Author's Notes: Chapter edited and corrected by Vongrak.
Momo Yaoyorozu Pov. – October 30.
"Great party, 1-A! It was unforgettable!" "The party of the year, excellent job, 1-A!" "The best party I've ever been to! You have to do it again next year, 1-A!" "Excellent organization and a spectacular atmosphere, congratulations, 1-A!" "Impeccable organization, music, atmosphere... Everything was excellent!" "Thank you, 1-A, for this great party!" "A round of applause for 1-A! You organized a fantastic party." "You know, I thought you guys only knew how to cause trouble for UA, but what an excellent party!" "What an amazing night! If you ever organize another party, don't hesitate to invite us again!"
The congratulations kept pouring in from practically everyone at UA. Anyone who had attended Jinx and Ruby's Halloween/Birthday party was shouting congratulations in our direction with a smile.
"We're popular!" Ashido squealed as we sat down at one of the tables in the UA cafeteria.
"Have you been receiving those congratulations too?" Jirou asked playfully. Ashido smiled and nodded.
"Yes! All day long! Pats on the back, greetings from the third-years, congratulations from every department and everything! We even went for a walk with Tooru and basically everyone is congratulating us!" Ashido squealed happily.
"It doesn't surprise me," Asada said with amusement. "From what I understand, college parties are rare; they're usually club parties, or more formal or private parties, but they're always small."
"But I've been doing some research and asking around, and UA doesn't throw parties. I mean, we have festivals and graduations, where UA doesn't hold back at all, but after that, there are just a few private gatherings and stuff. All the students are too busy for something like that. A party like last night's was a one-off for most of the students," Asada said, bowing.
"And it was fantastic!" Hagakure exclaimed excitedly.
"Wait, there aren't college parties like in the movies at universities?!" I asked, shocked and confused. The girls snorted.
"Different countries, different movies, rich girl," Jirou said playfully, making me blush slightly. "We should ask Taylor if American universities have parties like Saturday's every month," she added with a smile.
"Oohhh, that would be amazing!" Ashido said excitedly. "A party every month sounds exciting!" Ashido practically trembled with excitement.
"And impossible," Jirou said dryly. "I don't know how Miyamura manages to pull off these crazy schemes and make them somehow work, but I doubt even he could get the principal to give him permission to throw a party every month." Ashido pouted sadly.
"But we're all members of Nezuism, it should count for something." Ashido said playfully before raising her hand with the ring bearing Nezu's face. I blushed, remembering that I had created them at Miyamura's request.
"You still have that?" Jirou asked incredulously, Ashido laughed amusedly.
"Putting that aside, maybe not monthly, but something annual?" Asuna asked with a slight smile as she sat down with a tray of food. "We're talking about the party, right?" she asked playfully.
"Fine, let it be annual!" Ashido complained. "We have to go find Miyamura so he can convince the principal to let us have this party once a year! Maybe we can create a tradition at UA and the parties will continue after we graduate!" she said, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
"To be remembered for creating a party tradition? I don't know how good that sounds," Jirou said mockingly.
"That sounds fantastic!" Ashido squealed with a huge smile.
"Putting that aside, does it make sense for us to do our show?" Jirou asked dryly. We all stopped and looked at her, confused.
"Why wouldn't we?" Ashido asked, tilting her head. Jirou snorted.
"We were supposed to be doing this for the other classes, as a way to help them de-stress and all that, but I'm sure, and if the compliments we got from the other departments are any indication, that was already taken care of with the party."
"Everyone seems much calmer and more energetic, actually," Jirou said curtly before pointing to a table. We all turned around just in time to receive greetings from them. Judging by their uniforms, they were from the general department.
"Oh," I said awkwardly as we looked at each other again.
"Does that mean our theme for the coming years will be to recreate that party if it was so effective?" Tooru asked, bowing her head.
"We can leave that for next year." Asada snorted. "But besides, I don't think it matters." Asada shrugged. "I mean, yeah, that's already been sorted out, which is good. It's good for the students not to be so stressed, especially with the festival in just a few days. It's good for everyone."
"Including us. Our show may not have been what solved it, but the problem was solved, so it's still good. Now instead of worrying completely about others, we can just enjoy doing our show without so much pressure," Asada said easily.
"So... task failed successfully?" Tooru asked, confused. Asada snorted.
"Yes, you can see it that way," Asada said playfully.
"Even so, I suppose that's a good thing." I smiled gently. "Besides, we've all put in a lot of effort preparing the show, so it would be wrong to cancel it just because all the other students have relaxed." I added.
"Yes, besides, I doubt Izumi really cares; he'll keep singing whether there's an audience or not," Jirou said dryly. Ashido immediately glared at Jirou like prey.
"Oh?! Izumi? You're this close? I know you've spent time together with all the music and songs, but I didn't know you were this close," Ashido said with a wide smile. Jirou blushed slightly.
"That's not true!" Jirou blurted out, blushing. "Yes, we spent time together, I'm helping Iz-Miyamura with some musical arrangements and recording some things, but that's it! Nothing happened!" Jirou grumbled.
"Boring!" Hagakure complained, leaning lazily against the table. "You're alone in the room, and nothing's really happening?! If I were alone with a cute guy like Miyamura, I doubt I could control myself!" Hagakure said forcefully.
"Exactly! Especially since we all know what Miyamura looks like naked and how good he is in bed because of the videos with Dustiness!" Ashido said with a lascivious smile. We all blushed deeply.
"Ashido! We're not talking about the videos!" Jirou grumbled, blushing.
"Oh come on, it's the closest thing we're going to get to any real action, and I'm going to enjoy it without being embarrassed!" Ashido declared, puffing out her chest. "It's the sexiest thing I've ever seen in my entire life!" Ashido clarified.
"Don't objectify Miyamura," I said, blushing slightly. Ashido just snorted.
"He objectifies Darkness. The other day he was using her as a chair, again!" Ashido said dryly. I blushed even more. "Besides, I doubt he minds. If he did, he wouldn't have shared that link with the rest of the class," she added.
"You're a pervert," Asada said dryly, though there was a blush on her cheeks. I could feel my cheeks turning just as red as I tried to get those videos out of my mind.
"And I wear it with pride!" Ashido said cheerfully. Asada just snorted.
"And since Jirou has absolutely nothing to say about her lack of a sex life—" "Drop dead, Mina." "-what about you, Asuna?" Ashido asked with a smile as she looked at Asuna and ignored Jirou, who was glaring at her, slightly blushing. Jirou blushed before clearing her throat.
"That's private," Asuna said demurely. "Unlike Miyamura and Dustiness, I prefer to keep that a secret," Asuna said dryly. Ashido snorted.
"Oh, come on! We all saw Kirigaya-san and Eugeo-san kissing at the party." Ashido teased, making us all blush again. "It was sexy," Ashido said, nodding seriously.
"Mina!" Jirou blurted out, embarrassed. Asuna just cleared her throat, slightly blushing.
"Even after that... indiscretion, it's still private." Asuna said sheepishly before biting her lip and smiling slightly. "But... I'll just say there's nothing to complain about." Asuna said flirtatiously while winking. Ashido squealed with excitement.
"Very good, girl!" Ashido said cheerfully. Asuna blushed slightly but still smiled.
"Don't encourage her," Jirou complained as Ashido and Hagakure high-fived each other. "Let's change the subject already. What are you doing after school? We've almost got everything ready for the festival. It'll be nice to have some free time again," Jirou said casually.
"It would be good to rest for a while," Ashido said with a groan. "Even though I love dancing, choreographing, and practicing, it was just too tiring! Besides, we have Hunter practice next week, so we'd better rest now while we can," she added with a sigh.
"Amen to that! I already feel like my whole body hurts and we haven't even started practicing yet!" Hagakure said ruefully.
"I'll go to the gym," I said without hesitation. "Like you said, most of our stuff for the show is already finished. I've been helping Taylor with her workload so she has more time to train, so I've been really busy these past few weeks. Now I have a couple of free hours, so it would be good to practice." I added, looking at my hands.
"Are you still trying that piercing water thing Izumi taught you?" Jirou asked curiously. I just nodded.
"Yes, it's... a bit complicated, but I think I'm about to figure it out. It'll be a useful tool in the dungeon," I said without hesitation.
"Getting advice from Miyamura? Nice," Asada said easily. "I need to improve my equipment. I need a better bow. I've been asking the teachers and the support department, but it basically came down to needing to bring the materials, or pay for them myself if I want something more specific." Asada sighed.
"Don't even mention it," Jirou complained. "I have my daggers, I can use my Earphone Jacks on, which transmits my Quirk to the blade's tip and can make anything it stabs explode. The problem is, I need to stab things," Jirou said dryly. "Something very difficult against monsters with any defense. So I was thinking of changing them, or at least bringing other options."
"I was thinking about some kind of vibrating daggers, where my quirk would be used to make them vibrate, and maybe something non-lethal for hero work, like acoustic tonfas, capable of generating noise waves from the tips. I was talking to the support department, but there's a really long waiting list," she complained.
"At least you have some ideas!" Hagakure complained. "You know how hard it is to find viable weapons when you're invisible! Literally, carrying a weapon would completely give me away!" Hagakure slammed her fist on the table. "I don't even know if my quirk works against the dungeon monsters. Maybe they can smell me or just sense me or whatever monsters do, so my quirk will be completely useless!" We couldn't see her, but she was definitely pouting.
"Could you ask our classmates?" Asuna asked with a smile. "I mean, Izumi would definitely help anyone learn to fight if he had the time, but beyond that, he's also capable of giving good ideas about our Quirks, especially with that foresight he has. Maybe he's seen some uses for our Quirks that we'd think of later. I mean, it sounds a bit like cheating, but we thought of it too, so... just taking the time out of the way?"
"Then there's Midoriya, he likes analyzing quirks, so we could definitely learn something from him. And if it's about weapons, Jinx and Ruby would be the best choice. I mean, the support department is amazing, but Jinx and Ruby know different technology."
"Ruby has access to that sleek mechashift in her weapons, and Jinx definitely knows how to make weapons, and if she's as good as the weapon builders in Piltover and Zaun, then she's really good," Asuna said easily.
"Hmm, maybe I could ask them. I wouldn't lose anything, at least I'd have something to fight with so I'm not completely unarmed against the monsters. I mean, All Might could probably close down an S-rank dungeon with just his fists, but he's All Might," Hagakure said dryly. I just nodded.
"You could do both, learn to fight with your fists equally well and be able to fight at a high level while invisible; that would be a huge advantage." I pointed out. Hagakure complained.
"Okaaaay, I'll try, but I'll still be asking about options," Hagakure said.
"And you should, the more options you have, the better," I said with a satisfied nod.
"Speaking of options, internships," Jirou said with a grimace. "Do you have any idea who you'll join?" Jirou asked curiously.
"No!" Ashido said immediately with a smile. Hagakure repeated the same.
"Kazuto, Eugeo, Alice, Suguha, and I will be joining the Knights of the Blood guild for our internships. I think Dustiness will join us too, just like last time," Asuna said.
"I haven't decided yet. I have a few offers and I've been doing some research. I made a list of pros and cons and I was planning to talk to Aizawa or someone with more experience before making a decision." I replied, and Jirou whistled in admiration.
"Wow, you're really preparing yourself. I still have no idea," Jirou said dryly. "Maybe I'll decide to join a group that's forming. I think Jinx was forming her group; I saw her talking to Azula. Maybe I'll ask them," Jirou said. I just nodded.
"Oh, could I join? I did my internship with Jinx under Lady Nagant, so I'm used to fighting with her, so it would be nice to team up again." Asada said, shrugging.
"We'll see. Like I said, I don't know their plans. We'll have to talk about it," Jirou said, shrugging. "Although they... have been a little distracted." She added with a grimace. We all grimaced.
"Yes, I suppose so, with less than a week to go before Miyamura and the others go to Jeju, it's understandable," Asada said with a frown.
"It's... worrying," I said solemnly with a sigh. "That... that not just one, but three of our comrades are being sent to Jeju is... an atrocity." I grimaced. "I mean, we... we already face dangers, real dangers."
"The USJ incident was a prime example. We were attacked by real villains and dungeon monsters who intended to kill us. Us, students with little more than a few weeks of training. Most of us had only seconds to react and defend ourselves in a real fight."
"It was... terrifying, it was real, and it was a damn miracle that no one was seriously hurt, or worse, that we died, even the villains. The same on I-island and the camp in the woods."
"But... Taylor, Miyamura, and Zenin being forced to go to Jeju... I can't help but worry." I sighed wearily after my rant. The girls remained silent.
"It's Miyamura. He 'll be able to take care of himself and Taylor and Zenin," Jirou said with a tense expression, trying to appear worried. "Besides, they'll be surrounded by a dozen experienced S-Rank hunters. This is all just for show, public relations, not a real fight," Jirou added quickly.
"I... I really hope so, but I still can't help worrying." I sighed wearily.
"They've been training hard," Ashido said simply. "Miyamura especially. He used to train, yes, but now he seems obsessed with it. Just like Taylor, they're preparing. They'll be careful and won't put themselves in more danger than they can handle," Ashido said confidently.
"They're both strong, I'm sure they'll be fine," Asuna said with a small smile.
"Of course, I'm sure Miyamura is worse than a cockroach; it's impossible for anything to happen to him," Asada said dryly. I just smiled slightly.
"Yes, I suppose so," I finally said. "Everything will be fine. It's best if we focus on the festival," I added. Everyone nodded, and we finished eating before going back to class. I really hoped nothing would happen.
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