THE DEMONIC BEAST TURNS INTO A CUTE GIRL BOOK TWO: RISE OF THE HEAVENS

CHAPTER 17

PATRON LIST

$7 TIER: Ziraxus, Joseph Morrison, Meh123

AUTHORS NOTE

just a reminder, but like in one of my other stories where Pony has a prevalent role. From now on whenever someone, mainly her, speaks in english they will have it spelled like this for example ""Hey there, how are you?"". I remind people of this so I don't have to keep writing 'she said so in english' as Pony will continue to get closer with Maple and Himiko from this point onward. With that said, enjoy the conclusion to Ida twisted rivalry with Himiko as well as the title suggests… certain issues.

UA SPORTS FESTIVAL

WEST TUNNEL

(THIRD PERSON POV)

Pacing back and forth, the younger Ida brother was greatly worried about something, and that much was clear to his partner. Given he was from a hero family and had an older brother who was a pro hero, most others would assume that would be his main concern at this moment. But Tsuyu knew better, and it was clear that his concern was about Himiko Toga, who he made clear he hated. In fact, she was spot on, all be it half right about why specifically he was upset about fighting her.

His partner, noticing this let out a thoughtful hum as she watched him, deciding now to speak up. "Are you still upset with her? Kero." Tsuyu asked him, seriously considering surrendering if that was still the case. This was due to after she saw what Himiko did earlier on the replays and saw he was one good punch away from being at least crippled if not actually killed by her if he pressed her buttons.

Ida pondered this for a moment, though sure of what his decision was but unsure of how to tell his partner. "Please listen carefully to what I have to say, as I would appreciate your input on it." He told, now both concerning and confusing her as to what kind of war declaration he has been holding back this whole time.

UA SPORTS FESTIVAL

EAST TUNNEL

(THIRD PERSON POV)

While their opponents had been stressed over the feline and stallion-like girls, said girls were carefree as could be. To be more precise, Toga was taking a catnap up until they had to leave their room, resting her head on the lap of Tsunotori. As for Tsunotori, she was happily enjoying herself as she petted the cat girl, purring away in her sleep.

""So cute, I'm jealous of your family getting to pet you like this every day."" Tsunotori said in a delighted tone, humming blissfully unaware of her surroundings until the warning. This was when Himiko Toga's eyes fluttered open, with her flipping over and stretching her whole body out, letting out a yawn. The giggle that this got out of the American girl confused Himiko as she tilted her head.

""What's so funny?"" Himiko said pouting in a very adorable way that very few could appreciate due to her usual unhinged smile/behavior.

Pony simply smiled at this before shaking her head. ""You really are like a really big cat sometimes. Now come on, no more time for cuddles we need to go fight."" she said pumping her fists as they walked to the tunnel, seeing someone they did not expect to see there.

But before Pony could tell Himiko to ask for her if the man was lost, her partner ran right up to him, giving him a big hug. "YOUR GONNA WATCH MY FIGHT FROM HERE!" Himiko asked in surprise as she was not expecting him to wander around too much during the sports festival.

"AHAHA! Of course I am, and I am so proud of you for getting so far in your first sports festival." All Might said as he let go of their hug ruffling her hair a bit.

Pony meanwhile just looked at them confused as to who he was to her partner but could tell it was not a moment to interrupt for such a simple question. Though she had a few guesses as to who he was, one of which made this truly sweet but also confusing.

"And I'm, no, we're going to win our first fight as well, just you wait and see." Himiko told him, happy and growing closer to him since he gave her one for all. It also helped that compared to her actual father, he has actually showed her the affection she wanted from a parent while still being strict… well as strict as he could be. He was still lenient compared to her two mothers, but he still knew the clear difference between forcing her to suppress her bloodlust and teaching her to control it.

"Well, I suggest you two get going, and good luck to you as well young Tsunotori." All Might told them as he patted them both on the back while nudging them to the field entrance.

UA SPORTS FESTIVAL

CENTRE FIELD

(THIRD PERSON POV)

The crowd was excited for this fight, as it had two big names in the hero world. One of which was rather new.

The Ida family was well known among the citizens as they had been a hero family for generations. Despite being mutant types, they were not persecuted for it as it did not affect their overall appearance by much. As a result, they became somewhat disconnected to the mutant quirk community they started in before reaching their current fame.

As for Himiko, though her actual last name was well known, not in a good way anymore. She was more well known as the second adoptive daughter of Mirko and Midnight, so her adoptive family was known just as much but in a very different way than the Ida family. As it was considered more of an orphanage for the strong or talented due to Izuku skill with support gear and his company.

"Coming from the western tunnel are the frog princess of class 1-A, and the turbo charged rule lover. TSUYU ASUI AND TENYA IDA!" Midnight declared as she pointed to them, slightly concerned for the serious demeanor of Ida and the usual blank look of Asui's face. Once the crowd died down a bit she introduced the next team, as well as her own daughter.

"Coming from the eastern tunnel, the busty beautiful bronco and the slender feline fatale. PONY TSUNOTORI AND HIMIKO TOGA!" Midnight called out, not wanting to call her daughter small chested. Especially after she was told by All Might.

According to him, receiving it at a young age will affect her body growth and cause her development in that specific area to decline. Something he was apparently warned of by his former master/teacher when she gave it to him in case he ever gave it to a young lady rather than a young man like they did. Of course, her daughter was worried at first, but after Maple told her she would always be cute without big boobs, she was happy again. Happy enough to drag Maple to their bedroom where the adults chose to ignore the noises heard from behind the door to it.

Before Midnight could check if both sides were ready, Ida walked forward with powerful and clearly aggressive strides. "HIMIKO TOGA!" He called out, making the audience go silent at this odd action. "You need to hear what I have to say to you before we fight." Ida now said in a much quieter tone compared to before now that the audience was quiet.

This made all the teachers and Himiko's own partner worry about what was to come in a few seconds. "Competitor Ida, you must return to your side of-" Midnight began before getting cut off by her daughter, much to her surprise.

"I understand, I will listen to what you have to say." Himiko said with a calm yet clearly annoyed confidence as she walked forward towards the center of the ring where Ida was. While walking, Pony had grabbed her arm, pulling her back as she gave a desperate look shaking her head. "Trust me, I can keep it together. So just wait back here for me." she said to her friend, feeling she had to confront Ida on her own, whatever insults he tries to hurl at her publicly.

Once she got just out of arm range of him, she stopped so she wouldn't immediately punch him if she lost her temper. Buto both her surprise and the surprise of all of the UA staff, it was not what they expected him to say.

"I AM SORRY!" He yelled as he did a very bow to her.

"... What?" was the only thing Himiko could say or think due to how surprising this was.

"I rushed to my judgment of you and took out my shame and anger on you. Not only was it unbecoming of me as a person, especially as a future hero, but I should have given you a fair chance rather than instantly deciding I was right about you." Ida told her.

The entire staff, and Nezu in particular, was happy that he was wrong about his calculations about the younger Ida brother. As for Himiko herself, she was genuinely impressed with him and remembered when All Might told her to learn to forgive those who properly seek her forgiveness. This of course was about her other blood family members like cousins and uncles or aunts who tried to reach out to her after Mirko adopted her. But despite not being ready to talk to them, she was at least ready to give Ida another chance.

Standing up from his bow, he took a breath to steady his tone. "When we were fighting during the recent incident… I could have used my quirk to rush to All Might aide, but I froze up. My fear got the better of me but not you, you did not hesitate to risk your life to save him and in that regard you are a far better hero than I am." He continued to talk, shocking everyone in the crowd, the students, and the teachers with the reveal that he almost let All Might die.

Well, it shocked most people among those groups. Himiko, her siblings, and her mothers, as well as a few others including All Might understood. They understood that for most people, courage was to be cultivated and not instinctive like it was for all of them. So those who understood this, did not judge him too much for this, Himiko especially given how she was the one who knew the exact struggle of that fear in the moment they spoke of.

"Originally I planned on apologizing to you for not being able to surrender to you to make amends to you, on account of the partner system they added. But since Tsu had agreed to let us surrender if I promised my family help to guarantee an internship offer for her. If you want us to, we will surrender so you will be guaranteed to make it to round two." Ida said, making Himiko look around at Tsuyu who simply nodded yes.

For the frog girl, it was not an issue if they surrendered as she trusted his word and family reputation. But if his surrender was a major leap in the right direction with Himiko, then she was willing to do so. But the response from the cat like blond was one she was not expecting given her dislike of Ida up till now.

"No thank you." Himiko said, giving him a silly smile, causing him and the audience to gawk at her passing up the chance for a guaranteed win. Giggling at this as she covered her mouth she spoke up after closing his jaw.

"I accept your apology and appreciate the thought behind your offer. But if I win, I want to win because me and my partner beat you and Tsu-chan. So, get ready for me to make you two croak for me. I'm especially good with making sweet little princesses like your croak, so should really prepare your butt for me!" Himiko continued her response, aiming the last sentence at Tsuyu.

This made the frog girl croak in a mix of fear and embarrassment as she blushed at this. Unsure if it was the usual death threat that saying people croak meant, or if it was sexual harassment as she knew Himiko was into girls more than guys… at least she was pretty sure of that. In reality, this was due to Himiko getting desensitized by Midnight, so she did not realize how flirty this may have sounded.

"I-I understand… then let's do our best." Ida said, extending a handshake that Himiko gladly accepted. Walking back to both their original sides of the fields, the two got into battle ready stances alongside their partners. With this, there was only one thing left to do for Midnight.

"One." Ida got into a defensive stance.

"Two." Himiko got into an offensive stance.

"Three" Tsuyu got into her best jumping position.

"Four." Pony took a deep breath, getting into a charging stance.

"Five." The majority of the crowd gulped at the tension.

"Six." The League of Villains were now excited to see what she could do in a proper fight that was not overcrowded.

"Seven." The HPSC board members watched closer than most. Deciding to use the youngest Ida boy as a primary test for her current combat abilities in order to make future predictions more accurately.

"Eight." Overhaul tapped his fingers on his desk, wondering what advancement he would see in her disease(quirk).

"Nine." All For One watched the fight even more closely than the HPSC, as he had a similar goal. The only difference was that he knew the truth of her current quirk and was able to make a more accurate estimation of her power output.

"Ten." All Might had to remind himself to breathe, as he was nervous by the idea of his successor fighting her true first battle with the quirk he gave her.

"BEGIN!" Midnight declared, secretly hoping her daughter would win, despite her promise to be neutral.

Kicking off the battle, Ida used his quirk to rush forward while maintaining his defensive stance so as to block his opponent's charge. Himiko dashed with all her strength, with one fist pointed forward while the other was held behind her. Tsuyu had jumped up far above their heads, ready to grab onto one of them and pull herself in for a double kick from above to help Ida push her back. Finally, was Pony, who charged forward right behind her teammate, intent to use her horns and body to lock Ida in place if he somehow repelled her.

With the first moves made, the direction the battle would take was mostly decided. Though Tsuyu and Pony might be able to change it with their second move, the next moments were critical in the eyes of those who knew better.

As expected of the two charging leaders of their teams, the clash sent a shock wave blowing strong winds throughout the crowd. Even without his armor, Ida's physical bulk was still enough to hold his ground against her attack. This was due to Himiko only using fifteen percent of her overall power so as to pace herself for the whole tournament. Even so, he was able to stop her charge and catch her small fists, while straining his arms they did not break.

Seeing from above, Tsuyu was able to see her cocked back fist and realized that was her real attack with his hands busy. Shooting her tongue down, she aimed for her partner instead, pulling herself down for a powerful kick. This kick met the pulled back fist rather than striking Himiko directly, stopping the clearly planned uppercut that would have broken through Ida's defensive stance due to a small gap.

This however did nothing more than push Himiko back, which the girl backflipped to make sure she did not crash into her teammate's attack. The attack that she avoided, was a straightforward but maximum power charge as she sent Ida with his partner in his shoulder flying back. Fortunately for him, Tsuyu's strong legs helped with his back flip, so they were able to rebuild their formation as he stood in front with her crouching on the ground behind him.

"HOLY SHIT! Now that is what I call a two-punch combo… KICK HIS ASS SWEETY!" Mirko

Letting out a sigh, Aizawa pinched the bridge of his nose upon hearing this. "How many times do I have to tell you to restrain the motherly part of you while commentating or judging? But that aside, you are right. Though it is a simple tactic of throwing a straightforward punch to lure the enemy to block or catch it with both hands. Then following through with an uppercut through a small gap in the defenses, it is indeed a dangerous attack and one that would have won her the fight in a one on one." Aizawa said dryly as he broke down for the audience the true intricacy and efficiency of this simple looking attack.

The audience who was amused by Mirko acting like a doting mother, was blown away by the multiple layers of thought put into just running and punching someone. The heroes among the audience were impressed that the first year had such an in-depth understanding of the basics of close quarters combat.

"That was dangerous Ida, one wrong move and we would have been knocked out of the battle with one attack from them." Tsuyu told him, not wanting to let those two keep up their attack.

"I agree, let's go in and attack before they break our defensive stance again." Ida told her, looking back to see her nod to him as she stared forward with resolve to attack.

""What should we do next to attack?"" Pony asked her partner; not sure what else they could do as a combo strike given their quirks.

""We won't, I will let Ida take his turn to attack us and give him a chance to show his stuff… so let's focus on defense."" Himiko told her, surprising the American quirk user as she was shocked to hear Himiko not wanting to press the attack. Himiko's family and All Might however, understood her intentions fully, wanting to give Ida a chance to show physical abilities now that he has shown his character.

Ida charged forward, not igniting his engines until he was halfway to them, even then he only ignited them for a second at half strength as got into a sliding position. This caught the two girls off guard, but Pony did not hesitate to launch her horns towards Ida hoping to get him to veer off course. Ida however was expecting this and jumped off the ground igniting his engine at full strength now, making even the fast reflexes of Himiko unable to move out of the way in time.

That left her with the need to cross her arms to block the attack, but before she could try to grab and throw him she was pushed again. This push came from Tsuyu using the combination of her maximum length lunge, as well her tongue to attach herself to Ida, had pulled to and pushed against him. This would have succeeded in pushing Himiko out of the ring due to their combined weight if not for Pony using her horns to catch her, bringing her to their back as they ran to the other side of the ring.

"Well coloured me impressed; I did not expect that stuffy legacy kid to pull out a tricky attack like that. He may win this fight yet." Mirko said with a whistle and a shit eating grin that everyone could tell was on her face based on the tone of her voice.

"I am also quite impressed. My impression of him since the beginning of the year was that of a child who saw the world as black and white, as such having no idea of what it meant to be a hero. But it is clear that he has realized that a hero does whatever it takes to save lives even if it does not look 'heroic' like the public wants it to. Even so, this will still be a hard battle for him to overcome even with his partner's help." Aizawa said with a genuine sense of respect for Ida, not holding back on the truth of what he thought of him.

But he also made sure to point out his growth and to remind the audience not to hold heroes to an unrealistic expectation. Though the audience could not understand why the pro heroes in the audience looked shocked. It was because they knew full well how hard it was to impress Aizawa like Ida did. So now he had even more heroes considering him for internships as he had more than his family name now attached to him.

""Thanks for the save, it would have been a ring out if not for you."" Himiko told her, happy her partner was ready to support her reckless decisions.

""No problem, I was worried that might happen, so I saved my horns to help you rather than counterattack."" Pony responded while looking forward as she was running with Himiko on her back.

Using a mix of air blasts with Himiko flicking her fingers at twenty-five percent power and Pony horn attacks. They effectively kept a good distance from Ida and Tsuyu who ran after them attempting to close the distance while Tsuyu clung to his back. Ida even managed to deflect a few horns with an engine boosted kick, but still missed them due to Pony constantly running.

This went on for a few minutes, and the match was exciting for everyone to watch. But soon both teams were reaching their limits and had no choice but to end it with one final attack. So, letting out a final yowl as she jumped off her partner, Himiko went into cat mode and charged at Ida and Tsuyu full force. Each step and push of her palms on the ground cracked it, scaring Ida and Tsuyu as they realized how much she was holding back till now.

"We are about to enter a world of pain, Kero." Tsuyu said as she shrunk further behind Ida as all he could do was charge with his engines at full throttle. Ida hoped that his maximum strength kick could strike her down, so he used his super move, something that he knew Himiko was also using right now.

"RECIPRO BURST!" He called out as he met her leap through the air with a roundhouse kick. The result was a powerful clash that resulted in both being sent flying back.

Sadly, for the team of Ida and Tsuyu, Pony was chasing right behind Himiko, using her horns as a support to catch her before launching said horns.

This allowed Himiko to strike Ida a second time knocking him out cold as he slammed against the ground. Though Tsuyu did make an attempt to escape by jumping high, Himiko used Ida as a springboard to jump into the air after her to strike her down into her partner.

Looking over the downed students to confirm, she saw that they were indeed knocked out. "THE WINNERS ARE HIMIKO TOGA AND PONY TSUNOTORI!" Midnight declared as medical bots took the defeated two students and the two winners returned where they came from.

Just as he said, he was waiting for them there, resulting in a very happy Himiko. "WE DID IT!" Himiko exclaimed as she ran up to hug him.

"THAT YOU DID MY GIRL." All Might responded as he received her hug, patting her head. 'This must be what it feels like to be a father.' He thought to himself, thinking back to how he wasted his chance to have a family out of fear.

It was through this show of affection that Pony finally realized which of her guesses from earlier was correct. ""OH! THIS IS YOUR DAD!"" Pony said in excitement, making the two momentarily freeze.

Quickly unfreezing himself, All Might quickly responded. ""N-No, no, it isn't what you're thinking."" He told her in worry, not wanting any odd rumors to spread.

Waving her hand as if to say not to worry, she smiled giddily as she found his nervousness to have been cute if he was not an adult but closer to their age. ""Oh I understand, clearly her father who raised her wasn't her actual father. Don't worry I will keep it a secret."" Pony told him in response, making her misunderstanding of the situation even more clear.

Himiko was about to respond despite being red faced and embarrassed at the implication she was his secret love child. But quickly realized that it would require explaining to her friend the truth behind hid identity and possibly one for all.

So, she just chuckled nervously for the first time in her entire life and wrapped her arms around him again. ""Th-that's right, this is my actual biological father."" Himiko said, giving the only response she realistically could while being blind sided by this. This however was the metaphoric straw that broke the camels back, as All Might coughed up a bit up blood.

""ARE YOU OKAY!?"" Pony exclaimed in worry, seeing her friends father cough up blood for seemingly no reason.

Quickly defusing the situation before she tried to call for an ambulance he spoke up quickly with a partial lie. ""No need to worry, it is just a side effect of my quirk. Lucky Himiko didn't get this from me."" He told her, despite Aizawa thinking he was incapable of lying or reading a room properly. Toshinori Yagi indeed knew when to use his brain and caught on quickly as to why Himiko agreed with the misconception. Though he was still embarrassed to do so in this situation.

""I will let you two have a few more minutes together, and don't worry sir. I will make sure to have her back throughout this whole tournament, your daughter is a really good friend."" She told them bowing before she left to go to their waiting room, knowing he would be fine and deciding a few more minutes to talk with her dad alone was only appropriate.

After the young American girl had walked out of ear shot, the two expressed the prominent thought at the forefront of their minds.

"Midnight and Mirko are going to be so pissed at me when I tell them about this." All Might spoke first, already mentally preparing himself to take a kick to the face.

"I am in so much trouble when they found out the mess I helped make." Himiko responded, knowing she should expect to be grounded for at least a week.