One Week Later,
All Might and Detective Tsukauchi walked out of the Hospital Room, a bandaged Mirko visible in the background.
Endeavor, Gran Torino, Nighteye, Hawk, and the Police Chief eyed them with questioning gazes.
All Might said nothing, his blue gaze hardening as his mouth flattened into a thin line. Meanwhile, the Detective filled everyone in about the series of events that had led to Mirko's hospitalization.
As if All For One's shadow wasn't a threat enough to shake the society, All Might thought, balling his fingers into fists. Now this… Claws of Conformity…
Gran Torino shook his head. "Young Mirko has always been hot-blooded…"
"She is a moron!" Endeavor hissed, fire flaring around him. "We didn't know what Stain was up to. But we did know he was gathering Villains. Also, there were high chances of Dr. Blessed being with Stain as well."
Hawks held his chin. "It's hard to say she's a moron or not," he countered, smiling. "Mirko indeed made a bad judgment, but was it enough for her to turn out like this?"
Nighteye nudged his glasses and nodded. "Ms. Mirko is one of the most capable fighters," he added. "If she lost, was injured badly, and had to run away… it means, not only the Villains themselves were stronger, but there was also an unknown variable involved."
Gran Torino and Endeavor's gazes met.
The old man looked at the Detective. "Did she really not see Dr. Blessed?"
No matter how strong Stain and the goons he had gathered around him were, it didn't seem enough to hospitalize Rabbit Hero: Mirko, given her history of taking care of Villains in numbers.
That only left one man to be counted as an unknown variable — Dr. Blessed.
As much as Endeavor frowned, grinding his teeth at that name, even he had to agree that the masked clown was a mystery, especially when they didn't know what Quirk he possessed.
"I will look out for patients reporting to Hospitals with serious injuries," the Police Commissioner added. "I refuse to believe that Mirko ended up like this while the Villains got away with it. She must have mortally injured a few of them at least."
All Might nodded at that.
"We should keep this away from the media as well," Hawk suggested. "Villains all over the country are already rushing toward that nutcase. If they get to know how Stain defeated Mirko, these Villains wouldn't care if he did it alone or by ganging up on her."
As everyone nodded, Nighteye nudged his glasses. "What if someone else released the details?"
"Who…" Endeavor was about to ask when, suddenly, he remembered the dozens of photos that Dr. Blessed had released related to the Hosu Incident. "Dammit!"
…
UA,
Lunch Break
Luke's face had gone hard as he held his chin, narrowing his eyes.
Toru, Midoriya, Mina, Uraraka, Kaminari, and many others were eying him with hard gazes.
"I am…" Luke began, making everyone gulp. Suddenly, from the corner of his eyes, he saw Momo eying him with a flat gaze. His lips twitched. "Sorry, guys… I don't think a Maid Café is such a good idea…"
"Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Kaminari, Eijiro, Mineta, and most of the boys let out an exasperated grunt.
They needed only two more votes to go for a Maid Café for the Sports Festival, which was only a week away now.
Of course, the boys weren't the only ones who felt cheated by Luke.
Nyx descended on Luke and slapped the back of his head. "Pussy!"
"Nyx!!!" Luke gasped.
"Yes!" Tenya came rushing in, who had also voted against a Maid Café. "Please refrain from using bad language, Nyx."
"For the first time," Bakugo said from the other side, his feet resting on the bench, "I agree with the Birdshit."
"Bakugo!" Tenya shouted across the room. "You are going against UA's decorum. Put your feet down!"
Luke let out a sigh as the children again descended into arguments over what to do at the School Festival.
Erasure Head had told him to go for at least one and at max three Activities.
Midoriya and others had then decided to do a group activity as Class 1-A.
Luke didn't want that to happen. At least, not in this Sports Festival.
Magician Potion demanded constant usage from him as a Beyonder. Also, unlike Trickmaster, it wasn't just about using the powers to fool or trick others. Luke had digested Trickmaster Potion quite fast because he had perfectly blended its Acting on the field.
Now that he was back in school, the major part of his off-school activities was taken up by Investigation. Even with that, Luke was having trouble, mainly relying on Knuckleduster and Pop*Step's inputs.
If Luke wanted a chance to digest the Magician Potion before the Hero Site Visit, then he needed to attempt something grand.
Just like the times of the Sports Festival when he was Acting as a Clown.
That's where the School Festival came into the picture.
With the help of Miss Justice, Luke had planned to put on a great Magical Performance during the School Festival without revealing the identity of the performer.
In this way, he could digest the Potion quickly and keep his Dr. Blessed identity separate from Luke as well.
If Midoriya and others selected a group activity, then he wouldn't have time to go for this plan, though.
Not if the group activity involved…
Luke's eyes glinted with a realization, making him switch to the Swindler Potion.
"I have an idea," he said, attracting their attention. "People, including other UA students, are quite interested in what happened at the USJ Incident."
Luke tapped his fingers on the table, sending an illusion of Nomus and Shigaraki directly into their minds, redirecting their thoughts.
When everyone quietened, remembering those moments, Luke suddenly slammed his hand on the table, jolting them out of their thoughts.
"How about putting on a theater show?" Luke said, smiling at them. "We can act as both Heroes and Villains and let people see how All Might defeated the Nomu as well…"
From Todoroki to Bakugo, Momo to Tsuyu, and Tenya to Kyoka, everyone gawked at Luke in surprise because…
"Wow!" Midoriya gasped as all faces lit up with a beaming smile. "That's a wonderful idea!!"
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