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Chapter 21 - Start of the Tournament

~POV: Akira~

"I'm nearly finished."

Cementos finishes the arena

"Thank you, Cementos!"

While me and All Might walk toward our respective seats, Mic makes his introduction. I reach the class spectating area. I took my place in the front seat next to Izuku's group, with Yaoyorozu on my left.

"Dear spectators, here is the moment you all waited, the final event will now start with the first match."

The crowd is really excited by the last event, it seems. The giant screens show Shinso VS Midoriya.

"He makes this face even with those results? From the Heroic branch, Midoriya Izuku! Versus! Sorry, he doesn't inspire me anything, General Branch Shinso Hitoshi!" (Mic)

'The lost bullet for Shinso wasn't necessary.'

"The rules are simple: we lose if we get out of the ring, if we are not in shape to fight, or if we abandon! You can hurt yourselves. Recovery Girl is there! Put your morals aside; of course, potentially mortal attacks are forbidden with disqualification. The heroes' job is to catch villains alive!"

'I wonder about that…'

"Start!" (Mic)

"Hey Akira." (Kirishima)

"What is it?" (Akira)

"Mind doing the commentary for us?" (Kirishima)

"Why?" (Akira)

"Because with your sensory and analytical abilities, you will understand the matches better than us." (Jiro)

"Indeed, this can also be instructive for us." (Yaoyorozu)

If yo all really want it

"Fine, I will do it." (Akira)

"So, what do you think about this match?" (Shoji)

I didn't expect Shoji to be one to ask

"I'm pretty certain that Izuku will win this fight. In frightful prowess, he dominates Shinso." (Akira)

"That may be the case, but…" (Ojiro)

"But as you've experienced yourself, Shinso's quirk is brainwashing. If you respond to him, he will put the victim under his control."

The moment I say that, Izuku stops his move. His eyes are empty with an expressionless face.

"Midoriya-kun/Deku-kun!" (Ida&Uraraka)

The two of them rise from their seats

"There you have it." (Akira)

"Ah! I told him not to answer!" (Ojiro)

"What happened?! Midoriya is completely immobile! He remains in place like an idiot! Is this Shinso's quirk? He didn't make a name for himself but is he dangerous after all?" (Mic)

"Now turn around and walk out of the stage." (Shinso)

Izuku began to walk toward the edge of the arena

"Midoriya obeys without resistance?" (Mic)

"At this rate, he will lose!" (Ida)

"This is precisely why the entrance exam was stupid. Shinso has a real talent to become a hero but couldn't pass the exam because his quirk doesn't work on robots. Putting him in the general branch was a mistake. He would probably be the same type of hero as Aizawa -sensei." (Akira)

"I see, but doesn't that mean that Midoriya-chan will certainly lose?"

The others also have this feeling, but…

"No, he will win." (Akira)

"How can you be so sure about it?!" (Uraraka)

"Calm down, will you? Well, Shinso's quirk may seem unbreakable, but it isn't. From what I can tell, it depends on mental strength." (Akira)

"What do you mean?" (Ida)

"Simply put. Shinso's quirk acts on the victim's mind. If the victim's mind is strong enough, then the brainwashing can be broken. Izuku is mentally strong, stronger than Ojiro, so even in this state, he is still conscious." (Akira)

"I see…" (Kaminari)

"Another thing to note is that the mental hold of Shinso's quirk is feeble. A little shock is enough to break free from it. This quirk's hold is based on the difference in mental and physical strength to a lesser extent. If the target's mental strength is far superior to Shinso's, then his quirk will do absolutely nothing to the said target. I'm not sure if even Shinso himself is aware of this flow." (Akira)

My classmates nod in understanding. Izuku almost reaches the exit.

'Mm? This feeling.'

It comes from the OFA. The predecessor's signatures became stronger than before, and Izuku's finally became part of it. It is the first time I have seen this. Izuku moved two of his fingers.

WHOOOOOOOOM

A shock wave travels through the stadium.

"Midoriya stopped!" (Mic)

The public cheers at this unexpected turn around

"Even brainwashed, he managed to use his quirk and create a shock that broke him free from Shinso's control." (Akira)

Thereafter, Izuku used Full Cowl to throw Shinso out of bounds.

"Shinso-kun is out of bound! Midoriya-kun goes to the second round!"

The crowd cheers again. After the goodbye between Izuku and Shinso. The two of them go to the infirmary. I gave the grandma some healing seals so that she doesn't have to use her quirk and tire Izuku.

Just before the next match, Izuku comes back. His injuries disappeared thanks to the seal.

"Deku-kun Here!"

"Thank you for your patience. The next two to compete are…"

Todoroki VS Sero

"Who do you think will win?" ()

Mina asked me

"Do you even need to ask?"

"Right, Todoroki will win."

The match began but instantly ended.

BOOOOOOM

A huge wall of ice taller than the stadium appears. Everyone, except me, is shocked.

"Hey Todoroki! Mind removing this? The temperature is dropping like it is winter!" (Akira)

I call out Todoroki who is still calming himself

"How can you be so calm after this!" (Kaminari)

'I can do far more impressive than that.'

"Sorry for the wait now the arena is completely dry. We will proceed with the next match."

Kaminari VS Shiozaki

After the weird conversation between Shiozaki and Mic. The two of them face each other.

"Knowing this idiot so far, I think he will lose." (Jiro)

"Indeed, he will. I even bet that he will lose in 5 seconds because of his stupidity." (Akira)

"Isn't that exaggerated?" (Izuku)

Nope

"Start!" (Mic)

As I predicted, this imbecile lost in 5 seconds.

"This useless imbecile." (Jiro)

"Are, are, Wasn't it supposed to end fast?" (Monoma)

Everyone turns to Monoma who is about to taunt the class, but I would rather not hear his bullshit.

"It's strange…" (Monoma)

"Shut up. We don't need you to share your twisted inferiority complex with us, so work on yourself before speaking, would you?" (Akira) I didn't even look at him when saying this.

I hit a weak spot. I bet that he didn't expect me to see through him at a glance. He just retreated as fast as he came.

"Kaminari's quirk is powerful, but Shiozaki-san ended up 5th at the entrance exam…"

Izuku starts his habit of mumbling and writing in his notebook. This freaks out everyone but me and Bakugo. After two weeks of training with him, I'm used to it, so I don't mind.

"The match just ended, and you already think of a strategy?" (Uraraka)

Izuku is caught off guard, it seems.

"No, in fact, it's more of a hobby to me. I have the chance to see others' incredible quirks. By the way, I have forms for everyone in the class! Even your zero gravity." (Izuku)

Izuku shows his notes one Uraraka's quirk, which startled her.

'I'm curious about what he noted about me' (Akira)

"Deku-kun I knew you were impressive, but you impressed me even more with the festival."

Izuku just stares at her

'Say something dumb-ass' (Akira)

"Now here is the fourth match! "The one with the Banal-looking student from Heroic branch Ida Tenya Versus; she is entirely equipped with gadgets from Support branch Hatsume Mei!" (Mic)

The two take place at the center of the arena

"She is from the support branch…" (Jiro)

"I wonder what kind of fight it will be." (Tsuyu)

"Hey! Ida has support items" (Sato)

Everyone is dumbfounded by this theatrical scene of Ida venting Hatsume's "sportsmanship spirit."

"From what I understood about her mindset, Hatsume probably tricked Ida, making him wear the items she created to present them and sell them to potential investors. So I can't say that it will be a fight." (Akira)

It seems like you all didn't expect something like this, well, whatever.

"Fourth Duel START!" (Mic)

Ida starts running toward Hatsume

"That's a stunning acceleration, Ida-kun." (Hatsume)

Hatsume's voice is carried throughout the stadium

"See? She even has a speaker. This is a waste of time. Izuku, mind if I look at your notebook?" (Akira)

"S-sure." (Izuku)

He passed me his notebook. It was damaged by Bakugo, it seems.

'Lets see…'

I read through the pages quickly, looking at my classmates' files.

'These are pretty accurate analyses and some good ideas for improvement.'

After a brief moment, I found my file in the notebook. Let's see.

Quirks: Sharingan and chakra

Sharingan allows him a greater perception than regular eyes. He can perceive things with extreme speed and near absolute precision.

'It isn't wrong, but that's not all there is to it.'

He can't really know all the Sharingan's abilities, since this is only what I showed to him. 

Sharingan also appears to be able to trap people in illusions through eye contact.

'This is one way to cast Genjutsu. The Sharingan eases the activation but is not required; it is more of a tool to increase the strength of Genjutsu. I used Genjutsu Sharingan on Mineta indeed, but I used sound-based Genjutsu on Todoroki and Bakugo.'

Chakra: Is the source of all Akira-san's power. He can increase his physical abilities to an inhuman level. He can also manifest different elements and techniques based on them. As far as I have seen, he can use fire, earth, lightning, wind, and water. Most of his techniques require what he calls "hand-seals" to execute. Most of the techniques he showed need one or two hand seals, with some rare ones that need none.

'It' is half right, I'd say.'

The number of hand-seals required depends on the user's skill. The more skilled you are, the fewer hand-seals you require. Take the Water Dragon, for example; it requires 44 hand seals if you do it entirely, but with my skill, I can shorten it to two. Tobirama also only required two hand seals for it. The exceptions being Fuinjutsu and Genjutsu where doing hand-seals or not depends purely on which technique you use.

I inspected the content a little more, but my match is the next one, so I have to go. I gave Izuku his notebook back.

'Custom-made glasses that hydrate eyes for Aizawa-sensei? That's actually a good idea. Perhaps I should help with it.'

"Thanks for showing me. You should share some of your ideas with the others more often. These are useful tips for them." (Akira)

"T-thanks" (Izuku)

'Still not used to compliments?' It's like a sickness.

"Now it is nearly my turn." (Akira)