Chapter 16
"Hey! Someone's trapped underneath!"
"Wouldn't that kill them?!"
"Will people die at this sports festival?!"
They were interrupted by a banging sound, coming from the fallen, frozen robot. A hole was then created with Kirishima popping out with an angry face.
"Like I'd die!" he shouted.
"Kirishima from Class 1-A was underneath!" Present Mic exclaimed, "That's crazy!"
"That jerk, Todoroki! He timed it on purpose so that it'd be right when it fell. If it hadn't been me, someone would've died!"
"That Class A…" Kirishima heard and seeing one of the students from Class B, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu, covered in steel, pop out from under the robot. "really does have jerks in it! If it hadn't been me, someone would've died!"
"Tetsutestsu from Class B was also underneath!" Present Mic exclaimed, "That's crazy!"
"Our quirks are pretty much the same?!" Kirishima cried while running up the robot, "I have a hard time standing out as it is!"
"Wait, you little- "Tetsutetsu said as he chased after him.
"Are those two related or something?" Adrian asked Denki.
"Not sure, but they are lucky…" Denki replied, "They can get through without being afraid of getting crushed."
"Anyway, lets work together for now to clear a path!" one of the participants said. They were interrupted when an explosion occurred. Looking for the source, they saw Katsuki flying towards one of the zero pointers.
"Bakugo?!" Denki exclaimed.
Like I'd let you get ahead of me! Katsuki thought to himself. Using his explosions, he propelled himself towards the robot and landed on top of it.
"Class 1-A's Bakugo!" Present Mic stated, "Since the bottom is blocked, he goes overhead! Clever!"
"You seem like you'd be the type to plow straight through," Sero said as he caught up with Tokoyami close behind him, "but you can go around when you need to, huh?"
"I'm going to hitch a ride!" Tokoyami stated, "Land!"
"Aye, aye!" Dark Shadow replied and did as he was told. Everyone cheered as those three made it over.
"As expected," Snipe said, "most of the group that has gone ahead is Class A."
"Class B and the other courses aren't bad, either!" Toshinori added, "It's just…"
[Play My Hero Academia Original Soundtrack-You Say Run!]
"…Class A doesn't spend a lot of time messing around." Aizawa stated as he watched his students mow through the robots, "Those who experienced firsthand that world above them through the incident at USJ…Those who had fear planted in their hearts…Those who dealt with it and pulled through…They all used that experience to drown out their hesitation."
I can't use One for All until a certain point in the tournament. Izuku thought to himself as he ran towards a robot. Luckily, I have my Stand!
"AGILE EMERALD!" Izuku shouted as his Stand popped up and with one swift kick, destroyed the robot. Izuku grabbed a piece of it, just in case he would need it for later on in the race.
"HEY, TIN WOODSMEN!" Adrian shouted to three robots as they charged at him, "I'M SENDING YOU BACK TO OZ, IN PIECES!"
His Stand, Golden Knight, made short work of the robots, literally, cutting them down to size. Adrian then continued to run as quickly as possible. Haru, who had gotten over his shock thanks to Shinso, was right behind him. They stopped though when some of the zero pointers started to fall with a bang. Looking to the source, they saw Momo with a cannon next to her.
"Leave some for me, sis!" Jonasan called and leapt into action, "CRIMSON OMEGA!"
"ORA!" his Stand cried as it punched the closest zero pointer. It then fell onto the next one causing a domino effect.
"The path is clear!" said one of the students and everyone started to run past the downed robots.
"They defeated those zero pointers so easily." Haru said in shock.
"Well, Momo did get in through recommendation," Adrian commented, "and Jonasan has a powerful Stand and he was trained by the best."
"During the entrance exam," Snipe said, "they were there to be avoided. If you see them as things to be defeated, they're dumb hunks of metal. You'll start to see openings."
"The only ones I see taking this seriously are Izuku and his friends." Jolyne stated, "Even Mama's Boy isn't pulling his punches, proving by what he did to those zero pointers."
"I want Big Brother to win." Ichika said.
"Me too." Tatsuki added.
"Now kids." Josuke said, "I want him to win as well, but all we can do is cheer him on."
"Besides," Hope added, "I think the only one to give him a challenge will be the Yaoyorozu boy. He'll just mow through everyone else, especially Bakugo."
"Don't count on it." Jouji said getting everyone's attention. "Izuku made a vow to not use his Stand against people who had quirks if he acquired one himself later in life. Now that he has one, he will only use his Stand as a last resort in combat against them. That puts him at a huge disadvantage."
"Jouji has a point." Hanabi confirmed, "Izuku believes in a fair fight, even if the odds are against him. That doesn't mean he won't go down easily though."
Toshinori looked back towards the screen after Hanabi finished speaking. He remembered Izuku talking about that promise when he was during the battle trial against Bakugo.
Before I got one, I made a promise to my sensei.
If I got a quirk…that was a big 'if'…I would only use my Stand as a last resort.
He knew he was being careful about using One for All, but he didn't take into consideration that the promise he made would also come into play. It was no wonder he never backed down from a challenge. He was used to the odds being against him, proving that he wanted to reach new heights and become stronger. That just made Toshinori feel even happier about what he said to Izuku.
I want you to tell the world 'I am here!'
You took my words to heart, even though you didn't need to. Toshinori thought to himself with a smile on his face as he looked at the screen, which was focused on Izuku at the moment. You will go far, my successor…further than probably even I could achieve.
[End Track]
"Hey, hey! The first barrier's a piece of cake?" Present Mic exclaimed, "They what about the second?"
The students stopped at what looked like the edge of a cliff. Across was the path to go further with in the middle were columns of dirt connected with one rope each. The gaps looked to be about a hundred-foot drop.
"If you fall, you're out!" Present Mic screamed, "If you don't wanna fall, then crawl! It's 'The Fall!'"
"When did they build this stage?" Ochaco asked. She then saw Tsuyu walked past her and get into a leaping position. She then leapt a good distance before landing on all four on top of the rope.
"This is like a glorified tight rope." She said to herself and she was crawling on it.
"She's fast!" Mina commented at seeing Tsuyu effortlessly crawl across the rope. She and Ochaco then heard laughing and looked behind them to see a reasonably short girl (5'2") with quite a mature build. She had salmon shoulder-length pink hair, which was styled into thick dreadlocks and sideswept to her right. She was wearing the regular U.A. gym, but she also added some of her own gadgets onto it, including red and gold steampunk goggles, a utility belt to hold the various tools she carries around, oversized speed-assisting boots, and what could possibly be a jet pack strung over her shoulders.
Who's the Mega Man fan? Adrian thought.
"Glitter." She said with a smile, "Here it is! My chance to show off! It's time for my support items to be in the limelight! Look, all you support companies across the country! Wire arrows…and hover soles! Glitter!"
"You're from the support course?" Ochaco asked.
"What? Is it okay to bring items in?" Mina added.
If it wasn't, she wouldn't be wearing them. Haru thought, annoyed at what they asked.
"The hero course undergoes combat training regularly, right?" the pink haired girl asked, "In order to keep things fair, we are allowed to equip items and costumes, as long as we developed them ourselves! Or perhaps I should say…" she then shot one of her wires which imbedded itself into one of the cliffs and activated her hover soles. "for those of us in the support course, this is the place where we can show off our ideas and skills to companies!"
"That's cool!" Adrian commented, "Did you get some of your inspiration from Mega Man?"
"Are you kidding?!" the girls answered excitedly, "Those games are partially the core of my inspirations! I even played all of them, including the Star Force series!"
She then took off towards the cliff.
"Come, take a look, all you companies!" she shouted, "Especially the big ones! Look at my super cute babies!"
She then pulled herself up, the momentum causing her to leap high into the air and make it almost halfway across the course.
Wow, but a bit annoying. Ochaco thought to herself before also going towards the ropes. "I can't lose!"
"That's some misplaced equality!" Mina shouted as she ran towards the ropes as well. Adrian just stood there in shock.
"She played all of them." He said, "All of them. I haven't even made it past the Mega Man X Saga."
He then shook himself out of his stupor with a determined look with a smile on his face.
"That just shows I've got some catching up to do! And from her statement, the other games must be great! That makes even playing them the more important!"
Jumping, his Stand's shield arm appeared and landed on it. From a certain viewpoint, it looked like he was surfing on the ropes. Shinso and Haru watched the whole thing with interest.
"So…Thompson is a big video game fan?" Shinso asked Haru.
"Video games, movies, comics, television, you name it." Haru replied, "He's a walking encyclopedia when it comes to those things. You ask him about anything in those categories he'll give you an answer. It's quite helpful when him, Izuku and I go to the arcade and they have a pop quiz in one of those categories."
Haru then ran towards the ropes and started to walk on them with perfect balance.
"Nice…" Shinso said with a smile.
"A lot of different people are working hard for their chance, huh, Eraser Head?" Present Mic said to the annoyed bandaged pro hero, who wasn't too happy at almost all of the students stopping.
"What are you idiots stopping for?" he said in an angry tone.
Shoto was standing on one foot while coving the rope with ice, making it possible for him to skate across. Reaching the edge, he jumped off the rope and ran towards the stairs.
"And now, the leader of the pack is easily through first!" Present Mic stated. Hearing explosions, Shoto looked behind to see Katsuki catching up. He was using his explosions to fly across the obstacle course.
Looks like he's getting fired up. Shoto though to himself, A slow starter?
"DRAT IT!" Katsuki shouted at seeing Shoto still in front of him. He gave pursuit as quickly as possible. On the other side of the course, Tenya had just made it to the ropes.
"My older brother is probably also watching." He said to himself, "I can't let him see me act uncool!"
His method of getting across the ropes was the opposite of what he intended. He looked like a ballerina who was trying to not lose their balance.
"That's so uncool!" Present Mic commented.
"That guy in first place is way ahead!" someone in the crowd said.
"His quirk is really strong, but his natural and athletic ability and judgement are also a cut above everyone else's."
"Of course it is. That's the Flame Hero, Endeavor's son."
"No wonder! The blood of the guy second only to All Might, huh?"
"They'll be fighting over who gets him as a sidekick!"
"Have you ever met Endeavor, Mrs. Kujo?" Snipe asked.
"Yes, the whole family has." Hanabi replied in a sad tone, "Their family though is what you might call…divided."
"Divided how?" Thirteen asked.
"Let's leave it at that." Jolyne replied in a commanding tone, "You want to know, ask Endeavor yourselves."
(Waiting Room)
Endeavor's boy, huh? Katsumi thought to himself, No wonder he's so good. He's the son of the No. 2 pro hero. Sadly, he doesn't hold a candle to Midoriya. He'll still lose.
"The lead pack is a step ahead," Present Mic shouted, "but, below them, everyone is clumped together! They haven't announced how many people will make it through, so you can't relax! Push forward!"
That's exactly what Izuku had in mind. Coming to the edge he saw that he needed to do some serious catching up. Hearing footsteps, he saw Jonasan come up next to him. Looking at each other, they both smiled and nodded their heads. Both of them got into a leaping position and activated the legs of their Stands, merging with their own. Both then jumped, leaving a small crater in the ground, across the whole obstacle course and landed a bit further away than they would have liked behind Shoto and Katsuki, but it was enough, and gave chase.
"WOW!" Present Mic screamed, "Both Midoriya and JoJo have made it across the Fall in just one leap! Unreal!"
"What did you expect from the students of Jotaro Kujo?" Aizawa asked in a matter of fact tone. That got him a surprised look from Present Mic. Even the whole stadium went quiet at hearing that declaration. Five seconds later…
"JOTARO KUJO?!" the whole stadium screamed.
"The Stand User of Star Platinum?!"
"No way!"
"I didn't know he had students!"
"How is that possible?!"
"How did you know?!" Present Mic asked Aizawa, who was smiling under the bandages.
"I learned the truth at USJ and let me tell you." Aizawa replied, "I was just as surprised."
"Looks like the secret is out." Hope said.
"It wasn't really a secret to begin with, Hope." Josuke replied, "It's just that no one paid attention."
"To think that one of our own students was trained by your husband, Mrs. Kujo." Snipe said, "It must have been a surprise."
"Well, I was surprised to hear that Jotaro had taken a student." Hanabi replied, "Jonasan didn't come until five years later, though."
"I must admit, I'm shocked." Thirteen said and turned to Toshinori, "Did you know about this All Might?"
"Yes, I knew." Toshinori answered, "I was surprised myself and a bit scared. Young Midoriya even modeled his costume after what Jotaro wore. I even almost mistook him for his teacher at that time."
Midoriya and Yaoyorozu are catching up fast! Shoto thought to himself, I have to reach the finish before they catch up!
He had to stop running though as he came to an open field. It was all dirt, but what caught his attention were the dark circles indicating that something was buried there. He then saw signs with bold letters and a skull face in front that read, DANGER MINES!
"And now, we've quickly arrived at the final barrier!" Present Mic stated, "The reality here is…that's it's a minefield! It's a set up so that you can tell where the mines are if you look carefully! So you have to exploit your eyes and legs! By the way, these landmines are for games, so they're not that powerful, but they're loud and flashy enough to make you wet your pants!"
"That depends on the person." Aizawa commented.
I see. Shoto thought to himself as he carefully walked through the field, This is an obstacle that puts those in the lead at a disadvantage. Trying to make it entertaining, huh?
Hearing the explosions and screams in the background, he could tell that some of the contestants were rushing and not being as careful. Being mindful of where he stepped, he sped up a bit, wanting to get to the finish as fast as possible before someone caught up. Sadly, someone caught up real fast. Hearing explosions but no screams, he turned to see Katsuki flying over the mines, rocketing towards him with a smile on his face.
"This doesn't affect me!" he shouted as he landed a bit in front of Shoto, "Dastard, don't declare war to the wrong person! Besides, from what I can tell, Deku already has his hands full with JoJo!"
"And now, we've got someone new in the lead!" Present Mic shouted with the crowd cheering, "Rejoice, mass media! It's the kind of development you guys love!"
Seeing that Katsuki had caught up with Shoto, everyone else decided to pick up the pace while also trying their best to avoid the mines. Meanwhile, Shoto and Katsuki were fighting each other while also avoiding the mines.
"Hey, hey, hey, the rest of the pack is also speeding up! However, even as they push and pull at each other, can the two at the top remain in the lead?"
[Play HeroA-My Hero Academia Original Soundtrack]
Izuku and Jonasan had made it to the minefield after some running. While Izuku stopped to see where he could move safely, Jonasan just pivoted his way through the minefield, passing everyone and slowly catching up to Katsuki and Shoto. Izuku, seeing no way around the field for himself, decided to do something reckless. Taking the robot piece off his back, he started to dig.
Everyone was most careful at the entrance, so that's were most of the mines will be. Izuku thought to himself, I can use them for a trick that will probably make a lot of people I know really mad at me for being so careless.
Meanwhile, Jonasan was slowly catching up to the brawling/running Katsuki and Shoto. It proved easy for him as he passed contestants and mines with ease. Reaching them, he hit them both in the face, to make room so that he could take the lead.
"Don't fight so much and the lead won't be taken from you!" he said to them as he kept running.
"JoJo has suddenly taken the lead!" Present Mic stated.
"OH, HECK NO!" Katsuki shouted and charged at Jonasan, who pivoted his blast hand. Shoto also gave chase and all three boys were having a three-way battle while trying to avoid the mines.
Back with Izuku, he had finished making a small pile of mines for his plan. Taking some of the wire that was still connected to the robot part, he wrapped it around his hand, placed it in front of him and jumped towards the pile.
"I'm probably gonna regret this!" he said to himself as he and his shield landed on the mines. It created an explosion that made Katsuki's look like a joke.
"There's a huge explosion at the back?! What's with that force?!" Present Mic shouted at seeing what just happened. All of the contestants turned to see what had happened, even Shoto, Katsuki and Jonasan. Everyone watched in shock as Izuku rocketed out of the smoke, riding the robot piece like a sleigh.
"Class A's Midoriya is in hot pursuit with that blast!" Present Mic stated, "Actually, he's taken the lead!"
"What?!" All Might said with shock at seeing Izuku fly past everyone like a rocket. He wasn't the only one who was shocked. Even the heores next to him, the Higashikatas and the Kujo's were shocked at what Izuku had pulled off.
"FLY, BIG BROTHER! FLY!" Ichika and Tatsuki shouted with smiles at seeing Izuku pull into the lead.
"That's dangerous." Jouji stated, "Clever, but dangerous."
"You can say that again." Jolyne commented.
"Talk about pulling a last-minute ditch to the finish." Josuke said.
"I actually like how he pulled it off." Hope replied, "Of course, he's probably going to get a face full of dirt."
"Please don't say that Hope." Hanabi requested while still looking surprised.
(Waiting Room)
Did…not see that coming. Katsumi thought to himself in shock as he saw Izuku fly past everyone else and towards first place. I honestly don't think it's his Stand I should be worried about, but that big brain of his.
Oh shoot! Izuku thought to himself as he rocketed towards the ground, I completely forgot about a landing strategy!
"Deku!" Katsuki shouted as he rocketed towards Izuku, "DON'T GET AHEAD OF ME!"
This'll give those in the back a path… Shoto thought to himself as he ran on a path of ice he created, but I don't have time to worry about what's behind me!
Izuku, you little sneak. Jonasan thought with a smile and gave chase with his Stand's legs merged with his.
"The three formally in the lead have stopped trying to slow each other down and are chasing Midoriya!" Present Mic shouted, "Now that they have a common enemy, they've stopped fighting! The fight's not over yet, though!"
"What are you saying?" Aizawa asked in an annoyed tone.
Oh no. Izuku thought as he fell down to earth, I'm losing speed…! That's not surprising. They'll overtake me in an instant! Even if I do land, I'll lose valuable time and it will be a four-way battle!
As he thought of that, Shoto, Katsuki and Jonasan started to pass him. Seeing the predicament he was in he, felt that no matter what he did he was still going to lose. All of his training, the preparation, would all has been for nothing.
J. Heroes never quit.
I. Jotaro Sensei.
J. When the going gets tougher, they get tougher.
I. That's right.
J. I had to do the same in multiple situation, and so will you someday.
I. That's right!
J. So always remember, Izuku. Never give up…no matter what situation you're in.
I. THAT'S RIGHT!
Izuku, with renewed strength, grabbed the robot part and prepared to slam it down.
I DIDN'T COME HERE TO LOSE! He screamed in his mind, I CAME HERE TO SHOW THE WORLD 'I AM HERE' AND TO KEEP A PROMISE! ALL MIGHT, JOTARO SENSEI, I WON'T LET YOU DOWN!
Seeing what he was looking for he slammed the part on the ground.
Time to make another obstacle!
A mine exploded, slowing, Katsuki, Shoto and Jonasan down, while propelling Izuku forward. After a few rolls, he activated his Stand's legs, merging with his own and ran towards the finish. Jonasan was close behind him while Shoto and Katsuki regained their bearings, giving chase.
"Midoriya swiftly blocks those behind him!" Present Mic shouted, "Would you believe it? He cleared the minefield in an instant! Eraser Head, your class is amazing! What're you teaching them?!"
"I didn't do anything." Aizawa replied, "They got each other fired up on their own."
[End Track]
"U.A. Sports Festival, First Year Stage!"
"Not listening?!"
"Who could've predicted the developments at the beginning or this conclusion? Right now, the first person back in the stadium is that man…Izuku Midoriya's made a huge splash with JoJo right behind him! The Students of Jotaro Kujo are the first to finish the race!"
The crowd was going wild as both students of Jotaro Kujo came to a stop in the middle of the arena.
(Midoriya Apartment)
"Izu, Izu…" Inko cried tears of joy at seeing her son get first place in the first event.
(Waiting Room)
I knew he'd win. Katsumi thought as he clapped, even though he was the only one in the room.
(Unknown Location)
"That brat is…" Tomaru said to himself as he watched Izuku win the event.
"Really something." The voice of a fully healed Savage Bengal said as he watched as well. "I can't wait till we mee again, Izuku. Defeating you will be even more delicious, Student of Jotaro Kujo."
Izuku took a few moments to catch his breath before looking around. He saw Jonasan give him a thumbs up with a smile and heard the crowd cheering. Looking towards the VIP booth, he saw Toshinori smiling while clapping at the same time. He also saw the Higashikatas as well as the Kujos cheering at his win. The revelation brought tears to his eyes.
I won. He thought to himself, until a hand on his shoulder pulled him out of his thoughts. Looking to the source, he saw a smiling Jonasan.
"You were awesome Izuku." He said, "Now's not the time for tears. Wipe those away. You'll need clear eyes for the next event."
"You're right." Izuku said, wiping away the tears with a smile on his face. "Thanks JoJo."
"Hey, what are friends for?"
This sports festival is a competition where they have to aim for the top, All Might thought to himself while looking at Izuku, even if it means defeating their friends and classmates. Modern heroes depend a lot on their popularity, so they need to have that desire to be above all the others. At your core, you are a hero who wants to help others. That is why I chose you, but I thought that was also your weakness. I was worrying over absolutely nothing! Sorry! You should stop trying to be such a crybaby, though.
"What do you think?" students from the business course conversed.
"First of all, Midoriya's stock will climb fast."
"However, he still has not shown his quirk yet, only bits of his Stand, so it's hard to predict what will happen."
"If you took on management of an agency, how would you market him? Opinions? What do you think?"
"His appearance is out."
"If he were particular about his abilities or aesthetics, we could highlight those parts. But not without the raw materials to work with…"
"SHUT UP! I CAN HEAR YOU ALL THE WAY FROM OVER HERE!" Jonasan shouted at the business course students, making them go quiet with fear.
"They're just doing what they do best, JoJo." Izuku said, trying to calm him down.
"Doesn't mean I have to like it." Jonasan replied in a calmer tone, "They're more annoying than the fan girls."
Izuku laughed at hearing that statement. Bakugo was at the other end of the course also finishing the race, catching his breath. He was shaking with both exhaustion and anger. He not only lost to Izuku, again, but got fourth place of all things. Second and third being taken by Jonasan and Shoto.
"Again…" he said to himself, "On top of that, I lost to JoJo as well as Half and Half. Drat…Drat it!"
While Shoto was catching his breath, he looked to where Izuku and Jonasan were. Seeing that they were calmly conversing, he decided to leave them alone for the time being. There were things he wanted to know about them. How they met Jotaro. How they got their Stands so powerful, but it would have to wait. The thing that he wanted to know the most though was…
What is Midoriya's connection to All Might?
"And now, they're finishing one after another!" Present Mic declared as the rest of the students came into the arena, "We'll make a list of the results later, but for now, good work!"
"Deku! You were amazing!" came the voice of Ochaco. Izuku and Jonasan turned to see her coming towards them, and she looked tired.
"Ochaco?" Izuku said.
"First place is amazing!" she commented, "That's so frustrating, dang it!"
"I-It was just.." whatever he was going to say next was interrupted by Jonasan's laughter.
"A girl…is complimenting you..and all…you can do…is shy away?" he said in between laughs, "THAT'S HILARIOUS!"
"It's not funny JoJo!" Izuku replied with a red face. Their little spout was stopped when Jonasan noticed a tired looking Momo come into the arena.
"This isn't how it was supposed to…" she said and stopped walking when she saw Jonasan standing right in front of her.
"Momo, what's wrong?" Jonasan asked with worry, hoping that his sister wasn't injured in anyway. He got his answer when he heard a voice come from Momo's back.
"I killed two birds with one stone!" Mineta said with glee while sticking to Momo's back, "I'm a genius!"
"You're the worst!" Momo said, turning to Mineta. She was about to say something else but stopped when she saw her brother walk past her and to where Mineta was perched. Mineta's happy moment was replaced with a feeling of dread as he realized who was standing right next to him. Jonasan, hearing about Mineta's…tendencies, stuck to the back of his sister, made his blood boil.
"What do you think you are doing, Mineta?" Jonasan asked in a dangerous tone. Everyone, close to the are the three students were at immediately backed off. They knew about Jonasan's habit at defending a lady's honor, as his goal to be the ultimate gentleman. They also knew that he had a temper with a moderately short fuse. It took a lot to get him angry, unless you press the right buttons. Which, in this case, would be the wrong ones. This grape boy was on the back of a lady, Jonasan's sister no less. Everybody knew that poor Mineta was playing with fire at that moment, and everybody knows that when you play with fire, you're liable to get burned. The next thing that the little grape boy said would be the ones he would regret saying in the future.
"Uhhhh…hitching a ride on your sister?" he answered with fear laced in his voice. At hearing the answer, all Jonasan saw was red. He pulled his left fist back and delivered a punch to Mineta's face so hard, that he flew halfway across the stadium. Izuku, who was with Adrian and Haru, looked to where Mineta had landed, face first in the ground.
"He was warned." Haru commented.
"Yeah, by Jonasan himself and he still had the guts to do it." Adrian added.
"Don't be to hard on him." Izuku stated, "He probably forgot in all of the excitement."
Unknown to anyone, a mysterious figure was watching from one of entries in the stadium. Seeing that the first event had finished he walked away with a cat following close behind.
"The first game of the first-year stage if finally over." Midnight declared, getting everyone's attention. "Now, take a look at the results!"
1st. Izuku Midoriya
2nd. Jonasan Jouichirou Yaoyorozu
3rd. Shoto Todoroki
4th. Katsuki Bakugo
5th. Ibara Shiozaki
6th. Juzo Honenuki
7th. Tenya Iida
8th. Fumikage Tokoyami
9th. Eijiro Kirishima
10th. Hanta Sero
11th. Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu
12th. Mashirao Ojiro
13th. Yosetsu Awase
14th. Tsuyu Asui
15th. Rikido Sato
16th. Mezo Shoji
17th. Ochaco Uraraka
18th. Momo Yaoyorozu
19th. Minoru Mineta
20th. Mina Ashido
21st. Koji Koda
22nd. Kyoka Jiro
23rd. Sen Kaibara
24th. Kosei Tsuburaba
25th. Denki Kaminari
26th. Kojiro Bondo
27th. Reiko Yanagi
28th. Hitoshi Shinso
29th. Adrian Thompson
30th. Haru Watanabe
The list went on for the rest of the 42 contestants that made it through.
"The top 42 have made it to the next round." Midnight stated, "It's unfortunate, but don't worry even if you didn't make it! We've prepared other chances for you to shine. The real competition begins next! The press calvary will be all over it! Give it your all!"
Cracking her whip, the roulette on top of the screen started to spin again.
"Now then, here is the second game. I already know what it is, but what could it be? What could it be? I just said it, and now here it is…"
The roulette stopped on words that read Calvary Battle.
"A calvary battle?" Denki said in shock, "I'm bad at those…"
"It's not an individual event," Tsuyu added, "so I wonder how it will work…"
"Let me explain." Midnight said, turning towards the screen. The roulette disappeared, replaced with a picture of Thirteen and Present Mic carrying All Might. "The participants can form teams of two to four people as they wish. It's basically the same as a regular calvary battle, but the one thing that's different is…based on the results of the last game, each person has been assigned a point value."
"A point-based system like the entrance exam, huh?" Rikido said, "That's easy to understand."
"In other words," Ochaco theorized, "each team is worth different points depending on who's on the team!"
"I see!" Mina agreed before their attention was grabbed by the crack of a whip and a very angry Midnight.
"You guys don't hold back even though I'm talking, huh?!" she shouted before calming down, "Yes, that's right! And the points assigned go up by five starting at the bottom! So 42nd place gets five points and 41st gets ten points!"
If my math is correct, Adrian thought to himself, because Izuku got first place…
…he'd get 210 points. Haru thought, adding up the numbers.
"And the point value assigned to first place is…ten million!"
Everyone was quiet at hearing that declaration.
"T-Ten million?!" he said in shock.
Ten million, huh? Shinso said with a smile.
In other words, the pinked haired gadget girl thought, if you take down the first-place players team…
…you can stand at the top, no matter what place you're in! Everyone thought at the same time, while looking at a shocked Izuku.
"That's right." Midnight confirmed their thoughts, "It's survival of the fittest, with a chance for those at the bottom to overthrow the top!"
Izuku could only think of one thing so say in his mind.
I was right to say I was gonna regret the plan I made during the race.
AN: Hey everyone. Sorry for the late update. Work has been a pain and with the Corona-virus problem, it's been even harder to focus on my stories. Thankfully, I don't have it and hope to not to in the future. I wish the same for all of you. Also, nene9131 has posted a new story, The Wild Call of A Golden Wind. I have read the four chapters she has posted and I already love it! Read it when any of you get the chance! Hope to update again soon! Sentinel Prime, out!