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Chapter 5 - Chapter 5: Invitation to Chaos – USJ Attack

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The air was abuzz with excitement as Class 1-A gathered outside U.A. High's main building.

Ron stood in line, arms folded, listening to the others chatter. They had just been told they'd be heading to a special location today: the Unforeseen Simulation Joint, or USJ.

Uraraka practically bounced in place. "Do you think we'll get to ride fake rescue boats?"

"I heard they even have simulated disasters—like earthquakes and landslides!" Kaminari added.

"Focus," Aizawa muttered from the front. "This isn't a field trip. It's combat training under rescue conditions."

Ron glanced at the familiar, cloudy sky. Something felt… off.

His system hummed lightly in his head.

> [Danger Detection: Slight Anomaly Detected.]

Recommendation: Stay alert.

He narrowed his eyes.

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Inside the USJ, the class was in awe. The massive dome had entire zones—collapsed buildings, floods, a burning zone, and more.

Pro Hero Thirteen welcomed them with her usual cheerful tone, beginning a speech on how rescue was just as important as battle. Ron listened, but his gaze kept shifting toward the central plaza.

> [Ping: Multiple unknown warp signatures detected.]

His instincts flared. He took one step forward.

A crackling sound shattered the air.

A spiraling black portal opened.

From it, dozens of figures emerged.

Masked villains.

Mutants.

And then… a hulking beast.

The class froze.

"Stay calm!" Aizawa barked, already sprinting forward, scarf flaring.

Thirteen turned to protect the students—but the portal widened behind her.

Ron's eyes locked on the fog-covered figure at its center.

Kurogiri.

"So soon," Ron murmured.

> [Quirk Copied: Warp Gate – Kurogiri.]

The moment their eyes met, Kurogiri paused.

Ron had moved faster than expected.

He shoved Midoriya and others back with a burst of air and summoned a cold wind to freeze the floor beneath the incoming villains.

"Get behind me!" he ordered.

Todoroki's eyes widened slightly.

"Was that my ice?" he muttered.

Ron didn't answer.

From the other side of the plaza, the Nomu emerged.

Black muscle, bird-like face, glowing eyes. It roared.

Aizawa fought fiercely, erasing quirks left and right, but he was overwhelmed. Villains swarmed him.

Ron gritted his teeth. "No choice."

He dashed forward, activating OFA, Explosion, and Engine all at once.

A shockwave cracked the ground as he reached Aizawa, smashing three villains with a fiery punch and grabbing Aizawa mid-fall.

He laid the teacher behind cover and turned.

The Nomu was charging.

Ron didn't run.

Instead, he shot forward to meet it.

Their fists collided. The ground beneath them shattered.

He felt his bones strain—but not break.

The Nomu healed instantly.

So did Ron.

> [Quirk Copied: Super Regeneration – Nomu.]

His body surged with new power.

The villains stared in disbelief.

Midoriya, Todoroki, and Bakugo stood behind him.

"You… You're not a student," Kurogiri said.

Ron's eyes glowed faintly.

"You're right," he replied. "I'm the storm that's coming."

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