Can I help too?

There was no special feeling when he won Midoriya since he had expected this. Instead, he went to visit Ibara since the next one was her match against Iida. He had to say sorry to Iida this time, but he was going to support Ibara.

"Good job, Minoru."

Ibara smiled and hugged him with a smile, congratulating him.

"Thanks."

He patted her back with a smile and said, "It's your turn next time. Iida isn't a weak opponent. You should be prepared."

"I know." Ibara nodded. "But I won't lose." Except for Mineta, she didn't think she would lose to anyone, but like what he often told her, she never looked down on anyone.

Even if she didn't think she would lose to anyone except for Mineta, she wouldn't hold back.

"Then, I will wait here."

"Okay."

She kissed him before she walked toward the passage that led him onto the stage.

He looked at Ibara for a moment before he turned and asked, "Is there something wrong, Yui-san?"

When Ibara left, someone seemed to be waiting for him, seemingly expecting that he would be here, and she was right. He really appeared, and she wasn't going to let go of him.

Yui stared at him with a complicated gaze and asked, "Can we talk?"

"Your match will start soon."

"It won't take that much of your time. Before my match, we'll finish our conversation."

To be honest, Yui felt the time wasn't enough, but she just wanted to talk with him since if she didn't do so, she was afraid she might not be able to calm down the uncomfortable feeling in her heart.

"Okay."

"Then follow me."

The two walked together, but at this moment, Hagakure's lips twitched uncontrollably, thinking that Mineta was a scumbag!

Still, Hagakure thought for a moment before she decided to follow them. Unfortunately, they were gone, and she had lost them.

"Where are they?"

---

This time he didn't let Hagakure follow him since he didn't want her to listen to his conversation with Yui. He used the "Invisibility" while following Yui from behind, but even from behind, he could tell how tense her body was.

Yui rarely showed her facial expression, and because of that, her emotion showed through her body, gestures, and many others.

Honestly, it wasn't easy to spot, and this girl also hardly showed any emotion.

This was also why he wasn't sure how she felt until she kissed him that dawn.

However, he knew her feelings toward him, and this was why he decided to test what her reaction would be when she saw him close to Kendo. As of now, he could tell that Yui didn't tell this matter to either Ibara or Kendo. She kept this matter a secret before deciding to meet him and talking about this matter.

Yet even if he knew her feelings toward him, he shouldn't say this. Instead, he had to pretend like he knew nothing.

"We have been walking for so long. Can you tell me what you want to talk about, Yui-san?"

They were already outside of the stadium and stood near the clustered trees near the stadium. There were no people, and everyone watched the match between Iida and Ibara since their match was about to start.

Yui stopped and turned, facing his face to face without looking away. She could see his face was clearly a confusion, and she understood his feeling since it was incomprehensible for her to suddenly bring him to this place, but she knew she had to ask this. She was quite nervous, but she asked, "Why... why are you together with Itsuka?"

When this question fell, his expression showed shock, and surprise, clearly far from calm after knowing she had seen he was together with Kendo. To be honest, he was surprised by his acting skill since he could show such rich emotion even though he had done it deliberately, showing how intimate he was with Kendo.

After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "...did you see us?"

"Yes." Yui's lips trembled, then she asked, "Why?"

Why did you betray Ibara?

But more importantly, why did it have to be with Kendo?

Still, it was impossible for him to know that, but even so, she was waiting for his answer.

"...if it's someone else, I won't say this, but you're different, Yui-san, so I will tell you."

"What's so different about me?"

"Should I answer this question or the previous question?"

"Both."

"...you're different because we're close to each other, so I don't want to lie to you."

"...close."

But you only saw me as a friend, unlike Ibara or Kendo.

Yui lowered her head but still waited for the answer to the previous question.

"Do you remember when my class was attacked by the villains?"

"Yes." Yui looked at him with a complicated gaze and asked, "Did it have something to do with it?"

He nodded. "While you might have seen him so healthy when I returned, I almost died and had a nightmare for several nights. When Ibara was with me, it was alright, but it was impossible for her to stay with me all the time, so..."

"So Itsuka was there?"

"When Ibara wasn't there, Itsuka stayed with me, and..."

"And..."

He looked at Yui, who pressed him for an answer, but he wasn't sure whether this was the correct answer either.

"And?"

"...it seems that after the incident, I have received some aftereffects."

"What effect?" Yui asked worriedly.

"Do I have to say it?"

"Yes."

"But you might not believe it."

"Whether I will, believe it or not, I am the one who will decide it," Yui said firmly.

He hesitated, then said, "Move closer. I will whisper it to you."

"Oh." Yui moved closer and blushed since they were close to each other, but then smoke emitted from her head when she heard the content of his whisper. "Wh-What?!"

"See? You won't believe it." He sighed.

What he was saying was what Chiyo told him about that night that someone would do many things when they were pushed to death. In his case, he wanted to preserve his seed and impregnate someone.

"...well, it's just hard to believe..." Yui was at a loss for a while. Her face was red, but she also felt that it was quite normal since it was part of post-trauma or something related to his mind. "...did Itsuka help you?"

"Well..." He didn't tell the details and only showed an embarrassed face.

"Oh."

"....." 2x

"...is it serious?"

"It's hard to control. If I don't use my substance to hide it, you might see it now."

"Oh." She lowered her head, seemingly shy, but she tried to peek at his nether region curiously. She knew this was quite strange, but this was related to the mind, so she knew this was true. Still, she hardly saw anything.

"It's calming down now. Itsuka helped me before."

"Oh."

She looked away, blushing since she knew she had been found out.

"Ibara couldn't help me all the time since she was all tired from school, and Itsuka helped me when Ibara wasn't here, but..."

"But..."

"I am afraid that Itsuka's body might not be able to hold on."

"...."

"Ah, sorry for saying this."

"No, no. It's okay. I am the one who is sorry for asking you this question."

"...." 2x

"By the way, Ibara's match will almost end soon. We should go back." He knew that he was being stupid for telling Yui his problem. However, no harm was done. Instead, their situation had become comical, so everything should be alright, right?

He was also quite lazy to have a serious relationship. If possible, he wanted to have a pet-like relationship like Reiko, but Yui wasn't a masochist, and it was quite hard for him to do something like that to her.

Anyway, he was about to leave, but his wrist suddenly grasped.

"What's wrong, Yui-san?"

"Can... can I help you too?"

"........"