Over time, Nathan and Mako fostered a unique kind of friendship. Although they were still hesitant and cautious toward each other, they had enough respect for each other to listen and share information that was critical to them.
Ever since Mako had revealed his Rage Mode as his quirk to Nathan, he felt a bit at ease to be around another person who knew what he was going through and what it was like to conceal a ground-breaking quirk from the rest of the world who only seek to take any advantage they can.
After they had formed the groups to tackle the special exam, the main concern now was that Nathan didn't have any of his old abilities and without any strong offensive abilities, he wouldn't be able to survive for long in the exam much less perform well.
