Chapter 17: Ten Million Points

All the UA teachers stood up clapping their hands. Allmight smiled and continued clapping his hands, proud of Midoriya's accomplishment.

'I did it, at least I managed to get ahead of those two.' Midoriya wiped his tears and looked at Kazuki.

Kazuki spread both his hands a wide smile on his face. 'I won.'

"Kazukiiiiiiiiii!" Furui was in tears as he continued shouting.

"That's my grandson!" Yuka, Kazuki's grandmother stood up and shouted as well.

"Damn it...." Bakugo trembled. "Kazuki....Now Deku?"

Todoroki continues to pant on the other side. He glanced at Midoriya and then at Kazuki who was loving the attention. He turned around.

The other students also arrived one after the other. Kazuki had a smile on his face.

"What do you think?" 

"I think he'll gain tons of popularity. Just his sheer powerful quirk is enough to make many set their eyes on him."

"Oh, I think he'll get tons of offers."

The three people from the business course began discussing Kazuki's worth.

Kazuki glanced at his parents and gave a thumbs up. 'I won. But it ain't over yet, I must remain first place.'

"Kazukiiii!" Furui continued to burst into tears. "That's my son!"

Kazuki sighed and covered his face. 'Geez Dad, I know you're proud but you shouldn't cry like that in front of thousands of people.' 

"The first game of the first-year stage is finally over! Now take a look at the results!" Midnight said.

[1 - Class A: Kazuki Uchiku]

[2 - Class A: Izuku Midoriya]

[3 - Class A: Shoto Todoroki]

[4 - Class A: Katsuki Bakugo]

[...]

"The top 42 made it through the next round, It's unfortunate but don't worry even if you didn't make it." Midnight added. "We've prepared other chances for you to shine! The real competition begins next!"

"The press cavalry will be all over it! Give it your all!" Midnight raised her whip. "Now then, here is the second game. What could it be?" She teased. "I just said it, now here it is!"

[Cavalry Battle!]

"Cavalry Battle?" Kaminari groaned. "I'm bad at those.."

"Let me explain. The participants can form teams of two to four people as they wish, it's the same as a regular cavalry battle." Midnight turned around facing the students. "But the one thing that's different is, based on the results of the last game, each person has been assigned a point value!"

Hearing the student's chatter, Midnight continued. "Yes, that's right! And the points assigned go up by five starting from the bottom! So 42nd place gets five points, and 41st gets ten points!"

Midnight added. "And the point value assigned to first place is! Ten Million!"

'Ten million huh?' Shinso looked at Kazuki, a smile rose on his face.

The other players all glanced at Kazuki with greedy eyes.

'In other words, if you take down the first players' team you can stand at the top!' Everyone thought at the same time.

"That's right." A smile appeared on Midnight's face. "It's survival of the fittest with a chance for those at the bottom to overthrow the top!"

"Kazuki Uchiku, who placed first in the qualifier, is worth ten million points!" Midnight pointed at Kazuki.

Everyone looked at Kazuki with their eyes shining bright red.

"Now then I'll explain the rules of the Cavalry Battle!" Midnight pointed his hand at the screen. "The time limit is fifteen minutes! Each team is worth the total of its member's points, and the riders will wear a headband with that number on their foreheads!"

"Teams will try to grab each other's headbands until time runs out and try to keep as many points as they can. Stolen headbands will be placed on the neck, so the more you steal the harder it'll be to manage them." Midnight said.

"The most important thing is, that even if your headband gets stolen or if you're team falls, you're not out!" Midnight said pointing at the students.

"Now you have fifteen minutes to build your teams! Start!" Midnight shouted.

"Kazuki, let's team up!" Ojiro said and extended his hand.

Kazuki raised a smile. "Great, now we need two more."

"Hey, first place! Team up with me!" Mei said to Kazuki. "I am Mei Hatsume from the support course! If I team up with you then I'll inevitably become part of the team everyone's watching the most, right? If-"

"Okay." Kazuki cut her off before she could continue talking. "Now we only need one left."

"Kazuki can I be in your team?" Jiro asked.

"Sure, then that makes us four." Kazuki nodded his head. "You'll be at the front Jiro, Mei you're on the right side, while Ojiro you're on the left."

They all nodded their heads.

"Good, let's win," Kazuki said looking at the timer.

"All right! You made your teams right?" Present Mic asked. "I'm not gonna ask if you're ready or not! Now let's go! Counting down to the brutal battle royal!"

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

"Start!" 

Immediately the other teams rushed at Kazuki. Their only goal was to snatch Kazuki's headband.

'Ten million points! It's mine!' Everyone thought in unison.

"Bastards!" Kazuki clapped both his hands.

Whoosh!

"H-Hold on tight!" Tetsutetsu shouted.

The strong wind pressure from Kazuki's clap made it hard for them to move. The whole arena was engulfed by a powerful wind.

"Wow did you see that? The kid just clapped his hands!" One of the spectators said in shock.

Endeavor watched Kazuki. He darted his eyes at Todoroki who made an ice wall.

The wind started to dissipate. 

"You're cornered!" One of the teams said.

"You better look at your heads dumbass," Kazuki said smiling.

Tetsutetsu held his head. "The headband is gone!" Tetsutetsu shouted. He moved his head frantically. "There!" He pointed at their headband who was flying away.

The others also noticed that their headbands were gone.

"Wow even though it's only been two minutes since we started! They completely forgot about their objectives! Ooh!" Present Mic slammed his fist on the table.

'He used the wind to blow away the other headbands turning their attention to chase after their headbands. Clever.' Aizawa silently nodded his head.

"Die!" Bakugo's group rushed to Kazuki's. His hand exploded as he made contact with Kazuki's wrist. "I'm gonna win this!" He shouted.