Shinso's Errand is the twelfth chapter for My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions, written and illustrated by Yoco Akiyama.
Summary#
Neito Monoma bursts into the Class 1-A dorms as the students groan and ask what he wants now. Neito asks 1-A how much thought they have put into Hitoshi Shinso impending transfer to the Hero course. Hanta Sero tells Neito that nobody knows which class Hitoshi will join with Eijiro Kirishima saying he wouldnt mind having him in their class. Neito taunts them mentioning that 1-A is falling behing Class 1-B as he shows photos of the room that 1-B had prepared for Hitoshi's arrival. The room includes a sound proof booth for Hitoshi's focus and a mini library of psych books for battle tactics. Class 1-A comments how nice of a room 1-B had made for Hitoshi as Neito taunts that they have not done anything for him so SHitoshi is destined to join his class, with Denki Kaminari telling Neito off as he leaves the building.
Filled with desire after seeing Class 1-B do so much, Eijiro thinks that Class 1-A is losing in the passion department and they can't let Neito have the last laugh in getting Hitoshi to their class. Tsuyu Asui then mentions that Hitoshi is visiting that night to train with Shota Aizawa. The class splits as Eijiro, Hanta, Tenya Ida, and Izuku Midoriya go to the mall to get decorations for Hitoshi's room, while the rest of the class tidies up the spare room.
Hitoshi arrives at Got-It-All Mall, wanting to go shopping before his training with Shota, who also requested that he pick something up for him. While there, Tenko Tejina greets Hitoshi and introduces himself with his card, offering to help Hitoshi find what he's looking for. As they go around, Tenko introduces Hitoshi to the mall's facilities, including a café ideal for studying as well as a Hero Costumes and an items exhibit, which Hitoshi finds neat. Tenko states that it was their manager's idea before trying to help an employee carry some boxes up to the top floor, another employee with stocking some shelves, and a customer carrying several heavy bags. Tenko tries to carry the load all at once. The customer asks if he's alright, but Tenko assures him that ensuring customer wellbeing is his top priority before everything he's carrying tumbles down on him.
Hitoshi ends up helping Tenko clean everything up, to which the latter thanks him with fervor, calling him a saint and offering to shave his own head for imposing on him. Hitoshi tells Tenko that he can just help him like normal, but Tenko states that he has to work harder to earn people's trust more than anyone.
Tenko soon demonstrates his Quirk, Conjure, to Hitoshi by warping a toy bunny right into his hand. He explains that since his Quirk could easily be used to steal things, most employers have been unwilling to hire him. Hitoshi states that his Quirk is holding him back, but Tenko reveals that Got-It-All Mall hired him anyway and that he must work hard to prove that he is a loyal worker who can be trusted. The two are soon spotted by Izuku, Hanta, and Tenya. The three follow them around and after buying some stuff they think Hitoshi will like, they drop by the Hero costumes and items exhibit at Izuku's request.
The exhibit is filled with vintage hero memorabilia, much to Izuku's joy, and the three students soon come across All Might's April Fools buckle; a near-identical belt buckle to the Symbol of Peace's hero costume that he only wore once during an event celebrating his first five years of hero work, with no one of the 100,000 people watching the ceremony noticing the mere differences. Izuku soon notices however that the buckle on display was in fact a forgery, and that the real one had been stolen. Security are soon called to the scene and Tenko is briefed on the theft. He quickly begins to freak out, believing that he'll be the number one suspect because of his Quirk. Hitoshi tells him that he didn't do it however and to just be upfront and honest about it, but Tenko, fearing the worst, runs away.
Hitoshi, Izuku, Hanta, and Tenya end up finding the real thief; a security guard who was working with an accomplice, thanks to Hitoshi picking up on the former's body language and reading his lips, confirming that he had the item and was heading to the car in the parking garage. Hanta and Tenya use their Quirks to stop the thieves from getting away, and Izuku ends up punching the driver out of the parking garage, still holding the buckle. The driver lands outside of the mall, right in front of Tenko, who retrieves the belt buckle. The mall's manager, along with a staff member and security guard, soon find him. Tenko pleads that it isn't what it looks like, but the manager thanks him for finding the stolen item. Tenko is surprised they don't suspect him, but his colleague states that he's the hardest working guy on their payroll and that they would never suspect him of being up to no good with his Quirk. This moves Tenko to tears and the U.A. students are happy that the buckle is in safe hands.
Tenko soon calls out to Hitoshi, realizing that the only person who doubted him was himself and swears to do his best to be upfront and honest. Hitoshi remarks that Tenko ended up getting all the credit for catching the thief, with the clerk saying that it was weird because he didn't really do anything. Tenko does however, point out that the moment the thief fell from the parking garage, he saw the figure of someone else, someone who looked like a hero, with that person turning out to be Hitoshi himself.
Afterwards, outside the 1-A dormitory, Hitoshi is training with Shota, as Shota says it is enough for the day but Hitoshi tells his teacher that he still can keep going. Shota asks what happened and Hitoshi doesn't mention it as Shota brought up his favor for Hitoshi. He gives Shota a box of a Big-Eyed Kitty kid's toy and the teacher mentions the toy is for Eri. As Hitoshi was about to leave, Class 1-A calls out to Hitoshi to show him his room that they have prepared. The room contains of merch of everything with pictures of a big eyed kitty all over the room, which the boys had spotted Hitoshi buying and assumed he got it for himself. Shota scolds them for messing with the empty room as he tells the whole class they're expelled.
Characters in Order of Appearance#
Neito Monoma Eijiro Kirishima Denki Kaminari Hanta Sero Izuku Midoriya Tenya Ida Tsuyu Asui Ochaco Uraraka Hitoshi Shinso Eraser Head Tenko Tejina All Might (Mentioned) Eri (Mentioned)