The smoke cleared and max had his sports uniform burnt off but thank to covering his body in spiritual energy the flames only burned away the uniform but as for todoroki he was out off bounce.
Midnight: todoroki is out of bounce max Mcknight advances to the next match!
The crowd exploded with excitement but some of the people who watched the match were somewhat disturbed by how max just beat up todoroki and he didn't even look like he struggling.
Eri and ippan saw the fight and eri was somewhat scared at how brutal max was towards todoroki but she knew that he was a bad person.
As for the villains who watched the fight they all saw that look that max had during the fight the eyes of someone who is willing to kill and shigaraki was interested.
Back to the stadium max walked back to his class's stands and he noticed how everyone was looking at him with weary eyes.
Max: what?
Kaminari: what dude you literally threw todoroki around like a rag doll and all you have to say is what?
Max: someone needed to bash some sense into his skull.
Mimi: still don't you think you went overboard you could have just ring him out.
Max: what let that idiot go to get himself and others killed? Please if he keeped on relying on his ice he would have encountered someone how can use it as fuel.
Midoriya: but still you went too far why didn't you try to at least talk to him.
Max: do you really think he would have listened the bastard was in his own little world he wouldn't have listened to me.
Midoriya: sure maybe but still you didn't have beat him up like that.
Max turned and glared at Midoriya.
Max: listen to me and I'm making this very clear that bastard keeped on dragging me into what ever problems he has and the fact that his daddy told me to make todoroki use his fire yeah I decided to let loose on him because the fact that asshole dragged me into his family issues and I didn't even interacted with him and yeah I got far but that was his goddamn fault for pushing me so if next any of you has some sort of problem fix it yourself and don't take it out on someone.
Everyone was silent at max rant but Midoriya was effected the most because todoroki told him about the origins of his scar and his family life and Midoriya was planning on telling todoroki to actually fight him at his best but max didn't care about that and he just took his anger out on todoroki and forced him to use his fire that didn't sit well with him.
Max: all of you I get this is a competition but you don't have the right to be an asshole to your friend besides you guys are just gonna get picked off for those pro heroes to get credibility.
Lida: that is not true pro heroes are-
Max: idiots who care about money and fame I was emboldened in the sludge guy and all I saw were pro heroes that were doing nothing but sitting with tails between their legs and one who if I remember correctly is called death arms when he was close to the sludge guy all he did was punch at it like an idiot instead he should have went for eyes which were solid and the fact that he didn't analyzed the enemy shows how incompetent they are.
Once again everyone was silent but it was broken by a blonde that was climbing on the wall beside them.
Monoma: well isn't that a surprise to think that one of class 1a is actually talking bad about heroes is kinda weird don't you think thats pretty villainous-
But he was cut off by a chop to the neck and he was knocked out instantly after that an orange hair girl replaced the guy.
Kendo: sorry about him
All in class 1a: what hell was that?
After that happened the round started to happen again and max paid very little attention to it but once the semi finals started he was up against izuku midoriya but max decided to do something that he wanted since this whole thing started he wanted to show to eri that she was safe with him and he showed his power that's all that mattered to him.
Max walked into the ring and he saw how Midoriya was somewhat nervous but max didn't pay much attention to it as midnight was asking if both combatants were ready max raised his hand.
Midnight: yes.
Max: I give up
Everyone were stunned at this they expected another fight but max just outright surrendered.
Midnight: may I ask why.
Max: honestly this sports festival made a really bad impression on me and honestly I don't feel like entertaining this whole thing besides I made my point clear for someone.
Midnight just nodded and made the announcement clear for everyone to hear.
Midnight: max mcknight has surrendered Midoriya advances in the next round!!
Midoriya just looked at max's retreating back to where he came from and he honestly felt like he wasn't taken seriously and he wants to know why.
Max was walking back to his stand but after a while Midoriya appeared and he looked upset.
Midoriya: why why did you have up?
Max: because I've proven my point to someone.
Midoriya: what point?
Max: that I'm strong enough to protect her.
Max walked passed Midoriya and getting back to the stand.
Midoriya was wondering who max was talking about?
After all the matches were done they got with which ironically bakugo was in first tokoyami was second and Midoriya was in third.
After the sports festival was done max made his way towards the apartment that eri and ippan were staying at he opened the door and he felt a little grey hair bullet crashing towards him.
Max: you saw me?
Eri: yeah you really are strong but you are scary.
Ippan: well I suppose I will take my leave.
Max was about to get out his wallet but ippan stopped him.
Ippan: it's okay you don't have to pay me I'm actually getting my paycheck from my place of work.
Max: well still thanks
Ippan took her leave and max spent time with eri.
Meanwhile in an underground fuzzily an man with a plague doctor mask was loosing his mind because his one ticket of erasing quirks from the world was missing and he swore that if he finds eri he would make her suffering more painful as for who ever gets in his way he will get rid of them but unknowingly to this man if max saw him he would not have restrained himself from killing this man.