In MHA, I Have A Pirated Version of Gojo's Limitless: 33 Practical Exam 1

The wind was sharper out here.

The kind that slipped past your collar and crawled down your spine, even with the sun already climbing over Musutafu’s skyline. The clouds had broken since morning, but the air still carried last night’s chill.

At least that's what I thought as I sat on a long metal bench under a shaded canopy, the only person in sight. A few security cameras hummed in the corners. A set of water dispensers clicked faintly in the silence.

‘You would think The best Hero School In Japan would have much more waiting staff or security around.’ I clicked my tongue in thought.

My current location? The preparation zone. A buffer space just outside the actual course for what I deemed would be the practical Exams.

I could see the outline from here — walls, ramps, jutting poles, and scattered platforms. An obstacle course ... My best guess. I knew not just from what I could see but also due to my memories of the anime. From the Provisional License Exams arc that had a flashback scene to during the time Todoroki took the entrance exams

If I remembered correctly, it was a race through an obstacle course.

I think.

Might be confusing it for the U.A sports festival Obstacle Course race though. It couldn't be helped. It was good enough that I could remember the Main scenes of the anime after so long.

Extra, almost inconspicuous parts were asking for too much s it was hard to say.

Either way, it didn’t matter. I wasn’t expecting any kind of practice run before this started. U.A. wasn’t exactly known for holding your hand.

I leaned back slightly against the bench, letting the steel press into my shoulder blades.

Still no one else around.

Expected.

After all — I’d finished my written exam one hour and fifty-six minutes early.

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Three minutes and fifty-three seconds.

That was how long it took me to complete all four booklets. Including the extended packets they slapped onto my desk like a bonus challenge.

Forget everyone else.

Even I was surprised at what happened.

Not that I couldn't do it, but the fact that I did so without knowing it.

Turns out, Perfect Body Control wasn't as perfect as I thought.

I hadn’t even realized what I was doing until I stopped doing it.

During the test, I’d been locked in. A focused tunnel with no exit. Words became data. Sentences turned into patterns. It didn't help that I practically already knew all the answers before even finishing the question.

My body followed a rhythm, and my superhuman senses had subconsciously activated to keep up with it.

And now that I thought about it, it wasn’t the first time either.

I’d started noticing it during my fanfic writing months ago — during the deep-focus marathons where I’d lose track of time and look up to see thirty pages typed without blinking. It was like my muscles had memorized the feeling of speed and started optimizing themselves around it.

I blamed the training.

Ten months of physical growth, perfect body control, nerve recalibration, fine-motor skill optimization — all those words sounded cool on a medical file. But apparently, when I got too focused, my body would shift into auto-mode — executing things at enhanced speeds even when I wasn’t telling it to.

Not like Quirk-speed. More like… conditioning. Like an athlete moving on instinct. Only in my case, the instincts were on steroids.

I rubbed the side of my neck.

“So, yeah. I did just write a thousand questions in under four minutes without noticing.”

It made sense really.

‘So much for a normal day.’ To me at least.

The rest of the candidates? My actions were probably a first and quite possibly a last for all of em.

To Aizawa’s credit, he didn’t react much.

Just narrowed his eyes a little. Not in disbelief. More like… he’d seen something he didn’t expect.

Only then did I remember that he had mentioned no use of quirks allowed. I thought he would call me out on it.

He didn't fortunately.

Just gave me a weird look and told me to hand in my paper.

My mind wandered as I stared out at the starting gate ahead — a metal archway with pressure sensors and trip lasers, currently dimmed.

Then I stared toward the exam course.

No movement yet. No other students. The written exam probably still had an hour and fifty minutes left, give or take.

“I wonder who’s next. Todoroki maybe. Or better yet, Yaoyorozu.”

Both had strong academic performances in canon. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if either of them finished within twenty minutes of each other.

I tilted my head back.

“Honestly? I’m kinda hoping it’s Momo.”

She had poise. Intelligence. She was elegant in that upper-class anime heroine way, but not annoying about it. Beautiful, too — not that it mattered. Alright it did, who am I kidding.

Todoroki, on the other hand…

“He’s great. Later. Right now, he’s probably in full-on ‘I hate my dad, I hate myself, and I hate talking’ mode.”

If I had to choose who to sit next to for the next hour, it was no contest.

At least Momo talked like a human being.

I smiled faintly to myself.

“Come on, Momo. Save me from this silence.”

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“GREETINGS!!”

I flinched. Audibly.

“...Oh, come on.”

A tornado of enthusiasm slammed into the waiting zone. Literally. His shoes screeched against the pavement as he skidded to a stop.

There he stood — tall, broad, loud, and grinning like an overly caffeinated golden retriever.

“I’m Inasa Yoarashi!” he announced, pumping one fist into the air.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you!!”

...

I blinked.

Stared.

Sighed.

“Of course it’s you.”

The moment Inasa Yoarashi introduced himself, I remembered.

Loud. Energetic. And as enthusiastic as a human firework. But beneath that bubbling personality was a name I’d heard before — back when this world was still fiction.

Inasa Yoarashi.

Also known later as Gale Force.

And in my vague, half-deteriorated memories of the anime, this guy... was no joke.

The U.A. recommended entrance exams also had a scoring system, with the top four being admitted into U.A.

And believe it or not, the highest scoring candidate wasn’t the tritagonist son of Endeavor Todoroki, or Momo Yaoyorozu, who was a more important side character.

Nope.

It was this guy instead.

The kid who frankly wouldn’t even step foot into U.A.

Ironic, right?

"What you did back there was quite Epic." Inasa said brightly, hands on his hips.

I nodded with a polite smile. "Yeah. I didn't really mean it. Just a mistake I guess ."

"Mistake?!" he repeated, eyes widening. "If that was a mistake, I'd love to see what's the real deal. Never have I seen anyone complete so many questions so fast! That’s nuts!"

Meh.

I didn’t reply to that.

He plopped down next to me without asking, clearly not one for personal space. The bench creaked slightly.

"Man, this place is awesome. You think the practical will be as tough as the written?"

I glanced toward the distant obstacle field. "Wouldn’t be surprised."

It was strange though. For someone who technically got into U.A., he wouldn’t stay.

Why? I wracked my brain, trying to recall. The details were foggy, but it had something to do with Endeavor. And Todoroki.

Right.

Inasa had some kind of beef with Endeavor. Hated his guts. And that hatred extended to Todoroki too, who, back then, walked around with an ice chip on his shoulder.

He ended up joining Shiketsu instead.

And honestly? Maybe that was for the best. Why? Because I was here now and ....

I paused, brows furrowing as I realized something .

‘Hold on a Minute. How did I not ...’

My line of thought didn't get the chance to reach completion when we were joined by a third.

"Excuse me, is this the waiting area?"

‘Huh’

I heard a voie. Clear, feminine and a little cautious. I looked up.

Momo Yaoyorozu.

Her posture was impeccable. Long black hair tied neatly. Calm expression, with the faint trace of curiosity behind her eyes.

Inasa jumped up immediately. "Hey there! Yep! This is it. Come, sit!"

She blinked, a little surprised by his volume, but nodded graciously. "Thank you."

I shifted slightly, offering a small wave.

She moved, sitting by my right while Inasa sat by left.

"You’re Takumi, right?" she asked, settling down beside me.

I blinked. Wondering how she knew my name.

Oh right, Aizawa asked for it. They were all listening.

"Guilty." I said with a shrug. “Just Rei Is fine. Or Ken ... I prefer that. The big guy over here is Inasa.”

“It's a pleasure.”

“I see. I'm Momo Yaoyorozu. It's nice to meet both of you.”

What followed was silence.

I opened my mouth, wandering what words to use to begin a conversation. Yeah, as you can could probably imagine, my brain failed me for the first time.

Turns out, I was kinda a dunce when it came to driving long conversations with people I wasn't familiar with.

Inasa, thankfully, had no such brain lag.

“So!” he clapped his hands together. “How’d you do on the written exam?”

Yaoyorozu smiled politely, folding her hands on her lap. “Quite well, I believe. Though I didn’t finish nearly as quickly as you did, Rei.”

I scratched the back of my head. “Yeah… that was, uh, unintentional. Kinda zoned out and woke up four booklets later.”

Inasa gave a loud, impressed whistle. “Man, I wish I could zone out like that. When I zone out, I just end up dreaming about birds.”

Momo blinked. “Birds?”

He nodded seriously. “Big ones. Like the kind that snatch people away in cartoons. Sometimes they wear hats.”

There was a pause. Momo tilted her head slightly, visibly trying to parse if he was joking.

He wasn’t.

“…That’s oddly specific,” I muttered.

“I get that a lot.”

The three of us sat in companionable silence for a beat. Momo’s eyes scanned the distant obstacle course. “They didn’t provide any details on what kind of practical we’ll be doing, but judging by the setup…”

“Obstacle race,” I finished.

“You’re sure?”

“Mostly.”

Inasa grinned wide. “Obstacle course, huh? Sweet! I hope there’s wind resistance. That’d make things interesting.”

“Wind resistance?” Momo echoed.

He jabbed a thumb at his chest proudly. “My Quirk’s all about wind. The more I push against, the stronger I get. Plus, I like a challenge.”

A gust of wind happened to whip through the prep zone at that exact moment, fluttering the edges of our uniforms.

I gave him a side-eye. “You sure you’re not causing that?”

He laughed. “Not yet!”

The discussion came to a halt as footsteps emerged from the distance — heavy and even. More candidates, probably. The test must’ve ended.

The first face to appear, sure enough, was Todoroki.

He walked like a statue — tall, graceful, emotionally constipated.

His heterochromatic eyes swept the waiting area. Over the three of us, lingering on me for a few seconds longer.

He didn’t say a word. Just entered, headed to a corner and leaned against the far post like the edgiest statue imaginable.

No one addressed him directly.

Yep. Definitely in full brooding mode.

The previous somewhat cheerful atmosphere was swept away. I looked from the side of my eye and Inasa's previous expression had disappeared with it.

‘If nothing unexpected happens, things will probably stay the same with him deciding to forgo his admission and head to Shiketsu.’

I thought.

‘If that's what happens, then everything should Technically still be fine. If not, then Class 1A is about to get a student change.’

What did I mean by this?

U.A was an elite school with very high standards.

That was especially apparent when it came to the Hero course which only allowed a Maximum of forty students. Thirty six would be decided through the main entrance exams and four through recommendations.

This number would them be split equally between the two classes, Class 1A and 1B. With 18 normal entrance exams students and Two Recommendation students in each class making up 20.

This was what I remembered from my past life and also what I researched myself when preparing for U.A.

Class 1A would have Yaoyorozu and Todoroki, while Class 1B would have .... Two random extras as well.

I don't mean to sound like a douche but ... Yeah, that's reality really.

Of course that wasn't going to happen anymore. Why? Well, because of me.

From my understanding, Todoroki and Inasa would take the Top two spots. With Inasa forgoing his admission, an extra spot would open up.

I believe Momo would be third, which had no actual factual evidence but was based on my personal bias.

Now my existence meant I was taking up one of the four spots.

If Inasa still joined Shiketsu, then I would eliminate one of the Two extras for class 1b and depending on U.A Class assignments, I would either end up in Class 1A or 1B.

This was honestly the first time I was considering this possibility.

I always thought I would join class 1A, but now it seems that really isn't guaranteed. Whether that's a good thing or not is entirely subjective though.

But joining Class 1A definitely meant that either Todoroki or Momo would have to join 1B instead of me. Or Maybe both would join 1B while me and the random extra would join 1A.

If Inasa remained? That was a whole new can of worms entirely. It meant me, Inasa, and Todoroki would take the first three spots.

If Yaoyorozu didn't clinch the last spot either because she never actually finished third but rather Fourth in the original timeline, or my appearance would cause some sort of butterfly effect, then there was a chance that Momo wouldn't even get into U.A to begin with.

If that happened, then a major canon deviation would take place. Well .... Not really that major now that I think about it as Momo always was a supporting character.

The peak of her relevance so to speak was during the Forest Training arc where she placed the tracker on the Nomu in season 3 that later led to the rescue of Bakugo.

Apart from that ... Let's just say her impact on canon was moderate at best. Regardless, the timeline would change.

How big of a change?

I honestly didn't know.

“Oh boy,”

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