[MHCISQD] Chapter 168: The First Round

After changing into their hero costumes, everyone headed to the central hall before the start of the exam. Walking up to Renault, Midoriya lowered his voice and asked, "Renault-kun, about that person from Ketsubutsu High earlier..."

"Do you think I went too far?" Renault asked with a light laugh.

"Uhh, no, it's just that..."

Shaking his hand, Renault said, "It's okay, it's normal to have those thoughts. I won't be angry. But you should also be aware that Shindo, the person you mentioned, is not as friendly as he seems. Let me ask you something, Midoriya. U.A. is very famous, right?"

"Yes, we are very famous. What about it?"

"So, the famous U.A. students are here to take the provisional hero license exam, and they're first-graders at that. How do you think the second-graders from other schools, as well as the other participants, will see us?"

Midoriya's mind worked quickly, and he immediately realized the problem.

Swallowing nervously, Midoriya said, "You mean we've become their targets?"

"Yes, that's pretty much it. As I mentioned before, the pass rate for the exam is less than half. If strong and competitive people are eliminated from the beginning, then the pass rate for the others will increase. So, if my guess is correct, U.A. will be attacked on all sides during the rest of the exam. And don't forget, our Quirks were already exposed during the sports festival."

While he was speaking, the other Class A students around him became alert.

Especially Kirishima, who had been a little angry at Renault's behavior earlier. After thinking about it, he understood that Renault was not the type to get nervous easily and would not do anything impulsive. In other words, the person from Ketsubutsu High, who seemed very enthusiastic and kind, was really hiding something.

"Hmph, attacked on all sides? It depends on whether they have the strength to do so," Bakugo, who heard Renault's words, said disdainfully.

He had also noticed the true side of Shindo before, so he never paid attention to people from Ketsubutsu. Compared to them, the people from Shiketsu were much better.

Soon, everyone arrived at the central hall, which was now crowded with many participants.

After a dozen or so minutes passed, everyone had arrived, and the hall became even more crowded.

"There are so many people here, there must be more than a thousand," someone remarked.

Yaoyorozu glanced around and spoke, "Around 1500 people."

Renault, standing behind her, instinctively added, "That's right."

But the next second, he froze, looking nervously at Yaoyorozu's back. He wondered if she might have some other reaction. Fortunately, his worry was unnecessary as she was completely focused on thinking about the upcoming exam and had no interest in anything else.

Soon, a disheveled man in a suit walked up to the front of the stage and began explaining the content of the exam.

"Today's provisional hero license exam is essentially an elimination round for 1540 candidates present. In a society saturated with heroes, and with questions being raised about the appropriate attitudes that heroes should have following the arrest of Stain, personally speaking, regardless of motivation, people who work tirelessly to rescue others without seeking any reward are too cold and heartless in this society."

Heroes also need money to make a living, so relying on love and gratitude to generate electricity is not practical. Not everyone can be Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne.

"Anyway, whether it's for equal returns or for doing the right thing, many heroes have honed their ability to save lives and repel villains, resulting in very rapid resolution of events from occurrence to resolution. And now you're also taking the provisional hero license exam and about to plunge into this stream. People who can't keep up with this speed will have a hard time surviving. Therefore, the content of our exam is speed."

Then, the large screen behind the speaker lit up.

The first round of the exam will have one hundred qualifiers.

"Only one hundred people? So, less than one-tenth of the candidates can pass?" Renault raised his eyebrows at the number of qualifying spots.

This number caused a great commotion among the candidates.

The speaker stood up and said lazily, "Well, after all, many things happen in society, so you can just chalk it up to bad luck. And then, this is the condition that needs to be met."

Speaking of which, he took out an orange sphere and target-like equipment.

The examinees were required to hang three of those targets in any visible location on their bodies, of course, places like the soles of their feet and armpits were definitely not allowed. Then, they had to carry six small orange balls. The targets would only light up when hit by this type of ball. If all three targets were lit up, the examinee would be eliminated. The person who hit the third target would be considered the killer and the one who killed two people would win.

Soon, the staff began to distribute props by carrying boxes one by one.

Renault didn't waste any time and gathered all of Class A together. In a low voice, he said, "I won't beat around the bush. Aizawa-sensei's requirement is for all of us to obtain a provisional hero license, so we must pass the first round as a team. Each person has only six balls, but we have twenty people while there are over one thousand five hundred examinees in total. As I said before, once the exam starts, we will definitely become the primary targets. So, no matter what your thoughts are, we must form and act as teams. Especially you, Bakugo."

Looking at Bakugo's unhappy face, Renault said, "I know you have confidence in your own abilities, but can you take on ten, or even more than ten opponents alone?"

Although Bakugo still wanted to retort, he could only shrug and remain silent when he saw Renault's serious expression.

Nodding, Renault then looked at Kirishima and Kaminari, "Kirishima, Kaminari, you two will team up with Bakugo. Your relationship with each other is good, and compared to others, teaming up with Bakugo will be most effective."

"Okay, leave it to me."

"No problem!"

Seeing the enthusiastic attitude of these two people, Bakugo just rolled his eyes. However, these two people were already accustomed to Bakugo's temper and didn't care at all.

Then, Renault looked at the others and said, "The rest of you, form teams immediately. Although we don't know the layout of the exam venue, the first few minutes will undoubtedly be the most chaotic. If you get separated, don't panic, protect yourself, and find your teammates as soon as possible."

"What about you, Renault-kun?"

Yaoyorozu immediately asked him why he didn't mention himself.