It takes a week for the U.A. acceptance letter to arrive.
During that time, I was relaxing, knowing that I would certainly pass, but the same couldn't be said about my parents. Even though they believed in me, they couldn't help but worry on my behalf.
I settled on my bed in my room, playing a game on my phone, when I heard my mom scream.
"Sweetie! It's here! The letter for the U.A. exam, it's here!"
My mom rushed into my room with my father trailing behind her.
I have to say the sight of her walking into my room while literally glowing was really odd, but we all ignored it.
" Seems like it was about time for it to arrive," I said to her,
"Let's read it together, sweetie!" Mom excitedly suggested.
Seeing her even more excited than me and since I have no reason to deny her, I could only accept.
"Sure, Mom, go for it."
She opened the envelope, and to her surprise, there was no letter. Instead, there was a circular device in its place.
"Oh, that's a holographic projector."
Dad pointed it out and placed the device on a desk to activate it.
A moment later, a large holographic projection appeared from the device, showing All Might's iconic figures.
"I AM HERE! As a projection!" Yells out All Might, startling my mom for a split second.
'All Might sure is loud'
"Whoa, it's All Might!" My parents were surprised to see the symbol of peace, even if it was a hologram present for their son.
" You might be wondering why I'm the one telling you the results. I actually came to this town to teach at U.A!!" Announced All Might.
I already know this from my first life, so I am not shocked. That's not the case for my parents, though.
"Sweetie, can you imagine this? All Might is going to be your teacher!"
' Sheesh, she is even more excited than me.'
The projection of All Might continued,
" Anyways, congratulations, young Seiji, you have passed the UA entrance exam with flying colors. You managed to get over 95% on the written test, which is a great accomplishment on its own. However, it was the practical exam where you went above the competition. "
"Not only did you pass the exam with flying colours, but you went Beyond Plus Ultra with the points you received!"
The projection changed from All Might's face to a short clip of me at the start of the practical exam crushing a few dozen robot villains one after the other and then me flying around to help the other examinees. All this was displayed to my parents. My mother nearly cried from pride at the sight, with my father having a proud look on his face.
"Such an incredible performance surely deserves an equally incredible number of points!" All Might's voice resounded in my room before the projection changed again to display two sets of numbers.
"You see, we, the teachers at U.A. High School, were not just watching for villain-based points! A Hero Course that does not consider those who do the right thing is no Hero Course at all! We also looked at how you examinees treated the people around you, because... rescue points were also a factor!"
"Here are the results."
The hologram changed as it displayed the practical exam scores.
It showed us the list of the top ten participants in the exam on the screen with two sets of numbers ordered from top to bottom.
Arata Seiji: 73 villain points, 88 hero points
Katsuki Bakugo: 77 villain points, 0 hero points
Eijiro Kirishima: 39 villain points, 35 hero points
Ochaco Uraraka: 28 villain points, 45 hero points
Ibara Shiozaki 36 villain points, 32 hero points
Itsuka Kendo 25 villain points, 40 hero points
Tenya Ida 52 villain points, 9 hero points
Izuku Midoriya 0 villain points, 60 hero points
Tetsu Tetsu 49 villain points, 10 hero points
Fumikage Tokoyami 47 villain points, 10 hero points
"Welcome, Arata Seiji, to U.A.! I look forward to teaching you!"
"Your journey has just started. Hope you go beyond your limits, PLUUUS ULTRAAA."
With that last statement, the pre-recorded hologram stopped, and the projection device turned lifeless again.
Seeing their son was going to enter U.A. now made my parents proud and happy on my behalf.
"Oh my god! Seiji-kun! You passed, you passed! Mom is so proud of you!" My mom cheered, while hugging me. My father was also very happy and was nodding along.
"We are very proud of you; we always knew you would make it." He said.
Seeing all this affection, I was starting to get embarrassed, so I tried to gently remove myself from my mom's embrace. "Sheesh, of course I did. Did you expect anything less from your son?"
….
The first sounds to enter my ears and pull me from sleep each morning are the shrill ringing of my alarm, which wakes me up every time. Blinking, I glanced at the alarm, which indicated 4 AM.
I groggily, with a quiet sigh, pulled myself up and swung my legs over the frame of the bed. I did some stretching before cleaning myself up.
Then I did my morning workout consisting of push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and a quick jog around the neighborhood. Afterward, I took a shower and ate breakfast with my parents.
This is the morning routine that I started 7 months ago since I stopped going to the center. I knew that once I entered U.A. I wouldn't need to go there anymore.
I changed into my school uniform and adjusted my tie. I took an extra moment to make sure I looked presentable.
Normally, I wouldn't put much thought into it, but since today is the first day of school, I was making sure to look good in front of my parents before leaving home.
At 7:30 AM, I left my house with my dad, since he insisted on driving me to school on the first day.
"Have fun at school, and don't forget to make friends," Mom said to me with a smile while shining bright blue in the doorway before we left.
'Seems like she is showing off her emotions much more since I entered U.A. It's like when I was born.'
I arrived at U.A. by 7:55 with more than thirty minutes before homeroom.
"Have a good day, Seiji, and don't forget to do your best"
"Ok, Dad, have a good day too!"
After Dad left me at UA's entrance, I walked in through the gates. I took a moment to appreciate the scenery along the way.
'Say what you want about it, but they sure did a great job designing this place. It looks wonderful; the attention to detail while at the same time making sure that everyone, regardless of shape or form, feels included is impressive.'
The halls were filled with students each going their own way; thankfully, though, it only took me a moment before I stood before the imposing door of my assigned classroom, class 1A.
A few minutes before class was supposed to begin, I entered the classroom. It seemed I was amongst the last ones coming in since I could see most of the seats had been filled.
As everyone stared at me, I calmly searched for my seat, remembering that it was the number 19 and just walked over to sit down.
To my pleasant surprise, it seemed I was seated in front of Yaoyorozu Momo.
I turned up to her, greet here,
"Nice to meet you. My name is Arata Seiji. I hope we get along with each other."
She smiled in return, "Nice to meet you too. I'm Yaoyorozu Momo. And yes, I hope we get along."
Before we could continue, I saw a yellow caterpillar slid inside the classroom.
' The guy sure knows how to make an entrance.' In the sleeping bag, our homeroom teacher, Aizawa Shota. crawled over to the front of the class.
' I wonder if he can shut down my quirk, and how my black ghost reacts to his.'
While keeping those questions in mind for later, I watched as he unzipped the sleeping bag, much to the confusion of our classmates.
"If you're here to socialize, then get out," he said flatly.
Silence fell over the class, all eyes on the disheveled man in the sleeping bag.
"This is the hero course," he continued, deadpan.
"It took you eight seconds to quiet down. Time is a precious resource, and you lots aren't very rational, are you?"
There were murmurs in the class as Aizawa introduced himself.
"I'm your homeroom teacher, Aizawa Shota. Pleased to meet you."
With a sigh, he packed away his sleeping bag and gestured toward the lockers.
"Change into your gym uniforms and meet me outside. We're going to see what you're really made of."
Aizawa turned on his heel and walked away.