Chapter 46 - Practical Exam

The rest of the matches slowly trickled by, eventually coming up to Momo and Todoroki's team when they faced off against Aizawa. In the beginning, the two were still struggling to overcome Aizawa, with Todoroki not relying on his teammates more and Momo having self-confidence issues.

But then, as though it was brought by divine providence, the two suddenly had an epiphany and the face of Hiroto flashed through their minds, allowing them to push through and overcome their limits, tossing aside their issues and confronting Aizawa as a team.

Momo was able to be more self-confident, and Todoroki was able to trust others. Although it was mainly because Momo was Hiroto's friend as well, but the details don't matter.

The two managed to escape and pass their exam. Mina and Kaminari's match was a sight to behold, watching the two of them run away from the traps that Nezu blocked off.

It was even more sadistic since he kept destroying their escape routes, forcing them to narrowly avoid mouse's deathtraps. In the end, they both were defeated and Nezu was laughing maniacally at his victory, spilling his tea everywhere.

Then there was Katsuki's and Izuku's match against All Might. Nothing changed much besides from the fact that the two seemed to be able to cooperate far better without at least 5% less shouting and screaming from Katsuki.

They managed to pass but were sent to Recovery Girl's office to recuperate.

Now it was time for Hiroto and Sero to go up. Being encouraged by the other students that were still in the monitoring room, the two made their way towards a city replica and entered once the giant metal doors swung open.

The other students already got wind of the extra objective added to Hiroto and Sero's exam but thought nothing much of it considering who was in that pair.

Hiroto stood next to Sero as they waited for the countdown to begin. They were informed beforehand of the general area where the hostage was, but would still have to find the person themselves.

Sero turned to Hiroto and asked, "Should we split up or stick together?"

Hiroto looked at Sero as though he was an idiot and said, "Have you ever seen any movie where splitting up was a good idea?"

Sero thought for a moment then nodded, saying, "Damn, you're right. We'll stick together then."

An announcement rang out through the mock city, "Team Moriyama and Sero, Practical Exam. Ready, go!"

Before Sero could react, Hiroto grabbed him and jumped into the air in a split second. The ground that they were standing on instantly collapsed as a detonation charge was blown up from underneath them.

Sero had his eyes and jaws wide opened, saying, "What the hell?! They added traps as well?!" He then turned and shot his tapes out around Hiroto's leg, swinging down and landing on a rooftop followed by Hiroto.

"Seems like it," Hiroto said, overlooking the narrow streets and alleyways.

Sero pointed towards the middle of the city and said, "The intel we received said that the hostage should be near the central plaza."

Hiroto nodded, "How do you want to go there? I could bring you there instantly."

Sero's face under his helmet paled for a moment, but he quickly built his resolve and nodded, saying, "We don't have anything time to waste then." He then wrapped his tapes around Hiroto's arm and braced himself for the most extreme rollercoaster ride of his life.

"Hang on then, don't want you falling off and breaking all your bones," Hiroto said.

"Wait, what?! Hold on- Aaaaaaaaaaahhh!!" Sero cried out before he could finish his sentence as Hiroto jumped forward and over the various skyscraper and buildings underneath them.

From below, Hiroto saw a large open area in the middle of the city with buildings surrounding it. In the middle was a doll in the shape of a woman, with the words, "Help me" plastered across its body.

Hiroto landed on a rooftop that was overlooking the plaza, catching Sero by the scruff of his collar before he overshot and faceplanted into the asphalt road below.

Dropping him, Sero ġrȯȧnėd and said, "That was the worst… if you want to beat villains in the future, just take them on a ride."

Hiroto turned to Sero and said, "I'll leave the hostage to you. There's probably traps around so keep an eye out."

Sero shook his head and said, "I think i's better if you go. Look at the area, there aren't any buildings or objects for me to grab onto so I won't be able to maneuver around with my quirk." He pointed to the plaza below and the hostage that was sat in a clearing.

Hiroto thought for a moment, then pounded his fist into his hand and said, "I got it." He extended his arm out and said, "Wrap around it."

Sero looked confused for a moment but then agreed, wrapping his tape around Hiroto's arm. He then asked, "What now."

Hiroto merely said, "Ever gone bungee jumping?"

Sero was even more confused until he finally understood Hiroto's plan. Before he could object, Hiroto already grabbed Sero and threw it towards the hostage, with Sero screaming along the way.

Bypassing the traps, multiple traps were triggered and caused a chain reaction of explosions as well as nets to spring out. Luckily, due to the speed that Sero was thrown, the traps all missed their mark as Sero zoomed past them all.

He then came in front of the hostage just as the tape snagged, reaching its limit. Reaching out, he grabbed the doll and hugged it at the same time that Hiroto pulled the tape back.

Sero once again had to go through the plethora of traps but all of them missed as he was propelled backward, but this time with a passenger.

Approaching Hiroto, Sero was pulled to a halt and landed lightly behind him, rolling on the ground a few times with his eyes spinning from dizziness, still hugging the doll.

"I-I think… I just traveled through dimensions…" Sero muttered to himself, his head rocking back and forth.

"Stop overreacting," Hiroto said, pulling Sero up from the ground. Sero was still hugging the doll, but then a small clicking sound was heard from it.

Hiroto's eyes narrowed as a gas then burst from the doll, covering both him and Sero in a pink gas. Sero, who was already delirious, was quickly put to sleep under its effects.

"Smells... sweet?" Hiroto said, taking a whiff of the aroma before he proceeded to clap his hands with some force, using the air pressure from it to dispel the gas outwards from the roof.

"Ara~ Ara~, it seems you can resist my aroma." Midnight appeared on the opposite side of the roof commented, ŀɨċkɨnġ her lips as she brandishes a whip in her right hand. "That was just a small amount that I can release, I wonder how much of it you can resist."

The moment she finished her words, more of the pink aroma was expelled from her body, slowly covering the rooftop. She then brought out a pair of fans from behind, fanning the gas forward to encompass the entirety of the rooftop while also using it to hide away from Hiroto's sight.

Hiroto grabbed Sero and the doll before slinging them both across his left and right shoulders, getting ready to jump. However, from under him, multiple wires were shot upwards and wrapped around Sero and the doll, ripping them from Hiroto's grasp.

"Even more traps? Isn't that just bullying?" Hiroto said with a shake of his head.

He moved forward and grabbed Sero's and the Doll's foot, suspending the two in mid-air. A whip then surged forward and was about to hit Hiroto's ċhėst until he bent his head and bit down on it, rendering it immobile.

"Oh my, I didn't take you to be so aggressive." Midnight said, trying to wrench her whip back but found it impossible. Hiroto then jerked his head back, causing Midnight to be dragged towards him.

Having been caught surprised for a moment, Midnight frowned after realizing she wasn't able to let go of the whip in time and was dragged forward. Pulling out another whip from god knows where she swung it towards a metal antenna, wrapping around it and swinging away from Hiroto's path.

Before she could say anything, Hiroto's body disappeared as the pink aroma covered the entire rooftop. She frowned and tried searching for him only to hear a voice from behind.

"I advocate gender equality."

With a whap, Midnight's eyes rolled backward when Hiroto's knocked her out, falling backward onto Hiroto's body.

Hiroto then placed her on the ground and cuffed her with Sero and the doll still on his shoulders. An announcement immediately followed suit.

"Team Moriyama and Sero, Practical Exam, End. Result: Victory."

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Authors Note:

Sorry about the break in chapters, holidays, and all that you know? Well by now you all should know how unreliable I am about my update schedule hahaha.... [don't lynch me] I do have good news though, the next arc is going to be I-Island! I bet many of you are going to be excited for that, I definitely am. I haven't seen anyone write about it yet so that'll be fun. I'm watching the movie in tidbits while writing the chapters, and it's a nice break from the normal series.

I have a small outline for the arc, but nothing concrete yet. I'm still seeing what part Hiroto will play in I-Island and what I'll have him do. There's a bunch of cool stuff there and lots of untapped potential since it has 4 different cities where you can use quirks all you want.

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