Chapter 28: Mm!
When the 0-point robot, Arena Traps, appeared, everyone was startled, and their subconscious action was to run away!
It was a natural instinct planted in human beings that they would escape when they encountered danger.
If he gave an example, it was like when you pulled your hand away when you were almost burnt by the fire.
No one thought that they were able to defeat this humongous robot, and they all ran away, trying to save their lives!
"What the heck is that?"
"There's no way we can win against that!"
"Is Yuuei crazy?! Do they want to kill us?!"
No one thought fighting since fighting this 0-point robot would give them nothing. Instead, they might hurt themselves, and they had to avoid that!
The crowd ran away, ignoring their surroundings, pushing each other, and losing their rationality.
"Calm down! Calm down, everyone! Don't push against each other!"
One girl with a side ponytail hairstyle shouted, trying to calm the crowd as if they were panicking. While she also knew they had to run away, the situation had become chaotic, and even if they wouldn't be hurt by the 0-point robot, they might be hurt by the other candidates.
Yet her shout was drowned by the panicking crowd, and neither of them had time to listen to this girl's voice.
The girl could only grit her teeth while looking around in case someone needed help. After all, even if the 0-point robot was huge, she could see that its speed wasn't that fast, and she could overtake it easily.
What was important was that everyone should be saved, and no one was hurt in this exam.
This was her hope, but as expected, the higher the expectation, the higher the disappointment was.
Many ignored their surroundings, so even if they crowded together, neither thought to save the other. Instead, they pushed each other, so they could run away faster than others, so naturally, some fell to the ground.
Still, those who fell could stand up again and run away.
However, one had her leg sprained and could only frown in pain. She also wanted to escape, but the humongous robot loomed from behind. She was stunned and couldn't move. She was like an animal that had met its natural enemy and could only sit in fear until someone suddenly grabbed her waist.
"Huh?"
The girl was slightly dumbfounded when she swung from one place to another.
"You alright?"
"Ah, um."
She only realized someone had saved her, and because of the close distance between the two, his calming yet feral-like scent made her blush. The heat on her body also rose, especially when they were so close!
Or rather, they were hugging each other!
"Hold me. It's hard to swing when I only use one hand."
"Oh!"
Her mind was blank, so she could only follow his words, hugging his neck in a comfortable position while watching how he swung from one building to another.
'What's that?'
She looked at the purple-colored web, which stuck on the wall of the building, making him able to swing freely from one spot to another. She felt his move was quite similar to something she had seen in the past, but she forgot, so she didn't think too much, and she also couldn't think of anything since her head was blank.
It was her first time being so close to a male, after all.
On the other hand, the boy was calm since he had an experience even though with only one girl.
Well, two if he included his mom.
Still, without a doubt, the boy was Mineta, and the girl was the girl whose ability was to change the size of the matter. He wasn't sure of the name of the girl, but when he arrived at the relatively safe place, he landed on the ground and asked, "Can you walk?"
The girl was slightly stunned, but she nodded. "Mm!"
"Good." Mineta looked at the girl and said, "I will let you down slowly. Hold the wall to support your step."
The girl followed his words and stood with the support of the wall.
"The robot shouldn't come in this direction, so you'll be alright here."
"Thank you." The girl looked at Mineta expressionlessly but smiled through her eyes.
"It's okay. I only do what everyone else does."
This was an exam, and he could get the point by saving her, and he also got to know her, so why not?
He looked in the direction of the robot for a moment and thought of talking with the girl, but someone suddenly interrupted him.
"Hey, it's great that you have saved her."
He and the girl turned and looked at the beautiful girl with side-ponytail hair.
'Who?' 2x
This was on the heads of the two of them.
"Ah, my name is Itsuka Kendo. You can call me Kendo." The girl seemed unfazed by their reaction and introduced herself in a friendly manner.
"You're the one with a big hand "Quirk?" It was natural for him to know Kendo since he was one of the girls who could trigger his system. More importantly, he had been watching this girl for a while, considering her gentle and kind personality. Unlike the rest, who tried to defeat a villain robot as much as possible, she only tried to help the people troubled by the robots, like a gentle big sister to his neighbor.
Unfortunately, he didn't have such a big sister in his neighborhood.
Only a group of mothers lived around his neighborhood.
"That's right!" Kendo nodded with a smile. "It surprises me that you notice me."
"Is that weird?"
"No, but you don't seem to show any interest in any of us, and I feel like you only focus on the exam," Kendo said with a laugh.
Mineta attracted everyone's attention, especially when his appearance was so attractive. Yet his aura was so cold, and his expression clearly told everyone to stay away from him, so it surprised her when he was so amiable and warm now.
"You're not wrong. We are in the exam. What if our attitude on the exam is taken as a part of the score? If they see me trying to hit off a cute girl on the exam, what do you think they'll think of me?"
"That's true."
Kendo said with a laugh, trying to hide her blush with her laugh since this guy implicitly told her that she was cute. Still, she felt his explanation was logical, considering they were about to enter the best school in this country, so anything could happen. She even felt this wasn't so surprising, considering this school could create this replica of town and many robots, which no one knew how much they cost.
Yet, suddenly someone interrupted them.
"Kodai Yui."
Mineta and Kendo looked at Kodai, who had been with them for a while, but it might be because Kodai didn't say anything that they had forgotten about her.
"Then, can I call you Yui? You can call me Itsuka," Kendo said with a smile.
"Mm!" Kodai nodded before looking at Mineta.
Kendo also looked at Mineta.
Mineta also knew what he should do, so he introduced himself. "Mineta Minoru. You can call me Mineta, but if we are accepted later, I don't mind if you call me Minoru."
Kendo laughed and said, "Then, you don't need to worry. We'll be accepted."
"Mm!" Kodai also nodded.
Neither of them lacked confidence that they wouldn't be accepted.
"Kodai-san, your "Quirk is to change the size of the matter, right?" Mineta suddenly asked.
"Mm!" Kodai nodded.
"....."
Leaving Kendo aside, Mineta wondered whether all the girls who could trigger his system were quirky, including his girlfriend.
"I know that it is sudden for me to say this, and we might not need to do this since it might be a waste of time, but do you want to work together with me to defeat that 0-point robot?"
"....."
"Mm?" 2x
Even Kendo followed Kodai to say "Mm," after they heard the outrageous thing that came out of his mouth.