Ayato returned to his apartment, once more checking his designated mailbox provided outside of his flat. Unfortunately, the mismash of various letters seemed to be… ordinary, to say the least. Electric bill, a notice about an expired magazine subscription, multiple instances of advertising mail, a letter from UA, a tiny package that he had ordered weeks ago, a wrong address, more admail…
Wait.
He fumbled the pieces of paper in a desperate attempt to thumb back through them. After several papers (and his keys) fell to the ground, he gave up, collecting his belongings and heading to his apartment to sort out the mess. Upon turning the key in the lock, he was immediately greeted by a cacophony of loud mewling. In response, Ayato quickly closed the door behind him, dropped the stack of envelopes down on the floor, and gently picked up the creature responsible, speaking to it in a whisper.
"Shh, keep it down. These walls are really thin and I'm… pretty sure they don't allow pets here."
The tiny perpetrator, seeing as it was a cat and therefore didn't understand Japanese, didn't heed his words, continuing to loudly vocalise at its own accord. Ayato quickly turned to plan B, setting the kitten back on the ground and tossing a handful of cat food from the pantry into a small plastic bowl. The kitten happily padded over, greedily digging into the contents of the makeshift food bowl. "What am I going to do with you…"
Ayato sighed, returning to sort through his mail. Quickly, he plucked out the letter labelled with UA's school insignia, tearing it open haphazardly. A small, metallic device fell to the floor with a muffled clink. Unfortunately, the letter didn't seem to contain, well, much of anything else, but if the badge on the front was any indication, then this had to be important.
Ayato ran his thumb over the side of the device, eventually reaching a raised bump; a button. Almost on instinct, he pushed inwards, the device's holographic presentation flickering to life.
"Greetings, young Minami! It is I, All Might! Symbol of peace!"
…the hologram was upside-down.
He quickly turned the device over, listening intently to the hero's speech.
"-in the entrance exam a week ago! You scored thirty-five points—not a bad score, if I say so myself! Unfortunately, such a score isn't high enough to qualify you for UA. However, not to fret! Those points weren't the only thing we took into account. In fact, I'll allow you to get a glimpse at your actual total!"
The top ten roster glowed brightly on the screen behind All Might. Ayato's eyebrows raised as he glimpsed his own name in seventh place.
7th place: Minami Ayato; 35, 30 - 65 Points
"Now, you may be wondering where those other thirty points came from. Those are your hero points! The board here at UA witnessed your heroic deeds, notably saving young Aria, and took those into account! With a score of sixty-five, in addition to your results on the preliminary exam, I am pleased to announce your acceptance into UA Hero Academy's Hero Course! I'll see you in class!"
All Might's message winked out, replaced instead by a list of supplies; including a mandatory sketch of a hero costume.
It took a moment for Ayato's brain to process what had just happened. He, Ayato Minami, had just been accepted into UA, the most prestigious hero school in all of Japan; hell, the most prestigious hero school in the world. Not only that, but All Might was teaching there. All Might was going to be one of his teachers.
Ayato frantically searched for something to draw on; ideas for a costume had flocked to his mind, but he knew they would be gone in a fleeting second if he didn't put pencil to paper. He reached across his room to grab a pencil, accidentally knocking over the cat's food bowl in the process. The brown and white kitten shot him a glare before continuing to chow down on the food that had scattered across the beat-up hardwood.
He stopped in his search, muttering a quick apology to the cat before grabbing his phone out of his sweatshirt pocket, shooting off a quick text.
A pad of paper was, thankfully, nearby, drowned in the mess of envelopes that he had slammed onto the table moments before. Ayato sat cross-legged on the ground, pencil in his hand and notebook in his lap.
"I… think I have some ideas."
Wait.
He fumbled the pieces of paper in a desperate attempt to thumb back through them. After several papers (and his keys) fell to the ground, he gave up, collecting his belongings and heading to his apartment to sort out the mess. Upon turning the key in the lock, he was immediately greeted by a cacophony of loud mewling. In response, Ayato quickly closed the door behind him, dropped the stack of envelopes down on the floor, and gently picked up the creature responsible, speaking to it in a whisper.
"Shh, keep it down. These walls are really thin and I'm… pretty sure they don't allow pets here."
The tiny perpetrator, seeing as it was a cat and therefore didn't understand Japanese, didn't heed his words, continuing to loudly vocalise at its own accord. Ayato quickly turned to plan B, setting the kitten back on the ground and tossing a handful of cat food from the pantry into a small plastic bowl. The kitten happily padded over, greedily digging into the contents of the makeshift food bowl. "What am I going to do with you…"
Ayato sighed, returning to sort through his mail. Quickly, he plucked out the letter labelled with UA's school insignia, tearing it open haphazardly. A small, metallic device fell to the floor with a muffled clink. Unfortunately, the letter didn't seem to contain, well, much of anything else, but if the badge on the front was any indication, then this had to be important.
Ayato ran his thumb over the side of the device, eventually reaching a raised bump; a button. Almost on instinct, he pushed inwards, the device's holographic presentation flickering to life.
"Greetings, young Minami! It is I, All Might! Symbol of peace!"
…the hologram was upside-down.
He quickly turned the device over, listening intently to the hero's speech.
"-in the entrance exam a week ago! You scored thirty-five points—not a bad score, if I say so myself! Unfortunately, such a score isn't high enough to qualify you for UA. However, not to fret! Those points weren't the only thing we took into account. In fact, I'll allow you to get a glimpse at your actual total!"
The top ten roster glowed brightly on the screen behind All Might. Ayato's eyebrows raised as he glimpsed his own name in seventh place.
7th place: Minami Ayato; 35, 30 - 65 Points
"Now, you may be wondering where those other thirty points came from. Those are your hero points! The board here at UA witnessed your heroic deeds, notably saving young Aria, and took those into account! With a score of sixty-five, in addition to your results on the preliminary exam, I am pleased to announce your acceptance into UA Hero Academy's Hero Course! I'll see you in class!"
All Might's message winked out, replaced instead by a list of supplies; including a mandatory sketch of a hero costume.
It took a moment for Ayato's brain to process what had just happened. He, Ayato Minami, had just been accepted into UA, the most prestigious hero school in all of Japan; hell, the most prestigious hero school in the world. Not only that, but All Might was teaching there. All Might was going to be one of his teachers.
Ayato frantically searched for something to draw on; ideas for a costume had flocked to his mind, but he knew they would be gone in a fleeting second if he didn't put pencil to paper. He reached across his room to grab a pencil, accidentally knocking over the cat's food bowl in the process. The brown and white kitten shot him a glare before continuing to chow down on the food that had scattered across the beat-up hardwood.
He stopped in his search, muttering a quick apology to the cat before grabbing his phone out of his sweatshirt pocket, shooting off a quick text.
A pad of paper was, thankfully, nearby, drowned in the mess of envelopes that he had slammed onto the table moments before. Ayato sat cross-legged on the ground, pencil in his hand and notebook in his lap.
"I… think I have some ideas."