Chapter 208: Klepto

The next day, the hero council gathered the Peanut Gallery at the hero council castle, so they can tell them how they are going to get themselves ready for early graduation, which caused the team to become grateful as the council explains how graduation works. Soon, the council allows the Peanut Gallery to get their caps and gown, which caused a montage to begin as the team went to Braveworks Academy's shopping area to order caps and gowns until the montage ends with the Peanut Gallery taking pictures as they try on their cap and gown before Cleo ask Esme if she could tell everybody about the brooch she's wearing. Esme then smiled and told Cleo that all she needs to know is that her ancestors been passing the brooch down for many generations.


Soon, as the team set off to their dormitory, a vulture landed on a nest and watch them pass by and kept its eye on Esme's brooch before deciding to follow her back to the dorms to steal it. The vulture then flew through Kouna's open window and manage to get to the common room, causing everyone to become both surprised and confused until Hisashi and Gretel told everybody that the vulture's name is Klepto, which also caused Cleo to come to him first and stroke his feathers. Everybody then gather to interact with Klepto until he saw Esme and landed on her shoulder to take a closer look at her brooch, causing her to smile broadly, which caused Gretel to tell everyone that not only Klepto lives on a nest in a tree at the shopping area, but he is known to steal anything shiny (like Kouna's locket for example). Klepto then began squawking as Esme gives him raisins until he swooped down and snatched her brooch much to everyone's shock, causing Esme herself to chase him outside and yelled at him to give her brooch back to her.


Kouna then quickly asks Hisashi and Gretel if they know where Klepto is going, causing Gretel herself to say no before suggesting getting a teacher. However, Henry quickly rushes out of the dormitory before telling his comrades that they need to get Esme's brooch back from Klepto, causing Thomas to remind him that their early graduation is tonight, which also caused Kouna to assure everybody that they will make it back on time for the graduation. Hisashi then warn Kouna that getting something back from Klepto isn't easy, causing her to say that Esme is their friend, and if anyone mess with her, they messed with all of them, which also caused Hisashi to sigh before saying that he's going with her and Henry then as Esme and Buddy volunteers as well. Soon, Pomegranate told the group that Klepto can't be far before heading outside to point at him in a tree, which caused him to squawk and flew off as Pomegranate, the Midoriya twins and the royal triplets give chase much to their comrades' worrisome. Soon, Kouna and Hisashi flew into the air to try to grab Esme's brooch from Klepto, which caused him to look at them before flying faster.