Chapter 339: Bakugo Knows How to Play Drums?

Early the next morning, all those involved in the villain attack underwent a comprehensive physical examination at the hospital with help from the I-Island staff.

Well, of course it was free—one of I-Island's gestures of appreciation in return.

"Kaminari, you're in bad shape.…" Kyoka winced as she looked at Kaminari's bruised upper body.

"It's not that bad. Nothing compared to that guy Tetsutetsu." Kaminari stood up from the hospital bed while putting on his shirt.

"By the way, don't tell my parents, or they'll just worry again."

Kyoka hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded obediently. After all, the doctor had said Kaminari's injuries were just surface wounds and nothing serious.

The two walked out of the ward and soon saw the others—Bakugo, Todoroki, Momo—they were all there. But there were also some unexpected faces.

"Tokoyami? Ojiro? Why are you guys here?" Kaminari looked at the classmates who suddenly appeared in surprise.

And not just them—Ashido and Toru Hagakure were also there, and they promptly pulled Kyoka away from him without hesitation.

"Unlike you, who got an invitation and entered the island a day early, we just arrived today according to the regular procedures," Tokoyami said softly.

"Yeah, we got in touch with Class Rep Iida right after arriving, and that's when we found out you guys got caught up in something huge!" Ojiro looked at Kaminari with amazement.

"So it's true. Everyone knows what happened last night, huh?" Kaminari shrugged helplessly and smiled.

"Exactly. The whole world knows about the villain attack now and they know what we did too," Momo said as she walked over with a smile.

Kaminari asked, "How's the public reaction?"

"It's okay. Aside from a few media outlets criticizing us for fighting villains without authorization, most praised us for being brave and decisive," Shoto said, leaning against the hospital wall.

"Especially I-Island. Melissa told me they're planning a thank-you banquet for us!" Mineta looked excited.

He figured there would definitely be lots of pretty girls at the banquet, and as a member of the Heroes involved, he'd surely be in the spotlight!

"A banquet, huh…" Kaminari muttered. He had a feeling that, besides thanking them, the banquet was also meant to ease the negative impact of the villain attack.

"By the way, where are Melissa and Midoriya?"

"Oh, they're probably still in the ICU. After all, Dr. David took a pretty bad hit, and he's just a regular person. And All Might…" Kirishima sighed.

"I get it," Kaminari nodded. Based on what he said, there shouldn't be any life-threatening danger. Then he asked, "What about my parents?"

Kyoka, who was being hugged by Ashido, immediately responded, "Your mom was really scared yesterday. She wanted to stay and take care of you, but your dad took her back to the hotel to rest."

"That's good," Kaminari nodded. He would've felt really guilty if his mom had stayed with him all night.

"Son!"

At that moment, his parents appeared at the other end of the hospital hallway. The moment his mom saw him, she rushed over.

"Mom, I'm fine, really!" Kaminari said with a wry smile as his mom hugged him.

"But the doctor said you suffered a lot of injuries!"

"They're all just surface wounds…" Kaminari quickly turned to his dad and asked, "Dad, did you want to say something?"

His dad raised an eyebrow, clearly understanding his son was trying to change the subject, and cooperatively nodded. "Yes. I-Island asked me to see if your 'Pikachu Band' can perform at tomorrow night's banquet!"

"A performance?!"

As soon as the words came out, they instantly caught the attention of all the Class A students—especially Kyoka and Momo, both members of the band.

"Yeah, and it'll be a pretty big event. Everyone on the island will be invited to gather at the entertainment area for an outdoor music banquet!"

His dad paused briefly, his face full of excitement, then added, "And not just that, it'll be broadcast live worldwide! The scale definitely won't be smaller than the U.A. Sports Festival!"

But what he didn't say was that, thanks to Kaminari, the previously proposed [Pokémon Program] had been fully accepted by I-Island.

Where before they had only cooperated with a few doctors, now they were working with the entire island!

"Kaminari, if that's true, then after this banquet, our 'Pikachu Band' will become a globally recognized band!" Momo said with a gentle smile.

Though her hands were tightly clenched, clearly showing her excitement, she still kept herself composed thanks to her upbringing.

Kaminari nodded—he understood this perfectly. After a moment's thought, he said, "In that case… besides the usual songs, let's use this opportunity to debut a new one."

"A new song?!" everyone shouted in unison.

They all knew that every song by the Pikachu Band was written by Kaminari himself, and each one was high quality. Basically, everyone had them on their phones.

"What's the name of the new song?!" Ashido asked excitedly.

"Isn't it too late to start practicing now?" Kyoka was more concerned about the performance itself.

"It's the second part of the Hero Trilogy, Kaminari's eyes suddenly turned serious. He wanted to dedicate this song to the entire world.

"Hero Trilogy…" Asui muttered, tilting her head slightly.

"Quite the title," Tokoyami commented lightly. He was fond of that kind of chuuni name—it made his fingers twitch subconsciously.

"As for the performance… whether it's this song or another, a good drummer is essential," Kaminari sighed. After all, the drummer is the soul of a band!

"Drummer?"

Everyone else was calm, but Bakugo raised an eyebrow when he heard that. Though he still turned away, feigning disinterest.

But at that moment, Kirishima, standing beside him, pointed and said with a grin, "I heard Bakugo say before that he learned how to play drums!"

"What?!"

Everyone—including Kaminari—looked at Bakugo in disbelief. They never expected him to have any connection to something as artsy as a musical instrument.

"Y-You bastard…" Bakugo's face flushed red. He grabbed Kirishima by the neck and shook him violently. "Who told you to blab like that?!"

"If Bakugo-kun really can play drums, maybe we should try it out now?" Momo asked happily. The drummer had always been a sore spot for their band.

"No way!"

Bakugo let go of Kirishima, turned around with a proud look, and walked away. "Why should I do something that boring?"

Kyoka and Momo exchanged helpless looks. It was true, Bakugo's personality was like that.

Then Kaminari said something that instantly froze Bakugo in his tracks.

"I think you just suck at it. That's why you're too scared to show off in front of everyone. After all, learning to play and playing well are two different things."

That said, Kaminari who already knew Bakugo pretty well was certain that with his personality, there's no way he wouldn't know what he was doing.

"What did you say… you walking lightning rod bastard?!" Bakugo slowly turned his head, eyes blazing with such ferocity that it made people question if he was even Hero material—or a villain in disguise.

But a mischievous smirk crept across Kaminari's face, and he made no effort to hide his doubt.

"I! Said! You! Don't! Dare!"

(To be continued.)

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