"AS BYSTANDERS, AT THIS DISASTER SITE, WE'LL BE HAVING YOU ALL CONDUCT RESCUE MANEUVERS."
"Bystanders?" said Kaminari.
"They're the people who happen to be in the area," explained Hagakure. "We did something like this in class before, didn't we?"
"They make it sound like they're just ordinary citizens," said Yaoyorozu.
"NOT JUST AS ORDINARY CITIZENS, BUT ALSO AS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ACQUIRED THESE LICENSES BEFORE. WE WILL TEST YOUR ABILITY TO ADEQUATELY CARRY OUT RESCUE OPERATIONS."
"Hm - I see people!" said Shoji, looking at the screen.
"HUH, WHAT?" cried Sato. "What?! CHILDREN?! ELDERLY?!"
Indeed, they were a bunch of kids and older citizens.
"It's dangerous! What are they trying to do!"
"THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL SORTS OF TRAINING AND ARE NOW MUCH SOUGHT AFTER!"
"So they're pro-rescuees?"
"THEY'RE ALL A PART OF HUC, SHORT FOR ' HELP US COMPANY!'"
"You can have a job like that?" said the other kids. "It's not surprising a job like that exists, what with how popular heroes are today."
"DISGUISED AS NORMAL INJURED VICTIMS, MEMBERS OF THE HCU ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE BATTLEFIELD ON STANDBY! AND IT IS ALL OF YOU WHO WILL BE CARRYING OUT THEIR RESCUES. WHAT MORE, ALL OF YOUR RESCUE ACTIVITIES WILL BE SCORED ON A POINT SYSTEM. BY THE TIME WE'VE COMPLETED ALL THE ACTIVITIES, THOSE WHO EXCEED THE AVERAGE VALUE WILL PASS. WE'LL BE STARTING IN TEN MINUTES. SO NOW IS HTE TIME TO USE THE RESTROOM AND WHATNOT."
"Midoriya..." I heard Iida saying.
"Yeah. They might be modeling this after Kamino," Midoriya agreed with him.
"Back then, we did what we could to keep Bakugou from the villains...we were intent on not getting the way of the pros. Admist all that there were many, many casualties," said Iida.
"Let's do our best," was all Midoriya had to say.
We all did what we needed to on the break. All of a sudden, Kaminari and Mineta started yelling at Midoriya.
"WHAT EXACTLY WERE YOU DOING, YOU JERK!? AND WHILE THE REST OF US WERE HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME OUT THERE?"
"AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXAM TOO! DO YOU THINK THIS IS SOME KIND OF JOKE!?"
"Ow, ouch! Stop it, what's your problem?" cried Midoriya.
"Don't try to play innocent! You and that girl, over there!" said Mineta, pointing to the blonde girl from Shiketsu high we'd seen from the entrance.
"What were you doing?!"
The girl was waving at Midoriya.
"Doesn't that look like the kind of greeting you would see between a guy and a girl who have secretly developed a close relationship!?" Mineta screamed.
"I misjudged you, you curly haired, smooth talking son of a bitch!" Kaminari screamed.
"Ahh, I see. It was Sero who said something. You guys have got it all wrong! It all had something to do with her quirk, really! It was seriously terrifying!" he cried, acting funny. What is going on with you, Midoriya?
While Midoriya was thrashing against the boys. Kirishima was staring off at the kids from Shiketsu.
"The folks from Shiketsu are coming this way," said Kirishima.
Indeed a tall, furry kid with a hat from the Shiketsu uniform.
"Bakugou," he said. "Shishikura...the slit eyed boy! Did he bump into you?"
"Yeah. What about im?" said Bakugou.
the hairy boy seemed sad. "I knew it! I'm sure he said a number of impolite things. Probably rubbed you the wrong way, didn't he? He was probably just trying to impress his values on you. He must have just gotten carried away, bumping into someone as famous as you. We'd really like to establish a good relationship with UA. We're sorry."
"A good relationship? It really didn't sem like that," said MIdoriya.
A good relationship, I thought about that boy's glare. That look on his face...
"Well then," said the hairy boy, as they started to walk away.
"Hold on. You with the crew cut!" I called to him. "Did I do something to you?"
"Oh?" He turned to look at me with a sour glare. "Welp, apologies. But, truth is, son of Endeavor. I hate you both. Since that time, you've changed a little, but those eyes of yours...they're the same as his."
What. How - dare you...
"Yoarashi, what's up?" called the hairy boy, and my strange enemy turned back to his loudmouthed self, yelling "NOTHING AT ALL!"
My father's eyes?
"Todoroki!" came Midoriya's voice from behind me. But then the Shiketsu girl with the blonde hair called "SEe ya later," to him, and he was stammering out, "Yeah, ok..." and Kaminari and Mineta were yelling at him and calling him a sexual maniac...
"Hey, cut it out already!" Yaoyorozu told them off. "This is shameful behavior. What do you guys think you're doing in the middle of an exam?"
Things seemed to die down - just in time for the bell to ring.
"VILLAINS HAVE COMITTED AN ACT OF TERRORISM! THE AFFECTED AREA IS THE ENTIRETY OF CIRCLE CIRLCE CITY. THE DESTRUCTION OF NUMEROUS BUILDINGS HAVE RESULTED IN LARGE NUMBERS OF VICTIMS!"
"It's starting!" cied Asui.
"THE DAMAGE TO ROADS IS SEVERE. THE FIRST RESPONSE EMERGENCY UNIT WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LATE TO ARRIVE! UNTIL THEY ARRIVE, ALL RESCUE ACTIVITIES ON SITE WILL BE LEFT TO HEROES' COMMAND! SAVE EVERY LIFE YOU CAN!"
We headed out.
When in doubt, just follow your training.
"In any case, let's head to the nearest affected urban zone! Let's try to move in teams!"
We raced out of the now opened buildings and headed through the arena, where we found - sooner than expected - a smal child bawling away, his forehead bleeding.
"Looks like we've already encountered a child!" cried Midoriya.
"WAHHH, HELP ME!" he was wailing. "Over there, my grandpa, he got crushed!"
"What? This looks bad, where is he?" said Midoriya.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE! MINUS POINTS FOR YOU!" cried the child. We all jumped. "First, check to see if I am able to walk or not! My breathing is also irregular, isn't it? Aren't I also bleeding quite a bit from my head? If you want to have a provisional license, then you must be able to assess the condition of a victim in an instant and take action! All this speaks to the amount of training you've done! Take a good look around you!"
WE did. The older students were springing into action, setting up triage, establishing danger zones and rescuing while we stood around.
The child continued, "It's not just about rescuing and providing relief. Until firefighters and police arrive, in that time, all authority and responsibility lies with you. For the greater good, you must act smoothly as the intermediary. In order to save others, heroes must be good at all sorts of things. But above all, you. Are you not able to bear the fear, pain, and anxiety of us victims? We're scared out of our minds, and the first thing you said was 'this looks bad'? Seriously?"
Midoriya slapped his face and seemed to turn on a new mode with a smile. "It's ok. We'll definitely save you!"
The child snapped back to the way he'd been before. "WAHH, OVER THERE, MY GRANDPA!"
"It's all right! We'll definitely save him. I'll bring him back tothe first aid station, the rest of you, go ahead!" Midoriya then told us all.
"Got it!" said Iida.
We allran for it, ready to go. Save others. Right. Like Midoriya did just now. Bring reassurance.
