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Chapter 5: Dorm Life And Provisional Exam
Izuku stare up at a new school building in awe, it's hard to believe that U.A has built new dorms within three days and name it Heights Alliance. He think back to the teachers-parents meeting and how hard they have to convince his mother to allow him to stay in heroic courses, his father was out oversea for his work at this time. He saw his father at the hospital and Hisashi was very relieved that his son's safe, mostly. Izuku glance down at bandages around his arm, the doctor told him that if he channel full power into his arms, he will lost some abilities to use his arm again. Izuku look up again at the entrance of his dorm until he hear some shouts behind him.
"DEKU!"
"IZUKU!"
"IZU!"
"IZU-POO!"
"MIDORI!"
"MIDORIYA!" The said boy turn around to see most of his classmates racing toward him and he yelp out as soon as the girls mobbing him, at least they take some caution to not touch his injuries. "Are you okay? Did they do anything to you?" These were the common questions among their bombarding of questions.
"Girls, give him some space." Itsuka quickly step in between the greenette boy and the group.
"I-I-I'm o-okay!" Izuku got his voice out, trying his best to ease his classmates' worries.
"So they don't do anything to you at all?" Kashiko pushed her glasses up.
"Ye…" He suddenly remember Himiko's kiss, "Um, yes?" Most girls notice his tone and they stare at the squirming boy for a while.
"…What did they do?" The orange-haired girl hissed lowly.
"Um, one of the v-v-villains, a-a girl, s-s-suddenly k-kiss me and s-s-say she l-love me." Izuku admitted, "B-B-But nothing else h-h-happened." There was a long pause.
"…Seriously?" Kyoka uttered in disbelief.
"That villain, how dare she stole your first kiss!" Setsuna shook her fist up in air.
"Um, t-t-t-that was n-n-not my f-f-first kiss…" Izuku said lamely in soft tone and almost everyone suddenly look at him with rapid blinks. Before anyone can speak up, Shino and Yu show up.
"Hello everyone." Shino smiled kindly to her students, "First thing, Class 1-A. We couldn't be more glad that you're all safe and sound, back together again."
"Looks like everyone got permission, huh?" Camie said to change the topic.
"I had to fight tooth and nail for it…" Toru sighed.
"That's what you'd expect, normally." Kyoka scratched her cheek lightly with index finger.
"You two were directly affected by the gas." Habuko commented.
"We're glad you're okay too, sensei." Tsuyu spoke and Ochaco nod at that.
"Yeah, a lot happened." The teacher nodded with a sigh before she clap her hands together with a smile, "Now then! I'm going to be giving you all a brief explanation of how the dorms will work. Let's go inside." Shino gesture to the dorm and the students head inside, no one notice that Shino have used her quirk on few certain girls to give them a little scolding and warning, that they were lucky not to get expelled and not to do it again.
"Each class get their own dorms." Yu huffed with hands on her hip as soon as they enter the lobby of the dorm and the students look around at their surrounding in awe. "The first floor is co-ed space. The mess hall, baths, laundry and etc are here."
"So much space, and it's so nice!" Mina pumped her fists excitingly, "Oh my god, look, a sofa!"
"Big-ass television!" Toru pointed to a large flatscreen television.
"Yo, there's a courtyard!" Camie whistled at the outside.
"I'm in a mansion, a palace." Ochaco almost pass out.
"U-U-Uraraka!" Izuku gasped with some concern.
"Did I hear that right…?" Shoko hummed, "The baths and laundry are co-ed?"
"They're gender-segregated so don't worry." Shino replied with a smile as she lead the class to elevator to go up a floor, "The dorms are located on the second floor up. Each of those floors has four rooms, for a total of five floors." She open a empty room, "Each individual room, meanwhile is outfitted with air conditioning, a toilet, a fridge, and a closet. It's pretty luxurious."
"There's even a veranda!" The bush-haired boy gasped.
"The closet is about the same size as the one at my estate." Momo cupped her chin with a hum.
"I'm in a palaaaaaaace." The gravity girl almost passed out again.
"The rooms will be laid out as we saw fit." Yu grunted, "All of the luggage we had you send us beforehand should be in your respective rooms. Oh, and Midoriya brat get his own private bathroom in his room for obvious reason." She have to look at some girls with deadpan expression as they refuse to meet her eyes, here goes their chance of 'rom-com accidents'.
"For the time being, go get all your stuff set in your rooms." Shino laughed lightly, "I'll explain what we'll be doing next tomorrow. You are dismissed."
"Hai, sensei!" The class replied before they split up to start unpacking and set up their rooms.
By the time the teenagers were done with most of their unpacking, it was dark when they meet up in the common room. "You know the way things got to this might've been rough but…" Setsuna sit on the sofa's armrest next to Izuku with a toothy grin as she looked at several of her roommates, "I'm really stoked we're all gonna live so close by!"
"Yes, community living…" Kashiko nodded, "We can get a little closer and building up our connections with each other."
"Hey everybody, you finish setting up your rooms yet?" Mina showed up with some more girls in tow.
"Yeah, we're just chilling now." Camie lift her hand up with a nod.
"Soooo, like!" The pink girl grinned impishly, "We were just talking, and it's only a suggestion, but! Why don't we have a competition to show off our rooms!?" Almost everyone turn to stare at her in silence for few moments before Izuku suddenly get off the sofa and make a run for it but some girls have saw that one coming as they make a run for it ahead of him.
"WHAT, WAIT, NO, PLEASE, DON'T!" Izuku cried out as he reach his room and try to lock it but it was too late when everyone get in his room.
"It's nothing but All Might!" Ochaco clapped her hands in pure awe as the girls look around in the only boy's room, the All Might-theme is so strong in this room from posters to action figures…Even his bed have All Might theme! His blue-and-yellow computer also has All Might hairstyle sticking out from the top.
"Oh, not everything." Tsuyu pointed out to few posters of Gang Orca and Ryukyu, even there is a Gang Orco stuffed animal and couple Ryukyu action figures. Some notice that there are one or two random heroes theme and there is one weird crude plush in form of black dragon, it look like a bad handmade stuffed animal with one orange button eye hanging down.
"You should have seen his room at home." Itsuka snorted in amusement, "It have more than what he have here."
"Hardcore otaku." Yui said blankly.
"Don't look too down." Kaoruko patted Izuku's back gently while he look too embarrassed as she chuckled lightly, "Everyone may will crash the other rooms…"
"Yo, your room is next door, right?" Camie pointed out and the blue-skinned girl just smile for few moments before she race out with alerting expression, only to be caught in Mina's and attractive blonde's holds as the group force their way into Kaoruko's room for the first time.
"Wow, it's so normal!" Setsuna whistled. Kaoruko's room was pretty normal and has basic things like computer, small low-table, few picture frames, perfume bottles and blue blanket cover with frilly pillows and couple stuffed animals. There were few unopened boxes sitting near the closet and drawers.
"I can see next-door girl vibes here!" Camie agreed.
"It's so normal, it's amazing!" Toru waved her arms.
"So this is what normal looks like…" Ochaco said bluntly with a smile.
"I'm sorry for having a dull plain room." Kaoruko muttered with head hanging down, she wasn't done with her unpacking.
"Who else have rooms on this floor?" The invisible girl asked.
"Me and Pony." Reiko lift her hand up.
"The other side is empty by the way." Shoko said, had checked the floor plans out beforehand so she can know where Izuku live on. The only way to get to other side is through elevators or stairs on first floor, which mean she'll have hard time trying to sneak into her future husband's room…Maybe she'll invite him to her room under some illusion of studying session?
"Let's go check Yanagi's room out next!" Mina pumped her fist up excitingly, "Let's see who get the number one interior design sense in the class!"
"Hoo, I'm all for it!" Camie flashed her thumb up.
"What?" Kyoka looked shocked.
"Really?!" Izuku sweated, "It's okay? Really?! M-M-Maybe I'll go back to m-my room and…" Suddenly Setsuna and Toru locked their arms around his arms to drag him into the girls' rooms, "W-W-Wait, wait!"
"WOW, SO DARK!" Pony gasped in shock, Reiko's room was so dark because of a blackout curtain and there is a large bookshelf, filled with horror movies and stories. On her desk, there is a laptop with some creepy items like fake skull and monster figures. Her bed appears to be all black with several pillows and creepy dolls. "SO SPOOKY!"
"Wow, you have so many film posters." The pink-skinned girl whistled at the horror movie posters, she realize few from pre-quirk era. Very few girls barely notice that a bodybuilder magazine was tucking away under Reiko's laptop but no one make a comment on it.
The group move to Pony's bedroom and they discover it to be so colorful and bright. "SO BRIGHT!" Ochaco cried out. There are several anime posters, row of shiny horseshoes hanging on wall over window, neon pink curtain, brown rustic rug, several shelves with cases of anime show and movies, mangas in English, figures, drawers, American flag and neon-colored bed. Some swear that they can see dazzling lights.
"What you think?" Pony gestured to her room with a beaming proud grin, rocking on her feet lightly.
"Totes awesome." Camie gave her a thumb-up.
"Wow, I haven't watched this one for a long time!" Toru pointed a certain anime out, "Girl, we should have anime night someday!"
'I wonder if she get any BL.' Kashiko wondered to herself.
"Let's go upstairs." The gravity girl said cheerily as she lead the group to the elevator and when they reach the third floor, the illustrator immediately guide them to her room.
"Welcome to my room!" The illustrator gestured to her room, it appear to be a simple room but there are a lot of magazines laying around on a low table, many random feminine objects on shelf and few boy band posters.
"Kinda normal, huh?" Kyoka blinked, it's quite unexpected because she have seen Camie dress up like gyaru and she thought her room was going to be very gyaru-ish.
"Well, I'm planning to touch it up here and there later." Camie shrugged her shoulders with a hum and they take a look around before they move on to the next room, Itsuka's.
"WHOA, DOJO!" Several outgoing girls cried out in shock at the sight of the orangette's room, it largely resemble a dojo because of the floor and several martial art gears like wooden dummy post in the corner and wooden weapon racks on wall. Her desk has several picture frames and her bed have wooden frame with bottom drawers, covered with plaid patterned blanket cover.
"How do you do that?!" Kaoruko can't help but to gawk at the room.
"Eh, I put in a request beforehand…" Itsuka scratched her cheek lightly with bashful expression, "I don't expect them to do that." Few curious girls take a peek at the picture frames before Setsuna pick a certain frame up.
"Awwww!" Setsuna laughed, "Little Midori and Itsuka! You two look so damn adorable!" Almost all girls huddle together to look at the said frame, it show young Itsuka and Izuku stand side by side in front of a park and the little girl was smiling brightly while holding holds as the little boy lean closer to her with timid expression as if he was using her as a shield. "When was that taken?"
"Around eight, I believe." The orangette hummed in deep thought, "Our parents decided to have a picnic together and my mom wants to take a picture of us this day."
"So cute." Toru giggled together with her friends at little boy before she turn to the orangette, "Hey, do you get any more of childhood photos?"
"No, it's the only one I bought from home." Itsuka replied, it's a little lie because she have few more childhood pictures of her with Izuku but she won't let them know that. "Shall we move on?" They went to Yui's room, which is right next door and when they enter, the pink-skinned girl gasp out loud.
"There's nothing at all in your room!" Mina gaped at almost empty room, there are only bed, small desk with chair and a single drawer. She notice five boxes, small enough to fit one's palm, "And what's up with these boxes?"
"I have received a upgrade to my quirk, which allow me to change the size of any objects so I shrink my clothes and items in these boxes." Yui said flatly, "Very useful for packing and unpacking."
"Oh right, some of you girls' quirks have evolved at this time…" The acid user winced at the memory of the hellish camp trip, "Anyway, why don't you unpack them?"
"Mood." She replied flatly and few girls sweatdropped at the blank-faced girl before they decide to visit Ibara's room next.
"Hey, where's Bakugo at?" Camie asked on the way after realized that the said girl was not with them the whole time.
"I heard her saying she's going to bed because it's stupid." Habuko replied, Izuku find it odd since the explosive girl was very quiet today and he remember her being quiet on the day that her family stop by to visit him at hospital, leaving right away after take one look at him. The bush-haired boy admitted that he's worried about her.
"I apologize if there is nothing interesting in my room." Ibara allowed her guests to enter her room and some were not surprised to see Christian cross on wall over her bed, bible book on her desk and few Christian paintings hanging on three of her walls. There are some plants, Christian statues and flower vases on shelf and a small potted tree on her balcony with small vegetable sill.
"So religious." Kyoka twirled her ear jack around with unsurprising expression and few agreed with her. "It looks pretty nice, anyway."
"Thank you." The vine-haired girl nodded as few girls make some comments about her flowers and plants before they move up to fourth floor since they can't visit another room on other side until they go back on the first floor.
"Who's on this side of fourth floor? The gravity girl asked.
"Bakugo, Tokage, Komori and me." Kashiko answered and when the elevator stop at the fourth floor, she suddenly race into her room then lock it with a loud click.
"Wha…!" Mina ran up to the sensor girl's door then rattled the doorknob while pounding, "OPEN UP, LET US IN! OPEN UP!"
On the other side of the door, the white-haired girl just pressed her back against the door while staring at her bookshelves. 'There is no way in the world I'll let them in and see my BL collection and works.'
"Meh, come and see my room." Setsuna waved the group over with a light shrug of her shoulders as she open her door to allow them in. There was a lot of dinosaur figures and themed bed along with some green drawers and shelf. Almost immediately, everyone spot a tank on her desk and it hold two lizards inside under hot light.
"You have pet?!" Pony gasped and some get close to examine the lizards, one has light green scale and other have brown and black scales.
"Yup, got permission from teach." The greenette girl grinned lopsided with fists on her hip, "The green one's Raptor and other one's Rex."
"To be honest, you do look like a girl that would have reptiles for pet." Mina nodded sagely before they leave the room to go to Kinoko's room and they weren't surprised to see a heavy mushroom-themed room from bed to posters, completed with planting box of mushrooms. "You sure love mushrooms, huh?"
"Hai, I do." Kinoko nodded with a heavy blush because that is the first time she has a boy in her room and it's her crush. "I find mushrooms to be very fascinating since my quirk come in." After a look around, they move on to the top floor and the first room they visit is Habuko's.
"Huh, another normal room." Kyoka muttered at the sight of a normal standard room with few pillows and stuffed animals on pink blanket cover and normal desk next to shelf, the only one thing that stand out is a large hot lamp in the corner. The rocker figure it's for Habuko because there are some mutant-type quirk users that request a certain thing for their day-to-day life and the snake girl might be a cold-blooded.
"I'm sorry that my room does not have some theme like some guys." Habuko rolled her eyes lightly, not bothered by the fact that her room is plain. The group become very curious by the next room because it's Shoko's room and they wonder what they will see inside.
"Please get it over with." Shoko barely cover her yawn, "I want to go to bed."
"…A JAPANESE STYLE ROOM!" Mina and almost everyone dropped their jaws with widened eyes at the sight of true Japanese style room. "THIS ROOM IS BUILT COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY!"
"My house was Japanese-style, so." The dual-haired girl replied before she glanced down at the mats, "The flooring won't set in, though."
"Who cares why!?" Camie cried, "How the hell did you renovate your entire room the day you moved in!?"
"I tried my best." Shoko said coolly.
"What is this girl…" The illustrator sweatdropped.
"She's definitely going place." Toru sighed before she wave her fist up in air, "All right, back to first floor and go up on other side!" The group head back to the elevator to go down to the first floor then take another elevator to reach the third floor on other side.
"…It's a little embarrassing, but…" Kyoka glanced over her shoulder to the group with nervous expression before she open the door fully to reveal her room. It have so many musical instruments, sounders, couple rocker posters and checker ceiling and floor.
"IT'S EVEN MORE MUSICAL THAN I THOUGHT!" Camie cried out to the rocker, who was covering her embarrassing face with her hands.
"Jiro, you're a real rocker girl, huh!" The invisible girl whistled impressed.
"Can you play all of these!?" Ochaco pointed at drum set.
"Well, just the basics." The rocker poked her jacks together embarrassingly before she power-walk out with her hands jabbed into her pockets, "NEEEEEEEEEEEEEXT!"
"Next is mine!" Toru hopped excitingly, "The Hagakure room!" She opened the door then hop inside to gesture to her room, "Whaddya think!?"
"Now that is a normal girl's room." Setsuna looked around the room, it look so simple yet carry some feminine charm to it. The group move to next floor and Mina show them into her room.
"Ta-daa!" Mine grinned, "Ain't it cute!?" Everyone stare blankly at her room, it look like the eighties have just throw up in this messy room before they move to the gravity girl's room.
"I'm sorry it's so bland." Ochaco rubbed her head sheepishly, there is not a lot of things in her room beside old television and fan.
"N-Next is A-Asui, right…" Izuku muttered as the group return to the elevator for the top floor again.
"Tsuyu." The said girl corrected him.
"A-Ah, sorry, Tsuyu." He stuttered as the group walk to her door and she let them in. Tsuyu's room has some frog themed set and shelf with books, black-and-green patterned bed and it look pretty modest.
"Wow, it's cute so like you." The gravity girl said and some have similar comments like her.
"Thank you." Tsuyu replied before they leave the room.
"All right, you're the last one, Yaomomo!" Camie said.
"Actually…" Momo opened her door with a smile and light embarrassing blush, "Well, you see, I made a bit of an error in my calculations…Compared to all of your rooms, which are overflowing with creativity, my room…" The group entered her room then froze in their spot, "Got a tad cramped." Her bed was so large that it took up a lot of her room.
"It's huge!" Setsuna dropped her jaw, "And cramped! What happened!?"
"It's all furniture I'm used to…" The creator looked sheepish, "I never imagined the room would be so narrow…"
'She's a rich girl all right.' Almost everyone stare at her.
"Okay, did everyone put in their vote!?" Mina announced to the group in the common room, "Remember, no voting for your own room!" She shove her hand inside the ballot box, "And now! Excluding Bakugo and Sekigai…It's time to present who the number one ranking of the first annual ruler of all rooms contest is!" She tallied the votes up, "With a total of eleven votes! The room that beat out everyone else's by a large margin and emerged the sole victor is…Midoriya Izuku's!"
"WHAAAAAAAAT?!" Izuku's eyes popped out in pure shock, "WHY?!"
"Because your room is veeeeeery interesting with All Might stuff." Ochaco laughed, "No one have a otaku room like yours."
"It's cute and unique in a way." Camie said.
"That and your room is the first boy room most of us have been in." Setsuna smirked, causing the poor boy to blush.
"Is it over?" Shoko asked, "Can I sleep now?"
"Yes, you may." Ibara nodded and the teenagers start to turn in while chatting with each other a bit.
Izuku finished changed into his pajama set and he look at Kota's letter before he smile, Shino had gave him this letter the day after he got in hospital then give him a long hug before she left. He tuck the letter away in the top drawer of his desk before a knock suddenly catch his attention, he get up to answer the door and see Itsuka with a sleeping bag. "Itsuka?"
"Hey, Izuku, can I come in?" She smiled at him as he let her in with a nod.
"What bring you over?" Izuku asked out of curiosity, wonder about the sleeping bag in her arm.
"Well, I figure it's been a while since we have our sleepover and I found out that a steaming website is having superhero movie marathon so…" Itsuka smiled.
"Really?!" The greenette quickly powered his computer up, "The usual one or…?"
"The usual." She laughed, "So…Is it okay if I stay over for tonight?"
"Yeah!" He nodded happily as the steaming website pop up to play Batman's Under The Hood movie and he take his seat next to his best friend.
"By the way, I'm surprised you don't bring your comic books." Itsuka slowly lean on his side.
"Ah, they're under my bed and in closet." Izuku said.
"Oh?" She chuckled lightly, "Get Wonder Woman or X-Men?"
"Yeah, they're in closet." He answered and the orangette went to his closet, find the box of his comic books before she take couple of Wonder Woman books and a single competed volume of X-Men then return to his side. Izuku notice that she was leaning on him and she have been sticking close to him more than before lately but he assume it's because of what happened back at this camp so he let it be for now. Right now, the best friends enjoy their little sleepover.
The next day in class, Shino look over at her class with a smile before she clear her throat. "As I told you all yesterday, our first priority is to acquire provisional licenses." She paused to let the students confirmed, "Hero licenses are a serious responsibility. They are directly concerned with matters of life and death. As such, the exam to receive qualification is very hard. Even the average yearly passing rate for just the provisional license exam is only about fifty percent. So starting today, each of one of you…" The door slide to reveal Midnight, Cementoss and Ectoplasm as all teachers spoke together, "Will be devising at least two new super moves!"
"Now it's both school-like and hero-like!" Some students cheered together.
"That's right, super moves!" Ectoplasm spoke, "In other words, killer techniques sure to win the day!"
"And any such technique that's truly one with you admits no imitation." Cementoss held his index finger up, "The meaning of battle lies in how far you can push your unique skills!"
"And your moves are your symbol!" Midnight winked with a grin, "In this day and age, if you're a pro hero without any super moves, you're an endangered species!"
"We'll tell you all the details alongside some demonstrations." Shino smiled, "Go change into your costumes and assemble at Gamma gym."
"Training and Dining Land or TDL for short!" The Cement hero said and the students looked little concerned and puzzling by the nickname of Gamma Gym. "This is my personal facility, I can fashion whatever terrain or objects I believe best suit each individual student." He kneel down to form cement shape from the ground, "That's where the dining part of the name comes from."
"May I ask a question?" Kashiko raised her hand up, "What can be considering a super move and how do it help us with provisional licenses?"
"They are necessary because whether they encounter incidents, criminals or accidental, disasters natural or manmade, it's a hero's job to rescue people from all kinds of peril." Shino explained, "And the exam for the license will be judging your aptitude. Insight, agility, judgment and fighting prowess along with other criteria such as communication skill, charm and leadership ability, the exam will test your aptitude at many of these skills, as its contents change every year."
"But within that paradigm, the item that will receive far and away the most emphasis for upcoming heroes is fighting prowess." Midnight picked up, "So if you prepare for that, you won't have any cause for concern! Just keep in mind that having moves for battle greatly influences how likely it is you pass."
"If you can resist getting caught up in the sway of the situation and maintain stability on the field." Cementoss said as he finished built platforms, "Then you'll be in possession of a high-level fighting prowess."
"And there's no reason our super move has to be offensive in nature." Ectoplasm hummed, "For example…Iida's recipro burst." Some students recalled the said boy's move at the sport festival, "A temporary extreme speed boost is a threat in itself, and as such is worthy enough for the title of super move."
"Oh, I get it." Camie pounded her palm with fist, "So we just need to think of a sweet move that make us go 'Gotta use for edge, fam'."
"…Yes." The R-rated heroine nodded, "Remember how Kamui of the woods made his dynamic entrance the other day? Lacquer Prison is a fine example of a super move! And it's not hard to see why, either."
"The quirk extension training that was cut short during camp this summer was supposed to be a step in the process of creating your own super move." The teleph heroine said as Ectoplasm create many clones, "So in the ten days of summer break that we have left between now and the start of the next semester, you're in for some two-in-one traiing as you'll be whipping up new super moves and extending your quirks at the same time! Furthermore you'll also be thinking of how best to upgrade your costume to go with your quirk extension training and new super moves. You shall break past these walls with 'Plus Ultra' on your lips. Now, are you ready?"
"Ready?" Setsuna grinned, "We're psyched!"
'…What do I do?' Izuku looked at his hand with a frown. The class starts to training or discuss about their new and latest ability of their quirks and he just stare at them before Ectoplasm kick him with his peg leg.
"What are you looking at?" The clone barked, "Back to work!"
"Um…" The teenager turned to him as he scratched his head, "About my super move…Well, it's like I've got bombs in my arms. I can't go overboard with them…To be honest, I don't have any idea what super move I could even come up with…"
"It's certainly true that, in a way, your quirk is the furthest from any semblance of stability." Ectoplasm hummed, "But your style isn't set in stone yet, so if you can, use today to extend your quirk some more." The greenette heard some explosive in the distance then he look around to see some of his classmates bragging to each other about their powerup, discussing or how close they are to finish their super moves. He can see that some have idea in their mind as they train harder and he look at his fist worriedly.
"Hey." The boy jolt up to see his idol in his true form.
"Ah, All Might!" Izuku uttered.
"Some advice…" Toshinori clenched his fist, "You're still trying to imitate me, kid."
"Wha…?" He looked puzzled, "What do you mean…"
"Hi there, Jiro my girl!" The retired hero moved swiftly to the said girl with a wave before he give her some tips while Izuku watch on with some confusion and at same time, Shino notice a 'Teaching for Total Dummies' book sticking out from Toshinori's back pocket with a small sweatdrop.
Izuku walk down the hallway then stop at a steel door and he look up to the overhead post that read, 'Development Studio'. He decide to focus on upgrading his costume first before he can focus on working out his super move and he gaze at his lifting hand. 'For the time being, I need to do something about the threat of my arms getting paralyzed. So…If I could get some arm supporters to help me move more safely! I have to build up my body in order to raise my limit on how much of One For All's power I can use, and then I can think about perfecting a super move.' His face hardened with determination, 'I can't let myself be left behind…No! I've gotta be aiming for the top!"
"I see." Kaoruko rubbed her chin, "So you're focusing on floating more?"
"Yeah!" Ochaco replied, "If I give myself more mobility, then I can also make more of the fighting techniques I learned during our workplace experience! How about you?"
"Well, I want to increase the size and numbers of bubbles." The blue-skinned girl form a small bubble that pop, "So I'm going to the development studio to see if anyone can build me a support gear or give me a better idea." The gravity girl was about to say something until she spot Izuku at the steel door.
"Ah, hey, Deku!" The smiling gravity girl jogged, "And just when I thought you might not be here! Are you here to upgrade your costume, too!?"
"Oh, hi, Urara…" The bush-haired boy replied back before the steel door suddenly explode on him and the smoke burst out as both girls gaped with widened eyes.
"I swear you…" Power Loader waved the smoke away with coughs, "Don't just tossed together whatever pops into your head so willy-nilly!"
"Fufufufu, but failure is the mother of invention, Power Loader-sensei!" A voice laughed as the gravity girl realized it, "A man named Thomas Edison once said 'Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless'."
"That's not the problem!" The supporter teacher growled as the smokescreen clear up to reveal Mei on top of Izuku, "Could you listen to me for once, please!? Hatsume!"
"Waaaait…" Mei tilt her head at the greenette with a wide grin, "You're that kid from back then!" She unknowingly flash him the valley of her cleavage, due to her low-cut tank top.
'BOOOOOOOOO…' Izuku quickly avert his trembling eyes to the ceiling with comical frightened expression.
'BIES!' Ochaco unknowingly finished the greenette's thought with gaped expression.
"Really sorry about the sudden kaboom!" The pinkette hopped off him on her feet as she dusted some dirt off her while the other girls help Izuku up, "It's been a while, hasn't it? You're the heroic department kid…Uh…I forget all of your names."
"It's M-Midoriya Izu-Izuku…" The greenette tried to calm his pounding heartbeat down while Ochaco stare at him blankly.
"I'm Awata Kaoruko." The bubble girl glanced at her male classmate worriedly, "And that is Uraraka Ochaco…"
"Ah, I get ya!" Mei turned back to her studio, "Right, well, I'm busy developing my babies, so bye!"
"A-Ah, wait…" Izuku followed her in, "Um, I kind of w-w-wanted a few words f-f-from Power Loader-s-s-sensei regarding the c-c-costume upgrade thing…"
"Did you say costume upgrade?!" The pinkette's head whirred to them with a wide grin, "I'm listening!"
"Hatsume…" Power Loader growled loudly, "Now that you're living on the campus, you're allowed to spend your time at the studio…" He gave her a heated glare, "But if you go on wrecking the place at this rate, I won't be afraid to ban you…" He turned his head to the students, "I heard from Eraserhead. You must be here to tweak your costume for your new super moves." He waved them in, "Well, get in."
"Wow!" Izuku beamed at the sight of the studio as soon as the students step inside, "Reminds me of a secret base!" It does remind him a lot of secret base from his comic books and television.
"All right, now show me your costume's manual." The supporter teacher spoke, "You've got it inside the case it came in, don't you? C'mon, I've got a license for this. I'll take a look and tinker with what I can. For small scale upgrades or repairs I can just report how I altered the costume to the design agency after the fact, but for larger scale upgrade, you need to write an application to the agency. Then once the government examines it and approve it, you can come back here to fetch it. Albeit…The agency I'm with is so first-rate that it'll come back within three days most of the time."
"Um, I-I-I was wondering if t-there was any way I could decrease the load on the ligaments in my a-arms?" The greenette rubbed his shoulder, "Is anything like that possible?"
"Ah, that's right, your style uses your fists and fingers, if I recall correctly." Power Loader nodded while typing into the computer, "It's possible all right, it will take a moment's tinkering and it'll be done in no time."
"All right, Deku!" Ochaco pumped her fist happily.
"Yeah!" Izuku nodded before he froze as Mei feel his body up with her hands from behind.
"Mm, I see." Mei grinned.
"…Wha…" The gravity girl stared at the pinkette with shadow over her eyes, "What are you doing, Hatsume?" Kaoruko feel something stirring up within herself but she just push it out of her head.
"Fufufu, I'm feeling his body." Mei said proudly as if she didn't do anything weird, "Ah, yes. You're more built than you look, aren't you?" The blushing greenette gave out an silent scream, "Fufufu, have I got just the thing for a body like yours." Before Izuku know it, he was forced to wear a bulky armored bodysuit. "The baby I was saving up my sleeve! It's my power suit! This child of mine's a high tech wonder that senses the contraction of your muscles to support your movement! She's my forty-ninth darling! Fufufu!"
"I-I-I'd be okay w-with just the a-a-arm supporters, though…" Izuku turned his torso around until he realize that the suit keep twisting his torso farther, "O-Oh wow…I-It's moving on its o-own…W-Wait, it won't stop! WAIT! OW! OW! MY HIPPPPSSSS!"
"Looks like I messed up when I was programming the range of motion!" The pinkette clicked the remote to stop the suit with a grin, "My bad!"
"A-All I asked for s-s-some arm supporters…" The greenette slumped on floor after the gravity girl helped him out, "But I-I nearly got my torso twisted back there…"
"Maybe it could be used as a capture item." Mei hummed until she overheard Kaoruko asked Power Loader for a supporting gear before she zoom to her, "Is that so! Then you need…" She forced the blue-skinned girl to wear a bulky arm supporters that awfully look like Iida's engine leg, "THIS BABY! She's an electric booster item designed to suppress the heat it would generate to the maximum degree! And she's my thirty-sixth little baby, isn't she just adorable!?"
"But I don't need a booster, Hatsume, I need…" Kaoruko cried.
"Booster activate!" Mei turned them on.
"HEY!" The bubble girl shouted before the arm booster launch her up to the ceiling and she stare at the ground as if she have lost all hope.
"A-AWATA!" Her classmates cried before she manage to get down.
"W-Why should you give me that?" Kaoruko said on her limbs, "And on my arms?! I don't need boosters to go faster, I'll rather use my legs to run!"
"Yes, yes, I know, it's just that I was thinking." The grinning pinkette said proudly, "If you want to cool down your legs, couldn't you just try running with your hands?"
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!" The bubble girl lost her cool at that and at same time, Izuku come to some realization as he start to think deeply, barely hearing Power Loader's conversation about Mei and her pie of failed gadets.
"…I'VE GOT IT!" Izuku gasped out loudly as they turn their attention to him, "I gotta ask Iida something!" He rush out.
"…Boy, Deku's beaming all of sudden." Ochaco tilted her head and Kaoruko nodded, both wonder what Izuku came up with.
"Tsuyu, Habuko, you're making dinner?" Camie peeked inside the kitchen, most of her dorm-mates were relaxing in the common room as they either doing their homework or killing some time by watching shows. Some of them were little exhausted from the first day of training.
"Yes, we are making curry and steaks." Tsuyu stirred the pot as Habuko checked the streaks in oven, "Tell everyone it'll be ready in ten minutes."
"Got it." The illustrator gave them a thumb-up before she informs the others, throw herself across the sofa on her front with her head on side to watch the show. "What did I miss?"
"Evil twin just show up and reveal she was the one that sleep with McHottie." Toru tossed some chips in her mouth.
"Why are you girls watching soap opera?" Kyoka grumbled, she feel like losing some brain cells from half-listening to this stupid show. Why do they always use cliche?!
"Because it's brain-numbing and fun." Camie said.
"Because there's bunch of hotties." Mina chewed her snacks, earning a couple nods from the invisible girl and illustrator and Kyoka roll her eyes at them before she focus on her homework. It suck that they have summer homework but at least it can be done in few days. They wait until it was time for dinner and almost everyone takes their seat in common room, only Katsuki was not present for some reason.
"…So how was everyone's first nights away from home?" Kinoko asked.
"Honestly?" Habuko swallowed her meal, "It feel weird. I was so confusing for few minutes when I wake up in my room."
"Same here." Itsuka blushed in embarrassment, "When the school ended, I almost left the campus ground to go to the station until I realize we live here now when I almost reach the front gate." Some girls share her experience.
"Yeah, but at least we have each other." Ochaco beamed, it feels so nice to live with her friends now…And to save a lot of money, yay for rent-free dorm life!
"Right!" Pony agreed with the gravity girl and they talk about their expectation of dorm life and the rest of their first year.
"We should make something special for any day." Setsuna snapped her fingers with a toothy grin.
"Like what?" The rocker raised her eyebrow.
"Like game night." The greenette girl said.
"Oh, I like that!" The gravity girl gasped, "Movie night!"
"Book club." Momo's eyes shine at the idea as she clapped her hands together.
"Sleepover party in this room!" Toru waved her arms around and almost everyone become exciting as they talk about night activity.
"How about it?" Setsuna raised her hand up as soon as almost everyone finish their dinner, "We can start game night tonight and play Mafia. Raise your hand if you're all for it." Izuku meekly raise his hand up along with almost everyone, that will be his first time playing a game with friends, beside his best friend and family. "Great!" She take a blank paper to write the roles down, "Since there are many of us, I'm putting two mafia down. We'll have a doctor and detective. The rest, civilians…" She glanced around as she tear paper to pieces then put them in a ballot box that was left from last night, "Who want to be the mod?"
"I will, I know the rules." Kashiko raised her hand up slightly, she was one of few that don't raise their hands early. After explaining the rules to these who don't know the game and draw their roles, she clear her throat as everyone have their heads down with closed eyes. "Mafia, wake up." Reiko and Mina lift their heads up to point someone out before they drop their heads down with closed eyes, "Doctor, wake up." Izuku slowly look up nervously before he point someone out unsurely then close his eyes and the detective turn out to be Kyoka. "Everyone, wake up." Everyone open their eyes, "Camie is dead."
"Aw, bah!" The said girl scooted back a little with a pout and everyone start to discuss while studying the others' reactions, the voting was skipped this round since they have nothing to go on with. They continue the game for few hours and it end in mafia's victory, only catch Mina.
"Damn, only if we don't vote Deku out in fifth round." Ochaco swing her right arm up and down with a playful groan when they found out who was the doctor and detective, "I told you all he was innocent!" The teenagers laughed at that, "Can we play another game of Mafia?"
"One more then bedtime." Momo said, "We have training tomorrow, remember?"
"You heard mom, one more game before bedtime!" Toru teased and almost everyone laughed as the rich girl blushed embarrassingly before they play another game.
Izuku was sleeping in his bedroom until his phone vibrate with ringtone, waking him up and he pick it up to see that he have been added to a chat group. The name of this group read 'Class 1-A' and it look like Mina have created it. There was dozen of texts and he just text hello in before a new text pop up.
Setsuna: Midori, we all agreed that you can start call us by our first name from now on! We'll correct you if you try to use our last name.
"…WAIT, WAIT, WHAT?!" Izuku cried out in shock as he fumbled with his phone and he rapidly text, trying his best to change that but it was no use and he have no choice but to give up and accept it.
Izuku: I'm going back to bed, it's late.
The greenette put his phone down with a resigned sigh before he go back to sleep, not bother to check his phone when a new text pop up.
Mina: I wanna change Midori's name to Cinnamon Bun. Aye or nay?
Mina's text was followed by multiple 'aye' replies and he will never find out until he wake up then try to change his nickname comedically, despite the fact that he don't have admin power.
On the fourth day of training in Gamma Gym, the students were slowly honing up their super moves or testing out part of their costume upgrades and Izuku check himself over. "Hey, Izu-poo, you changed your costume?" Camie noticed some changes.
"Y-Y-Yeah!" Izuku confirmed with a blush, "T-They're a-a-arm supporters. They'll help reduce the s-s-strain on them." Every time he look at her, he can't help but to remember their kiss in the forest and he want to ask her about it but he never find the right time.
"Mm, still plain-looking but I dig it because it's totes you." The illustrator gave him a thumb-up.
"T-T-Thank you." The bush-haired boy rubbed his outfit, he don't want to change it much because his mother put a lot of work in it. He look around at his classmates as few of them show off a super move to Midnight before he hear a boom and look up to see that Katsuki have create a new move that focus on a single point, leaving a medium hole through a thick cement wall. The wall start to crumble and a large chunk fall over toward Toshinori, who was unawake that he's in danger until both Katsuki and Aizawa, who stopped by to check on the students, shout out the warning. Izuku quickly leap into action and destroy the chunk with a kick, landing on ground. 'If my arms are a concern, I'll just use my legs!' Izuku feel a little proud of his Shoot style.
"Correct answer." Toshinori grinned as if he can read his successor's mind.
"Are you okay!?" Izuku turned to his idol, "All Might!"
"Yep!" The skinny blonde grinned again.
"Midori, that you!?" Setsuna jogged up to them with few girls, "Holy crap, that was one destructive power!"
"You switched up your style." Itsuka inputted.
"Yeah, Itsuka, Setsuna." The greenette lift his foot up to show his sole, "The destructive power is thinks to these soles Hatsume came up with. And I changed my style by observing how Iida moves his body." He remembered asking Iida if he can watch him training the other day, "All I've really done is determined what direction I'll be going now, and this skill's still only hot off the forge, so it's nothing I could call a super move just yet, but…"
"That's all right!" Toshinori spoke up, "Because that skill is probably more than just hot off the forge. For the provisional license exam, that is." His comment confused Izuku.
"It's dangerous here, All Might, don't get too close." Aizawa approached the blonde man.
"Thank, but I'm heading out anyway!" Toshinori replied before he look up to Katsuki, "Sorry about that, Bakugo my girl." The violent girl stand over the cliff with a sneer.
"Keh!" Katsuki stomped back as she set off a huge explosive, "WATCH YOUR DAMN SELF, ALL MIGHT!"
"Never mind that…!" Izuku turned to his classmates with lit-up eyes, "E-Everyone's upgraded their c-costumes, too!"
"Oh, you noticed?" Setsuna grinned widely as she gestured to her scaly bodysuit with mask, "Since my quirk has evolved, it was time to overhaul my outfit and the support dept. made it with my cells." She pop her right arm off as it float in air and the bush-haired boy was impressed to see that her costume also split off. "My outfit now can regenerate or mend together along with my quirk."
"Yeah, and you're not the only one that overhaul the costumes." Itsuka glanced at her classmates, some looks have change so much while some remain same with few little differences. "The rest have been making little improvements to their costumes, so we can't let our guards down." She turn back to see that her best friend have went off in his long mumbling, 'It have been a while since he does that.' She chuckle as Izuku analyze the others' upgrades, gears and what he just learned from the splitter.
"How long do you think it last for?" The greenette girl gestured to the muttering boy with a chuckle and the orangette was about to say something but…
"TIME'S UP, CLASS A!" Everyone turned to see Vlad King as he entered with his homeroom class, "Today we arranged for Class B to use TDL this afternoon!"
"Class B!" Izuku uttered.
"So make haste outta here, Mandalay." The blood hero scowled.
"We have few minutes left." Shino checked the time, "Let us finish up a little before we go."
"Hey, did you hear!?" Neito spoke out loud as soon as he see the Class A, "They say half the people who take the test for provisional fail! So why don't you all fail for us, Class A!?"
"What's up with this guy?" Habuko stared at the ranting copycat oddly.
"Just ignore him." Tsuyu replied.
"Hello, Midoriya." Fumikage spoke.
"Ah, hey, T-T-Tokoyami!" The greenette boy greeted him then notice the bird-headed student's classmates, "S-S-Shoji, K-Kirishima."
"Hey, Midoriya, dig the new look!" Eijiro waved with toothy grin.
"Midoriya, how are you?" Mezo spoke, "Congratulate on your discharge. Sorry for not visiting you at hospital."
"I-It's okay, I'm d-d-doing fine." Izuku replied, "T-T-Thank you."
"No, we should thank you for helping us out back then." The bird-headed boy crossed his arms with closed eyes and the greenette boy scratches his head bashfully before he notice something.
"Um, I-I-I notice s-s-some new f-f-faces…" The OFA wielder glanced at Class B.
"Ah, some decide to transfer out to general education." Mezo replied, "Therefore, new guys."
"Not that I can blame them." Eijiro rubbed his neck with another hand on hip, "We have one crazy year and got attacked by Villain Alliance twice."
"Oh." Izuku can't help but to nod until he notice something, "Um…W-W-Why is M-M-Mineta t-t-tied up?" The said pervert was struggling in tape and glue as his eyes have bloody tears, muffling something behind tape.
"He lost his shit when he found out that you're living with the girls in dorm and…" The six-armed boy sighed, "Well, there are things that I can't repeat to you."
"He was trying to run and barge into your dorm and we tied him down many times." The redhead scratched his head again with a sigh, "Vlad-sensei have to stop him by threaten to expelled him."
"I-I-I see…" Izuku stuttered and some girls glared at the pervert deadly.
"That's why we applied to have the two classes take the exam at separate arenas." Shino spoke up, drawing everyone's attention.
"The hero qualification exam occurs with the same challenges at three locations twice every year, in June and September." Vlad replied, "To prevent students from the same school from crushing their own, the standard practice has been to make students from every school take the test at different times and places."
"…SUCH A SHAME WE CAN'T CRUSH YOU DIRECTLY!" Neito shouted smugly after exhale out once.
"Ah, there he goes." Setsuna sweatdropped.
"Maybe his mental disorder has a name." Denki inputted.
"Yeah, something called inferiority complex." The greenette girl deadpanned at him.
"We're skipping over the normal courses for normal course for obtaining licenses." Izuku said thoughtfully.
"Yes, only a minority of schools has their freshmen get provisionals." Aizawa approached them, "To put it another way, it'll be a gathering of kids who have had more time to train and whose quirks you know nothing about. We can't know what will be on the exam but there's no doubt it'll be rough. Don't fixate on that too much, of course, but don't forget, either." The students think deeply on his words before it was time for them to change places.
"Wheeew-ee, everyday with this!" Mina rolled her head back with an exhaust as the girls relax in the common room and kitchen of their dorm. The only girls that weren't present are Katsuki, Itsuka and Shoko. Izuku was outside, training.
"They're weren't kidding when they said they'd compress all the training." Kyoka stretched her arms out.
"And we haven't even a week remaining." Momo went through the laundry with her hair down.
"How's your super move coming, Yaomomo?" Toru asked.
"While there are things I'd like to try, my body still can't keep up with those ideas so I need to extend my quirk, even if only a little." The creator hummed.
"How about you, Tsuyu?" The invisible girl turned to the said girl.
"I'm putting the finishing touches on a move that'll be more frog-like." Tsuyu replied, "You'll be surprised, too, Toru."
"Pony, Kinoko?" Toru looked over to the said girls.
"Train hard with horns, almost ready!" Pony gave her a thumb up, wearing loose blue tank top and black shorts.
"Like Yaomomo, there are some moves I want to do but I need to work on my quirk more before I can do these." Kinoko drink her milk carton.
"And you, Ochaco?" The invisible girl looked over to the said girl and she don't get any response.
"Ochaco?" Tsuyu tapped the gravity girl's shoulder, causing her to spit milk out with a yelp. "You must be tired."
"No, no, no!" Ochaco shook her head, "I can't afford to be tired, I've still got more in me…" She dip her head slightly with a light blush, "Is what I want to say but, I don't know…Lately I've been feeling discouncerted."
"It's a love." Mina grinned widely and the gravity girl froze with sweating bullets.
"W-W-Wha, luv!?" The gravity girl waved her arms crazily, "That's not it, I swear!"
"It is." The pink-skinned girl laughed, "I bet it's Midori since he's so cute and perfect boyfriend material." The girls blushed at her comment as the gravity girl float up out of embarrassment, "Confess and your crime gets lighter."
"I'm telling you, that's not it!" Ochaco denied, "I swear I don't know anything about…That."
"We need to get up early tomorrow morning." Momo coughed with blush as she picked her laundry basket up, "Let's retire."
"No waaaaaaay!" Mina got up with a childish stomp, "I wanna hear more, dammit! I wanna make it be about love! I'll lock everyone in with Midori and make up love stories!"
"Please don't." Kyoka muttered as she blush at the thought of locking in a room with Izuku before she shake it out of her head.
"…I kissed him." Camie suddenly spoke up, sipping her milk behind them as the girls jumped up at her sudden appearance and they whip their heads to her with widened eyes and gaping mouths.
"…WHEN?!" Almost all girls cried as they all feel pang of jealousy.
"Back in the forest at this camp." The illustrator answered, "And if you want to know, he actually taste like cinnamon."
"…Are you two…?" Kashiko asked.
"Nope, never get a chance to confess when everything went down at this time." Camie sighed before she give them a teasing yet coy smirk, "However, I'm ahead of you all." She skip away and everyone stare at her back before one thought run through almost everyone's heads at same time.
'It's on now!'
Outside, Izuku don't know why he sneeze during the kicking and he figure he need to stop practicing for now or he'll get cold.
The bus pull up in front of stadium before Shino step out, "Get off, everyone, we're here. That is one of the exam arenas, the nation stadium in Takoba."
"Ugh, I'm getting so nervous…" Kyoka stepped off the bus with everyone as she tried to take some deep breath.
"We're doing it in Takoba?" Izuku looked around in awe and nervousness.
"I hope I can get it." Kaoruko wet her dry lips.
"Remember, if you can just pass this exam and obtain your provisional license, then you will cease to be mere kittens and grow into cats…" Shino smiled, "Into semi-pros. So give it your all."
"Awesome, c'mon everybody, let's go become cats!" Mina hopped, "Let's hit out of the park like always! Say with me now…" No one notice a new guy appear behind them, "PLUS…"
"ULTRA!" They turned around to see a tall bulky boy in some school uniform with hat.
"Don't go crashing the circles of outsiders without invitation, Inasa." The class turned their gaze over to a small group, who wear similar uniform with hat like this boy.
"AHH, YOU'RE RIGHT!" Inasa grinned before he throw his back out then smash his head down on ground in a deep bow, "PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES!" Almost everyone jumped at the loud sound of his forehead hit cement.
"What's up with this guy!?" Setsuna shouted bewilderedly, "He's totally the type who just get through everything by being intensely chipper!".
"The east's got U.A." Katsuki grunted, "And the west's got Shiketsu. Of the many departments of heroics in all the high schools out there. The one rival school that poses an obstacle for Yuuei…Shiketsu academy."
"I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SAY AT LEAST ONCE!" Inasa stood up with wide grin as his forehead bleeding, "PLUS ULTRA! I LOVE U.A. ACADEMY! IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE, THE HIGHEST HONOR, TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE AGAINST U.A.!"
"Yoarashi Inasa." Shino recognized him.
"Do you know him, sensei?" Toru asked.
"Talk about enthusiastic, huh?" The pink-skinned girl said, "And everything he said sounded good-natured and normal."
"That kid…" The homeroom teacher said, "He's no pushover. His name's Yoarashi. At the end of the last school year…Or in other words, when you were all applying for the entrance exam, he was selected as one of the recommended students but, for some reason, despite his top of the line grades, he declined to enter U.A."
"R-R-Really?" Izuku gasped, "But wait…T-That'd make him a freshman, right? Not to m-m-mention, to have the top qualification for the recommended spots…Wouldn't that make him even stronger than Todoroki!?" The said girl just stand quietly.
"I don't get it." Habuko raised her eyebrow, "He says he love U.A., but he tosses his chance at entering?"
"So weird." Mina muttered.
"Oh, he may be weird, but make note, he's the real deal." Shino replied until she heard her pro name.
"Mandalay!? Mandalay, is that you!?" The said heroine turned around questioningly before she smiled as a grinning woman in pirate-like outfit walk up to her, "I saw ya on TV and at the sports festival and whatnot, but it's been forever since we bumped inta each other like this!"
"That lady…" The greenette boy gasped in recognition before he speak excitingly, "She's the heroine of smiles, Miss Joke! Her quirk's called peals of laughter! She can use her quirk to dull the thoughts and deeds of anyone near her by forcing them to laugh their heads off! The way she dispatches with villains is really crazy, too!"
"Have you find someone to get hitched and have wild, wild time?!" Miss Joke laughed.
"I'm afraid not." Shino chuckled, "I'm basically a single mother."
"You're being really friendly." Tsuyu said to the laughing woman with finger on her chin.
"Our offices used ta be close!" Miss Joke answered, "We kept helpin' each other out!"
"True, that was like few years ago, right?" The Teleph heroine hummed as the laughing heroine nodded.
"It's always a blast teasin' ya, Mandaly!" Miss Joke glanced over her shoulder to her students with a chuckle, "C'mon, kids, c'mhere! It's U.A!"
"Whoa!" A teenager boy with black spiky hair grinned, "In the flesh!"
"I can't believe it!" A teenager girl with spiky short pigtail and long bang swatted the boy's shoulder, "I've seen all of them on TV!"
"Provisionals for freshmen?" A teenager boy with long black hair and small blank face said, "Well, if that isn't some high pace education. Though I guess a lot's happened, so…Makes sense? Goes to show you, they do things differently."
"Meet the sophomores I'm in charge of…" Miss Joke grinned, "Ketsubutsu academy's Class 2-2!"
"The name's Shindo!" The spiky-haired boy shook Izuku's hands then each student's hands, "U.A.'s been through quite the string of troubles this year, huh? But you're all still aiming to be heroes, despite it all! So admirable! I think that from now on, what every hero fundamentally needs is an indomitable spirit!" He turned to Katsuki, "And then there's you, Bakugo! The kid at the center of the Sport Festival! You must have an especially strong heart." He offered his hand to the explosive user, "Today, if you'll have me, it'd be my honor to be allowed to hone my skills with partners of your caliber…"
"Don't patronize me." Katsuki smacked the hand away, "Your words don't match your eyes."
"Hey, Todoroki, you were so cool during the sports festival!" The girl with spiky hair come close to the dual-haired girl, "Gimme your autograph!" The girl step back uncomfortable, due to invaded personal space before she turn to Izuku, "You too, cutie, gimme digits. I'm Nakagame Tatami…"
"He's not interested." Shoko pulled the squeaking boy into a tight hug as if she's shielding him from Tatami.
"Ok, everyone, you all should get inside!" Shino called out to her class.
"Man…" Kyoka looked around, "Every time we brush with people outside U.A., I'm reminded…"
"Yeah, just how friggin' famous we are!" Setsuna agreed, "As U.A. kids!"
"…Did you not…" Miss Joke turned to Shino, "Tell them, Mandalay?"
"I don't have to, they'll surprise you." The Teleph heroine smiled to her puzzlement.
"Um, c-c-can you let me go, S-S-Shoko?" Izuku stuttered with red face as the said girl kept cling on him.
"No." Shoko refused flatly.
"It's so crowded!" Izuku gulped as he stand in a large crowded room after change into hero outfit.
"So many kids!" Ochaco gawked at the large amount of people, it feel like there are thousands!
"Ehem." A sleepy man tapped the microphone few times, "Right, so, yes, let's begin the provisional license thing. Um…Hello, my name is Mera, with the public safety in heroics committee, and my favorite kind of sleep is non-rem sleep. It's a pleasure. I've been so busy with work that I can't catch a wink…!" He slowly lower his head on desk, "Not enough personnel! I wanna sleep! And now that I have espoused our principles, I shall humbly explain how the exam will be conducted." The audience becomes worried for him, "Gathered in attendance are precisely one thousand, five hundred and forty examinees. You'll ve vying for victory all at once. In the present age, in our so-named 'hero-staurated' society, there has been no shortage of voices raising doubt over the state of heroics since Stain's apprehension. But, well…If you ask me…Regardless of their actual motives, telling people wo're risking their lives out there to save people not to want anything in return…It's hard not to think that'd be a bit merciless, given the realities of the modern world. In any case…No matter whether it was for material gain or for the valor of it, at the end of the day they applied themselves diligently to rescue operations and villains cleanup. The time that elapses between a case materializing and its resolution, has become very swift indeed. When you obtain your provisional licenses, you throw yourselves into that raging torrent. To be blunt, it will be very harsh on those who can't keep pace. As such, it's your speed that will be tested! Only the first hundred to clear the terms of the exam will make the cut."
"Wait, did they change it?" Habuko whispered worriedly as the people around them start to complaining.
"Well, a fair bit's happened in the world…" Mera shrugged, "So, those are the breaks. Do as you do. So…" He lift a ball and target gear up, "The terms of the exam, are in these. Each examinee will receive three targets. You may place them on any part of your body, so long as they're always open and visible. So no soles of the feet or armpits. In addition, you'll carry six balls on your person. The targets are built to respond only to contact with the balls. If you're hit in all three places, you're out. If you hit somebody's third target, you have defeated him or her. Victory is attained upon defeating two other contestants. And those are the rules."
"Huh, sound pretty tough…" Setsuna hummed.
"All right…" The sleepy man muttered as several men step forward with boxes, "We'lll distribute the targets and balls after that happens. The exam will commence one minute after everyone spreads out."
"After what happens?" Shoko looked up and before they know it, the room fall apart to reveal a massive field with many terrains from mountain to city.
"I believe you all have types of terrain you like and dislike." Mera spoke, "Please do your best and capitalize on your skills. All this work out of consideration to open up the terrain like this…But it was ultimately pointless, I lost so much sleep over it."
"If only the fastest to defeat others pass the exam…" Izuku put his target gears on as everyone get ready, "Then there won't be any infighting amongst schools…On the contrary, teaming up with comrades who know each other's power is the only way to win! Guys!" He turned to his classmates, "Don't stray too far away from each other! Let's move as a group!"
"You fuckers can pour each other's tea if you like, but this aint' a goddamn picnic!" Katsuki ran away.
"I'm out too." Shoko jogged away in other direction, "The larger the group I'm in, the less leeway I have to use my power."
"S-Shoko!" Izuku stuttered.
"Midori, we've got no time!" Setsuna hollered, "Let's go!"
"I really don't like the idea of them going it alone!" The greenette boy ran with his classmates.
"Why?" Ochaco asked.
"Just think about it!" Izuku said, "Everybody knows what we can do. All of the other schools will naturally be following the same path to victory I hit upon before…So I think this'll turn into a school-on-school battle. And just which school do you think they'll be aiming their sights at?"
"Crap, U.A. hunting?!" Camie paled as the exam start and all the schools quickly charge toward the Class 1-A.
"Super strength that wrecks even the user…" Shindo grinned wickedly, "You know what they say…' Many balls threw toward the group, "When there's a nail sticking up, you gotta hammer that sucker!" To his silent surprise, Izuku kick the balls away without any drawback while the rest of the class defect the balls.
"Let's stick close and move as one!" The greenette boy shouted out as the class huddle up and he notice a armored boy did something to the balls then toss them over to the long-haired boy from early. He throw the balls into the ground as tunnels build up, "The balls went underground!" Izuku warned his allies.
"Stya back, everyone!" Kyoka jabbed her jacks into her amp-gloves, "I'll do it!" She slammed her hands on the ground, 'HEARTBEAT FUZZ!' The ground in front of her split up as the soundwave knock many people off their feet and cause the balls to pop up from the ground, flying toward Kashiko.
"Max acidity, max adhesion!" Mina shield her with wall of acid, "ACID VEIL!"
"Thanks, Mina." Kashiko said.
"No problem." The acid user grinned, "It's a defensive move, I make it all muddy and put up a wall!"
"An opening has shown itself." Reiko commended her balls to fly toward Tatami, who narrowly dodge them.
"Ehem, it's still a deadlock stalemate across the board." Mera's voice announced through the loudspeaker, "Zero people have cleared…Ah right, I should state I'll be announcing at boardcasting post as we receive all the details. Zero people have cleared…"
"Out of the way, guys!" Shindo bended down to put his hands on ground, "Their defense is too solid! I'll break it! Max power!" The earth rumbled, "UNDERGROUND SHOCKWAVE!" Everything explodes upwardly, forcing everyone to split up to avoid rising earths.
"DEKU!" Ochaco shouted.
"Hundred and twenty examinees are now out!" Mera gasped at the result from other location, "They have been taken out by a single person, who thereby passes the exam! Well then, you may consider me awake now, quite the eye opener. And seems things will only be hitting on ever more frenzied pitch!"
'That's some quirk that kid's got!' Izuku get up with wince as he glanced around at his surrounding, wondering where the rest of his classmates are while keeping eyes out on his opponents. 'Seems really hard to use where there'd be buildings around…' He try to figure something out until someone suddenly appear with a flip, tagging one of his target gear out.
"Got you!" He looked up to see Tatami, "Not the smartest thing staring off into space. Anyone ever tell you that grinning when you're this neck deep is weird." He recognizes her from early, "What a cool guy." Little did Izuku know is that he will get the biggest surprise in few minutes.
Reiko was looking for Izuku with Ochaco as she defect some balls and the gray-haired girl quickly climb up the upright stab of earth to get a better view of the field. She immediately find him…And her mind shut down when she see Tatami attacking Izuku…In her birthday suit as the stuttering greenette avoid her with backsteps before Reiko shot some rocks at their way, forcing the nude girl to hop back away from Izuku. "Izuku, what is that?" Reiko held her hand out to them as she stared at the said boy blankly, "Why are you permitting this unclothed girl to throw herself at you?"
"Nice, Reiko!" Izuku cried out in gratitude, "And I mean that in every way!"
"Uraraka!" She called out and the said girl leap over her toward Tatami with swinging slap, only to have her dodge it with a backflip.
'Her reflexes are amazing!' Ochaco gritted her teeth out of furiousness.
"And it was just getting good." Tatami land on another stab as she sit down, "Honestly…Such as pity! Honestly, though! I wanted to chat with you some more. But that's impossible now…So sad. Uraraka Ochaco. A lot of faith has been placed in you."
"Wha?" The gravity girl furrowed her brows before the nude girl flee swiftly.
"Halt there, perv!" Reiko said before she click her tongue with a tsk.
"No, there's no need to chase her." Izuku said out to her, 'Did she just tsk?' He take a deep breath, "I guess it must have to do with her quirk, but she's shed her targets along with her clothes. Sure, we run the risk she'll come after us again, but…Considering the time we have left, plus everything else, and making a point of going after her becomes a tough proposition…" He paused to look at the gravity girl, "Putting that aside, you two are the real you, right?"
"Uh, yeah?" Ochaco nodded puzzlingly.
"Yes, I'm real." The ghost-like girl replied.
"I see, thank you." The bush-haired boy exhausted as Mera inform them the number of passing examinee, "I think we could handle the group that's nearing us in some way."
"How?" Reiko asked and the girls listen to his plan as they move out. The plan was simple, bind their opponents or control balls with Reiko's telekinesis, making themselves weightless with Ochaco's quirk and swiftly eliminate their opponents as fast as they can.
"And another three have made it." Mera announced, "That makes eighty-two, with eighteen spots remaining!"
"Oh, everyone made it!" Ochaco's eyes lit up as she see her class when she enter the anteroom with Izuku and Reiko. At same time, Izuku notice Katsuki stomped inside before she spot him.
"…So you made it, Deku, you fuck." Katsuki glared.
"K-Kacchan!" Izuku jumped, "I…Y-Y-Yeah…" It feel like she haven't speak to him since Kamino incident and if she does, it was less hostile.
"Tch." The explosive girl walked away, she was so furious that she almost got done in by some fucking meatball guy until some shitty extra get a lucky shot in that disable his quirk. At least she take her rage out on these bastards and eliminate them all.
"Ka…" The greenette was about to call her out until Momo speak up happily when she see the group.
"I'm so pleased everyone's hale and healthy!" Momo said brightly, "I was so worried!"
"Yeah, too awesome!" The gravity girl bounced.
"We ourselves just got here." Setsuna gave her a high five, "Shoko, she got here faster."
"The key to release the targets is over there, plus they told us to put the ballbags on the returns shelf with them." Tsuyu informed them.
"So there's everyone here then." Shoko said calmly.
"The announcer said eighty-two have passed…" The creator said, "That means they need to be within the next eighteen to pass…That must take a while."
"Izuku, I was worried about you when we got split up." Itsuka approached the said boy after she used the restroom, "I'm glad you made it."
"Itsuka, I know you were going to make it too!" Izuku grinned, "How did you do against the others? Their quirks?"
"I'll tell you about it later." The orangette laughed and she was about to say something until Mera make another announcement.
"Zero left!" Mera cheered, "Hundred have made it! It's over! Woooo-ee, it's over! And now, though it saddens us, we must usher the examinees who failed off the premises."
"Alright, we made it through to the next phase!" Ochaco cheered with some of her classmates.
"Whoo-woo." Yui said flatly.
"Ahem, all right, everyone…" Mera cleared his throat to calm himself down as the giant monitor turn on to show the terrain layout, "Please watch."
"It's the field." Izuku said.
"Wonder what's gonna…" The gravity girl asked before the series of explosives break out, collapsing the terrains to rubbles as everyone become shocked.
"The next exam is the last!" The announcer explained, "You will all act as bystanders…And conduct rescue operations at a disaster site!"
"Rescue operations!" The bush-haired boy have a flashback to both All Might's video and Kamino incident.
"As bystanders…?" Camie muttered.
"Yeah, you know, as people who just happened to be there…" Toru replied, "We did it as a lesson once, remember?"
"The term can also simply refer to the general public, of course, but…" Momo inputted.
"You will not be acting as ordinary citizens, but as people who have already secured a provisional license." Mera said, "This will be a test of your aptitude for rescue operations."
"Hey, there are people." Kaoruko spot some people in the middle of disaster site.
"Wha…?!" Pony gasped, "Old people, kids?! Wha?!"
"They're all in very high demand for all sorts of drills as pros at needing rescue!" Mera announced, "They're the staff of the Help Us Company or H.U.C. for short."
"Oh, so they're actors?" Ibara released a relived breath.
"The folks of HUC are on standby all over the field disguised as casualties." The announcer explained, "And it's your mission to extricate them. Now, this time you and your rescue efforts will be graded via points. If, at the end of the exercise, you have exceeded the watermark score, you will have cleared the exam. The test starts in ten minutes, so go use the facilities now if you need to…"
"…I wonder if they're modeling this after Kamino." Izuku muttered to himself.
"Probably." He almost jumped at Yui's voice and he turn his head to see that she was standing next to him.
"W-W-When did y-you get t-t-there?" The greenette stuttered as she stare blankly at him, "…L-Let's give it o-o-our best shot."
"Reiko, what's up with the look?" Setsuna asked the said girl after noticing her odd staring at their only male classmate.
"I happen to witness something…" Reiko said emotionlessly, "You see this girl over there, one with spiky pigtails? She…" She told the greenette girl about the event that took place early and their classmates were listening in.
"…MIDORI!" Both Mina and Toru zoomed to the shocked boy as the pink-skinned girl cried, "DID IT REALLY HAPPENED?!"
"W-W-W-W-W-What did?!" Izuku yelped.
"Her!" Mina pointed at Tatami and they notice that she was looking at them before the spiky-pigtailed girl wave cheerily to him. "OH, SHE DID!"
"DAMN, I KNOW YOU'RE SEXY AS FUCK BUT THAT'S TOO OVERBOARD TO DO THAT!" Toru cried.
"…W-W-Wait, w-w-what?!" He stuttered, did he just heard what she said?!
"Izuku, I hope this minx does not tempt you into corrupting your purity." Ibara said calmly with a jealousy glint.
"W-W-What a-a-are you t-t-talking a-about?!" Poor boy was so confused by the whole thing before he feel hands on his shoulders firmly and he look up to see Itsuka with sweet yet scary smile. "I-I-Itsuka?"
"From now on, you do not leave my side until we leave this place." Itsuka kept smiling, "Far away from this girl."
"Itsuka?!" Izuku never notice Ochaco's eerie staring along with several other girls before he start freaking out when they told him that they heard about him getting attacked by a naked girl.
"Why are these chicks all over this plain guy?" A random examinee stared at the scene oddly, "Look pretty lame guy if you ask me…"
"Mm, I don't mind throwing myself on him." A random female examinee said, "I mean, have you seen him in this cheerleader uniform from sport festival? I'd grate this abs with cheese."
"More like myself on him." Another girl commented.
"What the fuck is wrong with you two?!" The first examinee stared at his fellow students weirdly, does this guy have some kind of quirk that attract women to him or something?!
"Hey, you with the hat." Shoko approached Inasa after the hairy student talked to Katsuki about good relationship, "Did I do something?"
"Hohoh…" Inasa turned to her with sneer, "I'm really sorry to say this…Oh daughter of Endeavor, but…I don't like either of you. Something about you's changed a little since then, sure…But those eyes…They're the same as Endeavor's." With that, he walk away from her.
'Dad's…' The dual-haired girl frowned, 'Eyes?'
"Shoko?" Izuku approached her worriedly.
"Seeya." Tatami whistled at him, walking away.
"Ah…" He gulped, "Right?"
"Don't answer her!" Several girls mobbed the poor boy again.
"That's enough!" Momo called out to them, "Save it until after this test!" Someone was about to say something until the alarm catch everyone's attention.
"A terrorist attack by villains has unfolded!" Mera announced, "The scope of the damage encompasses the entirely of X City, and the collapsed building have injured a great many!"
"This is it, it's staring now." Tsuyu said.
"The damage to the roads is severe, causing considerable delays to the first-responders!" The announcer said as the room fall apart.
"What, a building's swinging open again!" Kyoka shouted.
"The heroes on the scene must lead the rescue efforts until they make it there." Mera said, "Save as many lives as you can, even if it's just one! START!" Every examinee take off right away.
After some stumbles and few mistakes as the examinees start to work together, Izuku carry the kid actor to first-aid station and he was surprised to see many people. "Already so many?" He muttered to himself.
"Hey, you!" The greenette turned to a female examinee, "Let me see the boy!"
"Ah, yes, ma'am!" Izuku spoke, "His head is injured and he's lost a lot of blood but it's not that deep a wound. He responds very clearly!"
"Okay!" The girl take the boy actor before she turn to someone else, "Carry him over to the space on the right!" The boy turn around to run back into the field to aid more 'victims' and few minutes later, there was a loud boom and everyone turn their heads to see a familiar face stepping out through a destroyed wall with sidekicks.
"UNCLE ORCA?!" The OFA user choked on his spit in surprise when his godfather poses manically in the distance.
"Villains have appeared out of the woodworks to give chase!" Mera announced as the sidekicks charge, "All would-be heroes on the scene, kindly suppress the villains while at the same time continuing relief efforts."
'I better…' Izuku was about to do something until there is another booming sound on the opposite wall and he turn around to see…
"WE ARE HERE TO WRECK THINGS UP!" Hisashi roared evilly with flames out of his mouth, wearing black outfit that is almost similar to Gang Orca and he was surrounding by...Dozens of rough looking adults that look like they belong to pre-quirk Yazuka.
"DAD?!" The greenette's eyes popped out along with his class, who was all over the field. "AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE OVERSEA?!" When did his father get back…And why is he here?!
"Surprise, my cinnamon bun!" Hisashi spot him with cheery wave…His grin look so evil that it makes everyone but his son afraid. "Daddy's here to play villain! But don't worry, cinnamon bun, I will do it seriously so do your best to pass the exam!"
"Yes, little boss!" The draco's male sidekick thrust his fist up with a grin, it look so creepy and evil because he have many scars all over his face and wear kimono outfit. "Do your best!"
"We are rooting for you, little boss!" The female sidekick hollered…Kami, this woman look like an underworld assassin because of all guns on her. Every scary sidekicks cheer for the blushing greenette.
"B-B-B-B-B-B-B…" Izuku want to die from embarrassment before he slaps his cheeks, 'I need to focus on the exam right now!' He take a scan of his surrounding and it look like most examinees are planning to attack the 'villains' so he's going to take a run around the field to see if he can help anyone first. The greenette enhanced his body with full cowl before he take a leap into the ruins.
Kaoruko help a elder actor up on another examinee's back before he take off to the first-aid station and the bubble girl run other way to looking for any survivors until she almost bump into Izuku, who just come out from around the corner. "Whoa, sorry!" Izuku apologized as she waved it off, "Find anyone back there?"
"No, it's all clear." Kaoruko replied, "I'm about to head this way north, you?"
"Over there, near Uncle Orca and see if I can back anyone up." He pointed to the general location of the said hero and he was about to move until she stop him.
"Hey, in case if I run into your father, what should I watch out for?" The bubble girl asked, she just found out that Izuku's father is here with his small company from the loudspeaker. "All I know is that he can breath fire."
"He can control the temperature of his fire up to over thousand degrees, although his hottest flame only last few minutes before it put some strain on his throat." Izuku answered, "He can eat fires and his body is immune to any form of fire up to over three thousand degrees. He also has a minor Pyrokinesis ability but it only apply to his fire breath, he can adjust its size and shape as long as he breathe it."
"…And here I thought your father can't get any scarier." Kaoruko muttered softly to herself.
"What?" He blinked, didn't caught what she said.
"Nothing, we should go back to our…" The bubble girl never get a chance to finish her sentence as a powerful earthquake hit, causing both teenagers to stumble into each other. Before they know it, Kaoruko accidentally lock lips with him and it last longer as the earthquake until it cease before the blushing teenagers quickly pull away from each other with waving hands. "S-S-Sorry! T-T-That was…"
"I-I-It's okay, it's o-o-okay!" Izuku waved with atomic blush that overtake his face, like Kaoruko's. "I-I-I understand!" They stare at each other awkwardly as their faces burn up before he cough, "I-I-I should g-g-getting going…G-G-G-Good luck!" He take off.
"L-L-L-Likewise!" Kaoruko called back and she pause, trying to fight the upward-twitching corners of her lip before she turn around to run, only to froze when she see Hisashi stare at her blankly with twitching claws as smokes fuming from his lipless mouth menacingly. She break out in cold sweats with trembling eyes under his staring until…
"Bubble, find anyone?" Camie jogged up to her before she notice the draco hero, "Oh, Izu-poo's daddy?"
"…She kissed Izuku on purpose!" The bubble girl don't know why she snitch her out.
"Wha…?!" Hisashi uttered.
"Damn straight I did." The illustrator said out loud and proud until she realize something, Izuku's old man is very overprotective and scary. "…Wait, I don't! It's a joke!"
"…" The draco hero glanced between them rapidly with whipping head before he rear his head back with a roar as a large twirling pillar of fire shoot up in the sky, "YOU TWO DID WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!"
"BOSS!" All his sidekicks appeared from nowhere, "What's the mat…"
"KILL ALL GIRLS IN HERE!" Hisashi shouted with burning lava-like eyes, "THEY MUST PAY THE SIN FOR CORRUPTED THE PURITY OF MY CINNAMON BUN'S LIPS!"
"…" The sidekicks stare at him for few moments before one of them crying out, "Wait, no! Who kissed our little boss?!" All sidekicks start to shouting and screaming in despair, "NOOOOO! NOT OUR ANGEL! WHO IS TRYING TO CORRUPTING OUR LITTLE ANGEL?!"
"WHERE IS THIS FIEND!" Another thug-like man shook his fist angrily as both teenagers take this chance to flee.
"THEM!" The draco jabbed his index claw at the fleeing teenagers, "GET THEM!" For the next twenty minutes, the examinees were so confusing and terrified for their life as the raging draco and his yakuza-like sidekicks chase them down and attack them, screaming something about cinnamon bun, purity and angel.
Unawake of examinees suffering at the hands of his father's comedic rage, Izuku reach his destination and the first thing he see is that Shoko and Inasa have a infighting with each other as they try to defeat Gang Orca. The bush-haired boy quickly leap into action when he saw that Inasa's winds send Shoko's flames toward Shindo, who was unmoved due to his recoil, and Izuku take him out of the way. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?" Izuku shouted to Shoko and Inasa, it look like they snap out of whatever funk they have as they start to work together and the greenette carry the quaker over to the first-aid group at safe distance. He look back to see charging sidekicks before he warn first-aid group ahead of him, "Shit! They're breached! They're coming!" He turn back to the sidekicks, "Stop…"
"Move!" Shindo slammed his hand on the ground, shattering the earth under the shouting sidekicks.
"Shindo!" Izuku gaped, "Didn't you get paralyzed by Orca's supersonic waves?"
"Well, I still can't feel my extremities." The quaker grinned with gritted teeth as his eyes trembled, "But soundwaves are vibrations. My brain gets a shaking practically everyday from my own quirk's recoil…So I've developed a bit of resistance. By the way, I was aiming to use that to spring a surprise attack…But then those two freshmen had to go and ruin the plan!"
'Man, his character changed.' The greenette thought.
"I stopped 'em in their tracks, now go immobilize 'em completely!" Shindo shouted as the greenette boy raced toward the sidekicks, "I'll do my part and get the remaining causalities to safety!"
"Yo, behind you!" A random sidekick hollered to his fellow partners as they looked behind to see fire tornado, "Look behind you!"
"The Or-Capo, he's been trapped inside a fire spin!" Another sidekick shouted, Gang Orca's agency is awaken of his weakness and they attempt to put the fire out, only to be prevented by Shoko's ice side. The rest was about to aid their fellow partners but…
"NO, WAIT!" A random sidekick shouted before Izuku barrage through them with flying kick and three sidekicks raise their capturing gears up. Vines suddenly wrap around one of the sidekicks' arm, yank around to hit his fellow sidekicks with friendly fire.
"Ibara!" Izuku grinned gratefully after he follow the vines to source, which turn out to be the said girl.
"The innocents are all evacuated." Ibara spoke as her vines trapped few sidekicks, "The reinforcement shall come in no time!" True to her words, the reinforcement has come within couple minutes.
"Backup's here!" Pony shot her horns to impale the sidekicks' gear as Mina douse other gears with her acid, preventing them from using their weapons. Several examinees also keep the sidekicks at bay and Tsuyu suddenly emerge in middle of surrounding sidekicks with lashing tongue.
"Tsuyu!" The greenette boy gasped, "When did you get over there?!"
"I've finally honed my frogginess to the point I can use it in battle." Tsuyu replied, "It's my new move, camouflage."
"Tsuyu!" Habuko called out to her best friend as she paralyzed five sidekicks with her eyes, her quirk have evolved to point that she can paralyze up to eight people and last five minutes longer, even after breaking the eye contact. "What about the search and rescue? Is it already done?"
"For the most part." The frog girl replied and Izuku look around to see the hairy teenager from Shiketsu high wipe some sidekicks down with his stretching hairs before the greenette turn around to his godfather then he leap up in air as soon as Gang Orca recovered.
"So what now?" Gang Orca said down to Shoko and Inasa.
"Please, sir, back away from them!" Izuku dropped his foot down on the orca hero and Gang Orca block his kick with forearm.
"Oho, you've…" The orca hero smirked before the blaring ding halt everyone in their track.
"Ahem, ehm, we're now announcing that all of the stationed HUCs have been evacuated out of the danger zone." Mera spoke, "As such, do pardon us, but we shall be taking the liberty of ending the provisional license exam here. It's all over!"
"T-That's it?!" The greenette stuttered, "The end?!" Talking about anticlimax.
"After the final tally, we shall present the pass and fail results at this very site." The announcer continued, "Those who are hurt, go to the infirmary…Everyone else, change your clothes and stand by."
"We're sorry, Capo, we couldn't carry out the job." Gang's sidekicks gathered around their boss sheepishly and he wave it off with a soft chuckle as the examinees left the zone. Gang Orca was about to say something until he hear his friend-slash-rival's bellowing roar and see flames shooting up in air from every direction per five seconds in the distance.
"What get this overgrown gecko all fired up?" Gang Orca walk with his sidekicks until they reach Hisashi and he can't help but to sweatdrop at the sight. Hisashi was stomping side to side with swinging arms while chanting 'Kill-Kill-Kill-Ki-Ki-Ki-Kill-Kill' and his wailing sidekicks were copying him as they keep screaming angel.
"…Oh, they're at it again." One of Orca's sidekick sighed with deadpan expression as if they have seen it often.
"…SHUT UP, YOU STUPID LIZARD!" The orca hero leap at the screaming draco with flying heeldrop.
"GAH, WHAT WAS THAT FOR, YOU DIRTY FISH?!" Hisashi punched back and both pro heros start to fight each other.
"And there Capo goes again." Another orca sidekick deadpanned and all Orca sidekicks sighed together as Hisashi's goon-like sidekicks root for their boss.
"I'm so nervous…" A random teenager said as everyone start to gather around at the stadium, "I mean, I did what I could, but…You can't know how they saw you…"
"Times like these are the absolute worst, ugh…" Kyoka gulped nervously and she wasn't the only one that feel very nervous.
"If you did everything you possibly could, then there's no need to fret." Momo attempted to ease the rocker's nerves.
"MOMo's at it again." Camie muttered to herself.
"Hello, everyone." Mera spoke into the microphone in the front with large monitor behind him, "Thank you all for your efforts, you are to be commended for holding out for so long. Now, we shall be showing the results…But before that, a word. Regarding the grading method…We at the hero public safety commission and all of the HUCs combined forces observed you through two different perspectives, docking points where we deemed fit. In other words…We based our judgment on how well you were able to conduct yourselves without any mistakes in a time of crisis. Those of you who passed will be listed in alphabetical order. Please check to make sure your name is on the list." The screen come to alive and everyone quickly scan the list for their names.
"M…Mi…" Izuku searched for his name with pounding heartbeats until he scream out in joy when he found his name on the list.
"Phew, I'm on there." The rocker breathed out.
"I see my name!" Pony cheered.
"There I am." Kaoruko smiled.
"Praise the lord." Ibara found her name.
"All right." Itsuka smirked at her name.
"Uraraka!" Ochaco grinned brightly.
"Lit, fam!" Camie pumped her fist.
"So relived." Yui said flatly with poker face.
"Thank goodness." Kashiko sighed out with hand on her chest and Reiko nod to herself as soon as she see her name on the board.
"My name, it's there." Habuko said.
"Kero." Tsuyu also found her name.
"Yahoo!" Mina cheered.
"Yes!" Setsuna grinned widely.
"I-I-I'm on there." Kinoko squealed.
"See, you just need to keep at it, little by little." Momo smiled.
"Yaaay!" Toru hopped up and down.
"…I'M NOT!" Katsuki hissed with bloodshot eyes, how the fuck did she failed it?! Izuku was surprised to hear that before he notice that Shoko also don't passed the exam either.
"TODOROKI!" Inasa walked up to the dual-haired girl before he smash his head on ground in a deep bow, "I'M SORRY! It's my fault you failed! I was being petty! Forgive me!"
"…I'm just reaping what I sowed to begin with." Shoko said calmly, "You can stop. After all, you coming at me so directly…Led me to realize something, so."
"Hey, Shoko…" Mina approached the said girl, "Did you fail?"
"You mean to tell me our top two both failed?" Setsuna raised her eyebrow.
"Shut your goddamn mouth, you're dead!" The explosive user growled deadly.
"Shoko, Kacchan…" Izuku muttered.
"Ehem, yes, well, has everybody had a chance to check whether they're up there?" Mera spoke as the staff approached the teenagers with papers, "Now we'll be distributing your individual printouts. They contain the details of your evaluations, so please peruse them. We marked your performance on a declining scale, with fifty points as the borderline for passing. If you look at your sheets, the particulars on which of your actions received demerits are neatly listed."
"How'd it go for you, Itsuka?" The greenette boy asked his best friend as everyone read their printout and scores.
"I got an ninety." The orangette smiled, "It said that I haven't applied myself enough overall. What about you, Izuku?"
"Seventy-one for me." Izuku showed her his paper, "I got points docked not for my actions per se, but for hesitating before doing them and my lack of tact." He cupped his chin with a thoughtful hum, 'But something's off about this. The test was graded on a declining scale, meaning it was impossible to gain points…And the moment your points dip below fifty, you've failed. It's a system where they don't want anybody recovering their footing. But then why didn't they take them out of the test when they hit fifty points? Why did they let them go on until the end?'
"You do have a point." Itsuka nodded, "Maybe they'll explain it?"
"…D-D-D-Did I say it out loud?!" The blushing greenette squeaked and his friend just laughed at his reaction.
"To all of you who passed, you have just acceded to a position granting you all the rights of a professional hero in case of an emergency." Mera spoke, "In other words, rescuing civilians from harm in villain battle zones, and the like…You will be able to act in accordance with your best judgment without a hero's direct command. However, do realize that each and every one of your actions…Now carries a greater weight of societal responsibility. As you're all well aware, the hero par excellence known as All Might has used up all of his strength. His presence was so massive that it served to curtail the number of crimes. Now, people of bolstered arrogance will no doubt appear, their inhibitions gone by the wayside. As the prior balance is lost, and the world continues to shift in a broad way, it is you boys and girls who will comprise society's core. As heroes, all of you must become the next models after All Might, able to contain crime through your very existence. But remember that for the time being, you've been given a license to act as a hero on a provisional basis. It'd please us if you gave it all a trifling little thought or two, and poured yet more devotion into each of your schools! Yes, well, now…To those of you who failed the exam…"
"For a guy who wants to sleep so badly, he sure talk a lot." Mina muttered to herself, seems to zone in and out as Mera informed the failed examinees about retaking exam in April and another long speech.
"…I'll catch up with you guys." Shoko said to her classmates with a tiny smile.
"Deku, you cryin'?" Ochaco asked him after she see him crying over his license when they finally leave the stadium.
"Ah, uhh, it's just, I…" Izuku jumped with embarrassing blush, "I've b-b-been saved and helped by so m-m-many people…And caused them so much t-t-trouble…So, it's like…How s-s-should I put this…I'm really happy…That I've got some proof I've grown a little! You know?"
"…Yeah, totally." She gave him a grin and the greenette reach inside his pocket to take his phone out.
"Did you pass? Did you pass?!" The teenagers looked up to see Hisashi charging toward them in his business suit, scaring years out of some bystanders before he reach his son, "Did you? Did you?"
"Yes, dad, I passed!" The grinning greenette showed him the license.
"CONGRATS, MY CINNAMON BUN!" Hisashi picked his son up then toss him up in air few times before he put him down, "I know you can do it! You're one step closer to your dream! I'm so proud of you, my little cinnamon bun!"
"Dad, please stop calling me that!" Izuku blushed embarrassingly but it don't remove beaming smile from his face. "Oh!" He lift his phone up to take picture of his card, "I need to show mom and All Might now!"
"Mm, you're not going to wait until we get home and show it to your mom?" The draco father asked.
"I live in dorm, remember?" He replied.
"Ah, right, right." Hisashi snapped his claws, "Your mom told me about that when I got home the other day." It was pretty recently and forgetting the change can happen to anyone.
"Everyone, please get on the bus." Shino called out to her students, "Time to go back to your dorm."
"Ah, I get to go, dad." Izuku gave his father a hug before he jog over to the bus.
"Bye, my little cinnamon bun!" The draco waved his hands in cute manner, which look too creepy and scary to anyone that see him. "Please tell your dorm-mates I said hello and take good care of you. After all, it's tough to live with boys and new people now."
"Hmm?" The greenette looked over to his father as he get on the bus and he stick his head out through the window, "Dad, don't mom tell you? It's class-only dorm, meaning I'm living with my class."
"Oh, is that so?" Hisashi remained to waved at his son with big smile, "I don't know that. At least you're with people you know." His son nodded as he bring his head back inside before he wave to the father as soon as the bus take off, "Ah, time to go back to the agency and…" The draco turned around to walk before he froze in his track as he realize something. Class-only dorm…Class 1-A…His cinnamon bun is the only boy in class…Meaning he live with nineteen girls…Who will defile his little innocent bun…
In the back seat of the bus, Yui decide to look out the rear window and she stare blankly at the sight of Hisashi chasing the bus with flaring fire in his mouth and glowing lava-like eyes with fury glint as the screaming bystanders jump out of his way until he was nothing but a tiny dot far away when the bus pick up speed. The poker faced girl turn back with a small shrug, "Mm."
Now back at the dorm, most teenagers were celebrating their success in the common room. "It's back to normal lessons tomorrow!" Someone moaned.
"Gimme some chocolate!" Toru waved.
"Summer break was way too eventful!" Mina said.
"Who you texting?" Camie asked Izuku.
"Ah, my mom." Izuku replied, he can't let them know that he have All Might's numbers.
"Kaoruko, are you okay?" Setsuna asked the bubble girl, "You have been acting funny since we got back."
"I-I'm fine." Kaoruko tried to fight her blush down, she can't look at Izuku's direction or she'll remember the accidental kiss. The front door swing open loudly and everyone look up to see Yu walk in with a grumble as she carry luggage and boxes.
"Lady Mount?" Kinoko blinked, "Why are you here with all things?"
"They force me to be your caretaker because someone complain nonstop to the staff until they place a caretaker in this dorm." Yu grumbled as she walked into the elevator, "I'm staying on second floor. Ugh, unbelievable. Stupid worrywarts, stupid debts, stupid dorm!" The doors slide close with a ding and the teenagers blinked several times.
"…Well, that's something new." The greenette girl rubbed her neck, almost everyone have a good guess on 'worrywart' and they won't be surprise if it turn out to be Izuku's father. "Anyway, I don't know about you guys but I'm turning in early. They said we'll have entrance ceremony early in the morning and I don't want to cork out."
"Same here." Mina get up with a yawn and everyone agreed since they were tired from their longest day.
And that end the fifth chapter of LC! Love it? Hate it?
The Class 1-A have move into dorm and take the provisionallicense exam. Of course, there are some little changes and moments.
Before anyone point out that Katsuki don't call Izuku out about his quirk after the exam is because if you look back in the early chapters, Izuku didn't tell her about the borrowed power so she don't have any evidence or knowledge.
For these who's curious about new Class 1-B roster. There's not much changes.
Yuga Aoyama, Tenya Iida, Eijiro Kirishima, Denki Kaminari, Mezo Shoji, Fumikage Tokoyami, Hanta Sero, Minoru Mineta, Sen Kaibara, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu, Neito Monoma, Kojiro Bondo, Juzo Honenuki, Manga Fukidashi, Hiryu Rin, Shihai Kuroiro, Togaru Kamakiri, Jurota Shishida, Rikido Sato, Kosei Tsuburaba
The new semester is coming, what will everyone face next? What will the provisional license and hero agencies bring for the class? What moments will we see next? What kind of situations will come up? Let's find out in next chapter!
I think that's all I can say for now…Thank you for your time to read it.
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