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19. 𝖲𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗅 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌

𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝑼𝑨 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝒃𝒖𝒛𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒌𝒖𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅. 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑲𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒂 𝑲𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑩𝒂𝒌𝒖𝒈𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒚 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒔𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒓𝒖𝒇𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒇 𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈.

Jules sat at the edge of the table, casually scrolling through her phone when a familiar vibration buzzed against her palm. A message from her father.

Dad: Any updates on the announcement?

She sighed, setting the phone face down on the table. She wasn't ready for the world to know. Not yet. Sure, her classmates had found out during the USJ incident, thanks to her mother, Elaine, revealing her heritage in front of everyone. But an official announcement? That would change everything. She sighed, quickly typing back.

Jules: I'm still thinking about it.

Across the cafeteria, Todoroki sat with his tray, stealing quiet glances her way. He had been watching her more closely since the revelation about her mother. Though he said little, Jules could feel his concern. It was comforting, in a way—having him quietly there, even if from a distance.

"So, Jules, how do you feel about the Sports Festival?" Kirishima asked, snapping her out of her thoughts. His sharp teeth flashed in a grin. "You ready to show everyone what you've got?"

Jules smiled, trying to shake off her worries. "Yeah, I guess. It'll be intense, though. Everyone's going all out."

"Well, you've got the whole 'daughter of Tony Stark' thing going for you," Sero chimed in with a playful smirk. "No pressure, though."

Jules rolled her eyes good-naturedly. "I wish that helped, but trust me, my dad's name doesn't make me any faster or stronger."

Mina, who was sitting across from Jules, suddenly leaned forward, her pink eyes gleaming with excitement. "Speaking of your dad, what's it like living in the States? Especially being Tony Stark's daughter? That must be wild!"

The table fell quiet as everyone turned their attention to Jules. Even Bakugo, who had been eating in silence, paused briefly to listen. Jules could feel Todoroki's gaze from across the room.