It was almost time for the final event of the festival to begin, the giant tv screen in the stadium lit up and displayed the tournament bracket showing who would fight who and how the tournament would progress.
Takeo got matched up against Shiozaki Ibara, the girl with the quirk to freely control her vine-like hair. Replacing Kaminari Denki in the tournament.
Present Mic announced for a break and play some recreational games for the unlucky ones that didn't get to be in the tournament. The first one was a scavenger hunt, where the participants pick cards that will give them their target.
Takeo didn't bother watching the recreational activities and just went back to the resting room assigned for his class and took a nap.
Time passed, the recreational activities ended and all the tournament is starting.
"HEY GUYS!!! ARE YOU REAAAADYYYYYYY!!!" Present Mic screamed with enthusiasm, inciting the audience to shout in return, full of excitement and anticipation.
All 16 challengers entering in the stadium, greeted by a large stage created by Cementoss where the challengers will fight.
The first round was announced: Midoriya vs. Shinso. The other 14 that will have to wait for their round went to the stadium bleachers and sat their along with their classmates. Takeo sat with Class 1-A, feeling Bakugo's stare, full of hostility.
Takeo watched All Might's successor's fight, seeing him just stand there, being controlled by Shinso's quirk.
He looked over to where All Might is watching, in a corridor, currently in his true, fragile form full of worry.
[Old man, don't worry about your successor. He'll win, trust him.]
All Might was startled from suddenly hearing a voice inside his head. Knowing whose quirk can do this he looked around until he found where Takeo is sitting. The two looked at each other. All Might calmed down, and continued to watch his successor's fight.
Back in the stage, Midoriya continued to walk, slowly towards the end of the stage. His classmates watched on, their worries continued to increase. Takeo, also starting to worry, fearing that his existence in this world might trigger a butterfly effect here and cause Midoriya to lose.
Midoriya saw something in the dark hall of the corridor in front of him. Shadows of people, all glaring at him, his mind suddenly clearing up. Using 2 fingers he created a shockwave, undoing the hypnosis, and successfully stopped in his tracks and avoided a loss.
The crowd cheered. All Might and Class 1-A sighed in relief. Takeo grinned, and continued to watched with his arms crossed.
Midoriya finally in control of his body again, finished the fight by doing a shoulder throw, throwing Shinso out of bounds. He won and will advance to the 2nd round.
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Next, it was Todoroki vs Sero.
Todoroki and Sero walked out and entered the stage. Todoroki, seething with anger from his father right before he exited the corridor.
The round started and Todoroki made his move. In one big attack a gigantic glacier, taller than the stadium manifested, completely subduing Sero in place. The glacier would have hit the audience behind Sero but miraculously, they weren't. The audience that would've been caught in the ice were shocked to see a glowing violet barrier shield them from the ice.
After the League of Villain's attack in the USJ, Takeo's parents new of what actually happened there. They heard of the bloodbath but had no casualties. His mom talked to Takeo.
"Even if the world sees you as an enemy, you should at least have compassion. You aren't alone in this world. You have me, your father, the teachers of UA, even the symbol of peace. We love you, try to change before it's too late. Prove the world wrong that my son isn't a demon.... but a hero."
Her words reached out to Takeo. Remembering what his mom said he stood up, extended his and erected a barrier to prevent collateral damage amongst the audience.
Everyone present, even the people watching the event through the television broadcast saw what happened: Takeo, using his barrier protect the people.
The entire stadium was silent, shocked from both Todoroki's attack and Takeo, the one person almost everyone believed to be evil, defend people.
A few seconds later, one person among the masses stood up and started clapping. And seconds later, like a snowball rolling down a hill, more and more people stood up and started clapping until the entire stadium was full of applause.
"Are you happy now Mom?..." Takeo whispered to himself.
Soon the applause simmered down and Present Mic announced Todoroki as the winner, while the latter melts the glacier, freeing Sero from his icy constraints.
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3rd round, Mikami Takeo vs Shiozaki Ibara.
Takeo went out to the stage and faced his opponent. Present Mic announced the fight to begin and Shiozaki immediately attacked.
Manipulating her vine-like hair to extend, she attacked at Takeo in multiple ways. Trying to constrict him, entrap him, hit him with blunt attacks but none of them worked. Takeo just kept flying around and avoiding them, seemingly playing with her.
"Alright, enough of this."
Takeo stopped mid-air. Seeing a chance to attack, Shiozaki tried to bind Takeo, only to find out that she can't control her vines. Takeo has seized control using his telekinesis.
He controlled her vines and used her own quirk against her. The vine-like hair constricted around Shiozaki, tying her up with her own quirk and binding her. Making her unable to fight any longer.
"MIKAMI TAKEO OF CLASS 1-A WWWWIIIIIIIIINNNNNSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!"
The crowd once again cheered and Takeo went to the resting to take a nap again, waiting until his 2nd fight.