"Here I am! Coming through the door! Like a normal person!" The number one hero's booming voice resounded through the classroom. Startling the occupants as their heads collectively turned towards the source of the sound. All Might in all his costumed and muscled glory was standing right in front of them.

All Might raked his eyes across the students seated in front of him. Trying to remember each one of them from what he saw in the entrance exam.

One particular student stood out that day the most. The boy was currently the only one not sporting a smile on his face at his sudden entrance. It made him pause. Usually, kids were excited to see their hero. However, this kid had a neutral expression masking his features. As if a wall separated the world from his true feelings.

He remembers seeing the teen rushing headfirst into danger to save the girl. He remembers feeling like for one moment there, his search was over. Seeing this kid ready to sacrifice everything to save another. The answer to his problems had been as clear as day.

He couldn't decide something like this on a whim though or so Nedzu said. So he decided to wait and learn more about the students in his class this year. And if he kept a closer eye on one particular green haired teen. Then no one would be the wiser.

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After introducing himself as their hero combat training teacher. All Might instructed them to get their costumes and meet him at training ground BETA.

Standing now in the boy's changing room. Izuku was questioning the design of his hero costume.

He spent many days thinking it over and after a while, it seemed logical to model his costume after his gear in the game.

Although looking at it now. He couldn't help but feel a little bit off. The support department had done a wonderful job recreating it and even improving it.

The whole thing was lined with thin, yet sturdy Kevlar. Followed by another layer of shielded material to absorb any shock or direct hit that came his way. Like his combat gear in SAO, the costume was all black. Lined with white and some red. The last part was added to his belt as a token from Shinshi's own gear.

All in all, his costume consisted of black knee padded pants with a black belt lined with red and a silver buckle. A black V-neck shirt lined with a black padded breastplate. He wore it underneath an equally dark trench coat with white lining going down the sleeves. The coat was a perfect replica, reminiscing of the one he wore in SAO. Two straps crisscrossed across his chest and went over his shoulders and under his sides respectively. The straps were there in order to hold his two swords on his back. He had black combat boots tucked tightly on his feet and black fingerless gloves, that were padded for heat and friction resistance. His elbows also adorned blackguards to protect his joints.

His support items were safely tucked in small pouches on his belt. A couple of throwing blades and knives. Followed by first-aid items, capture led-lined tapes, and emergency goggles.

Satisfied with his final appearance and trying to ignore the dread he felt when looking at his almost too familiar costume. He followed the rest of the students out onto the training facility.

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Walking out into the sun-lit clearing, he couldn't help but feel a little out of place.

Nevertheless, he kept his head held high as he crossed the field to wait with the other students that were already there.

"Midoriya!" Uraraka's voice sounded from behind him. The girl finally calling him by his real name instead of the nickname she'd heard from Bakugou earlier that day. He supposed he didn't mind it so much anymore but still...He had explained to her anyway that he preferred being called by his real name. "You look so cool! You have like this whole mysterious Bad-ass vibe going on!" She exclaimed.

Finally turning around to meet her gaze, he saw her jumping from one foot to the other in excitement. Her pink and black costume vaguely reminded him of the pro hero Thirteen.

"Thanks, yours looks good too. I see you decided to follow in a certain space hero's footsteps." He noted lightly. Trying to make conversation with the girl. Two years of solo playing didn't help him in the social skills department.

That got a nervous laugh out of her. Her hand coming up to rub the back of her neck as she replied. "Y-yeah... Although I wish that they hadn't made it so skin-tight."

Their conversation was soon interrupted by a very rigid looking knight-in-shining armor. The chopping motions of his hands instantly exposing the armor's occupant.

"You're costume looks very well thought out Midoriya! Although I must ask if these weapons have been approved by the school! I doubt they'd let us handle such dangerous pieces of weaponry!"

Shrugging his shoulder slightly, he muttered a quick "Don't worry about it."

Whatever lecture Iida had prepared for him was cut short by All Might's voice calling for them to gather 'round.

The hero proceeded to explain the exercise to them. To Izuku's surprise and slight amusement, the number one hero was using a script to get through the explanation.

They would all be split into pair. Each pair would be designated as the villains or as the heroes.

The villains were tasked with guarding a bomb in a specific building of field Beta. While the heroes' jobs was to either apprehend the villains or get a hold of the weapon. The villains would either be taken down or captured.

The whole thing reminded Izuku of a really bad video game. He supposed he didn't mind all that much though.

After drawing names from a helmet, who he supposed belonged to Iida, the teams were decided.

He ended up being paired with Uraraka as the heroes. While the villains going against them were none other than Bakugou and Iida. This was going to be an experience, wasn't it?

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Waiting outside the designated building was a quiet affair. Both he and Uraraka were currently crouched around the blue-prints they'd been handed of the structure.

Izuku made sure to memorize the space before moving on to making an actual plan.

Uraraka's quirk was Anti-gravity. Whatever she touches with all five of her fingers, loses its gravitational pull. Therefore floats.

Giving her a quick rundown of his abilities, they formed a plan.

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They floated up to the second floor. The only sounds around them was the quiet thud of Uraraka's footsteps as they walked through the corridor leading to the stairs.

His own footsteps were muted by his activated stealth skills. Making it very hard for anyone to actually feel or hear his presence when needed.

He took a moment to activate search. Evidently, there was a figure marching down the stairs to meet them. Despite the brisk movements of Bakugou's body. The boy knew how to keep himself from making a lot of noise.

Waiting for the right moment. He gestured for Uraraka to stop. Both of them waiting for the blonde to come to them.

It happened in an instant. Bakugou swiveled from around the corner. Body tense and ready for a fight.

Despite that particular fact, the teen wasn't expecting to be instantly ambushed. His body was barely able to dodge the kick aimed for his stomach. The hit instead striking him in the side. Sending him skidding a couple of steps back.

Uraraka didn't need to be told anything. The girl already halfway up the stairs. Having followed the plan and taken Bakugou's distraction as an opportunity to go up to the third floor. The floor they knew, contained an anxious Iida and a very fake bomb.

"Deku" Bakugou growled as he straightened up once more. Fury was evident in his features. "What the fuck was that!" He shouted in frustration. Immediately going in for a few explosion-fueled punches.

Izuku was expecting it though. So, putting the years of information he'd gathered about the explosive teen to good use. He used the boy's momentum against him. Taking a hold of his right arm and effectively sending him toppling over his shoulder. Flipping the teen onto his back. A hard thud echoing through the hall as Bakugou wheezed to recover his breath.

"It's called fighting Katsuki. You of all people should know about that." Kirito knew that he was taunting the boy now. He couldn't help the slight satisfaction he felt though. He finally got to show Bakugou that he wasn't helpless anymore.

Getting back on his feet, Bakugou took a battle stance once more. His persistence reminding Midoriya of the kid who never lost. A kid who wanted to win no matter what.

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"Did you see that?" A red headed student exclaimed from the viewing room. If All Might remembers correctly, his name was Kirishima Eijirou."It's like Midoriya knew that Bakugou was there before he even got there!" The teen shouted excitedly. Gaining a few shouts of agreement from the students.

"Bakugou reacted pretty fast too though." Tsuyu, the girl with the frog quirk countered quietly.

Looking back at the monitor, All Might wondered what was up with these two students. It seemed their relationship harbored more than meets the eyes. From the files he's been given. They came from the same middle school.

"Yeah but look at those moves! Midoriya looks like the real deal!" Kaminari, a blonde student with an electricity quirk stated. The whole class getting riled up while watching the fight.

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"The Deku I knew would be cowering right now. He would be shaking in his boots! Were you looking down on me all this time you bastard?!" The raw emotion in the blonde's voice shook him down to the core. "Were you always holding back!?"

"That Deku died a long time ago Kacchan." His voice was rising with every step he took towards the explosion wielder. "These two years made me who I am today. No more, no less." He continued evenly. "Now are you going to fight me with everything you've got or keep on talking!? Because I'm going to capture you one way or another." He screamed, a grin unknowingly making itself on his features.

Bakugou seemed to hesitate for a second only. His features mirroring Izuku's own a moment later. "Bring it on nerd!"

They both charged at each other. Bakugou's hands lighting up in a fiery display of hot explosions.

Dodging the explosion with impressive footwork, he swipes at the blonde's arm with the tip of one of his throwing knives. A shallow cut, meant to distract and inflict pain instead of lethally hurting him. The pain effectively deters the teen's attention from the attack.

Using Bakugou's distraction to his advantage, he charged at the blonde once more.

Years of experience have honed Izuku's skills to the point where an inexperienced teenager didn't stand a chance against him.

Izuku flipped his body in the air, using the ceiling to kick off towards the opposite direction. Kicking the teen into the ground and effectively holding him down a moment later. A strong grip on his wrists preventing any sort of movement and aiming the explosion into a safe direction.

"VILLAIN BAKUGOU CAPTURED!" All Might's voice boomed across the building from the speakers attached to the corners. The tape around the blonde's hands, enough to call his capture.

"Tsk. You call that a fight?" Bakugou grumbled angrily. Although Izuku couldn't hear any real bite behind his words.

"Maybe another day Katsuki. When he have more time." With a parting salute. Izuku ran up to meet Uraraka and Iida on the third floor. They only had a few minutes left, after all.

The scene he found when he reached the room wasn't what he expected. Iida had his back facing him. Uraraka panting on the other side of the room as she tried to get to the bomb.

Uraraka's eyes flashed for a second on his form. It seemed she was subtle enough, given that Iida was none the wiser.

Slowly making his way towards the speedster, he took hold of one of his knives.

Whatever monologue Iida was in the middle of spouting was cut short as the blade made contact with his uncovered neck. The boy in question immediately tensed. Not expecting Izuku to be there so soon. Despite the announcement of Bakugou's capture.

It seemed he underestimated the armor clad teen though. For he wasn't expecting the kick that was suddenly aimed at his head. Quickly dodging so that he was standing next to Uraraka now, he unsheathed his sword. Ready to finish this once and for all. The elucidator's pitch black blade shining in the light.

Not giving the engine quirked villain a chance to think, he quickly charged at him. A blur of movements as he didn't give him any time to react. "SWITCH!" Realizing his slip-up a moment later, he tried to correct himself. "URARAKA GO! NOW!"

It seems that the gravity girl understood the gist of what he meant for the moment his blade made contact with the boy's armor, All Might's voice thundered through the speakers once again. "WEAPON CAPTURED."

Uraraka had once again taken advantage of their opponent's distraction to reach for the bomb.

"HERO TEAM WINS!"

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Walking back to the viewing room, they were met with cheer and congratulation from most of the students. All of them sporting matching grins as they got excited for their own matches.

"Settle down kids. Now, who can tell me who the MVP of this exercise was?"

A couple of hesitant hands were raised but All Might seemed to pick the student with the most confidence in their reaction.

"Midoriya is the MVP, sir." Yaoyorozu's voice was even as she explained her reasoning. "Bakugou didn't really spend any time forming a plan with his teammate. Nor did he try to actually talk to him throughout the whole exercise. His actions were rash, despite his good reaction time to the ambush and the attacks." She informed curtly. "On the other hand, Uraraka followed through her plan with Midoriya but she later lost her element of surprise by undermining the seriousness of the situation. She ended up giving away her position and losing a perfect opportunity for an attack." She seemed to give the two students a time to reflect before continuing with her explanation. "Iida, however, took the exercise to a whole new level of seriousness by fully taking on the role of a villain. However, despite All Might's obvious announcement of his teammate's capture, he forgot to keep his guard up in case Midoriya decided to join Uraraka. Which was an oversight on his part, since Midoriya had no other obstacle to surpass."

The whole class was nodding along to her words at this point. Some of them only now realizing the mistakes they had overlooked before. "Finally, Midoriya is the MVP, since he followed through his plan until the end. Effectively capturing Bakugou in the shortest time possible and without causing any damage to the structure around him or the villain. He even was able to improvise once he was faced with a hurdle. He reacted to the situation accordingly and used his teammate's abilities to his advantage. Giving Uraraka many opportunities to act by distracting their opponent himself."

All Might seemed to be at a loss for words. Laughing nervously as he congratulated Yaoyorozu on her thoroughly thought-out analyses. However, he did end up lecturing Midoriya on underestimating his opponent.

The rest of the exercise went smoothly as one by one, the teams went through their own matches.

All Might thinks he sees the start of the boy's influence on his class.

Everyone was now fired up and determined to give it their all.