- Chapter: 3 -

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Katsuo POV

I was taking the girl home. We had left the school and had been walking for a little bit then I realized I didn't know her name. The Pomeranian called her Deku, but that name would be horrible. The Pomeranian most likely uses it as an insult. That gives me an idea.

"Oh yeah, is your name Deku?" If it's a name that was given to demean her, my plan should work.

"E-eh? Oh, um no. My n-name is Iz-Izumi Mido-midoriya. Kacchan c-calls me th-that because it means use-useless." I saw her look down at the ground with her face reddening from embarrassment.

"I have an idea. That name 'Deku' is an insult. What if you were to turn it into a source of power? Use it as inspiration. Change your uselessness into a source of strength. Make the word useless mean to never give up and always press on. To prove that nothing is impossible." I say this feeling a grin spread on my face. She looks up at me with slight confusion in her eyes at first, but when I finished, the look of confusion had turned into one of awe.

"I had never thought of trying to hear it as anything other than an insult before. Using it to draw power from... that's a wonderful idea Aizawa!... But I don't know if I could ever live up to those expectations." 

Why does she always put herself down? "If you don't live up to the expectations, then train and work until you do. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Also, stop doubting yourself. The first step to becoming a hero is to believe you can become one yourself. If you don't believe you can, then you won't." If she puts herself down again from this, I'm going to...


Take a nap.


She looked up at me with pure determination in her eyes. Good, she won't deject herself this time. "Now since you haven't really trained at all yet, I'll have to make a beginner schedule for you and have you slowly progress up until you can properly defend yourself. I'll give you the schedule tomorrow. Is that okay?" She nods her head yes.

A little bit after that we reached her place. However, I was a bit confused. She lived in an apartment complex. The confusing thing was that my house was a mere 3 blocks away. Within easy walking distance. I keep this to myself however as I don't want my dad to kill me because I gave away his address to someone I barely know.

I wave to her as she walks in and make my way over to my house. I had forced him to get a proper house and not a shack like he wanted. That place even had an outside toilet... I dodged a bullet with convincing him to get this place instead. It is a simple two-story house with light blue paint. It didn't have a garage but that's fine as neither of us want a car. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms, one in the master bedroom the other on the ground floor. The third bedroom was mostly used by Yamada, one of my father's extremely rare friends. He was also known as the pro hero Present Mic, I called him Too Damn Loud (or TDL for short) as it was hard to sleep with him around. Dad doesn't know how to cook and I can't live off of juice pouches like him, so I had learned how to cook and made meals for myself. My father preferred juice pouches, I really don't understand him sometimes. We have one TV in the living room that we use to distract TDL so we can sleep when he visits. My room and the guest room are both on the second floor with my dad taking the master on the ground floor. He took that room so he doesn't have to hear TDL snore. He's way too damn loud.

I walk in and announce my presence as I take off my shoes. I go up to my room and start on my home work for the day. There's not much of it as it was my first day, but I still had a bit of it to do. After about thirty minutes, I finish what I was assigned and start working on the training schedule for Midoriya. I'm not going to spare her any bit. I make sure that it's possible but extremely difficult. Making the schedule takes longer than the homework did and after about an hour I have something that should work as long as she doesn't give up or sneak a rest day in anywhere.

I go down stairs and see my father asleep on the kitchen table in his sleeping bag. 'Why is he like this?' I ignore him and start making something to eat. I choose the gourmet meal of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I'm to tired too cook something proper. I eat my sandwich and go up to my bed and fall asleep the moment I lay down. 'Thank you sleeping arts.'

I awaken to an accursed noise. My alarm clock. I get up and turn it off and realize that I slept in my school clothes. After freshening up and changing into a clean pair of school clothes, I grab what was on my desk and head to school. I walk through the door and go over to my seat. Only two other people are here so far so I decide to sleep some more. I put my head down and fall asleep.

I hear someone angrily approach my desk and instantly know that it's my favorite Pomeranian. I lift my head up and see him reaching his palm out to my face. I lean to the side and ask him "Ah Pomeranian, how's the nose? Did I break it? If so, I apologize." 'Hehe, not really.' He responds with what I assume is his equivalent of a cheery greeting.

"YOU DAMN SLEEP MAN. HOW DARE YOU DODGE, LET ME BEAT YOU UP!!!" 

'Maybe he isn't cheery after all'

"Why would I just let you beat me up?" I decide to try and push his buttons. 'He attacks again, I'm going to humiliate him. I want more people for this.'

"BECAUSE I'M THE GREATEST IN THIS SCHOOL, AND YOU'RE JUST SOME DAMN SLEEPY EXTRA! NOW LET MY KILL YOU!!!" Is he threatening to actually kill me or is that just a figure of speech? I couldn't continue with my thoughts and he tried again to blow me up.

I grab his wrist with my left hand and twist it, causing him to cry out in pain. Then I reach into my pocket and grab my secret weapon. I pull out my hand in a fist and decide to give him a chance. "So, are going to give up or do I have to further humiliate you?" I see Midoriya walk in as I say this and smile at her. For some reason she looks freaked out?

"SHUT UP I'LL KI-GRHH" The Pomeranian is silenced by me saying "Pocket sand" in a sing song voice and throwing sand into his face. He steps back and grabs his eyes trying to get the sand out of them. Jokes on him. I only use ultra fine sand grains of sand in my pockets!

I sit back down and start sleeping again, the Pomeranian rolling on the floor in agony. The teacher walks in as he recovers and he sits down looking quite mad. I get up and smile at Midoriya and mouth "I have the schedule I'll give it to you after school" she responds with a smile and a nod. I turn to the front of class and let the day pass by.

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