Cementoss was currently using his quirk to create a fighting arena before finishing it up. "That's it. I'm pretty much done here."
"Thank you, Cementoss! Hey, sports fans! Are you ready?!"
Kyouka was sitting at the bleachers with the rest of her classmates as she twirled around her earphone jack. 'Izuku's match is about to start any minute now. I wonder how long it'll last. Shinso's only trump card seems to be his weird mind control quirk, but Izuku knows the secret behind it, so that's not an issue. He'll be lucky to last a minute against Izuku.'
"I seriously hope Midoriya wins this." Ojiro said from behind her as he nervously tapped his foot against the ground.
"You have nothing to worry about. This is going to be an easy win for him." The purple haired girl stated with full confidence as she turned towards Ojiro.
"I hope you're right… You really have a lot of faith in Midoriya, don't you?" The tailed boy asked with a sigh.
Kyouka nodded as she returned her attention towards the arena. "Of course I do. Izuku's never once let me down before and there's no way in hell he's going to start now. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show, Ojiro. It's going to be a treat."
"After all the action you've already witnessed, it's time for the real battles to begin! Can you feel the excitement?! Our competitors are on their own now! Sometimes, heroes have only themselves to rely on! Heart. Skill. Strength. Wisdom. Courage. They'll have to use all of these things to rise to the top!"
Izuku had his eyes closed and was standing in the corridor that led to the arena with his hand on his chest, mentally preparing himself for his match.
"Hey." A voice called out to Izuku before he turned around to see All Might in his scrawny form as the hero gave a thumbs up. "Sorry I haven't said hi. You've been great. Your public speaking skills could use some work, but overall it was a great speech. And I can see that you've finally harnessed One For All."
Izuku gave a small smile as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Yeah, but it's only 5% so far. I'm nowhere near being able to achieve 100% of your power. My body's still so weak."
The scrawny man patted his successor's shoulder. "Hey, no need to put yourself down. You're making progress and that's what counts. You just gotta keep training and soon enough you'll be able to use 100% of One For All."
The green haired boy sighed as he looked down. "Yeah, but it seems like such a long road ahead…" He then looked back up at his idol before making a fist. "However, I'll still do my best and try to make you proud!"
"Now that's exactly what I want to hear. Listen. Whenever you're scared or nervous about a fight." All Might started to say as he transformed into his muscular form and gave a thumbs up. "Just try and deal with it by smiling! You've made it this far, kid! Even if you're worried, you must stand tall! Don't forget that I'm counting on you, and cheering you on!"
Izuku nodded and smiled before turning towards the arena, seeing flames erupt from all four corners of it. "Guess I'm up."
"Alright, audience! Let's cut to the good stuff and not delay these finals any longer! Welcome our first fighters!"
The big screen showed off Izuku and Shinso as both of the students walked towards the arena before stopping at opposite ends of each other.
"Whoa, he looks kind of scared in that picture, doesn't he? It's Izuku Midoriya from the hero course. This plain-looking boy has been on a winning streak since the start of the festival! Let's see if he can maintain it! Versus, Hitoshi Shinso from general studies, who really hasn't done anything to stand out yet! The rules are simple. Immobilize your opponent or force them outta the ring! You can also win by getting the other person to cry uncle! Bring out the injuries, cause we've got our very own Recovery Girl waiting on standby! So put your morals aside and don't be afraid to play dirty! But of course, no life threatening crap, folks! It's not allowed! Real heroes use their power to throw villains in jail, not kill them!"
"I'll stop anyone who tries to get too rough." Cementoss stated as he sat on a cement chair and raised his hand.
"So you can just give up, huh?" Shinso asked as he faced down Izuku. "In a way, this is a test of how strong your spirit is. If you know what you want your future to hold for you, you can't worry about what other people think. That monkey was going on about his pride earlier."
"Ready? Begin!"
Shinso narrowed his eyes at Izuku as he gave a serious look. "But I just think he's an idiot for throwing away his chance like that."
Izuku was tempted to respond, but he just shook his head before activating Full Cowling. 'That was close. I can't say a single word to him. I'll have to end this quickly. I'd prefer not ending the match like this, but I can't take too many risks.'
Shinso widened his eyes for a second as he saw Izuku running towards him before having an idea. "You know, that girlfriend of yours is completely useless. She's only making it this far in the festival because you're carrying her through the rounds. People like that don't deserve to be heroes."
Izuku growled as he pulled back his fist and went in for a punch at Shinso's face. "Don't you dare talk about Kyouka like that, you-"
Izuku's fist was a single inch away from Shinso's face until he suddenly stopped with a blank look on his face.
"That's it. I win." Shinso stated with a smirk.
Ojiro groaned as he stood up. "I warned him not to say anything!"
Kyouka gasped as she, Iida, and Ochako stood up as well. "Fuck! He didn't just stop! I'm seeing things, right?"
Ochako looked worried as she looked down at the arena. "Come on, Dekiru!"
"What could be going on with Midoriya?" Momo asked as she cupped her chin.
"Why in the world isn't he moving?" Iida asked in concern.
"Huh?! Hey, hey, what's the dealio?! This is the first match! It should start out with a bang! The fight has just begun and Izuku Midoriya… is completely frozen? He's not moving a muscle! And what's with that look on his face?! Could this be a quirk at work?! Hitoshi Shinso seems to have Izuku Midoriya completely stunned!"
'This can't be happening. Izuku's supposed to win this match.' The purple haired girl thought to herself as she kept her eyes on Izuku. 'He's supposed to win this match, beat Todoroki, and win the festival. That's the only path for him.'
Kyouka grabbed onto the railing tightly as she felt herself beginning to shake. "Izuku, you can break out of it, right?"
"He didn't stand out in the first rounds at all, but it's possible Shinso's crazy powerful! Who could've imagined this turn of events! That's the festival for ya!"
"So here we are. You're lucky to have been so blessed, Izuku Midoriya. Now turn around and walk out of bounds like a good little hero." Shinso ordered before Izuku obediently turned around and began to walk out of bounds.
"What?! Ah! Midoriya's obeying him!"
Ochako, Iida, and Ojiro were all outwardly panicking as they watched Izuku walking out of bounds.
Kyouka couldn't believe what she was seeing. Izuku was obeying Shinso without a second thought and was about to throw the match.
'I thought he knew how to avoid Shinso's quirk. Ojiro told him everything. He has to be faking it. There's no way he's going to lose like this.' Kyouka thought to herself as her heartbeat started to race, knowing that she's only giving herself false hope. 'I won't let him lose.'
The purple haired then took in a deep breath as she faced the arena. "Izuku! Break out of that creep's control and beat him! You gotta win this!"
She knew that all of her yelling was completely worthless, but she just had to try something instead of just watching in silence as her hero came closer to his defeat.
'What's happening? My body's moving on its own. I feel like my brain is full of fog. I can't concentrate. No! Not like this! Gotta stop! Dammit! I fell for it even after Ojiro warned me about his power. I'm an idiot. This is all my fault!' Izuku thought to himself as his body continued to walk forward. 'I'm going to lose. It's all over. Even though… so many people are counting on me…' He then heard Kyouka screaming at him. 'I can't let Kyouka down. She's watching. Everyone's watching!'
Suddenly, eight figures appeared in a corridor in front of him as Izuku began to feel a tiny bit of control of his body as the fog in his head cleared.
'What… is… that?' Izuku thought to himself as two of his fingers began to glow. 'Wait…'
"Even with a quirk like this, I have my own dreams of becoming a great hero." Shinso said as he looked at the ground for a moment. "So, lose for me."
Izuku's fingers then moved just a little bit, creating a strong gust of wind towards the ground.
Izuku got completely broken out of Shinso's control before starting to pant as he looked at his now broken fingers. "H-Huh?!"
"What's this? Midoriya stopped just in time!"
"That's the way to do it!" Iida cheered on as he raised his arms.
"Whoa! I was about to freak out!" Ochako exclaimed with a smile.
Ojiro sighed in relief as he sat back down. "That just about killed me."
Kyouka placed her hand on her chest as she felt her heartbeat starting to slow down. "W-What just happened?"
The purple haired girl rubbed her eyes to confirm what was happening right in front of her before smiling. 'He broke out of Shinso's control! He actually did it!'
She wasn't sure how Izuku used One For All in that moment and she honestly couldn't care less right now. All that mattered right now is Izuku winning this match. Questions can be saved for his victory.
Kyouka did her best to hold in all of her enthusiasm, but she accidentally let a little bit of it slip out. "Fuck yeah!"
Shinso glared at Izuku as he clenched his fists. "No. Impossible. You're not supposed to be able to fight back! What did you do?!"
Izuku immediately covered his mouth as he looked at Shinso. 'I'm the one who used One For all. But I'm not the one who moved my fingers just now. It was like people I didn't know came into my mind. And for a second, it was clear. Could it be-' He then remembered when All Might told him about One For All having past users. 'Those people. Were they the ones who cultivated this power? Did they save me? Is that even possible?'
"How'd you do that?!" Shinso asked, wanting Izuku to answer him.
'Later. I don't have time to figure things out right now. I have to focus.' Izuku thought to himself as he activated Full Cowling once again before running at Shinso, his eyes completely focused on his opponent.
"What are you doing?! Someone as blessed as you doesn't deserv-" Shinso was suddenly cut off as Izuku punched him in the face and was immediately knocked out of the arena.
"Shinso is out of bounds! Midoriya advances to the next match!" Midnight shouted as she raised her arm.
"And with one devastating punch, we have our first victor of the finals! Class 1-A's Izuku Midoriya!"
"That was so nerve-wracking!" Ochako whined as she sat back down.
"Turning at the tables at the last moment. A classic Midoriya maneuver!" Iida exclaimed with a smile.
Momo crossed her arms as she narrowed her eyes at the arena. "But how did he use his quirk out of nowhere like that? He seemed entirely under Shinso's control there."
Kyouka focused her eyes on Izuku and noticed that he broke two of his fingers before furrowing her eyebrows. 'I thought Izuku learning Full Cowling meant he wouldn't have to break any more of his bones. But he did need an outside force to break himself out of Shinso's control and I guess his fingers did the trick. However, even Izuku seemed confused after he used them. It's like he didn't fully mean to.'
"Oh, yeah! That was actually kind of a boring first match, kids! But both of you fought bravely! Let's show them some love, everyone!"
The purple haired girl's eye twitched a little at that comment about Izuku's match being boring. 'Boring? You think that match was boring?! I almost got a heart attack from that match! If you weren't a teacher and a hero, I'd show you what boring means in the most painful way possible...'
Ochako noticed a dark aura around Kyouka before tapping her arm. "Um, Jirou, is something the matter?"
Kyouka was broken out of her dark thoughts before shaking her head. "Huh? No, I'm just letting my thoughts wander a little."
"Well don't let them wander too much. The next match will be starting soon and I think it'll be fun to watch." The brown haired girl said before looking down at the arena. "And Dekiru just got done talking to Shinso. But it looks like Dekiru froze up again."
'That damn Shinso. He thinks he can get away with making Izuku look like a fool in front of everybody after the match is over? I hope for his sake that he doesn't get transferred to the hero course or else I'll get a little rough with him in combat training… I know I won't fall for his quirk.' The purple haired girl thought to herself as she glared at Shinso for a few seconds before seeing Izuku leave the arena. 'Izuku's probably going to make yet another trip to the nurse's office with those fingers of his.'
"Hey, guys, I'm gonna use the bathroom real quick." Kyouka said as she stood up.
"But didn't you use the restroom not too long ago, Jirou?" Momo asked as she gave a confused look.
"Uh… Yep." The purple haired girl simply said before immediately running out of the bleachers.
"Hm, it seems that Jirou has an overactive bladder. And it may be acting up because of possible stress from the festival." Iida stated in a serious tone. "My poor friend, I wish your trip to the bathroom well."
Kyouka was now approaching the nurse's office before seeing Izuku exit out of it as he waved at who was inside before closing the door behind him.
"Ah, looks I caught up to you right in the nick of time." Kyouka said as she crossed her arms.
Izuku jumped a little in surprise before turning towards his best friend and smiling at her. "Kyouka? I didn't expect to see you here. Shouldn't you be at the bleachers with everybody else?"
"I wanted to tell you that you did a great job with your match against that Shinso dude." The purple haired girl said as she walked closer to her hero to close the distance between them. "And I came to see you in person cause I wanted to ask how you managed to use One For All while you were affected by Shinso's quirk. When you used it, you looked like you were confused about how you managed to do it. So what's your secret?"
"Well… when I was under the control of Shinso's quirk, there were about eight or nine people that appeared in front of me. When that happened, it felt like I was regaining control of my body. Even if it was just my fingertips." The green haired boy explained as he looked at his two bandaged fingers. "It was some sort of vision."
Kyouka immediately put her hand on her hero's forehead as she narrowed her eyes at him. "Are you sure you weren't just seeing things? How much sleep did you get last night? Are you feeling sick in any way? If so, then you should go back to the nurse's office to get checked up and treated because you need to be in tip-top condition when you fight in your next match. And if you go against Todoroki then his stupid ice quirk will only worsen your condition."
Izuku frantically shook his head as he took her hand off of his forehead. "N-No, I'm not sick at all, I swear! And I wasn't just seeing things. I mean, I was seeing things, but they were actually there. Ah, how do I explain it? These were spirits of all the people who used One For All in the past. I even saw someone who looked exactly like All Might. I can't prove it to you, but you just have to believe me."
"Spirits?" The purple haired girl asked as she tilted her head. "So do these spirits have any significance?"
"It means that I'm getting closer to making One For All my own according to All Might. He told me he saw something like that before when he was younger." The green haired boy answered as he crossed his arms. "But he also said that it doesn't mean anything else and to just not worry about it. And those spirits weren't even the reason I broke out of Shinso's quirk. Apparently, it was only my passion. It was really unsatisfying if you ask me."
"Well, as long as it doesn't negatively affect your progress then those spirit things can keep popping up for all I care." Kyouka said as she smiled.
"Well, maybe not too much. I'd hate to have a heart attack because of those spirits popping up out of nowhere." Izuku said with a chuckle. "We should head back before the next match starts. I'd hate to miss it."
Kyouka simply nodded before she and Izuku began to walk together as the green haired boy stared at the ceiling. 'I'm fighting you next, aren't I, Todoroki?'
The two friends made it to the bleachers as most of their classmates turned towards them.
"There you are, Dekiru! You did good!" Ochako shouted as she waved at her friend. "And it looks like you brought Jirou back with you too."
Iida smiled as he pointed at two free seats in between himself and Momo. "Come on down here. We had an extra seat waiting for you."
"Thanks guys." Izuku said before seeing Ojiro smile at him with his fist raised up before he smiled back.
Kyouka immediately took a seat next to Momo as she watched Izuku take his seat between herself and Iida. 'Now that's a nice place for you to sit. Away from Yaoyorozu and away from Uraraka with me being the only girl next to you.'
"Jirou, is your overactive bladder feeling better?" Iida asked in genuine concern as he looked at Kyouka. "You should consider getting it looked at by a doctor if you haven't already. Your situation will only worsen if you don't."
The purple haired girl's face turned bright red from embarrassment as her earphone jacks went haywire. "Say what?!"
"Overactive bladder…?" Izuku asked as he turned towards his best friend as if wanting an answer from her.
"W-Wait, it's all just a misunderstanding! I-I don't have an… overactive bladder." Kyouka defended herself as she clenched her fists.
The purple haired girl wanted nothing more than to pull out her hair right now as her hero continued to look at her. 'Kill me now… Please.'
"Are you sure? You've been using the restroom quite a bit in such little time. Uraraka even mentioned that you went before the festival started." Momo said as Ochako nodded in confirmation.
"O-Okay, I have been using the bathroom more than usual today, but that's only because I drank a lot of freaking water before the festival!" Kyouka explained, hoping that this will make everyone, especially Izuku, stop suspecting that she has an overactive bladder.
The green haired boy placed a hand on her shoulder as he gave a sympathetic look. "Kyouka, if there's something you want to talk about then I wouldn't min-"
"Hey, look! Todoroki's match is about to start!" The purple haired girl shouted as she pointed towards the arena to get any attention away from her.
Flames erupted from the four counters of the arena as Todoroki and Sero stood at opposite ends of each other.
"Enough standing around! Now welcome to the ring, our next players! He's got skills! But at the expense of some really creepy-looking elbows! From the hero course, it's Hanta Sero! Versus, an early frontrunner in the competition who's way too strong for his own good! Someone who rightfully got into the hero course based on recommendations! It's Shoto Todoroki! And now for the second match of the finals! Ready? Begin!"
Sero immediately wrapped Todoroki's body in tape before beginning to throw him out of bounds.
Izuku looked completely shocked at Todoroki's current predicament as he leaned forward. "No way… Is Todoroki going to lose this?"
'I didn't expect him to lose so easily, but that'll just make Izuku's time in the festival that much easier.' Kyouka thought to herself as she held in a smirk. 'Still, it's a shame that I won't be seeing Izuku teach Todoroki a lesson with his own fists. That would've been satisfying to watch.'
However, any hope she had of Todoroki losing was immediately crushed as the half and half boy suddenly created a giant glacier, freezing Sero inside of it.
The purple haired girl widened her eyes at the giant glacier that was only a few inches from her face as she leaned back. "T-That seems like total overkill… The damn glacier almost hit us."
"G-Good thing it didn't…" The green haired boy said with a nervous laugh. "I really hope he doesn't try using that on me…"
The audience then began to shout 'Nice try' towards Sero, trying to make him feel better for his easy loss.
Meanwhile, Izuku started to sweat a little as he watched Todoroki melting the ice off of Sero, focusing a lot on Todoroki right now.
"Hey, I know that ice prison seems powerful, but I'm sure you'd be able to break out of it with your strength." Kyouka reassured her hero as she placed her hand on his shoulder.
Izuku shook his head as he kept his eyes on Todoroki. "It's not that… It's just that Todoroki looks sad to me."
The purple haired girl gently removed her hand from Izuku's shoulder as she stared at him, not knowing how to respond to that.
Kyouka looked at Todoroki and tried to find the sadness with her own eyes, but was not able to notice anything. 'How does Izuku see it when no one else can?'
"Welcome back to the finals, everyone! Sorry for that long wait! The insane amount of ice from the second match has finally been cleared, so it's time to welcome new competitors! Even beautiful flowers have thorns! It's the assassin from Class 1-B! Ibara Shiozaki from the hero course! Versus the boy with the electric personality! Another hero in the making, Denki Kaminari! Keep those eyes peeled! I wanna see a super flashy battle this time!"
Shiozaki then raised her hand before correcting Present Mic to say that she's not an assassin and doesn't want to kill her opponent.
"Right. I'm sorry."
Shiozaki began to go on some monologue on how she's on a quest to spread true good across the world and deliver salvation to others.
'Oh, she's one of those types of girls…' Kyouka thought to herself as she rolled her eyes. 'I don't know why this kind of talk always annoys me a little.'
"Listen, I said I was sorry! That was my bad, okay? So, anyway. Begin!"
Kaminari said that the match will be over in only 2 seconds before starting the match by releasing a large amount of electricity everywhere before being blocked by Shiozaki's vines with no effort at all.
Shiozaki then dug her vines into the ground before having them travel towards a now short-circuited Kaminari, ensnaring and lifting him up in the air.
"He's immobilized! That's all, folks! It was over in an instant!"
The purple haired girl sighed at Kaminari's instant loss. 'That chick may be strange, but damn she's powerful.' She then glanced at Izuku to see that his eyes were sparkling a little at the quirk he just witnessed. 'But one good thing about those weird girls is that they're "pure" and don't partake in "sinful lust." So I don't think she's someone I have to worry about.'
"Guess he was right. That match really was over in just 2 seconds. I wonder if his real quirk is the ability to tell the future." Monoma from Class 1-B said with a crazed look on his face as he peeked over the wall that separated Class 1-A and 1-B. "Hey! Wasn't Class 1-A supposed to be so much better than us?"
Monoma began to laugh maniacally before having his neck chopped by Kendo as she peeked over the wall while holding an unconscious Monoma. "Sorry about him."
'I hate that guy.'
"I've seen Kaminari in action. He's super strong. But Shiozaki placed fifth in the entrance exam. And those vines. I wonder if she studied Kamui Woods' moves. Binding attacks can be really powerful. I hardly ever see anyone break out when they're used. It would be impossible to get close to her while avoiding all those thorns and vines. You'd have to find some way to tear them off or just hack your way through using brute force. Oh, but in order to keep you from doing that, she'd probably go after your hands first, so then what do you do?" Izuku muttered as he furiously wrote in his notebook while everyone, with the exception of Kyouka and Bakugo, looked a tad disturbed.
Bakugo just looked annoyed at all of the muttering as he did his best to ignore it while Kyouka smiled as she let every word that came out of her hero's mouth sink into her brain.
"Maybe you should take a sec to relax before planning too many matches ahead." Ochako suggested as she leaned closer to Izuku.
The green haired boy got broken out of his muttering spree before looking at Ochako. "S-Sorry about that… I was muttering out loud again, wasn't I? It's just that today's a special opportunity to learn about tons of new quirks from people outside our class! Actually…I've been taking notes on everybody in our class, too!" He smiled as he showed off his notebook, showing off a drawing of Ochako in her hero costume. "Here's what I've got on your Zero Gravity!"
Ochako looked completely shocked by the drawing before Kyouka decided to take a peek as she raised an eyebrow. 'Wait a minute, if he's already drawn all of our classmates… Did he draw Yaoyorozu in her hero costume?! How much detail did he include in her boobs? Did he enjoy drawing it? How attractive do the rest of the girls look in his drawings? How did he draw me? Is my body all flat with zero curves in his drawing?'
Kyouka knew Izuku had notes on her and her quirk, and she read a few of his notes on her. But didn't draw her because neither of them had hero costumes back then.
Now she was curious about how she looked in his notebook and wanted to compare herself to the rest of the girls even though she knew it was a bad idea.
"Yeah, Jirou mentioned that to us during our training at the USJ. But… I didn't know about the drawings." The brown haired girl said as she sweatdropped before smiling and looking away. "You know, Dekiru, I've always known that you're amazing. You've got so much drive and focus in you. And the Sports Festival's reminding me of that."
"Let's keep pumping out these hits and move on! Time for the fourth match! Get ready to watch two new players duke it out! He's the kid with engines in his legs! Tenya Iida from the hero course! Versus… a fully-equipped gadget dynamo! The support course's Mei Hatsume!"
Izuku returned his attention to the arena as he had his notebook ready before noticing Iida looking a little different. "Wait a second…"
Kyouka saw Iida wearing gear on his body before facepalming. "What's Iida even wearing right now? It looks like something Hatsume made."
Iida then started to be scolded by Midnight, being told he's not allowed to wear any support gear before he began to plead for her to allow him to wear the gear.
"Such youthful vigor!" Midnight exclaimed before giggling. "I'll allow it!"
"Really?"
"Really?" Kyouka, Izuku, and Ochako repeated, knowing what they're about to witness.
"Well, if everyone's on the same page, let's begin the fourth match!"
Kyouka looked bored out of her mind right now with her chin on the railing as the match continued on. "How long has it been already?"
"Almost 10 minutes." Izuku answered as he kept his eyes glued to the match, watching Iida continue to make a fool of himself while Mei advertises another one of her gadgets. "These gadgets Hatsume's showing off are seriously impressive. I'd be surprised if any support companies don't take interest in her after the festival."
"I feel like this match has been going on for hours now. I'm starting to feel bad for Iida at this point." The purple haired girl said with a sigh as she did her best to ignore Izuku's praise for Mei.
'Can't Hatsume learn to be crazy in private instead of dragging others into her craziness?' Kyouka thought to herself before seeing Mei step out of bounds. 'And she ends it like that?! God, I'm excited to never see that chick again.'
"Iida's so sincere, he trusted her motives. She probably made it sound like she was doing him a favor." Izuku said before beginning to write in his notebook. "She's so driven. Straightforward about her goals. And from what I can tell, she'll pretty much do whatever it takes to reach them. Amazing."
But what Izuku didn't notice while he was muttering was that Ochako left the bleachers, leaving behind a drink in her place.
Kyouka noticed the other girl leaving before looking down at her lap. 'She's probably going to mentally prepare herself for her fight against Bakugo. And my match is right after this next one… Dammit. As much as I'd like to stay here with Izuku to enjoy this next match, I should take any preparation I can.'
The purple haired girl stood up before rubbing her arm a little. "Hey, Izuku."
The green haired boy took his attention away from his notebook before looking up at his best friend. "Hm? What is it, Kyouka."
Kyouka gave a small smile before gripping onto her arm. "Wish me luck, okay?"
"I don't think you'll need it, but I'll do it anyways." Izuku said as he smiled back and gave a thumbs up.
Kyouka was now making her way towards the waiting rooms. 'I'll just sit in there for a bit to clear my mind. And if I'm lucky, a strategy will come to mind.'
Going up against Momo wasn't going to be easy in the slightest. Kyouka can't just win by brute force and depend on her quirk.
Her quirk isn't even that suited for combat in the first place, while Momo can create staffs and other weaponry to fight with.
But maybe she can use her quirk in other ways to gain the advantage.
'Hm, what if I try that?' The purple haired girl thought to herself as she cupped her chin. 'If that works then that'll surely give me the win. I just have to make sure I don't screw it up. So many people will be watching. Even my parents with their crazy party.'
Knowing her dad, he's probably having everyone hold onto a confetti cannon until it was time for her match.
And her mom is definitely holding two cannons and forcing her dad to clean everything up once the party is over.
Kyouka smiled at the thought of her parents going absolutely crazy over this festival just because she's in it. 'They're so ridiculous.'
The purple haired girl now stood in front of the waiting room for a few seconds before sighing. "Why am I so hesitant to even walk in the damn waiting room? Am I that nervous for my match?"
Kyouka looked down at her hand to see that it was slightly trembling. 'What am I doing? I always tell Izuku to not stress himself out and here I am, trembling when it's not even time for my match yet.' She grabbed onto her trembling hand as she shook her head. 'I'm not going to let him down. I'm going to win against Yaoyorozu and show Izuku that I can beat someone as talented as her. He's going to see me as someone strong, I'll make sure of it. I won't let my nerves be the reason I fail.'
She then opened the door and widened her eyes as she saw Ochako sitting in there, staring at the table.
Ochako then turned towards Kyouka before giving a small smile. "Oh. What's up, Jirou?"
'Of course I run into her.'
A/N
Okay, chapter 40 is done! This would've been out a little sooner, but after the Christmas one shot I kinda wanted some time to myself for the holidays and just enjoy my winter vacation. But I have to say I'm coming back with a pretty weak chapter.
I know the Shinso and Izuku fight wasn't very impressive or different at all, but you know I can't imagine the fight being too different even with Izuku having Full Cowling except for one shotting Shinso. And I honestly wouldn't have shown it at all if it weren't for the joint training arc which is an arc I'm excited to write.
But I did decide to skip their conversation after the fight cause I imagine that being similar word for word in canon and not being necessary to include.
I was going to also include Momo and Kyouka's fight in this chapter, but I decided that this chapter was a decent enough length to be posted.
!MANGA SPOILERS! I was super tempted to tease black whip in this chapter by having a small black tendril appear from Izuku's arm for a split second, but I felt like that would've been too much. But don't worry, black whip will be making an earlier appearance compared to the manga. I have 2 ideas on when to include it. !MANGA SPOILERS OVER!
And you know, I put some thought into Kyouka's potential hero names and I've come with one idea so far. Maybe something like Angel Beat. But I was also thinking of replacing the word Beat with either Melody, Resonance, Sound, Reverberation, Echo, etc.
And the meaning behind this name would be her seeing Izuku as an angel and wanting to be his sound or something cheesy along those lines.
But that's just an idea I came up with on the fly so it might be just garbage. Hell, I might use something completely different.
Now onto the reviews!
silverjack20: Well, you were mostly correct except for the brainwashing part. But I hope you enjoyed that little fight overall.
Earl John Diawatan: Oh no… Poor Ochako. And I do my best to show off her insecurities when I get the chance.
RPGuy777: That's actually pretty good. I think the only issue with it is that it's a little tongue twisty if that makes any sense. One of the main things I'm going for is a name that kind of rolls off the tongue.
AngelicWisdom: I mean, that uniform might appear in a future spicy scene. Who knows… And Izuku is very protective of his best friend.
Sarah9730: I mean, I guess I can understand the moral side of it since it is obvious that Rei didn't really have a choice.
Ability King KK: Oh no the run in with Endeavor happened right before Izuku's match against Todoroki. Also, I took inspiration of having Kyouka not being a fan of Shiozaki's personality from your fics.
That One Fuzzie Guy: I do agree that Izuku has a good chance of winning, but I already know how I'm ending that fight. I'm really sorry if that's something you don't like.
Cosmyk Angel: It's a solid name, but I'm not too sure about it. And recently I was thinking of getting rid of the green theme overall.
ApexWriting: I have to admit that I'm not too sure about the hero names you suggested for Kyouka, but the hero names for Izuku are really interesting. I don't think I'll use them directly, but maybe I can use them for inspiration.
mendokusei: You honestly make a great point about this story not making sense. Honestly, I'm not even 100% sure where I'm going. With this story originally meaning to be about 10 chapters along and Kyouka being full on yandere, I kinda just blindly go through with the story, hoping to figure out what exactly I want to do. I do hope to one day have a plan though and know exactly where I'm headed.
Kosuke-Dono: Not bad, but I want to go for something symbolic for her name.
Lockheart25: God, you're way too kind.
Chuck Winanaki: I like to think of it as Izuku being dense and stuff. Well, Momo isn't going to pull out the big guns for this match. If she was the main protagonist then she probably would lol. The cheerleader uniform was just a gag moment.
Naoto Koizumi: Yeah, I know mixing up the matches would've been a lot more interesting. I really wanted to have certain key things happen with Izuku and Kyouka. But I do plan on mixing up some things in the future at least.
Dragon storm: I like the idea of including neo, but I've personally never been a fan of adding Might to Izuku's hero name. Heart strings is a good one too. And honestly, I'm a big fan of his canon hero name.
timmysocool: I don't want to be specific, but I can confirm that it'll happen before the overhaul arc. And I plan to take this story to the manga and beyond that if I end up getting there. So there'll still be more than half the story left even after they get together.
bk201fan: You know, I have to admit that you slowly grew to like this story instead of liking it off the bat gives me a certain type of joy. It gives me the feeling that I'm improving even a little bit.
Z: Today?
Well, that's it for the reviews!
That's the end of this chapter! Please feel free to leave a review!
