Money

Although Grape and Kaminari had some skewed thoughts, fortunately, Mei explained it clearly in time.

However, in the end, the focus shifted to Renault.

"Renault, you're so mean!" Sitting in front of Renault, Kaminari sighed and said, "We worked so hard during practice, and you didn't even bother to come and instead said something snarky behind our back."

"Yeah!" Grape nodded in agreement. "You must compensate us!"

Upon hearing this, Renault helplessly glanced at Yaoyorozu and said, "Vice president, I'm being intimidated."

"You figure it out yourself~"

With Yaoyorozu seemingly enjoying the spectacle, what more could Renault say?

Shaking his head, Renault stood up and said, "Since that's the case, considering how diligently you all practiced today, how about I cook you some supper?"

"Food? What do you think, Mineta?" Kaminari was somewhat tempted, looking at Grape.

As for Grape, despite his usual banter and reckless behavior, he was quite smart most of the time. He directly said, "That's settled then! But it should be a large quantity and satisfying!"

"Fine, but how much can you few eat? Start practicing first; I need some time to prepare."

Renault went to the kitchen, and Yaoyorozu followed along, saying, "I'll help you too."

Seeing the two leave, Mei immediately followed suit. After all, the dance moves of the male students were... somewhat too eye-catching at the moment.

With these three people gone, Kaminari rubbed his chin and said to Ashido next to him, "Ashido, have you noticed something?"

"Hmm? What is it?" Ashido, who was contemplating how to adjust the dance moves, paused and asked curiously.

"It's about Renault and Yaoyorozu, you know!" Kaminari pointed to the door and said, "Don't you feel like their relationship has improved quite a bit these past few days?"

"Really?" Ashido tilted her head and said, "Haven't their relationship always been good? They've been partners since the first training after entering the school. It would be hard if their relationship wasn't good. Why? Are you jealous?"

With that, Ashido laughed and patted Kaminari's shoulder, teasingly saying, "Well, that's understandable. Although you look decent, you can't compare to him in other aspects~"

"Oy! Can't you stop mocking me like that?!" Kaminari held his head in his hands and squatted down in distress. "Ahh, when will a girl start liking me? During this period of work study, I haven't attracted any girls at all. It's so frustrating!!!"

"What kind of work have you been doing lately?"

"Patrolling in the construction area, patrolling near the power plant, and even apprehending someone who stole manhole covers."

"In those kinds of places, how could you attract girls!"

In the kitchen, Renault took out the ingredients and quickly kneaded the dough, chopped the fillings.

Standing beside Renault, Yaoyorozu asked curiously, "What are you making?"

"We've used up a lot of energy during the evening practice, so let's make some meat buns and soup dumplings." Renault pursed his lips and pointed to the apron nearby, saying, "You can help too. After the dough is well-fermented, help me with the wrapping. You've done it once before, so you shouldn't have forgotten, right?"

"Of course, I haven't forgotten." Yaoyorozu took the apron hanging on the wall and put it on, tying up her loose hair.

Meanwhile, at the kitchen doorway, Mei sneaked over, watching the two inside with big blinking eyes.

If she hadn't left the training area earlier, she would have definitely agreed after hearing Kaminari's words because Mei had also noticed that Yaoyorozu's mood had been exceptionally good these past few days. Although she couldn't find a reason and asking the other party yielded no response, Mei had a lingering feeling that all of this was related to Renault.

'What on earth happened? Even though I was present most of the time... I'm so curious.'

Actually, if Mei had gone to find Yaoyorozu in the evening, perhaps she could have figured out what the problem was.

Unfortunately, just like tonight, she still didn't go to see Yaoyorozu and instead stayed in her own room.

In the morning, Renault rubbed his dark circles eyes, sat in the lounge, and slowly drank his milk. Last night, after Yaoyorozu's body recovered from the previous 'battle', they had a long night's 'battle' again, she really put tremendous pressure on Renault, nearly draining him.

'No, I have to continue exercising my body to keep up.'

Everyone is in their growth phase, and their physique tends to increase linearly through constant exercise, especially for those 'activities'. Renault didn't want to be outperformed in that aspect by women; it would be too embarrassing.

Across from Renault, Midoriya also noticed his expression and asked with concern, "Renault-kun, are you okay? You seem a bit off."

"Ahh, don't worry, I just didn't sleep well. I'll take a nap later, and I'll be fine."

As Renault spoke, Yaoyorozu just finished freshening up and came over, her face slightly blushing. It seemed that she had been a little too excited last night.

Adjusting her mindset, Yaoyorozu sat down beside Renault, took the milk he handed her, and began eating a steamed bun in small bites.

After finishing breakfast first, Renault looked at Ashido and Jiro and asked, "Are we going to continue practice later?"

"Of course!" Ashido replied with her mouth full, "Renault, do you have something to do?"

Renault nodded.

Jiro thought for a moment and said, "We're not in a hurry on our end. I also need to make some adjustments to the song since I reworked it myself, and it's not perfect yet."

"That works out. I have something to take care of at home, but I'll be back around noon." Wiping his mouth, Renault didn't linger and stood up, "I'll leave first. You guys keep up the good work, and we'll practice together in the afternoon."

Renault hurriedly left, leaving everyone curious.

As Yaoyorozu joined later, she looked at the others present and asked, "What's wrong with Renault? He didn't mention anything yesterday."

After recalling for a moment, Iida said, "He received a text message just as we started eating."

Yaoyorozu tilted her head, unable to understand.

Renault said he was going home just now, right?

Thirty minutes later.

Accompanied by the roaring sound of a motorcycle, Renault returned home.

Upon entering, Yuriko, who had called him back, was sitting on the sofa in the living room, but Mikoto was nowhere to be seen.

"So, tell me, why did you call me back?"

Putting down his book, Yuriko looked at Renault and raised her right hand, palm facing up, saying, "Give me money."

"...What?"