I almost choke on laughter when the heroes give me my choices. I double over and wheeze with the sheer absurdity of it all.
"Take it or leave it, kid. Your choice. Stay and reform into a hero, or get tried as an adult and go to jail." Eraser Head says, and I have a second wave of hysterics. He obviously doesn't like this either with the glares he's shooting at the principal, the weird hybrid of a mouse, dog, bear, and heaven knows what else.
Suddenly, the little creature speaks up. "If you take our deal, top training, full meals and free housing, not even to mention the personalized learning, but you would be in the same class as him. Yes, I know if your little childhood friend. You would be in the same class and dorm building. To sweeten the deal. We could use someone like you on our side, you know."
I stop laughing immediately and stare at him unblinking, soaking in his words. I hardly let him finish before blurting out, "I accept! I'll take the deal!" I wiggle a bit in my restraints with anticipation. Erasure Head looks livid, though, and pulls the funny little creature out of the room to yell at him privately. I can still hear them, though. It might be too notch, but it's still just an underfunded school.
"Nezu! You absolute imbecile, you might be the principal, and I may have entertained your idea of reforming a villain, but putting him in the same class as the student he physically assaulted and then kidnapped? ARE YOU OUT IF YOUR MIND?"
"Aizawa, please. Know you're place. I have the highest IQ in the world, if I may, and know that he may have done unspeakable things, yes, but he could have done worse. I talked with Bakugo about it and he said that the villain in there was actually just asking him on a date. Call me a sucker for romance, call me a fool, call me what you want. But know that I am smarter than you, and know that I believe this is the proper course of action. You saw how fast he accepted the offer when I told him Bakugo was involved. And when I talked to Bakugo about the incident, he didn't seem scared at all. In fact, he asked me if he could see the boy. I know what I'm doing, Aizawa. Have a little faith."
Through the small window in the door I could see Aizawa's face go red as he was properly chastised, but all I could think about was how domestic it seemed to go to school with Kacchan. A proper high school romance.