"You are wonderful, Midoriya. I keep seeing that over and over again, during the cavalry battle, I said it was a good idea to team up with friends, but now that I think about it, I think I've been relying on you to get to here. When you said that Iida want to defeat you by his own, I feel embarrassed about myself" Uraraka explain
"I understand" Izuku said understanding her motives
Uraraka walk to the door "So it's fine, really, everyone is facing their future and giving their best, that means we're rivals, even you and me, Midoriya. So I guess I'll see you in the finals" Uraraka claim as she give the boys a trembling thumbs up
"The eighth and final battle in the first round of final tournament! He was kind of a hot shot in middle school! Look at that determined face! From the hero course, Katsuki Bakugou!" Present Mic announce
"Versus- The one I'm personally rooting for! From the hero course, Ochako Uraraka!" Present Mic announce as the audience cheer
"You're the one that makes things float, right, Round Face?" Bakugou ask
'Round...?' Uraraka though surprise
"If you're gonna withdraw, do it now. You won't get off with just an "ouch" Bakugou warn but Uraraka is upset and glare Bakugou who glare back
"Let the eight match begin!" Present Mic announce
Uraraka then dash towards bakugou
"Withdrawing isn't a choice!" Uraraka yell
"A full front assault, eh? Let's see what kind of plan you have, Uraraka" Izuku said as he watch the fight seriously
"Then, die!" Bakugou yell as he prepare his right arm
'Come on...! Come on...! Come on...!' Uraraka though as she about to touch Bakugou's chest
But Bakugou launch an explosion at Uraraka that make her stumble back
"Uraraka!" Iida yell worried
'Damn!' Izuku though
"Did he blast her?" Mineta ask horrified as the girls
"Even though you're fighting a girl you have no mercy, do you, Bakugou" Asui said worried
"This is no good. Even if I knew about it, I couldn't react in time" Uraraka said frustrated
"I'll take care of you" Bakugou claim as he prepare himself
Suddenly Bakugou see something appearing from the dust cloud then immediately strike it with explosion
When the dust clear out, Bakugou see that he attack Uraraka's sport jacket, meanwhile Uraraka is behind him preparing to attack
"Oh, she made her jacket float and send it over there?! She did it in an instant, too!" Present Mic announce
'If I make him float now-' Uraraka though but Bakugou notice her then explode her away
"He moved after he saw her?" Sero ask surprise
"With that reaction time, it doesn't matter if there's a smokescreen. With Uraraka not being able to activate her quirk unless she touches him. She's at a disadvantage with Bakugou's reflexes" Kaminari analyze
As the dust clear out Uraraka dash towards Bakugou again
"To slow!" Bakugou yell as he blast her away again
"Take this!" Uraraka yell as she suddenly appear from behind Bakugou, but Bakugou blast her again
"Ochako..." Asui said worried
"I can't watch!" Jirou said terrified as she cover her eyes
'I know you acknowledge her and keep her at bay, but fuck me... I feel like I'm seeing an abuse...' Izuku though as he watch the fight
Every time Uraraka try to touch Bakugou she get blasted away, every explosion send debris everywhere and dust cloud cover the arena
"Uraraka keeps attacking without rest, but... this is..." Present Mic announce worried
Uraraka try to touch and get blasted again
'Uraraka...' Izuku though worried when suddenly his radar show debris in the arena, Izuku though for a second then open his wide map and see a large concentration of debris in the center of the arena
'Concentrated debris? Where-' Izuku though confuse then he look up and see Uraraka's plan before smiling
'So that's why you keep you body low, eh? Uraraka' Izuku though smiling
"Her substitution earlier didn't work so she's getting desperate" A pro hero said worried
"Hey, shouldn't you stop this?" A pro ask Cementos
"Isn't he going too far?" Another pro agree
Meanwhile Uraraka keep trying and getting blasted again and again
"I can't watch... Hey! How can you say you want to be a hero like that?! If there's such a huge difference in your abilities, the hurry up and send her out of bounds!" A pro hero yell at Bakugou angrily
But Bakugou keep blasting Uraraka away from him
"Stop bullying and playing with the poor girl!" A pro hero yell with his thumbs down
"Yeah! Yeah!" Another pro agree soon the audience are booing on Bakugou
"There's booing from part of the crowd... but honestly, I also feel the sa- UAGH!!! An elbow?! What're ya doin'?! Present Mic announce but Aizawa elbowed him than take the mic
(The actual mic, not Present Mic)
"Was that a pro saying he's playing around? How many years have you been a pro?" Aizawa ask the booing pro making them and the audience confuse
"If you're saying that with straight face, there's no point in watching anymore, so go home! Go home, and look into changing careers!" Aizawa yell at the pro
"Nice one, Aizawa" Izuku said smiling confusing Iida
"Bakugou is being careful because he's acknowledge the strength of his opponent who has made it this far. It's because he's doing everything he can to win that he can't go easy on her or let his guard down" Aizawa explain making the audience especially the booing pro to be silent
'Not yet... she's still... not dead!' Bakugou though as he look at the beat up Uraraka
"It's about time... I think..." Uraraka said confusing Bakugou
"Thanks, Bakugou... for not letting your guard down..." Uraraka claim as she prepare to deactivate her quirk
"Huh?" Bakugou ask confuse
"I can' believe that pro is so dumb and blind" Izuku said shaking his head
"What do you mean?" Iida ask confuse as the other Class A
"And I can't believe you all are blind as well" Izuku said facepalming
"Hey! What that's suppose to mean?!" Kaminari yell angrily as others
"If you all not blind, look up" Izuku simply said
"Up?" Class A ask confuse then they look up and see a massive floating debris above the arena, this shock them all
"I'm gonna win!" Uraraka yell as she deactivate her quirk and the debris fall down towards Bakugou
"A meteor shower?!" Present Mic yell shocked
"You should've notice" Aizawa said calmly
Bakugou notice this then point his arm up, while Uraraka run towards Bakugou again
'With this much debris, whether he's evading or counterattacking, there will definitely be an opening! In that moment, I'll get close to him with my secret move! I'll win! I'll win and be like Midoriya, too!' Uraraka though as he run towards Bakugou
As Uraraka about to touch Bakugou, Bakugou send a massive explosion at the falling debris, the shockwave is so massive it send Uraraka flying and the audience feel it as well
'Son of a bitch! That's at least 10kg worth of TNT!' Izuku though surprise by the power of the explosion
Uraraka lay down in the ground before she weakly get up and see Bakugou just fine
"In one shot..." Uraraka said terrified
"B-Bakugou delivers a satisfying explosion! He blasts boldly through Uraraka's secret plan!" Present Mic announce as the audience and Class A except Izuku and Todoroki are shocked
'That was close...' Bakugou though as his hand is trembling
'I did as much as I could...! But he wasn't fazed at all...' Uraraka though frustrated
'Her attack was good, but her timing was off' Izuku though when he notice Uraraka weakly get up and face Bakugou
Bakugou notice Uraraka getting up then smirk "All right, let's get serious then, Uraraka!" Bakugou yell as he run at Uraraka
'Even so... if it were Midoriya... he wouldn't give up!' Uraraka though as she about to run when suddenly she lost the remaining strength she got left. Bakugou notice this then stop as Uraraka fall down
"Uraraka's down!" Present Mic announce
"My... body... won't do... what I want...' Uraraka though frustrated and weakly
"Uraraka..." Iida gaped
"I -I also... can still..." Uraraka weakly said as he try to get up
'I'll become... a hero...!' Uraraka weakly though before she finally black out
'Stand down, soldier. You wave done enough' Izuku though with a new respect towards Uraraka
Midnight approach Uraraka and gesture Bakugou to stand down, she check her condition then declare "Uraraka's out of commission. Bakugou advances to the second round!" Midnight announce making the audience cheer
"The eight match of the first round... oh, Uraraka... oh yeah, Bakugou advances to the second round" Present Mic announce downheartedly
"If you're gonna do it, do it properly" Aizawa told Present Mic
"Now, let's pull ourselves together" Present Mic announce still downheartedly
"You're really letting your personal feeling take over..." Aizawa said annoyed
"First round is all done! Let's move on to the next round quickly after a short break!" Present Mic announce back to his usual self
Izuku get up from his seat then walk away
"Midoriya, where are you going?" Iida ask
"Preparing myself, also to check on her" Izuku answer still walking away
Izuku is now walking inside the stadium when he meet Bakugou who is angry seeing Izuku
"What the?! What the hell do you want?! Die, scum!" Bakugou yell angrily
Izuku look at Bakugou for a while then "Congrats" Izuku said annoyed before he walk away
"That was your idea, wasn't it? That damned desperate plan. You really have to make me annoyed by her don't you? What the hell-" Bakugou accuse but he is cut
"Shut up. I know you have a problem with me, but for fuck sake do not bring her into this. That is her plan, I didn't help her whatsoever. You respected her when you fight her, so don't disrespect her now" Izuku said angrily before walk away leaving an angry Bakugou
"Hey, Bakugou! That was tough, huh? Playing the bad guy" Sero said
"Even if it was because of the match-up, you played an amazing villain, Bakugou" Asui somewhat praise
"Shut up! Be quiet!" Bakugou yell angrily
"But man, I can't believe you were able to aim such huge blast at a frail girl" Kaminari said
"Hmph! What part of her was frail?" Bakugou scoff
Meanwhile
Izuku open the waiting room door and see a happy Uraraka?
"Man, I lost..." Uraraka said smiling
'Fake' Izuku though seeing the fake expression Uraraka make
"I got carried away at the end thinking I could do it, dang it" Uraraka said still smiling
Izuku approach her and look at her face "How's your injury?" Izuku ask
"I'm good, Recovery Girl took care of me! It was only moderate healing so it wouldn't drain my stamina, so I've still got scratches and stuff, though" Uraraka explain
"Man but that Bakugou was really strong! He totally got me. I need to work harder, too!" Uraraka yell frustrated
Izuku put his hand at Uraraka's shoulder surprising her a little
"Stop it" Izuku said confusing Uraraka
"What do you mean, Midoriya?" Uraraka ask confuse
"Stop acting happy" Izuku said then Uraraka stop smiling and become depress
"You know?" Uraraka ask
"I know a fake smile when I see one" Izuku reply
"I... I failed..." Uraraka said as she cry a little
"To Bakugou? Yeah. To your parents? No" Izuku corrected making Uraraka surprise
"H-How...?" Uraraka ask confuse
"Ever since you told me 2 weeks ago I know you always thinking about your parents" Izuku explain
"But I failed them..." Uraraka said sadly as she is now fully crying
Izuku grab both of her shoulder making her look at him "You did not failed them, in the matter of fact, you make them proud" Izuku told her
"No! I-" Uraraka try to denied but Izuku cut her
"Just because you lost to Bakugou doesn't mean you failed your parents! You made it this far, that alone show how tough you are, and I'm sure, no, guarantee that your parents are proud and happy for you" Izuku told her, Uraraka still crying but listen to Izuku
Izuku the get up "Don't make this one loss affected your entire life. You still can be a hero, and you can still make money for your parents" Izuku told her smiling
Uraraka get up then hug Izuku while still crying "M-Midoriya... t-thank you..." She sobs on Izuku's chest
Izuku then hug her as well "It's all right, you done well" Izuku assure her as he stroke her hair
Meanwhile
The draw from the seventh match of the first round, Kirishima and Tetsutetsu! The winner of their arm wresting match to decide who advances to the second round is... Present Mic announce as the two hard headed are arm wrestling
In the middle of the arm wrestling Tetstetsu'a hand suddenly crack, making him lose strength. Kirishima notice this then slam Tetsutetsu hand to the cement table
"Winner, Kirishima! He advance to the second round!" Midnight announce making the audience cheer
"YES!!!" Kirishima cheer raising his hand
"The one who won his ticket was Kirishima!" Present Mic announce
"Ahhh! My metal fatigue... I should've eaten more iron...!" Tetsutetsu yell frustrated when Kirishima approach him
"It... was a good match" Kirishima said as he extend his hand
Tetsutetsu smile then accept Kirishima's hand
"S-so youthful!" Midnight squeal
"Now we've got everyone who's advancing to the second round! So, let's get started!" Present Mic announce
"Second round already, huh?" Izuku said as he still hugging Uraraka
Izuku look at Uraraka "You okay now?" Izuku ask her
Uraraka release her hug "I'm sorry, Midoriya. You weren't able to prepare because of me..." Uraraka apologize
"It's okay" Izuku reassure as he wipe her tears on her cheek
"Now call your parents, and tell them you did well" Izuku told her
"Okay! And I'll be watching, 'kay? Good luck" Uraraka reply back to her usual cheery self
"Yes ma'am" Izuku said then he leave the room
Uraraka then dial her phone and call her parents
"Hello, daddy?" Uraraka ask thru the phone
"Hello Ochako, are you okay, dear?" Mr. Uraraka ask
"I'm okay, daddy. Recovery Girl heal me" Uraraka answer
"Oh thank God. Your mom and I watched you on TV. You were so close! But you are amazing!" Mr. Uraraka told her daughter
"But... I lost..." Uraraka said sadly
"True, but just because you lost doesn't mean your path's been closed off, right? There's always next year, right?" Mr. Uraraka said in the phone
"Yeah, but... I... I failed you ..." Uraraka reply sadly
"No Ochako, you didn't failed us. We are proud of you, you have done so well. Ochako, we are proud of you" Mr. Uraraka claim
Uraraka is surprise, what Izuku saying was true, her parents are proud of her. Uraraka then began to cry again
"Thank... you..." Uraraka said sobbing
Izuku meanwhile is walking thru the hallway
'I hope she could cheer up by talking with her parents' Izuku though when suddenly a flaming piece of shit appear in front of him
'Motherfucker...' Izuku though annoyed
Endeavor notice Izuku "Oh, there you are" He said as he approach Izuku who is unhappy
"I watched you fight. You are impressive to say the least, you able to take the other guy down quickly and efficiently. Not to mention you able to break free of his brainwash in the first place, you are astonishing" Endeavor praise Izuku making Izuku kinda surprise
"I appreciate it, thank you" Izuku said then he walk away
"It's my Shoto's duty to surpass All Might" Endeavor said making Izuku stop
"His match with you will be a very instructive test bed. Please don't disgrace yourself in it" Endeavor told Izuku who is now angry
"How about you don't disgrace yourself" Izuku said to Endeavor angrily
"What did you say?" Endeavor ask angrily
"Stop talking like you own him, he is a human being. Or did you lose your humanity a long time ago?" Izuku ask making Endeavor angrier
"Is that how you talk to an adult? To a hero you brat!" Endeavor yell angrily
"Oh, right, my mistake" Izuku apologize then approach Endeavor
"I don't know what hit me, I apologize" Izuku said as he now in front of Endeavor
"Let me show you how much respect I have for you" Izuku said then suddenly Izuku punch Endeavor's stomach making him bend forward, Izuku kick his leg making him fall to his knee then grab his neck before slamming Endeavor to the wall
"Wha-" Endeavor is about to yell when Izuku grab his knife and shove it to Endeavor's neck shutting him up
"How much respect? None" Izuku stated angrily
"You-" Endeavor about to yell again but is cut by a very dark, angry, deathly, killer aura. A killer aura like Endeavor never see or feel before. The most evil looking killer aura Endeavor experience so far
(Something like this)
Endeavor have no idea the feeling he's feeling right now, the feeling that he has forgotten for a very long time. The feeling of FEAR
"If you stand in my way again I'LL KILL YOU" Izuku claim beyond angry
Izuku then release Endeavor and sheath his knife before walking away
Endeavor in the meantime is still in the ground shaken by what just happen, he make a mental not to never meet Izuku again
Later
"Those two haven't started yet?" Uraraka ask as she reach the Class seat
"I've gotta watch" Uraraka said with a very red eye
"Were your eyes hurt? You must hurry to recovery girl" Iida ask frantically worried
"I already went. This is, you know... different" Uraraka assure as he sit down
"It's different?" Iida ask worried
"If that's the case, then you must've been really frustrated earlier" Iida said
"Rather than feeling regretful right now, you should use this next match as a source of encouragement" Tokoyami stated
"Yeah" Uraraka agree
"That's true" Iida also agree but feeling like being ignore
"Thanks for the waiting, everybody! The first match of the second round is a big match! The man who won a huge victory in the first round and literally left the audience frozen! From the hero course, Todoroki Shoto!" Present Mic announce
"In the other hand, this guy defeat his enemy swiftly with minimal effort but maximum impact! From the hero course, Izuku Midoriya
"Tokoyami, what do you think of this match?" Iida ask the bird headed boy
"It depends on whether or not Midoriya jump in close to Todoroki" Tokoyami analyze
"Yeah, but what Midoriya going to do about that ice?" Uraraka wonder
"At this year's sports festival, both have shown top class performances! It's like two great rivals fighting against each other!" Present Mic announce a both Izuku and Todoroki make a fighting stance
"Who will win?! The Ice Prince?! Or The Heroic Soldier?! First match, begins!" Present Mic announce