Chapter 112: Trial EndsAuthor: Geraint
Kirishima advanced on Ichika with his hardened arms, while Fumikage circled behind, looking for an opening. Ichika stood in a boxing stance, smiling smugly at them.
He launched a quick jab, striking Kirishima's guard.
Bam!
"Ugh…"
Kirishima gritted his teeth and pushed forward.
Ichika unleashed a rapid-fire barrage of left punches. Kirishima felt his hardened skin begin to crack.
"Fumikage, I can't hold on much longer—"
Bam!
Ichika knocked Kirishima's arms aside, leaving him wide open.
"Dark Shadow!"
Fumikage summoned his shadow beast and launched it at Ichika.
"Huh?"
Ichika raised his right foot and performed an axe-kick, slamming Dark Shadow to the ground.
Bam!
He immediately followed up with a left jab to Kirishima's face, knocking him to the floor.
"He's on a completely different level... I'm sorry..." Kirishima lost consciousness.
Fumikage grew desperate and failed to notice Kyouka closing in on him.
"Heartbeat Surround!"
Kyouka plugged her jacks into the sound amplifiers on her wrists, removed them with her earlobes, and directed them toward Fumikage at close range, releasing a powerful soundwave.
"Eh?!"
Ichika, caught in the attack, instinctively raised his right hand.
Peeeeeww!
Kyouka's soundwave was nullified—she was completely shocked.Fumikage, however, was knocked out cold.
"Hey! What was that for?!" Ichika scowled.
"Hmph!" Kyouka turned away, ignoring him.
"Winner! Villain Team!" All Might announced as the battle trial ended.
"You did that on purpose, didn't you? Hey, look at me!"
"I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't see you."
"Oi!"
"Then wear some clothes, dammit!" Kyouka snapped.
The two continued bickering.
When the class gathered, All Might emphasized the importance of teamwork and what they could learn from the trial. After class ended, All Might deflated and headed back to the faculty room.
After changing into his uniform, Ichika went to the principal's office.
"Principal Nezu, I accidentally used my Quirk during class. Please expel me!"
From his tone, he was dead serious.
Nezu sipped his tea calmly and responded,"No."
"Why?! I used my ability! Not once, but twice!"
Nezu sighed. "You're taking this too seriously, Falcon. That rule was your own idea. While I might restrict your Quirk as per your request, final judgment rests with me. If it already happened twice on the second day, imagine how many times it might happen over three years. Don't overthink it. Just continue attending school normally."
"Fine…"
"Oh, by the way—you're the CEO and Chief Engineer of Yamagi Industries, right? I'd like you to meet someone from the Support Course. She's a huge fan. Would you mind meeting her later?"
"Sure."
Ichika was a little curious about the girl.
He messaged Toru and the others to go ahead without him, then made his way to the Support Department. When he reached the Development Studio, he reached for the doorknob—then paused.
Looking around, he hesitated. He tapped the doorknob from a distance and quickly stepped back, hiding.
Nothing happened.
"Hmmm…"
He tried again—same result.
"Is it just me?"
Finally, he opened the door.
BOOOOOOOM!!!
The door exploded.
When he opened his eyes, he found a girl lying on top of him. She had a large chest and salmon-pink dreadlocked hair swept to the side. Her slanted, wide eyes had green-yellow irises with a cross in the center, like scope lenses.
"Uuuu… such misfortune…"
The girl smiled brightly upon seeing him.
"You're Fujiwara Ichika, right? I've been waiting for you!"
"It's Yagi Ichika now."
"Okay, Yagi-kun… Let's make lots of babies together!"
"…You mean gadgets, right?"
"Of course!"
"…Can I decline?"
"Nope!"
She hugged him tightly, her large chest pressing against him.
"Okay, okay! I'm just kidding. I wouldn't have come if I wasn't interested."
"Yay! Come with me!"
The girl led him inside her studio, where all sorts of gadgets were scattered about.
Ichika smiled, recognizing the simplicity in her support items. He could already tell how they were made and what they did.
"What do you think of my babies, Yagi-kun?"
"Simple—but I can feel your incredible passion in them."
The girl noticed the device on his wrist.
"This device… it's got something tiny inside."
"Those are nano-machines."
"Really? That's amazing! No one's gotten this far except you! Can I borrow it—oh wait, I forgot to introduce myself! I'm Hatsume Mei from the Support Department. I'm a first-year too."
"Nice to meet you. Just call me Ichika—it'll be less confusing that way."
"Then you can call me Mei, Ichika-kun!"
"Alright, Mei. Can you show me your designs?" Ichika took off the device and handed it to her. "Here. Feel free to study it."
"Yay! Thank you, Ichika-kun!"
That evening, Ichika returned to Might Dormitory.
"I'm home!"
[Welcome back, Father. Everyone is waiting at the dinner table.]Roboco walked beside him to the kitchen.
"You're late, Ichika!" Momo scolded.
"That's right! Momo made dinner tonight, and it's cold now!" Toru added.
"Sorry! I was called to the Support Department. They wanted me to give tips on their new support items."
"I see… Ichika-kun is a support engineer. With someone as famous as you in that field, of course they wanted your advice."
…
"Alright, I'll try Momo's cooking."
Ichika sat down and began eating with them.
The next day—
Ichika's schedule placed him in Class 1-B. Sitting in the back beside Roboco, he noticed everyone—especially the boys—staring at him.
Reiko sat in front of him.
"Reiko-san, what's going on?" he whispered.
"I don't know."
"Don't worry about it, Ichika," Kendo said. "It's just because you were in Class 1-A yesterday."
"Yeah."
"This class sees 1-A as a rival, so they don't fully trust you."
"Seriously? You guys think I'm a spy or something? Tell everyone this—I'm not intere—"
"Wait! That might be part of it," Kendo interrupted, "but the real reason is they're jealous of you."
"Jealous?"
"Yeah. You're sitting next to Roboco. Most of the guys here have a crush on her."
Ichika blinked, surprised.
"I see… I understand now."
He stood from his seat and declared,
"Everyone, listen up! If anyone wants to ask out my daughter, you'll have to go through me first!"
…
Roboco facepalmed in embarrassment.
[Father…]
The class had mixed reactions.
"Just like she said… he really did call her his daughter."
"This guy is weird…"
(To be continued.)(A/N: I'll fix more mistakes later.)