Chapter 63: Forest Training Camp

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The roar of lightning could be heard in the training area of ​​the Blake house. The sizzling sound of electric current was accompanied by an elegant white light.

Blake was holding out his hand, looking intently at what was in front of him. Small lightning strips protruded from the tips of his five fingers and converged in front of his palm to form a thick lightning thread.

The elegant lightning rope extended to the mannequin a few feet in front of him. At the other end of the lightning string, smaller lightning strips were divided into 8 pieces and wrapped around the mannequin as a sphere.

Blake closed his hand slowly. As his hand closed, the circular lightning thread that had wrapped the mannequin slowly closed and shrank with the movement of Blake's hand.

Slap!

Blake closed his hand with a clear voice, his closing fingers making a loud "Grrgg" sound. The lightning sphere instantly became the smallest, destroying the mannequin to nothingness. In the area where the small and purified lightning ball was located, nothing remained of the mannequin's name, except for the rupture that began in the shape of a half-oval from its feet.

It was an eerie talent. To disappear in a moment and leave nothing behind was so frightening that it would wash those who saw it with cold water and shudder from the inside out.

It was another skill Blake developed in two months. He called it "Compressed Lightning."

The principle of the skill was to smash the person under air pressure and lightning/energy pressure by squeezing the lightning strips surrounding the enemy circularly. It was a chilling skill that, if it worked, would squeeze a person into nothingness, leaving not even a skeleton behind.

It was very useful. Thanks to the lightning bolts that became stronger and purer the more he was squeezed, he was able to squeeze a person into nothingness without needing his control and support.

Air pressure, on the other hand, was generated by invisible lightning next to visible lightning. Or rather, by lightning bolts too thin to be seen. The whole task of these thin lightning bolts was to close the areas where the person could escape and to activate the air pressure by separating the circular area from the outside world.

The caustic effect of lightning was so great that it burned the oxygen. Thin lightning bolts could not close the gaps, but they formed an invisible wall by closing the oxygen passing through. As a result, the person was killed by the oxygen he inhaled.

You might ask why Blake didn't just put the person in the lightning sphere. That's because he wanted to use a surprise factor. If he did the first sentence, one could devote all his strength to resisting. In this case, there was a possibility of escaping from the person on his hand or breaking the lightning ball with his strength. The spaces in between acted as an illusion that would not trigger the warnings in the person's brain, and when it suddenly got smaller, it did not even give a chance to react.

''Good. It's still got roughness, but it does the job for now." Blake nodded in satisfaction. He waved his hand in the air, causing the lightning to merge with the air. It left only a small roar of lightning behind.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Blake's phone sound echoed through the practice field. Blake suddenly appeared next to his phone, picked it up, and opened it.

"Hello. Momo."' Momo was the caller. He put his hand to his waist and spoke in a warm tone.

"Hm? School camp? You won't be here for a few days. Okay, that's fine."

"When you come back, we can continue training. There's no need to be so upset."

"Yes. I'll see you later. Take care of yourself. If there's a problem, call me. I'll be there in no time, you know."

Phone closed. Blake contemplates with a warm smile.

The plot of the third season had begun. Although Blake knew the first two seasons, he didn't know how the next plot would go, and the predictive advantage, which he had hardly used, was completely gone.

Well, he was strong enough to face anything that would come to him, and with his full power, he could take on anyone unless people like Teka showed up.

He didn't think he could still fight Teka on equal terms. He had a feeling he wouldn't be able to do it anytime soon.

Contrary to his thoughts, Blake raised his guard. Just because he was strong didn't mean he was stupidly arrogant and sneered at his enemies or snuggled up. He would continue to grow stronger and always be on the alert. After all, even though he had the strength to defend himself, the girls still didn't have that kind of power.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

"Hm?" Blake turned his gaze on the phone. It was Nezu. He sighed in frustration before picking up the phone. He didn't want to meet or interact with Nezu, but he couldn't because of the favor he owed him.

''Hello. Nezu.''

"Hm? School Camp? Should I go, too? Why?''

"You want me to protect the students? I see it like you want a FAVOR from me then."

"There's nothing I can do. I don't like to owe favors to others."

"Then it's all right, I'll be there soon."

Blake hung up the phone. When he was about to tell the girls that he was going out and wouldn't be around for a while, his phone rang again.

"I'm a little too popular today." He glanced at the caller before picking up the phone. He was confused when he saw that it was Ryukyu calling him. Why was this woman calling him?

''Hello, Ryukyu.''

"Hm? School Camp? You want me to go too?''

"So you're worried about Momo. Don't worry, I'll go there anyway."

"This isn't about debt. I already said I'd go, didn't I?''

"I'll see you later."

Blake hung up the phone. He paused for a while before going up. He had just given the same speech three times. Anyway, he went upstairs and explained to the girls that he wouldn't be around for a few days and the reasons.

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It was time to go to jungle camp for Class 1-A and Class 1-B. Contrary to its name, the jungle camp was just a training place for students.

U.A wanted students to have fun and enjoy their youthful time to the fullest. However, as the heroes of the future, they could not disrupt their education. So they decided to train them by taking some time off from their summer vacations.

As heroes of the future, they could not always fight in similar conditions and environments. There would be times when they were at a disadvantage when they were fighting in the jungle and similar harsh conditions when U.A. wanted to educate students as much as possible against such things.

The camp, which the U.A. considered an education, was a trip for the students.

Each of them was excited to be able to go to the school event. They couldn't standstill. There was camping, eating with friends, going into the spa if it happened, and many other things they could do.

That's why all the students were excited. Except for one person.

"I wish they were here, it would be so much fun." Momo rested her head against the window of the moving vehicle and began to watch outside. Her lips were down, and she had a sad look on her face.

It was nice to be with her friends, but Momo thought it would be more fun if she was with Blake and the girls. Unlike the loud but regular sounds she was used to, the noises her friends were making now gave her a headache.

And the fact that Blake wasn't here bothered her a lot. She had no reason for that, she just wanted Blake by her side.

"Yao-Momo, is there a problem?" Mino Asido, sitting next to Momo, put her finger on her lip and asked. Her testimony was very similar to Nejire's.

"It's all right. I am fine. It's just motion sickness." Momo waved with a wry smile. She didn't want to worry her friends, so she tried to get away with it with the simplest excuse she could find.

Fortunately, the other side was quickly distracted. She looked at her for a few seconds before returning to talk to her friends.

The vehicle reached its destination after a few hours. Their target was the edge of a hill overlooking the forest. When the vehicle stopped, the students took turns getting out of the vehicle with excited expressions. The mountain air caressed their faces, they could already feel the vibrant life of nature.

Where they were located, that is, the edge of the hill overlooking the large forest had a sandy floor, and the edge was covered with fences. Apart from the bus, the students came from, there was another vehicle in the area.

The students who got out of the vehicle started hanging out in their way. Some were talking to each other, some were studying the environment, some were enjoying the forest air and atmosphere, while a certain purple grape was looking for a place to go to the toilet.

Momo looked around her with an unconcealed sadness. She turned around to leave her friends and get her camera. Even though the people she wanted to see weren't here, she could at least take a few pictures for them and show them when she got home.

She got inside the vehicle and headed for her bag. Momo was already ready before she got here. Although the teachers wouldn't allow the phone, she had permission to get a camera from Aizawa.

Aizawa was impressed by the girl's performance in the end-of-year exams and enjoyed her visible progress in the last few days. Momo's demeanor was more self-assured, the hesitation in her words and decisions cleared.

He couldn't understand Momo's momentary change, but he could say she was more trustworthy.

Momo attached the lens she bought to the camera's screen to take better pictures. She got out of the car after checking it for the last time.

"It's not possible!"

"Let's go back!"

"To the bus, quick!"

"What's going on?" The students were running towards Momo, or rather the vehicle behind her, with panicked expressions. Momo tilted her head to the side after securing her camera. Why were they running? Bad guys attacking?

Momo's friends were running away as something worse had happened. Even to Midori, who was always energetic and fought the bad guys without hesitation, he fled in visibly frightened and panicked.

"There's no food for kittens who aren't there at 12:30."

The students were trying to escape with expressions full of terror, passing by Momo. When they saw where they were and where they were going, a guess that they didn't even want to think about came to their minds, and Mandalay's words of approval caused them to flee in fear.

The first thing that came to their mind was getting into the car. As long as they can get into the vehicle, they'll be safe. After all, they weren't going to throw them off the mountain, were they?

Pixie Bob landed in front of them with a bright and half-wild smile, contrary to the students' expressions of fear. She put her paws on the ground, her paws glowing with a pale blue light. The light momentarily grew stronger and the ground began to rise.

The earth rose in waves, dragging the students with them. The students were desperately struggling, trying to get out of the wave. However, the soil had a muddy texture, making them unable to escape.

The students, hurled from the top by the muddy ground wave, were screaming helplessly. After Mandalay told them it was private property and they could use their Quirks as they wished, he turned around.

''?!!??!!'' She was surprised the moment she turned around. She thought all the students had been expelled. But two people were right next to her.

One of them was Momo, who was wrapped in camera in her lap and closed her eyes. She was protecting the camera with her whole body, shielding his entire body so it didn't break. She knew she couldn't escape being dragged by the wave and decided to protect the camera.

The other was a handsome young man with white hair. He was 1.90 or taller, so Mandalay had to look up to look at him. He was dressed in casual clothes, but the clothes did not do a good job of disguising his well-trained body.

His clean, taut, unblemished skin glowed in the light. His hairless chin ended in a pointed curve, adding extra charm to his carefully drawn features by an artist. Staring expressionlessly at the huge forest in front of him, he ignored the bewildered Mandalay and waited for the girl in his arms to come to her senses.

"You..." Mandalay spoke after lightly recovering from her shock. She was surprised and frightened by the sudden appearance of Blake next to her, overcoming her catlike keen senses, to appear right next to her.

Blake didn't answer the woman. He continued to gaze at the peaceful forest, his raven-black eyes shifting slightly to the side and looking her up and down.

"Blake. He's a semi-teacher. Nezu told me to come here." He raised his idle hand and handed her the paper he had had since the beginning of the conversation.

Mandalay hesitated before taking the paper. She took the paper from Blake, opened it, and began to read. She nodded at every word she read, and after a while, she turned to Blake with a friendly smile.

"So it's Blake from 3-A. Welcome to the-''

"So someone's left behind."

"It won't take long. She's leaving now!''

At the words of his Mandalay friends, he interrupted his speech. He turned his head to give them a questioning look that they were serious. How could they ignore the situation here?

But when she looked at them, she saw what had happened. Even though the muddy earth wave had fallen from the hill, it had left a huge dust cloud behind. There were also a few mud hills that didn't fall, just behind them.

All this combined, Blake and half of Momo's body were not visible. Half of Momo's body was visible to them, and they probably thought she was left behind by chance.

Mandalay wanted to shout for them to stop, but before she could do that, Tiger took action. He was the only man among them, and he was also the fastest. In a few leaps, he had reached where Blake and Momo were, twisting his waist in an impossible way, intending to punch Momo in the back and push her down the hill.

Blake turned his head back, his messy hair flowing in the direction he turned his head. The speed of the cat's paw was too slow in his eyes, it was like he was watching a turtle. His gaze cooled slightly, but the next second that coldness disappeared. With a relaxed demeanor, he pulled Momo from her shoulder and let her dodge the attack.

Cat paw punches punched the air. No shockwaves or wind currents occurred. It meant Tiger controlled his power in a way that didn't hurt Momo.

His attack was in vain, Tiger turned his gaze to Momo and Blake.

Blake didn't say anything, took a glance at Tiger, then took Momo, who had come to her, looking at her with happy surprise, in his arms, and in one leap he tumbled down the hill.

"You can tell the others. I'll be downstairs watching the students." Or rather, he would have been watching Momo, but he had no intention of telling them.

"O-Ok"

Blake didn't pay any more attention to Mandalay. He turned to Momo, who looked at him with a smile as bright as the sun behind her.

"You're here." They were free-falling meters high, the ground was getting closer and closer, and it looked like Blake had no intention of moving. Despite this, Momo was talking to Blake with a smile on her face, unaffected by them.

She knew that as long as Blake was there, she would never be harmed or hurt. She had learned this long ago. She wasn't worried for a second about getting injured from a free fall.

''...'' Blake looked into her eyes. The emotionless expression from his speech with Mandalay slowly melted away. His gaze, shining with a delicate gleam, was staring at Momo's bright smile, his eyes narrowing in tenderness. He placed a finger on her cheek and began stroking it lightly.

"If you wanted me to come so badly, all you had to do was say it." He pressed his finger on her cheek. He felt like he was pressing against the cotton. His finger sank into her skin without encountering resistance.

"I know, but I didn't want you to leave the other girls for a few days." Momo's hair was flying, her voice was falling out in the air. She gained an otherworldly beauty with the sun aligned right behind her. In Blake's eyes, she looked like a pure fairy.

They were 50 meters away from hitting the ground. Momo was leaning against Blake's chest and Blake was in freefall with his back to the floor. Despite this, the two continued to talk to each other, ignoring their environment.

"That's why…" Thick lightning bolts like veins began to dance in Blake's raven-black eyes. The lightning bolts that emerged from either side of his eye converged in his pupil, causing Blake's eye to sparkle with a delicate white glow.

As their fall continued, Momo waited for Blake's next words. A possibility came to her mind, and it made her heart race, and a great sense of anticipation took over her.

Their hair was flying in the opposite direction from where they had fallen, and the wind was caressing their scalps as they fell free. Their clothes were slightly swollen from the wind blowing through them. The ground was getting closer with every passing second.

As if time had slowed down, their fall slowed in an instant, but Blake's movements were at their usual pace. Blake brought his mouth close to her ear and spoke.

''I'm in love with you."

Three meters from Blake's back to the ground, the words came out of his mouth. The ground was so close; A few pieces of Blake's clothes touched the ground, Momo could smell the earth.

Momo's expression froze, before she had a chance to reply, the world she saw blurred, and they began to shift at breakneck speed.