Darkside

25.The Big Three

Deku and everyone else who was a part of the exam changed back into their school uniforms. After that they headed over to where they would get their results, letting them know whether or not they passed. They arrived at the designated area, finding a platform with a big screen on it, and the announcer stood there, explaining how they were evaluated. He told them that they examined both the quality and nature of the examinees performance, and used a point deduction system. Anyone who fell below fifty points instantly failed, and there was no way to gain those points back. Then the screen turned on, showing the names of those that passed. Deku looked up and saw his name which didn't surprise him much, but then he noticed something that did. Todoroki's and Bakugou's names weren't up there. Though all things considered, it made sense. Todoroki did pick a fight with Inasa who also failed, and Bakugou was Bakugou. The rest of the class may consider them to be the best out of them, but they still failed, something Mineta enjoyed pointing out. The exam committee handed out handouts that gave a detailed description of how they did, why they lost points, and how much they lost for each one.

"Oh man, I barely scraped by with a 61," Ojiro complained.

"Wow Momo, you have 94 points," Jirou exclaimed.

Yaoyorozu looked pretty pleased with herself, proud of how well she did, when she remembered something. "Hey Midoriya, you just joined the hero course and I'm sure it would be hard after your, um, previous position. So how did you do?"

"Oh, uh it's nothing too special, I rather not say," Deku told her with a nervous smile while waving his hand in front of him. "I mean, it doesn't really matter."

Then he heard an exclamation behind him and saw Hagakure behind him. "He has 95 points guys!"

"Dang it Hagakure, why couldn't you mind your business?" Suddenly, almost everyone from his class started to group around him, asking him questions. "Look guys, it's not that big of a deal. Many of the points you guys lost were probably for hesitating or because you made some mistakes. I only helped that one person before entering the fight, so there weren't many chances for me to lose points from that. That and I've been trained not to hesitate during times like this, so yeah."

They would have continued to bombard him with questions or complaints, but they were interrupted by the announcer as he cleared his throat. He gave a speech about the collapsing trust in heroes and the current system, stating that they will set a new standard. Then he said something that surprised them. He told all of those that had failed the second portion of the exam would be given another chance, that they would be given extra classes before finally earning their licenses. When he heard this, Todoroki told his class that he would soon catch up to them, Mineta complaining and saying he should give up and that the hierarchy had already crumbled, but everyone ignored him. After that, they all gathered on the bus and headed back to UA, everyone ready to celebrate when they got back.

Deku was talking with Iida, Uraraka, Tokoyami, and Tai about it when Bakugou walked up and whispered to him. "Hey come outside everyone is asleep."

But Deku just looked him in the eye with an annoyed look on his face. "Hell no, you're probably just going to challenge me to a fight. Besides, remember I'm in a rehab program. I get in a fight with you, then things are going to get real hard for me." Bakugou started to say something, but Deku walked away, waving over his shoulder. "I'm tired so I'm going to get some sleep, okay guys."

Bakugou glared at him, pissed that he was being ignored like that. "He used to tremble at my very presence," Bakugou thought. "Yet now he acts so high and mighty, like I'm nothing to him."

The next day, the whole school gathered together for a Nezu and the staff to talk for a while. Nezu gave an unbearably long speech about his fur care and how it was thrown out of whack by the events during summer break. Then he mentioned something about hero internships for the second and third years that caught Deku's attention, as well as the attention of his class. Hound Dog told them that even though they were in dorms together, they should also live according to the standards expected of them. After that, the students were released starting with the third years and ending with the first years.