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Chapter 15 - Qualifier Rounds

"Welcome, citizens! It's your No. 10 hero, Chargebolt! I'm here with the No. 8 hero, Red Riot! Are you ready for the sports festivalllll?!"

The crowd filled the stadium with cheers.

"From the hero course, our top students from the physical exam. Class 1-B! Followed by the supportive course, class 1-D!"

Our classes walked out into the middle of the stadium. We all waved a little, others just tried to stay hidden in the crowd of students. We stood in front of the small stage where the No. 14 hero, Creati, stood.

"Alright, first years. You will be competing throughout the weekend. Today, we will be choosing two qualifier rounds. And now for our student oath. For our student representative, Sakura Yamada!"

Sakura looked around and finally went up on the stage. She looked at the mic in front of her. "Um, well, for the oath..."

She looked around at the crowd. I gave her a sign to just breathe. She nodded and took a deep breath.

"Let's just show everyone what U.A. can do. Let's go Plus Ultra." She yelled while closing her eyes and her fists tight.

She ran down the stage steps and hugged Izumi. Izumi laughed and hugged her back telling her, "Good job."

"Short and sweet. I like it." Creati said. "Now, here's the first qualifier. A holographic screen appeared and randomly chose a competition. "The first round is..."

The screen made a 'bing' sound. "Obstacle course! The first 20 out of 40 competitors to make it to the finish line move on to the next round!"

We were set at the starting point. A loud bell sound went off and everyone started to dash for the finish.

"Ice Make: Floor!" Akira yelled. Everyone started falling while she skated across her ice. "Sorry guys! Gotta get through this!"

Soon the ice started melting a path and mist spread about. "Your not getting rid of me that easily!" Sora yelled back at Akira.

Everyone followed the path Sora had created.

I used OFA to get more speed. Something Deku taught me over the past month and a half. 'OFA, 5% Full Cowling!'

At an amazing speed, I passed everyone I could see. When I started to see green objects, I stopped.

"Are you kidding me?!" I questioned. "The robots from the physical exam?! They're, like, double the size of the regulars!"

I saw a figure in front of me, running towards the robots. "Hey! Are you serious? You don't stand a chance alone!"

They kept running. I groaned. "I can't believe I'm doing this."

I ran after the figure. It looked like it was a girl. She jumped up toward the robot and, to my surprise, kicked it in the head. In one blow the robot was down. I put my hands to the side of my face. "Holy hell!" I yelled in surprise.

The figure landed on the ground again. She turned her head at me and smiled, then continued running. I followed after her.

I ran until I reached a cliff. It had tightropes connected to other cliffs. I easily jumped from cliff to cliff. I had no idea where everyone else was. After five minutes, I could see the other competitors. They started crossing the ropes, slowly.

When a few other students crossed the ropes, we reached a minefield. A cloud of dust suddenly went past us. It was Virgo holding Sakura, running across the minefield. I easily followed jumping over the field.

I finally reached the finish line. I came in second. Sakura was in first. Sora came in third. Akira, fourth. Sasaki, fifth. Natsu, sixth. Izumi, seventh. Monama, eighth. Ayako, ninth. Mei, tenth. Satsuki, eleventh. The rest were from class 1-B, including Monama and Sasaki.

The top twenty students went back to the stage where Creati was. "Alright, students, we're choosing the last qualifier round! This round is going to be...Cavalry Battle!"

Some of the competitors looked confused.

"Allow me to explain. You will be in groups of four. You have five minutes to choose your team members. Three of you will hold up the fourth person on their shoulder, and you cannot let them hit the ground. You will wear headbands to show how many points your worth. You must steal others' headbands before your fifteen minutes are up. The first-place winner from the Obstacle course is worth... ten million points!"

Everyone gasped and shot their glares at Sakura. Sakura shivered and hugged Izumi. Everyone was going to aim for her.