MHA Universe, Earth, Japan, Musutafu.
"Hmph! Just a bunch of sheep." Tomura muttered while glaring disdainfully at the crowd of reporters and camera operators he stood in the middle of. "With just an unsubstantiated rumor about All Might possibly teaching at U.A., and they come running. How pathetic."
Just like Tomura said, through spreading a rumor about All Might teaching at U.A., a group of media personnel gathered at the U.A. High School's main gate. And using this gathering to his advantage, Tomura was able to sneak up to the main gate completely undetected, as well.
"How I want to turn all of these people to dust." Tomura continued to mutter while looking at the members of the media. "They think this society is so perfect. What a joke."
As he spoke, Tomura repeatedly clenched and unclenched his hand. Every now and then, he would even reach his hands towards the nearest media personnel. Yet, before he took things too far, he would physically stop himself from doing just that. He was at the U.A. gates in enemy territory for a reason, after all.
"No, I can't [Decay] all these people." Tomura muttered to himself while clutching his right hand in his left. "At least, not right now. Sensei would be disappointed in me if I acted like a kid who is controlled by his impulses."
With that, Tomura took one final disdainful glance at the members of the media who were crowding around the gate. Then, he snorted before looking straight ahead. Straight at the giant reinforced metal doors separating U.A. from the rest of the world. Then, he raised his right hand and placed his palm against the door before slowly pressing each of his fingers against it, as well. All the while, Tomura wore a maniacal smile on his face.
'This is the first step to showing society that the Heroes they count on aren't as invincible as they think they are.' Tomura thought to himself as his thumb, the last of his fingers inched closer and closer to the gate. "And one day in the near future, I'll make sure All Might ends up just like this gate. Gahahahahaha!'
Meanwhile, many U.A. Students were gathered in the cafeteria for lunch. And just like they did on the first day of school, Tatsuo, Akatsuki, and Sakura were surrounded by a number of their classmates.
"Seriously, how do you not want to be the class rep?" Denki asked curiously. "I mean, you've got to be the only one, right?"
"Actually, I didn't wanna be class rep, either." Akatsuki replied casually while raising her hand.
"I only wanted to be the vice-rep." Sakura added. "But only if Tatsuo-Kun was the class rep."
Hearing that, everyone at the table stopped to look at Sakura blankly, causing the violet-haired girl to tilt her head quizzically.
"What's wrong?" Sakura asked innocently.
"Wow! She's got it bad, doesn't she?" Mina asked with a giggle. "Tatsu-Kun, you're such a heartbreaker."
Tatsuo only shrugged his shoulders, not feeling it was necessary to defend himself.
"Well, he is rather handsome." Ochaco said innocently. "So, it's normal for him to get attention from the girls, isn't it?"
As she spoke, Ochaco gestured at the rest of the cafeteria. When everyone sitting at the table with them looked around, they could see a lot of girls stealing glances at Tatsuo with slightly flushed cheeks.
"Tch! Lucky bastard." Denki grumbled.
"Handsome bastards explode~~~~~!" A nother voice shouted at the same time.
"Hmm... That sounded like that short pervert from the entrance exam." Akatsuki said while narrowing her eyes. "The one who tried to take advantage of his height and look up my skirt."
While Mina, Ochaco, Momo, Tsuyu, Toru, and Kyoka frowned at the thought of such a pervert, most of the other boys glanced in the direction of Minoru's shout with disgusted expressions. Meanwhile, Denki, the only one who did not look at Minoru with disgust, wore an appreciative expression.
As for Tatsuo and Sakura, they both looked at Akatsuki while thinking the same thing.
'I bet he wouldn't be able to do that if she were still her original height.' Tatsuo and Sakura thought simultaneously. 'In fact, she looked so much younger before she got here, I wonder if he would have even wanted to look at her. Then again, he might be a lolicon, too. He is a pervert, after all.'
Feeling Tatsuo's and Sakura's gazes, Akatsuki narrowed her eyes even further as she turned to look at them.
"Just what are you two thinking?" Akatsuki asked in a threatening tone.
"Huh?" Sakura intoned, feigning confusion as she tilted her head innocently.
"*Cough* Nothing at all." Tatsuo said as he turned away with a chuckle, turning his gaze onto Denki, who was still wearing his appreciative expression. "Anyway, the reason no girls like you isn't because you aren't as handsome as I am. Instead, it's because of that."
Tatsuo pointed at Denki's expression as he continued.
"You're a pervert... An open one." Tatsuo continued. "And most girls don't really like that, you know. I mean, they all expect boys to be perverted on some level. But showing it openly is kind of a turn off for them."
While Denki looked as if he had never considered such a thing before, the girls all nodded in response to Tatsuo's lesson for Denki. Meanwhile, Tatsuo turned his attention back to his lunch.
"By the way, did you cook that, Soramoto-Chan?" Tsuyu asked curiously as she looked at the piece of chicken Tatsuo just picked up with his chopsticks.
"Nah, not this time." Tatsuo replied before popping the chicken into his mouth. He then continued after chewing and swallowing. "Alfonzo did. He made it while trying to prank me with breakfast. His prank failed, though."
"Prank you?" Momo asked curiously. "Why would he do that?"
"Because Mirko dropped by our place last night and I left him to deal with her on his own." Tatsuo said nonchalantly before taking a bite of rice.
"What?" Everyone at the table other than Akatsuki and Sakura exclaimed loudly.
"Mirko? As in Rabbit Hero: Mirko?" Toru asked excitedly. "The No. 8 Pro Hero? The highest ranking female hero in Japan?"
"Yeah, that's her." Tatsuo replied casually.
"But why would she drop by your place?" Tenya asked while adjusting his glasses.
"Because she wanted to fight Alfonzo-San." Akatsuki said. "And Alfonzo-San has been avoiding her because of that."
"Yup." Tatsuo replied with a nod. "I'm actually surprised it took her so long to come to his office to find him."
"I still don't get it." Denki said in a confused tone. A moment later, he continued with a slightly perverted smile on his face. Though, the only reason it was only slightly perverted was because of what Tatsuo said to him not even two minutes ago. But completely hiding his usual tendencies in such a short time was basically impossible. "Mirko is, like, super-hot. And fighting her would give him the chance to touch her… hehehe... all over"
Tatsuo only sighed tiredly in response to Denki's question before ignoring it completely. At the same time, the other boys at the table shook their heads at Denki while the girls looked at him with disgust.
"Anyway, what kind of prank did your cousin play on you this morning?" Mina asked curiously. "And did it work?"
"No, it didn't." Tatsuo replied. "As for the prank, he spiked my breakfast with laxatives. But I could smell the difference before I even took a bite."
"That doesn't sound very heroic." Tenya said with a slight frown on his face.
"It's not." Tatsuo replied. "But it's pretty common for family. At least, for our family. We joke around, make fun of each other, and prank each other all the time."
"I see." Tenya replied, his own sensibilities not meshing with that kind of family dynamic.
*Buzz~~~~~~~~~~!*
However, before the conversation could continue, a loud alarm sounded, startling everyone in the cafeteria.
"What's going on?"
"It's so loud!"
"That's the alarm that goes off if someone breaches the premises!"
After that last shout, the confusion in the cafeteria turned into panic, all the students standing up and starting to rush towards the cafeteria's exits.
The students sitting at the table with Tatsuo, Akatsuki, and Sakura were no exception. However, before any of them could start running with the rest of the crowd, Tatsuo activated his [Quirk], partially solidifying the space around them.
"Calm down." Tatsuo said calmly as he looked around the cafeteria with a frown on his face. "Panicking like this will do nothing but cause more chaos."
Hearing Tatsuo, the members of Class 1-A realized that he was right. And that was enough to calm them down.
"Then what should we do?" Izuku asked, his voice shaking slightly.
Instead of replying immediately, Tatsuo turned to look at Momo.
"Yaoyorozu-San, can you make a megaphone with your [Quirk]?" Tatsuo asked. Though, he already knew the answer.
"I can." Momo replied with a nod. Then, without waiting for Tatsuo to speak any further, she hiked up her skirt to expose her right thigh.
'Maybe she really is some kind of exhibitionist.' Tatsuo thought to himself while face-palming mentally. 'I mean, she could have done that after sitting down to not show off so much skin, right?'
Seeing that, Denki's eyes lit up. At the same time, Minoru, who was being pushed along with the rest of the crowd, snapped his head in Momo's direction as if he could sense something he needed to see.
However, before either boy could get a good look at Momo's legs, a curtain of shadow rose around her, blocking everyone's view. And while Minoru waled in frustration, Denki turned to look at Sakura with a sense of betrayal shining in his eyes.
"Pervert." Sakura said coldly, causing Denki to look away while smiling sheepishly.
"Sorry..." Denki replied quietly while scratching the back of his head. "Old hhabits die hard."
A moment later, the shadow curtain fell revealing Momo with a megaphone in hand.
"Here, Soramoto-Kun." Momo said as she handed the megaphone to Tatsuo.
"Thanks." Tatsuo replied as he accepted the megaphone. "You guys wait here. I'll be right back."
Then, before anyone could ask him what he was about to do, Tatsuo [Blinked] away. An instant later, he reappeared in the air above the cafeteria exit and solidified space beneath him, making it appear as if he was floating.
{"Everyone, calm down!"} Tatsuo said forcefully into the megaphone. {"You're all Heroes in training! Why are you panicking like this? Are you trying to make things harder for the teachers?"}
Tatsuo's loud voice, amplified by the megaphone, caused all the panicking students to come to a stop as they looked up at him.
{"Instead of panicking like this, why don't you all look around and assess the situation."} Tatsuo continued once he had everyone's attention. He then lifted his free hand and pointed out the cafeteria's windows. {"If you had done that, you would have seen that the breach was from a bunch of reporters and media personnel. Are those kinds of people even worth panicking over?"}
Immediately, many students eyes shot wide open. Then, their gazes followed Tatsuo's pointing finger and took in the sights outside of the cafeteria. And just as Tatsuo said, what they saw was a number of people holding notebooks, pens, microphones, and cameras rushing onto the campus. Meanwhile, there were a number of Heroes, who happened to be their teachers, trying to stop the media personnel from going any further.
That was enough to calm down the panicking students. Meanwhile, Tatsuo narrowed his eyes as he looked in the direction of the main gate. And although he could not see anything with his eyes, he could sense someone leisurely walking away from the gate with his hands in his pockets. And that caused Tatsuo to smile viciously. Though, he made sure to hide that smile from the other students.
'I knew this was supposed to happen really early in the school year.' Tatsuo thought to himself. 'But I didn't know it was this early. But I'm not complaining. This will be the first time I'll be able to go all out since we got to this world. And I'm really looking forward to it.'
Eventually, the atmosphere in the cafeteria calmed completely and the students went back to where they were sitting to wait for the teachers to direct them. And it did not take long for several teachers to appear to tell them that they should head to their classrooms for self-study while the teachers had a meeting.
Meanwhile, the majority of the teachers were gathered in a meeting room on the top floor of U.A.'s main building. While they waited for the other teachers to return from informing the students, Toshinori, in his All Might form, Nezu, and Shota were watching a replay of what happened in the cafeteria.
"No wonder he was chosen as Class 1-A's class rep." Shota said after the video ended. "He's got natural leadership qualities."
"Young Soramoto is quite impressive." Toshinori said with a nod. He then lowered his voice to a volume that only Nezu and Shota would be able to hear. "He even helped guide Young Midoriya in using his [Quirk] without harming himself."
"If we go by the results of the entrance exam, that lesson did not stick very well." Nezu said with a chuckle. "Midoriya-Kun did end up breaking both of his legs and his right arm, after all."
Toshinori's expression turned awkward after he heard that. And when he heard Shota's follow up, it was colored red with embarrassment on top of that.
"Besides, as his mentor, wasn't that your job?" Shota asked while deadpanning.
"*Cough* Anyway... That security breach was not natural." Toshinori said, doing his best to divert the subject away from his abysmal teaching ability. "Did anyone find anything?"
"Not much." Nezu replied with another chuckle. "Other than the fact that the entire gate, made of reinforced alloys, was turned into dust, that is. Unfortunately, none of the cameras were able to pick up anything. The crowd outside of the gate was too dense to make out any faces."
Both Toshinori and Shota narrowed their eyes in response while having similar thoughts about the incident.
There was no way this was not a premeditated attack on U.A. On top of that, news about All Might being a teacher this year had leaked. And that meant only one thing...
"We might have a mole." Nezu said, voicing Toshinori's and Shota's thoughts as his round eyes narrowed.