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The late afternoon sun stretched shadows long across the parking lot, washing the asphalt in amber and dusky gold. The rumble of idling bus engines blended with the weary chatter of students, the air still carrying the chalky scent of dust and dried sweat from the Provisional Hero License Exam. You were walking toward the U.A. bus, muscles sore but spirit quietly buoyant, when a figure materialized before you. He wore Shiketsu's stark black overcoat, its red accents vivid against the dying light, the school's hat sitting perfectly composed atop his head despite the day's turmoil. His posture was rigid, hands clasped tightly behind his back, yet a fragile uncertainty flickered in his thin eyes as they briefly darted away before settling on yours. A soft blush tinged his pale cheeks, and hi…