02x23 - (S) Stripping the Varnish

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The fifth match,

the exam with Team Uraraka

and Aoyama against Thirteen,

is in its final stages...

We were so close!

Oh no, I won't let you get away!

This isn't good. We'll get caught!

Think!

Think about how to get out of this!

Think!

What would Deku do in a time like this...

Hey.

Hold on! Right now, I'm--

You were thinking about what

Izuku Midoriya would do, weren't you?

Do you...

...like him?

You should not fight on your opponent's field

but on your own field, see?

What?

Whee!

...and catch!

What I learned with Gunhead just

happened to come in handy right now!

Breaking through deception

See the blue sky

Eternity has flown away

If I sing to the sky

I have no chance to deny regrets

Inevitable Inevitable

The future is determined

So rebel against it

Mirages

I've paddled through the river of tears

For a long time

Good-bye

I have to go

No matter what I will lose

Never forget my chagrin and humiliation

I'll decorate my heart with them

Breaking through deception

See the blue sky

Eternity has flown away

If I sing to the sky

I have no chance to deny regrets

Inevitable Inevitable

The future is too bright to be abandoned

So rebel against it

"Stripping the Varnish"

Team Aoyama and Uraraka have passed!

Nice judgment, Uraraka!

I can't believe she thought to use

her opponent's power to get in close!

Ribbit...

To me, it looked like Ochaco

just happened to let go, though...

Really?

Yes. I wonder what she was talking

about with Aoyama right before she let go?

Who knows? We can't hear

what they're saying over here.

"Recovery Girl's Temporary Nurse's Office"



"Recovery Girl's Temporary Nurse's Office"

Uraraka passed, huh? I'd expect no less.

Congrats to you and Yaoyorozu, too!

Ribbit!

Thanks, Midoriya.

I wonder which team will

take the practical exam next?

The sixth match is Team Ashido and Kaminari.

They will be up against Principal Nezu.

The principal, huh?

I wonder how he'll fight...

We must watch carefully.

--Yeah.

--Ribbit.

Team Ashido and Kaminari, practical exam.

Ready, go!

Kaminari, what do you wanna do?

Basically, run.

Even if we're found, the principal's small,

so I should be able to take

care of him with my electricity.

Ashido, you shouldn't use your Quirk!

It'll be bad if you melt the principal.

Yeah, right?

What's that sound?

It's not the principal... is it?

Run!

Kaminari, what's going on?!

I dunno, but I'm sure the principal's behind it!

That's right.

The principal's riding in the crane?!

But how is he attacking them...?

He's so far away from them.

It's probably with his forecasts.

Forecasts?

Yes. What's more, he probably reached

those through sophisticated calculations.

What chain reaction will be caused

depending on what I break where...

Those calculations are

as easy as making a cup of tea.

And you two aren't noticing...

...that the paths to the escape gate

are getting sealed off one by one.

Intellectual-type villains will sit back

and watch from the sidelines.

Principal Nezu. Quirk: High Specs.

He's an animal with a Quirk that

makes him smarter than humans!

He's a unique being that you

won't find anywhere else in the world!

Humans did a bunch of

experiments on Nezu in the past,

so in times like this, he can't

help but let out his true self.

Kaminari, you can't do

anything with your electricity?

I don't know where he is,

so I can't waste my sh*ts.

Do you want a dead weight on your hands?

Anyway, all we can do is run!

Which way's the escape gate?

Probably... this way!

No way...!

Is he trying to bury us alive?

There's still a way out!

Come on, use your heads!

Think carefully! Rack your brains!

Kaminari, this way!

Okay!

We'd end up taking a detour,

but if we go out through the

other side to the escape gate...

He's one step ahead

of everything they can think of.

And they can't attack if they

don't know where the principal is.

His plan is so completely perfect...

In the end, they couldn't make it to

the escape gate before time ran out,

and--

Team Ashido and Kaminari

retires due to running out of time.

--Damn it!

--Man!

And I left one escape

route for you, too. Too bad.

Kaminari... Ashido...

They really couldn't do a thing.

They must be very frustrated.

What? Mina's team lost?

Yes. The principal's strategy was too perfect.

Really? That's too bad!

Uraraka, congratulations on passing!

Thanks! You too, Iida!

Ochaco, when you were fighting against Thirteen,

what were you talking to Aoyama about?

Hm? We were talking about...

Do you... like him?

...n-nothing! That's not how it is!

--What's the matter, Uraraka?

--Th-That's not it! It's not!

--Your face is red. Are you sick?

--It's not! It's not!

Something happened, huh, Ochaco?

Team Koda and Jiro, practical exam.

Ready, go!

Let's avoid combat with Present Mic

if possible and head toward the escape gate.

Sound good?

All right, let's go!

The practical exam matches up

students with the teachers

they'd have the hardest time

with on purpose, right?

Yes.

It's easy to understand

Jiro and Koda's match up.

Ribbit.

They're up against Mr. Present Mic.

The two of them have sound-related Quirks.

What will they do against

a Quirk that drowns out sound?

Come on, let's hurry up and finish this.

I don't like working with

ardor in an arbor like this.

"Arbor" "Ardor"

I don't like working with

ardor in an arbor like this.

Yeahhhhh!

So loud...!

Koda! You can control animals

with your Quirk, right?

Can't you get the birds

to attack him or something?

"Even if I wanted to order them to do that,

Present Mic's Voice

will make the animals run away!"

Even if I plug my ears,

I feel like my eardrums would burst.

He's not just better...

He's like a new and enhanced version!

I can't even get close to him!

Even if we got close to him,

whether to handcuff

him or escape through the gate,

he's probably in front of the gate,

so we wouldn't be able to avoid fighting him.

Hurry up and...

...come out!

My ears...!

You coming yet?

I can't take this anymore! I can't...

Present Mic. Quirk: Voice.

He's got crazy volume,

crazy high pitches, and crazy low tones.

"'Put Your Hands Up' Radio"

"Every Friday night from a.m. to a.m.

on HERO FM! It's a nonstop blast!"

With his first cry, his parents and the delivery

doctor had blood coming out of their ears.

By the way, the device on

his neck is a directional speaker.

Hurry up!

If this keeps up, our eardrums'll be shot.

What should we do?

An ant?

Koda! Can you control bugs?

There was a bug! A little ant.

He's not good with bugs, huh?

There you are!

This isn't good... For now...

Cancel out!

What a cheap sound.

Do you have a plan?

--What should we--

--You coming yet?

W-We need some way to break out of this!

At this rate, we won't even be able

to get close to him. What a joke!

Koda...

Just tell me if it's possible

for you to control bugs or not.

"It's possible..."

Then...

Sorry, I know it's scary, but...

Hey...!

...he's too strong!

I can't think of anything else!

If you can do it, we might be able to win!

You can do it. You want to be a hero, don't you?

If so, then let's pass this!

Jiro's ears are...

Because I've just been running away, Jiro's...

You got into U.A.?

As your mom, I'm so happy!

Koji, you're amazing!

That's right, I got into my dream school, U.A.!

U.A., where we're always moving forward!

That's right, my heart

should always be Plus Ultra!

"tremble tremble tremble"

Go on, little ones. Now is the time to

take out the man responsible for the noise.

--You can totally talk!

--Listen...

What, are they planning

on hiding until time's up?

They're coming from underground,

where it's hard for sound to travel...!

This is why I hate forests!

That's hard even for a pro...

Koda, that's harsh...

How pathetic, to be taken down by some bugs!

Team Koda and Jiro have passed!

"Eighth Match"

"Team Hagakure and Shoji vs. Snipe"

Shoji, at this rate, we can't move at all!

Calm down, it's just a diversion.

Even so, escaping will be a Herculean task.

The only consolation is that our opponent's

movements are slowed by the weights.

Now, let's see who's better at hide-and-seek.

A smoke b*mb?

Is he trying to obstruct our view?

But he'll have to deal with it, too.

However, I can feel your presence.

Are you all right, Hagakure?

Hagakure?

So that's what she's doing.

You're being too rash!

Aren't you giving up a little too easily?

Got him!

When did you--

Bounce?

Mr. Snipe!

It was a misunderstanding! It was beyond

my control! I didn't do it on purpose...!

Team Hagukure and Shoji have passed!

As expected, Hagakure is a cut above

when it comes to covert activities!

Shoji also did a good job helping by

drawing Mr. Snipe's attention away from her.

--Ribbit.

--Yeah!

Team Mineta and Sero, practical exam.

Ready, go!

Deku, you're up next, right?

You're not going to the exam area?

Oh, yeah, it is, but I'll watch

everyone fight until the last minute.

It's useful to see how

everyone's using their Quirks,

but I also feel like I'm getting

strength from watching them.

Everyone's really amazing.

Even if they couldn't pass,

they fought until the end...

They're all excellent

U.A. students who never give up!

Yeah!

Well...

There's one...

...who's totally given up.

Mineta?!

Damn it! How can I take this stupid test?!

This is crap! It's completely unfair!

How can I take such an unfair test?!

But he was looking forward

to the training camp so much!

Why is he so ready to run away?

If it's gotten that far,

it might be hard for him...

For this practical exam,

All Might, Mic, Cementoss,

and Midnight are all especially hard.

Depending on the person,

it isn't hard to imagine someone being

checkmated or feeling like they are.

Midnight. Quirk: Somnambulist.

She can make people fall asleep

with the fragrance coming from her body.

It works better on boys than girls!

It's working, it's working.

Grape Juice, the gate's

in the opposite direction.

Sero, damn it! I won't forgive you!

Why is he crying blood?

Maybe because he's jealous of Sero?

Sero, you bastard!

Look out!

Don't get too close, Mineta!

Chest!

And--

Knees!

If Sero hadn't saved me, then I'd

be in that position right about now!

Mineta...

It might be hard for a kid

like that to survive in this place.

What do you mean?

U.A. is constantly preparing walls

and making the students overcome them.

In order to keep overcoming

those walls without losing steam,

the students need a concrete goal to focus on.

It's not so easy a path that one can climb it

with vague feelings of wanting to be a hero.

Even if they do become heroes,

people whose end goal is

to become a hero have no future.

In the end, is there a goal in

that child's heart that he can focus on?

I want to touch a woman's body...

I want to be popular with the ladies...

He's very direct.

What the heck? Why is my exam

the only one like this...?

Just one sniff and you'll fall

asleep and be forced to retire...

Jeez!

Mineta, did you really come

to U.A. wanting to be a hero?

Shut up, what's wrong with that?

What? No way, is it really true?

Yeah, I'm serious! Wanna go together next time?

Yeah, sure!

I wanted to be popular with girls.

That's why I wanted to be a hero.

I thought that I'd be

popular once I became a hero.

I thought that I'd be popular...!

I thought I'd stay enshrined in

front of the gate until time ran out,

but I suppose that's too inconsiderate.

If someone runs away from me screaming,

my sadistic side starts

to throb so much I can't help it.

This is it! The eyes of a

predator who's cornered its prey!

You really are toeing the line there, Midnight!

That's right, whether it's

through your nose or your mouth...

If you take just one breath,

it'll be over for you.

What do you think you can do in that state?

That's right! You'd run, right?

That's not it.

After coming to this school and

having a brush with death, I realized...

It's not that they're cool

because they're heroes...

They're heroes because they're cool!

Right, Midoriya?

Just how long do you plan on keeping

that up while holding your breath?

That's not it...

It's not that I'm a fan

of pervy heroes like you!

I ran away from the gate, and whined,

and fanned your sadistic side

and drew you all the way here...

I did all that in order to be cool!

Are you saying you had me

in the palm of your hand?

That's fine. I won't let you!

"Your fragrance won't work like this!"

Sero's Tape!

Can you fight in that state of suffocation?

There's no need to fight.

Because my special move...

...already worked!

Grape Rush!

You're pretty amazing.

He got her stuck far away from the gate

so her Somnambulist wouldn't be able to reach!

Oh, he's pretty clever.

He had me completely fooled.

Thinking it through, wanting to be popular

with girls is also a goal one can focus on.

Jeez.

"Do your best!!"

If you hadn't tried to save me,

"Do your best!!"

then I wouldn't have had to work this hard.

"Good job!!"

then I wouldn't have had to work this hard.

Just this once, we'll save

the boobs for another day!

Team Mineta and Sero have passed!

All right, they passed!

Mineta's plan worked!

Ribbit.

Deku, it's your...

Mineta, congrats!

I'll also try to become a great hero so

that I won't lose to the others in our clas...

Team Midoriya and Bakugo,

practical exam.

Ready, go!

I can't imagine you ever giving up

But I'm sure you've had days

that were empty and miserable

If you think you'll have

many once-in-a-lifetime endeavors

Then I want to see those moments

Even if there's only one lifetime,

there are many chances to be together

You're the strongest, giving me,

with absolutely nothing, meaning in life

"Hooray! Hooray!" What's this ability

you have to make me say this over and over?

Keep standing your ground

and giving me courage

"Hooray! Hooray!" Even all the

insignificant things are calling out

When I look at your eyes, I can run, too

I want to try carving out the best finale

'Cause you're my hero.

Here's the preview!

The last match of the practical exam

is Kacchan and me versus All Might!

In order for us to win against All Might...

...we've got to beat him up, of course!

Kacchan!

I told you, your power isn't needed to pass!

There's no way we can win

if we fight him head on!

I'll win... Because that's

what it means to be a hero!

Next time, "Katsuki Bakugo: Origin"!

I only look at victory! That's all!

"Next time: Katsuki Bakugo: Origin"

Go beyond!

"Next time: Katsuki Bakugo: Origin"

Plus Ultra!