In Izuku and Shiki's class, the green-haired Kamen Rider is giving Sero a worried look as the other teen looks exhausted. The usually upbeat teen is now lying tiredly at his desk and barely managing to stay focused on the lesson.
Shiki also notices Sero's demeanor. However, since he didn't know the teen as more than Izuku's friend, he didn't know what to make of it. So, the two silently went for today's class to end before deciding to check on him.
"Are you alright, Sero?" Izuku worriedly asks as Shiki messes with his phone.
Looking up tiredly, Sero gives the two a lazy grin before saying.
"I'm doing fine. Just tired from all those trials your father and Mr. Shield are putting me through to see if I can use the next Hero Driver." Sero says with a slight yawn.
Hearing this surprises the two and causes Shiki to put his phone away, now more interested in the conversation.
"You're one of the new candidates?" He asks Sero with a raised eyebrow, having doubts since Sero seems relatively average.
"Yeah. I got on the list because I know Midoriya's identity and helped him stand up with K.E.M. But your Dad did say that I had potential when I was going through the trials." Sero happily says as he thinks about Hisashi's words toward him at the time.
Izuku blinks in surprise when he hears how Sero is going through a trial to be allowed to use the Hero Driver.
"What do you mean a trial?" He asks Sero in curiosity.
Sero is about to answer before Shiki unintentionally cuts him off to answer.
"It makes sense. Testing people would make it easier to know who can handle wielding the Hero Driver." Shiki nods, and Izuku looks at him.
"But we didn't do tests to get Hero Drivers." Izuku points out with a slightly uneasy expression.
"That's because of an agreement between the H.P.S.C. and your father. We were allowed to use Hero Drivers because of that. Plus, we've proven ourselves by defeating most of the Nomu who have attacked us." Shiki counters with a slight shrug.
Hearing this doesn't make Izuku happy, though. He feels it isn't fair that they haven't taken a test while Sero and the others are.
"Besides, there were two Hero Drivers and a lack of candidates. Now, there are three candidates." Shiki adds at the end before Shiki turns his attention back to Sero.
He's thankful everyone else, including the teacher, left. It lets them talk about this without worry.
"So, what are the tests like?" Shiki asks with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, there's a basic Quirk test. Our Quirks enter those Power Coin things, and then the two experiment to see what combination would strengthen them most and their potential. Melissa and Yaoyorozu did better than me since Melissa doesn't have a Quirk, and Yaoyorozu's Quirk is surprisingly well-rounded." Sero says with a slight shrug.
Izuku and Shiki nod at this. It seems like a reasonable test for the Hero Driver. They are surprised at how Melissa's Quirklessness helped so much.
"I guess being Quirkless comes in handy sometimes," Sero says with a slight laugh, deciding to joke about the situation.
The joke was poorly received, though. It gets Izuku to flinch and Shiki's eyebrow to twitch.
"It has a lot of downsides, though." Shiki bluntly tells Sero, causing the teen to laugh nervously instead.
"Sorry about that. I like to joke around a lot. It helps keep me calm, and I've been nervous about everything lately. I mean, U.A. is right around the corner, and now I might get picked to help you guys fight against villains. It's crazy." Sero states, causing Izuku to nod in understanding.
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Kamen Rider Deku (Rewrite)
Hayran KurguIzuku Midoriya is a quirkless teen whose world is being attacked by a new kind of villain known as a Nomu. However, his father, Hisashi Midoriya, has created a new system that can defeat these creatures and turn anyone into a hero. This is the story...
