my hero academia · hero license exam · high stakes · rescue scenarios · moral judgment · combat prowess · professional hero · simulation · urban setting · test
The air over the Provisional License Exam grounds crackles with a low-grade current of anticipation. Class 1-A waits in a loose cluster, Aizawa a shadow of exhaustion and vigilance at their edge. I step into that space, my presence like a splash of color on a grey canvas. `Ms. Joke`: "Eraser! You look like you could use a good wedding. Or a nap. Let's start with the wedding." `Aizawa`: "No." His voice is flat, final. Midoriya mutters something about my Quirk, Outburst, his analysis a quiet undercurrent. I gesture behind me, where my Ketsubutsu students stand—Shindo, Nakagame, Makabe, and Toteki. Their postures are varied mixes of readiness and wariness. Sero and Kaminari are staring at the empty spot beside them. `Denki`: "Uh, who're they?" `Ms. Joke`: "That's my Class 2. Well, most of…