UA Cafeteria – Breakfast Time -

In occasion of the Sport Festival, Lunch Rush had surprisingly issued a Special Breakfast menu for all students, with the caveat that whoever wished to participate had to wake-up earlier than usual so to eat and still have time to prepare for the Festival, and even more surprisingly, pretty much every student was present; something helped by the rumors of the Chef Pro Hero declaring himself the sworn rival of a certain Quirkless Chef and swearing to surpass him. The sudden increase in the quality of Rush' dishes did show he was taking the Challenge seriously too.

Nom! Nom! Nom!

Although...What caught everybody's attention was something else entirely…

"Another plate, please!" Nejire, who everybody had by now heard had broke-up with Mirio, was back into being her cheerful self...Only now eating enough for six or seven people.

"Again?!" Rush' voice came from the kitchen in a stricken shriek.

"Uh-huh! It's not as good as Icchan's, but at least it's filling!" she answered with an innocent smile.

"ROOOOOOOAR!" it was a dragon's roar that echoed from the kitchen, because no human could produce THAT sound, even if mad in rage like he was.

SLAM!

A truly GIANT bowl of ramen, with several liters of broth in it, was soon delivered to Nejire by Lunch Rush himself who slammed the bowl on the table with a bit too much emphasis.

"Here. Choke on it." the man hissed in contempt.

"Ramen for breakfast? Curious! Oh well, thank you!" unperturbed, Nejire thanked the guy, lifted the bowl AND DRANK THE ENTIRE THING IN ONE GO and in a matter of seconds.

"...How?" the Pro Hero asked with a small voice.

"Special training! Aaah! Now I am full!" she answered, and the people in the room could only stare in awe at the giant towers of empty plates all around her.

But there was a bit of silver lining, at least for the other girls, after eating that much Nejire's belly was now so round she looked like she had swallowed a giant watermelon whole, finally ruining her flat belly and Top Model physique they all secretly envied with every fiber of their being! JUSTICE FINALLY WAS SERVED!

"And now...I give thanks to all the World's Ingredients...Thanks for the Food." Unfortunately, Nejire then followed-up by doing as Izuku taught her, and once given her honest and heartfelt thanks to the Ingredients she had just eaten, she joined her hands like in prayer, closed her eyes, focused and then gave a long exhale.

And her big, round bulging belly sank back-in in an instant sending visible ripples along her entire body, returning it to its former slim Godly proportions as soon as those ripples faded away.

"GODDAMNIT!" The female students from every course of UA cursed as one in vitriolic hatred.

"HOW?! HOW?! I EAT A TENTH OF THAT AND GOT A BEER BELLY ALREADY! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE OR FAIR?!" A girl from the Support Course shrieked while painfully tearing off two handfuls of hair out of sheer disbelief, she had almost gone insane at seeing that miracle happen.

"Huhuhu! I was taught how to eat all I want and not get fat! I only gain weight, but no more belly for me! Forever slim Goddess look!" Nejire answered with a cheeky smile, a victory sign and a wink.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Madness, the scream the female population of UA released, teachers included, was the pure physical manifestation of Madness as several minds came undone upon hearing that answer.

"Serves them well, already talking behind my back for my breaking-up and siding with Mirio just to get back at me. Wallow in envy as I now can eat all I want and not show it, I can live with weighing 300 kilograms and look like I at best weigh 60 or so, at least I don't show it, so Bleah!" she muttered to herself, and with a last raspberry to her haters, she flew away towards the area where the Sport Festival will be held.

Leaving behind a shocked Lunch Rush that still could not fathom what had happened and an entire university of young women ready to either kill her or beg her to share the same amazing secret.

Meanwhile – With Izuku – Green Cloud Restaurant -

While Nejire was mercilessly destroying the self-esteem of all her haters, Izuku instead was giving the finishing touches to the food he will take along to the Sport Festival Arena, having got a Mission from the System as soon as he returned from his latest Dimensional Trip.

Abrupt Mission:

Sell 20'000 units of Food during the Sport Festival.

Prize: 10% Bonus Experience Points.
Unlocking of the Ingredient:
Mellow Cola.

Izuku didn't mind getting a new Mission as soon as he returned home, and by the small bonus of the System, he knew that it was indeed deemed a very important one to further advertise his Restaurant, and he was all for it.

And the unlocking of the Queen of Colas was especially endearing, especially since the only Cola in existence better than that could only be found in the Gourmet World proper and guarded by an entire pack of Devil Snakes each strong enough to wipe-out countries by their lonesome, so having the 2nd best cola on the entire planet Zaus was from was still an awe-inspiring prize, especially so that in Izuku's world that Cola would instead be unmatched.

The Sport Festival was after all an HUGE event, and being there to sell a small sample of his cooking while wearing his Chef attire with the Restaurant name on it will surely bring some nice increase in his business, thus making his staying closed for lunch worth it.

"Your breakfast, Junko-san." he said with a gentle smile.

"Ah! Thank you, Boss Izuku!" the woman with bi-coloured hair answered with a grateful smile.

"Boss? Is the new delivery ready?" a voice asked from outside.

"Yes, a minute and I will bring it to you, Ippan-chan!"

"Okay!"

"Kyuuun!"

"OH MY GOD! WHAT IS THAT!? IT'S SO CUUUUUUTE!" the awed scream of Mt. Lady momentarily snapped him out of his musing.

Shiro the Ancestral Taotie was also another source of appeal for his Restaurant, his Rest Mode was cute and fluffy enough he had pretty much doubled the influx of female Customers as soon as the Chef opened his restaurant and the customers saw him; Izuku had set-up a big puffy purple cushion near the cash register for Shiro to lie on so to survey the entire room, all following the Taotie's own specifics about color and location, by the way.

"Look at how fluffy he is! My God, I want to bury my face in his fur!" Another Female Pro Hero, Speed Limit, added with love-struck eyes.

"Boss...Please…" one of her Interns, also working for Izuku's delivery service, begged in shame as he and his pal looked ready to die of embarrassment.

"See? They all love me more! This Esteemed Taotie is way more endearing than you, you mangy dog!" Shiro smugly sent out telepathically.

"This Lord Dog doesn't need such empty praises!" Blackie sent back with a growl.

"Being so Salty, as they say, is not healthy! Just admit this Esteemed Taotie surpassed you and you will feel better."

"My Lord father has eaten one of your children! Don't get cocky or this Lord Dog will emulate him and eat you!"

"Ooh! But I am not one of my children, and you are not your father! For all you know, you may be the one getting eaten!" Shiro answered in cruel amusement, while also gladly accepting Ryukyu's belly-rubs with a very cute Kyuun! And a purring fit.

"YOU DARE?! My Paw can squash you any moment!" Blackie hissed in anger.

"And my Hoof can flatten you, you fleabag."

"SAY THAT TO MY FACE IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS!"

"I don't feel like it now, I prefer basking in the adoration of the masses just a bit longer." Shiro answered while giving a playful lick to Mt. Lady's cheek and enjoying her squeal.

"AAAARGH! I WILL-"

"Blackie! Time to eat!``In that precise moment, and blissfully unaware of the tragic situation, Izuku came out of the kitchen to gently deposit in front of the dog the giant bowl of spicy beef noodles for his breakfast.

"Umpf! You are lucky, The Noodles saved your sorry life." Blackie declared haughtily before starting to savor his beloved noodles and ignoring the rest of the world.

"TCHE! This Esteemed Taotie's beloved Sweet-N-Sour Pork Ribs are way superior to that bog!" Shiro answered, huffing, a cutesy sound that made the female customers swoon HARD for the tiny thing.

"BLASPHEMY!" Blackie roared in mind-numbing fury.

"And the ribs for Shiro-kun. Eat slowly, they are still hot." Izuku then said, delivering to the Taotie a gargantuan mountain of pork ribs.

"KYUUUUUUN!" The starry-eyed animal couldn't sound happier as it started to immediately devour them all.

"Look at him go! Aww! He was starving!" a customer said with a stricken tone.

"Where did you find him? I can't seem to recognize any race he should belong to." the Pro Hero Edgeshot asked, curious.

"He is closely related to the Fennec Fox, but his Quirk mutated him a bit," Izuku answered.

"It has a Quirk? It's rare in animals!"

"Nothing extraordinary, he just eats a lot," Izuku answered, chuckling.

"Partner, that is not very nice! I understand that you want to keep my real identity a secret, but this poor Ancestral Taotie still has a Dignity! At least downplay my abilities a little instead of making me sound like a mere Glutton!" Shiro, the Ancestral Taotie and basically the physical manifestation of the concept of Gluttony (And pretty much the actual source of the thing itself) mentally bemoaned with his head still buried under a mountain of ribs he was devouring with zero manners.

"Yes, I can see that. So? Are you ready?" Nighteye, sitting at Edgeshot's right, answered once adjusted his glasses.

"Kinda, the breakfast service won't be over before another half an hour has passed, are you sure it is not a problem?" the young Chef replied.

"You went through the loops of getting Nezu's permission to sell food during the Sport Festival, so somebody had to come collect you at the right time; I happened to be a regular here so they asked me and I accepted, I already planned to come here so for me it was not a problem."

"...Toshinori asked you, didn't he?" Izuku asked with half-lidded eyes.

"…"

"…"

"...Yes." the other admitted after a long silence.

"Figures. What does he plan to get from this?"

"Just a peace offering, as far as I can tell he really wants to make peace with you, he hopes the third time will be the charm."

"Uh-hu?"

"...Aand we others are still worried about this System Incorporated and their plans for you," Nighteye added.

"You Heroes are a paranoid bunch, hn?"

"Comes with the job, mostly." Edgeshot admitted, shrugging.

"How much do you know?" Izuku asked.

"Not much, but I was asked to snoop around this mysterious group as a personal favor. I owe Nezu a couple favors, so I won't ask what is happening behind the scenes and just trust The Rat. You are a good kid too, so I am not exactly lacking in motivation to help," he answered.

"The System wants to remind the Host that they won't find a single thing out of ordinary. You can rest assured." the Entity declared.

"I know, I know. Don't worry."

"Very well, I will finish organizing and alert you when I am ready, thank you." the young Chef said, sighing.

"Sure."

Meanwhile – UA ' Alliance Dormitories' – Common Room -

Arctic cold couldn't even begin to describe the air in the main room of the dormitory, even Todoroki was seen eyeing the two women sitting at the opposite sides of the place in worry as if ready to bolt at the first spark before the explosion.

"So…Uhm...It's about time we go to that arena place, yes?" Mina tried saying with a nervous smile.

"Croak! Yes, we really should go." Tsuyu answered.

"I feel the need to remind you that this is a friendly event, and that Murder is not Heroic," Tenya reminded them all while eyeing the two women warily.

"There is no need to worry, mine is not jealousy, just disappointment. I am mature enough to not need to resort to petty tricks, I do have some dignity." Momo answered.

"Me as well, I am not that petty," Ochako answered.

"I will hold you on that, but you did betray my trust,"

"I didn't betray your trust! Feelings are feelings, you cannot control them." Ochako said.

"So you admit it even?"

"Does it have any use to lie about it? It happened, and...to be fair...I don't regret it."

"Tch! You should, though!" Momo hissed.

"Let's just go, please? I am sure that once you blow off some steam in the festival you will be more open to talk!" Tooru tried suggesting.

"FINE!" both girls growled as one.

At the same time – 1B dormitories -

Rumi was looking at Nejire with narrowed eyes, she had just finished listening to the kind-of-absurd proposal of the older girl still floating about in her room and could not decide if she should start laughing at the absurdity of it all, or cry in misery at the existence of another rival in her Love Quest. But still, she had only until the start of the Festival to give an answer to what Nejire offered before breakfast, it was now the time for her to make a decision.

"You are suggesting an alliance, as in: 'We both get him, instead of Yaoyorozu'...Correct?" she finally asked.

"Yep! I heard about your rivalry with her, and so I thought about offering my help...For a fee." Nejire answered, lazily floating around the room with a serene smile on her face.

"And your Fee is me letting you be part of the relationship."

"Exactly,"

"...Let's be honest, me and you are universally recognized as Stamina Monsters, even just one of us would be too muc-"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" the thundering laugh of Nejire caught Rumi completely by surprise.

"You sweet innocent bunny...You have no idea." Nejire said, still chuckling, and now looking at her with a very amused expression.

"Uh?"

"Icchan has many secrets, secrets that I recently got access to that Momo herself has not been told about either yet. He can deal with the two of us and then some, by a laaaarge margin!"

"Oh-Hooo! Do tell!" Rumi said with a fanged smile.

"Only if you accept my plan and turn your future Relationship into a Polyamory." the other replied with a sing-song voice.

"I don't really like to share." Rumi admitted with a scrunched nose.

"What's better? An Ally, or yet another enemy?"

"...If we do this, we both get equal share! No Ranking!" the bunny girl finally conceded.

"Of course! I never planned for that to happen, it would be unfair for every part involved! We'll be a perfect triangle!" Nejire answered.

"Good...Can you answer a few questions now? I am actually curious about this Hidden Power of his,"

"Of course! What do you need to know? Strength? Speed? Durability? Dick size? Stamina? Secret Techniques?"

"Wo-Wo-Wo! Dick Size?!" Rumi shrieked.

"Ok! Let's start from that!"

"W-W-WAIT!"

Later that Day – Arena -

The people sitting there were fidgeting in place waiting for the event to start, some were even cheering already or loudly demanding for everything to start, creating a rather striking mixture of Hype and Anticipation that was building-up at insane speed.

"Here is your steamed bun! And remember to visit my Green Cloud Restaurant for more amazing dishes!" Izuku said after delivering an orange-sized steamed pork bun carefully wrapped in a pale-green piece of paper with the restaurant name and address printed on.

"Wah! Still hot! Awesome!" the young woman answered with starry eyes while paying for her order.

"Only the best for our customers!" the young Chef answered.

"Boss Izuku! Over here!" a male voice called-out.

"Ah! Nakame-san! You are here too!" he answered afterrecognizing one of his regulars.

"My niece is taking part, of course I am here! Why are you here though?"

"I asked Mister Nezu and he said yes." Izuku answered, shrugging.

"...That's it?" the man asked in surprise.

"I guess he trusts me, so? What can I give you?"

"A Steamed Bun for my wife and...You really have sushi bentos in there?" the man said once eyed the bulky square backpack on Izuku's back.

"Yup! They are sold in limited numbers, Whitey is holding must of my other stock." he answered, and jamming a thumb towards the fridge-sized backpack of the chubby robot.

"Then one of those, thank you!"

Izuku of course didn't mention that thanks to The System the robot's backpack was actually bigger on the inside, MUCH BIGGER; enough to contain the several thousands of assorted snacks he prepared and was supposed to sell for his Mission. If asked, he had an excuse already ready of other similar backpacks stashed in the room Nezu left him to use as a storage deep in the arena's belly.

Pro Hero seats – opposite side of the arena -

"Eh! He really is selling food! And with a good rhythm too!" Ectoplasm said with a chuckle.

"Not surprising really." Gunhead answered.

Ping!

"Oh! Message!" the bulky Hero muttered in surprise.

"What is it?" Aizawa, who was about to go with Mic to their seats in the Commentators' booth to start their duty as Hosts, asked.

"Nezu is about to place his order to Midoriya-san by phone, he has a copy of everything Chef Izuku brought along and wants to know if we want something. We will pay him back after the event," Gunhead answered once checked his phone.

"…" an uneasy look was soon shared between the various Pro Heroes present.

"Should we?" Mic asked.

"It would be kind of unprofessional…" Aizawa answered.

"He has made bitesize or snack versions of his menu items. All of them." Gunhead added.

"I am placing an order!" at that the weakest of them declared with a thin line of droll escaping her mouth.

"Me too!"

"Me three! And I mean portions!"

"Rainbow Fruit Cupcakes! MINE!"

"May as well!"

"Spicy Duck Buns! I need them! GIMME!"

"I am on a diet, but what the hell! I can take a pause from time to time!"

The floodgates soon smashed open and Izuku's phone pinged right after to show Nezu's message and the HUGE list of orders he was expected to deliver to the Pro Heroes' seats, and the young Chef's mood improved immensely in that single instant.

Meanwhile – down on ground floor – with the contestants -

Conversely instead, down in the arena the students were nervous, no reason to deny it, every single one of them taking part to the event was a human-shaped ball of nerves desperately trying to not self-combust out of sheer worry, looking everywhere and trying to shy away from every look they perceived as too judging.

Not a single word of Aizawa's pep-talk managed to return to the front of their brain to cut through the fog of anxiety as they could feel every single pair of eyes of the audience study them in great detail; they all thought they were ready for the huge crowd scrutinizing them, but unfortunately they all had underestimated the sheer weight of all those eyes looking down on them.

"You know? For once I am glad nobody can see me…" Toru admitted with a shaken voice and nervous laugh.

"I got it worse! I am bright pink so I am standing-out too much instead!" Mina answered.

"I thought you loved being the center of attention?" Jiro asked.

"Do I like being noticed? Yes! Do I like this feeling of 'We will judge every single little thing you do'? Not at all!" she answered.

"Oh! Makes sense."

They all were also wearing their Hero Costumes as well, updated just a week before the event so to have them shining new, ready and proper for the audience there and back home to see.

"Try to not make a fool of yourself," Momo said while looking straight ahead.

"Likewise, do not trip on your own feet." Ochako answered, just as frosty.

"Does anybody want to switch places?...Please?" Sero asked with a pleading tone, he was standing between the two women and hating every single instant of it.

"I can't see Mineta anywhere, where is he?" Kaminari asked, confused.

"Still in probation, the things they found in his room were even worse than we thought, apparently he did manage to get a camera inside the girls' changing room. Luckily he still had to activate it, as he was caught right after installation. From what I heard, they are still deciding his fate, but for now he will sit this one event out." Tenya answered.

"That guy has issues," Sado answered, sighing.

"Nobody is THAT HORNY, maybe this is a medical problem?" Tooru added.

"I say we wait for the teachers' decision, it is not up to us." Mezo answered.

"What he did is a crime!" Jiro hissed.

"Not saying it isn't! Just that we should wait before casting our own judgment."

"Oooh! Here are Yaoyorozu and Uraraka! Still biting each other's throat?" a new voice said with a mocking tone from the incoming Class 1B.

"Usagiyama." both girls hissed as one.

"Please, just Rumi! We are friends after all! You are my future bridesmaids, we should get along!" Rumi answered with a fanged smile.

"Bridesmaids?" Momo asked, actually confused.

"You? Married? With whom?" Ochako echoed soon after.

"And you need to ask who's gonna be the groom?" the bunny girl answered with her smirk growing even wider and more savage.

"NEVER!" both students of Class 1A roared once clear who was the supposed groom.

"I am usually all for antagonizing Class 1A, but this may be a bit too much," Monoma admitted, unsure.

"Of all the days there could be a feud...They had to choose this one where they WILL probably fight…" Itsuka added with a sigh of misery.

"As fun as this is, and believe me, this is hysterical, it's finally time to start! So back straight and look professional, because it's time for the opening speech!" Nemuri interrupted any further talk by jumping-in and playfully cracking her whip.

"…"

"What?"

"Sensei, you have a chocolate smudge on your nose." Mina said.

"Oh, damn! Sorry! That sacher cupcake was just too good." the woman answered with a chuckle while wiping it off.

"And now I want one tooooo!" Tooru answered with a long childish whine.

"Whatever. Move aside, I have a speech to give" Katsuki cut in with a smug look while marching towards the mike to address the crowd.

"Who the hell decided Bakugou was a good choice to give the welcome speech?!" Sero exclaimed in shock.

"I am sure our teachers had a very good reason to do this," Mezo answered.

With Izuku – Teachers seats -

"Bakugo-san as the spokesperson? That's a strange decision," Izuku muttered with a raised eyebrow.

"It was actually randomized. To avoid favoritism." Ectoplasm answered.

"And you still added his name?"

"He has a very bad personality and a hilariously-short temper, but he has potential. He just needs to learn how to act human."

"If you are sure he can actually achieve that…" Izuku answered, walking away.

As he moved through the other seats to deliver his orders, he soon walked between the seats of the upper year students that were as well cheering and analyzing the younger years down the arena.

"ICCHAN! Over here!" It was then that he heard Nejire call him out, waving her arms wildly to catch his attention.

"Oh! Nejire-chan!" the young Chef answered, smiling wide, and hurrying towards her seat.

"Oh...He is here too…" Tamaki really wondered how deep his friend's Mirio jealousy ran if now every male getting close to Nejire soured his mood that much.

"Don't be a Tamaki-chan, Mirio. It doesn't suit the next All Might! Just smile." Nejire answered, and while she said that with her usual smile, the jab hidden under it still cut deep enough Mirio almost bled for real.

"Please don't use me as an emotion." Tamaki begged with a groan.

"Good morning, how do you feel?" Izuku asked once he finally reached their seats.

"Splendidly! I had some breakfast here, but while filling, it could not match yours, not even close. Did you get something for me there?" Nejire answered with an eager smile.

"ARE YOU EATING AGAIN?!" a girl sitting nearby shrieked.

"Mind your business, please. But yes, I am still peckish!"

"As luck would have it, I do have something I made specifically for you!" Izuku answered, smirking.

"GOODIE!" Nejire answered with an excited smile.

Down in the arena -

"Ah-hem!" under the worried eyes of students and Teachers alike, Katsuki cleared his throat to give his speech.

"I won't go into a too long spiel as I don't need one.

I just want to warn you all that you are going to waste your time looking at a bunch of Extras giving their best to look decently-prepared AT THE VERY LEAST, so keep your expectations low and your mind very damn open." He said with a very condescending tone.

"Just be gentle, they are still learning to not be useless, at least compared to myself…" Katsuki said with a shrug.

"As for the other guys and girls here behind me: go at it and give your best. Just don't cry if I leave you behind in the dust, that is all." he finished saying, unaware of the doom he had just called upon himself from his very annoyed classmates.

With Izuku -

"Whatever they are doing to curb his Ego it's either slow-burning, or failing spectacularly. I hope it's just a case of the former, but knowing WHO is Number 2 in the Hero Ranking, I don't exactly hold any hope." the Young Chef muttered while shaking his head.

"!" the clapping of the audience around him was awkward to the extreme, meaning that at least few people were sharing his doubts about the blond's attitude, more surprising though was that quite a sizable slice of them actually sounded happy with such peculiar speech and clapped excitedly.

"Fans of Endeavor, probably. They seem to like the Cocky Hero Archetype." Nejire answered between mouthfuls of the gigantic Bento Box Izuku recovered fro Whitey's backpack for her.

"We have not been introduced yet, I am Mirio. Nice to meet you." Mirio chose that moment to get-up from his seat and present his hand.

"Is he trying to assert Dominance or something?" Izuku thought, unimpressed, once seen how the young man tried to accentuate his higher height and musculature compared to him.

"I am Izuku. So you are Mirio, finally we met!" Plastering his nicest smile on his face, the young Chef grabbed the Hero Student hand…

Now, Mirio might have planned to squeeze the Chef's hand a bit harder than intended as a joke, NOT BECAUSE JEALOUS OR ANYTHING, just enough to make the guy's bones crack a little, nothing much. As a Joke.

CRACK!

What he did not expect was for the Chef to return the gesture one hundred times over, making the now sweating Mirio wonder if that was what it felt like to put his hand under a hydraulic press, he just knew, instinctively, that if Izuku squeezed just a fraction tighter then his hand would probably burst like a water balloon.

"I heard a lot of things from you, it's good to finally have a face to add to all that." Izuku, still smiling, did something to his hand (Mirio even later will fail to explain it) and the young Hero felt his own muscles become jelly, enough to force him back on his seat.

"Snort!" Nejire's barely-hidden laugh was just another searing-hot blade piercing Mirio's back.

"Good things, I hope!" Still, he was a future Hero, so he showed a dazzling smile and gave a thumbs-up.

"Not even in the slightest." and Izuku smashed that too, and while still sporting a sugar-sweet smile.

"Bwuh?!" Tamaki liked that sound, honestly, it sounded hilarious, a mix between a sink getting unclogged and a bear getting a surprise prostate exam with a telephone pole.

"But it doesn't matter, what's important is that Nejire recovered." he then added.

"That I did! Come on! Selfie! You too, Whitey and Shiro-chan!" Nejire answered, and once grabbed Izuku in a one-arm hug that squished his head a little against her right boob, and caused Mirio's blood pressure to spike dangerously high, she took a selfie with herself and Izuku and with Shiro looking straight at the camera and Whitey showing two victory signs salute behind them.

"Thank you, Icchan!" Nejire said, adding a truckload of salt to Mirio's wounds by kissing the Chef's cheek.

"T-Think nothing of it...I-I really must go now! The event is about to start," Izuku answered.

"Oh! Sit with me then! I don't mind!" upon hearing that, Mirio's face took on a very worrying shade of red, and Tamaki was secretly finding everything too amusing.

"I don't think-"

"Here is the first Event: A nice obstacle course to warm our young Heroes up and get their blood pumping!" Midnight declared to her own microphone while pointing at a giant door on a side of the arena, she then turned to look directly at the students.

"Heard that? It's about to begin! Sit here, you'll continue selling food later!" Nejire decided for him, and with a surprisingly-strong pull, she forced Izuku to sit on her lap so as to hug him from behind and lean her chin on his shoulder right next to Shiro's tiny head.

Crack! Mirio was sure that the noise was one of his teeth shattering under the pressure of his clenching jaw, soon followed by a vein somewhere in his eyes bursting, because by the burning feeling coming from his orbs he just knew they were both awfully bloodshot.

"There aren't many rules, what's really important is that you stay on the track, beyond that you are on your own. We will follow close behind you so people can watch what you are doing, so don't slack off! And don't you dare make us look bad either, I will personally punish whoever does that!" In the meantime, Nemuri had finished her speech and moved everybody's attention to the faraway giant gate opening.

"Yes!" the students answered as one.

"Well, I am at a good point of my Mission Objective, I can take a small pause...Damn she smells so nice…" the young Chef thought with a groan.

"There is a free seat over there." Mirio tried suggesting with a very forced smile.

"I am sure somebody will benefit from that, Mirio. Now hush, it's about to start." Nejire answered without even looking at him, she just kept rubbing her cheek against Izuku's over and over and Mirio swore to GOD HE-

No. He was not Jealous. Not at all. Those two are just friends and Nejire was just being the childish and petty one between them, that is all!

Down in the arena -

"Good! That's the door you have to get through...In three" Nemuri said with a wild smirk once seen every student's muscle tense to the breaking point.

"…Two." she kept counting, prolonging the torture for her own twisted amusement.

"...One." The students were so tense they were about to explode!

"...GO!"

At the GO! Signaling, the students seemingly forgot every notion of self-control and clamored towards the exit pushing and kicking (and in few cases even biting) whoever stood in their way so as to be the first to get out.

"FUCK OFF!" Katsuki was heard roaring as he pushed himself forward with a duo of explosions from his hands that propelled him towards the door and launched everybody else behind him flying back.

A bit in the back, Aoyama lagged behind to keep an eye on Momo herself, barely hiding the sense of guilt for what he was about to do.

"I am sorry, Momo-san! I have to! My family, my life...Please forgive me." the young man thought in misery while looking at the tall young woman's determined expression.

"Why her, even? Why? What happened to have those Monsters ask me to kill her 'By Accident'? What has her family done to have their daughter killed as a punishment?" Aoyama wondered.

Meanwhile – Secret HQ of the League of Villains – pub -

The truth behind the attack had actually nothing to do with All for One, it was merely a personal request of Shigaraki before his unfortunate encounter with Blackie, and since Kurogiri found Momo inconsequential in the grand scheme of their plans, he conceded the psychopathic man-child his wish, even just to make him shut-up.

And the Smokey Nomu actually enjoyed a bit of murder from time to time, he only found it a pity that they had to pass it for an incident, All for One himself said it was still not the right time for another open attack of the League, so making it look like an accident was the only option left.

Now both him and Dabi were looking at the live feed of the Event thanks to UA's cameras plastered all over the field of the obstacle course.

"How's Himiko?" Kurogiri asked.

"Still convulsing, I put a sock in her mouth so she won't bite her tongue off." Dabi answered.

"Good."

"Not that it would have been a great loss, her voice is grating."

"Be nice, we need her Quirk for our more covert operations,"

"That is why you have me act all chummy with her?"

"Just until she breaks and becomes more malleable." the Nomu answered, with a shrug.

"Wouldn't it be easier to just rip her Quirk out and make a Nomu with it?" Dabi asked, lazily drinking from his glass and watching several students start assaulting the first obstacle of the event: a field full of robots.

"Nomus are for direct attacks and mayhem, they lack finesse." Kurogiri answered, knowing full well that the Doctor said how a Nomu like him was just a one-time wonder they still could not replicate at will.

"And Himiko has finesse? We are drugging her and turning her into a psycho," Dabi asked, scoffing.

"Give her time, once we've rounded the edges she will be our perfect little spy, and even then, soon we will stop needing to act from the shadows, so her turning into yet another attack unit won't be a problem, on the contrary, with her Quirk it will actually be a step-up in her usefulness." Kurogiri answered.

"Bah! Whatever! As long as I get a shot at Endeavor, everything else is just collateral damages."

"Well said."

"By the way, how's Shigaraki?" Dabi asked.

"He has finally started waking-up, as soon as he is coherent again, I will tell him that the girl is dead like he wanted, it should placate him a little."

"He is getting really unhinged lately, what do you think happened?"

"My guess is that he had a run-in with that dog again," Kurogiri answered, sighing.

"Still can't understand how a fleabag gets that strong," Dabi admitted, and unknown to him, the System heard him and relayed the moniker to Blackie.

And the Lord Dog was not amused.

"Once we have dealt with the owner, that dog will be brought here for study, its Quirk may be what we need to further our goals...And Shigaraki said he wanted to eat that dog right after." Kurogiri answered.

"Dog soup, sorry but it doesn't sound appealing." Dabi admitted, gagging.

"It's more about Revenge than taste. Don't worry, you won't have to eat that."

"Damn, Shigaraki has really lost it."

"He never was really sane to begin with, but just like Himiko, he has a Role he is expected to fulfill."

"That rabid animal with disintegrating hands?" Dabi asked with a raised eyebrow.

"He won't be rabid for long, the two beatings he got from a mere dog will actually help us to mold him, the lower his self-esteem is, the more receptive he will be to our Leader's ideals."

"If you say so. Look! Seems like our little Traitor has finally found the opening to off the girl!" Dabi said with an excited smile while pointing at the TV.

"Thank goodness, finally somebody is following the script!" Kurogiri answered with a relieved sigh.

Obstacle Course – With Aoyama -

The young Hero student had been blasting robots left and right with his naval laser while secretly keeping tabs on Momo's movements, and once seen the girl move in a way that left one of the robots between them both in a way that could justify him not seeing her, he shot that robot with his strongest laser, putting in the shot every ounce of power he could muster.

"So the woman of my Partner is once again in danger? Truly, you did a bad job at making those weaklings understand she is Off-Limits." Shiro thought with an annoyed huff.

"What are you blabbering about?!" Blackie replied through the telepathic link opened by the Taotie.

"This Esteemed Taotie is just annoyed you were so bad at scaring a weak bad-guy-wannabee that he now thinks he can send a pawn to kill my Partner's woman. Luckily my Esteemed Persona is here to fix your messes! Finally this Chef has somebody doing their job as Securityproperly." Shiro answered with a haughty tone.

"OH! You believe you are a big shot?! Let this Lord Dog educate you on divine retribution then!" Blackie roared in answer.

This exchange was happening so fast that Aoyama's laser was still mid-way from even hitting the robot.

"Oh, please! Just keep eating and sleeping. That is all you are good for. This Esteemed Taotie will take care of this," Shiro said.

"YOU DARE!? My Paw is even too much for this little thing, but if it is to shut you up, this Lord Dog will gladly show you how it's done!" Blackie was now apoplectic with rage.

And the laser had just now hit the robot and was starting to drill its way through it.

"Do not delude yourself, you do not have the skills for this job!" Shiro answered.

"YOUR MOTHER HAS NOT THE SKILLS TO FONDLE MY BALLS! I'LL SHOW YOU!"

As soon as the laser pierced through the robot with still enough energy to hit Momo and kill her on the spot, from a small black portal an exquisite black paw emerged, and at the same time, from a tiny white tear in Reality a fluffy white paw as well made its appearance.

"PISS OFF!" both Shiro and Blackie roared at each other while their paws slapped away the laser like nothing.

From outside everything happened even too fast, something even the cameras failed to record it; an instant the laser was moving through the robot and towards Momo, and the next the thing had done an 180 and was sprinting back towards Aoyama at even higher speed.

The System noticed this, and since the Entity still needed the little spy of All for One for a last job, the young man was saved by the terrain seemingly shifting under him by itself to make him trip and fall an instant before the laser went reflected back by the two Monsters, making the light sail above Aoyama's head just enough to burn off most of his hair but saving his life.

BOOOOM!

Many students shrieked at the giant explosion happening right next to them, but luckily nobody got hurt.

"Please avoid killing The System's Pawns before they have fulfilled their role. That boy is needed for just another job to help the Host's advancement. Wait until after that if you have to kill him." the System warned them.

"Fine!" both Shiro and Blackie answered, annoyed.

"Good." the Entity said, pleased.

"...I will take my anger out on the ones organizing the attack then." Blackie declared, huffing.

Pub of the League of Villains -

"Lasers don't work like that! Come on!" Dabi screamed in annoyance.

"Honestly! How can her Good Luck be that massive?! The bloody robot reflected the laser! How's it possible?" Kurogiri added, just as angry.

A small black portal opened in front of them as an answer to that.

"What's that?" Dabi asked.

"Oh, no…" Kurogiri instead recognized what was happening, and he felt fear mounting inside of him.

"Bounce for this Lord, you fools." Blackie ordered aloud, and his exquisite paw patted downward.

That playful-looking pat wrought havoc in the entire pub, as if a world-ending hurricane was birthed right in front of the two Villains, and while Dabi was merely sent waist-deep into the wall leaving only his legs dangling out, Kurogiri got hit way worse as the Nomu actually bounced up and down in a horrifying floor-ceiling-floor-ceiling-floor-ceiling fast rhythm for several times until he finally dropped down boneless, both arms and legs broken in various painful ways.

"Kurogiri? It's time for your weekly repor...What the Hell happened now?!" The personal doctor of All for One, and the one acting as Voice for the Villain to the League, asked in disbelief once seen the absolute destruction that had befell the pub and the League Members.

With Izuku – Sport Festival Arena – At the same time -

"Oh God! Is everybody alright?!" Izuku asked in shock.

"Uhm! Should be, they would have stopped the thing if anybody got hurt for real. While extreme, this is still an organized event, they do try to keep incidents to a minimum." Nejire answered, humming.

"That's a relief." the young Chef answered, relaxing visibly.

"You are still sitting on her legs. Shouldn't you be out there selling stuff?" Mirio asked.

"Right! I really must go! Sorry, Nejire-chan, but I really have to go!" Izuku answered with wide eyes and jumping to his feet to hurry away closely followed by Whitey.

"Steamed buns! Spring rolls! Gyoza and Baozi! Get your snacks here! Fresh from Green Cloud Restaurant and here for you! Steamed buns! Spring rolls! Gyoza and Baozi!…" Immediately Izuku started again advertising his products and serving customers, soon leaving the students area to move towards the other seats.

"...You really had to, don't you?" Nejire asked, annoyed.

"He has a job to do! You can talk with your friend whenever you want, now let him work in peace." Mirio answered, now smiling wide, even wider than usual.

"Tch!"

"That's it! The first time me and Icchan sleep together I am sending Mirio the full video! IN 4K!" Nejire thought in scorn, and a shiver of dread ran up Mirio's spine.

With Izuku -

Sharing his attention between his customers, and the rest of the Obstacle Course, especially by watching in worry Momo and Ochako make their way through a gorge and then an actual minefield, the latter causing the Chef to almost hyperventilate in worry once seen the guy right next to Momo blew-up in a thick cloud of flour.

"Each year the make a new challenge to keep it interesting, but don't worry, they are careful to not hurt the students," a near woman said.

"I was told that already, yes." he answered, sighing.

"Then relax, those kids are fine," the woman said with a gentle smile.

"I'll try."

Later that day – Students seats – Contestants Wing -

The Cavalry Battle had been a mess, Katsuki had to admit it, he thought HE was determined to win, but as soon as the thing started, he watched Momo and Ochako switch gear and go ballistic on everybody else, determined not to actually win, but just to rack more point than the other girl in their own feud, then Rumi had come barreling through them like a tank; forcing Katsuki himself to go full throttle just to keep his name in first place since those three lionesses were out for blood and he too risked being between the victims.

Whatever talk those two had the night before the even did jack shit, that was awfully clear, for God's sake Momo had actually decked Katsuki in the eye when he tried to take her headband, and with a new black-eye forming, the young Hero Student wondered how could Izuku manage a relationship with that living hurricane.

"How's the eye, BakuBro?" Kirishima asked, worried.

"It has seen better days," he answered.

"Your victory means nothing!" Rumi was heard growling from the sidelines.

"Oh, I believe it means a lot instead." Momo answered smugly.

Katsuki had finished first (barely)

Momo was 2nd and just two points behind him.

Ochako was 3rd under Momo.

Rumi was 4th under Ochako, by a single point.

"Tch! All luck!" Ochako hissed in contempt.

"Honestly, you are being ridiculous," Mina answered.

"If even Mina finds this too much, you know you are overdoing it!" Tsuyu added, chuckling.

"Hey!"

"Just saying that if even you, who LOVE Romance Wars, find this ridiculous, then they are exaggerating." Jiro answered, snorting.

"It is not even my fault," Momo answered, indignant.

"Hard to believe it, seeing how you assaulted me," Ochako answered.

"It was well within the rules of the Event," the other replied.

"Not to play devil's advocate, but yes, Momo-san actually followed the rules to a T. Except for the haymaker she delivered to Bakugou-san," Tenya answered.

"Pfeh! I barely felt it," Katsuki answered, mostly out of ego.

"This means fucking nothing!" Rumi growled.

"I-"

"Kyuuuuh?" a long animal whine echoed in the seats as the fluffiest, cutest thing they all had ever seen appeared from nowhere to jump on Momo's lap to look at her with big ice-blue eyes.

"OH, MY GOD!" Tooru, lover of all things fluffy, immediately fell in love with the animal.

"And who you may be?" Momo asked, gushing.

"Kyuuh!" the white cloud of fluff answered by climbing on her shoulders to wrap itself around her neck and even give a tiny lick to her cheek.

"NO FAIR! I WANNA PET IT TOO!" Mina's shriek was worthy of a kid throwing a tantrum.

"Me too! Me too! Please!" Tooru begged in need like a drug addict.

"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" soon followed by Pony showing a needy expression.

"What a curious animal," Tenya commented.

"SHIRO! SHIRO WHERE ARE YOU!?" They all heard a panicked voice call-out.

"That voice! Izuku!" Momo answered, happy to see her boyfriend getting near them.

"Kyuuh!" In answer, the small Taotie gave a long call that attracted the Chef's attention.

"Shiro! Why did yourun away?!" he said in relief once seen where his Partner went.

"It's yours?" Pony asked.

"He is Shiro, my new pet. Come on, come here." the Chef answered, sighing.

"Kyuh!" Shiro answered while leaving Momo and returning to lie around Izuku's neck in a matter of seconds.

"See? This Esteemed Taotie is even surpassing you as a Wingman for my Partner." Shiro sent to Blackie through a telepathic message filled to the brim in smugness.

"Oh, Fuck off!" the Lord Dog replied, scoffing.

"Sorry about this, he hardly ever leaves my side, I don't know why he suddenly rushed here."

"It's okay, what's important is that he was not in danger." Mezo answered, then he noticed the big backpacks he and Whitey had.

"What is that?" he asked.

"Oh! I am here to advertise my Restaurant, and in the meantime I am selling some food, all snack versions of my normal menu." Izuku answered.

GROOOOOOOOO!

Several stomachs immediately woke-up at hearing that, and many faces burned red in shame.

"...Please forgive us." Itsuka said, ashamed to near death.

Ping!

"You can sell food to them too, send me the total, I will make sure to collect the money from them and send it to you once the event is over." Nezu had probably taken a second to compose that message, and Izuku once again wondered how something so small could be so scary.

"Uh!"

"What?" Kaminari asked.

"Mister Nezu says I can sell food to you too, I will just need to take note of your orders and send him the total, he will then have somebody collect the money you owe me after the event." he answered, shrugging.

"…"

"I have a small list of what I brought along if you want to study it first. I can wait." Izuku said, turning to the side to show the LONG list of stuff he and Whitey offered printed there, few names were crossed-out to show they were no longer available.

"Can I pet Shiro-kun in the meantime? Pleeeeeease!" Tooru begged.

"ME TOO! ME TOOOOO!" Pony asked as well.

"Kyuhn." The small Taotie just gave a soft call and jumped towards the two girls by himself.

"Apparently he doesn't mind, go on. Just be gentle."

"THANK YOU!" the various girls interested in petting the Taotie answered as one.

"Are youothers ready to order instead?" Izuku asked.

"I believe so, but please follow just one rule: Do not overeat! The Sport Festival is not over yet!" Tenya warned everybody after seeing the hunger shine in every student's eyes.

"Two items max per person, nothing more." Itsuka added too much whining from the others.

Commentators Booth – Ten minutes later -

Ping!

"Flourishing businesses are always a pleasure to see," Nezu said in amusement once seen the new message detailing the names of every student that had ordered food from Izuku and the total each one of them owed the Chef.

"Good for him, I guess." Aizawa answered with an uncaring shrug, although still munching.

"Once done here there will be the fighting part, how are the kids holding up?" Mic asked.

"Eating, chatting, glaring at each other in hatred. The usual." Power Loader answered once checked with a pair of binoculars.

"At least they will be motivated to give their best during the fights. As long as they do not try to actually try to kill each other." Aizawa answered.

"That is what you and Mic and Nemuri down there acting as referee are here for, to avoid murder! Yahahahaha!" Nezu answered with a deranged laugh.

"Ah, yes, put all the responsibility on us!" Hizashi answered, grumbling.

"It's one of the perks of being the boss!" Nezu answered, smirking.

Corridors of the arena – later that day -

All things considered, for Shoto things had gone kind of smoothly, besides Katsuki there weren't many that could keep up with his Ice Quirk, and yet, during the preliminary fights he could still hear Endeavor demand him to use the fire the man KNEW Shoto had also inherited alongside the Ice.

"I'll be caught dead before using HIS fire." Shoto hissed finally with some emotion surfacing from his usual monotonous tone.

"His fire...Doesn't sound right." the new voice made him whip around to look at the intruder, only to see Izuku accompanied by Whitey and the sleeping Shiro around his neck.

"Sorry, I was looking for the bathroom and got lost, this place is a maze." the Chef answered, sheepish.

"I did get lost before. Bathroom is that way," Shoto answered, pointing behind Izuku.

"Oh Thank God!"

"I'll be going then."

"Do you want a steamed bun?" Izuku asked out of the blue.

"Uh?!" That question surprised Shoto enough to stop abruptly and once again turn around to look at the Chef.

"A Steamed bun. The very last, free of charge." Izuku answered, gently throwing the wrapped thing at Shoto in a soft arch.

"...Why?" he asked once caught the thing, somehow it was still pleasantly warm.

"Throw it back." In answer, Izuku kept one hand palm-up and looked at him expectantly.

"Hn?" That request was strange, but still, the young Hero student complied, and once again the steamed bun went flying and returned to Izuku's hand.

"Uhm…" and yet something was apparently amiss, since the Chef walked closer to him while studying the wrapped thing with calculative eyes.

"As I thought. It's yours, I can't take it back." Izuku finally declared, taking Shoto's hand in his and gently depositing the steamed bun in his open palm.

"What are you?"

"Do you know what I hate?" the Chef asked.

"...No?" This continuous switching was starting to make Shoto feel dizzy.

"Wastes. Wasted food, wasted Ingredients, wasted opportunities. You are letting that fool Endeavor dictate what you can or cannot do with your powers." Izuku said.

"You don't know anything."

"No, I don't." the other answered, simply.

"I don't because I never had a Quirk to begin with. But I know that I am seeing somebody that by good or evil has been given the power to make a difference, and you are not fully using it."

"It's HIS FIRE, and I got it through his machinations!" Shoto hissed.

"I heard the rumors, although, Rumors imply that it can actually be false, but I do serve Heroes, and thanks to them I know those are not rumors, but facts."

"Then you also understand why I can't use his fire."

"His? Does he daily infuse you in fire torecharge your reserves?"

"No, he-"

"He can still use his Quirk, so I guess he did not pass it to you?"

"A Quirk can't be passed on like that, I-"

"So your body produces that fire?" Izuku asked, once again interrupting him.

"Yes, but-"

"Then if your body creates it, and Endeavor in no way gives you his own...Why do you keep calling it HIS FIRE?" he asked.

"Because it comes from him! Because he wants me to use it to surpass All Might and say he did it!"

"...So YOU will surpass All Might and Endeavor will celebrate it as his success? Is your father so pathetic he needs Reflected Glory to feel better about himself?" Izuku asked.

"You would be surprised at how low he would step to appease his Ego." Shoto answered, bitterly.

"You do know instead? In detail?"

"Unfortunately, yes."

"And you still play along?" Izuku asked.

"Uh?!"

"I remind you that the MIGHTY ENDEAVOR! Was reduced into a wreck by a mere spicy dish, cooked by a Quirkless he challenged just because Whitey stripped and threw out his sidekick Burnin. If I could stand up to him with just some Tofu and chili sauce, why can somebody like YOU who can summon Ice and Fire on command, cannot? You are limiting yourself out of spite, and at the same time inflating his Ego by calling your own fire his, further feeding his delusions." Izuku asked with crossed arms.

"…"

"You inherited his Fire Quirk, yes. That is undeniable. He GAVE YOU his fire, but that Fire is now yours, he can't take it back. Just like I gave you that steamed bun and I can't take it back anymore. You are free to throw that food away, squash it under your feet or just leave it to the side forgotten, just like that fire you have inside.

But then? What do you gain from this? I gave away the last bun I had lying around my backpack and Endeavor gets bragging rights on YOUR results...We both win, but what about you?" the Chef asked.

"...What about me?"

"You are helping Enji to stand on a pedestal he has no rights to stand on, you are helping him cast his shadow over you by willingly choosing to not walk out of it. Surpass All Might, surpass Endeavor and be YOUR Hero. You are nobody's ticket to the top beside yourself, throw Endeavor's words back at him. 'It is not your Fire! It's mine! My fire! Never yours!'"

"My fire…" Shoto muttered, still looking at the small wrapped bun in his hands.

"We are not our parents, nor we are an extension of them. We are our own person, their sins and accomplishments should never fall on us, and the same happens in reverse, you just need to remember this yourself and to remind Endeavor over and over again, no matter how many times you have to repeat it." Izuku said while walking away from the Hero student.

"...And what about this?" Shoto asked, showing the retreating Chef the wrap.

"Were you even listening to all I said? It's your steamed bun now, just like it's your fire, Todoroki!" Izuku answered, smirking, and with the robot in tow, he disappeared behind the corner.

"My bun...My fire…" Shoto muttered, absentmindedly unwrapping the thing to eat it on his way to the arena for his fight. It was not Soba, but for some reason that little thing tasted...Liberating.

With Izuku -

"I guess I should thank you?" Endeavor asked once accosted Izuku as soon as the Chef walked away.

"I would prefer you don't." Izuku answered, coldly.

"That would imply I did this for YOU, but I did it for Shoto instead."

"Still, he needs to use M-"

"HIS fire, Enji-san. It never was yours to begin with, and you know it. I don't understand where this mania of yours for stealing your son's accomplishments has come from, and frankly, I don't care. I just saw a Customer in need of help, and as a Chef, I am honor-bound to offer a good dish and a gentle word or two to ease their plight."

"...Is that your excuse? He is a Customer?" Enji asked.

"I did give him a steamed bun, technically speaking, yes he was." Izuku answered with a grin.

"You still decided to stick your nose in matters that didn't belong to you," the man growled-out.

"Are you challenging me again, Enji-san?" the Chef asked.

"There is no spicy Tofu saving you this time." Endeavor answered, and even with the serious tone he used, that answer would still sound ridiculous to whoever heard him.

"Wanna bet I can defeat you with a finger instead?" Izuku answered with a way-too-kind smile.

"Don't be ridiculous, You are Quirkl-"

"Śūnyatā." Izuku muttered while jabbing his index finger hard into Endeavor's stomach.

"Ufff! Okay! That hit harder than expected, but I barely felt it-"

Grrrrrrrrumble!

("Śūnyatā" ( Sanskrit ) usually translated as " devoidness ", " emptiness "...I apologize for the use of such a philosophical term for a Knocking attack that forces the victim's bowels to empty violently. I am sorry.)

Enji's smug answer died on the notes of his stomach giving just a single alarm signal echoing in the entire corridor like a faraway rumbling thunder, then his complexion became ashen and he started sweating hard.

"NONONONONONO! WHYYYYY?!" The invincible Pro Hero number 2 howled in misery as he desperately dove for one of the bathroom stalls in a painful encore of the last time he challenged Izuku in anything.

"I thought you learned your lesson and stopped challenging Chefs!" Izuku, entering the place more leisurely, asked with a sing-song tone.

"Whyyyyy!? Why did youdo this to me a second time?! WHYYYYY?!" Endeavor cried-out in despair as once again violent and loud trumpeting noises thundered all around him.

"Don't blame me! You asked for it by bullying whoever doesn't agree with you. Well, I am off! That attack will last a good two hours, nonstop, have fun!" Having finished his own business, Izuku gave a last farewell and promptly escaped before the fumes could actually reach him.

"NO! WAIT! I AM SORRY! CANCEL THIS THING! PLEEEEEEASE! AAAAAAAAH!'' Unfortunately for the now crying Endeavor, his pleas will fall on deaf ears, he was truly alone in his misery.

With Izuku – After the Sport Festival closing Ceremony -

"Congratulations to the Host for completing his Mission! For selling all the Units of Food required, The Mellow Cola has been officially unlocked and added to the Restaurant stock. Congratulations!" the System alerted Izuku as soon as he walked out of the Stadium with Whitey behind him and every backpack now empty and carefully folded into a bag in the robot's big hand.

"It was a good show, I am happy Shoto-san got first place, maybe coming second WILL help Bakugo-san learn a bit of humility…" Izuku admitted with a sigh.

Momo had lost badly against Tokoyami instead, same going for Ochako against Katsuki, he had his hands quite full in consoling both distraught girls, especially with how hard they were crying and feeling disappointed in themselves; it gave him the opening he needed to invite Momo and her parents to his restaurant at the closing hours after dinner, but doing so while watching her tears-stained eyes did not make him feel any good about it.

"Rumi was nowhere to be seen instead...I fear that third place was too low for a prideful girl like her, but it's not her fault for actually not knowing Shoto could actually use fire too...Was it my fault she lost?" Izuku wondered aloud with a sigh, he did feel partly responsible for her defeat.

WAAAAAAGH !

To the Chef's surprise, Tenya of all people blurred past him at high speed thanks to his Quirk, and the young man's face betrayed a deep sense of guilt and pain even for that single instant Izuku managed to look at him before the Hero Student disappeared from view.

"...He looked upset, maybe he too hoped to win more fights?" Izuku asked aloud to nobody in particular.

"I hope he will get better soon, he is a nice guy." he then declared with a sigh.

All things considered, besides the very important talk he will have with his girlfriend, her parents and his parents, the day had gone fairly smoothly, he did his job, sold his food and met some familiar faces for some friendly banter...Really, he could get used to a nice life without problems!

Pat! Pat! Pat!

It was when Izuku had reached his Restaurant that the soft sound of small bare feet running on the street reached his ears and a small kid girl dove for his arms.

"P-P-Please help me!" The poor kid begged with a very weak voice, she was barely dressed in a dirty rag acting as a dress, had both arms and legs covered in dirty bandages that still left NUMEROUS scars visible, and beside the solitary horn on her forehead, she looked extremely underfed.

"It's okay, I am here. Get in, I have some food and a warm bath with your name on it." All those things immediately made both Hero and Chef sides of Izuku's brain flare to life, and with extreme care he took the kid in his arms and took her inside the Restaurant.

"I am Izuku Midoriya, you?" he asked with a soft voice so as not to scare her further.

"E-E-Eri. M-m-my name is Eri." the kid answered, still looking scared out of her mind with how much she was shivering.

"It's okay, Eri-chan. You are safe now." Izuku answered while the door locked itself behind him.

One could have said that Izuku had jinxed himself earlier, but considering who he was, his Sponsor and the overall Security inside and outside the Restaurant, it could be argued that its was instead Overhaul the one victim of bad luck, as he will soon learn on his own skin.

Y.

Omake Time!

Dimensional Recipe Hunt episode 3:

Vegetable soup and Strawberry Sundae!

City – Night -

A very tall wolf with pale fur and wearing a student uniform was panting loudly while running through the streets of the shadier part of the big city as fast as his legs could carry him.

"Her scent! That way!" he growled while moving on all four to gain just that tiny bit of extra speed while turning a corner.

His beloved Haru! Kidnapped again! What was her problem?! How did she manage to always attract kidnappers like a damn magnet?! He had promised to become strong and protect her, but if that tiny rabbit kept attracting mad carnivores and molesters, Legosi knew he wouldn't just become white-furred, he would go damn bald!

CRACK!

To his surprise a giant guy, a brown bear, just flew past him once he passed through a small rusted gate to finally find his girl, and when he checked the flying guy's trajectory in reverse to see who sent the 500 or so kilograms of bear fly with an utterly destroyed face and skull, he saw...Something.

It wasn't very tall, 5'3 maybe? Maybe slightly taller but not by much.

Fur-less...No, it had some very scarce fur on its arms, none on the face and a wild mane on top of its head, and somehow that fur was naturally green instead of dyed (Legosi smelled no chemicals from it).

Green lively eyes, smell of a male...A Fur-less monkey?...No, he did not have a tail…The scent he had was very unique too.

What the young Wolf saw though was that strange guy grab a Hyena by the mandibles and force them closed with one hand and chop the guy on the neck with the other hand hard enough the hyena fell unconscious instantly.

Thump!

The strange thing then threw the Hyena behind him on a pile of unmoving Carnivores, then the lion guy attacked.

"I'LL FUCKING EAT YOU!" Legosi heard the guy scream in enough rage and madness the young wolf's fur stood to an end.

"BODHI PESTLE!" the strange being replied by, SOMEHOW, enlarging his entire arm and fist to twice the sizes of his attacker's entire body and punch the lion with a loud booming sound and the clear chorus of shattering bones and teeth before the giant Carnivore became a living bullet that flew against the wall and through the thing like it was paper instead of concrete and bricks.

"Troublemaker! Cease your attack or you shall be stripped as an example to others!`` It was then that Legosi saw the thing's companion...A robot, straight out of a sci-fi novel, with a chubby belly and a big round head adorned only by two big round eyes easily fighting-off three or four Carnivores at a time! Each punch of the metallic puppet destroyed the attackers that went then stripped down to their boxers, for some reason.

Those two strange guys were fending off an entire band of crazed Carnivores by themselves, and between the two Haru was on her knees with the few rags left of her school uniform barely covering her virtue, curiously she was holding in her arms a strange creature resembling a snow white fox, but whenever Legosi tried to meet the small thing's eyes his instincts begged him to run away screaming to avoid death.

It was then that he realized it: those two strange things were Protecting Haru...And he would be damned if he did not help them!

"HARU!" With a scream, the young Wolf joined the fight by tackling to the ground a young cheetah to start grappling with him.

"Legosi!" Haru yelled, afraid.

"Friend of yours?" Izuku asked while snapping like a twig the arms of the pitbull dog-man that tried grabbing him on a bear-hug.

"M-My boyfriend!" the young dwarf bunny replied.

"Very well! Whitey! Help him!" the Young Chef ordered, switching from brute strength to Knocking to really start piling-up bodies.

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!

Under the shocked eyes of those criminals, the young Chef picked-up speed and each tap of his fingers downed one of their fighters, no matter where he poked them: forehead, neck, back, chest or stomach, one attack and the victim would fall down unconscious.

"Understood!" the robot in the meantime either slapped or punched its targets, and those poor fools would get sent tumbling down the floor like toys no matter their weight or sizes, and then as an added insult get roughly undressed to their boxers/tighty-whities right after and THEN thrown into a random dumpster nearby.

"Troublemaker!" Whitey said, easily grabbing the Cheetah Legosi was rolling on the floor with by the neck to shove him against the wall with enough strength the guy's head dug a hole in it, the poor cheetah did not stand a chance.

Striiip!

"Why strip them?" Legosi blurted-out, even if his eyes were still glued on the cheetah's teeth that had remained stuck deep into the wall from the previous impact.

"Disciplinary stripping is essential! Troublemakers are always stripped as an example to others!" the robot replied while dumping the hopefully still-alive naked cheetah guy into a dumpster with the others.

"T-That guy is a monster! The robot is a maniac! RUUUUUN!" Finally survival instinct made its presence known, and as soon as one of the criminals said that, everybody else took the hint and scampered away fast.

Of the two dozen that had started attacking Izuku and Whitey as soon as the Chef stopped their Leader from abusing of Haru, only four or five actually managed to escape, just enough to tell the legend of a mysterious fur-less creature with freakish strength and accompanied by a robot.

Sigh! "They are gone, finally. You okay, miss?" Izuku asked while Shiro-kun the Ancestral Taotie returned to lie around his neck like a scarf and soon fall asleep.

"Y-Yes." Haru answered with a shaken voice.

"Haru!" the young wolf yelled as he ran to hug her.

"Legosi!" the dwarf rabbit answered, breaking down in tears while hugging him with all her strength.

"Were you helping her?" he asked.

"Well, I saw that guy tear off her clothes...And I felt the need to show him how little I appreciated that." Izuku answered with a nervous smile while pointing at...At a bundle of bruised flesh that was probably a wolf once, although now it looked like something had chewed him a couple times before spitting him out. The guy was barely breathing, so while still alive, the poor bastard was now probably wishing for somebody to put him out of his misery.

"You did that?" Legosi asked with his ears pinned down low.

"I kind of went heavy handed...Sorry," he admitted.

"I would have done the same. We better move though, if others arrive the situation will be complicated to explain." the young wolf said.

"Right! This way! I have a room in a hotel in a more polite part of town!" Izuku signaled them to follow him, and without many other options, both dwarf rabbit and wolf followed him and his robot.

Hotel – Penthouse – One Hour later -

"Here, some tea to help you relax." Izuku said while handing a mug to the bunny girl.

"Thank you." Haru answered, accepting the thing with a small voice, she was also wearing a spare shirt of the Chef that was actually big enough to reach slightly below her knees, almost like a loose dress.

She also found the words 'Spare Shirt' written on the front kind of amusing.

"Your Sponsor takes good care of you." Legosi admitted, impressed, while drinking his own mug of tea.

"Yes, let's say they had to apologize for a couple mishaps that happened in the past." the young Chef answered.

"So you are traveling the world to learn new recipes?" the wolf asked.

"Worlds, plural. From where I come from most of you are Ingredients, here instead my race does not exist. I was sent here because since 'Animals' have a full-blown society here, you developed different recipes that utilize fruits and vegetables to cover for a Carnivore's need to consume meat for sustenance." Izuku explained.

"Worlds...It would explain why I never heard about Humans, not even while surfing the net after meeting you." Legosi admitted with a sigh.

"I am just glad I did not take Nejire-chan or the others with me this time. One Human already attracts too much attention," Izuku replied, sighing.

"Uh! I am talking with an alien, when I was a kid I imagined my meeting with one being different!" Haru admitted with a small chuckle.

"Sorry about that!" Izuku answered, chuckling.

"Well, you and your bodyguard saved me, so I am not mad!" she replied.

"Thank you for that," Legosi added.

"I am a Chef that once dreamed to be a Professional Hero, I still have the drive to help whoever is in need, either by filling their stomachs or to protect them from harm." he answered with a sad smile.

"I don't know what your planet wants from a Hero, but seeing you knock down a bear with a single punch while being less than half their size would be enough here." Legosi said, trying to cheer-up their strange new friend.

"It was nothing."

"It was something instead! You saved me! I want to return the favor!"

"Haru…"

"No, not that way! I don't do that anymore!" she then answered with a red face.

"What way?" the young Chef asked, confused.

"Nothing, nothing." Legosi answered, coughing nervously.

"I meant helping him with his recipe hunt!" the dwarf bunny said.

"Really?!"

"Yep! I will introduce you to the Cooking Club in our school. They know lots of recipes, one of which their prized Strawberry Sundae they make at every school event.I am sure Legosi can talk them into sharing some knowledge."

"W-Why me?!" the young wolf asked.

"They seem to like you a lot while on the contrary not a single one of them likes me, and you know Why." Haru replied with a frown.

"R-Right, I'll take care of it. Maybe Jack can share some recipes from his mother's repertoire, he always says she is a great cook."

"Thank you!" Izuku answered elatedly.

The next day – Cooking Club – School -

"Okay! I think I got it! Here is my version of your Strawberry Sundae recipe!" Izuku said with a small proud smile once put the last strawberry slice on top of the whipped cream, and completing another piece of art that will join his repertoire back home.

While he did that, though, the members of the Cooking Club had each finished trying the Vegetable Soup they taught him how to prepare, and they were all now looking at him with a hard-to-fathom light in their eyes…

Luckily the Club Leader clarified their intentions by jumping Izuku with a feral and needy yowl.

"PLEASE STAY! JOIN OUR CLUB! EVERYTHING YOU WANT YOU CAN HAVE IT! EVEN ME! YOU CAN HAVE ME AS WELL! JUST STAY!" The young female student, a striped cat with grey fur and a very slim waist, begged while latching onto Izuku's leg with both her arms.

"Legosi-san! YOU SAID THEY WERE NOT INSANE!" the young Chef shrieked in horror.

"Tabitha-san normally is very stoic! I don't know why she is acting like that!" the young wolf replied, unnerved.

"That may be because your strange friend just watched them cook each recipe once and then immediately replicated them both, but better!" Legosi's friend Jack replied while trying to pry the cat-girl away from Izuku's leg.

"I think Mister Midoriya simply re-wrote a few laws of physics too while cooking, that didn't help either." Juno added from the sidelines, she like many others attracted by the noise of the cooking club begging the young Chef to stay in a chorus of crocodile tears.

"I wasn't even going that fast!" Izuku replied while hiding behind Whitey.

"You did the work of ten people to cook for all of us! ALONE!" another member of the cooking club answered with a shriek.

"...Yeah that was pretty much a snail pace…" he muttered to himself, unfortunately he was in a school of animals, they all had damn sharp ears.

"…" a deep silence fell in the corridors at that.

"Izuku…" Legosi and Jack said as one while their legs' muscles already tensed once they felt the rising tension around them.

"Yes?"

"...RUN!" grabbing the young Chef under his arm, Legosi gave an awe-inspiring sprint and started running away followed by Jack and his other friends.

"CATCH HIIIIIIIM!" Tabitha the cat-girl yelled, making the members of her Cooking Club hurry to chase the escaping group.

"Why does thiskeep happening?! I just want a simple life as a Chef! WHYYYYY?!" Izuku, finally free to run with his own legs, cried-out while helped by Legosi and the others to escape.