My System: An Evolved Computer I Made With My Unique Ability—

[TIME'S UUUUP!]

A loud siren-like noise filled the air as the first round of the inter-high came to a close. In that instant, everyone on the stage was transported out and they were once again back to the sidelines while the stage changed into a different setting altogether. Everything happened in an instant that shocked all the candidates, especially those who weren't able to do anything during the first round.

"Do you think we'll be able to win?"

"I didn't even find who my target is!"

"No, we should've been able to net a lot of points."

"How many schools do you think will pass?"

"We got this guys!"

While every single candidate was conversing and encouraging one another, reflecting on their performance in the first round, the commentators started talking about the results of the first round. Of course, the candidates weren't told firsthand what the results would be nor how many schools would pass but the viewers aren't complaining. It's the lack of information that made the Inter-High interesting and even right now, the candidates were second-guessing about their ranking placements.

"So, they'll choose at least six schools for the second round, right?"

"That's right!"

"Who do you think are going to get the top spots this round?"

"Hmmm... " The other commentator placed a hand on his chin while thinking about the performance of every school. "I'd say the United Superheroes Academy has a huge chance of securing a top spot. Flowing Wave Academy as well, they had the most points despite what happened before the time ran out."

"Mirai High School was quite low-key this round but they managed to secure their targets, earning them a lot of points. Also, the Great Mountain Academy had one of the craziest comebacks in the first round. I'm pretty sure all of them will be part of the top spots. What do you think?"

"Indeed, but the question is, who'll get the first spot?"

As the commentators glanced at the camera, it panned towards a few groups of schools before then blacking out and a different background kicked in. It was the ranking board and everyone held their breaths as they tried to accept whatever result would come out. A few times, the view shifted to a few familiar faces including Satoshi before announcing the school on the sixth spot.

[Sixth spot— Great Mountain Academy with 89 points]

[Fifth Spot— United Superheroes Academy with 128 points]

[Fourth Spot—Stillwater Academy with 130 points]

[Third Spot— Flowing Wave Academy with  139]

[Second Spot— Mirai High School with 178]

[First Spot— Great White Shark Academy with 209 points]

As it turned out, every Badge taken is worth five points and every target secured is nine points. It was a pretty normal point system yet it became so complicated since they didn't say anything about the point system, not until the first round was over. As everyone stared at the screen which showed the tallies for the first round, the audience couldn't remember how an underdog and an unknown school managed to take the first spot. It was the first time something like that happened in the Inter-High Tournament but the occurrence wasn't all that unexpected. It was surprising of course since no one has heard about the Great White Shark Academy. However, if one were to watch the live streams, every superhero in the Great White Shark Academy is actually pretty powerful.

But that's not all there is to it.

Apparently, if one were to search the Great White Shark Academy in the net, the first two words that would pop out wouldn't be 'a school' or 'normal school'. Quite surprisingly, the school is actually a reform school for teenagers who committed crimes and because they're not yet old enough to go to prison, they get sent to the Great White Shark Academy instead.

Now, reform schools joining the Inter-High Tournament isn't all that weird since any school could join it as long as their candidates are eligible to participate. And reform schools aren't all that great anyway so no one took notice of it.

And yet, there it was, right on the board of rankings— a reform school taking the first spot on the first round of the Inter-High Tournament. Indeed it is newsworthy of a headline on tomorrow's newspaper or the front page of any news site out there.

"Well, you jinxed it. Who would've thought a reform school would take first place."

"This is pretty surprising. But if one were to watch the replays, they would see that the Great White Shark Academy really did an outstanding job in steadily racking up Badges. They were so under the radar though since not a lot of people watched their live stream. However, they really did live up to their name as the Great White Shark!"

"Now, with these rankings. What do you think we'll expect on the second round?"

"Honestly I, I don't know. We still don't know the details of the second round. For now, we'll just have to wait for the announcement while we once again look at every waiting room and watch over our candidates enjoying their free time."

Switch~

Tatsuki and Ayumu were having an early lunch at their agency while they watched the live stream broadcast. Superheroes who were part of the agency couldn't be any more proud of Satoshi's performance as well. After all, they've known him ever since he was a kid. That's why seeing him debut successfully as a hero during his first year of high school came as a surprise but they were always rooting for him after he told them that he'd be applying for United Superheroes Academy. Most members in the Midoriyama Agency are actually alumni from the aforementioned school, that's why they couldn't be any more proud that the one and only son of their husband-and-wife leader is aiming for that school. Even though he didn't show any promise because he didn't have a superpower back then, it was still quite a feat in choosing such a school that had the lowest acceptance rate.

"Look it up," Gauntlet Gus clicked his tongue while Silk Girl nodded in silence. Of course, in a normal setting, they wouldn't have given out orders or obeyed someone's orders because they have their pride to uphold. But right now, those ideals were thrown out of the window as something unexpected happened during the live stream.

The Great White Shark Academy. It had existed for quite a few years now but no one has heard of it until just now. It's just like Satoshi's debut story— laying low for his entire life and then coming out into the scene with guns blazing. For some odd reason, they managed to gather a few elite high schoolers even though they were just a reform school— well, more like the main selling point of the school was that it's a reform school that gathers teenagers with villainous tendencies.

​ "Isn't this... I mean... " Ayumu muttered as Silk Girl typed away at her keyboard.

"Controversial, you mean? Yep, it is. A reform school getting first place in the first round of the Inter-High Tournament is something that has never happened before. And furthermore, I fear that reform schools will come to a different light after this event. I don't think it's good for the public... not because reform schools are necessarily bad in the first place, but because reform schools for high schoolers with superpowers is pretty much a school filled with villains."

"It may be controversial, but they cannot mess up with the rankings. The Inter-High Tournament is sensitive about those things, and it's not like the Great White Shark did anything illegal getting first place." Darkening said with a sigh. As someone who was once connected to a very powerful villain in the past, he didn't want to talk about villains since it leaves a bad aftertaste in his mouth. But then again, it's not like all of the students in a reform school are full-fledged villains— although a few of them are though.

"I got it. I pulled out some files from the main archive. Apparently, their main site and Wikipedia page were once taken down after an incident a few years ago." Silk Girl narrated with her usual cheerful yet calming voice. "Built around ten years ago, the Great White Shark Academy wasn't an academy before, but a prison. Great White Shark Prison. This prison was built for superheroes who've gone over to the dark side— in short, villains. It's only five years later when a certain businessman bought the Prison and 'reformed' it into a reform school... Gasp~ you wouldn't believe who bought it."

For the first time in their lives, everyone heard Silk Girl gasp with such emphasis that they were taken aback. Everyone stopped what they were doing, fully invested in what she was about to say next. Holding their breath, they await as Silk Girl continued her monologue.

"It was... Kronos Schiltz. He was the one who founded the Great White Shark Academy!"

"You mean... the very same Kronos Schiltz who was the mastermind of the Boosting Incident back then?!" Gauntlet Gus exclaimed.

Silk Girl nodded, leaving everyone gasping, flabbergasted.