" I don't think it's good for you to drink so much alcohol. " Zoro affirmed.

" SHUT UP ! »

Already having a dozen bottles of sake on his desk, Nezu was downing another bottle of liquor, while his white face began to color red. Trying in vain to forget the disaster that had unfolded during the tournament, the director drank again and again, while letting the alcohol dictate his words.

"I...I hate you! I offered you my help and...is that how you thank me? You're...you're just ingrates."

Taking several sips of alcohol, he let his head fall on his desk, before starting to cry, in front of the group of pirates who could only see him start to whine.

"How am I going to do it? Because of you, UA is going to close! My school is going to close! YES!"

Despite the situation, Robin put on a stoic face as she blushed.

" He is cute. "

Behind the pirates, another person was sulking. Sitting cross-legged, Luffy had puffy cheeks, while his gaze betrayed his frustration.

"It's not fair! Why was I disqualified? Normally I should have fought against Jelly and got my medal."

"Luffy, SHUP UT!" Nami ordered him. "Otherwise, I'm going to go and steal that medal to make you eat it and choke you."

"Huh…so what do we do?" Jinbei asked.

"What do I know about that?" Nezu growled, straightening up. "Normally, I would ask All Might and the others to capture you but... I must admit that because of your power, they may have a very difficult time capturing you! And if some heroes end up injured, the league of villains might take advantage and come back here to finish what they started."

He drank more alcohol, while beginning to sob.

"I regret so much to have crossed your path! Now my life is over."

Seeing him lament, Nami sighed. Then, thinking she had an idea, she declared.

"What do you have planned for tomorrow?"

" In your opinion ? I have an appointment with a whole host of journalists, so that I can explain the reason why UA let an adult participate in this tournament! I really don't know what I'm going to tell them. »

Showing a smile, Nami leaned over his desk, before asking him.

"What if we took the blame at your place ...can you forgive us?"

"Huh? Take the blame?"

Musutafu Katsuki Central Hospital

Bakugo had his whole body covered in plaster. From head to toe, he couldn't even speak. At the moment, his parents were there and Recovery girl was the main doctor.

"So, can the doctor walk normally in a few days?" Masura Bakugo asked.

They saw the blonde teen all covered up and he couldn't even scratch his nose

'' Walk? He's gonna be lucky if he can pee on Saturday. '' Said the recovery girl.

''Oh my God'' Masura said, feeling worried worried.

'' But don't worry. I can get him back to class in less than a month. '' Said the older woman.

'' Really ? '' Mitsuki Bakugo said with her hopeful eyes.

"Yes, as long as his spine is fine, I can make him walk again. '' Said the recovery girl.

"Hear that Katsuki ! You are fine. "Said the woman, slapping the boy on the leg in plaster.

"GNNNNNN! " The boy shouted, but his mouth was covered so it was hard to hear.

"What did he just say? " Asked the nurse.

''Maybe was "shut up your old hag" !'' Said Mitsuki with a smirk.

''Oh Katsuki.'' Said Masura, all tired.

"Anyway, I hope this teaches you not to challenge everyone you meet. I hope that's a lesson." Mitsuki said with a smirk to her son.

"Aren't you sad about his conditions?" Recovery girl asked the parents.

'' A little ! But with his temper was always like that and he often fought a lot before UA started. '' Masura said.

''I always told him " don't keep challenging everyone. There is gonna be somebody that is gonna kick your ass " ! Now what we have here?" Asked the woman seeing her son that was fully beaten Bakugo only grumbles.

He dint want the old hag to look like she was right. He could beat Luffy, somehow. He just wasn't ready '

" Maybe this kid is gonna make you stop being so prideful.'' Said Mitsuki.

A little time later, Masura turn on the Tv and saw many pros holding Bakugo pictures

''Oh, hey they are talking about you son.'' Said Masura getting everyone attention

''We pro heroes. Give our full support to Hero Course student Katusuki Bakugo who recently received a massive beating from a total monster protected by our own laws. After he receives the justice he deserves, let's all pray for Katsuki Bakugo. And hope he's saved.'' Said a blue and red pro hero speaking as if hitting All Might when in reality he was just a fluke.

"Listen to that Katsuki. Isn't that great.'' Said Masura quite happy to see that.

But later he saw his son crying. He couldn't remember the last time this had happened.

"Oh, Katsuki ! Don't cry. '' Said Mitsuki, patting her son's head.

Then, the TV screen showed a TV presenter who affirmed.

"Precisely, speaking of this affair which took place during the tournament organized by the establishment of UA, an interview was organized so that the director of the establishment can explain to us how something that this could have taken place. "

Then, the camera angle changed and the TV now showed six people, who were seated behind a long table, while microphones had been positioned in front of them.

Widening his eyes, Bakugo recognized Luffy, among these people, who was in the company of Nami and Usopp. And with the trio was Nezu, Aizawa and All Might. Still looking sulky, Luffy turned his face away from the TV, showing his disinterest in being here.

Sitting in front of them, the announcer immediately addressed Nezu.

"Mr. Nezu, you who are the director, I am sure that you are in the best position to explain the situation to us! So my first question will be simple: how did an adult manage to infiltrate your students without That security didn't do anything to stop her? After all, I'm sure the teachers at the scene noticed right away that Lucy wasn't a student of their student! Plus ... "

Turning his face to Usopp, he continued.

"You yourself admitted to me, before the show, that the student named Pipo was also another adult disguised as a student! So that made two adults in a championship reserved for teenagers."

Uncomfortable, Nezu shifted a little from his chair. Then, finally, he declared.

"Indeed, you are right! Our teachers quickly realized that they were not students of our school! In fact, they were even aware of this before the tournament."

" What ? "

"Real names, Luffy and Usopp were undercover employees of the tournament to ensure the safety of our students."

"Security? Could this have anything to do with the invasion UA experienced recently?"

"Indeed." Nezu assured. "As you know, thanks to their Quirk, the villains who attacked UA were able to teleport to the center of our training building! This proved that they could therefore appear anywhere! And that's why that I employed a new group of people."

Showing the three pirates at his side, Nezu continued to trust Nami's plan, before declaring.

"I hired these people to provide proximal security with the students! So, when we were afraid that another attack would take place during the tournament, these two people were hired to immediately protect the children, in the event of an attack."

"I confirm that." Aizawa affirmed. "Anyway, if this wasn't part of our plan, do you really think we would have let the tournament go on like this?"

Silent for a few moments, the animator tries to summarize what he has just heard.

"You hired these two people and let them participate in the tournament...to protect the children?"

" Indeed! Have you seen what they are capable of? If the villains had decided to invade the arena, to attack the children again, I was sure that Luffy and Usopp would have reacted immediately to fight them. . "

"I see..." the announcer said, while staring at Usopp. "And that's why you decided to give up?"

"Huh...yes." Usopp lied. "After all, I had no interest in winning this tournament! And since I had seen how determined Bakugo was, I preferred to leave the field, while hoping that no attack will take place during the last fights remaining."

" All right but ... "

Turning now to Luffy, the man asked.

"Don't you think that person's behavior was a bit...violent?"

"Huh... How can I tell you?" Nezu began.

" Indeed, my comrade has lost his temper. " Nami affirmed. "Normally, it was expected that he would decide to give up and leave the victory to one of the students! But because of the formidable power that Bakugo demonstrated during the match! dumber to do than to continue the fight."

"Excuse me for sounding rude, but admit that his behavior was worthy of a barbarian! Beating a student like this, when his role was to protect him? Don't you find that quite ironic?"

"Indeed! I think so." All Might affirmed. "Because UA hired these people, we apologize to Bakugo for the injuries he suffered! And we hope that the Japanese people can understand the reason for our action."

Suddenly standing up, Usopp and Nami then bowed.

"We apologize."

However, just grumbling, Luffy continued to put on a sulky pout.

"Sorry to ask but..." the announcer began. "Would it be possible to hear the apologies of the principal interested party in this scandal?"

" You can dream. " Luffy retorted.

" Sorry ? "

"I won't apologize! It's up to the heroes in the stands who should apologize to Bakugo! They insulted him."

"Insulted? What do you mean?"

"Bakugo...he fought with all his might and everything he had! If I had decided to give up or purposely lose to him, I would have insulted him! If the other heroes don't understand that, they're just idiots."

Finally looking at the camera, Luffy pulled down one of his eyelids, before sticking out his tongue.

"If you are not happy with what I have done, come see me and I will show you my way of thinking! BAKA!"

But immediately, All Might's fist hit Luffy's face and made him leave his place. Then bumping into a wall, Luffy then fell to the ground. Facing him, the blond roared.

"I would never let you insult the dignity of heroes! She represents the strength and justice of this world."

For all answer, Luffy got up before putting his hat back on his head properly. Having left his chair, while he saw the duo facing each other, the presenter walked towards the camera, before making a sign to stop everything. And immediately, the screen goes white, and a sentence "Please wait a few moments" is displayed.

Seeing this, Mitsuku laughed.

"Decidedly, this boy with his straw hat is not just anyone."

"He pretty much just provoked all the heroes in Japan." Masura remarked.

Suddenly he noticed that his son had stopped whining. Having tuned in and heard the broadcast, the blond couldn't help but notice that Luffy seemed to be the only one who understood him. Bakugo hated being pitied. And even though Luffy defeated him, he behaved differently from other heroes.

He saw Bakugo as a real fighter and not just a child.

"I have to give him exams. You two have to leave for today.'' Said Recovery Girl.

"Oh, ok good night son." Masura said, leaving Katsuki.

''We'll call when we get home. Bye.'' said Mitsuku.

"You have wonderful boy parents." The older woman said with a smile.

With this news, everyone in the country will look down on him, seeing him as weak and pathetic, just like Deku. Luffy shattered his chance to be an unbeatable hero, now the whole country knows he's nothing special. He is weak and Luffy only laughs about it while having fun.

" I hate you. I hate you so much. I…I…will kill you. '' thought Bakugo in tears taking revenge on Luffy.

A few moments later, Recovery Girl left as well.

"I'm coming back! I'm going to collect the necessary equipment to carry out the exams."

Remaining silent, Bakugo heard him go. However, he looked away, when the door to his room opened, three seconds later. And immediately, his eyes widened when he saw a girl with white hair enter the room.

"HELLOOOOO!" Galadriel said, waving her hand. "How's it going to hurt him?"

Immediately, she heard growl-like noises emanating from Bakugo's mouth. The boy was trying to be as threatening as possible, but his behavior only made Galadriel smile, and she patted him on the head.

"Bakugo-chan…you must not move! I know you are happy to see me but you must rest."

Then, looking at a chest of drawers, the girl saw a basket of fruit lying on it.

"Can I have some fruit?"

" HMMMPPPPHHH ! "Shouted Bakugo.

"Thanks." Galadriel said, picking up an apple.

Then starting to eat it, she declared.

"Mugiwara...you can say whatever you want, he has completely defeated you."

Growling again, Bakugo turned his head away. Nevertheless, he heard Galadriel affirm.

"You messed up, in your fight! Your Quirk was already very limited, after your fight against Usopp...and yet, you attacked Luffy like a wild beast! Because of that, everything he had to do was to counterattack, while you could no longer produce the slightest explosion."

Then sitting down in a chair, she declared.

"Bakugo...I thought you were smarter than that! And why, you let your arrogance and anger dictate your actions! Finally, on the pitch, you looked like a jester."

Hearing this, Bakugo felt new veins appear on his face and turned to her. But immediately, he felt Galadriel place a finger on his forehead.

"Learn your lesson... constant strutting won't make you the successor to All Might! All the arrogance in the world won't replace reality! To become the best, a hero can't not allow himself to underestimate the opponents he will have to fight! A mistake in the world of heroes can quickly become fatal."

Looking at her, Bakugo tried to say something, but was unable. Seeing him questioning himself, Galadriel let a magic circle appear at the tip of her finger, which caused Bakugo's body to light up.

" Hmmm ? "

"School will be a lot less fun without you."

Then, when she stopped her spell, Bakugo was surprised to feel his body was much better.

" Huh ? "

"Within a week, I'm sure you'll be able to come back to class."

Going away afterwards, she thought it necessary to add.

"But...we'll see you again provided you haven't lost your ambition! After all, after a loss like this, I doubt you want to continue to..."

"I WILL DEFEAT YOU...AND I WILL DEFEAT MUGIWARA!"

Halting, Galadriel looked behind her and saw Bakugo, who had used his jaws again. Having also moved one of his arms and pointed a finger in Galadriel's direction, he assured her.

"You'll see...I'll train...I'll train to the point of becoming a superman...and you'll see that I will become the strongest."

Suddenly, a tear of rage ran down his cheek, as the blonde roared.

"I WILL NEVER LET SOMEBODY HUMILIATE ME AGAIN!"

Seeing him speak with determination and conviction, Galadriel simply walked away, declaring.

"In that case, I would make sure I was always on top."

Still facing Luffy, All Might waited for him to make a move. However, now that the camera was off, Luffy had no interest in staying here anymore. And finally, he left with Usopp and Nami.

Ordinarily, All Might would have stopped him. Nevertheless, he knew he had to let them go. Moreover, the maintenance of his musculature was beginning to make him suffer and he was not going to hold out in his heroic form for very long.

Finally, while he and Nezu apologized for the inconvenience, they left too, along with Aizawa. Silent at first, the professor finally says.

"This woman's plan worked."

"Indeed." Nezu affirmed. "First of all, we lied saying that we brought these people to participate in the tournament! It was better than saying that we didn't recognize them! Then we apologized and said that we understand that Mugiwara's behavior was heinous! And in the end, he behaved in such a way that he took all the blame! And since Toshinari hit him, people will think that we don't approve not what he said."

"People are not going to be happy that we 'hired' this guy! But, with this lie, they are going to think that our idea of protecting the children during this tournament was not bad! However, the blame will mainly lie towards Luffy, especially by the fact that he is insulting the heroes! Instead of targeting UA, people will get mad at him and think that he refused to obey our orders."

For his part, All Might remained silent. He, too, was aware of the comedy that needed to take place so that UA would not be blamed. However, he knew one thing. What Luffy had just said, the pirate meant with conviction.

"Mugiwara..." He thought.

Tomura watched the events happening after the sports festival. The Straw Hats grab the headlines and the League of Villains is treated as a side thing.

''Betrayer of them all. I want to kill them! "Scream the bad guy acting like a bratty kid.

Listening to him, Regina laughed, while questioning him.

"Would you be jealous of Mugiwara?"

Seeing him turn towards her, and display a carnivorous smile, Regina pretended to be frightened, but her ever present smile showed that she appreciated seeing him so enraged.

Next to the duo, Emami was cleaning the counter with a rag. And when she saw the wood of the cabinet begin to shine, she sighed with satisfaction.

" It's clean. "

Looking around, Kurogiri couldn't help but notice how immaculate the place was, while Emami spent her entire days cleaning everything up.

"Do you have a phobia of dirt?"

"Not… Not at all." The mummy woman declared, regaining some of her shyness. "I clean when I'm stressed."

Then, glancing at Tomura, she confessed.

"He scares me because he screams all the time."

Drinking a glass of alcohol, Kanjuro shook his glass a little, to make noise with the ice cubes of his bourbon.

"It's true that he is very annoying." Declared the painter. "Why does he always have to dare the voice?"

"Maybe he wants to show he's the boss."

Having talked while eating, Entoma held a huge raw steak as she passed it under her mask. Seeing her eating like this, all while hearing strange chewing noises, Kanjura looked at her for a few moments.

"What?" Asked the Pleiad.

"Nothing." Kanjuro assured, looking away. "In fact, I don't even prefer to know what exactly you are."

"Indeed! You better not know." Entoma agreed, continuing to eat her raw meat.

''Tomura let's not jump to that conclusion.'' All For Onen said as his voice came from the other room.

"Yes, sensei but… how can you be so calm in this situation?" They're where we hate the most.'' stated Tomura. "They work with All Might."

"I've lived a long life and one of the things that comes with having great patience." He said, to his student. "At the moment, the situation is against us but ... no one can predict if it will be so forever."

"I wish I had that kind of patience. '' Tomura said. "Right now, all I want is to pulverize Mugiwara."

The truth was that All For One had assumed that the Straw Hats would be arrested and that after getting them out of Tartarus he could turn them into subordinates. But he had no idea it would go this far.

''I guess even I didn't realize how far they would go. They're really impressive.'' Said the villain.

''Are you telling me you imagine they could fool those stupid heroes so well?' Tomura asked.

"With this strength, Luffy could become something more powerful. So be careful Tomura, I don't want to see my poor student being shot again.'' All For One said.

"Sorry, sensei." Tomura said.

"It's okay Tomura. " Replied the villain.

"Okay. But what are we going to do with them? Should we find more allies?" Tomura asked.

"No… knowing hero society alone. They're going to be very busy with the people behind the scenes. But one thing for sure, they will crawl back to us and kneel for help.'' Said All For One confident.

Listening to them without saying a word, Regina and Entoma began to find the situation boring. Since the failed invasion, the whole group had remained locked in this new hiding place and nothing fun had happened.

" I hope I will be allowed to have fun soon. " Regina thought. "Because if nothing happens, I'm going to end up killing one of them without being able to hold myself back."

Having left her limo, Galadriel was back in her mansion, where she saw several Homunculus bowing to greet her.

"Welcome back, Galadriel-sama."

Passing in front of her, Galadriel kept her look of a cheerful high school girl. However, as she progressed, her face became more and more serious and eventually, she returned to her demonic form. Finally, her wings appeared the moment she stopped beside Sebas.

"Welcome back, my lady." The butler greeted her.

"Sebas...have you heard from Albedo?"

"Indeed! Demiurge has just informed her that the preparations have been completed! There will be no delay during the beginning of the conquest of this world."

"Perfect." Galadriel assured. "In that case, go tell the guardians and gather them all in the throne room! I'll be there in an hour."

Then displaying a confident smile, she assured.

"As expected, our target will be... North Korea."