"So many twists and turns have happened during this Sports Festival! But we're at the Semi-Finals, people!" Present Mic called out. "Let's take a look at who is fighting who!"

Izuku Midoriya vs Fumikage Tokoyami

Hilda Yasakani vs Penny Polendina

"Alright, this is our chance, Fumi!" Dark Shadow cheered as Fumikage nodded.

"A pity we could not face Ben's mighty elemental force, but Midoriya is an even grander challenge."

"I hope Penny's okay..." Hilda frowned, remembering what happened in Penny's match with Rebecca.

"Gotta say, whoever built you did one hell of a job!" Fio said as she had been called in to help repair Penny's damage with her Quirk. "Lucky you had someone like me around to help, huh?"

Penny smiled. "I am most grateful for your help, Friend Fio. I just hope my battle against Friend Hilda is a satisfactory one."

"Just don't go overboard like with Rebecca." Recovery Girl chided. "Lord knows you shouldn't have to give Fio headaches like the rest of the students do with me."

"I will try my very best, Ms. Recovery Girl!" Penny beamed with a salute.

"Penny...?"

Everyone turned to see Ben slowly stirring in his bed. Penny gasped as she ran over and held her friend's hand in hers.

"Ben! You're alright! I'm so relieved!"

Ben weakly looked at Penny with a sad smile. "Sorry...I went too far, didn't I?"

"Save your strength. You'll be good to go soon enough." Shizune said. "You know, you gave everyone quite a scare."

"Yeah...that's the problem with this power...it eats me from the inside the more I use it." Ben said.

"A serious drawback if I've ever seen." Recovery Girl said. "Pushing your powers past what you can handle causes intense cellular decay. Fortunately, there seems to be an enzyme in you that regenerates the damage, provided you give it time to do its work."

"Guess that's one of the only good things they put in me..." Ben said bitterly, bad memories flashing in his mind before feeling Penny squeeze his hand reassuringly.

"Don't say that about yourself. There are so many wonderful things about you."

Fio and Shizune both couldn't help but coo, clearly seeing how much the two meant to each other as Recovery Girl chuckled.

"Ah, Pietro, your daughter is one chip off the old block."

"Here we are, people! The first match of the Semi-Finals! Who will come out on top? The Devil of Righteousness Izuku Midoriya or the Black Raven Samurai Fumikage Tokoyami?" Present Mic called out.

"I wonder what the match between Deku and Tokoyami will be like," Ochako noted.

"We'll just have to wait and see," Hilda said.

"Oy Round Face, why are you calling him Deku?" Katsuki asked. "Only I get to call the damn nerd that!"

"Well, you say it in a mean way. I'm saying it in a nice way because it sounds like Dekiru, meaning 'You Can Do It!'"

Hilda giggled and pulled Ochako into a one-armed hug. "You're too good for this world, Mochi."

Izuku and Fumikage had stepped onto the arena, their gazes firmly on each other before Midnight made the announcement to begin the battle.

"Begin!"

Fumikage immediately summoned Dark Shadow, however instead of going straight at Izuku, Dark Shadow surprised everyone by diving down into Fumikage's shadow. Izuku prepared to dodge but Dark Shadow suddenly appeared out of Izuku's shadow and nailed him with an uppercut causing him to take a few steps back.

"Ooooh! That's gotta hurt!" Mina winced. "Who knew Tokoyami could do that?!"

"Don't look at me!" Minoru said.

Izuku smiled and wiped his chin before deciding to fight fire with fire.

"DOPPELMAN!"

Using the [Shadow-Shadow Fruit], Izuku animated his shadow as it rose up and stood beside him. Fumikage smirked as he and Dark Shadow prepared themselves, the bird-headed boy coating his fists in the familiar black coating of Armament Haki.

"A two-on-two battle...revelry in the dark."

Izuku and Fumikage charged at each other, slugging it out as Dark Shadow and the Doppelman wrestled with each other. Fumikage showed himself to be quite adept in Rokushiki as well, as Izuku had to dodge when he used Shigan.

"Black Lotus!"

Izuku used Kami-e to fluidly dodge the finger strikes. Eventually, he managed to overpower Fumikage and pin him down, the Doppelman grabbing Dark Shadow in a headlock and preventing him from moving to help.

"Yield, man! You know you can't escape my grasp!"

Fumikage struggled valiantly before eventually giving up, tapping out as Midnight raised her whip.

"Fumikage Tokoyami has submitted! Our first finalist is Izuku Midoriya!"

Izuku helped Fumikage to his feet afterward, the Doppelman turning back into Izuku's shadow while Dark Shadow pouted in annoyance.

"You got lucky! Me and Fumi coulda beaten ya!"

Izuku chuckled. "You definitely caught me off-guard a few times, that's for sure."

"Indeed. I trained myself in the ways of Haki and Rokushiki based on videos I saw of the Leopardskin Hero: Rob Lucci." Fumikage said. "My skills became so potent, Dark Shadow himself can use Haki as well."

"That's so cool!" Izuku smiled, his Quirk Nerd side showing. "You gotta tell me more about you and Dark Shadow sometime!"

"Be prepared, Midoriya. Our tale is quite a dark and foreboding one." Fumikage chuckled. "But considering your strength of will, you can handle it."

Hilda and Penny made their way onto the arena next. The two girls smiled at each other as Present Mic made his announcement.

"So, wanna show me what you got, Mega Girl?"

Penny giggled. "That's a new one, but yes, I am prepared to show what I can do!"

As soon as the match began, the two rushed at each other, Penny's back opened up and Hilda's eyes widened when swords connected to strings came out and dashed toward her. Quickly using [Smokescreen], Hilda concealed her movements as Penny stopped, her eyes scanning the smoke for her opponent's whereabouts.

"Surprise!"

Hilda suddenly grabbed Penny from behind and squeezed tightly, pressing her against her big plump frame. However, Penny smiled as engines similar to Tenya's protruded from her wrists and ankles.

"Configuration: ENGINE!"

Penny rocketed into the air, dragging Hilda along with her. Her swords then spun around in a circle in front of her, charging up a ball of green energy before firing it as a powerful laser beam. Hilda quickly crossed her arms and her entire body became coated in Armament Haki, turning her into a black boulder that was sent rocketing down to the ground.

"I hope that wasn't too much, Friend Hilda!" Penny said as she landed back down on her feet. However, Hilda amazed her by rising to her feet and wiping some blood off her lip before taking a Sumo stance.

"Too much? It wasn't even enough!"

Penny smiled and switched to [Hardening], black-green crystals covering her body as she rushed forward and began pummeling Hilda's stomach. However, she simply stood there and smirked, letting the blows bounce off her belly.

"STANDING HERE, I REALIZE-!" Present Mic began singing before Aizawa cut the feed to the announcer's booth in annoyance.

Realizing she was getting nowhere, Penny jumped back and switched to [Earphone Jack], forming speakers on her shoulders before firing reverberating sound waves at Hilda, who was actually pushed back this time before dug her feet into the ground and began stomping forward through the overwhelming pressure.

"Sensational!" Penny smiled, amazed at Hilda's determination before the chunky girl grinned, pink and white lightning dancing around her as she harnessed OFA before rocketing forward, shocking Penny as she was sent flying out of bounds by a powerful belly bash, tumbling across the grass and laying flat on her back.

"PENNY POLENDINA IS OUT OF BOUNDS! HILDA YASAKANI IS OUR SECOND FINALIST!"

"You okay, Penny?" Hilda asked as she came over, the android girl getting up no worse for wear.

"I'm wonderful! Thank you for asking." Penny beamed before heading off. "I need to go and see Ben now, I wish you luck against Friend Izuku in the finals!"

Hilda smiled as Penny left for the infirmary. "That girl is something else, alright."

After a 10-minute recess, Izuku and Hilda went to their individual waiting rooms, doing some final warm-ups before the final match. Hilda took out a 1-liter bottle of soda and chugged the whole thing down before letting out an unashamed belch, patting her belly in satisfaction.

"Alright, let's do this."

Izuku fixed his straw hat on his head, keeping it firmly in place as it shaded his eyes, giving them a competitive look ready to take on the world.

Out in the stands, everyone was eager to see who would make it to the top as Aizawa took a look at the student dossier.

"Looking purely at the stats, Midoriya has a clear advantage with his vast arsenal of powers from his Devil Fruit. But he and Yasakani know each other better than just some info on a piece of paper. But no matter who wins, they've got the world's attention."

"Neither of them are gonna give an inch, are they?" Present Mic noted, Aizawa simply nodding in agreement.

Izuku and Hilda soon entered the ring, the crowd roaring in excitement.

"And we have our final fighters for this tournament!" Present Mic called out. "First off is the lean, green machine! The supreme powerhouse! The noble demon... Izuku Midoriya!"

The crowd cheered as Midoriya waved with a smile on his face.

"And his opponent; the big beautiful angel! The fat and proud supermodel! The Yokozuna Hero! It's Hilda Yasakani!"

"Yokozuna, huh? I like that." Hilda chuckled.

"These two have dominated the Sports Festival all day! But only one is going to walk out of here a champion! LET THE FINAL MATCH BEGIN!"

With a war cry, both friends charged at each other, fists aimed high. They punched at each other over and over.

"What's that? I thought Izuku would use his Devil Fruits or something!" Denki called out.

"The two of them have too much respect to just cheese it with their powers from the start," Ben said as he sat down, Penny holding his hand.

"I see you're doing alright now," Shoto noted.

"I need to still rest a bit for the rest of the day. Need my body to recharge itself."

"Oh yeah, you hit hard, sweetums!" Hilda laughed as Izuku's punches bounced off her belly while he simply shrugged off her own blows.

"So do you, Hilda!"

"But come on, punches and kicks won't satisfy! Let's spice things up!"

Hilda then pulled back her fist for a right straight, Izuku covering his arms in Armament Haki and crossing them over himself for the incoming blow.

"JOHTO SMASH!"

Izuku skidded back from the impact before smiling as he held out his palm, which twitched as an orange glow emitted from it.

"OVERHEAT!"

With the power of the [String-String Fruit], Izuku fired a powerful cluster of burning strings at Hilda, who squatted down before rocketing into the air.

"Man, they are on a whole other level!" Denki said.

"They're pushing each other constantly. Talk about hardcore." Kyouka noted.

"Man, they're awesome." Itsuka smiled, Kinoko nodding excitedly in agreement.

"No way they were gonna make things PORRIG!"

Kuroiro Shihai shook his head. "Komori-San, your mushroom puns are something else entirely."

Hilda rocketed toward Izuku, preparing to crush him with her rear but he used the [Press-Press Fruit] to send a gravitational wave that pushed her back. Quickly, Hilda rearranged herself before firing strands from [Blackwhip] at Izuku, slingshotting herself toward him.

"Better dig your feet because I'm gonna send you flying out of this ring!"

Izuku smiled and used the [Scroll-Scroll Fruit] to use as a massive barrier against Hilda, who bounced off it before flipping into the air and landing with a stomp. Izuku then held the scroll in front of him, having used it to absorb the energy of Hilda's impact.

"RESTORATION!"

Hilda saw the force blast rocketing toward her before grinning and then thrusting her belly out, creating a counterforce that canceled out the other. Izuku stood his ground before seeing Hilda rush forward and hit him with a clothesline.

"Young Yasakani and Young Midoriya are perfectly balancing each other out," Toshinori noted from the stands. Tsunade had left after receiving the news of Ingenium's injuries at Hosu General Hospital.

Izuku got back up and rubbed his neck as he and Hilda stared each other down, smiling.

"No holding back?"

"No holding back."

Izuku then bit into his thumb and blew into it, enlarging it to giant size with the power of the [Gum-Gum Fruit] as Hilda channeled OFA through her body, focusing all the power she could muster into her fist.

Both of them then coated their powered-up fists in Armament Haki before lunging toward each other, Izuku pulling back before thrusting forward with all his might while Hilda flew toward him like a blazing cannonball.

"GUM-GUM ELEPHANT GUN!"

"ARCEUS SMASH!"

The two blows collided in mid-air, tearing up the arena and sending a massive shock wave across the stadium. Toshinori nearly fell out of his seat in shock when he recognized what Hilda had done.

"That girl pushed herself to the limit to make her own version of my United States of Smash technique!"

"What a powerful assault! But there's so much smoke and wind I can't see anything! Midnight, what's going on down there!?" Present Mic called out.

"I can barely keep my eyes open!" Midnight complained. "I don't even know if either of them are still standing! Wait... I think the smoke is clearing."

To everyone's shock, both Izuku and Hilda were still standing. However, Izuku had been knocked out of bounds while Hilda was nearly out but stopped by just an inch. Both of them were breathing heavily before Izuku fell to one knee, submitting in defeat.

"After that nail-biting scene, Midoriya is officially out of bounds!" Midnight declared. "The winner of this match is Hilda Yasakani!"

"Holy shit, Hilda won!" Eijirou cried.

Hilda laughed as she fell on her big butt, a massive weight shaking off her shoulders before she helped herself up and made her way over to Izuku, helping him up to his feet.

"Nice work, Zu-Zu."

"One For All sure is something else, huh?" Izuku smiled back.

"You can say that again...but I'm feeling something else right now~."

Hilda suddenly scooped Izuku up in her chubby arms and held him close, going in for a passionate kiss. Her belly squished up against Izuku's middle while her breasts pressed onto his chest.

Izuku's eyes widened from shock but soon accepted it, sharing the tender kiss with Hilda. Midnight couldn't help but coo at the adorable scene. After they broke the kiss, Izuku blushed and nuzzled into Hilda, his arms sinking into her blubber as she hugged him too.

"And that's it, folks! Our crown champion of the UA Sports Festival, from Hero Course Class 1-A, Hilda Yasakani!" Present Mic cheered excitedly.

"It was a close match. One meter less, and Midoriya might have easily taken the title himself." Aizawa noted.

"And now it's time to relax and enjoy the award ceremony for UA's first-year students!" Midnight announced.

The podium came up, Hilda smiling proudly while standing in the first place position while Izuku was in second place and both Fumikage and Penny in third place.

"Hey, does anyone know where Iida went?" Kirby asked.

"Apparently his brother is in the hospital," Denki said, "But they contacted Tsunade-Sensei to fix him up. Or at least talk to him."

"What sort of villain could get the drop on Ingenium?" Shoto wondered, "The Iida family are some of the most respected heroes out there, venerated by their sidekicks and the public."

The solemn air was broken with the light-hearted laughter of All-Might, who arrived at Midnight's announcement.

"BEHOLD! I AM HERE, WITH THE MEDALS!"

All-Might brought the two bronze medals to Fumikage and Penny, putting them on both their necks.

"Young Tokoyami and Young Polendina, you both showed veritable power. Both of you kept your opponents on their feet and surprised plenty with the skills you demonstrated." All-Might then turned to Penny. "Though I sincerely apologize that your secret was exposed so suddenly, my girl."

Penny smiled sadly. "It was going to be found out sooner or later, Mr. All-Might. Daddy's already planning a press conference to explain everything."

"Ah, good old Pietro, you certainly are a chip off the old block." The Symbol of Peace chuckled before giving both Penny and Fumikage a gentle hug before turning to Izuku. "Young Midoriya, you truly gave a fantastic showing. You should be proud of how far you've come."

Izuku smiled and accepted the silver medal before being pulled into a hug himself, tearing up slightly. Finally, All-Might turned to Hilda.

"Young Yasakani, you and Young Midoriya both showed what the future generation has to bring to the table. I just hope you don't intend to rest on your laurels."

Hilda smiled. "Not on your life, not with how close that last match was!"

"Keep up that attitude and you'll go far." All-Might chuckled, placing the gold medal around Hilda's neck before hugging her, making her squeal internally at being hugged by the #1 Pro Hero. "You and Midoriya have made me proud, my girl. I have no doubt that you will become a wonderful Symbol after my time fades, a pillar of support. And with your strength, you, Midoriya, and all your friends will inspire others to become pillars of peace. So stand tall."

Hilda smiled, wiping a few tears away herself before pulling Izuku up and hugging him close like a teddy bear. All-Might chuckled at the two before turning to the crowd.

"Well, they were the winners this time! But listen up, anyone here could have ended up in these podiums! It's just as you saw- Competing! Improving each other! And climbing even further! The next generation of Heroes is definitely sprouting! I just have one more thing to say! Everyone, say it with me!"

Everyone took a deep breath, excited to yell out the phrase that was UA's school motto.

"PLUS ULTRA!"

"GREAT WORK!"

There was an awkward moment of silence before the audience began to boo at All-Might for saying the wrong phrase, though all done teasingly. All-Might himself stammered out words to defend himself, but it was already done. Izuku, Hilda, Penny, and even Fumikage couldn't help but get a good laugh out of it.

After the Sports Festival, the students were given two days off from school to recuperate. Tenya had already left the Sports Festiva to check up on his brother in Hosu. Tsunade had also been called over to help tend to his wounds.

"Tsunade-Sama, how is my brother doing?" Tenya worriedly asked as he sat in the waiting room.

"Tensei's recovering well. I was able to heal most of his injuries. His muscles suffered from some sort of paralysis during the fight, not to mention I needed to use [Bio-Repair] to replace almost 16% of his body's volume of blood." Tsunade explained. " He's well enough that he can receive visitors. Your mother is with him right now."

Tenya didn't waste a second to run into the room Tensei was staying in, seeing him in bed looking well enough but in a somber sort of way.

"Hey, little bro..." Tensei smiled sadly. "Sorry...your big brother lost."

"I'm just happy to see you alive!" Tenya said, holding his brother's hands in his.

Tensei frowned. "I may be alive, for certain values of it... Sister Sage was able to heal the worst of my injuries but... My legs are gone. They can't move anymore."

"No..." Tenya gasped, his eyes widening in horror. "Who did this to you? Why?"

"It was the Hero Killer..." Tensei revealed. "I tried to stop him from murdering a Pro Hero, she was so young, probably just graduated...and I failed to save her. He got the best of me and took me out before I could even realize what was going on."

"The Hero Killer...but why?!" Tenya asked.

Tensei frowned. "Before I lost consciousness, I heard him say something about how Heroes today are corrupt, only caring about fame and fortune. I also managed to hear him mention that only All-Might was worthy of stopping him."

Tenya's fists tightened. "That...That's rubbish! If money was all Pro Heroes cared about, they could have easily gotten any other job! Those men and women are out there fighting because they believe in what they're doing!"

Tensei nodded. "That's why I decided to go into early retirement. To send a message to Stain. He deliberately left me alive because he considers me an exception to his rule, but he still injured me to send a message that he never lets a target escape, alive or dead. He likely didn't realize that he could have crippled me for life, ending my career."

Tenya looked saddened. He could understand Tensei's reasoning but it still hurt all the same to see his brother, the man who inspired him to be a Hero himself, being forced to go into retirement, even if willingly. Suddenly, Tensei put a hand over his.

"Tenya...this is why I want you to carry on my mantle."

Tenya was left shocked but kept a gentle look on his face and nodded.

"I will, brother...but I also need to make my own name as well. The friends I've made at UA have helped me learn one thing; I must become my own Hero on my own merits."

Tensei smiled. "That's the spirit, little brother."

Shoto took a deep breath as he stood in front of the hospital room where his mother, Rei Todoroki, was staying at. He was surprised to see Ben and Penny had decided to join him as well.

"Hey, I still feel bad about the things I showed you," Ben said. "I know I can't undo what I made you see, but I figured I'd be here, to show my support."

Shoto sighed and nodded. "Thank you, Torekuroshi. You too, Polendina."

Penny smiled. "It's our pleasure, Friend Shoto!"

The three walked into the room, Rei looking out the window of her room before turning to see her youngest son there and smiling that very same smile Shoto remembered from his childhood.

"Shoto..."

The Midoriyas, Bakugous, and Yasakanis had invited Ochako and her parents to dinner to celebrate the end of the Sports Festival. Ochako was honestly surprised and touched at her family being invited, even more so when Shanks offered to pay for everyone.

"I actually passed out twice during the Sports Festival," Inko admitted. "Mostly due to dehydration."

"I swear, those tear ducts of you and Izuku have to be a secret Quirk of their own." Mitsuki laughed.

"BAHAHAHAHA! Your classmates are crazy, my boy!" Garp laughed, slapping Izuku on the back. "The next generation is a good crop of fine heroes-to-be for sure!"

Shanks chuckled. "Uta sent a message. She said she wished she was there to see it in person herself but she was busy with homework over at Ketsubetsu. She said that seeing it on a screen didn't do it justice."

"Bet I can eat more than you!" Hilda said to Kirby.

"In your dreams, sister!"

Izuku and Katsuki laughed as they cheered their girlfriends on in their impromptu eating contest. After dinner, they all watched a replay of the Sports Festival on TV.

It was great to get some downtime because very soon new challenges would be thrown at Class 1-A...

The Sports Festival Arc is over!

Phew! THAT WAS TIGHT! I hope you loved everything I showed off and don't complain in the comments about how Izuku should have been in first place, power levels mean nothing! If you want one character to win, you have them win! Stan Lee himself said so!

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