Chapter 54. Semifinals: Todoroki vs. Ojiro.

"Dear audience and media! Now it's the U.A. High School semifinals. The two contestants who will appear in the finals are about to be revealed, let's watch closely!!"

As Present Mic loudly introduced, the elite students who had defeated their opponents in the previous two matches were about to start the most intense battle!

"Ojiro Mashirao from Hero Class A, a boy with amazing martial arts skills, beautifully defeated his opponents in the matches, truly a rising star in martial arts!"

"Todoroki Shoto from Hero Class A, possessing overwhelming strength, his father is the No. 2 hero, Endeavor, truly a prestigious lineage!"

"Now the semifinals between these two contestants begin!"

The "Commentary Hero" Present Mic's exaggerated introduction made Todoroki Shoto uncomfortable. He hated it when people mentioned Endeavor's name in front of him, especially in front of thousands of spectators, making him very unhappy.

"Ojiro, although I appreciated your help in the cavalry battle, I won't hold back in this match!"

"Todoroki, thank you for the match!"

The two contestants greeted each other, with Todoroki's merciless declaration of war and Ojiro's respectful salute.

"The match begins!!"

With the referee Midnight's announcement, the semifinal battle on the stage began!

At the start, Ojiro quickly closed the distance between himself and Todoroki Shoto. His Quirk wasn't strong, just an extra strong tail compared to normal people, but he had trained in martial arts for many years.

If Todoroki let Ojiro get close, it would take less than three seconds for Ojiro to knock him down completely, and Todoroki understood this well.

Even Tokoyami Fumikage's Dark Shadow could be knocked away by Ojiro Mashirao in one hit. Todoroki Shoto wouldn't make the mistake of underestimating him. At the start, he froze the ground within a five-meter radius around him.

Ojiro noticed the ice under Todoroki's feet and stopped just before stepping on it, jumping back to keep a distance from the icy ground.

"Did you notice?"

"After all, Yaoyorozu lost to this move. Someone who doesn't know would really fall for it!"

The five-meter radius of ice spreading from Todoroki's feet was the same move he used against Yaoyorozu Momo in the previous match. Within his controlled range, anyone stepping on it would be completely frozen.

Todoroki's ice field compensated for his weak close combat skills. Anyone trying to get close would end up frozen.

"It's okay, this will do!"

When Ojiro Mashirao didn't dare to get close, Todoroki Shoto started his attack. Ice spread from where he stepped, directly targeting Ojiro. If touched, it would freeze him.

Ojiro quickly jumped back to avoid Todoroki's ice attack. Todoroki's ice spread fast but only in a straight line, and Ojiro skillfully dodged it.

"Ojiro is like a warrior in a game, while Todoroki is like a mage..."

Watching the fight, Midoriya Izuku analyzed. He needed to understand each contestant's strengths and weaknesses to plan his strategy.

Ojiro Mashirao's strength was his physical advantage, strong body, and martial arts skills. Even Midoriya couldn't match him in close combat.

Todoroki Shoto's strength was his powerful Quirk. He had taken down Soy Sauce Face with a huge ice attack. Midoriya didn't know Todoroki's ice Quirk's limit yet.

As they analyzed, the fight on stage was at a stalemate. Ojiro didn't dare get close to Todoroki, and Todoroki's ice couldn't hit the agile Ojiro.

"Should I use a large-scale ice attack?"

Todoroki thought of using the same ice attack that took down Sero Hanta, covering half the stage. Ojiro couldn't easily dodge it.

But Todoroki hesitated. Ojiro was too fast. If the large ice attack failed, Todoroki would be at a disadvantage.

Using ice for a long time or in large amounts would freeze Todoroki's right side, his Quirk's limit. But Todoroki Shoto's Quirk was "Half-Cold Half-Hot." His left side had inherited the "Hellfire" from his father, the No. 2 hero Endeavor.

After freezing his right side, using his left side's fire Quirk could easily solve the problem. The combined ice and fire Quirk was incredibly powerful.

But Todoroki Shoto refused!

He hated his father, who treated him as a tool to surpass All Might and hurt his mother.

So, Todoroki Shoto decided! Even using only his mother's Quirk, he would win the sports festival!

Large-scale ice attack activated!!

Todoroki's determined attack spread ice over half the stage. Though Ojiro was prepared, it was too late!

Ojiro Mashirao couldn't dodge in time and ended up frozen under the ice, just like Soy Sauce Face.

"Don't mind..."

"Don't mind!"

"Don't mind~~"

Seeing Ojiro's plight, the audience comforted him in unison, saying, "Don't mind."

"Midoriya, look! Todoroki looks strange."

While the audience was comforting Ojiro Mashirao, Uraraka Ochako noticed something odd. Todoroki Shoto's half body was covered in frost, and he was shivering.

"Is it the limit of his Quirk?"

Seeing this, Midoriya Izuku quickly took note. He roughly calculated how many times Todoroki Shoto had used his ice power, plus the final big ice mountain, and figured out Todoroki's Quirk limit.

"Shoto! Why don't you use my flames!!"

Another person in the audience, the No. 2 hero Endeavor, didn't look happy. Seeing Todoroki Shoto pushing his ice power to the limit without using his "fire" made him very angry!

Also, while being angry, Endeavor had a stomachache. After coming to U.A. High School, he met All Might, and that jerk bragged about his successor, Togata Mirio...

Although Endeavor left pretending not to care, he immediately had his assistant look up detailed information on Togata Mirio. After learning about this strongest member of U.A. High School's Big Three, Endeavor felt a deep stomachache...

Todoroki... he can't compare to All Might's successor, Togata Mirio...

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