Chapter 61: A Shadow Of The Past

Well, well, guess who decided to show up...

Yes, he is the author. *cough*

Leaving jokes aside, I'm very sorry I couldn't upload a chapter recently, the study occupied all my attention and the little free time I had was spent sleeping, plus if I add the stress from the midterms, it was exhausting, I'm even questioning myself Why did I choose to study mechanical engineering? *sigh*

In any case, I regret my absence, I try to write when I can, but my writing speed is slow, even more so at this moment in which the history of fanfic reached canon.

I have to reread the Boku no hero manga every time I'm going to write to avoid making mistakes and leaving gaps that don't make sense, so it's hard and tiring.

But even so, I really enjoy doing it due to the support and affection that they give to the fanfic, I am very happy that my story is read and that you enjoy it.

Well sorry for this monologue, I guess I was letting off steam a bit.

I hope you enjoy the chapter and thanks to all my patrons on Patreon, who continue to support me despite all the difficulties.

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Watching as Todoroki and Bakugo desperately ran through the minefield hoping to get there first, Akira could only scoff at their unsuccessful and futile attempt.

Not caring about the state of his boots, Akira guided his blood to his legs and propelled himself forward using Shunpo.

His speed was unmatched, he even believed that he could surpass All Might if it was a short distance, before anyone could react, Akira had already used Shunpo several times thus reaching the finish line, proclaiming himself the winner of the first match.

Upon arrival, Akira simply leaned against a wall as he waited for the audience to recover from his shock.

After a few moments, people began to react and it didn't take long for someone to realize that Akira had reached the finish line.

The gasps from the crowd were like a song in Akira's ears, as he basked in the praises of the audience Akira directed his gaze to a beautiful woman in the audience.

This lady dressed in a refined and elegant manner, easily standing out from the crowd of onlookers, Akira seeing her, expected to be met with a loving gaze or a happy smile at his achievement.

But against his expectations, the noble lady was currently covering her mouth with one hand as she openly and mockingly laughed in his direction.

Akira followed the woman's gaze and knew why she was mocking and laughing at him, due to the use of Shunpo Akira's boots were devastated, at this moment the only thing left of them was the upper part tied to his leg, in as for the part that goes from his ankle down, it had completely disappeared, leaving him barefoot.

Realizing the reason why she was teasing him, Akira felt irritated and embarrassed. 'Hmph just wait until we get back home, I'm going to change your mocking look to one of mercy and submission' Akira thought as he smiled devilishly as he imagined the punishment he would give Himiko tonight.

That's right, the noble lady in the stands was none other than Himiko, upon hearing about the festival Himiko obviously wouldn't miss it, so she took advantage of her identity as Akira's mother to get a seat in the stands.

Ignoring the screams of the audience Akira walked towards an exit, he didn't want the other competitors to see him go barefoot, so he first had to change his 'boots' for new ones.

As Akira headed towards the dressing rooms, the obstacle course continued, thanks to Akira opening a path in the robot section, many students had managed to reach the minefield.

Due to Akira's pressure, Bakugo and Todoroki hadn't held each other back from the start so after Akira came first, Todoroki came seconds later and Bakugo came third by inches.

"Arghhh, HAAHH, HAAHH, again? SHIT!...DAMN!!!!...Why?...Why can't I beat him? …" Bakugo couldn't understand how he had gone from being the best to just being an extra without prominence.

He has always been the first, always number 1, but since he entered the UA, he met Todoroki who was strong, so much so that he threatened his position, but he was confident in defeating him if he trained enough.

Then Deku turned out to have a quirk and not only that, but his quirk is powerful, but as much as it annoyed and irritated him that Deku had hidden from him that he had a quirk all his life and that he wasn't useless as everyone believed, it didn't matter nor did it change anything, after all, he hoped to continue being more powerful.

But what he could not understand and much less accept is the existence of that monster, since that bastard appeared he has been at the top, no matter how hard he tried and trained he could not reach it, it was as if there was an abyss between them, no matter how much try it he can not overcome it or at least reach it, he can only be in the shadow of Akira.

*BOOM*

A huge explosion happened in the minefield, attracting everyone's attention.

From the smoke of the explosion something flew out like a shooting star, at high speed it was heading towards the goal, this something was not an object, it was actually Deku who after gathering a large number of mines in one place made them explode with a metal sheet from a robot, sending he flying towards the goal.

Because this time he wasn't competing for first place like in the manga, everyone only watched the scene of him with mild interest, which was mostly lost after he landed.

Unlike the epic moment in the manga where he outruns Bakugo and Todoroki using a second explosion, this time he just landed rolling on the ground, his landing more than comical, it looked painful and terribly embarrassing.

Despite this, Deku stood up quickly, covered in dirt, bumps and scratches, he continued to run towards the finish line, thus managing to finish fourth.

Shortly after the following participants arrived, in fifth was a girl with vines instead of hair, in sixth a guy whose teeth were visible, seventh Iida, eighth Tokoyami, ninth Sero, tenth Kirishima, eleventh Tetsutetsu and because this once she didn't have to bear the pervert Mineta, Momo placed twelfth, a much better place than her previous 17th place, everyone kept running desperately until the first 42 places arrived.

"The first 42 places have earned the right to advance!

I'm sorry to the kids who failed, but don't be discouraged, the feeling of this festival is just beginning!!" Midnight reported, as all the lucky ones gathered in front of the dais.

In front of the group of students was Akira again, who had returned after putting on a new pair of boots.

'Luckily I brought spare boots or else I'd have to participate barefoot' thought Akira as he lamented that he couldn't use the boots from his suit.

"And now for the post preliminaries, for our heart-pounding second event of the day… The suspense is killing me… What could it be? Well, I'll tell you!

ADMIRE!!" With his shout, the projector showed the second test.

[HUMAN CAVALRY BATTLE]

"Ugh… Human cavalry, I'm not very good at that" Kaminari commented.

"But that game doesn't work individually, how are we going to compete?" Asui asked.

"Everyone can freely team up with a 2-4 person setup, it basically has the same rules as a normal cavalry battle:

Obtain headbands of enemy horsemen and protect your own.

Everyone will receive points based on their positions in the previous event, with 42th being five points, 41th being ten points, fifteen for 40th and so on, with the exception of first place, whose head is worth…

Ten Million Points!!!"

Upon hearing that number, everyone became greedy, just by having the ten million ribbon, they were guaranteed to be in the first place, everyone immediately turned their eyes towards the owner of the points, looking at him as if they werewolves.

Sensing their hungry gazes, full of greed, Akira didn't even flinch, he found it amusing, so much so that a giggle escaped his mouth, followed by a laugh.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~ I like your eyes, come on little ones, come get me if you can" Akira found his audacity so amusing, even hilarious, these little fries dared to covet his things, he would have fun crushing them.

Hearing his laughter and seeing his smile full of fun, contempt and mockery, everyone came out of his fantasies, they remembered who the points belonged to, the one who with just his words and look made them shudder.

Remembering this, most of the greedy eyes withdrew, they looked away from him and in their minds the idea of snatching the ten million tape vanished.

"Tsk, cowards" Akira commented as they retracted their gazes from him.

"If I were you I would go for first place…

This is the opportunity for the low to supplant the high!

Welcome to our survival game!!" Despite her words of encouragement, most of the competitors had already given up on the idea of competing against Akira, leaving only a few brave or foolish ones with the idea of attacking him.

While in most homes the transmission of the festival was seen with joy as if it were a football or basketball game, in the office of a large building the same could not be said, while the television screen showed the students competing, a figure cloaked in darkness muttered after seeing the image of a particular child.

"Finally I find you... This time you won't be able to escape me... Akira..." The figure commented with a macabre smile full of madness and obsession.