My Avatar is the Heroine

"By the way, the expulsion was a lie." As if mocking them, a slightly sarcastic expression appeared on his face. "It was a reasonable deception meant to maximize the activation of your Quirks."

"Huh???" Several students voiced their confusion.

Under the stunned gaze of the entire class, Shota Aizawa shrank his body slightly, turned around, and walked toward the distant building.

As he passed by Izuku Midoriya, he paused briefly to remind him: "Izuku Midoriya, go to the nurse's office and have the old lady fix up your injuries. As for the rest of you, once you're back, thoroughly familiarize yourselves with the curriculum materials in the classroom."

After saying this, he gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

The scene fell silent for a short while before buzzing with activity again.

Torhu Hagakure cheerfully ran over to Su Lin's side: "Su Lin-chan, want to head back to the classroom together?"

"Mm." Su Lin nodded, letting the other girl take her left hand.

Perhaps because it was the first day of school, there wasn't really any important coursework today.

Starting from the second day, the mornings would mostly be cultural classes, while the afternoons would involve practical subjects related to heroes.

Right now, for instance, Su Lin found herself incredibly bored.

Because she was learning English.

The teacher was Present Mic, who had hosted the entrance exam. This passionate, airplane-haired man stood at the podium energetically explaining things, while the students below listened in a daze.

It was kind of funny to say, but Su Lin's English was originally terrible—she couldn't understand a thing. Yet the moment she turned into Yukino, she instantly became fluent in the foreign language, using it without any hindrance. This was really too generous to her English score of 30.

"Forget it, too boring, let's sleep."

She picked up a pen, propped it against her forehead, making it look like she was seriously listening to the lesson, but in reality, she had already drifted off to dreamland.

Zzz~ Zzz

"That student over there, stand up and answer the question on the board."

Thump!

Something flew onto her forehead, jolting her awake.

"Huh, what the hell?"

Lifting her head, she found the whole class staring at her.

And Present Mic was pointing at the content on the blackboard, waiting for her answer.

"Alright, this grammar is..."

In her Yukino state, she effortlessly rattled off the correct answer.

After she finished, the class immediately burst into applause.

"That's amazing, I didn't understand any of it at all." Ochaco Uraraka covered her mouth in disbelief.

"Hey hey, that's beyond the curriculum. Mic said we don't need to master it. How the hell did you answer that?" Eijiro Kirishima was genuinely shocked.

And Tenya Iida, who was already serious to a fault and had graduated from a prestigious middle school, also felt an overwhelming pressure. Though he hated to admit it, Su Lin's performance in cultural classes was truly flawless.

"So tiring, can I go back to sleep now?" After answering, Su Lin yawned, sat back down, and continued propping her head up with a pen, slipping back into dreamland.

Torhu Hagakure beside her was covered in black lines: "This guy really hasn't changed at all. I have no idea how she got first place."

Chapter 11: Why Are You Blushing?

So probably only true academic prodigies actually enjoy cultural classes. Back in the day, Su Lin once heard her class monitor deskmate say: "Studying is a very fulfilling thing. Once you immerse yourself in it, you get addicted." So she could probably understand the feeling of someone memorizing an entire history book word for word—it would be a crime against reason if someone like that didn't get into a good university.

The morning classes passed by in boredom, and soon everyone welcomed the most anticipated lesson—

Hero Basic Training!

The moment All Might's figure appeared at the doorway, the entire classroom erupted.

"All Might, it's All Might!"

"I never thought All Might would actually come to U.A. to teach."

"Truly a world full of All Might fanatics."

Looking at the excited faces, Su Lin, sitting in her seat, silently muttered a complaint.

Normal fanatics, hardworking fanatics, twisted fanatics, corrupted fanatics... In short, there wasn't a single person in this world who wasn't an All Might fanatic.

It could be said that All Might had thoroughly influenced an entire generation, from old to young, from male to female. Su Lin, an outsider from another world, probably found it hard to grasp that feeling.

"Anyway, without further ado, today we're going to conduct combat training. Please, give it your all!"

With All Might's loud shout, the whole class immediately burst into cheers.

"Combat!"

"Awesome."

"Can't wait for this."

Even Katsuki Bakugo showed rare excitement.

For the students, being able to use their Quirks in actual combat was genuinely exciting.

"Before that, everyone, please look this way." All Might pointed to the wall. "These are your costumes, customized based on the Quirk reports and requests you submitted."

Another wave of expectant cheers rose as numbered compartments slowly slid out from the wall.

"Once you've changed, assemble on the training ground in order. I'll be waiting for you there."

"Yes, sir!"

Watching All Might leave, everyone immediately rushed to grab their costumes.

"Hmm, so this is mine?"

To be honest, Su Lin had no particular requirements for a combat costume. After all, his clone had its own uniform. But since the school provided the clothes completely free, he didn't hesitate to apply for one.

A black coat with decent defensive capabilities.

"Looks like it's useless except for the better material."

He tried putting the coat on Yukino. He had to admit—whether he wore it himself or his clone did, it looked good.

"A female mage?"

For some reason, that was the vibe. He dismissed the clone, reverting to his original form.

"A male mage... Pfft. That title feels a bit unlucky."

Apparently, men who stayed single until thirty could evolve into mages.

He quickly shook off that random thought and followed the crowd, now changed, to the training ground.

"Starting with your appearance is also important, boys and girls. From today onward, you must have the awareness of heroes." Once they arrived at the destination, All Might, standing at the front, flashed a grin of gleaming white teeth.

Su Lin stood at the back, letting his gaze sweep over the group before landing on Toru Hagakure.

"Wait, is this really a uniform? Nothing but gloves. Sure is convenient for taking off, huh."

He wondered if reaching out would touch her body directly. If she really wasn't wearing anything else, then...

"Ahem."

At that moment, Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka were talking nearby. He wore a green costume modeled after All Might's, a smile on his face. But the moment he saw Su Lin, he flinched like he'd been shocked, stepped back in a fluster, and looked deeply embarrassed.

"It's... you."

"Hm?" Su Lin's expression shifted slightly. He suddenly felt something was off.

This guy... is he blushing?

Even through the combat suit, he was almost certain—this guy was blushing.

He looked almost shy...

Hey, hey, I'm a guy. Why are you blushing at me? Uraraka's the heroine here, isn't she? Why are you looking at me with those weird eyes?

Su Lin's face twitched.

In the brief, awkward silence, Ochaco Uraraka spoke up beside him.

"So Su Lin's here too... Midoriya seems pretty familiar with you. Did you two know each other from before?" She waved awkwardly, a cute smile on her face.

"Who's familiar with him? That's not the case at all." Su Lin's forehead broke out in a sweat.

Just then, All Might spoke from the front. "Alright, time for combat training. Please prepare. Next, you'll be divided into Villain teams and Hero teams for two-on-two indoor battles."

"Indoor battles? No basic training first?" Tsuyu Asui tilted her head, puzzled.

"This practice is precisely to understand the basics..." All Might pulled out a cheat sheet he'd prepared. "As everyone knows, the vast majority of crimes occur indoors. So this scenario is set with Villains hiding a Nuclear Weapon somewhere in their base. Heroes must go in to eliminate the threat, capturing the Villains or successfully retrieving the Nuclear Weapon within the time limit. Conversely, Villains win by protecting the Nuclear Weapon within the time limit or capturing the Heroes."

All Might briefly explained the rules, then had everyone draw lots.

And then...

"Group A, Hero team. Members: Su Lin, Izuku Midoriya."

Seeing his partner, Su Lin fell into silence.

Their first battle opponents, Group D, turned out to be Eijiro Kirishima and Tenya Iida.

"Bakugo and Midoriya didn't end up together. What a letdown." Su Lin sighed in exasperation, knowing he'd have to carry this himself.

He walked slowly over to Midoriya and spoke with a hint of resentment. "Midoriya, I look forward to working with you."

"Ah, yes. I look forward to it too." Izuku Midoriya snapped to attention.

"So, do you know anything about the enemies' Quirks?"

Before the other could collect himself, Su Lin fired off a question.

"Their Quirks..."

Izuku Midoriya shook his head. He usually kept records of various abilities, but since they'd only just met everyone, he couldn't provide solid intel.

"Eijiro Kirishima's Quirk is Hardening. He can become tougher than steel. Tenya Iida's Quirk is in his legs—he can expel jets of air for short bursts of high-speed movement."

Chapter 12: Su Lin's Quirk

"Are you even listening?"

Finding Izuku Midoriya lost in thought, Su Lin furrowed his brow.

Following his gaze, he noticed Katsuki Bakugo staring at Midoriya with a hostile look.

"Ka... Kacchan." Midoriya trembled all over, cowering. Though he wasn't facing Bakugo as an opponent, the killing intent radiating from him still made him uneasy.

This rubbed Su Lin the wrong way.

That face of Bakugo's, like a hot-blooded monkey, was really annoying to look at.

But annoying as he was, Midoriya's own refusal to fight back was what fueled the other's escalation... In the end, who was it that shaped his personality like this?

"Hey, you're Katsuki Bakugo, right?"

Su Lin called out toward him.

"What is it?" Bakugo shifted his punchable gaze away from Midoriya, turning his attention to her instead.

"You know you're pathetic right now, acting like everyone owes you millions."

"Hah?" Bakugo squinted, wearing an expression that said, "Are you out of your mind?" "What's it to you?"

"It's something. I want to hit you."

"You—"

"Stop, stop, stop, Kacchan, don't get mad. Su Lin was just joking, please don't mind him." Midoriya, worried they'd fight, rushed out to intervene.

Just then, All Might's voice came from not far away: "The exam is about to begin. Group A and Group D, get ready. Everyone else, follow me to the monitoring room."

"Tch."

Bakugo didn't seem intent on starting a feud with Su Lin either. He shot her a vicious glare, then turned around and followed All Might's lead.

"Deku, you just wait."

Leaving behind that accusatory remark, Su Lin couldn't help but feel that this guy was already packed full of gunpowder.