Chapter 52: Reward-and-punishment (3)
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It wasn't that hard for another day to pass as it was finally my first day at UA High.
"Neji!"
While I was getting ready, putting on the UA school uniform, Nejire hugged me from behind.
She is taller than her canon self, so her face could reach above my shoulder from where she peeked at the mirror in front of me.
Her hug tightened just as her gaze landed on the reflection of my blue eyes.
"Be careful of other girls." She muttered in a weirdly quiet but suggestive voice. "If you mess with them too much, they might go stabbing-crazy on you. Girls are weird like that."
'...'
I froze briefly, feeling a sudden cold on my back.
Was that a warning…? Holy shit, it really was.
...Oh fuck.
I chuckled nervously at this. So this was the punishment of last night's reward? I should be careful with Momo. I know Nejire and Momo are kinda close, but in no way hell she'd be fine with me bringing her in the harem. Momo and Ryukyu are two different cases for Nejire, after all.
Contemplating on an action, I simply turned around and brought her lips to my mouth, kissing her for around half a minute before releasing her.
"But of course, I would make sure to be careful."
Nejire smiled at this as she tidied my tie slowly.
"You two love birds," it was then when Kimi called us from the outside. "It's getting late, come here quickly."
I didn't have to use my Quirk to realise that she was jealous. I guess even a voyeur can feel jealous, huh?
At this, I simply twisted my finger, causing my earring to vibrate, as she flew to my arms too.
"Don't act like a tsundere, that's Kurai's job."
Kimi blushed softly, a look of hesitation appearing on her face as she glanced at Nejire, before parting her lips softly, asking me to do what I did to Nejire.
…Hah, good girl.
Pleased, I kissed her on the lips. Nejire was fine with this, I had to use Observe to be 100% sure, though. Though-
"What are you guys doing?"
...Suddenly all of us froze as the squeaky voice of a certain black cat entered our ears. We turned to the door simultaneously as I almost cursed out loud seeing the little Kurai looking at me innocently.
"Where is my kiss?"
...Oh lord.
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It wasn't that bad, honestly, I just had to lie a little, and since the other culprits were beside him, they easily convinced Kurai that all of this was normal. At last, all three of us had to leave a kiss on her forehead and that was enough to keep her calm, fortunately.
Now, Neji and Nejire were parting ways inside the UA compound.
"Bye, Neji! Don't forget our earlier talk!"
Nejire waved her hand while I did the same. She turned her back to me and walked a few steps before turning to me and waving again. This whole thing continued for around 5 minutes before I made a rush for the 1st year campus the moment she turned around.
Now, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year all have different campuses, so we wouldn't see each other at school, unfortunately, not even at the cafeteria as one of us had to run a bit to reach another, which Nejire didn't mind doing for me, but I don't want her to do that. It's fine if she's eating with her friends. It's not as if we don't live under the same roof, bleh.
The Hero Course is on the 3rd floor, so I had to climb the stairs, which I did with my
I guess that'd be tomorrow's headline, huh?
Though I am not sure if he'd teach the first year or not. I don't see any reason for him to do so since Mirio is in the 3rd year, unless in Canon, he taught all-year classes as well, and not just his successor's class. Maybe he taught all 1-A, 2-A, and 3-A? Anyway, it doesn't matter to me at all.
While drifting in my useless thoughts, I found myself in front of the door that had the name plat [CLASS 1-A] hung on top of the door. I shrugged and went inside. The first thing that my eyes landed on was the ash-blonde haired kid sitting on a seat at the far right corner with his legs on top of the desk.
Katsuki Bakugo, huh.
His gaze met with mine as a frown crept up on his face, I just shrugged my shoulders and turned my face around to the other seats. He seemed to have taken this as a sign of me backing off from whatever game of stare he was playing as he scoffed with a smirk.
Heh… kids.
Just then, as my head was turned to the left corner of the room, I found a familiar face.
"It's you, Neji!!"
Ochako Uraraka jumped at me and grabbed my hands with her hand, causing me to smile and greet her with a 'Good morning', to which she replied ecstatically.
I looked around only to find the whole classroom empty mostly. I decided to leave early, and it seems only Deku's Wife and Uraraka are here.
Uraraka guided me to my seat, the protagonist seat, yay. After sitting there, ignoring Bakugo, we started talking amongst ourselves.
"You're early."
"Well… I didn't want to be late on my first day at such a prestigious school… so…"
Uraraka scratched the back of her head and smiled awkwardly. Cute…
...Oh no, calm down now, remember the words of your sister… I don't want a Yandere on my back.
I cleared my throat, wanting to change the subject. "So, I was really excited to talk to you when I got the confirmation letter, but then I realised we never exchanged numbers."
Uraraka jerked her head at this. "It's the same for me! I was really eager to contact you too. We should-"
She stopped, her face freezing first becoming a red hue taking over it. Ah, innocent girls, so nice.
I decided to lead the conversation. "You brought your phone?" I took out mine as I said this. "We can share our number right now."
She nodded quickly and took out her… wait, is that a flip phone? What's this, 2005? Bruh.
I shrugged and exchanged our numbers nonetheless. All the messaging apps support the phone since it has been 200 years since 2005, so yeah, doesn't matter.
Just as we finished exchanging our numbers, another dude entered the classroom.
Jet black hair, sharp shoulders, Tenya Ida examined the room before shouting, "Nice to meet you!"
"I am Tenya Ida!" He bowed. "I hope we'll get along!"
Jeez, why are you so excited bro?
He's Tier 3. One step higher than Uraraka. Oh yeah, Katsuki is Tier 3 too, hah. Though I am sure there is a wide gap between Ida and Bakugo, so I can't judge them by tiers.
"Oh hi, I am Ochako Uraraka!"
While Uraraka introduced herself, I waved my hand at Ida giving him a shrug and saying hi.
Soon, more and more kids, such as Mina, Kirishima, Tokoyami, Sero, Aoyama, Tsuyu came to the class. Finally, the person I was waiting for came in too, Momo Yaoyorozu.
"Yaomomo!"
I waved my hand at her just as she entered through the door. Her already smiling face glittered with recognition as she ran to me as I raised my hand for a high-five, to which she responded like any good friend.
"Ah…"
Ochako looked a little lost before I introduced Momo to her.
"This is Momo Yaoyorozu, my best friend. She can be a little stupid sometimes, but she is a fairly decent girl."
"Hey!"
Momo punched my shoulder which I ignored watching Uraraka stutter, looking at Ochako.
"H-hi! My name is Ochako Uraraka, nice to meet you."
Ugh, too much stuttering.
Momo immediately recognised that name since I did tell her about Uraraka just after coming back from the exam.
"Oh, you're that girl who Neji carried!"
"..."
"Uh?"
Of course, Uraraka wasn't used to the term 'carry', and she most likely recalled that time when I carried her like a princess based on the blush on her face.
I sighed and told Momo to sit on her seat, which was in front of me. Basically, I am in the second last seat, Ochako is behind me and Momo is in front of me.
And apparently… [Luck plays a role]... Ahem.
Things started changing from this point forward
Inasa Yoarashi. A guy with a broad and tall figure. A student who was supposed to go to Shiketsu, not UA.
Ah fuck… Sigh, it doesn't matter. It's fine. It's okay. Some changes are unavoidable.
But…
"HI EVERYONE!!!"
…I don't think I'd get used to this.
"I AM INASA! THE 1ST AT THE RECOMMENDATION EXAM! I HOPE WE CAN BECOME STRONG HEROES TOGETHER!"
Huh… he's kinda like Ida, or maybe not, they're not similar at all.
"He's the guy talked about."
Momo suddenly whispered to me.
"The guy who started fighting Endeavour's son in the Recommendation Exam…"
Oh yeah, Momo told me that before. Another problem was, Todoroki and he wouldn't get along. This class…
Knock!
And speaking of the devil, Shoto Todoroki knocked on the door with one of his legs inside the room.
"Step aside."
His chilling voice ran through the room, causing Inasa to freeze and turn to him slowly with a frown on his head.
Everyone in the class' gaze was fixed at them, Bakugo glared at both of them too, it seems Inasa's talk about coming out first attracted his attention…
Inasa glared at Todoroki who simply stared back at him. And unlike how I was wishing things to unfold, Inasa bowed, hit their head literally hitting the ground.
"Classmate Todoroki!! I am sorry for what I did at the Recommendation Exam!!"
Ah… I was looking forward to a dramatic fight. Sad.
I felt a poke at my elbow at this, causing me to look at Momo confused.
"What do you want?" I mumbled.
"Who do you think is stronger? That Inasa guy or you?"
Oh…? Hah, funny.
I looked at Inasa and Todoroki.
Both of them are Tier 3. They have real strong quirks, but if a Post-Potion Kimi could beat them, do I have to worry about them?
I simply chuckled. And looked at her. "They're weak."
"..."
Momo stared at me briefly before turning her head forward, to the scene where Todoroki replied with a simple, "Whatever.", and walked to his seat.
Inasa didn't look so happy at it, but he still forced a smile and then looked for his seat.
At this point, the class was almost filled. It was then when more people who I wasn't expecting also started entering the class…
Kendo, Ibara, Setsuna – 3 girls from Canon 1-B were now in 1-A. Damn, so many new people because of the new exam… Soon, Jiro, Kaminari, and Toru also entered.
Of course, I didn't have all their names memorised, but with EL's Observe, it wasn't hard to know.
Okay, so 19 people are filled… who would be the last lucky person to enter?
The room was filled with chattering, people were known to each other. I stayed on the side with Momo and Ochako and only talked to Tsuyu who was on the seat beside our row.
Just when I was getting comfortable though… someone I was actually expecting entered the room.
Tap Tap Tap-
The sound of footsteps caused everyone to turn to the door, wanting to meet their new classmate, and while everyone else didn't react much, Katsuki Bakugo and… even I, who's been expecting this guy, had wide eyes.
"Hello everyone," the green-headed pretty boy with a dazzling smile on his face, introduced himself. "The name is Izuku Midoriya, feel honoured to have me here."
I could immediately hear Bakugo's palms exploding at his words. He probably got pissed at his 'Feel honoured' words, or there is a piece of the puzzle I am missing…
What exactly did I do for things to change like his?
At that moment, I had no idea.
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Author's Note: There is a lot more to Deku than what's going to be shown in the few upcoming chapters. I don't want to make him a mere Young-master wannabe, after all.