The first match ended with Izumi's victory over Shinso. The match continues into the second round where Shoto will compete against Sero.

Unlike the first match which lasted quite a long time, the second match ended quickly. Shoto can quickly finish a match by freezing the entire arena as well as his opponent, which also makes his opponent quickly surrender.

After the second match, the next matches also progressed quickly. Except for the match between Iida and a support class student which lasted 10 minutes. Even though the match turned the event into an item promotion.

After finishing the match, Shoto then went to the audience seats to watch his friends' match. When he got there, he could see his brother along with Izuku waving at him.

" yo, Shoto-kun, good job in your match earlier. "

" I didn't know you would be here, especially you too Izuku "

" That's because I was invited here "

" Is that true? "

" that's right "

" Yeah, even though he ran away from his job. "

" shut up "

Shoto stood silently watching his brother's interaction with his friend. He just thought about how close the two of them were.

" So who is your opponent in the next match? "

" oh that, I think it's Izumi "

" oh... that girl "

For some reason, Shoto felt that the smile Izuku had looked cold when he mentioned Izumi's name. Moreover, the strange expression his brother made seemed to confirm his suspicions.

" I'm a little curious, but... what problem do you have with Izumi? "

Hearing this question, Izuku only answered with a faint smile, as if he didn't want to give a definite answer. Apart from that, his older brother also seemed to know the problem but just looked away.

The confused Shoto could only guess what happened between them, but after thinking for a long time he couldn't find a suitable reason.

While they were talking, the eighth match had already started with the sound of explosions and smoke filling the arena. Explosions continued to sound and debris flew everywhere. Watching Ochako being continuously pushed back by Bakugo's explosions made the audience unable to bear to watch it.

" Isn't he too cruel? "

" You're right, doing that to a girl is too much isn't it? "

Various negativity continued to come from the audience seats which resulted in the audience starting to mock Bakugo.

Izuku, who was watching this, could only laugh when he saw Bakugo being mocked by the audience

" Why are you laughing? "

" Nothing, it's just funny that the boy was insulted by many people. "

" You are worse than I thought "

"shut up"

" But, still, I feel sorry for that girl, she fought so hard but unfortunately her opponent was so strong. "

" Yeah, you're right, but that doesn't mean the girl lost without fighting. "

" Right, with that much weapon, she should be able to deal a decent blow to the opponent. "

Izuku followed Toya's upward gaze. Their view was filled with a large amount of rock debris floating above the stadium.

" I doubt that, although I hate to admit it, that explosive boy's quirk is stronger than you think, I'm sure he will be able to blow up all the rubble. "

" Are you talking like that because you've already fought him? "

" That's how it is, I'm sure you also know how strong Bakugo is, right Shoto-kun. "

" Yeah, I guess so "

While they were talking the cheers from the audience immediately stopped as Aizawa spoke irritably into the microphone. He scolded the heroes who also mocked his students without realizing what was happening in the arena.

Amid the silence, Ochako then dropped all the stone debris she had gathered. But as expected of the second ranker of the entrance exam, he fiercely blew away all the rubble with one huge explosion.

The audience who were initially shocked fell silent again watching this. After that silence, Ochako finally collapsed out of exhaustion. Midnight also immediately announced Bakugo as the winner and cheers of victory were heard again.

Izuku watched this match with cold eyes without giving any further reaction. If anything, he just sighed because his prediction was once again correct. Putting aside his regrets, Izuku turned back to Shoto who was behind him.

" The next match is you, right? "

" Yes "

" I see, good luck, your brother and I will support you. "

" Of course "

As Shoto was about to turn to leave, Izuku added words that confused him a little.

" Ah! That's right, if you want to provoke her just say my name, I'm sure she'll explode immediately.

Also... please give her a good hit for me too. "

" but for what? "

" Just say, it's for bad relationships in the past "

At that moment, Shoto could see a cold smile on Izuku's face that he had never seen before. Seeing that, goosebumps ran down his spine. He had never seen such a cold smile, even from his father whom he hated. The uncomfortable feeling he felt when he saw that smile made him subconsciously take a step back.

He doubted his eyes for a moment, but he didn't have time to worry about it because the smile immediately disappeared after Toya hit Izuku on the head and was replaced by his usual cute smile.

' Did I see wrong '

Putting that thought aside, he walked back down the hall towards the arena. Izuku watched as Shoto slowly disappeared into a dark alley. He still had a cold smile, although it was faint.

" Stop making such scary smiles, you're causing the temperature here to drop drastically. "

" Okay, okay, I'll stop "

" But why did you suddenly ask him to do that? "

" No reason, just want to make the event more lively "

" as expected, you are cruel "

" Shut up! "

" Whatever, but isn't it time for you to go back? Your phone's been ringing for a while now. "

" I will come back after this match is over "

" I see... "

After the competition arena was repaired, the second round of matches continued. As the opener for this round, the match that took place was a match between Shoto and Izumi.

The audience was excited to learn that the son of the number 2 hero would be fighting the daughter of the number 1 hero. They were excited to see what kind of match they would witness, and which of the two would win.

The arena was even noisier than in previous matches, that was how excited they were about this match. Present Mic immediately called the two contestants which made the stadium busy again. And the moment he announced the start of the match, a huge explosion immediately occurred.

The large ice that Shoto released immediately hit Izumi's powerful punch, producing a large explosion accompanied by cold wind, even reaching the audience seats. An exciting opening from both participants amazed the audience.

The smoke rising from the explosion soon dissipated revealing the two participants staring intently at each other. There you could see the distance between the two of them widening, it seemed like the explosion had blown their bodies away.

After a moment of silence, the first person to take the first attack was Izumi. She immediately ran forward and intended to use her telekinesis to push Shoto out of the arena.

Shoto, who saw his opponent, immediately attacked her, he once again created a giant chunk of ice to block the opponent's movements. But as expected of the daughter of the number 1 hero, she was able to avoid it and quickly arrived before Shoto's eyes. Shocked by this, Shoto immediately activated his fire quirk which immediately burned the left side of his body.

Izumi quickly backed away trying to avoid the flames which had already burned a bit of the ends of her hair. Not letting go of this opportunity, Shoto again created giant ice at a frightening speed.

Izumi tried to dodge but because it was too fast, her injured right hand was trapped in the ice. She groaned for a moment because of the pain she felt, but immediately crushed the ice with her free hand and quickly dodged before the next attack came.

Even though Izumi was aware that her opponent was lacking in close combat, it was still difficult to get close to him. Even with her physical abilities, she still couldn't close the distance. Moreover, with her opponent's fire and ice quirks, Shoto is the strongest opponent among her classmates.

If she wanted to approach him she would have to use an attack with the same amount of destructive power. In other words, to win she had to injure her hand again.

While Izumi was busy thinking about her plan, Shoto had already launched his attack. A giant wave of ice, once again quickly headed towards her. At that moment, Izumi, without thinking, clenched her fist and once again caused an explosion that was bigger than before. Thanks to that, Shoto's body was almost thrown out of the arena, but because of his quick reflexes he was able to survive thanks to the chunk of ice he created at the last moment.

Seeing that her opponent had not fallen, Izumi then clicked her tongue in annoyance especially after her right hand was once again injured.

' Using One For All 100% is still too much for my body, but why hasn't he gotten out after being hit by an explosion that big?! '

Anger began to appear on her face, and her opponent also noticed it. Realizing this, Shoto felt he could use this. He got up again after removing the ice chunks from his body.

" What's wrong? You look like you're in so much pain, have you given up? "

" Huh? What are you doing suddenly provoking me? Don't you look like you're going to give up? "

" Nothing, it's just that someone told me that you were a grumpy person. "

" Which idiot said that? "

" Just a friend, well, if you ask his name, his name is Izuku "

Hearing Izuku's name come out of Shoto's mouth, Izumi's eyes immediately changed. Great anger could be seen in her eyes. As if she couldn't hold back her anger, she without thinking immediately attacked Shoto with full strength.

Shoto had also expected this and was already prepared for the upcoming attack. He immediately got into a stance when he saw his opponent rushing towards him. When the opponent was almost in sight, Shoto once again created a giant wave of ice that almost covered the entire arena.

Izumi managed to avoid the ice wave and took a step back. However, just as she was about to attack again, she could see red flames flaring from the left side of Shoto's body, and the next moment, a large explosion blew the entire arena away again with much greater explosive power than before.

" What an amazing destructive power "

"Yes, this is even stronger than the one he used on you at that time."

Izuku and Toya casually watched the final scene of Shoto's attack as if unaffected by the impact of the huge explosion.

" With this, the winner has been determined "

" Yes, you right "

The smoke that filled the arena slowly dissipated, revealing the condition of the two participants. Once the smoke cleared you could see Shoto who was still standing in the arena, and Izumi who had been thrown out of the arena.

" Ya-Yagi exits the arena, and Todoroki-kun advances to the third round "

As soon as the winner was announced, cheers erupted throughout the arena again. At the same time, Izumi, who had recovered her consciousness, could not accept her defeat.

" Wa-wait, this defeat... I don't accept it. "

She slowly lifted her body from the rubble of the ice chunks that were crushing her. Even though she was shaking, she still tried hard to get up. Anger remained in her eyes which strengthened her resolve not to lose. Moreover, to restore her wounded self-esteem.

But before she could lunge again, her consciousness was lost again thanks to Midnigth's quirk which immediately stopped her before she could act. After realizing Izumi's strange behavior which might end up being reckless, Midnight activated her quirk to make her sleep, and unfortunately, her prediction was almost right.

After Izumi lost consciousness, she was immediately taken to the treatment room to receive treatment from Recovery Girl. The event immediately continued to the next match after the arena was repaired.

Meanwhile, Endeavor, who had watched their match from start to finish, felt somewhat dissatisfied with the results of this match. Ever since he found out that Shoto had completely forgotten about his ambitions, he felt that his efforts in magnifying his greatest work had been in vain. Moreover, the fact that his family was on good terms again without him only added to his dissatisfaction.

Feeling that there was no need to see anything else, Endeavor then turned to leave the audience and went to meet Shoto.

The same thing also applies to Izuku who looks satisfied watching. He immediately got up from his chair and prepared to leave.

" leaving already? I thought you'd come back after the final. "

" Yes, before Ichirou-san scolds me "

" Yeah sure, just go. "

" aren't you a bit too cold with me? "

" I don't care about that, after all, it was you who secretly snuck in here, not me. "

" well, whatever, I'll see you later "

" yeah, sure "

While the excitement of the match continued, in the treatment room, Izumi, who had recovered consciousness, was surprised to find herself in the treatment room. Beside her was her father in his skinny form with Recovery Girl who was taking care of her.

" D-dad, the match "

" It's already over "

" but I... "

Izumi's head lowered as she remembered her defeat. Her hands were clenched tightly into fists until her knuckles turned white. Seeing his daughter's condition like that, All Might immediately approached her and hugged her to calm her down.

" Don't mind it, Izumi, losing once doesn't mean the end of everything. "

" But... I promised you that I would win, but I... "

Unable to hold back the frustration in her heart, tears finally fell from her eyes. No matter how strong her quirk or fighting abilities are, Izumi is still a 15-year-old teenage girl. There was a limit to where she could hold back her emotions and eventually explode, just like now.

" I know, you have tried hard "

Seeing this, All Might, who couldn't bear it, stayed by her side until she stopped crying, he also whispered words that would make her feel better. That day, Izumi cried in her father's arms after such a long time.

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