57 Illicit relationship

When his match ended, the class also discussed each other about his performance in the battle.

However, what could they say?

Even All-Might couldn't say anything since it was perfect.

Unlike Todoroki, Mineta's result was perfect. However, it was normal since he was in charge of a villain, and Todoroki was in charge of a hero.

He was a villain, so he didn't need to do much. His priority was to protect the payload in the room where they stayed. His plan to cover the entire building and his substance was simply the perfect move of a villain.

Lastly, while it might be only his opinion, being a hero was several times more difficult than being a villain.

Todoroki's move to freeze the entire building was reckless since there might be a hostage, or the bomb might explode because of being frozen.

While the chance was small, one should be careful, but Todoroki didn't think that far ahead.

Todoroki might be powerful, but Mineta could see that this guy didn't have a good head. His taciturn and silence made people believe he was mysterious, but he knew that this guy didn't think anything in his head.

Anyway, after the match between Aoyama and Ashido against Rikido Sato and Koji Koda ended, the class also ended.

All-Might quickly left after the class ended since it seemed he had something to do.

However, he could see that this symbol of peace was going to visit Midoriya. Still, he didn't care and just ignored the relationship between All Might and Midoriya. While some people might be curious, he wanted to stay away from their secret. He only wanted to live a peaceful life, so whatever the secret between All Might and Midoriya was, he decided to ignore them.

There was also a saying that ignorance was bliss, right?

Sometimes without knowing anything was a good thing.

His purpose in this world was to have a peaceful life, so he did that.

When they returned to their class, they talked to each other since there were many things that they wanted to talk about, especially toward those who were strongest in this Battle Trial.

Unfortunately, Todoroki and Bakugou were far from friendly, so the two ignored the people who tried to talk with them, so they were all gathered around Mineta, who was friendly and easy to talk to. Besides, he was one of the students with the strongest "Quirk."

Naturally, there were girls too.

Hagakure, Uraraka, Tsuyu Asui, and Mina Ashido also joined the talk.

There were only six girls in his class, and all of them gathered around him along with the other guys, including Kaminari, who had returned to normal after an hour.

"But damn, your "Quirk" is too strong! My "Quirk" is useless on you..." Kaminari was so depressed that his electricity "Quirk" was useless in front of him.

"Your "Quirk" isn't weak, Kaminari. It is strong. However, the "Quirk" is like a paper rock scissor game. Everyone has their advantages and disadvantages. I happen to be the scissor when you're a paper, but if you meet a rock, you will win."

He didn't think Kaminari's Quirk was weak. Instead, this guy was strong since just having electricity Quirk-related had already made Kaminari's future secure. Even if this guy didn't become a hero, many people would hire him to become a renewable energy source.

"Ah, I see!"

Kaminari somehow became cheerful when he heard his words.

Everyone also nodded and felt his explanation was easy to understand.

Unlike All-Might, who was unbeatable, most of them were either paper, rock, or a scissor. They had their advantages and disadvantages, and it was impossible for them to be strong all the time.

"Even the complete darkness also has light as its weakness." Tokoyami nodded solemnly. Even though his "Quirk" was powerful, his weakness was obvious.

Mineta was also the same since he thought his substance was already invincible, considering it was immune to a temperature and many others, but it seemed he still had one weakness.

Acid.

After he saw Ashido's Quirk, he knew that his "Quirk" wasn't immune to acid.

However, it was impossible for him to say his weakness, so he changed the topic of conversation to something else.

Still, the only way to improve this situation was to improve the strength of his substance by buying "Acid Immunity" from the system.

It was also the reason why he tried to become friendly with everyone, especially the girls, subtly, gently. However, there were too many people to talk with him now, so it was impossible for him to talk with the girls individually to get to know them better.

He wasn't the type who was in a hurry to do something. He did it slowly until he was sure of everything. However, sometimes a strategy couldn't follow with the change, so when that happened, he would bite down his fangs when the opportunity appeared.

Yet when he thought about last night, he hesitated for a moment.

Still, while they talked, Todoroki and Bakugou glanced in his direction from time to time to listen to their conversation. While they didn't think they would lose, they also knew his "Quirk" was troublesome, and their conversation also helped them to understand their classmates' "Quirk."

Frankly, if they didn't see his action today, they wouldn't bother with this, but even so, they knew that he would be one of the biggest obstacles in their career if they wanted to become the number one hero.

Yet while Bakugou and Todoroki thought many things were on their minds, Mineta didn't think anything about them. Instead, he was exhausted since thinking about conspiracy all the time made his head dizzy.

Did he love to deceive people? No.

His dream was to have a slow and peaceful life, not an ugly life filled with conspiracy.

However, he had stepped on this path, and it was impossible to step back, especially when he thought about what had happened between him and Kendo.

Suddenly, he thought about his days with Ibara on the beach of Kamakura, which were the most carefree days of his life. He loved those days, and he wondered whether he would lose them.

Now, he could be honest and knew that while he had never loved Ibara, she had a special position in his heart.

Having her stay by his side put his heart at ease since she was the first girl he took the initiative to get close to and his first girlfriend.

She also held almost all of his firsts and confessed to him when he was at his worst.

Yet when he thought about how frightening this world was, he decided to throw his worry away, masked, and bury his emotion away, locking them, so he could focus on his goal.

By ignoring this feeling, he could continue to talk with everyone as if he was curious about their "Quirk," but it was time to go home, so he didn't waste his time talking with them. He was about to excuse himself, but suddenly he received a text from Ibara, asking him when he would return. He was about to answer, but an announcement sounded from the speaker inside their class.

"Mineta Minoru-san from Class 1-A of the Hero Department, please see Mr. Principal in the principal room immediately."

"...."

Everyone was in silence, and all of them looked at Mineta at the same time.

He also couldn't say anything and was also confused.

Then, the announcement was repeated once again.

"I repeat: Mineta Minoru-san from Class 1-A of the Hero Department, please see Mr. Principal in the principal room immediately."

"Hey, Mineta, did you cause trouble?" Kirishima asked eagerly

"Well, you're a troublemaker, after all." Jiro nodded, feeling happy when he was in trouble, considering she was still annoyed by her loss.

"I agree." Momo nodded with a smile.

"Maybe it is because you have a girlfriend?" Sero suddenly said.

"An illicit relationship might be too early for us." Tokoyami nodded.

"....."

"You guys..." Mineta was hurt, especially when he saw the smirks on their faces.

"Mineta-kun! Hurry up and visit Mr. Principle! You can't make him wait! Also, did you do something inappropriate with your girlfriend?" Iida suddenly said while moving his hands around stiffly. His expression was as serious as ever, but his face blushed.

"......." Everyone.

While Jiro, Momo, Sero, and Tokoyami knew they were joking around, they didn't expect Iida to take their words seriously.

"Iida, if you say another word, I will sue you for slander." He started to get annoyed by Iida. "Our relationship is pure." He didn't blush when he said those words, even though he knew what he did wasn't pure at all.

Even if it was pure, it was pure lust or greed.

"I-I am sorry. It's my mistake! I apologize for making a slanderous remark without confirming everything!"

Iida bowed his head stiffly and apologized as seriously as ever.

"My mistake." Tokoyami also apologized earnestly. Even if he wasn't as serious as Iida, he felt he was the one who led Iida to the path of darkness. He felt quite responsible and apologized.

"...you don't need to be that serious." He shook his head gently and said calmly, "I will go to the principal's office. You guys shouldn't wait for me. I will go first." He wondered what Nezu wanted to do with him, but he stood up, picked up his bag, and left the class.

Still, he realized they were all good people, so he didn't bother to find a fault in them. Instead, he knew they could joke around with him because their relationship had become closer.

However, no one seemed ready to go home since they were curious about what had happened to Mineta.

It was the same for Ibara, Kendo, Yui, and some students in the 1-B Class, who had seen him at lunch.

'What's happening?'

That was the question on their mind.