36: I-Island (II)

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After we ordered our food...

"Thank you for waiting... Here are your orders, sirs..." said a familiar voice.

"AH! Kaminari!" asked Kirishima.

"Oh? You're here too, Kaminari-san?" I ask.

"Yep! Sero's here, too!"

"But why?!" exclaimed Kirishima.

"They needed extra staff for the Expo, so we applied. We can go to the Expo on our breaks, and get paid at the same time!"

"Ah, that's so smart!"

"I see..."

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Sero spotted us too and said hi.

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After eating, we paid and went out of the restaurant...

As we were walking, we heard announcements coming from somewhere near us.

"Clear time: 35 seconds! That's 9th Place!"

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"I'm going over there, want to come along?" I ask my classmates.

"Sure!" replied Kirishima while Bakugo grunted.

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We followed the announcements and we arrived at an open stadium.

"Are there no more challengers?" asked a woman holding a mic.

Seeing as there was no answer, Kirishima shouted while raising his arm, "We'll have a go!"

"Alright!"

After coming down...

"Villain Attack! Ready..." said the woman. Then, Kirishima activated his quirk.

Set... Go!!!"

As the timer started, Kirishima dashed at robots.

He punched through one and looked up the stone mountain, spotting another one.

"Yosh!"

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After destroying the one at the top of the mountain, the woman concluded.

"Clear Time is... 30 seconds! That's the Seventh Place!"

"Next!"

Bakugo immediately went down and stretched his arms.

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{General POV}

From the stands...

"Eh??? Katchan! Takumi-san too!?" a green-haired boy exclaimed once he saw his classmates.

"Oh, you guys are here too?" Akira asked.

"Hello, Takumi-san!" greeted Jiro, Uraraka, and Momo, to which Akira bowed.

"Ah! Takumi-san, this is Melissa Shield! Melissa-san, this is Akira Takumi!" introduced Midoriya.

"Nice to meet you, Melissa-san." greeted Akira with a bow.

"It's nice to meet you too, Takumi-san." she smiled.

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As they chatted, the woman spoke from her mic,

"This is amazing! He's cleared it in 15 seconds! He's in First Place!!!"

That was the cue for Akira and he went down.

"Here comes the next challenger! Will he be able to beat the new record?! Let's find out!"

"Ready..." started the woman.

Akira crouched, touched his shoes, and inserted a huge amount of energy.

"Set..."

After that, he stood back up.

"Go!!!"

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"Blast Off," muttered Akira while bending his knees.

A blast of air came from his boots and he dashed towards the first robot.

He touched it and immediately moved on to the next one.

One was at the side of the mountain, another on a platform in the water, and more scattered around the mountain.

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Once he touched all of the robots, he went back to the woman and said,

"Explode."

As the robots exploded simultaneously, the woman shouted from her mic,

"This is absolutely mind-blowing!!! He has beaten the record! Clear Time: 12 seconds!!! He's now in First Place!"

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"Tch. That bastard always wants to one-up me!" shouted Bakugo.

"Hey, don't you guys want to try it out?" asked Kirishima from the stage.

"No, us girls are alright. What about you, Midoriya-san?" asked Momo.

"It's no use! Since I'll definitely be better than you!" shouted Bakugo.

"Yes, you're right," muttered Midoriya nervously.

"But, you won't know until you try..." added Uraraka.

"Yes, you're right... Wait what?"

"Then hurry up and get your pathetic results, you damn idiot!" shouted Bakugo, and then grabbed Midoriya's collar.

"O-okay!"

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"We've got a challenger coming in at the spur of the moment! What will his results be, folks?" said the woman.

'One for All: Full Cowling!'

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"Ready... Go!"

Midoriya then rushed towards the robots with green sparks on his body.

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"This is amazing too! Clear Time: 16 seconds! He's in Third Place!"

"So close!" shouted Uraraka.

"I expected nothing less from you, Midoriya-kun!" added Iida.

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"So, Melissa-san, is your father, David Shield?" asked Akira.

"Yes!" she replied.

"I see. Then, are you an inventor as well?"

"Yeah! Well, I'm still studying to be, but I have already invented some Support Items..."

"That's great," replied Akira with a smile.

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"Wow! He just froze the entire mountain!!! Clear Time: 14 seconds! He's in Second Place!!!"

"Hmm... As I expected..." said a boy with two different colors of hair.

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"You half-and-half bastard!!! You're here too, huh!!???" shouted a boy blasting his way towards the stage.

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After they got Bakugo off of Todoroki and the stage, they spent the rest of the day looking around, with Melissa as their tour guide.

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"Yes. I got the goods, as planned." said a man with a scar on his cheek, to his phone.

"All Might? He's here...?"

"Sigh, don't panic. We'll take care of it," he replied, ending the call.

"So, All Might is here on the island... That changes some things..."

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"We're closing at 6:00 p.m. Thank you for visiting us." said a woman from the speakers.

"Everyone! Let's hurry and get to Kaminari and Sero!" exclaimed Kirishima.

"You're too loud, Shitty-Hair!" shouted Bakugo

"Eh?"

As the two were shouting at each other, Akira told the rest of the gang,

"Everyone, you go on and give them the tickets. I'll take care of these two. We'll see you at the Party." said Akira with a smile.

"Okay, Takumi-san. See you later!" said Uraraka and the rest of the gang.

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Back at the rooms...

"Phew. Finally got myself covered up," said Kirishima with a smile after putting on a shirt.

"Are you going to attend the party, Bakubro?"

"No. Che, why would I go to a party? I'm not going to go listen and clap at some random old guy's speech. It's fucking dumb." replied Bakugo as he lay on his bed.

"I heard we can eat as much fancy food as we want!" Kirishima exclaimed.

"Yeah, and I think there are even some inventions on display as well. Plus, didn't you remember what Aizawa-sensei said? All Might's coming here, so he would most definitely give a speech at the party." added Akira, scrummaging through his suitcase.

'True...' realized Bakugo.

"Hmm... Well, it's not like I brought a formal attire, anyway." Bakugo told them.

"That's what we thought!"

"Huh?"

"We brought a set for you!" said Kirishima, holding a black and red suit.

"You're way too prepared, Shitty Hair and Silent Nerd!!!" shouted Bakugo.

Kirishima's smile widened and said, "We're your bros! Of course, we'd be prepared!"

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After a few minutes, they put on the suits and made their way to the Party.

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