" And after this incredible first semi-final, we will soon know the name of the person who will face Nazarick-san in the final! Bakugo or Lucy? "

Having patiently waited for this match, the students of class A remained silent. Being among them, Midoriya couldn't help but swallow.

" Kacchan and Luffy-san ... "

"If I remember correctly, Luffy's opponent is the one who keeps thinking he's invincible." Franky remarked.

"Unfortunately, being arrogant doesn't always make it possible to be the best." Jinbei retorted.

Running up to them, Usopp had his face turned towards the field.

" I'm not late ? "

"Are you letting go of your teenage body again?" Sanji wondered, seeing him with his usual face.

" Huh ? I ... "

" USOPP ! "

Pinching his nose, Nami stilled him while putting on a terrifying face.

"Are you going to make me believe again that you don't know how you got to be younger?"

"I…I swear I don't know." Usopp swore, feeling her stretch her nose, like Luffy's cheek.

Growling, Nami plopped him into a seat, before assuring him.

"We'll talk about it after this tournament! And believe me, I'll get you talking."

It was therefore trembling that the boy looked back at the field, while Luffy was already on the arena, while greeting the public. being as serene as Galadriel, nothing in his behavior could betray the fact that he didn't think he could lose in any way.

But as he continued to gesture with his arms, the audience noticed the absence of his opponent.

" Huh…looks like Bakugo is taking a while to come. " Present Mic remarked.

Walking down the hallway leading to the arena, Bakugo put on a stoic face, which eventually betrayed his annoyance, as he spotted a person waiting for him.

"You haven't given up?" Galadriel questioned him, with a mocking smile.

Stopping, Bakugo growled, while retorting.

"Just because you won against Canada-Man doesn't mean you have to think you're invincible."

"I didn't say that! It's just that since Usopp managed to defeat you, you..."

"I didn't lose." Bakugo roared. "That guy...if I had been given two extra seconds to get up...I could have beaten him."

Nevertheless, seeing his hands shaking, while fatigue was felt in Bakugo, Galadriel declared.

"You better not behave like a savage! Ida and Tokoyami tried to attack Mugiwara first...but it was useless."

Then, rummaging in her pockets, she took out a triangular pellet that Bakugo caught in his hand.

" Huh ? "

"This will make your fatigue disappear."

"Drugs?" Bakugo wondered, frowning.

"Not at all." Galadriel retorted. "It won't increase your strength or stamina, or decrease the effects of pain in your match! You can just use your Quirk, like you didn't fight today! If we were in a game video, consider this pellet to restore your mana."

Looking at the medicine, Bakugo groaned in rage, before exploding it inside his palm. Standing still, Galadriel then saw him pass her, while declaring.

"I don't need your help! Just get to me in the final."

However, as the boy left, Galadriel pouted, as she looked at her cell phone, as she had just made a bet. For Bakugo's match against Lucy, the odds were 50 if Bakugo won.

"I bet 20,000 yen on a Bakugo win." Galadriel remarked. "Geez, I'm going to end up broke before the end of the day."

Eventually, Bakugo made his appearance, as the audience grew impatient. Nevertheless, not having forgotten what had happened during his last fight, several people retorted.

"Why is he the one in the semi-finals?"

"Yeah! We wanted to see Usopp take on Lucy."

"Against him, Lucy is bound to win."

However, initially appearing calm, Bakugo roared in rage, before slamming his fists into the ground and creating a huge explosion. Seeing him, silence reigned in the stands and, coming out of the smoke, Bakugo resumed walking towards Luffy, who was waiting for him.

"Bomb-guy." Luffy said, smiling at him confidently.

"Mugiwara." Bakugo growled.

Feeling an intense aura coming from the field, Midoriya couldn't help but be impressed by Bakugo, who remained perfectly calm in front of his opponent. Still, Luffy was the guy who defeated Nomu while fighting alongside All Might. He was also the only one who managed to fight evenly against Galadriel and having had no al to outshine the others.

It only took one hit for him to defeat Ida and Tokoyami and yet, Midoriya knew that Bakugo would have had a hard time defeating Dark Shadow in his titanic form.

"Bakugo doesn't stand a chance." Kaminari asserted.

''Bakugo is dead. I mean he's already a monster, but this guy is the devil himself.'' added Mineta.

'' Kero! Bakugo isn't weak.'' said Tsuyu. "With the right strategy, he might be able to knock Mugiwara off the pitch with his explosions."

"Honestly, after seeing Mugiwara pulverize Tokoyamai's shadow, I don't see what Bakugo could do. '' Sero retorted.

"Besides, Bakugo isn't the type to eject others to eliminate them." Jiro remarked. "He will definitely want to fight Mugiwara, until he falls to the ground and can't get up again."

Knowing that she was absolutely right, Deku remained silent and just watched the fight that was about to begin.

For his part, being equally silent, Aizawa wondered what effect this match might have on Bakugo's behavior. Just by looking at his face, Aizawa guessed that his performance against Usopp had deeply humbled him. lose to a Quirkless? Bakugo would never have believed that this could happen to him one day.

And now, what if the student who proclaimed himself as the future successor of All Might was beaten in an instant by Luffy? No doubt his morale would crumble completely.

"Mugiwara... would you be the cure Bakugo needs?"

Next to him, being praying, Present Mic affirmed.

"Two games left! If these two games go smoothly, I'll keep my job! Mugiwara...please! Do like your buddy and quit."

Also waiting for the fight to start, All Might had his chin resting on his hands, knowing full well what was about to happen. He had no trouble remembering the power Luffy had shown to help him defeat Nomu.

"Mugiwara...at that time, even fighting beyond my limits, I hardly felt superior to him! But...can this boy surpass his limits too?"

Suddenly sensing an ominous aura, All Might discreetly turned his gaze to the side. Having not left their places since the start of the tournament, Albedo and Demiurge were silently waiting for the next fight.

strangely, without knowing the reason, All Might found the duo very strange. Except when Galadriel or Luffy were fighting, Albedo seemed completely bored and put on quite an irritable face, while Demiurge was content to write in a notebook, as if making a detailed report of the competitors. Nevertheless, All Might noticed that he never took any notes regarding Galadriel. He had written a lot during Luffy's and Usopp's performances, but never during Galadriel's fights.

"Nazarick-san doesn't seem to interest him! Why?"

"You finally came." Luffy rejoiced, starting to stretch. "I really thought you weren't coming."

"Mugiwara, I would never pass up a chance to beat you, rubber bastard. You think you're better but, I'm about to burn you like a fucking tire'' Said Bakugo all serious and with a demonic face.

"Are you powerful?" Luffy wondered, tilting his head to the side. "Still, I didn't get that feeling when you fought Usopp."

Immediately, a vein of rage appeared on the blonde's forehead, who struggled not to create new explosions in his palms.

"Begin." Scream Midnight.

Ignoring Galadriel's advice, Bakugo went ahead launching an attack on Luffy with an explosion.

''DIE! "Scream Bakugo with an explosion on his hand.

Nevertheless, in a second, Luffy disappeared.

''Huh?''

" PISTOL ." Luffy said behind Bakugo, giving him a powerful back blow.

"ARGH. "Scream Bakugo in pain.

Then, ejected forward, Bakugo was thrown out of the ring. But by using his explosion, he was able to prevent that from happening. But he still took a heavy blow from Luffy's punch.

" Damn, that was close . Bakugo thought, as he already felt blood pouring out of his mouth.

" Wow not even a second into the fight and Luffy shows incredible speed and reflexes. Who knew rubber could do stuff like that? "Scream Present Mic.

Bakugo just stood there, shaking, and seeing Luffy smile and stick his nose up like he wasn't even paying attention.

" How did he do it? I mean, I know he's fast, but I don't know his weakness! How far can he stretch? Is there a limit? Damn shitty power ' ' Bakugo thought.''

"Do you want to continue?" Luffy asked, looking annoyed.

" STUN GRENADE. "Scream Bakugo, creating a flash with an explosion.

Not having time to react, Luffy could only position his hand in front of his eyes, while the light blinded him.

"AHHH! I DON'T SEE."

"HOWITZER IMPACT ! "

Going faster before finding himself in front of him, Bakugo created an explosion that hit Luffy right in the face.

''I got it.'' said Bakugo, in pure joy.

'' Ouch! " Luffy said, while his face was hidden behind the smoke. "You surprised me." "

'' What ? '' Bakugo said confused. "

Then Luffy grabbed his arm.

Coming out of the smoke, Bakugo saw that Luffy only had some dust on his face and a small burn. But nothing major. Luffy seemed to have taken the explosion on purpose. Even his straw hat was undamaged. '

"It's my turn." Luffy said, smiling while stretching his arm. " GUM GUM ..."

" He got a big punch in the face and yet... " Bakugo thought in horror as he tried to free himself from Luffy.

But he came to nothing. Luffy's grip was too strong for him.

" BULLET. "Scream luffy, punching Bakugo right in the face.

"ARGH. '' Bakugo said, in agony as he was thrown to the ground.

Everyone now felt a little uneasy. Luffy's attacks hurt Bakugo very badly, he had blood coming out of his mouth and had trouble getting up. Either way, he could still fight. Behaving the same as against Usopp, he forced himself up, to face Luffy.

"So you're still standing! You're pretty strong." Luffy said with full praise.

" What the hell? My attacks don't do any damage to him. I can't use Howitzer anymore! I used too many explosions against Usopp. " Bakugo thought, growling.

Then, thinking back to Galadriel's pellet, which could have restored his Quirk's abilities, it was almost with regret that he noticed that it would have been to face an opponent who seemed invincible.

He saw Luffy staring at him while waiting. And then he saw everyone there with uncertain looks and sorry faces.

" But I have to beat him. I need to do this. I'm going to show all these idiots that I'm the best. '' Bakugo thought.

"You're going to die." Scream Bakugo with an explosion on his hand.

''Thanks but no.'' said Luffy. " It will not work.''

Then, seeming to foresee the trajectories of his attacks, Luffy dodged each blast, while Bakugo's eyes widened, noting that he couldn't surpass his haki. At one point, Luffy got into a good position and was in the right place to hit Bakugo over the head.

''SHIT!' Bakugo screams, feeling like he sees Luffy's fist moving in slow motion, before touching his cheek.

PUNCH

He got punched and his face hit the ring. Doing several rolls, he remained on the ground, before finally getting up.

"This… It's not over. '' Bakugo said, starting to run again.

But already, Luffy's foot slammed into him.

" WHIP ! "

Seeing his leg stretch out, Bakugo hit the ground with his fists and created an explosion that ejected him into the air. Thus, he managed to avoid getting hit by Luffy. Unfortunately, disappearing, Luffy appeared above him. Before pointing her feet at him.

" YARI ! "

Opening his mouth, Bakugo couldn't cry out at the moment of impact. Then, Luffy slammed him into the ground, and the boy heard cracking noises, not knowing if what had just shattered were his bones or the arena tiles.

Bakugo's face was pressed so hard on the arena that drops of blood fell on the floor. This indicated that the blond was now seriously beaten to a pulp. Various people present at the event all had different reactions.

Landing in front of him, Luffy stood still and just saw him get up again, which allowed Bakugo to present his bloody face to the audience.

"Young Bakugo. '' All Might said fearfully. "Give it up."

"Kacchan." Izuku said, worried about his childhood friend.

" Bakugo won't last long. He received most of the damage and yet he did no harm to Lucy. '' Said President Mic worried.

being indecisive, Midnight finally decided to intervene.

"Bakugo can't fight anymore! The match is over."

" SHUT UP ! "

The scream was followed by an explosion, as the boy raged inwardly. Feeling as humiliated as in his last match, he affirmed.

"I am invincible! I am the one who will become the number one hero! Mugiwara...you are...you are just a step on my path."

Staring at Luffy with rage, he ran towards him, still affirming.

"I wouldn't lose to a guy who just stretches his body."

Unfortunately, he coughed up blood, feeling Luffy's foot hitting his abdomen, when he had only moved his leg.

Seeing Bakugo completely defeated, Galadriel heaved a weary sigh.

"I had warned him though."

Then becoming more interested in Luffy, she was impatient to be able to fight him in the final. Still, she knew there would be a problem. She let Luffy and Usopp participate in the tournament so she could make things more interesting. Without them, everyone would know she was going to win this tournament.

Yet, unlike Usopp, Luffy was far too strong. Galadriel had no doubts about her victory but she knew full well that the 4th or 5th Tier of arcane magic will never be enough to defeat Luffy. To defeat him, she would have to use the 8th or even the 9th Tier. Therefore, if that were to happen, everyone would discover that she was in no way a student like the others. Everyone would find out that she was much more powerful than All Might.

With a sigh, Galadriel affirmed.

"I want to fight Luffy but...I have to stick to my plan."

Finally, reaching into her pockets, she pulled out a coin and decided to let her luck decide if she was going to fight Luffy or give up on the idea. Tossing the coin in the air, she caught it in the palm of her hand, before resting it on the back of her other hand.

Then waiting a few moments, she then looked around the room, before grimacing.

" Damn it. "

Hearing Luffy hitting Bakugo again, she let out a weary sigh, before whispering.

" TIME STOP ! "

Feeling his body fall back to the ground, Bakugo forced himself to get up again. Seeing him do this, Luffy questioned him.

"Are you sure you don't want to give up?"

" SHUT UP ! "

Being on his feet again, Bakugo suddenly felt his eyesight blur, as he looked like he was about to collapse.

" Damn it ! "

Seeing that his victory was near, Luffy decided to end this fight that had already ended a long time ago. As a result, he leapt towards Bakugo, with his arm back.

" GUM GUM ..." he shouted, twirling his arm.

" HOWITZER IMPACT ! "

But before he had a chance to create an explosion, Bakugo spotted Luffy's fist right in front of his face.

" That ? "

... RIFLE ! "

However, as if time had frozen for a short moment, the whole area froze. Then, finally, Bakugo felt Luffy's fist go over his head.

"What?" the blond wondered, when he had no chance of avoiding her.

As surprised as he was, Luffy noticed that Bakugo had become slightly smaller...or rather, that he himself had become taller. As surprised as each other, Bakugo and Luffy eventually find that Luffy had resumed his original appearance.

"How...?" the duo wondered.

Seeing this, Luffy's companions slapped their foreheads with one hand, while finding that their captain was finished.

"That idiot..." Nami said, dreading this moment.

At first not understanding what he was seeing, a pro hero ends up asking.

"An adult? What does an adult do in the field?"

"Wait a minute...is that Lucy?"

"What? If he was that strong, was it because he was an adult?"

For his part, Present Mic had left his head on the table, while declaring.

"It's over! Tomorrow we will be out of work."

"To be honest, I suspected the situation would end like this." Aizawa stated.

"Then why did you let him fight?"

Seeming to have stayed in the corridor, Galadriel had in fact stopped her magic spell, when she had just returned from the arena, after touching Luffy to cancel her transformation.

"Sorry, Mugiwara! I hope you find a way not to get lynched by the mob."

''Look at this bully doing this to a student.' Said a random hero ''

"Yes! He cheated! He's an adult who camouflaged himself as a student." Said a pink heroine woman.

"What is this joke?"

They were all shouting at Aizawa to stop the match, but the hero seemed to ignore the calls.

''Hey! What are you doing ? Already you didn't do anything when Bakugo fought against this girl... and now you're still not doing anything? " ''

"He doesn't stand a chance and you let him fight. ''

''UA is full of oppressor.''

Straw Hat Zone The pirates were listening to the heroes' arguments and they felt disgusted. These people do not know a real fight. For them, this tournament was just an event.

''Look at them. Ridiculous.'' Said Zoro.

"I guess being a hero doesn't give you knowledge." Sanji said, lighting a cigarette. "What do they believe? In real life, if a child gets beaten up by a villain, the villain is surely not going to be sad about defeating him."

"Besides that, it's not like Luffy fights seriously." Usopp said.

"They're all a bunch of hypocrites." Brook said.

''That doesn't surprise me. After all, heroes rule this world.'' Franky said.

''it's true. Since heroism is the only goal of this society, just as piracy is in ours, many believe that their opinion comes first. '' Nami said.

"In any case, we may have to intervene. "Said Zoro.

'' It's true. '' Most Mugiwaras said.

Everyone continued to watch the fight with concern.

"Oh man, I was worried about Luffy. You know how he does it.'' Nami said seeing that Luffy heard those comments.

Back on stage, Luffy kept hearing all this bullshit. But he pretended not to hear, he wanted to fight so no matter what those stupid heroes say.

"Oh, you're still up, it's amazing. '' Luffy said, seeing Bakugo all bruised but still standing.

Standing still, with his face lowered, Bakugo finally looked like he was about to give up. However, seeming to want to surprise Luffy, he suddenly raised his hand towards him and created another explosion.

''AAAAAAAH'' Scream l'adolescent.

BOOOOM

After dodging one blast after another, Luffy began to see Bakugo's true qualities. Even after a hell of a beating, the teen continued and the teen used his thrusters again to get closer to him.

"MUGIWARA!" the boy shouted, punching him.

Unfortunately, at the moment of impact, no explosion took place.

widening his eyes, Bakugo realized that the limit of his Quirk had been reached.

" Not now. "

"Fight to the limit of your body? '' said Luffy, with a smile. "There you start to look like a real warrior."

''SHUT UP. " Bakugo roared.

Even though he couldn't create explosions, he kept trying to hit Luffy but the pirate still dodged.

"Hahaha. It's fun but now it's time to finish.'' said Luffy, striking a pose.

Knowing what he was going to do, Bakugo gritted his teeth, knowing that the pirate was going to increase his power. at that point, the blonde wouldn't have the slightest chance of defeating him.

Still, still wanting to face her, he took over.

" I'm ready. "

"GEAR SECOND." Luffy said, activating his power.

And again, like during the first trial and his fight against Ida, Luffy was now all pink and covered in smoke.

"No, not that technique." Present Mic shouted. "If he slaughters Bakugo with this technique, UA will shut down."

"It's just a little smoke." Bakugo retorted, trying to wipe the fear from his face. "That's not what will scare me."

'' GUM GUM ... '' Scream Luffy.

Nevertheless, suddenly surrounding it, huge slabs of cement popped out of the ground, while Cementoss appeared on the ground.

"STOP! This match is over."

" JET PISTOL ! "

Not even needing to use haki, Luffy let his fist go through the cement walls and break them, as if they were rice cakes.

"What...?" Cementoss wondered.

Then disappearing, Luffy appeared behind him, before kicking his skull with his foot.

"Don't interfere in our fight."

Not even hearing him, Cementos was ejected off the pitch, before crashing into a wall and falling to the ground.

" One shot ? " Said Midnight.

"Don't interfere." Bakugo ordered suddenly.

Staring at Luffy, he assured.

"This game will only be over when I defeat him."

Unfortunately, Luffy disappeared again and his fist ended up hitting Bakugo, right in the jaw.

" URGH ! "

Bakugo received a massive punch ten times stronger than the previous one. He had never felt this kind of pain before and it is true that he did not like it.

"Aaaarhg" Scream bakugo, in pure pain.

Luffy with a single punch managed to break many bones in his body.

'' What is this? '' Said Bakugo on his knees now completely in pain.

He even vomited a little.

" Blergh! This punch is much stronger. Not only that, but I could be sent at near mach 5 speed." Bakugo said, in pure hatred and agony. stronger. "

Staring at Luffy, he hated the fact that Luffy was holding back, just because he was a kid. And yet, his head was spinning and his vision was blurry. Nevertheless, he refused to stop looking at Luffy.

The blonde could give up. He could just stay on the ground and admit defeat. However, his pride and pride prevented him from letting himself lie on the ground. Instead, the boy forced himself to his feet again.

"It...It's not over."

"In that case, I'm coming. '' Luffy said, stretching his arms.

"What?" Bakugo thought angrily.

''GUM GUM...''

"I would take this attack. " Bakugo assured, crossing his arms in front of him.

''BAZOOKA.'' Scream Luffy.

Immediately, the dust on the ground kicked up, on impact, as Luffy managed to hit Bakugo's stomach.

"ARGH! "Scream the blonde, in agony.

He knew he was getting very weak to continue...and yet, as his body pretended to fall forward, Bakugo managed to stay upright.

"Huh?" Luffy wondered.

Mouth parted, Bakugo let blood run down his chin, while his eyes were devoid of pupils. He seemed to be passed out and it was only his will that allowed his body to stay upright.

" Amazed ! " Luffy affirmed. " You will do it! You can become stronger than All Might."

"Move, I'm quitting this fight. '' Said a male hero.

''No question of leaving him.' Said another hero.

Thus, a small group of heroes began to descend the stairs of the bleachers to run towards the arena. Nevertheless, a foot position itself in front of the feet of one of them, which ends up collapsing.

"What...?" The other heroes wondered.

" There's no way we'll let you interfere in this fight. " Zoro said.

"Bitch!" A man roared. "Do you know who we are?"

His gaze suddenly showed fear, as he made Zoro's sword appear in front of his throat.

"No, I don't know who you are...and I don't care! Whoever dares to annoy our captain...I cut him into pieces."

And immediately, Sanji, Jinbei, and Franky stood up to face the heroes.

"I guess we can say goodbye to our freedom." Usopp said in tears.

"It was good when it lasted. '' Chopper said.

Back at the stadium, Bakugo still remained motionless. truth be told, Luffy knew perfectly well that the fight was already over.

Walking quietly towards Bakugo, Luffy confirmed the fact that he was already passed out. As a result, he ends up stopping in front of him, before affirming.

"If you want to fight me again...come back whenever you want."

Suddenly a moan was heard. Then, finally, Bakugo's body ends up crumbling to the ground. Then there was a long silence, coming from the bleachers, as everyone wondered if the boy was still alive. Then finally, a cry was heard.

"Hooray, I won. '' Lufffy said, raising his arms. "I'm in the final."

As Luffy celebrated each hero, audience members and UA students looked at him as if he was the greatest monster in the world. So there was only one thing to do.

''BOOOOOOOOOOOOO''

''Uh. It's not what I expected.'' Luffy said confused.