After Todoroki Shoto And Izuku Midoriya's match. It was Iida Tenya and Ibara Shiozaki's match.
Iida easily won by using 'ReciproBurst'. He appeared behind Shiozaki instantly then pushed her out of bounds.
"Shiozaki, Out of bounds! Iida Wins!"
Then Tokoyami Fumikage and Mina Ashido's match came next.
Dark Shadow dashed towards Ashido swiftly, while Ashido was trying to repel Dark Shadow with her acid.
Dark shadow deftly dodged all of Ashido's acid projectiles, then struck her strong enough to push her out of bounds.
"Ashido is out of bounds! Tokoyami wins!" Midnight announced.
The next match was between Katsuki Bakugou and Eijiro Kirishima.
As the match started, Kirishima immediately closed the distance between them.
He quickly used Hardening and tried to pummel Bakugou with it.
Bakugou countered by Striking Kirishima with his explosion on the gut. But Kirishima was unscathed, that was because his hardening was strong enough to bear Bakugou's explosions.
"That won't work on me Explosion Boy!" Kirishima taunted.
After that, Bakugou played the defensive part and avoided each and every last one of Kirishima's strikes.
"Bakugou counters again! What's this? Unlike before, It's working?!"
Bakugou counter attacked. He aimed his explosion towards Kirishima's side.
"Kuhhh..!" Kirishima groaned in pain.
After seeing Kirishima groaning in pain Bakugou said, "You've been straining to keep your body rock-hard all this time right? If you attack quickly in that state, sooner or later, It'll start coming apart!"
After saying that, Bakugou bombarded Kirishima with Explosions. One after another, Bakugou's attacks struck Kirishima over and over again.
"The finishing blow..!! Die!" Bakugou said as he unleashed the finishing blow towards Kirishima.
"Well. I understand why you wouldn't want a drawn-out match with me, though." Bakugou said. That was because, In a drawn-out fight, Bakugou's explosion would become stronger due to increased sweat secretion.
"Kirishima is Immobilized. Bakugou Wins!"
President Mic announced the First Battle of the semi-finals.
"The first match of the Semi-finals! With both of them coming from Hero families, It's a battle of the elites!"
"From the Hero course, Iida Tenya!"
"Versus! Also from the Hero course, Shoto Todoroki!"
The match started and Todoroki immediately attacked Iida.
'So he's not giving me any time to think, huh?' Iida thought after seeing Todoroki's Immediate strike.
Todoroki advanced his attack this time and Blocked off Iida's path.
Now, both of Iida's sides were blocked by an Ice wall. He was cornered.
Todoroki wanted to finish the match swiftly and mobilized his Ice towards Iida.
Iida dodged by doing a Standing long-jump. While he was mid-air, Iida used his Ultimate move, 'ReciproBurst'.
After that, Iida kicked towards Todoroki's head, with Reciproburst active.
Todoroki dodged by ducking his head, causing Iida to hit nothing and skid to the ground.
But Iida back-flipped, and once again kicked towards Todoroki, this time it was directly from above.
Todoroki couldn't manage to dodge in time and was struck directly on the back.
After getting struck, Todoroki tried to counter-attack by freezing Iida's foothold. But Iida jumped and avoided it.
Iida then grabbed Todoroki's clothes from the back as he dashed towards the out of bounds, planning to throw Todoroki out.
That was when he felt his engine's not working, he looked below to see his engine's frozen by Ice.
"When did that happen?!" Iida was shocked.
Todoroki wasted no time as he Froze Iida the moment he looked downwards.
"During the kick.. Since I've only been using long-range attacks, you forgot that I can do little tricks like this, too, didn't you?"
"I was being careful of your Reciproburst, though. But I still couldn't dodge it."
Iida's entire body was encased in Ice, with only his head visible.
"Iida is Immobilized! Todoroki wins!"
"Todoroki advances to the finals without using his flames!"
The Audience cheered at the turn of events. They were also getting excited about the 2vs1 fight later.
Bakugou and Tokoyami's match came up next.
"Match two of the semi-finals! Bakugou vs Tokoyami!"
"Bakugou's rush is unstoppable!" President Mic said.
Bakugou was attacking indiscriminately while dark shadow was defending against Bakugou's offensive.
President Mic and the Audience were bewildered by Tokoyami's actions.
He advanced relentlessly in the earlier matches with Dark shadow, the almost Invincible quirk. So why is he on the defensive and couldn't fight back now?!
Tokoyami was on the edge, Dark shadow was getting timider as the fight goes on. And he also doesn't have time to recharge Dark Shadow's darkness, if he ran out of darkness, the match will be over.
Bakugou jumped upwards, using his quirk to ascend higher. Then he used that momentum to punch Dark shadow in a downward motion.
"Get him! Dark shadow!" Tokoyami thought it was his chance and had Dark shadow attack Bakugou while he was mid-air and wouldn't be able to dodge properly.
But Bakugou dodged by making an explosion downwards. He used the propelling force to get behind Tokoyami and attacked.
"Stun grenade!" An explosion shook the stage and covered it with smoke.
"Hey! Everything's covered in smoke!" Said, President Mic.
"Did you know... Dark shadow's weakness..?" Tokoyami slowly asked Bakugou who was above him, holding his mutated beak.
"I figured it out after attacking over and over again, moron."
"Well, It was a bad match-up. I feel bad for you." Bakugou said. "Checkmate..!"
Tokoyami soon gave up, "I give up." he said towards Midnight.
"Tokoyami gives up! Bakugou wins!"
"With this, the Finals will be between Hazuki, Bakugou, and Todoroki!" President Mic announced.
The Audience and Pro-heroes cheered, 'Finally the main event is going to start!' they all thought.
Both Bakugou and Todoroki stared at Hazuki's carefree figure sitting in the bleachers. As if he weren't even worried about the fight, Hazuki had his arms behind the back of his eye while his eyes were closed.
"It doesn't matter who won and lost. These first-years are all amazing!" "Looks like the draft will be exciting this year!" The pro-heroes around exclaimed, obviously excited in recruiting someone from this year's Contestants.
"Enough about that. Let's focus on the upcoming battle, aren't you also excited to see Student Hazuki's power?!" "Yeah!"
The pro-heroes who were eyeing Hazuki for quite some time now spoke.
"Please wait for a moment. Everyone! The stage is being enlarged to accommodate the intense Upcoming battle!" President Mic announced. Cementoss was already enlarging the Arena,
The arena still looked the same, just a bit bigger. Cementoss only increased the arena borders and didn't change anything more about it.
"Now, Everyone! The most awaited battle between the three of our most outstanding first-years! Are you guys, ready?!"
"He's the top scorer of the Entrance Exam, So his abilities were definitely amazing! The 1st placer in the Cavalry Battle but was disqualified because he's too strong! From the Hero Course, Hazuki Hayate!"
"Versus! The two finalists who stood on top of the tournament! Katsuki Bakugou and Shoto Todoroki!"
"Now, Start!!" Just as the announcement sounded, Both Bakugou and Todoroki charged towards Hazuki.
"Oh! What Bravery from our two Finalists!" President Mic said. In his mind, he was thinking they made the wrong decision. Hazuki's quirk was best at close combat, why would they engage him in his forte?!.
But Hazuki didn't use his Susanoo. He stared at them and saw fire dwelling within their eyes. At least, he would give them a chance to beat him.
Bakugou used his explosions to propel himself in a circular motion to create a tornado. His actions would then allow him to gain momentum and collect oxygen in the air, boosting his attack's firepower to the next level.
Todoroki also prepared to attack him using his left side. He used it unhesitatingly in order to Compliment Bakugou's attack.
If he remained stubborn and used his right side to attack, then he might even weaken Bakugou's firepower.
'I know it's almost impossible to win against him in combat, but if we caught him off-guard, then..!' Todoroki thought as he looked forward, seeing Hazuki staying still.
Bakugou's hands were red hot, indicating the massive power behind his strike while Todoroki looked just like a HumanTorch as he let all of his fire power out.
Todoroki and Bakugou took a gamble and used all their powers at once.
"Howitzer Impact!!"
.......
*Boom!*
A Massive explosion Occurred in the middle of the arena.
The whole stadium shook, and intense wind pressure assaulted everyone. People near the Tournament arena started getting blown away as a result of the wind pressure generated from the attack's collision.
Smoke covered the Tournament arena with broken blocks scattered everywhere.
The smoke still hasn't settled down even after a few seconds, and the participant's safety is still not confirmed.
The fog slowly thinned as Two-figures, covered in dust, laid on the ground. They were Bakugou and Todoroki.
Midnight and Cementoss looked around to find the recipient of the duo's attack.
They looked where Hazuki was originally and slowly moved their gaze backward.
They saw him standing a few meters back. Rib-cage shaped exoskeleton surrounding him.
His upper body was on full display, but it was pristine still pristine white and no blood could be seen leaking from him. He has wounds, but it was only light scratches.
"Todoroki and Bakugou fainted, Hazuki wi--." Midnight was already announcing the results but Hazuki interrupted her.
"*Groan*... Not yet..!" Todoroki said as he forced himself to get up.
"I.. haven't slaughtered.. you yet..!" Bakugou muttered staring at Hazuki.
The two of them tried to get up, but they were too exhausted by overusing their Quirks. They also received backlash from their indiscriminate attack.
"Wait, Midnight-sensei!" Hazuki suddenly Interrupted.
"What is it, Student Hazuki?" Asked Midnight, bewildered.
Even before Hazuki could speak, Cementoss spoke. "Look at his feet."
Then they noticed his right foot stepping outside of the Out of bounds.
"T-this is..! Hazuki was stepping out of bounds!! What a strange turn of events, Everyone!! Is it going to be a draw, is it?!" President Mic enthusiastically said after seeing the sequence of events.
"Hazuki was Out of bounds! Todoroki and Bakugou have fainted! It's a dr--." Midnight once again tried to announce the results.
"Wait, I said, Midnight-sensei! I haven't even said my piece yet!" Hazuki smiled wryly after he was ignored by Midnight.
"I-is that so... M-my bad, okay? What is it?" Midnight asked. She was embarrassed after having her mistake pointed out.
"I surrender." Hazuki said.
"Why, though? You clearly have the upper-hand here. So why are you withdrawing?" Midnight questioned.
"It's because they did their best to ascend towards the top, while I defeated them after they were clearly exhausted due to their previous battles. Also, I only defended against their attacks. I haven't really touched them, so you can also say that they defeated themselves. So I find it unfair to take what's rightfully their's." Hazuki slowly explained his reasons.
The Audience was silent as they gazed at Hazuki's figure. In their minds, Hazuki was shining in golden light while he was explaining.
After hearing what Hazuki said, Midnight's nose bled.
"Ah! Such passionate Sportsmanship is definitely allowed! Hazuki surrendered, Todoroki and Bakugou WIns!" She said while wiping her bleeding nose.
"Oh! What a very great man Student Hazuki is! He surrendered in the name of fairness!" President Mic said, Intensifying the mood.
The Audience cheered loudly after seeing such a great act of Sportsmanship from the student.
"That Hazuki actually turned up to be a Great kid!" A pro-hero praised.
"But.. He didn't really show his true abilities, right? We only saw his Defensive abilities, and It was already that powerful. I am sure, He's definitely on another level than those kids."
The students of class A were amazed by the turn of events.
"Hazuki-san finally stopped his Arrogant play.. It was very stressful watching him like that.." Yaoyaruzu said, sighing in relief.
"What a manly Sportsmanship! I'm touched..!" Kirishima said, tears forming at the corner of his eyes due to being 'Manly' touched.
"You... If only you weren't slightly more handsome than me..." Mineta muttered..
While Class A felt touched and Relieved, Class B had an entirely different reaction.
"Class A really is the worst! Suddenly playing righteousness?! Who are you deceiving!" Monoma spat out after hearing Hazuki's reasoning.
"Don't talk like that! Also, I overheard Class A talking about him. It seems he was just playing the Arrogant character to spice up things." Kendo said.
"Who would believe that?!" Monoma insisted. Then he was struck by Kendo's Karate chop on the head.
"With that, all of the events have been completed! The winner of this year's first-year U.A sports festival are.. Katsuki Bakugou and Shoto Todoroki From class A!" President Mic announced, bringing the festivities to its Climax.
Soon, Todoroki and Bakugou woke up in the nurse's office. They couldn't remember anything other than releasing their attacks.
'I lost to that b*astard again...!' Bakugou thought angrily as he gritted his teeth.
'It's only.. normal to lose against a monster like him...'
While Bakugou was angry over his loss, Todoroki, on the other hand, was completely calm.
The school nurse, Recovery Girl, noticed that they were already awake and approached them.
"How are you feeling?" Recovery Girl asked.
"..... I feel okay.." Todoroki replied while staring blankly at his palms.
Bakugou, on the other hand, didn't reply at all and started to get up.
Suddenly, someone came through the door. It was Aizawa.
"Get up, you two. The awarding ceremony is about to start." Aizawa informed them.
"Huh?! Do I have to be there just to see that b*stard get crowned as the champion?!" Bakugou angrily said, just the thought of Hazuki's face irks him.
"..Aizawa-sensei... I would like to stay here for a while.. I wasn't even needed there...." Todoroki also wasn't willing to watch the ceremony, He seems to be thinking about something.
"What nonsense are you talking about?! Just get up and come with me! Would I call you there just to watch?!" Aizawa spat, Irritated at the duo's behavior.
After knowing the situation, Bakugou was infuriated even more.
'That B*stard gave us the championship out of pity! There's no way I would accept that!'
Bakugou became more enraged the more he thought about it. Having someone pity him is something Bakugou could never accept.
Due to their behavior, they were forcefully dragged towards the stadium.
"All of the first-year events for this year's U.A Sports Festival has been completed. And now we'll begin the awarding ceremony!" Midnight announced.
Right after her voice ended, Fireworks exploded everywhere. Painting the skies above the Stadium with colorful lights.
In the stadium.
Smoke and Confetti's started popping out of the ground as Midnight presented the Top 3 of the Tournament.
Standing at the 3rd place was Tokoyami. It should be him and Iida standing there, but Iida has to take care of a family matter.
Standing at the 2nd place was Hazuki.
Due to the defensive power he possessed just by standing, and also the potential power he have. He was considered to be the second place and no one complained about it.
And finally, The people standing at the 1st place, Todoroki and Bakugou.
Todoroki has a blank look on his face, while Bakugou was being restricted by chains.
"Uwaah..." "What the heck?" "Kacchan?!" "Bakugou?!" Class A had different responses, as they stared at Bakugou who's chained up.
"He's been struggling after he was brought here, so they had to tie him up.. But man.. That first place is all over the place.."
Bakugou was struggling and was saying incoherent words while staring at Hazuki.
"Now, we will award the medals! The presentation of the medal's will, of course, be by this man--."
Dramatic, but iconic laughter filled the stadium. The Audience already knew who it was just by hearing the laughter. "All might.!"
All might appeared at the Stadium's roof, then jumped down as he said. "I have brought the medals here!"
"Our very own All might!" Midnight's voice overlapped with All might, causing the atmosphere to feel awkward.
"Now then, All might. Please present the medals starting from the third place." Midnight said while she presented the medals to All might.
All might started awarding the medals after the short episode of awkwardness.
Tokoyami was given his Bronze medal, and All might also gave him words of advice. All might said he must also train his body and must not be completely dependent on his Quirk.
Soon, All might arrived in front of Hazuki.
"Young Hazuki, Congratulations." All might said and gave Hazuki a hug.
"Young Hazuki, I think you should try and help Young Bakugou the most. Many people might take advantage of his current state of mind, so I ask of you. Please watch over him." Whispered All might towards Hazuki.
Hazuki only gestured with his hands. 'Okay.'
After that, All might came in front of Bakugou and Todoroki.
"Young Todoroki, Young Bakugo, Congratulations!"
"Young Todoroki, I know you must be conflicted about using your left side. And it seems there's still something you must do. I won't ask for the details, I'm sure you'll be able to do what you need to do." All might said as he gave Todoroki a hug and patted his back.
"Also, don't think too much about the difference between your strength and Young Hazuki's. You should focus on constantly improving yourself, together with your friends and Rivals." Whispered All might.
"Now then, Young Bakugou! This is too much.." All might said as he removed Bakugou's gag.
"Good Job winning the 1st place." All might added always wearing his Iconic smile.
"All might.. First place like this... Is not worth anything!" Bakugou said hoarsely.
"Even if the world recognizes it, If I don't recognize it myself, then it's trash! Winning first place like this.. is literally receiving pity from a rival..!"
"Right. In this world where people are being constantly compared publicly, there are not many people who can keep aiming for the top with an unchanging scale. So, take this medal, okay?"
All might then shoved the medal on Bakugou's head and gave him a hug.
"Young Bakugou, It's good to be confident about yourself. But sometimes you should accept your weaknesses and ask for help, only then can you continue to Improve yourself. One more thing, you should probably accept Young Hazuki's help sometimes. Even I received assistance from him, so he surely can help you too." All might said.
Bakugou, who heard All might's words, was speechless. He couldn't say anything at all.
But his heart was already saying, "I know.. Damn it!".
"Well, they are the winners this time! But listen here Everyone! Anyone of you could've ended up on these podiums. It's just as you saw, Competing! Improving each other! And climbing even further! The next generation of heroes are definitely sprouting!"