Restaurant Commotion

"How can you blame me for that? I did what I was supposed to do. Before I used my Quirk, I told her I'd be out of commission for a while afterward. I never expected her to kick me to vent her anger while I was unconscious! If it weren't for the replay, I'd never have known!"

Kaminari only stayed indignant for a moment before quickly perking up. "But I never expected Yaoyorozu to use a tactic like that! She sealed off the wall, then used a reconnaissance plane to scout. Isn't that just like a tactic from a game?"

"Maybe Yaoyorozu's a gaming expert, or Mineta told her about the tactic, or she came up with the strategy on her own... Also, it's your turn."

"Oh, sir, I'll have a giant hamburger!" Kaminari smiled as he made an excessive request of the culinary hero.

"If you wanted a hamburger, you could've lined up anywhere..." Jilan Jiyu ate his nutritionally balanced set meal, complete with fresh vegetables, and gave Kaminari a somewhat disdainful look. "People are going to think you're picking a fight."

"I just like hamburgers. What can I do about it?" Kaminari took a bite of his burger, gleefully picked up his cola and took a big gulp, then set it down hard. He complained indistinctly through a mouthful of food, "I've had enough meals made by professional chefs following recipes at home. At school, I'm going to eat what I like!"

Could this guy be a rich kid too?

Jilan Jiyu silently glanced at his own pitiful meal, supposedly nutritionally balanced but actually consisting of just a few vegetables and a small portion of chicken leg. It was one of the cheapest combinations in the entire cafeteria, and he was somewhat speechless.

If I weren't saving up to buy those figures, would I have to go this far to save money...? Even as he thought that, he stuffed another mouthful of rice into his mouth.

The food made by the culinary hero really was delicious. He had perfectly preserved the original flavors of all the side dishes, to the point that Jilan Jiyu wondered whether he possessed the legendary Eight Legendary Kitchen Utensils.

"Ring, ring, ring..."

Just as Jilan Jiyu was chatting idly with Kaminari, an urgent bell suddenly rang, and a cool electronic voice came over U.A. High School's public address system.

"Security level three has been breached. All students, please evacuate outside immediately."

"It's an alarm! Let's get out of here!"

The people around them put down their chopsticks and stood up in a panic, preparing to run toward the passage leading outside.

Denki Kaminari was stuffing the last small piece of his hamburger into his mouth when the situation startled him. Food caught in his throat, making him choke. He frantically pounded his chest with one hand and reached for his cola with the other, only to find he had already finished it. He looked to Jilan for help.

Speechless, Jilan Jiyu moved his untouched glass of plain water in front of him.

"Huh? What happened? Why did they all run off so fast?" After downing the whole glass of water and escaping a fate of nearly choking to death, Kaminari turned to look around. "What did that alarm mean?"

Jilan Jiyu stood up, put his plate on the collection counter nearby, and walked over to him. "You didn't read the school rules and regulations they gave us properly, did you? They explain all sorts of emergencies, including one like this."

"Nobody reads something that long and foul, like an old woman's foot bindings. It's wordy and full of nonsense."

Jilan Jiyu, who had read the school rules and regulations all the way through, found himself somewhat in agreement. "You're not wrong. A situation like this is pretty rare. You might not even run into it once in three years—a situation where enemies have invaded."

"Exactly... Wait, didn't you just say something serious!?" Denki Kaminari had been a little pleased that Jilan agreed with him, but when he heard the second half, his expression changed instantly. "E-enemies have invaded!?"

"So hurry up. Be careful, or an enemy might spot you and take you hostage." Jilan Jiyu patted him on the shoulder and headed for the exit.

"Hey, don't leave me behind!" Kaminari ran after him, stopping behind Jilan Jiyu, who had suddenly halted at the cafeteria entrance. Kaminari peeked out and was instantly dumbfounded. "U.A. High School's students sure move fast! They're all packed in here!"

The passage, normally wide enough for seven or eight people to walk abreast, was now jammed solid with countless students. Like a traffic jam on an elevated highway, nobody could get through. The people at the front were pressed face-first against the door, completely unable to pull it open from inside.

Jilan Jiyu watched the scene without a trace of expression and said calmly, "If an enemy came here now, they could take everyone out in one fell swoop. That's why I hate people who don't follow traffic rules."

"Jilan, I finally understand why you put so much emphasis on order." Kaminari swallowed. "In a situation like this, no matter how powerful your Quirk is, you couldn't use it."

Now we can only hope the enemies don't make it in here. Jilan Jiyu returned to the cafeteria and observed the situation outside through its windows.

Those are... reporters?

Jilan Jiyu easily spotted the various people carrying cameras of all sizes. Their clumsy movements made it clear that they were the same group of reporters from that morning. The most conspicuous was still the woman whose hands Jilan thought were pretty. She was holding a microphone and questioning Teacher Mic and Mr. Aizawa, who were blocking their way.

Normally, outsiders like these couldn't possibly break through the defenses at the front gate, much less cause a commotion like this... Unless someone inside the school had helped them by opening the gate.

Most likely, the reporters had paid someone inside the school to open the gate, or perhaps... the real enemy had invaded and let them in as a distraction?

At that thought, Jilan Jiyu couldn't help laughing. All Might, the strongest man in the world, was here. Who would be foolish enough to make a move against U.A. High School?

Since it wasn't a major problem, Jilan Jiyu sauntered back to the passage entrance. Just as he was about to tell the worried Kaminari that it was only a bunch of reporters who had rushed in and that there was no danger-

Tenya Iida, who was in the middle of the crowd, suddenly rose into the air. His tall stature was already conspicuous, and now he instantly drew the attention of everyone behind him. Above the crowd, he extended the exhaust pipes on his calves. Then Iida performed a difficult gymnastic maneuver—a 360 × n-degree aerial spin!

Using the air blasted from his Quirk, Engine, Tenya Iida changed his position in midair and applied a forward force to himself. Carried by that force, he spun to the end of the passage and landed atop the crossbar of the door.

At once, the whole place fell silent.

Seizing the opportunity, Iida stood atop the door in a strange pose like an Egyptian walking and shouted to the students below:

"Everyone, it's all right. It's just the media, so there's no need to panic!" He held on to the pipe above his head with one hand, gritting his teeth to maintain his pose. "This is U.A. High School. Act as students of the finest academy should!"

So he saw them too... Jilan Jiyu pulled the excited Kaminari out of the passage by the back of his neck, making way for the others.

...Afterward, the police arrived and politely escorted the reporters out. The commotion came to an end with Iida's JoJo pose.

After the incident, Midoriya, for reasons unknown, gave up his position as vice class representative.

And so, Tenya Iida took office as vice class representative with honor.