For someone who tends to do things by herself, this was a rare opportunity for a spar. Well, not exactly but it was pretty close. It was a chance to learn something from a more experienced upperclassman

She wasn't sure about what Jun meant by having a monitor for the nurse's office. At least Noa had no intention to push anyone too much. This was only a demonstration after all. It was a strange thing to say before eventually mentioning that it was no problem at all. Jun knew best what her body can take so Noa would just play along.

"I'd like to think of myself as a Quirk specialist so walking up to someone to hit them is not really something I do on a regular basis. The grapples I know are for self-defense when someone else tries to grab me. I guess I can try at least."

Noa walked over with her arms stretched in front of her and tried to grab Jun by her upper arms. It was a very telegraphed movement without much force put into it so that the older girl can easily demonstrate what she would do in such a situation. To the other student, she probably looked very non-threatening.

junsuina

Noa was very surprised to hear that Jun was self-taught. It wasn't impossible, but what kind of environment did the older girl grow up in that she needed to teach herself how to fight? Furthermore, the girl learned martial arts to deal with situations where she and her Quirk would be at a disadvantage. It was definitely a proactive way of going about it and trying to make up for weaknesses.

"You'll show me? I don't really want to disturb your training. But if it's not a bother then sure I would appreciate seeing a demonstration."

In all honesty, a lot of things Noa knew about fighting were theoretical. Actual experience was a different beast altogether. So when Jun talked about being grabbed as a bad thing, she only partially agreed. While it would not be an ideal situation, it was far from a hopeless one that she could not overcome in her mind. Perhaps a practical lesson will help broaden her view.

"Do you need me to do anything? Like pretend to attack you?"

Noa would wait for further instructions. While she didn't have proper training, she was fairly confident in her athletic skill and movement. She was honing her body too after all, besides her Quirk.

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Noa had been looking for a chance to upgrade her repertoire of skills ever since she entered UAU. When she saw that there was going to be a special class for martial arts lessons she almost immediately registered for it. The current her was rather ineffective in a fight if for any reason she could not use her Quirk. It wasn't just a matter of her Quirk being disabled. Realistically students weren't typically allowed to use their Quirks outside of emergencies. And there were plenty of conflicts and problems that wouldn't really count as emergencies.

She would be the last to arrive at the training grounds, dressed in the school tracksuit. Two other students were there ahead of her, both off whom she had not interacted with before but she had glimpsed in passing while taking classes. She didn't know their names either, but when you were in the same department you tended to see people attending similar lessons. Three teachers were present too. Now these faces she didn't recognize. Either they taught in different departments or they weren't part of the regular staff. But it was obvious enough to tell they were overseeing this exercise.

It seemed there was no need for introductions as one of the teachers named everyone present. Curiously it would also be mentioned that every student present had recently experienced actual combat. This was probably referring to that big incident in the city not long ago. From what she read about the aftermath of the event, there were multiple attacks in different parts of Tokyo. The other two must have been fighting their own battles elsewhere from her location then.

The third woman present introduced themselves as the guidance counselor and distributed a paper with some simple questions on how they were feeling at the moment. Noa appreciated this. Everyone had gone through a heavy ordeal and mental care was important. Still she wasn't about to let people worry about her needlessly. Without even a second thought she marked with an X to the far right for all the questions. She was feeling great and she was not in the mood to ponder more deeply than that.

When asked if they had any questions, the other two boys raised their concerns. Noa herself didn't have any preferences on what martial arts to learn and felt she should leave it up to the pros. Well, maybe it would be nice to learn moves that worked well with her Quirk, but the teachers here should already know that. This was a rare occasion when she would rely on the expertise of someone else.

"No questions from me Sensei."

Iphigenia Pavlina

Perhaps it was thanks to her affinity for water that Noa sensed the anomalies in the rain a moment earlier than everyone else. Before the pressurized rainfall could crush the people in her vicinity, she had created a sort of invisible canopy in a 30 foot radius around her that 'redirected' the rain away from the area she covered. This was simply her Quirk at work, manipulating the rainwater although people who didn't know better might have thought this was also part of the strange phenomenon. Of course she couldn't exactly save everyone, but there were more than a handful who were confused but were otherwise kept dry and unharmed thanks to her being close by.

The weird behavior of the rain was followed by even more unusual movements. Basically all the water that came from that one big cloud above their heads gathered up into a large humanoid shape that then started to head for the bay area. The entire situation was quite bizarre and aside from maybe helping people not get caught up in it, it wasn't entirely clear to Noa what action to take here. Well, she didn't need to think about it too long. It seemed two individuals were already taking the initiative against the water giant.

She decided to follow the commotion, not to fight but look after any civilians who haven't gotten away and might still be in danger. The rain had completely stopped too and she was getting an ominous feeling.

Fuyuko

So the other girl was an upperclassman. She couldn't help but notice that Jun avoided saying anything about how she was doing and feeling. Maybe she was embarrassed to show weakness to a first year. Not that Noa would have minded. Still being a second year meant the girl ought to know things Noa didn't and it was worth paying attention to her training.

"Do you mind if I watch for bit? I'm a little curious about what a senpai can do. No pressure though."

She would finish her laps and then afterward stop to do some stretching while watching Jun's exercises. Well, going by what little she saw earlier, the two of them probably had very different Quirks. This was likely going to be more for reference than any practical application on her part. Her other reason for wanting to observe was finding a point of comparison on where she stood against upper year students.

She would do her stretches and isometric exercises while Jun did her thing, that way she wouldn't waste her warmup. She had scouted the training area earlier while she was doing her laps and it seems like it had everything she needed. She could spare a moment for learning, especially if the subject was an upperclassman.

junsuina

She was going at a good pace when she noticed the other student made their way to the end of the field opposite her and take up a sprinting stance. Did they not see Noa was there heading that way? It was easy enough to guess what was about to happen. The other student started their breakneck run but Noa was ready for them.

Was this some form of intimidation? While she kept to her course and at the same time the other student looked like they had no intention of avoiding a collision, at least until the last moment when they managed to swerve just enough to avoid the girl. Not that Noa herself felt she was in any danger. She was actually testing herself too in terms of how well she could react. She took a step to the side at the same time that the other person veered off their course. Their reaction times weren't too far apart.

Noa continued her jog without looking back at what happened to the one who ran past her. She just barely made out their words of a quick apology followed by an explanation about racing. In other words, it was nothing to get too worked up about. Motivation was good and it was not her place to criticize someone else's training. It was an honest mistake.

As she rounded the first corner of the field, she doubled the pace of her jog. This would be the speed she would keep it at until the end of her course. In the meantime she got a good view of what else the other student was up to. She didn't really make a habit of paying attention to other people's quirk training. But here in UAU, she might have to get used to doing so.

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