•Manipulation• [BNHA × Male!OC]

Chapter 108: Obligatory festival arc

After the performance, I meet up with Mirio, Midoriya and Eri.

She hardly says anything after Midoriya asked her how our performance was but her face looked like she was practically gushing in her head.

"I liked it...!" she eventually settled on, gazing between me and Midoriya.

I grin and pat the girl on the head, crouching down.

"If you want I'll sing for you again the next time I come visit," I suggest and Eri bobs her head up and down excitedly.

'Though it might be a bit more embarrassing...'

But looking at how her eyes are shining like rubies, I guess I can take some embarrassment.

I nod back in agreement before she sticks her pinky in my face.

I'm a bit taken aback but she speaks again.

"Pinky promise..." she mumbles.

I hold back a happy laugh that might have spooked her and quickly lock her pinky with mine.

"It's a promise."

After speaking a bit longer, Mineta of all people urges us to get back to work cleaning up the performance area.

We say goodbye to Eri and get back to work.

I was assigned to clear the ice with my quirk.

"SORRY!" A man in a pompadour suddenly screams at us, while me, Shoto and Katsuki are in the middle of melting the ice.

"WE CAME TO THE CONCERT TO MAKE FUN OF YOU, WE'RE SORRY!" Him and the girl in pigtails beside him scream before running off.

'What was that about?'

But as I looked at the satisfied look on Blasty's face, I know it must have been something good.

'It practically has 'we won' written all over it'

I chuckle softly as I look at his smug face.

But then his eyes turn to me and his cheeks tinge red.

"The hell you looking at me for?" he snaps without the slightest edge to his voice and turns back to the tub full of ice we were slowly melting.

I hum, poking at the ice and making it splash into a puddle of water before converting it into water vapor, dispersing it in the air. "Nothin."

"Hey! Since that's done," I grab the two boys by the hand, "let's go explore the festival!"

"Hah, what's so good about this damn fest-" I cut the debbie-downer off, dragging him with us as Shoto obediently walks beside me.

"Hmm, what first?" I think out loud as we finally walk for long enough that Katsuki stops resisting and just walks grumpily beside us.

"WHO CARE-" "I heard that the beauty pageant was starting soon."

After thinking for a bit, we head towards the beauty pageant stage.

The production value was off the charts, a large catwalk extending down the center of the main stage and a round stage at the end of it where Kendo from 1-B was currently destroying rows of concrete blocks with ease.

'The effortless showcase of strength combined with her being in a flowing gown.'

I whistle in amazement.

"Kendo is really pretty, strong too," I hum mindlessly to the boys.

"I'm stronger." "I'm stronger."