Boku no Hero Academia: Izuku's Pet Noumu

Disclaimer: This is a mature-rated fanfiction story of Boku no Hero Academia that I am writing for both fluffy and erotic fun. Needless to say, this story is AU, the characters may seem OOC to some and there will be smutty lemons. Also, I own nothing of the series other than the fanfiction stories that I make.

Chapter 17: End Term Exams Part 2

Katsuki was glaring hatefully at Mirio, who was frowning disapprovingly at him, before he charged at him while yelling, "Die!"

--Flashback to the preparation phase for Team 3…--

Katsuki waited impatiently for the exam to start as he was determined to prove his superiority by defeating Mirio. The fact that Training Ground Beta was also the same training ground where Class 1A had its first heroics class only made Katsuki angrier as it reminded him of how Izuku and Ochako had worked together to defeat him and his extra of a team mate (a.k.a. Tenya). Himiko and Hitoshi, who were already familiar with Katsuki's mannerisms and his past interactions with the other members of Class 1A, nodded at one another before Hitoshi asked the explosive blond boy, "You're planning to go after Tougata-senpai, aren't you?"

Katsuki glared at Hitoshi, thus making Sen and Nirengeki flinch, and growled, "You got a fucking problem with that?"

Hitoshi's frown deepened as he replied, "In case you haven't noticed, Mirio's not the only opponent we'll be facing. Also, ALL of us will fail the test if anything happens to the 'civilian' even if we're not all taken out by the 'villains'."

Although Katsuki knew that Hitoshi's statements were not wrong, he hated the idea of "taking orders from extras" so he yelled angrily, "Then make yourselves fucking useful, you damn extras! In case you haven't noticed, that simple-faced fucker is an unrestrained third year who can phase through shit! If you four can't even deal with two restrained pro-heroes and protect that stupid robot on your own than you lot sure as fuck won't be able to handle having an unrestrained enemy even if I'm around to cover your fucking asses!"

"That's assuming that all three of them won't come at us while you go on a wild goose chase to find Tougata-senpai or, alternatively, you end up facing all three of them at the same time," argued Hitoshi who had a deadpan expression on his face. He was tempted to bring up the fact that Katsuki had lost against the students from Konoha Academy High School because he had tried to attack them all on his own but he knew that doing so would only make the explosive blond boy even more uncooperative which was the last thing the team needed at the time.

Katsuki gritted his teeth as he realised that Hitoshi had made a good point. He then glared at Himiko and yelled, "Hey, Vamp-Bitch!"

Himiko frowned and asked, "Yes, Baka-gou?"

"You've got fucking bat ears, right?" asked Katsuki who was tempted to attack Himiko for the insulting nickname.

Himiko nodded and replied, "I can echo-locate."

"Then use that to find that robot and those three extras when the exam fucking starts!" yelled Katsuki.

Himiko crossed her arms over her chest and said, " Was planning to. No explosions, Baka-gou. Explosions won't help."

Well aware that his explosions were loud, Katsuki did not argue with Himiko as he clicked his tongue in displeasure while returning his attention back to the entrance into the training ground. As soon as Himiko had located the "civilian" and the three "villains", he was going to go after Mirio at the first possible opportunity. The extras could deal with the "rescuing" for all he cared.

"Um… is there anything you three want to discuss with us?" asked Nirengeki who was understandably worried about his team's chances of passing the test. Sen was equally concerned as it was clear that the team was anything but wholly unified.

Hitoshi turned his attention towards the two students from Class 1B and spoke loudly enough for Katsuki to hear, "Considering that I trained at Sir Nighteye's agency during my internship with Aizawa-sensei, I have a few things to discuss with everyone…"

--Meanwhile, at the opposite end of Training ground Beta…--

"Lemillion, remember that we're here to test their abilities and their limits," reminded Centipeder who knew that Mirio had trouble holding himself back at times.

Mirio nodded at Centipeder and replied, "Don't worry, I won't take them all out at once. Besides, Nedzu-sensei wants me to deal with Toga and Bakugou specifically."

Sekijirou (a.k.a. Vlad King) nodded and said, "Bakugou may be 'explosively aggressive' but Toga's able to fly quickly even while carrying someone with her feet, never mind her ability to copy the forms and even quirks of others."

"Don't forget that she has keen hearing and will definitely hear us coming," said Centipeder who then turned his attention towards Mirio and added, " Even your phasing quirk won't stop her from noticing you once you become solid again."

"True, but I can at least avoid getting detected by her while I'm phasing through the ground or the buildings. The real challenge will be getting to the 'civilian' before she does," said Mirio.

Centipeder nodded and said, "The best course of action is to find her, make an educated guess of her destination and get there before she does."

"That's assuming that her team mates do not consider using her as a diversion to distract us," said Sekijirou who could already imagine Hitoshi coming up with plans that Shouta (a.k.a. Eraser Head) would approve of.

Well aware of the fact that Hitoshi had been trained by Shouta during his internship, Centipeder chuckled and said, "It would certainly be embarrassing for us if they succeed in rescuing the 'civilian' before we can do anything to stop them."

"Then let's make sure that we give them a worthwhile challenge!" said Mirio who had a grin in his face.

It was at that moment that a certain announcement was made, "Team 3, practical exam. Ready, go!"

Centipeder extended his limbs so that he could reach higher ground while Sekijirou ran along the street. Mirio, who could launch himself at high velocity with his phasing quick, phased into the ground and then launched himself into a building. He phased through walls and floors as he quickly made his way up to the top of a building. Once Mirio was at the top of the building, he noticed Himiko carrying Katsuki with her clawed feet. Realising that Himiko and Katsuki were clearly heading towards a particular location, Mirio wasted no time in going after them.

Having noticed Himiko and Katsuki as well, Centipeder decided to let Mirio handle them while he kept an eye out for Hitoshi, Sen and Nirengeki. It did not take long for the experienced pro-hero to locate the three boys. He contacted Sekijirou through an earpiece and said, "I've located Shinsou, Kaibara and Shouda. They're not following the other two."

"Then it's clear that one of the two groups is a diversion," replied Sekijirou before he followed Centipeder's directions to intercept the three boys.

Before long, Hitoshi, who had trained with not only Shouta and Emi (a.k.a. Miss Joke) but also with Centipeder, Kaoruko (a.k.a. Bubble Girl) and even Mirio, sensed incoming danger and said, "Everyone, stop!" Sen and Nirengeki immediately stopped while Hitoshi looked upwards and realised that Centipeder was right above them. Hitoshi swore as he yelled, "Everyone, scatter!"

Normally, Hitoshi's warning would have been too late to avoid Centipeder's attacks. However, since the pro-hero's extendible centipede-like limbs had been weighed down by the ultra-compressed weights, Hitoshi and his two team mates were barely able to avoid getting caught by the said pro-hero. Centipeder frowned as he realised that the restrictions on his limbs were even more severe than expected as he retracted his limbs and said, "You three are clearly not following the same path as the two most powerful members of your team. Is there a particular reason for that?"

Hitoshi smirked as he replied, "That depends on whether you're seriously planning to have a conversation with us."

Aware of Hitoshi's quirk, Centipeder did not say anything as he prepared to capture the three boys…

--With Himiko and Katsuki…--

Himiko, who was carrying a brainwashed Katsuki, noticed that Mirio was following them and smirked as she continued flying towards a location far away from the "civilian". As for why Katsuki had been brainwashed, the blond boy hated the idea of being a "useless decoy" so Hitoshi had to brainwash him so that the noumu-girl could safely take him away. In Hitoshi's defence, he had tried to explain to Katsuki that using the two most mobile members of the team as diversions would force at least Mirio to focus on them while the rest tried to get to the "civilian" covertly but the prideful blond boy refused to listen as he wanted the "lead role" in spite of the fact that he was clearly disinterested in rescuing the "civilian". Unwilling to allow Katsuki to do things his way, as letting the explosive blond boy do so would likely lower the team's chances of winning even further, Hitoshi brainwashed him as a last resort. Hitoshi was bitterly resigned while doing so as he knew that it would reflect badly on him regardless of the end result of the test. After all, which morally upright pro-hero in his right mind would force others to do his bidding under normal circumstances?

Mirio was no fool as he quickly realised that Himiko and Katsuki were leading him away from the "civilian". That said, he was obligated to keep an eye on the two so he continued to follow them regardless. Besides, they were highly mobile which meant that they could easily rush back and regroup with the other members of their team if needed.

Once she had gotten far enough, Himiko dropped Katsuki onto the rooftop of a tall building. The force of the fall, which caused Katsuki to fall onto his knees before his face hit the floor, was not enough to cause the blond boy any serious injury but it was enough to break him free from Hitoshi's brainwashing. Blinking in surprise, Katsuki rubbed his sore nose before he realised that Hitoshi had actually brainwashed him to make him cooperate with the rest of the team. He was about to yell a string of vulgar expletives when he noticed Mirio appearing before him. All thoughts of putting Hitoshi and Himiko in their shared place as mere "extras" were put aside as Katsuki glared at the blond third-year student.

Having done her part, Himiko turned her attention towards Hitoshi's group and immediately flew towards their location as quickly as she could. Both she and Hitoshi agreed that Katsuki would refuse to let her help him and might even attack her in retaliation if she had tried. Besides, his explosions were more detrimental for her than most due to her keen hearing and it was currently clear that Hitoshi's group needed her help.

Mirio raised an eyebrow as he asked Himiko, "Are you seriously leaving your own team mate to face me alone?" The third-year student did not even flinch as Katsuki immediately tried to attack him with a explosive palm strike only to literally phase through him. After Katsuki had passed through his body, Mirio turned his attention towards him and jokingly asked, "That's rather rude, don't you think?"

Katsuki glared at Mirio and immediately tried to attack again while yelling, "Die, you beady-eyed extra!"

"Sorry, buy I'd rather not," replied Mirio as he allowed Katsuki to phase through him again.

Irritated by Mirio who was clearly confident of his abilities and, more infuriatingly, could actually back it up, Katsuki growled as he tried to find a weak point in the annoyingly cheerful boy's defence. As for Mirio, he grinned at Katsuki as he wondered what sorts of tricks he would come up with to somehow get the better of him.

--Back to Hitoshi's group…--

Hitoshi, Sen and Nirengeki were already struggling to avoid getting captured by Centipeder when Sekijirou suddenly joined the fight to defeat the three boys quickly. Hitoshi swore as he tried to use his capture tape to restrain Centipeder while Sen used his ability to make his body parts rotate like a drill to both avoid getting captured by the pro-hero while simultaneously trying to attack him with drill-like attacks. As for Nirengeki, he was assisting the team by sending objects flying towards the Centipeder with strategic uses of his ability to make the objects that he hit receive a second impact which was several times stronger than the first hit. Understandably, the chubby boy turned his attention towards Sekijirou as he tried to keep him at bay by launching several objects towards him. However, Sekijirou was Nirengeki's home room teacher and thus knew how to counter his ranged attacks by manipulating his blood to leave his body and block the incoming projectiles. Unlike Centipeder, Sekijirou's quirk was not as badly restrained by the weights so he used his ability to control his blood to attempt capturing Nirengeki.

Nirengeki would have been captured by Sekijirou had Himiko not suddenly appeared between them. Himiko wore a feral grin as she literally bit off a "chunk" of the controlled blood. Shocked by Himiko's method of countering his quirk and aware of what she could do with it, Sekijirou instinctively retracted his blood away from her. The vampire-like noumu-girl wasted no time in attacking Sekijirou aggressively. Hitoshi grinned at Himiko's timely arrival and hoped that they could defeat the two pro-heroes before Mirio defeated Katsuki. Considering that he had seen what Mirio could do and even sparred with him on the day before his internship ended, Hitoshi was fairly certain that Katsuki had little to no chance of defeating the blond third-year student on his own.

In truth, Himiko did not need Sekijurou's form or quirk to be an effective fighter. She simply wanted to have a free "blood meal" while fighting him.

--Back to Katsuki and Mirio…--

Mirio was still grinning as he skilfully avoided Katsuki's aggressive attacks by letting them phase through him. As for Katsuki, the explosive blond boy was steadily losing what little patience he had left due to the growing frustration of fighting against a boy whom he could not even hit in spite of his determined efforts. After a while, Katsuki stopped attacking Mirio to catch his breath after attacking him non-stop for three minutes.

Realising that Katsuki had finally stopping attacking, Mirio's grin widened and said, "My turn!"

Katsuki barely saw Mirio move as the third-year student suddenly appeared before him and punched him in the stomach with enough force to lift him into the air. As exhausted as he was, Katsuki had no chance of avoiding or deflecting the hit and was therefore nearly knocked out by it.

Somehow able to remain conscious, Katsuki struggled to get up after falling onto his back while Mirio said, "You know, I've expected you five to at least try working together to take me down instead of leaving one of you to deal with me alone. I mean, Midoriya-kun and Shinsou-kun must have told at least some of you about me and Centipeder-san by now."

Hearing Mirio talk about Izuku and Hitoshi made Katsuki's blood boil as he gritted his teeth while getting back onto his feet in spite of the punch onto his stomach. He glared at Mirio as he growled, "Fuck… that worthless… Deku… and that… fucking brainwasher too!"

Mirio raised an eyebrow and said, "I'm no genius but even I can tell that you don't like those two. Why is that?"

Katsuki leapt into the air with the help of his explosive quirk and then grabbed onto the pin of his right bracer which was shaped like an over-sized grenade. Mirio's eyes widened as he realised what Katsuki was about to do as the aggressive first-year student yelled, "Die, you beady-eyed bastard!"

The moment Katsuki pulled the pin, a powerful downward explosion tore through the building, causing massive collateral damage as a result. The entire training ground shook due to the explosion, thus shocking Mirio and Katsuki's team mates. The said team mates turned their attention towards the source of the miniature earthquake as they shared the same thought, "What the hell was Bakugou thinking?!"

After the damage was done, Katsuki landed onto the ground safely with the use of his explosions to slow down his fall. He scanned the ruined landscape to make sure that he had defeated Mirio with the explosive blast. His eyes widened as Mirio, who had been completely untouched by the explosion, appeared out of the ground with a frown on his face as he spoke, "I know that this building is be empty but you do realise that heroes are not supposed to cause unnecessary collateral damage, right? You could have killed someone with that attack!"

Katsuki saw the look of disappointed disapproval in Mirio's eyes and, in that moment, saw Izuku instead of his current opponent. The explosive blond boy lost any sense of rationality as he glared hatefully at Mirio before he charged at him while yelling like a rabid animal, "Die!"

Mirio, who was clearly done holding back, decided to teach Katsuki a lesson in humility. Moving at blinding speed, he phased through Katsuki's explosive attack before punching him in the face with a powerful right hook. Before Katsuki could recover, Mirio phased through the explosive blond boy's body while spinning around so that he could build momentum and then punched him right in the solar plexus with the same fist. The third-year student was not done though as he extended and twisted his fist with all his might. The resulting blow was strong enough to send Katsuki flying for a short distance. Unable to withstand the powerful blow, Katsuki passed out before he even landed onto the ground.

After making sure that Katsuki was knocked out, Mirio huffed before he decided to take Katsuki out of the training ground. He did not want to risk letting the volatile blond boy release another ground-shaking explosion which could easily harm or even kill an unlucky victim. Besides, there were no rules against a 'villain' taking a downed student out of the training ground to disqualify the said student.

It should be noted that Hitoshi, Himiko, Sen and Nirengeki were able to defeat Centipeder and Sekijirou through teamwork before rescuing the "civilian".

Six more teams remained to be described in detail…

--At the front entrance of Training Ground Lambda…--

Itsuka was facing her four team mates as she spoke to them, "All right, we need a plan to rescue the 'civilian' while keeping those 'villains' at bay."

Tetsutetsu crossed his arms over his chest and said, "Hate to say this, but we don't know what Fat Gum and that gloomy senior can do, Kendou-neesan."

"While that may be true, we can more or less be sure that they can probably counter close-range fighters like us," said Itsuka who then added, "Which is why we will be relying on you to help us pass the test, Ushimaru-san."

Nyujou blinked in surprise before she pointed at herself and asked, "Me?"

Itsuka nodded and explained, "We will need your help to either clear the way for us to rescue the 'civilian' or hold off the other team while we do the rescue."

Eijirou grinned as he gave Nyujou a thumbs up and said, "Don't worry about the small details! Just do the best you can to help the team and we'll do the rest!" Rikidou nodded with a smile to affirm Eijirou's statement.

Nyujou was determined to help so she nodded and said, "I understand. I'll help." The noumu-girl's team mates smiled as they all nodded at her before Itsuka started to explain the plan she had in mind…

--Meanwhile, at the opposite end of Training Ground Lambda…--

"That place is a maze and we have Cementoss-sensei on our side so maybe I won't be needed to help out," Tamaki mumbled to himself.

Well aware of what Tamaki was thinking, Taishirou (a.k.a. Fat Gum), grinned at his intern and said, "Don't even think about sitting this one out, Sun Eater! Even if we have Cementoss on our side, we still have to deal with their noumu-girl."

Ken (a.k.a. Cementoss), nodded in agreement with Taishirou and said, "Knowing Nyujou, she'll probably help the team do a 'dungeon bypass' to get to the civilian before we can."

"There's a chance that they might use her as a diversion instead though," argued Taishirou who then turned his attention towards Tamaki and said, "Which is why we'll be needing your eyes to keep an eye out for them."

Tamaki sighed as he knew that he could not convince Taishirou to let him sit on the sidelines.

It was at that moment that a certain announcement was made, "Team 4, practical exam. Ready, go!"

As soon as the announcement was made, Tamaki immediately took out a barbecued chicken wing and bit into it. As he consumed a piece of the chicken wing, he gained the ability to turn his arms into wings and his legs into clawed avian feet. He then flew upwards and immediately noticed Itsuka who was clearly gliding through the air with the help of her enlarged hands. Realising that someone had thrown Itsuka into the air to get her airborne, Tamaki was about to inform Taishirou and Ken when the ground suddenly shook. Tamaki's eyes widened as he saw a massive cloud of dust forming a line across the training ground.

"Sun Eater, what the heck happened?" asked Taishirou who was speaking to Tamaki through his earpiece.

"I saw Kendou-san gliding in the air when someone tore a path through the maze," explained Tamaki.

Ken swore as he spoke, "Damn, she must have located the 'civilian' and gotten Ushimaru to clear a path to it!"

"Then we must hurry!" said Taishirou. He then spoke to Tamaki through the earpiece, "Tamaki, try to keep them distracted while Cementoss and I make our way to the path!"

Ken nodded at Taishirou before he used his cement-manipulating quirk to clear a path for himself and Taishirou to run through by literally shifting the walls aside.

While Ken and Taishirou were making their way towards the destroyed section of the maze, Tamaki flew towards Itsuka to take her down through aerial superiority. Realising that Tamaki was flying towards her, she quickly glided back to her group while yelling, "Enemy flyer incoming!"

Nyujou immediately leapt onto a still-intact section of wall with a large piece of debris in each hand. She glared at Tamaki before she threw the two pieces at him. The boy's eyes widened as he desperately dodged the two pieces. While the flying third-year student was dodging the two projectiles, Itsuka landed onto the ground and said, "Fat Gum and Cementoss are definitely on their way here. We need to hurry!"

Eijirou, Tetsutetsu and Rikidou nodded at her before they ran off to quickly rescue the "civilian". As they ran off, Nyujou nodded at Itsuka before she turned her attention towards Tamaki who realised that he would have to deal with her first. Sighing in resignation, he landed onto the "cleared path" and took out a few food items from his food pouches.

Although Nyujou was not the brightest of the noumu-girls, she instinctively knew that Tamaki was trying to make himself stronger so she quickly leapt off the wall to land on top of him hooves-first. Tamaki was barely able to leap out of the way while stuffing the food items into his mouth. He then swallowed his "meal" as Nyujou tried to punch him in the gut to make him vomit it back out. Her eyes widened when he actually deflected her punch with his left hand which had turned into a massive clam shell while the fingers on his right hand turned into tentacles. Barely able to deflect the blow which still caused the clam shell to crack, Tamaki immediately wrapped his tentacles around the noumu-girl's face and neck.

Desperate to free herself, Nyujou suddenly grabbed Tamaki by his collar and slammed her forehead onto his head. Tamaki was barely able to withstand the blow by covering his head with the carapace of a crab. Frustrated by her inability to defeat the boy, Nyujou bellowed as she lifted the third-year student into the air before slamming him into the ground with all her might.

Tamaki was certain that his ribs were cracked as he struggled to hold onto Nyujou. In spite of his injuries, he was determined to hold Nyujou at bay so that Taishirou and Ken could focus on finding the "civilian" and/or defeat Nyujou's team mates. He gritted his teeth as he changed his left arm into a massive crab's claw so that be could use it to restrain Nyujou's right arm. However, Nyujou saw the change and immediately restrained the claw. In spite of the setback, Tamaki was far from done as his left arm suddenly changed again to become a massive octopus tentacle which quickly coiled around Nyujou's right arm.

Tamaki, in a moment of desperation, grew octopus ink sacks inside his mouth so that he could spit out ink at Nyujou's face while she was distracted by the sudden change of his left arm. Blinded by the unexpected attack, she was unable to react in time as he immediately threw her into a wall with his octopus left arm. In spite of his injured ribs, Tamaki struggled to get up as he wanted to make sure that Nyujou would be unable to stop Taishirou and Ken from taking out her team mates. As he got up, he realised that Nyujou was already getting up and she glared at him after wiping the ink off her eyes.

Sighing in resignation, Tamaki turned both arms into octopus arms while his body was covered in crab carapace and clam shells. He wore an exhausted expression as he mumbled, "This is going to be painful…"

--Meanwhile, with Taishirou and Ken…--

The two pro-heroes appeared at the site which had been demolished by Nyujou. Well aware that Tamaki was busy dealing with Nyujou, they focused their attention towards dealing with the noumu-girl's team mates. However, the four first-year students were nowhere to be found which confirmed the two pro-heroes' suspicions that they had chosen to avoid direct confrontation as much as possible. The real question was where the students had gone.

Ken used his ability to manipulate cement to create a tower and gain a vantage point. The pro-hero quickly located Itsuka and Tetsutetsu who were escorting a "civilian" and wasted no time in trapping the three of them in a dome of cement. However, just as Ken was about to make sure that Itsuka and Tetsutetsu would not be able to escape, Rikidou suddenly appeared on top of a wall and actually threw Eijirou at towards him like a spear while both boys yelled in unison, "Red Sugar Spear!"

Shocked by the incoming human projectile, Ken created a wall of cement around himself out of desperation. Eijirou broke through the wall which was hastily made and yelled, "Sorry about this!" The red-haired boy then tried to punch Ken in the face to knock him out only to be knocked off the tower by a "cement spike" that Ken was barely able to make.

Given the nature of his quirk, Eijirou would have been fine even if had fallen all the way down to the ground. However, he did not expect Taishirou to suddenly catch him and then, of all things, push him into his body to hold him in place. By the time Taishirou was done restraining Eijirou, only his head was sticking out of the pro-hero's large body. Realising that he had been restrained and could not break free, Eijirou sheepishly asked his captor, "So… you do this often?"

Taishirou chuckled and said, "You can say that."

Suddenly, the ground shook and a long deep crack formed on the ground. The crack caused the tower of cement Ken was in to lose its balance, thus forcing the pro-hero to turn his attention towards stabilizing the structure while Itsuka and Tetsutetsu broke free so that they could regroup with Rikidou. Their plan was to allow Itsuka take the civilian out of the maze with the help of Rikidou's sugar-enhanced strength and her ability to glide with her enlarged hands.

Although Ken was able to stabilize the structure before it toppled over, the ground continued to shake as more cracks formed and destabilized the structure further. Unable to keep the structure steady and restrain the students at the same time, Ken yelled at Taishirou, "Go and stop that noumu-girl!"

Aware that Nyujou was the cause of the earth-quakes and was probably still fighting against Tamaki, Taishirou nodded as he ran towards her location with Eijirou still stuck inside his body.

Before long, Taishirou found Nyujou who was able to create the earthquakes to distract Ken in spite of Tamaki's efforts to keep her at bay by stomping the ground with every step that she made. Although aware that Nyujou was powerful, Taishirou was confident that he could restrain her if he could get her inside his body so he charged towards her.

Tamaki, who was clearly injured by his fight with Nyujou, knew what Taishirou wanted to do and thus knocked Nyujou right into Taishirou's path. Nyujou was about to attack Taishirou to stop the pro-hero when she saw Eijirou stuck inside his body. The sight of her dear friend made her hesitate as she was surprised and did not want to risk hurting him. The hesitation caused Nyujou to be captured by Taishirou who was was relieved to know that she needed to be able to move her limbs to create her powerful impacts. Before long, she was trapped the same way as Eijirou.

Although Taishirou was able to restrain Nyujou, who was tearfully ashamed of her capture, he knew that he probably could not properly restrain any more people so he quickly contacted Ken with his earpiece, "I have managed to restrain Ushimaru. How are things on your end?"

"I have lost track of the remaining three students. I'm pretty sure that they're escaping with the 'civilian' even as we speak," replied Ken.

"I'm afraid that I can't do anything to help," said Tamaki who then added glumly, "Ushimaru-san has done a lot of damage to me even though she wasn't even paying her full attention towards me."

Taishirou nodded at Tamaki and said, "That's all right. You've done all that you could to stop her. Besides, we've got Cementoss on our side."

Indeed, Ken was soon able to locate Itsuka, Tetsutetsu, Rikidou and the "civilian" by making all the walls in a whole section of the maze sink. He then tried to capture them again but Rikidou was able to throw Itsuka into the air together with the "civilian". She held the civilian with her legs while her hands grew in size to allow her to glide.

After sending Itsuka away, Rikidou turned his attention towards Ken and tried to throw Tetsutetsu towards him but the pro-hero was able to block Tetsutetsu's path before capturing both boys. Ken then tried to block Itsuka's path but she was more agile than expected as she could steer with her hands and even produce powerful claps to propel herself upwards and forwards.

In spite of the apparent defeat, Ken was proud of the students as Itsuka was barely able to leave the training ground with the civilian in hand.

Five more teams remained to be described in detail…

--At the front entrance of Training Ground Zeta…--

Although Minoru was still a pervert in spite of his growing maturity, he knew better than to obsess over the fact that he and his team were facing three sexy pro-heroines. After all, the perverted obsessing could always be done in the privacy of his own room instead of during a very important test. As a result, he got everyone's attention as he spoke to them, "All right, as much as I'd like to stare and drool at those sexy ladies, we've got a 'civilian' to rescue, admittedly sexy 'villainesses' to get past or defeat and a test to pass."

Yousetsu, who was glad that Minoru had his priorities right, nodded and asked, "So, what's the plan, Mineta?"

"Thankfully, as a 'keen researcher' of pro-heroines, I have an idea of what they can do," replied Minoru who then explained, "We all know that Midnight-sensei can create a gas that puts people to sleep and Mount Lady's not exactly subtle about her gigantification quirk. As for the blond member of the Wild Wild Pussycats, she's Pixie-Bob if I'm not mistaken and she can control the soil."

"Does that mean that Pixie-Bob can control the soil to make walls like Cementoss-sensei?" asked Denki.

"Most likely," confirmed Minoru who then added, "I'm honestly not sure what else she can do though."

"So, out of the three ladies, Midnight-sensei and Pixie-Bob are probably the most dangerous ones then," said Hanta.

Minoru nodded and said, "Unless Mount Lady is wearing some REALLY advanced restraints, she won't be able to use her quirk to make herself big without breaking them which I doubt is allowed."

Kousei frowned as he asked, "So why would Nedzu-sensei have her join the exam if she can't use her quirk freely?"

Kousei's team mates blinked in surprise before Minoru said, "That's… a damn good question actually."

"You don't think there's a special rule that allows a 'villain' to go all out, do you?" asked Hanta who was seriously hoping for a negative answer.

"Something tells me that there is such a rule. Nedzu-sensei was WAY to bloody cheerful about having us face pro-heroes and third-year students." said Yousetsu.

"If there is such a rule, it'll probably have something to do with us almost getting the 'civilian' out to safety or being the last 'villain' standing," said Minoru.

Denki slapped his hand onto his face and groaned, "This test is going to suck, isn't it?"

"Maybe, but we're going to MAKE those ladies work for their victory!" said Minoru who was determined to do everything he could to pass the test with his team mates. Not surprisingly, much planning ensued.

--A short while later…--

As the training ground was a rocky zone with few tall objects, Hanta could not use his tape to get to high ground easily. Thankfully, Kousei was able to create a pillar of solid air so that Hanta could get to high ground and locate the "civilian". Unfortunately, by the time Minoru and his team reached the "civilian", the three "villainesses" had already captured the said "civilian".

Nemuri smiled seductively as she spoke to Yuu (a.k.a. Mount Lady) and Pixie-Bob, "Well, well, it seems that some cute little heroes have arrived."

"If you boys are want to save this 'civilian', you'll have to get through us first," said Yuu who was smiling smugly at Minoru and his team mates while holding the "civilian" hostage.

Pixie-Bob licked her lips as she spoke, "So, which one of you cute kittens would like to challenge us first?"

Minoru frowned as he spoke to his team mates, "Guys, remember the plan. We can't afford to let Midnight-sensei to knock us all out."

Minoru's team mates nodded before the whole team took immediate action. Kousei created what was literally a giant "hamster ball" of air and used it to charge towards the three pro-heroines and the "civilian". The three pro-heroines widened their eyes in shock as they did not expect Kousei to charge so recklessly.

Nemuri yelled, "My quirk can't get past his solid air!"

Realising that Nemuri could not knock out Kousei, Pixie-Bob half-created a panther-like beast out of earth to swat Kousei aside. However, before Kousei got close enough to be hit, he suddenly breathed out a pillar of solid air to not only break the relatively fragile "hamster ball" but also elevate himself above the range of Nemuri's gas.

Seeing his chance to act, Hanta quickly used his tape to get onto the pillar of solid air which Kousei had just made with Minoru riding on his back. Once on the pillar, the two boys proceeded to "bombard" Pixie-Bob, Nemuri and Yuu with tape and sticky purple balls. Although they were sure that their teachers would lecture them about avoiding hitting civilians with their quirks, they also knew that their quirks did not directly inflict damage on anyone.

Not expecting such an attack, the three pro-heroines were nearly disqualified from the test. However, they were not called pro-heroines for nothing in spite of their restraints as Pixie-Bob quickly created a mushroom-shaped structure of soil to block most of the attacks. She was honestly amazed as she yelled, "What the hell?! I thought those boys are supposed to be adorably helpless first-year kittens!"

Nemuri, who was more familiar with the boys' progress as future pro-heroes smiled in mild excitement as she licked her lips and said, "They may be cute first-years but they are anything but helpless."

Yuu, who knew about Minoru's encounter with Ningyou and his distraught state after she had been poisoned, said, "It seems that Grape Juice has matured even more than I have expected."

In spite of the unexpected turn of events, Pixie-Bob smirked as she spoke, "Even if they're not helpless, they have another thing coming if they think that they can defeat us easily!" She then created an actual flying bird-like beast made of soil from the top of the shelter which then proceeded to fly towards Kousei, Minoru and Hanta.

Acting quickly, Hanta yelled as he leapt off the pillar of solid air, "I'll keep that thing distracted! You two figure something to deal with them!" He then used his tape to get onto the flying earth-beast and tried to force it to fly in a certain direction. Somehow, it worked as the flying earth-beast did not crash into the pillar of solid air but instead flew upwards. As he was carried away at high speed, Hanta mentally swore, "Oh, SHIIIT!"

Speaking of earth-beasts, the panther-like earth-beast soon became fully-formed and turned its attention towards Denki and Yousetsu. Denki paled as he stared at the monstrously intimidating earth-beast and asked Yousetsu, "So, what's the plan?"

Yousetsu wore a grim expression as he spoke, "You run like hell while I try to weld it's feet onto the ground."

"Why the hell am I the bait?!" demanded Denki.

"Do you seriously think short-circuiting yourself right now is a good idea? Who knows how many more of those damned things she can make!" yelled Yousetsu.

In spite of wanting to disagree with Yousetsu, Denki knew that he had a point and thus started running while yelling, "You SO owe me for this!"

Noticing the fleeing blond boy, the panther-like earth-beast immediately started chasing him. Understandably, Denki was screaming comically in terror as he ran in circles with the earth-beast hot on his heels while Yousetsu waited for his chance to suddenly ambush the artificial creature and subdue it.

Minoru stared at the fleeing blond boy who was being chased by an earth-beast and said, "I did NOT expect Pixie-Bob to create actual golems, especially ones that can fly of all things."

"So, what do we do now?" asked Kousei.

Minoru was silent for a moment as he thought of a plan and then said, "We have to take a risky gamble. Midnight-sensei might be able to knock us out with her gas but I doubt she'll be able to use it freely with her team mates so close to her."

"What about Pixie-Bob?" asked Kousei who then added, "If she can make actual golems, what's stopping her from blocking everything we can throw at her and her team mates?"

"Honestly, I don't know but what I do know is that staying up here won't help us pass the test," said Minoru who then asked Kousei, "Can you create a tube big enough for me to run through and get to Pixie-Bob?"

Realising what Minoru had in mind, Kousei grinned and said, "Only one way to find out!" He the created a slide made of solid air and said, "Let's show these ladies why we deserve their attention!"

"Plus Ultra!" yelled Minoru as the two boys slid down the slide and appeared before Nemuri. As she had already noticed the slide made from solid air, she was ready to attack them with her whip when Kousei suddenly breathed a tube of air for Minoru to run into. Nemuri leapt to the side and her eyes widened as she realised that Minoru was actually running towards Pixie-Bob to disable her. Normally, both Nemuri and Pixie-Bob would be able to subdue the short boy even with the protective tube but they could not react quickly enough due to the ultra-compressed weights on their wrists and ankles. As such, Minoru was able to disable Pixie-Bob by covering her feet with purple balls followed by latching a cuff onto her wrist while leaping out of the mouth of the tube. As for Nemuri, she was defeated by Kousei who somehow managed to sneak up on her and cuff her wrist while she was distracted.

"Damn, you kitties are good," said Pixie-Bob who was honestly impressed.

"You boys did amazing back there," said Nemuri who was also impressed.

With the two pro-heroines restrained, Yuu smirked as she spoke, "Well, it seems that it's now my turn to shine."

Minoru frowned as he spoke to Yuu, "You're no longer obligated to stay restrained, are you?"

Surprised by Minoru's accurate assumption, Yuu asked, "How did you figure it out?"

"It's not like you can use your quirk with those weights on unless they can somehow shift their size and mass so having a special rule that lets you go all out is the only other logical explanation," explained Minoru who was ready to attack Yuu at a moment's notice.

Yuu smiled as she removed her restraints and replied, "Well, you're certainly smarter than I expected, Grape Juice." She then grew to her full gigantic size while holding the "civilian" in her right hand and breaking off the top of the shelter with her left hand to avoid accidentally harming anyone due to her shift in size. She smirked as she tossed the top of the shelter aside while speaking to Minoru and Kousei, "So, how are you going to rescue the 'civilian', heroes?"

Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her right heel and nearly lost her balance as she yelped in surprise. She looked down and realised that Denki had actually used his electrical quirk to give her right heel a sharp jolt of pain. She glared at the blond boy and growled, "What are you trying to pull off here?"

Denki grinned in spite of being scared of the giantess pro-heroine and said, "Keeping you distracted!"

Yuu blinked in surprise before she noticed that the panther-like earth-beast had crumbled into soil after it had its feet welded onto the ground. She the realised that Yousetsu was welding the soles of her hero-suit onto the ground beneath her left foot. Irritated by the seemingly futile attempts to restrain her, Yuu was about to threaten crushing the "civilian" when something landed onto her hair. Surprised, she touched the top of her head with her left hand. Her eyes widened as tape started to wrap around her fingers.

Hanta, who was glad that he could create a make-shift parachute from his tape to get off the flying earth-beast after getting it away from the rest of his team mates, grinned as he proceeded to swing towards Yuu's right hand to try freeing the "civilian". Realising what the boy was trying to do, Yuu swung her right arm away from Hanta and yelled, "Oh, no you don't!"

Hanta swore as he made more tape in his attempt to avoid falling down and reach the civilian. His team mates were far from idle as Yousetsu continued to weld Yuu's shoes onto the ground while Denki continued to use electrical shocks on Yuu's feet. As for Minoru and Kousei, the latter created a pillar of solid air so that the former could get a lift up to Yuu's knees. Minoru then proceeded to throw his purple balls at Yuu's inner thighs so that they would end up getting stuck together.

Yuu's eyes became wide in panic as she realised that the boys were seriously trying to restrain her even while in her gigantic form. In her panic, she decided that they only thing she could do was to shrink back down to her normal size so that she would no longer be a large target. However, due to the tape, sticky balls and welding on her hero-suit, which was supposed to shrink together with her as it was made with her hair as a base, the suit was quickly torn apart.

A moment of stunned silence passed as Yuu took a moment to realise that her suit had been torn apart and that she was currently stark naked. She blushed as she screamed and hid behind her "civilian" hostage which actually wore an embarrassed expression on its face. As for Minoru, Denki, Hanta and Kousei, their noses bled as they put their hands together in prayer and spoke solemnly in unison, "Thank you for the wonderful bounty you have presented before our eyes." Yousetsu sighed as he covered his blushing face in aggravation while Nemuri and Pixie-Bob laughed at the ridiculous situation.

Humiliated by what had happened, tears welled up in Yuu's eyes as she angrily yelled, "Stop gawking at me and get something for me wear already!"

Needless to say, Team 5 passed the test. Also, four more teams remain to be described in detail…

--At the front entrance into the Unforeseen Simulation Joint (USJ)…--

Ochako wore a determined expression as she spoke to the rest of the team, "We need to work together to pass this test."

Shihai nodded and then asked Ochako and Yuuga, "Does anyone in your class know what Death Arms is capable of?"

Ochako nodded and explained, "Kyouka-chan was his intern and, from what she has told me, his quirk make his arms really strong."

"We already know about Thirteen-sensei's black hole quirk so the only one whom we have no idea about is Haya-senpai, shroom" said Kinoko.

"So, what's the plan?" asked Yui.

"For starters, we need to locate the 'civilian', preferably without getting spotted," said Ochako who then turned her attention towards the three students from Class 1B.

Shihai nodded and said, "I can merge with anything that is dark in colour, including shadows, and move quickly while merged."

"Does that mean that I must limit my dazzling display so that you can use your quirk effectively?" asked Yuuga.

"That depends," replied Shihai who then explained, "If you create a lot of shadows, I can actually use them to move quickly."

Ochako nodded at Shihai before turning her attention towards Yui and Kinoko, "What about you two?"

"Yui-chan can make non-living objects which she has touched shrink and then make them return back to normal size by pressing the fingers on her hands together," said Kinoko who then added, "As for me, I can make mushrooms grow everywhere, shroom."

Ochako raised an eyebrow and asked, "Does that mean that you can make enough mushrooms to completely cover Death Arms?"

"I can try, shroom," replied Kinoko who then asked, "What about Thirteen-sensei though? I doubt any of our quirks can do much against her black holes, shroom."

"True, but she has to be careful while using them to avoid harming anyone by accident, including us," said Ochako.

"That may be true but we can't afford to be complacent. There's no telling what dark trials they may have in store for us," said Shihai.

"Haya-senpai is particularly worrisome," said Ochako who then explained, "We don't know a thing about her or her quirk and the only way we can get any information out of her is by spying on her."

"If it was a combat trial, I can help out in spying on them but I suspect that you need my dark services for other matters, correct?" said Shihai.

Ochako nodded and said, "I can try floating upwards to locate the civilian but I need you to get to the civilian as fast as possible while the rest of us catch up." She then turned her attention towards Yuuga and Kinoko and said to them, "Be ready to use your quirks to keep the 'villains' at bay while we rescue the 'civilian'."

"Oui, mademoiselle!" replied Yuuga.

"I'll do my best, shroom!" replied Kinoko.

Ochako was about to speak to Yui when she suddenly had an idea…

--A short while later…--

Haya Yuuyu, a third-year student whose quirk, [Ogre Form, allowed her to transform into a large muscular ogress with a pair of horns on her forehead, prominent lower canines, pointed ears, scarlet-red skin and long white hair with dyed-red tips, was making her way towards the suspected location of the "civilian" together with Thirteen and Death Arms. The three "villains" almost reached the location, which was at the landslide zone of the USJ, when mushrooms suddenly sprouted from the ground beneath their feet.

Realising what was going on, Thirteen warned, "Be careful, those are Komori's mushrooms!" She then created a small black hole and said, "I'll clear them away!"

Death Arms noticed a beam of light and was barely able to get down to avoid an incoming laser beam. He swore as he was not only nearly hit by the laser beam but was also exposed to mushrooms which started to rapidly grow onto his body. His face paled in fearful panic as he desperately got back onto his feet and tried to wipe the mushrooms off his body.

Yuuyu noticed the source of the laser beam and growled, "I'm going ahead!"

Well aware that Yuuyu could quickly get around the ever-growing "wave" of mushrooms, Thirteen said, "Go!"

Unlike Thirteen or Death Arms, Yuuyu could move quickly due to having an overall boost in strength and speed while in her transformed state. In fact, the angrier she got, the stronger she would become. However, overusing her quirk would cause her to damage her own body as a result. Although the weights were slowing her down, it was not by a significant degree as the weights were only half of weight of her original form, not her bulkier transformed state.

It did not take long for Yuuyu to find some of the first-years students. She realised that Shihai and Yui were not present while Kinoko and Yuuga were keeping Thirteen and Death Arms at bay. As for Ochako, who was with Kinoko and Yuuga, it was clear that she was keeping an eye out for Yuuyu who was able to get past the mushrooms.

Yuuyu smirked as she suddenly charged towards Kinoko with the intention of taking her out before the others could react. However, Ochako, who had formal combat training with Gunhead, was able to react in time as she got between Yuuyu and Kinoko with her hands outstretched to touch the former and make her weightless.

Aware of Ochako's quirk, Yuuyu quickly backed away and was forced to dodge as Yuuga took aim and tried to shoot her with his [Navel Laser]. Yuuyu growled as she tried to attack Kinoko again only to be blocked by Ochako who yelled, "Keep the other two occupied, Komori-san, Aoyama-kun! I'll try keep her off your backs!"

Yuuyu smirked as she asked, "Oh, you're not going to ask those two to help you?"

Ochako wore a determined expression as she assumed a fighting stance and replied, "If they help me, Thirteen-sensei and Death Arms-san will be able to come at us and take us all out. That's why I'll do everything I can to keep you away from them even if I have to do it by myself."

Impressed by Ochako's determination, Yuuyu said, "Very well then, come over here and show me what you're made of!"

Ochako smiled audaciously in return as she charged forward with her palms open so that she could touch Yuuyu and make her weightless. Suddenly sensing danger, Ochako tilted her her body to the right and barely avoided a punch from Yuuyu. The ogress-like third-year student was forced to retreat as Ochako almost managed to touch her. She growled as she realised that Ochako was a difficult for her due to not only the weights on her wrists and ankles but also the fact that Ochako could disable any close-range opponent with just a touch.

Little did Yuuyu realise that Ochako's team had already found the "civilian" which was being brought to safety by Shihai. As for how the "civilian" was being saved, it should be made clear that even advanced robots did not count as living organic beings which meant that Yui could simply shrink the "civilian" for Shihai to transport quickly out of the training ground. While Shihai made his escape with the shrunken "civilian", Yui ran in the opposite direction while making sure that her quirk was not deactivated until Shihai had left the USJ building.

By the time Yuuyu was able to defeat Ochako due to superior physical ability and combat experience and Thirteen was able to overcome Kinoko's mushrooms in spite of Yuuga's attacks, Ochako's team had already won. Understandably, Yuuyu was a little frustrated by her loss in spite of her willingness to admit that Ochako's team had done very well.

Three more teams remained to be described in detail…

--At the front entrance of Training Ground Gamma…--

Mashirao, Hiryuu, Tooru, Mina and Kojirou were discussing about their strategy to pass the exam. Mina placed her arms akimbo and asked, "So, what's the plan?"

"To be perfectly honest, I'd rather just rescue the 'civilian' and avoid the pro-heroes altogether if possible," said Mashirao who then explained, "The whole training ground is a maze and we don't know much about what Ragdoll can do."

"That being said, we can't ignore the possibility that we might not be able to avoid the pro-heroes or the possibility that the pro-heroes will find the 'civilian' first so we can't exactly split up everyone either," said Hiryuu.

Mashirao turned his attention to Tooru and said, "Hagakure-san, we'll be counting on you for reconnaissance and sneak attacks."

Tooru, who was invisible and was completely naked other than her gloves and boots, nodded and said, "I'll do my best!"

"As for the rest of us, we will travel as a group," said Hiryuu who then pointed at himself and said, "I'll take the forward position of the group. My scales will protect me and I can fire them at any incoming opponent. I can also cut myself free with my scales if I have to."

"As for me, I'll take the rear position," said Mashirao who knew that his greatest asset was his tail which he could use to attack anyone who tried to approach him from behind and move quickly. In fact, he was incredibly thankful that his tail made him difficult to attack from behind after he had learnt how to sense incoming attacks from unseen opponents such as Himiko who favoured sneak attacks.

"What about me?" asked Mina.

"We'll be counting on you to melt away Best Jeanist's fibres with your acid," said Mashirao.

Hiryuu nodded and said, "You're also the only one in the team who can fight unimpeded even if Bondo covers the entire area with glue."

"So, does that mean that I'm second in line and Bondo is third?" asked Mina.

"You can say that," confirmed Hiryuu.

"I-I'll do my best!" said Bondo who was the "gentle giant" of Class 1B not unlike Kouji.

"Then it's settled," said Mashirao who then went over the team's strategy, "Hagakure-san will be our unseen forward reconnaissance responsible for not only locating the 'civilian' but also the 'villains'." He then turned his attention towards Tooru and said, "Make sure to come back to us to report at regular intervals so that we know that you're not engaged with anyone or anything." The invisible girl nodded while Mashirao continued to speak, "The rest of us will travel in a group with Rin-san taking the front position followed by Ashido-san, Kojirou-san and finally myself who will guard the rear position. Hopefully, we can avoid fighting the 'villains' but we must be prepared to take them on. Best Jeanist may be the No.4 pro-hero in all of Japan but it should be possible to disable or even destroy his fibres if we use our abilities correctly. As for Power Loader-sensei, we'll have to be careful of his ability to dig through the ground and quite possible anything else around us including the piping." He then turned his attention towards Tooru and said, "As stated before, we do not know much about Ragdoll and we can't ignore the fact that Best Jeanist and Power Loader-sensei may have a way to locate you so please be careful out there."

"I'll do my best!" said Tooru who was determined to help her team pass the test.

"Let's make sure to impress them no matter what happens!" said Mina.

Team 7 shouted in unison, "Plus Ultra!"

It was at that moment that a certain announcement was made, "Team 7, practical exam. Ready, go!"

Tooru immediately set off on her own after taking off what little she wore while the rest of the team travelled together in formation. They did not travel for long when Tooru suddenly run back towards them and yelled, "Two 'villains' incoming!"

Hiryuu immediately grew his scales while ducking low and yelled, "Ashido-san, get down! Kojirou-san, do it!"

Mina ducked low while Bondo immediately sprayed a glue-like substance to the path before the group. They were very lucky to do so as the glue trapped several strings which were actually denim fibres controlled by Tsunagu (a.k.a. Best Jeanist) himself.

Tsunagu hummed and said, "Impressive team work. I didn't expect students from separate classes to work so well together." He did not even flinch as he used his fibres to shield himself from Hiryuu's scales while Mina coated herself in acid and dashed towards him. Her acid allowed her to slide across the glue with ease as she created a blob of acid which she planned to use to melt as much of Tsunagu's fibres as possible.

However, before Mina could get close enough to attack Tsunagu, she was knocked down by a flying kick from Tomoko (a.k.a. Ragdoll). Tomoko grinned cheerfully in spite of her corroded boots as she landed onto a pipe which was not covered in glue and spoke, "You kittens are doing pretty well so far!" She and Tsunagu were actually planning to take out Tooru and then attack the rest of the team but Tooru was able to avoid capture and immediately warn the rest of the team.

The green-haired member of the Wild Wild Pussycats did not lose her grin as she immediately blocked an incoming kick from Tooru. Tooru's invisible face frowned as she spoke, "So you really are a sensor-type pro-heroine!" Had Tooru not learnt how to face Wankuro and Himiko who had keen senses, she would have been easily captured by Tomoko and Tsunagu when they tried to capture her earlier.

"Bingo!" replied Tomoko who then explained, "I can monitor and observe up to a hundred people at one time while being aware of their locations and weak points!"

Mashirao frowned as he asked, "I'm guessing that Power Loader-sensei is already trying to find the 'civilian' then?"

"Of course! He's the only one who can dig a straight path to the 'civilian'," confirmed Tomoko.

Ashido got up in spite of the powerful kick and glared at the two pro-heroes as she yelled, "Then let's not waste any more time and kick their butts!" She then charged towards Tsunagu to melt down his strings while Hiryuu and Bondo worked together to cover her by attacking Tomoko.

Being an agile pro-heroine even with the weights, Tomoko easily dodged the incoming attacks before leaping towards Hiryuu with the intention to taking down one of the few people who could potentially give Tsunagu trouble. As for Tsunagu, he created a web of denim fibres to restrain Hiryuu, Bondo and Mashirao. Even if he could not capture Mina due to her acid, he could still make sure that she would not receive support from her team mates while Tomoko took them down.

Acting quickly, Hiryuu reversed his scales so that he could cut himself free from Tsunagu's fibres while Bondo desperately tried to spray glue onto Tomoko while avoiding hitting his team mates by accident.

Tomoko dodged the glue by jumping above it when she was suddenly hit by a small volley of scales. Shocked by the unexpected attack, she turned her attention towards Hiryuu who was still breaking free from the fibres but was also pointing his fingers at her so that he could shoot his scales at her. Impressed by the boy's resourcefulness, she was about to comment about it when she sensed an incoming attack and immediately twisted in mid-air to block a heel kick from Tooru. Her eyes widened as she realised that Tooru's kick was going to send her falling onto the glue. Even if she landed feet-first like a cat, she would be trapped like a fly on flypaper.

As for Tsunagu, he tried to slow down Mina with his fibres but her acid made it impossible for him to hold onto her for long. As such, he had no choice but to focus his attention towards helping Tomoko by covering the glue-covered ground with denim fibres while shouting, "Go and support Power Loader! They will not be able to pass as long as we have the 'civilian' with us!"

Realising what was going to happen, Mashirao swore and yelled, "Don't let Ragdoll get away!"

Well aware of what would happen if Ragdoll was allowed to help Power Loader to keep the "civilian" away from the hero team, Hiryuu, Bondo, Tooru and even Mina turned their attention towards Tomoko to take her down. However, Tsunagu used the last of his fibres to restrain them long enough for Tomoko to run away while cheerfully yelling, "Sorry about this, kittens!"

Although Mashirao and his team mates were able to successfully subdue Tsunagu, they were unable to locate the "civilian" who had been captured by the villains due to Higari's (a.k.a. Power Loader) ability to dig tunnels and Tomoko's ability to keep track of the opposing team.

Two more teams remained to be described in detail…

--At the front entrance of Training Ground Epsilon…--

Tenya and Juurouta both adjusted their spectacles in unison as the former spoke to the latter, "The quickest way to pass this test will be to rescue the 'civilian'. However, there's no doubt that the other team will do everything they can to stop us."

"Indeed, Iida-san," agreed Juurouto who then added, "Which is why we must have a plan to defend ourselves or even attack the 'villains'."

"Since your brother has taken the role of a dark 'villain', can you tell us anything that may help us in our endeavours?" asked Fumikage.

Tenya nodded and explained, "My brother and basically share the same quirk. However, his engines are in his arms which means that he can punch significantly harder than most people. He can also hover above the ground although I'm not sure if he can do it after putting on those weights."

"As for Ectoplasm-sensei, he can create clones of himself which means that he can potentially scatter them to find the 'civilian' quickly, kero," said Tsuyu.

"Thankfully, I have a keen sense of smell so I should be able to pinpoint the location of the 'civilian'," said Juurouta.

"It is indeed fortunate that we have the Beast of Revelation on our side," said Ibara who then added, "As for myself, I can use my vines to capture the clones."

Tenya turned his attention towards Tsuyu and Fumikage and asked, "Asui-san, Tokoyami-san, can we entrust the civilian to you two?"

Fumikage raised an eyebrow and asked Tenya, "While I have no complaint in using my dark gifts to rescue the innocent, I do wish to know why Asui-san and myself should be entrusted with the civilian's safety even though you are the fastest one among us."

Tenya smiled as he explained, "My brother is on the opposing team and there's a chance that he will focus his attention towards me. Also, I am admittedly eager to test myself against him even though I know that he's restrained himself with those weights."

Fumikage nodded as he accepted Tenya's reasoning and replied, "I see, a fated duel between brothers. Then I wish you the best of luck, Iida-san."

Ibara clasped her hands in prayer as she spoke, "May both brothers avoid the tragedy of Cain and Abel."

Familiar with Ibara's religious references, Juurouta raised an eyebrow and said, "Seriously, Cain and Abel of all things?"

Ibara blushed as she admitted, "It's… the most appropriate reference I can think of given the fact that the elder brother is playing the role of the 'villain' in this test."

"Do we even want to know, kero?" asked Tsuyu.

Juurouta sighed and said, "It's a Christian story which you all can easily look up on the internet."

Before long, the exam started at the team immediately followed Juurouta's lead towards the "civilian". As they had expected, Ectoplasm had created multiple clones of himself to search the training ground which was an indoor location inside a very large building. Thanks to Juurouta's keen sense of smell and Ibara's vines, they were able to quickly locate the "civilian" in spite of resistance from Ectoplasm's clones. However, they did not get far before they were intercepted by Tensei who blocked their escape route.

Tenya adjusted his spectacles and said, "Everyone, please forgive me for my selfish request."

The rest of his team smiled as Tsuyu spoke to Tenya, "Do your best, Iida-chan. We'll take care of the rest, kero."

Tenya smiled as he took an a fighting stance and spoke to Tensei, "If you wish to continue pursuing my team mates, you will have to get past me first, Nii-san."

Tensei smiled in return as he replied, "As you wish, little brother."

The two members of the Iida family then clashed as Tensei's countered Tenya's right roundhouse kick with an engine-powered left punch. Although Tensei was weighed down by the weights, he was still a capable opponent as he quickly shifted his stance and used his right first to punch Tenya. Tenya blocked the incoming punch with his arms while shifting his left leg so that he could execute a quick sweeping kick with a short burst of speed with the engines in the leg. Tensei was forced to back away from the kick and smiled as he spoke, "It seems that you've learnt a way to use your engines to execute powerful kicks even at close quarters."

Tenya smiled in return as he replied, "Considering the speed and durability of the noumu-girls, I had to learn a way to somehow counter their blocks."

Tensei's smile broadened as he assumed a fighting stance and said, "Let's see what else you've learnt, Tenya!"

Tensei charged towards Tenya while crouching low so that he could execute his own version of Izuku's "sliding punch" with his right fist. Tenya, who was one of Izuku's first few friends in U.A. High School, realised what Tensei was about to do and did his own version of Izuku's "aerial kick" with his right leg. The two brothers hit each other at the same time with Tensei's fist slamming into Tenya's stomach while Tenya's kick hit Tensei's left shoulder. In spite of the injuries, both brothers were determined to defeat one another as Tenya suddenly activated the engines in his left leg so that he could kick Tensei in the jaw while Tensei held onto Tenya's right leg with his left arm so that he could execute an Iida version of the one-inch right punch with a powerful engine boost. Both brothers hit each other again and Iida was nearly knocked out by the second punch to his stomach while Tensei struggled to stand up due to the glancing kick to his jaw.

In spite of his injury, Tensei grinned broadly as he spoke, "Damn, you almost got me there, Tenya! You're improved greatly since the last time we've sparred."

Tenya smiled bitterly as he replied, "Perhaps, but we both know that part of the reason why I almost got you is because you're wearing those weights."

"True, but don't forget that I've been a pro-hero for years while you're not even in your second year in U.A. High School," argued Tenya who then smiled softly and added, "I'm sure that our parents will be proud of you regardless. I know that I am and that you will continue to grow into a great hero that our entire family will be proud of."

Tenya resisted the urge to shed tears as he smiled after receiving his beloved elder brother's honest praise.

It should be noted that Team 8 was able to pass due to Ibara's ability to keep Ectoplasm, his clones and Mandalay at bay.

One final team remained to be described in detail…

--At the front entrance of Training Ground Omega…--

Juuzou spoke to the rest of his team, "So, are we going to have Kouda-san command a swarm of bugs to give the 'villains' hell while we search for the 'civilian'?"

Kyouka grinned in an almost evil manner as she replied, "Oh, yeah!"

Mezou, Manga and Kouji placed their palms together in prayer as they knew that a certain pro-hero named Hizashi (a.k.a. Present Mic) was going to be traumatised for life.

--Less then fifteen minutes later…--

Between Kouji's ability to command "bugs", Manga's ability to create "walls of words" with his quirk, Kyouka and Mezou's keen senses and Juuzou's ability to soften the ground, they were able to quickly rescue the "civilian" while keeping the "villains" at bay. Keeping the villains at bay involved forcing Hizashi and Yawara (a.k.a. Tiger) to flee for their lives from a large swarm of "bugs" which Kouji had commanded to chase after them. Even Shinji (a.k.a. Kamui Woods) had to escape from the swarm before he could try to pursue the students. However, Shinji was unable to do much due to Manga's ability to block his way with his "walls of words", Juuzou's ability to make the ground too soft for his branches to properly support him and Kyouka's sonic attacks. Mezou, who could easily bring the civilian to safety, did just that while keeping an eye out for any incoming attacks while Kouji followed his lead.

Needless to say, the team passed the test and both Hizashi and Yawara were in "urgent need" for some counselling from Ryou (Hound Dog).

--Meanwhile, at a certain observation room…--

Toshinori (a.k.a. All Might), Inko, Eri, Jin and Chiyo shuddered at the video which showed Hizashi and Yawara fleeing in terror from the swarm of "bugs". In spite of thinking that Hizashi should not be terrified of mere "bugs", even Chiyo was willing to admit that any sane person would run away from such a swarm. As for Nedzu, he was cackling gleefully at the sight as he found it hilarious.

"I think it's safe to say that Kouda-shounen is one of THE scariest students who has ever enrolled into U.A. High School," said Toshinori.

"Bugs are scary," said Eri who was clinging onto Inko's leg for comfort.

"You'd need something like Wan-chan's crimson flames to get rid of them," said Inko who gently patted Eri's head to comfort her.

Chiyo sighed and said, "Hound Dog is going to be busy for the next few weeks."

"I feel so sorry for those two dudes," said Jin who then yelled, "Those two totally deserve it though!" It should be noted that, out of all the "hired crooks" in U.A. High School, Eri was most comfortable around Jin as he was not a former member of the Shie Hassaikai and, just as importantly, was considered a friend by Wankuro.

After calming himself down, Nedzu smiled and said, "I look forward to announcing the results to everyone later tomorrow!"

--End Chapter--

Author's Notes:

Somehow, I managed to get all the teams written down in this chapter. I apologize for making the descriptions for the last few teams somewhat rushed but I did not want to spend too much time describing those who would have an easier time to pass due to having the "right quirks" for the job.

In my previous chapter, I made a mistake and accidentally designated Training Ground Omega to two groups instead of just one group. I therefore wish to clarify that Team 7 did their test in Training Ground Gamma while Team 9 did their test in Training ground Omega. Apologies for any confusion caused.

Also, please note that Training Ground Zeta, which was mentioned in the author's notes of the previous chapter, will not be used for the current exam arc. Again, apologies for any possible confusion caused.

Yes, I'm giving Yuuyu the same ability as the one used in "Izuku's Harem Academia".

I will write one or two more chapters for this story before switching over to 'Izuku's Harem Academia' and 'Izuku's Noumu Life'.

Until next time, go beyond, plus ultra!