Chapter 26: The Quarter-Finalists
*Shiro POV*
"Asui has been knocked out of bounds. Midoriya moves to the next round."
I frown slightly as Midoriya exits the arena, 'That was an extremely risky move.'
Momo glances at me and we both nod our heads, thinking along similar lines, 'Not only he showed that he can't control his quirk properly, but he also showed that his quirk is extremely powerful. To make matters worse, it's self-harming. There are just too many cons, and the pros are watching. Now that they've seen this, they won't want to scout him.'
Some robots carry away Asui who looks bruised and battered, but nothing too serious, 'Still, I severely underestimated the both of them. Midoriya's drive to win, and Asui's strength. Her tongue is a fearsome weapon. To be able to easily carry Izuku like that…'
Standing up, I start walking up the stairs when Kirishima notices me leaving and stops me, "Oy, Shiro? Where are you going? The next fight is starting soon, you know? Aren't you gonna do some analysis again?"
The next fight was between Uraraka and Mineta.
I look at him like he's dumb, "Isn't it obvious? It's almost as plain as day."
He looks at me, then looks back at the arena, before looking back at me, "Really? Is it that obvious?"
Sighing I shake my head, and point to my forehead, "Think Kirishima! Think! Uraraka's quirk affects what she touches. Even if she touches Mineta's balls, they will just stick to her hand. This fight will be almost one-sided. Unless Uraraka pulls off some miraculous move and touches Mineta before he completely immobilizes her, Mineta has this in the bag. It's just a bad matchup for her. Anyways, I'm going to get some food."
I continue going and Momo sighs, and I can hear her apologize, "Sorry about that. It sounds harsh, but Shiro is pretty blunt most of the time. That's just how his mind works."
Walking down the stairs of the building, I let out a sigh and bump into someone's shoulder, "Oh, sor-"
But when I look at who it is, it's Midoriya, "Oh, Shiro."
I looked at both his hands and as I expected, his fingers were both wrapped in bandages, "You know, I don't know if you or All Might are aware, but if you keep breaking your fingers and limbs like this, I'd give until, the winter, no, the summer break until your bones can't handle the stress anymore and your arms will be crippled for the rest of your life."
His eyes widen and he stops in his tracks, "What do you mean, handle the stress?"
I look to the side and stare him in the eyes, "From what I've seen, your power erupts from the inside and explodes out, creating extreme physical power. Your muscles and bones have probably been destroyed from the inside out, and while your muscles can continuously grow back, your bones have limits. If I could see your x-ray pictures, I could give a more accurate description, but based on what I'm seeing, I don't think I'm that far off. In a normal case, the bone will grow stronger every time it breaks. However, that is only if you break it sparingly and if you don't destroy it every time. You see where I am going with this?"
He slowly nods his head as he realizes this and I can see the fear in his eyes, 'Good. he's beginning to realize how serious this is for him.'
"You need to learn how to control your quirk. Learn how to adjust your power output and fine-tune your quirk. Learn the in's and outs and explore the possibilities before you fight again and harm yourself severely."
I continue walking down the stairs, leaving the stunned Midoriya, alone, standing there as his mind processes the information I had just given him.
I am almost on the next floor when I hear him yell out, "Wait, Shiro!"
I pause and he runs down the stairs and looks down at me, "Hmm?"
"Can you, can you help train me? With your quirk and your control, it should be e-"
"No."
"Eh? What did you say?"
"I said no. One, I don't have the time, and frankly, I don't want to. Two, I am a poor teacher. I don't like to dumb things down, and not only that our quirks are completely different. So, any training that works with my quirk, won't always work with yours. And third, you are at a hero school, yet you are asking your classmate for help? We study under pros, and not just any pros, All Might is our direct teacher and you have a close connection with him. Go talk to him!"
I yell the last part in an annoyed tone and Izuku yells out, "Y-Yes!"
He immediately leaves and I continue walking towards the stairs 'Ugh, what a pain. Why are my classmates so ignorant to the obvious. At least Bakugo is intelligent, but the rest of them… Jesus Christ, it's like they are doing it on purpose sometimes.'
I shake my head before finally exiting the arena. Looking around, I see a small number of heroes and many vendors, but only a few visitors.
'I guess that most people are watching the fight.'
I walk towards one of the stalls and take out my wallet, "One order of yakisoba please."
"Gotcha!"
Paying four hundred yen, I stand outside waiting for my yakisoba. I watch the large screen outside of the arena. As I had predicted, Uraraka lay on the floor, covered in purple balls, and struggling to move, while Mineta laughed maniacally and Midnight declared his win.
But my gaze shifts onto a pair of nearby heroes, 'Ho? Kamui Woods. A fast-rising rookie in the hero industry and an alumnus from U.A. Next to him is…'
I look at the voluptuous woman next to him in a skin-tight suit with a purple face mask and purple horns on her head, 'Mt. Lady. Not as fast as Kamui, but she is not doing bad for a rookie.'
When they walk by, Kamui pauses for a second and looks at me, "You, you are Shiro Hirota right?"
I look at him and with my height of 177cm(5'10") I easily look down upon the hero, "Uh, yes, do you need something?"
AN: I've mentioned he's tall, but never specified the height. 5'10 in Japan is pretty tall and when you consider that he's in his first year of high school, 10th grade, it's pretty good.
Kamui offers his hand, "Not much, I was just curious if you wanted to intern with me after this. You may know, but the first internships always happen after the sports festival."
Mt. Lady complains, "Hey, that's not fair, Kamui. No getting ahead of others!"
But her mood quickly changes as she turns to me, "So, boy? Are you interested in interning with me?"
I can see Kamui's eye twitch behind his mask and he pulls Mt. lady to face me, "Oy, aren't you getting cocky. You took the spotlight that one time near the train, as well. Now you're tryna steal my intern as well?"
Mt. Lady frowns, "Like you weren't trying to recruit him."
Kamui mutters in annoyance, "Hypocritical bitch."
Mt. Lady opens her mouth to retort but I shut her off, "Sorry but I already have my sights set on someone. But if I don't get in, then I'll look at the rest of the options and consider each one carefully, so thank you for the offer."
I bow slightly and pick up my yakisoba before leaving, leaving the two heroes to argue with each other, 'Looks like things are going along smoothly. I doubt that they are the only ones. The problem, is this enough to attract his attention?'
Climbing back up the stairs, I re-enter the box and sit down next to Momo, who turns to me, "Wanna make another bet?"
But this time I decline, shaking my head, "Not really. I'm not in the mood right now."
She nods her head in understanding but at the same time looks a little sad. Izuku had also noticed my return and looked at me with a determined look in his eyes.
Tokoyami and Shoji both step onto the stage, "Offense and defense in one body! The dark samurai accompanied by Dark Shadow! From the hero course, it's Fumikage Tokoyami! And his opponent. Eight arms, eight eyes, eight ears, and eight mouths. Watch out for those tentacles, from the hero course, Mezo Shoji!"
I narrow my eyes, 'Present Mic summed it up pretty nicely. Tokoyami's quirk is pretty versatile, being ranged, and has both high offensive and defensive capabilities. If it weren't for his bodily weakness, he would be an extremely difficult opponent to face. However his opponent…'
I look over to Shoji who is focused on his opponent, 'He may win in the strength division, but he is far outclassed in everything else in terms of combat. But that strength… it just might be enough.'
"Eight match, START!!!"
Tokoyami starts strong by releasing Dark Shadow for the offense, and it charges straight for Shoji who carefully watches it. Right when it's in front of him, he pulls his right arm forwards and creates 3 hands, catching the neck of Dark Shadow.
The shadow yells out, "Damn you, that hurts!"
In one quick motion, he pulls Dark Shadow forwards, expecting to pull Tokoyami along with it.
Instead, the black line that connects Tokoyami and Dark Shadow grows longer and Dark Shadow uses that chance to escape Shoji's grasp and wrap himself around his former captive.
Tokoyami yells out, "Get him out of here!"
Dark shadow complies and quickly throws Shoji to the side, knocking him out of the arena. Shoji rolls on the ground and sighs when he sees that he is out of bounds
'Hmm, Shoji put up a better fight than I thought. Well, then again, he actually has a good head on his shoulders so, it's only a little surprising.'
Present Mic yells out excitedly, "Shoji has been moved out of bounds! Therefore, Tokoyami will move onto the next round. Now, let's move onto those quarterfinals, shall we?!"
AN: Current Bracket
Originally I was planning for Shoji to win cause he has that gorilla grip strength, but then I remembered that Dark Shadow's range is actually huge, so yeah.
Also, I need your guy's opinion. Should I read Bleach or One Piece? I read a bit from both series, but not finished.
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