Nezu grinned, remembering the conversation he had with All Might an hour ago.

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"Hello, Nezu." All Might answered the sudden call with a hint of surprise.

Nezu explained the new system of acceptance of students to him, causing All Might's jaw to drop.

"I... I don't even know what to say, Nezu. Thank you for the effort but... why?"

"Tell the kid to do his best."

"F-For him? You've risked-"

"It's a gamble, All Might. I've seen the kid's application and his school record. Just so you know, it's full of complaints."

All Might stuttered, "B-But he's a good kid, really!"

"I'm not suspecting him. I'm suspecting his school, All Might. A good child, as you say, has so many complaints and he so happens to be quirkless... isn't that too convenient?"

"Um... are you planning to make an opening with this?"

"I need the kid to cooperate. This is one of those rare opportunities I cannot forego."

"But shouldn't we ask him about it?"

"I will."

"..... Right. I hope you'll keep the kid's identity safe, though. That reminds me-"

"What?"

"-do you know anything about a blog criticizing the commission? A blog that hasn't been taken down?"

"Well, I might... why?"

All Might explained how the kid had apparently read them and had somehow deduced that the commission had everything to do with the recent decision.

All the poor No.1 could hear for the next few minutes were terrifying giggles of someone on a manhunt.

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UA Staff Chat

Nezu: I have found an interesting kid.

Present Mic: Oh My God which one of my poor soon-to-be students has fallen prey to you?!?!

Midnight: NO WAY!

Snipe: Heck no! I'm out!

Ectoplasm: Who is it?

Eraserhead: A Gen Ed applicant?

Hound Dog: What are you planning with the student, Nezu?

Recovery Girl: Don't play with lives, you rat!

Nezu: Oh I most certainly wouldn't :)

Thirteen: That's not reassuring!

Vlad King: Well, identity reveal, please?

Power Loader: You think he would?

Nezu: Excellent, Maijima!

Power Loader: That's not a compliment to me hmph.

Cementoss: Why don't you give us more details first?

Lunch Rush: Should I get you all some alcohol?

Recovery Girl: You dare not!

Eraserhead: I need 2% coffee in my caffeine.

Midnight: I'll never be drunk enough for this anyway.

Present Mic: Shota isn't kidding!

Power Loader: My man, you're bad enough without any. We don't need you going feral!

Ectoplasm: Or dying.

Eraserhead: Don't they sound better than whatever Nezu is up to?

Lunch Rush:....
Lunch Rush: 2% coffee in your caffeine, got it.

Midnight: LMAO

Nezu: What have we talked about using the internet slang in this chat, Nemuri?

Midnight: What have we talked about your sadistic tendencies, Nezu?

Nezu: Good point.

Midnight: Thought so. ⁠(͡⁠°⁠‿⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)

Thirteen: Good one, Nem!

Snipe: I need soda, the strongest, gassiest one.

Lunch Rush: Shaken Cola coming right up.

Snipe: NOOOoooooo

Hound Dog: Can we let Nezu talk?

Nezu: Thank you, Inui-san. While that was entertaining, I would like to continue.

Cementoss: Please do so.

Present Mic: A'ight!

Nezu: I want us all to get acquainted with this kid but not as ourselves.

Eraserhead: Students aren't pawns.

Vlad King: ^

Thirteen: ^

Power Loader: You're inhuman (⁠ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ⁠)⁠>⁠⌐⁠■⁠-⁠■

Nezu: I am indeed not human :)

Nezu: Point is, I need to.

Midnight: How and why?

Cementoss: I'm not agreeing to you using a student to get back at the commission, if that's what you intended.

Nezu: I never said anything about the commission though?

Cementoss: We're not naive, Nezu!

Hound Dog: Why else would you be interested in a student who was excluded from writing the Hero Entrance exam?

Snipe: Unless you want to take him in as an apprentice...

Power Loader: Which is significantly worse!

Thirteen: I guess we should let the principal clarify.

Nezu: Thank you.
Nezu: I went through this kid's school record and I found so many complaints in it.
Nezu: Given the kid's situation, it's alarming.

Vlad King: You mean he seems to be a delinquent but that can't be possible?

Nezu: If I had to put Endeavour and Lunch Rush in a classroom and Lunch Rush's record has complaints of delinquency, would you believe it?
Nezu: I mean no offense, Lunch Rush.

Lunch Rush: No, I understand.
Lunch Rush: I'd be terrified of Endeavour, honestly. He's that bully at school with the most powerful quirk.

Eraserhead: So you're suspecting that the school has been really quirkist towards this kid, huh?

Nezu: More so because of other reasons which I'll disclose later.

Recovery Girl: Still doesn't justify tricking the kid.

Power Loader: Will it put the kid at risk?

Nezu: I'll try my best not to let his identity be risked.

Ectoplasm: As much as I hate to say this, if it's possible to gain evidence against the commission little by little, we have to try.

Snipe: Um...

Cementoss: It's wrong but I don't think we can act against the commission by playing goodie two shoes.

Thirteen: Well.. you gotta be shrewd sometimes.

Hound Dog: As long as you're going to take responsibility and not harm the kid mentally, I'll help. It seems like the kid might've gone through a rough phase at school so I'd like to help him too, if possible.

Eraserhead: Why him specifically?

Present Mic: ^

Nezu: Reasons :)

Cementoss: What's his quirk?

Nezu: Secret :)

Present Mic: Oh don't worry, I have the applications <⁠(⁠￣⁠︶⁠￣⁠)⁠>

Nezu: Do you?

Present Mic: They're...with you... (⁠ ; _ ; ⁠)
Present Mic: But I have access to the system!

Nezu: Do you??

Present Mic: Damn it! I've been locked out!!

Eraserhead: Is this game a part of your plan?

Nezu: Oh no, this is just for my entertainment.

Eraserhead Is offline

Midnight: Welp. I'm interested (*o*)!

Vlad King: Feels wrong, is wrong, but count me in anyway.

Snipe: A shot at the commission, eh? I'm in.

Ectoplasm: This won't come back to bite us in the future, right?

Cementoss: As long as we play it safe.

Thirteen: So... how are we going to interact with the little listener?

Present Mic: *GASPPPP* HOW DARE YOU STEAL MY CATCHPHR- Yeah, how exactly, Nezu?

Nezu: I'll let you create the group chat, Yamada :)

Midnight: A GC?!

Lunch Rush: Is this okay??

Present Mic: I! Am! Thrilled!
Present Mic: Let me do it right now!

Nezu: Do it when I tell you to. I need to lay down some rules first and do some changes so that the chat can't be tracked by anyone.
Nezu: Not following the rules will be catastrophic.

Power Loader: What is the punishment?

Nezu: I'll take away Aizawa's coffee privileges and sleeping bag, attach an amplifier to Yamada and have a one on one chess match with anyone who does so... for one year.

Thirteen: Understood.

Present Mic: Wow, that's evil!

Midnight: I want none. Tell me the rules!

Cementoss: I'd rather keep rebuilding Maijima's lab.

Vlad King; Sounds reasonable, I guess?

Nezu: I'll list the rules here, so don't type anything till I'm done. The rules are subject to changes and more may be added in the future.

Nezu: 1. Under no circumstances are you to disclose your identities.

2. I will handle the initiation of conversations.

3. You will continue to be unaware of the kid's identity till he chooses to disclose it himself.

4. We are to ascertain the extent of corruption in the society through the conversations and if possible, gather proof of the same.

5. Do not ever force personal information out of the kid.

6. No one apart from those present here should know about this unless I have permitted it.

7. We will also be assessing the kid's capabilities as we spend time and provide aid if necessary.

8. You can share your experiences if you want unless they raise any suspicion.

9. No one will ask the kid about his quirk and no one will reveal theirs.

Present Mic: I'm okay with all these rules.

Vlad King: Assess his capabilities?

Cementoss: What are you planning with this kid?

Recovery Girl: Sounds suspicious.

Midnight: Sounds like a group project to me >:|

Nezu: If everything goes well, we might have an amazing hero on our side.

Lunch Rush: Well, I'll put my trust in you.

Thirteen: ^

Power Loader: What reason will you give to make him stay in the GC?

Nezu: There is something you must know before we start this. This is a secret that would endanger someone's career and life so I trust none of you will ever talk about this.

Snipe: I'm scared.

Lunch Rush: ^

Hound Dog: What is it?

Nezu: I have a spy who works for the commission.

Midnight: WHAT?!

Present Mic: Really????

Recovery Girl: Oh my.. So that was that, huh?

Nezu: Yes. The spy posts blogs about the Commission's back-handed methods and I protect it from being discovered by the commission.

Snipe: Damn.

Power Loader: Sounds really risky.

Midnight: Why blogs, though?

Nezu: It started off as an innocent idea of venting out of desperation. I respected the decision and wanted to help the spy. The idea was theirs to turn it into an opportunity to rekindle the embers of doubt in the public's mind. Overtime, we would find proof and people would correlate, causing widespread suspicion. No one ever paid much attention to these blogs since they aren't mainstream. Those who read them, ignored them completely.

Ectoplasm: That was actually a good plan. Will it work, though?

Hound Dog: I assume this kid has taken an interest if you're bringing it up now.

Nezu: Exactly.

Thirteen: How many birds are you planning to kill with this one stone?

Power Loader: How did you manage to find this package?

Nezu: @Thirteen Only one. But this bird's death will ruin its entire nest.
Nezu: @Power_Loader Fate... or perhaps the heart of a hero :)

Midnight: Cliche.

Present Mic: Welp, whoever this spy is, hope they know they scored a point.

Nezu: Oh they will.. Soon :)

Somewhere, a red-winged hero soaring through the skies shivered. 'I just had an ominous feeling'

(A/N Sorry for not having Izuku on the scene for a while. I kinda wanted to have some detailed reasons/processes for this story. Hope I'm not boring you or stretching it out. I sometimes accidentally use the wrong/incomplete chat names but try my best to correct them during review. If you happen to spot an error, please feel free to correct. Thank you for the patience!! <3)