Chapter 21: Even more kids fight!
Toru was ready for her fight, but she knew it wasn't going to be an easy win: She had her invisibility, Yay!
Her opponent was rumored to train in a dojo since her youngest age, while she was equal to Momo in smarts, and her quirk allowed her to do large area attacks. Yeah she was screwed.
Despite her previous bravado about how Izuku should kiss her for winning her fight, Toru knew it was… Quite the unlikely outcome.Then Toru cheered up, with a giant smile on her face and fist pumped to the air.
It wasn't because something was hard and unlikely that it was impossible, and she had to do her best!
"Hey nice to meet you! Let's have a good match together!" Toru says bounding up to the stage, only known to be there from the floating pair of gym clothes.
The ginger fighter had one of her biggest smiles on her face, a kind and friendly one that Toru answered it in kind with one of her own, though no one could see it.
"Thanks! Though, if you face the blonde dude…" The redhead stops half way trying to find her wording.
"I will kick his ass thoroughly. It is not because we are in different classes he has to be a dick about it! You must be a saint if he is like that every day!" Tooru had a plan brewing, even if it will take some embarrassment.
"Thanks!" The redhead bows before dropping into a defensive stance.
Midnight advanced on the field, taking her spot as ref only to explain the rules once again,and then gave the signal.
"GO!"
Immediately, Toru began running while trying to think again about Izuku's arms around her. Usually, you aren't encouraged to daydream about your boyfriend, but in this case, Toru knew what it did to her, especially with a sun that was beautifully high in the sky.
Meanwhile, Itsuka focused herself on Toru's uniform, as it was clearly the easiest way to locate her. Itsuka didn't know what was the invisible girl's plan, but she guessed she was trying something to beat her, most likely to restrain how Itsuka could punch her.
Itsuka completely understood what she was thinking, as the girl seemed… Well Itsuka didn't know how Toru looked, but if she was smart, she would have likely heard about Itsuka as one of the top students in heroics and probably one of the favorites in the whole tournament.
Had she been against Monoma, Itsuka thinks she would have had better odds to win.
"TORU! YOU CAN DO IT!"
At least she seemed to be lucky enough to have someone who noticed her, as the 1B president heard Izuku cheering for Toru, loudly.
Itsuka, in the meantime… Well… Her crush was as dense as steel. Literally. Itsuka sighed, as she caught back Toru and readied her punch for a body blow. She was an expert in martial arts; she didn't have to hurt her opponent more than necessary.
Her feet firmly planted in the ground, and her fist moved with her shoulder to bring strength in her hit. Her eyes were on her target, and she was pretty sure to connect with the invisible girl's stomach.
She missed as she didn't lose Toru from her sight, when she turned into a living flashbang.
"AAAAAAH!" With a scream, Itsuka felt her attack connecting in the void, as Toru kicked her legs with a low kick. Not a bad idea if she wanted to do a hit-and-run tactic.
"Sorry Kendo, but I will make you work for that victory!"
The invisible girl's grit and determination made the ginger smile, despite her eyes hurting. That was a good attack, and she felt the hit in her knee.
However… However, she also felt the lack of proper striking power inside Toru's hit. Probably someone who was used to the item to increase her hit, and clearly hadn't learned how to hit her opponent cleanly yet.
Her eyes closed, Itsuka forced herself to calm down with a breathing technique and proper kata, proper stance. When Toru tried to kick again Itsuka, the latter surprised her by grabbing fast as lightning. Itsuka loved to train, and while her costume had protection for her eyes, she knew she shouldn't count on that.
Therefore, she trained herself with some friends fighting blind: She would take the hit, but react quick enough to go grappling with her opponent.
In other words, as Toru would discover soon, there was a notable difference in combat experience between them, since once Itsuka grabbed someone, her quirk giant hand gave her enough strength to keep them inside it.
After all, if one took time to study her hands, they would notice how hurt they were, as she trained every day by hitting steel. Which could or not be Tetsutetsu's abs and an opportunity for her to flirt, who could say?
Anyway, Itsuka trapped Toru in her hands, before simply tightening her grasp.
"Surrender, now! Otherwise, I will keep pressing you more in my hand!"
Toru tried her best, but the difference in strength was absurd. Could Itsuka break steel or somthingwith her bare hands or is Toru just that far out of her league?
"I AM NOT DONE YET!" Toru squirms in the redheads grip.
"Oh yes? Because I just have to not look at you and throw you out of the ring to win!" Itsuka says while holding Toru up into the air so she can't get any footing.
"THEN WHY DONT YOU?!" Toru yelled as she tried and failed to kick the redhead's wrist.
"Because I don't want to hurt you more than necessary and that such a throw could make you land badly!"
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"See that, little listeners? It is a reminder that heros don't have to be more brutal than necessary. There is such a thing as over-violence and we don't encourage that here in U.A."
"I totally agree with Mic on that one. Yes, sometimes you have to be violent to take down a criminal. It happened to me more than once. However, it doesn't have to always be this way."
"As an example, sometimes, when you meet a young quirkless vigilante, we know some heroes punch first and ask questions never. We, with Eraser, prefer to restrain them if necessary, but more often than not, their existence is the sign something bigger is there. Asking them why is the best option to root out the problem and avoid new ones from popping up."
"On a side note: Vigilantism is a crime, and no, not using quirk doesn't make you immune to the law against vigilantism. It is still an obstruction to heroes and police force and therefore a prosecutable offense."
Too many quirkless vigilantes tried that one. Never ended well for them… And they were purposefully not speaking about the other usual outcome.
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Despite Itsuka's fair warning, Toru tried to worm her way out of her grasp. However, the ginger student knew her job and, as she said, threw her outside the ring.
The flying Toru got caught by a Midnight who sighed. She would truly need to teach this young girl how to fight better. She clearly relied upon surprise and her brass knuckles.
As Itsuka proved with her throw, it also meant that without it, Toru wasn't effective enough to be a hero in solo and should either stick to the underground as a spy or as a side-kick…
Unless, of course, Midnight trained her in the same way she had been trained when she was a young, dreaming girl, meaning lots of whips and chains! How fun!
It was a shame, really; she didn't know the name and identity of the Night Nurses. Having them as co-teachers would have been wonderful, and it would have lessened Recovery Girl's burden.
Oh well, for once this year, it seemed like they didn't pit the powerhouse against each other in the first round!
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"NEXT ROUND! SHOUTO, THE MASTER OF ICE AND FIRE, VERSUS TOKOYAMI, THE BIRD OF DARKNESS!"
Meanwhile, as they announced the fight, all the teachers that were summoned for the emergency meeting came back to their booth. All of them were stunned by what they had learnt and needed time to process all of it.
The only missing person was All Might, as he was busy yelling with Rei at Enji. His lone wolf behavior caused even more problems and now, he would have to learn how to work in a team, said team being with most of the current top five, plus Rei herself.
Shouto might have wondered where his mom was for his fight, but thought she was just really busy about something. He wasn't wrong, technically speaking.
Anyhow, Shouto entered the ring, while cracking the ice around his fingers. He was truly not used to using his fire for his fights and should be careful about it.
Meanwhile, his opponent was done with his mental preparation, as he stepped onto the ring, facing 1A's top student.
However, while Izuku with his personality, Katsuki with his attitude, Momo with her smarts and Todoroki with his talents over everyone else, overshadowed everyone, it didn't mean the rest of the class wasn't powerful. It was his time to show it.
"FIGHTERS, BE READY!"
Midnight continued her job as the main referee, before launching the signal.
"GO!"
Instantly, Todoroki went full no-nonsense fight, as despite his failing as a father, Endeavor taught him well how to fight, and how you should never drag on a fight as that itself can be the end of it.
Raising his hand, he waved it with a powerful swing, creating instantly a giant glacier, spiky and powerful. Spending time with the class made him appreciate his classmates more and knew they were all strong in their way.
Since his fire was dangerous (despite what everyone was saying it was still fire), it was better to go with the ice, as he knew how to use it well. His fire could and would be used to avoid frostbite, thought.
"WOW, IT SEEMS TODOROKI WENT FOR THE BIG MOVE IMMEDIATELY!"
"Yes, that is something I have trouble understanding: Why do people never use their most powerful attack first?"
"… Did you finally play Undertale?"
"Not the point. However, it seems to me that Todoroki used the wrong move this time."
"What do you mean…"
Interrupting Mic, everyone could see the ice crack before something giant and dark emerged from it with a loud sound.
"I RISE AGAIN!"
It was Dark Shadow, who was now throwing himself to Todoroki. Suddenly, the Ice student had to face a problem he didn't expect: Why was the living-quirk a few times bigger than usual?!
Shouto had to keep moving and creating shields of ice to fend off the relentless barrage of attacks Dark Shadow did. The Darkness Bird seemed fired up and his giant claw smashed Todoroki'sdefenses multiple times as if it was cardboard: Almost instantly, as he kept the pressure on him.
Why was Dark Shadow so powerful? The answer was simple: Because Todoroki's ice was too powerful.
Tokoyami, as everyone seemed to forgot the quiet kid, was someone smart and creative, as Izuku could confirm after playing DnD with him: when the situation seemed lost, Tokoyami often managed to went through his notes taken across various sessions to find the information needed to counter the bad guy.
It wasn't as fast as what Izuku could do, but it wasn't bad either. Tokoyami learned how Todoroki fought to counter him.
In the past two weeks, when everyone was learning how to use their quirks in a more offensive way, Tokoyami spent his time training his quirk defensively.
He knew that if he managed to fend off Todoroki's first giant attack; he had good odds of winning:
Ice didn't let light get through well, with the majority of light being reflected off the surface. If Tokoyami could stay hidden in the shadow created by resting deep inside of the icey shell of his newfound bunker, it would give an important boost to Dark Shadow.
Tokoyami discovered during the training session a weakness in Shouto's ice.
Once created, he couldn't manipulate it, therefore, it also made a good shield for Tokoyami, who simply had to endure the cold…
Shouto was in an unexpected pickle. As he kept running away on the ring, he tried to counterattack the shadow, who simply seemed to disappear or absorb his attack. It was logical, as it was a living shadow, and therefore an element.
Attacking being like that was always hard, unless you managed to get your hand on his primordial opposite, and one of the reason the Ashen King had been so hard to stop: No one was capable to manipulate air to the point they could extinguish him or use cold enough water for the same purpose.
Yes, after learning who was Endeavor's father, he found as much information as possible on that man.
Still, Shouto couldn't continue to stay on the run, as the Shadow seemed to get closer and closer to him each time, and soon, the heterochromatic kid would run-out of field to run.
At that moment, Shouto had an idea, a spur of the moment thinking. If he lacked a place to run away, he could always create more.
Another swing, another block of ice, as Shouto ran on it, and created as fast as he could fresh places to run on it.
"See, people? Therefore sometimes, innovation and improvisation can get you killed."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Well, while Todoroki's ice is indeed strong enough to hold his weight and stay structurally sound, Shouto forgot something important."
"What?"
"Support beams."
Pretty much as soon as Aizawa said that, Shouto, who had created stairs to not burn himself out too quickly, saw Dark Shadow coiling around his ice structure and break it. What happens then when you are on a structure that lost its footing?
Well, you learned that gravity was a bitch.
The ice cracked, and Shouto felt the fall beginning. As he sighed, thinking he had been outsmarted and could totally accept this loss… He heard something.
"YOU DAMN ICY BITCH! YOU BETTER WIN SO I CAN KICK YOUR ASS!" An angry pomeranian yells into the air.
Todoroki smiled; thinking about Katsuki, who taught him to accept his emotions to express them… And he remembered one lesson they had together, just once.
Suddenly, Shouto felt another emotion swell inside him, as Dark Shadow went for the kill, to be sure his opponent wouldn't create a last ice trick to save himself. This emotion, this desire…
It was the desire to make someone proud of him. Pride.
"DON'T THINK I AM DONE YET!"
Just as Shouto was nearing the ice, and that Dark Shadow prepared his smash, a beautiful orange fire emanated from Shouto.
"FIRE PILLAR!"
While the name was unoriginal, everyone had to admit that seeing Shouto creating with his feet and his fists two columns of fire was impressive. Yes, unlike Endeavor, he wasn't strong enough to fly in the sky, however it was more than enough to break his fall, allowing him to melt his ice under him.
As for Dark Shadow, he had barely the time to avoid the attack, as Shouto's fire was indeed a bit too lighty to his taste.
An important part of Tokoyami's plan was to use Shouto's unwillingness to use his fire, as unlike Katsuki or Izuku, Tokoyami was more on the pragmatism spectrum. Having an opponent who would use his fire was a fundamental change…
But what was a DnD player if not someone who had to adapt against overwhelming odds?
Tokoyami inhaled, before ordering Dark Shadow to attack again, but in a new way.
Todoroki, on the other hand, was now sliding on his glacier, trying to locate Tokoyami. If he couldn't beat the quirk into submission, he should beat the user.
However, it was kind of hard, because of course, Shouto had the great idea of making A LOT OF SPIKES. Now, he understood why his father criticized this move, describing it as too flashy and giving cover to his enemy.
It was kind of humiliating to concede a point to Endeavor, thought Todoroki, while jumping from one icy spike to another … Before a Dark Shadow once again tried to attack; hurling itself at him from the shadow by the various structures.
Instantly, Todoroki responded in kind, using his hand to create a fireball.
However, the bird came prepared and when he saw the attack, used one of the spikes as a shield to protect himself from the light and stop the fireball. Shouto clenched his teeth as the bird smashed him into the ice below, his dark fist pressuring him against the ice.
"SURRENDER!"
For a moment, Todoroki thought about an instant, before an old memory came back to his mind. One of his happiest memories ever, one with friendship and laughter… He intensified his fire, compensating the heat with his ice, as he was always supposed to.
"HOW ABOUT… FUCK YOU!"
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In the student area, Izuku stared at an emotional Bakugou.
"They grow up so fast, right?"
"FUCK YOU, GREEN BEAN. Don't you have a girlfriend to console?"
"She wants a moment for herself. We will cuddle later. So… Proud of your student?"
"… Yes."
Both friends smiled, as they saw Todoroki using his flame, even more than just before, enveloping himself in an armor of fire, both of them analyzing the technique.
"… That isn't bad."
"It won't be enough thought."
"Nope, not enough."
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Rei and Enji, who stopped the yelling when All Might pointed out that on screen, it was Shouto's fight, cheered for their son.
"I think he needs to work on his ice, though."
"… I have heard from Nedzu that he plans to intern with me. Do you want me to… You know… Give you a temporary contract as a sidekick so you can spend time with him? I think he might like it better than if he was with me."
"You can't continue to avoid him, you know?"
"I am supposed to see him only if he wants to see me. If he prefers to learn from his mother and my sidekick, it is his right."
Rei sighed before cheering once again, as Shouto went into the offensive.
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When you were a semi-material being made of pure darkness (which is strange, as Darkness is the absence of an element, and not something concrete), getting punched was a strange and unpleasing experiment.
Getting punched by a fire-powered fist was even worse, as Shouto used his flame to attack even faster, the flame going from his elbow.
The bird of darkness tried once again to do his trick by grabbing more ice to protect himself, but it was too late: The light Shouto emitted was stronger than his darkness, and he was losing a good chunk of his powered strength. In addition, unlike Shouto, who was warming up despite them on a glacier, Tokoyami could only use some exercise to produce body heat, and it was less and less effective.
Still, he didn't want to give up, and asked Dark Shadow to come back to him. His other option was to tire out Todoroki: Quirks are like muscle, and not using one for a long time made it weaker… Or it could become quickly tiring to use it too much.
Hence why, despite being Endeavor's son, Shouto couldn't instantly melt his own glacier.
"Sorry Toko… I would have wanted to finish him but…"
"Don't worry, the match isn't done yet. We can outlast him… I think."
After all, the bird boy was shivering from the cold, despite his friend trying to heat him up by acting like a giant feathery coat.
Then, the wall exploded, revealing a Todoroki with fire emanating from one of his arm, looking at Tokoyami who had perfectly parried the attack.
"So… How did you find me?"
"I simply remembered where you were when I attacked first and followed the hole in the ice made by Dark Shadow."
Todoroki took a battle stance, as did Tokoyami, both facing each other, as the glacier crumbled around them under the hit and the heat.
Then both tried to punch each other, Shouto with his fire as it was the only thing he could use to hit Tokoyami, recovered by the darkness, and Tokoyami having to restrain his darkness armor, as he couldn't hit Shouto with it.
Blows and parry were exchanged, with Shouto slowly taking the advantage as he could use his ice to protect himself from Tokoyami's punches.
Then the underdog of the match decided in a desperate move, seeing his opponent holding his own despite his apparent fatigue, to kick him.
However, Shouto saw the hit coming and using the water under their feet, created a smaller block of ice, and made Tokoyami fall. The latter managed barely to catch himself, but… He had to contemplate Shouto's fiery fist in front of his face.
"… Fuck."
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"Your opinion on this fight, Eraser?"
"Todoroki won by growing past his previous weaknesses. However, he still has to learn a lot before using his fire quirk in combat. By opposition, Tokoyami didn't manage to do that, but honestly, learning to fight in close combat is often hard and he should seek a mentor that could help him shape more his quirk. Honestly, I think this fight was the best one in the first round so far."
"So you heard, little listeners?! IT WAS AN AWESOME FIGHT! LET'S GIVE AN APPLAUSE TO TOKOYAMI AND TODOROKI!"
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Tokoyami was dejected, but he saw Todoroki with a faint smile on his face.
"At least I managed to make you sweat for that victory, didn't I?"
"Well… Honestly, if my mom didn't talk to me today to tell me it was okay to use my fire, you would have won."
The bird mutant sighed.
"Sweet. It means that I am only better than half your strength. Yey."
"That's not what I meant to…"
"I know, Shouto. I know. It also means I have to put in twice the effort to compete against you. At least, thank you for going all out against me."
As both of them went into the contestant area, Shouto felt drained of his energy. He had won only barely, despite using all of his quirk. All of it. Was he truly strong? Or did it mean that Tokoyami was that close to him?
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"Seems like you were both wrong, Izu-kun and Katsuki!"
Toru, who had finished to cry her rage to have lost so easily, was cheering herself up by being spoiled by Izuku. Izuku and Katsuki stared at the invisible girl.
"Look at Shouto. Honestly, he will probably lose in his next fight, as he probably expended a lot of his energy."
"To be fair, the lazy fucker didn't train his fire despite us telling him to do it multiple times!"
"Mood. However, he is seriously using it, and in a good way, too."
"I just hope I am the next to go, so I can kick his ass! I mean, what could go wrong for my fight?"
Katsuki would come to regret those words, because as if the universe was trying to spite him, his opponent would just jump out of the ring, too afraid of the prospect of fighting against him.
"NEXT MATCH: JIROU THE ROCK HERO VS TETSUTETSU THE IRON MAN!"
"FUCK I WANT TO FIGHT ALREADY!"
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"… I am honestly kind of sorry."
Tetsutetsu was standing there in front of Jirou, as he realized she was just like him; trying to make history in this tournament.
However, no one was to judge the right or wrong of a tournament made randomly.
But in the end, it had to be this way.
While Jirou tried to use her sonic blast at first, strong enough to shatter rock with a small seism, Tetsutetsu, like Kirishima, was actually strong and sturdy enough to withstand all the attacks she sent to him.
Trying to fist fight him would also end poorly. Her only options to harm him was the classic jack in the eyes, but seeing how he looked at her ears, he expected that one, and the other option was sending sound directly inside of him, but…
But the man had a body identical to Kirishima and clearly knew better than her how to fight in close combat.
Jirou sighed as she advanced toward him. If she didn't try, she couldn't know!
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In the end, Tetsutetsu, as she was very insistent on not surrendering, had to fight Jirou, but the fight wasn't really fair.
Though, to be honest, Jirou had the worst match up for her skillset. Hardly something that could make her appeal to heroes… Until the commenters spoke.
"Props to Jirou to have tried. I know many people who would have surrendered, because their quirk aren't useful for the situation."
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Somewhere, Death Arms and Mt Lady felt as if they got attacked for an event that didn't even happen in their universe.
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"Indeed, Eraser. Also, she tried to work out a plan by attacking his eyes and his mouth… Or trying to hit him with sound-wave directly, or to temper his balance."
"Yes. Honestly, that's what I would do, too. It shows a lot of ingenuity from her to try attacks like that. Sometimes, it is just bad luck.
"Sadly, he could tank her hits and, unlike Izuku, she didn't have any piercing attack yet."
"To be fair, this is the stuff you try to create when you are in an internship."
"True, that's what I did with my Bang Voice, when I was younger."
"Did you finally pay off all the glasses you broke that day?"
"… Fuck you Eraser."
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Jirou sighed as she got up.
"Well. At least I can see the bright side of everything."
"Oh?"
"Yes, you are the one who will fight Todoroki next round, and I am pretty sure he will see your body as the sign 'I can work out my issue by attacking you as strong as I can', and will create some kind of explosion."
"… You're just kidding right? Please tell me you're just kidding."
"You will see~~."
Jirou's cackle didn't reassure him at all, the young man panicked as they went back to the rest area.
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Meanwhile, in the restroom, Katsuki was tapping the tile with his feet, having trouble waiting for his round. The minor explosions he kept producing didn't help the three remaining girls feel better…
Well, Ibara was praying even faster, and Momo was currently checking with Mei how she could stop Katsuki's explosion. As for Yui… No emotion appeared on her face, be as calm as possible.
Then the before-last match was announced.
"THE PRESIDENT OF THE 1A, YAOYOROZU AGAINST THE DIV…"
"No joke about religions, we can get into trouble."
"Oh right. The… Euh… The Plant Hero?"
"Close enough. Yaoyorozu is against Ibara. This fight is going to be interesting."
Interesting, as except Support Students like Mei, the others didn't have the right to enter with special equipment, unless pre-approved and necessary for their quirk.
The wording, however, excluded Momo from bringing equipment made by her quirk. As a result, she needed to make her stuff as fast as she could, otherwise Ibara would throw her out of bound quickly.
Both women knew it, as they stood in front of each other, one praying, as she prepared her hair attacks, and the other being ready to create a weapon as soon as she could.
Midnight and Cementoss sipped their tea before launching the signal.
"BEGIN!"
At that instant, Ibara planted her hair on the ground. That way, she could still summon them as a shield and as an invisible attack.
As a result, Momo created a flaming sword, as Mei had… Interesting ideas, to say the least. She wasn't confident enough on the making of a gas grenade or soporific dart. Close combat was her best option.
She, however, had to be careful of the attack that was likely coming from the ground and she knew she had the strength to cut even vines the size of Ibara's hair..
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"Is it wrong if I say I have seen enough hentai to know how this battle will turn out?"
Everyone stared at Kaminari and Jirou ear jacked him, as the world ordered it.
She, of course, didn't say she had thought the same but knew to not say that aloud.
"Have more faith, and less lust, in your comrade."
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"It is over YAOYOROZU! I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND!"
Ibara had indeed the high ground, as she lifted herself with her hair, who quickly continued their web underneath the ring… Ready to attack whenever Momo would try.
"I just have to cut you down! If I do that, I win!"
"But can you do it? BECAUSE THE LORD IS WITH ME!"
"To be fair, I am more of a Shintoist, so…"
"… Will you attack, yes or no?"
Just as she said that, Momo launched her attack and Ibara attacked with… A giant vine composed of many other smaller vines. Monoma had helped her to train, as they knew that in real life, if she had met anyone with a sharp object, she would have a lot of trouble.
By combining them together, she increased their durability, though it costed her speed and needed time to set up. However, her opponent needed some too to create her items.
Finally, while nanoblade sounded outstanding on the paper, the technology and blueprint for it didn't exist yet and there was a limit to what the class president could invent on the moment to defend herself.
"THE LORD'S WHIP!"
Ibara yelled, as her attack broke through Momo's offensive and hit her in the stomach… Before properly throwing her on the ground, outside of the ring.
Higher ground, better strength, better durability and a plan to circumvent her weakness.
It was sad for the 1A, but Monoma was indeed their strategist and planned all of their wins for the tournament.
It was time to make the 1B the new kings of UA!
However, Ibara had a small thought for Yui. After all, the christian girl knew the next match-up.
Yui Vs Katsuki.
There was no way it would end well.
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"… That is impressive, I am just sad Izuku's girlfriend lost."
"Hmm? Who was that? The creation-quirk girl? The Rock girl?"
"No, the invisible one. They are quite cute together."
"Oh? Any idea of what they do on a date?"
"Well, they like going to the mall, going to the cinema, training together… Why are you looking at me like that, Nejire?"
Mirio and Tamaki watched with a smile, as Tomura didn't know he was trapped yet.
"Because, since you know martial arts, aaaannd I want to learn some more… YOU ARE GOING TO HELP ME!"
Tomura was looking at Mirio and Tamaki for help, and both answered.
"My style is based on power moves and a power stance."
"Mine on various foods I eat, so not something easy to teach."
Suddenly, Tomura felt himself in a crisis, as Nejire had an idea in mind. As part of her training with Ryukyu, she had to learn to recognize various martial art styles and to deduce what it means.
It was going to be really helpful to know who was really Tenko, all she had to do was track his art style back to their origin!