Chapter 26: Battle on, Challengers!
The entire crowd tried to cheer themselves up as the third match was about to begin, well, who wouldn't be overwhelmed after seeing the the second fight ended in just mere seconds, and not only that, it ended one-sided and in the most unexpected ways they didn't dare to think of and it leaves the crowd jaw dropped and not just the crowd actually, even the students were also in the same state, especially the entire Class 1-A
"Todoroki, he was a monster." Said Sato in shock and awe at the same time.
Everyone can't help but to agree to him, the way they took down their respective opponents make them really nervous, especially on Todoroki's match, they were 99% sure that he was completely enraged when he fought Sero
"You said it, I seriously think that I don't even have a chance against them, I just hope I don't have face him, at least not too early." Said Kaminari , causing Jiro to snickered at him, the lightning user look at the earphone girl
"What, did I say something wrong?" Asked Kaminari in annoyance.
"Well, before you think of that, why don't you think about your own match first, which starts right now." Said Jiro.
This snap Kaminari in realization
"Crap, I totally forgot!" Yelled Kaminari.
Then he hastily made his way to the stadium, how could he forgot that it was finally his turn to fight
Following Todoroki's match, which took some time after due to the large glacier he had to melt, came matches the audience had been waiting for.
The next match was about to begin, as Present Mic announced the contestants.
"ALL RIGHT PEOPLE, LET'S HAVE OUR THIRD MATCH, OUR APOLOGIZES FOR THE LONG WAIT." Said Present Mic.
"THE INSANE AMOUNT OF ICE FROM THE SECOND MATCH HAS FINALLY BEEN CLEARED, SO IT'S TIME TO WELCOME OUR COMPETITORS!" Yelled Present Mic.
Then the next competitors were walking towards the arena
"FROM THE HERO COURSE CLASS 1-A, DENKI KAMINARI!" Yelled Present Mic.
Then Kaminari made his way on the arena first and then from his position, he saw his opponent, Yoarashi, as he made her way to the arena, Kaminari couldn't help but to lose a bit of confidence from the look he's giving to him
"AND HIS OPPONENT, ALSO FROM THE HERO COURSE, CLASS 1-A, INASA YOARASHI!" Yelled Present Mic
Then Yoarashi finally arrive at the arena and wait for the match to begin, Midnight then raise her flag
"Are you two ready?!" Yelled Midnight.
"Yeah!" Yelled the both of them in excitement.
"Then BEGIN!" Yelled Midnight as she lowered her flag.
"This will only take a second!" Yelled Kaminari.
Kaminari wasted no time as he surround himself with yellow electricity, it was starting to intensifies and covers a wide area around it's user.
Meanwhile, Yoarashi wasn't even unfazed at the display of Kaminari's quirk, and then suddenly, he turn His back to him and face the crowd behind him.
Kaminari was shocked at that, didshe seriously turn her back to him during the fight, especially that he's about to attack him, he might be planing something so he had to strike now or he'll never have another chance to do so
"Take this, Indiscriminate Shock: 1.3 Million Volts!" Yelled Kaminari.
Kaminari let loose a wave of yellow electricity which contain the said amount of voltage from his body, it was approaching Yoarashi very fast, however, the only movement he make was to wave his arm like a wave, and then, just as the electricity was about to hit him, a whirlwind suddenly formed, that alone was more than enough to disperse the electricity
"EH!" Yelled Kaminari as he felt his brain starting to take effect of his Quirk.
The whirlwind had spun around completely like a tornado and dispersed the electricity and it's already lunging towards Kaminari, who can't move as a side effects of his quirk
Kaminari was now being suspended in the air thanks to Yoarashi's Quirk.
He held back a groan as felt himself hit the ground, behind the line where the battle was.
"Kaminari has been defeated, Yoarashi wins!" Yelled Midnight.
The crowd roared in excitement.
"Well, I guess that's as far as he goes." Said Jiro, sighing in disappointment.
"Is it bad that I was expecting him to actually lose?" Asked Michiru, trying her best not to laugh after seeing how bad he did.
"Dude, all he literally did was stand there and just move his arms just to beat him." Said Kirishima.
he didn't expect Kaminari to lose so easily but it was a reckless mistake on his part.
"I hate to admit it, but Yoarashi's pretty good." Said Will as she rubbed her head.
"Wow, that match was over in just to seconds." Said a voice.
All of the Class 1-A turn to see a blond guy with a weird look on his face, it was Monoma
"1-A student beaten also by 1-A student?" Asked Monama with deranged smile on his face.
"Isn't that strange, i guess all of you 1-A's will trample on each other to get to the top, right?" Asked Monama.
"Didn't your one classmate who got into the tournmanet get beaten by our classmate?" Asked Michiru with a sass in her voice.
"I guess you're just all-" Said Monama.
Then he stop talking as his head disappear downward while his eyes were rolled back, then after few seconds, a red haired girl named Kendo peek at them on his place
"Sorry about him." Said Kendo as she apologize to them, and then, she disappear too, leaving the 1-A students to wonder what just happen
I hate that guy. Thought most of 1-A.
The robots were bickering to each other back and forth while taking Kaminari to the nurses office since his brain is now numb.
Michiru noticed that Midoriya was taking notes.
"Your taking notes on people for your journals again?" Asked Michiru as she looked over his shoulders.
Midoriya let out a yelp as he blushed.
"Ah, yeah, it's not everyday i get to see incredible Quirks from people outside our class." Said Midoriya in nervousness.
"Actually, I've been taking notes on everybody's quirks in our class too." Said Midoriya as he showed her journal.
Michiru let out a laugh.
"A fanboy to the end." Said Michiru.
"Are you sure you two should be friendly right now?" Asked Asui.
"Well technically we're only rivals on the battlefield, no reason we can't still be friends here." Replied Michiru.
Uraraka let out a giggle.
"Good point." Said Uraraka.
"NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FOURTH MATCH!" Yelled Present Mic as the crowd roar in enthusiasm and then, the two competitors appear on each side of the stadium and making their way towards the arena
"FROM THE HERO COURSE CLASS 1-A, TENYA IDA!" Yelled Present Mic.
Ida was the first one who reach the arena and he was equipped with some sort of backpack
"AND HIS OPPONENT, ALSO FROM THE HERO COURSE, CLASS 1-A, WILL VANDOM!" Yelled Present Mic.
With the two participants arrive, the match can be start, but then, Midnight look at Ida and point on the backpack he's wearing
"It's against the rules for those in Hero Course to bring a support equipment unless he or she submit a petition." Said Midnight.
Ida gasped in realization.
"I-I forgot about that, b-but what about Vandom's Pendant?" Asked Ida as he countered
"Vandom already submit her own petition before." Replied Midnight.
"I'm so sorry, it's just that this girl named Hatsume actually asked me a favor, and in return, she'll let me use one of her items so that it won't become a unfair battle against Vandom, not only that, I can't bring myself to refuse a woman's request, it would be inappropriate." Said Ida.
Midnight smirked as a response
"What a gentleman you are, alright, I will allow it!" Yelled Midnight.
"REALLY?" Asked Present Mic with a look of confusion.
"Well i guess if everyone's in agreement then it okay, right?" Asked Aizawa as both he and Present Mic looked at each other in confusion.
As Ida and Will readied themselves, and with that settles, Midnight raise her flag
"Then BEGIN!" Yelled Midnight.
Ida was the first to make a move as he fired up his quirk and dash forward to attack Will.
However, Hatsume has her own purpose, and then she smirk.
"Bet you love how fast that gear makes you, huh Ida?" Asked Hatsume as her voiced boomed the stadium with speakers of her own.
"Huh, where'd that come from?" Asked Will as she looked around.
"Does she have a mic of her own?" Asked Ida in confusion, while still running towards Will.
"Hey now." Said Present Mic.
"Is she wearing speakers?" Asked Aizawa as he looked through his bandages.
"Isn't that technically cheating?" Asked Shirou in confusion.
"Well it's only cheating if she was helping Ida fight his match, but i have a feeling that's she after something else entirely." Replied All Might in his skeletal form.
"So your legs feel lighter then usual?" Asked Hatsume.
"That's to be expected, i designed those leg parts specifically to the boosts embedded in your legs." Said Hatsume.
"But of course." Said Hatsume as Will used her air power to jump as Ida was getting closer to her.
"You can still be evaded if your opponent can jump to dodge you." Said Hatsume.
"Why is she making our match sound like a commercial?" Asked Will in confusion.
Hatsume looked up at the boxes, her main target.
Those are boxes for support companies. Thought Hatsume as she looked inside.
She squealed when she did.
They're talking about my babies, i got this in the bag, if i can't use the babies myself then i'll use someone else to do it. Thought Hatsume.
Will used her earth powers to make branches trip over Ida's feet.
It caused the airplane in Ida's back to do something and makes him go the other way.
"What the heck is going on here?" Asked Ida as he ran away from Will, unintentionally.
"See how adeptly Ida is as he changed his course?" Asked Hatsume.
"It's all thanks to the ingenious autopilot i created for the airplane." Said Hatsume.
"This is just weird." Said Present Mic.
Aizawa slapped his hand over his face, or well attempted to do with his bandages.
"She's turning that match into one big commercial." Said Aizawa.
"There's absolutely no lag time!" Yelled Hatsume.
Ida growled as he ran towards Will again.
She keeps using her air and earth powers to either dodge him directly or to just trip him up.
Her last trip activated the airplane again which made Ida spin rapidly near the end of the line.
But fortunately he manged to dodge it, he was panting on the ground.
"It keeps the user from falling unless the user wants to." Said Hatsume.
"Okay this really getting ridicules." Said Will.
She raised her arms and massive vines came out the ground and entangled Ida.
"I'm getting tired of her making this match into a commercial so i just want to get this over and done with." Said Will, explain her reasons.
"Ida, can you still move?" Asked Midnight.
Ida tried to move but couldn't and shook his head.
"Uh, Ida is unable to move to continue, so the winner is Vandom!" Yelled Midnight.
Ida saw Hatsume behind the stands and fire came around him.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE I LET YOU TRICK ME!" Yelled Ida on top of his lungs after realizing the girl's true intention and costing him his match.
Mei just turn her back to him while grinning
"Sorry, I just use you." Said Hatsume, making Ida glare at her direction
"I HATE YOU SO MUCH!" Yelled Ida.
Well, the reason of his anger was this it seems that Hatsume only use the tournament battle in order to present all of the support items she invented herself to the audience as well as on the support company that was watching above the stadium right now, then, she asked Ida a favor to wear one of her items only because she can't carry any more on her body
Long story short, Hatsume use the battle and Ida to promote her items, period.
Cybersix continued looking at Vandom.
She appears to have a good clear of her power and makes notion not to make things worse and think things through, even when things don't go her way, very particular girl. Thought Cybersix with interest.
Everyone in Class 1-A looked in shock.
"That... was a weird battle." Said Midoriya after a long pause.
"That's an understatement." Said Michiru.
"Still, even with what just happened, i'm surprised to see that Ida lost." Said Midoriya.
Michiru scowled and looked away.
Of course she won. Thought Michiru.
Michiru noticed Uraraka walked away with a look in her face.
She couldn't comfort her though as she had to get to her next match.
After the previous contestants cleared the arena, the next two came into the spotlight for the next match to begin.
Ashido smiled confidently on one end of the stadium, ready to give her all against not only her opponent but her new friend Michiru was gloomy.
However, the calm and positive girl Ashido knew was filled with frustration and disappointment over Vandom's victory a while back, as she stood with a straight face and in resentment.
"Good luck guys!" Yelled Jiro.
"Do your best!" Yelled Uraraka.
"May the best girl win, ribbit!" Yelled Asui.
As Class 1-A cheered for their classmates, Tokoyami was laid back against his seat with his arms crossed, staring down at Michiru with his red eyes.
Don't hold back, Michiru. Thought Tokoyami as he thought this might be a good opportunity to see how she fights.
"UH, HOW ABOUT WE MOVE ON THE FIFTH MATCH, SHALL WE?" Asked Present Mic and then after few seconds, two new competitors was slowly making their way to the arena
"FROM THE HERO COURSE CLASS 1-A, Mina Ashido!" Yelled Present Mic.
Then Ashido arrive at the arena first with a smile on her face, and now, she was waiting on her opponent to come out.
"AND HIS OPPONENT, ALSO FROM THE HERO COURSE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DAUGHTER OF THE SILVER WOLF CLASS 1-A, Michiru Kagemori!" Yelled Present Mic.
Shirou had his eye twitched in annoyance.
Why does everyone think i'm her father, she looks nothing like me. Thought Shirou.
"LADIES, ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?" Yelled Present Mic, receiving a joyful answer from Ashido and a quiet response from Michiru.
"Don't expect me to hold back Kagemori, but good luck!" Yelled Ashido smiling, as her friend looked up at her and answered with a cold tone.
"Don't worry I won't." Said Michiru which made Ashido worry a bit.
"BEGIN!" Yelled Present Mic.
Michiru started to sprint, but instead of a forward assault like Ida attempted, she went angled towards Ashido's left side.
Utilizing her cheetah legs to get a head start, Michiru made good time taking Ashido by surprise, but her friend was prepared.
Ashido spewed acid from the holes of her shoes as well as the palm of her hands, swiftly sliding the other way as if she were on ice, while leaving puddles of acid behind her.
Michiru shifted her legs sideways, slowing herself down before she could fall into the acid puddles as Ashido smiled again, once more across from Michiru.
Michiru grunted, a bit frustrated as she made another charge towards Michiru with her cheetah legs, constantly failing to reach Ashido as she continued to spew acid across the ground.
"Nice try Kagemori, I know with your cheetah legs you're pretty fast, but it makes it harder to maneuver!" Yelled Ashido with confidence as she continued to slide across her acid, she had noticed before that when Michiru used her various abilities, it only benefited a specific factor.
In this case, her speed, but the downside was Michiru would have to slow down or completely stop to avoid obstacles.
As the match continued her classmates and heroes watched the two girls face it off.
Some contemplated the ongoing match.
"She's only using her legs, it's best for her to use her wings so she can avoid most of Ashido's acid but why isn't she using it?" Asked Midoriya as he was writing notes in his notebook, he found it odd that she was only using her cheetah legs when she had other abilities at her disposal.
"Maybe she's trying to let Ashido think she has the upper hand?" Asked Will as she was trying to guess herself.
"Maybe she's trying go for a surprising attack?" Asked Uraraka.
With how many tricks Michiru has had so far perhaps she has a wild card up here sleeve.
"But look at all the acid in the arena, if this keeps up, Michiru may have nowhere else to run." Said Will as she pointed towards the stadium, watching as Ashido spewed more and more acid, forcing Michiru to constantly make tight twists and turns.
But she didn't realize how much acid Ashido was using, much of it was burning the surface of where they stood.
The acid wasn't strong enough to melt the ground, but it's sizzling and fumes made Michiru aware that they still weren't safe.
"But that can't be the end for her, I hate to sound rude but she really is much better than Ashido." Said Jiro.
"Yeah, what's going on in her head?" Asked Sato in confusion as he rubbed his head.
"Come on Sato, they're our classmates we still gotta cheer them both on!" Yelled Ida as he made a choping action with his arm.
Tokoyami continued to watch Michiru's movements as she faced Ashido, he knew something was wrong.
She wanted to end it fast, that's why she's using her legs, she's impatient, frustrated, and it's getting the best of her as usual.
You better not lose this. Thought Tokoyami.
Miruko couldn't help but think to herself about how the girl was fighting too.
She was fast, which indeed impressed her, but she seemed reckless, emotion driven, as if something was on this girl's mind.
You better not disappoint me, kid. Thought Miruko.
Michiru what's going on with you down there? Asked Shirou as he thought to himself.
She usually wasn't head on like this unless something was wrong.
Which concerned him because in this case, she would do soon do something very stupid.
At this point, she was already breathing heavily from the constant movements she made.
As she stared at Ashido who had her arms ready to spew more acid, both were at a standoff now, with acid all across the arena Michiru was limited to where she could go.
It was just like the minefield, she needed to watch her step.
"MINA ASHIDO HAS MADE HER OWN MINEFIELD OF ACID, LOOKS LIKE MICHIRU KAGEMORI LITERALLY HAS NOWHERE TO RUN!" Yelled Present Mic,
"Looks like you have nowhere to run Kagemori!" Yelled Ashido.
Michiru had realized moments after completely stopping that her field of movement was limited.
She only became more frustrated realizing her rookie mistake, looking back at Will with a glare.
What Will didn't know was that Michiru was decalring war on her, like Todoroki with Midoriya.
I can't lose this because of a bunch of acid all over, come on Michiru think. Thought Michiru as she tried calming herself down, taking deep breaths this time instead of rushing in again.
"Here we go." Said Michiru quietly, knowing what she had to do when she saw her reflection over puddles of acid, looking straight back at Ashido.
She began to jog around the puddles, progressively increasing her speed as she closed in on Ashido.
The crowd continued to watch, waiting for the match to finish right here and now with Michiru making a final charge towards her opponent, as Ashido too was starting to slide through the acid towards her.
Michiru did what she could to avoid most of the puddles, sadly stepping on a few smaller ones that made her feet burn as if she stood on hot sand.
Ashido started to place more acid on the ground ahead of her, but it didn't cause any effect towards Michiru as she stayed course, this time she wasn't turning back.
Oh god this is gonna hurt, for me! Yelled Michiru as she dropped immediately grabbing Ashido's leg, avoiding her sliding uppercut.
Michiru bit her lips and fought off the burning pain, relaxing her arm but keeping a firm grip as it stretched at her own will. '
With her sliding across the acid, it only made it easier for her to make her final move.
Ashido gasped, shocked to see her friend make such a surprising move, as did even the surrounding crowd.
"What is she doing?"
"That's gonna hurt her!"
"What is wrong with her, is she insane?"
"SHE'S IN THE ACID! WHY IS SHE DOING THAT?" Asked Present Mic as he yelled in confusion.
"To pull out her wild card." Said Aizawa.
Michiru made it to an untouched area of the arena, only a couple meters away from Ashido when she turned around.
She stood up, exposing her burnt off uniform at her legs as well as her stretched arm.
Without hesitation, she used her other normal arm to grab her extended one, turning the other way and began to swing with her arm now retracting back towards her.
"To pull Ashido out of the arena." Said Aizawa, figuring her out.
Ashido didn't even have a chance to react, falling backwards as she fell to her own traps, struggling to get up from her acid as she quickly got closer to where Michiru stood.
"This did not go plaaaaaaaned!" Yelled Ashido as she screamed, waving her arms struggling to get up from a pointless struggle, as only seconds later, was thrown into the air.
Michiru had swung sideways once her arm fully retracted, tossing Ashido in the air and eventually rolling again in her acid, eventually slowing down as she passed the line of no return.
"Mina Ashido is out of bounds, Michiru Kagemori advances to the next round!" Yelled Midnight, waving her whip to Michiru.
Ashido groaned and hit the ground with her fist in disappointment.
"LOOKS LIKE OUR FAVORITE TANUKI HAS SUCCEEDED ONCE AGAIN IN AMAZING US ALL!" Yelled Present Mic.
Miruko grinned, looking at Michiru as she thought to herself more about this girl.
She certainly exceeded her expectations, as a matter of fact she wasn't hesitant to make such a risky move sliding across the acid.
"Awwwww, I was so close I thought I had that!" Yelled Ashido waving her arms like a toddler.
When Ashido looked up, she saw a hand reaching out for her, noticing it was Michiru bent downwards offering her hand up.
Although she won the match, her eyes told a different story, filled with emptiness and emotion like before, but her soft smile was the best thing she could do to hide it.
"You did good Ashido, to be honest you really had me there." Said Michiru.
Ashido turned her head, noticing something wrong before taking her hand and getting up.
After helping her up, Michiru looked back at the stands, not being surprised that Will was looking back at her with a confused look.
"What's going on Kagemori?" Asked Ashido, turning Michiru towards her.
Michiru turned away trying to avoid the question while walking towards the exit, being followed by Ashido.
"Did something happened with you and Tokoyami?" Asked Ashido.
Michiru smiled and shook her head.
"It's not like that, i was just thinking that if our most powerful classmates weren't holding back, then i shouldn't either." Replied Michiru.
"Promise?" Asked Ashido.
"Promise." Replied Michiru with a sweat drop as she had feeling she doesn't believe her
Ashido took a breath to think clearly of her answer and even looked both ways of the hallway to make sure no one else would hear.
"Ok Class Deputy, you're the boss." Said Ashido finally, making Michiru sigh in relief.
"I have to admit they really made me nervous." Said Uraraka as she let out a breath.
Ida looked over, adjusting his glasses.
"I wasn't certain who would win." Said Ida honsetly.
"Michiru seemed off focus since the Cavalry battle but she still made an outstanding comeback." Said Ida.
"I'm impressed with Ashido though, she made a pretty smart move utilizing her acid." Said Shoji with an impressed tone in his voice.
Michiru did well but had she not had her trump card perhaps Ashido could've won.
It was smart to use her acid across the arena, leaving anyone in it unable to move without getting burned.
"I agree, even Michiru knew she had nowhere else to run but she took the risk of burning herself to win." Said Jiro.
"Talk about going Plus Ultra I'll say, I don't think I could've done that myself." Said Kaminari as he sighed.
"Of course you couldn't." Said Will.
Kaminari did a double take on Will, looking back in confusion while some of their classmates giggled.
"Hey what's that supposed to mean?" Asked Kaminari.
Through all the talking, Midoriya was too focused on taking notes about Michiru and Ashido's quirks.
He was so excited to see his classmates compete like a kid on Christmas, adding and editing previous notes he had taken so far.
"So if Ashido can disperse that much acid in just one match I wonder how much her limit is, her physical abilities provide her an advantage, especially since she scored 9th on the quirk test." Said Midoriya before he felt slight pain in his bandaged fingers, deciding to put down his journal and continue when his wounds were fully healed.
Mt. Lady was watching the next match about to begin.
"NOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON TO THE SIXTH MATCH!" Yelled Present Mic.
Kamui Woods noticed and got angry.
"We're not here to watch T.V.!" Yelled Kamui Woods.
"OFFENCE AND DEFENSE IN ONE, THE DARK SAMURAI IN HIS SHADOW, FROM THE HERO COURSE CLASS 1-A, FUMIKAGE TOKOYAMI!" Yelled Present Mic.
"THE GREAT CREATOR, SHE WAS ADMITTED BECAUSE OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND I THINK WE CAN ALL SEE WHY, ALSO FROM THE HERO COURSE CLASS 1-A, MOMO YAOYOROZU!" Yelled Present Mic.
"How do you think this one will work out, any clue?" Asked Ojiro as he leaned down to Midoriya.
"Timing is going to be the key element here." Replied Midoriya.
"What do you think Kagemori?" Asked Ashido.
Michiru was sitting a few seats across next to Jiro, turning over to see Kagemori so focused on what she thought was the fight, but actually it was Tokoyami.
"I don't know, it's anyone's game I guess." Said Michiru as she lied, trying to dodge the question but already knew well of Tokoyami got this in the bag.
"How so?" Asked Will to Midoriya.
While Yaoroyozu hesitantly looked at Tokoyami, his arms were crossed as he gave a dark look at her.
She knew he wasn't social and the exact opposite of Ashido, but he gave off an intimidating and dark vibe.
Present Mic's description of Tokoyami was accurate, with Dark Shadow, he's skilled at attacking and defending. Thought Yaoyorozu, trying to come up with the plan.
He can also call upon the creature instantaneously, so there's little doubt he'll start the match with a preemptive strike. Thought Yaoyorozu.
If i can make a simple shield, i can block him, but i'll have to be fast for that or else this match will be over in seconds, just like that. Thought Yaoyorozu.
"SIXTH MATCH BEGIN!" Yelled Present Mic, which made Yaoyorozu gasp as she was still thinking.
Tokoyami glared as he made Dark Shadow come out.
Tokoyami was pushing Yaoyorozu very hard.
Yaoyorozu manage to create a quick shield for defense while dodging it, but Dark Shadow's attacks proves to be more powerful.
"Now it's my turn to attack!" Yelled Yaoyorozu as she began using her Quirk.
Dark Shadow came back fast and attacked her again before she got the chance.
I can't focus on my Quirk! Yelled Yaoyorozu as she glared at Dark Shadow.
Dark Shadow gave her another push, which made Yaoyorozu drop her shield and forge a larger one.
She was pushed again.
Yaoyorozu looked ahead to see Tokoyami suddenly stop attacking her.
Why did he stop, but then again, now's my chance! Yelled Yaoyorozu as she took this chance to create an offensive weapon, a long swords on her left hand.
But, just as she was about to attack, Midnight yelled something.
"Yaoyorozu!" Yelled Midnight.
Yaoyorozu looked at her as Midnight pointed at her with her whip.
"Your out!" Yelled Midnight.
Yaoyorozu gasped in shock and looked down to see that her foot was over the line.
"This match goes to Tokoyami!" Yelled Midnight.
And so, with the sixth match over.
She had no words, she couldn't even understand how she lost.
Even as Midnight declared the match to be over in not even minutes, Tokoyami withdrew Dark Shadow and bowed before walked away back into the darkness while Yaoroyozu laid there on the verge of tears.
Yaoyorozu and Tokoyami withdrew from the arena while Yaoyorozu was lost in thought.
"I lost, i didn't even get a chance to do anything." Said Yaoyorozu as she was on the verge of tears.
She felt humiliated, and like a failure, after all the hard work she did, it was as if it was thrown away in an instant.
Even as the crowd cheered she walked slowly to the exit in shame, pondering if everything she had done was truly her best.
Michiru, Will, Ojiro and Midoriya noticed at how depressed Yaoyorozu was after the battle.
"That must be pretty hard for her." Said Will.
"Yeah...I mean, as a recommended student, the crowd already expect that she'll win that match, but Tokoyami won instead" Said Michiru.
"Yeah." Said Ojiro.
"Tokoyami is way to powerful!" Yelled Midoriya in fear.
Ojiro left as it was time for his match.
Midoriya looked to his right and saw that Uraraka's seat was still empty.
The next match soon began.
But while Present Mic spoke about Kirishima and Ojiro, Shirou grew even more curious about some of the students he's seen.
These students, they are much more powerful than I expected, but they all have something that makes them vulnerable, like Adam was once. Thought Shirou.
Perhaps Nezu was right, maybe I can take some of them under my wing and help build them up, but with who? Asked Shirou as he began to think to himself, pondering over each student he had seen so far in Class 1-A.
Yes they all had talents, but he could only take in so many to instruct, he needed to choose right.
Kaminari and Sero's overconfidence is their weakness, but Yaoroyozu overthinks and relies too much on outsmarting her opponent. Thought Shirou as he was starting to think like Midoriya, overthinking to much.
However, Mina and Tokoyami rely on their quirks too much to overpower and then there's… Thought Shirou before his thought process was cut off at the sounds of skins clashing against one another, looking back to see the match had long since started.
Kirishima and Ojiro were constantly striking one another, both too stubborn to give up.
Then there's Kirishima and Ojiro, always headfirst in situations like this and too stubborn to quit. Thought Shirou, looking over the two.
Perhaps when I see the rest of the class, it'll be easier to decide. Thought Shirou.
The seventh match commence, Ojiro and Kirishima were now standing on the arena and Midnight raise her flag.
"Are you both ready?" Asked Midnight.
"Yeah!" Yelled the both of them in unison
"Then let the seventh match BEGIN!" Yelled Midnight.
With a battle cry, Ojiro and Kirishima lunge at each other with their fists (and tail) clench, Kirishima's skin was hardened using his quirk while Ojiro brought out his tail.
"HERE I GO!" Yelled Kirishima.
The two students got into a hand in hand combat battle.
Ida sighed as he got into the break room, sad that he lost his match.
"Hey Ida, you did the best you could out there." Said Uraraka's voice.
Ida looked up and saw that Uraraka was sitting in the area as well.
He noticed her face and commented on it.
"Sorry, i have a hard time hiding how nervous i am." Said Uraraka as she rubbed the back of her head.
"No surprise, you are up against Bakugo, not exactly an easy match, and after my battle with Vandom, i should know." Said Ida.
"Yeah, i'm kinda scared." Said Uraraka, looking down at the table.
"But you know, after seeing both you and Vandom's fight, i feel a little better." Said Uraraka with a blush on her face.
"I don't see why, considering my match ended in a loss." Said Ida.
They heard the door opening.
"Uraraka." Said a voice.
They turned back to see Midoriya, Michiru and Will with the door opened.
"Deku, Kagemori and Vandom." Said Uraraka in surprise.
"Why aren't you out there watching the matches?" Asked Uraraka.
"Most of them ended how i expected them to." Replied Midoriya as he walked over.
"And it looks like Ojiro and Kirishima's battle is going to be on for quite a while." Said Midoriya.
Uraraka clenched her hands in fear.
"That means soon, i'll be next." Said Uraraka.
"So this is it, my fight." Said Uraraka as she looked away.
"It'll be okay, i don't Bakugo will use the full power of his Quirk on a girl, right?" Asked Ida.
"You don't know Bakugo as long as me and Midoriya have, he'll take any chance to win, even with full force or did you forget the combat training?" Asked Will.
Uraraka squealed in fear.
"And let's not forget, everyone's after the top spot for this festival." Said Michiru.
"So if even she wasn't fighting Katchan, i don't think anyone will hold back." Said Midoriya.
"You helped me so many times Uraraka, so let me help you." Said Midoriya as he held his journal he was carrying all day.
"Maybe i can help you a little with this." Said Midoriya as he shown her the journal.
"I have a plan to use your Quirk against Bakugo." Said Midoriya.
"It's not much but i did my best." Said Midoriya.
"Hey, well all right then, it's perfect." Said Ida with a smile.
She was tempted to take the offer, it will greatly help her during the match.
But at the same time, she didn't want to rely on the others to win, and with that.
She look at the four people and smile.
"Thank you but no, sorry." Said Uraraka, with a smile on face, surprising everyone.
"Wait what?" Asked Michiru in confusion.
"I appreciate it Deku, i keep seeing that over and over again." Replied Uraraka as she turned away.
"During the Calvary Battle, i told you it was good team with good friends." Said Uraraka as she began to explain.
"But now that i think about it, i might have been relying on you, to get by." Said Uraraka.
"That's why when Ida said he was going to try his best to beat you, i actually felt embarrassed for myself." Said Uraraka as she stood up from her chair.
"Uraraka." Said Midoriya in disbelief.
Uraraka began walking away.
"So it's fine, really." Said Uraraka as she stooped before them.
"Everyone's facing their future, and giving this their best." Said Uraraka without even looking back at them.
"That means we're all rivals, even you and me Deku, so." Said Uraraka as she looked back and gave a thumbs up.
"Guess i'll see you in the finals." Said Uraraka.
Michiru glared at Will.
Same goes for you, Vandom. Thought Michiru.
Now back at the fight, Kirishima and Ojiro's bodies was showing signs of bruises and injuries, it appears that their quirk was losing it's effectiveness overtime, and so, they start to take serious damage from their fist fight as seconds pass by
With one last battle cry, the two balled their fists and deliver one last punch on each other's faces, this cause them to fall on the ground and one of them to lose consciousness.
Midnight then went near the two fallen warriors, she look at Kirishima first to see that he's still conscious and then to Ojiro to see that he was knocked out.
"Ojiro has been knocked out, the winner is Kirishima!" Yelled Midnight.
The audience cheered at the passionate battle that took place, the two fighters give everything they had, then Kirishima and Ojiro was being carried by a stretcher each to Recovery Girl's medical bay to recover their strength and heal their wounds.
Everyone was getting nervous about this one.
"Ribbit, this might be the most disturbing match up." Said Asui.
Jiro rubbed her arms.
"I know, i almost don't wanna watch it." Said Jiro with fear.
Midoriya noticed Uraraka coming out.
Do your best, Uraraka, you got this. Thought Midoriya.
"HERE WE GO EVERYONE, THE EIGHT AND FINAL ROUND OF THE ONE-ON-ONE TOURNAMENT!" Yelled Present Mic.
And then, on cue, Bakugo and Uraraka arrive on the opposite side of the arena, facing each other
Bakugo glare at Uraraka, but the woman didn't waver.