Post Vitam

Chapter 132

The week leading up to the sports festival itself had gone much like the day it was announced. It was all anybody could focus on and barely anyone paid any kind of attention in class. The last day of that week went much the same as the first and most of the staff just let the kids do light work if any. Izuku just wasn't feeling the same level of hype for the festival that the rest of his peers were.

Partly he wished to be some sort of naive to the world like he was long ago, when the light of the world was All Might. Now however there was no chance for that. His former idol tried to kill him for crying out loud! Once something like that happens nearly everything to do with him loses its splendor and if there's one thing the sports festival is known for it's being closely related to All Might. From the time he himself went to U.A and won the festival every year he was there, to the occasional times he would be a referee or just attend the award ceremony.

So when the chatter about it all still hadn't died down the night before it Izuku was quite annoyed by the whole thing. He broke off from the rest of the class and went to bed early. Even if he's starting to hate the whole thing Izuku knows that's an issue he alone has, no need to spoil the fun for everyone else. His sessions with Hound Dog really has started to help reign in his errant and misplaced anger. Though as he was laying in bed a wicked smirk crossed his face... Maybe he can have fun at the festival too?

The next day at breakfast when Kacchan gave him his plate of pancakes with a kiss he gave him a quizzical look. "You seem better considering it's the festival today, what gives?"

Izuku stuck out his tongue. "I just decided to have fun today too. No reason to be a grump about something I can't change. Besides, if i win then i can rub it in Monoma's face"

There evolved something of a rivalry between Izuku and the smug blonde. Well that's what Monoma would call it, to Izuku he was just annoying and far too forgetful of the fact that he broke his own hand on the other's face.

Kacchan snorted "Please rephrase that, I'm sure that pencil dick would actually enjoy you rubbing something in his face."

Izuku cut off a piece of his pancake and shoved it in Kacchan's mouth with a sly smirk as he teased "Yours is the only face I shove things into . . ."

"Ew, guys! Right in front of my salad!"

Both of them looked up to see that somewhere along the way while they were distracted by each other Momo had come into the kitchen and was in fact eating a salad. Izuku however didn't know if she was just oblivious or if that was intentional, nevertheless he was nearly choking as he laughed. Kacchan's ears were nearly steaming with how red they had turned though.

Slowly everyone else had gone about getting ready and before he knew it Izuku found himself and his classmates standing in a hallway facing the stadium where the festival was being held. The cheering was deafening and even he had to admit the air seemed to be alive with infectious excitement.

A puff of stage smoke and then a rising platform revealed Midnight, the teacher, not the cat, rising up and waving at the crowd. (Though Izuku would certainly enjoy the looks on everyone's faces as a random cat became center stage at such an event. He chuckled to himself at the thought) A loud crack of her iconic whip rang out and the crowd settled just a little to let her speak. Obviously there was no need given she was mic'd and the speakers in the stadium were obscenely loud.

Welcome Ladies and not so gentle men! She announced winking at the camera as she did, To this year's first Sport festival!

The cheers reached volumes Izuku didn't think were possible, almost feeling the need to cover his ears just to cope. His gaze traveled to Jirou and Shoji who were both looking in pain. Jirou more so given that Shoji can just morph his appendages to something aside from ears. She on the other hand had no such luck, her mutation being constant. Izuku Pulled her closer with his telekinesis and hovered his hands over her ears. She looked confused as to why he did this until he activated Sound manipulation lowering the volume around her ears considerably. Her eyes grew wide and her eyes watered as she mouthed a thank you. Izuku just smiled at her as Momo gave him a thumbs up. The signal light above them in the hallway lit up and the class stepped out onto the field just as Midnight announced their arrival.