--Sunday, August 2, 2172

"I knew Kai-chan would notice..." In response to Kai’s question, Nejire couldn’t help but comment with a smile. Yumiko rubbed her head against Kai’s leg and explained in a calm voice.

"Rather than talking, he simply sent us an email with a brief explanation and a list of books for us to read, since your case was so special that he would need our full cooperation... You would never let anyone other than us into your personal life."

"That guy is such a good therapist it’s a little scary, he reminds me a bit of Ailsa. The books he recommended were chosen with too much precision; they were exactly what we needed to understand the problem we felt but couldn’t clearly explain..." Keiko commented in a calm voice, then brought Kai’s hand to her lips and kissed it softly. Nemuri nodded and added.

"Although the books helped, the reason we all reached the same conclusion after reading them is simple. The problem is real, and you know it as well as we do—you’re too obsessive, Kai. Now that an enemy has appeared, you feel that if you don’t use every second of your time to improve our safety, you’d regret it forever. If you fail, it was because you didn’t do enough..."

"...I imagine there’s no chance of switching therapists now..." Kai commented with a small sigh while staring at the ceiling. The girls smiled softly, and Keiko commented in a playful voice.

"We can’t back out while we’re winning..."

"I figured as much..." Kai let out a small sigh and spoke while stretching out his hands to place them on Keiko and Nemuri’s sensual thighs before adding in a more serious voice.

"What you’re saying is true. I know myself; I know that if I relax and something happens, I won’t be able to live with myself. I understand why the therapist sees it as something bad, and even you all do. But that’s simply because you don’t know what I’m up against, or rather, what it implies, since I don’t really know very well who I’m fighting either, and that’s terrifying.

"There are very few people in the world who can escape my notice, and now there’s an entire damn organization I know nothing about that’s carefully studying me to determine the best angle of attack. Therefore, I can’t stop, I can’t slow down, and I can’t waste a single second until I know what I’m up against and what they’re truly capable of."

"..."

Hearing Kai, the girls fell into a reflective and heavy silence, deeply pondering his words. But soon, Nejire looked at Kai and commented in a firm and determined voice.

"Then let us help you more, Kai-chan... We’re all in danger, so we should all be working, not just you. We’ve asked you many times, but until now only Aunt Keiko has been able to truly help you, and the rest of us are useless..."

"You’ve actually helped me a lot." Kai commented while stretching out his hand to stroke Nejire’s head, who, along with Yumiko, Keiko, and Nemuri, looked at him with curiosity, so he explained.

"The greatest help you can give me is to get stronger. The stronger you are, the lower the risk you face, and you can even help me fight someone troublesome or protect someone else. Every time you get stronger, my worries decrease significantly."

"Getting strong..." Yumiko couldn’t help but murmur in a heavy tone, fully aware that she was the weakest person in the house.

Despite the wonderful abilities Kai had given her with the Accomplice, she had never really been interested in learning to fight, her only means of attack being grabbing someone by the hair with her super strength and little else. Therefore, it was obvious that Kai’s greatest concern was her, since Keiko, although she didn’t know how to fight either, was basically a living arsenal, so messing with her wasn’t easy at all.

"Do you want to learn to fight with me, M*m?" Quickly reaching the same conclusion as her m*th*r, Nejire looked at Yumiko and asked with a huge smile. Keiko stretched her head a bit to look at Nemuri and asked with a smile.

"Nemuri, do you think it would be very hard to teach me a little?"

"Then let’s take advantage of this summer vacation to carry out a full training regimen to teach you fighting techniques and how to take advantage of your quirk and strength for self-defense." Nemuri commented with a more confident smile. Keiko and Yumiko looked at each other before nodding.

"We’ll do it." Keiko spoke seriously, closely followed by Yumiko, who commented in a serious and determined tone.

"I’m a weak coward, so I’ll ask you not to let me give up no matter what."

"You don’t have to push yourselves too hard; I’ll protect you no matter what happens." Kai commented with a calm and confident smile, which only caused Keiko and Yumiko to frown and stand up, revealing their naked bodies.

"Is it my impression, or is he doubting us, Yumiko?" Keiko asked while looking at Kai with predatory eyes. Yumiko nodded and replied in a playful voice before seductively licking her lips.

"It’s definitely not just your impression, our Kai-chan needs a lesson..."

"Wait, I have to get back to the camp."

Kai quickly commented while looking at a clock on a nearby nightstand, at which point Nemuri pulled him to her chest and commented with a mischievous smile while Nejire tossed aside all the blankets.

"Then you’ll have to work very hard to pay for your crimes quickly, darling..."

"We’re going to devour you as punishment for your crimes, Kai-chan... There’s no escape~" Nejire added in a mischievous voice, which served as the starting signal for Yumiko and Keiko, who threw themselves on their man with enormous smiles.

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"Yao Momo... What time did you get back to your room last night...?"

In the early morning, Momo came out of her room only to find Mina, who quickly asked with an "evil" smile on her face. Trying to stay calm, Momo closed the door and then started walking while replying in a calm voice.

"It turns out Kai had gone to get water, so we talked for a while before coming back."

"Really? Last night I waited quite a while to see if I’d catch you coming in, and I fell asleep first~ What were you doing in the middle of the night, Yao Momo~? Tell me~" Mina whispered in a playful and flirtatious tone while gently nudging Momo with her elbow, which caused a slight blush to form on Momo’s face, who soon replied seriously.

"I have nothing to say."

"How stingy Friends share things, you know~? You can’t leave me without such juicy gossip~" Mina commented in the same tone, secretly studying Momo’s expressions, who only gave her a smile before walking ahead in silence.

"How stingy..." Mina couldn’t help but mutter with a pout, at which point Jiro arrived from behind and commented in a lazy voice.

"Stop trying to pry into Yao Momo’s personal life; it won’t do you any good."

Hearing Jiro, Mina clicked her tongue in annoyance and started walking to follow Momo, but at that moment, from the corner of her eye, she noticed something about Jiro. Stopping dead in her tracks, Mina turned to carefully look at Jiro’s face, focusing on the subtle dark circles under her eyes. With an "evil" smile, Mina approached the slightly nervous Jiro and whispered in a playful tone.

"Oh my, Kyoka-chan, why those dark circles? Yesterday you went to sleep before anyone else... Could it be that you were listening to things you shouldn’t have with those convenient Earphone Jacks of yours~"

"W-What? N-No, I just had trouble sleeping, that’s all!"

Visibly nervous, Jiro replied hastily and sped up her pace. Mina’s smile widened noticeably, and she soon approached Jiro, then put her right arm around her friend’s shoulders and whispered like a little succubus.

"Fufu, you’re not convincing anyone, Kyoka-chan~ Who would have thought that our serious Kyoka-chan would be quite the ’voyeur’~ Come on, tell your good friend what you heard~"

"I-I didn’t hear anything! Let’s go train; we’re going to be late!" Kyoka Jiro quickly replied in a slightly louder voice and sped up to the point that she seemed to be running to leave Mina behind.

"How interesting~ This camp is way too interesting, fufu." Mina couldn’t help but mutter with an enormous smile before starting to walk with little skips, visibly cheerful.

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"I feel like I’m dying..."

Under the morning sunlight, Kirishima couldn’t help but fall to his knees on the ground, visibly exhausted. Mezo Shoji, not far from there, while struggling to stay awake, commented in a tired voice.

"Yeah... I never expected the remedial classes to go until 2 AM..."

"They want us dead..." Sato said, also exhausted, at which point Aizawa, passing nearby, commented in a calm voice.

"I warned you it wouldn’t be easy. In this camp, besides improving your quirks, you also have to work on the weaknesses you exposed during the final exams. Think about why you’re more tired than your classmates before you move."

""Y-Yes..."" The group of young people could only reply in unison with the little strength they had left.

For his part, Aizawa kept walking to a high point from where he could see all the students and commented in a calm voice, but loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Don’t lose focus. Move faster! No matter what you’re doing, you must always be aware of where you’re coming from. That’s what it means to improve. Always keep in mind why you’re sweating and why you’re still frustrated!"

Aizawa finished speaking while directing his gaze toward a distant spot where he could see Kai doing one-finger handstand push-ups while using his free hand to type on his computer. Ingeniously, Kai had made his enormous cat lie on its back and do push-ups with all four paws, lifting a huge metal plate on which his computer rested.

"More importantly, guys!" At that moment, Ryuko, who was sitting on a large pile of boxes, called out loudly, then added cheerfully.

"Tonight we’ll have a test of courage pitting the two classes against each other! After training hard, you can play hard! That’s what they call the stick and the carrot!"

"I really can’t stand scary things..." Kyoka Jiro couldn’t help but comment in a voice full of reluctance, while Mina murmured to herself while watching Momo and Kai train.

"A test of courage... Sounds like a fun date..."

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"Alright, we’ve filled our stomachs and washed the dishes! So the only thing left is..."

In the middle of the night in a forest clearing, Ryuko, with her hands on her hips, announced with an enormous smile. Visibly excited, Mina raised her hands to the sky and finished the beautiful blonde’s words.

"The test of courage!!"

""The test!!"" Kirishima, Sato, and Kaminari announced, equally excited, at which point Aizawa’s calm voice rang out.

"It pains me to tell you this, but the remedial group will have class with me now."

"You’ve got to be kidding..." Sato couldn’t help but comment as all color drained from his face. Aizawa wrapped Kirishima and Sato with his bandages and then commented in a casual voice.

"Sorry, your training during the day wasn’t good enough, so I have to use this time."

""Give us a break...!!""

Sato and Kirishima screamed in desperation as they were dragged along with Toru and Mezo, while Mina and Kaminari huddled together trembling, watching in panic. As if about to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, Kaminari looked at Mina and commented in a trembling voice.

"W-We were lucky, thank goodness... I feel like that could have been us..."

"I know what you mean..." Mina commented, equally trembling, at which point Ryuko laughed in amusement and announced loudly.

"Alright then, Class B will be the first to do the scaring. Class A will go out in pairs every three minutes. There are tags with your names in the middle of the route, so bring them back. The scarers are not allowed to make direct contact. Show us how terrifying your quirks are!"

"The class that makes the most people wet their pants with creativity and imagination wins!" Chatora announced with a slightly playful tone, followed closely by Shino, who exclaimed while holding a cardboard box in her hands.

"Now we’ll do a lottery to determine the pairs!"

"Kai, you pick last!" Tomoko pointed at Kai and spoke with an amused smile, knowing he would probably cheat. Momo couldn’t help but laugh in amusement and soon announced loudly.

"Class 1-A, form a line. We’ll do the lottery in order!"

""Yeah!!"" Several young people responded in unison, and soon they all gathered in order, leaving Kai at the end.

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"I didn’t expect this... We’re partners?"

At the end of the lottery, Kai drew the last slip of paper and then looked at Mina, who showed him the same number, and asked with a smile. A little nervous, Mina quickly responded while glancing at Momo from the corner of her eye.

"So it seems. If you want, I can switch with Yao Momo."

"That would be breaking the rules." Momo commented with a smile, then added while looking Mina straight in the eyes.

"And as class representative, I can’t allow that, can I?"

"Hehe, you’re right, that would be breaking the rules..." Mina replied even more nervously, at which point Kai stretched a bit and commented in a casual voice.

"Then let’s go, looks like we’re the first ones out..."

"Mm, so it seems... Let’s go."

Mina commented as she approached Kai, feeling a little self-conscious, somehow sensing Momo’s piercing gaze on her back, but at that instant Jiro’s worried expression appeared in her field of vision. For some reason, seeing Jiro calmed Mina completely, and she was soon able to announce with her usual energy while looking at the lazy Kai.

"Saito, the first one to scream in fear pays a penalty!"

"If you’re so eager to pay penalties, let’s go; it’ll be fun." Kai replied with a calm and casual smile while looking at Mina, which caused the beautiful pink-skinned girl to feel her heart skip as her nervousness returned even stronger.

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