U.A. Sports Festival / The General Studies Challenge

Seeing Bakugo about to attack, All Might broke out in a cold sweat and struggled desperately. "Um... wait, wait, I, it's me..."

Bang—

His head finally broke free from the helmet. All Might revealed his pearly white teeth and an adorable smile. "I'm here."

"Huh, All Might?" Bakugo's eyes instantly widened.

"Hahaha, ahahahaha..." All Might laughed wildly. "Actually, I wanted to make this rescue training during a Villain Alliance attack into a surprise. You see, something like that happened before... But everyone was even more outstanding than I imagined. Just as expected of U... uh, A?"

As the entire class surrounded him, All Might's voice gradually stiffened. Cold sweat immediately increased on his forehead, and his smile became incredibly guilty.

"Um... I somehow feel sorry for everyone. Please don't be angry."

"You went too far, All Might!"

"How could we not be angry?"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The scene immediately turned into a beating directed at All Might.

"Todoroki, are you and Su Lin accomplices in this shitty surprise too?" Bakugo, in his monkey-monster state, immediately asked angrily when he saw Shoto Todoroki approaching.

"Yes." Shoto Todoroki lowered his head. After remaining silent for a moment, he said apologetically, "Sorry."

"What good is an apology?" Bakugo evolved into Hot-Blooded Monkey and looked like he wanted to rush over and hit him.

It was clear that Shoto Todoroki was not in a good mood.

Yukino knew that he had been reminded of the past.

Shoto Todoroki's hair was red on the left and white on the right. His left side could release flames, while his right side could release ice.

His father was the No. 2 Flame Hero, "Endeavor," who possessed a Quirk that controlled flames. In order to surpass All Might, Endeavor treated Shoto Todoroki's mother as a tool for improving Quirks and had several children. Among them, the strongest, Todoroki, became the tool he saw as most likely to fulfill his wish.

Having inherited both ice and fire Quirks, Todoroki was undoubtedly powerful. That was one reason he had been admitted as a Recommended Student.

However, his rejection of his father, coupled with matters concerning his mother, made him unwilling to use the flame ability in his left hand.

PS: Regarding Mysterious Heroine X.

Recently, I seriously went through the storylines related to X-Hair, including the Saber Wars event, interludes, and scenes where X-Hair appeared in other events. I also looked through the card story descriptions, but I did not see any particularly exaggerated descriptions of her combat power.

There was only some ambiguous stuff about Cosmic Rider Gilgamesh or something like that. It did not say how strong the other party was.

But online, there are claims that X-Hair can casually blow up planets or even destroy galaxies. The wiki also describes her as capable of blowing up planets. Maybe I missed some official material, but I could not seem to find it in the game.

X-Hair also came to help during the battle against the Demon God King.

Recently, I've been thinking: if X-Hair could shatter stars with one strike and pierce through human history with a single Noble Phantasm, then why did the game story spend so long fighting and talking after finding an ordinary Saber? Wouldn't one shot have been enough to blast through everything?

Why did they need so many Heroic Spirits to take on a Demon God Pillar? Why did Gudao and Mash have to struggle so desperately? One Noble Phantasm from her would have turned the Demon God King and the Temple of Time into ashes. There would be no story left to tell.

The Earth during the Age of Gods would have been nothing more than one Noble Phantasm explosion.

Unfortunately, that was not how she was portrayed.

So I'll still go by the level shown in the game's story. If the official material really says X-Hair is extremely powerful, then I'll raise her power later through Spiritron Dress.

After all, Spiritron Dress also fits the Original Work's setting.

Of course, the most, most, most important point is that this X-Hair came from the system, not the Moon World.

In other words, it is the system that determines her ultimate strength.

The legendary plug:

Recommended: "I, the Zerg Queen, Can't Be Bothered!"

Synopsis:

Hey, friend, do you know what the Zerg are?

Biological weapons, genetic modification, and mighty insect warships?

Come on, show a little ambition! Why would intelligent lifeforms foolishly use protein to travel through space?

The swarm went all-in on technology, I'm telling you, it's insanely overpowered!

It's basically the story of a bunch of tech-focused bugs beating up protein-based bugs.

At its core, it's the galaxy-wide mischief-making journey of a goofy queen!!!!

The U.A. Sports Festival

The rescue training was just a minor interlude and ended quickly.

Su Lin still went to and from school as usual every day.

U.A. was at least several times more tense than before. Some police officers were stationed nearby specifically to deal with possible emergencies.

Another weekend came to an end.

Since Izuku Midoriya had gradually found some of the pattern behind ONE.FOR.ALL and had effectively proven that Su Lin's advice had helped him, he had to cover a month's worth of food expenses.

So during the meal, Su Lin deliberately summoned his Yukino avatar to enjoy an extra serving of delicious food.

Double the happiness.

The boys naturally sat together, so Midoriya sat opposite Su Lin, Katsuki Bakugo was beside him, and Tenya Iida was to his front left.

Bakugo stared at Izuku Midoriya the entire time, while Midoriya kept avoiding his gaze.

"Why do I feel like a third wheel?" Su Lin muttered quietly after taking a bite of steak.

"Hah? What did you say?" Bakugo turned his head.

Clink. Su Lin placed his knife and fork on the metal tray.

"You like Midoriya, right? Unfortunately, because of your gender, Izuku Midoriya is destined to have a hard time loving you. So you use this method to attract his attention. Beneath that irritable behavior lies the shy embarrassment of a boy in love. Your apparent arrogance is actually meant to conceal the weakness in your heart. Maybe you know you're going to lose him, so you're afraid. Love turned into hatred, and you don't want to give up, yet you don't want to lose him. Gradually, it evolved into this... love-hate relationship!"

"What did you say?" Bakugo's face went blank.

"Pfft, so that's how it is." Kirishima burst out laughing at the neighboring table.

Tenya Iida suddenly sat ramrod straight, continuously pushing up his trembling glasses with his left hand. "So there is such an unknown past between Bakugo and Midoriya. But Bakugo, isn't your behavior somewhat inappropriate? When pursuing someone, you should..."

"Shut the hell up!" Bakugo roared. "Who likes that damn Deku?"

Izuku Midoriya across from him was completely dumbfounded. The way he looked at Bakugo had also changed slightly, gaining a trace of... vigilance?

Meanwhile, Su Lin in Yukino form was honored to receive the right to eat with the girls.

Yukino looked at Momo Yaoyorozu's ancient, gigantic menace, then lowered her head and glanced at her own flatness. Her brows furrowed slightly.

"Hey, hey, class rep." Mina Ashido leaned her head closer. "Just how strong is your Quirk? During the last Villain Alliance attack, that blonde girl avatar of yours was really cool. Were you hiding your strength when you fought Kirishima too?"

"Emmm..."

Yukino lowered her head and took a bite of curry rice, not knowing how to answer.

"Speaking of which, does Su Lin like boys or girls now?"

"That's kind of a strange question." Several black lines appeared on Su Lin's forehead. "I like girls."

"I see. It's good that you're not Mineta. If he had a Quirk like that..."

Mineta... Su Lin's eye twitched. He subconsciously glanced in Mineta's direction, only to find the guy staring at his skirt with a lecherous expression.

Whoosh~

A long, thin chopstick flew over and struck Mineta in the forehead.

"What an annoying guy."

"So Su Lin dislikes being looked at like that too, just like a girl." Mina Ashido covered her mouth and laughed.

"Normal people don't like it either, right?" Yukino shrugged, then said, "I want to give the class representative position to Iida."

"Huh?" Since the main body spoke at the same time, startled cries came from both tables.

"The facts prove that Tenya Iida is more suited to being class representative than I am. You can tell from his usual behavior. He is more responsible, and he can often handle even a small matter very well."

"How could I possibly accept..." Tenya Iida's hands trembled with excitement.

"You deserve it. I'll apply to Mr. Aizawa today. I'm sure he'll agree."

One hour later...

"I don't agree." Shota Aizawa, who had yet to recover, had bandages wrapped all over his face and looked like a dejected mummy.

"Why?" Su Lin was dumbfounded.

"Since you've already accepted it, work hard and do your best. I think you are still more suitable to be class representative. If you absolutely have to change it, wait at least a few months."

"..."

In short, there was no getting rid of the class representative position.

That afternoon, Shota Aizawa slowly entered the classroom and walked to the podium.

"Teacher, how is your body? Are you feeling better?" Kirishima raised his hand and asked.

"Whether I'm well or not is irrelevant. What matters is that the battle is not over."

"Battle?" Bakugo frowned.

"Could it be... the enemy has appeared again?"

Shota Aizawa narrowed his eyes and said casually, "The U.A. Sports Festival is coming."

"The Sports Festival? We were just attacked by villains. Is it really okay to suddenly hold a Sports Festival?" Kyoka Jiro asked incredulously.

Ojiro nodded. "What if we get attacked again..."

"Well." Mr. Aizawa was as calm as ever. "The school apparently wants to show the outside world how unshakable U.A.'s crisis management system is by holding the Sports Festival. I heard the security force will be strengthened to five times its usual level this time. More importantly, the U.A. Sports Festival is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. How could it be canceled over a few villains?"

At this point, Shota Aizawa paused. His gaze swept over Midoriya and Mineta, who were secretly chatting. "Our school's Sports Festival is one of Japan's major events. In the past, the Olympics were called a grand sporting festival and drove the entire country wild. But now, as its scale and number of participants continue to shrink, it exists in name only. What has replaced the Olympics is the U.A. Sports Festival."

"I know about that. Heroes from all over the country come to watch the competition and discover talent." Momo Yaoyorozu expectantly clenched her fists. "After obtaining a license, we can even join a hero agency as assistants."

"Of course." Shota Aizawa nodded. "As long as you are noticed by a famous Pro Hero, your future will become bright. It happens once a year, and you only have three precious chances throughout high school. For anyone aspiring to become a hero, this is an opportunity you absolutely cannot miss."

Blah blah blah...

While Su Lin was nearly dozing off, the class finally came to an end.

Everyone was extremely excited, but as for Su Lin... becoming a hero or anything like that seemed completely unimportant to him.

Click—

After walking outside, she transformed into Yukino beneath her robe and silently stretched toward the distant scenery.

Cementoss, with his square concrete head, calmly walked past her.

"Hmm?"

Another bizarre question popped into Yukino's head. Cementoss was made entirely of concrete, right? Then... how did he have children with his wife?

"Pfft, why do I always think about things like this?" She shook her head and discarded the strange image.

But it really was difficult not to think about it. Strange creatures passed in front of her all day long.

PS: Last night, I fell asleep while writing the second update, so I'm making it up now. (:∠)

This is the consequence of having an irregular schedule.

The General Studies Challenge

"Being able to comfortably admire the campus and enjoy life like this was something I never would have dared imagine before."

Yukino recalled her high school life in her previous life. It had truly been stressful to the extreme, as though an invisible mountain rested on her shoulders. How could she have been as relaxed as she was now?

Actually, in a place like school, the ones who were truly exhausted were not the top students, but those low-talent students who worked hard yet still received no reward.

Yukino believed there were many people like that in this world too, such as the twenty percent who were Quirkless. They were destined to endure the pain brought by having no Quirk for their entire lives.