[MHCISQD] Chapter 262: Mercy Again

"What? two acquaintances?"

Inside the waiting room, Renault raised an eyebrow as he listened to the conversation between Misuzu and himself on his phone.

Mikoto have any acquaintances? How come he didn't know about it?

While he pondered this, Renault didn't want to worry his mother-in-law, so he reassured her, saying, "Aunt, don't worry. Since Mikoto said they are acquaintances, there's nothing to be concerned about. I have plenty of time, so I'll wait for her at the school gate. You can explore the school for now. There are plenty of fun things happening today. You've been busy with work, so take this opportunity to relax."

"Since you say so, Renault-kun, I'll leave it to you then."

After hanging up the phone, Renault furrowed his brow and began to contemplate.

Mikoto was about to enter U.A., but when she encounter those so-called two acquaintances, how could she just run away in a hurry and leave her mother like that?

Could it be that she noticed something?

Impressed by the coincidence, Renault remembered a month ago when he and Misaka Mikoto ran into two people while they were out together.

"No way, have they gone senile?"

"Renault, what's wrong?" Yaoyorozu approached Renault, having noticed him muttering to himself, and couldn't help but ask.

Shaking his head, Renault stood up, took off his performance outfit's coat, leaving only a shirt on, and then grabbed his school uniform coat from the side and put it on. "I'm going out for a bit. I'll be back in about 15 minutes."

"Huh? But the time..." Yaoyorozu couldn't understand why he would leave at this moment. It was already 9:15, and the auditorium was already filled with people.

"It's alright, I won't miss the performance. After all, we've all worked hard for a month. I just have something I need to confirm; otherwise, I won't feel at ease."

He patted Yaoyorozu's head as he walked past her, ignoring the curious gazes of the other Class A students. After uttering those words, Renault left the backstage area and ran towards the school gate.

When Misuzu called him, it was 9:10, and now it was already 16 minutes past. If it really was the Gentle Criminal, then the battle must have already begun. He just didn't know if it would attract the school teachers responsible for patrol duty today.

"I hope not, otherwise, if the teachers find out, it will be troublesome."

While thinking about this, Renault arrived at a secluded corner and activated his black hole, instantly appearing outside the school grounds.

As he found his direction and ran towards it, Renault indeed noticed that the energy concentration in this area was high, and it belonged to the thunder-lightning attribute.

Just as he was about to approach, Renault spotted someone besides Mikoto in the distance, and it was Mei.

"So, that girl did say she would come to the festival today. Could it be that she noticed Mikoto was in a battle on her way here, so she came over? It's possible, considering their strength attributes are similar."

Just like how 'Stand Users' are drawn to each other.

Furthermore, Renault, who was hiding in the shadows, noticed that neither Mikoto nor Mei, who wielded a sword emitting electric sparks, had been injured.

As he contemplated this, Renault silently retreated, creating some distance before taking out his phone and dialing Mikoto's number.

At this moment, although Gentle and La Brava were defeated, Mikoto looked relieved when she received Renault's call.

"Senpai..."

"Alright, I already know about the situation on your end."

"Huh? You know?" Mikoto looked around, holding her phone, but couldn't find his figure.

Mei, who was beside her, also looked at this girl she had just met with curiosity. Their abilities were quite similar, and although she wore a hat and a mask, Mei could tell from her every word and action that she was an easygoing girl.

However, Senpai? Did she know someone from U.A.?

Hiding in the shadows, Renault watched Mikoto's actions and smiled as he said, "Stop looking around so much. If you were alone, I would come out, but for now, you go ahead and take your newfound friends to school. The festival has already started, and also, don't let your mom worry. I'll take care of these two."

"Um... Senpai, can you spare them?"

"Hmm?"

Renault paused, surprised that Mikoto would plead for these two individuals.

Battered and defeated by the thunderous attacks of the two girls, even Gentle, who had the buff from La Brava's affection, couldn't overcome his opponents. He had already accepted his fate and was only thinking about how to shoulder the responsibility himself so that La Brava wouldn't be punished.

But who would have thought that the other party would want to spare them?

Mikoto said somewhat embarrassedly, "Well, even though these two were causing trouble, didn't I stop them already? Their crime isn't serious either and it's not yet happening, right? I can tell that their feelings for each other are genuine. They can't be separated, and they're willing to sacrifice their lives for each other. So..."

"Hahh, you..." Renault sighed and said, "Just leave quickly. I'll handle things here. I won't hand them over to the police."

"Hehehe, then I'll go first. I'll come to find you later."

After saying that, Mikoto put down her phone and said to Mei beside her, "Are you here for the festival too? Let's hurry, or we'll miss the interesting performances!"

Then she grabbed Mei's hand and sprinted towards the school gate.

"Ahh! Slow down a bit!!"

Confirming that the two people had run far away, Renault finally appeared in front of Gentle, of course, wearing a black cloak to conceal his appearance.

"You two really have gone senile and forgotten my warning, huh?"

"..." Looking at the person in front of them, Gentle fell silent, just quietly embracing La Brava, looking completely defeated.

Seeing that the other party didn't want to say much, Renault naturally didn't bother explaining anything either. He reached out and opened a warp gate, slowly enveloping the two people inside.

"Since I promised not to hand you over to the police, I will naturally abide by our agreement. I hope you won't come to U.A. and cause trouble again. Three strikes and you're out. This is my final act of mercy."

Gentle listened and moved his lips slightly, but nothing came out.

Meanwhile, his gorgeous partner, La Brava, turned her head and looked at Renault, speaking softly, "Thank you..."

After seeing off the two people, and sensing the footsteps coming from the forest, Renault didn't linger any longer and left directly.

Within a few seconds, three identical figures appeared in that place. It was U.A.'s teacher, Ectoplasm. In addition to the original, there were two clones of him.

"Has there been a battle here?"

He looked at the scorched marks on the surrounding trees and, after some thought, decided to practice patrolling other areas of the school.

"Oh! Ecto-sensei, please wait."

"Hmm?"

Turning his head, Ectoplasm froze, saying, "All Might?"