The moment we heard that voice outside the dorms, everyone froze.
And I mean everyone.
Denki stopped mid-sentence.
Kirishima slowly lowered the controller in his hands.
Mina's eyes widened.
Even Tomura Shigaraki sat up straighter on the couch.
Then the voice came again.
Louder.
"RENNNN!! I KNOW YOU'RE HERE!!"
I grabbed my head.
"Nope."
Across the room, Dabi sighed.
"…Told you she'd find us."
Standing calmly beside the couch, Kurogiri adjusted his gloves.
"She has been quite… energetic lately."
"Energetic?!" Denki whispered loudly. "She's a knife tornado!"
Then the dorm door burst open.
And there she was.
Himiko Toga.
Standing in the doorway.
Breathing a little hard.
Eyes locked directly onto me.
And smiling like she had just found the best prize ever.
"RENNNN!"
Everyone backed up at the exact same time.
Except me.
Because apparently I was the main target again.
I pointed at her.
"NO."
She tilted her head happily.
"Yes!"
Knife appeared in her hand.
Everyone shouted at once.
"REN MOVE!"
But something strange happened.
Instead of panicking…
I felt that same pull in the air again.
The same strange pressure my portals created.
Except this time it wasn't chaotic.
It was… controlled.
Like I could actually grab the space around me.
I raised my hand.
"Wait."
Everyone paused.
Even Toga slowed down a little.
"What are you doing?" Denki asked.
"I think…"
I looked at Kurogiri's still-open portal floating behind the villains.
"…I can do something."
Portal Control
I stepped forward slowly.
The air shimmered around my hand.
The portal flickered.
Kurogiri noticed immediately.
"…Interesting."
The dark mist forming the portal started folding inward.
Like someone was closing a curtain.
Shigaraki stared.
"…You're controlling his portal."
Kurogiri's eye glowed slightly.
"Remarkable."
I clenched my hand.
The portal snapped shut.
FWOOOM.
Gone.
Everyone stared at me.
Denki pointed.
"YOU CAN CLOSE HIS PORTALS NOW?!"
"…Apparently."
Then I remembered something.
And turned back toward Toga.
Who was still standing there smiling.
Knife ready.
"Ren?"
She leaned forward happily.
"Are we playing again?"
"…No."
The air twisted again.
This time the portal opened behind her.
Back to the League of Villains base.
Toga blinked.
"…Huh?"
I gently pushed her shoulder.
"Return to sender."
She stumbled backward.
Right through the portal.
"RENNNN WAIT—"
FWOOOM.
The portal closed.
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Then Denki screamed.
"HE JUST YEETED HER BACK TO THE VILLAIN BASE!"
Kirishima punched the air.
"THAT WAS MANLY!"
Mina clapped.
"That was amazing!"
I collapsed onto the couch.
"I'm tired."
The Agreement
Across the room, Shota Aizawa stared at me.
"…You just developed another level of portal control."
I nodded weakly.
"Cool."
Shigaraki looked around the dorm again.
"…So can we stay."
Dabi shrugged.
"Your dorm is nicer than ours."
Kurogiri bowed slightly.
"We would be most grateful."
Everyone in the room looked at me.
Why were they looking at me?!
Denki pointed.
"Ren decides."
Kirishima nodded.
"Yeah!"
I rubbed my face.
"…Fine."
The villains leaned forward slightly.
"But only one rule."
Shigaraki raised an eyebrow.
"What."
"You stay in my room."
Silence.
Dabi blinked.
"…What."
I pointed down the hallway.
"That way you're not wandering the dorms."
Kurogiri nodded politely.
"A very reasonable condition."
Shigaraki sighed.
"Whatever."
Dabi laughed.
"This is gonna be weird."
Ren's Room – Five Minutes Later
My room was not designed for four people.
Especially not villains.
Shigaraki immediately sat on the floor near the wall.
Dabi leaned against the window.
Kurogiri politely stood near the door.
And I dropped onto my bed.
"This is my life now."
Dabi looked around the room.
"…You have anime posters."
"Yes."
Shigaraki pointed at one.
"…Is that Five Nights at Freddy's?"
"Yes."
Kurogiri folded his hands.
"Quite a comfortable room."
I stared at the ceiling.
"Tomorrow is Monday."
Nobody spoke.
Then Dabi said the worst possible thing.
"…Are we going to school with you?"