Chapter 11: The strongest at the sports festival. Part 1

After the Almighty's inspiring speech that lifted the spirits of his classmates, the other teachers arrived, along with Iida, while I watched the regenerating Nomu. To eliminate the option of this monster's abrupt awakening, I stripped him of the parts of his brain responsible for the movements and operation of the quirk using telekinesis, with almost no external changes.

- You're definitely a moron for disobeying orders.... But you're still strong, Adan.

Aizawa came up to me, looking a little fresher than usual. Apparently the battle had invigorated his sleepy brain.

- Go with the others, we can take it from here without you.

The teachers arrived and took the rest of the villains that the fog had scattered throughout the area and handed them over to the police, while they examined all the students, even me, but no one had any physical problems, just a couple of people in a bit of shock.

Then we left the building and went outside, where a bus and a couple of police cars were waiting for us.

- Bro, you're unbelievable... A real man!

Apparently the title of a real man is a very high praise for Kirishima.

- That's good.

- Yes, you really did shine, sir.

- All right. (chuckles)

- Your speed and strength are amazing... Not only a class-conscious headmaster, but also very strong!

- I see.

I was showered with praise, but I didn't feel it was anything pleasant. It had lost most of its value when I was still in the so-called hospital.

After returning to the school grounds, other classes were canceled, so I immediately decided to head to Russia to explore the gastronomic world in more detail, but these plans were decided to be disrupted by friends.

- Brother, come with us to the amusement park. After such an event, you should definitely have some fun!

- Yes, my brother is right, you've been through so much.....

Tetsutetsu and Kirishima stood in front of me while I thought about it.

I hadn't been on any rides in the years I'd been in the lab, except for the centrifuge, when they'd tested the gravity I could withstand, which had failed because the machine had exploded due to overloading.

- ... I think you can.

They smiled broadly, and then we went to the park, where the various rides were set up.

- That's great. Let's go, brothers!

- Yes!

The park was much smaller than I thought it would be, but there was plenty of entertainment and food to satisfy me, as well as the price of the ticket. First, I bought a meter of cotton candy, which I started eating on the go. The first ride we went on was a roller coaster where Kirishima and Tetsutetsu were able to scream at the 100 decibel limit.

- Aaaaaaaaaaah! / Aaaaaaaaah!

- Oh no, my cotton candy.

An emotion of fear arose on my normally indifferent face, fear of losing my food. Because of the strong wind from the high speed of the ride, I had to eat it in one bite, feeling the intense sweetness. A smile involuntarily appeared on my face as Tetsutetsu and Kirishima continued to shout.

Afterwards, we got into the centrifuge-like ride, but before that I took a large cup of chocolate ice cream, which I started eating before I even got into the ride.

- Mister, I recommend that you refrain from consuming food while on the ride. If you want, you can leave the ice cream on the designated table.

The park employee decided to warn me, but I was much more confident that I had the strength to hold on to a cup and spoon.

- I didn't.

- As you wish.

I made myself comfortable in the seat and continued eating until I was distracted again.

- Alex, it seemed to me that you liked the food more than the rides themselves.

- Bro, he doesn't give a shit about the possibility of anything happening to him. You've seen what he does.

- Yeah.

Kirishima's depressed voice sounded behind him, and Tetsutetsu replied.

Well, they're right. The only thing that made me feel any fear at all was the loss of the food I'd bought and that god, but the latter was still worth fighting, even though my sixth sense warned me of defeat.

I even felt a little sad, especially because of the missed chance, which I was unlikely to get again. Thanks to this feeling, I had already bought a bucket of ice cream, leaving me with no money at all. But I wasn't going to worry about the lack of money, because I'd put some things I didn't need on sale, but I'd have to start delivering them in the evening.

- Do you really want to eat a whole bucket of ice cream?

- You're gonna freeze your brain!

Once again, they wouldn't stop, so I had to use the obvious option to solve the problem.

I like to eat alone, but like the doctor said, sometimes you have to give in and share..... He did say that when I was presented with a huge cake.

- Help yourself.

They looked at each other and then began to devour the sweet treat. We stayed on the bench until we'd finished the whole bucket. Kirishima didn't look so good, and neither did Tetsutetsu.

Apparently, they had overeaten and overcooled their bodies.

- Brothers... I think I'm dying. / I'm dying too / Brothers.

I didn't know what to say to something like that.

- ... Should we disperse while you can still move?

- ... Bro, what you're saying scares me. / Me too.

- You look like you're barely alive.

- We should just take a break. / Yeah.

- Uh, okay.

We ended up sitting on the bench for about half an hour more, after which they finally felt better, but Tetsutetsu sneezed sharply, and then another, and then another, and another.

- Bro, are you sick or something?

- You should go home soon to prevent the virus from spreading further.

Tetsutetsu clutched his chest and rolled his eyes.

- I can't feel my pinky toe on my right foot... But know this, brothers. The time spent with you was worth it.

He lay down on the bench and closed his eyes, apparently about to fall asleep, or just pretend he was dead.

- Bro, jokes are jokes, but you better not get sick, because how are we going to hang out later?

Tetsutetsu opened his eyes abruptly and stood up without the use of his arms, looking at us with a serious face I'd never seen before.

- Brothers, I think you're right, I think I'll really go. Goodbye, men.

We waved to him as he ran swiftly toward the exit.

- Let's go home too, shall we?

- All right.

We shook hands and went our separate ways. Now I was on my way to the country where, according to the stories, there are bears playing balalaika and drinking vodka, but I suddenly remembered about money, so I returned home and grabbed a couple of things, which I scattered to addresses, and then finally flew to Russia, having previously taken a passport, which my father had made and left.

Within a couple seconds I was there. There were no bears playing balalaika and drinking vodka, but there were beautiful buildings that I had only seen in pictures, namely: the famous Red Square - the main square of the city, which is a tourist center, thanks to the attractions located on it; the Kremlin - a well-preserved fortress in the center of the metropolis; the Historical Museum and other buildings.

Instead of taking a long look around, I headed to the bank, where I exchanged some money for local currency, after which I went to the nearest eatery, which had the original name - Shaurmechnaya. There was a small queue, which I immediately joined, and surprisingly, none of them paid attention to the fact that I literally descended from the sky at high speed.

There was a dish of fried meat wrapped in pita bread with cabbage, fresh cucumber, onions and garlic sauce. It looked and smelled appetizing.

- Hello, which one would you like?

There were several variations of the dish, which differed in pita and stuffing.

- The usual one with thin pita.

- Good.

While the cook was laying all the ingredients on the pita, I started looking around the surrounding area for the next place to try the local cuisine.

- That'll be 250 rubles.

After handing over a couple of bills, I received a still warm dish, which I immediately started eating. The mixture of sauce, vegetables and meat made it possible to experience a gastronomic orgasm.

- This. Very. Delicious.

- Thank you.

The cook thanked me, and I went to the cafeteria, eating shawarma. When I finished with the gastronomic miracle, I began to choose food, holding a tray in my hands. The first one I took was borscht - it's a soup with beets, and the second one was beef stroganoff - small pieces of beef in a sour cream sauce with white mushrooms added. Moving on, my gaze fell on the pastries, where I chose a pie with apple jam. From salads on the tray there was an olivier, consisting of boiled root vegetables, pickles, eggs with meat in mayonnaise dressing, and from drinks cherry compote.

Behind the counter stood an overweight woman who looked at the tray.

- That'll be 560 rubles.

After handing over the required sum, I sat down at a free table and started with borscht, having noticed black bread on the table, which went well with the soup. Next came the beef stroganoff, which I ate in a couple of spoons, as well as the salad. After finishing the meal with a pie and a compote, I flew to the nearest restaurant, where I noticed some familiar faces, but I didn't care about that now, as I had to order the dishes first.

Looking through the menu for something new and tasty, I heard a cheerful voice in English to my left and right. I was approached by Hitomi and Mike, who had somehow ended up here. I shook Mike's outstretched hand, keeping my gaze on the menu

- Alex, how did you end up here?

- I came to eat.

- Right, and we flew here because of Mike, he was invited to study here, but he didn't like it.

- Oh, I see.

I was still studying the menu, finally choosing the okroshka and the salad under a fur coat. There was almost no money left now, so I'd have to curb my appetite.

- Alex, they said Yuei was attacked. You're in the class that had the lesson, right?

Hitomi decided to ask about something like that.

- Yes, I am.

- How did it happen?

- Villains showed up at the park using a teleport quirk and attacked us.

- Whoa.

Mike marveled at that as he sat on his phone.

- Must have been scary, huh?

- No, they weren't strong, one punch was enough for almost all of them.

- ... Wait, you took them down? What?!

The couple's faces changed dramatically, looking at me with shock and disbelief.

- Yeah.

- ... Geez, are you really that strong?

- I am.

- Okay, I'll take your word for it. / No, show me!

Mike and Hitomi stared at each other, their opinions divided and apparently conflict looming, but they brought me some salads and I started eating, watching a movie in the next building, where a family with a private theater lived.

- How's he gonna show you a movie? We're actually in a restaurant!

- I know, but aren't you interested in seeing it?!

- ... Well, of course I'm interested, but how? There's no equipment here.

They were still musing on the matter until Hitomi finally smiled.

- Did you forget about the silometer nearby?

- ... Are you serious?

- Yes!

- Okay, but we still need to get Alex's opinion on this," Mike turned to me, "Do you want to?

- Okay.

- All right.

She clapped her hands, after which they stared at me as I ate, but I was used to this sort of thing by now, so I ate at my own pace, enjoying my food.

After a couple minutes I finished and paid as they quickly led me through the streets of the already evening city. We stopped in front of a street silometer, albeit a slightly amplified one specifically for those with power quirks. There was a bearded man smoking a cigar next to the machine, and Mike turned to him.

- Is it working?

- Sure, you can check it, but you'll have to pay for it.

He handed him the bill, then gestured for me to come over to the silo.

- Man, it's insured, isn't it?

- Yeah, but I don't think you're gonna make 700. Here recently passed one strongman, the force of impact which reached 30 tons, so he scored only 989 points.

I gave him a normal punch, which immediately punctured the body of the pear and flew into space. The man, Mike and Hitomi watched with their mouths open and waited for a minute for the pear, which was already orbiting the Earth.

- Uh-oh. Kid, who are you?

- A student.

- All right, all right, we gotta go.

Mike led us away from the ruined machine and smiled broadly.

- Alex, I have a proposition for you. Soon Yuei should have a sports festival where all the students from your academy will compete. There are bets about the final winners, I think it's not a secret, so let's put it all together and bet everything on your victory? 70% of the winnings for you and 30% for us.

Hitomi stood nearby, listening intently to the whole conversation but not interfering.

- Okay.

- I didn't doubt you.

After shaking hands, I was about to go home, where I had some games waiting for me.

- Bye, Alex. / Bye.

Waving goodbye to them, I flew to Japan, leaving the shocked couple behind.

- So he wasn't lying about the flight...

I was back at home again, where I sat down to play my console until the next day, engrossed in the online shooters that had been gaining more and more interest lately. The next day it turned out that the academy was temporarily closed, so it was possible to keep up the exciting pastime.

Eating another burger, I began to feel some boredom, once again becoming the best player in the match.

- The excitement was starting to fade again. Yeah, I need to try the cuisine of other countries, but first to the academy.

Now I was sitting at my desk while Aizawa stared at all of us with tired eyes .

- The Yuei sports festival is about to begin, boys and girls!

- Sports festival?! I'd forgotten this was a school. / Wait! Won't there be villains at the festival? Are you sure it's going to be okay? / I'm sleepy.

The class was as surprised as ever by the teacher's statements; it had become something of a habit.

- Don't hesitate. If the academy hasn't canceled the festival, it means it's confident that it can handle any situation. For example, I heard there will be five times as many police this time. What you should be thinking about right now... This is a huge chance that this festival is giving you. This event is not held to be stopped by villains. Our sports festival is the largest in Japan! In days past, "the Olympic Games were a sporting event that united nations! But now the masses of the games and their popularity have dwindled, and the importance of the event has faded.... What has become Japan's new major sporting event instead of the Olympics... is the Yuei Sports Festival!

When Aizawa interrupted his speech, Yaoyorozu expressed her thoughts.

- All the top heroes will be watching us! They'll probably want to pick one of us to be their partner.

- Naturally, joining the squad of a famous hero will immediately raise your status and give you experience. Remember, your time is limited. If you are noticed by the pro, you have a bright future ahead of you. This chance comes once a year... Which means three chances in a three-year training period. If you want to be a hero, this is an event you can't ignore!

Everyone turned serious, only Bakugo smirked as the lessons continued. When the midday break came, the classmates cheered and jumped up from their seats.

- I knew the festival was coming up, but the nerves are through the roof! / If we make it through and show ourselves to the professionals, it will be a huge leap forward for us!

Everyone was looking forward to participating in the festival, while I realized it was going to be another boring test that I would pass without difficulty.

After class, when everyone was about to go home, a crowd of students gathered outside our classroom doors, eager to see the teenagers who had managed to survive the villains' attack.

- Look, there's that kid who clapped in the cafeteria and was rumored to have knocked out all the villains in a couple of seconds. He also took out Robot Zero with one punch.

- No, that's where the Almighty came in and fought the bad guys. You believe in a lot of bullshit.

A couple of students started talking as I walked past them while Bakugo fought them and Iida tried to restrain him.

- You're not going to get away with this anyway, so why don't you get out of here, you little brats!

- Hey, you can't call people you don't even know "patsies"!

A guy from another faculty joined the conversation with Bakugo.

- I really came to see what you kids are made of, but I didn't expect you to be so arrogant. Is that the only kind of heroic faculty you're in?

- What?!

I clapped my hands again, and everyone immediately fell silent and fixed their gazes on me.

- Calm down.

Everyone was silent, but after a few seconds they slowly began to disperse, while one sleep-deprived teenager, who was also in conflict with Bakugo, watched me, but left.

- Though your measures are drastic, they are very effective, Adan. You are indeed a good headman.

- All right.

After a brief conversation with Iida, I went home, where I spent the next two weeks, which I didn't have to attend the academy because they were set aside for the sports festival, working around the world to get a small amount of money for the bet.

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