Problem Solver's Core Hub

"This... is this guy trying to hide his Quirk, or does he just like fighting like this?" Present Mic's mouth twitched. He had initially thought Katsuki Bakugo was a strong benchmark, but now his opinion had changed. This Yang Xiao was the truly strong one.

Even Katsuki Bakugo couldn't one-shot villains, and the probability of him doing so wasn't very high. Perhaps the chance was greater at the beginning before his Quirk fatigued, but as he defeated more villains, that probability would significantly decrease.

And this benchmark, Yang Xiao?

Across dozens of screens, this guy was a one-shot kill every time. What did that even mean?

It meant his Quirk had great stamina and didn't fatigue. Most people's Quirks would tire out by this point, greatly reducing their combat power or even rendering them unable to fight.

Therefore, Yang Xiao's strength astonished all the teachers present. This kid was way too strong, right?

What was also interesting in the footage was that after defeating one villain, Yang Xiao would go out and lure another one. This way, he drew dozens of villains into the building.

It looked a bit comical, but sometimes, that kind of intelligence was needed. The villains were quite dull; they only knew how to defeat the examinees and didn't understand strategy, which allowed for every opportunity.

"This is interesting," Shota Aizawa's expression turned excited. He turned to Present Mic and said, "No one would fight like this unless they were a born killer or accustomed to fighting in no-man's-land. This person, he's intentionally trying to keep a low profile."

"I think so too. This benchmark's strength should be above Katsuki Bakugo's, who is currently ranked first," Ectoplasm Ghost agreed.

"Then shouldn't we move up his ranking?" a teacher asked.

"No!" Shota Aizawa stated directly. "The assessment is based on actual scores. Even if this benchmark hid his strength and deliberately didn't get points, that's his own business. Don't get confused."

"Mr. Aizawa is right. However, where is All Might?" Principal Nezu only just noticed that All Might wasn't present.

"It's normal for him to be late, don't worry about it," a teacher chuckled.

Yang Xiao had already finished his competition and was on his way home. He had no idea that his plan to keep a low profile, which he thought he had hidden well, had been discovered by the teachers of U.A. High School.

No, it should be said that Shota Aizawa had discovered it alone.

If he had known the outcome would be like this, Yang Xiao would never have fought inside the building. While it could hide his strength, the problem was that the assessment venue was covered in cameras. It was impossible to truly hide.

Yang Xiao was unaware of all this. He was currently taking the train back to the Problem Solver's office. Toga Himiko had been calling him non-stop during the assessment. Fortunately, Yang Xiao was more than capable of handling the villains, so he picked up the phone.

Toga Himiko, of course, didn't know Yang Xiao was at U.A. High School or that he was taking an assessment. She just told him to come back to the Problem Solver's office.

Yang Xiao was truly helpless, but he didn't dare disobey this little ancestor. He could only return to the Yorozuya after the assessment.

"Why are you so slow?" Toga Himiko said unhappily when she saw Yang Xiao finally arrive.

"Big sis, I have to go to school," Yang Xiao said with a wry smile. "It's good enough that I can use my phone at school. You're asking for too much."

"Oh? You're talking back now?" Toga Himiko glared and pulled out a syringe.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Wu Shiyin removed his legs from the table, picked his nose with one hand, and said, "Don't get worked up, you two. Are you planning to get physical?"

"Hmph!" Toga Himiko finally put away her 'weapon,' the syringe. Yang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. The only person who would carry a syringe around like this was probably her.

"Gin-san, is there something urgent today that made you ask me to come back so hastily?" Yang Xiao thought the Problem Solver's office had an emergency, which was why Toga Himiko had notified him.

Toga Himiko stared at Wu Shiyin, who let out a dry laugh and looked at Yang Xiao, saying, "It's alright, just some things to take care of. Take a look at the job list."

"Oh..." Yang Xiao pretended to be unaware and walked over. He picked up the Problem Solver's job list and glanced at it, immediately cursing, "These people are getting more and more outrageous. Pretending to be lovers? Relationship recovery? Human punching bags?"

"Why don't they just die? What kind of garbage jobs are these?" Yang Xiao exclaimed, then looked at Wu Shiyin. "Gin-san, you're making money off these trash jobs too?"

Wu Shiyin laughed heartily and looked at Yang Xiao. "Because they're trash jobs, that's why there's money to be made. These jobs earn much more than others."

Just as Yang Xiao was about to say something else, Wu Shiyin suddenly slapped the underside of the table. At that moment, the rolling shutter door of the Problem Solver's office suddenly came down, plunging the room into darkness.

Wasn't the rolling shutter door manual?

How did it become electric?

"What's going on?" Yang Xiao immediately asked.

"Heh heh!" Wu Shiyin suddenly became mysterious, his voice lowering slightly. "You two have been with the Problem Solver's office for a while now. I've decided to let you get acquainted with the core hub of the Problem Solver's."

"What?" Yang Xiao thought he misheard. "What core hub? Are you playing some S.H.I.E.L.D. cosplay?"

"Follow me..." Wu Shiyin didn't explain anything at the moment but motioned for Toga Himiko and Yang Xiao to follow him.

Toga Himiko was also half-believing, half-doubting. The Problem Solver's office had a core hub? Was he kidding?

This place was almost bankrupt before. What trick was Wu Shiyin playing today?

Wu Shiyin opened his own room door, let Yang Xiao and Toga Himiko in, and cautioned them, "Don't look around randomly, don't touch anything, just follow me."

Don't look around? Impossible!

As soon as Yang Xiao entered the room, he began to survey Wu Shiyin's living space. To his shock, the room was hung with various blades and many bottles and jars. It looked like a small armory, or perhaps a laboratory.

Toga Himiko was also somewhat surprised. Wu Shiyin didn't seem as foolish as he appeared on the surface?

After more than ten seconds, Wu Shiyin led the two to a small room. This room had only a bed and a chair. Wu Shiyin walked to the bed and lifted it. After stomping on the floor a few times beneath the bed, a square opening suddenly appeared.

"There's a secret passage here?" Yang Xiao looked at Wu Shiyin in surprise. This guy couldn't be some big drug lord or a major criminal, hiding in the Problem Solver's office to conceal his true identity, actually being an unforgivable villain?

Pretending to take jobs to help everyone, but secretly a murderer?

Damn, my imagination is running wild!

"What are you guys standing around for? Come down," Wu Shiyin said, seeing Yang Xiao and Toga Himiko frozen. He was the first to climb down the stairs of the secret room.