In the athletes' room, Room A Everyone was doing their own activities, waiting for the time to be called down to the field, whether it was meditation, small talk, or...
"Midoriya," a half-white, half-red-haired boy said in front of the owner of the green hair. Make everyone in the room pay attention.
"What's up, Todoroki-san?" Izuku asked.
"Considering all your abilities, you are definitely a strong person. However, I think I'm stronger than you," Shoto said honestly.
"Uh–"
"However, All Might is interested in you. I don't know why," Shoto said, cutting Izuku off. Before it was announced, "But I will beat you,"
Hero Number Two's son's announcement of his status caused the people in the room to be even more shocked than having someone from the general branch declare war. Only Katsuki looked annoyed.
"Oh!? A war between the strongest people in the room?" Denki said it without thinking.
"Hey guys, why are you fighting among yourself? We're friends," Eijirou protested and tried to touch Shoto's shoulder.
But Shoto rudely slapped his hand away. before continuing in a cold voice, "I'm not here to play with anyone."
Everyone felt uncomfortable with this expression. While the atmosphere is coming...
"Todoroki, there is no doubt that you are definitely strong. You can freeze an entire building in the blink of an eye. That's on another level with normal students," Izuku said calmly. and looked at the white-haired person with determination in his eyes. "Alright, I accept the challenge, but don't lose to anyone first."
Every student in the room was excited by the talk of the two strong men in the room. Minus Katsuki, who was silently complaining to himself, It's about killing and defeating all the supporting characters. Minoru was the only person in the room who noticed the dangerous behavior and immediately backed away.
"All students can now come individually to the field!" An announcement over the loudspeaker caught everyone's attention.
"Are you guys finished talking? Because I will also say that it doesn't matter who wins. Because I will be the one who will stand on top at the end of this job!" Katsuki growled at the two. Then she walked out of the room before anyone else.
The rest soon followed. During this time, there was no discussion. Until finally, they all walked onto the field with other students and were greeted by Present Mic.
***
"The most fun sports event in the country. Where trainee heroes compete against each other to compete for first place, UA Sports Festival! Ready go!"
The sounds of fun and excitement can be heard throughout the stands at this once-a-year sports event.
"And if I were to guess, Everyone is waiting to see their performance, right!? Rookie, who has to face the real villain and survive. The future of heroes! Give them some voice! Hero course, Year 1, Room A!"
Another cheer sounded as the students of Class A walked out of the tunnel and appeared on the big screen. Then it was an announcement to the rest of the room. But it's so simple that it can be viewed as biased, and it's not wrong. Which caused room A to be repulsed by other rooms.
The stadium area is now filled with first-year students from all fields of study. Everyone was excited by the large number of viewers. And soon, a young hero walked onto the stage. She dressed so sexily that it made some people blush with embarrassment. And some people wonder if it's appropriate to be a caregiver to a high school student.
That girl is Midnight, a UA professional hero and teacher.
"Alright, please invite the representative of the contestants to come up and say something, Midoriya Izuku of Class 1-A!" Midnight announced
Countless eyes stared at the green-haired teen. Izuku sucked in a breath and closed his eyes for a moment. before exhaling and opening his eyes. Then he walked onto the stage with a calm expression, amidst the roar of the crowd.
"I'm pleased to be a class representative." Izuku said into the microphone, looking around. "I think everyone expected to win this event. Whatever the reason, at the end of the day, it is a sporting event. Everyone should enjoy it. Good luck to everyone. Thank you."
Izuku finished speaking and bowed slightly. Then he walked off the stage amid the applause of the entire stadium. Not even students from other classes were excluded.
"Very well said, Midoriya-kun!" Ochako congratulated him.
"As worthy of representing the class," Tenya said, waving his hand stiffly.
"I don't even want to think about what it would have been like if Bakugou had spoken," Minoru said softly.
"Ah, why do I say so, Ballhead?" Katsuki growled at the smaller man.
"You see, if you talk, I'm sure the other rooms will hate us even more," Minoru said tremblingly as he hid behind Mezo's legs.
"That is a wonderful statement! But we won't waste any more time! The first event of this year's sports festival is!" Midnight said this and turned towards the rapidly changing screen. before stopping and revealing the name of the activity, "Obstacle running race..." or the original name. Death Run!"
The cheers of the audience echoed throughout the stands.
"Is that really a name that should be used at a sports event?!" There was a loud murmur from the group of competitors.
"How did he change his name?" another voice replied.
Midnight then explained the competition this time. "Only the first forty people will advance to the next round. With a total distance of four kilometers, the rules were simple: as long as they stayed on the track, they could do whatever they wanted. But don't be too harsh. For those who want to show off their stuff, this is their time!"
The contestants cheered and gathered in front of the exit.
The three lights began to go out one by one.
As everyone was ready to run out, Izuku thought back. He remarked upon seeing how small the exit was compared to the number of contestants.
'Everyone is stuck at the entrance.' He quickly realized the problem.
The last red light is about to go out.
"Are you ready for a run? Because it's about to start!" Present Mic shouts through the speaker.
Izuku summoned a power-up and waited. Everyone was prepared and focused on the last fire.
"go!"
As soon as midnight landed, the whip The students rushed towards the exit, causing chaos in the tunnel, just as Izuku had thought. And because of that, he was spared from being frozen by Endeavor's son. But there were many people who were able to escape from the ice in time as well.
When he saw that the situation had calmed down, Izuku started to move. He jumped back and forth between the two walls of the tunnel. In addition to eliminating the need to slow down due to obstacles, he also increases his speed with each jump.
Finally, Izuku reached the end of the tunnel, and his accumulated speed sent him hurtling past many people struggling to balance on the ice.
Izuku fell to the ground. Then keep running until you pass the first curve.
Just to stop thinking to myself He knew that he could definitely catch up to those in front of him if he put in all his effort. But he didn't have to. It is well known that sports events require more than one competition. He wasn't sure how long he would have time off. But from what I've seen every year, the final match will be a one-on-one battle. Therefore, he had to conserve as much energy as possible.
'What should I do to win with the least effort?'
And then Izuku smiled. Thinking of the highlights of the school that his homeroom teacher had said, "Uniqueness," and what Midnight said before the match started, "Free to do anything. As long as it is on track."
Izuku turned to look at the forest behind the wall. He remembered from the map that on the other side of the forest was also a running track. And it is also the entrance to the finish line.
'If your feet don't touch the floor, you're not yet off the treadmill.'
A crazy thought popped up in Izuku's head. If someone like Katsuki could fly through the air without breaking the law, whatever he does should be the same. This way, he doesn't have to compete with others and waste time and energy. In the end, it's never too late to show off your talent in the final round.
Izuku, thinking this way, started running in the opposite direction with the others, ignoring the many surprised looks on his face.
until, near the wall, Izuku stopped running. He channeled more energy into his legs. before shrinking down and then jumping up. It was like a spring being ejected. All of that force sent the bright youth flying through the air and across the forest that was blocking the two tracks.
before he later fell to the ground. I rolled on the ground for a while and then was able to get up. Then he continued running and entered the tunnel to the finish line, much to everyone's amazement.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the entire stadium fell into silence. Because no one expected such a thing to happen. Even the teachers who were watching
"What are you doing to her?" Midnight, who had not yet left the stage, decided to ask the first finisher.
"You said you were free to do anything as long as you stayed on the treadmill. And my feet have never stepped on any surface other than the treadmill. So I thought there would be no problem flying over the obstacles. Because the forest is also an obstacle." Izuku said, smiling at midnight. And his voice could be heard throughout the stadium as the microphone was still on.
"Wha…what is this, Eraserhead? How devious are your students?" Present Mic cried out loudly.
"Midoriya is right. He looks at the situation and makes reasonable choices. Why waste time and effort when there is a more economical route to both? But the results are the same." Eraserhead said in a tired voice. Fortunately, the director went to watch the third-year competition. Otherwise, he would have definitely seen a creature that was a mixture of many animals laughing hysterically while sipping coffee. Just the fact that he had to sit in a room with the most talkative person in the school was more than enough.
"That's it, and number one belongs to Midoriya Izuku, Hero course!"
Midnight announced. The crowd made noises of confusion. Both cheering and cheering Some people don't want to accept this kind of method because it doesn't seem like a hero. Not flashy in the way desired. As opposed to the hero agencies, who seem to be very interested in the quirk's creativity and abilities. Business students who did not compete talked about the value of this troubled child.
"What do you think of Midoriya?"
"He didn't show his full strength. Therefore, his current value is not very high. However, it's another matter for those who get first place in the entrance exam."
"Maybe in the second and third rounds we can assess his true value."
The business students nodded at their colleague's words.
'They never change,' was the thought of one hero who overheard the business students talking.
***
"Shit, that bastard. You're so crafty!" Katsuki growled before increasing the frequency and intensity of his blasts to make him fly faster.
'This is not the time to save hard. The second one must be mine,' Shouto thought as he created a path in the ice and slid quickly.
"Midoriya-san, do you play like this? I need to boost my engine a bit." Momo quit running and started building an electric skateboard.
"That's some really cool outside-the-box thinking, my test assistant!" May laughed.
"Definitely, Class A guys like this are clearly cheating." The iron-bodied person from Class B roared out.
Everyone was now aroused by Izuku's actions. causing them to hurry even more than before. As a result, the competition will become more intense.
***
The competition still continues. Viewers were thrilled by the contestants' quirks that were used to overcome the obstacles that appeared. including destroying robots crossing the ravine and running through a field of bombs. And it is certain that Izuku is keeping an eye on everyone's quirks. They are all competitors in the next round. Knowing what you will face is a form of preparation. You can also add information to the notebook.
"Oh, what is that? Why were they carrying a purple-headed person like that? Hmm, the ability to enter the shadows is really cool. He can use other people's quirks as well. Copying? That girl can release mushroom spores. So this resize the object? There are also separate body parts, how does it work? Can you move your body without connecting to nerves? There are only interesting quirks."
Midnight watched in horror at the sound of Izuku's murmuring storm. Luckily, she had turned off the microphone. Otherwise, the whole country If not, the entire world would have the same experience as her.
***
"And the last person has come through!"
Izuku looked at the first 41 competitors to cross the finish line, some of them looking relaxed, some of them breathless. However, there was no longer time to rest. Midnight immediately announced the second round. It's a headband competition. Form a team of two to four people. Then compete for other teams' headbands to collect points for advancing to the next round. But there are only four teams with the highest scores. And just like in the first round, everyone is given the opportunity to use Quirk fully. But if you harm others too much, you will be disqualified. An additional rule is that the rider's feet must not touch the ground and not leave the marked area of the field.
Before the team was drawn Each person's score also appeared along with Midnight's description. Increases by five points according to rank. Starting with the last person with five points.
Everyone had started thinking about their scores even before the announcement on the screen.
"Okay, it's just simple math—increments of five points. We were ranked number one out of forty-two. I must have two hundred and ten points." Izuku quickly calculated his score without needing to look at the score on the screen.
But Midnight smiled sadistically.
"That's not even close, Midoriya! First place is a little special. Because he will have ten million points!"
After Midnight's announcement The forty-one contestants also stared at Izuku with predatory eyes. Their needs are one and the same. Want to get eight-figure points for your own team? Either way
"That means that with ten million points, winning this round is completely guaranteed." A voice was loud enough for everyone here to hear.
"Of course." Midnight nodded and continued to announce, "Whoever has ten million points in their possession until the time expires will pass. without any problem. Now it's time to create your own team. You only have fifteen minutes!"
As soon as midnight started, the timer Everyone dispersed to find teams. The second and third places are very fragrant. As opposed to number one, where people only look at you but don't approach you. Because with that many scores, it will make every team a target. And snatching points at the last second is better than having to protect them for the entire competition.
'Shit got played until it was worthy of UA'
However, Izuku was still able to smile. He had an idea of how to get through this situation. All that was left was to gather the team members he had in mind.
***
After team creation, time expires. Headbands that included the scores of all the team members were also distributed to different teams. Izuku's team, besides him, consisted of Momo, Ochako, and Mei, which wasn't exactly what he expected. However, it is considered usable. His original goal was to get Ingenium's younger brother to take the lead and use his speed to evade the rest. But Shouto had already reached out when he went to Momo, Ochako plans to join his team, and the last one is May. Artifacts, or what she called children, were no different from having additional quirks.
They discussed the meeting like any other team, waiting for the time.
"I will lead the way. My power-up abilities would be more useful as a rider," Izuku offered, starting to divide up the work among the girls. "Uraraka was on the right. Her ability to nullify gravity would be very useful when combined with Hatsume's jet. On the left to Hatsume, it's time to show off her equipment. Yaoyorozu will be the rider. This is because her object creation ability requires a lot of concentration to bring out its full potential. Does anyone have any other ideas?"
Everyone on the team shook their heads. Because Izuku's positioning made sense.
"Then it was a plan to bring us victory."
***
When the preparation time was over, all teams were arranged to stand outside the field and wait for the announcement.
"And you can start!"
Midnight lands on the whip again. The start signal sounded. All teams then ran onto the field.
And they all head toward the team with the most points. They are both launching attacks and running straight at them.
"As I thought... Alright, Plan A!" Izuku said. Everyone on the team nodded in unison.
Ochako uses her quirk on Momo and Izuku. Momo presses a button to activate the jetpack on her back and Ochako's propeller-equipped shoes. This allowed their team to take to the skies and dodge most of the attacks. Only the Shadow Bird, Jack, and Vine followed up. But it's not high enough.
They soon dropped to the ground in a secluded area. But as soon as they landed, two more teams rushed towards them. Minoru's team transforms into armored tanks using glue balls as bullets. And the other team were people from room B who were able to make the ground liquefy. So they had to take off again.
to meet Katsuki, who flew in.
"What? You're so high, you bastards!"
However, Momo immediately uses her harpoon gun and shoots it at Katsuki. The tip of the harpoon split into a net and trapped the fang-haired person. But before Katsuki could fall, he was pulled back by his own team.
Izuku's team lands safely. But in exchange for broken propeller shoes and a jet pack ready to return to its old home, according to the shoes
But…
"Damn, this is clearly escaping an ice explosion," Izuku muttered as he saw that Shoto's team was in front of them. And there were less than ten minutes left.
"I can't let you escape. It's time to take care of you," Shoto said in a cold voice.
"It looks like it's time to use that plan," Momo said when she saw the situation starting to get bad.
"Ah, go ahead!" Izuku approved it without hesitation.
Momo quickly untied her headband and took off her jetpack. She tied it together. Before pressing the button, the jetpack flew away with ten million points.
Everyone except his teammates were shocked. I didn't expect this to happen.
"What is this? Yaoyorozu suddenly threw away ten million points." Present Mic cried out.
"It's a very clever strategy. You left out anything that would make yourself a target." Eraserhead followed up. "But it would also be suicide if they don't have enough points to pass."
The teams now all headed in the direction the jetpack was flying. Not even Shoto's team had to go and get them. Leaving Izuku's team alone.
"Very crafty, Midoriya-kun." Ochako said.
"Ah! No, my children!" May cried out in regret as she saw the jet pack take off.
"But the children of Yours were able to shine in front of the whole world." Izuku told the female inventor with a smile.
The footage of nearly everyone in the stadium chasing after the jetpack was actually broadcast around the world. He believes millions of people have seen May's logo on the jetpack.
***
"It must be some faker's plan." Katsuki said irritably, and he tried hard not to explode the ten million-point headband in his hand. Not after he risked flying after the fucking jetpack out of the field "Alright, next target. You half-colored bastard!"
"Bakugou, I'll take that headband." Shoto said as his team ran towards Katsuki's team. "Heh, let's try it. Look! You two-colored head!" the latest owner of ten million points announced as he tied a cloth to his head.
"First, we need to get rid of the clutter." Shoto said softly, and he created an icicle that stabbed into the ground, channeling his power to freeze the nearby team and create a wall of ice blocking Katsu's team's escape. I'll give it to you too.
"This is terrible." Mina cried.
"Dammit, this isn't manly," Eijirou moaned as well.
"What are you afraid of? This ice is so lame, I can easily explode it!" Katsuki declared.
***
"Iida, are you fast enough to take us to grab the headband?" Shoto asked the person in front of him.
"I have a secret move that greatly increases my speed. But it will only be ten seconds. After that, I will hardly be able to run," Tenya replied to his team leader. along with sharing your own thoughts. "We have to use it while we don't have much time left so as not to be taken back."
"I think so." Shoto nodded. Before entrusting the task to someone else, "Tokoyami, you must protect Zero's tape. At the same time, try to grab the headband if I miss it."
"No problem." The owner of the Black Crow nodded along with his alter-ego shadow.
"Kaminari, if I tell you to, then you'll let out all your electricity."
"But won't you guys be in trouble?" Denki asked worriedly.
"At least Bakugou's team will lose their mobility and not be able to retake the points." Shoto reasoned.
"okay…"
"Good, remember, we can't fail," Shoto announced.
***
After discarding your own points Izuku's team wandered around the field and easily snatched the other team's headbands because everyone was too focused on the team with ten million points, giving them a chance to move around to collect points.
Until the final minute of the competition had passed, Izuku's team was able to collect hundreds of points.
"So it's time to show our cards." Izuku said. In the next second, a headband with ten million points appeared on his head.
Momo did the same. Before, she took both headbands and tied them to her forehead for the people counting the votes to see. We have to do this because if one or the other is not counted or both are not counted as votes, They would still have more than seven hundred points to win (in Momo's case, creating something new and in Izuku's case, it's a replica of the original.)
"The time is almost up. Who will get ten million points? Team Todoroki will be able to protect it. Or will Bakugo's team steal it back? We'll find out soon. Hey! What is this? Why are there ten million points for two teams? No, where did the twenty million points come from!?"
Present Mic's voice stopped every movement on the field. Their eyes widened in shock.
"Twenty million points belong to Team Yaoyorozu. How is it?!" Present Mic asked on air. Everyone is still confused.
"I know… Midoriya's ability is to duplicate objects, and Yaoyorozu can create objects. Therefore, no matter whose work it is, their team also had twenty million points in their possession at all times." Eraserhead explained
"Is this possible too!?" Present Mic shrieked.
"Sure. Once again, no flashy display of power is required to be successful. It's just like Midoriya did in the first round. Why waste effort when there is an easier way?" Eraserhead explained. Before concluding, "Oh, yes, time is up."
Before the Present Mic made the official announcement, "Time's up! Okay, who will be the four teams that have qualified for the next round!?"
The crowd cheered, many of them impressed by the glamorous 10-million-point battle. At the same time, I was both admired and surprised by the method used by the team that was the former owner of the first million-dollar scorer.
Now all the contestants were on the ground, listening to what they already knew.
"First place definitely belongs to the Midoriya team with over twenty million points!"
Everyone on this team breathed a sigh of relief that their points were not erased.
"Second place. By working hard in the battle, it fell to Todoroki's team!"
Aside from Denki, who acted a bit silly, The rest of the people didn't show much.
"Third place also works equally hard. But you have to try harder, Team Bakugou!"
Everyone on this team had a happy expression. Except for Katsuki, who was angry as if he was going to kill someone.
"And finally–Hey! This is another dark horse. Team Shinso!"
The members of this team all had expressions of confusion and puzzlement. Except for the team leader, who was sneering.
Izuku looked at the last team with various thoughts. He actively avoids this team. Because of the quirk that the owner of the purple hair displayed, it was doubtful that the other party would have any type of control power. And because I don't know the conditions, So he didn't venture closer. All you can do is look and analyze the possibilities.
"Is that hypnosis? It seems like you have to use your mouth. Maybe the trigger is speech? If it prevents them from speaking or blocks their hearing, then they might be able to resist." He expressed his thoughts after gathering the information he had gained throughout the competition. If his hypothesis was correct, it was both frightening and amazing. Who likes to be controlled by others? At the same time, controlling others is the desire of many people.
With this kind of power, it could end a battle before it even started. And that's a concern when the third round is a one-on-one fight. Going into battle with little information like this has a very high chance of being attacked. As for other people, he wasn't too worried. Because it is a physical quirk, you can clearly see the work.
"I'll have to ask Ojiro and Mashirao more during the break." Izuku planned to learn more about this general course student. And considering that his room was repulsed by other students, Asking general branches probably won't yield anything.
"What are you mumbling again? Midoriya-kun!" Ochako asked with a worried expression on her face.
"Oh, sorry, I just had something to think about." Izuku closed the notebook and made it disappear along with the pen.
"Thinking about a new baby?!" May said it with a smile on her face, causing the rest of the girls to be shocked.
He shook his head. "No, don't say such misleading things outside!"
"Midoriya, Uraraka, Hatsume, let's go eat," Momo offered, gesturing towards the contestants lining up towards the exit.
"Alright." Izuku and Ochako nodded in unison.
"I would like to leave because I have to prepare the children. I'll give it to you along with the competition." Hatsume said.
"Let's go eat first, Hatsume." Izuku broke the mechanical girl who was walking away.
"No need; I have a dietary supplement bar," May said and immediately walked away.
"Heh, troublesome inventor." Izuku complained.
"You seem really close." Momo asked. Ochako acted intently, listening.
"When I went to get my dress repaired, I saw crazy things like that, but she's a true genius. What she created must be considered creative." Izuku replied, praising himself.
The two girls nodded and braced themselves, thinking they might have to fight that girl in the next round.