"9 days ago"
"Provincial town - Deika City"
It was the prologue to a tragedy...
While we were still unawares,
the seeds of disaster were being planted...
You not determined enough or something?
Of course not!
Flashfreeze Heatwave!
Pro-level work just 30 minutes after getting their provisional hero licenses!
On today's show, we have two students who drove back villains--
from U.A.'s hero course Class 1-A, Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo.
"Shoto Todoroki - Quirk: Half-Cold Half-Hot" "Katsuki Bakugo - Quirk: Explosion"
Do the two of you normally have fun training together?
Does it look that way to you? You should get your eyes or brain checked!
We're friends.
Huh? Don't just say random stuff! Since when have we been friends?!
We spent a lot of time together because of the supplementary classes, right?
What kind of system is that?
Spending time together doesn't mean we're friends!
What system are you talking about?
I don't know! You should get your brain checked, too!
"Have a Merry Christmas!"
At the end of December,
with a few days left until the end of the second term...
Do the two of you normally have fun training together?
We're friends.
You weren't scared?
No, I was able to act without fear and according to my training.
"Hanta Sero - Quirk: Tape" "Denki Kaminari - Quirk: Electrification" "Mina Ashido - Quirk: Acid"
This is a question for Todoroki...
They were interviewed for a whole hour,
and Bakugo's answers weren't used at all!
All you see of him is this cut-off part in the corner!
Use my answers...!
"Tsuyu Asui - Quirk: Frog" "Ochaco Uraraka - Quirk: Zero Gravity"
They protected him in a sense, huh?
"Kyoka Jiro - Quirk: Earphone Jack" "Momo Yaoyorozu - Quirk: Creation"
It's already the third interview, too...
The good rep he got after getting his provisional license went poof.
"Izuku Midoriya - Quirk: One For All"
They were newly minted but reliable provisional heroes.
"9 Days After the Tragedy in Deika City"
I hope they are able to work as pros as soon as possible
to prevent the tragedy in Deika City from happening again.
It's been nine days since the incident.
The rioting of just 20 people
drove Deika City to destruction in about 50 minutes.
"Tenya Iida - Quirk: Engine" "Minoru Mineta - Quirk: Pop Off"
I heard that the destruction in Deika City was worse than in Camino,
but because it was less populated, there were fewer victims.
This incident seems to be a ploy by villains
to lower the public's estimation of heroes.
Here's what people had to say--
"Voices from town--"
It's foolish to blame the heroes of Deika.
They should discuss relaxing the whole system.
Review the paperwork?
You can only say that in retrospect.
I want the heroes to work harder!
Like, we'll do our best, so you do your best, too?
Let's ask our commentator, Kuraishisu, what he thinks.
In the past, if there was an incident with this many casualties,
"Hero Critic - Aorio Kuraishisu"
everyone would be blaming the heroes.
But right now, I suppose you could say we're at a critical juncture in time.
Criticism is turning into encouragement.
Ever since the "Look! Boy," I feel like people have changed how they see things.
Look!
Right now, who's the man...
...risking his life for our sakes?
It's because Endeavor worked hard!
Don't be too optimistic!
"Yuga Aoyama - Quirk: Navel Laser" "Eijiro Kirishima - Quirk: Hardening" "Rikido Sato - Quirk: Sugar Rush"
Things might be moving in a positive direction,
but behind that is a sense of urgency from being in danger.
Are the cheers rooting for those certain to win
actually prayers for their victory?
Heroes have become more about showbiz recently,
"Pro Hero - Midnight - Quirk: Somnambulist" "Pro Hero - Mt. Lady - Quirk: Gigantification"
but now, people want them to be heroes in the real sense of the word!
Mt. Lady?!
"Pro Hero - Shota Aizawa - Quirk: Erasure"
We've asked her to come as a special instructor.
Since you all are getting more exposure, too.
Midnight also came along.
I didn't get any more exposure!
Do your best starting next time!
I'm not one to talk, but she's the most showbiz one here!
Be quiet!
Today will be a media practicum.
I, Mt. Lady, active hero and gorgeous hot commodity,
will teach you how a hero should behave!
I don't know what we're gonna do,
but let's get through this with Plus Ultra, guys!
Yeah!
This class will be...
...practice for a hero interview!
So casual.
Hero Shoto, come here.
Okay.
You were amazing out there, Shoto.
What are you talking about?
Pretend you just finished doing a job!
--Go! --Right.
Shoto, what kind of hero would you like to be?
A hero that can make everyone feel safe when I arrive.
That's wonderful!
If a handsome boy like you came to save me,
my heart would start racing, though!
Do you... have heart problems?
Oh dear, what's with this kid?
He's so cute! I want him!
What kind of ultimate moves do you have?
Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall.
It covers a wide area, can stop others, and can create a place to stand.
It has a wide range of uses.
Also, I have the rougher Flashfreeze Heatwave.
Huh? What about the one he used during the battle with Class B?
Oh yeah, Endeavor's...
...Flashfire Fist!
"Toru Hagakure - Quirk: Invisibility"
Flashfire Fist is my old man's move.
Huh?
Flashfire Fist...
...Jetburn!
I'm nowhere near his level yet.
I'm going to aim even higher.
I'm not here to say anything about your personal issues,
but if you want people to feel safe, it might be good to smile.
You'll slay the ladies with your smile!
If I smile... they'll die...?!
That's enough!
"Koji Koda - Quirk: Anivoice" "Fumikage Tokoyami - Quirk: Dark Shadow"
We're supposed to show our moves, too?
In the interview.
Oh my, U.A. students.
It's not like everyone knows who you are!
Your ultimate moves are symbols of you!
Let people know what you can do through your moves.
For real-time teamwork with other heroes,
warnings against villainous crimes,
and having people trust you with their lives...
There's meaning behind why heroes yell the names of their moves out loud.
Until recently,
that woman didn't think about anything except how she looked on camera.
It's not just Mt. Lady.
Right now, all the heroes are being pulled...
...by the number one hero.
Now, let's keep the interviews coming!
I chose "Ingenium" as my hero name
"Ingenium"
because I wanted to take over what my brother, Ingenium, stood for!
I feel the sincerity oozing out from you!
I'm Creati.
"Creati"
With my encyclopedic knowledge, you can leave everything to me!
Confidence makes people feel reliable!
I'm Uravity!
"Uravity"
My Quirk's Zero Gravity!
In front of me, everything's weightless!
Being gentle is a skill, too!
Jet-Black Hero: Tsukuyomi.
"Tsukuyomi"
There is no glory for one who knows no darkness.
Great! That's a great aura!
Sturdy Hero: Red Riot!
"Red Riot"
No blood flows behind me!
Oh, Boss!
"Tentacole" "Pinky" "Chargebolt" "Tailman"
I'll melt anything! Pinky!
I'll make anything shocking!
I'm Stun Gun Hero: Chargebolt!
Oh, what? I didn't have to worry about you guys!
You're better at it than I expected!
I'm not gonna say random stuff like that!
Just shut up and follow me!
You're not as bad in an interview by yourself, huh?
I get it now. You just don't see eye to eye, right?
With the rest of humanity.
Sorry, Bakugo.
You were completely cut because I was there.
Don't think you're so great!
Like someone like you could have any influence over me!
I see.
Maybe we should teach Bakugo how to avoid the media, like you, Aizawa.
No, there's someone else he should be learning from right now.
Deku, right?
I saw what you did!
"Frozen stiff"
I'm... glad...
Really glad...
What did you think about it?
I'm... glad...
When did that guy learn to do my Hardening?!
He's too nervous.
Now that I think about it,
he doesn't do things like this much.
Many of your moves seem to be based on All Might's.
Do you admire him?
Yes!
So you're loud about this, huh?
"mutter mutter mutter"
But I didn't want to just copy him--
I tried to customize them to fit myself better.
For example, with Delaware Smash,
I chose a state that All Might didn't name a move after,
and recently, I've incorporated part of my training into the move,
--He's talking too much... --Delaware Smash: Air Force...
Speaking of which, after his Quirk got out of control the other day...
I heard that he made progress, but is he okay?
A Quirk that isn't super strength.
One For All's new power...
It really won't come out.
The presence is gone...
In the two weeks since then,
I've been practicing visualizing it every day.
It didn't disappear.
That man said to master the power.
It's a power that's waiting for me.
I just put a lock on it, but it's still there.
If I put a lock on it,
it means I can choose when to use it and when not to use it.
I'm past the phase of not using it.
Now, like how I learned to control the percentage of One For All I use,
with just the amount of that power that I can use now...
All right!
Just a tiny wisp came out now, but it's the first step to controlling it.
Someday, this too--
What was that?
Don't be happy about that little wisp!
Up all night again?
"Pro Hero - All Might - Quirk: One For All"
Principal!
"Pro Hero - Nezu - Quirk: High Specs"
It's bad for your fur if you don't sleep.
Oh, no, I've been sleeping!
Don't worry about me!
You're misunderstanding the meaning of "gaunt."
Hm?
Oh...
"Quirks of Past Wielders" "Notes for Young Midoriya"
There's not much recorded from the early days...
Did you need something?
I have an announcement.
We will be restarting the work studies soon.
The hero... work studies...
"Affiliation: U.A. High School Hero Class 1-A" "Birthday: 1/11" "Height: 176 cm" "Blood Type: O" "Likes: Soba (the kind that's not hot)"
"Shoto Todoroki" "Quirk: Half-Cold Half-Hot" "He has two Quirks: 'freezing' on his right half and 'flames' on his left half."
"Affiliation: U.A. High School Hero Class 1-A" "Birthday: 10/16" "Height: 170 cm" "Blood Type: O" "Likes: Meat"
"Eijiro Kirishima" "Quirk: Hardening" "He can harden his whole body, which can be used for offense or defense."
What is this?
"Pro Hero - Cementos - Quirk: Cement"
To suddenly restart the work studies like this...
Principal, you have a chair, don't you?
This is the best place to warm myself.
Originally, we had decided to stop them after discussions with the agencies.
We were going to wait and see how things went.
But this time, it seems the public safety commission
is requesting that all hero course students get on-the-job training.
"Pro Hero - Vlad King - Quirk: Blood Control"
Requesting?
Are they ordering us to do the work studies?
Yeah.
Is this...
...them saying we're short-handed?
Even though we're saturated with heroes?
"Pro Hero - Ectoplasm - Quirk: Clones"
"To learn to deal with the recent increase in villain organizations..."
It definitely has something to do with what happened at Deika City.
The League must be involved.
"Pro Hero - Snipe - Quirk: Homing"
It feels like they're being vague on purpose.
The commission must have sniffed out a serious crisis.
If they're not making the information they've gotten public
and making things sound vague like this,
then they must be trying to hide what they're doing...
As Kayama said, them telling us to restart the work studies
"Pro Hero - Hawks - Quirk: Fierce Wings"
feels like a message from the commission.
Well, it's not like they can say publicly that they want to mobilize the students.
This is not normal.
This has never happened before.
In any case, being in imminent danger is normal for heroes.
Let's try our best to ask heroes with good track records.
It'll be winter vacation homework.
Please tell your students after this meeting.
Understood.
"Meeting Room"
And Aizawa, about the commission's other program...
"A few days later"
It's been four months since U.A. moved to an all-dorm system.
No one seems suspicious.
So are you saying there's no spy for the League of Villains among the students?
If the League acts in the future and nothing happens, then...
Principal, all the students in U.A.'s hero course
have the heart of a hero.
I know.
By the way, are you coming back today?
It'll be hard to make it back...
Did something happen with Young Midoriya?
Did you forget what day it is today?
Ready, and--
Merry Christmas!
They're telling us to do work studies.
We must be the busiest first years in U.A. history.
You two are going back to Ryukyu, right?
Yeah, what about you, Jiro?
Christmas Eve's the best!
Midoriya, what will you do? Since Nighteye Agency...
Centipeder took over there, right?
Then you can see him again!
Yeah, that's what I thought, too, but...
Oh, Midoriya, sorry.
"Pro Hero - Centipeder - Quirk: Centipede"
I'm ashamed to say this, but right now, we don't really have any time...
"Pro Hero - Bubble Girl - Quirk: Bubble"
Deku, it's been a long time!
Sir did all this work by himself,
so taking over's been hard!
I did my internship with Gran Torino, but he can't do it either,
so right now, I'm still in limbo...
I see...
But unlike last time, when it was optional,
it's an assignment this time,
so the school will introduce me to someone.
--Oh? Oh, then... --What're you sneaking around for?!
--Oh? Oh, then... --Huh? What are you talking about?
Bakugo, will you go to Jeanist?!
Huh?!
"Best Jeanist Missing"
I haven't decided yet.
"Bakugo"?
You're not choosing a hero name?
They were all rejected!
All the ones I'd been saving up!
Oh, what were they?
King Explosion Murder!
Lord Explosion Murder!
Explosion Murder!
So childish.
Your hero name is a wish.
How you want to be, or how you should be.
You haven't started looking outside of yourself yet.
I want to show you the outside--the world.
When you become a second year and get your provisional license,
come back here.
I will ask you your name again then.
But you had a ton of people asking for you, right?
After the sports festival.
You can go wherever you want.
I'm not interested in learning from riffraff after all this time.
Don't put it on me!
Come on, give in to peer pressure!
Where to do our work studies...
Hey! It's a holy night!
Don't keep talking about school stuff tonight!
That's a new point of view for you.
Now, now, Mineta has a point, too.
Let's enjoy the food!
Sugarman can cook regular food, too!
Sorry we're late...
Have you started already?
"Eri"
Trick-or... treat...?
No, you mixed up the holidays.
Santa Eri!
S-So cute!
It looks good on you!
Demons out! Demons in!
No, that's not for another two months.
Is Togata with you?
Togata is with his class.
Go on, have fun.
Okay.
So fluffy and cute!
I painted some eggs.
That's Easter!
Eri, do you want a drink?
Yeah.
Her horn's gotten bigger again, hasn't it?
Yeah.
She's very positive.
She's taking what you said to heart.
"Manliness" "I want to be the No. 1 hero!! Kaminari"
"Sticky Cut Mochi"
At the time, not knowing anything,
I thought, "I hope we can have such a fun Christmas party next year, too"
from the bottom of my heart.
The fun Christmas party ended,
so our thoughts switched the problem of where to go for work studies.
Midoriya, Bakugo.
If you don't have anywhere else to go,
wanna come...
...do a work study with Endeavor, the number one hero?
"Preview"
Here's the preview!
Accepting Todoroki's invitation,
Kacchan and I went to do our work studies at Endeavor's agency.
This is your chance, Izuku Midoriya.
What kind of hero work does the number one hero do?
Learn, burn it into your memory, and use the experience to grow.
Next time, "Off to Endeavor's Agency!"
Endeavor's flames burn the villains to ashes!
"Next time: Off to Endeavor's Agency!"
Go beyond!
Plus Ultra!