Hello, and welcome to the next chapter!
StrikerTj; Yeah, he's quite skilled huh~?
Seeker of Immortality; Shocking huh, we'll find out more about him in the future~
Vizard Masky; Yup, you surely did, well done! Rensuke knows the doctor would the only question is if All For One is or not, because while it isn't been delved into much yet, Rensuke and All For One's relationship is quite complex, and with what's gonna be revealed in the future, will reveal more about their dynamics before all of this happened. If they both died...well, Rensuke would break, that's all I could say. Thanks very much!
Roxas Itsuka; Thanks very much! Glad you liked the fights! I thought it was pretty cool for the pair to use their powers like that. Yeah for what Tomura did, Rensuke didn't hold back. She does yeah, Hana's got layers, and we'll see more of them in the future. They did yeah, both Izumi and Katsuki forwarded their relationship with Rensuke. It is yeah, Rensuke's been through a lot in his young life, having to see his Mother in such a manner. Lets hope yeah. Yeah, it wasn't All For One who did that to Rensuke's Mother, the person that actually did it, has been hinted at a few times in subtle ways. It could be that same experience, that All For One did. He's a primary antagonist, not the main one.
ShadowUzumaki55; Yeah, it surely was huh~? He has yeah, he's been through a lot in his life, even if his body begins breaking, he can still continue on. It was yeah, it's something that's quite hard on him, having to see his Mother in such a state, and being unable to do much for her. Yup, he's earning more girls affections haha~ They've both kissed him now! We'll see some more romantic moments between them in the future. They are yeah, Hana might be a bit out there, but she does genuinely care about him.
Silver crow; Thanks very much! It is yeah, we'll be delving more into that in the future. He does care on some level. Hmm, good theory, he could be. It seems to be yeah with Kurogiri. He was definitely getting angered. She did yeah, she's got quite a bit of power behind her, which she didn't unleash. His singing soothed the savage beast. When he's angry, he can do things like that yeah. We will be getting the reason for that later on, it will come into play during that time. He did yeah, they couldn't really beat him, it's the same with how Shoto took down those Villains that attacked easily. Hana did yeah. Yeah, he can take blows from the Nomu, and keep himself alive. Perhaps he could have, but due to his injuries, he couldn't last much longer. It probably is the strongest Mid End Nomu yeah. He will get some praise in the future. They did yeah, they both kissed him! Yeah, AFO and Rensuke's relationship is quite complex. He probably would be, but Rensuke's not gonna reveal much about it yet. I'm happy that you did! Yeah, the Black Clover stuff looks cool. Those ideas look awesome to me! Yeah, he could have them in the harem. Lets see what happens with that. Perhaps Rensuke's already got a variation of that power? He has been raised by AFO, but he's more compassionate about things than AFO can be. I can't reveal much, but she and All Might had some kind of relationship.
issei; Yup, seems so.
Anime PJ; It got quite intense~ He isn't no, that's someone else that's involved. Yeah, after everything, Rensuke just had enough of Tomura and what he was doing. Yeah, his relationships will help him come back to a more peaceful place, a place he didn't think he'd be able to get to.
Chrono trigger; She was yeah. We'll be getting into that more in the future. No, it wasn't him. Yup, the beginning of the harem haha~ He's definitely going to be stunned when it happens.
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Rensuke's eyes peaked into the world around him, allowing the light to bathe his form. He felt some arms around his waist, so he turned to see Himiko cuddling up to him, her face happily smiling in her sleep, which made him smile himself.
He remembered what happened the previous day, and how draining it was on him.
He also felt the physical injuries on him, he still felt sore from the assault that he felt.
He looked towards his phone, and saw several messages from people like Izumi, Katsuki, Momo and even Ochaco and Tsuyu. They all seemed to be concerned about him, which he found to be rather touching.
Exhaling, he attempted to sit up when Himiko groaned.
"No...don't move..."
She ordered gently, Rensuke snickered lightly.
"Alright then."
He laid back down onto the bed, and relaxed his body.
She showed a calm face as she snuggled even closer to the young boy.
"Ren-kun...you don't have to go to school today, do you…?"
Rensuke shook his head, as Himiko's eyes went up towards him.
"No, I've been allowed to have a few days off after the assault with the Nomu and...other things."
Himiko's face came close to Rensuke's own, and peered deeply into his eyes.
"And how are you feeling? I saw your eyes last night, even though the others didn't seem to notice, I did. Your eyes gave away how broken you were, I haven't seen that look in your eyes in a long time Ren-kun."
"Yeah…I know that yesterday was difficult, but my Mom wouldn't want me to stop moving forward, so I'll keep doing just that. Besides, we've got things to do, I've got to go and make sure that Eri-chan is alright. Speaking of, I'm thinking about making a move against Chisaki and putting a stop to that bastards operation once and for all."
Rensuke spoke while stretching his arms outwards.
"Ooh, then I'll get some knife happy times~"
Rensuke let out a small laugh.
"Perhaps. Though we still need more firepower. We have Nomu, but we can't be guaranteed a win with Nomu. That's why I want to make contact with Dabi once more. And see where he stands right now with us, if he wishes to join the fight or not."
"Then I guess we'll be confronting Dabi. What about the Meta Army thing?"
"Aah yes, that. I'm thinking of also making moves there. Of course, right now we can't take down an army. That's why we'll be getting stronger together, that's why we need more allies. Dabi will be the start. I'm hoping to convert Chitose, and Geten to our side."
"Do you think they will?"
Rensuke shrugged his shoulders.
"I honestly am not sure. However, I wish for that to be the case. I feel as if having them on side will help us gain more info into the Meta Army, and what powers are at the top, and if we can confront and beat them. From what we know, the army's big, and going now is suicide...so, if we can take it down from the inside, then..."
"Ooh, I'm feeling tingly Ren-kun~ It seems that we're really going forward after all~"
"Yeah..." Rensuke winced at the pain in his ribs. "Damn, that Nomu hits hard." Himiko let out a small laugh. "Speaking of Nomu, I'm gonna have to try and make sure that I can reprogram him into being our ally. But right now, I'll let you guys have a few days off. We haven't got anything major to deal with, we can't deal with Dabi right now with myself injured, and other things. So we'll put that off until I'm back at school which should be in two or three days."
"I see, then we should relax~"
"Yes, but…" Rensuke pulled out the picture of Tomura and Daruma, and snickered. "Ooh God, this is awesome~"
"Haha, I knew you'd like it. Don't they look so sweet?"
"Yeah, it's nice that they've found one another."
Himiko and Rensuke let out small laughs together.
It seemed despite the feelings of the previous day, that Rensuke seemed to be getting back to normal. Himiko had to admire that about him. Even when he went through hell, he'd still try to make sure something positive came out of something bad.
Rensuke went down the stairs, and began to make breakfast for him and the others, when he heard a knock at the door.
Curiously, Rensuke threw on a shirt which he wasn't wearing before, with pants around his hips, he opened the door, and it revealed Aizawa stood there of all people.
Surprise came over the young male.
"Sensei, why are you here?"
"You're my student, I came to see if you're okay."
Rensuke furrowed his eyebrows.
"Thank you Sensei, but I'm fine, really."
Aizawa overlooked the young males face, seeing the bruises having been formed, along with his swollen face.
"Even then, your face looks...never mind. Tsubasa, I also came here to apologize."
Rensuke raised an eyebrow.
"Apologize for what Sensei?"
"My inability to defeat that woman, forced you to do more than you should have. Both Thirteen and I felt strongly about the fight that happened, and how the students did more than the Sensei's. For that, I can only apologize."
"Sensei...the reason we go to school is to become strong, and to experience that kind of battle. That fight probably put most of the students mind into the right mindset. I'm sure you also noticed. I'll take Izumi-chan for an example. At the beginning, she was clutching my arm, and was afraid. But by the end of it, she was jumping into danger. It was a reality eye opening experience for most students that were involved."
"But, it wasn't for you, was it?"
Rensuke folded his arms, nodding a single time in agreement.
"No, it wasn't."
"That's because, you've probably experienced such a horrible battle before."
Rensuke didn't deny what he had said, without giving anything away.
"You could say that yes."
"I see, that's quite unfortunate for your age to experience that. If you don't mind me asking, what was the incident that allowed you to become more mature?"
Rensuke furrowed his eyebrows.
He didn't want to reveal the main reason.
But he didn't have a reason to lie about anything in particular either.
"The incident was the day I lost someone that I love more than anything in this world. But you can relate to that, can't you Sensei?" Aizawa looked surprised that Rensuke said that. "Your eyes tell me you also understand the sacrifice that others give so people can survive in this world. Sacrifice for the sake of others, not everyone has that in them. I heard in the past you rejected a few classes, was it for that reason?"
Aizawa didn't even blink as he replied.
"Yes, that's right. I believe that a person must know of these hardships before being able to make an informed decision. You mentioned you lost someone you loved. The person I lost, was a friend of mine, during the duty of being a Hero...rather a Hero in Training."
Rensuke was slightly surprised that Aizawa was saying this.
"Sensei, why are you telling me about your personal history? That's your private life, you don't have to tell me anything for me to understand. I can see that it is hard for you."
"Even then, I believe you're mature enough to understand what I'm saying. Also, you did something that he did. He also sacrificed himself for others, and in the end, it cost him his life. You almost died yesterday. Under any circumstances, do not die if you can help it."
"Sensei, if others saw you like this, then they'd be shocked to see your concern since you're usually like brooding~"
Aizawa raised an eyebrow at Rensuke's joking tone, before lightly tapping Rensuke's head who let out a fake "Ow." as he rubbed his head.
"Don't be ridiculous." Aizawa exhaled slowly, before backing away. "Take all the time you need, to rest. Your studies can wait until you've recovered, I'll make sure you'll catch up if you fall behind in any subject."
"Sensei, thank you...but, why would you...are you feeling guilt about the incident at the USJ?" Aizawa didn't say anything, Rensuke adopted a light smile. "You don't have to feel any guilt Sensei, you haven't done anything wrong. No one on the Hero's side did anything wrong that day."
"Yes, perhaps you're right. Then if you'll excuse me."
Aizawa bowed his head, and then began walking away.
"Sensei, that friend of yours, did he die as a Hero?"
"Yes, he died saving children."
Rensuke adopted a smile.
"Then he's the best kind of person. Saving children's lives, it is the best."
Aizawa's lips curled upwards, turning back to Rensuke and showed the slight smile.
"Yes, he truly was. Anyway, sorry for bothering you. Come back to class when you're ready, don't push yourself."
"Thanks...Sensei."
Aizawa nodded, and walked off down the street.
Rensuke pulled into the house, then closed the door.
"I wonder who his friend was..."
Rensuke exhaled slowly, going back into the kitchen and began making some food, while thinking about what Aizawa said and wondered about his dead friend, it seemed to affect him more than it appeared on his face.
Later on that day, Rensuke went towards his cousins Yuki's room, he just wished to make sure that she was alright. He never could predict what the doctor was going to do, or any of the League, and right now, this is the best that he could do.
His body carried him through the long corridors, and went towards her room. His fingers knocked on the door, noticing that Daruma wasn't there to bother him today, which he was glad about, he didn't want to bother with them.
Then the door opened to reveal Yuki standing on her own.
"Yuki, are you..."
"Holy crap!" She exclaimed, overlooking his face. "Y-You, what happened?! Who did this to you?!"
Yuki cried out, as she pulled Rensuke closer.
She observed his bruised face, and his body.
Rensuke overlooked her.
"You're standing-"
"Don't change the subject! W-What happened to you exactly?!"
Rensuke ran a hand through his hair, and showed a calm face.
"There was this big fight yesterday at the USJ, nothing I couldn't handle with a few of my friends, that's all."
"E-Even then, I haven't seen you like this in so long!"
Rensuke placed his hands on her shoulders.
"Relax, I'm fine, I promise."
Though he did say that, he did feel the pain from the attacks he had received.
But he didn't want to worry Yuki about that, so he stayed calm and in control about the situation at hand.
"Looking at you, why are you on your feet?"
"I was just doing some stretches, that's all."
"As long as you don't exhaust yourself."
Rensuke informed her gently. Yuki let out a small laugh, sitting down onto a nearby chair.
"I'm alright, but you're the one I'm worried about, you worried me when I saw you. What did you exactly fight? Some kind of monster?"
Rensuke recalled the previous fight that he had with the Nomu, then his mind flashed to his Mother who had fought All Might among other things.
"I fought some kind of monster yeah. Don't worry about me, I'll be alright."
Yuki overlooked Rensuke's body, and noticed a small shift in his demeanour. It seemed as if he had his mind occupied by something, and while she wasn't sure what that thing actually was, she knew that it was something hard for Rensuke to be as quiet as he was.
"Big bro, did something bad happen? I mean...besides the big fight you had…? Your eyes, are displaying sadness..."
"I'm alright." He soothed. "Don't worry, I'm working through a few things, and attempting to try and put yesterday behind me. I just need to relax, hahahaha~"
He showed a goofy face, and stuck out his tongue, trying to make sure that she understood that he was attempting to move forward.
Yuki also understood that he was trying to do that, and while she was unsure if he truly was okay, she didn't want to worry him, so she just smiled out brightly.
"I see. Then I am glad you managed to do your best big brother! Did you kick ass?"
"Haha, I managed to kick some ass yeah. Beat some monster back with the help of a few of my classmates, it was rather an intense experience, but I still want to try even harder than ever before, so I can become stronger."
"Good, I know you'll become the strongest big brother!"
Yuki cheered out.
Rensuke smiled softly, glad that he had a place to come back too after all of the hard situations got in the way.
"I hope that I can yes. But, since I don't have school, I can stay here all day today."
Yuki's face turned happier by the second.
"Ooh, that sounds pretty good, big brother! Spending all day with you makes me quite happy~"
"Haha, it also makes me happy Yuki. We can do whatever you want all day. And even if that's just staying in here, we could watch television all day, or play board games, or anything that you want to do."
Rensuke's words made Yuki feel even more happy.
She also noticed that he wasn't moving as much as he usually did, so she didn't want to push his body any harder than he naturally would.
"Well, I wouldn't mind spending a day watching some of my soaps. I could teach you about the current relationships between some of my favourite characters."
"Ugh...watching soap operas, it isn't my favourite thing to do...but, if that's what you want, I can struggle through it."
Putting on a faux worried face, Rensuke sat close by to Yuki, who hugged onto him as they watched some of her favourite soaps. Even if he didn't like them, he wouldn't mind watching them if he was able to stay around Yuki like this.
While Rensuke was out and Gentle was also out shopping, Himiko lazily sat around the house with La Brava who was busy editing a video of Gentle's. Her eyes glanced over the video topic, and found it rather amusing to see honestly.
"So, you're gonna be doing a video about Gentle's Hero's?"
La Brava grinned, and played some of the video, which showed Rensuke on there.
"Yes, we 'ambushed' Ren-kun on the streets, and talked about the USJ incident. Using our platform, Ren-kun believes that others might also aspire to live their dreams, so we made it look as if we truly did 'ambush' him, but made it seem as if we were the good guys. Ren-kun believes that's the key right now, to turn Gentle and I into more of a media sensation and I can't say no to that. Aah, the way that Gentle held himself during the interview was splendid."
Himiko gave a light smile.
"It's nice, the relationship you have with Danjuro-kun."
La Brava's face suddenly heated up.
"W-Well, he was there when I was in a dark place s-so I..."
"You don't have to worry about me saying anything. But you should totally go for it. I'm sure he'll want you back. I mean, what's not to love about you?" La Brava's face curled upwards. "Take it from me, go for the person you love. It's what I did, and I get to spend everyday with the person I love more than anything."
La Brava showed a wide smile.
"T-Thanks! Maybe I will one day...I'm a bit nervous honestly. Even though my Quirk requires me to announce who I love...I still feel embarrassed about saying it when he's looking right at me. I wonder how he truly feels about me…?"
Himiko pursed her lips.
"He totally likes you." La Brava turned back to Himiko who stuck out her tongue. "Think about it. Why else would he wear that eye stuff, like you have? He is someone that truly feels deeply for you Manami-chan~ He might not realize it himself, but he's got it in him, the capacity to love and feel loved in return."
"Aah...our men are complex after all."
"Hahaha, you're not kidding. Those men of ours are surely difficult to..." Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. "Who the hell?" She mumbled, looking out of the window, to see Chitose stood there. "Chitose...my arch enemy..."
"Chitose, that woman that is a reporter? What is she doing here?"
Himiko ground her teeth.
"I don't know, but with her here, it never is good at all. So we have to be prepared for the worst." Himiko threw on a robe, and drunk some of Rensuke's blood, transforming into him. "Alright, now it's time to deal with this bitch..."
La Brava saw an aura coming off of Himiko's body.
She didn't look pleased.
She looked rather scary honestly.
It was clear to see that she wasn't pleased right now.
"Himiko-chan, you okay? You seem agitated."
"I hate this woman so much. She flirts with my Ren-kun like she has any business doing that, and she even attempts to try and do things of a dirty nature to my Ren-kun."
Himiko walked to the door, and opened it, trying her best to smile, while La Brava hid behind the couch so she wasn't shown to Chitose.
Chitose's face lifted up happily when seeing Rensuke's face with Himiko's face being his.
"Rensuke-kun, I'm so happy you're okay."
Chitose's words felt like blades into Himiko's body.
Her hands went to give Himiko a hug, but she denied it with a wave of her hand.
"My body is sore, sorry."
She apologized, but she didn't like that she had to do that.
"I understand. I simply couldn't stay away when I heard you had been in such a fight. Of course, if you want anything to say to me as a member of Shoowayasha Publishing's, then I'd appreciate it greatly."
Himiko furrowed her eyebrows.
"I see, so you're looking for a story."
"No, no, my first priority is your safety. After all, you're quite..." Himiko raised an eyebrow, seeing Chitose's eyes going over Himiko in Rensuke's form body, and gave a slightly happy expression. "...damaged, perhaps I could come in and...help you out."
Himiko bit her lower lip, and decided to have some fun.
"Well, if you want to help out...Chitose-chan, my body feels so weak right now."
She whined, Chitose placed a hand over her heart.
"Awww, it's alright sweetheart. I'm here to make sure you're feeling better."
Himiko hid her smirk.
"Great, because I have dishes in the sink that need cleaning, but my arms can't move that well, to lift up and washes the dishes..."
Himiko made her face look cute to Chitose, who saw Rensuke's form, and to Chitose, it looked adorable.
"Of course sweetheart, you just sit down and relax, I'll take care of that~"
"A-Are you sure…?"
Himiko said it with an innocent voice, Chitose lapped that up immediately.
"Of course, I'll do it for you Rensuke-kun. I'll take care of it."
"C-Could I also have a h-ham sandwich please…?"
"Awww, since you're so cute, of course~"
Himiko gave a small cheer, and invited Chitose down.
"Great, kitchens on the left. Breads in the cupboard to the right, butters in the fridge with the ham."
Himiko sat down on the couch, and showed her innocent expressions.
Chitose walked into the kitchen while Himiko snickered to herself.
"Are you really having her wash up and make you a sandwich?"
Himiko glanced at the judging eyes La Brava sent her way, Himiko shrugged her shoulders.
"She's always trying to hurt me in many ways, so why can't I have some payback? Besides, she's doing the chores that I have to do, I can't see anything wrong with it. Don't worry, I wont use this to make her do dangerous stuff or anything, I just wish to have a day of relaxation, and she seems more willing to do it anyway."
La Brava rolled her eyes, and simply went upstairs as Chitose came back in with a sandwich, handing it to Himiko.
"Here you go~"
"You're sweet, thanks very much~ Ooh, could I also have some milk please?"
Chitose wagged her finger at Himiko in a cute manner.
"You're a naughty boy, but since you're so cute, I don't mind~"
"Ooh, thank you Chitose-san, you're a peach~"
Chitose giggled, skipping out of the room, while Himiko sat back and relaxed her body.
Himiko looked happy, and switched on the television to make sure that she had a good time.
When Rensuke had returned home for the evening, he heard the story of what happened with Chitose and the likes.
"You basically used her as a maid then?"
Himiko stuck out her tongue playfully.
"You know that she bugs me. She was more than happy to do it, I just offered her smiles, which she seemed to like. I guess that she might have an infatuation with you or something Ren-kun, it's because you're so cute~"
"Hahaha, that's our Himiko! Always doing what she needs to do for her love~"
Gentle cheered out, La Brava showed an excited smile.
"She certainly had used her charms...I guess in Ren's body, to make sure that Chitose-san didn't know the difference."
Rensuke wondered just what happened between Chitose and Himiko.
But those thoughts went out of his head when Himiko spoke up.
"She also wishes to have an interview Ren-kun. I managed to postpone it when she was here, but she was determined about it. I think some of it is because of what I said before about her feelings for you. It might just be that she likes having you around...please let it be that, I can't stand if it she became a rival for me..."
"Wow, you really don't like her, huh."
Gentle murmured.
"I'd be fine with her if she didn't do something's that she does that bug me. Like the obvious flirting with Ren-kun, and then the whole touching his thighs thing, and then there's the fact that she is trying to have her army attempt to try and corrupt my dear Ren-kun like she is, she's still a bad person~"
Rensuke could hear a small stroke of jealousy in her voice, which he found quite adorable.
He then coughed into his hand.
"Either way, I'm glad that we're all having a good time to relax. I've got a few things that I need to do, but you can all head to bed. I've got to see Eri-chan tomorrow, I hope that she's okay. I hate the idea of her being with Chisaki...but, for now, we'll just have to make sure that we're ready. Also, if you can, try and track down Dabi, he can be elusive."
"Right, leave that to me."
La Brava added, Rensuke gave a thankful smile.
"Great, then once we find him once more, then we'll go and offer him a few things to see if he's ready to come on side. Until then, goodnight~"
They all chuckled, and began heading to bed after their long day. Himiko also skipped up the stairs to head to bed.
Once everyone else had gone upstairs, and he had finished what he was doing, he was about to go to bed, when he heard a knocking at the door.
He didn't think that it was Aizawa again, but he was curious about who it was, so he went towards the door, opening it to reveal, Katsuki stood there.
"Kacchan, what are you-"
Before he could finish, her lips crushed onto his own, as she allowed herself into the house. Responding with more passion, he pulled her closer into a kiss, while shutting the door, and fell onto the couch together.
She pulled away with a slight smile on her lips.
"Sorry, had to do it."
Rensuke shook his head.
"No, I don't mind~" Rensuke pulled himself up from the couch so he was sat down. "So what are you doing here?"
"I came to see if you're alright."
Rensuke offered a kind smile, happy that she was thinking about him like she was.
"I'm alright. Didn't you get my message?"
He had sent that he was alright to her, and not to worry.
But Katsuki showed a light smile on her face.
"Well, perhaps I used this just as an excuse to come and see you."
She admitted casually, Rensuke softly smiled leaning back onto the couch. She followed suit, resting her body on his lap, and her head on his shoulder, snuggling against the boy she had feelings for, as his arm went around her comfortingly.
"That's sweet Kacchan, thank you."
"Then, you don't mind if I stay for a bit?"
Rensuke shook his head.
"Of course not, I'm happy you're here."
Katsuki smiled to herself as she relaxed on Rensuke's lap, enjoying the time that she was spending with Rensuke himself.
The next day, it was his time to watch over Eri once more, while Chisaki was busy doing...Rensuke didn't know what. He still kept Rensuke at arms length, which he guessed was a good idea on Chisaki's part, but not such a good idea for Rensuke.
Rensuke had brought a few new toys for Eri, including a doll, and some lego's that he thought she could use.
"Eri-chan, does your...does your Dad play games with you?"
He asked kindly, referring to Chisaki.
Though he had called himself Eri's Father, Rensuke wasn't really convinced, he knew that he probably wasn't, though he still thought Eri was quite a mystery.
"No...only Niji-chan plays with me..."
"I see. Then I'll keep playing some games with you Eri-chan. Is there anything in particular that you wish for? It doesn't matter what it is, I'll try and get it for you."
Eri posed with her finger to her chin, thinking deeply, while Rensuke took out some doughnuts.
Rensuke casually was eating a doughnut while Eri watched on with keen interest.
He paused when seeing Eri giving the doughnut a mouth watering look, so he produced more.
"Do you want one?"
Eri continued looking over the doughnut for a few moments before letting out a meek "Yes..." so he chortled, and presented the box to her.
Her small hand hovered above each of the doughnuts, and wasn't sure what she wished for.
"You can try any Eri-chan."
He reassured her, seeing that even taking one seemed to be something that she wasn't sure if she could do or not.
Upon hearing that, Eri nodded, and took a chocolate covered one, and took a bite into it, as sparkles surrounded her being, something that made him smile at the sight.
"Do you like it Eri-chan?"
"Y-Yes, it tastes good." She admitted, while pointing at Rensuke's face. "Niji-chan, why does your face look like it hurts?"
Remembering the name that he had called himself to Eri so Chisaki didn't know his true name, she called him as such, as he himself gave her a comforting expression, something that she did appreciate quite a bit.
"I've just had some rough times lately, that's all. You don't have to worry."
Eri still looked worried, even though he had said that.
"Niji-chan, did...did he hurt you too…?"
Rensuke's face fell slightly.
He knew that she was speaking about Chisaki by the way that she said 'he' it seemed that even saying his name, or calling him 'Dad' or something akin to that seemed to be difficult for her to do, he truly had done a lot of sadness to this girl.
"No, he didn't hurt me. Has he hurt you recently?"
Rensuke kindly asked, Eri shaking her head.
"N-No..."
Though she said it, Rensuke could tell by her eyes that she seemed to be holding a few things back.
"Eri-chan...if he has, you can tell me."
He wanted to make sure that she was safe while she was there.
Even if he couldn't just take her with him which he wished to do right now.
"Niji-chan...is it bad, when you run away?"
"Is it bad? If you feel scared, then no, it's not bad Eri-chan."
"I...I wanted to run to Niji-chan when I was scared….but he said that I was bad...and that I was cursed...and..."
Rensuke pulled closer, gently petting the girls head.
"You don't have to run Eri-chan, I'll always come back here to you, okay? Also, you're not a curse at all, don't listen to him. You're a sweet girl." He reassured her, Eri's cheeks turning slightly red with happiness when he said that, even though she didn't smile. "I don't want her to get hurt or worse for trying to find me. For now, I have to make sure she doesn't try it...though it is a natural reaction to the life she has, and she would want to run away. Soon Eri-chan, I'll definitely liberate you from this place, I just need a few more allies."
As he thought it, Eri gently hugged onto the young boys body.
He hugged her back, petting the back of her head.
"It's alright Eri-chan, don't worry."
He assured her once more, Eri turning her eyes back towards his own.
"Niji-chan, do you have a Mommy? Or a Daddy?"
"It's...complicated, I have them, but I don't at the same time. Sounds weird, I know, but it's a complicated situation...lets say that my Mom right now is not well, and isn't herself...and my Dad, he's different to how he used to be, to the point I'm not sure who he is anymore. Why did you ask?"
"Because...I don't have them...I wanted to know about Niji-chan..."
Rensuke gently smiled, allowing Eri to sit down on his lap, and conveyed a kind face.
"You want to know about me huh? Well, you can ask anything you like."
"Then...does Niji-chan have any brothers, or sisters?"
"I have a cousin, that's like my sister."
"Niji-chan does..."
"Yup, do you have any Eri-chan?"
"No, I don't have any."
At her response, Rensuke rubbed the top of her head.
"Well, you have me, Eri-chan. I'll always be here for you."
Eri's face, while not smiling, began lifting up ever so slightly.
His words just broke through to her and made her feel happy.
She couldn't remember a time where she had someone to rely on.
Someone that genuinely cared about her.
In the end, she began crying happily, while embracing Rensuke tightly.
Though he knew why, it also made him feel sad that she was crying like this.
Because while he was happy that she was beginning to trust him, the fact that she also hadn't had anyone else before him, made him wonder who was her real parents, what happened them and if they knew their daughter was in such a condition.
Though if it was anything like his own family situation, he wasn't sure if he wished to know.
The day that Rensuke was supposed to be heading into school, early in the morning, wearing what seemed to be a lab coat, and having a clipboard beside him, he was seemingly running some tests on the Nomu. It was docile, it wasn't responding to anything other than following Rensuke with his eyes.
It seemed that Rensuke had been there for a few hours, and was working hard on the Nomu.
Since it had been a few days since the Nomu came, Rensuke was gaining more information about the Nomu than before.
Himiko walked to the door, and saw what he was doing.
She wasn't exactly sure what he was doing, it seemed to go over her head. But to Rensuke, it seemed like he was able to understand what was before him, and was running various humane tests on the Nomu in order to understand what was currently happening inside of the mind of the Nomu.
"Hmmmm, lets see if this works..."
Rensuke murmured, moving closer to the Nomu, and showed a calm face as he held out his hand.
The Nomu looked at the hand, and then towards Rensuke.
"Hand."
Rensuke asked the Nomu, the Nomu responded by moving his hand and placed it on top of Rensuke's own hand.
Himiko was shocked that he managed to do that.
"Wow, that thing just responded to you..."
Rensuke glanced at the door, Himiko, then he smiled softly.
"Been around them a long time, I already had a head start. So I'm just applying my knowledge on what I can do." Rensuke replied, as he held out his other hand. "Nomu, stick out two fingers from your left hand." The Nomu followed what Rensuke had said, and stuck out two fingers. "Now, put them together."
The Nomu did as Rensuke asked, while Himiko raised an eyebrow.
"I don't get it, it's only doing simple things."
"Yes, that's true. However, Nomu's mind is basically a near brainless being. I'm beginning to allow it to learn a little more. Like the difference between right and left, being able to have more cognitive function. The transformation into Nomu also wipes the minds of the user...well, usually anyway."
"Usually? Are there exceptions?"
Rensuke nodded without pause.
"Yes, they're called High End." Himiko looked baffled, as he continued. "High End are Nomu's that have multiple Quirks, more than two. There's one that's called Hood, and he's got about six Quirks I believe."
"S-Six Quirks? Geez, are they trying to create an...well, I guess they are creating an army after all."
"It isn't like High End is easy to produce though. It can be difficult, and their intelligence so far have shown to be a bit higher than regular Nomu's. Like this one here." Rensuke gently petted the Nomu's head. "But, there are something's about them that haven't been tested yet. So they're still in the development stages. That's why they haven't been sent out against people like All Might or anything like that."
"Damn, it's wild what that doctor does. But Ren-kun, you have school soon."
Rensuke nodded slowly.
"Yes, you're right about that. I'm just going to finish up here, then I'll head off to school. I know All Might is still wondering about me. Lets hope he never finds out. Though he's probably even more suspicious since I healed him with my Quirk, like my Mother could do. But he still wouldn't be able to make that connection due to my eyes."
"Knowing All Might from back then to now, is it hard not saying anything?"
"I wouldn't even know what to say to All Might." Rensuke replied putting the chains back onto the Nomu so it didn't run rampage by some small chance. "He looks at me as if I was a stranger, so that's how we'll remain."
"Are you okay with that?"
"Yes, because the alternative would only cause someone's life to be lost." Rensuke released a small cloud of out his mouth of mist. "Aaah, forget about that Himiko-chan, we should be able to continue moving forward now."
"Hehe, of course~"
Himiko sang out, showing a grin on her face.
Rensuke also showed a happy face, glad that he could begin moving forward once more.
His eyes went towards the Nomu, which caused him to smile softly.
Later on that day, Rensuke returned back to school, he stretched his arms as he strolled into the school. His face was pretty much healed by that point, his body also had begun to feel better than it had been before.
Honestly, he wasn't sure if he was feeling up to dealing with class.
He was still thinking about his Mother, among other things.
But he went into the building, and saw a few people looking his way, and clapping.
"Why are they..."
Rensuke's words were disrupted when he saw a few more students clapping. It became quite loud that it actually stunned him. He saw it from other years, not just first years. Even second and third years were clapping for him.
He blinked curiously as he walked forward.
"Ooh can I have your autograph please?"
"You were amazing!"
Some girls giggled at him, while he continued to look at them.
He wasn't exactly sure what to say, so he rubbed the back of his head.
"Haha, I'm not sure if I'm famous or anything, so asking for my autograph is..."
"But, you saved Class 1A from the League of Villains!"
One girl cheered out, Rensuke chuckled awkwardly.
"Well, it wasn't such a big deal, All Might saved the day really..."
Even though he said that with a modest face, he still seemed to be receiving more praise from others.
He continued walking forward through the area, and remained as calm as he could.
However, as he was walking, he came across a girl he actually did recognize.
"You were at the Entrance Exams, weren't you?"
The girl pulled closer, folding her arms.
"Yeah, that's me, Itsuka Kendo."
"Aah, right Kendo-san. It's been a while, how have you been?"
"Not so bad, but I never got to thank you for what you did during that incident. It was awesome, and now I've heard what you did at the USJ!"
Rensuke rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"I don't get it, others also did quite a bit during that fight."
"But, you managed to save a good few lives that day."
Rensuke hummed as he replied.
"Perhaps, it was just instincts."
"Instincts." She lightly tapped his arm. "It's quite amazing to sacrifice yourself doing what you did. Showing your abilities and even taking attacks for others."
Rensuke smiled softly.
"Thanks, it seems that news spreads fast around here."
"Haha, can't keep a secret here, everyone's gonna know. So, are you going to do an interview?"
Rensuke furrowed his eyebrows.
"Good question...I've been getting a few requests for it, so I'll probably do it yeah."
Rensuke retorted as Itsuka smiled.
Itsuka went to speak, when the bell went.
"Damn, seems like we'll have to speak soon, I'll have to thank you properly for helping me out."
"Sure, lets talk again sometime, and no, don't worry about that, I'm sure you'd do the same for me."
Itsuka smiled softly as Rensuke waved while he walked off, smiling at his interactions with Itsuka, he quite liked her personality, and thought she was rather cute.
Making it to his classroom, he opened the door, and saw that a bunch of his classmates were all stood up, looking at the classroom door. Their eyes went over Rensuke's body, before their hands collided together again and again.
They were clapping.
Just for him.
It was a strange feeling that they were clapping for him all of a sudden.
His body felt something deep inside of him.
It was a heat.
But it wasn't bad.
He was happy about the fact that he was able to receive such praise from his classmates.
"Aah, I don't really understand why you're clapping, but thanks I think..."
"We're clapping, for how you handled the situation during the USJ incident ribbit."
Tsuyu began with Ochaco nodding strongly.
"Totally, you didn't even flinch once, while everyone at least hesitated. You saved our Sensei's lives. With Aizawa-sensei, and also All Might-sensei too. Even Thirteen-sensei, was saved by you by that guy with the weird fog Quirk. You even protected Todoroki-san with your body against that weird looking creature."
Rensuke softly smiled.
"I just responded to the situation, that's all. I don't believe I did anything amazing."
Rensuke walked through the classroom, and sat down in his seat, as the class stopped their clapping. But their eyes all stared towards him as if they had some questions for him, something he guessed was going to happen.
He coughed into his hand, and then exhaled.
"So, do you want to ask me something…?"
"How did you keep so calm during that situation anyway?"
Mina asked while jabbing her fingers towards him.
Rensuke chortled lightly.
"Well, I don't know if this will make sense, but I just saw the situation before my eyes, and knew that I had to do something. That's all."
Mina clapped her hands together.
"But still, you managed to react to something that even Aizawa-sensei seemed to be surprised by. You must train a lot huh."
"Been training for a long time now yes." As he said it, he pursed his lips. "Though, I have been hearing about the news media lately speaking about the incident. I wonder how that went…? Since I wasn't there, were any of you interviewed?"
Ochaco raised her hand.
"Yup, I was, and I told them everything. I was even on the evening news, my parents were so proud of me~"
Izumi poked her fingers together.
"I got to quote a few things..." Izumi glanced at Rensuke and blushed when remembering their kiss. "...b-but, it was alright, I thought that I did...alright..."
Toru, who wiggled her body, cracked her neck side to side.
"It wasn't fair, I was hardly noticed at all."
"Who are you?"
Katsuki asked Toru who let out a whine.
"T-Toru Hagakure, your classmate."
"Sorry, doesn't ring a bell."
"The invisible girl…? The girl that takes off her clothes…?" Katsuki shook her head, trying to place Toru in her mind. "...eeeh, some people have referred to me as a ghost as a funny joke..."
"Ghost, huh? Well, are you deceased?"
"N-No!"
Toru cried out, Katsuki snickered.
"I see, then perhaps Ghoul? Or IG."
"I-IG?"
"Invisible Girl."
Katsuki's words caused Toru to have a complex noise come out of her nose.
His eyes caught the sight of Shoto who seemed to be not speaking more than usual.
"Shoto-chan, are you alright?"
Shoto glanced in his direction, then nodded a single time.
"Yes, I'm fine."
"Okay..."
He wondered if something more was going on.
The way that she was being more distant than usual, it was as if she was thinking about something deeply.
But, that soon stopped when Aizawa stepped through the door. His eyes went towards Rensuke's form, seeing him in class was an actual surprise for him. But he kept on a calm expression while moving to the front of his class.
"Tsubasa, you didn't have to come in today. The school would have let you have another day off, considering what happened."
"I'm fine, really Sensei. Thank you for the concern."
"If you're sure. But don't be afraid to ask for any time out of class, considering what happened and how you took a beating. It's a wonder you're alive."
Rensuke's face fell slightly.
"Yes..."
"But still, as I said during the USJ incident, it wasn't a decision that I'd have made normally. And seeing the end results, while I'm pleased you're all alive, you also did something reckless, and nearly died as a result."
Despite the coldness of his words, Rensuke could feel that Aizawa was actually concerned for his students well being.
"Yes, I understand. Next time, I want to become even stronger."
Aizawa looked on at the young boy, before turning his head away from him.
"Now, we're going to be talking about something serious, if you're all going to be here."
The class gulped.
"W-Whatever do you mean Sensei?"
The one to ask was Mineta himself, while the others looked worried.
Aizawa furrowed his eyebrows at the entire class, and then folded his arms.
"It only comes three times during your stay at U.A. The thing I'm talking about, is the Sports Festival."
As soon as he said that, Kirishima threw her hands up in the air while the others began to smile, or become happy, or even look a little worried, Rensuke raised an eyebrow and spoke quietly "Sports Festival, huh." with a curious expression on his face.
"Yahoo! Alright! I can't wait for that!"
Kaminari pushed against Rensuke's face, Katsuki quickly pushed Kaminari away from Rensuke.
"But wait, what about what happened?"
"Yes, about the attack. Are you sure that it is okay to hold such an event, so soon after the Villain's attacked?"
Jiro added, Aizawa could see the concerns that they had.
"Yes, I understand your worries. Even I would have the same if I were you. However, this is a big opportunity for all of you to grow, to show what you're made of. We also want to show, despite what happened at the USJ, we still are going to show what we can do and not be deterred by Villains. This year, we've upped the security even more, so to have a safe environment."
"I-I don't know Sensei...t-this is too dangerous...I don't want to get murdered..."
Upon hearing that, Izumi turned her head to face Mineta.
"But, Mineta-kun, don't you know how important the festival is for the school?" Mineta bites his nails, as Rensuke gave a bemused look to Izumi who continued. "The fact that this replaced the Olympics is a huge deal as well, this is going to be watched all around the world. It is a place where we get scouted by Hero Agency's for the future, and how we would progress in the Hero's world."
"Don't forget about the other classes Izumi-chan."
Rensuke added, confusing the class.
"Other classes?" Tsuyu spoke up. "What do you mean Rensuke-chan?"
"I'm just saying, that other people that had trouble during the Entrance Exam and who wanted to be on the Hero's Course would get another chance now. If they do well, and the Sensei's so desires it, then they could be moved...which means that one of us could be moved out as well."
They all looked down at their tables, as Aizawa nodded.
"He's right about that. However, if you do your best, then you have nothing to worry about."
"Yeah, this is a good chance to be scouted as Sidekicks as soon as we leave U.A! Joining a good famous Hero's Agency!"
Kaminari added, Jiro snickering as she held a hand to her mouth.
"Sometimes, that's as far as some people go. Kind of like you, Kaminari, you'll probably only go that far."
Kaminari's fingers twitched around wildly, while Aizawa continued.
"As you all have said, this is a good chance to be scouted. Don't miss this chance, train as hard as you can. And even if you don't win, people don't always look for winners, they look for people who can fight well, and can work well with others. Go as far as you can and continue going even further than that, that's all you can do now. We have two weeks until the Sports Festival begins, I advise you that you should train during those two weeks and attempt to improve as much as you can." The class listened intently while Rensuke folded his arms. "Now let us continue on with the lesson."
Rensuke and the others continued listening to Aizawa, while Rensuke thought about the Sports Festival, and had to admit that he was rather intrigued.
After classes had ended, Rensuke stretched his arms and back. But when he was about to move, Aizawa walked over, and delivered a piece of paper to his table.
"Head for the Sensei's lounge."
"Okay, but why?"
"Someone wishes to see you, now."
Rensuke chuckled awkwardly.
"Never a dull moment huh. Alright, I'll head there right now."
Aizawa nodded, and walked away, as Kirishima strolled forward, showing a toothy grin on her cute face.
"Alright man? What are you doing?"
"I dunno, Aizawa-sensei wants me to go to the lounge."
"No, no. Not with that, I mean with this Sports Festival. You must have some secret regime, right?"
Rensuke gave a raised eyebrow.
"Secret regime? Can't think of anything like that."
Kirishima tightened her hands, thrusting them upwards, which caused her assets to bounce, something Rensuke caught, and caused his face to turn slightly red.
"Come on, you can tell me dude! I'll keep it a secret!"
"Honestly, I just push myself hard, that's all."
"Then push me hard, okay?"
Rensuke blinked at her forwardness.
"E-Excuse me?"
"Yeah, come on! Come at me hard, and help me grow stronger, alright? Please?"
Rensuke's lips curled upwards.
"If you want to train together, I don't mind Kirishima-chan."
Kirishima pumped her fist.
"Yes, that sounds good to me! Alright then, I'll train with you!"
Rensuke didn't get exactly why she was so excited about it. But he was glad that he could bond with a few of his classmates.
While that happened, Ochaco raises her hand, balling it into a fist. Her hand looked quite scary for some since she seemed to be shaking with determination. A dark shadow swept across her face, her determined eyes showing up as white lights.
"Guys...I'm going to do my best!"
Her eyes darkened, and her body gained a purple cloud.
"U-Uraraka-san! W-Why are you looking like that!?"
"I have to win Deku...Iida-kun...everyone..."
Mina strolled closer to Katsuki, and tapped her on the shoulder who just stared on.
"Wow, she looks so angry all of a sudden. Wasn't she supposed to be carefree, like her name is?"
Mineta's cheeks turned a little red as Rensuke and Tsuyu spared him a glance.
"PM-"
SLAP! SLAP!
Tsuyu whipped him across the face with her tongue, while Rensuke slapped him upside the head, making him cry out.
"Don't say such things, Mineta."
Rensuke scolded, with Jiro nodding again and again in approval.
Ochaco however got more determined, and raised her fist into the air.
"Everyone! I am going to do my best!"
Izumi, Iida, and Tsuyu chuckle awkwardly, and raise their hands as fists. Mina moved closer to Rensuke, and hugged onto his arm.
"Her enthusiasm is kinda scary huh."
"Haha, don't worry about that, she's just excited."
The way that Mina hung off of Rensuke's arm kind of pissed off Katsuki.
Then, Ochaco turns towards some of the males in the class, and her eyes had been darkened considerably, which gave a frightening appearance.
"I'm going to do my best!"
"Y-Yeah..."
Tokoyami murmured, as Ochaco turned towards Rensuke.
"Rensuke-kun! I'm gonna do my best! Do you hear me?!"
Excited at the energy that she was using, Rensuke raised his hand into a fist, and showed a goofy grin on his face.
"Alright Uraraka-san, you do your best~"
Ochaco was surprised when he said that in such an upbeat voice that he used, causing her to blush a little bit.
"Y-Yes, I'm going to do my best!" Her eyes shot for Katsuki, lost in her excitement. "I said! I am going to do my..." Her eyes met Katsuki's annoyed ones, and backed away slowly. "...Y-Yeah, I-I'm going to do my best...t-that's good, isn't it…?"
"Whatever you say paw pads. You do you, I'll do Ren."
"Pft!"
Ochaco did a spit take as Izumi also blushed heavily, thinking about their kiss, and what they could do in the future.
"W-What?!" Iida snapped. "You cannot speak about such things in class!"
Katsuki's eyes turned darkly towards Iida.
"Don't become involved in the relationship between myself and Ren!"
"B-But, I'm the Vice President..."
"Doesn't matter, Ren and I will do as we like."
Rensuke quietly slipped out of the room, as that was going on, he believed that it would be the best thing since he needed to go to the lounge quickly.
He walked towards the Sensei's lounge, and knocked on the door.
He waited for a few moments, before the door opened, and revealed someone he hadn't quite been expecting.
That person being, Sir Nighteye.
"So, you've finally decided to speak to me."
Sir Nighteye raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?"
"I know you spoke to my cousin about me, so I was wondering what you were going to do. If you wished to have a conversation with me, you could have done so at any time. But you waited, why was that Sir Nighteye?"
"I was curious about you and what you were like. So I did some investigation. Come inside."
Rensuke avoided his hands naturally so he didn't read his future like he could, and moved deeper into the lounge, sitting down on a nearby couch, while Sir Nighteye sat down in front of the younger boy, peering into his eyes.
"So, after you investigated me, what did you come to exactly? Within the conclusion wise I mean."
Sir Nighteye placed his fingers together.
"I came to the conclusion that just like Mirio, you also have potential."
"Mirio?"
Rensuke couldn't recall if he had heard that name before or not.
"He's apart of something called the Big Three of U.A, and his Quirk is something that can allow him to phase through any kind of matter before him. And you yourself, your Water Quirk, it is similar to the person that All Might was once going to...well, I can't reveal much about that."
"You're talking about...The Benevolent Hero?"
Rensuke appeared to be unsure when he did know exactly who Sir Nighteye was talking about.
Sir Nighteye inclined his neck.
"Yes. All Might, what do you currently know regarding...if I mentioned about his Quirk, what would that mean to you?"
He was fishing for information, it was clear as day to him.
"If you're talking about One For All, then I've been told about it from All Might, as have you, if asking about his Quirk to me is any indication."
Sir Nighteye exhaled slowly.
"I see, then I can save sometime. I'll get to the point right away, I want to train you to become even stronger than the current you. Especially after I had heard about your battle with the creature called Nomu. Seeing you fighting a beast that even surprised All Might, and your ingenuity of combining abilities together, and the ability to lead through different and difficult situations. I believe you have a lot of potential, and I could guide that potential."
Rensuke felt slight surprise on his face, he was sure that Sir Nighteye was going to try something else other than that.
"You...just want to train me?"
"Yes."
"Nothing else?"
Rensuke usually had to be cautious of everyone that he meets, especially one offering such things.
"Nothing else. If your Quirk is similar to hers, then I can see you being able to do more than you currently can. She could change the density of her water among other applications that allowed her to achieve a few things. I'm not sure if your Quirk could do these things, but from what I can see your Quirk holds similar properties. We can do a few tests and see if that's truly the case or not."
Rensuke thought about what he was offered.
Originally, he hadn't come here to do anything other than what All For One had said.
Now, he was being offered to be trained by All Might's sidekick.
"...Are you attempting to make me be like her, the Benevolent Hero? Because, someone like me couldn't take her place."
Sir Nighteye raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"You don't believe you can be like her?"
"She's...She's a very kind gentle person that always wore a smile. I don't believe that I could be as amazing as her."
He spoke truthfully, recalling many things about his past, and his Mother, and what she could do.
"Then be your own kind of Hero. You don't have to be like her. She was someone that even All Might regarded as someone that could fight beside him."
"Yes, I am aware of their relationship, and how close they were."
"Then, think it over." He produced a card for Rensuke, handing it over, so Rensuke overlooked it. "Call me. You have the Sports Festival soon, correct?" Rensuke nodded. "Then you'll have a few weeks to train your body, and your Quirk. By that time, I believe we could begin making strides in being a stronger person than you are now." Sir Nighteye stood up, bowing his body. "Then good day, I hope to hear from you soon."
Rensuke watched as Sir Nighteye leave the building.
Rensuke exhaled slowly, and placed the card in his pocket, while also producing his phone, going through the pictures, finding one of his Mother and him together.
He smiled softly at the sight of his Mother, it always calmed his heart when he looked towards her.
After that, he walked towards the cafeteria after thinking about what had just transpired. He looked around for some of the class, and managed to find Ochaco sitting down with Mina and Momo having a conversation, and he couldn't see Katsuki, along with Izumi saying that he had a meeting with All Might now, so he didn't interfere with that.
He strolled up behind Ochaco, and bent down to her ear.
"Nice speech before Uraraka-san."
Ochaco jumped, as her face began to turn red with how close Rensuke was.
"R-Rensuke-kun!"
"Join us babe~"
Mina added, so Rensuke did just that.
Sitting down beside Ochaco, he gave her a curious glance.
"So, how come you were so excited Uraraka-san all of a sudden? Not that I don't admire your spirit or anything."
"Now that you mention it..." Momo began. "You did seem a little more determined than usual."
Ochaco let out a soft smile while showcasing her kind and humble nature by rubbing the back of her head.
"Actually, I just was thinking about being noticed during the Sports Festival, that's all. If I am, then a Pro Hero looks at me, and I can make an even better career for myself then...I'd be able to help my parents."
"Your parents?" Mina echoed. "What do you mean? How do they need help?"
"My parents own a construction company, but we don't get much work, and as a result of that, we're actually not well off. Neither of their Quirks are suited for the job they have, but mine is. I suggested to them once that I should just float the things they needed moving, simple right?"
"I guess they said no."
Ochaco was surprised that Rensuke guessed that.
"How did you know…?"
"Because you'd be doing that and not be here right now. But your parents probably wanted you to live your own kind of life. My Mother was the same. I wanted to also do things for my Mom, but she always told me that I could have any kind of life, and that I shouldn't worry about her."
"Yes, you're right. My parents want me to do something that I love. So I want to become a Pro to save people's lives, and also, make their lives better, and so they can live comfortably. I guess it sounds kinda greedy huh. My motivations for being a Hero are-"
"Normal."
Rensuke cut her off, surprising her.
"R-Rensuke-kun, I..."
"Doing it for money in your kind of situation makes sense. You're not greedy in wanting to have your family live comfortably. It's something most people would want for their families if they lived a hard life with not many opportunities."
"Y-Yes...you're right. That's why, I've got to try my best, and train hard to show what I'm made of. Speaking of, you're going to train during these two weeks that we have, aren't you?"
Rensuke inclined his neck.
"That's the plan, if we have two weeks, I'll be training."
"Great!" Momo announced, then pulled back slightly shyly. "W-Well, I just thought that perhaps, we could have a class study session together. Seeing you fighting that monster also inspired me to try even harder to become strong."
"Ooh, we could all try and be even stronger together as a class!"
Mina cheered, while Ochaco showed a slight smile.
"I wouldn't mind that, it would be pretty fun, and I'm sure that Izumi-chan also would be fine if she was apart of that too."
Rensuke gave a curious look, before chortling.
"Perhaps you're right. I guess that we'll be spending time training. Maybe the class could come together. I know it's like a competition, but it doesn't mean that we can't train together."
"Hey yeah, it would be cool if we all trained together!"
Ochaco cheered out, and thought about what Rensuke had said to her once, about giving her some lessons if she asked, and now that she had seen what Rensuke could do, she was definitely thinking about doing what he was capable of, and also, she felt inspired by what he did during the fight.
"Ooh yeah! We're going to grow even stronger with Rensuke-kun!"
Mina let out a happy expression on her face, while Ochaco poked her fingers together.
"Also, Rensuke-kun..."
"Hmmmm?"
Rensuke wondered, seeing the eyes that Ochaco had.
"Well, I was just thinking about the USJ, you totally managed to fight without even looking worried."
"I was worried." He clarified. "Going into battle without being worried is very hard to achieve. The only thing I did was that I allowed my worries to be there, and let me know that even if I felt worried, I still had a job to do, and that was fight for my, and the others safety."
Ochaco felt even more inspired by what he was saying.
She liked what he was saying.
Even though he was worried, he still fought harder than anyone.
Even nearly sacrificing himself in the battle to keep other classmates safe.
"I don't know if I could do what you did Rensuke-kun."
Ochaco admitted, but Rensuke showed a comforting smile.
"You don't know until you're in that situation. Sometimes, you think you can't do it, but then you'll surprise yourself, and do something that's beyond what you thought you were capable of. Believe in yourself, Uraraka-san."
Ochaco's face turned redder with what he was saying.
Believing in herself…
She then noticed Mina placing a hand to her mouth.
"Ooh, Uraraka-chan, are you..."
"W-What?! N-No! Nothing at all!" Rensuke raised an eyebrow at Ochaco who waved her shy hands out in front of her. "N-No! Don't misunderstand anything Rensuke-kun!"
"I'm not actually sure what you're talking about. Is there something I should be aware of?"
Ochaco zipped her mouth, shaking her head side to side.
"Nope! Nothing at all! Ahahahaha, I'm glad that we'll be able to fight hard!"
"Aah yes, lets do our best Uraraka-san~"
Rensuke smiled softly as Ochaco felt her cheeks heating up slightly, but she wasn't exactly sure why. She kept looking at Rensuke, and something felt different than before. Perhaps it was because he said he'd keep her safe, or when he saved other classmates, or it was a combination of the two.
Whatever it was, she quite liked the idea of being around him like this.
Once lunch was over, Rensuke went towards the bathroom, doing his business in their, and came out to head back to class.
When he was though, he saw that Izumi was walking back to class also.
Smirking to himself, he went up behind Izumi, and gently wrapped his arms around Izumi's body, causing her to happily gasp.
"R-Ren-kun!"
She turned towards his face by bending her neck, seeing that he was smiling cheerfully at her.
"Sorry, I couldn't resist seeing your reactions~"
"No, it's okay, I like it when Ren-kun hugs me like this..."
Rensuke gently kissed her cheek, Izumi blushed heavily at the touch of his lips on her face.
But she didn't pass out, which Rensuke thought was quite amazing to see.
"It's difficult, getting alone time, isn't it?"
Izumi turned around to face him, nodding a single time.
"Y-Yes, quite difficult...but I'm glad you're okay Ren-kun. I thought about coming around to yours several times…but, I didn't want it to be a bother."
Rensuke smoothly ran his hand across her face softly, and then towards her green hair.
"It wouldn't have been a bother."
Izumi's face curled upwards.
"I-I see...then maybe I could come over later...i-if you're not busy that is! I didn't want to presume anything! I-I'm sorry-"
He cut her off with a gentle brushing of their lips, and when he attempted to pull away, she deepened the kiss herself, holding onto his blazer as her body trembled with the kiss.
While she enjoyed kissing, she still felt a little nervous in doing it.
But she was determined to do it as much as she could.
Izumi's face turned bright red as he pulled away.
"I'd love to spend sometime with you later on Izumi-chan. But there's something you have to know, Kacchan also..."
Izumi knew what Rensuke was going to say.
"Y-Yes, Kacchan already said about it."
Rensuke blinked several times.
"S-She did huh? What did she say?"
"She said...that she liked you also, and that even though I liked you, she wasn't going to stop pursing you...s-so I also said that I wouldn't stop...I don't mind if Kacchan also tries to pursue Ren-kun...because we met on the same day...so, my feelings aren't more validated than hers are...and Kacchan is like that after all..."
Rensuke let out a soft chuckle.
"I see, don't worry Izumi-chan, I'll do my best to make you both happy."
Izumi nodded while blushing lightly, hugging tightly onto his form.
"Yes, I know...being with Ren-kun is..."
Rensuke took her hand, and held it within his own, showing his comforting smiles.
"We should get to class, but we can spend time after school if you want?"
"Y-Yes! That would be great Ren-kun!"
Rensuke and Izumi then began walking back to class once more, hand in hand like a couple would do.
At the end of the day, Rensuke gathered his items for readying to head home. But when he was going to move, Katsuki walked over towards him, jabbing a finger towards him, showing a calm and collected face.
"Even though you're...e-even though we did what we did, I'll still have to destroy you in the Sports Festival."
Rensuke let out a causal laugh by what she said.
"I see, then I wont be able to hold back either."
Katsuki showed a smirk on her face.
"Good, because if you held back, I'd definitely have to smack some sense into you. Even during the USJ, I saw some cool sides of you, so you better be prepared for me to show my cool sides also."
"Kacchan..."
Katsuki pulled closer, and her hand slowly spread across his lower back.
"Don't worry, I'm going to also show my power Ren."
"Yes, but it seems that I'll be training with a few people, are you going to come and join us?" Rensuke saw her face going towards Izumi. "Yes, she'll probably also be joining in on the group as well."
She exhaled deeply, she wasn't exactly thrilled by it.
"Hmmmm, does she have too?"
"You seemed to be alright with her and me and you being together."
"Doesn't mean I like the idea of her being...you know, whatever. If she comes, I'll be fine with it. Lets see how much stronger she actually becomes."
"Good attitude Kacchan. Also, I think that some others from the class are coming, maybe even Shoto-chan as well."
Katsuki slapped herself in the head.
"Not her...she would do, wouldn't she?"
"Do you not like her?"
"She just irks me is all."
Rensuke held onto her hand as she lightly blushed.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure you're fine~"
"Heh, I'll make sure you're alright, Ren. You never know what these girls might end up doing if I leave you alone with them."
As she said it, Iida went towards the door, opening it to reveal a bunch of students filling up the hallway. Rensuke gave a glance to the door, and saw a purple haired boy stood at the door, with his hair sticking up.
"Why are they blocking our door…?"
Iida asked, as Mineta cocked his head.
"A-Are they looking for a fight!?"
Katsuki however pulled forward with Rensuke following.
"No, they're here to see the real competition for the Sports Festival. Because, we survived a Villain's attack, they wish to see us with their own eyes." Mineta looked as if he was going to cry, while Izumi consoles him, Katsuki didn't seem to care though. "Either way, they're annoying me. But, now you know what future Pro's look like, so move it, extras."
Ochaco's eyes widened, Iida looked visibly stunned while Izumi looked pale, shaking her hands up and down, Rensuke gave a bemused look to Katsuki.
"Kacchan! Y-You can't call them extras because you don't know who they are!"
Rensuke glanced at the people before her, then at Katsuki.
"I think you're right, they came to see who fought in a Villain attack."
"We'll blow these losers away."
Rensuke chortled awkwardly at what Katsuki said, then he saw the purple haired boy move forward.
"So, this is the famous Class 1A huh. I thought you guys were impressive, but this girl truly is crazy. Is everyone in the Hero's Course this delusional, or is it just you?" Katsuki's eyebrow twitches, as the man looked towards Rensuke. "So, you're the one that fought during the USJ incident, and saved Aizawa-sensei?"
Katsuki was seething, and tried moving forward, when Rensuke gently held onto her form.
"Yes, that's right, and you are?"
"Hitoshi Shinso, you are?"
"Rensuke Tsubasa. I don't know what you're intending to do, though I have an idea. You're attempting to see what competition you'll have in the Sports Festival." Rensuke overlooked the classes that were gathering. "However, you seem to be a bit more...angered by something. What's going on with you?"
Shinso's eyes calmly went over the students.
"You're not wrong, however that's my business. But I'll be saying something right now. I'll be attempting to take the place of one of you and do well in the Sports Festival to achieve my goal, so all of you best do your best if you wish to stay in this class, because I also wish to join this class and to do that, I have to take one of your places."
"Take Mineta's place, I'd rather have you than him, at least you only piss me off a little bit."
Katsuki added, Mineta's eyes began to tear up.
"S-She wants me to leave the class!"
"I can see why, Mineta-chan." Tsuyu added, while looking her usual self. "If you calmed down your perverseness then perhaps she wouldn't want you to leave ribbit."
Mineta shuddered while Rensuke gave curious eyes.
"If that's what you wish, then we can't hold back either. I guess that you're declaring war on Class 1A, are you?"
The tension within the class became thicker by the second.
Rensuke could see that Shinso seemed to be serious, so he also was going to be serious.
Then, a student from Class 1B, came towards them, a blonde haired youth. He fought through the crowd, and got towards Rensuke. The young man looked on as the blonde sneered towards him, the others in the class looking worried.
"So, you're the water boy, are you?"
Rensuke tilted his neck to the left.
"Eeh, who are you?"
The young man's eyebrows twitched.
"T-That's! I-I'm Neito Monoma! And I'm your rival from Class 1B!"
He said it strongly, and while he was, Rensuke wasn't sure how to respond at first, so he did a natural reaction.
"Alright then."
Rensuke spoke carefree, which seemed to anger Neito a little bit.
"Take this seriously!"
Rensuke just gave him a baffled look.
"Taking what seriously? Are we meant to be attempting to destroy each other or something?"
"I wish it was..."
Katsuki muttered, Neito huffed while folding his arms.
"Hmph, soon, you'll see what's going to happen to you, and your class. We'll prove 1B are the best in this year, I'm sick of the popularity that you have been gaining. Like that purple haired guy said, Class 1B, is declaring war on your class as well, more so, the entire class will beat your class, no contest."
Rensuke showed a calm expression, as he budged closer. Neito watched as Rensuke came closer and closer, a small smile appearing on his face that unnerved Neito quite a bit, and excited Katsuki quite a bit.
"You're gonna beat us all, are you? It wont even be a contest? You must be pretty sure in your abilities without knowing the extent of our abilities. It isn't wise to think you're the strongest without knowing your opponents. In fact, arrogance like that can lead to a downfall. I don't know your capabilities, or your Quirk, so I'll take you as a serious threat."
Neito exhaled slowly, seeing Rensuke's face close to his own.
"T-That's right, I'll beat you during the Sports Festival Tsubasa, and I'll show everyone that I am the smartest, the best, and that Class 1B is the true strongest class. Even if you took down some weird creature that fought All Might, our class are still pretty strong!"
He declared it with his bravery rising higher and higher as he went through the conversation.
Rensuke blinked several times, before he stretched his arms.
"Good luck, because if it is war, then I'll have no choice but to go all out. I guess this is a friendly rivalry between classes, so exciting. Alright then, I guess we'll see you on the battlefield as they say." Rensuke lightly tapped Neito's shoulder who shuddered. "See you later, Monoma-kun~ Shinso-kun~ It's going to be quite an exciting Sports Festival~"
Rensuke used a Himiko like voice when she was having a fun time with opponents, which Rensuke seemed to enjoy.
He then waved at the groups of students, before moving past them, with the rest of the class following.
Katsuki looked at Neito who wasn't sure what he was going to be getting himself into.
"You're going to be destroyed blondie, you picked a fight with the wrong class."
Neito looked bewildered as the class walked away from the area.
Rensuke heard a few more students talking about what had just happened.
Rensuke though knew that he definitely would have to train.
But, most of all, he thought that the Sports Festival might be a good time where he could cut loose.
End chapter!
So, we're going to the Sports Festival soon enough! Before that though, Rensuke and Himiko had a small moment. Even Aizawa and Rensuke began to understand one another more. Himiko managed to get some revenge on Chitose, in her own way. Sir Nighteye also confronted Rensuke, and hinted about a few things, while also offering to train Rensuke himself who was surprised. Ochaco, and Rensuke also began speaking more, and it seems that Ochaco might be developing a bit more of a crush on Rensuke than before, Izumi and Katsuki also spent a small moment together, Izumi even seeming to be fine with Katsuki also attempting to be with Rensuke. Finally at the end, Shinso and Neito were introduced, and the latter declaring war, though Rensuke's used to having to fight, so he's quite happy about it, and is determined to become even stronger.
Well, until next time, thanks for reading!
Rensuke; Izumi, Katsuki (fem), Ochaco, Himiko, Shoto (fem), Momo, Tsuyu, Hana, Itsuka, Kirishima (fem), Mina.