It still hurt of course, but this time there wasn't the massive momentum from a fall as she landed softly on the ground.
The boy himself climbed down the walls like… Well. A spider.
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As he climbed, the announcement that the exam was over rang through the city. That was fine though. Right now, she was satisfied with the fact she was alive. And as for passing, she was certain she had passed.
She had gotten more points than anyone else. Even the spider guy.
As he came up to her and bent down, the webs dissolved, except the parts she was lying on.
"You okay?"
"Yeah." She gave a smile. A genuine one this time.
The boy froze, then quickly looked away.
"Thanks… For earlier."
"No… problem. I had to save the girl anyway."
"NO… Not… Not that. I mean… for… For, by the entrance. You… I was about to fall and… You-You caught me."
She stared at him. Then she gave a genuine, if pained, laugh.
"Seems we're even then."
"Yea-yeah. Guess so."
His head shot up as he apparently noticed something.
"It's recovery girl! HEY! WE NEED HEALING FOR SOMEONE HERE!"
Then he walked over to the person in question leaving her behind.
Well, today had gone way better than she had been afraid it would go. Then she realized she hadn't asked his name.
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-Well done. You actually managed to talk to a girl. Next, we'll just have to get you to do it while looking her in the face. Or another female, I don't care who you talk to.-
There was a strange thing to talk to Venom. His critique had a bite, and they weren't exactly gentle ribbing, but he got a distinct impression Venom genuinely wanted him to do better.
Maybe it wasn't friendship, but it was a hell of a lot better than anything he had ever had with Katsuki.
And that asshole had probably passed too, he had no doubt.
"Do you… Do You think we passed?"
"How many students does Yuei classes have?"
"About 20 usually."
"Then yes, we passed. We did second-best, only behind the lightning girl. Out of the 8th areas, even if they only took the two best from each, we'd still qualify."
Recovery girl, the famous healing hero, healed up both the girl who had her legs crushed by the stone, then the aforementioned lightning girl.
Izuku hadn't really considered how strong he'd be in the grand scheme of things but frankly, the way he and Venom had blitzed through this test kinda opened his eyes of just how strong he now was.
On the other hand, there was the lightning girl who had also proved the opposite point. He wasn't the strongest here. Not by a longshot.
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"Been a while since anyone actually broke the Gimmick robot."
"Yeah, there's always someone who stands up to up to it each year, but man, it's been a while since someone actually broke the damned thing." The man saying it chuckled.
"Still, even ignoring the girl who did it, we got several great ones this year."
At the top of the billboard showcasing total points, the examinees had scored was the name Uraraka Ochako, with 90 Villain points, and 60 Rescue points. It was the largest number by quite a margin.
"The spider boy was great! So full of vigour and youthly energy as he rushed to rescue those girls! Mmmmhmm I Love it."
Second place was the name Midoriya Izuku, with 70 Villain points, and 50 Hero Points.
"Yeah, I agree with Nemuri, the Midoriya kid has enormous potential. Hey Aizawa, what do you think?"
"...Who cares?" The man called Aizawa replied in a tone that was a mixture of boredom, and annoyance.
"Well, if you won't have him, mayhaps-"
"Not gonna happen Vlad." A being that looked like a mouse the size of a small child replied cheerfully.
"All classes are random, to make certain we can never be accused of nepotism or stacking the deck in the student's favor or disfavor. We aren't making any exceptions this year either."
"Speaking of exceptions, isn't it kinda weird that Black cat didn't recommend her own daughter? I mean, even Endeavor did that for his son, despite the kind of asshole that he is."
"Nah, she didn't do it for her son 4 years ago either, and if she didn't do it for one kid, she probably wasn't gonna do it for another."
On the third place was Hardy-Ashido Mina, with 60 Villain points, and 36 Rescue points.
"Yeah, I remember that kid. Franky, I don't think he would have made it through the recommendation trial either. He had no shot against the robots, and he didn't manage a single rescue point. Quite a bit different from his sister."
"Yeah. Speaking of Rescue points, it's been a while since rescue points won all 3 top spots."
"Yeah. Hey Nedzu, how many years it been since someone scored over 70 and wasn't even in the top 3?"
"6 Years."
"Man, that Bakugou kid did amazingly well, yet he didn't even make it into the top 3."
At the fourth spot was the name Bakugou Katsuki, with 77 Villain points and 0 hero points. Points.
Below him at fifth place was Kirishima Eijiro, with 39 Villain points and 35 Hero Points.
Number 6 showcased the name Shiosaki Ibara, with 36 Villain points and 32 Rescue points.
Under 7 place stood the name Kendo Itsuka with 25 Villain points and 40 rescue points.
At 8 was Tenya Iida with 52 Villain points and 9 rescue points.
On the 9th place was the rather repetitive name of Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu, with 49 Villain points and 10 Rescue points.
And at the final spot of the top 10 was Tokoyami Fujikage, with 47 Villain points and 10 Rescue points.
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