Drakedragon297: Glad I am able to instill such anger XD

Soon after, the games came to a close and the tournament began in earnest. Things kicked off with Midoriya and Shinso, a match Adachi watched very closely. After knowing Shinso and seeing him come this far in the Festival he was interested in finding out what his Quirk was. But it was over pretty quick, with Midoriya somehow overcoming the power of Shinso's mind control ability and throwing him out of the ring.

Over all it wasn't very eventful, and Midoriya still wasn't using his Quirk much...

Then came a more interesting match up, as Tetsutetsu stepped into the ring to face off with Todoroki. From what Adachi knew about both competitors, it seemed like Todoroki had an advantage, considering Tetsutetsu had basically the same Quirk as Kirishima.

"First up we have a Passionate Manly fighter made of steel!" Present Mic announced, "The Hero Course's, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu!"

The boy clenched his fists tightly and roared, "BRING IIIIIIIT!"

"Versus! An early front runner in the competition that's WAY too strong for his own good, someone who made it into the hero course on recommendations... It's, SHOUTO TODOROKI!"

Todoroki remained where he was, eyes downcast by his multi-colored hair.

"BEGIN!"

"I'm gonna crush you ice boy!" Tetsutetsu cried out, charging forward with an intense battle cry, trying to cross the arena to hit him, "Try to freeze steel!" He challenged, body hardening and changing color.

"Apologies..." Todoroki muttered, his eyes raising up and nearly making Tetsutetsu stumble with the sheer fury behind them. His left side frosting over as he suddenly unleashed a mountainous wall of ice.

Adachi's eyes widened in shock as it hit Tetsutetsu and pushed him back while also spreading far past him and engulfing much of the arena itself! The students of 1-A and many people in the stands were left staring up at a massive sheet of ice, "He can produce this much power!?" Adachi realized in awe.

Down in the ring, Tetsutetsu was frozen to the front of the ice block, struggling like a mad beast trying to break free. Midnight herself was half frozen, and looked over to him slowly, "Tell the truth Tetsutetsu... Can you move?"

"Grr... D-Dammit!" Tetsutetsu growled, struggling for a moment before lowering his head, "No... I can't..."

"Tetsutetsu has been immobilized!" Midnight announced, "Todoroki will advance!"

The winner walked forward slowly, as Tetsutetsu glared daggers at him, "You couldn't just fight me you had to completely humiliate me?" He spat sharply, "Class 1-A really is full of jerks..."

"I'm sorry..." Todoroki said, with genuine regret in his voice, "I was angry, I didn't mean to..."

Adachi released a breath he didn't realize he was holding as Todoroki began to melt the ice, "That power... Todoroki is crazy strong!"

. . .

From there, the next two matches flew by pretty fast. Kaminari was totally crushed by Ibara Shiozaki and her Vine Quirk. And Mei Hatsume turned Iida's first match into an infomercial before surrendering to let him advance. The entire time, Adachi was thinking ahead for his matches, but now it was time for him to finally step into the ring. He hadn't said much to Ashido, letting her chat with her friends as he brooded over the tasks ahead of him...

But now, they were stepping into the ring at opposite ends, the announcer calling out their names, "He's already shown off his abilities to transform, from the Hero Course we've got KAIJI ADACHI!"

"I don't want to waste time, sorry Ashido." Adachi decided, clenching his fist and transforming quickly as he rose to full height, "HRAAAH!" He roared, his deeper voice echoing along with crowd cheering in response.

"And also from the hero course... Do those things on her head actually do anything? Anyways, It's MINA ASHIDO!"

Ashido smirked at him, weighing her options as she prepared her own strategy and got ready to kick this off.

"BEGIN!"

The moment he spoke, Adachi charged. Racing across the arena to reach her, but Ashido wasn't planning on waiting for him. She began skating forward towards him, "I know he's got me beat in brute strength, but if I can make up for it in speed I might have a chance!" She schemed, acid emitting from the bottom of her special shoes.

"A direct attack?" Adachi realized, "She can't be serious!" As the distance closed, he swung his fist forward having to aim lower to try and hit her. But she ducked low and slid right beneath his swing, pivoting her feet and slipping around him. The punch kept going and hit the arena floor shattering the stone, "A feint!" He realized too late.

As Ashido moved past him she spun around, slinging out acid from her hands that splashed against his back, "Ha! Gotchya!"

"Grah!" He growled in pain, stumbling forward and snarling as he used his tail to wipe it away. It stung a little, but he could tell she wasn't using any of the strong stuff, she was smart enough not to use the more dangerous acid on people, "She's going to use her ability to move faster than me... But I know you Ashido, you haven't thought too far ahead!"

Without waiting for her to make another move, Adachi charged again with a plan in mind. And Ashido began skating towards him as well, her movement pattern showed she was going for the same attack. He had to make it believable, and so he lunged forward with both fists. Once again she slipped right through his grasp, slinging more acid that stuck to his chest melting through what remained of his shirt and stinging his skin.

Adachi really sold the injury, stumbling back and frantically trying to wipe it off with his hands. Ashido took the bait, "Now's my chance!" She declared, racing back in close, "Time for my finishing move!" She jumped, swinging her powerful fist upward, "UPPERCUT!"

"Grah!" Adachi had to admit, even with his heightened durability, that punch still rung his bell. He nearly forgot about the plan, "Damn she hits hard!" He thought to himself, then started making his move, he needed to act before she touched down on the ground again. As his body was still reeling back, his tail lashed out at her from behind wrapping tightly around her body.

"Agh! H-Hey no fair!" She barked in frustration while trying to struggle free.

"Sorry Ashido," He smirked, before racing towards the edge of the arena, "But I WIN!" He spun around, and released her with his tail sending her flying out of the ring. She hit the ground and tumbled to a halt in the grass below.

"Ashido is out of bounds! ADACHI WINS!" Midnight announced, the crowd lighting up again and cheering with excitement.

Adachi himself shifted back to normal, sighing in relief before hopping over the side and walking over to his friend, "Hey, sorry about the throw." He chuckled, offering her a hand to help her up.

Ashido pouted, taking his hand and getting pulled up, "You should be! I landed right on my butt." She huffed, rubbing her sore rear, "But it was fun, guess I forgot you can use that tail like a third arm." She sighed.

"You still caught me by surprise," Adachi admitted, the two starting to walk off the field together, "Maybe next year huh?"

"Yeah, next year." She nodded with a smile, having no hard feelings about the loss. She'd realized from the beginning that unless he really threw the match she didn't have much of a chance to beat him... And that was okay.

. . .

Following the match with Yaoyorozu and Tokoyami, a total shut out putting Tokoyami in the next round, it was time for Kirishima to step into the ring. This was another match Adachi planned on watching closely, because he knew he had to figure out her Quirk and a way through it. If she were to defeat Kirishima, and then Bakugou he'd be stuck fighting her...

Assuming he could defeat Dark Shadow and Tokoyami.

"So what do you think?" Adachi asked Midoriya as he sat down beside him.

"About her?" The green haired boy asked, "To be honest, I'm not sure... I don't know much about those in class 1-B."

"Good, we're both clueless." He chuckled lightly, "Whelp, fingers crossed for Kirishima."

"From Hero Course Class 1-A! We have a Passionate Manly fighter made of ROCK!" Present Mic announced, "Eijiro Kirishima!"

"Dammit even my intro was the same as Tetsutetsu's..." The boy lamented, clenching a fist tightly before returning focus to the girl before him. She was grinning like usual, and held herself in a confident stance.

"Also from the Hero Course! Coming to you from Class 1-B! It's the fifth student to make it in on recommendation, RINSUKE RYOU!"

"Lets both do our best okay!?" She called out to him, voice friendly as ever as the giant of a woman waved to him.

"I wouldn't want anything less!" Kirishima called out back to her with a grin.

"BEGIN!"

Instantly Kirishima hardened his body and began charging forward, "COME ON!"

"So intense!" Ryou gasped as he charged, her face lighting up with a big grin, "Alright, YEAH!" She charged forward to meet him, pulling back her fist at the same time he was.

Both fighters threw their hands forward, meeting knuckle to knuckle in the center of the arena. Kirishima smirked as he watched her wince in pain a bit from the impact, before pulling back his fist and throwing another punch. But she matched the attack again, striking him knuckle to knuckle once more. He could see the skin breaking a bit on her hands, and he felt bad for a second as he pulled his hands back. Since she'd taken the attacks head on, he assumed her Quirk was also some kind of hardening but-

"Hey!" She yelled suddenly, as if noticing his reservation, "Don't you dare stop! Keep FIGHTING!" She ordered, jumping suddenly, springing into the air with a burst of force rising high above the arena floor startling everyone, "COME ON!" As she flew, her body was faintly glowing, veins running through her arms and legs were glimmering through her skin as she moved!

"Wh-What the hell..." He muttered, raising his hands to block the incoming attack as Ryou dived on him feet first intending to deliver a kick. On impact, a powerful shockwave was unleashed that shook the boys arms making his body tremble. His feet dug into the arena floor, as he stared up at her, "This power..."

"Where did that fire go!?" She demanded, backflipping away and landing on her feet effortlessly, "Fight!" Ryou cried out, running at him again.

Kirishima shook off his initial shock and braced himself, "What am I doing!? Stop hesitating Kirishima and kick some ass!" He clenched his fists tightly and charged her once again, "HRAAAAH!"

Ryou didn't try blocking or dodging, both students punching each other right in the jaw. Both of them recoiling as well, and Kirishima was surprised by how much he actually felt the impact even through his hardened skin. Ryou herself was bleeding from the cheek, wincing in pain but she suddenly reached out and grabbed Kirishima by the wrist before he could get out of range! Yanking him forward hard, she slammed her forehead against his own.

And Kirishima definitely felt that, "Dammit!" He gasped, staggering back as the hardened skin on his forehead cracked, blood tricking down, "A-Are you crazy? My body is as hard as a rock how are you- GAH!" His eyes bulged, as Ryou slammed him in the stomach with a lariat, the blow utterly shattering his defenses.

"You hit hard! That was fun, sorry!" She said quickly, before applying force and following through with the attack. A gust of wind followed her swing, as Kirishima was went flying out of the ring, landing in the grass and barely moving, "But you're not the one I'm looking for..."

"Kirishima has been knocked out! Ryou will advance!" Midnight announced, as cheers filled the stadium.

Up in the stands, Adachi watched in fear as Kirishima collapsed, a few bots coming out with a stretcher to carry him away to Recovery Girl, "Kirishima was... Beaten so easily?"

"That girl," Midoriya muttered, going over what he'd seen, "She punched right through his hardening... She must have some kind of augmentation, or super strength... Its the only way it makes sense right?"

Adachi nodded, "R-Right..." He answered, looking back down at the field as he swallowed nervously, "That girl is strong, whatever her Quirk is..."