Pool Competition

Rarely, Renault did not advance in this type of competition and instead came to sit on the sidelines, taking a sip of juice that Iida had brought him.

"Senpai."

At this moment, Mikoto also walked over, draped in a towel, and sat down beside Renault.

"What's wrong? Don't you want to stay with them?"

"Hehehe, they're just here to watch the excitement. So, I came over here instead," Mikoto said with a smile. "Is your training usually like this? It seems really interesting."

"Occasionally, it happens. However, something like Bakugo, who clearly said he would swim but ended up using Quirk and not even touching the water was just a rare occurrence."

"Get ready... START!!!"

Then, he was slapped in the face as soon as he made that statement.

Todoroki directly condensed an ice path on the water's surface and easily glided to the finish line.

*Cough* "It's a rare occurrence, a rare occurrence. It's just a flexible use of the environment." Renault twitched at the corner of his mouth and made an excuse.

Actually, if he wanted to, he could have acted like Bakugo, but that wouldn't be very interesting, so he decided to rely solely on his physical strength. However, his swimming skills were lacking compared to others, so he didn't place in the competition.

Then, the third round.

"START!!!"

The most shocking scene appeared.

The class president, Iida Tenya, actually stepped directly onto the dividing line on the water's surface and activated his Engine Quirk to slide forward.

Seeing Iida standing up straight with his hands raised to maintain balance, Renault couldn't help but shout out, "Oi Iida! how can you call yourself the class president and still do something like this?!"

Unfortunately for him, his response was only met with flames coming out of Iida's exhaust pipes on his calves, which had changed from red to blue. This was because he saw Midoriya on the adjacent lane, who was getting faster and faster and catching up to him.

"This guy, I thought he would follow the rules a bit more, but it seems like he's something else." Sitting back down, Renault watched Iida cross the finish line almost at the same time as Midoriya and laughed, "But I guess using his Quirk is the most suitable method for him."

Mikoto also exclaimed, "This is the atmosphere of U.A., speaking with Quirks. To be honest, I don't even feel like going to my current school anymore. Whether it's physical tests or sports festivals or anything else, we can't use our Quirks there, it's so boring."

"That's just how it is. After all, not every school is targeting Pro Heroes. We can only set a common standard," Renault said, rubbing Mikoto's wet hair. "Anyway, there's only half a year left. By then, you'll be able to pass the U.A. exam, right? But you need to practice hard. It's a rare opportunity to get a qualification for the recommendation entrance exam."

"Hehehe, I borrowed your light, Senpai."

She also knew that without knowing him, she would never have had the chance to participate in the recommendation entrance exam with her family connections alone. As Aizawa-sensei said during the previous test, there are geniuses every year, but some people just lack luck.

Now, she has talent, hard work, and even some luck. If she doesn't seize the opportunity, then it would be a waste.

On the boys' side, the competition had entered the final stage and was about to begin the last round. But several girls noticed that Mikoto had quietly slipped over to Renault.

With only one swimsuit, Hagakure, whose limbs, body, and head couldn't be seen, bumped into Ashido's shoulder and said, "Over there, over there!"

"Hmm?" Ashido turned her head and saw Renault rubbing Mikoto's head.

"Ah~~~ their relationship is so good. I didn't expect our class's girls to be so unassertive that they were beaten to the punch by their juniors," said Hagakure.

"What? What?" Uraraka curiously approached and also saw the direction the two were pointing at. Her face immediately turned red because the way the two were interacting did seem very intimate.

Yaoyorozu also noticed it at this moment but didn't say anything. However, she didn't even realize that her eyebrows had slightly furrowed.

Soon, the boys' competition also came to an end.

Bakugo, leveraging the advantages of his Quirk, took first place directly, while Todoroki and Midoriya tied for second place. As for Iida, he had used up all his power in the previous match against Midoriya and his Engine had not cooled down yet, so he had to settle for falling behind the two of them.

"Hmph, what do you think? Now you know my level, losers!" Bakugo stood at the finish line, looking like he was the best in the world.

However, because this was just a casual activity competition, no one paid much attention to Bakugo's show-off.

Everyone was used to his personality and didn't bother with him much, knowing that he would soon get bored.

After the boys' group, the girls also became interested and prepared to have a competition of their own.

"Senpai, I want to participate too!" Mikoto said to Renault, somewhat surprised.

"You can, but do you have confidence?" He replied.

"Don't forget, I can use my Quirk to strengthen my own physical abilities for a short time, and it's only 50 meters," she stood up confidently and walked towards the swimming pool.

Several girls stood on the diving board, ready to jump. Iida stood by the pool as the referee.

"Alright, get ready... START!!!" All the girls jumped into the water, but compared to the boys, the girls' Quirks, except for Tsuyu and Mikoto, didn't have much use in this event. So, for the most part, the girls relied on their physical training from this semester.

Then, the competition for first place fell to Tsuyu and Mikoto.

Tsuyu's Quirk, Frog, allowed her to move rapidly through the water as if she were a real frog, feeling no resistance whatsoever.

Meanwhile, Mikoto's body emanated faint electric currents, and her relatively delicate appearance belied her astonishing strength as she closely followed Tsuyu's pace. Despite her impressive performance, Tsuyu ultimately won first place, while Mikoto came in second.

"Ah, I'm so tired!" climbing out of the pool, Mikoto looks over at Tsuyu, who stood nearby with an impassive expression, and said with a wry smile, "Tsuyu-senpai, you're really amazing. I used all my strength and still couldn't catch up. I need to work on my stamina."

"Our focuses are different, and water is my home turf. Mikoto-chan, you're already amazing," Tsuyu looked at Mikoto; she herself was surprised by her speed.

"Right, right. Mikoto's Quirk has a wide range of applications, whereas a certain someone with low intelligence falls far behind in comparison." Third-place winner Ashido grabbed Mikoto's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Oi! Who are you talking about?" Kaminari's voice resounded.

"Who else but you? Hahaha~"

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