An excited wave of joy washed over the students as Aizawa finished his words.
With the pressure of the Final Exams overwhelming their shoulders since the Sports Festival, this was perhaps the first mont of relief they were experiencing, if they were to ignore the thrill of suddenly gaining fa.
Aizawa looked at the students anly, shutting them up.
"This is related to the Pro Hero Drafts I ntioned before the Sports Festival," he told them. "Generally, it begins in the 2nd and 3rd year earnestly as the Pro Hero Work Studies Program.
"But, as per UA's new policy, the Pro Hero Agencies can offer Internships to excellent students as well, based on their overall performance during the Sports Festival.
"If you get selected as an intern today, it can help you secure a long-term Work Study later.
"Make no mistake, though. These interests shown by Pro Heroes die quickly by graduation if you don't constantly et their requirent."
And the excitent lted away just like that.
All students realized that the world of Pro Heroes was as cruel as any other business out there.
"Alright," Aizawa said, turning on the projector. "Here are all the offers extended to your class…"
Then, one by one, nas began showing up on the board.
…
Shoto Todoroki — 4123
Katsuki Bakugo — 3556
Toru Hagakure — 306
Momo Yaoyorozu — 285
Fumikage Tokoyami — 250
Eijiro Kirishima — 150
Denki Kaminari — 102
Ochaco Uraraka — 52
Tenya Ida — 28
Hanta Sero — 16
…
The mont Luke eyed the nas, he had to hold Nyx's beak, preventing her from cursing out loud.
He had been having an ominous feeling about his father's silence.
Now, as he sighed, looking at the list, Luke knew where his father took out his anger.
It wasn't like the Saionji Group could influence all the Hero Agencies in Japan. There were always those rebellious kinds among the Heroes. However, those were also the kind that imnsely needed funding to keep affording their rebellious nature.
Most of the Pro Hero Agencies would have already discarded Luke as a candidate after seeing his unpredictable nature, despite his having a ridiculous Quirk.
Moreover, it wasn't a big deal for the Saionji Group to nudge those Agencies who were interested in him, regardless of it, either.
Unknown to Mr. Reijirou Saionji and his stepbrother, Luke did not want to be chosen by anyone.
This would leave him free for the entire Sumr, letting him conduct experints at the Cave Hideout, while investigating All For One and the matter of Blue and Red Spirit Particles.
Luke looked to his right and first congratulated Uraraka, who nodded at him nervously.
Then, he looked to his left and found Todoroki staring right back at him.
"Cong…"
"No need," Todoroki cut Luke off, looking away.
Smiling wryly, Luke looked beyond him and nodded at Momo, who nodded back at him.
It feels like no one in the class expected to get selected… Luke thought, his smile widening.
"Sir…" Midoriya raised his hand.
Aizawa was about to say sothing when he frowned. "Yes?"
"Sir, why is there no offer for Luke?" Midoriya asked, standing up. "If it's possible, I would like to make it clear that what happened…"
"Sit down." Erasure Head's tone was flat enough to make even Midoriya twitch, making the boy sit down instantly.
"Whether your na is in this list or not," he said, "you will all be participating in internships with the Pros."
Midoriya's face suddenly gained a smile.
On the other side, Luke used all his abilities to smile along with him. What?! Why?!
"So take this Hero Naming seriously, even if they are temporary," Erasure Head said, "because, if you don't…"
With a wham, the class's door threw open.
"… then you will have hell to pay later!"
It was R-rated Hero: Midnight!
A blush surfaced on many boys, Nyx licking her beak on Luke's shoulder.
"Midnight here will make sure your nas are okay," Aizawa said, covering himself in his sleeping bag. "I can't do stuff like that…
"Your na… It would give you and others a concrete image of what you want to be like in the future. You must have heard of it — Nas and Natures often agree… All Might, for example."
…
Luke stared at the blank sheet of white paper, thinking of his na.
Suddenly, he thought of sothing and smiled. His Clown Potion had digested more than Miss Justice had predicted in this ti span, but it still wasn't as fast as the Sequence 9s.
Luke knew he would have a problem with this one, making it one of the reasons he chose it first among the three Sequence 8s.
So, whenever an opportunity presented itself to him now, Luke took advantage of it.
All the students had just begun writing down their nas when they saw Luke getting up, making them raise their brows.
Midnight eyed Luke, showing no sign of her feelings regarding the Sports Festival incident.
"That was fast," she comnted. "Had you already thought of a na?"
Luke almost laughed. "No… I got an idea… recently… Nas and Nature, you know… It just clicked to …"
That made everyone curious, including Midnight.
Even Nyx, who was writing down a Hero Na of her own, seated on Momo's table, looked at Luke oddly.
Luke stood next to Midnight and looked at everyone.
"I know a few of you have been having mixed thoughts about… what happened," he said. "I have no excuse. All I can say is that I will work on what led to lose my cool."
At a glance, it didn't seem like anyone held anything against him.
But Luke was a Seer. One Spirit Vision was all it took for him to guess their inner thoughts.
"anwhile…" Luke said, smiling, "… I will take advantage of my — experience — with Midoriya to give myself a na."
Experience with Midoriya?!
All students looked between Midoriya and Luke, not knowing what was going on.
And, suddenly, Luke let them see the na he had written on the white sheet of paper.
It was Kaminari who laughed first. Then Mineta, Eijiro, Midoriya, Toru, Uraraka, Mina… and one by one, everyone began laughing, going nuts.
Midnight had to step forward to see the na.
The mont she saw it, she smacked Luke's head, laughing out loud because the na Luke had written there was —
— Choking Hero: Choker!
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