Makoto walked through the path between the beach and the palm trees to the adjacent public beach.
The number of tourists was visibly higher. Swim rings, beach balls, parasols… a riot of color covered the entire coast.
After signing autographs for a few bikini-clad, big-breasted girls, Makoto spotted Yu and the others.
"Senpai, over here."
Yu waved.
"Yo... what a coincidence!"
Hiratsuka stood up from her chair and waved at him.
She wore a white shawl and jean shorts. A can of beer was in her hand, her face slightly flushed from drinking.
Makoto nodded, his gaze moving from her to the person beside her.
The Shuchi'in Academy's faculty team was here for a team-building trip.
Principal Adolphe's wrinkles bunched together as he smiled. "What a coincidence, Commander. We didn't expect to run into Ishigami-kun and the others here. The teachers of Shuchi'in Academy are here for a team-building event."
Makoto shook his hand. "Long time no see, Principal Adolphe."
Makoto's gaze swept around: Kirisu Mafuyu, Minagawa Akane, Kanai Narumi, and from the elementary division, Matsuzaka Ume, Yoshinaga Midori... everyone Makoto knew was there.
Yukino and Haruno were also there, sitting on lounge chairs under the same parasol. They hurriedly stood up when they saw Makoto.
Makoto looked at the two sisters. Yukino was about to explain why she was here.
"Makoto-kun, congratulations on your graduation!"
Minagawa Akane stood up from her chair, her voice saccharine sweet.
"May I call you that?" She tilted her head, her eyes full of seductive charm.
Yukino was utterly speechless, 'Why did people keep interrupting me lately?'
Kanai Narumi stood a few steps away, holding a bag of grilled squid he had just bought from a stall.
His expression was exactly like the cuckolded husband peering through the crack in the door, watching the guy with blonde hair and his wife in his room.
Makoto looked down at Akane clinging to his arm, a slight frown on his face.
Yukino caught that half-second of disgust and was stunned for a moment. This was the first time, as far as she could remember, that Makoto had shown such an emotion towards a beautiful woman's advances.
The corner of Yukino's mouth uncontrollably curved up.
"Minagawa-sensei, could you please not act like a slut here?"
The entire scene went silent.
Hiratsuka, Matsuzaka, and the others' eyes widened more and more.
They'd all heard that the second daughter of the Yukinoshita Family had a bad temper, but they hadn't expected her to be so blunt.
Akane's expression visibly darkened, but she quickly recovered her gentle teacher facade, smiling at Yukino.
"Yukino-chan, you misunderstood. I just want to build a good relationship with Makoto-kun."
"U-um, Minagawa-sensei..."
Narumi walked forward with the grilled squid. "L-let's go buy some more food. It's almost dinner time."
Akane looked at him, then at Yukino. She thought that if she continued to stay there, it would indeed be a bit embarrassing. She decided to cut her losses and leave for now.
"Then we'll see you later, Makoto-kun."
Kiri watched Akane walk away and muttered quietly, "Yukinoshita-senpai is way too blunt. Minagawa-sensei is such a nice person, and she was so mean to her."
The next second, Kiri felt a sudden surge of killing intent. He turned his head and saw Yukino looking down at him. Startled, he almost fell on his ass.
"A teacher who throws herself at her own student… do you really think she's a good person?"
Hearing this, Hiratsuka, standing nearby, blushed slightly. She had been lonely those years in the One Piece World, and she had also wanted a taste of some big sausage to satisfy her cravings.
It was just that Makoto hadn't made a move on her, otherwise, she would have already jumped into his bed.
After that, at Principal Adolphe's suggestion, everyone decided to play beach volleyball.
However, for fairness, the players did not form teams together. Each team basically consisted of one player and one ordinary person.
Makoto couldn't be bothered to play and sat under a parasol as a spectator.
First match: Hiratsuka + Matsunaga vs. Mafuyu + Haruno.
Hiratsuka noticeably held back on her serve. Although she wasn't that strong among the players and often slacked off in training, she had still spent decades in the One Piece World.
Coupled with her natural monstrous strength, becoming a high-ranking officer was definitely not a problem.
However, Mafuyu's performance completely exceeded everyone's expectations. This world history teacher, who looked beautiful but was unsmiling and nicknamed the [Iceberg Teacher] by her students, performed unexpectedly well.
With her excellent physical flexibility, she could always return the ball and set up an assist for Haruno.
In the end, she defeated the Hiratsuka/Matsunaga team by a narrow margin.
Hiratsuka stood with her hands on her hips in front of the net, saying angrily, "I didn't have any energy because I haven't eaten! Let's play another round tonight!"
Losing to Mafuyu, who wasn't even a player, made Hiratsuka feel very embarrassed.
Beam and Yu on the adjacent court heard this and glanced over with disdainful expressions.
Although Hiratsuka was also a player, she had never received her own exclusive power-up. Her strength was at best below average. But no matter what, losing to an ordinary person was just too low.
Makoto sat under the parasol, his gaze falling on Mafuyu.
He remembered that in the original manga, Mafuyu used to be an Olympic figure skater. So her excellent athleticism wasn't surprising.
"Haruno also graduates this year." Yukino spoke to Makoto. "She's planning to join Shuchi'in Academy as a teacher."
Makoto was taken aback. Then, under Yukino's explanation, he learned that under his heavy-handed crackdown on asset taxes targeting the bourgeoisie, financial conglomerates worldwide were on the verge of collapse.
Even the former giants like the Shinomiya and Suzuki Families now had total assets comparable to the Yukinoshita Family of old. Not to mention a third-rate conglomerate like the Yukinoshitas.
Makoto glanced sideways at her. "Then she can come to work at the Shuchi'in Superpower Academy."
"What academy?"
Hiratsuka, who was just about to stuff a new piece of grilled squid into her mouth, stopped moving.
The Shuchi'in Academy's teachers gathered around.
Makoto briefly explained his plan for the superpower academy: To address the increasing phenomenon of Anomalies, train prospective heroes, and integrate these young people with special abilities into a unified training system.
"This school sounds good." Hiratsuka's eyes lit up. "Let me change jobs once it's built. Teaching students how to fight Anomalies feels more suited to me than teaching Japanese."
She swung her fist, and a short sonic boom exploded in the air. Haki… though it was only at a basic level, just good enough to sit at the same table as Tashigi, but it was more than enough to deal with Wolf-level Anomalies.
Principal Adolphe stroked his beard. "Once this school is established, it will surely become the world's top institution in no time."
Suddenly, Principal Adolphe remembered something. "Then why not call it Hero Academy? I think that name sounds a bit better."
Makoto's face instantly darkened.
Principal Adolphe was so frightened he bowed repeatedly. He didn't know which sentence had offended Makoto. Yu was already preparing to transform.
Makoto raised his hand to stop him. "It's nothing. I just simply don't like that name."
Makoto had always regretted that the Reincarnation System hadn't sent him to that world... otherwise, he would have definitely killed everyone there. (T/N: From what I see, the Author is a very racist person, and only care about China. And from what I search around, My Hero Academia is very hated by Chinese people because there's a sensitive name in the story, which is referenced human experimentation conducted by Japanese Unit 731 on Chinese and Korean prisoners during World War II.)
Seeing that Makoto wasn't truly angry, Adolphe breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, his phone screen lit up.
Makoto glanced at it... it was an email from Nino.
In the photo, the grill was already set up, the charcoal glowing red. Nanaka was brushing oil onto meat skewers. Chisa was chopping onions.
[Husband, come home for dinner. Love you~? (^w^)?]