But What If I Was Better? | Mob Joins UA

14 | That Stupid Tree

Nvm, updating you guys about the other book somehow motivated me to finish this chapter not even a full day after. 😎👍
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][ Previously: Oh yeah Serizawa's leg is badly hurt. Ryo smacks Re-Destro. Mob trains with Izuku. Mob is dechildafied. Everyone is simping for the fat broccoli now and it's getting weird. ][

     "FIGHT ON! FIGHT ON! FIGHT ON!" Mob ran behind his hovering phone, struggling to chant along with them. Shoto jogged at his right, not even trying the chant. The chills his right side emitted helped to regulate Mob's temperature. On the other side of Mob were Izuku and Ochako. The girl joined because she decided the added exercise might help and she heard about Mob fainting and wanted to assist however she could. Izuku usually ran in the mornings, but he changed his schedule a bit since running with others was more fun anyways. Ochako and Izuku chanted along for the fun of it. From the calls with the Body Improvement team before and after running, they had quickly grown to like the muscular teens. As a unit, the four ran at a steady pace.

     The jog ended without any faintalities, to everyone's relief. Mob panted the hardest. Hands bracing on his knees, his body shook as he recovered.

     "You're improving a lot, Mob!" Musashi remarked through the camera. The guys passed the phone around on their end to see the improving teen. Shoto offered Mob another block of ice, which he gladly placed on his head and let melt into his hair.

     "Th... Th... Thanks, guys..."

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     What was he supposed to wear?

     Mob laid out all of his outfit options on the ground and stared at them. It was late, the sun had set already and everyone was preparing for bed. But Mob's brain couldn't stop swirling. Earlier that day while at work, Mob mentioned Ritsu's invite to Reigen. The man started up skeptical, but then did a 1-80 after finding out how many followers the religion had: 800,000+. Apparently, becoming a religious figure was part of being a man? ┐⁠(⁠ ⁠∵⁠ ⁠)⁠┌ He was then given some cash to spend on clothes, but he wanted to see what options he already owned first.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

     "Ay, Mob! Want to play a guys only game of Uno??" Sounded like Kaminari.

     "Huh?"

     "Come onnn! It'll be fun!"

     Mob didn't know Kaminari very well, so he wondered why he'd invite him. Still, the idea of taking his mind off all the stress did sound nice.

      "..Okay. Sounds good." Mob turned from the tough decision and opened his room door.

Splash!!

     Bowl cut flinched and squeezed his eyes tightly shut as a large glass of cold water drenched his face.

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     The blond with a black zig-zag in his hair and Mineta burst out laughing. Together, they wheezed and giggled like little kids. "Gogogogo!" Mineta tugged on the blond and the two ran away. Mob just blinked a few times, still registering what the heck happened. After the two vanished from the hall of dorm rooms, Mob turned back into his room and grabbed a towel. He dried off his hair, face, and floor.

     "So, I guess this is what it's like to get pranked, huh, Freckles?" He asked the little fish, who was just staring at him. The fishy danced toward the top of the water and gulped some air. Then it blew a bubble at him. Mob chuckled and smiled. "You're right. At least they weren't being rude about it." Their prank was harmless in the end. A far cry from the torment he had endured in Mogami's mind game of a world.