(U. A. High School, I hope you're ready, because a new, powerful threat is going to destroy you from the Inside!)
Mato entered inside the school. Since he didn't know where to go, he just followed the other people and ended up in a big room with a lot of chairs. Mato sat down on a chair and leaned back on it.
After a while, the lights showed a man with blonde hair and two spiky sunglasses.
"Everybody, say hey!" he shouted. Nobody said nothing.
(Who the hell is this guy...?) wondered Mato, scratching his head.
"What a refined response," said the man, "I'll quick present you the rundown on the practical exam! Are you ready?"
Nobody said nothing, once again.
(This guy is cringeing me...) thought Mato.
"As it says in the application requirements," said the man, "you listeners will be conducting ten-minute mock urban battles after this!"
The screen behind the man changed, showing the first seven letters of the alphabet.
"You can bring whatever you want with you. After the presentation, you'll head to the specified battle center, okay?"
(In other words,) thought Mato, (I have to work alone. Not that I have someone to work with, though...)
"There are three different types of faux villains in each battle center," the man kept explaining, "you earn points for each of them based on their level of difficulty. Your goal is to use your Quirks to earn points. Attacking other
examinees and any other unheroic actions are forbidden!"
(Pity, I can't sabotage nobody...)
"May I ask a question?" said a boy, standing up.
"Of course you can!" said the man.
"On the printout, there are four types of villains. If that is a misprint, than U. A., the most prominent school in Japan, should be ashamed of that foolish mistake."
(Who does this guy think he is?) snorted Mato.
"That's not a misprint!" exclaimed the man, "the fourth type of villain is worth zero points and it's an obstacle. It's not impossible to defeat, but there's no reason to defeat it, either. I recommend to you all to avoid it!"
(Fine, the first thing I'll do is taking down that thing,) thought Mato.
"That's all from me! I'll give you listeners a present: our school motto! Plus Ultra! Now everyone, good luck suffering!"
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Entrance Exam - Battle Center B
Mato had his hands in his pocket as he reached the gate of the battle center.
"It's time to show everyone the new star of this school..." he thought, smiling, "that strange guy said we have ten minutes, huh? I'll wipe every single enemy away in five."
Suddenly, someone approached Mato from behind, placing his hand on his left shoulder.
Mato turned and saw a tall guy with glasses, black, short hair, and a serious expression.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I'm here to enter this school, what do you think?"
"Are you taking the entrance exam to interfere with everyone else?"
(Crap, I was discovered before I even entered!)
"Of course not!" lied Mato, "why do you think so?"
"I've been watching you since you sat on your chair. Judging from your appearance, you don't look like you have good intentions."
"Never judge a book from its cover."
"What's your name?"
"Hideki Shirakawa."
"Tenya Iida."
"I hope we're in different classes."
"Me too."
Suddenly, the gate opened.
"Run, run!" said the man from earlier, "or you'll lose your points!"
(Crap, this guy distracted me!) thought Mato, starting to run, (I'll crush these faux villains in a blink of an eye!)
Mato started to run towards the battle center, searching for any enemy.
(If I fail to even enter this school, All For One will sack me from the League of Villains, and I don't want that to happen! What did he say to me, two months ago?)
"I'm counting on you, Mato."
(Right, he's counting on me, that's why I can't fail him!)
Mato bumped into a faux villain, worth one point.
"Fine, first victim detected," said the boy, summoning darkness from his hands, "take this, you fucking robot!"
Mato jumped and punched the faux villain in its red eye, destroying it.
"One point taken," he muttered, landing on the floor and rolling forward before returning on his feet and keep running.
As the famous saying goes, "time flies when you're having fun," the ten minutes were quickly ending as Mato continued to take down faux villains and accumulating points.
"Fifty-three points," he said, "I might decide to stop here, since no one has more points than me."
Suddenly, the floor shook. Mato turned, and the so-called fourth faux villains worth zero points appeared.
"Less than two minutes left!" shouted the man.
"Less than two minutes? That's great," whispered Mato, "victory's mine."
Suddenly though, Mato saw a boy jumping high and punching the faux villain with immense force.
(Why?) he wondered, (that's worthy zero points, there's no point in defeating it.)
"Time's up!" exclaimed the man.
"Finally, I was getting sick of it..." whispered Mato, turning back and starting to leave.
The boy was sitting on a rock, sighing.
"I swear," he said, "if I failed to enter U. A. with fifty-three points, I'll switch sides and become a police officer."
From out of nowhere, a old woman appeared.
"Here, take some gummies," she said.
"Thanks," said Mato, taking the gummies and eating them.
As the old woman walked away, Mato heard her say, "oh dear, you were hurt this much by your own Quirk?"
The boy turned and saw the boy from before, the one who jumped and defeated the zero-point worthy faux villain.
(Damn, he's in a tremendous state...) he thought, staring at the boy's body, (I'm not even sure he's still alive.)
In a blink of an eye, the old woman kissed the boy's head, and he was healed as if he never hurt himself.
"Oh goddamn, the healing was pretty quick," muttered Mato, "I guess that's her Quirk."
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A few days later...
Mato was sitting on a roof of a house, eating a muffin he bought in a restaurant.
(How will they contact me, if I have no home?) he wondered, (will they call me on the phone? I don't recall giving them my number, though...)
Suddenly, behind him, he Heard a voice.
"HERE YOU ARE, HIDEKI-KUN!"
Mato turned and saw Oro.
"Woah, Oro-san!" he exclaimed, "what are you doing here?"
"Sorry if I scared you, but I'm here just to inform you that you have passed both the written and practical Exam at U. A.!"
"How do you know?"
"At U. A., they knew we met once, so they sent me to inform you, since they have no way to do It themselves!"
"Oh, I see. Tell 'em I'm honored to he in a such school."
"Do you wish to become a hero?"
(Oh, hell no.)
"Oh, hell yeah."
"I don't work at U. A., so I just wish you good luck!"
"Thank ya, Oro-san."
Oro left, leaving Mato alone on the roof.
(I've been accepted at U. A.... exactly as planned. I'm very curious to see what this school offers.)
Chapter 3 - End