8:30 PM | bakugo katsuki ✓

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February 23, Day 49, Monday

Kyoto Region, Camp house for Retreat, 10:30 AM

it wasn't easy to reach the camp house.

passing by the forest, a pro-hero has been using their illusion quirk on them, luring them far away from the camp house. but as the whole class solved the codes and the holes, they successfully reached their destination in just a couple of hours.

"your students aren't just strong but smart too, eraserhead." a teacher, who is also a pro-hero said.

the illusion hero: zion. he can create illusions as far as he could and as long as he could. but the complex his illusions, the more headaches he experiences at the moment.

"i wonder if it's also the same for your students, zion," aizawa replied.

everyone went inside the camp house. it was a cozy two floored wooden cabin in the middle of the woods, and there were already some unfamiliar faces inside.

"wow. it took them a while, huh?"

"so they're the ua students... they look decent."

there were mostly men. but what caught the ua students' attention were the hats those people were wearing.

"ah! shiketsu students!" kirishima exclaimed.

it wasn't a surprise to bakugo anymore. he already knew that it was shiketsu, according to what he heard from y/n's wrong call earlier.

speaking of y/n... where is that woman?

"i don't know how to face him, sho." you mumbled with a pale face. "i don't know how much he has heard too. what if he started asking questions? i'm still not ready to tell him anything- but what if he leaves? sho, i don't think i could handle anything anymore if katsuki leaves..."

"calm down." shoto just said. "i can hear some of my classmates downstairs. they're probably there already."

"look. just explain everything to bakugo. he's an understanding guy. i know he'll understand you." shoto reassured. "and besides... he likes you. i don't think he'll easily let you go no matter... who you really are."

"he's gonna get mad at me. i can feel it." you said. "i hid a lot of things from him. and he's gonna tell me that i've been keeping him in the dark, that i've been making a fool out of him."

"i don't even think i could face him in this retreat," you whispered and ran your hands through your face.

"the best advice i can give you right now is two." shoto proposed. "either you tell bakugo everything and the two of you can face it together, or you let your father and this school trample on you until they get what they want."

"i just wanna run away."

"i can run away with you." shoto mumbled. "i won't even think twice."

"you can't. you're going to be a hero." you said, shaking your head. "and i can't let this be a burden to katsuki too. we can't fight this together, he still has to be a hero."