My Avatar is the Heroine
Chapter 18

My Avatar is the Heroine

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Bakugo was about to attack, and All Might was sweating profusely, his whole body struggling: "Uh... wait, hold on, it's me, me..."

Bang

His head finally broke free, emerging from the helmet, and All Might flashed his white teeth with a cute smile: "I'm here."

"Hah, All Might?" Bakugo's eyes instantly went wide.

"Hahaha, ahahahaha..." All Might let out a wild laugh. "Actually, I wanted to make this rescue training during the League of Villains' appearance a surprise, you know? After what happened before... but everyone's turned out even more outstanding than I imagined. Truly worthy of U.A... uh, High?"

As the whole class surrounded him, All Might's voice gradually stiffened, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, his smile turning utterly guilty.

"Uh... I feel like I owe you all an apology. Please don't be mad."

"You went too far, All Might!"

"How could we not be mad?"

Bam bam bam!

A beating immediately broke out against All Might.

"Todoroki, were you and Su Lin in on this crappy surprise too?" Bakugo, in his monkey-like rage, spotted Todoroki approaching and immediately snapped.

"Yes." Todoroki lowered his head, silent for a moment before muttering, "Sorry."

"What's the use of apologizing?" Bakugo evolved into a hot-blooded monkey, itching to charge at him.

It was clear that Todoroki wasn't in a good mood.

Yukino knew he was thinking about the past.

Todoroki's hair was red on the left and white on the right; the left side could unleash fire, the right side ice.

His father was the No. 2 Flame Hero "Endeavor," with a Quirk to control flames. To surpass All Might, Endeavor used Todoroki's mother as a tool for Quirk refinement, producing multiple children. Among them, the strongest, Todoroki, became the tool he deemed most likely to fulfill his wish.

Inheriting both ice and fire Quirks, Todoroki's strength was undeniable—one reason he entered as a Recommended Student.

But his rejection of his father, combined with his mother's situation, made him unwilling to use his left hand's burning ability.

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pS: About Mysterious Heroine X.

Recently, I seriously looked into X-Hair's related story, including the Star Wars event, interludes, and other scenes where X-Hair appeared, along with the card's story introduction. I didn't see any exaggerated combat descriptions.

Only vague mentions of Cosmic Emperor Gilgamesh or something (without stating how strong he was).

But online, there are claims that X-Hair can easily destroy planets or even galaxies, and the encyclopedia also has planet-busting descriptions (maybe I missed some official material, but I couldn't find it in the game).

In the story against the Demon God King, X-Hair came to help too.

Lately, I've been thinking: if X-Hair can shatter a planet with one hit and pierce through the Human Order with a single Noble Phantasm, why does she need to fight and stall so long against ordinary Sabers in the game story? Why not just one-shot them?

Why fight Demon God Pillars alongside so many Servants, forcing Gudako and Mash to struggle so hard? One Noble Phantasm from her, and the Demon God King's Time Temple would be reduced to ashes—no challenge at all.

The Age of Gods Earth would just be one Noble Phantasm explosion away.

But it's not portrayed that way.

So I'll stick with the level shown in the game story. If the official material really says X-Hair is super strong, I'll boost her later through Spiritron Dress.

After all, Spiritron Dresses are consistent with the Original Work's setting.

Of course, the most critical point is that this X-Hair comes from the system, not the Moon World.

That means her final strength is determined by the system.

---Separator---

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"Me, the Insectoid Empress, Can't Be Bothered!"

Synopsis:

Hey, friend, you know what insectoids are?

Biological weapons, genetic modification, plus majestic insect ships?

Come on, have some ambition! Why would we intelligent beings stupidly use protein to travel through space?

The Swarm went tech-based, and I'm telling you, it's overwhelmingly strong!

It's basically a story of tech-based bugs beating down protein bugs.

At its core, it's the silly empress's galactic troublemaking adventure!!!!

Chapter 30: U.A. Sports Festival

The rescue training was like a small interlude, quickly ending.

Su Lin still went to and from school as usual.

U.A. was now several times more tense than before, with police stationed nearby specifically to handle any unexpected incidents.

Another weekend ended.

Since Izuku Midoriya had gradually found a bit of a pattern with ONE.FOR.ALL, proving that Su Lin's advice had actually helped him, he now had to cover a month's worth of meal expenses.

So at mealtime, Su Lin deliberately summoned his Yukino clone to enjoy an extra portion of delicious food.

Double the happiness.

The boys naturally ate together with the boys, so Su Lin sat across from Midoriya, with Katsuki Bakugo beside him and Tenya Iida diagonally in front.

Bakugo stared at Izuku Midoriya the whole time, while Midoriya's gaze kept dodging away.

"Why do I feel like a third wheel?" Su Lin muttered quietly, taking a bite of steak.

"Hah, what'd you say?" Bakugo's head snapped around.

"Clink." Su Lin set his knife and fork down on the iron plate.

"You like Midoriya, don't you? But unfortunately, because of gender, it's destined that Izuku Midoriya can hardly fall for you, so you use this method to get his attention—under that explosive temper hides the shyness of a lovestruck youth. That seemingly arrogant exterior is actually meant to cover up inner fragility. Maybe it's the fear of losing him, so you're terrified inside, love turning to hate, unwilling to let go yet unable to give up, gradually evolving into this... love-hate situation!"

"What did you say?" Bakugo's face went blank.

"Pfft, so that's how it is." Kirishima at the next table burst out laughing.

Tenya Iida suddenly straightened up, his left hand constantly adjusting his trembling glasses: "So there's such an unknown past between Bakugo-kun and Midoriya-kun, but Bakugo-kun, isn't your behavior a bit improper? Pursuing someone should..."

"Shut the hell up!" Bakugo roared. "Who likes that damn nerd?"

Across from him, Izuku Midoriya was completely stunned, looking at Bakugo with a slightly different gaze, tinged with a little... wariness?

On the other side, Su Lin in Yukino's state was honored to earn the right to eat with the girls.

Yukino glanced at Momo Yaoyorozu's ancient, massive chest, then looked down at her own flat one, her brow furrowing slightly.

"Hey hey, class rep." Mina Ashido leaned her head in. "Just how strong is your Quirk? That golden-haired girl clone of yours from the Villain Alliance attack was so cool. So you were hiding your strength when you fought Kirishima-kun back then?"

"Emmm..."

Yukino lowered her head and took a bite of curry rice, not knowing how to answer.

"Speaking of which, does Su Lin like boys or girls now?"

"That question's a bit weird." A few black lines appeared on Su Lin's forehead. "I like girls."

"I see. Good thing you're not Mineta-kun—if he had a Quirk like this..."

Mineta... Su Lin's eye twitched. He instinctively glanced toward where that guy was sitting and found him staring at her skirt with a lecherous expression.

Whoosh~

A thin chopstick flew over, hitting Mineta right on the forehead.

"Annoying brat."

"So Su Lin-kun doesn't like being stared at like that either, just like us girls." Mina Ashido covered her mouth and laughed.

"Normal people wouldn't, right?" Yukino shrugged, then spoke up. "I want to hand over the class rep position to Iida-kun."

"Eh?" Since the original body spoke at the same time, gasps came from both tables simultaneously.

"As it turns out, Tenya Iida is more suited to be class rep than I am. You can tell from his usual behavior—he's more responsible than me and often handles even small things perfectly."

"That's too kind..." Tenya Iida's hands trembled with excitement.

"You deserve it. I'll go apply to Mr. Aizawa today. I'm sure he'll agree."

One hour later...

"I don't agree." Shota Aizawa, still not fully recovered, had his face wrapped in bandages, looking like a slovenly mummy.

"Why?" Su Lin was baffled.

"Since you've already accepted the role, do your best. I think you're still more suited to be class rep. If you really want to switch, at least wait a few months."

"..."

In short, the class rep position wasn't getting dropped.

That afternoon in class, Shota Aizawa shuffled slowly into the room and stood at the podium.

"Teacher, how's your body? Feeling better?" Kirishima raised his hand to ask.

"It doesn't matter how I feel. What matters is that the battle isn't over yet."

"Battle?" Bakugo frowned.

"Could it be... the enemies have appeared again?"

Shota Aizawa narrowed his eyes and spoke casually: "The U.A. Sports Festival is coming up."

"Sports Festival? We just got attacked by enemies. Is it really okay to suddenly hold a Sports Festival?" Kyoka Jiro asked incredulously.

Ojiro nodded: "If we get attacked again..."

"Meh." Mr. Aizawa was as calm as ever. "The school seems to want to use the Sports Festival to show the public just how unshakable U.A.'s crisis management system is. I hear the security this time will be strengthened to five times that of previous years. And most importantly, the U.A. Sports Festival is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. How could we cancel it just because of some petty villains?"

Aizawa paused here, his gaze sweeping over Midoriya and Mineta, who were whispering: "Our school's Sports Festival is one of Japan's major events. In the past, the Olympics were called the grand sports festival, driving the whole nation wild. But now, with its scale and number of participants shrinking, it's become a hollow name. What's replaced the Olympics now is the U.A. Sports Festival."

"I know this—heroes from all over the country will come to watch the matches and scout for talent." Momo Yaoyorozu clenched her fists in anticipation. "After getting our licenses, we can also join a hero agency as sidekicks."

"That's right." Shota Aizawa nodded. "If a famous Pro Hero takes a liking to you, your future will be bright. Once a year, only three precious opportunities in all of high school—for those who aspire to be heroes, this is a chance you absolutely cannot miss."

Blah blah blah blah...

In the midst of Su Lin's drowsy haze, the class finally ended.

Everyone's spirits were high, but for Su Lin... it seemed he couldn't care less about becoming a hero.

Click—

Stepping out the door, he shifted into Yukino's form beneath his cloak and silently stretched toward the distant scenery.

Cementoss, with his blocky cement head, calmly walked past.

"Huh?"

Another bizarre question popped into Yukino's mind—Cementoss is made entirely of cement, right? So... how did he and his wife have kids?

"Pfft, why do I always end up thinking about stuff like this?" He shook his head, tossing out the strange image.

But not thinking about it was hard—strange creatures kept passing right in front of him all day long.

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pS: I fell asleep while writing the second update last night, so here's the makeup now (:∠)

This is the consequence of an irregular sleep schedule.

Chapter 31: The Challenge from the General Course

"Enjoying the campus like this, savoring life—I never would've dared to imagine it before."

Yukino recalled his past life's high school experience—it had been unbearably tense, like carrying an invisible mountain on his back. How could it compare to the ease he felt now?

In truth, in a place like school, the ones who were truly exhausted weren't the top students, but those low-talent students who worked hard yet still couldn't get any reward.

Yukino believed there were many such people in this world—like the twenty percent who were Quirkless, doomed to bear the pain of having no Quirk for their entire lives.

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