The room inside U.A. High School's principal office was completely silent.
Everyone was still staring at the last image on the screen.
SUBJECT STABILITY DECLINING.
IF CONTAINMENT FAILS — TERMINATE.
Ren's stomach twisted.
His hands slowly clenched into fists.
Across the room, Shota Aizawa rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"This is getting more complicated than I like."
Beside him, Nezu quietly closed the file.
"We'll continue this investigation carefully."
Then—
Giggle.
Everyone froze.
A small sound echoed from the hallway outside.
High.
Playful.
Creepy.
Several heads slowly turned toward the door.
Ren's eye twitched.
"…You've got to be kidding me."
Another giggle echoed down the hallway.
A very familiar one.
Across the room, Denki Kaminari whispered,
"…That's her, isn't it?"
Kaito groaned loudly.
"Yup."
Mina Ashido slowly backed away from the door.
"Nope. Nope. I am NOT dealing with crazy stalker girl today."
Another giggle echoed again.
Ren suddenly stood up.
His chair slid backward across the floor.
Everyone looked at him.
Kaito blinked.
"…Ren?"
Ren cracked his knuckles.
"I'm done."
Aizawa immediately narrowed his eyes.
"Ren."
But Ren was already walking toward the door.
"Everywhere I go."
Step.
"Notes."
Step.
"Giggles."
Step.
"Watching from windows."
He grabbed the door handle.
"…I'm tired of it."
The door swung open.
The hallway outside was empty.
Quiet.
But Ren could still hear soft footsteps running down the hall.
And another giggle.
Something inside him snapped.
"Alright."
He raised a hand.
The air around him flickered slightly.
Then—
FLASH.
Ren vanished.
Inside the office everyone jumped.
Denki pointed at the empty space.
"HE DID THE THING AGAIN!"
Across the hallway—
POP.
Ren reappeared.
Directly behind a girl running around the corner.
Creme-blonde hair.
Messy buns.
A sailor uniform.
She froze.
Slowly turning her head.
It was Himiko Toga.
Their eyes met.
For one second neither of them moved.
Then Toga's face lit up like a kid on Christmas.
"RENNY PENNY!!! 💕"
Ren pointed at her.
"YOU."
Toga clapped excitedly.
"You found me!!"
Ren lunged forward.
"GET BACK HERE!"
Toga shrieked with laughter and bolted down the hallway.
"HE'S CHASING ME!!! THIS IS SO FUN!!!"
Back in the office—
Everyone heard the distant yelling.
And running.
And giggling.
Aizawa sighed deeply.
"…I'm going to need coffee."
Meanwhile—
The hallway had turned into chaos.
Toga sprinted around a corner.
Ren teleported in front of her.
She skidded to a stop.
"OH—"
Ren reached for her.
FLASH.
She ducked under his arm and darted past him.
"You're getting better at teleporting!!"
Ren spun around.
"STOP RUNNING!"
"MAKE ME!!!"
She jumped onto a stair railing and slid down it like a playground.
Ren jumped the entire staircase.
Students walking through the halls froze as the two of them flew past.
"WAS THAT A VILLAIN?!"
"WHY IS REN CHASING HER?!"
"WHY IS SHE LAUGHING?!"
Toga burst through a hallway door into the courtyard.
The wind whipped through her hair as she ran across the grass.
Ren teleported again—
FLASH
Appearing right in front of her.
This time she couldn't stop in time.
She ran straight into him.
THUD.
Both of them tumbled onto the grass.
For a moment they just laid there.
Ren sat up first.
He grabbed her wrist before she could run again.
"HA."
He panted slightly.
"Got you."
Toga stared at him.
Then…
Her face slowly turned bright red.
"…You caught me."
Ren blinked.
"…Yeah?"
Toga leaned forward slightly.
Eyes sparkling.
"You chased me."
Ren squinted.
"…Yes."
She clasped her hands together happily.
"That was romantic!!"
Ren immediately let go and stood up.
"NO IT WASN'T."
She rolled onto her stomach kicking her legs happily.
"You were so determined~"
Ren rubbed his face.
"I was trying to stop you from stalking me!"
She sat up.
Tilting her head.
"I like you though."
Across the courtyard—
Several students had gathered watching.
Kirishima whispered to Denki,
"…Is this flirting?"
Denki whispered back,
"…I think it's flirting."
Mina groaned.
"WHY DOES SHE LOOK SO HAPPY."
Back near the grass—
Ren pointed at Toga.
"You are not leaving creepy notes anymore."
Toga hummed.
"Hmmmm."
Ren crossed his arms.
"Promise."
She leaned forward slightly.
"What if I leave nice notes?"
Ren stared at her.
"No notes."
She thought for a moment.
"…What about snacks?"
Ren blinked.
"…What?"
She grinned.
"I ate the chips you left that one time."
Ren groaned loudly.
"I KNEW IT."
At that moment—
A scarf suddenly wrapped around Toga.
Binding her arms.
She yelped.
"Huh?!"
A tired voice spoke behind them.
"Alright."
Everyone turned.
Standing there was Shota Aizawa.
His capture weapon tightened.
"Field trip's over."
Toga pouted.
"Awwww."
She looked at Ren.
"Worth it though."
Ren pointed at her.
"She started it!"
Aizawa sighed.
"…I don't even want to know."
But as Aizawa held Toga in place…
She leaned slightly toward Ren and whispered with a mischievous smile.
"Next time I won't run."
Ren immediately looked suspicious.
"…That sounds worse."
Toga giggled again.
And somewhere far away…
Inside a hidden base…
Members of the League of Villains were watching the school's security feed.
And laughing.
Because things were about to get much more complicated.