"Oh, look at him go! This guy took the lead."

"I recognize him! He's the son of the flame hero: Endeavour!"

"Oh? Then it's no wonder he's first! Like father, like son."

Growling at the comment, Todoroki still managed to keep quiet. He hated hearing people talk about his relationship to Japan's No. 2 Hero. In fact, he was the last person to consider this man like his father.

"Endeavour?" Sanji repeated. "I heard about him. But I didn't know that Shoto was his son."

"These guys are morons." Zoro remarked. "Even if you're the son of the strongest man in the world, that doesn't mean you'll become as strong as him! This kid looks more like someone who trained to become the strongest."

"Sometimes genes can help," Robin retorted. "We live in a world where people can influence the future of their children, even before they are born.

" Influencing the fate of his child to do with it what you want? " Nami repeated. "It feels like a master-slave relationship! I'm glad I wasn't born that way."

"You're not wrong there." Robin said.

Thinking like the pirates, Todoroki made sure.

" I'm going to show them that I can be a hero without him! I'm going to show them that I can surpass him with my power ."

In contrast to his silent running, someone roared behind him.

"BASTARD!" Bakugo roared, as he had no trouble remembering the wall of ice Todoroki had created earlier. "I'm going to make you pay for my earlier humiliation."

" Tsss! He's still here! But whatever. "

Seeing a robot camera flying past him, Todoroki cast a murderous glare, while he made sure someone could see him.

" Look at me! Watch me win without your help. "

However, he suddenly had to stop, seeing a huge sign with a skull on it.

"Huh?" He wondered, as the ground in front of him seemed to have been completely turned.

" And here is the last test of this race: the minefield! By observing carefully, you can spot their locations. You will therefore have to use your eyes and your legs to be able to avoid them and not explode! But don't worry, the mines aren't very powerful, but they're loud and spectacular enough to knock you out."

"I guess that was your idea." Aizawa remarked.

"A minefield? This is madness." Nami said. "Is nobody really concerned about the health of these children?"

"It's not much." Jinbe assured. "Me, at the age of five, I was already fighting against sea monsters who wanted to devour me. "

"SUPER! " Shouted Franky. "Those are real hardships! I regret not being with Luffy and Usopp! I'm sure they're having a lot of fun. "

"Me, I could have cut those mines with a saber cut. " Zoro assured.

'I live with madmen." Nami remarked, letting out a tired sigh.

"Tsss!" Tokoroki grumbled, running between the mines, making sure where he was stepping. "This event is not for me! I could use my ice but... could a sudden temperature difference cause them to explode? Knowing UA, they would be able to do this to complicate the event. More, those behind me will can use it to catch up to me."

The sounds of explosions closed in on him, as Bakugo could continue to advance through the air without being penalized.

"Sorry for you! But first place is mine."

For answer, Todoroki turned to him, before creating a few spears of ice. Simply positioning his hand in front of him, Bakugo struck the first spear and created an explosion that was able to destroy all of the weapons. Then, emerging from the cloud of smoke, while displaying a wicked smile, he asked.

"You think you can declare war on anyone? I'll beat you, then I'll beat Deku! I'll beat Mugiwara! And I'll beat that white-haired bitch!"

"Who are you going to beat?"

Passing between Bakugo and Todoroki, while creating gusts of wind with her hands, Galadriel also hovered over the obstacle and jostled the boys as if they were mere flies. Hit by the gusts of wind, Todoroki almost set foot on a mine while Bakugo nearly fell to the ground.

"No matter what, I'll be in first place." Galadriel assured.

Hearing this, Todoroki and Bakugo growled, before rushing after her.

" We will see. "

Running towards the last obstacle, Midoriya still held his metal plate, while he saw many people pass him.

"How many people are in front of me? How many?"

Suddenly, he stopped, seeing a crater in front of him. And in the center of the crater, he could make out Luffy's legs which were positioned upwards, while the pirate hadn't moved from his place since the combined attack of Bakugo and Galadriel.

" What is ... ? "

Suddenly, the legs began to move. Then, landing on the ground, they pulled enough for the rest of Luffy's body to free itself from the ground.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" he shouted. " I was surprised. "

Then he began to spit out pieces of earth.

"Erk! I have dust in my mouth! That's disgusting."

" Luffy-san ? "

"Huh?" the pirate wondered, turning around. "Izuku?"

Looking around then, Luffy growled.

"They're gone? Damn it, Bomb-guy and Jelly are going to pay me for it."

"You... You fought against Bakugo and Galadriel?"

Yet, aside from being covered in dust, Luffy seemed perfectly intact. The only injury he had was a slight nosebleed. However, noticing it, as he ran his thumb over his nose, he affirmed.

"If this continues, I think I'm going to have to be serious."

" What ? "

Then, the next second, Luffy exited the crater, before racing at full speed towards the final test. Seeing him do this, Midoriya tried to follow him. Still, staring at Luffy, he realized that he looked like an impossible person to catch. Luffy was running again and again at such a fast pace that Midoriya quickly saw the distance between them becoming more and more impressive.

"It's impossible…I can't catch up to him." Izuku remarked, despite sprinting as fast as possible. "Not with my current strength."

Finally arriving in front of the large sign with a skull, Luffy stopped in front of it, before asking.

"Pirate symbol?"

Then, smiling, he took a step forward, before stepping on a mine, which exploded.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" He shouted, before being pushed back.

" HAHAHAHA! Lucy got screwed! BAKA! BAKA! BAKA! "

"I'm really going to hit you if you keep going." Aizawa asserted.

But immediately, the duo were surprised to see Luffy get up immediately. Then, a second later, he rushed back to the mines.

"But, is he stupid or what?" Present Mic said.

As an answer, Luffy covered his legs with haki, while running at a sprint. And two seconds later, another explosion took place. However, feeling like he couldn't feel anything, thanks to his protection, Luffy came out of the cloud of smoke, while maintaining his rhythm. And continuing like this, he walked on various mines, without stopping.

"That's impossible." Present Mic shouted.

Having succeeded in passing Luffy, when he was at the bottom of his crater, Usopp turned around and saw the many explosions that Luffy caused while running in his direction.

" What is that ? "

"GET AWAY ." The pirate shouted, seeing various people in front of him.

"MUGIWARA?" Several high school students wondered.

Passing between them, Luffy made them disappear in a huge cloud of smoke, while he continued to detonate the mines.

"This guy is sick."

"Quick! Get away from him."

"He come !" Said Usopp.

Stopping too, Ibara, Ida, and Tokoyami saw the pirate captain running towards them.

" Again him ? "

Then, the foursome looked at each other for a few seconds. And finally, they faced Luffy in an attempt to stop him.

"VIA DOLOROSA!"

"DARK SHADOW!"

"PLATANUS SHURIKEN!"

At first surprised to see the three attacks rushing towards him, Luffy ended up raising his leg and stretching it skyward.

"GUM GUM AXE!"

Falling back, his leg hit the ground violently, causing numerous explosions and lifting blocks of stone. Blocked, attacks from Usopp and the others failed to hit Luffy. However, running through the debris, Ida managed to aim for him and aimed her foot at his face.

"ENGINE BOOST!"

Yet, despite all his speed, he saw Luffy duck to avoid his attack. And the worst happened when Luffy grabbed his leg.

"What?"

Displaying a simple smile, Luffy twirled his body several times, before throwing Ida away. Seeing the boy's body fly towards them, Usopp and the others could only scream, before getting rammed.

Jumping over the foursome, Luffy then saw Galadriel leaving the last obstacle, followed by Todoroki and Bakugo.

"They already have there?"

Then, a powerful explosion took place behind him.

" Huh ? "

Barely having time to turn around, Luffy saw a UFO pass over his head, while a green-haired boy was hovering on a metal plate.

" IZUKU ? "

Passing him, the high school boy flew towards Todoroki and Bakugo, leaving Luffy behind as well.

" HOW? " Present Mic shouted. " Did anyone realize what Midoriya Izuku just did? He used the mines so he could create an explosion to send him flying through the sky! Aizawa, what the hell is this? what did you do to make students look so impressive ? "

Watching Midoriya fly through the air, Luffy tried to do a calculation in his head to find out his position.

"I'm...fifth! Which means I'm not first! Okay, then, it's time to get serious."

And, a moment later, his legs acted like real pumps.

" GEAR SECOND ! "

But at that moment, he stepped on another mine, and the explosion completely hid him from the eyes of the onlookers. Waiting a few seconds, while he didn't see anything happening, Present Mic thought that Luffy didn't have the strength to withstand the power of this new explosion.

"That…that stopped him?" He asked, his tone filled with hope.

For his part, Aizawa only narrowed his eyes. But, in an instant they grew larger, seeing a hole appear in the smoke, as if an invisible form had just come out of it.

" WHAT ? "

Frowning too, being one of the few who could see Luffy coming out of the smoke, Demiurge said.

"Eventually... he may be more dangerous than expected."

"That speed...?" Al Might wondered.

Feeling something behind her back too, Galadriel turned. First, she only saw Todoroki and Bakugo. Having landed near his opponent, Bakugo approached him, in order to hit him with more force, while Todoroki tried to freeze his arms. But, during their duel, even the duo heard the sound of the explosion that Izuku caused, as he charged towards them.

"Him?" Todoroki wondered, having almost forgotten him.

"DEKU?" The blond roared.

But the moment Midoriya passed over them, a voice sounded from behind them.

" GET OUT ! "

"HUH?" The trio wondered.

At that moment, they felt like they were running in slow motion, while Luffy rushed at full speed towards them.

" MUGIWARA / LUFFY-SAN ? "

Immediately, ice and explosions were directed at Luffy. But unfortunately, the man suddenly disappeared, before finding himself between Bakugo and Todoroki, who barely had time to attack him.

Stunned, they could only lower their gazes slightly, before feeling Luffy's arms hit them in the ribs, as he passed between them.

" I'm in a hurry ! "

Seeing the two boys being thrown sideways, before crashing to the ground, several onlookers widened their eyes, as did Prensent Mic.

"Su...sugoi..." He said.

"KATCHAN!" Midoriya wondered.

Still in the air, Midoriya felt himself falling more and, looking at Luffy's pace, he saw that he was going to be at the exact place of his fall. Anticipating the impact, Midoriya grabbed his metal plate, before managing to lift it above him.

" Even if I'm not strong enough to defeat him...I will fight. "

Then, letting out a battle cry, he lowered his weapon with all his might to hit Luffy. using the added force of the explosion and the fall, the impact of the blow was devastating. Nonetheless, Midoriya froze, the instant he saw that he had only hit the ground, while Luffy was gone.

Then, the next second, two feet landed on top of his head and, using him as a springboard, Luffy exerted such enormous pressure that his leap managed to crush Midoriya's head against his own metal plate.

Also leaving him behind, Luffy ran to get closer to his last competitor.

" JELLYYYYYYYYY ! "

"Mugiwara." She said, stopping completely, when she was not far from the finish line. "Do you want to surpass me? Show me what you are capable of."

" And this is the final showdown. Present Mic shouted, stepping on the announce table. " DAMN IT! I want Galadriel to win, but I'm starting to like Lucy! COME ON ! Fight to the death. "

Aizawa's fist ends up hitting him. Then, hearing him fall in his chair, the professor heaved a sigh, while staring at the two fighters.

"These two…what are they really capable of? "

In response, Luffy covered his left arm in haki, while Galadriel summoned many spheres of light around her.

" GUM GUM ... "

" FAIRY FURY ! "

The numerous balls of light shot towards Luffy with disconcerting speed. And their power was demonstrated when one of them got too close to the ground and caused an explosion by brushing against it.

Yet, seeming to know their trajectory perfectly well, Luffy took a single step to the left to dodge some, then another to the right to dodge others... and he used his left arm to hit the remaining ones and deflected them before knocking them off and explode around him.

" I knew it. " Galadriel thought, seeing him do it.

" JET… " Luffy shouted, running towards her, while positioning his arm back.

" I knew he wasn't normal. " Galadriel thought, creating a magic circle in front of her as a shield.

" PISTOL. "

Earlier, against the same protection, Luffy had to chain two simultaneous attacks to manage to break it. However, this time, at the mere contact with the surface, his fist shattered the entire shield, before streaking towards Galadriel's face.

Immediately, the girl bent backwards, so much that she was afraid of breaking her back. However, quickly ignoring this detail, she saw Luffy's arm pass over her, before being followed by the rest of his body.

"Level 60? 70? 80? Mugiwara...what is your true power?"

Not having time to answer her, Luffy put both feet on the ground, before running towards the finish line. Seeing the entrance to the stadium, Luffy took a last push on the ground, before propelling himself forward.

" And he has arrived. " Present Mic shouted suddenly, as he got to his feet. " And the winner of the first trial is... "

Raising his arms Luffy began to scream, as his victory was assured. However, feeling a strange sensation, he had the impression that time had frozen. This feeling only lasted for a moment. Nevertheless, it was the time it took for Galadriel to pass him.

" TIME STOP ! "

Then, when her spell disappeared, Luffy saw her stretch out her arms in front of her. Then, the two entered the stadium at the same time. Nonetheless, with her shoulders further forward than Luffy's, Galadriel had made the difference.

" ... NAZARICK GALADRIEL ! "

Then falling to the ground, the girl couldn't help saying a ''yes'', while Luffy remained frozen.

" I lost ? "

And quickly, a roar of applause was heard throughout the stadium, while the spectators congratulated the performance of the winner.

" NAZARICK ! NAZARICK ! NAZARICK ! NAZARICK !"

Heaving a weary sigh, Zoro groaned.

"Even being serious, he managed to lose to her."

"How did she do it?" Brook asked. 'She suddenly appeared next to him, before passing him.'

'' Teleportation. Robin noted thoughtfully. "I think..."

"That was so cool." Chopper assured.

For her part, Albedo put on a conceited smile as she declared.

"Like that pirate had any chance of winning."

"Galadriel-sama will never cease to amaze me. '' affirmed Demiurge. "It's totally part of her plan! If you ask me, she doesn't care about winning! All she wanted was to show Mugiwara's true strength! And honestly, if I was in her shoes, I would have long thought he had the power of a mere pleiad. And now we know his power is greater than we expected."

"It's true that his sudden departure was quite impressive. '' Ended up approving Albedo. "He managed to increase his speed by 123% in a matter of seconds. And judging by how easily he broke level 5 spell protection, I think his potency is somewhere around level 80."

"Four humans in the same party whose power level exceeds level 70..."

Suddenly Demiurge laughed.

"I'm so stupid... now I will fully understand why our lady wants to develop an alliance with them! Normally, humans are between 5 and 15 power level! And very few manage to reach level 40, even in this world. But that's not the case for these pirates."

Starting to think about finding hypotheses, he declared.

"Our lady surely wants to know the secret of their world and how humans have become so powerful! Is it because of the devil fruits? Whatever the reason, if we manage to know their secret then Nazarick will be invincible! And thanks in Mugiwara, we can save our creators."

Arriving behind Luffy and Galadriel, Midoriya had a hand resting on his bleeding nose. Stopping, he realized that he had arrived too late to be able to win the race. Seeing the duo, he couldn't help lowering his gaze.

"All Might...I failed."

" And the third to arrive is MIDORIYA IZUKU! Applaud him loudly. "

Again applause was heard. Somewhat surprised, Izuku looked up to see the spectators applauding him, while All Might was among them.

" Midoriya...it doesn't matter if you qualified first or last...you showed them all your motivation! Congratulations, boy. "

"IZUKU! IZUKU!" His mother cried, having seen the ordeal on TV. "My Izuku came in third! He's going to be a great hero."

Then, the emotion made her faint.

Behind the boy, a growl sounded as Bakugo was next to arrive. Now much less motivated knowing that the podium was already occupied, Todoroki arrived next.

Unproud of his performance, he looked up and saw someone in the crowd staring at the stadium with his arms crossed. Yet, instead of looking at his son, Endeavor only stared at Galadriel.

Despite his son's defeat, part of him knew this was the best-case scenario for Todoroki. Galadriel would become a real rival for him. Someone who can push him over the edge, so he will can finally accept who he is.

And on the other hand, he is already looking for ways to contact the Nazarick family. Surely they could see the benefits of having their children marry. And foresee how powerful their descendants could be and become a new generation of heroes whose power would surpass anything this world had known.

Together, they could bring about a new era, and Endeavor will do what it has to make it happen.

"I lost." Bakugo whispered. "I lost to Nazarick... Mugiwara... and to Deku. That's impossible. "

Seeing him do this, while she was still sitting on the ground, Galadriel couldn't help but put on a mocking face, as she declared.

"It took you three a long time," Galadriel said with a smile on her face.

"Shut up, bitch! " Bakugo hissed.

"Number 4, speak louder, I can't hear you from over there," Galadriel said, with a big smile on her face.

Immediately, Bakugo had that look on his face. Like he was about to have an aneurysm.

Smiling, Galadriel nevertheless finally sighed. Honestly, Luffy really took her by surprise with his last action. And if she hadn't reacted in time, he would have managed to win the race. And if she had come second... she might be in the same state as Bakugo.

" Mugiwara... I was wrong to underestimate you. "

Then, she was surprised to hear Luffy say.

" I lost. "

" Huh ? "

Then, suddenly, she saw him start to smile, while he declared.

"I'm so happy to be part of this festival."

" What ? "

"At first, I thought your power was a bit of a cheat! Nevertheless, these trials are like battles! If I want to win, I have to surpass your power."

Thinking about his fight against Katakuri and the fact that he almost lost, Luffy noticed how fighting Galadriel could allow him to improve his haki to be able to predict her movements.

Then, seeing the high school students in front of him, he declared.

"I came in second but... I'm the one who would win this tournament."

Midoriya and Todoroki just stared at him, while there was only unwavering confidence in his voice. Even if Galadriel had managed to defeat him, he had no doubts of his victory. For his part, Bakugo growled, while kicking his rock.

Then the other participants arrived.

" And the following are coming... "

Ibara was fifth, while Ida and Tokoyami took the next two positions. And after the trio arrived, Usopp appeared. Compared to Luffy, he showed fatigue. However, raising his arms, he declared.

"Top 10! I'm in the top 10! This is the first time it's happened to me."

Seeing others arrive, Galadriel saw that Tenya looked depressed, as he thought he could win with his Quirk. Galadriel saw how poor Yaoyorozu had to wear the purple dwarf. She will pray for her and her soul, while cursing Minoru

Waiting a few minutes, Midnight reappeared, as she declared.

"The race is over! A quarter of the participants managed to cross the finish line."

Then, the central screen in the arena showed the faces of the participants who had managed to qualify.

"The first 64 have earned the right to advance to the next round! I'm sorry for the kids who failed, but don't worry! It's not over for you! Even if you lost today , you can take advantage of the rest of the year to surpass your limits," said Midnight with the most sincere voice possible. "And now I'm going to talk to you about what's next."

Galadriel stares at the giant screen with interest, trying to think about what the next test would be.

"Now let's move on to today's next challenge! What could that be?! Well, I'll tell you! It's… a battle of human cavalry!" Midnight exclaims devoutly.

"Ah… It's a school," muttered Galadriel. "But I would have preferred to exterminate aliens or fight against natural disasters.."

"Human cavalry? That's not manly at all... I was hoping for something better than that," Kirishima said, suddenly feeling disappointed.

He's not the only one to think the same, and plenty of students think something similar. It was a strange challenge, because it was in no way an individual test. For his part, a question mark appeared above Luffy.

"Are we going to have a horse race?"

The people around him collapsed on the ground, startled by the pirate's question.

"First of all, everyone will receive points based on their performance on the last try." Midnight said.

The rest of the students ignored her and talked amongst themselves, all the while coming up with theories about how this challenge will take shape. Seeing this, it seemed enormously upset the pro-hero, who looks embarrassed to be ignored.

"Don't say what I was going to say before I could." She shouted. "The object of the game is simple! You have to steal your opponents headband! But each headband will have different points depending on who wears it! The number of points you are worth will be 5 points, if you rank 64th. 10 if you placed 63rd, and so on! Well, except for number one, whose head is worth ten million points. "

Everyone gasps, staring at the white-haired girl in surprise. Galadriel tilted her head, looking mean, impressed with her valor. An obvious strategy to make it the target of this challenge. She smiled, looking at every student there.

"Well, if any of you want to be number one… This is your chance to prove it," Galadriel said with a big smile.

Midnight looks upset again since she meant something like that. But it is too late for that. Still, she had something to say.

"Those who reach the top simply encounter new difficulties. And children who have signed up here will hear it countless times: Plus Ultra!" She finally said in peace.

The students look at Galadriel as if she were fresh meat. She didn't look scared at all, she just smiled at them. Not feeling the need to use your own aura.

"Now listen to the instructions! The time limit is 15 minutes and the value point of each group banner is worth the accumulation of each of the members of the workhorse. Do not forget it ! Try to collect as many as you can and don't worry if your headband gets stolen or your horse collapses, you're still not out of the game! " Said Midnight. "And now form teams of 4."

Showing four of her fingers, she declared.

"There are 64 of you! You will therefore form sixteen teams! And only four teams will be able to qualify for the final round of the tournament."