On a Saturday morning, Class 1-A students began working on their upcoming performance for U.A.'s School Festival. In addition, Katsuki, Aisha, and Shoto contributed their respective tasks since they don't have to go to provisional license training.
In the Height Alliance's common area, the Band Team started playing their instruments when Jiro presented her music sheet to her bandmates while the Effect Team began discussing the special effects on the table, where Sero was typing on the laptop while Shoto, Kirishima, and Koda were looking at the papers.
Outside, Mina and Luna supervised the Dance Team as they were giving choreography lessons to them.
"Loosen up, Midoriya!" Luna instructed. "You've got to be precise, but flexible!"
"Just because it's called a 'lock' doesn't mean you should be so rigid." Mina added. "So, get that body moving. And then end with a pop!"
Pop! Izuku, Iida, Selene, Tsuyu, and Hagakure repeated mentally.
At the same time, Mirio watched the Dance Team with a smile behind the bush.
"Looks like no one has noticed me yet." Mirio said. "I'll swoop in and hit 'em with a can't-miss gag that'll crack 'em up before they know what's what."
Unfortunately, Izuku and Luna caught Mirio right away in their sights.
"Oh, hey, Togata!" Izuku and Luna greeted with a wave.
Mirio looked at Izuku and Luna with a disappointed face.
Izuku, Tsuyu, Uraraka, and Luna looked completely surprised out of the blue. Their eyes stared at Eri and Nico standing in front of the bush. Despite his grand surprise was ruined, Mirio then popped out his butt from the bush.
"Eri!" Izuku, Tsuyu, and Uraraka greeted.
"Nico!" Luna greeted.
"Hey guys! I brought a peach for ya!" Mirio jested.
But once again, everyone paid attention to Mirio's lighthearted surprise. Except for Luna, who stared at Mirio's butt with a deadpanned face.
Really, Togata? Luna thought.
Aizawa stood behind Mirio while Tarot Chariot stood behind Eri and Nico.
"Eri!" Izuku said as he and his classmates ran up to Eri.
"Hi, Deku." Eri greeted shyly.
"Wait, don't tell me you've got a secret kid!" Ojiro said.
"That dress looks great on you." Tsuyu said.
"You are precious!" Uraraka cheered.
Nico walked up to Luna with a timid look on his face.
"Hello, Luna." Nico greeted.
"Oh my gosh!" Luna beamed. She picked up Nico in her arms and nuzzled the child's cheek with hers. "You're so cute!"
Izuku's eyes stared at Nico for a moment, silently seeing the physical similarities of the child and Tomura.
"Luna. Midoriya. Eraser and I were finally able to get permission from the principal." Tarot Chariot informed.
Aizawa silently watched as Mirio crawled out of the bush.
[Flashback]
Aizawa and Tarot Chariot stood in front Nezu inside the principal office.
"That's a good idea. But you two will have to be careful." Nezu advised. "Those poor children have been separated from normal society for an awfully long time. I'm afraid the whole experience could overwhelm them. They'll be thrown into a new setting that they'll completely unfamiliar with. I suggest..."
[Flashback Ends]
"In order to avoid additional stress, we're letting Eri and Nico explore the campus before the festival." Aizawa added.
Iida and Mineta then walked up to Eri.
"Well, hello!" Iida greeted. "You must be Eri from the work study. Very nice to meet you. I'm Iida."
"Mineta! Hey, there." Mineta greeted. "Man, you're gonna be a looker, aren't you?"
Eri then hid behind Mirio, causing Iida and Mineta to look surprise.
"Oh, right. She's kind of shy." Mirio informed.
"That's perfectly okay." Iida assured.
Selene then walked up to Luna and Nico.
"Hello there." Selene greeted. "I'm Selene, Luna's friend." She extended her arms towards Nico. "It's very nice to meet you."
Nico shyly looked up to Luna.
"It's okay. She wants to shake your hand." Luna assured. "Nothing to be afraid of."
Nico looked back at Selene's hand. He slowly reached his hand out and shook it with Selene's.
"Oh, you're right, Luna. He's adorable." Selene smiled.
"Let's start the tour." Mirio said. "I wanna show her and Nico much of the school as I can, so they know what we do here." He looked at Izuku. "You wanna come too, Midoriya?"
"Yes!" Izuku accepted with a nod.
"And you, Luna?" Mirio asked as he turned to Luna. "Will you be joining us?"
"Sure! I love to!" Luna grinned.
"Dance team! New idea!" Kirishima shouted from the entrance door. He then noticed Eri hiding behind Mirio. "Uh? It's Eri!" He then ran over to the little girl. "Oh, wait, we were never actually introduced, were we?"
"Okay, crew, why don't we grab a little break?" Mina suggested. "It's teatime!"
Mirio, Izuku, Luna, Eri, and Nico strolled through the halls. They explored several students setting up for the School Festival in preparation. Eri gripped Mirio's uniform jacket with shyness as Nico rested his head on Luna's shoulder while Luna continued carrying him in her arms.
"It may be a weekend day, but since the students live here in the dorms, there are still a ton of people running around campus helping to prepare for the festival." Mirio explained.
Just then, two third-year Business Course students walked out of the classroom with flyers in their hands.
"Hey, it's Togata!" A male blond-haired student said.
"Woah! Who's that?" The brown-haired student with a horn asked surprisingly as his eyes caught the sight of Eri hiding behind Mirio. "Don't tell me that your temporary leave from school was because you have a kid now!"
Mirio just smiled as a response.
"Dude, you gotta say something. Now I feel like it's for real." The brown-haired horned student said anxiously.
"All jokes aside, here." The blond-haired student said as he handed a flyer to Mirio. "Class 1 is putting on an awesome lecture, so make sure you check it out." He then handed another flyer to Izuku. "You, too, man."
"Wouldn't miss it for the world." Mirio assured.
"This is a really nice flyer." Izuku complimented.
Then, the blond-haired business student handed a flyer to Luna.
"Here you go." The blond-haired student said.
"Thanks." Luna smiled.
Mirio, Izuku, Luna, Eri, and Nico headed outside, where they walked between the building and watched more students preparing their supplies for the festival.
"Everyone's super busy even though it's still a month away." Izuku stated.
"Oh, def, you gotta try and outdo last year." Mirio said with a smile. "And it takes a lot of work to pull off something Plus Ultra."
"You got that right." Luna smiled.
Izuku and Nico suddenly yelped when a dragon's head model came up and startled them and Eri.
"Sorry!" Tetsutetu apologized. He and his classmate Yosetsu moved the dragon model away that they were holding together. "Hey, it's Midoriya and Luna from Class A!"
"Oh, hey, Tetsutetu." Luna greeted with a smile.
"Why am I not surprised, huh?" Monoma said as he came behind Tetsutetu. "You two are walking around like you've got nothing to do while we're all hustling."
"Oh, perfect. It's Class B's royal dimwit." Luna said with an irritated expression.
"Eri, are you okay?" Izuku asked Eri.
"I thought it was that dragon from before." Eri said.
"You saw a dragon?" Izuku asked with a confused face. He then realized who Eri was walking about. "Oh. You're talking about Ryukyu."
"So, you're just gonna ignore me? Talk about rude." Monoma said.
"He was just checking on Eri since you guys scared her." Luna retorted as she patted Nico on the back while calming down the frigthened child. "And you guys scared Nico too."
"I heard Class A is doing a concert or something for us. That's so cute." Monoma said as he purposefully ignored Luna. "But to put it bluntly, Class B's stellar performance is gonna make you wish you hadn't even shown up. We're doing Romeo and Juliet and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Return of the King. It's a completely original play written by us. A super spectacular fantasy epic!"
Izuku, Eri, Luna, Nico, and Mirio stood with flabbergasted faces.
"That play of yours is gonna make no sense once so ever." Luna said.
"You should make you come prepared. Bring a hankie to wipe the tears from your eyes when you realize how superior you are!" Monoma boasted arrogantly.
Monoma cackled maniacally. He paid no attention to Yosetsu, who was holding a wooden stick from behind. Seconds later, Momona was knocked out on the ground. He even wrote his classmate's name "Awase" on the ground.
Izuku turned Eri and covered her eyes as Luna covered Nico's eyes, preventing the children from witness the violent scene.
"He's even nastier than usual today." Izuku said.
"What else is new?" Luna remarked.
"Yeah, sorry about that, guys." Yosetsu apologized as he picked up Monoma from the ground. "Kendo isn't around, so there's no one to keep him in line."
"That's weird." Luna said.
"Yeah, the two of them typically show up as a set." Izuku said.
"Well, she's off prepping for the beauty pageant right now, so." Yosetsu informed, handing an unconscious Monoma's right arm around his shoulder.
"Beauty what?" Izuku said in surprise.
"It's kinda funny. She didn't even mean to enter." Yosetsu added.
"Monoma was still right, though. We're pulling out all the stops." Tetsutetsu said.
With that, three Class 1-B students walked away.
"Sorry about that, Eri, UA's great, but every place has its downside, I guess." Mirio apologized.
"Wait, I'm with Midoriya. Mr. Aizawa didn't say anything about a beauty contest." Luna said.
"Well, it's too late to enter. But you know who's really gunning hard to win it this time?" Mirio asked.
"No idea." Izuku replied.
"Last year's runner up! The Big Three's best girl, Negire Hado." Mirio said.
In the equipment room, Nejire was hovering in the air on her spiral shockwave in a sexy aquamarine dress. Her face looked surprised with a gasp when the sight of a flushed Eri caught her eyes.
"Hey, hey! What's Eri doing here?" Nejire asked as she floated in front of the quintet. "Hey, girl! Why ya here? For funsies?" She turned to a flushed Nico. "And who's this adorable little cutie?"
"Oh, this is Nico." Luna said.
Izuku looked away with a flushed face, trying to avoid gazing at Nejire's cleavage.
"You've got a flashy Quirk and you're so nice!" Izuku stammered. "And your body's so bou…bou..."
"He means balanced." Mirio corrected.
"Besides, you're gorgeous. How are you still only runner-up in a beauty contest?" Luna asked.
"Yeah, listen to this! Are you listening? Every year, I lose to the same girl. She's just too amazing. The beauty pageant queen, Bibimi Kenranzaki, from support course Class 3-G!" Nejire stated.
"She sounds incredible." Izuku said.
"This year's pageant is stacked." Amajiki said, walking up to his classmates. "Kendo gained some underground fans thanks to that commercial, so she's a real contender. And of course, Hado won't be holding back. Just thinking about performing in front of all those people…It sounds like a nightmare." He collapsed on his knees and wrapped his arms around his stomach. "Imagining it makes me nauseous."
Izuku and Luna sweatdropped.
"At first, the only reason I entered was because Yuyu told me to, but turns out, it's lots of fun!" Nejire said with a smile as she flew next to her friend Yuyu. "I wanna crush it. That's why, this year, I'll definitely come in first! It's my last chance."
"You can do it." Mirio said with encouragement.
Amajiki stood bcack on his feet with a nod.
"Moving on! Next, we'll show you…the support course!" Mirio announced.
Inside the Development Studio, three students began working on their own creative inventions.
"All the grades are working together to put on an extra-awesome exhibition of their work." Mirio explained.
"I can't wait to see! I hear it's a highlight every year." Izuku said with an interested smile.
Suddenly, Hatsume stood behind Izuku.
"Yes. The school festival is the support course's time to shine!" Hatsume said.
Izuku turned around to face Hatsume with a slight startled gasp.
"Hatsume!" Midoriya said in surprise. His eyes looked up at the giant combat robotic suit behind Hatsume. "Wait. Whoa!"
"That's my super cute baby number 202." Hatsume announced.
"Think you might have some grease on you." Izuku pointed out.
"Ha! I'm filthy, but I can't waste time bathing." Hatsume said.
"What?" Izuku said.
"That's dedication." Mirio said.
"Agreed." Luna concurred.
"Even though we showed off some Items at the Sports Festival, we took a backseat to the heroes." Hatsume explained. "But…this time the contraptions we've come up with will be given the spotlight they deserve! Which means, lots of big companies and buyers can get up close and personal with my work. I need to make sure they're perfect, so they don't embarrass me." She looked back at Izuku. "How did the iron soles work out for you, by the way? If there's anything else you need, please let me know."
"I will. Thank…" Izuku replied with a smile.
Then, Hatsume's combat robotic suit started rattling and then exploded in fiery smoke.
"Oh wow…" Luna said.
"Baby?!" Hatsume cried out in surprise.
"Not again, Hatsume!" One of the support course students yelped in annoyance.
"Where's the extinguisher? It's on fire!" Another support course student yelled.
"Sorry. We should run." Izuku said as he and Mirio took Eri before exiting out of the room. "Don't worry, Eri.
"Kay." Eri said.
"Let's continue the tour, okay?" Luna said to Nico as she followed the boys.
Nico nodded as a response.
Mirio, Izuku, and Luna continued sightseeing many hardworking students setting up their particular developments for the School Festival with Eri and Nico.
Afterwards, Eri and Nico began drinking through the straws inside the Lunch Rush Cafeteria, where they are settled with Mirio, Izuku, and Luna.
"Welp, that's pretty much all of UA." Mirio said.
"That's right. So, what do you and Nico think about our school, Eri?" Izuku asked.
Eri and Nico stopped drinking for a minute.
"I, uh, I'm not sure." Eri replied.
Izuku, Luna, and Mirio exchanged nervous laughs.
"But…I can see how hard everyone is working on the festival, and I do wanna see how it all turns out." Eri said with a blushed face.
"Yeah…me too." Nico agreed.
Izuku, Luna, and Mirio smiled triumphantly.
"It sounds like our special visitors are getting excited."
Izuku, Luna, Nico, Eri, and Mirio turned their heads to see Principial Nezu and Midnight were seen sitting across them. Nezu was munching on a piece of cheese while Midnight was eating curry.
"Principal Nezu! Ms. Midnight! Hello!" Izuku greeted.
"It seems like we made the right choice." Nezu said, wiping his mouth with a napkin. "Know what? I'm excited for everything, too. I love seeing so many students joining together and having fun, all in the hopes that their peers will have a good time."
"Now, if only we could just get the police to understand that." Midnight said.
"Now, now, Kayama." Nezu assured as he placed his comforting hand on the back of Midnight's shoulder. He then jumped off his seat and walked away. "Anyway, I hope your hearts burst with happiness when the day rolls around."
But what the UA students and the children didn't know is that the police chief cautiously warned Nezu to cancel the School Festival because the villains are becoming more daring and the heroes are beginning to lose confidence due to the increase in crime. He believed, without a doubt, that U.A. High will most likely to be targeted by the villains. Despite that, Nezu refused to cancel the School Festival. But, knowing that he's conceivably putting the students and the staffs in UA at risk, he firmly assured that the students need the School Festival to reprieve the wearisome times they're living in and the heroic staffs will continue to make the school safe.
"I'll spare you all the gory details, but the principal fought hard for you." Midnight said as she picked up the tray in her hand and stood up from the seat. "As a result, security will be heavier than in past years. Just know. If an alarm sounds, even if it's a false one, we'll have to shut down and evacuate. Those were the terms the police agreed upon."
"That's strict. Even for them." Luna said with a raised eyebrow.
"Of course, to keep that from happening, we're also beefing up our defensive measures. We even let Hound-Dog off his leash to patrol." Midnight informed.
"You did?" Izuku asked.
"Oh, yes. Did you know Class A's Performance is causing quite a stir in the faculty lounge?" Midnight asked Izuku and Luna. She turned and took off. "You'd better make it pleasurable."
"Right!" Izuku promised.
"Will do!" Luna grinned.
"Deku? What performance?" Eri asked.
"We're doing a big live concert! Luna and I are on the dance team!" Izuku smiled.
"Dance?" Nico repeated.
"Dancing is very fun. And we're gonna do my best to make it fun for you and everybody else. So be sure you come watch!" Luna smiled.
Izuku and Luna got up out of their seats.
"Sorry, you guys. Our break is almost over." Izuku said. "We're off."
"Okay! Just so you know, I'm looking forward to seeing you two get down too." Mirio said.
A week later, Izuku stood in front of Mina and Luna. Tsuyu, Sato, Ojiro, Selene, and Shoji looked away with unhappy faces. Mina and Luna were wearing black jackets and black sunglasses.
"Midoriya." Mina said. "We've got bad news."
"You're fired from the dance team." Luna said, placing her hand on Izuku's shoulder.
Izuku yelped in utter shock.
"Oops, maybe that sounded a little harsh." Mina said. She and Luna then took off their jackets and sunglasses with bright smiles. "You've been scouted by another team. You'll be on special effects now."
Izuku still looked utterly shocked face.
"It has to be me?" Izuku questioned. "I already told Eri that I'd be dancing."
"That's true. The effect team wanna make it so Aoyama's swung around enough that the whole room's lit up." Luna explained.
"I'm pretty sure everyone's gonna be able to see him." Izuku said.
"But we don't have a fly system in the gym, so they want someone with a power Quirk to move him by hand." Mina stated.
"At the beginning of the performance, I shall transform from a dancer into a disco ball." Aoyama said as he walked up between Luna and Mina. "It's the perfect job for moi. Say you'll help us."
"So, I'll be behind the scenes, where people can't see me." Izuku said.
"Sorry!" Kirishima apologized as he walked up to Izuku in a pleading tone. "It'll waste the dance practice you put in. But can you please help us out with this? We don't want people to lose interest."
"If I can dance while doing it, I won't have lied to Eri and Nico. Even if it was an accident." Izuku said. "It's my duty to help how I can. I'll do it."
"Nice! I ken you wouldn't let us down, man!" Kirishima smiled, placing his arm around Izuku's shoulders.
"Merci, beaucoup!" Aoyama said.
From that moment on, Class 1-A continued having practice and meetings every day after class. So, no one will have much free time until the School Festival is officially over. For Izuku and Luna's part, they will have to try to train hard whenever they get the chance.
The next day, the villainess looked around the area inside the Ginza Mall under the afternoon setting. She walked towards the escalator and simply hopped onto it. When she reached the top, she appeared on the upper level of the shopping mall. She caught the sight of a brand-new lipstick sale. She squealed with a smile and ran up to it.
Few minutes later, the villainess exited the mall.
"I'd expect nothing less from my makeup store." The villainess said as she put on a saffron yellow lipstick on her lips while looking at the compact mirror in her hand. "This lipstick is truly exceptional."
The villainess placed her lipstick inside her compact mirror and closed it before placing it in her pocket. She then jumped off with fast speed and landed on top of a building. She pulled out her compact mirror and opened it, taking out her high-tech scarab beetle from the bottom case. The scarab beetle started flying towards her and projected a holographic screen of U.A. High.
"Of course, the school will be tight security from the heroes." The villainess said to herself. "This festival of theirs will be secured by its unbeatable security system called the UA Barrier. A security wall that automatically prevents anyone from entering the premises since the villain attack. So, instead of sneaking past their defenses and kidnap the target, I'm gonna have to find a foolproof plan to lure her without drawing attention to the heroes."
Later that night, all Class 1-A students enjoyed their night time inside Heights Alliance.
"You're rushing, bastard! Follow my tempo!" Bakugo ordered.
"But you keep throwing in new takedowns. It's so confusing." Kaminari complained.
In the common area, Koda, Sero, Aisha, and Shoto enjoyed their teas from their table. Yaoyorozu, on the other hand, was prepping tea inside the kitchen.
"Jiro, it's almost like you were born to teach. For experts like Diana and Aisha to be able to learn how to chord progressions in just two days is impressive." Yaoyorozu praised.
"It's okay, I guess. Anyway, today's tea smells really good." Jiro flattered.
"I'm glad you noticed!" Yaoyorozu beamed as she seized a while teapot. "Mother sent me this rare type that can be impossible to find." She placed the teapot down and then held a green tea can in her hands. "It's a tea called Gold Tips Imperial." She turned to the rest of her classmates. "Oh! Everyone, please enjoy a cup if you'd like."
"No idea what that is, but thanks!" Hagakure said.
"No idea, what that is, but is sounds boujie!" Mina said.
Izuku and Luna sat together on a green couch. Earlier, Izuku told Luna that All Might have owned a support equipment once back in his day, which greatly surprised her since she never once heard of it from her father. Now, they're zealously searching the internet for any existing images or videos of All Might wearing the support items on their phones.
"All Might had an item, All Might had an item, All Might had an item." Izuku and Luna muttered.
"I'm such a failure for not knowing about it." Izuku murmured.
"And I'm annoyed for him not telling me about it." Luna mumbled with irritation.
Uraraka walked up to Izuku and Luna with a cup of tea.
"Hey, Deku, Luna, aren't you two going to try some of Momo's yummy tea?" Uraraka asked.
Uraraka yelped in surprise as she caught Izuku and Luna scrolling through their phones with desperate faces.
Then, Izuku accidentally clicked on a video.
"Shoot! I didn't mean to play that." Izuku gasped.
The video started playing a video that announced Gentle Video channel.
"Dearest viewers, do you drink different types of tea for different occasions?" A refined masculine voice asked, holding a cup of tea in his hand. "Whenever I'm preparing my personal kettle..."
"A video about tea? Perfect! Here." Uraraka said as she handed a cup of tea to Izuku.
"Oh, yeah, thanks." Izuku replied.
"This particular fine blend is called Royal Flush. Whatever could that name imply, I wonder." A refined masculine voice continued.
"That your discriminating taste that sets you apart from the rest of the world?" A childlike female voice asked.
The video then showed a refined-looking man. He has a slicked-back white hairdo with a curl at the front, thick black lines around his blue eyes, a white handlebar mustache, and a well-kept, medium-sized white beard.
"Be sure to stay tuned. My next video is an alarm, not just to my faithful viewers, but to all of society. Try to contain your anticipation until then." The refined man concluded.
With that, the video ended on Izuku's phone.
"That was short." Uraraka spoke.
"It's Gentle." Midoriya said.
"Is he famous? People don't seem to like him very much." Uraraka said.
"I only kind of know who he is. He's a villain who's known for causing trouble and recording it." Izuku noted. "It's kind of nuts that he's been putting out videos for years now, but hasn't been caught yet."
"If that's case, what exactly is he planning next?" Luna wondered.
Then, Luna heard a vibration and looked at her phone. She pressed the message app with her thumb and saw a text message from an unknown number.
Huh? Luna thought with a confused face.
Luna read the text message that has a yellow snake head in a yellow bubble.
A snake? That's weird. Who could've sent this to me? Luna wondered.
Elsewhere, the villainess looked at the text message with a wicked smile inside her apartment.
"Looks like the target read my message." The villainess said to herself. "Phase 1 is complete. Now, it's on to Phase 2. I will succeed this mission and bring her to my employer, no matter what it takes."
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