Chapter 16: CHAPTER 16
Nagato had arrived at UA. Now he was in front of the door marked 1A which was huge. Next to him was the 1A homeroom teacher, the mummy man.
"
What are you looking at boy?" Aizawa-sensei looked at Nagato from above because of his point of view.
"The door."
Nagato looked up. It was tiring being the little guy. He had to look up to see the other person.
Aizawa-sensei snorted, he immediately opened the door. No!
"Who?"
"
Aizawa-sensei?!."
"Isn't Sensei seriously injured?!."
"Healed so fast?!."
"Sensei is still alive?!."
And many more. Nagato heard many words that came out as soon as the door opened.
Especially the last word, it felt like he was going to laugh right away. Nagato could guess who spouted that word.
"Yes, I still have an employment contract to pay off. Class president."
"Yes! Greetings!" Iida stood up from his seat. He was followed by another student and bowed.
"Good morning Sensei!"
"Good morning class. We begin the briefing this morning." Aizawa-sensei entered the classroom as usual. But Nagato just stood in front of the door. His eyes took in every character in the class.
Nagato was stunned to see Hagakure's position in the front corner near the window. He blinked a few times. Gosh, that outfit really floated.
If Nagato was a normal person he would have thought this school was haunted.
"Don't block the door, come in." Aizawa-sensei looked at Nagato who was still at the door.
Who did Sensei bring?. Ng?!, that kid?!!.
That's probably what every student in the class was thinking when they saw Nagato.
Some students were looking at Nagato warily especially the four students who helped All Might directly. But a different thing happened to Bakugo, at first he stared angrily, then his gaze softened, then his face showed discomfort before turning his gaze away.
Maybe if it was in the anime, each of their eyes would emit electric sparks because of the sharpness of their gaze. But Nagato wasn't affected by that stare. He was used to getting eyes like that from Shigaraki.
Nagato stepped into the classroom and closed the door behind him without breaking his gaze on the students. Nagato was experimenting if he could make the class atmosphere tense. Even without opening his left eye, it seemed like Nagato's experiment was successful.
Then silence, the entire 1A creature is now staring at the little Nagato standing in front.
"It's rare that you guys can calm down like this in a short time." The silence was broken by Aizawa-sensei's voice. Suddenly all the students turned their eyes to Aizawa-sensei.
"Sensei!, isn't she the villain!. How did he get in here!." The first to question Nagato's existence was Kirishima. It was natural Nagato thought, because he made 'Ryosuke' go all out on Kirishima. Nagato saw that the boy still had bandages here and there.
Well, maybe Nagato was too much in his imagination, he didn't know if 'Ryosuke' was able to perfectly copy Uchiha Sasuke's cool moves.
"Yes Sensei, how did the villain get here. Wouldn't that endanger the school especially the students?" Now it was Yaoyorozu's turn to oppose Nagato's existence.
But hey, he never seemed to cause trouble for that girl. How could that girl discriminate against him?
Nagato
admitted that he did wrong Kirishima. But Nagato didn't touch that girl at all!.
The sound of voices chiming could be heard again. Nagato felt like he was in a marketplace, or a zoo. Both places were equally noisy. Nagato guessed this was how Aizawa-sensei usually felt when teaching a class that would be full of problems.
"Quiet! Everyone calm down! Sensei must have an explanation for this!." Iida stood up as a calming presence. In his mind Nagato gave the responsible class president a thumbs up.
But Nagato felt that the atmosphere of the class had become strange. It felt like they were the prosecutors judging Nagato.
The class was silent. Everyone was staring at Aizawa-sensei in front of the class. Now Nagato felt that if they demanded Aizawa-sensei's explanation, it was as if Aizawa-sensei had had an affair and Nagato was the child of that affair.
What a strange atmosphere.
Perhaps only this class could create this kind of atmosphere.
"Stop looking at me like that. This is the Principal's request, I'm in charge of that child. She won't make trouble." Aizawa-sensei explained briefly.
"But Sensei!."
"I said shut up!. Stop wasting time with your questions." Aizawa-sensei used her quirk, everyone immediately shut up.
Nagato felt funny seeing Aizawa-sensei's strange appearance. A body full of bandages with floating hair. Nagato's thought of it was an electrocuted mummy, or a space mummy.
"That's better. Listen carefully. The fight is not over yet. The sports festival will start soon, prepare yourselves." Aizawa-sensei went straight to the point.
Sports festival?!. Isn't that a normal school event?! That's what everyone was compactly thinking.
"But Sensei, didn't the school just get attacked yesterday. Is it okay to still hold the event?" Jirou, the girl with earphones.
"Yes Sensei, what if the same thing happens during the festival?" Kaminari Denki added.
"Shut up. This is no ordinary event. The UA sports festival is one of the most famous events in Japan. This event will be broadcast live across the country. The UA sports festival will not be canceled just because of the attack of a few criminals."
"You only have one chance each year to prove your skills in this event. A chance to pave your way as a Pro Hero. So prepare yourselves well!."
"Yes!" All the students answered in unison. Nagato could see the eyes of anticipation in their gazes.
The UA sports festival, in this anime arc entered its second season. Shigaraki wouldn't make trouble until the Hosu City incident. Perhaps she was still recovering considering the villain's body was riddled with holes from Snipe's shots.
Well, it's okay that Nagato can enjoy this festival quietly without any interference. He was a prisoner now, there was no way he would be allowed to roam free. At most he would only be asked to sit by and calmly watch the festival.
But as Nagato remembered, Aizawa-sensei gave a longer explanation in the anime. "Briefing
is over, stay in class and wait for the next subject teacher."
Aizawa-sensei walked out of the classroom and Nagato just followed behind him.
For a moment the class was still silent as they watched Nagato move out. Nope. The door closed.
"Huh, I forgot to breathe." Kirishima took a deep breath.
"Yes, I was also very tense before. Previously the announcement about the sports festival was enough to get me excited. But the presence of that little villain in front made me unintentionally keep my guard up." Sero stroked his chest.
"Yes, I felt it too. Even though I'm not facing that kid directly. Kirishima, aren't you dealing with that kid's partner right?" Kaminari started her soul-gossiping.
"Kirishima-kun tell us. How did you fight that villain?" Ashido Mina also had a gossipy spirit.
"Uh, Hehe yes, I'm embarrassed to admit it. But I'll definitely lose compared to my opponent's skills. I don't think I'm strong enough yet. I'll train harder!" Kirishima clenched his fists as he recalled being overwhelmed by 'Ryosuke's' attack.
"Then who's facing that little villain? How did he fight?" Sero was obviously curious, no one ever missed the time to analyze the opponent's strength. It was so that they could know their weaknesses as well.
Bakugo lowered his gaze as soon as he heard the question. He had been quietly paying attention to his friends' conversation.
His memory of yesterday when he blew the man's back was still vivid. Although the police had explained that the man had been dead for a long time, so there was no need for Bakugo to feel guilty. Bakugo was immediately relieved, but he also still felt uncomfortable when he remembered Nagato's panicked expression yesterday.
"If I'm not mistaken, that's Bakugo, right?" Mineta thought for a moment. Everyone looked at Bakugo who had been silent at the table.
Brak!. The class was momentarily taken aback by the insolent behavior of the person with the explosive temper.
"Hah, he's just a weak boy!. He even just keeps running away from my attacks!. Cowardly brat!." Bakugo stated angrily.
"Yeah yeah, even though he's a villain, that kid is still a kid. Maybe he got scared by Bakugo's explosion and ran away." Several people laughed at this comment.
At the back of the class, Todoroki Shoto watched everything in silence. Yesterday's incident, he did fight Shigaraki directly. But his eyes were still watching the friends around him.
Including Bakugo and Nagato's fight. He could see that the boy was actually not afraid of Bakugo's attack. The boy was clearly deliberately dodging and unwilling to attack.
Todoroki could see the boy's very calculating eyes, comparing gains and losses.
The little villain was similar to that person. Todoroki glanced at Midoriya who was sitting behind Bakugo who was shouting angrily.
....
"Uncle mummy, why aren't my things being returned. I only got my clothes." Nagato was now in the teacher's office. Right in front of Aizawa-sensei's desk.
"It's all for evidence. You're not free anyway, you're still a prisoner boy. Not all rights are yours." Aizawa-sensei flipped the paper painstakingly, ignoring Nagato who was standing in front of him.
"It's just a picture book!, and a milk carton!. What did the police confiscate it for?" Nagato was honest, he only had those two things in his pocket. And the police had confiscated them, what were they for? Well maybe they would find some of his notes in the sketch book about Itachi. But at first glance it only contained descriptions of crows, it wouldn't attract attention.
"Why are you so stubborn with that thing? Are you hiding something in it?" Aizawa-sensei's eyes seemed to narrow from between the bandages.
"No, it's just a drawing book to pass my free time. I'm bored now, give me a book." Nagato fearlessly held up his hand.
The teacher's lounge was now deserted. The teachers had gone to their classes to teach. Only Nagato and Aizawa-sensei were in the office now.
Aizawa-sensei's eyes narrowed even smaller. Not expecting that the villain boy in front of him would dare to stare at him so blatantly. Aizawa-sensei recalled the Principal's message, despite having lived with villains. Nagato is still a child, he cannot yet distinguish between black and white, if properly cared for and given understanding, Nagato can still move on from the villain's life.
Aizawa-sensei sighed. He took out a small book from the drawer. Nagato accepted the book. His eyes twitched as he read the title. Procedures and Rules for Being an Exemplary Student.
Was the teacher's eye covered in bandages? He should have given this book to Iida, or better yet to Bakugo.
"Why? You said you wanted a book. I already gave you one, boy." Nagato could guess that the man was smirking behind his bandages. Nagato stepped aside with a crumpled face once Aizawa-sensei looked down. But Nagato's hand was mischievous, picking up the pen on the desk discreetly as he left.
A few moments after sitting on an empty chair. Nagato saw Aizawa-sensei rummaging through his desk while muttering. "Where's my pen?"
Nagato remained calm while pretending to read a book when he heard the murmur. Though behind the book that covered him, Nagato held back a laugh. He learned this skill by accident from Itachi. It wasn't too difficult. Just need the right timing to be able to do it.
Nagato began doodling in the book with his stolen pen. Random drawings, abstracts, and even Bakugo's bent face from class. Nagato giggled softly when he saw the drawings he made.
....
In a bar a bandaged man stared at the abstract drawing in his hand. He immediately crumpled the paper after reading the words behind it.
Kurogiri just stared silently. As long as Shigaraki did not endanger his own life, Kurogiri would not interfere with everything he did. Including that person's tantrum.
Her main duty was only to guard and nurture Shigaraki. But his side task had failed. He got the task of watching Nagato at all times. Now Kurogiri could no longer do that task, because Nagato was left behind at the USJ when reinforcements arrived yesterday.
Actually Nagato's abandonment yesterday was an accident. Kurogiri was too focused on protecting Shigaraki to forget about the red-haired boy in the distance.
After remembering Nagato, Kurogiri wanted to go straight back and save the boy. But Shigaraki's condition clearly did not allow Kurogiri to leave. So he just suppressed his desire to leave and immediately took care of Shigaraki. Kurogiri only hoped that Nagato could find a way out on his own.
Shigaraki crumpled the paper until it was shapeless. His hands trembled because of the amount of power he released. But even so, there was a happy smile on the man's face. The plan to finish off All Might might have failed, but his plan to get rid of Nagato was clearly going smoothly. Even if it was by accident.
The wound on Shigaraki's hand bled again. But the man's smile did not fade. All he could think about was all the attention his Sensei would be focusing on him from now on.
If Nagato knew what the man was thinking. He would have hit Shigaraki over the head with his guitar and would have happily given all that attention to Shigaraki just to keep the man satisfied. Because Nagato never wanted to receive attention from All For One.
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