Privilege of the Rich

"Cultural festival?"

Aizawa sat alone in the living room downstairs, sipping his tea. He looked at the three boys who had come before him, as well as the eager face of Eri, and sighed, "The original plan was to handle a series of matters by the end of this year and let her come to U.A. to live. However... since you all insist, maybe we can make it happen earlier."

"Really? That's great!" Midoriya couldn't believe that Aizawa would agree so easily. He happily exclaimed.

"Hold your horses for a moment." Aizawa poured cold water on Midoriya's excitement and looked at Eri with a gradually serious expression. "You know Eri, these days we've been giving you a series of exercises to develop your emotional stability abilities. I have seen your progress. But if you want to leave early and participate in the cultural festival, there's still some room for improvement. You need to work even harder."

"Work even... harder?" Eri felt a bit worried. However, after seeing the encouraging looks from Renault, Midoriya, and Togata, she clenched her small fists and said, "I will do my best!"

For takoyaki, stir-fried noodles, candy apples...

After having lunch with Eri here and playing with her for a while in the afternoon, Renault and the others finally left with Aizawa.

Inside the car, Midoriya looked at Aizawa, who was driving, and asked, "Aizawa-sensei, is Eri-chan's exercises difficult?"

"If I were to say it's difficult, it's not that challenging," Aizawa pondered for a moment and replied, "After all, our goal is to ensure that she can maintain stability when facing various situations and prevent her Quirk from backfiring. This process needs to be done step by step, but if we want to shorten the training time, it will require her own determination and effort. However, I believe that with a specific goal in mind, it is achievable."

"If she can't do it, will you prevent her from going?" Renault asked.

"That won't be necessary. There won't be any issues with her attending the cultural festival. At most, we'll arrange a couple more people around her for protection. But in that case, her actual departure from the safehouse will have to follow the original plan."

Aizawa's response made the three of them understand that if Eri could truly shorten the training time through her own efforts, it wouldn't be impossible for her to come to U.A. earlier.

Togata crossed his hands and said confidently, "Just believe in Eri-chan. She can do it!"

===

After returning to school, Renault and Midoriya headed to the dormitory, while Togata separated from them at the school gate and went home.

Inside the dormitory, everyone else had already finished their training for the day and could be found either in the common area or in their own rooms.

Yaoyorozu and a few other girls were chatting downstairs. As soon as they saw Renault and Midoriya returning, they immediately called them over.

"Did you bring snacks for Eri-chan?"

Renault nodded and replied, "Eri-chan loves to eat them."

The girls let out a sigh of relief. Although they thought they did a pretty good job, they were still worried that Eri might not like it.

Yaoyorozu, although needing more practice in her cooking skills, seemed to have more confidence in making snacks and desserts. She said, "We'll have to practice more from now on!"

"Indeed," Renault chuckled. "During the festival, Eri-chan might come to U.A. to have fun. We'll count on you all to make delicious treats for her."

"Wow!"

"Really? Is that true?"

Everyone crowded around, excitedly asking. Among them, only the few who had participated in the mission at that time had met and seen Eri in person. Others had only seen her through photos but expressed a great fondness for her. Everyone was naturally very excited about the opportunity for her to come to U.A.'s cultural festival.

"Wait a minute, something's not right!" Ashido suddenly realized and looked at Renault. "If it's about making things, Renault, you're the most skilled one, so why are you asking us to do it?"

To this, Renault calmly replied, "If I directly take the spotlight, then none of you would have a chance to shine, right? Besides, Eri-chan will be living in U.A. in the future, and I'll have plenty of opportunities to show off."

"I can't help but feel a bit annoyed." Ashido pouted.

Tsuyu chimed in, "That's just how it is. Renault-kun is a guy, and he's better at cooking than all of us girls."

"Umm, did I get the gender wrong?"

"Hey! You guys!"

"Hahaha~"

The person responsible for cooking dinner today had already gone to the kitchen. Shoji, who had made rapid progress, was there, so everyone didn't have to worry about tonight's meal being inedible.

While staying in the living room, Renault looked around and turned to Yaoyorozu. "Is Mei not here? I didn't see her today."

"She left shortly after you guys did," Yaoyorozu replied. "It seems she went to another safe house to meet her parents. Mei is in a better condition than Eri-chan, so she can officially go home in a couple of days."

"Well, that's good. After all, she still has her studies to complete. Even if she's a study tyrant, skipping too many classes isn't good."

They were in the middle of a conversation when the door opened, and Mei walked in.

"Oh! Mei-chan, we were just talking about you!" Ashido exclaimed, waving at the girl who had just entered. At the same time, she noticed the suitcase Mei was carrying. "Hmm? This suitcase... looks familiar."

Renault glanced over and immediately realized what it was. He sighed and said to Ashido, "You don't even recognize the suitcase where you usually keep your own combat gear and hero costume?"

*Clap!* Ashido clapped her hands, looking enlightened. "Oh, I see! It's the suitcase for that! Oh, wow!"

Indeed, if it were one of the hero department students carrying this suitcase, it wouldn't be strange at all. However, Mei wasn't a U.A. student, yet she had it with her...

Yaoyorozu quickly gestured for Mei to come and sit down, asking, "Did you take it from your father?"

The girl nodded and replied, "My father and I were attacked... and a significant part of it was because the equipment he was developing got leaked. The person who leaked the information was a researcher from the research center. Senpai, would you like to take a look?"

"Is that okay? This should be a secret research project of your family's company, right?"

"You could say that," Mei answered. "As I mentioned earlier, this thing got leaked. But there is one detail about this equipment that my father didn't disclose to anyone, so the leaked information is inaccurate. That is, even if this equipment is taken away, it won't work because only I can use it."

As she spoke, Mei opened the suitcase, revealing the equipment divided into individual components.

"While our family's Quirk has great strength, it's very challenging to harness it solely based on individual strength. Initially, we didn't have to consider these things because several generations in our family didn't have a strong talent in this area. But since my Quirk is the most talented in recent generations, my father secretly developed this set of equipment to support me in utilizing my strength."

Well, what can they say? Having money truly allows anyone to do as they please.