Chapter 2: Arrival and Mistakes

Musutafu, Japan

Today is another typical night for Musutafu. The drunk people are walking in the streets, tired office workers who just finished work can be seen almost everywhere, heroes patrolling to keep the city safe, a group of kids bullying a qurikless kid, and many more. In an empty alleyway with many trash bags littered on the floor, a portal 2 meters high appeared. And from the portal, a 165 cm young man appeared and fell to the floor with a loud thud that made one worry for his well-being. With a soft beige skin tone, brown eyes so dark one can mistake it for being black, a bald head, an arrow tattoo on his head that travels to his arms, back, legs, and feet, and finally, wearing robes that look like something monks would wear.

This was Maxwell. The champion of Rose, the transmigrator, the newbie assassin, an Air Nomad, and last but not least, the Avatar.

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Opening his eyes, Maxwell sees trash bags spread across the floor all around him. Seeing all of this makes him confused. 'Wasn't I sleeping in my bed yesterday?' Maxwell thought. Trying to remember what happened before, he finally recalls his encounter with Rose. 'So that was real, huh?' he thought, surprised. After all, Maxwell was just a normal 13-year-old kid who didn't believe in the supernatural, so suddenly, having his worldview shattered before him makes him doubt what happened with Rose was real.

Remembering that he only had three months left before the entrance exam, Maxwell immediately stood up and decided to go somewhere to train. Going outside the alleyway, he sees the people around him giving him strange looks, which makes him uncomfortable. Looking at himself to find out the reason, he sees himself in clothes that monk's usually used. Ignoring his embarrassment for wearing strange clothes, he walked up to a guy with a face that could rival models in his previous world and opened his mouth.

"Um, Excuse me, sir. Do you know where I can find the nearest train station? I want to see places I can visit before my break is over.". After Maxwell finished speaking, he thought. 'If I remember correctly, there should be a map in a train station. I should go there to understand where I am without looking suspicious.'

"Nani tte itta no? Mōshiwakearimasenga, anata no gengo wa hanasenai to omoimasu."(What did you say? I'm sorry, but I don't think I can speak your language.)

Hearing him speak in a language he doesn't understand. Maxwell internally sweats buckets at the nervousness he is feeling.

"Can you repeat what you said just now" asked Maxwell to confirm his suspicions that he desperately hopes to be false. Unfortunately for him, the man's following sentence still sounds as foreign as before.

'WHY DID ROSE NOT GIVE ME THE ABILITY TO SPEAK JAPANESE!? Isn't foreign language speaking part of the reincarnation package? Not only do I not have an identity, but I also can't speak the country's native language. Isn't this just like my past life where I became a loner because I didn't know how to speak the main language?' Maxwell thought with a downcast expression on his face.

Seeing the young man with strange clothes and tattoos in front of him showing a dejected expression. The man pitied him and thought in Japanese, 'What a poor fellow. He is probably lost and trying to find his parents after separating from them. I should probably call the police and explain the situation to them. Hopefully, they will find his family.'

After thinking of this, the man got his phone and called the police the police to explain the situation to them. Seeing the man in front of Maxwell ignoring him and talking on the phone, Maxwell decided to wait for a few more minutes. After seeing the man in front of him end the call and keep on talking to him in Japanese, Maxwell tried to turn and leave to find a person who could help him, but before he could do so, he saw two police officers coming toward him, and he thought.

'Police officers, huh? I hope they are not coming toward me. If they are, I will cooperate with them, but I should run away if they ask me for my identity. SHIT! I forgot to wear a disguise. Why are you so stupid, Maxwell!? This is a technology world where CCTVs are seen on every street. I got so caught up in my excitement that I'm in a new world that I forgot something as simple as this!'

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(Random police officer POV)

I am John. An average police officer in Musufastu, Japan. My partner and I recently received an order from the station to help a teenager find his parents. While walking toward our target, I started talking to my friend and partner, Shawn.

(Dialogues are in Japanese)

"Hey, Shawn."

"What do you want, John? If it is about cheating on your wife, I already promised not to tell her for the tenth time."

"It's not about that. I was wondering what the teenager who lost his parents is like. Do you think he has a creepy mutation like an insect head?"

"What the fuck are you on about? He is just a foreign kid with weird fashion tastes. Did you even listen to me at all?" Hearing my partner start to scold me, I gave him the middle finger and turned right, finally seeing the kid with the weird fashion tastes that my partner talked about. Looking at the kid, I thought.

'I see signs of nervousness on his body. He is probably scared and nervous since he isn't with his family. Don't worry, kid, I will help you find them.'

Telling my partner to come over here, I started walking towards the kid. Knowing he won't understand me, I took my phone from my pocket and then googled a picture of the police station. Showing him my phone, I pointed at him, then to my partner, and finally pointed to the image on my phone to make him understand we are police officers and we will help him find his family. Just when I thought he would follow us because of his smile, he instantly turned around and started running away. Seeing him run away, my partner and I were stunned but quickly followed him afterward. After thinking about why he ran away from me, I figured out that he probably misunderstood our intentions to help him and thought we would arrest him. But if he knew about my intentions and still ran away, he has something to hide, which is a big problem."

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On the night of Musutafu, Japan, an uncommon scene is happening. A boy with strange clothing and tattoos is running at speed fast enough to make someone think he has a minor speed enhancement quirk. And as you probably guessed, it was Maxwell running away.

"OUCH! Watch where you are going, you fucker!!!"

"Call the heroes. He went inside my shop and destroyed some of my products!"

"NOOOO!!!! MY CABBAGES!!!!"

Hearing the man he passed through shout my cabbages, Maxwell laughed out loud and decided to speed up. Even though Maxwell is scared of the consequences afterward, feeling the adrenaline in his body, the stress at being caught, the cold wind hitting his face, and the thrill of breaking the rules. For the first time in his life, he feels pure excitement and joy because he is an actual superhuman who reached a speed that surpassed the world's fastest man in his previous world—forgetting about Rose, forgetting about his grim situation, and forgetting about the man he is supposed to kill. Maxwell ran with all his might making sharp turns and doing awesome parkour tricks with a massive smile.

"YAHOOOOO!!" Maxwell shouted at the top of his lungs.

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While Maxwell is running away, the two officers who chased him at first bent down and started catching their breaths.

"That kid, what is up with his stamina? We had been running for around ten minutes already, but he didn't decrease his speed. Do you think he has a physical enhancement quirk?" John asked with heavy breaths showing just how tired he was.

"How would I know. We should call a hero to catch him and place him in jail. We could tolerate him running away from us because of a misunderstanding. But we can't do that anymore since he destroyed other people's property." Shawn replied, then got his work phone and searched for the available heroes around the area.

"Hey, Erase Head is active right now. I'll call him. Is that okay with you?"

"Yeah, it's fine. I just want to go home after this workout." Hearing John agrees, Shawn nodded his head and dialed Aizawa's number.

"Why did you call me? Don't tell me it's another villain. My dry eyes can't handle this." an annoyed and tired voice came out of the phone.

"Don't worry, Eraser head, we just called you to catch a kid we suspect to have a physical enchantment quirk. He destroyed multiple properties. And my partner and I tried to chase him, but we eventually lost him. Can you do it?"

"A kid? What's up with brats these days, causing trouble wherever they go. I swear one of them will be the end of me."

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(Aizawa POV)

"Thank you, Eraser Head. Call us if you successfully catch him."

Hearing the call disconnect, I sighed. Can't kids stop causing trouble these days? According to the police officer, the brat ran away when he showed the kid a picture of a police station. As he says, it may be a misunderstanding, but the instincts I honed through a decade of hero work tell me it isn't as simple as it seems. I hope my instincts are wrong since I don't want to get tied to something so bothersome.

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(Maxwell POV)

Even though I am still excited and feel like I can keep on running forever. I know it is just my mind playing tricks on me. Looking around, I found a relatively clean building and decided to rest on the rooftop. Arriving in front of the building, I start looking for a pathway to the roof. Unfortunately, I couldn't find one outside the building meaning the only way to the rooftop was inside it. When I was about to leave to find another place to rest, I suddenly felt an urge to roll forward, which I followed. Looking back at my previous position, I see a grey nothing at all out confusing the heck out of me. Just when I was about to run away because I felt something was not right, I heard a voice that contained curiosity and mild annoyance.

"So you dodged that, huh? You seem to have good instincts."

Looking at the source of the voice. I see a slender and tall, pale-skinned man with messy, shoulder-length black hair that partially hangs in front of his face and cool goggles.

'That is Aizawa, right? It is him. What is he doing here? It took me a while to recognize him since his appearance was like Rose's. He looks like one of those realistic drawings. He can also speak English. I never knew that in the manga.' I thought, surprised. After breaking out of my surprise, I opened my mouth to talk to him.

"Thanks for the compliment. Even I am surprised at dodging that scarf. What do you want with humble old me?"

"Are you seriously asking that? Did you forget you destroyed a lot of property? Well, I don't care if you forgot. I'm still going to catch you and finally go home to sleep."

Hearing Aizawa's words, I showed a surprised Pikachu face and thought, 'Damn, I forgot about why I was running away in the first place.'

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Seeing the stupid expression on Maxwell's face, Aizawa's eyebrow twitched and thought, 'So he forgot that, huh.'

"Hey kid, if you follow me to the police station right now, you will only get a few months of community service, and we can help you find your parents."

"Parents? What do you mean" Maxwell asked with confusion after hearing Aizawa's words, recalling his memories to find out why Aizawa said those words to him. He was able to find out why. 'So the man I talked to awhile ago called the police since he taught I was lost, that piece of shit did the opposite effect of what he intended. No matter what, I can't go to the police station since I don't have an identity. Should I fight Aizawa right here? I shouldn't, I didn't even unlock any bending styles yet, and I'm sure he can easily beat me with his combat experience.' Maxwell thought in just a few seconds and turned around to run away. Seeing the kid in front of him run away, Aizawa just sighed and then threw his scarf toward him.

Looking back and seeing the scarf coming toward his neck, Maxwell thought of ways to different ways to dodge and decided to roll forward to not lose his momentum, but the moment he did, the scarf bent downwards and caught Maxwell while he was rolling forward. After being captured by Aizawa, Maxwell had only one thought in his mind. 'HOW THE FUCK DID THE SCARF BEND DOWNWARDS?! Even though I know he could do this in anime and manga, I thought the settings of this world would be like my previous world where physics actually exists. Can he do scarf bending!?'

Seeing the kid trying to break free from his scarf in front of him. Aizawa walked toward him and asked with a bored tone.

"Do you have any last words before I knock you out? I don't want to work harder to ensure you won't escape."

"YOU CAPTAIN AMERICA WANNABE!! YOU SHOULD LEARN SOME PHYSICS FOR A FUCKING CHANGE. IF YOU DO, YOU WILL FIND OUT HOW MESSED UP YOUR SCARF ABILITY REALLY IS. IF I HAD ENERGY BENDING, I WOULD MAKE SURE TO REMOVE YOUR OP SCARF BENDING"

Hearing his shouts, Aizawa shook his head and then chopped his neck, knocking Maxwell out. Seeing the unconscious kid, Aizawa shook his head and thought.

'What is with those references. Am I too old to understand this? Well, whatever, I will bring him to the police station and finally get some sleep.'

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(3 hours later)

In a standard and medium-sized room, there are three living beings. One of them has arrow tattoos. Another one has eyes red eyes that makes one wonder how long has it been since he last slept, and the last one has a scar on his eye. They have been in a stare-off for five minutes, yet none of them have broken the silence.

"Maxwell Zandaka, if I am correct? Isn't it weird that you never appeared in any of our records when we investigated you a while ago to find out where your family is? Not only that. But the fact we took some of your DNA but still came up with empty results particularly surprises me. What do you have to say for yourself" spoke a strange hybrid animal in a suit looking towards the boy with arrow tattoos breaking the silence

"It sure is weird. You do not know how nervous I was in a country without understanding the language. But to meet the principle of UA high sure is something I didn't expect." Maxwell replied, even though he said it with an easy-going tone. All the people in the room, including Maxwell, know how nervous he is by looking at his stiff posture.

"Good to hear I can calm you down. May I ask you a question if you are okay with it?"

"Yes, you can. Ask me anything" After saying that, Nezu started to ask basic questions such as age, family, and many more, which Maxwell answered with half-truths and half-lies to show signs of lying as little as possible.

"How about your quirk Mr. Zandaka? Based on the reports we received about you, we assume you have a physical strengthening quirk. Which I think is false considering the medical reports that show your legs muscle density being high." Nezu asked, making Maxwell frown. 'What should I say to him? I can't bullshit my way out of this; I should probably tell the truth. But I will only give him information about two elemental bending since I need hidden cards that can help me kill Haruto in the future.'

"My quirk is called half earth half fire. I can manipulate earth and create fire." Maxwell explained his quirk but immediately thought afterward. 'half earth half fire? WOW, how original me. I could have thought of a cooler name than this. Even Minato's naming sense would be helpful right now.'

"Thank you for your cooperation Mr. Zandaka, knowing you are still a fifteen-year-old kid. I decided to enroll you in UA high school to help you better your quirk and become a hero. Of course, you need to take the entrance exam to pass but worry not since you will certainly be placed in the general course if you fail. If you don't want to attend school, it is also okay. I can assign you a teacher as guardian since you have no family members." Nezu said with a smile on his face making Maxwell enraged, but he kept his feelings buried deep in his heart and then showed the purest smile he could.

"Thank you for your generosity, principal Nezu. I will work the hardest to meet your expectations.". Even though Maxwell said it with a warm tone, Mawell's thoughts are both livid and calculating.

'This fucking mouse is playing with me. He knows I am suspicious, so he decides to enroll me in UA to keep an eye on me. What to do? I originally planned to join the League of Villains and then try to kill Haruto in the USJ incident, but that was down the drain when Nezu proposed to me to attend UA high school. Should I refuse? I shouldn't. Living in the same as a pro hero will only give me more disadvantages. So what class should I go to? Going to the general department will give me the element of surprise, but I won't be able to improve my powers there. Class 1-B, on the other hand, will allow me to improve my powers, but I won't be able to gather information on Haruto's powers. Not only that, but I have to make myself a reliable person to my peers since I want them to take my side in case my plans to kill Haruto are revealed. But doing so will take a lot of time since I do not have enough information about them to make them respect and easily trust my words. By going to class 1-A, I don't need to gather information on my other classmates since I know almost everything about them including their fears which I can take advantage of. The only problem is Nezu being suspicious of me going to class 1-A instead of the general department where I can lay low, which is the move I would have picked if not for my assassination target being Haruto.'

"You can now leave. The exit is right behind you. I hope to see you become an excellent hero in the future. And if you want to learn Japanese, we can send you our Modern Literature teacher Cementos. " Nezu spoke, breaking Maxwell out of his thoughts. Nodding his head, Maxwell stood up and walked towards the exit, but before he left, he thought, 'I should improve my acting, even I know I made many mistakes while speaking. So Nezu definitely saw my mistakes. I should probably take Nezu's offer to learn Japanese, even though it is a way to monitor me. I won't do anything suspicious for the time being and will only train my bending for the next few months.'

Ending his thoughts there, he walked through the door and promised himself. 'Always think before acting. From the moment I arrived in this world, nothing went according to my plan. I always thought I could easily kill him since fanfics show the MC having a plan that rarely fails. That was naive of me. I need to suppress my lazy personality and work harder for a future where I can live however I want without getting judged.'. If someone looked closely at Mawell's expression when he thought of the word judged, one could see a frown and hollow eyes that belong to someone who wants to forger an unpleasant memory.

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After Maxwell exited the room, Nezu let out a sadistic laugh. Seeing the mouse in front of him acting like that, Aizawa shook his head and asked.

"Why did you enroll him at UA? I know you want to keep an eye on him, but you could have done something else, such as assigning a hero to keep tabs on him. Not only will we make him stronger, but we will also allow him to harm our students."

"Don't worry about that Eraser Head. After asking him different questions, I know what type of person he is, so I am willing to give him a chance to improve himself. But if he tries to harm our students, I will personally ki-place him in jail for a long time.". Ignoring Nezu's change of words, Aizawa asked with a tired tone.

"So what type of person is he?"

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! He is the type of human I hate the most, like the humans who experimented on me. Mr. Zandaka is a selfish person who will abandon anyone, including his family if his life is in danger. So always keep tabs on him and report to me anything suspicious."

Hearing Nezu comment on Maxwell's character, Aizawa's impression of him went from a decent one to a negative one.

"So in three months, the entrance exams will begin. What do you think he will do?"

"He will go to the general, support course, or the business course to stay low-key. If he doesn't pick any of these courses, he has a purpose he needs to achieve, which can only be done if he is in the hero course. Tell all the teachers, including All Might, to watch him. We may have a potential big-shot villain in the future." explained Nezu with narrowed eyes. Hearing his explanation, Aizawa nodded his head and started to call his co-workers to explain the situation to them.