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Hitoshi, Kacchan, and Mei seemed so excited after the entrance exams. They were so sure that they had gotten in. Izuku pretended to be excited with them. He didn’t want to bring down their moods. He avoided answering any questions about what he thought it would be like finally attending UA and training to be a hero.
If there were a couple of nights where he cried under the cover of the shower, that was neither here nor there. He had fallen short of his dream. He was entitled to a few tears.
He wondered what he would do now. Even if he didn’t get into UA, he had to go to high school. His parents would probably be able to find something. They had to know about what other schools there were even if Izuku didn’t.
Or maybe! Maybe he could just drop out and become a quirk analyst. He couldn’t really see himself in any careers but people paid for quirk analysis, didn’t they? He could do it as a freelancer. He’d need a computer though.
How pissed would Dad be if I became a vigilante? Izuku thought, not quite able to give up the idea of helping people. Freelance quirk analyst by day, vigilante by night. Could he keep it from his parents? No probably not.
Well, there was still time until graduation. He could figure it out later.
A week came and went. Izuku stared at the envelope on his desk. He had asked to open it alone since he was pretty sure he hadn’t gotten in. He didn’t want to detract from Hitoshi’s results. Finally, he tore the envelope open and a small disk fell out.
“I am here as a projection!” a hologram of All Might shouted, filling the space in front of him.
“All Might? Wait, this is from UA, right?” Izuku double-checked the envelope. Yep. “What?”
“I am excited to be teaching at UA starting next year!” Oh, you’ve got to be fucking kidding me, Izuku groaned internally. Now he gets to tell me I can’t be a hero a second time.
“Even if you passed the written exam, you got ten points on the practical exam. Of course, that means you didn’t pass,” All Might announced calmly.
“I knew that,” Izuku muttered to himself. He gripped the hem of his skirt. “I knew that, but it’s so frustrating.”
“If that was all there was to it.” Huh? “I am an entertainer as well! First, take a look at this video!”
“Excuse me, um…” The video showed the girl from the entrance exam approaching Mama while he was still in his hero uniform.
“The nice person?” Izuku mused aloud.
“She came to negotiate directly in person after the exam. Negotiate what? Keep watching to find out!” All Might said brightly.
“Um, the person with the curly hair and freckles… Do you know who I’m talking about? Um… kind of plain-looking…” she spoke in a shy manner.
“It’s me!” Izuku realized. Plain-looking?
“Is it possible for me to give him some of my points? I heard him say, ‘if I can just get enough points,’ so I thought maybe he didn’t have many points. At least the points he lost because of me… He saved me! Please! Please! Please!” Izuku couldn’t help but tear up at her determination and kindness.
“Your actions spurred others to act. The entrance exam the other day was not graded only on villain points!” What?
Mama spoke on the video next. “Even if you ask to, you can not give him your points. Anyway, there’s no reason to give him any, little listener!” Mama patted the nice girl on the head softly.
“How can a hero course reject people who save others and do the right thing?” All Might asked. “Call that lip service? Bring it on! This is a job that requires risking one’s life to put that lip service into practice! Rescue Points! And they are given by a panel of judges. It’s the other basic ability we at UA look at!”
1. Bakugou Katsuki: 77 Villain | 9 Rescue (86)
2. Kirishima Eijirou: 39 Villain | 35 Rescue (74)
3. Ochako Uraraka: 28 Villain | 45 Rescue (73)
4. Aiyama Izuku: 10 Villain | 60 Rescue (70)
5. Ibara Shiozaki: 36 Villain | 32 Rescue (68)
6. Aiyama Hitoshi: 24 Villain | 43 Rescue (67)
7. Kendo Itsuka: 25 Villain | 40 Rescue (65)
8. Iida Tenya: 52 Villain | 9 Rescue (61)
9. Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu: 49 Villain | 10 Rescue (59)
10. Tokoyami Fumikage: 47 Villain | 10 Rescue (57)
“Aiyama Izuku, sixty points! And Uraraka Ochaco, forty-five points! You both pass.”
“This is too crazy…” Izuku mumbled, tears blurring his eyes.
“Come, Young Aiyama. This is your hero academia!” All Might smiled, holding out his hand.
His tears finally fell as Izuku cried in relief. I’m going to be a hero.
Once he had pulled himself together, he went to find the rest of his family. He found them in the living room. They looked at him expectantly. “I got in!”
“I know!” Hitoshi exclaimed. “They had the top 10 in the projection message and you were number four!”
“And you were number six! We both made it into the top 10!” Izuku said, hugging his brother in his excitement.
“Did you see Katsuki’s score? He got first place. His ego will never return to normal,” Hitoshi lamented, returning the hug. Izuku giggled because it was true. Kacchan was competitive and he loved winning.
“We are so proud of you, little listeners,” Mama said, watching the exchange fondly.
“Welcome to UA, kids,” Dad smiled. Izuku beamed at him before pulling Hitoshi over to them for a group hug.
Final exams passed and they graduated middle school. They kept training the entire break between school years. Then finally, they were at UA, staring down the door to their classroom.
“That’s a big door,” Izuku commented aloud.
“Maybe it’s for accessibility,” Hitoshi offered. Izuku shrugged. He stepped forward to push open the door and start his first day as a student of Class 1-A.