With a snap of his fingers, "——snap."
Lively music played in his headphones, and Nice's Quirk was instantly activated.
1.75 times the speed of sound, which is a velocity of up to 595 meters per second.
In the "Pseudo-Sonic" state, from Nice's perspective, everything around him seemed to slow down autonomously, as if even the flow of time had come to a halt.
One could even observe a scene as wondrous as dust dancing in the sunlight.
He approached the Queen of Ketsubutsu, clutching a specially made orange orb in his hand.
Nice's Quirk, "The Fastest Primate," was indeed a strong counter to Shokuhou Misaki. An individual in such a high-speed state simply had no time to react.
His target, rather than Shokuhou Misaki herself, was better described as the "Weakness" equipped on her.
All it took was a close-range touch of the three orbs to the "Weakness."
Then, the Queen of Ketsubutsu would lose her points.
Although the outcome of the inter-school points competition was already decided, if Nice could perfectly steal the points of Ketsubutsu's general, Shokuhou Misaki, at the last moment of the match.
That would be a kind of revenge in its own right.
Nice was puzzled.
He couldn't detect the slightest hint of panic on Shokuhou Misaki's face, delicate as a doll's.
"Has she given up resistance in advance?"
"Or is there another trick up her sleeve?"
Nice was uncertain of his opponent's mindset.
But with the arrow nocked, he had no sufficient reason to give up easily.
Just as Ketsubutsu had investigated Seiai Academy's team beforehand, Seiai had similar countermeasures.
Like U.A. and Shiketsu, the third and fourth places also had their longstanding feuds.
Of course, there was a gap in the amount of intelligence.
Thus, since the start of this match, Ketsubutsu's Queen, Shokuhou Misaki, had been under the strict protection of her teammates, and Seiai Academy did the same. As this year's absolute ace of the hero course's first year, Nice was also guarded against Ketsubutsu as the reconnaissance team leader.
However, neither school's teachers anticipated that Ketsubutsu had many hidden cards this year.
And Shokuhou Misaki was naturally the trump card, the secret weapon, and the player herself.
Although U.A.'s Demon Lord was equally terrifying, Nice had the pride of a speed Quirk holder.
(PS: The current fastest hero, Hawks, has a top speed of 310 meters per second)
(PS2: Hawks is a generation older than Shokuhou and Nice)
Finally, Nice keenly noticed something amiss.
Though it was already too late.
Shokuhou Misaki's fearless confidence naturally stemmed from Accelerator.
The Demon Lord, who should have been slowed down like everything else under the camera's lens.
The Demon Lord's crimson eyes, like flowing blood, followed Nice's movements.
In that instant, Nice, under the state of "Pseudo-Sonic Speed," felt an endless terror as if preyed upon by a prehistoric beast.
"Bad! Danger! Keep accelerating, don't stop!"
Nice's sixth sense as a human was frantically warning him of danger, a fear so intense it felt like it could only be dispelled by a heart-wrenching scream.
In fact, Accelerator was merely interestedly watching Nice, observing the natural reactions of such a valuable and noteworthy Quirk.
So, he should have been smiling.
But the involuntary smile that appeared on his face was starkly at odds with his black and gray hero battle suit, a twisted—mad grin.
From Nice's perspective, something eerie happened; everything was proceeding exactly as planned.
Even at "pseudo-sonic" speeds, everything he saw was just so.
But the Great Demon Lord Accelerator was an exception, a feeling so intense that it was completely out of place with everything around him, as if he did not exist in this world.
Then, in an instant, the Great Demon Lord disappeared.
Just as Nice's brain registered surprise, the pain of the physical blow was already transmitted to his brain.
It was a speed that even Seiai's Nice couldn't follow with his eyes.
In reality, Accelerator had used his superpower to move to Nice's left side, and with pure physical strength, he kicked Nice in the stomach, sending him flying into the air, followed by up to twelve consecutive hits.
In this supersonic-level close combat, since it was not a fight with an enemy but merely a competition between schools, Accelerator's twelve strikes on Nice in a short burst of speed were all achieved with his pure physical strength and combat skills.
Nice from Seiai Academy was lying on the ground, clutching his stomach powerlessly.
This sudden scene left the live audience and those watching the match or the big screen at the venue utterly baffled.
This eerie atmosphere spread, and the Hero Association's organizers urgently called up the high-speed cameras that had been set up earlier to present the recorded footage and process.
A new puzzle emerged.
The audience saw the high-speed camera capture Nice running (there's no difference between pseudo-sonic state and normal running), but when the camera captured Accelerator.
The high-speed camera's footage only left some afterimages and shadows.
Not to mention the seasoned professional heroes, even the ordinary audience members suddenly came to an astonishing conclusion.
That is, the Great Demon Lord from U.A. High School's hero course, a first-year student, was moving so fast that even the high-speed camera couldn't keep up. (P.S.: Accelerator's peak speed is 3.5 times the speed of sound, and the reason the high-speed camera couldn't capture it is due to technological limitations.)
Nice, who was clearly conscious due to the various pains in his body, even with the echo of music still ringing in his headphones, could still hear that flat voice, like a windless lake.
"What an interesting guy, I don't know whether to praise your courage or say you're recklessly ignorant?"
"Which is better?"
Nice, propping himself up on the ground with his elbows, asked weakly.
"This speed... isn't right, is it?"
Nice slowly wiped the corner of his mouth and continued.
"The dust around you didn't shift when you moved."
"Unlike my Quirk, your ability is definitely not movement."
Nice believed that Accelerator's ability (Quirk) was not a means of changing his position through speed.
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