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 24: Summer Camp (Part 1)

Izuku, along with his classmates, Eri and the noumu girls, were riding in one bus while the students of Class 1B rode in a separate bus. Given the larger number of passengers, it was not surprising that the bus which Izuku was in was rather noisy as they freely interacted with one another.

Shouta (a.k.a. Eraser Head), who was in the bus with Izuku's group, sighed as he did not even bother to remind his students that the bus would only make one stop in about an hour's time. He wore an unamused expression as he noted how Izuku was seated at the back together with Ochako, Tsuyu, Wankuro, Himiko, Eri, Ouka, Kumoko and Aoi. Izuku was seated in the middle with Ochako seated on his right and Tsuyu seated on his left. Wankuro was seated beside Ochako while Himiko was seated beside Tsuyu. Eri, who was sitting on Ochako's lap, was humming happily with Ochako while the older girl styled her long hair. Ouka, who was sitting on Wankuro's lap, was sighing contentedly while Wankuro petted her head affectionately. Kumoko, who was sitting on Himiko's lap, was playing with some red string to form various pretty patterns while Himiko stared at the strings with rapt attention. Aoi, who was sitting on Tsuyu's lap, was reading a children's book with the frog-like girl.

Although there was no denying that Izuku was seated with his girlfriends and adopted sisters, the boy was not the only one with such a seating arrangement. Minoru was seated together with Ningyou and were in fact reading some online fan-fiction together with her while Shouto was seated with Momo and were content to hold hands while leaning against each other. Kyouka was seated with Denki and were listening to music together while Tooru was seated with Mashirao and was excitedly talking to him about what they might do at the upcoming summer camp.

Mina and Nyujou were seated together on one side while Eijirou and Katsuki were seated on the opposite side. Not surprisingly, Mina and Nyujou wished that they could be seated together with Eijirou but there was no denying that he was the one person who was willing to put up with Katsuki for a prolonged period of time. Besides, other than the back row of seats which could fit five people, all the other seats were in pairs.

Tenya, who was seated next to Fumikage, tried his best to maintain order in the bus but it was clear that it was a futile attempt.

Although a little sympathetic to Tenya, Shouta knew better than to force them to be quiet in the bus. After all, it would not be long before the group would no longer be able to play around in such a carefree manner even without the worrying possibility of an attack by villains.

--About an hour later…--

The two buses stopped at a designated "rest area". Understandably, all the students got out of the buses to stretch their limbs and, in Minoru's case, look for a toilet to urinate.

Noticing that something was not right, namely the fact that that it was basically an empty open area that was overlooking a forested area below, Sen asked, "Is this really a rest area?"

"Not exactly, but we are making our stop here," said Sekijirou (a.k.a. Vlad King).

It was at that moment that a car appeared and two pro-heroines got out of the car to do their flashy self-introduction.

"Lock on with these sparkling gazes!"

"Strikingly cute and cat-like!"

"Wild Wild… Pussycats!"

Immediately recognising Shino (a.k.a. Mandalay) and Pixie Bob (Real Name: Tsuchikawa Ryuuko), Izuku smiled and greeted them, "Mandalay! Pixie-Bob! Are you the pro-heroes who will be training us?"

"That's right, Midoriya-kun!" said Pixie-Bob who then grinned and added, "And the Wild Wild Pussycats are not the only ones here."

Izuku's eyes shone with excitement as he was eager to meet more pro-heroes even if he had met them before. His friends were amused by his child-like excitement as they politely greeted Mandalay and Pixie-Bob.

"Does that mean that your headquarters is nearby, kero?" asked Tsuyu.

Shino nodded and replied, "That's correct, Asui-kun. In fact, we own this whole stretch of land here." She then pointed at the foot of a mountain and added, "You will all be staying at the foot of that mountain over there."

Shocked by the distance to the location of the training camp, Ochako had to ask, "Then… why did we stop here?"

"You're not seriously planning to throw us all down the mountain, are you?" asked Hanta who was understandably nervous.

"Not that it's an unappealing idea, but doing so is irrationally impractical at this point," said Shouta who then explained, "Some of you can basically fly and there are young children among you. Therefore, rather than forcing you all to take a plunge into the forest below, it's more rational to simply announce that your training begins now and expect you all to take it seriously." He repressed a shudder as he mentally added, "Not to mention that All Might and Midoriya-san will have my head if the young children were somehow harmed due to any of my 'rational deceptions'."

Sekijirou smirked at Shouta before he turned his attention towards the students and said, "Which he has just done."

Izuku and his schoolmates stared at the two teachers in dumbstruck dismay while Pixie-Bob snickered while creating a path for the students to walk down into the forest below. Equally amused by their reactions, Shino explained, "It's 9.30am now. If you're fast, you might be able to make it to the camping facility by noon."

"Since there are young children with you, snacks will be provided in case you can't reach the facility by then," explained Shouta.

"Also, it's private land so you kids can use your quirks as you wish," said Shino.

Izuku blinked and asked, "Then… what's stopping someone like Himi-chan from flying all the way to our destination, even if only to grab some lunch or send the kids there?"

Pleased by Izuku's perceptive question, Shouta smirked and replied, "That's a secret that you'll be finding out soon enough."

Minoru raised his hand and whimpered, "N-not that I want to skip training b-but I really need to pee!"

Shouta sighed and said, "You can go down first then." He watched Minoru running down into the forest as a speed that impressed even the noumu-girls before asked the students, "Is there anyone else who needs to urinate?"

Less than a second later, Eri, Ouka, Kumoko and Aoi raised their hands simultaneously while their faces were blushing in childish embarrassment.

Resisting the urge to slap his hand onto his face, Shouta slumped low and groaned, "Can someone please lead the four of them down to the forest and help them?"

Both Shino and Pixie-Bob giggled at Shouta's "comically serious" exasperation.

Izuku and his classmates were not aware that a boy with spiky black hair and a cap that had a pair of golden spike-shaped horns named Izumi Kouta was glaring at them disdainfully from inside the car. Unimpressed by the students, he crossed his arms over his chest and bitterly muttered, "What a bunch of idiots…"

--One toilet break later…--

Izuku and his schoolmates were in the forest which was dubbed the 'Beast Forest' by Shino. Denki raised an eyebrow at the name and said, "That name sounds like it came straight out of 'Dragon Quest'."

"Well, we better get going then," said Eijirou who then added, "Something tells me that we won't get a full meal until we reach that facility."

Juurouta adjusted his spectacles and said, "I concur. The promised lunchtime snacks will most likely be just the bare minimum to keep us going since we have young children with us at the moment."

"What I'm worried about is whatever they have to stop flyers like Toga-san from simply bypassing the forest," said Kyouka who was able to hear Izuku's query about flyers clearly.

"It's not like we're short on potential flyers either," said Momo who knew that she could create effective gliding equipment especially with the help of Ochako's gravity-nullifying quirk.

"There's a high chance that we'll be facing actual pro-heroes as opponents since we have the noumu-girls with us," said Izuku.

"You got that right, you zygote."

Surprised, everyone turned their attention towards a short old man whom Izuku immediately recognised. His eyes widened as he uttered, "G-Gran Torino?!"

Sorahiko (a.k.a. Gran Torino) smirked as he spoke to Izuku and his school mates, "Don't worry. We're only here to slow you kids down and push your limits. In the worst case scenario, you'll reach the camping facility by sunset."

"Beasts" made of earth appeared behind Sorahiko and walked past him. Recognising them, Minoru yelled, "Be careful, those are Pixie-Bob's golems!"

Realising that the fight had already begun, Izuku and nearly all of his schoolmates surrounded the four young children protectively and assumed different fighting stances as he spoke, "Everyone, let's show them what we can do!"

"Plus Ultra!"

Sorahiko smirked as he turned around and dashed away with the help of his quirk. He planned to let the youngsters "warm up" a little before taking part in the "training" with a few other pro-heroes. His smirk widened as he thought, "This will be fun!"

It should be noted that Toshinori (a.k.a. All Might) felt an unnatural chill crawl down his spine at that very moment in spite of the fact that he was currently enjoying a bit of "rest and relaxation" with Inko. Personally, Inko found Toshinori's fear towards Sorahiko to be endearingly funny even though she felt sympathy towards her blond lover.

While Sorahiko made his exit, the beast-like golems charged forward to attack the students. Shouto immediately created a wave of ice to immobilise one of them while Juuzou softened a part of the ground to the point that another golem sank into it as though it was standing in quicksand. Although two of the golems were quickly immobilised, the remaining golems quickly attacked the students from different angles.

Izuku, Tenya, Wankuro, Himiko, Katsuki, Togaru, Sen, Yousetsu, Hiryuu and Juurouta dashed forward to intercept the remaining of golems. Izuku used 25% bursts of One For All to smash one of the golems into pieces while Yousetsu welded another golem onto the ground so that the others could take it down more easily. Katsuki was easily the most aggressive of the front line fighters as he literally tore his way through a golem with powerful explosive attacks with a wide savage grin on his face.

Given Katsuki's frustrations lately, it was not surprising that he found destroying the golem downright cathartic.

With the front line pretty much covered, Kyouka, Mezou and Setsuna immediately started using their quirks for surveillance. Kyouka's eyes widened as she yelled, "Incoming from above!"

Two bird-like golems that could fly suddenly swooped down from above. Yuuga and Hanta immediately started attacking the golems with use of tape and laser beams while Himiko took to the sky with her arms transformed into bat-like wings and her feet transformed into sharp bladed talons which tore through her shoes. The two flying golems were agile enough to dodge Hanta and Yuuga's attacks so Kouji used his quirk to summon the aid of various flying animals to distract them while Pony launched her horns to attack their wings. Both Kousei and Manga created barriers to provide cover for their schoolmates while Kinoko, Ibara, Kojirou, Ningyou, Hitoshi and Fumikage stood guard over the children. Tooru soon started working together with Yuuga as her invisible body was capable of bending light, including laser beams which could be redirected to attack from unexpected angles.

Eijirou, Mina, Nyujou, Rikidou, Mashirao, Tsuyu, Ochako, Denki, Nirengeki, Tetsutetsu and Itsuka stood on standby in case the front-line needed assistance while Reiko worked together with Minoru by taking control of his sticky balls to restrain any golems that got within Reiko's range of telekinetic influence. Yui was busy shrinking various items so that she could use them as projectiles against the golems while Monoma copied a few quirks so that he could offer assistance at a moment's notice.

Shihai turned his attention towards Itsuka and asked, "Kendou-san, shall I head out to scout the area for as-of-yet unseen foes from the shadows?"

Itsuka nodded and said, "Be careful. There's no telling which pro-hero we will be facing."

Momo, who was busy creating some simple support equipment for her schoolmates, created come black walkie-talkies and handed one to Shihai while saying, "Take this so that we can stay in touch."

Shihai nodded at Momo before he took the walkie-talkie and set off the scout the area ahead.

Setsuna, who was already separated into several flying pieces, noticed something and asked nervously, "Uh… guys. How many pro-heroes have detachable red feathers?"

The mention of "detachable red feathers" immediately got Fumikage's attention as he spoke, "So, the winged mentor has come to test the dark student and his companions."

"Then I fear that our journey will be a long and arduous one," said Ibara who was aware of a certain high-ranking pro-hero with red feathers.

While Izuku and his schoolmates were doing their best to clear the wave of golems, Eri, Kumoko, Ouka and Aoi stared at them with childish wide-eyed wonder.

--Some distance away…--

Keigo (a.k.a. Hawks), smiled as he observed the students from a safe distance while flying in the air. Capable of detaching and controlling his feathers, he had sent a few of them towards the students to observe them with the aid of high-tech wireless surveillance cameras that were attached onto some of his feathers. Noticing Sorahiko's arrival, Keigo asked, "So, how long to you think we will have to wait before we start taking action?"

Sorahiko smirked as he replied, "Knowing Dekiru and his friends, I'd say about an hour at most."

"Their dedication to heroics is nothing short of moving!" exclaimed an emotional well-built man with black hair that had greyish streaks in the middle and hard grey crusts on the back of his right hand. The man was a high-ranking pro-hero known as Crust and he was impressed by what he was seeing on a wireless monitor.

"I can see now why so many people speak highly of them," said a slim muscular man with grey hair and dark-grey eyes named Kamihara Shinya. Known as the Ninja Hero: Edge Shot, Shinya was a graduate of Konoha Academy High School and a close acquaintance of the teachers who worked there. He was also the leader of a team of pro-heroes known as the Lurkers.

Shinji (a.k.a. Kamui Woods) sighed and said, "Let's just hope that one of them doesn't summon a swarm of insects, again."

Yuu (a.k.a. Mount Lady) wore a determined expression as she spoke, "I'm definitely going to give those kids a good showing this time!"

Aware of Shinji and Yuu's… misadventures with the students during end-term exam at U.A. High School, Shinya almost chuckled at their determination to somehow restore their wounded pride. Ironically enough, it was precisely because of their defeats during the end-term exams that drove Shinji and Yuu to team up with Shinya and form the Lurkers.

Suddenly, Shinya felt someone staring at him and glanced at a random shadow. He quickly relaxed when he realised that one of the students whom he was supposed to be testing had gone ahead to spy on the gathered pro-heroes.

"I can see now why the school needed so many of us just to train them properly," said a tall well-built man with the features of a killer whale with deep white eyes that had red pupils named Sakamata Kuugo. Also known as the Killer Whale Hero: Gang Orca, Kuugo was impressed by the students. Much like Shinya, Keigo and Sorahiko, he had noticed the presence of a certain student who could move quickly through black items including shadows.

Keigo then noticed something and commented, "It seems that the little noumu-girls have finally had enough of idle observation."

--Back to Izuku's group--

Unable to hold back their growing excitement any more, Aoi, Ouka and Kumoko rushed into battle to help their friends. Ouka transformed into her werewolf form while Aoi transformed into her dragon form to attack the golems with sharp claws and fangs. Kumoko on the other hand transformed into a half-spider form with a humanoid upper body so that she could create sticky webbing that held down the golems.

Although Aoi, Ouka and Kumoko's current transformations were not as large or powerful as the ones that they used back on I-Island, there was no denying that they did not suffer as much strain from using them. The three girls were also more in control of their actions while using their current transformations as they showed surprising combat skill in spite of being so young. Another important point to take note of was that their clothes were ruined by their transformations, causing Momo to sigh as she knew that she would need to make replacement clothes for them.

Eri, whose quirk was not suited for combat, cheered the students who fought the golems. Hitoshi, who also had a quirk that was not suited for fighting against golems, sighed as he kept watch over Eri and though, "I really wish I have all of my support gear with me." He had a feeling that the pro-heroes whom he and his school mates would be facing would not readily respond to him verbally. Thankfully, Momo had created a copy of his usual capture weapon so he was not completely defenceless.

Before long, the first few waves of golems were defeated and Izuku's group could proceed forward. Before they could proceed, Shihai called Momo and Itsuka through the walkie-talkie, "I have managed to get a visual of the pro-heroes from my shadowy hiding place. Besides Gran Torino, there are also Hawks, Crust, Gang Orca, Edge Shot, Kamui Woods and Mount Lady." The two girls could practically hear his grimace as he added, "I also have the distinct feeling that they are already aware of my dark presence and are simply humouring me by feigning ignorance."

Both Momo and Itsuka wore grim expression as the latter spoke to him, "Please return so that we can regroup. We're going to need every bit of help we can get." The two girls then nodded at each another before Momo informed the rest of the students about the pro-heroes who would be testing them.

Many of the students paled upon learning the identities of the pro-heroes and Denki asked in dismay, "We're screwed, aren't we?"

"Considering that we're up against the likes of Hawks, Edge Shot, Crust and Gang Orca… yes, we are," said Yousetsu.

Katsuki clicked his tongue and asked derisively, "You extras have fought with villains and noumus and yet you're scared of pro-heroes who won't try to kill us?"

Tenya frowned at Katsuki as he argued, "They may not try to kill us but they can certainly make any attempt to reach the facility before dinnertime difficult at best."

Juuzou nodded as he added his own opinion, "Given what is publicly known about their abilities, difficult will be putting it mildly."

"Not to mention that they most likely have everything that they need to know to counter us, without any restraints unlike the end-term exams," said Itsuka.

"Why the fuck are you extras all even worried? All we have to do is blow them away and keep going!" yelled Katsuki.

Momo crossed her arms over her chest and argued, "A strategy which can probably work if this is a race to finish line but we're supposed to reach that facility together."

"She's right," said Shouto who then added, "Even if it's not stated clearly, we should act as though we're supposed to reach our destination together without leaving anyone behind. Besides we shouldn't take unnecessary risks since we're travelling with young children."

"Then it's agreed," said Tenya who then announced, "We will travel together with a forward team to lead the way, a middle team to protect the children and a rear team to guard our backs." Nearly everyone else voiced their agreement.

Realising that he had been basically outvoted, again, Katsuki growled in displeasure as even he knew better than to rush ahead on his own when faced with multiple top-ten pro-heroes as opponents.

--A short while later…--

Wankuro, Juurouta and Himiko led the way as their keen senses would allow them to quickly detect any incoming enemies from afar. As for Kyouka, Mezou and Setsuna, they guarded the rear as Kyouka and Mezou also had keen senses while Setsuna could detach her ears to fly around the group freely and listen for any incoming threats.

Among the main fighters, Katsuki was unsurprisingly taking the lead away from the rest of the group while Izuku, Tenya, Togaru, Hiryuu, Sen and Yousetsu kept pace with Wankuro, Juurouta and Himiko. Shouto, Fumikage, Denki, Juuzou, Manga and Kousei guarded the rear with Kyouka and Mezou while the rest of the ground travelled in the middle. Eri, Ouka, Kumoko and Aoi were in the centre of the middle group and were flanked protectively by the remaining students of Classes 1A and 1B.

Shihai, who had returned to the group, was currently moving around by "leaping" from shadow to shadow, thus helping the group keep an eye out for any incoming threats.

Suddenly, a wave of red feathers rained down upon the group from above. Acting quickly, Shouto immediately created a torrent of flames to burn the feathers while Kousei created a barrier of solidified air above the children. However, most of the feathers evaded the torrent of flames by splitting into two separate waves to move around the barrier.

With the few second granted by Shouto's flames and Kousei's barrier, Ningyou was able to rush forward with her strings ready to intercept the incoming feathers which were coming from one side. Her fingers moved at blinding speeds so that her strings would slice as many feathers apart as she could. As for the other side, Manga created a barrier by yelling, "BOOM!" Although the feathers were able to move around the literal wall of letters, Kojirou was able to trap any feather that tried to move through the gaps by covering them with sticky glue.

Before the rest of the class could act, Sorahiko appeared from behind to attack Shouto. Luckily for him, Kyouka was able to hear the incoming hero approaching and was thus prepared to intercept him with her ear-jacks. Although Sorahiko was able to dodge the ear-jacks, he was unable to attack anyone as the rest of the rear-guard were alerted of his presence and responded accordingly.

The front was also attacked as Crust and Kuugo appeared before them. Katsuki grinned viciously as he charged ahead to attack the two pro-heroes. However, before he could even attack them, he was suddenly caught by a wave of wooden branches which proceeded to restrain him. Had Katsuki been less skilful and aggressive, he would not have been able to free himself by literally blowing the branches away with a powerful explosion. In spite of the successful escape, Katsuki was still in "danger" as Kuugo appeared before him and unleashed a powerful supersonic attack before the blond boy could respond. Katsuki's vision swam as he lost his sense of balance due to the supersonic attack.

Realising that Katsuki was about to be captured, Izuku and Wankuro charged forward. However, Crust appeared between them and Katsuki and created a stone-like hexagonal shield to block them. Undeterred by the shield that was blocking the way, Izuku kicked it with 40% of One For All and Bio-Repair activated. Although Izuku's kick was not enough to destroy the sturdy barrier completely, it was damaged enough that Wankuro could easily destroy it with her blade-like elongated claws. Crust grinned as he had created a second barrier behind the first one in case Izuku and Wankuro were able to destroy the latter.

While Izuku and Wankuro tried to get past Crust, Himiko turned her fingers into bladed claws to counter Shinji's ability to grow branches to entangle his opponents. The pro-hero almost failed to notice Tenya charging towards him with the intention of stopping him from using his quirk. However, the student was suddenly caught by a long thin material which was actually Shinya's arm.

Capable of manipulating the thinness of his body and stretching it, Shinya was a pro-hero skilled in quickly taking down villains by transforming at a speed even faster than sound. As such, he was able to restrain Tenya before Juurouta, who was able to get his scent, could warn him.

As if the situation had not gotten desperate enough, Keigo appeared after recalling his undamaged feathers. He smiled at the group and said, "Well, it seems that I'll have to get myself directly involved after all." The pro-hero did not even turn around as his feathers suddenly became razor-sharp to cut down Ibara's vines which erupted from the ground behind him.

While Ibara frowned at the realisation that her attack had failed, Kojirou tried to restrain Keigo with another spray of glue produced from the seven holes on his face. Keigo's lazy smile never left his face as he dodged the glue before charging forward to take down the students. However, before he could do anything, Kouji yelled, "Oh, little frightful ones, please help us drive away those who seek to stop us from reaching our safe haven!"

--Less the five minutes later…--

Yawara (a.k.a. Tiger), was helping to prepare the facility for the students when Tomoko (a.k.a. Ragdoll) approached him and said, "The kids have managed to fight past the heroes."

Surprised, since the pro-heroes included the some of the "Top Ten", Yawara asked, "How did it happen?"

"Let's just say that Kouda-kun did 'that' again and leave it at that," answered Tomoko who had a sympathetic smile on her face.

Yawara shuddered as he knew exactly what Tomoko meant. He could still remember the horror of being chased by a swarm of insects and was thankful that Ryou (a.k.a. Hound Dog) had volunteered to take part in the camp and was in fact patrolling around the facility at that point of time.

--Meanwhile…--

Sorahiko, who was wiping crushed "bug bits" from his masked face, wore a grumpy scowl as he grumbled, "The next time U.A. High School decides to ask for teachers to help train any student who can control bugs, in a forest no less, I'm staying the hell out of it!"

Keigo, Kuugo, Shinji and Crust, who were also covered in crushed "bug bits", nodded in emphatic agreement with Sorahiko while Shinya, who was able to use his quirk to avoid the swarm of insects, sighed and thought, "At least I was able to avoid the worst of it."

There was little doubt that the pro-heroes would have been traumatised for sure if Kouji had ordered the insects to actively attack them instead of merely driving them away from his schoolmates.

Yuu, who was on standby during the attack since a giant lady would have been too easy for outsiders to notice, was very glad that she did not take part in the attack. She shivered at the thought of becoming gigantic only to be covered with insects all over her body. Needless to say, she had no intention of attacking the students who had Kouji with them.

Understandably, most of the pro-heroes decided to let Pixie-Bob handle the rest of the "training", mainly because her golems would not be so easily driven away by swarms of insects, while they took a shower and got ready to help deliver lunch to the students. Shinya was the only pro-hero who was willing to continue slowing down the students by continuously harassing them.

--Back to Izuku's group…--

After the pro-heroes had been driven away, Kouji dismissed the insects with a clear sigh of relief. In spite of his reluctance to get close to arthropods in general, he was slowly getting better at building up his courage to use them in dire situations. The fact that he did not need to put other animals, such as birds and mammals, in danger was a plus for him.

"Am I the only one among us who has the premonition that Kouda-kun has the potential to be one of the top-ten in the future?" asked Reiko while observing Kouji.

"You're far from the only one," answered Ningyou.

"Let's just be glad that he's on our side," said Itsuka who shivered at the thought of being covered with insects.

"Agreed," said Momo while the rest of the girls, along with a notable number of boys, nodded in silent agreement.

While the group was getting ready to move on, Katsuki was silently fuming as he had been beaten by Kuugo who was not even in the top ten pro-heroes in all of Japan. Even worse, the one who had driven all the other pro-heroes away was Kouji of all people whom Katsuki still viewed as a "wimpy extra who barely even talks". In spite of his frustration, he knew better than to antagonise Kouji while everyone else was present. After all, if the "extras" from both classes were willing to side with Izuku of all people, there was no way they would not choose to side with Kouji if Katsuki antagonised him.

"Do you think they will come back and attack us again?" asked Hanta.

"Unless they don't mind getting swarmed by insects again or have some way to avoid or block them out completely, I don't think so," said Izuku.

"Then let's hope that we don't have to face someone like my old man then," said Shouto who was certain that his father would not hesitate to incinerate the insects around him regardless of the fact that doing so could create an uncontrollable forest fire.

Before long, the group continued their journey to the facility while fending off waves of Pixie-Bob's golems which were sometimes led by Shinya himself. Thankfully, they were allowed to take an hour-long lunch break although they were not allowed to eat a heavy meal due to the need to keep going to reach the facility before nightfall.

It should be noted that Ouka, Aoi and Kumoko took part in some of the fights against the golems and even helped to drive off Shinya. The ninja-themed pro-hero could not help but feel that the three girls would have been a good fit for Konoha Academy High School as their "breath attacks" could be styled to follow classical ninja techniques.

--Later, at 5.30pm…--

Izuku, along will all of his schoolmates, were exhausted by the time they arrived at the facility where various pro-heroes were waiting for them. Considering the fact that they had been fighting almost non-stop since morning, other than an hour-long lunch break, it was no wonder that they were all tired.

As many of the students fell onto the knees, Kousei had to yell, "You guys are SO not cool!"

"You made us fight every step of the way just to get here!" complained Yousetsu.

"Forget about getting here by lunchtime, we barely even made it on time for dinner!" groaned Rikidou.

"So… hungry…" moaned Wankuro whose biggest issue was her hunger. The light lunch was barely enough to keep her from starving. Nyujou had similar issues due to her own large appetite. In fact, only Eri, Ouka, Aoi and Kumoko were not close to starving since they were given more generous portions but even they were exhausted and had to be carried by the older students during the last stretch of the "walk" to the facility.

"Just be thankful that you're even given an hour to eat lunch and recover, you zygotes," said Sorahiko who then added, "There will be times when even a half hour meal break is a luxury for a pro-hero."

"Or having a full eight hours of sleep for that matter," added Shouta.

Left unsaid was that Pixie-Bob also needed a "lunch break" herself as the students were effective fighters. In fact, she had to resort to using "hit and run" tactics just to prevent the golems from getting destroyed too quickly. In spite of her own exhaustion, Pixie-Bob grinned proudly at the children and said, "To be honest, we were expecting you all to take even longer to reach here. Granted, we already know that you kittens are all capable heroes-in-training but being able to make most actual pro-heroes think twice about fighting you all after one encounter is no small feat."

Izuku and many of his schoolmates collectively shuddered at the thought of facing more than a few pro-heroes multiple times. Had that been the case, they were certain that would only reach the facility after nightfall unless the pro-heroes decided to be merciful.

"Honestly, you're even more impressive than I have expected," said Shinya who then turned his attention towards Izuku, the noumu-girls and Kouji to add, "Especially you lot. Not many people can fend me off as well as you have even when working together against me."

"I look forward to what you kids will become in three years, especially you, Midoriya Izuku!" said Pixie-Bob while pointing at Izuku. Not surprisingly, Ochako, Tsuyu and Himiko felt a spike of jealous possessiveness as they did not want the "overly eager" pro-heroine to claim him.

Noticing Pixie-Bob's attention towards Izuku, who was admittedly well-known in spite of being a student, Shouta asked Shino, "Is she getting desperate?"

Shino sighed at Poxie-Bob's obvious attraction towards Izuku and replied, "Well, she is getting to that age."

Izuku noticed a certain boy named Kouta and pointed at him while asking, "Speaking of age, whose kid is that?"

"Oh, he's not ours if that's what you're wondering," said Shino who then explained, "He's actually my cousin's son." She then spoke to the small boy who had a sulky expression on his face, "Please greet everyone, Kouta-kun. You'll be with them for the whole week after all."

Izuku stepped forward to greet the boy, "Hello there. I'm Midoriya Izuku from U.A. High School's Hero course." He then lowered himself to offer his hand to Kouta while saying, "Pleased to meet…"

Before Izuku could complete his greeting, Kouta suddenly punched him in the "family jewels".

Stunned by the sudden painful blow, Izuku was unable to even muster the concentration necessary to heal himself with Bio-Repair while Ochako, Tsuyu, Wankuro, Himiko, Eri, Ouka, Aoi and Kumoko immediately rushed to his side to help him.

Wankuro glared at Kouta, who was already walking away, and growled, "Why hit him, you meanie!?"

Kouta turned his attention towards the "annoying fangirls" and tried to make a scathing response. However, his words died in his throat as he felt terrified by the noumu-girls who were glaring at him with animalistic anger in their eyes. Himiko's glare was especially terrifying as it bordered to being viciously villainous. In spite of his growing fear, he growled, "W-why should I get along with idiots who want to be heroes?" He then quietly muttered, "All they do is show off their quirks and get themselves killed."

Himiko and Kyouka, who had keen hearing, heard Kouta's quiet muttering and widened their eyes in response as he ran off without saying another word.

Unsurprisingly, Katsuki was amused by Izuku's humiliating injury and thought, "The brat's got balls to pull that off." However, even he noticed that something was off when Himiko's murderous glare changed into a shocked expression after hearing the boy mutter something softly.

Not surprisingly, Shino bowed to Izuku and the girls around him apologetically and said, "I-I'm so sorry for his behaviour!"

Sighing at the unfolding drama, Shouta quickly told everyone to unload their bags from the buses and take them into the facility building before having their dinner at the cafeteria.

--A short while later…--

After taking their belongings from the two buses, Izuku and his schoolmates gathered at the cafeteria to eat before taking their bath and going to bed. Not surprisingly, nearly everyone ate heartily other than Kyouka and Himiko who were troubled by what they had heard earlier.

Noticing Himiko's surprising lack of appetite, Izuku asked her, "Is everything okay, Himi-chan?"

Himiko shook her head and said, "Heard something sad."

Easily realising what Himiko was talking about, Izuku asked, "Kouta-kun said something sad and you heard it, didn't you?"

Himiko nodded and said, "Still angry, but also worried."

Izuku smiled as he patted Himiko's back and said, "We can ask Mandalay-san about it after our bath, okay?"

In spite of feeling troubled, Himiko was able to smile while nodding at Izuku before eating her meal with greater enthusiasm than before.

Pixie-Bob, who was busy serving meals to everyone, overheard Izuku's conversation with Himiko and made a mental note to inform Shino in advance. She then wore a worried expression as she noticed the piles of empty plates and bowls around Wankuro, Nyujou, Ouka, Aoi and Kumoko and thought, "We definitely need to order more food at this rate."

--One hearty dinner later…--

With their bellies filled, it was time for Izuku and his schoolmates to take their bath, However, there was only enough room for one class to bathe so a "brief-yet-epic" battle of "rock-paper-scissors" ensued to determine who would be able to take their bath first. Class 1A was able to take their bath first and, not surprisingly, Monoma took the "loss" much harder than rationally necessary.

Izuku and the rest of his male classmates were enjoying the relaxing open-air bath together when Minoru said, "You know, it's a bit of a shame that this place isn't a mixed bath."

Many of the boys blushed at the thought of bathing with the girls while Tenya yelled, "You shouldn't be entertaining such indecent thoughts, Mineta-kun!"

Minoru placed his arms akimbo and argued, "Hey, it's not like I'm going to climb over the wall or make a hole in it to peek at the girls, especially since there are actual little kids over there. Plus, mixed baths are an actual thing in case you haven't noticed."

"Not that I disagree with you about mixed baths, but do you seriously expect me to believe that you won't stare at girls while bathing together?" asked Tenya.

"I'd be lying if I say no," admitted Minoru who then added, "That said, who wouldn't want to enjoy a mixed bath with their girlfriends?"

Izuku, Shouto, Denki, Mashirao and Eijirou blushed as they found themselves unable to disagree with Minoru's rhetorical question.

Realising that Minoru had a point, Tenya sighed and said, "Even so, the baths have been divided into two to separate the genders and we should respect that."

"I know that but a man can dream, right?" asked Minoru who grinning cheekily.

"Aren't you worried that Bunraku-san will get upset about you saying such things?" asked Eijirou.

"Considering the facts that she already knows that I'm a pervert, that our resident cinnamon roll here has an actual harem and that she's quite a pervert herself, we've a bit of a common understanding and are willing to be honest with each another," said Minoru.

"Wait, she's a pervert?" asked Hanta who could not believe his ears.

Minoru nodded and said, "Why else do you think we read fanfiction together? At least a third of them are erotic."

Everyone stared at Minoru before turning their attention towards Izuku who had used Spirit Link to heal the minds of not only all the noumu-girls but also Eri as well. The green-haired boy blushed as he admitted, "Yeah, I can confirm that after checking her mind. It's partly caused by her repressed childhood."

Aware of Ningyou's abusive past, no one questioned her interest in sexual matters. That said, Tenya had to ask Izuku, "Did Mineta-kun influence her in any way?"

"Not as much as you're probably thinking, Iida-kun," replied Izuku who then explained, "Mineta-kun introduced Bunraku-san to erotic works of fiction but that was after they had decided to start dating as a couple. Also, she was never pressured to read any of them."

Realising that Minoru and Ningyou had a good romantic relationship in spite of the… unusual revelation, the rest of the boys decided to drop the matter entirely. Besides, they knew that sex was a part of being a romantic couple and children were conceived through sexual intercourse.

--Meanwhile, in the girls' side of the bath…--

Kyouka blushed as she grumbled with her hand firmly "planted" onto her face, "I SO did not need to hear all of that!"

"Is everything all right, Kyouka-chan?" asked Momo who then said, "You've been rather distracted since before dinner."

Realising that Momo had noticed her worried state, Kyouka asked Himiko, "You heard what that boy said after hitting Midoriya's junk, right?"

Himiko nodded and said, "Heroes get killed, what he said."

Mina's eyes widened as she asked, "Does that mean that…?"

"It's best that we confirm it with Mandalay-san first," said Ochako who was already aware of Izuku's plan to speak to the pro-heroine.

The girls' mood dropped as they realised that something terrible must have happened to Kouta or someone whom he cared about.

--A short while later…--

While the students of Class 1B were taking their bath, Izuku and the girls from Class 1A approached Shino. Although surprised by the size of the group, she knew what they wanted to ask and said, "Pixie-Bob has already told me that some you had overheard something about Kouta's views on pro-heroes." She then focused her attention towards Kyouka and Himiko and asked, "I'm guessing that it's you two who've heard it."

Kyouka nodded and asked, "What happened, exactly?"

Shino sighed as she explained, "Kouta-kun's parents were pro-heroes known as Water Hose… and they died in the line of duty."

Although Izuku and the girls were already expecting possibility, it did not mean that they were unaffected by Shino's statement which confirmed their fears. Izuku therefore asked, "It was the fight against Muscular, wasn't it?"

Shino nodded and explained, "Two years ago, they died to protect a village from him. For a pro-hero, such a death is always a possibility and can even be considered as an honourable way to die in some cases. However, for a young child who's barely even aware about the world around him at the time such as Kouta-kun, he simply couldn't comprehend such concepts. His whole world had revolved around his parents and the fact that they had died to protect complete strangers seemed no different from them choosing to leave him behind." The pro-heroine then wore a bitter expression as she added, "The fact that society praised his deceased parents for their sacrifice only made him even more convinced that pro-heroes were simply incomprehensible people who disgusted him."

Neither Izuku nor the girls who were with him knew what to say. Logically speaking, they knew that heroes were supposed to put their own lives on the line to save, protect and inspires others. However, there was simply no denying that no child would want to lose his or her beloved parents. Izuku frowned as he thought about how his father had basically left him and his mother behind simply because he was "essentially quirkless". He didn't even want to imagine how much worse his life would have been if he had somehow lost his own mother as well. Ochako, Momo, Tsuyu, Mina, Tooru and Kyouka thought about their own parents and could not imagine living out their childhoods without them.

"To be honest, he doesn't like me or my team mates much either since we're pro-heroes ourselves," admitted Shino who then sighed and said, "The only reason why he's even living with us is because he simply has nowhere else to go."

"I'm guessing that he doesn't hang out with other kids much, does he?" asked Izuku.

Shino shook her head and said, "Considering that children normally like pro-heroes, he simply doesn't want to have anything to do with them. In fact, he hates current society in general, including quirks since both pro-heroes and villains use their quirks to fight one another."

"Is there nothing we can do to help him?" asked Mina who was clearly getting upset.

Although Shino appreciated the children's desire to help him, she knew how stubborn Kouta could be and thus shook her head while saying, "I appreciate the sentiment but he already knows that you're all training to become pro-heroes so he will most likely refuse to listen to any of you." She then wore a sad smile and said, "The best thing you kids can do right now is focus on your training so that you can become great pro-heroes who have a good chance of living to a ripe old age like Gran Torino."

Izuku and the girls nodded their heads as they knew that they had to become stronger so that they could help prevent more tragedies like what had happened to Kouta. Even though they understood that it was practically impossible to save everyone, it did not mean that they should not bother trying their best regardless.

After promising Shino not to spread the information about Kouta's parents, mostly for the said boy's sake, Izuku and the girls went to their respective rooms to sleep for the night as they would have to start their training early on the following day. Of course, Izuku once again had trouble sleeping soundly due to being separated from his "cuddle harem".

--Later that night…--

Shinya was doing his nightly patrol inside the facility when the noticed Eri, Ouka, Kumoko and Aoi sneaking out of the girls' room. Feeling curious, he stealthily followed the four young girls who tried their best to remain undetected while making their way towards the boys' room. He was glad that he had a camera with him as he wasted no time in recording the girls who were amusingly adorable while trying to sneak around like little ninjas or burglars.

Recalling that the girls were attached to Izuku, especially the three young noumu-girls, Shinya was amused by their attempt to sneak into the boys' room to sleep with Izuku. However, he knew that the girls were supposed to stay in their own room and thus appeared before the four girls with the help of his quirk right before they could open the door into the boys' room.

While the girls froze as though they had been caught stealing cookies, Shinya asked rhetorically while his body reformed, "Shouldn't you four be sleeping with the other girls?"

Ouka, Aoi and Kumoko were still unable to speak and thus kept quiet with unhappy frowns on their faces while Eri explained, "We wanted to check on Izuku-oniichan."

Shinya hummed thoughtfully before he asked, "And none of you thought about sleeping with him?"

The four girls fidgeted as they knew that Shinya was aware of their childish intentions. Shinya smiled as he spoke to the four girls, "Well, I suppose I can let you four check up on him at least. However, you'll need to return to your rooms after that, understood?"

Grateful for Shinya's willingness to oblige, the four girls nodded at him before they entered the boys' room together. Their eyes widened in shock when they saw Himiko hugging Izuku.

"Okay… how did she manage to sneak past us undetected?" thought Shinya while the four younger girls pouted at Himiko and immediately rushed forward to get their share of "hugs and cuddles". Although Izuku was somehow soundly asleep in spite of getting hugged by the girls, a few other boys were not and were thus aware about what was happening to him. Not surprisingly, a few of them were amused by the situation.

After a bit of cuddling, Shinya gently herded the five girls back into the girls' room to sleep for the rest of the night. However, just as they arrived at the room, Nyujou came out of the room. Her attempt to be stealthy was comically exaggerated as she looked around with a shifty look in her eyes. The cow-like noumu girl froze when she saw the five girls and the pro-hero behind them.

Aware that Nyujou was fond of Eijirou, Shinya sighed and thought, "We definitely need to ramp up security at night if only to prevent the girls from sneaking into the boys' side and vice versa."

--The following day…--

It was 5.30am in the morning and, with the exception of Eri, Ouka, Aoi and Kumoko who were allowed to sleep until later in the day, the students from both Class 1A and Class 1B were gathered in front of the facility building. Due to waking up so early, some of the students were understandably still sleepy when Shouta greeted them, "Good morning, everyone. Today, we will begin training to increase the strengths of your quirks to help prepare you all for future conflicts that are becoming more likely by the minute."

Sekijirou stepped forward and said, "It's been three months since you all started studying in the hero course of this school. Although there's no denying that you all have improved due to various… 'experiences', those improvements have generally been on the mental and technical aspects with some improvement on stamina."

"However, with one notable exception, your quirks have not necessarily become that much stronger," said Shouta. Katsuki bristled at the implications that only Izuku's quirk had significantly improved while the pro-hero smirked and added, "Which is why you'll all be going through training so intense that you'll feel like you're dying. Do try not to actually die though."

Shinya, Shinji, Yuu, Sorahiko, Crust, Kuugo, Ryou, Pixie-Bob, Shino, Tomoko, Yawara and Keigo wore smirks or grins on their faces as they looked forward to giving the students the classical "training from hell" montage.

It was at that moment that even the four older noumu-girls realised that they were about to have a very long day…

--End Chapter--

Author's Notes:

As stated before, my next few updates will cover both the summer camp arc and the Kamino arc with at least one more chapter to cover the aftermath.

I also hope that everyone liked the altered events of the first part of summer camp.

Until next time, go beyond, plus ultra!