Another Chapter!
So I'm honestly just taking a break from going over all chapters, which I'm writing a synopsis of each for as well as going back to see any possible foreshadowing or things I've said in the past, I'm currently at Chapter 17 (684 Words) and 4 pages with my font settings plus properly making the Google Doc look good.(pic here)
And that's not even the full doc, I hate notes but I gotta do 'em.
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MC POV
"BOTH THESE COMPETITORS HAVE PLACED AMAZINGLY BUT ONLY ONE CAN CONTINUE ON, IT'S SHOTO TODOROKI VERSUS IZUKU MIDORIYA", the crowd erupts into cheers, both competitors with serious faces.
"Man let's hope they don't kill each other I mean there is so much tension you could cut the air", Setsuna leans into my arms, Kirishima sitting to my right with bandages around his body.
"Makes sense no? The son of Endeavour and someone Todoroki considers equal to All Might in raw power alone, only makes sense there is a rivalry there", a low noise comes from my lap as Kuro tries to dig herself into my lap.
"That cold huh?", I take off my blue UA over shirt and place it over the dog.
"Who do you think will win"
"Dunno, they're both strong," I actually don't, I'm assuming it will go like canon, but Midoriya's raw force is massively stronger right now.
"So would they give you trouble?"
"No, I could probably beat almost anyone in UA in this tournament,"
"OH! Aren't you being a bit too cocky?", her smile shifts into a half-questioning smile.
"Hm? Ah! That's not what I meant, this tournament is a ring-out styled one and it's insanely hard to ring me out with my quirk as I can fly, most as is couldn't do that so I-"
She nudges me laughing, "I know I know I'm joking with you."
"START!"
I scratch my cheek a little as I turn to watch the fight. Immediately, a wave of ice encompasses the field just to be immediately destroyed as Todoroki is almost immediately sent out of the ring.
"Damn!", Sero's face displays mass shock as the wind crashes into the crowd making Cementoss raise a small defense barrier.
'Should I? Guess it couldn't hurt', I close my eyes sending out some of my energy creating a small field around the center of the arena softening some of the wind, not enough to drain me but still.
'W̵e̷l̶l̸ ̷k̶n̸o̵w̸ ̶a̶r̴e̶n̴'̸t̷ ̸y̴o̶u̴ ̸b̶e̶i̵n̶g̴ ̶h̷e̸l̵p̵f̷u̷l̴,̵ ̵s̷u̷c̸h̸ ̶a̷ ̵w̴e̷a̶k̸ ̷a̷m̸o̴u̴n̷t̷ ̷o̴f̴ ̸f̵o̴r̸c̷e̸,̶ ̸l̵e̵t̷ ̵m̷e̴ ̵h̶e̶l̷p̸ ̵y̵o̴u̴, ', a voice enters my ears as my barrier shakes a little, an odd feeling starting at the base of my neck.
'Huh? System?'
{"I ran a check. There aren't any issues. Is something the matter"}
'You didn't hear that'
{"Checking... I see... Systems are fully operational. There aren't any outside sources interfering. It's only you and me. "
'You said you see, tell me what that was'
{"The System has deemed it best that you figure it out yourself as it can't directly interfere in this form of growth, I apologize but it is simply my duty to make sure you grow properly, we can not give you every answer"}
'Damn...'
"Something the matter," Setsuna's voice knocks me out of my stupor.
"Huh?", I look to my left, Setsuna looking at me worried.
"You're sweating," she brushes my cheek a bit, a small water drop on her finger.
"...I'm fine, just some exhaustion, my body still tense from the fight," as I finish talking Midoriya and Todoroki get into a shouting match, a bunch of ice covering the field.
"IT'S YOUR QUIRK NOT HIS," at his words a spark of embers grows into a sea of flames.
As this happens, I notice Kuro whimpering and some shouting from what I can only assume to be an obnoxious father.
"Hey buddy, it's alright, I pet her, placing my hand over her eye to stop her from seeing the field.
Probably a lot of energy flying around causing her eye to hurt.
'This is getting more and more annoying with each secret'
Todoroki and Midoriya jump at each other, a huge wave of ice covering the field as Cementoss goes to interrupt, myself strengthening and making the barrier bigger, I notice that the barrier seems stronger than normal as the feeling in my neck hasn't left.
A white light blinds everyone as many cover their eyes, the force pushing against my barrier, causing strain on my body.
The force slowly dissipates as the sea of smoke slowly settles.
Midnight stutters a bit, a barrier of gravity protecting her and Cementoss.
"T-The Winner is IZUKU MIDORIYA!" The crowd explodes into cheers as the yells ring out to the point they reach the other stadiums.
I fall back into my seat, sweat from two different sources as the feeling disappears from my neck and back.
"damn...", I let out a sigh, my face going towards my lap, Kuro pokes her head out, licking my mouth.
"Hey girl, don't worry, it's over now."
Damn, the strain on my body is a lot right now, both the strain from Renewal Taekwondo and from blocking the force.
A hand slowly rubs my back as I feel Setsuna lay her chin on my back.
The two are taken off the field as Cementoss slowly fixes it, the two heroes seem slightly shaken up.
"Man, those two are something else." Kaminari collapses into his seat as everyone agrees, excluding Bakugou as he grits his teeth in annoyance.
"We will be taking a short ten-minute break to fix the arena-", Present Mic's voice comes over the intercom, a bit shaken but overall keeping his pumped-up tone of voice.
As we all sit there Aizawa walks up to us, specifically me.
"Come with me kid", he put his hands in his pockets and starts leaving, myself quickly following.
Kuro follows along as I throw my overshirt back on.
We quickly find ourselves in one of the staff areas, something akin to a break room, Nezu himself sitting on the table.
"Good morning Mr. Sekai, "his cheery voice and void black eyes stare into me as I take a seat across from him.
"It's -"
"I know but I wanted to address you formally as a thanks for assisting in the fight, I would normally be with the third years at their festival but decided to step over when I heard the huge fight between these two", he takes a sip from his tea.
"I was quickly made aware of your assistance and decided to have a one-on-one chat with you, I would like to make you an offer. Would you like to be exempt from fighting any further until the last round where you will face the winner giving you time to rest up?"
Exemption? Why are you making this offer? Sure, I'm exhausted, but it was my own decision even if it did help others, but why such a specific deal? Maybe I'm overthinking it?
"Is that all?" I notice Aizawa immediately give me a questioning look.
Nezu sits there for a couple of moments, his gaze never leaving my own as he goes to open his mouth before shutting it.
"Yes, that's all. Shouldn't a hero be rewarded for his or her efforts?", his tone of voice doesn't falter for even a moment.
"I'll have to respectfully decline." I go to stand up as I'm stopped.
"May I know why?"
Sitting back down for a moment I lean into my seat.
"There are a few reasons to be honest. First, it was my choice to help out. If I didn't think I could take it I wouldn't have helped. Second, I'm trying to catch a certain hero's attention and can't back away from this. Third and finally, I want to enjoy myself while learning my limits in this festival", as I finish Nezu sips on his tea a bit as he glances towards Aizawa before shifting his gaze back to me.
"I see, then you're excused please enjoy the rest of the festival." I stand up, taking my leave the munchkin following me.
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Nezu POV
"So? Your opinions on him", I glance towards Aizawa a look saying he was 'impressed' by his decisions.
"He's a good kid and will be an even better hero once he opens up more."
Aizawa pulls his scarf down, sitting across from me.
"I figured you would say that, you prefer those with a more realistic approach on the world", I take a sip from my tea, something I drink to help keep my brain calm and at it's peak, quite the thing tea isn't it?
"So why did you pause? You rarely do that is something the matter." Aizawa's face shifts into one with a bit more of a serious tone.
"So curious? Are you playing favorites now, quite unlike you, or is it because of your past together?
Despite Aizawa's personality he is quite the softy. He even has a whole litter of kittens seven to be exact. After the incident that gave him his arm injury and poor Ob- well anyway, he slowly became more intense and secretly caring towards his students, simply doing his best to make sure no more people are hurt.
"Whatever, I'll take you back to the third year's arena got a job to do, you're lucky you pay me enough for this shit", he walks over lifting me and putting me into his scarf as we head off.
Maybe one day I'll tell you, but not yet.
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MC POV
I return to my class, sitting down in my seat beside Setsuna.
"You haven't left to head to the waiting room yet?"
"Nope, we've still got like five minutes before I have to get up," I nod at her words.
"Hey Sekai bro can I talk to you?" an arm wraps around my shoulders as I stare up at Kaminari.
"...Sure, plus it's not Sekai."
Kaminari drags me into one of the hallways, asking me for something.
"PLEASE! Come on man you gotta help a bro out. "
"Not doing it,"
"WHY?"
"Why the hell would I help you pick up girls?"
"Have you seen yourself, you've got like three girls after you", he gets close into my personal space as if trying to accentuate his point further.
"Fine wanna know my trick?" Hearing me Kaminari goes into a soldier salute as if listening to some General he would follow to death.
"Just be yourself, I've done very little other than presenting myself and treating everyone like a person, it may sound simple but it's true", finishing my words I head off back to my seat noticing a lack of Setsuna.
Glancing towards the arena I notice that Midnight and Cementoss are finished, simply waiting for everyone to return from the stalls on the outside.
"CONTINUING ON WE HAVE OUR NEXT ROUND SETSUNA TOKAGE VERSUS TENYA IDA TWO STARS OF THEIR TEAMS"
I notice Midoriya returning as he sits beside me, his arm in a cast and his overshirt draped over his shoulders.
"You're looking better,"
"yeah", his voice comes out exhausted.
"START!". before Setsuna can react Ida is in front of her, shoving her out of the arena as she almost falls onto the floor, her body quickly splitting into pieces.
"THOUGHT YOU COULD OUT ME THAT FAST HUH!" Setsuna shouts loud enough that everyone can hear, a competitive smile on her face.
She uses her limbs to attack Ida as he swipes the air with blue-flamed legs.
'「Recipro Burst」so early on? Then again, Setsuna would be an annoying opponent for someone like him, and he can't turn easily in such an enclosed space.'
His right leg collides with some of her limbs causing her to retract some of them in a bit of pain.
"WELL, I DID TRY, YOU ARE A STRONG ONE AFTER ALL!", the two seem to be letting the people in the stands in on their dialogue.
"Those two really know how to get people into a fight huh?", Midoriya continues to rub his arm, I also notice Kaminari sitting a bit behind Midoriya.
"It's in their nature I guess? Ida showing his pride and Setsuna simply enjoying herself as she chases her dream, wouldn't you want others to enjoy it with you?", he stares at me for a bit before a bright smile appears on his face, a small one on my own.
"IT SEEMS IDA GOES FOR THE IMMEDIATE KNOCKOUT BUT IS SWIFTLY STOPPED," the two quickly go back at one another, Setsuna's body parts doing their best to dodge Ida's attacks.
After five more seconds pass Ida's engines stall, giving Setsuna time to pull him out of the arena.
"Setsuna Tokage wins by ring out!".
'Huh, honestly thought she would've lost, Ida's insanely fast but didn't expect her to be able to react that fast, impressive'.
The two quickly leave the arena, Setsuna helping Ida up.
Midoriya himself shifts a couple of seats over, himself having been in Setsuna's seat.
"See how good I did," a set of warm arms wrap around my shoulders as a disappointed Ida walks in behind her.
"Yep, you did great," my hand reaches up, petting her hair as she sits beside me, seemingly enjoying the affection.
(Lizards (Alligators/Crocodiles) = Water Dogs prove me wrong)
"You are truly a tricky one Tokage, you won fair and square despite my surprise attack," Ida gives her an air-hand chop and bow of respect before sitting down.
'Two more before semi-finals huh, I can only wonder how the next one will go'
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BONK me finish chapter.
Not much for me to comment on.
Actually one thing, I notice that my phone will actually give me auto corrects in my shit grammar but my PC won't so hopefully it's better from now on.
...BYE!
Question of the Chapter: Gif or Jif in pronunciation, I won't accept anything other than GIF as it due to the G standing for Graphics and Jraphics.
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