Searing hot flames shot from Mitsuji's hands but because of his exoskeleton, Daichi didn't feel a thing. Nozomi charged at him and was about to throw a punch when Daichi countered her. Being a mantis shrimp, his punch was far faster and far stronger to the point that cracks formed in Nozomi's armor and that she was blown away.
"Kido!", Mitsuji shouted.
It was a bad situation. While Daichi was in that form, his defense and offense were top-notch. Mitsuji thought. There was no such thing as a perfect Quirk. After all, Quirks are like muscles. It has drawbacks when overused.
But what could it be?, Mitsuji asked in his head.
The huge mantis shrimp went towards Mitsuji's direction.
1…2…
"Stay away!", he shouted as he released electricity everywhere.
Daichi was clearly damaged but it wasn't enough to halt his advance. Nozommi jumped in front and punch his face. She released a barrage of punches but Daichi blew her away with a single punch.
Mitsuji ran to where Nozomi landed. He saw that her concrete armor was peeling away.
"Are you okay?", he asked.
"Barely. He packs quite a punch", she replied as she reabsorbed the concrete in order to repair her armor.
Mitsuji looked at Daichi and saw that he transformed to another insect. It was a black scorpion with large pincers and had a large stinger. Its exoskeleton looked really hard.
"Oh great. A scorpion", Nozomi groaned.
Daichi clicked his pincers as he crawled towards them. He wasn't very fast but Nozomi and Mitsuji couldn't abandon the place because they have to protect their flag.
1…2…
Mitsuji shot fire from his hands but Daichi wasn't fazed. He just crawled on. Nozomi charged at him landed punches. But as usual, her punches were nothing against the strong exoskeleton.
"Kido! Move!", Mitsuji shouted and shot even hotter flames.
Nozomi moved away from the scorpion and when it got hit, it backed off.
"It's working! Keep it up Saiga!", Nozomi cheered.
The sad fact was that Mitsuji couldn't keep it up. All Quirks have limits. If he overuses his flames, he'll overheat and possibly burn himself. He couldn't risk that. Also, if he uses any if his elements, it costs energy.
Mitsuji stopped firing and panted. He felt his hands heating up.
"Saiga!"
Daichi transformed into a dragonfly and flew close to Mitsuji. He shifted his form into a mantis shrimp and landed a quick punch. Mitsuji was blown away. Pain spread across his body and he could barely move his body.
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Meanwhile, Drake and Kokoro were guarding their flag.
"Let's make sure we guard this properly okay?", Kokoro asked.
"Yeah. Sure hope Purorakodo and Kiri will do their job well. And it'd be even better if no one goes after us", Drake replied.
"Sorry to disappoint you then", a voice said.
It belonged to a girl with short bright red hair with two small horns. Her eyes were also red and she was pretty tall. Beside her was a boy with orange hair and amber eyes. He had several types of earring while his skin was slightly tanned.
"Heya 1-A peeps! I'm Akabayashi Kemoch!", she introduced.
"While I am Sunajiki Rantaro", the boy also introduced himself.
"Hello. I am Kokoro Nanami"
"Why did you introduce yourself?', Drake asked.
"Why? It's polite to introduce yourself", she answered.
"Fine. I'm Drake Smith", Drake introduced himself.
"Now that's out of the way. Sorry. We're taking your flag", Akabayashi said.
Drake looked down and saw that sand was surrounding their feet.
"Kokoro! Jump!", Drake shouted and jumped high.
"Eh?"
It was too late. The sand around Kokoro's feet already solidified.
"Ehhh? I can't move my feet!", Kokoro shouted.
Tch. This is bad! They're focusing on me. I can't teleport!, Drake thought.
That was the drawback of his Quirk, Fourth Wall Break. No one has to look at him in order for him to teleport. Normally, he uses stun grenades and smokescreens but the UA Sports Festival does not allow any equipment for the students except for the Support Course.
Drake then felt strength coursing through his body. His senses sharpened and time seemed to slow down. He turned around and saw Kokoro singing. He charged at Sunajiki and landed a direct punch to his face.
Sand covered his legs but before it could harden, Drake kicked Sunakiji's stomach. The enhanced strength of his legs caused the sand boy to lose his concentration. However, that wasn't enough.
"This one's from my favorite videogame and anim. Better use it since I got this strength", Drake said and smiled.
"ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA!", he shouted as he unleashed a barrage of attacks at Sunakiji.
The sand boy passed out from the attacks.
"YOSHAA! Did it! See that Nanami?!", he paled when he saw what was going on.
"What's wrong?", Kokoro asked.
Drake pointed at the place where something important was supposed to be planted. When Kokoro saw it, she paled.
"Our flag!", Kokoro shouted.
Drake saw that the red haired girl was running away.
"Nanami! Close your eyes for a while", Drake instructed.
She closed her eyes. When she opened them, she saw that Drake was already behind Akabayashi.
"Hoh. Teleportation huh? Pretty handy", Akabayashi said.
Drake grabbed the flag but Akabayashi's grip was strong.
"Hey. Wouldn't you mind letting go?", he asked.
"Sorry. We need to win this", she replied.
"I see. Such a shame"
Drake attempted to kick but she blocked it.
"You won't stop chasing me until I give up the flag right?", she asked.
"What about it?"
"Then I accept your challenge. Better make it fun!"
Red mist enveloped her and her red eyes glowed. Her smile resembled a berserker's and she growled. Drake felt something he hasn't felt for a long time, intimidation.
"This is bad", Drake muttered.
Hey everyone! Sorry for not posting for a while and sorry for the short chapter. I rewatched Boku no Hero and reread some parts of the manga to replenish my creativity juice. Hope you enjoyed it.