The Upcoming Entrance Examination

Shinso Hitoshi looked calmly at Glasses Man. His expression seemed endlessly mocking, as if he intended to humiliate him before he died.

Glasses Man was clearly angered as well. He had thought most people would sympathize with him and lament his life. Who would have expected some brat to mock and insult him at a time like this?

But he was not going to beat this kid up before jumping. He had to stand at the edge to ensure no one could save him.

"You people are also society's defective produ—" Before Glasses Man could finish the word "product," he suddenly felt his body slip beyond his control. He could not even speak.

"What's going on?" Glasses Man was horrified. Before he could figure it out, his feet began backing away, carrying him farther and farther from the edge.

Wu Shiyin reacted quickly, rushing over and tackling Glasses Man to the ground. Only then did Shinso Hitoshi let out a breath and take a few sips from the carbonated drink in his hand.

Other than Yang Xiao, no one present knew Shinso Hitoshi had done it. Most people looked at him with hostility. Someone was about to take his own life, yet this guy still wanted to insult him. His character was truly appalling.

"Leave. You're not welcome here." A tourist pointed directly at Shinso Hitoshi's face. He was a highly educated man, and he truly did not want to see someone with dyed hair who looked so unruly and spoke so offensively.

The other tourists also looked at Shinso Hitoshi with disgust, as though everyone there was rejecting him.

Shinso Hitoshi said nothing. He merely smiled faintly and began walking down the mountain. The purpose of this trip to Mount Fuji had already been achieved. When he came again in the future, he would climb straight to the Tenth Station.

Yang Xiao had actually wanted to explain things for Shinso Hitoshi, but seeing that the person involved did not care, he chose not to step forward. Shinso Hitoshi's Quirk needed to remain secret. Since Shinso Hitoshi himself was unwilling to explain, why should a passerby like him do it?

Only Yang Xiao silently gave Shinso Hitoshi a thumbs-up. The guy looked cocky and rough around the edges, but he was actually not bad.

At least, Yang Xiao had not known Shinso Hitoshi very well before. After this incident, his impression had changed. To be honest, Shinso Hitoshi was someone who had always worked hard. It was just that his Quirk had been deemed relatively weak in some respects.

It was not a straightforward Quirk, so when he entered U.A. High School, he would be placed in the General Education Course. His Quirk was completely powerless against mock enemy robots, because robots could not be "brainwashed." That was one of the reasons.

Unless Shinso Hitoshi's physical combat skills were exceptionally strong, he would have no chance of entering the Hero Course.

Only after Shinso Hitoshi left did everyone's expressions ease. If Yang Xiao had not known Shinso Hitoshi's Quirk, he would have disliked someone like him too. That was normal. Everyone only saw what was on the surface; no one would put in enough effort to uncover what lay deeper. That was the reality of society.

"Are you okay?" Wu Shiyin looked at the man beneath him. Glasses Man seemed dazed, and only after a while did he look at Wu Shiyin and ask, "What happened?"

The tourists gathered around, looking at Glasses Man in confusion. You were the one who did it, and you were asking what happened?

"Realizing one's mistakes and returning to the right path is the greatest good..." someone said at that moment.

"Who saved me? Was it you?" Glasses Man looked at Wu Shiyin, then noticed their posture was somewhat inappropriate. After clearing his throat, he said, "Could you move aside?"

"Oh, right!" Wu Shiyin also realized his position was awkward and immediately got off Glasses Man. Some people even laughed, such as Toga Himiko.

"You said you don't remember how you stepped back?" Only after the tourists talked with Glasses Man for a while did they realize that he seemed not to know how he had backed away.

"Yes. It feels like something is missing from my memory. I can't recall it." Glasses Man rubbed his forehead.

"If you can't remember, then don't force it. Just call it fate. A new life, a new beginning." Yang Xiao smiled.

Glasses Man said nothing. After a long time, he finally sighed. "Forget it. It's all over. I've died once already. From now on, I'll live the rest of my life differently."

"Thank you, strangers." After deeply looking over everyone present, Glasses Man turned and headed down the mountain. He would never do something so foolish again—not today, and not ever.

The little incident on Mount Fuji ended just like that. After Yang Xiao and the other two finished eating, they packed up and went down the mountain. Of course, Yang Xiao still carried everything. Toga Himiko was like a spoiled little princess, taking care of nothing but eating.

After returning to the Problem Solver, Wu Shiyin told Yang Xiao and Toga Himiko to go home. The next day was Sunday, and it was up to them whether they came to work. If they came, their pay would increase; if not, it did not matter.

Yang Xiao did not care about one day's wages. He needed to train his Quirk, because U.A. High School's entrance examination was coming soon.

A month later, Yang Xiao's time for the U.A. High School entrance examination arrived. Over that month, he had devoted himself to training his Quirk while also helping out at the Problem Solver. His relationship with Toga Himiko had steadily improved, though she was prone to pushing her luck, which left Yang Xiao helpless.

Today was the day of enrollment at U.A. High School. Strictly speaking, it was the examination day. Those who failed would not be admitted, while those who passed would still be assigned to classes based on their scores or individual abilities.

For example, Hero Course Classes A and B; General Education Course Classes C, D, and E; Support Course Classes F, G, and H; and Management Course Classes I, J, and K—a total of eleven classes.

The Hero Course, the most popular course, had an annual acceptance rate below one in three hundred. There were usually only thirty-six regular openings, plus four recommended students, for a total of forty students.

Yang Xiao was not a recommended student. He only had a spot to take the examination. Recommended students were people like Todoroki Shoto and Yaoyorozu Momo; he was nowhere near that level.

At that moment, Yang Xiao had already arrived at the entrance of U.A. High School with a white backpack on his shoulders. From the outside, the school looked undeniably grand and imposing, far more impressive than any school he had seen on television or in person these days.

It was worthy of being an institution of higher education founded to train heroes to fight criminals.

There were many students arriving to register, and Yang Xiao was merely one among them. He had taken leave from Wu Shiyin today. These days, he only had time to help at the Problem Solver in the evenings. During the day, he could let Toga Himiko handle a bit more work.

However, Yang Xiao had kept it from Toga Himiko. He would not tell her that he was about to enter U.A. High School.

Perhaps Toga Himiko's turning point would only come after Yang Xiao joined U.A. High School. In any case, Yang Xiao would not give up on the idea of pulling Toga Himiko out of the darkness. He had to make her leave that darkness behind permanently.

So no matter what happened at school, he would still report to the Problem Solver after class as usual. At the very least, he had to check on Toga Himiko's situation every day.