Chapter : 54 Grow twice as strong

[3rd POV]

"Get off me already dude." Kirishima whined, prompting Bakugo to get down from his body.

Bakugo was satisfied and was in a good mood. He looked around and notice that not everyone was feeling like him.

Some students were down while some were overly ecstatic, myraid of emotions could be seen. He also noticed Midoriya crying like a baby at the corner of his eyes, Ochako and Tokoyami were consoling him.

Bakugo sighed, "Still a crybaby..." 

He felt bad a little, even though he told himself otherwise. 

Then Midnight came on stage, attracting attention to herself, especially the ones with testosterone. She announced the 16 students which were to move to the next event.

Midoriya and his team were not included though, causing the boy to have a downcast expression. 

Midoriya felt like he failed, not only himself but everyone who supported him. All Might, his teammates, his mother. He let them all down. Even...

Bakugo..

He looked towards the boy and found Bakugo staring at him from afar. Midoriya gulped but unexpectly, Bakugo gave him a tiny smile.

As if to say he did fine..

He felt a bit better after that.

....

But then,

Due to luck or maybe plot armor, three students raised their hands and requested to be removed from the qualified 16.

Their reasoning was that they could not remember anything about the event. They felt unworthy, being able to go to the next round without doing anything while the other students gave their best.

'Hitoshi Shinso..' Bakugo deduced and turn to look at the boy. The boy with the quirk of brainwashing.

This incident allowed Midoriya, Ochako and Kendou to move to the next round. They were the highest three rank in the race.

MIdoriya was euphoric. Literal fountain erupted from his eyes due to joy.

"We will have the final event after 2 hours break. Good luck little heroes." Midnight said, all the while oversxualising her words.

The crowd applauded, impatient but satisfied for now.

Bakugo help Kirishima up and went out the stadium with him. Excited to utterly beat down people in the next event.

Yes, not fighting nor winning...

He was excited for a beatdown. 

Hopefully he wouldn`t have to fight one of his three favorite girls.

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"Seems like Japan is raising monsters while the rest of the world raise grass." A man said with a knowing smile.

"I shall take that as a compliment, Salus" Principal Nezu said while sipping a tea. 

The man Nezu was talking to was Salus from India. He was an international hero. Meaning he can work with any countries as long as the said country signed a contract with him.

He is a man of about 50 and all throughout his life he has been working with different countries. And now, Nezu has signed a contract for 3 years.

 He has a very useful quirk, crowned with the same name as his hero name.

Salus : A quirk that can make a spherical shield as wide as a kilometer radius. The shield can block anything as long as it has no intent. Meaning it could possibly even block a nuke if the one who fired it has no intention to harm or kill.

For example, his quirk can block huge debris but on the other hand he could not block a pebble thrown at him.

The trick here is intention. If you intend to hurt him or any target inside his shield, you can do so. But if you don`t intend to harm them and you are about to do so by accident, it would become impenetrable. Nothing would bypass his shields without intention.

It was a quirk very useful in cases like these competition. To protect the audience from the effects of intense battles.

This was why he was a popular hero internationally, even though he mostly never did normal hero works.

...

Nezu made contract with him after seeing the destructive quirks of the new generations. Midoriya, Todoroki, Tomoyaki, Bakugo and many more from the first years. 

They all had quirks that is extremely dangerous, and as the principal, Nezu would make sure that no one is harmed as they learn to control their powers and would give them a suitable condition where they could have mock battles to train themselves.

Hence the three years, till the time they would graduate.

"I hope I can trust you for the next event. As you said, our students this year are quite...rough." 

"You can count on me. They can go all without worrying." Salus said with a reassuring smile.

Thus the stage was set. Ready to host even the most catastrophic play.

As it should be, because it will surely be needed.

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[MC POV]

As I was making my way to the restroom, Todoroki asked if he could talk to me in private.

I accepted, feeling that he had more to say than just spouting about how he would surpass me.

He then guide me to a silent corner that overlooked the stadium. He released a deep breath, and then he opened up to me. Telling me his past.

I did not know why.

He tells me about his father`s ambition of surpassing All Might and how, after he failed, his ambitions shift to creating a hero that would surpass All Might.

He tells me how his mother was forcefully wedded to his father and how he and his siblings was a chain that trap her mother to his father.

He tells me how he was born, not out of love like others but out of the ambition of a bad man.

He tells me how his father used him as a tool to achieve his dream.

He tells me how his mother poured boiling water at his fire side. Calling him ugly, like his father.

Then finally, he shared me his goal. His dream of being NO.1 hero without using his other side and how that would be his greatest rejection of his father.

I was quiet, the only thing I did was listen.

I was always somewhat less caring towards him since he was always stoic and expressionless. I admit that I always had a tiny disdain for him. In my mind, I knew him as an emo, a weakling, a boy with daddy issues, an edgelord. His character was something that I laugh at.

Well...

.

Its not funny anymore.

Not when I can clearly see the sadness and the pain he bears. This time he hid nothing to me and I see a broken boy.

A boy with a deep trauma. A boy forced to mature early because of the pressure on his shoulder put upon by his father. A boy with deep hatred for himself. A boy hurt so many times that he learned to be stoic, because he felt that no one cared.

I see now...he was also human, a boy. Dealing with his situation however he can, because he had no one to teach him.

His mother taught him to never be like his father and his father taught him how to be the most efficient and powerful hero. No one showed him how to be himself, how to be better.

...

Shit...now I feel bad.

...

"If you think that you can beat me or even MIdoriya using just half your power, you would be an idiot." I said.

He gave me a sad and helpless smile, he looked down, "I know, that`s why I will be using all my power."

"I know I am doing exactly what my father wanted and had predicted but.." He look up and met my gaze.

"Seeing Midoriya chasing after the same goal as me, yet so much more determined and honest inspired me. And you.." he point at me. "..you`re annoying and I want to knock you off your high horse." he said with a straight face.

I laugh internally, "What did you say?!" I bark at me.

He chuckled, "Seeing you so willing to fight for others and witnessing your power, it motivate-no. It demanded me to improve myself and try to surpass you." he continued, "Like the celestial moon, just existing high in the sky with no equal but somehow urged man to reach for it."

I was silent. Digesting the affects I have on the people around me.

"So, I want to be No.1 not just for the sake of rebelling against my father, but for myself." His eyes showed determination, akin to that of Midoriya`s.

...

"Well, now I guess it would be more fun to beat you." I shrug my shoulder.

He smiled, "Yeah."

"It was stupid anyway, holding yourself back just because of your father. You are just showing how much of an effect he really had on you." I said and he looked surprised.

"I see.." he siad, contemplating.

"I will be going now. I`m hungry." I turned around and walk away. I waved my hand without turning back and said

"Grow twice as strong so it would be twice as fun to defeat you."

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[3rd POV]

Bakugo left Todoroki alone and went towards the participant`s cafeteria. There were different stalls, all containing different foods. The aroma alone caused the mouth to salivate and the stomach to grumble. They all look good and the best part was, it was free!

Bakugo get himself some foods and mull over the conversation he had before. Thinking to himself that not everyone is as awesome as he is so he should really stop judging people too much.

Momo and Ochako were also present in the cafeteria and he accepted when they invite him to sit with them. 

They talk about some things, about the next event, the audience and they even complain about Bakugo not going easy on them.

Then halfway, Toru also joined in and the two girls frowned when Toru take a seat right beside him. Ochako and Momo exchange glances but made no comment.

Toru on the other hand was oblivious, she cannot think about anything else. As it was always the case when she was with Bakugo.

She had grown close with Bakugo due to their training together so she was really fond of talking with him. Bakugo on the other hand was satisfied looking at her while she speak.

They finished their food and the two girls said they want to join the other girls and they also invited Toru. Toru was unwilling to part with Bakugo at first but after the two insist, she caved in and the three of them hang out with Class A girls

Maybe because they wanted to spend time with Toru and ask her about her relationship with Bakugo or maybe they do not like her being so close to him. Nobody knows, it may be even both.

Bakugo finished up and walk around the stadium until he finds a good spot overlooking the arena. He stops and gaze at the view, excited and impatient.

 To his surprise, the girls of class A came out dressed in cheerleader costumes. He was amused and confused but in the end he just enjoy the sight.

He put his power in his eyes and look closely at them, Toru, Ochako and Momo.

Toru`s smile was too precious for the world. The world was not worthy of such beauty.

Ochako experienced dance moves was elegant and charming. Pulling all eyes on her.

Momo`s awkward dance and curious face was too cute. The contrast between her mature body and childish actions awaken something in him.

With a smile, the time quickly passed and in what appears to be a split second, the final even was beginning.

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Author : Seriously how is the chapter? And I got new readers again because of my ranking, thanks for the stones and...fuck