Quirkless Hero

Life at U.A. High School resumed its normal pace. Despite the major incident during the forest training camp, the final outcome wasn't all that bad. 

The students of the Hero Course were focused on mastering their special moves. In modern society, every professional hero has at least one or two signature techniques. The training camp was originally meant to help develop these, but the attack by the League of Villains disrupted it. 

Now, both Hero Course classes were practicing their special moves in the school's training facilities. Though the news of Midoriya Izuku leaving the Hero Course saddened everyone, the "Special Moves" curriculum couldn't be neglected. 

After all, the provisional hero license exam was coming up soon—an essential step for Hero Course students aiming to become pro heroes. 

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Meanwhile, in the Support Course, Midoriya Izuku hadn't visited Class 1-A even once since transferring out. Just as he said, he had given up on his dream of becoming a hero. He didn't even stop by the classroom to catch a glimpse. 

In the Support Course, students worked diligently to design and invent in hopes of catching the attention of major manufacturers and companies. 

While peace reigned in the Support Course classroom, their homeroom teacher, *Power Loader,* was relaxing in his office with a cup of hot tea. Suddenly, the office door swung open with a loud clatter. 

"T-Teacher!!" 

"What's going on?!" 

The panicked Support Course student seemed to be in a rush, prompting Power Loader to respond seriously. 

"Midoriya! He's at it again, making that terrifying thing!" 

"Oh, you mean that..." 

Hearing the reason for the commotion, Power Loader relaxed and sipped his tea again. 

"But didn't you ban him from making it? I just saw him taking that thing to the testing area! We got scared and came to tell you right away!" 

"Here's the thing..." 

A Support Course student, pale with fear, listened to Power Loader explain seriously: 

"Midoriya was just rescued after being kidnapped by villains. He was badly injured, and his mother filed a strong complaint against U.A. She was even planning to pull him out of school. You know about this, right?" 

"Yeah, I know. That's why Midoriya and his mom came to a compromise. He's quitting the Hero Course but staying in the Support Course." 

This was common knowledge among the Support Course students since it had become a big incident that everyone at U.A. was aware of. 

"Good. Since you know, I'll just say this: Midoriya has been really down lately. As his teacher, I can't just ignore that, so I lifted his restrictions." 

"I'm hoping this will let him enjoy inventing again and forget about his troubles." 

Hearing this, the Support Course student turned even paler and quickly said,

 "Teacher! If you let Midoriya cheer up, we're the ones who'll suffer!" 

"Alright, alright. You're classmates; you should be more understanding. Just endure it for a little while." 

Power Loader's words sounded like a grim proclamation. The student, pale as a ghost, left the office to spread the bad news to the others. 

... 

Later, every Support Course student carried sealed gas masks with built-in oxygen supplies. Though unsure if they'd work, they hoped the masks might save their lives in critical moments. 

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Over at the Hero Course, some students needed their costumes adjusted to work with their new "Ultimate Moves" or to include support equipment. This brought them to Power Loader in the Support Course. 

Class 1-A students Uraraka Ochako, Takeyama Urei, and Class Rep Iida Tenya headed to the Support Course building for costume modifications. 

"Takeyama-san, what part of your costume are you improving?" Uraraka asked. 

"Something similar to my sister's, but I want to add something more creative, like weapons," Urei replied. 

Takeyama Urei's sister, "Mount Lady," relied on raw physical attacks for her Ultimate Moves. However, her sheer size made her incredibly destructive. 

"Oh! What if you had a knight's sword? You could enlarge it, and it would become over ten meters long!" Uraraka said excitedly. 

"That's impossible," Urei waved off the idea. "My Quirk only enlarges my body. Tools and equipment stay their normal size." 

"Wait! But doesn't your costume grow with you?" Uraraka asked, surprised. She wondered if Urei's Quirk might leave her clothes shredded and expose her completely. 

"No… My Quirk is actually similar to Mirio-senpai's. Iida-kun, can you explain?" 

"Understood!" 

Since Urei didn't feel like explaining, Iida took over with a detailed explanation. 

"Quirks like enlargement, invisibility, and permeation only affect the user's body. However, body parts like hair retain the Quirk's properties. That's why Mirio-senpai's costume is made from his hair, and Takeyama-san's costume follows the same principle." 

"Oh, I see! No wonder I've always been curious why Hagakure only wears gloves as her costume. I thought she wasn't shy about it." 

Annoyed, Urei lightly knocked Ochako on the head and scolded her: 

"What exactly are you imagining about Hagakure? She's a girl like us. There's no way she'd be that shameless." 

"Hehe~~" 

Ochako chuckled awkwardly while scratching her head. The three of them soon arrived at the Support Department's building. 

Following directions from other Support students, they found themselves in front of the Power Loader teacher's workshop. Just as they were about to knock on the mechanically designed door— 

"BOOM!!" 

A loud explosion echoed, and the mechanical door was blasted open. Along with it, a figure was sent flying out from inside. 

"Ouch… Wait, it doesn't hurt?!" 

Through the black smoke clouding her vision, Hatsume Mei, who had been caught in the blast, braced herself for a hard landing. Instead, she felt something soft cushioning her fall. 

"Ouch… That really hurts..." 

"Oh, it's you two!" 

The groaning "cushions" turned out to be Uraraka Ochako and Takeyama Urei, who had thrown themselves under Hatsume to catch her. No wonder she hadn't felt any pain. 

"Get off me, you... you big-boobed giant!" 

Takeyama Urei snapped, irritated. Hatsume's hands had landed right on their chests, and to make matters worse, from this angle, it was clear—Hatsume's chest was larger than theirs. It was intolerable! 

"Haha~~ I'll get off right away!"

Sliding off them quickly, Hatsume couldn't resist giving a playful squeeze. This earned her a pair of furious, blushing glares from the two girls. 

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