End of the festival
"WINNERRRR!!!!" Present Mic announced.
"Whoooo!!!"
"YEAHHHH!!!!"
"1A!!"
"1A!!"
"1A!!"
"1A!!"
The audience chanted. After watching that battle, even the pros felt their hearts tremble as they saw the potential within the combatants.
"Amazing..." No.13 whispered.
"Indeed." All Might nodded and looked at the unconscious Shoto. "Truly amazing."
"HE WON!!" Mina yelled and jumped for joy.
"He really did it..." Momo said in a quiet voice.
"Incredible!" Kirishima looked on with amazement.
"Dammit! Class 1A's showing off again!" Monoma cursed from class 1B's stand.
"If your so upset about it then you shouldn't have lost." Kendo reprimanded.
Looking at the distant Aiden, Monoma was about to say something but decided to keep his mouth shut.
"Dammit!! How are we supposed to compete with that!" Another member of 1B said in frustration.
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"Impressive... But once I fully train him, nobody will stand in Shoto's way." Endeavor said after watching the fight.
"The kids in your class are something else Aizawa." Present Mic joked.
Staring at the worn out Aiden, Aizawa's face remained neutral until he closed his eyes and said. "They still have a ways to go."
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Standing among the cheers, Aiden felt pride well up in his chest. Mike had always told him about the thrill of the fight, but this was the first time he'd ever experienced it himself. Maybe it was because he was finally able to fight against someone in his age range who was able to push him to use techniques he never thought useful before. Even his strategies didn't prepare him for the what had transpired. If not for Shoto letting his guard down after he used "Pierce" then who knows what would have happened next.
Feeling like most of his astral energy had been drained, he stood unsteadily on his feet. Just as he was about to lose his balance, he felt a hand grab him from behind.
"Good fight kid." A feminine voice entered his ears.
Feeling unreasonably tired, he managed to turn his head to the side and saw the person holding him up.
"Midnight-san..." He muttered.
"You can rest now." She smiled.
Hearing these words, Aiden felt his consciousness slowly slip. But before he could succumb to sleep, he managed to ask one more question.
"A-Are the cameras still rolling?"
'What a weird question?'
Although she didn't really understand his reasoning behind the question, Midnight told him they were. With that confirmation in mind, he let his body fall into her arms while thinking about Rumi's reaction back home.
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By the time he woke up the festival had already ended with Bakugo placing first by default. Realizing the time, Aiden was somewhat shocked at the amount of time it took for him to recover. Although he had never used up all his astral energy in one go like he did before, he didn't know that it would take this long for it to recover. The fact that he felt so weak that he couldn't even stand was quite concerning. But that was a problem for another day.
"How are you feeling?" Recovery girl asked.
"Like shit." He responded.
Smiling at his answer, she checked him over before telling him he could go.
Grabbing his bag, he changed back into his uniform and left the infirmary.
"Yo."
Hearing a familiar voice, he turned to his left and saw a smiling Mina leaning against the wall.
"Ready to go home?"
Not even questioning why she decided to wait for him, he merely smiled and nodded.
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The day after the tournament ended, Aiden was supposed to go back to school with the rest of the students. But since he didn't feel like it, he chose to take a day off. In his mind, one day wouldn't affect his overall attendance.
[A/n: Personal experience.]
Of course Mina tried to get in and wake him up. Unfortunately for her, Aiden predicted this and made sure to lock the door, put a note on the outside and kept out of sight. This way he had the entire house to himself.
After a quick call to Rumi, the pair talked about the tournament and the fight between him and Shoto. She was happy that he made it to second place but started to laugh at him because he passed out and couldn't get any higher. To counter her annoying behaviour, Aiden brought up how he passed out in Midnight's arms and started to gloat about how her boobs were softer than Rumi's.
This led the pair into an hour long argument that ended with the two promising to see each other during the internship and going out for some carrot cake.
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For the next couple of hours, Aiden did what any teenager would do when they were home alone.
[A/n: Fap, Fap, Fap!!!]
He played some video games, illegally read some manga and went to some questionable websites on the internet. Typical teenager behaviour.
After he was done with all that, he found himself sitting in a lotus position and started meditating. In this state he was able to access different breathing techniques and could comprehend the changes in his body better. It also gave him time to reflect on the tournament and his fight with Shoto. Thinking about it now, he realized that he acted very recklessly. Putting most of his astral energy into his pierce was not only dangerous to Shoto, but also himself. He had never drained himself of his astral energy before, and after doing so, he can confidently say that he doesn't want to experience it again.
Although he did end up winning the fight, he can't say that he could do it again once Shoto's gotten better control over his left side. If he had used it in a way that was similar to endeavor, then the chances of him winning would not exceed 55.7%.
But now that he's fought him first hand, he can estimate his rate of growth and come up with countermeasures for future fights.