Katsuki Bakugo currently found the light, fluttering skirt against her legs incredibly bothersome.
After being turned into a woman, she had been rushed to the hospital, clinging to the hope that her gender could be reverted.
"To give it to you straight... it is impossible."
It was a bolt from the blue. They had demanded to know if the villain, Fuhrer Ugly, could simply invert the process, but the terrified villain had confessed that once the reversal occurred, it could not be undone. Surprisingly, Katsuki remained relatively stoic.
She told herself that even as a woman, her ambition to become a Hero who surpassed both Michikatsu and All Might would not waver.
She believed she could treat this biological flip as a mere trifle.
...Until she encountered a harasser on the subway.
If she had been her original self, she would have snapped the man’s wrist and roared in his face. But the current Katsuki flinched, her expression flickering with genuine fear. It wasn't just her body that had changed; the "Personality Inversion" of the Quirk meant that her explosive, violent temperament had been suppressed, replaced by a more sensitive and vulnerable disposition.
"St... stop it..."
The best Katsuki could do was plead in a trembling voice for the man to cease his advances.
"Hehe... playing hard to get, are we? If you really hated it, you would have screamed for help. You’re wearing a skirt this short because you want the attention, right? Ooh, yellow panties? How cute. Did you pick those out just for me? You look like a bit of a tomboy, but you’ve got a sweet side."
"I said... stop..."
Katsuki felt tears pricking her eyes. Ever since she became a girl, her parents had been delighted, thinking they finally had a well-behaved daughter, but she felt only discomfort. She was furious at herself for being unable to handle a single low-life.
"How about we— AUGH! MY ARM! IT HURTS! LET GO!"
A rough, powerful hand suddenly clamped onto the harasser's wrist, twisting it with clinical precision.
"How truly... repulsive."
Michikatsu stared down at the harasser with all six eyes.
"I am a Hero... I am placing you under arrest for public indecency and assault."
The man’s face went pale. He began to beg Michikatsu, citing his wife and children, claiming he’d be ruined if he lost his job. His pleas fell on deaf ears.
"This student is someone’s precious child," Michikatsu replied coldly. "You commit such vulgar acts against another... and yet you expect to be shown mercy yourself? Pathetic."
"Are you unharmed? Bakugo..."
"Eh? Oh... yeah. Thank you... S-Sensei..."
For the first time, she didn't call him 'Six-eyes.' She addressed him with the respect due to a teacher. Michikatsu looked at her in genuine surprise, causing Katsuki to flinch.
"W-What? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"It is the first time... you have addressed me properly... rather than with a bizarre epithet."
Katsuki looked down, offering a bitter smile as she managed an apology.
"I... I’m sorry. For calling you those names... before."
"It is of no consequence... Your conduct from this point forward is what matters."
As Michikatsu patted her shoulder to comfort her, Katsuki felt a strange, fluttering sensation in her chest that she couldn't quite identify.
After handing the harasser over to a nearby police box, Katsuki made it to school. During the lunch break, she visited the faculty room and found Michikatsu. She approached him tentatively.
"S-Sensei..."
"Is that you, Bakugo? Why have you not... gone to eat yet?"
"Well... I was wondering... if we could... go to—"
"Brother!~"
"Husband!~"
Before Katsuki could finish her sentence, Momo and Himiko swept past her, clinging to Michikatsu’s arms as they did every day, whispering their invitations for lunch.
"I told you... to show restraint while at school..."
"Hehe~ sorry, Brother! But I really wanted to eat with you!~"
"You went to work early today so we couldn't walk in together! Please? Pretty please?"
Michikatsu let out a weary sigh at their antics, but prepared to leave the office with them.
"Bakugo... what was it... you wished to say?"
"Nothing... it wasn't important... don't worry about it."
She forced a casual tone, even as she cursed her own hesitation internally.
"In that case, why don't you join us, Bakugo-san? Right, Michikatsu?" Momo suggested.
"Exactly! You look like you could use some company," Himiko added with a sharp grin.
Being as perceptive as they were, the two girls had already sensed the shift in Katsuki's feelings toward Michikatsu. Instead of pushing her away, they decided to bring her into the fold.
"I have no objection..."
Michikatsu nodded, giving his permission. Katsuki’s dark expression instantly brightened as she followed the three of them out toward the cafeteria.
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