"Ohohohoh! Young hero, am I to understand that you have come to me so that I can also show you how insignificant your strength is compared to my might?"

Remaining perfectly still, Bakugo only stared at Frieza. Yet his brain was running at full speed, as he knew how critical the situation was for his universe. Yet at that moment, he couldn't help but think back to the flashbacks.

"Of course I am fit to integrate Yuei! With my quirk, I will dethrone All Might and become the new superhero number 1."

"DEKU! ASSHOLE! Because of you, from now on, I will not be the only student of the college to integrate Yuei, this year."

"I don't need anyone's help! I alone will allow me to defeat all my opponents."

"All Might! Listen carefully to what I'm telling you! I'll take your title! And whatever happens, I'll outdo you! I'm not kidding."

"Deku! You and I are going to fight so that I can finally show you that I am more powerful than you."

Suddenly, taking a long breath, while closing his eyes, Bakugo thought.

" We can always win! However, who will win our universe? Deku or me? "

Opening his eyes, he stared at Frieza before getting into a fighting stance.

" Focus, Bakugo! If you want to survive, you have to defeat this guy! He's the one who harasses our universe! Once he's eliminated, you can then run away and let the others fight each other! It's cowardly, but it's our only way to win. "

"Why are you standing still?" Frieza asked him. "If you are hoping that I will make the first move, I will grant your wish."

At that moment, causing an aura to appear around him, Frieza released a large amount of energy, which created overpowering gusts of wind. Lifted up, rocks flew around Bakugo before shattering to pieces, while hitting themselves. Smiling, Frieza saw the debris fall on Bakugo and make him disappear.

"What do you say about that, hero? I thought you were a little too still! I hope that woke you up."

However, he lost his smile the instant an explosion dispersed the pile of rubble. Several stones flew towards Frieza. Standing still, the alien only wiggled his tail, with which he hit the rocks, destroying them.

"I see you are still able to fight."

"Who do you take me for?" Asked Bakugo, who didn't have the slightest scratch. "This kind of attack will never have the slightest effect on me."

"In that case, let's try this one."

Creating a luminous sphere around his body, Frieza made it bigger, before concentrating an enormous amount of energy there.

"What… what is he doing?" Ida asked.

"I think… he's going to blow up the area." Kendo informed him.

Indeed. A moment later, Frieza's body disappeared inside a huge explosion, which engulfed Bakugo's body. Feeling a shock wave from the explosion, Vegeta had to shield his face to avoid being hit by debris.

"Grrr! This idiot is going to destroy the arena with his explosions in the end! Can't he think for more than two seconds?"

Finally, when the light from the explosion disappeared, spectators could see Frieza, in the same place, the body surrounded by an energy shield, which had shielded him from the power of his explosion. Seeing Bakugo nowhere, he let out a disappointed sigh.

"As I see it, the weakest dogs are always the ones that bark the most."

"HOWITZER ... "

"Huh?" Frieza wondered, looking up.

Falling from the sky like a torpedo, Bakugo struck Frieza's protection and created a new explosion.

" ... IMPACT. "

A new shock wave occurs. Being walking away from the edge, while leaning against some rocks, Midoriya ends up feeling the gusts of winds created by Bakugo's attack and sees his comrade disappear in the explosion, along with Frieza.

" Katchan ... "

Finally, when the explosion cleared, Frieza and Bakugo were still standing, still not appearing to be injured. However, Bakugo had managed to remove the protection of his enemy, without actually trying to strike him.

"Bakugo-san?" Ago wondered. "What is he doing? Looks like he's just trying to be proud in front of Frieza."

"That's what he does." Gin assured. "He's a moron responding to Frieza's taunts! Their fight still hasn't started! They're just strutting around while showing some of their might! Bakugo is wasting energy unnecessarily."

Still, smiling, the god affirmed.

"I must admit that he is never the one who hesitates to show his strength and determination in front of his opponent."

"Still up?" Frieza asked. "Why don't you just leave the field, to go and cry in your mother's arms? The outcome of the fight is already decided! Only a moron would come and challenge me, while naively thinking that you have a chance against me."

Smiling psychopathically, he declared.

"Yes! I'm sure you've seen me fight every single one of your friends, as well as that stupid woman from Universe 9! They all thought they could beat me! And yet, look at the stands! Almost your entire team was wiped out. by my hands! None of them were anything fancy! So I don't see why you bother to want to imitate them! Sincerely, even if you decided to give up, you would be the one who would impress me the most , because you will have to show intelligence. "

"Frieza… you don't scare me." Bakugo replied simply.

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"Whatever you do, I can do it better than you," the boy assured, getting back into a fighting stance. "Maybe you terrified my comrades, but I'm sure they'll smile again when they see me kick your ass."

Listening to him, Frieza chuckled.

"Ohohoh! Am I to understand that you are fighting me for the sole purpose of avenging your comrades? My poor friend! You are even more pitiful than I feared."

"Avenge my comrades? Don't say bullshit! I don't stoop to that sort of thing! Nevertheless ..."

At that moment, thinking back to what Frieza had done to Tokoyami, Ibara, Ida and Kirishima, Bakugo created explosions in his fists, while asserting.

"I'll show you what a hero is."

Losing his smile, Frieza stared at Bakugo in surprise. Then, a vein appeared in his forehead, betraying his frustration.

"Really, I don't know what bothers me the most about your team! Your weakness or your stupidity?"

"Instead of babbling, you better get ready," Bakugo retorted. "Because you will soon be crushed like a simple mosquito."

"Prepare me? No need! Because in five seconds, you'll already be on the ground."

( universe 12 )

"Ladies and gentlemen!" Shouted the voice of Present Mic. "It looks like the fight that will decide our universe's survival is about to begin."

Clustering in front of the giant screens showing the images of the tournament, the citizens of the whole world saw Frieza and Bakugo face each other.

"Now that Midoriya-san is weakened from all the fights he has fought, only Bakugo-san is still fit to defeat this monster who never ceases to take pleasure in humiliating people in our universe! If we are to survive, Bakugo has to beat him. "

Taking a deep breath, he cried out.

"HE MUST BE ENCOURAGED! LET'S GO, BAKUGO."

"If you want to give up, now is the time to run away." Frieza asserted.

"I don't think you understood who I am," Bakugo retorted. "My name is Katsuki Bakugo, and I never run away from an opponent! Try to remember that."

At this moment, the two warriors put a foot forward. Then, in a split second, they were gone. A shock wave could be seen, the instant their fists hit, generating an explosion. Immediately, everyone could see Bakugo being thrown back, as Frieza began a series of punches, most of which managed to crash into the boy's abdomen fiercely.

"Ohohohoh! That's exactly what I was telling you! You only know how to talk! You try to play kingpin but, in the end, you don't know how to attack."

" Really ? "

At that moment, Bakugo raised his fist in the air before hitting the ground. The explosion of the attack raised a cloud of smoke, which blinded Frieza, who was forced to back down. Unable to feel Bakugo's ki, the alien growled, trying to locate him.

"May I know what you are playing?"

"WAVE MOTION ! "

Suddenly two shock waves, having yellow spiral shapes, came out of the smoke and hit Frieza. Stepping back two meters, Frieza felt a tingling in his chest, as the smoke cleared enough to allow him to see the figure of Bakugo directly in front of him.

" You little ... "

Hands reaching out to the alien, Bakugo asserted.

"Frieza ... you are just a step on my way! I know this tournament features fighters much more powerful than you! So it's out of the question for me to waste a lot of energy fighting you! That's why I'm going to defeat you quickly. "

Feeling more and more pissed off, Frieza roared.

"If so, what are you waiting for to show me your fangs?"

At that moment, he created a purple aura around him, before flying towards Bakugo.

"It is I who will quickly defeat you, before you even know it."

Simply smiling, seeing him foolishly rush towards him, Bakugo made another shock wave appear in his left hand. However, instead of using it, he hit the ground with his right fist. Immediately, the explosion shattered many rocks, which were thrown into the air.

"I don't know what you're doing, but it's pointless." Frieza roared, was about to hit him.

However, directing his left hand towards the ground, Bakugo used the shock wave he had just created to eject himself into the air. Finding himself on top of Frieza, he saw the alien knocking into the void, before lifting his face in his direction.

"Do you think you can run away this way?"

In response, Bakugo let himself rise further into the sky, until he found himself above the rocks he had thrown into the air, during his last explosion.

Immediately, directing his hands towards them, he created a gigantic spiral which he directed towards the ground. Hitting the rocks, the attack ejected them to the arena, where Frieza was. Unable to react in time, he was crushed under the rocks, before he felt the power of the shock wave.

Seeing him disappear, Bakugo looked at his hands, while finally admitting.

"Nejire's power ... well, it's not that bad."

"Unbelievable." Ibara said. "Bakugo-san seems to be handling the situation perfectly."

"He might sound like a brainless brute, but ultimately he's a genius," Momo assured.

"No, he's far from having the advantage."

Having just been resuscitated, Kirishima tried to sit up to see the fight better. Having seen Frieza disappear under Bakugo's attack, he said.

"An attack like this ... it will only annoy Frieza.

" What ? "

At that moment, the rocks were lifted into the air, while Frieza only used telekinesis to pull them away from him. Still unharmed, he looked very upset nonetheless, as a trickle of blood could be seen trickling down his forehead.

"You are too sure of yourself, kid! This is going to cause your downfall."

Immediately he used his telekinesis to throw the rocks at Bakugo. Barely having time to see them fly towards him, the boy uses Nejire's Quirk to propel himself out of the path of the rocks. However, being too busy avoiding them, he only felt, too late, the presence of Frieza behind him, while his leg was already lifted. Hitting his spine, the alien knocked him down towards the ground.

Letting out a cry of pain, Bakugo felt himself fall at high speed. Not having said his last word, he remained conscious enough to create a new spiral towards the ground, which he used to slow his fall. But hardly did he touch the ground he rolled to the side, to dodge the foot of Frieza, who tried to crush him. Simply spraying the field, Frieza pointed a finger at Bakugo, who attempted to stand up, and created a laser beam. Unable to dodge it, the boy could only bend down so that the attack hit him in the shoulder, rather than in the abdomen.

Letting out another cry of pain, he took a step back and Frieza took the opportunity to rush at him. Feeling fear seize him, Bakugo jumped behind a boulder, which he hit with his fist. Destroying it, he let the debris fly towards Frieza. Unfortunately, barely feeling them, Frieza asserted.

"Fool! Your attack level is too low to do me any damage."

Growling, Bakugo closed his fist, before pointing it at Frieza. imitating him, Frieza let his fist strike Bakugo's. The explosion that followed still hid the two fighters. Yet a second later, everyone saw Bakugo's body being ejected from the smoke, as Frieza's crushing power had dominated him.

"BAKUGO!" His comrades shouted, seeing him fly towards the void.

"You were nothing." Frieza assured.

being half unconscious, Bakugo barely understood what was going on. He just felt himself fall, his body unable to move.

" I ... I lost? "

" KATCHAN ! "

Coming out of his hiding place, Midoriya screamed.

"DON'T GIVE UP!"

Immediately, hearing the voice of his rival, the boy opened his eyes, before creating two spirals at the level of his hands, which allowed him to float in the air, not far from the void.

"What, again?" Frieza growled, seeing him put one foot on the ground.

Simply running his hand over his face, to wipe away the blood from it, Bakugo asserted.

"Don't make me laugh! I would never lose to someone who doesn't understand the importance of this tournament."

" The importance ? "

"If we participate in this tournament, it's only to save our worlds! But you, you don't think like us! You are just an asshole psychopath who is only there to take pleasure in torturing others ! I don't want Universe 12 to lose to someone like you! I could never forgive myself. "

" What are you saying ? "

"You just fight people like the guys in my universe, because you know that we are the weakest! In the end, that's why you go after us rather than guys like Jiren and Saitama, right? You know you don't stand a chance against them! But in an attempt to prove otherwise, you pitiless and sadistic monsters in the face of people weaker than you! just a coward. "

Feeling more veins appear on his forehead, Frieza tried to stay calm, as he retorted.

"Young hero ... know that I still haven't shown my true power! You see, this tournament forbids me to kill my opponents! Because of this stupid rule, I have to withhold all of my power! If it wasn't, it would be a long time since I won this tournament. "

"Oh really? Do you really think you could defeat me if you could kill me?"

"Huh? Of course."

"In that case, I offer you a duel to the death."

"WHAT?" The people of Universe 12 wondered.

"Oye! Oye! What is that fool saying?" Beerus asked.

"Suggest a fight to the death against Frieza?" Krillin repeated. "Is he crazy?"

"KATCHAN!" Midoriya shouted. "Don't do anything."

Deeming better to intervene, the great Priest affirmed.

"Bakugo-san, please remind you that murder is prohibited! So don't ask for a fight to the death."

Ignoring him completely, Bakugo turned in the direction of the two Zenos, before screaming.

"Hey, gods! If you created this tournament, it's to see real fights, isn't it?"

"Huh?" The Zenos said.

"Let us let us fight each other to the death and I promise you the most incredible of fights." Bakugo assured.

Hearing it, Frieza chuckled.

"Ohohohoh! A hero who asks to kill an opponent? This is so ridiculous."

"You are the only one who will have the right to kill." Bakugo retorted.

" What ? "

"I don't need to have the right to kill to fight with all my might! If I stoop to imitating you, I would rather disappear right away, without having any chance to resuscitate! Me, all that I want to show everyone is that a guy like you can never really beat the people who fight to protect their ideals and what's right! I'm a hero and get ready to understand why. "

"Bakugo-san, I repeat that fighting to the death is ..."

"We give you permission. "Suddenly asserted one of the Zenos.

"Yes! We let Frieza-san and Bakugo-san fight each other, while giving them permission to kill each other."

"Show us an incredible fight."

Hearing this, the great Priest couldn't help but stare at Bakugo, who immediately clapped his fists. For him, he was certain that he had no chance of defeating Frieza. So why had he made such a foolish request?

For her part, struggling to stop giggling, Frieza asked.

"In the end, I wonder if you're the dumbest case on your team."

Then, letting the muscles in his body grow bigger, he declared.

"Now that I know there will be no repercussions, I will take so much pleasure in destroying you, while having no fear of killing you! I promise you will beg me on your knees to end your suffering.

1 = Universe 3 (8): Luffy, Katakuri, Kaido, Teach, Akainu, Shanks, Doflamingo (7)

2 = Universe 7 (15): Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, C-17, Frieza (5)

3 = Universe 4 (12): Saitama, Boros, Blast, Garou (4)

4 = Universe 10 (5): Natsu, Gray, Laxus, Gildarts (4)

5 = Universe 12 (6): Midoriya, Bakugo (2)

6 = Universe 11 (1): Jiren, Top (2)

7 = Universe 6 (7): Hit (1)

8 = Universe 9 (7): Eliminated

9 = Universe 2 (3): Eliminated