Chapter 13 - Quirk Apprehension Test And End Of The First Day

(Nero POV)

"Welcome to the hero department." Our teacher had a dark smile on his lips when he said these words.

Hahaha! It looks like Yuuei is more fun than I imagined.

The only two people who were smiling were Bakugou and me.

"That's crossing the line, even for Yuuei," A girl said, looking directly at Aizawa.

The girl in question had blue hair with dark tips, cut at chin length. Her eyes were a beautiful teal.

Her skin, or rather her fur, was light brown, while her hands and feet were dark brown. Around her eyes, she had dark brown spots similar to those of a raccoon.

Additionally, she had black, pointed cat ears on top of her head and a blue tail with a black tip.

She is basically a Tanuki girl, and despite her peculiar appearance, she is quite beautiful.

(Kagemori Michiru image)

"It's crossing the line for you to say, student Kagemori Michiru," Aizawa said, putting his hand over his eyes.

The tanuki girl called Kagemori Michiru shivered at Aizawa's gaze.

"Maybe you don't know, but you are here to be heroes. Disasters, villains, and all kinds of calamities will be at your doorstep. Your duty is to prevent this from happening. But now you are afraid of a simple expulsion.

If you were expecting us to get together to talk about our feelings, you are very wrong. The only thing you can expect from Yuuei in the coming years is the hell that will shape you all into heroes," Aizawa finished, raising his index finger.

"This is plus ultra. The least I hope is that you get through this hell and rise to the top," he said with a smile.

"…"

This was also the least I expected. After all, if Yuuei isn't hell, it doesn't deserve to be called the greatest school for heroes.

I thought with an excited smile.

•••

1st Test: (50-Meter Dash)

On the race track, there was a person next to me. That person was the guy with glasses.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Iida Tenya." Iida approached me, offering a friendly handshake.

Ida?! If I'm not mistaken, the Ida Family is a prestigious family that has practiced heroism for generations.

"Nice to meet you, Nero Fujiwara," I said, shaking his hand.

"Oh! A Fujiwara." Ida seemed quite surprised by my last name.

But before the conversation could continue, Aizawa shouted, "Ready!"

We got into a running position. I noticed engines on Ida's legs making noise; his quirk probably has to do with speed. He would certainly come first with the best time, but it's a shame that I exist.

"Go!" Aizawa shouted.

The moment he screamed, the engine exhausts on Ida's calves started releasing vapors, and he took off at high speed.

While I simply used [Mercury].

In the blink of an eye, I was already at the finish line.

"Nero Fujiwara, time: 0.01 seconds," the robot at the finish line announced in its mechanical voice.

That's the power of teleportation, baby.

I thought, sitting on the ground and waiting for Ida Tenya, feeling a slight headache. For now, 50 meters is very close to my teleportation limit. But in a few seconds, this headache will go away.

As I was thinking about this, a wave of wind passed by my side.

Ida stopped next to me, sweating a little, and the robot's voice came soon after.

"Ida Tenya, time: 3.04 seconds!"

"Hello, friend." Smile at Ida.

Ida straightened up, with smoke coming from the engines in his legs.

"Worthy of being a Fujiwara," Ida said, giving me a polite smile.

Hearing his words, I just smiled.

No matter what I do, it will always be attributed to being a Fujiwara.

I thought about getting to my feet.

Well, there's no point in being melancholy. Let's wait for my classmates and move on to the next test.

•••

2nd Test: (Grip Strength)

We moved from the running track to the gym. Now, next to me was everyone's favorite blonde.

"I'm going to have to demonstrate what strength is." Gwen held a force-measuring device in her hands.

Playfully, she pulled the device's handle.

The numbers on the device started to climb like crazy.

"Oh! 1000 kg." She handed me the device, and the way she spoke gave the impression that she had barely made an effort.

"You're quite a show-off, y'know."

I took the device from her hand.

I can't see a way to use my powers...

A smile formed on my face.

With my right hand, I held the side of the device.

Raising my left hand, I focused fully and started to erase the space above and below the device.

The space began to fill the area, generating an attractive force.

"[Blue Lapse]."

With my words, the numbers on the device started to rise while the top and bottom handles were pulled simultaneously.

To do this, I had to have fine control over Blue.

I thought while the numbers ran like crazy, but apparently, I didn't have such fine control, as I heard a loud *Clark* and stopped before the device broke.

"Hmm! 5000 kg," I said, not caring if I was annoying a certain blonde while ignoring the cracks in the device.

"Cheater." Gwen took the device from my hand.

"How is it cheating if I'm using my powers just like you?" I gave her a teasing smile.

"Hmmph! I can do better." Grabbing the handle, she pulled the device again.

"Tsk! Tsk! You are a sore loser, my Gwendolyn…"

Before I could finish, a loud *Clark* echoed through the gym, and in Gwen's hands were two halves of the device.

Again, all eyes turned to us.

"You broke it, you gorilla!" I exclaimed, realizing that this was partly my fault.

"N-no… wait, that's your shitty power's fault," she retorted, giving me an angry, embarrassed look.

"I don't know what you're talking about." I moved away from her.

"You'll see!" she exclaimed angrily, running after me.

As Gwen chased me and I fled like the devil from the cross, Ochaco simply ignored us, pretending she didn't know us.

•••

3rd Test: (Standing Long Jump)

I looked at a girl who was in front of me, crouched with her hand on the ground.

The girl is short, with a relatively slender build and notably large hands. She has dark sea green hair that is very long, reaching down to her waist, with the ends tied at the bottom in a large hair bow. Two shoulder-length locks frame her face, and she has shorter bangs between her eyes, some partially swept to each side.

Her appearance is quite similar to that of a frog; she has a wide mouth, which goes down slightly in the middle, like a common frog, and oval eyes with large, black irises. Her lower eyelashes are visibly pronounced.

This girl was crouched down with her hands on the ground, which was reminiscent of a frog.

"Do you want to go first…" she started to say but stopped mid-sentence, tilting her head and placing her fingers close to her lips, as if asking my name.

I gave her a polite smile as she looked down.

"My name is Nero Fujiwara; you can just call me Nero," I said politely.

"... It's a pleasure, my name is Tsuyu Asui. Nero-kun, you can call me Tsu, kero." Tsu smiled cutely.

"It would be a pleasure, Tsu. By the way, pretty girls have precedence," I said honestly.

A blush formed on her cheeks.

"Thank you, kero." She flexed her feet and hand on the ground, and with great momentum, she jumped.

Her momentum was so strong that she cleared the other side with a perfect jump over the sandbox.

"Oh!" I clapped for her, which made her blush too.

Well, now it's my turn, isn't it?

I thought, gathering momentum. As my footsteps neared the white line, I jumped.

Let's see if this works.

I thought, manipulating the surrounding space, controlling my location in space, and making my body float.

This wasn't flying, but gliding with style.

Theoretically, I could fly, but that wasn't something I could do just yet.

Then I floated down, landing on the other side of the sandbox field.

This was complicated, but in the end, it worked.

I thought, letting the space around me return to normal.

"Congratulations, Nero-kun," she said, standing up and clapping her hands for me.

"Thank you very much, my lady," I replied, making a salute.

•••

4th Test: (Repeated Side Steps)

This might be the most complicated one for me. At the moment, I couldn't think of any way to handle it.

So I did this test normally, while Ochaco, who was next to me, said, "You can do it, Nero-kun!" She raised her hand, cheering me on.

It was cute but also a bit embarrassing.

Still, I wouldn't trade this moment for anything.

With a smile, I completed the repeated side steps while Ochaco cheered me on.

•••

5th Test: (Ball Throw)

Ochaco, using her quirk, removed all the gravity from the ball and threw it.

We all watched as the ball disappeared over the horizon.

To the surprise of the class, Ochaco managed to achieve an infinite distance in the throw.

Aizawa showed the device, which displayed the symbol ∞.

Obviously, the infinite range isn't accurate, but it seems the ball simply left the range of the device measuring the distance.

"Your turn, Nero," Aizawa pointed at me.

"Good luck," Ochaco said as she passed me. Despite having the best throw, she still sincerely wished me well.

"Thanks." I moved my hand, catching the softball that Sensei threw toward me.

Ignoring the stares, I approached the circle and simply threw the ball upwards with moderate force.

"Just that?" A disappointed voice came from behind me.

But I ignored it and raised my two fingers. A red sphere began to form in my hand, releasing an explosive-repellent force.

"[Red Reversal]," I said, using red with medium strength.

I released the red, hitting the ball. The softball exploded forward in a burst of repellent force.

In the blink of an eye, no one could see the softball as it disappeared over the horizon like Ochaco's.

"Wow! I only saw something red, and then the ball disappeared," a voice I didn't recognize echoed through the place.

"Using red is foul play."

That voice was definitely Gwen's. I didn't even need to look to know she was pouting.

I turned around, seeing Aizawa showing the device, which also indicated that the distance was ∞.

"Another infinity, kero," Tsu said, placing her finger near her lips.

"Could his quirk be gravity manipulation?" Midoriya started to speak quietly, almost as if she was analyzing me.

Oh! He's also a nerd when it comes to quirks.

As I thought about this, I walked towards Ochaco and Gwen, who, even though she was pouting, raised her fist.

With a smile, I bumped our fists together in front of her.

"Good job, cheater," she said as our fists collided.

"This cheater thanks you for your words." As I said this, Ochaco let out a laugh.

"Well, now it's your turn, Midoriya," Aizawa exclaimed, looking straight into his eyes with intensity.

Midoriya was shaking. It was obvious that he didn't stand out in any of the tests, and all that was left were long-distance running, seated toe touches, and sit-ups, but clearly, the first five were more important.

If he continued like this, he would be expelled.

"Will he make it?" Tsu asked.

"Of course not; this idiot doesn't have a quirk!" Bakugou exclaimed, being an idiot.

Someone without a quirk!? In this day and age, that's unusual.

"You're wrong; he has one, and it's very powerful, but every time he uses it, his body takes a lot of damage," Tenya refuted as he adjusted his glasses and kept his gaze fixed on Midoriya. "You will see."

Midoriya clenched his fist tightly, and with his other hand, he picked up the softball.

Within seconds, his expression of hesitation was replaced by one of determination, he raised his arm and threw the ball.

For some reason, Sensei looked at him intensely with his red eyes, and then the ball left Midoriya's hand.

The ball went out of his hand, but unfortunately, it landed just 46 meters from him, leaving him in last place again.

An expression of despair came over him. It was like he couldn't believe it.

Sensei scratched his head.

"I erased your quirk," he said, pulling the cloth from his neck.

Wait! Does Sensei have the power to cancel or erase quirks?

"Does not make sense! How did someone like you manage to get into the academy?" Aizawa asked, approaching him with his pair of red eyes.

"Did you erase it? Those glasses! Oh my god, you are the hero who erases, 'Eraserhead,'" Midoriya was in shock.

Eraserhead: I've heard this name vaguely; from what I remember, he's a hero who hates the media.

He is one of the few people in the world who has a quirk that erases others.

Eraserhead approached Midoriya and started talking about... something. I couldn't hear them, but from the look on Midoriya's face, it couldn't have been anything good.

After some small talk, Eraserhead gave Midoriya his quirk back and slowly walked away, leaving Midoriya with a distressed expression on his face.

Like it or not, the boy's expression made me feel sorry for him.

But suddenly, to my surprise, he looked up with determination, gripped the ball tighter, took his position, and...

BOOOOOOOOM!

With a sonic sound, the ball was fired.

The whole class was impressed by Midoriya's display of power, but I noticed something else. Tenya mentioned that Midoriya got hurt every time he used his quirk, but I didn't see any damage to any part of his body.

"I'm still standing!" shouted Midoriya with tears in his eyes and a big smile.

Oh! Now I could see where the damage was: one finger. He only used his quirk on one finger, and that was all he needed to generate such power. What would happen if he used his entire arm...

The class was shocked, and Iida seemed pleased that he was right about Midoriya.

But Bakugou wasn't.

"Explain this to me, Deku!" shouted Bakugou with anger in his voice.

Suddenly, he shot towards Midoriya with obviously violent intentions, with his hands generating small explosions.

I decided to intrude a little. I used [Mercury], appearing in front of him.

I just moved my leg, kicking a surprised Bakugou. My kick sank into his belly, and quickly Eraserhead took the opportunity to wrap his handkerchief around him and erase his quirk.

"Don't make me use my quirk more than I should; it dries out my eyes. And you, Nero, although aggression between students is not allowed, since you intended to protect Midoriya, I will let it go. Bakugou, if you do something like that again, I will kick you out immediately."

"I understand, Professor," Bakugou growled.

He's just an idiot behind his tough exterior.

I thought I saw him growling while struggling with Sensei's handkerchiefs.

After that, we continued with more tests.

•••

Aizawa looked at all of us while Midoriya was shaking in fear of being expelled.

"By the way, that whole 'expulsion' thing was a lie."

"!?"

"…"

"It was a trick of logic so that you would do your best," he said with a sadistic smile.

"Whaaaaat?!" screams sounded.

Come to think of it, it was pretty obvious.

"Well, here are the results," Aizawa announced as he took a piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to me. Quickly, the whole room ran to see the results, crowding around. For a second, I almost thought about using [infinity] but gave up and let them see the results.

1st - Nero Fujiwara

2nd - Momo Yaoyorozu

3rd - Shoto Todoroki

4th - Cassandra Cain

5th - Gwendolyn Maxine Stacy

6th - Kamala Khan

7th - Katsuki Bakugou

8th - Tenya Ida

9th - Ochaco Uraraka

..

…

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18th - Kyoka Jiro

19th - Toru Hagakure

20th - Izuku Midoriya

Oh! I came first, while Gwen came fifth, and Ochaco came ninth.

I handed the paper to Midoriya, who was surprised.

Before I could say anything, a hand pulled me away.

Ochaco pulled me and Gwen out of the crowd.

"Hehehe! It looks like I beat you, Ochaco," Gwen, who was competitive, said.

"Yes, but you lost miserably to Nero."

"He doesn't count," she said with a smile.

While she was talking, I was being pulled by both of them. I just shrugged my shoulders and enjoyed the ride.

Today was a good day.

Suddenly, my eyes met those of a boy with red and white hair, who was looking at me intensely.

I just ignored that look and went back to walking with the ladies.

I thought this was a pretty lively day.