Someone's leisure time passed quickly.
Unknowingly, it was already the third day of the tournament.
Accelerator had signed up for the Iron Man X competition in this event.
"The individual competition where contestants sweat and compete to overcome various challenges is about to begin!"
"On the first day, the U.A. Demon King, Accelerator, who scored an impressive number of points in the chaotic battle, will appear again."
With the guest commentator, Present Mic, who is both a voice hero and a U.A. teacher, his iconic, passionate voice like a desert under the scorching sun, the atmosphere of the entire arena was ignited.
But unlike before, this time, there were very loud cheers from the audience.
"Plus—Ultra! Demon King, go for it!"
"Plus—Ultra! Demon King, fighting!"
Such a strange combination of cheers appeared.
And the target of the cheers was the U.A. Demon King.
Even he felt a bit uncomfortable.
He finally understood why Endeavor said he didn't match the school motto.
The students who had just participated in the competition and stayed in the rest area also started discussing.
Standing in front of the chair, Ashido Mina took a sip of water, put down the water bottle, and excitedly said to everyone.
"Hey, hey, did you hear that? That was actually cheering for Accelerator-kun!"
Class president Iida grabbed his towel, and with a hint of tears (?), he answered emotionally.
"As expected of him!"
Sitting on the chair and taking a break, Todoroki-kun, who was also one of the previous contestants, slowly wiped the sweat from her different-colored bangs and said worriedly.
"But... doesn't it feel a bit strange? I remember after the U.A. Sports Festival quarterfinals..."
"Yeah... after Accelerator-kun withdrew from the competition due to that incident, many people, both online and in reality, were openly or secretly slandering him, right?"
"Isn't this change happening too quickly?"
Today was only the third day of the tournament, and it had only been a little over two days since Accelerator suppressed the entire new generation (first-year students) of various high school hero courses in the chaotic battle on the first day, proving his strength in front of everyone.
If the direction of public opinion changes too quickly, it makes Todoroki-kun a bit wary.
Todoroki Shoto had also experienced similar things in the past. (Although by the time Shoto realized it, those people had already been dealt with by a very possessive friend.)
Slandering, spreading rumors, and excessive praise are all ways to attack others with public opinion.
At this time, Midoriya, feeling a bit embarrassed, touched his fluffy green hair and said to everyone.
"Um... I personally think we don't need to consider the bad aspects too much."
"Because I glanced at the audience, and several supporters were long-time fans of U.A. High School. They are loyal fans of U.A. and generally not the type to blindly follow trends."
"They probably recognized Accelerator-kun through that match."
"I remember last year when the senior million was eliminated, those U.A. die-hard fans were cursing loudly, but if you observe carefully, their positions were always in the spots where the TV station would film."
"I guess the TV station also values the fact that these people will always sit in those spots and give applause and appropriate criticism to those who perform well in the U.A. team."
"They are like witnesses to the tournament and the U.A. High School team, right?"
Jiro Kyoka, who had been silent all this time, twisted her earplugs and added in agreement with Midoriya Izuku's opinion.
"Yesterday evening, a good friend from middle school called me specifically to ask about Accelerator-kun."
"She's still a total hero fan."
Jiro Kyoka got more excited as she spoke, even adding some gestures with her hands.
"It's not that strange if you think about it. You can understand it a bit, right?"
"If you ignore his smile, Accelerator-kun is basically a cool guy with a warm heart."
"And just based on his strength, the little bit of power he showed in that chaotic battle was enough to attract a lot of people."
Jiro tried to analyze why Accelerator became popular from a fan's perspective.
Even Mineta Minoru, who was alone in the corner, couldn't help but chime in.
"Yeah, just his looks are enough to attract fans."
"It's really enviable. No matter what, he can easily make female fans do this or that (¯﹃¯)."
The girls automatically ignored Mineta Minoru's last comment, and Jiro's earplugs turned into a swift whip, smacking him against the wall to stop his gentlemanly behavior.
Leaning against the wall in the rest area, Yaoyorozu nodded and added what Jiro hadn't mentioned.
"In the dangerous incidents we've experienced, he almost single-handedly took down nearly all the enemies."
"His social attention was already incredibly high, and with his active performance this time, the rumors from the sports festival were easily dispelled."
"It's normal for people to have a good impression of him at this time."
"And you wouldn't guess who's managing his SNS account. The number of followers is not small."
Yaoyorozu casually mentioned, piquing the curiosity of Class A's students.
Todoroki-kun, feeling a bit complicated, spoke up before her best friend.
"It's Kii-chan."
This answer raised the enthusiasm of the classmates even higher.
"No way! Are they really dating?"
"Ara, love, how wonderful."
Some had a different opinion.
"Think about it, when we were at Accelerator-kun's house, we didn't feel anything, right?"
"With Accelerator being such a passionate guy, if he were in love, he wouldn't hide it. He'd definitely tell everyone openly!"
This was the speculation of the passionate Kirishima Eijiro.
Sometimes, a man's intuition can be very accurate.
And in pursuit of the answer, the classmates once again turned their attention to the student closest to Accelerator in the class.
It was Todoroki Shoto.
Todoroki-kun, returning to her ice queen state from the beginning of the school year, coldly said.
"Accelerator-kun and Kii-chan are not dating."
"But who can say what the future holds?"
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