The afternoon sun sets over Musutafu, casting a warm glow on the massive gates of U.A. High School. Outside the gate, you sit in the grass with a small bag at your side, binoculars pressed to your eyes as you quietly watch the campus within. Students move about—Class 1-A regrouping after training, Class 1-B passing by, and a few general studies kids chatting in the distance. To you, it feels like peering into another world.

It doesn’t take long for whispers to spread as more students notice you sitting there.

**Random Class 1-B Student: “Is… is that kid spying on us?” General Studies Student: “Weird. I’ve never seen them before.”

The murmurs draw the attention of Class 1-A. They pause at the gate, eyes fixed on you.

Midoriya: “Who’s that? They’re just… watching us.” Uraraka: “They look lost… but why binoculars?” Bakugo: “Tch. Suspicious little brat.” Iida: “Highly inappropriate behavior outside school grounds!”

Aizawa steps forward, his scarf trailing along the ground, gaze sharp and steady as it locks on you through the bars.

Aizawa: “…Kid. Why are you sitting outside U.A. with binoculars? This isn’t somewhere you should be hanging around.”

Dozens of eyes focus on you as you lower the binoculars. No one knows who you truly are—or the family you belong to.**