Yeah, one more chapter until we reach the events of Season 2 in the anime. Just know that me and Hazard have planned WAY ahead of time, so once we catch up with the anime canon, we'll be posting the events of the manga as well.


Lied was excited for today. It didn't matter how much homework Kalego-sensei gave them, or how mildly annoyed he was that three members of the Misfit class managed to make a bigger splash at the Division Party than he did, why did any that matter when they got to see one of the netherworld's most popular Demdoll's perform live!

"So it's just a concert then?" Their resident danger-junkie/rising star of the misfit class asked out of nowhere as the class looked at the poster for Akudol's next performance. "I mean, I can understand the excitement, but is it really that big a deal here?"

"Of course, Demdoll concerts help alleviate a person's Evil Cycle. Plus they look so cute!" Lied justified his greatest passion behind gaming.

"Evil cycle? What's that?" Izuku asked with a tilted head, making most look at him with shocked expressions. "What? Is that a big deal around here too?"

"Izuku … I get you're sheltered but … there are some things even you should be aware of." Asmodeus spoke with a worried look.

"Izuku-kins, did your mom not teach you anything? Like the raptors and the bugs?" Valac asked with a surprising amount of concern in her voice. How innocent do you have to be if Valac knows more about basic biology than you?

"Okay look, it may be a different term thing, like dodgeball is what we call execution cannonball, or we call Battlers Clubs instead, can someone just explain it please?" The boy pleaded, looking more nervous than usual. "I'm really getting tired of everyone getting the wrong idea about me."

"If that's the case, then there shouldn't be any harm." Jazz said with a shrug. "Evil cycles are something every demon goes through. It's the stress that builds up in every demon, which, if left unchecked, often slips out through violent outbursts. Anytime you see a demon causing property damage, they're most likely just letting off a little steam."

"Wicked phases occur when a demon isn't able to relieve any of their stress, resulting in a personality change in said demon. These can last up to a few days, even a few weeks depending on the stress." Asmodeus finished for Jazz.

"Yeah I see...I have never dealt with anything like that before." Everyone stared at him with even larger shocked expressions, a dead silence overtaking the room. "What is it this time?"

Schneider spoke up now. "The odds of that happening borders on zero. Either you've never been stressed once in your life or you're building up to a major outburst." Everyone looked at Schneider, then at Izuku, then took a massive three steps back from the latter.

"Guys, I don't think you have anything to worry about. Seriously, when have you ever seen me stress out like that? I'm pretty sure I'm not known for getting angry." Okay, that was true, but that kinda freaked him out a little more.

"What about when you beat Asmodeus during Execution Cannonball?" Kaumi pointed out.

"Or when you screamed a lot at the Rookie Hunt." Garp brought it up.

"Or when you guys were super stressed before you went to the game Battler." Lied said.

"Alright that last one was all of us, and they didn't go into their 'Wicked Phase' right?" Izuku asked, looking at his friends.

"Huh, guess you make a valid point there." Asmodeus thought it over. "But what about..you know?" Aw, come on! Ever since they became friends, Asmodeus was a lot more hush hush about a few things. It was always funny seeing him trying to scream common sense into Midoriya.

"What about Bakago?" Valac said one of her usual nicknames, though he couldn't pin who she was talking about.

"Oh umm …" Izuku was about to say something, but stopped and put his hand to his chin. "Actually, could I get some references? What were you guys like during your Wicked Phases?"

"Well it's usually a hazy state with vague memories, but I personally just find it beautiful to burn and destroy anything I find ugly in that state." Asmodeus explained.

"I just end up staying awake through most of the day and get a little cranky." Picero lazily added to the conversation. "It's miserable. I got addicted to coffee and actually started doing work."

"I once put a mask on and started playing a bunch of games with some demons I tied up in a basement." Everyone stared at Valac warily. "What?"

"You're saying you DON'T do that on a normal basis?" Crocell asked the question that was worth all the gold in the netherworld.

"Yeah, but this time I don't explain the rules, and just say survive or die."

Ignoring the frightening revelations that were discovered, Elizabetta went next. "It's a bit tricky for me. Sometimes I start slapping and hurting any guys around, other times I'm seducing them into becoming my slaves, it's back and forth between that." He wouldn't mind a bit of seduction on himself in all honesty, she was the prettiest in the class.

"Alright, so it honestly just seems like the ID overtakes the Superego, and sometimes the Ego." Izuku muttered to himself. "It almost doesn't sound much different than dealing with everyone else on a normal basis. I've gotten used to the insanity at this school so far, so this probably won't be any different." Okay, rude.

"You're only saying that because it hasn't happened to you yet." Asmodeus stated. "No demon is immune to it. We'll all be paying the price when yours comes along."

"Oooh, I smell another wager coming along! Hey Izuku, you actually get to join it." Jazz offered for the first time. Yes, bets around the honor student were the best! You never know how the game will turn out.

"I'm almost afraid to ask, but I've also never been offered to join a betting pool, so what is it this time?" That almost made Lied cry a little in happiness.

"How chaotic will Midoriya's Wicked Phase be? Place your bets folks, I'm giving a solid hundred it'll make us richer." Everyone immediately took out bills of hundreds.

"I bet he'll take over the school and overthrow his own Grandfather as Chair Demon." Sabnock announced proudly, placing two hundred. "He's bold enough already to do it, so this is just inevitable."

"I'm betting he'll end up turning the school into complete rubble." Crocel put five hundred, muttering a bit bitterly.

"I bet we somehow get dragged into a crazy schoolwide scheme or something like that." Asmodeus put down three hundred.

"My humble self bets he shall bet a hundred he shall become a strong warrior." Garp put down his money, a grin under the fuzz. "It shall be a showdown for the ages."

"I bet he'll finally be bold enough to handle a proper relationship." Elizabetta placed 400 with that cute giggle of hers.

"I bet he'll officially start his harem and start sharing!" Kaumi placed one hundred, before getting kicked by Crocell.

"I bet a hundred Izuku-kins will play a super fun game!" Valac shouted happily.

Izuku blushed at all of these before placing down two hundred. "I bet I won't enter my evil phase for the entire year." Wow, nice odds, he'll take them. Now then, to do what he and Jazz did best. Rig the game!

"Alright, now you've all placed your bets, now let's up the stakes." Lied took the lead. "Nobody can do anything to help Izuku relieve any stress until the end of the year, or until he falls into his Wicked Phase."

"However, we can't force him into one either, just so it's a fair playing field." Jazz added, guessing those brotherly instincts were kicking in. Of course, that also meant they couldn't prevent anything else from causing a stressful event, or even give him ideas about what to do once in said Wicked Phase..Ooh, the wonders of loopholes!

The interspeaker came on at that exact moment. "Will the members of the Magical Apparatus Battler please report to the Broadcasting Battler room, thank you."

"Huh, guess we should get going. Come on guys, let's see what they want." Izuku waved to his posse, and they left without another word.

"... Another bet on what they come back with?"

"You read my mind, my brother from another mother."


Bathin Baraki watched as the students entered the room, which was a lot of equipment cluttered together with seats and a snack table. Honestly, it was a lot more than they ever had in all their time at Bablys, so he wouldn't complain, especially with his higher rank. And it was all thanks to the five demons of the magical apparatus battler.

"Glad you all could make it!" He shouted with joy. "While we wait for the other two you can help yourselves to the food." Bathin kindly offered, and the two boys of the trio slowly walked over with a bit of suspicion while Valac jumped on the table and grabbed as many sweets as she could.

"Uh, not that I'm not grateful for the kindness, but what brought this on?" Bathin couldn't get mad at the honor student's doubt, as the grandson of Sullivan, he probably dealt with insincerity a lot from those trying to ride his coattails.

"I wanted to thank you guys. If it wasn't for the whole debacle that went on and your guys' amazing fire show, we wouldn't have won the grand prize, look at how happy the others are." He gestured to the newfound chaos and ego of his Kohai, who boasted about POWER or something. Well there was a reason they were on vocals.

"Nice to know our hard work hasn't gone unappreciated." Asmodeus spoke with a mild smile. The representative seemed a lot more approachable than he appeared at the beginning of the year. Normally, he probably would've demanded some kind of compensation for 'stealing his spotlight'. "Valac, as much as it would pain me to not stop you, please slow down. You'll choke at this rate."

"I won't choke! I have milk!" She shouted, somehow chugging a gallon of that stuff without a single breath.

"The inner workings of demon stomachs…" he heard Midoriya mutter as he wrote in a notebook. "Do bloodline abilities affect a demon's simple biology? Azz, are you more tolerant of spicy food? Kachaan enjoyed spicy curry, and he was able to create explosions from his sweat. Actually, would that mean all fire bloodlines would be like that? Does that mean those with ice or water bloodlines don't get brain-freezes.." Jeeze, you'd need to be insane and talented to comprehend any of that.

"Actually I'm pretty much fine with everything besides fish. The smell is horrifying." Asmodeus admitted with a shiver. "It's a long story. Just don't ever expect me to bring you sushi or anything like that for lunch."

"We're here!" Shouted the two other girls, making their way in. "Izuku, how's it going, you look nice, haven't seen you since the Division Party!" The blonde girl, Eiko he believed it was, fawned over the boy.

"That was last night." The dragon, Gaako, rolled her eyes.

"That's twelve hours too long!"

"It's fine, you guys. Eiko, your picture for the school newspaper came out great!" Izuku took out a small piece of newspaper, revealing it to be the headline article showing off the honor student's recent bump in rank, as well as Valac and Asmodeus beside him. "It's a shame you and Gaako didn't make it in with us."

"It's fine, the less people come up to me in class demanding autographs the better." Gaako shrugged with a grin. "Although I guess I was right about you always finding a way to take the spotlight, right Eiko?" The dragon nudged the girl.

"Yeah, yeah, you're psychic and looking out for me." Eiko waved her off. "Don't worry about it, Izu, someday, I'll make my own headline and stand out just as much as you!"

"IZU!?" Valac screamed. "Why did you call Izuku-kins that!? Izuku-kins is Izuku-kins!"

"Well, good friends have cute names for each other. Since you're his best friend, I figured I should take something from your book to show how much I care about him!" Eiko responded, though it sounded a little competitive if you asked him.

He figured now would be a good time to butt in. "Anyway, the big thing is our Battler is busy this week, but we got five tickets to the Kuromu show tomorrow. So I was gonna offer them to you guys."

"WHAT!?" That was the expected response shared by the entirety of the Magical Apparatus Battler.

"Wait … is anyone here actually interested in this kinda stuff?" Midoriya felt the need to ask. What the hell, this was Kuromu they were talking about, what was up with him!?

"Izuku, I know that Asmodeus said something about you being a bit sheltered, but how are you not aware of the impact of one of the most popular and essential demdols in the netherworld!?" Gaako shook the boy.

"Izuku, I know I put down the general practices of demon recreation like video games and such, but one can't take the likes of Kuromu's demdol concerts this lightly!" Asmodeus joined in. "You say you want to save people with a smile? Well, demdol's jobs are essentially doing just that! By performing, they relieve the stress of hundreds, if not thousands of demons at a time!"

Midoriya seemed to brighten up on that last bit. "Really? Oh right cause of the Evil Cycle … alright let's go." This kid was a mixed bag of, well, he wasn't sure of what exactly, but whatever it was, it didn't make a clear picture. "If it's as vital as you say it is, then I would probably learn a lot by watching one live."

"Oh Izu, you can even make going to a concert for fun turn into a way to grow yourself, so admirable~" Hearts leaked from the blonde's face.

"I've seen the singing hundreds of times, I can show it all to you!" Valac grabbed Midoriya's arm possibly, leading him out of the room. "We can explore the entire dome-stage together and play hide-and-seek! Everyone else is it, so we better start hiding! Together. Alone." Wow, Bathin hasn't heard a terrifying voice in a while, and from Valac too.

"Damn it, Madam Midoriya already exposed her enough for memorization." Asmodeus grumbled. Wait a second, Madam Midoriya? "Wait, does that mean that scary voice wasn't from a wicked phase?!"

"What're you talking about? Of course that had to be a wicked phase! That kind of motherly love and protective nature can't be natural in of itself!" Gaako exclaimed, equally as freaked out.

"No, Izuku-kins never had a wicked phase. Never even heard of the evil cycle until today." Valac clarified. Uh, that raises so many questions that he was uncertain about getting the answers to.

"Wait, you never had your wicked phase?" Eiko asked in shock, taking an involuntary step back.

"That's just going to be a thing now isn't it?" Midoriya muttered.

"Never had a wicked phase, huh?" Gaako looked at the boy curiously, before walking up and placing a hand on his green head. She patted for a while, making him blush and the girls baffled beyond all belief. "I thought so. You don't have horns either."

Everyone stared at Izuku very curiously, making him sweat. "I-it was a defect when I was born, like the 'ring problem' with the ring I told you guys the night we slept over." He explained as Asmodeus, Valac, and Eiko all nodded.

"I'm missing a lot of context here, aren't I?" Gaako asked out loud, and suddenly Bathin felt like he was intruding on something important.

"We can explain on the walk over to the concert." Midoriya sighed. "Thanks again, Bathin-san. And sorry for dumping all this personal information on you."

"No problem. I'll keep it on the down low for you guys. Least I can do after everything." Bathin nodded before heading out of the room. "Feel free to stick around as long as you want. The Broadcast Battler gets to work on the concert as well today, so we'll meet you there."

"Donuts for days!" Valac shouted, holding a large pile of donuts over her head.

"Hey I brought those for everyone!"

"You'll never catch me!" She shouted as a chase began.

"You know, if you think about the cost benefit ratio-"

"We're not getting a tranq gun Azz." Midoriya deadpanned.

"I don't know." Gaako put in, looking at Eiko messing with some recording equipment. "It could be a very good investment."

"What? I'm just taking a peak. Recording and filming Izu is much better than just plain pictures of him! Plus, I can get some shots of Ameri-san as well and with a little editing.."

"Oh right, Ameri saved you too, right?" Midoriya picked up on what she was saying. "I could probably properly introduce you two later if you want.."

"YES!""NO!""NO MORE LADY RED HAIR!""Why haven't I picked up drinking yet?" Wow, these guys seemed fun, although he'd probably die if he was around them. Best to keep distance.


Mar Mabros runs a tight ship. She made sure everything went on time, everything was in place, but most importantly, she kept constant health checks on Kuromu. One such moment was the girl walking in place as ice cracked every fragile object in the room. "Damn him damn him damn him, damn the bastard, stab him with a fork in the intestines and treat them like noodles."

Sounded like guy troubles. Understandable, but there was a time and place to deal with that. Although, seeing her failed Voodoo doll attempts were amusing every so often. "Not to interrupt your plotting, but your show is on soon."

The girl paused, noticing that she was there. "How long have you been watching?" She asked with a small sweatdrop.

"Ever since 'his testicals in table tenis'." The cute girl was surprisingly vulgar in her language, fortunately, most of the time, she was able to keep this side of her away from her more innocent demdol identity. "I get it, you're a teenager and it'd be impossible to ask you to set everything aside, but you still have a job to do." Kuromu nodded, getting on track with some vocal warm ups. "And make sure to use the packs for your head, we don't want you passing out on stage." The girl always ended up overdoing it with her magic. "And either ask the boy out or push him off a cliff, the last thing we need is for you to enter your Wicked Phase in front of a live audience."

"Ew! It's not like that! Seriously, that guy can go screw himself with a rusty knife." True, but teasing her always got her mind out of the dark gutter, causing her to focus on the real stuff. "So what if he has a infamous reputation at school? So what if his headlines always manage to get the front page over my concert reviews? I'm still more popular than he'll ever be!"

"Of course you are, can't you hear them?" She gestures to the loud cheering noises that could be heard from the crowd. "You're not only more popular, but you're better at your job, and you're cuter."

"Yes, I'm cute. I'm the cutest! I can do this!" She practiced her newest heart-hand pose. "It's going to be devi-perfect! Nothing can get in the way of today!"

"Good, because after the concert, you have a personal Meet-and-Grate with one Izuku Midoriya. Apparently someone on the broadcast team owed him a favor or something."

She should have really stuck around later, the violent twitching should have given the situation of what would happen away. "Is that … so …"

"Yeah, so be sure to be extra cute for him today. Maybe he'll get your mind off whoever's making you so testy. I heard he's pretty cute himself." If she was paying any more attention, she would've noticed the visible tick mark that was bulging out of her head.

"If you could call demon-sized garbage cute." She barely heard Kuromu mutter as she made her leave.

Well then, time to run the show! "You there, get that light moved three minutes ago or I'll put your head on a pike!" Such a relaxing environment.


Asmodeus was more into classical music himself, and found the flashing lights and fast beats irritating. Despite that. Kuromu proved to be outstanding with her vocals and dancing, pure elegance in his eyes.

"Go go go singing lady!" Clara, he had given up covering the mistake that reached his very mind, shouted loudly. "Yay, sing sing sing! Dance Dance, singy singy dance!" Ugh, she was lucky Kuromu's voice was able to drown out lesser forms of the art. "It's almost as good as the musicals mommy puts on with all of us!"

"Okay, I needed clarification on whether or not that actually happened. Good to know." Izuku mentioned, bringing up what happened at the division party. "So, do you provide the music and stage with your magic, or do you set it up ahead of time.."

"Yes!"

"Don't question the madness, Izuku. I thought you of all people figured that out by now." Gaako reminded all of them of that great life lesson as she kept patting his head. Weird, she's been doing it all day.

"Gaako, I thought you said you didn't like Izu like that!" Izuku's personal fangirl squealed in jealousy.

"I still stand by it. I just have a hard time believing what you told me." The dragon answered with a level of disbelief Asmodeus could understand on some level. She had accepted the truth of Izuku's story well enough, but something about it seemed to rub her the wrong way. "No horns, no magic, it's almost like you're not even a demon."

"Yeah, I get that a lot." Izuku accepted the skepticism with a light chuckle. "Bablys is the first time I've ever fit in anywhere with anyone. You definitely wouldn't have found me hanging around a group, let alone being offered concert tickets."

"Well to be fair no one actually knows, imagine going to a school and faking your abilities with something like super intelligence or the ability to see things." Eiko said, causing Izuku to get a curious look.

"Would faking it actually … well it worked here at the very least."

"And not only that, you summoned a demon, thought that was supposed to be impossible." Gaako brought up one of his most infamous feats. "Next thing you'll tell me you don't have a tail or wings." Izuku stayed silent, not correcting her. "Oh, you have got to be kidding me. That too?"

"Izuku, is that why Sullivan sheltered you all these years?" Asmodeus had to ask him personally. It seemed the full picture of Izuku Midoriya was far from pleasant. "No magic, no means to protect yourself, no means to get away..I can't imagine what that must've been like."

"I mean, why do you think I've been walking instead of flying from school?" He asked.

"I said it was training, you said 'sure, let's go with that'." Azz replied with a skeptical look. "I digress, you've managed to make the most of the hand life has dealt you."

"Come on guys, Izuku-kins is still Izuku-kins no matter what he has." Clara corrected them all. "I don't care if he's a chair demon or a slug, I'll be his friend no matter what. And so what if he doesn't have wings, I'll carry him myself!" She shouted as the group desperately quieted her down, before realizing that nobody could hear them regardless.

"Still, she has a point. Izuku, if you need to fly somewhere, just look for me!" Eiko chimed in, squeezing herself between Izuku and Clara. The latter giving a minor hiss at her 'rival' in affection.

"Azz is obviously the strongest guy here, wouldn't he be the best to support both of their body weight?" Gaako stated the obvious, like the wine he desperately wished to drown himself in.

"No, there's enough rumors going around, they don't need to see me giving Izuku a ride to add fuel to that metaphorical fire." He was going to kill the demon that put that thought in everyone's head. If he recalled correctly, it was that grey eye-stalk girl he passes by from time to time. Now, how to do it without Izuku ever finding out?

"Guys, thanks. Just, thanks in general." Izuku voiced his thoughts out loud. "I'm, I'm too grateful for everything that you've done for me."

"Don't worry, we're far too deep into the rabbit hole to ditch you now of all times." He spoke up with his teasing smirk. "We might as head in, all for one and one for all."

"How is that a saying-nevermind." Izuku turned his attention back to the concert. "I never would have thought a music concert would be so essential for maintaining peace around here. Back home, the thought almost sounds silly."

"Well, how do people relieve stress back there?" Eiko peaked in interest. She could be just as curious as Izuku at times.

"I mean, I guess the idea was the same, we had concerts and movies too. There was just never any focus on it unless it was about heroes. They were a pretty big deal where I was from. In fact they were probably the biggest thing around, stopping villains, saving people, supporting the community, brand deals, PR campaigns, guest starring …"

"They seem more overblown big dogs than actual heroes." Gaako voiced his thoughts.

"No, they were necessary. Why, the last hero I saw did..wow, nevermind." Izuku recalled, likely something less than pleasant again. "Thinking about it, it seems a bit unnecessary in hindsight. Practically everyone strives to be a hero where I'm from. If you don't, then you're out of luck for people actually wanting to help you."

"Well you can be a hero, and if not we'd still be with you either way." Eiko said with a smile.

"Yeah, even if I don't want to be a hero, I'd be willing to put up with your insanity magnet, you seem nice enough." Gaako spoke out with a shrug.

"I don't have an insanity magnet." Izuku spoke indignantly.

"Congratulations!" Someone jumped out from behind the group, causing Azz to involuntarily prepare a counter in case he was a threat. "You're in the special seat for a Meet-and-Grate with Kuromu herself!"

There was a beat of silence among the group as they turned to Midoriya. "So, you don't have one?" Azz spoke, somehow displaying disappointment and amusement at the same time. It's all in the microdetails.


Kuromu had a deep and dark secret, one she would take to the grave. One that no one could ever figure out. She was, in fact, the student known as Kerori Crocell. Shocking right? Unless you read the source material of course.

Anyway, she had one major problem in her life. Okay, she actually had many problems in her life, mostly stemming from a family with high expectations, but that wasn't the pressing issue she is facing right now.

Right now, her biggest problem is with the grandson of the chair demon, the honor student danger junkie himself, Izuku Midoriya, her arch-enemy!

Sure, they've barely spoken to each other, but that didn't mean he wasn't ruining her life in every way possible! She put her absolute damn hardest into every concert and every performance, and despite all that he always has gotten headlines in the school paper!

He didn't need to start a fight with Asmodeus, he didn't need to have his own personal demon familiar at his beck and call, and he certainly didn't need to keep causing chaos wherever he went. The exams, the division party, every single time there was a chance to take the spotlight, he took it!

And now, above all else, her identity was at risk due to the fact that he, of ALL PEOPLE, was now sitting across from her. What were the odds, what were the astronomical odds!? He could probably figure it out, he was the smart one after all. Well screw him and his brain! "Wow, it's pretty cold here." Shit, she got overwhelmed and turned on her powers! Calm down Kuromu!

"Actors get heated on sage, we need something to help balance it out." She waved off. "So, it must be pretty amazing seeing me in person? I take it from your expression that this is your first time at one of my concerts?" Okay, that sounded a bit show-offy, but could anyone blame her?! This was the king of show-off right here!

"Yeah actually, in fact it was my first time at any concert. You're really good at singing, you know." Aww, the flattery, how sweet. Finally giving true credit where it's due.

"Well, of course. You don't get to be at my level without putting in hard work. Not all of us can coast off on powerful magic, you know." He looked confused. The gall to look like he didn't know what she's talking about. "My entire schedule for the month is planned out right here. Dance lessons, vocal practice, balance training, everything has to be right in every perfect way!"

"Wow, this is meticulous, a lot of work goes into this stuff. You really deserve to get your dream if you keep this up." She had no clue what this dream was, but the praise itself was nice-wait, her class schedule! She quickly took the book back and went on.

"Ah, yeah! Just making sure I keep things in balance. I can't overdo things all at once. I save that for my shows." Just keep it at mild bragging, if she gave too much, he'll definitely know something was up!

"Yeah, I can't imagine how you must feel. I can't help but feel a bit envious." The humble act kind of ruined it for her, but success! He practically admitted she was better than him! "Being able to make everyone around you happy, bringing smiles to their faces, it's everything I've ever wanted to do."

Wait, huh? "R-really? Why's that, if you don't mind me asking?" Why was she asking? It wasn't like she wanted to get to know him better. He was competition!

"Well, my dream is to be a hero, and the best way to do that, in my eyes at least, is to save their hearts. What you do for everyone here is what I want to do daily for everybody." Oh, like that was likely. Clearly, you just want more attention to yourself!

"Being a hero is just saving people. They have to keep people away from the danger and themselves in it. You can't fix their hearts just by bringing them to safety or stopping the monster."

"I know it isn't that simple, there's work to be done, some of it probably would take years, but I don't just have to wait for some villain to try and hurt people. I can just start by reaching out my hand to help someone." Definitely an interesting response. A bit unrealistic if she was being honest. "Hey, do you wear contacts?" Contacts, why would she need them? She only wore glasses to hide away-shit the glasses! She rushed and grabbed them, making sure they were hidden away.

"Yeah, make sure not to tell people, perfect image and all that."

"Well no one's perfect." Oh weren't they, you condescending bastard! "I just find it admirable how you go above and beyond for what you do. It probably doesn't mean much, but thank you for the smiles."

That-that felt weird. She usually got praised by her fans, but it never felt as personal as this. "I, uh, thanks! I should probably make you some tea now!" She had to get her mind on something that wasn't currently her rising conflicting emotions.

"Oh, thank you!"

"No problem, Izuku."

Instead of thanking her for the offer of tea, he just stared at her in an almost bewildered manner. "How did you know my name?"

"Korenamatiasianwadiabubba!" She could feel her brain crash out of sheer panic.

"Are you chanting some sort of spell!?" Izuku asked with his tremble. Damn that horrible excitement! Wait no, focus, fix the problem

"No, that was just the name of the tea in a forign language! In some translations, it can be called Izuku tea!" Ugh, the thought of spitting that lie out made her gag. He better not be one of those people who'd brag about every single detail about himself. "I better prepare it nice and hot! It can be a bit drafty in here at times!" The ice started to grow on the walls.

"Is the AC broken?" He asked, concerned about the walls.

"Oh, probably, we should cut this short, I'm sorry." Get out of her hair, get out of her hair …

"Yeah, sorry about any inconvenience." That's right, be sorry, be sorry for existing! "I'll see you at school tomorrow." He slipped out as he opened the door.

"What was that, bub?" She grabbed him by the shoulder, threw him towards her dresser and froze him in place. "Damn it! How did he figure it out! Was the schedule? The glasses? Damn it, why did those voodoo spells keep failing?!"

She sighed, sitting down after bolting the door shut, and unfreezing him. "Devi, I could see everything but couldn't breath, that was torture!" He complained. Oh, grow up, you big baby! It wasn't like she used the black ice curse on him….yet.

"Here's a blanket. Now talk!" She threw a thin yellow sheet at him, which he quickly used to cover himself. "How'd you figure it out?"

"Well, I didn't really notice anything at first. You've always seemed like the most invisible in class." Yeah, that's what she was going for, but why'd that make her stand out? "Then I took a look at your glasses one day, and figured you were trying to hide yourself from something."

"What!? Those are special non-detection glasses! Wearing them should make you less suspicious of me!" She's certain she's never taken them off in front of him, or anyone in the misfit class!

"I just,um, you know, have experience. I saw Clara and Azz use them a few times when they followed me to the student council meeting room. Plus, I'm in the magical apparatus battler, I work with magic support items all the time." Okay, that made sense, she had to give him credit on that front. "I didn't think much of it until right now. Your bloodline ability is pretty distinct."

"Right, yeah, of course." Damn it, she couldn't just let him go. "How can I be sure you're not going to tell anyone?"

He looked at her once, before giving a slight smile. "I admire you, you work so hard to stay invisible." … What? "You have this big career, a great ambition, that you have to carry out almost daily, and yet you're still able to maintain a, relatively, normal school experience. Believe me, If I could've taken back that first day with the chant, I would've. Everyone now expects me to be something I don't want to be, and every action I've taken so far only brings more unnecessary attention to me. I won't burden you with the same fate. I'll keep quiet, I promise."

He didn't try. He DIDN'T TRY! SShe could feel it, something snapping inside of her. It started as a chuckle. Growing and growing into demented laughter that would haunt the souls of small children and few adults. "Are-Are you okay?" She shut him up as black ice was formed.

"YOU'RE NOT EVEN TRYING!?" This puppy dog faced spotlight stealing danger junkie wasn't even trying to gather everyone's attention?! "DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WORK IT TAKES TO GATHER SO MANY DEMONS IN ONE SPOT FOR A SINGLE SHOW?! HOW MANY HOURS IT TOOK TO PERFECT MY CUTENESS!? AND YOU, YOU JUST HAVE TO EXIST TO GET THE WHOLE SCHOOL'S ATTENTION!?" All of a sudden, the world started spinning a little, but she didn't mind. It felt funny. Ha, she should laugh more often.

"Kerori, your face is getting red." Midoriya tried to point out.

"I think I'll just freeze you. Do you admire silence? I'll trap you in ice and watch you suffer being in isolation for all of eternity! That sounds like what you want right?" He'd probably thank her for it, if she wasn't about to keep him quiet forever. Maybe that freckled face would make a nice wall ornament?

"Kerori, you're barely able to stand right now!" He went up to her as she fell. Huh, what? G-get awa-away, you weirdly admirable weirdo! She was about to kill him now! "Kerori! Can you hear me!?"

"S-shut u-up! Iz-izu-izuku-kun! I'm killing, I kill, I'm.." She tried to get her words out, but the most that came out were hollowed laughs.

It was only minutes before the show. Perfect time for a nap!