103 Battle Tournament

The break ended, and it was time to continue the Sports Festival.

Everyone also gathered again at the stadium, and they could see it was more festive than before.

Before the start of the last event, Nemuri announced the recreational event, which would be participated by the students who didn't pass on the previous event.

"And after that, it is the final event! Sixteen individuals from the four teams have made it through! It's a battle tournament! We're going to have them have a one-on-one battle!"

They didn't feel surprised by this event since Mineta had predicted this matter. Still, this event was easy to understand.

The strongest and the last standing would be the champion of this Sports Festival!

That's all!

Nothing else!

It was simple, yet this simplicity was the best!

"Okay, we'll settle who will fight whom with this lottery!"

There was no waste of time, and everything was decided shortly.

"And those matchups are as follows!"

Since there were sixteen individuals, it meant that there were eight matchups.

The first match was Midoriya against Shinso.

"We met again, Izuku Midoriya." Shinso stared at Midoriya blankly.

Midoriya only looked at Shinso and didn't open his mouth. He knew Shinso's ability and learned how dangerous it was. However, even if it was powerful, the way to activate it was quite troublesome, and he knew what to do to counter this "Quirk."

However, no one was looking at Shiso and Midoriya since they were more attracted to the second battle.

"Todoroki against Mineta?"

When all the students from Class 1-A saw this, they felt their hearts stopped since they didn't expect a big battle would happen so quickly.

Todoroki also looked at Mineta, and he didn't think that he would lose. Mineta might be powerful, but in front of his ice, everything would be frozen.

However, Mineta had never looked at Todoroki. Instead, he was startled by the third match.

"Ibara and Itsuka?"

His lips twitched since he could see that Ibara and Kendo were looking at each other with a smile.

"I won't lose, Ibara." Kendo was going to win! No, she didn't want to lose! No matter what, she was going to win this battle!

"I am sorry, Itsuka. I am the one who is going to win." Ibara didn't think that Kendo would be able to win against her.

On the other hand, in the fourth match, Iida looked at his opponent. "Sero-kun?"

"Yo, Iida!" Sero greeted Iida with a smile and said, "You might be able to defeat us at the previous event, but in this event, I am going to win."

Iida pushed the frame of his glasses and said, "I am sorry, Sero-kun. I am the one who is going to win." As part of the Tenya family, it was impossible for him to lose. No, he had to win!

While the first to fourth matches seemed exciting, the fifth match was rather bland.

Aoyama, who was still as narcissistic and dazzling as ever, looked at Mina and said, "Sorry, Mademoiselle. I am going to win."

"That's my line! I am going to beat you up!"

"Oh my! You lack the grace of a lady!"

Mina and Aoyama aside, Momo, who would fight in the sixth match, looked at her opponent. "Reiko Yanagi?"

On the other hand, Reiko didn't say anything and only stared at Momo with her usual zombie-like gesture.

Still, Kirishima, who was in the seventh match, was a bit troubled when he looked at his opponent. "Kodai Yui?"

Yui also looked at Kirishima, but her blank expression hardly showed anything, which made Kirishima quite nervous.

"Sorry, but even if you're a woman, I am not going to hold back! As a man, I am going to win this match!"

"......"

Yui didn't say anything and even ignored Kirishima, looking in Mineta's direction in silence.

"Ha? Uraraka?"

In the last match, Uraraka was shocked when she saw her opponent. "Bakugou?"

Bakugou looked at Uraraka for a while and snorted. Naturally, he knew Uraraka since her power was the one who defeated that humanoid monster. As for her ability, he knew it well since she was also part of Mineta's team previously.

After all, as long as everything was related to Mineta, Bakugou didn't hesitate to study it since if he didn't do so, he was afraid his body was already tangled by his trap and could only helplessly be defeated when he faced him.

"Ugh!"

Unlike Bakugou's casual glance, Uraraka was so nervous!

'Bakugou...'

Uraraka knew her opponent well, and she understood how dangerous this guy was.

'But I won't lose! I'm going to win!'

With eight matchups having been decided, everything was settled, and everyone could do whatever they wanted, including joining the recreational event, which would be held before the tournament.

However, who would join?

No one joined, and they decided to rest and optimize their condition.

Still, this time, he had to say, he was under a tough choice since Ibara and Kendo would fight each other. The two of them were his girlfriends, and naturally, he had to accompany them before the tournament.

Fortunately, he had good abilities previously.

Doppelganger.

"You go to Ibara. I will go to Kendo."

"Take care of Kendo well."

The two clapped their hands before they used "Invisibility" so no one would see them go to the place where they promised to meet each other.

To be honest, he had used his "Doppelganger" ability several times since he usually needed to make an excuse to go out and show proof that he really went out.

Ibara aside, since she was brimming with confidence, Kendo was different since she knew how powerful Ibara was and she knew how tough this battle was.

"...why don't you go to Ibara?" Still, Kendo was surprised when she saw him telling her to meet each other. They met outside the stadium on the corner where no cameras or people were around since they still maintained their relationship as a secret. Nevertheless, it made her happy to know his decision to come to her instead of Ibara.

"Are you nervous?" He didn't answer her question and asked her this question.

Kendo looked at him for a while and nodded. It was impossible for her not to be nervous since she knew how powerful Ibara was. Unlike Ibara, who had been trained by him for a year or more, she only trained by him for only a few weeks. Even if she became stronger, her growth wasn't that big either.

He didn't say anything and hugged her in his arms.

Kendo smiled gently and hugged him tightly. When she was in his arms, it was like magic since he could calm her down. Still, even if she couldn't win against Ibara, she felt she had won since Mineta came to her, not Ibara.

If Mineta knew what Kendo was thinking, he could only smile wryly.

"By the way, your match is on the second, right? Are you confident? Your opponent is the son of the 2nd strongest hero." Kendo quickly changed her gear and talked about his match.

"You think I will lose?"

"..."

Kendo couldn't imagine that possibility at all.

He kissed her forehead and said, "However, I will do my best on my match, and you should also do the same. Also, if you win, I will stay in your apartment."

"Eh? Is that okay? Won't Ibara get suspicious?" Kendo was startled by his temptation. She knew how dangerous it was for him to visit her apartment after this Sports Festival since she knew Ibara would stay at his home, yet he dared to say that.

"What? Are you scared?" Usually, she would provoke him, but this time, he provoked her.

Kendo's lips twitched uncontrollably before her eyes became firm, and she kissed his lips fiercely. "Since you have provoked me, then don't you dare to take back your words!" Since he dared to play with the fire, she also didn't hesitate to jump with him.

"Okay, but only if you win."

"I know." Kendo took a deep breath and thought that she was going to win.

Still, he knew that this tournament would give him many chances.

As for what kind of chances it was, it was clear enough, right?