Ice, Fire, Love, Explosion: Season 2 | My Hero Academia

Chapter 5: A Young Woman's Declaration

3rd Person POV

"Don't let that kid enter U.A.!!"

"Shigaraki will come after him!!"

"U.A. guaranteed us we'd be safe here!!"

"Keep him out!!"

"Get lost, kid!!"

Midoriya looked at all the angered civilians with guilt written all over his face... the civilians that were angry and afraid because of him. Ochaco, however, stared at the raging crowd with a determined expression... and she refused to let go of her grip on Midoriya's hand.

"Having One for All makes him a Nomu, right?!"

"We're just supposed to let him hide here?!"

Inko, Midoriya's mother, frantically took a step forward to rush out to her son, tears filling her hurt face. However, Mitsuki grabbed her arm and held her back, since the crowd was too packed and she could easily be trampled.

"They don't seem convinced...!" Sero's face filled with worry, while Iida behind him watched the crowd with a solemn expression.

Pulling out her phone from her hero costume, Thirteen checked Instagram and was met with countless posts about theories regarding Shigaraki being after a U.A. student and who and what All for One and One for All were. "Some of them were more understanding earlier... but not all of their doubts could be assuaged."

"Let's keep calm, folks!" Present Mic continued to yell into his microphone, while Ochaco released Midoriya's hand and walked up to her teacher with clenched fists at her sides, leaving the boy standing with his classmates.

"This is a difficult argument to hear coming from school teachers." Best Jeanist suddenly appeared behind Present Mic, his right hand placed on the teacher's left shoulder pad. Ochaco froze in place from shock of the number three's sudden appearance, while Present Mic looked over his shoulder with a raised brow. "It was I who made this proposal." "Jeany?"

"It's Jeanist!" the crowd roared. "We're only here because we trusted you!!"

The number three now stepped forward, standing tall in front of the enraged, scared civilians, "Indeed! As the Principal has explained, U.A. is currently the safest place to be! Your safety is our top priority! At first, we decided to take the fight to the enemy! We used Izuku Midoriya as bait in hopes of learning the villains' location! However. Our search grid wasn't sufficiently wide enough, and the operation met with limited success! Izuku Midoriya may be the villains' target... but he is also one of our ultimate resources in battle! Allowing him to grow even more worn and frayed could lead to a fatal loss!"

Outside the main entrance to the shut U.A. Barrier stood Hawks, Endeavor, Todoroki, and Vanessa, the number one wearing a raincoat and rain hat over his hero suit. Due to the public's massive displeasement with number one and two... they didn't dare step inside to that raging crowd.

Todoroki had refused to leave his father's side. His arm that was still secured tightly around his love's had prevented her from leaving his side, though she never cared to leave it.

Where else did she have to go, anyway...

As they listened to Jeanist's booming words, the dual haired boy gritted his teeth as he lowered his chin, his face full of frustration. His arm around Vanessa tightened, who's dead emerald eyes stared off into the abyss... as if she was a lifeless doll.

"Is this the optimal course of action? No! We now rely on our backup plan! I understand why you do not willingly welcome the omen of unease... but please allow him to rest his weary body in this secure stronghold! So that, when needed... he can once again join the battle in peak condition!"