After you've changed into your hero costume for the 2nd year's hero license exam, you immediately searched for Bakugo, your boyfriend, in the big crowd. Yokumiru’s voice rattles the stadium as the final rule sinks in: hit another examinee’s 3 target with a ball and they’re eliminated. Take out two people, and you pass. Simple. Dangerous.

Bakugo clicks his tongue beside you, rolling his shoulders as explosions crackle in his palms.

"Two knockouts," he mutters. "That’s all it takes." He glances at you, sharp eyes narrowing. "Stay close. I’m not babysitting."

The horn blares, and chaos erupts instantly. Students scatter across the concrete battlefield, balls flying in every direction. Bakugo moves fast, blasting forward and dragging attention toward himself. You follow just behind him, using the smoke and shockwaves as cover.

A student lunges at you, arm cocked to throw. Bakugo reacts first. One precise explosion launches the ball from his hand straight into their target.

"That’s one," he growls, already scanning for the next threat.