TEN MINUTES EARLIER:

The crowd began murmuring after Present Mic, he left the venue. None of the people here were stupid. As such, even though they couldn't guess all the intricacies of this exam, they still understand that each step should carefully be planned.

Kuroha, seeing people begin to form groups shrugged before going somewhere to sit. He didn't want to form a team. It wasn't that he was arrogant.

At least, if Momo was here he would try and team up with her. But she was in the next batch. Since she wasn't present, he just didn't see the need.

"Hello! Would you like to team with us?"

Just as he was about to close his eyes once he sat under a tree, he heard a soft voice calling him. When he turned, he was faced with a girl. Kuroha noted idly that she was rather pretty but that he didn't really care. She had fox ear on her head and two tails trailing behind her. The girl was followed by a group of boys.

When he heard the question, Kuroha feels his brain buzz for a short instant. During this instant, this girl becomes the prettiest existence in the world. Her orders were absolute. This didn't last long. But when he understood what had happened, he was very angry.

The girl, seeing him like that had a victorious smile, but just as she was feeling happy, a chill went past her body. When she looked at the guy in front of her, all she felt was danger. His cold eyes staring hard into her. She waved her hand as she sweated,

"You know what, forget it."

She literally fled with her tails between her legs. The boys, confused, simply followed without even looking at him.

Kuroha looked at her coldly but didn't chase. He decided to close his eyelid and rest a little, but then, another voice woke him up. This time, it was a very loud one.

"OHHHH! INCREDIBLE!! I didn't think someone else would be able to escape her control."

Kuroha frowned as he faced the guy speaking. He recognized him. It was the guys he already remarked during the written exam. Still, he didn't know his name

"Who are you?"

The guy, seemingly surprised by the question did something that really surprised him. He did a bow so low his head literally hit the floor. Blood was even flowing from his face.

"I AM VERY SORRY!! HOW COULD I BE SO FORGETFUL. I AM YOARASHI INASA. HAPPY TO MEET YOU!!"

Kuroha posed for a short second before answering.

"I am Hayate Kuroha."

Internally he sighed, it seemed like he was doomed to never meet anyone normal in this school. He rummaged in his pocket before giving him a nap

"Take this. Blood is flowing."

Inasa took it with a big smile and cleaned the blood before saying.

"Thank you!! Can I call you Kuroha?"

Kuroha didn't really care about normal convention, so he simply nodded. Anyway, no one called him Hayate.

"So Kuroha, what will you do? Find a team or act by yourself."

"Alone. What about you?"

"Me?"

A fire seemed to burn in his eyes as he proclaimed with his fist high in the sky

"I THINK THAT HEROES SHOULD BE HOT-BLOODED AND PASSIONATE. AS SUCH I WILL PASS THIS EXAM ALONE!!!"

"I see."

After that, the two stayed silent. Well, Kuroha tried to stay silent. But he was constantly bombarded by Inasa. Kuroha didn't dislike Loud guys like this. This guy made him think of Mirio and All Might. They had a candor in them that was really attractive to the people around them.

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They now stood in front of the principal entry,

"Kuroha, good luck."

Kuroha nodded without answering. Now they were

"LET THE TEST BEGIN!!!"

The moments, those words sounded, everyone began to gather in different teams and observe each other warily. Most did it in a team of four or five. After all; the higher the number, the less chance of success there will be. No one wanted to be the first to score a point and become the target of everyone.

Kuroha observed everything that was happening without moving.

He seriously thought about all the instructions that were given by Present Mic. One sore point disturbed him.

This test would give birth to many betrayal and backstabbing. The one who reaches the top won't necessarily be the one who put the most effort into it, but rather the one who backstabbed the more. But, Would the top hero school in the east accept such students?

For Kuroha, the answer was no. Present Mic said that they "COULD", not that they "SHOULD". In society, Hero CAN do evil. NO. Anyone, even someone without quirk can do evil if he so wishes. But it doesn't mean that they SHOULD do evil.

This means that even though those who attack each other may get more points, there should be a system in place to make those with bad action fail to reach the top 10.

Another sore point was the giant robot. He was worth 0 points. This whole matter was fishy.

He grinned as he thought back to what Inasa told him.

(Hero should be hot-blooded huh...Then let me play this role for the first time.)

As such, he decided to do the complete opposite. He would only fight the robot and would try to avoid a human fight as much as possible.

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Inasa was taking slow deep breaths as he prepared himself. He didn't understand all the instructions, but one thought stayed clear. The more robots he destroyed, the higher his chance would be.

Just as he was about to move,

*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*

In the uneasy silence that descended, slow steps could be heard. Inasa turned toward the source and a grin settled on his face. It was Kuroha.

Truth be told, after seeing Kuroha the first time. He felt a great discomfort. A little like Endeavor and his on made him feel. The feeling of indifference, as if nothing in the world apart from themselves mattered. Those weren't the eyes a hero should have.

But after discussing with him, he could feel it. This guy was different. Now, he had the proof. Perhaps...They could become friends.

"KUROHA. DO YOU WANT TO BET WITH ME? THE ONE WITH THE HIGHER SCORE WIN."

He saw that Kuroha looked at him with a weird expression before smiling. Isana was a little shocked, and he wasn't the only one. For a short moment, he even doubted his own sexual orientation.

Kuroha finally opened his mouth and said,

"As you wish. Let's play a game."