Souls Hero Academia (Rewrite)

Chapter 36: Instability

The room went silent as the door opened to the classroom. In came Aizawa with a stack of papers, the long face already a staple addition to the early morning routine of class 1-A. Izuku had his hand on his chin, his other hand occupied with drawing doodles on his notebook reminiscent of Black Knights striking a pose.

And if those poses were a bit embarrassing if one were to see them in real life, even better. They made his life hell during his early journey, and by Gwyn did they make him lose almost all hope. Thankfully, souls were a thing and empowering himself through the power of the First Flame made everything easier... Well, relatively easier...

He still got his ass handed to him nine times out of ten.

"Good morning class." Aizawa stopped right at the teacher's desk, plopping the stack of papers noisily. The students all greeted back, their voices resounding throughout the room, Izuku's included. "A short announcement before we begin homeroom, in three weeks' time, the annual U.A. Sports Festival will be held.

Izuku's ear perked up once those words left Aizawa's lips. So it wasn't that long until the Sports Festival. He wouldn't lie, it was a bit exciting, seeing that he had rewatched most of the recordings from the past U.A. Sports Festival.

Sad that most of the intense fighting came from the third years, but his classmates weren't slouches either. He was looking forward to fighting Katsuki and even Todoroki. Just imagining throwing fireballs at an ice quirk user made him giddy.

"Sir, isn't that a bit too early? It hasn't even reached midterms yet." Iida raised his hand, face as serious as ever.

"This is in preparation for your Hero Agency internships this coming midterm, which will serve as your exam and project." Aizawa picked a piece of paper from the stack and waved it around the air. "As you all may know by now, Hero Agencies will be closely watching the 3-day sports festival, with the first years taking the first day."

"What will the criteria be?" Momo was the next to voice her question.

"As far as I know, it is up to the Hero Agencies to send you their requests, so my advice? Do your best. Plus Ultra." Aizawa grabbed more pieces of paper and turned them into a separate stack before sending it to one column of the class. "At any rate, take one paper and pass it onto the one behind you. We'll be having a bit of a reflection essay."

Most of the students groaned silently at the impromptu schoolwork, but it wouldn't be a school without them now, would it?

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"Ah, Midoriya. A pleasure to meet you so early. Come, take a seat." Izuku closed the door leading to the principal's office, the rat sitting on his highchair with a cup of tea wafting its sweet aroma throughout the room. "Now, what could I help you with?"

"I found a girl." Nezu blinked, his beady eyes focusing on the cup of tea for a moment before glancing back at Izuku.

"Well... That is something I didn't expect..." Nezu took the cup of tea in his paws and sipped on it. He set it down a moment later and tapped both of his paws together. "Who is the lucky girl?"

"Toga Himiko was her name." Izuku recalled back to the moment where they danced around with a knife in hand. It was one of the most exciting things he had ever experienced ever since he came back to Japan. "It was fun trying to cut each other with a blade. I think she got a few good nicks on me, even managed to slip a cut in my neck here." Izuku pointed at his neck with a beaming smile.

Nezu blinked once more, before he downed the entire cup of tea in one sitting, a paw going up his head as he rubbed against his skull.

"Oh, she also likes drinking blood. I think she drained a lot from me." Izuku hummed, completely ignoring Nezu already facepalming with his tiny paws not enough to cover his entire face.