SPOILER WARNING (just in case)

Up next was Kyoka and Koji facing off against Present Mic. As they ran through the forest, Kyoka told Koji that they should run for the escape gate and avoid Present Mic altogether, but Present Mic was already impatiently waiting for them there. He created intense soundwaves with his Voice Quirk that forced Kyoka and Koji to cover their ears from the pain, but Kyoka's Heartbeat Fuzz was able to cancel out Present Mic's Voice. Kyoka frantically asked if Koji could order birds to attack Present Mic, but he told her in sign language that the birds will get scared away by Present Mic's voice- causing Kyoka to realize that Present Mic was actually far more powerful than she anticipated. They start to run through the forest and Kyoka surmised that Present Mic was waiting at the escape gate, but then are forced to stop as Present Mic yelled that he was getting bored and they tried to hide behind a rock. Kyoka worried their teacher's screams might make them go deaf, but then she spotted an ant nearby and asked Koji if he could control bugs, however, Koji revealed that he was afraid of bugs and hid from his partner. Present Mic sent more sonic waves at them, forcing Kyoka to counterattack with her Heartbeat Fuzz Super Move. Her attack was only enough to cancel Present Mic's voice out for a moment, leaving the teacher unimpressed. During this, Koji admitted he didn't have a plan and Present Mic continued barraging them with sonic waves. Kyoka worried that they might not even find Present Mic before time ran out and pleaded with Koji to control bugs as she used her Quirk to reveal an insect nest. Present Mic's attack continued and Koji realized that his partner's ears were bleeding- leaving him feeling guilty that Kyoka got hurt. He found his resolve and told the bugs to attack Present Mic, causing them to travel through the ground where sound didn't permeate. They take Present Mic by surprise as they swarmed him as an army of bugs and he falls unconscious from the fright- leaving Koji free to carry Kyoka through the escape gate and pass their practical exam.

Following their match was Mezo and Toru vs. Snipe. Their match took place in a large corridor filled with stone pillars, and true to his name, Snipe forced Mezo and Toru to hide from his barrage of bullets. Toru worried that they wouldn't be able to move to the escape gate, but Mezo encouraged her and said that Snipe was just one man. He did admit, though, that escaping would be difficult because their only advantage was the weights Snipe was wearing. Snipe threw a smoke bomb and filled the area with smoke, providing the perfect cover for his advance as he drew closer to their hiding spot and shot down the pillar they're hiding behind. Mezo moved to another pillar and asked Toru if she was okay, but she had disappeared- making Mezo realize she'd taken off her clothes and gone into full stealth mode. Taking the opportunity to provide her with a distraction, Mezo decided to rush Snipe only to have him shoot at his feet to stop his advance. Mezo raised his hands and Snipe questioned if he was giving up- leaving him open as Toru acted quickly and handcuffed Snipe, securing the win for her team.

After them was Mineta and Hanta against Midnight. At the start of their battle, Minoru and Hanta searched the rocky terrain for their opponent, falling into the path of Midnight's surprise attack. Hanta pulled Mineta out of the way with his tape as Midnight got behind him to take off his mask before putting him to sleep with her Somnambulist Quirk. Hanta fell onto Midnight's boobs and then onto her lap, causing Mineta to cry blood in jealousy as he ran away from them both. Mineta stopped to analyze the difficulty of the situation, but Midnight interrupts him and cracked her whip at him. She said she was going to stay by the escape gate but her sadistic side made her pursue the young man- causing him to start running away as Midnight flailed her flogger whip his way. He ran behind a rock and revealed that he ran away because he knew about her sadistic side, that he had a plan to win by trapping her away from the escape gate so he could pass the exam. Midnight revealed more of her fragrance but Mineta popped out from behind the rock he was hiding behind wearing Hanta's tape as a mask- surprising Midnight as he went so far as to suffocate himself in order to resist Somnambulist. She tried to whip Mineta, but he threw his Pop Off balls at her and stuck her whip to the ground before continuing to throw the balls at Midnight and trap her in place with his Grape Rush special move. Midnight was impressed that Mineta was able to trap her far away from the escape gate and watched as he carried Hanta through the escape gate- earning their team the passing grade for the exam.

The whole time she watched Mineta and Hanta's match, Rui cringed at the level of jealousy Mineta had and she asked the others if that's how he always was. But her attention was quickly grabbed as Katsuki started to make his way towards the arena to wait for his match.

She ran to catch up to him for a moment, but she stopped and hesitated when she sensed the level of anger and hostility coming from him.

"What?"

"I-I just wanted to wish you luck and say that I'm rooting for you," Rui replied, trying to choose her words carefully.

Katsuki eyed her a moment, his eyes narrowed. He tried to keep his emotions in check long enough to mutter a thanks before turning away, but as he continued towards the arena, the anger just began boiling right back up again.

Rui watched him storm off and she worried that he wouldn't be able to keep a level head during the match. She waited until he disappeared from her line of sight to start turning back, stopping only when she saw Izuku heading towards the arena as well.

"Rui, you OK?" he asked, pausing when he saw how down she looked.

"Yeah... just be careful, Izuku, alright? Katsuki is not in a good mood. I'm worried he won't keep his emotions in check..."

"It'll be OK, Rui, I promise."

Rui smiled at that and hugged him. "Good luck, Izuku. I'm rooting for you both."

"Thanks."

Rui watched as Izuku hurried to catch up to Katsuki, but she couldn't help the nagging feeling in her chest that something was going to go wrong and they'd be seriously hurt.

'They are up against All Might, after all... please be careful, both of you...'