Chapter 46

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The class decided to drop the subject, fearing that the boy could go off at any minute.

But Bakugo's reaction had earned them some newfound information regarding the explosion user.

They were all aware that the bomb boy looked down on just about everyone who he deemed weak and inferior.

Not to mention, his pride was severely wounded when the Rabbit had him held at his own quirk's point.

But wasn't referring to his Quirklessness in such a manner going a little too far?

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"Whew...this is taking a lot longer than I thought." Cementoss wiped his rocky brow as he jammed a giant stalagmite into the glacier made by the son of Endeavour, breaking it down into smaller pieces for the UA stadium staff to pick up and take away. "Hope he doesn't pull this stunt in all of his matches!"

One of the workers, wearing a beige onesie and cap, grabbed a chunk of ice and lifted it with a groan. "Ahhh...Keep up the good work, Cementoss, sir! You're doing splendidly!"

"Thanks...!" The earth manipulator smiled as he continued to chip away at the glacier. "Say...are you new? I don't think I've seen you around before."

The staff hand flinched at the stone hero's words, clearing his throat as he ducked his head down to hide his grey handlebar moustache. "U-Um, yes! Yes, I... started recently..."

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LMMMM MMMM GGMMMM!" A man reduced to his vest and boxers wailed through the thick cloth over his mouth at the one who attacked him and stripped him of his uniform.

"Sorry, my good man, but I'm afraid I need your uniform to help my pupil in his first grand scheme!" Gentle reasoned as he pulled the captured staff hand's cap over his head. "But at least you can take pride in how you came into contact with the legendary villain; Gentle Criminal!"

The flamboyant thief struck a pose before the tied p man in the closet, who only quirked a confused eyebrow at him. "Hhmmoo?"

The elasticity man frowned at his captive's lack of knowledge. He shut the closet door on him without a second thought and stomped off.

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"Philistine..." Gentle grumbled as he marched away. The elasticity man was astounded with how no one still didn't recognize him, after all of his daring feats of villainy.

His videos were practically barren with views, especially when compared to all the clips of his most recent student, Deku.

Don't get him wrong, the flamboyant thief was more than proud of how much publicity the boy was getting in his criminal crusades.

He just wished that some of that fame would trickle his way. Perhaps helping his young ward with his independent crime would help, as the kids say, 'boost his street cred'.

As he carried the hunk of ice across the grounds around the stadium, he made sure to try and walk as close to the arena as possible without anyone taking notice.

"Time to set the stage..." The flamboyant thief remarked with a smirk.

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Once the iceberg was finally broken down, the tournament was back on.

Deku whipped out his notebook and pen, eager to start examining the fights, as he awaited the next phase of his plan.

The next match squared up the electric boy, Denki, verses the vine haired saint of class 1-B, Ibara Shiozaki.

While Denki's electric powers were impressive, they came with numerous drawbacks, especially when up against Ibara.

It seemed that the more power the electric boy released, his thought process starts to break down, leaving him quite literally burned out after a discharge.

It also didn't matter how much power he used against his opponent either. Ibara's coils of vine hair proved to be thick enough to cancel out the boy's electricity.

Once the blonde's mind was fried, the girl wrapped him in her vines, earning her the win.

"That was amazing...!" Deku announced in awe as the match came to an end, with Ibara taking the win.

He pulled out his notebook and started taking down notes in an instant. "It looked to me that she could only control the vines of her hair. But I didn't know she could plant them in the ground and control them willingly! That could come in handy for setting traps for escaping villains, or giving her an edge in close combat..."

"Uh...Usagi?"

The green hooded boy flinched. He was so caught up in the fight and his habit of researching quirks, that he completely forgot that he wasn't alone.

He turned back to a confused Ochako, staring at him with a pair of curious eyes. "What're you doing?"

Deku contemplated hiding his notebook and pretending it was nothing. But he decided that it was too late to do so.

Hopefully, she wouldn't figure out who he was on account of his notes. Worst-case scenario, she starts to think he's creepy and leaves him alone.

It's happened before, why would now be any different?

"I-It's kind of a hobby of mine." He opened his book out and showed its insides to the gravity girl. "Whenever I see someone's quirk, I like to study it and see what it can do. I also like to come up with ideas on how it could be used! ...And what kind of weaknesses it may have."

"Hmmm..." Ochako looked closely at his notes, making a focused expression which Deku found incredibly cute on the rosy-cheeked girl's face.

He figured he'd enjoy it while it last, as it would only be a matter of time until this kind, caring angel would realise how much of a freak he was and-

"This is so cool!" Ochako declared with astonishment.

Deku must have been crazier than he thought because there was no way someone as kind and pretty as her could compliment his research. "Wha-...Huh?!"

"Oh! And you even made a little stat chart for her, too! That's incredible!" The gravity girl continued to look the pages over in awe.

Deku was struck dumb. No one, apart from hardened criminals, had ever complimented his research before.

If this was any other time, any other place, any other moment in Izuku's life, he would have been reduced to a weeping mess on his knees before this beautiful, kind-hearted angel.

"So, is this you're quirk?" The gravity girl asked innocently. "Some kind of super-intelligent power in your brain or something?"

Just as Deku had been riding the high of having someone praise his work that wasn't a felon from the law, his spirits swooped back down at the mention of what he's wished for most of his life. "W-Well...actually..."

Before he could confess his deepest insecurity, the crowd then cheered, catching the two's attention as they looked to the arena.

"Oh, hey! It's Iida's match!" Ochako rushed to the edge, waving her arm in the air. "Good luck, Iida!"

Deku mentally sighed, glad to have the bane of his existence kept secret.

He then drew his attention back to the ring, eager to see what Mei, the gadget girl's, support gear could do in a one-on-one fight against someone with an incredibly powerful Quirk such as Iida's.

Imagine his surprise, along with the rest of the audience's, when Mei turned her match against the super-strict speedster, into a public demonstration of her gadgets...or 'babies' as she disturbingly liked to call them.

While Iida was tricked into showing off Hatsume's gear, Ochako couldn't help but laugh all the way through.

Deku stopped taking his notes for a moment as he listened to the pure girl giggle sweetly.

The boy couldn't help but join her in her laughter, as Mei handed Iida the match by stepping out of the ring, finished with her demonstration.

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