[Ikejiri's POV]

"For all you examinee listeners tuning in, welcome to my show today! Everybody say 'hey'!" He was waiting for us to speak but silence greeted him.

We're taking an exams from a top school. No one will have any energy to shout when he have to tell something important. This is serious for us students.

"What a refined response. Then I'll quickly present you the rundown of our practical exam! Are you ready? Yeah!" I widened my attention span and began to listen when someone began to mumble beside me. What...

"It's the Voice Hero, Present Mic! Wow...! I listen to him every week in the radio. I'm so moved! All the teachers in UA are pro heroes!" Izuku began mumbling.

"Shut up." Bakugou said. I'll... just push my thoughts about him... for now.

"As it says in the application requirements, you listeners will be conducting ten-minute urban battles after this! You can bring whatever you want with you. After the presentation, you'll head to the specific battle center, okay? Okay?!" He asked. I took my I.D. and saw my assigned battle center.

"In other words, they won't let you work with your friends, huh?" Bakugou said. Huh? I look at my id card then to theirs. Dang! Bakugou sure is sharp. We may have had consecutive id numbers but we're assigned to different battle centers.

"Y-You're right. Even though are examinee numbers are consecutive, we're assigned to different battle centers." Midoriya said, voicing out my thoughts.

"Don't look. I'll kill you." Bakugou said when he noticed Izuku look at his I.D. So brutal, as usual.

"Damn, now I can't crush you." He said. He was planning to crush Izuku in the exam?!

"Three different types of faux villains are stationed in each battle center. You earn points for each of them based on their level of difficulty. Your goal, dear listeners, is to use your Quirks to earn points by immobilizing the faux villains. Of course, attacking other examinees and other unheroic actions are prohibited!" Present Mic said. Hmm...

"May I ask a question?" Someone suddenly asked.

"Okay!" Present Mic said.

"On the printout, there are four types of villains. If this is a misprint, then UA, the most prominent school in Japan, should be ashamed of that foolish mistake. We examinees are here in this place because we wish to be molded into exemplary heroes." He said. Hmm...

"In addition, you over there with a curly hair-" Then he pointed to Midoriya.

"You've been muttering this whole time. It's distracting! If you're here on a pleasure trip, then you should leave immediately!" He said, making the others giggle. Tsk. Not another bully.

"I'm sorry." Midoriya said. He's a fan of heroes so no one should blame him... well, of course, Bakugou and I are the only ones who know that.

"Okay, okay, Examinee Number 7111. Thanks for the great message." He said and began explaining.

"The fourth type of villain is worth zero points. That guy's an obstacle, so to speak." An obstacle? They took the time to do that?

"There's one in every battle center, an obstacle that go crazy in narrow spaces. It's not impossible to defeat, but there's no reason to defeat it, either. I recommend that you listeners try to avoid it." He said.

"Thank you very much! Please excuse the interruption!" The guy said. It's like a video game, huh?

"That's all from me! Finally, I'll give you listeners a present, our school motto! The hero Napoleon Bonaparte once said: A true hero is someone who overcomes life's misfortunes. Go beyond. Plus Ultra!" Oh!

"Now, everyone, good luck suffering!"

After the program, we went to our specified exam site. For me, it was Battle Center D. When I stepped foot on it, I noticed how massive it was... too massive.

How many battle centers like this are there in Yuuhei?!

"Woah, Ikejiri, you're stationed here, too, huh?" I look at the one who talk and saw Yuki.

"Yuki! It's so nice to see a familiar face here." I said. It's the truth. Because of the seriousness of the exam, I intend to forget that I'm not alone. It's good to see someone I'm familiar with.

He smiled and then waved his hand in response.

"Me too. I want to say I'm looking forward to see you fight but we have an exam to worry about." He said. I grinned then nod in understanding.

"Let's do our best."