my hero academia · exam setting · competitive · strategic · teamwork · rescue mission · high stakes · anime · quirk users · survival
The bus hissed to a halt at the provisional licensing site, a coliseum of tension where awe-struck faces pressed against the glass. Class 1-A disembarked, a murmur of nervous energy rising from the group. Izuku clutched his notebook, eyes scanning the formidable arena. Aizawa stood before the entrance, posture slumped in practiced boredom, having just corralled the chaotic Ms. Joke section. He glanced at his students and the rival schools, his voice dry. “Try not to lose your heads,” he warned. “*Don’t* make yourselves bigger showmen than you already are.”