Asui didn't get a good night's sleep. Her mind couldn't stop thinking, she began to question who Albert was.
"…" Asui blankly looks at the news.
"According to authorities the people killed here at this building were members of the Yakuza group called the Shie Hassaikai. Authorities speculate it was the League of Villains…"
'He did it.'
Her mind ran through so many simulations on how it would have gone. None of them pleasant. She then feared more on who he is. She knows deep in her heart that Albert was not a villain, no he is something more.
'Gang war… gang war…'
The game that Albert is playing is one where two criminal organizations are nothing but pawns on a chessboard.
"Hmm…" Asui's eyes grow heavy, she has mentally taxed herself.
"Are you fine Asui?" asked Uraraka.
"I'm fine." She shook her head. "I'm sorry but it's my time of the month." She smiled and nodded at Uraraka.
'I can't tell them. I can't tell anyone! Albert is… Albert is…'
She needed time to rest. Time to sleep and think.
"Ah! I got it! Don't worry! If you need anything I'll be there!"
Like that Asui didn't come to school that day and went to sleep where she would think and organize herself.
After a while the students of U.A. went to a gathering where the Principal Nezu gave a speech, it was long winded and need not be resaid.
"Alright I know you are all sleepy from the principals speech." Aizawa said back in class. "Trust me, I know." He had a glint in his eyes, a glint that only comes from pride and understanding. "Anyway. Since you have all got your hero license you can start to do Work-Studies. What you may ask is that? It's just your internship but way more immersive."
"Sensei." Albert rose his hand. "My internship was pretty immersive."
"Yours doesn't count, the hero you picked was Mirko she is a unique case amongst all the heroes. And before anyone asks the Sports Festival is used to make some connections and network. Normally you would all begin Work-Studies when you are second years, but things are different. I am sure you all know that villains are really starting to grow so we are starting to accelerate and really educate you all to fight. That is all, Present Mix you're up." Aizawa turned just as Present Mic entered.
"First period is English!! My class!! Albert read me this book!" He tossed him a thick book.
Albert catches it and reads the title.
"War and Peace by Leo Tolstroy?" he turned to his English teacher. "You still mad about the entrance exam!"
"Mmmmmaybe! Now read me twenty pages like last time!"
"Why so much?"
"Sensei thinks you are a good story teller!" said Kirishima. "I overheard him talking to Ms. Midnight about that."
Albert gave Present Mix a look.
"You could have just said so."
"… Forty more pages!"
"Tsch!"
The next day.
"Glad you're feeling better." Albert said walking next to Asui.
"Hm." Asui nodded. "Thank you for explaining to me about what I missed yesterday."
Asui was studying Albert. She watched each and every action and doubted with a reasonable amount of skepticism. She already got a good understanding of him and watched with a more softer gaze. His senses were very sharp as one incident during luck he suddenly and sharply turned his head to a group of students who were giving him some envious looks.
They converse with one another to class where it shortly began.
"Alright." Aizawa walked in. "Seems everyone is here. Good. Asui are you feeling better today?"
"Hm." She nodded. "Good as new. Ribbit."
"Very good." He picked up his phone and sent a text. "Sorry but I prepared something when everyone is here. Asui were you informed of Work-Studies?"
"Albert and Uraraka told me." she answered.
"Wonderful. Less talking for me."
They wait a couple of minutes before they heard a knock on the door.
"Very quick." He looked to the door. "As I said before Work-Studies are a different breed. To really show you all how different it is you must experience it a bit. You can come in."
The door of the class opens, and three students enter.
"These three are the top students at U.A. reigning supreme as our schools third-years."
The one leading the group of three was a tall young man with a very muscular build with unique eyes that are beady blue eyes, drawn in a simplistic style with no visible sclera, and nose prominently rounder than most others. He has blond hair, the top part of which is arranged in a cowlick, while the bottom section is worn swept backward.
"The school collectively calls them,"
The one in the middle was Nejire Hado, the girl Albert met during his internship. She scanned the room and notice Albert and gave him a wave, a smile, and a wink.
Immediately he felt an intense murderous feeling directed at Albert from the purple one and a intense gaze from Asui.
"The Big Three."
The final member coming in from the back was a tall young man with rather pale skin with pointy ears with messy, indigo hair, which sticks out behind his head, and thin, tired-looking eyes, partially covered by his bangs. He also hunched over giving him a gloomier vibe.
The three students stand before Class 1-A and gaze at their underclassmen. Nejire, however, was looking at Albert, she was itching to talk with him.
"Let's begin with introductions? Amajiki can you start?"
Amajiki, the boy with messy indigo hair glared intently at the whole class. Only a few weren't bothered by it.
"Ah…" he said in a low tone. "I… can't do this… Mirio… Hado." His body grew rigid as if he was frozen in fear, which he was by stage fright. "I was going for potatoes but that didn't work, they still were normal from the neck down. I wanna leave." He turned his body and faced the board.
"…" The whole class gazed at the young man and asked themselves the same question; "Is this really one of the top three students of U.A.?"
"Don't worry about him!" Nejire stepped in to cover for Amajiki. "He is Tamaki Amajiki, and I am Nejire Hado! We came here today to really get into the details of Work-Studies." Her gaze then really landed on Albert. "Hey! Hey!" She came up to Albert with a bubbly attitude. "Can you give me tips on how to improve my stamina!"
"ALBERT!!!!!" The purple one shouted from his soul and chest, his whole existence roared in defiance of this scene before him.
"Shut up." Albert glanced at the purple one.
"Y-yes…" he quickly backed down in fear.
"Anyway. I can give you a list later."
"Oh!" She reached over and grabbed his hands. "Thank you very much!" She shook his hand very energetically.
"Ahem!" Mirio stepped forward with his chest puffed up. "I am Mirio Togata!" He said in a boom and confident tone that had a lacing of charisma. "I bet you all think you are very talented for getting your licenses as first-years so I!!" he uses both of his thumbs to point to himself. "Will show you the results of Work-Studies and the difference between us!" He also glanced at Albert. "Especially you! Albert Hiroyuki!"
"Tsk."
'I really get to much attention. Handler and the organization were right to keep me hidden, this is a pain in the ass.'
"So how are you gonna show the difference?" asked Ojiro.
"With a fight! Me versus the whole of Class 1-A!"
"Wonder how this will go down." Aizawa said looking forward to how Mirio is gonna fight Albert and vice versa.
A while later at Gymnasium Gamma, the class and the Big Three changed to their gym uniform.
"Hm. What a weird place." Albert noticed that the gym only had big concrete pillars.
"Hey, hey! Mirio!" Nejire said playing with Ashido's antennas "You should take it easy on our underclassman."
"R-remember last time you made a kid wanna quite being a hero?" said Tamaki still facing the wall.
"It was really bad, you better think about this hard, Togata because there is gonna be a lot of black and blue bruises."
"Hm! Hm!" Mirio said streaching. "It will be fine! They fought against some villains and even some pro-heroes!"
"They were handicapped." Tamaki added.
"Still enough!" Mirio finished streaching and pointed Albert. "You! Come at me!"
"… Fine."
Albert stepped forward as his senior wishes to put him down a peg.