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"TIME!"
Two muscular arms suddenly grabbed the two of them, interrupting any action Todoroki might have attempted.
"The match is over!" All Might said in a resounding voice.
"I... I'm not... done yet..." Todoroki murmured with difficulty.
"You are done!" All Might landed gently on the ground, carefully lowering both of them down.
"Tsk, fine." Bakugo grumbled, standing up abruptly and shaking the dust off his uniform. He looked to the side and saw the robots approaching to retrieve an unconscious Todoroki.
"Bakugo-shonen," All Might called, pointing to Bakugo's left arm. "Your arm has frostbite. You should go with them so Recovery Girl can take a look."
Bakugo glanced down at his arm, noticing the redness and how the skin was swelling in the area where Todoroki's fingers had touched. "Yeah, maybe that's a good idea."
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Bakugo walked down the hallway, following the robots carrying the still-unconscious Todoroki. Upon arriving at the infirmary, Recovery Girl was already inside, seated in her chair.
"Ah, two at once," she said, getting down from her chair and walking over to Todoroki. "Sit on the bed, young man. I'll just check on him first, then I'll see you."
"Ok." Bakugo obeyed and sat down, resting his injured arm on his leg. 'Huh, maybe I got a little carried away...'
After 30 minutes, Recovery Girl returned with a sigh. "What did they do to that boy?"
Bakugo raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
She walked up to him and began inspecting his arm. "Besides having hypothermia, he had multiple injuries on his back."
"Oh..." Bakugo avoided looking at her, keeping his eyes on the ceiling. "Nothing too serious, right?"
"No, luckily for him," she said, stepping back after finishing her examination. "This is just a bit of frostbite necrosis. I'll apply a regenerative gel, and then you'll need to rest for complete recovery."
"Alright..." He watched as Recovery Girl grabbed a tube of gel and began carefully applying it to his arm, the coolness of the medicine contrasting with the irritating heat of the burn.
"You'll feel some slight numbness," she warned, spreading an even layer over the area. "Now, I'll use my Quirk to speed up the process, but the rest is up to your body."
Recovery Girl leaned in and gave his injured arm a kiss. The effect was immediate: a warm wave ran through Bakugo's arm, making his muscles relax and the pain subside.
"There, that should do for now," she said, wrapping bandages around the frostbite. "Now, you're going to avoid using your Quirk for the rest of the day, or you'll end up slowing your recovery, understood?"
"Yeah..."
"Want a candy?"
"...yeah."
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After leaving the infirmary, Bakugo walked back to the monitoring room. As soon as he entered, all eyes turned to him.
"...What?" Bakugo asked, frowning as he noticed how intensely they were staring at him.
"K-Kacchan! You and Todoroki almost brought the whole building down!" Izuku ran up to him, his voice filled with astonishment. "You guys were incredible, but... is your arm okay? It doesn't look too good."
Bakugo scoffed, raising his arm and waving it in the air. "It's fine. Recovery Girl already took care of it, so stop worrying and go bother someone else."
"Dude..." Kaminari also approached. "That was insane! You literally turned into a spinning ball of explosions!"
Bakugo opened his mouth, but Kirishima interrupted. "You were insane, Bakugo! Seriously! Even with Todoroki throwing everything he had at you, you didn't back down for a second. That was... brutally manly!"
"It was an impressive display of strength," Iida added, adjusting his glasses. "But you two completely exceeded all the safety limits of the lesson!"
"Oh, come on, Iida," Mina said. "You have to admit, it was really cool when Bakugo launched himself out of the building with Todoroki!"
"There is nothing cool about destroying the infrastructure!"
Bakugo shrugged, ignoring Iida. "If you guys think that was impressive, it's because you haven't seen everything I can do yet."
A silence fell over the room for a moment, but it was soon broken by laughter and various comments. Despite being annoyed by all the attention, Bakugo couldn't help but let a small smirk form at the corner of his lips.
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At the same time, inside another building, Team E was facing Team H.
"Let's split them up!" Sero shouted, trapping Uraraka against a wall with several layers of tape.
"Ochako-chan!" Tsuyu tried to leap to help, but Kyouka was already ahead of her. Connecting her jacks to her boots, she unleashed a devastating sonic wave that reverberated through the hallways, pushing Tsuyu back.
Even while restrained, Uraraka remained calm and whispered into her communicator, "Tsu-chan! I just need one second!"
"Understood, kero!" Tsuyu responded, jumping onto the ceiling and using her tongue to pull herself between beams, dodging Sero's tape and Kyouka's sonic attacks.
Spinning in the air, Tsuyu took advantage of a small gap between the attacks to use her tongue to grab an old locker and throw it toward the two.
"Look out for the locker!" Sero shouted, jumping back to dodge, while Kyouka used her jacks to shatter the locker into pieces with another sonic wave.
Taking advantage of the distraction, Uraraka activated her Quirk, making the tape around her light enough for her to push it away.
"Argh!" With effort, Uraraka managed to free herself. Wasting no time, she grabbed small chunks of concrete from the ground and hurled them at Sero, who was focused on Tsuyu.
"Ouch!" Sero groaned as the concrete hit his shoulder and back, making him lose his balance.
Kyouka, sensing the danger, quickly turned to Uraraka, but Tsuyu was faster. With an agile movement, her tongue shot out and grabbed the jacks connected to Kyouka's boots, yanking them with enough force to disconnect them.
"Ah!" Kyouka stumbled back, losing her balance and the chance to counterattack.
With both enemies momentarily unsteady, Uraraka ran toward Tsuyu. "Tsu, let's finish this together!"
"Understood!"
Tsuyu jumped beside Uraraka, who touched several pieces of debris around them, making them float. "Now!"
Tsuyu immediately understood the plan and swung her tongue with force, sending the floating debris flying at Kyouka and Sero.
"Damn it!" Sero got up and tried to launch tape to defend himself, but there were too many objects for him to block them all. A rock struck his leg, making him drop to one knee, while another piece knocked him down completely.
Kyouka realized she wouldn't have time to reconnect her boots and tried to defend herself using her jacks to destroy the debris, but a piece of concrete too large for her to break hit her.
"Ow!" Kyouka fell to the ground, and before she could recover, Uraraka was already on top of her, wrapping her arm with the capture tape.
"Good work, Ochako-chan," Tsuyu said as she also tied up Sero with the tape. "I guess this is what you call irony, kero."
"Ha. Ha. Ha. So funny," Sero muttered in defeat.
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The four walked back to the monitoring room and were greeted by All Might. "First of all, I want to congratulate you on the battle!"
Sero sighed, visibly defeated. "Congratulate us? We lost badly."
"Don't say that, Sero-shonen!" All Might said, raising a finger. "You both demonstrated a solid strategy and excellent teamwork! The fact that you managed to split up your opponents shows that you know how to exploit your enemies' weaknesses. That was very clever!"
Kyouka, still rubbing the shoulder where she had been hit, shook her head. "But it wasn't enough... They turned the game around too quickly."
"Exactly!" All Might continued, now looking at Tsuyu and Uraraka with a gleam of pride in his eyes. "That only highlights how Asui-shoujo and Uraraka-shoujo adapted under pressure. When they were at a disadvantage, they didn't panic. Instead, they used the environment to their advantage and fully trusted in teamwork!"
Tsuyu tilted her head, her expression as calm as ever. "Kero, it was all thanks to Ochako-chan's quick plan. She had the idea to use the debris."
Uraraka blushed slightly at the praise. "It was nothing special... I just did what I had to do to turn the game around."
"Modesty is a virtue, but don't underestimate what you accomplished today!" All Might continued, crossing his arms. "Both teams demonstrated what it means to be a hero: thinking quickly, protecting your allies, and fighting with determination. In a real battlefield, these qualities can save lives!"
He turned to the rest of the class. "Now, would anyone like to guess who was the standout of this battle?"
Izuku was the first to raise his hand.
"Yes, Midoriya-shonen, tell us!" All Might encouraged, pointing at him.
Izuku took a deep breath before speaking. "I believe it was Asui-san. Uraraka-san was decisive for the victory, but if it had been a real battle, the moment she was trapped by Sero's tape would have completely incapacitated her."
All Might smiled, pleased with the analysis. "Correct! Well done, Midoriya-shonen!"
Izuku nodded timidly.
"Now," All Might announced, turning to everyone. "Get ready for the last battle of the day! Team I and Team J, you have five minutes to organize yourselves!"
Izuku, Aoyama, Koda, and Kaminari left the room toward the training building. Meanwhile, Uraraka looked toward the back of the room, where Bakugo was leaning against the wall.
She quickly walked up to him, stopping right in front of him. "Bakugo-kun, how's your arm?" Uraraka asked, staring at the bandage firmly wrapped around the wound with a mix of concern and anxiety.
"It's nothing, just a burn."
"That's a relief!" Uraraka let out a sigh, placing a hand on her chest. For a moment, she closed her eyes, as if releasing the weight of the tension she had been carrying since the end of the fight.
When she opened them again, her gaze sparkled with excitement. "Your fight was incredible! That moment when you defeated Tokoyami so fast was impressive! And then, when you started spinning, destroying all of Todoroki's ice—"
She started moving her hands in the air, mimicking Bakugo's gestures while making small explosion sounds with her mouth. "And then, you grabbed Todoroki and boom, you launched yourself up like a rocket! It was all so... so... amazing!"
Bakugo raised an eyebrow, giving her a sideways glance. "...You fought well too."
"Oh... thanks, hehe." Uraraka scratched her head awkwardly, a faint blush appearing on her face.
After a few seconds of silence, Bakugo asked, "What about Yaoyorozu? Do you know where she is?"
Uraraka's smile disappeared instantly, and her mind was flooded with the memory of the moment she saw Bakugo touching Momo's chest.
"Why do you want to know?" she asked, her voice flat and dry.
"Hm?" Bakugo turned to her, surprised by her tone. "I didn't see her when I got back."
"Oh, really?" Uraraka said slowly, crossing her arms and looking away, trying to mask her irritation. "Good to know you care about her."
Bakugo furrowed his brows, sensing the tension in the air, but chose not to comment.
"She said she wasn't feeling well," Uraraka continued, her tone colder. "All Might-sensei let her leave early."
"Hum!" Bakugo let out a low sound, almost a grunt. "Alright, whatever. I just asked because it's weird not seeing her around. No need to get all worked up over it."
Uraraka felt her blood boil. "I'm not worked up."
"Yeah, sure. You're acting weird just because I asked about Yaoyorozu. What's the problem, huh?!"
"Problem? None!" Uraraka forced a smile, but her clenched fists at her sides betrayed what she was feeling. "I just thought it was curious that you asked about her out of nowhere. I didn't know you two were so close."
Bakugo narrowed his eyes. "We're not. Are you accusing me of something?!"
"I'm not accusing you of anything, Bakugo! I just thought it was curious, that's all!"
"Curious, huh? If you've got something to say, just say it. I don't like beating around the bush—"
"Battle over! Victory for Team I!"
All Might's voice interrupted their argument.
'Great, I missed the nerd's fight,' Bakugo thought, turning his head to the screen, only to see the green-haired boy lying on the ground… with a broken arm.
'....He's already breaking himself again.'
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