Hikaru grinned in the mirror, noting how slick his new uniform looks on him.
I've always wondered why they made heroes in training wear uniform when it probably gets in the way of movement, but this…
The uniform felt like high quality sports wear more than anything else. It clung to his body near perfectly, and the material felt stronger than typical clothes.
"The UA budget really knows no bounds, huh?" He said to no one in particular. From today onwards, he was on a timer. Unfortunately for Hikaru, the timer counted down until a near immortal old man finally brought his plans to fruition.
All for One scared the living shit out of Hikaru. He had no idea how they had managed to beat the monster in the anime, but he wasn't going to sit around and wait for whatever miracle had occurred in the show to save him. Hikaru's quirk wasn't truly that powerful in the grand scheme of things, but he refused to believe that it decided his limits. Man may not be created equal, but nothing stopped him from trying everything he possibly could to reach heights that were supposedly beyond him.
By the time All for One would emerge, Hikaru would barely be a young adult. He REFUSED to die an early death once again. He would die ONLY and ONLY after he had left his mark on the world and had spent a good few decades on it.
"Hey divine chalk stick! You're watching me, right? Wish me luck you sick bastard."
And with that, he wished his parents goodbye and left his home.
UA was still as impressive as he remembered, the building far bigger than any academy has right to be, with land stretching far beyond what Hikaru could see. He had decided to come early to ensure he wouldn't be jumped by unexpected encounters. ESPECIALLY one particular hyperactive pink head with zero self-awareness.
Hatsume had successfully infiltrated UA without them realizing they let in a walking fire hazard. Hikaru pitied whoever would be assigned to teach her with the bottom of his heart.
Better them than me, eh?
Passing through other empty classes, Hikaru was imcpressed by how clean the campus was. For a building of its size, with no visible cleaning staff, a quirk must be helping keep it tidy.
The door to his classroom was massive. Big enough to let in an elephant levels of massive.
As a side effect, the door invoked intimidation onto whoever looked at it. Was that intentional too?
Pushing open the door, Hikaru let out a snort. The classroom was exactly as it had been in the anime, albeit at the moment it was currently empty – save for the singular boy sitting on his seat with a posture so stiff he looked like a statue.
Sitting in his seat at the back, was an annoyingly familiar boy with glasses. His hair was brushed in one direction, his glasses shining almost impossibly bright, and his uniform somehow even neater than Hikaru's.
Of course, this dude came earlier than me. How did I not think of this.
"Greetings classmate!" The boy said upon getting up. "I remember you from the entrance exam! Were you not the student being disturbed by the boy with blond hair?"
Hikaru grinned. "Yup that's me. Hikaru Amateru, the greatest hero you've never heard of."
Tenya Lida smiled back at me. "Tenya Lida. I look forward to learning with you!"
Huh, maybe the loudmouth ain't so bad after all.
After completing his introduction, the boy robotically went right back to his seat. His arms moved like they hadn't been greased properly. The people here certainly are unique.
Hikaru quietly sat down onto his seat and waited for class to begin. As time went on, more and more classmates poured in, and Hikaru found himself recognizing them. The pink alien girl, the tall dude with lots of arms, the dude with a tail, they were all characters he had once seen through a screen.
And then came Katsuki Bakugo. Glaring at everything in sight like it had insulted his mother, he stomped towards his seat. He stopped mid stomp when his eyes met Hikaru's.
"You!" He yelled, immediately coming towards Hukaru.
Hikaru raised his hand in greeting. "Yo Boomboy. I see you're as angry-dog coded as ever."
If this was an actual anime, Bakugo would have had steam coming out of his ears.
"The fuck did you say to me? I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
"That's cute." Hikaru said, leaning forward just as he had the last time the boys had talked.
"By the time I'm done with you, you'll have a face only a mother would call cute." Bakugo growled. The boy leaned forward as well, glaring into Hikaru's eyes. "You got lucky last time. Mark my words, I'm going to crush you sooner rather than later."
Hikaru leaned forward. "Try me, second place."
That finally made him snap. He moved his head towards mine and immediately head bumped me.
Hikaru, predicting the head bump before it could happen, reacted by pushing his head forward as well.
The boy's heads met with a sickening crack.
"Got a thick skull there. No wonder nothing gets into your brain!" Hikaru muttered, gritting his teeth.
"I could say the same for you, you shitty mirror."
"How creative, Boombitch."
"Let's see how creative you are after you have a mirror up your ass." Bakugo had veins popping in his neck from exertion.
Both boys would have likely stayed in that position till one conceded, if not for what happened next.
"Is that… yaoi?" Hikaru heard a girl say.
What the fuck?
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU SAY, PINKY?" Bakugo roared, turning towards the poor girl who had said it. The pink girl, to her credit, did not show an ounce of fear. A sadistic smile crept onto her face.
"Well.." She said, her eyes glinting. "You and mirror boy have been shoving your faces upon each other every time you meet. What else is a girl supposed to think?"
Hikaru, to his credit, chose to remain calm in face of the horrendous accusation.
Fuck I'm going to puke.
"I would appreciate it if you took that back." Hikaru said. "No matter how much Boomboy over here wishes otherwise, I'm straight."
Bakugo, eyes twitching in rage, wised up and went back to his seat.
"This isn't over shitty mirror." He hissed.
Huh, would you look at that. No desks blown up. No bodies on the floor either. Bakugo might not be as out of control as I thought.
Looking around, Hikaru noticed a certain broccoli head had made it into class without any incident and was currently chatting it up with Lida and a brown-haired girl.
Oh, its gravity girl. Deku has surprisingly good taste there.
Calling what the boy was doing talking would be an exaggeration. Words tumbled out of his mouth as if they had all been stuck in an elevator together until the kid had opened his mouth. Izuku's eyes looked anywhere BUT towards the people he was talking to, and his voice was barely more coherent than mumbles.
Yup. That's the future symbol of hope right there. Real inspiring.
It was then that Hikaru's sixth sense told him to look sideways. It appeared Hikaru wasn't the only one staring at the new arrival.
Bakugo's face was contorted in frustration, rage, and what appeared to be confusion.
He isn't exploding immediately. That's bad news.
Hikaru's experience, little as it may be, told him that when a bomb stops beeping one can usually expect an explosion.
If I remember the show correctly, that's exactly what happened too. Man, this dude has so much potential too. If he could cool it a little, he would probably be one of the only few I would consider a competitor for my goal.