In the feren of U.A. High School, the Hero Course teachers gathered to discuss an ued topic just two days before the entrance exam. While preparations for the uping exams were nearly plete, today's meeting had been called specifically to address one didate in particur.

  A few days ago, Midnight, one of the faculty members, had formally proposed that Kaminari Denki be sidered for admission as a reeudent. The assessment for reeudents was scheduled for tomorrow, a day before the regur entrance exam. The evaluation for these students was more of a formality, meant to ehat their actual abilities matched the information on file.

  "Let's begin," said the principal, seated at the head of the table. His voice was calm, and his expression as gentle as ever. Despite looking like a rge, fluffy white mouse, no one in the room found his appearanusual. In this world of Quirks, where superhuman abilities and bizarre mutatiohe norm, the principal's appearance was hardly out of pce.

  "The information about Kaminari Denki is in front of you," the principal tinued. "Please take a moment to familiarize yourselves with it."

  "resent Mic, the eic voice hero, excimed after a quice at the file. "From elementary school all the way through middle school, he scored perfect marks in every subjecluding physical education. We've got a real prodigy here!"

  "His Quirk is electricity-based, huh?" Aizawa, the long-haired aually tired-looking teacher, noted with a nont tone as he skimmed Kaminari's profile. "Lightning-type Quirks are notoriously hard to trol. That's why you rarely see many top-tier Heroes with those abilities."

  "True," added Recirl, an elderly woman in a white b coat. "Most people with electricity-reted Quirks end up in support roles, especially in fields like equipment development. Their Quirks lend themselves well to those applications."

  Midnight, who had proposed Kaminari as a reended didate, spoke up. She reted the i a few days ago in Omiya Park, where Kaminari had used peared to be "electrical defibriltion" to save a life. His level of trol over his Quirk had beeraordinarily precise, enough to make her take notice.

  She paused before admitting, "I ter found out that his Quirk is officially listed as 'Electrification,' not 'Defibriltor,' as he cimed at the time. While I was initially irritated that he lied in such a critical situation, it made me realize just how fine his trol over electricity must be."

  Her words caught the room's attention. If Kaminari had indeed been using arification-type Quirk to perform defibriltion, it implied a level of precision and trol parable to that of a seasoned professional Hero. The teachers grew quiet, sidering the implications. Such a feat would require not just a high degree of skill, but also remarkable posure for someone so young.

  "Well, it does sound like he has the potential to be a solid Hero," one of the teachers remarked, summarizing the general se in the room.

  However, All Might, the Symbol of Pead the most famous Hero in Japan, seemed to be mulling over something different. The t man with blond hair and upswept bangs was lost in thought, recalling something Kaminari had said before leaving the se in Omiya.

  "Those who break the rules are scum, but those who abandon others are worse than scum… That's a great line!" All Might thought, his eyes brightening. Kaminari's words had struck a chord with him, reminding him of a young boy he had retly taken under his wing, a boy with no Quirk, frail physical health, and a timid personality, yet one who still charged toward dao save his friend.

  "I want to be like All Might and bee the stro Hero!" That was what young Midoriya had decred with unwavering resolve. But with only two days left before the entrance exam, All Might couldn't help but worry if the boy could plete the training task he'd been given.

  While All Might drifted off into thoughts about his would-be successor, the other teachers tio discuss Kaminari's abilities.

  "If—hypothetically speaking," Aizawa began, his tone as cold and logical as always, "what if Kaminari's apparent 'defibriltion' wasn't a matter of superior trol, but rather just a ce? What if his Quirk's electrical output just happeo be the right level for that particur application?"

  The room grew silent. Midnight felt a momentary chill. It hadn't occurred to her that su expnation might be more pusible than the idea of a fifteen-year-old possessing a mastery of electrical trol on par with top Heroes.

  "But even if that's the case," she tered, "Kaminari's perfect academic record should still qualify him as a reeudent."

  "I have some thoughts on that," the principal interjected, his calm voice cutting through the tension. Midnight, who had started to get defensive, quieted down as he spoke.

  "I reviewed Kaminari Denki's file when it first arrived, and I am well aware of his fwless academic performance," he tinued. "If this were any other year, he would undoubtedly qualify for reendation based on his grades alone."

  "But not this year," the principal added with a hint ret. "pared to the three students who have already beeed as reended didates Yoarashi Inasa, Todoroki Shoto, and Yaoyorozu Momo—Kaminari's overall abilities are retively… mediocre."

  "Mediocre?!" Midnight was visibly taken aback. Kaminari's track record was as close to perfect as it could get. If that was sidered "mediocre," then what standard were they applying?

  "I uand your surprise," the principal said gently, "but when you pare him directly to our current reeudents, his capabilities in all areas fall short."

  He went on to expin, "For Quirk-based abilities, even if Kaminari is capable of usirification for defibriltion, it suggests a profi Quirk trol but not necessarily bat effectiveness. Inasa's 'Whirlwind' and Todoroki's 'Half-Cold Half-Hot' are far more versatile and powerful for bat sarios."

  "As for academic excellence, Yaoyorozu Momo's knowledge already extends into advanced subjects like the molecur structure of materials. While Kaminari may have achieved perfect scores, Yaoyorozu is already applying her knowledge at a level that goes beyond typical school subjects."

  The principal's tone grew more solemn. "Kaminari Denki might be well-rounded pared to the average applit, but in terms of what we are looking for in reeudents this year, he cks a standout quality that sets him above the rest."

  Midnight ched her fists but didn't interrupt. She could see that the principal eaking out of for Kaminari's future, not dismissing his potential ht.

  "In today's world," the principal tinued, "where the number of professional Heroes is reag saturation, we must prioritize those who show exceptional promise. Kaminari may be more suited to a supportive role in the Hero industry or even find a p the Support Department, where his talents with electricity could be better utilized."

  The principal's clusion was clear: "Therefore, the decision of this meeting is that Kaminari Denki will not be accepted as a reeudent. He will participate in the regur entrance exam alongside the other applits."

  As the meeting came to a close, Midnight couldn't help but feel flicted. She believed in Kaminari's potential, but the reality was that U.A. ce where only the most extraordinary talents could shiill, she couldn't shake the feeling that Kaminari's journey was far from over.