Bab 12: Master Of Strategy...
Chapter 12 - Master Of Strategy...
- Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. -
Staff Break Room….
"The U.A. Sports Festival is more about simulating the competition they'll face as Heroes than seeing how prepared they are to be Heroes," Deatharms, the Punching Hero said as he smoked a cigarette while sitting down and enjoying his break. He and the other Pro Heroes who were assigned as security guards for the Sports Festival were currently watching the prestigious event from a monitor. Of course, they would have preferred front row seats to see the event from up close, but hey, it was better than nothing.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" The voluptuous blonde Heroine, Mount Lady asked as she too was enjoying her break with her colleagues.
Deatharms blew out a puff of smoke before replying, "In a world crowded with Hero Agencies, in order to put food on the table, there are times when you have to kick down others in order to show your stuff. That was what the obstacle course race in the qualifier was about, right?"
Mount Lady covered her nose as she waved away the puff of smoke Deatharms blew out before she answered.
"Doesn't that just pain your heart? Poor kids have to show up one another."
"What? You little- You did that quite gleefully, remember?" The Wood Hero, Kamui Woods said as a tick mark formed on his head. He still remembered clearly the day that Mount Lady made her debut. She stole the spotlight right when he was about to finish off the Villain. She shamelessly took all of the credit for apprehending the Villian while the poor Wood Hero moped in sadness in the background.
"On the other hand, even if you're business rivals, there are many cases where you have to work together to achieve a common goal," Deatharms added as he also knew there were times when Pro Heroes had to cooperate with one another to take down a group of Villains.
Mount Lady widened her eyes in realization, "Oh, that's just like the Cavalry Battle! If you win, your teammates also win, and you all advance to the next round. You have to think about compatibility and other people's Quirks… It is a give-and-take situation… " She now clearly understood the purpose of the preliminary rounds of the Sports Festival. She had to admit, it was a very clever structure and design. She'd expect nothing less from the Number One Hero school in Japan.
"Coordinating with your sidekick and joint Quirk training with other agencies…" Kamui Woods muttered as he realized that is exactly what the Freshmen students of U.A. were doing now in the upcoming Cavalry Battle.
"The kids are doing stuff now that will be their way of life after they become Pro Heroes. The purpose of the Sports Festival is to give them the experience of what it would be like to be a Pro and give them time to prepare for their future.
Mount Lady sighed as she thought about what the young adolescents had to go through, "Man, they've got it rough. And they have a long way to go."
"You said it! And let's not even talk about the guy who got first place. Midoriya, was it? He has it the worst out of all of them! Absolutely nobody would want to team up with somebody that has a huge ten million point target square on their head. Everybody is definitely going to be gunning for him! Good luck with that, green boy." Kamui commented as just like everybody else, was shocked to hear that first place had ten million points. U.A. must have done that intentionally to create a huge amount of pressure for whoever came first in the obstacle course. And it seemed to be working due to seemingly nobody wanting to team up with him.
"Yeah, it's kind of unfair, to be honest. But that's what U.A. is all about I guess. Let's hope he's able to advance to the next round somehow." Mount Lady replied to Kamui Woods comment. Just like everybody else in the stadium, the blonde Heroine was moved by Izuku's speech. However, she was one of the few to notice a key minute deatil that the young man showed during his Student Pledge. It was in his eyes. She doesn't know how or why, but Mount Lady was able to notice a slight hint of pain and suffering hidden behind those majestic green orbs of his. It just made her wonder…. What kind of life did that boy have to live in order to experience something so traumatic at such a young age?
"Team up with me!"
"What? Bakugo, team up with me!"
"Don't you want to team up with mwah?"
Katsuki Bakugo stared blankly at all of the students wanting to be on his team for the Cavalry Battle.
"Wait a minute. Remind me what all of your Quirks are! Oh, yeah, and your names too."
"What the? What kind of question is that? We're your classmates for crying out loud! I can understand not knowing Class B's but come on this ridiculous!" Mina Ashido whined as she was annoyed at the fact that Bakugo didn't even know her name even though they have been classmates and in school together for like 3 or 4 weeks now.
"He doesn't pay attention to what's around him at all, huh? How can you be that self-centered?!" Sato exclaimed as he completely agreed with his pink haired classmate.
"Even though his personality is really mean and rude, he still came in third and has two hundred points. Considering the all-purpose use of his Quirk, it makes sense that he's still pretty popular." Toshinori commented as he observed the interactions of his students from up in the teacher's box.
"Hey, Bakugo! I was gonna ask Todoroki but he chose his team already! So what do you say? Let's team up!" Kirishima shouted as he walked up to the crowd around the ash blonde.
"Oh, hey Weird Hair," Katsuki said nonchalantly as he had a passive expression on his face.
"MY NAME IS KIRISHIMA! At least have enough decency to remember the name of your own classmates! And my hair is not even that different from yours!" Kirishima exclaimed as he pointed towards Bakugo's spiky hair. He did have a point there. They both had very peculiar and spiky hair. Nowhere near the level of Izuku's own spiky mane, but they still stood out.
"You want to be the rider, right? Then who will be the front horse that can take your blasts?" Kirishima activated his Hardening Quirk to prove his point. Katsuki stared at him with a curious glance.
"Someone with guts," Bakugo replied.
"Not really, but yeah! Me, with my Hardening! I will be the horse that will never waver! You want to get it too, right? Midroiya's ten million points?!"
Katsuki's eyes widened when he heard the name of his arch rival.
"Listen, we all know that Midoriya has a lot of raw power on his side. So we need a team that can be able to handle his super powerful punches! Come on! If we team up, we can definitely overwhelm him and steal his ten million points no problem!" Kirishima added, trying his best to convince the Explosion Quirk user.
As soon as he heard those words, Bakugo's face morphed into a sinister grin as he thought about destroying Deku.
"Alright, you've persuaded me! Let's do it!"
Meanwhile over in a deep corner, a certain bi-colored hybrid Quirk user was trying to convince a person to join him as well.
"Listen, I am just going to cut right to the chase. I am aiming for first place. And I am going to get it no matter what. But… In order to achieve my goal, there is somebody in our class I have to defeat. And that classmate is of course Midoriya. He pulled a fast one on me and Bakugo in the last round and stole first place from me. I am afraid, I can't let him get away with that. So, I am dead set on taking his ten million points. Doing so will ensure our victory. I know you also don't want to be overshadowed by the Class President. I have seen your Quirk and fighting prowess. You're good and you are definitely the I need in order take down that Green Haired Monkey. So what do you say… do we have a deal?"
The other person hummed in thought before opening his eyes, as he finally made his decision.
"Alright, I'll join forces with you Todoroki-san. Let's go out there and win."
Todoroki smirked smugly, "Yes, Tokoyami-san!"
'As expected, people are teaming up with their classmates, huh? Since no one has a good grasp of what Quirks those in the other classes have. I need to do something quickly, too… '
Izuku looked around… to see himself completely isolated from everybody else.
'... about the current state where everyone's totally avoiding me!
Izuku saw Ojiro standing nearby.
"Umm... Ojiro, would you mind….?"
Ojiro had a downcast expression as he tip-toed to the side.
"Sorry, Midoriya-san! Don't take it personally but you just have way too many points!" Ojiro then walked off to find another group."
Izuku stood frozen in horror with his mouth hanging wide open.
'As I thought, no one wants to try to keep over ten million points for a whole 15 freaking minutes! It would be a better strategy to try to steal the points at the end. And unlike Todoroki or Kacchan, I didn't use my Quirk, so no one has no idea if their Quirk would be compatible with mine! Damn it! That's what I get for holding back and saving it for the later rounds!' Izuku thought as his usual nervous and low self-esteem persona was beginning to show itself once again.
Inner Deku sighed as he observed Izuku's inner turmoil.
"Bro… how about you look… BEHIND YOU!"
Izuku slowly turned around as he saw two surprising faces.
"Hey, Deku-kun! Come on, you, me and Yaomomo can be a team together!" Ochaco's angelic and bubbly voice entered through his eardrums as it seemed to cleanse all of his worries.
In front of him were 2 of his friends, them being Ochaco and Momo as they both agreed with each other that they wanted to be on Izuku's team.
"Momo-chan?! Ochaco-chan?! Are you two sure about this? Is it really okay with you guys?! I mean, everyone will most likely be after me because of my ten million points! I don't want to place such a burden on you two!" Izuku almost stuttered out as he was on the verge of crying tears of joy. He thought that it was hopeless for him, but here are these two beautiful angels coming to save the day.
"Well, yes, your assumptions are more than likely to come to fruition, but me and Ochaco both decided that it would be the best course of action to join forces with you. Overall, you're objectively the strongest student in the whole class as Todoroki so bluntly pointed out earlier. You are physically the most dominant Freshman, given your height, speed, and power advantage and your feats of athleticism during the Obstacle Course. You are also, incredibly intelligent and a master strategist as shown when you were able to trick both Todoroki and Bakugo to give you the edge to win the race. And, I have seen your Hero Journals. You pay A LOT of attention to detail and can probably analyze everything about anybody's Quirk just by seeing it one time. So, yeah, we are 100% sure we definitely want to team up with you, Izuku-kun." Momo stated as she explained all of the reasons why she and Ochaco wanted to team up with Izuku, despite him having ten million points.
"Plus, if we have no other option, we can always just run away the whole time, until the time is up, and we automatically win, right?" Ochaco added her own two cents in.
Izuku smiled sheepishly as he nervously rubbed the back of his head, "I-I think you two are overestimating me, but you do make valid arguments."
"Like, we would! Anyway, it's better to team up with people you get along with! We have been in a team before and won! So we have good chemistry! Plus, Yaomomo is also really smart and her Quirk is the most versatile out of all of us! So I'm sure we can make it work!" Ochaco beamed as her angelic smile was as bright as the sun.
Izuku had to cover his eyes as they were burning due to how bright her smile was.
"I-I c-can't look! I will go blind! Too bright! It's way too pure. Too wholesome!"
The two female students look at their Class President with confusion spread across their faces.
"Uh, are you okay Deku-kun?"
"Yeah, is there something wrong with your eyes? Are you sure that you don't need to see Recovery Girl for a minute before the second round begins?"
Izuku quickly got a hold of himself, "No no no! I'm good! Anyway, I actually wanted to team up with you two as well. So thanks! For teams, it is best to be with people you can communicate with smoothly, right?"
"Yup, yup!" Ochaco chirped and Momo nodded in agreement
"Actually, with our Quirks, and one other person…. I have already thought of a plan!"
"WOW! SO FAST!" Ochaco exclaimed.
"What do you have in mind, Izuku-kun?"
Izuku turned around as he spotted just who he was looking for. He walked up to him and called his name.
"Iida-kun!"
"Huh?" The speed Quirk user said as he turned to see his brown-tailed friend.
Izuku smiled as he told him his plan, "The four of us would be the horses with Iida in the front! And then, if we use Ochaco-chan's Quirk to make me, Iida, and Momo lighter, we'd be able to maneuver easily. We will have a huge movement advantage. Momo-chan's job would be to support us from the sides and back. She could create distractions and roadblocks for the enemy teams and make it a pain for anybody to get anywhere near us. And if somebody does get close, I can just SMASH them with my Quirk, which would force them to reset their attack strategy. Yes! Our setup would be the ultimate offense and defense combined!"
All three of the students listen had their jaws dropped in astonishment. This guy just came up with the perfect plan! If they utilized all four of their Quirks fully, literally no one could touch them. Iida is too fast and their speed will only increase with Ochaco making them lighter. Momo can literally create anything, so her Quirk pretty much fits any kind of situation they would run into. And if somebody was bold enough to attack them head-on… well, let's just say that they won't want a SECOND Detroit Smash straight to the face.
Iida straightened himself as he adjusted his glasses, "I expected no less, from you, Midoriya… But I am afraid I have to refuse.."
Izuku looked at him, surprised. He thought that his plan was foolproof. So why would he decline?
"What? Why?"
Iida looked at him in the eyes, "Ever since the Entrance Exam, I just keep losing to you. You are a wonderful friend, but that is why, if I just keep on following you, I will never grow as an individual."
He now had a steely resolve in his eyes.
"Bakugo and Todoroki are not the only ones who see you as a rival."
Iida stepped away as he began walking away, "I want to beat you as well. That is why I will challenge you. And I am going to give it my all, so you best prepare yourself, Midoriya!"
He then walked back to his group, where Kaminari, Tokoyami, and Todoroki were waiting for him. If one looked close enough, a small smug grin could be seen on Todoroki's face.
Izuku sighed. He really shouldn't be surprised. He saw something like this coming. He understood that Iida wanted to beat him as well and that he also had a great determination to be a Hero. So it was only a matter of time before, he eventually decided that he was going to go against Izuku. But the Green-Haired Saiyan didn't take it personally. As a matter of fact, he actually respected Iida for that. It showed that he was his own man, not willing to rely on the same person to carry him all the time. And that is exactly what a Hero should be like.
'It has already begun.'
Izuku looked over his surroundings and saw numerous teams staring at him. But it was not the same kind of stares he received in middle school and prior. Back in those days, people stared at him because they saw him as inferior. An outcast. A Quirkless freak that had no place to belong in the world. But now, the stares he was getting, were the exact opposite. These stares were filled with respect and acknowledgment. They knew what he was capable of. They knew he was strong. They knew that he did indeed belong here. They admire him for his skill and tenacity to be the best…. And that is why they want so desperately to beat him!
'Everyone's an enemy. That's right. I am at the top right now. I can't just play at being friends. It truly is… One Versus All!'
"Hehehe! As I thought, this is great! You stand out!"
Izuku, Momo, and Ochaco all turn around to the sound of the unfamiliar voice behind them.
"Team up with me, Midoriya! The one with the ten million points!"
"Ahh, so close! Who are you?!" Izuku yelled out in horror as an unfamiliar pink haired girl with goggles was right up in his face, completely invading his personal space.
She giggled as she adjusted her goggles, "I am Mei Hatsume, from the Support Course!" Mei proceeded to lift up her goggles, revealing unique yellow irises with what seemed to be a cross-hair or reticle embedded in each of her yellow eyes.
"Oh, that weird person from before," Ochaco commented as she remembered seeing Mei in the Obstacles Course when she used various gadgets to go from platform to platform.
"I don't know you, but let me use your position!" Hatsume shamelessly exclaimed as she seemed to not have a problem with blatantly saying that she only wanted to team up with Izuku to use him.
"Wow, you're pretty blunt," Momo said as she comically sweatdropped when she realized that Mei only wanted to team up with them because Izuku had the most amount of points.
She then speedily approached all three of them as she began speaking rapidly, "If I team up with you, then I'll inevitably become part of the team everyone's watching most, right?"
"Uhh," Izuku dumbly replied.
Mei continued to speak as she got closer to Izuku and his two friends which forced them to take a couple of steps back.
"If that happens, then my super cute babies will inevitably be seen by the big Support companies!"
"Babies?" Momo asked in confusion as she raised an eyebrow.
"That means, in other words, that those big companies will see my babies!"
Ochaco then held out her hands in a stop motion, "Hold, wait, a minute. Can you slow down for a sec? Did you bring babies here? I don't think that's allowed and what about the big companies-"
"-And, I think you guys will also benefit!" Hatsume ignored Ochaco as she was solely focused on Izuku as she was explaining her reason for joining his team.
"Oh, she's not even paying attention to me… "
Hatsume then opened a box, she got from God knows where, and inside it was a selection of many gadgets that she built.
"The Support Course develops equipment that helps Heroes deal with their Quirks. I have a ton of babies, so I'm sure you'll be able to find one that you like! Oh, has this one caught your eye?"
Mei was currently holding what seemed to be a jetpack in her hands.
"I made this based on a certain Hero's backpack, adding my own original twist to it."
Izuku's eyes widened, "Could you be talking about the Buster Hero, Air Jet? I like him, too!"
"Really?"
"Yeah, his agency's close, so I went to tour it before."
"Wow, amazing! By the way, My Quirk is… "
Momo and Ochaco looked on from the background as they saw how Izuku and Mei just started clicking seeing how they were interacting very nicely.
"They seemed to have… gotten along pretty quick." Momo said as she frowned.
"Yeah, they have… " Ochaco replied as she replicated a frown of her own.
For some unknown reason, seeing Izuku talk with Mei as they passionately discussed about Heroes and their gadgets annoyed the two girls just a little bit. They couldn't quite put their finger on why though….
Izuku took a deep breath as he was now assessing his current situation.
'Not being able to team up with Iida was a huge blow to our game plan, and now I have to rethink our strategy. But with Hatsume, Ochaco-chan, and Momo-chan… Yes, I got it! I know how to make this work!'
Izuku truned to face his team as he now had a confident smirk.
"Alright! Here's our new game plan. Listen carefully... "
The buzzer went off, signally that the 15 minutes for gathering your Cavalry team were finally over.
"Time's up! Now then, it's about time to get started!" Midnight announced to the students as he did some arm stretches to prep herself.
"Hey, hey! Come on, wake up, Eraser! The second round is about to start!" Present Mic said as he nudged Aizawa, effectively waking him up from his nap.
"After fifteen minutes to form teams and talk strategy, twelve Cavalry teams are lined up on the field!" Present Mic yelled, attempting to hype up the crowd.
Aizawa took second to take a look at all of the teams.
"Hmmm… There are some interesting teams out there."
"Now, raise those battle cries! It is time for U.A.'s bloody battle!"
"You're dragging it. I don't think there is going to be any bloodshed." Aizawa commented.
"Light the signal fire!" Present Mic shouted as he ignored Aizawa's comment.
Izuku tied the headband around his forehead, as he internally gained slightly more confidence. The headband reminded him of his Hero costume which was inspired by his Late Great ancestor, Bardock. Every time he put a headband on, it always made him feel empowered.
"Alright! Here we go! Is everybody ready?!" Izuku asked his teammates.
"Yes!" All three girls responded in unison.
Izuku then adopted a more serious and determined face as he was now in 'Deku Mode.'
"I'm counting on you!"
A 10-second countdown began as everybody got into their positions.
"ALL RIGHT! You've all made your teams, right? I'm not going to ask if you're ready or not!" Present Mic yelled as now the audience was on the edge of their seats, eagerly anticipating for the second round of the Sports Festival to begin.
"Now, let's go! Counting down to the brutal bloody showdown!"
"You're dragging it."
"THREE!"
Katsuki cracked his knuckles, "We are aiming for… "
"TWO!"
"... One thing." Shoto stared at Team Midoriya like how a predator stalks his prey.
"ONE!"
Izuku smirked as he saw both Katsuki and Shoto staring at him directly in the eyes.
He then motioned his finger towards both of them.
"Then come and get it!"
"START!" Midnight announced as she waved her whip thus beginning the Cavalry Battle.
Numerous teams all began rushing towards Team Midoriya as they shouted out battle cries. All with a common goal.
"It is basically a battle for the ten million points!" Testutesu said.
"Midoriya, I'll be taking those points! Thank you, very much!" Toru joyfully shouted.
Izuku sighed, "So they're coming for us right from the get-go, huh?" He honestly shouldn't even be surprised.
Momo huffed, "Talking about being predictable!"
"What do we do, Deku-kun?!" Ochaco asked as she was ready to do whatever Izuku needed her to do.
"Of course, our move is to run away! Let's make them work for!" Izuku replied.
"I won't let you!" Testutesu shouted.
His teammate then used his Quirk on the ground it made the Quirk all liquid like.
"What is this?!" Ochaco asked as he feet began to descend into the ground.
"We're sinking!" Momo yelled as she quickly realized what was going on.
"No worries! Everybody hold on tight!" Izuku reassured his team as he had a plan to get out.
He then pushed a button which activated his jetpack. The entire team was sent up high in the air above all of their pursuers.
"Wow, he used a jetpack?! Thanks to the Support Course, huh? Follow them!"
"Jiro!"
"I know!" Jiro proceeded to aim her ear jacks towards Midoriya.
However, Izuku simply swatted them away like they were nothing. The force in his hand was strong enough to create a small gust of wind.
Jiro sucked her teeth, "Damn it! I forgot that he had monster strength!"
"Guys, we're landing!" Ochaco said to prepare her teammates to land safely on the ground.
Hatsume used her special boots to create strong winds from the bottom of her soles to slow and ease their landing on the ground.
'Making everyone other than Ochaco-chan weightless, so our weigh is just her plus the equipment and clothes.' Izuku mused in his mind as they landed on the ground and began moving.
"What do you think of my babies? Aren't they cute? Cuteness can be made, you know." Hatsume asked as they were running across the battlefield.
"Excellent mobility! Your babies are amazing, Hatsume! Izuku replied as he did see all of the benefits that came with her gadgets and tools.
"Right?" Hatsume chirped as she was glad that somebody other than herself saw the value in her babies.
"I'm the one making them float… " Ochaco muttered to her self.
"I can create things, too you know… " Momo also mumbled to herself quietly.
"Huh? Momo-chan, Ochaco-chan, did you two say something?" Izuku asked.
"Nothing!" Both girls replied instantaneously.
'Huh? That's weird. I could have sworn, I heard them say something! Meh, maybe I'm just hearing things. I should focus on the task at hand!'
"..." Inner Deku stayed quiet as he did hear what the two girls said, but decided to just keep his mouth shut for the time being. Izuku needed to focus.
"We're going after them, too! Come on Jiro, time to get revenge!" Toru energetically said as she wanted to get the ten million points as much as anybody else.
"Hey, wait, Hagakure! Your headband is gone!" Sato shouted as he did not see their headband anywhere.
Toru reached her invisible hand up to touch her forehead, only to realize she could not feel her headband anywhere.
"WHAT?! When did that happen?!"
A short distance away, the spectators could see Monoma, a blonde male student from Class 1-B nonchalantly twirling Team Hagakure's headband with his fingers.
"Profiting while others fight." He simply said as shamelessly enjoyed stealing points from Class 1-A students.
"NOW THEN! Even though barely two minutes have passed since we have started, it has already turned into a free-for-all! Fights over the headbands are breaking out all over! Ignoring the ten million points and going for second to fourth places is not bad either! Sometimes it is best to sneak up from behind to an unsuspecting opponent!" Present Mic yelled as the crowd was now enjoying the Cavalry Battle as they were now getting the chance to see many different Quirks on display.
Izuku was able to sense people running up from behind his team. He quickly turns his head to see Shoji running straight at him.
"Fighting? No, this is… a one-sided pillage!" A strangely familiar voice to Deku, Momo, and Ocahco shouted as Shoji was running towards them at full speed.
"Shoji?! What? By himself? But isn't it supposed to be a team battle?" Ochaco asked as she thought there could only be teams of two to four students total.
Momo saw that some teams were attempting to close in on them.
"Don't worry about it, Uraraka-san! For now, let's put some distance between the other teams for now." The black haired beauty proceeded to create a cannon from the exposed skin of her abdomen, similar to the one she used against the Zero Pointers in the Obstacle Course.
"We can't be caught standing still against multiple opponents!"
Momo then fired various shots at the teams try to close in on them. They were forced to back away in order to not get hit by the cannon fire which would surely do a lot of damage to their team and make them vulnerable enough for people to steal their headbands and points.
Ochaco tried to move her feet, but one of the rocket boots that Mei lent her was stuck on something.
"What the?!"
"What's wrong Ochaco-chan?!" Deku asked as he realized they weren't moving.
"One of my rocket boots is stuck on something! I can't move!"
Deku looked to see what was making her stuck and he saw a small grape colored ball.
"Of course! It's Mineta's Quirk!"
Deku closed his eyes as he focused on finding the Purple Haired Pervert's energy signature. Once he found it, he immediately turned his head towards Shoji.
"HE'S IN THERE. He's hiding inside of Shoji's arms!"
"Hehe, so you've caught me, huh, Midoriya?" Mineta popped out from inside of Shoji's arms as he had a creepy expression.
"Is that even allowed!" Deku rhetorically asked.
"It is!" Midnight replied.
"Wow! I was not actually expecing a response but okay!"
Then, out of nowhere a long tongue attacked Izuku as it attempted to take his ten million point headband. However, Deku was fast enough to dodge it at last second. The tongue tried to steal Tesutesu's headband but he also dodged it.
The owner of the tounge revealed to be Tsuyu as she too was hidden inside of Shoji's arms.
"I didn't expect any less form you, Midoriya." The frog girl said as wasn't surprised that Deku was able to dodge her attack. She saw how fast he was when he saved her life when Shigarki was about to kill her with his Decay Quirk.
"And, Asui, too, huh? Not a bad combo!" Deku acknowledged the strength of the team.
"Call me Tsu!"
The frog girl proceeded to launch her tongue again towards the Green-Haired Saiyan. Mineta combined her attack with multple purple balls hurling towards Deku, hoping that one of them sticks to him.
Deku however, was able to impress the crowd as he effortless dodged all of their advances towards his headband.
"Team Mineta makes use of the overwhelming difference in their sizes! They're like a tank! But Midoriya is able to dodge all of their attacks. How is he so fast when he's that big and tall?!" Present Mic asked as the crowd thought that with Izuku's overwhelming strength, it would most likely come with a lack of speed. But for some reason, that weakness and trope do not apply to Deku.
"Izuku-kun! We need to get away or we will eventually be caught!" Momo ushered.
"Alright, we're blasting off again!" Deku pushed the button to activate his jetpack.
This forced the bottom part of Ochaco's rocket boot to be completely torn off.
As they were flying in the air, Hatsume noticed this.
"My baby was torn apart!"
"It is alright Hatsume-san! I have a backup plan, so don't worry!" Izuku reassured the pink haired mechanic.
"DEKU!" Bakugo yelled out as he used his Explosions to blast himself up towards Team Midroiya.
"What the fu- Kaccahn?! Is he seriously trying to chase me from all the way up here!?" izuku asked in shock, as he did expect him to chase him around but, he didn't expect Bakugo to literally leave his entire team to go get him all by himself!
"Don't get carried away, you nerd!" Bakugo prepared a flaming hot Explosion aimed right for Deku's face.
"He's going to blow us up!" Ochaco screamed in horror.
"No, he's not! Momo-chan! Shield!" Deku commanded his Vice President.
"Right!" Momo then quickly created a silver shield big enough to cover her entire team. When Katsuki fired his Explosion, it directly landed on the shield. However, the defense was so strong, that it was able to nullify the attack completely!
"Damn it! I forgot that Pony Tail is able to create practically anything. You chose her intentionally for that purpose for that, huh, Deku? You cunning bastard!" Bakugo shouted in frustration. With Momo as their front horse, he realized that Deku was practically untouchable! He would have to attack him from of their blind spots.
The crowd cheered as they were finally getting to see some hand on hand action.
"-He's gotten separated from his horses!"
"-What's with this guy?!"
"-Is that even allowed?!"
A long gray tape then wrapped around Katsuki's shoulder as it pulled him back t his team.
"Nice catch, Sero!" Kirishima said.
"It's a technicality, so it's okay! It wouldn't have been if he'd touched the ground, though! So as long as he stays in the air and above the ground, leaving your team is OKAY!" Midnight announced as she made it clear what the rules said about Katsuki's little stunt.
'Hmmm.. So we're playing by those rules, huh?' Deku said mentally as a couple of new plans began forming in his head.
They descended back to the ground.
"Thanks, Ochaco-chan! Your Quirk is really good in these conditions!" Deku stated.
"It's hard to control with just one foot, but I'll manage!"
'Yeah, I know. Landing like this is inefficient… It's best if we stay out of the air unless we absolutely need to! We'll just have to make do with our increased mobility from Ochaco-chan's Zero Gravity and Momo-chan's Creation! And I have to make sure to protect my teammates with my power. Yes… Momo-chan, Ochaco-chan, and Hatsume-san are my support Heroes while I am their main Tank and DPS hybrid!'
"Now, let us take a look at each team's points! It has been seven minutes! Here the current rankings up on the screen!" Present Mic said as the rankings were shown on the jumbotron.
"Huh? What?" Some of the audience members said in confusion.
"What? Wait a minute! Other than Team Midoriya, Class A isn't doing so well… " Present Mic announced as the standings showed that while Team Midoriya was in first place, Team Monoma was in second place with 1,360 points and Team Tesutesu was in third place with 1,125 points.
"Wait, a second! Team Bakugo has zero points! What happened?!"
Seemingly out of nowhere, Monoma appeared behind Bakugo as he snatched his headband cleanly off. Bakugo didn't know what happened until a couple of seconds later.
"Class A is too simple-minded… "
"Crap! He got us!" Mina said as she too realized that Monoma stole their points right from under their noses.
"What'd you say, bastard? Give that back or I'll come over there and kill you!" Katsuki shouted as he was angry at the fact that some Class B extra was able to catch him off guard.
"Since Midnight said that it was the first game, it wouldn't make sense for them to cut a ton of people in the qualifier, right?"
"Huh? What bullshit are you spouting, extra?"
"Assuming they'd keep about forty people for the next stage, we just made sure we stayed within that number as we ran, observing from the back the Quirks and personalities of those who would be our rivals. There's no point in being obsessive over winning in the prelims, right?" Monoma sated with a smug smirk.
"You did this as a class?"
"Well, it wasn't a consensus, but it was a good idea, right?"
"Hey, Monoma! They're coming!" One of his teammates whispered as he noticed a couple of teams circling around them.
Monoma continued on with his monolouge, "It's better than going after a temporary 'top' like a horse with a carrot waving in front of its face. Oh, while I'm at it, you're quite famous, aren't you? As the victim of the Sludge Incident! You should tell me about it sometime- About how it feels to be attacked by Villains once a year."
When he said those last few sentences, that struck Katsuki's biggest nerve. Being reminded of that incident, about a year ago made him remember when Deku saved his life… and it led him to remember Deku's speech….
"Kirishima… change of plans… "
Kirishima looked up only to be horrified at what he saw. Monoma also turned his attention towards the Ash Blonde haired student.
Around him, was an aura of pure red, filled with absolute hatred and anger.
"Before we get Deku, we're going to kill these guys!" Katsuki simply stated as he was irate at the fact that Monoma even dared to bring that sludge incident up.
Deku was overhearing the conversation from not too far away.
'So Class B had a long-term strategy that involved them throwing the qualifier, huh? It is true that they could leave a stronger impression by overturning the mood that favored Class A before the Sports Festival started. But based on their way of thinking, it means they won't necessarily come after us.' Deku said mentally as he began to rethink his strategy.
"Everyone, I have an idea! We are going to go on the offensive for a little bi-"
Izuku was interrupted as his horses immediately stopped moving. Izuku was confused as to why they stopped, but when he looked up, he realized why.
In front of them, staring them down was none other than Team Todoroki.
"Less than half of the time is left now!" Present Mic announced.
Deku smirked as he saw one of his biggest threats staring him directly in the eyes.
"You finally got impatient, huh, Todoroki-san?"
"The Cavalry battle is about to enter the second half! In this unexpected rise of Class B, who will wear the ten million points in the end?!" Present Mic said as the crowd was beginning to get even more hyped up than before.
Shoto looked coldly at what he deemed as, his 'biggest obstacle.'
"I'll be taking that now, if you don't mind, Midoriya."
"Hmph. I thought we would not have a confrontation against Team Todoroki until the climax of the round. He seems to think highly of you, Izuku-kun." Momo said as in her opinion, the second strongest student in Class 1-A wasted no time in attacking Team Midoriya.
"Only half of the time is left! Don't stop moving!" Izuku said as he wasn't planning on facing Todoroki so soon. He wanted to save the best for last.
"Iida, forward!" Todoroki commanded.
"Right!" The glasses-wearing teen replied as he activated his Engine Quirk and charged towards Midoriya.
"Tokoyami, prepare, Dark Shadow to defend us from all angles!"
"Right!"
"Kaminari, you-"
"-I know what I have to do!"
Izuku widened his eyes as he realized what they were planning to do.
"Momo-chan! Create an insulation sheet large enough to cover us all! Everyone, hold on tight as I watch our surroundings! It is not just one group that is coming after us!"
Izuku saw that there were many other teams behind Todoroki who were trying to capitalize.
"Make sure you guard well… Indiscriminate Shock… 1.3 Million Volts!" Kaminari shouted as lighting erupted from his body and it created an area of effect.
Deku immediately grabbed the insulation sheet that Momo made and wrapped it around his entire team. Dark Shadow did something similar as it made sure the lightning did not damage any member of Team Todoroki.
All around them, teams were getting shocked by Kaminari's lightning attack. They were all rendered as immobilized as none of them prepared for the huge shock.
Shoto's right hand began producing frost, "Less than six minutes left. We can't back down now." He proceeded to ice the floor behind them as it trapped all of the other teams that were ganging up on them. "Sorry, but you will all just have to bear it."
"What? What'd he do? Todoroki took care of that crowd of teams in an instant!" Present Mic asked.
"He froze them after Kaminari shock stopped them… I guess it should be expected, but he took into account how a lot of people avoided it in the obstacle course." Aizawa commented as he explained Todoroki's strategy.
Present Mic gave him a thumbs up, "Nice commentary!"
Kendo then noticed that her neck felt a little lighter. She reached for it, only to realize that the headbands she had stolen were completely gone!
"I might as well take these!" Shoto nonchalantly said as in his hands were numerous stolen headbands.
"Damn it! Give them back!"
"What? Crap, he took mine, too?"
Izuku tried to turn on his jet back, but it wasn't working.
"Hatsume-san, the jetpack is not responding!"
"Baby! There's room for improvement!"
"Crap! We can't get away, so it looks like we're going to have to fight back!" Deku told his teammates.
"Tokoyami, attack!" Shoto ordered!
"Momo-chan!" Izuku called out.
"I got it!" Momo replied as she whipped out another shield to block Dark Shadow's advance.
Kaminari sucked his teeth, "Yaoyorozu's Creation is going to be a pain in the ass to deal with!"
"No. Midoriya is worse. With that level of overwhelming raw power at his disposal, it will be difficult to actually do some real damage to him. While if he hits us with any of his signature Smashes, its game over for us." Shoto said as he realized that the true threat of Team Midroiya was Izuku.
As Izuku's team kept moving back they suddenly stopped.
"Oh snap! Team Midoriya has nowhere to go now!" Present Mic said as Team Midoriya was now along the edge of the fighting stage.
'We have nowhere left to run… Alright, fuck it then! Let's go on the offensive.'
"Everybody hold still!" Izuku commanded.
All three of his teammates looked up at him in curiosity. What was he up to?
Izuku took a deep breath as he closed his eyes and concentrated.
"HAAA!"
Izuku cried out as he shot three white Ki blasts towards his teammates.
However, these Ki blasts were not meant to do damage.
When the Ki blasts hit the three girls, they all shivered in shock as they immediately felt an upsurge of energy.
"Wh-What is this feeling?" Ochaco asked but was then silenced as around her, was a milky white aura of Ki which enveloped her whole body. The same can be said for Momo and Mei.
Izuku raised his fist in fulfillment, "YES! It worked! It was a success! I knew those Ki control exercises were not for nothing."
"I-Izu-kun! What did you do?! Why do all of a sudden do I feel like I can run 10 miles without stopping and have the power to crush boulders with my bare hands?!" Momo asked as her whole body was currently feeling euphoric. She had never felt this strong before ever in her entire life. It was almost intoxicating, to say the least.
"M-My mind feels like it has opened up to brand new possibilities!" Hatsume said in shock as her mind, body, and soul felt much clearer and stronger than before!
Izuku smirked at seeing the reactions from the three girls.
"Well, to put it simply, I lent you guys some of my energy! Over the past few weeks, I've been working on controlling my Ki and that was one trick I was able to pick up on! I hope it isn't too underwhelming! I didn't want to give you guys too much energy than what your bodies can currently handle." Izuku said.
"Underwhelming?! Izuku-kun, this is incredible! I never thought it would be possible for somebody to be able to share their power with multiple people at once!" Momo said as she began testing the new found energy as she began creating multiple objects at once. It didn't seem like they were wasting her lipids at all!
"W-Wow! This is Deku-kun's power… It's spectacular! He's so strong… " Ochaco muttered as she could feel Deku's energy running all throughout her body.
"Alright! Everyone, full speed ahead!" Deku commanded.
"Right!" The three girls shouted in unison.
Shoto began producing ice in his right arm.
"I don't know what you did, nor do I know why your teammates have a similar aura to you, but if you think I'm just going to let you escape, then you're sadly mistak-"
Shoto was cut off as in a huge burst of speed, Team Midoriya completely blitzed them. The speed behind them was so strong that it created gusts of wind that were powerful enough to shatter Shoto's ice.
"W-What in the world!" Shoto yelled in confused shock.
"S-So fast?! How the fuck?" Kaminari sputtered as his brain was having difficulty forming sentences.
"What great speed?! I didn't even see them move!" Tokoyami said in disbelief. He also couldn't believe that they moved so fast.
Momo almost tripped on her feet.
"O-Oh my God! I have never moved so quickly in my life! I almost lost control of myself.
'Yes, it's working! Sharing a portion of my energy to them plus with Ochaco-chan making us weightless, we are able to move together at superhuman speeds! This will give us a huge edge in battle!' Izuku mentally cheered as he was happy to see that his plan was working.
Shoto sucked his teeth in annoyance, "Why you- I won't let you get away Midoriya!"
He aimed a stream of Ice towards Ochaco, deeming her the most vulnerable of the group.
Ochaco widened her eyes in horror, 'It is coming straight for me!'
Izuku saw the distress look on her face.
"Listen to me, Ocahco-chan! You have enough power to just simply punch the ice away!"
"WHAT?! Deku-kun, I don't know. I'm not strong like you!"
"YES, YOU ARE! Come on trust me! Hurry up, it's getting closer!"
Ochaco saw the the stream of ice was indeed closing in on her. If it were to make a direct impact, she could be severely injured. Was Todoroki trying to kill her?!
Ochaco gulped as she made a fist, "Okay, Deku-kun! I trust you!"
As the ice was inches from her face, Ochaco threw the hardest punch she could muster with all of her being!"
"TAKE THIS!"
As soon as the fist made contact with the ice, it was completely obliterated to a million pieces. The force behind Ocahco's punch was so powerful that it launched some shards of ice all the way up to the sky at high speeds.
Shoto eyes widened as he thought he was hallucinating.
"WHAT?! How is this possible?! I put a lot of power into that ice and Uraraka is just able to punch it away like its nothing! Where did that power come from?!" Shoto said as he grit his teeth in frustration.
Ochaco stared at her hand in shock.
'I-I did it! Oh my goodness… Deku-kun's energy is so strong. Is this how feels on a daily basis? Incredible!'
"So not only did Midroiya grant them super speed but super strength as well. Amazing! To think that there is such an ability where one can give portions of their energy away!" Tenya said as he too was dumbfounded at how he just increased the physical capabilities of all three of his teammates just like that.
Izuku smirked as he enjoyed seeing Shoto frustrated.
"Hey, Todoroki-san! Are you, by any chance, forgetting something?"
"What are you talking abou-" Shoto didn't finish his sentence as his eyes widened in realization. He felt that his neck was a little lighter than it was prior to a few seconds. He reached for it to see, that all of his stolen headbands were… gone!
Shoto looked up to see Deku twirling all of his stolen headbands with his finger.
"Oh, did you remember what you forgot, Todoroki-san?" Deku sarcastically asked all with a smug smirk on his face.
"You…. How did you… " Shoto then remembered what just happened in like the last minute.'It must have been when they completely blitzed us! I was not paying attention when Midoriya must have snatched the stolen headbands from my neck when I was monologing! Damn you, Midoriya!'
Endeavor looked on in disgust as he saw how Izuku was playing Shoto.
"You fool! Don't underestimate him! If he's anything like his Father, Hisashi, then he must always have some trick up his sleeve. He's exploiting your weaknesses, and you are falling right into his hands. Foolish boy."
Izuku then began placing the stolen headbands around his neck.
"Alright, ladies, let's get out of here. There are still other teams we can go steal points from!" Deku told his teammates.
"NO! Don't let them get away!" Kaminari shouted as he began charging another electric attack.
"Not so fast! Momo-chan! Smokescreen, please!" Izuku commanded his Vice President.
"Roger that, Izuku-kun! " Momo then effortless created a smoke bomb which then produced a thick black smoke that concealed Team Midoriya completely.
"NOOOO!" Shoto shouted as he fired a barrage of ice shards towards the smoke screen. However, when the smoke cleared, Team Midoriya was no longer there.
Shoto Todoroki was now beyond pissed off. He felt like pulling his hair out. He never foresaw any of this happening. His plan was just to go after Team Midroiya and take his ten million points. Thus, he would automatically advance to the next round of the U.A. Sports Festival. But no. Izuku Midroiya just kept on throwing a curveball, after curveball, after a curveball, one after another, after another, and after another. When he thinks he has the Green-Haired Powerhouse all figured out, he just pulls out another trick and keeps on surprising him. That is not what is supposed to happen. He's supposed to be the best damn it! He's supposed to dominate and show the world that he can be the Number One Hero WITHOUT his Father's power.
His Father… oh right that reminded him. He was up in the stands watching. He looked up, only to see Endeavor looking directly at him with utter shame in his eyes. He shook his head as he saw how Izuku just manhandled his entire team and got away with stealing their points.
'M-Midoriya…. Do you dare embarrass me? Do you dare make a fool out of me? Do you dare make me look like a laughing stock? IN FRONT OF MY NO GOOD FATHER!?'
Shoto was burning in wrath.
Wait, burning?
On Shoto's left side, he could see small sparks of flame beginning to form. They were getting bigger and stronger until he realized what he was doing. He quickly deactivated the flames as he used his right side to cool his body down and calm him down as well.
"D-Did Midoriya… just tempt me into using my left side?! What in the hell is going on with me? I never use my flames in battle! But I was just about to summon my flames, subconsciously without even realizing it! I-Is Midoriya… trying to MOCK ME?!'
"DIE!" Bakugo shouted as he charged straight for Monoma. However, the student of Class 1-B simply dodged the strike as he used his hand to simply slap Bakugo's hand away.
"Why you son of a-"
But before Katsuki could finish his sentence, he was met with an Explosion right to the face.
"Wow! What a nice Quirk!" Monoma mocked as he used Katsuki's own Quirk to blast him away. He then procceded to unnoticeably touch Kirishima's hair.
"What the fuck?! That's my Quirk, how in the hell did you do that?" Bakugo asked as he stumbled back due to the force of the Explosion and the shock of seeing his own power used against him.
"Bakugo, someone has the same Quirk as you, too?" Kirishima shouted as he almost couldn't believe his eyes.
Bakugo sucked his teeth in irritation.
"FUCK YOU, YOU BASTARD!" Bakugo screamed as he launched a violent Explosion right to the side of Monoma's face.
"Realy, such nice Quirks… "
Bakugo's eyes widened in shock. 'What the hell?! How is he not dead yet. I made sure to put extra power into that last blast.
Then the smoke cleared which then showed the left side of Mono's face and arm had the effects of Kirishima's hardening Quirk.
"But I think we can alll agree that my Quirk is far superior to yours, am I right?" Monoma said with a confident smirk on his face.
"Wha…? Hey, that's my Quirk! How are you doing that?" Kirishima demanded as he clearly didn't like the fact that a student from Class 1-B was using his Hardening Quirk right in front of him.
"This guy… he's copying our Quirks!" Bakugo exclaimed as he observed Monoma's powers.
"That is correct! Right on the money! It seems you students from Class 1-A aren't as slow and dumb as I had initially thought.
Name: Neito Monoma
Quirk: Copy: He can use the Quirks of anyone he touches as much as he wants for a time span of five minutes! He can't use two or more at the same time, though!
"Well, I guess, even an idiot like you can figure it out, huh?" Monoma mocked Bakugo as he twirled his headband in his fingers.
"Well then I guess, I'll see you later. With the number of points we have now, we're definetely guaranteed to make it to the top four! Maybe I'll see in the next round. Maybe I wont. Who knows what can happen!" Monoma proceeded to go the other way as he turned around to look at Bakugo one last time.
"I guess, I will go find somebody else that can give me a challenge. Maybe I will run into the guy who gave the student pledge. What was his name… Midoriya.. Was it? I'm pretty sure he can give me a much better fight than you ever could. Just saying."
"I'm... going to kill you… " Bakugo calmly stated as he heard Monoma's words. What is this bastard suggesting?! That Deku is better than him?! NO CHANCE IN HELL! Bakugo was beyond irate now, especially when he brought up Izuku Midoriya's Student Pledge…
"What's wrong with him?" Monoma asked.
"You pushed the Midoriya button… You shouldn't have done that." Kirishima said
"The Midoriya Button?"
"Hey, did somebody call my name?!"
"Deku?!" Bakugo asked
Behind Team Monoma was Team Midoriya as they had just escaped Team Todoroki via Momo's smoke screen.
"Oh, speak of the devil," Monoma said as he now put all of his attention towards the Green-Haired Saiyan.
"Midoriya, watch out! He can copy anybody's Quirk just by touching you once and he'll be able to use it against you like its nothing!" Kirishima warned his Class President.
"Hmm… a Copy Quirk, huh? Very interesting, indeed." Izuku said as he already had a plan formed in his mind on how to deal with the student from Class 1-B.
"Alright, so let's see what you can do!" Izuku jumped towards Team Monoma as he deliberately aimed a slow and light punch towards the blonde. Monoma easily dodged the Green-Haired Saiyan's attack and used the opportunity to touch his arm. Once Izuku felt that Monoma had touched him, he jumped to his team.
Monoma smirked, "HAHAHA! Did you not hear what one of your idiot classmates just said. I can copy Quirks just by touching people. And, you just charged blindly at me? I thought you were different, but it seems I was wrong. You're just as dumb as the rest of your classmates!"
Monoma then activated his Quirk. Suddenly, purple vein-like markings started to form around his arm. Along with it, came green electricity that just emanated power.
"OH MY LORD! Your Quirk is the most amazing, I have ever copied! I feel as if, I have the power of All Might himself in my arm. Thank you for being such a stupid idiot for letting me copy your Quirk! Now, with this power, I can undoubtedly get first place in this round! HAHAHA! This power is amazing!"
Monoma then proceeded to hurl towards Deku at full speed, with the intent of blowing him and his entire team away with the power of One For All.
Seeing Monoma charge Deku head on, just made him smirk in victory.
"Take this!" Monoma then smashed Deku with all of the might he could muster.
There was a huge shockwave as most teams were blown back just by the raw power of Monoma's punch.
"Crap! I tried to warn him!" Kirishima said as he covered his eyes due to the harsh winds blowing towards him.
"S-Such Power!" Present Mic shouted as the crowd desperately waited for the smoke to clear in order to see the result of Monoma's attack.
However, when the smoke did eventually clear, everybody was shocked, to say the least, at what they saw.
Monoma's arm had turned into an ugly pinkish purple color as it was clearly broken due to the unnatural way it was bent. Blood and gashes could be seen all over it.
Deku was seen casually blocking the punch with… just one finger.
"WHAT?! He was able to block that monster punch with just a finger?!" Sero said in shock as he voiced most of what people were thinking in their heads at the moment.
"Wh-what?! How is this possible?! Your Quirk is supposed to make me… invincible!" Monoma stuttered out as the pain his right arm was experience had to be the worst he has ever felt in his entire life.
Deku smirked smugly as he saw the shocked look on Monoma and many other people's face.
"While you are right, my Quirk does grant the user incredible amounts of strength and power. The thing is, in order to use it efficiently, one must have the proper vessel in order to contain all of that power. I let you copy my Quirk because I knew that you would be intoxicated by the power it would grant you. And you would no doubt charge straight at me, attempting to take my ten million points. You fell, right into my trap." Deku finished as he removed his finger from Monoma's hand.
Monoma smiled in acknowledgment.
"Well played, Midoriya. It seems I have misjudged you. You are definitely a cut above the rest."
That was the last thing, the student from Class 1-B said before he fell to the floor, due to the backlash of using One For All without having a proper vessel or training.
Deku then adopted a serious expression.
"Oh, and by the way. Don't ever disrespect my classmates. Ever. Again."
Deku then turned away as paramedics immediately came to carry Monoma out in a stretcher.
'Izuku Midoriya, huh? Truly an interesting character.' Those were the last thoughts of Monoma before passed out to unconsciousness. His respect for the Green-Haired Saiyan has dramatically increased.
"ONE MINUTE LEFT!" Present Mic announced as there was now only 60 seconds left in the Cavalry Battle. Those who had little points had to step it up soon or they would be going home instead of the next round of the Sports Festival.
'Excellent, Young Izuku! You're doing good! Just one more minute, and you'll advance to the next round!' Toshinori cheered mentally as he was truly impressed by what his Suceesor has been able to accomplish in the Sports Festival so far. And he hasn't even been using One For All!
"One more minute?!" Shoto said in shock as he had not realized that time had gone so quickly. He still needed to get the ten million points from Midoriya!
"The bastard…" Shoto muttered.
Iida opened his eyes as he had made his decision.
"Everyone, there is less than a minute left. You won't be able to use me after this. I am counting on you!"
"Iida, what are you talking about?" Shoto asked curiously
Iida then got into his running stance.
"Hang on tight! Make sure you get it, Todoroki!"
Iida's engines then began to light up as a blue fire began exhausting from them.
"Torque Over-"
Iida then quickly ran towards Team Midoriya at a speed that nobody was expecting at all. Izuku didn't even know what him as he was not paying attention to Team Todoroki at all.
"-Reciproburst!"
Todoroki then grabbed the headband on Izuku's forehead as quickly as he could before Izuku could figure out what was even happening.
"Wha…?!" Present Mic stuttered out as the audience had no idea what just happened.
"What happened? So fast! So fast! Iida if you could accelerate that fast, then show us in the prelims!" Present Mic shouted as the crowd cheered.
"Wh-What in the world was that?" Shoto asked in shock. He had no clue what was happening so he just grabbed the headband on instinct.
"By forcing the torque and rotations to increase, I created an explosive power. With the recoil, my engine stalls after a while, though. It is a secret move I had not told anyone in class yet." Iida replied as he finally revealed his super secret move.
Deku just turned his head to look at Iida in amazement.
"I told you, didn't I, Midoriya? That I'd challenge you." Tenya looked at Izuku in the eyes as he had a smirk of confidence.
Izuku smirked as well, as he gave Iida a look of respect and acknowledgment.
"Yes, Iida, you did. I have to admit, I was not expecting that at all! Buuuuuuut. There's one problem that you didn't consider."
Tenya frowned, "And what would that be, Midoriya?"
Izuku then looked at Shoto.
"Hey, Todoroki-san! How about, you take a closer look at the headband you just took from me."
Shoto gave him a mean glare, "What are you talking about, Monkey Boy?" Shoto proceeded to flip the headband over and take a closer look at it. At first, he didn't see what Midoriya was getting at, but when he compared the headband to the one he had tied around his forehead, he gasped in shock.
"You… Damn you, you BASTARD!"
All of the headbands that were given to the participants in the Cavalry Battle all had red numbers on them…. The one Shoto stole from Izuku… had blue numbers
"T-This is a-"
"Fake." Izuku finished Shoto's thought as he grabbed one of the headbands from his neck and twirled it around to show that it was the real ten million point headband.
"How, and when were you able to pull this off?!" Shoto asked, anger clearly evident in his voice.
"Remember the smokescreen?" Momo asked.
"Well, Deku-kun told Yaomomo to make a fake ten million point headband with blue numbers instead of red," Ochaco added.
"And he simply replaced the real ten million point headband with that one, successfully hiding the real thing under the various headbands that we stole from you!" Hatsume finished.
"You made a great effort, Iida, buuuuuut…. You fell just a little bit short." Izuku said.
"..." Shoto was just speechless.
"OH MY! Midoriya out of nowhere with the clutch fake ten million point headband. Nobody even considered that a possibility. The genius mind of Izuku Midoriya is displayed once again in this round of the U.A. Sports Festival!" Present Mic screamed as the crowd began to cheer even louder than before.
Izuku then adopted a smirk, "Well, since our victory is guaranteed since we still have ten million points, and there's under a minute left, I will ensure our victory by DOING THIS!"
Izuku then blasted off towards the sky as he flew to a very high altitude. He then stopped as he floated there, waiting for the time to run out!
"What?! He can fly?!"
"Unbelievable?! Is there anything this guy can't do?!"
Many people in the crowd started commentating as they were now witnessing Izuku simply floating in the sky waiting for the time to run out.
"Hmmm… Reminds me of a certain blue-haired Senior…. "Snipe said as a specific curious student came to mind as he saw Izuku fly.
"Oh, man! I forgot he can do that! Welp, I guess there goes our chance of getting the ten million points." Kirishima said as he sighed. He really wanted to get the ten million points, but alas, Izuku seems to not want anybody else to lay a finger on his headband.
"NOOO! I refuse to give up! DEKU! JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN FLY, DON'T THINK YOU CAN RUN FROM ME!" Bakugo screamed at the top of his lungs as he used his Explosions to propel himself towards th air straight at Deku.
"Oh, what's this?! It seems like Bakugo has different plans. He is dead set on getting those ten million points!" Present Mic said as the crowd was enjoying the show.
"What the? Kacchan?! Are you being serious?! You can't fly! You'll hurt yourself coming this far up!"
Shoto sucked his teeth as he saw Bakugo chase Midoriya.
"Midoriya, you have made a fool out of me not once, not twice, but three times! I can't let you get away with that. THOSE TEN MILLION POINTS ARE MINE!"
Shoto created a freakishly tall pillar of ice as he was following right behind Bakugo as he too also wanted a piece of Deku and his ten million points.
"OH WOW! It looks like Todoroki wants a piece of Midoriya as well!" Present Mic announced.
"Todoroki-san, you too?!" Deku shouted in shock.
But he then smirked as in reality… he was expecting this all along. And he couldn't help but admire the tenacity of his two classmates.
"Alright then… you guys asked for it!"
The scent of Ozone filled the air as Deku's body began to envelop with powerful green electrecity. His eyes glowed with power as he activated, One For All: Full Cowl!
Deku arched his back as he pulled his right arm back and began charging up his attack. Purple vein-like markings appearing across his arm.
"DEKU!"
"MIDORIYA!"
"DETROIT…!"
All three were centimeters from each other as Deku was ready to release his attack.
"SMA-"
"TIME IS UP!"
(A/N: Okay guys, so I have seen a review regarding everybody's favorite subject… Power Scaling! I'm not going to go too in depth, because this shit will be too long for an Author's Note. So I've decided after the Sports Festival is OVER, I will explain everything about when it comes to power scaling in my story.
So I'll just say this… NOOOO IZUKU IS NOT A FUCKING PLANET BUSTER! Whoever says that you guys need to stop smoking whatever it is that you're inhaling. As I said, I'm not going to go in depth right now but I'll try to say this in the simplest way possible.
Izuku Midoriya in the Sports festival in my fanfic is stronger than 12-year-old Son Goku but is weaker than 15-year-old Son Goku. That is the simplest way, I can put it for you guys for now.)
Status Power Mingguan
-- Peringkat
Power 
-- Power
stone