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[You put in an effort for once!

+2 strength, +250 exp.]

[Congratulations! You have leveled up! You are now a lvl 0 Harem Protagonist!]

[Congratulations! You have leveled up! You are now a lvl 1 Harem Protagonist!]

[Due to user being unable to make correct choices in their life ability points and skills have been auto assigned!

+1 strength

+1 constitution! You're going to need it!

+2 skills to cooking!]

[Rank up! You are now an average mediocre chef!]

[Subclass unlocked!

You are now a Harem Protagonist, Chef]

Izuku groaned staring up at the sky as he tried to process what just happened. That was the first time his quirk had rewarded him for doing All Might's training. He really didn't know why it chose now of all times, all he did was move something heavy into the back of All Might's truck, the same thing he had done almost everyday for the past month. So why now?

Man, his quirk was weird.

"You did an excellent job today, Young Midoriya." All Might returned into his large muscular form and gave him a thumbs up. Before deflating into his lanky skinnier form. It took some getting used to seeing him like that. All Might coughed and thumped on his chest for a moment. "Seriously kid, great job, I'm actually impressed you're sticking with it."

"Well being a hero is my dream." Izuku sat up despite his muscles screaming at him. "And I have a real chance at it now, so I'm not going to give up."

[You are suffering from Muscle Fatigue. If you actually worked out before you could have avoided this.]

And now his quirk was telling him that his muscles were sore. He already knew that.

Still he finally gained a real level! Two actually! Itsuka was right, it did feel kind of good to level up. And he was a better cook now? Maybe?

"Ahh yes, you mentioned before that your quirk was a bit strange." All Might muttered scratching his chin. "I hadn't thought much of it. But what exactly does your quirk do?"

"I have no idea." That was the honest answer. Mostly. "I get rewards when I do stuff, the rewards kind of don't mean anything, and it tells me when I get hurt, I can also cook food that has healing properties." He pointed to his bag. "That's why I've been eating those sandwiches, my quirk says that they heal me, and that there's a small chance of a random effect, but I think they really do help."

"I see. Do you think they work on other people?" All Might asked moving over to his bag. "May I?"

"Uhh sure," He muttered and All Might pulled out one of the sandwiches. It wasn't a basic one rather it was a fully stacked sandwich with vegetables, a bit of sauce, and a bit of meat. "We're actually not sure if the healing actually works, but I do feel better after eating one."

"I see." All Might took a bite of the sandwich and nodded. "Either way, you do make an excellent sandwich my boy, and it falls within your diet restrictions. Plenty of protein so it should help with muscle growth. A fine choice."

[Stacked Sandwich

+10hp

+25% stamina recovery

+2 rep when given to Itsuka Kendo

Random Effect revealed: Increase strength growth.]

So why the fuck did french toast turn Itsuka into a cat?

Still, that was good. Was that why he got a point of strength randomly? And Exp? He should ask Itsuka, she might have an idea.

"But, I think the most important thing is that I get to team up with people." He crossed his legs and looked up at All Might. He scratched the back of his head and sighed. "I don't really have much say on who gets invited though. So I guess it's just good luck that I ended up with people that also wanted to be a hero. They also kinda gain the other benefits of my quirk. But when I'm in danger or trying to save someone they were teleported to me."

"I think your quirk might be more useful than you give it credit for." All Might sat in front of him. "The ability to always have your allies with you is not one that should be underestimated."

"But, that's just it, I'm not in control of it. It just happens." Izuku sighed and grabbed his head. "It's like I'm not the one controlling my quirk."

"Fear not my boy, once we whip that body of yours into shape, we'll be focusing on mastering not only One for All but your own quirk as well. Though perhaps we should get a new name for it besides Mundane Status. I highly recommend getting your quirk reevaluated before you apply to U.A."

"I will, sir!" Izuku nodded smiling at All Might. "And thank you for this chance!"

All Might chuckled. "Think nothing of it. Now then, I was speaking with my sidekick, Sir Nighteye. He suggested that I make sure to give you this weekend off. If I'm not mistaken, midterms are next week, are they not? It wouldn't do for a future U.A. student to fail, now would it?"

"No sir!" Wait, All Might's sidekick was talking about him? Wasn't Sir Nighteye's ability to see into the future? Was he going to fail his exams and then not be able to go to U.A? Wait, Exams were next week?

[New quest: Pass your midterms.]

Now his quirk reminded him! He'd been so zoned out at classes that he completely forgot!

"I completely forgot that midterms were next week." He grabbed his head. What was he going to do he wasn't the best student to begin with and he had no idea how to study!

"You could try asking your friends for help." All Might offered. "Unfortunately I wasn't the most studious of students either. Now then, I wish you luck my boy, I must be off."

"Thanks All Might." Izuku smiled up at the man.

"My pleasure, oh, and do bring extras of your sandwiches next time," All Might flexed in his smaller form and smiled. "I think they might actually have an affect on me."

"Sure thing!"

Izuku watched as All Might headed up the beach and got into the rental truck.

Now to panic.

[Izuku Midoriya: Help! Midterms are next week and I haven't studied!

Itsuka Kendo: F

Izuku Midoriya: This is serious! Can either of you help me study?

Momo Yaoyorozu: :D!

Itsuka Kendo: I think I just heard Momo squeal from all the way over here.

Momo Yaoyorozu: How did I think that? Regardless. I would be more than happy to assist you in studying Izuku. Perhaps we could even have a study session over the weekend at my place?

Izuku Midoriya: That would be great! Thanks Momo, you're a lifesaver!

Momo Yaoyorozu: My pleasure, Izuku.

Itsuka Kendo: Oh! We should make Izuku cook too! I'm thinking something chocolatey. Oh hey, you're level 1 now! Grats!

Izuku Midoriya: Thanks, it just happened today after training. But I don't think I have time to be cooking, besides do you really want to end up with cat ears again?

Itsuka Kendo: We can cook and study! Besides the french toast was good, and you've been cooking your own meals based off of All Mights diet right? So you must have improved a bit.

Izuku Midoriya: I did rank up, so maybe stuff like that will happen less often. But fine, I can bring something.

Momo Yaoyorozu: Oh! How about you make it here? I can inform the staff that I'll be using the kitchen with my friends. It should be fun!

Itsuka Kendo: Is it wrong I can hear you sparkling as you say that? Anyways, we'll meet up at your place bright and early, Momo! So be ready to beat some learn'n into Izuku!

Momo Yaoyorozu: Do you have to make it sound so violent?

Itsuka Kendo: It's a way of life.]

XXXX

Spring was a wonderful time of year.

For so many reasons. The air was warm enough to enjoy being outside, but still cold enough to enjoy sitting under the Kotatsu and having a lazy day when it rained, the flowers were blooming, and it just felt like life was returning to the city for the first time all year. People smiled more in the spring.

Not that he had the chance to experience any of those joys even before All Mights training. But it was still a nice time of year.

Especially in the area of town that Momo lived in.

Izuku looked over to Itsuka, her hair was tied up into her usual ponytail that stuck out at an odd angle from the side of her head. The T-shirt she was wearing was dark blue and tight. Especially around her chest. Sure he had known that Itsuka wasn't flat, but had she always been so busty? He would have remembered if she was. Not that he was looking. Okay, he was. But this was his first time seeing her without a jacket or sweater in two months!

Itsuka's teal eyes looked over to him and she scratched her cheek before looking back at the large gate that barred their way into Momo's house. She gave a slight laugh. "So do you think they're aware that their gate looks like its made of gold?"

"I'm still trying to figure out how my quirk knew she was rich." He pursed his lips and scratched his head. "Like, just-"

"Izuku, your quirk is weird, wonderful, amazing, really confusing and quite frankly down right frustrating at times. But when it comes to looking into how much money someone has, I don't think that's all too important. We really should be trying to figure out that whole pausing thing, that instant teleport thing, and uhh, the stat increases."

"When you put it that way, I guess it is kind of silly."

"Oh!" Itsuka bounced over to him, the foot or so between them vanishing to nothing as she hugged him. "Grats on leveling up by the way. And for sticking with the training."

It wasn't a tight hug, but it was a hug from a girl. A girl that he had a massive crush on.

[Achievement Unlocked: Holy shit.

You hugged a girl.

Reward: That was the reward.]

But Itsuka was the one that hugged him?

"Thanks, I don't remember my body ever hurting so much before, even the food only kinda helps."

"Speaking of which!"

[Itsuka Kendo: Momo! We're here! Open the gate!

Momo Yaoyorozu: Oh! Uhh, one moment. I'll be right there!]

A moment later the gate began to roll open.

[Momo Yaoyorozu: Alright come on in!]

"Right," Itsuka pumped her fist. "Are you ready to study Izuku?"

"Yeah!"

"That's the spirit!"

He walked with Itsuka up to Momo's front door. And he was greeted by one of the more splendid reasons why all men enjoyed the spring. Cute, beautiful girls wearing a sundress. Momo, looked stunning, her hair was pulled into a ponytail much like Itsuka's save for it rested on the back of her head and exploded backwards into a half spiral. She was wearing a soft green sundress that was tight around her waist and extended to her knees, it left her arms and shoulders exposed.

Also. He did not know that Momo was so busty. She was even bigger than Itsuka.

Spring really was awesome.

"Hey there Momo!" Itsuka said loudly, her hand jabbing him in the side of his rib.

[You have taken 7 damage from Itsuka Kendo: Try not to stare.]

[Reputation with Momo Yaoyorozu did not decrease thanks to Harem Protagonist class. She is still miffed though]

"Hello, Itsuka, Izuku, please come in. I have everything set up in the dining room." Momo gave a slight bow. Her usual pep was gone and she was rubbing her elbow awkwardly. Crap he made her feel awkward by staring.

Should he say something? Apologize?

What was it that made Momo happy? Itsuka would know the two of them became fast friends, but despite being in the party and talking nearly daily he still didn't know Momo that well. Not that he knew Itsuka that well but she was just easier.

"Thanks again, Momo, I'm going to need a lot of help with my math. And you're pretty smart right?" He asked as she lead her through a long hallway that was easily twice the length of his mother's apartment. Was this what a real house looked like? It was even bigger than Kacchan's! By a lot.

Momo's face lit up and Itsuka was right, Momo really did sparkle when she was happy.