Next Study Session, getting to know Yanagi!

That Wednesday, they convened from the next study session again. "Alright everyone, the midterms are coming up, we need to make absolutely sure we are ready for them!" Iida declared, chopping the air emphatically.

Kirishima gazed at him, unimpressed. "Dude, it's a couple of months away. Take a chill pill," he replied.

"I dunno, Kirishima, some of us need all the preparations we can get," Kaminari admitted with a grumble. "Might be worth trying to study at least a little extra at this point."

"Well yeah, but that's what this study group is for!" Kirishima whined.

As the others bickered a bit, Yanagi rolled her eyes, rather bored with the whole thing. "Sheesh, is it really that hard to just decide to put in whatever effort you see fit, and accept whatever outcome comes?"

"Well, Iida does want us all to excel," Izuku chuckled dryly, sitting next to Yanagi. "By the way, I never properly thanked you for your help during the I-Island thing. Your Quirk really helped Melissa and I get up there."

Yanagi blinked. "...it was nothing. A simple act, really. It helped that Ochaco made you both weightless, made moving you two around so much easier."

"Yeah, but it still was amazingly helpful," Izuku smiled. "So, how would you say you're doing in terms of grades?"

"Pretty well, I'm pretty sure," Yanagi nodded. "Honestly, I'm already pretty confident I'm decently prepared for the midterms. Actually, we have a plan to discover what the practical Exam will be. Just don't tell Monoma I mentioned this. He wants Class 1B to have the edge over 1A in the practical."

"Oh?" Izuku blinked. "What is that plan?"

"Just ask an upper class man or two," Yanagi nodded. "Someone in third year and second year."

"...why one of each upper year? Unless it's to confirm the test was the same for them both in their first year?" Izuku realized.

"Bingo," Yanagi nodded. "Again though, don't tell Monoma I told you. Not that I care what he thinks, but I don't need the headache of him squawking."

"Fair enough... By the way, did you manage to get yourself a good internship?" Izuku asked, extending the conversation.

Yanagi blinked. "Actually, yes," she nodded. "I went with Edgeshot. He was impressed with my tactic of just grabbing someone and pushing them out of bounds. Though he wanted to refine my tactics and hand to hand combat. Your defeat of me kind of proved that no one tactic will work on everyone, however effective it is in general."

"Ah, sorry about that," Izuku chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head.

"Don't apologize. You were supposed to try to win, as was I. You succeeded, I didn't, that's all there is to it," Yanagi waved him off. "There's a benefit to taking the occasional loss. One can learn more from a failure than from a success. Besides, better I lose in a controlled setting than out in the field when lives are on the line."

"Good point..." Izuku nodded.