Trust in Him

Chapter 15

"I took a really clean dump this morning, so they should be stuck together all day." Mineta says, getting dragged along by Tsuyu as they walk through the water toward the center of the USJ.

"I'm so glad that worked..." Hina mutters. "And I'm so glad I didn't accidentally electrocute either of you." She sighs, combing through her hair gently as they walk.

"So what should we do now?" Tsuyu asks, letting go of Mineta.

"Right... For now, calling for help is our top priority. I used up most of the electricity Kaminari generated for me, so whatever's left isn't going to do much damage until I can get more, and it's not enough for me to try contacting U.A. So if possible, we should follow the shoreline and make for the exit, avoiding the plaza altogether." She looks up, spotting Aizawa as he's fighting crowds of villains.

Oh, I hope he's okay... It looks like he's doing fine right now, but still...

She worries, her eyebrows furrowing.

"Right. Looks like Aizawa-sensei is drawing a large number of them to the plaza." Tsuyu notices, watching Aizawa fight.

"Yeah. There's too many of them... Of course, he's more than holding his own out there, but... I think it's too much for him. He knew that, but he still jumped in to protect us." Hina wraps her arms around her torso.

"Eh...? Don't tell me you're that stupid, Hina-chan..." Mineta's voice shakes as he sweats, glancing at Hina.

"Kero..."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we should dive right into the fight! Just that we watch for an opening and do what we can to lighten Aizawa-sensei's load!"

"Twenty-three seconds."

"What?" Hina turns and looks at a villain with blue hair and a hand on his face.

"So you're the boss?" Aizawa asks, snapping his scarf out to capture the villain.

"Twenty-four seconds. Twenty seconds." The villain grabs the scarf, but nothing happens.

"He's not... is he?" Hina's eyes widen, and she takes a half-step towward the central plaza.

"Tch!!"

"Seventeen seconds."

Aizawa yanks his scarf, the villain coming with it as he elbows him.

"It's hard to tell when you're scampering around, but... there are moments when your hair falls in front of your eyes."

"Oh no...!" Hina's eyes widen.

"Every time you finish a given move." He grabs Aizawa's elbow, his Quirk causing Aizawa's arm to start crumbling. "And your max duration's getting shorter and shorter. Don't overdo it now, Eraser Head."

"Tch!!" Aizawa rips his arm from the villain's grasp, punching him in the face.

My elbow was disintegrating!

He leaps away as the villain falls to the floor with a thud, crouching down as two more villains try to take advantage of his distraction. He wraps his scarf around them, knocking them together.

"Your Quirk. It's not good in long, group battles, huh?" A new villain comes onto the scene, wearing a suit vest and tie over a long-sleeve white shirt with gloves. "This is different from your usual work, yeah? You specialize in quick sneak attacks. And yet... Yet, you jumped right into this fight!" He shakes his head in disbelief, his fluffy green hair falling in front of his eyes. He brushes it back as the hand villain jumps for Aizawa again. "Were you hoping to make your students feel safe?"