The Dragon and the Slime Girl [Ryuusei]

At long last it had arrived, the event everyone had been looking forward ever since it had been announced by the faculty of U.A. The excitement of the students was quite understandable, after all School Festivals were a time of excitement and fun, and it seemed that their school was about to have both in excess! Dubbed the Sports Festival, it seemed that the main purpose of this event was for the students to demonstrate their skills to the outside world. It was a reasonable purpose, after all with the recent events it was not unusual for the faculty to have decided to take this opportunity to improve the image of both the school and their students, especially in the wake of Semper Fi.

However, what did come as a surprise was the fact that the school had succeeded in convincing several other schools to attend the event. Hero institutes in their own right, those four schools would join U.A in a competition which would surely serve as a foundation for the students their reputation to the outside world. After all, Elise had become aware of just how cruel and biased the media could be. They did everything in their might to get a good story, and yet after her conversation with Orlov-sensei, the burgundy-haired lass had to admit she still didn't hate the media. If anything, she was more strongly determined than before to fight the media in a way that could work: by giving them a better story to write about. She would perform well in the Sports Festival so that the media had something to write home about.

In terms of the situation, she already had quite an interesting educational background. A former student at Tokyo Medical, Elise had enrolled in the General Studies course and worked her way up to become capable enough to transfer directly into the hero course. She had trained intensely to ensure she was more than ready for this event, and she was going to make certain that she would make her family, her mentor Touma and beloved Tetsuko proud. Speaking of Tetsuko, by a rare chance her iron-blooded knight had not been at her side. About a half hour ago she was called in by the cooking club for a favor, perhaps to help them set up a booth or something. In the past, there was no doubt Elise would have been annoyed at this distraction, but not it was just a minor tingle of discomfort, that quickly faded away when Tetsuko promised her that she would return to her side soon.

"You really spoil me too much Tetsu~" Elise whispered gently as she wandered among the various vendor stalls that were set up in the main alley on the campus. She had to admit that after their time in Kashima it felt like things had changed, for the better. Their mutual devotion and affection for one another had allowed both girls to grow closer to one another in such a sweet manner, and even if they were not at each other's side, it just made the moment of their reunion all the more beautiful.

Having just finished ordering some waffles from a vendor stand who proclaimed to had imported them straight from Belgium, after all the country was known for its Brussels Waffles, Elise had to admit she was looking forward to samping them, considering it's been ages since she tried some genuine Brussels Waffles! Of course, as typical she had asked to put some powdered suggar and whipped cream on them, and after seeking the peace and comfort of a small bench a short distance away from the husstle and bustle of the festival, did Elise start enjoying her snack.

A gentle bite was taken into the waffle, and with the flavor spreading into her mouth the burgundy-haired lass couldn't help but find her cheeks flush up lightly and a blissful smile spreading on her lips. Damd, those waffles were awesome! She totally had to tell Tetsuko about them later. After swallowing the bits that she had chewed on, she took another bite and pondered a bit further about the upcoming events.

As one might expect Elise had picked the Obstacle Course as her choice of event to participate in. It made the most sense for her to do so, although she had to admit that the team-based tournament also sounded tempting. Then again, she knew Tetsuko was competing there, and it would had been more fun for her to cheer for her lover then. However, the obstacle course would prove to be an interesting challenge for sure. While she might had possessed speed which arguably put her on par with some of the fastest students at U.A, like Daimon Darren, it also helped that she possessed an immense amount of stamina, perhaps even more than most of the students. However, unlike them she had one pretty tough weakness to deal with: After her fight with Nick Cross during Halloween, her quirk organ had gotten damaged, and as a result she had become incapable of maintaining her transformation for extended periods of time. She would need to figure out when to use her transformation, and ensure that every moment spend was speend to its fullest potential. In a way one could say that for the obstacle course her transformation would be well and truly an ace card. Most would expect her to likely employ it right from the start, a reasonable deduction, but till she knew what obstacles she was facing, she had to be careful if she wanted to leave a suitable result to be proud of.

However, for the time being tactics and strategies could wait, for she had a delicious waffle to nom, and judging from the fact there were bits of powdered sugar on her lips and even some whipped cream on her cheeks, it was clear just how much the Eisenberg lass was enjoying the snack she had brought from the school's European visitors!