Chapter 14: Debut!

"Because this is our debut and this will be how we are remembered. We want to be remembered as the ones who killed All Might, not the ones who killed a bunch of innocent children. Any other questions."

A very nervous looking zombie man raised a hand "Um, what's that giant monster next to you?"

Shigaraki gave a vicious smile "This is what's going to kill All Might."

Izuku cut in when he saw that exactly no one was satisfied with that answer. "It is called a nomu, an artificial human that's been genetically modified to have multiple quirks."

In response Izuku was hit with a wave of reactions, from both thoughts and words, but only one caught his attention. He wasn't sure what to think when he heard Kurogiri's somber thoughts drift into his mind.

-To think me and that mindless beast both share the name 'Nomu'-

His look of shock and curiosity towards Kurogiri didn't go unnoticed by the man

-Ah, it would seem you've discovered that I was born in a lab. I hope you do not think less of me for being a puppet. I may have my mind, but I am as powerless as that monster when it comes to Tomura's or Sensei's orders-

Izuku simply gave a kind smile and quick nod, hoping to express that this new information wouldn't change his positive opinion of the man.

While doing his best to wrap his mind around the sudden revelation, he continued to answer questions and explain to each zone group who they should expect to face.

"Alright, so we're going to be putting the student's in areas where they'll be at a disadvantage or at least not have an advantage. So it should be pretty easy to keep them out of the way"

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Aizawa sighed as he walked into the USJ with the students when he didn't see All Might.

"Thirteen, why isn't that buffoon here?"

"Ah, Nezu told me he would be a little late, apparently he's meeting with a student right now."

"Fine, I guess we'll just get started without him."

Aizawa and Thirteen were explaining the USJ when a black mist began to swirl and an odd man covered in hands walked out of it.

———

Kurogiri appeared near the doors as they watched the children panic and the teachers get ready for battle.

"Where is All Might? I believe he was scheduled for today? Well, no matter."

Izuku took a step forward out of the mist and cleared his throat to get their attention.

He wore a green vest with a holster for a handgun on each hip along with numerous knives and other weapons both hidden and in view all over his body.

After months of practice he had grown a bit attached to his two silver handguns, one of which was in its holster and the other was pointed at the students.

"Now, before we all get to the business of killing each other, I have an important question for all of you students, and I want you to really consider it before we continue. Why do you want to be a hero?"

Izuku looked over their group and committed them to memory, he wished he had a chance to see the other hero classes too, but he wasn't going to complain.

He recognized all twenty of them from the quirk registration forms and the information that he got from the teacher's files, they were definitely an interesting mix.

At first most of the thoughts were along the lines of "why does he care about why I'm a hero?" and "HOLY SHIT HE HAS A GUN" But then he started to hear the answers, even if they were a little buried by the concerns of dying.

There were a lot of variations of -I want to save people-, as well as a few that never got their thoughts past the gun in his hand.

But a few stuck out and really got his attention

Ochaco Uraraka, -I need the money for my family-

Toru Hagakure, -Maybe people will finally notice me-

Tenya Iida, -I want to live up to my brother's legacy-

Momo Yaoyorozu, -I need to meet everyone's expectations-

Yuga Aoyama, -I want to be famous and shine above the rest-

Shouto Todoroki, -I will be a hero with my ice to spite my father-

Minoru Mineta, -I want women to want me, to beg to be with me-

"Thanks for answering my question. If you don't think that reason is worth dying or killing for, then you'll probably want to change career paths. Well, I'll leave the rest to you Kurogiri."

And with that Izuku disappeared and showed up next to Shigaraki.

Izuku was not impressed with a lot of these answers. Fame and recognition was not a good way to create heroes that didn't get innocents killed or cause massive destruction.

That purple headed kid though. He made Izuku's blood boil. He was glad no one else had to know what this kid was thinking. And his quirk made Izuku a mix of furious and scared for the women around him.

A pervert with a restraining quirk was definitely a terrible combo, but with the way Mineta was thinking, Izuku wouldn't be surprised if his life went in that direction. How could they let this kind of person become a hero?

Izuku sat back and watched the fights break out all across the complex. He was truly impressed by Aizawa.

Izuku really hoped that the pro didn't die here today. If he had to pick someone that captured the idea of what Izuku thought a hero should be, it was Eraserhead.

He was skilled in ending fights quickly, didn't cause excessive damage or death with his fighting style, and clearly didn't do it for fame or fortune.

He pondered how different things would be if it had been Eraserhead chasing the sludge villain instead of All Might.

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