My Hero Academia: The Age of Ultimate Darkness
Chapter 46

Lunchtime Alert

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"Hey, hey... Iida-kun, don't say it out loud, shouldn't this kind of thing be kept secret?" Yang Xiao rubbed his forehead. This guy was really straightforward, and also stubborn as a mule.

"It really is you..." Tenya Iida couldn't understand it. He had no connection with Yang Xiao, nor had they talked much. They had only exchanged a few words during the entrance exam, and it didn't seem like a very pleasant interaction?

So the question was, why did Yang Xiao cast his vote for him?

Was it because he saw that he had responsibility and a sense of duty?

"That kid actually voted for the glasses guy?" Katsuki Bakugo said with some displeasure. He felt he had more potential to be class representative, after all, he had such a commanding presence?

"Then, class representative Izuku Midoriya, vice class representative Tenya Iida," Shota Aizawa directly announced the results, as the vote count on the blackboard was as such.

"No... no way..." Izuku Midoriya stood on the podium in a panic. He had never expected to be class representative.

Tenya Iida stood beside Izuku Midoriya and patted his shoulder, "I believe you can shoulder this heavy responsibility."

Yaoyorozu Momo, sitting below, was somewhat unwilling. Why did she and Tenya Iida have the same number of votes? Just because of the order on the blackboard, she didn't even become vice class representative.

"It seems pretty good too." Tsuyu Asui thought that Izuku Midoriya being class representative was fine.

"No matter what, Midoriya is quite passionate." Eijiro Kirishima also agreed with Izuku Midoriya being class representative.

So, the matter of electing the class representative was settled, and next was lunchtime.

The cafeteria was crowded every day. Besides the Hero Course, there were many other departments, such as the Support Course, Management Course, General Education Course, and so on.

Yang Xiao specifically found Iida's table this time and sat down.

"Yang Xiao-kun..." Tenya Iida watched as Yang Xiao sat down with his meal tray. He was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Why... why did you vote for me?"

"Why so many questions about such a thing? I just thought you were the most suitable candidate." Yang Xiao put down his meal tray and began to eat by himself, completely ignoring Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka sitting opposite him.

"Ah... there's no such way of saying it. I feel a bit strange," Tenya Iida said, feeling awkward.

Izuku Midoriya looked at Tenya Iida. He always felt that he wasn't suitable to be class representative, while Tenya Iida was very suitable, just as Yang Xiao had said.

"I believe that Midoriya-kun's courage and judgment at critical moments qualify him to lead everyone. Therefore, my vote was for you, and I received two votes from others," Tenya Iida said truthfully. He had indeed cast his vote for Izuku Midoriya.

"Ah, Iida-kun, so one of my other votes was from you?" Izuku Midoriya only realized now. Then where was the other vote?

"That's right, that vote was from me. I'm just curious, besides Yang Xiao-kun, who else voted for me?" Tenya Iida pushed up his glasses and said. He really couldn't guess who had voted for him.

"Uh... Iida-kun, your other vote was from me." Izuku Midoriya smiled awkwardly.

"Ah, so it was Midoriya-kun! I knew it!" Tenya Iida looked enlightened.

"Iida-kun, didn't you want to be class representative yourself? So why did you vote for Midoriya-kun? If Yang Xiao-kun and Midoriya-kun hadn't voted for you, you wouldn't even be vice class representative," Ochaco Uraraka said with some curiosity. She felt Tenya Iida was a bit contradictory.

"Wanting to be and being suitable are two different things. I simply made what I believed to be the correct judgment," Tenya Iida said earnestly.

" 'I'?" Izuku Midoriya and Ochaco Uraraka said in unison. "Don't you usually refer to yourself as 'boku'?"

"Actually, I've always been a little curious, Iida-kun... are you perhaps a young master?" Ochaco Uraraka looked at Tenya Iida seriously and said.

Tenya Iida was a little surprised by this. He turned his head and met Yang Xiao's gaze. "Don't look at me like that."

"OK, I'm eating." Yang Xiao picked up his chopsticks and continued eating. A commotion would happen soon, so he wasn't in a hurry to leave.

"It's precisely because I hate being called that that I changed my self-reference," Tenya Iida said with a sigh. "That's right, my family has been a hero family for generations. I am the second son of the family."

"That sounds amazing," Izuku Midoriya said enviously, looking at Tenya Iida.

Tenya Iida continued, "Have you heard of Turbo Hero Ingenium?"

"Of course!" Izuku Midoriya exclaimed. "Isn't he the hero with over 65 employees at his Tokyo agency, and incredibly popular?"

"Uh... could it be..." Izuku Midoriya suddenly realized that Tenya Iida must have said this because...

"You guessed right, he is my older brother," Tenya Iida said proudly. "A hero who values rules, leads people, and is loved by all. I greatly admire that kind of brother, and that's why I aspire to be a hero. However, to lead people, I feel it's still too early for me."

At this moment, Tenya Iida looked at Izuku Midoriya. "But Midoriya-kun is different. You discovered the composition of your score during the practical entrance exam. You are superior to me, so it is correct for you to take the position."

"I feel like this is the first time I've seen you smile, Iida-kun," Ochaco Uraraka stared at Tenya Iida.

"Is that so!? Of course I smile," Tenya Iida said, a little shy. Indeed, he was usually quite serious.

Yang Xiao suddenly sped up his eating at this moment. Most of the food on his plate was gone.

"Yang Xiao-kun, are you in such a hurry to eat because of something?" Ochaco Uraraka asked Yang Xiao curiously.

"Oh, no, I'm just very hungry," Yang Xiao chuckled. At this moment, the food and rice on his tray were all gone.

The three of them, Tenya Iida, Izuku Midoriya, and Ochaco Uraraka, still had half their meals left. They had been too busy chatting.

"Ring~ Ring~ Ring~!!!"

Just then, the school alarm suddenly blared, clearly audible to everyone.

"Security Level 3 has been breached," a robotic voice announced over the broadcast. "All students, please evacuate outdoors immediately."

"Holy crap, U.A. High School's security has been breached?"

A student shouted loudly.

"Then hurry up and run, are you waiting to die?" someone suddenly yelled.

This phrase, "waiting to die," immediately made many worried and timid people stand up and rush frantically through the corridor. The cafeteria only had one wide path, so everyone ran in that direction.

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