"Villains?! They're idiots to break into a hero school!"
Someone shouted that.
I thought so too, but felt it didn't need to be said.
Yeah, that's you, Kirishima.
"Sensei, what about the intruder sensors?!"
"Of course we have them, but..."
Now Momo and Shoulders were talking.
You guys are way too calm.
Shouldn't someone call? Now's the perfect time for 1-1-0! Huh, it's not connecting. No signal? How crappy is this building? They should've done antenna work.
Yeah, that's you, Shoulders. Seriously.
Hey, Kaminari! You! Yeah, you!
Look, you can use electricity, right? Make contact somehow! The signal's completely dead. You can do it, can't you? With your zappy powers. That's right, you, you're the one who's gotta do it.
"Is it just here, or the whole school...? Either way, if the sensors aren't reacting, that means they have someone with a Quirk that can do that—"
Now Todoroki?
You guys really love to talk.
This is absolutely not the time for that.
Also, I just said that. Weren't you listening? Are you stupid? Oh right, you're just naturally dense.
"—They're idiots, but not morons. This is—"
Okay okay, everyone calm down. Think of the funny, everyone. Cherish the funny. Hey, Four-Eyes, you're class president—calm down our classmates. That's your job, isn't it?
So, did it connect? Kaminari? You can't? There must be a signal-jamming type here. It's no good. Contact is impossible.
Let's just evacuate. Yeah, let's do that.
While ordering Four-Eyes to line everyone up for evacuation, Bandage-Sensei, who'd been watching the villains, shouted.
"Thirteen, begin evacuation! Contact the school—"
"It's no good! The signal's completely dead!"
"Then use Kaminari's—"
"Kaminari's no good either! He's just an all-talk pick-up artist!"
"—Begin evacuation! Midoriya, lead! Thirteen, back her up!"
"Yessir!"
"U-understood, senpai!"
If they're saying we can run, I'll gladly run. That's me. I won't fight a battle I can't win even if asked.
"So, all of you line up in a row and follow me!"
"Midoriya looks cool right now."
"She really does, like a different person."
"Guh, this is true leadership! Compared to her, I'm...!"
"...She just wants to escape quickly herself, damn it."
Shut up, Kacchan! Why are you muttering under your breath?!
Everyone's conveniently misunderstanding, so let them have this moment!
It'll slow us down otherwise!
Listen! I want to get out of here as fast as possible!
"W-will Aizawa-sensei be okay...?"
Uraraka, who was following behind me, said worriedly.
At a glance, the only dangerous villains are the Hand-Man I saw first and the black muscle guy who came out after. The guy creating the warp mist has an impressive Quirk, but if I fought him one-on-one, I could probably beat him to a pulp, so he's not that bad. There are other villains too, but they're just mooks. Nothing but rabble.
Bandage-Sensei is genuinely stronger than me, so I don't think he'll struggle with anyone I could beat. First, the mooks aren't even worth considering. With Bandage-Sensei's Quirk, he'll definitely shut down Misty too.
But the problem is those other two.
I can't see their limits.
I should probably lie to reassure her, but I don't like lying to friends in a situation like this.
"Uraraka... probably no good."
"Somehow, I'm feeling better about it now."
I told her the truth, but she felt reassured anyway.
Well, as long as she focuses on escaping, I don't really care. Yeah.
"Amazing...! I didn't know Aizawa-sensei was that strong!"
Someone must've looked back at Bandage-Sensei, because I heard those words. Of course, this wasn't the time for that, so I kicked Four-Eyes in the butt as a warning.
"N-now's the time to focus on evacuation! Everyone!"
Well said, Four-Eyes.
I'll grant you the right to be class president again next year.
"I won't let you."
Just as we reached the exit area, Black Misty appeared right in front of us. This is why I hate warp types. Cheater!
Blue Tanuki! Someone call the blue tanuki! Call the cat-type tanuki from the future! Bring the door that goes anywhere! We can't win without it!
Also, Bandage-Sensei, you should've at least held this guy down!
"Nice to meet you, we are—"
Misty suddenly started introducing himself.
My intuition kicked in.
This guy's a fighting amateur.
First strike wins.
I took a gamble and activated my attraction Quirk.
The mist got pulled in.
Meaning he has physical form. Lucky.
I blew flames at the surprised Misty.
Since I didn't charge it up, the firepower was weak, but it was enough to make him flinch.
While he was flinching, I used my attraction Quirk to pull him in while also closing the distance.
"Wha—gah!?"
I delivered my most powerful lariat aimed at what looked like Black Misty's neck area while he was still confused.
Black Misty spun once in midair from the lariat.
Unable to recover his posture properly, Black Misty slammed flat onto the ground.
The follow-up elbow drop I instinctively added was just for good measure.
My classmates froze at the sight of Black Misty twitching.
"Is he dead?"
"That was brutal."
"..."
"Certain death strike."
He's alive, probably.
I mean, I've never actually killed anyone with this technique.
Never. Really, never. Don't doubt me. I didn't do it, I didn't... what's with those looks?!
While I was clearing up everyone's misunderstanding, Kacchan came over and flicked my head. Ow! You bastard! What do you think a maiden's face is for?!
"—Don't be reckless, you idiot."
"I wasn't being reckless..."
"Fall back. I'll handle the rest."
I wasn't really pushing myself. I just did it because I thought I could. He was super weak anyway.
I mean, I thought he was a bean sprout.
"Hey, Bakugo! You can flirt later—shouldn't you do something about that misty bastard?"
"I'll do it without you telling me, moron. Guys like this—"
"Never let your guard down..."
Black Mist got wrapped in black mist.
Kacchan immediately blasted him, but he created distance.
I activated my attraction Quirk where he escaped to, but having learned his lesson, Black Misty used his warp to escape far outside my effective range in one go. You blue tanuki bastard! For a bean sprout, you've got good recovery! Or wait—were you sleeping? Did you sleep in that instant? Even that sharpshooting, cat's-cradle-expert glasses girl would be shocked at how fast you fell asleep!
"Even though you're children, you're U.A. students. Golden eggs, as they say. Allow me to reintroduce ourselves—we are the League of Villains. Presumptuous as it may be, we've infiltrated this den of heroes, U.A. High School, because we intend to have the Symbol of Peace, All Might, breathe his last—"
What's with this Black Misty?
So they're here for Muscles?
Hah, I bet he's gay. What a nuisance.
"Muscles isn't here! He's playing hooky!"
"Yes, so it seems. Originally, here—"
"Go! Home! Go! Home! Go! Home!"
"All Might was supposed to—"
"Okay, everyone join in! Go! Home! Go! Home!"
"—Ugh, ah..."
As I enthusiastically chanted "go home" alone, voices gradually started joining in. As expected of someone with EX-rank charisma like me. I'm the god of leading.
"Go! Home! Go! Home!"
What unity—I'm starting to feel good about this.
Yes, go home! Go home! Go home!
Should we change the tempo? Let's get rhythmic! Yeah!
Hm? Huh? Is Black Misty starting to tremble? What's wrong? Are you cold? Do you have poor circulation? Should I turn on the heater?
Oh, this is the bad kind.
"You idiot! How long are you going to fool around?! Get back!"
"I'll scatter you and kill you!"
"—Souko!"
My vision went pitch black in an instant.
I reflected. I don't regret it.
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