Entrance Exam (4)

Chapter 49: Entrance Exam (4)

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A loud 'beep!' sounded out in the Ground B6, causing the students to gasp out loud.

["An hour has passed since the start of the exam. Each student is instructed to stop trying to gain any more points. I repeat, each student is to stop trying to gain any more points. Your points would instead be depleted, in such a case."]

The students stilled in their spot while some of them even backed away from the villains and civilians. The 'villains' on the other hand simply started to lead the 'civilians' away, bringing them out of the ground B6. 

Students didn't question it at all since it was quite clear from the beginning that they were just actors, just then a small margin of students simply fell to their knees.

"No…" 

They cried. Their quivering voices filled the area.

"I-I couldn't gain 50 points…!!"

Their hands rested in their head as their trembling eyes stared down at the floor. All their hopes and dreams were crushed right then, right there. They came smiling from their homes, promising their parents how they'd ace the exam, but now... they were on the ground, their faces lowered down with their wide disbelief filled eyes. 

"Oh, look! I have 155 points! I am sure this is enough for 1-A!!"

Hearing the sudden cheery voice of a girl, their gazes shot back towards a petite girl with a permanent blush on her face. 

Their disbelief filled eyes slowly turned to a frown as their hands shook.

155 points!? She alone took 3 people's points!?

They looked down on their Watches, 30 points, 20 points, 45 points, 40 points. They missed the passing mark by a small margin yet this bitch….

"Oy, what are you looking at?" 

Suddenly a sharp and cold voice rang out in their ears. They focused their gazes on the boy beside the petite girl and gulped under his gaze. No, his face didn't look intimidating, he looked kind of girly even, what scared them was that they easily recognised him as the guy who beat the villains like punching bags.

"Don't be a sissy, she earned the points. If you have anything against higher points, come at me." He raised his watch in the air. "510 points. Enough points for 10 people, I took it all. Come here if you're so angry."

Shake~

Their bodies shook. Momentarily, they forgot their fear and glared at the kid. 

T-this bastard… he took half the points of the people!?

A guy with a tall figure stood up, his alligator-like jaws widening as he prepared to jump at the white-haired body, but just then….

The bored voice rang in the mic again.

["Students are discouraged from engaging in any kind of violence after the test. If any of you are found doing so, you'd be expelled immediately, regardless of your points. And in case you didn't even pass the test enough to get expelled, you would be unable to join any other high school in Japan. Yes, your whole student career would be destroyed. Please mind what you do."]

The alligator-quirked boy stopped and groaned while the silver-haired dude raised his middle finger at him. 

["Please leave the exam quarter, right now. In case you pass, you'd receive a letter from UA in a week from now."]

Some of the students scoffed while some simply sighed and walked away. Meanwhile, just as the silver-haired boy, Neji, walked away, a blonde teen stared at his back with a challenging look on his face.

Unbeknownst to the blonde… a green-haired teen was looking at his back, while he was busy.

«—(★)—»

Out of the Exam seminar,

"Um… don't you think doing that was a bit unnecessary?"

Uraraka asked Neji slowly. Those people were clearly sad about not being able to pass. Was there any reason to sprinkle salt in their wounds? She understood that Neji hunted for more points since he wanted to go to Class 1-A, but she didn't understand why he did this… it's almost as if he just wanted to mock the kids. Should a future hero act like this?

"It was not." 

"But-"

At Uraraka's words, Neji stopped on his way and turned to her.

"If I didn't do that, they'd have come after you." Just as Uraraka started to open her mouth, Neji interrupted her again. "If you're going to say the teacher in the Mic would have stopped it, then sorry to say, I am not omniscient, I didn't know that'd happen and simply wanted to keep a friend safe."

"...Ah." 

A genuinely embarrassed look appeared on Uraraka's face as she bowed down deeply. He said 'friend', so he saw her as his friend…? He was her first friend in UA, scratch that, he's probably the greatest friend in her life until now considering all the help she received from him in such a short time.

She bowed deeper at this realisation.

"I am sorry!! I am very sorry! E-even though you helped me get so many p-points, I tried to judge you!!"

Neji went silent at this. He was honestly joking. He didn't expect her to react too heavily. But if he now said, 'Ah, sorry, it was a joke.', it would probably spoil his serious impression of her.

So, after staying silent for a while, Neji helped her get up. "It's fine. I don't honestly mind as long as you realise it."

Uraraka raised her red flustered face and looked at his smiling lips with a grateful look on her face. 

To lighten the mood, he then tilted his head and looked at her blush. "You look cuter with a natural blush."

"...Eh?" 

"Bye."

Ochako Uraraka almost tripped upon hearing this, but as Neji turned and walked away, she slowly found her way back to reality.

But by the time she did, she could see Neji entering a sports car and leaving the school parking lot.

"Oh…" Ochako blinked. "He's not only strong and good looking, but he's also rich too…"

«—{★}—»

"Did you pass?"

"I was free enough to help a friend of mine get 155 points, so what do you expect?"

Kimi turned her head to the left at Neji with a surprising light on them.

She ignored the point part since it was clear from the beginning, and instead asked, "A friend?" 

Soon a look of understanding came to her face as she made an 'Ah!' noise. 

"Must be a girl then."

"You're talking as if I don't have male friends?"

Kimi wanted to say, 'No, you don't', but just then Neji showed her the chat on his phone.

"What's this?"

Kimi narrowed her eyes as her gaze brushed upon the messages with Ito Mahi.

"Oh… whoa..." She looked at his face with a genuinely shocked face. "To think you have a normal friend…"

Neji clicked his tongue. 

"Shut up. I have dozens of male friends, even if the total number of females is more. Even then, all of my friends are 'normal' friends. What did you think? The only one I have a more-than-a-friend relationship with is Momo, you know?"

After blinking thrice, Kimi hummed and went back to driving, just as she asked, "So that Mahi kid went to Shiketsu? Why not UA?"

Ito Mahi has a decently strong Ice quirk. Maybe as strong as Todoroki…? Kimi didn't know this, but according to the chat history, he went to Shiketsu instead of UA where his friend and crush goes.

"Family problems," Neji replied to her.

"Hm…." Kimi lost interest. "Though who's this new friend you made?"

At her question, Neji threw chewing gum in his mouth. "Ochako Uraraka, a petite girl with a Gravity-type quirk."

"Oh, Gravity-types are rare. You like her?"

"She's a friend."

"Sure, sure." 

With small talks going around, Neji and Kimi reached their home. 

«—[★]—»

At that exact time, in America, within a grand building located underground, a man sat on a comfy black chair with a glass of red wine in his hand.

He had long flowing dark red hair and a beard matching that colour. There were wrinkles visible around his eyes, which when coupled with his sharp features, accentuated his years of experience and age, but he was still handsome enough to make any girl's heartbeat jump up regardless of their age.

He sat in front of a Monitor where the figure of a man wearing a black mask coupled with medical equipment supporting him sat, wearing a suit. 

["It's been a while, my friend."]

The man in Monitor talked, to which the red-haired man nodded. 

"It indeed has, Shigaraki."

Shigaraki. All for One's last name. The people who knew this could count on one hand. This man was surprisingly one of them. 

["Haha, may I know why you called, Hisashi."]

The man, Hisashi, smiled. "I just wanted to thank you again for what you did for Izuku. I was able to stay out of his life until now, but… after that child tried to kill himself a year ago... I knew I had to do something. Yet, you already know how I am tied here with Star and Stripes. Trying to go to Japan would have instead revealed my location, and possibly my secret, my family... So I didn't have any choice but to ask you for help, my friend."

Hishahi continued. "I called to let you know that Midoriya got into UA. Sadly, he won't be able to become a true hero like he previously wanted to… but now, at least he has a new goal in his life."

All for One chuckled at this. ["Oh, Hisashi Midoriya, what's with these formalities? We are friends, after all. Your son is like my nephew, it wouldn't serve the bit of conscience left in me right if I ignored him."]

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