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Chapter 17 - CH- 7 [Part 1]

Now, returning to everyone's location... it was time for the evaluation.

To get straight to the point, there were still other traps that Yaoyorozu and I had set up on the floor.

One of them was the net tape installed in the windows. We had replaced the ordinary looking glass windows with special double paned glass with capture tape netting sandwiched between the layers.

Or rather, we had Yaoyorozu create entirely new windows and install them. All the windows on the floor, in fact.

It was easier and simpler than modifying existing ones, and we were told that Yaoyorozu could quickly create items with simple structures.

This way, whether someone tried to enter from outside or jump out from inside, the windows wouldn't break easily, and if they forced their way through by breaking them, they would instantly become immobilized.

As a last resort, we also prepared various other traps like a suspended ceiling trap where a fake ceiling would collapse with the activation of a single mechanism, a trap where a capture tape net covering the entire ceiling, or rather the entire floor, would drop from beyond that, a trap where tape netting hidden along the stairs would spring up when someone tried to climb them, and traps where nets would fall from above, but they never got their chance to be used.

"You prepared that many?"

"It's practically a fortress. Even if you managed to escape that situation, you'd still have to get through all those."

"It was amazing, right? Yaoyorozu kept creating tape and traps one after another, and Fumiko girl was moving at incredible speed setting them up all over the room. Since she has infinite stamina, she can always go full speed."

During the evaluation, when we explained what we had been doing, Asui and Tokoyami were astonished, and Kirishima added his frank impression.

"Indeed, anticipating your opponent's moves and preparing numerous traps for every conceivable situation, it was splendid work from both of you. Though it did leave a slight impression of relying on brute force!"

That was All Might's evaluation.

After discussing various other minor points for improvement, Asui suddenly raised her hand, saying 'Excuse me.'

"There's one thing I'm curious about. I assume the various traps were created using Yaoyorozu's 'Quirk'... but how did her 'Quirk' last that long? To prepare traps on that scale, wouldn't it require a massive amount of lipids?"

"I was wondering about that too. The current Yaoyorozu appears to have less fatigue than during the physical fitness test the other day... even considering she moved her body during the test, this 'Creation' should be on a completely different scale, two or three times larger. How was she able to activate it to such an extent that it could be called forceful?"

The two from the hero team asked.

Certainly, preparing all the windows for an entire floor, the ceiling, plus the stairs, and even the fake pillars would have meant an absurdly high consumption of lipids, the cost of Yaoyorozu's Quirk. In fact, she herself had said that preparing on that scale would be impossible.

But that was... just as I was about to explain, most of our classmates who had been watching on the monitors blushed.

I could hear voices like 'Ahh,' 'Now that you mention it,' 'Oh, that thing...'

Only Kaminari and Mineta were, for some reason, giving me thumbs up with good smiles.

I didn't really understand, but I gave them a thumbs up in return.

Seeing that scene, Asui and Tokoyami looked puzzled.

After a moment, Asui seemed to have thought of something.

"...Could it be that Fumiko girl did something again?"

"Again? What do you mean 'again'? That's rude..."

"No, but she's not actually wrong... I was also a bit embarrassed by that, to be honest."

Betrayal from Yaoyorozu who was right next to me!

...No, I'm sorry. I lied.

I also... well, I am aware that I did something a little embarrassing.

"Ah, yes, I was actually curious about that too. If you wouldn't mind explaining, Yaoyorozu girl, Fumiko girl. During the preparation time, you two...

...Why were you hugging each other for a while? Moreover, Fumiko girl had taken off her costume jacket."

"...?"

"...!?"

Asui looked puzzled. She probably thought, 'I don't understand at all.'

On the other hand... Tokoyami, probably because he's a boy, seemed a bit flustered. His head is birdlike, though.

And, probably recalling that scene they saw through the monitor... numerous boys had blushing faces or were acting suspiciously. Some of the girls were like that too.

Kaminari and Mineta gave their reliable thumbs up. Ah, so that's what they meant. Like 'thanks for showing us something good.'

Of course, that wasn't done for the sake of viewer service. It had a proper purpose.

"That was... me transferring energy to Yaoyorozu."

"...Huh?"

The moment I said that, everyone's blushing and suspicious behavior vanished, replaced by surprise and puzzled expressions that filled the area.

"Transferring... energy?"

"...The 'energy' Fumiko girl is talking about, that's the 'energy' we heard about before, right? The one converted from digesting and absorbing food? The highly versatile energy that Fumiko girl uses for attacks and defense, and which can also serve as a substitute for stamina and healing power?"

"That's right. And that... can also be transferred to others."

Like this, I said, taking the hand of Ojiro who happened to be nearby.

Ojiro, surprised by the suddenness with a 'Huh!?'... had been frozen by Todoroki in the recent fight, leaving him cold all over with residual damage. Especially the soles of his feet which were directly frozen.

Those areas gradually healed... and his complexion improved.

Ojiro, who had been surprised and seemed embarrassed, soon became surprised for a different reason. Minor wounds had disappeared without him noticing, or had scabbed over, and those scabs fell off in no time. He was astonished to see color returning to his pale complexion and skin tone.

"Huh? Wha, whoa... Something, definitely like this... my body is getting warmer, and it feels like energy is coming back... Is this 'energy'?"

"Yep. Your physical condition and stamina are mostly back, right? Like this, my Quirk allows me to share stored energy with others, restoring their stamina. The method is like this, through touch or contact... well, there are other ways too."

"Seriously... so Fumiko, you can even do recovery?"

"What's terrifying is its versatility and immediate effect. No matter how efficient an energy drink is at replenishing energy, it takes several to over ten minutes to be digested and absorbed by the digestive system. However, once 'energy' is converted inside Fumiko's body, it's absorbed immediately upon transfer, restoring stamina, allowing the person to move or activate their Quirk right away."

"Ah, so that's why Yaomomo, as soon as she received the energy, she could keep creating traps and things with 'Creation'!"

"...I see. So the claim about unparalleled versatility seems to be true. Your 'energy' can even substitute for the lipids needed for Yaoyorozu's Quirk activation."

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