Prelude to the Enemy

At dawn, Chiffon finished his cultivation on the rooftop as usual. At present, he had enough strength to stand against the League of Villains, provided his teachers and classmates were present. On his own, he was still too inexperienced.

Now at the Qi Cultivation Second Layer, his physical abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people. Short bursts of speed and jumping came easily to him.

Thunder God's Arrival was now LV3. Compared to before, Chiffon could use it far more smoothly. He should now be able to gather and unleash even more powerful moves. If he fought Shoto Todoroki now, Shoto Todoroki definitely would not last a single exchange.

However, he had no way of knowing whether Shoto Todoroki had grown stronger as well. After all, Chiffon's appearance might alter the structure of the original world and speed up certain transformations.

Air Manipulation was also LV3, on the same level as Thunder God's Arrival. Yet Chiffon felt that, at critical moments, he would still have to rely on Air Manipulation. This invisible killing ability was the deadliest. If combined with Thunder God's Arrival, Chiffon could not imagine how powerful it would become.

After returning home and slinging his backpack over his shoulders, Chiffon bought an Ultraman mask from a nearby toy store. It was Ultraman Tiga's.

After putting the Ultraman Tiga mask into his backpack, Chiffon set out for U.A. High School. Today was a special day. The League of Villains would make its first appearance, opening the gates of evil and spreading darkness across the world.

It was also because of this incident that the students of Hero Class A would receive their baptism of battle and come to understand that this world was far from peaceful, that darkness existed everywhere.

"Today's Basic Heroics will be conducted under the joint supervision of myself, All Might, and another teacher," Shota Aizawa said with one eye half-open.

"Question, what kind of lesson is it!?" Hanta Sero raised his hand.

Shota Aizawa flicked his right hand, revealing a sign that read 'RESCUE.' "Rescue training for all sorts of accidents, such as natural disasters and floods."

"Rescue training... This sounds pretty rough too," Denki Kaminari said worriedly.

Chiffon sat in the back row, constantly running combat skills through his mind while gathering his strength. He needed to tune his body to its best condition. Battle was about to begin.

"You idiot, this is a hero's real duty, all right?" Eijiro Kirishima clenched his fists and said excitedly, "I'm already itching to get started!"

"If it's a flood, then it'll be my stage alone. Kero kero," Tsuyu-chan said happily.

At this moment, Shota Aizawa said sternly, "Hey, I'm not done yet. For this exercise, you may choose any of your costumes according to your own judgment. After all, some of them are probably intended for specific activities."

"The training grounds are a little far from here, so we'll take a bus there shortly. That's all. Start preparing." Shota Aizawa vaguely felt as though something might happen today, but he figured it was probably because he had not slept well last night.

"Rescue training, to get closer to what I aspire to..." Izuku clenched his fists, recalling All Might's heroic rescues. "Training to get closer to the greatest hero. I have to do my best!"

The school bus had not arrived yet, so the students waited downstairs. At that moment, Tenya Iida walked up to Chiffon and suddenly grinned, revealing a row of dazzlingly white teeth.

"Iida?" Chiffon looked at Tenya Iida in confusion. Was this guy having a middle-school syndrome episode?

Seeing that Chiffon did not understand, Tenya Iida suddenly burst into laughter, then breathed on Chiffon.

"..." Chiffon frowned. "Iida, do you have some kind of illness?"

Tenya Iida stopped joking around. "Chiffon, I just wanted to show that the toothbrush you gave me yesterday works incredibly well. Look, my teeth are much whiter than before, and I even seem to feel much more energetic."

Chiffon froze. So that was what this was about. He had thought Tenya Iida was having a middle-school syndrome episode.

"It's that amazing?" Chiffon suddenly felt a little regretful. Sure enough, none of the system's items were ordinary. Still, since he had already given it away, he naturally would not ask for it back. Tenya Iida had already used it, after all. Asking for it back to brush his own teeth would make him a real pervert.

Besides, he still had a tube of Yellow Man Toothpaste. He would find out how effective it was once he got home. Maybe it would work even better.

"Of course. Didn't you know that?" Tenya Iida had assumed Chiffon knew what the toothbrush could do, but it seemed Chiffon had no idea.

"Hahaha, I knew, I knew." Chiffon brushed it off just as the school bus arrived.

At that moment, Tenya Iida suddenly straightened up. Somehow producing a whistle from nowhere, he blew it and announced, "Class 1-A, assemble! To board and take your seats in an orderly manner, please form two lines according to your numbers."

"Iida is really fired up," Izuku said awkwardly.

But after boarding, they discovered that the seats faced the windows with their backs to the aisle. Tenya Iida was somewhat speechless. "Damn it, it's this type?"

Chiffon patted him on the back comfortingly. "It's fine, it's fine. Life is unpredictable."

"What a waste of effort." Mina Ashido, seated on the other side, laughed.

Tsuyu Asui, sitting beside Izuku, suddenly said, "Whenever I think of something, I just say it right away, Izuku-chan."

"What!? Asui?" Izuku did not react at first and looked startled.

"Call me Tsuyu-chan." Tsuyu Asui emphasized it again. She seemed to really like being called that.

"Your Quirk is very similar to All Might's."

"I-Is-Is-Is that so?" Midoriya Izuku said in a panic. He felt that if this conversation continued, something would go wrong. "Well, mine is—"

"Wait, Tsuyu-chan." Eijiro Kirishima smiled and said, "All Might doesn't get hurt. It's more like they only seem similar."

Izuku finally breathed a sigh of relief. Eijiro Kirishima had really helped him out.

"Still, straightforward enhancement-type Quirks like that are great. You can pull off all kinds of flashy moves." Eijiro Kirishima extended his left hand, and his entire arm instantly hardened. "My Hardening is really strong against people, but it looks kind of plain."

"I think it looks incredibly cool. Even among Professional Heroes, it's a Quirk with a very wide range of uses," Izuku said with a smile. He genuinely thought Eijiro Kirishima's Quirk was awesome, like an indestructible diamond body.

"Professional Heroes, huh? Still, I think heroes need some standout trait that boosts their popularity. Something like Chiffon's is really cool and flashy," Eijiro Kirishima said enviously.

Chiffon waved his hand. "We're all the same. Let's work hard to become better people. Only when we become stronger do we deserve the title of hero, right?"

"Chiffon is right. That's very profound." Tenya Iida laughed.

At that moment, Aoyama Yuga said, "My Navel Laser is expert-level, both in terms of visual impact and power."

"But it wouldn't be good if it messed up your stomach." Mina Ashido laughed, resting one hand on Aoyama Yuga's shoulder.