"OHHH!! Actually, he has taken the lead"
*loud cheering*
Todoroki was frozen in shock but Sukuna grinned seeing this,
"Interesting"
...
Midoriya POV
'I flew just like I planned, but there is too much force!'
'and, I didn't think about the landing!'
Todoroki stopped caring about others behind and froze the ground and started running on his feet
'Oh No!'
'I am starting to lose speed, at this rate there's no way I am going to get back the lead if I waste time in the landing'
'Damn it, no, don't let go!'
Midoriya did a flip in the air and swing his shield down straight at the explosive, he planned to use the momentum from the blast to blast himself forward.
'If I can't take back the lead, then I can't let them get ahead of me!'
Just as the shield was about to hit the ground,
"Dismantle."
*Slash*
Midoriya POV
"Huh?"
'Oh No! The shield!'
...
a few seconds before,
Seeing Midoriya swinging his shield down, Sukuna figured out his plan, Sukuna grinned ferociously and waved his fingers,
'Good plan, Deku but you are not going anywhere'
"Dismantle."
...
"OHHH! Sukuna from Class 1-A cut Midoriys shield into two causing him to crash onto the ground, is he alright?"
...
Sukuna saw Deku crash onto the ground and grinned. he continued steeping on mines, blasting himself forward, clearing the final barrier, and returning to the lead.
Todoroki was following behind closely, but Bakugo who came blasting forward caught up to Todoroki and got in his way making it impossible for Todoroki to catch up to Sukuna.
"You Half-Half Bastard you are not going anywhere!"
"Tsk!"
...
"Sukuna from class 1-A clears the minefield with ease!"
"Oi OI eraser head almost everyone in the lead is from your class, just what the hell are you teaching them"
Eraser HEad narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice,
"..I didn't do anything, they got each other fired up on their own."
...
"U.A sports festival, the first-year stage"
"Who could have predicted this development at the beginning or this conclusion"
"Right now, the first person back in the stadium is the man..."
"Ryomen Sukuna!"
*Loud cheering*
Todoroki and Bakugo finished after him followed by Midoriya who surprisingly survived the crash and dragged his body to the finish line.
Todoroki POv
'Damn it, I couldn't beat him!'
Todoroki stared at Sukunas back and it seemed to be getting farther and farther away.
Bahugo POV
"Damn it! not again.."
...
Midoriya POV
'Sniff.. I sorry, All Might I failed you!'
...
"The first game of the first year stage is finally over"
"Now, take a look at the results"
1)Class A: Ryomen Sukuna
2) Class A: Shoto Todoroki
3) Class A: Katsuki Bakugo
4) Class A: Izuku Midoriya
5) Class B: Ibara Shiozaki
6) Class B: Juzo Honenuki
7) Class A: Tenya Iida
8)Class A: Fumikage Tokoyami
9) Class A: Momo Yaoyorozu
...
42) Class A: Yuga Aoyama
"The top 42 made it to the next round"
"The real competition starts now!"
"The press will be all over it, so do your best!"
"Now then. the second battle is ..."
"Cavalry Battle"
"I'll explain it now, the participants form teams of 2 to 4 people as they wish, the only thing different from a normal cavalry game is that each person is assigned points based on their results in the last game"
"The points assigned up by 5 from the bottom, So 42) gets 5 points, 41) gets 10 points and the points assigned to the first place is.."
"...10 million!"
Sukuna narrowed his eyes when heard that,
"That's right!"
"Its survival of the fittest, and a chance for those at the bottom to overthrow the top"
Sukuna grinned ferociously when he felt the hostile gazes from everyone.
"Interesting.."
...
"Those at the top will suffer more, You will hear this many times as you attend U.A"
"This is what 'Plus Ultra' means"
"Ryomen Sukuna who placed first in the first qualifier is worth 10 million points"
"Now then Ill explain the rules of the cavalry battle"
"The time limit is 15 minutes"
"Each team is worth a total of its member's points"
"The riders will wear a headband with that number"
"Teams will try to grab each other's headbands till the time runs out, and try to keep as many points as possible"
"Stolen headbands must be worn from the neck up so the more you steal the harder it gets"
"Most importantly even if your headband gets stolen you are not out of the game"
"During the game, it will be a cruel fight where you can use quirks but, it is still a cavalry battle, so you will get a red card for attacks that make others fall on purpose"
"You'll be removed immediately"
"Now you have 15 minutes to build your teams. Start!"
...
Sukuna grinned and searched the crowd and soon found his target,
Momo POV,
'Huh? Sukuna..'
"Oi Momo, team up with me, you want to be first right?"
Momo Pouted and said,
"Humph! you only remembered me now?"
Sukna grinned and put his around her shoulder and whispered in her ear,
"How can I forget, you still owe me from that day right?"
Momo's face turned red when she thought about what happened that day,
"Sukuna everyone is looking.."
"Don't worry about it, then who should we choose next.."
Suddenly,
"As I thought, this is great"
"You stand out."
Sukuna looked back and was surprised to see an unfamiliar face,
"Team up with me, the person in the first place!"
"Hah? Who the hell are you?"
"I am Mei Hatsume, from the support course"
"I don't know about you, but let me use your position"
Sukuna looked at the girl up and down and,
"Alright"
"Huh?? You are not going to ask what I can do?"
"Doesn't matter, I alone can take on all these brats together, and most importantly.."
"..you and I have the same hair color.."
Momo widened her eyes,
'Hai-Hair color!??'
But, she was getting used to his antics so she quickly reminded him,
"We still need one more who can act as the horse"
Sukuna grinned,
" Don't worry, I have already thought about it"
"The one who has the perfect quirk for my plan... it's him!"
...