The stormy tide swept towards the U.A. team.
The fierce storm created by Yoarashi Inasa was strong, but it still fell short of Hado's hurricane.
The people of the U.A. team, under the recent training of the U.A. Big Three, had already devised countermeasures against such large-scale attacks.
It was actually quite simple.
Just meet force with force to reduce the power.
The U.A. team also had powerhouses like Todoroki Shoto.
Without needing Yaoyorozu's command, Todoroki exhaled a misty breath.
From beneath her feet, countless sparkling ice crystals rose from the ground, converging into beautiful yet deadly icy peaks that slammed fiercely into the storm mixed with orange orbs, turning into a massive iceberg that served as an absolute shelter against the wild winds.
The remaining members of the various school alliances around them suffered greatly. Just the blizzard-like aftermath of these two incredible forces colliding and the subsequent low temperatures caused most of them to lose their ability to fight.
Inside the iceberg, sheltering the U.A. team, there was no impact at all, as Todoroki carefully controlled the temperature inside using his "Half-Cold" power.
Yaoyorozu, through this gap, continuously created essential individual armaments, striving to give every member of the team an extra edge.
The ice crystals created by Shoto's "Half-Cold" were only slightly stronger than Yoarashi's "Whirlwind."
This shouldn't have been the case, but thanks to Accelerator's timely enhancement of Todoroki's "Half-Cold" Quirk, which included the characteristics of "Sharpness" and "Hardness."
Although these ice crystals didn't look different on the surface, their internal structure had undergone significant changes.
The equipment created by Accelerator wasn't just a simple addition to the abilities (Quirks) of those from the other world; based on current results, they were enhanced by at least a factor of two.
Yoarashi Inasa, who had appeared as a strangely passionate young man since his entrance, instinctively felt disgust looking at the iceberg blocking his storm. He glared unhappily in the direction of the U.A. team and roared.
"Seeing these things doesn't make one's blood boil at all."
"It's you, Todoroki Shoto!"
"I didn't expect to encounter you, whom I dislike, so soon."
Todoroki, the target of Yoarashi's provocation, looked utterly baffled.
But the girl hadn't forgotten this guy's attitude towards Accelerator on the school bus earlier.
"This guy with a problematic brain needs the right help to wake up from his dream."
Before launching her "Half-Hot" Quirk in retaliation, she carefully reminded her U.A. team companions.
"Everyone, please move back to a safe distance! I'm about to counterattack with the power of flames!"
"It's time to teach this inexplicable idiot a lesson!"
The U.A. team members, just as they had trained in previous team combat simulations, orderly and swiftly retreated to a safe distance.
In the next moment, after reconfirming the situation, deep blue flames began to emerge and wildly twist from her side.
Such a volume of flames, under control, converged into a surge as flexible as a giant python and as tumultuous as the rapids of a river.
Todoroki watched her own wave of flames with some dissatisfaction, thinking to herself.
[The practice is still slightly lacking; the activation speed of the flame power is too slow]
"Admit it! Todoroki Shoto, your flames cannot defeat my passionate gale!"
When used properly, the power of wind can serve as a great catalyst to fuel or weaken flames, but conversely, under the effect of rapid wind, flames can also be extinguished due to insufficient oxygen combination.
The simple [Gale] indeed counters Todoroki's [Half-Burn].
Seeing that her counterattack was ineffective, Todoroki did not get carried away by personal emotions or lose her reason. Instead, she calmly apologized to Yaoyorozu.
"I'm sorry, Yaoyorozu."
"Simply attacking him with flames from the ground is futile, and using ice crystals alone, the attack speed is not enough."
"From the counterattack just now, my [Quirk] is indeed countered as he said, without any effect."
"So, I will go all out to use an iceberg to shield the team from his [Gale]."
Yaoyorozu nodded and comforted her teammate.
"There's no need to apologize; obtaining information about the enemy is a good thing."
"Being able to effectively counter the enemy's attack methods is great, don't worry about it, Todoroki-kun."
Then she looked at the long-range attackers in the U.A. team and commanded again.
"Classmates, full firepower!"
"This time the target is Yoarashi from Shiketsu in the sky."
But this time, the firepower net that U.A. relied on to suppress Ketsubutsu Academy was also ineffective.
Ultimately, Ketsubutsu's Shindo avoided the concentrated fire of U.A.'s firepower net with his own skills and the help of his few, pitiful, and not very strong teammates.
However, Yoarashi Inasa was different.
His [Gale] Quirk, while granting him the power to harness gales, also endowed him with the speed and reflexes of a gale.
This time, Sero's tape and Fumikage's universal glue were unable to block the space for dodging.
Relying solely on U.A.'s own firepower net, even breaking through Yoarashi's wind shield when using his gale was proving to be a challenge.
The classmates forming U.A.'s firepower net, whose Quirks allowed them to perform long-range attacks, were basically known for their speed and quantity, with only Aoyama Yuga's [Navel Laser] being strong enough and fast enough.
But Aoyama had a troublesome drawback: if he used his laser continuously in a short period, it would cause him to have diarrhea, thus losing his combat effectiveness.
Therefore, Yaoyorozu Momo even specifically reminded Aoyama.
"Aoyama, don't rush! We have Todoroki to defend against his attacks."
"Be sure to watch the frequency of your Quirk's use."
After all, it was the presence of that cunning sniper from afar that forced the brains of the U.A. team to divert some of their strength to guard against him.
As part of the long-range attack team, Aoyama wouldn't be overexerted by Yaoyorozu and the others unless it was a matter of life and death.
In the contest between teams, only the side with enough trump cards can ultimately win.
And Yoarashi was also becoming impatient. After several attempts, he deeply realized that his "Gale Force" couldn't break through Todoroki Shoto's icy defenses.
During the U.A. recommendation entrance exam, he had tried to befriend Todoroki Shoto.
But he was defeated and harshly humiliated by that woman.
The young Yoarashi was full of passion for heroes, believing that professional heroes bring hope and emotion to people with a warm heart. He was overjoyed to ask Endeavor for an autograph, only to be easily rejected.
That scene had always been a shadow in his heart. Yoarashi even vividly remembered the cold anger in Endeavor's eyes at that time, as if filled with hatred for something far away, the only thing he detested.
"You, as that Endeavor's daughter! Is it okay to just keep defending like this?"
Yoarashi's angry words made Todoroki-kun restless, and she said impatiently.
"It's been nonsensical from the start, what do you mean? Aren't you annoying!"
"What does it have to do with my dad!"
Todoroki-kun's response further infuriated Yoarashi, who shouted with a dark expression.
"You say it has nothing to do with it? It has everything to do with it!"
"I knew who you were the moment I saw you during the U.A. entrance exam!"
"After all... You! Your eyes were exactly like Endeavor's back then!"
"Even though I wanted to shake off my prejudice against him and treat you kindly, your attitude hasn't changed at all!"
"Saying you don't see me as an opponent? Even calling me annoying?!"
"I will never acknowledge you and your father as heroes!"
It wasn't until Yoarashi Inasa's words, filled with full rage, that Todoroki-kun recalled her memory of him.
During the U.A. high school recommendation exam, she was actually angry at a certain white-haired individual for not attending the exam on time.
Todoroki herself hadn't thought that the incident would leave such a deep shadow on that strange guy in the sky.
[After all, it was that damn old man's fault to begin with! I just happened to be in a very bad mood!]
She instinctively blamed her damn old man, but on reflection, she indeed hadn't looked at Yoarashi properly at the time.
After all, she was fully committed to denying Endeavor at that time, and she was angry with Accelerator because she felt underestimated by him, and after losing at shogi, she was eager to turn the tables.
But no matter the reasons, a wrong deed doesn't become right, and she had already gained the courage to face the issue head-on.
Todoroki sighed lightly and said calmly to Yoarashi in the air.
"What happened then was my fault, and I apologize to you here."
"But when it comes to the outcome of the match! I will not compromise!"
Her response actually left Yoarashi a bit stunned; he hadn't expected Todoroki to apologize outright.
[What's with this guy?!]
Just then, an attack—a bizarrely shaped mass of flesh—circumvented the iceberg Todoroki-kun had set up and slammed hard into the left flank of the U.A. team, which was actively launching long-range attacks behind Kosei Tsuburaba's [Solid] barrier.
The strange attack collided violently with the defensive wall created by Solid, producing a very piercing noise.
The one who launched this bizarre attack was dressed in the Shiketsu High School uniform, just like Yoarashi, followed by many students in the same uniform.
The newcomer said to Yoarashi,
"Such disgraceful behavior, Yoarashi, leaving the team alone for your own feelings."
"You will go to the confinement room afterward to accept the punishment you deserve."
Although somewhat reluctant, Yoarashi still bowed deeply and replied loudly,
"Alright, Leader."
Nearby, the remnants of the temporary alliance formed to eradicate the U.A. exclaimed,
"Those are the first-years from the powerhouse Shiketsu High School in the west!"
"Just the person from Shiketsu fighting in the air with those from U.A. has brought disaster upon us all."
"Holy crap, are the two dominant teams about to clash head-on?!"
These students, who had initially thought they could hope to besiege U.A., had already started their early escape.
The newcomer looked down arrogantly at the U.A. team, who were in a defensive stance, and said,
"I have great respect for U.A. High School."
"Being named alongside your school once made me feel very honored, but you keep tarnishing your school's taste."
He is Shishikura Seiji, the de facto leader of the first-year students at Shiketsu High School.
His Quirk is [Meatball], which allows him to knead and deform his own flesh. If those [Meatballs] touch someone else's flesh, they can instantly knead the target into a lump, but he has great freedom in manipulating his own body's deformation.
He can disperse his flesh from his main body and control it at will, even gathering the [Meatball] flesh into a large fist or palm to enhance close combat, which is also possible. The unique fiber structure of these [Meatballs] possesses great strength and impact resistance, making it a powerful and versatile Quirk.
While the U.A. team was distracted by his words,
"——Ah! What is this?!"
Suddenly, a scream rang out from within the ranks; it was Pony Tsunotori from Class B.
Her Quirk is [Horn Cannon], a member of U.A.'s long-range firepower network, and now she was being bound by a giant finger made of [Meatball], quickly turning into a puddle of flesh under the astonished eyes of her classmates. (There is no danger to life; it's just a means of control.)
The team members couldn't even help her; they could only watch in panic as everyone exclaimed,
"No way...?!"
"What in the world is this bizarre flesh mass?!"
After all, Shishikura Seiji's [Meatball] Quirk appeared to be overly strange.
It turns out that soon after arriving nearby, Shishikura Seijihad quietly commanded the [Meatball] to build up power through the holes created underground during the previous battle between U.A. and Ketsubutsu.
If Shiozaki Ibara's [Vine] Quirk had been present, they would have been able to detect and stop his subtle movements immediately.
However, Shio had already lost consciousness under the attack of that cunning sniper.
Thus, the defensive void of U.A. was exposed.
Shishikura Seiji said in a threatening tone,
"Did you see what happened to that student just now? If you touch my meat pieces, it's over for you."
"The profession of a hero needs to advance to higher levels, and I strongly agree with this notion, so it's essential to eliminate you U.A. folks first!"
"It's not suitable for your class from U.A. High School to lead people onto the right path."
"Especially the likes of Bakugo and Accelerator in your team."
Accelerator, unconcerned, chuckled and said.
"Oh? I didn't realize Shiketsu High had so many pretentious idealists."
Shishikura glared at Accelerator with a hostile tone.
"It's strange that flawed individuals like you get to strut around the world."
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