Semi-Final

"Are you alright, Midoriya-kun?" Uraraka asked while looking at Midoriya.

Midoriya returned to the audience area when he had finished his match. He had lost, and he was depressed, but that's it. He knew he couldn't stay depressed all the time, especially when he knew his way to pass the next event was wrong. He also spoke with All-Might before, and his loss couldn't be helped since Mineta was too strong.

'Next time, I'm going to win in a fair way, and I will defeat him!'

He felt that One-For-All was the best "Quirk" since it was owned by All-Might, but before that, he was going to train his "Quirk" better.

Yet, All-Might's forced smile kept resurfacing in his mind.

'I can't let All-Might feel disappointed in me.'

He had to work even harder!

"...."

Uraraka stared at Midoriya for a while before she let out a long sigh since he started to mutter something. She shook her head and looked around, hoping to see Mineta, but his figure couldn't be seen everywhere, even though the match with his girlfriend was about to start.

"What do you think of this match?"

"I am not sure, but I am sure that Mineta's girlfriend won't be weak."

"Why are you so sure?"

"With that guy's mind, he will also absolutely train his girlfriend to become stronger. Iida is strong, and he is also coming from a hero family, but I believe in Mineta more, and you have seen that girl's power, right? Especially when she defeated her first opponent so easily."

Instead of Midoriya, Uraraka joined everyone's discussion.

However, soon, their discussion stopped since the match between Iida and Ibara started.

Iida knew he didn't have a chance if he fought directly, so he used his speed and decided to push Ibara away without her being able to react. Yet he underestimated Ibara's reaction speed.

Ibara didn't move from her spot. She just stood still, and let her vine-like hair run amok, spread everywhere. She also covered herself in the wall made from vines, so Iida couldn't attack her.

"What?!"

Iida quickly stopped and tried to escape, but the stage was flooded by Ibara's vines.

Everything was covered by her hair, and nothing was left remaining.

Iida didn't have a place to stand, and before long, he might be trapped by Ibara!

'I can't continue like this.'

His forehead was full of sweat as he kept thinking of a countermeasure. Suddenly, he saw Ibara open a wall made of vines, looking at him.

'It's a chance!'

He knew that he was betting. It was all or nothing, but he had to do so, or else he would lose.

"Recipro Burst!"

His engine burst out a boost and accelerated his speed even more, giving him an incredible speed.

However, Ibara only smiled and covered herself with a wall made of the vine again.

"What?!"

His kick only hit the wall, and the force was quickly subsidized. He could not shake the wall before he fell on the sea of vines, wrapped by them before he was forced out of the stage.

"...I lose."

Iida knew that his chance to win was relatively small, but even if he lost, this loss was too much, right?

He was unable to do anything and was even baited by Ibara before he lost and was unable to do anything. Still, he felt a bit better since Midoriya's loss was even worse than his. While he knew that it was wrong, he knew relief slightly.

"The winner is Shiozaki Ibara! Class 1-B is amazing!" Yamada shouted excitedly.

"Yes, they're amazing." Even Aizawa had to say Ibara was strong.

"Shiozaki, you have made your teacher proud!" Vlad's voice was so loud, showing how happy he was with the victory of his student.

Ibara only bowed her head before she was greeted by Mineta, who was waiting for her.

"Good work."

"Thank you. It's all thanks to you."

If it wasn't because of him, she would know that she would lose this match.

"If you don't work hard, it won't be easy for you." He rubbed her prickly vine-like hair with a smile.

As the two flirted, Hagakure kept watching him, wondering when she should talk to him.

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Mineta was sitting along with his classmates, watching the match between Mina and Momo. However, everyone could clearly tell who was the winner between the two.

Yes, that's right.

Undoubtedly, Momo had a higher chance of winning.

Mina's "Quirk" was strong since she could exert acid from her body. However, Momo's "Quirk" was more versatile and stronger.

Still, he looked at Mina and thought this girl wouldn't be popular. Her popularity might make her appear upbeat, and it was possible for her to become popular, but her "Quirk" was different. Her "Quirk" was acid, and as long as she used it, she would melt a lot of things.

If she used her acid on the building, she would melt the floor, ceiling, or wall. If she used her acid on the street, she would ruin the road.

When Mina became a hero, he was sure that her future was quite hard since she needed to repay all the damage she caused to her hero activity.

Anyway, as he had guessed, Momo was able to win easily. She blinded Mina with a flashbang and shot Mina out with a bazooka, defeating her.

"The winner is Momo Yaoyorozu!"

Momo smiled brightly in his direction.

He also smiled and waved his hand, moving his lips to congratulate her. It was hard to believe that this girl had trouble with self-confidence since, right now, all he could see was brimming with confidence.

After the match between Momo and Mina, it was the match between Yui and Bakugou.

Similar to Ibara, Yui was the only Class 1-B that had passed this stage, so everyone in Class 1-B cheered her up. She was also a beauty, so there were many people who cheered her up.

Meanwhile, Bakugou's popularity was far from good. His popularity was lowest among all the people who passed until now.

However, his strength was undoubted.

When Yui threw a stone using her ability, Bakugou only blasted it away with his explosion.

Mineta had to say Bakugou's "Quirk" was dangerous, and it was amazing that this guy could control his "Quirk" so he wouldn't hurt his opponent. After all, unlike his "Quirk," which released a sticky substance to catch someone, Bakugou's "Quirk" was to release an explosion.

Still, he had to say that this guy didn't have a gentlemanly act since this guy dared to hurt Yui with his explosion. He stared at Bakugou in silence which caused him to shudder for a moment, yet it didn't change the result of the match.

"The winner is Bakugou Katsuki!"

Bakugou won, but he almost lost since Yui's attack was too tricky. He was sure that if Yui had a weapon in her hand, the result would be different. However, he had won, and he was sure he would fight him in the final. However, he didn't see him anywhere in the audience area, but he didn't feel surprised since he knew it was his time for a match.

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"Now, there are only four competitors left! We have reached the semi-finals of this tournament! I am sure that you're all curious about who will enter the final and become the champion. Don't worry. I am also curious! Now, how about we welcome them? Our first match in the semi-final! It's the match between the strongest in Class 1-A and the strongest in Class 1-B!

"Who is better among them?"

"Let us welcome them!

"From the left side, Ibara Shiozaki!

From the right side, Mineta Minoru!"

Mineta and Ibara entered the stage at the same time while facing each other, ready for the match in a slightly complicated mood.