"Think about what you want to be in the future, and then work toward that goal!" Midnight, who had taken over for Shota Aizawa, shouted.
Arthur stared at the cardboard and marker they handed him for a long time.
Hero name?
After thinking for a moment, he tried casually writing down a line.
"Those who are ready, come up to the podium and announce it!"
Midnight's words made a lot of people nervous. It felt like revealing your online username, an unexplainable kind of embarrassment.
Yuga Aoyama, whose strength was extremely weak but somehow still stood out, went up first and said a bunch of names.
After some revisions from Midnight, it actually got approved.
Mina Ashido's hero name, "Alien Queen," was the second one up, and got rejected immediately.
Everyone sighed, realizing they were all weirdos.
It wasn't until Tsuyu Asui, the third person, presented the name "Rainy Season Hero, Froppy" that a lot of people, including Arthur, realized there were still normal people in the class.
"Next up... Arthur, you come." Seeing Arthur not moving, Midnight waved him over. This was the student who had surprised her countless times during the Sports Festival, now gradually getting called the "world's strongest Quirk" user.
The whole room went completely silent.
Arthur casually walked onto the stage and flipped over his sign.
"Savior of Villains"
"Rejected!!!" Not just Midnight, but a bunch of students also shouted instinctively.
Shota Aizawa, lying in his sleeping bag on the floor, almost woke up in shock.
What kind of hero name was that? That was basically a villain boss's nickname.
Through that name, everyone couldn't help but imagine what Arthur would be like if he were a villain. An enemy with time-stopping abilities... a lot of people shivered.
An enemy like that seemed like only All Might could actually fight him.
Arthur shrugged, too lazy to go back and change it. He just stood at the podium and crossed out "Savior of Villains" with his marker, changing it to "The World."
"The World? Using your Quirk directly as your hero name?" Midnight said, surprised, then nodded understandingly. "Yeah, that makes sense. Now when people think of you, the first thing everyone remembers is your time-stopping ability."
The World.
It sounded pretty mysterious.
But once people understood Arthur, enemies would definitely feel massive pressure. Fighting him would be like truly standing against "The World."
After Arthur, everyone else also presented their hero names.
Shoto Todoroki just used his given name, "Shoto." It was simple but actually fit really well.
Tenya Iida, with a serious expression, also chose his given name.
"Explosion Murder King!"
Katsuki Bakugo shouted from the podium.
"No."
Midnight rejected it without hesitation.
"Why not!?"
Bakugo shouted back.
"Obviously not, right? Just like Arthur's 'Savior of Villains,' it sounds like a villain's name."
"Plus it feels kind of lame."
"Yeah, Bakugo's taste is definitely questionable."
With veins popping on his forehead, Bakugo had no choice but to go back to his seat and think of something else.
After him, Izuku Midoriya's "Deku", a name with meanings like "useless" and "puppet" also got a lot of attention.
"Now that the hero names are decided, let's get back to the main topic."
Shota Aizawa climbed out of his sleeping bag and pulled out a huge stack of documents. "Students who got internship offers, pick which agencies you want to go to from these. Even if you didn't get any offers, don't worry. The school has already arranged placements for you at 40 agencies nationwide."
After explaining everything, Aizawa left, carrying his sleeping bag.
The students of Class A started talking about which agencies they planned to go to.
"I want to go somewhere that fights crime."
"I want to go somewhere that deals with flood disasters."
"I'm going to Mount Lady's agency."
"Mineta, you're definitely thinking something perverted, aren't you?"
"Arthur, where are you planning to go?"
Momo Yaoyorozu couldn't help but look at the guy next to her.
She saw him holding an invitation, which had written on it:
"Nighteye"
Just then, All Might had appeared at the door at some point, waving at Arthur.
Everyone looked curiously at All Might, who was acting strange. Izuku Midoriya felt a sudden wave of...
Jealousy?
"Young man, Arthur, what's that invitation in your hand?"
After Arthur handed it over, All Might frowned, looking at the paper.
"Togata Mirio, a third year, gave it to me last week."
Arthur handed the invitation to All Might.
All Might took it, and when he saw it, his frown got even deeper. He said in a low voice, "So it's him."
"He..."
"He was my former sidekick. But we haven't been in touch for a long time."
All Might seemed lost in thought, his expression really complicated. He shook his head, and his face returned to normal, the complicated look turning serious. "Maybe... after learning about your Quirk during the Sports Festival, he wants to test you."
"Another idiot who wants [The World]? I knew this day would come the first time I used it."
Arthur sneered.
"No, no, no."
All Might quickly waved his hand in denial. "That guy is hard to get along with, but he's a hero who genuinely wants peace. It's just..."
He paused in the middle of his sentence and scratched his chin. "He might be a little difficult to talk to."
"I don't let other people interfere with my business. Will his agency actually help me?"
Arthur didn't fully know My Hero Academia that well to begin with. He'd also forgotten what kind of person All Might's sidekick was.
"He..."
All Might thought for a long time but couldn't find a good explanation. Finally, he just said:
"All I can say is... it'll be really good for you."
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