Izuku stepped into Class 1-A with an even stride, he found his classroom with a bit of struggle as this school was huge, he opened the huge classroom door.
'Must be for size enhancing quirk users, how considerate.'
Izuku couldn't agree more with the floating silhouette of Nana, having more than one brain held its merits.
His gaze scanned the spacious room. It was surreal to finally be standing in the same classroom he had seen countless times in the anime. Yet, the familiarity didn't dull the significance of this moment.
'Keep it cool, kid, don't engage with the explosive guy on the first day, first impressions are important'
'Don't worry, Banjo, I know what I'm doing, I learned from my last encounter with him and Uraraka'
Izuku was thankful for their considerations but having All Might as his mentor was a pain and a half, now he is stuck with his mentor's mentor and those that came before him.
'I heard that.'
'I know, Nana, it was intentional'
The classroom was already lively. Iida was chastising Bakugo, gesticulating wildly about the need for proper decorum, while Bakugo simply stared at him with his trademark scowl.
The blonde's sharp eyes flickered toward Izuku for a moment before narrowing. Izuku ignored the interaction entirely, walking to an empty seat and setting down his bag.
He chose the seat near the window, the main character seat in most romance school anime.
'What, you got a main character complex?'
'Nana, I'm literally inhabiting the body of the main character.'
'Good point.'
He turned to the rest of the class and introduced himself with a polite smile. "Hi, I'm Izuku Midoriya. I hope we all have a great year together."
His introduction was met with varying reactions. Most students nodded or muttered polite greetings, but one voice stood out.
"You're the guy who got first place in the practical exam, right?"
Izuku turned to see Momo Yaoyorozu, the tall, composed girl with a confident demeanor. Her words carried a mix of curiosity and respect, she must have remembered the name of the No.1.
'Oh damn, she looks 20'
'Can it, Banjo, she's 15'
'Hey I didn't say anything weird!'
'You didn't have to.'
"Yeah, that's me," Izuku replied, scratching the back of his neck habitually, he really couldn't handle praise very well...
'Aww, you're like Chopper but uglier~'
Izuku seriously began to consider the idea of exorcizing Nana.
"You must be very talented," Momo said, offering him a small smile. "That was an impressive feat, the difference between the 1st and the 2nd is very clear."
Izuku ignored the burning glare of Bakugo.
Before Izuku could respond, he was approached by a cheerful blonde. Denki Kaminari grinned at him. "Man, you've gotta tell me how you did it! Taking down a zero-pointer? everyone was talking about you, That's wild!"
"It's not as flashy as it sounds," Izuku said modestly, though his inward thoughts told a different story. He quickly turned the conversation back on Kaminari, avoiding the limelight.
'Dude, brag a little, you sound fake'
'Could you two just get a fucking hobby already?!'
'Not a chance.'
'We're stuck in an empty black void with nothing to do, deal with it.'
Izuku suppressed a groan.
Soon, he found himself chatting with a small group. Uraraka, the girl he had saved during the exam, was as bubbly as ever, thanking him again. Kirishima clapped him on the back, calling his actions "super manly."
With a burst of pink energy. Mina Ashido, with her bright smile and carefree attitude, waved enthusiastically as she stopped in front of him, near her were floating clothes.
'Oh, I remember her from your memories, she's a cutie, Izuku, maybe in the future she will learn to control her invisibility.' Nana said as she eyed Toru.
'No, I already have a girl in mind.'
"Hey, Midoriya, right?" Mina asked, tilting her head. "The guy who crushed the zero-pointer and topped the exam?"
Izuku blinked, slightly taken aback by her energy. "Uh, yeah. That's me."
'So, she was in the same exam area as you, Izuku.' Nana said with interest.
"Man, you're, like, a total beast!" Mina exclaimed, hands on her hips. "Everyone's been talking about how you went full hero mode back there. you used a robot to destroy a robot, that's like hunting two birds without a stone! What's your secret? Do you have some crazy cool Quirk or something?"
Izuku hesitated for a moment before offering a sheepish smile. "It's not that special. Just a physically enhancing quirk."
Mina raised an eyebrow, clearly unconvinced. "Pfft, modest much? I saw you during the practical. You were awesome!" She leaned in slightly, grinning. "But seriously, tell me—how'd you unleash such a scary attack?"
Izuku scratched the back of his neck nervously. "I guess… I just focused on what I needed to do. People were in trouble, and I couldn't ignore them."
Mina's grin widened. "A genuine hero, huh? I like that. You're gonna be fun to have around, Midorya-san." She gave him a thumbs-up before bouncing away, leaving Izuku slightly flustered but amused.
'Izuku, eye on the prize, focus on Ochaku, remember her future potential!'
'Right, thank you Banjo-san!'
'Men' Nana rolled her eyes.
"Well," he muttered to himself, watching her join the others, surprised with her amazing social bar "She's got energy, that's for sure."
However, Izuku's surprise peaked when Hitoshi Shinso walked into the room. The purple-haired boy scanned the class with purpose until his eyes landed on Izuku, and a wide grin broke across his face.
"Midoriya-san!" Shinso greeted warmly as he ignored everyone else and striding over to him, Izuku wasn't surprised that he knew his name, he must have read it on the practical exam score, they included a small picture with the name after all.
"Man, I expected to see you here. Thanks again for helping me during the exam. I owe you a huge one."
Izuku chuckled and waved it off. "You don't owe me anything. You earned your spot here, Shinso."
'Bullshit, he wouldn't be here if not for your intervention.'
'I reckon someone told me first impressions are important?'
'...'
Their conversation was easy, Shinso's gratitude evident as he spoke about how Izuku's intervention had boosted his confidence. However, Izuku remained careful, not acting too happy at the praise.
They ended up exchanging their LINE contact.
'Finally, a friend at last' Nana spoke happily, she was beginning to think that Izuku is a hopeless shut in.
'...'
While all this was happening, Izuku skillfully avoided engaging with Iida, Bakugo, or Todoroki. He could feel Bakugo's heated gaze boring into the back of his head, but he paid it no mind.
'It's not like i want to be with you on the same class you blonde bastard!'
The noise in the room died down when Aizawa entered—or rather, slithered in like a giant, grumpy caterpillar inside his sleeping bag. The sight startled some students, but Izuku wasn't fazed, having expected this.
"I'm Aizawa Shouta, your homeroom teacher, Get into Gym clothes and follow me in less than 10 minutes to the training grounds," Aizawa said flatly, his voice carrying no room for argument.
---
The group moved to the outdoor training field, where Aizawa had prepared a series of physical tests. The class buzzed with anticipation as they gathered near the designated area.
'Izuku, you have a new quest' Nana said with interest.
'I know, the information is fed directly into my head, I don't have to see it'
'Lucky you, I wish that I had a system'
'Maybe after you die'
'I already am, idiot'
'Then maybe after you reincarnate'
'Hmm...maybe, I still have some unfinished business with AFO though so that's for later'
'Got it.'
Izuku entered the changing room in a hurry, he knew how much Aizawa hated wasting time.
"Woah, dude, you've got a manly body!"
Izuku felt the eyes of the boys on his upper body
"Thank you, Kirishima, your body is in a great condition too"
Izuku quickly changed into his gym clothes and hurried out
Izuku arrived at the track slightly behind Iida, who turned to him as he approached.
"Midoriya," Iida said, adjusting his glasses with a respectful nod. "I must commend your actions during the exam. Your decision to destroy the zero-pointer and save that girl was a true act of heroism. Meanwhile, I ran away…"
Iida's expression turned serious. "That's why I've decided to make you my rival. I'll work harder to match your courage and resolve."
'Oi kid, I don't like this guy for some reason, he's too Ridgid!' Banjo's silhouette kept poking Iida's head aggressively but his hand kept phasing through.
'Same, he seems to not understand the word fun'
Izuku shook Iida's hand with a chuckle, appreciating the gesture. "I'm looking forward to it, Iida. Let's push each other to be better."
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As the rest of the class gathered, Aizawa began explaining the day's activity: the Quirk Apprehension Test.
50 meters dash, Izuku scored first with 0.8 seconds, the entire class looked at him like he just did some witchcraft, Iida looked lost as he had scored 3.02 seconds and coming at second.
No way...he was beaten in his own specialty..
Izuku couldn't help but smirk as he saw the full potential of Speed III with OFA 25%.
'I'm practically a speedster '
"Next, grip strength test."
'OFA 30%'
Izuku heard a cracking sound and looked down to see the device broken
"Aha-hahaheh" he laughed sheepishly.
"..."
Shoji looked at Izuku who bested him again and couldn't help but think that some people were blessed.
"Next, standing long jumps"
Izuku decided to turn off OFA and use his Speed III ability for this one, he had scored first again, followed by Bakugo.
"Damn nerd! This isn't over!"
"Next, ball throwing test."
"Midoriya, since you placed first in the entrance exam, you'll go first," Aizawa said, tossing a ball to him.
The class watched as Izuku caught the ball, his mind racing with possibilities. He turned it over in his hands, feeling the weight of it. 'This is my chance to show what I can do.'
With the ball in his hand, Izuku stepped up to the throwing circle, the attention of Class 1-A squarely on him.
"Don't use your quirk."
"I understand"
Izuku clenched the ball and threw it the best he can without OFA.
"98.2 meters, good score, now use your quirk." Aizawa tossed him another ball.
Izuku held the ball contemplating.
"Umm... Aizawa-sensei.."
"What? Are you not ready?"
"No, no, it's just... it'll probably sound REALLY loud so if there is someone with a hearing enhancing quirk or has sensitive ears, please plug your ears."
'Aww, you're such a gentleman, Izuku~' Nana cooed and poked his nose.
[Hero Aura activated]
'I should have known better than to trust you, you did it to activate the boost didn't you? as expected, you're scum after all.' Nana looked down at him with disdain.
'... I did it for her too you know...'
'Scum.'
"Wait, I have a hearing quirk, let me put some plugs" a girl Izuku recognized as Kyoka Jiro spoke hurriedly, she seemed to have ear plugs on her at all times.
"Ok, go on, thanks for the warning."
Izuku nodded
"Brace yourselves, everyone."
Hearing his warning, the students fidgeted nervously and Aizawa frowned and decided to fix his lazy posture just in case.
'OFA 35%'
Izuku took a deep breath and threw the ball as hard as he physically can.
It is worth mentioning that current Izuku's 35% is not like the normal 35% of the original, his body was boosted by Speed III which granted him an unimaginable speed boost, Izuku himself doesn't know his limits.
And now it was mixed with a 10% increase, reaching 45%.
As such, an explosion so massive like a pressurized air bomb erupted from him, the wind pressure was so intense that Aizawa was struggling to remain on the ground while crouching, the monitor beeped wildly in his hand.
Shoto's stoic expression shifted as he used an ice shield to anchor himself, his hair scattered wildly in the wind.
Bakugo extended his hands to shield himself as the wind pressure pulled on his face backwards violently, he simply couldn't close his mouth.
Kirishima hardened his legs and dug into the ground to protect himself and Mina who was hiding behind him, he formed an x with his hands to appear manly
Shoji's hands held into two students as he anchored them with his sturdy body.
Many other students desperately held on to anything to anchor themselves, Shinso was directly against the wall with many other students, they couldn't hear anything besides the howling wind and their ears ringing.
They were blown away by his throw.... literally and figuratively.
Aizawa's ears rang as he watched speechlessly, 3 Sonic booms were heard from the sky, it was so loud that many students in U.A stared at the sky curiously.
Even All Might who had been watching everything secretly was lost.
'My retirement is nearing...'
All Might though of his retirement and how he would spend it but a certain green kind figure of a woman popped up in his mind, he shook his head and left to not be spotted.
Izuku lowered his hand slowly, his hair scattered by the intensity of the wind pressure, he looked at Aizawa and the other students as they stared at the sky.
Aizawa watched the number go up and up until they reached a stable number.
"7,987 meters"
"..."
The students simply chose to not comment on this, just comparing themselves to Izuku was despairing to them, Iida looked lost, rivals? What rivals? He simply lost the desire to compete against him, so this is the school where the best of the best attended...
"This one is who you have to beat, work hard to not let him leave you in the dust"
Still, Aizawa's words awakened their fighting spirit.
Yet, did Aizawa himself believe his own words? No. There is a limit to what hard work and talent can achieve.
'People are not born equal' he looked at Izuku's figure 'some are born to be strong.'
Aizawa eyed Izuku's hand and saw that there was no injury, he nodded, satisfied.
He has read that Izuku's final attack on the Zero-pointer had caused some injuries via recovery girl's report card, yet here he is after only 2 weeks since the exam with an amazing progress.
'Fascinating, He's gifted with huge potential' Aizawa couldn't help but think that this student was a strong contender for future No.1 position.
'All this power at such a young age, imagine his power in his adulthood..!'
Power, absolute overwhelming power. What fire quirk? What copying quirk? Only absolute power is needed, All Might proved that to everyone.
Aizawa looked at the kid and imagined the silhouette of All Might behind him, he used the scarf to hide his smirk as he thought of being the mentor of the future No.1.
"Next, Katsuki Bakugo, one without a quirk, one with."
"Die!"
"89 meters"
"Die!"
"893 meters"
Some murmurs were heard but Izuku couldn't help but think that they were murmurs of disproval at Bakugo's style and use of words, followed closely by begrudging amazement.
"I wanna go next!" Kirishima spoke loudly
"This is kinda fun" Mina said with excitement.
"Fun? You think this is fun? Very well, let's make it truly fun, the one who scores last is expelled."
Some more murmurs of worry broke, Izuku ignored them.
"Don't worry, Shinso, it's a play to push us and make us take it seriously" Izuku spoke into Shinso's ear.
"I see, so that's how it is, that makes sense, you're smart, Midorya"
"Next, Ochaku Uraraka"
"Y-yes!"
"57 meters"
"Now with quirk"
"..."
Aizawa simply chose to show the students the reader to see themselves.
"What? Infinity!? No way..."
"Yaourozu Momo"
"Yes!"
"63 Meters"
Aizawa watched as she created a cannon, he plugged his ear this time, he learned from his previous mistake.
"Psst" Izuku whispered
"Hmm?" Jiro looked at him, confused.
Izuku motioned for his ears and plugged them with his finger
"O-oh! Thanks again" Jiro blushed slightly.
'See, I'm not scum'
'...' Nana shook her head.
With a loud deafening explosion, the ball soared into the sky.
"8,850 meters"
Izuku felt helpless, no way, that's a fucking cannon, an average one could go from 15-30 thousand meters, Momo made a light version of a cannon and still bested him.
'...I need more strength.... More..' The fire in Izuku's eyes burned endlessly like a scorching blazing hell, it threatened to consume the world itself.
"Here are your results, you're dismissed for today, official classes start tomorrow" Aizawa said, showing them the results.
"No..." Toru began to cry as she saw her name on the last 20 slot
"Oh, I lied, no one is getting expelled" Aizawa hid his sadistic smirk under his scarf as he saw the girl give him a relieved look, he took the results and left.
"..." The entire class stared at him.
"It's expected, he wanted us to push ourselves and take it seriously." Shinso said, the others looked at him and he somehow fidgeted nervously as he wasn't used to being the center of attention "M-Midorya, isn't that right?"
"Correct, but I heard that he expelled an entire class last year because he saw no potential in them so he might have actually considered expelling anyone who he deemed not worthy or without potential in them, luckily we passed his tests."
The class heard Izuku's words and shuddered slightly, it seems like they have to take everything seriously from now on...
"On a different note, who wants to get to know each other? Let's go have fun at the arcade!"
The class looked at Izuku's cheerful demeanor for a while.
"I want to!" Mina spoke first.
"I-if you won't mind, Midorya, I want to hang out as well" Shinso spoke hesitantly, he wanted to change, to embrace a new life in this high school, to make friends.
"I'll tag along" Shoji's voice was calm.
"I want to try the dance machine!" Mina spoke as she jumped happily with Toru while holding their hands, Toru was in a great mood as she had evaded expulsion somehow.
"I'll come, Midorya-chan" Izuku heard a croaking sound at the end of Asui's sentence, he watched as everyone joined together except for some.
'Shoto left without a word, rude little shi-' Banjo's words were interrupted by Bakugo's small explosion as he was being himself, after he expressed his opinions on everyone who "wasted his time" he left and called them extras.
"That guy's a dick" the entire class turned to look at Tsuyu Asui, they were all shocked by her brutal honesty but even Uraraka herself nodded in agreement.
Izuku spent his afternoon doing multiple fun activities with his friends, he felt his bond strengthen with them all and he danced with joy with Mina and Toru for the first time with people that he considered friends, played a racing car game with Shinso, who beat him mercilessly.
A whack a mole with Ochaku, he won that one and got many tickets, he ended up buying a teddy bear and giving it to Uraraka who took it with a blushing face.
A guitar game with Jiro, he lost that one as well but got closer with everyone and that was his main goal.
His laughter was echoing through the hall, this was his reward for his hard work and hell enjoy it immensely.
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"Nedzu-sensei, this is the requested report I have gathered for class 1-A, as you have predicted before, Izuku Midorya got number 1 at almost everything." Aizawa entered the principal's office and spoke calmly.
"I see, well done for the hard work Aizawa-kun, please have a good day " Nedzu's voice was sweet, but his eyes eyed the files critically, as Aizawa exited he browsed through them all and found four students that caught his attention.
Shoto Todoroki, Bakugo Katsuki, Hitoshi Shinso, Momo Yaoyorozu and finally...
"Izuku Midorya" Nedzu muttered as the door was knocked.
The only person who knocks his door in this building before entering is him, All Might.
"Enter, Toshi-kun" Nedzu watched as All Might in his frail form entered bashfully.
"Umm... Nedzu-sensei I wanted--"
"I understand, he's your successor after all, come, I was about to review it anyway."
All Might nodded in appreciation and sat beside the mouse-bear chimera.
"He scored first on the 50 meters dash, 0.8 seconds."
All Might watched speechlessly, his top score in his peak was no more than 0.2, yet here is Izuku, approaching his peak in his young years...
"The difference between the 8th and the 9th user of OFA is simply on another level, you've pushed OFA to a new heights, Toshi-kun" As if reading his mind, Nedzu answerd.
"...yes, his speed of progress is on another level indeed"
"Well, he scored first overall on everything, even on his written exam, he's simply perfect" Nedzu spoke happily, he thought that he had to talk to Midorya himself someday.
'Midorya Izuku requires a special program.'
All Might kept looking and browsing the report of both Izuku and Katsuki, he eventually hummed in satisfaction.
"Thank you, Nedzu-sensei, now if you'll excuse me, I have to work" All Might spoke as he walked to the door, steam oozed out and he started growing bigger.
'Midoya-boy is working hard... As his mentor and hero, I simply can't fall behind...!'
"Take care, All Might"