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Chapter 43 - Report 35- The Bird That Fell

Later on in the day at U.A.

"I thought we were just gonna have normal classes." Albert said.

"Hahaha!" All Might chuckled. "No, this is basic hero training! With all of your internship having ended it's the best chance to see how all of you improved with this activity!"

"Activity?" said Momo. "What is it?"

"Another rescue training like last time?" said Jiro.

"Yyyyes!!" He pointed to her. "Good job Young Jiro!"

"Sensei!" Ida rose his hand. "Shouldn't we be conducting it at USJ?"

"Oh no, that place is for natural disasters, really specific, this one is different, it's more of a race."

"Race?" said Sero.

"Yup! This is Field Gamma! A dense field of factories that is woven into an intricate web of alleys! Now we will split into teams of…"

By this point Albert zoned out.

'Hmm… what should I have for dinner?'

"Young Albert!" All Might said right in front of him.

"… Yes that's my name." He nodded.

"Were you paying attention?"

"No. You said split into teams so who's team am I in?"

"… First group! Young Albert, Sero, Bakugo, Midoriya, and Ashido!"

Tsuyu explained it to him soon after.

 

On one side of Field Gamma.

"Hmm… a race to the center huh?" Albert said stretching.

"An easy win for you Albert." Mélusine said. "Probably only two people are of concern, the one like tape and the explosive one."

"Who knows maybe they'll make me work for it."

A few seconds later the race began.

Bang!!!

Albert took a step and kicked off the ground.

Crack!!

By the second step he broke a metal railing.

Kirk!!

And now he was soaring through the air.

Whoosh~!!

Whoosh~!!

Whoosh~!!

"Fuu~!!"

Albert scanned the area and knew his path.

'Got it. Now how are—Oh?'

In his eye he saw Bakugo flying towards the center at a quick pace, Sero slinging through the map without much issue, in fact he is probably just a bit ahead of himself. Ashido was still a bit behind while Midoriya surprised him greatly.

Whoosh!!

Midoriya, wreathed in energy, similar to a Mana Burst but considerably weaker like those small firecrackers you throw to the ground to pop. Albert could see the smile on his face as he maneuvers through the area of pipes so easily. Yet there was something that caught his eye.

'Those movements are not his own?' Albert thought on it for few seconds to figure it out. 'Bakugo huh? Hm. Not bad but his movements are not suited for ground traversal.'

"Heh~" Albert grinned looking forward. "Mel, it seems Midoriya is number one on the list to beat me."

"He just slipped and fell." Mélusine pointed out.

He looked at Midoriya again and he was indeed falling. He made a stiff expression as he sees Midoriya fall out of view.

"A bird needs to fall before they can fly." He said making a little smile.

"Pfft! Nice recovery for such bad timing."

The match ended as one would expect.

Albert in first, Bakugo at second, Sero in third, Ashido in fourth and Midoriya in fifth.

"GRRRR!!! Dammit!! I'll win next time!!" Bakugo shouted at Albert. "And you!!" He turned to Midoriya.

"!!" Midoriya shuddered a bit.

"How dare you copy my moves and still come in last!!! LAST!!"

"All right, all right!" All Might said. "You all did wonderfully! You all figured new ways to use your quirks! Keep up the good work and someday you will beat Young Albert!"

"Midoriya." Albert said coming up to him. "I was very impressed by how you improved. Granted I never saw you in action, but you know, heard you broke your bones so hey! That's a pretty big improvement!" He gave him a smile to show his respect for his improvement.

"Yeah!" said Ashido.

"Yup! It shocked me how you were moving!" Sero said.

"Don't copy my moves!" Bakugo shouted. "And if you do don't make a shitty copy!"

"Come along now." All Might said waving them away. "The others need their turn as well."

As they all walk away Albert caught a glimpse of All Might giving Midoriya a thumbs up.

'Hm~'

Albert focused on either Midoriya or All Might's voices.

"Come see me after class." All Might said in a shallow whisper.

"Huh?" Midoriya said confused.

"The time has come for an important discussion, about me and about One For All."

'Well isn't this enlightening. Hard to believe since all I heard from Midoriya was that he breaks his bones, now seeing him today… yeah. He will certainly grow to be a great hero.'

 

A while later in the locker room after the activity was over.

"Hm!" Albert changes his clothes.

"Every time I see your magnifique body I am always amazed!" said Aoyama, a very flashy, very shinny with blonde hair who has a shoujo look to him.

"Yeah how did you get those muscles!" said Kirishima.

"Quirk mostly." Albert said bluntly. "But of course if you want to make your muscles more defined I can give you a list of things to work on?"

"Ooh!" said Sato. "We should go to the gym one day!"

"I'm down for that, anyone else wanna go?"

"I'm in!" said Kirishima.

"Can I go as well?" asked Ojiro.

"Sure, everyone here is invited." Albert said nodding his head.

"E-even m-me?" said Koki Koda, a gentle boy with an equally kind heart, his head takes the shape of a rock with sharp features.

"Of course, but if you don't want to that is perfectly fine, it's always open if you want to."

His face lit up.

"T-thank you!"

Albert quite liked Koda. His softness so to speak tugged a few heartstrings Albert didn't think he had that made him want to help him.

"Oy!" The purple one (Mineta) shouted to quiet everyone. "Screw the boys work out look what I found!" He waves at them to come over. "I have found a hole! Like in Shawshank! Or like in Hole but in a wall!"

"Purple one." Albert walked over. "This is the reason why I refuse to remember your name."

"Come on! It was made by our predecessors to look into the girl's locker room!!"

"I agree with him." Bakugo said. "Your name isn't worth remembering, Purple." His squint punctures deep into him.

"C-come on! It's harmless!"

"Mineta!" Ida said. "Peeking is a major offense!"

"No it's not! And if it is it'll be worth it!!" He ripped the paper that partially covered the whole and fully revealed the legacy of those before them. "COME ON!! I BET YOU WANNA SEE ASUI'S SURPRISINGLY DECENT B—Whoosh!!!"

Albert threw a kick and stopped an inch before Mineta's head. The force of his kick blasted through the locker and even through the hole sending a breeze through.

"Finish that sentence and you will never want to be alone."

Albert's gaze felt more harsher then even Bakugo's, Mineta likened it to Aizawa's gaze.

"W-w-what d-d-do you mean?" Mineta said, afraid after having his life flash before his eyes.

"Exactly. What do I mean." He pulls his leg back down. "You wanna find out?"

"N-no!"

"Good, also you have a phone, with internet, you can just look up porn. You do know that right?"

"… Y-yeah but h-high school experience?"

"I am sure you can have a high school experience without a sexual harassment charge on your record."

"… Okay." He walks away and gets ready for class.

"Now." Albert walks over and sticks his finger in. "Hmm… Jiro can you hear me?" He pulls his finger out.

"!?"

Everyone in the boys room freeze.

Jiro's earphone jack slowly comes out the hole and nods.

"Good, tell Momo to make a three millimeter in width cement plug that is about three inches in length."

After that day many of the girls respected the boys a little more, except Mineta, they kinda just treated them just slightly better.

"Hm♪ Hm♪" Tsuyu was beaming as she walked home.

"Your rather chipper." Albert said walking her to her station.

"Today was a good day! Ribbit!"

Tsuyu in particular found Albert a little more respectable than the others.

"Hm." Albert didn't dig any further.

'Mélusine should be following Midoriya and getting information on All For One. The more I learn of him from the tales given to me by higher up and Handler the better my job will be to put a bullet in him.'

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