The next Monday we were back to class. Our classmates were discussing their internships, while myself, Midoriya and Todoroki had congregated at my desk to discuss what had happened to us. Kaminari finally turned the attention to the three of us, and our ordeal in Hosu.

"You know, the ones who've transformed the most would be those three."

"The hero killer!" cried Hanta Sero, who was being manhandled by Bakugou along with Kirishima.

"At least you three are ok!" cried the latter.

"I was so worried," said Yaoyorozu.

"Lucky Endeavor came in and saved you guys! That's the Number 2 hero for you!" came the choruses.

"Yeah. We were rescued," muttered Todoroki. I'm sure no one but myself and Midoriya caught the hesitation in his voice.

"I saw it on the news," continued Ojiro. "Something about the Hero Killer and the League of villains being connected. Imagine if a really scary guy like that had showed up at USJ!"

"He's pretty scary, sure," said Denki Kaminari. "But did you see that video, Ojiro? I dunno if it was his single-track mind or tenacity, but don't you think he's kinda cool?"

I felt my stomach clench at Kaminari's words. But I swallowed the anger that swelled up.

"Kaminari!" cried Midoriya. At these words Kaminari jumped and placed his hand on his face.

"Oh, iida, I'm so sorry!"

"It's all right," I told him, keeping under control. "He was certainly a man of conviction, so I understand if people find him cool. However, he chose to advance his cause by means of a purge, and whatever beliefs you may hold, that alone is in error. And so, in order that people like me may not hereafter multiply, I shall proceed down the path towards being a hero anew!" And with that, I was ready to return, to telling my classmates how best to conduct themselves, to giving advice. Back to being once more the class Representative.

Our exercise in class that day was a training session with All Might, in a brand new stage that looked like a huge mess of pipes, buildings and construction equipment.

"I AM HERE…is the note I usually start on, but right, onto foundational hero study time!" boomed our teacher. "It's been a while, boys and girls. In good spirits, I hope?"

"That was a really lukewarm entry…after so long too. He must have run out of schticks," a few of our classmates muttered.

"Right! on the heels of all your workplace experience, this time we'll do something playful,' said Sensei, muttering back "Run out? Never. My supply of schticks is inexhaustible." Then, back to business: "It's a rescue training race."

"Shouldn't rescue training be conducted at USJ?" I asked.

"No, that place is for disaster rescue. What was I saying? This is a race. This place is training ground gamma, where densely packed lanes make this construction site seem more like a complex labyrinth. Make four groups of five! We'll done the training one group at a time. When I've given the distress signal somewhere n the area, you all simultaneously start form the outside limits. This is a competition to see who can get to me first. Of course, keep damage to the surrounding buildings at a minimum," he finished, pointing at Bakugou, who snarled back

"Stop pointing at me."

The first five up were myself, Midoriya, Ojiro,, Mina, and Sero.

I wondered idly, as I ran on cue to rescue All Might, how our classmates would react to seeing Midoriya's improvement. Most likely Bakugou would be very angry, especially since Midoriya's moves resembled his so much.

I came in third - my injuries perhaps acted as an impediment - the winner being Sero, with Midoriya falling on his face, much to my concern. All Might, however, gave us all encouragement as I hovered over my fallen classmate.

"Young Sero may have come in first, but you all showed me wonderful improvements since the start of the semester!"

In homeroom the next morning, Sensei told us "Summer break is fast approaching. Of course, we can't just let you relax an entire month. We'll be going to a summer break forest lodge."

Everyone started cheering.

"TRUTH OUR DARE!" squealed Ashido, fist pumping. Asui added "Fireworks, and Iida "Curry." So much fun!

"However," Sensei silenced us with a glare, "Should any of you fall short of a passing grade for the end of term test, then you're stuck in remedial hell.'

"Let's do our best, everyone!" Kirishima called out.

Our summer training camp - another opportunity to get better, to surpass our limits…