"Okay... Everyone, thanks for all your hard work... Now, I will announce the results, but before that, I will tell you about the scoring system." Yuko shifted on her feet, her arms crossed over her chest.

"Between those of us at the Heroes Public Safety Commission and H.U.C, we had a two-fold demerit system we used while watching you. In other words, we were evaluating you on how many few mistakes you made in a crisis situation. Anyways, the names of those who passed are listed in syllabary order. Please check the list keeping those words in mind." He gestured to the screen behind him.

Yuko instantly began to search for her name, her eyes scanning the large screen. A smile formed over her face as she sighed in relief once she did find it. However, her eye twitched when two names weren't on there.

"Todoroki!" She looked back, finding Inasa approaching Shoto. She turned, walking over to stand next to Izuku.

Inasa looked down at the half-n-half male, he was silent before bowing, his head slamming against the ground.

"Sorry! It's my fault that you didn't pass! It's because I was too narrow-minded! I'm sorry!" Inasa apologized.

"I started it in the first place. Don't worry about it." Shoto waved off with his own apology.

"But--!"

"There were things I realized thanks to you confronting me directly, too." Shoto interrupted Inasa's attempt to deny.

"Todoroki...didn't pass?" Mina asked in shock.

"Both of our top two failed?" Yuko huffed in annoyance, before titling her head with a sigh.

"You should rethink your abusive language. Words are important, you know." Denki winked at Katsuki.

"Shut up. I'll kill you." Katsuki growled.

"Because they are both highly skilled, they end up fighting against their own egotism." Mineta spoke, grabbing Shoto's shoulder despite his short height.

"The hierarchy's collapsing...!" Tenya grabbed the male, his hands slapping the sides of his head, before placing him on the ground.

Yuko looked at both Izuku and Momo who whispered the half-n-half male's name as they frowned in worry.

"Um, next we will pass out your results. They will have a breakdown of your scores, so please look them over carefully."

A man in a suit walked up to Yuko, holding out a paper. She took it with a nod, looking down at the page with a tilt of her head.

"The cut off score was 50 points. We scored based on a demerit system. You can see how many points were taken off for which actions all listed out on the printouts."

Yuko look down at the paper as Mina bounded up to her, looking over her shoulder.

"Yuko you got 95 points?! Amazing!" The pink skinned female squealed.

"Um, for those of you who passed, from now on, during emergency situations only, you may exercise authority the same as that of pro heroes. In other words, fighting villains, saving people from criminal acts or accidents-- You may act on your own judgment in these cases without the direction of a hero. However, this means that each and every one of your actions carries with it a responsibility toward society." Yuko stared down at the sheet, her hand clenching tightly at the paper.

"I'm sure you all know that the great hero, All Might, has used up all of his power. His existence played a large part in suppressing crime. With that deterrent gone, impudent people will definitely appear. The balance will be destroyed, and as the world changes greatly, you young people will someday become the center of society. Next, you all must become exemplar heroes and become great enough to suppress crime yourselves. This time, all you have received is your provisional license to perform hero activities. I would like you to think of yourselves as fledglings and be even more diligent in your studies at your respective schools."

Yuko looked up from the paper, pushing her hair from her face as she looked up at Mera.

"And to those of you who did not pass. There is no time for you to feel dejected that you didn't have enough points. There is still a chance left for you all. After you attend a 3-month-long special course and pass an individual test, we plan to issue a provisional license to you all, as well. In order to deal with this "future" that I just spoke of, we need as many good heroes as we can get." Yuko looked back at Shoto and Katsuki, who seemed to be paying close attention to his words.

"The first test was one to weed people out, but we would like to grow the hundred selected in that test as much as possible. That is why we watched all of you until the end. As a result, we saw that it wasn't that you didn't have promise. Rather, once your inadequacies are corrected, all of you have the potential to be even greater than those who passed. I think it will keep you pretty busy doing this concurrently with your studies, and you may also choose to retake the exam in April instead, but--"

Both Katsuki and Inasa shouted agreements, while Izuku turned to Shoto.

"Isn't that great, Todoroki?" The greenette smiled.

"Stop that. You don't have to take it. Just take it easy. The hierarch--" Minoru tried, Yuko walked up to them glaring down at the shorter as Tenya grabbed his head once again, shutting him up.

"We're waiting for you." Tenya smiled, Izuku agreeing.

"You better not mess this chance up." Yuko pointed at him with a glare. She crossed her arms over her chest, before smiling, "but I guess I'll also be waiting or whatever." She shrugged

"I'll...catch up soon." Shoto nodded.

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Yuko held her newly received license above her, a small smile on her face. Mina and Hanta stood beside her, with Eijiro, Denki, and Katsuki standing across from them.

Katsuki sulked with a glare and a frown as the five admired and smiled about their hardwork.

"I'm one step closer to helping you dad..." Yuko muttered to herself, as she held onto the license tightly.

A pair of arms wrapped around the girl, she looking over as Mina rested her head on the girl's shoulder. The pink female didn't say anything, but Yuko still felt comforted as she smiled at her friend, which earned her one in return.

"Hey! Hey!" Yuko looked up as Inasa ran over.

"Oh my, even Shiketsu's here." Tsu announced.

"Todoroki, I'll see you at the special course! But you know, honestly, I still don't like you!" Inasa answered honestly as he ran pass 1-A.

"I'll apologize in advance! Sorry! That's all!"

"Was that supposed to be considerate?" Eijiro sweatdropped.

Yuko narrowed her eyes at the tall male, "I don't know and neither do I care." She huffed earning a laugh from her friends.

"I'll make the best of it, too." Shoto replied quietly.

"Merci. He's someone who's both bold and sensitive, isn't he?" Yuko raised her hand, pointing at Yuga.

"He's also pretty weird, and can hold a serious grudge that can probably all get us killed..." She grumbled, still thinking back to the exam, which caused some of her classmates to sigh and sweatdrop, while her friends laughed.

Izuku seemed to remember something, quickly running to catch up with the hair covered Shiketsu student.

Yuko leaned against Hanta, grumbling to herself as she ignored the exchange between Shiketsu and Izuku.

"What's up with you?" Hanta asked, Yuko still leaning against him as the others turned to her.

"Night can live a day without eating, right?" She asked out of blue, confusing them.

"Uh, why?" Eijiro questioned.

"Cause he won't shut up about how hungry he is!" She huffed, pointing at her head to emphasis on the fact, while explaining he was talking to her through telepathy. This earned a laugh from the others, -minus Katsuki-. However, the corner of his lips did twitch upwards, unnoticeably, before retuning to his annoyed frown.

"Like, I get it! I'll feed you went I get home! Just be quiet, you're giving me a headache! He's such a big baby I swear!" She ranted, earning more laughter from her friends.

Things were turning up