"Sorry there, Tokoyami," Komori patted him on the back as he kept on coughing. "Want a throat lozenge?"
"Keep your pity!"
"You can get some medicine from Recovery Girl."
Meanwhile, the robots were taking Yaoyorozu to Recovery Girl as Kendo hovered over her, looking worried.
"WE MUST SUMMON THE SCHOOL NURSE. HUMANS ARE SO UTTERLY INEFFICIENT."
"They wrecked the place real good," Shinsou observed to Mr. Aizawa. "Total opposite of the first match.
"That's just how training is in the hero course. They went overboard with the destruction, though."
Vlad King turned to his team. "Fukidashi! Kendo! You should know to keep damage to a minimum!"
"Hmmm. Since we should probably switch sectors," Aizawa-sensei murmured to Vlad King.
"You're thinking we should take a breather? Sure."
The teams sat down again in their group forms, chatting about the last match.
"Class B sure is full of tough customers."
"Right back atcha."
"Those were some huge moves you pulled off, Fukidashi."
"Needless to say, it's not just their quirks," said Deku, head in notebook. "They've grown mentally too, which further enhances their abilities."
"Writing it all down, huh?" I asked him. "You've grown too, Deku."
"I hope so."
"Midoriya!" Said All Might, abruptly coming up behind us.
"Yes?"
"I am here…unremarkably! Got a minute?" He waved Midoriya over to a corner to talk.
"Those two're chummy," noticed Mina, her head in her hands. I watched after them, wondering. Why're Deku and All Might always so chatty? Iida said it might be cause Deku tried to save him at the USJ but that was a long time ago...
Then even weirder, Bakugou went over and joined them. It almost looked like they were all having a civil conversation?
Huh. What's going on there?
It was time; we got back together again to watch the next match. The 1B team were all listening to Tetsutetsu.
"I know everyone treats me like an idiot. But I'm still a dude who got into UA, y'know? Not like I never use my head."
"Where's this coming from?"
"This team we're up against! They'll be all 'search and destroy', yeah?"
"True enough."
"So what's our move? Well!? Should be obvious!"
"As we already discussed -"
"WE level the playing field, literally!"
And he began breaking through the equipment around him.
"That's idiotic!"
The 1A team looked up at the crashing sounds.
"Did he listen to the last critique at all?" Cried Vlad King.
"Tricks n' schemes won't work here! Gonna be a straight-up brawl, so let's bring the pain!"
"Ugh!" Cried Sen. "Didja forget they have Todoroki on their side?"
"Well, we can probably work with this," said Honenuki.
"That's some soft and flexible thinking, Juzo!"
"Geez! Don't keep us in the dark like that!" Said Tsunotori, in English.
"See! Pony's bursting out with the English! That's how you know she's mad!" Said Sen.
"Tetsutetsu doesn't mean any harm. In fact, his approach plays to our strengths." said Honenuki.
"That's some soft and flexible adapting, Juzo!"
"Seems like they want a head-on battle," said Todoroki.
"Come now, Class A! Time for Match 3!"
"AH-CHOO!" Todoroki sneezed as the 1A team ran towards Tetsutetsu's location.
"Are you sick!?" Asked Iida. "I didn't realize you could catch colds!"
"I'm fine, I think."
"Almost there. Let's spread out," said Ojiro.
"Tetsutetsu, they'd have to be idiots to come charging right at us! And they might set traps!" Said Tsunotori.
"Maybe not! I'd go charging in, if I were them," said Honenuki. "Their strongest strategy is to have Shoji assess the situation, with Todoroki as the main attacker. If we stay grouped up in this wide-open space -"
Ice overwhelmed them all, Todoroki's attack in action.
"That big blast is as strong as ever! No fair!" Cried Mineta.
"Well, you can tell he's improved cuz this pile of ice isn't blocking his view," I pointed out.
"So Todoroki's on the other side of the ice," said Tetsutetsu. "Where's everyone else?"
"RECIPROBURST!" Cried Iida, heading towards them.
"Just try us!" Yelled Tetsutetsu.
GLOP
The ice was turned, from solid to liquid.
"That ice blast is nothing," said Honenuki. "If you'd come at us all hell-bent with your fire, I wouldn't have been able to fight back."
"Thanks, Juzo! That's one soft and flexible counterattack!" Cried Kaibara.
Ojiro, standing, suddenly slipped on a softened pipe.
"I took the opportunity to soften the surrounding area. Be careful with your footing, okay?" Said Honenuki.
"He improvised that!?" Asked Sato. "Or is Honenuki that good at predicting? They don't call hime flexible for nothing."
"Ojiro's all mine!" Cried Kaibara, activating his gyrate quirk.
"OJIRO!" Cried Iida, as the pipes and ground softened under his feet.
"Your feet are only as fast as the ground is solid. Did you notice that I've softened the ground beneath the ice, took?" Said Honenuki. "You could potentially be a pain later on, so I'd better sink you down and keep you trapped."
"Are you attempting to put an end to our teamwork? You villains are the embodiment of cunning!" Cried Iida.
"He's really getting into the role-play, huh?" Asked Shinsou.
I giggled. That's our Iida!
Horns came flying over Todoroki's shoulders and swept Shoji away.
"Shoji!"
"We were sure that your scout, Shoji, would hang back in safety. Like say, right behind Todoroki!" Said Tsunotori.
Crack! Tetsutetsu came crashing, helped by Tsunotori's horns, into Todoroki.
"HORN DASH HAMMER! You and your stupid ice, always so freaking cold! You're freezing my steel butt off, Todoroki! So I'm coming at you bare-handed, okay? You think you can take me on? "
"That Tetsutetsu…he learned from my mistakes," murmured Kirishima.
"Nah, I doubt he's thinking that hard," said Kaminari. "Honenuki's really running the show.
"You jerk!" Cried Iida as the hardened ice had trapped him up to his head.
"Sorry," said Honenuki. "Recipro's on a timer, right? Maybe you should't have used it at the start. Anyway, I'd better go back up Tetsutetsu."
"A timer? Who told you that, Mud man? Ingenium is always ready to run…wherever, whenever! These legs get the job done, and I've been at full throttle this whole time! New style: RECIPRO TURBO!"
And the ice began to chip away around Iida.
Whoa!