Test of Courage

"Ding--"

The sound of metal clashing against metal echoed across the training ground early in the morning. The next day's training consisted of Tetsutetsu and Kirishima competing in hardness. After another clash, Tetsutetsu stopped, complaining, "Hey, Kirishima, why are you so listless? Are you looking down on me? Get serious!"

"Sorry..." Kirishima yawned, "I went to bed very late last night and I'm a little sleep-deprived."

"You guys played poker all night? You must have a lot of free time." Tetsutetsu clicked his tongue. He had heard Kirishima's poker declaration yesterday, so he could easily guess what Kirishima had been doing last night.

Kirishima, clutching his hair, exclaimed, "If only we were playing cards! But last night, right after dinner, I was dragged to tutoring all night long! I didn't get to do anything else!"

Tetsutetsu clutched his stomach and burst into laughter. "Tutoring? You must have failed your final exams! The teachers practically gave you an easy time on the finals, if you still failed, I'd doubt you've been paying attention in class these past few days!"

Kirishima's fighting spirit was ignited, and he shouted, "Stop talking nonsense! Even if I failed, I'm still standing here training. Instead of wasting time talking, why don't you punch me a couple more times!"

The two men began to fight, and the clanging of metal rang out again.

"My stomach hurts so much..." "I feel like throwing up..."

In the middle of a desolate valley, a restroom resembling a telephone booth was built. There were two such buildings, with the men's and women's restrooms a few meters apart. At this moment, both doors were pushed open at the same time, and the pale-faced Ochaco Uraraka and the pale-faced Yuga Aoyama, clutching their stomachs, walked out of the restroom. The two looked at each other, and then silently went back into the restroom.

Yuga Aoyama, needless to say, suffers from diarrhea due to prolonged use of his Quirk, requiring him to go to the bathroom approximately every half hour. As for Ochaco Uraraka, her training involves imbuing herself with Quirk of "Zero Gravity," allowing her to roll down a hillside like a hamster in an Invisibility sphere. This method is used to train her semicircular canals and reduce dizziness.

But it's clear that neither of them has adapted to this situation yet.

"Everyone, don't slack off!" The American Shorthair in charge of supervision waved and called out to everyone, "There'll be a big surprise for you all after today's training!"

Kaminari touched his nose and said smugly, "A surprise... When it comes to surprises at summer training camps, it's either fireworks or a test of courage, I can say for sure!"

Asui put her finger to her lips and tilted her head, saying, "Speaking of fireworks, wouldn't Bakugo be considered daytime fireworks?"

Bakugo's training today still involved immersing his hands in hot water and then launching explosions into the sky, creating a realistic fireworks effect.

Bakugo is currently wearing his school uniform, which is so dirty with curry stains that he doesn't plan to wash it and simply throws it away. Although Yaoyorozu wants to create a new set of uniforms for Bakugo refuses with a cold face and starts his crazy training early in the morning.

Even Bakugo couldn't withstand prolonged use of his Quirk. He paused for a couple of minutes to catch his breath, then took his hands out of the hot water. He inadvertently caught a glimpse of Kota, a boy wearing a hat, hiding behind a rock and watching him, making punching and kicking motions from a distance.

"Tch, that brat..." Bakugo sneered, dipped his hand back into the hot water, and then fired it at Kota, carefully controlling his strength.

But Kota, of course, had no idea that when he saw Bakugo fire his hand towards him, he was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and ran away.

"Haha!" Bakugo couldn't help but laugh, but when he saw Izuku Midoriya with "Tiger" to his right, his smile faded, and he continued to launch fireworks with a gloomy face.

That evening, everyone cooked for themselves as usual, but this time they weren't as down as they had been the day before. Instead, they were full of energy because the American Shorthair had told them about the surprise during training that afternoon.

"Tonight, we will be holding a class competition, a test of courage!"

The "Test of Courage" is an event that students mention every year and enjoy every year. Whether the test of courage is scary or not is one thing, but more importantly, it allows them to see another side of their classmates.

"At this moment, we might see Todoroki's terrified expression, and that flat-faced girl will definitely be..." Denki Kaminari whispered to Jilan Jiyu with a sinister smile.

Kyoka Jiro happened to be passing by and frowned when she saw Denki Kaminari's lewd expression. She subconsciously asked, "What are you talking about? You're not talking badly about me, are you?"

"No." Unlike Kaminari exposed look, Jilan Jiyu replied calmly, "We were discussing how to scare the Class B students in the upcoming test of courage. After all, no matter how bizarre the content is, it's still a competition based on classes, and we can't afford to lose to Class A."

"By the way, Jiro, are you afraid of ghosts?" Jilan smoothly changed the subject.

"That depends on what kind of demon it is." Jiro glanced meaningfully at Kaminari. "If it's a coward or a childish demon, I'm not afraid."

After Jiro left, Kaminari finally realized what was happening and grabbed Jilan's arm in disbelief, saying, "Just now, she wasn't talking about me, was she!?"

"What do you think?" Jilan replied calmly.

Not only is Midoriya more mature than Bakugo, but Jiro is also much more mature than Kaminari...

The American Shorthair exclaimed, "Alright everyone, our bellies are full, and the plates are clean. Now, it's time for the long-awaited test of courage!"

"Great, it's finally time! I'm fully prepared and I won't be scared!" Kirishima said with a confident smile.

Ashido was also very excited. "Don't let my being a girl fool you, my favorite thing to watch is horror movies!"

"Before the test of courage begins, I have something to announce..." Shota Aizawa stood behind everyone, and with a "whoosh," the bandages around his neck split into five strips and were pulled over the heads of several people. "Aoyama, Ashido, Kirishima, Kaminari, Sero, your training today fell far short of expectations. You will need to attend remedial classes for a while and cannot participate in the test of courage!"

In an instant, the several jubilant people turned pale at those words.

Kaminari clung to Aizawa's leg, crying, "What... what kind of joke is this?! Mr. Aizawa, tutoring is fine anytime, but please let us participate in this test of courage!"

"No way." Shota Aizawa insisted on his principles, coldly stating, "Especially you, Denki Kaminari. You haven't absorbed half of today's battery capacity yet. Are you slacking off?"

Kaminari argued, "I just wanted to conserve my strength so I could shine in the test of courage and win honor for us!"

Aizawa wasn't Kaminari it, and retorted, "Do you even believe that yourself?"

Under the Kamui of Aizawa, Kaminari released his grip on Aizawa's leg and chuckled awkwardly, "Maybe, there's still a tiny bit of that mentality in me?"

Seeing Jilan walking towards them, Ashido quickly said, "Squad leader, please plead for us! We really want to participate in this test of courage!"

Aizawa frowned and said, "Jilan, rules are rules. None of them can go."

"I understand. If morale is low, the team will be difficult to lead. We can't give special privileges." Jilan nodded with a smile. "But Mr. Aizawa, you should remember what happened during the preparations for the Sports Festival, right? Back then, you personally promised that those who helped would have a chance to skip the make-up exam. Kirishima and Kaminari both participated in that event, you haven't forgotten, have you, have you?"