? Benevolence ?

Chapter 57

I glance over to the green haired boy as he responds.

"I also... don't fully understand it. My power suddenly started overflowing and I couldn't suppress it. It felt like... the power I'd always trusted suddenly bared its fangs at me. I was really scared myself.

But thanks to Uraraka and Shinso stopping it for me, I quickly realized that wasn't the case. If Shinso hadn't knocked me unconscious, I have no idea what could have happened.

Shinso, earlier you asked if I was just bluffing but... I was honestly as confused as you were back there. But thanks, both of you!"

Midnight speaks up suddenly, a little too loud in my opinion.

"But I must say, compared to Midoriya's rampage... of course it goes without saying Shinso preformed well, but Uraraka's quick decision making was simply wonderful! In order to calm her friend, she put her own body on the line and jumped in to stop him! Yes, I just love that kind of thing! Love it!"

Mina leans close to Uraraka, grinning slyly. "I'll say! She leapt to his aid without a second thought! It was like, super fast! Especially the part where she embraced him so passionately..."

Uraraka flushes bright and I offer her an apologetic smile.

"I kinda jumped without thinking... I should have kept my cool, a little more. But... I'd much rather do that than do nothing. And then I later regret it."

Aizawa watches her for a second.

"You've really grown, Uraraka."

Hitoshi speaks up at my side.

"...I didn't only do it for Midoriya. I just did what Uraraka instructed me to do. In fact... I saw Yangai and the others being attacked by that black stuff as well. If something wasn't done about it, Class B likely would have lost either way."

He drops his gaze to the ground.

"I stopped Midoriya because I wanted to fight against him and win. This was simply the result of that. I was only thinking about myself."

Aizawa walks up to him before snatching his capture weapon, choking him with it and I flinch back. I faintly hear Kaminari in the background.

"Corporal punishment! Call the PTA! The PTA!"

Hitoshi wheezes quietly as he's released and Aizawa addresses him.

"No one had such high expectations for you. Everyone here has gone through hellish training day in and day out to become a hero who can save people. It would take a genius of All Might's caliber to suddenly ascend to that level.

'For the sake of others'... If you prioritize those feelings and nothing else, you won't be able to save anyone. If you don't have the power to do things on your own, you have no hope of protecting others. From that perspective, your actions were more than good enough to pass this exam."

Midoriya waves to get the lilac haired teen's attention.

"Shinso! At the end, you were trying to lure me to the skirmish to give yourself an advantage, right? You were super fast at dropping those pipes to slow me down, too!

And when you were moving around with the binding cloth, you really reminded me of Aizawa sensei! If you're talking about using your strength for others, then I'm the one who really needs work."

Aizawa nods. "My thoughts exactly."

"Alright, before we get back to the review, I can say that probably... no, almost certainly! That, starting next year, Shinso will transfer to the hero course! So don't start competing with him just yet!"

I startle for a moment when my hand is grabbed suddenly but looking over, Hitoshi has the barest hint of a smile on his features. He squeezes my hand and I return the action with a burst of affection for the taller boy.

Then Aizawa suddenly turns his eyes to me and I drop my gaze. I hear his quiet sigh before he speaks.

"Continuing with the review. [L/n]. You would think you'd learn anything from the amount of times you've been struck in the head."

I glance back up to the teacher, smiling sheepishly. "S-sorry."

"Just keep your guard up and watch your head better. You're lucky to not have permanent damage at this point. And go to the nurse after this."

After the review ended, I tried to make my way to the dorms instead but Hitoshi made sure to drag me off to Recovery Girl's office for a quick check up. I almost wonder if Aizawa put him up to it or if he's just sick of my head injuries as well.

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MY BOY MADE IT!!
This is the last chapter
caught up to the manga but there is some canon plot I can do some little things with so we'll see
what I can do.

I'm kind of ignoring my other stories so I should probably work on them as well...

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