"That's great, I'm so glad you're safe!" Kazou sighed in relief as he spoke on the phone to Kenzo. Izuku trailed a little behind to give the man some privacy. However the teen froze when his Haki picked up a family prencence causing him to smile. 'Why am I not surprised?' He thought as he turned to move down a different hallway.

Kazuo noticed this but Izuku waved it off before gesturing for him to go on while creating a clone to keep him safe. Kazuo still confused but trusting Izuku nodded and continued to meet the rest of their group, the clone following silently behind.

With that done Izuku headed down the hall way until he came to a private viewing room and knocked on the door. "Enter." He got the go ahead and entered the room with a chuckle. "What not going to seek out your friend after his hard earned win??" He asked as he entered the room with two men waiting inside.

This was Ira Gamagori and  and the number 6 hero Crust. Ira smirked as he stood from his seat as he made his wave over to Izuku. "Sorry to say but I'm not going to give out praise when someone drags out a fight." Ira said as he looked down at the green haired teen. "You could have easily cut the match time in half. Meaning you were slacking off." Here Gamagori smirk turned challenging. "Or you're losing your edge." He taunted with Izuku's eyes narrowing dangerously as the atmosphere turned tense.

Before both teens burst out laughing and fist bumped. Crust watched this with a smile as he shook his head. 'They never change.' He thought as he watched them laugh until it finally died down and Izuku smiled up at the larger boy. The two had been friends since 3rd grade and had established their own little group of friends.

"Ah thanks for that man. I was under a lot of stress this morning and that was just what I needed." He thanked his friend who nodded. "Not a problem. I could tell you were tense when you walked on the stage. Still you did amazing out there." Ira told his friend. "Apologies I couldn't make it here to see your first match. My uncle had an important operation and couldn't get away sooner."

"It's true young Izuku. And I apologize for taking so long to get myself and Ira here." The number 6 hero apologized. "Please don't apologize for doing your job crust. It makes me feel like a dick." Izuku was quick to stop the pro who only scratched the back of his head and laugh. "Well care to join us? The more the merrier after all." Crust offered. "Indeed it would be nice to talk to someone I actually know here instead of just people who want to meet my uncle." Ira said happy he had at least one friend here, even if said friend had other things to worry about.

"Don't mind if I do."Izuku said taking a seat on one of the couches in the room. "And don't you worry Gama, I've got a fewness  friends here I want you to meet. One of which I just know you'll get along with swimmingly." Izuku guaranteed with Ira smirking in return. "Can't wait.

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"And after a brutal and swift first match, we're moving on to the second match of the second round!" Sayaka announced as the two fighters stood ready to enter. "Good luck Mr.Takerū." Momo said as she stood with her uncle and Sakura as the sumo was just about to enter the arena. Kiozan silently turned to her gave a brief nod and entered the arena. This caused Juzo to smirk. "Looks like he's warming up to you." He commented to his niece.

"And there he is everyone! He caused the king of stranglers to crumble and the first round and he's here to smash his way through the second, It's the Brawler of the Sumo Ring: Kiozan Takeru!" Sayaka declared as the young sumo entered the ring with a scowl ready to fight.

"And facing him is the juggernaut from Germany, the muscleman who denies techniques and worships strength above all else. He's the monster: Julius Reinhold!" She introduced as the muscle man made his debut to the tournament. From his viewing room Hayami watched the match intently. "Show them Julius. Show them what it means to face overwhelming power."

It's the battle of heavyweights for this one folks. Will the unstoppable Takeru blow down the giant or will Julius hammer Kizoan into the ground?!" Sayaka asked revving the audience up more and more.

"So the winner of this match will be the one to fight you in the quarter finals." Ira said as he watched the match before briefly turning to Izuku. "Any preferences?" He asked to which Izuku didn't reply

"At the ready!" Yamamoto declared as he raised his hand. As Julius raised his fists while Kiozan took Shikiri Stance, the preparation stance of a sumo wrestler. Seeing this and with the audience at the edge of their seats the ref brought his hand down.

"Begin!

BAM

CRASH

The audience winced slightly as the large sound reverberated through the arena as it shook slightly while dust and dirt from the arena being kicked up and obstructing the arena from the audience.

"What in the world just happened?! The moment the match began, the insanity had already been dialed up!" Sayaka shouted as she tried desperately to see what was happening in the arena. She wasn't the only one as the entire audience and camera crew were trying to see through the dust.

Luckily it started to clear a few seconds later and everyone was able to see the arena again and some were surprised to say the least. At first it looks like Kiozan was alone in the area as started intently at the wall with a bit of blood leaking from his forehead. Everyone follows his gaze and there were gasp from all around the arena.

Julius was embedded into the wall blood leaking from his lips and a nasty purple bruise already forming.

"And with the dust cleared the arena is once again clear and it looks like whatever happened Kiozan clearly came up on top!" Sayaka noted as Julius ripped himself from the wall and glared the sumo who glared right back.

"Midoriya, you saw it right?" Gamagori asked getting a nod from Izuku who leaned back. "Well you can't accuse Takeru of wasting any time." Izuku muttered not taking his eyes off the match. "Indeed the moment the match began Kiozan bolted straight towards Julius and slammed his head straight into Reinhold's chest, sending him flying off like a bullet." Crust said while scratching his chest.

"Still that bruise is going to be a problem it got prove detrimental to Julius, and there could also be internal damage as well. If Julius wants to win he'll need to move quickly." Gamagori muttered as Izuku hummed his eyes never leaving the match.

Back in the arena Kizoan tsk'ed as Julius approached the sumo. "A cute display but if cheap tricks like that are all you can mange then it's time for you to leave this competition to the true fighters." Julius spoke bluntly infuriating Takeru to no end. "You piece of shit!" With speed that defied Takeru's size he shot towards Julius and delivered a brutal slap to the side of Julius's face.  This caused the Russian body builder to stagger and allow Kizoan to rain a series of blows on Julius.

"Slaps, punches and a few kicks! Takeru isn't giving Julius a second to breathe!" Sayaka shouted as she watched the sumo utter dominate the fight. "It's clear that Kizoan wants to keep Julius from regaining his composure! If he does that he can get himself enough time to finish the fight here!" Jerry added as the audience watched the sumo damage the Russian bodybuilder more and more.

Katsumasa meanwhile was grinning. "It doesn't matter how much damage Julius takes, all it will take is a single blow to turn this fight around." He muttered to himself as he watched his fighter seemingly on the edge of defeat.

Back in the arena Takeru was starting to breathe heavy as he kept on his attack. "Damn it, I made a mistake!' The sumo thought while growling to himself. Sumo matches weren't built for their stamina as each sumo bout lasted only about a few seconds and in some extreme cases a minute. His first match wasn't that difficult as he was able to stay in place while the little shit ducked and weaved before literally throwing himself at the sumo.

This match, this was far different. Julius was definitely built more like him so he instinctively treated it more like a sumo match than not. And had it been a sumo match it would have ended with the first move when he knocked Julius into the wall. Unfortunately this wasn't a sumo match and the more he striked and hit the man the more tired he became.

Until the inevitable happened.

Julius his body covered in wounds and spitting up blood raised his arm and slammed his fist and  slammed it into Kiozan's face. The sumo flew back several feet and Julius capitalized on this and rushed forward delivering a punch to the man's jaw which the sumo could feel shatter. Julius followed his up by a knee to the stomach followed by slamming his palms on Takeru's ears bursting his ear drums.

Kiozan was on the verge of unconsciousness as he staggered back as Julius raised both his arms up before mercilessly bringing them down on Takeru's head causing the arena to once again shake as Kiozan's body hit the ground. Yamamoto rushed over to exam Kizoan before raising his hand. "MATCH OVER!" He shouted before gesturing to Julius. "Winner Julius Reinhold!" He shouted as the audience cheered on the Russian giant.

"And a blink of an eye Julius clenches wrenches victory from the jaws of defeat!" Sayaka shouted on her feet. "He managed to hold on until he saw an opportunity to stake and when he did he capitalized on it! A risky strategy but one that paid off in the long run." Jerry added his own thoughts on the match.

Julius however ignored all the praise and cheers he was receiving and glanced coldly down on Takeru even as the staff was starting to move him away. "Takeru to think someone of your strength would waste his efforts with technique. Strength is all that matters in a fight and those who compete with techniques are those who simply lack true strength. And worst of all you use the slap, a technique that is only used by women and children." Julius simply scoffed as he turned around. "Your strength is wasted on you." Julius declared waking away completely ware but completely uncaring that his words were just broadcasted across the entire island.

Many of the fighters took offense to the remark, others dismissed his words as nonsense not caring about the words of a man dismissal of techniques when it' clear he's  never bothered leaning one.

Izuku just watched the screen with a bored look in his eye but Ira could see a certain gleam in his eyes. "What are you planning Midoriya?" He asked not exactly sure he liked the look in his friend's eye. Izuku just smiled as he relaxed in his seat. "Why I simply plan to show Julius the marvels of techniques." Here Izuku's smile turned much more sinister. "Starting with how a simple slap can you to the depths of hell."

Back down in the arena Juzo looked down as the attendants carried the sumo away before a small grin came to his face. 'It may not have happened the way I thought it would but it looks like Kizoan's older brother request happened after all.' He thought as he crossed his arms. Momo however glanced towards to his uncle. "I'm sorry for your loss uncle." She apologized but Juzo simply waved it off. "Don't give it a second thought Momo. Failure is a simply a part of life." He told his niece who nodded though still looked unsure.

Meanwhile Sakura behind them pouted. 'Seems to me like he wanted to lose.' She thought knowing her boss and his moods having worked for him for years now. All she could do is sigh as her pout increased.

Why did her boss have to be so secretive and annoying?

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'Well done Julius.' Katsumasa thought with a smirk as he watched Julius leave the field. The Russian bodybuilder might have taken some damage but he was more than cable of fighting in the next round. 'Against Midoriya.' He thought his smirk becoming a scowl. As much as he hated to admit it he knew Julius was out matched in a lot of attributes against the green haired teen.

'Which is why I'm counting on you to complete your mission Masaki.' He thought as he glanced towards his phone waiting for conformation that the Judo practitioner's mission was a success. If he failed well than he'd most likely have to result to plan B which he wanted to avoid at all coast.

"Congrats on your win dad! Julius was amazing as always out there." A man's voice called out to him causing Katsumasa to turn and greet him. "Ah so you finally arrived Masaki." He said as the man entered the room fully.

"Yeah sorry dad, I had to take care a few things before I could come to the island." Masaki apologized with Katsumasa waving it off. "Don't mind it, you were doing as I taught you and taking care of the business." He told his son who nodded before looking around. "So where's big bro Meguro?" He asked. "I thought you'd have him guarding you since he's out of the tournament.

THe older man just hummed. "He's doing a job for me, pay it no mind." He instructed causing the young man to nod as he took a seat to watch the rest of the matches.

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"Join you? Kirimi Takakaze questioned as he was stopped by Tomori Togo with a proposal for him. "Yup!" She nodded, her normal shark like grin growing even wider. "Yup this little tournament is already a shit show and it looks like it may come down to either those old fossils Nogi or Hayami taking the throne." She growled having asked around and it seemed many of the CEO's were either planning to name one of them the new chairman." She growled.

"So you've given up on the tournament then?" He asked only for Togo to scowl. "FUCK NO!" She roared at the mere idea of such a thing before huffing. "But that doesn't mean I can't plan for the future." She claimed after hanging to calm herself down. "And that involves creating a new faction?" He asked getting a nod from the heavy industry CEO. "Yup those in the 4 dragons and the Society of the hundred have gone unchecked for far too long." Here she raised her hand as a maniacal grin came to her face.

"And I think it's time someone ripped them from their thrones!" She exclaimed as she clenched her fist. "I've already gotten the Golden Pleasure Group to join up and figured an independent like yourself would be a good member too." She proposed as Kirimi who hummed and thought it over.

Before ultimately shrugging.

"Beat Kuroki and you've got yourself a deal." He promised as he extended his arm which Togo instantly took with a victorious smirk. "Don't try and bitch out when you lose, got it?" She warned getting a him from Kirimi.

"Oh dont worry about that. I don't think you'd let me if I tired."

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"Alright old man you've got this! Go show that merc how it's done!" Adam cheered as he walked with Kuroki to his gate. The older man however remained serious. "This isn't going to be easy Dudley. Unlike with Sen Hatsumi, Muteba Gizenga is well versed in Haki, I believe he even has some of the advance forms of Observation." The assassin told the American who looked trouble. "So what you saying you can't win?" He demanded as Gensai shock his head.

"No but this will require some creativity." Kuroki muttered as headed for the entrance only to stop when Adam slapped him on the back. "Ah don't worry about it. No way that merc can beat a badass like you." Adam told the older man with a smirk and thumbs up. The assassin allowed him to smirk slightly and gave a small nod.

Entering the arena Gensei was meet with a tidal wave of cheers. "And here comes the first competitor for the 3rd match. He brought the floating cloud down to earth and now his hands are ready to pierce their next unfortunate victim. It's the Devil Lance: Kuroki Gensei!" Sayaka announced as the assassin silently walked to the center of the arena, his eyes narrowing as he sensed Gizenga approach and sure enough a few seconds later the mercenary entered the area.

"And facing him is the man who blind sided the thunder god Rei Mikazuchi it's the genocider: GIzenga Muteba!" Sayaka introduced the mercenary who approached the center with a wide smile on his face. "Assassin vs mercenary, two masters of some of the most deadly professions on the planet, just what kind of match will are we about to see?!" She shouted more than a little excited for the match. Yamamoto gulped slightly as he stood between the two them and even a none fighter like him could feel the bloodlust in the air.

"AT THE READY!" He shouted as he raised his hand watching as both fighters enter their preferred fighting stances. Seeing that Yamamoto saw no reason to stall. "BEGIN!" He roared before jumping back to avoid the carnage.

He didn't have to however as even after the match had started either moved at first just staring each other down. For several seconds out side of a few twitches and minor adjustments neither moved to strike.

The audience however was growing more and more confused and angry. Why weren't they fighting, that's why they were here right? To fight for their CEOs? So why weren't they fighting already?!

However the fighters among them, especially those who were among the meeting about Haki understood what was happening. "Predicting their predictions?" Furumi asked Wakasuki with a raised eyebrow getting a nod from the Wild Tiger. "Yup, with their Haki they can see what they're opponents about to do and now they're already planning to counter while the other is planning to counter the counter." Wakasuki tired his best to explain it to his employer only for Furumi to grow more confused.

Conversations like this was happening all over the arena until finally Muteba made his first move. His arm shot forward with two fingers out stretched his intent clear but before the mercenary could gorge out Kuroki's eyes he positioned moved his down just enough so his fingers collided with Gensai's forehead which was covered in Armament Haki.

CRUNCH

Gizenga grimaced slightly as he pulled his arm back, the bones of his fingers sticking out of his skin indicating to the damage done. Kuroki seeing this went in for a punch only for Muteba to bat it away and went to hit the assassin with his Haki covered knee only for Gensei to block it with his foot.

The resulting in the impact caused the arena to shake slightly. Pushing the merc off balance Gensei went for his signature Devil Lance to the head only for the genocider to move his head out of the way before sticking out a finger and rocketing it towards the devil lance's neck. Gensei jumped back to avoid the fatal spike before grabbing the merc by the arm and in a great show of strength threw him in the air before slamming him into ground.

The devil lance reared his fist back ready to strike the merc in the face to knock him out only for Gizenga to slam both of is feet into the assassin's head scoring a direct hit. This forced Gensai vac as a trail of blood leaked from his nose.

"And Gizenga manages to turn a near loss into a great counter attack!" Sayaka told the listeners as she watched the genoicder get to his feet. "Yeah but Gensai isn't giving him much time to recover." Jerry pointed out as the devil lance came charging towards his opponent.

Muteba didn't have much time to prepare himself as Gensai was back for another round. Punch kick, chop, jab, right hook, spear hand, elbow strike and a knee to the cut. All these hits were unleashed in rapid succession. Gizenga even with all his prediction abilities was unable to react in time to all of Gensai's attacks the result was him taking several strikes while prioritizing the ones that were aimed towards his vital areas.

Kuroki followed up by jumping in the air and trying to slam both his feet into his opponent's face. However what happened was Muteba moved like water to the side raised his elbow and while bringing it down while raising his knee directly on Kurko's leg.

SNAP.

THe devil lance's eyes widened as he left the bone snap and even more so when Gensai rushed forward his arm reeled back and with the force of a bullet train slammed his fist into the assassins face and than the assassin into the ground.

"OLD MAN!" Adam shouted in disbelief while Kirimi's eyes widened in disbelief while Togo laughed in triumph. "That's it Muteba! Finish that fucker off!" She clacked madly. However that stopped with what she saw next.

Gensai planted one of his arms on and in one swift motion hurled himself away. And then to the surprise of everyone Kuroki landed on his feet and charged forward. 'What the hell?!' Gizenga thought as he dodged the next strike from the assassin before going for another strike only for it to be blocked.

Up in the stands however Ira was glancing towards Izuku confused. "Bone Binding?" He asked getting a nod from Izuku. "Yup you heard me." He said as he raised up his a finger "Bone Binding."

Bone Binding: Using precise and delicate muscle control, the user is able to move body parts where a bone has been broken.

Gamagori and Crust both looked towards Izuku in amazement. "What an astounding technique. Why isn't a technique like that public knowledge?" Crust couldn't understand why a technique wasn't such public knowledge. "Because not everyone can just do it. The amount of training you would have to go through to achieve a body capable of preforming it in a practical setting is inntense. Honestly even mutants who should have a stronger physiology by default would be hard pressed to do it."

Uncle and nephew nodded at the explanation knowing such a technique would require intense training and a determined focus. "There is another thing to keep in mind however." Izuku continued as growing much more serious. "Just because you can move your body doesn't your bone isn't broken. Take enough damage and even with Bone Binding the limb won't be usable anymore." Izuku warned getting grave looks from the other two men as they turned back to the fight.

Back in the arena Muteba was starting to sweat. 'Damn it, even with a busted leg Gensai is still a monster!' He thought having tried to put more damage onto the broken leg and force the old man to quit. This was glaringly obvious however and Gensai was able to put up a proper defense. This did leave the devil lance opened to be attacked on the other parts of his body but Gensei was able to block or counter some of these.

Still Gensei was put at a disadvantage. With his busted leg he couldn't preform kicks at max power so he decided to stick with his fist. Muteba capitalized on this and decided to keep some distance with his own kicks though.

"Block, block, block! That's all Kuroki can do right now! With Muteba raining down kick after kick Kuroki's options are limited especially with his broken leg!" Sayaka shouted transfixed on the match.

However Muteba got careless for a split second and misjudged one of his kicks and over shot his kick. This allowed Gensei to grab his leg and pull him close and deliver a punch to the jaw causing him to stagger back and allow Gensei to counter strike and he made spectator use of it.

The audience gasped in alarm as Gizenga spat up blood and Kuroki went to finish this with a final Devil Lance. However the devil lance stoped dead when Gizenga managed to slam his elbow into the bearded man's neck. This caused him to stall just enough for Muteba to twirl around, grab his arm and with a single twist-.

SNAP

The snap was audible through the arena causing many to wince as they saw the limb go limp. "Old Man!" Adam shouted in horror as Gensei was silent for several seconds as he looked towards his arm and then his leg before turning to Yamamoto.

"I forfeit."

Yamamoto nodded as he raised his hand. "WE HAVE A WINNER!" The ref shouted as he motioned towards a grinning Muteba who was already heading for his exit. "GIZENGA MUTEBA!" He shouted as the crowd started to cheer for both the winner and the match itself.

"And after a brutal clash it's the genocider Gizenga Muteba that advances to the quarter finals!" Sayaka cheered as the two fighters left the field.

"Old man!" Adam shouted the moment the old man stepped through the exit. He moved to help but Kuroki raised his unbroken arm. "You needn't be alarmed, I have suffered far worse damage than this in the past." The devil lance promised causing Adam to look unsure before letting out a groan. "Fine have it your way." He relented. "But at least let me help you to the infirmary. You're an assassin right? Don't want you getting jumped by some prick looking to settle a score." Adam requested with Gensei looking at him for several seconds before letting out a small chuckle.

"Very well lead on." He relented. "But I don't want you to use this as an excuse should you lose your up coming match." He told the younger man who look insulted at the very thought. "Like hell I would do that!" He denied with every fiber of his being. Gensai just continued to chuckle and soon Adam joined in too as the pair made their way to the infirmary.

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"Well a deal's a deal." Kirimi admitted as he face Togo who had a megawatt smirk on her face. "Glad to hear it, nice to know there are some Kengan members that won't pussy out after a victory!" She laughed getting a sweat drop from the Motorhead Motors CEO. 'What did I just get myself into?' He questioned before facing his new leader. "So what's next? Got anyone else in the tournament in mind to join this little squad of ours?" He asked getting a thoughtful look from Togo. "One or two maybe, but we'll have to see how the tournament goes and see if any opportunities open up." She reasoned with Kirimi nodding in understanding.

"Now then." Togo smirked as she faced the monitor.

"Let's see who's going to be Muteba's next victim."

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"Are you ready to fight sir?" Azusa asked as she watched her boss stretch out side the entrance to the arena. Lihito having just finished his stretching grinned and shot her a thumbs up. "You gotta Yumi! I'm more than ready to take down the old man!" Lihito spoke with confidence filling his voice.

Azusa nodded before glancing at the brackets displayed on the monitors and more specially the brackets for the quarter finals and more specifically the bracket that had the name Gizenga Muteba. The fighter her boss would be facing should he win. Grimacing slightly Azusa turned to her boss.

"Sir. I know you enjoy the fighting as much as winning but perhaps it would be best for maybe just this match to focus on victory. You know to preserve your strength." Yumi suggested. Lihito for his part took a glance towards the same monitor Yumi had been looking at and after a moment of staring at Muteba's name nodded.

"Yeah, that sounds pretty good." The superhuman agreed getting a breathe of relief from his secretary. "And now it's time to for the fourth match! And first up is the man who one shot the man from the land of dreams, Nezu Manami, It's the superhuman Ichiro Nakata!" Came the introduction from Sayaka as Lihito grinned and turned to Azusa. "Well wish me look." He laughed before he entered the area with a laugh.

"Good luck sir." Yumi spoke to herself as Sayaka began the introduction for his opponent. "And now facing the superhuman is the man who caught and exorcised the black phantom, Ryo Inaba! The giant of the Sea of Japan, Yoshinari Karo!" Sayaka introduced as the older man entered the arena with the same intense expression he usually wore.

"You can do it Karo." Korinmaru muttered as he kept his eyes on the match to watch his fighter for the place they both loved.

As the two fighters stood in the center of the ring Lihito grinned up at the older man. "You look pretty strong old. Those stories Sayaka said at during your first match true?" Lihito asked getting a raised eyebrow. "Perhaps I'll tell you the true versions when I visit you in the medical wing." Karo offered getting a laugh from Lihito.

"Look at you trash talking. Didn't know you had it in you old man." Lihito said before getting into his fighting stance. "Now let's see if you can back it up." Lihito challenged as Yamamoto raised his hand. "AT THE READY!" He saw as Lihito was already getting into his fighting stance and Karo was simply waiting for the mach to start seeing this Yamamoto brought his hand down. "FIGHT!"

Lihtio grinned and shot forward only to be sent back several feet when Karo managed to land a hit to the Lihito's face. Recovering quickly Lihito raced forward to counter attack. Karo leaned his fist back and to throw another punch.

This one Lihito managed to dodge and land a punch square on Karo's chest only to wince slightly. 'Damn it's like hitting a rock!' Lihito thought before raising his arms to guard just in time to defend agisant another one of Karo's punches that sent him once more skidding across the arena floor.

"And the forth match is starting with Karo having the clear advantage!" Sayaka spoke from the booth. "The problem is Lihito decided to try and fight against Karo in a way that would play to Yoshinari's strength." Jerry added seeing Lihito try to rush in and fight against the older man up close.

Lihito managed to stop his tumbling and got up, breathing heavily as he wiped away some blood, "Okay it's time to try something else." Lihito muttered before looking over Karo all over to see if he could get any ideas on how to get an advantage.

And that's when Lihito got an idea causing him to smirk. "Alright let's give it a shot." Lihito grinned before once more rushing forward. "And Lihito's rushing Karo again! Could he have a plan ready?!" Sayaka questioned as Jerry watched Lihito closely. "Perhaps but the question is could he execute it properly?" Jerry questioned.

'What a fool.' Karo thought as he watched the younger man get closer and closer. 'He should know a frontal assault wouldn't work like that.' Karo thought as he reared his fist back to to punch Lihito out. However right before Karo could hit Lihito the younger man dropped and began sliding directly under the fisherman.

And that's when Lihito made his attack. With one hand he used Razor's Edge to swipe at Karo's left leg and with the other punched Karo right into the groin. The result of the two attacks forced Karo to his knees as he tried to fight against the pain.

This gave Lihito the chance he needed to rush around and slam his knee directly in Karo's face forcing his head back as blood spurted from his nose as he jerked back on for Lihito to grab the older man's head and start to deliver punch after punch to to the older man's head. After a few hits Lihito also started adding kicks to his torso and legs to his combo's to further his damage.

'Yeah that's right old man, I'm not giving you a second to respond or counter attack. You're fighting on my turf now and I'm not going to let you retake the momentum so easily!" The blonde man roared in his mind as he decided to use Razor's Edge for added insurance.

Lihito had thrown everything into offencene and thrown away his defense in an attempt to end the match as quickly as possible and that's exactly where he made his mistake.

As Lihito continued his onslaught he never noticed Karo stabilizing and clench his fist. 'Wait for the perfect moment. Don't pull your line in too quickly and wait until the perfect moment to reel it in.' Karo thought as he kept his eyes on his opponent.

And that's when Karo saw it, Lihito had faltered had stopped for just a moment to take a breather where his guard was fully dropped and the fisherman took full advantage of it.

Lihito's torso erupted in pain as Karo's attack hit and Lihito could feel several of his ribs break from it. A few seconds later Lihito was launched back with Karo following closely behind. When he landed Lihito tried to get back to his feet but these gave Karo the chance to spin like a top throw the air and slam his fist into Lihito's arm and an audible snap could be heard.

"Damn it!" Lihito gasped once more flying through the air only to slam into the wall, more specially his other arm. Lihito winced from the impact but at least didn't feel it break. Hanging to land on his feet Lihito glanced over towards Karo who was breathing heavily with blood pouring down his body and his legs shaking violently.

'Not that I'm much better." Lihito thought as he clutched his broken arm with this bruised arm before patting his torso getting another wince. "And it appears after a brutal pounding Karo seemed to have even the playing field." Sayaka said with excitement at the dramatic turn around.

"Damn it! What happened Lihito you had this locked down man!" Okubo shouted down towards the arena while Kaneda frowned. "Well his opponent did make it through to the second round, he shouldn't have let his guard down." The giant killer muttered. "If he could have avoided that punch he might have been able to end it there." The smaller fighter sighed as he watched the fight.

Both fighters were bleed and badly damaged and breathing heavy. 'Damn it, I can't last much longer.' Lihito breathed heavily wincing  from the pain in his chest and raising his broken and bruised arms. 'Still neither can the old man.' Lihito thought with narrowed eyes before a grin appeared on his face.

'Well then might as well get this over with.' The superhuman thought as he rushed forward doing his best to ignore pain coursing through his body. Karo watched the younger man approaching with narrowed eyes. 'An all are nothing final charge?' Karo thought fighting through the pain he was feeling. 'Yeah that feels about right." Karo thought raising his fist to put all his strength into a final blow.

Seeing this Lihito grinned and placed his hands in the Razor's Edge position. "Hope you're ready old man!" Lihito roared before leaping into the air and his fingers posed to strike. Everyone held their breath as the two fighters got closer and closer until....

BAM

SLICE

SLICE

Karo's fist landed squarely in Lihito's face breaking the superhuman's nose and knocking a few teeth out while Lihito's Razor's Edge managed to slice through Karo's face causing gashes and blood to pour from the fisherman's head. The ground gasped in shock and fear at the display as both reared back.

'No. Not like this, not like this!' Lihtio roared in his head. Summoning all of his remaining strength Lihito managed to twist in the air and slam his fist squarely into Karo's jaw before landing squarely on the jaw.

For a moment everything stood still. The audience, Jerry and Sayaka and both fighters simply seemed to freeze. Until finally after letting out once last haggard breathe Karo toppled over backwards.

Lihito still breathing heavily managed to get to his feet and looked at his downed opponent. "MATCH OVER!" Yamamoto roared as he raised his hand. "WINNER ICHIRO NAKATA!" The referee shouted ending the matching and causing the audience to roar in appualse as medical staff came rushing onto the field.

"And with that the 4th match has come to an end! Ichiro Nakata moves onto the quarter finals." Sayaka said as both Karo and Lihito were loaded on to stretchers despite the laters protest. "Yeah but the question is well he be able to compete. He took a lot of damage in this match and his opponent will be Muteba Gizenga. If he wants his company to win he might want to invoke his right to substitute out as a fighter." Jerry suggested not sure the blonde man could survive another round.

Yumi watched concerned as her boss being carried off to the infirmary, "Sir." She muttered in worry and was about to follow when she heard foot steps rapidly approach her. Glancing behind her she wanted to know who was rushing towards her. Only to break out in a cold sweat when she recognized them. "Why.. why are you here?" She whispered in fear.

On the other side of the arena Korinmaru had dropped to his knees as sorrow and guilt filled him. Sorrow for the fact that the harbor both he and Karo loved would be destroyed and guilt for having his old friend being hurt so badly while he simply stood there and did nothing.

"Karo." He whispered falling to his hands and knees. His phone going off startled him slightly so in a bit of a daze he went to see who it was. It was a text message from Hayami that was only two words long.

My condolences.

Rage erupted deep with in the retired fisherman his face contorting into a mask of pure anger as he began to seethe. "Damn you Hayami." He whispered before roaring at the top of his lungs as he smashed his phone on to the floor.

"DAMN YOU!"

Line break,

"With the end of the forth match we're going to take a short break before we enter the second half of the second round." Sayaka announced before leaving the booth to stretch her legs with many in the audience leaving to do the same.

Up in Crust's private box Izuku stood and stretched. "Well I think it's time I go and find my boss." He muttered before turning to Ira. "You want to come with?" Izuku asked his friend. Gamagori smirked. "Why not, those friends you've been telling me about seem interesting." The larger boy agreed before turning to his uncle. "If that's alright with you uncle." Gamagori asked getting a laugh from Crust.

"Of course go and hang out with your friends! We'll meet up again later!" Crust told him while giving Ira a thumbs ups. With nothing else needing to be done the two teens left the room and made their way to where Izuku was sensing Kazuo and the rest of the party were stationed.

"IIIIIZZZZZUUUUUKKKKKUUUUU!"

Only to stop as Karla rushed down and jump into Izuku's arms who fumbled to straighten up. "The fight against Raian was incredible! I knew you could beat him and I'm so sorry about what grandfather! I only found out about it after the match was over!" Karla cried at the end leading Izuku to pat her head.

"Relax Karla, I'm not mad. I know you had nothing to do with this." Izuku reassured her causing Karla to squeal and hug him. It was then that Ira cleared his throat. "So Izuku mind introducing your new friend here?" Gamagori requested with Karla grinning happily. "I'm Karla Kure, Izuku's fiancée." She introduced herself getting a blink from Ira and a sigh from Izuku.

After a moment Ira glanced towards Izuku. "Well you certainly work fast." Ira muttered a little dryly getting a look from Izuku. "She's not my fiancee but we did agree to a date once the tournament is over." Izuku clarified getting a nod from Gamagori. "Yup a date, the first step to marriage!" Karla cheered getting a sigh from the green haired boy.

"Yeah sure. Just wait a minute." Gamagori requested before he raised his phone.

CLICK.

Izuku's eyebrow twitched a bad feeling rising in his gut. "Ira. What are you doing?" Izuku asked the feeling only getting worse when Gamagori smirked slightly as he held up his hand holding the phone and pressed something.

For ten seconds the three stood in silence and than multiple text messages saddened popped up on his phone.

Kaoru- Hm not bad at all. She looks like a fine young woman. You better treat her right or I'll show you what happens when a man mistreats a woman.

Izuku rolled his eyes but expected nothing less from Kaoru however it was the next few messages that began to annoy him.

Mikey-Why didn't you tell me you got a girlfriend Dekiru?, I thought we were supposed to be friends.

Mikey- Kenny's crying now because you were keeping it a secret.

Draken- Don't listen to Mikey, he's just spouting his usual crap. But seriously congratulations Dekiru, I'm happy for you man.

Mikey- You gotta give us all the details later and let us meet her got it Dekiru?

Izuku's eyebrow began to twitch at what he saw and it only got worse for the next few messages arrived.

Izaya- OMG! Dekiru actually tricked some poor girl into dating him! Never thought I'd see the day!

Izaya- Still to be able to court a Kure, very well done my man!

Izaya- Try not to fuck it up and cause her to dump your ass. God knows she's out of your league!

Izuku's eyebrow was twitching rapidly at this point and it only got worse when he noticed Ira snickering slightly which increased when Karla spoke up. "Aw are those your friends?! They seem so nice and supportive!" Karla grinned while Izuku scowled and Gamagori's smirk became laughter.

And that's how they three left. A grumbling Izuku, a gushing Karla and Ira laughing a hearty laugh.

Line break.

"Are you prepared Saw Paing?" The mayor of the village of the dawn asked as he stood with his fighter in the entrance to the arena as he watched the fighter hop up and down to loosen himself up. Saw Paing grinned wildly as he clenched his fist. "AH YEAH! NOTHING'S STOPPING ME FROM GETTING THROUGH TO THE THIRD ROUND!" The howling fighting spirt roared getting a hum from the mayor.

"This isn't going to be an easy match. Wakatsuki Takeshi is one of the favorites to win the tournament and his immense record is nearly flawless. You'll need to remain on guard through the entire match." The mayor warned causing Saw Paing to frown. "I know that gramps I know." He spoke surprisingly quiet but he then glared as he clenched his fist.

"But we have much more on the line than anyone else here does. Our home and the home of our friends and family are all in danger." Saw Paing reminded him causing them both to glare at nothing at the reminder.

The village of the dawn was being threatened with demolition by Katsumasa Hayami who was planning to build a power plant there. However the scared CEO came to them with a deal. Take the entire right block and then throw the match to Julius Reinhold so Hayami could become the chairman of the Kengan Association. If Saw Paing was successful then the village of the dawn would be left alone.

"No matter what happens to me. Or what I have to do I will protect the village that took me and my brothers in." Saw Paing declared with the mayor staring at him for several seconds before he let out a small sigh before smiling slightly. "You know sometimes when I'm with you I can't help but think I'm with Pa or Ne Win." He told his fighter who was stunned at the mention of his father and brother.

"They were the same as you. Fools whose hearts were to big that lead them to get in over their heads and bite of more than they could chew." The mayor muttered but after releasing another sigh the mayor grinned again. "But they were the kind of fools I wish I could I be." He smiled as past memories of Saw Paing's brother and father surfaced.

"Saw Paing." The mayor called out. "Don't worry about the village. You're never at your best when you're worried about something. I know you have what it takes to beat Wakasuki." Here the mayor raised his fist. "So go out there and do what you do best!" The mayor said leaving Saw Paing stunned for just a few seconds before a wide grin appeared on his face as he bought his fist to meet the mayor's fist.

"LEAVE IT TO ME!"

Line break.

"Any problems?" Furumi asked as he watched Wakasuki stretch and prepare for his match. "A little sourness here and there but nothing that will embed my movements." The wild tiger promised getting a nod from the CEO. "Any worries about the match? This Saw Paing seems to be vasty deferent than that Akoya seemed to be." The Afro'ed man questioned getting a him from his fighter.

"Saw Paing is definitely more dangerous than the officer was. He's wild and unpredictable and if I give him a second to breathe he could swarm me." Wakasuki muttered as he cracked his knuckles to prepare for his match. Furumi watched his friend and fighter with an emotionless look. "Wakasuki listen you seemed different lately." The pharmacist CEO started off slowly causing the wild tiger to glance towards him.

"Ever since Midoriya beat Kanoh you seem much more intense lately. It only grew worse when you came back from wherever you went with the other fighters yesterday." Furumi recalled how his fighter showing up in their room the previous day almost shaking. The afro'ed CEO took a sideways glance towards his fighter. "Does this have anything to do with the mention of your brother, the other day?" He had to ask and Wakasuki let out a sigh.

"I will admit that rattled me but no that's not the main reason for my actions these past few days." The wild tiger muttered getting a hum from Furumi. "Than I take it your like this because of Midoriya and Kanoh?" He asked and after a moment Wakasuki nodded.

"I never thought Kanoh could lose in such a one sided match." The blonde man muttered. "But it happened and it was caused by a boy at only 15 years old." He growled as he clenched his fist. "The man I've been chasing after relentlessly for years he managed to best in a way no one could possibly argue against." Wakasuki continued before baring his teeth.

"And yesterday he did it again."

Furumi's eyes went wide hearing this. "Excuse me?!" He asked sure he had misheard. The fighter just sighed. "Kanoh was concerned Midoryia might shame himself and by proxy Kanoh and the chairman in his match against the Kure, so he wanted to make sure Midoriya's win against him was a fluke." He explained as. he started to shake.

"It wasn't even a contest. Kanoh barely managed to hit Midroiya this time around." Wakasuki admitted as the shaking got worse. "And the moves and techniques that Midoriya performed. I'd never seen anything like them before." The wild tiger told his manger.

"Surely they can't be that bad." Furumi challenged unable to believe his long time friend could be like this. "Sir. Let me put it in the best way I can think of." Wakasuki asked getting a nod from his employer. "If Agito Kanoh with everything he is capable of is a fang, than Izuku Midoryia is nothing less than a maw ready to devour everything that challenges him" Wakasuki spoke bluntly causing Furumi's eyes to go wide for several seconds before going back to normal.

"Can you win?" The shorter man asked suddenly causing Wakasuki to jump slightly. "If you were to fight Midoriya could you win" Furumi asked causing Takeshi after a few moments to nod. "I can." He declared getting a nod. "Will then stop stressing your one of the strongest fighters here and in the history of the Kengan association and there's no reason you can't win against Midoriya."

Wakasuki stared at his manger for several seconds in shock before a small reassured smile appeared. "Thank you sir. For everything you've done for me." He thanked the man who got him to where he was to day.

Furumi simply smirked as he patted him on the back. "As I keep telling you my fiend. Think noting of it."

Line break.

"And now it's time for the 5th match!" Sayaka announced to the cheering audience. "First up we have the man who put an end to the revolutionary Haru cold! It's the howling sprit, Yoroizuka Saw Paing!" Sayaka announced as Saw Paing leapt clear into the arena and let out a mighty shout. "YEEEAAAAAHHHH!" He roared his fist clenched ready to fight. "And facing him is the man who fought the law and won! It's the wild tiger, Wakasuki Takeshi!" Sayaka introduced as the older man emerged from the gate calmly his eyes never leaving his opponent.

The two fighters stared each other down one grinning madly, the other a cold stare. "AT THE READY!" Yamamoto announced as he raised his arm and both fighters got into their fighting stances. Seeing this done Yamamoto saw no reason to prolong this anymore.

"FIGHT!" Yamamoto shouted as Saw Paing immediately darted forward jumping through the air already aiming an elbow to Wakasuki's face. Unfortunately he was stopped short by Wakasuki slamming his fist into the smaller man's face sending him flying clear across the arena.

This didn't stop Saw Paing in the slightest however. After somersaulting through the air Saw Paing landed on his feet and charged once again. Wakasuki narrows his eyes and went to punch Saw again only for the battle happy man to dodge and nail Wakasuki in the jaw with his leg forcing The taller man back. Saw Paing smelt blood in the water and went for it. Delivering a barrage of heavy punches to the man all over, making sure to never stay in the same place for to long.

"And Saw Paing has the advantage. Moving his feet he's making sure to keep on the move against Wakasuki." Sayaka commented as she watched Saw deliver a kick to Wakasuki's head. "It's obvious that in a head to head battle Wakasuki has the clear advantage when it comes to clear strength. So he's making sure to never give Wakasuki a chance to counter attack." Jerry explained.

Wakasuki was growling as he defended the best he could from the howling spirt's attacks. The attacks alone were something he could handle but at the rate they were coming and the ferocity behind each of them could diffidently provide a problem.

'But that doesn't mean I can act hastily.' Wakasuki thought as he used Haki the best he could to defend, thought that proved somewhat pointless as Saw Paing just applied his own Haki to it. 'Wait for the right moment.' He thought as he continued to endure Saw Paing's assault. The lethwei practitioner was slowly circling around until he was finally front and center with Saw Paing rearing back for a headbutt. 'Have a nice nap old man!' The younger man thought ready to finish the fight.

Only for Wakasuki to spray him with blood and knocked out teeth he had been kept in his mouth. Saw was monetarily blinded by the blood in his eyes and this gave the wild tiger to launch a perfect Blast Core into Saw Paing's torso.

The Myanmar was blasted back before hitting the wall with a gasp. 'Damn it!' Saw Paing cursed as he dropped to the ground on his shaking legs. A few seconds later Saw Paing's eyes widened in alarm as Wakasuki rocket towards him. The yonger man managed to dodge the first strike and counter with an uppercut that landed perfectly to Wakasuki's chin but that didn't stop the wild tiger from from retaliating with a knee to the Wakasuki's torso.

Up in the stands Kaolan watched on with narrowed eyes. 'What are you doing Saw Paing? You're better than this. Get back into your groove and beat him. You have the skills needed to do so.' He thought as he crossed his arms.

Wakasuki spat out a couple more teeth as blood was now staining his beard while breathing heavily while Saw Paing also breathing heavily was starting to shake from massive blows he had taken. 'Damn it! I've got him way more than he's got me and yet I still feel like my bones are turning to powder.' The Myanmar thought in frustration as images began to flash through his mind.

Images of his brother and father who gave their lives to provide for him and his younger brothers.

The mayor of the village of the dawn who took him and his brothers in and raised him like he was his own sun.

The people of the village of the dawn who smiled and helped him raise and look after his brother without a second thought.

His brothers who supported him through everything and gave him the motivation to get through every day.

'I can't give up!' Saw Paing thought a new fire burning in his eyes as he raised his fist to prepare for the next exchange. Charging forward in a burst of speed that caught Wakasuki off guard Saw Paing slammed his leg into Wakasuki's own with all his might. There was an audible CRACK and  the older man was forced to his knees. Wakasuki wasn't going to give him a free hit and raised his hands to defend.

Clicking his tongue Saw Paing gave a mighty kick to the wild tiger's groin. The reaction was almost on instinct as Waksuki hand's moved to cover his groin. Taking this chance Saw Paing delivered a punch to the older man's throat before following up with a punch to the chin. Dazed Wakasuki stumbled back until Saw Paing grabbed his head and pulled his own back. 'This is it!' Saw Paing thought before delivering his next attack.

Wakasuki instantly dropped and a second later Saw Paing did to, breathing hard his body about ready to give out. Yamamoto hesitantly approached and studied Wakasuki as Saw Paing slowly got to his feet as he began to grin. "That was an amazing match old man. Let's-." Saw Paing didn't get the chance to finish as Wakasuki sprang up delivering a Blast Core in the form of an upper cut that sent him flying in the air.

'W-what?' Saw Paing thought as he flew through the air, the punch causing the man's vision to fade in and out but he managed to see Wakasuki get to his feet. 'Got to move! Got to move!' Saw Paing thought desperately trying to right himself in the air but his brain was a jumbled mess and wouldn't respond to any of his commands.

This allowed Wakasuki to clothesline the shorter man causing him to flip through the air only for the wild tiger to grab the howling spirt by the back of the head. With a razor Wakasuki roared and slammed the younger man into the ground.

Wakasuki, a wild look in his eyes raised his foot and brought it down.

BAM

BAM

BAM

BAM

BAM

BAM

Over and over did Wakasuki bring his foot down on to Saw Paing's back and it was only after the final stomp did Wakasuki back off did Saw Paing mange to win. "Saw Paing can you continue?" Yamamoto questioned as Saw Paing slowly and raised his arm. "Have....to....win" He muttered lowly as if in a daze. 'Saw Paing.' The mayor thought in regret as he looked away. 'You fought well.' Gaolong thought as he closed his eyes. "Have to...protect.....the....vill-" Saw Paing didn't have the strength to finish as his arm slowly dropped as Saw Paing's fully fell unconscious.

"MATCH OVER!" Yamamoto shouted raising his hand. "WINNER WAKASUKI TAKESHI!" The ref roared which was soon joined by the stands. "And after an intense match the wild tiger advances to the quarter finals!" Sayaka commented as Wakasuki slowly lumbered out of the arena, a trial of blood following him as he ignored the medical team that was trying to assists him. Furumi watched as his old friend walked past him without even acknowledging him. "Two more fights till the finals. Just to more fights." He muttered as he marched towards their private quarters.

Furumi could only sigh and mutter an "Idiot." Before following after him so he could help the medics he hired patch him up the best he could.

Only the other side of the arena sorrow and guilt washed over the mayor of the village of the dawn as he walked besides the medics carrying Saw Paing to infirmary. 'I'm so sorry.' He thought looking down. 'It always ends like this.' He thought while clenching his fist. "Your father, your brother and now you. Why does it always end like this when great men are hurt because of me?!' He thought as anger and self disgust added to his previous emotions.

Suddenly his phone rang and while normally in a time like this he would have ignored it, he needed something or other anything to distract him. So reaching into his pocket he activated his phone to read the new message.

Katsumasa Hayami- Apologies for your loss. Both your fighter and your village.

CRACK

The two halves of the mayor's phone dropped to the ground as the mayor's blood boiled in absolute rage as he unsettled his sword

"I swear Hayami Katsumasa I will see you burning in hell if it's the last thing I do!"

Line break.

"So Wakasuki's my next opponent is he?" Okubo laughed as he stood from his seat in the stands to go get ready for his match. "Wakasuki. Don't you gotta get through that psycho Kiryu first." Ryu asked with Kaneda nodding. Okubo frowned at the reminder of what the beautiful beast did to Bando. "It doesn't matter." He eventually said determination filling his tone. "Besides Bondo wasn't even a martial artist. I have more than enough skills to but that psycho down."

Both Kaneda and Ryu smirked towards him before nodding. "Well than best of luck." Ryu wished him with Kaneda smirk widening. "I'll be seeing you in the semi-finals." The giant killer promised getting a laugh and thumbs up from the king of combat who left to prepare.

Line break.

"So Setsuna Kiryu is up next." Karla muttered as she Izuku and Gamagori watched from a balcony as the attendants fixed the field the best they could. "Yeah." Izuku muttered before a confident smirk came to his face. "But I have faith in Okubo. He can beat the fucking pervert, I know he can." Izuku said without a hint of doubt. Karla nodded in agreement but Ira looked on in confusion.

"It's not like you to curse or call someone a pervert so openly or calmly. Do you two have history?" He asked getting a scowl from Izuku. "Hell no up until a few weeks ago I only meet the lunatic once and that was when we were kids." Izuku told his giant friend. However as he said this he felt an itch on his brain, like it was trying to remember something that never happened.

The other two watched him confused and a bit worried for a few seconds before ultimately nodding. "Well then let's hope Okubo can get the job done."

Line break.

"Well Setsuna, you ready to fight?" Shion questioned as she took a drag of her cigarette. The beautiful beast nodded. "Indeed while a strong fighter I know my skills are more than adequate at besting him." Setsuna promised causing Shion to give him a sideways glance. "And you won't be having anymore episodes?" She questioned with Setsuna nodding. "Oh yes I promise there won't be anymore problems. He is a friend of Izuku's after all and I do so hate to make him angry. Despite how amazing I think he looks when he's enraged." Setsuna admitted with a sigh getting a frown from Shion.

All that talk about Izuku being her new little bro wasn't just talk. He was generally what she would have wanted had she actually had one and was really being to like the kid. 'Still not like he can really do anything with all the security around..' Shion thought knowing that Setsuna was on a very tight leash at the moment.

"And now it's time to introduce the fighters for the 6th match!" The announcement snapped them out of their trances and thoughts and caused Setsuna to smile. "Well it looks like it's time for me to go." He grinned before heading towards the entrance as Shion's stare bore into him from behind.

"First up is this man! He smashed the jaw of the bloody tusk! It's the beautiful beast!, Setsuna Kiryu!" Sayaka annoucned as the man entered the arena much to the joy of the female spectators. Once he reached the center however he turned his head and stared directly towards Izuku and gave wink. 'Fucking pervert!' Izuku thought he thought while grounding his teeth.

"And facing him is this man! He proved that even the god of boxing can fall! It's the king of combat, Naoya Okubo!" Sayaka introduced as the king of combat entered the arena. "That's right everyone, you're here has returned!" He laughed as he soon stood across from Setsuna both smiling confidently.

"Once again it's a match up of top tier fighters! Will Okubo's combat prowess win the day?! Or will Setsuna's unpredictability see him through?" Sayaka questioned as Yamamoto stood between them. "AT THE READY?!" He shouted as both fighters got into their fighting stances.

"FIGHT!"

Okubo shot forward while Setsuna watched him approach with a smile. When he got close enough Setsuna launched a kick which Okubo ducked under and tackled him barreled into him. 'Bring him down, bring him down!' Okubo thought trying to get him to the ground and into his territory. Setsuna however managed to remain standing. "Well you certainly are as skilled as they say." He acknowledged as he raised his hand. "But that means nothing against one like me."

Okubo seeing the hand starting to lower and remembering what Setsuna did against Bando he quickly tried to retreat. However Setsuna was quick enough to mange a kick Okubo's chest. Frowing but not losing his fire. OKubo retaliated and got up close. His superior build allowed him to weave through Setsuna's Rakshasa's Palm and mange to slam his fist directly into Setsuna's face.

This caused the beautiful beast to jerk back but he recovered quickly and with a twirl blinded the king of combat for a few seconds with his hair. Gritting his teeth Okubo was forced to close his eyes for 2 seconds. However in that two seconds Setsuna was able to land 2 Rakasha's Palm on Okubo's torso causing Okubo's eyes to shot open and gasp audibly in pain.

"And Okubo takes a brutal blow for Setuna! The pain must be unimaginable!" Sayaka winced as she watched dark swirls appeared on Okubo's chest.

Okubo grit his teeth as he glared at Setsuna who only smirked towards the king of combat. Taking a deep breathe he managed to get his emotions under control. "Alright let's try this again.' He muttered before once again darting forward. However this time Okubo leapt high in the air and rammed a lariat into Setsuna smashing through the beautiful beast defense and slamming Kiryu into the ground.

Without wasting a second Okubo mounted Kiryu and begin to unleash a barrage of punches on Kiryu bashing away and parying away any blows Kiryu tried to land. "Kiryu trained and managed to change several times but when ever he managed to do so Okubo was able to perfectly counter him proving he was still as skilled at wrestling as ever.

"And like Okubo proves his worth as a champion of MMA! Setsuna better be think of something fast or this could be it for him!" Sayaka commentated leaning forward to not miss a thing.

Up above Izuku narrowed his eyes as his muscles tensed ever so slightly. 'Come on Okubo. Finish this already.' Izuku thought as he wanted Setsuna out of the tournament as soon as possible.

However Setsuna wasn't going to make it that easy for Okubo.

CHOMP

A shout of surprise and pain came from Okubo as Setsuna's teeth dinged deep into the flesh of Okubo's arm before tearing a lump of flesh from his arm. "What the hell?!' Okubo screamed in his mind as a terrified look appeared on his face. 'D-did he really just-? Okubo thought only for Setsuna to spray blood and the flesh he ripped off directly into Okubo's gaping mouth.

Feeling something enter his mouth Okubo instinctly closed and swallowed it. And that's when Okubo made his mistake as the acknowledgment that he just albeit not knowingly or willing just ate a part of himself.

"M-Midoriya." Gamagori stammered looking towards his friend in shock. "Was that-?" He tried to ask. "No it can't' be. I've only meet the guy once and that was long before I even started developing it. And I made sure he wasn't around yesterday I relieved it to the others." Izuku answered getting a confused look from Karla.

"It? What are you talking about?" Karla asked however Izuku's full attention was on the match so he didn't hear her causing her to look towards the arena in concern as Setsuna managed to land two more Rakasha's Palms. One to each shoulder. This let Setsuna wiggle free and deliver a punch to Okubo's throat sending him into a coughing fit which grew worse when Setusuna deivbiered a kick directly to the area over the heart.

Okubo back away as he tried to get some air running through his lungs but this also allowed Setsuna the chance to get on his feet. "Well how'd you enjoy the little love bite?" Setsuna asked going a little nip with his teeth.

Okubo while the pain over his heart receding still wheezed and rasped out. "That technique....you....there yesterday?" He asked confusing many of the audience that heard by only infuriated Izuku more. 'He couldn't have been. I sensed him on the other side of the island when I fought Kanoh.' Izuku thought his eyes unmoving from the beautiful beast.

Setsuna however just laughed. "Oh no. I was preparing for this very match with Ms. Soryuin once we left that little meeting yesterday." He explained before shaking his head. "No, no, no. I was actually blessed enough to exercise the original 2 years ago when it was just in its infancy." Setsuna sighed in bless as if he couldn't believe he had such luck.

"Izuku?" Ira asked looking towards his friend who gave a hard shake of the head. "Nope I don't ever remember anything like that." Izuku denied only for the itch on his brain to come back much more prominent.

Back in the arena Setsuna sighed. "Well this certainly has been fun. But I think it's time we bring this match to an end." He muttered looking over his opponent and most prominently the twisted spirals on his arms. Despite the pain in his arms and the fact they did little more than twitch Okubo managed to smirk.

"Oh... yeah and just how do you plan to do that?" He asked challengingly with Setsuna only giving off a sweet smile before skidding his foot on the arena floor and kicking up a dust cloud that hit Okubo directly in the eyes.

The result was a given as Okubo was forced to close his eyes allowing Setuna to move directly behind him and ready a Rakasha's Palm to end the match. Okubo managed to clear his eyes enough to squint and tried to turn and throw a kick but Setsuna managed to land his strike seconds before.

Once it did Okubo's eyes shot fully open before they started to white out and then as if a puppeteer cut his strings Okubo toppled to the ground in a limp heap. "MATCH OVER!" Yamamoto shouted as he raised his hand "WINNER SETUNA KIRYU!"

"And after a brutal display Setsuna Kiryu advances to the 3rd round where he will face Wakasuki Takashi!" Sayaka declared over the roaring audience. Setsuna merely hummed as the quirk repressers and was about to walk out of the arena when he stopped suddenly.

Turning he saw Izuku glaring down at him gripping the arm railing tight. 'You must be so horribly confused.' He thought with a sigh as he raised his hand. 'It's time I let you in on the trick.'

SNAP.

The very instant after it happened Izuku hunched over in pain, Karla and Ira at his side in an instant, asking him what wa wrong. Izuku didn't hear them however as thousands of images, sounds, and memories assaulting him all at once.

Knives, guns, sneak attacks a masked stranger appearing again and again over the years only to disappear seconds later. The sensation became too much and Izuku dropped to the floor unconscious.

"Izuku!" Karla shouted checking him over for any injuries only for Ira to gently pick him up. "We have to get him to the infirmary." The larger man instructed getting a nod from Karla who started contacting Momo to inform Kazuo and the rest of Izuku's friends and to tell them to meet them there.

Line break.

For Yasuo Yamashita life had been steady improving recently.

It wasn't long ago that that he was leaving what he thought was the life of a rebel. Staying out late, sneaking into clubs, stealing from his old man, yeah he was living the life of a trouble rebel and delinquent and he was loving it.

That was until he and his idiot friends got to deep.

Owning money to a known criminal was scary, really scary. So much so that Yasuo wanted to go the heroes to get help, consequences be damned. And he would have if his friends didn't convince him to simply take them somewhere to lay low for a while.

But considering how things turned out maybe it was for the best.

In the end he had turned his life around. He gave up his old life style, got a job in construction work and finally seemed to get a handle of his life.

And it was from his construction job that Yasuo was returning from that he arrived at his destroyed house. Open mouthed and horrified Yasuo was frozen on the spot as he stared at the reminds of his home.

"W-W-W-W-W-W-What the hell happened?!" He shouted in disbelief looking around desperately for any police or heroes that surely had to be here to give him some answers. "Oh is that you Yasuo?" Kenzo asked coming from the remains. "KENZO?!" Yasuo shouted shocked to see his brother here and more speically out of his room.

Kenzo nodded as he glanced towards the sky. "Apologizes for the mess but it was much worse when the police and heroes were here." Kenzo told his younger brother only confusing the younger man more. However it came to a boiling point when a helicopter landed nearby.

"Well Yasou care for to go on a little trip?" Kenzo asked already heading for the flying machine. "Kenzo." Yasuo spoke quietly. "Just what is going on?" He questioned his mind completely break. Kenzo looked towards his bother and offered a small smile. "Haven't you heard brother?" He asked his voice filled with amusement.

"I'm an ex-shut in."

LIne break.

"And now it's time for the 7th match!" Sayaka announced as the stadium went up in cheers. "First up we have the Kujin master who tore the mask of the faceless man! It's the giant killer, Suekichi Kaneda!" Kaneda enter the arena a pleasant smile on his face as he stood in the center the arena. "Facing him is the man from the west who exterminated the vicar! It's the emperor: Adam Dudley!" The American leapt on to the field a wild and confident smirk on his face.

"The giant killer vs the emperor. Two different builds and two different fighting styles. Which one will come out on top?" Sayaka questioned as everyone leaned forward in the hopes of getting a better looks.

"AT THE READY!" Yamamoto shouted as he raised his hand as both fighters got into their starting positions. "FIGHT!"

Adam shot forward his fist already raised to attack Kaneda. The smaller man smirked as he changed his position slightly. 'That's it, get closer nice and easy. One movement is all I need.' He thought ready to dislocate Adam's bones and end the match. However his Haki flaring caused eyes eyes to go wide with panic. 'It's a fake!' He thought seeing what Dudley was really planning.

Unfortunately Adam was quicker and with a single twist of his body Adam landed a kick square in Kanade's side. Pain exploded with in him causing him to gasp and this gave Adam the chance to follow up with a punch to the face sending him flubbing away.

Getting up quickly Kaneda tried to clam himself down. 'Don't let your emotions run loose. Remember what Izuku about Haki reducing due to emotional spikes.' Kandea thought to himself took a few deep breathes to allow his emotions settle.

And it was just in time as an image of Adam smashing his fist down on Kande's head. He moved to block however Adam's fist collided with Kaneda's arms and the giant killer winced as he felt something crack. Taking the advantage Adam followed with a kick, breaking Kaneda's guard and allowing Adam to get close.

BAM

BAM

BAM

BAM

BAM

The audience wince as each blow slammed into their target before finishing with a right hook to the face sending him skidding across the ground.

"And Kaneda seems helpless against Adam Dudley's assault." Sayaka said as the match continued. "The difference in skills and physical ability is to great. Kaneda could still win by locking Adam down but he'll have a helluva of time doing so." Jerry noted as he studied the match. "What about Haki?" Sayaka questioned to jerry quietly who whispered back. "I think Kaneda is a master of at least the basics of Observation. However just because he can see the future doesn't mean he can react in time."

"It's to be expected. Kaolan muttered as he and Hassad were watching the match from Saw Paing's bed with Hassad paying extra close attention in preparation for his fight with a confirmed Haki user.

"indeed. It's clear Kaneda's never faced another Haki user before. He's greatly skilled at Haki and his fighting style but it's obvious he's never had to face an opponent that can use Haki as well." Hassad muttered before sighing. "A pity it would have been an honor to face him in combat."

Back in the arena as Kaneda managed to get some distance from Adam as he breathed heavily while bleeding slightly from various points on his body. Adam just smirked towards him. "Gotta admit boy. "You're tougher than I thought." Adam told the shorter man who laughed despite the pain. "Boy? Aren't you only 1 year older?" Kaneda couldn't help but ask getting a shrug from Adam.

Clicking his tongue Kaneda charged forward trying to get a hit in only for Adam to dodge effortlessly before retaliating with 3 more hits to the face. With each blow the giant killer's face got more and more bloody and bruised. With a final kick to the chin Kaneda was sent flying back as a tooth was knocked out of his mouth.

"And Adam delivers another brutal assault to Kaneda who's helpless to stop him." Sayaka muttered with Jerry nodding. "Attacking or defending it seems Kaneda's overwhelmed regardless of what he does." The fighter muttered as he watched the fight.

Kaneda was panting heavily with blood was leaking from his face as he struggled to get to his feet. "You should give up boy." Adam advised with a confident smirk as Kaneda spat out a glob of blood and returned the smirk. "Sorry but I couldn't call myself a man if I gave up when things got tough." Kandea rebuked and Adam blinked a single time before his smirk became a small smile that actually had a bit of respect in it.

"Well said." He muttered before darting forward aiming for another blow to the face. Kandea however managed to dodge it but was still grazed by the second causing him to grit his teeth. Adam continued on his assault his Haki showing him when he needed to pull back his attack.

Kaneda meanwhile seemed to be getting into a grove and managed to dodge a few more of Adam's blows. 'Okay I'm getting better at readying his movements.' Kaneda thought dodging another kick by a hair. 'But I'm not going to get anywhere unless I can start landing blows.' He thought with a frown.

However things were getting worse. His body was getting more and more tired and his bones were starting to ache. "Gotta end this fast. Gotta end this fast!" He shouted at the end and going for a strike only for Adam to slam a kick into his neck.

Kaneda froze on the spot before his eyes whitened out before dropping to the ground unconscious. "MATCH OVER!" Yamamoto shouted as he motioned towards Adam. "WINNER ADAM DUDLEY!" He announced causing the stadium to explore with applause and cheers.

"And with that the match comes to an end with Adam Dudley advancing to the quarter finals!" Sayaka announced with Jerry nodding. "In the end it seems Kaneda got a little too hasty and went for a desperate move. And that seemed to be his undoing." Jerry noted as Adam watched the medics carry Kaneda getting carried out by the medics.

"Suekichi Kaneda, huh? You weren't half bad." He muttered with a smile before heading back through his door and starting to celebrate his advancement to the quarter finals.

In the medic bay Hassad stood up. "Well I'll be off." He muttered as he started making his way to the door. Galong nodded as he watched him leave. "Be cautious out there. Jun Sekibayashi is undoubtedly powerful fighter and more than likely has Haki. You must be cautious." The boxxer cautioned getting a nod in return.

"I will. Thank you my friend." He thanked getting a nod in return. "Best of luck." The boxing champion said in a way of goodbye with Hassad giving a final nod before heading towards the arena.

LIne break.

"And now it's time for the eighth and final match of the day!" Sayaka announced to the excited crowd. "First we have the wrestling superstar who took down the immeasurable Gozo! It's hell's angel: Jun Sekibayashi!" Sayaka announced as Jun entered the cheering arena with both arms in the air and a laugh. "Oh yeah! Did you miss me?!" He called out as he stood in the center of the arena with an excited grin.

"And facing him is the mysterious fighter who brought the bird of darkness down to earth! It's the Arabian whirlwind: Hassad!"" The middle eastern man entered with a stoic expression as he studied his opponent looking for any weakness to exploit.

"It's been nothing. but amazing fights again today and this match should be no difference!" Sayaka told the audience who wanted to end the day with one final great fight.

Jun meanwhile was just smirking towards Hassad, having noticed his expression. "Hey, hey, hey. What's with that look? It's not the look an entertainer should have." Jun told him getting a confused look from Hassad. "Entertainer?" He questioned getting a nod from Jun as he gestured to the audience. "Just look around. The crowd is at the edge of their seats waiting to see what's going to happen and some are probably holding their breathe. That's what entertainers strive for. You understand?" He questioned while Hassad let out a hum. "I believe so." He muttered getting a grin from the wrestler.

"AT THE READY!" Yamamoto shouted as he raised his hand as both fighters got into a fighting stance. "FIGHT!" He shouted bringing down his hand and officially starting the last match of the day.

Hassad instantly darted forward wanting to get the match done as quickly as possible. "Gaolong was correct when he said Jun Sekibayashi was a powerful fighter. Just by look at him I can tell a single strike can be devastating should it hit me.' He thought as Jun crouched ready to take whatever Hassad threw at him. 'I must end this quickly.' Hassad thought determination filling him.

Reaching Jun the whirlwind starting unleash an onslaught of Shurite strikes unloading a barrage of whip-like strikes on the wrestler. To Hassad's surprise however Jun took each assault without moving a single step or made a single move to defend himself. The moment he stopped however Jun reared back and threw a punch that Hassad dodged by inches. However he couldn't stop the kick that impacted his chest nor stop himself flying several meters away where he landed in a tumble.

Shakily getting to his feet he spat out a glob of blood before glaring towards the much more bloody and injured Jun who was grinning widely. "What's the matter, done already?" Jun taunted causing Hassad to growl but wince as pain flared in his chest as clutched his ribs knowing more than a few most have broken.

"Not yet." Hassad managed to growl before rocketing forward while ignoring the pain. Jun just smirked as he watched the smaller man approach before once more taking the brunt of the onslaught of Hassad strikes.

BAM

Only to slam his fist into Hassad's face which sent him hurtling into the floor, cracking the ground. When Jun pulled his fist back Hassad's nose had been bashed in with a few of his teeth missing. Still Hassad was conscious and he struggled to get up. Jun wasn't going to let happen and with a single moment grabbed Hassad by the leg, raised him into the air and repeatedly slammed him into the ground.

Bam

Bam

Bam

Bam

Bam

Bam

After the 6th slam Jun threw Hassad into the air sending him into the sky. The audience watched with open mouth as Hassad flew higher and higher. He had nearly reached the second level of stands before his descent started gaining more and more speed.

Jun watched him fall faster and faster and right before he impacted the ground gave a swift lariat sending Hassad flipping through the air until he impacted the ground, brutally beaten and bloody but still alive and unconscious.

"MATCH OVER!" Yamamoto shouted as he gestured to Jun who was grinning. "WINNER JUN SEKIBAYASHI!" He announced to a roaring crowd. "And with that the final fight of the day comes to an end with Jun Sekibayashi advancing to the quarter finals!" Sayaka announced as she watched Jun walking away in victory while Hassad was carried out on a stretcher.

"And now everyone I please to present you the match ups for the quarter finals!" Sayaka told the eager audience as they match up appeared on the monitoring screens.

Match 1 Izuku Midoriya Vs Julius Reinhold

Match 2 Muteba Gaizinga vs Ichiro Nakata

Match 3 Setsuna Kiryu vs Wakasuki Takashi

Match 4 Adam Dudley vs Jun Sekibayashi

"Those are your quarter finals that along with the semifinals and finals will be held in two days!" Sayaka told the crowd who were already making bets and discussing the odds for each fighter and company.

"Who will win? Who will raise to the top and claim the throne as chairman?! The answer will be made clear in two days! Don't you dare miss it!"

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In a private medical room Lihito slowly regained consciousness with a grown. 'What?' He thought looking around finding himself in the medical bay. 'What happened? Where am I?' He thought his mind still cloudy as he tried to remember what lead him there. And suddenly it hit him, his fight against against Karo Yoshinari and the brutal exchange they had. Eyes fulling opening he raised out of bed and looked around frantically.

"The match! What happened? Did I win?!" He shouted only to hunch over in pain from his injuries as a sigh came from his sigh. "Don't worry you were declared the winner." Yumi reassured him getting to sigh in relief. "Thank god." He muttered before his eyes widened before a grimace came to his face.

"So that means in the next round I'm facing..." He trialed off getting a nod from Yumi. "Muteba Gazinga, yes." She confirmed getting a defeated sigh from Lihito causing Yumi to look down unsure before deciding to say something. "Sir you should know, someone has come forward and offered to swap in as a fighter." Yumi revealed causing Lihtio to instantly turn to her with wide eyes. Seeing this Yumi nodded. "It happened right after your match ended. The fighter approached me and said they would more than gladly take over as our company's fighter."

Seeing his silence as a non-refusal Yumi quickly continued. "I contacted Mr.Nogi and while he approached the swap, he didn't order it." She reassured him while adjusting her glasses. "It seems he still has enough confidence in Midoriya to win this tournament so he's leaving the decision up to you."

As Lihito sat there Yumi thought that her boss would be vehemently denying the offer but he was completely silent. Unbeknown to her Lihtio was trying and failing to find any reason to refuse.

He had seen the strength of Muteba and knew he was capable of that and much more. And the viciousness that the merc showed was beyond anything Lihito had ever faced before and hostly didn't want to face. Not to mention he was in incredibly rough shape, the pain was immense, his left arm was in a cast and his right arm was covered in nasty bruises, he honestly didn't believe he could make it to the arena much less fight and win that monster.

"So who is it?" Lihito asked turning to Yumi who seemed to surprise by that question. "That Thai boxxer or maybe that Olympian or the cop?" Lihito guessed as Yumi seemed to snap out of her surprise and stood from her chair.

"THey're actually waiting outside." Yumi told her boss as she went to the door and opened it. "He's awake please come in." She requested as she moved aside allowing the fighter to enter.

And Lihito once he saw who it was left gasping, and could only shout out a shocked and disbelieving "You!?"

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A low buzzing was ringing in Izuku's ears as he slowly regained conciseness with a groan and a massive headache. "Ah my head." He muttered only to look around and see the relived faces of all his friends on the island. "IZUKU/MIDORIYA!" They shouted relived as they swarmed him. Feeling sheepish and at a loss all he could do was chuckle slightly.

"Sorry to worry you guys." He muttered apologetically which get waved offed instantly. "Never mind that Izuku. We just want to know what happened. For what Karla Ira here told us you collapsed on the ground." He gestated to the giant teen who gave the briefest of interactions in their worry for Izuku.

Izuku's face instantly melted into a scowl. "It was that fucking lunatic Setsuna Kiryu!" Izuku shouted getting gasped from the crowd however Karla and Ira nodded. "It does add up, The moment after Kiryu snapped his fingers Izuku gripped his head before dropping to the ground." The giant teen recalled while Karla nodded. "Yeah and he was looking right at Izuku when he did so." Karla added on recalling how he was grinning right at him right before he did so.

An uneasy silence over took the group as Kazuo wrung his hands nervously. "Izuku..what exactly happened?" He asked what everyone was wondering. What he wasn't expecting was for Izuku to snarl and unconsciously let out the smallest amount of Conqueror's Haki forcing everyone back.

"What happened is that piece of shit finally let me in on his lie." Izuku gashed his teeth as he recalled after the first round Setusna admitted to telling a lie. "He once said we had only meet once before but that was lie." Izuku revealed getting confused looks from everyone.

"You mean you've meet him before?" Kaede asked getting a nod from Izuku whose face was set in stone. "I have on the multiple occasions he tried to kill me." He muttered with a deafening silence following.

Looks of fear, shock and disbelief covered the faces of everyone with more than a couple shaking at what they were just told. "W-What?" Momo asked sweating pouring down her face as she had to hold on to the bed railing to steady herself.

"Posions, explosives, knives, guns even wild animals. He's come at me with all manner to kill a man." Izuku recalled as more and more memories came back to him.

"But that's not possible? If he's been doing this for years you would have recognized him when you first meet him before the tournament right?" Tenya questioned not seeing how something like that possible.

This was shared by a majority of those in attendance but some had a few ideas. "It was his quirk isn't it?"Cosmo asked his face deathly serious getting a nod from Izuku. "Only way I can see how it happened. Plus the way he did it was always the same." He raised up 2 fingers.

"1st, He always made sure I was alone when I was attacked. There was never anyone around when it happened. At first glance it would appear that he simply didn't want to be seen by anyone else but now I'm not so sure." Izuku muttered before continuing. "2nd, whenever he appeared to be beaten and I got close he would say "Lock" will snapping his fingers." Izuku recalled furrowing his brow. "Best I can tell it would put me in a bit of a daze and I would snap out of it a few minutes later with no memory of what happen."

This brought a wave of nervousness around the group. "So what you're saying he can take away people's memories?" Cosmo exclaimed not having heard of such a simple but horrifying quirk. All Izuku could offer was a shrug, "Maybe or maybe he can only do it with memories revolving himself. I don't know, but does it really matter? Setsuna Kiryu can erase himself and any crimes he's committed from someone's memories. I don't think we need to worry about his range ." Izuku muttered before he realized something and his eyes widened as he let out a soft "Shit." before he started scrambling around.

"Izuku?" Kazuo questioned nervously as he watched Izuku twist around. "Damn it where's my phone?" He asked only confusing the rest of the group more. "It's on the nightstand next to you, but why do you need it." Restu asked as he watched the younger man grab it. "To warn Shion. She needs to know how dangerous her fighter is." Izuku informed the group who suddenly paled at the sudden reminder of that certain bit of information.

However once he opened up his phone he suddenly froze at what greeted him which was a message from Yuuichiro that was sent around 20 minutes ago.

Yuuichiro- Call me as soon as you can. Something's happened.

Izuku also saw that he had about 15 missed calls from Yuuichiro. Dread filled him and he instantly made to call him. "Izuku?" Kazuo asked only for Izuku to ignore him as he waited impatiently for the line to be picked up.

"Izuku finally. Did something happened? I've been trying to reach you for the last half hour." Yuuchiro said as soon as he picked up. His normal calm and collected voice twinged with a tone of worry. "I'll explain later. Now what happened? Is my mom safe?" He asked ignoring the worried looks and questions he was getting while Yuchiro sighed.

"Izuku. I'm sorry to say but-."

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There's been an incident." Yuuchiro said as he and Inko stood in the destroyed living room of Inko's penthouse. All around him were police surveying and examine the place while Inko while quiet frazzled was on the phone no doubt still trying to calm down her frantic husband.

Yuuichiro paid little attention to that however as he stood in front of a gaping hole in the wall and looking down stories below at the bloody remains of one Meguro Masaki.

To be continued.

And that's another chapter down in and released in celebration of the new Kengan Asura chapter on Netflix. Apologies if the fights in this are a little disappointing. I honestly just want to move past the tournament and get to the next part with the worm and UA and all of that. True I need to get through purgatory but believe that wont take long with what I have planned, even with the biased ref in the tournament.

The one fight I'm kinda disappointed with is Kaneda's fight because I really do like his character and his reasons but I've already got a big fight lined up for him later so I can do it there.

Now hopefully I've got one last update in me before I go on my month break but we'll see how that goes.

We also see one of and here the names of some of Izuku's friends. And yes they will make appearances later.

Also hope everyone likes Setsuna's quirk and I'm going to try and do the quarter, semi and final matches all in the next chapter considering there's only 7 matches I think I can get it done.

Well that's it for now.

Till next time,

bye.