Chapter 5: U.A Academy Entrance Exam
Excitement and enthusiasm was in the air because the day of the U.A entrance exam had finally arrived. Of course, this was expected, as advertisements of the special occasion were broadcast on both TV and radio for everyone to know. In fact, in one advertisement, four of the top heroes were shown in various poses, especially All Might and the man of one Punch, Saitama aka Caped Baldly.
But even then that was only the beginning. Many people were hyped about the exam for obvious reasons. As for others, it was because word had gotten out that a certain green haired esper would be taking part in the exam. So when Tatsumaki was flying herself and Izuku in the air, they were surprised to see the big number of reporters at the front gate below.
"Dammit! What are they doing here?! I thought all that fame shit died out months ago!" Tatsumaki yelled, clearly annoyed.
Presently, the girl could be spotted her own dress. She wore a black coat and a white shirt underneath it, as well as a black skirt and black small-heels. She also wore a green scarf around her neck to keep her warm. However, it was odd considering Izuku was dressed in their middle school uniform while she wasn't. They both did have their schoolbags, though, which was with them for reasons.
Izuku didn't seem to notice, though. He too was surprised until he then made sense of it.
"Well…I guess we shouldn't be that surprised." Izuku said. "People may have stopped following you, but you still have a fanbase…And since they believe you want to be a Pro Hero, they probably want to see your 'journey' to become one."
"Whatever." Tatsumaki rolled her eyes. "I'll just drop us off in the compound. There's no way I want those guys annoying me today."
"Right." Izuku nodded.
And so Tatsumaki did as she said. She flew Izuku and herself over the gate, much to the amazement of the reports, and landed in the ground. From there, Izuku huffed confidently and stared at the building before them, astonished at their location.
"We…We're actually here." Izuku said. "Today, we take on U.A's practical skill exams."
"Yup…Pretty much." Tatsumaki replied. She didn't seem the least interested her, though, as obvious by her face and tone.
"Unfortunately…" Izuku continued. "I didn't have any time to test out the power All Might gave me." From there, the thought came to him and almost made him feel like barfing. "All I did was swallow one of his hairs…Did it really take…?"
"Don't bring that up!" Tatsumaki yelled angrily. "I'm still trying to get that memory out of my head!"
Izuku shook and nervously turned to Tatsumaki. "Oh…Uh…Sorry, Tatsuma-"
"FUCK OFF, DEKU!"
Both Tatsumaki and Izuku turned back. It turned out then that the one who had interrupted Izuku was none other than Bakugou Katsuki aka Kacchan, who didn't seem to be in his best mood. But that clearly didn't stop him from being himself.
"Kacchan!" Izuku shouted in shock.
"Don't stay in my way!" Katsuki yelled angrily. "Or do you want to fucking die!?"
Tatsumaki said nothing to the egoistic teen. She would've, but she didn't see Katsuki's words as being directed to her. Hence, she just watched as the teen passed Izuku, who just rumbled nervously in greeting. But still, that didn't stop the fact that both Katsuki and Tatsumaki made eye contact before the former turned away and continued walking.
"Odd…He hasn't touched you." Tatsumaki noted. She was watching the teen go as she continued. "I guess since that day I pushed him into the water soften him a bit. Good."
"Yeah…I guess so." Izuku agreed.
From there, Tatsumaki huffed and placed her hands on her hips. "Well let's get going. I don't want to stand out here and do nothing."
"Right." Izuku nodded.
The teen was still a bit shaken by Katsuki's appearance, though. However, Tatsumaki didn't seem to notice as she then began to walk away.
'Argh…Focus, Izuku!' Izuku told himself. 'I've gotten used to being cornered that I'm still like this. I just need to remember these past months and step forward! My big step towards being a hero starts here.'
Now at this point, Izuku began to move. He felt confident in himself – at least that was what he thought until he suddenly tripped withoutnoticing it until he was a few feet closer to the ground.
'This is it! Huh…?'
Izuku now realized he was falling. However, for some reason, he had stopped falling. As such, he was confused and scared as he tried to move, only to then fail. Fortunately, the cause of his predicament presented herself in the form of a brown haired girl next to him.
"You all right?" asked the girl.
Izuku turned to her, but said nothing. His reason for that wasn't because he had any resentment to her, but rather due to his nervous nature. So it was a good thing then that the girl didn't seem to mind, especially as she then helped him to the ground on his feet by clasping her hands together, deactivating her effect on him.
"Sorry for going crazy with my quirk there." The girl said apologetically. She also had a warming smile on her face as she continued. "I just think it'd have been a bad omen if you tripped, you know?"
Again, Izuku said nothing. He was just staring at the girl, who seemed brightening and nicely in front of him. Hence, he also noticed that she had fair skin, big round brown eyes, shoulder-length brown hair which sports two long locks besides her face and a short bob at the back. As for her clothing, she wore clothes that were adequate for the cold weather
Izuku found a liking to her. But still he said nothing. Hence, before the girl herself could say something, a certain esper stepped forward and stood before the both of them.
"Midoriya! What's the hold up?!" Tatsumaki yelled. She had been walking by herself when she realized that Izuku wasn't following her. Thus, there she stood before turning her attention to the girl. However, before she could say anything to her, the girl suddenly was at Tatsumaki's front, smiling brightly.
"You're Tatsumaki! I've heard of you!" The girl exclaimed. Thus, next thing Tatsumaki knew, the girl was holding her hand within both of her hands. "My name is Ochaco Uraraka It's so nice to meet you."
Tatsumaki felt taken aback. She didn't understand it too well, but she could see why. Ochaco had a brightening and positive vibe that just seemed to enclose on the esper. It was odd, as Tatsumaki had never met someone so positive in her entire life. It made her feel sick, not in the mental aspect.
As a result, both Izuku and Ochaco were surprised by what happened next. Tatsumaki, who Izuku knew to attack a person verbally, suddenly yanked her hand from the girl before taking his schoolbag and vomiting right into it.
"AHHH! MY BAG!" Izuku cried out in shock.
"YOU'RE PUKING?!" Ochako exclaimed as well.
Ochako was shocked, but she then became concerned. Thus, she suddenly began circling around Tatsumaki while asking about the state of her health, to which she received no reply. As such, it became a bit too much for the esper. Thus, Tatsumaki raised her head at the girl and sent a small scowl at her.
"Just go." She said.
Ochako was mildly taken aback. She hadn't expected such a dark aura from Tatsumaki. But surprisingly she was still able to smile before backing away and waving at the esper and Izuku.
"Oh…all right. Good luck with the exam you two." She said.
And with that, Ochako left. Tatsumaki was relieved though, as she then pushed Izuku's puked schoolbag at his chest without looking at him.
"Here. You can have this back." She said. From there, she stared at Ochako leaving and had a thought. 'That girl…this might sound dumb but she's too good to be close by. Hopefully, I won't cross paths with her.'
"Uh…right." Izuku nervously accepted. He was replying to when Tatsumaki gave him back his schoolbag. He then sighed. 'Well there goes my notebooks…Fortunately, I kept my track suit in the other side of the schoolbag. But still, I guess it isn't all that bad. I actually…I actually got to…" A proud smile then shined on his face. 'I actually talked to a cute girl!'
Tatsumaki suddenly felt spite for Izuku. She didn't know why, but it made her to scowl at the teen and then use her quirk to send him face-first into the ground.
"Eat dirt, Midoriya!" Tatsumaki yelled angrily. And with that, she huffed and walked away from the fallen teen.
'What just happened…?' Izuku questioned, confused.
_(LINE BREAK)_
Sometime went by before every examinee for the exam was present. There, each person sat in a huge hall before the presenter for the occasion stood on stage with a overexcited personality that did little to impact the teenagers.
"WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO MY LIVE SHOW!" The presenter shouted excitedly. He could be described as an odd one, even as he continued. "EVERYBODY SAY HEEEEEYYYY!"
No one said 'hey'. In fact, no one bothered to respond to the man. And honestly who could blame. The man was the hero, "Present Mic" and he was a tall, slender man with long spiky blonde hair and a small mustache. It was also noticeable then that he wore a pair of headphones with the word "HAGE" written on the headband and a pair of sunglasses. Also, he wore a black jacket with an upturned collar complete with studs, while sporting a tan studded shoulder pads, black pants with a red studded belt, black boots and black fingerless gloves. But if that didn't speak out how weird he was, there was his neck which was covered by a directional speaker.
Now back to the present, there was no response from the attendees. They were quiet, though their attention seemed to be at him. Hence, the hero continued with even more excitement.
"I've got shivers down my spine too, listeners!" He exclaimed, jumping to his own conclusion. "All right, examinees…I'm gonna give you the low-down on how this'll go down! Are you ready?!"
Again, there was no response from the examinees. They were there, but for their own reasons they chose not to join in the man's excitement filled ego. Of course, the same was for Tatsumaki who just stared at the hero, who just responded to himself by shouting "YEAAH!"
"Are all the heroes like this?" Tatsumaki muttered, clearly annoyed. "Anyway…he better get this over with. The sooner I pass this dumb exam, the closer I get to paying off that damn debt. But still…now that I'm thinking about, why was I mad at Midoriya a while ago?"
Presently, Tatsumaki was seated a seat above Izuku. She could see the teen perfectly from her location, but showed no concern of him. In fact, when she noticed who he was sitting next to and somewhat talking with, she just huffed.
"Idiot, he's actually sitting next to Katsuki." She muttered.
Anyway, the hero on the stage continued. And this time, what he said actually mattered to the examinees.
"Now pay close attention, listeners!" Present Mic exclaimed. "We'll be testing your mettle by running a ten-minute practice run at our replica city-district! You can take whatever you like! Everybody gather at the designated meeting area after the presentation, you dis?"
"Huh…Is that so?" Tatsumaki questioned to herself. She didn't intend it to anyone, as she just seemed to be in her isolated self. "Anyway, I guess it makes sense. They won't want friends or classmates to help each other out. That means I can't help Midoriya if I wanted to."
Presenter Mic continued.
"We'll be sprinkling a large number of 'villains' over the battlefield." He announced. "And they'll be in three different varieties, with point values scaled according to difficulty! So use each of your individual quirks, dispatch as many 'villains' as you can. Your goal, listeners, is to rack up a high score! And don't think about directly attacking any other competitors or any of that nasty anti-hero stuff, because that's against the rules, capisce!?"
"Knew it…" Tatsumaki said.
Just then, an examinee raised his hand. He had a paper in his hand, as his appearance presented that of a well-suited student with glasses. Thus, he stood up.
"Excuse me, may I ask a question?" He asked. From there, he pointed at the paper in his hand while taking some form of verbal offense. "On the handout, there are clearly four types of villains listed! Such an error would be the height of embarrassment for a top-tier national academy of U.A caliber! The reason we are seated here today is because we seek guidance on the path to becoming model heroes!"
"Sheesh…A know-it-all. Just great." Tatsumaki sarcastically remarked.
Suddenly, the teen turned and angrily pointed at Izuku, who was in turn shocked.
"Moreover, what's with you?!" The taller teen asked.
"M-Me?!" Izuku shook nervously.
"Yes, you, curly haired kid! Can't you sit still for a second…You're distracting!" The examinee continued. "If you think U.A is some pleasure jaunt, then leave this place at once."
"Sorry." Izuku apologized.
Some snickering then followed. Apparently, to some examinees, the scene was hilarious to them. However, Tatsumaki didn't find it funny at all. In fact, if anything, she was just annoyed at Izuku, who she just mildly glared at.
'Idiot,I warned you months ago to be careful, Serves him right!' She thought.
"The same goes for you!"
"Huh?!" Tatsumaki was surprised.
It then took a few seconds for the esper to realize what was happening. She saw that the same examinee who had attacked Izuku was now glaring at her with his finger pointed at her. Of course, this surprised her since she hadn't expected her. But nonetheless, the examinee continued.
"U.A is a prestigious place for learning heroic works! It is not an ordinary place that you can bring your paparazzi!"
"Paparazzi?" Tatsumaki questioned, confused. She then realized what he meant. "Hold it there, four-eyes! Who the hell do you think you are?! I didn't bring those guys with me!"
"I beg to differ!" The examiner said in disbelief.
In response, Tatsumaki grew angry. A part of her wanted nothing more than to send the teenage boy flying to the ceiling and then back to his seat. But fortunately Present Mic intervened and waved his hands.
"Okay, Okaaay." He said. "Thanks for the segue, much appreciated, examinee 7111! The fourth type of villain you'll encounter is worth zero points! Let's call them 'arena traps'! Have any of you ever played 'Super Mario Brothers' before?!" If so, do you remember those things that'd go thwomp on you!? There's a thing like that in each area! Their 'gimmick' is that they rampage when crowded."
Tatsumaki mentally took note of it. However, she was still angry at the examinee that had attacked her verbally. But the same wasn't for the guy, who now understood how the arena would be like and thus bow to Present Mic's way and apologized for being rude.
"Bastard…" Tatsumaki muttered angrily. She tightened her fist in response as she glared at the guy. "You're just lucky we're here. But I'll be keeping my eye on you."
"Well that's enough from me!" Present Mic stated. "I'll leave you all with a presentation on the 'school precepts' of this academy of mine! As a certain 'hero' by the name of Napoleon Bonaparte once said 'A true hero never stops overcoming the misfortunes in life.' Now let's move to the main event! 'Plus Ultra! May you all suffer gladly the trials to come!'
Izuku smiled confidently with a paper clutched in his hand. He still shuddered though, mainly because he knew he was one step closer to his dream of being a hero. However, the same wasn't for Tatsumaki, who by now didn't seem interested. But she was willing to do it, since she didn't have much of a choice.
_(LINE BREAK)_
Another amount of time passed before everyone assembled at the designated area in their respective track suits. There, many of the examinees expressed shock at the size of the district, which was an exact replica of a city. In fact, it was so huge that Izuku froze nervously while staring at the place. Fortunately, this didn't last long because he then noticed Ochako, who seemed to be meditating.
'It's that girl!' He thought. Then he began making his way to her. 'I think her name was Ochaco Uraraka, right? I should go thank her for earlier.'
However, his plan didn't go as he thought. This was because the same examinee, who goes by name Iida Tenya noticed him and got the wrong idea.
"I see what you're up to. You're planning to measure that girl's power of concentration." He said.
Next thing Izuku knew, a firm and strong hand latched on to his shoulder, shocking him as he turned to the source. It was the examinee from before.
"Who exactly are you, my friend?" Iida asked sternly. He was suspicious of Izuku as he stood there. "You didn't come to obstruct your fellow test takers, did you?"
"Wh-Who, me?" Izuku nervously asked.
Of course, this wasn't isolated between the two. It was revealed then that some examinees at the area were watching, with some snickering about Izuku.
"That's the kid who's been acting like a weirdo since he arrived at the front gate." A huge examinee said.
"The kid who can't quit shaking in his boots." Said another examinee.
"Well, that just means there's one fewer rival to worry about, no?" asked another. Unlike the other two, he was 'sparkling' despite illogicality of it.
Sadly, the criticism didn't end there. The scene made Izuku feel emotionally down as everybody there felt incredibly lucky for his poor behavior. It also didn't help that Iida just stared down at him with his arms crossed.
'They think they're so lucky to have me as an opponent…' Izuku thought sadly.
And it would seem the criticism would remain like that. However, the presence of a certain girl changed all that when she approached Izuku and Iida.
"Hey!" The girl suddenly called out. "If that kid is such a weak opponent, then I guess I'm the opponent that you should be very worried about!"
"No way!' One examinee exclaimed in shock. And the same was for everyone watching.
"You're…" uttered one guy.
"You're Tatsumaki!" said another person.
Indeed, the one who had spoken up was Tatsumaki. Presently, she was in her own track suit, which consisted of a black and green color scheme. But the suit didn't matter then. No, to Tatsumaki it was the scene she had just witnessed as she continued walking towards them.
"And you!" Tatsumaki then pointed Iida. "Stay out of other people's business! You want to be a hero, right?! Then mind your own business and focus on why you're here! I hate people who put other people down; so I hate you! You got that?!"
Izuku was taken aback, with the same for everyone watching. None of them felt sure to make of it, other than the fact that it clearly shifted the mood of the scene from Izuku. But of course, this didn't seat well with Iida, who took offense to it and pointed down at Tatsumaki.
"Now you listen here –" Iida said. However, he was interrupted. It wasn't by Tatsumaki, but by the voice of a certain hero known as Present Mic.
"AAAND START!" He shouted.
Everyone was surprised, as well as confused. They then turned to the direction that they had heard the hero, and thus saw him standing at the top of a building.
"What's the matter?!" The hero asked rhetorically. "There's no such thing as a countdown in a real battle! Run! Runnn!" Consider the baton tossed!"
And so, with that, everyone began to run. They already made sense of what Present Mic said, so time was of importance. However, this only left a confused Izuku who just realized his distant position from everyone else, as well as Tatsumaki who just stood there.
'Dammit! And the one time I actually got to that guy!' Tatsumaki angrily thought.
"Tatsumaki, come on!" Izuku shouted. 'We're late!"
"Late?" Tatsumaki questioned. Then she laughed. "Don't talk something stupid, Midoriya! You're the one that's late!"
"Huh?" Izuku was confused.
Just then, Tatsumaki levitated by using her quirk. She knew what she meant was right and as such she flew off with incredible speed that easily blew breeze against Izuku's body.
"YOU BETTER PASS THIS, MIDORIYAAAA!" Tatsumaki shouted.
Izuku was taken aback. It took him a second after to recognize what just happened and then another second for him to panic. But he didn't stand still, though. Instead he ran into the city-district with a rushed mind as he tried to catch up with everyone that had run (or in Tatsumaki's case, flew) off.
'Dammit, I started late!' Izuku practically shouted in his head. He would've then thought of how bad the situation was, however he confidently got over it while still running. 'Hold on! Calm down, man! Calm down…' He told himself. 'Clear your head! It's all right! I'll become the me I was meant to be! I'm gonna be the strongest hero! All Might has my back!'
FLASHBACK!
Izuku was now wearing a shirt after eating All Might's hair, which was clearly disgusting as shown by his expression. At the same time Tatsumaki was by him as she covered her mouth, not wanting to puke out her breakfast. Hence, the only one in a good mood was All Might.
"Excellent, you ate it! See, hair's not so bad!" All Might said.
"Shut it, creep!" Tatsumaki yelled. Then she pointed angrily at the Pro Hero. "I swear if I lose my breakfast because of this, we're going for another round, you got that?"
All Might said nothing, except chuckling. He also didn't change the smile on his face as he faced the two. As for Tatsumaki, she turned to Izuku, whom she was less aggressive to and more curious about.
"So you feel any different?" She asked.
"No, nothing." Izuku shook his head.
All Might laughed in response. To him, the kids' expectation of One For All was funny even though his behavior then got a cold stern from Tatsumaki. Fortunately, he explained.
"Well, of course not!" He said. "What do you two think stomachs are lined with? Tissue paper? I'd give it 2, maybe 3 hours for the effect to bubble up."
"I see. I guess that makes sense." Tatsumaki replied observantly. Then she turned to Izuku and grabbed him by the arm, thus pulling him away. "Come on, time's going and we have to be at the entrance exam before we're late."
"Uh right…" Izuku replied. He did want to complain about his nerves and timing, but it seemed Tatsumaki would be taking care of the latter.
However, there was still one thing All Might to say. Hence, before the two could keep going, the Pro Hero called out to them, causing them to stop and turn to him.
"Don't forget, kid." All Might said, specifically at Izuku. "You may be a 'vessel' now, but just barely a hurried construction, you could say. Plus you've had no time to break in the power…so be prepared for a shock to your system."
FLASHBACK END
Izuku remembered that time all too well. It gave him the confidence he needed as each step he took increased that feeling, especially as he remembered All Might exact words.
'When you use 'One For All', clench your asshole super tight and scream the words from the bottom of your heart!'
And so, the thought sank into the teen's mind and heart. However, no sooner did that memory come did the teen not experience something surprising. Hence, the next thing he knew, a robot burst out of a building that he was about to pass, turning to him
"Target lock-on! Murder!" said the robot.
Izuku froze at that moment. He began to panic as he stared at the robot, whom was likely going to attack him. As a result, he was scared.
'Shit! A robot! Shit!' Izuku panicked. A part of him wanted to attack it immediately, however for some reason his body wouldn't move, especially his legs, which didn't seem to move forward like he wanted them to.
'Why!? Why can't I move!?" Izuku thought, frustrated and scared. 'I'm just too damned used to cowering that-'
Izuku was then interrupted. It wasn't off his own will, but by the will of his mind for some reason. Hence, it came as a surprise to him that an image of Tatsumaki flashed in his mind, followed by more images of the girl coming one after the other.
'That's right! I can't cower here!' Izuku thought confidently. For some reason, remembering Tatsumaki gave him the mental strength he need, especially as he then got into a sprint stance. 'That's right! Tatsumaki is counting on me to pass this!' He continued to think. 'And so…I won't fail her! I'll push on and I'll get through with this! No matter what!'
And so he leapt forward with a battle cry. Right there, he didn't care about the terrifying appearance of the robot or what it could do. Instead he drew back his fist and put some power into it while remembering what All Might said.
'When you use 'One For All', clench your asshole super tight and scream the words from the bottom of your heart!'
"AAAHHHHHH!" Izuku cried out. And then he made physical contact with the robot.
"SMASSSHHH!"
Izuku's fist made a massive dent on the robot. But it didn't stop there. No, the damage became even more remarkable because, right there, the robot scattered into pieces, thus allowing the teen to land on the ground and then wiggle his fingers.
"I…I did it!" Izuku muttered. He felt a massive boost of positive energy in his way. Hence, with a loud cry, he shouted. "I DID IIIITTTTT!"
"Wow…" said someone.
Izuku immediately turned back. He saw that behind him was a blonde boy standing there, clearly an examinee like him But now that Izuku looked well at him, he recognized him as one of the people who felt that he wasn't worth to be an opponent. But unknown to Izuku, he's name is Yuga Aoyama
"Hmm. Impressive." The Yuga complimented with a smirk. Then he dashed off. "I guess I too will have to give this my all! Hopefully, we'll meet again."
"Uh…right." Izuku nodded. Then he smiled strongly. 'No sweat! Tatsumaki, you can count on me!'
_(LINE BREAK)_
Tatsumaki sneezed.
"Weird…" Tatsumaki commented. "I shouldn't be feeling cold now…But maybe it's because I haven't done anything yet."
The teenage esper was right. For some time now, she hadn't really done anything. Instead she had just stood on top of a building, watching everyone combat the robots with their various quirks with no thought about them.
'Anyway…' Tatsumaki sighed lightly. 'Can I really do this? It's been years since I was involved in a combat examination…And yet…despite those years after, I still feel like those dark times are hunting me.'
Tatsumaki suddenly shook her head. 'No! What am I saying?!" I can't let things like that bother me! I have to do this! Not just for me, but for Fubuki's future! There's no way I'll let her face such a debt in her life!'
Tatsumaki was now determined. Hence, the esper girl activated her quirk, which was obvious when her body began to glow a green aura. Then, without saying a word, she raised her hands up and began to concentrate.
'Besides…I may be 'out of shape', but I'm still the strongest person around her!' She thought determined.
So it went without saying that the scene shifted to Tatsumaki's favor. She did this by suddenly causing some of the robots in different sides of the city-district to levitate from the ground, much to some of the examinees. But if that wasn't enough, she tightened her fists, which in turn caused the robots to be crushed into ball forms almost in an instant.
Not surprising to her, everyone below was astonished as well as in awe. Some of them had been the ones who were about to combat the robots when she had taken them from their respective area But there was no resentment, well except from Katsuki who just stared at her.
"Damn her!" Katsuki cursed angrily.
Fortunately, there were lighter other reactions. Like from Iida and Ocacho, both of whom were staring up.
"Astonishing." He commented. "So…this is the girl's power."
"Wow!" Ochaco said in amazement. "That's so cool! I have to work harder to keep up!"
Back at Tatsumaki, the esper hadn't taken notice. She was focused on herself with a task she considered minor. After all, this awesome display of power may be above the other examinees, but to her it was nothing.
Therefore, without saying anything, Tatsumaki went to the offense. She twitched her fingers forward, which in turn caused the crushed robots to be sent flying to different directions with incredible speed, thus crushing other robots on the ground instantly and causing huge explosions. Their numbers were up to ten, with many of them being two points' robots that would end up hitting one point and two point robots. As a result, Tatsumaki's points rose rapidly all in a few seconds.
Not surprising, this got many of the examinees moving. Some of them began to have their doubt while others moved onward, determined to not lose to the esper.
And there was also Izuku, who was having a fair time. Presently, he was running with impressive speed that left a dust cloud behind him when he noticed another robot burst out of a building in front of him. Hence, rather than wait for it to notice him, he leapt forward and punched right through it, destroying it instantly.
"Ha! Yes!" Izuku exclaimed happily. He then landed on his feet and turned back to see the remains of the robot. "If I'm not mistaken that was a two points robot. And considering I've taken out a good number of them, my points should be…"
Izuku was then suddenly interrupted. He didn't expect it, but he had no choice because a robot burst out from a building at his back. Hence, by the way it suddenly came the teen had little time to react when it raised its mechanical arm to crush him.
Fortunately, fate seemed to smile on him. This was because one of the crushed robots crashed right on that robot, destroying it instantly.
"W-What was that?!" Izuku questioned. He was taken aback by the scene as he just stared at what remained of the robot. However, he then heard another boom which made him to look up to the sky and then furrowed his sight at who caused it. "Is that…Tatsumaki?" He asked. "It is…and from the looks of it, she's going all out."
Izuku then huffed and looked forward. "Fine. I better march forward or I'll be left behind."
Now back at Tatsumaki, the esper stopped her assault. The reason she did it was clear in her mind as she continued to levitate without doing much.
'As much as I can go all out here, I shouldn't take the chance of passing with good grades from these people.' She thought. 'Besides…it'll be so awkward if it's just me and a very few others passed that passed…or worse…just me alone.'
Tatsumaki then shook her head. She didn't want to imagine how the latter would be if she indeed became the only one to pass. Hence, she continued her thoughts. 'Anyway…I should switch to another tactic. Just because I decided to stop my long range attacks doesn't mean I should stop. I don't know how many points I got since I didn't even bother to count.'
And so she flew off to a specific direction. She didn't do it in her casual speed though, but rather with a speed that made a boom sound. Hence, when she noticed a robot, she flew right through it, shattering it instantly. But if that wasn't enough, she flew right through building and then went for another robot, destroying it before it could attack.
Now back at Izuku, he came to a stop at a particular area. He did this because of the scene, in which he saw other examinees engaging the robots in their own ways. It didn't worry him though, because his eyes were on one that just burst out of a building.
"That's a two point." Izuku noted mentally. "Now's my chance."
Unfortunately, that didn't happen. The reason was because a lone figure suddenly crashed right down on it, destroying it instantly. But if that wasn't enough, the noise of it caught everyone's attention as that particular side now had a dust cloud formed.
"What just happened…?" questioned one examinee,
Indeed, what just happened? The area was crowded, as everyone present eyed the place. Hence, they notice a small feminine figure with a green aura in the green mist and her hair moving up and down.
"HOLY SHIT, IT'S MEDUSA!" shouted one examinee.
"WHO THE HELL YOU CALLING MEDUSA!"
The dust cloud suddenly departed, revealing Tatsumaki. She was obviously angrily just by the look on her face as she stood on what remained of the robot. However, her mood changed when she saw Izuku just a few feet away.
"Midoriya?" Tatsumaki said, surprised.
"Tatsumaki?" Izuku said, surprised.
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Somewhere in a somewhat dark room, the examinees were being watched from hologram screens in front. Fortunately, this wasn't a threat to them because these people watching them were of the U.A Academy. However, many of their faces couldn't be seen unless looked closely, due to close darkness of the room.
So on the screens were live video streaming of the examinees. Izuku was in them, as well as Tatsumaki, Ochaco, Iida, Katsuki, Yuga and a few more, who were obvious engaging the robots. As such, there was enthusiasm in the room as everyone watched.
"A strict time limit and a vast battleground…" said one individual. "Nothing quite like it to bring everyone's ardor into the open and uncover their skills! The ability to grasp this situation quickly and accurately. The ability to stick dynamic entry without ever being late to the party. The ability to face any obstacle with coolness and composure. And of course, sheer 'fighting prowess'…We can gauge their respective levels of those foundational skills by the way of the points system."
"Oh my, we've raked in a bumper crop this year." commented another individual. It wasn't long after that he pressed his finger on a button. "We can't be sure of that yet, because the thing to test their mettle is this!"
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A huge robot suddenly burst into the scene. By that, its size sent two buildings by its sides crumbling, shocking or surprising the examinees, depending on who saw it there.
'That's the gimmick that'll rampage when crowded!?' Izuku was shocked. 'That's ridiculously huge!'
Everyone immediately began to run off. The same was almost for Izuku, if not that he then tripped backwards to the ground due to staring at the robot for too long. As for Tatsumaki, she just levitated herself higher until she was out of the robot's reach.
'Look at them. So scared of just one robot.' Tatsumaki thought with mild observance. 'But maybe I shouldn't blame them. If I remember correctly that robot has no points, so I guess there's no need to stick around and fight it…I better get going and get more points.'
However, there was a problem. It wasn't by Tatsumaki, but by someone who let out a small pained moan. Thus, Tatsumaki found her attention draw back to the ground, with the same for Izuku who was closest to the scene, just in time to see something shocking.
Ochaco was trapped. She was on the ground with her leg trapped by rock debris that kept her from moving. But sadly no one was going to help her. Most of the examinees were running from the scene while Izuku and Tatsumaki stayed back, surprised at the girl's situation. As a result, this affected Izuku. He got a flash of the words the girl had said to him before, which in turn got him to stand up and stare at the huge robot.
'I just think it'd have been a bad omen if you tripped, you know?' The girl said back then.
Izuku inhaled from his nostrils and exhaled from his mouth. He could see the terrifying robot approaching the girl's position, as well as his own position. But he showed no fear. Instead he let those words the girl had said to him back then to impact his mentally before then getting into a jumping stance and glaring at the robot.
Therefore, the next thing that happened got everyone's attention. Izuku did a massive leap from the ground, which in turn shook the ground and shocked everyone. His action also not only surprised the examinees, but it also surprised and impressed the people watching from the screening room. Tatsumaki was in that group, as she stared with wide eyes and then smirked.
Meanwhile, Izuku drew close. He had closed the gap between himself and the huge group when it turned its focus on him. However, even its stare couldn't scare Izuku as he drew back his fist and tightened his butt cheeks, letting out a battle cry.
"NOW!" Izuku cried out. "SERIOUS SERIES!" But he didn't stop there. No, he immediately made physical contact with the robot by his fist, then letting out a louder voice. "SERIOUS SMASSSHHH!"
Everyone were instantly more surprised. Izuku's punch not only made contact, but it pulverized the robot into pieces, as well as a few buildings that were behind it.
"Holy shit…" Tatsumaki gawked. "He…He's strong."
Back at the screening room, many of them were impressed. They saw in full view of the hologram screens as Izuku destroyed the robot right before him with a single punch. And it just so happened that All Might and Saitama were watching, impressed at the feat the teenage boy had just done.
TATSUMAKI POINTS: 80
IZUKU MIDORIYA POINTS: 46