Chapter 88 We got grounded. Ur not my daaaaaaaaad

So now Izuku, Katsuki and I are standing in Aizawa-sensei's office praying to god that our asses don't get beat.

Well, they are praying to god. Meanwhile, I'm begging Egg-sama to pull off another miracle. Cos fuck god.

Aizawa- "Last night two students got in a fight while the third one watched but didn't say anything. Tell me… do you know who they are?"

Due to my [Poker Face] skill, Aizawa-sensei can't see anything from me. But as for the other two… not so much. They're only 15 after all, you can't blame them… but come on, try harder guys! Izuku!, You're basically confessing on the spot with those guilty looks of yours! And Katsuki, stop trying to avoid his eyes! This is how-to-un-snitch 101!

But still, how did he know I was there too? I made sure no one was nearby at the time, furthermore, any cameras or recording devices were shut off temporarily.

Aizawa-sensei, like the mind-reading wizard man he is, takes out an empty can of coffee.

Aizawa- "Stark brand canned coffee, you're the only student I know who drinks this at school, Arata. As for how I knew it was Midoriya and Katsuki, well… *Exhale* It was a wild guess."

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Izuku/Katsuki/Arata- "… Nani?"

Did I accidentally leave that behind!?

Aizawa- "You two are my biggest headaches. The moment I heard that Ground Beta got trashed last night, you two immediately came to mind. The further inspection discovered this empty can of coffee on top of one of the buildings near the scene."

Shit! Egg-sama! You're useless! You should have told me about this!

Egg- ಠ_ಠ

Aizawa- "Arata, you're smart. I know you didn't fight. But why did you keep this a secret?"

I think about my words for a second, before sighing, standing up from my seat, and walking to Aizawa-sensei. I lean in and start whispering.

Arata- "Bakugo feels responsible for All Might's death. He's strong, so he was able to hold it in. But once he failed to get a provisional license while the majority of the class succeeded, he snapped and had to vent it out."

I stand back and let Aizawa-sensei think. After pondering for several seconds, he looks back at Izuku and Katsuki and opens his mouth.

Aizawa- "Who started it? Who threw the first punch?"

Katsuki immediately replies.

Katsuki- "I did."

Izuku- "Well, I also went in pretty hard…"

Izuku, being the un-snitch he is, follows up with his own comment.

Aizawa- "Then Bakugo is grounded in the dorms for 4 days. Midoriya is grounded for 3 days. And… Arata is grounded for 1 day."

Only one day!? Lucky! Egg-sama, you're the best! What would I do without you?

Egg- ಠ_ಠ

Aizawa- "During that time you'll clean the communal spaces, morning and night! Also, I want written apologies from all of you!"

After that, we got chased out of the office.

An hour later.

Toru- "Grounded!?"

Mina- "You two fought?"

???- "Scum!"

Arata- "Yeah, it was- WHO!? WHO SAID THAT!?"

As this happened pretty early in the morning, everyone was still only just waking up at the time. An hour later, Izuku, Katsuki and I are vacuuming the carpets as everyone else from the class is questioning us.

Eventually, it was time for them to leave for the opening ceremony. It's the first day of a new term, after all.

The moment the door shuts behind them, I drop the vacuum in my hand and jump on the couch.

Izuku- "Arata?"

Arata- "Come on, don't you want to see this?"

Saying so, I throw out a small metal ball into the coffee table in front of me. It rolls around for a bit, finding the centre and its top opens up, projecting a hologram in front of me.

Katuski- "This is…"

Izuku- "The opening ceremony?"

Yup.

I sent an invisible drone out flying above the area where the opening ceremony will take place.

Technically, I'm not breaking any rules.

*Deal-with-it glasses fly out from the fucking void into my face as dank_music.mp3 plays in the background.*

*Jazz music stops.*

Izuku and Katsuki also put down their vacumes and walk over. They lean on the couch and watch the live stream from over my shoulder.

Several minutes later, the opening ceremony begins. To be honest, nothing happens. The principal gives a motivating speech and Hound Dog (tried) to give a reminder to everyone to not fight and calm down, which ended up getting translated by Vlad King.

The ceremony ended and Izuku and Katsuki walk back to pick up their dropped vacuums.

Izuku- "Work studies for the second years? I wonder what the Principal meant by that…"

Arata- *Sip* Ah, that huh…"

I say as I sip from my can of coffee.

Izuku- "Can you expl- WHERE DID YOU GET THAT CAN OF COFFEE!?"

Inventory-chan got my back.

Arata- "Simply put, it's hero work outside of school. It's basically the internships you already did with the pro heroes. I'm a second-year so I know this stuff."

Izuku- "The coffee tho!?"

Katuski- "Then why did we have to work hard at the sports festival…?"

Katsuki mutters to himself, but I overhear it and decide to answer it while completely ignoring Izuku.

Arata- "For these work studies, we have to do everything ourselves. The school supported us when we went for our internships by being a medium for the agencies to contact us and giving us choices even outside that. But this time, we have to use our own connections we made during the internships. Those who didn't get scouted will have a harder time."

Katuski thinks for a moment before snorting and focusing back on his vacuuming.

Meanwhile, I'm still sitting on the couch. Izuku glances over a few times before opening his mouth again.

Izuku- "Uhm.. About the coffee can-"

Arata- "Secret."

Izuku- "O-oh. Then… why are you still sitting there?"

Arata- "Oh that?"

I look at him before looking at the corner of the room and pointing there. A small black disk with the Stark logo on it moves around as it quietly produces a whirring sound.

Arata- "Vacuuming robot."

Being a genius has its perks.

What's that? Couldn't I just use [Vector Manipulation] to make the whole building spotless in under a minute?

I could. But I won't.

*Deal-with-it glasses fly out from the fucking void into my face as dank_music.mp3 continues to plays in the background.*

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A/N: I told you your egg was smarter than you. You even forgot about the coffee can.

MC: Hey, even if I have perfect memory, things do occasionally slip over my head!

AN: Then what about your WIS stat?

MC: ...

AN: Hmmmmm???

MC: U-urusai! Baka!

AN: Ew wtf dont do that.