Chapter 28:

(Sakuya POV)

Okay, I may have forgotten about my childlike form when I woke up the next day. There was a lot of squealing and a singular nosebleed.

Yes, Mineta had a nosebleed seeing my six-year-old body. It was a vile sight.

I didn't stay long enough for their hugs and stopped time before running back to my room, where I reverted to my actual age and clothed myself.

There was a week until the USJ was scheduled, so I decided to take things slow for a bit. It's still a bit surprising to me just how far apart certain events are when actually living through them.

Fluffy-chan had other ideas.

The stupid Monokuma inspired chimera decided it was time for me to take my high school academic tests. ALL of my high school academic tests. This wouldn't be a massive issue due to my psychometry and thought acceleration, but it still would be tedious.

This was so I could finish all of my lessons apart from the business side of things. Yes, I was officially enrolled in the business course. I wasn't really bothered by the chimera's lack of notifying me as it would be beneficial in the long run.

The damn plushie principal apparently needed me to do the tests without using my quirk and with him present as an 'impartial' observer due to the rules set in place by the education board.

I spent countless hours and days in his office completing test upon test. That's not even mentioning all of the coursework and essays I needed to hand in too.

I accidentally started ignoring Momo and Eri during this time, but I was too mentally exhausted to notice until Komoe-sensei brought it up. I mentally promised to make it up to them when this 'exam hell' was finally over.

I was currently sitting in my last third-year exam, waiting for the timer to run out.

Did I know what subject it was? Nope. I could tell you that it wasn't maths, English, or science, but that would be as far as I could narrow it down. Everything else started to meld together in my mind after the twenty-eighth textbook.

The front of the paper didn't even have a subject listed. Oh man… If this has been a setup by Fluffy-chan, I'm gonna tear his stuffing out and mount him on his office door.

*tick* *tick* *tick* *tick* *tick*

As the ever-grating monotonous ticking of the clock continued, knowing there were thirty minutes before the end, I planted my head on the desk and began to take a nap.

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(Class 1-A)

While the entire class was sitting down and eventually drifting off into rem sleep, Aizawa was busy delivering an impassioned rant.

"-and that's why if the problem child asks you if you like sand, you say no. It took four hours to clean the majority of the sand out of my hom- sleeping bag. I'm still finding some random grains to this day!"

""Hai Aizawa-sensei!"" the class collectively drawled out.

Nodding in satisfaction to his students after seeing they took his warning 'seriously', he began talking about another topic,

"Alright, class, today we are talking about threat rankings. I'm sure you're all aware of them and have seen them before, but for those that don't know, can someone tell me?"

Iida's hand shot up so fast people wondered if he had dislocated his shoulder,

"The threat ranking system employed by the hero public safety commission is a scale that allows people to know the threat level of certain individuals and the assumed danger they would pose. They use this to help inform inexperienced heroes that may otherwise have charged in and been in over their head."

"Thank you, Iida. The rankings are also there for civilians so they would know when to retreat and roughly how far and fast they would need to retreat to avoid any ensuing conflict."

He turned around and began drawing a table on the board. It was split into multiple rows; SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E in descending order. Turning back to the class, he asked once more,

"How many of you know what these mean in regards to the threat rankings?"

Kaminari decided it was his time to answer the question, the first time he's ever done it too,

"SSS-rank means it's harder to beat and more dangerous, whereas E-rank is super weak and not a challenge at all."

"I was expecting more detail on the specific rankings and what they correlate to, but that was on me for not phrasing my question correctly."

He pointed at the E-rank row, gradually raising his pointer as he spoke,

"E-rank means that they aren't a threat and could be taken down by any untrained adult/teenager.

D-rank means that the police can handle it without a problem and are minor threats.

C-rank means the police or sidekicks could take them down. They should still be taken seriously despite their low ranking due to their ability to take a life with little to no difficulty.

B-rank means the police couldn't take them down or require extensive planning and equipment to do so. These are the most common villains that heroes take down and are a threat to multiple lives.

A-rank means top heroes are needed, typically the top fifty. They are typically a threat to an entire city and its inhabitants. Most A-rank villains are taken down after a raid meeting. Plenty of planning is needed.

S-rank means one or more of the top ten heroes are typically needed to take them down. They are a threat to multiple cities and the people living in them. These villains and above are typically given a flee on sight order, where the hero who spotted them would need to evacuate anyone nearby discreetly and inform the commission.

SS-ranks are very rarely given out. If you ever spot one, you would be lucky to live to tell the tale. They are a threat to entire countries. There have only ever been three villains in Japan listed since the dawn of quirks, and we hope to keep it that way.

SSS-ranks are threats to humanity's continued survival, simple as that."

Letting his class soak in the information for a few more minutes, he took a sip out of his juice pack. Seeing them now paying attention, he continued,

"There are plenty of other factors that decide the threat rankings, like how influential they are in the underworld, etc. You will learn all of those eventually.

Time to let you all in on a little hero secret, every single one of you in this class has had a threat ranking slapped on you by the commission since your quirk was registered."

""What?!""

'Saw that reaction coming from a mile away. You don't exactly want to be told you are on the same list as a villain, especially hero hopefuls.' the homeless man mused.

"Sensei! This can't be correct; we aren't villains!"

"Of course, you aren't villains, but when you were four, and your quirk manifested, the commission didn't know if you were going to grow into one. So they began to think of countermeasures for your quirks. They have an entire division working on them at all times."

'I'm the majority of the countermeasures… I really should get a payrise.'

"I know this has been a shock to you all, but we do need to continue with the lesson. I have all of your rankings right here," he brought out a piece of paper from his sleeping bag pocket dimension, "Your job for the rest of class will be to guess your classmates' rankings on the scale accurately. Iida, collate all of your classmates' results and record them on the board."

Finally, having said everything that was needed of him, the homeless caterpillar retreated into his cocoon.

The class, as usual, was a chaotic mess even in Sakuya's absence. Everyone liked to believe that they would make great villains and deserved higher rankings than they actually did.

Aoyama claimed that he could destroy the sun with his quirk if he wanted to but didn't because if the sun was gone, what would possibly match his shine?

Everyone ignored him.

The tier list was finally completed, with the highest rank being an S-Rank for Momo, Sakuya, and Toga, and the lowest was a C-rank for a few of the class.

"I see you are all finished. How accurate do you think you have been in ranking each other?"

Iida's hand shot up,

"Well, Aizawa-sensei, With all of the people here and the fact that we all eventually agreed, I would say that there has to be some accuracy in our choices if all of our opinions align."

"Well, there are two major errors on this list, but I'll get into those later on. Yaoyorozu, do you ever remember a group of people in black suits visiting you when you were younger?"

"Yes? I think I do anyway."

"I assume they gave you an entire speech about how 'great' and 'cool' your quirk was?"

"They did emphasize that during the conversation, what does this have to do with the lesson sensei?"

"I'm getting to that. They also probably fed you some propaganda and said how you would make such a good hero, right?"

After receiving a nod, he followed up,

"They were the hero public safety commission. They were most likely there to influence your choice to become a hero. Most children at your age are impressionable, and an adult's praise is something they value. When they told you that you would make a great hero, it planted a seed in your mind."

The class, especially Momo, took a collective gasp. Aizawa decided to keep speaking now that he has their entire focus,

"That is one of the tactics they use as a countermeasure. If not for your family's wealth or prestige, they would have probably tried to induct you into their 'child super-soldier program' that Hawks and Lady Nagant went to. The very one, the Problem child, exposed all those years ago, whether through bribes or blackmail. Who knows.

This leads me to your threat ranking Yaoyorozu. You are an SSS-rank threat. Now before any of you decide to start shouting, let me explain why.

She uses her lipids to fuel her quirk, which can create anything that includes nuclear and biochemical weaponry. She could wipe out humanity with enough time and cheeseburgers. It's terrifying to think of, and I'm more than thankful that Yaoyorozu has chosen to become a hero."

"Yaomomo is that powerful?!" Mina shouted

"How manly!" Kirishima exclaimed, beating his hands on his chest.

"Yaoyorozu, if you do decide to kill humanity, can you start with my father first?" Shoto asked.

"If Mo-chan is gonna kill anyone's parents, it's gonna be my original ones. Isn't that right, Mo-chan?" Toga retorted.

"C-Can you both stop arguing over who's family member I'm going to kill? I don't want to kill any of them."

(Sakuya POV)

The stupid timer ran out, stupid plush toy making me stay the entire time in silence.

It was all good now, why?

I get to see my beautiful wife again.

Reaching the 1-A door, I take a deep breath of air before swinging the door open. The resounding smack of the door hitting the doorframe grabbed everyone's attention. I gave off a lazy salute,

"Yo."

"Speaking of threats to humanity, and my sanity, here's another SSS-ranker-"

"Trying out a new nickname for me? 'Threat to humanity and my sanity' doesn't roll off of the tongue as problem child does, you know?"

"-Be quiet, problem child."

"Oh my, someone woke up on the wrong side of the sleeping bag today."

He let out a deep breath, trying to maintain his calm as the frustration built up ever so slowly, before starting again.

"Yes, the problem child is an SSS-rank threat.

I'm sure that the only reason we are all still alive right now is that we are amusing to her, and there would be no chocolate milk production if she did kill everyone.

Take those two factors out, and she would have little to no trouble wiping out our planet with a singular thought, or maybe rewind everyone on earth to the point we are all quirklesss once more so she could rule over us as a god. Whatever catches the demon's fancy, I guess."

I continued to ignore his tirade about how cool I was and how much he loved having me as a student, what a tsundere of teacher I have, gosh. I kissed Momo on the cheek before going to my desk to sleep once more.

"Tired?" she asked.

"Mhm, just had a three-hour test with Fluffy-chan's beady little eyes staring at me the entire time."

"Rest well, dear. I'll wake you up when needed."

"Love you… so… much..."

Momo's tender, loving gaze was the last thing I saw before getting some well-needed rest. The teachers had already been informed of my circumstances and how exhausted I would probably be, so they didn't call me out on my sleeping in class. I think there was also a hint of sympathy. Nobody deserved to spend so much time with their terrifying boss.

(A/N: There have been a lot of changes in scheduling, mainly due to the heatwave the UK is facing and how my bosses moved a bunch of meetings so they could, and I quote, "Enjoy the sun." During the random online meetings, I managed to preoccupy myself with this chapter. I hope it's up to standard.

I hate the sun and heat. I would probably turn it off if I could, and It wouldn't lead to extinction. What do you guys prefer, the cold or the heat?

There will be smut for you horny boys and girls next chapter. <3)