(A/N: Yes I'm saying it here and now... the World Arcana wasn't a Jojo reference... it's a Persona Reference... which derived from actual tarot cards. Spoilers... I love Persona and never seen Jojo, so all of these... I assume to be Jojo references are flying over my head. Yup... there goes all my credibility.)
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*Kendou's P.O.V*
"Kendou! Kendou! It's starting!" Tokage exclaimed as she cranked up her phone's volume to the loudest. "Midoriya's speech!"
At that statement everyone crowded over to listen.
"And now for the student pledge! Izuku Midoriya!" There he is, in his cloak and all.
"Does anyone here have anything they aspire to do?" He asked the audience rhetorically, "I met a group of first years... through a method that slightly differs from mine, they aspire to change the world for the better. As you all are well aware... especially in this day and age, that is a large and steep mountain to cross. Unfortunately, I am unable to start at the same time as them. However, this does not mean we won't see each other again... because we will all surely meet at the peak. They are desperately fighting for what they aspire to do. So I encourage you all, please, find what YOU aspire to do. And I'll Support you, because that... is what I aspire to do."
"What a man!" Tetsutetsu exclaimed.
"That was super inspiring!" Tsunotori exclaimed.
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"Guys... let's win this whole thing for him." I said.
"Hell yeah!" We all yelled.
"Heck yeah!" Of course Shiozaki wouldn't say 'Hell' no matter the reason. But that's neither here nor there.
Midoriya... watch us.
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*Midoriya's P.O.V*
"In no time at all! Izuku Midoriya won the first event." I swiftly rushed into the tunnel, please tell me I didn't miss anything.
"I just wanna say... I'm gonna win." Okay, the opening speech, I didn't miss anything yet. I have enough time on Flash to rush over to the First Year stage.
Bang*
Dang it! I couldn't tell them good luck. Well... I asked Nejire to text me when the next event is on. Gives me enough time to barge into the commentator's booth!
SLAM*
"GAAAAH!" Present Mic yelled in fear.
"What are you doing here Midoriya?" Mr. Aizawa asked... he's a mummy? Oh right, the USJ.
"If you needed heals you could have just asked." I replied as I used my medium heal on him.
"Because it drains your stamina." He replied, but ripped off his bandages, "What are you doing here?"
"I finished the first event. So I came to see how my first years are doing." I said as I pulled up an empty seat.
"Your first years?" Mic asked.
"Yeah, I've been training them for the past two weeks." I said as I pointed at Kaibara drilling through a 0 pointer, "I taught him that."
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"You know you're not supposed to show favoritism towards a certain class right?" Mr. Aizawa asked.
"Principal Nezu approved. And in case you forgot, I fought your class on their first day. And I didn't 'train' them. I just nudged them in the right direction." I countered before looking at the stage, showing Shiozaki's improved hair strength with her swinging Tetsutetsu like a rapid wrecking ball. "And man are they awesome!"
*Bzz* *Bzz*
"Shoot already! Gotta go, there's a 1.5 million yen pot for my head."
"Wait I thought it was 500,000?"
"You knew about it?" Mr. Aizawa asked, which made Present Mic flinch.
"Well I asked Mom to make a 1 million investment, with a return of 500,000 yen. She laughed and asked if there was a betting pool against me. I said yes, and said... it's an advance on my allowance... for forever. So I added it to the pot." I explained.
"... Why?" Mr. Aizawa asked.
"Because I bet on myself." I replied, "Is it wrong?"
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They aren't answering... this is awkward. "Anyway gotta go bye!"
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"Izuku you're late!" Nejire yelled as she- Oh no not the hair!
"H-Hey! Stop ruffling my hair!"
"You deserve it!" She yelled.
"Ahem!" Oh great now Ryukyu, who is the guest referee is mad. "I would like to advance the challenges if you don't mind."
"Y-Yes ma'am." We both said... knowing full well what would happen if she got even more mad.
"Good, now for the next event." She said as the mystical projection slot machine started rolling and rolling and rolling, until it stopped. On... Ladder Climb?
"... What kind of challenge is that?!" Someone asked.
"It's a test of your endurance." She said as a tall pillar was sprouted from the ground underneath her, probably by Cementoss... and from the top... a long rope ladder was dropped to the ground. She can't be serious. "This pillar is 3,000 meters, or triple the height of the stadium." As she said that... 15 more pillars were sprouted from the ground. Giving us 16 tall pillars. "The top 16 who climb the highest will advance. But if you give up, yell 'I give up, and Cementoss will make you a small platform for you to rest on."
This sounds extremely dangerous... and not very well thought out. But I can do this.
I wanna get the sweep.
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*Kendou's P.O.V*
"Kendou! Turn it on the second round is starting!" Tokage yelled, as we finished... well before the other contestants.
"... Fine." I said as I pulled out my phone and put on the live stream.
"... Why is he climbing a pillar?" Tokage asked.
"What a thrill... with darkness and silence through the night."
"And why is he singing?" Tetsutetsu asked after.
"... I'm so confused." Komori muttered.
"For those who just tuned in. We're witnessin' a battle of endurance." That's Fatgum, "The contestants are climbin' 3000 meter pillars to get to da top."
"For those who can't do basic math. 3000 meters is 9000 feet. So not only is it a physical endurance test... but also a mental endurance test." That's Sir Nighteye. "As you can see, even some of the physically fit 3rd years aren't making it far due to the fact that they got bored climbing. Not only is it imperative to be physically fit, but also mentally stable to accomplish even a mundane task. Like our current front runner."
"What a fear in my heart, but you're so supreme!"
"But he is a little off key."
"HEY!"
"But for now let's see how the other contestants are fairin'."
"They said he's the front runner right?" Tsuburaba asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"Then we have nothing to worry about, what we should be worrying about, is ourselves." Tsuburaba said as the roulette hologram stopped on Cavalry Battle.
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"We need a plan."
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*Midoriya's P.O.V*
"I'm still in a dream... Snake Eater!"
*Crist* *Fwip*
I... did it. And it only costed me 3 repeats of the song Snake Eater from... Snake Eater. Which reminds me... I need to play Metal Gear Solid 4.
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Wait 1-B! Only one way to get there. Just charge Impenetrable and Flash.
"IZUKU WAIT-"
AND JUMP!
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*Kendou's P.O.V*
"Damn it! This is impossible!" Tetsutetsu yelled, knocking his head to get some sort of spark through his lack of a brain.
"Calm down, we just need to think-"
*CRASH*
"... Ow."
"M-Midoriya?!" Komori asked with shock, "What are you doing here?!"
"A better question is... HOW DID YOU GET HERE?!" Tokage asked.
"... Mmmph Mmm!"
"Get off the floor Midoriya." I muttered pinching the bridge of my nose, as he lifted himself off the ground.
"I ran and jumped here."
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"From the 3rd Year Stadium?"
"Yeah!" He exclaimed before looking at the hologram screen. "Oh this is easy! Just have Yanagi on one team, Monoma on another, and just steal everyone's headbands."
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"HOW DID WE NOT THINK OF THAT?!" Tsuburaba yelled.
"I tried to explain that idea, but none of you allowed me to vocalize my own opinions-"
"In layman's terms please?" Tsunotori asked.
"She tried to tell you all that she's a God in this game, and none of you noticed." Midoriya explained as Yanagi turned bright red.
"T-That's not at all what I meant!"
"What's this... emotion?!" Tokage asked as she leaned into Yanagi's face, "Our emotionless ghost girl... showing emotion?!"
"C-Cease this at once!"
"AHEM!" We all tensed when we saw Eraserhead, Present Mic, and Midnight standing right behind Izuku. "It's against the rules to help ANYONE."
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"Well gotta go bye!"
*FWOOSH*
"Now... what did he tell you all?"
"He called Yanagi a God."
"H-He did no such thing!"
"Oh he did, and she got super embarrassed by it. It's kinda adorable, but absolutely hilarious!."
"S-Silence!"
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*Midoriya's P.O.V*
"AND IN A SHOCKING UPSET! Team Kendou took the 10 million right at the buzzer!"
"I'm so proud of them." I muttered as I dug at my bowl of Katsudon.
"Aww your little hatchlings are kicking major booty." Nejire commented, "Wait... I trained them too, they're my hatchlings too!"
"And mine!" Mirio yelled.
"I only trained Shishida." Tamaki added.
"But they've done so well! They made up of half of the bracket! With only 6 being from 1-A, 1 being from the Support Course, Yuyu's disciple, and one from General Studies. Ooh I wanna watch!"
"But what about the 1.5 million dollar pot?"
"... Dang it!"
"Speaking of, what do you guys want to do when I win the pot?" Mirio asked as he downed his water.
"When I win the money, I'm going to take all of you out to the finest sushi known to Japan!"
"That was MY plan, when I won the money!" I yelled back.
"... Fatgum asked for 50% of the pot since he trained me." Tamaki replied.
"This is why I didn't even breath a word about the pot to Ryukyu."
"What was that?" That voice... that peeved voice.
"Uhh... Ryukyu, Hi... Nice weather we're having isn't it?"
"I want 55%."
"THAT'S MORE THAN FATGUM!"
"Well luckily Sir doesn't know about it-"
"60%."
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"Izuku bail us out here!" Nejire whispered.
"Uhh yeah, okay, let me offer this as a rebuttal."
*FWOOSH*
If they want their shares they'll have to pry it from my warm not dead hands!
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Okay, I think I lost the-
*THUD*
"Ow... Oh Mana I'm so sorr- Oh it's you um... Todoroki!" I exclaimed... before remembering what happened 2 seconds ago, "Oh I'm so sorry!"
He lifted himself up, before dusting himself off, "You helped 1-B succeed, why?"
"... Because they asked? Was I supposed to say no?"
"... So why didn't you help us?" Todoroki asked.
"Hmm... I don't know." I answered with a shrug, "Maybe it's because... while I can help you train your Quirks and other stuff... there are things I can't teach you."
"Like what?" He asked with a glare.
"You know it's not nice to interrogate your upperclassman." I commented, but his glare remained.
"Just because you started school earlier, doesn't mean you're better than me."
"But I beat you on the first day of school... unless you're saying you've improved in such a short about of time-."
"I have... and I can prove it." He said before getting into a battle stance.
"If you go through with this... then you'll lose your position in the Sports Festival, your chance at gold, and your internships. Are you really willing to-"
*FWOOSH*
I guess he is. I don't even have my staff... oh well. All I need is Flash.
*FWOOSH*
I ran behind his ice wave and tapped his shoulder. "I win-"
*FWOOSH*
"Take me seriously damn it!" He yelled as he sent another ice wave at me, then another, then another, you get the point.
"Stay still... damn it."
*Thud*
"Your Quirk is powerful, but slow." I explained as I sat next to him, the effects of Flash subsiding, "Anyone with a speed Quirk can dodge those easily. Or anyone with a strength Quirk can smash them in an instant, they're just giant icicles after all."
Todoroki was silent.
"I read your file, you have a fire Quirk. Odds are you use that to balance out the ice effects-"
"I won't use it-"
"Why?"
"... What do you mean, why?"
"Why would you limit yourself to half of your power? It'd be different if you were a Quirk MMA Fighter, or something where there's no penalty for not going all out. As opposed to hero work... where lives are on the line in your line of work."
"But that's-"
"If people die, because you refused to give your full power, then it's on nobody but yourself. Are you willing to go through the strain and heartache knowing that the civilian who got caught in the crossfire won't see their family again, and his family will be worried sick about him, until the news hits and they won't be able to handle it." I explained before standing up, "People die everyday, and there are people you can't reach. But it's about the lives you could save, and the lives you didn't, then the lives you couldn't."
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Todoroki didn't say a word, probably thinking about what I said. So I stood up and began walking towards the stadium.
"Ahem..." I turned to see Mr. Aizawa... and Principal Nezu.
And now I'm in trouble...
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"Now normally fighting outside of the Sports Festival is completely against the rules. And those who initiated contact will be removed from the brackets." Principal Nezu said... before a smile formed on his face, "However, there isn't much we can do... if the one who attacked bowed out before hand."
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"I'm sorry what?"
"Mr. Shoto Todoroki has bowed out of the tournament. He called me while we were escorting you here." Mr. Aizawa explained, "He said, 'I needed to think about some things'. And left. So as a result, a member from the 5th place team is moving on. As for who, we'll see once the tournament starts."
So another one from Class 1-B will be in the tournament!
"However... that leaves you. Mr. White Mage." I don't like where this is going anymore... "Since you did initiate contact, we'll be forced to deliver swift punishments."
Goodbye... my precious money.
"We would like you to train 1-A in an optional training session after the Sports Festival."
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"Pardon?"
"Well we've clearly seen improvement with 1-B's Quirk usage in the Sports Festival, and we can tell it was because of YOUR training."
"But I had help from-"
"YOUR training, White Mage. So as a result... those who want to will be able to attend a optional Quirk Training Session the day school starts back up, are we clear?"
"Y-Yes sir!" H-He's using the scary eyes!
"Wonderful! We shall iron out the details during your tournament. Now out! Out! Out! You need to get to the stage in time!" Principal Nezu yelled as I was shoved out of the office, door slamming behind me.
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Well my weekend just got harder.
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*No One's P.O.V*
"... The rule was whoever attacked gets punished, not those who initiated contact." Mr. Aizawa stated as Principal Nezu conjured up a cup of tea.
"Oh I'm well aware of my own rules, Mr. Aizawa." Principal Nezu commented as he set the tea aside, "I figured lying would be a way for him to assist 1-A, considering he's heavily attached to 1-B."
"Are you saying my teaching is inadequate?"
"Precisely."
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"I needed a day off anyway."
*End of Chapter*
(A/N: So remember when I said this would take me like a day to upload? Well multiply that by 120. Because this chapter was about 4 months late. I apologize. But I felt burnt out from this story for some reason, but after writing this chapter, I got a small spark back. I dunno... maybe it's the idea of Shoto being a Quirk MMA fighter got me going. Before you ask, no I'm not making that a story, but someone else can by all means, don't let me stop you.
Anyway I'm not going to say when I'm uploading the next chapter... then I'll just jinx myself.)