Welcome to the Jungle (Lesson)

You don't need a dream or even a tomorrow
Just live

The beginning of his Second Year at Yuuei Academy... Who would've thought? He had applied to the school at deadline day and spent the first weeks of his First Year seriously thinking about quitting, but now there he was: a member of Class 2-A, even being able to say that he was the former Vice-President of it. The world really does make interesting turns...

He was now even considered strong enough to be asked to introduce the "U.A. Style" of doing things to the new First Years. There was something special about the occasion though: he would be fighting two other students at the same time, not only one. Did the staff really think of the blonde that highly? Most other students would've been honored by this request, excited even! But Ryuusei Igarashi...

Well... - stretching his arms towards the sky, the boy loudly yawned before taking a look back at the phone he held on his left hand - I think that I should have some time.

The boy was now in front of the small forest behind the Yuuei Campus. It wasn't that big nor were the trees that close together, but it was enough for the sense of direction to be clouded once in the heart of the area. He had been there a few times, but nothing significant. With slow steps, he ventured inside that mix of brown and green.


It won't be that hard for me to move around here, he thought to himself.

Ryuusei had taken the previous 15 minutes to explore his surroundings. It was mostly the same everywhere, with trees, trees and more trees as far as the eye could see. The forest wasn't that big and, just like he had already noticed, in most spots the trees weren't that far apart. This meant that, with his agility, it should be easy to move around quickly through the branches - Yoruhi would surely this proud of this!

The only zone that was was significantly different from the rest was where the teenager now stood. It was a small clearing located right around the center of the entire forest, just a few feet of open sky in any direction.

I'm guessing this will be where he drops them off, he assumed, since, not counting with the forest's entry, this would be the only logical spot to leave the students for the exercise's beginning.

The boy wasn't wearing his Hero Outfit... nor was he wearing the Yuuei Tracksuit. Ryuusei was literally wearing the School's Uniform. Pants baggy and tie loosen up, just like he always wore it. And with his silver earring on his left ear dangling with the wind, of course. The reason for this peculiar choice? Nothing, really. He just didn't even think of getting changed before coming.

Brr. Brr. The phone that was now on his pocket vibrated. Grabbing it once again with his left hand, Ryuusei read the message. It was from Geist and it said that they were arriving.

Phone back on the pocket. Check if the knife is on the inside of the jacket. Good to go. Time to hide.


He was behind of one of the trees that were near the clearing and he was holding his breath. Having locked himself before the arrival of the others, this meant that God's Alibi was active and that he was now fully invisible. Without moving and with no worries in the world, Ryuusei was able to hold his breath for a long time, the perfect conditions to check what those two girls were all about.

He couldn't hear either of them or Geist from there, but he could see them clearly.  One was smaller than the other, but they were both tiny in comparison to himself. The smaller one surely was japanese, skin dark and tattoos on her body; the other was pale and was clearly a foreigner. When Geist left, they began talking to each other and then... and then the first mistake was made.

They were showing of their Quirks to one another, something that Ryuusei always found a weird practice even among his classmates. They could've just talked about it, but they made sure to use them for the eyes to see... which made Ryuusei be able to see it aswell.

The girl with ruby eyes gave life to the tattoos on her body, manifestating into reality. Two dragons attached to her skin, floating around on their own.

Simple enough, Ryuusei thought as he saw them looking around, unable to spot him.

However, the sapphire eyed girl's Quirk made him more cautious. She was producing and controlling some type of green bubble, being able to manipulate its size and making it explode. Could the bubbles absorb others? Were the bubbles meant for offense through their explosion? Or were they meant to offer protection, acting as a sort of shield? Those were details to keep in mind and to figure out.

Their mouths kept moving for a little more after the small demonstration and, then, they made what Ryuusei considered to be the right decision. Sumiko used her dragons to climb one of the trees near them and helped Olivia do the same. It appeared they were  going to move, either to scout, to find Ryuusei or to allow him to go to them. Basically - and by Ryuusei's analysis - they were trying to control the rhythm of the exercise. That was a good indicator for two students who had yet to have any class. However...

Time to start this then, he thought as he began breathing again, his body becoming once more visible to the entire world.

Still behind the tree, he used his right hand to touch his own neck and "lock" himself again, preparing himself for a future use of God's Alibi. After this, Ryuusei would make his way to the clearing where Sumiko and Olivia stood just a few seconds before. In the middle of that space, he would  crouch while speaking.

Yo! - he yelled, not escaping his own cold voice - I'm waiting for you both here, so come whenever you want.

Arms supported on his flexed knees, Ryuusei would do exactly what he had just loudly said: stay there and wait for them to make their move.

Probably not even Geist was expecting him to have this approach, but Ryuusei's thought process was pretty simple: this was a matter of control; he was the one dictating how things would go, where the confrontation would take place. Afterall, he was the strongest one - he had nothing to be overly afraid of.

Besides, what would be the fun of playing hide and seek before seeing what those First Years were actually capable of doing?


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