Hello everyone! Ready for the start of the Culture Festival.
Chapter 22
"Yes! today's the day!" Nejire exclaimed in her head as she fly through the sky above UA, too excited to sit down.
This is because the Culture Festival is happening today.
"Mr Aizawa said that he will bring Eri and me and Zuzu need to meet the two of them at the front gate." Nejire thought just before a question entered her head.
"Hmm? I wonder if Zuzu is at his usual training place? Zuzu will use any free time to train." Nejire thought in her head, giggling slightly before heading towards the woody area of UA's ground.
When the cyan hair girl spotted Zuzu and Toshinori, she smiled slightly before it turned into a frown when she saw a third person, Mei Hatsume.
"What is she doing out here? Wow! That's a lot of grime on her." Nejire thought, noticing the black smudges on Mei's skin.
Nejire watched as Mei seemingly pass something to her boyfriend before running away.
The cyan hair girl became curious as she descended towards the ground.
"Hey, Zuzu! What did Hatsume gave you?" Nejire asked, causing the dark green hair boy, along with Toshinori, to jump in surprise before turning around.
"M-morning, Nene. Didn't expect to see you here." Izuku said, having a startled expression on his face.
"Hehehehe. I couldn't sit down. I feel super excited today! So, what did Hatsume gave you? Tell me! Tell me!" Nejire exclaimed, getting closer to Izuku.
"Do you remember the support items that I asked for from Hatsume?" Izuku asked, causing Nejire to nod her head.
"Well, she decided to give them to me now." Izuku explained before showing the new support items to Nejire.
The cyan hair girl examined the support items which resembles gloves with a bulky mechanism at the back, both of them being white to match Izuku's costume.
"What do they do?" Nejire asked, becoming curious.
"They basically reduce the radius of the wind blasts that I produce when flicking my fingers." Izuku explained, causing Nejire's eyes to widen slightly.
"Oh! So they help to fire the wind blasts in a straight line?" Nejire asked, causing Izuku to nod his head.
"What do you you think of the, All Might?" Nejire asked, glancing towards the former number one hero.
"I'm just surprised that support items are being more compacted these days." Toshinori replied simply, causing Nejire to giggle.
"So. Your going to test them out?" Nejire asked, causing Izuku to nod his head.
"Yep. Hatsume also gave me the manual for the Air-Force Gloves." Izuku said as he held up some pieces of paper.
"So your going to start practicing with them right now?" Nejire asked, although she knew what the answer would be.
"Yes." Izuku replied, nodding his head.
"T-thank you, Nene. If it wasn't for you, then I would have trained the whole morning and won't have time to buy the rope and a few other things." Izuku said as he and Nejire ran down a street.
"Hehehehe. I know you long enough to know how you behave." Nejire said whilst giggling.
"Its a pity that you couldn't everything though." Nejire commented as she glance towards the bag that Izuku has in his hand.
"At least I got the rope though." Izuku said, causing Nejire to nod her head.
It was then that the two UA students crossed a side-street…..and accidentally bump into two people, a male and a female who are wearing clothes that hide most of their features.
"Whoa! Watch yourselves, you two." The male said as he glance towards the two UA students.
"Hehehe, Sorry. We're bit in a rush."Nejire said with a sheepish expression on her face.
"Hpm. Well for next time, be careful of your surrounds. Ahhh, and here I thought that I can enjoy the taste of Golden Tips Imperial to the fullest. " The male said before turning to the right.
"Let get going La-Honey." The male said, quickly correcting his mistake.
"Honey!? that's right! I'm Honey." The very small lady, who has red hair tied in pig-tails, said as she followed the male.
This cause the two UA students to glance at each other confusedly.
"You two husband and wife?" Nejire asked, becoming curious.
The question cause the male and female to freeze slightly before turning around slightly, once after glancing at each other.
"Yes we are. Is there something wrong with that?" the female asked, frowning slightly at Nejire.
"Nothing wrong with that. I just thought you were his daughter or something because of your height. Have you two caught a cold? Is that why your dressed like that?" Nejire asked, becoming curious at the end.
However, the first part caused the female to gain a tick mark on her forehead.
"I'm 21 years old to your information!" The female exclaimed angrily.
"I apologies for my wife, she can be a bit touchy when it comes to her height." The male said in apologetic tone of voice.
"I know. Its like this with Nene being curious all the time….." Izuku said with a sheepish expression on his face before glancing down the street that the two adults came from and saw a small house of some sorts.
"Golden Tips…..that's the same sort of tea that Yaoyorozu brewed for the class." Izuku thought, remember the type of tea that the masked man commented on.
"That probably means that house must be a cafe of some sorts. I never knew that." Izuku muttered whilst still staring at the house.
Fortunately, the masked male heard the dark green hair boy's muttering, causing him to widened his eyes.
"One must know Golden Tips Imperial to reach that conclusion! So young, yet so worldly, Boy! " The masked male exclaimed, causing Izuku, Nejire and the masked female, who started to gain a panic expression under her mask, to jump.
"N-not really. It just that friend of ours made some a few nights ago." Izuku explained, causing Nejire to nod her head in response.
"Hang on a minute…Why does that voice seemed familiar." Izuku thought, starting to gain a bad feeling.
"Zuzu? Are you feeling okay?" Nejire asked, noticing the slightly paled expression on her boyfriend's face.
"Ho! Ho! A friend with refined tastes….?" The masked male commented before a thought appeared in his head.
"You…..keep fine company." The masked male said before turning around and starting to walk briskly.
"Is this your big job?" Izuku asked, frowning slightly as the two covered people stopped abruptly.
"Zuzu? Is there something wrong?" Nejire asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Nene…..don't you find that voice familiar, along with the talk of tea?" Izuku asked, causing Nejire to blink her eyes a few times in confusion before gaining a shock expression on her face.
"Whatever you mean?" The masked male asked, although he knew what the dark green hair boy is referring to as he started to remove his mask whilst Izuku placed the bags on the ground.
"La Brava. Start recording." Gentle instructed just as La Brava got out a small hand-held camera.
"Please. Stay away from our school." Izuku stated as he and Nejire prepared themselves.
"You have a impressive intuition, boy." Gentle commented as he drop the cane that he was using as part of his disguise.
"Saturday morning, meaning that there's no one around at the moment. And there's no hero agencies near UA." Ixuku thought as he glanced around.
"That means that we won't have any backup. But if Nene brought her phone with her, then that means she can contact the school." Izuku further thought as he glance at Nejire who has a frown on her face.
"La Brava. Lets change our itinerary." Gentle said as he prepare to take of his coat.
"Starting now…..no matter what happens, keep the camera rolling. You got it, Gentle." La Brava said as she point the camera at Gentle.
"Behold!, the dawning of a daring knave's journey! keep your dazzled eyes on your screen, for is it I, your savior and gentleman scoundrel!" Gentle announced as he removed his coat and hat, revealing that he's wearing a black trench coat with a big neckline and white trousers whilst doing a rotating his arms for effect.
"The gears have gone awry! In light of this dilemma….I call this carper…..I try to invade UA." Gentle announced whilst looking at the camera.
This cause both UA students to sweat drop.
"I won't let you!" Izuku said before lunging towards Gentle, preparing to punch him.
However, when Izuku got close to Gentle, the dark green hair boy ran into something which cause the air to stretch.
"Huh?" Nejire said, tilting her head to the side in confusion.
"That is the result of my Quirk: Elasticity. Whatever I touch, it becomes elastic, even the air itself. However, my dear viewers. I loath violence as a conflict solution. " Gentle explained just before Izuku suddenly got shot away.
"Zuzu!?" Nejire exclaimed, looking at the direction that Izuku flew.
"….Wow. That was ridiculously violent, Gentle." La Brava commented, glancing at the direction that Izuku flew as well.
"Yes. The boy did caught me by surprised. But now that our chases are distracted, time to make our leave!" Gentle said before running away, being followed by La Brava.
"Your not getting away!" Nejire exclaimed as she chase the two by air.
"Huh? So that girl can fly? That's no obstacle against me." Gentle said whilst glancing over his shoulder.
"Hehehehe. That's not my Quirk." Nejire said before firing two shock-waves at the pair, aiming somewhere a few steps ahead so that the two villains felt the the full force of the shock-wave.
"Whoa!" La Brava exclaimed, getting knocked off her feat.
Luckily, Gentle caught her before she could fall onto the ground.
"Thank you, Gentle." La Brava said as she focus the camera back onto Gentle.
"Your welcome. Those two shouldn't be underestimated." Gentle commented as he brush the dust off his clothes.
"How about another shot of my Quirk?" Nejire asked as she prepared to fire another shock-wave at the two villains.
However, the cyan hair girl saw Izuku fastly approaching them, his Quirk giving the dark green hair boy a boost in speed.
"Oh? Back in action I see." Gentle commented before touching the ground, making it elastic.
Izuku tried to stop, but couldn't, thus causing the dark green hair boy to be sent flying into the air.
"Zuzu!" Nejire exclaimed before flying higher herself, aiming to catch her boyfriend before he could fall onto the ground.
"Farewell, you two!" Gentle called before using the same technique to send himself and La Brava flying high into the sky.
"Gentle! I just remembered something! That boy is Izuku Midoriya. He fought at the Sports Festival by bursting his own hand. And the girl is Nejire Hado, one of the members of the Big Three." La Brava explained, causing Gentle to shudder slighter.
"So we're up against two very strong opponents. We must not entangled ourselves with them until the caper is performed. The reason for this, my dear viewers, is because the invasion of UA has a time limit." Gentle explained before focusing on his and La Brava's landing.
"Gentle!" Izuku, who somehow turned upside down whilst in mid-air, shouted before putting one of his arms out.
"Let see how the air-force gloves work against a person." Izuku thought before flicking his fingers.
This cause the mechanism to shift forward, allowing the air blast to shoot forward and not in a wide range, heading straight towards Gentle.
"Gah!" Gentle exclaimed as the air-blast hit him on the back.
"A air cannon?! That must be caused by those gloves of his, such a interesting invention. However, that won't hinder me the slightest." Gentle said before using his Quirk on the air again, sending himself and La Brava bouncing forward.
"Zuzu!" Nejire called, causing the dark green hair boy to turn his head to see his girlfriend approaching him, arms out stretch.
"No. Send me flying towards them." Izuku said, knowing what the cyan hair girl is planning.
Nejire blinked her eyes in confusion before figuring out what Izuku's plan implies.
"Are your sure?" Nejire asked, causing Izuku to nod his head before twisting his body around.
Once the dark green hair boy positioned himself, Nejire place her hands in front of Izuku's feet before firing a shock-wave, sending Izuku flying straight towards Gentle.
The gentleman villain sensed something approaching him and La Brava, making him to turn his head.
"Huh?!" Gentle exclaimed before getting tackled by Izuku, causing the both of them to be sent tumbling into a building sight.
"Gentle!" La Brava exclaimed as she land on a roof of a building.
"I hope that Zuzu is okay with the landing." Nejire thought as she stared at the place where Izuku and Gentle crash landed with a concerned expression on her face.
Nejire then turned her attention towards La Brava who was talking to a old man.
"Should I capture her? She doesn't seem like a big threat and she does seem to be focusing on filming rather than filming. Plus I don't know what her Quirk is, I can't go charging in without knowing what my opponents is capable of. So that means I should help Zuzu to deal with the bigger threat." Nejire thought before a idea appeared in her head.
"Seriously? You decided to let two students to leave campus now of all times, one of them being in Class 1-A." Midnight asked with a raised eye-brow.
The reason why she mentioned the last part is because Class 1-A's exhibition takes place an hour after the Culture Festivals starts.
"I know. But they discovered that one of their props, a piece of rope, is damaged, so Midoriya asked for permission to get a replacement, along with a few other things. Hado decided to join Midoriya with his errand." Toshinori explained and Midnight smirked slightly at the last part.
"Hehehe. It looks like that there is some romance between the two." Midnight commented before a thought appeared in her head.
"What other things did Midoriya wanted to get?" Midnight asked, becoming curious.
"I'm entirely sure, but he mentioned about making some candied apples." Toshinori replied, causing Midnight to blink her eyes slightly before they widened.
"Midoriya probably want to make some for Eri! I heard from Shota that she loves apples. I can't wait to meet her!" Midnight said, squealing slightly at the end.
"Note to self, tell Midoriya and Hado to keep Eri as far away from Kayama as possible." Toshinori thought, knowing that the R-rated hero will be a bad influence on the little girl.
It was then that the phone rang which is picked up by Priciple Nezu, who was also present in the teacher's lounge.
"Hello. This is Principle Nezu speaking." The mammal principle said before becoming quiet.
"Ah Hado. Are you prepared for today, such as looking after Eri and the Beauty Pageant?" Principle Nezu asked with a smile on his face.
However, the smile soon disappeared and replaced with a serious expression on his face as he listened to Nejire.
"Thank you for contacting me. I'll set up a…welcoming party. Be careful, you and Midoriya." Principle Nezu said before putting the phone down, ending the call.
"Principle Nezu. Is there a problem?" Toshinori asked, becoming concerned since it was a student contacting the Principle.
"Yes. Do you know the villain who likes to post up videos of his deeds?" Principle Nezu asked, causing both teachers to glance each other before nodding their heads in reply.
"Well, he and his camera women have decided to pull a prank of slipping into UA." Principle Nezu explained, causing both Toshinori and Midnight to become wide eyes.
"Seriously?! Today of all days." Midnight said before gritting her teeth as the police's condition of cancelling the Culture Festival if the alarmed got set off, intentionally or unintentional.
"I guess that it is Gentle's idea of adding more "excitement" to the Culture Festival. Hado has informed me that she and Midoriya are currently fighting him. As of now, they are nowhere near UA, but we must prepare ourselves. I'll contact Ectoplasm and Hound Dog, they seemed to be the most suitable people for the job, but the other teachers must be informed." Principle Nezu explained, causing both Toshinori and Midnight to nod their heads.
With Izuku, the dark green hair boy is slowly picking himself up off the ground.
"Where's Gentle? There's too much dust to see properly." Izuku thought whilst glancing around and being on guard, just in case Gentle decided to pull a sneak attack.
"Indeed, I did not anticipate this turn of events..." Gentle's voice said through dust and when Izuku managed to locate where the gentleman criminal is, his eyes widened.
"Yet I'm undeterred!" Gentle announced as he swing from a metal grinder.
"How did you get up there!?" Izuku asked/wondered in a shock tone of voice.
"Do not doubt that I will see this plan through…..for I'm determined! A true gentleman's resolve cannot be shaken." Gentle said with a wide smile on his face.
"He's got that determined look about him. I give him that." Izuku thought, frowning slightly.
"Zuzu! I'll-how did Gentle got up there?" Nejire asked as she landed next to the dark green hair boy, cutting off from what she was about to say.
"What happening with the camera women?" Izuku asked, glancing towards Nejire slightly whilst pointing a arm at Gentle, ready to fire a air blast at him.
"I decided to leave her. This guy seemed like the bigger threat." Nejire replied, causing Izuku to nod his head slightly.
"A bigger threat? Please don't tie me with those ordinary villains. My plan is simply just to sneak into your school. Nothing more." Gentle admit, causing both Izuku and Nejire to raise a eye brow.
"But everyone knows how security is tightened up at UA. Once they saw a suspicions guy like you, the alarm would go off." Nejire pointed out, although she knows that won't be true.
"That is no concern. My companion will deactivate the security system, so the Culture Festival can still go on, with a little excitement I would say." Gentle explained, seemingly not making any attempt to free himself from the metal grinder.
"That just make things worst!" Izuku and Nejire shouted at the same time.
"Undoubtedly." Gentle replied simply.
"His loosing the debate!" La Brava, who managed to make her way to the metal structure, exclaimed in her head.
"Indeed, you two know my plan now. I wish to get going before the matter grows more complicated." Gentle explained, but Nejire smirked slightly.
"I'm afraid that's too late. I already informed the school that they are inspecting a uninvited guest." Nejire said, causing Izuku to gain a slight surprise expression on his face.
"Is she bluffing?" Izuku thought, not sure if his girlfriend is telling the truth or not.
"Hm. If you are telling the truth, little girl, that won't hinder me. I'm pretty good at sneaking around places without being noticed." Gentle said before activating his Quirk.
"Whilst the taste of tea still lingers…I shall bring you two down, UA students! Gentle announced before bouncing into the air.
"Seriously? Is that the best pre-battle quote he could come up with?" Both Izuku and Nejire thought at the same time, sweat-dropping slightly before preparing themselves.
"Take this!" Nejire shouted before firing her Quirk at Gentle.
However, the gentleman criminal easily dodge the attack by making a metal grinder elastic and bouncing off it.
"We need to predict his movements." Izuku thought as he prepared his air-force gloves.
However, Gentle is moving too fast too even see him properly.
"This looks troublesome." Nejire commented as the two of them went back-to-back.
"If you two are deciding to do long-ranged attacks, I suggest you don't as I can easily repel them with a air membrane." Gentle explained as he zipped pass the two UA students.
"Gentle! We really need to get going!" La Brava called, starting to become concerned with the time.
"Not yet, La Brava." Gentle said as he passed the tiny camera-women and landed on a metal grinder.
"Let get him, Zuzu!" Nejire exclaimed as she and Izuku rush forward.
"Hold you horses, you two. There's something that you should know." Gentle said before bouncing on the metal grinder, making it wobble.
"My Quirk cannot be undone by my own will. The objects will slowly return to their original state. In the meantime, whilst the mental grinder regains it's hardness, the springy motion will still be in effect." Gentle explained just as the sound of something breaking started to be heard.
"What's more, I removed all of the bolts on the grinder that I'm currently standing on. So therefore, it will break away very soon. And I doubt that UA students will let a innocent life be injured." Gentle explained, causing both Izuku and Nejire to perk up at this before glancing at the direction of where the mental grinder will fall.
Their eyes widened when they saw a elderly man watching the fight.
"So. What are the two of you going to do?" Gentle asked before jumping off the mental grinder just at the same time it broke away from the structure and fell.
And there we have it, the first half of the battle with the gentleman criminal. Please review and until next time.
Animelemon: Well...
Hello 9903: 1) Here's your answer.
2) Sorry, but that won't be happening in this story.
acosta perez jose ramiro: 1) Yeah, Neito will likely go with option one.
2) Well, Nejire did say that she try something flashy which didn't work out. But yeah, Nejire is more attractive than the third year support student.
gonzo22: I was just writing with what happened in the manga, but if your not happy with what your reading, then leave.
G. Logan: I'm just thinking that throughout the practicing and the actual performance, Shinso would probably be thinking "Why did I chose to be the drummer again?"
Ryuzaki Uchida: Your welcome.
Gunblade2020: Yep! Nejire fits the the innocent look nicely...apart when she and Izuku are alone.
