The Million Dollar Man

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- It was expected, you got first place in the entrance exam after all, Kwa. - Asui said.

- Pfft.' snorted Katsuki.

- Okay.' I climbed up on the platform, standing in front of the microphone and next to one pervert with a whip. - Ahem, so, what can I say. None of you can even scratch me, so I don't see the point of this useless clowning at all. You are doomed to defeat anyway, the first opponent of mine, I will take out with one blow...of course, if he is not a beautiful girl, then we can get more closely acquainted after the festival. - I said, looking for some beautiful schoolgirls in the crowd, and there were plenty of them here, I think someone will definitely buy my smarmy face...it remains only to back up my words, actions.

- Are you out of your fucking mind?! - shouted someone in the crowd, and he was supported by the others, throwing barbs and curses at me. Yeah, I really screwed up my class...although maybe some schoolgirl fell for my smarmy smile.

- Hey, don't be cheeky A-class!

- Asshole!

- Um, what a witty boy...that's my kind of boy. - Midnight's face took on the look of a complete nymphomaniac...honestly, the mere sight of this sexy lady was starting to give me a smoky bump.

- I like a lady in a bandage...I think we'll get along well. - I winked at the horny pervert and got down from the platform.

- Mizuiro, that's very disrespectful to the others! - Iida reprimanded me, moving his hands like a dummy.

- I don't know, a real man should always stand his ground, even if he's wrong, and I'm never wrong!

- What you say, of course, is manly, but the rest of the class is still pissed off. - Kirishima sighed.

- Hee-hee, ahem, so we can start the first stage! - Midnight calmed down and began to announce the competition. - Let's get down to the 'preliminaries'! A lot of great guys have gone down in tears here! This year's first round will be..... - at midnight, they turned off the giant monitor showing what she had to say. - ...the steeplechase!

- Seriously, an obstacle course? - I was disappointed. - I thought it was going to be some kind of big-time slaughter, so maybe this festival is getting a lot of praise.

- Headman, be serious, it's not a circus show. - Momo scolded me.

- I think it's just the opposite.

- All 11 classes are participating in this race! A four-kilometre track around the stadium! We never tire of reminding you of the freedom of our academy. - at this point, Midnight licked her lips lustfully. - Until then, you stay on the track, you can do whatever you want.

There is a locked gate next to the students, and right now, the gate doors have slid open.

- Everyone into position! On your marks, attention... - Nemuri gave commands. - March!

Everyone immediately jumped out of their seats and ran through the gate, behind which there was a narrow passage where the participants piled up in a heap, trying to break into a leadership position.

Todoroki was the leader, she created a patch of ice under her feet, thus freezing the feet of the participants behind her to the ground, but not all of them.

- Unbelievable! What was expected, from one who came in on a recommendation! - shouted Essence Mick, who was now sitting in the booth with Aizawa.

My class was doing quite well, with almost everyone taking the lead, but Yaoyoroza, Kirishima, Iida, and Bakugou, who was flying around the air with explosions.

I, meanwhile, continued to stand at the start without moving a metre.

- You know that the race has already started, don't you? - Midnight asked, coming up to me.

- Naturally. I just don't see the point in straining myself too much, I'm going to finish first anyway. - I stretched and yawned.

- What a cocky little cutie. - Midnight said, swaying her hip.

- Is that like a compliment? Then I'm flattered. - I shifted my gaze to the monitor displaying all the events on the track.

The runners were already a quarter of the way through the race, with Todoroki in the lead because of the advantage he'd gained at the start. The first obstacle was the robots from the entrance exam, all of them at once, including the huge fourth type.

- AND HERE'S OUR FIRST CHALLENGE! THE ROBOTS FROM THE ENTRANCE EXAM! - exclaimed Essence Mick.

Todoroki did it again, creating a colossal amount of ice with her right side, freezing the fourth type with it, and running under it, but since the construction was rather unreliable, the ice cracked quickly and the giant robot fell on the participants behind, luckily not hitting anyone except Kirishima and Tetsutetsu, that screaming, thick-haired kid from B-class. With Kirishima's strengthening, he wasn't hurt in any way, and that Tetsutetsu guy has a similar strengthening-type quirk, transforming his entire body into metal, so he too remained unharmed.

- TODOROKI FROM CLASS 1-A, BURSTING FORWARD LEAVING HER OPPONENTS BEHIND! THIS GIRL DOESN'T MESS AROUND!

By the way, so far I've never once seen Todoroki directly use her fire essence, though there have been plenty of occasions to use it. It's kind of weird.

Following Shoko, Bakugou flying explosions and Sero and Tokoyami using their quirks to throw themselves into the air swung over the robots.

The others were doing well too, but so far, the best of them was Yaoyorozu, who created an artillery cannon, and with a cannonball shot, destroyed one type four robot while it fell and made it difficult for the robot behind it to move.

The next test for the students, was a huge canyon, and there are only two ways to get across it, either by climbing ropes or flying, and since most of the students can't fly, they climbed the rope.

Iida, Asui, and another pretty girl from the cheerleading department, who was covered from top to bottom with all sorts of equipment, showed themselves well on the rope lane. By the way, the use of all sorts of tech stuff like this girl's tech or Aoyama's belt is allowed to be used at the festival, but as long as they've applied to use the gadgets.

- AND HERE ARE THE STUDENTS CROSSING THE CANYON MID-RACE! BUT STOP! ONE STUDENT, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CLASS 1, STILL HASN'T MOVED! - drew the commentator's attention from the spectators to me, who had not been paying attention to me before, completely absorbed in the race.

- Do you realise that you have lost? Even if you run now, you will take the penultimate place at most. - Midnight said, looking at me like a fool.

- Midnight-sensei, you're hurting the poor student's heart. Do you not believe in my victory? - I tilted my head questioningly.

- Nope.

- Let's make a bet, shall we? If I finish the race first...' I thought for a moment, and then continued. - ...or no, if I take the first place at the end of the sports festival, Midnight-sensei will go out with me, how about it? - I approached the lady and whispered in her ear. - And maybe afterwards, it'll develop into something more....

- What a brave little boy, are you not afraid that a mature lady like me will corrupt a poor boy. - With a sneer in her voice, she said, though in fact, my proposal made her a little embarrassed.

- That's what I'm counting on. So, how about it?

- Umm, okay, I'll take it. - she agreed, certain of my defeat in the first race.

- THE RUNNERS IN THE LEAD ARE SEPARATED FROM THE LAGGARDS! BUT I WON'T TELL YOU HOW FAR BEHIND, SO DON'T RELAX AND RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN! - Mick proclaimed, and the leaders were Todoroki and Bakugou, who was rapidly catching up. - IT'S TIME FOR THE LAST HIDDEN OBSTACLE, AND IT'S NOTHING SHORT OF A MINEFIELD!

- I think my time has come. - I turned my attention to the screen that showed the last and final challenge, namely the minefield.

- THE MINES ARE EASY TO SEE, SO TREAD CAREFULLY AND CAUTIOUSLY! THE MINES THEMSELVES ARE NOT VERY POWERFUL, BUT THEY EXPLODE QUITE LOUDLY, SO WATCH OUT!

- It depends on who's stepping on them. - Aizawa complemented him.

- Don't forget our date, Midnight-sensei. Create a construct: Wings. - I said, and two blue, glowing wings formed behind my back.

- Go! - I lifted off the ground and flew across the track at high speed. Frankly speaking, I don't need wings, I can fly without them...but this way I look cooler and more spectacular.

With my current strength, now I can reach supersonic speed, that is about on the same level as the Almighty, but he has strength in addition to speed, and in this respect, I'm already inferior to him.

In less than a minute I had covered almost four kilometres, catching the stunned looks of the participants of the race, among whom, by the way, there was that guy from the general education faculty, who was throwing threats, and now seeing how I overtook them all, just clapped his eyes. On my way to the finish line, I deliberately slowed down just above Todoroki and Bakugou.

- Fucking two-face! You picked the wrong opponent! There's no way you're going to finish! - Katsuki exclaimed angrily, trading attacks with Todoroki on her way to first place.

- I think she picked the right opponent, unlike one weakling. - With a cheerful face, I remarked, hovering over the two girls and drawing attention to myself.

- Mizuiro? -Shoko, not expecting to see me, exclaimed when she saw me above her.

- Don't you dare overtake me, you scum! - Bakugou raised both hands up, and created two powerful explosions that were aimed directly at me. - Die!

- You're a weakling, though the threats from your mouth are weighty. - I covered myself with a barrier from the explosion, although they would not damage me anyway, but my clothes would probably have to be changed.

- I won't let you win. - Todoroki said, and from her right foot, a rapidly growing iceberg burst out, knocking me down in flight and freezing me in ice...and I immediately flew out of the iceberg, shattering it into pieces.

- Are you finished? Then I'm off, because first place has been waiting for me for a long time. - I took the maximum available speed, and overcame the sound barrier, literally, in a second, flew to the finish line.

- HELLO?! AMAZINGLY, IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE, MIZUIRO AKIRA FROM CLASS 1-A CROSSED THE FOUR KILOMETRE TRACK AND TOOK FIRST PLACE! - Shocked everyone in attendance by Essence Mick.

- Midnight-sensei, shall we go to a French restaurant after the festival, or do you want to choose another place for a date? - I landed next to the dumbfounded Midnight, whom I had spoken to just a moment ago, and fluttered my wings.

- In case you haven't forgotten, I only agreed to go on a date with you after finally winning the sports festival.

- Well, why delay the inevitable, I'm gonna beat everyone at the festival anyway.

- We'll see about that, brave kid...' she said in a languid voice.

When the rest of the participants came to the finish line, the results of the race were announced. I can't say anything remarkable, all the students of the hero course passed, plus or minus a couple of people from neighbouring courses, and the last forty-second place went to Aoyama, who had torn his stomach from frequent use of the Quirk.

- Man, I'm in 19th place. But the one who liked to show off didn't bother at all, it's not fair! - Mina pouted defiantly.

- Don't pout. - I hugged her, while stroking her horns, they are very sensitive. The girl was visibly aroused, and breathed more often...although everyone was catching their breath after the race, so no one paid attention...almost.

- Akira...you two have become very close lately. - Ochako saw us hugging and squinted suspiciously.

- Yeah, Mina and I have become very 'close' friends. - I let Ashido go, causing her to sigh in displeasure.

- So, the first forty-two places go on! Don't feel bad that you guys didn't make it through! The festival is still in full swing. - said Midnight, standing on the platform again, at the monitor. - And now for the final qualifying stage, now even the press will not be able to keep from having fun! The second challenge! I already know what's coming, but I'm still interested to see what's in store for us...So what is it?! I'll tell you! Behold! - She pointed her hand at the monitor, on which appeared the inscription 'Battle of the Human Cavalry'.

- But this isn't an individual game, is it? - Tsuyu questioned.

- You can form a team of two to four people to design a cavalry formation! Based on the original game, your task is to snatch your opponent's armband without losing your own. And the distribution of points will depend on the previous challenge. - explained Midnight.

- Then, it turns out that the total number of cavalry points depends only on the people in it. - Kendo said thoughtfully.

- Hey, don't interrupt me! - Midnight shouted indignantly. - But yes, it does! And the number of points depends on your place in the last test, forty-second place is valued at five points, forty-first at ten points and so on. But that rule doesn't apply to first place! Mizuiro Akira from class 1-A, you've been ranked at ten million! Therefore, I advise you to hunt this guy down! - She announced triumphantly, and smiled ironically at me. - And yes, the rider cannot touch the ground, in which case the team automatically loses. At the same time, the blindfold must be no lower than the level of the neck.

As soon as they heard about my ten million, they all targeted me.

- Oh-oh, how scary. - I playedfully marvelled, which pissed off Bakugou, who lost to me for the fourth time. Todoroki little emotional girl, but from her look it is clear that surrender to me, she is not going to.

- You have fifteen minutes to form teams, and don't forget, if you lost your points, you are still in the game until the end of the match and can return to the line!

- Mina, Ochako, will you be on my team? - I asked my friends.

- Mm-hmm. - Uraraka smiled happily. - I was going to suggest it myself, after all, teaming up with friends will be easier!

- I don't mind, but who will be our rider - Mina put her finger to her cheek thoughtfully.

- Let's make you the rider, I'll be in front of the cavalry, and Ochako will be behind it. Don't worry, I'll put up a barrier so we don't even have to move. We wait till the time's up, then we're done.

- Hey, Mr First Place. - I was approached by that girl with the special glasses from the cheerleading department. - How about a partnership? My name is Hatsume Mei, from the cheerleading department! I don't know you, but I'd like to use your position!

- Wow, what a straightforward attitude. - Ochako commented on her behaviour.

- If I'm on a team with you, I'll get a huge amount of attention! It's a great opportunity to show off my super cute babies! I really want me and my babies to be able to get in front of big companies. - Hatsume said all of her thoughts at once.

- What? Show off? The little ones? - Ochako didn't understand anything Hatsume was saying.

- I get it, you want to advertise your devices to the public. We've already chosen a tactic to win, I can't guarantee that you'll be able to flash your little ones in this challenge, but with us on the team, you'll definitely make it to the next round.

- I'm fine with that. The important thing is that my babies have made me famous.

- Yeah, you have very beautiful babies. - He stared openly at her breasts, which elicited a laugh from Mina and a small amount of indignation from Ochako. Hatsume, on the other hand, didn't seem to realise I was staring at her.

The rest of the guys gathered in teams, whoever was going where, but it was Bakugou who got the big laugh from me. The explosive young lady, didn't even bother to remember the names and quirks of her classmates. In the end, she teamed up with Sero, Tokoyami, and Kirishima, the only one of the class that can stand up to Katsuki's ever-bombastic nature.

Todoroki, on the other hand, teamed up with Iida, Yaoyorozu, and Kaminari. They both made good formations, as if the whole point of this competition is to be able to co-operate with future business rivals, i.e. the heroes.

- ALL RIGHT, THE TEAMS ARE READY! ARE YOU READY?! THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! - Mick announced the start of the new challenge. - I'M COUNTING DOWN! THREE! TWO! ONE! START!