Chapter 25: Back to School
Author: Geraint
(MC's POV)
Waking up early in the morning, I prepared myself to go to school. All Might had already gone off to do his hero work, and now I was alone in my workshop, doing some programming on my computer while sipping on a latte and eating a croissant for breakfast.
"This might take a while."
I yawned, still feeling sleepy.
Checking the time on my wall clock, I decided to save my work and then shut down my computer.
"Okay, time to go!"
Ring!Ring!
My phone rang, and I saw a message from the old man, the barkeeper.
[Meet me in front of the Coffee Shop.]
I stood up and left the Might Tower through the backdoor.
Standing in front of the Coffee Shop, I looked around. Soon, a luxurious black car approached and stopped, the side-door opening up.
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Inside, I saw the old man dressed in a butler suit. He had white hair and a beard, and wore a monocle in his left eye.
"Yo! It's been a while, Master!"
"Hurry and get inside, Falcon."
I climbed into the car and sat next to him as the side-door closed.
"By the way... Nice car! How much was it?"
"Shut up! This car is yours! I'm just taking care of it."
"Haha! Well, thanks as always. I owe you."
The truth is, this black car was worth about $500,000 or around 70 million yen. I bought it overseas with the help of the old man.
"Here."
The old man handed me a brown paper bag, and when I looked inside, it was filled with money.
"This is the money you asked for."
"Oh, thanks."
While the old man drove me to school, he asked,
"What are you planning to do today? Some kind of prank?"
"Did you bring what I told you?"
"Yeah, it's in the back."
The old man gestured behind him.
I glanced behind the car, and saw a rolled-up red carpet and some small fireworks.
"What are you going to do with those?"
I leaned back in my seat and smiled.
"Get myself suspended from school."
"What?! You're doing that again? You just got transferred a month ago!"
"Well… there's this mischievous, wild rabbit of a girl who hasn't answered my calls since last month. She told me she was in Hokkaido, and I haven't heard from her since."
"You sound like a possessive boyfriend."
"Not really. I just want to see how she's doing. After that, I'm going to relax in a hot spring and tour around Hokkaido. I've been working too hard in my workshop, and I need a vacation."
"Then just take a leave of absence instead of doing this! You really just want to show off, don't you?!"
"Well, that's part of it." I looked away.
"Your classmates will hate you even more… or maybe the whole school."
"Who cares? They already hate me."
When we arrived near the entrance of the school, the students walking along the road stared at us.
I saw pro heroes patrolling in front of the school. One was a male pro hero who looked ridiculous in his costume, and the other was a female pro hero with a slightly more stylish outfit. Those incompetent, underwhelming pro heroes were my main targets, and they were well aware of who I was—Captain Falcon. It was no coincidence that they were patrolling this area.
Stopping in front of the school gates, the pro heroes noticed us.
(I love superheroes... they might be called 'heroes,' but they're not really super. The big difference is...)
As the old man hurried out with the red carpet and fireworks, he unrolled the carpet in front of my door and lit the small fireworks on both sides.
I turned on the music player, and classic rock blared through the speakers.
(Play: AC/DC - Highway to Hell)
I took my sunglasses from my pocket, opened the car door, and stepped out with an arrogant flair.
"Presentation!"
Walking down the red carpet, I stopped and turned toward the incompetent pro heroes.
Seeing the irritation on their faces made my day.
"Pfffffft!"
I smirked and gave them the middle finger.
(Take that!)
"Damn you!!"
The male pro hero fumed, and his female companion tried to stop him from causing a scene.
(I don't like these so-called 'heroes.' They're just doing this for a paycheck. Real superheroes are self-sufficient. Don't tarnish that title with these clowns. That's why I hate pro heroes.)
After that, I was called to the guidance office with my parents. All Might showed up immediately. I was reprimanded harshly by my homeroom teacher, but, unfortunately, I only received a warning and didn't get suspended. I wanted to complain about that.
Along the hallway, All Might, in his deflated form, walked silently beside me.
"Ichika, you might not know this, but the orphanage caretaker has already warned me about your behavior. You're trying to vent your anger by being disrespectful to them."
I just looked away from him.
He sighed, then suddenly placed his hand on top of my head, brushing my hair.
"Hey!"
"Please don't do that anymore."
"...."
I couldn't promise him that.
Before All Might left, he said,
"About Mirko's whereabouts, she bought the wrong plane ticket and ended up in America instead of Hokkaido."
"What the--!"
I was completely shocked.
Placing my palm on my face, I muttered,
"This is bad... She's terrible with English."
"Don't worry, I've already called someone to help."
"I'm sorry... and thanks, Dad."
All Might turned into his muscle form and disappeared.
"That girl is hopeless without me."
I returned to my class.
(Toru's POV)
Our next period was music class. We were currently singing a song while our teacher played the piano. Only Ichika was absent after the commotion he caused at the entrance gate and his subsequent trip to the guidance office. We learned that he was rich, but what he did was still unacceptable. He was being disrespectful and showing off his wealth to everyone.
Right now, we were singing the English song Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are,Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky,Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you—
Thud!
The door suddenly opened and interrupted us. It was Ichika, walking into the music room.
....
Everyone went silent as the teacher stopped playing the piano and glanced at him.
"Hm? Don't mind me. Please continue."
"You're... Yagi Ichika, right? Oh, I remember! You're the one who caused a commotion this morning! You were sent to the guidance office!"
"Yeah, that's me."
"Well, as punishment for being late, you'll play the piano today."
"Are you sure, Sensei?"
"Yeah, feel free to play any music. I'll be grading you."
"Okay..."
(Is he going to be okay? The teacher seems strict with him.)
Ichika walked over to the piano and sat down, then began playing.
(Play: River Flows in You - Yiruma)
Everyone was stunned.
(Isn't this one of the new popular masterpieces that was released a month ago? It was a huge hit in the music industry and sold millions of copies just in Japan. The artist never showed himself to the public, but I remember his name was... Fujiwara Ichi—Wait! Don't tell me!)
Watching Ichika play the piano with his eyes closed, everyone had complicated expressions on their faces. Some were happy, others looked sad, and a few were even teary-eyed.
The teacher was completely speechless.
When the music ended, Ichika noticed that everyone was still silent and emotional.
Confused, he checked the time on the wall clock—it was already time for the next class.
Not knowing what else to do, he decided to leave the classroom by himself.
"Amazing..."
That was the only word that came out of my mouth.
(To be continued.)
(A/N: Feel free to file a copyright on the MC. I'll fix my mistakes later.)