A storm in the workplace had begun, but it had nothing to do with Yang Xiao and the others. Shinpachi Shimura and Tae Shimura had already withdrawn from the "battlefield," and whatever happened next would no longer be traced back to them.
But this was only one assignment. Problem Solver's headquarters had received far more than just this one—there were many.
So Yang Xiao would likely be busy for a while. Fortunately, he did not need to handle things personally; he only needed to sit in a chair and receive reports.
U.A. High School.
Some time after All Might began teaching there, a flock of reporters had arrived. The reporters and the crowd were no pushovers, blocking the school gates and questioning students one by one about All Might's appointment.
Yang Xiao had obviously been questioned too, but he simply covered his face and ran off. The reporters were all baffled. It was not as if he were some criminal afraid of appearing on television—why was a student acting like that?
In truth, Yang Xiao was worried about something similar. Who knew how many people watched that station? What if those three transmigrators saw him? Wouldn't that expose his presence at U.A. High School too early?
"You all worked hard during yesterday's combat training." Shota Aizawa stood at the podium. "I watched the VTR and reviewed the results. Bakugo, you have plenty of ability. Don't act like a child again in the future."
"...I know," Katsuki Bakugo replied absentmindedly.
Then Shota Aizawa looked at Izuku Midoriya. "And Midoriya... did you end things by wrecking an arm again? Don't keep using 'I can't do it, so there's nothing I can do' as an excuse for your lack of Quirk control. I don't like repeating myself. If you can overcome that, you'll be capable of doing many things."
Izuku Midoriya raised his head. Shota Aizawa looked at him and said, "Get a move on, Midoriya."
"Yes!" Izuku Midoriya answered with determination in his eyes.
"Now, onto the main topic of the class meeting. Sorry this is sudden, but today I want you all to..."
Before Shota Aizawa could finish, every student started guessing. Could it be another sudden training exercise?
"Decide on the class representative—the class president." Clearly, it was not what the students had expected. They were simply choosing class officers.
"Finally, something a normal school would do..."
At that moment, everyone eagerly raised their hands.
"I want to be class president! Let me do it!" Eijiro Kirishima stood up with both hands raised.
"Me too." Denki Kaminari raised one hand.
"I want to do it too." Kyoka Jiro raised her hand as well.
Basically, everyone in class volunteered themselves for the role. Perhaps only a few did not want to become class president, and Yang Xiao was one of them.
He already had more than enough to deal with. If he became class president too, he would be busy as hell.
But Yang Xiao was getting ahead of himself. Maybe he would not become class president at all.
In the General Education Course, being class president probably felt like doing odd jobs, so the competition would not be so fierce. But in the Hero Course, it was a position that led the group and laid the foundation for becoming a top hero in the future.
"Silence!" Tenya Iida suddenly shouted. The classroom immediately fell quiet, and everyone turned to look at him.
"This is a highly responsible position that leads others. It is not something one can take merely because one wishes to. One must be trusted by those around them to assume this sacred duty. If we are to follow democracy and choose a true leader together, then I believe this matter should be decided by vote."
Tenya Iida spoke with complete seriousness, but his raised hand betrayed him. Clearly, he also wanted to become the class president of Hero Class A. It was an immense honor.
"Why suggest something like that?" Denki Kaminari asked in confusion.
"We've only known each other for a short time. There isn't any trust to speak of yet, Iida-chan." Tsuyu Asui pushed at the flesh on her cheek with a finger.
Eijiro Kirishima spread his hands as well. "Everyone's obviously going to vote for themselves. Isn't that obvious?"
"Exactly. In circumstances like these, the person who can obtain votes is the one truly suited for great responsibility, isn't it?" Tenya Iida felt there was nothing wrong with his reasoning. He turned to Shota Aizawa beside him. "What do you think, sir?"
By then, Shota Aizawa had already wrapped himself in a yellow sleeping bag like a caterpillar. He said lazily, "Do whatever you want. Just decide before this class ends."
"Thank you very much!" Tenya Iida said happily.
Then came the voting stage. Everyone sat in their seats, thinking about whether to vote for themselves or someone else.
Todoroki Shoto sat at his desk, then seemed to remember something and glanced at Yang Xiao beside him. At that moment, Yang Xiao also looked at Todoroki Shoto.
"Don't vote for me!" Yang Xiao mouthed silently at Todoroki Shoto, then shook his hand.
Todoroki Shoto shook his head. This guy really was full of himself. Who said he was going to vote for him?
Seeing Todoroki Shoto shake his head, Yang Xiao relaxed. He did not want to be class president anyway.
The result was obvious. Yang Xiao's presence had not changed the outcome of the vote, though some details had shifted slightly. Izuku Midoriya was still in first place.
Tenya Iida came in second, and one of his votes had been cast by Yang Xiao.
Yaoyorozu Momo was only in third place.
"Who voted for that damn Deku? How could anyone vote for him?!" Katsuki Bakugo stood up at once upon seeing the result, his temper flaring.
"Well... all I know is that he's still better than voting for you." Hanta Sero spoke bluntly. He felt that Katsuki Bakugo was far too hot-tempered and absolutely unsuitable for class president.
"What did you say, bastard?!" Katsuki Bakugo was about to grab Hanta Sero by the collar when Eijiro Kirishima stopped him.
Meanwhile, someone sat nearby whistling and looking around leisurely. Ochaco Uraraka was in a pretty good mood; she had voted for that person, after all.
"I... I actually got two votes... and I'm tied with Yaoyorozu?" Tenya Iida stood up excitedly. He could hardly believe it. Someone had actually voted for him, and more than one person at that.
After all, he had even voted for someone else himself!
"Strictly speaking, you're one place ahead of Yaoyorozu right now," Yang Xiao said, because Tenya Iida's name was listed second on the blackboard. Though he had the same number of votes as Yaoyorozu Momo, there was still an order between them.
"Isn't that basically no different, Yang Xiao?" Tenya Iida looked at Yang Xiao somewhat awkwardly. But at that glance, something suddenly clicked in his mind. Pointing at Yang Xiao, he said, "Could it be... you cast that vote for me?"
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