Chapter 15 : Strange Saturdays sometimes seem simply satisfying.

Izuku felt tired and depressed, as he woke up early in the morning. They were attacked the day before and he felt like he should have done more. Sure, he was still a first-year student, but he had hoped for a fight against the evil bad guy. An epic fight, where the evil bad guy would have cackled madly and Izuku would have saved people.

Wait, was it correct to hope people would be in danger, to save them afterwards?

He was still pondering the question when he exited the house in his track suit. Katsuki was waiting outside for their morning run. Katsuki was apparently in the same mood as Izuku since he had increased weights he wore for their training three times.

It was clear Katsuki took their loss against the evil villains as badly as Izuku. They didn't even say the name of their group!

Still, if the villain's aim was to make them remember the realities of being heroes, it was a success.

So, how did the two friends deal with it? They trained harder! Both of them had their weights and both of them ran even further that morning.

PLUS ULTRA!

——

A few things made Tooru happy. One of them was making her first arrests yesterday. Punching and smashing villains was cathartic and the police congratulated her.

As someone who sometimes cursed her invisibility, being in the spotlight was something she liked. However, when the journalist took a picture of nothing as a picture of her, she pouted a lot.

It took a lot of hugs from her boyfriend for her to stop being moody along with the promise they would spend their Saturday together. God, she loved how easy it was to get Izuku to do things for her. She also loved their private lessons together. Well…

More like she will love them this afternoon. Hehehe. It would also allow her to meet the famous "Inko". Someone, even Katsuki, dared not to cross.

However, for the morning, she would do a bit of shopping with Izuku and a brief visit to the card shop. Who knew? Maybe they would have another card allowing them to have a moment together? Thought it was nice to hug and hold hands with Izuku, especially when they went on a date or at school when they ate together. They enjoyed having a bit of alone time too, with Tooru gossiping with her friends about everything she heard around the school.

As for Izuku, he enjoyed talking to Tokoyami and Katsuki and his band. Somehow, Shouto found his place among Katsuki's circle of friends: Kaminari and Kirishima adopted the young introvert.

For now, she was waiting by the fountain where they took their first picture together, wearing a long dress for a change, and a small hat.

She heard the snap of a picture taken and she smiled at her boyfriend, who was using the water behind her and the angle of the sun to take a picture of her silhouette in the light.

"And another one in our collection, I guess." Izuku beamed as he wore a shirt that hid very little of his toned body, something even more apparent after his early morning working-out session. Tooru silently thanked any god who granted her such a feast for her eyes.

"As if you didn't use any opportunity you had at school."

"And I always share with you. Also, we both know you take as many of me."

Both laughed before Izuku gave her his hand for their little date.

—

The shopkeeper smiled as he saw the young couple entering the shop and took a few cards out from his stock. They came from various games and were all, according to Izuku's request: magic canceling or seeing the invisible.

The merchant had a decent idea of what Izuku's quirk was but he respected his choice to not speak about it. Some people were shy about it and he was not speaking a lot about himself.

He was also old enough to remember the day when quirkless people were more common. It was still an awkward moment when you talked about quirks.

"Izuku… Cards! I WANT A CHALLENGE AND NONE OF THESE LOSERS CAN GIVE ME ONE!"

"HOW ABOUT FUCK YOU TOMURA!" One of the neckbeard in the back said playfully. Everyone knew Tomura now and was used to him.

"Tomura… I am on a date." Izuku tried to explain, not wanting to cut his time short with the invisible girl, who laughed at them.

"Hey, Zuzu, you can play with him. That way, I can learn a bit about it, so I can understand when you play with Momo and Katsuki!"

Tomura stared at her with a radiant smile. One that was not totally creepy.

"Yes! I like you Invisigirl! You know what? Take a deck, whichever you like." Tomura was happy and, as Sensei told him, he should do what he likes. Right now, he felt generous, so he would be generous!

"Tomura is one of the rich kids, like Momo. However, he knows he is richer than everyone and just doesn't care. Though you seem to be in a good mood."

"Well… I had an enjoyable week to be fair. I met a few people, and my first serious work for my dad went nicely. So… Yes, quite happy."

"What did you do for him?"

"My first offensive on a target, to get intel and assess the resources he gave me. I did better than expected and he was happy about it!"

Izuku thought, like everyone else in the room, that Tomura was talking about mergers and buy-back, as finance can be quite cut-throat.

Honestly, it would be the best for him, as he had the cunning and the threatening aura of a great future CEO.

However, Tomura noticed during his game that something was wrong with Izuku and Toru. Something that depressed them, despite them being together and having fun.

"… Ok, what's wrong Izuku? Someone bullied you? Are there kneecaps to break?"

"No, it's… There was an incident yesterday at my school. And I felt useless during it since we couldn't do much, and the teachers ended up doing most of the work."

"Then it isn't you being bad, but your teachers being good adults and doing their job properly. Also, an incident?"

"… Tooru and I, we attend a prestigious school, Tomura. We have an NDA and all that shit. We cannot talk about it." Izuku wasn't lying, they signed an NDA with Nedzu and the police to not say anything during the investigation.

Tomura growled a bit.

"Fine. But I will learn what happened."

Not once did he consider that he was the culprit for the circumstances.

———

They didn't stay long in the store, as Izuku just wanted to get the cards he wanted and humor Tomura for once. None of them would believe what would happen later.

———

"It was nice meeting Tomura again. He seemed…"

"Totally too much into the game. He has a nasty competitive streak. I think it might be helpful for his job though, as he does anything he can."

"Yes, I almost thought you got him with your All Might during your match. I didn't expect him to be purposely holding back during your match and taking some losses, only to get you there."

"Yes, as he said, he learned recently you sometimes have to make concessions, losing a bit to have a greater reward. That's an interesting philosophy."

Izuku nodded, hand in hand with his invisible girlfriend. It was nice to just feel the warmth of her close to him, and he guessed her smile. It made his grin grow bigger, too.

"So.. What did you get at the store, Zuku?"

Tooru was curious, as Zuku hummed, pleased.

"Well, I wanted to see if I could find more cards like the other time, to turn off your invisibility. It costs me a bit but honestly, it's worth it!"

"… Just for me? You shouldn't do that!"

Izuku didn't have that much money on hand and Tomura wasn't buying all his cards. It must have cost a small fortune.

"Well, if it makes you feel better, it probably means I can do things like Aizawa-sensei, by nullifying someone's quirk."

She could always count on Izuku to find justification and answers to everything…

One day he would probably creatively redefine orders to save people, going against the actual intent.

"Hmm hmm. You'd better or I will tell your mom. I can't wait to see her!"

"To be fair, she can't wait to see you too!"

"…"

"You know what I mean, and I know you aren't pouting."

It didn't fool Izuku for a second, since he learned to read her body language through her clothes.

Toru won the argument by using her forbidden weapon, kissing the cheek of her boyfriend to shut him up.

———

"I already apologized, Inko!" Atsuhiro whined, as she locked him outside of the house. Apparently, she didn't take him cancelling their plans at the last minute well and she took her vengeance by locking him outside for the night and the following morning.

"You can enter when Izuku and Tooru get here, not before! If you like spending the night outside, you better lie in your bed outside! OR YOU USE A CELLPHONE AND WARN ME."

"But sugar…" Atsuhiro couldn't say Endeavor made him look at every file he got from the HPSC, looking for information about his son.

You could say whatever you wanted about Endeavor's personality, but he wore his name well and he put his all in his search for his missing son.

It took a lot of begging and Mr. Compress formally promising to help him before he lets him go. Still, he didn't have time to call his future-wife and now she was torturing him.

"… Dad? Why are you outside of the house?"

Finally, Atsuhiro's savior was here. Yes, technically he could have picked the lock, but nobody sane would disobey Inko. His best bet had been to wait for Izuku and… Well the floating dress.

"Uh. So, you are Toru, the girl Izuku cannot stop talking about at home? Did you know he was often mdfskdj…" Izuku made his father shut up by clapping his hand against his talkative stepfather's mouth.

Suddenly the door opened with a bang, startling both boys and letting the queen of the house make an entrance, beaming in an apron.

"Oh my~ I can finally meet you!"

Before Tooru could say anything, she was being hugged by Inko Midoriya.

"Oh, and boys, once you are done playing on the ground, you can go inside. Yes, including you Atsuhiro. Behave for lunch, or you are going to sleep on the sofa tonight."

"Yes, darling."

———

Toru had heard a few things about Inko. The fact Bakugou respected her was enough for everyone in the class to respect and fear Inko. What mad woman could make Bakugou be reasonable and raise Izuku to be a perfect gentleman?

What kind of woman could, according to Katsuki, stop a kidnapper that sought out an apparently quirkless Izuku because teeth are small objects and she pulled them without mercy?

Katsuki explained she was actually merciful that day: eyes and other organs also counted as small objects and Katsuki was 75% sure their mothers were vigilantes when they were younger.

It is safe to say Tooru was not expecting a small and a bit chubby (she exercised now that she had Atsuhiro helping her at home) woman smiling at her. She radiated joy and Tooru knew where Izuku got his smile and sunshine outlook.

However, Tooru quickly noticed the woman asked questions about herself and her eyes were… playful and appraising her son's girlfriend.

"And… Can I ask what you plan on doing this afternoon?"

Toru glimmered a bit at the idea, making Izuku think about the answer while hinting about what the girl expected to happen.

"Oh, well, I asked Izuku for a study sessio

n. I mean, he is one of the top students, and I think I might need some… Tutoring."

"Tutoring?" It didn't fool Inko for a second, but her smile reassured Toru. Clearly, the mom knew what she planned and approved… Probably as long as it stayed relatively pure.

"Yes. Tutoring."

It was at that moment Izuku noticed a grain of rice on Toru's face, and removed it from her face with his finger, before eating it.

"Sorry Toru, it's just you had something on your face."

Somehow it made her even more dazzling. Inko and Atsuhiro guessed it was her way of blushing. If she wanted to be a star, she had to stay with Izuku and she would shine brighter than the sun.

"…Thanks Izuku"

Was he a natural at this? Sometimes,

Tooru was wondering as Izuku went from doing cute and flirty things like taking her picture with him, to cluelessly doing things like that and sometimes ignoring her flirting with him. Anyway.

Soon, it will be something else that was going to be on her face.

Inko was happy to have prepared snacks for the afternoon already.

———

Invisigirl has entered the chat.

Invisigirl: sdkfklsmjflqkj

Alien_queen: Weren't you supposed to "study" with Izuku?

Froppy: "Study" being the operative word.

Invisigirl: Oh we are studying. We have actually completed the homework for the week.

Gravity_girl: Is that a code for something and you went far with him?

Invisigirl: NO I AM FUCKING LITTERAL HERE. WE ARE ACTUALLY STUDYING. AND I AM DYING AS I WANT TO "STUDY".

Froppy: Then why you don't? Ribbit.

Invisigirl: You have a point.

———

"You want to continue with the break, Toru?" Izuku took more notes, happy to tutor his girlfriend and helping her when she had trouble.

"Nah, I'm okay, though I would like to study more anatomy with you."

Toru, had a different idea in mind… Especially as she was now leaning a bit more against him.

"Mmh? I don't remember an assignment on biology, though?"

"I am pretty sure Izuku, we have some homework to do on fluid mechanics."

Tooru hoped she was getting through his thick skull.

"Isn't that physics, though?"

He told the girl, sitting next to him, her legs on his under the table.

If the green boy had been flustered at first, he was fine now. A bit too fine. So now, she was clearly pushing her body against Izuku.

"… Izuku, you aren't pure enough to think a girlfriend and a boyfriend just study during a study session, are you?"

"They… Don't?" Finally, Izuku blushed. He missed some texts on his phone, as Tooru pushed him down, climbing on top of him.

"Euh To…" Before he could say anything, she interrupted him with her lips against his, and began tutoring Izuku about various methods on how their tongues could work.

Izuku, as was always the case when there was something to learn, was a quick study and cuddled with her happily, their bodies pressed against each other.

As if on cue, Atsuhiro entered the room. Maybe a superpower possessed by embarrassing parents?

"Are you winning, son?"

"Eeep" Izuku went redder than a tomato to redder than a strawberry. However, Tooru almost blinded everyone in the room, happy to have a fellow master of memes.

"I think I'm winning here, sir."

"And I thought Izuku stood a chance. Well, then carry on! Thought don't go too far. I am not sure he can handle too much."

While Izuku stopped whining instead of winning, thanks to Toru, Mr. Compress happily closed the door. Yep, his son definitely found someone good.

They missed the three missed calls from Tomura and his text with an "Urgent" written in it. When Izuku read it later, he answered.

———

The day before.

" I need your help."

Shouto spoke, interrupting the others, during lunch. When Kirishima and Denki brought him to their group, he was not necessarily the most social person, and they took this as an opportunity to help him.

"What do you want?"

"Teach me how to be angry." Shouto asked in his usual serious tone.

Had it been anyone other than Shouto, Katsuki would have thought it was a prank. However, he was almost certain Shouto didn't know the word.

"…Explain, Icyhot?"

"My therapist told me I should learn how to be angry. You are always angry. I need you to teach me how to… externalize my anger?

"I am not sure Katsuki is the most…"

Kirishima tried to speak, before Katsuki cut him.

"… Tomorrow afternoon. My house."

Most of the students still had trouble grasping a key element of Katsuki's personality: Never tell him he can't do something, otherwise he will do it out of spite.

This time, though, he also did it out of a sense of duty: Someone needed to yell his anger but didn't know how? It was his job to make sure he learned how.

———

Kirishima, Kaminari and Todoroki arrived at Katsuki's house the next day. They expected a middle-class house. They were right, though they didn't expect the zen garden to be full of craters.

They didn't expect Katsuki's mom in a gardening suit who smiled at them, as she finished putting protection around the bamboo.

"Damn, I knew Katsuki was explosive, but his mom is…"

"If you value your life, Dunce Face, you know how to finish that sentence." Katsuki interrupted the perverted living electric generator as he appeared behind his back.

"… probably as nice as he is explosive."

Kaminari valued his life and quickly changed what he was going to say.

"Good, you live another day."

Nobody was sure if Katsuki was serious or not. Then they recalled Katsuki knew the reason behind Izuku's father's death and decided against tempting the bomber man.

"Hello Katsuki. Hello Ma'am."

The other remaining boys spoke together, as they properly greeted their host of the day.

"Oh, hello kids! It is nice to have Katsuki bring other friends than Izuku, y'know?"

"It must be because he is always angry." Shouto spoke without thinking, or knowing, if it was appropriate. Bakugou interrupted his mom before she could speak.

"He is actually here to learn how to channel his anger. So… Yes, good job, old hag, protecting the garden."

"Call me old hag again, and I will show you I can take your life as easily as I gave it!"

"Is she also going to teach me? She looks nice. Like my mom before she burned my face." Shouto casually dropped his bomb, before he almost got hugged to death by Mitsuki.

"My poor boy! Are you okay?"

"Yes. It was years ago. The burn doesn't hurt anymore."

"That's rough, buddy." Katsuki confirmed, while Kirishima put his hand on Todoroki's shoulder.

"Don't worry, bro, we are here for you."

It warmed up Todoroki's heart, to have people who cared, be it friends or Mitsuki, who ran into the house to look for some old cream for burn scars. She swore it did miracles on more than one friend back in the days.

"What does she mean by that?" Kaminari wondered what that was about.

"Dude. I don't want to know. My dad doesn't want to know and I'm pretty sure the only person who truly does is Izuku's mom. The one who terrifies me."

The boys wisely decided not to push the issue further, when Mitsuki came back and put some cream on Todoroki, while she whispered to herself she would really like to meet Todoroki's parents one day. Just for a small chat.

———

Nose buried in paper, trailing various arson cases across Japan, Enji felt something cold running down his back.

A woman in a mental ward also wondered why she was shuddering.

———

"Now, Shouto, I am going to teach you how to swear."

"How to swear?"

"Yes, because swearing is the best way to quickly release a small part of your rage. When you stub your toe, what do you do?"

"… I say nothing?"

"… NO, FOR FUCK's sake. You scream, man. It's normal to scream, because that's what your body wants to do. You scream, because pain IS. NOT. NORMAL. Anger, Shouto, anger allows you to relieve your pain."

"So… When I am feeling bad, I can just scream?"

"Yes, and no. It has to be done properly. You cannot scream randomly. Canalize it properly. Say after me: FUCK."

"Fuck?"

"NO. WITH GUTS."

"Fuck."

"I SAID. WITH. GUTS. IMAGINE SOMEONE HITTING YOU."

Shouto seemed puzzled at the idea, until Katsuki had an idea. He should simply use the most irritating person they knew!

"Remember how Izuku was showing off during the exercise?"

"Oh yes. It was irritating, even though I now know it was all a strat…"

"THAT IS NOT MY POINT. It pissed you off."

Suddenly, realization showed on Shouto's face.

"Fuck!"

"THAT WAS WEAK. HOW DID YOU FEEL, AGAINST SOMEONE WHO WAS JUST SHOWING OFF HOW AWESOME HE WAS?"

"FUCK, IT WAS IRRITATING! I TRAIN MYSELF, HOW DARE HE TAKE IT AS A GAME."

"On a side note, that is actually what we thought of you during your introduction. Him and I actually train a lot every day. Twice as much for him, since he has to exercise his quirk."

"Oh. I pissed you off?"

"Don't worry, I just blew up part of the beach, further down the road. It was soothing."

———

In the house, Kaminari, Kirishima and the two adults in Bakugou's family were watching the lesson with tea and cookies.

"Are you sure it is necessary for us to stay inside the house for protection?"

"Wait till he teaches him to destroy things to unleash everything kept inside."

Katsuki's father knew better.

"Point." Kirishima approved, as he loved to train with Bakugou, who never pulled his punches against his rocky friend. He knew what he was capable of and he estimated Shouto to be pretty much on par with him.

———

"FUCK ENDEAVOR!"

"YES. HARDER."

"FUCK ENDEAVOR!"

"ONCE AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME, WITH YOUR QUIRK!"

Usually, Shouto used his quirk with calm and composure. His ice power was easier to use that way. Being excited was more his father's way of doing things.

However, for the first time he was unleashing his anger against his father. It felt good. It was awesome and, more importantly; he knew he was right.

———

Izuku and Tooru stopped kissing and cuddling when they saw a giant flame.

"Oh, Shouto must have a lot to scream about."

"Yes. Wait, is that an iceberg now?"

"… Did that iceberg explode because of a fireball?"

"… Hold me, Tooru, because I established a rivalry with him. And Katsuki."

Then they resumed what teenagers often do with their significant other, with Katsuki and Shouto's quirks looming over them in the background.

———

"… 7.5/10. Honestly, for a first try, Icyhot, it's a really good one."

Shouto was currently on the ground, out of breath because of all the yelling… and smiling, as if a lot of weight just disappeared.

"Thanks… Katsuki…"

"Always a pleasure, Icybitch."

"Fuck you, Katsuki." Shouto flipped the bird to Katsuki, who smiled happily.

"Hey, see, you figured out the third step by yourself. You flip the bird or you hit them in the balls. You should try that on your old man, if All-Might or Eraserhead is there."

Katsuki offered his hand to Shouto, who took it, getting up.

"… So, I just have to yell Fuck and just act? … Why did nobody tell me before?"

"Well, you can actually vary. Fuck, die, go to hell… If you want some ideas, try Yuga. The French are good at finding some very long rants when they want to. I asked him once for fun. He is good when he wants to be."

"… Does that mean I have to call you Katsuki-sensei?"

"Don't mention it. Seriously. I have a reputation to uphold."

————

Meanwhile, at a certain mall.

Our favorite crusty man was enjoying his ice-cream alone. Sure, he looked like a junkie out of his rehab center and when he smiled; he sent children crying and made security guards wonder if they could throw him out. However, he was also someone who was technically just enjoying a delicacy.

"Oh, Tenko! Can I have an ice cream too?"

Suddenly, the only weakness against the Dark-type that was Tomura appeared: The Fairy-type Nejire.

"Waaaah!"

Tomura actually fell on the ground, his ice-cream hitting his face, causing Nejire to laugh.

"I knew I recognized your hair from somewhere!"

"Euh.. I am not who you think I…"

"Tenko. You are smart, of course you changed your hair and your eyes' color. You still have a unique face."

Tomura whined a bit. He knew he should have worn a mask and pretend he was sick, but he feared the IV inside U.A. would have picked him up faster.

Also, people often forgot Nejire was smart because she was also an airhead.

"Don't worry. I just saw you and decided to see how you were doing!"

"I am… fine. Except for the ice cream."

Nejire giggled a bit, something that caught Tomura's eyes, before she pulled him up easily. Once again, reminding him that she was top 3 of the best students in U.A.

"Here, here. I will buy you another one, okay?"

"No, it's ok. I can do that. Euh…"

———

"Remember, young master. If you are with someone, propose that they eat with you, otherwise you are being impolite."

———

When in doubt, listen to Kurogiri. It did wonders for him so far.

"Want an ice-cream too?"

"With pleasure! Heu… How many can I have?"

"Honestly, go crazy." Tomura had the cheatcode "unlimited money" activated.

He should use it.

He regretted it five minutes later when Nejire was looking at an ice cream actually larger than herself, while Tomura's was more reasonable.

"Are you sure you are going to eat all of that?"

"My quirk takes a lot of energy and I need to eat a lot for it to work well."

"Oh, I see. One of my best friends would have a field day analyzing your quirk, but today he has a date so…"

"Oh, so you were alone and still trying to have a good day out?"

"You know, when you say it like that, it makes me look pathetic and friendless."

"But you have a friend, since I'm here, spending time with you!"

Tomura screams internally, as he realized what was happening and he was talking with a cute girl.

His free hand began furiously typing on his phone, messaging the only person he knew who could help him, outside of Kurogiri or Sensei.

Wait, he never saw Kurogiri with anyone and he lived at the bar unless they went for groceries.

He could always count on Izuku for advice.

———

"So, is Zuku winning Atsuhiro?"

"I would say Tooru is, but honestly, they were both happy."

The phone in Izuku's bedroom stayed desperately unanswered.

———

Note to self, put Izuku under the Joker in my shit-list, Tomura thought as he walked with Nejire through the mall while she was happily eating her ice cream.

"So, why are you here by yourself, Nejire, since you seemed quite euh… How to say… popular?"

"Well, I was supposed to come here with a friend, but he cancelled for extra training. He was particularly excited about it, so I think it might have something to do with the agency he is interning at."

"And where are you interning if I may ask?"

"Oh, I am interning with Ryukyu, the dragon hero!"

Tomura was now sweating bullets under his clothes as Nejire continued to explain how awesome her sensei was.

He was on a date with what was a smart, strong and cute girl who was a hugger and worked with one of the Top Heros.

What was he, a romcom protagonist?! He was supposed to be the heir of the former lord of crime/mastermind in Japan, and he couldn't be seen with her.

"So, how are you feeling now, Tenko? I mean, you know a lot about me, but all I know about you is you're someone who knows a lot about heroes, and a bit about your past. I don't even know your real name or if Tenko is just a nickname."

"I work for my guardian, and my job is to perform hostile takeovers. Apparently, I am quite good with strategy. I have a chaperon/butler and I like strategy games, like video games or card games."

Why couldn't he stop his damn mouth?! Was it because he thought of Hana?

Stupid, stupid Tenko. He was pretty sure Tooru was interested in the game simply because Izuku was, there was no chance she could like it!

"Card game? Oh, like Tarot or things like that?"

"Actually, one based on heroes and villains…"

"Is there a Ryukyu deck?"

"Euh… I they do. I have a friend who even has a special edition of her."

"YEY! I need it! Where can I buy one?"

'Roll with it Tomura'

"Well, there is this shop I know, where I am a regular. Maybe I can teach you there?"

———

The local population of the shop couldn't believe their eyes. First of all, Izuku's girlfriend was there in the morning. They knew it would probably happen again, but it was still a rare occurrence and it caused a huge discussion between them about how he could have found someone.

Tomura, bringing a girl who wasn't under duress and who was smiling as she asked for a Ryukyu deck, was pretty much at the top of the unexpected things to happen.

Tomura's face showed he was just as panicked as they were, and he was trying to avoid doing something dumb.

Tomura getting wrecked by a newbie wasn't even on the list. Their first game? Tomura won despite giving himself a handicap and teaching her how to play. The second? Tomura's smile clearly showed he was done with the training wheels and he tried to crush her and make her understand his might.…

But somehow, the blue-haired girl won with ease. He wasn't able to use his combo.

"A last one, Tenko? Or Tomura? What do you want me to call you, hmm?"

"Tenko. I would really prefer it if you kept calling me like that." Tomura wondered how many issues he had and why Sensei never made him see a therapist, now that he was thinking about it.

———

Meanwhile, the part of Kurogiri that was still Oboro quietly sleeping in his subconscious felt thrilled that he was able to convince his master why brainwashing his designated vessel was a bad idea, and could cause problems once AFO took control of his body.

———

"So… Should we tell Izuku to call you Tenko? He's pretty much your best friend."

"… Maybe next time, I will tell him."

"Hey, Tenkooo, how about a bet for the last game?"

Tomura was upset about his consecutive defeats and groaned.

"What?"

"If I win, you have to come to U.A. festival! If I loose… Hmmm… How about I owe you something?"

Tomura thought about it and knew he could ask her to stop bothering him.

"Deal. NOW PREPARE TO DIE, I WON'T HOLD BACK ANYTHING."

"Yes! More fun!"

On a good day, Izuku, who had a few decks and strategies made to counter Tomura, could win twice. A newbie who had a vanilla deck and only two games under her belt? She was going down.

Nejire won.

———

"So… are you asking me for dating tips?"

"I AM NOT DATING HER."

"Yes, sure. So, you are telling me a cute girl is trying to breach your inner darkness and somehow you got ice cream yadda yadda. Don't forget to save and tell me what game this is from. It seems like a nice one."

"SHE IS REAL. You can ask pretty much anyone at the shop."

"… Ok, wait a second, I'll ask a professional."

Izuku stopped talking through his phone, still in shock.

"Toru, how do you talk to a girl you like?"

Izuku felt the silent stares from pretty much everyone in the room.

"It is for a friend and yes, I get how weird it sounded."

Tomura sighed, of course Izuku was useless.

Oh well, he lost on purpose against Nejire. That way, he could infiltrate the school festival and find out more about the heroes, their weaknesses and maybe even find out who Joker is.

Of course, he didn't tell that to Izuku, so that he could make him green with jealousy afterward.

When Kurogiri got the story from his charge, he simply said...

"I call bullshit."

"On me speaking with a girl or me losing on purpose?"

"Yes"