"I'm hungry..." "Food..."
"Let's hurry up and go eat."
Were voices heard all over the place as the students walked out of the stadium.
"So.. What did you want to talk about?" Izuku asked Todoroki who was silently staring at him.
"If we don't hurry, the cafeteria will probably be really crowded..." Izuku added after hearing no response from Todoroki.
"I was overpowered. So much that I broke my pledge." Todoroki slowly said.
"Iida, Kaminari, Yaoyaruzu, Tokoyami and Uraraka. None of them felt it. At that bout of ours, I was the only one overpowered.
"At that moment I felt something from you and I also felt that from All might." Todoroki said, thinking about their previous encounter at the Cavalry Battle. Izuku's Quirk felt familiar.
Izuku was shocked, 'Did he figure out all that just by watching me?!'. He thought with trepidation.
"Midoriya, are you.... All might's secret love child or something?" Todoroki said, relating Izuku's circumstances to his own. He thought maybe Izuku was also produced by 'Quirk Marriage'.
'..Secret.. Love child?! I-I see, so that's what he was thinking!' He suddenly recalled Todoroki's words when they are on the waiting room. 'All might had his eyes on you, didn't he?'.
"Well, are you?"
"N-no! That's not it! I mean, even if I was, I would say I wasn't, so I don't think you'll believe me. But anyway that's not how it is!" Izuku rapidly explained himself, afraid of causing a misunderstanding.
After that, Todoroki explained his circumstances. About how endeavor was his father and that he was a child produced by a 'Quirk marriage'.
He detests his left side because it was a power that came from his father. He promised not to use it but, in their fight, he used it anyway.
"I'll reject my father by winning the 1st place without using his power!" Todoroki said sternly.
With that said Todoroki walked away.
"I don't care about your relationship with all might, I'll rise above you just by using my right side!" Todoroki declared.
Izuku thought about his circumstances too, how he has always been helped by others. Like Hazuki, who had always been watching his back. And All might, who had given him hope and power to achieve his dreams.
He chased after Todoroki. "I...!"
"I have always been supported by others, that was the case earlier too. I am here because of the people who have supported me. Saving people with a fearless smile, the greatest hero--- All might. I want to be like him. In order to do that I have to become the number one."
"My motivation may be trivial compared to yours, but I can't lose either. I have to live up to the hopes of those who supported me."
"That declaration of war you gave earlier, I'll return that too. I will beat you too." Izuku said as he looked straight at Todoroki's eyes, Resolution reflecting within it.
At the Stadium.
"Now that Lunch has ended, It's finally time for the last game!" President Mic said.
"When that's over, the seventeen from the five teams of the previous round will duke it out tournament style, 1vs1!" President Mic announced.
"Huh?! Wait a minute! There were seventeen of them, how are we going to arrange the matches?!" He said after noticing the odd number of participants.
That was when midnight interrupted.
"The School Authorities have already considered this. The 2nd to 5th place teams will be the ones arranged for the bracketing. While the 1st place, Hazuki Hayate, will be fighting the top two of the tournament." Midnight said, relaying the School Authorities decisions.
"If Student Hazuki won against them, he will be crowned this year's champion. And if he lost, he would immediately claim the seventeenth place!" Midnight announced.
"Student Hazuki, are you fine with these arrangements?"
"Of course ma'am. You can even arrange them to fight me Simultaneously." Hazuki said.
After hearing what he said, the participants were Incensed.
"You B*stard!! Even me alone is enough to wipe the floor with your face!" Bakugou said. He hated the fact that Hazuki underestimates him.
The pro-heroes around were shaking their heads as they gazed at Hazuki.
"It's good to be proud of oneself, but he was clearly overestimating his own ability." An unknown Pro-hero said disapproving of Hazuki's attitude.
"You can't really say, based on the power he showed earlier, he might really have the capability of doing that." Another pro-hero said.
"Yeah, that defensive ability was already pro-level. And didn't you see that Humanoid Avatar had arms? That thing's strength definitely isn't something to be laughed at."
"Now everything's settled. Let's start drawing the lots to determine the brackets."
"Excuse me ma'am." Ojiro's suddenly raised his hand and attracted Midnight's attention.
"I want to withdraw ma'am."
"Ojiro-kun?! Why?" Izuku was shocked by Ojiro's decision to withdraw.
Iida was also puzzled and tried to dissuade Ojiro. "This is such a rare chance for the pro's to see you!"
"I barely remember anything from the previous round, I think it's that guy's Quirk. I know this is a great chance and it's foolish to waste it. But-- Everyone here competed by giving their all! I can't be up there with everyone without knowing anything that happened." Ojiro said Virtuously.
Another person from Class B withdrew for the same reason.
"What's with these guys?! They are so manly!" Kirishima said.
Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu and Ibara Shiozaki replaced Ojiro's and Shoda's place.
After that the recreational games began.
Only a few from the Finalists decided to participate in the event. Most of them rested up and tried to improve their conditions, whether it be physical or mental.
While the recreational games were being held, Izuku met up with All might.
They talked about Izuku's control on One for All.
"After achieving Full Cowling 15%, I felt like I have reached a bottleneck. I couldn't Improve it just by training my body." Izuku said.
"Don't worry about it. I didn't even expect you'd be able to control 15% so quickly! And we still have much time, even more so now my Injuries are slowly healing. Soon, I'll be able to use my muscle form for a long time!" All might assured Izuku, and also informed him of the good news.
"Really?! That's great news! But didn't you say the doctors couldn't do anything about it?" Izuku asked, puzzled.
"Someone helped me! And a week later I would be fully healed! Right now, I can do my duties as a hero for 5 hours straight!" All might said, even he was astonished by his Improvement.
"That's amazing!" Izuku said.
After that the Duo parted ways. That's because the Recreational Games had ended.
"Audience!! The final's you've all been waiting for are finally starting!"
"For our first match! Even though he's done well, what's with that face? From the Hero Course, Izuku Midoriya!"
"Sorry, he hasn't done anything to stand out yet. From the general studies, Hitoshi Shinso!" President Mic as he Introduced the first match's Contestants.
"The rules are simple. Force your opponents out of bounds, or Immobilize them! You can also win by making your opponent say 'I give up'!"
"Bring on the Injuries, Because we have our very own Recovery Girl waiting on standby. Put your morals and ethics aside for a moment! But of course, anything life-threatening is crap! It's not allowed! Heroes should only use their fists to catch Villains!" He also explained the rules.
Cementoss, who's near the Tournament stage, made himself a seat using cement.
"I'll stop the fight If things went too far." Cementoss said.
Before the match even started, Shinso already started agitating Izuku. He also mocked Ojiro who withdrew from the tournament.
Izuku couldn't stand Shinso's nonsense and charged at him saying. "What did you say?!"
Shinso smiled as he activated his Quirk. 'I won.' he thought.
Suddenly, Clarity left his eyes as Izuku stopped.
"Hey what's up?! It's the important first match! Liven things up!"
"Midoriya, the match has just started and he's completely Frozen?!"
"Who would've expected this?! Will the bottom really overturn the top?!"
"Turn around and walk out of bounds." Shinso said towards Izuku.
Izuku, as if receiving an Imperial decree, obediently turned around and slowly walked towards the stage's bounds.
"Huh? What?! Midoriya's being so obedient?!" President Mic's surprised voice resounded after seeing Izuku obeying Shinso's order.
Izuku's friends were worried about him. They shouted towards Izuku, but it was useless. Izuku couldn't hear them.
Izuku was inside his consciousness, He can clearly think, but he couldn't control his body movements.
He wanted to stop, but his body was not listening to him.
That was until dark figures started appearing within the Pathway in front of him. for a second his fingers moved.
*boom* A shock wave swept through the arena as Izuku pressed his 2 fingers downwards.
Izuku broke out of Shinso's control. But he was catching his breath, with sweat all over his face.
His foot was already infinitesimally close to the out of bounds line.
"Th-this! Midoriya stopped!" President mic said while the Audience cheered.
Izuku was absorbed in his thoughts about the figures who appeared and saved him.
'The presence of the people who spun together this power.. Did they save me? How is that even possible?' Izuku thought as he stared at his 2 broken fingers.
"What did you do?!" Shinso's voice brought him back to reality. He forced himself to keep silent, wary of Shinso's quirk.
"You can produce that much power with just your fingers? I'm jealous. Thanks to my quirk I've always been behind. Someone who's been blessed like you can't understand, can you? Someone like you who's born with the Ideal quirk! Someone who can reach your goal!" Every word Shinso said became more and more emotional.
This time, Izuku finally moved. He used full cowling to the maximum, and charged towards Shinso.
'I can understand..! But I've been blessed. That's right, I've been blessed by others. That's why!'
Izuku arrived in front of Shinso with just a leap, He swiped towards Shinso's stomach with his outstretched right arm and dragged him as he once again leaped.
He doesn't want to hurt Shinso as much as possible, because he was also with a similar sentiment.
Shinso couldn't even react, and was soon brought out of bounds.
"Shinso is out of bounds! Midoriya advances to round two!" Midnight announced.
"The first person to advance to the second round is Izuku Midoriya from Class A!"
The Audience cheered as the First Match ended with Midoriya's victory.
"That was kind of a boring first match, but we should praise them both for fighting bravely!"
Izuku and Shinso stood face to face in the middle of the arena as they bowed towards each other.
"Shinso-kun why do you want to be a hero?" Izuku suddenly asked.
"You can't help the things you long for." was the only response Izuku received as Shinso was already walking away.
"You were really cool, Shinso!" "Good job!" "I was really surprised!" "You really are the star of the general studies!" "You put up a great fight against the guy who were always within the top 5!"
Before shinso could walk inside the tunnel, He received words of appreciation from his classmates.
Some Pro-heroes also praised his Quirk, and said that it would be a great quirk against villains.
"You heard that Shinso? You are amazing!"
Shinso was still and silent. Someone finally praised his ability and didn't think of him as an evil person.
"Depending on the results, they'll consider our transfer in the Hero course. Remember that. Even if I fail this time, I definitely won't give up. I'll get into the hero course, get certified and I'll definitely be a better hero than you guys!"
Shinso will not give up until he got into the hero course, he would do everything to realize his dreams!
"Yeah!" Izuku replied. Izuku once again lost control of his body. 'He got me! Even though it was already over..! What is he..'
"People are usually wary when talking to me though. At this rate someone will definitely trip you up in no time. At least, don't lose in an unseemly way."
Shinso released Izuku even before finishing his sentence.
"I won't!" Izuku replied, then he turned silent. He remembered he was still inside the Arena and many people heard about their conversation.
After that he rushed towards The nurse's office where Recovery Girl was situated. All might was also there while he was getting treated.
"I couldn't smile at all during the match against Shinso." Izuku muttered.
"Well, those cries hit close to home for you huh?" All might said.
After that, Izuku disclosed his earlier vision. Dark figures appeared, and he suddenly moved to free himself from Shinso's control.
Then All might explained the situation to Izuku, But he doesn't seem to be satisfied with All might's explanation.
"More importantly, Don't you need to go back and see who'll be fighting next?" All might said. Izuku who heard that suddenly jolted awake from his thoughts.
Izuku thanked Recovery Girl for the treatment and waved them goodbye as he left the room.
"You were there too.. He said." Recovery girl said to All might after Izuku left.
"I'm afraid that's not going to be the case. With my past Injuries healing and Young Hazuki around, we can definitely solve everything!" All might said.
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'Midoriya won, huh.' Todoroki said as he made his way towards the Arena.
But just as he turned left while he was walking, a figure entered his vision.
"You're in my way." Todoroki said harshly.
"You're acting disgracefully,Shoto." Endeavor said as he looked at his son's behavior.
"If only you have used your left side, you would've had an overwhelming victory in both the Obstacle course and Cavalry Battle. Stop this childish rebellion already." Endeavor slowly stated while staring at Todoroki who was ignoring him.
"You have a duty to surpass All might. Do you understand? You are different from your siblings. You're the greatest masterpiece!" Endeavor added.
Todoroki gritted his teeth while he was hearing his Father's words. "Is that all you can say, B*stard?"
"I will win and advance using just mom's power, I won't use your power when I fight!" Todoroki said angrily.
"You'll soon reach the limit of that power." was the only reply Endeavor said.
Todoroki was now on-stage, standing on the opposite side of his opponent, Hanta Sero.
"Thank you for waiting! The next match will be...! These guys!" President Mic said as Todoroki and Sero appeared on the Arena monitor.
"He's good! He's good, but what's with that plainness he can't get rid of? From the Hero Course, Hanta Sero!"
"That's mean."
"Versus!"
"Taking Both the second place in the previous rounds! You're strong kid! He wasn't admitted through recommendation for nothing! Also from the Hero Course, Todoroki Shoto!"
With that President Mic introduced the participants of the second match.
"Ready.. Start!"
Hanta Sero made a move right off the bat. He enveloped Todoroki with his tape and dragged him towards the Out of bounds.
"A surprise attack aimed to push his opponent out of bounds! Don't you think that was the best action for this situation?! Seriously, get him, Sero!" President Mic commented.
"Sorry." Todoroki muttered as he made himself stop using his quirk.
He then proceeded to attack Hanta Sero with his right side.
Instantly, Huge amount of Ice started manifesting as they made their way towards Hanta Sero.
*Boom!* The entire stadium trembled at the sheer power of Todoroki's Ice.
All of the people were wde-eyed as they stared at the Huge pillar of Ice occupying a part of the stadium.
"Hoh, Great power, Todoroki!" Hazuki said, even he was slightly surprised by Todoroki's current strength.
While he was praising Todoroki's power, the other's were expressing shock.
"Don't.. Don't you think this is a bit too much..?" Sero said, with only his head visible. His entire body was Frozen solid.
"Sero-kun, Can you move?" Midnight asked, half of her body was frozen, and was also trembling due to the cold.
"O-of course not. Ow!" Sero said with difficulty, his body was hurting from being frozen.
"Sero-kun is Immobilized! Todoroki-kun advances to the second round!" Midnight announced.
The Audience was silent. Staring blankly towards the Phenomenon Todoroki caused.
"D-don't worry about it!" Someone said, consoling Sero.
"Don't worry about it!" "Don't worry about it!" The audience said towards Sero in unison.
"I'm sorry, I went overboard." Todoroki said as he released Sero from the Ice.
"I was angry." He added as he averted his gaze from Sero.
After that, Todoroki also melted his attack which froze a part of the stadium.