When we came back, it was announced that we were having an action packed Quirk Tournament!
“A tournament huh? So we’ll be in that ring I see on tv every year!” Kirishima said excitedly.
“Was it a tournament last year too? Mina asked.
“The format’s always different, but most years involve some kind of head-to-head competition.”
“The match-ups will be decided by drawing lots." Midnight announced, "Once that’s settled, we’ll move on to the festivities and then the tournament itself! It’s up to each of you 16 finalists whether or not you participate in the fun. I expect some of you would rather take a breather and save your strength.”
“Now, let’s start with the first-place team…”
“Um… excuse me.” Ojiro had put his hand up
“I’d like to drop out.”
“Ojiro! Why?!”
“This is your chance to get noticed by the pros!!”
“The calvary battle… I have no memories of anything that happened up until the tail end. Its probably his Quirk that did it.”
“I know this is a great opportunity. And I know how stupid it must seem to throw it away but, this final tournament…. Everyone else made it here by their own strength. Yet I’m standing here, and I don’t even know how or why.”
“I just can’t take it.”
“How naïve and green…” Midnight comments.
“I like it!!”
“Ojiro has officially withdrawn! Replacing him will be Tetsutetsu from team Kendo, which took fifth.”
“And here are the match-ups!”
My match is third, huh. Kaminari to start it all off.
“Now Let’s Set Aside The Tournament For The Time Being And Get On With The Thrill A Minute Festivities!” Present Mic called out.
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I found a quiet spot during the prep time we were given to brainstorm.
My first fight is with Kaminari.
Kaminari’s Quirk is a very powerful area of effect attack. He releases stored up energy in an electrical discharge that quickly fries anything in a medium sized area. It is the only thing his quirk can do, really. Most of us use him as a walking outlet.
While Kaminari’s Quirk is certainly strong, it has two downsides. First is his discharge limit. Too much power will short his brain, leaving him a complete idiot for a while. The second is more about technique than anything. Once you get passed his Quirk, he is quite bad when it comes to self defence.
My plan for him is quite simple, stay just out of reach and his Quirks arcing radius to force him to discharge and fry his brain. Failing that, electric currents will cause your muscle to spasm and contract violently. So if I can get hold of him, the contractions should do the rest.
For the next fight, it will probably be against Ida. I don’t see how he would lose to a support class, especially one that seems more interested in attention than success. His speed should make any fight that does happen quite one sided.
Ida is the fastest student here, but only in straight lines! If he goes for a straight kick, I should be able to react in time thanks to Ojiro’s training... but my best bet would be to pull his glasses off.
Of course, having used his quirks at such speed constantly has given him an incredible reaction speed.
All I need is to stop him thinking things through, he is smart enough to catch on otherwise.
Then it is either Midoriya or Todoroki… I’ll deal with that when it comes to it... Hopefully.
I sit in the crowd in the front seats reserved for students with the rest of my class and watch as Cementoss created the fighting arena, moulding the ground into a square with his Quirk.
“Thanks Cementoss!”
“Hey, Guys, Are You Ready?!”
“You’ve Been Through Hell To Get Here!! But Now It’s Time For The One-on-one Tournament!! You’ve Only Got Yourself To Rely On!! Even If Your Not A Hero, This Saying Holds True! You Know It!! Spirit, Technique, Strength, Wisdom And Knowledge!! Use ‘Em All And Show Us You Best!!”
“Well, Of Course, Going For The Kill Is A No-No!! You’ll Be Disqualified!”
“Because A True Hero’s Fists Fly Only When In Pursuit Of Villains!”
“Now Let’s Get Things Started!!”
“Midoriya! Vs! Shinso!”
“Green VS Purple!”
“READYYYYYYYYY!!”
“START!!”
Midoriya rushes towards Shinso before stopping suddenly.
“Dammit, Midoriya. I warned you!!” Ojiro shouts.
“Hey, Hey, What’s Wrong? This Battle’s Just Beginning. Show Us Some Spirit!!”
“Mere Seconds Into The Match, Midoriya’s… Frozen In Place?! Looking Confounded, He’s Not Even Twitching!! Could This Be Shinso’s Quirk?! We Were Barely Aware This Guy Even Existed, But Now, He Sure Is One To Keep An Eye On!”
Shinso says something to Midoriya, and he turns around, walking towards the edge of the ring. The purple haired bastared having some sort of mind control power...
“Whoa! Midoriya’s Following Orders Like A Good Little Boy!!”
Midoriya continued his slow stroll our of the ring, but just as he was about to take the final step, an explosion of power happened in front of him. Seems he used his Quirk to shock himself out of being controlled.
“What’s This…? Midoriya! He Stopped?!”
Midoriya turned around and sprinted towards Shinso, as he kept trying to taunt another word out of him, proving he controls anyone who answers him.
Shinso punched him on the side of his face, just as Midoriya managed to grab him. But Midoriya didn’t seem too phased by it as he tried to push Shinso out of the ring.
When they reached the edge of the ring, Shinso swapped their positions and slammed his hand into Midoriya’s face to force him out.
Midoriya then used… the shoulder throw he used on Bakugo?
“Shinso is out of the ring!! Midnight said as he slammed against the ground.
“Midoriya moves onto the second round!!”
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“Well Goodness Gracious! Were Off To An Uneventful Start!”
“Well, Put Your Hands Together For Our Fierce Competitors!”
Quite a boring way to start off the tournament, though I’m glad the literal mind control Quirk was out of play...
The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.
Lets hope the next is a bit more exiting.
Midoriya sat down with the class as the next match started.
“There They Are!”
“The Wait Is Over!! Moving On…”
“The Cream Of The Crop!! Yet This Guy’s Somehow Still As Plain As They Come!”
“Hanata Sero Of The Hero Course!”
“Verses”
“The Best Of The Best! Strongest Of The Strong!”
“Shoto Todoroki, Also Of The Hero Course!!”
“START!”
Sero immanently grabs Todoroki with his tape, and swings him out of the arena.
I heard him yell over the sounds of the crowds, “But I don’t feel like losing either!!”
It is loud enough with the crowds and far away enough that only shouts can be made out from the contestants.
“He’s Trying To Push Him Out With A Surprise Attack!! It’s Probably The Best Strategy For Him!”
“Sero’s Giving His All!!”
SHING
In a single move Todoroki froze half the stadium. The ice up reaching close enough that I could actually touch it.
Had I not experienced it already, I would have been shocked.
“Sero is immobilised!” Midnight called.
The crowd started lightly chanting “Good try!” as not to downplay his loss. I doubt anyone in the crowd could defend against that anyway. Todoroki slowly melted the ice fro the next match.
I hope my idea works against moves like that... or he uses slightly smaller ones.
Lets hope my match lasts longer than this.
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“With The Arena All Thawed Out, It’s Time For The Next Match!!”
“He Led The Pack In The First Stage Until The End, We Have Yet To See His Quirk, it’s Kyudai Miwaku!”
“Verses”
“The Sparking Killing Boy!! Denki Kaminari!!”
“Try to make me look good as you lose, yeah?”
“START”
I rush towards him as electricity starts to arc through the air around him.
“Because this match will probably be over in an instant.”
When I reach him, I take a swing at his face.
He dodges it, and grabs my wrist.
“AHH!”
“Oh no you don’t” he says, slowly increasing the voltage until I push him back. I jump back in with a kick that connects!! but he hooks his arms around it and starts dragging me over to the edge of the ring as I can barely struggle in his grasp.
“And He’s Down!! He Can’t Win As Long As Kaminari Paralyzes Him!”
“Are All These Matches Doomed To Be Wipe-outs?”
I underestimated him!!
Quick, think! He isn’t using his full strength. Probably doesn’t want to show Pro Heroes him acting like an idiot afterwards. He’s dragging me to the edge, to make his win a bit more entertaining, but this means he will probably let go at some point. And his output isn’t currently high enough to properly arc through the air…
He stopped in front of the edge of the arena and tried to toss me out of the ring.
“Big mistake” I taunted, just barley stayed in bounds.
Come on! I prepared for this, remember?
Stay in the air! He doesn’t control the electricity, just output it, so it’ll ground out through him!”
I leaped into the air and kicked at Kaminari’s head.
He tried to block, but his quirk still mostly followed physics, making it way less effective. Without a path to the ground through me, it only added a slight shock to his attacks.
“And Miwaku Makes A Comeback! Let’s See Some Action!!”
We traded blows for a while. Keeping off of the ground let me avoid his Quirk for now, and as I was the better fighter, I could slowly wear him down.
“Alright, no more playing around!” Kaminari yelled, charging up for a final attack
“Your going down!!”
He got in close, releasing his Quirks full power as arcs formed in the air around him.
All it took was using my Quirk to jump back from the worst of it, only catching enough to fall to one knee for a moment.
“Nice Try, Sparky!!” I shouted back.
Kaminari, Brain fried from the full release, just stood still with a dumb look on his face.
“Kaminari is out!” Midnight calls out for the crowds.
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As I sit down to watch Ida’s match, the crowds seemed happy at getting to watch a full match after the first two ending anti climacticly. Ida was going up against someone from the Support Classes. If he wins, which he probably, will, then I’m up against him next.
“Moving On… Who’s Next In The Battle For The Top?”
“The First Round’s Just About Half Over!! Next Up Is Tenya Ida Of The Hero Course!”
“Verses”
“Covered Head-To-Toe In Support Items… Mei Hatsume Of The Support Course!”
Ida seemed to also be covered in Support items.
Midnight calls this out.
“Aren’t those forbidden for the hero course students? You have to put in a special request for those things beforehand.”
“Oh!!”
“I forgot! I didn’t think it’d be a problem seeing as Aoyama wears that belt of his…”
“Right, He applied for an exception!”
“I’m terribly sorry then! Except… I was touched by my opponent’s sense of sportsmanship!! Although she’s a member of the Support course, she came to me and said ‘If we’re to be seen as equals, then we should fight on equal footing.’. she gave me these items to use! Her earnest spirit…”
“I could never look down on it!!”
“That was my thinking!”
All three teachers answered at once.
“So Naïve!!”
“Good Enough For Me…”
“If both parties are fine with it, I think we can allow this… Right?”
“START!”
“What incredible speed, Ida!!” Hatsume says through a microphone.
“Your legs feel even lighter than usual, do they not?! That’s what you can expect with my custom leg parts, which keep up with their user’s speed!”
“But dodging is no problem for me with my hydraulic attachment bars!”
This game of tag complete with a play-by-play sales pitch went on for another ten minutes.
It ended when Hatsume stepped out of the ring willingly.
“Hatsume is out of the ring! Ida moves on to the second round!!”
Ida, of course, was not happy.
“YOU DECEIVED MEEEEE!!”
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It was Mina Vs Aoyama next.
They both walked on stage as their names were announced.
“Even Though He’s Wearing A Belt, He Won’t Transform! From The Hero Course, Yuga Aoyama!”
“Verses”
“Is Something Going To Come Out Of Those Horns? Well? From The Hero Course, It’s Mina Ashido!”
“START!”
Aoyama fire his Quirks laser immediately.
Mina jumped to avoid it, the move being Aoyama’s only one.
More Laser shots were attempted, keeping Mina at range but not ever hitting her. Using her acid to skate around the arena, she was actually dancing right over or under each and every attack.
This went on for about a minute, before Mina lobbed an acid ball at Aoyama’s belt with her Quirk.
And while he was Panicking, Mina ran over and knocked him out with a strong punch to his jaw, ending the match.
“Aoyama has fainted! Ashido advances to the second round!!”
“Aoyama’s Knocked Out!”
“Ashido’s Easy Victory Is Indisputable!”
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“Offence And Defence In One Body! The Dark Samurai Accompanied By Dark Shadow! From The Hero Course, It’s Fumikage Tokoyami!!”
“Verses”
“All Purpose Creation! She Was Admitted Through Recommendations, So Her Abilities Are Certified! From The Hero Course, It’s Momo Yaoyorozu!!”
“START!”
This match-up was one of the shortest, Tokoyami didn’t give her any time to prepare with her Quirk. Dark shadow rushed forwards, knocking Momo out instantly.
“Yaoyorozu is out! Tokoyami moves on to the next match!!”
“A Completely Overwhelming Victory!!” Present mike comments
His role in the festival is questionable when matches end this quick.
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“The Seventh match is a match-up between two redundant Quirks!”
“Manly And Passionate Steel! From The Hero Course, It’s Tetsutetsu Testutetsu!”
“Verses”
“Manly And Passionate Hardening! From The Hero Course, It’s Eijiro Kirishima!”
“Let This Passionate Seventh Match…”
“START!”
Both Kirishima and Tetsutetsu we’re equally matched. Both could harden themselves massively for offensive and defensive capabilities, both equal in strength. As such, the fight turned to a brutal trading of punches, until after a couple of minutes, both fell onto their backs.
“The Two Guys With The Same Quirks! Tetsutetsu Verses Kirishima!”
“A Head-To-Head Fistfight! The Winner Is-“
“Both contestents down! It’s a draw!” Midnight announced
“In the case of a draw, after they recover, the winner will be determined by a simple contest, like arm wrestling!”
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“For The Last Matchup Of The First Round….”
“A Celebrity Since His Middle School Days, With A Face Only A Mother Could Love! It’s Katsuki Bakugo Of The Hero Course!!”
“Verses”
“My Personal Pick!!! Ochaco Uraraka, Also Of The Hero Course!”
This fight will be interesting. On one hand, I don’t doubt Bakugo will try his hardest to decimate her, but Uraraka seems quite tactically minded. She hangs out with Ida and Midoriya enough for some of their over analysis to rub off.
“You said earlier you thought of a counter-strategy for her against Bakugo, What was it?” Ida asked Midoriya, both of whom were sitting in the row below me.
“Oh! Nothing special, really…”
“I’m interested” I said, leaning in towards them.
Midoriya looked surprised, but none the less continued.
“Kacchan is strong… He’s got virtually no weaknesses in close-range combat. His Quirk’s stronger the more mobile he is. He can manoeuvrer in mid-air, but he has to stay within the arena! So if she can get him floating, she’ll gain the advantage.”
“That’s why…”
“START!”
“Charge!!” he yells as Uraraka sprint low to the ground, straight at Bakugo.
“Even just by accidentally touching him, she can send him floating, so he’ll want to keep his distance! And if I know Kacchan, he won’t dodge, he’ll confront her!”
Bakugo lets out an explosive right hook, straight into Uraraka’s face.
Through the smoke, Bakugo grabs her uniform and slams it to the ground.
But it is just that, an empty uniform.
Uraraka appears in the smoke behind him, only to be blasted away before she can reach him.
“She Threw Her Jacket Over And Sent It Floating, All On The Fly!!”
“He reacted after spotting her…!”
“Smoke screens won’t work against reaction time like that!” both Sero and Kaminari commented from my right.
“Her Quirk doesn’t work if she can’t touch him… and it won’t matter in the end because she’s slower than him.”
“Ururaka Wastes No Time. She’s Charging In Again!!”
Ururaka charges in, time and time again. Each time getting blown back by overwhelming fire power. You can visibly see the hatred, disgust, and pain on the faces of the entire audience. Some start shouting out in protest.
“She Keeps Charging Relentlessly, But… This Is…” Present Mic sounds audible deflated.
One Hero stands up from his seat.
“Hey!! That’s not the way someone who wants to be a hero acts! If your so much stronger than her, just throw her out of the ring and finish it!! Stop toying with the poor girl!!”
“Yeah he’s right.”
The crowd starts booing Bakugo’s display
“A Group In The Crowd Starts Booing!! But To Be Honest I Agree… Ack! An Elbow.”
“What’s The Big Idea?”
Aizawa takes the mike.
“Is the one who said he’s toying with her a Pro? How many years of active duty? If that’s what you’re taking from this, then you can leave. No point in watching. Go home and start looking at job-hunting sites.”
“She’s come this far, and he knows her strength. His caution shows that he recognises her as a worthy opponent.”
“It’s exactly because he wants to win so badly that there’s no room for carelessness or holding back.”
The Arena had huge gouges missing from each of Bakugo’s attacks trying to his Ururaka, who kept low to the floor. All of this rock and rubble had to go somewhere, and that somewhere was above the stages, held flouting by Ururaka’s Quirks. All coalescing into a huge cloud of concrete, covering the entire arenas surface area.
But…
“It’s A Meteor Storm!!”
“I’m gonna win!!” Ururaka yelled as she released the huge mass upon both of them.
But it isn’t enough.
Bakugo grabbed his wrist and aimed up, and with one, huge blast, vaporised every last one of them.
BOOOM
“What An Explosion!! Uraraka’s Secret Plan Just... Went Up In Smoke!!”
“Oh, Poor Uraraka… Taken Down By Bakugo in The First Round.”
“Get It Together Everyone. The First Round Is Now Over!! We’ll Move On To The Second After A Quick Break!”
Bakugo walked out to the class seating area.
“Ohh… rough match, Villian-face?” Sero said
“Awkward match-ups aside, you do great at playing the bad guy, Bakugo.” Tsuyu added.
“Shut the hell up, all of you!”
“No, really, nice job blowing up that frail little girl.
“Nothing frail about her.” Bakugo replied.
Ururaka’s match against Bakugo was very interesting, I think I can use some of those strategies against my opponents.
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