This is the last chapter for Sagittarius until the I-Island arc is done. That will be found in Two Heroes, Three Servants and the first chapter of that will be posted today as well. If you don't care about the I-Island arc, then just sit tight for a while so I can get that one done and then this one will resume updates.

Ultima-Owner: Well, yes, but also Gray wasn't aiming to kill Chiron. She had some restraint (as Astolfo said) too. Also Servants vs Humans— Gray certainly could kill a human with just one seal undone, but if her aim isn't to kill and just stop someone, then she's not gonna push all of her energy into the blast.

Winterwolf: Because of the last chapter. I wanted to include a third Servant who would be at the school— which would have left the class unbalanced. Adding to that, Astolfo doesn't appear until USJ, leaving the class at 19 students. Sure, I could've thrown someone else in, but then it would fully change the point of Astolfo being Astolfo for later chapters. There's also the matter of the final exam pair-ups. In short, I kept Mineta in because of plot reasons. and because I have some really fun stuff coming up involving Chiron being a tired parent. Midnight just wants her boys to get some, uh-huh.

Suzululu4moe: No. Karna's passive Noble Phantasm wouldn't have been compatible with him and Achilles' shield is too OP and I didn't want to do that. Chiron's not gonna be using the other's Phantasms very much. He has them if he needs them, but he's only really used Atalanta's and Vlad's thus far and that's sorta how I plan on keeping it.

Sawtooth44: Was Disuke Ono in Jojo? I haven't seen it, I just know some of the memes

Frostlash: That is a very interesting concept, but I know that to summon Kojiro there are certain oddities that have to be met or something? I'm not sure. Kojiro is interesting to write, but I prefer writing Musashi and Yagyu more.


Despite Chiron surviving a nearly point-blank blast from Gray's Noble Phantasm (No matter how restrained), the centaur in human form remained unconscious for the remaining day and day after. It had ended up distracting Gray during those days to the point where Astolfo had told her that he was sure that if he left her to her own devices, she would have been in the infirmary waiting for him to wake up. Just so that she could apologize.

Gray would have to admit that he was at least partially right and if weren't for Astolfo practically dragging her out to go meet with a number of their classmates to go shopping, then she would have been there while he was there. The reason for shopping was for the class' summer training camp that would be coming up soon and not everyone had everything that they needed, apparently. And so, Astolfo hadn't given Gray the choice not to come. Instead, he grabbed her by the back of her cloak when she attempted to leave and dragged her to the mall instead.

She wasn't all that fond of shopping, however. It wasn't that she hated it, she had gone with Reines and Lluvia a number of times before, but it just wasn't her thing.

She knew that even if Astolfo hadn't spoken up and told their classmates that they were both going to be there, she would have ended up going anyways, but just on a different day.

It seemed as if the I-Island Formal Dinner had landed her in a strange situation where she had to find a more suitable outfit.

It just so happened that before the final exams, Chiron had gotten an invite to the I-Island Expo in a few days. Yaoyorozu had perked up when she overheard her and Astolfo talking about it. It turned out that she was also going— as were Iida, Todoroki, and probably Bakugou.

Astolfo already had an outfit picked out apparently, but Gray found herself at a loss. She quite liked her normal attire, plus she still wanted to keep her face as hidden as possible. She didn't like it when people commented on how pretty her face was. Of course, strangers wouldn't know about why she was so against showing her face and keeping it under the shadow of her hood. But still, she hated it.

Dresses didn't leave much of an option to hide her face.

She sighed a bit as she watched Ashido, Hagakure, Yaoyorozu, and Astolfo raid the dress section of the shop they were in. Jiro had been helping, but she ended up distracted by some dark jeans and leather coats. Gray didn't blame her. They looked cool and right up the Earphone Jack Quirk user's fashion alley.

"Are you with those girls?" a voice asked and she looked up, seeing a young woman with deep, red eyes and hair that shined like gemstone standing next to her. Her hair had been pulled back in high twintails, Gray noticed, and she looked very fashionable in her white, collared shirt, black shorts and suspenders, and black tie. She held a few bags in her hand and stair hairpins decorated her bangs.

"Oh, yes… um, you see, we're supposed to be going to a formal event later this summer," she said softly and the young woman nodded, putting her hands on her hips.

"Looks like they're just picking dresses off the racks left and right, though. No sense of order," the redhead mused.

Gray fidgeted. "U-Um… it's because of me… I- I'm the only one without a dress… I- it's a bit harder to find clothing for me since I, um, don't usually dress up..." she admitted.

The young woman looked surprised as Gray looked down at her feet. Add wisely kept his mouth shut.

"Well, we can't have that now can we!" the redhead said before she put her hands on her hips. "I actually work for a fashion master, though his own tastes leave a lot to be desired, but I know my way around the world of dresses and formals! I'm going to help you!"

"H-huh!?" she startled, eyes wide as the young woman in front of her gave her a thumbs up.

"Yep~ Don't you worry about a thing! Just head over to a dressing room and your friends and I will figure something out in a jiffy~" she told her, pushing her to the back. Gray hesitated but walked to the back dressing rooms. She glanced over her shoulder, seeing the young woman walk over to the girls from her class and also Astolfo.

She sighed, but ducked into a dressing room, closing the curtain and sitting down on the bench there.

It wasn't too much longer before Astolfo poked his head in, startling her.

"Soooo Pro Hero Red Beryl just handed us a bunch of dresses for you," he said, stepping in with his arms full of dresses. Gray's eyes widened.

"She was a Pro Hero?" she asked as the Rider set the dresses on the bench or hanging them up on the hooks.

He nodded, humming, "Yup, she works under Best Jeanist."

Gray rubbed her temples, cheeks flushed. "The Number Four Hero?"

"That's the one!" Astolfo laughed before he stepped out. "Make sure to show us when you change, okay?"

(x)

It had taken them only six dresses before all of the girls and Astolfo agreed on one. It reminded Gray of one of the dresses Reines had made her wear once, which actually made Add perk up a bit.

The hero ("Just call me Red Beryl, kiddo! My real name is a bit hard to pronounce!") had been proud that she had made the right choice in dress colors before she had to go. With the dress paid for and put in a dress bag, the other girls headed off to grab things for the summer camp in about two weeks. Final exams were done, there were only two other practical classes left, then the trip to I-Island, and then finally the summer camp. After that… well, she didn't know.

She didn't know if she'd still be around at that point.

She sighed a bit, walking around the mall. Right now she was by herself (well, with Add) instead of with the others.

She had bought a duffle bag not too long ago, so she was set there. Maybe she should look at some other casual clothing? Aside from the dress for the expo, she had also gotten a more casual dress, but she didn't really feel the need to buy any more clothes. Unlike Chiron and Astolfo, her battle attire was pretty close to everyday clothes. She didn't get odd looks for haveing her hood up either and unlike a normal school, Mister Aizawa wouldn't make her take her hood down.

She actually quite liked the tired homeroom teacher. He was a lot like Sir— El Melloi II sometimes…

She shook her head out of her thoughts.

Maybe she should look for someone else to walk around with? If she remembered correctly Uraraka and Midoriya had been left when Astolfo and the other girls dragged her off. If she was lucky the two might still be around the main entrance area.

She glanced around as she moved to the rail that protected the overlook. It took her a bit before she spotted the green hair of her classmate, the boy sitting on a bench seemingly talking to a hooded stranger.

She started to smile at the similarity before her blood ran cold upon seeing something else. The person he was sitting with had his hand wrapped around Midoriya's throat. She turned, quickly making her way through the crowd towards the closest set of stairs. Slowly her stride's speed increased and then before she realized it she was sprinting.

She leaped over the edge of a railing, landing on the stairs below and frightening a small girl.

"I"m sorry!" She called over her shoulder as she ran down the stairs, heading towards the spot where she saw Midoriya. The two were in her line of sight now, four of man's fingers wrapped tightly around Midoriya's neck and tightening by the second.

"Let go of Midoriya!" she called out, breaking away from the crowd with her eyes narrowed. Both the man and Midoriya glanced over upon hearing her.

She heard the sound of footsteps as the security guards started to approach. The man stared at her for a moment longer before he let go of Midoriya's neck.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you had friends here!" he exclaimed as the boy sat back down heavily, coughing and choking, gasping for breath but unable to slow his ragged breathing. The hooded man started to walk away as Gray moved to his side. She placed a hand on his back, glaring at the hooded man.

"Alright then, I'll be going. You know what will happen if you follow me," the man said and Gray tensed a bit, understanding the threat in the other man's words. Her eyes narrowed and she reached for Add again but Midoriya grasped her wrist. He coughed as Astolfo, Uraraka, Yaoyorozou, and Jiro pushed through the edge of the crowd.

"W-wait, Shigaraki. What is All For One's ultimate goal?"

'All For One?'

The man— Shigaraki— responded with an uncaring dismissal, vanishing into the crowd.


The cameo this time is Red Beryl from Land of the Lustrous. I am aware that the Land of the Lustrous characters, save Kongo and the Adnirabilis, are genderless for the most part (some use the masculine version of 'I', some use neutral, I think one or two use the feminine one), Red Beryl will be referred to with she/her pronouns when needed. I say this because Red Beryl will be included later on in the Second Story for this series, but mainly because of reasons you will know about later.

Anyways, Red Beryl thinks Jeanist is a fashion disaster.

Just a note though: Remember that this is the LAST chapter for Sagittarius until the I-Island Arc is finished. That Arc will be found under "Two Heroes Three Servants" and the first chapter will be posted today as well.