Izuku, The Arch Mage.

Part 6. If I Die Young - The Band Perry.

(This song actually made me cry. I don't know why, it just did.)

Shinso was standing outside the build that the paper led him to in shock.

"Izuku was training here for years?! That can't be right." Shinso said, looking up at Endeavor's agency building.

Just then, the front door opened, and someone stepped out. "Ah, I see you found the place alright." The person, Izuku, said.

"What the hell? Is this really where you train?" Shinso asked.

"Ah. I forgot that this isn't exactly the most normal place that regular people go for training. Oh well. Why don't you come in? I've already gotten you the permission to train here." Izuku said.

Shinso just stood there for a moment before shaking his head to clear his mind and walking in.

"How did you even get Endeavor to agree to train me in the first place?" Shinso asked.

"Simple. He knew I wouldn't ask if the person in question didn't have serious potential. After I told him your quirk and how it's activated, it was easy enough to get him to agree. Besides, I've known him almost my whole life, he's known me since I was 4. He trusts me." Izuku explained, leading Shinso to one of the gyms.

"This is gym Epsilon. This is where you'll be doing your weightlifting for now. You'll start by picking up the twenty-pound dumbbells before setting it down and grabbing the next one until you can't pick the next one up. The heaviest weight in here is 500lbs." Izuku said as they walked by. "Down the hall are gyms Delta, Gamma, Beta, and Alpha. The lightest and heaviest in that order are 500lbs to 1 ton in Delta, 1 ton to 2.5 tons in Gamma, 2.5 tons to 5 tons in Beta, and 5 tons to 10 tons in Alpha. As far as I know, only the top ten heroes have ever managed to lift anything past the 7-ton mark." Izuku said as he showed Shinso around gym Epsilon.

Intimidated by the sheer weight contained in gyms Alpha to Delta, Shinso asked, "S-so, um. Which gym a-are you in?"

"Hm? Oh, I'm currently in Delta. Got the green light to start lifting in there last week." Izuku said. "I still spend most of my time in here though. Now that I think about it, most of the older heroes that work here spend most of their time here as well. They like maintaining a decent physique."

"I see. So, when do I start?" Shinso asked.

"Technically, you started the moment you entered the gym, but I guess you don't really start till you pick up the first weight." Izuku said, grabbing a bag of chalk dust.

"Here, you'll need this." Izuku said, passing the bag to Shinso.

"Thanks." Shinso said, grabbing the bag.

Izuku proceeded to show Shinso how to use the chalk and got him started on the 20 pounder and kept handing him a new, heavier one until he couldn't lift it. (Shinso had to lift each one with one hand.)

"Hm. 150lbs is your limit. Not bad. You've got a good build if that's your limit without any previous training. Well, let's begin for real this time. Keep working out with the 10 pounders until you can't lift it anymore. Once you're done lifting, take an hour break. We'll work on combat training after that." Izuku said, handing Shinso the 10 pounder before grabbing one of the 500 pounders.

After an hour of lifting, the weight that Shinso was holding fell to the ground, as he couldn't hold it anymore.

"Good, you worked until you physically couldn't. Shows that you're determined. Well, go take a break. You'll find a muscle cream in the breakroom. It helps with the aches and pains, plus it helps your arms recover quicker. I've enchanted it to constantly make more of itself, so we don't run out. " Izuku said, setting his weight down.