"Alright, let's give a look at the final results! They will be rounded a bit for convenience." Midnight said as the screen lighted up. "First place: Mina Ashido and Ochaco Uraraka, with…" She froze, "Ninety-five million points?! H-How did they do that?!"

"I'm just that good." Mina said with a large smile.

"No I mean, how did you get that many points?! It shouldn't have been possible in the time you had!"

"Oh…" Mina frowned, "I guess I really am that good." She said with a shrug. Uraraka gave her a thumbs up.

"… Yeah, alright, whatever. Second place, Izuku Midoriya and Himiko Shimura, with thirteen million points."

"We did it!" Himiko shouted, before looking at Izuku, who was slumped on the ground, hands on his bright red face, "I'm sure Izuku will be happy too once he stops burning like a supernova."

"I'm sure the abs licker will be fine." Midnight said with a wink, and Izuku whined again, "Next! Third place! Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo, with seven million points."

Bakugo just snarled and looked away, apparently glaring at Todoroki, who in turn was looking anywhere but towards him.

"Fourth place! Uh… Masutaro Sako and Tooru Hagakure?"

The two cheered, and Midnight looked at the screen. Indeed, with everyone distracted by Miruko's rampage, Tooru and Masutaro had climbed on one of the towers and taken over. Wow, no one had noticed. Pretty good stealth.

"Fifth: Fumikage Tokoyami and Reiko Yanagi!"

"We did it!" Dark Shadow roared. The two teens did not share his roar, instead Reiko had turned red and looked away from Tokoyami, who in turn was staring in the opposite direction.

"Sixth: Tenya Iida and Tsuyu Asui!"

The two smiled. Apparently, Iida's brutal take on rules made him very good at following the instructions of the machines they were playing with.

"Seventh: Shinso Hitoshi and Mashirao Ojiro!" She continued. Ojiro raised his hand in a high five that Shinso very hesitantly returned.

"And finally, Eighth, Hanta Sero and Momo Yaoyorozu. Alright, those are the Sixteen students that will access the final event!" She smiled, "So let's see what we have here!"

The screen lighted up and the wheel started to spin, to select the final event. Midnight watched them all hold their breath. Unlike the other two events, where there was only a pool of two or three really, this one could genuinely be very variable. It was always a Tournament, but the exact rules would change every time.

She really hoped the winner was the battle royale on the whole school grounds. Oh, how much youthful spirit she could get to see in that scenario…

The wheel stopped, and if possible, her grin grew even wider. Oh, that was even better.

"Alright everyone, the winner is Top 16 Tag Team Tournament!" She said, as on the screen sixteen pair of students appeared. "So here are the rules! Each of the sixteen students that has just passed will have to choose a partner. This can be a partner that also passed, or from one of the thirty students that didn't. In the case of the former, we will move up the students that didn't score enough points. For example, if Shimura and Midoriya pair up, one person from pair number nine, Rin and Kaibara, will enter the competition, and then another, and then someone from pair number ten, and so on." A murmur run through the crowd, particularly the students. Indeed, this was maybe the only event that allowed them to have the chance of being returned to the roster, and maybe even win. It was frankly one of the most sensible events, considering the whole objective of the Festival was making the students as visible as possible to the potential Internships. "Once you have all paired up, the sixteen pairs will face each other in a tournament."

"So we just fight in pairs?"

"No," Midnight replied, "Here is how it works." The screen behind her lighted up, showing two small figures that represented two students, and then two others of a different color. "At the beginning of the fight, one student from each group will be sent on the ring. The match will continue until one of the two is knocked out or ends up out of bounds, but here comes the tag team. At any point during a fight, the person on the ring can call 'tag'! With that call, the student is allowed to switch with their teammate, and the other team has to stop attacking until the switch has taken place."

The small figures fought each other for a bit, before one called a tag and switched with the teammate. The opponent immediately did the same.

"Finally, you can also call 'Team'! In that case, the other student will join their teammate and fight together. However, remember that it still only takes one person knocked out or out of bounds for the match to end, so watch out!"

Two figures now attacked together the lonely opponent, but the opponent knocked out of bound one of them, and they were both eliminated.

"You have until the end of the Noonday Break Event to choose your partners! Feel free to also take part in the Event itself, this year is quite interesting!"

Midnight watched the students start to talk to each other, and wondered how this would go.

-x-

Todoroki took a deep breath as he stepped forward. Alright, this hadn't gone exactly according to plan. He knew that there was a secret with Midoriya and knew that was probably because All Might was his dad. After all, they had a similar Quirk, and All Might showed a lot of interest in Midoriya at every turn. It also probably wasn't a coincidence that so far only Midoriya had received special lessons, special lessons in which All Might seemed to be involved since they were always in times of day where he wasn't holding class.

So of course, Todoroki had decided that beating Midoriya was the important part. Winning with only his ice? Great thing to rub it in his dad's face, but beating All Might's love child with only his ice? Oh boy, the mere thought of the face the old man would make when he went back home…

He would walk right into the house, probably borrowing Natsuo's boombox to play All Might's theme from the 21XX videogame his brother had secretly bought, mostly because it annoyed him. 'Hello dad, it's me Shoto, as you can see I have won the Tournament with only mom's ice.'

His dad would groan, 'I can see that son.'

'And I beat All Might's love child with it. Guess your fire didn't matter at all in the equation.'

And then Endeavor would sigh and bow in front of the express superiority of Shoto Todoroki, admit his fault, go public with them, retire, and his mom would come back, and then he would become the number one Hero and call himself All Frost and…

"Uh, Todoroki?" Midoriya's voice broke through his concentration, and he turned to see Midoriya standing next to him.

"Uhm, what?"

"Ah, err, you said you had something to tell me. I'll be busy helping with the Noonday Event later, and looking for a partner for the Tournament, so I thought I'd hear you out."

Todoroki smiled. "Thank you Midoriya. Actually, what I wanted to tell you is that I will b-"

"Half-and-Half Bastard, come here!" A hand roughly grabbed Todoroki from the shoulder and started dragging him away. Todoroki looked up to see the dragger was a very angry Bakugo.

"But I was about to-"

"I don't give a shit, come with me." Bakugo dragged him in the corridors of the arena, and then slammed him unapologetically against a wall once they reached a part of it that was isolated enough. "What the fuck are you doing?"

"What?"

"Don't you what me, Icy-Hot! You are holding back! Why the fuck didn't you use your fire against Miruko, uh?"

"Wouldn't that have burnt her?"

"She is the number five, she can take it! And either way, are seriously going to try and bullshit me like this?! You are holding back, and I want to know why!"

"Why do you care?!"

"Because I don't want to lose to some idiot who is trying to play with a hand tied behind his back, is that clear?! I'm going to win this fucking Festival, and I'm going to win fighting people that put in their all, not some frosty asshole that refuses to use half of his power!"

Todoroki stared at him. "… I have my reasons."

"Do I look like I give a shit?!" Bakugo slammed his hand on the wall, a small explosion charring it, "I don't care if it's because you are scared of fire, or if it's because you have daddy- or family issues, for all I know you have a psychotic fire-wielding sibling-"

"No my siblings are pretty nice…"

"I don't care." Bakugo growled, "Get your shit together and start fighting like you mean it, or I will show you what it means to get on my wrong side."

"I have a reason to do this."

"Which is?" Bakugo stared at him, "Because as far as I can see, there are only bullshit reasons for you to…"

"I want to prove to my father I can win without is fire!" Shoto shouted back, before he could stop himself. He looked away a moment later, growling, "My father… He had me just so I could be the perfect child, the Hero without weaknesses. He married my mother only because her Quirk provided that. So no, I won't use that bastard's fire."

For a moment Bakugo didn't say anything, then he scoffed. "That's dumb."

"What?!" Shoto's eyes went wide, "What do you mean 'dumb'? That bastard made my childhood hell! My mother was always crying! This scar… she burnt my left side because she couldn't stand it looking so much like him."

At that, even Bakugo had to take a step back. However, a moment later he came back, "That doesn't mean you get to hold back, alright?! I get it, your childhood was shit! I figured it out a lot earlier! But if you really want to be a Hero, get your fucking shit together and stop pretending your Quirk is your father's! Do you even want to be a Hero?"

"I do. I want to be like All Might."

"Then stop playing and start acting like it! Your father might be an asshole – and it's fucking Endeavor, that doesn't even surprise me as much as it should – but you are not winning one over him if you keep fucking up like you did in the first two rounds! You want to get one over him?! Then win this properly and show him you don't give a fuck about him! You want to show him he doesn't matter but you keep caring way too much about the fact half of your Quirk looks like his!" He scoffed and turned around, "I better see some fire on the field, Half-and-Half."

Shoto watched him leave and took a deep breath, looking away. Ugh, this really wasn't his plan.

"Are you ok?" A voice asked. He turned around, to see Uraraka look at him.

"Did… Did you…"

"I-I heard that, yeah, sorry." She scratched the back of her head with one of her hands, "I wanted to ask if you wanted to pair up for the next match, so I looked for you and… Ah, I-I promise I won't tell anyone of course! It's private stuff, right?! I didn't want to listen in, but…"

"It's not a problem." Todoroki replied, "Just don't tell anyone."

"O-Of course!" Uraraka looked away, "So, uhm, are you going to take part in the Noonday Events? I was thinking to, but…"

"I don't think I will." He replied.

"Oh." She coughed, "Are you sure? I think they are a great chance to look for a teammate."

"I thought you said you wanted to pair up with me." Shoto replied, puzzled, "I'm not against the idea."

"Eh?!"

"I mean, if you changed your mind I won't-"

"N-No! No, that's great! Alright, let's show them that we can do better than the last time we teamed up!"

Shoto winced and looked at her face. While Uraraka's haircut did cover most of her forehead, the scar from the attack she took from the flying Villain at the USJ was there, a scar she took because he failed to use his powers properly.

"I'm sorry about that."

"Mh?" Uraraka raised an eyebrow, "Why? It's not your fault, it was a random flying idiot and… I guess my fault too. I'm trying to be a Hero but I got knocked out by a single hit to the head…"

"It's not your fault." Shoto replied.

"Eh. Yeah, I guess it's only the flying idiot's, we agree to that." She replied with a smile, "Come on, let's go eat some food. Today students eat for free, and I hear they have mochi, soba and fried grasshoppers!"

"You… eat grasshoppers?"

She stared at him like he was an alien. "You never ate grasshoppers?! Oh, we are going to solve this immediately! Let's go!"

Shoto let her drag him away. He had a lot to think about. Maybe trying to calm down a bit was a good idea.

-x-

"Alright, and team C wins the UFO race!" Melissa declared over the mic. For the Noonday Event, the combination of small games that were being held between the lunch and the final Tournament, Midnight had passed the baton of leading the competition to the students. Melissa, Izuku, Ojiro and a student from the Business Course with black hair and round glasses, that Izuku recognized as the Class Representative of Hana's course, were left to organize the various games.

It had gone fairly well so far, which was a nice change for Izuku from things having the terrible habit of blowing up in his face. 'I just jinxed it, didn't I?' He asked himself, before stepping forward.

"Ahem, as a final event, this year we have a special treasure hunt." He replied. He looked around. Of course, most spectators weren't watching this, only a few Heroes and general public having decided to stick around while the vast majority left for the food stands around the Arena, but that was perfect for Izuku. "The objective is to find four things. The fastest you are at bringing them here, and the best reward you will get." He said, gesturing to the prizes. They were all small things, like a bunch of discounts for a Hero store chain, or set of All Might Energy Drinks for a month.

… There might have also been samples of the energy drink offered by the company, but they also might have vanished in his bag before they reached the room of the Student Representatives meeting.

What? They are collectibles!

"The four things you have to bring here are the following: The signature-" He paused, noticing Hiryu's look, "The autograph of a Pro Hero," Hiryu winked. Izuku sighed. Damn his notes, "A support item of any kind, a random object you will draw from that box," He pointed to the box sitting on a table nearby, "And a Pro Hero willing to accompany you here."

Of course the idea was that each object was representative of a Course. The Business Course was the signature, the Support Course the Support Item, the random object the General Course – which felt kind of offensive, but it wasn't like they had a specific argument holding them together like the other courses – and the Pro Hero the Hero Course. Of course, the Heroes had been informed in advance by Nedzu through the Heroes Network – 'Uh, was that abusing a tool meant to allow Heroes to collaborate?' – and most of them had agreed. Only a handful hadn't, Endeavor first among them. Not surprising, Endeavor never did fanservice of any kind.

The students meanwhile had left to draw their random objects, leaving afterwards to start their quest.

"Will it be easy?" Izuku asked, "We didn't ask too much, did we?"

"Eh, easy enough. They can get a Support Item from the Support Course back at UA, or from any Hero willing to borrow it, and with the Heroes in the know getting a signature or for one of them to come back it will be relatively feasible. As for the random object, they might even have it in their bag." Melissa replied, "It's a quick game, after all."

Izuku nodded, before turning to Ojiro, "Oh, by the way, did you already pick your teammate?"

"Yup! Since Shinso already passed, I decided to ask Manga Fukidashi. He is from the General Course too and wants to move to Hero like me and Shinso, so I figured it was a good idea to give him another chance."

"Great!" He gave him a thumb up, "I'm staying in a team up with Himiko."

"Of course. Man, winning the Sports Festival together sounds pretty romantic, uh?" He asked, wiggling his eyebrows.

"I-It's not just that!"

"Of course not." The Business student replied, "I'm sure Midoriya and Shimura have also considered how advantageous their pairing is from a PR perspective. Shimura is bound to become an Underground Hero, since her Quirk is a transformation one, while Midoriya's power is very flashy, so they have this 'light and darkness' vibe that sells a lot. Moreover, it's the opposite for their appearance, since Midoriya has a plain appearance while Shimura is, pardon my bluntness, very cute."

"Dude, she's his girlfriend." Ojiro said.

"I'm acknowledging a fact, not making advances." He clarified, "I apologize if it came off as offensive, Midoriya, but I assure you I was just acknowledging the intellect you and Shimura have displayed in pairing up not only in your private life but also as Hero aspirants."

'Oh god it's Hiryu all over again…' "Actually-"

"Indeed, Midoriya, you are quite the intelligent man." Hiryu Rin said, stepping forward accompanied by a Hero Izuku knew quite well. The Dragoon Hero: Ryukyu, current Number Nine and, Izuku knew, an ally of the Triad family Hiryu was born into. Along with her, Hiryu was carrying a signed paper from the Poodle Hero Toytoy. The Support Item he was carrying was an object Izuku recognized as Mr. Brave's helmet, and he dropped them along with a watch.

"Wait, how did you finish that fast?!" Melissa asked.

"I run in a group of Heroes by the entrance. Three at once mean that I had everything I needed." He replied, winking at Izuku. Uh, had he just told him Toytoy and Mr. Brave also worked for the Triad?

Man that sucked.

-x-

"Alright, explain yourself." Masutaro said, sitting in front of a kneeling Kaminari and Mineta.

"Come on man, it was a good plan!" Mineta shouted, "They had almost bought it!"

"Alright… Hagakure, were you really buying it?"

"Oh no, me and Mina had figured out what was going on, we just thought it would be fun."

"See?! They were ok with it!" Kaminari pointed out, but in return Masutaro karate chopped him on the head.

"Two of them being ok with it doesn't mean you can try to force all the girls to put on a cheerleader outfit." He replied, before coughing in his fist, "I mean, it was a nice thought for the teen male audience…"

"Masutaro!"

"B-But of course it wasn't fair for the girls to be tricked into it. Then again, if Hagakure and Ashido feel like wearing one…"

"Finish that sentence and you are kneeling next to those two." Hagakure said, "It would have been fun as a group. I'm not just putting on a cheerleader outfit by myself."

Masutaro tried very hard to not think about what Hagakure would look like in a cheerleader costume. "Well, either way, you lucked out. I think Himiko and Tsunotori would have skewered you once they found out you were lying."

"To be fair, that's still kinda hot." Mineta replied.

Kaminari stared at him, "Dude…"

"What?"

Masutaro sighed, "Anyway, that's that for the cheerleader outfits plan, alright?"

"Yes, mom…" The two teens said in unison, Masutaro immediately sputtering. Hagakure burst out laughing.

"Well, if you want to put it like that, I guess mom will have to team up with someone else for the Tag Team Tournament." Masutaro replied.

"Please, we all know you are teaming up with dad." Kaminari replied, pointing at Hagakure, who went from laughing to sputtering so quickly the result sounded like someone had suddenly strangled her.

"I-It's not like that!" They both shouted.

Kaminari and Mineta rolled their eyes in unison.

-x-

"Come on Fumikage, you can't just hide on this tree forever." Dark Shadow replied.

"I can and I will, I'm part bird and my proud avian ancestors spent generations on the trees."

"First thing first, you don't have 'avian ancestor', you have a dad and a grandpa with a Heteromorphic Quirk." Dark Shadow pointed out, "And second, you have to get down from here because you need a partner for the Tag Team Tournament."

"I have you. I would feel bad for cheating if I chose someone else to add to my team."

"Mh-mh. I believe you. This is not the tone of a sarcastic shadow." Dark Shadow replied in a very, very sarcastic tone.

"I'm glad we are on the same page." Tokoyami replied.

Dark Shadow sighed, "Look, Fumi," He said, using the nickname he only used in private, "We are basically brothers, you and me. We are quite literally fused at the hip. I'm the single sentient being that knows you best in the world."

"And?"

"And I know that you are scared because of what Reiko said."

"I am not! 'Scared' implies I'm afraid! I'm conscious about what happened between us last year, and you could say I'm af- I'm worried that this would complicate things."

"Oh yes, because there is a lot more complicated you can go from 'I will literally climb a tree to not make eye contact'."

"Are you still not being sarcastic?"

"Fumi my man, let's not joke around. Either you get down from this tree by yourself, or I will force you."

"It's a sunny day, you aren't that strong."

"I managed to splice you together once, you think I can't do it again?"

Tokoyami sighed, "Alright. On the condition that you don't try to force me and her to work together again."

"Fine, fine, do your thing. I promise I will not try to push you together. I will stay completely silent. Shut up completely. You won't hear from me. Are you happy?"

"Yes."

"Fuck you too Fumi."

-x-

"Can I have your autograph, sir?" Hatsume asked.

"Is this for the competition?" The man she was talking to asked, "I thought they said 'A Hero's autograph'."

"I'm sure they won't mind…"

The man waited a moment. "Well, for someone that came all the way up here, I suppose- Wait a minute, this is a contract in which I hire you."

"Erk."

"And it says I'm hiring you as a Hero Support Item Designer and Developer, in three years, due to having obtained the top score in the Support Course graduation results."

"What a weird phenomenon this is!"

The man chuckled, "Well, let me see…" He went through the paper, "The pay is appropriate for the position, the title not something outlandish for the promised result…" He turned to the rodent-headed secretary standing nearby, "Do you believe we might have an opening in three years, Miyashita?"

"Well sir, with the recently announced expansion in the Hero Support department, I believe there will be open positions in the sector for a few years."

"I see…" He signed the contract, Hatsume's eyes going wide.

"For real?!"

"Only if you really turn out to be the highest ranking in your year in three years, dear. But I right bold people, you could say it's what made me who I am."

"Thank you very much sir!"

"Please, please." Rikiya Yotsubashi, the owner of Detnerat, smiled amicably, "Yotsubashi is enough."

-x-

"Can I borrow your glasses?"

Shigaraki looked at the teen that had spoken to him. He had been tuning out most of the conversation around him since the end of the second event, when Crust had gone on a long tirade on young Heroes being appropriately lively and then Shigaraki had just stopped listening.

"What?"

"For the game. I need a pair of sunglasses."

Uhm, what would his father say?

"No, Tomura, you can't buy another console, fifteen is enough for this year."

No, what would he say about this?

"Always make sure you are owed a good favor, you never know when you might cash it in."

"Sure, but you owe me."

"Yeah man, alright." The teen turned to Crust, "Want to help me as well."

"But of course! I'm always eager to help a young man achieve his goals!" Crust replied, "It's inspirational, really, to see you so intent in this…"

"Yeah yeah, let's just go." The purple haired teen – Shinso, Tomura remembered, he was one of the interesting ones, "Be right back man."

"Take your time." Tomura replied, and watched the Number Six and the teen leave, sighing in relief, "Oh thank god he left!"

The other Villains cheered, "Alright boss, did you come up with an idea?" Tesla asked.

Tomura grinned, "Actually, I might know exactly what we will do next." He said, explaining his plan.

The other Villains stared at him, eyes wide. "Uh, Boss?"

"Yes?"

"That's amazing."

"Of course it is." Tomura replied with a grin. All of his plans were perfect. Even the USJ was, he just hadn't accounted for a few minuscule detail. Mostly the fact that Midoriya would have organized his classmates in a sort of army.

"The name of Handjob shall be known all over Japan."

"I-"

"Hanjob's League of Villain shall be the greatest criminal organization of the generation." Another Villain interjected.

"Handjob's-"

"It will be an historical moment in Japan's history. Handjob will show the country that the Heroes are going soft!" Oxy-Man said.

"Alright, that was on purpose!"

"What was?" The man asked, genuinely confused.

"… Nevermind." Handj- Tomura Shigaraki replied with a long sigh. He wondered if other criminals ever had the same problems.

-x-

Hisashi panted, picking up the phone, "Hello Maguma, what's up?"

"Yo, Hisashi, I just wanted to say Izuku is doing amazingly."

"Thank you." The man replied with another pant, before he sighed in relief.

"Uh, am I interrupting something?"

"Sorry, it's just Inko-"

"Oh shit man, I'm sorry, I didn't think you would pick-up the phone during sex."

"What?! No, Inko is just-" He stopped, seeing Kuraudo enter the room, "Yeah Kuraudo, thank you, put it over there."

"Holy shit man, Kuraudo is there."

"Well yeah he is always helping with this- I'm not having sex Maguma!" He shouted in the receiver when he heard the man gasp.

"Oh thank god, what the fuck are you doing?"

"My wife is crying." Hisashi replied casually, "Seeing Izuku win so often and looking so happy is making a number on her. Me and Kuraudo are trying to stop her from inundating the house by carrying out buckets of her tears."

"Ooooh. Yeah makes sense." Maguma replied, with another sigh of relief. Yeah, the man probably remembered Hisashi's marriage, also known as 'why I'm banned from ever going back to that venue since my wife flooded the first floor'. "Man, and here I thought…" Maguma paused, "Nah, nevermind. Either way man, your son is doing great."

"Did you doubt it?"

"Nah, but it's good to see he is successful, he will make for a great boss." Maguma thankfully couldn't see Hisashi's wince, "Either way, buy cous, have fun. Oh, and remember, there is nothing that gets a mother more in the mood than her son being successful and distinctly not at home." He added with what Hisashi presumed was a wink.

Hisashi sighed. His cousin was so immature at times.

He was also goddamn right on the last comment, but Hisashi wouldn't give him that. Though, if today ended up having a happy ending it would have been a nice bonus.

-x-

"This is so boring... Can we change the channel?" Hanzo Suiden asked, looking around the room.

"Sorry man, it's not up to me." Gorilla replied with a sigh.

"Who is it up to, then?"

"Mostly the remote that is currently leaving."

Hanzo blinked, "Is that a joke I don't get?"

"No man," Sharkyonara pointed to the ground. "The remote is leaving and no one wants to get a web of scratches to take it back."

Everyone turned to look at a suspiciously feline-looking remote as it lazily walked out of the room. Hanzo pondered the idea of wrestling Monster Cat out of his newest body. Then, with a frown, decided it wasn't worth it. This Noonday Event would end, sooner or later.

-x-

"So." Asui said.

"So." Yaoyorozu replied.

"You are teaming up with Bakugo, uh?"

"Yup."

"Good for you." The frog girl replied.

"Thank you."

The two nodded and walked away in opposite directions.

"... So, what is going on?" Jiro asked leaning toward Pony.

"I think we both know."

"Ah..." Jiro looked at Momo, "Mh, that's... great. Absolutely great."

Pony stared at Jiro with wide eyes. "... Oh my god, really?"

"Really what?"

"Really?!"

"Really what?!"

"Don't play dumb."

"I'm not playing dumb!" Jiro stood up, "I'm going to see if someone needs a partner for the game."

"Didn't you want to team up with me?"

"I changed my mind!"

"You are no fun!" Pony shouted.

"I already deal with Mina, I don't need you to dig in my love life too! E-Especially because that's not what this is!"

"Did someone say love life?" Mina asked, popping out from behind a corner.

"No!" They both shouted turning toward her.

"You guys are no fun..."

-x-

Aizawa sighed as the Noonday Event came to an end, the final prizes having been distributed and the crowd having once more flooded the stands. As he watched, a terrible feeling of dread spread through his whole body seeing the students pair up. He could easily see how many of those pairs were formed by a boy and a girl.

"What is it Shota?" Yamada asked.

"It's happening Yamada. It's happening, and I can't do anything to stop it." He said.

"What's happen- Oooooh. Eh, man those kids are fast! It's been what, three weeks since school started?" He grinned, "Come on, what do you think will happen?"

"Chaos. Terror. A teenager is already an inconsistent, hormonal beast. A teenager in love is an inconsistent, hormonal beast that is also either sad, over the moon, horny, or some deadly combination of all three." He sighed, "And I'm the teacher that has to watch over them."

"Shota, let me tell you something my best friend once said to me when I was in great peril and I needed his support." Yamada said putting a hand on his shoulder and looking right into his eyes, "Good luck, Shota."

"Son of a-"

"And we are live!" Yamada shouted in the mic as a light turned green.

Shota grumbled.

(XX)

Ah, the Noonday Event, the thing most fics just completely ignore.
Well I didn't go through all of it, though I gave it some interesting twists.
Good job Mei tho. You absolutely made a good choice with future employers there, no questions on it. Truly a fun and friendly man.

Shoto gets some Bakugo therapy. Sorry man, no teen breaking every bone in their body, just explosions and contempt for people that don't do everything they can to win even if it's overkill.
Such is life.
But at least Uraraka is here to make you try fried grasshoppers. Which is canon, by the way, Uraraka eats those according to Horikoshi.

This is a very mid-arc romcom chapter, really. Just a lot of 'what they are doing', but it's all lead up to the Tag Team Tournament. Who will come out victorious? Who will lose? And where did the whole Stain part of the plot go? Did the author forget? Smh.