Chapter 4: Quirk Apprehension Test

A week after the exam I got a letter notifying me that I've been accepted to UA, class 1A. My parents were ecstatic and giving me tight hugs. Well, my mom was, my dad simply gave me a pat on the back and a smile. He's not one for the mushy stuff.

They drove me to school and I waved at them as I made my way through the gates. On the way to the class, I was thinking about which person I replaced from the main cast. I'll just have to see when I get there I guess.

Walking through the halls I finally got to my class. Listening from the door, I could hear Iida apologizing to Izuku for the whole thing before the exam and Izuku getting flustered by Uraraka.

Ignoring them, I walked past and made my way inside. My eyes swept across the classroom, scanning everyone's face. It seems I replaced the naval laser dude. Good, I don't think I could be around that weirdo for the rest of my high school life.

Walking forward, I took his supposed seat in front of Tsuyu Asui. Ignoring all the stares I pulled my chair back, but before I could sit down there was an explosion as a blonde-haired boy rushed at me screaming "YOU PRETTY BOY BASTARD!"

Huh?

[General POV]

The whole class was chatting and getting to know each other, a buzz of conversation in the room. Izuku was currently talking or, well, stuttering with Uraraka until he stopped and stared as someone walked through the door. The person didn't spare him a glance and just walked past him.

The whole class turned to look at the person who just entered. Standing at an average height with above shoulder-length black hair with frosted tips, pale skin, and sharp grey eyes, the boy looked around the class.

Everyone felt a shiver run down their spine as his eyes passed by them. It felt like a predator who was stalking its prey. It felt like he could see through them all, he knew their secrets, hobbies, everything. Without saying a word, he moved to the free seat in front of Asui and just as he was about to sit down there was a loud explosion.

Bakugou went flying straight for him, his hand outstretched to grab his collar. "YOU PRETTY BOY BASTARD! YOU STOLE MY SPOT AS NUMBER ONE". Just as he was about to grasp the collar of the boy, he opened his mouth.

"Rashomon", what followed was the howl of a beast as a black crimson beast wrapped around the boy's arm. Grabbing Bakugou by the face, everyone watched as he slammed him straight into the floor, a crack ringing out along with a thud.

"KACCHAN!" Midoriya cried out as he took a step forward.

Everyone was silent as Bakugou grunted, his attempts at getting up proving futile underneath the boy's hand. Just as Iida was about to intervene a voice came out of nowhere.

"Oi, no fighting is allowed in my class. This is the department of heroics" said a yellow caterpillar as it crawled into the class and stood upright, revealing the face of a man with long hair and an unkempt beard.

Akutagawa released Bakugou from his grasp and stepped back before heading back to his seat. Bakugou growled like a beast but walked away as well.

Taking our seats, the man removed himself from his sleeping bag. "It took you eight seconds to get settled, you're all lacking in common sense. My name is Shouta Aizawa, your homeroom teacher. It's a pleasure to meet you"

Everyone remained quiet as he searched through his sleeping bag, taking out some P.E. clothes. "Wear these and meet me on the training grounds" and with that, he left. After he left, everyone picked up a uniform and went to the changing rooms.

<<<<<<In The Boys Changing Room>>>>>

[Back to Akutagawa]

As I was taking off my uniform the guys around me started introducing themselves and chatting away. Ignoring them, I switched into my P.E. clothes and got ready to leave. Before I could step away I felt a hand on my shoulder. Turning, I looked into the smiling face of Kirishima.

"Hey man, everyone's introduced themselves already besides you, I'm Eijiro Kirishima, my quirk is Hardening. What about you?"

I decided to play along with everyone here. It doesn't hurt to get familiar and from what I know from the anime, they're all good people. Albeit a little weird. And perverse. I mean you Mineta, Denki.

"Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Quirk: Rashomon" I gave him a short but friendly reply. I'm not sure if that satisfied the whole crowd since they looked like they were expecting more but I don't feel like talking about my whole personal life. Tokoyami seemed like he had something to say and I could feel Todoroki staring at me from the corner like I was a slab of meat but I didn't give them the chance and left for the training grounds, giving everyone a nod before leaving.

Being the first there, I stood and waited with Aizawa. I didn't bother making any conversation since it would be a bother for both him and me, so we had a comfortable silence I guess. Not long later, the rest started gathering and we stood in a line waiting for Aizawa to start speaking.

"We'll be doing a quirk apprehension test," he said in a lazy drawl. Uraraka immediately piped up, "What about the ceremony? And the guidance counselor meeting?"

"Well we have a lot of freedom here at UA, and that goes for us teachers too. You will be doing softball pitch, standing long lump, etc..." I let him drone on as I spaced out, waiting for the tests to start. Calling out Bakugou, he asked him to start pitching.

Yelling like always, he hurled the ball, boosting it with an explosion. After looking at the screen, Aizawa showed it to the rest of us. 705.2m. Impressive. I actually don't know how far I can throw the ball with Rashomon activated since I've never tried.

"Whoa!"

"Now we can use our quirks!"

"Awesome!"

Ah, you've sentenced yourself. Aizawa's about to give them his dark speech or whatever.

"You think this is fun? Fine then. Whoever gets the last place in today's quirk apprehension test will be immediately expelled", He said, his face looking absolutely crazy right now. I could see Izuku having a little panic attack.

Starting with the 50-meter dash, everything went as in the anime except this time instead of naval laser pairing with Mina, it was me.

Using Rashomon, I gave myself a boost and finished before her. Then onto the grip test which was pretty easy, standing long jump took no effort, sustained sideways jumps were fine, I wasn't the best, and now we're onto the pitch. I'll get to witness Midoriya's little moment.

Looking around, I noticed a peeping All Might watching us from afar. He jumped slightly in surprise at getting found out but waved at me awkwardly. I just focused back on the pitching trying to hold in my laugh. Seeing a muscular guy like All Might acting like a high school girl stalking her crush was hilarious.

Once again, Uraraka got infinity to the amazement of the class. Her quirk is actually pretty cool. If she didn't get nauseous all the time she could use it for all types of things, it's very versatile.

Now, it was time for our main protagonist moment. Gritting his teeth, Midoriya powered up his arm with One-For-All. When he released the ball it only flopped 46 meters away, his face was dark. It was a bit funny but I didn't laugh, I'm pretty good at keeping a straight face.

"Wha-what happened?", Midoriya looked confused at why his quirk didn't activate until Aizawa spoke up. "I canceled your quirk. Honestly, it doesn't make sense to me. How someone as incompetent as you managed to get into UA."

Midoriya stood in shock as he blurted out "Eraserhead!". After he said that, everyone started talking among themselves with some not recognizing the name. Staring at Midoriya, Aizawa's face looked like he'd seen the worst performance at an opera he paid extra money for.

"You can't use your quirk properly without crippling yourself. Do you believe that someone is just going to help you every time? Nobody has the time to worry over you. You remind me of All Might, you've brave courage like him, but you have no control over your quirk, like a baby with a handgun".

Izuku stood in silence with his head down for a while as the class talked among themselves. Ah yes, I feel it coming. I can hear the soundtrack of the protagonist. The world energy is moving, converging on our main protagonist to give him the POWE- oh it's starting.

Suddenly Midoriya raised his head, his eyes full of determination as he went into a throwing motion. At the last moment when it seemed like a normal throw, his index finger shone and he released the ball, pushing it away with such great force the wind blew everything behind him away.

Aizawa stood shocked as he looked at the device, showing a distance of 705.3m. Midoriya clenched his fist and stared at Aizawa, tears threatening to fall from his eyes.

"Sensei...I can still move...."

"Ho...This kid"

Eventually, it was my turn. As I walked into the circle to pitch, the class murmured to each other. I couldn't really pick up on what they were saying but it's not like I care too much. I just gotta assert my dominance real quick. I really hope I get a decent distance or else this would be embarrassing.

Looking into the distance, I stand quietly while the wind blows. Taking a deep breath I hold the ball out in front of me. From my arm, Rashomon extends and grabs the ball, slinging it back behind me.

As it stretches back, I gesture with a finger as it comes speeding back. I release the ball and there's the sound of a crack as the ball is launched far into the distance. Aizawa shows the rest of the class my score, which turns out to be 789.7m.

"Woah"

"That's like, the second-highest score"

Asserting of dominance, successful. Finish the task with a T-pose.

Walking back into line, Aizawa pulled up the scoreboard for us.

1. Ryunosuke Akutagawa

2. Momo Yaoyorozu

3. Shoto Todoroki

4. Katsuki Bakugou

5. Tenya Iida...

All the way down to the last place being Midoriya. He panics and the rest of the class looks at him with sympathy besides Momo and myself. Aizawa then comes clean about it being a bluff and Momo boasts about knowing it was an act all along. She notices that I'm not as surprised either and comes over to talk.

"Did you also notice that Aizawa Sensei was bluffing?"

"Well yeah. I don't think he can just kick out anyone without a perfect reason". Though I knew he wasn't bluffing.

Momo nodded and walked back to the other girls who were conversing.

Going back to the changing rooms and putting on my uniform, I walked along the path out of UA. As I was about to exit the gates I heard a shout from behind. Turning around I see Kirishima and Mina waving at me. I decided to wait for them to see what's up.

"Need anything from me?" I asked them.

"Yeah man, you wanna go home together?" Kirishima asked as Mina nodded energetically beside him. I was actually gonna call my dad to ask him to pick me up but it wouldn't be so bad to walk home with these two.

"Sure" I replied and we started walking into the city.

"So tell us about your quirk! It seems really similar to Tokoyami's" Said Mina as she looked at me with a curious expression.

"Well our quirks are similar, yeah, but my Rashomon isn't weak to the sun like his" Ah shit, no one else is supposed to know until he reveals it. I'm a fuckin idiot.

"Woah he does? He didn't mention anything about it..." Kirishima scratches his chin.

Keeping up a poker face, I activated my ultimate ability! RASHOMON: JAWS OF BULLSHIT!

"Well, from what I noticed, the power that he displayed is way too weak to come in the top 10 for the entrance exams..." We walked onwards as Mina and Kirishima listened attentively.

And so was the end of my first day at UA.