Chapter 36: Final exams Part 2

"Yaoyorozu and Bakugo are both excellent students, and both are emitter types. I would be a fitting opponent to then. Additionally, they have better chances against a vampire than most other students. Bakugo grew up with part vampire, so he must have a solid understanding of my physical abilities. Yaoyorozu, on the other hand, can create UV equipment in addition to what she requested from the support course. They can defeat me as long as they cooperate." Shota explained his reasoning.

"They'd have a tough time accepting who's the leader. Both would naturally want to be in charge."

"That is up to them to figure out."

"I need to be in charge, Nerd!" Katsuki pointed at himself.

"When was the last time you were in charge of anyone?" Momo put her hands on her hips.

"I was the head during Cavalry Round back then!"

"Yeah, I totally believe you." She rolled her eyes.

"Don't think I am too stupid of sarcasm!"

"Is God punishing me for scaring Kyoka and Mezou?" Yaoyorozu asked herself.

"Look, we won't get anywhere like this. We need a fair and quick way to determine who'll be leading."

"How exactly? I'm not a nerd like you and I doubt you'd agree to arm wrestling."

"Let's flip a coin. Fate is unbiased, so we both get a fair chance."

"*Grunt* Fine! Do you have spare change?"

"Of course! Here's a coin." She opened a zipper and picked a freshly made circle. "Heads, you are in charge, tails, I'm in charge. No flipping after catching and only one throw, ok?"

"Ok."

Momo threw a coin and it landed on tails.

"He he, it appears fate favors me!"

"FUCK!"

"And mother told me that biased coins will never come in handy."

Two students were running across the "streets" towards the exit gate. Momo made matryoshka dolls and Katsuki created tiny sparks to see if their quirks are still working. Both were wielding advanced UV blasters and wearing gas masks. Eraserhead jumped at them from above, disabling their abilities and using his scarf to grab the blasters and toss them away. Both teens whipped out knives to cut through the capture tape. To Aizawa's surprise, the blade were capable of cutting through the material. He had to get close and use his superior strength and speed to disarm the blonde. Yaomomo opened several zipped sections and began throwing matryoshkas at her teacher. He managed to catch and drop them with his tape. Eraserhead finally restrained Katsuki, as well as threw away his knife. Bringing the blond in front of him to not break eye contact, he moved towards the genius and grabbed her by the arm. Suddenly, the blonde's hand broke free and he tossed another knife at vampire's hand, piercing through the skin. The shock from pain allowed Momo to break free and retreat. Suddenly, the dolls opened up and revealed gas grenades. As soon as Pro Hero tried to jump away, Yaoyorozu got her blaster back and shot Shota in the leg, preventing escape. The pink gas weakened the Hero, since pain wouldn't let him fall asleep. Bakugo got away and blasted his teacher a few more times with a smile and then both students ran to the exit.

"You've got my respect, Nerd." He told on their way out.

"Well, thank you, Not Nerd."

"Was the gas same as Midnight's?"

"Yes, although it is kind of hard to produce due to its chemical structure."

"I'll need to thank Kayama-sama for letting me analyze her gas."

"Both Iida and Asui are quite fast, so I figured I should test their ability to move when ground is unstable." Power Loader had the shortest suggestion so far, and nobody seemed to argue.

It felt like a 6.0 magnitude earthquake. Tenya and Tsuyu were having a hard time maintaining balance, let alone moving forward. Occasional holes on the ground forced the frog girl to jump while grabbing the bespectacled boy with her tongue. They were able to get past the obstacles. Majima got desperate and decided to charge directly at the students. Iida leaped into the air and began spinning at incredible speed. Asui grabbed onto him to gain momentum and let go to fly towards the exit, barely avoiding Power Loader's claws. Their test was over.

"That was intense, Asui-san." The boy started a conversation on their way back.

"Call me Tsuyu, please."

"All right. Listen, Tsuyu, I promised you that I'd ask my brother to visit your siblings. Given his… unfortunate circumstances, how about I go instead? I am Ingenium, after all."

"That would be wonderful. Thank you."

"Both Shouji and Jirou often rely on their super hearing in combat, so my quirk would be a perfect foil for them." Present Mic declared his choice.

"Hopefully their new gear will prevent them from going deaf completely."

"Come on, man! We have to go Plus Ultra!" Kyoka was pumped up. "Yaomomo said she'd take me to my favorite band's concert in Paris if we get through this!"

"Shouldn't you be more worried about going to the Summer Camp?"

"That's good too." The girl nodded. "But I NEED to go to that concert. It's been my dream since I was five! I'm sure she promised something to you too."

"There is nothing I need from her besides acceptance." The giant shook his head.

"Wow, now I kind of feel petty over asking for tickets."

"Now time to waste, let's go!"

The Pro Hero has been torturing the students with occasional screams. Luckily, Mezou was able to cover his ears with arms and Kyoka hid hear ears and jacks within soundproof earmuffs made by Hatsume. It wasn't difficult to find to the exit, since all they had to do was following the source of the noise. They looked at Hizashi while hiding in the bushes. He would most likely use his most powerful screams if he noticed them. Since they quirks did not allow for stealth, and rocker's sound waves would just be countered by blond's own sonic attacks, they had to do it the dumb way. Mutant took the special earmuffs and somehow managed to get them on his own head. Since his basic ears weren't all that sensitive, he'd have a better chance against Present Mic. He told Jirou to run, but she decided to stay and act as backup in case Mezou fails.

The boy ran forward with three pistols, aiming at hero's limbs. Hero let out a sonic scream, causing Shouji's ears to bleed and his head to spin. Regardless, he pushed forward and kept shooting. Present Mic did his best to dodge and try to deflect the shoots, but eventually he got overwhelmed and allowed his arrest to go to the doctor.

Both teens hugged each other passionately over their victorious joy. An outside observer might have thought they are dating.

"I feel bad over not doing anything, man." Purple hair confessed.

"At least you won't feel bad over not going to France." The gray hair patted her on the head.

"It's a shame I didn't get any worthwhile matchups in 1A" Nemuri was complaining to the staff.

"Take Mineta and some other boy. You'll have a field day, I assure you." Vlad King responded.

"Thank you kindly." Heroine let out a sadistic laughter.

Author's notes: Canon (and I imagine most fanon) versions of Momo would not get along with someone who cheats under pretext of fairness to get what she wants. TBH, she is one of my favorite characters, and here I wanted to try a different interpretation of her personality. Someone more quick thinking and adaptable, but also more selfish and cynical Whether or not that's doing Yaoyorozu any justice is up to you.

I'll make a few slice of life chapters before I Island.

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