[MHCISQD] Chapter 385: On the Move

Renault, who quickly regained his composure upon noticing the issue, calmly remarked, "Nothing happened. What's wrong?"

"Really? Nothing at all?" Yaoyorozu squinted her eyes, clearly skeptical of Renault's words.

"Of course not..." Renault replied, approaching and embracing Yaoyorozu. He looked into her eyes and asked, "Why do you ask?"

With a doubtful glance at Renault, Yaoyorozu bluntly said, "Hado-senpai's mood seems a bit different."

"Senpai? What's wrong with her?" Although Renault asked, memories from the morning's interaction between them in the office flashed through his mind.

Renault's expression gradually became peculiar.

Seeing this, Yaoyorozu immediately pinched the soft flesh on Renault's waist. He winced in pain, and then she said, "There's something you're not telling me."

"Stop pinching, alright! I didn't think there was anything at first, but your question made me doubt now!" Renault said, releasing his grip and massaging the spot that had just been pinched.

Yaoyorozu broke free from Renault's embrace and pointed to the chair in front of the desk, saying, "Sit there and tell me everything in full detail!"

Renault obediently took a seat, while Yaoyorozu sat on the edge of the bed.

"Go on."

Renault recounted the interactions between him and Hado since they returned to the office that morning.

After listening, Yaoyorozu looked at Renault in astonishment. "You really didn't notice, did you?"

Neither of them stated a specific conclusion, but it was already an unspoken understanding.

Renault looked incredulous.

"Come on, I don't have delusions of grandeur thinking every girl likes me. I just thought Senpai was friendly, and we've been working together for a while. She's usually easy-going around me, that's all."

"..."

Yaoyorozu fell silent because she knew Renault was right.

Given Hado's personality, once she got comfortable with someone, she wouldn't think in that direction. Most of the time, her character was genuinely scatterbrained and carefree.

"But now I can tell you that Senpai is genuinely interested in you..." Yaoyorozu stated.

"Oh."

"Just 'Oh'? That's your only response?" Yaoyorozu stood up from the bed and came to Renault, poking his nose. "You don't have any other thoughts?"

"No." Renault calmly shook his head. After a three-second pause, he added, "For now..."

Yaoyorozu rolled her eyes and returned to the edge of the bed.

"So, not right now, but maybe in the future?" She asked.

"Senpai is beautiful after all..." Renault said matter-of-factly.

For now, he genuinely had no romantic interest in Hado Nejire. He saw her as a close senpai and partner. As for the future, who could say?

Yaoyorozu couldn't help but feel exasperated by Renault's response. But indeed, who could predict the future?

"Seems like you're playing hard to get, huh..." Renault said with a smirk.

"Just speaking the truth..." Yaoyorozu replied.

Renault got up from his chair, walked over to Yaoyorozu, and hugged her. "Had enough rest? It's time for a shower. Join me?"

"In your dreams. I'm heading downstairs for a bath. You can wash up on your own." Yaoyorozu replied without much thought and seeing Renault's disappointed expression, she left the room.

The next day, the school's work studies continued as usual. Kirishima, as he had claimed, was off somewhere with Fat Gum investigating a case.

As for Renault, though they had confirmed Hado's intentions through Yaoyorozu's account, didn't lead to any additional actions from him. While he felt a small sense of satisfaction upon learning this, he already had plenty of girls around him now and wasn't keen on adding to his harem at the moment.

Of course, if everything fell into place later, he wouldn't ignore the opportunity. But for now, he needed to focus on dealing with the activities of the villain organizations.

And indeed, those villain organizations were causing trouble.

In the front yard of their base, Shigaraki had discarded the coat he had been wearing during training for almost half a month. He put on a new one and looked at the assembled members, including the towering new addition—Gigantomachia, Machia.

Grinning, Shigaraki said, "Meta Liberation Army, let them enjoy their new year's for a while longer. It's time we settle our score with them. After dealing with them, it's the heroes' turn."

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In the office of the Meta Liberation Army's leader, Re-Destro, known as Yotsubashi Rikiya, was currently reading a report. Besides being the leader of the Meta Liberation Army, he was also the president of the well-known personal goods company Detnerat.

This company had recently entered the hero logistics business at the end of the year and, with their considerable resources, had secured a significant market share in just a month. These funds were now being funneled into the Meta Liberation Army.

After reading through the year's plan, Yotsubashi's office door was knocked.

"Come in."

The door opened, and his new assistant entered, saying, "Leader, there's an urgent message for you."

The assistant didn't address him as the company president but as the leader, indicating that this new assistant was also a member of the Meta Liberation Army.

"Go on."

The assistant handed over a tablet with a report. "According to our intel team's wandering intel group, the League of Villains is on the move. They've left the remote mountain area they've been hiding in, and all of them are active."

"Active, you mean..."

Yotsubashi tapped his desk lightly with his finger, a sly smile forming on his face.

"This full-scale activity... I wonder what it's about. Are they after heroes, or are they targeting us? It's quite intriguing."

Yotsubashi stood up and walked towards the door.

"Inform our top brass. Get ready; our performance is about to begin. Victory will be ours."

"Yes!"

The assistant followed Yotsubashi, wearing an expression filled with passion.

Meanwhile, Renault, who had just finished his morning patrol mission, returned to the office and accepted the hot tea that Tsuyu had prepared.

"Thanks, Tsuyu-chan. Hmm?"

He looked at the tea cup and suddenly noticed a crack forming at its edge, slowly expanding.

Renault squinted his eyes. He hadn't gripped the cup too hard, and he had used it for quite some time, but it had cracked right after he picked it up today.

It seemed like something was about to happen. But what exactly?