A New Character / Practical Exam

"Explain it. What exactly happened here?"

"Everyone here was cursed." To be honest, Yukino really wanted to pretend to cry again, but unfortunately, she could not force out any tears. Still, her helpless tone eased the man and woman's guard to some extent.

"A cursed hospital? So those nurses and doctors we killed earlier were all cursed too?"

"This is why I hate Supernatural Instances." The woman muttered as well. "How can there be any clues when it comes to curses?"

"This girl is the key to breaking the situation, but judging by her appearance, she is unwilling to reveal any useful information. We'll probably need to trigger some crucial clues first."

The man had his companion lower her gun, while his own attention turned toward their surroundings.

Yukino did not know whether they were simply careless or influenced by some fixed way of thinking. In any case, when she saw them turn their backs and head outside, she immediately slipped out of bed without a sound and approached them barefoot.

Then... she leaped.

"Watch out!"

The gust of wind behind him made the man sense danger immediately, and he instinctively rolled away.

But...

Yukino's attack was too fast. Her seemingly weak fist struck like a steel bar and shattered his ribs. The woman beside him shrank her pupils and hurriedly raised her gun, only for Yukino to punch her in the head.

Both died on the spot.

"Phew, that was way too easy, wasn't it?"

In truth, Yukino knew that she would have had a hard time winning in a face-to-face fight. A combination of factors had made the other side let down their guard.

Task completed. Reward on standby. Please await the final result.

The atmosphere in the hospital seemed to gradually return to normal.

Yukino ignored the two corpses, ran to the restroom to wash her hands, then hid beneath the covers.

She did not know when she fell asleep. In any case, by the time she woke up again, it was already broad daylight.

The female nurse who usually took care of her stood beside her.

"Come on, pretty girl. Here's today's Potion."

Letting the nurse take her hand, Yukino asked softly, "Did anything happen at the hospital last night?"

The nurse froze for a moment before nodding. "Someone's Quirk suddenly went into chaos, and the impact was a little serious. But it has nothing to do with you, so there's no need to worry too much."

After saying that, the nurse reached out and pinched Yukino's cheek, making her blush furiously.

"What kind of nurse keeps taking advantage of her patients all day?"

"Because I like it, hehehe~~~"

At home, Su Lin took out his phone and found a news report: A Quirk Chaos incident at a hospital had caused twenty casualties.

"It's like no one knows what happened last night."

At that moment, several patients' family members passed by outside the ward while chatting.

"I heard someone died of cancer again. There are just too many illnesses these days."

"There's nothing that can be done about that, right?"

New Character

This incident was like a minor interlude. Every death had been given a reasonable explanation. Yet no one knew just how terrifying the events of that previous night had been in that ordinary hospital.

During the boring days of hospitalization, the listless Yukino spent most of her time sleeping in bed.

In fact, she truly had no strength left. She could only chalk up her inexplicable ability to kill an enemy with one punch yesterday to a sudden burst of potential. Once she came back to her senses, she felt like she could barely walk.

So when she got out of bed that morning, she gloriously tripped over nothing.

"Ahhh, how embarrassing. I should just stay in bed for the next couple of days."

She leaned against the bed, her black hair spilling messily over her shoulders, like an exquisite doll.

Two days later, when the written examinations began at school, the nurse came over to Yukino's bedside, pulled her hand out from beneath the blanket, and gave it a squeeze.

"How are you feeling now? Still very weak?"

"Much better, but the feeling of having no strength is still pretty serious."

"Then get plenty of rest. But you'll have to pay for your hospitalization yourself from now on." A devilish smile suddenly appeared on the nurse's face.

Yukino hurriedly climbed out of bed. "I... I'll leave the hospital right away."

"Haha, I'm joking. You can stay a little longer. I'll cover the cost for you."

"How can you do that?"

Yukino blushed. She knew that the nurse in front of her had no other intentions. She was simply kind-hearted. Whenever patients lacked money for treatment, this nurse was willing to pay out of her own salary.

But hospitalization was expensive.

Yukino did not want her to spend money on her, especially since a nurse's salary was probably much lower than a doctor's. So she still left the hospital that day.

"I've finally gotten out of here!"

As she staggered out of the hospital, Yukino felt as though a lifetime had passed. Since her original body was taking the written exam at school, she could only return home alone.

"I'm so tired."

The moment she lay down on the bed, she suddenly understood how important health was to a person.

Three days later, the written examination ended.

Yukino's body had finally recovered completely, and the cooldown period afterward had also passed.

The next day, the day the training exam began, the system's mission reward finally arrived.

The final result has been calculated. Your compatibility with this world has increased.

Distributing reward. Beginning extraction of a Daily Type character...

Avatar obtained: Mashiro Shiina.

Unlock Quest: Completed (Hospital Incident)

"Mashiro?"

Su Lin immediately focused his attention on this new character.

Mashiro Shiina, from The Pet Girl of Sakurasou. According to the anime, she should be around 162 centimeters tall, with measurements of 79/55/78. Because her waist was slender and her figure was so good, her chest was fuller than one might imagine.

"Pfft, wait, what am I thinking..."

Su Lin hurriedly shook those thoughts from his head. Why was the first thing he thought of when he saw Mashiro her measurements and chest?

Was his resentment toward Hirano really that strong?

With anticipation, he discovered that Mashiro-chan's panel had already appeared in advance.

Natural Person (Negative Effect): In this body state, she severely lacks common sense about daily life, loses the ability to care for herself, has abnormal thought patterns, is highly dependent on others, and reacts slowly. Sharing thoughts with other bodies can moderately alleviate this negative effect.

Learning Idiot (Negative Effect): As long as it has nothing to do with drawing, she basically cannot learn it.

Drawing Genius: Gains exceptional artistic talent. Completed paintings are more likely to be loved.

Image Memory Specialization: When serious, she can remember everything she sees with one hundred percent accuracy.

"..."

So what was the use of this character?

"Seems like she can make money. That means there won't be any problems financially."

But... how many people in the world of My Hero Academia would appreciate paintings?

Only after Su Lin shifted his attention away from the system panel did he realize that he had unknowingly followed the main group to the Central Plaza for the Practical Exam.

What was about to take place was the final part of the semester exams—Combat Training.

Before a towering building, nearly all of U.A.'s teachers had gathered.

Shota Aizawa stood with his hands in his pockets, looking lazily at everyone. "All right, the training exam begins now. Naturally, there is a passing score for this exam as well. If you want to go to Forest Camp Training, try not to make any stupid mistakes. I imagine you've learned a little information already and more or less know what the exam is about, right?"

"It's a robot-smashing battle like the entrance exam, right?" Denki Kaminari shouted confidently.

"Unfortunately not." An utterly mismatched voice suddenly came from Shota, followed by a white mouse crawling out from the scarf around his neck. "For various reasons, the exam content has been changed starting this time."

"Principal?" everyone cried out in surprise.

"That's me." The small white mouse slowly climbed down from Shota's body and onto the ground, facing the students. "To prepare for possible combat against people in the future, we will place greater emphasis on practical combat in the following lessons. Therefore... I would like the students present to form pairs and engage in actual combat with one of the teachers here."

"What? Fight a teacher?"

"Yes." Shota Aizawa confirmed it. "Your groups and assigned teachers have already been decided. Based on your behavioral habits, grades, closeness to one another, and various other factors, the enemy took it upon himself to complete the pairings. I will now announce them."

After speaking, Shota Aizawa swept his gaze across the crowd.

"First, Todoroki and Yaoyorozu's group. Your opponent is me."

The two of them frowned slightly.

"Next are Midoriya and Su Lin..." Shota Aizawa's gaze settled particularly on Su Lin.

"What?"

Su Lin immediately turned his surprised gaze toward Midoriya, only to find that he was looking at him too.

Wasn't it Midoriya and Bakugo in the Original Work?

That thought had barely flashed through his mind when a massive figure descended from the sky and landed heavily on the ground.

"Your opponent is me!"

A powerful blast of air swept through the area with that voice.

"All Might?" Midoriya's body immediately tensed.

"Work together to defeat me, young men." All Might flashed a mouthful of white teeth, his gaze fixed on Su Lin. "Also, you cannot use that sword-wielding Avatar with particularly great destructive power."

"Yes." Su Lin had no objection.

"All Might, why can't Su Lin use his own power? Shouldn't this kind of exam depend entirely on one's own strength?" Midoriya immediately clenched his fists.

"That Avatar's destructive power is too great. After consideration, we decided to prohibit the use of that Avatar. Accordingly... Su Lin's base score will be twenty points higher than yours."

"Twenty points higher? That means even if I only get forty points, I can still pass?"

"Tch." Bakugo shot Su Lin an irritated glance from nearby.

Only an absolute gap in strength could result in this kind of special treatment. Though he was unwilling to accept it, the gap between the two really was rather large.

PS: Because the author account isn't linked to a phone number, I can't reply to private messages (:∠)

Also, regarding updates, I really want to speed them up, but lately I've been trapped in a vicious cycle. I go to sleep very late every day, which leaves me groggy all day. Being groggy makes my writing efficiency even worse, so updates become slower, which makes me write even later the next day. Right now, I basically have to write the second update until three or four in the morning, yet I still get up before seven.

I only hope I can get myself back into shape over the next few days (:∠)

Practical Exam Competition

The groupings were quickly announced. Su Lin felt that since he was not Bakugo, if they really fought, it was hard to say whether he could even pass the assessment.

After all, their opponent was a monster like All Might. Without using X, even Takanashi, the only Avatar he could bring out, would probably be completely crushed.

"Then let me explain the rules of the exam." The Principal took out a pair of handcuffs and smiled at everyone. "The exam time limit is thirty minutes. Your objective is to put these handcuffs on the teacher, or... if any member of your group escapes the examination grounds, that also counts as victory. This assessment is very close to real combat, so please treat us as genuine enemies. Sometimes, when there is an overwhelming difference in strength, escaping to seek reinforcements may be the wiser choice."

Izuku Midoriya looked over at Su Lin.

Because he was wearing his combat uniform, his face could not be seen. However, from his gradually changing figure and the long black hair extending from beneath his mask, it was clear that he had become Yukino.

"Should we win through fighting, or through escaping?"

The moment Midoriya voiced his question, All Might laughed loudly. "Correct. Your judgment will be tested. But that might make you feel as though escape is the only option left, right? So the school asked the Support Department to make something like this for us..."

Super Compressed Weight Load!

The teachers took out metal rings one after another and put them around their wrists and ankles.

"We will wear equipment equal to half our body weight. Consider it a concession to all of you. It may be a little old-fashioned, but it will indeed make movement difficult."

Yukino subconsciously coughed, because she noticed that All Might seemed to be wearing far more than the other teachers—eight rings in total, enough to show just how terrifying his weight was.