Chapter 13: A Day Off
"Heyo!" Banjo said as he entered the café.
"Good morning Banjo!" Owner stated as he finished cleaning a mug. "What are you doing here so early?"
"Oh, me and Sento are heading out to go hang with our classmates." Banjo explained as he a seat at the bar. "They gave us the day off, so Mina, she's one of our classmates, made the decision to ask everyone to hang out with each other to make up for the shit show that was yesterday."
"Sounds like fun!" Owner exclaimed. "I'm just glad Sento is finally putting himself out there."
"Speaking of which, where is he? He still sleeping?" Banjo questioned.
"Oh no, he's in his lab. Would like to try my new blend before you head down? It's Cinnamon Dark Delight." Owner said as he pulled out a fresh brewed cup of coffee.
"Oh, uh…I'm not thirsty at the moment. I'll, um, try it some other time." Banjo quickly explained as he entered the secret entrance to the lab. Which just left Owner to look down at his cup of coffee, rather dejectedly.
"What up my main man?" Banjo called out as he made his way down the stairs, to which he was met with silence. He curiously looked into the main area of the lab, to see Sento gazing at the clear dry-erase board in front of him, with numbers and drawings of what looked like Izuku with random gibberish surrounding him. The boy had earphones in, which explained why he didn't respond to Banjo.
Banjo took a seat on Sento's desk, watching the boy write out various calculations that Banjo didn't understand in the slightest. Sento finally turned around after an entire minute, to be met with Banjo's grinning face.
"JESUS!" Sento yelled as he fumbled backwards, causing Banjo to laugh hysterically. After that was done, he tried to catch his breath. "How long have you been there?"
"'Bout a minute." Banjo said, as he wiped a tear from his eyes. "What the hell were you listening to, that you failed to notice me?"
"Oh, you know…music." Sento said. Banjo noticed the slight pause in his friends' voice, and without warning, he took the phone from his friends' hands. "Nonono!" Sento pleaded, but his cries went unheard as Banjo proceeded to read aloud what was currently playing.
"'The Art of Seduction: How to Make Yourself More Attractive to Your Crush'…I can't believe this. I'm your mentor on picking up chicks…And you go behind my back." Banjo stated like he was genuine offended. Sento immediately felt terrible.
"Banjo, I am so sorry. I just…I just don't want to mess this up, you know." Sento explained with a whole hearted sincerity. Banjo immediately chuckled.
"Dude, I'm just fucking with you." Banjo quickly said, breaking the act…Which just made Sento feel like an idiot. "Although, I would suggest something different than that. They give pretty shitty advice if you ask me."
"…How do you know that?" Sento questioned his friend. Banjo began to sweat nervously.
"What, uh…What are you working on?" Banjo asked as he took a look at the white boards, clearly trying to change the subject. Now it was time for Sento to nervously sweat. He wasn't about to tell Banjo about One for All and the whole situation between him and All Might, but that didn't mean he could tell him about certain details.
"Oh, uh, I agreed to help Izuku out with his Quirk." Sento quickly explained, which caused Banjo to raise an eyebrow.
"Izuku?" Banjo questioned his friend. "You guys were in recovery for a couple of hours, and all of a sudden, you're calling each by your first names?"
"…Yes." Sento stated. After a couple of seconds, Banjo suddenly had a grin.
"You finally got more friends, you loser." Banjo joked around, to which Sento flipped him off. "Alright, so what exactly have you figured out about Midoriyas' Quirk?"
"Here's what I figured out so far." Sento said as he pointed to the clear board. "So far, Izuku is a late bloomer in the Quirk department, hence the reason why he doesn't seem to have a handle on it. He can only use it at 100% on a select part of his body, or it just doesn't work at all. Now, I'm trying to figure out a way to help him get it under control, maybe with some sort of suppressor, or…something like that." It took a second for the information to be absorbed by Banjo. But once it did, he suddenly had a question pop into his head.
"Why would he focus it on one part of his body? Can't he just spread it out across his whole body or something similar?" Hearing that Sento started to laugh.
"Banjo, don't be ridic-" He quickly stopped himself, as what his friend said just fully sank in. He then looked at the dry-erase board and started to mumble to himself and fix up some of the equations. "…Oh my god." He stated as a part of his hair suddenly shot up.
"What?" Banjo asked.
"Oh my god, it was right in front of me and I didn't see it…Banjo, you unintentional genius." Sento remarked, which caused Banjo to do a double take.
"I'm sorry, can I get that in handwriting?" Banjo asked in disbelief. Sento then looked at his watch and push the dry-eraser into the corner.
"No time to explain, we're going to be late." Sento remarked as he dragged Banjo out of the lab.
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As Momo put the finishing touches on her outfit, she looked at herself in the mirror. She didn't know why, but she felt as if she was getting over dressed for this occasion, yet she was wearing the attire she would normally wear on a casual day. Maybe it was just the butterflies in her stomach, this was the first time that she would be hanging with her classmates outside of school. But she shouldn't have to worry considering how well she got along with everyone…except for MIneta.
She cast her mind to those she got along with. She would eat with Jiro at lunch, their conversations had mainly been about music, and she introduced her to bands that she never heard of. They rarely spoke to each other, but Todoroki and her seemed to have a lot in common, both of them coming from rich families and being recommended students. Mina had a child-like energy that was really infectious, making her really popular among her peers. Kaminari…was like MIneta, except more tolerable due to him having a little bit more to his personality than being a pervert.
Then there was Kir-…Sento. It was a little bit weird for her to call him by his first name, but she was sure that she would get used to it. He was…She didn't know how to describe him. It was clear that he was very intelligent, even more than her, which was very surprising. He tried his best to get along with the other students…expect for Bakugo, whose pride really got the better of him. So far, he has been taking his job as Class Representative very seriously He seemed so genuine…Yet, she could tell that he was hiding something…But no matter how hard he tried to hide it, she knew it was.
Pain…It's clear to tell that something happened to him in the past. There were obvious signs. Whenever someone gave him some sort of praise, there would always be a slight pause from the boy before he would return the praise. When Banjo left for his round in training, Sento muttered out some words of genuine worry that only she heard. Then there was the incident with that Blood Stalk. That anger was more than just concern for his friends…It was personal. She wanted to ask him about it, yet she knew that she wouldn't get the truth…But she wasn't going to give up on him. That isn't what heroes do.
As she was about to leave her room, her phone started to ring. Without even looking, she picked up.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Momo? Are you alright?" Her father asked. Hearing his voice gave Momo a sense of relief.
"Yes father, I am fine."
"That's good to hear! I'm sorry I didn't call sooner, the news about the attack just reached America." Eito quickly explained. "I can't imagine what you went through. Luckily you had the training to get you by."
"…It wasn't just my training."
"Oh?"
"I…I also had some help from my classmates that were with me."
"Really? Were there any that caught you fancy?" Eito teased, causing Momo to blush very heavily.
"N-No, Sento is just a friend!" Momo blurted out to her father, who was suddenly very quiet…and Momo realized why as what she just said sank in.
"Sento? He must have really left an impression on you if you're calling each other by first names. When I can I meet him?"
"I-…I got to go! I'll call you later! Bye! I love you!" Momo quickly said as she hung up the phone. After taking a moment to compose herself, she let out a deep sigh. At least her mother didn-
"My baby is in love!" Tamiko exclaimed as she burst into the room, enveloping her daughter into a hug.
"It's not like-…Were you eavesdropping on me?" Momo questioned her mother.
"That's not what's important. What's he like? When can I meet him? When did you start developing feelings for him?" Her mother questioned as Momo struggled her way out of the embrace.
"We will talk about this later; I'm going to be late!" Momo insisted as she exited the room.
"When can I expect the wedding?" Her mother quickly teased, causing Momo to roll her eyes as she was finally able to leave.
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"Midoriya!" Mina exclaimed as the greenette arrived at the arcade, which drew the attention of some of the group. "Glad you made it!" Izuku quickly got fluttered by the pink girls' excitement.
"Uh…T-T-Thank y-y-you. I-I'm just g-glad to be i-invited." Izuku mumbled out.
"Why do you stutter so much?" Jiro questioned the green haired boy.
"I'M SORRY! IT'S JUST A FORCE OF HABIT!" Izuku exclaimed, which caused the musician to step back due to the intensity of the yell. "Oh! I'm sorry I yelled. That too is a force of habit." Izuku quickly explained.
"Dude, there's no need to say sorry." Kaminari stated. "They're just kinda like verbal ticks."
"Yeah, like whenever you go all stupid." Jiro said as she started to laugh at the memory of the electric wielder whenever he was fried out.
"Oh come on!" Kaminari whined. The two had a back and forth with each other, while Izuku noticed that some more classmates had arrived.
"Deku!" Ochaco said as she ran up to him. "How are you feeling today?"
"Oh, uh, b-better than yesterday, that's for sure." Izuku joked, to which Ochaco slightly giggled to.
"That is great to hear! Your health is one of the most important things that you must take care of!" Tenya interjected.
"Oi, shut up Four-Eyes!" Bakugo shouted from a distance.
"Don't worry about him." Kirishima stated as he walked to the group. "He's a little rough around the edges, but I think I'm making progress breaking through his tough exterior."
"Fuck off Shitty Hair!"
"That's just his way of saying he appreciates my hard work." Kirishima said as he walked away from the conversation, leaving the three students confused.
"Can we get this started already? I can't dazzle this place if we keep standing around. " Aoyama complained to the rest of the group.
"NO!" Mina quickly barked back, causing Aoyama to jolt in shock a little bit. "We're missing three people, and we can't start without them. IT WOULD BE MEAN TO LEAVE THEM OUT!" Mina then pouted at the golden blonde, who was currently backing up in fear due to how determined she was.
"What up my party people?!" As if on cue, Banjo and Sento entered the arcade, much to the delight of Mina. "Sorry we're late, this guy wanted to spend all day making sure every detail of his outfit was perfect." Banjo said as pointed to Sento.
"What are you talking about? You spend more time looking at yourself in a mirror than me, that's for sure." Sento retorted back, much to Banjos' chagrin.
"There you are! Glad you made it!" Mina said as she bounced over to the two of them. "I love your fashion sense! It's one of a kind." She said as she looked at what the two were wearing. Sento had a long, light brown overcoat with a baggy red and blue hoodie on, with torn jeans, and his signature red and blue high-tops on. Banjo had a blue and white sukajan jacket with dragons on it, with a black shirt that read 'you look better on social media' in purple and yellow font, and he had a red and black flannel shirt tied around his waist.
"Thanks!" Sento said with full appreciation, while Banjo couldn't detect if she was using sarcasm or not. "You look good as well!"
"Oh, are you hitting on me, Mr. Kiryu?" Mina teased her Class Representative…Who froze up in shock. "Relax, I'm teasing…or am I?" Even as Mina said that, Sento was still rigid, as if he looked at Medusa. Banjo rolled his eyes as he slapped the back of his friend, which knocked him out of his trance.
"You got to stop that, other wise you're gonna break him." Banjo said to his pink friend.
"Oh, I'll stop." Mina slyly said, all while subtlety winking at Banjo. Banjo then groaned in annoyance as he proceeded to cover his face.
"Sorry I'm late." A new voice called out. "My parents are…difficult to handle sometimes." Momo stated as thought back to the events of this morning. Everyone was glad that she finally arrived.
"Now that everyone's here, let's have fun!" Mina exclaimed, which caused the group of students to disperse into smaller groups to go out and do their own thing, leaving Sento and Momo on their own. There was an awkward silence between the two, considering all that happened just the night before. Eventually, Momo spoke up.
"How are you feeling?"
"Oh, um, you know…I'm certainly feeling better than I was yesterday. H-How about you?"
"Besides a few scrapes and bruises, I was alright. I, um…Thank you for the talk last night."
"Yeah, it was no problem whatsoever…You look really pretty by the way." Sento quickly blurted out, with a slight blush on his face.
"Oh, uh…Thank you." Momo replied with a blush on her face as well. There was once again another silence between the two, and they didn't know how to break it this time.
"There you two are!" Mina exclaimed from behind them, causing the two of them to jump. "There's a DDR machine, and we need to show these people how to the Class Officials have fun!" Hearing that, Momo raised an eyebrow.
"Um…Not to sound rude or anything, but what exactly are you the Class Official of?"
"Glad you asked!" Mina said with a grin on her face. "Yesterday, since I was the one to bring up the idea of this little soiree, I think I'm using that word right, Sento officially dubbed the official Class Party Planner! I'm going to do such a great job!" Momo turned her eye to Sento.
"I was scared of what she would do if I didn't give her that title." He whispered as they got to the DDR machine.
"Now is not the time for talking…" Mina said as she picked out a song. "…Now we dance!" She exclaimed with a fire burning in her eyes, which kind of scared Momo and Sento. Without warning Mina forced Sento on the machine with her to be her dance partner. As the song kept going, one thing became very clear…Sento had no rhythm whatsoever. While Mina was hitting every beat perfectly, Sento was unable to match the pace she was going at. When the song finally ended, the Class Representative was covered in sweat.
"I…I think that…was worse…than the villain attack." Sento muttered as he tried to catch his breath.
"Don't be like that! I thought you would have been better at this!" Mina pouted.
"He just needs a dance instructor is all." Momo insisted.
"That and a respirator, I think I'm going to pass out." Sento quickly retorted as he used the hem of his shirt to wipe off the sweat from his face. As he finished, he noticed that Momo and Mina were staring at him, more specifically, at his abdominal region. It was at that moment that Sento realized that he was unintentionally showing off his physique. "I…Um…Water fountain?" Sento struggled to get out. Mina just pointed to a general direction, and he walked towards that direction. The two girls just continued to stare at the boy.
"Washboard abs…I thought it was only his face that was going to be his most attractive feature. I should have gotten a photo." Mina muttered aloud, while Momo was quiet with a slight blush on her face. "That must be a really a plus for you, huh?"
"WHAT?" Momo questioned a little bit too loud.
"I've seen the way you've looked at him. You think he's cute, don't you? And don't you even think about lying to me. Trust me, I know goo goo eyes when I see them." Mina questioned the Vice Class Rep.
"We're just friends! I mean…I…" Mina just started laughing.
"Relax, I'm just messing ya!" Momo let out a small sigh, which turned into a small laugh. Meanwhile, Mina had her suspicions confirmed. Sento made his way back to his group.
"Shall we, um…Shall we see how our classmates are doing?" He managed to get out.
"Yeah, It's my job as Class Party Planner to see how much fun our classmates are doing!" Mina exclaimed as she started to drag the two along. "Yo, Kirishima! How are you doing?" The red-haired smirked as the group approached him and Bakugo, who were currently playing Whack-A-Mole.
"Mina, I would say so far today has been one of your better ideas! I'm having so much fun!" Kirishima said with a grin.
"DIE! DIE, YOU WORTHLESS RODENTS!" Bakugo yelled as he wacked at a mole who quickly went back into its' hole. The three Class Officials looked nervously at the hot-headed boy, then quickly back to Kirishima.
"He's having fun."
"STOP TALKING FOR ME! IT'S ANNOYING!"
"We're…going to check up on the others." Momo managed to get out as they started to walk away from the two. Their next stop was at the band game, which was currently in use by Jiro, Kaminari, Banjo, and Tokoyami, who was just hanging out by the side.
"How's it going here?" Sento asked the group.
"Dude, Jiro is kicking Banjo's ass!" Kaminari commented.
"Gah!" Banjo said in frustration. "How the hell are you so good at this?" He asked the punk girl, who simply shrugged.
"One of the perks of having parents who are musicians." She stated simply, which drew the attention of Mina.
"Wait…Is your mom Mika Jiro?" Jiro hesitantly nodded, which caused Mina to squeal in happiness. "Oh my god! I have all of her albums! She's one of my favorite singers! I can't believe I'm classmates with her daughter! Can I get her autograph?"
"I…" She looked to Momo and Sento, who motioned that she should just go with it. "…can ask her about it." Mina once again squealed in delight. "I think you guys should see how everyone else is doing. Who knows what kind of chaos they're causing." She stated as a faint yell from Bakugo could be heard. "How the hell has his vocal cords not shattered at this point?" She questioned, as the three departed.
"Oh, Izuku!" Sento quickly rushed over to the green haired boy who was currently with Ochaco and Tenya, who were just exiting a photo booth. "How are you feeling? I didn't get a chance to ask you when I got here."
"Oh! I-I'm fine! W-We got our photos taking!" Izuku stammered out.
"Yeah, take a look!" Ochaco said as she and Tenya showed the photos to Mina and Momo, leaving the two to themselves.
"S-She w-was s-so close to me!" Izuku muttered.
"How do you think I feel?" Sento remarked back. "Momo called me last night! It was the first time a girl ever called me! I was –"
"Momo?" Izuku questioned. "You're calling each other by first name?" It was at that moment, Sento regretted trying to relate to Izuku.
"A lot happened last night. Oh, and before I forget, I believe I figured out the solution to your 'drawback'."
"Really?" Izuku asked with a whole lot of hope in his voice.
"Yes…Well, Banjo sort of said a small comment, and that kind of inspired the solution, but we'll have to test it out later tonight. But I believe that it should –"
"Mina! We got a problem!" Hagakure called to the pinkette, drawing the attention of everyone. What could only be assumed to be the manager of the establishment was holding Bakugo in one of his four arms.
"LET ME GO! YOU STUPID SON OF A –"
"Shut your trap!" The manager quickly barked out as he used one of his other hands to cover the boys' mouth.
"Excuse me, what's going on?" Momo asked the manager.
"Your friend here just destroyed one of my Whack-a-mole machines! Do you know how much those cost?" The manager screeched. "Now, I'm in a good mood today because my fiancée just got the job he always wanted, so you all have one of two options. The first is that I get the police involved, or you can leave and don't hear a peep out of any of you from a month. Now, what will it be?" Mina was about to speak up, but Sento quickly spoke for her.
"We'll be on our way…Congratulations to your fiancé!" He quickly spat out as he started to gather everyone out of the arcade. As soon as they got outside, he let out a deep sigh. "So much for that plan."
"Wait to go, Boom Boom Boy!" Banjo snarked at Bakugo, who about to lunge at him had it not been for the intervention of Kirishima and Sato.
"Now what?" Shoji questioned. There was slight mumbling from the group, with notable mentions from Sato about going to a bakery, a petting zoo from Koda, and a museum from Tenya. But eventually, Hagakure made a suggestion.
"How about we go to a café? It could be really fun." The invisible girl stated.
"Hey, that doesn't sound like a bad idea!" Sero commented.
"Yeah! Maybe it could be one of those maid cafés! The girls are always super cute…" Mineta stated, with a little dribble of drool come out of his mouth.
"I'm with Mineta! Everyone in agreement on maid café?" Kaminari questioned…to which he got silence in response. "Boy, you guys are no fun." He muttered.
"I know a place! Sento lives there!" Banjo suddenly brought up, which instantly drew the attention of everyone. Sento quickly jumped into the conversation.
"My guardian just owns the café. I don't live there…We live above it." The boy said.
"That sounds like the perfect place!" Hagakure chimed in.
"Come on everyone!" Mina stated as she started to drag Sento. "Let's go to Sento's café!"
"Where are you dragging me? It's not in that direction." Sento remarked, leaving Mina all sorts of turned around.
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"Wow! You live here?" Mina asked as the class began to walk to the entrance of the café. That was when she noticed that said boy was sweating very profusely.
"Uh…Y-Y-Yeah." Sento stammered out, which caused the group to wonder why he was acting that way. As they reached the door, Sento quickly turned around. "Look, before we head inside, I should warn you that my family can be…quite the characters."
"Um…What exactly is that supposed to mean?" Sero questioned.
"…You'll see." Sento hesitantly said, as he opened the door to the café. Walking inside, the class had various reactions to the interior, from Bakugo being less than impressed, Todoroki being rather indifferent to the whole place, while Mina and Hagakure thinking the place was cute and good for photo opportunities for their social media pages. Meanwhile, Sento was looking around nervously. "Hel-"
"BUONGIORNO, SENTOS' CLASSMATES!" Owner exclaimed as he popped out from behind the countertop, causing a few of the class to jump back in response. "And welcome, to Café Nascita! I am the glorious owner of this wonderful establishment, Soichi Isurugi, but feel free to call me Owner! Now then, would anyone like some free samples?" He asked as he pulled out a bunch of samples from behind the counter. Most of the class graciously accepted the samples, while Sento walked behind the counter.
"Why do you keep doing that?" The boy questioned his guardian.
"What can I say, I have a flair for the dramatics." Owner proudly answered. He then leaned in a little closer. "So which one is she?" Hearing the question, Sento slightly blanched up, then subtlety pointed to the raven-haired girl. Seeing her, Owner did a little double take. "She's certainly beautiful."
"I uh…Yeah." Sento mumbled as she watched her take a sip of coffee…only for her and everyone else to spit out the drink, much to Owner's horror.
"Water?" Mina asked Sento, to which he pointed to the refrigerator.
"What was in this?" Kirishima asked as he tried desperately to get the taste out of his mouth.
"I just followed the instructions!" Owner said as he held up the instructions to the recipe. He then looked over the recipe and made a startling realization. "Oh, here's where I messed up. I accidently added balsamic vinegar."
"How do you read a recipe off paper, and add an ingredient that isn't even on the recipe?" Banjo questioned.
"I…Boy, that attack on the U.S.J. must have been really scary huh?" Owner quickly tried to change the subject. "When I heard the news, I was totes freaked out! It was so bad, I just couldn't even!"
"…Why are you talking like that?" Kaminari questioned.
"Oh, a kid from my part time job taught me some slang. Am I sick, or what?" Owner took joy in asking.
"You sound like a divorced dad going through a mid-life crisis trying his hardest to relate to his kids." Jiro calmly stated, much to Owner's dismay.
"And your coffee taste like shit!" Bakugo added. Owner began to sink behind the counter, with slight tears coming out of his eyes, as Sento laid his on head on the counter.
"Oh…This day has been a such a fucking train wreck." Sento mumbled to himself. "Sorry to disappoint you Mina." He said to the Class Party Planner
"It's so cool down here!" He heard her respond, to which he had a slight smile…That was until what she just said sank in and how her voice had an echo to it. His horrors were confirmed as he looked to see the refrigerator was open all the way…as well as the entrance to the lab. He hurried rush inside, much to the curiosity of his classmates, and he saw the pinkette looking curiously around at the lab.
"How did you get down here?" The boy questioned the pinkette.
"Oh, when I open the fridge, I saw the entrance was open and I got curious and just went in. Was I not supposed to?" Mina questioned. It was then that Sento mentally facepalmed as he remembered that he didn't close the secret entrance this morning.
"No, you weren't supposed to." Sento let out a deep sigh, and then proceeded to push Mina out of the lab. "Let's just get out of here before-" His sentence was cut off as he saw his classmates starting to pile into the lab. "…Me and my big mouth."
"A lab underneath a café…certainly like something out of an anime." Ojiro stated as he looked around.
"The décor could use a little bit of work…" Aoyama flatly stated while still sparkling.
"How are able to afford all this?" Ochaco muttered.
"So, is this where you bring girls?" Mineta quizzically asked.
"No way! This must be where he gets all those sweet support items!" Kaminari corrected his friend.
"Support items?" Todoroki stated with clear curiosity in his voice.
"Yeah!" Mina added. "He had these awesome weapons like a drill sword/gun combo and this katana that made clones of himself! And his phone turns into motorcycle! It was so cool!"
"He also had this bow weapon that looked like an anchor." Tsuyu included into the conversation.
"Hey, you can't forget about that gun he had when he was fighting that bat dude! It was super manly!" Kirishima stated.
"YOU DAMN DIRTY CHEATER!" Bakugo screeched aloud as he entered the lab, causing everyone to look at him as he marched towards Sento. "You think you could have hidden this all of this from us, and could get away with putting more tech that could have helped you cheated in the battle training without there being consequences?"
"I-I only make support weapons for certain forms! Plus, I didn't use any of them during our round!" Sento insisted, but Bakugo wasn't having it.
"There's no way that you made all of this yourself! You must have had help!" Bakugo then grabbed the collar of the Class Rep. "Now you tell me you helps you or I will-"
"OOH!" Banjo suddenly screamed out as the small door of Fullbottle Purifier suddenly opened up with a ding. Sento slinked out of Bakugo's grasp as tried to sneak up to the platform.
"Hey, Banjo screams like a little girl!" Sero said jokingly, much to the displeasure of Banjo and the girls of the class.
"How about I pound you like a boy!…That didn't come out right." Banjo dejectedly said as Sero just started laughing.
"No way!" Sento remarked as he looked at the Syoubousya fullbottle, as a part of his hair shot up.
"You haven't answered me!" Bakugo screeched.
"I don't have anyone helping me." Sento quickly shot back as he patted down the part of his hair. It was at that moment that the main door to Fullbottle Purifier, and Misora stepped out in a rather annoyed mood. "…That couldn't have been timed better." Sento muttered.
"Who are these losers?" Misora questioned her adopted brother, much to Bakugo's dismay.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING –"
"Shut it." Misora quickly said, shutting Bakugo down, much to the surprise of everyone. "Where was I? Oh yeah, them!" Misora pointed to the class. It took a second, but Sento realized what she meant.
"Oh, right! Misora, these are my classmates. Everyone, this is my sister -"
"YOU'RE MIITAN!" Mineta suddenly screeched at the top of his lungs, much to Sento's shock. Kaminari then had a look of enlightenment on his face.
"You're right! It is her! Oh my god, I'm such a huge fan!" The electric user stated as he and his friend walked up to the idol. Misora looked at them with annoyance.
"Congratulations. You want an autograph, get in line behind the thousands of losers and weirdos that watch me every single day." She stated, which caused the two boys to be shocked. She then began to make way to the bed in the lab. "I'm going to sleep. If anyone wakes me," She then looked to Mineta and Kaminari, "Or tries to grope me, I'll cut you." She then put on her sleeping mask and fell asleep. Everyone then looked to Sento.
"…She gets cranky after making fullbottles." He stated as gave an unsure shrug and a smile.
"SO YOU DO HAVE PEOPLE WORKING FOR YOU!" Bakugo shouted at the top of his lungs. "YOU KEEP TELLING SO MUCH BULLSHIT THAT YOUR EYES ARE TURNING BROWN! NOW, YOU ADMIT YOU CHEATED RIGHT NOW OR-" He was suddenly stopped as something went flying past his head. Everyone turned to see a knife sticking into the Fullbottle Purifier. They then turned to where it originated from.
"I'll…cut…you!" Misora threatened the class, with a menacing aura surrounding her.
"Sorry…" The class responded. And as if nothing had happened, Misora went back to sleep.
"…I think I'm going to head home." Sero stated. "This day was alright, but dude, your family is weird."
"I warned you." Sento stated. Sero then had a bunch of others agree with him, and one by one, they started to head out.
"See you guys tomorrow." Sento said. Soon the only ones left in the lab were him and Izuku.
"We still on for tonight?" Izuku questioned.
"Oh yeah." Sento reassured. "Just let me get everything away…and let me check on Owner. It looked like his pride took a very heavy blow today." Sento both joked and with whole hearted sincerity.
"Great! Although my mom could be a little…you'll see." Izuku warned, leaving Sento confused as the greenette. She then sat at his desk and let out a deep sigh. His mind was about to wander, until he heard a sudden knock. He looked to see Momo at the doorframe to the lab.
"Today not going like you thought it would?" She joked, to which he let a small chuckle.
"You have no idea." He joked back. "Sorry about today, especially with my family. I didn't think they would be like this today."
"Oh, it's no problem." Momo reassured, much to Sento's shock. "It's just reassuring that you ended up so normal." Sento sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck. "I wanted to ask you something, and you don't have to answer if you don't want to. You referred to Owner as your 'guardian' instead of your 'father' or your 'dad'. Why is that?" Sento then looked rather nervous about the question, but then, he calmed himself and looked at his Vice Rep.
"It's because I'm…adopted. They took me in around 2 years ago, and I've been…Despite how they may act, they've been treating me right." Sento answered, not sure how she have reacted. She just offered a slight smile in response.
"I guess I just…I don't even know why I asked. Just kind of blurted it out without thinking really." She then took notice of a clear dry-erase board nearby. She then walked over to it with Sento in toe. As she looked the calculations and drawings on it, questions started to race through her head. "What's all this?"
"Oh, uh, Izuku asked me to help out with trying to figure out his Quirk. This is what I managed to come up this morning." Sento quickly explained to the girl. "He was originally using it on one specific part of his body, but if the calculations are right, he should be able to-"
"To spread it out and hopefully get better results." Momo finished the statement as she continued to gaze at the board. "You came with this all by yourself?" She questioned.
"Well, Banjo made a slight comment, and that's where I got the idea from. But other than that…Yeah, it was me." Sento clarified.
"Wow…Why become a hero and not a physicist?" Momo suddenly asked, to which Sento raised an eyebrow. "Oh, I'm sorry! I looks like that came out a lot meaner that I intended! I was just-" Sento then let out a small chuckle.
"No, I get what you were saying. I was just kidding around." He then began to walk towards a photo he had on his desk of him, Owner, and Misora from when they went to an amusement park. "Every kid wants to grow up being a hero, but for me, there's a little bit more to that…" He then had a small smile on his face as he remembered how happy he was that day when they were there.
"I want to live in a world where people don't have to worry on whether or not a villain attack is about to strike on their commute. I want to encourage people that they should help out those that are need, even if they don't have a heroes license. I want to live in a world where justice shines throughout the darkest of times. I want to live in a world full of…Love and Peace." Sento looked to Momo who had a slight smile on her face.
"You sound like All Might…Although, I'm sure that he wouldn't mind." She then walked over to him and put her hand on his shoulder. "That world does sound like a great future. When we become heroes, let's fight for that world together." Sento then had a smile on his face as soon as he realized that his words seemed to an effect on her. After a couple of seconds, she began to walk out of the lab. "See you tomorrow, Sento." Once she was gone, Sento just smiled to himself, and then proceeded to jump in celebration.
"I like her." Misora suddenly called out from the bed. That made Sento a little bit surprised…And that's when he remembered Owner, who he last saw about to have a mental breakdown. He quickly rushed up the stairs.
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*Knock Knock*
"I'll get it!" Inko stated as she rushed to the door. As she opened the door, she was a little bit surprised to see a boy around Izukus' age standing in the hallway.
"Hi, I'm Sento Kiryu. Is um, is Izuku Midoriya in?" The boy sheepishly asked.
"Yes he is! Would you like to come in?" Inko assured the boy as she opened the door wide enough to let the boy in. Inko noticed that the boy looked rather nervous about being in the apartment. "So, my Izuku said that you are helping him out with his Quirk."
"Oh, yes! I was able to finish up an idea that I believe has a 95% chance of working!" Sento excitedly said. To which Inko just smiled.
"That's great! Would you like to see some photos of my baby?" She said as she was about to pull out a scrapbook.
"Mom!" Izuku suddenly shouted out as he entered the kitchen. "Can we please not do that?"
"I just thought that your friend here would have liked to see you in your All Might onesie." Inko stated in confusion.
"I would rather keep tonight free from embarrassment, thank you." Izuku stated as he started dragging Sento to his room. "We're going to work on my Quirk, can you please let us know when dinner is ready?"
"Of course, have fun!" Inko stated as Izuku shut the door.
"What is it with me getting dragged everywhere today?" Sento remarked thinking back the events of the past couple of hours. " Alright my young Padawan, let the –" Sento stopped his train of thought as he now realized just how much All Might merchandise was in Izukus' room. Everywhere he looked, there were All Might posters, figures, and…All Might bedsheets. "…Guess I know who your favorite pro hero is." Sento joked.
"Yeah, I-I just really looked up to him when I was…" Izuku stopped, but Sento knew what he was about to say. Quirkless. Sento could tell that subject was a sore spot for Izuku, so he didn't want to press him about it. So instead Sento let Izuku take his time. "It's still hard to talk about it. But, I at least I have someone to talk to about it." Izuku gave Sento a big smile, just like All Might. "Sorry, I just…"
"It's okay. Trust me, I've had those moments as well." Sento stated. "Alright, enough sappiness, let's fix your Quirk!" Sento exclaimed. Izuku sat on the bed as Sento explained his theory about Izuku can use One for All not just in one part of his body but be able to spread it out throughout his entire body. As Sento finished his explanation, Izuku only had one question.
"…How have I not thought about this earlier?" Izuku asked in a baffled tone of voice.
"I guess because you were trying too much to be like him, instead of being yourself." Sento explained. Izuku raised an eyebrow but he couldn't help but agree with him. He then got up to try out Sento's theory but Sento gave him a bit of advice. "Don't start at 100%, try starting at 1%, then go until your body feels like it knows its limit."
Izuku took a deep breath, and then started to concentrate. He felt One for All start to wash over his body, starting at 1%. He felt like lightning was crackling through his entire body, coursing through his veins, as he slowly raised the percentage. He tried go past 5%, but it just hurt, like his body would catch on fire so let out a slow breath and stopped. As he opened his eyes, Sento was shocked.
"Holy crap! It worked!" Sento remarked. "What percentage did you reach?"
"Uh…5%."
"5%. I'm sure with more time and more training, I think we can raise that percentage!"
"R-Really?"
"Of course! I think we can improve…I don't know what to call it." Sento admitted. "You have ideas what it should be called?" Izuku thought about it for a couple of seconds, then the perfect name suddenly hit him.
"Full Cowl."
"Full Cowl…Full Cowl." Sento just kept repeating the name out loud, but eventually, a smile spread across his face. "I like it. Now then, if we made improvements on your Quirk, we should make improvements to your costume." Sento then pulled out a notebook and started list off random ideas. "I say we keep the color scheme, but maybe we should darken it a little bit."
"We should also figure out what kind of protection for my limbs we should add. I don't want to break my limbs again." Izuku stated, remembering what happened during the Exam and the U.S.J. attack. "Oh, what about a respirator for poisonous Quirks?"
"Oh, that's good!" Sento remarked. As she overheard the exchange, Inko Midoriya couldn't help but smile…her son had a friend. As she wiped a tear of joy, she suddenly called out to them.
"Boys! Dinner is ready!"
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As Blood Stalk sat in the hideout multiple things were racing in his head. Mainly, how to strike back at Build. He could kidnap one of his classmates, but he knew as soon as he did that the entirety of U.A. faculty would come after him. Only an idiot would do that. Fausts' secret benefactor was starting to get impatient and wanted results really soon. He know why he worked with the guy, it was a necessary part of his plan, so he do anything to make things go his way. Even if it meant dealing with him and his stupidly long nose.
That's when it hit him. He was looking at it the wrong way. They went after him while he was at school. It's his personal life that they should be attacking. And he had just the way to tear him down.
Maybe it's soon time for Sento Kiryu to learn the truth.
Hey everyone! Seems like it's been a while. A lot of things have been happening. I'm a year older, but that's the least important thing. I think this month has shown that we have a lot of changes to make, but I believe that time is closer than another of us think. It doesn't matter what race we are...We're all human. And that is what is most important. I just felt the need to say that.
Next time on Hero of Love & Peace: It's back to school for the students of Class 1-A. But there is buzz surrounding a event coming up that might affect how the Pro Hero world would see these hopeful students. And Aizawa lets one of his students in on a mystery...The Mystery of Takumi Katsuragi.
P.S. Big thank you to Dragon Rider 66 for not only providing ideas for this chapter, but also for providing ideas for big things that will happen in the future.