Right now Harry was standing in front of the door to the Principle's office with Basilisks on his arms and around his neck. Aizawa told him to meet with Nezu about his new companions, so he came to school early today - an unbelievable fucking miracle - and was now standing here. Potter sighed heavily and knocked on the wooden door.
"Come in!" a cheerful voice was heard from within.
The teenager opened the door and went inside. All of the furniture in Nezu's office - with the exception of a couple of sofas on the left side of the room - was small, perfect for the size of the small animal sitting at the table. Right now, the Principle was reading some documents and began to speak without taking his eyes off the paper.
"Well, Eraser Head told me that one of his students has some special animals that he would like to bring with him to school. I take It, you're the one-"
He looked up at Harry and saw the snakes on his arms for the first time. The fur on his body immediately stood up everywhere and he just silently stared at the Basilisks with his black eyes.
"Erm... Sir? Are you-"
"What are they?" the animal's voice was calm, despite his ragged appearance.
Harry was taken aback from the sudden question. As soon as Nezu saw the snakes, all his instincts began to scream danger. All three parts of his animal nature felt a mortal threat from the predators on his student's body.
"I found them in the forest and I don't know-"
"I'm not a stupid human like everyone else, Mr. Potter. I see even the smallest changes in your body language and can tell when you're lying. Speak. The. Truth."
Harry just looked at Nezu's serious face.
'Fuck.'
"...they are possibly the most dangerous creatures on this planet. Each of them has a Quirk, which is why I want to bring them with me. You read the report of the Chief of Police of Hosu City, Kenji Tsuragane." it was not even a question "You know that they are under my complete control and will not attack without obvious provocation."
Nezu did not answer for a couple of minutes, but in the end he took a stack of documents from a desk drawer and placed it on the edge of the table.
"Fill out these forms and give them to Aizawa by the end of the day."
"Thank you Principal Nezu."
Harry bowed a little and took the documents with Pride so as not to bring the Basilisks closer to the animal. He turned around, but stopped at the door when he heard Nezu's voice.
"Oh, and Mr. Potter? Next time we meet, leave your companions outside. They make me... A little uncomfortable." he won't admit to his student that the snakes scared the shit out of him.
Potter nodded in understanding and left. The Principal finally relaxed and pulled out a pink comb from the secret compartment in his desk to comb his fur.
"I hope I made the right decision..."
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Class 1-A was full of life today. After the internships, everyone was still excited and actively discussed the events that happened during their work with the Heroes. Kirishima and Sero were especially loud.
"BWAHAHAHAHA! REALLY?! REALLY, BAKUGO?!"
Kaminari said through laughter, looking at his classmate's hair. Katsuki looked like a vicious poodle who's hair had been groomed for the first time in their life.
"Stop laughing! It's just stuck like this, even after a good washing! Keep it up and I'll Murder both of you!" he growled angrily.
"LOOK AT HIS HAIR! IT'S A PERFECT 2:8 RARIO! BWAHAHAHAHA!" Sero doubled over and grabbed his stomach.
"You fucking-"
The hair on Bakugo's head exploded and returned to its normal state.
"Wow! You've got to take down some villains? I'm jealous!"
Mira rested her hands on the desk and leaned forward, giving her full attention to Jiro.
"It was just evacuation procedures and logistical support. No real fighting." she answered by twirling one of her earphone jacks around her finger.
"That's still awesome! What about you, Tsu?"
Mina turned to the frog girl.
"Just training and patrol for me, ribbit. Though one time, we did catch some foreign smugglers." she said with a finger on her chin.
"That sounds awesome! How'd the past week go for you, Ochako?"
Uraraka stood in a martial art fighting stance that Gunhead taught her. Harry created a shadow clone for her so that she didn't just hit the air. Her right hand was raised and turned with the palm towards the girl's body, her left hand was pulled out to the side and her palm was open, her right leg was standing slightly in front of her body, and her left was level with her shoulder. Her aura became much darker, and her pupils disappeared from her eyes.
"It was very... Instructive."
White steam was coming out of her mouth and Uraraka began to practice her hits on a 'dummy'.
"Ochako's had some kind of awakening."
"She was with The Battle Hero, right?" Jiro asked, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Well... Anyhow, what happened with you, Harry? You haven't written a word to the general chat since the third day of internships. Why are you so pale? And what's with the snakes?" Mina asked, looking at the green-eyed teenager.
Harry stood next to Ochako in a Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist stance and was sparring with a shadow clone. He decided to try something different and now his stance has changed from low to high one. Both of his arms were in front of his chest, palms slightly relaxed. He squatted a little and spread his legs to the sides, which gave him a stable base.
"Crashed on a train, helped a wounded man, evacuated people, lost my right eye and arm, my Quirk evolved to Sin Manifestation and after that I regenerated my whole body. Although the old scars never disappeared... You know. Typical Saturday."
Be delivered a quick, high kick to the shadow clone's head, his leg moving like a whip and he stopped abruptly in a vertical leg-split.
"Oh and I found these guys in the forest, each one has a quirk, so they're staying with me." he answered in a nonchalant voice while pointing at the Basilisks.
The four Girls just looked at Harry with wide eyes. He ignored their gazes and began to strike the vital points of the imaginary enemy with quick blows that were too fast for a naked eye.
"I wasn't the only one who heard all this? Tell me you heard it too, Jiro. Tell me. Tell me! Tell me!!!"
Mina shook Jiro by the shoulder in panic. The black-haired girl swatted her hand away and answered.
"Loud and clear... Although I find it hard to believe... Especially the part about three snakes with Quirks, the rest I can still accept... somehow... But three animals with Quirks in one room... Only Nezu is missing here for a full collection."
She rubbed her shoulder, trying to ease some of the pain after Mina's 'attack'.
Kaminari watched as Ochako's fists connected to the shadow clone's head and chest, and a bead of cold sweat dripped from his forehead on his desk.
"Such a transformation in just a single week..."
A shadow fell over Mineta's face and he looked at his classmate with a serious expression.
"Transformation? Wrong, Kaminari."
The pervert began nervously chewing on the nails on his fingers and fear flashed in his eyes.
"All woman... Hide their demonic natures deep within them!"
"What happened to you with Mountain Lady?" Kaminari forcibly pushed Mineta's hand away from his friend's face "And cut that out."
Harry, who overheard this part of their conversation, remembered how he once accidentally stumbled upon Azumi. Who, with a bloodthirsty grin, was hammering a chicken breast after a particularly difficult day. He shuddered and silently agreed with the pervert, at least in something he was right.
"I, on the other hand, was pretty spoiled. It was tons of fun. Now if you want to talk about the..."
Kaminari glanced at Harry. Now a dark blue aura flowed from his arms and legs, his eyes began to glow with power, and each blow with his hand was accompanied with a bite from one of his snakes.
"...second. Yeah, definitely second most transformative, most traumatic experience, that'd be the one you three had!"
He turned to Ida, Midoriya, and Todoroki, who were standing at Shoto's desk.
"Yeah, yeah! The Hero Killer!"
Sero said, dodging another blow from Bakugo.
"I'm Just glad you all are still alive."
Kirishima simply activated his Quirk and took the blows of the enraged poodle.
"I was so worried." Momo said from her seat.
"But Endeavor saved you all, right? That's our Number Two for you!"
'Number Two Hero of Japan...' Harry remembered Shoto's story 'Great Hero, that one...'
"Right, we were saved." said Todoroki in a calm voice.
"Uh-huh." Izuku clenched his fists and nodded, looking at his friend.
Ojiro walked over to their table along with Shoji.
"So I saw on the news that they think the Hero Killer's connected to The League of Villains? I hate to think how things could've turned out if a scary guy like him showed up at the USJ that time."
Kaminari turned around again to look at his tailed classmate.
"Hold on. Sure, he's scary but did you watch that video, Ojiro? You can really see his tenacity, his one-track mind. Kind of cool, don't you think?"
"Kaminari!" Midoriya shouted.
"Huh? Ah... Ida! Sorry..." the teenager finally dawned on what he had said.
"Stain's a nutjob." said Potter, drawing attention to himself.
"Of course, he has his ideology and charisma, but this bastard kills all the 'Fakes' indiscriminately. I read Native's case reports, he has a minimum of civilian casualties. Stain did not even check how well a Hero does his work before attacking. One more example is Ida's brother. For Stain, the only True Hero is All Might. What a load of crap." Harry took the blow from his clone in the jaw and his hand, like a whip, returned the hit with double the force.
"No, it's fine... He's certainly a man of conviction, so if some people think he's cool, I get that." Ida looked at his left arm "But his convictions lead him to conclude that society requires a purge. And no matter what one's motives are, that's just wrong."
He, like a robot, raised his right hand up and pointed it forward, looking like a politician on a billboard.
'Is he really some kind of cyborg...? He does have pipes in his legs... '
"So that no others like myself emerge and suffer my fate, I will correct my course and walk the path of a True Hero!" as soon as his speech ended, the bell immediately rang "Class is about to start! Get to your seats!!!"
Harry missed another blow from the clone because of all the shouting and this time kicked him back in his stomach. A hole appeared in the clone and the teen's leg was stuck inside.
"Higher Powers... You sure can be loud."
---
"I am here!" the loud voice of All Might was heard "And the reason for that is... Your Basic Hero Training!"
Right now, class 1-A was in one of the faux cities in UA territory. Everyone - except for Tenya and Harry - put on their costumes and were completely ready.
"It's been a while, boys and girls! How's everyone?!" on the Hero's face was his eternal beaming smile.
"Not much of an entrance. I'd expect more after a break."
"Maybe he ran out of shticks?"
"As an immediate follow-up to your internships, today's activity is a playful one. A rescue-training race!"
Ida's hand immediately shot into the air.
"Shouldn't rescue training be conducted at USJ?!"
"That place is for disaster rescues in particular. But, what did I say? That's right. A race." he waved his hand wide towards the city "This is Field Gamma! It's a dense spread of factories that wind together to create an intricate network of mazelike alleyways! You'll split into four teams of five with each team going one at a time! I'll send a distress signal from somewhere inside, and you will all start at the border! It's a race to see who can reach and rescue me first!"
'Huh. Simple. Saving All Might sounds somehow wrong, though.'
"Naturally, keep the destruction of property to a minimum!" he finished by pointing his finger at Bakugo.
"Stop pointing at me." he growled.
The first team consisted of Midoriya, Ida, Hanta, Potter, and Ashido. The teenagers went to their places and prepared for the race.
"Okay, group one, to your marks."
The remaining students in Class 1-A sat on stage in front of a huge monitor divided into five sections. Each part featured a different participant in the race.
"Ida's still not totally recovered. Maybe he should've sit this one out..."
Toru stared at the screen excitedly, her flying gloves clenched into fists.
"It's like all the mobility experts are on this one team, ribbit."
Tsuyu put her finger on her chin as usual.
"Yeah. If I had to say, Midoriya's at huge disadvantage." muttered Sato.
"To be honest, I'm not really sold on his power yet."
Jiro twirled her earphone jack around her finger and looked thoughtfully at the part of the screen with Izuku.
"Right, he has to hurt himself in order to accomplish anything." agreed Momo.
"I say, Sero's taking first. He's my bet."
"Yeah, but couldn't Potter do it? He can use his shadows like grappling hooks and all that stuff..." Kaminari asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Huh... Didn't think of that. Maybe you're right." Kirishima scratched his head.
"I'm rooting for Ashido! - of course you are... - Her reflexes are nuts!" said Mineta.
"Deku'll come in last." growled Bakugo, but was ignored by everyone.
"Even with his injury, I've got a good feeling about Ida."
Uraraka said, pulling her legs closer to her body. Tsuyu, who was sitting next to her, nodded in agreement.
"Start!"
As soon as the signal sounded, all the participants of the race jumped off and headed towards the city center.
Sero fired his tape into one of the pipes and quickly pulled his body towards it.
The mine immediately began shooting acid in front of her, making the ground slippery.
Ida just started running, using his motors in his legs to accelerate his movement.
Midoriya took a few seconds to cover his body with One for All and in long leaps headed towards the city center.
And Potter...
"Huh ?! Where is Potter?!" shouted Kaminari, pointing to a part of the screen where their classmate was no longer visible.
Harry, meanwhile, used Shunshinko to move across roofs, pipes, beams and construction cranes in an instant. After getting Sloth, he didn't even need to cover his legs with Pride to use this technique.
"Guys! Look at Deku!"
Toru's glove pointed to the screen, where Midoriya was bouncing towards the target.
"Wow! Bouncing around... Just like Bakugo!" Uraraka said in amazement, her rosy cheeks turning slightly red.
"How did he change so much just after one week?" Minoru asked with envy in his voice.
Finally, one of the cameras found a green-eyed teenager and everyone could see how he disappeared and appeared on the next roof.
"Holy shit! Is he teleporting?!"
Kaminari jumped to his feet and stared at Harry in shock, the first shock of Midoriya's jumps already forgotten.
"No, that's not it. My God, he was able to learn one of the Silverfang's personal techniques..." Ojiro said in the same state of shock "Harry studied under Bang? But I didn't know he was accepting students..."
Potter, not knowing what shock he caused his classmates, got to the city center, where he was met by All Might. The hero raised his hand, giving Harry thumbs up and smiled at the teenager.
"Congratulations, young Potter, you came first! I take it Silverfang taught you a couple of his tricks?"
"Yes... It's been a productive week." replied Harry, remembering all the injuries he received during training.
"...very productive."
---
"After being away for so long, I've worked up a sweat." said Aoyama, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
Right now, the male half of class 1-A was in the boy's locker room and were changing clothes. Harry was already putting on his jacket, Helga and Rowena hid in his wide sleeves.
"Man, I've really got to work on my mobility."
Kirishima said disappointedly. In his group, he came next to last, right in front of Toru, his Quirk simply wasn't made for high-speed movement.
"You'll just have to make it up with locomotion techniques. I think I can teach you a rough version of Shunshinko..." Harry scratched his chin in thought "...Although it might be better if you learn it from Bang himself. The old man can get very angry if I start teaching him techniques to everyone. Especially since I think he got his desire to teach back." he said with a smile.
The teenager saw a fire that lit up in the eyes of the old Hero when he was teaching him. Perhaps in the future, Bang's Dojo will receive more students.
"Seriously?! Man, that would be cool!"
Kirishima hit the air a couple of times excitedly with a huge grin plastered across his face.
"Harry, do you think Bang can teach me too?" Ojiro asked with a hopeful look.
"Next Saturday I will ask him about new students. Anyone who wants to learn martial arts can come with me in two weeks. If he accepts you, then I think it makes sense to open a martial arts club so that we can train more than once a week..."
'I doubt the old man will teach them Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist from the start. It took me three years of experience for him to even think about it, and my learning speed is fucking fast.'
"Hey, Midoriya! I just made a discovery of the century! Get over here!!!" Minoru's face was red and beads of sweat dripped down.
"Hm?"
The green-haired teenager looked around. Minoru pointed at the wall, in which there was a small hole.
"Look at this hole! Just like in Shawshank! Our predecessors must've worked really hard to make it! And next door, you know what, right?! The girl's locker room!" he said excitedly, his face getting redder.
"Stop that, Mineta! Peeking is considered a major offence!" Ida roared.
"Yeah, well, Mineta Jr. here's ready to go on the offensive!"
He tore a piece of paper off the wall and wanted to look through the hole, but a shadow hand grabbed his skull and carried him towards Harry. Within a second, two teenagers were face to face, Mineta was held in the air to compensate for his small height.
"Mineta, you know that my shadow mouths can send anything into my personal dimension, right? I am very interested in how a person can get out of there. So if I see you again trying to peep at girls, then I will assume that you volunteered. Got that?"
There was a smile on Harry's face, but it never reached his eyes. A dark aura was flowing around his body that made everyone in the room Stop in fear. Minoru looked fearfully at his classmate and quickly nodded his head.
"Good." the shadow hand let go of the pervert and he fell to the floor "I'm glad we understood each other."
"Thank you Harry, Ida!" Jiro's voice sounded from behind the wall and everyone realized that the girls perfectly heard everything they said.
After that day, Minoru Mineta began to learn stealth techniques.