Chapitre 17: Hosu Incident Aftermath
Remembering Nighteye's words, he said, "Head to Hosu Hospital for now… I'll talk with you later."
Even when I tried explaining that I wasn't injured, Nighteye wasn't having any of it and sent me there anyway. So now, I found myself in the same room alongside the injured Midoriya, Todoroki, and Iida.
"Now that I can reflect more calmly… that was pretty impressive." Midoriya comment, looking down at the bandages that line his body.
"Yeah." Todoroki nod his head.
"After being shown an end like that, I've come to think it's a miracle we're still alive." Midoriya touch the wound on his shin, "I think if he wanted to kill me… he probably could have."
"Speaking of which, Kou, how were you able to move under that sort of pressure he exude."
"I've experienced worse." I state simply, but I earn wide eyed reactions from the three.
"From whom?"
Raising an eyebrow, I shake my head, "Whaddya mean from who? …It's from me, obviously."
Instead of answering their questions, all it did was make them more confused and wish to ask me more. Before they could however, the door to our room was opened, letting in Gran Torino, Mr. Manual, and Sir Nighteye.
"I wish to grumble my heart out… but well… before that, you have a visitor." Heeding Gran Torino's words, I look to find a familiar head. "The chief of the Hosu Police Precinct, Mr. Tsuragamae Kenji."
"Dog Man!" I hop from my sick bed and bow to him.
"Kou, I thought I told you not to use that nickname, ruff!"
Disregarding his words, I hoot, "It's been such a long time since we've seen each other. You look almost the exact same as you had all those years. We should really…"
"Kou" Silenced by Nighteye; Uncle Kenji gives him a grateful nod.
"So, you're the ones who put a stop to the Hero Killer! You're Yuuei kids All right!" Uncle Kenji then turn serious, "Actually, regarding the Hero Killer… he sustained several burns, bone fractures, and other serious injuries, and is presently undergoing treatment for them. Since the dawning of the phenomenon... the police have emphasized leadership and protocol and made it a point not to wield quirks of individuals as weapons. So, then heroes rose to fill that gap, becoming a profession of equal validity.
Of course, such individual weaponization… is a force that can cause injury very easily. So, the reason that the public can fully recognize that, normally, would face due censure is because their forebears adhered strictly to rules and morals, and the like. On the other paw, those who aren't qualified yet might harm others with their quirks without direction of their guardians or supervisors.
You four pups, and all the pro heroes, which is to say, Endeavor, Manual, Gran Torino, Nighteye- You eight must all be handed down an adequately impartial punishment."
"Wait hold on sir." Todoroki interrupt him, "If Iida hadn't moved in on him, then Mr. 'Native' would've gotten killed. And if Midoriya hadn't arrived, then both would've died! At that time, nobody had noticed the Hero Killer's appearance yet, sir. So, are you saying we should have followed the rules and let everyone die!?"
"Todoroki, shut up…" I glare.
"No! I'm saying what-"
Shushing Todoroki, I point to Uncle Kenji, "Listen."
"That was my opinion as Police. As for the rest of what I have to say… well, at the end of the day, punishment or what have you is only meted upon official disclosure. A public announcement would invite the praise and admiration of the people for you… but it would also necessitate punishment.
If, however, I were to fail to go public with the true dirt of this affair, then it could be concluded from the Hero Killer's burns that Endeavor was the man of merit who took him down, and back up that version of events. Fortunately, the number of witnesses was extremely limited.
What I'm saying is that we can bury your violation like a bone in the yard. However, this means no one can ever know of your dogged decision and fetching feats! So, which will it be!? Personally… I really don't want anybody barking at you for such a glorious 'misstep' especially since you youngsters still have a promising road ahead of you!"
Obviously choosing the better of the two options, Uncle Kenji bow his head, "At the very least, I, as a fellow human who keeps the peace… give you, my thanks!"
Thinking that it was over, I go to relax again, but Sir Nighteye starts to drag me out of the room. No longer in the presence of my classmates, it was Nighteye who bow to me.
"I apologize for my negligence… I previously thought I had everything under control, but I caused you an unnecessary problem and even caused you to become injured."
"Negligence?"
"Back when we were dealing with the self-regenerating Nomu, Endeavor appeared from nowhere and decide to deal with it, rendering our agency useless. I have an inherit dislike for Endeavor, mainly because of his competition with All Might that pushes him to do rather extremist things. We were planning to deal with the flying Nomu, but Endeavor stepped in again before we could. It was during that time that I could've rushed to help you, but I was too busy critiquing the actions of Endeavor. I could've also sent Bubble Girl or Lemillion towards you, but I had told them to save the civilians under the rubble."
"Cheer up Sir. No smiles will blossom if all anyone does is apologize."
Straightening himself, Nighteye filled out the proper papers to have me released from the Hospital (which I shouldn't have gone to in the first place). Once I returned to the agency, I was swarmed by Mirio who was crying fake tears for me. Easily returning to his bright demeanor when he found I was fine.
Entering Nighteye's office, he handed me a new stack of papers which changed my schedule a smidge. With everything returning to normal, the workplace training under Nighteye eventually came to a close.
The spars with Mirio and Bubble Girl were especially helpful. With Mirio, I learned a way to deal with people I couldn't hit. With Bubble Girl, I learned to deal with people who consistently send out a barrage of their quirk (like Bakugo). I even learned how to govern an agency on my final day. Giving my farewells to the Nighteye agency with the promise that I'd try to interview here, I return to UA.
Greeting my classmates once more, I almost broke when I saw Bakugo's hairstyle. Imitating the style of the No. 4 Hero Best Jeanist, the threats he dished out were no longer as intimidating s before. Though, with his impressive amount of anger, it soon return to normal.
Continuing to listen to the adventures of our other classmates, I suddenly found myself involved. Receiving remarks from our classmates from what they heard of the incident, we played off their words, agreeing with everything they said.
But our agreeance ended when Kaminari mention that Stain was kinda cool because of his single-track mind. Having Iida explain the actions of the Hero Killer, Kaminari apologized, especially after what we went through.
Proceeding with a normal school day, everything changed when we got to our foundational hero studies. With All Might guiding us once more, he explains what we'd be doing today.
"Right On The Heels Of All Your Workplace Experience, This Time We'll Mix In An Element Of Play. It's A Rescue Training Race. This Is Playing Ground γ (Gamma)! Where Densely Packed Lanes Make This Construction Site Seem More Like A Complex Labyrinth! Make Four Groups Of Five! We'll Do The Training One Group At A Time! When I've Given The Distress Signal Somewhere In The Area, You All Start Simultaneously From Outside The Limits! This Is A Competition To See Who Can Come To My Aid First!! Of Course, Keep Damage To The Surrounding Buildings At A Minimum!"
Forming our groups, the first group to step up to the plate is: Midoriya, Ojiro, Iida, Ashido, and Sero.
Receiving the signal from All Might, Midoriya scores an early lead in his group, only to have a slip in his footing and came in last. All the spectators slap their foreheads at Midoriya's show.
The next group is Shoji, Koda, Hagakure, Tokoyami, and I.
Receiving the signal, I start to spring myself forward, using my capture weapon in a similar fashion to Sero. Using the multitude of footholds that present themselves, I propel myself faster towards the end. Unsurprisingly, I came in first, 'closely' followed by Tokoyami and Shoji who were then followed by Hagakure and Koda.
The next match was Todoroki, Yaoyarozu, Mineta, Aoyama, and Uraraka with Todoroki winning.
The final match was Asui, Bakugo, Jiro, Kirishima, and Kaminari with Bakugo winning.
Having finished, we return to the locker room to change. In the midst of changing, Mineta call out to me. "Yo, Kou!! I made a freakin' sick discovery!! Come here!!"
"Huh?"
"Check out this Shawshank ass hole! Probably the courtesy of our senpais!! And you know what's on the other side, don't you!? The Girls' changing room!!"
"You want me to strangle you now, or later?"
"Later!" Mineta, without hesitation, dove towards the hole, "Yaoyorozu's honkers!! Ashido's figure!! Hagakure's floating panties!! Uraraka's bright beautiful body, and can't forget Asui's surprise…"
Grabbing him by the back of his shirt, I hoist him in the air, watching as he relentlessly squirm, trying to escape from my grasp.
"Let me go! I was so close!"
"Unless you want a 1-year imprisonment, I think you behave." I set him down upon noticing his entire demeanor change to a respectable one, "Also, why didn't you mention Jiro… she has a rockin' figure…"
"Eh… not my type."
Looking at my equally unamused classmates, we exit and end our school day and begin a new one.
Greeting us, Aizawa reads, "Right, summer break is fast approaching, but of course, it stands to reason none of you have enough leeway to just relax for thirty days."
"Could it be…"
"We'll be going to a summer break forest lodge."
Erupting into cheers, Aizawa talks over them.
"However, should any of you fall short of a passing grade for the end-of-term test, then you're stuck in school, in remedial hell."
Getting the loudest shouts from those who do poorly on tests in general, time passed and now it had come to the final week of June where the time left until the end of term test is 1 week.
Listening to the babbling of Kaminari and Ashido who have the lowest grades of the class, it's cut short with Yaoyarozu offering her help to them.
Continuing our little conversation for the test we were bound to take; my enjoyable lunch time is cut short when something rams into the back of my head. Seeing a face so smug there wouldn't be an issue with punching it, my thunder is stolen from me when Kendo comes up and makes him crumble with a single karate chop.
"Earlier, I heard you say that you couldn't know what the end-of-term test exercise would be. I'm told it'll be like the entrance exam. That is, a battle simulation exercise fighting against robots."
"How do you know?" Midoriya leaps across the table.
"I know an upperclassman personally and asked."
Leaving with a depressed Monoma in hand, the expressions of those who were worried drastically changed to one full of hope.
"Is what she said true?" Hagakure asked me during our break.
"Yes and no." I sway my head from side to side. "It was originally that way, but the scenario always changes based on society's situations. Considering the fact that we've been attacked by villains already, Nezu might fear that we'll be targeted again and give us a harder task to complete."
"So, what should we expect to face?" Todoroki ask me.
"Considering the talent of our class and the fact we might fight even more villains in the future; we should fight the teachers…"
"The teachers!" Hagakure shout, "How're we ever supposed to beat them?!"
"Well, the teachers will obviously want us to succeed in some way, so they'll limit their power. You'll learn it's not all that difficult."
"Ah," Hagakure realizes, "That's right, you've fought them before. Who's the weakest of them all?"
"I'm not telling you," I smile, "It'd ruin the surprise. But I can tell you this, the strongest will be All Might."
Stamping her feet in indignation, Hagakure tread away. Laughing at her actions, the day of the test exercise finally came.
L’AVIS DES CRÉATEURS 
Kogatsu
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