[MHCISQD] Chapter 117: Huh? Pool Training?

At 8 AM, Renault's biological clock on his day off woke him up on time.

"Huh? The blanket? Looks like that kid Mikoto did it," he chuckled as he looked at the blanket on his body and the light novel placed by the pillow.

Having a good mood early in the morning was essential. However, after leaving the room, he found that Mikoto was not around, neither in the guest room nor downstairs. There was only breakfast and a message left on the dining table.

[Senpai, my mother's plane arrives in the morning, and I need to pick her up at the airport. Thank you for taking care of me these past few days. I'll come to see you when I have time. -Misaka Mikoto]

No wonder she woke up so early. After putting down the note, he sat down and enjoyed the breakfast she had prepared.

In fact, although Misuzu's return was a factor, the main reason why Mikoto left early was because of her own actions last night. She didn't know how to face him and even had trouble sleeping all night.

Renault was not aware of any of this, nor did he know that Mikoto had given him her first kiss last night.

After breakfast, he went to the underground training ground, where Evolto had been waiting for him for a long time.

"I thought you would stay in your comfort zone for a few more days before remembering to train. You're starting early," Evolto teased.

Rolling his eyes, Renault said, "Stop with the small talk and let's start training."

"Alright, alright. No need to be in a hurry. It's still early. Do you want a cup of coffee?" As he spoke, Evolto picked up a freshly brewed cup of coffee and handed it to Renault.

"Sorry, I can't drink your coffee," Renault replied.

"Eh, what a tasteless kid. Oh well," Evolto shook his head in disappointment, put the cup down, and said, "Let's get started then. There are only a few days left until you go to the school's forest training camp. We won't train at the normal intensity. We'll have two sessions in the morning, three in the afternoon, and one in the evening."

"No problem."

When Renault trained with Sento, they had one session in the morning, afternoon, and evening. During school days, they only had one or two sessions in the evening.

However, with Evolto, who had a different personality than Sento, Renault's intensity increased significantly. But this was also in line with his needs, as he couldn't be killed in the training ground, and gaining more battle experience was always beneficial.

And so, Renault began his training life at the training grounds until the evening when Mikoto called him and pulled him out of the training grounds to go to her home.

It turned out that Misuzu had returned and wanted to thank him for helping take care of Mikoto for the past two days by inviting him to dinner.

He didn't refuse as he was already familiar with the family. However, during dinner, he noticed that Mikoto was even shyer than before and didn't talk much.

The next day at 9 AM, Mikoto came to his house. This was agreed upon the previous night for holiday training since there was only half a year left until the next exam for U.A.'s new students.

Although Mikoto believed that she could easily pass the exam with her current abilities, she still wanted to be the top student, just like Renault was when he first entered.

Wearing a sports outfit and in training mode, she suppressed her shyness and said seriously to him, "Senpai, let's begin!"

"Well then, let's start with your iron sand sword. However, using this move alone is too monotonous. I hope that you can stimulate your physical abilities with your Quirk while using it. Using only a single ability will always be targeted and easy to counter unless you are confident that your ability is strong enough to destroy anything," Renault said.

"I understand," Mikoto said without objection to his instruction. She immediately opened her hands and manipulated all the iron sand beneath the training ground.

After a few seconds, a storm of iron sand surrounded her, and her body occasionally flickered with electricity.

"Senpai, here I come!" Mikoto said as she ran towards him, her left hand holding a long sword made of iron sand.

"You're doing quite well. Your talent is really amazing," Renault said, satisfied with her progress. However, he was also quick to react, using his Quirk to take hold of the iron sand sword and crush it back to its original state.

Upon seeing this, she did not back down. Instead, she kicked back in the air with a swift turn, her foot wrapped in iron sand, aimed at him.

As a clever girl, she was well aware of the versatility of these iron sands, which could be used not only as a sword but also as a means of defense and attack.

Renault had not gone into detail about the iron sand, but he was surprised that Mikoto had developed her own usage of it. He took a half step back with his right foot to dodge her attack and then grabbed her ankle with one hand to disperse the iron sand wrapped around it.

"Alright, the use of iron sand is qualified," Renault said. "But its application on a larger scale cannot be tested here. Let's move on to the next task."

"Um... Senpai, can you let go first?" Mikoto landed on one foot, the other raised high in the air. The warmth of his hand on her ankle made her blush.

These were not areas that anyone could touch.

"Ah, sorry," Renault quickly let go of her.

Seeing her standing with her head down, he felt a bit embarrassed. He could tell that she wasn't angry, just shy. But what could he say in this situation?

At that moment, his phone, which was placed on a corner table, rang. He hurried over to pick it up and saw that it was a message from Midoriya. He had applied to use the school pool and wanted to have self-guided training in the afternoon.

Thinking about the weather today, Renault thought it would be a good idea. However, looking at Mikoto, he hesitated.

Should he take her with him?

Immediately, he called his homeroom teacher Aizawa to explain his situation.

Aizawa also knew that Renault had a junior with a great Quirk and talent who aspired to attend U.A.

Although U.A. did not usually receive outsiders, with Aizawa as his homeroom teacher and Renault as an excellent student as guarantor, there would be no problem in allowing the future Hero Department student to visit the school in advance.

After getting the approval, Renault looked at Mikoto, who was curious, and said, "Let's go to U.A. and let you experience the school life in advance. Today, we have self-guided training in the swimming pool."