"With the strength of a wolf, she confidently walks to the arena! From the hero course, Okami! Having the spirit of a wild tiger, he walks casually into the arena! From the hero course, Kai!", Present Mic announced and the crowd went wild.

Aome was facing a boy with orange hair that had black stripes like a tiger's. His feline eyes stared right through her as if he was analysing her. She looked at him calmy.

Tora, on the other hand, was on guard. Judging from her wolf ears and tail, she had a wolf-type Quirk. He was excited.

"Hey. You're a wolf, right?", he asked.

"Yep. And you must be a tiger", Aome replied.

"This is fun. Time to settle an age-old argument then"

She had no idea what he was talking about. Tora noticed her confusion and grinned.

"You know. Which one is better? Cats or dogs?", he asked her sarcastically.

"Well… I'm not that interes-"

"I believe that cats are better!"

Aome shook her head. She had to take this fight seriously since many pro heroes and scouts were watching. His question and belief shouldn't bother her.

"START!"

Tora's arms and legs turned into a tiger's arms and legs. Aome thought that he must have enhanced strength and speed from his transformation like her Quirk.

Tora charged on all fours and swiped his claws down. She ducked the attack and countered with an uppercut. However, he didn't feel much pain and swiped upwards. Aome barely avoided the attack with a jump and backed off to put some distance between them.

"He's tough", Aome muttered.

He charged again and Aome jumped over him at the last minute. She landed on his back and slammed his head on the ground. Aome then jumped away and put some distance between them.

"That didn't hurt at all", Tora said as he cracked his neck casually.

"That's to be expected from a weak wolf. Always travelling in packs in order to make up for their weakness", he taunted.

Aome tried to not mind what he said.

"How does it feel to have such a weak Quirk? If only you had the superior Quirk of a cat, then you would have a chance against me", he added mockingly.

Aome was getting irritated.

"After you, I'll beat up the wolf guy from earlier. Having two doggies lose against a strong tiger would mean that cats are stronger. Man, it sure sucks to have weak Quirks", he taunted even more, pouting with a sad face.

Aome was angry. She wouldn't mind if she was insulted. But if her classmate would be insulted, that was the final straw. Not that she cared about Narruk who beat up her friend or anything.

"It's on!", Aome shouted and charged.

Tora grinned. Everything was going according to plan. He wanted Aome to get angry so that she wouldn't think clearly. He would exploit that and win.

What he didn't expect was that Aome's speed increased and so he wasn't ready for her to attack him. Her blows were stronger than before and her attacks were faster. She used a flurry of straights, hooks and uppercuts to keep his guard on his upper body.

What is this?, he thought curiously.

Aome kicked his chin upwards. However, he grabbed her leg and slammed her to the ground. He then threw her away.

She's no ordinary girl. I guess I'll be a bit serious.

He growled and his body completely transformed into a weretiger. He had orange fur with black stripes all around him and a tail grew out. His teeth sharpened into fangs and he felt power surging through him.

"Kai transformed into a weretiger! How will Aome deal with this?", Present Mic asked.

Aome looked at him and then he was gone. She turned around and saw that he was standing right behind her.

"Hello there", he said and landed a punch to her solar plexus.

He had enhanced speed, enhanced strength, and enhanced senses. None would be able to match him in his tiger form. But in comes with a price. He could only maintain that form for 5 minutes and after that, he would be incredibly hungry.

Tora ran again and landed another blow. Every time she stood up, he would knock her down. The weretiger wanted her to surrender. He wouldn't want her to go out of bounds. Tora wanted complete victory. After all, that was the only way to prove that cats are better than dogs and that his Quirk was superior.

It was then he noticed something weird. He was supposedly moving faster than what the eyes could follow and yet… Aome was looking straight at him as he charged. He stopped on his tracks. Tora felt uneasy. His weretiger form was invincible. But for the first time, someone read his moves.

I'm just imagining things, he assured himself.

He charged again and landed another blow. Tora felt confident that it was just dumb luck that Aome read his moves at that time. But that all changed when his blow was blocked by her.

"What?! Okami blocked Kai's high-speed attack?!", Present Mic asked in a loud voice while the crowd cheered.

"Got you", she said and glared at him.

She landed a punch on Tora's face and blew him away. Tora wondered why her punch was stronger than before. He got up and charged again but Aome blocked it again.

"How?!", he asked.

Aome unleashed a barrage of attacks on Tora and blew him away. She panted and when Tora looked at her face, he noticed her eyes were cold like a predator's. He felt that he was a small little deer being hunted by a mighty wolf. However, he didn't let the fear get to him. His pride of being a tiger was at stake.

If she can read me at this speed, then I have to go faster! he thought.

He charged again and Aome barely blocked it. With more power and speed, he was slowly overpowering her. She then surprised him by grabbing his fist. She gave him a head-butt. His nose bled but he punched her face. But she didn't let go. He kept on punching frantically but Aome tightened her grip even more. He panicked.

"I won't lose to a wolf!", he shouted and pinned her down to the ground.

"Surrender! What could a wolf possibly have on a tiger?!" he asked.

Pain coursed through her body. She had received enough beatings already. But that was what kept her going. Her Quirk, Lycant, gives her wolf-like abilities and the perseverance of the wolf. And as she gets hurt, she becomes stronger and stronger.

That was why Aome pushed the surprised Tora off her and escaped. She then grabbed his arm and threw him as far away as her strength could.

"Kai Tora is out of bounds! Okami wins!", Nagusawa announced.

The crowd went wild.

"What could a wolf possibly have on a tiger? A wolf doesn't waste it's time going for the kill", Aome said coldly and proudly.