Chapter 83: The Underdog.

The burning flames on all four sides of the arena continued to rise.

The enthusiasm of the people in the audience above and even more people behind the TV had no intention of fading.

The first round of the knockout competition was about to begin.

"Hero Department Midoriya Izuku vs. General Department Shinso Hitoshi."

At the same time, the personal images of the two students also appeared on the big screen above the commentary room.

Shinso Hitoshi seemed unaffected by anything else.

This was something that the current Midoriya Izuku could not do.

Compared to the calm and composed Shinso, this was different from when he was in the queue to enter the stage. This was him truly facing the noisy environment and the constantly cheering audience alone.

He tried his best to stand up straight, constantly clenching his fists, forcing himself not to care about the tremendous pressure generated by the environment.

However, once you are aware of the existence of pressure,

It is difficult to break free from its shackles.

Accelerator did not have high hopes for Midoriya Izuku in this battle, because Shinso Hitoshi's Quirk shown in the preliminary competition was obviously mental, but this kind of ambiguous information had no way to fight against the owners of mental Quirks.

After all, every mental Quirk has different usage methods, control methods, trigger modes, duration, countermeasures, and sustained intensity, all of which are unknown.

The most powerful thing about mental types is that if you can't fully grasp the above information, it's wishful thinking to fight against mental Quirk users. It's like groping for a stone to cross the river. The real power of mental types lies in their unpredictability. The unknown is their biggest weapon.

Accelerator thought of the blonde, busty, starry-eyed woman next to him, who was known as the strongest mental Quirk user in the history of the world beyond. He thought her opinion should have some reference value.

And this guy was holding his hand, and she had a smug look on her face.

"Hey, what do you think of the purple-haired guy's Quirk in the field?"

Shokuhou Misaki's attention was clearly not on the game, she was just enjoying her happy time at the moment, and only came back to her senses when she heard Accelerator calling her.

"——Eh?"

She hurriedly looked towards the arena.

"Shinso, right?"

From her attitude alone, the purple-haired one should be considered her acquaintance.

"Um, it should be him."

Shokuhou Misaki recalled the matter of this disciple who was personally accepted by her own mother and answered.

"I remember it's Shinso Hitoshi, his Quirk is 'Brainwashing', the strength and duration of the Quirk are considered above average, basically controlling the other party's body through language, it belongs to the kind of Quirk that once there is a guard, the effect can be achieved very little, there are many restrictions on the Quirk."

Accelerator didn't care about Shokuhou Misaki's words.

"You talk as if your Quirk doesn't have many restrictions."

This sentence made her a little upset.

"Hmph! I'm not! I don't have! Don't talk nonsense!"

After speaking, she adorably puffed up her face and pretended to turn away, not looking at him. In reality, she was sneakily observing his reaction through the corner of her eye.

Although Accelerator felt helpless inside, he naturally remained indifferent on the surface.

"Ah, it seems that the goodwill towards this blockhead is still not enough," thought Shokuhou Misaki.

A woman's small mood swings, when used properly, are the best spice to add interest. But if overdone, it would be more harm than good.

So, the clever and smart her felt that now was the time to change the topic.

Let's continue the previous topic.

"As for Shinso, I remember when he first entered under my mother's tutelage, he had some inferiority complex."

"For most people, they have more or less prejudice against those with mental Quirk. It's easy for everyone to think negatively about Quirk."

"If it weren't for the existence of my parents, I suppose mental quirk users would be more likely to be seen as potential criminals or enemies."

"In such a large environment, sensitive Shinso has been indirectly mocked and even isolated by the crowd around him. I guess he has experienced a lot of this."

"Well, our kind of people's Quirk is rare, powerful, and very dangerous."

"After all, that's the way the world is, and it's inevitable."

"Fortunately, Shinso has found his own path under my mother's guidance."

As she spoke, Shokuhou Misaki didn't notice that she had slightly lowered her head, and her expression also had a faint trace of sadness.

This reminded Accelerator of Yaoyorozu Momo's birthday party, where she and those self-proclaimed social elites were separated by an invisible distance. The so-called upper-class society that values cultivation all have such relatively subtle performances. The attitude of the ordinary public is really imaginable.

Somehow, Accelerator still felt that he didn't like the people around him showing such an expression. He said indifferently,

"If there is no justice in the heart, how can one resist this readily available temptation for years and then get what one wishes?"

"Misaki, lift your head."

"You guys didn't do anything wrong, it's just a problem with this world."

"And the problem should be solved, prejudice will disappear one day."

"What's wrong is wrong, no matter how justified the reason is, no matter how grand the righteousness is, it will not change."

Just like Accelerator once committed a huge sin, in the face of a huge debt, no matter how small, little by little, one day it will be paid off.

Accelerator is definitely not a hero, but he is definitely a man who dares to take action.

And after feeling his unique way of comforting, she smiled charmingly and hugged his arm tighter.

And there was an amazing change in the field. Shinso Hitoshi is a decisive person who doesn't care about face and means in order to protect something.

Because of the reason, Shinso was hindered by rules and could not enter the Tokiwadai led by his own master.

So entering U.A. High School was his best choice, and he also hoped to prove that he could become a better hero than anyone else without relying on others.

Although the mechanism of U.A. High School's practical test made him unable to enter the Hero Department, he would never give up any opportunity. (The public examination of U.A. High School is mainly based on robots, which is basically the absolute nemesis of the mental quirk.)

Originally, he just planned to slander Ojiro a bit to test Midoriya Izuku.

Unexpectedly, Midoriya Izuku cared more about his partners than he imagined, and he was easily brainwashed by him who activated his Quirk.

Just as Midoriya was about to rush up to give him a punch, the outcome was already determined.

"Brainwashing activated." Midoriya Izuku's eyes were dull, and he clearly realized that he was walking step by step towards the outside of the field.

But he couldn't control his body.

Shinso Hitoshi didn't give Midoriya Izuku a chance. Seeing that Midoriya Izuku's walking speed was very slow, he didn't hesitate to make the final hit and let Midoriya Izuku fall out of the field.

The match ended.

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