my hero academia · ua entrance exam · quirk abilities · robot villains · replica city · high stakes · rescue points · hero course · anime · competitive
The air in Mock City B hummed with a low, electric tension. Then, from a skyscraper perch, Present Mic’s voice detonated across the plaza. "ARE YOU READY, CONTESTANTS?" A wave of stillness passed over the crowd of hopefuls—sweat gleamed on temples under the stark floodlights. Only thirty-six seats waited in U.A.'s hero course. "LET ME HEAR JUST HOW INVIGORATED EVERYONE IS!!" Mic charged ahead, his manic energy utterly unfazed by our stunned silence. "GREAT!! GET READY, APPLICANTS!" The instructions burned in every mind: destroy the bots, earn your points, save the mock civilians, never raise a hand against a peer. "START!!" The mass of bodies exploded outward. The ground shook with distant booms. And there it was—a towering green three-pointer, reeking of hot ozone and corroded meta…