Chapter 23 - Second Round: Cavalry Battle

With so much confetti falling down from the sky, Izuku raised his head up and saw everyone cheering for him. Looking around, his eyes caught the sight of the VIP place where the teachers of UA High School were clapping for him.

He saw Toshinori Yagi clapping with a smile on his face. Not like those faces you see when he's saving people, he had a face with a proud smile. Much like... a father.

How did Izuku saw this? Well, thanks to the enhance of his sight caused by the bite of the Tokubetsu Spider, he can see his surroundings a kilometer away.

The boy smiled back before looking behind him and saw two students who were behind him. Katsuki Bakugo and Shoto Todoroki.

He saw his childhood bully looking back at him with a fierce glare while the dual-haired boy narrows his eyes at Izuku before he leaves. Well, the competition's ongoing, so he just went to a place far from the greenette boy.

Soon, all of the first-year students have finished the first round and filled the arena.

"Deku-kun!" A cheery tone came from a certain student as the green-haired boy looked at the one who was walking towards him.

"Hm?" He hummed in response.

"That was so amazing, how did you even come up with a plan like that?!" She asked with stars in her eyes.

Behind her is Tenya Iida, who was disheartened while looking at his hands muttering, "I can't believe I fell behind with this Quirk of mind. I still have a long way to go."

All of a sudden, a voice came by. "Yeah, that was so unexpected that all of us didn't even know that kind of tactics." Passing the dismayed Class President of 1-A, Amelia Kawakami was walking to them as well with a smile.

"Thanks. It just came into my mind, that's all." Izuku answered.

"That quick? Jeez, you're a monster at analyzing your surroundings. No wonder being a hero nerd pays off its debt." Amelia joked.

"(Looks like she noticed, bro.)" Shadow whispered.

"(Yeah.)" The greenette boy agreed. A few days ago, when they introduced themselves to Izuku, he was eyeing them, listening intently to their names and their Quirks as well. Amelia noticed this. She can conclude that time that the former vigilante write Quirks of the Pro Heroes as well. Hence why she said that being a hero nerd paid off.

He smiled at them before he looks at his right hand and thought to himself, "(I'm just lucky. Without that metal I used, I won't be in the first place.)"

Out of the tunnel, Momo was panting and after that run, she decided to stop since she reached the finish line.

"This... This isn't how it's supposed to be..."

Then, A Joker-like laugh emitting from her back. It sounds like...

"Woohoo! I killed two birds with one stone! I'm a genius!"

You know who it is. It's Mineta whose face is covered in blood that is dripping in his head with a perverted smile stuck on his beaten-up face.

"You're the worst," Momo said with an embarrassed and disgusted expression on her face.

"Mineta." The smile wiped off the baby boy's face as he heard the voice that is either gonna haunt him in his dreams or even piss right now. Approaching them is Izuku Midoriya with a stern look while glaring at the boy.

"You got some balls to show this kind of action to the audience. But at least do it in your room. Your pervert level shows no shame." With one swish of karate chop at the back of his neck, Mineta let out a girlish 'Ack' before he let go and went unconscious.

"Thanks, Midoriya." She thanked him.

"No problem."

She began to buttoned herself to cover her upper body but can feel the glued balls behind her, making her worried.

Izuku saw this as well and started to think of removing those purple balls. His eyebrows raised as he noticed something a while ago. Looking at the asleep Mineta, Izuku grabbed his hands and gestured them to those glued balls.

Like a puppet, Izuku grabbing Mineta's 'lifeless' hand, he made the baby boy pull and the ball detached from Momo's P.E suit. One by one, there are no more on the Vice President's outfit.

"Thanks again." Momo felt relief. She smiled at him, he smiles back. Well, a small smile, but it is a smile.

They walk away, leaving Mineta in a sleeping pose like the dead people in the coffin with his balls around him.

"What the?" A student recently came out of the tunnel, asked himself, seeing Mineta unconscious to the ground.

A few minutes later, everyone is back at the arena and they were given a minute to relax or two, to replenish their energy after that first round of chaos and race-to-the-finish-line pressure.

Then Midnight spoke to the microphone.

"The first round is finally over. Now here are the results."

They showed Izuku Midoriya, the first place person. Next is Shoto Todoroki, then Katsuki Bakugo.

What's shocking is that Shiozaki Ibarra, a student of Class 1-B, is in fourth place. The same goes for Juzo Honenuki, another student of 1-B, who is in fifth place. Tenya Iida is in sixth followed by Fumikage Tokoyami.

It also showed that Amelia is in sixteenth place, followed by Ochako (17th), Momo (18th), and Mineta (19th). Oh yeah, as soon as Midnight talked, it was that point where Minoru Mineta woke up.

There was one person that caught Izuku's sight. Hitoshi Shinso. He remembered his declaration of war a few days ago. That said person is in 27th place and a student of C Group. So he's a Class 1-C student. If the hero nerd remembers, he's part of the General Studies Course.

"(Not bad.)" Izuku complimenting indirectly with the edges of his mouth rose, showing a small smile.

As for the 42nd place, Mei Hatsume took it.

(I'm sorry Yuga Aoyama. Forgive me, everyone.)

"The top 42 made it through to the next round. It's unfortunate, but like what Midoriya-kun says, don't be disheartened. Use this as a lesson to become stronger than ever. Not only that, just because you're eliminated doesn't mean you're out of the game. There are other ways for everyone to see your skills." Midnight says, making every student who didn't get to the top enlightened before licking her lips.

Izuku heard her, although that's not what he said a while ago, it's clear that Midnight wanted the students to never lose hope in their dreams of becoming a hero or be recognized by society because of their skills.

For those students who were not in Top 42, they walk off the arena and stood to the side. Leave is not an option.

"The real competition is next. The media cavalry be all over it, so give it your all!"

Then she used the whip to 'whip' the air as a large screen appeared behind her showed every student what it seems to be a roulette that can be seen in every casino.

She spoke again. "Now then, here is the next game. I already know what it is, but it's better not to spoil it. So, what could it be?" She said with an alluring tone that makes everyone get stiff to know what the game is.

Some of the students can feel their heart beat faster, even Izuku but he kept his posture calm.

The roulette kept on rolling until, "I just said it, and here it is!"

On cue, the roll stopped and the words formed.

[Cavalry Battle]

Some complained, specifically Denki who said, "A cavalry battle? I'm bad at those types of battles."

"It's not an individual work, so how it'll work..." A wondered Tsuyu commented with a finger on her chin.

"A cavalry battle..." Mineta appeared in between the two persons with a blush on his face, but that got wiped out quickly as he felt the glare of Izuku behind him and forget about that 'plan' in his brain.

Although Izuku is nowhere near the said person, the baby boy can still feel it and shivered in fear.

"Alright, let me explain." Midnight turns around to look at the screen, now showing All Might with his feet on the combined hands of Thirteen in front and Present Mic in behind.

"The students can form a team of two to four as they wish." Then she looks over her shoulder, staring at the First Year Students as she added, "It's basically the same as a regular cavalry battle, but there's one difference."

She now turned her body towards the students, pausing for a few seconds to add suspense.

"Based on the results of the first round, each student is assigned a point value. A point-based system like the entrance exam you kids enrolled in. In other words, each team is worth different points depending on who's a team they're in."

Before Nemuri, a.k.a Midnight, said that last sentence of hers, Ochako felt like she wanted to say that as well, but held back and had an imagination where she got embarrassed in front of everyone, so she held back, only letting out an 'Ah' of understanding.

"The points assigned raise up by five starting from the bottom. The 42nd place got 5 points, 41st got 10 points, the rest? You already know. But the catch here is that the first place in the Obstacle Course..."

She paused again, making Izuku's heart beat faster than a clock. He's shaking in his knees, but kept his composure again, waiting for Midnight.

"Is..."

Damn it, every second is making Izuku anxious, so finish it up Nemuri!

"Ten Million Points!"

Thank you.

Wait, what? Ten Million Points?!

You can hear the crowd goes 'Ooh' while the students gasped and had their eyes wide open as they heard the words 'Ten Million Points'.

"(Ten Million?)" Izuku repeated, somehow had an emotion of surprised and not surprised.

"(Ten Million, huh?)" A smirking Shinso looked at the place where the hero nerd.

Soon everyone changes their sight vision from the screen to the lone wolf.

"(In other words, if you take out the first player's team...)"

"(You can stand at the top no matter what place you're in!)" Every student synchronized as Izuku's view get darken, he can only see and feel the leers coming from his peers. Yet he still had that unreadable expression.

"That's right. It's the survival of the fittest. With the chance for those at the bottom to take the crown jewels!" Midnight smirked. She's also looking at that No. 1 Winner in the Obstacle Course.

As if time began to flow slowly, Izuku closed his eyes. It's Middle School all over again. He can imagine that everyone around him stood taller than him. It's like Goliath and David, but this time more than one Goliath.

"(No.)" He refused in his mind. "(I'm not a stranger to the dark, I won't run away this time. This isn't the past. This is the present.)" Izuku inhaled.

"(I won't let them break us down, brother. 'Cause I knew it.)" Shadow joined holding on to the boy's shoulder as if he's there to support him all the way.

Internally, the hero nerd smiled and thanked him. "(Thanks for the pep talk, brother.)"

He exhaled and finally opened his eyes with fires of determination and confidence as he said, "Bring it on." Before he smirked.

This has taken everyone including Midnight aback by surprise. But the surprised look from the Rated-R Heroine faded and changed into a seductive look, grinning before she spoke. "Now that's 'Plus Ultra'. Looks like the crown can't be taken away that simple, kids. Think through who you wanted to be on your team!"

All Might's smile is not on his face as his sights are only on Izuku, who he thinks that the pressure is too much. But he takes it back after those conversations with him a few days ago. The boy suffered the worst treatment but received an increase of maturity than anyone else in this building.

"(You can do it, Young Midoriya.)" Toshinori thought before he heard a voice behind.

"I'm back." Every teacher looked at the source and saw the No. 1 Hero's wife, Vidal Yagi, joined the VIP.

"Welcome back." The husband smiled.

"So what did I miss?" She asked. In case everyone's wondering, she was invited and was with them the whole time. She came back because she went to the bathroom during the Obstacle Course where the students are in the last part, the Mine Field.

Before he answered her, Midnight talked. "Time to explain the rules of the cavalry battle. The time limit is fifteen minutes. Each team is worth the total of every member's points. The riders will wear a headband with that number on their foreheads. Teams will try and grab their opponents' headbands before the time run out and try to keep many points as possible as they can."

She takes a breath before she continued.

"Stolen headbands must be worn from the neck up. So, the harder you steal, the harder you'll manage to keep them away from everyone's hands. And the most vital point is that even if your headbands get stolen, or if your team fails, you're not out!"

After hearing the rules, Momo raised and rested her chin on her finger saying, "Since there are 42 people, there will be 10 to 12 teams on the field the whole time."

"That's tough." Commented by Rikido Sato.

"Well, one strategy is to let someone take your points so that you can be free, right?" Mina Ashido asked, facing Tsuyu who was on her right.

"It's hard to say without seeing how all the points end up getting stolen, Mina-chan." The Frog-Quirk user answered.

Before they continued, they heard Midnight's whip slash the air and said, "In the game, it's a cruel fight where you can use your Quirks, but it's still a cavalry battle. You'll get a red card for attacks that are trying to make people fall on purpose. If you did, you're out immediately! And if you go out of the arena boundary, you're out as well!"

Then the words turned like a card and other words were spelled out.

[Time Limit: 15:00]

"You have fifteen minutes to build your teams. Now start asking who you wanted to be on your team and figure the formation on your own. Good luck!" The Rated-R teacher said.

On cue, everyone walked in different directions. Well, in short, everyone scrambled to ask if the person on their mind accept the invitation to join his or her team.

Everyone, except Izuku Midoriya, who stood there watching everyone and hearing the same 'Can you join my team?' question or 'Be on my team' sentence.

The hero nerd looked down and went to his own world. "(Points doesn't really matter to me. If I wanted to win, then...)"

==Break Room==

With the added [Staff Only], inside is where every invited Pro Heroes are in. Death Arms is smoking while looking at the monitor where it shows the assigned points of every position.

"The UA Sports Festival is about simulating the competition they'll face as heroes than seeing how prepared they are as heroes." The said person spoke.

"What does that mean?" Mt. Lady asked, clueless about what he said.

Before Death Arms spoke, smoke puffs out of his mouth. "In a world crowded with hero agencies, to put food on the table, there are times where you have to kick down others to show your skills. That was the Obstacle Race the qualifier was, right?"

Mt. Lady covered her nose and mouth with her hands, waving away a cloud of smoke coming in hers and Kamui Woods' direction. Although Kamui Woods wasn't affected by it.

"Doesn't that just pain your heart?" Don't know if she said it as a joke or she said it literally.

"Why you..." Kamui looked at her, annoyed. "You did that quite gleefully, remember?" Raising his voice, he remembered the time where they fought and captured a villain with brute strength and a Quirk that is similar to Mt. Lady a few months ago while he doesn't get the attention he wanted.

Everyone praised the rookie, but not Kamui Woods.

Again, Death Arms puff out smoke and rested his head on his palm. "On the other hand, even if you are business rivals with other heroes, there are so many cases where you need to work together or else it can cause more of taking the life of the innocents."

At this point, Mt. Lady finally realized. "Ah, that's like the cavalry battle. If you win, your teammates win as well. Although you have to think about the compatibility and other hero's Quirks, it's a give-and-take event."

"Coordinating with your sidekick and joint Quirk training with other agencies, the students are doing stuff now will be their way of life when they become pros." Kamui explained while opening a bottle of water and sip it, only for him to not drink. Why? Because he didn't know that he was using a wooden mask.

Using his Quirk, he removes the wooden mask, granting him to drink the water.

"They got it rough."

While they were talking, a lone hero rabbit was leaning against the wall, her eyes darkened as she whispers. "(Having a team sucks.)"

Rumi Usagiyama, a.k.a Rumi the 6th Hero of Japan, truly hates agencies where heroes work as a team. She rather likes to work alone, so why is she still here?

If she's watching an event that considers team battle, she would leave immediately. But then again, she's still here for one thing in her mind.

"But..." She added, eyeing the name she caught interested from the very start. "It takes a lot of hard work and morale boost for you to win the first place. And it's very impressive of you not using your Quirk. So, let's see where are the limits of your skills, Izuku Midoriya."

==Arena==

While everyone is talking, there is Mina, Shoji, Sero, and Sato wanting to team up with Katsuki, who was confused. He still got that angry look, so they don't know if he's responding, listening, or both.

Then, "Hey!" Someone was waving his hand as he walked towards Katsuki. It's none other than Eijiro Kirishima. "Todoroki chose his team already!"

He pointed at himself. "Bakugo, team up with me!"

"Weird Hair."

"It's Kirishima. At least try to remember. My hair's not that different from yours." The Hardening-Quirk user corrected before he pointed out the ash-blonde boy's hair and his, indicating they're almost the same hairstyle.

"You're the rider, right?" Kirishima asked. "Who'll be a front horse that can take your blast?" He raised his left arm and began to use his Quirk, showing he got something up in his sleeve.

For a moment there was silence until Katsuki answered. "Someone with guts."

"Not really the answer I want, but yeah. Me, with my Hardening." The redhead boy points himself again. "I'll be a wall that'll never shatter."

With a smirk on his face, he walks in front of Katsuki. "You're gonna get it, right? Ten Million?"

Just hearing those words made the Explosion-Quirk user smirk. A smirk that is somehow evil.

When you're silent and you're in the top 42, you can literally hear everyone teaming up with others. That's what Izuku's experiencing right now, looking at everyone, hearing their conversations left and right.

"(My predictions are correct. They're teaming up with their classmates since no one had a good grasp of what Quirks the other classes have.)" He thought as he looks around and found a team that caught his attention.

"(Yaoyorozu-san and Todoroki-kun. It's obvious that Todoroki-kun is the rider, but their defense can be one side because of the Vice President. Either be on the left or right, I'll find a way to see where is the weak spot.)"

"(Bro, you need to find someone quick, because you're in a current situation where everyone's avoiding you!)" Shadow shouted, reminding his partner.

"...Oh."

"(What do you mean 'Oh'?! You just realized it now?!)" Shadow said, annoyed that the hero nerd just realized it now. Before Izuku even spoke, someone called him.

"Deku-kun!" Hearing his nickname made him turn his head to the left and saw them.

"Let's be a team!" Ochako and Amelia declared to be the boy's teammates.

"Uraraka-san, Kawakami-san. Is it okay for you girls? Every team is gonna be after us, though." The boy said, worried if they're gonna run away from a stampede whose only goal is to get the boy's Ten Million points.

"Meh, it's okay for me." The redhead girl shrugged.

"It's fine with me, too. After all, it's best to team up with people you get along with." Ochako said with the biggest smile.

"(Uwa... so shiny.)" With humor on his side, the greenette boy closed his eyes and look away as if he's seeing an angel sent from the heavens above.

Opening, his eyes, a small smile produced from his face and said, "I actually wanted to team up with you two as well. As you said, Uraraka-san, with the people you get along, the communication is smooth."

"Uh-huh." The brunette girl nodded.

"Then, with your Zero Gravity and Kawakami-san's Photon Beams..." He turns around to see someone who caught his sight.

The girls also look in his direction and saw Tenya Iida.

The trio walked towards their President and Amelia called out. "Iida-kun."

Hearing his family name, he turns around to see them. "Ah, Midoriya-kun, Uraraka-kun, Kawakami-kun."

"Would you like to join us?" Ochako offered.

"With this, it'll be a four-man team with Iida-kun in front and the girls on each side. If we use Uraraka's Quirk to make all of us three lighter, plus the added Engine Quirk of Iida-kun and Kawakami-san's attention to look at any incoming attacks and blast them with her Photon Beams, we can maneuver and keep our points so easily." The hero nerd explained.

"Uh, I don't know, because if I use Zero Gravity on myself, I can't hold it for long and gonna puke." Ochako said with a worried tone.

"Don't worry, there'll be a moment where you can use it or not." The boy encourages her. "Although it's better to have someone who is physically strong as me, but I can't decide who..." He said, thinking out the idea he have.

"It's all I have in mind if Iida-kun joins." Then they all look at the mentioned person, who was silent all the way until Izuku called him.

"I expected no less from you, Midoriya." That's all the President of 1-A said.

"Huh?"

"But I'm afraid I have to refuse your invitation." Tenya bluntly said, shocking the trio.

"You're a wonderful friend, Midoriya. At first, I thought less of you, but as we talk and talk, I was so wrong about you. We all wanted to become stronger, so that's what I'll do. But if I keep following you, then I have no space to grow." He readjusts his eyeglass as he said that.

"Your rivals aren't only Bakugo-kun and Todoroki-kun as well." The tall boy said, looking intently at the hero nerd. "I'm your rival as well."

Then he turns around to walk towards a certain group the green-haired boy knows, but Tenya didn't leave them without saying this.

"I will challenge you as well."

He was now with Shoto Todoroki, Momo Yaoyorozu, and Denki Kaminari. All that's left, is them.

Amelia and Ochako are looking around frantically while Izuku's fists are clenched.

"(As the time reach zero, it's about to begin.)" The hero nerd looked around and saw everyone eyeing him with those predator stares.

"(Everyone's an enemy. And I'm at the top. We all put our friendships aside. However...)" His eyebrows furrowed and produced a stare that matches up with everyone. "(I won't give up the crown jewel that easily.)"

All of a sudden, a whirring sound slowly came behind them and a voice was heard.

"Fufufu. As I thought, this is great."

"Hm?" They all turn around to see a face up close. Well, in Izuku's perspective that is. He just turns around and already saw a girl wearing goggles up close.

"Team up with me, the person in the first place!" This made Izuku slightly jumped and took a step back.

"Whoa there! Who are you?" He asked.

A chuckle came out before she was introduced. "I'm from the Support Course, Mei Hatsume!"

"Wait a minute..."

"You're the girl back then," Ochako said, remembering her awhile ago at the start of the second part of the Obstacle Course, The Fall.

"I don't know you, but let me in your team!" She declared.

"Very straightforward and honest." Amelia frantically spoke. Hearing that from a girl is rather unusual.

Mei Hatsume walked forward at their face, and the trio took a step back. "

"If I team up with you," The pink-haired girl talked, looking eye-to-eye with the hero nerd. "Then I'll inevitably become part of the team that everyone's watching, right?"

"I-uh-umm..." The boy tried to find out the correct words, but somehow he can't. With her face up close, he can't say a complete sentence.

"If that happens," Mei's face is now closer. "Then my super cute babies will become a part of your spotlight and will be seen by big companies."

"Wait a minute. Babies and big companies?" Ochako said, sweating that there are words she doesn't understand.

"Yeah. What are you-"

"The others will be a benefit as well." Hatsume is taking steps forwards at Izuku, who was backing up each step. And yes, Ochako and Amelia were completely ignored by the support course girl.

"(Oh, she's not interested in us.)" The girls thought in synchronization.

"Wait, hold up your breath, Hatsume-san," Izuku said, trying to tame the hyperactive girl, but failed. Soon the trio saw Mei Hatsume opened a briefcase, full of support items.

"The Support Course develops equipment that helps heroes deal with their Quirks. I have a ton of babies, so you'll get to find what you needed."

"So, these support items are your 'babies', yes?" The boy asked.

"Yup." The answer came out of her mouth.

Then he thought for a second, looking at the sets of each support- I mean 'babies' before looking at Ochako, then Amelia, then the newcomer Mei Hatsume.

"Hmm?"

"See something that catches your eyes?"

As the pink-haired girl said, he did see one. Izuku grabbed it and asked her, "Is this backpack, or jetpack, is it similar to Buster Hero, Air Jet?"

"Yes!" The girl's voice is loud, thrilled with excitement.

"Looks like we're gonna need this one." Izuku decided to use the jetpack on their own. "Oh yeah, what is your Quirk, Hatsume-san?"

While the two are talking, Amelia and Ochako are staring at them with a look of you-know.

"(They're already getting along.)" Somehow, they're getting jealous that the newcomer is getting all of Izuku's attention.

While they're at it, Mei Hatsume told Izuku her Quirk.

Zoom. Not the website, mind you.

Zoom grants Mei eyesight that can zoom far away, allowing her to clearly see distant people and objects. By focusing her eyes on a particular spot, Mei is capable of seeing up to 5 kilometers. Her eyes also feature unique crosshair-shaped irises, which might be a physical feature of the Quirk.

Mei mostly uses her Quirk to search for people that might be of her interest, as potential investors.

"I see." That is all Izuku said after hearing out her Quirk and its description. Looking back at the briefcase, he asks. "Is there another set of babies?"

"Whichever it is."

"Alright. Do you have..."

As that conversation goes on, the Class 1-B gathered together.

"Well, everyone had their eyes on Class 1-A. How about let's put them a show as well?"

"Well, it's not that everyone had their eyes on them only. You could at least say that there are some had their eyes on us and other classes as well."

"I agree with Kendo-san. But thanks to that Midoriya dude, there are eyes on us, like come on, Ibarra-san is in fourth place. They wouldn't miss it."

"Mhm."

"Well, then. Everyone! Let's do our best!"

"Yeah!"

Moving to the next one, Shoto Todoroki started the conversation with his group.

"I chose you three because I thought it would be the most stable formation." The dual-haired boy looked at the Pichu lookalike.

"Kaminari, you'll be left-wing, keeping away our enemies with your electric." His gaze turns to Momo next. "Yaoyorozu, you'll be right-wing. You're in charge of insulation and assisting with defense and movement."

"Got it."

Then Shoto's eyes laid on the last person in his group.

"Iida, you'll be in front as the main source of mobility and physical defense."

Then Tenya asked, "So you'll attack and create diversions with ice and fire, Todoroki-kun?"

"No." Shoto looked at a certain pro hero within the crowds. That hero can be easily be seen. The dual-haired boy clenched his left fist as he said, "In battle, I will never use my fire." Unnoticed by his teammates, he was glaring at someone. That someone can be a relative of his family.

==Time Skip==

'Ding'

Ayo the pizza's here! Whoops, wrong moment.

"Alright, it's about time." Thank you for that one, Nemuri Kayama. She was stretching her arms after the fifteen-minute ran out.

"Come on, wake up, Mr. Sleeping Prince!" Present Mic joke as he pats the sleeping teacher before moving on. "After fifteen minutes to form teams and talk strategy, the time for the Cavalry Battle is about to begin. It looks like twelve teams are lined up within the field."

"There are some interesting teams out there," Eraser said, slightly moving his face forward, scanning each cavalry team.

==Class 3-A Classroom==

"Finally it's about time!" Nejire yawned. She woke up from her rest after fifteen minutes.

"Yup, time to see Izuku's skills, and perhaps this round is where he'll use his Quirk," Mirio said.

"Oh boy, I can't wait!" You-know-who said that.

"Mhm."

==Arena==

"Now! Raise those battle cries! It's time for the first year's bloody battle in UA!" Present Mic shouted, gathering a lot of shouts and cheers coming from the crowds.

"Light the signal fire!"

In the arena, Izuku tightened his Ten Million headband as his team finally had a cavalry formation.

"Uraraka-san." He called out.

"Yeah."

"Hatsume-san." She giggled in response with a large smile.

"Kawakami-san."

"Got it."

Checking his team, Ochako is on the right, Amelia on left, and Mei in the front. Inhaling the air through his nostrils and exhaling through his mouth, he let out three words that motivate his teammates. "Let's do this."

[On your mark. Ready?]

That's what the screen showed on the students.

"Let's see how ruthless the battle it is, folks! Counting down the brutal battle royal! In three!" Present Mic started.

Hearing the countdown, Katsuki was cracking his knuckles as he said, "We're aiming for..."

He didn't finish as Present Mic shouted, "Two!"

"One thing." This one came from Shoto Todoroki as if he was connecting the words the ash-blonde boy needed to say.

"One!"

'Whip'

"Start!" On signal, the eleven cavalry teams are charging towards their one goal. The Ten Million bounty on Izuku's forehead.

"It's a battle to get the Ten Million Points!" Tetsutetsu shouted.

"(An attack without delay, huh.)" The hero nerd thought before speaking. "When I say 'now', Uraraka-san, Kawakami-san, look away and close your eyes!"

The girls nodded from his instructions as they all stare at the large stampede of cavalry teams, ready to stomp at them.

"Steady..." The horde is getting closer.

...

"Now!" Ochako and Amelia quickly shut their eyes as Izuku pressed a button. Turns out he was wearing the jetpack Mei Hatsume recommended and soon they were in the sky, launching forward.

"They flew? Must be the help of the support course?" Tetsutetsu's team changed course as they follow wherever the team of Izuku land from.

"Jiro-chan!" Toru Hagakure shouted. Somehow she's naked, and don't ask me why.

"I know." Kyoka Jiro used her earphone jacks to get the headband. Izuku was facing forward, so they have a good chance to steal it.

However, Hagakure's team doesn't know that Izuku's senses are enhanced. And with the help of Spidey-Sense, he quickly raised his defense and dodged the incoming jacks of Kyoka.

The first attempt failed and Kyoka was determined to get it the second time. Unfortunately for her, the length of her earphone jacks reached its limits.

"Tch." She scuffed in irritation, knowing Izuku's team is out of her boundary.

"I'll be cover-up at the back and will do whatever I can to defend our place, girls." Izuku talked and received nods from his teammates.

Soon enough, Ochako shouted, "We're landing." Her feet are equipped with hover boots, borrowing from Mei.

Izuku looked at Ochako and thought, "(With making everyone except Uraraka-san weightless, our weight is only her plus the equipment and the clothes.)"

As he thought about this, dust produced from where they're landing and they successfully and safely made a touchdown.

Then he heard Mei asking him, "What do you think of my 'babies'? Aren't they cute?"

"Yeah. The mobility is awesome as well. Your babies are well made, Hatsume-san." Izuku responded.

"I know right?"

"It's because I'm making them float..." Ochako whispered while pouting, seeing that Izuku's attention is on the Support Course girl.

While on Hagakure's side, they're chasing him as she said, "We can't let them get away!"

One of her teammates, Rikido Sato, looks up and noticed something missing. He pointed out, "Hey, wait! Hagakure! Your headband's gone!"

"Huh!" She raised her hand onto her forehead and realized he's right. Her headband went walking away. "When did that happen?!"

Meanwhile, "Heh." Someone from Class 1-B was twirling the headband he stole from Hagakure. "Profiting while others fight."

Then, they heard Present Mic announced, "Not even two minutes have passed since we started, it's already a free-for-all!"

The announcer slammed his hands on the desk. "Fights over the headbands breaking out all over! Ignoring Ten Million points and going for the second to fourth place isn't bad, either!"

While hearing that statement, Izuku's head went haywire as he ordered, "Uraraka-san, use the hover boots again!"

It was too late. Something made her stop.

"Wha? I can't move!"

"What?" Izuku checks and a purple ball attached to the ground and Mei Hatsume's right hover boot.

"(It's Mineta's-)" He didn't finish his sentence as he heard a laugh from an incoming tank. Izuku saw Shoji at the edge of his right vision, but he's the only one there.

But he noticed something. Why are his arms formed a shelter on his back? It looks like Mezo Shoji's covering- wait, that's it!

"(Mineta's in there.)" He finally realized, but then the Spidey-Sense going out of control again as he saw pink long rope came out of the shelter Shoji created from his back.

It was coming in his direction. More specifically, his Ten Million headband. He dodged it. The rope retracted back to its shelter where Mineta is.

"As expected of you, Midoriya-chan." Tsuyu Asui slightly showed herself. No wonder why the pink rope is familiar. It's her tongue.

"I could say the same to you three." Izuku complimented before numerous purple sticky balls and Tsuyu's tongue were now aiming his team.

"Team Mineta makes use of their differences in their sizes! What a terrifying tank!" Present Mic shouted.

"(Not yet, not yet.)" Izuku said to himself as if he's waiting for something before he presses the button to make them fly.

But the purple ball that's stuck to the right hover boot is preventing them. The boy still pressed the button, persistent enough that they can get away with it.

After a few seconds, they finally flew. But the cost if is the right hover boot. Mei Hatsume heard a sizzling of malfunction if that's the sound of it and she said with worry, "Ah! My baby!"

"I'm sorry, Hatsume-san. But we have to get away." The hero nerd apologized on behalf of him indirectly destroying one of the support items.

'Boom'

Izuku heard it, but not his team. He heard of explosions and already knew whose responsible for it and a loud voice filled his ears. "Don't get carried away!"

"Bakugo." The greenette boy called out the next incoming enemy. "Deku!" Just that word is enough for Mei, Ochako, and Amelia to freak out seeing that their classmate is within their level.

However, Izuku smirked. "(It's time.)"

"(Yeah.)"

Soon, the ash-blonde's hands are sweaty and are facing his opposing team.

Crackles formed...

'Boom'

Another explosion occurred. Did Bakugo hit the target?

He didn't.

All he can see is black that deflected Quirk's attack, which surprised him.

The crowds cheered, but some were shocked. Those who were shocked are the ones who were watching Izuku's performance right now.

"Huh?!" The loud announcer shouted, shocked by what he sees.

And if you ask a question about that black thing, then the author's answer is yes. That black thing is Shadow. It came out of Izuku's left arm and formed a large shield that negates the bully's attack.

Are there specific people who were shocked by this? Yes. The Big Three, Vi, All Might, the teachers of UA, Death Arms, Kamui Woods, and even Mt. Lady and Miruko were taken by surprise.

"(What?)" That fills Bakugo's mind with a shocked look until something wraps his torso and was pulled back.

"Is that even allowed?!" Hizashi Yamada asked loudly.

"It's a technicality, so it's okay!" Nemuri answered with a thumb up. "It wouldn't have been if he'd touched the ground, though."

Katsuki was reeled back to his team. It was Hanta Sero's Tape who did it and successfully catches him as they try to go back into their formation again.

While that is happening, Izuku's team descends and landed, but Ochako was having trouble managing with only one functional boot.

"You okay?" Izuku asked with worrisome.

"A little. It's hard to control with one hover boot left." Ochako responded.

"Got it." He said before looking ahead and reminds himself. "(Landing like that is dangerous. Which means we can't be in the air as we wanted. Guess we'll have to survive this with our mobility from Uraraka-san's Zero Gravity and Shadow's defense. I'm counting on you, bro.)"

"(Leave it to me, partner.)"

"(Wait)" The hero nerd paused. "(How 'bout we show them who they think they're messing with?)" He came up with that idea as Shadow talked, "(That's not a bad idea.)"

"(Alrighty then.)"

Team Midoriya stood still after that slippery landing, taking a deep breath since some of the cavalry teams are away and some are fighting against each other. Those who are still chasing them are not that far, just closing in the gap.

"Izu-kun, what was that stunt awhile ago?" Amelia asked as she look at Izuku who was spreading his arms.

"It's part of my Quirk." Then his arms started to cover up with black goo. "It's time to show them who's the boss. I'm about to do something risky that I need to explain to the judges."

"Huh?"

Soon, his right arm formed a ball while the other is a large shield. This made the hunters stop in their tracks.

Then Izuku whipped his right arm forward up and into the sky. Again, everyone was bewildered, because the ball formed was extending until it is high above.

Then...

'Shing'

Multiple spikes emerge from the ball as Izuku shouted, "Look out from above!"

The green-haired boy wasn't trying to kill them, he's just doing something.

He pulled his arm down and made the ball of spikes descend quickly. It was about to land in between the teams of Tetsutetsu and Mineta.

"Look out!" They shouted as they move away. From their view it looks like a large ball with so many spikes, that's why they move away.

It landed in between and had some cracks. The two teams were shocked that the size of the spiked-fill ball is average. Soon the black spiked ball began to move like it was melting and retraced back to Izuku.

One thing was missing. Team Midoriya wasn't in the place where they last saw him.

"Where did he go?!" Mineta asked. He and Tsuyu witnessed that stunt.

"Over there!" Tetsutetsu shouted, pointing in the direction where Izuku is now. His team is farther away from the two.

"Oi, oi, oi! Care to explain that stunt, Midoriya?!" The noisy announcer demanded with the hell he and the crowd just 'seent'.

"It's not in my mind to eliminate ourselves by making them fall on purpose. It's in my mind to distract them!" Izuku answered. Present Mic and Midnight were bamboozled by his response, not sure what to say after that.

"It's a risky stunt, but he literally tricks them," Eraser spoke.

"How can you come up with that?" His noisy partner looked at him.

"It's the sun." The teacher simply said. "He used the sun to his advantage, and with that height level, everyone under would be easily fooled."

"(Yup.)" The hero nerd agreed with the teacher.

==Class 3-A Classroom==

Eyes wide open for the three powerhouse students. They finally see the promise Izuku said a few days ago. They finally witness Izuku's Quirk. After that entertainment, they had so many questions like how did it melt or like retract back to him?

Is it alive or is he controlling it? You know the drill. Questions later, watch for now.

==Break Room==

Everyone stopped what their doing, even Miruko stopped eating the carrot she's holding. Death Arms smiled, "Those kids are really good."

As for Miruko, she smirks. This generation of heroes-in-training is promising, especially Izuku. "(That kid's got a lot of surprises. Let's see how many he have.)" She said in her mind as the Cavalry battle continues.

==Time Skip; Arena==

"It's been seven minutes! Let's see the current points and the current rankings up on the screen!" On cue, the screen showed up the rankings with the points.

"Eh?" Hizashi Yamada, or Present Mic, let out a confused one. "Other than Team Midoriya, Class A isn't doing we- Wait a second." He paused as he looks at one team that's surprising.

"Team Bakugo? What?" Right on cue, someone took Katsuki Bakugo's points. It was Neito Monona, a student of Class 1-B, who stole it. He's also the one who stole Toru Hagakure's points a while ago.

"He got us," Mina announced, causing Sero and Kirishima to stop advancing.

The team of Monoma walked a few steps that distance themselves from Team Bakugo before the leader said, "Since Midnight-sensei said that it was the first game, it wouldn't make sense for them to cut a ton of people in the qualifier, right?"

The blonde boy turns around to face them with a somehow irritating look. "Assuming they'd keep about forty people in the next stage, we just make sure we stayed within that number as we ran, observing from the back to see the Quirks and personalities of those who would be our rivals. There's no point in being obsessive over winning in the prelims, right?"

"You did this is as a class?" The Explosion-Quirk user demanded.

Neito was wrapping the headband in his neck before he continued. "Well, it wasn't a consensus, but it was a good idea, right?"

"Hey, they're coming." One of his teammates warned him, but the 'lesson' still continues.

"It's better than going after a temporary 'top', like a horse with a carrot waving in front of its face. Oh yeah, while I'm at it, you're already famous aren't you?" Neito continues to mock the ash-blonde boy.

"As the victim of the sludge incident a few months ago and saved by All Might. Tell me about it sometimes, about how it feels like to be attacked by villains once a year."

Just hearing Monoma lecturing Katsuki is ticking him off every second.

"Being obsessive and giving it all is a huge difference, Monoma."

"Ah, look out!" Too late, the headband on the boy's forehead came off, shocking the lecturer and turn around to see who is the attacker.

None other than Team Midoriya.

"Uwa! What a ballsy move! Even though he's at the top, Midoriya attempted to steal Monoma's points and succeeded!" You know who said that, so get used to it.

Monoma was shocked. The distance between him and Izuku is twice the distance between him and Katsuki. So how did he manage to steal it?

"It's not about being obsessive to get the diamond medal, it's about giving it all to see who deserves the crown. While you're here lecturing him, might as well keep your mouth shut and be aware of your surroundings, 'Mr. Lecturer'." Those are the last words the hero nerd says before he told his teammates to go back to Plan A.

That is to run away.

"One more thing, Monoma." Izuku looked over his shoulder, eye-to-eye with the self-proclaimed big brain of 1-B.

"Karma's a bitch, isn't it?"

'Boom'

On cue, the blonde boy looked at where Katsuki is, only for him to see his face up close with his hand on the headbands he stole.

"Sero!" Kirishima shouted.

"Gotcha!" Sero's Tape got their leader's torso and pulled him as fast as he can while Mina Ashido activated her Quirk, Acid, and aimed it at the teammates of Monoma. Not at their face, but at their clothes.

This forced them to move away to avoid her attack while Sero and Kirishima are focusing on making Katsuki stand.

"What a move! With Midoriya stalling the leader, Bakugo manage to steal all the stolen headbands from Monoma! Is Class 1-A working as a group or is it on purpose?"

You can see the irritation from Monoma's teammates' faces. It's all Monoma's fault for not keeping his mouth shut.

"(Your 'welcome', Bakugo.)" Izuku thought.

"Hey, Deku-kun. Was that necessary?" Ochako asked.

"If it meant for him to shut his mouth, then yes. I can tell from the very start that he's annoying. An attention seeker, that is." He answered.

"I agree with Izu-kun." Amelia approved.

"It's true that Class 1-B leave a stronger impression by overturning the mood that favored our class from the very beginning, even before the Sports Festival started. Based on their way of thinking," He looks back at Monoma and some Class 1-B teams.

"There's a chance they'll be chasing us or not necessarily chasing us." He finished his explanation. "As of now, let's stick with Plan A, every-"

Mei Hatsume stopped running. This caused the girls to stop running as well. This made Izuku hold onto Mei's shoulders.

"What is it, Hatsume-san?"

"Look." The only word that came out of her mouth, enough for him to listen and look at where she's staring at and let out a gasp of surprise.

"Eight minutes left! We're now entering the second half of the Cavalry Battle! With the unexpected rise and fall of Team Monoma, who will take the Ten Million points?! Will it be someone or will Midoriya will stand his ground?!"

Amelia and Ochako looked at their intruder while Izuku sighed and breathed.

"Looks like Plan A will never be this easy from now on." The hero nerd whispered.

Looking ahead of them, Team Todoroki blocked their path.

"I'll take that from you now." The dual-haired boy declared.

"I'd like to see you try, Todoroki-kun." The green-haired boy fought back.

Then they heard loud footsteps from an incoming tank. It was Team Mineta. "We're gonna steal the points from those two teams with everything we got!"

They ignored his shout as Amelia spoke, "I thought we would face a confrontation harder than those we did earlier until now. From the very start, Todoroki-kun seems highly of you, Izu-kun."

"I noticed it as well. But this is not where we stop. Let's fall back." Izuku ordered as they fall back as he said.

"Iida, forward."

"Right." Activating his Quirk, Team Todoroki charged forward. Izuku noticed. Momo and Denki are wearing row skates, allowing the team to move faster because of Tenya's movement and his Engine.

"Yaoyorozu, prepare to guard us and conduct electricity."

"Got it." She uses her Quirk, Creation, to produce things that are electric-related.

"Kaminari?"

"I know what to do."

Eyes furrowed, Izuku ordered, "Girls, watch our surroundings. It's not just one group chasing us." Mei, Ochako, and Amelia nodded as they saw numerous groups are charging to get the Ten Million.

Six minutes left and they know that before the end of this battle, the teams will do whatever they can to get to the top.

All of a sudden, Kaminari is covered with electricity as he smirks, "Make you sure you guard well."

Knowing Pichu's power, Izuku smirked back. "Ask and you shall receive."

"Heh." The Electric-Quirk began to charge himself.

"(Ready, Shadow?)"

"(Don't even ask me.)" The two partners smirk as Izuku raised his left arm. The hand is facing towards Team Todoroki, who were confused before Todoroki pulled out a large insulator cloth to cover his teammates.

Soon enough, Kaminari let out his ultimate attack. "Indiscriminate Shock, 1.3 Million Volts!"

Powerful electricity came out and it spread to the ground.

On cue, Izuku shouted as well. "Shield Prison!"

Just like before, his left arm is covered in black goo and it touched the ground. The next thing the girls see is darkness. But that's what they see now because they're in a ball with chains that kept the pieces from falling apart.

"Where are we?" Mei shouted.

"Don't worry. We're not in danger. I protected ourselves from danger." Izuku answered, making the girls let out a relieved sigh. One thing for sure, if they all see is darkness, then they know something's wrong.

But in this case, they're safe from danger, because the next thing they heard are screams.

Screams of numerous students that got caught from Kaminari's attack.

Soon, the screams faded as the ball formed by Izuku reeled back to his left arm and quickly said, "Fall back."

Shoto Todoroki witnessed what Izuku did. He literally shielded themselves from Kaminari's ultimate attack and it astonished him before he let go of the cloth and used his Ice.

"Less than six minutes left. We can't back down now." He said as he grabbed the metal pole created by the Vice President, Momo Yaoyorozu.

The ice from his right hand travel to the pole and it reached the ground, and covered half of the arena with ice.

"Sorry, but you'll have to bear with it." Numerous cavalry teams were caught by Shoto's ice and can't move.

"Todoroki took care of that crowd teams in an instant!"

"After Kaminari's shock, he froze all of them. I guess it should be expected, but he took into account how a lot of people avoided in the First Round." Aizawa bluntly said the fact as his partner gave him a thumbs up and a 'Noice commentary' comment.

At the arena, while everyone is recovering from Denki's all-out attack, Shoto stole a few points from some teams.

Noticing the opposing team is gaining up, Izuku pressed the button for the jetpack, but let out short circuit sounds.

"The jetpack's acting up?"

"Baby! There's room for improvement!"

"Oh no, they're getting closer," Ochako said while her left hover boot is facing forward launching them back, but it's not enough for them to get away.

Todoroki's getting closer and closer.

Then...

"Kawakami-san, Uraraka-san, looks like we gotta use that plan now." Izuku said and received a 'Un' of agreements from the said girls.

"('Plan'?)" Shoto, Tenya, Momo, and Denki thought, confused about what is in the hero nerd's mind.

"Kaminari-kun," He called out Pichu's surname. "Remember when you said that I need to guard well?"

"Yeah?"

"Then try dodging this! Let's go, girls!"

What they did next is quite shocking and unexpected. Izuku lifted his left leg and Amelia released her hold of making Izuku stand straight. Next, she raised her hands, facing the team in front of her. Each of her palms is showing circles. This could mean one thing.

"Iida! Dodge it!"

Unfortunately, Izuku wouldn't let them dodge it easily. Standing on one foot, Shadow formed a hammer on his right arm and Izuku whipped it sideways from right to left.

It even extends. The hammer was going to hit Denki and Tenya.

"Eek!" Denki shrieked, noticing the hammer is about to hit him and the team. Team Todoroki is in a tight spot. If you're in Shoto's point of view, in front of you is dangerous, on your left is a hammer that's about to hit you and on your right is another danger.

Why? Because on your right is the boundary of the arena. If you get out of bounds, you're out. Remember what Midnight said. If you're out of the arena boundary, you're out!

Sweating profusely and gritting his teeth, Tenya knew what to do without listening to Shoto. He used half of his Quirk's power and jumped back before he took a hard left.

The hammer that was supposed to hit Denki and Tenya missed. They also missed the beams that came out of Amelia's palms.

"Whoa! That was almost close. A reckless move indeed for Team Todoroki to do that or else he would go bye-bye!"

Indeed a reckless move, for both of them. Standing on his right foot, Izuku jumped light and heard a word, "Release."

Then his body was pulled to the ground and soon Amelia was holding Izuku's left foot and the formation of Team Midoriya is back to a stable formation.

"(Oh god, I thought I was gonna fall on that attempt.)" Izuku panicked inside. If he did jump higher than he did, he would fall and will lose the Ten Million.

That plan of his worked as he recalls it before the battle starts.

==Flashback==

Before the Cavalry Battle starts, Izuku was equipped with his jetpack while Ochako is putting on the hover boots of Mei Hatsume. Izuku called his teammates, "Girls, there's something I had in mind."

"What is it?" Amelia asked.

"Come here," Izuku instructed them as they all gather together.

"I know this sounds crazy, but listen to me." They all nodded.

"If there ever is a moment where we'll confront Todoroki-kun and he'll chase us, I want Uraraka-san to use her Quirk on me."

"What?"

"Since I'm gonna be barefoot, I want you to use Zero Gravity on me. After that, I'll lift my left leg so that Kawakami-san will use her Photon Beams to scare them. If that's not enough, I'll use my Quirk on which side Denki is. Hatsume-san and Ochako will hold my foot and it's up to me to balance myself. If I didn't balance, Kawakami-san will grab my left foot and help me balance. If we did scare them off by jumping away, we'll take that time for me to balance myself and jump so that you can release me and will return everything to normal."

They all look at him with worried expressions, but Izuku reassured them. "I know it's really risky, but if it makes the distance big between us and keeps our Ten Million safe, I'll take it. If not, then I'll take full responsibility."

It took a moment for them to consider and he received their answer.

"Okay, Deku-kun."

"We trust you with this plan if we'll face them."

"I will."

==Flashback End==

"I can't believe it," Ochako said, still astonished that the plan Izuku from the very start worked. "Your plan works, Deku-kun." She spoke with utter excitement.

"I know." The hero nerd breathed the air. "But we're still in a battle. Don't get excited, Uraraka-san. Sorry for ruining the mood."

"Oh, yeah. I'm sorry as well." She regained her focus and looked at Team Todoroki. However, she noticed that after she said 'Release', Izuku was heavier. In a quick response, She touched Izuku's clothes, hers, Amelia's, and Mei's clothes, and also touched Izuku.

He'll float. But nope, She's holding and grabbing his right foot to prevent that from happening. Heck, even Mei and Amelia noticed the drastically decreased weight of Izuku and can confirm it's the brunette girl's doing.

Team Todoroki stood still as they're in a shocking state. That act is so dangerous and very risky in their eyes. If you want more proof of them still in shock, they're breathing heavily and their heart still beating fast with eyes widen.

It's one in a hundred- no, one in a million miracle that they're still in the game.

"Let's take a breather after that move on us," Shoto said as they tried to relieve themselves.

"I thought I was gonna die," Denki said with a horrified look on his face.

"Midoriya-san's move is dangerous and risky," Momo said while breathing and sweating.

"Todoroki-kun, try to cover the paths Midoriya-kun will attempt to run," Tenya suggested.

"Great idea," Shoto affirmed as he grabbed the pole and spread the ice to the ground, and cover the paths. Left, right, and behind him.

Izuku and his team saw this.

"Uh oh! Looks like Midoriya's in a tight spot and got nowhere to go!"

Izuku looked left and right, both got covered by large ice. Looking back, it's the arena boundary. Tables have turned, turns have tabled is what people say. Want to know why behind him is the boundary? Of course, it's because Tenya moved to the left as soon as Amelia's Photon Beams were off, making them out of the tight spot.

But to make the situation a little relief, The only ones who are trapped are him and Shoto. Nobody will interrupt them.

Seeing that Team Todoroki is slowly approaching them, Izuku spoke, "As of this point, we won't attack. Let's all be defensive."

"Roger that." They all respond to his instructions.

Izuku analyzed Shoto's attacks. He was using his right arm for freezing. And the whole battle, he never uses his left, which produces Fire.

If it means going to that position...

"Uraraka-san. Remember when Yaoyorozu-san told me that Todoroki-kun is the son of Endeavor?" He whispered

"Yeah. What of it?"

"Notice from the very start he didn't use his fire?"

"Where are you getting at- Oh..." Ochako realized what Izuku is telling him.

"That's right, whenever he advances, let's step back and move slightly to the right in case we are in his line of ice."

"Got it."

"I'm right with you, Izu-kun."

"Thanks." The hero nerd said before looking back at the incoming enemy team.

"(They'll put their guard up after that another stunt I did, but they don't know whether I'll attack or defend. And I'll use that advantage to keep them away.)" He thought.

"(It's fine. No matter what, we'll hang on to the Ten Million.)"

==Time Skip==

The crowds cheered as they heard the announcer shouts, "One and a half minute left! Todoroki made a move where Midoriya won't run away and keep himself and the ten million within his grasp! At least, that's what I thought five minutes ago!"

"Unbelievably, Midoriya's been able to keep away from that cramped space for five minutes!"

Shoto narrowed his eyes as he taps Tenya's shoulder, signaling him to move forward.

"Hold!" The green-haired boy shouted as his own team moves away and slightly to the right. His arms are covered in black, alerting Shoto and his teammates to be wary of his surprising attacks.

"(You're doing good.)" Toshinori thought with a smile on his face.

"Midoriya can see right through Todoroki." Vidal whispered, feeling the climax of the battle.

"Hmph. Fool." A certain hero insulted Shoto.

As for Shoto, he gritted his teeth. "(He's keeping his distance, staying on the left side. He's paying attention. At this rate, if I want to freeze them over the shortest distance, I'll freeze Iida as well.)"

"(If he keeps moving like this, I'll do myself in if I freeze indiscriminately. And Midoriya will use that shield again to defend themselves if I instructed Kaminari to use electricity.)"

Sweat is falling down on each member's face whether on Team Midoriya or Team Todoroki. It was one hell of a battle, but everything has to end.

"(Only one minute left.)"

The dual-haired boy was thinking. Thinking of so many ways on how to get the Ten Million and how to freeze his opponents.

In the middle of the rush battle, Tenya spoke out. "Everyone. There's less than a minute left and you won't be able to use me after this."

This caught everyone's attention. "I'm counting on you!"

The president of Class 1-A leaned forward as if he's in a running position. This went unnoticed by Team Midoriya as they put their guards up.

"Hang on tight, and grab that Ten Million points, Todoroki-kun."

Then fires from the Engine Quirk on his calves went out. From red to blue, it was going above its limits. At this point, it's Tenya Iida's special move.

"Torque Over... Reciproburst!"

In a blink of an eye, Shoto's a hand close to Izuku's head, but the speed is so fast that he didn't know what happened.

Although, there is an urge inside him that he grabbed something.

After that, Tenya made a full stop, causing his Quirk to stall and is now in overheat. Within this battle, he'll never move a muscle, but that special move shocked his teammates.

Not only his teammates, even The Big Three, the crowd, and Team Midoriya as well.

"HUUUUWWHHHATTTTT????!!!!" A shouting Present Mic appeared into the scene. "What happened?! It's so fast! Iida, if you could accelerate that fast, then show it in the prelims!"

While panting heavily, he explained what happened. "By forcing the torque and rotations to increase... I created an explosive power. With the recoil, my engine stalls until the end of the game."

He looked over his shoulder and asked his leader, "Did you get it?"

Slowly raising his left hand, Shoto looked for a moment, and soon a surprised expression is on his face.

"I... didn't get it."

"What?!" Tenya, Momo, and Denki screamed in unison.

"(But how?! That's impossible! Nobody can-)"

"Hey, Iida-kun!"

They look at where Izuku is, only to see him smiling.

"That was a fatal mistake, but I'll give you credit for the self-sacrifice."

He said in a heart-warming tone. There's no spec of mocking tone within his voice. All they can hear is a grateful voice and a satisfied look.

Soon that smile on the green-haired boy's face was wiped off when they heard a distant explosion.

"Deku!" You already know who it is.

"Izu-kun, let's run!" Amelia shouted.

"No need." He simply said, seeing how Katsuki is getting closer

"What? But why?"

"Because..."

As if he's waiting for something, the ash-blonde boy is getting closer and closer until...

'Ding'

"Time's up!"

Hearing the ding, the intruder comically fell face-first to the ground as the trio thought they're goners for sure.

Exhaling through his nose, he gently holds onto Mei's shoulders and began to float in the air. Then he heard Ochako saying, "Release." And that's the point where gravity turns back to normal. The girls laid down on the floor with a huge sigh.

Finally, the Cavalry Battle is over as Present Mic announced that Team Midoriya, from the beginning 'til the end, is the winner of winners.

Izuku stood still but was slightly panting after that intense battle and moments of them running away from the hunters. He looks at Team Todoroki and gave them another smile.

The crowd runs wild from the climax at the end. A breathtaking battle indeed.

The Big Three let out a sigh as well. Nejire was holding her heart and can't hold on to those dangerous stunts her kouhai showed to the world, but she's happy that he and his team won.

They've done it. Team Midoriya has done it. Against all odds, they kept the Ten Million points in their grasp. Nobody ever did that years ago, because the Ten Million can easily be stolen by different cavalry teams.

But now? Japan witnessed this historic event. Team Midoriya made history by keeping their Ten Million bounty and probably will never be broken by future students in the coming generations.

Izuku Midoriya, the First-Year student to ever protect his assigned point value along with Ochako Uraraka, Amelia Kawakami, and Mei Hatsume.