97 Perfect team

"If I am in your place, I will aim for the 1st place without hesitation!" Nemuri shouted excitedly while looking at Mineta to see his expression.

Everyone also thought the same and looked at him at the same time, wondering whether he would be scared since he would be the target of everyone.

However, unexpectedly, he was calm. He crossed his arms in a relaxed position as if everyone's gaze didn't matter to him.

'Strong...'

"As expected for someone who aims to become a prime minister! Your will is as strong as steel!" Nemuri said with a sadist laugh since he wanted to see his despaired expression, yet he was still okay and as calm as ever, like the water on the pond. Still, could he maintain this composure?

Nemuri wanted to see it!

Mineta ignored Nemuri, but if he knew what she was thinking, he might look at her calmly, thinking about who was going to break first between them. However, he was more cornered about his perfect team, and after a moment of thought, he already had an idea of who he should invite to his team.

"The time limit is 15 minutes. The points value of each group's headband is worth the total accumulation of each team. And the one who wears the headband will be the rider of the team! This of him or her is the standard bearer. By the time it's up, you'll all be fighting and stealing as many of each other's headbands as you can!

"You may not equip your headband in any area besides above your neck! As more and more headbands are taken, maintaining control of the situation will become more and more demanding! Lastly, the most important aspect of this event is that even if you should lose your headband or crumble during the battle, you're still not out of the game!

"Quirks are, of course, allowed, so I want to see some fine brutality out there. That being said... this is still a human cavalry battle game! If you attack any other group with the malicious aim of breaking them up, that's a red card, and you'll be forced to sit out the rest of the game."

"Malicious aim? Can you give an example?" He raised his hand and asked.

"Er... like hitting them, kicking, hurting, or something similar in a dangerous area such as eyes, temple, groin, etc. Other than that, it is okay." Nemuri didn't expect someone to decide to ask, but she gave a frank answer.

"Thank you."

"No problem." Nemuri smiled and said, "Be careful. You're going to become the target of everyone."

"Thanks, but you don't need to worry."

"You're so confident." Jiro nudged his side and said, "But do you think you can find a teammate so easily?"

Many thought he would have trouble finding a teammate because he was the holder of a ten-million-point headband.

Jiro also thought so, but if Mineta begged, she didn't mind becoming part of his team.

"Mineta, team up with me!" Sero suddenly said.

"Mineta, give me an order." Tokoyami also joined.

"Mineta." Shoji also didn't hesitate to join.

Many also started to join, crowding him and asking him to become part of his team.

Mineta looked at Jiro and asked, "What do you think?"

"......" Jiro was speechless, but while she was surprised, she also didn't feel surprised. While he might get ten million points and become the target of everyone, everyone still had confidence in him, and as long as they teamed up with him, they could pass this event and enter the final.

It might be rare for him to show his "Quirk," but the moment he showed it, he would surprise everyone. However, the most important part of why he was being sought by everyone was his leadership ability that could fully optimize their abilities.

"Sorry, I thought about my own team, so next time."

"Eh?" They were dumbfounded.

He didn't wait for them and came to his target. "Iida, come with me."

"Eh? Me?" Iida was dumbfounded. Honestly, while his "Quirk" should give him a great advantage in the obstacle race, his result was rather disappointing.

"Your "Quirk" should give you a good result on the previous exam. Even the 1st place isn't impossible, but you have made a blunder, so you're in this position now."

"....." Iida couldn't say anything and lowered his head, but then he saw Mineta extend his hand.

"So, do you want to be a team with me? I will make you the brightest horse in this event," Mineta said with a confident smile, saying that he was the one who could utilize him the best.

"......." Everyone.

Iida somehow felt his eyes brimming in tears, moved by his words before taking his hand without hesitation. "Please take care of me, Mineta-kun!"

"Good! Wait here. I will get our two teammates."

He then walked up to the two girls and pulled them with him. "You two. Come with me. I need your strength."

"Eh?" 2x

Momo and Uraraka were dumbfounded, but if they looked closer at their faces, one would see they were blushing.

Iida aside, Mineta's decision to choose Momo and Uraraka surprised everyone.

While Jiro, Tokoyami, Sero, Shoji, and the others wanted to be with Mineta, he had made his decision, so they chose another person, which they thought could bring them to victory.

Bakugou was naturally one of them, and Todoroki was also one, but unlike Bakugou, who was clueless about everyone, Todoroki had trouble since two people he wanted to recruit as his team was already taken.

"Sorry, Todoroki-kun, I am going to be with Mineta-kun."

"I am sorry, Todoroki-san."

Iida and Momo apologized to Todoroki. They knew that Todoroki was strong, but they felt like they would just become background characters if they were with Todoroki.

"...it's okay." While Todoroki said that, his mood was far from good, and he also didn't have an interest in the rest.

However, Todoroki wasn't the only one who was in trouble.

"Uraraka-san! Iida-kun! Please team up with me!" Midoriya thought to team up with Uraraka and Iida since he knew them the best and how amazing their "Quirk" was. However, if one thought carefully, one would realize that he was a burden on the team.

"I'm sorry. I am going to be on the same team as Mineta-kun." Iida pushed the frame of his glasses and said, "Midoriya-kun, you might think Bakugou, Mineta, or Todoroki as your only rival, but in this Sports Festival, I am going to show you that I am also your rival." He walked toward Mineta, who stood with Momo without hesitation.

On the other hand, Uraraka was quite awkward. "Ah, um, sorry, Deku-kun, Mineta-kun have invited me, so..." She repeatedly apologized before she ran to Mineta since she wasn't sure how to face Midoriya.

"Ah, um, then, ah..." Midoriya couldn't say a single word since he was at a loss since he didn't expect two people that he was familiar with had become part of Mineta's team. He was at a loss for a while and didn't know what to do. As for the others, they hesitated to have him on their team, especially when he wanted to become the rider. It wasn't that they didn't like him, but they didn't feel he was reliable enough since he couldn't control his "Quirk."

Midoriya knew that he needed to get to his team soon!

'No! No! I'll have to join someone!'

He knew he couldn't be picky and needed to join someone, but suddenly someone greeted him.

"Hey, do you want to join my team?"

"Ah, ye—"

He hadn't finished his answer, and suddenly, he lost control of his body.

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Todoroki was thinking about how he should be invited, but as he was in the middle of a thought, many also started to make their own team, leaving him alone. This couldn't be blamed on everyone, but unlike the rest, even Bakugou had a closer relationship with everyone in the class, yet he was different since he still maintained his loner nature.

In the beginning, he thought of bringing Iida, Momo, and Kaminari as his team. Unfortunately, he didn't have a chance to do so. While he was in the middle of a thought, suddenly, someone tapped his shoulder.

"Hey, do you want to become part of my team?"

"Ha—"

Before Todoroki finished his words, he blanked.