Chapter 85: Eri-Chan! I have sweets!
A/N: sorry for not uploading, accidentally went to sleep for 15 hours (I wish I was joking)
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"Shadow Man?" Mirio who had heard the name for the first time questioned Eri, however even with the scary-sounding name Eri smiled widely as she explained
"He used to visit me a few times, he would always hide in the shadows but I always caught him hehe! He even gave me this teddy bear as a gift" Eri proudly showed off the teddy bear she carried, attached to its ear was an invisible wire that for some unknown reason connected to Rimuru. I wonder what sort of connec--
"Ha... How lovely!" Mirio showed off a strange smile before picking up Eri and putting her back on his shoulder, however, his expression changed to surprise
"How could I have forgotten! The beauty pageant! Nejire is gonna be so mad if I miss it" Mirio slapped his forehead before sprinting off however he stopped midway
"Wanna join me?" He offered
"Uh. Sure" Midoriya accepted the offer and with the lack of resistance the entire group went together
"I wonder who will win... Pfft" Jiro chuckled slightly, he expression showed me she was planning something devious again
"Is something the matter?" I asked, I tried taking a peek at what she was staring at on her phone however she quickly deflected
"Nothing!" She put her phone in her pocket before grabbing my hand and running forward to catch up with the group
"Hey! You can't hold hands until you're married!" Eri commented with her sharp eyes, and like a bratty child she pouted making her squishy cheeks look all the more squishable
"Who told you we won't get married" I retorted, as a faithful man I believed choosing Jiro was the best option and nothing could sway me to becoming polygamous. I am not greedy
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! AND OUR NEXT CONTESTANT IS THE FAIRY OF CLASS 3-A NEJIRE HADO!"
'...maybe I am greedy'
....
"So who do you think will win?" Mirio asked Eri who sat on his shoulder. So far most of the contestants were either a hit or a miss. Nejire and Kendo were the strongest contenders with some strange over-the-top lady coming up close.
"Nejire-senpai was so beautiful!" Eri said without a thought, Mirio nodded agreeing. The light blue dress she wore was stunning
"Wait until you see the next one," Jiro said before the light on the stage turned on
"And our next contestant unfortunately couldn't make it here. However, they have provided a photo. And might I say they have quite the chance" Soon a screen descended onto the strange as well as a projector turning on. Slight goosebumps rose on my arms
'why do I get the feeling something horrible is about to happen'
I gazed at Jiro who was constantly giving me cheeky side-eyes I Immediately realized what had happened
"You didn't... Kyouka!" My soul left my body as I stared at the photo shown to the entire school.
My very recognizable face appeared, and my cheeks flushed red as a maid uniform hugged my body. Posing embarrassedly with a serving plate covering my waist it was practically asking to make people question
'thats a guy?'
"HAHAHAH! You're so cute when embarrassed!"
The worst part was that I won the beauty pageant
(A/N: Now that I'm reading this it seems kinda cringe... But I don't care anymore. This is a running joke!)
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"Ugh Rimuru wake up" Feeling myself josled awake I groaned in frustration. Staring at the clock on the wall I felt even more annoyed
"It's so damn early, why did you wake me up?" Sitting up I stretch my muscles feeling the clacking of my joints doing a factory reset
"I'm never wearing a dog collar again...it's so uncomfy"
"You didn't answer my question Kyouka" Rubbing my eyes I felt the breeze from the window hit my back like a splash of cold water
"Eri is going to introduce herself to our class... Aizawa asked us to join him.. though it's supposed to be a surprise for the rest" I heard Jiro jostling around the bed. Yawning loudly I stood up before going to put on some casual clothes
"Damn it's cold outside" Staring out of the window I could see snow reflecting light into my face.
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ~" Jiro hummed while putting on a hoodie
"Why are you singing in English?"
"Uh....."
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"If Aizawa brought us here for nothing IM BLOWING UP HIS FACE!" Bakugo shouted in the early morning while resting on the couch
"Hey relax it's morning! I still haven't got to work out though" Kirishima said while rubbing his forearms, he wasn't used to not being sore all the time... Gym junky
"Good morning! Oo what is that smell?" Uraraka came into the common area as the sweet smell made her float in the air toward it
"I was feeling peckish" I replied while flipping a pancake. Though it wasn't actually for me, I planned to bribe Eri with sweets, her quirk so too good to pass on. And she's pretty cute too
"You know how to cook Rimuru?" Uraraka asked making my expression turn strange
"Yes....? Isn't that normal?" I asked before missing the flip as the pancake landed face down on my plate, staining it with chocolate
"Your strangely competent Rimuru" I heard Sero say while walking in nonchalantly. My expression only soured as everyone nodded
"Am I a weirdo?"
I question with barely hidden killing intent
"In a class of weirdos, you're strangely contradictory. It's hard to tell whether you're an idiot or a genius" I felt another jab slam straight into my chest, every single one of their words hitting their mark
"I find Rimuru normal" like a saint Midoriya said before finding a seat on the nearly occupied couches
"That's not saying much, you're both weirdos DEKU" Bakugo barked Midoriya as he chose to sit right next to him.
"Sorry for making you come here so early, anyway meet Eri... Huh where'd she go" Aizawa looked around for a while before the door burst open with Mirio holding Eri by her armpits
"Everyone! Meet Eri-chan!" Mirio shouted with a huge smile on his face
"Let me down! Please!" Eri struggled in his arms as her cheeks flushed from embarrassment. Eri seemed to be much happier recently
"Kyaaa! She's so cute!" The girls in the class immediately shouted seeing the cute girl stand before them
Even some of the boys seemed affected by Eri's cute charm. Surprisingly Tokoyami stared at Eri with tears in his eyes.
"She's so cute" Tokoyami wiped away a tear of cuteness as went forward towards Eri, unfortunately at that time Eri finnaly got away from Mirio iron grip
"Waaa! Help me! I'm being chased!" Eri immediately ran up to Midoriya in search of help, Bakugo sitting right next to him clicked his tongue however as annoyed as he looked he was a Tsundere so it didn't count
"Haha, Eri are you alright?" Midoriya laughed awkwardly while receiving jealous glares left and right
"Protect me!" Eri sat on Midoriya's lap while pointing at the drooling Uraraka, Mina, Hagakure, and Tokoyami. Tsuyu and Momo were more reserved with their possessive glances
"Pspspspspsp... Hey Eri-chan! I have sweets" I said with a devious gaze, stealing all Eri's attention is so easy!
"Mhmm I like pancakes" However I was surprised by the speed with which Eri arrived sitting on my lap, her mouth already nibing on a fresh pancake.
"You shouldn't eat with your hands" I muttered, unfortunately, Eri decided to not listen to me as she continued to enjoy the sweet chocolatey taste in her mouth
"Ah! Rimuru-san! Can you that lightning thingy!" Eri said with a huge smile on her face with chocolate on her lips. Without missing a beat I pointed my fingers at each other as lightning began arcing between them
Using meticulous control, I changed the arc's shape from a heart to a smiley face. Then as my grand finale, I began playing a cartoon with lightning much to the entertainment of Eri
"I see you can take care of Eri quite well. So I'm leaving her to you" Aizawa said his words before disappearing into thin air
"Huh? Wait what! Don't dump the responsibility on me!"
"Rimuru-san! Can I see your room?"
"Not happening"
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"So are you all excited?" Maladay said with an excited voice, she stood in the middle of the dormitory wearing casual clothes with the 3 other WWPCs behind her.
"Excited for what?" I asked while Eri rested on my lap, practically nobody was in the common area and I was responsible for Eri. My brain has already melted from all the kid's show she watched
"The Hero Billboard chart! Where they decided the pro heroes placements!" Pixie-bob said with surprising enthusiasm, surprising for an old hag
... Why is she glaring at me?... Women's senses are scary...
"I guess that's nice" I muttered while finishing braiding Eri's hair. She had asked me to do it. Unfortunately, I had no idea how to actually do it luckily MeTube exists
"*Yawn* good morning" The first person to go to the common area was Mezu, his tenta-arms stopping in place seeing the WWPC
"Good to see you! How have been your training going?" Tiger asked, being responsible for training him during the resort training naturally made him curious
"I got better... I even have ultimate moves..." Mezu said dryly while scratching the back of his head
"Steppin' on the snow troo too too, steppin' on the snow troo too too" Kirishima hummed to himself while entering the dormitory, a towel resting on his shoulder as he had just returned from his morning jog
"Ah! Pixe-Bob, Maladay! Haven't seen you in a while!" Kirishima showed an excited smile as he looked at his old mentors
"It's good to see you as well"
"So you're here for the hero charts? Isn't All Might just going to win again?" Kirishima asked however at his comment Maladay and Pixie-Bob's faces went sour
"That isn't guaranteed anymore," Maladay said with slight awkwardness
"What...?" Midoriya who had just overheard couldn't believe his ears. He turned towards the two for an explanation
"Well... All Might has started to show himself less and less and that allowed Endeavor to close the distance... Some might say Endeavor might even win by a landslide" Maladay said with a slight solemn tone. It was no secret that All Might has slowed down considerably.
"Endeavor won't win," Shoto said with determination, he stopped slurping the soba from the refrigerator. Standing up he stared at Maladay with a serious gaze
"There is no chance he's winning" Shoto again repeated.
"That's kinda rude Todorki-san," the always innocent Eri said with a pout, she scolded Rimuru multiple times about cursing. Her cute pouts made Rimuru reconsider his character
"Don't mind him Eri, Endeavor is his daddy" I whispered into her ears, however, her red eyes stared into mine
"Doesn't matter! Being rude is bad! Pff" Eri puffed at the both of us while showing off her tongue.
"Are you really letting a little brat decide your actions? You are so pathetic! Damn girly-face" Bakugo said with a slightly satisfied expression. Seeing Rimuru shut his mouth was an unknown pleasure for him
"Bakugo-san you too!"
"Aggh! Sh-shut up!"
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"Hello everyone and welcome to the yearly billboard chart! Where we rank our protectors based on how much hope they bring us!" The announcer intentionally worded it vaguely as the camera panned onto the stage, where all the top-10 candidates waited right below
"But before we begin let us start with our honorable mentions. With rank number 46 with have the Wild Wild Pussy Cats! Please give them a round of applause!" The announcer shouted as the sounds of clapping drowned the strange
"And up next we have team Lurkers at rank 20! Mountain Lady and Kamui Woods have made a significant contribution to the safety of our people! Of course with EdgeShot being one of the top-10 candidates!" Yet again the sounds of clapping assaulted everyone's ears
"Now let's start with the juicy stuff! In the first place! We have..... Cliffhanger-kun!"
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A/N: let's give cliffhanger-kun a round of applause! 👏👏👏
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