Chapter 59: The Class 1-A Cheerleading Squad
"Class Rep... why are you here?" The moment Midoriya said it, he regretted it. Even he could see the ambiguous nature of their poses. This really was a bad time to walk in...
Yoshikage Kira subtly dislodged Ryanne's arm from his and walked over to Midoriya. "Midoriya-san," he said calmly, "were you injured in the last match? As it happens, I'm here to help. Let me take a look for you."
Ryanne let out a small laugh and sat back down to busy herself with her work, allowing Kira to tend to Midoriya.
Midoriya nodded numbly, extending his arm as he watched the unfazed Yoshikage Kira. Right. I must have seen it wrong. They could have just been discussing something.
But... the way that female doctor was looking at Kira really was a little strange.
Midoriya gave a wry smile. "Kira-kun, I won't hide it from you. You know my situation. I used my Quirk once during the match and had to forcibly stop it midway through. Now the nerves in my right arm feel a bit numb..."
"A minor issue. Let me use Hamon to alleviate it for you."
Acting just like a real doctor, a golden light flickered in Kira's hand as he placed it firmly on Midoriya's shoulder.
"Okay, thank you..." Midoriya had originally just wanted the doctor to give him some ointment, but since Kira was already acting, he swallowed the words he was about to say.
Izuku Midoriya had a hard time refusing other people's kindness.
Even though we'll likely be opponents this afternoon, he's still helping me without holding back. Kira-kun is so kind...
Speaking of which, Todoroki...
Ryanne rested her arms on the table and watched with interest as Kira diligently performed his treatment. She muttered under her breath, a little displeased, "He's so gentle with other men, but so impatient with me. What did I do wrong?"
"EVERYONE, THE LUNCH BREAK IS OVER, AND IT'S FINALLY TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE FINAL EVENT! BUT BEFORE THAT, I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THE STUDENTS WHO WERE ELIMINATED IN THE PRELIMINARIES!"
"AFTER ALL, THIS IS A SPORTS FESTIVAL! THE SCHOOL HAS PREPARED SOME RECREATIONAL EVENTS FOR EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN! AND WE'VE EVEN FLOWN IN A PROFESSIONAL CHEERLEADING SQUAD FROM AMERICA TO PUMP UP THE ATMOSPHERE!"
Kira and Midoriya had just walked back into the stadium side-by-side when they were taken aback by the fervent atmosphere. After scanning the area, they finally located their Class 1-A classmates.
Surprisingly, all the girls were dressed in cheerleader uniforms, identical to the ones worn by the women who were performing a synchronized routine on the high platform.
Was this arranged by the school? As Kira was thinking this, he led the suddenly blushing Midoriya closer, just in time to hear Present Mic's exaggerated cry of astonishment.
"CLASS 1-A! WHAT'S THIS!? IS THIS SOME KIND OF SPECIAL FAN SERVICE!? TO MAKE THE ATMOSPHERE EVEN MORE HEATED, ALL THE GIRLS OF HERO COURSE CLASS 1-A HAVE CHANGED INTO CHEERLEADER OUTFITS! I'M SO MOVED!" Present Mic shouted, tears of emotion streaming down his face. "LET'S HEAR IT FOR THEM!"
At that moment, the girls, dressed in orange crop tops and matching miniskirts, were lined up in a row, holding pom-poms and standing listlessly below the grandstand, being scrutinized by tens of thousands of people.
"Damn it... is this a public execution? I want to die..." Jiro said, blushing as she crossed her arms over her chest. She had thought it was a school requirement, which is why she had reluctantly changed into the revealing outfit. But now, it seemed it was all a trick by those two.
"Kaminari-kun! Mineta-kun! You lied to us, didn't you!? There was nothing about this!" Momo shouted at them angrily.
Kaminari and Mineta just grinned and gave each other a thumbs-up.
"What happened? Why are you all dressed like that?" Kira walked over to Tsuyu, who seemed to be handling the situation relatively well, and asked.
Tsuyu sighed and pointed to Momo, who was slumped on the ground. "Yaomomo-chan heard from Mineta that all the girls needed to wear cheerleader outfits to cheer for the school, so she used her Quirk to make the costumes..."
Kira was speechless. He crouched down and said to her sympathetically, "Yaoyorozu, how could you believe something Mineta said? It's so obviously for his own perverted reasons. Remember what happened at the fast-food place before? You almost fell for it then, too."
In their class, it was a universally acknowledged fact that Minoru Mineta was the personification of lust. Even the girls were used to hearing his audacious comments.
He had been relatively tame at the beginning, but ever since Kaminari had overused his Quirk and been rescued by Uraraka and the others at the USJ, he had gradually started to emulate Mineta, no longer hiding his true interests. As a result, he, too, had earned the disdain of many of the girls.
(Kira hadn't been there that time, so he didn't know what had happened.)
Even though those two had such a terrible reputation, Momo had still naively believed them. It was actually... a little cute.
Momo shot Kira a resentful look. "Kira-kun, I know you must be laughing at me in your head, for being tricked by such a low-level lie."
Having been called out, Kira coughed awkwardly.
"But you have to take responsibility for this too!" Momo suddenly threw her pom-poms into Kira's hands, saying angrily, "Didn't you know? Kaminari-kun told me and Jiro that you got the information from Mr. Aizawa! And because you were busy, you asked the two of them to tell us!"
...So this whole thing only succeeded because they used my name? Kira didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Was this what they called being caught in the crossfire?
Denki Kaminari and Kira were on pretty good terms, often eating lunch together. Mineta had probably noticed this and used it to his advantage.
Uraraka crouched down and patted Momo's shoulder, comforting her with a smile. "Well, it's tough to be tense all the time. Let's just relax a little."
Toru Hagakure wiggled her invisible body excitedly. "Isn't this great? Come on, let's have some fun!"
She's right. Since the costumes are already made, it would be a waste not to use them. And besides, I originally made them because I wanted him to see...
Momo shot Kira one last glare, and then the group of girls lined up and walked toward the professional cheerleaders who were dancing, apparently hoping to learn a few moves.
What a disaster...
"Hehe, Kaminari! I knew it! I always had a feeling, but this kind of outfit really shows off their figures! Hagakure is surprisingly stacked!"
"I know, right!? And compared to her, that earphone-head standing on the side is so flat! I bet she's not even on an elementary schooler's level! Hahaha!"
A dark expression on his face, Kira walked up behind Kaminari and Mineta. The two of them, who were in the middle of their gleeful critique, suddenly felt a heavy weight on their shoulders.
"You two seem to be having a good time," Kira said, his voice dangerously low. "Using my name to pull off this stunt, ruining my reputation in the process..."
Kaminari and Mineta stiffly turned their heads. They saw Kira and shuddered, then exchanged a look and shouted in unison, "It was Kaminari's (Mineta's) idea! It had nothing to do with me!"
"Heh heh. You think the police are going to believe that nonsense?"
The two of them knew they had gone too far this time. They hung their heads, waiting for Kira to decide their punishment.
But to their surprise—
"Just kidding! I'm the Class Rep! How could I get hung up on something like this?" Kira suddenly broke into a brilliant smile. "Let's all go play a game together!"
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