Boku no Hero Academia: Izuku's Pet Noumu

Disclaimer: This is a mature-rated fanfiction story of Boku no Hero Academia that I am writing for both fluffy and erotic fun. Needless to say, this story is AU, the characters may seem OOC to some and there will be smutty lemons. Also, I own nothing of the series other than the fanfiction stories that I make.

Chapter 18: End Term Exam Results and Shopping Shenanigans

On the day after the practical portion of the end-term exams, students from both Class 1A and Class 1B gathered in a hall. Most were confident that they had passed the tests while others feared failing the written exams and, in the case of Tooru, Mashirao, Mina, Kojirou and Hiryuu, were resigned to the fact that they had failed their practical exam. Standing on a podium before the students were Nedzu, Mirio, Tamaki, Nejire, Yuuyu, Inko, Toshinori (a.k.a. All Might) and the pro-heroes who had been the students' opponents during the practical portion of the exam.

Nedzu smiled as he announced, "It is with great pleasure that I announce that everyone from both classes has passed the written portion of the exam."

Nedzu's announcement made Mina and Denki cheer in joy, "All right, we didn't flunk!"

Mina then gave Momo a thumbs up and said, "Thanks for help, Yaomomo!"

Momo smiled in return and replied, "The pleasure is all mine, Ashido-san."

Nedzu allowed the students to be excited for a few seconds before he cleared his throat to get their attention. He then said, "As for the practical portion of the exam, I wish to announce that… no one truly failed in it!"

Shocked, Tooru, Mashirao, Mina, Kojirou and Hiryuu looked up to Nedzu and exclaimed, "What?!"

Nedzu chuckled as he explained to the five shocked students, "The two main conditions to fail the test are to either be completely taken out by the villains or allow the 'civilian' to be killed, neither of which occurred with Team 7. Of course, that reason alone would not be enough for the team to barely pass. What allowed the team to pass is the simple fact that they not only worked effectively as a team but even used their abilities to successfully capture one of the 'villains' who is none other than Best Jeanist himself."

Tsunagu (a.k.a. Best Jeanist), smiled as he stepped forward and said, "While there is no doubt that I was weighed down by the ultra-compressed weights, there is also no doubt that you five worked well to not only subdue me but even force me to instruct Ragdoll to escape. Yes, she and Power Loader were able to prevent you five from rescuing the 'civilian' but, given Ragdoll's quirk, it would be cruel to fail you all for being unable to locate them after she had escaped."

"In the real world, pro-heroes may not be able to secure their objectives on their first attempt or mission. However, by capturing villains who know about the objectives, essential information can be obtained to increase the chances of successful future endeavours," explained Shouta (a.k.a. Eraser Head) who then added, "Therefore, by subduing Best Jeanist, you five have effectively obtained a potential source of vital information to rescue the 'civilian'."

"With that said, we can't ignore the fact that you five were unable to rescue the 'civilian' or subdue all three 'villains' so you will receive 'borderline passing' grades for your practical exam," said Sekijirou (a.k.a. Vlad King).

Tears welled up in Tooru and Mina's eyes as they held hands and cheered happily, "Yay, we somehow passed!" Mashirao, Kojirou and Hiryuu were also close to tears as they smiled at one another and the two girls.

"Speaking of 'borderline passing' grades, quite a few of you got that grade for the practical exam," said Shouta who then turned his attention towards Hitoshi and asked, "Are you aware of what you've done wrong, Shinsou?"

Hitoshi sighed and said, "Considering that I actually used my brainwashing quirk to force Bakugou to play the role as a diversion with Toga-san, I'd have to be an idiot not to realise why I got that low grade."

Shouta nodded and said, "While we understand that Bakugou was… uncooperative to say the least, using your quirk in such a way is not something we can condone. For all that it's worth though, your strategy was undeniably rational and your teamwork with the other three members is commendable."

Hitoshi bowed his head as he gratefully replied, "Thank you, Aizawa-sensei."

Nemuri (a.k.a. Midnight) stepped forward and said, "Mineta and Sero, are you two aware of what you have done wrong?"

"It's about getting the 'civilian' caught in the crossfire, isn't it?" asked Minoru.

Nemuri nodded and explained, "While it is true that your quirks do not inflict direct damage, it is considered unprofessional to allow civilians to be caught by your quirks, at best. In the best case scenario, you'll have unhappy civilians wanting to sue you for using your quirks on them. As for the worst case scenario, you'll be effectively trapping them in place for dangerous villains to attack."

Hanta sighed as he asked, "So, we got the 'borderline passing' grades too, huh?"

"If it makes you two feel any better, we are willing to acknowledge that there are circumstances when the ability to safely restrain or trap civilians is very useful such as when Bunraku was forced to take control of several people," said Yuu (a.k.a. Mount Lady).

Pixie-Bob snickered as she added, "Also, none of you are getting penalised for getting Mount Lady naked during the test since it's an honest accident."

Understandably, many of the first-year students blushed due to Pixie-Bob's statement. Yuu was also blushing as she angrily asked Yuu, "Did you honestly have to bring that up?" She could still perfectly recall the feeling of wearing Hanta's tape as a makeshift replacement of her clothes.

On a side node, Hanta's tape was surprisingly effective as both a replacement for waxing paper and a replacement for pore strips.

Pixie-Bob grinned cheekily as she replied, "Of course, I had to. We wouldn't want those poor kittens to think that we're penalising them unfairly after all."

Yuu clicked her tongue in displeasure before she muttered loudly enough for Pixie-Bob to hear, "Old cat lady."

Pixie-Bob glared at Yuu and yelled, "I'm forever eighteen, you over-sized nudist!"

Yuu and Pixie-Bob were about to have a "cat fight" when Chiyo cleared her throat while glaring at the two pro-heroines. They were silent as she spoke to them, "If you two wish to continue arguing like immature children, I suggest that you both leave this hall." Knowing better than to anger the elderly pro-heroine, both Pixie-Bob and Yuu looked away from one another while pouting angrily.

Shouta sighed before he turned his attention towards Wankuro and asked, "Wankuro-san, do you know what you've done wrong?"

Wankuro, thought for a moment before she tilted her head and answered questioningly, "Breaking empty houses?"

Shouta nodded and replied, "Basically yes. While we are willing to admit that Miruko was simply too strong and eager for a good fight to avoid collateral damage, it does not change the fact that an entire section of the training ground has been completely demolished. Do not forget, the training ground is a suburban housing area and all that destruction equates to not only many people being rendered homeless but also a LOT of paperwork."

Wankuro shuddered at the mention of paperwork and whimpered, "Paperwork… bad!"

Rumi (a.k.a. Miruko) snorted in amusement before she spoke, "You got that right, kid."

"Normally, such collateral damage can be grounds for a 'borderline passing' grade, at best. However, considering that you fought Miruko who wanted to have a proper duel with you, never mind the fact that none of us want to deal with an upset pro-heroine of her attitude, calibre and rank, it's safe to say that you have a normal pass like everyone else in your team," said Shouta.

"Hey, if Ushimaru can have a free pass for wrecking that maze zone, why can't Wan-Chan?" said Rumi.

Shouta sighed as he replied, "Yes, you have made that point VERY clear already, Miruko." Many of the other pro-heroes and third-year students chuckled at his exasperated reaction to Rumi's argument.

Sekijirou turned his attention towards Yui and Shihai and said, "While your team has done well, I would like to ask you two if you are aware of the flaw in the strategy that was used yesterday."

"It's not a viable strategy for rescuing real human civilians since Kodai's quirk doesn't work on living things," answered Shihai while Yui nodded.

"That's correct, Kuroiro," confirmed Sekijirou who then added, "With that said though, it is actually a pretty damn useful tactic for securing non-living objectives such as illegal weapons, records of criminal activities and just about anything else that can be used as evidence against criminals and villains."

Shihai and Yui smiled at the praise while the former spoke, "Actually, it was Uraraka-san who suggested that cunning plan."

Sekijirou smirked at Ochako as he replied, "Yes, we know." Ochako blushed from the positive attention as she scratched the back of her head sheepishly.

"Now, to the most serious matter at hand," said Nedzu who then turned his attention towards Katsuki and asked, "Are you aware of your mistakes, Bakugou?"

It should be noted that Wankuro helpfully covered Eri's ears to protect her from his "poor choices of words". Although Eri was already aware of a number of vulgar words due to being around members of a yakuza gang, she did not protest as she did not like Katsuki's loud and angry voice.

Katsuki glared at Nedzu and growled, "Why the hell am I in the wrong? That brainwashing fuck brainwashed me!"

"Which is arguably the main reason why you're not receiving a complete fail," argued Nedzu. Katsuki was shocked as Nedzu explained, "During the test, you've proven yourself to not only be extremely belligerent towards your own team mates but also refused to cooperate with them to the point that Shinsou-san had to brainwash you just to make you cooperative long enough to get Tougata-kun's attention. You also showed a clear disregard for the 'civilian' that you were supposed to rescue and caused massive collateral damage on a scale even more severe than the one caused by Wankuro and Miruko. In case you have forgotten, you're here to learn to be a pro-hero whose main job is to save and protect the people, not be a licensed loose canon who callously destroys everything and possibly everyone in your path just to defeat your enemies."

Katsuki gritted his teeth in rage before he yelled, "What the fuck else was I supposed to do? Everything else I threw at that beady-eyed fuck didn't work and I was left to deal with him alone while those extras in MY team fucked around in 'fuck knows where'!"

"On the contrary, they did not, as you so 'eloquently' put it, 'fucked around'," replied Nedzu who the explained, "Three of them were on their way to covertly rescue the civilian, the very same one that you clearly weren't interested to rescue, when they had to fight against Centipeder and Vlad King. Toga-kun's timely arrival was the only reason why they were not defeated by the two pro-heroes. Besides, were you actually willing to receive help from anyone to take on Tougata-kun?"

Unable to answer, as he knew that he would have refused help from his team mates, Katsuki kept his mouth shut as he looked down and clenched his fists tightly. Nedzu sighed as he spoke to Katsuki, "Bakugou-kun, you may have a powerful quirk, great talent and a strong drive to win but those alone will not make you a hero. The sooner you realise that truth, the sooner you will be able to grow to become a great hero."

Angered by Nedzu's statement, Katsuki growled bitterly, "In case you haven't noticed, I was beaten by a fucker with a phasing quirk whom I couldn't hit even once!"

"True, but his phasing quirk isn't without its drawbacks," replied Nedzu who then turned his attention towards Mirio. Mirio nodded at Nedzu before he explained the severe drawbacks of his quirk to the first-year students. Katsuki was among the few who did not know the details about the drawbacks and was shocked by them.

Katsuki wondered if he was in a nightmare as he thought to himself, "I was… completely beaten by a beady-eyed bastard who can't even see or hear shit while using his phasing quirk?" He clutched his head as he continued to think, "I'm supposed to be the best there is so why… do I… keep losing in this fucking school?!"

It should be made clear that Katsuki was actually undeniably strong and talented for a first year student of the hero course even in U.A. High School. However, the "issue" was that Katsuki was not the only one who was exceptionally capable as there were a number of other students who were on par with him and, just as importantly if not more so, more willing to cooperate with their team mates and get along with their peers. Among them were Izuku, Shouto, Momo, the noumu-girls and even Kouji whose ability to command animals was even more powerful than initially realised after he had gained enough courage to use insects and other arthropods in his "animal arsenal". Also, Katsuki's pride made him obsess over his losses even though he had a respectably high win-to-lose ratio even in team battles in spite of his tendency to charge ahead and attack instead of working together with his team mates. That said, the students from Class 1A and 1B were becoming better at predicting Katsuki's moves in spite of his drive to become stronger and were already starting to fare better against him especially in team fights. Training with the nomu girls and U.A. High School's "hired crooks" certainly helped the students to improve themselves rapidly much to Katsuki's growing frustration.

Nedzu sighed as he could tell that Katsuki was in serious need of even more counselling than initially expected. He turned his attention towards Hound Dog who nodded before he turned his attention back to the first-year students, "Since none of you has failed either exam, you will all be joining the summer camp and many of you will be given free passes to the upcoming I-Expo event on I-Island. For those of you who will not be receiving the free passes, you are still allowed to attend the I-Expo provided that you're willing to work part-time on I-Island or pay for the public access." Many of the students cheered as they were looking forward to the summer camp and even the I-Expo. Nedzu smiled as he gave them a moment to calm down before he continued to speak, "However, those of you who have borderline passes for the practical exam will have to take night time remedial lessons and counselling at the summer camp to make up for your failings. Any questions?" As none of the students had any further questions, Nedzu said, "Very well then, you all may return to your respective classes and continue with your usual lessons. Be sure to look forward to the summer camp if not both the summer camp and the I-Expo event."

Soon after the assembly was over, Mina and Tooru suggested that everyone from Class 1A should take part in a group shopping trip at the Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall during the upcoming weekend. It did not take long for the two cheerful girls to realise that Setsuna from Class 1B had the same idea and all three of them quickly agreed to have basically everyone from both classes take part in the same shopping trip. They even somehow managed to get Shouta, Hizashi (a.k.a. Present Mic), Nemuri and Toshinori (in his true form) involved in the shopping trip while Inko and Eri were all too happy to go shopping with them. Even Katsuki was invited as Mina and Tooru felt that it would not be fair to exclude him but he rudely refused to join the shopping trip as he did not want to waste his off day doing "worthless shit with extras". Shouto was also invited but he politely declined as he wanted to spend more time with his mother.

Katsuki, who wanted to demand answers from Izuku about his quirk, was still unable to do so as Izuku made sure that he was never alone with the blond boy. Considering Izuku's bad relationship with the explosive blond boy who was clearly willing to use lethal force, few bothered to question Izuku's desire to avoid him, especially his cuddle harem. In theory, Katsuki could try demanding answers from Izuku in front of his friends but the prideful blond boy knew that doing so was pointless as Izuku's friends would no doubt come to his defence. Besides, it was not as though he could go around accusing Izuku of being associated with villains due to "suddenly developing" three new quirks. As such, Katsuki had no choice but to continue waiting for his chance to demand answers from Izuku while his stewing resentment towards him continued to grow.

--The following day…--

Normally, students from the department of heroics in U.A. High School would have a half day or even a full day of school lessons and training on Saturdays. However, since the students from Classes 1A and 1B just had their end-term exams, they were given a full day off. As such, nearly everyone from both classes, other than Katsuki and Shouto, went to Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall together with Inko, Eri, Shouta, Hizashi, Nemuri and Toshinori to buy the things that they would need for the upcoming trips. Due to the sheer number of students, both Shouta and Hizashi had to drive a bus each to bring everyone to the shopping mall.

Needless to say, their arrival was easily noticed by the other shoppers who were quick to cheer for them. Ochako blushed as she spoke, "I'm surprised that everyone still remembers about us from the sports festival."

"If we're talking about being recognised, Midoriya's easily the most recognisable," said Denki while pointing his thumb at Izuku. Indeed, a significant number of girls and women were gazing at Izuku with keen interest in their eyes.

Izuku blushed and prayed that he would not be swarmed over like the time when he went out on a patrol with Sorahiko and Mirio. Thankfully, the crowd seemed willing to give them space as they entered the shopping mall although it probably had to do with the fact that the noumu-girls were with them.

Due to their former status as villainous assets, Wankuro, Nyujou, Ningyou and Himiko were given tracking collars so that they could be tracked down in case the League of Villains tried to reclaim them during their day out. The collars also helped to further assure the public that the pro-heroes who accompanied them had everything under control. Thankfully, only a few people who saw the group regarded Himiko, Nyujou and Ningyou as villains in spite of their reformation.

Eri's eyes were wide in wonder as Mina explained energetically, "At any rate, here we are! With the most stores in the whole prefecture, the newest coolest and most advanced mall, Kiyashi Ward Shopping Mall!"

"It's so big… and with so many people!" exclaimed Eri.

Izuku smiled as he looked around and said, "This shopping mall seems to cover not only different body types due to quirks but also a wide range of ages by having a lot of shops in this one place. Makes me wonder what kinds of lifestyle support items they sell in here. I'm sure that at least some of the shops here sell Detnerat goods. Ah, I shouldn't get distracted! I need to focus on…"

Wankuro pouted as she lightly smacked the back of Izuku's head and said, "You're muttering again."

Izuku blushed as he realised what he was doing and apologised, "Sorry about that, everyone."

Many of the girls, including Eri, giggled at Izuku's sheepish expression while Juurouta asked Tenya, "Does he do this often?"

Tenya nodded and replied, "All the time, Shishida-san."

As everyone had different things that they wanted to do in the shopping mall, they decided to split up and then return to the central part of the shopping mall a few hours later. Izuku, Eri, Inko, Toshinori, Ochako, Tsuyu, Wankuro and Himiko formed one group. As for Nyujou, she formed a group with Eijirou, Tetsutetsu and Hizashi while Ningyou formed a group with Minoru, Denki, Hanta and Shouta. Unlike Toshinori, Shouta and Hizashi who were keeping an eye on the noumu-girls, Nemuri went shopping together with Momo, Kyouka, Yui and Itsuka.

--Izuku's group…--

Eri laughed happily as she ran around in front of Izuku's group with Wankuro and Himiko "chasing" after her. Izuku smiled at the three as he was glad that they could smile and play in spite of their past traumas. As for Ochako and Tsuyu, they stayed close to Izuku so that he would not be "stolen" by any random girl or woman who wanted to seduce him. Inko and Toshinori, who were behind the rest of the group, smiled at the children while holding hands.

Eri stopped running to catch her breath when she noticed Wankuro facing towards a bakery named Pantasia while breathing in its scent. Well aware of Wankuro's keen sense of smell, Eri tried to take in the smell of the bakery. A gentle breeze carried the scent to her nose which made her mouth water as she recognised the unmistakable smell of freshly-baked bread. She quickly pointed at the bakery and asked Inko, "Mama, can we buy some bread to eat?"

Inko smiled as she replied, "Sure, Eri-chan."

"Yay!" exclaimed Eri, Himiko and Wankuro before they happily skipped to the bakery. The rest of the group giggled or chuckled at their adorable antics as they entered the bakery.

"They really remind me of my little siblings, kero," said Tsuyu.

Ochako giggled as she spoke, "We should catch up with those three before they decide to buy everything in the shop."

"Yeah, we certainly should," agreed Izuku as the rest of the group followed Eri, Wankuro and Himiko's lead.

Inside the bakery, Eri's eyes widened in amazement as she saw a wide variety of bread including sweet buns, bread rolls, bagels and baguettes. Wankuro and Himiko were equally amazed by the variety of delicious bread and were at a loss of what to pick when they were approached by a young man with brown eyes and messy brown hair that was held in place by a pink hair-band named Azuma Kazuma. He smiled at the three newcomers and asked, "Is there anything you three wish to buy?"

Still not used to talking to strangers, Eri blushed as she shyly hid behind Wankuro and meekly said, "A-apples…"

Wankuro, who was not as shy as Eri, grinned and said, "Meat!"

"Blood-red for me!" said Himiko.

Kazuma grinned at the three girls and said, "Well, I have just the thing for you three!" He then picked out three bread items for them with practised ease before he explained to them, "This one here is an apple roll that's full of apple jam. The other one is a bun with black pepper beef filling." He wore a sheepish expression as he spoke to Himiko, "As for your request, the best I can offer right now is a sweet roll with dark-red red bean filling inside."

Eri blushed as she held onto her apple roll and said, "T-thank you."

Wankuro was licking her chops as she could already smell the beef inside the bread while Himiko looked forward to seeing the red filling inside her sweet roll.

The rest of Izuku's group soon entered the shop and made purchases for not only themselves but also for the others who came to the shopping mall with them and even some of the faculty from the school including the "hired crooks". Thankfully, Toshinori had the "necessary funding" to buy bread for everyone and Izuku more of less knew what kinds of bread the others would probably like based on his observations on them including their quirks and habits.

Yes, Izuku made sure to buy bread for Shouto and, in spite of their antagonistic relationship, even Katsuki. It took a bit of convincing for Ochako, Tsuyu, Himiko, Eri and Toshinori to realise that Katsuki loved extremely spicy food and that Izuku was not trying to play a prank on the explosive blond boy by buying a "Ghost Pepper Bun" for him. Even Kazuma was shocked by the "purchase" as the extremely spicy bun was meant to be a challenge to get free bread. Understandably, the "Ghost Pepper Bun" was given for free.

--Eijirou's group…--

Eijirou and Tetsutetsu were looking for a shop that sold hiking shoes when they noticed a shop that sold gym equipment. The two boys decided to check out the shop while Nyujou readily followed their lead like a puppy. Hizashi, who had already decided to let the two boys take the lead, smiled as he followed them into the shop.

It did not take long for Eijirou and Tetsutetsu to be completely enamoured with the gym equipment as the former spoke excitedly, "Dude, this shop sells Silverman Gym equipment here!"

"It even sells the same punching bags used at Glory Boxing Gym!" exclaimed Tetsutetsu who was just as excited at Eijirou.

Nyujou tilted her head as she asked curiously, "Silverman Gym? Glory Boxing Gym?"

"They are pretty famous gyms often used by body builders, martial artists and pro-heroes," explained Hizashi who then added, "While Silverman Gym focuses more on strengthening the body, Glory Boxing Gym focuses more on improving boxing techniques. U.A. High School also uses the same gym equipment."

"That's correct!" exclaimed a tall muscular man with a chonmage hairstyle, a fading wisp-like aura over the bald top of his head, thin eyebrows and a thin goatee named Toyoda Tadakatsu. The man grinned broadly as he added, "This shop offers some of the best gym equipments in the prefecture!" He then turned his attention towards Nyujou and looked at her tall and muscular physique before he asked, "So, how heavy can you lift?"

Nyujou scratched her cheek and replied awkwardly, "A lot?"

Tadakatsu laughed jovially as he replied, "Given your physique, I'd be surprised if you can't!" He then pointed his thumb at a massive weight machine and said, "This is our latest model of weight machine. It can be used to train all your muscle groups and push your limits to the point that you'd need a strength-boosting quirk to lift the maximum weights! It's also highly resistant to breaking and deforming so it can last even when being used by someone like All Might!"

"If I remember right, Nedzu ordered that machine recently," said Hizashi. Since the noumu-girls were studying and training at U.A. High School, it only made sense to purchase extra-strong training equipment.

Upon hearing Hizashi's statement, both Eijirou and Tetsutetsu grinned as they slammed their quirk-hardened fists together and said, "Sweet!"

"So, you want to give it a try, missy?" asked Tadakatsu.

Nyujou turned her attention to Eijirou for guidance. The red-haired boy grinned at her and said, "Go ahead and give it a shot!"

Tetsutetsu flexed his arm and said, "Show him how much you can lift!"

Hizashi nodded and added, "Just don't break the thing."

Nyujou nodded at Eijirou, Tetsutetsu and Hizashi before she turned her attention towards the machine. What was meant to be a simple test-run turned into a full ten-rep session for each exercise that could be done on the machine. The exercises drew quite a bit of attention as everyone stared at the buxom and well-built noumu-girl use the machine at its heaviest weight setting. Body builders were especially impressed by both Nyujou's strength and the machine's performance. As for people who were attracted to attractively sweaty muscular bodies, Nyujou unintentionally gained a fan-base after her performance with the machine.

By the time Nyujou was done, Tadakatsu, Ejirou and Tetsutetsu cheered joyfully while Hizashi sighed with a resigned smile on his face and thought, "Well, at least they're having fun and it's confirmed that the machine will work as intended. Might be a good idea to have this shop's number in case we need extras or replacements."

--Minoru's group…--

Shouta raised an eyebrow as he asked, "Why do you want to go into this shop?" The shop in question specialised in selling camping gear and was called Yurucamp.

"Well, we will be going to a summer camp so we're bound to find something useful in here," replied Minoru.

"You haven't told us what kind of trip it will be either so we figured that it would be better to have something useful but not needed in the end instead of the alternative," said Ningyou.

"All right, I'll admit that your decision is rational enough," replied Shouta who was aware that the students had not been told any details about the camping trip to maintain secrecy and avoid any potential "information leaks" to the villains.

As Minoru's group entered the shop, they noticed a pale-skinned young woman with upper-back length pink hair that was kept in twin ponytails on the back of her neck named Kagamihara Nadeshiko. They also realised that she was sleeping soundly at the counter with a puddle of drool beneath her grinning face.

Denki raised an eyebrow and asked, "So… should we wake her up now or look through the shop first?"

"We should probably wake her up now. It's not wise to blindly buy things in this shop," said Ningyou.

While Denki, who was indeed planning to buy things blindly, wore a sheepish expression, Hanta nodded at Ningyou before he cleared his throat and asked the sleeping woman, "Excuse me, miss? We're here to buy camping supplies."

Nadeshiko's light-blue eyes fluttered open as she woke up and yawned, "Is it breakfast already, Rin-chan?"

Shouta sighed and said, "It's already noon."

Nadeshiko's eyes focused on the group as she began to wake up fully. Once fully awake, she blushed and spoke in a panicked manner, "Oh, I-I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to fall asleep while on the job like that!"

Ningyou bowed politely to Nadeshiko and replied, "It's all right. We only arrived here a few minutes ago."

Nadeshiko wiped the drool off her lips before she asked, "I'm assuming that you're all going on a summer camping trip, right?"

"You can say that," confirmed Kousei.

Nadeshiko grinned as she rose up and said, "Then look no further! We've got some of the best camping gear that a camper can possibly ask for! We've got tents, sleeping bags, portable stoves, gas canisters for those stoves, backpacks, charcoal for barbecues and even machetes for cutting firewood!"

"Aizawa-sensei, is there anything that we don't need to buy for the trip?" asked Minoru who wanted to avoid spending unnecessarily with his given pocket money.

Shouta sighed as he replied, "Tents and portable stoves will not be necessary as the school will be providing both shelter and cooking equipment. You can ask me if you have any further inquiries about what you can buy to get for the summer camp."

Minoru, Denki, Hanta, Kousei and Ningyou nodded at Shouta before they split up to collect the camping gear that they would probably need for the summer camp.

--Momo's group…--

Nemuri raised an eyebrow as she looked at a clothes shop called Carousel Boutique and said, "That's not exactly a place to buy camping supplies."

"True, but it is a good place to buy dresses for the I-Expo," said Momo.

Kyouka wore an uneasy expression as she spoke, "Are you seriously planning to buy expensive fancy dresses for all the girls in BOTH classes?"

"Not that I don't appreciate the gesture but surely it's not necessary to be so well-dressed for the I-Expo, right?" asked Itsuka who was feeling equally uneasy. Yui nodded in agreement with Itsuka.

"There'll a reception party held at the central tower of I-Island on the first day of the expo and I want us to be ready to attend the party," explained Momo who then added, "My parents are also keen on seeing everyone at the party so it's only appropriate that the girls are well-dressed at the very least."

Kyouka rubbed her chin and said, "Now that you mentioned about it, we haven't met your parents when we visited your home that day…" She suddenly blushed as she recalled a certain embarrassing confession about Momo's parents.

Momo tilted her head and asked, "What's wrong, Jirou-san?"

Understandably, Kyouka refused to bring up Momo's embarrassing confession as she replied, "N-n-nothing! I-it's nothing important. Nothing at all!"

Itsuka, Yui, Momo and Nemuri raised their eyebrows as they wondered what Kyouka was panicking about. The said panicking girl covered her blushing face as she though, "Oh, god! I hope that I won't think about THAT when I meet Yaomomo's parents!"

Desperate to change the subject, Kyouka hastily said, "A-anyway, you seem pretty sure that all the girls will be able to attend the reception party, Yaomomo!"

Momo smiled as she replied, "That's because some of us will receive excess tickets."

"Excess tickets?" asked Itsuka.

Nemuri understood what Momo meant as she explained, "Some of your classmates are related to pro-heroes so, assuming that they have done well for the exams, they will be receiving excess tickets. There is also the fact that Wankuro won the first place in the sports festival and I'd be surprised if Midoriya does not receive his own ticket."

Kyouka's eyes widened as she realised the implications, "Which means that those with extra tickets can share them with their friends!"

"Exactly," confirmed Nemuri.

"Now, let go in there and pick a few dresses for everyone to wear," said Momo who then strode eagerly into the boutique.

Kyouka, Itsuka, Yui and Nemuri stared at the entrance for a moment before Itsuka said, "Something tells me that Yaoyorozu-san is just eager to buy pretty dresses for everyone." The other two girls and one pro-heroine nodded in agreement with Itsuka before they followed Momo into the shop.

It should be noted that a certain member of the Pleiades Combat Maids named Entoma was very skilled at sewing which meant that she could help to adjust the dresses which Momo had eagerly bought to fit perfectly with the girls from Classes 1A and 1B.

--Later that day…--

Pony, who had gone shopping with Kinoko, Shihai and Fumikage was waiting for the others to arrive at the designated meeting place when she saw Momo's group, Eijirou's group and Minoru's group arriving at the same time. The blond American girl gasped when she saw the label on the bags which contained the dresses that Momo had bought for the girls and exclaimed in English, "Oh, my gosh! You should have told me that you're planning to buy dresses from Carousel Boutique, Momo! I have a membership card that can give you really good discounts!"

Surprised, Momo asked, "You have a membership card?"

Pony nodded and explained in Japanese, "My cousin, Applejack Apple, good friend with Rarity Belle."

"Rarity Belle, as in the one who will inherit Carousel Boutique from Rainbow Dash Senior?" said Momo who was honestly impressed by the revelation.

Pony nodded and asked, "You want me help discount?"

"You should say, 'Do you want me to help you get a discount?'," corrected Itsuka.

Momo shook her head and smiled as she replied, "That won't be necessary. My mother has a membership card as well and I used her membership number to get the discounts."

"Do I even want to know how expensive the dresses are?" asked Hizashi who was honestly afraid to find out.

Nemuri shook her head and said, "You're better off not knowing the total cost." Momo did not buy extravagantly expensive dresses but the dresses were still expensive due to their brand-assured quality.

"A mad banquet of dark truths," said Fumikage.

"Truths which are better left unknown to the world," said Shihai.

Kyouka ignored Fumikage and Shiai as she turned her attention towards Minoru's group, She raised an eyebrow as she looked at their bags and asked, "I know that we're going to a summer camp after the I-Expo event but are all that camping gear really necessary?"

Minoru shrugged and said, "Aizawa-sensei gave us the 'OK' to buy them so they have to be potentially useful for the trip at least."

Shouta nodded and said, "While certain things will be provided at the camp site, it does not hurt to have your own tools and equipment just in case."

"Plus, we can always use them again when we decide to go on a proper camping trip," said Denki.

"That sounds really nice, shroom," said Kinoko who imagined herself looking for delicious edible mushrooms in a forest.

"Fair enough," said Kyouka.

"Sorry we're late!" yelled Izuku as he arrived with Ochako, Tsuyu, Eri, Wankuro, Himiko, Inko and Toshinori. They were also carrying large bags full of bread.

Eijirou grinned as he gave Izuku a thumbs up and said, "It's cool, man! We only arrived a few minutes ago."

Toshinori chuckled as he added, "Not to mention that not everyone is here yet."

"Is all that bread for us?" asked Hanta.

Izuku nodded and explained, "Eri-chan, Wan-chan and Himi-chan wanted to eat some bread so we decided to buy some for everyone."

Nyujou smiled as she spoke, "Good job. I'm hungry!"

Tetsutetsu grinned as he spoke, "Considering the workout you did back at that sports equipment shop, it's no wonder!"

Confused, Izuku tilted his head and asked, "Workout? Sports equipment shop?"

Hizashi snickered as he explained, "Let's just say they got sidetracked and leave it at that."

Izuku nodded in understanding while Ochako gave Nyujou a large wheat bun. The cow-like noumu-girl smiled as she happily ate her bun. Both Ochako and Tsuyu then distributed bread to the others while Eri, Wankuro and Himiko happily took out their own bread to eat.

"Speaking of food, we should buy some drinks for everyone before heading back to U.A. High School," said Inko.

"We can buy the drinks from that convenience store at the entrance of the mall," suggested Toshinori.

Inko smiled as she nodded and said, "Let's go there after everyone else has gathered."

Shouta sighed while Hizashi and Nemuri grinned at couple. Izuku, who was already aware that his mother had a "friendly relationship" with Toshinori, smiled as he wondered when the man would finally admit about the relationship to him.

Before long, the rest of the students arrived and the group bought their drinks before they returned to the dorm without further incidence. Overall, it was a peaceful shopping trip for everyone involved.

However, not all was well in the world…

--Meanwhile, at a high-security prison called Hades Prison…--

Hari was sitting on his bed by himself in his bare cell when he heard shouting from outside followed by the sounds of fighting. He frowned as he wondered if a prison riot or breakout was actually happening. Suddenly, Hari heard something slamming against the door into his cell followed by a pained groan. The imprisoned villain got up from his bed as he prepared to fight in spite of the fact that he could not use his quirk due to his quirk-suppression cuffs. His unease grew as he could tell that the shouts, yells, cries and screams were getting louder and wondered if there was someone who wanted him dead or worse. It was no secret that Kai had made a number of rivals if not enemies during his time as the leader of the Shie Hassaikai.

Soon, the door into Hari's cell disintegrated into mere ash and dust. Standing at the door was none other than Shigaraki Tomura who asked, "Are you Chronostasis?" Standing behind Tomura were Kurogiri, who was busy creating portals to redirect attacks, Deidoro, who was making the prison guards and pro-heroes lose their sense of balance as though drunk, Hekiji, who had created a barrier in case any attacks managed to get past Kurogiri's portals, Katsukame Rikiya, who had obviously taken trigger to leech off energy from the guards and pro-heroes, and Kendou, who was ready to attack anyone that got too close to the group.

Recognising Tomura, as well as the former members of the Eight Bullets, Hari asked, "That depends on what you plan to do to me." Like many other villains, he was aware about the League of Villains, especially their ability to somehow turn people into powerful monsters with multiple quirks known as noumus. He was also aware of the league's recent failures as their noumus actually turned against them.

"Let's just say that I'm interested in getting some new party members and I'm quite certain that you have a personal grudge with a certain Midoriya Izuku," said Tomura who then smirked as he added, "I am also interested to learn about a certain girl named Eri, whom your former party members had told me about, and I am willing to… consider freeing Overhaul in exchange."

Under normal circumstances, Hari would refuse to side with anyone who did what was basically the opposite of Kai's goals which was to eliminate quirks. There was also the fact that the League of Villains had been responsible for allowing the heroes to gain noumu turncoats, including the noumu responsible for crippling Kai in the first place. However, given Hari's current situation, including his increasingly desperate desire to somehow save Kai who was rumoured to be dying due to being in a fused state for a prolonged period of time, he clenched his fists as he replied, "I'll talk, but only AFTER you rescue Overhaul-sama."

Tomura's grin widened as he spoke, "That can be arranged!"

Hari, along with "technically three" other infamous villains, escaped from Hades Prison to join forces with the League of Villains. The major prison breakout, which had caused the deaths of many prison guards and even a few pro-heroes, was reported later that night.

--That night, at U.A High School…--

"You saw the news of the attack at Hades Prison, right?" asked Naomasa who was speaking to Toshinori over the phone.

Toshinori wore a grim expression as he replied, "Yes, I have. It's clear that the League of Villains are actively recruiting more members, including Chronostasis, and will likely make an attack soon."

"Security around Overhaul's cell has already been doubled, which is a lot since he's currently in Tartarus, and we're considering giving him an immediate death sentence followed by cremating the remains," said Naomasa.

"Considering that the more recent recruits that have been confirmed are mostly former members of the Shie Hassaikai, it only makes sense to fear the possibility," said Toshinori. Generally speaking, Toshinori usually preferred avoiding killing anyone but, between the danger of the League of Villains acquiring Kai's powerful quirk and the fact that Kai had been slowly dying due to his fused state, it only made sense that some people would believe that Kai was better off dead and cremated. In fact, a quick death could be seen as merciful compared to letting Kai to continue "living" in his fused state.

"What of the other former members currently under your employ? Should we be worried about them?" asked Naomasa.

"We're keeping an eye over them and, so far, they seem genuine in their desire to reform," answered Toshinori who recalled Izuku getting bread for them to help them feel accepted as members of the school. Tabe and Jin were especially happy with the bread that Izuku had given to them.

"Hopefully, it will stay that way because the last thing we want is even more dangerous villains on the loose," said Naomasa who then added, "We have already confirmed that Siamese and Gold Weaver have joined forces with the League of Villains alongside with Chronostasis.

Siamese, whose real names were Souseiji Sakon and Souseiji Ukon, were conjoined twins who possessed grey hair, pale skin and fox-like eyes. While conjoined, Sakon would usually be in control of their shared androgynous body while Ukon, who was basically a head protruding from Sakon's upper back, would be "seemingly dormant" while being aware of his surroundings. Their quirk, [Gemini] allowed Ukon to grow his own limbs to help Sakon in a fight, grow a body of his own and split apart from Sakon to act as a separate individual for limited periods of time and even "switch places" with Sakon so that he could rest or heal while Ukon controlled their shared body. They were imprisoned for multiple charges of theft, murder and torture.

Gold Weaver, whose real name was Ginkumo Kidoumaru, was a six-armed man with dark skin, shaggy hair tied into a ponytail and black eyes. His quirk, [Golden Web, allowed him to create a special kind of webbing which could be used to ensnare people or even be crafted into hardened weapons and armour. He was also a skilled combatant who favoured archery and could use his multiple limbs to either mould his silk to create more arrows or wield close-range weapons such as knives and scythes. He was imprisoned for multiple charges of theft, armed robberies and murder.

"Only those two?" asked Toshinori who had expected more villains to join forces with the League of Villains.

"There were a few other villains who were offered a chance to join them and escape but all of them refused and preferred to take their chances escaping on their own," answered Naomasa who then explained, "Those that refused, and were recaptured, confessed that they did not agree with turning young girls into disposable living weapons or thought that the League of Villains were fools for letting the said weapons fall into the hands of the heroes."

"So did any of the 'independent villains' manage to escape?" asked Toshinori.

"Unfortunately, yes," replied Naomasa who then added, "Two managed to evade recapture. One of them is Long Strider and the other is Blood Monk."

Long Strider, whose real name was Yatsume Mumyooi, was an infamous villain responsible for multiple charges of theft, armed robberies, kidnappings and even murders. Unlike Siamese, who were sadistic, and Golden Weaver, who was arrogant, Mumyooi was merciless and efficient in his crimes. His quirk, [Extendable Limbs, allowed him to extend his already-long limbs to even greater lengths. Combined with his ninja-like ability to climbs onto walls and hide in the shadows, he was terrifyingly efficient as a killer and robber. He had conical sharp teeth, a long pointed tongue and a often wore red and black wrappings around his limbs. In spite of his merciless nature, he despised the idea of torturing children which was probably why he refused to join the League of Villains.

Blood Monk, whose real name was Yuukyuuzan Anji, was charged for murdering several families and even pro-heroes. Originally a gentle person in spite of his large muscular frame and ability to shatter things with his quirk, [Shattering Blow, he was driven mad with rage when the orphanage he was in charge of was burnt down by some teenagers who wanted to teach some "villains" a lesson. The so-called "villains" who lived in the orphanage were merely children who had the misfortune of being related to villains and they all died in the fire. After his fall into villainy, Anji held a great deal resentment towards hero society as a whole as it had allowed innocent children to be harmed simply because they were unfairly branded as "villains". In spite of his desire to change society, he refused to be associated with the League of Villains due to his still-present compassion towards innocent people.

Toshinori sighed as he spoke, "As far as dangerous independent villains are concerned, we can at least be assured that Long Strider and Blood Monk will not attack students under normal circumstances."

"Perhaps, but we can't ignore the fact that they still pose a threat to society, even if I am willing to admit that Blood Monk's grievances towards society are more justified than most," replied Naomasa.

"We can only hope that we will be properly prepared to face the villains when they finally make their move against us," said Toshinori who thought, "And that we will finally take you down, All For One!"

--The following day…--

Normally, Kai would not be executed so soon even if a decision was quickly made. However, the Police Force and the Hero Public Safety Commission agreed that letting the half-dead villain continue living was simply too great a risk to take. After all, if the League of Villains were willing to attack Hades prison to recruit Kai's right-hand man, what would stop stop them from freeing Kai as well? That was not even counting the very real possibility that Kai's quirk could be copied to create even more dangerous noumus than before.

As such, Kai was given a lethal injection execution and had his dead body cremated to ensure that no one could take advantage of it. Not surprisingly, the immediate action caused some complications to the League of Villains…

--Meanwhile, at a certain bar…--

"Tomura was scratching his neck lightly as he watched the news and said, "Well, it seems that we have missed the game event."

"Guess they were smart enough not to risk letting you get your hands on even more rare gacha drops," said Kidoumaru who was twirling a small moulded dagger made of hardened silk in one of his three right hands while one of his left hands held onto a cup of beer.

Unlike the other villains who were not overly upset about Kai's execution, especially after learning about his deteriorating health to the point of being half-dead, Hari was almost hyperventilating as he tried to convince himself, "It has to be a lie… Kai can't be dead…!"

Sakon smirked at Hari and asked, "What's wrong? That dead dude's your sugar daddy or something?"

Enraged by the insult, Hari tried to attack Sakon when Kidoumaru got behind him and pressed his dagger against Hari's throat. While Hari was unable to act, Kidoumaru gazed at Sakon and said, "Not that I care about this character, but you shouldn't encourage party members to attack one another."

Sakon, who somehow got along with Kidoumaru during their shared time in prison, scoffed at the latter and said, "In case you've forgotten, Kidoumaru, the pretty clock boy only joined us so that we will help him save his former boss. Since that half-dead ex-boss is no longer alive, he has no reason to stay with us let alone help us."

"I beg to differ," said Tomura who then instructed Kidoumaru, "Gold Weaver, let him go. Feel free to kill him if he still wants to attack anyone here again though."

Kidoumaru nodded at Tomura, whom he had quickly bonded with due to their shared love for video games and using game terms, and let go of Hari who glared at Tomura. Angry at the leader of the League of Villains, Hari growled, "Give me one good reason why I should still work with you when it's your damned noumu turncoat who was responsible for crippling Kai and putting him in prison in the first place!"

"I'll confess, I did not know that Hellhound had a history with Dekiru," confessed Tomura who then added, "If I had known, I would've used a different noumu to have as many students and pro-heroes killed during the USJ incident as possible. Sadly, the game event is already long over and we have to make do with the poor results we got from that event." He then smirked cruelly as he asked, "Besides, who do you hate more, me or Dekiru?"

"What?" asked Hari who could not understand what Tomura was getting at.

"Think about it, the only reason why Hellhound teamed up with the pro-heroes is because of Dekiru, the same party-member-stealing hero wannabe who thinks that he's the main hero of a Japanese RPG game," said Tomura who then added, "Had Dekiru not stopped her and helped her, she would have acted as originally intended and not be the one responsible for crippling Kai and making him suffer an agonising existence before his execution. Besides, do you SERIOUSLY think I intentionally let her become an ally of those heroes?"

In spite of his hatred towards Tomura, Hari could not logically disagree with Tomura's argument. Incompetence aside, Tomura had never acted directly against Kai's interests. Still, Hari had to ask, "So what do you plan to do about Dekiru, Shigaraki?"

Tomura's smirk widened as he replied, "I'm planning to get kill him of course. However, simply killing him won't be enough. A three-star stage victory will be me killing him with with my own bare hands after making sure that he is tortured by being forced to watch his loves ones suffer and die."

Hari saw the genuine hatred in Tomura's eyes and, deciding to make a deal with the proverbial devil, growled, "Give me a chance to personally make those dear to him suffer at the very least and you have a deal."

Tomura nodded at Kurogiri who prepared a cup of whisky for the former to offer to Hari. As Tomura offered the whisky to Hari, he smirked said, "Welcome to the League of Villains, Chronostasis."

--Elsewhere…--

"So, you two want to join forces with us to not only take down the fake heroes but also the League of Villains?" asked Chizome. Standing behind him was a tall and lanky young man with spiky black hair, heavily-lidded turquoise eyes and patches of gnarled, wrinkled, purple skin below his eyes, on his lower face and neck, arms and legs named Dabi.

Anji nodded and replied solemnly, "While I despise the current system of society, I despise people who knowingly torment children even more."

"Even villains have standards and those guys either don't have them or are too scared to oppose Tomura who doesn't seem to have any," said Mumyooi who only became a merciless villain due to having no other viable option in life. Coming from a poor family, he suffered ridicule due to not only his poor financial status but also due to his villainous appearance. He initially wanted to be an underground pro-hero but was blamed for attacking a student with his quirk in spite of the fact that he was actually defending himself from harm. As a result, he embraced villainy as a way of living in the current world and became notorious for using his expendable limbs to attack people with bladed weapons. Although a murderer who was cynical about human nature, he shared Anji's belief that children generally didn't deserve to be tortured.

Chizome noted the sincerity in their eyes and said, "Very well, you two can join us in our crusade."

"So, now that we are all a team, what are we going to call ourselves?" asked Mumyooi.

A moment of silence passed before Chizome declared, "We live in the shadows of the light of true heroism. We live to hunt down fake heroes who corrupt the light and madmen who wish to plunge the world into eternal darkness. We are the killers who stain ourselves with the blood of the unworthy and the irremediably evil. We are the Brotherhood of Shadows!"

As Chizome made his declaration, Dabi smirked and thought, "Look out, Endeavour. There's a new gang of villains and I look forward to the day when we take you down for your crimes against your own family!"

--End Chapter--

Author's Notes:

Before I say anything, here's the list for those who have the "borderline passing" grade in the practical exam: [Tooru, Mashirao, Mina, Kojirou, Hiryuu, Minoru, Hanta, Hitoshi and Katsuki]

Unlike canon, Tomura already has "conviction" in the form of hatred towards Izuku and thus has no need to wander aimlessly at the shopping mall to calm himself down. Also, he wants to learn more about Eri hence his desire to get information from Hari who was Kai's assistant. He did not try to "rescue" Kai first as Kai was already half-dead due to his fused state and was locked in Tatarus Prison which was even more heavily guarded than Hades Prison.

Also, for the four non-canon villains, let's just say that they come from 'Naruto' and 'Ruroni Kenshin' respectively and leave it at that.

I will post one more chapter before turning my attention towards 'Izuku's Harem Academia' and 'Izuku's Noumu Life'. It will be a light-hearted chapter based on Episode 58 of the anime (Special Episode: Save the World with Love!) with a twist.

Until next time, go beyond, plus ultra!