After hearing everyone talk about the festival the entire day, people still crowded in front of class 1-A during lunch break. I just passed right through them. Being light has its advantages.
Still, I can't really match the excitement of these students, I obviously won't participate. Imagine the third-ranked Pro Hero and newly crowned Symbol of Justice competing against students in a tournament.
At that point why not let Endeavor and All Might compete as well? I'm sure it would make for a fun show.
I still have to train Naijeru and Shinso properly for the rest of the week. They aren't exactly up to snuff, but they are still better than most now.
I'll make them spar with clones after all of the usual training is done. Just to give them an iota of battle experience.
I also bought two new weighted training vests. I'll force the two of them to wear these till the day of the tournament.
My school day is never a long one. Mostly because I spend it doing anything but learning. Today I didn't even have any classes of my own. I should talk to Nezu about training the students more.
I finished training my two friends and went home. I haven't seen Eri since morning, and that is a long time for me.
Well, I didn't go straight home, I also need to pick up Eri. Since I can reach her school in less than a second I doubt there's any reason to worry about being late(sure thing pal).
I reached the gate of her school and I could see her there, waiting for me.
"Hey, Eri!" I waved at her.
She looked at me with a sweet smile, then she said: "You're late." Turning her smile into a frown. I might've spent a bit more on training Naijeru and Shinso. But I doubt it's more than 5 minutes.
"Sorry about that Eri. Please don't tell Mom?" I said with a pleading smile. She just nodded her head a few times.
At some point this last week. Eri started calling me and Rumi, father and mother. Our reaction to that was hard to describe. Mainly because my feeble heart couldn't really handle all of that sugar in one sitting.
About how she started calling us that. It was quite simple in fact. Lately, she said she wants to sleep in her own room. Maybe she heard that most of her friends don't really sleep with their parents anymore?
Regardless, she tried sleeping alone. She gave up after the first night, coming back to our bedroom, pillow in hand.
She also seemed quite scared. Maybe nightmares from her time as a captive? It wouldn't be surprising.
Even though I helped erase some of her worries, her trauma is still there. It's something that requires actual psychological help. Something which Nezu provides her with.
It will take a while for her to forget or confront her fears. But we will be there to help her. She first called us her that way in the morning.
It was quite a surprise for both me and Rumi. Although she had always considered us her caretakers, her calling us Mother and Father signified that she trusted us completely. Both consciously and subconsciously.
At least that's what the psychologist Nezu hired told me. I obviously inform him of these developments.
After picking Eri up and heading home I could see an adult waving at me from the school's courtyard. I recognize her as Eri's homeroom teacher. She is quite unassuming, middle-aged, short, black hair and eyes. Can't really tell what her quirk is.
I told Eri to stay put for a bit and went to her.
"What's wrong teacher?" I asked in a curious tone.
She seemed surprised enough that I remembered her. Mostly because I only saw her once before.
"In two days there we will be holding a meeting with the parents to inform them of a few things. I figured I might as well tell you since I could see you."
I nodded a bit. There will definitely be a debate in our home about who gets to go to this event.
"Also, could you give me an autograph? My children are really big fans of yours." Course, I just signed her notebook and went on my way.
She probably informed me of this just to get an autograph, and I honestly don't mind. I haven't reached the point where I would find the requests bothersome.
After getting home I also informed Rumi of this meeting. She seemed quite excited at the idea. I wonder if they will allow both of us to go?
I mean, I doubt it matters that much. The meeting itself isn't all that significant, either. We want to act like proper parents.
And Eri also seemed quite ecstatic, she said that her class would be going on a field trip after two weeks. Something like a picnic in the hills outside of the city. It sounds calming enough.
That and the festival. I told both Rumi and Eri about my plans to get them tickets to the festival so we can all go together as a family. Eri seemed happy.
Rumi just said it sounded boring. Fair enough, but when a family goes out, they usually do it for their children anyway. So she accepted.
Now that I think about it, it's been a while since I broke a bed with Rumi. I might take her on another proper date sometime this month.
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The next week flew by quickly.
In the end, both I and Rumi attended the meeting. And, although the meeting itself was boring. Fulfilling a parental obligation felt fulfilling in itself. If that makes sense.
During the week I upped the training of my friends. Going as far as making them skip some classes in order to train. I obviously talked to Nezu beforehand.
He said that it was nice to see talented students work hard. But he still didn't let me just leave with my high school diploma.
I would've tried bribing him, but he really doesn't lack money. I really don't like the fact that I need to study. Thankfully, I can read things really quickly. Otherwise, I might just drop out.
In the past week, One Piece has really been taking off. My art is also slowly improving. Like most things, practice makes perfect.
Although it's still not exactly great. It's serviceable. Backgrounds are still annoying to draw.
Quite a few people are reading the manga. It's only posted online since no studio ever got back to me. Mainly because a story focusing on pirates is really unusual, at least in Japan.
I only have the beginning of The Reverse Peak written down. A lot of people seem to like it. Maybe some find it a bit refreshing. After all, the market is oversaturated with shitty hero comics and what-not.
I haven't seen anyone outright disdain it anyway. Besides everyone collectively agreeing that my art is shit. But hey, I'm slowly improving.
Right now, I'm about to take a seat in the VIP section of the stadium. I obviously asked Nezu for tickets. And I call it VIP, but it's basically where the teachers sit.
Eri is just sitting on Rumi's legs, waiting for the festival to begin. She looks really excited.
I could see the students started gathering in the middle as Cementoss created a podium.
The show is about to start.
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Not much to say here, besides festival arc hype?
Mc obviously wouldn't compete, I'll mostly focus on Naijeru and Shinso
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