was pretending.

"You said that you're going to do your homework, so we thought you're going to the classroom." The purple-haired baby boy admitted.

"Ah," Izuku understood what he meant, but that's his act as he said, "I went to a quiet place, which is a very comfortable place if you asked me."

"I see." Tenya said before he formed a smile and clapped his hands together saying, "Well, time to stretch. Might as well catch up to us, Midoriya-kun."

"Okay," Izuku said before looking away and had a troubled expression, which didn't go unnoticed by everyone, including the girls.

"Something's wrong?" Tenya asked.

"Just don't get scared, okay?" Demanding, it confused all of them.

He moved his shoulders, allowing the large towel to fall out of his body, revealing his body to the Class 1-A.

A low-sound gasp came out of everyone's mouth as they stared at his body. Six packed abs covered in numerous scars, either long or short, big or small, it would consider being one where they had a worried and anxious look on their faces.

"Those scars..." Sero said in disbelief, cannot find the words to say.

"Worry not, my classmates," Izuku said nonchalantly. "These scars I have serves as a reminder of how it meant to survive in a world like this." He took a deep breath before he continued.

"All my life, all I ever wanted is to become like you guys. Become heroes in the future, but... people are telling me that I can't become a hero... because I used to be a Quirkless individual."

If one can say that the Class 1-A is flabbergasted, they're half right. The other half... surprised is only an understatement. No words describe what they are feeling right now for the green-haired boy. He was a former vigilante, but he used to be a Quirkless person? How is that possible?!

Unless...

"I was a late bloomer. I developed my Quirk just a few months ago." Izuku said. The girls came over to join the conversation with a worried look on all of their faces except Toru Hagukure, but if the atmosphere is something depressing like this, you can say that the invisible girl was sympathizing with her classmate that experienced what it meant to be an outcast of the society.

Momo joined by asking, "By few months... you mean..." Izuku didn't let her finished as he said, "Yes, the week after I became the vigilante, that's the time where my Quirk started to show its power. I was having trouble back then, but it took a whole week for me to understand."

"But I would never forget what the people back then used to say. They say that I can't become a hero. They would always laugh at me, no matter how much I wanted to show them that anyone can be a hero, with or without Quirk."

This sudden inspiration speech from their new classmate made everyone's heart moved. They continued to listen to his childhood years with open minds and hearts.

"The scars I have shown are the true identity of the society. If there are good, there will always be bad. You can't see them clearly, because they all wear masks that covered their true self. As a child, I was dense as a rock, but as I mature, I finally realized how this super-powered world is. I tried to be with society, but no. They wouldn't let me be with them or become one of them."

He stopped talking before he raised his hand on his chest.

"I was like a lone wolf, trying to blend in with the dogs, doing his best to make his owner proud, but because of me being born unalike, I was treated differently. No matter how many times I tried, the result will be the same."

This made everyone's face had a look of sympathy before their eyes went slightly wide as they saw him raised his head and stared at them. They were sure that his eyes are looking at their souls.

"The last straw was enough for me to stop becoming one of you... and be my own self. I realized I'm not like all of you. One thing for sure, I don't need to be someone else and use my own difference to my strength."

It felt like an eternity after that long conversation. No one uttered a word until they heard footsteps. All eyes on the source, and it came from Ochako Uraraka.

"Those are real, isn't it?" She asked, her tone was wavering from the sight she's seeing. The boy sighed before he said, "You think that there are idiots who'd wear special make-up like this?"

She only bit her lips, for she felt like an idiot for asking that kind of question. "S-Sorry." She apologized.

"It's okay. Come on, let's continue the training." Izuku said, easily shrugged the tense atmosphere.

"Uh, right, come on guys!" Tenya hesitated but called everyone to start the endurance training as they needed. Although, the scars still lingered in their mind. The ones who truly took it the hardest are Tenya Iida, the girls, and surprisingly, Shoto Todoroki.

Something about Izuku's past is similar to something for the dual-haired boy. Wonder would that be.

Most of Class 1-A have their guards up all the time whenever the used-to-be vigilante is near or around them. But for Izuku's group of friends? For them is a different story.

This whole week with him is enough that he is truly friendly and that he bore no ill against them or their other classmates. Why? Because Izuku saved four people within the group and that is Ochako Uraraka, Momo Yaoyorozu, Kyoka Jiro, and Tsuyu Asui.

Seeing that their friends are saved by the green-haired boy is already enough that they put their trust in him.

For those that are not closed with Izuku, seeing a large pain finally realized how cruel the world is to him, and they felt sorry for him. A boy who wanted to become one of them, acknowledged by them, and most of all, wanted to be friends with them.

Motivated by his story and speech, they were more determined than ever to become better heroes.

==Time Skip==

"Hey, guys! Here are the drinks!"

"Thank you for the help, Midoriya-kun! Sorry for the trouble."

"No worries." The greenette brought a large container and dropped it on the ground. Opening it is revealed to be orange sodas. As soon as everyone came near, everyone got one only for themselves.

Even the girls who stopped playing in the last few minutes. A while ago, they started training just like what they did, but after that, they rest for ten minutes and began to play pool volleyball. Now that they heard Izuku's back with a large container of orange sodas inside, they went out of the pool and joined the boys.

Then they all went to the place that has shelter and that's where the fifteen-minute break started. Opening the can, Denki drank the orange soda as he let out a sigh of satisfaction before he looked at the pool, staring at it for a few seconds before he said, "How come the girls can play around while us boys, all we do is to break sweats, huh?"

"They got permission for using the pool for sunbathing," Mineta answered.

"Why didn't you apply that one to use it for the training, Mineta?" Denki questioned.

"Because if that happened, we won't have the permission to use the pool, am I right?" The sudden voice made the two mentioned person jumped in surprise, turn around, and saw Izuku standing behind their back, hold a can of orange soda in his hand.

It seems that he's been eavesdropping on their conversation the whole time. Uh oh.

"Um..." They failed to say the answer, for they have been exposed very badly about why they wanted to use the pool. Unable to speak is enough for the green-haired boy to know as he sighed before he said, "I'll let you off the hook, but next time, don't even think about using the pool for fun."

"Uh, yes, sir!" Denki and Mineta said in sync as they understood what he meant.

Receiving an affirmative answer, he finished gulping his own soda and looked at the skies above. Staring after a few minutes he looked at the wall clock above the door and it said 4:40 P.M. Only thirty minutes left before it's time to go home.

He was rather surprised. Have they trained that long? It felt like twenty minutes since they all started the endurance training. Guess time flies when you're doing something that involves physical activity.

"Midoriya-kun?" Tenya asked, snapping Izuku out of his trance as he looked at the blue-haired boy without glasses approaching him.

"Yeah?"

"Something the matter?" The blue-haired boy asked, worried that Izuku was bothered by something. Probably his childhood life.

"It's nothing. Just can't believe that I became friends with you, that's all."

"Heh. That should be my line. All I ever know is that a vigilante saved Uraraka-kun, but I didn't know that it was you all along. I thank you for saving our friend."

A smile carved its way on Izuku's face before he said, "No problem. I always prioritize the life of others."

This time, Tenya's face had a smile as he faced forward saying, "I didn't think much about you ever since our first meeting. But... I'm happy that we became good friends, Midoriya-kun. If not for your speech and story, I might continue thinking that you're still a vigilante until the very end."

Everyone was minding their own business, so they didn't care about Izuku and Tenya's conversation. The blue-haired boy began to walk out of the shelter and sat on the base of the diving board. Izuku followed.

"I'm sorry that I held my guard up against you, I do trust you, but-"

"Iida-kun." The green-haired boy interrupted. "It's okay. As long as I gained your trust, that's all it matters to me."

An apologetic smile can be seen on Tenya's face as he stared at Izuku's green orbs before he changed his glance to the boy's body that is full of scars.

Tenya hesitates but soon questioned the green-haired boy. "It must've been a living hell for you, huh?"

"Yeah. Although I should thank them for opening my eyes to see the true colors of society." Izuku stated while wearing a smile. "Unintentionally teaching me to be realistic, helping me to become who I am, I should be very grateful, even if they mess me up like a toy."

As of this moment, Tenya felt like Izuku's about to say another story about his younger life, one where he is always eager to listen about his friend's path to hero. He was about to say something until someone called the boy's name.

"Oi, damn Deku!" Someone came out of the door with the usual anger on his face, causing the duo to stand up from their seat and stared at the incoming individual before them.

"I swear that from this day onward, I won't let you get ahead of me!" It was Katsuki Bakugo. He continued to stomp his way on Izuku, blinded that he didn't see the boy's scars, but was stopped by someone that was walking along with the ash-blond boy.

"We got your message, Midoriya. Sorry, we came late. It took some time to get Bakugo to come." It was Eijiro Kirishima with an apologetic smile that shows his shark-like teeth.

"(Is that what happened?)" Izuku thought.

"Whoa, Midorya. Where did you get those scars?" Kirishima asked, surprised that he saw Izuku's body was covered in discoloration, or scars for lack of better terms.

"I got these from my vigilante time. Looking good, huh?" The green-haired boy asked with a proud look. "Yeah. In fact, that makes you manlier than ever!"

The redhead boy marched his way towards Izuku, put his arm around the boy's neck, and whispered to him. "With that, you'll get girls in no time."

The boy had a confused look. Get girls in no time? What did he mean by that? Surely there's nothing that makes him manlier than having six-packed abs and... oh.

"What do you mean by that?" Izuku asked with a slight blush when he heard Eijiro that he'll claim girls later.

"Listen to me, Deku!" Katsuki shouted, but did Izuku flinched? Nope. No chance if that's what he got. The blush faded quickly as Izuku's attention is now on his childhood torturer.

"Wanna decide things right now? huh?" Katsuki growled with fireworks producing from both of his hands. Izuku stood there, but Tenya raised his hand on his chin whispering, "It's true that training only is not interesting."

Then an imaginable floating light bulb lit up above the blue-haired boy's head as he turns around, raised his arm up, and asked everyone, "Everyone, do you want to see which of the boys can swim 50 meters the fastest?"

"Oho! Yeah!" Kaminari said, feeling so excited about the game.

"Sounds fun!" A thrilling Sero said, standing up from the ground as every boy had a determined smile on their faces.

"Let's do it!" Rikido Sato exclaimed, fist-pumping in the air.

"Iida-san, we'll help, too." Momo walked in front of the girls, getting the attention of the mention person's name.

"Thanks."

"What about Quirks? Can we use them?" Ojiro suggested.

"We're at school, so there shouldn't be a problem. However! You can't use them to hurt other people or damage the school's properties." Tenya answered.

Seeing that Izuku's body is in front, it took some time for Bakugou to see his scars but quickly jumped into the conclusion that it's just special make-up. Surely he would shout to Izuku to remove those scars, but something stopped him from doing that, and kept silent.

After that, Izuku turned around and stretch his body, allowing his front body to be seen by every girl, whose cheeks quickly get warmed up and getting hot, not because of his scars, but because of his abs.

They quickly shook their heads while Toru Hagakure, who was having the time her life, mentally screaming or fangirling and had a nosebleed, quickly rubbed her nose to prevent more nosebleed.

"You're going down, Deku!" Katsuki smirked.

"And yell timber? Pfft. Do your best." Izuku mocked.

"Tch! I will crush you, no matter what!" Then, Katsuki looked at Shoto and said, "And I'll beat you, too, Half-and-Half Bastard!"

The mentioned person never said anything, only stared at the explosion boy. With that, the first race divided into three as Katsuki, Denki, Koda, Tokoyami, and Mineta went first.

"Ready... Go!" Tenya whistled as they all began to swim... except for the explosion boy, who used his Quirk, Explosion, and flew over the pool.

"How's that, you extras?!" He said, pointing at them.

"What do you mean 'How's that'?!" Sero shouted.

"You didn't even swim!" Denki exclaimed.

"It's freestyle, damn it!" Katsuki shouted back.

"(So that's how he played.)" Shadow replied in Izuku's head.

"(If he wanted that... very well, let's play by his own rules.)" Izuku declared.

"(Roger that, bro.)" Shadow saluted.

The second group is Shoto, Sero, Aoyama, Sato, and Kirishima as they went to the base of the diving board, getting ready for the race. With the whistle blew from Tenya's mouth. They swam except for Sero, who used his tape and pull himself. The same goes for Yuga Aoyama, who used his Quirk, Naval Laser, only for him to use it just a few seconds and crashed into the tape boy's way of victory.

Todoroki was with them as he used his Quirk, Ice, to slide through the swimming pool and won.

"You're supposed to be swimming!" Denki and Mineta shouted at the dual-haired boy.

"(So, that's his Quirk.)" Izuku thought, reminding his mind to remember Shoto's Quirk. Yes, everyone told him about their Quirks, except for Shoto and Katsuki.

The boys that weren't mentioned are the last group as they ready themselves until...

"Go!" Momo shouted, indicating the start of the race.

Before that happened, Izuku was ready. "(Let's go... Full Cowling!)" Invented by himself and during his time as a vigilante, he focuses on his body to power up instead of one section of his body at a time.

With Shoji, Ojiro, and Izuku swim, Iida uses his Quirk technique, Recipro Burst.

Izuku uses his Quirk, too, but using it fair and square as he catches up to Tenya.

Neck and neck, side by side, the finish was there.

Tenya jumped forward to touch goal...

But didn't realize that Izuku was there first, a second ahead of him.

"Wow!" The boys shouted in excitement as they witness the closing finish of the last group's race.

"Amazing!"

"Good job, Midoriya!"

"You're so close, Iida!"

While the rest of Class 1-A cheering for them, Izuku helped Tenya to get out of the pool, which is a success.

"You beat me, Midoriya-kun." Tenya said.

"You're amazing, too, Iida." Izuku complimented back.

"Thanks. Alright! The winners of each heat; Bakugo, Todoroki, and Midoriya, will race for the first place. Is that alright?" The blue-haired boy declared

"Yup." Izuku nodded.

"Yeah..." Shoto said with no energy.

"Hey, Half-and-Half Bastard! Don't hold back like what you did at Ground Beta. Come at me, seriously!"

Todoroki remembered that time as he and Momo went up against Katsuki and Kirishima. He and Momo won since Momo retrieved the bomb, but the fight against Katsuki? He was holding back.

"...Alright..."

"And of course, you too, Deku!" Hearing this made the green-haired boy sighed and said, "Don't remind me the second time... Bakugo."

With that, they went to their respective lanes and stood at the starting line.

"Then, the 50-m freestyle will begin!" Iida stated.

"Go, Bakugou!" Kirishima said

"Don't kill the other guys!" Denki warned.

"Todoroki, don't lose!" Sero shouted

"Deku/Izu-kun, do your best!" It was Ochako and Amelia who said that.

"Everyone, fight!" Momo cheered.

With everyone cheering for the three final participants, Tenya raised his hand signifying the race will start

"On your marks..."

"(I'll fly across all at once.)" Katsuki thought as he ready his sweaty palms.

"(The way they finish... It looks like...)" Izuku thought, but was interrupted when Iida said, "Get set..."

"(I'll slide through.)" Shoto said as his right arm began to get covered in ice. Inhaling and exhaling, Izuku finally realized what he's going to do as he thought, "(Then I'll swim to the finish... with everything I got!)

Then, green electricity began to encircle Izuku's body, making the match... MORE intense than ever. They saw this and had chills.

Hands and stomach tightened as they wait for the perfect timing to go...

'Whistle blow'

Not even a second, Bakugou flew and Todoroki slid through the pool. Izuku? Well, he swam faster than before, causing everyone to see that they're side-by-side. Izuku had one thing on his mind. Touching the side of the goal is useless as he analyzes how the two finish.

He must go faster, even if he had a disadvantage that the water is slowing him down. With everything he got, he thrice the enhancement of his speed and power, making him go first.

Katsuki and Shoto saw this as they focus harder on their Quirk, almost catching up to Izuku.

It's not even five seconds... and they're already at the finish line.

This is the reason why Izuku must go faster.

Izuku dove down and resurface by going up like a dolphin.

That's the disadvantage as the dual-haired boy and the ash-blond boy went through quickly and soon enough... They're neck and neck to touch the ground.

Before everyone knew...

They touch the ground at the same time!

"I won!" Katsuki proclaimed his victory, but Izuku and Shoto didn't say a word as both of them looked at Tenya.

"It's a tie!"

"What?!" The explosion boy shouted. Growling, Katsuki said, "Let's do it again, damn it!"

"Nah. It's over," Izuku stated, backing down the challenge.

"You say something, Deku?!"

Izuku didn't respond as his eyes were staring at somewhere else.

They saw Izuku looking at the door and they, too, looked at where he's staring...

Only for them to see a gloomy man with a glare on his face.

"It's 5:00 PM. Your time to use the pool has now ended. So go home, go bed." Aizawa said with an annoyed tone lingering in his voice.

"Yes, sir!" Class 1-A said, following the rules of their homeroom teacher as they walked away from the pool and went to their respective locker room. While that is happening, Aizawa stared at Izuku's body with a blank look, but inside he was horrified.

Horrified that such a young age for Izuku to experience the life of an adult hero.

Looks like the battle Bakugou wanted was canceled and got moved.

The battle he wants will be at U.A Sports Festival, where the path to becoming Pro Heroes in the future will begin.