Merry Christmas everyone! And Happy Holidays to you all! Hope you're all staying warm out there, especially my fellow Americans. This blizzard is cold and brutal so please make sure you, your loved ones, and your neighbors are safe, warm, and having a very Merry Christmas. On the bright side we're getting a white Christmas! And I cannot wait. So as a Christmas Present to you all here's a special little Omake. I wanted a full-on Chapter but there was an issue with UPS so the next chapter's not gonna show up until after the Holidays.

So, I got you all this instead from the Dollar Store-I mean from the discount aisle-I mean…Nevermind.

In any case, have a HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

*This Omake is also dedicated/inspired by the FIFA World Cup. And a semi-side note, I was, in fact, rooting for France.

*This Omake is canon.

Omake: Penalty Kicks

A camera pans over the U.A. soccer field as players decked in either U.A. blue or U.A. red and white step off the field. While a banner at the bottom of the screen reads: Class A vs. Class B Soccer Match.

"Welcome back to our coverage of the game of the year between Class A and Class B." Kirishima's disembodied voice cheerfully calls out through a mic as the game approaches its end.

His co-host, Tetsutetsu, cheerfully announces beside him. "If you're just joining us, we have witnessed an unbelievably well fought match tonight, and it's come down to penalty kicks."

"So manly! I wish we could've played!"

"Yes, but we got voted to do the commentary because, and I'm quoting here, we "know how to have a good time."

"Is that a compliment or an insult?"

"I don't know."

Tetsutetsu watches as Class B's Nirengeki Shoda takes the ball before the goal with Class A's Mezo Shoji acting as the goalie. "Shoda for Class B, taking the first approach."

Shoda charges the ball and with a well-aimed kick it spins and curves right past all of Shoji's arms.

"Oh! There it is!"

"Spectacular!" Kirishima claps. "Class A's goalkeeper, Shoji, just left one in past him now! So now the burden rests on Class B's-Neito Monoma."

On que, Tetsutetsu announces Monoma's arrival. "Here he comes. Nerves of steel that man, dealing with more pressure now than a submarine."

"Hehehe. Indeed."

And yet Monoma looks all too thrilled at the prospect of sticking to Class A.

Tetsutetsu instantly gets a bad feeling about this, therefore he's thrilled to see how this goes. "Looks like he's prematurely celebrating. Let's hope it doesn't come back to bite him int he arse."

Class A's Tenya Iida steps up for the penalty kick.

With his classmate on the line, Kirishima takes the mic over. "Iida places the ball on the spot, getting ready. That man literally has a cannon for a leg."

"Yes he does."

"Here he goes winding up for the shot aaannnnd-"

Iida kicks and Monoma dives for the ball but it flies right through his hands and slams into his face with a resounding POW!

"Ooohh!" The two announcers grimace at the sight.

Kirishima screams into his mic. "The cannon has fired and hit Monoma directly to the face!"

As does Tetsutetsu. "We clocked that at a stunning 116 kilometers per hour!"

"Now that's a lot of miles per hour!"

As they announce, the camera pans to show the assigned Athletic Trainer, Manga Fukidashi, rushes onto the field with a first-aid kit.

Tetsutetsu amusedly shakes his head as Manga checks Monoma over. "Little chance that man's nose is not broken right now."

"Ho-oh, indeed." Kirishima laughs. "Now Monoma getting checked out for that one. Manly save though, but sadly he's not out of the woods yet."

Tetsutetsu full heartedly agree. "On his feet now, a bit shaken-"

"-But not stirred."

"Hahaha!" They both laugh at high-five at their wit.

Meanwhile back on the field, Manga gives the all clear and he runs off the field with a pained Monoma follows behind while his classmates and audience cheer his name.

Tetsutetsu appreciates the comradery. "This crowd absolutely loves this man."

"And Monoma's classma-teammates welcome him back a hero. For now."

On that note the camera switches back to Shoda lining for a kick against Shoji.

Tetsutetsu's dying to see this matchup. "Class B's up again for the second attempt, looking to make it 2-NIL."

Kirishima does the play by play as Shoda charges the ball. "He approaches the ball with some determination-Here he goes!"

"OOOH!" They both lose it when the soccer ball flies right over the goal.

Even Tetsutetsu finds it hilarious "It's high and wide! Way off target!"

"Yes, apparently he thought he was kicking a field goal." Kirishima teases.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Wrong kind of football, dude"

"Haha! Stupid Americans!"

As they banter Iida comes back onto the field just as a wobbly footed Monoma waits for him in the goal.

Tetsutetsu grins in excitement. "Back now to Neito Monoma, he looks a bit worse for wear, but ready for round two."

"And Iida takes a moment, here he goes with the approach!"

Iida kicks and Monoma jumps for it! *WHAM!*

"OOOHHH!"

Tetsutetsu can't believe it! "Monoma with a fantastic dive! The ball flies straight through his hands and once again strikes him, straight in the schnoz!"

Kirishima quickly gets an idea. "And let's see it again on the old instant replay!"

The camera cuts away, showing a zoomed-in replay. And sure, enough Monoma's hands weren't even at his shoulders yet before the ball hit him dead on! "Oh, every excruciating detail captured in HD perfection!"

"Clocked at 129 kilometers per hour. Monoma does not look well."

So much so that Manga has to help Monoma onto his feet.

But Kirishima is still reeling from that play. "Two wonderful saves and two definite concussions."

Not so coincidentally, Monoma collapses forcing Manga to have to drag him the rest of the way off the field.

Tetsutetsu doesn't like the looks of it. "They may replace him at this point, he's done all he can."

"Yes, as his trainer takes him off the field like a manga artist rushing to meet a deadline set by his Shonen Jump masters."

"I'm not sure why but that felt…too real."

"It did. Didn't it?"

But Tetsutetsu's quick to move on as Shoda comes back. "Class B now on their third PK, Shoji is in the goal wiggling around like a rubber octopus."

Shoji is, in fact, swaying from side to side with his arms outstretched and trying to cover as much space as possible.

Kirishima watches closely as Shoda charges the ball. "The crowd holds their breath as he goes in, her it comes!" But Shoji blocks it! "Oh, very anti-climactic."

And Tetsutetsu takes over as the camera switches views once again. "Let's see who they got to replace Neito-" The camera zooms in on a limping goalkeeper.

"-NEITO MONOMA Is Back!" They both lose it, going crazy in the booth as Monoma hobbles to the goal.

"He's still in the game!" Tetsutetsu can't believe it.

"Oh my!" Kirishima can't be sure, but Monoma just fell down beside the goalpost. "And he's taking a very odd tactic now."

Tetsutetsu looks over and sees Monoma in a fetal position with his back towards the kicker. "Seems to be curling up to protect his face."

"Not exactly a recommended technique, but here it comes!" Kirishima comments as Iida charges the ball. "Wait-no-no! Iida needs to tie his shoe." Yup, just before reaching the ball Iida noticed his shoe was untied and decided to take a moment and fix it. "Ho ho! And that's why you do a double knot, kids."

"Monoma still waiting for the kick to happen." Just as Tetsutetsu says this a cowering Monoma pokes his head over his shoulder just as Iida charges the ball again. "He's probability wondering when-"

*BLAM!* Another shot to the face!

"OOOOOHHH!" And both announcers proceed to lose it! "SWEET SKONYON DUMBELLS!/HOLY MANLY CURLS!"

The screen changes, instantly showing the replay and how Monoma just innocently poked his head up only to be met with a sphere of death.

"He got Monoma right in the face!"

"That man's nose must be absolutely devastated!" Kirishima is screaming into the mic even while Shoda kicks against Shoji again. "He's going to look like a witch that flew her broom into her nose! And then crashed into a hammer!"

Tetsutetsu is screaming too even as Shoji blocks the ball. "I hardly even care about this attempt! Let's go back to-"

And as the scene changes, they go absolutely basilisk in the booth. "NEITO. MONOMA!"

"The man-"

"The myth-"

"-THE LEGEND!" They both howl into the air along with the cheering crowd.

Before Kirishima continues to announce. "Three perfect blocks by Monoma and his catlike face reflexes!"

That being said, Monoma looks totally messed up with a broken nose, swelling eye, and a red mark shaped as a soccer ball is smeared into his face.

"Absolutely incredible!" Tetsutetsu cheers while Monoma collapses inside the goal. "Though I must say Monoma does not look well at all."

His teammates thinks so too because Awase and Kuroiro run out to aid their goal keep.

Kirishima smirks as they lift Monoma off the ground. "Well you know football players like to have a bit of drama, don't they."

"They're going to take him out, no wait!" Tetsutetsu's eyes pop like plates when Juzo runs out with a fold-up chair. "They've brought him a chair!"

Kirishima can't help but laugh as they set Monoma in it. "OH! A bold move by the manager!" But the game must go as Iida prepares another kick. "Iida gets set for the fourth attempt!"

"And this, frankly, is a gimme! He literarily has to kick it anywhere except where Monoma is sitting."

Iida charges much to Kirishima's excitement. "There is no possible way that Class A can mess up this shot!"

He does! The ball went straight for Monoma's face AGGGGAAAAIN!" "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!"

The entire booth is shaking as Kirishima roars into the mic. "150 KILOMETERS PER HOUR!"

"THIS MAN CAN DO NO WRONG!"

The replays cuts in showing Monoma literally begging for Iida not to kick.

Kirishima zooms in so they can see the moment of impact. "Look at him BEG for mercy when it's mercy that should be BEGGING for HIM!"

"He had looked DEATH IN THE EYE and said TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT, to which death replies by punching him in the face over and over and over AGAIN!"

Their excitement just barely dies down as Shoda, and Shoji face off one last time.

Kirishima is watching closely mostly for Monoma's sake. "If Class B makes this final shot, it's all over, but-" Shoda kicks but Shoji stops it! "NOOOOO! He misses which means we're going back to-"

"NEITO MONOMA!" They cheer like maniacs as Iida walks out with the ball.

"His face is a brick wall!"

"A brick wall that can feel pain and cries a lot!"

The camera pans back to the goal but it's empty. Monoma is nowhere in sight.

Tetsutetsu frowns, working the camera around. "But, where's Monoma?" They find him, he's crawling on the grass. "He seems to be crawling away from the goal! What is he doing?!"

"He's throwing away the match!"

With the goal wide open, Iida takes the shot. The ball zooms through the air but it doens't make it. Instead, it hits the crossbar and bounces right off and back to Monoma! Hitting him square in the face just as he turns back to see the goal.

"OOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!"

"MONOMA HAS DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE!"

"OOOOOOOOW! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" Tetsutetsu watches the replay.

Looks like Monoma turned away from the kick but in doing so he put his face right in line of fire of the ricocheting ball!

"LOOK AT THAT! HE PLAYED IT JUST RIGHT! WHAT INCREDIBLE INSTINCTS TO CRAWL AWAY FROM THE GOAL LIKE THAT!"

Even Kirishima is cheering and he's not even part of Class B. "And his teammates rush the field! Happy as a crane as they slide in!"

"Hahahaha!" Tetsutetsu laughs along as Class B place their hero onto a stretcher and hoist him up like he's the trophy. "A Bernini sculpture of a finish!"

"As his teammates carry him off on the stretcher of glory we thank you for sharing this absolutely heart stopping FINISH!"

"Neito Monoma and his face of steel have won it ALL!"

It was said from that day forward, Monoma's relentless bragging became even more insufferable around Class A. But the tradeoff was that he developed a deeply rooted fear of soccer balls much to Class's embarrassment and…convenience.

*This Omake is based on and inspired by the video, "Top Soccer Shootout Ever With Scott Sterling (Original)" by Studio C on YouTube.

If you didn't get this Omake, trust me watch this video and then you'll understand.

*UPDATE* As I mentioned, the next chapter will be late. I am making good progress, so I am hopeful that it'll be ready to post Dec. 30, 2022. So, just in time for the New Year celebration.

And again, I wanna with you all a Merry Christmas and to all a Good Night.