Chapter 98

Enter the Dorms is the nineth-eighth chapter of Kohei Horikoshi's Boku no Hero Academia.

Summary
It is the middle of August; Izuku prepares to leave home. His mother asks him to eat healthy meals and respond immediately to her texts. Izuku replies that he will.

Izuku and Class 1-A arrive at their new accommodations; the Heights Alliance, dormitories that are inside the U.A Campus and only a five minute walk from the school building. These dormitories were built in a matter of three days. Inside the U.A school building, Mr. Principal overlooks the Heights Alliance. He comments that the conversion to a boarding school was not only to keep the students safe but to keep an eye on the supposed “traitor” in their ranks. Mr. Principal feels guilty for doubting his colleagues and students but his top priority is to protect the students. Mr. Prinicpal decides that U.A must direct its students to a hopeful and brighter future now that All Might is no longer the Symbol of Peace.

Class 1-A are at their dormitory. Before he explains about their dormitory, Shouta tells Class 1-A that at the training camp they were supposed to get their “Provincial Hero Licenses” but due to the League of Villains attack they did not. Shouta is disappointed that some of them tried to act like they have their licenses; Shouta calls out Shouto, Eijirou, Izuku, Momo and Tenya. Shouta tells them that he knows that they were present at the site of Katsuki’s rescue and took it upon themselves to rescue him. The rest of Class 1-A are shocked and surprised that they actually went to rescue Katsuki. He also knows that the rest of Class 1-A except Katsuki, Tooru and Kyouka also knew about their plan to rescue Katsuki. Shouta explains that their actions have been covered up but tells them that if All Might did not retire, with the exception of Katsuki, Tooru and Kyouka, he would have expelled them all as punishment. Shouta advises to Shouto, Eijirou, Izuku, Momo and Tenya to go through the proper procedures next time which will also restore the trust between them.

The atmosphere of Class 1-A has become gloomy. Katsuki sees the gloomy atmosphere and lights up the mood by taking Denki and forcing him to use his Quirk, which makes Denki derby as a result, causing Kyouka and Hanta to laugh. Katsuki then gives Eijirou money to pay him back for buying the night vision scope for their rescue operation. Eijirou apologizes to Class 1-A for his actions and will apologize to them by treating them to a barbeque.

Now that Class 1-A’s mood has become better, Shouta shows them their new dormitory; Heights Alliance has one dorm per class and Shouta takes them to the Class 1-A dormitory. Shouta explains that their dorm is separated by gender; the right wing for females and left wing for males. However, the first floor is common space and contains the dining area, baths and laundry facilities. Class 1-A take a look at their new dorm and become excited about living here. Shouta then explains that their bedrooms are on floors two, three, four and five; every student gets their own private bedroom with each room having a AC unit, bathroom, refrigerator and closet. Shouta gives Class 1-A a map of their room allocations and says that their luggage has already been sent into their allocated rooms. Shouta ends his explanation by telling Class 1-A to spend the rest of the day unpacking and organizing their rooms. Tomorrow, he will explain the operations of their new life style.

Class 1-A arrange their luggage in their respective bedrooms. Later that night, the boys of Class 1-A are in the common space on the first floor. The girls of Class 1-A show up and Mina suggests a room showcasing competition. On the second floor, Izuku’s room is filled with All Might memorabilia, Fumikage’s room is dark and grisly surrounded by horror related items, Yuuga’s room is a complete contrast to Fumikage’s, being bright and sparky. The girls decide to forget about inspecting Minoru’s room, much to Minoru’s frustration. On the third floor, the rooms of Mashirao, Tenya (though he has an excessive array of glasses and books), Denki and Kouda are more normal unlike the themed rooms of the second floor. Denki, Mashirao, Fumikage, Yuuga and Minoru are unsatisfied with only having the male rooms evaluated, with Minoru saying that they must also evaluate the rooms of the females to be fair in order to determine a winner. Mina agrees to have the female rooms evaluated. Thus, the contest to decide the room with the “best taste” has now begun.