The Week Before the Exams
After that day, Jilan was taken to the psychological monitoring department of the police station by Tsukauchi. After completing several questionnaires, a police psychologist gave him a head massage, helping to soothe his nerves while talking to Jilan in a hypnotic voice.
Just as Jilan felt a strong drowsiness, she immediately realized what was happening and focused her mind on concentrating the Hamon in her brain to stay awake.
"My name is Jilan Jiyu, I'm 17 years old. I live in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, and I'm unmarried. I study at U.A. High School's Hero Course, and I go home at 6 PM every day after studying. In the evenings, I do some translation work at home. I don't smoke, and I only drink a little alcohol. I go to bed at 11 PM and make sure I get a full 8 hours of sleep every night. Before bed, I always drink a glass of warm milk, then do 20 minutes of stretching exercises, and then I fall asleep immediately. I sleep soundly until morning, never carrying fatigue or stress into the next day. The doctors all say I'm perfectly normal."
Jilan Jiyu can now finally say this sentence, which sounds like a skill casting bar, naturally.
Denki Kaminari clutched his head frantically, yelling, "Jilan, what are you talking about? We're all here worrying about the exam in a week!"
"It's just an exam, what's there to worry about?" Jilan said casually.
Before we knew it, it was already the last week of June, just before the final exams.
Jilan didn't go to the hospital again, but learned from Iida's excited words that his brother had been discharged and regained his mobility. He believed that after a period of recovery, his brother would be able to become the Pro Hero Ingenium again.
After Stain's injuries had mostly healed, Inspector Tsukauchi transferred him to the prison Nomu were held, where he was also subjected to signal isolation. Inspector Tsukauchi interrogated him several times, but Stain did not reveal anything. The only information the police had was the name Giran, which they obtained from Jilan.
The police secretly used various networks to search for "Giran" underground. During a raid in Shinjuku Ward, Pro Hero such as Best Jeanist and Kamui Woods assisted the police in destroying a den that privately provided combat suits and support equipment for criminals. They not only seized a large amount of equipment but also obtained information about "Giran" from the den.
Inspector Tsukauchi did not give Jilan detailed information, only saying that "Giran" was contacting many wanted criminals in Stain's name, trying to get them to join the League of Villains. After the police took control of the criminal den, they went to arrest him based on the location obtained from the criminal leader, but the man had disappeared and planted explosives in his home. Although no one was injured, all the clues went cold here, and the case was stuck.
Jilan privately told All Might about "All For One." At Stain's request, Jilan did not reveal his identity as All Might admirer, only mentioning that it was information Stain had accidentally revealed and might not be accurate. Therefore, he did not tell the police, but he was still worried, so he finally decided to tell "The Symbol of Peace."
All Might knew that Jilan and Stain had spoken, so he didn't doubt it. He just laughed and told Jilan that it was a lie Stain told to create an atmosphere of panic, and that they didn't need to pay attention to him.
On the surface Jilan agreed with All Might, admitting that it was nonsense. However, looking at All Might's furrowed brows and sharp eyes, Jilan understood that All Might probably already knew about Dio's return through other channels, but he didn't want to involve his students, so he kept it a secret.
As Jilan reminisced about the events of the past few days, Ashido squeezed in, clenched his fist, and declared confidently, "Jilan, don't forget, Mr. Aizawa said we'll have a forest training camp later!"
The forest training camp was something Mr. Aizawa announced in class a week ago, but in fact, the news had already been published on the U.A. High School website a month earlier.
During the summer vacation after the first year of high school, there is a training camp in the forest, which is one of the long-standing traditions of the Hero Course. While the other students in the class were excitedly discussing summer activities such as "test of courage", "mixed bathing" and "fireworks", Jilan had already learned from his senior Yuta Togashi, that the so-called training camp in the forest was actually just intensive training, just a rebranded make-up class.
However, driven by the malice of "I absolutely cannot be the only one suffering," every generation of Hero Course students lavish praise on the summer forest training camp, describing it as a paradise where youth can be celebrated and dreams can be fulfilled! Jilan was only able to get the true nature of the forest training camp from Togashi because he had a weakness in his hands and thus reluctantly submitted.
Jilan initially wanted to discourage Ashido, but after thinking about it, she decided not to say anything to maintain their enthusiasm for learning.
However... it seems all my efforts have been in vain.
Jilan stared blankly as Denki Kaminari was frantically pacing the classroom. "What am I going to do? There's only one week left, and I haven't studied at all!!"
"That's right! We're exhausted from training every day, how can we have time to study?" Mina Ashido in, seeking validation.
"Yes, yes, there will be practical tests later, you must be exhausted." Minoru Mineta a smug look.
Kaminari and Ashido were silent for two seconds, then angrily shouted at Minoru Mineta, "Why do you get good grades even though you copy homework just like us every day? Did you cheat?! We thought you were one of our teammates!"
In the midterm exams, Kaminari was last, Ashido was second to last, while Minoru Mineta's grades were considered above average, ranking ninth.
"Don't forget, I ranked fifth in the entrance exam," Minoru Mineta, his voice dripping with rage. "You think you can learn almost everything by just looking at other people's homework? Are you... just blindly copying?"
"... Ugh!" It felt as if a knife had been plunged into the chest of both Ashido and Kaminari.
"If you usually pay attention in class, you shouldn't fail, right?" Shoto Todoroki added another sarcastic remark in a cold voice. He ranked sixth in the midterm exams.
"There's still a week left. If we focus on the key training points, we should be able to barely pass." Jilan Jiyu, who came in third place, closed her book and said calmly.
Jilan had fought her way through the sea of test questions in her previous life, so she was naturally adept at this kind of thing. She didn't put in much effort to study every day, just occasionally reviewing and consolidating her knowledge, and she still surpassed most people.
Ashido slammed his hands on the table, stood before Jilan, and bowed his head in pleading, "Jilan, could you teach us so we can all participate in the forest training camp?"
"It's not that it's impossible, it's just..." Jilan shifted her gaze from in front of Ashido, "My home isn't a suitable place to study, but if you'd like, we can study at a family-run restaurant."
Camie Utsushimi being stopped by her Inasa Yoarashi, so she won't be able to enter Jilan's bedroom. However, if Kaminari and Ashido were to come to her house, their curiosity would definitely lead them to want to see her bedroom. Although the figurines can be hidden, the large amount of experimental supplies in the room are difficult to move. To avoid trouble, it's best not to let these two curious kids into her house.
"A family-style restaurant... does this count as a date?!" Ashido nodded excitedly. "Of course, just the two of us!"
"Hey, what about me!" Kaminari glanced Kaminari Ashido with some displeasure, then grinned at Jilan and said, "Jilan, if you can tutor me, I can lend you all the books that Grape lent me!"
"I was here first!" Ashido glared angrily at Kaminari.
"So what if you go first? I believe Jilan will make the right choice!" Kaminari was very confident; he believed no boy could resist the temptation of those magazines!
Jilan squinted and said, "Hey, Kaminari, I never said I wanted to accept your books and magazines. Don't ruin my reputation..."
"Um..." Momo Yaoyorozu, who had been watching them closely, stood up, coughed twice, and said with a blush on her face, "My home is relatively quiet, and I have a lot of study materials. If you don't mind, you can have tutoring at my place. I can also help you with some other things."
Yaoyorozu is the top student in the class. Her Quirk is creativity, but this requires understanding the structure of matter. In order to develop her Quirk, her reading volume is unmatched by ordinary people, making her a true academic genius.
Jilan thought for a moment and then readily agreed, "Then I'll trouble you."
Ashido and Kaminari exchanged a glance and shrugged helplessly.