Equipment Storage Room

The name "Storage Room" might make you think the room is small, but in reality, it has the same area as the meeting room downstairs. Any student at the I-Island Research Institute can store their inventions here.

This place is like a self-service bank for storing Quirk gadgets. It's a hexagonal room with every wall lined with storage cabinets, categorized by name. Each student in the research institute occupies a section of these cabinets, storing their little inventions.

"Ah! This is the same type of locker as the one we use to store our combat suits at U.A. High School. You need an ID card to unlock it!" Ochaco Uraraka exclaimed excitedly, as if she had discovered a new continent.

Seeing Uraraka's curious expression, Yaoyorozu smiled and explained, "I-Island was created primarily to support heroes and research Quirk. U.A. High School, as the cradle for training Pro Hero, has a deep cooperative relationship with I-Island. Therefore, Yaoyorozu facilities commonly used on I-Island can also be found at U.A. High School."

"Kateris... Buster Edward... Alice Nakiri... found." Melissa walked to the stands, found her name on a display screen on a shelf, verified her identity, and took out a one-time identification card from the control panel. Usually, she only needed to use her student card to open her locker, but this time she was wearing a dress and had nothing on her.

Fortunately, to prevent students from forgetting their student ID cards, the storage room provides disposable ID cards for students to use after verifying their identity.

In other words, although there were so many inventions in the room, they could only use those made by Melissa. At first, everyone was a little disappointed when they heard this news, but soon they were shocked.

Melissa inserted the ID card into the card slot next to the cabinet. Then, the storage box representing Melissa emitted a green light from the darkness, illuminating a quarter of the room and quickly forming a green sea.

Uraraka turned around, gazing at the sea of equipment in a somewhat daze, and said, "But Melissa is really amazing. She's about our age, yet she's already invented so much equipment..."

If Ochaco Uraraka didn't really have a connection with Melissa before, after seeing half of a wall illuminated with green light representing Melissa's inventions, she truly felt the gap between herself and Melissa.

She's about the same age as me, but she already has so many inventions, while I, aside from getting into U.A. High School because of my Quirk, have no achievements whatsoever...

Just a few hours ago, Uraraka felt a competitive urge towards Midoriya because of his attitude towards her, but after seeing all this, Uraraka was left only with amazement.

"..." Melissa was silent for a moment, then looked up and smiled. "I envy you all too. You are the heroes of the future, while I am just a researcher behind the scenes at most."

Ochaco Uraraka shook her head vigorously. "I'm no hero at all! I was just trying to reduce the burden on the family company. If we're really talking about who's more capable, you are!"

"No, no, I think Ochaco is the one who dares to stand up at a time like this..."

Ochaco Uraraka and Melissa had somehow gotten into a polite exchange of deferential gestures when suddenly Uraraka abruptly turned her head, her gaze fixed on Midoriya, who was engrossed in watching his equipment intently through the one-way mirror.

"Izuku- kun, who do you think is stronger Pro Hero or scientists like Melissa?"

"Huh!? Pro Hero and scientists?" Midoriya, who hadn't paid attention to Uraraka and Melissa's conversation, racked his brains to think when Uraraka threw out the question. "If you ask me, they're both pretty amazing, right? Pro Hero are always in danger to maintain social stability, and scientists are working hard to develop various equipment to reduce casualties among Pro Hero and enhance their strength..."

Just like Dr. David, the father of All Might and Melissa, it is because Dr. David finds enemies for All Might and handles all kinds of logistical matters that All Might is able to give his all in battle without distraction. The two complement each other, and there is no superior or inferior relationship between them...

Seeing Midoriya frantically trying to explain, Melissa suddenly burst out laughing, "Izuku- kun, you're really funny! No wonder Uncle chose you!"

"Hehe..." Midoriya scratched his head sheepishly.

Melissa smiled and suddenly said, "By the way, Izuku- kun, aren't you planning to choose some support equipment? I'm a little embarrassed to say this, but I think this equipment will greatly improve your team."

Midoriya shook his head, looked down at the wristband on his wrist, and smiled, "No, this is enough for me."

This is a gift from Melissa, enabling him to unleash his full potential. With this, he doesn't need anything fancy.

Melissa laughed and said to the other students who were equally astonished, "I have a general understanding of your Quirk. Let me pick out some support equipment that you can use!"

No one objected to Melissa's statement, since she had created these inventions herself and knew which ones were beneficial to the current situation.

Minoru Mineta didn't bother selecting equipment. Instead, he pressed his face against the cylindrical display case in the center of the completely dark storage room, staring at the Gundam-like, open-top mechanical powered armor support equipment displayed in the glass. He shouted excitedly, "So cool! Can I use this equipment too?!"

Melissa turned around upon hearing this, looked at the massive armor that was easily six or seven meters tall, and smiled helplessly, "Sorry, that's impossible. This armor looks cool and intimidating, but it doesn't have any power source or equipment. It's just a model made by another student. Because it's too big to fit in the locker, it's being displayed here..." (www.999xs. co)

"I see..." Minoru Mineta disappointment.

"You must be Minoru Mineta, right? I've heard Midoriya mention your Quirk —the ability to throw Sticky Grape from your hair at your opponent, right?" Melissa said. "That's a really powerful Quirk."

Minoru Mineta, flattered, became smug. "Right? I think I'm pretty good too! You know, in this final exam, all the other students passed in pairs, but I managed to outsmart the teacher even with one person dragging me down!"

She pulled out one of Yaoyorozu 'Melissa inventions, examining its structure to see if she could replicate it. She overheard Minoru Mineta's self-praise and sighed helplessly, "Mineta- kun, haven't you realized that Midnight is going easy on us...?"

"What do you mean by 'letting the water go'? That's real strength!" Minoru Mineta retorted loudly.

"... Whatever you say goes." Yaoyorozu shrugged and ignored him.

"Haha, the way you get along in your class is quite interesting..." Melissa covered her mouth and laughed. "Well then, Mineta- kun, if you don't mind, let me help you find some auxiliary equipment that can enhance your strength."