A Trio

There are several restaurants on the cruise ship, but only the buffet restaurant is free all day; the others require additional payment or are free for a limited time.

Around noon, after the cruise ship set sail, Jilan and Ibara Shiozaki went to the buffet restaurant, where many people were already sitting in chairs, excitedly talking about something. They all seemed very excited about this trip.

Just as the name suggests, the self-service restaurant requires customers to help themselves to the food, and there is no restriction on what one wears; anyone can come and use it at any time.

"Shiozaki, are you going to choose it yourself?" Jilan turned to ask the person next to her.

Shiozaki shook his head. "You can choose for me."

Ibara Shiozaki wasn't particularly picky about food, as long as it was vegetarian. Jilan and Shiozaki had known each other for a long time, so Yoshiran was familiar with her eating habits.

Jilan pressed Ibara Shiozaki down into a booth and said seriously, "Don't move around here. I'll go get you some oranges."

Ibara Shiozaki didn't sense anything unusual about those words and nodded blankly.

"Wow! As expected of a luxury cruise ship, even the buffet is so abundant, and the food that looks delicious is available 24 hours a day with no limit!"

A petite girl with orange pigtails, who looked to be only in elementary school age, pressed her face against the glass displaying food, drool dripping from her mouth, looking like she couldn't wait to start eating.

"Hmph, only someone as unsophisticated as you would say that." A girl with beautiful blonde hair tossed her hair dismissively. "This food is barely enough to fill your stomach. If you really want to enjoy a good meal, you have to go to the main restaurants, but even those aren't that great."

The girl with orange pigtails turned her head away unhappily. "How picky can you be, you stinky woman? They're letting you eat for free and you're still being fussy!"

The blonde girl sneered, "If this were before, I wouldn't even bother to eat a bite if these third-rate chefs personally served me food, let alone pay me a hefty invitation fee."

"You can even eat the food in the school cafeteria!"

"That's because the head chef is the culinary hero 'LunchRush,' how can it be the same as a regular cafeteria!"

The two men shoved their heads together, gritting their teeth as they said, "You really are annoying!"

Beside them stood a girl with shoulder-length short hair, her face filled with anxiety. She waved her hand to stop them, her voice trembling with tears. "Xiaohui, Ueno, you two, stop arguing!"

The two exchanged a glance, then reluctantly pulled their heads back from where they had been touching.

The orange-haired girl stood with her hands on her hips, a glint of silver in her canine teeth. "You wretched woman, if it weren't for Komachi here, I wouldn't want to be on the same boat as you!"

The blonde girl crossed her arms and retorted with an equally haughty expression, "Likewise. If it weren't for Komachi, I wouldn't have bothered giving you, you shorty, an invitation!"

Komachi covered her chest with her hands, tears welling in her eyes. "It's rare for us to be able to travel together during summer vacation, but you two are arguing again. It's all my fault..."

Seeing Komachi's expression, Ueno quickly went over and put his arm around her shoulder, comforting her, "This isn't Komachi's fault, it's all that jerk's fault. I swear, I promise I won't argue with her for the next few days!"

"Really?" Komachi looked up at Ueno.

"Of course, I swear on my name as the inventor of the Ultimate High School Student!" Ueno nodded quickly.

"... What about Xiaohui?" Komachi turned to look at the blonde girl.

"I understand, I won't start an argument with this shorty!" The blonde girl glanced at her watch irritably. "It's so late, why isn't Hisako yet? Isn't the room ready?"

The girls arguing in the restaurant and successfully attracting the attention of some people were none other than Jilan's acquaintances: Tsukimi Machi and Ueno, who were always by her side, as well as Student Council secretary Erina Nakiri.

Erina's family has always been the largest food supplier in IIsland, so naturally they received several invitations from the island.

Erina originally wanted to invite Yaoyorozu to go with her, but after learning that Yaoyorozu had also received two invitations and decided to fly directly to the island with her classmates in a few days, she gave up the idea and decided not to go there.

Ueno is good at inventing things and is very eager for this expo. She really wants to get a ticket to IIsland, but just like with Mei Hatsume, she has neither the connections nor the funds to buy expensive scalped tickets, so she has to give up.

After learning of this news, Tsukimi Machi went to find Erina, who happened to have two invitations.

Although Nakiri felt regretful that she had to travel with Ueno, who disliked her, she agreed after considering it, since it was one of the few requests from Tsukimi Machi, whom she had always regarded as a pet.

Erina, along with her trusted Hisako, Ueno, and Tsukimi Machi, decided to set off immediately after some discussion. They planned to travel to the island by cruise ship, a way that would strengthen their bonds, as the expo would be held in three or four days.

Ueno didn't care about Nakiri's annoyance at all. She looked around the restaurant and saw the green-haired girl sitting in a booth. Her eyes lit up. "Hey, Komachi, look, doesn't that person look familiar?"

Afraid of being discovered, Komachi initially only stole a few glances. Seeing no reaction, she boldly stared at him, hesitatingly asking, "Is that person... one of the first-year Hero Course Quirk is Vines?"

Although the thickness of her hair had changed slightly, Ueno was always spying, and Tsukimi Machi, who was observant, could easily recognize this level of disguise.

"Hehe, I knew I wasn't mistaken, it's a junior." Ueno chuckled and walked towards her with a carefree attitude.

"Ueno, wait for me!" Tsukimi Machi glanced at Erina, then turned and followed Ueno.

Erina originally wanted to follow, but when she turned around, she saw a familiar figure at the food selection area and immediately stopped and walked towards it.

"Although green is a healthy color, you can't eat green vegetables every day. What if you end up Midoriya broccoli that's a deep, dark brown? It won't look vibrant at all..." Jilan Jiyu muttered to herself as she picked up a few strawberries and blueberries from the tray in her hand.

Jilan sensed someone walking towards him from behind, but he didn't pay any attention and simply moved aside to give the other person enough space.

Suddenly, Jilan felt the other person's footsteps quicken, and they kept bumping into her!

Is the other person blind, so they can't see anyone in front of them...?

As Jilan Jiyu were speculating in their minds, they twisted their bodies again and brushed past each other. The other person seemed completely unprepared for Jilan's sudden movement. Caught off guard, their stomach hit the table, and their upper body fell directly onto the plate, their face instantly plunging into the cream-covered cake!