Curry and conversation.

The next day, as Class B joined us, our training began in the true sense if the word, with me being assigned to increase the number of eyes I could project and the distance I could project them to.

Now, I could see through the damn planet and in Nova form, I could even see past the edges of the universe.

This was a piece of cake for me.

All I had to do was pretend to be tired everyday after training and then improve a tiny bit.

And so, that is exactly what I did. The whole day, I spent leisurely, and by the end of the first day, I even got all the blood samples from the Pussycats and with a phone call teleported them to Haruto.

As the day came to an end, we returned to the camp building tired, only to find the dinner ingredients spread out on a table in small mountains.

"What's this?" Sero asked.

"At least learn to make your own food!"

Pixie and Ragdoll twirled with smug smirks as they answered.

"Yesterday we told you that today is the last day we cook for you!" Pixie said.

"And we weren't kidding!" Ragdoll added.

"You all look exhausted!" Ragdoll laughed, mocking us.

"But that doesn't mean you can make any old sloppy cat food."

"It's true that part of saving someone is filling their stomachs and soothing their spirits, especially during disasters.

That's UA for you! No opportunities wasted! Let's make the most delicious curry in the world everyone!" Iida said.

"You're definitely reading too much into it. It's probably just courtesy, as a part of us using their faculties. That said, it's only right. As they say, when in rome..." I said, activating remote control and projecting my eyes across the outdoor kitchen, peeling, chopping and assigning the right amount of condiments in order, finishing the prep in seconds as the rest of the students watched bug eyed.

"Momo, lighter!" I ordered, as Momo pulled out her book and produced one.

I swept with it across the hearths, lighting them up, putting the utensils in their place.

With that done, I pretended to be dead tired after, and added.

"There. I've done my part. Three different splits of prep work." I said pointing at the three piles of ingredients.

"Mild, tasty, extra spicy. Do the rest, I'm gonna get a nap. And save an extra spicy for me."

I slumped in a pile against one of the picnic tables and pretended to fall asleep as the rest of them got to work.

Deku ran into the building and brought a blanket back, draping it over me, as the girls aww'ed.

"Oooh! He's definitelt a catch! So many good guys this term! I can't decide!" Pixie Bob squealed at the sight.

"He's taken too." Ragdoll replied, pointing at Uraraka, who was staring at the two with a happy blush.

"Tch! All the good ones get taken by the harlots!" Pixie muttered under her breath.

As the food was prepared, Deku nudged me awake.

"Haru-chan, Haru-chan! It's time for dinner." He said.

"Five more minutes, momma!" I replied.

Deku sighed, before pinching me awake.

"Yeowch!" I cried, as I swung awoke, hitting Deku's chin with my head, sending him tumbling.

"Yaytatata!" Deku cried, rubbing his chin.

"Sorry!" I said, "but it's partly your fault too, Deku! Shouldn't have pinched me."

"There's no other way to wake you up.

You sleep like a bear! Remember that training camp we did in the mountains? Our tent flooded up to the heels and you still kept on sleeping! I had to kick you awake that time!" Deku whined, as he took a seat beside me.

Kirishima chuckled beside us.

"You guys sure are best friends. I hope I can have friends like that someday!" He said.

I wrapped my hand around his shoulder and replied.

"You already do, though don't you?" I said, pointing at us.

"Really?" He asked.

"Sure!" Deku replied, with a smile, taking a mouthful of curry rice and giving off an odd expression.

"Isn't it good?" I asked.

"It is but...why don't you try it yourself and see?" Deku answered.

Me and Kirishima took a spoonful and tasted it, as I realized the problem.

"It's not bad, but I wouldn't buy it in a restaurant." Kirishima said.

"Yeah. It's probably because of the water. It's tastes different here, more, I don't know, moldy, or like hard water but with less calcites." I explained.

"Don't say that, it's rude!" Iida butted in.

"Yao-momo, you eat a lot huh?" Mina asked.

"Yeah. My quirk turns lipids into various atoms to create things. So the more I eat the more I can make." Momo replied.

"It's like poop then, huh?" Sero commented.

Momo looked at him, aghast, and dropped her spoon, sulking in a corner.

"Apologize!" Jiro shouted, slapping Sero.

"I'm sorry!" Sero cried.

On the side, Mandalay called out to Kota.

"Kota, it's time for dinner!"

"Kota!"

Kota on the other hand, ignored her and walked off into the forest.

"This troublesome kid. Humph!" Pixie said.

"Don't worry." I said, "If Kota won't come to the food, then I'll take the food to Kota!"

"Would you? Thanks!" Mandalay said, smiling as I emptied my plate, shoving the rest of the curry into my mouth, before piling some in a pair of big bowls, and running off after him.

As I reached the cliff face from yesterday, Kota spotted me.

"You hungry, cuz I brought some chow." I said, walking over.

"You ...how'd you find this place?" He shouted.

"What, is this supposed to be a secret base? How cute!" I teased.

"Yes. Now get out of my hideout!" He cried.

"Sure, but before that you should eat. It's good for you. Don't you wanna grow up strong and healthy and get all the chicks?" I said.

"No! I'm fine. I don't need to eat!" He said.

"Yes you do." I replied.

"No, I don't!"

"Yes you do."

"No, I don't!"

"Yes, you do." I said calmly.

"No, I don't!"

"No, you don't!" I added.

"Yes, I do!" Kota cried back.

"Great! Here you go." I said, handing him the bowl, as realization dawned on him.

"Y-you.. you tricked me!" Kota whined, stomping his feet on the ground in annoyance.

"This is why I don't like heroes! You're all liars!"

"Hey! Same here, little buddy. I don't like heroes neither!" I said, giving him a fist bump.

"Wait what?!" Kota said, stunned into inaction, like a jizou statue.

"B-but you're training to be a hero?!" He said.

"Yeah, so that I can end hero society once and for all. I want to make sure the world is so safe, that no one has to be a hero in the future!" I explained.

"That...you're weird!" Kota shouted, snatching the bowls from my hands and taking them to the cave to eat, as I ruffled his hair affectionately.

As he ate, I looked at the stars, looming in the sky, shimmering beautifully.

If I was in Nova form right now, I could have plucked them out of the sky and probably destroyed the planet by running out of energy.

I chuckled at the sort of apocalypse my morbid curiosities could lead the world to.

Looking back at Kota, I remembered his parents.

Poor sod, probably has it worse than Deku in some ways.

Not that having that spineless mother did Deku much good, but still.

"Your parents, they were the Water Hose, weren't they?" I asked.

"Did Mandalay tell you?!" He asked, annoyed.

"No. I figured it out." I replied, "It was an unfortunate accident."

"Shut up. Don't talk as if you know what it's like!" He said.

"Everyone's crazy....calling each other stupid names, like heroes and villains, killing each other...talking about quirks and stuff.

It's all because they were showing off like that it ended up like that....Stupid!"

"Yup. That's why I'm going to make sure that no one has to go through what happened to you. I'll end the age of heroes, and of villains, once and for all. Just you wait, Kota, wait and watch me." I said, patting his back, as he sniffled in anger.

"Yep! You better!" He said, choking back sobs.

Then in the middle of the night, I got the frantic call.

"Darling. There's a problem. We can't find Eri!" Himiko cried.

"Fuck!"