Chapter 67: Final Exam Arc (1)
~Third POV~
[Late June, UA High School, Class 1-A, Japan]
It was another in UA High as time soon passed to late June with Aizawa announcing to the class in a neutral tone, "All right. That's it for class today. There's only one week left before your final exams begin. I'm sure you're all studying constantly, right? Don't forget to keep training. The written exam is only one element. There's also the practical portion to worry about."
*Tmp*
As Aizawa leaves the students gaze at the results of where they ranked. Some flinched but others nodded pleased by their results.
----
1. Ren Yuki
2. Momo Yaoyorozu
3. Ida Tenya
4. Katsuki Bakugo
5. Shoto Todoroki
6. Tsuyu Asui
7. Kyoka Jiro
8. Itsuka Kendo
9. Hitoshi Shinso
10. Himiko Toga
11. Yui Kodai
12. Kinoko Komori
13. Ocacho Uraraka
14. Fumikage Tokoyami
15. Eijiro Kirishima
16. Toru Hagakure
17. Hanata Sero
18. Yuga Aoyama
19. Mina Ashido
20. Denki Kaminari
----
Taking his files and paperwork, Aizawa cocked his head to the class as he spoke in a neutral tone, "Don't forget you'll be doing summer training camp in the woods, but anyone who doesn't pass the upcoming final exams is in for summer school hell, right here. Good luck."
With Aizawa-Sensei leaving the classroom, Mina and Denki both sprang up, exclaiming, "I've barely even taken notes this semester!"
Mina simply laughs, being 19th, and Denki, being 20th, clutches his head in a panicked tone, "And with the sports festival and internship, I didn't have time to read the textbook."
Tokoyami voices his concern with a bead of sweat escaping his face being 14th, "Indeed, we haven't had very much free time lately."
Kinoko, who was placed in 12th place, soon spoke to Yui, who was in 11th place, and said with a bit of concern in her voice, "We'd barely learned anything when we took our midterms, so they didn't seem all that hard, but I'm kinda worried about these..."
Kinoko shared her concern with as she said Yui in a neutral tone, having some confidence in herself, "I agree. We've been through a lot, and they probably won't pull any punches when it comes to testing us shroom."
Shinso ranked 9th in his class spoke in a calm tone eyeing everyone sitting next to Ren, "As someone ranked in the top ten, I'm not that concerned."
Denki and Mina both exclaimed in a surprised tone going to his seat, "What?! You were ninth in the midterms?!"
Shinso gave a smug grin as he replied to the slackers in his class in a calm tone, "Yeah. Despite my insomnia, I can at least give my best in class. It can't be that hard to pay attention."
Both Mina and Denki felt they were emotionally damaged. But soon Ren spoke in an encouraging tone being placed 1st, "Ashido, Kaminari! We've still got time to study! That way, we'll all get to go to the training camp together. Right?"
Ida soon raises his hand in a stoic tone being 3rd in the exams, "Yes! As your classmate, I have high hopes that we'll make UA proud."
Shoto chimes in, being placed in 5th place in a stoic tone, eyeing Mina and Denki, "It's pretty hard to fail if you just pay attention in class, isn't it?"
Denki turned around, clutching his hand over his heart, and spoke in a gloomy tone, "Why you gotta cut me down like that? Words hurt, y'know!!"
However, Momo, being 2nd place, spoke in a humble tone, trying to help them both, placing her hand over her chest, "Hey, don't worry about it, you two, I can catch you up to speed on the important topics, if you want. If it's academics you need help with, I could lend a hand."
Both Mina and Denki exclaimed in a happy tone, "You're the best, Yao-momo!"
However, Ren raised an eyebrow, seeing Momo get gloomy as she muttered in a defeated tone, "I'm afraid I won't be any help when it comes to the practical, though."
Jiro soon comes over to Momo's area as she asks, holding her notebook in the air, asking for her assistance, "I've been studying, but... could you help me out, too? Quadratic functions are kind of tripping me up…"
Sero soon comes along, pleading his hands together, being placed 17th in a sheepish tone, "Really? Tutor me, please! You're good with kanji, right? Japanese is killin' me!"
Soon, Momo gasped, surprised, as Kendo, placed in 8th place, asked in a kind tone, "Me too? Is there room for one more? I'm afraid I'm falling behind a little."
All three of them Kendo, Jiro, and Sero bowed their heads and asked out loud to Momo, "Pretty please!"
Momo gasps in an excited tone with her arms in the air, "Wonderful! Yes, let's do it!"
The group soon cheered at the news, "All right!"
Momo turned around, clasping her hands together as she said in an excited tone, "Okay, then. We can hold a study session at my residence over the weekend."
Mina, favoring Momo's offer and chance to view her home, asked in an excited tone, "Seriously?! I can't wait to see your fancy digs!"
*Bounce*
*Bounce*
In a pure innocent moment, Momo began to humble brag in an innocent tone about what to prepare for excitedly, "Oh! I must call Mother and have her prepare the great hall for us to set up; it'll be the perfect spot."
Jiro and Denki both paused as they thought, 'Great Hall?'
However, Momo continues to humble brag as she continues speaking in an excited tone, "What kind of tea does everyone like? I'll have her make sure we're stocked."
Kendo and Sero both thought, stunned at that moment, 'That's overkill.'
*Bounce*
*Bounce*
Momo unaware of her classmates staring at her continues to explain in an excited tone expressing her joy of having friends over, "In my family, we always drink Harrods or Wedgwood, so if you have any other preference, let me know! When we're finished, you'll all be model students! I'll make it my duty to push you forward."
Denki and the rest have a pleased expression on their faces as he thought not wanting to ruin her mood, 'Is she humble bragging? Or does she not even realize what she's saying?'
Jiro had a pleased expression, not caring about Momo's bounciness, and thought, 'She's so excited and bouncy that I don't even care.'
Ren smiled, seeing this as he chimed in, entering out of curiosity, "Sounds interesting, I'm in. I'll assist you guys if you want, and I'll take raspberry tea."
Momo smiled as the girls saw this, wanting to take the chance and enter being contaminated into Momo's bouncy personality. Himiko, being placed in 10th, wanted to see where this chaos would go.
Meanwhile Kirishima in 15th place talked to Bakugo who was in 4th place and asked in a cheeky tone, "Sounds like I should be studying with her."
Bakugo took offense to this as he replied in an angry tone glaring at Kirishima, "You think I don't know enough?! Maybe I should beat the lessons into your skull!"
Kirishima, playing Bakugo, managed to score his study partner in a confident tone, "Oh? I knew I could count on you!"
Soon enough, Class 1-A began to discuss some topics about studying. Eventually came the time the students attended lunch…
/////
[U.A. High School, Cafeteria, Japan]
Class 1-A were soon inside the Lunch Rush cafeteria with Ochaco sitting with Ren, Ida, Tsuyu, Shinso, and Toru. Ochaco soon spoke in a concerned tone, "I'm kinda scared about the practical. I have no idea what it's gonna be."
Ida chimes in agreeing with Ochaco's response as he speaks in a stoic tone looking down at his food, "Hard to believe they'd give us anything too crazy."
Taking their time eating, Shinso spoke up in a stoic tone, finishing a bite from his food, "The written exam questions will all be stuff from class, so... ...I should at least be able to do those."
Ochaco looks concerned by Shinso's nonchalant response, asking, "Do you think it's going to be that simple?"
However, Toru answers as she says in a serious tone recalling what they learned in her visible form, "It's a comprehensive test of everything we learned this year."
Tsuyu agrees as she takes a bite out of her bread in a blunt tone, "Yup, and that's about all we could get Mr. Aizawa to tell us."
Ochaco nods her head agreeing as she voices out loud what they have learned for the semester, "Right. Okay, so then it'll cover combat training and rescue training. Oh, and basic training. We can't just study we have to stay in great physical shape – "
Ren moves his head to avoid getting bonked 'accidentally' by Neito as he turns around, interrupting their conversation, "Whoa! Sorry about that you almost hit me, buddy? You alright there? Wait, you're from Class – B, right?"
Neito's face twitches as he soon apologizes, seeing his attempt to touch Ren failed to copy his Quirk in a calm tone and replies, "Oh, sorry. Your head's so big that I almost hit you there. I heard you guys stumbled across the Hero Killer. Just like in the sports festival, Class 1-A isn't happy unless they're the center of attention. But you do realize you're not in the spotlight because people think you're a good hero, right – "
However, Neito's rants were interrupted when Ren yawned, already getting bored as he replied neutrally, "Dude if you just want an autograph, why didn't you say so? Here, let me write it right here for you!"
Quickly writing down on his shirt, Neito was immediately annoyed as Ren grinned, seeing him avoid getting written on as he quickly retreated in a strained, humble tone, "… Thanks. I'll be sure to keep out of your trouble, man. Good luck surviving the practical exam unlike Class 1-B will be prepared!!"
Leaving away, Shinso raised his eyebrow at Neito leaving as he spoke stoically, "Did that guy really know what's practical, or his just an ass."
*Crunch*
Munching down on his food, Ren casually spoke of the practical portion of the exam, much to his classmate's genuine shock, "Oh, the practical? I heard it's gonna be combat against robots, like the entrance exam."
Ochaco's eyes blinked as she asked him in a surprised tone, directing it to Ren, "Huh? What? Really? How do you know that?"
With a knowing smile on his face, he spoke, twirling his chopsticks around in a neutral tone, "One of my friends who's a few grades up filled me in. You should know Ochaco-chan. Remember Nejire-chan?"
It took a moment for her to think before realization hit her in an awkward tone, "Oh right! I kind of forgot about that, so you kept in contact with her?"
Ren nods his head with a knowing grin as he explains, gaining some attention in a neutral tone, "Yup. Been over a year at this point, but that's beside the point, though. After all, we even went on a small date in Naruhata over the news."
Toru, Tsuyu, Kinoko, and Ochaco gave him a blank stare. He looked at them with a genuinely confused expression on his face as he asked in a confused tone, "What? What's with that look on your face? Is there something on my face…?"
Shinso and Ida sighed at Ren's oblivious nature only thinking stoically, 'An idiot.'
/////
[UA High School, Class 1-A, Japan]
Returning to class both Denki and Mina exclaimed happily, "All right!"
Hearing the news of facing robots with confirmed facts Denki spoke happily, "This'll be super easy if it's just robots!"
Mina was extremely happy to hear the news in a relief tone, "Such awesome news!"
Toga, coming by, asked with a raised eyebrow, bluntly holding her textbooks, "Why do you sound so happy? You both have a hard time controlling your Quirks."
Hearing her response Denki raised his arms in the air as he exclaimed, "Yeah! But I can let loose with robots!"
Mina following his example also exclaimed with arms in the air in an excited tone, "And melting them'll be a cinch for me!"
Sero grinned as he pointed at them in a supportive tone, sitting next to Kinoko, "Now you just need Yaoyorozu to help you study, and you'll be all set for finals."
Both exclaimed in an excited tone, feeling extremely happy, "We'll definitely be able to go to the training camp now!"
However, Bakugo ruined their parade as he said in a stoic tone getting his stuff ready to leave for the day, "It shouldn't matter if it's robots or actual people. Why are you morons so excited?"
Denki soon exclaimed feeling offended as he argued back against Bakugo, "Hey, who are you calling a moron?!"
But he was soon shut up as he and Mina took a step back from Bakugo's outburst in an angry tone, "Shut up! You need to learn how to control your Quirk! Ya got it?! Hey! Class Rep!"
Getting Ren's attention he spoke out with a feral grin on his face raising his hand and showing his explosive power said confidentially, "You may have been first in the Entrance Exam and Sports Festival. But we'll be getting individual scores in the upcoming finals. New rankings. So, we'll all know exactly where we're standing! I'll show you how much better I am. And, Todoroki? I'll kill you, too."
*THUD*
Slamming the door shut, Kirishima looked at Bakugo, muttering out loud, "It's been a while since I've seen him that worked up."
Tokoyami soon opened his mouth, gazing at where Bakugo left in a neutral tone, "Think it's impatience? Or hatred?"
Ren remained silent as he closed his eyes, unbothered by Bakugo's words. Yui even points out, seeing how calm and collected Ren was in a neutral tone, "Even so, our Class Rep doesn't seem to be bothered. Guess even with the tension in the air, he's cool and level-headed as ever."
All eyes were on him as he began to pack his things, talking to Momo in a calm tone, "So what time should we be at your place, Momo?"
Momo smiled as she began to send text messages to her classmates that were coming in an excited tone, "I'll send you all the invites to my home. Just be sure to be on time and I'll have everything prepared it's going to be very fun!"
Ren chuckled at her bouncy personality. However, his thoughts wandered in a serious tone in his head, 'I need to get stronger… I need to make my super move. One that will ensure my fights with relative ease or under the most dangerous of situations…'