As the black mist completely disappeared, Shota Aizawa finally breathed a sigh of relief, while Lancer on the other side also curled his lips before turning his attention to the 'ice sculpture' next to him.
Before, he just thought that this monster called 'Nomu' was a little ugly, but after a closer look, he found that its appearance was really... too ugly.
The top of its head looked like an exposed 'brain', but in reality, it was just a hard outer layer with a similar pattern.
If this only made people think that the creator was a non-mainstream person, then the extremely unbalanced head and body proportions made people feel uncomfortable, as if only the body had been strengthened, while the head had been deliberately neglected.
But just as Lancer was carefully observing the 'Nomu', Shota Aizawa on the other side walked over with a face full of relief.
"Lancer, thank you for your help this time."
"If you want to thank someone, thank All Might. And, I think I should be leaving."
Shota Aizawa's expression became very subtle at Lancer words.
'It's really like what All Might said, like a cat. If you stroke its fur the right way, it's very easy to get along with...'
Lancer, who was preparing to act cool by hiding his heroic deeds, had no idea that his image had been completely destroyed by a certain seemingly upright man.
But at this moment————————
"Sir! Please wait!!"
The sudden call from behind made Lancer freeze for a moment.
"Is there something you need?"
Lancer naturally knew the person who called him————————Shoto Todoroki.
Many people at 'U.A.' knew his identity as the son of the 'No. 2 Pro Hero, Endeavor', and even a lot of people knew that he and his father didn't seem to have a good relationship, but most people didn't really care. After all, many people had conflicts with their families during their 'rebellious phase', but what no one knew was that his relationship with his 'father' was not just a simple disagreement, but a complete and utter 'hatred'!
And Lancer knew this, but that was all he knew. Although Shoto Todoroki deserved sympathy, that was all. He didn't have the right to get involved, let alone the fact that the other person didn't ask for his help. Why should he actively get involved?
There were many people in this world who were more miserable than him, and Lancer didn't have the time to care about all of them. At most, he would only deal with the matter in front of him.
And Shoto Todoroki, who had unconsciously called out, had no idea that the other party not only knew his identity but also knew his deepest 'secret' very clearly. He only knew that at this time, when he was face to face with the other party, he was so nervous that he couldn't speak.
'He's wearing a mask, so I can't even see his expression... What am I so nervous about!'
In order to calm himself down, he actually bit the tip of his tongue. The bloody taste immediately made him a lot calmer.
"I hope you can train me!"
Although it was an extremely simple sentence, Shoto Todoroki felt that saying those words almost drained all his energy. He even felt a little suffocated just standing there.
"Train you? A quirk? Let's not do that. After all, I'm not very good at it."
Lancer didn't know the pressure he was giving the other party, but he directly rejected Shoto Todoroki's request. After all, he couldn't find a reason to accept it, and as he said, he didn't think he could teach the other party anything.
But what seemed natural to Lancer was a major blow to Shoto Todoroki.
The 'quirks' in this world were so bizarre and varied that it was rare for anyone to find a quirk similar to their own. And it was almost impossible to find someone who had a similar ability and was also strong. Quirks with a 'hereditary' nature like Midoriya's were even more unique. For Shoto Todoroki, it was almost impossible for him to find a more suitable 'goal' after being rejected by Lancer.
But just talking to him had almost used up all of his courage and strength. At this time, he didn't even know how to speak.
In the end, he could only watch as Lancer back gradually disappeared from his sight.
"Todoroki-kun, are you... okay?"
"I'm fine. I just need to rest for a bit."
Shoto Todoroki's response to Izuku Midoriya's concern was very calm.
Indeed, Lancer rejection made him feel very disappointed, but that was all.
Perhaps because he had to bear too many things that his peers didn't have to, Shoto Todoroki was also more mature. He knew that constant disappointment was meaningless, and it was better to focus on the present than to be disappointed. After all, he had been doing this for so many years.
After leaving, Lancer pulled out his 'system mission'.
He couldn't help but feel excited when he saw the two words 'Completed', but when he saw the 'Mission reward', his eyes twitched.
「Mission completion: 100%, Mission reward: 1000 points, Consumable: Magic Potion X10」
Was that all the reward for 100% mission completion?
After complaining a bit, he decisively hung the five small glass bottles in his palm on the tactical belt on his waist. After all, the reward had already been given, so there was no reason not to use it.
But after complaining, he calmly thought about it. The so-called 'mission' was not really difficult for him, and it would have been truly incredible if the reward had been more.
And these were not the most important things! The most important thing was that he was almost certain about his previous guess about the 'system'.
For Lancer, this 'mission' not only confirmed his 'guess' but also allowed him to make his presence known at 'U.A.' again. But what he didn't expect was that everything that had happened before was just a 'prerequisite'.
The incident of the U.A. students being attacked was supposed to be suppressed. After all, there weren't many problems with 'U.A.' itself, but who knew that when U.A. was trying to downplay the impact of the incident, the 'League of Villains' came out of nowhere again.
They not only made a public 'declaration of war' against 'All Might' but also used the video of their previous invasion of 'U.A.' as 'propaganda' to tarnish 'U.A.'.
Of course, it was more of a 'flipping the table' than a 'propaganda'.
Many people even publicly questioned the performance of Shota Aizawa and No. 13 in the previous video. The fact that a group of 'villains' announced the formation of the 'League of Villains' didn't cause a big reaction. People were more concerned about what 'U.A.' was doing.
"Bastards! Damn it!! What a boring advertisement!"
"Puchi~!"
The emotional Shigaraki Tomura directly smashed the TV in front of him. After all, he was looking forward to the 'League of Villains'' debut, but he didn't expect the spotlight to be completely stolen from them.
"Bastards! Bastards!! Bastards!!!"
He was constantly thinking about how to 'deal with' the guys who had caused his plan to fail!
But at this moment, Kurogiri appeared in the doorway without him knowing.
"Mr. Shigaraki Tomura, the master requests your presence!"