T/N: Here’s Part Three (Final) of the Chinese > English translation for BNHA Light Novel Vol. 3, Chapter 3. I didn’t split the chapter up properly so this is pretty short!

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Other BNHA Light Novel Vol.3 Content

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Chapter 1: “Cheers!” // Chapter 2: “Dramatic Makeover” // Chapter 3: “Crisis” (Part One, Part Two, ***Part Three) // Fantasy AU by aitaikimochi

Fan works relevant to the light novel

Useful Manga References

Class 1-A students and Class 1-B students

Chapter 3: “Crisis” (Part Three)

**Make sure you’ve read Chapter 3 Part One and Part Two first.

**(Part Two recap: Class 1-A and 1-B have a showdown of epic proportions! It’s the pirate pop-up game, but it seems Hatsume has added a rather sadistic twist.)

Next up is Tetsutetsu. When he sticks his sword into the slot, a rod flies out and jabs him. Fortunately, his Steel quirk keeps him safe.

Kaminari immediately cries, “What, that’s so cunning!”

Monoma smirks. “What was it you said just a while ago? Ah, right… he can’t do anything about having his quirk?”

Ojiro, Kendo, Hagakure, Tsunotori, and Ashido take turns as well, facing various penalties.

A full round has gone down now without any repeated penalties, and none of the filled slots released the pirate head. Everyone stares at the toy, uneasy.

“Monoma,” Kaminari finally says. “It’s not too late to forfeit.”

“Hah! Don’t joke. If you guys want to forfeit, just come clean.”





No one wants to back out. But as they continue the game, the penalties become progressively more severe…

Finally, there are only two slots left. One of these is the winning slot. Everyone holds their breath as Ashido summons up the courage to thrust her sword in.

A robotic arm reaches out to grab the girl, shaking her around like a ragdoll.

“You okay?” Yaoyorozu and the others clamor around the now-liberated Ashido.

Ashido shrugs. It was actually pretty fun, she assures them. A little bit like breakdancing.

The pirate head is still on the barrel, so the last slot has to be the losing one. And the next turn is Monoma’s…

“Class A won!” Kaminari gloats.

“Che.” Monoma eyes the last slot with much apprehension. Everyone jeers at him. “Just hurry up and stick the last sword in!” “Yeah, what are you waiting around for!”

Monoma retaliates to their prodding. “Is this how real heroes would behave? We’ve clearly lost, so just drop it already. Why are you bullying the defenseless? Are you guys secretly aiming to be villains? Ah, how terrible. To think that the Villain Association’s Army Reserve was right here!”

“Hah, suddenly changing gears because you don’t want to face the last penalty.” Kaminari won’t have any of it.

Ojiro shakes his head. “We’ve come this far and you won’t even let us have a clear-cut outcome? Unbelievable.”

Despite Monoma’s monologuing, everyone knows that he’s just trying to escape… because the final turn will clearly have the worst penalty of them all.

“Wow. Even after all I said, you guys still want me to do it? Won’t an apology be fine? I – AM – SOR – RY. Alright, shouldn’t that be enough already? Seriously, in this kind of situation Class 1-A really shows their true colors. Have a little heart, would you?”

“That’s enough from you.” Kendo finally intervenes with a whack, sending Monoma crumpling to the ground.

Tetsutetsu angrily wrenches the boy back up by his shirt. “Not even a hint of manliness, huh? Really, Monoma.”

Monoma explodes. “God, you’re all so annoying! I don’t give a fuck what anyone says. I’m not finishing it, and that’s final!”

Well, those words are sort of manly… in a sense. But with that ultimatum, they’re stuck.

Finally, Tetsutetsu decides to take the last turn in Monoma’s place.

They’re playing a game, but the assembled members conduct themselves as seriously as they would in class or during a real crisis. They settle into battle stances, preparing to confront the unknown enemy. Everyone stares at the barrel. They’re ready.

Steeling his resolve, Tetsutetsu plunges the sword into the final slot. It clicks into place, echoing in the silent room. Everyone holds their breath.

“…”

With a crisp crack, the pirate head pops out amidst a colorful stream of confetti. From the barrel, a cheerful recording of Hatsume’s voice shouts “Congratulations!~”

“… Eh?”

As everyone stares dumbly at the confetti slowly wafting to the ground, Izuku quickly realizes – Hatsume designed her version of the game so that the person who triggered the pirate head was actually the winner.

Kaminari and Monoma look moments away from starting up an argument over who won, but Kendo immediately shuts them down. “That’s it for today, then. We’ll head back.”

After finally seeing off their whirlwind1 neighbors, Class 1-A breathes a collective sigh of relief.

“Man, it’s not easy to deal with the people around here.”

“I think it’s just Monoma that’s hard to deal with…”

No matter what, Class 1-A now has to live with having 1-B as their neighbors. Everyone smiles bitterly. Knowing Monoma, they’ll be back eventually for more.

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–– End of Chapter 3 ––

(Chapter 4, Part One)

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