"I've heard that someone wants to join us." Tomura sounded bored but Izuku could tell that he's a little excited. The stranger turned around to take one look at Tomura before shrugging. "I expected someone scarier but he'll do."
"What's that supposed to-"
"I'll join you in one condition." The man held up his finger. "What condition?"
"No matter what happens, I get the kill on Endeavor." It didn't take Izuku to figure out who this man beside him is. "He's Touya Todoroki. Endeavor's long-lost dead son."
"Fair enough but it'll take a long time before that can happen," Tomura said.
"I can wait. As long as I get what I want in the end, I can wait." He replied.
"Alright, your loss. What's your name? Or codename? Or whatever…" Tomura asked him. Dabi paused for a moment, thinking of something. Izuku waited for him to say anything.
"Just call me 'Dabi'."
Bakugou was not having the best time. He was shot multiple times by an unknown assailant back when the villains attacked the USJ. He was the only one hurt enough to be sent to the hospital. He was lucky that Recovery Girl gave him a visit which meant that he only spent the entire day of the attack resting in the hospital before being ready to go again on Monday. Still, he had bandages all over his arms from the bullet wounds. If Recovery Girl would heal him fully, he'd be in a coma for a week.
When he entered the classroom, everyone instantly crowded him. They were worried about him when they saw him being wheeled away into the ambulance, all bloody. Todoroki seems to be the only one who doesn't care.
"Nice to have you back here with us, man." His friend, Kirishima was the first to speak up.
"Yeah! It's a miracle that you survived those bullet wounds!" Ashido added in. He bothered to remember all of their names. De- Midoriya would have wanted that but this, this is too much.
"YES, YES WE ARE ALL WORRIED BUT PLEASE KEEP YOUR DISTANCE FROM BAKUGOU! HE IS CLEARLY UNCOMFORTABLE!" Iida was a lifesaver in this situation.
"Right… The last thing I want is getting pitied at." He said quietly before settling down on his seat. "WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL WELL! LOOK WHO WE HAVE HERE?! HOW DOES IT FEEL GETTING SHOT, OH ALL HIGH AND MIGHTY BAKUGOU?!" Bakugou groaned internally as he heard that voice coming from behind him.
"For fuck's sake. Alright, I deserve this. A taste of my own medicine." He let his head hit the desk while Iida scolds Monoma for attempting to provoke Bakugou yet again. He didn't bother lifting his head when Aizawa-sensei got in and announced the Sports Festival happening in two weeks. He's not really into it right now.
"Bakugou, are you feeling well?" His Homeroom teacher called out to him. Aizawa was well aware of Bakugou and Midoriya going in the same Middle School. From what All Might told him, Midoriya had become a villain. He was yet to tell the boy's mother and Bakugou was not informed of it yet. He wouldn't do it right now, seeing the state that the boy was in.
"Recovery Girl's quirk at work here, Sir." The blonde replied without lifting his head.
"Ah. If that's all, then class dismissed. Take your lunch." Aizawa was the first out of the door while most of the class went on to the canteen. Bakugou wasn't feeling up to it and it's a good thing he already prepared his own lunch. "Thanks for the fucking meal."
Mina hasn't heard from her friend for the entire weekend. "I wonder where he is?" She suddenly felt a tap on her shoulder which caused her to turn around, only to feel a finger on her cheek. She gave a light chuckle, realizing who it is.
"Akusero!" She hugged him tightly. Once she let go, she saw how red his face was. *You had me worried with that attack on the USJ that happened.* He wrote down as they sat on the table.
"Everything was rough until All Might came and cleaned the house. You should have seen that final stand-off with the villains before they left! Some green-haired kid appeared from the portals and deflected Snipe's bullet with his own. Not trying to side with him, but that was actually pretty cool." Izuku felt a tingle of joy from that indirect compliment from Mina.
Mina pulled out her bento while Izuku pulled out a blender. She got used to the fact that he had to blend his food first before drinking them. Everyone in the cafeteria freaked out when they first saw it but now it's like a normal thing to them.
Tooru and Shinso eventually joined in after buying their food.
"So, Sports Festival." Shinso tried to break the ice. "Yeah! Exciting." Tooru replied with enthusiasm.
*I've heard if anyone in the Hero Course didn't do too well, they'd be replaced by a student from General Education who did better than them.* Izuku wrote down on his notebook. Mina nodded in agreement while Tooru presumably did the same. He could never tell due to her invisibility.
"I trust that you wouldn't reveal my quirk to your classmates, right?" Shinso asked them.
"Hey! If you wanna be a hero so bad, we won't tell anyone. Of course, you're still gonna have to earn it." Mina pointed her spoon at Shinso, who went back to eating. "It wouldn't be as satisfying if I didn't earn it, so go wild. Not too wild though."
*I will also aim to win.* That caused everyone to gawk at him. "I thought you don't care about the hero career."
*Yeah, but I thought it'd be funny if a quirkless student kicked their asses. Besides, I change my mind about the whole hero thing. Shinso and I are gonna be partners-in-crime.*
"Partners-in-crime? You know how ironic that sounds, Akusero?"
*Pfft, I'm fully aware of that. Besides, consider our future fight as one of your training session.*
"Did you seriously just write down 'Pfft', Akusero?" Tooru asked, presumably having a bewildered expression on her face. Izuku feigned ignorance by shrugging in response. "Yeah, anyway, I'll be sending a Declaration of War to your class just to fuck with them. Sorry that you had to go through that mess in the USJ, but I am definitely gonna use that to psyche you guys out."
"Oh my, how mean of you, Shinso Hitoshi." Tooru said. Izuku did not bother knowing what expression Tooru has on her face or whether she meant what she said or not. Apparently, being invisible has its perks. Mina snickered at his confused expression.
"You're cute when you're confused, Akusero." She said, making him flustered. He stood up and packed his blender while writing something in his notebook. *Nope. Fuck this. You're not gonna tease me this time, Mina. I will not allow it. I swear on my soul, and I swear on my heart.*
"You're heart?" Shinso quirked his eyebrows as he questioned his friend's choice of words. *You know what I meant, Hitoshi!*
"...Right." Tooru answered. Izuku shook his head and walked back to their classroom. "Hey, Mina, do you like him too?"
"...Well, I think he's cute. Also, his weirdness is oddly charming. Wait, is it just me?"
"Definitely just you." Shinso answered her question, annoying her for once.
The classes were over for the day and it was time to go home. Mina was packing her stuff while Bakugou was just about ready to go out. "You sure you don't need a hand with th-"
"I'm fine, Kirishima. Don't worry about it." The blonde responded while pulling his arm away from his friend. The red-haired teen's concern only grew a lot more after this. Bakugou nodded apologetically and opened the door, but found that it was blocked by a bunch of students from different classes.
"Woah, why is everyone here?" He heard Uraraka's voice at the back.
"Scouting the competition. We survived a villain invasion, of course, they're gonna see what we're like. Uh, move aside? Please?" This whole playing nice thing was new to him but after the effects of his old personality, he'd rather get used to this. A silver-haired student's head popped out from the crowd.
"Hey, I thought about checking out what you guys are made of and it seems like you're pretty okay dudes! That won't stop me from taking you out though! My name's Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu, Class 1B!" The silver-haired guy raised his fist, expecting a response from Bakugou. The explosive blonde, however, gave him a confused look. "Dude, you're supposed to give me a fist bump."
"...What's a fist bump?"
"That's just about the saddest thing I've heard all day." Another voice came from the crowd. The owner revealed himself to be Shinso Hitoshi followed by a disguised Izuku in his Akusero identity. "Me and my friend here just got here to take a closer look at you guys from the Hero Course, and you don't seem that much."
"Watch your mouth!" Tetsutetsu said while grabbing Shinso's collar. His grip on him was immediately broken the moment Izuku grabbed his wrist tightly, causing him to let go. Izuku glared at him with death in his eyes, causing the boy to back away.
"The guys who can't cut it in the entrance exam got thrown into General Education. Depending on the results, we could be replacing one of you. The reverse is possible for you. This is our chance to knock you off the pedestal. This is our declaration of wa-"
"THE MADMAN! HE ACTUALLY DID IT!" Shinso was rudely interrupted by Mina, who was laughing along with Tooru.
"C'mon! I'm trying to psyche them out here," Shinso nagged at them but it was no use. Even he and Izuku let out a silent chuckle before glaring back at Bakugou and Tetsutetsu. "But seriously, I'm serious about replacing one of you. Watch your backs."
Bakugou sighed in an obviously 'tired of your bullshit' manner before he started walking away. "Move aside. Please. I'm going home." He quietly requested the other students in his way. He was not having any of this. He felt someone the student with a cloth mask staring at him but he pretended not to notice. "Did I do anything to him? Why can't I even keep track of my shittiness?"
Izuku stared at Bakugou as the boy left before turning back at the hero class before him. He recognized the red-haired guy since he attacked him along with Bakugou at the USJ. "Why would someone like him protect a little bitch?"
He spotted Mina and waved at her. She waved back at him before walking towards him.
"Ready to go home?" She asked and he nodded in response. They both happened to ride the same train and they still got to talk with each other even if it's technically a one-sided conversation.
"WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT?! ASHIDO, WHY ARE YOU FRATERNIZING WITH THE LOSERS FROM THE FAILURE COURSE?!" He heard an annoying voice coming from the back. He spotted another blonde holding a Cheshire grin. "IS THIS THE QUIRKLESS GUY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?! HAHAHAHHAHAHA, HE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE LOSER I'D THOUGHT HE'D BE!"
"He's going down." He was about to teach him a lesson but Mina snapped him out of it by grabbing him by the shoulder. "Hey, ignore that loser. You're a million times better than him, Akusero."
"Yeah, don't mind him. He doesn't look all that impressive anyway." Shinso butted in, trying his best to comfort Izuku. If it weren't for them, he would have probably been suspended for injuring a student. "Great, this will make winning the Sports Festival all the more sweeter."
{- To Be Continued
Hitoshi Shinso
Power: 2/5
Speed: 2/5
Technique: 4/5
Intelligence: 4/5
Cooperativeness: 2/5
Mindfuckery: 4/5
Mina Ashido
Power: 3/5
Speed: 4/5
Technique: 5/5
Intelligence: 2.5/5
Cooperativeness: 4/5
Actual Romance Expertise: -1/5
Tooru Hagakure
Power: 2/5
Speed: 3/5
Technique: 4/5
Intelligence: 4/5
Cooperativeness: 5/5
Ninja Skills: 6/5
Chapter End Notes
Definitely gonna start the Sports Festival next chapter. I'll take my time with it more than the other stories, but I usually don't like writing Sports Festivals. Izuku will PROBABLY not encounter Todoroki during this arc but hey, that could change! Don't worry for the guys who don't like Monoma. He will be dealt with in the future. Bloody hell, I'm starting to get a liking in writing my take on the villain AU. Definitely far-fetched but still fun to write.
Shinso and Akusero(Izuku) vs 1A and 1B
Chapter Summary
Sports Festival Arc starts!
Chapter Notes
See the end of the chapter for notes"GOOOOOOOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! WELCOME TO UA'S FIRST YEAR SPORTS FESTIVAL!" Present Mic announced, making the crowd cheer in excitement. "I'M PRESENT MIC AND WITH ME TODAY IS ERASERHEAD!"
"Whatever."
"Now, introducing the First Years! This class got attack by a bunch of villains but they were barely shaken by the encounter! CLASS 1AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
Class 1A came out of the stadium, soaking in the cheers of the crowd. Some were excited, some didn't care at all, and some were a little bit nervous.
"WE DIDN'T SEE THEM IN ACTION MUCH BUT DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THEM! CLASS 1BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB" Class 1B came out of the arena with the same amount of cheers like 1A. They were far more excited than the other hero class.
"NOW FOR THE REST OF THE COURSES! FIRST UP FROM THE GEN ED COURSE! CLASS 1C!"
Izuku, Shinso, and the rest of their classmates came out to the stadium. Not many people are cheering for them. That's gonna change soon. Izuku brought out his sniper rifle with him after a lot of paperwork and getting it prepped. "Wait, did he just bring an actual gun? That's unfair!"
"Unfair this, unfair that. You think life is that fair, Kaminari? He asked permission and he was approved." Aizawa snapped at the mic, hearing what Kaminari said. The blonde boy looked down in shame as Izuku looked on in amusement. The rest of the classes were introduced and the First Event seems to be a race.
"So, the plan is, we take out the threats on the first event and clean up on the second?" Shinso asked his friend while they were doing stretches on the starting line. Izuku nodded along while checking his rifle. He did not train Shinso for two months only to see him lose now. They trained both his physical body and quirk for the Sports Festival.
"ARE YOU RACERS READY?!" Present Mic asked everyone as Izuku loaded up his first special bullet in his rifle. "COUNT WITH ME EVERYBODY!"
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The gates finally opened and almost everybody flooded the tight tunnels. Shinso got to work and started brainwashing anyone who could carry him out of the tunnel. Izuku fired a shot that created a rope to the very ceiling of the tunnel.
"The first real obstacle is the entrance itself." Aizawa said very briefly. It's really clear since just about everyone is struggling to even move an inch in the tunnels. That was, until everything suddenly froze over. Shinso was safe since he's riding his brainwashed minions. Izuku can't be reached from the ceiling.
"Found the first target." He thought as he started swinging on his rope. He gained enough momentum to jump off and load his rifle with another special bullet. He aimed directly at Todoroki as he was falling and hit the target.
Todoroki had no idea why his feet is suddenly covered with glue. No matter, he can just freeze them and melt them away. He heard a large thud from the back of him. He looked back to see someone with a sniper rifle aiming at him while he's on top of an unconscious Aoyama. He didn't get to say anything as he was shot point-blank in the head as the world fades to black. "Did I lose so early?"
"One down?" Shinso managed to catch up with his friend as he hops off the people he brainwashed. Izuku held up two fingers before pointing at Aoyama. Shinso nodded at him in understanding before going off to find more targets. Izuku already found his new one staring at him with a condescending smile.
"HAAAAHHH?! THIS LOSER? HE TOOK OUT TODOROKI?! NOOO WAAAAYYY! THERE'S NO WAY A QUIRKLESS FREAK LIKE YOU CA-" Monoma was not able to finish his sentence as Izuku shot him directly in the dick. Yes, the dick. The schlong. The hotdog. The wang. The no-no spot. You get the point. He bent over in pain, but he didn't get any time to shout as he felt a hand grab his hair. His face met the solid metal railing.
Izuku slammed Monoma's head repeatedly on the railing. He didn't stop even when the blood was gushing out and bits of the arrogant blonde's head was showing. He knew enough on how to repeatedly slam a man's head on a railing and keep him alive. He checked his pulse just in case. "Yep, he's alive."
"IS THAT EVEN LEGAL?!"
"More like ethical. It's completely legal but was entirely unnecessary. It looked like this Akusero Bara has not killed Neito Monoma. Only bring him an inch away from death. Still, disgusting."
He ignored what he said. He looked at Shinso's dirty work. He brainwashed half of Class 1B to leave the racing area, disqualifying them. He felt a hand touch his shoulder. He turned around to see that it was that same silver-haired guy he met. He's probably from 1B as well.
"HEY! DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH THA-" Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu met the same fate as Monoma. He turned around to see the remaining hero class staring at him. He shrugged at them before gesturing at them to come at him if they dare. They backed away, intimidated by him. Only one person stepped up to the challenge. They brought their hand up and smacked him in the head. Izuku whimpered when Mina smacked him.
"Fix your shit, Akusero!" She scolded him. He scrambled to pull out his notepad and wrote something at it. *The blonde guy and the silver-haired guy was totally asking for it, I swear! Seriously, I just hate bullies.* He held up while whimpering. He bowed at her as a peace offering. He could feel Tomura laughing at him right now. Hell, he could even hear Shinso snickering in the background.
"Oh man, Akusero, she got you whipped. No time for that, you can apologize for it later. Let's continue with the race. See? This is what you call WAR, people. Civil. War."
Izuku smirked inwardly when he heard his code name. The race continued without interruption with Izuku and Shinso getting first and second place eventually. They ran through the bots easily, crossed the pits, and exploded all the mines behind them to throw people off.
"WHAT A SURPRISE! TWO PEOPLE FROM GENERAL EDUCATION MANAGE TO GAIN FIRST PLACE WHILE ONLY A NUMBER FROM THE HERO COURSE MANAGE TO FINISH THE FIRST EVENT AT ALL!"
1. Akusero Bara
2. Hitoshi Shinso
3. Katsuki Bakugou
4. Momo Yaoyorozu
5. Eijiro Kirishima
6. Setsuna Tokage
7. Ochaco Uraraka
8. Ashido Mina
9. Mei Hatsume
10. Tenya Iida
11. Juzo Honenuki
12. Yui Kodai
13. Itsuka Kendo
14. Minoru Mineta
15. Tsuyu Asui
16. Koji Koda
17. Mezo Shouji
18. Tooru Hagakure
19. Diya Borandu
20. Shihai Kuroiro
21. Kinoko Komori
22. Rikido Satou
23. Jamie Rokuwai
24. Mashirao Ojiro
25. Dakuran Verys
26. Yosetsu Awase
27. Pony Tsunotori
28. Hiryu Rin
29. Reiko Yanagi
30. Furedori Merukuri
31. Kyoka Jirou
32. Soru Haduson
33. Johnny Goode
34. Yu Tu
35. Meita Rika
36. Zekuso Kenju
37. Kuris Sukuwire
38. Chakuu Beri
39. Eruvis Puresori
40. Janu Turon
41. Sawao Piros
42. Poru Makutarni
"These are the forty-two people advancing next round. The event for the next round will be…"
The roulette machine stopped at Cavalry Battle. Izuku and Shinso looked at each other and nodded. This will be their final team-up. They're on their own in the final event; The Tournament.
"Oh, by the way! The first placer starts with ten million points." Midnight announced for everyone to hear. Izuku felt multiple gazes upon him as he just suddenly became public enemy number one. "Piss."
"Well shit. So, what's the plan?"
"FIRST! THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE IS THAT YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE SOMEONE INTENTIONALLY FALL OFF THEIR HORSE! THAT IS AN AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION!"
Izuku was fine with that. He can adjust. "ALRIGHT! FIND YOUR TEAMS! TEAMS CAN CONSIST OF TWO-TO-FOUR PEOPLE!" There's that. Izuku and Shinso was already a team. They were approached by Mina first. Izuku took out his notepad and wrote something on it.
*You don't wanna team with your class?*
"Eh, most of our quirks don't really match at all. I'm fine with you guys. Hey, someone's coming over!" She pointed at another smiling pink head with some weird goggles. "GOOD MORNING! I'M MEI HATSUME! I'LL USE YOU TO ADVERTISE MY BABIES!"
"Babies? As in machines? She's in."
*What you got?*
"A JETPACK AND A GRAPPLING HOOK!"
"Exactly what we needed, Akusero. The only problem now is that everyone is gonna target us."
*Eh, I'll just give the ten million headband away. We can take it again later when it's almost over. Besides, I got a plan.* Shinso raised his eyebrows when he read it as Izuku approached Jiro.
"Wha-? Oh, it's you." There was contempt in her voice. Her supposed teammate was behind her, acting cautious. Izuku pulled out his notepad and wrote something on it. *Important question. Do your ear jacks grow back?*
"What the hell? No?"
*Okay then. How about we make a deal, you don't mess with us, and I won't end your Hero Career by shooting off your earlobes? Deal?* He showed her the writing. She was not amused but she nodded slowly. She knew better than to disagree with a guy with a large sniper rifle strapped to his back. *And look, about what I did to your classmate back there…*
"Yeah? What about Monoma? You gonna apologize?"
*Yeah. Tell him sorry I'm not sorry.* He left the piece of paper to her and went off to his group. They were ready. He hopped on top of them. Shinso was at the front, Mina was at his left, and Mei was at his right.
"LET'S START THE GAAAAAAAAAAAAME!"
Izuku pulled off his 10 million point headband, and tossed it at Jirou. He saluted her before signaling his team to run away. Jirou was confused at first until she realized that the entire competition is now after her team. "YOU ASSHOLE!"
"BRILLIANT STRATEGY COMING FROM GENERAL EDUCATION'S BARA AKUSERO!"
"Getting the attention away from them by getting rid of the 10 million point and passing it to another team is for the best, with his team composition."