My Avatar is the Heroine

ONE.FOR.ALL was fully utilized. Without Su Lin's guidance, he might not have been able to win first place in the competition so easily.

From this perspective, Yukino was the one who should be most grateful at this moment.

But...

He didn't have the courage to approach the girl who was so cold that no one dared to come near her.

The results came out quickly.

1st Place: Izuku Midoriya.

2nd Place: Su Lin.

3rd Place: Shoto Todoroki.

4th Place: Katsuki Bakugo.

5th Place: Ibara Shiozaki.

42nd Place: Yuga Aoyama.

"The top 42 have passed the preliminaries. While it's a shame, those who were eliminated don't need to be discouraged. The school has prepared other stages for you to showcase yourselves," Midnight said, licking her lips with a smile before continuing, "We're finally entering the main tournament. From now on, the media will go crazy over your performances, so do your best!"

The large screen began to scroll, and soon the second event appeared before everyone.

"Cavalry Battle!"

"The competition requires participants to freely form teams of 2-4 people to form a horse. The rules are the same as the cavalry battles you usually play. The only difference is that each participant will be given points corresponding to their ranking in the previous event. From back to front, each place improvement adds 5 points. 42nd place is 5 points, 41st place is 10 points, and so on. As for the first place, the points awarded are..."

The voice paused for a moment, then shouted with even more fervor: "10 million!"

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The moment Izuku Midoriya heard this, he froze.

"Oh ho, ten million?" Some students' eyes immediately lit up, like predators discovering a rare delicacy.

"This means, as long as we take down the horse of the first-place team..."

In an instant, the gazes of all 41 people present focused on Izuku Midoriya.

"That's right, this is an underdog battle for survival where those with higher rankings are more likely to be attacked!"

"Therefore, Izuku Midoriya-kun, who placed first in the preliminaries, you have been awarded 10 million points."

Midnight's voice gradually turned wicked.

"Pfft." Yukino clutched her stomach, almost unable to suppress a laugh.

She had expected this situation long ago.

If she had won first place, she would be the one being stared at by everyone present.

At this moment, Izuku Midoriya clenched his fists, feeling immense pressure.

So, this first place was a trap.

Chapter 38: Cavalry Battle Begins

The cavalry battle has a time limit of 15 minutes. The combined scores of the students will be the score of the entire horse. The riders must wear the bandana indicating the horse's score on their heads and strive to snatch others' bandanas before time runs out. Victory will be determined by the final score held.

The rules state that stolen bandanas must be worn above the neck, meaning the more bandanas you have, the harder they are to manage.

While Quirks can be used, malicious attacks on the horse's formation will result in disqualification.

"If my prediction is correct, as soon as the match begins, Izuku Midoriya's team, with its 10 million points, will be surrounded."

Yukino was glad she hadn't desperately fought for first place. After all, the first place in the preliminaries didn't hold much appeal for her.

"Next, you will have 15 minutes to negotiate team formations. Begin now." Midnight waved her red whip, and the students immediately became active.

Yukino's gaze swept across her surroundings, contemplating who to team up with.

She preferred to be a rider rather than part of the horse.

"Hey, hey, Su Lin-chan, team up with me?"

Unexpectedly, the first person to run over was Mina Ashido.

Come to think of it, she wasn't very familiar with this girl. Although they occasionally spoke, the frequency was far less than with Izuku, Torhu, Iida, and the others.

Seeing Torhu Hagakure, Tsuyu Asui, and the others running over, Yukino decided to... go with her own preference.

"Sorry, Ashido-san, Hagakure-san, I've already decided on a team that suits me..."

"Eh? Okay..." Both were a little disappointed but understood and nodded.

"Then, Tsuyu-chan, I choose you."

"Kero." Tsuyu's eyes curved like crescent moons, looking very happy.

Her gaze shifted again. The students around were already gathering in small groups.

Despite being second place, Yukino's Quirk ability shown earlier wasn't particularly outstanding. Simple physical enhancement wasn't a very advantageous ability in the eyes of those who didn't know better. But this absolutely did not include Class A.

So…

As her gaze fell upon a crow that hadn't been noticed yet, the other party gently nodded. "You're riding on top."

"Uh… then I'll trouble you," Yukino said with a slight smile.

So among this bunch of guys who weren't dark enough, a girl like Yukino, dressed in a black school uniform with long black hair, could easily recruit the person in front of her to join their team.

Yukino looked at them one by one and found that Izuku Midoriya was already being eyed by Mei Hatsume from the support course. Of course, there was also Ochaco Uraraka, who longed to be with him, and the utterly unexpected Ojiro.

"I thought he would try to recruit me," Yukino breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't really want to team up with Izuku, but if he insisted on recruiting her, she wouldn't refuse. After all, in terms of character, Izuku Midoriya was quite trustworthy. If it were Mineta, she would rather die than agree.

Thus, the last person to join was… Koji Koda.

"With this, our team's total score is 640 points. Basically, excluding Izuku's team with 10 million points, we have the highest. Then, for the headband…"

"Of course, it's me…" Yukino interrupted Tsuyu. "You don't mind me being the rider, do you?"

"Not at all," Tsuyu Asui nodded decisively.

"Do we have any tactics?" Fumikage Tokoyami asked seriously.

"Perhaps we should give up on fighting for those 10 million points at the start and target other teams, while also trying to prevent our points from being stolen. In other words, find weaker teams and deal with them one by one."

"I agree with that," Fumikage Tokoyami nodded.

Their total score was high enough, and as long as they played steadily, they could win relatively easily.

There was no need to use the useless X-Quirk for the five minutes of the cavalry battle, but Sister Doma and Yukino might still be able to use theirs. From a certain perspective, Yukino's Quirk was the most overpowered.

Fifteen minutes later…

"Alright, everyone's formed their teams, I won't ask you if you're ready, that's a stupid question… So, get ready for the countdown, 3, 2, 1…"

The moment Mic's countdown ended, Midnight shouted "Start," and then all the teams, as if pre-planned, simultaneously launched an attack on Izuku's 10-million-point team.

Only Yukino's team adopted a strategy of blending in.

As they ran, Yukino felt her body move up and down. Whether it was a tacit understanding or not, the four people beneath her seemed to become one entity, transforming into a real horse… a warhorse at her command.

"The coordination is inexplicably good. I'm even more confident about this match," Fumikage Tokoyami's eyes became serious.

Koji Koda, who had remained silent the entire time, also nodded in agreement.

Yukino had indeed found good teammates.

At least the two boys were considerate, using only their arms to cushion Yukino's thighs, without any improper thoughts. As for Tsuyu Asui, since she was also a female, like this avatar, Yukino let her hold onto her thighs.

In the encirclement, Izuku's team was bombarded by Mineta's sticky balls. After tearing off the propeller on the right leg of their support equipment, they barely managed to escape into the sky.

"Don't get carried away!"

Katsuki Bakugo roared, his hands flashing with explosions, and shot up into the sky like a rocket, nearly a hundred meters high, launching an attack at Izuku Midoriya.

Boom~

Ojiro's giant tail blocked Bakugo's attack, but he also sustained some minor injuries.

"Uraraka-chan's Zero Gravity is making Mei Hatsume's support equipment perform perfectly, but now that the equipment is unstable, they can only fight on the ground, kero?"

"Stop babbling, a target is coming."

A guy wearing a helmet with holes all over his face suddenly sprayed a large amount of white liquid towards them.

"Dark Shadow!"

"Understood!"

The black shadow blocked in front, intercepting most of the liquid to the side. However, the splashes that reached the surroundings still disgusted Yukino.

"What is this stuff, it's so sticky."

Finding that a little of it had splashed onto her fingers, sticking them together completely, Yukino's expression twitched.

Chapter 39: The Wonderful Use of Avatars

[PS: I accidentally wrote Riding EX onto Yukino in the previous chapter. It has been corrected. My apologies (:∠)]

Yosetsu Awase, Quirk: Weld.

In any case, Yukino wasn't familiar with Class B's Quirks. She only knew that the guy in front of her not only looked strange but also had a disgustingly insane Quirk.

"Tokoyami-kun, let's charge forward now and snatch their headband in one go."

"No problem." Fumikage Tokoyami heard Yukino's request and immediately waved his arm, letting Dark Shadow roar and shoot towards the target.

But at that moment, Yukino suddenly felt a chill on her head.

"Oh no!"

The points that were firmly on her head were rapidly disappearing.

"How naive, you Class A students." The boy with golden hair and a sinister smile gently retracted his hand, placing the stolen headband around his neck. "Your abilities were seen through long ago."

Fumikage Tokoyami's steps suddenly halted. He turned to look at the boy.

With the headband stolen, their score was effectively reduced to zero.

Yukino's expression was also ashen to the extreme.

But in the next moment, just as Neito Monoma turned his head, preparing to look for his next prey, his neck also felt a chill.

"You thought you could snatch the bandana just like that?" The girl's voice suddenly rang out beside his ear.

"What?"

He hastily turned around, only to find Yukino standing beside him, while on the horse opposite them sat an unfamiliar boy.

"This is..."

"An avatar," Yukino said with a smile, stepping back. She then leaped lightly into the air, colliding with her main body, and the two instantly merged into one.

"Bandana acquired."

Neito Monoma's expression immediately turned ugly. His Quirk was Copy, and when Yukino had come to snatch back the bandana, he had indeed used this ability, but he hadn't copied the other party's Quirk.

"It was ineffective?"

He stared at his hands, falling into disbelieving silence.

"Don't waste any more time. Focus your attention on the remaining few teams. Don't forget your objective," his two teammates said, looking up.

"Alright..."

Although unwilling, Neito Monoma could only temporarily give up on Yukino's team and go for easier targets.

"Good thing I wasn't targeted by that guy with psychological issues," Yukino let out a light sigh of relief.

"What's wrong? Do you know that person well?" Fumikage Tokoyami asked gravely.

"I've heard of him. He's from Class B, after all."

Unlike Yukino's team, who easily retrieved their bandana, Neito Monoma's attacks on other small teams were all successful. Before they knew it, except for the most eye-catching team led by Midoriya, all other Class A teams had fallen.

Even Bakugo had been tricked by him.