[MHCISQD] Chapter 200: Preparation

"Huh? Senpai, do you have another mission to attend?" It was evening, and Mikoto, sitting at the dinner table, stopped eating and looked at Renault across from her in astonishment.

When school was over, she was surprised to receive a text message from him, who had returned half a day ago. She immediately quickened her pace and hurried back, abandoning her original plan to visit the manga store.

"Yeah, there's quite a large-scale operation underway. I attended a meeting this morning, but it's hard to say if we'll be directly involved in the action here. We haven't yet determined the exact location of the person in need of rescue. Dealing with a cunning villain organization is not an easy task, so we need to be cautious and careful."

In his response, he concealed quite a bit of information, such as the name of the organization to be dealt with, as well as the detailed situation of the person they were supposed to save. This made her mistakenly believe that they were only rescuing a kidnapped individual.

Yuriko sat quietly on the side, eating her meal without offering any rebuttal to his words.

Although she occasionally caused some trouble with Mikoto, she knew that given Mikoto's temperament, it wasn't suitable for her to know these things so early.

After the excitement subsided, Mikoto became regretful. "You're amazing. I wonder when I'll be able to participate in work studies!"

"Under normal circumstances, according to U.A.'s current curriculum adjustment, you should have the opportunity in the second half of the first grade. So, for now, focus on preparing for the recommendation entrance exam."

"I know! I'll definitely pass with the highest score!" Mikoto clenched her small fist, shook her gradually lengthening hair, and had a confident expression on her face.

As for Yuriko... there was still no sign of her intending to go to school, and he now understood that a place like a school, even U.A., wasn't quite suitable for her.

After dinner, Mikoto didn't bother going back home. She immediately called her mother, who was on her way back from work, informed her of the situation, and then headed straight to his room. Five minutes later, holding a set of clean clothes, she hurriedly went downstairs and entered the bathroom.

Renault watched this scene, blinking in confusion, and then turned to Yuriko, who was sitting beside him. "How much stuff did that girl put in my room?"

Yuriko took her gaze away from the physics book in her hands, glanced at him, and said, "Didn't you give her the key yourself?"

As she spoke, she took off her wire-rimmed glasses resting on the bridge of her nose and placed them in the glasses case. Then she held the book and walked upstairs while saying, "I don't have the habit of leaving my vector reflection function on while I sleep. Keep it quieter at night."

"...You make it sound like the soundproofing at home is terrible." Renault twitched his mouth and picked up the TV remote control, searching for the program he wanted to watch.

Couple 'activities' and such, they had already experienced it once, naturally leading to the second, third, and countless more times. However, even though Mikoto had shed her original tsundere and shyness, it was still challenging for her to take the initiative. So, his imagination of her 'taking the lead and acting on her own' was still far-fetched.

The next morning, bright and early, he pulled Mikoto out of bed, who wanted to continue sleeping, and pinched her cheeks, saying, "Wake up, we still have to go to school today!"

"Ugh... It's all because of you, Senpai," Mikoto freed herself from his hands and snuggled back into the covers, saying, "Give me five more minutes, you go prepare breakfast."

"...Five minutes, that's what you said. If you don't get up after five minutes, I'll drag you to do some morning exercises."

"Urgh, fine, I'm getting up!" Mikoto finally opened her eyes and shouted at him, still wrapped up in the blankets.

Rolling his eyes, he put on his robe and left the room directly.

"Seriously, don't you know I haven't slept enough?" After his disturbance, Mikoto didn't have the mood to laze around anymore. She could only get up and get dressed.

When she came downstairs after washing up, Yuriko had not yet woken up. Mikoto was already used to this and didn't bother calling her. Renault did the same.

After breakfast, he took Mikoto on his motorcycle and dropped her off at school before returning to U.A. himself.

For the next few days, there were no missions for work study, so he and the others in the class focused on studying and a series of training exercises.

However, only Renault, Midoriya, Kirishima, Uraraka, and Tsuyu seemed to be holding their breath, training with exceptional dedication.

The training ground, rock-climbing facility.

Jiro watched the few people climbing desperately and was amazed, her mouth agape. She said, "Although they have more work studies opportunities and outstanding performances, they are pushing themselves too hard, aren't they?"

Bakugo, who was standing below, also noticed and angrily pointed at Kirishima, who was climbing, saying, "You guys must be hiding something, speak up!"

Of course, no one would answer.

Renault, who had finished the climbing training ahead of the group, slowly removed the entire set of weights from his body, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and looked at Bakugo, who was still shouting over there, shaking his head.

Regarding the details of that mission, they were ordered not to tell anyone.

However, while he wouldn't tell the students in his class, he didn't intend to be a goody-two-shoes either. As soon as he got home, he told Yuriko. But it was also to understand the situation, and she wasn't the kind of person to blabber.

Moreover, he planned to take some precautions. Naturally, he couldn't reveal everything.

Raising his head and looking at the few people still enduring the arduous training, Renault couldn't help but sigh.

Aizawa had also mentioned before that besides him, only Midoriya could be considered somewhat useful. The contribution of the others wasn't significant. But they were still steadfast and determined to help, regardless of their limited capabilities.

And this unwavering attitude was the reason why Aizawa eventually softened and allowed them to 'do as they pleased'.

After turning around and leaving the gymnasium, Renault returned two minutes later with a few bottles of sports drinks and reached the top of the climbing spot.

"Take a short rest."

Distributing the sports drinks to the group, Renault said, "I understand how you all feel right now, but holding onto resentment won't solve this kind of thing. What you need to do is to adjust your mindset so that you can be ready to act at any time, understand?"

"But..." Kirishima pounded the ground with his fist, creating a small dent, and said indignantly, "Aizawa-sensei was right. Our abilities hardly make any difference. I just want to save people. How could I remain indifferent after knowing something like that?"

Midoriya, Uraraka, and Tsuyu felt the same way.

"...Hahh..." Renault sighed as he looked at them, and said, "Since that's the case, let's try to increase your practical experience as much as possible within the remaining hour or so in the morning. We'll change the venue."

Then, during lunchtime, Midoriya and Kirishima showed up in the cafeteria, both sporting panda eyes.