Okay so now that the third season has officially started, I think I'll start a one-post-a-week thing. Each time an episode comes out, I'll post another chapter. Sounds cool?

Warning: Kira's language, Kira's weakness and Kira's understanding.

Enjoy!

The next day, all students gathered at the Central Plaza in their Hero costumes. It had been said that the practical exam would be about fighting the same robots as in the Entrance Exam, but something told Kira it was a little more than that.

If not, she'd be really disappointed.

Wait, why are there so many Heroes present?

Because there were. Aizawa-sensei was accompanied by Present Mic, Snipe, Midnight, Thirteen, Cementoss, Ectoplasm and Power Loader.

"Now… We will begin the practical exam," he announced with as much enthusiasm as usual. "Of course, it is possible to fail this exam. If you want to go to the training camp, then don't many any stupid mistakes. Anyhow, I expect that you all have gathered information ahead of time and have some idea of what you will be doing."

"We're fighting robots warriors like at the Entrance Exam, right?" cheered Kaminari, obviously confident.

Ashido started cheering along. Kira however noticed that their teacher's scarf was… moving? Yeah, it was moving.

Better not be Spikey or Shiro. I already have my hands full with Deku. I swear, these cats are out to get me.

A white figure suddenly sprung from the scarf. "For various reasons, the exam will be different starting this time!"

"H-Headmaster Nezu!" gasped the students.

At least it's not one of my cats.

"Different…?"

"From now on, we want to focus on person-to-person combat and Hero work, and stress teaching that is closer to actual fighting," explained the Headmaster, jumping on the ground. "So… We'll have you form teams of two to fight against one teacher!"

The ginger stiffened, like most of her classmates. Fight against the teachers? But then, failing the exam… did it depend on whether or not they managed to win against the teacher they were facing?

Against Pro Heroes?

That's completely insane.

"In addition," pursued Aizawa-sensei. "The pairs and who they will be up against have already been decided. These were determined at my discretion based on various factors, including fighting styles, grades, and interpersonal relationships, so here they are."

Oh God, this is going to be tough. Who's my partner? I'd work well with Shoto, or Izuku… Damn, I hope I'm not with Spikey! But then, who would I fair best against? I don't-

"First! Yaoyorozu and Suttoki are one team, and they're fighting me."

The ginger stared as a lazy, somewhat scary smirk spread on his lips.

She wasn't impressed, and cursed internally.

This is all to get me back for the cat-sitting, isn't it?

A few days earlier

"Headmaster Nezu, what do you think?"

"Of course, I also agree with changing the practical exam," nodded Nezu. "What should we do to keep the students from being in even more danger? The answer is simple: we must have the students themselves become stronger."

The rest of the teachers agreeing, Eraser Head pulled out the files on his precious students.

"Then, to determine the teams… First, Suttoki. She's particularly well-versed in all fighting areas and doesn't depend on her Quirk as much as a kid with her powers usually would. However, her mental is more what she ought to work on. The constant threat against her life by Seishin no Hagane is slowly pushing her to isolate herself, something she doesn't seem to realize. As for Yaoyorozu, she's an all-rounder, but lacks the ability to make spur-of-the-moment decisions and apply them. Therefore, I will erase their Quirks and take advantage of their weaknesses in close combat."

"No objections!" chorused the rest of the teachers.

Back to the present day

"Midoriya and Bakugo are a team, and their opponent…"

A figure dropped from the sky, landing perfectly before the group of shell-shocked students. Rising from the ground, the man than grinned at the two.

"I will do it!"

"A-All Might!?"

"Work together to beat me, you two!" warned the Symbol of Peace.

The ginger wanted to facepalm. Never mind who she was fighting, these three were going to utterly destroy everything, if they didn't kill each other first.

"Now, as for the rest of the teams…" Nezu gained back the students' attention. "The teams will be Kirishima-kun and Sato-kun versus Cementoss, Tokoyami-kun and Asui-chan versus Ectoplasm, Iida-kun and Ojiro-kun versus Power Loader, Aoyama-kun and Uraraka-chan versus Thirteen, Kaminari-kun and Ashido-san versus myself, Jiro-chan and Koji-kun versus Present Mic, Todoroki-kun and Shoji-kun versus Snipe and finally, Mineta-kun and Sero-kun versus Midnight. Now, the time limit for the exam is thirty minutes! Your objective is either to put these handcuffs on the teacher, or to have one of you escape from the stage."

Capture or escape, uh?

"Is it really okay to run away?" inquired Ashido.

"Sure!" The Headmaster offered a thumbs up.

"But it'll be different from the combat training!" then warned Present Mic, apparently pumped up. "You'll be up against someone waaay out of your league!"

"Out… of our league?" echoed Jiro. "I can't really imagine it, though…"

The ginger muffled a snort at that. Count on Jiro not to mind her words, uh? But the girl was wrong, though. There were many, many people out there who were better than them, and this included their teachers. She had no doubt they'd have to hold back if they wanted this exam to work.

"This time, your exam will be very similar to a real battle," then informed calmly Thirteen. "Please think of us as Villains."

"Assuming you come across the enemy, if you think you can win a fight against them, that's fine," added Snipe. "However…"

"In cases where there's too big a difference in your abilities, it would be smarter to run away and get help," pursued Eraser Head. "Todoroki, Iida, Midoriya, Suttoki. I'm sure you four understand this well."

The fiery girl could only nod at that. While fighting the Hero Killer had been honestly exhilarating, they would have all died if he actually fought seriously.

"With those options, you're probably all thinking about running away, uh?" then mused All Might. "That's why we had the Support Course make these for us… Ultra compressed weights!" He pulled them out, and started putting them on, just like the rest of the teachers. "We'll put on about half of our body weight. It's to give you an handicap to exploit. It's old-fashioned, but it makes it hard to move and eats up stamina!"

"To allow us to consider fighting you, uh?" guessed Katsuki, annoyed. "You're underestimating us."

Oh God, does he actually believe he can beat All Might, the Top Hero, the Symbol of Peace… in a fair fight?

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at his confidence.

"Alright, each team will take the practical exam in order on the prepared stage," announced their homeroom teacher. "Sato, Kirishima, get ready."

"Those waiting their turn can watch the exams or think of strategies as a team," concluded Aizawa-sensei. "Do what you want. That's all."

On that note, all of the teachers headed inside. After a moment of wonder, the ginger turned to face Yaoyorozu, who startled a little at the movement.

"Momo-chan, I'll go watch the fights," she informed cheerfully. "Want to come with me?"

"S-shouldn't we try to come up with a strategy o-or something?" wondered the other girl.

Funny, she seems nervous.

"I say we're better off knowing what to expect," answered the fiery girl with a small shrug. "I have no doubt all exams will be different, but it can help for us to be prepared a little better. Also, Aizawa-sensei is a wild card, we won't be able to create a full-proof plan against him. We can only act once in the thick of the action. How about this? I'll go watch and see what this is all about. You take that time to relax yourself. You look a little stressed. Don't worry, okay? We'll definitely pass."

"R-right…"

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Kira was surprised to discover that only she, Izuku and Uraraka had chose to watch the fights, along with Recovery Girl. The green-haired boy because he simply couldn't talk strategy with Bakugo, who'd pretty much try to kill him, and the other girl because Aoyama… was Aoyama.

"Kicchan, you're against Aizawa-sensei, right?" mused the boy. "Shouldn't you try to come up with a plan?"

"While I like preparing for any eventuality, I don't think it would serve much purpose," replied the ginger, staring at the screens. There were numerous, different stages, and she wondered which one she would fight on. "Aizawa-sensei's Quirk allows him to erase others' Quirks. Seeing as I trained for years so that I wouldn't have to rely on my powers, I won't be put at a disadvantage. I can hold him back while Momo-chan runs for the exit, and myself will try catching him. One way or another, our win is secured. Of course, I'm not underestimating my opponent. The chances of me winning an actual hand-to-hand combat against him are pretty much null, but it'll at least be a good distraction."

"And… Momo-chan agrees?" wondered Uraraka, somewhat surprised.

"Uh?" blinked the ginger. "Why wouldn't she? If there was a problem, she would have told me."

The other two stared at her, at loss for words. Before any of them could find a way to reply, though, the screens lit up.

"Team Sato and Kirishima, practical exam. Ready, go!"

They were using the city area.

"They'll try to capture him," instantly noticed Kira as the boys started running ahead. "Red One's not one for complicated strategies, and he surely believes that capturing will get them more point than running away."

"As for Sato-kun, he won't find a problem with following through with that plan," added Izuku, falling into analysis mode.

"What plan?" asked Uraraka, confused.

"Rush in and wreck shit up, mostly," deadpanned the taller girl. "Look."

As if on cue, the boys' advance was stopped by a gigantic wall of cement, forcing them to stop in their tracks and fall back. They kept their defense up for a moment as Cementoss could now be seen, much farther away.

Then, they started running again, their Quirks activated.

"They'll attack head-on, thinking with their fists rather than their brains," drawled the ginger. "But those guys have one serious weakness Cementoss obviously intends to exploit fully."

"Stamina," nodded Izuku, easily following her train of thoughts. "They'll have to break through tons of walls and such. By the time they reach Cementoss-"

"That is, if they reach him in the first place-"

"They'll be exhausted and unable to fight properly. But… This practical exam is pitting students against teachers they'd have a hard time with on purpose. I think the key will be how they deal with their weaknesses to pass."

"That's exactly right," confirmed softly Recovery Girl. "Before your own turns come around, you should think carefully about your compatibility with the teacher you'll fight."

The ginger thought it over, cringing a little as she watched her friends have their asses properly kicked. Brute strength was all well and good, but it wouldn't get them anywhere without proper technique or stamina.

"Team Sato and Kirishima retires due to both members loosing consciousness."

Poor guys…

Well, at least, I understand better why we were pitted against Aizawa-sensei. For me to see just how well I can actually handle myself in a fight without Quirk, and for Yaoyorozu because she has difficulties making decisions in the nick of time.

I guess it's a good thing I'll be taking care of our teacher, then.

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Team Asui and Tokoyami managed to passed with time to kill, thus comforting the rest of the students a little. These exams weren't impossible after all, which was a good thing. Followed Team Iida and Ojiro, who also passed very quickly thanks to their quick thinking.

And now?

Now, it was Kira and Yaoyorozu's time to shine.

They were in the residential area, the one with all the houses around. This particular stage annoyed the ginger a little, considering she wouldn't be able to use her attacks without risking putting everything on fire. However, she also knew it was the very reason why they ended up there in the first place, and so didn't make much of a fuss about it.

"So, managed to relax?" the fiery girl smiled at her friends.

"W-well… kind of?"

"Don't forget, Momo-chan: panic is the mind-killer. Trust me, I'd know," she snorted, easily remembering the many times she lost herself to her emotions and ended up in very bad positions. "Just keep calm and focus on getting through. I'll come with you until we meet Aizawa-sensei, and I'll take care of him while you pass the gate. Easy-peasy, really! Just leave everything to me, alright?"

Before the black-haired girl could answer, there was a loud noise, signaling the beginning of the test.

"Teak Suttoki and Yaoyorozu, practical exam. Ready, go!"

"Let's move!"

Kira started running. At first surprised, Yaoyorozu then stumbled after her. The girls instantly started using their Quirks. As Yaoyorozu kept on creating small dolls, sparks were flying from Kira's fingers.

We have thirty minutes. We need to find the gate.

By the air? No, I can't control Fire Rocket yet, I'll be an easy target.

"Aizawa-sensei is going to move in as soon as one of our Quirks is erased," muttered the girl, loud enough for her friend to hear. "Warn me if yours stops working."

"R-right…" Her partner stuttered. "I shouldn't have expected anything less from you, Kira-chan. Coming up with a plan so quickly… and keeping your cool so easily…"

"Uh?" The ginger raised an eyebrow. "It's nothing that amazing. I'm just used to it, I guess. Training and everything, you know?"

"Nothing… that amazing…?" echoed Yaoyorozu, stopping in her tracks. "Kira-chan… You might not see it, but many of us in the class look up to you. You're hard-working, and strong, and smart… You refused to enter U.A. through recommendations like myself or Todoroki-kun did, managing to land in second place without even seeming to realize how exceptional that is. You're… Even though we basically started at the same place, I'm still trying to catch up to you when it comes to the practical part of being a Hero. I-I haven't done anything that stands out. I… I…"

"Oi, oi, oi," Kira laughed awkwardly, taking a small step back. "What's that pity-party all about? Don't put yourself down so quickly! It's just- shit! Momo-chan, your dolls!"

The black-haired girl took a second to realize what was going on, and Kira instantly pulled out her staff, twirling it in her hands.

"He's here! Run!" she ordered. "I'll handle him, just go!"

"You should act instead of loosing your time."

He's above!

Kira's flames flared up, forcing the man to drop from the electric lines. Shocked, Yaoyorozu then obeyed Kira's orders as the ginger faced her teacher, ready. She already knew he had erased her Quirk but, before he could do anything, she pounced at him. He was forced to skid back to escape her attacks, before his scarf-bandages suddenly wrapped around her staff, immobilizing it. The teen didn't leave herself open, though, and immediately used the opportunity to physically attack. With his best defense occupied with her staff, she could attack freely.

However, just as her fist was about to connect… she was hit over the head by her own staff.

"Ow… Now I feel kind of bad for the guys I knocked out with this," she muttered, a little dizzy because of the blow.

However, her distraction was her downfall. Eraser Head wasted no time, tying his bandages around her. Next thing she knew, she was dangling from the electric lines, too tied up to manage even a slight movement.

"Needless to say… You made this all the easier for me," grunted the man, attaching the loose ends to a lamp post to keep her in place. "Sine you're the defense and all, I was planning on getting you first."

"Or I just burn my way out as soon as you look away," she snorted, unimpressed.

"Or not." He threw something and, a second later, the whole ground was covered with makinichis. Kira wanted to laugh. Did he think that'd stop her? "Don't even think about landing on those," he however warned. "You might not care about getting hurt, but that's something I've been expecting from you. Those makinichis are coated with a somniferous substance. You'll drop like a fly as soon as it enters your system."

"You know, had it been any other situation, I would have been impressed," she admitted, wriggling around a little. "This is about the cat-sitting, isn't it?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." He was obviously lying. "Anyhow, pleasantries aside… You put the heaviest burden on your shoulders, it'd seem. Again, something else I expected from you. It's nice and all to try and protect your friend but, right now, you're seriously not helping her."

"I'm protecting her from you, I can't see how that's not helping," huffed the ginger.

"You might have forgotten about this, Suttoki… but everyone in this class, including Yaoyorozu, is aiming to become Pros."

"U-uh? Any idiot would know that!" snapped the student, not getting what he was trying to say. "Everyone's working really hard to become Heroes, why would I… I mean, why…" Slowly, understanding started to shone in her eyes as she trailed off.

The man sighed heavily, moving his glasses to put some eye drops.

"As ironic as that might sound, you have a savior complex," stated flatly her homeroom teacher. "I don't know if it's the stress, the fear or something else, but you've pretty much grown used to the idea that you always have to save the day. You feel like you have to save everyone, to protect everyone." He sighed again, placing his glasses back on. "Thing is, not everyone needs protection. Think on that while I go grab your partner."

And on that joyful note, he vanished in a flash, going after his other student. Biting her lower lip, Kira thought over what had just been said.

"Deku… do you think they have a chance at passing?" wondered Uraraka, worried. "I mean, Kira-chan is really strong, and so is Momo-chan, but…"

"Kicchan doesn't understand how much others might look up to her," sighed the green-haired boy, watching as his best friend got caught by their teacher. "She doesn't see how much people try to follow in her footsteps… Yaoyorozu-san greatly admires Kicchan, and that's why she didn't say anything about Kicchan's lack of actual plan. In her eyes, in pretty much everyone else's eyes, actually… Kira can't fail. Before coming to U.A., every time I looked at her, I always thought 'she's invincible' when looking at her. And now, many of our classmates think the same. But she… she can't see that. And I think… I think she can't see beyond herself, either."

"Arrogance?" tentatively proposed Iida, unsure of the proper term to use.

"No. Kicchan's really confident, but if she shows arrogant, it's either on purpose or she doesn't realize it," replied the boy. "But she… she's changed. She was always really protective but, now, she can't seem to see beyond her own goals anymore, not even the efforts of everyone around her to catch up. In her eyes… In her eyes, she's alone."

"Savior complex, it is called."

The teens startled at that, turning to Recovery Girl, who was watching the ongoing exam with much attention.

"Always willing to help, no matter the price to pay. Always ready to sacrifice her needs for those of others. Always ready to look out for those around her before looking out for herself," resumed the Pro, somewhat sadly. "She feels obligated to help everyone. She must think things along the lines of 'I need to protect everyone' or 'If I can't help, then it's my fault'… Wanting to help others is a good thing, but forgetting about yourself to do so isn't the way. And if she can't see this… if she can't grow out of this awful habit and understand her own worth… then I'm afraid her career as a Hero won't go much farther than this."

Dread settled on everyone's mind at the statement. Izuku lowered his head, slightly clenching his fists.

He knew she wasn't okay.

He knew her smiles were fake most of the time.

He knew she was changing, and not for the better.

He knew his best friend was hurting, and he did nothing to stop it.

Kicchan… I'm sorry. I should have reached out to you even though you were slowly pushing all of us away. I should have tried to understand you better, tried to help sooner. I was so preoccupied with One For All and All Might and the League of Villains, I didn't think twice about how you felt...

But I'll make it right again. We all will. As soon as the exams are over… As soon as they're over, then we'll talk about this. And I'll help as much as I can. I promise.

Kira never thought that the goal of protecting, saving, helping… could actually be a bad thing. Or, not exactly bad, but more like unnecessary. The more she thought about it, and the more she realized her teacher had hit the nail right on the head.

It was present ever since the fire. She felt at first guilty for having such a Quirk when her parents were killed by this very thing. Then, when learning they were actually assassinated, she grew scared of loosing her brother to the monster who destroyed her family. So, she started training.

To protect him.

To save him.

Not long after, she met Izuku. They quickly became great friends, but Kira wouldn't take idly to the bullies and endure their shit. Instead of pushing Izuku to defend himself better, though, she always interfered. She always took the lead, always stepped forward, always hit back for him.

To protect him.

To save him.

Time passed, nothing changed. Then, Izuku received All Might's blessing, and he started working hard too. But she failed to see it, and kept on working even harder so that she could always protect him. After what, they joined U.A., and then met all of their other friends. There was the USJ attack, and Hagane's return making a crack in the illusion of happiness she had been living in. Ever since then, her training became worst, and she started seeing less and less of her friends.

To protect them.

To save them.

The Sports Festival brought her some peace of mind, but it was quickly shattered as the League of Villains publicly declared war to the Heroes, through her parents' murderer. The news harshly brought her back into reality, and she started loosing herself to the intent of becoming stronger.

To protect them.

To save them.

"Thing is, not everyone needs protection."

What had she been doing? She was scared, that much was obvious. In her mind, the only option had become to grow stronger and so be able to protect everyone. That was all. That was everything. That was her way of life, what she strove for and what she aimed at. The more time passed and the more blinded she became.

Izuku… Everyone…

They're strong too.

All this time, she burdened herself with the belief that her loved ones' safety depended on her and her alone. And it was…

It was utter bullshit. Now, she understood that.

"I'm such a fucking idiot…" She gritted her teeth.

"K-Kira-chan!"

The ginger startled at the shout as none other than Yaoyorozu suddenly showed up, out of breath and obviously in panic.

"I-I'm sorry!" she apologized. "I don't- I can't do this, I don't know-"

"Momo-chan!" Kira cut her off. Now she understood. Or at least, she understood better. It'd have to do for now. "I'm the one who's sorry. I brushed off your insecurities, not seeing how much my words and actions actually influenced you, or even any of the others. Truth is, I'm an absolute dumbass! Momo-chan, you're the smartest student of the whole class! Surely you have a plan, right?"

"I-I can't… come up with anything…" She seemed close to tears. "You're the one who's always right… who always does the right thing…"

"I'm not! Damn, I'm not… I do things like I do because I have some serious issues I need to work on from now on! But for that to work, we need to pass this test, the both of us together!" she pleaded. "And I trust you, Momo-chan! I believe we can make it if we both give it everything we have! So please… just try."

The black-haired girl gaped at her for a few seconds. Then, quickly wiping away her frustrated tears, she ran to the lamppost to untie the bandages holding her partner, carefully avoiding the makinichis still lying around.

As soon as she was freed, Kira propelled herself to the side so as to avoid landing on the annoying weapons, and then grinned at Yaoyorozu.

"Okay, what do we- crap, he's back! Momo-chan, the plan?"

"I-I know what we can do!" exclaimed the girl, the words rolling out of her mouth before she could stop them. "I-I mean, I think-"

"That's great!" assured Kira, genuine. "One idea is better than none- watch out!"

Despite her sudden awareness, old habits died hard, and the ginger couldn't repress the urge to throw herself between her friend and the incoming teacher.

Ugh, what the hell-

"Kira-chan, close your eyes!"

"What?"

Trust her.

I have to trust her.

So Kira closed her eyes. There was a detonation, and light shone even through her closed eyelids. Once the light died down somewhat, Kira felt herself being pulled away. Surprised, she glanced at her teammate, who smiled back.

"Flash grenades?" understood the ginger, eyes lingering on the dolls still hanging to her friend's belt.

"Because of the attack at USJ, Aizawa-sensei's Quirk has been damaged, somewhat. He can't use it for as long, and the time between each use has increased," informed the girl as they run to find a place to hide. "It'll give us some time, but we need to find a way to escape his field of vision for a while longer! Keep trying to create your fire. There will be a single moment where he'll blink… and that's when you need to raise a wall of fire so dense he won't be able to see you through it."

"Copy that!"

They kept on running, the Hero getting closer and closer. As he sent his bandages to catch the ginger again, though, sparks flew from her fingers.

Now!

Stopping in her tracks, she created the greatest wall of fire she could manage in such a small street. She was careful not to touch the fences on the sides of the road, and it dense enough so that the teacher couldn't see through it. Using the opportunity, Yaoyorozu instantly started creating.

We can do this, Kira gritted her teeth, keeping it up. We can win this!

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It all happened in a brief instant.

Kira stopped producing her fire, going to hide under a cloth, just like her friend. Their opponent instantly moved to restrain them, but caught mannequins instead. In his surprise, he failed to see the danger in time. Yaoyorozu managed to fire her catapult and, at the given signal, Kira aimed her fire at the make-shift restraining bandages her partner had created earlier.

Heated up, the allow instantly returned to its original shape, thus trapping Eraser Head. The ginger instantly pounced to tackle him to the ground and, without hesitation, put the shackles around his wrists.

There was a moment of silence, only filled the ragged breaths of the two students, who still couldn't really understand what they had just done.

"Team Suttoki and Yaoyorozu have passed!"

Oh my God. We did it.

"We did it!" cheered the ginger, jumping to her feet. She instantly trapped her friend in a tight hug. "It's all thanks to you, Momo-chan! Damn… Now that I think about it, I would have basically failed all of my trimestral exams if it wasn't for you! You really are amazing, you know? Arigato!"

The black-haired girl stuttered to find her words, blushing at the praises, but a small smile still lingering on her lips.

They passed, and that was all that mattered.

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When Kira returned to the room to watch the rest of the fights, Izuku was surprised to find his best friend rather deep in thoughts. She had smiled as per usual, obviously cheered up by their victory, but had quickly fell silent after that. Frowning a little, he tapped her on the shoulder to get her attention.

"Uh? Izuku?" she blinked.

He took a short breath. "Kira. When everything's over… we need to talk."

She answered his serious gaze with her own, before nodding mutely. Nodding back, he then reported his attention on the screens to watch the next fight.

Well, that's that for the practical exam. Sorry if you guys were expecting a little more, but it was very important for Kira to understand her mistakes. At first, I was intending on making it really ironic and say she had a Hero Complex, but after some research I realized that it wasn't actually the same thing as the Savior Complex. Anyway!

Also, wow! So many reviews! I'm really glad my story is getting so popular, and I hope you'll keep commenting! I've been receiving a few demands for the Kira/Kirishima pairing, but I'm afraid I'll have to keep it to between Bakugo and Todoroki, unless a majority suddenly shows up and votes for our favorite red-haired knight in shining armor.

Oh, and for Cormin12: I'm afraid I don't know what Air Gear is. Sorry, but no secret connection here, ah ah! Also, thank you for making me realize my mistake in the first chapters, concerning the mock fights between the students. I'll go and try to correct it when I have the time. And again, I'm afraid I don't know Magic: The Gathering, so no, Kira's costume isn't from that Chandra character. Sorry again!

And for Dog, while I'm at it: you're right, what Kira did in the entrance exams is basically the same thing as Izuku. However, from my personal point of view, I don't think it's normal for Izuku to have passed thanks to Rescue Points alone. My theory is that they saw his potential as a Hero thanks to his little stunt, but knew he wouldn't be able to pass since he didn't get any Villain Point. And so, they gave him just enough so that he could pass and have a chance at the Hero Course. Now, considering that Kira didn't need the rescue points per se, I'd think that they gave her the correct amount of points instead of blowing it up like for Izuku. Anyway, that's only my theory, so don't take it for granted either, but that's how it works in this particular story.

Anyhow, thank you guys so much for your constant support, and I'll see you next week for the last chapter of the second season.

Plus Ultra!