"It's almost time for our first quarter-final match as the undefeated Izuku Midoriya takes on our legacy speedster Tenya Iida. So get to your seats and prepare yourselves for a 1-A bout to remember." The PA came to life as two girls in U.A.'s PE uniform took note of the announcement, paying for food at one of the festival's stalls.

Grabbing a pair of disposable chopsticks a red-eyed blonde turned to her companion handing her a container and the chopsticks while commenting on the bout about to begin. "So what is the plan Kazue, the first years are putting on quite the show. And aren't you interested in how that Midoriya does?"

The other girl took the offering after paying for both of them. Her long maroon hair slightly waved in the strong wind. "I don't see why, Midoriya is going to win. No offense to his opponent, but pure speed to a person like Midoriya is nothing."

"Oh? Please do explain."

"Midoriya has been holding back." The two came across a picnic table near the stalls where they sat opposite each other. "He seems analytical. Probably knows the abilities and possible rate of growth of his classmates, and unlike the rest of 1-A, he has been picking and choosing when he uses his Quirk. Not to mention every time he has it was different. Meaning he adopts to his situation instead of powering through like most strength enhancers." She finished as her stomach growled in protest as she fiddled with the container of food.

Her friend looked at her with obvious confusion. "And what does this have to do with him beating his opponent?"

"Come now Miko, you should know... Outside of Yaoyorozu, Todoroki, Bakugou, and Midoriya. All of 1-A had shown their hand by the second round. Whether or not Iida was aware of it or not he showed his opponent the weakness in his plan. Though I am sure he probably knows this, he is going right for the win straight away where he should drag the fight on." Kazue finished taking a bite of her food.

"So you are saying that..."

"Unless Iida has a way to deal with Midoriya's combined strength and intellect, he is going to lose no matter what he does." Her words force her friend to think about the situation before giving up with a huff causing Kazue to giggle.

"I don't get how you do that, it hasn't been a day, and yet you have sized up all the first years, and probably have a mental file on the four you mention. And here I thought you only had eyes for Togata-senpai." She finished taking a bite of her own looking away dismissively only to be brought back by her friend coughing while choking on her food.

"What? Mikoto what are you talking about?" Kazue managed to question in between attempts to clear her throat of any obstructions.

"Don't you have a crush on him?" Mikoto said matter-of-factly, much to the chagrin of her friend, clearly not having entertained the idea before.

"No, no, no! It's just my Dad's nerdy side coming out is all, he has an interesting Quirk and is part of that group of third years. That's all I swear." Kazue said with a pink hue on her cheeks.

Mikoto examined her friend, taking in the blush with a satisfied grin. She enjoyed teasing her friend, and now she had more ammo for next time. "Right, the daughter of a CEO of a support manufacturer and a Quirk specialist doctor would be interested in a senpai that can phase through solid objects. And a certain kouhai and late bloomer with a double edge sword of a strength-enhancing Quirk."

"Miko!"

Mikoto flexed as her body was covered in a faint glow. "It looks like I can't rest if I want to be the only strength enhancer in your life, Midoriya is not taking you away from me. You are mine."

Sighing Kazue recovered from her embarrassment. "Trust me, Miko, no one can take your place. You remember our promise right?" She asked Mikoto, getting a nod in response. "Then, you have nothing to worry about."

"Hehehe, you are making me blush Kazue. But I don't care either way." Her face morphs into a mischievous expression. "But if you want to you know." She makes a hole with her thumb and index and consequently penetrates with her opposite index. "I call our kouhai who has that whole cinnamon roll thing going for him."

Kazue looked at her friend with a face that read 'What is wrong with you?' all over it. "..."

Mikoto ignored it and happily returned to her lunch.

"There's seriously something wrong with you."

(...)

"There's something wrong with Midoriya-chan" A U.A. PE uniform energetically moved as the words came from it. As Present Mic announced Tenya and Izuku to the crowd Izuku had a different demeanor about him he had no emotion on his face and was staring a hole into Tenya, a far cry from the nervous wreck, blissful, or determined enthusiasm that usually happens to show on his face like an open book. Said uniform was an invisible girl sitting with hers and Izuku's classmates in the section designated for the participating year, separated by class.

A pink-skinned girl sitting next to her chimed in as well worried. "Yeah, he does not seem like his usual self." Turning to a certain hothead blonde she posed a question for him. "Hey Bakugou, You went to middle school with Midori do you know anything?"

Her question was met with a snarl and an angry grunt before she got anything that resembled an answer from her male classmate several bodies across from her. "Like I know what the damn nerd is thinking, he's far different than he was back then. If you want to ask anyone ask Walking Weirdo Magnet or Icy Hot. They were the last to talk with him." He said pointing at Momo, and an empty seat that one would have figured was Shoto's.

Momo blushed being called out by the Explosion Quirk user, every eye that belonged to the 1-A students burning a hole through her. Kyoka Jiro, the person sitting next to her was the first to speak after Katsuki's declaration. "I didn't know that you and Midori talked, why didn't you tell me Yaomomo?" She asked with a growing interest in Momo's apparent relationship with the one for all user.

Feeling the pressure from everyone but Katsuki's gaze, she silently cursed the boy. "We don't really, not before today, he had helped me out on a personal matter and I thanked him for it, that's all." Momo started, much to the satisfaction of the crowd of onlookers. "He seemed like his normal self then." She continued with a hidden small smile on her face. "So it appears that the person who might know is Todoroki." She finished sighing in relief as the attention was focused elsewhere.

"I guess you are right, Yaomomo." The pink girl began. "Too bad he hasn't come back after leaving with Midori."

"I wonder what happened?" A brunette said looking at Izuku with a worried expression.

Meanwhile, Present Mic had finished his introduction of the boys in the middle of the ring in the center of the stadium. A wave of cheers built up steam as Tenya and Izuku measured each other, but what happened next was something that no one in the venue expected. Dropping into a fighting stance Izuku would utter a few words under his breath. 'One for All' "Full Cowl... Overcharge." Once he said that a combination of red and green lightning became visible as it discharged from his body. The members of 1-B looked at Izuku's classmates for an explanation, but every one of them was just as confused so they returned their attention to the fight in front of them, the crowd going wild at the light show on display.

Izuku's body felt heavy, like he couldn't move as freely as he was used to when he is using less power in this new fighting style he was trying with One for All. He had activated the strength enhancer to every part of his body to the limit of what he could handle, not that the limit he was currently at was able to compete with All Might, much to his dismay. To his estimation, he can only handle only about 10-15% of One for All's power. Waiting for the proctor, pro-hero Midnight to call the beginning of the fight Izuku blocked out all as he stared down the opponent in front of him listening to the subtle chirps from the crackling lightning.

Tenya having no knowledge of what this new display of power was from Izuku was on guard. 'What is this, is this what should happen when he uses his Quirk.' The bespectacled teen asked himself, but he did not have time to think as a right hook aimed at his chest shot past him as he dodged it barely a second after Midnight called for the bout to begin.

Not given the room to breathe Tenya was on the back foot as all he could do is dodge the speeding fist of Izuku as his own Quirk was working overtime, much to the delight of the observers. "What is this?! It appears that our resident bone-breaker was holding out on us, the battle of speed over strength has changed somehow. Iida is being pressured into relying on his speed, but Midoriya is not giving any room for a counter. What a display of fortitude from these two." Present Mic's sentence was punctured by Izuku missing another punch.

Tenya noticed that even with Izuku's apparent increase in speed he was still faster, Izuku was not leaving any openings to mount any return offense though. 'What kind of training have you been putting yourself through this past week for your fighting style and Quirk to change so quickly.' His thought was interrupted as Izuku dropped and swung a kick at Tenya's ankles for a leg swipe, which prompted Tenya to jump backward, but that was a mistake Izuku with both his hands on either side of his right leg, used them for balance as he pushes himself up, aimed, and delivered a dropkick from what pretty much was a seated position. Tenya was sent flying as the soles of Izuku's feet connected with his chin, landing a few meters away. Izuku now in a handstand catching himself, took a couple of steps to the silence of the crowd, only when he righted himself on his feet did the stadium get hit with a cacophony of noise as a wave of cheers congratulated the showcase of athleticism from the pair.

"And there we have it folks the first strike to land in this bout, and what a fight it has been." Present Mic spoke, Tenya who was laying in the middle of the ring sat up spitting blood from his mouth unable to do much else. "... And Iida seems to be moving after that nasty blow to the jaw. Can he find a way to come back or is this the beginning of the end for our speedster."

With some difficulty Tenya got up slowly, Izuku waited until Tenya signaled Midnight that he was ready to continue. Though he thought he was it was a kick landing right below the chest winding him that proved him wrong, then a sickening snap could be heard as a kick connects with his ribs with Izuku's opposite leg most likely breaking a few. Not able to breathe correctly Tenya made his mind up on his next set of actions being his last. Using the last of his energy Tenya used a burst of speed and his larger frame to try and pin the smaller teen to the ground and apply a hold on him in hopes to make him submit. The plan ended in failure however, with the pain he was feeling and his inability to take a proper breath through what could be broken ribs, Izuku was now faster.

Taking this opportunity Izuku ducked down this time giving a swift lariat just under the knees and tripping up Tenya causing him to fall face first. With a hiss of pain, Tenya turned on his back so the ribs would not bother him as much, but Izuku taking this opportunity to capitalize took one of Tenya's legs into a heel hook applying just enough pressure for it to be painful without doing any real damage, at least Izuku hoped.

Not having much choice and unable to verbally submit Tenya frantically slapped his hand on the ring surface, after a few seconds Midnight calls it, raising her whip and pointing it at Izuku she announces the winner. "Your winner Izuku Midoriya!" A moment of quiet takes hold over the stadium until a little girl shouts something at Izuku.

"That was awesome Onii-chan, you're the best!" The noise returned mostly cheers aimed toward the jungle-headed teen, though there were those that were offering Tenya some support.

Izuku ignoring the crowd sighed as the lightning from Full Cowl dissipated, taking a seat on the ground next to the lying Tenya. He lightly put a hand on his friend's chest and offer a silent apology. 'Sorry Iida, I was angry and I took it out on you. I shouldn't have done that.' Izuku stayed by Tenya's side as Recovery Girl and a couple of robots entered the ring. After confirming that Tenya's injuries were fixable Izuku exited the ring and made way for the tunnel he entered the stadium from

Present Mic all the while singing the boy's praises. "What a true friend ladies and gentlemen, waiting at his classmate's side while they wait for the arrival of some medical attention." Turning his attention to his broadcast partner he commended the man on this class. "What's with your class Eraser? It is like they were all giving everything they had from the very beginning, even in this round every match with a class A rep fight was like this one in a lot of ways, what have you been feeding them, what kind of juice, what kind of training are they doing, how many push-ups."

"This is not the result of any kind of training, their resolve to get the job done is purely from their own experiences. They know what it takes to be a hero in this world and what needs to be done, that's it. I am proud to count myself among their teachers." Eraserhead finished praising his students.

Most of class 1-A was absolutely buzzing about the praise that their homeroom teacher was showering them with, all but three of them. Though each had their reasons the result, was the same each of them was thinking something different and stared at the tunnel Izuku left through. Momo was the first of the three to act as she got up from her seat and began to leave, only to be questioned by her friend who was seated next to her. "Yo, Yaomomo? What up?"

Not knowing how to respond she said what came to her mind. "Toilet!"

"Toilet?" Kyoka asked.

"Yes." She kicked herself thinking up a better excuse in the process. "I was going to use the bathroom before my match." She added to her half lie. Before taking off without another word.

"Ok?' Kyoka said to the retreating figure, not that she was heard.

Katsuki Bakugou made his way to stand beside Ochako Uraraka. "What about you Round Face? Not going to 'use the bathroom'."

"What are you talking about?"

"I am not going to bullshit you Round Face, but I saw you stare a hole in that green-haired extra from 1-B for having a conversation with him and wanting to be on his team in the second round." Katsuki said, reminding her of the green-eyed presence that haunted her then. "Deku, that nerd is the type that takes what is given to him, just saying."

Ochako took a few to think it over but was still not able to address her feelings towards Izuku she did not entertain the thought. "I can always talk to him when he gets back, it's probably not my place."

"Suit yourself." Katsuki left to prepare for his match.