[MHCISQD] Chapter 326: Playing Together

As they watched the snow outside gradually become denser, everyone's mood became joyful.

Even though it wasn't the first snowfall of the year, having snow on Christmas night perfectly complemented the festive atmosphere tonight.

Renault picked up his phone and checked the real-time weather forecast, realizing that the snow would last the whole night.

"Looks like we can have a snowball fight tomorrow morning."

"A snowball fight sounds great!" Ashido agreed enthusiastically but shivered a bit. "But for now, let's get back inside. It's getting cold!"

Back indoors, the fun-filled time continued. They had prepared a variety of games, including Monopoly, Snakes and Ladders, and even a dancing mat.

To ensure they had a blast tonight, everyone brought along all sorts of entertaining things they could think of.

Meanwhile, Renault was sipping his cola, observing Ashido and Mikumo competing on the dancing mat.

This was their second round; the first time Mikumo had been a complete novice and lost to Ashido, so she requested a rematch after getting a feel for it.

Ashido, who was already skilled at dancing, readily agreed to the rematch.

However, this time, Mikumo's performance was drastically different from before. From the first note, she didn't miss a beat, and her dance moves were flawless.

"Oh..." Renault couldn't help but feel that if the doctor created Mikumo with the intention of using her Quirk alone, it would be a tremendous waste.

With the talent Mikumo displayed now, whether it was singing, dancing, or creating, she was at a genius level.

After dealing with the doctor's matters, Renault thought he might ask Mikumo if she would like to become a singer.

These thoughts involuntarily crossed Renault's mind.

As for how to proceed, Yaoyorozu doing a work study with the Pro Hero Uwabami. Besides being a Pro Hero, Uwabami was also a well-known model and had connections with an agency. Renault believed that with Mikumo's abilities, Uwabami wouldn't pass up the opportunity.

However, those were just thoughts for now. Everything had to wait until they resolved those troublesome matters.

Soon, the song ended, and as expected, Mikumo won against Ashido. But she didn't continue and took a break. Ashido stopped too, bringing in Tsuyu and Uraraka as new competitors.

Mikumo sat next to Renault, accepting the juice he offered.

"Thank you."

"You danced really well. Maybe we should get you a dance teacher in the future?"

"Can I?" Mikumo looked at Renault, her beautiful eyes filled with hopeful glimmers.

"Of course," Renault replied, unable to resist reaching out to pat her long hair. "And don't hesitate to tell us if there's anything you want to do. We're family, after all."

"Family?" Mikumo nodded gently and didn't mind Renault's hand resting on her hair. She felt genuinely delighted.

Meanwhile, a few boys playing Monopoly on the other side noticed this scene.

Ah, why is there such a big gap between them?

Mikoto and Yaoyorozu were also playing Monopoly, and after seeing what was happening on Renault's side, Yaoyorozu gestured to Mikoto.

After Mikoto noticed, she turned her head to glance at him and then continued rolling the dice.

Just a pat on the head, she had known for a while that Renault really liked Mikumo's long hair. Mikoto liked it too and would often go over and rub it casually. After all, such beautiful, flowing hair was a rare sight.

Meanwhile, after taking a short break, Renault was dragged by Mikumo to play on the dance mat.

For Renault, who was not good at dancing, this was quite torturous for him.

When he tried to refuse, Mikumo used his own words against him, insisting that they play.

With Renault being the first guy to join in, everyone gathered around and started competing on the dance mats, finally giving him some relief.

They played like this until the early morning.

Although they planned to have a blast all night, their usual daily routines caught up to them, and they began to feel drowsy.

To ensure they had good energy for the next day, everyone reluctantly cleaned up the mess and went back to their rooms to sleep.

Mikoto was naturally pulled into Yaoyorozu's room, accompanied by Mei.

As for Mikumo, she shared a guest room with Yuriko. However, Yuriko wasn't comfortable with crowds, so she didn't stay downstairs for long and returned to her room early.

There were still plenty of empty rooms in the dormitory building, as they had prepared several for the guests and had more than enough space for everyone to stay.

After taking a bath, Renault returned to her room and lay down.

Today had been filled with joy from start to finish, so Renault found it challenging to fall asleep right away.

During the day, Renault had also checked the news and occasionally looked at his phone at night, but he noticed that not much had happened throughout the day.

That was a relief; at least they hadn't caused any trouble on this holiday. Even the Pro Heroes on duty during Christmas Eve were probably taking a brief rest and having a late-night snack.

As Renault scrolled through his phone and watched the time pass, it soon became past 1 AM, and he started feeling drowsy.

Putting his phone down and getting ready to turn off the lights to rest, he heard a knock on the door.

'Who could it be at this hour?'

As he wondered, Renault got up and walked to the door of his room.

Opening the door, he was surprised to see Mikumo standing there.

Surprised by Mikumo's unexpected visit, Renault lowered his voice and asked, "What's up?"

"Let me come in first," Mikumo said nervously, being at the boys' dormitory.

Renault immediately stepped aside to let Mikumo in.

Closing the door, Renault returned to her room and asked Mikumo, who was sitting on a chair, "What's the matter? Why did you come to find me at this hour? Also, why haven't you taken a shower? It's pretty late already."

Mikumo felt a bit embarrassed as she explained, "Well, I was going to, but I forgot that Yuriko went to bed early, and I didn't want to disturb her."

That was indeed true.

However, why didn't she go find Mikoto instead?

As Renault was about to ask, he noticed the expression on Mikumo's face.