Entrance Exam / The Trap

Sure enough, the fact that his true body was male was hard to hide. Usually, he was a Class B student, and teachers from other classes would hardly come investigate his gender for no reason. But things were different now. The huge "male" written on his U.A. application information left all the teachers dumbfounded on the spot.

"Sure enough, I couldn't hide it..."

Having confirmed this fact, Su Lin sighed. He no longer concealed himself and slowly reverted to his true form in front of the many students.

When the young man's appearance emerged without the slightest sense of abruptness, most of the people present were rendered speechless.

The teacher gave a strange chuckle. "I'm just curious. Why don't you show yourself in your true form?"

"Of course, it's to train my Quirk. My ability is avatars. As you can see, aside from splitting off bodies, I can also directly turn into them like a stand-in. Different avatars have different abilities. The one you usually see is good at studying and has a clearer mind. She isn't Combat Type to begin with, so she naturally can't display much combat power."

The several teachers seated before him all drew sharp breaths. Clearly, Su Lin's answer was still quite shocking.

"Then what about your other avatars?"

Su Lin clicked his tongue. His physique began to change, and he quickly transformed into Mysterious Heroine X. Then, before everyone present, she raised her longsword and swung it toward the sky.

Buzz—

A terrifying blast of air mixed with a sonic boom shot into the heavens.

Such a display was simply terrifying. It undoubtedly proved her strength and left the several teachers present completely silent.

"Wait!"

Amid the strange silence, an unfamiliar male student frantically raised his hand. "You mean that guy just now was your true body, right?"

"That's right." X-Hair nodded.

"No... no!" The boy seemed unable to accept reality. He abruptly clutched his head and dropped to the ground with a thud. "Impossible, impossible. I clearly liked you so much. I've liked you for so long."

His shout suddenly stopped halfway through. A trace of determination appeared in his previously confused expression. "It's fine. I like you. I'm going to confess to you..."

"Go die!"

Before he could finish, X-Hair angrily swung her weapon. A violent gust of air swept out and sent him flying on the spot.

Entrance Exam

What had happened at school could only be considered a minor episode. In any case, it was his last time coming here, so Su Lin did not care what others thought.

There was no doubt that his Quirk qualified him to apply. Coupled with ranking first in the entire grade on the written exam, he still had a chance of getting into U.A.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day, February 26.

U.A. High School Hero Course, exam briefing venue.

"So many unfamiliar faces."

Perhaps because there were too many seats, Su Lin had not found many of the main characters from the anime for the time being. Most people here were probably extras. They would either be eliminated in the exam or assigned to other classes, making them completely unworthy of attention.

"So nervous, so nervous."

Torhu Hagakure, sitting beside him, hunched herself up and kept repeating those words.

Just then, the lights in the venue began turning on one by one. Then, a man with an exaggerated pompadour and yellow glasses stepped onto the distant platform. He spread his arms and let out an excited shout.

"Examinee listeners, welcome to my live show today! Everybody say hey!"

Just like in the original story, Present Mic explained the rules. The students would be assigned to seven exam venues, A through G. Each venue contained three types of numerous Fake Enemies. Based on their respective difficulty levels, they were worth one, two, or three points. The examinees had to defeat the corresponding Fake Enemies to earn points and meet the admission standard.

There was also a single Zero Pointer Fake Enemy, specifically intended to interfere with the examinees. It was powerful, and defeating it was pointless, so it was better to run away the moment one encountered it.

Just as Su Lin had expected, while the rules were being explained, the serious Iida caused a scene and publicly criticized Izuku Midoriya in the process.

"The Worldline hasn't changed."

Su Lin sighed at that. He just did not know whether his involvement in the main storyline later would cause future developments to change.

While he was lost in thought, Torhu Hagakure, seated beside him, secretly leaned closer. "Su Lin, which exam venue are you in? Are we together?"

"Let me see."

Su Lin picked up the small card in his hand and glanced at its contents: Exam Venue B.

"I'm in A. We're not together... What a shame." Torhu Hagakure sounded somewhat disappointed.

But the next second, she noticed that something was wrong with Su Lin's expression.

He was completely frozen, staring fixedly at the character card in his hand.

Name: Su Lin

Gender: Female

Female!

Female!!

Emmm...

"Fuck!"

Su Lin could not help swearing, leaving Torhu Hagakure beside him completely bewildered.

"Hey, the student sitting in the corner, don't use foul language in public. What are you looking at? I'm talking about you!" Present Mic suddenly stretched out a hand from the stage and pointed at the crazed Su Lin.

"Ahem, sorry."

He had originally intended to raise the issue and criticize U.A.'s work error, but seeing how many people were watching, he obediently held himself back.

Pfft. Torhu Hagakure saw the gender written above and could not help laughing.

"..."

More than half an hour later, Exercise Ground B.

"So huge."

Sure enough, seeing it in reality was far more spectacular than in the anime. Even the entrance alone was so grand.

Su Lin took a few steps forward and happened to spot Izuku Midoriya standing behind the crowd.

If he remembered correctly, this guy had only just inherited All Might's Quirk today. His body still could not withstand the pressure of ONE.FOR.ALL, and using one arm would basically cripple it.

"Still, that timid look really is pathetic." Su Lin could not help twitching his lips as he decided to go greet him.

"Hey, Izuku Midoriya."

He patted his shoulder from behind. The green-haired boy immediately jumped in fright and retreated half a step with a horrified expression. "Who are you?"

"I..."

He suddenly realized that the other party did not recognize his male appearance. So, while everyone was focused on the Exercise Ground, Su Lin activated his avatar and transformed directly into Yukino before him.

"Recognize me now?"

His voice became that of a pleasant young girl.

"Ah, ah? Huh... it's you?!"

Izuku Midoriya stood there blankly for two seconds. His face instantly turned red, and he hurriedly covered his mouth.

He remembered. The girl before him was the one who trained at Seaside Park every day. Her figure had left an incredibly deep impression on him. Whenever he could no longer persist and wanted to give up, Midoriya only had to think of how desperately she worked to summon up his courage once more.

"This guy... his face is actually this red."

Su Lin awkwardly took half a step back. Although he liked this hot-blooded protagonist, that gaze of his really made her uncomfortable.

"I came to say hello. I hope you pass the exam easily." Su Lin hesitated, then casually said that in the end. Without giving him a chance to reply, she immediately turned and left.

Midoriya was left standing there with a blank expression.

"It's her. She spoke to me?"

However, his attention was soon drawn to another girl standing not far away—Ochaco Uraraka.

"Hi, start!"

Just then, Present Mic's wild voice suddenly came from the distant tower. "What's wrong? Real combat won't give you time for a countdown! Get running, get running! The competition has already begun!"

At the reminder, the students who had been leisurely moments earlier were nearly all startled. They rushed toward the streets of the exam grounds.

"I should get going too."

Su Lin was unexpectedly a little nervous. She looked back at Midoriya, who was still standing there in a daze. Without waiting any longer, she bent her legs and lightly sprinted forward.

"The training really wasn't for nothing."

Yukino's speed was already decent, but compared to those who had activated their Quirks, she still seemed to be quite a bit slower.

"X-Hair."

Taking advantage of no one paying attention, Su Lin split off Mysterious Heroine X. While controlling Yukino to slow down, she had X-Hair charge toward a target a hundred meters away at astonishing speed.

"Die!"

She swung her weapon. A blast of air slashed down from dozens of meters away, effortlessly cutting the huge green machine in half.

1 point acquired.

"So strong."

She had no idea how to describe it. When controlling X-Hair in battle, she could clearly feel the superiority of this body. It could effortlessly unleash power beyond the reach of ordinary people and instantly chop apart massive machines.

Unfortunately, under the current circumstances, Su Lin could only maintain it for five minutes.

"I need to hurry."

Watching the other students rapidly deal with targets using their Quirks, Su Lin took a deep breath.

"Accelerate."

Bang!

X-Hair pushed off with her legs, and her delicate body instantly vanished from the spot, charging deeper into the streets at terrifying speed.

"Saber!"

Out of habit, she actually shouted a certain killing-intent-filled phrase. Before the three-point Fake Enemy that had just emerged onto the street could even turn around, a shockwave blasted it into fragments.

Mechanism

"Taken care of."

After smashing the target, X-Hair looked around and realized that the area was filled with scrap metal. The other students had already cleared out the nearby Fake Enemies and were advancing toward more distant targets.

"Are you kidding me? I seem to be the slowest one?"

Although she had impressively cut down two targets, she also discovered that her control over this body was not yet very flexible. If she was not careful, its tremendous power would slip out of control, causing the aftermath of battle to damage the surroundings.

And during this entrance exam, students were not allowed to harm one another.

"What a pain."

X-Hair quickened her pace and charged toward the streets farther ahead.

Several hundred meters away, the true body transformed into Yukino was jogging leisurely.

When she reached an intersection, a green-haired boy rushed out from the street beside her.

"Points! Points! I need points!" An anxious voice came from his mouth.

"Midoriya?" Seeing the protagonist, Su Lin curled her lips speechlessly.

Having only just inherited his Quirk, this poor guy could not use it normally. The ten months of training with All Might had merely allowed him to barely withstand ONE.FOR.ALL. Using it skillfully and for prolonged periods would probably still be difficult.

The instant they met, Izuku Midoriya widened his eyes. "You again?"

"Midoriya, do your best!" Su Lin did not want Midoriya to lose his chance at admission because of her, so she raised her fist and called out to him.

After saying that, she did not waste any more words. She immediately controlled Yukino's body and headed away in the opposite direction.

However...

Boom!