Chapter 3: The Entrance Exam and the First Day
—Midoriya household—
Izuku woke up early that morning to get his morning exercise routine out the way. His mother cooked breakfast, which he inhaled in seconds.
Just before he left for the entrance exam his mother stopped him.
"Izuku... sweetie, I'm so proud of you". Inko states as she hugs her son lovingly.
"Thanks mom, and thanks for believing in me all these years". Izuku replies having forgiven his mother for the whole apology thing when he was 4.
After that he took off for UA, on foot, the whole 10 kilometres.
—UA gate—
When Izuku arrives at the gates of UA university is was in a cloud of dust as he came to an instant stop.
He looked up at the dazzling gate and soaked in the atmosphere he'd be immersed in for the next three years.
Unfortunately the moment was unceremoniously ruined by a certain someone...
"Get out of my way Deku you air stealing waste"! Bakugo shouted right behind Izuku.
"The path in 15 feet wide Bakugo, so I highly doubt I need move for you to get by". Izuku replied already exhausted with today.
Bakugo didn't respond and just went around him.
Izuku then took a deep breathe and proceeded.
As he walked, however, a girl with brown hair and round face raced by clearly in a hurry. The girl tripped on what looked to a be a trap tile. With a gust of wind and a burst of motion, he swiftly caught the girl from falling flat on her face.
"Are you alright miss"? Izuku asked gentlemanly.
Yeah, I kinda tripped there. Thanks for helping out. You got caught me pretty fast, do you have some kind of speed quirk"? She asked as her cheeks blushed in embarrassment.
"Nope, I'm quirkless". Izuku stated blatantly.
"Then how did you...? Why are you applying here"? She asked bemused and confused.
"Simple, I'm strong, you'll see. Oh, we should probably hurry up though. We don't wanna be late... by the way what's your name"? Izuku replied requesting her name.
"Ochaco Ururaka, what's yours"? The girl responded brightly.
"Izuku Midoriya, at your service". Izuku replied suavely, remembering how his mother taught to speak to girls.
Ochaco blushed again at that.
—Test room—
The initial written test was easy, especially to Izuku. His intuitive aptitude allowed him to swiftly comprehend and understand most subjects, that along with his natural heroic and tactical nature made answering the questions a doddle.
Afterwards the applicants were all moved into a massive auditorium where the voice heron himself, Present Mic, walked out and greeted them.
As the hero teacher was explaining the practical exam he was interrupted by a blue hair boy in glasses across the room form Izuku. The boy demanded why Mic was talking about only three villain robots and not the four on the leaflet they'd been given, he even accused the school of negligence. He then turned to Izuku and told him to stop mumbling, a habit he'd picked up over the years when reading things which was a combination of both Izuku and Garou's tendencies.
Izuku immediately told the guy to shut up as he was the one being a distraction not him, and that if he hadn't interrupted the teacher Mic would already be explaining the fourth robot. Mic then intervened before things got out of hand and explained the fourth bot, the zero pointer.
—Practical exam prep area—
After the seminar on what to and not do the students were all sent to lockers to change into their desired clothes for battle. Izuku had dawned something familiar from his old life, a black skintight shirt, white baggy trouser, and martial arts flats.
When the changing concluded all the students were spilt up into different groups and sent to different zones, presumably to stop teamwork amongst familiars.
As Izuku stood patiently he recognised Ururaka a few meters away, she looked somewhat nervous. He decided to be the Good Samaritan and walk over to help out.
On his way the blue haired stick on the mud tried to grab him but he just released a fraction of his killing intent to get him to back off. The boy immediately recoiled in fear and almost fell over.
"Hey Ururaka, you all right"? Izuku asked with a best smile.
"Oh hey there Midoriya. Yeah I'm fine, just a bit nervous is all". She replied as she blushed a bit.
"Then how about I help out. I can teach you a mantra that helps relaxation". Izuku offered kindly.
"That'd be great, thanks a bunch". She replied in a bouncy tone.
Eventually the socialising had to end unfortunately as Present Mic reappeared and announced that the exam would be starting soon.
The massive doors to the mock city then opened as if they acted as the gates to a Dark Souls boss.
Then suddenly...
"AND GO"! Mic shouted over the intercom.
Izuku immediately shot off like a rocket leaving all the others students confused.
"WHY ARE YOU GUYS WAITING THEIR ARE NO COUNTDOWNS IN LIFE, GO GO GO"! Mic shouted causing everyone else to go.
—Teachers viewing gallery—
"We appear to have a semi-decent crop this year". A man in a red suit with white states as he views the screens.
"And so many vigorous youths, oh I'm getting all tingly". A woman with black hair in a skintight catsuit states.
"Remember though, quantity means nothing if the quality is subpar". A man with a skull like mask states.
"Hey y'all, check out site 4, the robits are bein' shredded". A man in a gas mask with an American accent points out.
All the teachers then looked at the screen and where stunned. A boy with green hair was jetting around the test site absolutely rocking all the robots he came across.
He encountered a 2-pointer which shot at him with its machine guns, and caught all its rubber bullets... and then threw them back with enough force to pepper the bot with holes.
A 3-pointer then fired several missiles at him which he casually deflected into other robots. He then rushed the robot and beat it to death.
"Who is this magnificently skilled and talented young man". The woman asks with a gleam in her eye.
"Izuku Midoriya from Ryloth High School, top student, attended numerous dojos... and quirkless". The man with the skull mask explained causing everyone to do a double take.
"My, my, I don't remember the last time we have a quirkless applicant, how exciting". A rat, bear, dog thing stated.
"It's him, from the sludge villain incident". Yagi thought to himself.
"Let's see if those fancy skills of his can help him against our trump card". A lazy looking man who looked and smelt homeless states as he pushes a big red button.
—Mock city—
In the testing site Izuku was having a blast, he rarely got to fully unleash his strength on opponents, but here he could go full force without worry.
Good thing too, seeing as he'd taken to using his Whirlwind Iron Cutting Fist technique to slice apart the robots.
Then suddenly the ground began to rumble, and a building in front of him began to collapse. For a moment Izuku thought I'd was a centipede from his old world, but when the smoke cleared he relaxed.
It was just the zero pointer.
Measuring it he determined it to be a mid-demon level threat, compared to the low-tiger levels of the other robots. However, it's sheer size did remind Izuku of Orochi, that monster, he never did get to rematch him. Wonder whatever happened to him.
Anyway, he recalled that Mic said the zero pointer was worthless and should he avoided. He was initially going to take that advise seeing as he'd accumulated over 90 points if he was counting correctly.
However...
"SOMEONE HELP ME"! A familiar voice cried out.
Izuku immediately turned towards the voice to see Ururaka pinned under a large slab on concrete. Instantly he rushed to her aid.
"We really need to stop meeting like this Ururaka". Izuku quipped as he smashed the concrete with one hand freeing Ururaka.
"Thanks, now let's get out of here". She replied only to stumble.
"Ouch. I think I've sprained my ankle". She states.
"Then I'll just have to carry you". Izuku replies as he princess carries her out of danger.
He finds another student whom he hands her to and tells them to keep her safe.
"What are you going to do"? Ururaka asked.
"I'm going to show why I belong at UA". Izuku replied before rushing towards the mechanical monstrosity preparing one of his ultimate techniques.
"Whirling Wind... Water Stream... ROARING AURA SKY RIPPING FIST"!! Izuku cries out as he unleashes an uppercut so ferocious it split the zero pointer in twain and set its remains flying.
—Teachers viewing gallery—
The teachers were stunned, this supposedly quirkless student had just split the the zero pointer in half... with an uppercut.
"I have a feeling this years going to be very interesting". The strange chimera states as his fellow teachers all converse with one another.
—Aftermath—
After splitting the massive machine an alarm blasted stating they rest had ended and Izuku went to check on Ururaka who was currently being checked on by a hero he recognised, Recovery Girl.
She asked Izuku what if he was injured, to which he replied he was unharmed. He then saw that Ururaka had passed out, he decided to stay a while to help her out, he knew from experience that waking up in strange places can be disorientating.
By the time Ururaka woke up it was past 3 in the afternoon. She thanked Izuku for saving her and he accepted the thanks, he then offered to walk home with her if wanted.
Blushing at the request, she explained that she was living alone in an apartment close to UA whilst her parents where in Mie. In response he offered her to come to dinner if she wants the company. That just caused her to blush even more, she unfortunately declined but he left the offer standing.
—Midoriya household—
When Izuku got home he told him mother about his experience, the test, and Ururaka... probably shouldn't have mentioned her.
His mother was extremely proud of him and them tears him about Ururaka for an hour straight.
After that they cooked dinner together and celebrated.
—Three weeks later—
After nearly a month of waiting, it had finally arrived. Izuku was relaxing in his room playing on his Switch 9 when his mother burst in waving a letter around.
"It's here Izuku, your letter from UA". Inko cried out enthusiastically.
Immediately Izuku grabbed the letter and sliced it open causing a small holo-emitter to fall out. He pushed the on button with some trepidation.
"Greetings, Izuku Midoriya, I am 1As homeroom teacher, Shouta Aizawa, and I'm here to inform you that you passed the exams required to enter the hero course. On the written test you scored 98%, which gets you into the general education, but you also into the hero course due to your scores in the physical exam. Where you not only scored 107 villain points, but 60 hero points, that's right you heard me, hero points, what kind of hero school only grades their students on villains hospitalised"? The man named Aizawa stated in a voice so dry it made the Sahara seem like an ocean.
"Congratulations on passing, see yo day one goodb..., what? Do I have to say it? Ok fine. Welcome you your hero academia". He stated after arguing with someone outside the recorders field of view.
He got it... he actually got in!
Inko immediately hugged her son compassionately as they both cried tears of joy.
—First day—
Today was the day, Izuku would take the next big step towards his dream of becoming a symbol of hope.
His mother had just finished fixing his tie, even with 36 years of memories he still couldn't fix one.
Inko then stood back and admired her son.
"Izuku sweetie... you look so cool". Inko statys as he blushes with pride.
"Thanks mom, I really appreciate it". Izuku replies as they embrace each other.
After the high Inko went over all things Izuku needed, which he'd checked and double checked. Finally after all that he left for his first day at UA... on foot.
When Izuku arrived at the glorious gates of UA, he remembered something... he had no clue where 1A was.
He began roaming the hallways looking for anyone to ask directions from, until someone with a kind aura put a hand on his shoulder.
"Hey their little listener, you lost"? Present Mic asked.
"Uuhhmm... yes sir I'm looking for 1A". Izuku replied.
"Then follow me please". Mic replies and Izuku complied.
However, he was too busy checking his uniform to notice something... we was no longer on the lecture room section of the university, he was no in front of the Deans office.
"Wait... am I in trouble for some reason"? Izuku thought to himself as he ran through his memory to see if he'd done anything.
"I can see your confusion all over your face little listener, but don't worry the Dean just wants to confirm a few oddities about you". Mic stated vaguely before opening the door.
The Deans office was humble yet extravagant, the design was simple yet Izuku could tell all the material in it cost a fortune, Izuku saw that Recovery Girl was sitting on one of the sofas and their was a strange animal at the main desk.
"Ahh, young Midoriya welcome, I can tell you want to know how who I am. Well, am I a bear, a rat, a dog, whatever I am I'm the Dean of UA, Nezu". The Dean introduced himself.
"A pleasure to meet you sir, but ummm... why am I here"? Izuku asked hoping he want in trouble.
"It's about your... unique abilities, shall we say". Nezu states and Izuku immediately caught on.
"This is about me putting quirkless on my application isn't it". Izuku states.
"Correct. Which is why I would like recovery girl here to take a blood test to confirm it". Nezu requests as Recovery Girl approaches him.
"You could just check my medical records, I've had every test possible done". Izuku replies as he lets the university nurse draw some blood.
"We just like to be thorough here. Now that that's taken care of, I'll have Present Mic escort you to your homeroom". Nezu states as he waves goodbye to Midoriya.
—1A classroom—
Mic did in fact escort Izuku to the right place this time and as soon as he entered he felt tired.
"Take your feet of your desk this instant, it is rude and disrespectful to the university". The boy with blue hair whom he met at the entrance exam yells, specifically at one Katsuki Bakugo.
"Shit up four-eyes, did your old school put a stick up your ass of something". The blonde replies angrily.
Izuku was about to say something witty but was interrupted by a girl with pink hair and skin, horns, and black eyes with yellow irises.
"It's him, the new record holder". She cries out as the rest of the students look his way.
"You"! Blue hair says, approaching Izuku.
"My name is Tenya Iida, and I must apologize for my behavior, you both clearly understood the test better than I and I was wrong to accost you before it began". Iida states as he performs a perfect 90 degree bow.
Meanwhile Bakugo was just seething in own resentment.
"I recognise that curly green hair. Hey Midoriya". A rather familiar voice states from behind him.
"Heeyyy Ururaka, you got in that's incredible". He replies has his young adult brain tells him she looked nice in the uniform.
As the two conversed, others in the class discussed Izuku breaking the UA entrance record.
"So he's the guy that scored even higher than All Might did back in the day"? A boy with ted spiky hair asks.
"Wasn't the old record something like 140-150 or something". A girl with purple hair and jacks in her ears asks.
"Fuckin, cheatin, Deku". Bakugo grumbled.
"Cheating? Hell do you mean by that"? The purple hairs girl asked.
"What was that weird ears". Bakugo snapped in response.
"She was just asking what you meant by 'cheating', no need to snap at people like that". A rather voluptuous girl with raven black hair states.
"How could anyone cheat on the entrance exam". A boy with blonde hair with a black streak asked.
"BECAUSE DEKU IS FUCKING QUIRKLESS"! Bakugo scream in anger causing the entire class to stare at him.
"Excuse me... but... who is Deku"? The black haired girl asked incredulously not liking that how she may be in a room with a quirkist.
"He means me". Izuku states.
"Deku is a name he calls me which just means 'useless' on account of me being quirkless". Izuku states not seeing any reason to lie, they'd find out sooner of later may as well get the reveal done and over with.
"Manly". The red haired boy mutters under his breathe in reference to Izuku breaking the record without a quirk.
Just then, before the conversation could continue, Izuku sensed someone sneaking behind him.
*STOMP
"Good, you notice my presence. As for the rest of you if your here to make friends or enemies then leave now". A man who reeked of cheap coffee in a sleeping bag stated as he rose up, letting the coffee smell infect the room.
"And you would be"? Izuku asked.
"Names Aizawa, and I'm your homeroom teacher. Put these on and meet me outside on the testing field". Aizawa states as he opens up one of the desks to reveal they had sports uniforms in them.
"Hold on. How do we know your telling the truth"? Izuku asked causing everyone to stop and stare.
"Because I'm your teacher and you saw me in the holo-emitter messages the university sent out". Aizawa replied annoyed.
"Yeah but now that I'm getting a good look at you, you seem less like a hero teacher, and more like a homeless guy". Izuku states annoying Aizawa further.
"Why are you asking so many questions"? He asks.
"Why do you smell like you haven't showered in over a fortnight"? Izuku counter asked.
At this point the class was on Izuku's side, this man definitely didn't seem like teacher, or hero material.
"Look we can stand around illogically wasting time or we can get a move on it's your choice". Aizawa states rather indignantly as he left for the testing area.
"So... what do we do"? A shirt boy with purple balls on his head asks.
"Yeah, this could be a trap". A girl with frog-like features states.
"Then I guess we best string that trap". Izuku states, as he picks up his sports uniform.
—Testing area—
After around 15 minutes, the class found themselves at the testing area in their sports uniforms.
"You're all going to perform the standard fitness tests you have done in the past as dictated by the government, but this time you will use your quirks". Aizawa states getting confused looks from the class.
"It seems you don't understand, can I have a volunteer for an example"? Aizawa requests.
"I'll show them." Bakugo confidently stated as he walks forward and annoying Iida and a red haired student that had raised their hands.
How far did you throw in middle school"? Aizawa ask completely unwilling to waste time fixing Bakugo's manners.
"67 meters". Bakugo answers proudly.
"Well, get up there and throw with your quirk". Aizawa says.
"Are you sure"? Bakugo asks with a toothy grin.
"As long as you stay in that circle anything goes". Aizawa says.
"Cover your ears everyone".Izuku calls out as several students immediately comply.
"DIE"! Bakugo yells as a massive explosion launches the ball out of sight.
"You all need to know where you're starting." Aizawa says, holding up his device which shows that Bakugo threw his ball over 700 meters.
As the class excitedly comments on the free use of quirks, Aizawa visibly scowls before threatening expulsion for the worst student immediately scaring everyone and putting them on edge, all but one.
"And what gives you the right to expel us after knowing us for less than an hour"? Izuku asks.
"My right as your teacher and as a pro heroes. If you don't go all out I have the right to shunt you down to general education or outright expel you". Aizawa replies.
"I bet it's because you're just lazy". Izuku bluntly states causing everyone to look at him.
"Excuse me"? Aizawa asks insulted.
"You heard me, I bet you want to get this done and over with as soon as possible, just you can get back to your manky little sleeping bag and not have to put in any extra effort. Your should know that just testing our quirks means nothing in the long run if our physical capabilities aren't up to par. And here I thought you'd understand that... Eraserhead". Izuku states exposing Aizawa's hero identity.
"Alright then, everyone's doing the tests twice now, once with your quirks, and once without. Is that acceptable". Eraser replies through clenched teeth.
"Very much so". Izuku replies as the tests begin.
—50 meter dash—
Izuku got the fastest with him only taking a mere 0.065 seconds both times.
The second fastest was Iida at 3.4 seconds.
—Grip strength—
Izuku precisely griped the machine to its maximum as he didn't want to break it.
In second place was a six armed boy named Shoji who got 540 kilograms.
—Standing long jump—
Izuku jumped the entire sandbox and then some with ease.
In second place came the frog girl Tsu, as she insisted everyone call her, who also cleared the sandbox.
—Repeated sidesteps—
Izuku moved from side to side so quickly that he began leaving afterimages.
In second place came the boy with purple balls on his head named Mineta, who used said balls as bouncy walls to bounce between.
—Endurance running—
Izuku ran and ran continuously and showed no signs of slowing down.
Second place when to the black haired mature girl Yaoyarozu who created a solar powered scooter.
—Seated toe-touch—
Izuku effortlessly folded his entire body in half.
The pink girl Mina got second thanks to her flexibility.
—Sit-ups—
Izuku dominated as he when up and down consistently for the entirety of the allotted time.
Bakugo came second through sheer willpower but was still completely overshadowed.
—Ball throw—
After everyone else had thrown the ball twice, Izuku stepped up to throw. The only rule was simply to not leave the circle. He wound up and prepared to throw the ball when something wrapped around his throwing arm.
Choosing not to send whatever was attached to that thing skyward he stopped and looked at Eraserhead.
"Something wrong Eraserhead"? He asked.
"What the hell is going on with you? Your application states that your quirkless, and yet your effortlessly dominating these tests, explain". Erase demanded.
"Simple, when I was younger I realised that if I want to be a hero I needed more than just my morals, I needed strength. So I trained and acquired some, it's as simple as that". Izuku replies as he unwraps his arm and the class look at him with bewildered looks.
"May I throw the ball now"? He asks sarcastically.
Eraser just nods.
Izuku throws the softball with all his might, and it scattered the sound barrier.
Eraser looked at his tablet to get the results.
"11,000 kilometres". He states as everyone's jaws drop.
"I'm just going to bring up the whole list. It's not worth going over each individual score". Eraser informed the class as he clicked the device in his hand. A hologram appeared and listed off their names from first to twentieth place.
—Quirk Assessment Ranks—
Midoriya Izuku
Yaoyorozu Momo
Todoroki Shoto
Bakugo Katsuki
Iida Tenya
Tokoyami Fumikage
Shoji Mezo
Kirishima Eijiro
Ojiro Mashirao
Ashido Mina
Uraraka Ochaco
Koda Koji
Sato Rikido
Asui Tsuyu
Aoyama Yuga
Sero Hanta
Kaminari Denki
Jiro Kyouka
Hagakure Toru
Mineta Minoru
—Quirk Assessment Ranks—
"By the way the whole expulsion thing was a lie. You're all dismissed, except your you Midoriya". Erase states.
"Need something sir"? Izuku asks.
"Are you really quirkless or is this just some giant joke"? Eraser asks curiously.
"Does it matter, I came first in every test, whether on not I have a quirk is moot point now. Why? You gonna expel me if I am"? Izuku replies stunning Eraser.
"No. But what does matter is that I could tell you where holding back the entire time, and I can expel you for that". Eraser states.
"Would you have rather I break all the equipment and dishearten my classmates, that doesn't seem very logical". Izuku replies with a smirk.
"No it doesn't. However, I find this very logical. Izuku Midoriya I challenge you to a spar, decline or lose and I will expel you". Eraser states shocking the class.
"Challenge accepted. Any rules"? Izuku replies as he assume an unknown combat stance.
"First to surrender, that's it". Eraser replies as he too takes a combat stance.
The two started each other down for what seemed to be an eternity, then suddenly... and without warning.
"Go". Eraser cried out as he attacked.
The fight had begun... and then reality set in.
Eraser was completely overwhelmed, Midoriya was stronger, faster, tougher, and far more skill than he was, to such a degree that the boy even used only one arm to fend of his teacher.
Easer didn't know what to do on this situation, his quirk was useless and his physical condition came up short against this young man. He needed a strategy but it wouldn't come to pass.
Izuku's arm snaked past Erasers defence and grabbed his right ear, the hero was then yanked by said ear into a horizontal position in midair before the force fire him to spin rapidly only to be kicked across the field.
He tried to recover only for Midoriya to immediately fall upon him with a kick which he barely managed to dodge as the attacked cratered the ground.
Midoriya then rushed him...
"I surrender". Eraser stated swiftly causing Izuku to stop dead in his tracks.
Said tracks being a kick to the head which stopped just shy of a few centimetres but still let out a small shockwave.
"He was holding back right"? A guy with large lips asks his classmates.
"No, I didn't go easy on Midoriya, it wouldn't be logical. He completely outclassed me". Erase admitted but then realised that the class saw everything.
"Why are you all still here I did you were dismissed, and get your information packets they're in the homeroom". Eraser says as they all begin to leave.
"I'm sorry". He states as Izuku passes him causing the boy to stop.
"I'm sorry for calling you out like that, I just needed to make sure you knew what you were getting into. Being a hero isn't just some hobby, it's a job, and a dangerous one at that". He admits.
"I'm sorry for calling a lazy teacher. I just needed to ensure you were willing to put the effort into to actually training us". Izuku replies.
"From what I've seen so can't teach you a thing". Eraser admits glumly.
"We'll see, sensei". Izuku reply's with a smile.
"Damnit, I've got a real problem child on my hands this year". Aizawa thought to himself as he passed a few bushes.
"You can come on out All Might, if you wanted to speak to them you missed your chance". Aizawa uttered causing the bushes to russell.
"Eraserhead you liar, you expelled your entire class last year and now your keeping them all, going soft are we? And what was with that challenge to young Midoriya"? All Might asks curiously.
"You wanted to confirm he was quirkless, and I did so in my own way. He's got no quirk just a helluva lot of strength and skill, I think he bruised a few ribs". Eraser replied.
"Young Midoriya, I must speak with you". All Might thinks to himself.
—UA gate—
After picking up their information packets the students all waited outside the main gate to speak with the classes anomaly.
Izuku would learn his classmates names tell them yet again that, yes, he was in fact quirkless. He and his new friends, finally got some of those, then began simply talking about life. Izuku then suggests they all go out to eat to celebrate surfing their first day together.
All except two agreed, Bakugo for obvious reasons, and Todoroki who just wordlessly walked off.
Speaking of Bakugo, did ego had taken a significant bruising today, not only had Deku come first, where he was suppose to e, but he came in fourth, FOURTH!! Not even a podium finish, he lost out to Icy-hot and bimbo. But it didn't matter, this was just a stumbling block on his path to greatness, he'll show them all and he'll get the respect he so rightfully deserves. He just had to be patience.
This is going to be difficult.