Chapter 7: Brains vs. Brawn

Five minutes was all they had. It wasn't as much time as Sento was hoping for, but he'll make it work. Luckily, he already knew how his opponents operated thanks to seeing them in action facing off against Uraraka and Izuku. Tenya took the exercise a little bit too seriously by acting like he was a villain off a Saturday morning cartoon. With Bakugo, the only feeling that guy ever showed was anger. It probably wouldn't take a whole lot to set him off. With a plan in mind, the only thing left to do was to find somewhere to place the bomb.

Sento and Momo walked in silence with the bomb in hand. Sento wanted to be the first one to start up the conversation, yet no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't think of anything that could be the start of a good conversation. Eventually, they made their way to the fourth floor. "How about here?" Momo said, pointing out a room that contained only an entrance. "Only one way in, that's good…unless they smash through the wall. But overall, it's perfect." Sento exclaimed.

As he set the bomb down, a question suddenly sprang into Sento's mind. "So…how exactly are we going to cover the entrance?" He looked around, seeing that there wasn't anything big enough to cover the entrance. "Give me just one second." Momo said as she focused on arm…which was suddenly had a metal rod coming out of it. "Okay, does your Quirk allow you access to a pocket dimension where you grab whatever you want? I remember you having a moped, clamps, and a cannon during the apprehension test. Oh, please tell me that's I got it right."

Momo slightly giggled. "I'm afraid my Quirk isn't as…fantastical as you make it out to be." Hearing that, Sento hung his head slightly in shame. "I'm able to create anything that's non-living. I just need to know its molecular composition and fat cells in order to create the materials." Hearing that, Sento head shot up instantly. "That's…That's…Amazing! That means you must have had to not only memorize the components of the cannon, but the mechanics of the cannon and the gunpowder as well! That must mean you must be a genius like me!"

"I…Um…" Momo wasn't quite sure how to respond to Sento's excitement. Sure, she had been praised by her peers before, but for some reason, hearing the praise coming from Sento felt…genuine. "Thank you. We should really-" She was quickly cut off by more of Sento's questioning. "Are you limited to a certain size of your creations? Could you create elements like water and fire? Is that why your costume is that way?"

"You…like to ask questions about Quirks, huh?" Hearing that statement, Sento realized what he was doing and felt a wave of embarrassment flood over him. "I am so sorry. I just get really fascinated with the science behind Quirks." Momo gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't apologize. It's an endearing trait." Sento was suddenly glad that his costume came with a helmet, otherwise Momo would be able to see him blushing. "I…T-Thank you."

"To answers your questions, yes, I am hindered by the size of the objects I make. If I make very large objects, my body wears out pretty quickly. I…haven't thought about creating elements, may have to try that out in the future. And for your last question, yes, my Quirk needs me to have exposed skin in order to create something. If we're being honest with each other, I'm wish I came up with the idea of pants for this costume. I swear I saw Mineta trying to stare underneath my utility belts."

Hearing that, Sento scoffed aloud. "He seriously tried to do that? Geez, no wonder he's one of the most disliked characters in the fandom." Momo let out a sigh. "Unfortunately, yes, he di- Wait, what was that last part?" Sento realized what he said and started to laugh nervously. "What? I didn't say anything. I don't know what you're talking about." Momo squinted her eyes in suspicion. "Right…So, who made your equipment?" Despite wearing a mask, Momo could tell that Sento was a little shocked by that question. "I saw you wearing it during the entrance exam. You don't have to hide anything from me."

"I…Um…This is going to sound kind of narcissistic but, I did." Momo blinked a couple of times. "You…You created your own costume?" Sento shrugged his shoulders. "I mean, who else would create such an awesome costume to go along with my Quirk?" A thought suddenly entered Momo's mind. "I've been meaning to ask, what exactly is your Quirk?" "Oh, to make things simpl-" However, Sento wasn't able to finish his explanation as he was suddenly cut off.

"Team D, Team C, your time starts now!" All Might declared over the loud speakers, catching Sento and Momo off guard. "Looks like your explanation will have to wait, do you have a plan at all?" Momo asked her teammate. Sento had a slight smirk under his mask. "Kind of. But first, I need to ask you a weird question." Momo raised an eyebrow. "That being?" Sento turned confidently towards her. "How good are you at acting?"

(X)

Tenya and Bakugo entered the building through the main entrance. The warning that All Might gave Bakugo personally was still bouncing around in his head. 'Should anything like earlier happen, I will end the exercise early.' What did he know. He didn't know anything. Bakugo looked down at his arm. That stupid Deku damaged one of his gauntlets, so he had to leave it behind. Deku. That Qurikless nobody all of a sudden has a Quirk? Was he lying to him all of these years? Did he look down on him by hiding it from him? It won't change a thing. He's still the best, and no Deku or Sen-whatever is going to change that.

"Bakugo!" Tenya called, snapping Bakugo out of his thoughts. "What do ya want?" Bakugo scoffed. "I just wandering what our plan of strategy should be? I believe that we should stick together, due to how our last exercise went." Tenya quickly explained. "Yeah, whatever. Just leave that Kir-something guy to me." Tenya had a big sweat drop, even over his helmet, after hearing Bakugo's request. "I'm afraid that you are once again channeling the spirit of villain, Bakugo. We are supposed to be heroes! So let me hear your hero name!" Bakugo just scowled in response. "We'll work on that in the future."

They reached the second floor, as they turned a corner, they saw Sento standing all by himself in the hallway. "Welcome foolish heroes! In just 13 minutes, the bomb we have set up will go off, killing not only you but the innocent civilians in a 3-block radius!" Sento yelled in a menacing voice. Bakugo raised an eyebrow at what his opponent was saying. "Why the fuck are you talking-" He was quickly cut off by his partner. "You heinous fiend! How could put innocent lives at risk?!" Sento only chuckled at Tenya's question. "Because, that is the way of the Demolition Master! Mwahahaha!"

"Teammate, we need to stick together! We have no idea how strong our opponent is!" Tenya yelled aloud. However, Bakugo wasn't having any of it. "NO! Go find the bomb!" Tenya was about to protest, but Bakugo had to shallow his pride for a second in order for his plan to work. "You're the only one fast enough to find the bomb before it goes off! If you don't, all the civilians will die!" Tenya thought about it for a second, then nodded proudly. "You're right! If the situation goes too far, run away!" With those words, Tenya sped off in search of his objective. Sento let him pass by.

"Your partner is right you know," he started to say, "you have no idea how strong I truly am!" Bakugo just scoffed. "Like that's going to stop me." He started to walk slowly towards his opponent. "Oh? You're approaching me?" Sento began to question. "Instead of running away, you're coming right to me?" Bakugo just furrowed his brow at the question. "I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer." He was sure that was going to cause his adversary to back off a little bit. However, he seemed to welcome the challenge. "Oh ho! Then come as close as you need to!" Sento said as he started to walk to Bakugo. It soon became a sprint as the two opponents charged at each other.

(X)

Tenya ran as fast as he could, checking every room and corner that he possibly could. There couldn't be very many places that they could hide a bomb. As he was running, he noticed a tripwire on the floor. He jumped over it and continued to run as fast as he could. He failed to notice the second tripwire as he tripped over it. The wire was connected to a claymore like device. He was able to get away from it before it exploded. Luckily, it seemed that the device was non-lethal, as it just produced a loud noise.

It took a minute for him to recover, but eventually he resumed his search. He made his way to the fourth floor. After a couple of minutes, he found what he was looking for. Yaoyorozu seemed to be guarding the room which contained the bomb all by herself. She also was able to set up an impressive barrier to the room, as well be able to set up a defensive position where she could see if he was coming.

He was about to charge ahead, but he stopped himself. He had no idea what kind of traps lied ahead of him, so he had to think very carefully about his next move. Draw her attention away from making more traps, that might work. "Halt villain!" Tenya declared, causing her to turn her attention towards him. "You must think you are so smart, setting a barrier between the heroes and the bomb! But I'm afraid that won't stop us from achieving our goal!"

Yaoyorozu began to giggle at Tenya's display. However, it wasn't because it was silly, it was because there was another reason. "You heroes really think that you are able to reach the bomb before it goes off? Don't make me laugh even harder! Clearly you haven't faced off against the team of Demolition Master and Destruction Empress before!" Clearly, she was taking the role as seriously as him. Without any warning, she pulled a paint ball gun out and started fire upon him. Without thinking, he ran towards her while dodging all of the paint balls.

He had to be able to get close to her, luckily, he had the speed advantage. He was so focused on getting near her, that he barely noticed that he clipped a very thin tripwire. He continued to dodge, until he saw something flying towards him. It looked like a…Russian nesting doll? He stopped as it rolled to his feet to his feet. It suddenly opened up to reveal a flashbang. "Oh, crapbaskets!" It exploded in his face.

He could see or hear anything, but he knew that he had to continue to work through the pain. He continued to run, not knowing where he was heading. Eventually, he was stopped as he ran into something hard, landing flat on his back. He was propped up as something was wrapped around him. Once he regained his eyesight, he saw that he was wrapped around in capture tape. "I ran into a wall, didn't I?" Tenya asked his adversary. Yaoyorozu just nodded. Tenya sighed. He just hoped that his partner was doing better than him.

(X)

"STAND STILL SO I CAN HIT YOU!" Bakugo yelled as he let out another explosion. Somehow, the battle had reached the third floor. Sento continued to dodge all while taunting him. "Now why would I do that? It benefits you more than it benefits me really." Bakugo just continued to yell. "WHY WON'T YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP!" He let off another explosion, landing right where Sento's head was just a second ago. The wall behind him suddenly had a new hole in it. "It was in the first chapter of Ms. Joke's Guide to Fighting the Foolish: use wisecracks to disorient your foes. Clearly you haven't been doing your reading!" Sento quickly explained.

However, while Sento was explaining, he let his guard down for a second to long as Bakugo landed a punch in Sento's stomach. He doubled over in pain, as Bakugo kicked him in his face. "No one liners now, huh?" Bakugo taunted as he was about to kick him again. However, Sento caught his leg before the kick landed. With only one leg free, Sento kicked out the other leg Bakugo fell to the ground. It took a second for Bakugo to gain his bearing, but once he did, he saw Sento about to land a punch in his face. He rolled away at the last second, causing Sento to hit the floor, leaving a pretty nasty crack where his fist was.

The two opponents took a deep breath, then eventually continued where they were left off. Sento once again tried to go for Bakugo's legs, but the blonde saw that coming a mile away. He let off an explosion to give himself some airtime. Once he got behind his opponents back, he sent an explosion to Sento's back. The force of the explosion caused him to go flying towards a wall. The boy and the wall collided, causing it to crumble down onto him.

Bakugo waited a second to see if he was going to get up again. There was no movement from the boy. Bakugo smirked, then turned to walk away. All he had to do was find ponytail girl and the bomb, then he'll be able to show everyone who's the top-

HARINEZUMI!

Bakugo's eyes widened as the heard the announcement. He turned to where his opponent was lying just a second ago.

ARE YOU READY?

"Build up." Sento said. The dust cleared as his costume suddenly changed. The parts that were once red, were now white. His right fist and shoulder suddenly had attachments that were covered in spikes. The left eye of his helmet that once was a rabbit, was now suddenly a white hedgehog. Bakugo did not expect this at all.

Sento looked at his arm attachment. "Let's try this form on for size."

(X)

"Am I crazy, or did his costume just changed?" Jiro asked to her peers. The atmosphere in the viewing room was full of excitement, which now just changed to confusion. Seeing their classmate's outfit change was the main cause of that confusion. "No, you're not crazy. It did change!" Kirishima exclaimed. Now the room was filled with random questions.

"Does his belt have something to do with the change?" Tyusu asked aloud, with a finger on her chin. "Is he suddenly stronger now?" Sato questioned. "Who the hell made this stuff for him?" Shoji inquired. "Was it expensive?" Ochaco mused aloud. "White and blue? It doesn't look bad on him." Aoyama said, clearly more focused on his classmates' fashion sense.

"It has to do with his Quirk." All of Class 1-A and All Might turned to Banjo, who seemed rather calm about what was going on. "Care to elaborate?" Mineta asked with one eyebrow raised. Banjo let out an exasperated sigh.

"His Quirk allows him to use the essence of both living and non-living things. He's able to do it with these." He then held up the Lock fullbottle, to show it off as an example to the class. "His belt allows him to use the bottles to their full potential. He can swap any of them out to create different forms."

"And what about you?" Sero asked, as he noticed the belt that Banjo was wearing was essentially the same to Sento's belt. Banjo was about to speak, when all of a sudden Kirishima spoke up. "He can only use the essence of a Dragon! I remember him explaining him to me." He said with a toothy grin. "What he said." Banjo replied.

"Since you know him best," Mina began to say, "who do think is most likely to win?" Banjo let out a soft chuckle. "Honestly Mina, there's no way Sento can lose. Bakugo was outmatched the second he stepped into the ring with my boy." Now the class went back to watching the screens with a new enthusiasm to see what else could happen…While All Might watched with a new interest in the boy.

(X)

"Poke!" Sento said as he once again poked Bakugo with his new spikey knuckle attachment. "STOP POKING ME, SHIT FOR BRAINS!" The blond yelled aloud. However, his yelling fell on deaf ears. "Poke!" Sento said one more time as he poked Bakugo in the ass. Bakugo had enough as he let off another explosion.

Sento saw this coming as he jumped out of the way. "You know, I now about a villain that has a Quirk similar to yours." He began to say. Bakugo raised an eyebrow. "Are you still acting like you're an actually villain? Just drop it already!" Unbeknownst to Bakugo, he already fell into Sento's trap. Sento had a slight smirk underneath his mask.

"Yeah, just around an hour ago, he had a similar plan to ours. However he was stopped by a hero. What was his name again? Oh yes, Izuku Midoriya!" Bakugo stopped in his tracks upon hearing Izukus' name. "Yeah, the villain, you see, he let his emotions get the better of him. He made the battle very personal. So much so, that he didn't even collaborated with his partner, even when he need his help the most."

Bakugo's brow furrowed even more, all while inching closer. Still going according to plan. "Yeah, most of the other criminals I roll with really don't like him. He really treats everyone like trash. Honestly, it's still a wonder that he still has people that are somewhat able to tolerate him." Bakugo was on the verge of exploding both figuratively and physical. Now it was time for the cherry on top.

"Man, that Izuku Midoriya, now he is a true hero."

"SHUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH!" Bakugo shouted at the top of his lungs as he charged towards Sento. He launched a small explosion in Sento's face. It wasn't enough to hurt him, but it was enough to disorient him. He then land a barrage of punches to Sento's gut. He then landed a hit to Sento's helmet. He didn't care that the punch hurt his hand. He was too angry to care. He landed a giant explosion to Sento's center, causing him to go flying towards the ceiling. He crashed through the ceiling, landed him in the fourth floor. Bakugo fired off a couple of explosions to propel him up to where his opponent was.

(X)

With Tenya still wrapped up in capture tape, Momo stand guard at the entrance of the room where the bomb was held up. "So…your plan was to guard the bomb and take care of me, while your partner took care of my teammate?" Momo relaxed for a second. "Yeah, we came to conclusion that Bakugo was too unstable to for me to face off against. We figured that it was best for me to face off against you."

"What do you mean?" Tenya questioned. "Sento had deduced that a blind speedster can't really do any good, and I can create anything so…" Momo explained. Tenya ended her sentence. "So you created the flashbangs to throw me off. And I assume that the tripwire I tripped on the third floor was some kind of alarm system to let you know I was heading your way. Clearly you and Sento are better at battle training than me." He said that last part real downtrodden. "You really don't have to be so hard on yourself. You were the M.V.P. of your first round, so you have that." Momo said in a way to try to lift his spirits. It did help a little bit. "Thank you." He said with a slight smile. She offered him a smile back.

"How do you think those two are holding up?" Tenya asked. Momo was about to speak, when all of a sudden, something crashed through the floor. "Ow." Sento managed to mutter aloud. Momo quickly rushed to his side. "Are you o-…What happened to your costume?" She asked, as she helped propped up. "Least of our worries. Plan worked a little too well, Bakugo's way angrier than I expected." Sento quickly clarified. Momo raised an eyebrow. "How angry are we talking about?"

"I'LL TEAR YOUR GODDAMN HEAD OFF!" Bakugo screeched at the top of his lungs. "That angry." Sento replied. "Ah, teammate! You've finally arrived! Help untie me so we can claim victory together." Tenya exclaimed. Yet his pleading didn't seem to budge Bakugo. "You could get the M.V.P. spot, if you help your teammate out." That sudden explanation caused Bakugo to turn to his teammate and began to help him out. "He's mine. No ifs, ands, or buts." Bakugo said.

Momo began to create a staff and a shield, while Sento pulled out two fullbottles. "Now you fools will face the combined might of the Demolition Master and the Destruction Empress! You have no chance!" Sento exclaimed as he inserted the fullbottles into the belt.

GORILLA! DIAMOND!

BEST MATCH!

"Wait…A best match?" Sento stopped in his tracks upon hearing his belts' announcement, causing everyone in the room to look at him. Bakugo was still clearly annoyed by the situation. "Why the fuck should we care about what your belt sa-" However, he was cut off by Sento's excitement. "YEEEESSSS!" He then turned the handle. The runners began to appear out of the belt. Bakugo saw a chance, as he tried to charge at him. He let off an explosion, however, Sento didn't seemed fazed as the runners blocked the attack, much to Bakugo's disappointment.

ARE YOU READY?

"Build up." Sento said as the runners closed around him.

THE DAZZILING DESTROYER!

GORILLAMOND!

YEAHHH!

Sento's costume had changed once more. The parts that were blue were now a cyan color, with a giant diamond sticking out of his left shoulder. The parts that were red were now brown, and Sento's right arm had a new attachment that made his fist around the size of All Might's fist. The tank and hedgehog visor were replaced with a shining diamond and a flexing gorilla. As everyone in the room stood in awe at occurred, Sento uttered a sort of call to arms. "Now then, shall we begin the experiment?" And with that, the two teams charged at each other.

Momo elected to go after Tenya. With staff and shield in hand, she obviously had the advantage in both distance and defense, but Tenya had the speed advantage, so she had to be on guard. Tenya tried to perform an axe kick on her, however she saw the attack coming, so she blocked it with her shield. Momo swept out Tenya's free leg, causing him to fall flat on his back. Tenya quickly recovered as he got on feet and started to run…towards Sento.

"Kiryu!" Momo called out to get Sento's attention. It was successful as he turned around to see Tenya charging towards him. Tenya went in for a flying kick, but Sento lifted up his left arm, as a light barrier came out to block the attack. Tenya was shocked by the sudden defense as Sento took the opportunity to punch Tenya with his new glove. The punch sent Tenya flying across the room.

Sento had the sudden urge to duck, which he abided by. He was grateful that he trusted his gut as he dodged a punch from Bakugo. He then felt someone leap off his back as he caught a glimpse of Momo jumping in to the fight. Momo used her staff to swat Bakugo in the face. "OW! BITCH!" Bakugo yelled as he let off an explosion in her face. As the smoked cleared, Bakugo and Momo were shocked to see a light barrier in between the two of them. "Oh, you kiss your mother with that mouth?" Bakugo looked to the source of the voice, only to be met with a punch coming from Sento.

With Bakugo stunned, Momo took the opportunity to use her staff to sweep out Bakugo's legs, causing him to be in the air for a second. Sento then used his muscle glove to punch Bakugo straight through the floor. Both Momo and Sento were stunned by what he just did. "Um…I'm gonna…head down there…make sure he's not dead." Sento managed to mutter out. "You're not going there down alone; you have no idea what he'll do to you." Momo objected. Sento shrugged his shoulders. "I can handle what-"

Sento then felt a hand on his arm. "You're my teammate. I'm letting you face him alone." Momo stated with a hint of concern in her voice. Sento then looked at her hand on his arm, then to her. "I…Okay." He said with a slight smile and blush under his helmet. Before the two were about to jump down the hole, Sento had a sudden thought. "We should probably tie up Iida before we…" Momo suddenly realized what he was talking about. "Oh yeah! Just one second!" She said as she rushed over to their knocked-out opponent.

As Momo wrapped up Tenya in capture tape once more, Sento placed the Rabbit and Tank fullbottles into his belt again. Once she was done, she rushed to Sento's side and the two jumped down the hole.

RABBITTANK!

YEAHHH!

Once they landed, they saw Bakugo still standing and still pissed off. "You two just don't give up, don't ya?" He said with a slight strain in his voice. Sento slightly chuckled. "Yeah. Especially when I got it." Both Momo and Bakugo raised an eyebrow. "Got what?" Momo asked. "Simple, really." Sento said as he ran his hand up the tank visors' turret.

"I've got the winning formula."

He then began to turn the lever on his belt once again.

READY, GO!

The belt's announcer yelled out. "Um…Could you excuse me for just one second?" Sento asked Bakugo. Without warning Sento began to run…from Bakugo. Bakugo saw this a sign that he wasn't worthy to fight Sento. "YOU DON'T GET TO RUN FROM ME!" He yelled out as he held out his one remaining gauntlet, about ready to pull the pin. Momo wasn't about ready to have another incident like with Midoriya once again. She then created multiple Russian nesting dolls/flashbang combos and threw them at Bakugo.

All at once, they went off in his face, causing him to drop his gauntlet. He screamed out in pain, while Sento kept running. He then jumped into the air and dived straight through the floor. Bakugo was suddenly wrapped up in what looked like a giant white dotted line. The ceiling gave out as what was soon was shown to be a giant white energy chart. Sento then rose up on a giant pillar, rise up to where the dotted line began.

VORTEX FINISH!

He jumped off the pillar and began to ride along the line with his right foot forward. He picked up speed as he slid down the slope. Bakugo regained his eyesight…just as Sento was about to make contact with his face. As the foot made contact, Bakugo could feel the tank tread on the foot start to actual roll. After a few seconds, Bakugo was launched backwards from the force of the kick, going through at least 5 walls before finally stopping.

Sento came to a skidding halt, breathing heavily. He stood up looking at the giant holes that he just created. He tilt his head slightly, clearly having a mixture of confusion and impressed. "Huh. That…I did not expect to happen." Momo looked at him with surprise. "Is he…you know?" Sento just shook his head. "No. There's a 95% chance he's alive…or 85%...or 7- you know what, I'm gonna check on him." Quickly, Sento rushed through the holes.

Coming up to Bakugo, Sento saw that he had a look of disbelief on his face. "Uh…Are you okay?" A high-pitched squeal that must have been an F7 note was all that came out of Bakugo's mouth. "I'll take that as a yes." Sento said as he propped up Bakugo and wrapped him up in capture tape.

"Team C wins!" Hearing that Bakugo's head fell in shame.

(X)

Walking back in the viewing room, Sento and Momo were showered with praise from their classmates. It honestly felt weird for Sento. Nobody besides his surrogate family, Banjo, and Sawa praised him like this. His 'peers' at Aldera never really noticed him, so to say that he felt weird out was an understatement.

"Now then," All Might started to say, "does anybody want to take a shot at who wins the M.V.P. spot?" Everyone tried to talk at once, before Sento started to talk. "I think we all know who deserves to be M.V.P….Yaoyorozu." Everyone turned to him in shock, including Momo. "Yes, actually. Care to explain?" All Might asked.

"See, Bakugo and I went a little too far for the training exercise. We treated it like an actual battle between heroes and villains. Tenya already earned the M.V.P. spot the last time that he was in battle. That just leaves Yaoyorozu. And it was because she not only showed care for the objective, but also her teammate when they were in need of help."

"Exactly! Well pointed out Young Kiryu!" All Might had declared. Sento felt a bit of pride having some type of approval from the Number One Hero in all of Japan. So much so that he failed to notice the blush from Momo. Or the seething anger coming from Bakugo. "I just want to tell everyone that preformed really well today! I can just see the potential that just beams out of all of you! Now, go change clothes and head on back to class! I look forward to see all next time!" And with that, All Might ducked out to a door that said, 'teachers only', leaving the class to head back to the locker rooms by themselves.

(X)

As Izuku opened his eyes, he was met with by the sight of a white ceiling. This wasn't the training building. He looked towards the clock to see that it was in the late afternoon. "Rise and shine sonny." He turned to see that he was with Recovery Girl sitting in her chair. "Um…What happened?" Izuku asked.

"You passed out from exhaustion. You body really took quite the beating today, now didn't you? I expect to see you tomorrow for further checkups." Recovery Girl quickly explained. Izuku got up slowly and began to exit the room, when all of a sudden, Recovery Girl made a weird statement. "I hope that I don't have to see you like that again, do you understand?"

As he made his way to his homeroom, Izuku was worried that Mr. Aizawa was going to try to choke him with his scarf for missing his afternoon classes. However, when he entered the classroom, he was meet with something that he never received before…praise. "Dude, you killed it in there! I don't know what you were saying during the match, you were sure fired up!" Kirishima said with a toothy grin.

"Yeah! I was impressed to see that you were able to go toe to toe with Bakugo!" Sero joined in. "You did such a good job dodging!" Mina said with a very concern amount of energy in her voice. "You guys were so good in your match, so the rest of us had to give it our all as well!" Sato said as he pumped his fist. Aoyama tried to speak up, but he was cut off by Mina once again stating that he did a good job dodging.

"H-Huh?" Izuku said as he was kind of embarrassed by the situation. He then felt an arm wrap around him. He looked to see that it was Banjo. "You did really great! Although your fighting style is… well it's non-existent. So, if you need any combat training, then Ryuga Banjo's your guy!" Izuku was too overwhelmed to even reply. Everyone started to introduce themselves to Izuku to make him feel more welcome.

He overheard some type of commotion between Iida and Tokoyami about a desk or something like that. He then saw Kaminari, Ochaco, and Sento walk in the room with stacks of books in their hands. Sento and Ochaco quickly rushed over to see Izuku awake and well. "How are you holding up? Did Recovery Girl heal up your wounds?" Ochaco asked as she ran up to his side. "Yeah, your Quirk did a real number on your body! How are you holding up after something like that?" Sento asked.

"Oh, uh, I'm good! I passed due to exhaustion, and…" Izuku stopped himself short as he saw that Bakugo's desk was empty. "Um…Where's Kacchan?" Everyone got an uncomfortable look on their face. "Um, we all tried to stop him, be went home without saying a word." Ochaco stated. Izuku's eyes widened. "I have to find him before it's too late!" He stated as he was about run out the door.

"Why are evening asking? Do you even remember what he did to you in that battle?" Banjo started to say. "He treated you like a chew toy! Why are you going to his side?" Izuku stopped as he tried to find an explanation. "…It's complicated." Was all he could muster as he ran out the door.

He made it to the front gates when he finally spotted Bakugo. "Kacchan! Wait up!" He yelled out to him. Bakugo stopped to turn around to face him. Izuku was shocked to see Bakugo looking more beat up than he remembered before he passed out. "What do you want Deku?" He asked with hate in his voice. Seeing his face, Izuku knew he had to tell the truth.

"I wasn't hiding my Quirk from you. It was given to me by someone else. Recently. But I can't tell you who I got if from. I know, it's like something out of a comic book, only this time it's real. The thing is, I don't really have control over this power yet. I haven't figured out how to make ito my own, but I'm trying. That's why I didn't use it against you in the exercise. But it was the only way I had a chance at winning. I've still got a lot to learn, I know that. But you'll see, I'll work until I have control over this borrowed Quirk. And I'll finally beat you with my own power!"

Izuku hoped that would help to explain things to Bakugo. It didn't seem to work as he started to shake with anger. "How dumb do you think I am? Borrowed power? Don't talk to me like I'm an idiot!" He barked out, startling Izuku. "Do you know what happened to me today? Do you?! I lost…Twice!" Hearing that he lost once again, Izuku's eyes widened. "I was made a fool in front of everyone! Now they think I'm a weakling like you!" Izuku noticed that Bakugo started to have tears in his eyes.

"Enjoy your victory Deku! Because you won't get another! I'm just getting started! Got that? I'm gonna be the number one hero, there's no one that's going to stand in my fucking way! Not you, not that ice guy or even that fucking kid with that stupid belt! No one!" Izuku was shocked to hear what he assumed to be Sento was the one to beat him for the second time. "You'll never beat me again you bastard. Don't even try." Bakugo as he turned around to leave.

"There you are! I found you Bakugo!" All Might declared as he came out of nowhere. He then put his hands on Bakugo's shoulders. "Listen well my boy. Pride is a valuable asset to have, but there's plenty more that you need-" "Let go of me All Might. Right now." Bakugo demanded, surprising both Izuku and All Might. "I'm gonna be more famous than you, so back off." All Might took his hands off him and let him leave.

After All Might was sure Bakugo, he turned to face Izuku. "I know that you had good intentions in mind, but we need to be careful with who we reveal our secrets to." Apparently, All Might had heard the entire conversation. "Now then, you better change out of…what's left of your uniform, then head home." With that, Izuku turned to head back to the school, when all of a sudden, All Might called to him once again. "Young Midoriya…You made me proud today!" He said with his signature smile and a thumbs up, before departing to who knows where.

(X)

"What do you think that all about?" Banjo asked Sento. They watched the entire ordeal between Izuku and Bakugo from the second story window. "Who knows? But it seems like what appeared to be childhood friends just turned into an intense rivalry." Sento mused aloud. Banjo just scoffed. "'Friends' is a loose term. I just can't see why anybody would stand to be near that asshole."

"I know. But like Midoriya said, it's complicated. We don't know the whole story. Maybe something tragic happened to make him that way." Sento tried to explain. Banjo thought about for a second. "Maybe. But still." The two continued to walk in silence, until they heard someone calling out to Sento. "Kiryu! A moment of your time?" Both of them turned around to see Yaoyorozu approaching them. "Go on ahead, I'll catch up with you soon." Sento pleaded to his friend. With a slight smirk and a thumbs up, Banjo departed.

"Um, s-sure! W-What's up?" Sento asked, trying to sound cool. "I just wanted to thank you for your help today during the exercise." Momo explained. "Oh, that? I-It was nothing." Sento said, trying to act like it was no big deal. "No it wasn't, it made quite the difference actually." Momo was quick to point. "I got to admit, the idea of the flashbangs inside the nesting dolls was quite ingenious."

"Well, you place something so threating inside something less threating, your opponents tend to get thrown balance." Sento clarified the decision behind that combination. Momo listened, clearly impressed by his reasoning. "Not a bad explanation. Perhaps I should try to come up ideas for more combinations I could create in the future." Then a faint blush appeared on her face. "I guess I should also thank you for giving me the M.V.P. spot as well."

"Oh…I felt bad leaving you by yourself guarding the bomb…Plus, you deserved it." Sento said with his own blush. Both didn't know how to respond, so there was a lingering silence between the two. "I-I guess I'll see you tomorrow." Momo finally spoke up. "Oh! Y-Yeah! I'll be there!" Sento quickly blurted out. Momo went about her way, not before waving him goodbye. Sento waved back until she left his sight.

He then slid down the wall that he was up against. "I'll be there? Of course I'll be there! It's school! I can't miss it!" Sento as he sat against the wall. "Why did you have such a hard time talking to her? She's just one of your peers! Why would you-" That's when it finally hit him. The explanation as to why he was acting that way. He threw his hands over his face in embarrassment as he blurted out the reason.

"I have a crush on Momo Yaoyorozu."

…

"I knew it." Sento uncovered his face to see Banjo giving the biggest shit eating grin he could give. "…How long have you been there?" Sento asked. Banjo still held up his smile. "Long enough to hear you say that last part." He then sat besides him. "Now, then…I think you and I both know what this means." Sento raised an eyebrow at what Banjo was saying, until it finally hit him. "No." Sento began to protest, but Banjo was still going at it.

"Since you have no game whatsoever-"

"No."

"And I happen to be an expert with the ladies-"

"No!"

"I would officially like to welcome you to-"

"NO!"

"Picking up women 101 with your teacher, Ryuga Banjo!" Banjo exclaimed with joy as he wrapped his arm around Sento while he just stared in disbelief. "What do you say? Do I have the job or what?" Sento remained silent. "Silent, huh? Well I understand that this may be a scary new world for you to comprehend, but fear not! With me by your side, you have nothing to worry about!" Sento just silently scoffed.

"Is there any way this day could get any worse?"

(X)

"Do you understand your mission?" The screen asked.

"…Yes." The pale man with hands wrapped all around his body responded.

"Will you be successful in your mission?" The screen asked once again.

"…Yes." The man responded.

"Kurogiri." The mist of purple smoke turned his attention to the screen. "Get in contact with Giran. Tell him that we need more people for our cause."

"At once my master." Kurogiri responded. The screen began to chuckle. "Excellent. Soon the goal we established so long ago will finally be achieved." Tomura Shigaraki grinned in excitement as he knew what his master was about to say.

"Soon…The Symbol of Peace shall die."

Wow! For the first time, I actually got a chapter out on the time frame that I originally wanted! How about that? I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy, and that your not going crazy being cooped up.

On the next chapter of Hero of Love & Peace! It's election time at U.A.! What's up with the press outside of U.A.? And The League of Villains meet with a shadowy organization and its leader! Wait...What do mean leaders?