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Winter rushes over to the out of breath Izuku and claps her hands in excitement. "Midoriya-kun, that was so amazing! That plan was ingenious!"
"A-ah, th-thank you, R-Ravette-san–er, I mean Winter-san, but I–um–it wasn't that great..." Izuku trails off his stuttering with a bright red face. Winter frowns slightly, making Izuku wave his hands nervously.
"C-compared to you, Winter-san! I–I mean, you were leagues ahead of everyone else! No one–no one really stood a chance!" He praises nervously, paling slightly when Winter frowns even more. She sighs quietly and pats the shorter teenager on the head.
"So soft!" Winter exclaims mentally, ruffling Izuku's hair.
"I'm going to say this again. Don't downplay your own skill. To be honest, I got lucky with what the obstacles were." Winter glances over and sees a fuming Katsuki and an irritated Shōto. "If the obstacles were different–say a high temperature environment, like a lava pit–I would not have done so well. I probably would have passed out from the heat, or I all of my ice would have melted before I could use it."
Izuku blushes bright red and nervously nods his head, a bright smile on his face. "Th-thank you, Rav–Winter-san..." Winter smiles brightly before giving him another pat on the head and walks over to Shōto.
"You did well, Shōto-kun, but I noticed you didn't use your fire," The white haired teenager praises, making Shōto turn to glare at her. Her smile disappears from her face and she gives her cousin a narrow-eyed stare.
"I am going to win this festival without using that man's power, and I'm going to defeat you without using it too," The bi-color haired teenager snarls in ice cold fury. Winter stares at him for a few, long moments.
"So. What I am hearing is, you are going to half-ass the most important public event we will be doing this year to be petty?" Winter doesn't move when Shōto takes a menacing step forward.
"I am not being petty."
"You are," Winter argues back, "but I do understand."
"No. No you don't. Don't even fucking try to lie to me," Shōto snarls quietly. Winter's expression shifts to an ice cold blank, shocking Shōto back a few steps.
"I am not, nor will I ever, be a liar. Don't you dare insult me to my face again." Winter states in an icy calm.
"I know your father does things under that stupid guise of training. I do. My mother does the same to me, only she does not deny that she tortures me or pretends it will make me better. I know, better than anyone here, why you want to prove to your father that you can win without using your fire. Do not let your hatred overcome you. Your Quirk–your Quirk–is half ice, half fire. It is yours. If you want to prove to your father and embarrass him, ruin his pride, then use your fire, your way," The white haired teenager adds, softening her anger. "Live your life, your way. I will be there for you, if needed. Our class will be there for you." She turns and walks towards Katsuki, finished with her piece.
"You did amazing. I watched the last bit," Winter compliments brightly, smile much more subdued after talking with Shōto. Katsuki snarls angrily–with true anger–making Winter sigh.
"Why are the boys so angsty today?" Winter glances around, making sure no one was near them.
"Are you alright? You truly did good. I didn't even expect Midoriya-kun's plan, if that makes you feel better," She asks calmly. Katsuki's snarl slowly fades away, replaced by an exhausted blank expression.
"I'm fine. Just–I'm going to fucking win. I will." Katsuki averts his gaze with a scowl. Winter blinks in surprise before tilting her head.
"Well, you have to defeat me and I am not an easy opponent. And with a date on the line, I do intend to win," Winter comments with a teasing smile, making Katsuki snort with an eye roll and a small flush.
"Shut the fuck up," Katsuki says with a hidden smile. Winter smiles brightly, glad she was able to cheer him up a bit.
"The first game of the first year stage is finally over. Now take a look at the results!" Midnight exclaims, waving a hand at the hologram behind her.
1st: Class 1-A: Winter Ravette
2nd: Class 1-A: Izuku Midoriya
3rd: Class 1-A: Shōto Todoroki
4th: Class 1-A: Katsuki Bakugō
5th: Class 1-B: Ibara Shiozaki
6th: Class 1-B: Jūzō Honenuki
7th: Class 1-A: Tenya Iida
8th: Class 1-A: Fumikage Tokoyami
9th: Class 1-A: Hanta Sero
10th: Class 1-A: Eijirō Kirishima
11th: Class 1-B: Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu
12th: Class 1-A: Mashirao Ojiro
13th: Class 1-B: Yosetsu Awase
14th: Class 1-A: Tsuyu Asui
15th: Class 1-A: Mezō Shōji
16th: Class 1-A: Rikidō Satō
17th: Class 1-A: Ochako Uraraka
18th: Class 1-A: Momo Yaoyorozu
19th: Class 1-A: Minoru Mineta
20th: Class 1-A: Mina Ashido
21st: Class 1-A: Kōji Kōda
22nd: Class 1-A: Kyōka Jirō
23rd: Class 1-B: Sen Kaibara
24th: Class 1-B: Kosei Tsuburaba
25th: Class 1-A: Denki Kaminari
26th: Class 1-B: Kojiro Bondo
27th: Class 1-B: Reiko Yanagi
28th: Class 1-A: Hitoshi Shinsō
29th: Class 1-B: Itsuka Kendō
30th: Class 1-B: Jurota Shishida
31st: Class 1-B: Shihai Kuroiro
32nd: Class 1-B: Yui Kodai
33rd: Class 1-B: Hiryu Rin
34th: Class 1-B: Nirengeki Shoda
35th: Class 1-B: Kinoko Komori
36th: Class 1-B: Togaru Kamikiri
37th: Class 1-B: Neito Monoma
38th: Class 1-B: Pony Tsunotori
39th: Class 1-A: Tōru Hagakure
40th: Class 1-B: Setsuna Tokage
41st: Class 1-B: Manga Fukidashi
42nd: Class 1-H: Mei Hatsume
"The top 42 made it through to the next round. It's unfortunate, but don't worry even if you didn't make it! We've prepared other chances for you to shine." Winter glances around and spots Aoyama Yūga, a sparkling 15 year old boy with long blonde hair, bright purple eyes, and fair skin leaned over with his arms around his stomach. She walks over and gently places a hand on his shoulder.
"You did well, Aoyama-kun. I can't wait to see how much more amazing you'll be next year!" Winter says cheerfully, making Yūga smile through his pain.
"I am... I am always amazing, Mon Cher!" He exclaims painfully.
Winter giggles and gives him a bright smile. "Of course! Would you like any help to get to Recovery Girl?"
"No, thank you Mon Cher! I can make it on my own," Yūga denies her offer politely before slowly shuffling his way towards the exit.
"The real competition begins next! The press cavalry'll be all over it! Give it your all!" Midnight raises her whip and the slot machine hologram appears again. "Now then, here is the second game. I already know what it is, but what could it be? What could it be? I just said it, and now here it is..."
Cavalry Battle. "Hm... interesting. So it's only for yourself, team, then 1v1 battles?" Winter tilts her head, eyes gleaming in excitement.
"Let me explain." Winter raises an eyebrow at the comical picture of Thirteen and Present Mic carrying All Might and stifles a laugh.
"The participants can form teams of two to four people as they wish. It's basically the same as a regular cavalry battle, but the one thing that's different is... based on the results of the last game, each person has been assigned a point value," Midnight explains confidently, making Winter hum in slight disappointment.
"A point-based system to make everyone go against each other to gain a spot in the third round," Winter mutters under her breath. "Each team is worth a different set of points..."
The hologram changes back to the ranking of the first round with point values added to each name. "Yes, that's right! And the points assigned go up by five starting from the bottom. So, 42nd gets five points and 41st gets 10 points! And the point value assigned to first place is..."
"Ah. Nezu-Sensei really took after Ms. Simmons." Winter stares indifferently at the amount next to her name.
"...ten million!" Midnight exclaims, cheeks turning pink and a sadistic smirk growing on her face. Winter giggles softly and places a hand on her cheek, completely amused by the hungry and sadistic looks she was getting by everyone around her. Almost everyone.
"That's right. It's survival of the fittest with a chance for those at the bottom to overthrow the top!"
"My, this is going to be so fun!" Winter states with a smile. Momo smiles and gently nudges her best friend. She has her first teammate.
Hey! Hope you like the new chapter! Sorry for not updating in a few weeks. I was sick and then I was really busy once I got better.
Hope you all are enjoying the story so far!
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