Limited-time event

"Have you heard? This morning, All Might took down a villain that Kamui Woods and Mt. Lady couldn't handle, using just one karate chop!"

"I heard he even said something cool afterward: 'Everything's fine now! And why is that? Because I just happened to be passing by on my way to work!'"

Midoriya and the others were discussing All Might's feat that morning, which had come through on their phones. While they had been on their way to school, All Might had already resolved several incidents. He was practically everywhere, just like "your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man."

After yesterday's incident had ended, Jilan Jiyu had gone to the school gate on a whim and seen Cementoss repairing the U.A. High School Wall. Cementoss's Quirk let him freely manipulate and control cement, softening or solidifying it.

Seeing Cementoss doing that, Jilan Jiyu suddenly felt a chill.

His earlier guess had been wrong. Someone had deliberately destroyed the gate from outside. The U.A. High School Wall was immensely dense; even All Might would have needed several consecutive punches to destroy it, and that would surely have drawn people over to investigate the noise.

As far as Jilan Jiyu knew, not even the heroes at the very top of the rankings could destroy the U.A. High School Wall without making a sound.

U.A. High School had been targeted—that was the only conclusion Jilan Jiyu could come to.

Even knowing the situation, Jilan Jiyu still couldn't do anything about it, so he obediently came to school today. He could only comfort himself with the thought that the teachers at the academy already knew what had happened and had taken defensive measures.

That afternoon, it was time for hero basic training.

"Today's hero basic training will be conducted under the supervision of All Might, another teacher, and myself," Shota Aizawa said, holding up a sign that read "rescue." "The theme is rescue training for natural disasters, floods, and other emergencies."

So the school's countermeasure was to add more teachers... Though he was a little disappointed, this was probably the most useful decision the school could have made without knowing what the enemy was planning. The teachers at the school were all Pro Heroes from various fields, with plenty of experience. They would have no trouble dealing with a few petty villains.

Putting aside his unease, Jilan Jiyu continued listening to Mr. Aizawa.

"You can choose your costumes according to your own judgment this time. There should be some limited-time event costumes among them. The training ground is a little far away, so gather downstairs from the school building. We'll take a bus. That's all. Get ready."

Rescue training was the most basic part of a Pro Hero's work, and also the most important. After all, there weren't villains trying to rob people every moment of the day, so everyday rescues from fires and floods were something Pro Heroes dealt with all the time.

Wasn't even All Might helping old ladies cross the street...? Of course, he picked them up and carried them straight across.

Simply put, Pro Heroes were more like firefighters in China. Their daily tasks involved dealing with all sorts of everyday matters. After all, being approachable was one aspect of what made a hero.

So... what should I wear?

Although the Chaldea Combat Uniform didn't restrict his movement and provided strong protection, it had been designed for combat and had no cooling or heating equipment. If he wore it at the scene of a fire, wouldn't he roast to death?

With that thought, Jilan Jiyu waited for the others to choose their clothes, then went over to the limited-edition costume section.

When all's said and done, as a Master, I just can't resist words like "limited-time event"...

"Pfft, pfft..." The laughter couldn't be hidden even with a hand over her mouth.

Jilan Jiyu turned around and opened his face mask. "Ashido, if you want to laugh, go ahead," he said calmly. "You don't have to hide it."

"Hahaha... sorry." Mina Ashido lowered the hands covering her mouth and wiped the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes. "I didn't expect you to wear a public security department firefighter's uniform, class rep. Hahaha..."

"Is there something wrong with what I'm wearing?"

Jilan Jiyu looked himself over. He had a helmet, face mask, fireproof suit, protective gloves, breathing apparatus, and fire boots, with a fire-resistant rope around his waist. His whole body was hidden inside the slightly oversized firefighting gear. If the equipment room had contained a fire axe and a walkie-talkie, he would have brought those too.

"There's nothing wrong with it... it's just a little too serious, maybe?" Ochaco Uraraka looked at Jilan Jiyu's gear with a wry smile. "Compared to the rest of us..."

Uraraka wore her skintight combat suit, with somewhat bulky equipment on her legs that let her control her center of gravity in the air. Ashido wore a colorful, low-cut outfit, and a little fur shawl made her look like a fallen girl working the streets. Jilan Jiyu found her strange sense of fashion a little hard to accept.

"Iida, aren't you hot in that combat suit?"

Tenya Iida, who always carried himself properly as vice class rep, stood beside Jilan in his knight-like combat suit.

"The firefighter's uniform might look hot, but it actually insulates against heat really well. It's only a little stuffy. But yours looks like it'd be hot, Iida."

"Ah, don't worry." Iida took off his helmet and gave him a thumbs-up with a smile. "My combat suit was made by the same manufacturer as my brother's. It works perfectly with my Quirk, Engine, and releases heat through the exhaust pipes."

"It's fine! Iida's brother is..." Uraraka glanced at Iida and only continued after he nodded. "He's Turbo Hero Ingenium!"

Turbo Hero Ingenium was a popular hero with dozens of people working under him, employed by an agency in Tokyo. Though he wasn't particularly strong, he hated evil with a passion and had a strong sense of justice. He could be called a beloved hero.

"Oh."

"Huh? Is that all you have to say? He's a Pro Hero!" A little dissatisfied with Jilan Jiyu's calm reaction, Uraraka pouted.

What am I supposed to say? Jilan Jiyu looked toward Shoto Todoroki. The son of Endeavor, the second-ranked Pro Hero, was in their class too.

Shoto Todoroki sat on a raised flower bed. Instead of wearing his combat suit, which made him look like a Navy SEAL, he had put on his gym clothes, revealing the half of his face that had been covered in ice.

Midoriya was also wearing his gym clothes because his costume had been torn to pieces in battle and sent to a support company for repairs.

Bakugo walked over in his vicious-looking combat suit and burst out laughing without the slightest restraint, clutching his stomach.

"Hahaha! What's wrong with your brain? You're actually wearing something that looks that stupid!"

"My outfit costs several times more than that cheap thing you're wearing. Showing up dressed like that for disaster relief-are you planning to save people or kill them?" Jilan Jiyu shot back, refusing to back down.

Shota Aizawa walked over and glanced in surprise at Jilan Jiyu's outfit. He rubbed his eyes, almost thinking he was seeing things.

"Ah, the bus is here." Before Shota Aizawa could say anything more, Iida took it upon himself to act as vice class rep and pulled out a whistle.

"1-Class A, assemble! Form two lines in numerical order so we can board the bus in an orderly manner."

Jilan Jiyu glanced at Iida in surprise. It felt great to have someone say what needed to be said without him having to open his own mouth...

Iida, you're really useful...