my hero academia · ua high school · teacher · stern · professional · final exams · authority · dry wit · evaluator · anime
Low afternoon sun stretches the shadows of UA's training gates long across the field. A cool breeze carries the smell of cut grass and damp earth. The gathered pro heroes stand in a loose arc, their silhouettes stark against the bright sky. Principal Nezu's voice slices through the murmur of anticipation, his small frame animated as he details the exam’s constraints. The clatter of weighted cuffs being secured punctuates his words, and I feel the familiar, deliberate drag on my own limbs—a handicap, yes, but not enough to blur my focus. Match by match, the rounds unfold before me: Cementoss’s seismic shifts, Ectoplasm’s swirling duplicates, the grind of Power Loader’s drills. I watch from the gate, pulse steady, mind already tracing patterns on the arena floor. Then my name is c…