"Ready? Three, two, one... Go!" Present Mike announced.
I wasted no time in rushing forward. I ran in a sideways motion just to try to get used to dodging Aoyama's quirk.
He shot his laser, but I saw it in time and jumped over it. I could do this, it wasn't that fast, and I could see every time he shot it he had to do this really weird thrusting thing.
I continued to run around, dodging and jumping around his lasers. Aoyama seemed to be getting tired.
"Well, Eraser Head, why don't you think Robaato hasn't used his quirk yet?"
" I heard from Midnight he asked about if he was allowed to use his quick to swap people out of the playing field. I think he has decided against doing so. Personally, I think that makes him an idiot." Eraser Head replied.
Urgh, what was his problem with me? I wasn't going to fall for his words though, I would stick with my plan until the end.
Aoyama crouched over and seemed to look a bit sick. I took this as my chance to run towards him at full speed and jump into a flying kick that sent him flying backwards. He didn't get back up.
"And Aoyama is out of commision. The winner is Robaato!" Midnight announced to the crowd.
I put my hands on my knees and started panting. I had had to run a lot more than I thought I would. I walked over to Aoyama who was trying to get up and helped him.
"Merci, my friend," he told me.
"That was a good fight. Keep up the good work!" I told him.
We went back to our seats, and people told me congratulations on winning. I sat back down next to Kirishima, but by the time I was ready to start watching the match between Yaoyorozu and Tokoyami, I realized that it was already over. Tokoyami had won almost instantly by knocking Yaoyorozu out of bounds.
While I felt bad for Yaoyorozu, this meant that I had to fight Tokoyami next round. I wasn't sure about how strong he was, but I knew that he was in the upper ranks of our class. This fight wouldn't be as easy as before.
Kirishima said goodbye to me, and I wished him luck in his fight against Tetsutetsu. I wasn't really sure who would win this fight, but I believed in Kirishima.
A long time later, both Kirishima and Tetsutetsu were knocked out and lying on the ground. It was decided that they would have an arm wrestling match when they woke up to decide who would move on to the next round.
Now came the final match of the first round, Uraraka verses Bakugo. I wished them both luck as they left. They didn't respond.
I was rooting for Uraraka but had a feeling Bakugo was going to win. Uraraka's quirk relied on touch and using her surroundings. The area we had to fight at was bare, and Bakugo's quirk was extremely good at keeping people away from him. It would be a tough match for Uraraka.
Just as the match began, Uraraka rushed forwards. She was wasting no time in trying to touch Bakugo. She was blasted back by Bakugo, who was obviously showing no mercy. The smoke from Bakugo's explosion covered the field, so I didn't know what was happening. As the smoke cleared I saw Bakugo attack a floating jacket while Uraraka came up behind him. Just as she was about to touch him, he turned, blasting her away.
That was so badass, Uraraka! You can do this girl, keep it up.
Their fight continued for a couple more minutes, but Uraraka wasn't getting any closer to touching Bakugo. I was just about to look away when I noticed something. There were rocks floating up above the field. Uraraka was floating them.
A couple of seconds later, they all started to fall. It was a meteor shower! Uraraka had had an incredible plan all along. Just as Uraraka was about to touch Bakugo again, he blasted the entire shower away, as well as Uraraka with it.
I saw him clenching his arm, and it seemed like he hurt it.
Uraraka tried to get up and attack Bakugo again, but she had gone over her weight limit she had once mentioned to me. I think it was 2000lbs, which meant she must have gone over it by a lot. It was a miracle that she had been fighting this whole time.
"Uraraka is down. The winner is... Bakugo!" Midnight announced.
I felt so bad for Uraraka. She had tried her best, but the matchup was just too unfair in the end. There was nothing she could do.
As I watched her being taken away on a stretcher, I noticed Bakugo just standing there clutching his arm. He seemed to be in shock.
A couple of minutes, he was back up with us in the stands. As he arrived, people started asking him how he could attack such a 'frail girl'. I didn't think she was frail at all. If anything, she was as tough as rock.
Bakugo seemed to think the same way I did. I heard him mutter "What part of her was frail?" under his breath.
We had a short break after this to compose ourselves and get some food in our systems. I went to visit Uraraka and she told me she was okay, but it was obvious she wasn't. She wished me luck as I walked away. How was she such a ray of sunshine even after the cloudiest days?
I decided to just walk around to clear my thoughts. I was walking around the outside of the stadium when I was pulled to the side by somebody. I struggled for a minute, about to shout when the figure put their hand over my mouth and pushed me against a wall. I realized that this person was Bakugo.
"Be quiet, shitrag," he told me. He took his hand off his mouth and I said nothing.
I could hear two people talking, and could barely make out what they were saying.
"Is that Midoriya and Todoroki?" I whispered to Bakugo. He ignored me.
"My mom said my left side was unsightly as she poured bolting water onto my face." I heard Todoroki say. What!
Todoroki then went on to explain to Midoriya ( as well as Bakugo and me ) what his father had done to him as a child and why he didn't use his fire part of his quirk.
After a couple more minutes, I heard footsteps coming towards us from their direction.
"Bakugo, we've got to go!" I whispered.
"I know, shitrag," he said as he pulled me away from there quickly. There was a nearby bathroom that we quickly ducked into.
After waiting a couple of minutes in silence, we started to walk back towards the stands.
"What was that about?" I asked Bakugo.
"Hell if I know. All I know is half-and-half has got a fucked up life and father."
I had no idea that the number two hero was such a horrible person. I now understood why Todoroki had been so dead set on winning the tournament without using his fire powers.
We came back to the bleachers the rest of the way in complete silence. I sat down next to Uraraka who was back in the stands again and Bakugo sat down a few rows behind us.
"Look, Robaato! They're still going at it!" Uraraka exclaimed, pointing towards the stage where Kirishima and Tetsutetsu were having the most intense arm wrestling match I had ever seen. After literally breaking the pillar they were wresting on, Kirishima prevailed. I was happy for him, but it meant that he had to go up against Bakugo next. It would be a tough match for both of them.
After both Kirishima and Tetsutetsu left the arena and came up to where their respective classes were sitting, the next match was announced.
It was Midoriya and Todoroki going against each other. I glanced at Bakugo and he looked back at me in silence.
After being in school for a few months now, I still had no clue what Midoriya's quirk was. I knew that it was some sort of strength enhancement, but it gave him such horrible backlash like he had just learnt his quirk.
Both Todoroki and Midoriya got ready to start their battle. A few seconds later, Midnight announced the battle had begun.
"Make him use it, Midoriya." I thought to myself. "Make him use the flames."