9 Chapter 9 - Assessment PT.2

The group laid their eyes on the smartphone, they were stunned. "982.56m!!?" Even the quieter ones raised their voices. Canceling the transformation, he walked back to his spot next to Kaminari.

"Ehh, sorry I didn't tell you. I didn't think you would have believed me if I told you." He let out a guilty smile.

"I don't blame you, but you know, we live in a world of quirks. I'd have probably believed you." Following on, Kaminari lifted his fist towards him. "Well… Thanks for helping me man."

Kouki did the same and met his fist. "Nice throw by the way." He then added.

"Thanks."

"Midoriya it's your turn." They were alerted by Aizawa calling up the next participant.

Kouki watched Midoriya nervously step over to the circle. 'Throughout all these tests, he always placed near to the bottom, never showing signs of a quirk. That couldn't be possible, right? Otherwise what I saw wouldn't be possible.'

'''There IS something there, but there must be a reason why he hasn't used it yet.''' Kouki agreed once again with Zangetsu's remark.

With the ball gripped tightly in his hand, he stared at it in grief. To the observers around it seemed like he was having a hefty monologue in his head. That was when rules boy Iida proposed his concern for him. "It doesn't look good for Midoriya if he continues like this."

Bakugo twisted to face him in annoyance. "Huh? Of course not. He's a Quirkless small fry, you know."

'…Quirkless?'

"Quirkless?! Are you not aware of what he did in the entrance exam?" Iida reacted in shock. Bakugo shifted in confusion.

As the seconds went by and the class wondered what he was about to do, he had finally gathered the will to make his move. Pulling back, a powerful energy spread along his right arm. A red vein like pattern. Following through the ball flew through the air… and plopped only a short distance ahead. He expected powerful feedback, but after realising he looked at his arm in dread. "I was definitely trying to use it just now…"

The cloth around their teacher rose, which caught everyone's attention. "I erased your quirk." Jumping in realisation he flicked towards Aizawa who's eyes were glowing bright red. "That entrance exam was definitely not rational enough. Even a kid like you was accepted."

"You erased my quirk?" Leaning back he observed his teacher. "Those goggles… I see! You can erase other people's Quirks with your Quirk just by looking at them. The Erasure Hero: Eraser Head!"

The group looked at each other in confusion. "Do you know him, Yoshikawa?" This time it was Kirishima who began the conversation.

"I'm pretty sure I have heard the name somewhere before, I just don't know exactly where." Kouki tried to search through his mind, but came up short.

A small greenish haired girl pitched in. "I've heard of him. He's an underground hero." They nodded in acknowledgement as thanks to the frog-like girl for her sudden knowledge.

"From what I can tell, you can't control your Quirk, can you? Do you intend to become incapacitated again and have someone save you?" It was clear that Aizawa was present to watch the exam unfold, which meant he must have seen Midoriya use his quirk.

"Th-That's not my intention-" As he tried to refute his claims, the floating cloth wrapped itself around him and dragged him closer.

"Whatever your intention, I'm saying that's what those around you will be forced to do…" Midoriya shook in his grasp. "In the past, there was an oppressively passionate hero who saved over a thousand people by himself and created a legend. Even if you have the same reckless valor, you'll just be decked and turn into a useless doll after saving one person."

He dealt one final blow. "Izuku Midoriya. With your power, you can't become a hero." After letting it sink in, he retracted the cloth and closed his eyes. "I've returned your quirk. You have two turns for the ball throw. Hurry up and get it over with."

He strolled back to his usual spot, leaving Midoriya to contemplate his words. Finding his place back in the circle he started to mutter to himself, but no one else could hear.

Suddenly, he positioned his body in preparation for a throw, but with a distinct feeling of desperation. His arm did not glow, surprising Kouki. Swinging his arm with all his might, time began to slow down, enough for him to see a minute detail.

'It's.. on his fingertip.'

An immeasurable force of wind burst out, which launched the ball into the air. Several people around lost their balance due to the force. If Kouki's throw was completely controlled then Midoriya's would be unrestrained.

The force dispersed, causing its momentum to gradually decrease, dropping it to the ground. Returning to Midoriya and his mangled finger he slowly pivoted to Aizawa with a painful smile. "Aizawa-sensei…I can still move!"

"This kid…" Unlike the previous smile, this one seemed more surprised than proud.

'He emitted that much power just from his fingertip? Just imagine what he could do when he masters it throughout his body… you were right Zangetsu, he's someone to keep an eye on.'

'''Don't forget what Bakugo had mentioned before. He claimed he was Quirkless, which implies Midoriya and Bakugo know each other. Perhaps he may have hidden his Quirk, but I'm not too sure that's the reason.'''

'Well, what do you think it is then?'

'''I think it may have something to do with the one spying on us…'''Kouki was about to look around, but Zangetsu quickly stopped him. '''Wait! Don't look around, it may attract their attention. Use your soul sense.'''

Right after hearing that, his vision changed. Looking from a bird's eye view he noticed an outline hiding behind the building to his right. A faint yellow line connected from the silhouette to Midoriya. 'Wait… is that All Might?' The figure looked blindingly similar. He cancelled his soul sense, returning back to his own point of view. 'I suppose you're implying that All Might's Quirk and Midoriya's are one in the same.'

'''You're right, but let's think about it later, you have 3 more tests to complete.'

A small crackle came from Bakugo's hand as he charged towards Midoriya, breaking the two out of their conversation. "Tell me what on, Deku, you bastard!" With his pupils missing out of pure anger he rushed with his hand in preparation for an attack.

However he was quickly stopped by Aizawa's unbreakable cloth as it wrapped around his torso and head. "What the—? This cloth is.. hard!" He tried to pull himself out, but was unable to.

"Of course. They're weapons for capture made of carbon fibre woven together with metal wire made of a special alloy." He tiredly sighed. "Jeez.. Don't keep making me use my Quirk over and over. I have dry eye."

He released his grip on the conflicted Bakugo and urged for them to continue. "We're wasting time. Whoever's next, get ready."

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The last three tests were very simple. Sit ups, seated toe-touch and a long distance run. As he was requested, he completed all of them in his transformation. The sit ups and seated toe-touch were easy as his female body was very flexible. Paired with an immeasurable amount of stamina it was a walk in the park.

During the tests he had a couple people asking him about his quirk, so he just referred to it as a magical girl quirk. Of course this lit a fire under a certain grape boy. Whilst doing the seated toe-touch Mineta watched the girls with a keen eye, which included him too.

Finally they had completed the long distance run, reconvening in front of Aizawa. "Okay, I'll quickly tell you the results. The total is simply the marks you got from each test." He pulled up his mobile device once again. "It's a waste of time to explain verbally, so I'll show you the results all at once. The person with the lowest score will be expelled." As he pressed a button a hologram of a results table formed out of the device. Looking from the top left and making his way down, he saw his name at the number 3 spot. On instinct he switched to look at the bottom ranked… it was Midoriya.

He slowly gazed at him in pity as he watched him frozen in despair. 'Even though he really surprised us all during the ball throw, all his other performances were lackluster in comparison. It's no wonder.'

Removing the hologram soon after Aizawa broke the news to them. "By the way, I was lying about the expulsion." The class went wide eyed. His face changed into a shit-eating grin. "It was a rational deception, to draw out the upper limits of your Quirks."

"WHAT?!" They screamed in a mix of shock and confusion.

However, a spiky black ponytailed girl wasn't fooled and called them out. "Of course that was a lie. It should've been obvious if you just thought it through." Basically saying 'Are you all really that stupid?' without actually saying it.

'To be honest I didn't really care about it.'

Sero, the boy with the strange elbows was the first to come out of the shock. "That was a little nerve-wracking, huh?"

Kirishima replied with an enclosed fist. "I'll take up the challenge anytime!"

"With that, we're done here." He started walking away. "There are handouts with the curriculum and such in the classroom so when you get back, look over them."

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Kouki and Kaminari were about to walk out the gate when they were alerted by someone rushing towards them. "Hey! You two!" Confused as to who it was, they turned to meet them. They instantly recognised the crimson red hair. "Do you mind if I walked with you guys?"

Kaminari nodded. "..'Course not. The more the merrier, right?" He turned to Kouki for his opinion. "You don't have a problem with it, Yoshikawa?"

"You're more than welcome to. After all, it's better than walking home alone."

Kirishima laughed. "Hehe.. thanks. I asked Bakugo to come with me, but he seemed a little too angry, so I left him alone." Continuing to walk they carried on their conversation.

Kaminari thought to himself, until he pulled out what he was thinking. "He seems like quite the wild one. I don't know why he attacked Midoriya out of the blue like that. Seems kinda villainish to me."

"You could say that Kaminari, but don't you think there's a reason? I'm not defending him, I'm just trying to see from his point of view." Kouki tried to hint at something, but he could tell the other two might not see it.

"That's super manly!" Kirishima teared up, leaving the other two to deadpan.

"Well enough about that." Out of nowhere, Kaminari's playful smile appeared. "Yoshikawa, Kirishima, we just finished our first day at U.A. High School… let's go eat some food!" The group cheered in celebration, converging into the streets of Musutafu.