"THE NEXT BARRIER IS THE FALL! IF YOU FALL DOWN YOU'RE OUT!"
Weiss had quite a lead thanks to her glyphs, deploying them to avoid turns to continue launching herself faster. The Fall was essentially an extremely large hole with rock rowers of various heights and widths connected by cables. Sighing softly, another glyph launched Weiss through the air, forming another to continue her flight as the air behind her continued to drop.
Todoroki was performing well, but that did little to stop Weiss' boredom, especially since she didn't even have to adjust her current strategy. Forming glyphs on the top of several rock towers, Weiss landed perfectly, using them to launch herself across the large ditch. Hatsume's 'babies' should be useful for the insane tinker. The time Weiss spent with the pink haired girl wasn't for nothing, her eccentric tendencies aside. She managed to create several pieces of support equipment all while helping Weiss develop Dolt. Another shiver went down her spine. Mina and Hatsume meeting could spell the end for Weiss' mental health.
Still, at least that wouldn't be as boring as these 'challenges'. Perhaps Weiss was being too unfair, she did train much longer than someone her physical age should have, and she had more experience when it came to using her aura and semblance in combat.
"SCHNEE'S WAY FASTER THAN I EXPECTED, WE MIGHT AS WELL GIVE HER THE TROPHY AT THIS POINT. CAN TODOROKI USE HIS ICE TO SLIDE HIS WAY INTO VICTORY?" Present Mic's voice echoed throughout the course somehow.
"Stop picking favorites and announce correctly." Mr. Aizawa's bored voice followed.
"DON'T TELL ME HOW TO DO MY JOB AND I WON'T TELL YOU HOW TO DO YOURS! ANYWAYS, BAKUGO BLASTED TETSU-"
Weiss stopped paying attention to the screaming, and flew past a pair of signs. This part seemed even more disappointing, with the clear ground. There must've been something hidden for this to look that easy, which meant landing on the ground would be a bad idea. Thankfully, Weiss' glyphs meant she never even had to step foot on the muddy ground. She didn't even have to use time dilation.
"-NEE'S OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER!" Present Mic's rather annoying shouting prevented Weiss from doing another internal monologue, his voice barely drowned out by the screams of the crowd. When had she crossed the finish line? She hadn't even noticed. Causing her glyphs to disappear with a dramatic wave of Dolt, to keep up appearances of course, Weiss landed elegantly, and gave the crowd a polite bow.
Time to see how the rest of the class did.
"Miss Schnee's worth is going to rise." Blue eyes with bags underneath scanned the lone first year student waiting for the rest of the competitors to arrive.
"While possible, there are still two more rounds to complete, if she throws a tantrum her worth could drop as easily as it could rise." Sharp red eyes stood next to the taller red blond. The second year business students were busy scribbling their notes into whatever notebook or tablet they were using.
"So far she hasn't thrown one, and she's not particularly known for that. With her current popularity, Miss Schnee could be a top ten hero a few years after she graduates, if she manages to keep the public's attention. The head of her own agency with multiple branches even." The taller student pushed a few strands of blond hair to the side, preventing them from obscuring his view.
"The public's attention is such a fickle creature, she would have to firmly establish herself between now and her third year." The dark haired girl fired back.
"She's already being called Japan's Ice Princess, and her albums sell out as soon as they are released." He handed her a tablet, the screen showing the sales of multiple artist.
"She's just a popular trend, if she manages to establish herself as a legitimate artist instead of an idol by her second year I'll have to agree with you." The girl shrugged, when a third figure walked up to them, holding a bucket of popcorn.
"What are you both talking about?" The new girl said, a smirk on her rather unassuming face, a small bow in her pink hair. "Oh! Oh! Did you guys place bets like Ishigami?" She stuffed her face with a handful of popcorn.
"How cute, you should know that such bets are illegal, Miss Fujiwara." Shinomiya Kaguya turned to the pink haired girl. "Isn't that right Mr. President?"
"It is, and as members of the student council, it is our duty to be examples for the rest of the student body." Shirogane Miyuki nodded along. Fujiwara frowned, but said nothing as she shrugged.
"You guys are no fun."
Weiss spent the next five minutes watching the rest of the race unfold from one of the many large screens located around the stadium. It turned out that the last unassuming open space was actually a minefield, which would have been a minor challenge, if Weiss didn't use her glyphs without touching the ground. After several rather large explosions, the runner ups were revealed.
"SECOND PLACE IS MIDORIYA IZUKU FOLLOWED BY TODOROKI SHOUTO AND BAKUGOU KATSUKI!"
Huh, the green boy managed to make it? With that self destructive quirk of his? Todoroki and the dog must've let their guard down for them to lose to someone so untrained. As much as Weiss disliked the dog, she had to admit that he had some skill. Not Beacon or even combat school level, but decent enough among UA students.
"SEVENTH PLACE, IIDA TENYA, EIGHTH PLACE MINETA MINORU." Speaking of Weiss' number one fan, the short purple ball boy stuck himself to the back of the class secretary. As entertaining as that was, Weiss was more interested in seeing if any of her friends made it, her eyes scanning the other other students that started arriving, many of them staring at her in awe, or throwing nasty glares. That last one mostly came from the dog, who seemed like he was going to explode any second now. Mina ran into the stadium, with Yaoyorozu following quickly behind her, her gym uniform unbuttoned showing her assets for everyone to see.
Weiss turned away and shook her head. She never thought that Yaoyorozu would be so brazen, not that loving one's body was necessarily bad, but the whole event was being broadcasted live. Who knew how many perverts were watching, ogling minors? She received her fair share of messages on her social media accounts. Mina usually blocked them straight away.
"NOW THAT EVERYONE'S COMING IN ONE BY ONE, WE'LL HAVE A LIST OUT WITH THE RESULTS SOON. EITHER WAY, GOOD JOB EVERYONE!"
Weiss loosened her grip on Dolt, but that didn't mean she lowered her guard, the last time that happened Vale fell to the White Fang and the Grimm. She sensed someone standing behind her.
"You were awesome, Schnee! I didn't know you could fly."
Angling her head slightly, Weiss' blue eyes met the green eyes that reminded her so much of Ruby. Midoriya flashed her a smile, with determination rooted in his expressions. Standing a few feet away was Uraraka, who was staring at the two of them. What was her problem? Did she have a crush on the green haired idiot?
Weiss' lips formed a thin line. "Tsk." Without another word, she walked away, aiming her feet to the small circle the rest of Class 1-A had gathered.
Winning the festival was all that mattered at that moment.
"The top thirty two students shall move onto the next round." Midnight smirked as she scanned the crowd. Weiss felt the older woman's gaze fall on her, just for a few seconds. Yeah, that was as uncomfortable as it sounded. The holographic screen behind her showed a list of names, along with a number beside them. Naturally, Weiss ranked first, with Kyouka, Mina and Yaoyorozu also making it to the next round! "Don't worry if you didn't make it!"
Midnight continued speaking. "We've created other chances to allow you to shine." She licked her lips again as she lightly tapped her riding crop into the palm of her opposite hand.
Forget touching grass, Midnight was going to need a whole field! Even Yang would be blushing at this point.
"The real competition begins now, so make sure to give it your all!" The screen changed, showing the spinning box from earlier. "What could it be, what could it be!" Midnight posed dramatically, well more risque than dramatic but Weiss' point still stood.
The spinning box stood still.
"I hope you're ready for dodgeball!"
A/N
I know I said the next update would be next week, but I couldn't help myself. Weiss winning the obstacle race is the only option with how fast she is, as seen at the Battle of Beacon and being a bullet timer.
Fun fact of the day:
Early drafts had Summer Rose being the other person from Remnant to arrive, decades before Weiss. That was cut because while interesting, would take the focus off of Weiss, plus Roman could be a fun foil despite their many differences and lack of interactions.
Till next time on Schnee: Hero or Huntress!