After Todoroki and Yaoyorozu's battle ended with Todoroki Shoto's victory, the next match was a rematch.
Both Kirishima Eijiro and Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu were exhausted after the first round, collapsing on the ground.
These two were quite manly, and the audience recognized their passionate fight.
After they woke up, Midnight announced the new way to advance: "Arm wrestling."
It was impossible to let them fight to exhaustion again, so they chose this quick and easy, yet manly, competition.
Kirishima and Tetsutetsu agreed. Sitting at the stone table provided by Cementoss, they clasped hands tightly.
"Ready! 3—2—1!"
At Midnight's countdown, their steel and hardened hands were ready!
"Start!!"
At the signal, Kirishima and Tetsutetsu strained with all their might to overpower each other's hand!
"Go for it!"
"You both are real men!"
Cheers from the audience encouraged the two fighters, who gave their all in the arm wrestling match.
After a long stalemate, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu finally lost. His Quirk "Steel" made his body as hard as steel, with both its strengths and weaknesses.
"Metal Fatigue"
In the end, TetsuTetsu couldn't hold on and was overpowered by Kirishima, who slammed his hand down on the stage with such force that the stone platform shattered. TetsuTetsu was thrown to the ground by Kirishima's strength!
"Are you okay?"
As TetsuTetsu rubbed his sore arm, another hand reached out to him. It was Kirishima Eijiro.
"You jerk!"
Grabbing Kirishima's hand, TetsuTetsu stood up. He acknowledged the man who defeated him, a man who won fair and square.
"Don't lose in the next round, you beat me fair and square!"
"I'll give it my all!"
In the end, Kirishima Eijiro advanced to the next round to face Bakugo Katsuki!
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"Bakugo Katsuki from Hero Course Class A, though he looks like a villain, he is indeed a student of the Hero Course. His Quirk is 'Explosion' from both hands."
"VS, Kirishima Eijiro from the Hero Course, a hot-blooded guy with the Quirk 'Hardening,' which everyone knows the effect of."
As Present Mic introduced them with his usual sharp tongue, Bakugo Katsuki made a thumbs-down gesture towards the commentary box, showing his disdain even if a teacher spoke ill of him in front of everyone.
"Bakugo, I've been wanting to face you head-on!"
"I'll kill you!!"
With a face full of fighting spirit, Kirishima was one of the few in Hero Course Class A who could be considered friends with Bakugo Katsuki. The other classmates couldn't stand Bakugo's bad temper.
Bakugo Katsuki, with a wild grin, had explosions going off in his right hand, a sign he was ready to fight. Kirishima wanted a fight, so Bakugo would give it his all!
"Start the match!!"
With Midnight's command, the fight between Bakugo Katsuki and Kirishima Eijiro began.
Both charged at each other, with Kirishima fully "Hardened," throwing a punch at Bakugo Katsuki.
With such an obvious move, Bakugo ducked to avoid Kirishima's punch and placed his right hand on him for a big explosion.
"Not enough!"
Through the black smoke from the explosion, Kirishima's strong voice came, and he swung a punch at Bakugo.
At the critical moment, Bakugo's battle instincts made him turn his head, but Kirishima's fierce punch still left a cut on his face!
Kirishima didn't stop, continuously attacking Bakugo with left hooks, right hooks, straight punches, and jabs... like a storm of punches.
At this moment, Bakugo Katsuki was trying to dodge the attacks. Kirishima's onslaught was so fierce that Bakugo had to avoid it for now, showing a scene where Bakugo was being pressed by Kirishima.
"Amazing, Bakugo is actually being overpowered by Kirishima!"
Ochako was surprised by the scene on stage. The class's explosive guy was being suppressed and couldn't fight back. No wonder Kirishima could be friends with Bakugo.
"That idiot isn't even fighting back, totally unlike him?!"
Takeyama Urei, who was commenting, knew Bakugo's personality well. Being overpowered by Kirishima must be frustrating for him.
"Is he saving his energy..."
Midoriya Izuku saw through Bakugo's plan at a glance. Kirishima was attacking with all his might while keeping his whole body hardened with his Quirk. He couldn't keep this up for long... he was waiting for a chance to find a flaw and take down his opponent in one move.
Just as Midoriya thought, when Kirishima's attacks slowed down, Bakugo hit Todoroki in the stomach with an explosion. It was completely different from Kirishima's earlier harmless attacks.
This time, after Bakugo's attack, Kirishima was clearly holding his stomach in pain.
"Idiot, it's my turn now!!"
Seeing Kirishima's flaw, Bakugo wouldn't miss this chance. He kept attacking Kirishima Eijiro with continuous explosions. When the smoke cleared... Kirishima was already down.
"The winner is Bakugo Katsuki!!"
Although they congratulated Bakugo on his win, most of the audience felt sorry. They all thought the passionate guy had a good chance of winning.
Next was the last match of the second round. The two contestants were already on the ring.
"Um, Midoriya! Please go easy on me!!"
"Sure, Uraraka!"
After Uraraka Ochako hurriedly bowed, Midoriya politely returned the gesture. After all, this girl had helped him a lot before.
"Then, let the match begin!!"
With Midnight-sensei's announcement, the match between Midoriya and Uraraka began.
At the start, Uraraka Ochako watched Midoriya cautiously. Her Quirk was "Zero Gravity," which could make anything she touched with her hands lose its weight. It was a very useful Quirk.
After the match started, Uraraka stayed still and alert. Midoriya didn't move either. Even though his opponent was a girl like Uraraka Ochako, he couldn't let his guard down. Uraraka was a very dangerous opponent.
If he got too close and Ochako touched him with her Zero Gravity hands, Midoriya would be out. So he had to be careful!
"Sorry, Uraraka!"
Midoriya apologized before making a move, which made Uraraka even more alert. Then... nothing happened.
Midoriya Izuku used the same move as Iida Tenya. With rocket boosters on his back, arm thrusters at full power, and "Storm King" on his feet at full speed.
In the blink of an eye, Midoriya dashed to Ochako, even faster than an explosion.
Before Uraraka Ochako could react, he pushed her and kept running. In just a moment... Uraraka Ochako was out of bounds!
"The winner is Midoriya Izuku!!"
After Midnight-sensei announced the winner, the audience was still in shock. The match ended too quickly, even faster than Todoroki's previous match. It was over in just a second. How scary!
"Midoriya, you're so mean!!"
Uraraka protested loudly after being pushed out. Midoriya's speed with his gear was too fast. She couldn't react at all. It was totally unfair!
"Sorry... but I'm from the support course..."
Midoriya Izuku scratched his head apologetically, just like when he fought Iida... because he was from the support course~~
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Rewards are impossible, and extra updates are also impossible, don't even think about it!
As a cautious person, I will only update each book twice a day, very steadily!
By the way, the little hero story is expected to be 300,000-500,000 words long. After that, I will go to the world of One Punch Man to learn from the teacher how to become a hero, a hero with great power who doesn't lose his true self.
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