Not Worried

Yaoyorozu had only seen Yuriko once before, and that was during the League of Villains' invasion of the U.A.

When she appeared that time, she directly engaged with All Might, even displaying a sense of evenly matched strength. However, upon reflection, Yaoyorozu understood that All Might at that time was not in his prime. His power had been steadily declining, which led to the situation turning out that way.

After that incident, Yuriko never appeared in front of U.A. students again. She didn't even show up in the following incidents caused by the League of Villains.

Until today.

Yaoyorozu was smart enough to realize that Yuriko, who was casually eating breakfast and reading a book, wasn't concerned about news of her presence getting out.

'The teachers and principal must have been aware. Moreover, Renault-kun, during this period of time, must have had several interactions with her to allow her to stay here, and must have also communicated with the school.' Yaoyorozu thought to herself.

Yuriko naturally felt Yaoyorozu's gaze, but she didn't pay any attention and continued with her own affairs.

Soon, footsteps could be heard again from the staircase, and Renault, who had finished getting ready, came down.

Looking at Yaoyorozu sitting on the sofa, Renault asked, "I thought you would have called me first. You came straight here?"

"I thought you remembered what I said back then and had already gotten up."

"Ahem! It's the weekend, cut me some slack." Renault's face showed a hint of embarrassment. Usually, even on weekends, he wouldn't sleep in too late. But last night... both he and Mikoto got a little carried away. Young people tend to lose control of themselves.

Yaoyorozu listened and couldn't help but squint her eyes. When she entered earlier, she noticed a pair of shoes at the entrance that definitely didn't belong to Yuriko.

It was easy to guess who they belonged to.

Although she didn't show it, she couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated. She had thought that the relationship between these two was still slowly developing. But now, without a word, it had reached this stage? Isn't it a bit too fast? How is she supposed to respond?

However, it was absolutely impossible for her to give up just like that.

Thinking this, Yaoyorozu relaxed and smiled lightly, saying, "It's alright, Renault-kun. We still have plenty of time. You take care of your own matters first."

"I don't have anything urgent. I'll have breakfast, and then we can talk. But you haven't told me yet, what is this about?"

In response, she gave a mysterious smile and said, "Please let me keep it a secret for a little while longer."

It couldn't be discussed here.

Seeing that she genuinely didn't want to reveal it now, Renault guessed that it might be some troublesome matter, so he didn't press further and looked at Yuriko, who was having breakfast. "Did you prepare anything for me?"

"I had no idea when you would wake up." Yuriko lowered her head, continuing to read her book. "There's a salad in the kitchen, but I figured you probably wouldn't eat it. As for the rest, there's bread in the fridge."

"Bread is fine, I'm not picky." Renault walked into the kitchen, toasted a couple of slices of bread in the machine, heated a cup of milk, and quickly finished his breakfast. "Let's go, Yaoyorozu."

Yaoyorozu got up and glanced at his simple attire. After a moment's thought, she didn't say much and directly left with him.

About half an hour after the two of them left, Mikoto, wearing pajamas and yawning, came downstairs.

"Has Senpai gone out?" she asked.

"Don't you know?" Yuriko, who had already finished breakfast and was watching TV in the living room, replied with a question.

Mikoto nodded. "I heard him say it in a daze. Yaoyorozu-senpai came to find him, seems like she needed his help. I wanted to wake up, but Senpai didn't let me, and since I hadn't slept enough, I went back to sleep."

Sitting on the sofa, Mikoto took a comb and leisurely started combing her hair. It had become more troublesome to take care of her hair since she had let it grow longer.

Observing Mikoto's casual demeanor, Yuriko raised an eyebrow and asked, "Aren't you worried?"

"Worried about what?" Mikoto asked, puzzled while holding down a tuft of hair that stood up on her head with her hand.

"Don't you know that Renault is quite popular?" Yuriko said.

"Yeah, I know. Senpai is definitely popular," Mikoto replied, and then suddenly realized, "Ohh, you mean that? Did you notice that Yaoyorozu-senpai has feelings for Senpai?"

"Yeah, it's highly likely," Yuriko responded.

"Emmm..." Mikoto put down the comb and sat cross-legged on the sofa, crossing her arms. "I have a question for you."

"?"

"Men don't suffer from this kind of thing, do they?"

"...Huh?" Yuriko looked at Mikoto with an incredulous expression. She couldn't help but feel that, recently, the number of times her expression had crumbled had been increasing.

Mikoto, on the other hand, remained calm and said, "You see, it's clear that Yaoyorozu-senpai is interested in Senpai, right? Among the people I know, she and Asui-senpai are the closest to him. The chances with the other girls in their class are relatively low."

"Then, why are you still so calm?" Yuriko asked, turning to look at her.

Turning around and looking at Yuriko, Mikoto asked, "Tell me, will Senpai abandon me and be with Yaoyorozu-senpai?"

"Um... From what I can see, he definitely won't." After a moment of hesitation, Yuriko replied, "Although I haven't spent much time with him, I can still discern some aspects of his personality. I don't think he would do something like that."

"Well, that's your answer then..." Mikoto said with a smile, continuing to pick up the comb. "Since I already hold an unbeatable position, what is there to worry about? In times like these, all I have to do is maintain my advantage. The more unnecessary actions I take, the more opportunities I may give to the other person. Besides, men shouldn't be controlled too much; they might become upset, you know!"

"..." Watching her confident expression, Yuriko remained silent and said, "You didn't come up with these ideas yourself, did you? Your mother must have told you."

"Ugh! Can't I come up with these ideas myself?!" Mikoto blushed and protested, dissatisfied.

"Sorry, but you don't have the ability or the intelligence for that," Yuriko replied bluntly.

Upon hearing her straightforward words, Mikoto snort and waved her hand. "Hmph! Anyway, there's no need to worry about these things."

Indeed, all of the above was the result of Mikoto consulting her mother, Misuzu, just a moment ago when she was alone in the room. If she had been by herself and didn't consult her mother first, she probably would have done something unnecessary and regretful.