"Exam—OVER!!"

  Present Mic's annou echoed from the loudspeakers, followed by an arm-like buzzing sound that resohroughout all seven 'simution unities.'

  But in Area one of the didates moved. Instead, they stood there, wide-eyed, staring in the dire of the enormous beam of light that had just obliterated the Zero Pointer.

  The giant robot tio explode in a spectacur fashion, a stant reminder of what had just transpired. And, of course, the song "Only My Railgu pying on a loop in the background, adding to the surreal atmosphere.

  To be fair, the didates weren't the only ones caught off guard. The teachers back at U.A. were equally shocked. Most of them had been focused on the events in Area B, where Midoriya's punch had taken down a Zero Pointer. No one had seen the massive beam of light ing from Area til now.

  Ohing was clear: whatever had just happened was well beyond the capabilities of the average student. It was ohing for Midoriya to destroy a robot with a punch, even at the cost of serious injury. But in Area C, the Zero Pointer had been pletely annihited, its core pierced through.

  The thought crossed their minds, what if that beam had been directed at a person?

  "Let's not jump to clusions!" Nezu, the principal—a small, white, rat-like creature cpped his paws to gather the teachers' attention. "We'll know more once we review the footage."

  With quick, practiced movements, he typed on the keyboard before him, merging six of the small ss into e dispy. Soon, they were watg the event unfold from a satellite vieturing every moment of Kaminari's as from above.

  Yes, U.A. had satellites, and it seemed they had more than one. Quite the powerful school, indeed.

  On the s, Tetsutetsu whose skin had turned dark due to his steel Quirk stood shirtless in front of Kaminari. The tattered remains of his clothes y scattered around, making the se look a bit... unusual.

  But Kaminari's expression was pletely serious. He stretched his arms forward, pg them parallel to either side of Tetsutetsu's steel frame.

  Goldericity began crag between Kaminari's arms. The currents were trolled, obediently flowiween his hands without leaking. This steady buildup sted for about twenty seds before small sparks started dang across Tetsutetsu's body.

  Then, something remarkable happened.

  Tetsutetsu's steel form began to rise slowly off the ground. Though he only floated about teimeters into the air, the effect was clear, he was h, kept within the field of energy between Kaminari's outstretched arms.

  Tetsutetsu, looking visibly tense, closed his eyes and lifted his arms, bringing his palms together as if in prayer. In this moment, he entrusted everything to Kaminari, putting his plete faith in his friend.

  Gradually, Tetsutetsu's body shifted from upright to horizontal, transf him into a human-shaped steel missile aimed directly at the approag Zero Pointer.

  And then Kaminari's eyes sharpened.

  Goldericity erupted from him, filling the rooftop with an intense surge of power. The current was s that even the residual charge lit up the surrounding area, turning the rooftop into a danger zone crag with energy.

  "Super—SUPER! ELECTRIC! MAGIC! RAILGUN!!"

  The words barely left Kaminari's mouth before the electricity densed into a blinding golden beam, shooting forward with incredible speed. The beam tore through the air and pierced the ter of the Zero Pointer, effortlessly cutting through its metal frame like a hot khrough butter.

  Only after the massive robot exploded did Kaminari's voice catch up to the a. The teachers watg the footage heard his triumphant shout at the same time they withe Zero Pointer's fiery destru.

  "..."

  Silence hung over the U.A. staff room.

  Principal Nezu, All Might, and the rest of the teachers were speechless for a moment.

  What had they said during their meeting a few days ago?

  Kaminari's trol over electricity was nowhere hat advanced, right?

  Hadn't they cluded that Kaminari wasn't as strong as other top didates like Yoarashi Inasa or Todoroki Shoto in terms of raw bat power or mobility?

  Could those two eve Kaminari in a one-on-one duel now?

  Kaminari was supposed to be mediocre when it came to academid strategic thinking, right?

  Then how in the world had he pulled off a move that involved eleagism? That was no beginner's trick.

  The string of rhetorical questiohe teachers with nothing to say. If Midoriya's pun Area B had surprised them, then Kaminari's eleagic railgun had left them pletely floored.

  Well, they'd subsciously igetsutetsu's role in all this. There wasn't much to say about him after all. He'd been unched like a projectile, but Kaminari was clearly the star of the show.

  But… what was Kaminari doing now?

  On the s, Kaminari's posture had ged. He was giving two enthusiastic thumbs-up, strutting around aimlessly, his expression oddly triumphant.

  "Is he… gratuting himself?" All Might muttered, a fused look on his face. This strange behavior felt… familiar.

  No! All Might quickly reminded himself. I'm a teacher at U.A. now. I 't think of these students as anything other than potential heroes.

  No! I must remain professional!

  But I 't... I 't hold it baymore…

  "He looks like an idiot," came a cold, deadpan voice from behind.

  All Might, along with the other teachers in the room, exhaled as if a huge weight had been lifted from their shoulders. They'd been thinking the same thing but hadn't dared to say it out loud.

  They turo see Aizawa, better known as Eraser Head, standing behind them.

  "This is probably his Quirk's limit," Aizawa tinued, his tohoughtful. He wasn't making a joke; he was seriously assessing Kaminari's dition.

  After all, with Kaminari looking like a shoo-in for Css 1-A, Aizawa knew he'd be responsible for him soon. Uanding Kaminari's limits was crucial.

  "Yes, there's a note in his file," Principal Nezu firmed, his sharp mind recalling all the didate data. "Kaminari Denki is proo short-circuiting his brain if he releases more electrical power than his body handle in a short period of time."

  On the s, Kaminari seemed to snap back to normal. He gnced around nervously, as if cheg to make sure no one had seen his embarrassing moment. After firming the coast was clear, he casually adjusted his clothes and hair, trying to look as cool as possible.

  With a fident smile, he walked to the edge of the building, standing amid the sparks and fire of the destroyed robot. The fast-paced melody of "Only My Railgun" was still pying as he gave a thumbs-up toward the ground below.

  Jiro Kyoka, looking up at him, couldn't help but smile.

  "..." All Might.

  "..." Principal Nezu.

  "..." Aizawa Shouta.

  "..." The rest of the Hero teachers.

  Among the ining students of U.A.'s Hero Course, they were witnessing the rise of a truly unique individual. A boy with incredible power… and a fir for theatrics. All the teachers couldn't help but smile, albeit with some exasperation.

  Meanwhile, over in Area B…

  *BOOM!*

  Tetsutetsu, fotten by everyone iermath of the Zero Pointer's destru, had been unched by Kaminari's bst. Driven by the force of the impact, he crashed into the ground, creating a crater.

  tally, he nded right o Midoriya, who y unscious, his injuries already healed by Recirl's Quirk.

  "..."

  Recirl stared at the unscious Tetsutetsu, a fused look on her face.

  "What in the world…?"