Villain to Hero: Naruko Motomiya

Chapter 21: The Beginning of the Exam

A couple of weeks had passed between the USJ class and today. During the time, Motomiya and the five others who had yet to take the exam worked hard on making their fighting and quirk techniques solid while the rest of the class were out doing their work studies. During this period, Motomiya had made sure to work one on one with Aozora to develop his ultimate move, a special, flashy move that only he could do and would instantly make him recognizable.

The six of them got off the train that had taken them as close as possible to the National Dagoba Arena where the exam was held and met up with class 1-B, who was taking the exam with them.

Looking around the station, Akira spotted a group of twenty people all in UA uniforms, as well as Vlad King. "1-B!" Akira yelled out while raising a hand. The six of them made their way over to the class.

"Thank you for letting us take the exam with you," Daiba thanked, bowing slightly.

"You needed to take the exam still," Vlad King replied.

Motomiya heard a chuckle come from one of the students. "I can't believe we're taking the exam with UA second years," the student mocked. "I guess that just automatically makes us better than them since they didn't pass the first time!" The student had neat blonde hair and an insane look in his eyes.

"This is our first time taking the exam, dipshit!" Saionji shouted at him.

"We're still better-" The student started before being knocked unconscious by a girl with orange hair and large hands.

"Sorry about him," She apologized, dragging him behind her as they all walked out of the station. "Monoma just loves being... well, Monoma."

"It's al-" Motomiya started before being shoved aside by Ueshima.

"That's alright," Ueshima said, a smile that oozed ulterior motives painted across his face. He looked down at the girls hands, which had now shrunken back down to a normal size. "What other things can you do with those... lovely hands of yours?"

The girl shifted uncomfortably. "What?"

Tenma slapped Ueshima as hard as he could with one of his wings while walking past him, completely on purpose. "Oops," He mocked.

"I swear," Saionji growled, "He's going to regret his words one day."

"Give it time," Akira replied, patting her shoulder. "Give it time."

"I'm Itsuka Kendo, by the way. 1-B's class president," She introduced. "Let me know if you need us to do anything during the exam."

Saionji walked closer to Kendo. "I'm Nao Saionji," She introduced. She held out her hand and pointed to each of her classmates. "And this is Tenma, Daiba, Akira, Ueshima, and Motomiya."

"Nice to meet you," Kendo said with a smile.

Having now walked to the National Dagoba Arena, they saw countless other schools arrive, all in their respective uniforms. It was astonishing how many people were fulfilling their dreams of being a hero. As they walked, Motomiya heard a series of whispers, all including the words "UA" and "first years." For a brief moment, he was confused, but then he remembered. That's right. The first years had been attacked just weeks ago by the League of Villains, and over half of them had been injured. Besides, they were all UA students, students from the most prestigious hero course school in the country.

"Miya," Daiba said, tapping on his arm. "Just so you know, UA is always the main target at this test. It's what got me eliminated in the very first phase last year."

"Why is UA the main target?" He asked her.

"Because," She motioned to all of the other schools, some of their students glaring at them, "We're the best school in the country, we get the most media coverage, and our quirks are shown off to everyone during the sports festival. It makes us an easy target."