Part 6
530 Words
It was difficult, but he responded as best he could.
Though she still had nuts to c***k with Kirishima, she promised herself to drag Denki into an “electric pick-me-up outing.” He needed it...
That also meant Mina would continue the investigation alone—or almost.
She refocused on the clues she had, watching the “green-tinted no’s” out of the corner of her eye. She took back the lamp, listing the suspects one by one, trying to connect them.
Izuku, Shoto, Hitoshi, Momo, Kirishima, Tsuyu, and—quite surprisingly—Bakugo had just admitted having feelings for someone.
Too many. Way too many. Possibilities.
So many combinations. Tsuyu and Momo could end up in the arms of this or that boy, and Mina would have to judge the probability... Or maybe that was the very heart of the secret? Were they seeing each other?
Oh boy...
That wasn’t all. They had also just learned that yes, future hero Deku did indeed have a crush... But Ochaco was definitely out of the running. She had confidently stated that it wasn’t the case, and the lamp genius had confirmed it.
So not Uravity.
Could it be that he had fallen for the lovely Tsuyu? Those two would make a very nice couple. Though, thinking about it, Mina had always thought that Hitoshi... had quite a thing for Midoriya.
“Oh ho...”
The mere thought made her mouth water.
She rummaged through her treasure bag and pulled out a treacherous one.
“‘What would you like to learn this year?’”
What kind of question was that? Was there a teacher hiding among them or what?
“On the contrary, I find that very interesting to know! It would allow better class cohesion and—”“Yes, we got it, class rep. Sorry for doubting...”
A new wave of calmer questions followed, even allowing an end-of-evening atmosphere to settle in. Yet there were still quite a few questions left—a stash that the pink-haired girl knew was full of gold.
However, it was getting late, and some were already threatening to go to bed. Mina hadn’t expected it to take this long, and her mission was at risk.
That was out of the question.
She hadn’t even managed to uncover a truly embarrassing secret or a hidden couple yet. And they dared to strut right there, under her nose...
“Alright, I suggest we finish with three questions that I choose myself!”
She phrased it as a suggestion, but it was undeniably an order. Everyone knew what to expect from her, and they all agreed. Even Katsuki had ended up going along with the others tonight. Dynamight himself had played along—all under Mina’s influence.
Just three more questions. Probably not the most innocent ones, but at least they’d be done.
No one objected—at least not seriously enough to be heard.
The acid girl read through the slips of paper, sorting them, thinking about how to deliver checkmate in three moves. But after going through them, she abruptly decided that none would get her what she wanted.
She’d do it herself.
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