Eating after such a long day is a lot more satisfying that anyone could think about, I am the only one in the snack zone though,eating as much I can before the next stage is necessary if I want to win, instead, the others are to nervous to even think about eating I suppose
I look at the ceiling remembering what happened after my talk with Ojiro,after the second stage ended we approached the stage where Midnight was giving her speech
I looked around to see everyone that was still in the tournament, well, I already knew who they were, Izuku's Team, Bakugo's Team, Todoroki's Team and My team, 16 people are left
While Midnight is explaining everything that I already know I check my body, I didn't use as much strings as I think I would but honestly Im still tired from the early morning fight, my head is hurting and my limbs are getting sore but I guess it's manageable considering there is only a couple of fights I have to work on
I get slap in the shoulder as I heard a little laugh, I smile to see a beautiful pink haired engineer looking at me with a bright face
-Akuma! Akuma! You passed!-
-Hi Mei, I'm glad to see you pass as well-
-Thats obvious! With my babies working for me it was so easy!...mmm..Hey Akuma..,Do you think they are interested in me??-
-Who...oh, Investors? I think they are, you are very charismatic...maybe to much-
-Really?! Do you think they will ask for me?!-
The thing I like about Mei personality is the fact that I can relate to her, I mean, I wasn't obsessed with engineer as much as her but I loved machines with passion, maybe she remembers to my other self?
We talked for a little bit longer as the monologue of Midnight continues, thank God she didn't hear us because I think I would die of embarrassment if she call me out in front of a whole stadium
Anyways, before even get to the fighting they decided to make a little segment of games to those that lost, also it's a little time for us to relax before the next hell of a battle
I stay there with Mei talking nonsense, for some unknown reason, we end up talking about cars, since I don't know how the Quirk event change the car industry worldwide I just talked about old cars which thank God they are equal to my earth
-So...do you really think buying a scrapped car and put some fancy new equipment is worth it?-
Says Mei with a interested look in her face, I never once thought that a crazy inventor like her would actually pay attention to my stupid delusion of a proyect car
-Well, I don't think is viable, but I really want to try it some day, maybe a Mazda Speed 6 first generation it's worth the shot,I mean, a 5 port injection and a meth injection it's a good start, it could help changing the fuel pump to a high pressure one, the only problem is the timing chain though-
-Oh...you really know about cars...he..-
-Do you think I was talking nonsense?-
-Noooo...you just don't look like a person interested in boring stuff like mechanical engineering or that-
She smiles and hits me in the shoulder slightly, while speaking before I noticed her opening her eyes in surprise as I keep talking,It's like she sees me a little different now, she used to look at me like a customer, but now I sense that something change
Also, it fucking hurts that "I don't look the type of person interested in cars" when I ruined 4 years of my life studying and crying myself to sleep in that career
After keep chatting for some minutes the games finally ends, and the official battle announcement appear in all screens
-Sigh...Really?-
I say as I look at my face being displayed, the third fifth is mine, and Denki is my opponent
Well, it's true that some things change, from starters, while it's true that Ojiro left the tournament since I took the place of the other guy only Tetsu enter the last stage, leaving the Ibara out
But even after that, the first round of fights are not that different to be honest
1.Izuku vs Shinsou
2.Todoroki vs Momo
3.Tokoyami vs Aoyama
4.Mina vs Sero
5.Akuma vs Denki
6.Tetsu vs Kirishima
7. Lida vs Mei
8. Bakugou vs Uraraka
It's funny how some fights change just by my presence alone but Im glad that some of them keep the same for plot reasons, well, it's not use think about it now that is decided, since I'm the fifth battle I have time to think and eat enough
Present Mic and Aizawa cover all the battles and make a little recall of the whole event as I direct myself to the balcon where the rest of my class is at
In the way I bumb into Uraraka, who, to say it in a pretty way, is not having the best day of her life
-Ahh....What I'm going to dooooo....-
She repeats herself while facing the wall with no faith whatsoever, I get close to her, she notice me and after jumping from the surprise she start to get all embarrassed about it
-A-akuma! I didn't see you there! You are....very scary to be honest...-
She scratch her cheek while saying that like I'm some sort of creep, I can just grit my teeth in response,it hurts my ego a lot if she says it like that
-Its that so huh..? Ahem...I was just worried you were having some sort of brain damage but I guess you are fine-
-HAAA?! What makes you say that!! You are so rude!-
I laugh softly at her while she gets a little red of anger, she is cute sometimes I ain't going to lie, but anyways
-Well, it seems that you are better now, don't surrender to early before trying dummie-
-Mmm...You don't have to be so acid though...-
-Its that so? Welp, I'm sorry 'kay? Im going with the rest, oh, but don't think you are going to lose already, that's not how a Hero should think you know?-
I can see her face a little bit more bright as I say that, she makes a step close to me as I use the stairs
-B-but wait Akuma! What if I'm seeing a wall! What I can do against someone like him!-
-A wall? Ain't your power gravity? Just lift it and throw it away-
I don't need to look at her anymore ,I can hear a little soft and calm laugh coming from behind,I'm not a philosophy professor nor the person that can help her right now, but I can joke a little to help, even if it's not relevant, even if she doesn't take my advice as something important
The flutter of a butterfly's wings can create a hurricane in the future