Today, the students in Class A noticed that Shoto Todoroki seemed to be in a very good mood? But what was strange was that Momo Yaoyorozu, who was the vice class representative, also seemed to be a little absent-minded?
And the fact that the two of them left directly after school even made everyone feel strange. A few of the gossipy girls in the class even suspected that the two of them might be secretly dating, but when Momo Yaoyorozu rushed directly to the school gate after school, and Shoto Todoroki ran towards All Might's office, this undoubtedly made everyone a little disappointed.
"Bang~ bang~"
With the knock on the door, Shoto Todoroki also tidied up his emotions.
"All Might-sensei, I'm coming in!"
With Shoto Todoroki's shout, he pushed open the office door, and then he saw Lancer and All Might sitting on either side of the coffee table with serious expressions on their faces. In the middle of the two of them was an Othello board, and All Might was also holding a strange purple little glass bottle in his hand...
"Cough cough~ Since Todoroki-shonen is here~ Then Lancer, you two go first~"
"Hmm, then we'll have our rematch when we have time."
If there wasn't an Othello board between the two of them, an ordinary person might have thought that the two of them were sparring, right?
But for some reason, Shoto Todoroki always felt a little strange, but he couldn't put his finger on what was wrong.
Shoto Todoroki originally thought that Lancer would take him to a training ground, but he didn't expect him to take him to climb a wall.
"Lancer... sir, where are you taking me?"
Shoto Todoroki trusted All Might very much, so he also believed that Lancer wouldn't harm him, but trust was one thing. The fact that they were climbing walls and going through forests, and they even encountered some burly men in black who were suspected to be security guards, made even him feel a little strange.
"We'll be there soon."
Lancer didn't explain much, or rather, it was too much of a hassle to explain. He just led the way, and then when he arrived at the place where he had been fishing yesterday, he saw Momo Yaoyorozu, who had already changed into her sportswear, sitting in the spot he was sitting in yesterday and holding a fishing rod that looked very advanced.
"Cough cough~"
After coughing twice, Momo Yaoyorozu, who had been focused on the river, finally reacted. But when she turned her head, she froze for a moment because she didn't expect to see a 'familiar person' behind Lancer.
"Todoroki... Shoto?"
"Yaoyorozu... Momo?"
Shoto Todoroki didn't expect that Lancer would bring him to see Momo Yaoyorozu, and Momo Yaoyorozu also didn't expect that the person Lancer said he was bringing would be Shoto Todoroki. Both of their expressions could be said to be very strange, but Lancer didn't care about that.
"Snap~ snap~"
After clapping his hands to get the attention of the two of them, Lancer also said the 'opening line' he had prepared long ago.
"I think you two are very clear about your respective goals, so I won't repeat them. But I have to remind you that I myself am still in 'training', and there is only one kind of training method I know. If you feel it's not suitable, you can leave at any time."
After Lancer finished speaking, he looked at the two of them. There was no doubt that neither of them said anything, but this was also normal. After all, they hadn't even started yet, so how could they quit?
"Then, Momo Yaoyorozu, do you have a training ground here?"
"Yes! I have a private 'small training ground'."
After saying that, Momo Yaoyorozu led the way to the training ground. After more than ten minutes, the three of them finally arrived at what Momo Yaoyorozu called a 'small training ground'. Lancer was very calm, or rather, after knowing that this place, which was comparable in size to a normal 'central park', was just Momo Yaoyorozu backyard, he had already learned to be calm.
But Shoto Todoroki was anything but calm.
"This is your so-called... 'small training ground'?"
"Yeah."
Hearing that the other party had shamelessly answered him, Shoto Todoroki almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Was this building, which was a little bigger than his house, 'small'? Shoto Todoroki felt that his worldview had been severely impacted.
It was actually not hard to understand. Although 'Endeavor' was the No. 2 Pro Hero, unlike other Pro Heroes, Endeavor only ran his own agency and didn't open a company or start a brand with himself as a spokesperson like some other Pro Heroes. So his wealth was only considered to be in the upper-middle class among all Pro Heroes.
And what about the Yaoyorozu family? The Yaoyorozu family was a famous wealthy business family throughout Japan, and Momo Yaoyorozu was the only heir to this family. Her father would do his best to fulfill all of his daughter's reasonable requests without any discount. If this so-called 'small training ground' was compared to the U.A. gym, it could indeed be considered small, but for an ordinary person, it was something that could only be looked up to.
But no matter how big or small it was, as long as it was enough for Lancer, it was fine.
"..."
As Lancer took out the hunting horn and blew it, Shoto Todoroki and Momo Yaoyorozu both looked at Lancer with serious expressions. They hadn't forgotten their purpose. A few seconds after the sound of the horn stopped, three heads suddenly poked out from outside the training ground.
"Meow~~"
"Meow~!!"
"Meow..."
After waving his hand to signal Aru, Jack, and Tigre to come to him, Lancer first petted the heads of the three of them to show his affection before signaling Momo Yaoyorozu and Shoto Todoroki to come over.
"To be honest, I've never been a 'teacher' before, so I plan to use my master's teaching method. Just have a fight, and both your weaknesses and strengths will be fully revealed in a real battle."
Although it sounded a little different from a normal 'teacher', what the other party said was indeed reasonable.
"Fighting you? I will do my best!"
Looking at Shoto Todoroki's reaction, Lancer waved his finger.
"Not me~ Your opponent is 'Jack'~"
While speaking, Lancer petted Jack's head. The other party 'impatiently' pushed Lancer hand away, but when Lancer petted it again, it turned its head away, as if it didn't want to argue with him too much.
Looking at this cat, which was black all over but had white patterns on its four limbs, Shoto Todoroki's expression was a little grim, but in the end, he decided to trust Lancer decision.
No matter what, since he had decided to become the other party's disciple, he couldn't be without basic trust! What's more, he didn't think Lancer would joke with him using these few cats because there was no point, and the other party didn't seem like the kind of person who would make this kind of joke.
It was just that compared to the serious-faced Shoto Todoroki, Momo Yaoyorozu on the other side had a wandering gaze.
Unlike Shoto Todoroki, who didn't know anything, she had a very deep impression of these three cats. After all, they often followed Lancer around, but...
'Could these three cats, who look like they're just being cute, also be my opponents?'