Viridescent

Chapter Thirty-Four: Last Preparations

Toshinori opened up the door to Gamma Gym, having finished his meetings and paperwork for the morning. It had become a habit of his over the last ten days to drop by the TDL for a couple of hours each day to check up on the students and see how they were progressing. The Provisional License Exam was tomorrow on Friday, so this would be their last day of training until the semester started.

He waved at Aizawa and Vlad as he walked in, calling to get their attention. "Hey, there! How are things?"

The two Pros looked back at him and Aizawa grunted. "Back again...? They're coming along."

"You've got both of the first year classes working together, eh?" Toshinori remarked as he spotted one of Ectoplasm's clones dodging and weaving from a combined assault courtesy of Itsuka and Momo.

Vlad nodded and crossed his arms. "Just for a short period. Today's training is lighter than the previous days so the students can get sufficient rest before the exam tomorrow, but it's a good chance for them to test their special moves out in some live combat exercises. It also gives them some time to break in any costume changes they've had made."

"They need to get to know their sister class better, as well," Aizawa muttered. "The training camp was supposed to start that, but it got cut short. This is the best way for them to form friendships or rivalries with one another at the moment. It won't matter for the exam since both classes will be applying at different venues, though."

"I see," Toshinori's gaze trailed over the gym, watching each pair in turn as they battled an Ectoplasm clone or fought one another under a clone's guidance. Several of the students were wearing updated costumes, like Denki and Eijirou, and others, like Katsuki, had stuck to their original style.

His eyes eventually found Izuku halfway through his scan of the spars, where the green-haired teenager was engaged in a sparring match with Setsuna under Ectoplasm's close supervision.

Like some of the other students, Izuku had also undergone a change to his costume's design. While the base design and color scheme remained the same from its Beta Version, the Gamma Version had added iron armor soles to his boots that would increase the destructive effects of his kicks. In addition, his white gloves now stretched up just past his elbows and were built into arm braces that would minimize the damage his arms took during combat.

At a passing glance, they seemed to be very small changes in terms of appearance, but Toshinori could tell immediately that the equipment was designed that way; to be simple and maneuverable, yet significant enough to have a really big effect.

If the loud clang of steel pulverizing concrete when Izuku slammed a missed kick into the ground didn't make that obvious, Toshinori wasn't sure what would.

Setsuna had leapt away from the attack and backpedaled after she landed, taking a second to regain her bearings and catch her breath. A dark, reptilian tail swished behind her as she studied the damage he'd done. "Damn! That was some impact!"

"Thanks," Izuku replied, giving the other teen a chance to recover at Ectoplasm's command. This wasn't all-out combat and the teachers didn't want the students to take any major damage, so they were given breaks if there was an intense exchange.

Ectoplasm looked at Setsuna. "Any loss of control?"

"Nah, I'm still going strong!" Setsuna grinned, flexing razor-sharp talons on her hands. "Lemme return the favor!"

Ectoplasm's gaze flicked to Izuku. "And you?"

Izuku smirked and the emerald plasma sparked a bit more wildly around his body. "I'm ready."

The clone nodded. "Go!"

Setsuna and Izuku lunged at each other, the fiery boy jumping over and flipping so he was positioned behind the reptilian girl. It was the same move he'd used to attack Setsuna just a moment ago, and she wasn't having it.