Xiong Ying High School's Exam Venue

The venue was filled with top students from various universities. Xiongying's Heroaceae would only accept the top 36 students, so there was a lot of competition.

Minamoto No Sho found his seat in the venue and waited for the exam to begin with the others.

"Dear examinees, welcome to my live broadcast today."

“Everybody

say

Hey.”

However, the students were silent for a few seconds. No one responded to the voice hero, Bresent Mike.

Teacher Mike ridiculed the students present and then began to explain the content of today's exam.

Minamoto No Sho listened attentively to the teacher's introduction. Although Ōta Aizawa was also a teacher at Xiongying, he had never told Minamoto No Sho about the exam.

The school was preparing for a ten-minute street simulation test, and they were allowed to bring anything with them. Minamoto No Sho held the admission ticket in his hand and followed the instructions to the exam venue.

"This is Exam Hall D." The bus brought the students to a stop beside a small building complex.

Minamoto No Sho stood in front of Exam Venue D with the Ghost Cut in his hand. "Although I'm very confident, I can't help but feel a little nervous when I arrive. Uncle Ōta should have seen my teacher's process, right?

"I can't let Uncle Ōta down.

"Good luck, Minamoto No Sho."

The door of the exam venue slowly opened, and the exam officially began.

Minamoto No Sho did not plan to summon the monsters that had signed a contract with him for today's exam. It was time to test the results of his training over the past nine years.

There was a limit to the number of imaginary enemies that could be placed in an exam venue. If he wanted to achieve a higher score, he had to defeat as many imaginary enemies as possible within the limited time.

Minamoto No Sho pulled out the Ghost Cut. Holding the scabbard in his left hand and the katana in his right, he slashed the imaginary enemy in half.

Minamoto No Sho thought to himself, 'The imaginary enemy doesn't have any combat skills, so as long as you have enough strength, it can be defeated.' Sensing that Ghost Cut didn't expend much strength in cutting down the imaginary enemy, Minamoto No Sho thought to himself.

'That's much simpler.'

In the monitoring room next door, the teachers of Xiong Ying High School gathered together. They stared at the surveillance video and evaluated this year's examinees.

"Ōta, you seem to be paying a lot of attention to Exam Room D. Your eyes have been watching this surveillance video for a while now."

"Ah, my adopted son also took the entrance exam this year."

"Which one?"

"First place in examination room D."

"Minamoto No Sho. His score is tied for first place with Explode from Exam Room A. He is 20 points ahead of the other candidates."

"This kid is pretty good. With this result, it won't be a problem for him to get into the top few in the entrance ranking. He might even be in the top three."

"This year's students are all very good."

"Okay, it's time for the critical moment."

Seeing that the exam time was almost eight minutes away, Captain Nenzin signaled that the second stage of the exam could begin. He then pressed the red button on the control panel.

"Two minutes left," Mr. Mike announced loudly into the microphone.

Following Mr. Mike's announcement, a huge tremor was felt. Minamoto No Sho basically wandered around the entire exam room, but he didn't see any 4P imaginary enemy.

'4P imaginary enemy?

That's huge!

No points yet? 'Minamoto No Sho thought to himself as he looked at the imaginary enemy in front of him.

'Since I don't have any points, I'll go look for other imaginary enemies first. The exam will end in two minutes. I don't know if I can get first place.' Minamoto No Sho thought to himself and was about to turn around and leave.

"Ah!!!!"

Hearing the screams, Yuan Zhisheng stopped in his tracks and turned around. Due to the huge imaginary enemy causing the destruction of the buildings, the wreckage of the buildings kept falling from the sky. Some students were unable to dodge in time and were injured by the falling wreckage.

'Heroes are called heroes not because of the words we use to praise them, but because they always have a high level of professionalism, self-esteem, and sense of responsibility. They live a real life and even give up their lives.

’

He couldn't remember where he had seen this sentence. Even if Minamoto No Sho didn't have the persistence to be a hero, compared to the exam score, saving others might be the right choice.

'Uncle Ōta, as a hero, you would make the same choice in this situation. I might not be able to get first place.'

Facing the 4P imaginary enemy, Minamoto No Sho raised the Ghost Cut in his hand. Wisps of black flames gradually wrapped around the blade.

'The sword in your hand is a demon sword. It's waiting for you to awaken it.' When the Ghost Lantern came to guide him for the first time, it pointed at the sword in Minamoto No Sho's arms and said.

'I'm not the first Spirit-branded Retainer summoned by Master. The sword in Master's hand is a demon of the Ghost King level.' This was what he heard when he first used a self-made charm to summon a Spirit-branded Retainer.

'This is a demon waiting to be awakened. It has been protecting you, waiting for you to awaken it with your hands, waiting to fight side by side with you.'

Minamoto No Sho clenched the Ghost Cut in his hand and a move flashed in his mind.

'Have you heard the sound of a sword?'

For some reason, this sentence flashed in his mind. Minamoto No Sho.

"Ghost Shadow Slash."

Three sword flashes flashed, and Minamoto No Sho landed in front of the imaginary enemy. The moving 4P imaginary enemy stopped moving forward and then fell to the ground in pieces.

"Is … is it over?"

Minamoto No Sho put the Ghost Cut back into its scabbard. When he heard the voice, he turned around and smiled. "It's over." After that, Minamoto No Sho prepared to leave with the Ghost Cut.

"Wait a minute. Thank you."

The person who called out to Minamoto No Sho was a young man with dark purple curly hair and inverted triangular eyes. He looked listless.

"You're welcome."

After replying, Minamoto No Sho felt his thoughts leave his brain. Then, the sword in his hand made a sound and pulled Minamoto No Sho back to reality.

"Thank you, Ghost Cut."

"I'm sorry. My personality is' Brainwashing. 'I just finished the battle and forgot to take back my personality. Thank you for saving me." The purple-haired young man's tone was anxious and at a loss.

Minamoto No Sho shook his head indifferently. "It's okay."

"A Nuo, I'm called Mind Manipulator. My personality is' Brainwashing. '"

Mind Manipulator heard the answer and felt that Minamoto No Sho didn't reject him. He introduced himself in a somewhat awkward tone, then stretched out his right hand and turned his head to the side unnaturally.

"Ah, hello. I'm Minamoto No Sho. Nice to meet you."

Although Mind Manipulator didn't say it out loud, his actions were obvious. Minamoto No Sho reached out and shook Mind Manipulator's hand.

Mind Manipulator was already prepared to be rejected. After all, his personality was rejected by many people, but he was secretly looking forward to it.

Minamoto No Sho didn't care about Mind Manipulator's personality. When he traveled to hell, he saw all kinds of strange things around the Ghost Lantern.

Minamoto No Sho became friends with Mind Manipulator just like that.

"Aren't you afraid that my personality will control people?"

"Ah, with this personality, you'll probably be very popular as an interrogator in the police station. I think the criminals will tremble when they see you."

"You're probably the first one to think so. In the past, everyone thought that my personality was born to be a criminal, but I still want to be a hero."

Mind Manipulator told his new friend about his ideals, and the two of them drifted further and further apart.

The teachers in the monitoring room who watched the whole process reported the good news to Ōta Aizawa.

"Ōta, you have an adopted son who can grow up to be a hero."

"This young man has a high awareness."

"He's a good seedling."

"The quality of this batch of students is very good."

"This young man called Midoriya Idehisa and Minamoto No Sho can both get full marks for the rescue mission. What do you think?" Principal Nenzin asked with a smile.

"Of course, Principal Nenzin. It's been a long time since we've seen someone with such potential."

Ormet looked at Midoriya Idehisa in the video. Although he didn't get any actual combat points, Ormet was very satisfied with Idehisa's final move.

'Young man Idehisa, your peers are all very outstanding people. You have to work harder too. After all, you're Ormet's successor.'

At night, when Ōta Aizawa returned home, Minamoto No Sho had already prepared a table full of dishes.

"Uncle Ōta, you're back." Minamoto No Sho heard the sound of the door opening and poked his head out of the kitchen.

"I've already prepared dinner. Shall we eat now?" Minamoto No Sho poked his head out and opened his peephole as he asked obediently.

Ōta Aizawa changed his shoes and walked in front of Minamoto No Sho. He stared at him seriously for two seconds.

'He's still a child. How can he be a hero? Ah, I really want to rub his head.'

"Let's eat." Ōta Aizawa turned his head and sat down at the dining table.

Sensing that Xiangze Xiaotai's tone didn't fluctuate much, Yuan Zhisheng knew that Xiangze Xiaotai wasn't angry. After all, he had vowed that he would enter Year 1 Class A of the hero course. Although Year 1 Class A wasn't assigned according to grades, the first place was definitely in Class A. After all, he had promised that he would enter Year 1 Class A of the hero course.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Ōta. I might have to miss the appointment."

Minamoto No Sho pulled out a chair and sat down. Although he was confident that he would enter the Xiongying class, the class allocation was really random.

"You didn't disappoint me. I watched your exam process. You did very well." Ōta Aizawa had just picked up his cutlery.

"Moreover, as long as you pass, I can still decide which class you will attend. As the head teacher of Year A Class, I can also choose one or two of my own students."

"However, your excellent performance does not require my help. Congratulations, you are the first place in this year's Xiongying class."

Hearing this, Minamoto No Sho's eyes widened slightly. He said in surprise, "Ah, I'm the first place?"

"Although your score of 68 points in actual combat is 9 points lower than Explode's score of 77 points, you have a full score of 60 points for assistance. The two scores add up to 128 points, which is 51 points more than the second place, Explode."

"Assistance points?

An extra 51 points?

Ah, the second place Explode's assistance points are zero? "

"That's right. A hero is a hero, and it is not determined by strength alone."

Ōta Aizawa finished speaking and took out a magnetic card from his pocket and handed it to Minamoto No Sho. "This is your Xiongying School ID card."

"You got it so quickly?" Minamoto No Sho took the magnetic card and looked at it repeatedly.

"As a teacher of Xiongying, I have this privilege." Ōta Aizawa opened his dead fish eyes and expressionlessly expressed that this was a small matter.

"Because you are a teacher's family member, I did not give you an admission letter. However, Xiongying's customs are still necessary."

"Minamoto No Sho, welcome to Xiongying School, Heroaceae."