Chapter 29: Match 3
A/N: I am glad you guys liked the Shouji analysis. I really feel he's one of the most underappreciated characters. The other analyses will be slow for now but I will go in depth into it after Kamino.
I get anxiety thinking how long it will take to get there but tiny steps. First, I have to finish USJ.
"Alright, I'm done," Momo said and as wires exited her skin.
"You are sure this will work, right?" Aoyama asked.
"Yes," Momo connected the wires to the cameras she made and attached them to the wall, "The traps are set too," Momo pointed at the tripwires she had placed along with the door, "If they trigger them, the capture net will fall on them?"
"Great plan," Aoyama commented.
"Now, we should get out of here. There are too many traps here, we might get caught in them. We can't get too far too, in case they get past the traps and capture the bomb,"
"No problem?" Aoyama gave a thumbs up, "With my laser, I will be able to hold the door,"
Momo nodded, "In that case, I will try to fight head-on and act as bait," Aoyama nodded.
"THIRD MATCH START!"
"Koda, did you find the bomb?" Sato asked.
He nodded, "Yes, my birds say the bomb is on the second floor. There are some traps too and no one is in the room,"
"Tsk, that means they want to take us head-on. Koda, you slip past them while I hold them off!" Sato said.
The boy nodded. Both of them ran into the building. Right as they came up the stairs, Momo headed them off with a shield. Sato grumbled and ate some sweets he had stored, "Koda, you go on. I'll capture her and follow. Be careful of Aoyama and his lasers!"
Koda nodded and tried to run past Momo but was smashed to the ground by her shield. He spat out some blood. "It won't be that easy," Momo replied. The next moment, Sato rushed at her. Momo put up her shield defensively but Sato's punch broke through it easily. Momo was able to move to the left but Sato's fist connected with her left arm and sent her skidding a few feet. She slammed against the wall and tried to recollect her thoughts, "What power. My iron shield was no match. In that case, I'll just have to make stronger materials!" She resolved and formed another shield and a rod. Sato tried to attack her but Momo kept dodging swiftly around him. The rod was just for show, her arm hurt too much to use it.
Koda took the chance to run to the bomb but stopped short as a mouse came up to him. He listened to it and paled, "Sato-san! It's a trap!" He spoke in a louder voice than normal. "Huh?" Sato asked. Momo took the chance and used Sato's lapse in advantage to bash his head. Sato held his nose in pain but didn't deter. He tried to finish off the fight with one final blow but Momo moved out of the way and sent him tumbling down the hall. Sato's face paled as his foot snagged a tripwire. A net fell over him.
Koda gave an order to his Mice and turned to face Momo, "I can't fight her. My combat skills are not good enough. I have to wait for my mice to cut Sato's net. I can try and delay,"
Momo took a defensive stance. Koda's physique looked like he was strong too and she probably couldn't hold against him. Both of them stood and waited for the other to make their first move. Suddenly, Momo heard squeaking behind her and turned, "Mice!" she nearly screamed seeing the nets being cut down rapidly. Koda took the opportunity to land a punch but Aoyama used his laser right then and came flying at Koda. His metallic armor connected with Koda straight in the head and knocked him out while Momo drove the mice away and used her capture tape to restrain Sato.
"VILLAIN TEAM WINS!" All Might announced.
Three of the students entered the viewing room, "Koda was knocked unconscious by Aoyama, so he has been taken to the recovery girl. I'll give him his pointers afterward. First, I will start with Aoyama," All Might said.
Aoyama nodded with a smile on his face.
"While this is supposed to be an alternative to the actual villain fights, you should take care not to seriously harm your classmates,"
Aoyama's face drooped slightly, "However, you did follow the strategy properly and reduced Momo when it mattered the most. A good performance. Keep it up!" All Might complimented and got a determined response in return.
"Sato, your performance was below average. You allowed yourself to be trapped even after Koda warned you. You shouldn't muscle through everything like that,"
"Sorry sensei. It's just it always seems to work for you," Sato replied, slightly embarrassed.
All Might gave his trademark laugh, "I assure you, young Sato, even I have to think twice before fighting a villain. Being a pro-hero is not only about showing off strength,"
"Now, for Momo! You were the best performer in this match. You used your quirk intelligently to put up a surveillance system and a trap system. On top of that, you were able to hold your ground and capture a strength-based quirk user and were able to hold off Koda till help arrived as well! Good job!"
Momo smiled happily at the praise, "Thank you, All Might!" The hero nodded.
"Ne, Izuku, can I get an analysis on me too? My performance was really bad," Sato said sheepishly.
"Me too. I feel like I could have done better," Aoyama said with a twinkle in his eye.
"Sure thing," Izuku said cheerfully ignoring Aoyama's antics with his cape, "Would you like yours too, Yaoyorozu?"
Momo nodded dumbly. She was interested in seeing what Izuku could offer about her quirk. She liked to think that she was smart enough to have already analyzed all of her quirk and had mapped out all of the possibilities of the battle. But still, she was intrigued to know what Izuku could offer.
"Now, for match 4! Two members from each team come up!" All Might announced.
"You go, Izuku," Shouji said warmly. Izuku nodded with a smile and met Ojiro. Izuku threw scissor and Ojiro paper.
"Young Midoriya, choose your team,"
Izuku gave a grin with an evil glint in his eye that sent up a chill on even Watanabe's spine.
The words that left Izuku's mouth made the spectating Nedzu chuckle, "I choose to be on the villain team!"
