The Qualifiers

At this moment, because Jilan and Iida were confronting two people from Class B, Midoriya and Bakugo, who had passed the exam before them, came over, and even Shoto Todoroki moved a little closer.

Ignoring the people who had gathered, Juzo Honenuki looked at Jilan Jiyu and continued:

"I activated my Quirk right at the start of the match, turning the entire passage into a swamp. I wanted to see who would stand out in this situation, but Shoto Todoroki disrupted my plans. He turned the entire arena into his domain, and I was caught off guard and my legs were frozen. But you, as if you had expected it, ran past the wall right in front of me."

"When I broke free of the ice and arrived at the first checkpoint, everyone wanted to show off their Quirk and used various methods to get through. But Jilan, you were flirting with a girl and skirted around the giant robot..."

Suddenly, a voice from the darkness interrupted him, "You said Jilan was flirting with a girl, who is that person?"

Knowing she didn't have much of an advantage in the race, Yaoyorozu was initially happy to finish in the top ten, but upon hearing these words as soon as she arrived at the track, she ran out of the darkness with a cold face.

When Juzo Honenuki turned her head, she paused for a moment, somewhat surprised to see Yaoyorozu, but still replied, "I don't know her, but that person is entirely pink and has antennae on her head."

"Is it Mina Ashido...?" Yaoyorozu nodded knowingly, then suddenly looked at Jilan Jiyu with a broad smile, "Class representative, shouldn't you explain?"

Jilan Jiyu said to her helplessly, "This guy used the wrong words. I was just running alongside Ashido, and besides, it has nothing to do with you."

"Uh!" Yaoyorozu was choked for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Jilan said to Honenuki, "Go on, I'd like to know what you've observed."

"Okay." He nodded, giving Yaoyorozu a strange look, and continued, "I caught up with you in the second round. Seeing you standing at the Qidian, hesitant to start, I thought you would fall behind, but unexpectedly..."

He looked at Yaoyorozu meaningfully, but didn't continue. Yaoyorozu seemed to realize something and suddenly blushed.

"You were the same in the final round, showing no outstanding performance and relying on your classmates to get through..." Juzo Honenuki shrugged. "I didn't think you were that capable, so I prepared a surprise attack. Unfortunately, you dodged it."

Juzo Honenuki Quirk is to turn the ground into a swamp. He turns up landmines buried underground like turning over soil, and Ibara Shiozaki's Vines wrap them up together, waiting for Jilan Jiyu to pass by.

Generally speaking, such a sudden attack would not be detected in advance, but with the warning of the "Sheer Heart Attack"—"there is a lot of smell of gunpowder ahead" —Jilan remained vigilant.

Ignoring Honenuki, Jilan Jiyu turned her gaze to the silent Ibara Shiozaki: "I only have one question: why did you help him persecute me, an innocent classmate?"

She glanced at the Yaoyorozu, but said nothing.

Soon, the other students arrived one after another. Eijiro Kirishima Fumikage Tokoyami, Hanta Sero from Class A, along with Tetsutetsu from Class B, saw two of their classmates surrounded by a group of students from Class A. They rushed over, pushed aside Iida, and charged into the middle, shouting, "What do you want? Are you looking for trouble? Don't underestimate us just because we're outnumbered. We won't lose a fight!"

His words instantly ignited Bakugo's emotions. He was already somewhat irritated by his loss to Midoriya, and after listening to this skull-faced man talk about Jilan for so long, now someone else was trying to cause trouble!

He stood in front of Tetsutetsu, laughing wildly, "Can't you get one thing straight? It was clearly this skull-faced guy behind you who started this trouble. Want to fight? Perfect timing! I was just looking for a place to vent my anger!"

Tetsutetsu was still shouting, "Come on, who's afraid of who!"

"Hey, hey, why is it suddenly getting into a fight..." Kirishima squeezed in between the two. Although he didn't know what had happened, he knew he had to stop it. He stretched out his arms to block them, and said with a wry smile, "There must be some misunderstanding. Besides, this is being broadcast live in front of hundreds of thousands of people nationwide. Don't give the school a headache..."

Seeing that Ibara Shiozaki simply lowered her head and began to pray calmly, Jilan understood that it was impossible to get an answer now. Ibara Shiozaki was very tight-lipped; once she made up her mind about something, she wouldn't change it. Since she had decided not to speak, she wouldn't open her mouth.

Jilan Jiyu walked forward, patting Kirishima Tetsutetsu, they spoke directly, "Tetsutetsu, it's good that you rushed to protect your companions without knowing what happened, but you need to understand that some problems can't be solved with violence."

Jilan gently pushed Tetsutetsu, looked at Juzo Honenuki, and calmly said, "Honenuki- kun, although I don't know who told you to observe me, you should understand that Quirk are just an aid; the important thing is to use them at the right time. Midoriya can get first place without relying on his Quirk, so others can too. Why can't I get first place in the entrance exam by relying on luck?"

Jilan Jiyu extended her hand, golden Hamon shimmering on it like swirling lightning. She smiled gently and said, "As you can see, this is my Quirk — Hamon. Nothing special about it, please don't misunderstand. However, next time... don't follow me again."

Honenuki suddenly felt a chill run through his body. The person in front of him was smiling gently, but his smile made him feel cold.

Tetsutetsu had been stunned by Jilan's mature, teacher-like comments, and hadn't resisted when Ji Lan pushed him away. Now, he snapped out of it, his silver face twitching, and roared, "How dare you lecture me, you mere class monitor of Class A!"

"Tetsutetsu, stop!"

Just as he was about to rush forward and grab Jilan's collar, he heard Honenuki's trembling voice and instinctively stopped.

Honenuki a deep breath and forced a smile, "I'm sorry, it was my fault this time. There will definitely be no next time!"

"Honenuki, why are you apologizing? Didn't they start this trouble first?!" Tetsutetsu asked, confused and hesitant.

"You haven't done anything wrong." Jilan calmly shook her head, "But I'll remind you, there are some people you can't follow during future hero activities; you can imagine the consequences."

Although it seemed like well-intentioned advice to others, Juzo Honenuki knew it was a warning to himself not to meddle in other people's business...

Ten minutes later, all the remaining contestants had arrived; those who had not arrived had either withdrawn from the competition or lost their eligibility to participate.

All classes assembled in the middle of the stadium. At Midnight, standing on the stage, he announced, "The top 42 finishers have advanced to the next round. But don't be discouraged if you didn't advance; the school has prepared other exciting events for you!"

The rankings have been announced on the big screen: First place, Izuku Midoriya; Second place, Shoto Todoroki; Third place, Katsuki Bakugo; Fourth place, Tenya Iida; Fifth place, Jilan Jiyu; Sixth place, Ibara Shiozaki; Seventh place, Juzo Honenuki... Forty-first place, Mei Hatsume; Forty-second place, Yuga Aoyama.

All members of Class A and Class B of the Hero Course are in the top 42, just like what Aizawa said - this is the stage of the Hero Course.

Jilan was initially puzzled that Aoyama had advanced to the next round with the last spot, but a glance at him clutching his stomach made it all clear. His Laser Quirk was Quirk, but it seemed that if he stayed in it for more than a second, he would experience stomach pain.

It's not surprising that Mei Hatsume was able to advance; even making it into the top ten wouldn't be a problem for her. However, her wish seemed to be to gain social attention in this competition. She didn't seem to have any particular desire for rankings. She kept entangled with the minefield and the drone until she saw Yuga Aoyama running over unsteadily, at which point she reluctantly let go of it.

By the way, she now knows from other students who withdrew that her introduction of "Baby" was cut off, and she's not happy about advancing at all...

It's worth mentioning that Hitoshi Shinso from the General Studies Course not only advanced but also surpassed most of the Hero Course students, achieving a ranking of 29th. However, his gaze was lazy, and he didn't seem surprised by this result.