Equal Distribution
"Ahem, since that's the case, let's not dwell on that. After all, we're gathered here to discuss the Sports Festival, right?" The bespectacled man spread his arms and spoke again, turning his gaze to Nakiri. "Secretary, what do you think?"
"This is your own problem. I'm just here to help coordinate. Does anyone have any objections?" Erina Nakiri looked up and glanced around. Everyone shook their heads. She shrugged. "If you have no objections, then the meeting continues."
Erina had only mentioned it casually, and she really hadn't expected the other first-year classes to react so strongly. However, she quickly guessed the reason: this year's students not only had the enviable All Might teacher, but they had also made a great splash during the enemy attack. Now, news praising Class A of the Hero Course was everywhere online, calling them the hope of the future. How could these so-called prodigies be content to play a supporting role...?
It would be a huge mistake to think of Erina as a scheming woman. Her favorite thing is to crush her opponents with her strength and make them feel ashamed of themselves. How could she let Jilan Jiyu leave so easily? She has devised many ways to make him submit willingly.
"I imagine you Hero Course students have a lot of time on your hands, so I'll just state the results of our discussion." Nakiri his hand slightly, and someone stood up from their seat, walked to the power source, and turned off the light.
The room went dark, and a round sphere was placed above the ornate chandelier, projecting a 3D model of the school onto the table where everyone was seated.
"As everyone knows, the U.A. High School Sports Festival is held in three separate venues. First-year, second-year, and third-year students will compete in different stadiums as a whole. Although I am a second-year student and should be competing or watching the games in the second-year venues, I can't relax because I'm a member of the Student Council." Erina Nakiri sighed, seemingly really annoyed by the situation.
"Since this is your first time holding an event like this, I, as a senior student, have been put in charge of coordinating everything. As class monitors, you all need to listen carefully."
Amidst the admiring gazes of the crowd, Nakiri smiled, only to see that Jilan Jiyu wasn't even looking at him. She was leaning against the wall, head bowed, lost in thought, seemingly having truly relinquished all control to that girl.
"First, the General Studies Course students who set up the competition venue... That was supposed to be the plan, but you mentioned that some heavy items are too far from the venue to move. So, each Hero Course will send two students to help you. But don't even think about slacking off; you must prepare whatever you can yourself." Nakiri looked at Yaoyorozu and Kendo, "Since you're class representatives, you should be able to make this decision, right?"
Kendo stood up, about to speak, when Nakiri continued, "Don't think about refusing yet. You should know that this Sports Festival is a stage prepared for you, but the task is indeed too heavy for General Studies Course students. Don't you think you should shoulder some of the responsibility?"
"... You're right." Kendo opened his mouth, uttered these words in a muffled voice, and then sat down, pondering how to persuade Tetsutetsu to help...
"I have no objection." This is a very reasonable request, Yaoyorozu has no room to refuse.
Next, Nakiri assigned each class a specific area to be responsible for and what they were to do. The people sent by the Hero Course were to move designated items to the stadium from a specific location after class...
"Next, the Management Course, you're in charge of recording the matches. The necessary equipment can be found in the building next to the Student Council, right? What, you need the Hero Course students to help test the equipment, in case it's unusable during the match? Hmm... that's a problem too. Well then, are the two class leaders okay with that?"
Then, Nakiri made many seemingly reasonable requests for help from the Hero Course students. These were all things that only Hero Course students could do. Kendo and Yaoyorozu exchanged a glance and nodded helplessly.
Jilan Jiyu found it strange. It wasn't because Nakiri's request was unreasonable, but rather because it was perfectly reasonable. The task he proposed was something that only required a little effort to complete, something that would only elicit a few complaints from classmates before they would obediently help.
But it was precisely because of this that Jilan Jiyu felt something was amiss. Ueno had told her that she was gathering information about her and might intentionally make things difficult for her in some way...
However, based on her current performance, Nakiri is just a kind-hearted upperclassman who is very dedicated to helping the first-year students complete their tasks perfectly. The tasks she assigns are so meticulous that no one can find fault with them.
Aside from an unintentional remark she made at the beginning that was directed at herself, all her subsequent work was done to a degree that satisfied everyone...
Thinking this, Jilan Jiyu realized Nakiri's intention in that instant. Yes, she was determined to satisfy everyone at this Hero High School!
U.A. High School is a school that students apply to with the goal of becoming Pro Hero. Even though its General Studies Course faculty is among the best in the country, the focus is always on the few dozen students in the Hero Course. U.A. High School. uses this as its selling point, making no secret of pouring resources into the Hero Course, making all its activities geared towards becoming Pro Hero.
U.A. High School. is unfair; everyone knows that. The dirty work and cleaning up the venue are assigned to the General Studies Course, even though they are not destined to become Pro Hero. The Management Course uses data to build models so that Hero Course members can improve their Quirk in a targeted way. The Support Course goes without saying; everything revolves around supporting the Hero Course and Pro Hero.
Everyone in the other departments knew this, and after complaining, they accepted their fate and worked tirelessly for the Hero Course, hoping to one day gain the appreciation of Pro Hero and then work for other Pro Hero.
But Erina Nakiri was different. From the beginning, she had been treating everyone equally, making everyone feel the same responsibility and obligation. Even the two class representatives of the Hero Course didn't feel uncomfortable with her arrangements at all...
Ah, so that's what she was planning.
Jilan Jiyu watched as she earnestly provided reasonable explanations to everyone's questions, and couldn't help but lower their heads and smile bitterly. Perhaps she was indeed gathering information about him, but she was serious about the Sports Festival and wouldn't be targeting him specifically...
Stereotypes are unacceptable. Ueno's words made her wary of Nakiri, which is why she told Yaoyorozu that she wanted to put on a show, to imprint the image of her as the soul of Class A in the minds of the others, and then divert Nakiri's attention to her...
But now it seems completely unnecessary, because Nakiri had no intention of targeting him at all.