Atop the mountain, on the cliff side of the steep road, there was a sandy side-parking area, extending circularly.
As the bus came to a stop there, the students rushed outside. A cold gust of air made them instantly question Erasure Head's decision not to bring the winter uniform.
The snow had all but melted, but a chill was still in the air. It was especially so in the mountainous region where the bus had brought them.
The only good thing was that they would be back in the bus's warmth soon enough…
Or so the students thought when they began enjoying the view, stretching their limbs.
Luke yawned as Nyx came flying to him. "Where were you?" he asked.
"… Sleeping, duh?" she rolled her eyes. "Did you get it?"
Luke nodded, knowing Nyx was talking about the GPS device.
Like everyone else, he also knew almost nothing about the Training Camp other than its location and that it had involved a team of Pro Heroes hired by UA.
However, even if he had known all the details, it wouldn't have mattered now.
Things had already deviated just too much from his past life's trajectory.
"… Hey!"
Luke looked over his shoulder and found Toru. "Hi!" he replied cheerily. "You look beautiful. New hairstyle?"
Hearing him from the side, Todoroki's mouth twitched. As Toru giggled, he inched away from the two of them, shaking his head.
"How did you know?!" Toru gasped, playing along. "Anyway… I am sorry what happened earlier… Are you alright?"
Luke frowned.
"What Monoma from 1-B said?" Toru explained. "They told us to keep it secret, but… why did they tell the others, then? It's not fair… It had nothing to do with you!"
Luke chuckled. "It's alright…" He waved his hand nonchalantly. "Their homeroom teacher must have briefed them about the incident, sensing the students' concern about the whole incident, you know. It could affect their Training, so… I guess, letting them know a touch about it was the least Vlad King could do."
Toru gaped.
She… hadn't thought in that way at all!
"Hey, I have a question," Nyx suddenly cawed, looking at Toru. "… Are you not wearing a bra?"
"NYX!" Luke gasped.
Toru, going as red as a girl could be, stuttered before dashing away to the other girls.
"Have you lost your damn mind?!" Luke stared daggers at Nyx.
"What?" Nyx wrapped her wings around her. "I could see her…"
"I swear…" Luke ground his teeth. "The next time you comment on something obscene about a minor, I am going to activate a Quirk… Smelly Feathers Quirk… without telling you."
Nyx's pupils widened. "You wouldn't dare!"
"Try me!" Luke hissed back.
Meanwhile, away from Luke, most of the students were questioning the choice of the rest area itself, as it had no solid structure.
Mineta was running around, trying to find a place to pee. Yuga, after sharing the terrifying ride with a monster in the last hour, was bent over on the railing, contemplating his life choices. Midoriya and Tenya were discussing the absence of Class 1-B, especially when the two buses had been driving one after the other all the time.
"… There's no point in stopping without a reason," Erasure Head said, as a flat-faced Luke walked over, joining the group.
Suddenly, just as puzzled expressions surfaced on all faces, a black car drove toward them and parked itself near the bus.
"Yo, Erasure!" a female voice echoed as the car doors were kicked open.
"Long time no see…" Aizawa greeted.
"Lock on with these sparkling gazes…" A red-haired woman in a red skirt and shirt, donning cat's paw-like gloves, shot out of the car.
From the other side, a blond woman appeared, wearing a similar costume, but blue in color, "… Stingingly cut and catlike!"
"Wild, Wild…" Coming to stand next to each other, the two ladies posed. "… Pussycats!"
"…"
Blank faces landed on the two ladies, question marks appearing on many heads.
Luke and Momo's eyes met, both barely able to hold their smiles back.
"These are two of the Pro Heroes who will be working with us during the Camp," Erasure Head introduced, emotionless. "… the Pussycats."
As Midoriya came bursting out of the group and began rambling about the Pussycats, Luke also remembered them.
Wild, Wild Pussycats was a team of four Pro Heroes.
The red-costumed Pro Hero was named Mandalay with the Telepath Quirk, and she was also the leader of the group. The blond was Pixie-Bob, with the Earth Flow Quirk.
The Agency specialized in mountain rescues and had over a decade of experience.
Just as Midoriya began mentioning the years these ladies carried on their shoulders, Pixie-Bob lunged at the boy and grabbed his face. "… I am 18 at heart! Repeat!"
Midoriya nodded as her fingers dug into his face.
"Alright!" Erasure Head said. "Greet them, everyone."
As the students formally greeted the Pros, Nyx licked her lips, scanning Mandalay's massive bust.
"… Your crow is a pervert…"
A chill ran down Luke's spine as he looked down and saw a little boy eyeing Nyx. Uh-oh…
"Crow…" Nyx shot herself toward the boy. "… your mother, asshole!"
It took Luke, Erasure Head, and Pixie-Bob's combined effort to separate Nyx from the boy, whose neck had gained a few scratch marks.
"… Are you nuts?!" the boy shouted. "Cr…"
Midoriya lunged and put his hand over the boy's mouth.
Meanwhile, Luke grabbed Nyx's head and apologized to Mandalay several times, Erasure Head explaining the situation to Pixie-Bob.
After a while, throwing the boy back into the car, Mandalay let out a sigh.
"You all will be staying at the foot of that mountain," she instructed, pointing far into the distance.
Tsuyu raised her hand. "Then, why did we stop here, Sir?" she asked Erasure Head.
"They can't be serious…" Momo mumbled, with Tenya, Midoriya, and Todoroki realizing their situation as well.
"Haha!" Kaminari laughed. "I forgot something in the bust… Let me get it back…"
Many nodded along with him, turning around and walking away, sweat drenching their backs.
"It's 9:30 AM right now," Mandalay grinned. "If you hurry… Maybe around noon?"
"Run!" Mina shouted.
"Kitties!" Mandalay shouted. "No lunch after 12:30!"
"Sorry, guys," Erasure Head said, as Pixie-Bob appeared between the students and the bus, putting her paws on the earth. "Training Camp…"
A BOOM rang as the entire parking site exploded, and a tsunami of mud washed away the students, dumping them over the cliff.
"… has already begun!"
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