BNHA Next Gen: Kota's Tidal Wave

The Devil

"And that's how you use the quotient rule to find the derivative of tangent x. Any questions, Kota-kun?"

"Um... yeah... Could you repeat maybe... everything?"

"Katsuma-senpaiiii, do we even need to learn this stuff to become heroes? I don't think I'll ever get this lesson..."

"Tamashiro-kun, don't be a downer! I was a freshman, too, you know. If I could barely survive the material, you can too!"

Close to wrapping up our entire first month at Shiketsu High, Tamashiro and I are being tutored by Katsuma inside the second-year dorms, and what a challenging month it's been. Shishikura and Gale Force have been relentlessly testing us with new challenges to test our physical and mental ability as heroes. I've triumphed at some, and lost hard on others, and I even ended up in Nurse Lala's office a few times. Though, each of us in the class are dealing with something similar, and as a result, everybody in the class has gotten a little closer to each other, as we struggle together, win together, talk and laugh together; it's a great time. Now, on this Thursday night, armored in the Ultra Deku Hoodie: Deus Ex Edition, I tackle one of the most tasking challenges of all: math.

With a sharp-tooth smile on his face, Tamashiro lifts up from his slouched position. "Heyyy, Senpai, when are you gonna spill those juicy details about that girl you dated, huh?"

Katsuma is taken aback. "Huh!? You r-remember that? Nuh-uh, no way! I-It'll distract you from y-your studying!"

"C'mon, man, at least tease a few details!"

"Sigh... Okay," Katsuma concedes, "If it'll make you s-stop asking..."

"For real!? Sweet! Hey Izumi, let's learn from Senpai on how to win over women!"

"Haha, you treat me like some sort of expert, Tamashiro-kun," Katsuma chuckled, "Well... I might as well start with how I met her."

Gosh, we're talking about girls again. I've never been interested in these kinds of conversations, but I might as well listen anyway... Tamashiro adjusts his seating as he excitedly glares at Katsuma, who takes a big breathe before starting.

"It was last summer when a famous café here in Osaka started selling these hero-themed drinks for a limited time, and after school I wanted to be one of the lucky people to try Deku's Smashing Cherry Limeade after it got a lot of attention. I walked out of the café with the ice cold drink in my hands, watching the bright green syrup swirl with the cherry red base of tart, delicious goodness. I was about to take my first sip... until I happened to trip on a crack on the sidewalk, and I dropped my drink in a panic, spilling everything across the concrete, unable to salvage much of anything... It's such a small incident, but I couldn't help but feel so disappointed that something I was looking forward to that entire day was literally ripped from my hands... As I sat on the burning concrete, looking at the mess of my wasted time and money, there was a girl. She had a comforting smile on her face as she held a cherry limeade on each hand. She asked if I was okay after she watched me fall, and I was so flustered as I stumbled to my feet, mostly because she was... so beautiful. Then, she offered one of her drinks to me, explaining that she was waiting to hang out with a friend before they had to cancel last minute on her. My cheeks were as warm as the summer sun when she handed the icy beverage to me, and I thanked her as she insisted it was no problem. Though, I could see the disappointment in her face, how her friend had to abandon her, and now she was all alone in this street corner. I've never spoken to girls much before, but in an effort to not make her feel lonely, I tried to start some conversation with her, and she seemed really happy about it. It turned out we were both freshmen, and she goes to a regular high school in Osaka. We would talk about our favorite heroes, dumb things on the Internet, what school was like, and it was very fun as we enjoyed a drink! We agreed to exchange contact info, and we would talk and meet up from time to time to enjoy ourselves. As the weeks went by... I began to think about how truly special she was, how she was the most incredible girl I've met in my life. I don't know h-how I did it, but... I gathered all my courage to ask her if we wanted to be... something more... and I was so happy to hear she felt the same way."