I Love Character Development!

So, my mind has been doing what it does best. Thinking. And I'm planning on doing Boruto next, since my Fate novel wasn't doing the best despite having over 10k words but y'know what? That Fate novel had over 500+ chapters I planned on doing. Best to save that for later. I gain all my motivation from comments, by the way. So please comment. -Author

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The next day, the lively buzz of Class 1-A filled the room as everyone settled into their seats. Mr. Aizawa, dragging himself to the podium with the tired air of a man who barely survived another day, took a long sip of coffee before addressing his students.

"Alright, brats, calm down," he said, his voice as monotone as ever, though it had the desired effect. The room quickly grew silent, anticipation hanging in the air.

Aizawa sighed, clearly already exhausted by the day. "Now then, my... 'friend' will bring in the hero recommendations." With that, he zipped himself back into his sleeping bag and disappeared behind his desk, signaling nap time for their homeroom teacher.

The door burst open with dramatic flair, and Midnight sauntered into the room, all eyes drawn to her instantly. "Hello, darlings~!" she sang, giving the room a quick but intense once-over. She licked her lips, sending an unsettling shiver down more than a few spines. "You look so... virile in the morning..." she purred, eyes gleaming like a predator eyeing her prey.

From his sleeping bag, Aizawa's muffled voice emerged, "Don't touch my students."

"Me? Of course not!" Midnight straightened up, dropping the flirtatious tone. "As the respectable Ms. Midnight, I uphold the highest standards of excellence!" With a snap, she was back to business mode, wheeling in a cart stacked with colorful binders, each one with a name neatly written on it. "I've taken the time to organize your hero recommendations. Go on, grab yours, and good luck, darlings~!" She gave a dramatic flourish before skipping out the door, her departure as flashy as her arrival.

The students buzzed with excitement, making their way to the front of the room to retrieve their binders. A few moments passed as everyone thumbed through their selections.

"Oh... I didn't get much," Toru Hagakure said, her usually cheerful tone a bit downcast, though the others, of course, couldn't see her expression.

Kuro, floating cross-legged in his seat as usual, glanced over with a lazy smile. "I didn't get any either if that makes you feel better."

Toru, who always found Kuro to be full of surprises, was shocked. "What?! You of all people, our battle-crazed President got none?"

Kuro shrugged, completely unfazed. "Nope, weird huh?"

Tsuyu Asui, ever the voice of calm reason, chimed in casually. "Of course not, kero. He destroyed all the other recommendations."

Toru gasped, even more confused now. "Why would you do that? Those are your future!"

Kuro tilted his head thoughtfully, pondering something as his eyes focused on Toru. He had a sudden idea—Toru's invisibility was due to light refraction. If he altered the way he perceived light using his "Ki" manipulation, could he maybe see her?

He snapped back to the conversation. "I already know where I'm going anyway," he added, not particularly concerned about hero recommendations.

Tsuyu nodded sagely. "I'm pretty sure he just didn't want to deal with bringing all those papers home, kero."

Kuro grinned, agreeing without hesitation. "Oh, that too."

Toru sighed, clearly perplexed. "I suppose I'll never understand geniuses, huh..."

Then, remembering something, she perked up again. "Oh, I forgot to ask—why were you so tired yesterday?"

Kuro scratched the back of his head, thinking. "Hmm... no idea. But I've assumed that as a limit to my quirk—since I can infinitely regenerate my 'Ki' as long as I'm happy—I overtax my body without realizing it, and that leads to extreme fatigue even after my muscles recover."

He absentmindedly pulled out his trusty notebook and began jotting down his thoughts, always the diligent researcher when it came to quirks.

Toru and Tsuyu both blinked, absorbing his explanation in silence for a moment. Then, Toru cheerfully confessed, "I have no idea what he said, do you, Tsuyu?"

Tsuyu shook her head, amused. "Absolutely not, kero."

Toru laughed in response, and Tsuyu joined in, both of them cracking up at the complexity of Kuro's explanations.

Kuro, as usual, wore his trademark confused expression. "Why are you two laughing?"

But seeing his puzzled face only made the girls laugh harder, their giggles filling the classroom with lighthearted energy.

As Kuro shook his head with a faint smile, he made a mental note to continue his light refraction experiment on Toru later. 

As the class resumed their chatter about hero recommendations, the door swung open with a familiar and dramatic flair. "I AM HERE!" All Might announced, filling the doorway with his larger-than-life presence. The class erupted in excited whispers, as usual, seeing the No. 1 Hero pop in was never mundane.

But this time, All Might's booming voice had a specific purpose. "With a message for Young Midoriya!" He swiftly grabbed Izuku by the shoulder and, in the blink of an eye, dashed off with him, leaving the class in stunned silence.

"...Well, that was weird," Denki Kaminari blurted out, breaking the momentary hush.

Tsuyu Asui, always calm and thoughtful, nodded. "Maybe it's just a talk between two people with similar quirks."

Momo Yaoyorozu, ever the logical one, added, "It could be a family matter." But even she raised an eyebrow. This was the seventh time this week that All Might had spirited Izuku away, and it was only Thursday.

"Even if we knew, it wouldn't change much, would it? Midoriya could keep it a secret if he wanted to," Tsuyu continued, her tone still curious despite her pragmatism.

Bakugo, leaning back in his chair with a scowl, finally spoke up. "Do you actually wanna know what the nerd does all day?" His voice dripped with frustration, the edge of something sharper beneath it. To him, Midoriya's constant interactions with All Might were becoming too suspicious.

Kuro, ever the calm observer, floated lazily by his desk. "He's right. The answer would probably be something anti-climactic."

With that, the class slowly drifted back to discussing their hero internships, tossing out suggestions, predictions, and wondering which agencies would select them. But Bakugo couldn't stop thinking about what had just happened. All Might had been taking Midoriya aside way too often for this to be coincidental. Something wasn't adding up.

"Once or twice could be coincidence... but this many times?" Bakugo clenched his fists under the table, his mind swirling. He didn't believe in coincidences—especially not when it came to Deku and All Might. "There's something off here... and I'm gonna find out what it is."

The weight of Bakugo's suspicions lingered in the air as he narrowed his eyes toward the door where Midoriya had vanished.

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[Auther: So I've been thinking of a different kind of story...not fan-fic but an actual novel. It's magic but it plays from a villain's perspective, if you have faith in my skills to cook. Comment.

P.S. This is a shorter chapter than my usual, this is so I can start posting more chapters and truly milk the readers! Ahem, I still love all your numbers and powerstones.

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