Chapter 3: Well this escalated quickly
Having Uraraka-san as a training buddy was an interesting experience, to say the least. Her quirk in particular was pretty unique. She could negate the effects of the force of gravity of any object she touched. An ability that I was veryinterested in learning more about. Although I think I made it a bit too obvious. The poor girl was left blushing up a storm as I praised her quirk for being amazing and asked her to show me her hands so that I could analyze them since skill worked better the more specific the thing you were analyzing was. Analyzing a person got me some vague information as well as stats. Analyzing a person's features got me much more.
Normally I would have shrugged off Uraraka's reactions as just being shy, but the way she acted around others while I showed her around town gave me the opposite impression. She was very extroverted and talked openly, even with complete strangers. Was she afraid of me? Did she think she owed me anything? I didn't get my answer until I went home that day. Normally I didn't pay any attention to my looks, I just wasn't that type of guy, but if something about me made others afraid I had to see it for myself. Imagine my surprise when I noticed that I turned into a fucking bishonen since the last time I saw a mirror!
'So that's what a high CHA stat does… I don't know whether to be happy with this or not. Now that I think about it I talked to Uraraka-san much easier than I normally would have. My anxiety was suppressed by Gamer's Mind, but that shouldn't make me any better at talking to people... Maybe it was another aspect of CHA? Charisma isn't just someone's physical appearance after all. 'I just wonder how mom hasn't noticed this yet. Or maybe she has and just assumed the same thing that All Might did and chalked it up to me being a late bloomer. She wasn't the only one that reacted strangely to my recent change though, ever since my training started to show its results Kacchan has been avoiding me like the plague.
Speaking of my training, it was essentially over. The beach was almost fully clean and I only needed another day or two before my job was done. My new friendship with Uraraka was something that put a smile on my face though. I never really had many friends in junior high, being the quirkless kid almost guaranteed that, so this was a nice change of pace from Kacchan's idea of 'friendship'. As for my medical test results, they were interesting, to say the least. I was perfectly healthy as far as the normal stuff went. 'Almost too healthy' was how Recovery Girl put it. Apparently, my cells were quite...resilient to damage. So long as at least 1 of them were left alive they would just multiply and grow back to their original numbers from when they were drawn.
Needless to say, they were brimming with questions when I told them about my regeneration. One thing was obvious though, whatever my quirk was it was definitely powerful. I think I'd rather keep it like that, something tells me that telling them that a random god handed me a quirk that made my life into a game wasn't going to end well. My life was getting complicated fast, that was for sure. Hopefully, the One for All training that I'll do later will take my mind off of it. The U.A exams are only 6 months away so I really should get to studying for those. With my new INT stats, I was pretty much at the top of my class so I had no problems with my grades, but who knows? The written exam might have a few surprises.
"Oh, who am I kidding I just need a distraction right now." I took out my phone and messaged Uraraka to see if she wanted to hang out. We usually just met up for training and the occasional pass around the city to get her used to it. But we never actually spent a day together as friends.
"Hello, Midoriya-kun! Did you need anything?" She answered shortly after I called. I guess she must be pretty bored too, living all alone.
"I was just wondering if you had any plans today. I was pretty bored so I wanted to ask if you wanted to hang out." I asked, getting an immediate, nearly ear-piercing reply.
"YES! I-I mean, sure. Is Dagobah beach 20 minutes from now a good time?" She asked, I thought about it for a bit and decided that it would be fine.
"Sure, I'll be there. I just have to get dressed and tell mom that I'll be out for the day. See ya." After that call, I got dressed and told mom that I was going to hang out with Uraraka for a bit. She seemed pretty excited by that. I had told her about Uraraka back when she first joined me for training.
"Have fun Izuku! Just don't do anything I wouldn't do." I caught the meaning behind her words but chose to ignore them. Uraraka and I weren't like that, and to my relief Gamer's mind also lowered my sense of embarrassment. Something I was very grateful for. As I made my way toward the beach I took a moment to reflect on the past few months of hard work that made the beach visible in the first place. Before I started cleaning the place up it was basically just a landfill. With piles of trash so high that they blocked out the horizon. Now? It actually looked rather clean. With only a few stray bottles and the occasional piece of cardboard laying around.
It filled me with a great deal of pride knowing that I was the one that cleaned the place up, single-handedly. It brought a smile to my face as I kept walking almost on autopilot, only noticing that I reached my destination when an energetic voice broke me out of my trance. "Midoriya-kun! I am here!" Called out a smiling Uraraka doing what I could only guess was an All Might impression. I smile back at her and quicken my pace again. That was a poor decision considering that she had her eyes closed and ran right into me. I was sturdy enough to stand my ground but she was another story.
"Ee-!" She yelped out before she stopped falling. I managed to catch her before she hit the ground, the consequence of this being that I now had my arm around her waist and my face was inches away from hers.
"Are you ok? You really shouldn't run with your eyes closed like that." I teased lightly as her blush deepened to new levels before I let her go. She stayed there frozen for a bit before realizing that she's still only inches away from me.
"S-sorry Midoriya-kun, I was just really excited to see you." That's just unfair. I can't be mad at such an adorable reason. I wasn't really mad, to begin with, but that's beside the point.
"Don't worry about it. Do you have any suggestions on what to do? Honestly, I decided to do this on a whim so I had no real idea of what to kill time with." I admitted sheepishly, Ochako looked caught off guard, probably having even less of a plan than myself but ended up suggesting a pretty good idea.
"How about we take a walk in the nearby park? I still don't know the city very well, and I don't have much money to spare... Sorry if it's too boring." There's that shyness again. For a different reason this time though.
"Don't worry about it Uraraka-san, I could use a relaxing walk with good company, no need for anything fancy." With that said we headed out for our walk, talking to each other along the way. Specifically about what we were going to do once we passed the entrance exam.
"I don't know really. If I do pass I just hope that we'll be in the same class. It would be great to have a familiar face to talk to!" She said excitedly, I shake my head a bit.
"There's no 'if' about it. I'm sure you'll pass the exam just fine. You've come a long way since we started training." Ever since she joined me as a training partner I had been teaching her how to box. The fighting style didn't really mesh well with her quirk, but it did teach her how to fight competently, her footwork in particular has seriously improved. She wasn't really able to beat me in a fight though, our stat differences were simply too high. Thankfully she also kept any questions about All Might to a minimum, limited to some general information questions that didn't have anything to do with why I was being trained by him.
"If you say so Midoriya-kun. I still can't help but worry though." Oh well, she'll see what I mean after we take the exams. We continued to walk for a bit, enjoying each other's company before we ran into a familiar face. Or at least, familiar to me.
"Deku?! The hell are you doing here?!" Well, there's a voice I haven't heard in a while. Musutafu's resident explosives expert and my former best friend.
"Kacchan?! How's it been? I haven't seen you in months!" I was honestly getting worried. Kacchan wasn't usually this reclusive, he was usually the opposite in fact.
"Maybe I didn't want to see you, ever thought about that?! I still don't owe you shit understand! And what's with round face over there?! You finally got a girlfriend or something?!" I don't know what I expected to be honest. This was just classic Kacchan.
"I-I-I'm n-not hi-" Uraraka tried to stammer out but she wasn't quite used to Kacchan's... Personality so she was still too stunned to properly deny anything. I decided to step in, I knew better than most how much patience one needed when dealing with Kacchan.
"Whatever you say Kacchan, as for your earlier question, Uraraka-san and I were just hanging out for a bit." I tried to explain, not that it would matter with Kacchan's personality.
The explosive boy tsked at my reply. "Whatever, I noticed that you've been training lately. Don't think that it will make any difference a quirkless nobody like you still has no chance at getting into U.A, let alone beating me!" He boasted, much to the relative newcomer's confusion.
"Quirkless? What?" Uraraka said, taken aback by Kacchan's seemingly random insult and blatant lie. Though she was too shocked by the explosive quirk user's personality to get a word in on the conversation.
I could still salvage this. "I'm not quirkless anymore Kacchan. You've been avoiding me for a while so I can see why you would think I was. Turns out I was a late bloomer." He didn't take that very well. Which...Was expected, this was Kacchan I was talking to.
"Bullshit! Do you really think I would believe that crap?!" Great, this isn't going to end well. I should probably give him some time to calm down.
"Believe whatever you want to Kacchan, I'll be able to show you it when entrance exams come around. I suggest that you train up for that, otherwise I might just surpass you. Until then!" I say before walking off with Uraraka following along, not wanting to stay close to the fuming Kacchan any longer.
"What was with that guy? He seemed really mad at you. Or just mad in general? And why did he call me round face?!" She was especially offended by that last comment.
"He refers to people with insulting nicknames for the most part. As for the anger, It's just who he is, sorry about that." I apologized for my childhood 'friend's' behavior.
"I-It's ok Midoriya-kun. By the way, why didn't you deny it when he called me your girlfriend?" She asked shyly, I froze at that.
'Ah crap, I forgot about that.' Hopefully, she wouldn't be too mad. "Sorry about that Uraraka-san, I barely noticed when he said it. I apologize if it made you feel uncomfortable!" I apologized quickly, hoping to get off lightly.
"O-oh not at all, It's fine really! I was just surprised is all... It's not like I'm anywhere in your league or anything." She said shyly, looking down at the floor. Now that wasn't right at all. I knew she had confidence issues sometimes but this was a bit much.
"Don't talk like that Ochako-san! You're more than good enough if anything I'm the one that doesn't deserve to be with someone as nice as you!" I reassured her before freezing. It was right then that my INT/CHA stat kicked in. 'D-did we just confess to each other? Oh god, we did! I'm not prepared for this! Did she realize this too?!' I looked towards her and she was practically steaming from her ears.
'Yare yare daze.' I just wanted to have a normal day, hanging out with a friend for a bit, instead, I ended up meeting an old 'friend' challenging him to outdo each other in the upcoming exams. And somehow getting a girlfriend! Why does my life need to be so complicated?!
Chapter 4: One for All and the exams
1 week after the Bakugo incident
All Might and I arrived at Dagobah beach a few hours early that day. The beach itself was completely unrecognizable, It now had pristine, nearly white sand rivaling the greatest beaches in the world. Not a speck of trash or dirt could be seen, and the two of us just stood there, admiring the finished product. "Young Midoriya, I can't even begin to tell you how proud I am. Originally I had expected this to take the full 10 months to complete, and even then I wasn't too sure that you could pull it off. But this... You've completely surpassed my expectations! It is time." He plucked a hair from his head and held it out to me.
"EAT THIS!"
"...Eh?" This wasn't how I expected this to go. At all.
"Ok listen, you need to take in my DNA somehow and this just seemed like the least disgusting way to go about it… It's even more awkward for me if that helps." I honestly should have expected this, every power came with a catch.
"...Let's just get this over with." I swallowed the hair and chugged some water to make sure that it didn't come back up. Afterward, I didn't really feel any different, I guess I needed to digest it first.
"While the power gets settled why don't we spar for a bit? It should get the blood pumping and boost your metabolism a bit!" All Might suggests with his ever-present grin. This was going to be painful, All Might didn't quite know the meaning of 'holding back'. After a few months of training, I was actually rather strong. Though that meant nothing against such an overwhelming opponent, we started off lightly at first, moving at normal speeds while practicing our boxing for a bit. All Might was a bit rusty with it since most people couldn't stand his basic punches, while I was still a relative novice at the discipline.
Boxing(UC) Lv 35: Player deals 35% increased damage while using boxing forms.
"Not bad young Midoriya. You've come a long way since I taught you the basics. That quirk of yours really is something. Let's take it up a notch!" And a notch he rose, well a couple.
'Ah, crap baskets.' Yeah, I was smashed through the air right into the wall that separates the beach from the rest of the city. -810 "Ow..." Yeah no matter how high my Dull Pain level was, losing over two-thirds of my health hurt. *Ping! Dull Pain has leveled up 4x! Blunt force resistance has leveled up 8x! Though those notifications did bring a smile to my face.
"Umm, is this a bad time?" Ochako piped up from the stairs leading down to the beach. She was there to see me hit the wall but nothing else. "Deku-kun... Are you ok? Why are you smiling?" I just gave her a thumbs-up before my body fell out of the small crater that was made with it. I landed on my face, thankfully the pristine sand I made broke my fall.
"I'm good, It looked a lot worse than it was," I say before standing up on a broken leg. "Ok, it might be as bad as it looks. Don't worry though, the leg should fix itself in an hour or so." All Might looked sheepish for taking it too far. He got a bit too worked up after seeing how far I had come I guess.
"Only you could shrug off a punch from All Might and a broken leg as if it were nothing. Sometimes I wonder if you enjoy it." Ochako said in a questioning tone. I gaped a little at that. I don't give that impression, do I?!
"O-of course not! I'm just happy that I can even stand on the same ground as him. I would have never dreamed of taking a punch from All Might a year ago!" I mean come on. Who wouldn't smile at that kind of growth?! That seemed to satisfy them for now, after I recovered we trained with each other for a bit, All Might with myself before I sparred with Ochako for a bit. We've come a long way since making it 'official' a week ago. We call each other by our first names of course, and I've even trusted her with a few of my secrets. Not One for All, that wasn't really mine to tell, but I did tell her a bit about The Gamer.
I didn't tell her about Asobi, but as far as the mechanics go, she does know about skills and levels. Including just how quickly I could improve them. She took that far better than I thought she would. "You just keep proving me right. No matter what you say you're amazing Deku-kun!" Imagine my surprise when she called me by that nickname. I asked her why and she said that she liked the name, that it sounded like the word Dekiru, to never give up. I was shocked at first but accepted it in the end. I was never going to get away from that name, especially since Kacchan was attending U.A. Might as well turn it into something positive.
*Ping! New skill One for All(Legendary) acquired! This skill is the culmination of two separate skills. Power Stockpile(Epic) Acquired! Quirk Inheritance(Epic) Acquired! These skills unlock the quirk skill tree!
One for All(Legendary) Lv 1: Allows the player to pass on this skill, along with the skill Power Stockpile to another person. Current max output without damage 1%. Limit can be temporarily released at the cost of the player's health. Cost: 10hp per % used above the limit, per limb.
I'll take 990 damage from just a single use of this at max power! Yikes, gotta level this one quickly then.
Power Stockpile(Epic) Lv Max: This skill allows the player to stockpile power throughout their lifetime. The human body can only handle so much power, however, so there is a limit. The previous user has found this limit.
"O..K? So much for being stronger than All Might, although with The Gamer I probably have other avenues for that. Now for that final skill...!"
Quirk Inheritance(Epic) Lv N/A: This skill allows the player to inherit the quirks of others via the consumption of a willing target's DNA. However, this is limited to the number of times One for All has been passed on. Current limit: 8 quirks.
I.. Needed to talk to All Might about this later. But for now, I should tell him that it was time to test the waters a bit. "All Might-sensei, I have an idea but it might not end well. I just want to let you know beforehand that it might injure me." I gave him a wink and pointed at my arm to let him know what I meant.
"Sure, that's the reason I'm here! Feel free to experiment a bit." He gave me the green light.
Nodding, I approached the ocean and mentally prepared myself. I cocked back my fist and internally screamed. 'DETROIT SMASH!' Son Goku eat your heart out! A large trench was carved into the ocean which stretched for miles. More than a few fish were freaked out by the sudden disturbance.
'Aaand my arm's broken. Great.' *Ping! Blunt Force Resistance has leveled up 2x! Dull Pain has leveled up 2x! One for All has leveled up! Even with the intense pain I couldn't help but grin with everything I had. Especially with the last notification. Special Move skill tree unlocked! Detroit Smash(Epic) unlocked! Detroit Smash(Epic): Uses 100% of the energy in Power Stockpile. Deals 100% bonus damage when yelled out in a straight line, decreasing by 10% per 10 meters crossed. Cost: Hp associated with using One for All, +100 stamina per use.
"You're really not helping your case with that smile Deku-kun. I'm pretty sure that arm is broken..." A worried Ochako teased me, I didn't really care though, my inner nerd just realized something.
'I just did the fucking Detroit Smash!' This was a good day.
Time Skip day of the exam.
"Are you ready Ochako-chan? This is it." I asked as we walked towards the entrance of U.A. Normally I'd be gawking right now but I was lucky enough to already visit here once before.
"I hope I am, but there's no point second-guessing myself now I guess." She answered, shaking a bit in anticipation but otherwise confident in herself.
"Too true, now let's go before the-" I was cut off by a familiar voice.
"Out of my way Deku. Before I blow you to bits." Bakugou said, much calmer than he usually was. He probably just didn't want to get singled out too early.
"Good luck to you too Kacchan." I quip which he ignored in favor of walking towards the entrance. "So much for friendly competition. Anyway, he's right we should get going before the written test starts." We did just that and let me tell you, an INT stat of 140 along with skills that improve studying makes most tests a piece of cake.
"Oh, hey Kacchan, guess they ordered these seats by middle school." He just grunts in response as Present Mic shows up to explain the practical portion. 'Robots huh. Nothing too bad, I could probably take them on without needing to use One for All.' in other news Kacchan seemed pretty pissed that we weren't sharing the same arena. It was all going relatively smoothly until one kid raised his hand and asked about the 0 point robot that was yet to be explained. 'Yeesh, someone's tense, I guess I can't blame him, this is the U.A exams after all. Although something about that guy seems familiar...' His face and hair in particular.
We headed out to our respective arenas where I came across yet another familiar face. "Ochako-chan, nice to see that we're in the same area," I call out to her and she returns the favor.
"Deku-kun! I don't know whether to be happy or nervous that we're in the same group. I'll have a hard enough time getting points without a powerhouse like you around." She pouted a bit. I just laughed it off and encouraged her to do her best.
"Excuse me, but shouldn't you be taking things more seriously?! This is U.A, not some social environment!" The guy from earlier scolded us. Which was fair I guess, we are causing a bit of a scene, weren't we. Wait a minute, those legs... I knew it!
"Oh sorry about that. I gotta say though, I'm surprised to see a relative of Ingenium here, then again I really shouldn't be." I say sheepishly while Iida's eyes widen.
"How did yo-" He started before being cut off by a loud- "BEGIN!"
Eh! No countdown? Makes sense I guess, if they were going for realism. I bolted from my spot, heading towards the now open city, with my speed being what it was, and with the head start that I had I reached the first enemy 'villain' before anyone else. It was a basic, green-colored robot with what appeared to be missile silos on its back. It moved on treads and had a large white three painted on it. 'I should probably aim for the center. The silos almost act as a perfect funnel for a hard kick.' Turns out that was the correct decision. The missiles shot out but were way too slow, I dodged them easily enough and landed a full-powered kick at the center of the machine. Surprisingly enough the metal was fairly weak and it crumbled under my foot.
Power Attack(C) skill unlocked!
'Not bad for a common skill. I guess they can't exactly waste money making these things particularly smart. This city alone must cost millions.' I thought as I moved on to the next villain I noticed that the others were finally catching up with me. The Iida especially. 'Oh well, just gotta focus on the villains for now.' The one point villains had very simple weak points. Take off the head and the rest goes with it, said head had a neck made of open joints and fragile bolts. Too easy.
The two pointers were equally simple, but I needed something with a bit more oomf to pierce their armor. I scavenged a piece of a one pointer and used it as a makeshift shield/axe to cut off the two pointer's heads and tails.
Scavenge(UC) skill unlocked! Unlocks the rogue skill tree.
Shield Proficiency(UC) skill unlocked! Unlocks the weapons skill tree!
Blunt Weapon Proficiency(C) skill unlocked!
'Oh my... I'll have to look over those later, I have to focus for now.' I picked up the tail of a nearby two pointer to use as another makeshift weapon. Even if I couldn't pay attention to the messages now, I could at least roll with them.
Whip Proficiency(Rare) skill unlocked!
I smirk at that, not reading the full description just yet. At this point, I lost count of the points I got and just kept going at full speed, not really tiring since my stamina was fairly high. Eventually, the area dried up as the villains became suspiciously few in number. 'That can't be good. I have a bad feeling abou-" Suddenly the ground shook as a 10 story tall monstrosity made its appearance. "Oh... So that's the zero pointer. Thwomp indeed." I was about to turn the other way and run before I heard a yelp of pain.
My head snapped back and I saw Ochako there. Under a pile of rubble. Hurt, most likely with a broken ankle. I didn't even think about what to do next. I rushed at the zero pointer at full speed and made a 100% jump with One for All. Both of my legs were broken but it didn't matter, the pain was going to fuel what I was going to do next. "DETROIT SMASH!" And it was over just like that. The robot's head caved in and the whole body rocked back from the force of my punch. I had a full second to admire my work before gravity decided to do its job, luckily my girlfriend could tell gravity to fuck off so I survived the landing.
I gave a thumbs-up to Ochako as she released me from her quirk. "Thanks for the save. I'm so buying you mochi after this." She pants for a bit before answering, a sick look on her face.
"N-no problem Deku-ku- Blrarrg!" Where those rainbows? Or was I just delusional from the pain? Either way, I couldn't help but smile at her at that moment.
"Oh my. You were hurt this badly by your own quirk? Oh well, It was a rather impressive feat that you accomplished so it isn't that surprising that you overdid it. Here." Recovery Girl kissed my forehead, healing me almost instantly, while consequently dropping my stamina down to one point, that wasn't too bad though. So long as it wasn't less than zero I could remain standing. And since my running skills were maxed out I could do so indefinitely. I stood up right away and thanked her for the healing.
"Ochako-chan is also injured!" I blurted out, she nodded and did the same for her, fixing her sprained ankle instantly.
"Now you two should get going. The results should be ready within a few weeks." We agreed and headed off towards the exit, leaving behind a slightly stunned crowd that was still looking at the destroyed zero pointer. I wanted to properly thank and speak with Recovery Girl for a bit but that might have been too suspicious.
"*Sigh, I hope 35 points are enough to pass. I tried to get more but I couldn't stop myself from helping out some of the other contestants who bit off more than they could chew." Ochako spoke up about her worries as we walked towards the train station to head home.
"I'm sure you'll be fine. I'm not even sure how many points I got to be honest, I just tried my best and never looked back. Besides, you should never be sorry for helping others, you did the right thing Ochako-chan!" She smiled, a bit relieved at my reassurance.
"Speaking of helping others, you really saved me back there Deku-kun! That special move of yours is really something else!" The way I spun it was that my quirk allowed me to surpass my limits but only for a moment, and even then it caused me a lot of damage. It seemed like a decent explanation at the time, I'm sure I'll be able to tell her the truth soon. She gained a mischievous smirk. "I think that you deserve a reward for saving me. In fact, I'll do it right now." She took me by surprise and landed a kiss right on my lips!
'Best reward ever! I'm buying her seconds!' After a few more seconds to ourselves, we realized that we were in public… Whatever. Embarrassment could take a back seat for now. Today was a very good day it would seem.
Chapter 5: Meeting new friends and test result!
"This is some good mochi!" As promised the day after our exams I took Ochako out to eat some of her favorite sweet, my charge, of course. "It really is, the green tea mochi, in particular, is fantastic!" It was surprisingly cheap too. At least it was now that I had unlocked what had to be The Gamer's greatest feature.
Ok, I was exaggerating but it was still pretty neat. It allowed me to convert any item that I found into whatever currency I wanted based on its game-given value. It only worked on items that I owned though, and according to the game guide, it didn't work in combat so most of my ideas for it went out the drain. It was still ridiculously useful though.
For added convenience, I had a basic inventory system of sorts. Whenever an object was converted into money it was stored in a pocket dimension that I had access to. This also helped me keep track of fractions since some things weren't even worth 1 yen.
Basically, it encouraged me to clean up the streets in a very literal way. I was more than happy to do it too, while the monetary rewards were about on par with a basic part-time job I was mostly doing it for the sake of following All Might's lessons anyway. The money was just a nice bonus! Apparently, it was tax-free too so I did feel a little guilty but to be fair I was also doing a public service so it evens out I think.
"I hope we get placed in the same class Deku-kun, it would make the first few days much easier!" True enough, although I don't think either of us will have much trouble making friends. Ochako is too sociable and kind to have any real problems and I was literally 9 times more charismatic than the average person. I'm not sure how the game quantifies that but it hasn't been wrong so far.
"We should be fine. I doubt we would have much trouble integrating with everyone else, plus they're in the same boat as us. The only real complication I can see happening is if we were in the same class as Kacchan." She froze up a bit at that. Yeah, I couldn't blame her, us being in the same class would be awkward, to say the least.
"I don't know if I'm comfortable letting you pay for all of this Deku-kun... Are you sure it's ok?" This was the third time she asked that. I just sighed with slight exasperation "Ochako-chan for the last time it's fine. Let me treat my girlfriend once in a while. Think of it as a reward for doing your best yesterday!" She seemed to accept that... For now.
"Ok, ok, but I'm still going to pay you back later!" She wasn't budging on that one. "Still I gotta say having some mochi with you is one of the better rewards I could think of. U.A really doesn't pull any punches, those robots nearly got me a few times back there!" She exclaimed while holding her stomach a bit. I guess the heavy metal enemies made her go over her limit.
"Eh?! You guys took the entrance exam too?" A voice came from the table behind me. I looked back and locked eyes with a red-haired boy and a girl with yellow eyes, black sclera, pink hair, and skin. "It was pretty crazy huh? Those robots were pretty tough, but my horn buddy and I handled them! I'm Ashido Mina by the way, and this is Kirishima Eijirou." She introduced herself and her friend. She's the energetic type I can tell.
"Ah hello! I'm Uraraka Ochako, and he's Midoriya Izuku. Nice to meet you!" Leave it to Ochako to make a good impression. They seemed to take this well and asked if they could join us. I was Ochako was fine with it so it was ok with me. This wasn't really a date either so they weren't interrupting anything.
Turns out that we got along rather well. Kirishima was the general 'manly' man for the most part. He was extroverted and open about what he thought. He was also rather earnest and helpful, spending a good deal of his time helping the other examinees when they bit more off than they could chew.
Mina was similar but a lot more mischievous. She was the fun-loving sort, not afraid to speak her mind or tease people when they make it too easy. As we found out when she started teasing us over our relationship. But thanks to Gamer's Mind and my high CHA I was able to hold my own. Speaking of stats I was curious...Analyze!
Ashido Mina
Age: 15
Level: 22
Height: 159cm
Weight: Like a feather you bastard
Three sizes: I might tell you if you're a good boy ;)
Stats:
HP: 300
SP: 600
STR: 14
AGI: 25
END: 30
INT: 13
WIS: 9
CHA: 26
Highest level skills
Acid Quirk(R) lv 25
Acid Splash(R) Lv 10
Acid Slide(R) Lv 15
Interesting. She has a strong quirk but her physical statistics are nothing to scoff at either. But... Is the Game being snarky? And why is its sense of humor so juvenile? Oh well, it's helped me enough I can let this slide.
Kirishima on the other hand had the polar opposite stat sheet.
Kirishima Eijirou
Age: 15
Level 24
Height: 170cm
Weight: Rock(eh?)
Stats
STR: 30
AGI: 15
END: 40
INT: 16
WIS: 12
CHA: 21
Highest level skills:
Hardening (UC) Lv 15: User's body hardens into a stone-like consistency. Double's user's current STR and quadruples END.
Heavy Lifting (C) Lv Max
Boxing(UC) Lv: 25
Kirishima was a strength and endurance type. His quirk was pretty common, hardening quirks had a pretty wide spectrum of usefulness, but to have it quadruple his endurance was quite something, and it was still a pretty low level so it should get much stronger in the future.
We spent a bit of time talking amongst ourselves, slowly getting to know each other. It was good to know that we potentially made some friends before even making it to U.A. Hopefully they both pass, and if we're lucky we'll all be in the same class. Then again what are the odds of that?
"How do you guys think you did? I got 39 points so I think I'm pretty safe. Ashido-san got 28 points so if I did particularly well then she should be fine too." Not bad, if Ochako was the average then these two should be relatively fine.
"That's really good Kirishima-san! I only got 35 points myself. I'm sure Ashido-san should pass too." Well, there goes a complete 180 on her confidence. I guess when other people get similar scores to her, it boosts her confidence a bit.
"Really? That's a relief, to be honest! Hey Midoriya-san how many points did you get?" I grew a bit sheepish at that. "Honestly I have no idea. I lost count after the first 20." Who knew that fighting robots would be so fun? I finally had a chance to cut loose without hurting anyone, or getting myself implanted into the nearest wall. I may be a little sour about that.
"Eh really?! I guess that makes sense, it was pretty chaotic, and counting your points wouldn't really help do anything except make you nervous." Kirishima commented understanding why I would lose track so easily.
"Hmm, it's getting pretty late. We should get going, see you guys at U.A!" It was about 6 pm already, a bit late to be out. As we said our goodbyes the girls got the idea to exchange numbers to see if we could meet up later. Although they lived in another prefecture so it would be tough to see each other outside of school.
I'd call this a good day overall, although there was one thing that unnerved me. Ever since I finished the entrance exam, I haven't been able to contact All Might at all. Now, this wasn't completely surprising. He was a busy man and there was possible that he simply found work somewhere that needed him to keep quiet. Hopefully, he'll be finished with that work soon enough, I want to thank him personally for everything he did for me.
Three weeks later.
It was time, Ochako and I decided to open our letters together once we got them. As luck would have it U.A's postal system was on point and we both got them at the same time. We chose to do it at my house since she lived alone in an apartment, plus mom wanted to meet her for a long while now.
"Mom we're here!" I called out to her. Ochako was behind me as we walked in, U.A letters in hand. "Welcome back Izuku. You must be Uraraka-san! Izuku has told me so much about you, it's a pleasure to meet you!" She gave a slight bow of acknowledgment which got Ochako a bit nervous.
"L-Likewise Midoriya-san." Ochako responded with a slightly deeper than average bow. Mom was having none of that though. "Oh nonsense, just call me Inko! With how close you are with my Izuku we're practically family!" Yeah, mom was pretty ecstatic when she found out that I had a girlfriend. To the point that I worried over how she would react if she met Ochako. Thankfully her... Enthusiasm has lowered slightly since then so it wasn't as bad as it could have been.
"O..k? Thank you Inko-san. W-we should open our letters now, I'll be honest, I'm still a little nervous." I shook my head a bit but she was right, we should get it over with. It was decided that we would do hers first since she was the guest of honor. Apparently, U.A liked to go all out with their acceptance letters as a hologram projector of all things was inside the envelope.
To our collective shock, All Might of all people was the one to appear! "I AM HERE AS A PROJECTION!" he introduced himself in his usual over the top fashion. "Sorry for now keeping in contact with you and Young Midoriya, but with great power comes a great deal of paperwork! You're looking at the newest member of U.A's faculty!" He announced to our shock, and our near-immediate amusement as All Might was reprimanded for showboating and taking too long.
"W-well it's time for your results. You passed the written exam quite easily with a score of 92%. It's rather commendable and would already guarantee you a spot in U.A's general course. Of course, that's not what you're here for. You earned a substantial 35 villain points during the exams. Good job! However that is not enough to pass in it of itself, I'm sorry…" Ochako was close to crying at that, I'm pretty sure that me hugging her was the only thing that was keeping her together.
"That is if we were only counting villain points!" He continued to our confusion. "You see we at U.A acknowledge that there is more to hero work than just taking down the bad guys. As such a group of judges watches over the exams and award points according to how you helped others during the exams! Hero points! You Uraraka-san have earned a whopping 45 hero points, giving you a total of 80 points! Congratulations you passed with flying colors!"
"...I'm going to punch him in the face the next time I see him." I promised out loud. That was a low blow he tried to pull there. Ochako seemed to panic when I said that while mom was in full agreement. You don't just make a girl nearly cry and get away with it.
"W-well, if I passed that just means that you definitely got in Deku-kun! Let's open your letter next!" She said trying to defuse the situation. "You're right." She let out a sigh of relief. "If he did the same thing with my letter I'll punch him twice!" And she immediately grew paler at that.
I opened my letter and another projector slid out. "I am here as a projection!" The introduction followed the same pattern as the last one. The only difference was my score which honestly surprised me.
"You aced the written exam! In fact, you tied for first place along with one of your future classmates, I'll let you figure out who." To my slight embarrassment, mom burst into tears when she realized that I had the top score in such a prestigious school while Ochako kissed me on the cheek in congratulations.
"But of course you're here for the hero course! You've earned a whopping 60 villain points! Now that alone would be enough to earn you a spot in the hero course, however there-" He explained the hero point system again. 'Ok, so I'll only punch him once. I might even use 50% instead of a full-powered one. I'll even give a fair warning before I do.
"That stunt you pulled with the 0 pointer stunned the judges so much that they gave you the highest score possible. An additional 60 hero points! Giving you a total of 120 points! Congratulations young man you even managed to beat my old record! HAHAHAHA!" The projector shut off at his laughter as I sat there stunned.
"I knew you could do it Deku-kun!" I was glomped by my girlfriend which managed to break me out of my trance. My mom wasn't so lucky though. "M-My baby b-boy b-b-broke All M-Mights record! I-I'm so proud!" Ok, I'll lower his sentencing to a low percentage smash. Mom is too happy for me to stay mad at him.
Wait I just realized. I got first place which means that I beat Kacchan's score. He's going to be beyond pissed at me, and knowing my luck he's probably in my class… 'Yare yare daze.' Damn it brain why must you end it on such a sour note.