The second round starts with no time to lose. Todoroki has already left, and Midoriya is looking at the sky with a serious expression. He takes a deep breath and then leaves with a smile.
Uraraka isn't available to say goodbye, so I grab his shoulder as he walks past me, still smiling.
-Beat some sense into that prodigy for me, will ya?-
-Sure!-
He responds with that Japanese accent I liked so much in my old body. Smiling confidently, he gives me a high five before heading out.
Moments later, he steps onto the platform, taking his time, moving forward step by step. I move to the edge of the balcony, not wanting to miss a single second of this.
Both fighters lock eyes, their stares alone enough to raise the blood pressure of anyone watching. Midnight steps in and signals the start of the match.
Just a second later, an iceberg the size of a small building appears. Izuku doesn't hesitate,he immediately activates One for All.
BOOM!
A shockwave strong enough to move the air around it erupts. The noise is deafening, forcing some people to cover their ears, and it doesn't stop there.
Izuku is more capable than he was in the original story,maybe just slightly, but it shows. He doesn't stand still, waiting for the next attack.
No, he rushes at Todoroki, (taking me by surprise)by using OFA in his legs, making him even faster. Even though he only uses it for a second, the burst of speed is enough to catch Todoroki off guard, making him lose his balance.
But before Izuku can use the moment, another ice attack covers half of the platform. Pillars rise one after another in a relentless assault that could easily kill a normal human. Instead, another explosive blast tears through the frost.
It's incredible. Cold air engulfs the stadium as ice fragments hit my face. Around me, my classmates are trembling from the cold,too bad for them, I can't feel a thing.
The battle continues in a pattern, if you can even call it that. This time, Izuku takes the offensive, using OFA to weave through the gaps in Todoroki's attacks. When dodging isn't an option, he sacrifices another finger to reset the cycle once more.
Again and again, the platform struggles to withstand the intensity of their fight. The iceberg that formed just moments ago is shattered once again, sending Todoroki flying toward the edge. I can't hear anything, but I can see Izuku screaming something at Shoto, and whatever it is, it makes him freeze,just for a brief moment.
Deku is yelling at him to use his other half. I watch the moment unfold, a grin spreading across my face.
"What the hell did Deku say to that guy?"
Bakugo asks from the other side, looking somewhat amused as Todoroki's flames finally ignite. The cold is suddenly pushed away by another force, heat radiating from the arena's center.
Todoroki's skin burns as the fire erupts, almost like an ancient force waking from a long slumber. It's quite the sight. The ice fragments clinging to his body start to melt, leaving only droplets of water and sweat behind.
"Whoaaa..."
Gasps and murmurs of amazement fill the stands. My classmates stare down at the fight, eyes wide in awe.
The final stage of the match begins after Enji Todoroki yells from across the stadium, making a scene for all of us to witness.
With both his sides at full power, there's nothing else Midoriya can possibly do. But his expression is one of pure excitement, unwavering in his previous words.
The battle reignites. Ice pillars form around Todoroki as the arena trembles, every opening in the frost quickly filled with flames hot enough to burn anything in their path.
It doesn't take long for Midoriya to realize he has no time to waste. One attack, he must be thinking. That's all this fight needs. A single strike to end it.
Deku looks at Todoroki with a determined smile. The energy of One for All courses through him, his uniform tearing apart, exposing his bare back. The glowing pinkish lines of his quirk are more visible than ever as he raises his remaining fingers toward the incoming attack.
It all happens in an instant,his decision probably made purely on instinct. Their attacks collide in the center of the arena.
BOOOOOOOOM!
The explosion is enough to rupture eardrums. The clash of cold and heat creates a miniature tornado before erupting, shrouding the arena in a thick fog.
The shockwave pushes people back into their seats—some even fall over—but that's not what matters. The stadium falls silent as everyone waits for the dust to settle. Seconds stretch into eternity until the fog finally clears, revealing the platform in ruins.
The once-intact square is now utterly destroyed. And standing at its center—barely—is none other than Todoroki, kneeling on one knee.
The crowd erupts into cheers as he struggles to his feet. White smoke rises from his body, his uniform shredded from the battle. Meanwhile, Deku lies outside bounds, several meters away, staring up at the sky. His arm is completely broken, all the way to the shoulder.
"Ahh... so even in this line, he can't beat him?"
I ask to myself, chuckling at the spectacle these two just put on. The festival is louder than ever, the fight now being broadcast on every available screen.
Present Mic's voice booms through the speakers, overflowing with excitement.
-DID YOU SEE THAT?! THAT'S U.A.'S FIRST CLASS!! ARE THEY ALL PRODIGIES?! WHAT IS THIS?!?-
It takes some minutes for the robots to take Midoriya out as the next fight is about to start, I get hit in the back, a little hand is hurtfully marked in it as I turn around slowly to see Mina close to me, Very close
She is smiling, showing her white teeth that remark in her pink skin, I can feel her breath thanks to the fact she is maybe 20 cm away from me
This doesn't last long tho, she laughs and back off before asking
-Did you see that?! That was so COOL! Midoriya and Todoroki were going like push! Boom! Baw!-
She tries to make onomatopoeia with her hands and mouth, laughing as she imitates the poses the guys did in their fight, I look at her silently as she acts, laughing every now and then
After a moment she stops and looks at me
-Are you going to cheer for me?-
-mm? Oh..yes of course, I hope you can beat the shadow guy-
-Yes!! You get it! I'm going to beat both of those guys asses!-
Well, the shadow is a girl but it could be weird if I just know that type of thing randomly so I stay silent about it while talking nonsense with her
After some moments of quick-talk, she is called and waves me as she leaves
Oh well...only one fight to g