Chapter 69

Everyone jumped at the familiar voice that came from behind them. And behold, the very same person they were just discussing happened to be there. As opposed to his school uniform, Kumagawa was now dressed in his casual wear, which was a pair of black slacks, and a grey long-sleeve shirt that had the words 'I'm with stupid' written on it with an arrow pointing up at Kumagawa's face.

[Hey guys! It's only been a week since we last saw each other but it feels like years! Tell me, has anyone been keeping track of Bakugou's cursing?]

Despite all that had happened the last time they saw him, Kumagawa was acting like everything was perfectly normal.

"Uhh, 13,530." Kirishima answered after a moment.

Giving him a thumbs up, Kumagawa shot a smile at Kirishima. [I knew I could count on you buddy!]

"Wait, time-out!" Jirou shouted as she formed a T with her hands. "Are we really doing this?!"

Kumagawa tilted his head in confusion. [Doing what exactly?]

"I'm not sure if you're aware of it, but a good portion of the population considers you to be an anarchist." responded Jirou. "Pro-Heroes have been on a manhunt for you, and now you're just waltzing around a busy street like nothing's wrong?!"

The smiling teen held his hands up defensively. [Jirou-san, you really should calm down.] he then leaned in to whisper to her. [People are starting to stare.]

Casting a quick glance around, Jirou noticed that her outburst had garnered the attention of other pedestrians.

"Umm, what are you doing here Kumagawa-san?" Uraraka asked, trying to shift topics.

Said teen skipped backwards a step and put his hands in his pockets. [Why, I'm here to spend some time with my former classmates.]

Needless to say, all eyes had widened at that statement.

"Seriously?" asked Kaminari.

[Is it really that hard to believe?]

"Listen man," Kirishima spoke up after a moment. "You're cool and all, and I know we were friends, but that stunt you pulled at the Sports Festival was a little..."

"Disturbing." Ashido finished for him.

"Yeah, so I hope you understand why we're a little apprehensive of being around you."

Kumagawa rolled his knuckles under his chin and nodded in agreement. [I see. I suppose what I did may have been a little extreme to innocents like yourselves, it's just that I've long since gotten use to that level of violence. Sometimes I need to remind myself that not everyone is comfortable with my combat style.]

Despite the fact that his smile never changed in the slightest, along with his tone of voice, Midoriya thought that Kumagawa was genuinely apologetic. But that still didn't make the teen seem any less dangerous.

[Tell you what,] Kumagawa clapped his hands together upon coming up with an idea. [How would you like to join me on a trip to a karaoke bar? We can sing some songs, have some lunch, I'll even treat you all to it!]

"Err, I think I'll pa-" Kaminari was cut-off as Kirishima grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back and formed a group huddle. "What the hell man?!"

"Alright, who's for going with Kumagawa to karaoke?" the red-head asked.

"... You can't be serious." Jirou said dryly.

"I mean, the idea sounds fun, but..." Ashido trailed off as she glanced towards Kumagawa, who was standing still and waiting patiently for them to finish. "Well..."

"Yeah, the guy's kinda scary, but this is the perfect chance to get his help for Iida." reasoned Kirishima.

"... Wow, did Kirishima just have a good idea?" Jirou wondered aloud.

"I... I agree with Kirishima-san." Midoriya spoke up after a moment.

"Seriously?!" Kaminari spoke in disbelief. "Do you even remember what he's capable of?!"