21: Matches

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{Akira POV}

Once Momo arrives back on the stands, she is greeted by cheers.

"Woooh! Good fight, Momo-san/Yaoyorozu-san!!!" cheered Class A.

"T-thank you everyone." she responds with a smile.

"How was Uraraka-san?" asked Midoriya.

"She's fine now. She's getting treated by Recovery Girl... She said that visitors aren't allowed yet though..." Momo replies.

"Haa... Thank Kami..."

...

The next match was the most boring one in the whole event.

It was basically only an advertisement for Mei.

She lent some support items for Kirishima, and she wore some too.

Like with Iida on the show, she spent half an hour advertising her creations.

At some point in the "match", I think I dozed off. That's how boring it was, even I dozed off in the middle of it...

But moving on, after thirty minutes, she voluntarily stepped off the stage, making Kirishima the winner.

Kirishima arrived on our designated stand with a depressed face.

"That was not manly at all..." he mutters in an embarrassed tone.

"There there..." I say while patting his back.

...

"NOW FOR THE FINAL ELIMINATION MATCH!!!"

"BOTH FROM THE HEROICS DEPARTMENT! IT'S CLASS A VERSUS CLASS B!!! ON THE RIGHT, WE HAVE THE BOOM BOOM BOY, KATSUKI BAKUGO!!!" shouted Present Mic.

"HUHHH???????!!!!" shouted Bakugo.

"A-AHEM, ON THE LEFT, WE HAVE THE COMICAL STUDENT! IT'S MANGA FUKIDASHI!!!"

{General POV}

"Are both contestants ready?" asked Cementoss.

"Of course!" replied an angry voice.

"I think so?..." said a bubble-texted head.

"All right. Begin!"

...

"Oi. You're that fucking Weird Head with the Silent Nerd, right?" asked Bakugo.

"I-if by Silent Nerd, you mean Akira, then yes..." replied Manga.

"Heh. I still haven't gotten revenge for the Cavalry Battle." said Bakugo with a grin, tiny explosions coming out of his hands.

With that, he explodes towards Manga. But Manga, still nervous, says,

"Swoosh!" and a word materializes, blocking Manga from Bakugo. It was followed by a strong blast of wind and knocked Bakugo away from the boy a few meters. Manga quickly followed it by,

"Bang!" A small word materializes and blasts towards the direction of Bakugo.

But, with a grin, Bakugo summons an enormous explosion, knocking the word away from its track and he rushes towards Manga again.

"Hiii!.." said out Manga, nervously.

"Boom!" A word materializes followed by an explosion.

Dust covered the stage, and Bakugo exploded upwards. He looks for Manga in the dust-filled stage, and once he spots him, he grins maniacally.

As Manga coughs, an explosion could be heard. A boy suddenly arrives in front of him.

Bakugo, still grinning, raises his hands and he calls out,

"Point-blank Impact!!!"

An explosion is summoned and Manga is blasted away from the stage, hitting a wall.

"Manga Fukidashi is out of bounds! Katsuki Bakugo wins!" announced Cementoss.

The people cheered but some booed Bakugo.

"Boo!!! You're too brutal!!!"

The boos were mostly from Class B, but Bakugo just flips them off while walking away.

...

"AND THAT'S THE END OF THE ELIMINATION ROUND! AFTER THIS SHORT BREAK, WE'RE MOVING ONTO THE SEMI-FINALS!!!" informed Present Mic.

...

"Nice one, Bakubro!!!" exclaimed Kirishima, and is replied by a grunt.

"It was a good fight... But you didn't need to be so brutal..." Sero sweatdropped.

"Tch."

"Hey, Midoriya-san." called out Akira.

"Huh? Oh, Akira-san."

"Good luck with your fight between Todoroki." he says.

"Eh? T-thank you..." replies Midoriya.

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After both Midoriya and Todoroki went to their waiting rooms...

"So, who do you think will win?" asked Kaminari to everyone.

"Deku always loses. That half and half bastard will win." commented Bakugo.

"Eh? But you lost to him though?..." said Sero with a teasing smile.

But Bakugo shouted, "HUUHHHH!???"

"Settle down everybody." said Akira.

Bakugo clicked his tongue while Sero just sighed in relief.

"So, who do you think will win, Takubro?" asked Kirishima.

"Hmm... It will be close but I think it'll be Todoroki." Akira replied.

"Yes, I agree. Seeing as how Midoriya-san injures himself when he uses his quirk, I also think the winner will be Todoroki-san." voiced out Momo.

After that statement, everybody who was thinking that Midoriya was going to win had second thoughts.

...

"There you are..." said a deep voice.

"E-Endeavor...."

'I'm standing very close to him! The pressure he exerts is huge!' exclaimed Midoriya inwardly.

"You're quirk... It's very powerful. It's a wonderful quirk... In terms of pure power, it rivals All Might's." stated Endeavor as Midoriya flinches.

"I-I'm sorry sir! I need to go now!" said Midoriya rigidly.

'Does he know?... If so, how!?'

"My Shoto has a duty to fulfill. It's to surpass All Might and his match against you will be a good experience. So you better do your best and not give him a disgraceful match." The Pro Hero voiced out when Midoriya walked passed him.

"I... am not All Might..." replied Midoriya.

"I know... That's obvio-"

"It's obvious, right?... And Todoroki is not you... Goodbye sir..." said the boy with a bow.

As the boy walks toward the direction of the stadium, Endeavor just glares at him.

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"ALL RIGHT!!! IT'S TIME FOR THE ANTICIPATED SEMI-FINALS!!! FOR THE FIRST SEMI-FINALS MATCH!!! IT'S THE BOY WHO PERSEVERED! IZUKU MIDORIYA!!! VERSUS! SHOTO TODOROKI!!" introduced Present Mic as people cheered.

...

"Are both of you ready?" asked Midnight.

"Yes!" replied Midoriya and Todoroki nods.

'He's going to use his ice to attack first...' concluded Midoriya.

'His quirk is dangerous to allow him to make the first move...' observed Todoroki.

"Then, begin!"

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