Ch. 36: April Fool's Special
36.1: Hilda Workout
Kyoka, Toru, and Ochaco, all three of them wearing their PE clothes, were gathered at a park near U.A. Kyoka was listening to music on her phone, Toru was reading a magazine, and Ochaco was snacking on some mochi.
"So… is this the place for the workout thingy?" Ochaco asked to break the silence.
Then suddenly, Hilda leaped into the scene. "You bet your love handles, it is!"
Kyoka was a bit offended by the way she worded it. "Hey! I don't have–"
But Hilda cut off her before she could finish. "Listen up, ladies! You need to get your acts together!" Hilda said. "No more music! No more reading! No more mochi!" She then proceeded to confiscate Kyoka's music player, Toru's magazine, and Ochaco's mochi; the latter was especially saddened by the loss of her mochi. "We gotta toughen you up! You think you're gonna go out there and save the world without thunder thighs?!"
"Wait… I thought 'thunder thighs' was a derogatory term," Toru interjected.
Hilda responded to that by lifting her left leg and then slamming it on the ground, which created a thunderous shaking that intimidated the other three girls into standing up straight out of shock.
"You tell me!" Hilda dared.
And with that, the workout session led by Coach Hilda began. But to say that it was more like a boot camp was actually more accurate.
First, it was a set of push-ups, and Hilda was going on and on without signs of stopping while Kyoka looked just about ready to give in.
"365! 366! 367! HWAAGH!" Hilda started off doing push-ups at a normal pace before picking up speed, while Kyoka collapsed with swirls in her eyes.
Next, it was reps of sit-ups, and Hilda was once again doing the exercise without any signs of fatigue, while Ochaco, who was behind her, struggled to keep up.
"C'mon! Aim for those six-packs!" Hilda continued to go up and down while Ochaco gave up, complete with swirls in her eyes like Kyoka.
Then, it was time for jumping jacks, and Hilda was looking over Toru's progress this time.
"Keep up, cream puffs!" Hilda said as she did jumping jacks while circling around the invisible girl.
Lastly, Hilda led all three in practicing their punches. "Come on! My grandma punches harder! Seriously, she is scary strong!"
By the time it was over, Kyoka, Ochaco, and (presumably) Toru were all on the ground with swirls in their eyes.
"Aaaaand… we're done," Hilda said as she came sliding in, doing a meditative pose while upside-down. "...With the warm-up. Now let's start the REAL workout!" She then took out a sledgehammer. "Bench this, 765 reps!" She passed the sledgehammer to Ochaco, who was too worn out to properly take it.
Kyoka desperately gasped for air. "She's not human…"
"You're telling me."
Everyone turned to see Hitoshi in a full-body cast below the neck.
"This is me speaking from experience, considering I've known her for at least a year."
"Did I SAY you could STOP?!" Hilda questioned like a drill sergeant.
36.2: Ways of Rap
The ORC were headed to a cafe when they noticed a guy who seemed to be trying to rap. Emphasis on trying.
"Uh, is that a rapper?" Izuku said.
"Certainly looks like it, though he doesn't seem to be a professional," Akeno said, sugarcoating it. Then, they noticed Koneko walking up to the guy.
"Koneko?" Asia said.
"Ay! Yo!" Koneko called out before she suddenly started rapping.
You're here rappin'
But pretty much a useless ho!
I'll put you six feet under
With my flawless flow!
You can hit the books,
But you can't spit the rhymes!
To teach a sucka like you,
Would be a waste of my time!
Unh!
Usin' and abusin'
Is all you ever do!
If you think I'm fallin' fo' yo lies,
I got news for you!
Yo rhythm's straight trash,
And you totally suck!
And while yer cryin' to yo mama,
Tell her I don't give a f*k!
"Whoa, did Koneko just rap?" Mina asked.
"Yeah, you'd be surprised. Even though she's usually quiet, she can be pretty vocal when it comes to rap," Yumi explained.
"There's even a local kappa who is a rapper, and Koneko is a fan of his," Rias added.
'Koneko likes rap… and there's also a kappa who's a rapper…?' Izuku thought.
The street rapper who heard Koneko's demonstration collapsed to his knees. "Sick beat…" He then picked up his head to look at Koneko. "Please, will you make me your disciple?"
This request surprised everyone.
"Whoa, he's asking her to teach him rap?" Ravel asked.
"Well, she did chew him out through rap, and he did seem impressed," Xenovia said.
"First off, why do you want to get better at rap?" Koneko asked the rapper. "Do you want to be a rapper, is it a hobby, or what?"
"This girl who's a friend of mine… She is into rap, and so, I want to impress her through rap, and I also admire the way rappers can put their heart and soul into expressing their feelings through their muse!" He explained.
"Rap isn't easy to master. Are you sure?" Koneko warned.
"Just watch me."
Koneko, seeing how serious the guy was, decided to give him a chance. "Call this number and we can talk tomorrow." She handed him a slip of paper with her number.
For the next few days, Koneko taught the rapper everything she knew about the ways of rap, and by the end of it all, his skills had gradually improved.
"I've nothing left to teach you about the ways of rap. You've graduated," Koneko smiled.
"Thank you. I learned from the best. Although, can I ask for one more favor?"
"Oh?"
The next day, the rapper had called his female friend over to the park, where he waited along with Koneko. He wore a red hoodie and dark gray sweatpants; Koneko wore a yellow hoodie, a purple cap, and black sweatpants. The rest of the ORC were also nearby, keeping their distance so they could observe without getting in the way.
"I hope he does well," Asia said.
"He was taught by Koneko, I'm sure he'll be fine," Rias assured.
And then, the rapper's friend arrived, and afterwards, the show began.
"MC Gaku's here… TO THROW DOWN!"
The duo then started their rap, with Gaku doing most of the rapping while Koneko mainly just beatboxed.
Gaku:
Yo, I'm Gaku Fushin!
Spittin' fire like you've never seen!
Ain't no between!
Revived from a vibe that's way obscene!
Koneko:
What the hell's goin' on, yo?
Can you explain it to me?
*Bleep* him, or don't bro,
Do I wanna see? Do I let it go?
Hmmm?
Got my heart poundin' fast like
Doki-doki, doki-doki, doki-doki!
Gaku:
Yo, yo! Yo, yo! Peep this sweet sixteen!
For love you gotta be fake,
Act the part, and play it smart,
At least according to your hot take!
Acting's the rule,
Then you actin' the fool!
Not cool! Get schooled!
Know what I wanna say?
*Bleep* that!
There's an ideal me that I'm preppin' for,
It's the goal I see that I'm steppin' towards!
Koneko:
Step, step, step, step, steppin' towards!
Gaku:
Can't change myself
Like I change my shirt!
I'm a one-truth guy,
Not a two-faced jerk!
Slidin' into first place,
Like it's home plate,
My nonfiction's nonstop
'Cause I write it every day!
Koneko:
Yeah!
After finishing the performance, Gaku waited for his friend's response. "Well?"
"Gaku… that was truly an amazing performance. I can tell you really put a lot of work into it," she replied.
"In that case, do you want to
"I would love that."
As they left, Gaku quickly gave Koneko a thumbs-up, which she returned with her own.
"Yo," Koneko grinned.
36.3: Ramen Queen
The first-year members of Sona's peerage were gathered at a ramen shop. The girls, Ruruko, Tomoe, Tsubasa, Reya, and Momo, were seated at the tables, each had a bowl of ramen in front of them, and Saji stood by the side, holding a small flag. The girls would be competing to see who could eat the most bowls of ramen.
"Okay, ladies. I want a clean fight! No tricks, just the will and strength of your stomach!" Saji said in a referee-like manner.
"Bring it on!" Tomoe said, pumping her arm upward.
"I'm ready," Reya said with a grin.
"Let's do this!" Ruruko said while putting a fist to her palm.
"I'm gonna win this for sure!" Tsubasa said, cracking her knuckles with her upper arms while pounding her fists with her lower arms.
"Better be prepared to eat those words," Momo said as she split her chopsticks. "When it comes to ramen, I do not back down easily."
"Are you ready? On your marks… Get set… Go!"
Immediately, the five girls started slurping up the noodles. All of them were off to a strong start and showed no signs of stopping too soon. It was anyone's game, and each contestant was determined to win.
Tsubasa made use of her extra arms to multitask while eating, Reya simply consumed her meal at a carefree pace, Momo took her time savoring the taste of the noodles simmered in the broth, Ruruko ate as fast as they could without choking, and Tomoe scooped out some noodles into a bowl to let them cool off faster before eating them.
Pretty soon, everyone was finished with their first bowl and moved on to seconds, and so on. As the empty bowls piled up, it was clear that some were close to dropping out.
Ruruko was the first to drop out in the middle of her fourth bowl, holding her full stomach as she leaned back on her chair. "Darn it. I thought I could do it."
"And the first out is Ruruko! Who will be next?" Saji announced.
The remaining contestants had all finished their fourth bowls, but it seemed as though one of them would not be able to continue.
"Oohhh, this is it for me. But at least I had a good run," Reya conceded defeat as she rubbed her stuffed stomach.
"Reya has thrown in the towel, leaving us with our top three! Which one of them will be our winner?"
The remaining three continued onto their fifth bowls, each of them determined more than ever to be the winner of the ramen-eating battle. Tsubasa was the first to finish her fifth bowl first, followed by Momo, and then Tomoe, who seemed to be struggling to make the effort before she collapsed face-down on the table.
"Ugh. Tummy too full. No more…" Tomoe groaned. She had a balloon belly, and her eyes had changed into X's.
"Tomoe is out! So now it's just Momo and Tsubasa left. Who will outlast the other? The suspense is killing me!"
Momo and Tusbasa's stomachs were a bit distended as an example of their progress; they sent each other a brief and fierce competitive gaze before turning their attention to their next bowl.
Immediately, the two finalists dug into their bowls, not backing down the slightest.
And then, in the midst of finishing her bowl, Momo put on a serious expression. "Well now, I think it's about time for me to get really serious."
"What are you talking about?" Tsubasa asked. "Are you trying to say that you weren't taking this seriously from the beginning? I call bluff!"
Momo said nothing and took a deep breath, then she suddenly started gobbling up ramen twice the speed she was doing so previously, leaving Tsubasa in the dust, who was actually surprised that Momo wasn't bluffing, before attempting to catch up.
Saji and the others who had failed were also surprised by the speed which Momo had been hiding.
"Whoa! Who knew our Momo had it in her?! I know it's too soon, but I have a good idea who's about to win this one!" Saji said.
Tsubasa was still struggling to catch up while Momo had already finished her sixth bowl and was already going for her next one. Seeing this, Tsubasa wasn't about to give up and continued, but her pace was already slowing down, and soon, she slumped back in her chair, unable to continue.
"Nope. I can't beat that… It's too much…" Tsubasa said in defeat, with her stomach bulging out.
Meanwhile, Momo was still working on her current bowl, and then, she showed off her full ramen enthusiast side, gobbling up every last strand of noodles before picking up the bowl and drinking up the soup, putting down the bowl after sighing in satisfaction.
"The winner is… Momo!" Saji announced while holding up the winner's arm. She had a bloated belly that was almost spherical, but she didn't care and was simply satisfied with her win.
"As I said, I don't back down easy with ramen. If we were doing this with some other noodles like udon or soba, someone else might've stolen the win, but not with ramen, my favorite dish. I'm the Ramen Queen."
36.4: 1-A Dreams
It was currently nighttime in Musutafu, and many of its people were in their beds, dreaming the night away. What do these people dream about, you ask? Well, let's take a peek inside the dreams of some of our future Heroes in U.A. High's Class 1-A.
Eijiro's Dream
Eijiro stood victorious over his opponent in their boxing match, and the referee, who was Principal Nezu for some reason, called his win as the crowd cheered loudly.
"The winner is Eijiro Kirishima! He only has one more opponent to defeat, and then, the title of Manliest Hero in the World will be his!" Nezu announced.
"Bring it on!" Eijiro exclaimed, ready to fight his final opponent and prove himself to be the manliest Hero.
And then, the spotlights went out, and then, the pathway from the opposite corner of the ring lit up one by one, revealing the opponent, who wore a drape to hide his identity. Then, suddenly, he jumped into the ring, discarding the drape in the process. When he landed in the ring, the spotlights turned back on to reveal none other than the Nomu.
"Wait, you're my last opponent?!" Eijiro asked in surprise.
Nomu let out a roar and made a "come at me" gesture with his hand.
Seeing this, Eijiro hardened his resolve. "No. A real man wouldn't back down from a challenge. No matter the opponent, a real man would face them head-on!" He then activated his Quirk. "LET'S DANCE, BIRDBRAIN!"
Then, Eijiro and Nomu charged at each other before they leaped into the air dramatically, and their fists collided.
Tenya's Dream
Tenya was in a race against a turtle-looking man who had rocket boosters protruding from his shell.
"Impressive, you were able to keep up this long with me, young man. But I think it's time for the winner to be decided," the turtle man said before firing up his rockets even more to get ahead.
"I can't lose this race! I'll have to go all-out myself as well!" Tenya declared as he fired up his engines to their limit. "Here I go! TORQUE OVER… RECIPRO MAX BURST!"
And with that, Tenya sped toward the finish line like a white blur that was barely visible to the naked eye, overtaking the turtle man and crossing the finish line in record time.
Naturally, using such a powerful boost left Tenya exhausted, and after a while, his opponent also arrived at the finish line.
"Well, young man. I'm impressed. I thought I was fast, but your top speed blew me out of the water."
"Thank you. I am honored by such words," Tenya said, and the two were about to shake hands when a referee suddenly came over, blowing his whistle.
"I apologize for this disruption, but I regret to inform you that I must disqualify Tenya Iida!"
"What?! Did I do something wrong?"
"You sure did, son. Didn't you know there was a speed limit on this road? That burst of speed you used was nearly twice that limit," the referee explained. "In other words, you violated the speeding law."
Upon hearing the ref's explanation, Tenya fell to his knees in shock that he had committed such an unforgivable act unbecoming of a U.A. Hero student.
"I-I violated the speeding law? NNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Ethel's Dream
Ethel, in her Hero costume, was walking through a purple forest. "Where is this place? I hope I'm going the right way."
Then, she came across a clearing, where there was a castle made of sweets.
"Is that a castle made of sweets? It's almost like Hansel and Gretel," Ethel said. "Well, I suppose I could check it out. And if there's a witch, I can just run."
Inside the castle, Ethel was confronted by anthropomorphic dessert monsters.
"This is interesting, but nothing I can't handle."
Ethel then brought out her twin rapiers and charged, cutting down all the confectionery creatures with ease. Then, she heard a thump behind her and when she turned around, there was a monster about twice her height, made out of cake, candies, cookies, etc. "So, I take it you're the final boss? Have at thee!"
Ethel put away her rapiers and took out a club which she used to bash at the monster's arm, breaking it, but it easily managed to fix itself. Ethel then tried other ways to attack the monster, but it quickly repaired itself each time.
Then, the cake monster grabbed her and started bringing her towards its mouth.
"Oh, the irony. Being eaten by a cake monster," Ethel lamented, but then, she had an idea. "Wait! That's it!"
Right at that moment, the cake creature swallowed Ethel, but a moment later, sounds of chewing were heard inside the monster, and soon, Ethel burst out of its gut, covered in frosting and sweets, having eaten her way out.
"Good thing my stomach's pretty empty. I'm ready to chow!"
She then charged at the cake monster and started digging in, with the monster desperately trying to get rid of Ethel, to no avail.
In no time at all, Ethel had devoured the entire cake monster. Even so, the abundant amount of cake she had to consume had affected her physically: Ethel lay on her back, her belly engorged from all she had eaten. "My stomach's never gotten so big before. Then again, that's the first I've ever eaten that much cake." She rubbed her stuffed stomach. "I'd better work this off soon. Worth it, though."
Fumikage's Dream
Fumikage was meditating in a dark room nearly devoid of light. "Revelry in the dark."
But then, something happened to interrupt his "revelry in the dark," in the form of a bright light, forcing him to avert his eyes.
Then, when the light cleared and Fumikage regained his sight, he was shocked by what he had to see.
His ideal dark and occult private space had been transformed into a cheery candyland filled with rainbows, singing flowers, a smiling sun, and other colorful and joyous things.
"Wh-What is this sickeningly colorful nightmare?" Fumikage muttered as he fell to his hands and knees.
36.5: 1-B Dreams
So, we've seen a few of the 1-A students' dreams, even if not much. Still, shall we also take a look at some of the students from Class 1-B as well?
Tetsutetsu's Dream
Tetsutetsu stood victorious over his opponent in their boxing match, and the referee, who was Principal Nezu for some reason, called his win as the crowd cheered loudly.
"The winner is Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu! He only has one more opponent to defeat, and then, the title of Manliest Hero in the World will be his!" Nezu announced.
"Bring it on!" Tetsutetsu exclaimed, ready to fight his final opponent and prove himself to be the manliest Hero.
And then, the spotlights went out, and then, the pathway from the opposite corner of the ring lit up one by one, revealing the opponent, who wore a drape to hide his identity. Then, suddenly, he jumped into the ring, discarding the drape in the process. When he landed in the ring, the spotlights turned back on to reveal none other than the Nomu.
"Wait, you're my last opponent?!" Tetsutetsu asked in surprise.
Nomu let out a roar and made a "come at me" gesture with his hand.
Seeing this, Tetsutetsu steeled his resolve. "No. A real man wouldn't back down from a challenge. No matter the opponent, a real man would face them head-on!" He then activated his Quirk. "LET'S DANCE, BIRDBRAIN!"
Then, Tetsutetsu and Nomu charged at each other before they leaped into the air dramatically, and their fists collided.
Itsuka's Dream
Itsuka, dressed in a biker outfit, was walking by when a shout suddenly stopped her.
"Hold it! Where are you going, Kendo?" Vlad King asked, and with him were Midnight, Snipe, Power Loader, and Present Mic.
"Where am I going? Simple, anywhere I want!" Itsuka responded before a pair of sunglasses lowered onto her face.
She then ran toward the teachers and leaped over them, playing a guitar that she pulled out of nowhere before landing on an orange Kawasaki Ninja.
"I'll be back before you know it, teach!" Itsuka said, riding off as a trail of rainbow dust kicked up from the rear tires of Itsuka's bike toward the teachers, making them cough.
"Curse your free-wheeling ways!" Midnight shouted.
Meanwhile, Itsuka continued to ride her bike, somehow driving midair while still making the rainbow trail behind her.
Kinoko's Dream
Kinoko was in what resembled an 8-bit retro Super Mario game.
She ran forward, leaping over a Goomba before quickly running back to stomp on it. And then, she jumped up again to hit an Item Box, dispensing a Super Mushroom that she collected to grow bigger.
Kinoko then jumped over some bricks and stopped to stomp on a Koopa Troopa, causing it to retreat into its shell before kicking it to defeat some enemies up ahead.
After a while, she came across another Item Box, which then revealed a Fire Flower that she took to change into Fire form.
Following that, it was quite a breeze for Kinoko to speed through the rest of the level, defeating the enemies with fireballs, and then, she finally came to the end, where she made it to the top of the flagpole before heading into the castle as fireworks shot up in the background.
Rebecca's Dream
Rebecca arrived at the 1-B classroom and took her seat. It seemed as though everything was normal as per usual, but that thought was quickly proven wrong.
Jurota opened his mouth to speak with Hiryu, but instead of normal words, he growled like a bear, and Hiryu wasn't any different, as he barked like a dog.
Rebecca noticed this odd behavior and was about to ask when Shihai started speaking, except the only sounds coming out his mouth were crow squawks.
Then, everyone else started speaking in random animal noises from frog ribbits, cat meows, snake hisses, etc., which Rebecca could make no conprehension of. Ironic for someone who could transform into animals.
Rebecca, confused, tried to go see if she could get help from elsewhere, but then Vlad King entered. "Vlad King, sir. Something's wrong with everyone!"
But then, Vlad King let out a roar like a lion, rather than human speech. This was the final blow to Rebecca as she proceeded to faint.
And there you have it, a peek into some of the dreams of our cast. Some were good, some were bad. That's the thing about dreams: you never know what kind you'll see. One of life's greatest mysteries.
36.6: Prank War
Orihime and Katsuragi were sitting on a couch, looking bored.
"I'm so bored. It's been a long time since something interesting happened," Katsuragi complained, then her eyes suddenly widened. "I've got a great idea! Let's have a prank war!"
"Hmm, okay, that sounds interesting," Orihime said. "Guess your head isn't totally filled with boobs as I thought."
"Maybe it's not, Orihime. Maybe it's not," Katsuragi said.
Elina opened a door and walked out of a room, only for a bucket filled with water to fall on her, drenching her from head to toe.
From around the corner, Orihime and Katsuragi saw this and chuckled.
"Haha. Classic. But I can do better," Katsuragi declared.
Chacha was walking by when she noticed a stand with a hat on display and a sign that read, "Try me."
Seeing this, Chacha tried the hat on, only to find it stuck on her head. "What the fricklety-frack? Someone put glue on this hat!"
As Chacha struggled to get the hat off, Orihime and Katsuragi giggled at snaring another sucker.
"My turn," Orihime said.
Orihime shook a can of soda and put it in a refrigerator before quickly scurrying away. Not long after, Reina came around and opened the fridge to find the soda can.
Without knowing it was booby-trapped, she opened the can, only for soda to spray all over her.
From a nearby window, Orihime and Katusragi laughed.
"The old soda can shaking, but now it's time for my masterpiece," Katsuragi boasted.
Latia was walking by when she noticed a sign that said, "THIS WAY TO FREE DELICIOUS PIE!"
"Pie? I could go for some of that," Latia said as she followed the direction that the sign pointed to.
She then came across another sign that read "PIE THIS WAY!" and went past it. She then went past another that said, "GETTING CLOSER!" and then one more that said, "ALMOST THERE!"
Then, Latia finally made it to a table where there was a pie, but when she got close, she ended up triggering a mechanism that threw the pie right in her face.
"What the fracklety-frick? Who's responsible for this trick?" Latia questioned as she wiped the remains of the pie off her face.
Nearby, behind a bush, Orihime and Katsuragi laughed at the practical joke.
"There's no way you can top that! Katsuragi is the Prank Queen!" Katsuragi declared.
"Mm, I dunno," Orihime disagreed.
"Oh really? Well, what would you have done different?" Katsuragi asked, but Orihime simply smiled.
"What's this note?"
They heard Latia speak; Katsuragi was confused since she didn't recall leaving a note there.
"'Eat my skirt! Love, Katsuragi?!'"
Katsuragi's eyes turned into white circles when she heard the last part. "Wait, what?!"
Orihime simply teleported away, and then Latia discovered Katsuragi at her hiding place.
"Uh, hey. Fancy seeing you here…" Katsuragi nervously said.
"I admit that was a clever trick. You were quite bold to admit it, so I'm sure you were prepared for retaliation?" Latia said as she restrained Katsuragi with magic chains.
"No, wait! I was framed!" Katsuragi desperately pleaded as Latia dragged her away.
Meanwhile, Orihime watched the scene from behind another bush. "Prank Queen." She said triumphantly.