Chapter 2 — Sinister Resolve

Returning to school - now accompanied by Tae - does not bring an end of Izuku's troubles: instead, he's bullied even more as Bakugo claims his Quirk is villainous, and everyone else follows suit, although fortunately they are more likely to leave him alone for fear of what Tae might do. In the meantime, Izuku discovers that Tae's zombie status is only temporary, and requires regular "feedings" with his blood, which also grants her a regeneration power similar to Izuku's, and also that his Quirk might be helping him develop physically.
One afternoon, after school, Izuku and Tae are attacked by a sludge-like villain, who tries to kill Izuku to use it as a puppet, but the two manage to fight it off long enough for All Might to arrive and splatter the villain apart to capture him. All Might only stays long enough to capture the villain and autograph Izuku's notebook, leaving before Izuku can ask if he could become a hero. A talk with Tae does lift his spirits somewhat.
A week later, things keep turning wrong: their teacher outed Izuku's plan to request acceptance in U.A., and when Bakugo answered by pushing Tae out of the window, he barely receive a slap on the wrist while Izuku ended up getting lectured to keep him from putting Bakugo's future in danger. Discharging his frustrations at Dagobah Park's dump, he is interrupted by two blondes. The elder (which, unknown to Izuku, is All Might), offers Izuku the chance to train with them after seeing his strength, but Izuku declines the offer and leaves. All Might tasks the younger man, Mirio Togata, with cleaning up the beach.
Four months later, Izuku and Tae are at U.A. to attend the Hero Entrance Exam. Bakugo deliberately goes out of his way to push Izuku away, but a girl with a Quirk that lets her make things weightless helps him before he hits the ground. The girl calls Izuku "Romero", only for Izuku to reveal that that is meant to be an insult related to his Quirk: when she learns about it, she runs away in a panic, making Izuku feel despondent. Still, the duo go into U.A., ready to chase after Izuku's dream.

Tropes That Appear In This Chapter:

Adults Are Useless: When Bakugo shoves Tae out of the 3rd story window — breaking her neck on the landing — not only does the teacher respond by lightly scolding him, but the principal lectures Izuku and Tae to not tell anyone about what happened because they don't want Bakugo's future in heroism jeopardized from an incident that left "no provable harm" on them.
Barbaric Bully: When Izuku brings Tae into school for the first time, Bakugo finds the rumor that Izuku has a bodyguard offensive and tries putting him in "his place." When Tae tries defending Izuku from him, it results in her getting most of her face blown off.
Disproportionate Retribution: When the teacher reveals that Izuku plans on taking the UA entrance exam, Bakugo responds by shoving Tae out of the 3rd story window. Naturally, Bakugo only got a slight scolding for this, while the principal lectures Izuku not to tell anyone about it for fear of Bakugo's future opportunities.
Everyone Has Standards: When Bakugo accidentally blows Tae's face off, he is noticeably shocked and horrified by the result.
Innocently Insensitive: After capturing the sludge-like villain (and giving Izuku an autograph), All Might leaves quickly because he's running out of time, but Izuku thinks the hero didn't even consider him worth a single conversation.
- Much like in canon, Ochako calls Izuku by the nickname Bakugo uses for him because she thinks it's his real name. The end here is far less heartwarming than in canon, unfortunately.
Muscles Are Meaningless: Izuku finds that because of his Quirk, while he can't bulk up with intense exercise, his muscles are fairly dense due to the nature of his healing.
It was no super strength, not by Quirk standards, but it was better than Quirkless strength.
Oblivious Guilt Slinging: When the emaciated All Might offers Izuku the chance to train with Togata, Izuku (who doesn't recognize the hero) declines, mentioning how All Might didn't even stay to talk with him the previous week. All Might feels twisted after learning that he gave that impression in his hurry to leave.
Panacea: When the smell that Tae had went away, Izuku deduces that his Quirk eradicated the STDs that caused it from her system.
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: The Sludge Villain claims that once he's fully integrated himself into Izuku's body, he'll use it to rape Tae (who he thinks is his sister) For the Evulz before trying to escape.
Shout-Out: Bakugo's new hurtful nickname for Izuku is "Romero", a reference to the Godfather of the Zombie Genre George A. Romero.
Spider-Sense: Tae was able to sense the Sludge Villain lurking underground before he revealed himself, hunched over and snarling at the manhole lock a dog.