Before it all happened...

"My name is-...wait hold on-"

Ok, take two.

My name is Saito Mokoyo. I'm 16 years old with the ambition to become a hero, my best chance of doing so is getting into a school known as UA high where a lot of the best heroes were made, even the number one hero! Deku!

I want to be like him someday.. But I'm quirkless, though I won't let that stop me from becoming a hero!

Even though I might not be number one I will serve as a symbol proving to the world you don't need some flashy quirk to become a hero and inspire a whole new generation!

So this is the story of how I became a symbol!

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"Ok so I assume you all are going into UA,correct?" Our class teacher walks up to the class holding up a bunch of test papers.

"You all failed this test so miserably so that's the only option-" He dropped the papers onto his desk. Most of them had X's all over the page.

"The only one to pass this test was Saito of course, he's the only one that actually tries."

"Might be a great engineer one day just like his dad."

"Yeah cause that's all he'l ever be." I heard one of the student's say,

"Yeah what other job can he have without a quirk? Heck even with his brains engineering will be a challenge!"

The class burst into laughter and I just sat there quietly taking their insults.

"Actually…I'm going to be a hero-" I finally worked up the courage to say.

There was silence then laughter filled the room.

The only person who wasn't laughing was our teacher, he was more shocked than amused.

I put my head on the desk from embarrassment.

It's the same thing everytime..

The bell eventually rings marking the end of school for the day.

"Collect your papers before leaving and don't forget this is your final year before you either get a job or go to an academy for hero training, So take your studies seriously!"

The teacher warned us as we walked out of class most of the students just ignored what he said and just talked amongst themselves, collecting their papers and leaving the class.

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"A 97.." I muttered to myself as I looked at the paper, normally I would be happy because of this but now..it's just different.

"Oi!" I heard someone calling out to me as I walked home.

I turned to see who it was and it was Haisu, my childhood friend.

His hair was white and his eyes were blue. He always had that goofy smile on his face and comes to me with a different scratch or bruise everyday. I'm often concerned for his safety.

"Saito, Saito!!"

"What is it?" I asked, he looked super hyped about what he's gonna tell me.

"I heard Deku was going to fight a super strong villain in Tatooin Station!"

Haisu was hyped a bit more than usual.

"Wait really??" Deku? In the flesh??

"Yup we gotta record this! Let's go for your camera and head straight there!"

I nodded and we headed for my house..

When we got there I opened the door and the house was empty.

"Dad?" I said, trying to get the attention of my father but no response.

We both headed upstairs for my camera, a little concerned.

"Where's your dad?" Haisu asked.

"Probably at work." I said stuffing the camera into my bag.

"Gotta work hard if your gonna keep your customers without a quirk-"

"Yeah.. i guess you're right about that-'' Haisu agreed with me.

"ok! I got it! Let's go." I said, grabbing my bag with a smile.

Haisu nodded with a grin on his face and we went straight for Tatooin station.

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A villian who molds cement to his will was terrorizing all the people nearby, stealing their personal belongings and robbing stores with no effort.

"Is that…"

"It's him! Deku!"

"Wow it really is!"

Both me and Haisu looked around for him but we couldn't find him.

"Huh- i don't see hi- '' Haisu was cut off by a gust of wind and before we knew it Deku was right there in front of the villain.

I quickly set up my camera to start filming!

"A hero??" The villain was shocked at his sudden appearance and quickly tried to mold cement to block his path but Deku wasn't stopped that easily.

Speed blitzing around the obstacles Deku managed to get close to the villain and grabbed him by the collar!

"Woah!" Both me and Haisu were amazed.

It hasn't even been 10 seconds yet and Deku already caught him!

The police arrived to take the villain away and Deku was bombarded with news reporters.

"That was another amazing battle number 1! Tell us how did you got so strong?"

"Well… I uh-" Deku doesn't really know how to answer the question.

"I just train everyday to become stronger!" He said, smiling from ear to ear.