Chapter 20: U.S.J.

Rescue training is a more important duty for Pro Heroes compared to punishing criminals. This is because when a natural disaster occurs, it means that Pro Heroes have to rescue a large number of ordinary people, and both their Quirk and ability to act as well as their overall perspective are very important.

Upon hearing about this training, including Renault, everyone became serious. Looking at their reactions, Aizawa Shota nodded and said, "The training site is a bit far from here, so we need to take a bus to get there. Before that, let's change into our respective hero costumes."

After saying that, Aizawa Shota pressed a button and, as before, the costumes for each of them were sent out from the classroom wall. After changing into their costume, everyone came to the side of the teaching building where a bus had already been parked, ready to take them to the training site.

Looking around, Renault noticed that some people's costumes were not complete. Bakugo Katsuki's grenade-shaped equipment was completely missing from his left upper back, and there was only one on his right hand. It seemed that it had been broken during the previous battle trial. As for Midoriya Izuku, he was even worse off, wearing sportswear, with only his boots, gloves, and mask from his original costume. It seems that it has not yet been fully repaired.

However, for Midoriya Izuku, his costume has not yet been well-fitted for him, so it is not a big problem if he doesn't wear it.

Soon, everyone arrived, and as the newly appointed class president, Iida Tenya fulfilled his duties well and said to everyone, "Time is up, everyone please get on the bus and sit in your assigned seats according to your numbers!"

However, after getting on the bus, they found that the seats were not arranged in an orderly manner. The middle section had two rows facing each other, while the front and back sections were arranged with two seats per row.

So Iida Tenya's arrangement was in vain, and everyone sat down randomly.

Renault sat alone in the back row, with Yaoyorozu Momo and Uraraka Ochako in front of him, and Todoroki Shoto alone to his right front. The bus started, and because there were no strict rules, everyone chatted casually.

Renault did not join the group in front, making fun of Bakugo Katsuki's temper, but leaned against the window, looking at the scenery passing by outside, silently pondering.

After a few minutes, Midoriya Izuku turned to Renault and asked curiously, "Renault, you haven't spoken since you got on the bus. Is something on your mind?"

"Hmm?"

Renault came back to reality and looked at Yaoyorozu Momo and Midoriya Izuku, who had turned their heads. He shook his head and said, "No, I'm just thinking about what the training will be like later."

"Oh, training!" Uraraka Ochaco got excited when she heard that.

"I've seen it on TV before, the Pro Heroes who rescue people during earthquakes! I get so excited just thinking about becoming that kind of hero in the future!"

Looking at the cheerful girl with the bob cut, Renault's mood improved and he smiled.

"Your quirk is Zero Gravity, and in this kind of rescue, it can play a huge role if you master it proficiently. Plus, you're a girl, which is naturally very appealing. You'll definitely be a great hero in the future. On the other hand..."

As he spoke, Renault saw Bakugo Katsuki arguing with someone else, and he chuckled. "A certain classmate with a bad temper might not score well in this area."

"Hmm?"

Although he was arguing with someone else, Bakugo Katsuki heard Renault's words in an instant and knew that he was talking about himself.

The next moment, Bakugo Katsuki turned his head and glared at Renault, saying fiercely, "You bastard, do you know what you're talking about?"

"Of course. Your bad temper is something that everyone in the class recognizes, right?" Renault wasn't intimidated by Bakugo Katsuki's fierce appearance at all and continued to smile. He had seen plenty of people who were even more intimidating than Bakugo Katsuki before, and he was still relatively inexperienced.

"You bastard... do you want me to beat you up?" Bakugo Katsuki was angry and threatening.

After hearing this, Kaminari Denki, who had been making fun of Bakugo Katsuki, immediately teased him, "Bakugo, aren't you just making trouble for yourself? I think you should focus on correcting your attitude. A bad temper won't make girls like you. Be careful not to end up alone!"

"What did you say?!" Bakugo Katsuki shouted.

"Hahaha~~~"

Looking at this happy scene, Midoriya Izuku, who was sitting upright in his seat, held his head and couldn't believe it.

'Impressive! As expected of U.A.'

Bakugo Katsuki, who used to fear nothing and no one, is now getting mocked from beginning to end, and there's not a single person who's afraid of him!

Indeed, that's the case. The only one in the entire class who would be afraid of Bakugo Katsuki is probably just Midoriya Izuku.

After more than ten minutes, the bus stopped in front of a massive semi-circular building. Looking at the huge building in front of them, everyone was shocked and speechless. Such a place is just a training ground?

At the same time, everyone also saw the third person among the three supervising teachers that Aizawa Shota had mentioned, the Pro Hero, Space Hero Thirteen, a hero who had the entire body covered in equipment similar to a thick spacesuit.

Renault knew about this hero. She is a hero who is always active in rescue scenes and has a quirk that is like a black hole that can suck anything in and crush it. Because of its high danger, she always wears her own equipment. It has great destructive power and can also be used for rescue operations in any disaster scene.

Under Thirteen's leadership, everyone entered the interior of the building, and then they discovered that it was really huge inside, and the different areas in the distance also had different styles. There are areas filled entirely with rocks, areas with huge lakes full of water, and areas covered with various large pieces of debris, probably simulating various environmental training scenarios.

"Amazing! Is this the U.S.J.?"

Thirteen stood in front of everyone and introduced loudly, "Water disasters, fire disasters, earthquakes, etc. All these imagined disaster environments are simulated in this disaster training field that I created, called the Unforeseen Simulation Joint, or U.S.J. for short!"

'It really is U.S.J...'

"However, I didn't see All Might."

Renault's sudden remark also made Aizawa Shota walk over to Thirteen.

"Indeed, where is All Might?"

"Senpai, about this..."

Then everyone saw Thirteen walking up to Aizawa Shota and whispering something to him. Aizawa Shota then showed a helpless expression and said to everyone, "All Might have something to attend to and will come later. Let's start without him."

Immediately, Thirteen began to explain the rescue training. While listening, Yaoyorozu Momo noticed that Renault's expression was a bit strange.

"What's wrong?"

"Something's not right."

"Hmm? What's not right?"

"Zap..."

Suddenly, the overhead lights in the room shorted out and went out.