Provisional Hero License Exam Arc

The Hero License Exam Arc is the tenth story arc in Boku no Hero Academia and the tenth story arc in the U.A Beginnings Saga. U.A has transitioned into a boarding school and Class 1-A begin their new life living at U.A. The first task Class 1-A needs to accomplish at their new abode is finishing their training which they failed to do at the camp so that they can be ready to take on the Provisional Hero License Exam, a rigorous exam that allows students to obtain Provisional Hero Licenses, temporary licenses for students which enables them to legally engage villains in combat and save civilians in times of danger.

Class 1-A's New Home: Heights Alliance and the "Best Room" Competition
It is the middle of August; Izuku prepares to leave home. His mother asks him to eat healthy meals and respond immediately to her texts. Izuku replies that he will.

Izuku and Class 1-A arrive at their new accommodations; the Heights Alliance, dormitories that are inside the U.A Campus and only a five minute walk from the school building. These dormitories were built in a matter of three days. Inside the U.A school building, Mr. Principal overlooks the Heights Alliance. He comments that the conversion to a boarding school was not only to keep the students safe but to keep an eye on the supposed “traitor” in their ranks. Mr. Principal feels guilty for doubting his colleagues and students but his top priority is to protect the students. Mr. Principal decides that U.A must direct its students to a hopeful and brighter future now that All Might is no longer the Symbol of Peace.

Class 1-A are at their dormitory. Before he explains about their dormitory, Shouta tells Class 1-A that at the training camp they were supposed to get their “Provincial Hero Licenses” but due to the League of Villains attack they did not. Shouta is disappointed that some of them tried to act like they have their licenses; Shouta calls out Shouto, Eijirou, Izuku, Momo and Tenya. Shouta tells them that he knows that they were present at the site of Katsuki’s rescue and took it upon themselves to rescue him. The rest of Class 1-A are shocked and surprised that they actually went to rescue Katsuki. He also knows that the rest of Class 1-A except Katsuki, Tooru and Kyouka also knew about their plan to rescue Katsuki. Shouta explains that their actions have been covered up but tells them that if All Might did not retire, with the exception of Katsuki, Tooru and Kyouka, he would have expelled them all as punishment. Shouta advises to Shouto, Eijirou, Izuku, Momo and Tenya to go through the proper procedures next time which will also restore the trust between them.

The atmosphere of Class 1-A has become gloomy. Katsuki sees the gloomy atmosphere and lights up the mood by taking Denki and forcing him to use his Quirk, which makes Denki derby as a result, causing Kyouka and Hanta to laugh. Katsuki then gives Eijirou money to pay him back for buying the night vision scope for their rescue operation. Eijirou apologizes to Class 1-A for his actions and will apologize to them by treating them to a barbeque.

Now that Class 1-A’s mood has become better, Shouta shows them their new dormitory; Heights Alliance has one dorm per class and Shouta takes them to the Class 1-A dormitory. Shouta explains that their dorm is separated by gender; the right wing for females and left wing for males. However, the first floor is common space and contains the dining area, baths and laundry facilities. Class 1-A take a look at their new dorm and become excited about living here. Shouta then explains that their bedrooms are on floors two, three, four and five; every student gets their own private bedroom with each room having a AC unit, bathroom, refrigerator and closet. Shouta gives Class 1-A a map of their room allocations and says that their luggage has already been sent into their allocated rooms. Shouta ends his explanation by telling Class 1-A to spend the rest of the day unpacking and organizing their rooms. Tomorrow, he will explain the operations of their new life style.

Class 1-A arrange their luggage in their respective bedrooms. Later that night, the boys of Class 1-A are in the common space on the first floor. The girls of Class 1-A show up and Mina suggests a room showcasing competition. On the second floor, Izuku’s room is filled with All Might memorabilia, Fumikage’s room is dark and grisly surrounded by horror related items, Yuuga’s room is a complete contrast to Fumikage’s, being bright and sparky. The girls decide to forget about inspecting Minoru’s room, much to Minoru’s frustration. On the third floor, the rooms of Mashirao, Tenya (though he has an excessive array of glasses and books), Denki and Kouda are more normal unlike the themed rooms of the second floor. Denki, Mashirao, Fumikage, Yuuga and Minoru are unsatisfied with only having the male rooms evaluated, with Minoru saying that they must also evaluate the rooms of the females to be fair in order to determine a winner. Mina agrees to have the female rooms evaluated. Thus, the contest to decide the room with the “best taste” has now begun.

Class 1-A continue the room with the “best taste” contest with the winner receiving the Room King Award and thus title of “Room King”. On the fourth floor, Eijirou mentions that Katsuki did not want to participate, so Class 1-A decide to check Eijirou’s room and the other rooms; Eijirou’s room is filled with manly items and Mezou’s room has a minimalist theme. On the fifth floor, Hanta’s room is Asian themed. Next, Shouto’s room is Japanese styled with tatami flooring; the girls are impressed with Tooru commenting that Shouto will grow up to be a big-shot while Denki and Minoru are surprised, impressed yet envious that Shouto did all the remodeling by himself. The next room is Rikidou’s room which is normal. However, Rikidou remembers that he was baking a cake, a hobby of his and shares the cake with his classmates, much to the delight of the girls.

All of the males’ rooms have been checked and now the time to check the females’ rooms has come. The first room to be checked is Kyouka’s; her room is rock themed. Next, Tooru’s room is normal, Mina’s room is filled with cute items and Ochako’s room is also normal with Ochako considering it to be dull. The next room to be checked is Tsuyu’s, but Ochako says that she is feeling under the weather so Class 1-A decide to check Momo’s room. Momo’s room has a large luxurious bed taking up most of the room space.

Back in the common space on the first floor, the votes are tallied and the Room King Award goes to Rikidou Satou, much to Rikidou’s surprise. Rikidou received his votes from the girls because his cake was delicious, which makes Denki and Minoru accuse Rikidou of bribing. Before heading to bed, Ochako asks Izuku, Eijirou, Shouto, Momo and Tenya for a moment of their time.

Wiping the Slate Clean: Class 1-A's Special Move Training!
Outside, Izuku, Eijirou, Shouto, Momo and Tenya meet with Ochako and Tsuyu with Ochako telling them that Tsuyu would like to speak to them. Tsuyu says that she told Class 1-A at the hospital that trying to save Katsuki out of selfishness would be no different than a villain’s. Tsuyu admits that her choice of words was severe and after they actually went to save Katsuki, which shocked her, made her regret her choice of words. Tsuyu became frustrated at her cowardly behavior which made her feel guilty in trying to stop them. Due to her guilt and the rest of Class 1-A’s negative feelings towards them as a result of their decision to save Katsuki, Tsuyu became upset at not being able to have friendly chats with them like before. Tsuyu says that she wanted to have this conversation to settle things right and go back to having fun like before. While consoling Tsuyu, Ochako explains to them that the “Room King” contest was to wipe the slate clean of their actions so that they can start anew again. Izuku, Eijirou, Momo, Tenya and Shouto apologize to Tsuyu for their actions and for worrying the rest of Class 1-A.

The trust between Izuku, Eijirou, Momo, Tenya and Shouto with the rest of Class 1-A have been restored. The next day, Class 1-A begin their school life anew. In Class 1-A’s room, Shouta mentions that their first objective will be earning their “Provincial Hero Licenses”. Shouta reminds them that the Provincial Hero Licenses grants them permission to directly intervene when people’s lives are at stake. The exam to obtain the Provincial Hero Licenses is less than five percent. To prepare for the Provincial Hero License exam, Shouta decides that Class 1-A will create at least two signature special moves that they will use in combat; Cementoss, Ectoplasm and Midnight arrive in the room to help. Class 1-A become excited.

Class 1-A are excited about getting to create their own special moves. Shouta tells Class 1-A to change into their Hero Costumes and meet at Gamma Gym.

At Gamma Gym, Cementoss explains to Class 1-A that the Gamma Gym was created by him and using his Quirk he can alter the gym to suit the needs of every student. Tenya asks why special moves are necessary. Shouta explains to Class 1-A that the Hero License Exam is designed to test the students' aptitudes such as information gathering, judgement, mobility, leadership, and communication in various types of trouble. However, the aptitude that is most prevalent is fighting ability. Cementoss comments that bringing stability to a situation is a mark of a Hero's true fighting ability. Next, Ectoplasm explains about special moves as being not entirely offensive. Ectoplasm names Tenya's Recipro Burst as a move worthy of being called a special move since being able to move at blistering speeds within a short space of tie gives him an upper hand. Class 1-A begin to understand that the purpose of special moves is to give them the upper hand in battle. Midnight gives another example of a special move; Kamui Woods' Lacquered Chains Prison move allows Kamui to suppress his opponents' before they can do anything. Shouta tells Class 1-A that the training camp's purpose, before being abruptly brought to an end, was to help develop their special moves. Shouta decides that the remaining ten days they have of summer break before the second semester begins will be entirely spent on developing their Quirks and creating their special moves. Shouta also tells Class 1-A that in addition to creating their special moves, he advises them to consider upgrading their Hero Costumes to aid them in the creation of their special moves.

Cementoss prepares the terrain and Ectoplasm creates clones of himself for Class 1-A to spar against, Class 1-A begin training. While all of Class 1-A begin training, Izuku is puzzled and confused as to what his special move should be. One of Ectoplasm's clones scold Izuku for daydreaming; Izuku tells the Ectoplasm clone that he hasn't thought of any special moves because he must keep in mind not to try and break his arms in the process. The Ectoplasm clone advises Izuku to focus on developing his Quirk instead.

All Might arrives, wanting to see Class 1-A developing their special moves since it is his job as a teacher to oversee the training of his students. Meanwhile, Katsuki has defeated an Ectoplasm clone and is happy that he can fight again. Shouta and All Might comment on Katsuki's prowess and that he will only keep growing stronger from here on out. The other students of Class 1-A continue their training and thinking about their special moves while Izuku is still puzzled on what to do next. All Might approaches him and gives Izuku advise; he is still trying to imitate him, which confuses Izuku. Before Izuku can question further, All Might goes to help Eijirou. All Might is teaching Izuku to think independently.

Seeing as he is unable to think of any special moves, Izuku decides that his best course of action is to upgrade his costume and goes to the first floor of the U.A building to seek expertise from someone in the development studio. Outside the development studio's door, Izuku thinks that upgrading his Hero Costume to reinforce his arms' movements so that he can raise the upper limit of One For All is a good idea for now, which will enable him to withstand the special move he will create.

Meanwhile, Tenya and Ochako are also heading to the development studio. Ochako has decided to improve her ability to make herself float so that she can can increase her mobility which will allow her to make better use of the hand-to-hand fighting skills she learned. Tenya has decided to mitigate the drawbacks of his Recipro Burst move and is going to ask the development studio to upgrade his Hero Costume's radiator. Both Ochako and Tenya see Izuku waiting outside the door.

Before they can greet each other, an explosion from the development studio sends Izuku flying back, much to Tenya and Ochako's shock. As the smoke clears, Power Loader scolds the person responsible for the explosion. The person responsible for the explosion is none other than Mei Hatsume who has landed on top of Izuku. Mei recognizes Izuku from the Sports Festival. Izuku gets embarrassed from the sight of Mei's bosom while Ochako becomes surprised. Mei apologizes for the explosion she caused; she asks the Class 1-A trio for their names since she forgot them. Izuku, Ochako and Tenya remind Mei of their names. Izuku asks for a costume upgrade, which catches Mei’s attention. Power Loader reminds Mei that he is fine with her working in the Development Studio but mustn’t cause chaos, otherwise he will ban her. Power Loader turns his attention to Izuku, Ochako and Tenya and invites them into the Development Studio. Inside the Development Studio, Izuku, Ochako and Tenya are amazed at all the machinery in it. Power Loader explains to the trio about Hero Costume upgrades; after looking at their respective costume instructions, he will be able to tinker with their costumes. If its small improvements and fixes, all he needs to do is inform the design office about the changes, but if it is big improvements, he must prepare a formal written application to the design office to request approval. After the newly upgraded costume gets inspected and approved, it goes back to them. Power Loader tells the trio that the design office he is partnered with is one of the best, so any costume upgrades can be done within a mere three days.

Izuku asks Power Loader if there is something that can reduce the stress on his arm ligaments; Power Loader replies that minor tinkering to his Hero Costume will make it possible. Suddenly, Mei inspects Izuku’s body and makes him wear a powered exoskeleton, much to Izuku’s discomfort. Izuku once again asks for simple arm support while Tenya asks for cooling capabilities for his legs. Mei gives Tenya Super Cooler Electric Boosters. However, the boosters are for the arms and not the legs, much to Tenya’s frustration. Mei already knows that Tenya’s Quirk are for his legs, but she thinks that if he wants to cool his legs, then he must run with his arms, which confuses Tenya. Mei’s proverb makes Izuku realize what All Might was saying about him imitating him.

Power Loader scolds Mei for messing around. However, Power Loader advises Izuku, Ochako and Tenya to invest in their relationship with her because once they become Pro Heroes, she will be taking care of their Hero Costume needs. Power Loader points to a mountain of trash in the Development Studio; he tells them that the trash is actually support items Mei has created since she started at U.A, even creating support items during the school holidays. Despite her self-centered attitude, Power Loader compliments Mei for her talent at inventing as well as her courage to come up with new ideas and attempt to make them real even if they fail.

Izuku suddenly realizes that his way of thinking has been wrong; people who invent are not bound by conventional thinking and in order to improve himself, he must think out of the box like Mei. While Mei helps out Ochako, Izuku asks Tenya to help him with something.

Meanwhile, the rest of Class 1-A are progressing on improving their Quirks. Four days later at the Gamma Gym in the midst of training, All Might shows up and Shouta tells him that Class 1-A are progressing nicely. Minoru comments on the change of Izuku’s costume, causing Izuku to reply that he received arm support to lessen the stress on his arms. Meanwhile, Fumikage has developed a special move called Tenebrous Abyss Body that allows him to equip Dark Shadow onto himself. Midnight likes Fumikage’s special move but advises him to change the name so that it is easier to say. Katsuki Bakugou tests out his new special move called AP Shot on a rock, a move that creates an Explosion beam. Katsuki’s AP Shot successfully executes and penetrates a rock.

However, the rock Katsuki used his Ap Shot on cracks and begin falling towards All Might. Suddenly, Izuku appears and destroys the rock with a kick. Izuku then destroys the remaining rock with another kick. All Might is impressed that Izuku figured out his advice on his own. Izuku has realized that just because he is the new successor of One For All, it doesn’t mean that he must inherit his predecessor’s fighting style, in this case All Might’s punching style, and is free to choose his own fighting style. Taking Mei’s words into consideration, and Tenya's help, Izuku has decided to forego All Might’s punch fighting style and redevelop his fighting style. The technique Izuku used to destroy the rocks is called One For All Full Cowl: Shoot Style, a technique that is an application of Izuku’s new kick based fighting style. It is a fighting style focusing on kicking, thus strengthening his kicks.

Before heading back to the Gym Gamma, Izuku explains to Mei about his Full Cowl technique which gives him greater maneuverability and asks her for a slight change to his costume that will have a big effect. Mei makes changes to Izuku’s costume, giving it spikes to support his arm and iron armor soles.

At Gym Gamma, Izuku saved All Might using his One For All Full Cowl: Shoot Style technique. As Izuku asks All Might if he is fine, Eijirou and Denki notice the change in Izuku’s fighting style, causing Izuku to reply that he has changed to a kick-based fighting style and although it is not his special move, his new fighting style has given him a direction to go in. All Might comments that Izuku’s new fighting style will help him in the Provisional Hero License Exam. Shouta asks All Might to move to safety; All Might apologizes to Katsuki. Annoyed, Katsuki relieves his anger with an Explosion and tells All Might to be careful. The former Symbol of Peace is staggered about the fact that throughout his life, he has been protecting others. Now, All Might realizes that he needs others to protect him and is perturbed with the role change.

Izuku comments on Eijirou and Denki’s Hero Costume upgrades. Other students of Class 1-A, Shouto, Kyouka and Kouda have made upgrades to their Hero Costumes.

Suddenly, Blood King and Class 1-B enter Gym Ganma, causing Shouta to ask Blood King for ten more minutes. Neito Monoma, whose Hero Costume is a simple gentleman’s attire, comments that due to the low pass rate of the Provisional Hero License Exam, all of Class 1-A will fail. However, Shouta remarks that Class 1-A and Class 1-B will be taking the exam at different venues, much to Neito’s disappointment. Blood King states that the Provisional Hero License Exam is conducted every year in June and September at three different locations across the country; to avoid students from the same schools from clashing against each other, it is common practice to split up their students by sending them to different sites and testing times.

Neito is disappointed that he won’t be able to bring down Class 1-A himself, causing Eijirou and Denki to wonder if he has a mental condition. Shouta tells Class 1-A that the chances of those who receive their Provisional Hero Licenses in their first year is extremely small due to the presence of other strong students who have been training and honing their skills much longer than they have.

Class 1-A's Special Move Training Concludes: The Provisional Hero License Exam Arrives!
During the night at Class 1-A’s dormitory in Heights Alliance, the Class 1-A girls are relaxing in the common space on the first floor and they comment on the rough training. Tooru asks about the special moves they have been creating; Tsuyu and Momo have special moves in mind and need a bit more training to pull it off. Ochako is asked about her special move, but she doesn’t respond and appears depressed. After Tsuyu nudges her, Ochako snaps back to reality and says that she still has a long way to go, but her heart has been jumbled up. Mina comments that Ochako is in love, much to Ochako’s shock. Ochako denies this fact, but Mina pries further and asks if she is in love with Izuku or Tenya, causing Ochako to start floating due to her embarrassment. Ochako says that her friendship with Izuku or Tenya is not like that. Tsuyu and Momo tell Mina not to pry into another’s love life and decide to head to bed. Ochako sees Izuku training outside, and thinks to herself again that it isn't like what Mina said.

The remaining days of training came and went. The day of the Provisional Hero License Exam has come. Class 1-A arrive at the exam site, Takoba National Stadium. Some of Class 1-A are nervous, but Shouta encourages them to do their best so that they can pass this exam and further their goal in becoming Heroes. Class 1-A huddle together; suddenly, a student interrupts their huddle, causing another student to tell Inasa that it is rude to interrupt other people’s huddles. Inasa expresses his apology to Class 1-A with vigor and bows to them while smashing his head into the ground and bleeding, much to some of Class 1-A’s shock.

Other participants of the exam recognize the students with berets; Katsuki comments that there is a high school in the west (Kansai) that is on par with U.A (which is from the east). The people standing in front of Class 1-A are students from the famous Shiketsu High. Inasa energetically expresses his excitement about competing with U.A and wishes Class 1-A the best of luck. As the other students of Shiketsu High and Inasa leave, Shouta tells Class 1-A that the energetic student’s name is Inasa Yoarashi and states that he is a powerful contender; at U.A’s entrance exam, the same year Class 1-A took it, Inasa received the top score and passed. However, despite receiving the top score, Inasa declined his admission offer. Izuku is surprised with Inasa's prowess and thinks that he might be as talented as Shouto.

Hanta is confused as to why Inasa would refuse enrollment into U.A even though he admires the school. Shouta replies that while Inasa can be awkward, his strength is great and warns Class 1-A to be careful. Suddenly, a female teacher approaches Shouta and states that it has been a long time since they’ve seen each other, although Shouta is indifferent; the female begins joking around with Shouta while the Erasing Hero is unamused by her sense of humor. The female teacher that Shouta apparently knows is “Smile Hero” Ms. Joke and her Quirk is Roaring Laughter; Ms. Joke’s Quirk forces others to laugh which impairs their cognitive and motor skills. Tsuyu comments on Shouta’s and Ms Joke’s closeness, causing Ms. Joke to reply that their workplaces were close to each other and helped each other whenever they had trouble, which is why she and Shouta know each other very well. However, Shouta denies the part about them being lovers. Ms Joke reveals that she is a teacher from Ketsubutsu Academy and she teaches Class 2-2.

Some students from Ms Joke’s class show up and greet Class 1-A. One of her students called Shindo happily greets some of Class 1-A. Shindo is impressed with Class 1-A’s perseverance considering everything they went through during the year and believes that overcoming obstacles is what Heroes need which is why he respects Class 1-A. Shindo tries greeting Katsuki, but Katsuki rejects Shindo’s greeting, causing Eijirou to reprimand Katsuki for his rudeness; although Shindo isn’t bothered by it.

Ms. Joke tells her class to change into their Hero Costumes. As her class go to get changed, Ms. Joke asks Shouta if he told his class about something that happens every year at the Provisional Hero License Exam; Shouta replies he hasn’t.

Inside Takoba National Stadium, Mera of the Hero Public Safety Commission, a sleep deprived man, introduces himself and will be the one explaining the Provisional Hero License Exam. Mera tells the 1540 examinees that only 100 of them will participate in the actual Provisional Hero License Exam, much to their frustration. Mera informs them that they will first compete in the First Exam to determine the 100 examinees that will compete in the Provisional Hero License Exam. The objective of the First Exam is to test the examinees' speed which is required in Heroics. Mera explains the preliminary round; every examinee will take three targets and paste them somewhere on their bodies where others can see, except their feet and armpits. Each examinee will be given six balls and use them to hit the targets; the target will light up when it is hit by a ball and once the third target is lit up, that examinee is considered as lost and disqualified. Whoever lights up the third target will be considered as the person who took down the other person. The goal of the preliminary round is to take down two examinees using the six balls given and whoever takes down two people will pass the preliminary round and qualify for the Provisional Hero License Exam. Mera tells the examinees that they will give them the targets and the balls a minute after the preliminary round has begun.

The place the examinees are in opens up and reveals that they are inside Takoba National Stadium surrounded by a huge varied terrain. Watching from the bleachers, Ms. Joke is surprised that Shouta did not fail any of his students which he is known for and wonders if Shouta likes his current class, although Shouta is indifferent about Class 1-A, much to Ms. Joke’s laughter.

On the First Exam battlefield, Izuku decides that Class 1-A should work together to pass the preliminary round since he believes that it will be school versus school. However, Eijirou, Katsuki and Shouto separate in order to use their Quirks more effectively and so that they don’t become an easy target by huddling together. Some of Class 1-A follow Izuku while Izuku explains that working together is better because the other schools know their Quirks and fighting styles. Ms. Joke comments to Shouta that while the format changes every year, a tradition does exist throughout the history of the Provisional Hero License Exam; the tradition is “destroying U.A”.

Provisional Hero License First Exam: Target U.A!
The First Exam of the Provisional Hero License Exam begins; as Izuku and some of his classmates follow him, dozens of examines approach them and are eager in taking them out. One of them, Shindo sees Izuku again and comments that his Quirk breaks his body every time he uses it. Shindo and many examinees begin throwing balls at Class 1-A. However, Izuku, Minoru, Mina, Ochako and Fumikage block the incoming balls with their Quirks. Shouta tells Ms. Joke that it didn’t matter if he told them or not about the tradition in taking out U.A since they have to overcome the obstacle regardless; being a Hero means that they have to get themselves out of a pinch whatever the circumstances are.

Izuku informs his classmates to brace themselves.

The First Exam of the Provisional Hero License Exam has begun; the first 100 students to hit six targets will move on to the Second Exam of the Provisional Hero License Exam. Most of Class 1-A have blocked the balls at them. An examinee from Ketsubutsu Academy hardens the balls while his fellow classmate fires the balls with perfect trajectory into the ground. Kyouka uses her Quirk and unleashes a special move called Heartbeat Fuzz which shatters the ground, allowing Class 1-A to see where the balls are being fired at. Mina uses her special move Acid Veil to protect Minoru. Seeing an opening, Fumikage equips Dark Shadow onto himself using Black Ankh (previously known as Tenebrous Abyss Body) and, grabbing a ball with his right hand, uses Piercing Claw of the Dusk against a student in order to attach the ball onto her. The student narrowly manages to dodge Fumikage’s Dark Shadow claw in the nick of time and comments on Class 1-A’s strength. Mera announces that zero examinees have passed so far. Izuku decides to wait and see the examinees' Quirks before starting an actual fight since everyone is protecting their targets and thus the chance of getting a lucky hit is minuscule.

On the bleachers, Ms. Joke tells Shouta that those who take the leading role can turn the tables. In the stadium where Class 1-A are, You Shindou tells his fellow classmates that he will shatter their solid defense. Shindou uses his Quirk known as Shake (which causes whatever he touches to shake but the aftershocks are sent back to him) on the ground and uses a special move called Way of the Quaking Earth, which unleashes a powerful earthquake that completely shatter the ground, causing Class 1-A to lose their footing.

At another area of the stadium, some examinees feel the earthquake You Shindou caused. However, they soon forget about the earthquake and focus on the battle in front of them. Suddenly, all of the examinees’ balls are being swept up into the air by powerful gusts of wind. On top of a building, the examinee causing the gusts of wind is Inasa Yoarashi. Inasa is getting fired up and wishes to participate in the heated battle. Inasa blasts all of the balls onto the examinees with his powerful wind.

Mera receives information on the first examinee to pass which is Inasa Yoarashi. However, Mera is shocked that Inasa managed to eliminate 120 examinees in an instant.

Back at the battlefield between Class 1-A of U.A and Class 2-2 of Ketsubutsu Academy, Izuku is regaining his footing after the ground is shattered courtesy of You's Shake. Izuku contemplates that Ketsubutsu Academy have done their homework on analysing their Quirks and decides that Class 1-A must team up together in order to combat Ketsubutsu Academy’s strong teamwork. Despite at a disadvantage, Izuku cannot help but feel exited.

Suddenly, Izuku realizes that he has been hit by a female student’s ball, much to Izuku’s confusion. The female examinee who hit Izuku is from Shiketsu High called Camie and scolds Izuku for zoning out in the middle of a battle. However, Camie finds it weird that Izuku can still smile after being put at a disadvantage and finds it to be cool. Izuku focuses and prepares for combat.

Ochako has landed on rubble and is still recovering from You Shindou's earthquake. Ochako decides not to call out to Class 1-A as that would attract dozens of examinees to her; Being composed, Ochako thinks that the best option is to regroup with her classmates to avoid being ganged up by themselves.

The First Exam Heats Up!: Izuku vs Camie
Meanwhile, Camie notes that in large scale exams, some examinees target certain individuals for information or have enough, such as the case on all of the U.A students. Camie is one of those individuals who crave information which is why she targeted Izuku as she wants to learn more about U.A. Izuku activates One For All Full Cowl, knowing that talking would only distract him and wonders if her classmates are supporting her or if she is on her own. Camie throws a ball and a rock, but Izuku effortlessly dodges them. However, Izuku is surprised that the female had disappeared once more. Suddenly, Camie appears before Izuku and tries throwing another ball at him, but Izuku dodges with his enhanced speed. Izuku prepares to counter attack with one of his balls; however, he realizes that he shouldn't as she disappears the moment he takes his eyes off her. Camie appears behind Izuku and wonders if Izuku was thinking if she has a vanishing Quirk. The female pushes Izuku down to the ground and pins him, stating that she was simply hiding. Camie states that her fighting style revolves around concealing her presence; Izuku is surprised that Shiketsu High teaches that kind of fighting style. Having told Izuku some information about her, Camie asks Izuku what is motivating him for becoming a Hero as she wants to learn more about him.

Izuku uses the power of One For All to blast himself off the ground slightly, causing Camie to jump away. Seeing that she is distracted, Izuku throws a ball at her, but his ball is deflected by webs protruding from the ground. Izuku and Camie see that other examinees have arrived. Izuku realizes that the worst case scenario has occurred and decides that his best option is to dodge. Izuku uses One For All Full Cowl to dodge the onslaught of Quirk attacks from the other examinees. Ochako suddenly appears and calls out to him, causing Izuku to think that she has a plan.

Suddenly, other examinees approach Ochako; Ochako becomes surprised and annoyed by this, which forced her to take a step back, this made her to lost her footing, which caused her to fall. Izuku begins thinking about all of his regrets; if he hadn't broken his arms, Izuku could have saved Katsuki and the fight between All Might and All For One would not have occurred, if he had been faster than the Vanguard Action Squad. Izuku notes that his speed would have allowed him to make all the difference which is why he has changed his fighting style to revolve around speed and training his legs.

Using One For Full Cowl: Shoot Style, Izuku sprints towards Ochako and saves her from falling. Having saved Ochako, Izuku swears to himself that until his body is ready, he will not use One For All 100%. To make up for his lack of power, Izuku has iron soles that empower the impact of his kicks with a blow back-like movement. Izuku uses One For All Full Cowl: Shoot Style and shatters the footing the other examinees are on with a iron sole empowered kick. As the examinees lose their footing and are distracted by it, Izuku and Ochako manage to escape without being traced and successfully find a hiding spot.

As Ochako thanks Izuku for saving her, Izuku is looking out for any exaiminees. Ochako tries attaching a ball onto Izuku. However, Izuku knocks away Ochako's ball. Izuku isn't fooled by "Ochako's" appearance and knows that the imposter is someone from Shiketsu High. Izuku isn't blinded by the imposter's deception either because the Ochako he knows should have been able to float to prevent herself from falling and above all, the Ochako he knows of would not have appeared before the enemy without some sort of plan. "Ochako's" face begins dissolving and is impressed with Izuku for figuring out the deception but is still surprised that he saved the imposter; the imposter wonders if Izuku wanted to take advantage of the situation. Knowing that the imposter wasn't Ochako all along, Izuku told the imposter that he couldn't stand by and watch the imposter fall which is why he saved the imposter.

The imposter dissolves and reveals itself to be the Shiketsu High female whom Izuku has been fighting. Impressed with Izuku's actions and desiring to learn more about him, Camie wants Izuku to teach her more about himself, much to his dismay.

Mera announces that 53 examinees have passed and the eliminated count stands at 230. Mera then announces that the 54th examinee has passed; the 54th examinee to pass is Shouto Todoroki. Shouto managed to hit his targets by simultaneously using his fire and ice. Shouto comments that his simultaneous usage of his fire and ice together are sluggish and he still needs practice. The lights on Shouto's targets light up and once of them tell Shouto to proceed to the waiting room. The targets the examinees are wearing are special high tech devices that collect statistical information such as the wearer's movements and are able to identify who hit who; the only way to remove the targets is with a special magnetic key. Shouto proceeds to the waiting room.

Inside the waiting room, Shouto sees that quite a few examinees have passed like him already. While looking for a place to sit down, Shouto spots Inasa who is having a conversation with another examinee about Stamp Man. Shouto goes to sit down on a chair and ponders that he should have met Inasa when they were taking the Entrance Exam since he was also recommended. During the conversation, Inasa sees Shouto and suddenly stops talking, silently glancing at Shouto. Inasa turns back and continues his conversation with the examinee.

Back in the stadium, Camie analyses that Izuku is the type to save anyone, but wonders to what lengths Izuku will go and where he will draw the line. Camie charges at Izuku despite being nude; Izuku himself is puzzled as to why the female is nude. Camie slashes at Izuku, which causes a cut on Izuku's face to appear. Suddenly, tape divides the female and Izuku, preventing the female from attacking further. The tape came from Hanta, to which Izuku thanks Hanta for his intervention. Ochako jumps from behind Hanta and launches herself towards Camie. Ochako nearly manages to hit the female, but Camie's speed allows her to evade Ochako's attack. Camie is disappointed that she can no longer talk with Izuku due to being outnumbered thanks to Hanta and Ochako's interference. Before leaving, Kemi comments on Ochako's trustworthiness. Camie retreats as Izuku tells Hanta and Ochako not to pursue her, having analyzed that her Quirk probably only works without clothing and because of that her targets have also been removed along with her clothing, reasoning that there is no point in chasing after her.

Izuku, Ochako and Hanta decide to plan their next move with Hanta noting that there are a group of examinees near their location. Mera announces that four more examinees have passed, bringing the total number of examinees passed to 58. Izuku analyzes that the examinees are working together in large groups and then attack smaller groups; afterwards they start fighting over who gets to hit the last target, to which Ochako realizes that as they try to steal the last target from each other their numbers will also start to dwindle which makes it harder to catch others. Hanta asks why Izuku is intent on gathering Class 1-A together; Izuku responds that working together is the best option because they don't have knowledge on their opponents' Quirks and hey are short on time. Izuku decides that they should first figure out the number of examinees they need to pass and then immobilize them; after they are immobilized, they will will hit their targets with their balls. Suddenly, Ochako hears footsteps; Izuku tells Ochako and Hanta that he will act as a decoy while they keep a distance from him and try to immobilize as many examinees as possible. Izuku, Ochako and Hanta prepare to enact their plan.

Katsuki, Eijirou and Denki Vs The Shiketsu High Elite, Seiji
Elsewhere, Katsuki and Denki confront a Shiketsu High male called Seiji Shishikura who has turned Eijirou into a lump of meat. Seiji expresses pride in wearing his hat as it is a symbol that shows Shiketsu High's brilliance. Seiji states that their sense of pride and dignity makes them superior to U.A. Seiji has respect for U.A but upon witnessing Class 1-A for himself, he feels disgusted to be participating with them. Katsuki couldn't care less about the male's whining and tells him action speaks louder. Seiji gladly demonstrates his Quirk, kneading five fingers out of thin air and launches them, calling Katsuki an ingrate while Katsuki prepares to attack.

On the bleachers, Ms. Joke offers Shouta some gum, to which he rejects. Shouta is frustrated that he is unable to find out who has passed; Ms. Joke wonders why he is worried. Shouta explains that he is not worried but has high expectations because two of his students (Izuku and Katsuki) encourage and inspire the rest of his class. As a result of their presence, Shouta feels that Class 1-A should perform spectacularly which is why he has high expectations.

Izuku activates One For All Full Cowl: Shoot Style and dashes past the group of examinees. The examinees prepare to attack Izuku. Seeing that the examinees are distracted, Ochako and Hanta launch their surprise attack, catching the examinees off guard which allows Ochako and Hanta to immobilize some of the examinees. Meanwhile, Katsuki blows away Seiji and his kneaded meat fingers with his new technique, AP Shot Auto Cannon.

On the bridge, Katsuki has blown back Seiji and his kneaded flesh fingers with his new technique, AP Shot Auto Cannon. Seiji is surprised that he let his guard down by Katsuki's impulsive and abrasive attitude; Denki notes that Seiji's kneaded fingers are returning to his skin. Getting his head in the game, Seiji re materializes his kneaded flesh fingers and promises to make Katsuki understand the importance of behaving in a dignified manner. Annoyed with his constant talking, Katsuki charges towards Seiji while Denki fires projectiles with an equipment attached to his arm. Seiji manages to dodge Denki's projectiles and decides to get ride of Denki's projectiles first. Kastuki becomes angry at being ignored and fires an AP Shot Auto Cannon at Seiji. Seiji defends himself from Katsuki's Explosion technique by materializing flesh in front of himself to act as a shield. Seiji remarks that he wasn't ignoring Katsuki; Katsuki realizes that a lump of flesh is on his shoulders. Seiji states that he had one of his kneaded flesh circle from around under the bridge to attach on Katsuki. Seiji reveals that if a person is touched by the flesh, they become a lump of flesh themselves. Katsuki ends up like Eijirou, a ball of flesh.

Seiji's Quirk is Processed Meat; his Quirk allows Seiji to crumple up "human flesh" and turn his victims into a ball of flesh. However, Seiji's aptitude with his Quirk and further training has allowed him to do more than simply turning human flesh into balls. Seiji can manipulate his own flesh in many ways such as cutting off portions of his own flesh and telekinetically manipulate them or mix his flesh together to enlarge it. Seiji believes that due to All Might retiring, the need for strong future Heroes are necessary and thus thinks that the true objective of the Provisional Hero License Exam is to weed out the weak and select the cream of the crop. Seiji agrees with the assumed true purpose of the exam which is why he stands in Class 1-A's way, believing them to not be fit to be Heroes. Seiji warns Denki that even though Eijirou and Katsuki are balls of meat, they can still feel pain as they normally would meaning that unleashing electricity in the surrounding area would harm them.

Denki and Seiji decide to battle; Seiji kneads flesh fingers and fires them at Denki, to which Denki retaliates by throwing an object at Seiji. The object explodes which stops Seiji's attack, which confuses Seiji since Katsuki is a ball of meat. Seiji sees that the object is a grenade; Denki reveals that Katsuki was carrying one of those grenades as he can create simple explosions with them. Seiji realizes that Katsuki gave Denki one of those grenades when he was talking. Denki fires a beam of electricity from his fingertip at Seiji which electrocutes Seiji.

Denki reveals that he is unable to control the flow of electricity by himself which is why his new equipment on his arm allows him to control the flow of his electricity. Denki realizes that Katsuki's Explosions have a large range and used his AP Shot against Seiji which has a restricted range so that he would not harm Eijirou or him. Denki tells Seiji that Katsuki may be impulsive but he is more serious about becoming a Hero than most. Denki criticizes Seiji for mocking them when he knows so little about them. Seiji is furious with Denki's stupidity and angrily replies that he was telling them to know their place.

Suddenly, Katsuki and Eijirou attack Seiji with an Explosion and Hardened fist respectively. Denki comments the reason Katsuki and Eijirou are back to normal is that his flesh ball prisons can be cancelled depending on the amount of damage Seiji has taken which is why Seiji fights at long range. With Seiji defeated, Katsuki and Eijirou begin arguing about their lack of timing until Denki tells them that the other examinees that became balls of flesh have returned to normal as well.

Meanwhile, Izuku, Hanta and Ochako are fighting the examinees in their area. Ochako and Hanta use their Quirks (Ochako making the debris float and Hanta launching them with his Tape) and fire debris at the examinees which entraps them. Many examinees are pinned down by the tape due to the heavy debris. Mera announces that 76 examinees have passed. Izuku, Hanta and Ochako place their balls on six examinees; Mera announces that three more examinees have passed, indicating that Izuku, Hanta and Ochako has officially passed the preliminary round which is the First Exam.

As Izuku begins thinking about his other classmates, Mera notes a pattern; despite many examinees trying to eliminate U.A, Class 1-A has not lost a single student thus far. Katsuki, Eijirou and Denki are fighting the examinees on the bridge. Tsuyu, Momo, Kyouka and Mezou have also passed and are in the waiting room along with Shouto. Tenya and Yuuga are working together, Mina, Mashirao, Tooru and Miinoru have formed a group while Fumikage, Kouji and Rikidou have teamed up in an attempt to pass.

Seeing that the First Exam is nearly over, Mera decides to make preparations for the Second Exam and leaves it up to them. The people Mera is referring to are a group of senior citizens and many young children. The senior citizens look forward to messing with the young examinees.

Moments earlier before Izuku, Ochako and Hanta pass, You Shindou analyzes the situation after scattering Class 1-A with his earthquake; Class 1-A are weakened due to being scattered and half of his class are going after Class 1-A while other schools have hopped on the bandwagon. As a result, more and more conflicts are breaking out, making the situation messy. You's female classmate states that his plan to scatter them is backfiring. However, You is still satisfied because the end game of the First Exam is in motion and many examinees are wasting their energy going after Class 1-A and is happy that his class is fully aware of what is at stake. The female classmate comments on You's fake goody-goody act but You takes that as a compliment. You scorns the examinees for struggling to seize their dreams and ideals while stating that he is above such childish mentality.

The First Exam Exam's Nail Biting Conclusion: Class 1-A Pushes Through!
Back in the present, Katsuki, Eijirou and Denki have passed which brings the total number of people passed to 82. Denki spots Izuku, Ochako and Hanta. Denki goes to greet them and congratulates them on passing. As Hanta and Ochako praise Denki and Eijirou for passing, Katsuki asks Izuku if he passed, to which Izuku tells Katsuki that he did; Izuku finds it awkward to be speaking to Katsuki due to the Kamino Incident. As he walks away, Katsuki isn't surprised that Izuku passed with his "power", much to Izuku's shock. Katsuki asks Izuku if he made that "borrowed power" his own yet, and walks away to the waiting room.

In the waiting room, Momo is glad that Izuku's group and Katsuki's group passed. Tsuyu tells Izuku's and Katsuki's group about the people who will remove their targets. Shouto speaks to Izuku and states that 11 people from their class have passed, leaving 9 of them remaining. Momo notes that there are 18 spots remaining and hopes Tenya is alright.

On the battlefield, Tenya and Yuuga are in the heat of battle against dozens of examinees. As Yuuga thinks that the situation is bad, Tenya saves Yuuga from a stray bullet and tells him not to give up. Earlier on, Tenya found Yuuga and decided to work with him so that they can find their classmates and pass. However, Yuuga is content with the rest of Class 1-A passing ahead of him. Tenya refuses to leave Yuuga behind as he is the president of Class 1-A and as such it is his duty to support everyone including him. This is how Tenya and Yuuga began working together.

In the present, 8 more examinees have passed, which leaves 10 remaining spots. Ms. Joke is certain that the examinees that just passed is her class and looks down to the waiting room, seeing her class walking to the waiting room; Ms. Joke is happy to see that her class passed. Momo and Kyouka are worried that some of their class won't pass the First Exam.

Tenya and Yuuga are still in the heat of battle against the hoard of examinees. Seeing that he is holding Tenya back, Yuuga fires his Navel Laser in the air; Tenya wonders what Yuuga is planning. Yuuga tells Tenya that he has already lost two targets and doesn't want Tenya to go down with him and thus decided to use himself as a decoy to attract more examinees which will allow Tenya to outspeed and attach his balls to two of them while they are distracted. Yuuga admits that his dream is to be equal with everyone else.

Suddenly, a flock of doves are all over the area and are distracting the examiness courtesy of Kouji. Concealed by the doves, Fumikage uses Black Ankh: Gloom of the Black Arm to land a surprise attack on two examinees which successfully connects and knocks them down. Examinees find themselves stuck due to Minoru's Sticky Balls; Mashirao knocks them down which sticks them to the ground. Tenya is surprised that Mashirao, Minoru and Fumikage have arrived. The other examinees realize that U.A has arrived and prepare to counter attack. Out of nowhere, a bright light illuminates the area and distract the examinees which prevents them from counter-attacking; this bright light is emanating from Tooru's body. Using Tooru's light as a distraction, Mashirao attaches his balls to two examinees while Tooru herself attaches her balls to two examinees allowing them to pass. On the ground, Yuuga is confused as to what is going on; Mina tells Yuuga it is thanks to his Navel Laser that they managed to group up with him and Tenya. Mina manages to attach her required balls and passes while the remaining Class 1-A students work together; they begin passing one after the other. Tenya criticizes Yuuga for not keeping to his high standards and tells him that thanks to him, the remaining Class 1-A students grouped back together to pass. Yuuga and Tenya attach their balls to their required number of targets, allowing them to pass.

The First Exam Ends!: Tension Between U.A and Shiketsu High
Now that Yuuga and Tenya have passed, a 100 examinees in total have passed; Mera announces that the First Exam is over and instructs the examiness who didn't pass to leave the premises. In the waiting room, Izuku, Ochako, Minoru, Denki and Hanta celebrate because all of Class 1-A passed the First Exam. Inasa is shocked that Seiji failed to pass; one of Inasa's classmates comment that Seiji was full of himself which lead to his downfall and asks him to tone his voice down. Camie has also passed.

Mera asks the one hundred examiness who passed to look at the screen which shows the battlefield. The entire battlefield the examinees were competing on crumbles; all the buildings are destroyed which causes the battlefield to become a disaster site, shocking some of Class 1-A. Mera tells the one hundred examinees that the destroyed battlefield which has become a disaster site will be their next and last stage for the Provisional Hero License Exam. On this disaster site, the one hundred examinees will be conducting rescue maneuvers.

Mera announces to the one hundred examinees that they will be conducting rescue maneuvers in saving citizens at the disaster site; what will be tested is the examinees' ability to adequately carry out rescue operations. However, the citizens ordinary; they are senior citizens and children who have obtained Provisional Hero Licenses and have gone through all sorts of training and as a result they are experts in rescue maneuvers. The senior citizens and children are a part of HUC (Help Us Company). Mera explains that the senior citizens are disguised as injured victims and are scattered throughout the disaster site; the examinees will carry out their rescues. Mera informs the examinees that their rescue activities will be scored on a point system; by the time the rescue activities are completed, examinees who exceed the average value will pass. Mera ends his explanation by telling the examinees that there will be a ten minute break, which will give the examinees the time to prepare.

Izuku and Tenya realize that the Second Exam is modeled after the Kamino Incident. Izuku tells Tenya that they will do their best. Hanta tells Denki and Minoru that Izuku saw Kemi's naked body, which infuriates them. Denki and Minoru antagonize Izuku for what he saw, which confuses Izuku. The trio look at Kemi who smiles and waves at the trio. Izuku begins understanding the situation and informs Denki and Minoru that her nude body had something to do with her Quirk. Students from Shiketsu High approach U.A's Class 1-A. A hairy Shiketsu male greets Katsuki and asks if he met Seiji Shishikura. Katsuki replies that he did; the hairy Shiketsu male apologizes for Seiji's rude behavior towards them. The hairy Shiketsu male states that Seiji was trying to impress them in his own way and reveals that Shiketsu High bears no hostility towards U.A. The hairy Shiketsu male wishes to establish a good relationship with U.A and apologizes for Seiji's impolite behavior. Seeing as how they are here to talk and not antagonize, Shouto asks Inasa if he did something to bother him. Inasa gets straight to the point; he hates both Shouto and his father, Endeavor. Inasa comments that while his demeanor has changed, Shouto still has the same eyes as Endeavor. Inasa rejoins his fellow Shiketsu High classmates while Shouto contemplates what Inasa just said. Before Izuku can consult Shouto, Camie says goodbye to Izuku, to which Izuku immediately responds with a nod. Camie walks away while Ochako's heart starts pounding and isn't able to suppress her feelings.

Provisional Hero License Second Exam: The True Mark of a Hero!
Before Ochako can speak to Izuku, the Second Exam of the Provisional Hero License Exam begins. A rescue scenario is being broadcasted to the examinees; large scale destruction of buildings have resulted in large numbers of victims. The damage to the roads are severe and the emergency unit will be considerably late. Until the emergency unit arrives, all rescue activities will be left to the Heroes and they must save every life they can. The waiting room door opens up and the one hundred examinees rush out to the disaster site to carry out their rescue operations. Izuku, Ochako, Tenya, Minoru and Mina head to the nearest affected urban zone. They encounter a crying and injured child who screams that his grandpa has been crushed. Izuku finds that to be terrible, much to the crying child's annoyance who finds Izuku's reaction to be pathetic and takes away points from him. The child advises Izuku to check if he can walk and his breathing and notes that he is bleeding. The child tells Izuku that is he wants a Provisional Hero License then he must be able to access the condition of a victim and take instant action. Izuku realizes that the HUCS are doing the scoring and becomes overwhelmed. Some examinees begin scoping out the danger area of the disaster site, create make shift roads, landing areas, make first aid stations and establishing a relief area.

On the bleachers, Shouta comments that Class 1-A will fall behind in this exam. The child tells Izuku that in addition to rescuing and providing relief, all authority and responsibility is on his shoulders and must smoothly act as the intermediary in rescue operations. In order to save lives, Heroes must be good at all sorts of things. The child questions Izuku's tolerance towards the fear, pain and anxiety of the victims since he found Izuku's first response to be terrible. The child's advise reminds Izuku of what All Might does; telling the victims that everything is all right since he has arrived. Izuku gets back into focus and realizes that this exam isn't a check point; everything he is doing is a part of chasing his dream to be a Hero.

Izuku tells the child that everything is all right. The child reverts back to a victim while Izuku calms the child's fear by saying that they will definitely rescue his grandpa. Izuku check's the child's physical condition and tells Tenya and Ochako that he will being back the child to the first-aid station. Izuku activates One For All Full Cowl and rushes to the first-aid station with the injured child in his hands. Ochako looks at Izuku and questions what she is doing. Ochako realizes that she does indeed have feelings for Izuku and in order to focus on her dream, she must shut off her feelings for Izuku. The reason Ochako found Izuku to be cool in the first place was because he does everything he can without giving up for the sole purpose of achieving his objective and found Izuku's determination admirable. Ochako decides to do her best and shutting off her feelings for Izuku will aid her in doing so. Ochako becomes focused and determined and springs into action.

Mera notes that the ordinary methods in the Second Exam won't be enough for the examinees. Suddenly, a mysterious individual steps foot into the disaster site.

Story Impact

 * U.A becomes a boarding school.
 * Class 1-A along with the rest of the school live within U.A now.
 * The dorm rooms the U.A students reside in is called Heights Alliance.


 * Class 1-A hold a competition to decide who has the best room in Class 1-A dormitory.
 * The winner is Rikidou Satou because he made cake.
 * The competition to decide the best room in Class 1-A's dormitory was to restore the trust between Class 1-A and those who went to rescue Katsuki.
 * The trust between Class 1-A and Izuku, Eijirou, Shouto, Tenya and Momo has been strained due to them going to rescue Katsuki.
 * Tsuyu expresses her sadness about this strained relationship.
 * Izuku, Eijrou, Shouto, Tenya and Momo apologize for their actions. Thus, Class 1-A's camaraderie has been restored back to normal.
 * Class 1-A create their own special moves.
 * A school that rivals U.A, Shiketsu High, is introduced.
 * New Quirks are introduced
 * Seiji Shishikura's Quirk; he can manipulate human flesh in various ways.
 * All of Class 1-A passes the First Exam of the Provisional Hero License Exam.

Characters Introduction

 * Inasa Yoarashi
 * Ms. Joke
 * You Shindou
 * Mera
 * Seiji Shishikura