The cursed hero

Chapter 10

It was done.

The test was over.

"Do you need to go to the recovery girl?" asked Aizawa.

The last few tests were painful for Izuku, really painful, but he pushed through.

In the sit-ups, he topped, beating Kaminari, Ichigo, and Bakugo. Meanwhile, the boy with the half red half white hair just stared at them, coming at fifth place.

In seated toe touch, Izuku finished fifth, the first being Ojiro who got support from his tail.

And finally, in the long-distance run, Izuku was third, defeating Bakugo and Tokoyami who were ahead of him in the race.

"No, I've almost healed," said Izuku putting up his finger. It was then he noticed the glare he got from the two colored hair boy.

'I guess he's not happy with the results. Well, he'll get his chance to shine. He is definitely not the last,' thought Izuku as he focused on the result.

"Here are the results. I am too lazy to announce it," said Aizawa in a sleepy tone, getting back to how he was before he took a look at Izuku's notebook.

1. Izuku Midoriya
2. Katsuki Bakugo
3. Ichigo Yaoyorozu
4. Momo Yaoyorozu
5. Denki Kaminari
6. Shoto Todoroki
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9. Ochako Uraraka
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20 Toru Hagakure

Toru Hagakure, the invisible girl was close to tears when Aizawa said, "No one is getting expelled."

"Huh?"

"It was a logical ruse!" he said with a maniacal grin.

"It should have been obvious if you thought it carefully," said Momo, looking confused.

"So that means you didn't expel a whole class last year?" asked Izuku with a smirk as others looked at him in horror.

"... You know too much," said Aizawa as he matched his smirk with his own.

At that moment everyone else in the class felt an overwhelming pressure as if two extremely powerful people were clashing. No... it wasn't power. It was the experience of a pro and the skill of a prodigy competing to overshadow one another.

"Yes, I did expel last year's class..." said Aizawa with a close-eyed smile.

"And you didn't this year. Do I take it as you actually see potential in everyone here?" asked Izuku with a grin.

"Yes..." Aizawa started with a smirk as his hair started levitating.

"... But that only means that I'll be much stricter, much more brutal with you all. Be ready," he said with a different type of smirk, one that signified recognition yet was threatening.

"I'm ready," said Izuku as his cursed energy flared covering him in a green and red aura.

"This year is going to be... not as boring as others," said Aizawa as he turned and started to walk away.

As Aizawa passed the bushes All Might got out to greet him.

"So I see Aizawa, you didn't expel them," he said with his signature grin.

"Yes, I didn't. Though I didn't expect you to be here and watch the class. Playing favorites from the start?" asked Aizawa with a sharp glare.

"No... I know someone who's with them. Someone I've placed my bet upon. I'll do my duty as a teacher as neutrally as I can, but I also want them to groom as the best heroes ever. I've... got this feeling telling me that things are going to get difficult from here on, and we'll need the best heroes," said All Might as he deflated to his normal form.