An excited wave of joy washed over the students as Aizawa finished his words.

With the pressure of the Final Exams overwhelming their shoulders since the Sports Festival, this was perhaps the first moment of relief they were experiencing, if they were to ignore the thrill of suddenly gaining fame.

Aizawa looked at the students meanly, shutting them up.

"This is related to the Pro Hero Drafts I mentioned before the Sports Festival," he told them. "Generally, it begins in the 2nd and 3rd year earnestly as the Pro Hero Work Studies Program.

"But, as per UA's new policy, the Pro Hero Agencies can offer Internships to excellent students as well, based on their overall performance during the Sports Festival.

"If you get selected as an intern today, it can help you secure a long-term Work Study later.

"Make no mistake, though. These interests shown by Pro Heroes die quickly by graduation if you don't constantly meet their requirement."

And the excitement melted away just like that.

All students realized that the world of Pro Heroes was as cruel as any other business out there.

"Alright," Aizawa said, turning on the projector. "Here are all the offers extended to your class…"

Then, one by one, names began showing up on the board.

…

Shoto Todoroki — 4123

Katsuki Bakugo — 3556

Toru Hagakure — 306

Momo Yaoyorozu — 285

Fumikage Tokoyami — 250

Eijiro Kirishima — 150

Denki Kaminari — 102

Ochaco Uraraka — 52

Tenya Ida — 28

Hanta Sero — 16

…

The moment Luke eyed the names, he had to hold Nyx's beak, preventing her from cursing out loud.

He had been having an ominous feeling about his father's silence.

Now, as he sighed, looking at the list, Luke knew where his father took out his anger.

It wasn't like the Saionji Group could influence all the Hero Agencies in Japan. There were always those rebellious kinds among the Heroes. However, those were also the kind that immensely needed funding to keep affording their rebellious nature.

Most of the Pro Hero Agencies would have already discarded Luke as a candidate after seeing his unpredictable nature, despite his having a ridiculous Quirk.

Moreover, it wasn't a big deal for the Saionji Group to nudge those Agencies who were interested in him, regardless of it, either.

Unknown to Mr. Reijirou Saionji and his stepbrother, Luke did not want to be chosen by anyone.

This would leave him free for the entire Summer, letting him conduct experiments at the Cave Hideout, while investigating All For One and the matter of Blue and Red Spirit Particles.

Luke looked to his right and first congratulated Uraraka, who nodded at him nervously.

Then, he looked to his left and found Todoroki staring right back at him.

"Cong…"

"No need," Todoroki cut Luke off, looking away.

Smiling wryly, Luke looked beyond him and nodded at Momo, who nodded back at him.

It feels like no one in the class expected me to get selected… Luke thought, his smile widening.

"Sir…" Midoriya raised his hand.

Aizawa was about to say something when he frowned. "Yes?"

"Sir, why is there no offer for Luke?" Midoriya asked, standing up. "If it's possible, I would like to make it clear that what happened…"

"Sit down." Erasure Head's tone was flat enough to make even Midoriya twitch, making the boy sit down instantly.

"Whether your name is in this list or not," he said, "you will all be participating in internships with the Pros."

Midoriya's face suddenly gained a smile.

On the other side, Luke used all his abilities to smile along with him. What?! Why?!

"So take this Hero Naming seriously, even if they are temporary," Erasure Head said, "because, if you don't…"

With a wham, the class's door threw open.

"… then you will have hell to pay later!"

It was R-rated Hero: Midnight!

A blush surfaced on many boys, Nyx licking her beak on Luke's shoulder.

"Midnight here will make sure your names are okay," Aizawa said, covering himself in his sleeping bag. "I can't do stuff like that…

"Your name… It would give you and others a concrete image of what you want to be like in the future. You must have heard of it — Names and Natures often agree… All Might, for example."

…

Luke stared at the blank sheet of white paper, thinking of his name.

Suddenly, he thought of something and smiled. His Clown Potion had digested more than Miss Justice had predicted in this time span, but it still wasn't as fast as the Sequence 9s.

Luke knew he would have a problem with this one, making it one of the reasons he chose it first among the three Sequence 8s.

So, whenever an opportunity presented itself to him now, Luke took advantage of it.

All the students had just begun writing down their names when they saw Luke getting up, making them raise their brows.

Midnight eyed Luke, showing no sign of her feelings regarding the Sports Festival incident.

"That was fast," she commented. "Had you already thought of a name?"

Luke almost laughed. "No… I got an idea… recently… Names and Nature, you know… It just clicked to me…"

That made everyone curious, including Midnight.

Even Nyx, who was writing down a Hero Name of her own, seated on Momo's table, looked at Luke oddly.

Luke stood next to Midnight and looked at everyone.

"I know a few of you have been having mixed thoughts about… what happened," he said. "I have no excuse. All I can say is that I will work on what led me to lose my cool."

At a glance, it didn't seem like anyone held anything against him.

But Luke was a Seer. One Spirit Vision was all it took for him to guess their inner thoughts.

"Meanwhile…" Luke said, smiling, "… I will take advantage of my — experience — with Midoriya to give myself a name."

Experience with Midoriya?!

All students looked between Midoriya and Luke, not knowing what was going on.

And, suddenly, Luke let them see the name he had written on the white sheet of paper.

It was Kaminari who laughed first. Then Mineta, Eijiro, Midoriya, Toru, Uraraka, Mina… and one by one, everyone began laughing, going nuts.

Midnight had to step forward to see the name.

The moment she saw it, she smacked Luke's head, laughing out loud because the name Luke had written there was —

— Choking Hero: Choker!

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