As Midnight explained the next event, the smile on my face widened. Minoru was shaking in his boots. While Momo who I let pass me in the obstacle course ending stared in disbelief. She looked at me, "Did you have some kind of warning or?"
Tsu answered for me, "Look at his perverted smile. I could recognize a face like that anywhere. He had no idea the next event would be like this."
I nodded in silence I grabbed Minoru, "So friend? It seems you just became valuable. How do you want to use that?"
His eyes widened, "I HAVE TO ASK ALL THE GIRLS TO MY TEAM! IF WE WIN THEY WI-"
Momo slammed his head into the ground and groaned. "How can he be so one track and why are you encouraging him. I gave a shrug, and observed the crowd of students. We needed to form teams for this. I'm basically guaranteed to use Minoru which means we require a strong defense. I thought about Mezo Shoji, he could wrap his arms around Minoru making it easy to protect him. However I thought of a little more… effective plan.
"That's right its survival of the fittest! Where those at the bottom have the chance to overthrow the top! Now this is going to be rough, use your quirks however you want. Knock a team over on purpose though and I'll slap you with a red card. You will be disqualified! Now! Build your teams within 15 minutes!"
I grabbed Minoru as he struggled, "Wait! No, I have to ask the girls to join us!"
I rolled my eyes, "I want to win, so we are going with my plan."
I slapped my shoulder down on a purple haired guy who was talking to some other student. It was clear to me what he was trying to do. "Bud don't use your quirk just yet! The more people you use it on the more likely someone is to use it against you. So form a team with me and grapevine here."
He blinked and smiled, "Thanks, the name is Hitoshi Shinso."
He waited for my response, but instead I held out a hand. Minoru spoke though, "My name is Minoru Mineta and this is Tota… Shi…zen."
I gave a brighter smile and Hitoshi returned my handshake. "Clever, you have a good point. I assume you have someone specific. It would normally be hard to recruit into our team then?"
I nodded and pointed directly at the plant haired girl. I spoke aloud, "We root ourselves down, using her as the perfect defense. While I act as the front man blasting anyone who comes at us."
He nodded, "Which leaves me to stop whoever reaches for the big prize. May I make one more suggestion?"
I raised an eyebrow and he rolled his eyes, "I like your plan and am willing to follow it. It will allow me an easier time in the future. If we are going for defense though, I suggest we grab him too."
I put a name to the face, Neito Monoma the copycat. I smirked and we moved quickly to snap up our required teammates. I studied the method Hitoshi mind controlled the two members of 1-B.
Hitoshi came over with Nieto and Ibara. Nieto stared at me though, "You want me to team up with these chumps from 1-A!"
I looked at Hitoshi and I realized his method. I gave a smirk, "I'm sure Hitosi explained some of the plan. You want to humiliate Class 1-A though right? If you don't make it in finals you can't really do that. Specifically if me and Hitoshi here target you. You have a good quirk for what we need to do. So be crushed or join us."
Hitoshi patted my shoulder, "Now don't be like that, we are trying to convince him we are the optimal choice. Think of it like this Monoma, this guy here basically won first place and 9th place in the preliminaries. He did so, because he carried the weakest, most disliked person in 1-A to victory."
Minoru who I had woken up teared up, "You didn't need to phrase it like that."
Hitoshi continued, "Think about his speech at the podium. He clearly doesn't care about his class or their standing. So, put your pride aside and join us in victory. Imagine the faces of 1-A when they see this dwarf keep first place."
I smirked, "Imagine the faces of the other top five. Specifically those two…" I pointed at Katsuki and Shoto who already formed full teams.
Ibara spoke up, "I don't really know the history you all have. However if you feel I am needed for victory I don't mind offering my quirk for defense."
Minoru was about to speak, but I covered his mouth. "No perverted comment about the nice plant lady."
He struggled and freed himself, "I wasn't going to!"
I stared at him and he looked away. Neito rolled his eyes, "Fine I don't mind teaming up. I saw the face of that Katsuki guy when you threw the dwarf. Keeping him in first will make things interesting. The problem is as far as I can tell I can't copy any of your quirks. Except maybe Shinso's."
Hitoshi smirked, "That's the point. All we have to do is be antagonistic."
With the team formed we readied ourselves for the second event.