[MHCISQD] Chapter 348: Midoriya is...

Iida's words only added to Renault's confusion.

What's going on here? What happened?

As Renault entered the room and took a seat, his gaze met Midoriya's across the table.

"???... Midoriya, what's wrong with you?"

Suddenly, Renault noticed that Midoriya's expression was rather strange as if he were very nervous.

When Renault asked him, Midoriya shivered unexpectedly, then shook his head vigorously, almost on the verge of tears.

However, judging from the reactions of the others, it didn't seem like it was a life-threatening situation.

This only made Renault even more curious.

"Come on, spill it out. What's going on? Don't play dumb. And don't forget, we're heading to the festival later."

Upon hearing Renault's words, Midoriya quickly nodded and said, "Y-Yeah, we're going to the festival! Let's not waste time here, everyone, let's get going!"

He stood up, apparently ready to leave. Or was he trying to escape?

However, before Midoriya could take two steps, Bakugo got up and pushed him back down, wearing a grin that made Midoriya tremble. "You want to run away? No chance! I've never seen something this amusing before, and you think you can just run away?"

"..."

Midoriya's eyes revealed a look of despair.

At that moment, Iida, as the class president, spoke up. "Indeed, Midoriya isn't entirely wrong. We can't waste time. Let's pick up the pace and briefly explain the situation to those who don't know. We can discuss the specifics later when we get back in the evening. After all, we're all staying at the same hotel, so nobody can escape."

At this point, Midoriya was muttering to himself, "It's over, completely over."

Looking around at everyone, Iida spoke seriously, "The reason for all this is simple. This afternoon, Midoriya approached a hotel employee and asked where there might be a quiet place nearby, where they wouldn't be disturbed."

"Hmm?"

Quiet and undisturbed?

Renault's eyes lit up, and he looked at Midoriya with a bit of speculation.

"Then, I happened to find out about this matter when I went to look for him. Seeing that Midoriya seemed troubled, it was my duty as the class president to help fellow schoolmates with their problems. So, I inquired about it. However, Midoriya-kun was too shy and kept evading my questions. That's when I decided to tell everyone about it if he wouldn't open up."

"..." Todoroki, who had no idea what was going on, looked surprised at Iida. "So, why did you still call us here then?"

"Wait, I haven't finished yet."

Iida waved his hand, and his face now showed a smile.

"After a thorough interrogation, our dear schoolmate, Midoriya Izuku, finally confessed. He said he wants to use this opportunity to confess to Uraraka."

"Oh!!!"

"That's great, Midoriya!"

"You should have acted on it much earlier!"

Facing the curious and surprised questions from the others, Midoriya covered his face with both hands and mumbled, "I made a mistake in choosing my friends, alright!"

Seeing Midoriya's reluctance to say more, Kaminari immediately turned to Iida and asked, "But Iida, Midoriya told you about it. So why did you still call all of us here in the end?"

"Because..."

Iida pushed his glasses and said earnestly, "After Midoriya explained the reason, he wanted to consult with me on how to increase the success rate of confessing his feelings. But, as you know, I don't have any experience in this area. So, after careful consideration, I thought it would be best to gather all of our wisdom, right?"

"Nah, I think you just find it amusing..." Renault said, looking at the playful glint in Iida's eyes.

"Exactly! I knew you thought that way, Iida!" Midoriya pointed at Iida, who was sitting one seat away from him and said loudly.

"Ahem! Renault, don't falsely accuse me. I am genuinely thinking about Midoriya's well-being!" Iida couldn't possibly admit to such a thing. Besides, he truly was considering Midoriya's best interests.

After all, more heads mean more ideas.

"Well, since we're all here, why don't we take advantage of the evening to help Midoriya come up with some ideas?" Togata, the eldest among them, clapped his hands and suggested, "Now that we know the situation, we can go out and relax for a while. During that time, we can all think about it. We'll reconvene for a meeting when we come back. Is everyone okay with that?"

Midoriya raised his hand, "I have an objection... Can we cancel this plan?"

"No way!" everyone replied in unison.

Renault walked over and patted Midoriya's shoulder, saying with a smile, "Midoriya, you should remember that 'A strong start is half the battle.' Since you've already made up your mind, don't give up easily."

"Renault-kun..." Midoriya looked at the grinning Renault, feeling somewhat exasperated.

He had decided that from now on, he wouldn't casually reveal this kind of thing to others. He had thought Iida would keep his mouth shut, but the next thing he knew, all the boys were called over.

For the amusement park visit, the boys had agreed not to stay out too late. It was just past 6:30 now, and they all had to be back by 9:00.

After Renault left, he returned to his room to change into suitable clothes for going out. When he arrived at Mikoto and the others' room, they were also ready.

"Oh, Senpai, where were you just now? I wanted to come and find you!" Mikoto immediately approached Renault upon seeing him.

"I was called by Iida and the others. Is there something wrong?" Renault asked, nodding in understanding.

"We wanted to let you know that we girls are going to the festival tonight. You don't have to come with us. Go have fun with the guys." Mikoto explained.

"Really? You're kicking me out just like that?" Renault asked with a smile, not feeling offended. "Don't you need someone to help carry your things or shoo away annoying flies?"

"It's alright; Yuriko is here. No one would dare to bother us." Mikoto said nonchalantly, waving her hand.

Yuriko glared at Mikoto and said, "Don't think I don't know you're mocking me!"

In the end, they didn't let Renault come along. But that was fine since he didn't plan to go to the festival anyway. Instead, he went to the backyard of the inn, where Tsukasa was resting.

"Why did you come here?"

Tsukasa, who was having dinner in the backyard, didn't expect Renault to show up at this time. "Aren't you going to the festival?"

Sitting opposite Tsukasa, Renault took out two bottles of sake and two cups from the bag he was carrying.

"Wanna have a drink?"

"Kids can't drink alcohol."

Though Tsukasa said that, he still filled both cups with sake for the two of them.