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Chapter 42.
The Cultural Festival.
A new day has arrived and class A is ready to take their classes.
- "Good morning."- Aizawa said as he enters the classroom. – "I know a lot of things have happened lately, but we're not done yet… we will have a cultural festival."-
- "A normal school activity!"- The class celebrated.
- "Unlike other years, the cultural festival will take place only inside the school. Each class must choose what they are going to do at the festival. Today we will dedicate ourselves to that."- Aizawa said. – "Or well... most of you, Atanagi, you will not participate in this."-
This shocks the entire class. - "Why Sensei? Did he do something bad?"- Iida asked.
- "I see you haven't told them yet."- Aizawa said to Yamikumo.
- "I was hoping the effects would wear off by today..."- Yamikumo said.-
- "I don't understand... what's happening, Atanagi-kun?"- Iida asked.
- "I guess everyone is aware of Mirio's situation, right?"- Yamikumo asked.
- "Yes, we were informed of what happened to his quirk."- Iida said.
- "Well... Mirio wasn't the only one who was hit by a quirk erasing bullet... I was also shot with one."- Yamikumo revealed to the class, who remained silent.
- "Why didn't you tell us that?!" – Kinoko was the first one to speak.
- "I was hoping to get my quirk back after resting for a day... but apparently that wasn't the case... I didn't want to worry you."- Yamikumo said.
- "I know that your partner's situation is alarming... but now we have things to do, you should not worry about him, especially since recovering his quirk is guaranteed for him."- Aizawa said.
- "As Aizawa-sensei said, please don't let my situation discourage you, focus on what's coming, I'll soon return to normal."- Yamikumo said.
- "Very well, Iida, you are in charge of the class, meanwhile, Atanagi, I need you to come with me."- Aizawa said.
- "Understood."- Without further ado, Yamikumo and Aizawa leave the classroom, leaving the rest of the class to decide what they will do at the sports festival.
- "Aizawa-sensei and Atanagi-kun are right, we should focus on what is ahead!"- Iida said standing in front of the class, Momo is next to him. – "Alright, first we need some ideas, so it would be best to see if any of us have any ideas for the festival."-
- "An arm-wrestling tournament!" – Kirishima said.
- "A center of crepes!"- Sato said.
- "A dance!"- Mina said.
- "A cat maid cafe!"- Mineta said.
- "A banquet for the shadow students."- Tokoyami said.
- "My brilliant show."- Aoyama said.
- "A short game or something."- Jirou said, this caught Kaminari's attention, he thought that the girl would propose something more musical.
- "A concert!"- Kaminari said.
And so, several proposals came, several minutes later, all the proposals were written on the board. – "Very well, I think that they are all, the best thing will be to delete those that are not realistic or those that are difficult to carry out."- Iida said. – "Maybe if we put the ideas related to food in one..."-
However, they were unable to come to a conclusion as the class was over, at that moment Aizawa and Yamikumo returned. – " I see you haven't decided yet… It was a pointless meeting in the end..."- Aizawa said. – "Make a decision for tomorrow morning."-
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1-A dorms.
Classes are over and now everyone is in the dorms, most of the class was in the common room to decide what they are going to do.
- "Very good, We've taken the time to analyze everything..."- Momo said. – "I'm going to be frank, very few of us are familiar with cooking anything other than fast food so it would be difficult to do anything related to that."-
- "It's kind of sad, but I guess she's right..."- Sero said.
- "We should do something that is exciting and fun for everyone, not just us."- Kinoko said.
- "Like a haunted house or a play."-
- "I don't think a haunted house is the best..."-
- "A low-level play would not be interesting at all."-
- "I would like to make everyone dance..."- Mina said.
- "Why don't you mix some ideas?"- Yamikumo said. – "The concert and the dance can go together, after all music and dancing almost always go hand in hand."-
- "Good idea, Atanagi-kun! Although I thought you weren't going to participate in this."- Iida said.
- "Just because I'm not going to participate doesn't mean I can't help you."- Yamikumo said.
- "I like that idea!"- Kaminari said. – "So not only do we do something that entertains everyone, but we can have fun in the process."-
- "I can teach you to dance!"- Mina said.
- "And if we talk about the concert part... I think I know who would be perfect for the music."- Kaminari said while looking at Jirou.
- "Eh?! W-What?!"- Jirou said with a blush on her cheeks.
- "Yes! We can play with Jirou-chan's instruments!"- Mina said. – "Also, she is very good with instruments!"-
- "N-It's not that big of a deal... It's just a hobby, I don't think I'm good enough to make a presentation."- Jirou said with a sad expression.
- "What do you say?! I think that's a great thing about you!"- Kaminari said. – "I also wish I was as good as you on the instruments!"-
These words made Jirou blush even more. – "I guess it won't hurt to do it... plus if you really think it's cool... okay, I'll do it!"-
- "So it's decided, class A will do a concert with a dance choreography included!"- Iida said.
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Next day.
At the hospital.
- "We're sorry we couldn't come sooner."- Mirio said, at his side are Izumi and Yamikumo, the three of them came to visit Eri at her request. – "Here you go, it's an assortment of fruits, if you like them you can eat them! Do you have any favorite fruit?"-
- "Apples…"- Eri said while holding the fruit basket in her hands. - "All this time, even when I had a fever, I was thinking about something... I never learned your name."- Eri said to Izumi.
- "R-Really?"- Izumi asked.
- "I only knew Lemillion-san and Fireheart-san's... so I would like to know yours."- Eri said.
- "My name is Izumi Midoriya, but you can call me Deku!"- Izumi said.
- "Deku-san, Lemillion-san, Fireheart-san… You all suffered trying to save me... I'm so sorry…"- Eri said. – "Because of me Lemillion-san and Fireheart-san lost their powers..."-
- "Eri-chan"- Mirio said as he puts his hand on Eri's head. – "No one thinks that you caused painful things, everyone is happy knowing that you are safe."-
Hearing this, Eri starts making strange faces, confusing the trio. – "I'm sorry... how do you smile again?"- Eri asked.
This surprises and saddens the three of them. – "Overhaul did so much to her that she even forgot how to smile..."-
At that Izumi gets up and goes to where Aizawa was. – "Aizawa-sensei, is it possible that Eri-chan goes out for a day?"- She asked.
- "While it is not impossible, I need you to be more specific."- Aizawa said.
- "In that case... Can Eri come to the cultural festival?" – Izumi asked.
- "Thats a good idea!"- Mirio said.
- "What's that?"- Eri asked.
- "It is a festival held by our school. Students organize events and food stalls for everyone to enjoy."- Yamikumo said.
- "And apples! There are probably sweet apples!"- Mirio added.
- "Sweet apples?"- Eri asked.
- "It's an apple sweetened to the point of becoming candy!"- Mirio said.
- "Candy apples…"- Eri said as her mouth waters just thinking about the sweet apples.
- "Let me contact the principal."- Aizawa said.
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1-A classroom.
- "A concert with a dance choreography... very well if that's what you decided."- Aizawa said. – "You will have the rest of your free time until the cultural festival to prepare, don't let me down."-
- "All right, if we're going to do a concert, we can use a four-on-the-floor formation."- Jirou said. – "Does anyone here know how to play bass or drums?"-
Nobody answered…
- "I thought so…"- Jirou said. – "The mainstay of a band is the drums, but my main instrument is the guitar..."-
- "Hey Bakugo! I heard you went to drum lessons, why don't you try playing a little?"- Kaminari said.
- "Can't anyone else do it?"- Bakugo said.
- "I see... you can't..."- Kaminari said knowing what would happen.
- "Give me that shit!"- Bakugo said as he took the drumsticks and began to play the drums, to everyone's surprise, Bakugo turned out to be good on the drums.
- "Perfect!"-
- "Incredible!"-
- "It is already decided! Bakugo will be the drummer!"-
- "And shit! Don't get me into this nonsense!"- Bakugo said.
- "Bakugo please..."- Jirou said.
- "I don't have time for this nonsense."- Bakugo said. – "I will not do something just for fun."-
- "Why do you always have to be a spoilsport?!"-
- "Don't get me wrong, I'm not doing this for fun, if we're going to do this... we're going to do it to be the best!"- Bakugo said with a smug smile. – "So if you want me to participate... you better not do it without giving your all!"-
- "Don't worry…"- Jirou said. – "We will be the best!"-
- "In that case... we're going to impress everyone at the UA!"- Bakugo said.
- "Alright, we have the drummer, I'll be on bass, we need more members..."- Jirou said.
- "I can play the piano, if that's useful..."- Momo said.
- "Yes, the synthesizers are an important part, Yaomomo will be of great help."- Jirou said. – "We just need the guitar and a singer."-
- "That means the rest will be dancers."- Iida said.
- "We have to see the staging!"- Mina said. – "For example, flares, streamers, a disco ball... everything can be used for the staging."-
- "We also have to practice, if I'm not mistaken Aizawa-sensei reserved the gym for us."- Todoroki said.
- "We also have to find a way to get everyone involved, for example, we can have Uaraka float Todoroki and Kirishima, then Kirishima can break Todoroki's ice."- Mina said. – "And Aoyama will be the disco ball. So the light will bounce off the ice fragments and they will look like stars!"-
- "In that case we will need people to take care of things behind the scenes."- Sato said. – "That way the stage won't be too crowded, and this way we can all participate in this."-
- "Who will sing then?"- Uraraka asked. – "Jirou, are you going to sing?"-
- "W-Well... it's still too soon to decide that."- Jirou said.
- "Why not? I've heard you sing; you sing very beautifully!"- Mina said as he handed Jirou a microphone. – "Come on, try it!"-
Resigned, Jirou begins to sing... in the words of her classmates, her voice is that of an angel.
- "My ears are in heaven!"-
- "Wow, your voice is so beautiful..."- Kaminari said.
- "E-Enough of that...we still need two guitarists."-
- "I want to do it!"- Kaminari said as he picked up one of the guitars. – "I'm sure with Jirou's teachings I'll be able to do great."-
Tokoyami takes the other guitar. - "I will also be part of the band."-
- "Alright, with that we have all the roles assigned."- Iida said. – "The music gang, Jirou, Kaminari, Tokoyami, Bakugo and Yaoyorozu. Those in charge of the staging will be Todoroki, Sero, Kirishima and Aoyama. The rest will be the dancers."-
- "We will have some very busy days!"-
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Next day.
Today is Saturday, it is the UA students' day off, but class A decided to use this day to prepare for the cultural festival.
The group in charge of the music has already finished choosing their song and now they are practicing. – "Our music has been chosen! It's time to practice until dead!"-
The dance group was practicing with Mina in the lead helping everyone line up. – "No, it's not like that, you must move your arms like this!"-
The staging team is discussing how everything is set up. – "No, if we do it this way, we won't have enough people."-
As the dance team practices outside the dorms, a figure inadvertently approaches. – "It seems that no one has noticed us... it's time to prepare our masterful entrance!"- The figure said as he jumped in front of everyone. – "We are here!"- The figure turned out to be Mirio, but he is not alone, with him are Eri and Yamikumo.
- "They are Atanagi-kun, Togata-senpai and... a little girl."-
Mirio and Yamikumo were in their casual clothes, while Eri was wearing a white dress shirt with a frilled collar and a plain red pinafore with two large, golden buttons on either side of her chest. Under this, she wears gray tights and a large set of tan boots, and a small dark red messenger bag with the strap sitting over her right shoulder, and a little floral pattern decorating one of its sides.
- "In the end we had Nezu's permission."- Aizawa said.
- "So this is Eri-chan... nice to meet you, my name is Tenya Iida."- Iida said approaching Eri, but she hides behind Mirio's legs. – "Oh, she's shy it seems."-
- "Yes, let's say that's it."- Mirio said. – "Anyway, since Aizawa is busy supervising the festival preparations, Atanagi-kun and I are in charge of taking care of Eri."-
- "Why don't you come with us for a while, Izumi?"- Yamikumo asked.
- "I would but…"-
In that, the group in charge of the music and staging, except Bakugo, exits the dorms. – "Hey, how are you doing?"- Jirou said, but stopped when she saw Eri. – "Who is the girl?"-
- "It's Eri-chan!"- Kirishima said. – "Eri-chan, do you remember me?"-
Eri just looks at Krishima in confusion and then looks at Izumi. – "Deku-san… would you come with us?"- She asked.
- "I'd love to go, but..."- Izumi started to say but was interrupted by Mina.
- "Don't worry Midori, go. Eri asks you to go, so don't let her down!"- Mina said.
- "I guess I can go with you."- Izumi said.
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UA Facilities.
- "It seems that classes are canceled due to preparations for the festival."- Mirio said as he, Eri, Yamikumo and Izumi tour the UA facility. Around them all the students are preparing their own activities that they will do.
As the four walk through the place, a dragon's head stands in their way. – "Excuse me... hey it's you, from class A."- Tetsutetsu said as he and a few others from class B carried the dragon's head.
- "Wait, what? They are killing time in this place? They surely has a lot of free time!"- Monoma said. – "You will do a live show, right? I think it's not bad at all, but I'll tell you once... class B will be the best! Romeo and Juliet: Prisoner of Azkaban and the Return of the King! A work of fantasy exclusive to class B! You better get ready; we'll leave you crying! I'll save you a box of tissues for when that happens! Hahahaha!" –
When Monoma was done with his... weird stuff, he realized that the whole time he was ignored, Izumi and the rest were already heading elsewhere. – "What else do you want to see Eri-chan?"- Izumi asked Eri as they walked away from Monoma.
- "Why don't we go see Nejire? She is participating in a beauty pageant!"- Mirio said.
- "Beauty pageant? What is that?"- Eri asked.
- "It is a contest where several people compete to see who is the most beautiful, although the UA adds talent exhibitions as well."- Yamikumo explained.
- "Let's not waste any more time, let's see."- Mirio said.
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- "Hey, what are you doing here?"- Nejire said upon seeing the group. – "Eri-chan is here too!"-
- "Mirio said that you are going to compete in the beauty pageant, so we came to see you."- Izumi said.
- "Did they come to see me? That cheers me up a lot! Although I have never been able to win. There's a girl from the third-year support department who always ends up winning. But this time I will win! After all, it's my last year."- Nejire said with a smile in the end. – "Hey, why don't you enter the beauty pageant too, Izumi-chan?"-
Izumi blushes a little. - "I-I don't think that's for me..."- She said. – "And I hope Mina doesn't hear about this because otherwise she'll force me to participate."-
After visiting Nejire, the four continue with their journey and on this they come across someone they know. – "Shinso-kun!"- Izumi said as she saw the purple-haired boy break a wooden board with his hands.
Shinso is surprised to see the group here. - "Midoriya... Atanagi... what are you two doing here?"- At that Shinso notices the other two people accompanying them. – "And you are?"-
- "I'm Mirio Togata, nice to meet you!"- Mirio said.
- "We're here to show Eri-chan what UA is like."- Izumi said.
- "I see…"- Shinso said.
- "By the way, what happened with your transfer to the hero course?"- Izumi asked.
- "Oh that..."- Shinso said as he hands the cut boards to his classmate, then from his pants he takes out a card, his provisional license. – "Since I managed to pass the provisional license exam, my transfer is already confirmed, it only needs to be decided which class they will put me in, whether in class A or B."-
- "That's good to know, I see that your effort paid off."- Yamikumo said.
- "Thank you... we could say that the cultural festival will be my last activity together with the general studies class." – Shinso said.
- "We will be waiting for you with open arms!"- Izumi said.
- "Thank you, and now if you'll excuse me I have to finish helping with this."- Shinso said.
After this, and after seeing the rest of the classes, the four went to the cafeteria. – "Well, I think that's all."- Mirio said. – "How are you doing with your show?"- Mirio asked to Izumi.
- "We're doing fine... for now."- Izumi said.
- "Sorry for not being much help."- Yamikumo said.
- "Don't worry, we understand your situation, besides, you have to take care of Eri, so we understand that you can't be with us at the moment."- Izumi said.
"There are many people trying, I want to see how this all ends."- Eri said, Izumi, Yamikumo and Mirio smile at this.
- "Deku-san… What are you going to do?"- Eri asked.
- "We are going to do a live music show. I will be dancing."- Izumi said with a smile.
- "I want to be there... I want to see it."- Eri said with a slight twinkle in her eyes.
- "Don't worry Eri, Atanagi and I will make sure you can see them."- Mirio said.
- "And we will be with you, of course."- Yamikumo added.
- "Well, I think it's time for me to get back to my class."- Izumi said as she got up from her chair. – "I can't wait to see you at the festival, Eri!"-
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- "Sh*t! I can't sleep!"- Kirishima said. – "I am very excited! Only a couple of days left for the cultural festival!"-
- "I wonder if the others are as excited as you."- Sato said.
- "Feeling nervous and embarrassed is normal, but we must strive to give our best."- Jirou said.
- "Aren't you the most nervous of all of us?"- Kaminari said.
- "I'm nervous, but that doesn't mean I don't do my best, besides, it's also important to have fun, right?"- Jirou said.
- "That's the spirit!"- Kirishima said giving a thumbs up.
- "We have a problem."- Todoroki said. – "The rope that we will use to lift Aoyama is very worn and we will not be able to use it."-
- "Don't worry, I can go tomorrow and buy another one."- Izumi said. – "There's a store that opens at 8 that's 15 minutes from here, I'll be back before my absence is noticed."-
- "Perfect, it's time to go to sleep."-
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Festival day.
7:50 AM.
- "I forgot to buy the rope!" - Izumi thought as she ran to the store to buy the rope. – "With all the practices for the festival I forgot to buy the new rope, the worst thing is that in the nearest stores there was no rope to buy, I had to come to a somewhat distant one… Also, this special order just arrived."- Izumi glances at her new gloves which belong to her hero suit.
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Flashback.
- "I knew you were here, Midoriya!"- Hatsume said approaching Izumi who was just leaving in search of the rope.
- "Hatsume?"- Izumi asked. – "What are you doing here?"-
- "I finished your order!"- Hatsume said handing a pair of gloves to Izumi.
- "They are Air Force gloves! I thought they wouldn't be ready until next week!"- Izumi said.
- "Never underestimate an inventor!"- Hatsume said. – "Well, now if you'll excuse me I have to prepare my babies for the festival!"-
Flashback end.
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8:30 AM.
Once already with the rope purchased. – "I've wasted enough time already... I didn't think there wasn't rope in so many stores..."- Izumi thought but then she bumped into a person.
That person was dressed in a light brown trench coat, a fedora, and a mask with sunglasses. Beside him is a petite woman dressed in a suit that covered her entire body, a fancy hat, and a fancy pair of glasses. - "You should be more careful where you walk, young lady."- The man said.
- "Sorry."- Izumi said, however, there was something about this guy that bothered her, especially because of the clothes he was wearing, it made him look suspicious.
- "You almost made me drop my Tip Gold Imperial."- The man said. – "It's time to go, dear."- The man said to the woman.
- "I didn't know there was a cafe in this area..."- Izumi said.
- "Oh, it's really weird that anyone knows about Tip Gold Imperial."- The man said. – "I see that you are someone who knows him, you have good taste, despite being so young."-
- "Ehh... I don't know about that... I only know it because a friend gave me some..."- Izumi said.
- "Oh... you must have good friends."- The man said. – "A sophisticated friend... this girl must be from UA."-
- "I have some friends..."_ Izumi said. – "That voice... the tea... is undoubtedly him."-
- "You are an interesting young lady, now if you'll excuse me, I have to go, there's a place I want to go."- The man said.
- "That place... is it by any chance the UA? Gentle Criminal."- Izumi said surprising both of them.
The guy slowly removed his glasses and mask. – "La Brava… Prepare the camera to record."-
- "This is bad..."- La Brava thought while taking out a video camera.
- "You are a very intelligent young lady."- Gentle said. – "La Brava! From now on, don't stop recording!"- Gentle takes off his trench coat.- "My listeners! It's time for Gentle Criminal!"- Gentle said to the camera. – "Our plans were discovered and now we are in trouble, as usual. It's time to start with the invasion of UA!"-
- "Is he talking to the camera?"- Izumi thought. – "I won't let you!"- Izumi said and charged at Gentle. However, before she could reach Gentle, something stopped her, some kind of elastic barrier between her and Gentle. – "What?"-
- "The moment I took off my coat I put it on."- Gentle said. – "A viewer of mine would know, my quirk, elasticity, allows me to give elasticity to anything I touch, for example, air."- Once Gentle said that, the elastic air barrier gave way and Izumi was thrown in the opposite direction. – "Gentle Bound! I don't like to use violence to solve problems."-
- "That was pretty violent Gentle."- The woman, now identified as La Brava, said.
- "Apparently she managed to resist that blow, it will be better for us to go La Brava."- Gentle said while he and La Brava started running away. – "I'm sorry young lady, but I have to go!"-
Izumi quickly gets up and charges Gentle again. - "If you want to apologize so badly, don't lay a finger on my school!"-
- "I'm sorry young lady, but I can't do that."- Gentle said as he touches the ground. – "Gently Trampoline!"- The ground between Izumi and Gentle becomes elastic.
The moment Izumi steps on the ground, she shoots upwards.
- "Sorry girl, but I'd rather you not interfere."- Gentle quickly grabs La Brava and uses his quirk to shoot in the direction of the UA. – "See you, young lady!"-
- "Gentle, now I remember, that girl is Izumi Midoriya."- La Brava said. – "Not only is she one of those who came in third place in the sports festival, but she is also one of the five students who defeated Stain!"-
- "This is definitely bad... we must get away from her as soon as possible in order to complete the mission."- Gentle said.
However, what Gentle didn't realize was that Izumi used Hover to balance herself in the air and then pointed her hand at him. – "Don't think you can escape from me so easily!"- Izumi flexes her finger. – "Air Force: Delaware Smash!"- Thanks to her new gloves, instead of firing a gust of wind, Izumi fired what can be considered a wind bullet, which hit Gentle's back.
- "A wind bullet?!"- Gentle thought as he received the impact of Izumi's attack. – "It doesn't matter... that won't be enough to stop me!"-
At that moment, a black whip gets tangled in the lamppost in front of Gentle, he turns around and can see Izumi right behind him. – "I already told you... I won't let you ruin the festival!"- Izumi said.
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UA facilities.
Class A finishes preparations for the concert, the band is ready and the dancers have their costumes on. – "Our dance costumes are perfect!"- Mina said finishing adjusting her dance outfit.
- "Midoriya still hasn't returned..."- Todoroki said.
- "She went to buy the rope, right?"- Uraraka asked.
- "Yes, but she hasn't returned... I hope nothing bad happened to make her late." – Iida said.
- "I think someone should go look for her..."- Mina said.
- "It seems that someone is missing…"- Yamikumo said appearing suddenly and taking everyone by surprise.
- "Atanagi-kun?! When did you show up?!"-
- "I came to see how you were doing... I couldn't help but hear that Izumi is not here."- Yamikumo said.
- "Yes, Midori went to buy a new rope, but she hasn't come back."- Mina said. – "We are worried, we don't know if something happened to her."-
- "I see…"- Yamikumo said. – "You guys keep getting ready, I'll go look for Izumi."-
- "Are you sure? Shouldn't you be with Eri-chan?"- Kirishima asked.
- "I'm still part of class 1-A, besides, Eri-chan will be fine, Mirio is with her too."- Yamikumo said.
- "In that case we will entrust you to Midoriya!"- Iida said.
Yamikumo nods and leaves the place, but not before picking up something in his dorm first. – "I have a bad feeling about this…"-
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Back with Izumi and Gentle.
- "This is certainly a rather unexpected situation."- Gentle said, while getting up from the floor. – "Still, this is not the time to panic. I must execute my plan at any cost, that is my goal! A gentleman will never be stopped!"-
- "You are no gentleman! You're trying to do something to the UA right?"- Izumi said.
- "First of all, I would like to tell you that I have nothing to do with the League of Villains, I am not interested in stealing or kidnapping people, I just want to carry out my plan to infiltrate the UA."- Gentle said. – "So you should let me go, young lady."-
- "Do you realize that security is at maximum?! If you enter the alarm will sound and the festival will be cancelled! Besides that you will have nowhere to run!"- Izumi said.
- "There is no need for that, my partner has already taken care of disabling the alarms, so nothing will be canceled, and our infiltration will be a success!"- Gentle said.
- "That's even worse!"-
- "Actually, that's the plan, I'd like to move freely before things get troublesome."- Gentle said.
- "I'm sorry, but I can't afford to let you go…"- Izumi said. – "There is someone very important who will be attending this festival for the first time, and I will not let there be the possibility of it being ruined!"-
- "What a pity... it seems that there is no other option."- Gentle said at the time of using his quirk to start bouncing off all buildings in the street, his jumps were erratic and unpredictable, making Izumi unable to attack him since she doesn't know where he will go on the next jump.
Suddenly, Izumi feels a slight pain in her stomach, Gentle had managed to hit her.
- "Gentle!"- La Brava said. – "This is bad, we should go now!"-
- "Yes, you're right…"- Gentle said as he landed on the roof of a house. – "But this girl is quite strong and difficult to lose."-
Gentle uses his quirk again, this time on the roof of the house and launches himself at Izumi, who remains ready to counterattack, however before both could continue with their fight a katana sticks into the ground between them, causing both of them to stop.
- "A Katana... don't tell me that..."- Izumi thought.
- "That thing... looks familiar..." – Gentle thought.
- "So this is what held you back..."- A voice said, when Izumi and Gentle look in the direction of the voice they are surprised to see Yamikumo sitting on the roof of one of the houses. – "I thought many things... but this never came to mind."-
- "Atanagi-kun?!"- Izumi said. – "What are you doing here?!"-
- "It's him... what is he doing here?"- Gentle thought.
- "H-Him?! "- La Brava thought.
- "I came to look for you, Izumi... the others were worried about you... imagine my surprise when I see you fighting the Gentle Criminal himself."- Yamikumo said.
- "It's because they want to invade UA!"- Izumi said. – "I can't let that happen! They would ruin the entire event."-
- "You are right about that..."- Yamikumo said jumping and landing right next to his katana and pulling it out of the ground. – "But now you have to go back, the others are waiting for you, I will take care of these two."-
- "What?! But you..."- Izumi said.
- "I know... you don't have to remind me of my situation..."- Yamikumo said. – "But don't worry, I have more tricks up my sleeve."-
Meanwhile, Gentle and La Brava look at Yamikumo seriously. - "He's here... and apparently he knows this girl..."- Gentle thought. – "It seems that my plans will be frustrated after all."-
- "What situation is that girl talking about?"- La Brava thought. – "Did something happen to him?"-
- "Atanagi-kun... I think it would be better if the two of us team up."- Izumi said.
- "No, it's best if you go away and let me take care of this." – Yamikumo said. – "Listen to me... I'm your older brother after all..."-
Izumi gritted her teeth... but it seems that Yamikumo is not going to change his mind. - "That's cheating but it's okay... be careful."- Izumi said and then ran towards UA.
When Izumi leaves, silence takes over the place until Gentle speaks. - "I didn't know you had a sister."- He said.
- "Me neither, until recently."- Yamikumo said.
- "It's been a while, Headhunter."- Gentle said.
- "I'm Fireheart now... but that doesn't matter right now."- Yamikumo said.
- "I guess you're here to stop us from invading UA."- La Brava said.
- "Yes... because I can't let you be catch."- Yamikumo said. – "Since I'm going to need you for something..."-
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UA.
10:00 AM.
Mirio and Eri look at the stage, class 1-A is about to pass. – "Lemillion-san..."- Eri said. – "Will Fireheart-san return in time?" –
Mirio smiles. - "Of course, Eri-chan, I'm sure he'll show up at any moment."- He said.
- "Why not now?"- Yamikumo said appearing behind the two.
- "Told you."- Mirio said.
Yamikumo pats Eri's head. - "I told you I'd be back on time." –
- "Alright, it's starting!"- Someone said as the curtains open the trio looks at the stage.
In the middle of the darkness, Bakugo appears with the drums. – "Let's make some noise!"- Bakugo begins to play the drums as the lights come on and Class A can be seen on stage, the Musical performance has begun.
(AN: I'm not going to describe everything; I don't feel like it.)
Eri, who is in Mirio's arms, is watching everything, the spectacle is impressive, Eri raises her arms excitedly, a big smile appearing on Mirio and Yamikumo's face.
- "She smiled!"- Mirio thinks when he sees Eri, small tears escape from his eyes while a big smile appears on his face.
- "She finally managed to overcome her past..."- Yamikumo thought. – "Now nothing can take that smile away from her again."-
Just then, a hooded person bumps into Yamikumo's shoulder.
Said person whispers something to Yamikumo and as quickly as he appeared he disappeared into the public.
Yamikumo looks for a few seconds in the direction that the person left and after a few seconds he returns his gaze to the stage. – "I see…"- He thought. – "So the time has come, huh…"-
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UA facilities.
The cultural festival has come to an end, Izumi reunites with Mirio and Eri. – "Hey! Good job there!"- Mirio said.
- "I really enjoyed the event."- Yamikumi said. – "You did good."-
Eri walks over to Izumi with a smile on her face. - "At first, I was scared because it was very noisy. But then everyone started dancing!"- Eri said. – "Then the light went "Flash" and then the cold went "Fwoosh" and then the light was spinning around it and the girl's voice was like "Waaah", it made me go "Waaah" too."- Eri kept saying while moving her hands and arms everywhere.
Izumi smiles. - "I'm glad you had fun Eri... by the way, I have a present for you."- Izumi hands Eri a Caramel covered apple. – "You said you like apples, so I thought you might like this."-
Eri takes a bite of the Apple, a smile appears on her face. – "Yummy!"-
Izumi's smile only grows. – "I'm glad you like it."-
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1-A Dorms.
A few days later.
5:00 AM
A few days after the cultural festival have passed, it is 5 in the morning, two hours before everyone gets up, however there is one person awake, Yamikumo is sitting on the stairs at the entrance to the dorms.
Yamikumo is dressed in a different way than normal, he has a dark-looking shirt, gray pants with a silver belt, a pair of gray and dark red boots, and he also has a dark red trench coat.
Yamikumo looks at the horizon while sharpening his katana with a stone.
Silence surrounds the place, the only thing that can be heard is the sound of the stone sharpening Yamikumo's katana.
Suddenly, the silence is interrupted by a voice. – "Yami-kun? What are you doing awake so early?"- To Yamikumo's surprise, Kinoko was awake.
- "I couldn't sleep... I guess."- Yamikumo said.
- "Is it because you haven't recovered your quirk yet?"- Kinoko asked sitting next to Yamikumo.
- "We could say that..."_ Yamikumo said. – "It's just that I feel like I'm falling behind..."-
- "What are you saying? You are the strongest of all of us!"- Kinoko said. – "And if we talk about experience... well, you beat us all by a landslide."-
Yamikumo laughs lightly. – "Heh… I guess you're right…"- He said.
- "By the way... what are these clothes you're wearing?" – Kinoko asked.
- "Oh… It's a special clothing order that I ordered from Power Loader." – Yamikumo said. – "These are clothes made with fireproof materials. This way I won't need to constantly think about not burning my clothes while I fight without my hero suit... although I think it's unnecessary for now..." –
- "I see... and another thing... hadn't your Katana been destroyed?"- Kinoko asked.
- "This is my old Katana... when Overhaul destroyed my Katana I asked Power Loader to restore this one for me."- Yamikumo said.
- "You really like katanas..."- Kinoko said.
- "My main way of fighting is to use a Katana... although I can't use the full potential of these..."-
Kinoko shakes her head. - "Come on... we still have about two more hours to sleep."- Kinoko said standing up.
Yamikumo gets up and was about to follow Kinoko but at that...
- "I'm sorry to interrupt a nice conversation... but there are things we have to talk about."- A voice behind them said, when Yamikumo and Kinoko turned around they saw five people.
Four of them are the four people who assaulted the truck that was transporting Overhaul.
The fifth person is a man with six arms and three eyes, long black hair tied in a ponytail, like the rest of the men he is dressed in an elegant white suit and elegant white shoes, he also has a white coat over his shoulders with a bronze ornament on his left shoulder.
- "Who are you?"- Yamikumo asked.
- "We are the bronze guard… and we have some business with you, Yamikumo Atanagi."- The leader of the bronze guard said.
- "Bronze guard... it seems that the silver guard wasn't the only one."- Yamikumo thought, recognizing the name of the group and their clothing.
- "What do you want?!"- Kinoko asked.
- "Us? Nothing in particular... but Tomura Shigaraki wants to have a conversation with him."- The leader said. – "So don't play hard to get and come with us."-
- "So this is a kidnapping..."- Yamikumo said.
- "Exactly… and let me tell you, Shigaraki won't take no for an answer."- The leader said.
- "Let's stop wasting time, let's just knock him out, kill the girl and take him."- The only woman of the group said.
- "Hmm...maybe we will...it all depends on you, Atanagi."- The leader said.
- "I wont allow it!"- Kinoko said as she steps between Yamkumo and the Bronze Guard.
- "It seems that the girl wants to fight... I would have liked to have avoided violence... but I see that there is no other option." - The leader said while suddenly taking out a sword made of bones.
Kinoko doesn't move, she won't let anyone take Yamikumo, but then someone hits her on the neck.
The person responsible... Yamikumo.
- "I'm sorry…"- It's the last thing Kinoko heard before falling completely unconscious, luckily Yamikumo caught her before she fell to the ground.
The leader of the group smiles and puts away his sword. - "You made the right decision."- He said. – "Now let's go."-
Yamikumo leaves Kinoko on a bench and begins to follow the Bronze Guard.
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To be continued.
So yeah. Here we are.
Another chapter finished and yeah.
We end with this chapter, I think it is more of a transition chapter than anything else, a chapter between arcs.
We have finally reached what I haven't been able to stop talking about these last few chapters, the final arc of the UA saga.
I can't say much but the last few arcs I've been building everything up for this arc.
And yes, the bronze guard will be the antagonists of this arc.
We already saw the Silver Guard and now the Bronze Guard debuted... so I confirm that yes, there is indeed a Gold Guard.
Well nothing, the next chapter we will continue where we left off.
Nothing more to say I hope you like it.
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