The exam was divided into several venues, each large enough to rival a small city, looking quite spectacular at first glance.
As expected of U.A. High School.
During the few minutes it took to get from the auditorium to Venue 'A', Bakugō Katsuki kept staring at Orion. Anyone unaware of the situation would probably think the two had some unspeakable secret.
"I believe everyone is clear about the rules. You have ten minutes to prepare. After ten minutes, the exercise will officially begin. Finally, I wish all examinees can achieve a satisfactory result." As soon as the voice fell, the leading teacher vanished from the spot, his whereabouts unknown.
"I'll ask again, do you dare to compete with me?" Seeing the teacher had left, Bakugō Katsuki immediately rushed forward, staring straight at Orion, making Orion feel a chill in his heart.
Looking at the furious Bakugō Katsuki, Orion was truly speechless. He knew Bakugō Katsuki's personality relatively well. If he didn't compete with Bakugō Katsuki, the latter would probably keep pestering him.
"Alright, compete on what?" As he spoke, Orion's eyes turned crimson, looking somewhat eerie.
"Compete on who can take first place!" Bakugō Katsuki grinned, revealing eight large white teeth, then gradually walked away. "Tsk, just wait to be crushed by me, pink eye!"
"Your relationship seems bad. Did something happen?" A warm-hearted examinee stepped forward and asked with concern.
"Nothing."
Seeing that Orion was unwilling to say more, the examinee consciously didn't ask further and walked aside to start warming up.
...
In the main control room, the teachers and heroes of U.A. High School were gathered together. Displayed on the screen in front were the situations of the examinees in each venue.
"I hope this batch of students can give me some surprises." Aizawa Shōta stared with dead fish eyes, resting his chin on his right hand, looking boredly at the examinees on the screen.
"After all, the examinee who defeated the 'Sludge Villain' is also in there. He shouldn't disappoint you." The principal beside Aizawa Shōta seemed confident.
"Hehe, it's just Hypnosis. It's useless against machines." Aizawa Shōta's gaze involuntarily turned to Orion on the screen, whose eyes were crimson. "Compared to him, I'm more optimistic about the boy who rushed up to save him ten months ago."
For more than half a year, he had gone through Orion's file at the police station. If anyone knew this batch of students best, it was naturally Orion and Bakugō Katsuki.
"If used well, the effect of Hypnosis in actual combat cannot be underestimated." Although All Might said this, his gaze remained fixed on Midoriya Izuku on the screen, whose whole body was starting to tremble slightly.
"Do your best, Young Midoriya!" All Might said silently in his heart.
"Are you ready?" Nine minutes and thirty seconds later, the middle-aged man dressed as a rock singer from before suddenly appeared at the very front, spreading his arms enthusiastically.
"Ready!" The examinees answered collectively, creating a huge momentum.
For the entrance exam, they dared not be sloppy in the slightest.
"Haha, I like this kind of enthusiasm!" The middle-aged man raised his hand and snapped his fingers. "The test will begin in ten seconds. Good luck."
Hearing the middle-aged man's words, many examinees rubbed their fists and wiped their palms, starting to get nervous.
"Three, two, one... Start!"
"Bang!"
As soon as the gate in front opened, the examinees rushed forward like a swarm of bees. The momentum was comparable to aunties rushing to a sale.
Among these students, Orion entered relatively late, which increased the disdain in the heart of Bakugō Katsuki, who was rushing at the very front.
"Rookie is rookie." Bakugō Katsuki turned his head and shouted loudly. In the next second, he used the impact force caused by the explosions from his palms to rush forward instantly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
However, everything was in slow motion in Orion's eyes.
Ahead, an examinee was preparing to use his Quirk to defeat a villain, but unexpectedly, a red-eyed black shadow suddenly rushed up.
"Too slow!" The corners of Orion's mouth turned up slightly. He clenched his right hand into a fist and struck the villain's joint fiercely.
"Crack..." The originally tall villain lost its support point and instantly collapsed, turning into a pile of parts scattered on the ground.
"What are you doing?!!" Seeing the cooked duck fly away, the examinee felt quite bitter. "That was my prey, why did you snatch it?"
"Does the manual say that examinees cannot compete with each other?" Orion smiled faintly. "Read the exam rules carefully, young man."
"!!!" The examinee was about to say something, but saw Orion leap up to the roof of a three-story building, immediately leaving him agape.
"Strength-type Quirk?" The examinee smacked his lips dryly. "I'd better not provoke him."
...
In the main control room, seeing Orion's performance, Aizawa Shōta opened his mouth slightly, leaning back in his seat, muttering to himself, "What's going on? Isn't his Quirk Hypnosis? How can his strength be so great?"
"Defeating a villain with one hit?" The principal also noticed Orion. "This examinee is interesting. I remember his Quirk is Hypnosis?"
"Seems... so?"
"..."