Chapter 67: Practically Magic
Momo made it to the training ground. She had learned quite a bit about Chouko's quirk during her time with her. She knew that fighting Chouko was going to be a bit extreme due to that. When she arrived to where Chouko was waiting for her knew she had to tell her something.
"Okay… since my quirk affects objects. I'm going to be holding back just a little." Said Chouko, "Don't worry it's just not affecting the weapon you're using along with any armor you conjure."
But it was clear she didn't say anything about any disarmed weapons.
Chouko summoned her umbrella (which was a white with a pink frill which matched her look for the day which was a white dress with pink frills) as Momo created a sword.
That was when she pointed her umbrella at many different pipes as this was the training ground that resembled an industrial area.
The pipes began to break apart and sent them right at Momo.
Momo batted them away with her sword. However at it turned out this was only a distraction.
As she had created a massive monster made of to the various martials around them to.
Momo's eyes widened.
She had heard that Chouko could do that but didn't think she would open with the attack.
She created a rather large a flashbang and used it.
Once the light had cleared it was clear that Momo had created a set of armor for her to use.
"That was quick." Said Chouko honestly impress.
Momo didn't say anything going to full Erza mode.
She made the monster to attack her.
Momo however able to deflect it with her sword and even cut away some of the monster's parts.
However thanks to her umbrella Chouko was able to make it whole again.
Momo knew what she had to do. But it was going to take a while to do that plan.
In the conversation room, everyone was shocked by Chouko's quirk.
"It's called Powersol." Said Izuku.
"Powersol?" asked Kaminari.
"It's a play on "Parasol"." Said Toru suddenly appearing the room.
Everyone was confused by her sudden appearance.
"Please tell me you didn't break reality to get in here…" sighed Aizawa, he was really stressed out after seeing what she could do.
"I just came in here while no one was paying attention." Said Toru.
"But yeah… it's a word play on that word. It lets her create an umbrella that lets her manipulate any inanimate object she can… she does have a limit and a weakness but I don't know what is it…" said Izuku.
"It's always a good idea to keep that sort of thing quiet." Said Iida.
"So she's someone with a quirk that would be difficult or her no matter what the situation is." Said Kyoka.
"Yeah…" said Izuku.
Back on the training ground, Momo tossed aside the sword she was using and created a large spear instead.
"Oh you tried to switch out weapon this early?" asked Chouko.
"What?" asked Momo.
"I said I wouldn't use thew weapons that you're currently using." Said Chouko.
She pointed her umbrella at the discarded sword. Said sword started to floating in the air. And suddenly it flew to her.
Momo had to doge the sword that flew at her.
Chouko was no longer controlling the monster but rather the flying sword with her umbrella.
Momo had to both dodge and bat it away using the spear.
But it wasn't easy, it was as if there was an invisible swordsman wielding the blade.
"In my past life I learned how to wield a sword… sword training was standard for Princesses of the Butterfly family." Explained Chouko, "Also my mother… I'd rather not get into my past life's mother right now…"
Momo was silent, she sort of understood issues with a past life mother.
"All right let's not talk about it." Said Chouko noticing the face as well.
However she counited her assault with the sword.
Unfortunately that was when the sword knocked her spear out of her hands.
Momo created two smaller swords.
"Creating two? Really?" asked Chouko.
Momo noticed that Chouko had also taken control of the spear.
She sent out the spear along with the sword.
She knew she had to pay extra attention to everything going around.
That was when she the monster tried to pound her from above but thankfully she dodged.
However she looked at Chouko was sitting on a pipe just smiling.
In the observation room the class was watching in shock. Not because of the fight itself but the skill and talent that Chouko was showing off.
None of them had heard of Lady Sol until Momo had interned with her. She was featured on that morning show where she did troll the hosts but other than that none of them had even heard of her beyond those things.
"Why the fuck isn't her rank higher!" yelled Katsuki.
"Politics." Said Aiko from one of devices, though no one was sure which was activated.
"What?" asked everyone.
"It involves a commission bigwig and his trophy wife and something stupid she did back before she broke away from being a side kick." Said Aiko, "Because of that she'll never breach the top 100…"
"Okay… that's just scary…" said Ochaco.
"Eh… not really it acactully stemmed from something from Jr. High and Chouko was the one at fault…" said Aiko, "Thanks to her past life she knows politics and that it makes sense that she wouldn't be popular after that… though she is expecting to breach the top 50 once they get a divorce."
There was an awkward silence in the room.
"Moral of the story kids: Don't piss off the commission even if it's just vengeful spouses..." Said Aiko.
Aizawa just sighed.
He didn't want them to learn this stuff until later… but of course something like this had to happen.
But due to the rest of this fight and what would happen in the last two reassessments then it would be fine.
Back in the training ground, Momo knew she had to use her plan.
She knew she didn't need to win and the point of it was to push her to her limits. But it was still very difficult.
And this fight really was pushing her…
She sighed and knew what she had to do.
Like she realized it wasn't to win or lose.
That was when she dropped her swords.
She ended up creating a staff, but didn't kick it up, she created several knives, as well as a few more sword and a chakram.
"What are you doing?" asked Chouko.
"The point of this I to push me to my limits so that the school knows what I'm capable of." Said Momo.
"Oh of course… that does make sense…" said Chouko.
She lifted the other weapons with her umbrella.
Momo held the sword that she was using tightly.
Back in the observation room everyone was confused at what just happened.
Well almost everyone…
"Didn't you forget the point of this is to see what our limits are?" asked Katsuki.
"That is a good point." Said Iida realizing that might be the case.
"I don't know why though…" said Izuku, "But I think she has a plan…"
Back at the training ground Chouko sent out the various weapons at her.
Momo dodged or batted away all of them.
Well more of them, thankfully the armor did help out quite a bit.
It also didn't help that the monster she created was still trying to harm her.
She had to dodge as the monster tries to punch her, and then batted away the various knives.
"Are you close to giving up?" asked Chouko stepping towards her, "Or do you need more?"
"Actually I'm thinking about ending it now…" said Momo.
"Really… but I don't think you're giving up…" said Chouko.
However she wasn't expecting Momo to run towards her and slice her umbrella clear in half.
There was a bright flash of light that was mixed with pink.
The thing about her umbrella was that there were two rather sever weaknesses. If the umbrella was destroyed… there would be a five hour cool down time as she has to recover it.
The other problem is that it causes her great pain if it's destroyed.
However Momo only knew the first part of the draw back, not the second.
"Chouko?" asked Momo.
"Sorry I never told you about the other aspect of my drawback." Said Chouko, "If it's destroyed it also causes me great pain… but I'm fine."
She then collapsed but gave a thumbs up to Momo how started to sweat drop.
In the Observation Room it was clear it was another win for the student.
"Deku… it's your turn." Said Katsuki.
"Oh right…" said Izuku.
Izuku ran out of the room ready for his match.
In the room with Hibiki and All Might.
"Chouko just got beaten…" said Aiko.
"Really?" asked Hibiki who wasn't sure how to feel.
"So that means it's my turn." Said All Might.
"Yeah." Said Hibiki.
"Oh and don't worry if things get out of hand and you look like you're going to deflate I have control of the cameras and will cut the feed." Said Aiko.
"Thanks." Said all Might.
"Good luck…" said Hibiki.
"Don't worry… I don't plan to go completely all out…" said All Might.
"You know the fact that you're holding back is kind terrifying…" said Hibiki.
All Might sweat dropped.
"Need I remind you that thing that guy on I-Island was something he was worried about." Said Aiko.
All Might sweated.
"Remember power levels from the other world are really strongly screwed… so I really mean it when I say good luck." Said Hibiki.
All Might left hoping that Aiko would be fast enough if things ended badly…
And hopefully it would turn out that bad… right?
Next Time: It's time for Izuku's reassessment... and it's clear that All Might want to push him to his limits... but Izuku is sensing something wrong with All Might... what will happen? Find out next time!
A/N: Oh something I have to mention, the monster contrast is indeed molded after Globgor... so yeah...
