[MHCISQD] Chapter 425: The Beginning of the Class

Watching Renault's appearance in the classroom, the new Class 1-A students had a foreboding sense of unease.

It had been a few days since the start of the school year, and through various channels, they had all learned why Renault was chosen to deliver the opening ceremony speech.

In the previous semester, Renault had led his entire class to defeat the seniors of third-graders. Yes, defeated them fair and square, with pure skills as first-graders.

This not only placed immense pressure on the then second-graders, now third-graders, but also made them work harder and stay more low-key than ever before.

There was no way around it.

Anyone with a shred of pride would want to regain their honor after being outdone by their juniors.

However, no one knew when they would succeed.

Renault's performance on the first day of school had certainly left an impression. He wasn't your run-of-the-mill student that anyone could beat.

When Renault entered, there was a brief commotion in the classroom, but it quickly settled, becoming exceptionally quiet.

Mikoto was also taken aback, almost letting out an exclamation of surprise.

At that moment, she recalled Renault's words on the first day of school.

Could this be the so-called 'surprise'?

It was indeed a 'surprise'.

Upon seeing Renault, Mei glanced at Mikoto and noticed the shock in her eyes.

Clearly, Renault hadn't revealed this until this very moment, and Mikoto had also just found out.

Standing beside Theresa, Renault gazed at the twenty students in front of him, including Mikoto and Mei, and with a smile, he greeted, "Hello, everyone. I'm Renault from Class 2-A Hero Department. For the next month, I will be your practical and combat training teacher, guiding you on how to use your Quirks to survive in real combat against villains."

Yes, Renault used the word 'survive' rather than 'improve'.

This was because he intended to subject these students to some intense pressure teaching first. In the process of confronting villains, mental resilience was always a prerequisite before strength, and one needed to pass this psychological test to even begin talking about improving their abilities.

Renault's words confirmed the unease that these students had in their hearts. At this moment, someone raised their hand.

"Senpai! I have a question!"

The person with their hand raised was Kiana.

Renault was somewhat surprised by her request but didn't refuse. He smiled and said, "Sure, go ahead and ask your questions."

"I wanted to ask, where did our original teacher go? They said he had a mission, but we don't know the specifics, and does a mission really take this long?" Kiana inquired.

"On that matter, I can only reveal a little, can't go into too much detail, as it's classified."

Renault replied calmly while glancing at the curious Kiana.

"Your original teacher is Kadoya Tsukasa, and he's quite powerful, a top hero even outside U.A. He had to leave because of a mission he couldn't ignore. Currently, he should be in Northern Europe."

"N-Northern Europe...?"

Kiana paused for a moment, realizing that her parents were in Northern Europe. Why would a U.A. teacher need to go there for a mission? Could this be related to her being sent to Japan?

After answering Kiana's questions, Renault addressed all the students.

"Kadoya Tsukasa-sensei will likely need about a month to complete his mission. So, don't expect that without the teacher, you can lead an easy school life. At U.A., you won't experience the word 'easy'. That said, get ready to head to the training site."

Next, all of Class 1-A received their requested hero costume and proceeded to change.

Renault didn't change into his hero costume. Instead, he remained in his school uniform and followed Theresa to the training site.

Looking at Renault beside her, Theresa expressed some curiosity. "I initially thought I'd have to handle this month of combat class on my own, but I didn't expect the principal to send you here."

"Maybe it's because I've been training my schoolmates from my class for a long time. I'm relatively free at school, but the principal doesn't even want to let me out of the school. I'm somewhat helpless about it." Renault joked casually.

Theresa nodded in agreement and asked, "I've seen the training of your class, and in terms of professionalism and the amount of training, it surpasses the hero training school in Northern Europe. With such outstanding students in your class, it makes sense. How are you planning to train these first-year rookies?"

"The method remains the same; I'll just reduce the training volume. Last year, our class didn't face much pressure at first, but it all changed when the League of Villains attacked. A similar incident happened on the first day this year, but it wasn't something they personally faced. So, for their first class, I plan to give them a memorable experience." Renault explained with a smile.

As they spoke, the students had changed into their hero costumes and gathered at the training site.

Similar to the previous year, the hero costumes for the first-year students were still in preliminary designs, and not the most suitable in many aspects. However, they were visually distinct and exaggerated.

Mikoto's hero costume, which Renault had reviewed based on her requests, had a style quite similar to Renault's. The focus was on equipment that could rapidly condense electricity.

Among all the students, a few had exceptionally well-crafted hero costumes, such as the Honkai Impact Valkyrie quartet.

These four students had backgrounds and had already prepared their hero costumes.

Bronya's hero costume had a military-style design, with prominent mechanical exoskeletons on her legs.

Mei's hero costume was the Crimson Impulse that Renault and others had seen before, and the next-generation uniform was said to be under development.

Kiana's hero costume was a ranger-style outfit with a small cape, a belt made of ammunition, and two custom-made handguns hanging at her sides.

Fu Hua's hero costume was a dark blue outfit resembling a school uniform, seemingly ordinary, but she wore a pair of gloves.

As the twenty students assembled, Renault smiled while gazing at them.

"Now that everyone's here, let me explain the content of today's class."