Chapter 6: Quirk Apprehension Test
"Good, you're all here" With a satisfied nod, Vlad King smirked as he looked at the entirety of his class present in front of him, all of them wearing the gym uniform which consisted of a pair of dark blue pants with white vertical lines going up the legs and a dark blue short sleeve shirt with white lines that form the letters 'U' and 'A'
Standing beside Itsuka, Takumi listened attentively to Vlad King explaining what they were about to participate in, "This Quirk Apprehension Test is so that we can gauge where you're at currently. Your standard gym tests, you all know of them, correct?" He asked the class, earning a simultaneous nod for a majority of the class, but two odd cases shook their heads: Karin Fuyuki and Pony Tsunotori, so he had to carry on explaining
"There are 8 tests: Softball throwing; The standing long jump; The 50-meter dash; Endurance Running; Grip Strength; Side-to-Step Stepping; Upper-body training; and Seated Toe Touch" Vlad King said, a finger raising with each exercise named before he crossed his arms in front of his chest once again, "You guys should have done these in Middle School, but without the use of quirks. This time, you'll be using your quirks" He finished with a snicker, "But don't feel too disheartened, I'm not expecting world-breaking results from anyone... though, as motivation, whoever gets last place out of you lot will receive extra homework for the whole month, on top of this you'll receive after school detentions - though, it's more of a 1-to-1 talking about quirk improvements, etcetera"
At the mention of a punishment, most of the class groaned and sighed, annoyed at the pointless addition of sadism from the school, 'Of course...' Itsuka, too, had released a sigh from her mouth. However, her reasoning was made clear once you could see her glancing at a passionate-filled Takumi, a focused face full of unusual concentration from the boy, 'Hopefully his competitiveness doesn't lead to another depression-training arc' She thought to herself, sweat forming on her face
"Hm..." Tapping his foot against the ground, Vlad King's eyes went from student-to-student until they landed on the orange-haired girl, "Itsuka Kendo" He called out, Itsuka unconsciously jumping as she questioned, "Yes, Vlad Sensei?"
With his index finger, he beckoned the girl to come towards him which she did, "Stand inside that circle" He instructed, Itsuka doing as told before catching a softball thrown by the teacher, "How far was your best throw in middle school?"
"Um..." Tapping her finger against her chin, Itsuka eventually remembered, "About 75m, I think" She answered, being rewarded by the teacher with a nod of approval
"Good good..." Uncrossing his arms, he stood coolly as he stared at Itsuka with an intimidating grin, "Now, throw the ball with all your might. You may use your quirk, just don't leave that circle and give it all you've got"
Feeling as if she might be severely hurt if she got a concerning score which Vlad King didn't like, Itsuka took a deep breathe before enlarging her hand and throwing the ball with everything she had, making sure to use the best momentum possible to assist her, *FWOOSH!* The ball cut through the air, the wind swishing as a small gust of wind attacked the spectating students
*Beep!* After a few seconds passed, a beeping sound was heard which caused the class to look at Vlad King to see him holding up a device which showed the numbers '642.9m', "It's good to know your current strength and limits, and that is the main point of this test... so make sure you go 110% with each test if you want the best opportunity to progress here at U.A. with proper guidance and assistance" Vlad King stated
"YES, VLAD SENSEI!" The class shouted in response, "Good... now, surpass your limits, class, and give it your all!!" Vlad King bellowed, "YES, VLAD SENSEI!!"
- 1st Test: 50-Meter Dash -
"Yosetsu Awase, and Kojiro Bondo" Vlad King called the two forward, making it obvious that the match-ups were based off the register.
The two students stepped forward, getting in position to run for the sprint, *BANG!* With a small gun in hand, Vlad King shot up towards the sky which signalled the start of the sprint, leading to the two students to run with all their might.
Kojiro, due to his large and muscular build, was slower than Yosetsu even if they were both casually sprinting with all their might without the use of their quirks, 'It seems their quirks aren't suitable for this type of test' Takumi and the others analysed, with Vlad King shortly after revealing the times of the two
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Yosetsu Awase. Quirk: Weld - This quirk gives him the ability to fuse objects at an atomic level, although he needs to be touching both objects to fuse them
Kojiro Bondo. Quirk: Cemedine - This Quirk allows him to spray large amounts of a fast-drying glue-like liquid from the seven holes on his face. The liquid is sticky and can be used to trap people and attach things to each other
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"Yosetsu Awase: 6.42 Seconds. And Kojiro Bondo: 8.13 Seconds" He announced, before calling out the names of the next two participants: "Manga Fukidashi and Karin Fuyuki"
With a carefree, blissful smile on her face, Karin skipped over to the line and got in position, with Manga doing the same (except, you couldn't tell what face he was making as he didn't have one), "Good luck!" She said, her hand outstretched to Manga who shook it and replied, "You too"
*BANG!* At an impressive speed, Karin simply ran the 50 meters, but at a much more impressive time than the two previous contestants. Manga, on the other hand, like the others, could only run without using his quirk as it wasn't suitable for this type of test
"Karin Fuyuki: 4.31 Seconds. And Manga Fukidashi: 6.63 Seconds" He announced, the two returning to the group of spectating students calmly
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Manga Fukidashi. Quirk: Comic - This Quirk allows him to materialize words in mid-air by speaking them. These words are onomatopoeia (words that describe sounds) which can manifest the effects of the phenomenon that the sound suggests
Karin Fuyuki. Quirk: Unknown (Mutant-Type?) - So far, this Quirk gives her elf-like features and an increase in speed
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'A mutant quirk, it seems' Takumi noted, taking notice of Karin's elf-like ears and her faster than average speed with a slight frown on his face as she watched her getting congratulated by the girls of the class, 'But I feel like she's hiding something - I feel like she could've done better...' Thankfully, his poker face was incredibly good so no one noticed his curious stare
"..." Well, except for the girl herself who looked over her shoulder and gave the boy a smile and wave, 'Suspicious indeed' Takumi was a guy who believed in his gut, and his gut was telling him this girl was an interesting subject, 'Oh well, it's none of my business for now' He simply shrugged. After all, he wasn't Sherlock Holmes or anything, so why should he bother investigating - he didn't care about the girl's secrets THAT much; everyone's got secrets after all.
Eventually, it was his turn. Funnily enough though, it wasn't just his: "Takumi Kazuma and Itsuka Kendo" With a smirk, Takumi walked over to the line with his hands in the uniform's pockets.
"I already know I'm going to lose, so don't bother trying to shit talk" Itsuka stated casually, her eyes closed as she got into position, Takumi doing the same with a simple shrug, "I wasn't going to - I was going to say 'Good luck' and 'May the better sprinter win'"
*BANG!* The two burst into a swift sprint, their breathing controlled and form near perfection. At the 40m mark, with 4 seconds passing and a solid distance between him and Itsuka, Takumi suddenly appeared past the finish line.
"Eh? Did he just teleport?" He heard a few students wonder curiously, impressed at the ability, "That's pretty rare!"
"Seems to have a limited range, though, otherwise he would've just teleported from the beginning" Another commented, commenting on a weakness of Takumi's 'Teleportation'
"'Teleportation'-" Itsuka walked over to him, nudging him with his elbow, "That's what we all thought at first, but that's not-" Putting his hand over her mouth, he shushed her, "Let them find out for themselves" After receiving a nod from the girl, he lowered his hand
"Takumi Kazuma: 4.04 Seconds. And Itsuka Kendo: 5.72 Seconds" Vlad King announced, a few students congratulating the two for the impressive times and asking about their quirks, Takumi's in particular as Teleportation-type quirks were extremely rare.
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Itsuka Kendo. Quirk: Big Fist - This Quirk grants her the ability to enlarge both of her hands to a gigantic size. With the increased size comes enhanced striking power and gripping capabilities
Takumi Kazuma. Quirk: Teleportation(?) - This Quirk grants him the ability to instantly appear from one spot to another. Though, the range seems to be limited to about 10m
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"That was impressive" Standing in front of Takumi, a young man with slick blond hair parted to the right periwinkle blue eyes held his hand out towards him with a smirk and his head tilted, "The name's Neito Monoma, nice to meet you"
"..." Grabbing Neito's hand, the two shook hands which caused Neito's smirk to enlarge, causing Takumi to hurriedly pull his hand back, "Takumi Kazuma... nice to meet you too..." Sceptic, Takumi's eyes squinted as he looked at the boy's back walking further away from him.
A few more duos were called out and complete, until, "Shihai Kuroiro and Neito Monoma" The blonde-haired boy who shook Takumi's hand walked into his lane, a confident smile on his cocky face
*BANG!*
With a sigh, Shihai simply sprinted the 50-Meters, appearing to be disappointed after looking at the clear, shadow-less floor.
Neito Monoma, similarly, too began to run, though his annoying smile didn't seem to diminish as he ran with all his might, passing Shihai who glanced at his feet before diving into Neito's shadow, the eyes of the spectators widening in surprise
"What a quirk!"
Once reaching the final 10-meter mark, Neito's body vanished and instantly appeared at the finish line, Takumi sighing and shaking his head. Not because Neito had copied his quirk, but because of his current state
"B-BLEGH!-" With wide eyes, Neito appeared frozen in place as he threw up, a bit of it getting on his shirt due to his standing posture. Shortly after, he bent his body to prevent the throw up getting on his clothes, his breathing heavy as he fell forward, barely avoiding his barf
"Somebody get Recovery Girl!" Alarmed, Vlad King rushed over to Neito to check on him and checked his pulse, "Nothing serious, that's good..."
"What the hell happened?!" A student wondered in disbelief, eyeing up the sickly Neito who kept his gaze on Takumi
"Y-You..." Neito wheezed, resisting the urge to throw up once more, "W-What the hell's your quirk?!" He asked angrily, putting the blame on Takumi for his current state
"You copied my quirk, didn't you? So you should know, no?" Takumi reversed his ploy, tilting his head side to side as if taunting the guy before smiling, "Nah~ I'm just playing" With his hands in his pockets, he began to explain himself
'Seriously, him and his mood changes' It seemed to be 'National Sighing Day' today as Itsuka had performed the action once more
"My quirk isn't teleportation, it's more like super-speed" He began to explain, all eyes on him, "I call it 'Blink', decent name, right? Anyway. Rather than appearing at Point B from Point A instantly, my quirk goes from Point A to Point B so fast that it simply looks like teleportation. You get that?" The students and even Vlad King himself nodded at his explanation, "Well, like most quirks, mine also has a drawback: There's a stun time" After seeing a few more nods, he carried on, "I'm not really sure why, but my guess is that my body moves at a speed so fast that my body isn't able to catch up to just yet, so it isn't able to move until it 'catches up' per se" There was also another drawback, but he wouldn't reveal that to the class just yet
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Neito Monoma. Quirk: Copy - This Quirk allows him to duplicate and use another person's Quirk after coming into physical contact with the user. He can hold three Quirks simultaneously and maintain copied powers for ten minutes. After the time limit runs out, Neito loses the copied Quirk until he once again touches the original user
Shihai Kuroiro. Quirk: Black - This Quirk allows him to merge his body into anything dark in color, whether naturally dark or dark via external circumstances, such as shadows
Takumi Kazuma. Quirk: Blink - This Quirk allows him to travel between 6-10 metres at Massively Hypersonic Speed. However, due to his body not being able to handle that speed still, there's a stun time of 1.5 Seconds. More Information Later
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Eventually, Recovery Lady had arrived and healed up Neito's sick state, allowing for the Quirk Apprehension Test to carry on, with each test revealing most of the class's quirks
After the 50-meter dash, there was the grip strength test. Takumi got an impressive result of 120Kg without using his quirk (as it would be useless for this test)
The third test was the standing long jump, with most of the class, Takumi included, clearing the sandbox. He did this by blinking once in the air to clear the sandbox.
After the standing long jump, it was the repeated side steps. Takumi had an alright score, but no one had an incredibly insane score to gas over.
The fifth test was the softball throw which Itsuka demonstrated. As she had already done it, her turn was skipped and Takumi was up. Standing inside the circle, he simply lifted his leg, reeled his arm back, took a step forward, and threw it with all his strength, achieving '162.8m' with only his natural strength
After the ball throw, the seated toe-touch was blitzed past as anyone should be flexible enough to be able to touch their toes. Though, Takumi couldn't help but pity figures like Kojiro who was simply too big to touch his toes.
The seventh test was sit-ups, with Takumi and Itsuka getting the top 2 spots and 'accidentally' flexing their impressive abs/core strength
The final test was a tiring long-distance endurance run. As it was the last test, with some of the class already tired from the previous 7 tests, many fell only a few minutes of the test starting.
In the end, Neito managed to win after staying inside everyone's shadows (which he was able to do after copying Shihai's quirk) and then outlasting Shihai who got second - As the last two, they had to actually run until one fell, with the person being Shihai as Neito was actually trained at least a little it seemed.
"Congratulations, class, you've completed the Quirk Apprehension Test" Cheering by clapping his hands, Vlad King prematurely stopped before revealing the results, "As you can see... last place is Kosei Tsuburaba" It was quite unfortunate, really, as the boy was unable to use his quirk for any of the tests, not even one, "As a result, you'll be getting extra homework for the month, and after school 'detention'" He explained, the boy groaning in complaint
Looking at the scoreboard, Takumi looked at his name placed in the number 4 spot, "Damn it, I'm not number 1..." He kissed his teeth, before chuckling, "Well, at least I beat you, Itsuka~" He teased, poking the girl which annoyed her and almost got her to jump him if it weren't for the fact they were still outside with their whole class present
(A/N: I can't be bothered to analyse each student's quirks and actually rank all 20 of them properly, so you're just getting brief mentions of the results)
"HAHAHA! I'M NUMBER 1, BABY!" Neito manically cheered, his arms out to the side as he cackled in joy, "AS EXPECTED OF M-" Oblivious to the concerned stares of the 1-B students, the already-annoyed Itsuka, much to the joy of the students, enlarged her fist and knocked out the insane Neito
"He deserved that" The class unanimously agreed, heading back to class with Neito being dragged along the floor like a sack of potatoes.
Poor guy
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A/N: Admittedly, this chapter was pretty rushed. However, I didn't want to spend like 2/3 chapters on this small arc which, in my opinion, is quite boring and I personally would not want to read all that.
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