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Chapter 3 - Chapter Three: Sludge Monster

(Two years later...)

KATSUKI POV:

"So today you all would be choosing your career path but you we know you all want to be HEROS." Sensei says throwing the papers everywhere as everyone activates their quirk.

"Tch! Sensei, don't put me one the same level as these extras." I say kicking my feet on top of my desk.

"Oh yeah, don't you want to go to UA, Bakugo-san?" the class looks my way talking about how hard it is to get in.

I smirk, "I aced the mock exam." I say proudly.

"Yagi-san, didn't you want to get in too?" the damn teacher said.

I glance over at the broccoli-head in front of me, Izuku Yagi. He's my childhood friend and rival, my face softens at sight of the bright yellow beanie i gave him for his eleventh birthday. He looked really cute wearing it, before I used to ignore those thoughts until I got the suspicion he feels the same. 

"Yagi-san?" the nerd still didn't wake up.

Kicking his chair i shout, "Wake up nerd!"

Izu wakes up, looking at the teacher, "What'd you say." he sounded annoyed. Sensei most likely caught off guard from Izu's glare just dismissed us.

As me and the dolt left the classroom I asked him if he wanted to go to the arcade with some of our other classmates.

"Sorry Kacchan, but I think I'm gonna skip today. I want to work on finishing a new gun I'm making, I finished the prototype last night and-"

"Okay nerd, you're blabbering again." I say before we went our different ways.

IZUKU POV:

As I walk past through the tunnel home the manhole lid flew upwards and a huge murky green slime(?) came out.

"OooH, A nEw hOSt HEhEHeheh-" the thing starts, this is so fucking annoying. Now I have to take the time to fight this guy sooo annoying.

He lunges towards me but I cartwheel out of range, using a mix of Capoeira and my own created fighting style. The only reason I'm good at it is because when I was young I would break-dance on the street to get some extra cash. What can I say titanium is expensive as fuck. Before I could do more a hero comes over.

"I AM HER- oh Izuku?" The buff hero known to the public as All Might says.

"Hey Dad, continue later?" I motion to the gutter-guy.

"Ah, yes." He charges forward.

"TEXAS SMASH!!!" 

After helping bottle the villain I bid goodbye to Dad, however because he wanted to get the villain to the police as soon as possible he rushed too fast and I could see the bottle fall near the shopping district. Crap, isn't Kacchan there?

I sprint off running over there.

***

As I arrive I see a large crowd of people and a bunch of heros 'fuck looks like the bottle broke' that's when I see familiar red eyes trying to fight the villain. 

I run through the crowd and use ANALYZE on the villain. It seems that his entire body is a slimy, liquid-like substance. Only his eyes and teeth are solid knowing this I shout to Kacchan, "CODE D!" meaning distract. Kacchan locks eyes with me and gives a slight nod as I break past Backdrift.

While I run I summon two of the paint-ball guns I made a few years ago, the impact doesn't hurt but if I get the paint in its eyes then I could get Kacchan out and leave the villain for the heros. I aim the gun and shoot 4 consecutive shots aiming for its eyes, two hit one eye and one hit the other, the last one missing. Kacchan watching my gaze aims his explosions at the villains eyes, and teeth, managing to get the villain to loosen its grasp and break free along with my help distracting him. Soon enough Dad arrives, does his smash thing and makes it rain apprehending the slime.

"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING GOING IN THERE LIKE THAT?!?"

And now I'm being reprimanded for doing their job for them. I glare at the 'hero'.

"I was thinking that the hero system was pretty fucked-up if you could become a hero." I say calmly but letting my annoyance show on my face. "You and that new hero, Girl mountain or whatever, are trash as hero's, Kami I understand him not doing anything as he's made of wood, and he would do more harm then good with all the fire. Backdrift was keeping the fire controlled and guarding the civilians, and if you consider the fact he's mostly a rescue hero he was doing his job correctly. The female giant used the excuse that she can only fit in two lane streets right? Well we also know she can shrink, meaning that she can't do anything without her quirk. However she could use her quirk, had you moved the crowd there would have been enough space for her to kneel, reach down and pick up the hostage, and the villain if he was dumb enough to stay attached. Now after that you would have to have her separate the villain from Kacchan, yes it would be hard as he is like a liquid however with that size it would and should be easy enough which then she can just hold onto him and wait. And if you don't want a new hero doing something as 'dangerous' as that then you should go back to school and learn that the villain can't cover such a big distance without the hero shaking him off or putting him back in her hands. Also if you thought that she wouldn't listen to you then you are as smart as shit, that girl, no matter how media-hungry, will listen to her elders because if she didn't she would have never made it this far. And now you're angry that a teen was able to do what you can't so you try and feed your ego by lecturing me, because I did your job for you." I say putting the log-armed hero to shame-on TV too as reporters just arrived at the area right after the villain was defeated.

I grab my bag and look over at Kacchan who was about to explode the paramedic, "Dandelion! let's go I'm getting bored!" 

"SHUT THE HELL UP, GREENY!!!!" then he grabs his bag and walks over to me, and we leave ignoring the reporters and hero's trying to ask us stuff. Well I ignore them, my pet pomerium glares and mutters profanities, not loud enough to catch by the microphones but loud enough people can hear.

As soon as me and Kacchan bid goodbye, I run into Dad, his skeleton form of course, "Izuku, I saw what you did there, and you are worthy to be my succes-"

"No thanks." I cut him off.

"That was swifter then last time. I couldn't even finish my sentence." the walking raisin chuckled.

He had tried convincing me to be his successor for years at this point, I accepted the training but not One for All. I want to win the bet with Kacchan with my own hard work- not the hard work of eight hero's before me. That would be cheating.

"Hey, Son"

"Yeah?"

"The recommendation exams for UA is coming in a few months."

"And?"

"Do you want me to recommend you?" He stopped walking, "Not because you're my son, but because I see your potential."

I keep walking, truth be told I don't know what the exams are like. A chance like this means getting in would be easier and I do love to slack off whenever I can but... 

"I'll have to pass. After all if I go that route then I can't kick Kacchan's ass like I can in the normal exams." I mean I only really want to be a hero to win the bet against Kacchan, terrible reasons but the truth nonetheless.

(Or at least that's what he tells himself, hmm? Don't spoil the plot? I'm not though, it's called foreshadowing jeez. Yeah, yeah, I'm GOING! But before I go Power Stones?)

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