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- So, the ring has finally been restored! And I can happily announce the imminent start of the third fight of the second round!
Midnight waited out a small explosion of emotions in the spectator stands.
- And since the first participant of this fight is already near me, I invite the second participant! You all know him already! The winner of the first round of the Sports Festival! The winner of the second round! Class 1-A student! Izuku Midoriya!
I jumped off the podium, but Midnight kept going on.
- Would he be able to make it to the semi-finals, or would his beautiful girl defeat him and thus ensure that there would be at least one girl in the finals?
I took my seat, and so did Tsuyu.
- Don't you dare give in to me.
She looked at me and I could see in her eyes that she was serious.
- There was no thought of...
I shake my head.
- ...but don't give in either.
- I will.
She takes a few steps forward as we shake hands standing almost exactly in the centre of the ring.
- The strongest, the smartest and the most cunning will win.
That's the phrase we say in unison.
- How touching! However, I have to interrupt you... The fight will begin in three, two, one....
Midnight took a dramatic pause.
- Here we go!
At that very second, we broke the handshake and jumped away.
To the side!
Tsuyu's tongue flies a few centimetres away from me, but I don't relax and roll to the side and lunge at her while she's slightly restrained. But I'm a little bit out of time and again do a somersault to the side, avoiding the tongue on the return movement.
A dash!
And finally getting close to Tsuyu I strike, but my Frog is no longer there, she bounces back and immediately disguises herself. Of course it's not invisibility, but even so if someone else was in my place I might lose sight of her for a few moments.
I see her lunge at me and move a little to the side....
This fight is not something spectacular, at least for the general audience, but the professionals will have to appreciate what is going on as we demonstrate our skills in martial arts, as well as the skills of mastery of our abilities.
Did I give in?
No, I just didn't work one hundred per cent right away and slowly increased the speed of my actions. With Rumi, I was used to working at certain speeds and I was just afraid of hurting my sweet Tsuyu.
After a couple of minutes of dancing, it would be hard to call our fight anything else, and I finally reached the limit that Tsuyu could show me.
Another tug of her tongue, I meet it not with a sidestep like before. Instead, I catch that tongue, and glue myself to it, pulling it slightly towards me.
- Mggh!
Tsuyu's eyes open indignantly and she takes a few steps forward. She tries to lift me up and throw me over herself, but my feet are already glued to the surface of the ring. And that move doesn't work.
A takedown!
Tsuyu decides to make another move and lunges towards me.
I take my foot off the brake pedal a little more, and the moment Tsuyu is next to me, I move sharply to the side, and Tsuyu's hand is caught in a loop of her own tongue. A step forward and sideways, I'm behind Tsuyu's back, sharply but gently pulling her tongue I put the hand she was going to hit me with behind her back, then I put the loop of her tongue on her body....
A couple more movements and Tsuyu is tied with her own tongue.
- Ahem...
Midnight was greatly surprised.
- ...Tsuyu Asui can't continue the fight....
Midnight sighed, and I noticed that she was obviously very excited.
- Winner: Izuku Midoriya!
I quickly untangle Tsuyu and the two of us return to the podium.
- You were giving in...
My girl was frowning.
- No. It's just that with Rumi, I'm used to different speeds and strengths, and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to hold back. So I started with the bare minimum and gradually built up my strength.
- I see.
- Are you offended?
- No.
- And now, the last fight of the Second Round of bouts! The man who has shown incredible ice control abilities! Heir to Hero Number Two! Todoroki! Shoto!
Tsuyu and I took our seats, but Shoto created an ice slide and easily rolled down it to the ring.
- Now let's welcome his opponent! The pink girl with the horns! Mina Ashido!
Mina didn't show off and went down the stairs, so she had to wait a bit for the fight to start, but now she was in the ring and the stadium was waiting for her.
- The last contestant of the semi-final bouts will now be decided! Shoto Todoroki or Mina Ashido?! Who? Who will it be?
I noticed Iida, who was sitting next to me, picked up the phone on silent and stepped aside, but I didn't watch him any further as I focused my gaze on the ring. Not that I doubted the outcome, but maybe Shoto would show something else that could be used to understand how to fight him?
- Three! I hope for a fair fight! Two! You must show what you can do! One! And may it be as it has been said in this ring recently: the strongest, the cleverest and the most cunning win. Fight!
A field of ice immediately spread from Shoto. Mina tried to compensate for this effect by pouring acid around her, but it didn't work and in a couple of seconds she was covered in a crust of ice.
- Ahem... The winner of Shoto Todoroki, showing incredible strength and mastery of his own quirk! I think it'll take us a while to remove all the ice from....
Midnight didn't have time to finish when a shaft of fire descended on the ring, this fire only melting the ice but not affecting Mina.
- Thank you, hero Prospector...
Midnight smiled slightly nervously towards the grandstand from which the shaft of fire had come.
- And now, I ask all semi-finalists to come down for another draw...
The new draw and now it's clear that Shoto will go up against Katsuki in the semi-finals, I'll go up against Ibara. Not a bad result...
- Let's start with those who drew the number one balls. Izuku Midoriya and Ibara Shiozaki. Are you ready to start the fight now?
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Would you like to don some equipment or a hero costume?
I shook my head, but my opponent hesitated. She thought about it for about five minutes, but then she gave up.
- All right, then go to the ring....
We fulfilled the requirement, after which Midnight waved her hand tiredly.
- Here we go...
I remained standing still, as did my opponent, who was closely following every move.
A step...
One single step that I made, was the signal to start and the thorns on Ibara's head came to life, turning into whips that began to strike the area chaotically, but if such a thing worked against Momo, it was only a slight inconvenience to me. Still, spider sense and my flexibility allow me to twist such feints that no one but me and repeat can not.
Step...
I slowly stepped towards my opponent, in fact, for all those who watched the fight I was spinning on the heel of a couple of metres and did not move from the place, but so it seemed only for now and only the most inattentive.
A step...
I was slowly shifting towards my opponent and even she didn't notice it yet.
Step...
A few more steps and the girl suddenly realises that I'm not just spinning in place, and that I'm suddenly close enough to her.
Jerk!
She tries to create a wall of thorns, but fails.
Thunk...
One punch and the girl falls unconscious, but I pick her up in my arms.
- Winner: Izuku Midoriya...
- Teacher Midnight, are you a little tired?
She threw me a slightly annoyed yet guilty look.
- Yes...
- In that case, why don't we take a break? There are only two battles left, and I don't think a little break will slow us down too much.
- Я...
- Don't! It'll be fine because I'm here!
The Almighty has appeared next to Midnight.
- Midnight, I'll take over for you and--
- No, no, no!
The Mighty Mick came out of his commentary booth and headed in our direction.
- With all due respect, you, Almighty, are not fit to host such an event! Or have you forgotten that you have stage fright?
- It's not a stage.
- Wrong! This is a stage! You'll be watched by thousands of people in the stadium and millions watching the Festival live!
- Ahem.
I think the Almighty has just realised what he's signed up for. And with his 'love' for performing, even if that performance is giving a lecture to a class, becoming a referee could be his downfall.
No, his reputation would be intact, but the rumours and whispers....
- I think I'll leave the honour of refereeing these fights to a true professional!
- I'm glad you've made that decision.
Mick nodded his head.
- And now I invite you to the RISTALISCHE...
This word he shouted so loudly that even those who were sitting on the farthest row of the stands could hear it ringing in their ears. In fact, I'm sure the glass in the nearest buildings shook.
- The last two semi-finalists! Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo! Two guys with the most powerful quirks! And whoever wins now will most likely be the winner of the tournament!
I disagree...
No, I'm pretty sure that Shoto will win, and I'll really have a hard time dealing with him. But not impossible. I can say that for sure.
- Please prepare yourselves for the finals! The fight will begin... NOW!!!
Ice plateaued from Shoto, but Katsuki already knew this was going to happen and he simply threw himself into the air with a blast, then redirected himself towards his opponent.
The ice ball flying at him made him go sideways, interrupting his forward flight, but Shoto didn't stop there and unleashed a hail of ice on Katsuki. Each hail was the size of a fist. The guy was good, I'm sure it would have been easier and more usual for him to use something like an ice arrow, but such an attack could kill on impact, but such hailstones....
Well, a body reinforced by a quirk, even if it's not physical, should be able to withstand it, even if it gets hurt.
- Aah! Die!
Katsuki shouted wildly and rushed forward through the hail of ice, but Shoto didn't expect this as he hesitated to let his opponent get within attacking distance.
- Die!
The explosion engulfed Shoto, it seemed so from the outside, but the dust and cinders had cleared slightly and everyone in the stadium could see the ice wall... All covered in cracks... with broken pieces and a hole through it... but still standing in front of Shoto and protecting him from Katsuki.
- Fuck you! Just give up! Die! Die! Die!
The explosions hit the wall at breakneck speed, but for some reason, Shoto didn't attack, only supported the wall. And that's interesting and thought-provoking. Perhaps because he created the wall too quickly, it was unstable and he needs to maintain it with more energy and concentration to keep it functioning....
- Die! Die! Dry!
The explosions continued to pile up, but Shoto behind the wall swayed slightly, and to keep from falling he leaned his hands on his own wall.
- Ha!
A sharp exhale...
- It's okay because I'm here!
This exclamation of the Almighty sounded at the same time as the sound of shattering ice. Namely the ice peak that grew from the wall and almost pierced Katsuki's solar plexus. And considering the thickness of the pike I saw...
Katsuki wouldn't have survived.
- STOP! STOP THE FIGHT!
Mick was yelling so loud this time that my ears weren't just ringing, they were hurting.
- Shoto Todoroki is disqualified for excessive aggression! Katsuki Bakugo is declared the winner!