The Hunter Hero (MHA x OC)

by chrolloiscoolio

Summary:

What if a young man from the HXH universe whom joined Gon and Killua on their journeys, was suddenly summoned to the MHA world? How would the events change? How will the people of the MHA world change? Join Aki Kunihara on his journey to a new world!

CROSSPOSTED ON WATTPAD!

Chapter 1: Bio

Name: Aki Kunihara

Age: 15

Occupation: Professional Hunter

Affiliation: The Hunter Association

Hunter title: Crime Hunter

Close friends: Gon Freecss (retired hunter), Killua Zoldyck, Kurapika Kurta (one of the 12 zodiacs), and Lerio Paradknight (also one of the 12 zodiacs)

Other friends/colleagues: Knuckle Bine, Shoot McMahon, Knov (last name unknown), Morel Mackernassy, Palm Siberia, Ikalgo, Melearon, Hisoka Morrow (on occasion), Cheadle Yorkshire (current chairwoman of the Hunters Association), Beans, Hanzo, and Melody

Mentors/teachers: Shiro Kunihara, Mr Wing, Biscuit Kruger, Kite, and Miziastom Nana (the cow zodiac)

Nen category: Specialist

Nen ability: Nen Teleportation Circles (NTCs)

Ability explanation: NTCs are an ability that sees Aki create a circle using his Nen that he can then throw like a frisbee. The speed of the circle depends on the amount of aura he puts into it, meaning he can increase or decrease its speed at any time before it reaches its target. As well as its trajectory. As long as he has enough aura, he can have as many out at a time as he wants. He can use Īn to mask the circle's locations, however, this can easily be countered by someone using Gyō. Upon the ability's activation, he can teleport to whatever circle he has chosen. He can create multiple circles and throw them all at once, and a simple movement of his hand will suffice as a "throw". Given he can use his aura to control its speed and trajectory. He can also place circles down and imbue them with a Nen contract, which will make them activate the instant certain conditions have been met. He has a trump card he calls "Ultimate Domain" using the basis of NTCs.

Ultimate Domain: His Ultimate Domain sees him spread his Hatsu out in a dome. Upon its first use, which was during the Chimera Ant palace invasion, it was only about 20 meters all around. Now, however, it is 50 meters. Within this dome Aki can teleport anywhere at any time, it is his domain, hence the ability's name. This ability does come with heavy drawbacks. He can only teleport himself, if he's holding something or someone, they won't teleport with him. This is a massive restriction given he fights with a sword. (We'll get to that in his backstory) To teleport other people or objects he must fulfill a condition, that condition being, clapping his hands. When he claps his hands any object or person of his choosing within his domain will be teleported anywhere in his domain that he chooses. The other drawback is the insane amount of aura the ability takes upon activation, and during the duration in which it's active. This ability is rarely used and is only a trump card to be used as a last resort.

Backstory: Aki is from the Kunihara family. A family of powerful swordsmen, they once were very famous, however, they lost their notoriety centuries before Aki's birth. His mother died giving birth to him, and his father was a sickly man, who still trained Aki in the family's swordsmanship techniques. Before his father's death, he told Aki about the family's sacred sword, that had been passed down from family head to family head for centuries. He told Aki that to be able to wield it, he must make and master his own style of swordsmanship. Meaning, he mastered the Kunihara style and his own style. The reason he needed to master his own style to wield the blade, was because the former will of the family heads was imbued in the sword. Which, unbeknownst to Aki at the time, was the post-mortem Nen of each family head. The combined post-mortem Nen of all the family heads throughout the family's history, allowed the sword to be given specific rules and qualifications for one to wield it. The sword is unbelievably sharp and durable, as a matter of fact, it is unbreakable. After his father passed, Aki mastered his own style of swordsmanship and took up his family's blade to take the hunter exam. His story is basically the same as Gon and Killua from this point on. The biggest difference is that Gon and Killua were far stronger, due to Aki's presence in the story. As Aki is a Nen genius on another level than Gon and Killua, which allowed to two to evolve much faster. Due to this, when Killua "blows off some steam" against Youpi in the palace invasion, instead, he and Aki actually kill Youpi before the poison of the rose can. (don't think this makes him overpowered, he was still far outmatched by Youpi, however, with Killua incapacitating him and Knuckle's APR, which was sped up due to the initial assault Killua and Aki did, once that assault ended, Aki activated Ultimate Domain, and used that to stall, making Youpi go bankrupt and forcing him into a state of Zetsu, where they were able to kill him, but it was still a challenge, even without Youpi using Nen) Without Youpi, Pouf had to use all of his life force to revive Meruem, which caused Meruem to not have anyone to explain what happened to him, given his amnesia after his battle with Netero. Meruem was also slightly weaker than the post rose Meruem we see in canon, due to only having the life force of one royal guard. Also, without Pouf's interference, Meruem is able to reunite with Komugi much sooner than in canon, and he spends his remaining time playing Gongi with her. His choice to simply play a game with a blind and weak human instead of taking over the world had a profound impact on Aki. Which we will see in this story. After the events of the anime, Aki trains under Mizaistom Nana. The Cow Zodiac. And he becomes a Crime Hunter during that time. He still keeps in contact with Gon, Killua, Leorio, and Kurapika. But he no longer travels with Gon and Killua. As for the Dark Continent, he trained aboard the Black Whale One. And Joined Kurapika but stayed out of the Succession War. So during the journey to the Dark Continent, he just trained. Since the HxH manga has yet to reach any further, the rest is all my own ideas. Aki and the rest of those aboard the ship made it to the Dark Continent. And Aki was far outmatched by the creatures that inhabited it. As was about everyone. Most in his group were killed. However, Aki made it out alive and so did Kurapika and all the other major characters.

Other abilities include his mastery of both his family and his own swordsmanship styles. On the Nen side of things, he can perform all universal Nen techniques at least to a fundamental level. Those techniques include the four basics, Ten, Ren, Zetsu, and Hatsu. As well as advanced techniques like Ken, Ryü, Gyō, and En. He is also a very skilled martial artist who is more than capable of fighting without his sword, however, he prefers not to.

Character traits:

Only 5 feet and 4 inches tall

Pretty serious

Smart

Poor social skills

Gets annoyed when his height is mentioned

Keeps a photo of him, Gon, Killua, Kurapika and Leorio all together with bright smiles

Self-loathing

Sword is a classic Japanese style katana which is strapped to his back usually. The blade is a pitch black void like color that seems to swallow the light around it.

Looks:

Idk how to add a picture to AO3 so I’ll do my best to describe him. Brown Middle Parted hair, sharp features, brown eyes, short, cute and boyish looking yet handsome all the same.

(Bro is gorgeous)

But yeah that's about it. If you lot have any questions, due to me possibly leaving something out that you want cleared up, please let me know.

I know this is very confusing for me, someone who does COTE stories to make a My Hero and HXH story out of nowhere, but I love both series very much and I had this idea so fuck it.

It's also weird that I didn't make this a HXH story first before doing this one but due to me just wanting to get to the MHA part and not focus so much on his journey in the HXH world.

Anyway this was kind of a random idea I got while in the shower and my brain kinda just built on it. Shower thoughts are like that sometimes.

Well yeah, that's pretty much it. Again, please tell me if you need confirmation on anything because this was very thrown together so I may have missed something.

Chapter 2: Welcome to a New World

Summary:

Aki arrives in this new world! How will he adapt?

THIRD PERSON POV:

In the city of Musutafu, in a dark alleyway, nothing but the nighttime breeze blowing through could be heard, that was until a strange rumbling and crackling could be heard.

No one witnessed it, but a large portal opened up. The portal was black, with purple lightning and electricity emanating from it.

A few moments earlier, in another world, Crime Hunter Aki Kunihara was in Yorknew City, where he was tailing a mafia boss to try and locate their hideout. He was doing this job as a favor for his friend Kurapika. Kurapika had heard that this mafia boss had at least one pair of scarlet eyes. He decided to enlist help from Aki, given that Kurapika was too busy with his duties for the Nostrade family.

It may seem odd that a Crime Hunter was helping out a member of a well-known mafia family. However, the two young men had been friends since they took the Hunter Exam together along with three of their other friends three years prior. Due to the deep bond they share, their statuses as Crime Hunter and mafia member mean little to nothing.

Aki was on a rooftop tailing the mafia boss's limousine as it drove throughout Yorknew.

The limousine turned to begin driving in an underground tunnel, so Aki jumped from the roof he was atop, having been watching from the rooftops. As he descended, time seemed to slow, and an odd portal opened up below him.

His eyes widened, and he attempted to create an NTC to escape, but it was too late. The portal swallowed him and then disappeared from the alley in Yorknew.

Back in the alley in Musutafu, the portal that had opened and was crackling with purple electricity had a figure fall from it and land in the alley with a thud. Before the portal ultimately closed.

Aki: Ugh... What the hell?

Aki spoke to himself as he stood up and shook off the fall, he looked up to see that the portal had disappeared. Not knowing where he was he immediately pulled out his phone to check his location, only to see he had no service.

Aki: Damn... No service? Really?

He mutters as he looks at his surroundings. And immediately realizes he's in another city. He looks around the alley and above it, he sees a billboard. The billboard has a large man in spandex on it. With the words 'Plus Ultra' plastered on it.

Aki: The hell is a Plus Ultra?

Aki mutters to himself as he exits the alley. As he walks around he finds more and more bizarre things. The architecture is strange. He already knew he was in a different city. But he hadn't seen any architecture like this before. It was so futuristic. But that wasn't the weirdest thing about this place.

Aki hops up onto a rooftop to be sure no one can see him and he paces around as he thinks.

Aki (thoughts): The hell is this place? What's up with all the weird people... Some of them have deformities and some guy was literally a spray bottle... I don't think it was a costume either. And somehow, these people have no aura. That shouldn't be possible. Even non-Nen users have aura, which pools up and off the top of their head. But these people have none. And I don't sense a Nen ability being used to cause such a phenomenon. Even if there was one, using it on such a scale is far-fetched at best.

He sighs and runs a hand over his face.

Aki: Kurapika is gonna be pissed...

He mutters before he hops back down into an alley.

As Aki mulled over how this was happening, and why no one had any aura. He remembered the words of one of his Nen instructors.

Bisky: GYŌ! Use Gyō! If an opponent ever does something you don't understand or can't see, immediately use Gyō!

He nods to himself and heads back onto the street. The first person he sees, he uses Gyō, in an attempt to see if a hidden Nen ability is being used. Or if something else was causing this.

Since these people have no aura, they shouldn't be able to see his. So he figured he was safe to use his Nen freely. The white flame-like glow surrounded his eyes as he inspected a woman. To his shock...

Woman: W-WHAT DO YOU WANT?!

She yells at him suddenly. Looking at him with fear etched across her face. He blinks in surprise and looks around for a moment like he isn't sure she means him. His eyes then widen when he realizes the implication.

Aki: Wait... You can see this?

He asks as he points at his eyes. She steps back in a defensive posture.

Woman: Of course I can! Why wouldn't I be able to? What kind of quirk even is that?! And why are you attacking me with it?!

Aki's mind reeled in confusion.

Aki (thoughts): The hell is this woman on about? Quirk? Attack? She thinks this is an attack? That confirms she's not a Nen user since if she were she'd know that using Gyō this way doesn't constitute as an attack. But wait... How can she even see it in the first place? That's not possible... And what the hell is a quirk? What's going on?

As his mind reeled he forgot to turn off Gyō, and the woman kept glaring at him.

Woman: L-leave me be! Or I'll call the heroes!

Aki's eyes widened and he turned off Gyō. He quickly began to apologize.

Aki: I-I'm sorry... I didn't think you'd be able to see that... Please forgive me.

He bows repeatedly before the woman scoffs at him and walks off.

Woman (thoughts): Why is that boy wearing a sword? Perhaps he's playing hero? He looks more like a villain though... Especially with that glowing eye quirk in the middle of the night...

Aki was wearing his usual outfit he always wore. Which was a black tank top, with a black jacket over it, long black pants, and some sneakers. As well as his family's sword strapped to his back.

(A/N: Think of this as Aki's trademark outfit. Like Gon and Killua's outfits. Gon's green outfit and Killua's white shirt and blue shorts)

Aki quickly left the scene and returned to the alleyways.

Aki (thoughts): Hero... Quirk... What do those terms even mean? Well, obviously I know what a hero is. But a quirk? Like a personality quirk? A strange habit someone has? But she said it like she was referring to my Nen. And when she said hero, she said it like some superheroes were actually gonna come out to help her. She's either the best actor ever, or this city actually has superheroes. That guy on the billboard in spandex... Could he be one of those heroes she mentioned? None of this makes sense. I need to gather information.

Aki then set off into the night.

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Over the next several weeks, Aki learned the truth of his situation. He wasn't in another city. That wasn't all, he had somehow, traveled the multiverse to another world. He'd heard of the multiverse theory sure, but for the multiverse to actually be real and for him to travel it? And end up in another world? He couldn't believe it. But after exhausting all resources and trying everything he could think of on top of brainstorming. This was the only conclusion he could come to.

Over this time, Aki learned a lot about this strange new world. The woman from his first night in this world provided him with vital clues about what to look for. For one, the Hunters Association doesn't exist. And his status as a Pro Hunter means nothing. This world's equivalent is Heroes. Which exist in a much higher quantity than Hunters do. If he had to guess, he'd say that for every 500 or so Heroes, there was 1 Hunter. Meaning the criteria for becoming one must be far easier to achieve.

That wasn't even the craziest part. In this world, 80 percent of the population possessed some uncanny ability called a 'Quirk'. A term he very quickly realized ran this world. People were obsessed with these Quirks.

As for what else Aki got up to during this time, he, using his skills as a Pro Hunter, was able to get himself established in this world. He simply claimed to have been from the middle of nowhere and that his parents never bothered to register him for anything. Which while being met with some suspicion, was plausible enough that no one really batted an eye. Meaning he got records and files that he needed to exist in this world.

He also set up a bank account. The currency from Aki's world, Jenny, happens to look just like the Japanese Yen. And it also functions just the same, not triggering any counterfeit detectors.

(A/N: Plot convenience)

As a Hunter, Aki made a lot of money. From clearing Greed Island to being compensated for his efforts during the Chimera Ant Crisis, he was rolling in it. Unfortunately, he lost a majority of his money when he passed over to this new world. As most of it was in his bank accounts back in his old world. But, as a Crime Hunter, he worked a lot in the criminal underworld. So he carried cash with him a lot. He had around 500 million Jenny on him in cash which means he had 500 million yen.

Obviously, he can't just deposit that cash into a bank at the same time. So he's doing so incrementally. But, he's deposited enough to buy himself a house and be set groceries and utilities wise.

The final and most important thing he had to do, was register his Quirk. Aki spent a lot of time mulling over what to fake his Quirk as. Some ideas such as 'Life Energy,' or 'Energy Manipulation' popped into his head. But he discarded those ultimately. Since such a Quirk would be too difficult to explain. And so he settled on making his Hatsu his Quirk, and hiding every other aspect of Nen.

He officially got his Quirk registered as 'Teleportation'. Using the same excuse as before as to why he didn't have a Quirk registered already.

Aki had tested it, and the people of this world could not see his aura if he used Īn. This gave him a massive advantage but also a massive headache. He never used Īn that much, usually only on select NTCs. Now he needs to use it every time he uses Nen.

However, the headache of doing so and the extra energy and skill required will be worth it, since the only way to counter Īn, is with Gyō. And no one in this world can use Gyō. Meaning no one can see through his Īn.

And so, having been established in this new world, he had to figure out... What exactly is he meant to do here? He'd secured everything he needed to survive and keep himself from being exposed. As obviously someone from another world in a superhuman society, or any society for that matter, would not end well. So he's keeping his true nature a secret.

But now that he had all he needed, what did he actually want to do in this world? All he really wanted was to find a way home. But he'd already all but ruled out that possibility. Seeing the way this society functioned, the level of power and technology, meant it'd be nearly impossible to find a way home. Society is too closed off and his Hunter status means nothing. So he doesn't have the freedom he needs to investigate what he needs and gather information the way he knows how. And so far he hadn't seen any evidence of anything like what happened to him happening anywhere else in this world. And this world's technology isn't suited for inter-dimensional travel.

He had already ruled out being a Hero. Dressing up in spandex and posing for cameras while fighting self-proclaimed villains in Halloween costumes? Yeah, he's good. However, among the world of Heroes existed a sub-category that fit Aki's preferences. Underground Heroes.

Underground Heroes were rarer. And far less popular than normal Heroes. They did the dirty work in Hero Society. Sometimes even operating outside the law. To Aki, this sounded exactly like being a Crime Hunter. But with a couple more rules and regulations he needed to worry about. Upon more research, he learned that to become a Hero, he needed to go to a Hero School. During his research, he learned that a place called U.A. High School was the best of the best for Hero training in the entire country. And one of the best in the world.

While he needs to avoid attention, going to U.A. will have other benefits. While Aki himself is already a professional, and he's been one since 12, he still lacks the Heroing skills that are taught at these schools. Plus he lacks normal academic experience as well. So going for the best school, while risky, has more benefits than downsides.

If he wants to be the best Underground Hero he can be then U.A. was his best bet. However, He knew he needed to be extra careful about it. He needed to ensure he didn't attract too much attention. And what attention he did attract, he'd need to make sure that he doesn't do anything that'll raise any suspicions about him or his power.

With his decision made, Aki enrolled in U.A. and was set to take the entrance exam in a month. During this month-long period, he trained. He actually was able to improve his aura capacity a bit. As well as his stamina in general. Since becoming a Crime Hunter, he has rarely had time to dedicate fully to training.

He used Īn every time he used Nen during his training to get used to it. He used Ken and Ren (covered by Īn) while working out. Doing intense body weight exercises and the sword training he'd done since he could walk. All while making real-time aura calculations and shifting his aura around his body as needed via Ryu. This training also allowed him to get better at using Īn. By leaps and bounds. But he still can't use it all the time like it's second nature, and he has to think about it and actively keep it up at all times when using Nen.

And so eventually, the day arrived. The U.A. Entrance Exam.

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(A/N: I know that was kind of info-dumpy, but I really just wanted to get to the point and not spend multiple chapters having him do all of this stuff. However, I still needed to provide the background and explain what he did and how he got established in this world)

Aki stands outside the glorious school gates of U.A. High School. Around him, hundreds of students clamor excitedly and nervously as they enter the school for the exam. Aki stares at all of them and at the school itself. He sighs heavily.

Aki (thoughts): Just gotta lay low for three years, get my license, and disappear into the shadows. Easy, right?

He thinks as he takes his first step into his new life.

"OUT OF MY WAY EXTRAS!"

Aki looks over his shoulder to see a boy with ash-blond hair stomping his way through the gate and yelling at people to get out of his way.

Aki (thoughts): There isn't even anyone in his way... What a weird guy.

Aki also notices a boy around an inch taller than him with messy green hair and wide green eyes muttering incoherently to himself. Aki thinks nothing of him and keeps walking.

A couple of seconds later he hears a bit of a ruckus and turns to see that the boy had tripped and was caught by a girl with short hair and pink cheeks.

Aki (thoughts): Must have a gravity quirk.

He deduces.

"YO YO YO LISTENERS! BE SURE YOU CHECK IN OVER HERE!"

The Pro Hero Present Mic announced theatrically and Aki followed instructions. Heading to check in for the written exam, which was the first part.

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The written exam had come to a close around 2 hours later. And Aki... Did terribly.

Aki (thoughts): That made me feel so dumb... I didn't know what any of those questions were about aside from the math ones... I'm pretty sure I passed it though, even if just barely. Who knew Nen would come in handy on a math exam?

Due to Nen requiring complex aura calculations and Aki's own Hatsu requiring geometry and a bit of calculus, he's very good at math. And his math score was able to save him from completely bombing the exam.

Aki (thoughts): Whatever... At least the practical should be easier.

He then heads to the auditorium to hear the explanation of how the practical exam will work.

Present Mic: Alright listeners! Now that the boring written exam is over, it's time for the super fun and hype practical! Everybody say HEY!

No one says a word. Everyone is too nervous and focused. Aki however has a small smile on his face.

Aki (thoughts): If Gon were here, he'd have definitely shouted. And Killua would've smacked him and told him off... I miss those two...

Present Mic: Tough crowd huh? Well, that's cool! I'm here to present the guidelines for your practical exam! Are you ready?!

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Aki (thoughts): Damn, really tough crowd. Sorry blonde dude.

Aki wasn't aware of Mic's name yet until a boy nearby started muttering. It was the same green-haired boy from before who tripped.

Green boy: Oh my gosh...! It's the voice hero Present Mic! I listen to his radio show every week! I guess all UA teachers are pros! So inspiring!

The ash blonde boy next to him muttered.

Ash-blonde: Tch... Shut up nerd...

Aki (thoughts): Those two are an interesting bunch.

As Mic went on to explain how the exam would work. Aki paid extra close attention. They were doing a mock city battle. There were three kinds of robots they'd be fighting. Called Faux Villains. One pointers, two pointers, and three pointers. Their point values indicate their difficulty relative to the others. They were technically allowed to bring what they wanted to their respective testing site. But Aki knew bringing his sword was a bad idea. Also, no attacking fellow examinees. A far cry from the Hunter Exam Aki took at 12. However, one part of Mic's speech stuck out to Aki.

Aki (thoughts): He said we had to disable the robots... He never said destroy. So couldn't one theoretically find an off switch?

Aki had officially begun working on his strategy.

"Excuse me! May I ask a question?"

A boy with glasses and blue hair suddenly shot up and raised his hand.

Present Mic: Alright! Hit me with it, my bespectacled listener!

Glasses guy: You mentioned only three kinds of Faux Villains, but on the handout we were given it showcases four! If this is a mistake on the part of UA, it is a travesty! Such a mistake from the highest academy in Japan is irredeemable! We are all here to learn to become model heroes! And you!

He looks back and points at the green boy.

Glasses guy: You've been muttering nonstop! If this is some sort of game to you then please leave.

Green guy: Eek! Sorry!

He bowed his head repeatedly.

Present Mic: Alright! Examinee 7111 bringing the heat!

Aki (thoughts): We've got exam numbers? Kind of like the Hunter Exam. I wonder what number I am. Last time I was number 406.

Present Mic: The last Faux Villain we've got for you is more of an obstacle than anything else! It's big, beefy, and suuuuppppper powerful ya dig?! That's why, you should avoid it at all costs!

The glasses guy nodded and bowed deeply and robotically.

Glasses guy: Thank you! I apologize for the interruption.

Present Mic: Well that's all from me folks, I'll leave you with our school's motto! PLUS ULTRA EVERYONE!

Aki (thoughts): Seriously what the hell does that mean?

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Aki now stood outside the gate of his testing area. He looked around and noticed that none of the people he'd noted so far were there.

Aki (thoughts): Guess the mutter monster and glasses guy aren't here. The angry Pomeranian-looking one isn't here either.

He rolled his shoulders. Since he claimed to have been homeschooled, he wasn't in a school uniform like everyone else was during the written exam. Instead he was wearing normal clothes. Ones he's still wearing now for the practical. He didn't bother changing.

Suddenly, the gate opened and Aki started running in.

"Huh?"

"What's that idiot doing?"

"They didn't even announce anything."

The other examinees insulted Aki as he ran through the gate. He stopped and looked around in confusion.

Present Mic: THERE ARE NO COUNTDOWNS IN REAL BATTLES! GO GO GO!

Present Mic shouted at the examinees and they all sprinted in. Aki sighed to himself.

Aki (thoughts): Great... That's more attention that I didn't need. Why do they even need a countdown?

Aki began to jog into the mock city. He figured it was obvious you went when the gate opened. He wasn't aware that normal people would be waiting for some sort of countdown or signal.

WITH THE TEACHERS:

The teachers of U.A. all sat in an observation room watching each exam live.

Nezu: Ah I do adore this time of year! So exciting!

The principal of U.A. High sat in his booster seat with a cup of tea and a reverent smile.

Midnight: Mm~ I agree... So much overflowing youth! So stimulating!

The R-rated Hero: Midnight, hugged herself and shivered.

Snipe: Best way to see how these kids handle some pressure, throw 'em' in the fire.

Cementoss: This test is well known for breaking weaker individuals and even shaking up the more capable. I'm curious to see how this bunch will do.

Ectoplasm: Indeed. This test is designed to weed out those underqualified.

Nezu turns and looks at Aizawa.

Nezu: What are your thoughts, Mr. Aizawa?

Aizawa looked like he was about to fall asleep.

Aizawa: Definitely better than the last bunch. Some of these kids aren't half bad. But I agree with you all. This test isn't for the faint of heart.

BACK WITH AKI:

Aki (thoughts): This is a joke... Is this seriously supposed to be some terrifying and difficult test?

Despite the U.A. teachers all thinking this test was borderline too much for children, as it was intended to be, so that they can get the best of the best. Aki found this more akin to a children's game. If that. He was thoroughly unimpressed.

Aki (thoughts): Well... At least there's no pedo murder clowns and fat guys offering drugged orange juice. Guess it beats the Hunter Exam in that regard. Oh, wait I should probably get going now.

Aki jogged over to a defeated robot and... Picked up its head?

Aki (thoughts): These things must have an off switch somewhere... Is this it?

He finds a button on the back part of the robot's neck and clicked it. The remains of the robot sparked. Indicating that what he pressed was some sort of mechanism for controlling the robot.

Aki (thoughts): That works.

He drops the head and runs to find another robot.

Aki finds a robot and throws an NTC. (obviously invisible to everyone and the teachers) He attaches it to the back of the robot's neck and then...

Suddenly Aki is behind the robot, since the robot isn't able to feel anything, and it doesn't have sensors back there, it doesn't notice Aki at all.

(A/N: Don't know if that's canon but we're rolling with it)

He reaches under and hits the off button. The robot powers down. Aki smirks to himself.

Aki: Hey it worked.

He said blankly.

Aki then went around blinking behind robots and shutting them off.

As he did so, some of the teachers noticed him.

Power Loader: Hey look at that kid! The short one! He's not destroying the robots! He's turning them off!

Power Loader pointed at the monitor Aki was on.

Recovery Girl chuckled.

Recovery Girl: Oh my, what a clever child.

Nezu beamed.

Nezu: A very creative solution indeed! Most impressive! And quite a flashy quirk!

Aizawa for the first time all day, spoke unprompted.

Aizawa: Yeah. But he relies too much on his quirk. Take it away and he's done for.

Midnight chuckled and licked her lips.

Midnight: Don't be like that Aizawa, he's a cutie~

Aizawa scoffed at her and sipped his coffee.

Aizawa (thoughts): It is interesting though. How he's acting. Too clinical for a student. Not overly excited or jittery like the other applicants. It's like he's done something like this before. Whatever... There are more students to worry about.

Aizawa brushed off the thoughts of Aki and went back to watching the other students.

Aki (thoughts): Should be around 50 points... Not bad.

CRASH

Aki's senses flared as a crash was heard and his fellow examinees screamed. He turned around and saw the massive zero-point robot crashing through the city.

Aki: Damn... Where do they get the budget for this stuff?

Aki muttered to himself as a piece of debris came flying at him and he side-stepped it with ease. Luckily for him no one noticed it and his suspicious agility.

"Help!"

An applicant was stuck under some debris and Aki tossed an NTC over to him. He blinks over and crouches down and inspects. He grabs a piece of metal and uses a fulcrum to lift the debris without giving away his strength. More debris comes flying at them and Aki grabs the boy and teleports them both away.

Boy: H-holy shit! I almost died...

He looks up at Aki.

Boy: Thanks, man!

Aki nods and dusts the boy's shoulder off before he jogs back out and runs away from the zero pointer.

Aki (thoughts): Don't sense anyone else in danger. Just gotta blend into the crowd now.

He does just that and starts to blend into the crowd all running from the massive robot. Eventually, the buzzer sounds, and the exam is over. Aki and the rest of the applicants all begin walking back to the entrance of the mock city.

Aki (thoughts): Nice. Should be enough. Got around 50 points. And based on my research that's around average for someone with my kind of 'quirk' who passes the U.A. entrance exam.

Aki then simply leaves. He doesn't talk to anyone and just heads home.

Aki (thoughts): Wonder what I should have for dinner...

Overall, he wasn't very impressed by this exam. Having found the Hunter Exam way harder and more enjoyable. This one only took 20 minutes as opposed to a week.

Eventually, he makes it home and starts on dinner.

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Around a week later, Aki was meditating in his new living room while refining his Ten. When he gets a knock. Aki heads over to the door and opens it to find a letter from U.A.

Aki (thoughts): Guess this is it... Why am I kinda nervous?

He grabs it and heads inside. Sitting on his couch he opens the letter and... A hockey puck falls out?

Aki: The hell...?

He mutters as he picks it up and taps it.

Aki: Is something supposed to happen...?

Suddenly...

All Might: I AM HERE... AS A PROJECTION!

All Might himself appears in hologram form.

Aki: A hologram? Of course that exists here...

Aki sighs and sets the device on his coffee table and listens to All Might.

All Might: Young Kunihara! You achieved 54 Villain points!

Aki (thoughts): Villain points? Wouldn't that mean there's another kind of-

Before Aki could finish his thought, All Might continued.

All Might: However! There was another category of points! Hero points! You achieved 15! Commendable, young man!

Aki: Guess that answers that...

All Might: However, you only barely passed your written exam. Better hit the books!

Aki sweat dropped.

Aki: Yeah I figured...

All Might: With such a high score in the practical and a close pass on the written exam... YOU PASSED! Congratulations Aki Kunihara! This is your Hero Academia! You've been admitted into the hero course Class 1-A!

All Might strikes a pose on the hologram.

All Might: Now you may be wondering, why is All Might giving me this message?! Well, young man, I am a new teacher at U.A. this year!

Aki: I actually wasn't wondering that. I don't care.

Aki mutters.

All Might: Now, I've got many more of these to do, so goodbye for now Young Kunihara! PLUS ULTRA!

The hologram stops and Aki sighs and leans back on the couch.

Aki: I passed... I did it...

A small smile made its way onto his face.

Aki (thoughts): It was super easy, and I could've gotten 200 points if I wanted... But still. Passing feels nice. I feel like I actually achieved something for the first time in this new world.

His old friends then pop into his head and he frowns.

Aki (thoughts): I really hope I get to see you all again...

He thinks as he goes over to his nightstand and picks up the picture on it.

Notes:

That's all for chapter one folks! I've been debating making this a story told from a third-person pov, or first person. Let me know if you'd all prefer it to be from Aki's perspective. With him narrating it. Anyway, hope you enjoyed!

Chapter 3: First Day Jitters

Summary:

Aki’s first day at U.A. High School! New friends? Or new rivals? Maybe even new threats?

AKI POV:

(A/N: I'm gonna try out Aki's POV for this chapter. Please let me know which one you like more)

The morning of my first day at U.A. High School has arrived. As always, I woke up early and am standing in front of my mirror, attempting to adjust the collar of this stupid school uniform.

Aki (thoughts): Why are these things so damn uncomfortable?! Man, I hate formal wear...

I'd only worn formal wear a few times. Like the Yorknew City Underground Auction.

Aki (thoughts): That's the day we learned Pakunoda ended up dying. And the day we first tried to get into Greed Island by being screened. Only for Tsezguerra to tell us we were too weak... That's also the day I began thinking of NTCs. Wow, that was a big day.

I got lost in thought as I made my way to school that day. Thinking of my past and eventually, my new future.

Aki (thoughts): The acceptance rate was as small as it always is according to the research I did. 1 in 300. I fail to see how that's a small acceptance rate. Millions of people try to take the Hunter Exam every year. And only a handful pass. Sometimes only one person passes, like Killua's year.

I boarded a bus and sat down alone in the back. Watching the city go by as I was deep in thought.

Aki (thoughts): I heard 4 people got in due to recommendations. And 37 people got in through the normal exam. Making an uneven number of students. Something that hasn't happened before. My class, 1-A, has 21 students. And Class B has 20 students. I wonder why they decided to add an extra student to my class.

(A/N: There really is no canon explanation for why U.A. would do this. I just didn't want to remove anyone from the story since literally all of them play a role at some point. So the in-universe reason is ambiguous)

Soon enough I arrived at U.A.

Why is this school so huge? And what's with it being shaped like an H? H as in hero? That's on the nose. I sighed to myself and put my hands in my pockets and started to walk in. As I did I looked over each person I passed. Some more interesting than others.

For one, almost none of them looked at me. I guess even in another world I'm pretty unassuming. Some of them had heteromorphic type Quirks. Which I'm still not used to. Reminds me a lot of magical beasts. Some of the teachers, or at least what I assume are teachers, looked kind of weird. One of them was dressed like a dominatrix and she winked at me. I'm not sure how I should feel about that.

I didn't notice anyone else since there weren't many people here yet. It's still early.

Aki (thoughts): God where the hell is my classroom? 1-A... 1-A...

I wandered around for what felt like forever before finally, I made it to class. It's my first time in a school and I really just want this to be over with already. I looked up at the gargantuan door before me and sighed.

Aki (thoughts): Great, just what I needed. Another thing to remind me I'm short.

I opened the door and took a look around.

 

Not as flashy as I expected. Figured there'd be sparkles and flashing lights everywhere and some dude yelling 'plus ultra'. Again whatever that means.

The class was empty aside from four other people. One of them sat at the very back corner, She had a long black ponytail and an almost regal posture. Great... I love dealing with the ruling class. There was a guy next to her with mismatched colored hair and eyes. He looked like me expression-wise. Blank. One of them had... A bird mask? Wait is that his actual face? I'm so not used to this world yet... The other was a normal-looking boy with blue hair and glasses. I recognize him as the guy who made a ruckus during the explanation of the practical exam.

Upon seeing me, he immediately began walking over robotically.

Iida: Good day fellow classmate! I am Tenya Iida from Somei Private Academy and it is an honor to meet you!

He chopped his arm in a robotic motion and also bowed similarly.

Aki: Uh yeah... You too man.

I said casually.

He pushed his glasses up.

Iida: May I ask what your name is?

Aki: It's Aki. Aki Kunihara. Uh... Homeschooled, I guess.

I shrugged at the last part. He told me his previous school so I figured I'd tell him mine. Even though I don't have one.

Iida: Ah, homeschool! I see! It's very brave of you to take such a step to become a hero despite not being used to a school environment! I commend you!

I didn't know what to say to that and just walked past him. I noticed him stiffen slightly like he was surprised by how I ignored him. I checked the seating chart and saw I was at the end of the first row. The end farthest away from the door. Perfect.

I sat down and looked around at everyone else. No one had anything out yet, not even the regal-looking girl with the ponytail. So I guess I won't get my stuff out either. I leaned back in my chair and stared off into space.

(A/N: His vernacular and overall style of speech are similar to Killua. Since Aki grew up isolated he ended up subconsciously copying Killua's linguistic style and some of his mannerisms)

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Soon enough, the class had mostly filled up. Everyone gave me a once-over. The most interesting one was the ash-blonde one from the entrance exam, for some reason he scowled at not just me, but everyone. Currently, he was sitting with his feet on his desk, and four-eyes didn't like that.

Iida: Remove your feet from your desk immediately! It's only the first day and you're already scuffing school property!

As he said that I heard the door open and looked over to see the mutter monster from the entrance exam open the door and stand in the doorway. He stood there awkwardly watching the scene between Iida and the blonde kid.

Ash-blondie: You're kiddin' me right?! Your old school put a stick up your ass, or were you just born with it?!

Damn... Good one. This guy oozes arrogance.

Iida: I... Uh...

Even Iida ever the conversationalist was taken aback by Bakugo's words and seemed confused on how to respond.

Iida: Let's start over! I'm Tenya Iida from Somei Private Academy!

Ash-blondie immediately spat back.

Ash-blondie: Somei, huh?! You must think you're better than me! I'll have some fun when I tear you a new one!

I guess that means the school Iida is from is typically for the rich or elite. Noted.

Iida: You would threaten me?! Your own classmate?! Are you sure you're in the right place?!

Hm. That's interesting. A bond between classmates seems to be an important one to normal people here. Something tells me Iida is more normal than the Ash-blondie. I threatened people all the time. None of them were classmates though... Shit there I go again, on a tangent.

Iida: It's him...

Iida spoke under his breath as he looked over to the doorway to see the mutter monster standing there.

This caused everyone to look at him. He began to sweat and looked off to the side while a faint blush came to his cheeks.

Mutter monster: Uh... Hi...?

Iida: Good morning!

Iida immediately walked over to introduce himself.

Iida: My name is Tenya-

He's cut off.

Midoriya: Y-yeah I know... I heard you... I'm Izuku Midoriya. It's super nice to meet you...!

Iida suddenly took on an apologetic posture.

Iida: Midoriya, you realized there was something more to the practical exam, didn't you? You must be very perceptive and I completely misjudged you! I admit... As a student, you're far superior to me!

"Hey, I recognize that messed up hair! Falling boy!"

I heard a high-pitched voice say as I looked over and saw a girl with a bob-cut and pink cheeks. I lost interest and looked away. That was until...

I suddenly sensed a stronger presence and looked over near the door to see a... Caterpillar? Turns out the caterpillar was a man in a sleeping bag, and he spoke.

Aizawa: If you're just here to make friends, you can pack up and leave now. Welcome to U.A.'s hero course. It took you all 8 seconds to shut up. That's not gonna work. Time is precious. Rational students would understand that. I'm Shota Aizawa your homeroom teacher.

He said as he sucked an apple sauce pouch and got out of his sleeping bag. He then reached into it and pulled out some sort of uniform.

Aizawa: Put these on.

I can already tell I'm gonna like this guy. He's like an older version of me.

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A bit later on, in the locker room, the boys all introduced themselves to one another and clamored excitedly. I just stood off to the side. I needed to wait until everyone else was gone. I can't let them see my body. It'll raise too many questions.

A boy with fiery red hair came over to me and held his hand up.

Kirishima: Hey man! I'm Eijiro Kirishima! Good to meet you!

I nodded at him.

Aki: Name's Aki Kunihara.

He patted my shoulder.

Kirishima: Nice to meet ya Kunihara! You excited or what?!

I nodded.

Aki: Kinda.

I was lying.

Kirishima seemed to get I'm not the talkative type and he left me alone. Eventually all the boys left and I began to change.

If anything, I at least learned the names of all the boys in my class. And the majority of us are boys. There's only like 6 girls. As I changed I ran my fingers over the massive scar going across my body I received when Killua, Knuckle and I fought Youpi. My fingers traced the long jagged scar that went from the top left of my chest near my shoulder, down to the right side of my torso near my waist.

My eyes darkened as the memory flooded me.

Youpi had transformed his body, to make his arms become like sickles as he whipped them at me. My block barely held on. Knuckle shouts. "He's bankrupt! Killua! Go!" Both Killua and Knuckle dive in and begin their assault. I use this chance to take a breather, but to my and everyone else's shock, Youpi dashes for me. "I'LL KILL YOU, YOU BRAT!" my eyes widen as I try to dodge or block, "SHIT!" I think Youpi's attack makes it through. Youpi's sharp arm-like tendril strikes me, from the top left of my chest, near my shoulder, to the bottom right of my torso, Youpi cuts deeply. The force sent me flying away and into the side of the crater.

I slammed my locker shut and the memory seemed to disappear as the echo of my locker slam did. I sighed and put my shirt on and made sure the sleeves were down before I began heading outside.

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When I arrived, I was the last one there. Aizawa looked over at me with his arms crossed.

Aizawa: You were almost late.

I stood in the group of my classmates.

Aki: I know.

I replied blankly. Aizawa narrowed his eyes at my response.

Aizawa: Don't make this a habit, Kunihara.

Aki: Noted.

Aizawa then got to the point.

Aizawa: Alright, we're doing a quirk apprehension test.

My classmates all bristled in confusion. The bob-cut girl spoke up in confusion.

Bob-cut: What? But what about orientation?! We're gonna miss it!

Aizawa didn't even look back at her as he spoke.

Aizawa: If you really wanna make it to the big leagues you can't waste time on pointless ceremonies.

For some reason that shocked my classmates.

Aizawa: Here at U.A. we're not tethered to traditions. That means I get to run my class however I see fit.

He says as he looks back at us coldly. Bob-cut girl made a weird sound. One that suggested she was troubled.

Aizawa: You've been taking standardized tests all your lives.

I haven't.

Aizawa: But you never got to use your quirks in a physical exam before.

He says as he holds up a phone looking thingy with a list of all the tests we're about to do.

Aizawa: The country is still trying to pretend we're all created equal. Not letting those with the most power excel. It's not rational.

Actually yes it is but I digress.

Aizawa: One day the Ministry of Education will learn.

He let his words simmer for a moment. I looked around my classmates and saw most of them looked surprised and serious. Mineta, whose name I had learned in the locker room. Was staring at the black ponytail girl's butt. He had a blush on his face. I ignored it and looked back at Aizawa.

Aizawa: Bakugo. You managed to get the most points in the entrance exam. What was your farthest distance throw with a softball when you were in middle school?

Bakugo shrugged.

Bakugo: Dunno. 67 meters I think.

Aizawa nodded and tossed him a ball.

Aizawa: Right. Now try using your quirk. Anything goes, just stay in the circle.

Bakugo nodded and stretched a little before reeling back and...

Bakugo: DIE!

He used his quirk to add an explosion to his throw. Also screaming die for some reason. I looked around at my classmates reactions and they were all stunned and impressed. So I copied them, and pretended to be surprised as well.

Aizawa turned and showed us the phone thingy again and it showed that Bakugo threw the ball 705.2 meters. My classmates exploded in chatter.

Bob-cut: Woah!

Kaminari: 705 meters are you kidding me?!

Pink girl: I wanna go! That looks like fun!

Sero: This is what I'm talking about! Using our quirks as much as we want!

As my classmates celebrated I couldn't help but think...

 

That was pathetic.

I would've done better before I even learned Nen. Bakugo has a real smug look on his face now. What an egotistical child... Whatever. Not my problem if they wanna react that way.

Aizawa: So this sounds fun does it? You have three years here to become a hero. You think it's all gonna be games and playtime? Idiots...

He smirked.

Aizawa: Today you'll compete in 8 physical tests to gauge your potential. Whoever comes last has none...

 

And will be expelled immediately.

Well, fuck me then. Guess it is my problem that they reacted that way to Bakugo's throw. But, Aizawa probably would've done something similar either way.

All: HUH?!

My classmates all shouted in shock and I rubbed my ears.

Aki: Loud...

I muttered.

The bob-cut girl stepped forward.

Bob-cut: You can't send one of us home! We just got here! That's not fair at all!

What an incredibly naïve notion. Not that I blame her. Aizawa was quick to shut her down though.

Aizawa: Oh and you think natural disasters are fair?

My classmates all gasped.

Aizawa: Or power-hungry villains? Catastrophic accidents that wipe out whole cities? No! The world is full of unfairness. It's a hero's job to deal with that unfairness. If you wanna be a pro, you're gonna have to push yourself to the brink. For the next three years, U.A. will throw one terrible hardship after another at you. So go beyond. Plus ultra style.

Goddamn it. That fuck ass line again? Is it just a weird way of saying never give up? Or do your best?

Aizawa: Show me it's not a mistake you're here. Now... We're just wasting time by talking. Let the games begin...

I looked around and saw that my classmates had a mixture of reactions. Some looked shocked still, some upset. Most determined. A couple of others were blank-faced like me.

I can't risk expulsion. So I'll need to try a bit harder than I intended. Something tells me Aizawa won't stop at just one student if he thinks it calls for it. He won't hesitate to expel us all.

Let's get this over with...

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The first test was the 50 meter dash. All things considered, my classmates didn't do that bad. Iida got a time a 3.04 seconds. And he claimed afterwards that he can only get up to third gear in 50 meters. Meaning that there's at least one more gear. No one else really did all that well. Bakugo got the second highest time with 4.13 seconds.

Eventually, it was my turn. I was in the last group with Mineta. Then there was Aoyama who would be going alone given our uneven numbers.

THIRD PERSON POV:

(A/N: I plan to switch between Aki and third-person POV depending on what he's doing. So during normal stuff like class and conversations and whatnot, he'll be in first person. To expand the universe a bit, whenever he's doing something like this, I'll switch to third person so I can get more people's reactions and input. Unless you all want me to just include other characters' thoughts in his first-person POV, obviously he won't be able to hear those thoughts. Also let me know if you want me to stick to just one POV)

Aki had already pre-placed an NTC at the end of the track. So his hands were in his pockets and he stood casually. Mineta on the other hand was fired up.

Mineta: If I do good, maybe Yaoyorozu will wanna go on a date!

He mutters to himself while drooling. Aki side eyes him and suddenly he shivers. A couple of his classmates as well as Aizawa noticed this.

Aki (thoughts): I should not have imagined Hisoka's face on Mineta's body... Bad idea...

Mineta was ready to sprint for all he was worth. Behind the two the rest of the class spoke.

Kirishima: Who do you think'll win?

Kirishima asked Sero and Kaminari.

Sero: Dunno. Probably Mineta, he could just bounce off his balls, right?

That wording caused Kaminari to chuckle.

Kirishima: Yeah but what about Kunihara?

Kaminari: What's that guy's quirk anyway?

Kirishima shrugged.

Kirishima: No clue.

Eventually the robot began the countdown. Mineta had an incredibly focused look on his face. Aki with a completely causal and nonchalant posture. As the countdown began, Aizawa was deep in thought. Analyzing both boys closely.

And then...

 

BZZZZZ

The buzzer sounded and then... Immediately sounded again. Mineta stumbled when he saw it. Because before he could even start properly, Aki was at the end.

Kirishima: Woah! Did he just... Teleport?!

Sero: That's his quirk?! Damn! I totally would've picked him to win if I knew that!

Midoriya, despite how nervous he was, couldn't help the excitement he felt at seeing such a quirk.

Midoriya (muttering): Incredible! Instant teleportation! He scored 0.21 seconds, which means his reaction time must be the only limit! And that's a really impressive reaction time! Does his quirk have anything to do with it?! What's his limit on distance? Does he have one? Does he need line of sight?

He continued muttering to himself as Mineta finished in 7 seconds. Aki calmly walked back to his classmates. As he did, he had caught the attention of some people.

Todoroki (thoughts): A teleportation quirk? No visible activation requirements or wind up... It's like it was instant. How does it work?

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): His quirk is impressive, but his time also suggests a reaction time far exceeding that of a normal person. Assuming he teleported as soon as he registered the race had started. U.A. has no shortage of rivals... I must do my best.

Bakugo (thoughts): Cocky little fuck...

As Aki made it back to his classmates. Aizawa was watching him closely.

Aizawa (thoughts): No reaction at all. Todoroki didn't have one either, but he didn't break a school record. Something is off about this kid. I'm sure the other tests will make him realize he relies far too much on his quirk.

Aki puts his hands behind his head as he leans back against nothing. A pose/posture he copied from Killua.

Aki (thoughts): That's an average reaction time right? I probably could've gotten less than a millisecond if I wanted. High speed comes with high perception after all.

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Moving on to the second test, grip strength, each student was given a grip strength measurement device and told to simply grip it as hard as they could. There was no wait time for this one, so all of them should be going at once. But Aki... He was waiting.

Aizawa was the only one to notice. But Aki watched all his classmates first, and seemed to note their scores. As Aizawa noticed the short boy peaking over his taller classmates to see their scores.

Aizawa (thoughts): Odd... Is he trying to gauge where he falls amongst his classmates? But why do that now? He'll find out at the end. Maybe he doesn't know that. I didn't explicitly state that earlier.

When Shoji used his quirk to get 540 kilograms, Sero and Mineta came over to him in shock.

Sero: Woah! You hit 540 kilograms?! You're a beast!

Mineta nodded.

Mineta: Yeah! Like a big muscly octopus!

Aki wasn't that impressed.

Aki (thoughts): The first testing gate at Killua's house was like 2 tons. And I opened the first one before I even learned Nen or did the strength training on the mountain. Good thing I decided to watch. I was gonna go half strength but even that'd probably break the machine.

Aki was the last one to go and he got... 55 KGs. An average score considering his quirk.

Aizawa narrowed his eyes at the score.

Aizawa (thoughts): All that waiting around and build-up just for an average score?

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For the next test, the standing long jump, Aki went last. All his classmates waited nearby as did Aizawa.

Aizawa: Go. You're wasting time Kunihara.

Aki nodded and... Jumped in place.

His classmates and Aizawa all looked shocked and some even disappointed. Before...

 

BLINK

Aki blinked to an NTC he'd placed beforehand. clearing the entire sandpit and then some. 50 meters on the dot.

Aizawa simply notes something down and moves on.

Midoriya (thoughts): I know I should be focused on controlling One For All... But that quirk is so cool! I wanna ask him everything about it!

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): 50 meters... Is that his limit?

Todoroki and Bakugo both had similar thoughts.

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For the repeated side steps, Aki merely copied someone. The one he'd so far deemed the most average physically... Midoriya.

Aki (thoughts): He's the most average among us. For these tests where a teleportation quirk wouldn't help me, I should just copy him. But I'm a bit smaller than him, so it'd make sense if I got a few more than him.

Aki went on to do just that. Getting only 7 more side steps than Midoriya.

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Next up, was the ball throw.

Uraraka stepped up and with a smile. She threw the ball and... It flew. And didn't stop. Eventually Aizawa turned the device recording their scores around and it simply showed an infinity sign.

Kaminari: Infinity?! Seriously?!

Most of Class 1-A had similar reactions.

Aki: *whistle*

Aki was once again standing with his hands behind his head while leaned on nothing.

 

(A/N: Like this)

Todoroki heard the whistle and looked over, narrowing his eyes in what seems to be calculation.

Todoroki (thoughts): Why is he standing like that? Is it some sort of ritual perhaps?

Todoroki refocused on the test as Midoirya stepped up.

AKI POV:

As Midoriya stepped up I could tell he was having a very intense and motivational monologue in his head. Suddenly, a chill ran up my spine as I felt an awfully powerful presence. My arms fell down to my sides and I turned to where I felt the presence only to see...

 

Oh, it's just him. I looked around to try and see if anyone else was seeing this but nope, even Aizawa didn't seem to notice.

Aki (thoughts): Really? We just don't see the large man in a yellow suit hiding very poorly back there? Alright then sure...

I looked at him a bit more over my shoulder and I saw his gaze snap to mine for the briefest of moments.

Aki (thoughts): Shit... He noticed me.

I looked back at Midoirya as he got ready to throw the ball. I saw his arm glowing with strange power. It almost felt similar to the power I feel from the Plus Ultra guy back there. But just as quickly as the glow appeared, it vanished.

Robot: 46 meters!

The cheery robot announced.

Aki: Well that was anticlimactic...

I muttered to myself as I saw Aizawa step forward. His eyes were... Glowing red? That's new. He pulled his scarf down and it began to swirl around him like tendrils.

Aki (thoughts): Is that damn thing sentient? How is it doing that?

Aizawa: I erased your quirk.

Aizawa said coldly as he stepped towards Midoriya.

Aki (thoughts): Well fuck... That's a problem.

If Aizawa tries erase my quirk and I don't know, and I use an NTC, he'll know I don't have a quirk yet I'm somehow using a super-natural ability. I can tell he's smart. And while he wouldn't go to me being from another world right away, because who would, but he would undoubtedly figure out I'm lying. And probably see me as a threat. Why does life gotta be so hard...

Aizawa: The judges for this year's entrance exam... Weren't rational enough. Someone like you should never be allowed to enroll at this school.

Midoriya began to mutter in confusion.

Midoriya: You did what to my... Wait!

He pointed at Aizawa.

Midoriya: I know you! You can look at someone and cancel out their powers! You're the erasure hero! Erasurehead!

Aki: Pfft...

I had to hold in my laughter... That is such a stupid name. My classmates all muttered in confusion. A girl who looked like a frog spoke. I hadn't learned her name yet.

Frog Girl: I've heard of him... Pretty sure he works in the underground sector.

Damn. Why do I have to like this guy so much? He's a major threat to me but also really cool! Life is so unfair...

He suddenly made his scarf fly out and it wrapped around Midoriya and pulled the boy close to him. He said something to Midoriya which we couldn't hear.

Iida spoke up nearby, making a thinking expression.

Iida: I wonder if he gave Midoriya any advice.

Bakugo then spoke up with a scowl.

Bakugo: Probably told him to start packing his bags.

I saw Aizawa putting what looked to be eyedrops in his eyes and I walked over to him.

Aki: Why'd you do that?

Aizawa side-eyed me.

Aizawa: Do what?

Aki: Cancel his power.

Aizawa: Haven't you heard? He destroyed the zero-pointer during the exam but broke both legs and an arm to do it. He can't control his power at all. It's so powerful he breaks his bones each time he uses it.

Aki: Hm.

I murmured as I walked away.

Aki (thoughts): A power where you break your body every time you use it? Surely there's a way to turn the power down. Kind of sounds like only using Kō for everything. Very stupid and impractical. He could use a lesson from Bisky right about now. She'd probably have him controlling his power in an hour or less.

I shivered slightly as I remembered my old teacher. As I refocused on Midoirya I saw him gain even more determination.

Aki (thoughts): Guess he refuses to give up. I don't see how he's gonna do this though. He'll just break himself.

He began to throw the ball and this time I didn't feel any power.

Aki (thoughts): So he's just going to throw normally?

That was until suddenly... I felt a surge of power come from him.

Midoriya: SMASHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

He yelled from the depths of his soul as he launched the ball. A small shockwave coming from him.

Midoriya: Mr. Aizawa...

He started as the dust cleared.

Midoriya: I can still move!

He looked back at Aizawa and clenched the fist of the arm he threw with. His pointer finger was broken.

Aki: Reckless idiot...

I muttered.

Reminds me of when Gon fought Gido right after we learned Ten. And before we learned anything else.

Aizawa's expression lit up. Well, as much as someone like him can light up.

Aizawa: This kid...

It was reckless and stupid. But it could've been worse. The words Killua and I said to Gon that day rung in my mind.

Killua: You got unbelievably lucky.

Killua and I stood at Gon's bedside in his 200th floor room in Heavens Arena.

Aki: Yeah. You could've died.

Gon chuckled.

Gon: Yeah but... It's all okay right? After all, like you said Aki, it always could've been worse.

Aki and Killua: That is seriously not the point.

Damn it Midoirya. Stop making me think of those two. Asshole...

Bakugo: WHAT THE HELL DEKU?! WHAT ARE YOU TRYNA PULL?!

Bakugo suddenly shouted and thrust his hands behind him. Sparks formed on his palms as I walked over to him and grabbed the back of his collar.

Bakugo: HAH?!

He exclaimed as he tried to blast forward but was caught by my hold.

Aki: Wow. I half expected your shirt to rip clean off. These are surprisingly durable.

I said blankly. Bakugo then aimed one of his hands at me.

Bakugo: Let go you stupid shrimp!

Before he could the explosion vanished from his palm and I felt an attack coming. I almost jumped out of the way on instinct. But I let it hit me to avoid suspicion.

Bakugo and I were tangled up in Aizawa's scarf and he pulled us over to him.

Aizawa: Quit it you two.

I tried to shift around a bit to not be so uncomfortable but I hardly budged. My eyes widened.

Bakugo: Why is this scarf so damn strong?!

Aki: Seriously... I can't budge an inch...

That was a slight embellishment. If I wanted I could break these no problem. But they're seriously strong. Without aura, I may struggle to break them. I may not even be able to.

Aizawa: Because it's not a scarf it's a capture weapon made from carbon-fiber and a special metal alloy.

He spoke as he walked closer to us.

Aizawa: And stop making me use my quirk so much. It gives me serious dry-eye.

Makes sense. Needs to be limits somewhere.

He let us go and Bakugo glared at Midoriya before he looked back at me and scoffed before bumping my shoulder roughly. I didn't budge from it but figured I should so I pretended to stumble.

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Soon enough, our final test arrived. The long-distance run. In the ball throw, I got 69 (nice) meters. I debated revealing another function of NTCs, or to them my quirk, but decided against it. If I attach an NTC to an object, and then clap my hands, I can then teleport said object either to myself, or to another pre-placed NTC.

Now all of us stood ready for our long distance run. Aizawa waited at the end of the course in his sleeping bag. I know that because he told us he was doing that.

Aki (thoughts): Should I use NTCs for this? It is technically a physical exam. But using our quirks is the point...

As I debated I saw the ponytail girl literally create a fucking moped.

Aki (thoughts): Guess that answers that.

I removed my hands from my pockets and subtly flicked my wrists after conjuring NTCs. I set them up equidistant from one another. 50 meters. My goal with this is to establish a fake limit to my teleportation. Like I said, there needs to be limits. And that's just as true for me as it is for Aizawa. So I need to make it look like there are limits. Well... There already are but they far surpass what a quirk can do.

When the buzzer sounded I started sprinting and activating my NTCs. I heard some shouts from behind me. But I ignored them and kept on going. Within seconds I was at the finish line. And Aizawa was sitting in his sleeping bag against a tree.

Aizawa: You're done already?

I nodded and leaned against a tree a little further away from his and put my arms behind my head.

Aizawa: Congratulations you broke another record.

I blinked in surprise.

Aki: I did what now?

Aizawa: You broke the record for fastest time in both the 50 meter dash and long-distance run. So congratulations.

I could tell he was congratulating me sarcastically and definitely had more to say but was waiting.

Aki: Huh. Figured that All Might guy would have all the records.

Aizawa scoffed lightly.

Aizawa: 'That All Might guy' had them. But even his speed can't beat teleportation. It's a powerful quirk.

Suddenly he got serious in his tone and his gaze sharpened.

Aizawa: But a quirk isn't everything. Never forget that.

I nodded and looked up at the sky. He and I sat in silence for around 30 seconds before I looked back down at him.

Aki: What? You've been staring at me this whole time.

Aizawa shook his head and lied down on his side facing away from me.

Aizawa: Nothing. Wake me up when your classmates all make it.

Aki: Okay then...

AIZAWA POV:

I had already thought it before, but now I know I need to keep that kid away from Midnight. He's almost her exact type. Short and innocent looking but far more mature than he appears. She'd eat him alive.

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AKI POV:

And finally our tests came to an end. We all stood where we started and Aizawa spoke to us.

Aizawa: I ranked you all from best to worst. You should already have an idea of where you placed, I'll show you the rankings all at once instead of going over each individual score.

He then pressed a button and our standings appeared and...

21: Izuku Midoriya

20: Minoru Mineta

19: Toru Hagakure

18: Kyoka Jiro

17: Denki Kaminari

16: Hanta Sero

15: Yuga Aoyama

14: Tsuyu Asui

13: Rikido Sato

12: Koji Koda

11: Ochaco Uraraka

10: Mina Ashido

9: Eijrio Kirishima

8: Mashirao Ojiro

7: Mezo Shoji

6: Fumikage Tokoyami

5: Tenya Iida

4: Katsuki Bakugo

3: Shoto Todoroki

2: Momo Yaoyorozu

For fuck sake that means...

1: Aki Kunihara

Aki (thoughts): How the hell did this happen?! I went for average scores on the events that had nothing to do with my quirk! I should be around 10!

No one was currently focused on me however, they were all looking at Midoriya.

Aizawa: And I was lying, no one's going home.

All: WHAT?!

Almost everyone was shocked and shouted in surprise.

Aizawa: It was a rational deception to make you give it your all.

Ponytail girl: I'm surprised you all didn't figure it out...

Ponytail girl muttered to us as she stood there staring at Midoirya who was freaking out.

Ponytail girl: Guess I should've said something...

As my classmates clamored my eyes didn't leave Aizawa.

Aki (thoughts): She's wrong. He was fully prepared to expel all of us if we didn't show any potential. He was lying about lying. I imagine that if Midoirya hadn't adapted the way he did, Aizawa really would've expelled him. And if none of us met his standards, he'd of gotten rid of all of us.

Aizawa: Before you go. Kunihara.

He singled me out and everyone stared at me.

Aizawa: I want to make something very clear. You got your score because of your scores in the first and last tests. The long jump helped as well but those were mainly what contributed to your score. And you only got those because of your quirk.

I deadpanned.

Aki: Isn't that the point?

Aizawa: What I mean is don't get cocky just because you got first place. Those two outliner scores boosted you up far higher than you would've been otherwise. You still have a lot of work to do. Don't neglect what you're bad at. It's what you should actually be focusing on.

I forgot what being lectured was like... And what's more annoying is it's not even necessary, I could've broken every record (probably) but I didn't on purpose. Obviously I can't tell him that though.

Aki: Uh yeah. Right.

Aizawa then held a hand up as he spoke and walked away.

Aizawa: That's it for today. Pick up a syllabus in the classroom and read it over before tomorrow morning. And Midoirya.

He stopped next to Midoriya and handed him a paper.

Aizawa: Give this to the old lady and have her fix you up.

Aki (thoughts): Old lady? Who the hell is he talking about?

Aizawa: Prepare yourselves, starting tomorrow it only gets harder.

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My first day of U.A. soon came to an end and as I left the classroom I passed by Bakugo. And we ended up bumping into each other. By that I mean he deliberately shoulder checked me.

Bakugo: Hey shrimp.

I felt veins on my forehead forming from being called that.

Aki: What?

Bakugo: Don't think you're better than me just because you won! You too ponytail and you half and half weirdo! I'll kill you for sure!

I actually flinched at that kind of. More of a blink in surprise but still. Not that I was afraid of him. If he actually tried he would fail miserably. I flinched because I was under the impression that heroes and hero students were supposed to say happy words like that Plus Ultra shit.

I heard someone walk up behind me and saw Midoirya. He had an apologetic smile on his face as he scratched his cheek.

Midoirya: Sorry about Kaa-chan... That's just how he is. What he really means is he'll beat you.

Aki: Oh. Alright then. Thanks.

I held a hand up and began to leave again. Should do more training when I get home.

IZUKU POV:

As I watched Kunihara walk away I couldn't help but feel the urge to bombard him with questions about his quirk. But something else I noticed, is he didn't change his facial expression once today. Neither did Todoroki either. But unlike Todoroki Kunihara looked like he was almost pretending to react to things. Like he thought he was making an expression that's not what he usually does but he isn't actually doing that at all... And his face is still blank.

I sighed to myself as I began to make my way home. I'm so tired after Recovery Girl's treatment...

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AKI POV:

That night I trained some more in Īn while brushing up on my swordsmanship. Unfortunately I had to submit my sword to the school so they could make it apart of my hero costume. So I've just been using a Bokken.

I sighed to myself as I flopped onto the grass of my backyard.

Aki: School is such a pain... But it's kinda interesting too.

Notes:

That's all for now. Again let me know which you prefer, Third Person, First Person, or a mix of the two. Any other feedback is also appreciated.

Chapter 4: It's Not About Me

Summary:

Aki’s first battle training with his new fellow classmates! How will he perform? How will he handle it? Who is his partner?

AKI POV:

The next day arrived, and I finally got a taste of what school is like. At U.A., we don't only do hero stuff. We also have normal classes taught by the pro heroes, which I'm skeptical about. Do they even have teaching degrees?

Throughout our morning classes, I found myself actually quite engaged. For one, I need to catch up academically, as outside of math, I'm basically useless. And this is all a new experience for me, so it's kind of fun. I imagine that'll wear off soon enough.

The ponytail girl whose name I learned was Yaoyorozu answered so many questions. She has the vibe of a typical scholar. Midoriya didn't answer anything but I could feel his urges to do so. Guess he was just nervous.

Currently, we're in math class, which Ectoplasm teaches. He's surprisingly a decent teacher. I wasn't paying attention, though, since I already knew this stuff.

Ectoplasm: Kunihara.

He suddenly called me out.

Aki: Huh?

I muttered as I looked up at him.

Ectoplasm: You need to ensure you're paying attention. Why don't you try and solve this problem on the board?

He began to write a deliberately difficult problem. Probably to make an example out of me. Is this what school is like for everyone?

Aki (thoughts): Great. Now he's making this a whole thing.

I sighed heavily and stood up and walked to the board. With my hands in my pockets, I looked up at the problem.

Let △ABC be a triangle in the complex plane such that its vertices are located at:

A = 0,      B = 1,      C = z ∈ ℂ \ {0,1}

Let the **complex number z** be such that triangle ABC is **equilateral** in the complex plane.

(a) Find all possible values of z ∈ ℂ such that △ABC is equilateral.

(b) Let f(x, y) = √[(x-Re (z))² + (y-Im (z))²].
Find ∇f (the gradient vector) and determine the direction in which f increases the fastest.

(c) Let g(t) be the arc length of the curve traced by the point
P(t) = (t, Im(z)·sin(t·π)) for t ∈ [0, 1].
Express g(t) as a definite integral and evaluate it to 3 decimal places.

(d) Define a function F(θ) that gives the **signed area** of triangle ABC
as a function of the angle θ formed by vector AC and the real axis.
Compute dF/dθ and interpret its meaning.

Bonus:
Prove that the centroid G of △ABC always lies on the circle
With center at ½ and radius 1⁄√3 when △ABC is equilateral and A = 0, B = 1.

I heard my classmates muttering behind me.

Kaminari: What the hell...? Where do you even start?

Ashido: Are we sure this is math?! Where are the numbers?

Yaoyorozu: That's... Quite a difficult problem...

I stood there staring at it for a while before I heard Bakugo scoff and Ectoplasm sigh.

Ectoplasm: This is why you should pay attention Kuni-

He cut himself off as I picked up the marker and wrote the answer.

(a)
z = 1/2 ± (sqrt(3)/2) * i

(b)
Gradient of f:
∇f = [ (x - a) / r , (y - b) / r ]
where r = sqrt((x-a)^2 + (y-b)^2)
Direction of steepest ascent: directly away from the point z = (a, b)

(c)
Arc length ≈ 2.146

(d)
F(theta) = (1/2) * r * sin(theta)
F'(theta) = (1/2) * r * cos(theta)

Bonus
Centroid G = (1 + z) / 3 = 1/2 ± (sqrt(3)/6) * i
The centroid always lies on a circle centered at (1/2, 0) with radius sqrt(3)/6

Aki: Is that it?

I asked plainly as the whole room went quiet.

Ectoplasm looked over the problem and my answers.

Ectoplasm: You... Didn't even solve it. You just wrote the answer.

Aki: I did solve it. I just didn't write it.

I said as I walked back to my seat. As I did I saw everyone staring at me.

Aki: What? Did I do something wrong? Is there something on my face?

I asked as I touched my face to try and see.

Kirishima: Dude...

Kaminari: How the hell did you do that?! Is he even right Mr Ectoplasm?!

Ectoplasm cleared his throat.

Ectoplasm: Yes he's correct. This is a problem from the book.

He iterates, explaining how he knows I'm right.

Aki: My parents were mathematicians.

I lie.

Kaminari: Seriously?!

I nod and sit back down.

Ectoplasm: Even if that's the case, you should still pay attention Kunihara.

I nod.

Aki: Sure thing.

I felt two gazes drilling into my back and looked over my shoulder briefly to see Yaoyorozu and Todoroki staring at me. I just as quickly looked away.

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): He referred to his parents in the past tense. Are they no longer mathematicians? Or something else?

Todoroki (thoughts): His wording was odd.

The classes then continued after that without incident.

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That afternoon, we all sat there waiting for our first basic hero training class. I sat there bored as hell until I felt a strong presence coming and looked over at the door. Suddenly, it slammed open.

All Might: I AM HERE! COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!

My classmates all gasped in shock and began to murmur.

"No way! He really is a teacher here!"

"Woah! He's in his silver-age costume!"

"That's so retro!"

I'll just pretend I know what that means.

All Might: Welcome boys and girls! To the most important class here at U.A.! Hero training! Today... We'll be doing battle training!

 

Well, that's a dramatic way to announce it.

Bakugo: Hell yeah!

Midoriya: W-what?! R-real combat?!

No Midoriya. It's not real combat. It's just training.

All Might: And for that... YOU NEED THESE!

He exclaimed as suddenly the wall... Opened? God this world is weird... The wall opened and a bunch of cases numbered 1-21 came out.

All Might: Costumes!

YES! Finally, I can have my sword again! I of course can't use it, since using a very real and very dangerous sword in training with a bunch of people with little to no experience is stupid as hell. But still! I get to at least have it again!

All Might: These are in accordance with the Quirk Registry and special request forms you filled out before being admitted!

Kirishima: Alright! Costumes!

Kaminari: Let's go!

My classmates continued to clamor excitedly before All Might spoke up again.

All Might: Alright, put these on and change into them before you meet me at training ground beta!

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Around 10 minutes later, everyone had changed and headed out to meet All Might. I was of course last since I had to wait for everyone else to finish changing first. When I arrived from the tunnel everyone looked over at me. My hero costume is just the outfit I always wore in my old world. I wore this like 70 percent of the time.

All Might: Ah! Young Kunihara! Our final member of the class is finally here! Well then, you bunch of newbies, how about we get started?

I am not a 'newbie' thank you very much.

Kirishima and Kaminari came over to me.

Kirishima: Yo dude nice costume man!

He gave a thumbs-up.

Kaminari: For real! Looks cool! Like an edgy teen personified!

I don't know if that's a compliment or not.

Bakugo scoffed from the side.

Bakugo: Tch. What are you meant to be? Some ninja samurai?

I shook my head.

Aki: This is just comfortable.

Bakugo: This ain't about comfort ya idiot! It's about being practical and looking cool!

He jabbed a finger in my face.

All Might: Now now boys, calm down.

All Might clapped his hands.

All Might: Let's get to it, shall we?!

Iida suddenly raised his hand.

Iida: Sir! This is the same city we used for our entrance exams, Does that mean we'll be fighting robots again?

All Might struck a pose.

All Might: Not quite, Young Iida! I'll be moving you all two steps ahead!

Two steps ahead of the entrance exam? Maybe it'll actually be interesting this time.

All Might: Most of the villain fights you see on TV happen outside, but the reality is that most villain encounters happen indoors. Think about it! Backroom deals, home invasions, secret underground liars!

Alright, you had me until that last one. That sounds like you ripped it straight out of a comic book.

All Might: The smartest villains stay hidden in the shadows. So my young heroes in training! Today, you will all be split into teams of 2. One team will be designated the 'Hero Team' and the other the 'Villain Team'

The frog girl raised her hand. I still haven't learned her name.

Frog Girl: Wait but All Might sir... We have 21 students in this class... Someone will have to be the odd one out. And isn't this kind of advanced?

I fail to see how this qualifies as advanced. More questions then rolled in.

Yaoyorozu: Sir, will you be deciding who wins?

Bakugo: How much can we hurt the other team?

Uraraka: Do we need to worry about the losers getting expelled like last time?

Iida: Will you be splitting us up based on chance or comparative skill?

Aoyama: Doesn't this cape look trés chic?

All Might groaned.

All Might: I wasn't done talking yet!

We shut up and listened to All Might.

All Might: We will decide your teams by drawing lots!

Iida raised his hand.

Iida: Sir! Would it not be better to choose the teams based on skill?

Midoirya spoke up.

Midoirya: If you think about it, heroes in the field have to team up with heroes from other agencies on the fly all the time.

All Might posed.

All Might: Well said Young Midoriya! That is indeed the reason!

Iida nodded and then bowed.

Iida: I see! Please continue with the lesson!

All Might: Alright! The situation is this...

He pulled out... A script? Wow, he's not good at this teacher thing.

All Might: The villains have hidden a nuclear missile somewhere in their hideout! The heroes must foil their plans by either capturing the villains or recovering the weapon! Likewise, the bad guys win if they succeed in protecting the weapon for the allotted time or by capturing the heroes! Now, time is limited folks, LET'S DRAW LOTS!

Everyone drew their lots and the teams were as follows.

Team A: Midoirya and Uraraka

Team B: Todoroki and Shoji

Team C: Mineta and Yaoyorozu

Team D: Bakugo and Iida

Team E: Ashido and Aoyama

Team F: Sato and Koda

Team G: Kaminari and Jiro

Team H: Tokoyami and Tsuyu

Team I: Ojiro and Hagakure

Team J: Kirishima and Sero

Team K: Aki Kunihara

Great. I'm alone. Isn't that just perfect? Iida quickly raised a hand.

Iida: Sir! Kunihara is alone! What will we do about this?!

All Might struck another pose.

All Might: Fear not my boy! Three students will need to go twice! One to be Young Kunihara's partner, and two others to be his opponent! So?! Are there any volunteers?!

Bakugo's hand immediately shot up.

Bakugo: We'll do it!

He then glared at me and cracked his knuckles.

Iida: B-Bakugo?! Don't I have a say in this?!

Bakugo: Shut up four-eyes! We're doing it!

Iida visibly deflated.

Iida: F-fine... There's no use arguing with you.

Everyone then looked around at each other to see who would volunteer to be my partner. If anyone.

Yaoyorozu: I'll do it.

Yaoyorozu raised her hand and stepped forward.

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): Kunihara placed first in the quirk test Mr. Aizawa gave us. It'll be far more useful for me to partner with him than with Mineta. Plus, double the training is more efficient.

All Might gave a thumbs up.

All Might: Alright! What about you Young Kunihara?! Are you okay with your teammate?

I shrugged.

Aki: Do I even have a choice?

All Might: Ahaha!

All Might merely barked heavy laughter but he didn't answer my question.

Aki: I'm cool with it.

I iterated my answer to his original question with a shrug and All Might struck yet another pose. This guy loves posing.

All Might: Alright! Yaoyorozu will be a member of both Team C and Team K! Team K vs Team D will occur after all the other matches have ended! Now, let's draw and see who goes first, shall we?!

He then stuck a hand into each of the boxes labeled hero and villain respectively. And he pulled out two balls labeled with letters.

All Might: Looks like it's Team A vs Team D! Team D will be the villains, and Team A shall be the heroes!

Iida flinched.

Iida: A villain?!

Bakugo had a fierce smirk on his face as he stared down Midoriya. Midoriya on the other hand looked terrified.

All Might: Everyone else! Let's head to the monitor room to watch!

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All of us aside from the four who were preparing for the training all stood in the monitor room. I stood near the back and watched on as I considered how to go about this.

Obviously, I can't go all out. If I did I'd end it almost immediately. All I'd need to do is use En, find the bomb, send an NTC, teleport to the bomb, and touch it and then it's over. But if I did that I'd get way too much attention. Plus, I'd be robbing all of them a chance to get training. And that's not fair.

I got lucky with who my partner ended up being. I can just take a back seat and let her do all the thinking. It makes sense considering how smart she seems to be. She just has that vibe. If she turns out to be an idiot this will get complicated. But I can just let her take the lead.

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The only interesting match was the first one. Team Midoriya vs Team Bakugo. Despite that, it still wasn't all that interesting. Midoirya's quirk seems to be a simple power boosting type. But he's using it like an idiot.

He's got decent enough battle IQ and pretty basic martial arts. He only won because he exploited the fact that this isn't real. Something Yaoyorozu pointed out which made me very happy. She's smart, and I can use that to remain in the background. Overall he has potential but currently he's basically useless.

Bakugo was honestly even worse. He is the definition of a child. He's brash, immature, arrogant, and completely unable to control his temper. He lost because he didn't think things through. He was too focused on his grudge match with Midoriya. And it's not like he's an idiot either. He's not stupid. I wouldn't consider him a genius but he's got a good head on his shoulders. If he used it. But instead, he just loudly yelled at Midoriya. Obviously, we couldn't hear what he was saying but he just yelled and stomped his way right into Midoirya's trap. He also has a lot of potential though.

Uraraka is a bit childish and naive. But she's good-natured. Combat definitely isn't for her. At least as of now. With more experience, she could start to learn how to weave her anti-gravity quirk into her fighting style. But right now she seems to be more of the rescue type.

Iida won MVP and I'm not surprised. Not like it was a hard task. But still, he played into his role, countered Uraraka, and stayed with the bomb and adapted despite his teammate going AWOL.

The rest of the matches honestly had me trying not to fall asleep. Todoroki's was a bit interesting. Only because he just froze the whole damn building. His arrogance is palpable. And his costume looks stupid. His power is fire and ice. Yet he's covering one side completely? That's dumb. Not to mention it just looks bad.

After her match. Yaoyorozu came up to me.

Yaoyorozu: Kunihara. Well, we'll be fighting Bakugo and Iida in the final match.

I looked up at her.

Aki: Yes I'm aware of that.

She stood next to me as I leaned against the wall with my arms crossed. Her posture was prim and proper. Like she'd had etiquette training since she could walk. Arms neatly folded in front of her as she stood straight as an arrow.

Yaoyorozu: If it's okay with you... I would like to take the lead strategy-wise. What do you think?

Perfect.

Aki: Yeah sure. Go for it.

She nods.

Yaoyorozu: Thank you. You already seem to be a much better teammate than Mineta was...

Mineta thankfully didn't hear that since we were off in the corner of the room.

Aki: You're clearly smarter than I am. It's a pretty simple decision to make.

I shrugged.

She side-eyed me.

Yaoyorozu: I would argue the contrary. There's no way I could have solved that problem in class earlier in my head.

Aki: I just happen to be good at math since my parents were mathematicians. Don't read too much into it. We need to be strategizing anyway. So, what do you have in mind?

She nodded.

Yaoyorozu: Right. Well, I think we should use your teleportation to locate the weapon. How does it work? Do you require line of sight? If so we'll need to adjust.

I nodded.

Yaoyorozu: I see... In that case, I'll make a device that will allow us to locate the weapon. From there, I can make the items required based on its location.

I wasn't looking at her but still nodded along.

Aki: Bakugo is mad at me.

I said suddenly. I pointed at him. And she looked over to see him glaring at us. Me specifically.

Yaoyorozu: Yes I see... But why mention that?

I shrugged.

Aki: Figured I'd say something.

In reality, I wanna see if she's able to figure out the best way to win this. It's pretty simple if I'm honest. But she seems like a good person and may not consider manipulating someone's emotions.

Yaoyorozu: Perhaps we could use that...

Oh? Is she considering it?

She made a thinking expression as she spoke.

Yaoyorozu: You could use yourself as bait to draw him out. And then we could trap him somehow.

She blushed suddenly.

Yaoyorozu: O-only if you're okay with that! I don't want to force you into anything.

Aki: That's fine with me.

I said blankly in response to her embarrassment.

Yaoyorozu: Alright good... Apologies for not making sure beforehand.

Aki: No problem. But why do you think that?

Can she verbalize her strategy?

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): I suppose he needs me to explain it... I guess he was telling the truth when he said it's better if the strategy and planning are left up to me.

Yaoyorozu: Bakugo will more than likely be eager to get redemption after losing to Midoriya and Uraraka. Especially after you got first in the quirk test yesterday. He was already mad at you for that before. Add in his loss just now, and he'll be eager to find you and beat you.

I nodded like I was just following along. But I'm actually kind of impressed she can verbalize it so well despite not having any real experience.

Yaoyorozu: I'll hide nearby with a stun gun I'll create. When Bakugo attacks, you can teleport to safety and I'll incapacitate him. Once he's down, we'll use the capture tape and defeat him that way.

I nodded.

Aki: That's a good idea.

She nodded as well.

Yaoyorozu: Thank you. Is there anything you would like to add?

I shook my head.

Aki: Nah, I like your idea.

Yaoyorozu: Very well.

We both were silent as we waited for our match.

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THIRD PERSON POV:

Eventually, Team K and Team D were in their spots before their battle. Aki and Yaoyorozu stood outside the building. Bakugo and Iida were inside near the bomb. The rest of Class 1-A, who'd all already finished their training, watched on in anticipation.

Kirishima: I'm excited to see Kunihara fight! Maybe he'll use his sword! That'll be so manly!

Kaminari: Is it even a real sword? Maybe he just wants to look cool.

Ashido: Who do you guys think'll win?

Ashido asked the other girls.

Uraraka: I don't know... Iida and Bakugo were really tough opponents. But Kunihara and Yaoyorozu placed first and second in the quirk test Mr Aizawa gave us. I think it could go either way!

Tsu made a thinking expression.

Tsu: I think Bakugo and Iida will win. Bakugo seems to be much more competent in combat than Yaoyorozu and Kunihara. And Iida is faster than anyone in class.

Kirishima and some other boys walked over.

Kirishima: Yeah but Kunihara's got that super powerful teleportation quirk! Doesn't that make him faster?

All Might spoke up, seeing this as a chance to teach.

All Might: Not necessarily my boy! Kunihara's quirk is impressive, indeed! But, his teleportation has limits. He requires line of sight to teleport. Meaning in a building like this, he doesn't have much freedom of movement. Young Bakugo will have the advantage in speed. But I'm sure Young Yaoyorozu and Young Kunihara are both well aware of this.

All Might strikes a pose.

All Might: It'll be quite a battle indeed! Like a chess match, with fists!

That hyped the class up as they all continued to talk amongst themselves about who would win.

Back with the two teams. Bakugo and Iida stood in the bomb room. And Bakugo pointed at Iida.

Bakugo: You stay here and defend the weapon. I'm gonna go crush that little shrimp and the ponytail girl!

He then started to leave without letting Iida say anything.

Iida: W-wait Bakugo! Shouldn't we-

Iida cuts himself off as he sees he's now alone. He sighs to himself.

Iida: I suppose I should use the same strategy as before. If Kunihara teleports, he won't have anywhere to hide if I move all the objects out of the room.

He then begins to act villainously again.

Iida: Mwahahaaha! I will crush that feeble hero in his attempt to thwart my villainy!

He laughs to himself some more before he gets to it.

Back outside, the final minute before they were set to begin began to tick away. And Aki stood there casually leaning against the wall. While Yaoyorozu made the items they needed and hooked them onto her utility belt.

Yaoyorozu: I appreciate you trusting me.

Aki looked over at her.

Aki: Huh?

Yaoyorozu: You're trusting I'll be able to stun Bakugo before he can hurt you. I appreciate the faith you put in my skills.

He shrugged.

Aki: Not like you've shown me any reason to doubt you.

She nods.

Yaoyorozu: Now, as for Iida, He'll have likely removed all objects from the room. That way you can't hide if you teleport. I can make a smoke grenade, but that will inhibit our ability to see as well.

Aki saw this as yet another opportunity to test her.

Aki: Well you better figure out a way to deal with him quickly.

He stops leaning on the wall and rolls his shoulders. Suddenly a buzzer sounds.

All Might: BEGIN!

The two run into the building. Aki starts off running way faster than she was before he adjusts to her pace but stays just a bit ahead of her.

Aki (thoughts): Given my size compared to hers, it'd make sense if I'm a bit faster. So I'll be sure to keep this distance.

He nodded subtly to himself.

Back in the monitor room, the class exploded in conversation.

Kirishima: Alright here we go!

He punched his open palm with a fist.

Kaminari: I hope he uses that sword! It looks so cool!

Tokoyami: Revelry in the darkness.

A few of the students of Class 1-A side-eyed Tokoyami after that strange comment.

Ashido: Now that she's got a teammate who isn't obsessed with staring at her, she can show what she's made of!

Ashido cheers on Yaoyorozu.

Hagakure: Yeah! Gotta show these boys what we girls are made of!

The other girls nodded along.

Back with Bakugo, he stomped through the building and yelled.

Bakugo: Where are you, you damn shrimp! I'll kill you! Quit hiding!

Aki and Yaoyorozu heard that and they immediately nodded at each other and turned up the nearest staircase and began to make their way to him.

Aki (thoughts): He's not exactly subtle...

Bakugo was on the second floor currently, and was on the side of the floor adjacent to the one Aki and Yaoyorozu were about to reach. Both of them were aware of this, and they put their plan into motion.

Yaoyorozu stopped him.

Yaoyorozu (whispering): Bakugo may hear me if I run into a side room. And he'll probably hear me even if I walk because of my shoes.

Aki looks down and sees she has boots on that have heels.

Aki (thoughts): Kind of a design flaw...

He deadpans to himself.

Aki nods, understanding what she's asking of him. He subtly activates Ren imbued with Īn so no one can see it and then conjures several NTCs. He drops one where he's standing and then tosses the rest, one into a side room, and the rest are spread out just in case.

He then walks up the stairs and peeks around the corner.

Aki (thoughts): Need to do my due diligence when it comes to making it look like I need line of sight...

He then looks back at her.

Aki (whispering): I need to touch you to teleport you. Doesn't matter where.

He informs her.

She nods.

Yaoyorozu (whispering): My shoulder is fine.

He lightly touches her shoulder, looks back at the room, and then...

 

BLINK

 

Aki teleports both of them into the side room where Yaoyorozu will hide. She blinks in surprise and stumbles.

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): That's disorienting...

He lets go of her and she speaks again.

Yaoyorozu (whispering): Teleport back to the staircase... If he sees you walk up them, he'll think you've just arrived. He may get suspicious if you appear from a side room.

He nods and does as he's told.

Back in the monitor room, the class gasped when they saw Aki teleport Yaoyorozu as well as himself.

Ashido: He can teleport other people?! Cool!

Kirishima: That's manly as hell! Imagine how useful that's gonna be for rescues!

Kaminari groans.

Kaminari: Man why is my quirk so lame? All I can do is shock things.

Jiro smirks at him.

Jiro: Maybe if you were a bit smarter you could use it better.

Kaminari: Hey! Not cool Jiro!

All Might watches closely.

Back with Bakugo, he begins making his way to the other side of the floor.

Yaoyorozu (whispering over comms): I hear Bakugo coming towards you, get ready to come up the stairs so it appears you've just arrived.

Aki says nothing but gets ready to do as he's told. He can sense Bakugo coming anyway. At the perfect moment, he jogs up the stairs and starts to look around like he's just now getting there.

Bakugo stomps around the corner and locks eyes with Aki. He smirks to himself.

Bakugo: Finally! I found you!

Aki widens his eyes. And goes on comms.

Aki: Yaoyorozu, I found him... He's on the second floor with me. Did you find the bomb?

Yaoyorozu doesn't respond but Aki still speaks again a couple of seconds later.

Aki: Damn it...

He mutters as he gets in what looks like a hesitant fighting stance.

Bakugo cracks his knuckles.

Bakugo: Hah! So ponytail didn't find the bomb yet either?! Perfect! That means I've got all the time in the world to crush you!

He yells as he thrusts his hands behind him, ready to propel himself forward with explosions. Yaoyorozu is prepared with the stun gun in the side room.

In the monitor room, the class catches on to Team K's plan.

Kirishima: No way! They're trapping him! So not manly!

Jiro: Yeah but it's pretty smart though.

All Might poses.

All Might: Indeed! If you know your enemy will charge you without thinking, setting a trap is a very good strategy!

Tsu makes a thinking expression.

Tsu: But we know from before that Bakugo isn't someone who doesn't think. He actually has good battle instincts. Todoroki said so himself. Surely he's considering something like this?

Todoroki speaks up while keeping his cold gaze locked on the screen.

Todoroki: It looks like Kunihara pretended to contact Yaoyorozu on their comms. That probably got rid of any lingering doubts Bakugo had. While he isn't stupid, and he definitely thinks more than it seems he does, he's too angry right now. So he's falling for Kunihara's act.

Kaminari: We can't even hear them, How do you know that's what he was doing?

Todoroki sighed to himself.

Todoroki: Because he touched his ear first... Obviously, he was making it look like he was communicating with Yaoyorozu.

Kaminari chuckled.

Kaminari: Oh yeah! Right!

Bakugo's hands sparked with explosions.

Bakugo: NOW DIE!

He yelled. As he prope-

 

BLINK

Suddenly, and without warning, Aki appeared in front of Bakugo. Bakugo's eyes widened.

Bakugo (thoughts): What?! He charged me?!

Even Bakugo's extraordinary reaction time wasn't able to stop what was coming. With his hands behind him mid-explosion, all he can do is watch.

Aki reeled his fist back and...

 

SLAM

Bakugo: GAH!!!

Bakugo yelled in pain as Aki had slammed his fist directly into Bakugo's solar plexus. This caused Bakugo's body to fall. He twitches on the ground and tries to force himself up. But he can't.

Bakugo: W-what?! What the hell did d-do?!

He tried to yell but he couldn't. Yaoyorozu comes running out of the side room.

Yaoyorozu: Kunihara! What happened to our plan?

Aki (thoughts): Someone like him has a ton of potential. That much is obvious. But as he is now, he's not going to become a good hero. He'll end up stagnating and may be stuck as a sidekick forever, in the worst case.

Aki doesn't respond to Yaoyorozu yet.

Aki: I hit you in the solar plexus. A part of the body that houses a complex collection of nerves. Even if struck with moderate power, which is all I can muster, it can leave you incapacitated. You open yourself up for it when you propel yourself with your explosions.

Bakugo growls.

Bakugo: Y-you sneaky little...

He coughs.

Aki: You'll be fine.

He says as he looks at Yaoyorozu.

Aki: I did some thinking. And wouldn't it be better to use the stun gun on Iida since his suit is made of metal?

Yaoyorozu: W-well I suppose but...

She paused as Aki started to use the capture tape on Bakugo.

Yaoyorozu: I figured Bakugo would be our toughest opponent so I was going to use it on him instead... How did you even hit him so hard..?

Aki responds while tying Bakugo up who still can't speak very well and just grumbles incoherently.

Aki: It wasn't very hard. I just hit a vital point. If I used the same punch but didn't hit him at a vital point, he'd have been fine to keep going.

He finished tying him up and Aki stood back up.

All Might: Y-young Bakugo has been eliminated!

Iida, back in the room with the weapon bristles in shock.

Iida: W-what?! Bakugo of all people was defeated?! What will I do now that my partner in villainy has been defeated?! I must prevail either way! Villainy will always win! Mwahaha!

Iida once again monologues to himself.

Back in the monitor room, everyone was silent for a moment.

Kaminari: Did he just... ONE SHOT BAKUGO?!

Kirishima clashed his fists together.

Kirishima: That was so manly Kunihara! The sneak attack wasn't but that punch was something!

Todoroki narrowed his eyes.

Todoroki (thoughts): It's not that simple. It's not that Kunihara is stronger than Bakugo... He just aimed for a vital point... My old man taught me about the importance of covering my solar plexus and liver when in combat, and the importance of aiming for my opponent's weak points... But where did he learn that?

Back in the building, Yaoyorozu had similar thoughts.

Yaoyorozu: Where did you even learn that...?

She muttered.

Aki shrugged.

Aki: I like to watch health documentaries.

Before she can respond All Might yells out over the loudspeakers again.

All Might: 10 minutes remain!

Aki: We'd better hurry.

He says as she stands there staring at him.

Aki: Yaoyorozu? Lead the way. You're the leader here, aren't you?

She blinks in surprise.

Yaoyorozu: O-oh right! This way, Kunihara!

She says as she runs away. Aki takes one last look at Bakugo and sees him slumped there with a blank expression.

Aki: Emotions are powerful. But they're a double-edged sword.

He suddenly says as he dashes off after Yaoyorozu. Bakugo lifts his head and glares daggers into Aki's back.

Bakugo: Don't lecture me... You little shit...

Aki and Yaoyorozu then disappeared from his vision and the two of them ran side by side.

Aki: Got any way to find the bomb?

Yaoyorozu narrows her eyes.

Yaoyorozu: It's not foolproof... But I think I may have a way. Follow me!

He nods and does as she says.

Yaoyorozu: Iida seems to be the ultra-rational type. So he'd have chosen the most secure room to place the weapon.

Aki nodded.

Aki: Makes sense to me. I'm assuming you know where that is?

She nods.

Yaoyorozu: Yes. I memorized the floor plan of this building before the test began.

Aki (thoughts): Of course she did...

They made their way to the room Yaoyorozu was sure Iida was in.

Aki (thoughts): I'm surprised she's taking this route. Someone like her seems to be the kind of person to have no doubts about their strategy. I figured she'd stop and make something to help ensure we know where the bomb is. She's probably not doing that because of our time limit, and the assumption I'll need time to understand what she's doing. She's a lot better at adapting to unforeseen circumstances than I expected when I took Bakugo down without telling her.

Suddenly, her arm began to glow and a metal staff appeared.

Yaoyorozu: I can fight with this.

She hands him the stun gun.

Yaoyorozu: I'll distract Iida, then you can use the stun gun to incapacitate him. When he's distracted, teleport behind him or into a blind spot.

Aki: Couldn't I just touch the bomb and it'll be over? Isn't this overkill?

Yaoyorozu: Perhaps. But we can't treat this as just training if we're to become proper heroes. In a real situation, we'd have to take the villain down first.

Aki nods.

Aki: Makes sense.

Her philosophy reminded him a bit of Greed Island. After he, Gon, and Killua met Bisky for the first time and she had them train by fighting the serial killer Benolt for real.

Aki (thoughts): Training is that much more effective when your life is on the line. She seems to understand the principle behind that. Of course, our lives aren't on the line. But the more serious you take it, the more you get out of it. She's pretty good at this.

Yaoyorozu: We're almost there Kunihara. There's a side entrance through another room, head for that. I'll face him head-on.

Aki nodded and immediately split off from her without a second thought and headed for said side entrance.

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): I guess he studied the building more than I thought... I figured I would have to explain where the side entrance was. Focus Momo.

She shakes off those thoughts and makes it to the entrance of the room where Iida is.

The man himself stands there staring her down with the weapon behind him.

Iida: So you feeble heroes managed to do away with my partner?! Good luck doing the same to me! Mwahahahaaha!

Yaoyorozu glared.

Yaoyorozu: That's enough talk, Villain.

Meanwhile Aki, from the side entrance where he sat and waited, tossed an NTC into the proper position as he thought to himself.

Aki (thoughts): I'm curious to see how she is in combat.

Yaoyorozu gets into a stance with her staff.

Iida: Taking me head on?! Foolish hero! You will crumble under the might of my villainy!

He activates his quirk and launches forward and attempts to kick her in the head. She raises her staff and blocks it.

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): He's strong...

She groans and pushes him off and dashes forward herself.

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): I need to keep him on the defensive...

She swings her staff to which Iida dodges before going for a counterattack.

Iida: Where's your friend?! Is that cowardice hero too scared to face me?!

Aki sat and waited patiently for his moment.

Aki (thoughts): I'm surprised he hasn't considered that I'm hiding. Probably too caught up in his villain role and is too focused on staying in character.

Yaoyorozu narrows her eyes and thrusts her staff towards Iida's abdomen. Iida jumps back to create distance, in doing so he opened up his body.

Yaoyorozu: Now Kunihara!

Aki immediately leapt into action so to speak as he blinked to the NTC he placed and held up the stun gun.

Iida: You cowardly heroes and your tricks!

He yells as Aki stares him down.

Aki: Checkmate, villain.

He pressed the trigger and...

 

BZZZZZZZ

Iida is zapped and his suit short-circuits and he collapses and twitches on the ground in pain. Aki then teleports to the bomb and touches it. Ending the training.

Aki (thoughts): Those one-liners are kinda fun.

He quickly jogs over to Yaoyorozu.

Aki: Can you make me some rubber gloves?

She narrows her eyes in confusion but doesn't question him and does as he asks. She hands them over and he puts them on and goes over to Iida.

Aki: You alright? A stun gun may have been a bit much.

He takes Iida's mask off of him and the boy groans in pain but forces a smile.

Iida: I'll be alright... It certainly hurt, but it's okay. It was all a part of the training.

Yaoyorozu stepped forward.

Yaoyorozu: I deliberately made a weak stun gun. So it shouldn't have hurt that badly... Plus, the effects should've worn off. Still, I apologize for any pain caused.

Iida nods and gets up with a groan.

Iida: It's alright. It wasn't bad. Thank you for still being considerate you two. It was a great match. You bested me fair and square.

He bowed.

Aki: Yeah, good fight. It would've been a lot harder if not for Bakugo. If you two worked together we probably would've lost.

Iida chuckled.

Iida: I don't know about that... You two are quite formidable. But I agree, we would've been much better off working as a team.

All Might's voice then played over the speakers again.

All Might: Please return students! And good job!

Aki: Wait what about Bakugo?

All Might: Not to worry Young Kunihara! The recovery robots we have on standby undid his restraints! He's alright!

Aki: Oh... Okay then.

He says as he adopts his usual posture, arms behind his head as he walks out of the room and begins to make his way back to his classmates.

With the class in the monitor room, they all had differing reactions to the end of the battle.

Kaminari: Man... I wanted to see Kunihara use that sword...

Kirishima: I'm not a fan of tricks... But I can't lie that was a super clever way to win!

Ashido nodded.

Ashido: Yaoyorozu held her own against Iida too!

Sato: Man that was awesome!

Sero: Sure was! Kunihara moved like a damn ninja!

As the rest of the class all clamored excitedly, Todoroki merely stood at the back of the room with his eyes narrowed in calculation.

Todoroki (thoughts): Yaoyorozu was certainly impressive. But Kunihara was weirdly calm about the whole thing. Plus that blow he landed on Bakugo... He's dangerous. I'll need to look out for him.

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AKI POV:

We all stood back near the entrance of Ground Beta in a group as All Might spoke to us.

All Might: Great work everyone! You all performed well! And no serious injuries aside from Young Midoriya. Now watch how a hero exits like he's got somewhere to be!

He dashed off while laughing to himself.

Mineta: He's in a hurry... So cool...

What the hell is cool about being in a hurry?

We all then went back to the locker room to change.

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Later on, towards the end of the day. We all sat in class waiting for Midoriya to come back. I wanna go home. But everyone else is waiting so I will as well I guess. I sat at my desk and stared off into space.

Aki (thoughts): My Īn is getting better but I still need way more training. And I can't let my swordsmanship get rusty. I should train them both tonight. I'll do the drills Dad and I always did while using Ren. And I'll hide the Ren with Īn.

As I thought about my training that night, I heard the door open and saw Midoriya in an arm sling. The rest of my classmates all ran up to him.

Kirishima: Hey man! You doing okay? That fight was super awesome and it got us all pumped up!

Midoriya looked surprised.

Midoirya: W-WHAT?! Uh... H-hi everyone!

He shook in place while raising on hesitant hand.

Kirishima: You probably already know, but the name's Ejiro Kirishima. Nice to meet you, man! Wanted to introduce myself formally.

Ashido: And I'm Mina Ashido.

Tsu: I'm Tsuyu Asui but you can call me Tsu.

Everyone introduced themselves to him and talked with one another so I figured I'd join and began to walk over to Midoriya. As I did Tokoyami muttered.

Tokoyami: So noisy...

He sat on a desk and Iida didn't like that. And he ran over while chopping his hand in the air.

Iida: Tokoyami! Desks are not meant to be sat on! Get off this instant!

The girl who introduced herself as Jiro spoke.

Jiro: Jeez Iida, you gotta chill out.

I ignored that and walked up to Midoirya.

Aki: I'm Aki Kunihara. Nice fight before.

I said simply before beginning to leave.

Midoriya: W-wait! Kunihara!

I turned.

Midoirya: You fought Kaa-chan right? Did you win...?

I nodded.

Aki: Yeah. But it was mostly thanks to Yaoyorozu.

He widened his eyes.

Midoriya: O-oh I see... Speaking of... Do you know where he went?

Kirishima chimed in.

Kirishima: Oh Bakugo? Yeah, he left already. Bet you could still catch him.

Midoirya nodded.

Aki: Well. As the old saying goes, bye.

I held a hand up as I walked off. Ready to start my training once I make it home.

MIDORIYA POV:

Midoirya: Kaa-chan!

I shouted as I made it to Kaa-chan who was about to leave.

Kaa-chan: Huh?!

He growled as he turned and looked at me. He must be really mad right now... Having lost to me and Uraraka and then Kunihara and Yaoyorozu back to back...

I looked at the ground as I started to speak.

Midoriya: I... I can't say much... But I figured you should know at least this... I wasn't hiding my quirk!

I yelled as I looked back up at him.

Kaa-chan: Huh?

Midoriya: Truth is... Someone else gave me my quirk... I can't say who but... I figured you deserved to know.

Kaa-chan: Huh?

Midoriya: I don't have any control over this borrowed power... Which is why I had to resort to cheap tricks to beat you...

Kaa-chan: Tch... HOW STUPID DO YOU THINK I AM HUH?!

He suddenly yelled at me and I flinched. Only to see tears in his eyes.

Kaa-chan: DAMN IT! THAT ICY HOT BASTARD... NO WAY I COULD MEASURE UP TO HIM! NOT TO MENTION PONYTAIL AND THE TELEPORTING BASTARD! THAT GUY HE... HE READ ME LIKE A DAMN BOOK! AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED ME!

My eyes widened in shock.

Midoirya (thoughts): I know Kunihara said he won but... He... Destroyed Kaa-chan?

Kaa-chan looked up at the sky to stop the tears from falling.

Kaa-chan: Fuck! I've never felt so damn useless! I got humiliated twice! By two nobodies! From now on...

He looked back down at me as his tears freely flowed.

Kaa-chan: FROM NOW ON I'LL WIN! I'LL BEAT ALL OF YOU! YA HEAR ME?!

He turns.

Kaa-chan: Enjoy your win... It's the last time that'll ever happen. Damn Deku...

He then started to walk away.

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AKI POV:

And so the day came to an end. I trained like always, ate, bathed, and slept. My school life is getting more and more complicated by the day. But it's also getting more interesting.

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Chapter 5: Calm Before the Storm

Summary:

A storm is brewing. And Aki can sense it. Unease overtakes him as he and his classmates prepare for rescue training.

AKI POV:

Walking into the building the next day I noticed a large crowd... Of reporters. It's too early for this shit...

I blended into the crowd and saw some of my classmates being asked questions about, of course, All Might.

Reporter: You there! What do you think of All Might as a teacher? Are the rumors true that he's teaching here?

A reporter asked Uraraka as several others surrounded her. She looked confused for a moment and began to sweat.

Uraraka: Uh he's... Super muscly..? Yeah! Uh...

They quickly moved on from her and went to Iida.

Iida: It's an honor to be taught by such an amazing pro hero. Every day, it reminds me that I truly attend the greatest educational institution in the world.

He kept yapping for a while and the reporters eventually got bored. And that's when they saw me...

Reporter: You! All Might! Give us something!

Wow, they've devolved to not even asking questions anymore. Talk about desperate for a headline...

 

She shoved the microphone in my face and I just looked around at everyone.

Aki: Hey that's All Might right there.

I said as I pointed at nothing. She and the others whipped their heads around.

Reporter: REALLY?! ALL MI-

She started, only to cut herself off as she saw no one there. I used this chance to conjure an NTC and toss it past them all and then teleport inside the building. I heard them all grumble in frustration as I walked away from them.

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Aizawa: Good work on yesterday's battle training. I reviewed the footage.

We all sat in homeroom in the morning as Aizawa went over our battle training from the previous day.

Aizawa: Bakugo. You need to stop being such a child and wasting your talent. You lost twice yesterday. And both times it was because of your emotional state and recklessness.

Bakugo doesn't say anything, just scoffs and looks off to the side.

Aizawa: And Midoirya. It's about time you got a handle on that quirk of yours. Stop using that same damn excuse that you can't control it. That's already getting old.

Midoriya flinched.

Midoriya: A-ah! Y-yes sir!

He bowed his head repeatedly.

Suddenly Aizawa got serious.

Aizawa: Now... Sorry to spring this on you so suddenly.

Everyone tensed.

Aizawa: But today... You'll pick a class rep.

Everyone relaxed and Kirishima muttered.

Kirishima: Oh just normal school stuff...

It was silent for a moment before the floodgates opened and everyone started yelling.

Jiro: I'd like to do it.

Kirishima: I wanna class rep! Pick me! Me!

Kaminari: No way dude I'll do it!

Mineta: I'll make it so the girls have to wear shorter skirts!

Aoyama: Such a position was made for me. The spotlight always-

Ashido: I wanna do it! Me me me!

Since everyone seemed to want to do this for some reason. I decided I would act like I wanted it too. And so I raised my hand.

Aki: I'll do it.

My voice got drowned out thankfully.

Aizawa activated his quirk.

Aizawa: Shut up!

Everyone stopped talking and sat back down.

Aizawa: I don't care how you choose. Just get it done before my nap is over...

He then, like a seasoned professional, got into his sleeping bag with insane speed and slumped against the wall. He's really good at that...

Bakugo: You extras wouldn't be able to handle it! So I'll do it!

Sero scoffed at him.

Sero: Says the guy who got his butt kicked twice yesterday.

Bakugo glared at him.

Bakugo: What'd you say?! I'll kill you!

Iida: Everyone please be quiet!

Iida suddenly shouted and everyone looked over at him as he stood up.

Iida: Such an important role shouldn't be taken so lightly. It's best if we decide democratically. We'll hold a vote!

He declared with a robotic chopping motion.

Tsu made a thinking expression.

Tsu: But we hardly even know each other... Are you sure we'll be able to make an informed decision?

Kirishima then spoke up with his arms crossed.

Kirishima: Yeah man Asui's got a point. We only met earlier this week.

Tsu: I told you to call me Tsu!

Kaminari then spoke from his seat.

Kaminari: Yeah, and won't everyone just vote for themselves?

Couldn't we just make a rule so that you're not allowed to vote for yourself?

Iida chopped the air rapidly as he spoke.

Iida: That's exactly why we should do it this way! Most people will just vote for themselves! But that ensures the one chosen will be the best suited for the job!

I don't really see how that logic makes any sense considering the problem that we don't know each other well yet is still a thing.

Aizawa then grumbled from his sleeping bag.

Aizawa: I don't care what you decide to do... Just hurry it up.

Jiro: Well... Iida does kinda have a point. May as well just vote on it.

She said with a shrug.

Everyone eventually agreed and we all cast our votes.

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Midoirya: H-how did this happen?!

We finished the voting and Midoirya won with 3 votes. Yaoyorozu came second with 2 votes.

Iida: I-I got... Zero votes?! But I can't argue with the system I proposed!

Iida grumbled to himself in his seat and it's very clear he wanted that position really badly.

Bakugo slammed his desk and stood up.

Bakugo: Alright you idiots who voted for him?!

Sero scoffed yet again at Bakugo.

Sero: You didn't honestly think anyone was gonna vote for you did you?

Bakugo glared at him again.

Bakugo: What'd you say?!

Aizawa then stood up and we all shut up.

Aizawa: Alright, Midoirya is your class rep, and Yaoyorozu is your vice rep.

Kirishima spoke up.

Kirishima: I'm down with this! Midoriya's got the goods for this sort of thing!

Kaminari chimed in.

Kaminari: Yeah! And Yaoyorozu was real cool when she was analyzing the battle training and whatnot!

Ashido: Yup! I'm all good here!

Aizawa: I wasn't asking for your approval. You all already voted anyway.

He activated his quirk and shut us all up. And with that, classes began.

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That afternoon, the sounds of my fellow students clamoring filled my ears as my nose was hit with the strong smell of gourmet food. I sat alone in the corner during lunch. U.A. has a pro hero who runs the cafeteria called Lunch Rush. His food is amazing. Even better than Gon's Aunt Mito's cooking. And that's saying a lot. I spent the majority of lunch watching my fellow students. I'm trying to get a feel for how people my age act in this world, so I can copy them. But I didn't get any good results. Nothing to really go off of that doesn't make me look like an idiot or an asshole.

Aki (thoughts): We've got more heroics training today... Wonder what that'll be...

As I thought to myself and looked at the ceiling as I ate...

 

I felt it.

My blood ran cold. Goosebumps ran up my arms as did a shiver up my spine. My eyes widened. And then it happened. The alarm went off. And it was panic. Everyone was yelling.

PA System: Warning! Level Three security breach! Please evacuate immediately.

Everyone, including me, stood up. They all began rushing for the exit. I didn't. I slipped carefully to the back of the crowd before I activated Zetsu. I turned and ran in the opposite direction. I need to find out what just happened on my own. That influx of malice right before the alarm troubles me.

I made it to a back staircase and turned to run up it mid-sprint. My destination was the roof. Due to using Zetsu my senses were slightly dulled and heightened since any protection against malicious intent is gone, but I also can no longer sense people as well. So I ran faster than I would normally. To avoid accidentally running into anyone.

My feet pattered against the tiled stairs as I ran to the roof. The distant sounds of panicking students quieted in my ears the further away I ran. Soon enough all I heard was my own breathing mixing with the rushed cadence of my steps.

When I reached the door to the roof I attempted to open it. It didn't budge. I sighed and turned off Zetsu. I conjured an NTC and then slipped it under the door before teleporting to it. Appearing on the roof, the sun suddenly beat down hard on me. And I had to squint. I heard a lot of clamoring from below and ran over to the railing. Only to see the media from before arguing with Aizawa and Present Mic.

This doesn't make sense. How did the media even get in? And even if they managed to, why did I feel that malice that I felt? I suppose the media could've felt malicious towards U.A. because they wanted a story so badly? No that can't be it... There's no way it would've been so strong I felt it all the way in the cafeteria. Something else is at play here.

I ran across the roof near the railing and scanned the campus. Almost immediately I spotted something. It must've been their entry point. I looked around and saw no one was around that area. And no one was paying attention to the roof right now. So I sent an NTC over there. I then placed another one down where I stood and imbued a Nen contract. Gotta time this right...

I blinked to it and then instantly activated Zetsu to stop Aizawa and or Mic from sensing me suddenly. I had to be quick, since if I were slow they may have sensed my strong aura disappearing. But luckily they're too focused on the media. I was looking over my shoulder at them.

I finally looked down to get a closer look and the entry point. And... What the hell? It looks like an explosive was used... But there's no way. I would've heard it and felt it. The whole damn school and neighborhood would've.

I crouched down and touched the gate that had been blown open. I ran the rough and coarse material through my fingers and watched as it fell into pieces. Like crumbs of a cake.

A quirk was definitely used. But a quirk that can make a part of the gate just... I can't even explain what they did. It's like it just crumbled away. Do I report this? No... They'll be suspicious if I do that. I should be evacuating right now. Best to keep this to myself. I'll have to investigate on my own later.

I stood up and dusted myself off before I turned and saw the media leaving. So I deactivated Zetsu and then instantly blinked to the NTC I left on the roof. My contract came in handy. In exchange for allowing the NTC to remain even after I used Zetsu, I would be teleported to it the instant my Zetsu was deactivated again. I immediately sent an NTC under the door to the roof again and blinked to it. Then activated Zetsu one final time before I began to quickly make my way back.

(A/N: Some of you may be wondering how on Earth Aki sensed Shigaraki from all the way inside the cafeteria. But it's included not to make Aki seem like some all-knowing god. But to show how deep Shigaraki's hatred runs and how deep his malice goes. It's so strong that Aki felt it from that far away when Shigaraki used his quirk. I trust you all to pick up on subtext, but I felt this scene may have been a bit vague in what I was trying to showcase. I didn't want anyone misunderstanding it and thinking I'm making Aki some OP MC)

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We were all back in class after the lunch fiasco. And Midoirya and Yaoyorozu stood up in front of the class. Aizawa stood off to the side with his arms crossed.

Aizawa: Go. Make your announcement. You're wasting everyone's time.

Midoriya nodded and fidgeted as he spoke. He couldn't even meet the class's eyes as he spoke.

Midoriya: We need to decide who our class officers will be... But first. I wanna say something!

Jeez so dramatic...

Midoriya: I've done a lot of thinking and... I think Iida should be the class rep!

Iida gasped and everyone else was silent.

Midoriya: He was able to capture everyone's attention and get us in line.

Guess I must've missed this part.

Midoriya: So I believe... That he should be the one leading our class from now on.

Iida's eyes widened and he looked stunned by Midoirya's words.

Kirishima: Yeah, you know what?

Kirishima spoke up.

Kirishima: If Midoirya vouches for him, I'm good. Plus he was a big help. He totally manned up and took charge, right?

Kaminari nodded.

Kaminari: Yup! Oh and did you notice he looked like the guy on the emergency exit sign when he was on the wall before?

I was only gone for a few minutes... How much did I miss?

Aizawa: This is a waste of time.

Aizawa suddenly spoke from his sleeping bag. When did he even get in that thing?

Aizawa: I don't care who the rep is, just hurry it up.

Midoriya yelped in surprise.

Midoriya: S-sorry sir!

He bowed repeatedly before Iida stood up. That got his attention and he stopped bowing. He turned and looked back at Iida.

Iida: If Midoriya is nominating me... Then I humbly accept! I swear to carry out the duties of class rep with honor and dignity!

He bowed and everyone started applauding. So I did as well.

Kirishima: You got it, emergency exit!

Kaminari: Yeah! Emergency exit Iida! Don't let us down, man.

The mood was bright as most of us smiled. Midoriya looked happy to have done what he did. Yaoyorozu was a bit annoyed.

Yaoyorozu: Hello... I got two more votes than him!

I heard her mutter to herself.

Overall the transfer of power from Midoriya to Iida went smoothly. And soon enough, Aizawa stood back up after exiting his sleeping bag.

Aizawa: Alright. Now that that's done. Let's get to it.

He stood at the podium, hands in his pockets as he spoke.

Aizawa: Today's training will be a bit different. You'll have three instructors. Me, All Might, and another faculty member.

Everyone gasped like this was some super shocking thing. I don't understand why they all seem so shocked. It's just two extra teachers.

Sero suddenly raised his hand and yelled out.

Sero: Sir! What kind of training is this?

Aizawa suddenly showed a card. The card had the word 'RESCUE' on it in blue. Seriously, where are they keeping this stuff? I swear they keep pulling stuff out of nowhere.

Aizawa: Rescue training. You'll deal with natural disasters, shipwrecks; stuff like that.

This could be good for me. After all, I don't have much experience in rescuing people. My actions may have saved many lives before but rescuing was never really a part of the job description. I stand to learn a lot from this.

My classmates also seemed to like the idea.

Kaminari looked over at Ashido.

Kaminari: Disasters huh? Sounds like we're in for a workout.

Ashido: Totally!

Kirishima leaned in to speak to the two.

Kirishima: Real hero stuff! This is what separates the men from the boys! I'm shakin' with excitement!

Tsu: I can finally show how good I am in water. Ribbit.

Did... She just ribbit? I guess she is a frog... Makes sense...

Aizawa: I'm not done explaining yet.

Aizawa suddenly activated his quirk and glared at all of us.

Aizawa: Now. I know you're all excited about costumes. But you're not used to them yet and they may limit your abilities if you wear them. So it's up to you if you wanna wear them or not.

Fuck that. I've been wearing my costume for years now.

Aizawa: Plus, this training is at an off-site facility. So we'll be taking a bus there. Now go get ready.

Our costume cases then came out of the wall and we all grabbed them to go get changed.

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15 or so minutes later I was once again the last one out. All of my classmates stood by the bus we'd be taking to the off-site training location. Everyone looked over at me but Iida marched up to me. His metal suit clanked as he walked.

Iida: Kunihara! You need to curb this habit of yours! You were almost late.

He yelled at me while chopping his arm in that same robotic manner, and I rubbed my ear.

Aki: Relax... Keyword there is almost. I wasn't late.

I brushed past him and saw everyone was in their costumes aside from Midoirya. But he was still wearing his gloves and boots from his costume. Makes sense. His costume got shredded during combat training.

Iida: *whistle*

Iida blew a whistle loudly and I groaned and rubbed my ears again.

Aki: Tch... Loud...

I muttered as he started shouting yet again. I think we may have made a mistake giving the class rep role to Iida.

Iida: Gather round Class 1-A! Using your student numbers, form two neat lines so we can load the bus efficiently!

God he takes this so seriously...

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A bit later, all of us sat on the bus that was bound for our training destination... Aizawa never actually told us what it was though. I sat in the back and merely stared out the window and watched the world go by as my classmates clamored on about what the hell ever.

That break in troubles me. I've got the same sense of foreboding I had before we first encountered Pitou. As we neared the ant nest in the NGL, I couldn't help but think something bad was going to happen. And I hit the nail on the head. As a few minutes later Pitou sliced off Kite's arm and Killua had to knock out Gon before we ran away... But if something does happen this time around... I'm not running away. Screw that.

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Space Suit Person: Hello Everyone! I've been waiting for you!

Currently, we all stood outside a massive dome-like building and a person in a space suit appeared. I can't actually tell what their gender is, but I'm pretty sure it's a woman. So I'll go with that. I didn't say anything during the bus ride on the way here.

Everyone gasped and acted like they knew this woman. I looked around at everyone, gauging their reactions.

Uraraka: Yay! Thirteen is one of my favorite heroes!

Thirteen? That's her name? Why? What possessed her to make that her name? Whatever. To each their own.

Thirteen: Come on in, I can't wait to show you what's inside!

She ushered us all in. My classmates were all super excited. Aside from some outliers.

We entered the building and... Good lord... Where are they getting the budget for this stuff... This place is insane.

 

Kirishima: What the?! This place is like some kind of amusement park!

No kidding...

Thirteen: A shipwreck. A landslide. A fire. A windstorm. Et cetera!

She spread her arms out wide at the edge of the staircase as she looked over the whole place.

Thirteen: I created this training facility to prepare you to deal with different types of disasters! I call it... The Unforeseen Simulation Joint! But you can call it... The USJ!

Well, that was dramatic...

Aizawa stepped forward with his hands in his pockets.

Aizawa: Hey shouldn't All Might be here already? Oh let me guess, he went and booked himself an interview instead.

Thirteen got close to Aizawa and said something to him. We couldn't hear it though.

Aizawa: That man is the height of irresponsibility...

Wonder what she said. If it elicited that sort of reaction from Aizawa.

Aizawa: Alright, time's wasting. Let's get started.

Aizawa leaned against the wall nearby.

Thirteen: Before we begin. Let me say one thing... Or two. Possibly three, four, or five.

Did she even plan anything? How does she not know how many things she wants to tell us?

Thirteen: Listen carefully.

Suddenly, her tone got serious.

Thirteen: I'm sure you're aware that I have a powerful quirk.

I'm not. But that's not important.

Thirteen: It's called Black Hole. I can use it to suck up anything and turn it into dust.

Hence the space theme. But that's a super powerful ability. Almost scary.

But my classmates looked excited by the explanation. Uraraka was nodding her head frantically.

Midoirya: Yeah! You've used Black Hole to save people from all kinds of disasters before, haven't you?

Thirteen: That's true. But my Quirk could also very easily be used to kill.

Everyone gasped. Like this was some shocking revelation to them.

Thirteen: Some of you also have powers that can be dangerous if misused. In our superhuman society, all Quirks are certified and stringently regulated, so we often overlook how unsafe they can actually be. Please don't forget that if you lose focus or make the wrong move, your powers can be deadly. Even if you're virtuous in your intentions. Thanks to Aizawa's fitness tests, you have a solid idea of your Quirk's potential. And because of All Might's combat training, you likely experienced how dangerous your powers can be when used against other people. Carry those lessons over to this class. Today, you're going to learn how to use your Quirks to save people's lives. You won't be using your powers to attack enemies or each other, only to help. After all, that's what being a hero is all about. Ensuring the safety of others.

She bowed.

Thirteen: That's all I have to say, thank you so much for listening.

Everyone cheered and applauded her.

If I'm honest... This whole situation troubles me. The fact they needed to be told that? That's not good. They're acting like what she said was some profound revelation that belongs in scripture but it's just common sense. I suppose my perspective leaves me biased since, in my world, Nen, our equivalent of Quirks, is kept a secret. And it's kept secret for the very reasons she laid out. In the wrong hands, Nen can be very dangerous. Even though everyone can use it, the large majority of the population doesn't even know it exists, and an even smaller number can use it. It's-

 

PING

Suddenly. My senses alerted me to something. My head shot up and I looked toward the center plaza. But I didn't see anything. Aizawa was still talking but I wasn't listening. I was too focused.

Aki (thoughts): Something's coming...

Right as I thought that, I sensed electrical activity and looked up at the lights to see an electric current running across them all. Taking them out. And the fountain in the center was malfunctioning. That's when... I felt it for real.

THIRD PERSON POV:

At that very moment, a strange swirling purple cloud appeared near the fountain. Aizawa and Aki grunted in surprise and both looked toward the center. Aki instinctively activated Ren. But thanks to his training with Īn, he also activated that on instinct too. Which masked his aura.

Kirishima: What's going on there? What is that?

Kirishima pointed at the portal as people started pouring out.

Kirishima: I thought we were rescuing people. These fake villains or something we need to fight off while we do?

He questions as he tries to step forward. Only for Aizawa to shout.

Aizawa: STAY BACK! This is real. Those are villains.

Everyone gasps and some look fearful and nervous. Like Midoriya whose eyes are wide and terrified. Aki doesn't move. He's too focused on figuring out who the leader of this band is... So he can kill them.

Aizawa: Thirteen! Protect the students!

That snapped Aki out of it.

Aki (thoughts): That's right... I'm a student here. I can't just go slicing up the leader of these guys. Lest I get thrown in prison. I need to stay in my role as a student.

Aki then moves for the first time since the villains arrived, but he steps back. Aizawa puts on his goggles and brandishes his scarf.

Midoirya: W-wait Mr. Aizawa! You can't! Your style is quick and stealthy takedowns! You can't fight a whole horde on your own!

Midoirya held his hand out and pleaded with his teacher.

Aizawa kept walking towards the edge of the staircase.

Aizawa: A real hero has more than one trick, Midoirya.

He says before jumping down the stairs.

Aki (thoughts): That was badass...

That was when he appeared. And the same malice from before overtook Aki.

 

Shigaraki: Now...

 

Where is All Might?

Notes:

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Chapter 6: Mission Report: The USJ Incident

THIRD PERSON POV:

The man, clad in black and with hands plastered all over his skinny form, scratched his neck as he exited the portal. Aki immediately recognized him.

Aki (thoughts): This is the guy who broke in earlier. It has to be. The malice I feel right now is the same as before. It's doubtful that two people on the same day have such strong hatred and malicious intent. It's practically radiating off of him.

The rest of the class was still in shock.

Kirishima: Real villains?! There's no way!

Iida: I don't believe it... How did so many of them get into a U.A. facility as secure as this one? It doesn't make any sense!

Yaoyorozu stepped forward.

Yaoyorozu: I agree with Iida. Thirteen, why aren't the alarms going off?

Thirteen made a thinking expression.

Thirteen: Good question, I'm not sure myself...

That made the class rep and vice rep gasp in surprise.

Todoroki narrows his eyes at the villains who all walk towards the staircase.

Todoroki: Is this their only target? Or is the whole campus under attack? Either way, if the alarms aren't going off, one of these villains must have a Quirk that can interfere with communications. They picked this time to attack deliberately. When a class was being taught, they're fools for trespassing here. But they've thought this out. They must have some sort of concrete goal in mind. But what?

Aizawa, who had already instructed Thirteen and jumped to engage the villains finally reached them.

Villain 1: Whose this guy?!

Villain 2: Who cares?! If he thinks he can take us alone, he's dead!

Some villains with projectile Quirks were in the vanguard and got ready to shoot at Aizawa. Only...

 

FWIP

CRASH

Aizawa's scarf lashes out and wraps around both villains.

Villain 1: What the hell?! I tried shooting but my Quirk isn't working!

Villain 2: Neither is mine!

Another villain spoke up from the side as Aizawa slammed both villains he had currently in his binds to the ground. Incapacitating them.

Villain 3: Those idiots! That's Erasurehead! He can cancel out your powers just by looking at you!

Meanwhile, back at the top of the staircase, Aki stood and watched as Aizawa moved. But he was pulled from his trance when his classmates and Thirteen began running away.

Aki (thoughts): Damn... I wanted to see him fight some more.

Aki turns as well and runs to catch up with his classmates. When suddenly...

 

FWOOOOOOM

A purple portal-like apparition appeared on the floor in front of Thirteen, who led the pack. Aki's eyes widened when he sensed it. He instantly went to get in front of his classmates but stopped himself.

Portal man: There is no escape for you.

Aki (thoughts): Did that thing just talk?

Eyes appeared on the purple portal as more purple energy came out.

Portal man: Allow me to formally introduce ourselves. We are the League of Villains. I'm sorry to interrupt your class time. But we figured a place such as this would be perfect for All Might to take his last breath. Don't you agree?

Everyone gasped at that as the villain revealed his and his comrades' purpose there. Todoroki said they must have some goal in mind, but killing All Might? That troubled them. Not because they thought these guys were capable of such a thing. But because that meant they were crazy enough to think they could. And that made them dangerous.

Midoriya: K-kill... All Might?

Midoriya muttered in shock and fear.

Uraraka: No way... There's no way they could do that!

She shook her head frantically

Todoroki: So that's their purpose here.

His eyes were narrowed and his lips were pursed in slight shock.

As his classmates all reacted in shock, and disbelief, Aki was calculating.

Aki (thoughts): This guy is their way in and out. That much is obvious. None of them thinks these villains can really kill All Might. But I don't know about that.

Aki's mind flashed to the strange creature he saw leave the portal earlier.

Aki (thoughts): That thing is like a poor man's Youpi. It's easily the strongest one of them. You'd think that'd mean it has an insane ego but it hasn't even moved... I can still sense it standing there.

The portal's eyes then looked around.

Portal man: But it appears he is not present at the moment. Unfortunate. It appears there were some circumstances we could not foresee. Oh well, my role is the-

BOOM

CRACK

Suddenly Bakugo and Kirishima exploded forward in an attempt to attack the villain.

Kirishima: You didn't really think we were gonna let you stand there and talk did you?

Bakugo: Choke on my smoke!

Aki: No! Get back, you idiots!

Aki shouts as he tries to get through his classmates to pull those two back.

Aki (thoughts): Damn it! Thirteen was preparing to attack! I could sense it! But now her attack will get delayed so she doesn't hit those two!

Kirishima and Bakugo look back at him.

Kirishima: Huh? What do ya mean man?! We can't just let this guy sit there and talk about killing the symbol of peace!

He points a hardened arm at the portal man.

Bakugo: Should blast him into hell while we've got the chance.

Aki bristled.

Aki: Just get back!

He couldn't outright say they were in Thirteen's way. That would clue the portal man in. But unfortunately, they were too slow.

Portal man: As expected of U.A. students I suppose.

Both boys turned. Thirteen pointed a finger at the portal man.

Thirteen: You two need to move!

They looked back to see Thirteen preparing to attack.

Portal man: It's too late. I'll send you all to my comrades, and your deaths!

The portal man then engulfed the class in a massive dome of purple energy. Iida was quick enough to grab two people, Uraraka and Ashido, and pull them out as well as himself. Aki gritted his teeth.

Aki (thoughts): Fuck! I could dodge this easily, but if I do it'll be way too suspicious given the fact I'm in the middle of everyone. Gonna have to let this hit me...

As he thinks that, his world flashes purple. And then he feels a falling sensation.

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Aki looks down and sees a mountainous terrain around him.

Aki: Wait. I'm not falling?

He questions. He'd felt a falling sensation.

Aki (thoughts): Guess that's just how the warping works.

Just then, his senses alerted him to others nearby. He ran over to a small cliff's edge and saw three of his classmates surrounded by villains.

Aki (thoughts): Yaoyorozu, Jiro, and Kaminari. These villains are super weak though. They could handle it... I should just leave them.

Kaminari: My whole freaking life just flashed before my eyes! These guys are terrifying!

Kaminari ducks out of the way of a large villain attempting to punch him. The three are all backed into a corner.

Jiro: Can't you just zap 'em all already?!

Kaminari: Some teammate you were! I told you I can surround my body in electricity but if I try and shoot it, it goes all over the place! You two would end up caught in the blast! I'm basically useless here! So I could use a weapon Yaoyorozu!

Jiro: Tch... You're such a damsel in distress.

Yaoyorozu: Focus you two! We need to deal with these enemies quickly.

The villains began closing in and Kaminari shouted.

Kaminari: I'd focus better with a weapon!

"You three should stop arguing while people are trying to kill you."

A voice calls out before suddenly...

SLAM

Aki appears. Having jumped from the top of the small cliff above their current position and punched the villain closest to them in the face.

Yaoyorozu: Kunihara!

She smiles. Jiro blocks a strike from a villain. Kaminari cheers.

Kaminari: Yeah! We're saved! He can teleport us out of here!

Aki suddenly dodges an attack and jumps back so now he's cornered with them too.

Aki: Think again. I can only teleport 50 meters. And I can only take one person at a time. They'd eat us alive before I could get us all out.

Kaminari moaned.

Kaminari: Man! Seriously?!

He tried backing away but his back hit the wall as the villains all began to close in again.

Jiro: Tch... Just... Be a human stun gun!

She says to Kaminari as she kicks him towards a villain.

Kaminari: AHHH!!! YOU CRAZY LITTLE-

He crashed into a villain and then shocked said villain.

Kaminari: Hey it worked! I'm super strong!

He flashed a thumbs-up.

Aki: Yaoyorozu, make me a katana like Jiro's.

She nodded and instantly made it for him.

Yaoyorozu: Alright... But why not use the one on your back?

Aki blinks.

Aki (thoughts): It's too damn sharp... If I grazed these weak villains with it they'd turn into human sushi. Obviously can't tell them that though.

He grabs the katana she made him.

Aki: It's fake. It's to make me look cool.

He bites the bullet and lies and makes up a very embarrassing excuse.

Jiro: Seriously?! That's so lame!

She exclaims as she looks over at him briefly. Aki then blinks in front of Kaminari (he spread NTCs out already) and goes to block a villain with arms made of rock from hitting Kaminari.

CLANG

Sparks fly as metal hits rock.

Rock Villain: That stupid little toy sword is nothing to my stone hands! Now die brat!

The rock villain then swung at Aki. Aki hops back.

Aki: Spread out you three. We need space so Jiro and Kaminari can get the most out of their wide area attacks.

Jiro: Good call!

She says as she runs to a group of villains and uses her Quirk to shoot sound waves at them.

Kaminari: Gotcha!

He dashes for another villain. Yaoyorozu was already at a safe distance. Aki then got into a stance.

His stance was formal and traditional. It had no clear openings or weaknesses. It was fundamentally sound.

Aki (thoughts): I'll go with Kunihara style. It's so basic-looking it won't make anyone suspicious. But my style is too deliberate-looking. It would raise unnecessary questions.

The rock villain laughed at him.

Rock Villain: What are you supposed to be?! Some kind of mini samurai?! You're dead kid!

The rock villain dashes forward. Cocking his arm
back to go for a large haymaker. Aki narrows his eyes.

Rock Villain: NOW DIE!

His fist flies towards Aki's face as Aki continues to stand there and watch while in his stance.

CLANG

Then, in a flash of movement, Aki parried the strike with a quick upward slash. Leaving the villain exposed. Sparks flew and Aki wasted no time.

SLASH

SLASH

SLASH

Three quick slashes, one diagonal, one horizontal, and one final vertical cut to the body of the villain.

Aki: Only your arms are made of rock. You've over-relied on that and neglected training your core. So it's like cutting butter.

Jiro, who heard this, made a shocked face.

Jiro (thoughts): DID HE JUST CALL A VILLAIN FAT?!

The villain falls, unconscious. Aki only inflicted shallow cuts, so the villain won't die or have any lasting injuries.

Aki flicks the blood from the blade with practiced ease. Before more villains attack him from all sides. They all dash for him. Quirks flaring up with power. He narrows his eyes as they do.

Aki (thoughts): Need to buy time... Yaoyorozu is trying to make something large. I can sense it. And her combat is suffering as a result.

Behind him, Yaoyorozu strains as she uses her staff to fend off villains while focusing on making something. Kaminari zaps all the villains he can but it's like they're never-ending. And Jiro uses sound waves to take out some villains here and there. As well as blocking strikes with the katana Yaoyorozu made her.

At the same time, Aki dances around the villains and inflicts shallow slashes to their exposed bodies as he does. A block here, a parry there. Images in his mind flashed of him and his father sparring in similar ways to how he fights now. Aki was never quite able to get his movements as fluid and graceful as his father though.

And then finally...

Yaoyorozu: It takes me a while to make something this large!

She exclaimed as the back of her costume tore and a large blanket appeared from her back.

Yaoyorozu: Kunihara, Jiro! Come here!

The two instantly stopped fighting and ran over to Yaoyorozu.

Aki: Got a plan?

Kaminari who was still zapping villains pointed at himself.

Kaminari: Hey! What about me?!

Yaoyorozu nodded.

Yaoyorozu: This is an insulated blanket! So no need to hold back Kaminari! You two, get under here with me.

She says and they both do so. Only for Jiro to see that Yaoyorozu's chest was exposed.

Jiro: Whoa! You're looking a bit overexposed there!

Jiro immediately looked at Aki to see if he was looking but he wasn't. As a matter of fact, he didn't even seem to care. He was just staring at nothing.

Aki (thoughts): I need to keep my senses sharp. If any of the villains survive this we need to protect Kaminari. Chances are his Quirk can have negative effects on him if overused.

Suddenly, his senses flared and he was tackled by Jiro.

Jiro: Don't you look at her!

Aki groaned in annoyance.

Aki: What are you doing?!

Jiro: Yaoyorozu! Make another costume quickly!

Yaoyorozu who was blushing furiously now nodded and did just that.

(A/N: I'm committed to making sure this stays fully canon accurate unless something calls for a change. And in this scene, most of you probably know that Momo did not react to her costume being destroyed. But I imagine it's because it was just Jiro who saw. Now that there's a boy there too, she's flustered. Just wanted to explain that real quick)

Jiro put her hands over Aki's eyes.

Jiro: If you look you're dead!

Aki deadpans.

Aki: Even if I wanted to I can't look. You're covering my eyes.

Meanwhile, outside the blanket. Kaminari wipes sweat from his brow and smirks.

Kaminari: Now that I don't have to worry about my friends! You're fried villains!

Electricity explodes out of him and the villains step back.

"Shit! What do we do?!"

"He'll annihilate us with that much!"

"Someone just kill him!"

But it was too late.

Kaminari: INDISCRIMINATE SHOCK! 1.3 MILLION VOLTS!

He shouted as the electricity shot out in every direction. The villains felt as though their brains were zapped by Zeus himself as the electricity coursed through them without mercy. Kaminari immediately incapacitated every villain present.

Or so it would seem...

Kaminari: Duhhhhh....! Huhuhuh!

Kaminari had officially entered stupid mode as he wandered around flashing two thumbs up. Yaoyorozu finished making her costume and Jiro finally got off of Aki.

Aki: Tch...

He sat up and glared at her.

Aki: Don't do that again.

Jiro scoffed.

Jiro: Oh relax. You're fine.

Aki sighed.

Aki: Whatever... Let's just get out from under here.

Yaoyorozu nodded.

Yaoyorozu: Yes, let's.

The three of them crawled out from under the blanket and went to check on Kaminari. Who was pacing around while flashing several thumbs up over and over.

Kaminari: Hehehehh...

Aki: Good lord... Guess his quirk fried his brain.

Jiro stifled a laugh. Holding a hand over her mouth.

Jiro: I can't... He looks so stupid...

Yaoyorozu stayed on task.

Yaoyorozu: We need to secure these villains quickly you two.

Jiro: Sure thing, can you make restraints?

Yaoyorozu nodded and did just that. Aki however, was looking around with narrowed eyes. Yaoyorozu finished making the restraints and handed them to both Jiro and Aki. But Aki didn't even acknowledge her.

Yaoyorozu: Uhm... Kunihara?

Jiro rolled her eyes.

Jiro: Hey scatter brains we need your help.

But Aki wasn't listening.

Aki (thoughts): Why are my senses so dulled right now? I know I sense something. But what? Is it even hostile? I don't like this. I need to keep my eyes-

Just then, a flood of malice hit Aki like a bag of bricks. His eyes widened and he lunged for Kaminari.

Aki: Shit Kaminari move!

Kaminari's head snapped over.

Kaminari: Duh?!

He exclaimed in his stupid mode.

??? DON'T TRY ANYTHING!

Aki skidded to a stop as the other two looked over.

Yaoyorozu: Another villain?!

The villain pointed at Aki.

Villain: Drop the sword kid! Or I'll fry him!

Aki pursed his lips and quickly tossed the sword aside and held his hands up. Jiro and Yaoyorozu quickly did the same and the three stood there with their hands up as the villain pressed a hand to Kaminari.

Villain: I feel a sort of kinship with electric types you see. I don't wanna kill him. But I will.

Kaminari's eyes widened and he mumbled incoherently in his stupid mode.

Aki flicked his wrist ever so subtly.

Jiro scoffed and smirked.

Jiro: Relax man. You don't need to go kill the idiot.

She started to move her earphone jack as she spoke.

Aki: Jiro stop.

Aki says suddenly. She bristles and side eyes him.

Jiro: What the hell man?! Now he knows I was gonna attack!

The villain's hand sparked as he pressed his hand harder against Kaminari.

Villain: Shut it brats. I already knew you were attacking. I was gonna say something but it appears the little boy did it for me.

Aki narrowed his eyes.

Aki: Don't...

Aki begins to speak and suddenly the villain feels a strange sense of foreboding and he begins to sweat.

Villain: H-hey! Don't m-

SMASH

Aki: Call me that!

Suddenly, and without warning, Aki appeared behind the villain and launched a hook to the villain's liver.

The villain's entire body shut down and he dropped Kaminari who was caught by Aki. The villain tried in vain to get his breath back. His shallow breaths echoed in the rocky terrain.

Jiro: Good lord!

Yaoyorozu: Oh my...!

Both Jiro and Yaoyorozu flinched when it happened. Their eyes widened and their hands lowered slowly.

Jiro: Damn Kunihara...

She smirked as she walked over.

Aki set Kaminari down and walked back to the sword Yaoyorozu made. He picked it up and mysteriously, like it was a habit, flipped the sword into a one-handed reverse grip. Yaoyorozu immediately picked up on this and narrowed her eyes.

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): Why is he holding it like that all of a sudden?

Aki walked over to the villain and held the sword over him. Not pressing it to his throat out of fear that'd make these two suspicious.

Jiro also had grabbed her sword and stood next to him holding it over the villain as well. Yaoyorozu grabs the bindings she made and stands over the villain.

Jiro: Didn't think a little boy could drop you like that did you?

A tick mark appeared on Aki's face.

Aki: Don't call me that.

She smirked at him.

Jiro: Quit being a damn baby.

Yaoyorozu kneeled and started tying the man up.

Yaoyorozu: Kunihara, I noticed you hit him in a very specific spot. Was that on purpose?

Her voice was low and hesitant. Like she wasn't sure she should ask. Aki narrowed his eyes before responding.

Aki: Yeah. I hit him in the liver. That's why he can't breathe. It wasn't actually all that strong a punch.

Jiro's eyes widened.

Jiro: Seriously? It looked like a punch from hell. The human body really has that many weak spots?

Aki nodded.

Aki: Yup.

Jiro shook her head as she grabbed some bindings from Yaoyorozu and started restraining the villains.

Jiro: Where'd you even learn that stuff...?

Aki: Health documentaries.

He spoke as he grabbed some bindings from Yaoyorozu as well and began tying up the villains. As he does Yaoyorozu stares at him with pursed lips and a furrowed brow.

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): It's a perfectly reasonable explanation, even if a bit strange. So why..? Why do I have this feeling he's lying?

Aki of course sensed her stare

Aki (thoughts): Is she suspicious? No probably not. No way someone her age from this world and background could tell anything was off.

Aki incorrectly assumed Yaoyorozu wasn't onto him at all. Which is partially correct. A person from another world who wields a completely separate power and is already a professional and has been for years is quite the leap to make. Her thoughts weren't anywhere near that. But she had a sinking feeling. Her instincts told her he was lying.

Yaoyorozu (thoughts): Kunihara is a very strange person. He doesn't seem afraid or nervous at all about any of this. The way he performed during our quirk test... That math problem he solved, the battle training. And now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever seen him change his facial expression, it's always blank. No Momo... It's not polite to make up conspiracies about classmates...

She shook off her thoughts and got back to tying up the villains.

_________________________________

A couple of minutes later, the trio had finished typing up every villain for the police and heroes to get once they'd arrived. The three stood there with Kaminari wandering nearby. The sounds of distant battles fill the air.  Yaoyorozu then looked toward the center plaza.

Yaoyorozu: We need to return to the center plaza. I'm sure you've noticed that large villain has begun moving.

Jiro backed up.

Jiro: W-wait you're not saying you wanna fight that thing right?!

Yaoyorozu: No, that would be foolish. But we should make sure no one is in trouble.

Aki walked away briefly and grabbed Kaminari and pulled him over to the other two.

Aki: Grab on. I'll get us closer. Then we can run. I'll drag spark plug over here.

He points at Kaminari who flashes two thumbs up.

Kaminari: Yay!

All three just shook their heads at Kaminari.

Jiro: How long is he gonna stay like that?

Aki shrugs.

Aki: Don't know don't care. Grab my shoulder.

Yaoyorozu narrowed her eyes.

Yaoyorozu: I thought you could only teleport one person at a time.

Aki blinked.

Aki (thoughts): Shit... In all the commotion I forgot I made that excuse...

He passed Kaminari to Jiro.

Aki: Yeah, I'm taking you first then coming back for these two.

CRASH

A massive crash rung out through the entire building and all of them whipped their heads to the center plaza. All three began running, Aki having grabbed Kaminari in the process. They instantly abandoned Aki teleporting them closer first and just began running as soon as they heard it.

Aki (thoughts): That big ass villain gives off zero malice in its attacks. It just slammed something to the ground but I felt nothing. I clocked it the same time those three did. Something about that guy is off.

All three dashed hopped and sprinted their way through the rocky terrain. Aki has picked Kaminari up bridal style. But even Jiro couldn't make a comment about it.

Soon enough, they made it to the center plaza. Nearest the entrance to the mountain zone. They hid behind a fake rock nearby and took in the sight before them.

Yaoyorozu and Jiro both gasped in shock. And even Aki was troubled by what he saw.

Aizawa was on the floor. The large villain atop him grabbed an arm before...

SNAP

Yaoyorozu and Jiro looked horrified and their hands flew to their mouths to cover their gasps of shock. Aki narrowed his eyes.

Yaoyorozu: W-what's happening? Mr Aizawa is okay right?

Jiro: Is that guy... Gonna kill Mr Aizawa?

The hand villain stood nearby. Like a commander watching his soldier destroy an enemy.

Hand villain: You can erase Quirks. That's very annoying, but not that impressive. When you're faced with truly overwhelming power, you may as well be a Quirkless child.

The villain taunted Aizawa he groaned and lifted his head and glared at the hand villain.

Aki (thoughts): No...! Stop you idiot!

But Aki could only watch as...

SLAM

The large villain slammed his hand down on Aizawa's other arm. Snapping it instantly.

Aizawa: AHHHHHH!

He screamed in pain and the three with Aki winced. Even Kaminari in his stupid form was able to comprehend what was happening...

 

Their teacher was being slaughtered. And they couldn't do anything.

But Aki was calculating.

Aki (thoughts): Why don't I sense any malice from the big guy? But the hand guy has it practically radiating off of him... Calm down, Aki. Think clearly and calmly about your opponents and all the information you've been given and build a profile. Just like Bisky taught us. The big guy may not be a guy at all. He didn't move at all at the start and while I didn't see it it's a logical conclusion to come to that the hand villain ordered him to move and that's the only reason why the big guy is moving. It's like an empty husk. Only capable of following orders. Which means if you take out the hand villain it has no commander. A pawn without its king. But there's always the chance that thing could also be programmed to kill anything that attacks its commander. There's also the possibility I'm wrong about all of this and it's something completely different.

Aki's mind raced and raced as he tried to make sense of the situation based on what little information he had. Despite his rapid thoughts all of this thinking had occurred in a mere fraction of a second.

The large villain then grabbed the back of Aizawa's head. And slams it into the ground. Shattering the stone.

Aki could sense classmates nearby. But he wasn't sure how to handle that new information.

Aki (thoughts): I can sense some others nearby. From the water area. They're also watching. If we could all group up maybe we could...

His thoughts are cut off as the purple warp villain appears.

Portal guy: Tomura Shigaraki.

Shigaraki: Kurogiri, did you manage to kill Thirteen?

Aki had to resist the urge to deadpan.

Aki (thoughts): Did that Kurogiri guy really say the hand guy's full name?  Shigaraki huh? I'll remember that.

Kurogiri: The rescue hero is out of commission. However, there were students I wasn't able to disperse, and one of them managed to escape.

Shigaraki's head snapped over.

Shigaraki: Huh?!

He growled in anger and scratched furiously at his neck.

Shigaraki: Kurogiri... You fucking idiot!

Shigaraki seethed with anger.

Jiro and Yaoyorozu watched on in horror still. Kaminari who was beginning to come to was also staring in horror. But the news that a classmate had escaped made them all feel the tiniest bit of hope. Aki however hadn't changed his expression at all. Something Yaoyorozu once again picked up on. But she didn't have time to think about it right now.

Aki (thoughts): He's losing it...

Shigaraki: If you weren't our way in and out of this place I'd tear every last atom from your body!

He suddenly stopped scratching.

Shigaraki: We don't stand a chance if dozens of pros show up. It's game over. Back to the main menu.

Aki narrowed his eyes at the wording. Cataloging that information for now.

Shigaraki slumped.

Shigaraki: And I really looked forward to finishing this today... Whatever, let's go home.

All those who heard that were surprised. Even Aki seemed a bit surprised by that.

Aki (thoughts): He's... Just gonna leave?

Aki noticed the hand villain turn his head slightly.

Shigaraki: Before we leave... Let's make sure the Symbol of Peace is broken!

Suddenly, a wave a killing intent struck Aki like a gunshot. And he exploded into movement. He vaulted the rock and hurled an NTC towards Tsu. At the same time, Shigaraki dashed for her.

Shigaraki grinned manically as his hand reached for Tsu's face. All Midoriya, Mineta, and the others could do was watch. He shouted in delight.

Shigaraki: Let's make All Might suf-

BLINK

Suddenly, and with zero warning, Aki appeared. His eyes glowed with malice and were fixated on Shigaraki's wrist. It had all happened so fast that those who were with Aki didn't even have time to question what he was doing. He'd moved so quickly. Aizawa, who had forced himself past his limit to cancel Shigaraki's Quirk widened his eyes. Even the large villain couldn't react in time.

Shigaraki widened his eyes and looked over. Aki, who was still holding the sword Yaoyorozu made, lunged for Shigaraki. The blade cleaved through space and seemingly, time itself as everyone felt like the world was in slow motion. But yet they couldn't move. The sword was held in the same one-handed reverse grip Yaoyorozu had seen earlier. His overhand slash roared down towards Shigaraki's wrist.

After what felt like decades. It happened...

 

SLICE

 

Aki sliced at Shigaraki's wrist. However, lady luck was on Shigaraki's side that day when...

SHATTER

The katana suddenly shattered in an explosion of metal. Aki widened his eyes and looked to see that Shigaraki still had his hand. Only a small red cut was left.

Aki (thoughts): Shit! The sword wasn't strong enough and I used too much power!

The sword which had already been used and was hastily made in the first place wasn't built to handle anything near Aki's powerful slashes when he goes all out. And it shattered when he tried to use his true strength.

Before anyone could fully process what had happened Aki who had jumped to reach Shigaraki's properly spun midair and slammed his leg into the villain's stomach and sent him away. He only skidded a couple of meters back though. Since now Aki was in his right mind to control his strength.

Shigaraki clutched his stomach as Aki had on instinct still used Ryu, so the kick hurt quite a bit even if it didn't really cause all that much damage. The large towering villain looked confused. Looking between Aki and Aizawa. As if its brain that ran only on instinct wasn't sure what to do. Keep pinning Aizawa or kill the person who attacked its master?

Shigaraki: You little...

Shigaraki seethed at Aki who then landed and tossed the hilt away. The clang of the hilt hitting the ground awoke everyone from their trance.

Midoirya: K-Kunihara!

Midoirya stood up with wide eyes. Tsu looked shaken but grateful as she watched on. Mineta was terrified. Yaoyorozu, Jiro, and Kaminari had now stood up from behind the rock.

Jiro: What the hell is he doing?!

She whispered yelled to the other two.

Yaoyorozu: It shattered...

Yaoyorozu muttered to herself while staring at Aki.

Aizawa slowly looked up at Aki.

Aizawa (thoughts): A sword... And it... Shattered? No. Shigaraki's Quirk must've done it.

Aizawa was under the impression that Shigaraki's Quirk was the cause of the katana's destruction. Since all he had to go on was that Shigaraki could destroy things that came into contact with him somehow.

Shigaraki scratched his neck with one hand and held his stomach with the other.

Shigaraki: Nomu... Kill him!

Nomu growled and began to move before...

BOOOOOOOMMMMM

A massive boom rang out throughout the entire facility and everyone stopped. Even Nomu and they looked to the top of the staircase.

All Might stood at the edge of the top of the stairs. And his face was furious.

All Might: Do not fear students... I AM HERE!

Aki took the chance as everyone was distracted and ran back to the rock he'd been hiding behind earlier. Jiro, Yaoyorozu, and Kaminari were still standing there looking at All Might. He stood next to them like he hadn't just tried to mutilate a villain. Shigaraki looked up at him and smirked.

Shigaraki: Ah... Looks like our game's getting a continue.

The remaining villains looked frightened.

Villain 1: It's All Might...

Villain 2: Never seen him in person before.

Villain 3: He's huge...

All Might began to walk down the staircase.

Villain 4: There's no time for this. If we just strike-

Before he can even finish his sentence. All Might vanished and reappeared.

SLAM

He incapacitated the villain before quickly dispatching the rest and grabbing Aizawa. He stood at the foot of the stairs cradling Aizawa who was seemingly passed out unconscious.

All Might: I'm sorry Aizawa... I should've been here.

All Might looked at his colleague's injuries and felt a tang of guilt. But then he felt anger. Anger at the villains for doing this. He turned and dashed yet again.

In an instant, all the students in the center plaza were picked up and placed at the foot of the stairs as well as Aizawa. Aki included.

Everyone gasped in awe. Even Aki blinked in surprise.

Aki (thoughts): Damn he's fast... I could track him with sight but even then he was just a blur. He'd give old man Netero a run for his money.

All Might: You all need to go back to the entrance! And take Aizawa with you! He's hurt badly!

Mineta: W-we're saved!

He cheered and pumped his fist with a little hop.

Tsu: Ribbit...

Yaoyorozu held her hands over her chest.

Yaoyorozu: Thank goodness.

Jiro scoffed and crossed her arms.

Jiro: Bout time.

Kaminari who had fully recovered from his stupid form sighed in relief.

Kaminari: Thank god you're here All Might!

Midoriya stared up at him.

Midoirya: Y-you... You saved us.

Aki merely kept staring at Nomu.

Aki: You need to be careful. That thing is named Nomu and it's strong. Don't let your guard down.

The way he spoke was so cold and empty it was like he was ordering All Might. Or like speaking to an equal on the battlefield. All Might, sensing the graveness in Aki's tone. Nodded but kept up his smile.

All Might: I've got this Young Kunihara! But the warning is appreciated!

Aki nods and grabs Aizawa and hoists him easily.

Classmates: Huh?

All his classmates looked at him in surprise.

Aki (thoughts): Oops... I shouldn't have done that so easily.

He then pretends to stumble.

Aki: A little help would be nice.

Midoirya and Kaminari come over and help carry Aizawa and all of them begin making their way up the staircase. As they do All Might and Nomu began fighting.

Aki and the others all walked up the staircase as All Might and Nomu started going at it. As they did Mineta spoke up.

Mineta: Kunihara you're insane! You teleported in and kicked that Shigaraki guy away like it was nothing!

Yaoyorozu then spoke up.

Yaoyorozu: It was incredibly reckless.

Tsu scratched her cheek.

Tsu: I suppose I should thank you...

She smiled at him and he kept looking at the ground with a blank face.

Aki (thoughts): I moved as soon as I felt his killing intent. I didn't have any time to think and I ended up making a massive mistake. I tried to cut Shigaraki's hand off. That's probably a really big no-no in this world even for heroes.

Jiro twirled her earphone jacks absentmindedly as she spoke up as well.

Jiro: Any clue why the katana Yaoyorozu made exploded like that?

Midoirya spoke up.

Midoriya: I think it's because of that villain's Quirk. When he touched Mr Aizawa a bit of his elbow disintegrated.

He pointed at Aizawa's elbow which was indeed missing flesh and had the muscle itself exposed.

Yaoyorozu: But the villain didn't touch the sword.

Midoriya: He may not have to. Maybe his Quirk can detect dangerous things and select what to destroy.

Aki's eyes widened subtly as he realized that an excuse had just been made for him.

Aki: Probably. I was just carrying that thing and I moved before I could think to put it down. I went to kick him and it just exploded even though I didn't use it.

He knew he moved so fast that there was no chance any of them saw him swing the sword.

Kaminari: Man that's a scary Quirk... What if it'd targeted you?

Aki: I'd be dead.

Aki simply answered the question with no qualms and didn't even change his expression. Before anyone could respond to his blank statement...

CRASH

A massive crash comes from the center plaza as the group makes it to the top of the stairs. They set Aizawa down and those already up there walked over.

Uraraka: Deku! You're okay!

She smiled with tears in her eyes.

Ashido also cried.

Ashido: Everything's gonna be okay now that All Might's here!

Sato suddenly pointed.

Sato: Look! All Might just German Suplexed that dude!

They all looked down at the fight. They all watched the dust cloud that had been formed. Expecting to see All Might triumphantly posing. But when the dust settled...

 

The students gasped in shock and fear.

Midoirya: A-All Might!

Kaminari: Shit! They got him!

Sato: Sneaky villains and their dumb tricks!

Midoirya suddenly started walking down the stairs while staring at All Might, his expression grim and terrified.

Midoirya (thoughts): They all think he's gonna be okay... But that thing is targeting All Might's weak spot. And he shouldn't even be using One For All right now! I read the news on the way to school and saw he'd been active in taking down villains, and when Mr Aizawa asked Thirteen why All Might wasn't here, she held up 3 fingers. That was probably to indicate All Might was past his limit! I'm the only one who knows! He's in real danger!

As Midoirya thought, his expression grew more and more grim. And he slowly walked down the stairs like he was in a trance. No one noticed because they were too worried about All Might. However, one person noticed.

Midoirya flinched when he felt a firm hand on his shoulder.

Aki: You'll get yourself killed. Don't do anything stupid Midoriya.

Midoirya flinched.

Midoirya: K-Kunihara?! I-I wasn't...

Aki gave him a look that said 'save it'.

However, Nomu began to dig its claws into All Might's weak spot, which made Midoirya jump into action.

Midoirya (thoughts): No! All Might you can't die! There's so much I still need you to teach me!

Aki clicked his tongue.

Aki (thoughts): Great... Now I need to get involved again.

He flicks his wrist.

Meanwhile, down in the center plaza, All Might struggled in Nomu's grip as Kurogiri attempted to pull him deeper into his portal.

Kurogiri: I'll force your body into the portal and then close it! Ripping you in half! I'll enjoy tearing you to pieces, symbol of peace.

All Might groaned and struggled to pull Nomu's hand away from his weak spot.

Shigaraki was practically giddy with excitement at the scene before him.

Shigaraki: Yes! Tear him to pieces Kurogiri! Keep your hold Nomu! This is going per-

BLINK

Time froze. In one instant All Might was on the ropes, Midoriya charging in with no plan to try and save his mentor. The next, someone stood right next to where All Might and Nomu tussled in the portal. All Might suddenly felt a strong and firm hand on his shoulder before...

BLINK

He felt his world change and he groaned in surprise.

All Might (thoughts): I'm... Not stuck anymore?

He quickly stood up and saw Aki standing there next to him. He also saw the Nomu groaning in confusion as Kurogiri attempted to free it from his portal. The sudden move caught everyone off guard.

Meanwhile, Shigaraki scratched his neck furiously as he glared at Aki.

Shigaraki: You again..! You're really starting to piss me off!

Kurogiri quickly shouted as he sensed Shigaraki's rage.

Kurogiri: Calm yourself Tomura Shigaraki! Focus on the task at hand! Do not let anger cloud your judgement!

Shigaraki stopped scratching.

Shigraki: You're right... Now that I think about it... Master would really like that Quirk of his.

Shigaraki pointed at Aki.

Shigaraki: Nomu. Disable the brat.

Aki shivered as he sensed an attack coming. It felt eerily similar to when Pitou attacked Kite.

Nomu screeched and suddenly launched itself at Aki. All Might sprang into action.

All Might: You didn't really think I would just let you do that did you?!

Shigaraki smirked.

Shigaraki: Kurogiri.

All Might's eyes widened as he realized what was about to happen.

All Might: NO!

He yelled and stopped on a dime before turning back and launching for Aki. At the same moment, a portal opened next to Aki. His gaze was one of abject terror as his head turned. Only to see the hulking body of Nomu charging for him.

CRASH

Back on the stairs, those from Class 1-A who had made it back watched on in horror.

Kaminari: No way... You don't think that guy...

Kaminari shook as he spoke. The rest of his classmates weren't doing much better. Yaoyorozu had a hand over her mouth. Jiro looked shaken to the core as did Ashido and Uraraka. Sero and Sato exchanged weary glances. Midoirya who had still been running down the stairs began to charge One For All to try and save Aki somehow.

However when the dust cleared...

Aki stood there, uninjured. But he still looked terrified.

All Might: I will not let you... HARM MY STUDENTS!

All Might stood protectively in front of Aki in a blocking stance. Having taken the whole brunt of Nomu's sudden attack which was meant to shatter the limbs of Aki to disable his movements to make capture easier.

Aki stumbled back and fell on his ass. Panting in fear.

Aki: Holy shit I almost died...

All Might and Nomu then started to exchange blows yet again.

All Might: Get out of here now!

All Might yelled as he fought. Aki wasted no time and sprang up. He turned and darted for the stairs.

Kurogiri: Foolish...

FWOOOM

Kurogiri's portal appeared in front of Aki. Who got ready to dodge out of the way on pure instinct. Only...

???: DIE!

Someone shouted and an explosion rang out throughout the building. Bakugo had arrived. The portal in front of Aki suddenly vanished.

Bakugo: Got your real body this time you smoky bastard!

Bakugo held Kurogiri by the metal plating around his neck.

???: AHHHHHHHHH!!!

Someone shouted from above Shigaraki as they landed and tried to hit the villain. Only for Shigaraki to easily dodge. But that left him open.

Aki, seeing the opportunity, began to run for Shigaraki. Deliberately lowering his speed though. Aki went to punch him in the back of the head.

Shigaraki: Too slow!

Shigaraki glared over his shoulder and dodged at the last second.

KRRRKKKTTT

Suddenly ice came out of nowhere and roared toward Shigaraki. He put his arms up instinctively and was frozen on the spot.

Shigaraki: Damn brats!

A bit of frost nicked Aki and the person who tried to punch Shigaraki from above, who landed and Aki saw was Kirishima. Who quickly ran towards Aki and the two began to create distance.

Kirishima: Man that was gonna be so cool if I landed that!

Aki scoffed.

Aki: Maybe don't yell before attacking next time.

Kirishima: Damn it! That's a good point! Man, this ice is cold! Couldn't you have aimed better Todoroki?!

Kirishima shouted over his shoulder at the half-and-half boy who stood on the other side of the plaza.

Aki brushed the ice off of himself.

Todoroki: The villain has been dealt with. That's all that matters.

Shigaraki chuckled.

Shigaraki: Oh I'm dealt with am I?

He touched the ice.

CRRRKKKTTT

The Ice crumbled away like it hadn't even been there.

Shigaraki landed in a crouch and looked up.

Shigaraki: You kids are getting annoying.

Kurogiri: Tch...

Meanwhile, Kurogiri tried to make a portal. Only to be met with sparks.

Bakugo: Try it and I'll blow you to bits! They'll be cleaning you up for weeks!

Kirishima looked over.

Kirishima: That isn't very heroic Bakugo!

Shigaraki looked over the current situation. All Might and Nomu in a stalemate since Nomu was still focusing on Aki. It was still focused on the order, 'disable the brat.' But it's so strong and tough All Might couldn't do anything but wear it down. But luckily it wasn't attacking back. For now... Aki and Kirishima standing next to Bakugo who was crouched over Kurogiri. Todoroki off to the side having just arrived from the landslide zone. And Midoirya watching on like he's trying to figure out how to insert himself and be useful.

Midoirya (thoughts): These guys... They're all so amazing! They're keeping up with and even beating these villains! But I can't control my power... If only I could... Then I could also be helping!

He unfortunately saw no way to currently insert himself as his power was basically useless in a drawn-out battle like this.

Shigaraki stood up and dusted himself off.

Shigaraki (thoughts): The heroes'll be here soon. That means even if we kill All Might a quick escape will be necessary, so I need Kurogiri...

He looked over at Nomu whose gaze was fixated on Aki but was unable to make it past All Might.

Shigaraki: Nomu. Free Kurogiri.

Nomu screeched and used its full power yet again. Dashing for Bakugo.

All Might: No!

He dashed right after him.

BOOM

CRASH

Dust erupted as did a massive shockwave. Midoirya was blown over to his other classmates as a result. And the group all sat and watched the dust cloud. When it cleared, Nomu sat crouched holding Kurogiri, Bakugo nowhere in sight.

Midoirya: K-KAACHAN!

Aki rubbed his ears.

Aki: Loud...

He muttered before Bakugo spoke.

Bakugo: I'm right here dumbass!

Midoirya flinched.

Midoirya: K-Kaachan?! You dodged him?! That's amazing!

Bakugo: What? No I didn't you damn nerd.

Kirishima stepped up.

Kirishima: Wait then how are you here?

Todoroki gasped and looked over towards where All Might had ended up.

Todoroki: Isn't it obvious?

Aki blinked.

Aki (thoughts): Wait these guys really didn't know All Might's the one who did that?

All Might stood in a blocking pose yet again panting and coughing. Having been launched into a wall by Nomu.

All Might: These are children! Yet you didn't think to hold back?!

Shigaraki walked over to Nomu and Kurogiri and stood side by side with them. Holding his arms out.

Shigaraki: Well I didn't have a choice now did I? He was threatening my cherished companion. Besides, these kids are no angels. That small one?

A tick mark appeared on Aki's forehead.

Shigaraki: He tried to-

Aki: DON'T CALL ME THAT!

Aki yelled suddenly.

Aki (thoughts): He was about to tell them I tried to cut his hand off... Good thing I stopped him.

Shigaraki scoffed and looked over.

Shigaraki: A wannabe hero so insecure he can't handle a little dig at his height? Pathetic.

He looked back at All Might.

Shigaraki: That fiery-looking one threatened Kurogiri. Threatened to kill him mind you. Why do you people prance around acting like you're the good guys? Who gets to decide which acts of violence are heroic and which are villainous? You think you're the symbol of peace? You're just a government-sponsored instrument of violence! A broken toy. Nothing but an NPC pretending to be the final boss!

Aki (thoughts): As I thought. This world functions mostly on black and white morality as opposed to understanding the true complexities of human nature. There's so much nuance in every situation. It's never going to be just one or the other.

An image entered Aki's mind.

 

Aki (thoughts): I know what can happen when a moral compass like that is left unchecked. It's like a whole world full of Gon's. I love him, but his lack of morality was something I never wanted to acknowledge since he's such a kind person deep down. But when he was faced with a truly complex moral situation, he lashed out. And I was forced to watch as my negligence of his immaturity bore fruit in the form of his slaughtering Pitou.

All Might growled at Shigaraki's words.

All Might: You're nothing but a lunatic. Criminals like you... You always try and make your actions sound noble. But admit it, you're only doing this because you like it, isn't that right?!

Aki (thoughts): All Might has a point. Shigaraki seems like the type to just wanna see the world burn. They're always the most dangerous to deal with. Those who just want chaos. Like Hisoka but even worse. At least Hisoka wanted more than just chaos. And his actions had some rhyme and reason to them. But at the same time, I don't like how quickly All Might dismissed Shigaraki's words. Because Shigaraki has a point as well. All Might definitely hasn't figured out the type of person Shigaraki is by this point. At least not fully. Which means that he's likely to dismiss a villain who actually believes the things Shigaraki was preaching. That kind of black and white thinking is so immature that it's a wonder he's almost 50 with decades of experience. Guess it goes to show how different this society is...

Todoroki side-eyed his classmates.

Todoroki: We've got them outnumbered.

Midoirya nodded and put his fists up in a fighting stance.

Midoirya: And Kaachan was able to find the mist guy's weakness.

Kirishima activated his hardening on his arms.

Kirishima: These guys may act super tough, but we can take em' down now with All Might's help! Let's do this, you guys.

Aki: No.

Aki suddenly called out as he was already walking away.

Aki: We'll just get in his way. Don't get in over your heads because you took down some street thugs.

They all stared over at him, surprised at how eager he seemed to leave this to All Might.

Bakugo: Tch... Like you're one to talk! Don't go ordering me around shorty!

Kirishima: Yeah man we got this!

All Might stepped in front of them and put his arm out.

All Might: Young Kunihara is right! You four need to leave with him!

Midoirya: B-but you're hurt! You're bleeding and you're almost out of-

He gasps as he realizes what he was about to say and stops himself. Aki stopped and turned, looking over his shoulder at Midoirya. His brow furrowed.

All Might: It'll all be okay! Just go watch a pro at work!

He gave them a thumbs up as he faced Nomu again.

Shigaraki: Nomu, Kurogiri. Kill him. I'll deal with the kids.

All Might held his side.

All Might (thoughts): I barely have a minute left in this form... My power is declining much faster than I thought it would. It must be because I gave One For All to Young Midoirya.

Shigaraki dashed for the kids. Aiming for Aki first. Who hadn't actually walked that far away in case he needed to jump in.

Kirishima: Looks like we're fightin' anyway! Heads up guys.

They all start to step forward and Aki holds his arm out.

Bakugo: What are you doing?! That guy is coming right for us.

Midoirya's eyes widened.

Midoirya: He wants us to trust in All Might...

Aki nodded.

Aki: Brace yourselves. When those two go at it, Shigaraki won't be able to get to us. The shockwaves and wind pressure will be too much. We should create distance.

He says as he hops back and begins backpedaling away, keeping his eyes still fixed on the villains just in case. His classmates soon followed and they began making distance.

All Might (thoughts): It's not like me to complain and make excuses! I'm no quitter! I am this world's symbol of PEACE AND JUSTICE!

All Might launched himself at Nomu and Nomu did the same. Both reeled an arm back and slammed their fists into one another. Just as Aki had predicted, the resulting shockwave sent Shigaraki flying away.

Shigaraki: Are you slow or something?! I said one of his powers is Shock Absorption!

All Might grinned as he and Nomu exchanged lightning-fast punches.

All Might: Yeah what about it?!

The resulting wind and shockwaves caused Aki and the others to be blown back even despite retreating.

Midoirya: He's gonna fight that brain guy on his own?!

Kirishima: They're so fast!

Even Todoroki and Bakugo had wide eyes as they watched the Symbol of Peace battle the ferocious monster. Aki hadn't changed his expression like always, but his thoughts were anything but calm.

Aki (thoughts): He's even faster than I thought... I don't think Killua in Godspeed could keep up. Even old man Netero wouldn't be able to! I can barely track the fight with my eyes!

All Might yelled again as the punches got faster and faster.

All Might: YOU SAID HIS POWER WAS SHOCK ABSORPTION NOT NULLIFICATION! THAT MEANS THERE'S A LIMIT TO WHAT HE CAN TAKE RIGHT?!

All Might speeds up but so does Nomu. Punch after punch fly from both sides, blurring together in a cascade of chaos and destruction. Nomu is able to land another blow onto All Might's weak spot. Forcing the hero back a step.

All Might growled in defiance and pushed Nomu back.

All Might: SO YOU WERE MADE TO DEFEAT ME?! EVEN AT 100 PERCENT OF MY POWER?!

Nomu grunts in confusion as it starts to lose ground.

All Might: THEN I'LL HAVE TO GO EVEN FURTHER!

All Might roars as he punches Nomu back. The creature goes flying. Stone and debris flying everywhere.

All Might leaps after him.

All Might: A real hero...

Nomu leaps up to meet All Might. The two behemoths collide in midair before All Might blocks and counters. Sending Nomu to the ground where he bounces.

All Might: WILL ALWAYS FIND A WAY FOR JUSTICE TO BE SERVED!

All Might lands and grabs Nomu under his arm and grunts in effort as he spins once and launches the creature and himself into the air. Before throwing Nomu down to the ground.

An earth-shaking BOOM echoed throughout the building as more dust and debris flew. The students sat and watched, awestruck by the power on display.

All Might lands in front of Nomu who had stood up after the fall.

All Might: Now for a lesson...

All Might stands tall and his muscles grow even larger.

All Might: You have heard these words before, but I'll teach you what they really mean!

He reels his fist back.

All Might: GO BEYOND!

He slams it into the stomach of Nomu.

 

All Might: PLUSSSSS ULTRAAAAAA!!!!

A deafening shockwave ripped through the building as Nomu was launched into the air. He flew... And flew... Until...

BOOOOOOMMMMM

The hulking monstrosity was sent out of the U.S.J. and continued to fly. The clouds parted as it did.

Those who witnessed it were frozen with looks on their faces that resembled deer in headlights.

Kirishima: Holy...

Bakugo: Fucking...

Aki: Shit...

Even Aki was a bit awestruck and shocked at the display of power, even if his expression didn't portray it.

Todoroki: Unreal... I've never seen brute force like that before.

Aki (thoughts): I have... I don't know who would win in an all-out brawl, but All Might just showed power far beyond what Youpi was capable of without Nen. Maybe even with it. No wonder people worship him...

His mind flashed to when All Might had yelled Plus Ultra.

Aki: So that's what it means...

He spoke under his breath and only Midoirya caught it.

All Might stood triumphant as the dust settled.

All Might: Back in my heyday... Just 5 blows would've been enough to defeat that villain. But today it took over 300 mighty punches!

Aki (thoughts): Guess I got a little caught up in the hype... The old man was capable of way more than 300 strikes in a minute like All Might just did. But if All Might in his prime really could've dealt with that thing in 5 hits... Then I don't see how anyone stood a chance against him back then.

All Might's smile burned bright as he turned to face the villains.

All Might: You've been bested villains! Give up and surrender now. We all have things to do don't we? We should hurry this up.

Shigaraki seethed in anger.

Shigaraki: He... cheated! He cheated!

He scratched his neck furiously.

Shigaraki: What the hell... What's going on here? He's as strong as he's always been! God damn it! Was I lied to?

The villain muttered to himself while glaring at All Might.

All Might: What's wrong?!

All Might cut off Shigaraki's muttering.

All Might: Why aren't you attacking? Aren't I just an NPC pretending to be the final boss? Here's your opportunity to prove it! Come take it, if you dare!

The students who continued to watch on were still slightly stunned.

Bakugo: This is intense...

Todoroki crossed his arms and sighed.

Todoroki: We never should've doubted him in the first place. As we should've expected, he can handle them. We have no reason to fight now. Kunihara was right from the start.

Bakugo, Todoroki, and Kirishima began walking away. But Aki and Midoirya stayed put.

Kirishima: Hey come on you two! Just like you said Kunihara, we don't wanna get in his way!

Aki didn't budge. He kept his blank unreadable expression focused on All Might.

Bakugo: Hurry it up you two! Shorty! You're the one who said we should retreat! And quit just standing there Deku!

Aki: He's bluffing.

Aki suddenly spoke under his breath. Midoirya gasped and looked over.

Midoirya (thoughts): W-WHAT THE?! HOW DOES HE KNOW THAT?!

Kirishima shouted again.

Kirishima: Come on you guys!

The three of them stopped. Todoroki walked up to Aki and Midoirya. Bakugo and Kirishima remain a few steps away.

Todoroki: Why aren't you two leaving?

Aki: Look at All Might.

Aki's voice was cold and focused. And his words came out like a command. They all looked at All Might but saw nothing wrong.

Kirishima: Huh? What is it, man? He's just standing there looking badass as usual!

Bakugo pointed at Aki.

Bakugo: You're seein' things you schizophrenic shorty!

Midoirya (thoughts): That's how he knows? He noticed the steam? No... That can't be it. It's blending in with the dust. If you didn't know to look for it there's no way you'd realize that was steam.

Midoirya looked closer to try and see what Aki was seeing. Only to widen his eyes when he realized.

Midoirya (thoughts): His muscles... They're twitching erratically! That's how Kunihara knows! But still... How did he pick up on that in such a tense moment? He's really observant.

Shigaraki groaned and growled in anger as the scratching got worse.

Shigaraki: If only Nomu were here! He'd rip you to pieces!

Kurogiri quickly stepped in.

Kurogiri: Calm yourself Tomura Shigaraki! Do not fret. Look at him. He's clearly weakened.

Shigaraki gasped and looked at All Might closely.

Kurogiri: The children appear to be frozen in fear! And look! Our underlings are recovering! We likely have a few minutes before his reinforcements arrive, if we work together, we can do this! We haven't missed our chance to kill All Might!

That made Aki instantly move.

Aki: I'm frozen in fear am I?

He stepped forward.

Midoirya froze.

Midoirya (thoughts): What is he doing?!

All Might goes to shout at Aki to tell him to get back. But he can't. He feels the urge to cough and is forced to swallow blood to avoid revealing his weakened state to the villains.

Shigaraki glared at Aki.

Shigaraki: You..! You're the worst of them! You're a damn nuisance! Now move! I've got a symbol to kill!

Aki stares at him blankly.

Aki: And if I don't? What are you gonna do about it?

Shigaraki bristled in rage at the tone.

Shigaraki: I'LL TEAR YOU TO PIECES THAT'S WHAT!

He threw his arms out as he spoke, like a child throwing a tantrum.

Aki: You can't make it anywhere near me. I'll just teleport away. And you're far too weak to keep up. Who's to say I won't run you ragged while you try to get me? Until you're so tired you can't resist arrest. You seem like the type to fall for that. But luckily for you, I can't do that.

Shigaraki looks like he's about to explode.

Kurogiri: Calm yourself Tomura Shigaraki! He's provoking you on purpose!

Aki: Is that what I'm doing? Maybe I'm stalling for backup. Maybe I'm just taking this chance to get a good look at a real man-child in the flesh.

Shigaraki: Tch... YOU LITTLE...

Kurogiri: Tomura Shigaraki no!

Shigaraki sprinted for Aki, hand out and ready to kill him. Aki didn't change his expression as he already sensed the pros arriving along with Iida. He knew he'd be fine. Unfortunately...

Midoriya: GET AWAY FROM HIM!

Midoirya screamed as he used One For All to jump for Aki.

Aki: No stop you idiot!

Shigaraki's other hand shot out towards Midoirya.

Shigaraki: FINE THEN I'LL KILL YOU BOTH!

His hands reached for both boys. Aki's senses narrowed and he temporarily forgot about the pros arriving at that very moment, his survival instincts kicking in. He took a step back and reached for the sword on his back. However, before he could unsheathe it...

BANG

A loud bang hit everyone like a grenade and a bullet tore through Shigaraki's hands. The same bullet hits both.

BANG

BANG

BANG

Several more shots followed as the villains who were recovering were hit with bullets. Everyone gasped and looked up at the top of the staircase.

???: I apologize everyone. We were quite late. But I gathered all the teachers here as quickly as I could.

A small rat/bear creature stood at the top of the stairs with his arms behind his back.

Midoirya, who had face planted seconds before after no longer having a target to hit, looked up.

Midoirya: I-it's Iida! And the pros!

Iida suddenly appeared and shouted.

Iida: YOUR CLASS REP HAS RETURNED! AND I'VE BROUGHT REINFORCEMENTS!

All the teachers then appeared.

Aki (thoughts): Did they time that so they could pose?

Kurogiri wasted no time. Having seen his companion lose control put him on edge, now that the pros were here he didn't wait for an order. And before anyone could react, he used his warp gate to swallow Shigaraki and then he began to warp them both.

Shigaraki: I may have failed this time All Might... But your days are NUMBERED! I WILL KILL YOU... SYMBOL OF PEACE!

His voice rang out through the building as they disappeared.

Aki scratched his head as he began walking away.

Aki (thoughts): Guess that's done with...

As he makes his way towards the stairs he blinks.

Aki: Oh right Midoirya.

He turns around and begins to walk over, hands in his jacket pockets.

Aki: Hey you okay Midoirya? That was super reckless you know?

All Might (thoughts): I'm glad he's looking out for his friend... But wait... IF HE SEES ME LIKE THIS...

Midoirya quickly realized the same thing. He put his hands up.

Midoirya: Kunihara wait! D-don't come over here.

He kept walking anyway, thinking Midoriya was refusing help because he didn't want to seem weak. Suddenly, Aki was alerted to something coming for him. Not an attack per se, but something resembling one. So he stopped dead in his tracks. A second later...

CRRRRRRRRRTTT

The cement on the ground suddenly formed into a wall in front of him. Aki looked over at the one responsible.

Cementoss: Please go back to your classmates at the front gate young man. Let us take care of the injured.

Aki's face gave away nothing but he nodded and turned. Seeing Bakugo Todoroki and Kirishima waiting for him.

Aki: Why are you guys still here?

Bakugo scoffed and crossed his arms.

Bakugo: Shitty hair wanted to stay to make sure you and Deku didn't get yourselves killed!

He pointed at Aki.

Bakugo: And where do you get off calling other people reckless! You could've gotten yourself killed!

Kirishima laughed.

Kirishima: Damn Bakugo you don't pull punches in the battlefield or with your friends huh?

Bakugo snapped back.

Bakugo: You're not my damn friends!

Aki groaned at the headache forming.

Aki: I was gonna teleport away at the last second. I would've been fine. I was baiting him to buy time for the teachers to get here.

Bakugo: You could've screwed it up!

Todoroki narrowed his eyes as the boys ascended the stairs.

Todoroki: That's clever, and cunning. You were able to make a call like that in this situation?

Aki side-eyed him.

Aki: Yeah. Why? It's not that big of a deal. Any of you could've done it. He's childish and immature, so attack his ego and he'll lose focus. Thus buying time.

Todoroki: Hm.

His gaze betrayed his blank reply. His mind was clearly reeling and going over every little thing about what Aki had said.

Bakugo: Tch... You stupid fucking nerd. If you were stronger you could've just beaten him up!

Aki's shoulders slumped.

Aki: I'll consider that for next time...

Bakugo shouted back.

Bakugo: Don't get smart with me!

Kirishima laughed heartily and the boys made it back to their classmates.

Todoroki (thoughts): He says it's not a big deal, and it wouldn't be, for a pro. My old man talked all the time about how to find and exploit opponents' weaknesses, though he was mostly obsessed with raw power. The way Kunihara spoke just now... Reminded me of Dad. Attacking an opponent verbally to make them lose focus and buy time... It's simple in theory but all of us were freaking out. Even I was feeling it. Now that I think back... Kunihara never actually changed his expression once during the time I saw him. Like none of it even registered with him. Maybe he just has trouble expressing himself...

Aki and the others were then escorted out by police. And they had all officially survived their first encounter with villains.

(A/N: Would you all like longer chapters like this? Or shorter ones that can spilt things up more)

Chapter 7: Suspicions Forming

AKI POV:

My classmates and I were all escorted out of the U.S.J. as the pros did their jobs. And I immediately had to resist a groan at what I saw. Parents. Almost everyone's parents were here.

(A/N: I know, this isn't canon. But I thought it could add something to this story. Sorry if you'd prefer I limit original stuff that Aki couldn't have influenced)

I saw several interesting faces. I saw a woman who looked to be in her early twenties or so. She looked like Todoroki. And he blinked in surprise.

Todoroki: Sis... What are you doing here?

She ran over and hugged him.

Todoroki's Sister: Shoto! You're okay right?! They didn't hurt you?

Todoroki looked unsure of what to do and looked at us like we could help him. I just shrugged. Bakugo scoffed before he got a pat on the back that was more of a slap on the back. I turned to see a woman who looked strikingly like Bakugo.

Bakugo: OW! What the hell was that for?!

She wrapped him in a playful headlock.

Bakugo's Mom: I knew you'd make it out alright! You're too stubborn to let some villains take ya down!

A man who appeared to be his father looked on from a few feet away. He seemed quite mild-mannered in comparison to his wife and son.

Kirishima: Mom!

Kirishima ran over to his mom, who gave him a hug. Just then, Todoroki's sister answered his question.

Todoroki Sister: The school called all your emergency contacts to alert them of what was happening. Dad unfortunately... Couldn't make it.

She smiled up at him with a sympathetic look. Todoroki suddenly gained a cold expression.

Todoroki: Like I care if that bastard couldn't be here... But it's typical.

Iida: M-MOTHER?! FATHER?!

Iida suddenly shouted as he saw his parents.

Wait a second... I put my house phone number as the emergency contact. So they must've been sent to voicemail.

I walked over to a nearby street lamp and leaned against it with my arms crossed. I saw Iida go and hug his parents and my other classmates did the same.

THIRD PERSON POV:

Aki watched on blankly as his classmates were met by their parents.

Jiro: M-mom?! Dad?! What are you doing here?!

Jiro's dad suddenly crashed into her and wrapped her in a tight hug.

Jiro's Dad: OH WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE OKAY KYOKA!

Her mom put a hand on her dad's shoulder.

Jiro's Mom: Honey you'll embarrass Kyoka...

Yaoyorozu: Mother?

Yaoyorozu's Mom also came and she hugged her daughter.

Yaoyorozu's Mom: I'm so glad you're okay Momo...

Aki noticed a woman frantically looking around as tears streamed down her face. She had the same green hair as Midoirya. He watched as she walked up to a police officer.

Midoirya's Mom: E-excuse me, ma'am, do you know where my son is?! His name is Izuku! Izuku Midoirya!

Aki pushed off the street lamp he was standing against and walked over casually with his hands in his jacket pockets.

Police Officer: I uh... I'm sorry I don't kn-

The police officer is cut off by Aki.

Aki: He's being taken to the nurse's office. She's healed these sorts of injuries before so he'll be fine.

Both looked over at him. Aki didn't change his expression even as the woman's tears overflowed even more and she bowed repeatedly.

Midoriya's Mom: T-thank you, young man!

She looks up at him again only to see that he was already walking away. She held a hand out but didn't call out to him.

Midoirya's Mom (thoughts): I was going to ask for that boy's name... He must be one of Izuku's friends.

As he walked over to the crowd of his classmates and their parents a voice called out to him. A cheerful voice. He also heard the click of heels and the clanking of metal.

???: Kunihara.

Aki stopped and looked over to see Midnight and Snipe standing there. He then looked down. He stepped back a bit in slight surprise.

Aki: Uh... Are you a rat?

The principal of U.A. High chuckled with a paw over his mouth before he stuck his arms out as he spoke.

Nezu: Maybe I am! I may also be a bear, a dog, who knows?!

Aki could immediately tell the kind of person Nezu was.

Aki (thoughts): This guy is smart. I need to be careful around him.

Aki didn't say anything and it was clear to the teachers and the principal that he wasn't interested in playing along with Nezu's banter, so Nezu got serious.

Nezu: I'm sure you've heard we contacted all of the students' emergency contacts, but you were the only student for whom we received no reply.

Aki continued to stare blankly.

Aki: Okay. Your point?

Both Snipe and Midnight furrowed their brows slightly at Aki's tone. It wasn't necessarily disrespectful, but such a clipped tone is rarely used with the principal. People, especially students are typically nervous around him and try and be overly polite. Nezu himself didn't seem to mind as he just smiled brighter. He found this student intriguing.

Nezu: We merely wished to know if you have a reliable way home. We're allowing the parents and other emergency contacts here to take you students home.

Midnight finished that train of thought.

Midnight: And since no one answered for you...

Aki nodded. Seeing where this was going.

Aki: Yeah, I'll be fine. Thanks.

He turned and walked off again. The three merely stood there and exchanged looks.

Snipe: Well that was... Interestin'...

Nezu's eyes gleamed with interest as he stared at Aki's back.

Nezu: Indeed. Quite the peculiar student.

Midnight tapped her whip against her thigh as she made a thinking expression.

Midnight: I'll say... The other students all appear shaken up at least a little. Even Bakugo and Todoroki who so far have shown themselves to be pretty much unshakeable. But it's like nothing even registered with that kid.

Snipe adjusted his hat and tried to reason.

Snipe: Could be a trauma response.

Back with the students and parents. Tsukauchi stood in front of them all.

Tsukauchi: Thank you all for coming out, you may take your children home.

Uraraka suddenly shouted.

Uraraka: What about Deku?!

Tsukauchi looked confused.

Iida: Yes! How is Midoirya?!

Tsukauchi: Ah yes, he's in the nurse's office right now getting treated. He'll be okay.

Tsu stepped forward with a worried expression.

Tsu: What about Mr. Aizawa and Thirteen?

Tsukauchi suddenly took his phone out and made a call. The one who answered was Aizawa's physician.

Physician (on-phone): He'll pull through. But unfortunately, there's a possibility of lasting damage to his eyes. As for Thirteen... Aside from some pretty bad lacerations to the back, she'll be fine as well.

Tsukauchi held the phone up to everyone as the woman on the phone spoke.

Tsukauchi: Well... There you go. Thank you, doctor.

He hung up the phone before looking back at everyone.

Tsukauchi: We will need to question your children at some point, but don't worry, you've all been through enough, so that can wait. So long as Principal Nezu says it's okay, you're free to go.

Nezu, having heard this while walking over raised his hands with a bright smile.

Nezu: Yes of course! Please do well to take care of yourselves, children!

At that, all Aki's classmates and their parents/family members made their way to their cars. And Aki watched as his classmates received more affection. Head pats, kisses on the head, side hugs, etc.

He looked down at the ground as he remembered his own father.

FLASHBACK

The afternoon sun beat down over the small island off the coast of the Yorbian continent. At the highest point of the island, the sound of wooden clacking filled the air as did quick steps and panting breath. A six-year-old Aki and his father sparred with bokken.

The young boy panted and sweat poured from his brow as he tried to keep up with his father.

Young Aki: Ah!

He shouted as he was hit with three clean strikes due to leaving himself open. And welts quickly began to form. His father stood over him.

Shiro: You left yourself open again Aki. When you attack you must always remember not to lose focus on the openings you're leaving. To fully master our family's style, you need to hone your fundamentals.

Aki sat up.

Young Aki: Ow...

He groaned as he held his side in pain. His eyes cast downward and filled with disappointment in himself. His father crouched and patted his head.

Shiro: Don't worry. You're doing a remarkable job for your age. Keep up your training and you could be the most powerful family head the Kunihara family has had in centuries.

The young Aki's eyes lit up.

Young Aki: Really?!

His father chuckled.

Shiro: Yes, my son. Now come on, let's get you some food.

Aki popped up and held his dad's hand as they walked to the market casually swinging his bokken and flipping it into a reverse grip. His father looked down.

Shiro: You seem to have a habit of holding your sword in an abnormal way. Perhaps it could be a sign of your personal style. You'll need to create and hone it after mastering Kunihara style. Only then can you wield our family's sacred blade. Passed down for centuries and imbued with the spirits of all the previous family heads.

Shiro then erupted into a coughing fit and Aki snapped back to the present.

FLASHBACK OVER

Tsukauchi and the teachers noticed his look. His face wasn't any different than it always was, but his eyes displayed a hint of envy.

Aki (thoughts): I'd forgotten about that... That's when I realized how I could make my personal style and Kunihara style work in tandem with each other. But dad's illness only got worse after that. I forgot what that feels like. Parental affection. And I've never felt motherly affection.

He watches some of his classmates try and resist the affection their parents were giving them out of embarrassment.

Aki (thoughts): They don't know how lucky they have it...

He then began his long trek home.

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The next day, the students were off from school. Aki used this chance to train as he always did. But little did he know he'd become the topic of conversation in a meeting taking place at U.A.

All of U.A.'s teachers gathered in a meeting room as well as Tsukauchi. Aizawa was still in the hospital but was on one of the big screens in the room on video call.

Tsukauchi: We did all we could but didn't find anything about this Tomura Shigaraki. Nor Kurogiri, the warp villain. We're still looking into it. All Might, you exchanged words directly with this Shigaraki character isn't that right? Anything you noticed?

All Might pursed his lips as the other teachers all looked over at the Symbol of Peace. He put his elbows on the table and interlocked his hands together. Resting his chin on the back of them.

All Might: Yes, and it's troubling. Something he said has been playing over and over in my mind. At one point, he made a comment that someone he called 'master' would quote 'like' the Quirk of one of the students.

Aizawa immediately spoke up from his hospital bed.

Aizawa: What student?

All Might: Young Kunihara. It was after the young man saved me from a fairly precarious position in my fight with that Nomu villain. He even ordered Nomu to disable him.

Tsukauchi didn't like where this was going and he widened his eyes slightly but kept his composure.

Snipe spoke up.

Snipe: Disable im'? Like, knock the kid out?

All Might nodded and Nezu lost his signature smile.

Nezu: And you said he spoke of someone called 'master'?

All Might nodded once again. Mic looked around and saw the grim expressions on Tsukauchi, All Might, and Nezu.

Present Mic: What's the problem? Isn't it like toooootally bumpin' that we figured out there's someone behind the scenes?

Midnight chimed in.

Midnight: Why do you all look like that?

Nezu spoke softly.

Nezu: The wording troubles me. This master person would 'like' Kunihara's Quirk? That can only mean a handful of things. And one of them makes more sense than the others.

Tsukauchi: You're saying he's back?

All Might nodded.

All Might: That's what I believe...

 

All For One must be back.

Vlad King scratched his head.

Vlad King: Wait a sec, you mean that villain people talk about online sometimes? I thought he was a myth.

All Might: No. He's very real. And he's the reason I'm in this weakened state.

The teachers who weren't aware of this all gasped in shock.

Midnight: If he managed to force you of all people into such a state...

Aizawa however stayed focused on Aki.

Aizawa: That can wait. What would he want with Kunihara? What about his Quirk?

All Might looked sick to his stomach.

All Might: All For One... Has the ability to steal Quirks.

Pin. Drop. Silence.

They couldn't believe it. Steal a Quirk? There were powers out there that let you mimic or copy a Quirk but steal it fully? They all sat in silence taking that information in, before Aizawa broke it.

Aizawa: So this Shigaraki... He thinks All For One would like Kunihara's quirk? Does that not mean he could be a target in the future?

All Might: It was more of a passing comment if anything... But we shouldn't rule it out.

Tsukauchi looked very hesitant suddenly, and Nezu picked up on it.

Nezu: What is it Tsukauchi?

He sighs heavily and taps some things on his tablet before a slideshow pulls up on the other big screen in the room.

Tsukauchi: Regarding Aki Kunihara... We've discovered something rather disturbing that happened during the attack.

They all tensed.

All Might: Disturbing?

Aizawa: What happened?

Midnight: That cute little thing?

Nezu smiled like he expected something like this.

Nezu: Why do you hesitate to tell us?

Tsukauchi shook his head.

Tsukauchi: It's not that. I'm just worried in general about what this could mean.

Aizawa: Get on with it. What is it?

Aizawa as always, was cold and to the point when it concerned a student of his.

Tsukauchi goes to the next slide. On it is the security camera footage of the moment Aki tried to cut off Shigaraki's hand. Paused.

Tsukauchi: When reviewing the security camera footage, we witnessed him push Shigaraki away from a fellow student. Tsuyu Asui.

The teachers exchanged looks.

Present Mic: Uh... My man... We already know that. The students mentioned it in their questioning, even Kunihara himself said that's what he did. It's all on record.

Aizawa narrows his eyes behind his bandages.

Aizawa: You noticed something else didn't you?

Tsukauchi: Yes.

He unpaused the clip and it shows Shigaraki dash for Tsu. Only for Aki to pop up from behind a rock. The teachers were all confused when they saw him make what looked like a throwing motion. Before he teleported to Shigaraki. As the students who witnessed the event described, the sword he was holding which he received from Yaoyorozu shattered, and then he kicked Shigaraki. Aki had moved so fast that the security camera hardly picked it up.

Tsukauchi: Upon further review, we found this.

He went to the next slide where two frames repeated. One showed Aki midair about to strike, the next? A flash of silver. Tsukauchi zoomed in on Shigaraki's wrist and pointed to it. The repeated clips showed the flash of silver clearly going for the wrist.

They all sat in silence and exchanged looks.

Present Mic: Yo... Are you saying... Kunihara... Tried to cut off a villain's hand?

All Might's eyes were wide as suddenly the rest of Aki's behavior started making more sense.

Aizawa looked down at his bed.

Aizawa: Damn it... I should've noticed this sooner. I stupidly figured it was Shigaraki's Quirk that made the sword shatter.

Snipe: Hey it's a reasonable conclusion to come to. You didn't know and we still don't know how his Quirk fully works.

Midnight looked stunned.

Midnight: How did he move so fast? Only a single frame picked it up?

Tsukauchi: I know. That's one of the reasons why I'm so troubled.

Aizawa's eyes narrowed.

Aizawa: One of the reasons?

Tsukauchi went to the next slide. On it, showed the picture of Aki taken from his school ID, as well as his records next to it. His file. His blank face looked almost chilling now that they had seen this footage.

Tsukauchi: After learning of what he attempted, we investigated him. I'm sorry we didn't consult you all first. But I couldn't believe what I was seeing and didn't want to come to you without knowing for sure something was up.

Tsukauchi's wording confirmed that they'd found something. And made the teachers tense even further, Vlad King however...

Vlad King: So what? He's insane then?!

He growled.

Vlad King: We let some flesh-hungry psycho kid into our school?!

Aizawa was quick to shut that down however.

Aizawa: Calling someone like Kunihara insane doesn't do it justice. He's way more complicated than that.

Vlad King shot up and pointed at the screen Aizawa was on.

Vlad King: So you're just gonna dismiss it entirely?! Come on Erasure! I know he's your student but a 15-year-old tried to mutilate someone without hesitation!

Aizawa kept a calm voice.

Aizawa: I'm not ruling the insanity out. He may be. He may not be. All I'm saying is that there's no way it's just that. Something about Kunihara has always been off. There's something way more complicated at play here.

Tsukauchi looked at Aizawa's screen.

Tsukauchi: How do you know? Can you elaborate? Have you noticed anything?

Aizawa: It's a gut feeling.

Vlad bristled.

Vlad King: Tch... We don't have time for-

Nezu's eyes lit up and he cut Vlad off.

Nezu: I've just remembered something important. It slipped my mind in all the chaos of the past 48 hours or so.

All Might: What is it?

Nezu hops off his chair and walks across the table over to Tsukauchi.

Nezu: Do you mind if I take over for a moment?

Tsukauchi stepped back, a silent way of letting Nezu know he could do what he needed to. Nezu then pulled up security footage from the main campus.

Nezu: The day of the attack, I was reviewing security camera footage to try and find any information regarding the breach that happened. And I noticed something odd. Ah, here it is!

He exclaimed as he clicked play and they all watched as the cafeteria exploded into chaos as the alarm went off and the students all tried to evacuate.

Nezu: Watch the back.

When their gazes drift back. They see Aki subtly stepping back before he suddenly turns and... Runs the opposite direction?

All Might: What's he doing?

Present Mic: Maybe he was trying to find a different way to evacuate..?

Midnight's sharp eyes caught something just before Nezu hit pause. But she kept it to herself for now.

Nezu: It was at this moment that I saw this bit of the footage that the report of the attack came. I may he a hyper-intelligent being, but these things can still slip my mind!

Aizawa picked up what Nezu was saying.

Aizawa: So you don't know what happened after?

Nezu shook his head and Midnight saw an opportunity to speak.

Midnight: Did any of you notice something off about the way he looked right before we paused?

They all exchanged looks.

Snipe: Uh no...

Snipe tilted his head.

Snipe: You sure ya ain't seein' things?

Midnight: Rewind it and watch him closely. Something definitely changes.

Nezu does as she says and upon closer inspection...

Tsukauchi: No she's right... I do see it.

It had appeared as though Aki was somehow transparent yet not all at the same time. He was clearly still there but something about him had definitely changed.

Vlad King: The hell..? Is it a problem with the camera?

Aizawa: I can't see it from here. He looks the same from my perspective. What are you all seeing?

Nezu's eyes gleamed with interest despite himself. The situation was serious and he was treating it as such. But he couldn't help the bit of excitement he felt at the prospect of this mystery.

Nezu: It appears Kunihara suddenly turns to a state of both transparency but at the same time... Normal.

Midnight nodded.

Midnight: Right. You can't literally see through him but it feels like you should be able to.

Aizawa: ...What?

The concept sounded insane to him. What could his colleagues mean? Transparency but not at the same time? How is that even possible given his Quirk? But, he trusted in them.

Aizawa: Alright... I'll need to see this for myself later. But keep playing. I wanna see what he does.

The clip continues and Nezu has to switch cameras constantly to keep up with Aki.

Present Mic: Man he's quick...

Aizawa narrowed his eyes.

Aizawa: Far quicker than I've ever seen him move...

Aki suddenly turned up the stairs and began to ascend them quickly.

Snipe muttered under his breath.

Snipe: The hell's he doin'?

Nezu then switched to a camera that was at the top of the stairwell, watching the door to the roof.

Midnight: The roof?

They watch as he tries to open the door before realizing it's locked. Then all of a sudden, his appearance returned to normal for a brief moment before he made some strange movements.

He crouched and flicked his wrist. Like he'd sent air under the door or something. Nezu then switched to the camera with a view of the roof. And Aki suddenly appeared before his appearance went back to the strange transparent and non-transparent way it was. Nezu pauses.

All Might: Wait a second... He needs line of sight to teleport doesn't he?

Aizawa: That's what his Quirk file says.

Tsukauchi purses his lips.

Tsukauchi: So he lied about that... But why lie about it? He'd get so much more attention from pros if they knew he didn't need line of sight to teleport.

Snipe nodded.

Snipe: Imagine the stealth missions you could pull off.

Midnight made a thinking expression.

Midnight: So why lie about it?

Nezu looked very interested.

Nezu: I believe he is holding back.

They all looked at Nezu.

All Might: Holding... Back? Are you sure? He's one of the top students in his class and maybe all of the first year.

Aizawa: I can't think of why he'd want to, but I think Nezu may have a point.

Tsukauchi takes out a notepad.

Tsukauchi: Could you explain why you think he's holding back?

Nezu began to pace on the table as he held a finger up.

Nezu: There's first and foremost the clip of him attempting to sever a villain's hand. The speed at which he did so was so fast that only a single frame picked it up. Do you know how fast he would have to be moving for that to happen? It also explains the katana's sudden destruction. Such a hastily made weapon that had already been used simply couldn't handle the force with which he struck. He constantly has justifications for his actions that are just plausible enough. Not to mention the fact that he can teleport even without line of sight, and he seemed to be moving much faster in this security footage than he has since entering this school.

All the teachers sat in silence and absorbed the information. Tsukauchi scribbled all of it down. All Might looked down at the table with a thoughtful expression.

All Might: But why? I can't figure out why he'd want to hide what he's capable of.

Vlad, ever the cynical one, scoffed.

Vlad King: We can worry about that later, right now let's finish watching this. I wanna see what he does now that he's on the roof. But I know one thing, this kid isn't who he says he is. And he's very dangerous.

Aizawa was about to say something to defend his student, but even he had to agree that Vlad had a point.

Nezu beamed.

Nezu: Yes! Let's!

He hits play again and it shows Aki seemingly notes the press, yet for some reason. He didn't leave after that. He started running across the roof. Clearly looking for something.

Present Mix: Yo... He saw the press didn't he? Surely that's what he was there for right? To see who broke in?

Aizawa cut his friend off.

Aizawa: Watch.

Aki suddenly stops and he seems to have spotted the breach. He does something very strange next. He crouches and seems to be writing in the air.

Midnight: He changed again!

Midnight's sharp eyes immediately noticed the change from his transparent-non-transparent state back to normal.

Nezu noticed him flick his wrist again before Aki teleported over to the breach. Nezu wanted to say something but figured they should finish the clip first.

All the teachers and Tsukauchi watch as Aki looks over his shoulder at Aizawa and Mic who are dealing with the press. As he does he goes back into that strange state that none of them can quite describe.

Vlad points at the screen.

Vlad King: There it is again!

Nezu scratches his chin with calculating eyes.

Nezu (thoughts): It happens almost every time after he uses his Quirk. The only outlier is when he first used this strange ability. So perhaps he can't use this ability and his Quirk simultaneously?

Nezu's hyper-intelligent brain worked tirelessly to decode everything it could about this strange boy.

On screen, Aki looked down at the breach and his expression gave nothing away, as it always does.

Mic: Man that kid doesn't react to anything! It would be easier to get a read on him!

Vlad scoffs with his arms crossed.

Vlad King: Yeah. It's unnerving.

He runs his fingers through the decayed gate and rubs his fingers together. The coarse material crumbling in his hand. After that, he stands up and looks back at Aizawa and Mic before vanishing back to the roof. From there they watch as he sneakily returns to where he was supposed to be. Nezu ends the security footage there and the room is silent for a moment before Nezu turns and starts to pace around on the table. Meanwhile, Tsukauchi puts his slideshow back up and the image of Aki's file reappears.

Nezu: So... This means he knew of the breach before any of us did.

Present Mic crosses his arms and leans back in his chair.

Mic: And said nothing...

Vlad slams the table to shoots up out of his chair.

Vlad: He's gotta be working with the villains!

He points at the picture of Aki.

Vlad: He's clearly unstable! And he inspected the breach?!

Aizawa immediately shut that down.

Aizawa: That's an insane leap in logic to ma-

Vlad cuts him off, turning and pointing at Aizawa's monitor.

Vlad: Is it?! How'd he even know it was there?

Midnight spoke up. Holding a hand up as she spoke.

Midnight: I don't think he did. He appeared as though he was looking for something.

Vlad: Come on Kayama! That's circumstantial at best!

Aizawa bristles at the claims being made against his student.

Aizawa: And so is your entire argument. Is Kunihara a liar, hiding several aspects of himself, including his power and skills? Yes. Is he a villain, I highly doubt it.

Vlad: You're just saying that because he's your student!

Aizawa sighs. But before he can snap back, Nezu chimes in.

Nezu: I agree with Mr. Aizawa. On both points. Earlier you said Kunihara is not a simple case. There are many things at play. The boy must have many layers.

Nezu smiles cheerfully and holds up a finger.

Nezu: Like an onion!

He then gets serious again.

Nezu: However, his actions so far have shown he's on our side.

Vlad goes to yell. But Nezu stops him with a simple shushing gesture.

Nezu: Take the end of the recent incident. Kunihara stepped in front of All Might who was running out of power. And he deliberately bought time by insulting the childish villain and turning the anger to him. If he were working with the villains, even if you argue he was doing it to gain our trust, it would be foolish. As any chance to kill All Might would be something he wouldn't dare give up. I believe that among other factors immediately disqualifies the villain theory.

Nezu's calm and cold logic proved effective in shutting down the arguments of the cynical Vlad King. Who sat down with a sigh and a slump.

Vlad King: Yeah... Makes sense.

He sighs and rubs his forehead.

Vlad King: Sorry about that. I know I can jump to conclusions but, I'm a better safe than sorry kinda guy.

Aizawa scoffed.

Aizawa: You've got a real tendency to assume the worst. Next time make sure it doesn't involve my student.

Vlad scoffed softly. Almost finding it funny how much Aizawa cares about his students.

All Might then stood up.

All Might: Nezu mentioned the time when Kunihara bought time for me. I don't think we should gloss over that.

Nezu perks up.

Nezu: I agree!

Tsukauchi chimes in.

Tsukauchi: I think now is a good time to start talking about the profile we've made regarding Kunihara, and anything we could add with your input.

Nezu sat back down in his booster seat and gestured to Tsukauchi as if to say, 'You have the floor'.

Nezu: Yes yes! Please!

Tsukauchi steps forward and reads from his notes as he talks.

Tsukauchi: Based on eye witness reports and observations made by classmates, we've gotten a bit of a profile made. Nothing concrete and it's still in the works. For starters, he portrays almost zero emotion even during high stress or life and death situations. Possible emotional numbness. He moves incredibly efficiently with no wasted movement. Even deliberately targeting weak areas of the body like the solar plexus and liver. Seems to lack basic social skills but clearly has an understanding of human psychology far beyond his age. From this, we've concluded that Aki Kunihara is an extremely intelligent individual with combat skills far exceeding those of the average first-year. He possesses seemingly honed battle instincts as noted by several of his classmates including Yaoyorozu who has the most experience with him in that setting. He did not hesitate to mutilate a villain, which leaves the possibility that he may not hesitate to kill a villain. That's all.

He bowed in thanks for them allowing him to speak. And the teachers and Nezu all took that in.

Mic: Man... It's hard to believe that he's just a first-year...

Midnight: Who knew all that was hiding behind such a cute face...

Snipe whistled.

Snipe: All these first years are wild. Quite the batch we caught this time 'round.

Vlad King: Now my theory doesn't seem so insane now does it?

He muttered under his breath. So no one caught it.

Aizawa was still silent. And Present Mic looked up at his monitor.

Mic: Well Sho? Whatcha thinking?

Aizawa sighs.

Aizawa: I'm mostly disappointed I hadn't noticed all of this sooner. I knew something about him was odd. But I figured he was just a weird kid who had trouble expressing himself.

All Might spoke with a gentle smile.

All Might: Don't beat yourself up... How could anyone have predicted this?

Nezu had been still this entire time with a focused expression. Snipe noticed this and looked over.

Snipe: You look like yer deep in thought over there Nezu. Think of somethin'?

Nezu speaks in a serious yet undeniably fascinated tone.

Nezu: All of this leaves the question... Where did he learn these things? What is his past?

Tsukauchi sighed and crossed his arms as he glanced at Aki's file onscreen.

Tsukauchi: That's what we're trying to find out. But as you can see his file is pretty bare. Gonna take some more digging. But we'll figure it out.

Nezu: Do you have any theories as to where he came from?

Tsukauchi chuckled.

Tsukauchi: No but I assume you do and you wanna share them.

Nezu laughed.

Nezu: Ah you know me so well!

He stands on the table again and paces back and forth as he speaks like he's solving a riddle.

Nezu: He couldn't have learned these things from any school or even any known training courses for children with heroic potential. I believe he must be from some sort of unknown training program or perhaps even an experiment like yours truly.

He did a mock bow.

Nezu: His lack of social skills despite clearly understanding psychology to a high degree, suggests an isolated upbringing.

He spread his arms out with a cheery grin.

Nezu: But these are all just theories. We'll need to keep investigating to know for sure!

Everyone just looked back and forth at each other like this was a regular occurrence, Nezu going on a tangent about something that interested him.

Tsukauchi: Right. I suggest putting him under some sort of psych evaluation. But don't let him know. Keep it discreet.

Aizawa instantly shuts that down.

Aizawa: That won't work, he's way too cunning for that. He'll see our intentions from a mile away.

Nezu makes a thinking expression before snapping his fingers and holding a paw up.

All (thoughts): Seriously how does he snap like that...

Nezu: How about this then? We place him under administrative psychiatric watch. We will observe the boy and bide our time. Noting down anything we think may be relevant. It appears this mystery will have to be solved one step at a time. Ah, these are my favorite mysteries!

The faculty all nodded along. And it was official. Aki was, unbeknownst to him, under strict watch by the staff of U.A. and was being actively investigated by Tsukauchi and the police.