SPOILER WARNING (just in case)

Next came Shoto and Momo against Shota- a match Rui was excited to see since she hadn't really seen her uncle in action before. At the start of their match, Shota stood over the city on top of a telephone pole, scoping the area for his opponents. Momo followed Shoto while he explained that the fight could be decided by who finds the other first. He asked Momo to start making things with her Quirk so they'd know when Shota was nearby. He planned to draw Shota towards him so Momo could escape. Momo had a plan of her own but wasn't confident enough to go against Shoto and remained silent. Shoto runs through the street and keeps his hand frozen as Momo continued to follow him and created nesting dolls while commending Shoto for his plan. He replied that it was nothing, but Momo believed that Shoto had more practical skills than she did even though they both got into U.A. on recommendations- reminding herself of what happened during the cavalry battle when she just took Shoto's orders. It was at this point that Rui understood Momo's lack of confidence when she heard how Momo had lost her match to Tokoyami. Suddenly, Shoto noticed that Momo wasn't making the dolls anymore and realized that Shota was right above them. Shota told them to act when they knew an enemy is near, which prompts Shoto to try to freeze him. Shota erased his Quirk and landed in front of him, advising him to prioritize evasion. He dodged Shoto's kick and the latter yelled for Momo to run. She hesitated for a moment before running and Shota voiced his disappointment with their plan before swiftly using his Capturing Weapon to wrap up Shoto and hang him from a light pole. He told Shoto that he was always going to catch him first because Shoto was the team's offense. Shoto boasted that he could easily free himself, but then Shota laced the ground beneath him with caltrops- earning himself a comparison from Shoto to a ninja. Shota replied that he was more prepared to defeat Shoto than the Hero Killer was and told him that his plan placed too much of the burden on himself and that he needed to trust Momo more. He then took off after Momo, leaving Shoto to mull over his advice.

Meanwhile, Momo panicked as she ran towards the escape gate, doubting every decision she'd made and found that she couldn't keep her composure enough to make new ones. Shota caught up to her, knowing full well that she lost her confidence after the Sports Festival. He wrapped her arm with his scarf and pulled her towards him, but Momo noticed that she could still use her Quirk and freed herself by creating a cylinder around her arm to create space. She then turned back the way she came and ran back towards Shoto, leaving Shota disappointed with her choice and wishing that he could help her get her confidence back. However, Shota knew that his job right then was to test Momo and attack her weaknesses, so he takes off after her once more. When Momo reached Shoto, she apologized for not escaping and Shoto warns her that their teacher was approaching- sending Momo into a panic. Shoto tried to snap her out of it and asked about her plan, apologizing for not asking earlier. Momo was convinced that her plan wouldn't work if his didn't, but Shoto argued that she was better suited to deal with this type of situation- revealing that he voted for Momo to be Class President because he thought she would be the best fit for the role. Momo took a moment to appreciate Shoto's advice, but Shota had caught up to them again and asked if she'd given up. With her confidence restored, Momo threw the nesting dolls at him- having hidden inside stun grenades. Shota swiped them away, but activated them and was momentarily blinded by the light. Momo took the opportunity to free Shoto from his bindings and told him that she had a plan to defeat their homeroom teacher, earning herself a smile from Shota.

Shota made his next attack and Momo moved Shoto out of the way- to which Shoto tried to respond with fire only to have it erased. Shoto followed Momo as she sprinted down the street and listens as Momo noted that Shota couldn't use his Quirk for as long as before because of his injuries from the U.S.J. Incident- adding that their victory was a matter of timing and that for the moment, they just needed to get out of his sight. Shota threw his scarf at them from above, but he couldn't keep their Quirks erased and Shoto countered with his signature move: Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall. Shoto blocked Shota off with the wall and asked Momo more about her plan. She started making her own version of their teacher's scarf and noted that since they were in a residential area, they must keep damage to a minimum and that Shota pursued them too fast because of how quickly he moved with his own scarf. Momo created a catapult and loaded the restraining bonds in it, then drapes them with cloaks before they ran out from behind the ice and straight towards the escape gate. Shota noted that he couldn't erase their Quirks while they're hidden, but he added that they were at a disadvantage as well and wraps one of them up with his scarf- only to find out that it was actually a mannequin. During the confusion, Momo tried to launch the catapult and accidentally missed the trigger. Shota backed off and Momo launched the restraining bonds at him- watching as they spread apart. Momo told Shoto to blast his flames and he shot out his fire beneath Shota, prompting the hero to wonder why Shoto didn't aim for him. Shoto's fire heated up Momo's creation and it tightened around Shota in an instant. Momo explained that she wove nitonyl alloy into the restraining bonds so that it would return to its previous form whenever it was heated. Shota silently commends his students as they handcuff him to officially pass the exam.

Rui was so proud of her friend and her partner and was impressed with everyone's ability to adapt to the situation and overcome the obstacles set before them- both personal and otherwise. She was excited to see the next match, but she needed to check in with her patients first.

After Shoto and Momo completed their match, it was Ochaco and Yuga's turn as they faced off against Thirteen. Rui missed most of their match but returned towards the end of the fight to see Yuga and Ochaco make a break for the escape gate. Thirteen caught them with their Black Hole Quirk and pulled them closer- Ochaco and Yuga hanging onto a railing for dear life as Thirteen inched closer. Yuga tried sending his lasers pulsing through his costume to surprise Thirteen, Black Hole broke it down along with Yuga's mask. Ochaco started to panic and wondered what Izuku would do in this situation. Rui and the others could see her suddenly get so embarrassed by whatever Yuga said to her that she let go of the railing- which surprised Thirteen and caused them to stop using Black Hole to spare Ochaco. Ochaco found herself in close quarters with her teacher and attacked with martial arts taught to her by the Battle Hero: Gunhead. Using Gunhead Martial Arts, Ochaco tackled Thirteen to the ground. Thirteen tried to raise their hand, but Yuga propelled himself onto it with his belly button laser and Ochaco handcuffed Thirteen- securing the victory for her team and proving herself to be a Mini Battle Hero.

Next up was Mina and Denki against Principal Nezu. Rui and the others watched as they jogged through Field Gamma and agreed to run from the principal. Denki suggested that because Nezu was small, he could just electrocute him if he finds them. Mina agreed that she should not try to melt the principal with her Acid, but they were interrupted when the structures around them suddenly began to fall apart- sending Denki and Mina into a frenzy as they booked it away from the falling debris. The person behind it was none other than Nezu himself as he sat in a crane while sipping on his tea. Nezu used a wrecking ball to destroy certain buildings to cause chain reactions throughout Field Gamma, his superior intellect allowing him to predict Denki and Mina's moves. They failed to realize while running away that Nezu is destroying all of their escape routes, leaving only one route available to them and find somewhere to hide for a moment. Mina asked Denki to zap their opponent but they still didn't know where Nezu was, so they made another break for the exit only to find that their route was cut off and are nearly crushed by more falling scrap metal. Mina melted the wall of a building and they ran into it, hoping to escape, but Nezu crushes the building almost instantly. Nezu's strategy proves to be too perfect for the tandem and Denki and Mina don't find the last open route to the escape gate in time and their time limit expired- earning them a fail on the practical exam.