[2nd Test: Standing Long Jump]
A long sandbox field had been prepared for the next test:
The Standing Long Jump test, where they would have to leap as far as they could from a standing position and their distance measured the moment they landed.
As with the previous test, they were also allowed to use their quirks to enhance their jumps for this one, and by using that same principle—
["Cleared!"]
["Cleared!"]
["Cleared!"]
Multitude of announcements came from the robot camera as some students managed to clear the seemingly impossible long field jump with relative ease thanks to their quirks...!
Of course, not everyone had that advantage here...
["2.1 meters!"]
["3.7 meters!"]
["5.3 meters!"]
["1.6 meters!"]
They all landed on the sandbox, even when they had access to their quirk. Some had a good distance due to their athleticism honed in High School, while some weren't as athletic as they wished they were...
But, for those that had somewhat of a useful quirk—
["9.5 meters!"]
Iida had used his powerful legs to jump quite far!
"Whoah!"
"Awesome!"
"Way to go~!"
Even though he wasn't one of those that 'cleared' the whole sandbox, cheers and shouts erupted from the other students upon seeing his feat!
Iida himself, after standing up from where he'd landed, bowed in gratitude for their words of praise.
"Thank you very much!" he declared in almost robotic fashion.
Then... there came Midoriya Izuku's attempt.
Everyone watched with faint curiosity, not really expecting much from him, but from the previous running test, many had assumed he was pretty athletic.
But of course, once again... a few of them were watching with scrutiny, watching how he would actually fare once more.
"Alright then..." Izuku muttered as he steadied himself at the line...
With a quick exhale inhale, he bent his knees... and jumped—!
A clean, quiet lunge, soaring through the air with a smooth forward burst...!
He sailed over the sand… then came down lightly—feet together, no wobble.
A small puff of sand kicked up as he stuck the landing.
["5.0 meters!"]
Everyone was pretty impressed by his performance. While it wasn't the same energy as reacting to Iida's result, a bit of cheers and clapping still accompanied his successful attempt.
"Thank you~!"
He turned toward his cheering peers, giving a simple thumbs up and a grin, before leaving the sandbox.
While most of everyone already turned focus their attention to the next jumper...
Iida... noticed it.
No... he'd noticed it from the very first test.
"...Why is he..."
He muttered under his breath, noticing something amiss... from Midoriya Izuku.
"...Was I just imagining it...?"
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[3rd Test: Repeated Side Steps]
The gauntlet moved on to the next test:
The Repeating Side Steps.
A simple test of rhythm and stamina, where they had to shuffle swiftly side to side within the marked lines for a full minute.
However, there wasn't much of their quirks that could help with this one, as it relied mostly on pure agility and consistency as they cycled side to side.
On average, most of the students managed to score 25 to 40 cycles in 1 minute.
For those that hid higher athleticism though—they managed to break the 50 cycles barrier, with some even reaching past 60s, such as Iida again, who used his powerful legs to drive himself with machine-like precision.
But then... a special exception appeared.
["198 Cycles!"]
One short-statured young man managed to completely overwhelm the test—! Using none other than the oddity of his hair quirk!
He had stacked two mountains of sticky balls, created from his head, and used them as makeshift walls—bouncing back and forth between them in rapid succession...!
This strange, yet undeniably effective feat, drew a mix of shock and cheers from his peers!
But...
"How do you like that, ladies~?"
His gaze, however, fell mostly on the female students... paired with a rather unsettling grin, leaving them more disturbed than impressed.
And then... came Izuku's turn.
["50 cycles!"]
He managed to reach the same 'pivotal point' cycles as the other high athletic students.
"That was fun~!" He chuckled lightly as he approached Katsuki watching on the sideline. "But too bad I didn't get to beat yours, Kacchan~."
"...Yeah."
Katsuki only answered flatly, but she kept on staring at the smiling Izuku...
"What's wrong, Kacchan?"
"...It's nothing."
"Again...?"
Katsuki averted her gaze back to the remaining students undergoing their test, seemingly ignoring the confused Izuku.
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[U.A. Academy Institute – Indoor Gym Facility]
[4th to 6th Tests: Grip Strength, Seated Toe-Touch, Upper Body Training]
Aizawa-sensei had directed them into U.A. large indoor gym facility for their next set of tests:
The grip strength, of which they would use a specialized U.A. dynamometer to measure, of course, their grip strength—
The seated toe-touch, where students would have to sit with legs stretched and lean forward as far as possible to reach their toes—
And the 'Upper Body Training' test, of which they would be measured on how many sit-ups they could perform in one minute.
Those last two tests weren't much of a 'challenging' test, but more toward basic measurement of their physical capabilities. The usage of quirks wasn't forbidden either, but most of them stuck with their own raw ability.
The test that really stood out in this indoor set was indeed the grip strength test—
["550 Kg!"]
The specially-made U.A. brand dynamometer announced loudly as it was crushed tight by the tall muscular student with his multiple hands gripping it—!
"550 Kg...?! Damn! What are you, man? A gorilla?!" the black-haired student exclaimed with a grin. "No wait... with that many arms, you're more like an octopus!"
"Octopus, huh..." the short sticky-haired young man from before commented with a lewd smirk, "...that sounds erotic..."
The student with multiple hands just nodded in awkward silence, somewhat bashful of the supposed praises he was given.
The other students were almost as impressive too—
["311 Kg!"]
One student had consumed a large amount of sweets, before then turning that into energy that pumped into his muscular arm—!
["240 Kg!"]
One student had "summoned" his quirk from his own shadow—a bird-like dark entity that then helped him grip the dynamometer—!
But... a female student had a different idea—!
["355 Kg!"]
She'd "materialized" a sleek gauntlet-like armor frame that covered her whole hand, channeling the strength through reinforced plates...!
"Wow~!" Izuku commented on the side. "That's an impressive-looking design...!"
He wasn't just intrigued by her very unique quirk, but also the design of her creation, which almost resembled a mecha's robot hand.
"A-ah, yes. Thank you," she replied softly to his straightforward praise, somewhat bashful that a man of her age was directly complimenting her.
Izuku himself... took a step closer to her, closing in the distance of their faces—!
"W-wha—?!"
"–By the way, could you perhaps tell me more about your—OW!"
But Katsuki and even Ochako had stepped in to stop his advance—the former by pinching his ear while the latter was tugging at his gym clothes.
Both of them had displeasure written on their face.
"Don't bother other people, you idiot Deku," Katsuki snapped with a scowl... throwing a sharp glare not only at the black-haired girl, but at Ochako as well.
"M-Midoriya-kun, it's now your turn for the grip strength," Ochako cut in quickly, trying her best to ignore the death glare coming from Katsuki, "Aizawa-sensei has tasked me to record yours."
"...Yeah, you got your own test to do," Katsuki added flatly, "so get to it, dumbass."
"Yes, ma'am—OW!"
And he was dragged away (by his ear and clothes), leaving behind the confused (and somewhat flustered) black-haired girl behind.