Smacking Luke's butt, Midnight sent him back to his seat, laughing.
That did do the trick, though.
Luke could feel it as he sat down. The mild annoyance directed at him was lting away. There was no point in him remaining at UA if he were to distance himself from these Heroes, especially knowing how far they would go in the future.
For his Hero side to do his job well, keeping an eye on the Heroes, he must act the part, no matter how detached and anxious he felt in his heart.
Like a tiny part of a massive ice chunk lting into a drop of water, Luke noticed his Clown Potion digesting further and nodded to himself.
Then, one by one, everyone fell into line, presenting their Hero nas.
By the ti it was over, so unique Hero nas had co into the picture.
Nobody minded Nyx choosing a na for herself. But when she went forward and presented her na, Midnight rejected her right away.
It turned out — Everyone's Favorite Hero: Lady Empress of Darkness — wasn't a Hero-worthy na.
So, like Tenya, Shoto, and Luke, who ended up using their nas as their Hero Nas, Nyx, too, was forced to use her real na.
Luke leaned forward as Midoriya returned to his seat, picking Deku as his Hero na.
"I thought you would pick Hot'n'Cold as your Hero Na," he told Todoroki. "Or… if the word Hot disgusts you, and you feel like rebelling against your father, then what about Shoto'n'Cold… because, you know, Shoto already contains Hot in English…"
"…" Todoroki tried extrely hard to keep a straight face, but ultimately failed. "The only thing that disgusts right now," he said, cringing, "is you… Choker."
Luke's brows shot up as he chuckled.
"Didn't know annoyance made you humorous as well," he said, looking straight. "Will use it against you in the next Sports Festival."
Todoroki's eyes suddenly went hard.
The entire Sports Festival, he had been prepared to have the most bitter fight against Luke.
Of course, Midoriya and Bakugo were also imnsely powerful, but Luke… There was sothing about him that scread he could go up a level anyti he wanted to.
Todoroki had been having this feeling ever since All Might's Combat Exercise.
To his shock, Luke ended up getting disqualified because of so emotional trauma regarding Nyx. Momo and Midoriya had briefly ntioned it to everyone, without going into details.
Still, that had been enough to count as an excuse.
At least, Todoroki could understand, if not anyone else in this class.
Everyone thought they were children, and didn't know any better, without realizing there were children like him and Luke, too, who already carried scars of their own.
"Alright," Erasure Head said, coming out of his sleeping bag. "Now that everyone has decided their Hero Nas, let's talk about Internships.
"It will last for two weeks, right after the Final Exams. The next term will begin in the second week of August. So, you will still have three weeks of Sumr Break.
"Those who didn't receive any offer, you need to choose one from the list of forty Hero Agencies around the country that are part of UA's Internship Program.
"Think carefully before you choose."
"Yes, Sir!"
…
Lunchti,
Uraraka and Toru ended up choosing Battle Hero: Gunhead's Agency upon Sand's recomndation, as both of them had received an offer from them.
Almost the entire lunchti passed with students helping each other out in selecting an Agency.
On his seat, Luke and Nyx were staring at the list of the forty Agencies as well.
Suddenly, Yuga Aoyama, who had selected Shining Hero: Can't Stop Twinkling as his Hero Na, walked up to him.
The mont Luke saw him, his eyes narrowed.
He had been expecting the boy to co to him ever since the Sports Festival.
Luke looked around and noticed that no one in particular was near him to overhear them.
Then, smiling a little, Luke looked up at Yuga casually as if they were going to chat about the sa topic as well.
There was a smile on Yuga's face, too, but his hands and legs were shaking.
He would make an excellent Clown, Luke suddenly realized, rembering how well the boy put up a clown-like appearance on him.
Yuga mumbled sothing.
"Speak up," Luke said, ignoring the fear in Yuga's voice. "No one's listening."
Regardless of what he said, the image of Luke almost choking Midoriya to death kept flashing in Yuga's mind. "They… They want to know your schedule… after Final Exams…"
The corner of Luke's mouth arched up.
Finally. It was here.
Luke had an idea that Tomura Shigaraki would again attack, but he didn't know when and where. Not to ntion, he couldn't find him, either.
So, the only way left to Luke was to make the Villain co to him.
I knew the speech would tick him, Luke thought. But…
At that ti, Luke had already decided not to join any Hero Agency. He hadn't known that it was sothing mandatory.
"I will tell you," Luke said after a while. He needed to think it well, lest people around him end up dying as collateral. "Keep updated."
Yuga nodded and walked away, a breath of relief escaping his throat.
In the very next mont, Midoriya ca to Luke. "… Wanna join the sa Hero Agency?"
"…" Luke stared into Midoriya's eyes, wondering if the Vestiges could actively influence the boy's thoughts. He smiled. "Sure… Which one do you have in mind?"
Bam!
All the students jumped as the classroom door opened with a loud noise.
It was All Might — with a weird, panicky expression on his face.
His eyes circled the class and then reached the boys at the back. "Midoriya… Luke… Co with ."
A bit shocked, as both boys followed All Might out of the class, Midoriya asked, "Is it related to…?"
All Might stopped in an empty corridor. "About you and Luke? Not that. But, yes…" he turned around, his blue eyes looking grave. "You two —
"— have an offer from a Hero Agency."
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