Chapter 7 — Sinister Reaction

Tsuyu has a dream about eating a large cinnamon roll - which turns out to be Izuku in real life, still laying under her. Guessing that she's hungry, Izuku shares some of his candy with her, staving off her hunger, only for them to get interrupted by their mothers and Recovery Girl while in a compromising position. While the mothers happily file this for future reference, Recovery Girl does a check up of Tsuyu and declares she's been healed. Tsuyu works up the nerve of letting go of Izuku.

Bakugo - clad in bracers that will warn the police if he attempts to use his Quirk - rages against his punishment, while Mitsuki verges on the edge of breaking down, sad for her lost friendship and afraid of the consequences of her son's actions, although she still holds hope that they might be able to avoid the worst of it.

To celebrate Tsuyu's recovery, Beru invites the Midoriyas to a nearby restaurant, and Beru watches as Izuku gently helps Tae eat while considering certain people's reaction to Izuku's powerful Quirk. Beru offers Inko a job to help take care of her children, and asks Izuku to walk Tsuyu from home to U.A. from then on, and both Midoriyas agree.

That night, both Izuku and Tsuyu have troubles falling asleep, although Tsuyu feels Izuku's ghost presence thanks to the remaining influence of his Quirk.

The next morning, Izuku dithers on ringing the bell to the Asui residence, only for Tae to do so. While Tsuyu quickly glomps him, the presence of Ganma, her father, frightens Izuku, but the man makes it clear he likes Izuku before leaving for his job.

At the Bakugou's, Mitsuki drowns herself in sake, unable to deal with the current reality, while Bakugo remains unchanged in his ways, even if he decides to play along for as long as he needs to regain what he considers his proper place.

Izuku and Tsuyu walk to U.A. hand-in-hand and blushing, which is not made easier by Tae pointing out their blushes. However, the two of them do talk, making it clear that they do have feelings for each other. However, when they arrive to their classroom, they are beset by their classmates, who have found from Ashido and Hagakure about them kissing and now want to have answers.

Tropes That Appear In This Chapter:

Disappeared Dad: Izuku's father died five years before he entered U.A., and he had been working away from home for years.
Fantastic Racism: Quirk society (at least in Japan) is shown to be quite stratified, with people with Mutant Quirks being lower than the others, and those with "dark" Quirks being even lower.
Henpecked Husband: When Ganma (Tsuyu's father) jokingly warns Izuku that he'll be in trouble if he lets Tsuyu dictate his entire life, it takes only the arrival of his wife to suddenly remember he needs to run to the firm.
Locked Out of the Loop: Izuku doesn't know the full truth of what happened to his father. According to Inko, Hisashi was murdered by his mistress, who then attempted to forge documents that indicated he had divorced Inko and married her in order to steal the insurance money and compensation from the man's death.
Marshmallow Dream: Tsuyu dreams she's laying on top of a large cinnamon roll and begins to lick it - only for it to turn out to be Izuku's bare chest.
Never My Fault: Bakugo blames Izuku for what happened at the trial, even thinking Izuku purposefully stayed in the same room as Tsuyu and Iida just so they would get hurt.
Not What It Looks Like:
- Recovery Girl, Inko and Beru catch Izuku and Tsuyu in a compromising position, one they hadn't even realized how it looked from the outside.
- This then repeats when the duo returns to class the following Monday, as Hagakure got the photo of them kissing and everyone misinterpretes what happened at the medical office.
Shipper on Deck: Beru and Inko, seeing their children's closeness, are already all on board with supporting their relationship.