Paying Up

Time flies. After the fourth period of Chinese class, Jilan Jiyu were the first to stand up from the classroom and run out.

"Where did Jilan rush off to in such a hurry?" Toru Hagakure looked at Jilan Jiyu's figures and tugged at Momo Yaoyorozu's sleeve.

"Maybe they went to the cafeteria for lunch?" Momo Yaoyorozu wasn't sure either. She took out a prepared bento box from her desk and smiled at Toru Hagakure, "Are we having lunch together today?"

"I really wanted to... but my family didn't prepare anything for me today, so I went to the cafeteria to eat!" With that, Toru Hagakure ran out of the classroom.

"Looks like I'm all alone today..." Yaoyorozu sighed sadly, opened his large lunchbox, and instantly the aroma filled the entire classroom.

Kyoka Jiro ate lunch in the classroom again today. As she took out her lunchbox, she glanced at Yaoyorozu's bento and instantly turned pale. She groaned inwardly, "Is that really an amount of food a normal person would eat?!"

Fried shrimp, salmon, and several different colored sushi were piled high in Yaoyorozu's lunchbox, which was twice the Ogami Jiro's. Yaoyorozu's lavish lunchbox instantly attracted a girl. Uraraka followed the aroma and walked over, exclaiming in surprise followed by concern.

"Your lunch is Yaoyorozu lavish, but are you sure you can finish it all?"

"Ah, don't worry." Yaoyorozu smiled. "My Quirk requires a lot of fat to activate, and the protein and fat converted from these foods will all go where they're supposed to."

Kyoka Jiro stared at Yaoyorozu and suddenly said coldly, "Camel."

"Huh? What do you mean by that, Jiro?" Uraraka asked with a smile, somewhat confused, as she clasped her hands together.

Seeing that Uraraka's figure, though not particularly prominent, had curves, Jiro didn't answer her question. He silently stood up, took his lunchbox, and left the classroom.

Looking out at the endless expanse before her, Jiro sighed deeply. She felt the malice of the Creator. Why didn't she have a structure like a camel's, capable of storing fat for energy...?

Meanwhile, Jilan Jiyu arrived at the classroom door of Class B in the Hero Course. Their homeroom teacher Vlad King, seemed to be the teacher of the last class. After finishing the class, he spoke impromptu about some things and only walked out of the classroom looking refreshed two minutes after the bell rang.

"Hey, it's Jilan from Class A! Are you just passing by our classroom?" Vlad King had just been discussing him with his colleagues yesterday, and now that he'd run into him, he couldn't help but stop and greet him.

"Ah, it's Mr. Vlad." Jilan Jiyu stood up straight. Having heard that this teacher really liked hot-blooded students, Jilan Jiyu called out loudly, "I'm here to see a student from Class B!"

"Not bad." Vlad King was very satisfied with his demeanor, nodded, and laughed heartily. "What a pity! It would be great if you were a student in our class!"

"If that's the case, I would be truly honored!"

After a few brief pleasantries, Vlad King asked enthusiastically, "Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Ibara Shiozaki. Oh, by the way, I'll call her myself, you don't need to help me..."

Before Jilan Jiyu could finish speaking, Vlad King's loud voice rang out, "Shiozaki, Jilan from Class A is looking for you!"

Class B, who had packed up and were about to run to the cafeteria because the teacher had kept them late, stopped and looked towards the classroom door. The green-haired girl looked up in confusion after being reminded by her classmate, and saw the homeroom teacher who was gesturing to her.

"Ibara Shiozaki- kun, can you come out?" Jilan Jiyu asked helplessly under Vlad King's encouraging gaze, "I'm here to keep my promise."

Upon hearing this, the students in the classroom began to look at Jilan Jiyu strangely. When did the beautiful girl in their class make a promise with someone from Class A?

Under everyone's gaze, Ibara Shiozaki slowly walked over. Seeing this, Vlad King picked up his textbook, nodded in satisfaction, and left.

Ibara Shiozaki was wearing U.A. High School's grey-green school uniform, and her black stockings made her exposed thighs appear exceptionally white. There wasn't an ounce of fat where the stockings met her thighs. Under the prying gazes of the boys in Class B, she tilted her head and asked, "Are you here to give me money?"

Jilan Jiyu nodded and said, "Yesterday you wouldn't let go of my hand, and you almost planned to fight me, didn't you?"

"Refusing to pay is a bad habit," Ibara Shiozaki said earnestly. "I just want to correct this misconception of yours."

"Okay, okay..." It would be a miracle if I believed you. Jilan Jiyu glanced at their classmates pretending to chat behind them and asked, "Should I give you the money here?"

"This is fine... right here."

Seeing the other person's calm yet expectant gaze, Jilan Jiyu sighed, taking out banknotes from her wallet as she said, "Well, I don't care what other people think, okay?"

When Jilan Jiyu placed tens of thousands of yen into Ibara Shiozaki's hands, the students in Class B, who had been paying close attention to this unusual event, immediately erupted in uproar.

"I can't believe my eyes! That guy actually gave Shiozaki such a huge sum of money, why is that?!"

"Could it be... that kind of aid?" a student asked uncertainly.

"Hey, hey... don't joke around, how could that be? That's Shiozaki..." His statement was instantly refuted, and someone even stood behind him, grabbing his neck with a terrifying smile. "You're joking, right? If that's really the case, I'll kill you, you know?"

The student nodded frantically, stammering, "I was just saying!"

Suddenly, one of the boys straightened his clothes and smiled elegantly, saying, "If you want to know what happened, you should go and see for yourself."

"Monoma, what are you planning to do...!"

The boy didn't turn around, but walked towards Jilan Jiyu, stood behind Ibara Shiozaki, and smiled, revealing his white teeth, saying, "Hello, I'm Neito Monoma from Class B. If I'm not mistaken, you gave our Shiozaki- kun some money, right?"

Before Jilan Jiyu could even speak, he revealed a mocking smile and laughed rapidly, saying, "Knowing that the Sports Festival is about to start and you feel threatened, you want to bribe our class to throw the game? Don't be delusional. Your Class A is destined to be a stepping stone for our Class B!"

Is this guy out of his mind? What does giving her money have to do with the Sports Festival?

"Monoma -kun," Ibara Shiozaki interrupted him coldly, "This is between him and me, don't meddle."

In Ibara Shiozaki's view, she and Jilan Jiyu had already agreed to keep their relationship a secret, and she was very committed to keeping her promise and would not reveal this to anyone.

Ibara Shiozaki at Jilan Jiyu's sleeve, hinting—"See how tight-lipped I'm? It's probably because I need more money, isn't it?"