The Exercise Ends

"What!? This was just a drill!" After calling the school Tenya Iida was still worried, so he ran back, only to run into Izuku Midoriya and the others, from whom he learned a fact that was enough to make him want to shut up.

"No wonder the teacher who answered the phone was so dismissive, like, 'Okay, okay, we understand...' It turns out they had already planned this out. And I even had a huge argument with the teacher... I feel like dying."

"Haha..." Uraraka chuckled dryly, trying to comfort him, "Iida, think about it from another angle, won't the teacher pay more attention to you this way?"

"If it were any other teacher, it would be fine..." Iida clutched his head and shouted, "But the one who answered the phone was that teacher named Midnight! She's incredibly vengeful!"

Although Midnight has now reformed and become a teacher, her infamous reputation still circulates throughout the hero world. She's known for things like whipping defenseless enemies and deliberately embarrassing rival heroes in public with suggestive gestures, ruining their reputations...

There are countless examples of this. Iida comes from a family of heroes, and his family specifically instructed him not to mess with Midnight when he came to this school, otherwise even if his teacher is All Might, he won't be able to save him!

"My life is over..." Iida's Iida turned ashen.

"Hahaha, Iida, you actually dared to mess with Midnight! I'll offer you incense this time next year!" Kaminari clutched his stomach, laughing so hard he couldn't stand up straight.

Jiro, unable to bear it any longer, felt somewhat apologetic towards Iida, since she was the one who should have made the call. She coldly said Kaminari, "Someone really has the nerve to say that, acting all comfortable even though there's a sex toy on his face..."

"... Stop talking, I also want to die..." Kaminari ashen.

Afterwards, Midoriya and the others returned to the earthquake zone, and just as Midoriya had said, the "enemy" was All Might.

At this moment, his hands were tied behind his back, and his entire body was trapped in a large net in a backward arch shape, with Eijiro Kirishima and Mezo Shoji down on his body.

Bakugo stood in front of All Might, leaning forward and furiously shouting, "All Might, don't you know how dangerous it is to do something like this? I didn't hold back at all! What if I hurt you?!"

Bakugo was still a little shaken by the battle he had just fought. He pulled the pin on the grenade, opened the grenade that had been fully charged after the fierce battle, and fired the black flames at the "enemy"... Fortunately, All Might was alright, otherwise, he would never have forgiven himself for seriously injuring his idol!

"I'm sorry, Bakugo!" All Might laughed awkwardly, then his eyes lit up as he praised Bakugo, "Your performance was excellent; even I'm impressed!"

Bakugo paused for a moment, then laughed heartily, "Is that so... Haha, of course! I'm the strongest!"

Kirishima released his grip, rubbed his face, and shook his head helplessly, saying, "Bakugo, you really can't handle praise..."

Shoji released her grip and walked towards Shoto Todoroki, who was surrounded by the others.

"Todoroki, why did you lie to us with All Might? We were so worried about you!" Before Mezo Shoji could even get close, he heard Toru Hagakure complaining about Shoto Todoroki while waving his gloves in the air.

Toru Hagakure said indignantly, "I dragged Mr. Aizawa over here, hoping he would help save you, but he used his injuries as an excuse. I could understand that at first, but I never expected you guys to be in cahoots!"

"Cough cough..." Shota Aizawa, who was listening nearby, coughed a few times and said in a low voice, "My injuries really haven't healed..."

"... I'm sorry." Amidst the jeers of those around him, Shoto Todoroki couldn't maintain his composure, bowing his head as he said, "Because All Might me to..."

After accepting this situation, Shoto Todoroki contentedly became a Bakugo. He felt somewhat guilty when Bakugo felt constrained by him, and he was also a little dizzy from being tossed around by All Might earlier...

"I'm a little tired, can I go now?" Hearing Shoto Todoroki say this, the classmates understandingly made way for him. After all, they were just venting their dissatisfaction and didn't really mean to target Shoto Todoroki.

After all... if All Might asked to be his hostage, he would never refuse!

"Shoji- kun, thank you for not exposing me..." he said as Shoto Todoroki and Mezo Shoji passed each other.

"Todoroki-kun..." Shoji somewhat surprised; it turned out he knew that he had already seen through the truth.

Thankfully, he got away with it... All Might silently wiped a bead of sweat from his brow, and greeted All Might, who was walking towards Midoriya with his head down, with a broad smile, "Yo, Midoriya- kun, it's great to see you!"

Midoriya walked over and silently threw away the net on All Might, then untied the ropes binding his hands and feet.

"Thank you, Midoriya -kun!"

"All Might..." Midoriya looked up, his large eyes filled with confusion, "Why did you send that person away from me alone?"

Although the incident started with Kaminari, Midoriya actually felt that Amadeus Mask was targeting him at every turn, and that most of their conversations took place while Kaminari was unconscious.

All Might crouched down, patted Midoriya's shoulder with a smile, and said, "Sorry, Midoriya... because if I didn't get you out of the way, you'd probably recognize me the moment I appeared, right? That wouldn't be the point of training..."

All Might turned his gaze to Midoriya's purple arm and was immediately startled. He hurriedly asked, "Midoriya, what happened to make you use such a move!"

Midoriya smiled and said, "It's nothing, I was just too impulsive. But, All Might, who exactly is that Mask?"

"This..." All Might straightened up, gazing into the distance, "I made a promise with him that I wouldn't reveal his name."

Under the sunlight, the shadows became even more pronounced. All Might turned to Midoriya, gave him a thumbs-up, and laughed, saying, "I'm certain of one thing—no matter what happens, he won't harm you!"

"Puff--"

All Might suddenly coughed up blood. After wiping it away, he looked up and laughed loudly, "Everyone, you all did a fantastic job today! I'll be going now!"

After saying that, he ran away like a 100-meter sprinter, leaving only a gust of wind in his wake.

"Oh no! All Might has run away! We have to chase after him!" The surrounding classmates, seeing All Might disappear from their sight in the blink of an eye, shouted and gave chase!

"Don't even think about leaving until you give us an explanation!"

As the sun Izuku Midoriya pushed open the door to the infirmary.

"Midoriya -kun, are you injured again?"

Jilan Jiyu sat in the swivel chair where the Recovery Girl often sat, quickly stuffed the last bite of ice cream into their mouths, and as they stood up and walked towards Midoriya, they casually threw the empty box into the trash can.

Jilan Jiyu carefully took Midoriya's arm, wrapped Midoriya's purple left hand with Hamon, and began to chant:

"Didn't I tell you? It's best not to use your Quirk until you can control it properly. Although the injuries aren't obvious yet, over time they'll cause some indelible illnesses. Even if you become a hero then, you might still make mistakes at crucial moments..."

Midoriya watched Jilan Jiyu diligently treating his wounds, blinked, clenched his other hand, and suddenly said, "Class President, you're actually Amadeus Mask, aren't you? All Might to do this, didn't he?"

"Huh? What Amadeus Mask? You mean Mozart's Death Mask?" Jilan Jiyu picked up a roll of bandage with one hand, brought it to her teeth, tore it open, stretched it out, and wrapped it around Midoriya's arm. "I don't really like piano music. I prefer rock and the like."

Midoriya keenly noticed that Jilan Jiyu did not have long nails; her fingers were smooth and rounded, and neatly trimmed.

"Class monitor, why didn't you go to class?" Izuku Midoriya asked, trembling.

Jilan Jiyu looked up and smiled, saying, "Although I was asked by the teacher, it wasn't All Might, it was the infirmary's Recovery Girl. She's taking her granddaughter to the hospital to buy medicine, and she asked me to help out here, treating injured classmates like you."

Then, Jilan Jiyu shrugged, looking helpless, and said, "As you know, the Recovery Girl sees that I have rare healing abilities, so she often drags me into it."

Midoriya knew about this too. The Recovery Girl valued the class president, and often asked some classmates who went to the infirmary to call him over to help when things got busy.

... Could it be that Amadeus Mask really isn't Class Representative Jilan? Izuku Midoriya looked at his tired face and his guess wavered.

"Midoriya, come again tomorrow. The Recovery Girl won't be back today." Jilan Jiyu came to the table, made a list based on the Recovery Girl's notebook, and threw a few bottles of commonly used medicine at Midoriya.

"... Okay." Midoriya nodded blankly, then turned and mechanically walked out of the infirmary.

It seems the class president really isn't Mask Man; then he must be a secretive hero like Mr. Aizawa, right?

"Ugh--" Jilan Jiyu glanced at the skull watch on their wrist, stretched, and said wearily, "The Hero Course is the last to leave school, I can go home now--"

With a "click," Jilan Jiyu closed the door, their footsteps gradually fading into the distance.

The windows were bathed in the colors of dusk, and the nail clippers on the infirmary table gleamed in the sunlight.