NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 8 – First Day of Class
In the end, I didn't meet anyone but I had fun. I spent the rest of my time studying and practicing my quirk. Even though it was still not that good, I was confident that I could hold my own against most people in this world.
Finally, the day arrived. I put on the gray blazer and pants of the UA uniform and admired myself in the mirror.
'Nice.'
It wasn't bad to boost my confidence. I planned to make some friends here, so it was best to look good in the first impression.
Walking down the street to the University, I saw Izuku waiting for me. We had agreed to go together for the day.
"Ah, there you are!" He greeted me with a bright smile. "Over here, Kuro!"
The boy looked clean. He followed my suggestion to change his style to heart. The messy hair was tamed with gel and his eyes were no longer as dull as before.
I smiled back and approached him.
"Hey, Izuku-kun! Ready for the big day?"
"Yeah! Let's do this!"
We laughed together as we walked into the courtyard of UA University. The sky was clear and the sun shone brightly down on us, making everything seem brighter than usual.
We arrived at the orientation and listened to Principal Nezu's speech and other teachers' speeches. All Might wasn't here because he had his Hero duties, but he congratulated me again through text. Of course, as Yagi Toshinori not as All Might.
'Haha, he's still trying to be nice.'
After the speech was over, we were given our ID card and directed to our classrooms. We both got into Class A, the same class as the main cast in the anime.
"This is exciting! We're in Class A!"
Izuku rubbed his hands together in excitement as we walked toward the classroom.
I was also excited, but I had something else in mind.
'Who did I replace? Or would my presence cause a butterfly effect and change everything?'
While I was thinking that, we arrived at the classroom and entered. Many people were already inside, chatting among themselves. They had their eye on us, probably wondering why we were here so early. A quick count told me that there were 19 of them, which meant 21 including us.
The sitting arrangement was also different from the anime. Unlike the usual classroom, we had a hall that was usually used in a college. I didn't know how it would affect the plot, but I hoped it wouldn't be too big of a change.
I glanced around. All of their faces were familiar. And just like in the anime, Tenya Iida was trying to reprimand Bakugou because the latter had his legs on the table.
However, I didn't care about that right now. I scanned the room until my eyes landed on Yaoyorozu's face. She was beautiful. Her black hair was tied into a high ponytail and her red lipstick added to her charm.
The other girls were also good-looking. I smiled as I looked at them. Their physical attractiveness shouldn't matter too much in this world, but it didn't hurt to appreciate it.
"Woah! You're here!"
When I heard a voice, I turned around and saw Ochako walking toward us. The baby fat on her cheek was gone and she looked more mature than before. She was still cute, but her soft features were replaced by sharper ones.
'Hm... Not bad.'
"Ochako-chan!"
Izuku called out her name happily, and the two of them hugged each other tightly. When I saw that, I stroked my chin and commented.
"Izuku-kun, you already met a girl? And it's a beauty no less? I'm impressed."
I pretended to be surprised. He turned red and waved his hands in front of him in embarrassment.
"N-No, it's nothing like that! We just met at the entrance exam and worked together. She's an interesting person, so..."
"Y-Yes, Deku-kun is a kind boy. He helped me in the exam and saved me from the robot." She stuttered a little while playing with her hair nervously. "I'm Uraraka Ochako, by the way. Nice to meet you."
"Kuro Saiki, a pleasure to meet you."
I shook her hand and grinned at her. She was still a shy girl, huh? How adorable.
As we were talking, the door opened and Hitoshi Shinso walked in. His purple hair was slightly ruffled, and his eyes looked tired. My eyes widened slightly at his presence.
'He's here too?'
Which meant we had 22 students in this class.
Just as I thought about that, someone crawled inside the class in a yellow sleeping bag. When we saw him, we all fell silent and waited for him to speak.
"Be quiet." He said in a tired voice while standing up. "I am your homeroom teacher, Shouta Aizawa. Please don't waste my time and sit already."
Aizawa was exactly like in the anime. His scruffy face and tired eyes looked at us sternly, making us hurry to our seats.
I sat beside Yaoyorozu in the front.
"Nice to meet you, I am Kuro Saiki. Let's get along well."
She stared at me for a moment before nodding with a smile on her face.
"Momo Yaoyorozu, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Huh. It was a generic introduction, but it seemed like she was trying to hide her excitement and nervousness. I nodded at her and turned to Aizawa-sensei.
If I remember correctly, we would have a test on the first day to test our quirks and abilities. It would be fun if nothing else.
"Eh? Why are you wearing your PJs?!"
Someone asked as they finally noticed Aizawa's appearance. The man ignored him and walked to the front of the class, where a large blackboard stood.
"We're doing a quirk assessment test." He said as he turned around. "It will test your physical abilities and your quirk itself. To do it, we will do a simple combat between two people.
Everyone looked at each other with disbelief before Aizawa continued.
"Anyone who doesn't like it can leave now."
A silence fell in the classroom as no one made any moves to leave. Seeing that, Aizawa nodded and tapped the teacher's podium.
"Alright. Change to your gym clothes and move. They are already prepared in the changing room. Those who came late to the gym will be expelled!"
"Y-Yes, sir!"
We all quickly moved to get ready for the test. As for me, I was looking forward to this. If I showed off a little, it would raise my reputation among the others.
And because the test content had changed, my quirk would be effective as well.
'I quite like this format. Thank you, Aizawa-sensei.' I mused in my mind as I followed the others to the changing room.
