Mind of Mine || ʙᴀᴋᴜɢᴏ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

chapter 41

Song: Mars by Pinkshift

[Shout out to @Hyacinth-Flowers for the recommendation!]

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The group of boys walked past him towards the classroom. Usually, he'd be sauntering in the same direction as them, but the principal needed him to come to the meeting room as soon as possible, for what reason, he wasn't sure.

What caught his attention however was their conversation, overhearing the boy with red hair clap his friends on the back, "Guys, what if we open an agency together? It'd be so manly!"

The others responded just as excited, throwing some ideas around on possible agency names while the angry blond reminded them that it'd take a while to get approved— not directly shutting down the idea, just being a tad bit more realistic than them.

Something stung in his chest as Aizawa began to reminisce. He remembered being told those words when he was younger, remembered his friend making plans for an agency together without even confirming it with him first.

And so he walked forward, eyes tired as the face of Oboro Shirakumo flashed through his mind again, pulling at his heartstrings.

Due to Aizawa's absence today, the training session that was planned had to be postponed until further notice. However, Class 2-A was still excited for today's hero training because All Might showed up, followed by the heroes from Class 3-A.

"Wow, this is so exciting! We're training with the upperclassmen!" Kaminari fist-bumped the air, eyes shining with enthusiasm at the idea of impressing their upperclassmen. They've never had the opportunity to work with hero students from another year, mostly sticking to 2-B and that's it.

"Today we'll be going through an obstacle course but to make things even more exciting, it'll be a competitive race between Year 2 and Year 3! The class with the most eliminations wins! To make things fair, both classes will have to get through the hardest level." All Might's voice boomed. He didn't even need all the muscles to make his presence known.

The two classes stood behind the teacher, glancing up at the big monitor that showcased the obstacle course they would each have to run through. Identical sets were placed parallel to each other so one member from each class could run through the course simultaneously. This was different compared to previous hero training sessions, mostly because of his next words.

"Quirks will be allowed, but if you run through the course without using a quirk, every elimination you get will be tripled!"

That seemed to excite you even more. Just how difficult was the course if All Might made the points triple.

Raising your hand, you waited for the blond hero to call on you. "Young Y/n, question?"

"If we choose to not use our quirks, can we use any weapons?"

The hero paused to ponder the question— nobody has run through the course fully without using their quirk, mostly because it was easier to just use their quirks to get through the race. Even if people started off on the mindset of not using their quirk, something always ended up happening. But All Might noticed the way your eyes glittered with a knowing look and if somebody was to break through that streak, of course, it'd be you. So why not let you have some fun.

"Weapons are allowed for non-quirk users only."

"Got it."

Moving on, he began to explain the many components of the obstacle race. Each was meant to target a specific skill set, such as target practice, stealth mode, object retrieval, and hand-to-hand combat. Standing in the back and dressed in your hero costume, you began to stretch your limbs, counting over all the weapons you had on hand.