Worthless Necessity [HitoZuku]

Chapter 109 - Leave this time

"Izuku... why do you need so many notebooks?" Uraraka asked, trying to pick out some of the cheaper yet pretty wrapping paper.

Midoriya had literally picked out a huge stack of notebooks, and had moved to the cashier to pay for them. They weren't as large as the normal ones the boy used, but still... Uraraka had no idea why he needed forty new notebooks. Not to mention the boy had also bought quite a few sheets of poster paper, rolled up neatly under his arm.

Sure, the notebooks and the poster paper weren't too expensive, and the boy liked to take notes, always having a notebook on him to scribble down notes and ideas, and then there was also a bulk discount since he was buying so many, but wasn't forty notebooks a bit too much, even for someone as note-taking savvy as Midoriya?

Midoriya just shrugged, refusing the plastic bag that the cashier had tried to give him to put his purchases, and opted just to carry all the notebooks by hand. At least, all the notebooks had a plastic wrapper around them, and the cashier was kind enough to give him a rubber band for all of his poster paper, so it was easier for him to carry them around.

Also, for some odd reason, Shinsou had also bought some grey felt, much to everyone's confusion.

They left the crafts store, and continued to explore the mall, before Koda requested to stop by a music store. He immediately made a beeline towards the punk rock section, so Shinsou assumed his giftee was Jiro, before Koda selected one of the newest albums by a certain band that Jiro had mentioned that she liked quite some time ago.

Yep, his giftee was most definitely Jiro.

The group spent a bit more time looking around and checking out various other shops, before leaving the mall. Uraraka and Iida were talking excitedly, before the brunette paused outside a dimly lit shop, before smiling, "Hey, we should check this place out before heading back to UA."

"You sure? This place looks a little... shady..." Iida commented, as Uraraka dragged him inside, "Don't worry about it, Tenya. It's just a thrift shop. Izuku and I have been here with Yaomomo and the others on that shopping trip after the washing machine problem."

"I've never actually seen such cheap clothes..." Iida pushed his glasses up, looking around and examining the prices, as Uraraka rolled her eyes, "They're mostly second hand, so things here are much cheaper than at normal retail stores. I used to visit places like this all the time with my parents. You have to be careful of what you buy, and you do have to check for holes in plushes and clothing, but reputable thift shops usually have goods of decent enough quality."

"I... see..." Iida nodded, "Well, that makes perfect sense! I shall help you guys check anything that you want to buy!"

Shinsou saw something that caught his eye, and snickered as he picked up two small plushies that were practically brand new, "I'm getting these."

"Huh? I... think I know they're for... and why you bought the grey cloth at the crafts store..." Iida peered at the black cat plush and the yellow cockatoo plush in the lavender haired boy's hand, as Shinsou grinned cheekily, "Yep."

With Midoriya and Koda's help, Uraraka dug around in some boxes that seemed to contain files and books, before pulling out several posters, tied up in a rubber band. She blew the dust off them, and took off the rubber band, before she started looking through them.

"There's an Endeavor one." Uraraka sniggered, "We should bring Shouto here sometime and show him."

"I think that would just piss him off." Shinsou laughed, as Iida checked over the plushies ensuring that there weren't any holes in them. Uraraka carefully placed the posters aside and tied them back up, before fishing out another batch of posters and sieving through them.