Authors note: hey guys, Fire Slash here and welcome to the next chapter, where Hinata gets small encounters with several of his classmates. So, review and enjoy :-)

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It was currently the weekend and Hinata was presented with two problems. First off, he was bored. However, it was not just regular boredom, but extreme boredom. Due to his heightened analytical abilities, several of the hobbies he once did before the operation did not produce the same level of excitement it once did. Every episode of his favorite TV show he was able to predict the ending in a matter of seconds, the same going for new installments of his favorite book series. Due to this, the excitement factor of those two hobbies went down sharply. Now that Hinata thought about it, the only time he was not bored was when he was hanging out with his classmates. Despite having the talent of ultimate analyst in his arsenal of talents, they were very unpredictable. Most of his classmates would do things which would bring him great joy. Heck, even playing video games with Nanami that he already knew the plot to was fun to him. Knowing that most of his friends lived on campus, he decided to go visit them. However, he still had to solve his second problem…

His hair.

Ever since the operation, his hair has been growing at an extraordinary rate, causing him to have to cut it everyday so he could maintain his normal hairstyle, one he was very fond of. After cutting his hair, Hinata notified his parents about going to Hopes Peak before making his way to the school.

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"Do you know where the best place is to effectively torture someone?" Tsumiki asked Hinata.

'Where did this come from?' Hinata asked himself. Upon entering the school, he immediately saw Tsumiki struggling to carry several objects. As such, Hinata immediately went to her aid, helping her carry the supplies to the infirmary. Afterwards, the two friends began chatting when she brought up the subject of torture.

"I have…no idea" Hinata answered.

"A-anywhere that isn't lethal, such as the stomach or the head."

"Where is this coming from?"

"W-well, besides everyone in our class, you're the only person who is not intending to hurt me. I-in fact, you're the first person to ever stand up for me. T-thank you."

"Hey, it's no big deal" Hinata replied, attempting to downplay his good deed. "No one deserves to have to live with being abused, especially not someone as amazing as you."

"You think I'm amazing?" Tsumiki asked him, her face becoming bright red. Once Hinata processed what he said, his face turned a bright shade of red out of embarrassment.

"Well yea, not many people are willing to help out others like you are."

"T-thank you."

"No problem. Listen, if you ever need anything, just let me know. I'll always be willing to help you."

"O-ok. I will."

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After helping Tsumiki with several tasks, Hinata began to head towards the exit of the school. However, as he did so, a fat yellow hamster scurried over to him. Picking up the hamster with a confused look, he was surprised when the hamster ran onto his shoulder and snuggled into his shirt.

"CHAM-P! Where has a demon of your status gone off too!?" Someone shouted. Hinata easily was able to identify the voice as fellow classmate Tanaka's. A second later, Hinata was proven correct when Tanaka began to walk down the same hallway as him, the two eventually intertwining. Upon seeing his hamster snuggled up into Hinata's shoulder, his eyes widened.

"Impossible!" Tanaka shouted, causing Hinata to cringe. "A mortal such as yourself has been scouted by a demon as powerful as Cham-P? And you have not been burned by the poison which resides on his exterior? Fufufu, very interesting. Perhaps there is more to you then meets the eye. Tell me, who's master are you?"

"Huh?" Hinata asked, confused. However, in a matter of seconds, Hinata was able to grasp what he was asking. "Well, if you're asking what kind of pet I own, I've only taken care of a hermit crab back in grade school..."

"What?! Your power level is only a two? Trash! Yet…you have been able to tame one of the most dangerous creatures I have pledged allegiance to…very well then. I shall spent a portion of my time and accompany you. You have earned my respect."

'You know if you really wanted to hang out, you could have just said something…' Hinata thought to himself. "Alright, want to get something to eat?"

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After eating, and getting snuggled by the rest of Tanaka's hamsters, Hinata began to question Tanaka about several parts of his life, ones he hoped would not be too intrusive.

"So, I once read you were able to save several species from extinction…is that true?"

"Indeed. I have managed to save the beast which represents hope and despair on its fur. While the beast was powerful, I have naturally been able to tame it, seeing as I am Gundham Tanaka lord of ice!"

"When you say 'hope and despair,' you mean the giant panda correct?" Hinata asked, basing his claim on the fact pandas had a yin-yang like pattern to them. Tanaka nodded in response.

"It seems you have a decent amount of knowledge on the masters of this world. Very interesting... perhaps you can be of some use to me in the future."

"Uh…thanks I guess."

"I must be taking my leave" Tanaka bluntly said, standing up. "Farewell, for now."

'What a blunt way of leaving' Hinata remarked to himself as he watched his classmate leave the cafeteria.

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Eventually deciding to leave the cafeteria, Hinata began wandering around the school, attempting to look for someone else to hang out with. However, as luck would have it, he managed to bump into Komaeda, who was also wandering aimlessly around the school.

"Oh Hinata!" Komaeda exclaimed in an excited voice, one which gave Hinata the creeps. Hinata knew that behind Komaeda's facade was something dangerous. It was quite obvious for one with the abilities of the ultimate analyst. However, he could not predict what Komaeda was really like. "I was looking for someone to hang out with, and as luck would have it, I find you, the one person who I desperately wanted to talk to the most. Mind if I hang out with you, though trash such as myself shouldn't be with someone as amazingly talented as you."

"…Sure, I guess we could hang out" Hinata said, a bit cautiously. Despite being wary about the boy, he could not help but feel a bit sympathetic for the way he thought of himself. It is probably because he hangs out with Tsumiki so much that he has started to become a more sympathetic person.

"Oh, that's great!" Komaeda excitedly explained. "Now I can learn more about you and the hope you carry."

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"So Hinata, what is hope to you?" Komaeda asked him as the two walked around the school campus, curtesy of Komaeda.

"Hope? Well, lets see…I see hope as a driving factor. The best things humanity has accomplished were built with hope to do good. Without hope, we probably would still be living in the seventeen hundreds."

"I see…what an interesting answer. Now tell me, what is your talent? Clearly someone who could beat Nidi in a fight and detect poison in a matter of seconds must have some sort of grand title."

"Sorry…but I am not allowed to tell you. It's something I've sworn to keep a secret" Hinata said, causing the white haired boy to frown.

"Very well then, but know this, I will find out your talent. Have a good day" Komaeda said before leaving, causing Hinata to wonder if everyone in his class bluntly left conversations.

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Swinging her sword at a dummy, Pekoyama smiled as it crumbled to the ground. So far, the swords-woman has managed to destroy about twenty dummies in less than a minute. Currently, the girl was practicing her swordsmanship in the school's dojo. The reason for this was to hone her skills in case she had to confront a certain someone, a person who has proven to be an opponent who should not be underestimated, Hinata. Pekoyama knew he was dangerous and as such, was preparing for just in case she had to fight him. Speaking of the devil, Hinata opened the dojo doors, having heard the clashing of her sword with the dummies.

"Oh, Pekoyama" Hinata said, a bit surprised to see her in the dojo. "Hey there."

"Hello" Pekoyama emotionlessly responded to his greeting.

"What are you doing here?"

"Training to fight you."

"Huh?"

"You have proven to be dangerous, seeing as you nearly knocked out Nidi with one hit. As such, I need to be prepared to take you out if needed. Watch your back, because if you harm my classmates in any way, I will not hesitate to use my sword on you" Pekoyama said before walking out of the gymnasium.

"What the hell just happened?" Hinata asked himself.

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"So Hinata, how was your day?" His father asked Hinata as he went straight for his room.

"Exhausting" Hinata said before entering his room. So far, he translated the speech of a person who spoke gibberish, was threatened by possibly the most dangerous woman alive, and potentially gained a new stalker. Hinata only had one thought left before going to bed.

"Is this how the rest of the year will go?"

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"Hinata! There you are!" Souda shouted when he saw the ultimate hope. Like yesterday, Hinata decided to go to Hopes Peak, seeing as he was bored out of his mind back home. Despite it being the weekend, his mom and dad worked, leaving him by himself. "I've been looking for your dorm and I couldn't find it. Where is it?"

"Well…I don't live in a dorm" Hinata answered.

"Oh really. Well that's kinda embarrassing. But anyways, I need to ask you for a favor."

"What is it?" Hinata asked curiously.

"The girls in our class have arranged a day where they're all going to the pool. I want to crash that party!"

"Let me guess, you want to stage a fake 'convenience' correct?"

"Yep."

"But why me?"

"Well, Tanaka's Tanaka, Hanamura's the biggest pervert around, Komaeda gives me the creeps, Nidi cannot keep his mouth shut, Mitarai's too antisocial, and Kuzuryu is out of the question. You're the only one I can turn to" Souda said before getting on his knees. "So I'm begging you, please help me! I'll bother you until you die if you don't."

"Fine…" Hinata said, not wanting an additional stalker.

"Great. I've got your swimsuit ready, so just meet me at the pool in three hours." With that, Souda dashed away into the building, leaving behind a slightly amused but tired Hinata.

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"How boring," a voice stated, causing Hinata to jolt up. After receiving the invitation from Souda, Hinata found a nearby tree and began to relax as an attempt to kill time. Unfortunately, he grew too comfortable in the spot he found, causing him to fall asleep.

Glancing around, he noticed he was no longer in the school's garden, but was in some sort of void. In front of him, a person was glancing at him. Strangely, the person looked exactly like Hinata except for the fact his hair was long and grey as well as the fact his eyes were red.

"This is just a dream," Hinata whispered to himself, knowing that whatever was happening did not exist. The person gave a small nod in response, somehow managing to hear the whisper.

"It seems you are at least somewhat interesting," the person told him with a monotonous voice.

"Who are you?" Hinata asked, curious about the person in front of him.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm you," the boy stated. "Rather I'm you but with a different name. I am known as Izuru kamukura, a name which unlike yours is not boring."

"Hey! Screw you!" Hinata growled.

"Anyways, now's not the time for small talk. I'm here with a warning. Danger is coming and if you care about those people known as friends, I suggest you take my advice. Stay away from the despair disguised as beauty."

"Despair disguised as beauty? What on Earth is that supposed to mean?" Hinata asked. However, as he did so, the void began to turn a shade of white as he began to wake up.

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Waking up, Hinata let out a sigh of confusion.

"Despair disguised as beauty…what could that mean?" Hinata asked. While he had the ability to solve most problems almost instantly, this was one he could not do. The entire phrase made no sense to him. Glancing around as he attempted to solve Izuru's riddle, he noticed one one of the clocks that he has been asleep for nearly three hours.

"Crap! I'm going to be late for the pool party," Hinata said before dashing into the school building, eager to meet his friend.

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"Hey, you actually made it!" Souda shouted in excitement when he saw Hinata.

"I did say I would help you" Hinata said. "Though if the girls try to kill us, I'm not sure I'll be able to help you if you get caught by them."

"Don't worry, they won't. After all, we're faking a coincidence. They won't figure out it's an act."

"You better hope so" Hinata stated. "When should they be here by?"

"About an hour" Souda casually said.

"Then why are yo- never mind. I answered my own question" Hinata said. "Where's my bathing suit?"

"Oh, right here" Souda said before tossing him a speedo. Hinata cringed upon looking at the object.

"I am not wearing this."

"What, why not? I even took the time to make sure we match!"

"If that's the case, I'm definitely not wearing it..."

"Wearing what?" Mioda asked, her sudden appearance causing Souda to shriek in terror. Glancing at the speedo in Hinata's hand, Mioda's eyes widened.

"That's one daring swimsuit. Ibuki would've ran in terror if she saw Hinata wearing that."

"Which is exactly why I'm not wearing it," Hinata said.

"Oh come on!"

"What are you two doing here anyways?" Mioda asked. "Ibuki thinks you're trying to crash the girls only party."

"Nope" Hinata lied before Sousa was able to speak. "We're just here to enjoy some swimming of our own."

"Yep. It's just a coincidence that the girls party and us wanting to swim are both exactly around the same time. So let's enjoy this coincidence while we can."

"Meh…Ibuki's on to you" Mioda said before making an 'I'm watching you' sign with her hands.

"Really, it's just a coincidence" Hinata calmly said, trying to make up for Souda's cringe worthy performance. "Anyways, where's the rest of the girls? If there's supposed to be a party, then why are you only here?"

"Oh, Ibuki wanted to get some early stretching and swimming done before swimming, so she came an hour early. I couldn't wait for the party. It's going to be hella fun!"

"Mind if we join?" Hinata asked.

"You'll have to ask Sonia about that seeing as she set the whole thing up, but Ibuki has no problem with you two hanging out with us, especially since I trust Hinata enough to keep Souda from doing anything dirty."

"Hey! I would never do such a thing!"

"Alright. Once Sonia comes, I'll ask her" Hinata said, ignoring Souda.

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Grabbing a school swimsuit, Hinata swam around with Mioda for a while before the rest of the girls began to flood in. Souda attempted to join them, but him in a speedo was enough to make both Hinata and Mioda refuse to get anywhere near him.

"What the hell are you wearing?" Koizumi asked Souda upon seeing him, Saionji right behind her. Like Mioda and Hinata, the two girls opted to wear the school's swimsuit.

"If you guys keep complaining I might as well change!" Souda shouted.

"Please do" Owari said, entering the pool. Unlike the other girls, she wore a blue and white striped bikini. "You're kinda creepin' me out."

"Enough of Souda's ridicules choice of a swimsuit, what the heck are you two doing here? This is a girls only party" Koizumi angrily stated. "You better not have come to peep on us!"

"We-"

"Sorry, we didn't know you girls had something planned" Hinata stated, both faking innocence and cutting off Souda. "Souda and I made plans to come here earlier this week so we can bond some more."

"Y-yea. What he said."

"After all, I'm kind of new here and I'd really like to know you guys better."

"If that's the case, then you two can stay" Sonia said upon entering. Much to Souda's disappointment, the princess opted to wear a wetsuit. "Though I please ask that Souda changes his attire."

"Anything for you Miss Sonia" Souda said before dashing out of the room, grabbing a school swimsuit on the way out. Exactly a second after he left, both Tsumiki and Nanami arrived causing Hinata to shield his eyes. While both girls had the school swimsuit on, they had picked one a size smaller than their normal size, showing off their assets.

"H-Hinata? What are y-you doing here?" Tsumiki asked.

"I'll tell you in a second, but can you two please change? You're swimsuits are a bit small."

"What a gentleman!" Sonia explained, her eyes gleaming. "Normally a boy would 'enjoy the show' as its called."

"Oh, thank you for the warning" Nanami said before dragging Tsumiki to the changing rooms. Once they and Souda came back, Mioda let out a loud shout.

"LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!"