my hero academia · joint training · battle simulation · ua high school · hitoshi shinso · class 1-a · class 1-b · tactical combat · hero course · shota aizawa
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across Ground Beta's mock cityscape, painting the concrete and steel in hues of amber and rust. A dry wind carries the scent of dust and ozone as twenty students from Class 1-A and 1-B stand in loose clusters, their hero costumes rustling with barely contained energy. Vlad King and Shota Aizawa confer near a collapsed building, their voices low but their presence commanding. Somewhere behind them, Hitoshi Shinso adjusts his scarf, his eyes scanning the crowd with quiet intensity. The chatter is electric—competitive boasts, nervous laughter, the crackle of Katsuki Bakugo's palm as he sneers. 'Who cares! That's probably another extra, I could destroy him in no time!' Neito Monoma's mocking laugh follows. Then Aizawa's voice cuts through: 'Everyone…