Training Camp Officially Began

"Hey, Grape, you..." Renault turned his head to look at Mineta, who was standing in front of the wooden wall instead of soaking in the hot springs, with a strange expression on his face.

With a towel wrapped around his waist and his small body exposed, Grape stood with his hands on his hips, facing away from everyone, and said, "Eating, resting, and having a big meal don't matter. That's not what we're after, I understand that. What we're after is on the other side of the wall!"

"Mineta, what are you talking about to yourself?" Innocent Midoriya asked him in confusion while soaking in the hot springs.

Then everyone saw Grape leaning on the wooden wall and listening carefully. After his actions, the boys in the hot springs also quieted down, and then the voices of the girls in the other hot springs came over.

"It's so comfortable~~~"

"It's great to have hot springs after a big meal."

Grape listened with his eyes closed and said in ecstasy, "Look, it's there! Today's accidental mixing of male and female bathing times is not a coincidence. Yes, it's an accident!"

"Mineta, you really..." The boys were speechless.

Iida stood up and walked over quickly as he saw what was happening. "Mineta-kun, stop it! What you're doing is demeaning to yourself and the girls! It's a very shameful thing."

But it's well known that the Grape Boy Mineta is the embodiment of lust and when asked about his preferences, he would bluntly say that he likes women. It's impossible for him to stop, even though he has failed countless times.

"You're so annoying," said Grape to Iida while smiling; he took off the grape on his head and stuck it on the wall. "As for the wall, it exists to be overcome! PLUS ULTRA!!!"

"Haha..." Renault, who was soaking in the hot springs, couldn't stand it anymore. It was too embarrassing. So, under the gaze of the people around him, he picked up some hot spring water, threw it into the air, and then waved his hand.

The water droplets instantly turned into mini bullets and shot out.

*SPLASH!* *SPLASH!* *SPLASH!* *SPLASH!* *SPLASH!*

Grape who was about to reach the top was instantly hit by a series of water droplets on its head and back. Although they were small water droplets, with the help of Renault's Quirk and specially adjusted force; he stopped moving without any resistance.

With eyes rolling, hands loosened; he fell directly down.

Although falling could make him remember his lesson, as the class president, Iida caught the falling Grape and then punished him by pressing him into the hot springs water after waking him up.

The girls on the other side also heard the commotion and, amidst Grape's protests, learned that it was Renault who stopped him.

"Thanks, Renault-kun!"

"Although we already guessed it would happen, and we asked Mandalay-sensei to call Kota for prevention, your intervention was really great, Renault-kun!"

"But it seems a bit too light!"

"It seems so!"

Then, the boys looked up and saw Kota, a small boy with a very arrogant look on his face, standing on the top of the wooden wall and looking down at them.

It turned out that there was a place for people to stand there.

Although he was just a little kid, he was somehow enviable.

Renault was no exception.

Although he wouldn't really care, seeing Kota being invited by the girls to guard on top, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

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After taking a bath, it was time for the scheduled rest time.

Although according to the usual training camp routine, there would definitely be more excitement next, today's whole day of fighting and long-distance trekking had made everyone tired, and they all returned to their rooms one after another.

The boys' room was a large room where everyone slept on the floor together.

After arranging their beds, the boys also lay down to rest one after another.

However, Renault did not feel very tired. He quietly left the room and came to the corridor next to it, looking up at the starry summer night sky, lost in thought.

For some reason, he thought of Mikoto, so he picked up his phone and gave her a call.

Mikoto did not expect him to call her during the training camp, and she was also very happy to chat with him.

They talked about the training camp and she also talked about her activities today. Almost forty minutes had passed.

After saying goodnight and hanging up the phone, he got up and prepared to go back to rest.

At that moment, just as he looked across the hallway, Midoriya, who had left the room early, came back with a troubled expression on his face.

"What's wrong? You look like something's bothering you," Renault asked.

"Oh!" Midoriya snapped out of his thoughts and was surprised to see Renault sitting in the hallway. "Renault-kun, aren't you resting?"

"It's still early, and I couldn't sleep, so I came outside for a while and made a phone call. How about you? Where have you been running around all this time? You must have been exhausted during the day too."

"Well... there was something that was bothering me, so I went to see Mandalay-sensei."

"About that little boy?"

"Yes, that's right."

So that's what it was. It was fitting of Midoriya's character to be worried about something like that.

"That little brat hates heroes and people who want to become heroes. He hasn't been giving us a good look since we met him. He was the same way this afternoon and didn't say a word." Renault pointed to the seat next to him and asked Midoriya to sit down. "He probably has some kind of psychological trauma that made him hate heroes, which is completely opposite to you, who aspire to be a hero."

"Kota's parents were both Pro Heroes, but they died on duty."

With that short sentence, Renault immediately understood the reason.

"I see. It's too heavy of a burden for a child, and it's no wonder he turned out this way. If we don't guide him properly, he may become even more quiet, rebellious, and hard to deal with."

"So, what should we do?"

"If you want to help him, then you should figure out a way yourself. Teaching children is not my strong suit, especially that little brat who is very difficult to deal with. I don't want to be punched in the crotch by him," Renault said, patting Midoriya's shoulder with a bright smile. "Alright, it's fine to think about these things, but let's rest first. Tomorrow's training won't be easy."

When they returned to the room, most of the people had already fallen asleep, and only a few were still talking quietly.

After Midoriya got into bed, he looked at the pitch-black ceiling, thought about things, and slowly fell asleep.

The next morning at 5 o'clock, the entire facility rang with the sound of a loud bell. Then, the muscle brother Tiger took a megaphone and opened the door to the boys' room.

"WAKE UUUPPP!!!!!"

The training camp had officially begun.

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