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At the aforementioned dinner service, everyone digs in to their food. Kirishima and Kaminari overzealously enjoys the wide variety of food.
"So good! Rice is so good!"
"It's just as good as the Lunch rush!"
Pixie-Bob explains that this is the only time the students will be well fed during the training, so we need to enjoy it. Following dinner, the students go to the hot springs.
The wound in my chest already healed. I recalled about the dream about my ancestor and the people who live in Taisho era.
"You seem in a deep thought. Everything alright?" Tokoyami asked.
"Hm? Oh yeah. I'm fine, just thinking about what we'll be doing tomorrow." I respond calmly, not wanting them to worry.
"Well, frankly, food and stuff isn't really that important. That's not what I'm here for. I know that much, at least. What I'm here for is beyond that wall." Mineta stated, staring the wooden wall.
"What are you talking to yourself about, Mineta?" Izuku asked.
"This feels great!"
"I love that there are hot springs here." We overheard the girls from the other side.
"See, there they are. Nowadays, for them to not stagger bathing times for men and women is an accident. Yes, an accident waiting to happen." Mineta stated. Some had a blush on their faces while listening to Mineta.
"Better stop him or I'm going to implode his brain." I uttered to Iida who nodded and stood up.
"Mineta, stop it! What you are doing is demeaning for both yourself and the girls! It is shameful behavior!" Iida says as he approach Mineta. I glance at Izuku and the others who seem to have thought that I'm finally return to normal.
"You're too fussy." Mineta uses his Quirk to scale up the wall. "Walls are meant to be climbed over! Plus Ultra!" Before he could reached the top, Kota appeared and stop him.
"Before learning to be a hero, you need to learn about being human." Kota says before he slaps Mineta making him to fall on Iida.
The girls thank Kota, and he turns around and shocked, Kota faints and falls over the wall himself.
"Look out!" Izuku jumps out to save Kota before he takes the boy to Mandalay.
"I think I'm done for now." I says before leaving the hot spring. I stay outside the camp while everyone went to sleep.
I took a picture out of my pocket and stare at it for a while.
"Why aren't you asleep?" I was caught off guard, turning my head and saw Aizawa. "Is something wrong?"
"It's nothing sensei." I calmly replied before hiding the picture.
"Hey, something is obviously wrong. You can always tell me is something's bothering you."
"It's really nothing Aizawa-sensei, I'm just clearing my mind for a while."
"Tomioka, please understand that I am your teacher. First and foremost I am your teacher but secondly I am also a parental figure when your parental figures are not here present.
Which of course like everyone else's. So, as your de facto father figure, I urge you to tell me what's bothering you."
I smiled delightful, "You're a nice and caring teacher. Thanks. But, I'm really fine sensei. I'll go rest now, sorry for making you worry." I stand up and walk towards the campus as Aizawa watched me enter the building.
'I'm sorry Aizawa-sensei. But this is something I have to do on my own.'
The next morning, we stood outside waiting while some were sleepy.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Today, we will begin training camp to increase your strength in earnest. The goal of this training camp is to increase everyone's strength and with that, for everyone to obtain their provisional licenses.
It is to prepare you all to face hostilties that are becoming more real by the minute. Proceed carefully." Aizawa explain before he toss a ball similar to the Quirk apprehension test to Katsuki.
"So Bakugou, try throwing that."
"This is from the fitness test.."
"Your previous record, from right after you started school, was 705.2 meters. Let's see how much you've improved." Aizawa stated before Katsuki stepped forward.
"Oh, we're checking our progress?" Ashido exclaimed excitedly.
"Since a lot has happened these past three months, huh?" Sero added
"Do it, Bakugou!" Kirishima shouts.
Katsuki smirked as he prepare himself. "Then... Here I go.. Go to hell!" Katsuki throws the ball using his explosion in the sky.
"709.6 meters." Aizawa announced. Everyone was surprised at the result including Katsuki.
"He only throws the ball four meters farther than he did at the beginning of the semester." I utter loudly.
"It's been about three months since you started high school. Though various experiences, you all have definitely improved.
But that improvement has mainly been at the mental and technical levels, with some increase in stamina. But your Quirks themselves have not improved that much." Aizawa says.
"I think I understand. This training camp is about pushing everyone in order to greatly increase the strength of their superpowers." I stated as Aizawa confirms it.
"That's right. Starting today, we will work on improving your Quirks." Aizawa grinned. "It'll be so hard you'll feel like dying, but try not to actually die."
I let out a sigh as I remember the hellish training I have with the Pillars,
"Been there before." I murmured.
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On the morning of day two of the training camp, Class 1-B join Class 1-A, who've already begun training with their Quirks. Every student works on improving their Quirks differently with a different exercise.
Bakugou Katsuki. Plunging both hands into boiling water to expand his sweat glands and creating explosions repeatedly to increase the scale of this attack.
"Damn it!" Bakugou yelled before he plung his hands on the boiling water.
Todoroki Shoto. Alternating between ice and fire to make the temperature of the bathwater uniform. This training is to get his body used to freezing and have him try controlling the temperature of his flames.
Sero Hanta. Having him produce tape continuosly, his training will increase his capacity and improve tape strength and shooting speed.
Kirishima Eijiro and Ojiro Mashirao. By having Ojiro use his tail to hit Kirishima with his Hardening activated, they can increase the strength of each other's Quirks.
Kaminari Denki. "By running his electric current through a large capacity battery, he's training his body to be able to handle large amounts of electricity.
Koda Koji. In order to increase the reach of his Anivoice, he's doing vocal exercises to build up his vocal cords.
Aoyama Yuga. Training to get his body used to Navel Laser so that he can keep using it even if his stomach hurts and to increase the range of his laser.
Tokoyami Fumikage. Training to keep Dark Shadow under control even if it's going wild in the dark.
"Dark Shadow!" Tokoyami shouts from the cave.
Uraraka Ochaco. By turning continuously in zero gravity, she's training the semicircular canals in her inner ear to decrease nausea and increasing the maximum weight she can use her Quirk on.
Iida Tenya. Doing long training runs to increase leg strength and stamina.
Asui Tsuyu. Training to work out all the muscles in her body and her long tongue.
Sato Rikido. Working out while eating the sweets he needs to activate his Quirk to power up.
Yaoyorozu Momo. Also eating while using her Quirk to amplify her creations and shorten the amount of time needed to make them.
Jirou Kyoka. Increasing the quality of sound from her Quirk by strengthening her earphone jack.
Ashido Mina. Intermittently creating acid to increase her skin's durability.
Minera Minoru. To increase the strength of his scalp so that he won't bleed even if he keeps popping off balls.
Hagakure Toru and Shouji Mezo. They're increasing the strength of both their Quirks by having Shoji quickly create multiple Dupli-Arms to look for Hagakure as she continues to hide her presence.
Kendo questions how the teachers plan on maintaining forty students using their powers all at once.
"That's why they're here." Aizawa answered her question.
"That's right! The four of us are one!" a young woma with long, emerald green hair and big round yellow eyes.
"Lock on with these sparkling gazes!" Mandalay begins,
"We've come to lend a paw and help!" Ragdoll continued.
"Coming out of nowhere." a tall, muscular man wears a brown version of the Pussycats' hero costume continue they're introduction.
"Stingingly cute and catlike!" Pixie-bob says,
"Wild, Wild... Pussycats! The full version!"
"Damn it!" Bakugou shouts after blasting an explosion.
After they're introduction, they explain how their Quirks working together can keep an eye on everyone.
Tiger asks that all strength type Quirks train at his boot camp. He's already begun training Midoriya.
"Now, hit me with what you've got!" Tiger command. Midoriya tries to hit him with a 5% Detroit Smash, but Tiger easily evades and knocks him back. "You're still pretty lively! That means your muscle fibers haven't been ripped apart yet!"
Yessir.." Midoriya groaned.
"I can't hear you!"
"Yessir!"
Some of the Class 1-B were terrified, stating that Tiger is scary.
"It's "Plus Ultra," right? Then do it! Give me "Ultra!"
"Yessir!"
"Huh? Aren't they missing someone?" Ibara asked while searching around.
"Do you meant Tomioka?" Kendo says. They suddenly felt a tremor from the ground and Y/n emerge from the forest while panting.
"I have him to fight all the beasts I'm creating using my Quirk, to increase his physical strength, stamina and endurance." Pixie-bob explains. A beast appeared and engage at the young swordsman.
"Serpent Breathing, Second Form: Venom Fangs of the Narrow Head!"
(Hebi no kokyū, Ni no kata: Kyōzu no Dokuga)
Y/n dashes behind the beast at blinding speed and lops its head off. Pixie-bob was jumping up and down as she praises the swordsman before she creates another beast.
Class 1-B were amazed at Y/n's swordsmanship. Aizawa confirms that because of their wide range of Quirks, the Pussycats were the ideal group to help train the students. Vlad King orders his students to get started.
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Evening arrives and the time comes for the us students to eat dinner. Like Pixie-bob explained the previous day, the Pussycats won't cook the food. Instead, they provide us with the ingredients to make curry.
"Yes.." they respond exhausted, including me as I pant deeply making Ragdoll laugh.
"You all look exhausted! But that doesn't mean you can make any old sloppy cat food!" Ragdoll stated.
"It's true that part of rescuing someone is filling the stomachs and spirits of those exhausted during a disaster. That's UA for you! No opportunity wasted!" Iida says before he urges his peers to band together and start cooking.
"Let's make the most delicious curry in the world, everyone!"
"Okay.."
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After they cook curry for themselves, Y/n and Midoriya notices that Kota missing from dinner. They both came to agree on searching and bring food to the boy. They found Kota's hideout which is a cave on a cliff.
"You're hungry, aren't you?" Midoriya says loudly as Kota glared at the two students.
"You two..! How'd you find this place?" Kota sneered at them.
"We followed your footsteps. Sorry about that. We just thought maybe you'd want something to eat." Y/n says. Midoriya walked a few steps forwards holding a plate of curry.
"I'm fine. I don't want any. Now leave." Kota says harshly. "Getting all into trying to improve your Quirk. It's gross. You want to show off your power that badly?"
They were silent for a moment before Midoriya asks if Kota's parents were the late heroes Water Hose.
"Shut up. Everyone's crazy... Calling themselves heroes or villains just to kill each other. Talking about Quirks and stuff..."
The two UA students realizes that Kota's issue isn't just with heroes, it's with quirks and superhero society in general. Midoriya tries to reach Kota with a story about him with a different perspective. Still angry, Kota refutes Midoriya and told the two to leave.
Midoriya and Y/n leaves Kota alone with the plate of curry.
"Kota hates Quirks and the superhuman society itself. I wonder what would All Might said to him." Midoriya mumbled.
"It depends. Having a stranger preaching to someone else can come off as annoying. Actions are what influences people to change their mind, not just strong words alone can do it every time." Y/n stated as Midoriya look at him.
"I guess you're right. I'm just a stranger. How can I say anything to him?"
"I don't know what you want to do with him, but I think you may have to stay out of it. This habit of getting involved in delicate situations can be annoying to some."
Midoriya sweat drop at that, "Sorry about that." Midoriya takes a moment before he could speak again. "Are those your new earring? It's nice."
"Thanks. And yeah, I just got it before we came here."
"I see. Anyways, I'm glad that you're finally okay." Y/n avert his eyes to Midoriya. "I don't know if something must've have happened after our first semester, but I'm glad that you're okay. We're always here for you Y/n."
A sigh of relief escape on Y/n before smile curve on his face. "Yeah. Sorry for making you worry."
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Day 3 at night, Aizawa takes the remedial students to a classroom while everyone else participates in the Pussycats mini-game.
"Give me a break!"
"Let us be tested!"
"Okay, so Class B will be first to be the scarers. Class A will leave in pairs every three minutes. There are tags with your names written on them in the middle of the route, so bring those with you." Pixie-bob explained the game.
"Revelry in the dark." Tokoyami utter.
"He said it again." Uraraka and I says before I glance Koda who has Kanzaburo on his shoulder and smiled at them.
"Now, you'll draw lots to determine your partners!" Pixie-bob announce. I got paired with Izuku.
"We finally have a chance to become partners-"
"Hey, damn Deku, switch with me!" Katsuki who as partner up with Todoroki.
"I can switch with you if you want." I says,
"The hell you are! I'm not pairing up with Half and half bastard or Deku!" Katsuki said abruptly before turning to Izuku who was slowly backs away. "Hey! I said switch with me!"
12 Minutes later
Tsu and Uraraka walk together through the forest, with the former being very afraid.
"A test of courage." Izuku muttered before glancing at me. "I'm still figuring out your weakness though."
"Well, according to the comments in the previous chapters, I have various weaknesses."
"What?"
"Nothing."
Suddenly we notice there's a fire raging on the mountain and Pixie-bob get drags through the forest.
"Those pet cats are in the way."
"Wh-Why..?" Mineta says as he back away with fear display on his face. "I thought they made doubly sure.. Why are there villains here?!"
"Pixie-bob!" Izuku shouts as he run but was stopped by Tiger.
"Oh no." Mandalay muttered as Izuku and I immediately remember that Kota is by himself.
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Meanwhile, Kota receives Mandalay's message but he's paralyzed with fear after being confronted by a masked villain.
The villain removes his mask, and Kota recognizes him as the man who murdered both of his parents. Muscular.
Just as Muscular goes to crush Kota, Y/n swoops in and saves Kota. Midoriya followed and stand beside Y/n.
"Why..?" Kota asked.
"Hm? You two were on the list but one was on kill list." Muscular stated.
"We came to keep Kota from coming into contact with a villain.." Midoriya muttered, glaring at the villain in front of them.
"But we ended up meeting one here. We have to do something about this villain." Y/n finished and Midoriya, both of the young heroes stand up against Muscular.
"It's... It's going to be okay. We'll definitely save and protect you, Kota!" Midoriya declared.
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