I thought there would be an entrance ceremony, but instead, we were thrust straight into a fitness test. It's the same sort of thing they made us do in the second year of middle school. Apparently, we are allowed to use our "Quirks" this time. However, it's one thing to use power to break things or test one's strength, but this is a simple fitness trial. I could use my cursed techniques, I suppose... but it's not as if manipulating blood will magically make me run faster or jump higher. What use is a "Piercing Blood" attack here?
The man said the student in last place would be expelled. If that's the case...
I'll stick to simple Cursed Energy manipulation. If I reinforce my physical body with energy, I should produce decent enough results. That ought to be enough to avoid expulsion. I'm not sure if he truly intends to kick someone out, but given this "free and open" school spirit they brag about, I wouldn't put it past them.
Why did I enroll in this school? Himiko, why didn't you warn me?
"Mawari. Use your Quirk and throw this. As long as you stay in the circle, anything goes."
The school grounds were dotted with minor Cursed Spirits here and there. Having been forced to change into a tracksuit, I was handed a "softball" by our homeroom teacher. He claimed that no matter what we did, it wouldn't break.
...Oh? It won't break, you say? You really said that? When someone tells me that... I find myself wanting to break it. No, no—breaking school property is a bad thing. But... the truth is, I have never tested my maximum Cursed Energy output in this life. I've never had the chance. The Cursed Spirits around here are all weaklings, and if I were to cut loose on a person or an object, the consequences would be dire.
Perhaps I'll use this opportunity to see what I can do. He said it wouldn't break, didn't he? Then there should be no issue if I put my back into it.
Confound it... I'm actually getting a little excited.
Under the watchful eyes of my classmates, I tossed the ball straight up into the air. I let my Cursed Energy swell and churn, taking aim at the ball as it began its natural descent...
I poured every ounce of energy into it and, with all my might—
I struck it!!
CRACK—!
"...Eh?!"
"It broke...?"
"Wait, wait, it's literally dust..."
"A demon of carnage..."
"Black sparks...? What kind of Quirk is that!?"
...Tokoyami, I'm going to poke you in the eye later. Don't call me a demon of carnage. And as for the rest of you, stop gawking. Even I didn't expect this to happen. Even the teacher looks stunned. Well, I suppose he would be. Even in my previous life, I only experienced what just happened once.
The ball didn't just break; it was pulverized. It vanished. There wasn't even a trace of it left. At my maximum output, black sparks had flown. Of course it shattered. There was no other possible outcome.
Even if it was a fluke, a Black Flash had occurred. Well, a Black Flash is always a fluke, I suppose... but this was a miracle among miracles.
Ugh. I'm not happy about this. Confirming the nature of my energy in a situation like this brings me no joy at all... especially since I have to finish the rest of the test in this state.
When a sorcerer lands a Black Flash, they enter "the zone." One's control over Cursed Energy and techniques becomes as natural as breathing. But I have been running my Reverse Cursed Technique constantly since I was a child, haven't I? Not to toot my own horn, but my precision is already... No, wait. There is still one thing I haven't mastered.
I still cannot output Reverse Cursed Technique externally. In this state, perhaps...
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