"Hey, have you heard of what Shinso's quirk is?" a boy asked the rest of his classmates.
School had already been done and most of the students were already on their way to leave for home.
The school was Nabu Middle School and at the moment, a group of students were currently doing their duty of cleaning the classroom. So while they were doing their chores, they all decided to have a little small talk and among the many subjects they had to talk about, one of them was about a certain boy, Hitoshi Shinso, as well as his peculiar talent.
"Oh yeah, I heard, he can apparently control people by talking to them, right?" another student asked.
"I heard that he can take over your body so long as you talk back to him. How freaky is that?"
"Man, he sure is one lucky guy, right?" one of the boys asked the others, placing some chairs in their rightful place "I mean, if that were to be my quirk, oh the things I would do"
"You mean, the girls-"
"Hey!"
"We know you're a pervert man, no need to try and hide it"
"Oh like the idea didn't come across your mind!"
"Never said that it didn't" replied the kid, as he was cleaning the chalk off the board "Tho, I did heard once that he said he isn't that kind of guy"
"Sure he does. Come on, everyone would think those sorts of selfish things if they had his powers. It comes with the quirk. Don't tell me that you hear about it and the first thing that came to mind wasn't that it was a villainous quirk?"
"Yeah, he's right. I mean, there's a reason a few of the girls feel uneasy talking to him"
"Not even just the girls. I mean, imagine talking back to him and next thing you know, you're short on cash. I kind of get why there are a few that just ignore him"
"Kinda creepy, a little like a…"
Meanwhile outside of the classroom, was Shinso. He had thought of offering his help to his classmates when they all started to talk. And he had heard that last part enough to know when to leave. To the credit of everyone else in school they never were as overly blunt as those guys. They were a bit of jerks at times, but still.
No, instead, he just left, deciding to maybe go straight home.
As he walked and left the school, he reminisced to what the boys thought of him and his quirk. It was what they all thought when they first met him. That his quirk seemed like one fit for a villain. That anyone with a quirk like that must be tempted with abusing it.
But… for him it wasn't like that…
As Shinso walked away from school, he failed to notice that in his rush, he didn't close his bag properly. And more importantly, he didn't get his belongings properly placed inside. Because had he done that, he would have noticed a very specific book being close to falling from the bag.
Which after he accidentally bumped with someone while walking, ended up falling without him noticing. And as he kept on walking, not paying attention to what happened, someone picked up his book. And that someone called him out.
"Umm, excuse me. The kid with purple hair!"
Shinso stayed on the ground outside of the fighting area of the arena. Staring into the sky while catching his breath. Before him and on his feet, was his opponent, Midoriya. Also trying to catch his breath and with a few bruises and even a small nose bleed which were the result of their fight against each other. And as they remained where they were, Present Mic broke the silence
"And Midoriya Izuku advances to the next round!" he called out as everyone in the stadium cheered.
As he did that, the two stopped breathing heavily. Just laying on the ground and standing on the same spot one another. Their adrenaline levels had lowered as they finally absorbed what had just happened.
"I… I won…/I… I lost…" the two thought simultaneously.
As for the rest of the students, more specifically those of the hero course and class A in particular had just felt relief over them for the most part. Most of them were obviously rooting for Izuku and truth is, they may have underestimated the General Course student. Never did they ever think that he could have given Izuku that much trouble. Well, most of them that is. Of course a certain duo knew of what both could do.
"Man, that was nerve wrecking" Kaminari said, with most of his classmates agreeing with him as Tokoyami followed.
"Indeed. To think that a General Course could be that strong…"
"No kidding. Makes you wonder how he couldn't make it in the hero course seeing all the problems he gave Midoriya" Mina said as well, as Momo turned to the two foreigners.
"I see what you meant with the way you spoke of him"
"I guess you were right, he did show off after all" Toru said, as the two foreigners remained quiet for a bit.
Back on the arena, Shinso had finally gotten up and back on the platform. The two being at the center of the ovations thrown to them by the knew that Present Mic was saying something to make things more entertaining, but neither teen even bothered in actually listening to it and instead, letting it be white noise at the moment for them. Instead, the only thing on their mind was the events that had just occurred. The words both spoken outwards and innerly. The frustrations as well as the regrets they both had.
After all the cheering was done and it came time for them both to leave the arena, Izuku looked at the purpled haired teen. Looking obviously not in the best of moods. And as he did, he only had one thing to say.
"I… I'm really sorry…" he told him, but the other teen just stood quiet "The hero course. Does it really mean that much to you?" he asked and while Hitoshi remained quiet for a bit, he did end up speaking back.
"... Does it really matter now…?" he said, turning around and getting ready to leave.
Izuku wanted to say something to him. Looking back at what he said in their fight, he couldn't help but to draw some level of understanding with how he must have felt. After all, he was just like that prior to inheriting One for All. He wanted to at least make it known that he understood him but… change really? Can he do that now? It seems like no matter what…
And just as it felt like silence was all that would remain of their fight…
"Hitoshi! Izuku!"
Being loud enough for them to have heard it, both named boys snapped and turned to whoever it was that called them out. And it was of course, none other than U.A's resident big mouth redhead girl.
"You two did amazing!" she cheered wholeheartedly at the two boys, with Valerie doing as well, tho not as loudly as her friend would.
"Parker-san…?" Izuku wondered as he heard his friend, with the purple haired kid having probably an even blogger reaction than him.
"Annie…" he said almost in awe and confusion at the same time. He did, amazing?
"She really is way too forward with people…"
Shinso suddenly heard and turned once more. This time to the direction of the entrance he came from and towards where most of the general course students were sitting. And the person that said that was Togeiki. Sitting next to Agoyamato and other classmates of his, who despite the comment towards his friend, look very joyful all things considered.
"But she is right, you were amazing, Shinso-san!" another of his classmates said, with many following soon.
"W-What?" Shinso asked.
"What do you mean, what? You were making us hold our breath out there!"
"You're already the hero of the General Course!"
"You made the guy that won the obstacle race struggle to beat you! That is crazy!"
And as soon as he heard that, did he start to hear the voices of everyone around him.
"A quirk as powerful as his, to make it possible to deal with villains with such ease. I sure wouldn't mind to have that kind of power in my side"
"And to think that U.A would let that kind of potential be just on the General Course? What was going on in their heads when they made that decision?"
And he wasn't the only one hearing things, for Izuku managed to get his own name as well.
"Huh, I guess that boy really wasn't just a one time miracle"
"To be able to break free of his opponents quirk like that, I know many pros that wouldn't have been able to do that as quickly as him"
"And the kind of strength that his quirk must have given him to do such a thing"
"Using his enhancement to get a boost in speed to get first place and to use it to break off such control. He must be something else if he could manage to do that as quickly as he did"
All the while at the selective VIP section of foreign guests, they too were taking part of the conversation.
"That kid seems interesting…" Taeguki said, talking specifically of the hero course student "Not only is he physically strong, but to be able to break free of such mental attack at such a young age? That is something to admire if I'm honest"
"But he seems to be lacking in terms of control over his quirk" Orca followed soon, recalling of the many times said physical strength should have been used through the event, especially in the obstacle race "While an impressive power, the fact that he apparently can't get a good grasp of it seems unfavorable for him"
"Well, he is still a student, so maybe we can cut him some slack, he is still very impressive" Red Feather countered Orca's argument "And speaking of impressive, the fact that a General Course student would both have such powerful abilities and be able to get this far? That is most certainly something worthy of acknowledgement"
"Yeah, he sure was something else. Right, Elsa?" Chat asked her friend, who seemed very focused on the student.
"Yeah. He is something alright"
Meanwhile back with the two teens, both looked all around them, hearing the audience talking about them. Izuku couldn't help but to have a small smile drawn on him. Tell the world you 'I am here' All Might had told him. We'll, maybe it wasn't exactly what he had in mind, but it was something. And like his mentor told him, even a little progress is still progress. But he stopped himself when he recalled Shinso. Turning to see him, being praised by the general course students in front of him, he saw the boy quiet, maybe shaking a little but for the most part quiet. And then he spoke once more.
"I'll make sure all of you guys get to shine" he spoke, his voice with a small trembling still, and confusing Izuku a bit "She gave us all this chance. I pull my end of my deal, so you better not drop the ball" he finished.
And with how he spoke, Izuku could infer that he was talking about Parker, she made that very clear not that long ago in the day. So, he replied with the only logical response.
"Right!" he answered without hesitation and that lack of hesitation, made Shinso to just chuckle and even laugh out loud, much to Izuku's confusion "Um, is everything ok?"
"You literally fell for my quirk and still had no apprehension in speaking back to me? Hehe… she was right about you" Shinso spoke to him, for a minute having the idea of using his quirk for a quick laugh when he spoke to him again, but decided to not do it "Don't get the wrong idea. Even tho I lost, I still have the chance to be under review to get placed on the hero course. So don't embarrass yourself in the next round… It would be a shame if the place that I take if I get into the hero course were to be yours"
And with those final words, Shinso walked off. Heading for the corridors and of his entrance. Leaving Izuku by himself for a bit before he too left. And while his words resonated with him, there was something that lingered on the back of his head. And if All Might was still there at the entrance where he came, then that would be the first thing he needed to ask him about.
…
Me: So, I see my awe-inspiring words were not in vain
Hitoshi: How do you know it was yours and not your mom's?
Me: Do you really want to argue that one with me?
Hitoshi: I would rather not
Me: Thought so
…
Me: But in all seriousness, you were great out there
…
Hitoshi: Thanks
…
Me: Do you need a hug?
Hitoshi: Did I really look that pathetic out there after losing?
Me: Hey, I'll have you know that they can also be a great way to congratulate people
Hitoshi: I think I'll pass for today. We don't really do hugs here, you know?
Me: Just saying, that hug will still be available if you ever need it
Hitoshi: And I'll keep it in mind
…
Hitoshi: And you were right. It really was what you said that helped me out there
Me: Damn right it was
Annie, while holding her old and almost relic-like phone, was currently texting Shinso. She wanted to see if he was alright, but decided to do so via text to try and not make him feel awkward or anything like that. People in Japan weren't exactly as open or were as forward as she tends to be. And to try and not make him feel even more awkward, she decided to text him directly instead of via their group chat. Maybe that one was for the best. So, after waiting the amount of time she thought would be enough for Shinso to either get his belongings from their waiting room or from being at the infirmary (if he went there that is) she decided to message him.
And if their conversation was any indication, he was holding better than one would expect. She had a feeling that it probably stung to lose, but at least he made himself notice, seeing how everyone in the stadium reacted. And that was nice to see.
So she chuckled, seeing that at least for the moment, he was doing well. She would probably check up on him personally, but for the time being, she decided that it was better to just give him some space. That and it was kinda funny hearing the conversations around her surrounding her friend.
"Do you think Hitoshi and Midoriya are ok?" her timid blue friend asked her.
"Sure they are. Those two are made of sturdy stuff, no need to worry"
"If the first round was this intense, I can hardly imagine what the rest of the tournament is going to be like" Uraraka murmured, with Annie replying soon after.
"Well, better start imagining Ochako, since you guys are going to be in it pretty soon" the redhead said jokefully, making both Ochako and Valerie to start to feel a tad bit nervous.
"Hehe, come on, Parker-san, there's no need to joke around" she replied half-jokingly, with them hearing Ida's disapproval noise, which is what Annie decided to dub it after hearing so many times being directed at her.
"Parker, just because you decided to not take this events seriously does not mean that you-"
"Hey, do you mind? This is girl talk only" Annie refuted, making Valerie, Ochako and Tenya blush before the boy started to chasqade the girl.
"Is there a moment in your life in which you take anything serious?!" he angrily asked her.
Meanwhile on the other side, where class B was located, they overheard the conversation and almost all unanimously came to one thing and one thing only.
"Man, is class A loud as heck" said Awase.
"No kidding. Can't imagine getting work done over there with all that noise" Shishida followed with Robbie intervening.
"Cut them some slack, we're not that better ourselves" he said as Tokage, who at the moment had her mouth covered with tape, tried to say something that was obviously not exactly understood.
"Case and point" Kamala said, signaling at the girl who they had deemed to have lost her speaking rights for the rest of the day.
"Nevermind that. The next round is going to start soon. Even if most of us are not taking place in the tournament, that doesn't mean we don't have anything to gain from paying attention" Kendo said, as she looked at the New Jersey and California duo "Especially you two, since you actually are going to be a part of it"
"Yes, boss, we get it" Kamala replied to Kendo as Shoda asked a question to Robbie.
"Reyes, don't you think that maybe you should go and get ready? It's your turn right after this match after all"
"Meh, I'll handle myself. It's still just the first round. Might as well get a look at what to expect since I hardly know what the other class can do"
And as Robbie replied that and back on class A's side of the bleachers, the green-haired boy had finally arrived with the rest of his classmates, quelling down the Parker-Ida feud if only for them to greet their common friend. Which is something that happened often with those two, the class should really try and print a picture of the kid just in case he isn't around to make them stop fighting.
"Um, hi guys. What were you talking about?" he asked the duo of Parker and Ida, who momentarily glared at one another.
"Oh, nothing in particular/Unimportant stuff at the moment" the two spoke at the same time, while having some of their classmates side-eyeing them.
"How are you doing, M-Midoriya?" asked Valerie, as Izuku sat between Ida and Uraraka.
"I'm doing fine, thankfully. My hand stings a bit, but so far I think I have a better grasp of my powers now" he said, while looking at Annie and seeing her giving him a thumbs up for his work.
"I have to be honest, that fight took me by surprise. I never expected for that kid to force you to use your quirk that much, with how strong you can be even without using. You know, remembering your first fight against Bakugo over here" Denki said, pointing at the other blonde of the class, who just snarled at him.
"Shut it, you damn phone charger"
"Phone charger?!"
But Izuku didn't believe he could agree with what his classmate said. He just looked at his still sore hand, being reminded of the force and even somewhat miracle required to break free of his opponent's quirk. He only had one thing to say in rebuttal to his claim.
"No, it's not like that…" he said, as most of his classmates looked at him "That guy… he was really strong…" he said, surprising some of his classmates, as well as drawing a smile on both foreign classmates in praise of their own friend.
And then, he suddenly noticed something. Looking at the entirety of his classmates, he noticed that they were short of two heads. Just now realizing that two of his classmates were gone. Which led him to ask the question once he saw who were the missing ones.
"Did Sero-kun and Todoroki-kun already left?"
"Yeah, those two went to their waiting room or whatever a little after your fight ended. You know, better get some time for themselves in between both matches. Wonder how they're doing there?"
"Oh my god, I am totally screwed!" Sero said in the most panicked manner he could have.
Passing around the personal waiting room assigned to him, he started panicking at the thought of the upcoming fight. He considered Izuku as someone very strong and while he didn't know the general course kid that well, it was still a hero course student against a general course student. And Izuku struggled to win that fight. If he struggled against a general course student, then what the hell is he supposed to do against one of the top students of the class?! He only knew of like, three students that could actually beat up Todoroki and he sure as hell was not one of them.
"I'm dead. I'm so, so, so dead. Why did I have to get Todoroki of all people from the get-go? I could have fought Ashido, or maybe even that girl with pink hair from the Support Course. But no, I had Todoroki of all people, how is this fair?!"
As he yelled that outloud, he looked around and tried to think, maybe he could run away? Would it be a crap thing to do if he decided to run away? Like, sure in normal circumstances that would be the most un-sportsman thing ever. But since when is having the guy whose power is tape fight against a miniature walking ice age sportsman-like? That had to even things out, right?
"Ugh, what am I doing, focus! I got this far just to be a coward like a little kid! So what if I'm against one of the strongest guys from school? What kind of Spider-Man fan would I be if I were to just give up at the first sign of trouble…? Well, outside of a living one, that is…" Sero told himself, slapping his cheeks to motivate himself before getting his head on the game "Chances are, I'm going to lose anyway, but might as well try to at least last more than one minute knowing Parker and her family will be watching"
As for his opponent in his own waiting room, he was sitting on a chair, seemingly contemplating his left hand. Being reminiscent of what had almost happened in his confrontation with Izuku. His flames… they almost went off against him. He couldn't allow that.
It would have been already enough on his mind as it was, but there was more bothering him in the back of his mind. While the fact that Midoriya of all people have been close to almost make him use those flames and their little chat prior to the tournament were both something he was thinking about a lot, there was something else bothering him. The fact that Parker decided to quit right before the matches were even decided… it was baffling him. He recognized her as someone strong. He declared war on her and yet rather than doing what he expected, rather than matching his desire to fight, she refused to even acknowledge his declaration at all. And what she told him…
"I don't have the desire to win the Sports Festival. I don't have to win it to be a hero, so for all I care you can have the top spot if you want. So that little declaration of war of yours? I reject it. And I refuse to acknowledge it."
"... Whatever, there's no point thinking about it now"
After that, Shoto got up from his seat. He knew that it wouldn't be too long before the match started and he didn't want to be late. So he walked towards the door and after opening the door, he left the room. Now in the halfway, he would have started to walk away to his entrance to the arena, but instead, he stood still. And that he did because of a certain someone leaning into the wall a few meters to the side of the door.
"... What do you want?" he asked to the person.
"Ever rebellious as always, Shoto. Do you have no shame?" said the booming voice of none other than Endeavor, who looked at his child with his rough-looking expression, all while Shoto showed an expression of disdain towards his father.
"You're the last person that gets to tell me that" Shoto refuted, with Endeavor grunting at his reply.
"Hmph, as if your foolishness in still refusing to use your full capacities by not utilizing your flames were not enough of a bad trait of yours. Had you decided to use them, you would have crushed both the obstacle course and the cavalry battle. Instead of having such low placement and almost losing your position in first place. Something not appropriate for someone of your pedigree" Endeavor told the kid, who just started to walk away, something which didn't stop the older Todoroki from continuing talking "I have been willing to allow your childish tantrums for years. I had hoped you had outgrown your pettiness by now, but it seems you're still too stubborn to listen, even in something as important as the Sports Festival of U.A. But very well, keep on doing it. Sooner or later, you will finally learn that thinking like that will just get you kill"
As he said that, he stopped resting himself on the wall and started to head for his own way back to the bleachers. Just as Shoto kept on walking towards the main arena. Both Todorokis, drifting far from one another and with the youngest one clenching his fist ever so slightly. To his credit he didn't make him angrier than he would have long ago, but angry he still made him even if it were a little.
After a short while, it was finally time for both students to be present at the gates and awaiting for them to continue.
"Alright!, you folks have been eagerly waiting for this show to continue, so let's not waste any second!" the voice of Present Mic boomed across the stadium along with the roar of the audience present as he began to announce the next round "Over here we have someone who has shown an excellent performance all around! Let us hope that he can keep up the good work and prove his mettle! From the Hero Course, Seroooo Hantaaa!"
As done previously, flames went off on his entrance, as if he were some pro-wrestler, walking towards the ring. An obvious and nervous smile on his face as he walked towards the arena, knowing that there would be a beast right in there. And with that in mind he only hoped that maybe he could at least last one full minute in his match?
If it wasn't too much to ask, that is.
"And over here, the powerhouses prodigy of this year! From the same course and same class, we have the one, the only, Todoroki Shotoooo! "
As he said that, the aforementioned Shoto made his appearance. His expression being one that showed him clearly not in the mood.
"Yeah, I'm totally dead" Sero thougth once he saw Shoto's face "Well, might as well start counting and hope I last the one minute"
"Ready and… BEGIN!"
At the sound of their teacher's command, Sero already had a wall of ice being directed at him. Traveling so fast that most people would have described it as instantaneously, with very few even being able to recognize the moment it was headed for them. Luckily for Sero, he actually had decent reaction time. With how he used his quirk and who he always tried to emulate, he picked a few tricks along his years of honing his skills. That said, his reaction time was only the bare minimum to react. And when he started to notice it, barely over half a meter from his face, panic filled his face and in one rush of adrenaline, did he jump off the way.
Leaping to his right, he rolled into the ground a couple of times as the wall of ice had finally passed his previous location and kept on going until it crashed into the wall of the stadium. On the plus side, it didn't have enough force to cripple even a regular person. On the other hand, it still obviously had enough strength in it that whoever got hit by the attack would be hurt. A lot.
"Hey, tone it down, will you?! Are you trying to get me killed?!" Sero, with the adrenaline still fresh in his body, lashed out at the other boy, pointing at him, while the other boy just remained serious as always "Damn, he's just as good as expected"
"The next one will finish this" Shoto calmly said, raising his right hand and conjuring more frost and ice towards Sero, who yet again barely managed to leap out of the way.
The exchange between Todoroki being close to turning his classmate into a popsicle and the aforementioned Hanta avoiding all attacks by the skin of his teeth. If he didn't know any better, Hanta would have compared the experience with a cat fooling around with its food before eating it, but the guy is way too socially inept to actually try and do that and mean it. Which meant that Hanta was just really, really lucky…
Or really unlucky, one of the two.
"Dammit, what the hell am I even supposed to even do?! I'm clearly out of my league! Why did I even come out?!" the tape-based teen innerly cried out.
He wondered if even a single minute had already passed or if it was one of those moments where time feels so slow that even five seconds felt like an in one of his many dodges of Todoroki's attacks, he managed to look at the giant screen held up on the stadium for the Sport Festival and saw the time that had transcurred. Two minutes.
He somehow managed to last more than one minute against Todoroki. How? And it was then that he started to notice that his classmate had actually slowed down a bit. In a quick moment to catch his breath he looked directly at Todoroki and with a good look at him, he noticed that half of his body was starting to be covered by frost.
"That must be some sort of downside of his quirk. If I can time it right just as he starts to slow down again maybe I can…"
And just as he was thinking that, he saw Shoto slow down a bit, as if catching his breath a bit. At that moment, even if it was so short that most wouldn't be able to do anything of significance, Sero made his shot. Literally.
"There!" he yelled, shooting tape at Todoroki and managing to wrap it around Shoto "I got you now!"
Knowing he needed to act quickly and that he most likely wouldn't get a second chance, Sero spinned around to try and hurl Todoroki out of bounds. For a moment, he thought he had done it, he thought that against all odds, he somehow managed to beat Todoroki! And then… it suddenly started to feel colder.
"No, you didn't" he managed to hear him before…
"Wow"
"H-How… How c-can that be the only thing you can say…?"
"I don't know, it's… well, it just is"
Annie answered a question directed to her by one of her many classmates. They were watching the match between Sero and Todoroki. A few of them had even started to try and make predictions about how the fight would go, with all of them expecting Todoroki to win. And a few of them even started to have second thoughts when they saw that Sero was holding his own surprisingly well. It all seemed pretty average all things considered.
So how? How is it that all of the sudden, the entire arena was completely covered in ice, with Sero being practically frozen in basically a glacier the size of a house with just bits of him sticking off the ice and while the entire stadium had its temperature lower so much, that frost started to take over almost all of the lower portions of the stadium while, somehow, creating snowflakes that were coming down as if were snowing and even icicles formed in their seats. Annie remembered the first time she saw Shoto use his powers in a fight. It was the second day of class and he froze an entire building by himself. She remembered comparing him to a miniature Bobby Drake at the moment. And today, he just reassured that belief in her.
"C-C-Come o-o-on man… c-c-c-couldn't let m-m-me lose with s-s-some dignity?" Sero said, doing his best to fight against the cold.
Meanwhile, Todoroki walked towards him, also having been affected by the cold with even more frost around his body. As he did that, his gaze was not aimed towards his frozen classmate, but rather to a certain someone in the stands. And said someone, with fire emanating from his body, returned the gaze which made the young Todoroki frown.
"Sorry, I guess that I looked at something that pissed me off" he said, as their teacher, who had also been caught in the ice blast and was currently shivering in the cold, finally spoke.
"S-S-Sero-kun… c-can you move?" she asked.
"I-I-If I can m-m-mover? I can b-b-barely feel my face"
"If that's so, Sero Hanta is unable to battle!" she announced as soon as she did that, did Todoroki start to melt the ice away.
Meanwhile back at the V.I.P stands, the foreign heroes and Orca were found rather surprised by the performance of the young Todoroki. And it was no surprise that they decided to talk about it.
"You know… remember when you said something about talent being in his blood? About that Todoroki kid, that is. I think that might have been an understatement"
"Yeah, same as when you called him superhero royalty. I feel like that falls short now"
"From what I can infer, it seems like he fooled his opponent into getting caught due to how quick on his feet he was at dodging his attacks. Seeing that he couldn't get a good hit while he kept on moving around, tricking him into believing he could get the win only to retaliate at the last second, I got to say it's quite the strategy" South Korea's top hero noted, as Gang followed his train of thought.
"Tho he clearly overdid it. That lack of self control is, no matter how talented one might be, will always be a negative point. Especially for someone that powerful"
"No kidding. I think that if we were to compare Iceman against him when he was the same age and that kid would probably give him a run for his money" Silencer mentioned.
"I kind of feel a little sorry for the other kid, Sero that is. I mean, it kind of makes me want to tell the kid he did ok" Aero said, as she noticed that the rest of the pro-heroes of the stadium were all practically doing that very exact thing.
"It would also be wrong to just pity him to make him feel better. The best thing we can do is to acknowledge that he unfortunately was handed an unfavorable match in spite of his strength" Red Feather spoke.
Tho… yeah even he couldn't help but to feel sorry for the kid.
"... Yeah, looking back now, I think it's a good thing we didn't make it to the actual tournament" Awase spoke to the rest of his classmates.
The third round was about to start, with both class A students having gone back to their seats a while back and with Robbie having gone down to prepare for his match. Obviously, seeing the young Todoroki's performance, it should be natural that even among class B, there were a few that suddenly felt thankful that they didn't get the chance to face class A's Todoroki in a one on one fight. They didn't feel like turning into a popsicle any time soon. And at the same time, there were a few that felt the opposite and cursed at the fact that they couldn't get a chance to fight him.
"The hell, Awase! How can you say something so wrong like that?!" Tetsutetsu firmly asked his classmate.
"My powers are welding stuff together! The hell am I gonna do against the guy that just made the entire arena look like Aomori city!"
"Ok, now that's an exaggeration" said Bondo, with Kamakiri speaking afterwards.
"You and Reyes are lucky that you get the chance to fight people like that, you know?" he told Kamala.
"Oh yeah, how lucky of me that I have the chance of fighting the miniaturize embodiment of the Ice Age of this school"
"Do you think that Reyes will be alright? I mean, we are still just learning what most of the other class can do and vice-versa, meanwhile, they have seen Reyes in a fight from back in our first heroics class. He might be at a bit of a disadvantage" Fukidashi asked the rest of his classmates.
And suddenly, taking everyone by surprise, Kodai of all people decided to speak her mind. Which just made them see how serious she was that she decided to speak out loud.
"Reyes is strong" she said, garnering all eyes on her "We acknowledged his strength, so we should naturally trust in it"
"Yeah, she's right" Kamala said, being quick to recover from the shock of her least talkative classmate speaking "If there is anyone in the entire class that will make sure to give his opponents hell, then that's Robbie"
Meanwhile on class A's side, they were having their own conversations about what to expect, with yet again, having both Parker and Vector being the ones that were the most knowledgeable of both combatants. Well, at least this time around, they weren't entirely lost. They all saw what that Reyes kid was capable of doing via the fight the Americans students had among each other on day two of school. And soon enough, Todoroki had returned to the bleachers as some started to try and theorize how the fight would go on. And he quickly noticed that Sero was nowhere to be seen.
"Is he not here yet?" he asked in his very stoic tone.
"Duh, what did you expect? He's probably being looked at by Recovery Girl to ensure he doesn't get hypothermia"
"Oh, I see" he stoically said before taking his seat, as Annie just sighed.
"Don't know what I was expecting of you, that one's on me" she murmured, before turning to Midoriya… who seemed a little too excited "Uh… what's with that smile?"
"Oh, it's just that this will be the first time that I'll get to see what Reyes is capable of doing!" he excitedly stated, his eyes widened as far as they could go as they shined with the joy expected of a child.
"O..k? Um… Why's that so exciting?" Annie asked, as Uraraka approached the redhead girl.
"Since Deku-kun missed your match against class B on the second day of school, he's been hopeful to be able to see what that Reyes guy is capable of doing firsthand" she explained to Annie, who suddenly remembered that fact and knowing how excited he is of learning about someone's powers, yeah it started to make sense.
"Despite having met him since before the entrance exam, I have never asked Reyes-san about his quirk. From the small glimpses I have been able to catch, he seems to have some sort of fire-based quirk, although I do believe I have seen him use chains. And since we weren't allowed to use support gear unless absolutely necessary, it is possible that it could be a byproduct of his powers. Something like that could be explained as part of his quirk, but it could also be due to something apart from quirks. Seeing that he is from America and that both Parker-san and Vector-san have powers that are not quirk-based, it is possible for Reyes to also be the case. Either way, he must be very strong if he was able to make it this far, not to mention the fact that he managed to beat Parker-san in a fight… Parker-san, is there something you could tell me about the nature of Reyes-san's abilities? " Izuku asked Annie, after a very long self mumbling, getting weird looks from nearly everyone, annoying Bakugo and all with pen and notebook in hand.
"Ok seriously, where did you get that pen and notebook? You didn't have them five minutes ago. It's starting to creep me out" Parker replied.
As for the two students that were about to start their match, they were still awaiting their turn to be announced. On Denki's end, he was no doubt being wary of his opponent. After all, he was the guy that managed to take down Parker, the top student, in a one on one fight. And after seeing what Todoroki did against Ser, he was sure that he may as well be expecting something similar against him. Yeah, he's dead meat, that was being repeated on his mind over and over.
Robbie himself also decided to try and be careful. He was aware that class A as a whole knew what he was capable of, yet he himself didn't have much intel on them outside of Annie and Valerie. Still he couldn't deny that there was a bit of confidence in his chances of winning. He was one of two that were representing class B in the tournament, so he better be putting his head on the game. And after a minute of waiting, Present Mic finally spoke.
"Alright then, apologize for the small delay, people. As it turns out, melting all the remaining ice and getting Midnight some hot chocolate took longer than expected"
"On hindsight, maybe we should have made the arena a little more ice resistant"
"But now that that's been taken care of, welcome back, people! Let us get this show back on schedule!" and with that, they had flames come out of each corner of the arena, creating pillars of fire as the two student started walking up the platform "The devilish foreigner coming all the way from CA LA, with a ruffiant-like look, the enforcer of class B, Reyes Robertoooo!"
"I'm really going to murder Hiryu one of these days" Robbie thought after hearing that Enforcer nickname again.
"And on the other side! Yet another hero in the making! The electrical killer of class A, Kaminari Denki!"
And as he said that, the two students were finally eye to eye with one another. With Robbie sporting quite the serious look that made him look somewhat intimidating, while Kaminari just gulped a little. Looking at his situation in needing to face off against arguably the scariest-looking guy of all the first year it was probably some sort of karmic retribution for the whole cheerleader thing. It was probably fair.
"G-Good luck you two" Valerie whispered, in an attempt to cheer for the two of them and to not play favorites between her classmate and her close friend, even if they would no doubt not hear a thing.
But as she did, Valerie suddenly noticed something from the other side of the arena. And soon, the rest of her classmates, as well as everyone else also were quick to see it. A decent amount of the bleachers belonging to the General Course students that just a few minutes were empty (which they somehow also missed) suddenly were filled by the students whom those seats belonged to in quite the motion. And most importantly of all, they all seemed to either carry some sorts of banners, small personal flags and, overall,what one would expect a fanatic to bring to cheer in a sports event for their team or favorite athlete. And walking to the very front of the group, was a girl with glasses and shark-like teeth and a bandana in her forehead with something written on it that people from afar couldn't properly make out.
"Uh… what's up with those guys?" Jiro asked the rest of her classmates.
"I am not sure. I can't quite make out what it is that they brought from this distance" Momo replied as Annie started to try and focus her eyesight on the other students.
"I think I can see a little bit of- wait a minute, what?!" she suddenly cut herself off in surprise, garnering the attention of the other students near her.
As for the other students, the apparent leader of the group took a deep breath before speaking.
"Everyone! Ready!"
"Yeah!" they all shouted and soon afterwards, they started to chant.
At a certain someone specifically, that is.
"REYES, REYES! VICTORY HE WILL GET! REYES, REYES, HE'S THE BEST!" they all screamed and that's when everyone found out that those banners and whatnot were all dedicated towards the class B boy.
In hindsight, the stylized skull on fire in one of the big flags should have given it away.
"So uh… guess we are getting a surprise fanclub for this match. I'm going to be honest, I was not expecting that"
"That's U.A for you"
"Uh… what is happening right now?" asked Denki while looking at the cheering squad dedicated for the class B teen.
"I'm going to be honest, I'm just as lost as you are" replied Robbie to the electric class A teen.
Honestly, of all the students in school why did it have to be him? Like, sure he's not against being praised or being popular, but really? This stuff wasn't exactly his style per say. And it could be a little-
"Oh shit" Robbie said, suddenly realizing something very important.
"BWAHAHAHAH!" laughter could suddenly be heard and the source of said laughter was coming from the hero course bleachers and more specifically, from two girls from each class.
"My, oh my, Sunny-Boy, you never told me you had your own fanclub, you should have invited me! What, wouldn't you want whittle ol' me hyping you up?!"
"Hey Robbie, want me to go ask class A if they have a cheerleader uniform to spare?! Maybe I should go and ask for the pom poms too and finish the look for you!"
Yeah, if the opportunity is presented, Kamala and Annie would not waste the chance to make fun, tease and annoy Robbie in any way that they could.
"Shut it, you idiots!" he shouted at them, because somehow, he managed to hear them "Darn it! How the hell did all of that even happen?!" he asked, when suddenly he heard a call from somewhere else in the bleachers.
"Reyes-san, I'm sorry I couldn't tell you in advance about the prototype merchandising. I couldn't find you in time and me and Narumi-chan had already sold out, lunch break was over" said none other than Kin, all the way from the bleachers belonging to the Management Course of U.A, all while getting the attention of some of his fellow classmates.
"Damn, Fukuda somehow managed to grab a hold of one of the big shots of this year's hero course all for himself"
"Kin, what the fuck?!" Robbie asked.
"BWAHAHAHA!"
"I said, shut it!" the class B boy quickly turned back to scream at the two girls.
And well, it's not like they are the only ones having quite the reaction at Robbie having quite the following in school. Case and point, Lisa, trying to hide the little tick in her eye when she saw that girl leading an entire fanclub for Robbie.
"Hehe… Robbie sure is… popular at school, isn't he?" she said in quite the monotone manner as if trying to keep calm.
"Hey, kiddo, you ok?" MJ asked the California girl.
"Oh yeah, I'm fine… just something in my eye, that's all"
Back in the arena, Denki was just looking at the group cheering for Reyes. There sure were a lot of them. And from the General Course no less. Same General Course that literally went to their classroom to declare war on them after surviving a villain attack a few days prior. And when thinking of that, it shouldn't be a surprise that he suddenly started to feel the utmost amount of jealousy and bitterness at the kid.
"Damn that class B jerk! Who does he think he is?! How the hell does he get to have his own fanclub and not us?!" Denki thought as he heard one of his classmates.
"Kaminari! Kick that jerk's butt, you hear me?!" Mina Ashido screamed, surprising quite the amount of her classmates who didn't expect anyone to be that vocal in supporting their classmate against a class B student… well, almost, Annie was still laughing.
"You got it, Ashido! I'll give this jerk what's coming for him!" he replied, giving a thumbs up to her and having Robbie feeling like he would rather go jump off a building than standing there, listening to all the crazy people in the school.
"Alright, enough of these detours! We all came here to see a fight, we'll get a fight for sure! Now, are you ready…?! Start!" Present Mic announced the beginning of the fight, with both getting in a fighting stand and with Denki jumping back a little bit.
"Don't expect that because you managed to beat Parker that you can take me down that easily! I'll show you which one of the two of us deserves to have cute girls falling for him!"
"Ok, seriously, why is everyone in class A safe for Val and Midoriya, all a bunch of nutjobs?" Robbie muttered as he prepared himself for whatever might come next.
"This will be over in just two seconds!" Denki shouted, electricity coursing through his body and making Robbie be more wary than he was already "Indiscriminate Shock! 1.3 Million Bolts!" he shouted, as he unleashed all the power he had towards Robbie, not holding anything back.
Robbie was indeed surprised, he won't deny that. Seeing a massive wall of electricity charge at him would do that to anyone. And especially the moment it hit him, making him stagger backwards and making it seem like Denki might get the lead of the fight against the enforcer of class B. A lot of his classmates sure as hell were thinking that, mainly Momo and Jiro. The two did see him beat multiple villains all at once when the U.S.J incident occurred, so surely, an attack like that would definitely do something against the other teen.
But then to their surprise and of pretty much everyone in the public, Robbie smirked, standing his ground before being engulfed in fire and having a pillar of flames erupt as if a volcano were. The power and intensity of the move was so much that some of the people in the front had to cover their faces to shield themselves from the heat. Feeling as if they were in front of raging fire that threatened to catch them in no time.
After a few seconds, the pillar of fire dissipated. In its place, was Robbie, roaring as he pushed the fire away, with chains in hand and sporting his more devilish look. Something that sure as hell spooked quite a few individuals in the crowd.
"Alright pal, that was a good one. If you're not holding anything back, then don't expect me to… Uh?!" Robbie expressed in utter confusion.
He was expecting that to have been the start of his opponent's attacks. He was feeling like it would have been the warm up for the upcoming battle. But nope, instead, Kaminari stood where he was before. Looking like a complete and utter idiot and while having two thumbs up on him.
"Weeee" was the only thing that Kaminari could say, as he looked so defenseless, Robbie legitimately didn't know what was going on at all.
"Oh and Reyes is able to endure Kaminari's electric onslaught! What will he do now that his opponent has finally decided to show his full power on full display for the very first time in this Festival of ours?!"
"Can he even do something at this point?" Eraser asked, knowing full well that his student basically became a sitting duck for Reyes.
"I uh… is that normal for him to do? Should I continue? Because I'm not sure if he can even walk right" Robbie asked, pointing at the blonde kid in front of him.
"Weee" said Denki, walking towards Robbie, who just awkwardly moved to the side as the blonde kid past by him without noticing that much "Weee" he repeated, looking around him as if he had missed him, before he looked back, saw him and started to walk towards him again. Much to Robbie's uneasiness on knowing what to do now.
"Great, now what do I even do? If I punch him the way he is now, I'll just look like a thug" Robbie thought, trying to think of what to do.
Which afterwards, led to him deciding to try and get him off in the most proper and careful way he could think. That being, gently grabbing a hold of Kaminari's shoulders, slowly walking him out of the ring as if he were a small child, and then turning to Midnight to give her a thumbs up once the blonde kid stepped foot out of bounds.
"Kaminari-kun is out of bounds! The winner of the third match is Reyes Roberto!" she proclaimed as the crow started to cheerRobbie's personal fanclub being the loudest of the bunch.
"Ms Midnight, I think I'll walk this guy to the infirmary. I feel like if I let him go by himself he would get lost" Robbie told his teacher, who agreed, allowing him to walk him out, which just got him even more points with the crowd for doing so.
"Well, it seems that we got ourselves a thug with a heart of gold!" Mic said as the two students left the arena.
"Damn, that idiot didn't have to go all out from the get go. He let himself so vulnerable" Jiro complained, facepalming as a result of seeing her classmate practically handing his opponent the victory on a silver plate.
"Still, it was quite impressive that he was able to withstand Kaminari-san's full power so easily. It truly is a testament to his own strength" Momo said, as Ojiro turned to Annie.
"I guess that just makes it even more impressive that you were able to fight him off so evenly in your match against him. You really are strong, you know, Parker?" he praised a her.
"Aw shucks, Ojiro, you sure know have your way with words"
"She still lost" Bakugo replied, turning Annie's mood around from being super nice to wanting to hang Bakugo upside-down "If it had been me, I would have beaten him from the get go"
"Yeah right, do you tell yourself that before going to sleep? He only won due to a technicality. And trust me, you wouldn't have won, either against him or me had you been the one in the fight" she said with a smirk, as Bakugo growled.
"Tsk" he grumbled as he turned away from her.
"Yeah, that's what I thought" she thought before someone just as loud and obnoxious as Bakugo decided to barge in and be a complete jerk to the entire class.
And he also happened to also be blonde like Bakugo… because of course he was.
"Huh?! Didn't he claim that he would end the fight in just two seconds?! And look at that, he was totally defeated by our vice president so easily, he didn't even need to lift a finger against him! Hahahaha!" Monoma laughed, poking his head above the wall separating class A and B's bleachers and giving the most condescending look they have ever experienced.
Which said a lot with Bakugo as a classmate.
"Um… what?" Annie asked, as the guy kept on talking.
"How is it possible that your classmate could have lost so pathetically? After all, isn't class A supposed to be better than ours in every wa-BLEGH!" Monoma suddenly stopped, having been hit by Kendo, who was standing right behind him.
"You really never learn, do you?" Kendo told him, before also raising her head above the wall and greeting the other class "Sorry about that. He does that a lot"
"... What?" the entirety of class A asked as the girl got back to her side with Monoma unconscious in her grip.
Speaking of, class B was having their own talk about the events that had just unfolded. Also noting that it took longer for Monoma to be knocked down by Kendo, but they chucked it to her being in a good mood for watching Reyes being the one winning, just like everyone else.
"That was to be expected from Reyes! Manliest guy in our entire class!" Tetsutetsu exclaimed, pumping his fist into the air as a sign of celebration.
"Mm, that guy had the worst of luck, getting to fight him from the get go. It was obvious that he wouldn't stand a chance against Reyes" Kamakiri said, with Kendo being the first one to talk back to him.
"Kamakiri, I already have enough to deal with Monoma's antics over here. Don't make me go there to knock some sense in you as well" she told him and to his credit, he instantly kept his mouth closed, not wanting to receive the same treatment as Monoma.
"I was nervous for a minute. I thought that that class A boy was going to be super strong" Komori told the rest of her class, with Yanagi following.
"Yes, but Reyes was stronger"
"You got that right. That's our class' enforcer for you!" Rin said, getting a few chuckles from the class as Awase spoke to him.
"Try and not say that when he is around. With how much he hates the nickname, I'm surprised he hasn't beaten you up"
"But did they have to speak of him in such a sinful manner? To call our classmate as devilish and ruffiant does not feel right for us, who came to this school in hopes to spread goodwill and salvation to all" Shiozaki said, with Kaibara replying to her complaints.
"It was just a manner of speaking, they didn't mean that. Tho, if anyone can fit that description, that is definitely Reyes. Right Khan?" he asked the inhuman of the class, tho he was taken aback when she got up out of nowhere "Hey, Khan, you ok?" he asked her again, as she turned around to face him and the rest of the class, with a determined look and a smile.
"Yeah, I was just planning on heading to the waiting rooms to start and get ready" she said, as she looked at the arena "Robbie is not the only one of us that is participating"
"Well, Skully McFire, you sure left the bar high for me, didn't you?" Kamala said.
By now, the fourth match was announced to have concluded. She wasn't sure which one between Hatsume or the class A boy won the match, tho she thought it was more likely for that Tenya guy to have been the winner, it would make sense for it to happen. As for her, she was still in her waiting room, mentally preparing for whatever was going to happen next. She took a few small breaths and looked at the makeshift.
Putting it on quickly and securing it as she tied it around here eyes, a determine look and a grin were drawn on her face.
"And I'll sure as hell am going to clear it no matter what!" she said as soon enough, she found herself walking towards the arena.
"And now, here we have the fifth match of our tournament! Let us all welcome our two new contestants with a round of applause, everybody!" Present Mic hyped up the public, who all roared as he said that "Alright then, on this side of the ring! With a mask made out of some old cloth lone-ranger style! She is of Inhuman descent, from Class B's Hero Course and coming from all the way in New Jersey, USA…! Blegh, Bendy Girl"
"Where's your usual enthusiasm?"
"That name sucks"
Ignoring the words of the teachers, Kamala stood in the ring, fire erupting from each corner of the arena as she looked at her opponent.
"And on the other side! She is pink, she has horns and also from the Hero Course! From Class A, Ashido Mina!"
Said girl had just finished doing some basic stretches. Looking at her opponent as well, with quite the determined look.
"Well Khan, it'll be just like I said. Don't hold anything back because we're friends. Because I'm planning on going all out. And don't expect me to not go down as easy as Kaminari, alright?"
"Fine by me, because it'll be like I said too. I'm not holding back anything either, so you better bring your A game. And also, don't be surprised if it turns out that Robbie isn't the only strong one in my class, ok?"
Both girls had a big grin on their faces. For the first time since the tournament started, a true friendly match being about to occur. With no ill intent, no hidden agenda to prove anything and not one single ounce of jealousy. Just two friends, preparing to begin their match. Which speaking off…
"Fifth match, START!"
Was already on its way.
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"I can still hear them telling me that I did my best… god that was pathetic" Sero murmured in a somewhat depressed manner, as he was covered in a yellow blanket given to him by Recovery Girl.
The fourth match was about to start and Sero had finally come back from the infirmary after having a check up to make sure the sudden change in temperature and being literally frozen didn't leave a number on him. And as expected, he wasn't exactly in the best of moods seeing how quick he was on being defeated by Todoroki and most importantly, how overwhelming said defeat it was.
"There, there, you were doing great for most of the fight, so focus on that. As my dad always says, 'no one can win every battle, but no man should fall without struggle' you'll get it next time" Annie said, trying to cheer the guy up, which seemingly worked.
"Yeah, I guess you're right" he said.
It may have been the fact that it was her the one to try and cheer him up. It may have been because she just quoted her dad, who just so happens to be his all time favorite hero. It may have been just the fact that either way, what she said was true, he was starting to feel a bit better now.
"T-The next match will start soon. I w-wonder how it will play out" Valerie of all people was the one to speak up, saying something that everyone could get behind if being honest.
"Yeah… by the way, when did you get your notebook, Midoriya?" Sero asked Izuku while pointing at said notebook as Annie sighed, because not even she knew how he got it.
"Oh, I had it with me for a while. I've had it for a while. I was hoping to write some notes about Reyes-san in his fight, but I couldn't get that much since it lasted so little. I am hoping I can get something in his next match"
"Man, you're sounding like you are going to write an essay on the guy or something"
"Well, not an essay, but I do want to compile notes of him if I can. I already have notes on almost everyone in class. Look this one is from yo-"
"Hey, what did I tell you five minutes ago? Don't go around showing that to people, it'll make you look creepy" Annie intervened, stopping Izuku and before another word would be utter, the next match was announced "Huh, already?"
"Hey, is it just me, or is Ida looking a little… off?" said Jiro, getting the attention of the rest of the class.
"Off? How so?" Annie asked, looking at where Ida was and seeing what Jiro meant.
He was wearing a full array of support items. And when asked why, he replied that Hatsume gave them to him before the match started and after explaining that she gave them to him so that they could be on 'equal footing' and that she wanted to 'equalize the fight', Ida then followed it up by saying:
"I thought it would be small of me not to wield her works in battle!"
"T-That's a little odd. Parker-san, is Hatsume-san really the kind of person to do that?" Izuku asked the redhead, since she knew her for far longer than him.
"Well, she is a little odd, but not really. Only reason I can think of for her to give him that is to…" Annie was saying, until she suddenly stopped. Realizing what she was planning and while normally she would be 100% against it, the fact that it was Tenya of all people just started to make her giggle a little. And said giggle evolved into full laugh "Bwahahaha! Oh god, this is going to be hilarious! Hahaha!"
And while she confused all of her classmates, they soon enough found out why she was laughing so much.
"Hey, what is this infernal contraption?!" Ida screamed, having been trapped by Hatusme in a net and after he himself made a fool of himself by indirectly showing off the girl's inventions.
"Why of course a capture gun meant to trap villains! And who developed all of these amazing items? It was me! Hatsume Mei!" the girl of pink hair proclaimed through a speaker that she had on with her.
"BWAHAHAHHAHAHA! Oh god, this is so wrong! HAHAHHAHA!"
"And why are you laughing then?" Jiro asked Annie, who was laughing so hard she was clutching her stomach and almost in tears.
"Come on, how can I not? Don't worry, I'll give her a scolding once this is over, HAHAHAHHA!" Annie reapplied, as they all continued watching Hatsume continue to promote her inventions to everyone.
That lasted for literally 10 minutes.
So yeah, it took me a bit longer than expected, but the chapter is finally done, hope you like it.
Before anything, I am in need to make something very clear. First off, I want to say that I appreciate every single person that takes their time to read my story and I am very fond of whenever I hear that they recommend it to people, I truly do. It makes me feel glad that people appreciate my story over some others that may be more popular or that people gravitate more towards.
I will however, not be fond of seeing people harass other content creators because the stories they write are not like the ones I write. And more so have the nerve to tell them that the way they are handling their stories is a mistake and insisting to no end that they need to basically start over, make things "right" and practically imposing, or wanting to impose their will on them. Even if it is quite obvious that they don't want to do that, that they already have things plan for them and that the stories they want to tell are theirs.
I feel like I have to be the one needing to say this because of a certain someone in the comments that speaks spanish that is doing basically that. Like, sure at first it was nice to see how invested he clearly is in my story (Even if he also wants to somewhat wants to expect things and criticizing things that I already am committed to and are not planning on changing). But then that fell down into negativity when I see him going to other stories of the site, telling them that they are wrong and wanting to impose his or her will even when the author has already made it clear that they have no intentions on doing so and with them and even other readers telling him to stop. So I will be the one saying it now, stop it. If someone is making a story and they already have an idea of what they want to do, it's their choice and you aren't changing it. This is fanfiction for crying out loud, this is a literal hobby that people do to have fun or even try and practice to become a writer in the future so as to have someone just come to harass them like that. If you don't like the story, don't like the direction or think it should be different, that's a you thing. Unless it's actual and I do mean actual and valid criticism meant to help someone be better, even if it's a little harsh, just keep it to yourself and don't go about writing multiple comments basically shitting on them for not making things to your very specific liking.
It just sowers the experience for everyone. So just stop it.
I also have found stories that I don't like and I didn't go about harassing people because of that. I instead decided to write my one story. That's literally how Marvelous Legacy came to be. I got bored and tired that there were so many stories that made Peter basically a baby, that focused only on the MCU and left everything else without exploring so I decided to make my one story. And even then, I know that the reason people do that is because not everyone reads comics, so I am not going to crap on them for liking the movies and not being familiar with comics or whatever.
Hell, I've seen the comments this person has left and it is very annoying for everyone. One in particular being annoying to me because he basically started to do that first with Shadowninja77 and his Into the Marvelverse story, which I actually find interesting and refreshing because it is based in comics and uses other canons in a very interesting manner, has his very unique and well thought out take on what writers like Game2002 did with DC and was followed by other writers and is genuinely a very good story so far. Which just makes it more frustrating to see him getting new comments and instead of being interactions with his readers that also are fond of his story, the only thing you see is someone just wanting to impose his will and bringing down the mood.
That's as far as this message will be, I genuinely am hoping that I don't have to make another one. So yeah, glad you guys seem to be enjoying the story, keep on enjoying what you like and keep on growing to be better every day and if you feel like, pick up a pen and pencil and start your own stories if you feel like something could have been different in the stories you like, so long as they aren't born out of ill intent, because no one wants that. And that even goes for me and my story as well. I already mentioned how someone liked my Pokémon story so much he decided to do his own take and I found that genuinely good. So if anyone wants to do that with this one, feel free to do so if you feel like it and I'll assure you, I'll be there to read it. Even if you don't think it's good enough, I'll be there and will be willing to encourage and even help out so long as you wish to.
So yeah, be good and stay safe. And just so I make it perfectly clear; Ya bajale wey. No andes molestando a los demás. Me da gusto que te guste mi historia mucho, pero tampoco es para que estés jodiendo a los demás.
That's it, bye.