Chapter 28
J-HOL Reception Part 2
J-HOL Games is the world's biggest event for young generations of heroes, where they compete in many kinds of sports events, like the original Olympics. Therefore, many hero students from UA arrive at Athen to represent Japan. This is the story of Team Japan and their adventure in a new land with new people and challenges!
"Hey, are you from Team Japan?" A group consisting of Izuku Midoriya, Kai Uno, Yuki Drago, Arisa Kawasaki, and Felicia Marvel was noticed by someone calling them.
They turned to see a tall, young man with a muscular built-in suit and tie approached him. He had short, spiky dark red hair, but most importantly, he had not two but three eyes, a third one in the center of his forehead.
The members looked a bit surprised, but Yuki Drago responded first. "Yes, we are. Who are you?"
The young boy laughed heartfully. "Sorry to surprise you and all. My name is Ivan Galanis. I'm the captain of Team Greece!"
"Ivan Galanis? Blimey! I've heard about you!" Felicia exclaimed.
"You know this person, Felicia?" Arisa asked.
"Ivan Galanis is famous! He is one of the Top 10 New Generation Heroes in Europe," Felicia explained.
"Wow! A Top Hero?!" Midoriya gasped, then turned to Ivan. "Is that mean you are already a Pro Hero?"
Ivan smiled. "Well, kind of. I have my provisional license so that I can work as a pro hero. I am currently working at a hero agency for my hero work-study."
"Hero Work-Study?" Kai repeated. The other four were curious to know about this 'hero work-study.'
"Don't worry about that now. You first-year will eventually know about it," Ivan said. "Anyway, I am just honored to meet you finally, and I know some of your faces there! You are Midoriya Izuku, right?"
Midoriya twitched a bit. "Um, yes! That's me! I'm Izuku Midoriya!"
"Yeah, you! You are the kid who won that first obstacle game in the UA Sports Festival! Man, that was impressive! You used the buried landmines to explode yourself to fly over the competitors and get in first, right?" Ivan asked.
"Um, that's right! You are correct!" Izuku exclaimed, agreeing with Ivan's guess.
"Blimey. Everyone knows Midoriya's accomplishment from UA Sports Festival. It's quite amazing how well-known the event is," Felicia commented.
"It is," Arisa agreed.
"It makes sense." The girls turned to Yuki. "Not only the UA Sports Festival was broadcasted live on national television, but it was also broadcasted over the Internet at the same time it was aired on TV."
'Which means that everyone here or most people in J-HOL should know all of us by now,' Kai thought.
"And you are Yuki Drago! Your performance at your school's sports festival was extraordinary! That fire ring match was surprised, and I felt impressed!" Ivan said enthusiastically.
"Well, I am honored," Yuki calmly replied.
"And you must be Kai Uno!" Ivan turned his attention to Kai. "Your performance in the sports festival was good, too."
"Um, thanks," Kai replied.
"Though, if you want to hear a bit of advice, I think you should work on that Quirk of yours a little bit more," Ivan stated.
Arisa gasped a bit when Ivan mentioned Kai's Quirk. Felicia, Midoriya, and Yuki looked a bit concerned when he said it, too.
"By the way, do you happen to know Lola from your school?" Ivan asked.
Kai and others widened their eyes and gasped a bit to hear him asking about Lola. Kai was especially interested, but he got to answer him back…
"Ivan!" Before Kai got to say anything back, someone called out the Team Greece's captain.
Approaching them was a young, mature-looking girl with long, curvy snowy white hair. She wore a long white cocktail dress that partially revealed her left leg and white high heels, but strangely, her feet weren't standard human, but bird feet. Another exciting part of her was that her arms had white feathers. Her eyes looked sharp with yellow iris.
"Oh! Haley! Look who's here! They are from Team Japan, and the ones who appeared in the Sports Festival!" Ivan exclaimed.
"I can see that, Ivan," Haley said in a cold tone.
"Izuku, Yuki, Kai, Felicia, and Arisa, please meet Haley Harpie. She's part of the team and also my classmate from Athens Hero Prep School."
"Salutation," Haley greeted, looking cold.
"Um, hello. It's an honor to meet you," Izuku greeted.
"Greeting," Felicia said.
"Hello," Arisa replied, though a bit nervously.
Yuki and Kai just nodded in response.
"Ivan, you shouldn't just go around and greet someone who can be our competition in upcoming games," Haley scolded.
"Now, now, Haley. Just relax. Besides, it is much fun and better to understand other competitors by greeting them in person," Ivan smiled.
Haley rolled her eyes and sighed. Yuki stared at Ivan suspiciously, which Felicia noticed.
"Say, since you guys are here, why don't we give you all a bit of tour?" Ivan suggested.
"What?" Haley gasped.
"Oh, that sounds a lovely idea," Felicia agreed.
"Yes, it sounds lovely indeed," Yuki said, calmly agreeing with Felicia.
"I guess why not," Arisa said.
"Alright! Let us show you guys around," Ivan decided.
"Thank you so much," Izuku said with a smile.
- Group #2's POV –
"Holy Carrot!" Usagi exclaimed, looking over the many kinds of delicious dishes on the table. "Look at all these foods!"
"Damn! Mr. Yamamoto wasn't kidding about the buffet!" Kaminari added.
"Let's dig in!" Usagi declared as she grabbed a plate and put as many vegetables as possible on her plate.
"Yeah!" Kaminari did the same, but he picked more meat with some vegetables.
"Hey, dude!" Kaminari turned to Mineta. "We're not here to just eat some grubs, you know."
"Just relax, little grapey friend. I'm sure we'll meet some hot chicks, but let's just enjoy these foods while it lasts," Kaminari suggested.
Mineta sighed. "Well, I'm gonna keep an eye on hot chicks."
"Did someone mention hot chicken?" Eli asked, pointing to the very dish. "I found it here."
"Oh, excuse me." Eli turned his face to see a young boy with long, spiky brown hair, Caucasian skin, black eyes, razor-sharp teeth, and a slim body. "If you don't mind, may I have some of those hot chickens?"
"Sure, man. Dig in!" Eli handed him some hot chickens as the boy took and put some on his plate.
"Thank you," said the boy as he left. The UA students couldn't help but noticed that boy's plate was a mountain of food on it, and they were surprised how he could hold it with his bare hand.
"Holly Carrot! That guy had a lot of food on his plate!" Usagi exclaimed.
"I wonder who he is or if he is a participant in the J-HOL Games," Eli pondered aloud.
"Well, anyway, I don't mean real foods! I mean the girls!" stated Mineta loudly.
"Mineta-kun!" Ida scolded. "Don't shout, and also don't say a rude thing about ladies!"
"Alguém disse frango?" The UA members jumped when a random girl appeared out of nowhere, joining in.
"Holy Carrot! Who are you?" Usagi surprisingly asked.
"Ola, my name is Beatriz Delgado!" The girl named Beatriz introduced in a peppy mode.
Beatriz stood at five and a half feet tall. She wears a brown dress with a top chest and arms revealed and pair of black high heels. Her hair was black tied with a short ponytail, and her skin was tanned. She has somewhat a mature-looking body, black mascara for her dark brown eyes, and pierced ears.
"Whoa!" Mineta and Kaminari gasped as their eyes had attention on the girl's chest area.
"Well, ola to you too," Eli greeted. "My name is Ellix Francisco Barbados, but my friends call me Eli."
"Ola, Eli!" Beatriz enthusiastically greeted as she shook her body like if she was dancing.
"My name is Usagi Tsubomi," Usagi introduced.
"I'm Ida Tenya," Ida stated.
"Mm…My name is Denki Kaminari," Kaminari said nervously as he was also a bit distracted by Beatriz's shaking movement for her specific body part.
"I'm Minoru Mineta!" Mineta jumped up few times to get attention.
"Pleasure to meet you all!" Beatriz replied. "You are all part of Team Japan, sim?"
"That's correct," Ida answered. "We are the proud members of Team Japan."
"From what I'm hearing, you speak Portuguese," Eli noticed, which Beatriz raised her eyebrow.
"Oh, so she is from Portugal!" Kaminari guessed.
"Actually, she is from Brazil," Eli pointed out.
"Uh, you know well, Eli! Yes, I am from Brazil, and I am a member of Team Brazil of the Samba Hero High," Beatriz said, impressed by Eli.
"Wait, Eli. You know Portuguese?" Usagi asked.
"Well, I do know Portuguese and Spanish," Eli answered.
"Samba Hero High? What is your school like?" Ida curiously asked.
"Oh, why it is so much fun! At my school, we dance all day, every day, and celebrate festivals!" Beatriz stated.
"Dance all day? Sorry to sound frank, but it sounds like to me that your school lacks a bit of proper education," Ida stated, looking a bit concerned and in disbelief.
"Whoa, really? It sounds like to me that your school is a fun place!" Kaminari commented.
"Why, obrigato or in your language, arigato," Beatriz said as she continued to shake and dance. "I have noticed that you met one of my upperclassmen."
"Classmen? Do you mean that young man with the mountain of foods on his dish?" Ida asked.
"Sim! Senorha Gajeel Bomba is in one year above me and a member of Team Brazil," Beatriz explained while dancing. "Though, enough explaining, come join me in a dance and let's have fun."
Beatriz grabbed Kaminari, which his face reacted in red. Mineta gasped and quickly looked furious at his classmate.
"Ah-ha!" The UA members and Beatriz gasped when suddenly, a familiar young blond man popped out of nowhere.
"Holy Carrot! It's Hloridi Odinson!" Usagi gasped.
"We meet again, members of Team Japan!" Hloridi exclaimed, then looked at Kaminari. "Ah, the boy of electricity! You've arrived and just at the right time. Come! I would like to converse with you!"
"What?" Kaminari gasped as Hloridi grabbed Kaminari and took him away. Beatriz couldn't be able to hold Kaminari as Hloridi pulled the boy away.
"That was random. Oh well. You can dance with me instead!" Beatriz declared as she grabbed Ida by his hand and dragged him to the dance floor.
"Wait, what? Ah, hey, let me go! Aahhh!" Ida screamed.
Usagi, Eli, and Mineta sweat-dropped in a reaction as Ida was taken away.
"Boy, that Beatriz girl loves to dance," Usagi noted as both boys agreed.
"Come on! Why Ida gets to dance with her?!" Mineta complained, realizing that he was left out.
"Don't worry, little Grape Juice. I'm sure you will find someone to dance with," Eli assured. "Here. Have some hot chicken."
"Thanks…" Mineta moaned as he sadly joined with Eli and Usagi to eat food instead.
"Though, this hot chicken needs a bit more spice," Eli said.
"Here. Allow me," said a female voice as a spice sprinkled over Eli's chicken.
"What the?" Eli turned to see another female person standing by.
She stands five feet and few inches shorter than Beatriz Delgado. She has shoulder-length chocolate brown hair with some red accents. Her skin is also tanned with dark crimson eyes. She wears a red dress that looked ethic Mexican-style dress.
"Whoa! Now she looks fine," Mineta said aloud, though not enough for the new girl to appear.
"Sorry to surprise you," the girl apologized.
"No problem! Besides, now this hot chicken tastes even better! It's much spicier, and I like it!" Eli exclaimed.
The girl grinned. "I'm glad to hear that. My name's Valeria Calor, a first-year student from Aztec Hero High of Mexico."
"I'm Usagi Tsubomi from UA High, first-year for Team Japan," Usagi introduced.
"I'm Eli, and this is Mineta. We are also first-year students, but Mineta here is from a different class," Eli said. "By the way, how did you make this chicken taste even better?"
"It's my Quirk, Spicy Touch. It allows me to spray spices from my bare hands. It even works by touching anything to make it taste spicy," Valeria explained.
"Really? Could you like put some spices on my salad here?" Usagi asked.
"Um, sure. If you would like." Valeria didn't look sure of herself, but she did it anyway. Usagi used her fork to poke a carrot and then put it in her mouth. The moment she did, her face quickly became red, and steam came through her bunny ears.
"HOT! It's too hot!" Usagi breathed flames.
"Just how spicy is that spice?!" Mineta gasped.
"Are you alright?" Valeria asked worriedly.
"Water! I need water!" Usagi cried, running off while her ears were steaming and fire coming out of her mouth.
- Group 3's POV –
"Wow! Athens looks beautiful during the night," Ochaco awed. She and the other girls, Asui, Momo, and Jiro, were looking at Athens. It was like a river of light.
"It sure is," Momo agreed. "No matter how many times I came here, it is just always breathtaking."
"It really is pretty," Jiro said.
"Ribbit!" Asui nodded, agreeing with everyone.
"Yes, quite breathtaking, especially you four young beauties," said a voice, surprising the girls.
They turned to see a tall, blond man standing next to them, surprised them, and took a step back.
The man has long, curly blond hair with two bangs that go down over his shoulders. His eyes are blue, nose high, and skin white. What's more interesting is his clothes. He wears a fancy blue jacket like a nobleman would wear, with a white jabot.
"Oh! Who are you?" Ochaco asked.
"Bonsoir les jeunes beautés. I am Louis Pierre," Louis greeted as he snapped his finger. "A third-year from my sweet home, le Paris."
"Paris? Oh, so you must be from Team France," Asui guessed.
"That's right, ma beauté grenouille," said Louis pridefully as he winked his eye at them.
The girls felt a shiver down their spines.
'What is up with this guy?' Jiro thought.
'This man feels a bit….' Momo looked a bit concerned.
'I don't really like where this is going….' Ochaco said in her mind.
'This guy reminds me of Aoyama,' Asui thought.
"May I ask who you four are and where are you from?" Louis asked.
"Oh!" They realized that they hadn't been introduced yet.
"My name is Uraraka Ochaco," Ochaco introduced.
"I'm Tsuyu Asui," Tsuyu answered.
"Momo Yaoyorozu," Momo stated.
"And I'm Kyoka Jiro," Jiro said. "We are all from Japan."
"Ah oui, you are all from Japan. I see! Unfortunately, we are on the opposite side of the world. If I were part of your school or you were students from mine, we would've gotten to know much more." Louis said as he moved closer to the girls.
The girls stepped back, feeling a bit creep out by the guy. However, Louis pursued further by moving closer.
"What do you say, young beauties? Would you like to hang out with me, Oui?" Louis asked.
"Hey, this dude is creeping me out!" Jiro whispered to the other three. "Let's get out of here."
"Though, wouldn't that make us look rude? I don't think it is polite to leave," Tsuyu whispered back.
"That's true. I'm afraid what would be his reaction if we do," agreed Momo worriedly.
"I'll tell him," Ochaco volunteered, however before she got to say something…
"Hey, Frenchy Prince!" The UA girls and Louis Pierre gasped and turned to see someone approaching them. However, the shouting voice sounded very husky and Russian. Soon, they found out why.
The shouting voice belongs to a young female person. She stands at five feet and seven inches tall and has long white hair in a single braid. The most exciting features are six white whiskers on her face, large paws, round, short eyes, gray-white fur covering her skin with black spots, and a long, snowy whitetail. Her figure is very fit for her girl.
"My. My! Another beautiful dame! I must be so popular. But, of course, I have that sort of attraction," Louis said mindfully.
Suddenly, the mysterious feline girl smacked Louis in the face, knocking him over in a single swipe.
"Oh!" He gasped as the UA girls were surprised. The butlers and waitresses and some other guests around them looked surprised as well.
"Can't you see you're just a creep? Now, back off!" She growled.
Louis slowly stood up and fixed his hair. "My, my! How vigor lady… Yet, I find it somewhat alluring about you. But, as you wish, I will leave for now. I will see you all later."
Louis walked away painfully as he rubbed the side of the cheek where he was slapped, which showed to be inflated in red.
"Um, thank you for standing up for us," Ochaco confessed. "We don't quite know what would've happened if you didn't…."
"Don't get the wrong idea," the mysterious girl interrupted as the girls looked perplexed. "I didn't get into someone's business to help them. I did it because I find a creep like that Louis Pierre annoying."
"Oh, well…um." Ochaco didn't know how to respond to that, but her friend, Tsuyu, stepped in.
"Either way, thank you for stepping in and saving us," Tsuyu said.
"Hmm?" The mysterious feline girl stared at Tsuyu, who stared calmly at her.
"Ribbit?" Tsuyu looked puzzled.
"Are you a frog?" The mysterious feline girl asked.
"Well, yes. Yes, I am," Tsuyu answered.
"I see. So, there are other people, like me. But, from your look and accent, you are all Japanese, right?" She guessed.
"Yes, we are. We are from UA High. My name is Asui Tsuyu, and these are my classmates and friends, Ochaco, Jiro, and Yaoyorozu," Tsuyu replied, introducing her friends.
"…. Very well. My name is Celine Pryde. From Great Glory Academy, Russia. I will remember you, Asui Tsuyu," Celine said interestingly as she walked away.
"Geez, who the heck was she?" Jiro asked, looking a bit offended. "She was kind of rude."
"There are quite of interesting people from other teams, places," Momo stated.
"Yeah, but seems to be friendly toward you, Tsu-chan," Ochaco pointed out.
"That's true, ribbit. I wonder why," Tsuyu said, pondering.
- Group 4's POV –
Somewhere else in the same ballroom, another group of Team Japan was exploring around.
"Damn it!" Bakugo roared. "I am looking for someone interesting to know and fight, but why the hell am I with you two?!"
He glared at his two classmates, Kirishima and Todoroki. Other waiters and waitresses got spook when Bakugo suddenly roared, even catching the attention of some of the teachers who noticed them.
"Dude, relax! Take it easy," Kirishima said, calming his classmate.
"We are at reception. So we should enjoy ourselves," said Todoroki calmly.
"You two are annoying. I am out of here!" Bakugo growled as he began walking away but suddenly hit an invisible wall.
"Whoa! Are you OK, Bakugo?" Kirishima asked.
"Grrr! What the hell?! What did I hit?" Bakugo demanded. Soon, the trio found out, or at least they think they found out the cause.
In front of them is a strange-looking person. He stood around their height, but wore white makeup over his face, had a black French beret hat, and wore a black and white striped shirt, black pants, and shoes. He also wears white gloves, which shows him placing his palm out in front of them.
"Who the hell are you? Are the one who bumped into me?!" Bakugo accused.
"Whoa, whoa! Take it easy, Bakugo!" Kirishima said, grabbing on Bakugo's shoulder. "I'm sure this guy didn't mean to bump into you. Besides, you are the one who wasn't looking."
"Hey! Which side do you take?!" Bakugo argued.
"It seems like this person is a… mime," Todoroki stated, looking at the said mime.
"A mime?! Why the hell is there a mime here?" Bakugo asked boldly.
"Who knows," Kirishima said, then noticed that the mime was pointing to something on his clothes. It was a badge that displayed the name "Will." "Oh! This mime guy has a name. His name is Will."
"Will, huh?" Bakugo said as he turned his attention at Will fearfully. "Well, Will, what's the big idea for bumping into me, huh?! Do you want a fight?"
Will gasped without saying a word or any sound at all when he did.
"Bakugo, just calm down! It's not like Will here meant to bump into you on purpose!" Kirishima persuaded the angry blond kid, but it was no use.
"Die!" Bakugo yelled as he was about to use his Quirk.
Will reacted as he raised his palm out, which Todoroki noticed his strange movement in response to Bakugo.
"Wait, Bakugo!" Todoroki yelled.
"Water! I need water!" Suddenly, a familiar rabbit girl bumped in-between Bakugo and Will, their faces being pushed away by a strong force. Then, that same girl, who was Usagi, ran into the women's restroom.
"Ooh!" Bakugo groaned as he fell and knocked his head when he hit the floor.
"Yo, are you OK, Bakugo?" Kirishima asked, helping his classmate.
"Hey, are you OK, Will?" Todoroki asked, offering his hand for help.
"Will!" The UA boys turned to see a young, beautiful girl in a pink dress approached them.
The girl has long, caramel blond hair tied with a bang tied in a braid behind her head. Her eyes shine like sapphire, and her skin is milky white.
"There you are! I've been looking all over for you," the mysterious girl claimed as Will scratched behind his leg and headed down to show that he was apologizing.
"Are you his friend or classmate?" Todoroki asked.
"Oh, hello. To answer your question, it is both," the mysterious girl answered. "My name is Aurora Blanchet of Team France. He is Will Mimic."
'Aurora? Wait a second. She is the same girl that we saw this morning at the hotel, who waved at Kai. So she must be the one who Kai Uno had met,' Todoroki thought as he clearly remembered.
"Sorry if my friend Will here caused you any troubles. He tends to go off on his own, and it makes a bit difficult to find him when he is, well, a mime, as you can see," Aurora explained.
"Umm, right," Todoroki nodded as he and Kirishima sweat-dropped in response.
"Well, no worries. Our classmate, Bakugo, here is the one who bumped into your friend, but it seems like whoever or whatever just passed us knocked him out," Kirishima said, supporting Bakugo as he was knocked out.
"Eewwwwrrr…" groaned Bakugo painfully.
"I see," Aurora said, sweat-dropping a bit in response, too. "Um, sorry to ask, but what are your names?"
"Oh!" The two boys realized they hadn't introduced themselves yet.
"Well, I'm Eijiro Kirishima," Kirishima greeted proudly. "The guy who's knocked out here is Katsuki Bakugo, our classmate."
"I'm Shoto Todoroki," Todoroki said. "We are part of Team Japan."
"So you're Shoto Todoroki, the son of the Number 2 Pro Hero in Japan and also the one who made it at Number 3 in the UA Sports Festival, huh?" Todoroki, Kirishima, Aurora, and Will Mimic turned to the source of another voice, this time a male voice.
The said voice has indeed belonged to a male person, who was walking over to them.
It is a teenager with hair mixed with different colors; purple, black, and white. The right side of his hair is white, the top purple and black color on the left. The teen boy stands at five feet and seven inches tall. Eye color is ruby red for his right eye and sapphire blue for his left eye. His skin is partially tan, with noticeable tattoos of dragons over his arms. He isn't wearing any suit, but rather authentic clothes that martial artists would wear. He has a distinguishable scar over his right eye and a cross-shaped scar on his left cheek. This mysterious lad seems to look half Asian and the other half of something else by his look.
"And who are you?" Kirishima asked.
"I'm Ronin Ferrer," Ronin answered as his eyes locked at Shoto Todoroki. Todoroki, on the other hand, stared back.
"You heard of me?" Todoroki asked.
"Why, of course. I saw you and others from UA perform at your school's sports festival on the web," Ronin explained. "And I am quite impressed, though to be honest, you are still weak,"
"What?" Todoroki said as he looked a bit offended.
The atmosphere became suddenly heavy. Kirishima, Aurora, and Will felt uneasy as Todoroki and Ronin glared at each other calmly yet threateningly. It was as if they were going to fight or just waiting for which one will strike first.
'Whoa! What is up with these two? They are not doing anything, yet I can feel some kind of heat between them!' Kirishima thought as he sweated nervously and scared.
Aurora and Will felt the same thing.
"Stop right there, brother!" Ronin looked over his shoulder to see a girl approaching him.
The said girl is a teenager with long pink hair that reaches her lower back and some straps hanging off her shoulders. Her skin is partially tan, but her eyes are lightning white and blue. Her height is the same as Ronin's, and her face looks like Ronin's face.
"Rin," Ronin nodded.
"You shouldn't go and pick on someone from other teams. This is not the right place and the right time," stated Rin strictly.
Ronin looked a bit distasteful, but he let it go as Rin stepped forward. "I am sorry for my brother's rudeness. Unfortunately, he can't help himself but be straightforward to someone he likes to fight with. My name is Rin Ferrer, by the way, and if you are wondering, we are twin."
"Oh, I see!" Aurora realized as Will looked agreed. "I thought you both look so alike. My name is Aurora Blanchet, and this is my classmate, Will Mimic. We are from Team France."
"Um, I'm Eijiro Kirishima from Team Japan!" Kirishima chimed in. "And this here is…."
"The name's Katsuki Bakugo!" Bakugo answered, surprising them, including Kirishima.
"Yo, you're alright now?" Kirishima asked.
"Ah! Now let me go already," Bakugo ordered as Kirishima did indeed let him go. Bakugo turned his attention to the twin. "So you two are from Team USA.
"That's right," Rin replied.
"What about it?" Ronin asked.
"Then, you two and your team are the ones I will beat you!" Bakugo sneered maliciously, causing the twin to look perplexed yet interested. "For I am going to win this J-HOL Games by beating the strongest of all! I know you American Team has a reputation for being the number 1, so beating your team will give me the satisfaction of victory and being number 1!"
"So your goal is becoming the Number 1 Hero in the world?" Ronin asked.
"Ha! Of course!" Bakugo declared.
"Then, I look forward to how you and the rest of Team Japan will do in J-HOL. See you later," Ronin said as he turned around and began walking away, but not until he gave a distinct look at Todoroki before he left.
"We will see you all around. Enjoy the rest of your evening," Rin said as she left and went after her brother.
Will spoke with Aurora through sign language, to which Aurora nodded in return. "I agree, Will. It seems like this is going to be interesting J-HOL Games for sure," she whispered.
Bakugo smiled excitedly as he looked a bit intimidating. "I can't wait to fight them and all the rest! Now I am sure who I am going to destroy!"
'I can't disagree with Bakugo on that. Even I feel a bit excited,' Todoroki thought as he gripped his hand into a fist.
Kirishima looked at them. "I… I need not get left behind! I gotta do my best, too!" Kirishima stated determinedly.
- Group 5's POV –
Around the same time that Team Japan separated into groups at the reception party, the group consisted of Itsuka Kendo, Neito Monoma, and Junko Neru was on the second floor of the vista. The second floor had a better view of Athens during the night. There were many people on the first floor, but a couple of people, including some waiters serving drinks and trim foods.
"Ah, finally. A time for us, Class 1-B, to get away from those nefarious Class 1-A and L students!" Monoma exclaimed, then his mood changed to distasteful at a certain someone. "And yet, why is she here?"
He glared at Junko, who was sleeping on the chair that they put her on for now.
"Hey, relax, Monoma. Junko-san is always sleeping. Someone has to keep an eye on her," said Kendo strictly.
"But why do we have to look after her?" Monoma argued.
Kendo rubbed in-between her eyes, looking both annoyed and tired.
"Ah, don't be so mean. I think what you are doing is great for your team!" Kendo and Monoma looked confused but realized someone had spoken to them.
They noticed a young teen girl who stood at five feet and three inches tall, wore a long aquarium dress, had a light-blue jellyfish bell for her head with long blue tentacles for her hair, teal eyes, and slender body with small chest, average human arms, hands, and feet. She also wore a pair of black rubber gloves.
"Oh, wait for a second! Doh, I feel so dumb! The word clean doesn't rhyme with mean," said the girl, sticking her tongue out and giggled to herself.
"And who are you supposed to be?" Monoma asked rudely.
"Monoma!" Kendo yelled. "Sorry about my friend here being rude to you."
"Oh, don't worry about it. His mouth stings a bit, but at least he doesn't sing!" The mysterious girl exclaimed but quickly realized something. "Oh, doh! I did it again! I ruined the joke."
She giggled to herself again while Kendo and Monoma looked a bit confused by the girl's weird sense of humor, or is it even humor at all.
"Anyway, my name is Jelicia Sting. I am a second-year student from Sunshine High School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti," Jelicia introduced.
"Well, my name is Neito Monoma, from the prestigious UA High in Musutafu, Japan," Monoma proudly introduced.
"And I'm Itsuka Kendo," Kendo said. "And this girl here is Junko Neru. We are part of Team Japan."
"Zzzz," snored Junko peacefully.
"UA High…. Oh, now I remember! That famous hero school in Japan!" Jelicia exclaimed.
"Ah, so you finally realize the greatness of our school," Monoma said.
"Do you guys know a guy named Shoto Todoroki? I am like a huge fan of him, and he looks so cute!" Jelicia commented, causing Monoma to back-flip.
Kendo chuckled nervously but admittedly thought that Monoma's reaction was funny. "Well, yes, we do. He is part of the team. He should be downstairs."
"Really? Oh, I want to meet him now, but… I am kind of nervous," Jelicia admitted bashfully. "If you don't mind, could you come with me?
"Sure. I can help you with that," Kendo said, which Jelicia smiled in response. "Hey, Monoma, would you mind if you keep an eye on Junko?"
"What?" He gasped. "Hold up! You are not really going to leave me with her?"
"Zzzzz," Junko slept.
"Don't worry. She's sleeping now. You should be fine by yourself," Kendo assured.
"Hold up! I am coming too!" Monoma decided as he tried to carry Junko but had a bit of trouble in the process.
"Come on, Kendo! I want to meet Todoroki!" Jelicia said as hearts fluttered around her.
Jelicia ignored her surroundings, that she bumped into someone.
"Goh!" Jelicia got bumped to the side and fell.
"Oh, Jelicia! Are you alright?" Kendo asked, tending her side.
"I am fine," Jelicia said, smiling. "I think I bumped into someone."
"Hey, watch where you're going!" Jelicia and Kendo looked up to see a giant figure looming over them.
The figure was a big, burly man who stood almost six feet tall. He has short silver hair, green eyes, and tan skin on his face, but his forearm showed thick, gray skin. His body showed some traits of rhinoceros, like the gray ears, three white horns, one of which is a large one on the tip of his nose and two smaller ones on his forehead, gray tail on his buttock coming through his black pants, and gray hooved feet. His arms and hands were normal looking but very bulky and muscular.
Kendo and Felicia sweated heavily and gasped to see a big man standing over them. However, Kendo stood her ground.
"Sorry about that. We didn't mean to bump into you," Kendo quickly apologized as she and Jelicia moved to the side to allow the person to walk through.
"Hmph!" The mysterious burly young man walked away downstairs.
Kendo and Jelicia sighed but looked relieved. They didn't know what would've happened if they confronted him.
"Just who was that big guy?" Jelicia asked.
"I have no idea, but I don't like his attitude," Kendo admitted.
"That big guy was Tank Strauss," said a young woman who approached the two girls.
The young woman is six feet tall and has long blond hair in a braid, fair skin, and orange eyes. She wears a long yellow dress with a V-shaped opening for the chest area.
"Tank Strauss?" Kendo repeated.
The young woman nodded. "Yes. Tank Strauss is a first-year student from Kenya's hero school, Sun Beauty Academy. His Quirk is Rhino, which gives him the strength, speed, and great sense of smell and hearing, as a real rhinoceros."
"I see," Jelicia said. "His Quirk is like my Quirk, Jellyfish! I have pretty much the same ability and power as a jellyfish."
The young woman grinned. "By the way, my name is Valarie Lazar. Just be careful of your surroundings. There are some friendly people around, but there are also many who aren't."
The woman named Valarie Lazar walked away, leaving Kendo and Jelicia wondering.
"That lady sure is nice and pretty," Jelicia commented. "I like her!"
"Yeah. Glad someone like her is around. I wonder if she is a participant in the J-HOL," Kendo said, pondering aloud.
"Um, can someone help me here?" Monoma demanded. "I am strong, but a little help is appreciative!"
"Zzzzz," Junko snored as Monoma had trouble carrying her.
- Teachers' POV –
After the staff members went on their way from the students' group, Aizawa, Midnight, Ms. Heal, and Speed Girl hanged out at the bar counter, where teachers from other teams gathered and drank.
"I noticed some of the media people are here," Ms. Heal said.
"Yeah. Some are invited. Fortunately, they are the well-behaved ones. Well, at least most of the time," Aizawa added.
"Excuse me, but may I speak with you four? You are all from UA High School of Japan, correct?" Then, a media woman approached the four teachers.
"Speaking of the devil!" Speed Girl gasped.
"My name's Ethna from the Demi-God Media, and one of their reporters. I here to interview the players for each team and get few comments from the teaching staff for each team. May I ask some questions to you four, if you don't mind?" she asked.
"Allow me," Midnight said, stepping in.
"You had enough for yourself," Aizawa jumped in. "And sorry, we don't like to make comments."
Ethna looked a bit sad to hear that. But, before she spoke up, someone else butted in.
"Yo, how y'all doing?" Damien Brown interrupted.
"Bullseye," Aizawa moaned bitterly.
Damien Brown, or better known as Bullseye, is now wearing a leopard-patterned jacket, white underdress shirt, pair of black shoes, black pants with belt, and yellow and brown striped necktie. However, unlike the first time they met him back at the stadium earlier today, he is also wearing a light gray mask with a bullseye swirl on the top of his forehead with white eyes.
"Oh! And you must be…. Who?" Ethna asked.
"The name's Bullseye, sweetheart, and I can give you an interview or two instead of talking with this boring clown here," Bullseye said.
"Who are you calling a clown?" Aizawa said, looking a bit offended.
"My, my. Midnight, you and your lady friends look fine!" Bullseye commented, ignoring Aizawa entirely as the latter glared at him.
Midnight smirked seductively. "Well, you look not bad yourself, Bullseye."
"Well, after my little interview with this nice Greek lady here, why not you and I later tonight…."
"Excuse me, Mr. Bullseye, I need to let you know that one of our students is coming a bit late," said a man, interrupting Bullseye.
The said man is a Caucasian man with black eyeglasses, black hair with bang swayed backward over the right side of his head. He wears a dark brown jacket, black pants, a red necktie, and pair of black shoes. He also has a watch on his left wrist.
"Bro!" Bullseye turned to him. "Can't you see I am a bit busy here?"
"Oh, sorry, Mr. Bullseye! I, I just wanted to let you know…."
"Dr. Mike?!" Ms. Heal gasped.
"Huh?" The man caught Ms. Heal's exclamation and gasped in return. "Sonoko?"
"It is you, Dr. Mike! What are you doing here?" Ms. Heal asked.
"I should be asking the same thing! How have you been?" Dr. Mike chuckled as he looked exceedingly rejoiced and happy to see Ms. Heal. She also looked happy, too while the others looked confused.
"Hey, you know this guy?" Speed Girl asked.
"Oh, yes!" Ms. Heal replied. "You see. This man is Dr. Michael Kennedy. We used to work together."
'Dr. Michael Kennedy? That name sounds familiar….' Aizawa thought.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all. You must be all from UA High, correct?" Michael asked.
"That's right," Speed Girl answered. "I'm…"
"I know you all are. You are Speed Girl, Eraser Head, and Midnight," Michael answered.
"How did you know who we are?" Speed Girl asked.
"Why, that's because I am, well…. Fan! May I have each of your autographs, please?!" Dr. Mike pulled out a notebook in front of the three, which surprised them.
"Woah!" Speed Girl gasped. "Um, sure, I guess I will start."
"Thank you so much!" said Dr. Mike delightfully.
"Dr. Mike here is a big fan of Pro Heroes, so whenever he meets one, he always asks them for their autographs if he doesn't have one," Ms. Heal explained.
"I see…" Aizawa said, sweat-dropping a bit. 'This man is a big otaku. He kind of reminds me of a certain green-haired boy from my runty class….'
"Did I hear Eraser Head and Midnight?" Three people approached them.
One of them is a big man with a head of a lion. The other two people are new. The first person is a half-naked man in white wrestling pants with red and green blazers, a red cape, a white mask with green outlines around the eyes, yellow, and double short purple mohawks with golden trims. The second person is an older man who is the shortest of the three. He wears what appeared to be traditional Chinese clothes in red with long sleeves that hide his arms and hands. He also has a long white goatee beard.
"Eraser Head, how are you doing, my friend!" Leo gave Aizawa a strong bearhug or lion hug.
Aizawa looked in pain as half lion person was squeezing him until he let him go.
"Yeah, long time no see, ouch…." Aizawa moaned as he cracked his back.
"Wow! You must be Hercules, El Rostro, and Climate!" Speed Girl exclaimed.
"Oh, it looks like we have few new faces, and you are correct, young lady. I am Hercules," Leo Andino introduced. "These two gentlemen are my old friends from other countries. First, El Rostro of Mexico."
"Hola," El Rostro said as a random Spanish guitar played in the background when he spoke.
"Then, Climate from China," Hercules answered.
"It's a pleasure to be here," Climate bowed.
"My name is Speed Girl, a teacher from UA High, Japan," Speed Girl introduced.
"And I'm Ms. Heal, the school nurse," Ms. Heal greeted.
"Boy, now this is just a bit of crowd. Anyway, about my interview..." Bullseye said.
"Oh, Mr. Hercules!" Ethna ignored Bullseye and approached in front of Leo Andino. "May I have an interview with your top student, Ivan Galanis?"
"Um, sure. Let me find him first," Leo said, looking a bit disgruntled. "Sorry, Eraser Head. We will talk later after I find my student. Enjoy yourself."
"Take care," Eraser Head responded.
"Damn it! Why the hell the students get the word while I don't?!" Bullseye cursed.
"Mr. Bullseye, please remember about your use of words," Dr. Mike whispered to him.
"I see that the party is festive here. May I join in?" Everyone turned around to see Madam Widow walking up to them. She was wearing a sparkling red dress with a bare chest.
"Tatianna," Eraser Head spoke up.
"Woah, momma! Who are you?" Bullseye demanded.
"Madam Widow," she introduced. "I see that everyone here is getting along."
"Yes, maim, and I want to get along with you a bit closer. Why do you say? Want some drink with me?" Bullseye asked, sweet-talking.
"Yes, I would like to have a certain drink, if you can get it for me," Madam Widow said. "Please get me a glass of root beer vodka?"
"Root Beer Vodka? I never heard of that, but sure! I will be right back, beautiful," Bullseye said as he ran off to the bar counter.
"If I recall, I don't think there is no such thing as root beer vodka," Climate said.
"Exactly. I only said that to sort of getting rid of him," Madam Widow admitted.
"Oh, I see," Climate nodded.
"Well, that's pretty sneaky," Speed Girl commented.
"Sonoko," Dr. Mike said to Ms. Heal. "Want to have a drink together?"
"Ummm, I…"
"Go on, Ms. Heal. He is your old friend, right? So go and have fun, catch up with your friend," Speed Girl suggested, though with a strong emphasis on the word "friend."
"Um, OK," she nodded as she and Dr. Mike walked away from the group.
"Well, it seems like it is just us, the teachers now. You look very handsome, Eraser Head," Tatianna commented.
"See! What I tell you!" Midnight whispered excitedly to Aizawa.
"Shut up!" He responded.
- Group #1's POV –
"Come and follow me, Young UA freshmen!" Ivan said excitedly.
"Ivan is pretty… enthusiastic," Arisa commented, sweat-dropping a bit.
"Indeed," Felicia agreed.
Haley sighed, rolling her eyes as Ivan smiled enthusiastically in leading the UA members.
"Excuse me, Ivan-san," Midoriya asked. "Are you really one of the Top 10 Heroes in Europe?"
"Oh! That, well, kind of," Ivan answered.
"It's more than 'kind of'!" Haley jumped, surprising Midoriya, Arisa, Felicia, and Kai. However, Yuki's expression didn't change at all as he looked calm.
"You are one of the Top 10 New Generation Heroes in all of Europe! That's something you should be proud of!"
"Oh, right. Well, I just really didn't think it was something to talk much about," Ivan said.
"Oh, actually, I was wondering what that means, New Generation Heroes?" Midoriya asked. "Felicia here even mentions about it that you are one of them. So what does it mean?"
"Well, it is not something I like to talk much about it, but since you asked, Midoriya, I will be honored to answer it!" Ivan decided. "For you see, I am one of the famous group of heroes called New Generation Heroes. Anyone part of this group is known to be the future Pro Heroes of the future generation. It is just something that the media made up, and it seems like it had picked up popularity beyond Athens. Now, others are part of the group whose scattered around Europe. But, unfortunately, there are few of them here as participants, too."
"Due to your popularity and becoming part of the New Generation Heroes, our school became more popular, and we got more students joined in. You inspired many people, and you should be proud of that," stated Haley strictly.
Ivan chuckled. "Yeah, but I don't care much about the attention. I only cared about helping the people who needed my help. That's the kind of hero I want to be."
Midoriya almost gasped and then grinned warmly to himself. Ivan shared the same kind of dream. Ivan didn't care much about the celebrity aspect, but he only cared about helping the people. He was kind of like All Might, his idol hero and secretly his mentor.
"Well, that's very interesting, Ivan-san, and I love your thought about becoming what kind of hero you want to be," Midoriya admitted.
Ivan smiled. "Thank you, Midoriya."
"If I may ask," Kai spoke to Ivan, catching his attention. "Why do you know Lola?"
Ivan raised his eyebrow, then smiled. "Oh, well, I know Lola two years ago, when we met at the first J-HOL Games that I was in."
"Two years ago?" Kai repeated.
"That makes her be formally in the first year," Yuki stated.
"Though I wish she were here. There was something I wanted to say to her, but I guess that can wait when I become a great hero," said Ivan, melancholy.
Kai, Midoriya, and Arisa noticed the tone of his voice when Ivan said that. He sounded downhearted and wondered why. Haley also looked a bit worried but scowled when she heard what Ivan said.
"Ivan! Haley!" The group stopped when a manly voice shouted at them.
Approaching them is a big, hairy man in a black suit and blue and white striped necktie. Interestingly, the man has the head of a lion.
"Coach!" Ivan noticed, almost gasped while Haley stayed calm.
"I've been looking for you. But, unfortunately, there is a person from the media who wants to speak with you," the man said, growling a bit. "Media are so annoying… hmh?
"Oh! Sir, please meet the members of Team Japan. This is Izuku Midoriya, Kai Uno, Felicia Marvel, Arisa Kawasaki, and Yuki Drago," Ivan introduced the members to the man. "Everyone, please meet our coach and teacher, Mr. Leo Andino."
"Oh! So you are the students from UA! Well, it's an honor to meet you all!" Leo Andino offered a handshake. Midoriya accepted the handshake as he smiled, but his expression suddenly became painful due to how strong Leo was gripping his handshake.
Kai and others noticed. Leo also offered his handshakes to the rest of them, leaving their hands in pain. Haley couldn't help but smirked and sweat-dropped at the same time.
"We were just showing them around the place and answering their questions, sir," Ivan said.
"That's thoughtful of you, but enough with the tour, Ivan. You should get going," Leo Andino stated.
"Yes, sir!" Ivan saluted, then turned to Midoriya and others. "Sorry, guys, but it looks like I have to get going. Being a famous young Pro Hero also means getting a lot of attention from media, maybe a bit too much for me, but it is an expected thing to happen when you are Pro Hero."
"No, no! It's alright!" Midoriya assured, raising and shaking his hands. "You seem to be a busy guy, and we understand, right guys?"
"Yeah," Kai nodded as the others agreed, too.
Ivan grinned. "Hee, hee, thank you. Well, I hope to see you all later and good luck!"
"It was short, but I look forward to all of your individual's performance as well as team performance, Team Japan," Leo said as he and Ivan left together.
Haley stayed behind and turned to the UA, looking at her cold, serious expression as usual.
"Don't underestimate Ivan," she said, surprising Midoriya, Kai, and others a bit. "Just because that goofball always smiles, that doesn't mean he will go easy on you all. We all want. You are warned."
Haley left immediately, leaving Midoriya, Arisa, and Felicia surprised while Kai and Yuki looked indifferent.
"What was that all about from Haley?" Arisa asked, looking worried.
"I am not quite sure," said Midoriya honestly.
Suddenly, they heard a commotion going on and the familiar shouting of a male voice.
"I will murder you!" Bakugo shouted.
"You want some of this, little punk?!" Another voice yelled.
"Ka-chan?!" Midoriya jumped when his old childhood friend yelled and having a bad feeling about it.
"It's coming from there," Yuki stated as he looked. "Let's check it out."
The members of Team Japan headed to the commotion to see that Bakugo was standing off, looking angry toward a big, muscular man with gray skin and horns.
"Ka-chan!" Midoirya gasped.
"Hey, what's going on, Kirishima?" Kai asked the boy.
"We got trouble, guys! Bakugo is fighting off that big guy there!" Kirishima explained.
"What?" Kai gasped.
Other members of Team Japan were also noticed and watched the commotion.
"Oh no! It's Bakugo from Class 1-A! He's going to fight that guy, Tank Strauss!" Kendo exclaimed.
"Well, well. I think I may see something interesting tonight," Monoma snickered.
"Monoma!" Kendo scowled.
"Woah! This is gonna be a big fight," Eli exclaimed, looking a bit excited.
"Why are you so excited?! This is very bad!" Mineta stated.
"Bakugo-san!" Yaoyorozu gasped.
"Great… I had a feeling something like this would happen," said Jiro depressingly.
"What should we do, Tsuyu-chan?" Ochaco asked.
"We should get Aizawa or any teachers! They should be able to stop Bakugo-chan and that big rhino guy." Asui stated.
"Time for you to die!" Bakugo jumped with his palm ready as it sparkled with energy.
"Rrraawh!" Tank Strauss roared as his horn aimed towards Bakugo.
Suddenly, something jumped in between them. Whatever it did, it stopped Bakugo and Tank Strauss, pushing them away from each other.
"What the?!" Both Bakugo and Tank Strauss gasped.
"Who just jumped in?" Kai asked.
"Sorry to be a bit late, but then again, the best hero always comes at the right time!" said a voice.
The mysterious person who jumped into the middle of the fight was a young, tall boy with short black hair, blue eyes, light skin, and a fit body.
"Wait… that boy," Midoriya mumbled to himself as he remembered the mysterious tall boy from yesterday.
"Who the hell are you?!" Bakugo shouted at the boy.
The boy smirked as he pointed to himself with his thumb. "The name's Ben Glory, the next Symbol of Peace and one to be the greatest hero in the world!"
Hello, everyone! Sorry to take a bit longer to get this update out, but glad I did before this month ends.
Now, for an important annoucement I want to make. This story will be put on hiatus for the rest of October. The reason for it is I want to write a Yo-Kai Watch with Halloween theme. It is sort of tradition for me, and I enjoy writing a series of short stories for each chapter in the month of October until Halloween for finale. So the next chapter will be in November.
With that said, we have a LOAD of OCs introduced in this one chapter, and there are still more to come! We only cover the surface. Most of the OCs are created by my friend, johannvanguard and myself, but I want to make a mention to Xyzdragon1234 for his OCs; Ronin Ferrer and Rin Ferrer! Twin OCs from Team USA; what kind of role they will play in this story arc, the J-HOL arc. Which OCs do you like so far that appeared in this chapter?
I hope you all enjoy the interaction between UA members and other characters from different national teams. They will all serve as a rival for most of them.
So, apparently season 5 has ended and season 6 is announced, and it is going to be quite the most exciting one. For all of you who read the manga, you know what's coming, but look forward to the animation part. For all of you who only watches the anime show, well look forward to it, too! I still need to finish season 4 and this story is still in season 2..., but no need to rush.
With that said, see you all in November and until then, have a nice day or evening, and stay safe.
Go beyond. Plus Ultra!