Chapter 24
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Bombing King]
Sora saw it coming and jumped to the side to avoid the attack, but Katsuki used his quirk to correct himself and get right in Sora's face, stretching his arm forward and letting his quirk do the rest to his opponent, but the Keyblade wielder managed to lean back enough to avoid the blast and then use the momentum to do a backwards cartwheel in an attempt to kick Bakugo, as well as get himself back on his feet a good distance away.
The explosive boy used his free hand to blast himself out of the way of the kick and then corrected himself once more, gunning for Sora as he just got back onto his feet. Katsuki held his hand back and then moved it in an upward circular motion with his quirk activated, ripping the ground beneath them apart and letting debris fly in Sora's direction, which the boy blocked easily.
Smoke was in between the two of them, so neither of the fighters could see each other for now. Sora made the first move by throwing Oblivion forward, letting it clear out the smoke with the force, only to see that Bakugo wasn't there. He looked around but couldn't see him, then he felt a pair of hands grab his shoulder and some of his hair. Katsuki used the smoke as a distraction to get in the air and get the jump on him.
"You better go all out on me!" He yelled out as he held onto Sora."Cause that's the only way I'm gonna let this match end!" He got behind him and used his strength to throw him over his shoulders.
Sora resummoned Oblivion and jammed it into the ground to stop himself, then looked to see Bakugo blitzing towards him, ready to attack once more. Once the explosive boy was in his face and sending out his next attack, the Keyblade wielder rolled out of the way and then slammed his weapon into Katsuki's ribs, launching him back a bit, but Bakugo used his explosions to slow himself to a stop and flip himself onto his feet. He then went on the attack once more.
The crowd was cheering like crazy, and Class 1-A was impressed to see that Katsuki was keeping Sora on the back foot.
"Sora's being pushed back?" Izuku said, shocked. "I knew Kacchan was amazing, but this is something else. I've never seen him fight so seriously before."
"Those two seem to have it out for each other." Shoto stated. "At least Bakugo does for Sora."
Back at the fight, Katsuki was charging straight for his opponent and getting ready for an attack, but Sora decided to go for one of his own before Bakugo could try it, thrusting Oblivion forward in a stabbing motion. The explosive boy saw it coming and extended both of his arms towards the ground, launching himself upward at an amazing speed, before adjusting his arms to do the same thing again, launching himself down to the ground, behind his opponent, and going for an attack, but Sora had spun himself around and struck Katsuki's wrist, forcing the explosive sweat to miss its target. Sora then swiped his blade again, but Bakugo had jumped back, getting some distance between the two and then shaking his stricken wrist for a second, before getting ready to go again.
Sora decided to go on the attack this time and casted a Blizzard spell, letting it speed towards Katsuki, who just held both his hand forward and let out a large explosion, stopping the spell before it reached him. While the smoke was there, Sora used the ice trail made by it to slide into the smoke, but Bakugo heard him coming, sending another explosion forward to stop his opponent's advance.
The blast cleared out most of the smoke and destroyed some of the arena in front of him, but Sora was out of Katsuki's sight. He checked above him and noticed a water blast was a few feet away from him and closing in fast. He ducked under it and used his quirk to blast himself away from the splash zone, then looked at where it came from to see two more water blasts coming towards him.
He blasted himself over the first one, then aimed his wrists towards the last one and let out another big explosion to destroy it, turning most of it into steam while the rest of the water splashes to the ground around him. Sora had landed right behind him and attempted to attack but Bakugo reacted fast enough to make an explosion behind him to push his opponent back.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST The Power Of Endeavor]
"What a spectacle!" Present Mic commentated. "The fighters seem to be evenly matched right now! I'm on the edge of my seat, and the battle only just started!"
In the arena, Katsuki had released a sigh, the steam around his mouth being pushed away by his breath. He took a second to breath in before he stared directly at his opponent, noticing how the Keyblade wielder was in perfect condition, and it pissed him off. "You better stop screwing around." He growled.
"Excuse me?" Sora replied. "I told you already, I can't access..."
"I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME DUMBASS!" Bakugo yelled out. "But I can tell you're still pulling your punches against me!"
Back in the stands, Aizawa points something out to everyone. "Bakugo's trying to provoke his opponent into going all out against him in order to properly gauge his strength. Seeing as his opponent has been holding back against everyone else, only going full strength against Todoroki at the tail end of their match, he wants to beat Sora at his best, to show that he's the strongest."
"Good to know, so then why not Sora just grant his request and just knock him out like he did Todoroki?" Mic wondered.
"You saw what happened to him after Sora went full strength." Aizawa explained. "It took a single blow from him to not only knock Todoroki through his ice wall and out of the ring, but also launch him into the wall of the stadium and almost knock him out. Sora doesn't know if Bakugo can take his full strength, so he's pulling his punches to make sure that he doesn't accidentally injure or kill his opponent."
In the stands, 1-A was concerned.
"I get why Sora would want to hold back, but Bakugo's not gonna let him do that." Eijiro said.
"But Mr. Aizawa is right about Sora potentially killing him if he does go all out." Momo reiterated.
"What do you think, Deku?" Ochako asked her friend.
"Kacchan's the kind of person who seeks a total victory." Izuku explained. "He refuses to have anything less than that. In a simpler term, he's a perfectionist when it comes to his expectations in combat."
"So he won't allow the match to end unless Sora goes full power against him and he wins." Shoto summarized.
"Well...yeah." Midoriya confirmed.
Back in the arena, Bakugo spoke up again. "You bastard! I'll tell you what happens if you treat me like fodder. I'll kill you! I don't want there to be any doubt that I'm the best of the best at the Festival! That's only gonna happen if you come at me as hard as you can, right now! There's no point if you don't fight me with the same power you used against IcyHot and those bastards at U.S.J.! You know how strong I was back then, and I've only gotten better ever since! If you don't want to win this, then why are you even here!?" He ran towards Sora. "SHOW EVERYONE YOU'RE TRYING TO DESTROY ME!"
The crowd was silent and just observed Sora, who was gritting his teeth, and looked like he just ran out of patience for his opponent. He gripped Oblivion as tightly as he could and then looked towards Katsuki with the same pissed off expression that he made back when the two had their argument. "You want that?! FINE THEN!"
[Silence]
Sora blitzed forward and struck his opponent in the stomach, launching Bakugo back a good distance, but the explosive boy used his quirk to force himself to a stop, staying in the arena. He winced in pain and then looked at Sora again.
[Play KH2.5 Remix OST A Fight To The Death]
"I warned you about this Katsuki." The Keyblade wielder reminded his opponent as he walked forward and waited for the explosive boy to attack him.
Katsuki placed his arms behind him and then blasted himself forward, ready for round two, but Sora was ready for him, swiping Oblivion downward in an effort to slam him to the ground, but he barely managed to dodge it and get behind his opponent. He went for an attack, only to blow up the air in front of him, as Sora circled behind him and then struck the blonde in the back about eight times, before being launched away.
Bakugo rolled on the ground and was about to get back up, until he heard Sora's voice yell out, "Bladefury Eclipse!" He looked up and noticed several purple disk shaped projectiles heading straight towards him. Acting on instinct, he used his quirk to blast himself to the side, letting the first six disks hit the floor while the rest followed him. He blasted himself upwards, and dodged another four, but the rest kept coming.
Before he could even get a chance to react, Sora was right in front of his face, thanks to flowmotion and the swordsman slammed Katsuki back down with his blade, letting ten of the remaining twenty projectiles hit their target. Bakugo didn't have time to dodge the rest so he placed his wrists in front of him and he rapidly exploded his palms to take out the remaining ten discs before they could hit him.
Katsuki looked back up to where Sora was and noticed that he wasn't there. He looked in front of him, but it was too late, as Sora did another combo on the 1-A student, pushing him back again, but he was still in the ring, so the match wasn't over. He was panting from the fatigue he got thanks to this match, and Sora noticed.
"Give up Bakugo." He told his opponent. "I don't want to hurt you any more than I have to."
"Then why not just throw me out yourself?" Katsuki questioned, though he already knew the answer.
"You'll just use your quirk to keep yourself in the arena." Sora stated. "So I can't win by ring out against you."
"You're damn right you can't!" Bakugo yelled as he blasted himself upward and then straight towards his opponent, "I ain't letting this match end until I destroy you in that form of yours!"
Sora stayed in place and guarded Katsuki's attack, using Oblivion as a shield to block the explosion, then swipe the smoke away to see Bakugo a few feet away with both of his arms stretched forward and the tips of his fingers placed together. "STUN GRENADE!"
A bright light came from the blonde's palms and it was enough to make Sora cover his eyes, long enough for his opponent to close the distance and place both hands on his chest and set off an explosion at point blank range, pushing the swordsman back a few feet and forcing him to grab his chest and slightly wince from the sudden stinging.
Katsuki used the time he had, as well as the adrenaline that's keeping him from feeling any pain he felt before to close the distance and then start laying down a barrage of explosive attacks, only for them to be blocked once again by the sword, but that didn't stop him from continuing the barrage. He kept hammering down on Sora until he had enough sweat for a much bigger explosion that finally broke his opponent's guard, giving him a chance to reach for his face and grab it. He then screamed out "DIIIIIIIIIIIIE!" As he blasted Sora in the face, before using his other hand to make explosions that gave himself enough momentum to throw Sora to the side.
"Bakugo and Sora have kicked it up a notch!" Mic announced. "Both have gotten some pretty good hits on eachother, but neither seem to be going down anytime soon. I didn't think it was possible, but has Sora actually found his equal?"
Katsuki smiled at that commentary, seeing that the teachers are starting to view him as strong enough to beat him, but Sora was just more annoyed than anything, and not because of him getting hit. But because of how many times he's hit Bakugo, but he won't go down. He might have to use Dark form after all, but he still might risk killing him. Sure, Sora doesn't like the guy, but he doesn't want to hurt him so badly that he has to be removed from the Hero Course.
Sora didn't have any more time to think, because he saw Katsuki start blitzing towards him again, ready to attack. The Keyblade wielder got ready to defend, but then Katsuku blasted the air in front of both of them, making a smoke screen between them again. Sora swiped it away, but Bakugo's hands were now placed on his chest again.
[Silence]
Katsuki detonated the sweat, but he was launched back a good distance, which caught him by surprise. Did he use too much power like with Uraraka? He checked his forearms, but they weren't shaking. He then looked back, and when the smoke cleared, he had a wide grin on his face.
[Play KH3 OST Consumed By Dark]
Sora's clothes were pitch black with white outlines, his aura a dark purple glow, and The Kanji for Darkness was on him once more. Sora was back in Dark Form and ready to finish the fight. The crowd let out a cheer of excitement that could only be rivaled by an appearance made by All Might, but the Number 1 Hero wasn't making an appearance anytime soon, so it was all because of the match.
Bakugo smiled and yelled out. "PERFECT! Now I can kick your ass and show everyone I'm the best!"
Sora just sighed, looking slightly annoyed as he replied. "Let's just get this over with." He jumped in the air and twirled Oblivion around himself before thrusting it forward and twisting it in front of him, letting the tip glow as he charged up his attack.
Katsuki watched this happen and was getting ready to charge but he then heard Sora yell out, "DARK DIVIDE!" and a massive amount of purple fireballs were blasted towards him, coming from every direction in the front, making dodging impossible. He knew that this was gonna be tough, so he placed both of his arms forward and braced himself for some massive recoil.
Sora was hovering in the air, in front of a small vortex of dark flames as he watched the first barrage reach a few feet in front of Bakugo, before the explosive student produced an explosion equal to the one used against Ochako to destroy all the fireballs at once. Sora didn't give his opponent time to rest as he yelled out. "SALVO!" Slashing the flaming vortex and creating another barrage of dark fire that went for Katsuki.
Bakugo saw his arms starting to twitch, but the adrenaline in his system was keeping him from feeling any pain. He used that to his advantage and grabbed his right arm with his left and aimed it at the second barrage before making another massive explosion to destroy them all. He heard Sora yell out. "One More!" as another barrage was launched towards him. He switched arms and then blasted that barrage before it could even get close to him, and then watched as Sora descended a good distance in front of him.
Sora looked at Katsuki and saw him smiling. Maybe he can take the strength of this form. But then the swordsman noticed his opponents arms. They were visibly twitching and veins were protruding from all around his forearms. He's never made explosions that large before, except against Ochako. Does it damage him if he does that? If so, then Sora has to end the fight now.
The Keyblade wielder wasn't sure of what to do now. If Bakugo is breaking himself right now, then he's running the risk of permanently damaging his arms. If he doesn't stop, then he might be unable to fight after this match. But if Sora goes in too hard, he might end up injuring his opponent beyond recovery, or worse. He was brought back to reality when he saw Katsuki jump in the air, ready to go all out.
The explosive boy began spiraling himself around in the air with his explosions, making a smoke cloud around himself as the sweat from the rest of his body was starting to be flung in front of him, he was rapidly closing the distance on his opponent and was looking to finish this with one final Ultimate Move. He was certain of it now. He knew he could do it. It was time to show this Toy Sword Bastard that he shouldn't be looked down on.
Sora finally figured out how he could stop the fight. He summoned the dark Barrier around himself and waited for his opponent to attack him. Bakugo's attack was primed and ready as he yelled out. "HOWITZER IMPACT!" His palm made contact with the purple barrier surrounded by chains as an explosion that was as powerful as his full gauntlet blast was created from his bare hands, destroying everything in its path.
[Silence]
A violent gust of wind was made from the force of the explosions as the audience watched. "Whohahaha!" Mic announced. "Bakugo combines speed and rotation with a huge blast like he used against Uraraka! He turned himself into a human missile! Sora put up the barrier that held up against Todoroki's Ultimate attack during their match, but did it hold up this time? What has become of our two top competitors?"
The smoke around Katsuki was cleared and he was laying on the floor, still fully conscious, as he looked at where he launched his Howitzer. When the smoke finally cleared, he saw the dark barrier, cracked from the attack, but not as much as it was against IcyHot, he pushed himself back up and was ready to continue.
"Congratulations Bakugo." Sora called out, visibly confusing the explosive boy. "You beat me at my best." He pointed towards the ground below him and that's when Katsuki saw it.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST People Always Reaching for the Top]
The smoke cleared around where Sora was and everyone could see it. His legs were out of bounds. Midnight was about to call it out, but then another voice was heard. "No...No...NononoNONO!" It was Bakugo, as he ran forward and grabbed the swordsman by the collar of his shirt with one hand and positioned his other hand behind him, looking like he was going to attack the boy, even though the match was over. "Stop screwing around!" He demanded. "This isn't a real win for me, unless you fight back!" He sounded defeated as he spoke up. "This isn't how it was supposed to end! Fight back against me damn it!"
Sora held his breath and let Katsuki inhale the purple gas that made its way to the two of them. When Bakugo passed out on the ground, Sora used Oblivion to fan it away from him, so he could breathe. Midnight was next to him and she looked down at the unconscious fighter, then back at Sora, who just shook his head, as a way to say that he refused to take the victory. She raised her hand.
"Sora had been rung out." Midnight announced. "That means Katsuki Bakugo is the winner!"
The crowd cheered for the match, but Sora just picked up the victor and took him to the exit.
"And with that, the final match is officially over!" Present Mic announced. "The First year Champion of the U.A. Sports Festival is, Katsuki Bakugo from Class 1-A!"
Class 1-A was conflicted about the match, Sora did basically forfeit the match so he wouldn't risk killing Bakugo, but after what had just happened, was that really the right call? Class 1-B also seemed to be confused a bit, but they accepted the results. The Pros that saw the match had agreed with the results as well as the reasoning, though they didn't like the victor's attitude towards the end.
Back at the bar, Shigaraki watched this on his computer and seemed intrigued, while the Figure just silently watched his 'leader' do his thing, until Kurogiri called the two to come over to the bar area to start their interview.
[Silence]
Back at the arena, one final break was needed to clean up the stadium from all the damage that was caused by that last match. Fumikage and Shoto were called to get ready for the award ceremony with Sora and Katsuki. The former of the two finalists actually greeted the two third place candidates, while the latter was busy with something else. The three of them got onto their podiums and waited to be risen up to the stage, while Bakugo was already on the first place podium, with a few things attached.
Inside the stadium, fireworks were going off while Midnight announced that "The First Year Students have completed all the events for the U.A. Sports Festival. Now it's time to relax and enjoy the Award Ceremony."
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Closing Ceremony]
As the music began to play, smoke and confetti were blasted in front of the now rising platform, as the 4 best students were being shown to the world. The two who had just barely lost in the semifinals, Shoto Todoroki and Fumikage Tokoyami were sharing the third place podium. The one who lost by the skin of his teeth in the finals, Sora was standing alone on the second place podium. And lastly, the student who kept his word that he would win, Katsuki Bakugo was violently struggling to break free from the restraints that held him to the first place podium, while screaming in a muzzle.
Class 1-A was visibly discomforted by the actions of their classmate, but Katsuki was just glaring daggers at Sora, probably trying to kill the guy for giving him the win. "He's acting like a feral animal." Fumikage commented, while Shoto just nodded in response.
The explosive boy was still just screaming into his muzzle while struggling to try and get to Sora, while the boy in question was just looking at his classmate like he was stupid. Yeah, he has a reason to be dissatisfied with his victory, but this is just overkill. To be honest, with how mad he is right now, Sora is tempted to use the Keyblade to make sure those restraints are locked tight enough so that he doesn't break them off.
[Silence]
"Now, let's break out the hard wear!" Midnight announced. "Of course there's only one person worthy of distributing the award."
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST All Might Theme]
And on cue, All Might made his appearance with his hearty laugh, a superhero landing, and announcing to the crowd. "CITIZENS! I AM HERE WITH THE MEDALS!" While Midnight announced at the exact time when he was speaking. "All Might, the Number 1 Hero!"
[Silence]
After some awkward silence from that moment, Midnight embarrassingly said. "Ruined that, didn't I?" Though All Might was still smiling, Sora could tell that he was a bit annoyed that his intro was messed up. While the crowd was awing the fact that the first years had All Might as a teacher for their class, Midnight requested, "So now that you're here All Might, why don't you start the presentation." As she held out the 4 medals in front of him to give to the students who earned them.
He grabbed one of the bronze medals and walked over to the podium, giving a hearty laugh as he went to give it to Fumikage. "Young Tokoyami, congratulations." All Might said as the student bowed and accepted the medal. "You showed great strength out there."
"Your words humble me sir." Fumikage replied.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Each of Their Goals]
"However, you have more training to do if you're going to be able to fight against different kinds of Villains." All Might gave the bird boy a hug while he told him what the student needed to know. "You're not going to be able to rely on your quirk in every battle you face."
Tokoyami looked at the bronze medal that he earned and responded "Yes sir."
The Number 1 Hero grabbed the second bronze medal and held it in front of Shoto. "Young Todoroki," He started. "Congratulations." Shoto bowed and let his Hero give him his medal. "I'm assuming there's a reason you were so hesitant to use your left side during your last match, even though you did in the end."
Shoto quietly told the man. "Midoriya had opened my eyes during our match. But then I started to doubt myself during Sora's, until he helped me as well. I think I understand a little about why you're so interested in Midoriya, and why the school made an extra seat for Sora. I want to be the kind of Hero you are, but my path...isn't as clear as I thought it was. I have a lot to think about, and I still need to settle things with someone, very soon." The somber tone in his voice meant he wasn't talking about his father, but rather someone else, and Sora had an idea on who it might be.
All Might nodded and gave the flame user a hug, saying "I've never seen this sort of look on your face before. I won't ask for details, but trust yourself. I'm sure you'll work things out."
"Right." Todoroki replied, feeling comfortable with that advice.
The symbol of Peace grabbed the second place medal and went over to the boy who earned it. "Young Sora." He said. "Congratulations." Sora bowed and accepted the silver medal while All Might continued speaking. "Though most people might think it strange, holding back against the competition, I believe that it was a wise decision, not going all out, so that you don't risk hurting someone beyond recovery."
"Actually, there's another reason for that." Sora spoke up.
"And what might that reason be?" All Might asked.
"Well...I wanted to make sure that everyone I fought against could still show the world what they could do. I wanted them to have their time to shine. They earned the right to that as much as I did, so I pulled my punches and fought them at their strength so they could show off all their skills. I wasn't going to throw the match for anyone, but I wanted to make sure that they weren't seen as lucky, you know?"
All Might nodded and gave Sora a hug, which the boy returned. "That is a very noble and selfless reason young man." He complimented the boy. "Keep that kindness in your heart and you'll grow up to be an amazing Hero."
"Thank you sir." Sora replied, letting go of All Might when he finished their hug.
All Might grabbed the first place medal and went to the boy who had yet to get his medal. "Now, Young Bakugo..." All Might started.
[Silence]
Upon looking at what was in front of him, All Might was just as weirded out as Class 1-A. "This is a little much." He pointed out as he began to undo the muzzle. "Well, you did what you said you'd do in the pledge. You're true to your word."
"All Miiiight..." Katsuki growled. "Winning first place this way...doesn't prove that I'm the best once here! Even if the world considers me the winner, I refuse to accept it like this!" He screamed out that last part.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST I'll become a Hero]
All Might cleared his throat and then tried to make a positive situation out of it. "In a world where we're constantly being compared to one another, there are very few who can keep their eyes focused on the top spot. You're one of them." The expression on Bakugo's face didn't change at all. "Please accept this medal, even if you have to think of it as a scar, something you'll never forget."
"I DON'T WANT THAT PIECE OF GARBAGE!" Katsuki yelled out.
"Come on now." All Might replied, trying to give the winner his medal.
"GET THAT TRASH OFF OF ME YOU IDIOT!" He demanded as he kept it off of his neck, but it eventually was pressed in between his teeth, and he couldn't get it out.
[Silence]
The audience began to cheer as All Might turned around and addressed the crowd. "Here they are! The winners of this year's Sports Festival! But listen closely! Any of you First Years could have ended up standing on these podiums! Think about what you've done today! You've challenged each other, learned, and climbed even closer towards your goals of being Pros! I think the next generation of Heroes is proving to be our most Promising one yet!" He pointed towards the sky. "So I have one more thing to say!"
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST All Might Theme]
"I want to hear everyone yell it with me!" The Number 1 Hero instructed the audience. "U.A.'s..."
[Silence]
While everyone else screamed Plus Ultra, All Might just gave out some normal advice, which made the entire crowd angry at their Hero for screwing up the moment.
After that was settled, it was the end of the day, and Class 1-A was in their classroom, in their uniforms. "Nice work." Aizawa said. "You have the next two days of school off to recuperate. I'm sure that the pros who watched the festival will want to recruit some of you. We'll look over the draft forms and update you when you return. Get some rest. You still have a lot of training to do."
"Yes sir." The entire class except for Katsuki said in unison.
The class was dismissed and when Sora left the room, he was greeted by someone he didn't expect.
[Play KH2.5 Remix OST Gearing Up]
"Hey! Guy who got second place in the finals! Zora, right?" It was Mei Hatsume, looking as chipper as ever.
"Uh...It's actually Sora...but what's up Mei?" The Keyblade wielder responded.
"You're free tomorrow, right?" She asked.
"I haven't planned anything yet, no." He answered.
"Good." She replied.
"Uh...why?" He questioned.
"Because I'm making sure you hold up your end of the bargain you made with me earlier today." She reminded him.
Sora was a bit confused at first, but then remembered that he would be Mei's test dummy for a day if she agreed to play nice with Moogle. He honestly forgot about that, with everything else that happened today kinda taking the forefront. "Oh yeah, that." He spoke up, a bit embarrassed that he forgot. "Sure, I can do that tomorrow. The sooner I do, the sooner you and Moogle aren't at each other's throats. What time do you want me to be here?"
"As soon as you wake up!" The support student announced.
"Huh?" Sora was confused. "Wait, but shouldn't I know when you show up, so that way I'm not just standing outside U.A.?"
"Don't worry about that, I'll be here when you show up." Hatsume reassured her test dummy. "You can bet on it."
"Oookay." Sora responded, just leaving it at that.
"All right!" Mei cheered. "Tomorrow's gonna be so productive!" She walked off and began talking about all of the new babies that she had planned, and Sora just decided to walk the other way, until he heard another familiar voice.
[Play KH1.5 Remix OST Shipmaster's Humoresque]
"What did I hear you say about me and her playing nice, Kupo?" It was Moogle, and he heard the conversation.
"Oh..Uh hey Moogle." Sora sheepishly said, rubbing the back of his head. "I kinda...promised Mei that I'd be a test dummy for a day with her if you two stopped competing with each other." Moogle huffed at that explanation, looking uninterested. "Hey, I have an idea, why don't you come and hang out with the two of us, ya know. Start bonding with her and get used to being friendly with each other."
"Psssh...yeah right, Kupo." Moogle sarcastically said. "My paycheck doesn't cover for being friendly with an over enthusiast that doesn't understand personal boundaries, Kupo."
"I can pay you." Sora bargained.
"With what, Kupo?" The support manager questioned.
"I have a pouch with a thousand Munny in it." Sora informed the merchant. "Meet me at the entrance to U.A. Tomorrow at about 10 A.M. and take that as payment for the day."
Moogle thought about it for a bit, before sighing and agreeing to the deal. "Fine, but just for the day. Kupo. If she doesn't strike me as tolerable then you can forget me being friends with her, Kupo."
"That's fine, as long as you two aren't fighting with each other, then I'll feel better." Sora replied.
Moogle sighed and flew off with Sora. "At least I'll get some entertainment out of this by watching you get flung around like a rag doll, Kupo."
"Ah, Sora." Another familiar voice spoke up that both of them knew.
"Oh, hey Nezu." Sora greeted the principal. "What's up?"
"Nothing, I just came to return your phone to you." Nezu explained as he handed the Gummiphone to Sora, before turning to Moogle. "So I hear you'll be here tomorrow Mr. Moogle."
"Uh...yeah, why, Kupo?" Moogle asked. "Ya need me to sign some papers for the supplies I'm requesting, or is it something else. Kupo?"
"Actually, I'd like your assistance in starting up a new project that I had in mind for the school." Nezu explained. "It's right in your field of expertise, so it won't be too difficult."
"What kind of project are we talking about, Kupo?" Moogle wondered. "It might cost a bit extra, depending on how big of a project it is, Kupo."
"I'll deal with the payment for your services, as well as provide any extra manpower you need." Nezu reassured. "I'll inform you about the details tomorrow."
"What's this about a project?" Sora curiously asked.
"Oh, I just had an idea about how I can update the practical exams for this Academy is all." The principal informed his student.
"Oh really? That's cool." Sora replied. "Anyway I could help out with that?"
"Actually, you can, but the project will take a while to start up and I'll only require your help testing it." Nezu explained.
"Ok." The Keyblade wielder responded. "It's the least I can do for you after all you guys have done for me. Just give me a call when you need me to test it."
"Thank you very much Sora." Nezu happily walked off, with Moogle following him.
With that said and done, Sora decided it was time to head home and rest up. He's gonna need to get up bright and early tomorrow.
I had the whole day to myself, so I figured that I'd make up for lost time by writing and posting the next chapter. So now the sports festival has come to an end. Sora has got his morning for tomorrow planned out, and Moogle and Mei are a part of it. Now that bag of munny will finally be useful in this world. Also, Katsuki still won by his opponent forfeiting the match, so he still get's angry enough to justify Shigaraki's reasoning to try and recruit him in the future. Hope you guys enjoy and until I decide to upload again. ;)