"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 Invisible chick. "We did something like this in class before, didn't we?"

"They make it sound like they're just ordinary citizens," said Ponytail.

"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 too many arms, looking at the screen.

"HUH, WHAT?" cried Sugar dude. "What?! CHILDREN?! ELDERLY?!"

A bunch of geezers and twerps. Great. This sounds so stupid.

"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 to Deku.

"Yeah. They might be modeling this after Kamino," Deku replied.

Shit. Why'd you have to bring THAT up, Deku?

"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.

Jerks.

"Let's do our best," Deku said back.

We all did what we needed to on the break. I didn't mean to keep watching him, but Kaminari and Ballhead started shouting at him and I couldn't help but overhear...

"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 Deku.

"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 him. Like something happened. What the hell, Deku?

"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!?" Ballhead 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 protested. Of course. I mean, what chick would be chasing Deku? And what chick would Deku look at? He's not...he's...why am I giving this even two seconds of thought?

"The folks from Shiketsu are coming this way," said Kirishima.

The Shiketsu losers, ledby some hairy kid, were talking to us. "Bakugou," he said. "Shishikura...the slit eyed boy! Did he bump into you?"

"Yeah. What about im?" I demanded.

Too much hair. sighed. "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 Deku..

"Well then," said the hairy boy, as they started to walk away.

"Hold on. You with the crew cut!" IcyHot called to the loud kid from the entrance. "Did I do something to you?"

"Oh?" He turned to look at him 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."

"Yoarashi, what's up?" called the hairy boy, and loudmouth whipped around. "NOTHING AT ALL!"

"Todoroki!" Deku was trying to talk to him, 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 Ballhead were yelling at him and calling him a sexual maniac...

"Hey, cut it out already!" Ponytail 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 Frogface.

"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. Stupid rescue training...let's get this overwith. Lamest part of the job.

"In any case, let's head to the nearest affected urban zone! Let's try to move in teams!" Deku was shouting. I ignored him and headed off. But Kirishima and Kaminari followed me again.

"WHY ARE YOU TWO ALWAYS FOLLOWING ME?!" I snapped.

"We just wanna!"