Chapter 31
New Students and Final Exams
With the internships now finished, the students of UA High were allowed to go back to school.
On a sunny, clear day, Arisa and Felicia were walking to UA High.
"I'm glad to be going back to school now," Arisa said. "Though the experience from the internship was nice, for the most part."
"It will be nice to know how our friends and classmates did at their internships," Felicia joined in.
"So, did you and the others interns just follow Uwabami around for your internship?" Arisa asked.
"For most of it, but we did do a little patrolling near the end of it," Felicia answered. "How was your internship?"
"It was good, except for the incident at Hosu City. I had Shoto with me and we just watched Endeavor work," Arisa replied.
"That sounds nice, especially since you were with your childhood friend," Felicia commented. "Actually, there's something else I have to tell you."
"What is it?" Arisa questioned.
Before Felicia can tell her, they saw that they were at UA High.
"I'll tell you later," Felicia decided.
"Okay," Arisa nodded.
The two girls went into the school and made it to their classroom. Usagi greeted them as they entered. The girls in class were about to talk when they overheard the guys talking.
Eli stretched his arms and yawned. "Man!" He cracked his neck. "What a busy week! My body stll feels a bit sore."
"Tell me about it." Eli and the other boys looked at Maruto, who was laying his head down on his seat, looking extremely tired.
"My body feels so sore that I cannot even feel anything," Maruto moaned calmly, yet painfully.
Eli, Aku, and some of the other classmates looked concerned for Maruto.
'Poor Maruto,' Arisa thought.
'He really looks knackered,' Felicia thought.
"Dude, maybe you should go see Recovery Girl and see if she can heal you up for that," Eli suggested.
"So, how was the internship for you guys?" Usagi asked the girls.
"Nothing much," Miru admitted. "Jiro and I were at Death Arms' Agency. We did, however, help with a hostage case."
Felicia gasped. "Blimey! That sounds quite scary! Were you nervous?"
"Well, I admit I felt nervous, but I followed all the instructions, and everything went well," Miru assured us.
"That's good to hear," Arisa commented.
"I see," Felicia nodded. "As for me, my internship was, well, interesting. Though, we didn't do much of any hero works at all."
The girls looked disappointed to hear that.
"Well, that kind of sucks," Usagi stated.
"But I take it as a learning experience, so it wasn't all in vain," Felicia said confidently.
"Well, that's a good thing to hear. Thanks to my internship with the Wild Wild Pussycats, I learned a precious lesson about my Quirk, and I will train to make it better," Makoto declared.
"Well, that's good!" Usagi cheered. "As for my internship, well, it's a long story, so I will tell it to you later. What about you, Arisa?"
"Oh, me?" She gasped. "Well, I was interned at Endeavor Agency."
The girls and some of the guys gasped to hear that, including Yuki Drago.
Endeavor, the #2 Pro Hero in the Hero Ranking system in Japan, solves the most crimes and cases every year. One of the students at UA High, a boy named Shoto Todoroki in Class 1-A, is his son.
"Wow!" Usagi was surprised. "You interned at Endeavor Agency?! What was it like there, working with the #2 Hero?"
"Arisa..." Felicia looked at her solemnly.
"Well, I admit that it wasn't too pleasant and difficult, but I learned a lot. It wasn't bad at all. Besides, Shoto was with me as another intern, too," Arisa explained.
"Shoto?" Usagi repeated.
"That's Shoto Todoroki. You know, from Class 1-A," Miru said.
"Oh yeah! Him!" Usagi remembered.
"Wow!" Eli overheard them and joined the conversation. "That's pretty cool of you, Arisa. You interned at the Number 2 Hero's agency, but it sounds tough."
"By the way," Tatsumi spoke up. "Weren't you, Eli, and Kai at Hosu City when the whole attack and Hero Killer incident happened?"
"Oh yeah! Were you all alright?" Usagi asked specifically to Arisa, Eli, and Kai.
The trio remembered very well about what happened. They never met the Hero Killer Stain, but they did encounter a threatening villain as much as the Hero Killer himself: his apprentice named "Reaper". They confronted her after Arisa and Eli saved Kai from a Nomu, who caused a rampage away from the city's most populated area. They made a deal that nobody knows about the ordeal and that Kai's father, Time Lord, took the credit for stopping the Nomu. As for the encounter with Reaper, she was still at large, but the police never made any reports or sightings of her since Stain's arrest.
Eli smirked. "Well, it was quite hectic, but we're all fine. Right guys?"
"Um, yes, that's right!" Arisa said hesitantly.
Kai just nodded nonchalantly.
"Huh? Oh, so I guess it wasn't too much of a big deal, but at least you guys were safe and sound when it happened," Usagi said.
"Yeah," the trio said.
'Too bad we can't tell them what really happened, but it might be for the best,' Arisa thought.
Felicia stared at Arisa with a concerned look.
'I think it might have been a big deal for them, especially Arisa,' Felicia thought.
Then Felicia also noticed Yuki staring at Kai with interest again.
'I wonder why Yuki sometimes looks at Kai. I suppose he still wants to know what Kai's Quirk is for some reason. Maybe he wants to know if Kai used his Quirk during the Hosu City incident,' Felicia thought with wonder.
"But crazy stuff happened to you too, right Tatsumi?" Usagi changed the topic as it focused on him.
"Right! Dude, I didn't get to say this first, but sorry to hear about what had happened to you in Kyoto," Eli admitted.
Tatsumi just shrugged. "No, it's alright. I didn't know either until I found out. I just can't believe what Droid Cop did. It was unforgivable, but still."
Tatsumi looked sad as the classmates felt terrible. Aku and Yuki looked indifferent, and Junko was sleeping as usual, though quietly when the mood of the classroom was low.
Everyone knew what Tatsumi was talking about. He was interned under Droid Cop, a famous Pro Hero in Kyoto. Though he was arrested for conspiracy with villains and attempted murder. It made headline news for Kyoto and the region around it. It was equally important news to the Hosu City incident. People on the web commented just how crazy it had been over the past week, with the Hero Killer Stain and Droid Cop; an infamous villain who murdered many heroes who he claimed were fake, and a pro hero who had a darker persona. It was sort of a coincidence or ironic. If the Hero Killer found out about what Droid Cop did, he would've murdered him and added him to the list of kills, which may or may not have revealed his dark persona, but then, it would still lead to some sort of justice. Droid Cop's action was the very reason why what the Hero Killer Stain did was justifiable, but even so, it was still wrong to murder someone.
'I can't believe Tatsumi went through something just as dangerous as Kai, Eli, and I did during the internship,' Arisa thought.
'At least Tatsumi got out of his internship safe and sound, like Arisa, Eli, and Kai did. Though it was probably shocking to find out that his hero was really conspiring with villains,' Felicia thought.
Suddenly, the door opened and something dashed in. Everyone immediately went to their seats.
"Good morning, everyone!" Speed Girl exclaimed. "Please take your seat!"
By the time she said that, everyone was already in their seats. "Wow! I am impressed! You guys are getting good at getting in your seats faster than the time I come in here!"
"Good morning, Miss Speed Girl," everyone greeted.
"Yes, good morning to you all, too," Speed Girl said as she looked pretty peppy today. "Before we begin our usual routine, I have an important announcement to make!"
'I wonder what it's about?' Arisa and Felicia thought.
"Is it about a new menu? Are we getting carrot cake for a dessert option?!" Usagi asked excitedly.
'Oh Usagi,' Felicia and Arisa thought with a sweat-drop.
"Sorry, but no," Speed Girl replied, causing the rabbit girl to puff her cheeks in disappointment. "The announcement is we have not one, but two new students joining us today!"
"Nani?!" Almost everyone in the class looked shocked, including Kai.
"Yup! Our little class is expanding a little bit more with new friends joining our roster!" Speed Girl declared. "Let me introduce you all to them. Please come inside!"
The door opened. When it did, all of the girls blushed with their mouths dropped open. Though Junko was sleeping, so she wasn't blushing like the others.
'Who is he?' Arisa and Felicia thought with wonder.
The first new student who came in was a tall, handsome boy with short caramel brown hair and some red streaks and bangs swaying over the right side of his head. His eye color was dark brown, and his skin shined, which made him look dazzling, like one of the male characters from a girl manga.
The second new student behind the boy was a young female who stood around five and a half feet tall. She had medium, green hair in a bob haircut style, tan skin, and red eyes.
"Please introduce yourselves," Speed Girl said.
"Hello, everyone! My name is Aimi, Akihiko Aimi. It is a pleasure to be here, and I hope to get along with you all," Akihiko introduced as he smiled charmingly.
Some of the girls, mostly Usagi, shrieked with joy.
'Akihiko is as handsome as one of the movie stars from Hollywood,' Arisa thought.
'Akihiko is as dazzling as a painting from a museum,' Felicia thought.
"Hi. My name is Haia Onimaru. It is an honor to be here at the prestigious UA High. I hope you all treat us well," Haia said sternly.
"Akihiko and Haia are cousins, so another related relatives are joining our class!" Speed Girl emphasized, referring to her relationship with Kai. "Also, they transferred here from Ketsubutsu High School."
"Ketsubutsu High School?" Usagi repeated.
"Well, Akihiko and Haia, you may sit wherever you want. We have like six spots open," Speed Girl stated.
Akihiko and Haia walked over to the available seats. As they passed through the class, Akihiko smiled at each student, which made all the girls blush even more. Usagi fainted from the emotion.
'So handsome,' Arisa thought with joy.
'So gorgeous,' Felicia thought with glee.
Haia, on the other hand, didn't show any facial reaction or made eye contact with anyone as they walked past them.
"Alright, now let's begin the class. I just want to say welcome back from your internships, everyone, minus our new friends. I know a couple of you had a rough time, but take it as a learning experience to make yourself a better hero," Speed Girl stated, persuading everyone to work hard.
"Yes, ma'am!" Everyone said.
After some of the classes finished, a short break session began. That was when most of the girls took advantage to get to know the new students more, mainly the new male student. The girls were hanging around Akihiko's desk.
"So Akihiko, you and your cousin Haia came from another school? What was it like, and why did you move here? What is your favorite food? Do you watch anime? What is your phone number?" Usagi asked, and each time she did, she got closer and closer to his face.
"Usagi, you are too close to him!" Miru and Makoto pulled her face away from him.
"Sorry about her. She can be a bit overexcited," Makoto apologized with an awkward smile.
"Oh. No, it's fine, really," Akihiko said as he grinned.
Usagi, Miru, and Makoto fluttered with hearts as they held their hands over their hearts on their chests.
"By the way, I don't think I know all of your names yet, except for Usagi," Akihiko admitted, which the girls also realized.
"Oh, well, my name is Sakura Tsubomi, but everyone calls me Usagi," Usagi explained.
"Oh, I see. It's your nickname. That's a cute nickname," he commented.
"Cute? Kyaaah!" Usagi's face turned red before she fainted, and a cloud of smoke was coming out of her ears.
Though the other girls didn't notice her state.
"M-My name is Miru Takeno," Miru introduced nervously.
"I see. Nice to meet you, Miru," Akihiko greeted in return with a grin.
Miru shrieked as she turned away with her face covered while it was all red.
"I am Makoto Tachimukai!" Makoto introduced.
"Hello, Makoto," he said.
"My name is Felicia Marvell, and this is Arisa Kawasaki," Felicia introduced herself and Arisa. "We are exchange students from the Hero Student Exchange Program. I am from London, England and Arisa here is from Los Angeles, California in the USA."
"That's right," Arisa nodded.
"Wow! Really? You two came from very far away, but that's very neat," Akihiko commented. "I would love to go to either of those places. I hope either of you can show me around the place."
"Oh, well, that would be ... quite good. Cheerio!" Felicia said, blushing a bit.
'He's both charming and nice,' she thought.
"Are you alright, Felicia?" Arisa asked before she realized something. "Oh! By the way, if you are wondering, the girl who's sleeping over at the front is Junko Neru. She sleeps all the time."
"I see, and here I thought she was just very, very tired. I am surprised that she slept through the classes, and the teachers have not complained about it at all!" Akihiko chuckled.
"Yeah, well, everyone is used to it," Arisa noted. "The rest of the classmates are Eli, Tatsumi, Maruto, Ai, or Aku if you would like to call him by his nickname, Yuki Drago, and Kai."
"Cool, cool," Akihiko said. "It sure is going to be an interesting class, huh, cuz? I already like this school so far."
"Yes, it is fine," Haia said while her nose was in her notebook.
"Um, hey girls." Their attention turned to Eli. "Not to sound bossy, but we better get going. We have our hero studies class starting soon."
That was when Usagi woke up. She didn't notice that Eli was standing over her to see if she was okay. As soon as Usagi stood, she accidentally hit Eli's chin, and she didn't budge at all.
"Holy Carrot! He's right!" She exclaimed as she stood up.
"Ouch..." Eli groaned, kneeling down to the ground.
"Are you alright, dude?" Maruto asked while Aku and Tatsumi looked down at him.
"We better get going and get changed!" Usagi exclaimed.
"Did you say change?" Akihiko said nervously, which made Haia glance at him.
"Yes," Felicia noted. "We change into our hero costumes for our hero studies class."
"Oh, right! I see!" Akihiko said sweating a bit, which made him look a bit suspicious.
Kai, Yuki, Arisa, and Felicia noticed Akihiko's strange behavior and tone. It was as if he was nervous about something, but they ignored the thought and headed straight to the next class session.
-My Hero Academia-
They met up with the members of Class 1-A. Usagi explained to the girls of Class 1-A that they got two new students, and one of them is the new cute handsome guy, Akihiko. The girls did become interested when they heard that, especially Ashido and Hagakure. While the girls changed into their hero costumes, they noticed Haia wasn't present with them in the locker room.
However, they went outside and noticed that Haia and Akihiko were already out with the teacher, All Might.
Akihiko was now wearing what appeared to be a black student uniform, which consists of a black cap, closed buttoned black jacket, black pants, and black shoes. The uniform looked old fashion, like ones from the 80s Japanese high school.
His cousin Haia wore silver armor, which made her look like a knight, including her helmet.
"Welcome back, Hero Classes A and L!" All Might exclaimed. "Long time no see, boys and girls! And I also notice a few new faces. Welcome to UA High!"
"Now then, for all of you who are back from the internship last week, we'll have some fun with a rescue training race!" All Might announced.
Iida raised his hand. "Shouldn't we be using the USJ facility for rescue training?"
"That facility is for training for disasters," All Might explained. "Do you remember what I said? That's right! I said race!"
He then raised his hands for emphasis. "This place is Ground Gamma! This is one of UA's training areas. It is a heavily industrial area-like labyrinth. You'll break up into four groups of six and two groups of five. All of you will go through this training area one group at a time. When I send a distress signal, each of you will start from the outskirts of the area, and whoever reaches me first wins!"
Everyone was awed to that. "Of course, you'll have to keep the damages to buildings to a minimum," All Might said as he slowly pointed his finger at someone, specifically Bakugo who looked guilty and annoyed.
"Don't point at me!" He grumbled.
"OK! Let's start with the first group! The first group will be Young Midoriya, Young Sero, Young Usagi, Young Iida, Young Yuki Drago, and Young Kai Uno. You all are up first!"
Those students headed to the outskirts of the area, far away from each other. The other students either sat on the ground or stood. For instance, Felicia and Arisa stood next to each other. They waited for their turns as they watched the race on a massive monitor near the entrance. Some of them were already commenting before the race started.
"Iida hasn't completely recovered, right? He should've just watched," Kaminari stated.
"This group has everyone in both classes with good mobility," Kirishima said. "Though, I don't know about Kai, to be honest."
"Hmm, perhaps Midoriya is at a slight disadvantage," Momo stated.
"That's true. Honestly, I don't know how good he will be in this," Jiro said.
"And whenever he does something, he always gets badly injured," Momo added.
"Kirishima turned to some of the other students, including ones from Class 1-L. "Who do you think will win? I think Sero will be first!"
"Hmm. Maybe, but that girl, Usagi is in there too," Kaminari said.
"I think it'll be Yuki Drago," Mineta declared. "He's like a top student, even rivaling Todoroki!"
Then everyone noticed Todoroki staring at the little guy, which sent chills to Mineta.
'I don't think Shoto liked that,' Arisa thought.
'Mineta might be in trouble,' Felicia thought.
"Ah, but that doesn't mean I'm saying he's better than you, Todoroki!" Mintea excused.
"No, you may be right." Mineta looked a bit surprised while everyone looked at him as he talked. "Yuki Drago will most likely win. He did manage to catch up to me in the Sports Festival's first game."
"Yeah, he was like neck to neck with you in that obstacle race," Eli mentioned. "No offense to everyone else, but I think Yuki is going to win easily!"
"Deku will be last!" Bakugo exclaimed.
"Even though he is injured a bit, I still think it will be Iida," Ocacho commented as she sat next to Asui.
"Ribbit," Asui nodded in agreement.
"Who do you think will win, Arisa?" Felicia wondered.
"Well, I think it could likely be Yuki Drago, but I would like to see Kai win," Arisa said.
"I see," Felicia nodded.
"What about you, Felicia?" Miru joined in.
"Who do you think will win?" Makoto asked.
"I think it could be either Yuki or Sero. Yuki can fly over the course and Sero can use his tape to go over it. It could be either of them," Felicia stated.
"I see what you mean," Miru said.
"Me too," Makoto agreed.
"You make a good point, Felicia," Haia joined in.
"I agree," Akihiko nodded. "You're pretty smart, Felicia."
"Oh, thank you," Felicia blushed, looking away because of Akihiko's comment.
Arisa noticed that because she was next to her.
Miru and Makoto looked jealously at Felicia because of the praise she got, which Arisa also noticed.
'It looks like Felicia, Miru, and Makoto really like Akihiko,' Arisa thought.
"Ready set go!" All Might started the race through the mic speaker so that the participants and the audience can hear him.
On the giant monitor, everyone watched Sero move fast as he shot tape after tape from one metal structure to another. Usagi hopped from tank to tank and pipe to pipe. Iida ran fast as he can, and Yuki flew over all the structures thanks to his dragon wings.
However, what caught everyone's attention was Midoriya. He moved past Sero, surprising him and everyone else watching. His movement left an impression on everyone. Some of Class 1-A thought how he was moving reminded them of how Bakugo moves. His body even glowed with green electrical energy when he moves.
"Blimey! Midoriya is moving really well," Felicia commented.
"Yes, he is," Arisa agreed. "I guess he learned that from his internship or something."
Bakugo looked irritated to see that while everyone else was awed. Kai, on the other hand, took the slowest path by just running normally. Nobody paid attention to him, but Arisa watched him.
'Poor Kai. Too bad he can't move fast like the others can,' Arisa thought.
However, the one who reached All Might first was Sero due to Midoriya slipping on a pipe when he landed on it while jumping. After that, Yuki, Usagi, Iida, and Midoriya arrived in order. The one who made it last was Kai, though.
Those students joined back with the others as All Might called in the next group of students.
The second group had Eli, Miru, Ocacho, Asui, Sato, and Kaminari in it. As soon as the first group returned, Arisa and Felicia saw Usagi take a selfie with Sero.
As the second group was getting ready for the race, some of the students were talking among themselves to see who would win. Felicia saw Yuki sitting by himself, away from the others. Arisa saw Midoriya, Kai, and Usagi sitting together.
'I think it'd be nice to sit with them,' Arisa thought.
'I guess Yuki wants to be by himself right now,' Felicia thought.
"Felicia," Arisa got her attention and snapped her out of her thought. "I'm going to go sit with Kai, Usagi, and Midoriya. Do you want to join?"
"Oh, okay," Felicia decided as they both walked to their friends.
"Hey, guys," Arisa greeted them, and Felicia waved.
"Oh, hi," Midoriya greeted back.
"Hey, girls. Want to join us?" Usagi asked.
"We would," Felicia responded as she and Arisa sat down.
Arisa was next to Usagi, and Felicia was next to Arisa. Everyone watched the monitor as the selected students got ready.
"Who do you guys think will win the race?" Usagi asked. "I think Eli's gonna win."
"Why?" Kai questioned.
"Because he's our friend," she reasoned with a smile.
The others sweat-dropped from her strange reasoning.
"I think Eli might win, too," Arisa agreed.
"How come?" Midoriya wondered.
"Because he can make dragonfly wings and fly over the course," she explained.
"A dragonfly is a bug?" Usagi inquired.
"It is, actually," Felicia confirmed.
"I think either Uraraka or Asui could win," Midoriya said.
"Because of their Quirks, right?" Felicia guessed.
"Yeah," Midoriya confirmed. "Uraraka can make things float, and Asui can jump over the obstacles."
"What about you, Kai? Who do you think will win?" Arisa asked.
"I agree with what you guys said. It could be either Eli, Uraraka, or Asui," Kai stated.
"Begin!" Everyone heard All Might shout to start the race.
"Well, we're about to find out," Usagi said.
Everyone watched as the race began. Just as predicted, Eli made dragonfly wings appear on his back so he can fly. Ocacho made some objects float so she can jump on them and get through the course easily, and Asui jumped over the obstacles. That left Sato (the tall and big guy from Class 1-A), Kaminari, and Miru to simply run through the course on foot.
"Eli is really flying through the course," Usagi commented happily.
"Yeah, he is," Arisa agreed.
"Uraraka and Asui are really doing well too," Midoriya said.
"Indeed," Felicia agreed.
After a bit more watching, the race ended with Eli as the winner. Then came Ocacho, Asui, Miru, Sato, and Kaminari in order.
Soon, the second group came back to join the others.
"Hey, Eli. Great job," Usagi called out to him as he approached the group.
"You did well out there," Midoriya commented.
"Thanks, guys. I'm glad I got the win for Class 1-L," Eli stated.
"How about a selfie?" Usagi asked, standing up with her phone out.
"Sure," Eli agreed as both posed for the phone.
After that, he asked, "Mind if I join you guys?"
"Yeah you can," Usagi said.
"Sure," Midoriya agreed.
"Okay," Arisa nodded.
"Indeed," Felicia responded.
Kai nodded as Eli sat down with the group.
Then All Might called for the next group of students.
For the third group, Maruto, Aku, Tokoyami, Todoroki, Kirishima, and Ashido were going to race.
"So, who do you guys think is gonna win the race?" Eli questioned.
"I think it could be Shoto," Arisa guessed.
"Why do you say that?" Usagi wondered.
"He can make some ice to get through the course quickly," Arisa explained.
"Oh yeah, I remember he did something like that during the Sports Festival," Usagi remembered.
"That's true," Midoriya agreed. "I think some other possible winners can be Tokoyami or Ashido."
"Yeah, Tokoyami's Dark Shadow can help him with getting through the course. It was cool during the Sports Festival," Eli commented.
"Also, Ashido can slide on her acid to get through the course, just like at the Sports Festival," Felicia added.
"Though, Maruto, Aku, and Kirishima can't do anything to increase their speed," Kai joined in.
"You got that right, Kai," Eli agreed.
"Begin!" All Might shouted for the race to start.
Tokoyami's Dark Shadow helped him reach the high parts of the course and get across certain parts. Ashido sprayed acid on the course and slid on it, helping her get through the course quickly. Todoroki used his ice side to make some tall and long ice chunks to climb to the high parts and get across the wide parts. Though Aku, Kirishima, and Maruto just ran through the course on foot.
"Holy Carrot! Look at Todoroki go," Usagi was surprised.
"He's really going through it quickly," Arisa added.
"No surprise there. He did place third in the Sports Festival," Eli commented.
"Indeed," Felicia agreed. "Though Tokoyami and Ashido are also getting through quickly."
"Either one of them could win," Midoriya said.
For some reason, when Todoroki got to the part of the course he needed to get to, he would use his fire side to quickly melt the ice he left behind.
Despite that, the race ended with Todoroki's victory. Then came the following students in order: Tokoyami, Ashido, Kirishima, Aku, and Maruto.
Once the race ended, that group came back to join the other students.
"Be right back, guys. I'm going to take a selfie with Todoroki," Usagi stood up and left.
"Shoto did well in the obstacle course," Arisa commented.
"He sure did, especially with using his ice," Eli nodded. "But why did he stop sometimes to melt the ice?"
"Perhaps he did it to be nice to the next group of racers," Felicia guessed.
"You could be right about that, Felicia," Midoriya agreed.
"Probably," Kai said.
"Though it was surprising he used his fire side," Felicia added.
"Hey guys," the group saw Usagi return to them. "I got the selfie with Todoroki."
All Might then called out for the next bunch of students to race. The fourth group consisted of Felicia, Tatsumi, Jiro, Bakugo, Koda, and Aoyama.
Felicia got up as she had to leave with the others.
"It seems I'm next," she stated.
"You can do it, Felicia," Usagi cheered.
"Show them what you got," Eli smiled.
"Good luck, Felicia," Arisa said.
"Thank you. I'll do my best," Felicia left for the course.
Once there, Felicia went her to assigned spot as she waited for the race to begin.
'What should I paint to get through the course quickly?' she thought. 'Since Bakugo is in the race, he'll no doubt fly with his explosions. I need something to fly quickly.'
At the viewing area, the others were discussing who would win the race.
"Since Kacchan's in the group, it seems most likely he'll win," Midoriya said.
"Maybe, but I'm thinking Tatsumi might win it," Eli commented. "He can use a combo of two Quirks to go faster than Bakugo."
"I'm hoping Felicia wins it," Arisa said.
"Same here," Usagi agreed. "She can paint something to help get through the course."
"Yes. Also, Aoyama could use his Quirk to launch himself to the sky," Midoriya added.
"Begin!" All Might started the race.
Immediately, Bakugo used his explosions to fly through and over the course quickly. Aoyama (the sparkle guy from Class 1-A) used his Navel Laser Quirk to propel himself into the air for a few seconds before he ran on foot for a while, and repeated that process.
Tatsumi used his Quirk, two bottles, and driver device to make a new suit. It was colored half green and half black, the helmet had two big goggle-like visors for the eyes, and his hair was exposed and spiky. On his arms he had two bulky, but smaller versions of Bakugo's grenade-gauntlets. Also, the suit's hands and feet looked like those of a frog.
Tatsumi leaped into air like a frog and used explosions from his hands to propel himself quickly through the course. Then he would stop the explosions for a moment to leap into the air again and repeat what he did before.
Felicia painted a large-sized falcon to ride on. As she got on its back and when they were in the air, she pointed to the location and told the creature, "Over there, falcon."
When the falcon saw where to go, it flew off right away.
The other students Koda (the silent guy with a rock-shaped head from Class 1-A) and Jiro just ran on foot.
In the viewing area, the students were amazed by the race.
"Holy Carrot! Look at Bakugo and Tatsumi go," Usagi was surprised.
"Yeah, they both look like they're in the lead," Eli agreed.
"It looks like Tatsumi is using the Quirks of Bakugo and Asui to for jumping and flight. A strong combination," Midoriya commented.
"It looks Felicia might catch up to them," Arisa said.
"Aoyama seems to be close too," Midoriya added.
"This might be close to call," Kai joined in.
Still riding the falcon, Felicia saw they were nearing the location.
'Jolly good, I'm almost there,' she thought.
Then Felicia saw Tatsumi and Bakugo were nearly neck and neck to reaching All Might's location.
'Blimey! Those two are almost there. I hope my falcon can make it before they do,' she thought.
Felicia was snapped out of her thought when she heard some yelling.
"Out of my way nerd! I'm winning this race!" Bakugo shouted to Tatsumi.
"Sorry, but I'm gonna win this," Tatsumi replied.
Felicia saw at the last-minute Bakugo reaching the location first, and Tatsumi right behind him. She also reached the location when her falcon landed and she got off it.
"Yes! I win!" Bakugo shouted.
"Oh well. Second place is still good," Tatsumi felt good about how he did.
As Felicia joined the two of them, Tatsumi approached her.
"Felicia, did you see that race between Bakugo and me? It was epic!" he was excited.
"Yes, I did," Felicia nodded. "It was close between you two. You almost had him."
"I thought so too. You were close too with your giant bird," Tatsumi pointed to the falcon.
"Thank you," Felicia responded.
Then came in Aoyama thanks to his Quirk, but he looked a little sick from using it too much. The last of the students to make it were Jiro and Koda, both looking tired from running.
"Holy Carrot! That race was so close," Usagi stated.
"I know, right?" Eli agreed.
"It looked like Tatsumi almost had Kacchan for a moment," Midoriya said.
"At least Felicia and Tatsumi kept up with Bakugo," Arisa commented. "Don't you think so too, Kai?"
"Yeah," he nodded.
After All Might gave Bakugo the sash and some words of wisdom to the students, the group left back to the viewing area.
When Usagi saw Bakugo, she got up right away.
"You going to take a selfie with Bakugo?" Eli questioned.
"Sure am," she nodded.
"You should reconsider," Kai said.
"I don't think that's a good idea," Midoriya warned her.
"I agree," Arisa nodded.
"Don't worry. I'll make it quick," Usagi assured them as she left.
The group then saw Felicia return to them.
"Hey, Felicia. You did a good job out there," Eli told her.
"You were great," Arisa commented.
"You did well against Kacchan and Tatsumi," Midoriya stated.
"Thank you," Felicia smiled.
Suddenly, Usagi came back.
"Hey guys. I got my selfie with Bakugo," she said.
"That was quick," Arisa was surprised.
"He let you take it with him?" Eli inquired.
"No. I took the selfie while he was yelling," Usagi explained.
Everyone sweat-dropped to that.
"That makes sense," Midoriya said.
"Indeed," Felicia agreed.
All Might called for the next group to the course. In the fifth group were Arisa, Junko, Mineta, Makoto, and Momo.
Arisa stood up as she had to leave with the other chosen students. Though she looked a little nervous, which the others noticed. Some of them tried to make her feel better.
"Good luck, Arisa," Felicia said.
"You can do it," Usagi gave her a thumbs-up.
"Do your best," Eli stated.
"Thanks guys," Arisa grinned, feeling better and left for the course.
When she got to her assigned spot, Arisa waited for the race to start.
'I have a feeling some of the others in the race will reach the finish line first,' Arisa thought with worry before shaking her head, 'Even if my Quirk can't help me get there first, I'll still do my best.'
In the viewing area, the others talked about who would win this time.
"For this race, I think either Makoto, Yaoyorozu, or Mineta could win," Eli suggested.
"I think it'll be Makoto, if she gets the right Quirk," Usagi said.
"Momo could win if she makes the right objects," Felicia commented.
"I think I remember seeing Mineta jump on his balls of hair at the Sports Festival," Eli mentioned.
"I feel bad for Arisa and Junko because their Quirks can't help them in the race," Felicia was concerned.
"I know. The only thing they can do is run," Eli stated. "Though maybe Junko could win if she does same thing at the Sports Festival."
They remembered back to the Obstacle Race and how Junko made it to the finish line thanks to her snot bubble carrying her most of the way.
"It'd be cool if that happened again," Usagi said.
"Though that probably won't happen," Felicia disagreed.
"Most likely not," Kai said.
"I think you guys are right about the winner being either Makoto, Yaoyorozu, or Mineta. If Makoto gets the right Quirk, she could win. Yaoyorozu and Mineta can win too if they use their Quirks well, and blah, blah, blah, blah" Midoriya's comments soon turned into his usual mumbling.
The others sweat-dropped from his mumbling.
"Midoriya, you're mumbling," Kai pointed out, though that fell on deaf ears.
"Begin!" All Might started the race.
Right away, Makoto used her Quiet Gamble to get a random Quirk. She didn't change physically, but she immediately ran quickly thanks to getting Speed Girl's Quirk. Makoto quickly jumped over and through the course.
Momo looked like she was struggling for a little bit before she decided to make a grappling hook to get across the wide areas and reach the high areas.
Mineta threw the balls on his hair to the ground and bounced off them to get through the course. Luckily his hair balls kept growing back so he can keep going.
Arisa and Junko were the only ones running. Though with Junko sleeping, she was actually walking, or sleepwalking in her case.
'Even though I probably won't make it there first, I wonder who will be the first to reach All Might,' Arisa thought while running.
At the viewing area, the others watched as the race went on.
"Holy Carrot! Makoto got Speed Girl's Quirk," Usagi was surprised.
"It looks like your sister's Quirk is going to help her win, Kai," Eli commented.
"I guess so," Kai said.
"Though Yaoyorozu or Mineta can make it to All Might too," Midoriya stated.
"Indeed," Felicia agreed, looking to the big screen.
She saw that with most of the others using their Quirks, Arisa wouldn't win just by running.
'I feel bad that Arisa probably won't win, and it looks like Momo is struggling with her decisions,' Felicia thought.
Back to the race, Makoto won thanks to the Super Speed Quirk she got. Then came Mineta, Momo, Arisa, and Junko in order. Momo and Mineta looked tired from using their Quirks, and Arisa was tired from running. Junko looked okay since she was sleeping and that she walked the whole way.
While resting from the race, Arisa saw the sash on Makoto, indicating she won.
'I'm glad Makoto won, and that the race is over,' Arisa thought.
Once All Might said some words of wisdom to the students, they went back to the viewing area.
When they got there, Arisa saw Usagi going to take a selfie with Makoto, and then went to join the others.
"Hey, Arisa," Eli started. "You did good out there."
"Yeah," Midoriya agreed.
"Indeed," Felicia nodded.
"Thank you," Arisa replied as she sat with them.
As soon as Usagi came back from getting a selfie, All Might called for the last bunch of students yet to race.
The sixth and final group had Akihiko, Haia, Hagakure (Class 1-A's invisible girl), Ojiro (the tail guy from Class 1-A), and Shoji (the guy from Class 1-A who wears a mask that covers his mouth and nose) in it.
"So who do guys think is gonna win the race?" Eli questioned.
"It could be either Ojiro or Shoji," Midoriya guessed. "Ojiro can use his tail to increase his speed, and Shoji can make extra limbs to get through the course quickly."
"I see your point," Felicia understood.
"Do you guys know the Quirks of your new classmates Akihiko and Haia?" Midoriya asked.
"No," Kai answered.
"They haven't told us," Arisa added.
"Why?" Usagi questioned.
"If their Quirks can help them in the race, then the either of them can win too," Midoriya explained.
"Holy Carrot! You're right," Usagi realized.
"It'll be cool to see what their Quirks are," Eli mentioned.
"Begin!" All Might shouted for the final time.
In the course, Ojiro used his tail to jump and swing high and far over the course. Shoji made extra arms to climb and swing quickly, and Hagakure just ran normally.
To the surprise of the watching students, Akihiko and Haia ran on foot.
"Wow, Ojiro and Shoji are moving through the course quickly," Eli commented.
"You're right. Look at them go," Usagi said.
"Though I feel bad that Akihiko and Haia are running on foot," Arisa stated.
"I guess their Quirks can't help them in the race," Midoriya reasoned.
"Indeed," Felicia nodded.
Soon enough, the race ended with Shoji's victory thanks to his extra limbs, and Ojiro came in second. Surprisingly, Akihiko and Haia came at the same, and Hagakure was the last to arrive.
That group joined up with the other students, and Usagi took a selfie with Shoji.
-My Hero Academia-
With the races done, they all headed to the individual locker rooms to change. However, Haia and Akihiko didn't join respectfully because they had to excuse themselves without changing back into their regular school uniforms.
In the girls' locker room, the girls were talking while changing out of their hero costumes.
"Those races were tough," Hagakure started.
"Yeah, even with our Quirks," Ocacho agreed.
"I agree, ribbit," Asui nodded.
"Too bad my Quirk couldn't help me move fast," Jiro said.
"Don't feel bad, Jiro. Some of us here couldn't move fast too," Momo tried to cheer her up.
"I can't believe the guys won most of the races, but I'm glad you won your race, Makoto," Ashido congratulated her.
"Thanks, Ashido," Makoto grinned.
"You girls from Class 1-L are lucky to have Akihiko in your class. He's so handsome," Hagakure mentioned.
"I know, right? He is so cute," Ashido added.
"He sure is," Usagi agreed with a smile.
"No doubt," Miru joined in.
"Oh yes," Makoto said.
"Indeed," Felicia nodded.
"I guess so," Arisa stated.
"Zzzzzzzz," Junko snored.
Suddenly, Jiro stopped them for a moment. "Wait, girls!"
She put one of her earphone jacks in the wall and listened.
"What is it, Jiro?" Miru asked.
"Mineta is trying to peek on us through this hole in the wall," Jiro pointed to the hole.
"What?" the girls were surprised.
"Aren't the other guys trying to stop him?" Arisa asked.
"I'll check," Miru responded, closing her eyes to use her Quirk.
"Iida and Eli are trying to stop him, but Mineta still wants to peek. Also, Eli said something about some of us looking cute, and some looking pretty fine sexy," Miru stated.
"He's about to peek on us, but I'll get him," Jiro got her other earphone jack ready.
"Mineta grossly wants to see our chests, bodies, rears, and legs," Miru continued.
Immediately, Jiro's sent her other earphone jack through the hole to poke Mineta in the eye.
"Jiro got him," Miru said, opening her eyes.
"Thanks, Kyoka," Hagakure growled.
Some of the girls, like Arisa, Asui, and Ocacho, were covering themselves and blushing a bit. The other girls were severely mad, except Junko who snoozed peacefully without knowing anything.
"Peeping into the girls' locker room, how rude and sinful!" Usagi shouted.
"And despsicable. Let us close this up right away!" Momo declared.
"I agree," Felicia said.
"I'm just glad it's over," Arisa commented, feeling relieved.
"Me too," Ocacho agreed.
"Same here, ribbit," Asui said.
Some of the girls went back to changing, except Felicia because she saw that Jiro wasn't moving for some reason.
Jiro, who pierced her earphone jack into the said hole, sounded disappointed, "I'm the only one he didn't say anything about."
She pulled her earphone jacks back to her. That was when Miru padded Jiro on her shoulder.
"Don't worry, Jiro. You are not the only one," Miru said with a sad yet understandable smile.
Felicia heard Jiro gasp a little bit while some of the girls, mainly Hagakure, Momo, and Usagi, worked on closing the hole. The others just kept getting changed.
Jiro sniffed. "Thank you, Miru."
Felicia saw glad to see that Miru comforted Jiro, but she still felt bad for them.
'I can't believe that Miru and Jiro feel down because Mineta didn't comment about them. Perhaps I should try to cheer them up,' Felicia thought as she stopped changing and approached them.
Just as Miru and Jiro were about to get back to changing, Felicia spoke up. "Miru, Jiro."
Both girls looked at her as she continued. "I overheard what you two said about Mineta not commenting about you two."
Before they replied, Miru and Jiro checked to see that the other girls were busy with either changing into their uniforms or closing the hole to notice their conversation.
"Oh. It's no problem. No big deal," Jiro tried to brush it off with a nonchalant look.
"Yeah," Miru nodded.
"No, it is," Felicia wasn't convinced. "Even if you weren't commented on your... physical appearances, you both have wonderful personalities. Don't let what Mineta didn't say get to either of you."
With that, Jiro and Miru smiled, feeling better.
"Thanks for saying that, Felicia," Jiro said.
"That really cheered us up," Miru agreed.
"You're welcome," Felicia smiled.
Then they continued getting changed.
'It looks like my internship with Uwabami has come in handy,' Felicia thought while changing.
-My Hero Academia-
After everyone changed, it was now the afternoon. Some of the Class 1-A students took Mineta to the nurse's office. Fortunately, his eye injury wasn't serious, so it was healed quickly thanks to Recovery Girl's Quirk, minus a bit of discomfort when she kissed him right on his eye.
The girls also reported the incident to the teachers, and Mineta was punished. Mr. Aizawa scolded him while Speed Girl checked the well-being of all the girls. Iida and Eli took partial blame, but all was forgiven.
Iida and Eli apologized to their respective female classmates. They accepted the apology, but they also wondered who Eli meant that some of them look pretty fine 'sexy'. Eli ran away before they got an answer, which some of them (Hagakure, Ashido, Jiro, Usagi, Miru, and Makoto) chased after him and got scolded for running in the hallway.
Arisa and Felicia watched that happen along with Junko and the other girls from Class 1-A, and they all sweat-dropped. Junko was sleeping as usual.
"They really wanted an answer from Eli," Arisa said.
"Indeed," Felicia agreed. "Though I can understand their curiosity."
"Did you want to know who Eli meant?" Arisa inquired, looking at her.
"Maybe a little, but not as much as them," Felicia pointed to the girls getting scolded.
"I see," Arisa nodded, looking at the same scene.
After that, classes went on as usual for both Class 1-A and Class 1-L. Though at lunch time, most of the girls glared at Mineta for trying to peep on them earlier.
Once classes finally finished, everyone was getting ready to head home. Except for Mineta, who had to stay after school for his punishment, writing the same statement, "I will never peep into the girls' locker room again" 100 times on a chalkboard.
-My Hero Academia-
Some of the Class 1-L students left for home. Arisa and Felicia were preparing to head back to the Emerald Shade.
Suddenly, Felicia got a text from Yuki.
YD: I would like to talk to you and Arisa. I'll be at the entrance.
'I wonder what he wants to talk about,' Felicia thought, then had an idea. 'Maybe this can help him with making a friend.'
FM: Ok. You could walk with us home every now and then if you want.
YD: Why?
FM: You can practice making friends. Start with Arisa.
YD: Ok.
On the way out, Felicia told Arisa about the text.
"Yuki wants to talk to us?" Arisa asked.
"Yes, he does," Felicia confirmed.
"Okay, but I hope it doesn't get awkward," Arisa was worried.
"I'm sure it won't," Felicia said.
When they reached the gate, they saw Yuki waiting there for them. The three of them walked together and started talking.
"Yuki, what did you want to talk about?" Arisa questioned.
"Kawasaki, during the Hosu City incident, did you see Kai use his Quirk?" he asked.
'What? He's asking me about Kai?' Arisa thought.
'Blimey, I had a feeling he might ask her about Kai,' Felicia thought.
"No, he didn't use his Quirk," Arisa answered nervously.
"Are you sure?" he further questioned.
"Yes, I am," she nodded.
Yuki looked at Arisa for a few seconds before he said, "Very well."
'Thank goodness,' Arisa thought with relief.
"Anything else, Yuki?" Felicia tried to change the subject.
"I also wanted to thank you for your advice, Felicia," Yuki said.
"You're welcome," she responded.
'Advice? I wonder what advice she gave him?' Arisa thought.
"So Yuki, what did you think of the new students in class?" Felicia asked.
"They seem okay for now," Yuki commented. "Though why were you two and the other girls in class around Akihiko?"
The girls got nervous right away because they didn't want to say the real reason.
"We were just being friendly to him," Felicia lied.
"Yes, because he is new," Arisa went along with it.
"Okay," he nodded.
-My Hero Academia-
After some more walking, Yuki left for his home and the girls arrived at the Emerald Shade.
They decided to have dinner together in the dining room of Arisa's room.
"This dinner you made is delicious, Arisa," Felicia commented.
"Thank you," Arisa smiled.
The both of them were eating rice with steak and mashed potatoes.
"Oh. Felicia, this morning you said there was something you wanted to tell me," Arisa reminded her.
"There is," Felicia remembered. "Do you remember Mariko Tsuji from the Rakugaki incident?"
"Yes," Arisa nodded.
"During my internship, I met her on the last day. Also, her older sister Karen works at the Uwabami Hero Office."
"Really?" Arisa was surprised, and Felicia nodded. "How are they doing?"
"They're both fine, and doing better now. Mariko is really focused on being a hero and an artist," Felicia explained.
"That's good," Arisa commented.
"What about you, Arisa? Did anything else happen at your internship?" Felicia inquired.
"Yes, something did," Arisa answered. "Did you watch this morning's news?"
"I did. It was about Endeavor stopping a shark villain named Saw, who was behind the mysterious crimes in the fog," Felicia remembered.
"Shoto and I were there to watch Endeavor fight Saw," Arisa admitted.
"Oh. How was it?" Felicia wondered.
"It was scary at first, but sort of good near the end," Arisa explained.
"Good," Felicia nodded.
"Oh, Yuki said something about you giving him advice. What was it?" Arisa inquired.
"The advice was about making friends," Felicia explained.
"Why?" Arisa wondered.
"The truth is I'm Yuki's only friend, and I just want to help him with making more friends," Felicia reasoned. "During the internship, I gave him some advice. He tried making a friend at his internship, but it didn't work."
"Okay," Arisa understood. "You're a good friend to him."
"Thank you, Arisa," Felicia grinned. "What do you think of the new students Akihiko and Haia?"
"They both seem nice, but Haia didn't talk that much," Arisa commented.
"I agree, but you have to admit that Akihiko is quite charming," Felicia blushed a little.
"Well, yes, he is," Arisa blushed too, and wanted to change the topic. "I hope that tomorrow nothing terrible happens like today."
Felicia knew that Arisa was talking about almost getting peeped at and nodded. "Indeed, I agree."
The both of them then went back to eating. After they finished, Felicia went back to her room to get ready for bed. Arisa did the same after she washed the dishes.
-My Hero Academia-
The next day, Arisa and Felicia went through their daily morning routine as they got ready for school.
Once they got there, it started as usual with Class 1-L talking among themselves before class started.
"Wow! So that's what happened yesterday?" Akihiko asked in a surprised tone.
"Yeah! Can you believe it, Akihiko! That Mineta is a perv!" Usagi affirmed angrily.
"Indeed! It was so despicable," Felicia noted.
"You're telling me, and worst of all, he didn't say anything about Jiro, which made her sad but it was still unforgivable!" Miru added.
"I don't feel a shed of pity when Jiro used her earphone jack to poke Mineta's eye," Makoto stated.
"It was quite a surprise," Arisa admitted with a nervous chuckle. "But wait. Akihiko, weren't you with the boys yesterday? Shouldn't you know this when it happened?"
"Oh! Well actually..." Akihiko sweated.
"He and I had to sign some papers for the teachers, so that was why we weren't with the class before and after changing to the hero costumes," Haia joined in the conversation.
"Oh, OK," Usagi accepted freely.
"Hey, guys! The teach is coming!" Eli warned everyone as they scrambled back to their seats.
"Good morning, everyone!" Speed Girl entered the class room. "Geez, you guys are getting good at this!"
"Good morning, Miss Speed Girl," everyone responded.
They started their class, with the usual lessons, and by the time they knew it, the course was almost over.
"OK, that's it for the class! Oh, before I go, I just wanted to remind you that the final exam is in two weeks. Not only is there a written portion, but there is also a practical portion. Remember not just to study, but also train your body too. I know a lot of stuff happened over the past few weeks, like the Sports Festival and the internships, but if you keep up with your study and exercise your body, then good for you. Otherwise, well, you better get started. Either way, do your best, guys," Speed Girl said.
As she closed the door and left, Usagi got up the desk calmly at first.
"HOLY CARROT!" She screamed, which may be the loudest she had ever cried. "I haven't studied at all!"
"Neither have I," Maruto joined.
"What are we going to do?" Usagi and Maruto panicked as they ran in circles, like scared chickens. Usagi and Maruto were at the bottom ranks (Usagi at 12th place and Maruto at 11 place) based on their midterm results.
"While the whole Sports Festival and internships were going on, I didn't have time to study!" Maruto cried as he scratched his head.
"We sure had one event after another, but..." Tatsumi spoke up. He ranked in 10th place.
"There wasn't too much stuff covered on the midterms since we'd just started the school," Aku stated as he was in 9th place.
"You are right about that Ai," Makoto noted. She was in 8th place in the midterm ranking of the class. "I didn't have a hard time with the subjects, but with back-to-back events and stuff, the finals will be different, most likely."
"It will probably be tough, since there's a practical exam too," Eli added. He was placed in 7th place in the midterm.
"Compared to the other hero course classes and classes from the other course types, we have the unfairest ranking due to our class size," Miru commented. "She was in 6th place.
"Holy Carrot, you're right," Usagi moaned, "We suck!"
"Cheer up, Usagi and Maruto!" She and Maruto looked to Felicia, who was in 2nd place. "We can create a study group to help in preparation for the final exam, at least for the written portion."
"That does sound like a good iea," Arisa acknowledged. She was in 5th place. "I'm in."
Arisa turned to Kai, who was in 4th place. "What about you, Kai? Would you like to join in a study session group with us?"
"No, thanks. I think I will be fine," Kai said.
"Oh... Well, OK," she said. Kai waved goodbye and left for lunch.
"Kai Uno, he seems a bit distant," Akihiko said.
"Sort of unfriendly," Haia added.
"Well, don't worry about him. He's just like that," Arisa assured, changing the topic.
"Man, it's good to be at Number 1. Isn't that right, Yuki?" Usagi asked the Dragonborn boy.
"Hmm? I am not at Number 1," Yuki answered as the imaginary number showed that he was in 3rd place.
The class was surprised.
"Holy Carrot! You're not Number 1?!" Usagi gasped.
"If you're not in 1st place, then who is?" Maruto asked. There was only one person left who wasn't mentioned yet.
Everyone turned their head to their sleeping beauty. Junko was sleeping as usual, but the midterm rank showed that she was in 1st place.
"Holy Carrot! Junko is in 1st for the midterm!" Usagi gasped.
"How is that even possible?! She's always asleep in class! How is she able to pass the midterm with a perfect score?!" Maruto demanded.
"Wow," Akihiko awed, then changed the topic. "But anyway, the idea of a study group sounds fun and helpful. Haia and I do need help with the materials since we just joined this school."
He looked at the group of Felicia, Usagi, and Maruto, and asked, "Can we join in with you all?"
"Excuse me? Don't I have a say in this?" Haia said.
"I would like some assistance. Especially in calculus," Aku stated.
"Yeah! I need some help in history," Eli admitted.
Felicia looked at everyone who wanted to join the group. "All of you."
She soon got excited, stood up, and said with a smile, "This is superstardom! I will gladly help you all!"
"Ah, Felicia?" Arisa looked a bit surprised and concerned. "Are you feeling OK?"
"OK? I feel great, Arisa! I will help you all with any topic you have trouble with! History, easy peasy! Calculus, elementary! Just leave it all to me!" Felicia said determinedly as her aura shined and fire burned in her eyes.
"Woah! She is on fire!" Eli gasped.
"Felicia?" Arisa tapped her shoulder.
That snapped Felicia out of her excitement, and she saw how the others were looking at her with confused looks.
She blushed in embarrassment as she responded, "My apologies, everyone. I sometimes get excited when helping friends."
"It's alright," Arisa assured her.
"Yeah, it's fine. Right guys?" Eli asked the rest of the class.
The others nodded and murmured in agreement, except Junko who was sleeping.
"Thank you, everyone," Felicia replied. "So for the study group, there are Usagi, Maruto, Akihiko, Haia, Arisa, Aku, Eli, and me so far. Would anyone else like to join?"
"I'd also like some help with studying," Tatsumi raised his hand.
"Me too," Miru stated.
"Same here," Makoto said.
"Alright then, you three can join as well," Felicia let them in the study group.
"Holy Carrot! This is almost the whole class, Felicia," Usagi was surprised.
"Are you sure you can help this many?" Maruto was concerned.
"I'm sure I can," Felicia was confident.
'I'm not sure about that,' Arisa thought.
"So, how about we start the study group tomorrow? Also, we can have the group meet every other day. That way you can all have some days to train your Quirks on your own," Felicia suggested.
"You mean one day we study as a group, the next day we train our Quirks, and so on?" Miru wanted to clarify.
"Yes," Felicia answered.
The others in the study group took a moment to think about it.
"I'm cool with that," Eli gave a thumbs-up.
"Same here," Usagi and Maruto agreed.
"I think that's a good idea," Akihiko said.
"Sounds reasonable," Haia commented.
"An even amount of studying and training would be productive," Aku stated.
"Um, okay," Arisa nodded.
The rest of the study group members also agreed to it.
"Jolly good," Felicia replied. "I think it would be best if we study at the Emerald Shade, where Arisa and I live."
"Are you sure about that?" Arisa questioned.
"I am," Felicia nodded, and then told the others, "Arisa and I will send you our address via texts."
"Okay," Arisa agreed.
With that settled, everyone went to go eat some lunch.
At the mess hall, Arisa and Felicia sat a table with Kai and Eli from their class. Also, Midoriya Iida, Uraraka, Asui, Hagakure, and Todoroki from Class 1-A were with them.
"A battle simulation?" Iida repeated.
"Yeah. That's what I heard from Lola," Kai said.
"Loal is a third-year here at UA, right?" Uraraka asked, which Kai nodded.
"If that is what she said, then it must be true since she had taken it before when she was in the same year we are in now," Asui stated.
"The written exam must cover all we learned from our classes," Midoriya noted. "For the practical exam, it must be covering everything we've done from our training."
"Well, Lola said it would be a battle simulation," Arisa thought aloud. "So, I guess we will have to fight those robots again?"
She remembered those gigantic robots they faced at the Sports Festival. Quite honestly, she didn't want to meet them again, especially the large one.
"If that is the case, then it will be a piece of cake for some of us with our Quirks," Todoroki noted.
"Yeah, you can just freeze them, Todoroki," Hakagure said.
"Indeed," Felicia nodded. "Some of us with a strong Quirk can handle those robots if that is what we are going to face in the practical exam."
"It sounds exciting to me!" Eli smirked.
"In addition to studying, we'll have to keep in good physical condition - guh!" A random ankle hit the back of Midoriya's head.
Everyone turned to see it was Neito Monoma, a student from the other hero course Class 1-B.
"Oh, sorry. Your head was so big that I accidentally hit it," he lied.
"Class 1-B, um... Monoma!" Midoriya remembered. "How dare you?!"
"I heard you guys met the Hero Killer," Monoma said, stopping Midoriya from talking and they just listened to him as he spoke. "Just like at the Sports Festival, you guys in Class 1-A just have to have all the attention, huh?"
"But that attention isn't because people have high hopes for you. It's because you keep attracting trouble, right?" His statement was getting on their nerves, but he continued. "Oh, that's scary. Someday, the rest of us might also be caught up in trouble you bring and become victims as well. Like getting cursed by the god of pestilience!"
Before anyone can say anything back at him, something hit him from behind, causing him to fall to the ground. The others can see a person behind him, one hand holding Monoma and the other hand grabbed his food tray.
It was Itsuka Kendo, Neito's classmate from Class 1-B.
"Kendo!" Felicia gasped.
"Monoma, that's not funny," she scolded. "Don't you know what happened to Iida?"
Now that Kendo mentioned it, some members of Class 1-L wondered what that meant. They knew about Class 1-A was somehow involved with the incident about the Hero Killer, but what it had to do with Iida specifically was a mystery. The only ones of Class 1-L who actually knew the truth were Arisa, Kai, and Eli.
"Sorry, Class 1-A and 1-L. This guy's heart is kinda, you know," Kendo apologized.
"Oh, no, we understand," Arisa assured.
"You should just put a leash on him," Kai admitted straightforwardly.
"Kai!" Arisa gasped.
"I will consider it," Kendo said.
"Say, you guys were talking about the practical part of the final exams, right? Well, as you said, it will be a combat fight against the robots," Kendo stated.
"Really?" Midoriya asked.
"Yeah. Just like Kai, I have an upperclassman who is also a friend of mine who told me about it, too," she explained. "It's kind of cheating, to be honest..."
"No, it's not cheating. If you think about it, gathering information ahead of time is part of the test, and a practical skill to have as a Pro Hero, blah, blah, blah, blah..." Midoriya muttered to himself as his muttering became louder and louder.
"I think we get it, Midoriya," Kai stated.
"Are you an idiot, Kendo?" Kendo looked down to see that her rude classmate regained consciousness. "We had an informative advantage! That was our chance to get ahead of the detestable Class 1-A and despicable Class 1-L!"
She hit him again, knocking him out completely as she dragged him away.
"The are not detestable or despicable!" Kendo scolded him.
They sweat-dropped as they watched the two of them leave the group.
"She's like the big sister of Class 1-B, huh?" Midoriya asked.
"It looks that way, Deku Bro," Eli answered.
After lunch, Arisa, Felicia and the others told everyone else in their classes about the practical portion of the final exam. Most of them were relieved to hear that it will be combat against the robots they had fought in the entrance exam and the Sports Festival. A few of them didn't say anything, like Yuki and Aku. Junko was just sleeping peacefully as always.
-My Hero Academia-
After school was done, the students went back home to prepare for the final exams.
Arisa, Felicia, and Yuki were walking together. They walked side-by-side and Felicia was in the middle of Arisa and Yuki.
"You two should know that because of the final exams, I won't be walking with you until it's over," Yuki started.
"Why not?" Felicia asked.
"I need the time to study and hone my Quirk," he answered.
"Um, okay," Arisa nodded.
"We understand, Yuki," Felicia accepted. "I think it's jolly good that the practical part of the final exam will be fighting robots. That should be easy."
"Perhaps. Though they could make the robots harder or larger than the ones we saw at the Sports Festival," Yuki guessed.
"That has me worried," Arisa was concerned.
"But you took out one of them at the Sports Festival," Felicia reminded her.
"Yes, but if I have to fight a whole bunch of robots, or even stronger robots than the ones at the Sports Festival, I might not do well," Arisa felt down.
"As long as you train hard and fight hard, you should be fine," Yuki advised.
Arisa was surprised as she thought, 'I can't believe Yuki gave advice and it didn't sound mean this time.'
"He's right, Arisa. You and I will train hard so we can defeat whatever robots there are at the final exams," Felicia assured.
"Thank you, Felicia and Yuki," Arisa felt better.
"You're welcome," Felicia replied.
"Although, did you actually fight the robots at the Sports Festival, Felicia?" Yuki pointed out.
"Well, no," she admitted with a frown. "I painted a giant bird and rode on it to fly over them."
"Then you should work on painting something to fight the robots or to help you fight them," he advised.
"Um, right," Felicia nodded.
'Did Yuki have to slightly criticize me? He's not right wrong, but he could have been a bit gentle about it,' Felicia thought with a small frown.
Arisa noticed her friend feeling down and Yuki didn't seem to notice.
'I should try to change the subject for Felicia's sake,' she thought.
"Felicia, are you sure you'll be okay with the study group?" Arisa questioned.
Felicia snapped back to reality as she responded, "Yes, I'll be fine."
"It's just that it has almost the whole class in it," Arisa pointed out.
"It seems a lot for one person to handle," Yuki commented.
"Actually, I was wondering if you can help me with helping our classmates study, Arisa," Felicia said.
"Me?" Arisa was surprised.
"Yes," Felicia confirmed. "Compared to those in the study group, we have the best grades. So I think it would be great if you can help me help the others study."
"I don't know if I can," Arisa was unsure.
"Please," Felicia begged with a smile, which put Arisa on the spot.
"Um, okay," Arisa accepted.
"Brilliant," Felicia grinned, and then turned to Yuki. "Speaking of the study group, are you sure you don't want to join, Yuki?"
"Yes, I prefer to study on my own. Also, the two of you will have a lot of people to help. I don't want to add on to it," he explained.
"Oh, right," Felicia nodded.
"I see your point," Arisa understood.
"Though if I need help, I will let you know," Yuki added.
"Um, okay," Arisa responded.
"That's nice of you to say, Yuki," Felicia commented.
-My Hero Academia-
Eventually, Yuki left for his home, and Arisa and Felicia made it to the Emerald Shade. Both girls studied their notes for a few hours in order to be prepared for the study group.
In her room, Felicia was getting ready for bed.
'Even with Arisa helping out, the study group is still big,' Felicia thought, laying in bed. 'It might be a lot to help about ten students but no risk, no reward. If we all help each other out, then I'm sure we'll do well on the written portion. As for the practical portion, I'm sure everyone will do well against the robots.'
In her room, Arisa was also getting ready for bed.
'Oh, I don't know if I can help with the study group,' Arisa thought nervously, laying in bed. 'I've been in a study group before, but I've never helped in it.'
She shook her head and stopped as she thought, 'As long as I have Felicia with me, I think I might be able to help our friends study. Even if the group is big, I'm sure the others will help each other out. Though I am worried about the practical portion. I hope my Quirk will be strong enough to fight the robots.'
Then both girls went to sleep. For tomorrow, they would be helping many of their friends study.
Ending Song: Don't Look Back (English Dub) by Rummy Labyrinth (MHA Version)
(In the UA High Gym, two girls [one with pink hair in a pink dress with moon designs and another with blue hair in a blue dress with butterfly designs] sing in front of a big stage with two parts; they are at the opposite ends of the bottom part of the stage and colorful lights fill the room.)
Don't you ever look back
Yes I promise to myself
Now I know I gotta go
My life is shining forth!
Generation!
Go to the next stage!
It could all seem all so big
Holding on to an image
Of goal, your dream
I know that I can fly, I can do if I try
Now I have~ you're right here next to me
That is so I know I don't have to feel
Soaring up above the skies!
Now I go & so stand up!
Fight along my soul & get my fight on!
Following my soul that I'll what if I can lost the game?
Don't you ever look back~ yes I promise to myself~ (Cute chibi versions of Class 1-L rise to the stage. On the top part are Speed Girl, Kai, Usagi, Arisa, Felicia, Yuki, and Eli. On the bottom part are Junko, Miru, Makoto, Tatsumi, Maruto, Aku, Akihiko and Haia.)
Now I know I gotta go~ (Everyone dances, except Kai, Yuki, Junko [who is sleeping], Aku, and Haia)
My life is shining forth!
Generation!
Go to the next stage!
(The dancers stop dancing and everyone looks to the audience as the music ends.)
A/N: And there you have it, everyone. Sorry it took us so long. We had been busy with our own stuff for quite a while. Also, the 335th and 336th chapters of the manga caught me by surprise, with the former showing that there is a traitor in the school premises and the latter revealing that it was Yuga Aoyama, with the reason being that his parents made a deal with All For One to give him a Quirk (since Yuga was congenitally Quirkless like Izuku) in exchange for being forced to comply with AFO's orders, with Yuga giving away information about U.S.J. and the location of the Summer Training Camp; otherwise, they would receive death or any other unspeakable punishment. So, anyway, this is TGRickel, signing off. Stay safe, fellow MHA fans. And go beyond. PLUS ULTRA!