UA Stadium, UA High
Musutafu, Japan

"Woohoo! Izu won!" Hackmon cheers happily as Falcomon lets out a groan.

"This is unbelievable! How is your partner able to win!? I say he's cheating!" Falcomon, for the first time, complains about how unfair the situation is.

"Hey, don't accuse my partner of something he didn't do!" Hackmon exclaims. Sure, Izuku gathers as much information as he can against his opponent and prepares himself against them through analysis and training his ever-evolving quirk, but that's not considered cheating.

"Then, how do you explain him winning against someone with years of experience in the field and battle!?" Falcomon argues.

"Being prepared, duh! He did his research and trained himself to the bone!" Hackmon argues back as Falcomon grumbles.

"I can't believe it! This is nothing but blasphemy!" Falcomon argues as Gammamon merely tilts his head in confusion before looking at others, who shrug.

"…they sound like Mom and Dad arguing if pineapple should be added to the pizza or not," Kota mutters as he snorts in amusement.

"No offense, but I think we can all agree that is not something worth arguing, we all knew pineapple doesn't belong in pizza," Inko sweatdrops as Mandalay chuckles nervously, remembering how her sister prefers pineapple on pizza, which is something she disagreed.

"I like pineapple on pizza," Toshinori mutters quietly.

"Me too," Vlad King mutters as well.

"You boys disgust me," Midnight squints her face in disgust as she overhears the guys' muttering as they both splutter.

"But, still, Izu-nii-chan is awesome!" Eri exclaims happily. "He was surrounded by bugs before he got rid of them with just a stare! Then, he beat them up and caught them with his ice! He was so fast!"

"Yeah!" Kota says in agreement before freezing as Mandalay gives him an amused smile, causing the boy to huff and look away while crossing his arms, trying to hide his blushing face.

"But, what did the kid do to cause the insects to run away and some of the spectators to faint?" Vlad King asks. "Also, is it even allowed since what he did also affected the spectators?"

"Of course, it's allowed! He simply uses his awesomeness to beat his opponent and it was too much for everyone to handle!" Everyone furrows their brows in confusion when they hear an unfamiliar voice before Hackmon turns to his left and sees a short bipedal blue-scaled dinosaur with a pair of ear-like appendages on its head, a white belly, a short tail, three pairs of sharp toenails, 5 pair of fingers with claws at the tip of every finger, a pair of red eyes, a yellow v-marking on his forehead, yellow marks under its eyes and a tiny horn on its nose.

"…who the hell are you!?" Hackmon exclaims in disbelief. Since when did this Digimon sneak into the VIP Sections without triggering any alarms or making any sound till now!?

"The name's Veemon and I'm Izuku's chosen partner!" Veemon exclaims as everyone immediately turns confused before Hackmon looks at the Digimon in disbelief before his face turns angry at the blasphemy spoken by Veemon.

"There's no way you're Izu's partner! I'm his partner!" Hackmon exclaims as Veemon blinks before stars appear in Veemon's eyes.

"Wow, that's cool!" Veemon exclaims, which caught Hackmon off-guard. "I know my partner is awesome, but I never thought it'd be that awesome, capable of having multiple Digimon partners! That means you're my senpai! Can I call you Hackmon-senpai!?" Veemon's innocent question made Hackmon splutter as he didn't expect this outcome at all.

"… We're gonna need Nedzu for this…" Midnight mutters.

"I didn't get paid enough to deal with this shit," Vlad King grumbles. "Things were way simpler back then."

"You sound like an old man, dad." Himiko giggles as Vlad King sighs in exasperation, not noticing Himiko just calling him her dad.

"Izuku seriously needs to explain more about Digimon to us, because this is just too confusing," Inko mutters as Toshinori nods.

"…I want a partner of my own…" Eri mutters in disappointment while Kota agrees, but doesn't admit it.

Meanwhile

Ochako can be seen walking towards the arena as anxiety starts taking over her mind since she's going to face her classmate who is known to be the toughest in their whole class and the genius who invents items like some sort of crafting game. Compared to them, Ochako is not as special as the two of them.

Her quirk is nothing special compared to them, someone who could shrug as much damage as possible and someone who has the intelligence rivaling a scientist. But, that doesn't mean she will give up on her fight that easily, for her parents and Izuku.

Ochako blinks before shaking her head as her cheek's blush grows darker and she covers her face out of embarrassment. Why did she suddenly think she needed to do this for Izuku!?

She then remembers during the month of training for the Sports Festival, Izuku had helped everyone improve on using their quirks more efficiently, including hers. She can't stop thinking of how Izuku patiently teaches her how to use her quirk to help her fight, like combining several martial arts with her quirk, learning to distract opponents while she sneakily uses her quirk, or even learning how to efficiently use the weightless items as some sort of improvised weapons. Izuku is not a bad teacher, but his way of explaining things could be improved more, Ochako did find it adorable in some way.

Ochako instantly slaps her face violently as she tries to snap her thoughts off. Why is she thinking about Izuku all over again!? She should be focusing on becoming a hero and earning money for her parents, not distracted by seeking to have some silly school romance! Besides, she doubts she has a chance given how Izuku seems more interested in Eijirou if what Tsuyu said is true. Compared to Eijirou, he has a much better chance of being with Izuku than her.

Getting rid of her distracting thoughts, she walks into the arena with a determined expression as Eijirou and Miles are also walking to the arena, both are ready to throw hands.

"I don't think we need another introduction for these amazing contestants as they all leave a huge impact on their previous fight! So, let's just get this battle started!" Present Mic, who had reawakened, exclaims as everyone cheers.

"Let the match begin!" Ochako and Eijirou immediately charged forward but in the blink of an eye, they were halted by Miles' tech, a pair of sonic blasters from Miles' drone. This forcefully stopped the two hero students in place as they held their ears in agony.

"Sorry, guys. But, I can't take any risks against you guys," Miles says as he points his rifle at Eijirou, who pushes through while activating his quirk, and Haki grits his teeth in pain. Miles blasts Eijirou, but he barely budges from his place as the blast causes an explosion in the area.

As Miles continues to blast Eijirou while the red-haired boy keeps charging at Miles, Ochako looks at the debris from all the explosions before grabbing one of them and throwing it right at the drone, forcefully deactivating the sonic blaster. Miles can't help but click his tongue before summons a forcefield to shield himself from Eijirou's punch.

Then, from his rifle, Miles tossed several cans of smoke bombs to distract both of his opponents before using some part of his rifle into a drone as they searched for Eijirou and Ochako. Upon locking on target, they deliver an air strike in the form of non-lethal laser blasts as Eijirou and Ochako run away to dodge the attack. Eijirou uses his Observation to lock on Miles before charging at Miles and tries to hit him, but once again the forcefield automatically forms between them and blocks Eijirou's attack.

Miles then starts shooting non-lethal explosives which knocks Eijirou back while the drones shoot a missile, but Eijirou grabs it and sends it back to the drone, which destroys it. Miles groans in frustration before grabbing some of his rifle's parts and turning them into a pair of cuffs. Before Miles can take action, Eijirou rushes towards him again, and once again, a force field forms between them. But, Eijirou learns his mistake and targets the devices that generate the force field. Sadly, Eijirou was soon immobilized when Miles tossed his hand-cuffs on him, locking his limbs in place before he tossed the rest of his rifle's part to lock his entire body down, its weight increased over time as it kept him on the ground.

Ochako, who has been sticking in the background, lets her fingers touch with each other as the rubbles from all the explosions caused by both Eijirou and Miles fall upon them. Miles' devices warned him of the danger as some part of the binding devices flew back to Miles to shield him but it was slightly too late as it was damaged by the rocks accelerated by Earth's gravity. Miles curses himself as his devices aren't as durable as he usually made thanks to the damage sustained from the previous round.

Eijirou managed to break free from the rest of the binding device and tackled Miles before locking him on the ground. Miles let out a sigh before giving up since all of his support items were destroyed. As Eijirou takes a breather and Miles flies away from the arena, Ochako instantly rushes at him to end the fight soon, but Eijirou manages to dodge it thanks to the experience of getting his ass beaten by Gran Torino.

"Whoa, sneak attack now? That's unmanly!" Eijirou exclaims.

"Did I need to remind you I'm a girl?" Ochako asks with a raised eyebrow. "Besides, I would rather not hear this from a guy who seems to be having some sort of vendetta against a kid."

"H-hey! I was giving it my all!" Eijirou attempts to defend himself as Ochako rushes towards him again, performing several palm strikes on him. Eijirou knows how bad a single touch from her is, so he keeps deflecting and dodging the attack instead of simply blocking it with his quirk.

"Hah!" Ochako shouts as she ducks Eijirou's attempt to punch her and tries to land a palm strike on Eijirou's chest, but he is much faster as he grabs Ochako by her wrist and turns her around before pressing her arm on her back and knocking her down. Ochako yelps in pain as she is unable to escape from his grasp and attempts to use her other hand to touch him but Eijirou seems to notice this and immediately presses down her other hand. Ochako tries to break free but to no avail, so she could only forfeit.

"Ochako Uraraka has forfeited, the winner of this round is Eijirou Kirishima!" After Present Mic's announcement, Eijirou lets go before offering help to Ochako, which she accepts without saying a word. Eijirou feels bad for her so he offers to assist Ochako in walking out of the arena, but she declines. As she walks into the back of the arena, Izuku is standing there, looking at her with a concerned expression.

"You did great, Ocha," Izuku says as Ochako looks at him in surprise. "You already did great…."

"…but, it's not enough…" Ochako mutters before rubbing her arms. "It wasn't enough….to help my parents…"

"You don't need to take things too quickly, Ocha," Izuku says. "I know my mom wouldn't ask me to do that, so do your parents."

"… How can you be so sure?" Ochako mutters.

"Because that's what a good parent did, and with how they raised such an amazing daughter like you, it's safe to say your parents are amazing as well," Izuku says as Ochako looks at him in shock before the dam bursts. Tears uncontrollably flow out of her eyes before she starts sobbing while Izuku pulls her into a hug. After a moment of crying on Izuku, she finally calms down before wiping her tears off.

"I-I'm sorry…" Ochako mutters as Izuku smiles at her.

"Don't be, sometimes you just need to lean on someone to cry over…" Izuku says with a smile. "Also, think of it as repaying a favor for supporting me despite my past, so the apology is unnecessary." Ochako merely smiles at Izuku before both of their phones start to ring as they look at each other awkwardly. They both apologize to each other before excusing themselves to pick up their call.

"Hey, mom. What's going on?" Izuku asks in confusion. His mom called him out of nowhere surprising Izuku since she and the others visited him earlier to cheer on him.

"Honey, we need your otherworldly expert…we got another situation here…" Inko says nervously through her phone as Izuku tenses up, looking worried at her implication.

"Mom, what's going on!? Are you and everyone okay?" Izuku asks in concern.

"We're fine, it's nothing dangerous." Izuku let out a sigh of relief. "But, we need your expertise here since….none of us know what to do…"

"I'll be there, Mom," Izuku says before looking at Ochako who also finishes her call, which Izuku assumes is with her parents. "S-sorry, Ocha. But, Mom needs my help for a moment."

"Did something happen?" Ochako asks in concern.

"It's nothing dangerous, but she sounds like she needs my help," Izuku says as Ochako nods.

"Okay," Ochako says before leaning closer and kissing Izuku on the cheek, surprising Izuku a bit. Ochako's face turns bright red before rushing through the hall, leaving Izuku in stunned silence as he walks away numbly. Of all he expects, he had never expected this outcome. Is it because he chose to open up with her about his past? It does make him get closer to everyone in Class 1-A, especially his group of friends. But, to this extent? He didn't see it coming at all.

As he walks to the VIP section, he blinks in shock as he is greeted by Veemon of all Digimon talking with distressed Hackmon while everyone simply watches from a distance. Hackmon notices Izuku and immediately rushes towards him before clinging to his legs.

"Hackmon? What's going on? And why is there a Veemon in the VIP booth? Is he a free mon or a partner mon?" Izuku asks as Inko and Toshinori give everyone a look while the adults let out a sigh and pay them up.

"Hello!" Veemon greets Izuku cheerfully. "It's nice to meet you, partner!"

"….I beg your pardon?" Izuku asks incredulously.

"Izu! I have zero idea what is going on!" Hackmon says distressfully as Izuku grabs him and pats his back.

"Calm down, buddy," Izuku says as he sweatdrops. "Let's….start from the beginning, where did you come from?"

"The digital world!" Veemon exclaims.

"… What were you doing before getting here?" Izuku asks.

"I was an egg!" Veemon says as everyone blinks at the answer. "But, then, I heard a mysterious voice asking me to seek my partner through the bond in my heart before I hatch! I take years around the digital world to look for you until I stumble upon a portal to your world and the bond in my heart leads me to this place! And I find you!"

"…." Izuku is unsure how to react before his phone starts to glow once again. He pulls it out and looks at his digivice. His digivice previously gray with a red accent, now has a case with a blue and gold accent. Izuku and Hackmon look at the digivice before looking back at Veemon who stares at the digivice with starry eyes.

"….this complicates matter…" Izuku mutters before looking at Veemon. "Veemon?"

"Yes?" Veemon says as he vibrates in excitement.

"Can you…give the two of us a moment?" Izuku asks as Veemon nods enthusiastically. Izuku nods in gratitude before having a private conversation with Hackmon.

"Izu, you can't be serious, he can't be your partner!" Hackmon exclaims.

"Sorry, buddy. But, it seems the device says otherwise," Izuku sighs while looking at his newly updated Digivice.

"…you're just gonna replace me like that?" Hackmon asks in a hurtful tone.

"What!? No!" Izuku exclaims in disbelief before pulling Hackmon into a hug. "I would never replace you!"

"T-then why are you accepting it so easily!?" Hackmon exclaims. "H-how can you accept him as my partner so easily!? Y-you didn't question how weird it is! A-and is my opinion not matter!?"

"Hackmon…" Izuku mutters as Hackmon looks like he's on the verge of tears. "I-I'm sorry…but, you know how I am satisfied with you as a partner…the bond we forge together despite the rocky start…"

"T-then why?" Hackmon asks shakily.

"I…honestly think Veemon might be a great friend for you," Izuku says, making Hackmon blink. "I…remember how you once mentioned you never had many friends…and your fellow Digimon partners didn't bother to give you a glance…but, when I see Veemon…he seems like a great Digimon to be your friend…maybe even siblings one day, but that's a stretch…"

"…" Hackmon looks unsure how to react.

"Besides, I can't honestly abandon him. He is telling the truth and…if I accept him as my second partner, he wouldn't have to be living on the street…" Izuku says. "This world is not kind…especially for a kid like him…"

"…you are too kind…" Hackmon mutters as he presses his head on Izuku.

"Give him a chance, will you?" Izuku asks. "He might be the friend you never knew you always wanted."

"…fine…" Hackmon mutters.

"…also, that question regarding why I didn't bother to question how things are weird." Izuku adds as Hackmon looks at Izuku. "You can say I got numb to it, being isekai'd guy and all." All Hackmon could do is to giggle at his partner.

So, both of them had an agreement and decided to let Veemon stay, much to the little guy's delight. Veemon even started to call Hackmon Aniki, which weirded him out but he didn't seem to mind about it. Midnight and Vlad wish that they're allowed to drink some alcohol to deal with all the weirdness that happens while everyone simply shrugs it off.

"Tokage Setsuna is immobilized, the winner is Shoto Todoroki!" Izuku and Hackmon blink in unison as they don't expect the next fight to end so quickly, but since it's Shoto, it's a given.

"You guys miss it, the icy-hot easily freezes the lizardy, like spraying waters on a plant!" Veemon exclaims as Izuku and Hackmon look at Veemon strangely. "…what?"

"Nothing," Izuku didn't question anymore before petting both Hackmon and Veemon, making them purr slightly while some people let out an aww. "I should go back. I shouldn't be here in the first place."

"Okay, see you, Izu," Hackmon says as Izuku nods with a smile before leaving. As Izuku left, Veemon looked at Hackmon with an expectant look.

"Can you tell me more about our partner, Haku-Aniki!?" Veemon exclaims as Hackmon blinks, still feeling weird from getting called aniki of all things, and why is Veemon calling him Haku?

With Takechi

"Oh, man. I'm getting nervous," Takechi mutters as he anxiously walks towards the arena. He's about to face one of the strongest members of Class 1-A, so it's easy for him to be nervous.

Class 1-B had a lot of disagreements with Monoma regarding how they treat Class 1-A, but one thing that they agree on is the strongest students from their class. Izuku Midoriya, Shoto Todoroki, and Momo Yaoyoruzu are the top students in their class, followed by Hanzo Hasashi, Eijirou Kirishima, and Denki Kaminari.

Momo is known for her quirk's versatility and her strategic mind, especially with the new items she could create. The one he needs to avoid the most is her web grenade as he doesn't know if his quirk is strong enough to break free from it. Then, the unbreakable shield that could endure Izuku's attack several times when he's at 15% before it breaks.

"Gotta find a way to overcome her…" Takechi mutters as he reaches the arena facing Yaomomo, who looks at him with a determined expression. Both of them stare at each other in silence, ignoring the background.

"May the best student win," Yaomomo says as Takechi blinks before smiling and nods at her. When Snipe starts the match, Yaomomo creates a shotgun and shoots at Takechi, who barely reacts at her quick actions thanks to Observation. He dodges before activating his quirk, his pupils changes its shape into sakura petals and his body covers in pink aura.

Takechi goes for a punch, but Yaomomo summons a small shield to block the punch. Upon making contact, Takechi yelps in pain before clutching his bruised knuckles, looking at the shield in disbelief as he wonders what's it made of. But, he didn't have the chance to think as Yaomomo rushed while raising her shield forward. Takechi shields himself and stops Yaomomo's advance before coating his hands with Armament and overpowering her.

Yaomomo didn't stop her advance as she created a bo staff made of the same material as the shield before bashing it on Takechi's head, causing him to wince in pain. She then thrust her staff forward, hitting right on Takechi's chest before knocking him several feet. Takechi grits his teeth to endure the pain as Yaomomo attempts to attack him with the staff once again, but Takechi grabs the staff and snaps it in half with his elbow, enhanced by his quirk and Haki.

"Damn it, still imperfect," This made Takechi looks at her in disbelief. How does a metal that could tank his punch and even bruise the attacker considered imperfect!? The only reason he can even break this in the first place is because of how broken Haki truly is!

Takechi didn't get the chance to voice out his disbelief as Yaomomo had created a shorter staff and tried to attack Takechi again, but he simply grabbed it. Before he could break it again, Yaomomo points her shotgun at Takechi, and out of reflexes, Takechi knocks the shotgun away and uses the staff to a chokehold on her. Yaomomo struggles to escape from the chokehold before creating a staff from her back and hitting Takechi right on his gut, knocking the wind out of him and forcing him to let go.

Yaomomo immediately creates a web grenade and tosses it at Takechi, who gets up using his sheer willpower and knocks the grenade back at her. This made Yaomomo panic and before she could retaliate, the grenade exploded on her and trapped her in a web cocoon. Takechi uses the chance to get a breather before he notices that the web slowly dissolves, and in a short moment, Yaomomo is now free.

"…I should've expected that," Takechi mutters while sighing. Yaomomo gets rid of the remaining web and uses her remaining lipids to create a cannon before shooting it at Takechi. Using his remaining strength, Takechi uses his quirk and Haki to hit the cannonball, sending it back right at the cannon before it explodes and knocks Yaomomo out of bounds as she isn't able to react to Takechi's counter.

"Momo Yaoyorozu is out of bounds, the winner of this round is Kenshi Takechi!" Everyone cheers before Takechi lets out an exhausted sigh. He looks at where Yaomomo is and approaches her before offering a helping hand, which she accepts gracefully.

"That was a nice fight," Takechi admits as Yaomomo smiles back at him.

"Thanks, I still have a lot to learn," Yaomomo admits as Takechi smiles.

"Now, you made me shuddering what you might be able to do in the future." Takechi jokes as Yaomomo giggles before they both walk out of the arena. They meet with Izuku on the way.

"Good fight, you two," Izuku says with a smile.

"Thanks, and I plan to win when we fight," Takechi says as Izuku's smile turns into a wide grin.

"Oh, you're on, buddy," Izuku says before looking at Yaomomo. "And Yaomomo, you did amazing, giving him a run for his money."

"Thanks, Midoriya," Yaomomo says. "But, I still have a long way to go," Izuku merely smiles at this, knowing that Yaomomo still retains her confidence and the desire to improve.

"One day, you'll going to be the one who kicks all of our asses," Izuku says jokingly as Yaomomo smiles.

"Maybe I will," Yaomomo says as the three of them laugh.

"I should get going, don't wanna be late for my fight," Izuku says as they both wish him luck. Upon reaching the arena, he was greeted with Eijirou's warm smile. Izuku returns the smile with his own.

"Not expecting to fight you here, Izu-bro," Eijirou says as Izuku chuckles.

"I honestly didn't expect it either, but then again, there are too many surprises here and I'm still processing everything," Izuku says with a shrug.

"Let us give all of our best in this fight, Izu-bro! Let me show you the results of my training!" Eijirou exclaims before he hardens his arms and coats them with Armament.

"Bring it on, bro," Izuku says as lightning crackles from his body and his arms and legs coated with Armament. Once Snipe starts the match, both parties charge towards each other with a determined grin.

CLANG!

Both start with an uppercut on each other's chin.

To Be Continued