Chapter 5: Quirk Assessment


Three weeks pass by in a flash.

From ordering the textbooks to getting measurements for uniforms, my last winter break as a Junior High student passes by so quickly that I didn't really get time to enjoy it at all. Not to mention the entire registering of quirk and emailing designs for my hero costume. There was so much to do before school starts that before I know it, it is already the last week of march and my first day as a Yuuei student is right around the corner.

And it is on this eve of my high school career that I am currently at the rooftop of the Kemuri's apartment with Taikou and Shinsou, along with several of the tenants holding a large barbeque party to celebrate.

"Once again, to Tai-chan's and Gen-chan's acceptance!"

"Cheers!"

All the adults raise their cups of alcohol and cheers, the three of us kids raise our cups of soda and juices in celebration as well. Thank god we weren't given alcohol, even by accident. My school life would be ruined if I have to go to my first day hungover.

The entire party is completely bustling, from Kemuri's handling of the grill to some of the tenants talking up a storm and just having a merry good time. I chewed on my second plate of grilled beef as I watches the adults all dancing about like madmen. "They just want an excuse to party, huh?" Shinsou points out, me and Taikou nodding in agreement.

"Say, have any of you guys finished dealing with the papers and whatnot?" I asked after swallowing my beef, "I just finished yesterday."

"Same here." Taikou nodded with a sigh, "I never thought attending a Hero school will have so many paperwork… I accidentally mailed my quirk particulars twice."

"I got it finished last week." Shinsou explained, "The General Course didn't have much to send, after all."

"Damn, you are lucky!"

"Really…?"

"Ah! N-No! That's not what I meant!" He quickly caught himself but the damage is already done.

"It's fine. I know you didn't mean it." Shinsou noted.

"Shinsou…" I felt sorry for him. He has work as hard as we did and yet didn't even make the cut. But in the end, his quirk is completely different than ours.

"Nervous about your first day, you guys?"

A voice calls out, a young man walks up to us with a plate at hand.

"Oh, Budo-san."

This man is Budo Jitsu. He is one of the tenants of Kemuri's apartment, an ex-MMA fighter turned police detective. He is also our trainer of sorts.

Back when he first moved here, both me and Taikou begged him to teach us once we found out he used to be one hell of an MMA fighter. With our persistence and a little help from our parents, he accepted us as his students. Once Shinsou is part of our group, he too became a student as well. Budo has taught us all sorts of moves, from all sorts of styles too. Capoeira, Judo, Taekwondo , Muay Thai, even good old fashion Boxing, he taught us a plethora of moves that we could use.

"I've heard." He stated as he pulls a chair to sit next to us, "You did your best, Shinsou. No need to get too upset."

"I'm not really upset, though…"

"Your eyebrow did the furrow thing whenever you are upset." I pointed out.

"Really?"

"Well, enough depressing stuff." Budo declares before facing me and Taikou, "Nervous about tomorrow."

"I wasn't until you point it out." Taikou stated shakily, "But a little excited too. To think, from tomorrow onwards, we all be future heroes-in-training!"

"Yup! Our first step!" I added with a smile.

"Glad you guys are dealing with it well." Budo chuckles, "You guys have no idea how proud I am of you guys. You all have come so far from those little kids that pester me all those years ago."

"We couldn't have made it if weren't for you, Budo-san." I stated, "We might have never got to make it into Yuuei without your guidance."

"Always the sweet talker, huh, Genko-chan." He noted with a grin as he raises his cup to face us, "To great future Heroes."

"Damn straight!" Taikou exclaims as we all slam our plastic cups together.


I stood right in front of the massive door that leads to my classroom, the impressive structure struck out to me more like a large metal gate than a door. Taikou and Shinsou have left ahead to their respective classes, leaving me in front of my own class alone.

"Talk about intimidating…" I mutter worriedly, feeling my backpack getting heavier by the second, "Come on, Genko, keep it together! You are a Yuuei student now! You can't let a big door scare you!"

I took in a deep breath, patting down on my skirt before sliding the door open. For a door that big, it's surprisingly light.

The classroom isn't empty as I thought it might be. There are at least seven students already inside, one of which is the same guy that bump into me back then who is sitting at one of the desks with his feet resting on the table. Besides him, there is a guy with spiky red hair and sharp teeth who looks really familiar, a girl with pink skin and hair with two horns sticking out, a boy who has a literal bird head (Crow or raven, I can't tell), a girl with black hair that has two fleshy earphone jacks trailing from her ears, a blonde guy with a black streak and a floating female uniform.

Me opening the door seems to have attracted their attention, their eyes trailing towards me. Hey, is that girl's pupils black?

"Oh! Morning!" I greeted as I went to check my seating arrangement; it looks like I'm the second seat from the third column, seating next to one Hagakure Toru, "I'm Tatsuya Genko! Please to meet you!"

"Morning! I'm Hagakure Toru!" The floating uniform greeted, "I'm your desk buddy! Nice to meet you too!"

"Hey, invisibility! Always knew there would be someone with that quirk!" I noted to my surprise as I sat down next to her, "Quick question, are you invisible to yourself too or just other people?"

"Asked the same question just now." The girl with the earphone jacks tells me, "Says it was a secret."

"Because it is~!"

"Well, I got my answer I guess." I nodded, "What's your name?"

"Kyoka Jiro."

"I'm Kaminari Denki, by the way!" The blonde guy speaks up.

"Mina Ashido! Nice to meet you!" The pink girl noted.

"…Tokoyami Fumikage" The bird head stated.

"Kirishima Eijiro!" The redhead tells me before pointing to the blonde rude guy, "He's Bakugou Katsuki, by the way."

"Tch!"

Well, aren't he a ball of sunshine? And again, that name sounds really familiar. Do I know him from somewhere?

After our little introduction, more students start to flow in. I manages to learn who most of them are; there's Yaoyorozu Momo: the tall girl with long black hair tied in a ponytail, Kouda Kouji: the dude that looks like a dinosaur with a almost puppy-like expression, Satou Rikidou: the guy with big lips and rather jacked body, Oijiro Mashirao: the third blonde guy with a large tail, Sero Hanta: the black haired dude with what seems to be tape dispenser on his elbows, Aoyama Yuuga: the fourth blonde guy that seems to like posing like a model for some reason, Asui Tsuyu: the girl with long black hair and frog-like appearance, Todoroki Shouto: the guy with a hair split down the middle of one side red and the other white with a nasty burn scar on his left eye, and one Shouji Mezou: this huge giant of a teenager with a mask covering his face and three large arms that looks oddly familiar.

Oh yeah, he is that super bulky guy I saw in the entrance exam.

And then the latest one to come in, the super serious guy from the entrance exam who walked in almost robot-like. Once he has placed his bag on his desk, he immediately marches over to Bakugou and starts lecturing him.

"Remove your foot from that desk!" He shouted, "Such an action is insulting to our seniors who left, and the craftsmen who made these chairs!"

"Like a care!" The rude almost delinquent-looking student laughed almost insultingly towards him, "What school are you from that teach you that?"

So, he pretty much calls everyone that… talk about an ego…

"W-Wha-I'm from Somei Private Academy. I'm Iida Tenya."

"Iida…?" Where did I heard that name somewhere before?

"Somei?! You're one of those stuck-up elitist types, huh?!" He laughed slouching forward, "Looks like it'll be fun blowing you to bits!"

"B-Blow to bits?! Such cruel words…!" Iida flinched in shock, "Do you really wish to become a Hero?!"

"Fuck off!"

Their attention than turn to the door, where it is slightly opened with a short dark green hair with freckles whose face turns even paler when he notices our gaze towards him. Hold on, isn't that the kid that blew away that giant robot with one punch? So, he got in too…

Iida then proceeds to walk up to the poor shaking boy and starts to introduce himself to him. I manage to catch his name in their conversation, Midoriya Izuku. Okay, his name sounds really familiar. Where did I heard it from…?

"Deku…" I hear Bakugou growls with pure disgust, one that seems to indicate a history between the two.

Despite all that, what I am really paying attention is his name for the poor boy. Deku. I'm sure that it is something to do with wordplay, Japanese are infamous for that, but there's something that is tugging on the back of my mind that it is more than that, that the name is playing a bigger play that. Seriously, what is with these names poking at my head lately…?

"If you're here to socialize, then get out."

I am broken out of my musing when I heard a voice called out from the corridor. My attention turned back to the classroom's entrance where both Iida and Midoriya along with a new girl, who looks like the one that saved him back during the exam, are looking out before a figure seems to rise up from the floor, a yellow cocoon of sorts standing up as the three of them backed into the classroom.

From that yellow cocoon-oh wait, that's a sleeping bag, a tall man with long unkempt hair and bloodshot eyes got out wearing a black jumper with what seems to be an extremely long scarf wrapped around his neck. "It took eight seconds for you to quiet down. Time is a precious resource. You lot aren't a very rational lot, are you?" He commented, "I'm your homeroom teacher, Aizawa Shouta. Pleased to made your acquaintance."

'Homeroom teacher?!' Was in my mind, just as it is in most of my other classmates'. This guy is our homeroom teacher?! He doesn't even look like a Pro Hero, let alone a teacher.

"With that being said…" He reaches into his sleeping bag and pulls out the standard issued Yuuei gym uniform, "Change into your gym clothes and head out to the grounds."

Huh? Gym class on the first day? This is odd…


"""A Quirk Assessment test?!"""

We all loudly exclaimed once we changed to our gym uniforms and meet out in the track field. Once we all have gathered, we were told by Aizawa about this sudden test, much to our surprise.

"W-What about the opening ceremony?!" The new girl, named Uraraka Ochako, asked, "Or orientation?!"

"No time to waste on that stuff if you want to become Heroes." He explained, "Yuuei is known for its 'Freestyle' education system. That applies to us teachers too."

Wait… huh?

Ignoring our disbelief, our teacher carries on, "Softball Throwing. Standing Long Jump. 50m Dash. Endurance Running. Grip Strength. Side Hopping. Upper Body Training. Seated Toe Touch. You all did these in Junior High, yes? Your standard no-quirks gym tests? This country still insists on prohibiting quirks when calculating the averages of those records. It's not rational. The Department of Education is just procrastinating."

"Bakugo." He tosses a softball with a metal band wrapped around it to said student, "How far could you throw in Junior High?"

"67m."

"Great. Now try it with your quirk." He stated, "Do whatever you need to. Just don't leave the circle. Just give it all you've got."

"Okay." Bakugo walks up to the circle, stretching his arms for a moment before winding up and with a loud "DIE!", he sends the ball flying with an explosion. The smoke dissipates a few seconds later just as the ball lands a good distance away.

"It's important for us to know our limits." Our teacher explained as he shows us the distance on his device, "That's the first rational step to figuring out what kind of Heroes you'll be."

"Whoa! This is awesome!" "705m?! Seriously?!" "So, we can use our quirks for real! Man, the Hero Course is great!"

All our classmates start chattering in excitement over the notion of using our quirks as freely as we can, me included. This is the first time I get to use my quirk as freely as this without getting lectured by a teacher or police officer! This is going to be sweet!

"…Awesome, you say…?" Aizawa suddenly noted as his tone turns grim, "You're hoping to become Heroes in three years, and you think it'll be all fun and games?"

Why do I have a bad feeling I'm not going to like where this is going…?

"Alright. The one with the lowest score across all eight events will be judged as HOPELESS, and EXPELLED."

"""W-WHHHAAAAAAAAAATTT?!"""

"Y-You can't do that!" Uraraka exclaims.

"Oh, I can." Our teacher stated with a rather creepy grin, "Your fates are in our hands. So, allow me to officially welcome you all to Yuuei's Hero Course."


The first event is 50m Dash with the first up being Iida Tenya and Tsuyu Asui. Iida manages to clear it rather fast with just barely over three seconds flat, Tsuyu finishing two seconds later. His quirk is rather advantages for this test, being a speed-based quirk of two engine exhaust pipes sticking out of his calves.

Tsuyu's quirk is very obvious, with her frog-like features and such. She literally frog-hop her way across the finishing line, which I think is really adorable! A cute frog girl, now that's a concept that hasn't been touched before until now.

Next up is Uraraka Ochako, who just ran normally, and Ojiro Mashirao, who used his enough tail to leap long distances all the way to the end. Got to say, that is one tail I wouldn't want to be at the end of. With its size, I wouldn't be surprise if it could tip over a car if he wanted to. Love the fluffy end, though.

After them is Aoyama Yuga and Mina Ashido. The blonde fellow is probably the first one to be creative with his own quirk, which is to shot out a laser beam from his navel that he uses to propel himself forward using Newton's Third Law of Physics. Although he did stumble for a moment near the end, which allowed the pink girl to pass him with her slippery liquid quirk.

Next is Midoriya and Bakugo, and boy that Bakugo. From the start, it is obvious his quirk is explosions from his palms which he uses to boost himself forward like a rocket! And I thought Aoyama's idea is creative. This guy's quirk is made specifically for such use!

Although if I were to compare him to Taikou, Taikou would probably be the better of the two.

Midoriya, on the other hand, seems to just run normally instead of using his insane quirk from the entrance exam. That is to be expected, with how dangerous it is to himself. Just one use and his limbs are broken. Talk about an unbalanced quirk…

"Next up, Tatsuya and Tokoyami."

Aizawa's voice brought me out of my musings, I immediately make my way to the starting point and takes out a battery from my pocket. I clutched it tightly in my hand, its electricity filling my body. A quick glance to my left to see the bird-headed guy in a ready position with a dark shadowy figure trailing out of him. So that's his quirk… neat-looking, it's like a Stand!

"Ready…"

I bounced a bit before leaning forward a little with my right leg back and left leg forward.

"Go!"

And I kicked back hard and rockets forward. I barely manages to catch the glimpse of the recording bot that I know I finished and skids to a stop a good distance away from the finishing line.

"1.05 seconds!"

"WHOA! NO WAY!" "That's fast!" "And I thought that glasses dude is quick!"

I ignore their chattering as I pump my fist in the air. Yes, new record! All those acceleration practice sensation with dad really paid off! The timer behind me beeped as the birdman passes the finish line, signaling at about 7 seconds.

A few more other students ran the test, Todoroki having one hell of a quirk in which he literally propels himself forward by unleashing a barrage of ice behind him on his right side which nearly took froze the guy next to him, and we turn our attention to the next few tests.


Grip Strength wasn't my best attribute. It took me using both hands to open a pickle jar when it is held in place by another person, even then it took at least an entire minute of trying to even move the lid. And considering my quirk has nothing to do with actual strength, it does little to nothing to help with it.

And such, when we are tasked with measuring our grip strength, I'm not surprised when mine is recorded at about 35kg.

Same with Standing Long Jump, which I just tumble into the sandbox a couple of feet from the jumping point.

Now Side Hopping, that's something I'm pretty good at. I think the counter machine actually malfunctioned a little when I just start hoping from one spot to another and again at increasing speeds until my max speed which I maintained for the entire test.

Right now, we are at the Softball Throwing, which Bakugou excel yet again with another explosion-aided throw but Uraraka really go beyond with her quirk which I guess must make things float as she tosses the softball, it just keeps going and going…

And going…

And going…

And going…

Till it is no longer in our sights, and the reading on Aizawa's device literally turn up an infinity loop to our surprise. I mean, is infinity even considered a number?

Next is Midoriya, who is getting paler as the tests went. From the 50m Dash onwards, he started to look like he is lagging way behind the rest of us. All those times, I was kind of hoping for another moment of his insane quirk to in motion, but he didn't even try to use it at all.

"Midoriya-kun isn't doing very well…" Iida pointed out.

"Well, duh!" Bakugou scoffs, "He's just a quirkless runt!"

Wait, quirkless?

"Wait, what are you talking about?" I asked curiously, "He has a quirk."

"Huh?! What, are your ears blocked or something?! I said he's quirkless!"

That can't be right! He pummeled that titan robot with one hit! There's no way he is quirkless if he can do that! He must be mistaken about the whole thing, or that he just so full of himself that he doesn't even notice anything that involves himself…

I turn my attention back to Midoriya, who is up in the circle as he winds up to throw his ball. And with a mighty heave, he tosses the ball forward, which only lands a few meters away from him much to his shock.

"H-Huh? B-But I was trying to use it…"

"I've 'erased' your quirk." Aizawa noted, his hair now all raised up to more reveal his red-shot eyes but now his eyes are glowing red and the scarf is unraveled a bit to reveal a pair of yellow bared goggles underneath, "That ridiculous entrance exam… completely irrational when you consider someone like you got in."

"Erased…?! Wait, those goggles… Of course!" Midoriya seems to have realized, "He's the Erasure Hero, Eraserhead!"

"Eraser…what?" "I think I've heard his name before! He's an angler-type hero!"

Eraserhead… I think Taikou mentioned him before.

A Hero akin to Batman, someone who operates from the shadows and almost never make an appearance in any mass media. He is well-known for his quirk to 'erase' other quirks, which is extremely rare even in our quirk-filled society of today. What's someone like him teaching in Yuuei?

"I've saw it, of how you can't control your quirk at all. You'd just be incapacitated again. Were you hoping someone would step in to help afterwards?"

"N-No, it's not like that-"

He doesn't let Midoriya finish as he wraps his scarf around him and pulls him close. From there, he starts talking to him in a quieter but certainly sterner tone. After a few more words, he closes his eyes letting his hair fall back down and let him go.

Slumbering back to the circle, Midoriya seems to be muttering something to himself looking a little downcast. Whatever Aizawa said, it must have hit him hard with something. A few more seconds later, he winds his arms back and lean forward for a heavy throw.

And throw he did, and this time the ball is sent flying off into the distance in the same manner as Bakugou's. I hear our teacher's device beeped for a moment, as Midoriya turns back to face him, clutching his right hand into a fist which now have a bloodied index finger. And with a teary smile with his mouth in a wince he proclaims, "Sensei… I can still move…!"

No way… did he used his finger?! With one finger, he sent that ball packing?! What a powerful quirk that is! A strength booster of sorts? Regardless, that is so clever! Instead of sacrificing an entire arm, he uses his finger! Double-edged that quirk may be, he manages to find a solution to it that doesn't involves breaking his limps, and within that moment too!

I don't about what Bakugo is talking about, that is a quirk!

And just as I was thinking that, I heard an explosion next to me and the very person I was thinking about rockets towards Midoriya screaming, "WHAT THE HELL?! EXPLAIN YOURSELF, DEKU!" But before he can get any closer, Aizawa's scarf wraps about him tightly, stopping and securing him in place, "What the…?! This cloth… it's stiff…!"

"It's a 'capture weapon' made of carbon fibers and a special alloy wire." He tells the explosive kid, "Geez… stop using your quirk already…"

"I'm getting dry eye over here."

'What a waste, considering his quirk is so awesome!' Is what everyone and me are thinking in response on his statement.

Bakugou puts his hands down as Aizawa unravels his scarf while his hair floats back down, "What a waste of time… next up, Tatsuya."

I obediently walk up to the circle, taking care to detour an arm distance around mister-anger-issue, and picks up the softball that somehow made its way back here. I'm not even going to question it. I took a stance, one hand held the ball while the other holds a battery to charge me up, raise a knee and starts to spin myself.

"What the hell…?" "Is that even allowed?" "Look at her go!"

Got to thank mom for signing me up for that ballet class in my third grade. One more turn and I swings my arm forward, tossing the softball and letting the momentum speed it forward.

But unfortunately, I've timed my swing wrongly and ended up tossing the ball right towards my classmates which ended up slamming into Aoyama's groin, knocking him down to his knees clutching his bruised… you know.

"Ah! S-Sorry!"

"Watch your aim, Tatsuya." Aizawa tells me, I can feel his glare on my back as I let out a nervous giggle. My bad…? "That one will count, by the way."

Seriously?! Damn it, got to time it right this time.

Thankfully, the next time I've timed it right and sends the ball flying down the field, earning me a record of 700.9 meters.


The last events are so much simpler than the first half. The Seated Toe Touch was no trouble with my ballet-trained flexibility which allows me to bend till my boobs touches my knees, and Upper Body Training is just your standard cardio training; push-ups, pull-ups, the works.

The final one, Endurance Running, is definitely made for me and Iida. The moment the entire event start, I was able to use the last charge in my battery to speed through the entire thing and finish the whole thing in about four minutes. I've even lapped poor Iida a few times, he finishing a good two minutes after me.

I think he might be a little salty from me running backwards when I passed him on my last lap.

When the last person finishes their lap, Hagakure was panting when she passes the finishing line, we all are gathered around our homeroom teacher anxiously waiting for our results, "Your total scores simply reflect your performances in each of the events. Explaining the process will be a pain in the ass, so all you get are the final rankings." We all held our breaths as he pressed on his device to show the list.

"Also, I was lying about the whole expelling someone thing."

…Huh?

"That was a rational DECEPTION meant to bring the best in all of you." He explains with a smile that can only meant one thing

He fucking trolled us all.

"""WHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTT?!"""

"Well, of course it was a lie…" I hear Yaoyorozu murmur out, "Didn't take much to figure that out…"

"Anyway, we're done here. Your documents about the curriculum is back in the classroom. Give them a look." Aizawa tells us before turning to our 'casualty' and handing him a form, "Midoriya. Have Recovery Girl fix you up. Tomorrow's trials aren't gonna be any easier."

"Y-Yes, sir…"

With those last words, our teacher just walks off. Not sure what to think of him, I turn my attention to the listings. Huh, I'm ranked eighth. I was expecting to be at least in the double digits…


When we reached the classroom, with our gym uniforms packed away and ready for the wash, there are indeed forms on our respective tables that tell us our schedule for the semester. After spending a few more minutes informing us about the type of classes and the schedules of the Hero Course, Aizawa dismisses us for the day.

I let out a tired sigh as I sling my bag on my back. This is NOT what I expect for my first day in high school, even if I'm in the Hero Course. But I've got to admit, it feels good to use my quirk so freely like that.

"Hey! Tatsuya-san, was it?"

I turned around in confusion as Kirishima walks up to me with a smile, "Want to grab a bite to eat? My treat!"

"Huh?" What's this all of the sudden? I mean, we barely know anything about each other, besides our names and quirks.

"Asking a girl out on the first day?" Kaminari calls out with a grin, "That's bold, Kirishima."

"What? No, it's not like that. I just owe her one, you know." He explains.

He owes me one? What is he talking about? Kind of think of it, he looks rather familiar… where have I…?

Wait, his teeth are sharp, which looks like the teeth on that… OH!

"Wait, are you that guy from the entrance exam?"

"Yup! The same one!" He noted with a grin, "Thanks again for the save back then."

"Huh. So you dyed your hair red…" I pointed out, "High school debut?"

"Something like that." He grins, "Anyway, want to? I saw this ramen place a few blocks down that looks good."

"Well…"

Just as I'm about to answer, the door slides open with Taikou in an anxious state shout out, "Genko! Can I ask you a favor?!"

"…Some other time, perhaps." I tell him as I went to my childhood friend to ask him what's going on.

And boy, there is something going on.


"Damn, a Quirk Assessment on the first day? Haha, you've got it rough, lil sis!"

"Yeah, yeah, laugh at your sister's pain, why don't you?"

When I made it back home, mom isn't back yet so I guess she wouldn't be back till late. Her job is irregular like that. Noting that, I went to my room where I turn on my laptop and start video-calling Tetsu to tell him about my first day.

Tetsu isn't at home anymore, at least not of recently since he graduated from college a few years back. You see, if you didn't know, my brother is somewhat of a tech wiz, or you can say he is a genius when it came to hardware and electronics. He actually created a lot of things over the years since his junior high school days, usually gadgets and support items for some of his friends in the Hero Course.

Heck, he actually has a few patents under his name by the time he graduated college. It is then that he is scouted by this scientist by the name of David Shield, a former sidekick of All Might during his time in the States. From what he has told us, he had seen Tetsu's works and is more than willingly to offer him a job as a lab assistant with him on I Island.

Tetsu accepted almost immediately, and he since left home. Although, he has been sending letters home and allowed me to video call him from time to time.

"You know, word has it that All Might is teaching at Yuuei." He noted.

"He is. I've saw a glimpse of him once." I stated, "Dad confirmed it too."

"God, that has to be awesome! Having THE All Might teaching you?"

"Yeah, it would be."

"…Sorry I couldn't be there for it." He apologized, "It's just… I've just finished this thing for-"

"It's fine, Tetsu." I assures him, "Yeah, I wanted you here too. It's been a long time since I've last seen you face to face. But I know that is your dream job and as your sister, I have to support my older brother's decisions for his life's goal. If that means I won't see you that often, then it's something I'm willing to live with."

"…What did I do to get a sister like you?" Tetsu chuckles. A muffled voice is heard in the background that he recognizes, "Oh, got to go. We're finishing with the last few tests. Love you, Gen-chan."

"Love you too, Tetsu-nii. And remember to shave! You don't look nice with that scruffy beard."

"Hey!"

With that last word, I close the app and let out a sigh. As much I want to deny it, I really miss my brother. The last time he is back here is during Obon last year, and he is only here for about a week before flying back.

"I'm home! And I've got cake to celebrate!"

With that statement, all sense of loneliness flew out of me as I rushed into the dining room. Strawberry shortcake, my favorite!

To be continued…

Omake

I glare at that black vicious beast, its long luscious tail swirling around as if mocking me. It's emerald eyes barely taking note of me as it lets out a loud yawn in boredom.

Today is the day.

The day I would get my revenge for my humiliation of days past.

Today, that beast will get what is coming to him-

"Oh for heaven's sake, Genko, can you do this later?" Taikou calls out, "Lunch will be over soon."

"No! That beast will pay for what it did to me!"

"Tatsuya. That's a cat." Shinsou noted, "A harmless black cat."

"That's what it wants you to think!" I tell him cautiously, "Because once you let your guard down, he'll-my lunch is in his mouth, isn't it?"

He nodded, I turning to the said creature, its eyes gleam with amusement as in its mouth is the legendary Yakisoba bread of the cafeteria store below that I've worked my ass to get.

With a flick of his tail, he sprints away.

"You damn thief!"

And I chase right after him.

"Pay up."

"Damn it."


Yeah! Fast one, aren't I? Well, once I'm into canon territory, it became easier to write out what to do next! Although, this omake is a bit lacking, isn't it? Got to work harder next time.

Anyway, yes, Tetsu won't show up much in this fic, and yes, the whole s is quite out of left field but let me put it this way.

Why would you invent things in your home, when there are places for such things without endangering all those around you?

I hope that answer your question.

With that, I thank you for reading this!