Hitoshi Shinso

"Hey, class monitor, we're in trouble! There are suddenly so many people at our door...!" Not long after school, Cementoss had just left the classroom when Grape bumped into Jilan Jiyu's desk, panicking, "Did any of us get into trouble? Are we being targeted for revenge? Just so you know, this group isn't here for me!"

"Oh, really?" Jilan Jiyu pulled their schoolbags out of the desk and glanced towards the door. "Those people were wearing U.A. High School uniforms; it's obvious they weren't here for revenge."

"But doesn't bullying usually happen between students from the same school?" Minoru Mineta his schoolbag, still hiding under Jilan Jiyu's desk and refusing to come out.

"Okay, I'll go take a look."

Jilan Jiyu walked to the classroom door, where twenty or thirty people were gathered outside. They seemed to have planned this in advance and were very neatly blocking the exit. Since the classroom only had one door, there was no other way to leave.

"What business do you have with Class A?" Iida once again played the role of a plot device, fulfilling his mission to advance the story.

"Of course, it's to scout the enemy's situation." Bakugo replied to Iida with a squinty eye, stood at the classroom door facing them, and said calmly, "Doing this kind of thing is a complete waste of energy, get out of the way, you extras."

Bakugo's blatant disdain infuriated the people on the other side. One of them blocked the crowd behind him, adjusted his glasses, and chuckled, "The Sports Festival starts in less than a week. We're just here to pay our respects to the main characters who've been keeping us busy these past few days. After all, you're the ones reaping the benefits."

"What do you mean, 'extras'? Do you really think you're the main characters?!"

"Yes, yes, why are we the only ones doing the work? So what if we're in the Hero Course?!"

This person spoke politely, but in reality, he was stirring up the anger of the group behind him. Just as he revealed a smug smile, intending to use these people behind him to embarrass the Hero Course members, a voice came from behind.

"Squad leader, you really like using these underhanded tricks. Can't you just stand up straight and say you're not convinced?"

A purple-haired man squeezed through from behind, and upon seeing the person who had just spoken, his face instantly turned pale, as if he were very wary of this person.

"Hitoshi Shinso, what brings you here? Mingming...!"

"You only announced your intention to cause trouble in Class A after I left, right?" Shinso rudely interrupted him. "You're even afraid of a loser like me from the General Studies Course, yet you still gathered a group to cause trouble in the Hero Course. I really suspect there's something wrong with your head."

Seeing that without him saying a word, someone from the crowd had backstabbed the leader, rendering him speechless, Bakugo glanced at Shinso with some surprise and smiled sarcastically, "You extras are really interesting. Your name is Shinso, right? Interesting."

Shinso raised his face and looked at Bakugo with dead fish eyes. "I don't need your praise. I just wanted to see what the rumored Class A was like, but it seems they're all too arrogant."

"Hey, you seem more arrogant than me..." someone whispered behind Shinso turned around and gave him a casual glance before covering his mouth and shaking his head frantically.

"What a coward..." He gave the man a disgusted look, then turned and stroked his hair, saying, "You know, many people in this school were assigned to the General Studies Course and the other two because they didn't pass the Hero Course exam."

"The school has given us a chance. They say they'll reconsider whether to enroll us in the Hero Course based on our performance at the Sports Festival. There's always someone leaving. Scouting the enemy? I'm not one of those cowards. I'm here to declare war, even if it's the Hero Course. If you get too cocky, we might just wipe you out in an instant!"

He was right. Aizawa had said during the physical fitness test that he would expel the student who came in last place. Although he managed to get away with it by being reasonable and hypocritical, according to Jilan Jiyu's subsequent inquiries, Aizawa had previously expelled an entire class. Despite strong opposition from parents and students, the school forcefully suppressed the matter, recruiting a group of students from other subjects to fill the Hero Course, and still keeping Shota Aizawa as the homeroom teacher.

The school placed enough trust in its teachers; as long as a homeroom teacher believed a student was not qualified to be Pro Hero, the school would unconditionally trust the teacher. In return, Aizawa achieved corresponding results, attracting the attention of the entire graduating class to the Hero Agency, and all of them became Pro Hero after graduation.

It is said that that year, the Sports Festival was the first thing that attracted outside attention.

Jilan Jiyu walked over, smiling as they greeted the bespectacled male class monitor, "Hello, aren't you the class monitor from the ordinary class? Did you get upset by the underdog?"

The bespectacled class monitor, his face turning pale, turned and stormed off, saying, "What do you know? You'd never understand that feeling."

Jilan Jiyu then turned her gaze to Hitoshi Shinso: "Does this student from the regular class have some misunderstanding? The fact that we were able to get into the Hero Course already proves that we are stronger than you. I don't think your declaration of war will increase your chances of winning."

At this moment, several pairs of eyes were watching Jilan Jiyu from behind. As the class monitor, he should have the responsibility he deserved, and showing weakness was out of the question.

"And what about me!" A bald... no, a man clad in steel-colored armor burst out of the crowd, roaring, "I'm Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu from Class B next door! If they're not qualified, then what about me! I heard you guys fought the enemy, so I came to check it out. I didn't expect you guys to be so brave! And if I'm not mistaken, you're the one who gave Shiozaki the money, right? I haven't settled the score with you yet! Why are you talking like you're about to get slapped in the face during the match!"

"You're pretty brave too." Bakugo chuckled, shook his head, and walked to the door, glancing at the students surrounding him. "If I were you, I wouldn't make this pointless declaration of war. I'd rather go home and work on my muscles, though of course, it probably wouldn't do you any good anyway."

"Can't you even talk?!"

"Bakugo, saying things like that will make us the target of everyone's anger!"

The first sentence was spoken by Tetsutetsu while jumping around in the crowd, and the second sentence was spoken by Kirishima, who was very dissatisfied with Bakugo's hate-inducing words.

Bakugo glanced at Kirishima and said, "So what? As long as we beat them, everything will be fine."

Upon hearing these simple yet domineering words, those blocking Bakugo's path involuntarily made way for him.

"This guy... so straightforward and brutal, so manly!" I thought Kirishima would be angry, but to my surprise, he acted like a masochist and shed tears after being scolded.

However, the rest of Class A weren't much better off. A surge of confidence welled up in their hearts. They were students of the Hero Course, and to be able to escape unscathed from a terrifying enemy was just as Aizawa had said—they were the best!

"That's right, as long as we win, there's no problem."

Jilan Jiyu shrugged and smiled at the people in front of them, "Did you hear that? If this is your declaration of war, then this is our response."

"We will never lose," Jilan Jiyu repeated, emphasizing their words.

While everyone else was fired up, Grape hid under Jilan Jiyu's desk, burying her face in her hands, and said tremblingly, "Why is this happening? Even our usually reliable class monitor gets all hot-blooded right now..."