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It was a Monday morning like any other and Hajime was getting ready to leave his house. He stared at himself in the mirror, and adjusted his black tie and suit. He couldn’t explain how he was feeling, on one hand he got to be close to the school of his dreams. But on the other he was normal...No not normal, average, painfully average. He had average grades, personality, and sometimes his appearance was seen as blatantly bland.
*knock knock* “Hinata dear, are you ready to go?” His mother asked from the other side of the door
“Uh y-yeah be right out” he finished up fixing his suit and headed downstairs
There he met his parents waiting for him. His dad was almost a spitting image of him, just a lot older and with a not so impressive beard. While his mother resembled that of the new Ultimate Swimmer he’d heard about online, but in her early forties
“I’m surprised the academy is letting the reserve course students start classes five months before anybody in the main course” his father stated while eating breakfast
“I guess it’s because headmaster Kirigiri wants the reserve course students to get a better understanding of the course. Also because last time everyone came in at the same time, and the reserve course students had to wait out in the rain while the ultimates went in.”
“They should really take better care of you all” his mother said with a concerned look on her face
"Can you blame them, were just average high school students and there...Ultimate's"
"We've had this conversation before, talent isn't everything and you should be happy to even be at the reserve course, the fees are incredibly high." His father said, looking annoyed to remind him again.
His father reminded him of what he had been told every day by the reserve course teachers, "Talent isn't everything". If that was the case why were the reserve courses treated like outsiders? Why were they reminded to treat the main course students with more respect? And why did he feel incomplete on the inside.
"Yeah yeah I know, I'm grateful you both are paying the fees and I truly am thankful".
His father then gave a nod and proceeded to head upstairs."Have a good day today Hinata" he said in a sour tone and with that he was gone.
"Ignore your father Hinata, we love you and were proud of you"
"Thanks mom, and trust me I know" he then gave his mother a hug, grabbed his bag and left the house.
The walk to school was the same as it's always been, quiet and alone. Hajime had no one he could really call a friend, sure almost everyone at the reserve course had a major friend group but not Hajime. He didn't really care about any of the other students. They were all just like him, talentless students who were looking for an ounce of acceptance.
When he finally arrived at the gates to the reserve course, he wasn't excited or nervous just…underwhelmed. I mean he was in a position to be happy because there was a tiny glimmer that he could get into the main course, but it was rather small.
Before entering the school he took one last look at Hope’s Peak in the near distance. He thought maybe, just maybe that his Hope would be enough to make something happen because if not then he had wasted a lot of his life following a broken dream.
"I would do anything, ANYTHING for a chance to be someone, to be reliable" and with that though he entered the building.
Little did he know two men in suites were watching him from a distance.
"Do you believe he is a suitable candidate?" One suit said to the other
"I believe he is" the other one said while pulling his phone out of his pocket and dialing a number.
"Mr Kirigiri, we believe it’s time to bring him in".
On the other end of the phone a voice came out. “Very well, bring him in around lunch”
The man On the other end replied “yes sir, right away” and hung up
The headmaster looked at his monitor and at Hajimes profile. “Hajime Hinata, hmm, he truly is the definition of normal.”
There was another individual in the room wearing a fedora, with a black suit and ocean blue tie. This of course was Koichi Kizakura the former ultimate Hope’s Peak High School Scout who was sipping whiskey in a Crystal glass.
“As far as normal goes in the reserve course, that’s probably the biggest insult you could have given him.” He laughed with a sarcastic grin
“But true normal is what the Kamakura project needs, if he says no then I don’t know if we have any other options”.
“I take it you're not telling him about the part where they suppress his emotions, and memories, basically making him the ultimate robot as well”
“That’s a risk we Unfortunately cannot take, although to compensate I will write to his parents a more detailed version of the operation.” He then got out a pen and paper and began to write.
“You sure that’s the best idea? Aren’t those the last people you should tell?”
“If they are who I think they are, they’ll want the best for their son, nothing means more to a person then their children”
“A bit of irony there, don’t you think Jin?”
Jin was now giving Koichi a death stare.
“Kidding! *haha* kidding” and with that he took another sip of whiskey.
Class was boring. You could tell the teacher didn't want to be here, he was most likely hung over, and you could tell he didn't care. The teacher told the details of their course and where they could, and could not go. The main academy was obviously off limits, but there was a small garden area with a fountain they could visit during lunch. They couldn't visit the garden last year so he guessed that was one plus side.
Hajime sat in the back of the class near the window, it had a perfect view of the academy and the teacher didn't pay much attention to those in the back. The people around him looked as disinterested as the teacher and honestly so was Hajime.
He thought this year would be different from last year, but as far as he could tell it was the same course with just an extension of school grounds. He had such big plans this year as well, to try to show off to someone that he is Ultimate worthy.
"This is going to be another uneventful year and a waste of time… maybe it's time to give up" he thought to himself
But little did he know it was all about to change.
A couple hours later and it's finally lunch. Hajime sat alone in the garden, on a bench just behind the fountain. He bought some sort of sandwich thing from a shop just down the road and was enjoying the peace and quiet.
He was… staring at the academy. He wanted to walk through the gates and go inside to see what lies ahead.
He walked right up to where the path meets the gates. One more step and the alarm would surely go off, and he would most likely get thrown out of the course.
“Maybe if I ju-“ but before he could finish his thought
“Hajime Hinata, we need to talk”
He quickly spun round and was met with the two men in suites that were stalking him either
“Wh-who are you two!? and what do you want with me!?”
One of them spoke up “Who we are is not important, all you need to know is we are from the steering committee, and the headmaster has requested your presence”
“Headmaster Kirigiri?” He questioned
“Who else? Now come on we are wasting time” they then proceeded to walk past Hinata and towards the academy.
“Hold on! This is far too sketchy plus you can’t just drop this out of nowhere! What steering Committee? The school never spoke about anything like that.” As he was saying this he picked up his bag “I’m leaving”
“Are you sure you want to turn this opportunity down Hinata”
“I already said n-“ he was about to answer, but he wasn’t expecting the headmaster of hope's peak to be in front of him
“M-m-Mr Kirigiri!?”
“Do you believe this is real now?”
“I-yes sir!”
“No need to be so formal, come on let’s go to my office.”
“All-alright” he said in a nervous tone. And they all proceed to walk to the academy
“It’s finally happening” he thought “I’m finally entering hope's peak! Just maybe not the way I imagined…”
The academy was more than Hajime could ever have imagined. They entered through the main door which showed a giant lobby type area with reception desks all around the room, he guessed it was for when the academy opened, to avoid massive crowds.
They both stepped in the elevator on the first floor, the headmaster dismissed the two men from earlier. It was a short and silent trip, he guessed the headmaster wasn’t one for small talk. They arrived on the fourth floor and headed straight for the office, he saw a huge music room with a giant piano but he didn’t have time to admire anything else.
When they arrived Hajime looked around the office. There was a giant desk with a spinning chair behind it and in front of it were two identical leather seats. He saw the school's many certificates on the walls, as well as an old man on the wall that seemed out of place.
On his desk was a giant computer and what looked like a photo of a man holding a small girl, It appeared to be the headmaster who was holding her
“The headmaster has a daughter?” He thought. But the headmaster quickly turned the photo so it was facing his direction, and out of Hajimes view.
“So um… what do you want to talk to me about?” Hajime stated feeling out of place a little
“I’ll be rather blunt and straight to the point, we have been watching you for a while now”
“You’ve been what!?” Hajime started to tense up at this information
“Relax, it’s because we believe you would be the most suitable candidate for the Hope cultivation plan”
“Hope cultivation plan?”
“It’s a plan by the steering committee overseen by me, we are doing this to make the Ultimate hope who will be a mascot of this school”
“Ahh so that’s what those guys were from” he quickly thought.
“How is this… plan going to work?”
“We plan to take an individual into surgery and give them multiple talents that have previously enrolled here at hope's peak. The surgery itself will take roughly around a month with many different doctors from all over the country.”
“So I take it it’s brain surgery then?”
“Sharp. Yes it is, the individual itself will be put into a coma so there is no interference.”
“And you want this individual to be…”
“You, yes.” His words made Hajimes head spin, giving an individual multiple talents, how does that work?
“If I do this what will happen to me after the surgery?”
“Unfortunately... we do not know. The surgery will most likely have side effects, so it is a risk. But of course the decision is up to you, your parents have been contacted so you won’t be returning to class today.”
“Are…you in a rush for my answer?”
“Unfortunately yes, the project needs to be completed before the main course students return, to avoid suspicion of where you originated from, although you will be joining a second year class”
Hajimes eyes lit up “So I will be joining the main course?” He started to feel excited and his heart began to race.
“Of course, but please do not make your decision now it would be too irrational” the headmaster then began to stand up and Hajime did the same. “We know this is sudden, but please have an answer by tomorrow, like I said we need this done as soon as possible”
“Right, of course sir I will have an answer by tomorrow I promise” Hajime stated with a spark in his eye. The headmaster then showed a small smile.
“Good, also please give this letter to your parents” he handed him a small envelope with black bold writing on the front
Izuru Kamukura Project
“Izuru Kamukura?” He questioned.
“The project is also named after this man” he pointed to the elderly man on the wall “he is the founder of hope's peak and was said to developed many talents throughout his life”
“I guess it’s the most fitting thing to call it, but anyway I promise to have an answer by tomorrow” he then gave a Bow and they both proceeded back to the elevator. But before he entered he looked out the window and saw that there were multiple dorm buildings.
“Hope's peak has dorms? That's another thing the reserve course doesn't have, but I guess I’ll be living here if I go through with this” he thought to himself.
The elevator back down felt a lot longer. Hajime had probably the toughest decision of his life ahead of him, and a list of questions popped into his mind.
“What will my parents think?”
“Will I even survive the surgery?”
“Is this worth it’s?.” “Wait of course it is right? I deserve this, I’m finally going to be someone, and be remembered!”
The headmaster left him at the gate, and told him that he will meet him at the top floor in the conference room of the reserve building, to avoid hassle.
Hajime then gave one last bow and started to walk home while the sun was setting.
“Ultimate hope” he thought “has a nice ring to it." Hajime then smiled "I’ll finally be attending my dream school!” This truly felt like a dream to Hajime, he was finally going to be someone, someone people could rely on, someone people could look up to, someone that will guid the future of hope.