"So this is David Shield's laboratory, huh?"
"Exactly, Shirakawa. Feel free to explore, I'm going to buy something to eat!"
"Wait, don't-"
Whoosh!
Before Mato could finish the phrase, Oro had disappeared.
"That airheaded idiot... I still can't believe he's my sensei."
This is a straight road, right? I can't get lost...
Suddenly, a voice. "Hideki! There you are!"
"Izuku? What the hell are you doing here?" Mato turned to face Izuku.
"I'm here alongside All Might!" Izuku exclaimed.
"Oh, I see. And who's that hottie- I mean, who's that girl next to you?"
"I'm Melissa Shield, David's daughter!" Melissa exclaimed. "Are you Shirakawa? Oro-san mentioned you earlier!"
"Yes, I am Shirakawa," Mato said. "But you can call me by my first name, Melissa-chan."
"Nice to meet you, Hideki-kun!" Melissa exclaimed as she offered Mato her hand.
"Nice to meet you, too," Mato shook his hand with Melissa's.
"Come with us, we're going around I-Expo!" Izuku said.
"...Fine, I'm coming," Mato said. But just because I don't have anything better to do.
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"It's beautiful. Looking from outside, you'd never tell this is an artificial island," said Izuku.
"We have all the comforts of a big city," Melissa said. "The only thing we can't do is travel."
"Cool," Mato said. "Don't worry, y'all ain't missin' anything of the world outside."
"Wow!" Izuku exclaimed all of a sudden. "That's the Monster Hero: Godzillo!"
"A sponsor must've invited him," said Melissa. "To sign autographs, show the latest gadgets, more."
"I-Expo is fantastic!" Izuku exclaimed. "Don't you think so, Hideki?"
"...Yeah, of course I do," lied Mato. Right now, his only thought was going home.
"Today, there will be a party with all the guests, but you'll be there too, right?"
"It'd be rude not to come to a party where you were invited, right?" Mato said. "Count me in."
So that's why the letter said to bring elegant dresses... there's a goddammed party.
"Oh, Hideki-kun, Deku-kun! You absolutely must see that pavilion!" Melissa said, pointing at a pavilion.
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"Most of the latest gadgets of heroes, all gathered here!" Izuku exclaimed.
"You two, look at this!" Melissa pointed to something that looked like a ship. "This Beagle can fly, but it can also go underwater!"
"Wow!" Izuku exclaimed.
"This underwater suit can go 7,000 meters below sea level."
"Amazing!"
"These glasses have 36 different sensors."
"I see way too well!"
"...Cool," that's everything Mato kept repeating every time Melissa showed him something.
"To be honest, all of this has been realized on my dad's blueprints," Melissa said.
"That's really incredible!" Izuku exclaimed.
"Hey, do you have a restaurant or something like that in this I-Expo thing?" Mato asked. "I'm starving!"
"Everything here can help heroes all around the world," Melissa said.
"Hey, don't ignore me!" Mato shouted.
"Oh, sorry, Hideki-kun, did you say something?" Melissa said.
"I asked you if you have a place to eat here!"
"Of course you have, but why are you asking?"
"Because I'm starving."
"Anyway," Izuku said. "You go to the Academy here, right?"
"Yes, I'm in the third year," said Melissa.
"I-Island's Academy, where everyone who wants to be a scientist goes, right?"
"Yes, I still have a long way to go! I gotta study a lot more."
"If there's a word I hate, it's 'study,'" Mato said.
"You're so funny, Hideki-kun!" Melissa exclaimed.
"Yeah, everyone tells me this," Mato said. "Then they receive a 'Dark Smash' right into the face."
"Dark Smash? What is it?"
Before Mato could answer, someone else did in his place. "It's Shirakawa-kun's strongest attack."
Mato turned.
"Uraraka? What the Hell are you doing here?"
"Seems like you two are having fun here," Uraraka said.
Someone coughed to catch the attention. "Seems like you're having fun."
"Yaoyorozu-san?!" Izuku said.
"Midoriya. Shirakawa. I heard everything."
"Jiro-san, your Earphone Jack is scary!"
"Shirakawa, I thought you had a girlfriend," Jiro said. "Why are you and Midoriya with this girl?"
"She was just bringing me around this... how is this called?"
"I-Expo."
"Yeah, around the I-Expo."
"Yeah," said Melissa. "My father and Might-ojisama are..."
Izuku stopped her. "Please don't tell them I came here with All Might!"
"Why?"
"I have my reasons... please..."
"Oh, okay..." Melissa turned to the three girls. "Wanna go drink a tea at the restaurant?"
"Fine... just what I was missing..." Mato slapped his forehead and sighed. "God damn it."
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"Seems like they immediately got along..." Izuku sighed as he and Mato were sitting at a table in a restaurant at the I-Expo.
"Are the girls in your class really so annoying?" Mato asked.
"Sshh, they may hear you!"
"Who cares? They're women."
"Hey, don't be so disrespectful, Shirakawa!" Oro suddenly appeared.
"Oro-san? You too?" Izuku asked.
"Here's the drink I promised you!" Oro gave Mato a drink. "Don't worry, I already paid for it!"
"Uhm... thanks, I guess..." Satoru took the drink.
"Thanks for waiting." Izuku's drink was brought. When the green-haired boy looked up, he saw Denki Kaminari and Mineta.
"Kaminari-kun?"
"Mineta-kun? What are you two doing here?" Jiro asked.
"They needed some temporary personnel at the I-Expo, and here we are," Denki said.
"We can visit the expo during our breaks, and we even get paid," said Mineta. "With a bit of luck, we'll even get to date some cute girls from here!"
"Speaking of this," Denki took Izuku and Mato apart. "Hey, you two, where did you meet that blonde cutie?"
"Tell us, tell us!" Mineta said.
"Well, um..."
"What the hell are you doing? If you want to get paid, you gotta work hard!" Iida arrived running as usual.
"Iida, of course you're here too..." Mato said.
"My family is full of heroes, so we received an invite for the I-Expo," Iida said as he swung his arms robotically. "My family was busy, so I came here alone."
"Aren't you happy, Shirakawa?" Oro took Mato aside and wrapped his arm around his neck. "Not only are you able to have a beautiful experience on this island, but you're also meeting new friends! 1-A is full of prominent heroes, just like your class!"
"Y-yeah, totally happy..." Mato muttered. Hell no, I want to go home right now.
Suddenly, Boom.
"Oh no, he blew up something again..." Oro sighed. "I even told him not to!"
Oro started to run. "Young Bakugo! Young Kirishima! Don't mess up things, or they'll get mad at me!"
"Kacchan and Kirishima-kun are here too?" Izuku said.
Don't tell me Oro brought Bakugo and Kirishima with him... Mato thought. But when they arrived on the spot, Mato realized Oro had done exactly what he thought.
"Die!" Bakugo yelled as he exploded a robot.
"Incredible! He finished in 15 seconds! He's at the top of the ranking right now!" said the speaker.
"Hey, isn't Midoriya the one right there?" Kirishima. "And there's Shirakawa and Oro, too..."
Bakugo immediately jumped and gripped the railing. "WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE?!"
"Calm down, Young Bakugo!" Oro exclaimed. "Everyone's watching us-"
"YOU!" Bakugo pointed at Mato. "You came here because you won the Sports Festival, huh?!"
"Well, yeah," said Mato. "You came here with Oro, didn't you?"
"Yeah, he did," said Oro. "I wanted to bring only him, but Young Kirishima insisted so much on coming too that I eventually gave up."
Oro turned to Mato. "Young Shirakawa, why don't you try this thing too?"
"Yeah, try it!" Bakugo exclaimed. "If you place behind me, it'll prove I was worthy of winning the Sports Festival and that you just cheated!"
"...Yeah, sure it will."
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"Incredible! 14 seconds! Even faster than the last one!"
"Holy shit, Shirakawa!" Oro exclaimed. "You're faster than I thought!"
"You taught me to be faster, remember?" Mato said.
When Oro looked at Bakugo's face, it seemed like he was about to explode.
"You... you..."
"Waiters! Bring us one chamomile!" said Oro. "No, I think 50 are almost enough!"
Suddenly, the speaker spoke again. "Wow! 14 seconds! On top of the rank alongside the guy from earlier!"
"That's... Shoto-kun!" Mato said. "He... caught up on me..."
"He's in your class too?" Melissa asked Izuku.
"Yes," Izuku said. "The only one who's from another class is Hideki."
"Class B," Mato specified. Shoto-kun's here too... finally, someone I know and like...
"HEY, HALF BASTARD!" Bakugo immediately used his explosions to propel himself forward to Shoto. "You think you're cool, coming out of nowhere, huh?"
"Midoriya and the others are here too?" Shoto asked.
"Don't ignore me!"
"Oh God, that's embarrassing..." Mato sighed. "I... I miss my classmates!"
Part 2 - End