Chapter 2: The Exam, Passed In A Blink of The Eye

[Orange Shrek: Outside the skl's gate, chop chop! 👏👏] Looking down at his phone, Takumi snickered a little at the message before sending his reply, [Nearly there. Be patient, damn!]

[Orange Shrek: Who r u calling impatient?! 😡] Rolling his eyes, Takumi switched from typing with one hand to using both, [You. Dumbass]. He had to admit, going back and forth with Itsuka like this certainly was a good and fun time waster until he finally arrived at the spot to see the fuming girl in her school uniform

"Comere you!-" Running towards Takumi, Itsuka jumped up high and went for a flying side kick, "Nope-" With an all-too-familiar smug grin plastered onto his pretty face, Takumi avoided the kick, but was caught off guard when Itsuka smirked menacingly, "Gotcha!"

Holding her arm out to the side of her, Itsuka managed to clothesline him, sending the both of them to the ground. Fortunately, their bags cushioned their fall. Well, one of them, "Fuck!" Takumi winced as his back arched in pain, letting out a curse which was pretty rare of him.

It wasn't that landing on the floor hurt him. Rather, the 50kg of weights and special equipment for the exam in his bag brought him writhing agony and pain, "Uh oh, I'm so so sorry, Takumi!" Worriedly, Itsuka assisted in pulling her best friend up onto his feet, "Are you okay!?" She asked, her heart beating fast out of panic and eyes full of concern for the young man

"Considering the fact that I had a bunch of weights adding up to 50kg and my sticks digging into my back..." With a small stretch of his back, Takumi exhaled a small "Oof..." before giving Itsuka a thumbs-up, "I'm actually pretty fine. Remind me to thank your dad again for the body strengthening exercises"

"Phew..." Breathing a sigh of relief, Itsuka smiled warmly with her hand placed gently on her chest, "Thank God... I would've hated myself if I ruined the Entrance Exam for you" The mood grew depressing, which Takumi wasn't a fan of, "..." After some hesitation, a playful smirk appeared on his face.

"And~ Up...-" With a deep inhale of air, Takumi bent his knees quite a lot as he wrapped his right arm around the knees of a confused Itsuka Kendo, "-We go!" Letting out the inhale air, Takumi threw the surprised and flushed orange-haired girl over his shoulders like a weightless sack of potatoes, her face - which let out an unconsciously loud yelp - a little close to his buttocks than expected, 'Heh... Itsuka likes what she sees' She gave her internal approval of the defined ass inches away from her.

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'...What the fuck did I just watch?' A boy with sharp, bright red eyes and short, spiky porcupine-like sandy blond hair stood frozen in his spot, his mouth gaped as he stared aimlessly at Takumi's back, '...What?' 

His questions and thoughts were shared with the dozens of students who too had witnessed what just happened. Hero School was certainly interesting to say the least, that was for sure.

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"EVERYBODY SAY 'HEYYYY'!!" A tall, slim man with long blond hair spiked upwards in a large tuft behind his head, and a small brown moustache stood in the front of a massive room full of students at here at U.A. to take the hero course entrance exam, his hand held up to his ear, waiting for a response.

"..." Silence, 'That's embarrassing' Takumi cringed, sitting beside Itsuka who shared his sentiment at the familiar pro hero in front of them, The Voice Hero: Present Mic. The hero cleared his throat, not letting the silent response get to him as he proceeded to explain how the exam would work.

Before this oh-so-amazing presentation by the loud-mouth hero, Takumi and the other examinees present had participated in a written exam. After leaving the hall, he felt confident, except for a specific part of the long paper: 'Japanese Literature... If I can speak Japanese perfectly fine, what's the point of having to find connotations of the word 'Red'??'

"THIS IS HOW THE TEST WILL GO, MY LISTENERS!" Present Mic's enthusiastic voice reverberated throughout the hall, "YOU'LL BE EXPERIENCING A TEN-MINUTE LONG 'MOCK CITYSCAPE MANEUVERS'. BRING ALONG WHATEVER YOU WANT!" At this revelation, Takumi nudged Itsuka with a sneer, "Told ya so"

Present Mic carried on, "AFTER THIS PRESENTATION, YOU'LL EACH HEAD TO YOUR ASSIGNED TESTING AREAS!!" Murmurs from the examinees echoed, with Itsuka and Takumi revealing their locations, "I'm in Battle Site C, what about you?" He asked the girl

"Aww, what a shame..." She turned her card over which gave Takumi a good look of her Middle School Photo, "I'm in A" She then gave him a wink, lightly punching his arm, "Though, that doesn't mean I'm not going to beat you still"

"Psh- Please" Takumi scoffed, "I could beat you with my eyes closed"

"Oh yeah?" Itsuka chortled, fortunately being drowned out by the loud whispers of the students "Yeah" Takumi leant forward, placing his elbow on the table and resting his chin on his hand as the two locked back into listening to Present Mic's explanations

"EACH SITE IS FILLED WITH THREE KINDS OF FAUX VILLAINS. POINTS ARE AWARDED FOR DEFEATING EACH ACCORDING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DIFFICULTY LEVELS!! USE YOUR QUIRKS TO DISABLE THESE FAUX VILLAINS... AND EARN POINTS! THAT'S YOUR GOAL, LISTENERS!! OF COURSE, PLAYING THE ANTIHERO AND ATTACKING OTHER EXAMINEES IS PROHIBITED!!" Takumi, obviously, did not forget to make a sly remark to Itsuka's previous clothesline, "It's a shame that wasn't a rule before entering the exam"

Suddenly, an examinee's hand was raised up high, "May I ask a question?!" His confident voice boomed, standing up before Present Mic could even say anything, "UH... SURE?-" A tall boy with short dark blue hair and glasses revealed himself, pushing his glasses up as the light reflecting off the lens, the handout sheet in his other hand

"He looks smart" Takumi commented with a serious nod of approval, "Not everyone wearing glasses is smart, you idiot" Itsuka sighed

The blue haired boy proceeded to call out U.A. itself for seemingly making an error, "You said there were three kinds of villains... but on this handout-" He dramatically pointed at a fourth outline, "-There are four villains! If there is such a blatant error from U.A., it is highly unbecoming! And you-" He turned his body round and pointed at a boy with fluffy dark green hair who jolted out of his seat, "A-Ah, m-me?!" He pointed to himself, his face and body shaky as he began to sweat at the sudden call out.

"You've been muttering this whole time... it's distracting! If this is some sort of game to you, then, please leave immediately!" He instructed with a glare, the boy plopping back down to his seat with his hands over his mouth, "S-Sorry..." As the examinees began to snicker at the show

"Correction, a smart asshole" Takumi said with a nod, with Itsuka simply shaking her head with no words being said

"ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT." Present Mic gestured his arms in a 'Settle down' manner, "EXAMINEE 7111, NICE CATCH. THANKS! BUT FOR THE FOURTH FAUX VILLAIN VARIETY GETS YOU ZERO POINTS! HE'S MORE OF AN OBSTACLE! HAVE YOU ALL PLAYED SUPER MARIO BROTHERS!? Or am I THAT old...?" He muttered the last bit underneath his breathe, but the mic still caught his words

"Anyway" He cleared his throat, "IT'S KIND OF LIKE A THWOMP! ONLY ONE AT EACH SITE! A 'GIMMICK' THAT'LL RAMPAGE AROUND IN CLOSE QUARTERS! THAT'S ALL FROM ME!! I'LL LEAVE MY LISTENERS WITH OUR SCHOOL MOTTO: PLUS ULTRA!! BREAK A LEG, EVERYONE!! Not literally, though" He had to clarify the final part. He'd rather prevent U.A. from getting more complains and threats of suing the school from students' parents after their child got hurt from their mistakes.

The students began to get up out of their seats, heading to their respective sites for the practical exam, "So, you're going to bring them into the exam, right?" Itsuka asked Takumi from behind him, before joining his side once the platform was big enough to do so.

"Of course" Takumi nodded, an excited grin on his face as his blood pumped around his body, "I can't wait to use them after so long!" He internally jumped up and down, making sure to not actually do so and embarrass himself.

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'Hm... no familiar faces, unsurprisingly' Arriving at Site C, his body adorning an all white tracksuit, Takumi looked at his surroundings and saw no one he knew, U.A. making it clear that they were separating people that had at least a little prior connection, 'Speaking of prior connections, I wonder how they're doing and what site they're on...' He warmly smiled, thinking of his two best friends from Middle School.

"AND... BEGINN!!" Present Mic's voice blasting through the speakers of each site intruded and broke everyone's thoughts, "WHAT'S WRONG? THE TEST'S STARTED! RUN! RUN!!" 

"Wha-" Before the examinees could be surprised of the sudden 'go' announcement, a white blur had blitzed past everyone. Turning their heads, they watched as Takumi's figure appeared around 10 metres in front of them almost instantly, coming to a halt for around 2 seconds before running, appearing in a different spot shortly after.

In either hand, he held a baton-like stick with a gold and white colour scheme. "TARGET LOCKED!" Appearing right in front of him was a green robot with the number "2" on it, 'A 2-pointer robot, ay?' Takumi watched as the robot made its way towards him [Image]

'Fast!' Takumi's eyes widened as the robot was about a metre away from him, appearing there at a quick speed, "But not for me!" He muttered loudly to himself, laughing as he proceeded to easily dodge the robot's swing of the arm, allowing him to jump onto it and run along its body, "Hup!" With a deep inhale, he jumped up high, arriving at its head before swinging his escrima sticks down towards the 2-pointer's head.

"BZ-BZZ-" Its head was smashed, the robotic wires sizzling as electricity cackled, "Whoopsie-" Takumi hissed, re-appearing a few metres away from the robot which proceeded to explode, a part of it colliding with an approaching 1-pointer which proceeded to destroy it, 'Does that count as my point?' Takumi scratched the back of his head in thought, but kept moving as he had around 9 minutes and 45 seconds left to earn more points, "3 it is!" He called out, deciding he would keep track of the amount of points he earned.

"5 MINUTES LEFT!" Present Mic announced, a heavy breathing Takumi seated on the floor with his back against a brick wall of a replicate building, green robot parts scattered around him with his sticks in hand (A/N: Killua Sitting Position)

"23... tch!" He huffed, kissing his teeth in annoyance at his exhaustion, 'Using my quirk this much back-to-back is exhausting...' Takumi then raised his hand up to his eyes, rubbing them gently, "Ugh" He groaned, slowly picking himself up due to him hearing the redundant noise of an approaching robot, a 2-pointer.

The robot was about 10 metres away from him, allowing him to pat off the dust and dirt on his tracksuit, "Perfect" He mumbled, flashing directly in front of the robot and appearing mere inches away, unmoving, the robot slowly moving its head down to look at Takumi's figure

"Target lock-" The robot was too slow to respond, with Takumi's sticks combining into one as a white and gold bo-staff before swinging through its body, destroying it, "BZ-BZZ-" Another explosion

"25..." Takumi, who had re-appeared in his sitting spot with his back to the wall, noted aloud.

"2 MINUTES LEFT!" As Present Mic spoke, a loud rumbling was heard, some of the examinees losing their footing due to the shaking ground, "What the hell is-" As a student was about to complain about the sudden earthquake, his remaining words and complaints clogged themselves in his throat

"R-RUNNN!" Students across all of the sites yelled, a massive green robot towering everyone in the centre of each site, "IT'S THE 0-POINTER!" Captain Obvious shouted, their pants stained yellow.

Takumi, on the other hand, took a few seconds to stare at and observe the main boss, "L-Let me go, please!" The short and scrawny kid in his grip begged, "Alright. Stay safe" Releasing his hold of the boy, the kid ran as fast as he could away from the robot

"..." Once again, a white blur appeared from Takumi's spot, with him appearing a few metres away from his previous spot. This time, he appeared further away from the robot, 'My quirk's not built for this kind of villain' He stated, deciding it would be foolish of him if he challenged the robot with a non-destructive quirk such as his, "Then again..." He looked at his escrima sticks, which had been separated from the combined bo-staff, "Nah, I probably still couldn't beat it without risk of dying" He mumbled to himself, going further and further away from the robot just like all the examinees.

"HELP ME!" A yell entered Takumi's ears, causing him to turn around to see a student stuck underneath some rubble, "HELPPP!" They yelled once more, their voice cracking, "HEL-" They went to scream again, but were silenced by Takumi's hand

"Be quiet, your screams would attract a villain from miles away. Don't be a fool" With impressive strength, Takumi lifted the rubble off of the guy's back, "Get out of there..." With some strain in his voice, he watched the guy crawl out of the way before dropping the rubble, "Haa..." He exhaled loudly.

"Thank god..." Fortunately, the robot wasn't too close to them, so he was allowed to quickly grab the student by the back of their collar, "Close your eyes" The guy was confused, but followed Takumi's request before feeling an insanely strong force against his body which lasted a split second, "Wha-" He opened his eyes to see them appear metres away from where they were.

"What the hell is your quirk?" The guy asked, getting dropped onto his two feet as he looked at a heavy breathing Takumi, "That's... none of your business..." He answered bluntly. After all, he wouldn't just tell a stranger his quirk. Maybe if they both managed to make it into the hero course, then he would give some explanation 

"F-Fair enough" The guy shrugged in understanding, lightly sweating at Takumi's bluntness before being grabbed by the collar once again, unconsciously closing his eyes before once again appearing metres away, "You can run now... I'm... exhausted-" He said as he closed his aching eyes 

"IT'S ALL... OVERRR!" Present Mic announced, allowing Takumi and all the other examinees to slump down onto the ground in joy, "Finally!" They sighed in relief, the 0-pointer moving back to the centre before its body slowly descended into the ground.

"Here, have some gummies" Takumi turned around to see a short old lady throwing some gummy bears at an examinee before kissing someone else and throwing more gummies their way. She then walked towards him and the guy beside him, "Mwwwww-ah!" She smooched the guy beside Takumi, his face pale, "M-My first kiss..."

"Have some gummies" The old lady threw some gummies at him, then turned to Takumi, "Mwwww-ah!" And kisses his cheek, his stamina rejuvenated and no pain in any part of his body, "Thank you" Takumi gave the woman a bow, causing her to smile before throwing some gummies at him too, "Have some extra, for having manners" She then dug more out of her pocket and threw another wave before moving to the next examinee.

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"How'd you find it?" Itsuka asked, Takumi walking alongside her as the two walked out of the gates of U.A.

"It was alright... I think it's safe to say I've passed" He replied, turning his head slightly to glance at Itsuka, "How about you?"

"I hope so..." She sighed, rubbing the back of her neck as she asked, "How many points did you get if you counted?" Her voice was low, not sounding very confident if at all.

"I lost track towards the end, but I think about..." With his hand massaging his imaginary beard, he answered, "35, maybe 40" His response seemed to make what little confident she had complete disappear, "...It's fine~" Wrapping his arm around her shoulder, he brought her head to his chest before strongly nudging the top of her head

"OW!" She yelped, attempting to peel him off of her, "Well well well, seems like I won in the end after all!" He laughed, "Once I make it into U.A., I'll rub it in your face everyday, how fun does that sound?"

A vein popped on Itsuka's forehead, "HAAAUHHHHH?!" She seemed to gain a boost in strength, breaking out of his hold before grabbing his neck and choking him, "Who's gonna rub what in who's face, huh!?" "GAGHHH!" She pulled him back and forth, his expressions clearly exaggerated as her grip on him was similar to that of a newborn baby's. Though, it certainly lifted her mood, the two of them laughing as they arrived at the Musutafu Station 

"Seriously, 28 minutes for the next train?" Takumi and Itsuka simultaneously groaned, sitting on an empty bench as they waited patiently, "If I make it into U.A., I'm definitely buying myself an apartment for myself here" Takumi stated, scrolling through social media

"Wow, thanks for rubbing in your wealth, Mr. Humble" Itsuka saluted, rolling her eyes as she leant back on their back and looked up at the blue sky

"I don't have to be the only one, y'know" Takumi said, his face straight as he looked at his phone screen, "If you want, I can get a 2-room apartment and you can try get permission to move in with me"

"H-Huh?!" Itsuka, her gaze wandering as she looked at the white clouds in the clear blue sky, couldn't help but flush, thankful that it was a bench she was seated in currently and not a chair otherwise she might've fallen backwards onto the floor, "H-How could I?!" She asked, leaning forward to get a look of Takumi, just to see him stone faced as he kept looking at his phone.

"Why not?" Looking up slightly from his phone, Takumi peeked at Itsuka from the corner of his eye, "Chiba's about an hour or two by train, depending on how busy the day is. Plus" He turned his phone, his bank app open, "I've definitely got the money for one" There were too many 0s for Itsuka to read the number properly, but it was definitely in the millions, "And it would be less boring if I shared the place with someone, rather than being alone. So, it's a win-win for both of us" He gave his opinion, putting his phone in his pocket before coolly leaning back against the bench, "It would be fun living with you" He smiled

"..." Itsuka's mouth gaped open, her cheeks redder before she snapped out of it and cleared her throat, "M-My parents might not let me do that..." She informed

"Probably not, but it's better to ask than not" Takumi said, Itsuka's concern making it clear to him that she seemed to be fine with moving in with him - it was just her parents, considering that to move out at their age they would need parent permission.

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