Everyone who was called back were the selected few who had survived the first examination. Their ribbons had reached 500 and above points. Most of them were strong individuals who had shown great adaptability and possessed powerful abilities.
They were all waiting for the second examination to start, and of course, everyone was inspecting each other.
Then they saw a Porsche driving through the gate.
From it, a tall man stepped out. He was wearing a dark hoodie that completely hid his face. Of course, the others who were in the same batch as him during the survival examination knew who this guy was. Some people had expected him to pass the first exam—but not in the way he did.
He was the man who had made them all feel threatened.
But for those who weren't in the same batch as him, they didn't know what he could do.
They were all staring at the new arrival.
Even the four-glasses Tenya who had confronted him before was there. But this time, he didn't do anything reckless. He needed to concentrate on the upcoming exam.
Charlotte Smoothie was also there, and beside her, Charlotte Pudding was talking to her.
Charlotte Pudding was a fair-skinned girl with round reddish-brown eyes and prominent lips. She was somewhat short, around 180 cm. She had light brown hair styled into pigtails in the back with side-swept bangs in the front. Her most defining feature was the third eye on her forehead, usually covered by her bangs. She wore a pink gown that clung to her figure and an unzipped white jacket.
Like Pudding, she had also passed the survival exam in the Red Ribbon Chamber, the same group as Smoothie.
Charlotte Smoothie
Authority: Akuma
Category: Paramecia
Epithet: Shibo Shibo (Wring-Wring)
Smoothie was a Dehydration Human. Her power allowed her to drain liquid from both living and non-living things by "wringing" them like a wet cloth.
She could literally squeeze "juice" out of enemies, leaving them as shriveled husks. This process was surprisingly described as pleasurable for the victim rather than painful.
Charlotte Pudding
Authority: Akuma
Category: Paramecia
Epithet: Memo Memo
Pudding was a Memory Human. Her power granted her the ability to manipulate and rewrite the memories of anyone she touched.
She could perform Memory Extraction—reaching into a person's head and pulling out their memories in the form of film strips.
They were talking about the next dessert they should try.
Then Smoothie's eyes landed on the man she had a small introduction with. Pudding also saw him and asked, "Sister, look. Isn't that the man?"
"Yes, it is. And as I expected, with that raw aura he was exuding, it is impossible for him to lose."
Pudding looked at her sister. "Hey, sister… are you that easily charmed?"
Smoothie licked her lips. "Well, I'd like to taste his juice."
Pudding raised her eyebrows at that answer. She thought Smoothie could literally do that.
They then returned to their earlier talk about dessert.
Others who were curious about the man also chimed in silently, slowly watching his every move.
One of them was the spiky blonde with anger issues—Katsuki Bakugo. Bakugo was easily recognized by his spiky ash-blonde hair, sharp red eyes, and his aggressive, perpetually angry expression. He was wearing a black T-shirt and black pants, his hands in his pockets.
Katsuki Bakugo
Authority: Genetics
Category: Quirk
Epithet: Explosion
Bakugo sweated a nitroglycerin-like substance from his palms, which he could detonate at will to create powerful blasts. He used explosions not just for offense, but also for high-speed flight, evasive maneuvers, and shockwaves.
He was watching for future enemies when his eyes landed on the tall hooded guy.
He smirked. "A tall extra."
Then he continued his fierce search through the crowd.
There was also the sparky guy—Denki Kaminari. He had blonde hair with a distinct black lightning-bolt streak and golden eyes.
Authority: Genetics
Category: Quirk
Epithet: Electrification
Denki's power allowed him to discharge massive amounts of electricity from his body. He could release up to 1.3 million volts—and later 2 million—in a single "Indiscriminate Shock."
If he exceeded his wattage limit, his brain short-circuited. This sent him into his famous "Whey Mode" (or "Yay Mode"), where he became a giggling, dazed idiot for about an hour.
Denki was talking with the red-haired man, Eijiro Kirishima. His hair was bright red, and he spent roughly three minutes every morning styling it into its signature spiky shape. He had a small scar above his right eye, which he had accidentally given himself when his Quirk first manifested as a toddler.
Eijiro Kirishima
Authority: Genetics
Category: Quirk
Epithet: Hardening
Kirishima's power allowed him to stiffen and sharpen any part of his body. His skin became as tough as rock, making him a human shield. This also made his punches hit like literal boulders.
Both of them were talking about the recent incident when they saw the man who had released the aura that nearly made them kiss the ground. They both stared at him for a while, and Denki tried to change the topic, which Kirishima followed.
There was also the pink girl, Mina Ashido, befriending the other examinees while looking for an opportunity to talk to the hoodie guy.
Mila Rose was at the very corner of the ground with her two sisters. Their elder sister wasn't called back because she had been accepted directly into Class S for some reason—but they knew why. It was because she had missed the Recommendation Day, where she was supposed to take an exam. She had missed it to be with her younger sisters, but even so, she was eventually placed in Class S.
Beside Mila Rose were two uniquely looking women.
The first was a woman who would kick someone who annoyed her. The other covered her mouth while she listened and spoke with her sisters.
They were Emilou Apacci and Cyan Sung-Sun.
Apacci was a tomboyish girl with heterochromia—one ice-blue eye and one amber. She had jaw-length black hair and a small horn fragment on her forehead.
Apacci Emilou
Authority: Spirituality
Category: Resurrección
Epithet: Cierva
Cyan Sung-Sun had long olive-green hair, lavender eyes, and three pink dots under her right eye. She often covered her mouth with her long, oversized sleeves.
Cyan Sung-Sun
Authority: Spirituality
Category: Resurrección
Epithet: Anaconda
The three of them were called the Tres Bestias.
They were talking about their elder sister being accepted already and how they should also become part of Class S. Of course, they could feel the eyes of many people staring at them, which annoyed them.
But their talk suddenly stopped when they felt something.
Arrancar possessed sensitive functions similar to sonar. They could feel the radiating pulse of spiritual energy that reacted to sources of their own kind.
They simultaneously turned their heads toward the source of the sensation.
Their eyes widened.
The pulsating energy was coming from a tall person, and judging by his posture, he was a man.
They couldn't believe it.
They could sense it from him.
He was definitely one of them.
"S-Sister… what's going on?" Sung-Sun asked.
"This is impossible," said Apacci.
Mila Rose didn't speak. She just looked at the hoodie man slowly approaching the tree.
There was no mistake. They all felt the link.
That left the three of them extremely curious, because if what they were feeling was true, then it was impossible.
A man? As an Arrancar?
"What should we do?" Sung-Sun asked.
"Should we move?" Apacci added.
Mila Rose took a deep breath. "No… we're not in the right place. This is different. We might just be sensing something similar, but not entirely the same. Don't worry. I'll ask elder sister about this later."
Both of them nodded.
They would rather not believe such a thing was truly happening, even though it was right in front of them.
But still, their eyes remained on him as they watched him raise his hand—
and the black cat came to him.
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