My Avatar is the Heroine

A few minutes later, both sides were ready, and the match officially began.

"Prepare to infiltrate." Izuku Midoriya wore a rare serious expression as he lightly climbed over the window and dropped into the building.

The two walked in silence through the narrow corridor. From Midoriya's expression, he seemed to be pondering a strategy.

"My ONE.FOR.ALL can only be used once, and its power is too great—if I use it on a person, it could be life-threatening. That means this time, I have to rely on my own strength and coordinate with Su Lin's power to fight."

But...

He glanced back at his partner, who had transformed into Yukino and was looking around absentmindedly.

How did this guy manage to get first place in the entrance exam?

"Su Lin, according to my intel, Eijiro Kirishima and Tenya Iida are both formidable in close combat, and the latter is extremely fast. If he's guarding the Nuclear Weapon, we won't be able to get close to the target."

"Of course, my biggest worry is that they'll both stay near the Nuclear Weapon. If that happens, our chances of winning become even slimmer."

Izuku Midoriya clenched his fist, mulling over the possibilities for their victory.

Suddenly, Su Lin, who was following behind, stopped in his tracks.

"Midoriya, do you understand my Quirk?"

"What?" Izuku Midoriya turned around, facing the girl before him, and responded with a hint of discomfort.

Even though he knew Yukino was Su Lin's transformation, every time he faced her, he subconsciously treated her as a girl.

Maybe it was because the memory of the beach training was too vivid.

"Aren't you curious why, since this is a clone that can leave the main body, I don't separate it but instead transform directly into this form?"

Standing in her school uniform miniskirt, Yukino casually smoothed her jet-black hair and asked nonchalantly.

"Why?"

"To stay alive, of course." She stated a certain truth without a care.

4th floor, Nuclear Weapon location.

"Kirishima, this opponent is very strong. I hope you won't underestimate them." Tenya Iida pushed up his square glasses, his tone as serious as ever.

"Don't worry." Eijiro Kirishima clenched his fist, speaking with full confidence. "Even if there are more monsters this year, I'm confident I can take them all down one by one. Speaking of which, that guy Su Lin has a really peculiar Quirk."

"Su Lin?" A glint of cold light flashed behind Iida's lenses. "From a certain perspective, that guy is the only real monster among us."

"Huh, why do you say that?"

"Apparently, during the entrance exam, he reached the top score in less than half the time."

Although the two were in the same exam venue, Iida knew he hadn't seen Su Lin in action. In fact, the venue was so large, and he was so focused on the exam, that he hadn't paid any attention to an unknown examinee.

"So, do you know his Quirk? That ability is a clone... it doesn't sound that impressive."

Recalling the stunning sight of Su Lin transforming into Yukino, Kirishima unconsciously took a deep breath. Because no matter how you looked at it, Su Lin's clone was a complete girl—even Minoru Mineta could confirm that.

"Hmph, no matter how strong his Quirk is, it can't break through my defense."

Eijiro Kirishima said confidently, then charged downstairs without looking back.

"Hey... so impulsive." Iida glanced back at the Nuclear Weapon, hesitated for a few seconds, and decided to stay put.

1st floor.

"Stay alive?"

As Midoriya pondered the meaning of those words, Su Lin's body had already leaped onto the stairs, bounding upward at a brisk pace.

With limb strength at the hundred-kilogram level, controlling such a light body was almost too easy.

But just as he neared the 3rd floor, a side kick carrying a powerful gust of wind suddenly struck from the side.

"Take this!"

His hardened body like steel, Eijiro Kirishima appeared in an instant and launched a full-force assault on Su Lin.

"Fast."

By instinct, Su Lin sidestepped, barely dodging the attack. But immediately after, Kirishima pressed forward again, his hardened wrist as tough as a steel plate.

Clang—

A metallic ring.

But the one sent flying was Midoriya, who had suddenly appeared in front.

"Gah—"

The immense force nearly made him cough up his insides. Despite not looking strong, the hardening ability delivered power on par with Bakugo's attacks.

"You okay?"

Midoriya gritted his teeth, enduring the pain as he stood with his back to Su Lin, facing forward.

"..."

Yukino stopped, casually smoothing her long hair, and said flatly, "It's nothing."

pS: Starting tomorrow, two chapters a day.

Chapter 13: You Lose

"So when did I ever ask you to save me?" Su Lin grumbled inwardly.

Eijiro Kirishima halted his movements, staring at the wounds on Izuku's hands, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

"You idiot, do you have a death wish?"

He knew how much force his strike carried—if he hadn't pulled back at the last moment, Izuku Midoriya would've been half-dead.

"Cough, I'm fine... Su Lin, I'll hold him off. You go find the Nuclear Weapon."

Izuku stood firm in front, his full attention locked on Kirishima.

"Fine." Hearing this, Su Lin sighed helplessly. "It's really not that complicated. This is an opponent I could handle easily."

"Ha, handle easily?" That remark instantly annoyed Kirishima. "Even if you were first in the entrance exam, you've got no right to say that. My Quirk is pretty damn strong."

"Strong, huh? So... are you ready to face my terror?"

Su Lin adjusted his hat with a faint, knowing smile, stepping forward a few paces under his black robe, silently moving in front of Izuku while making a gesture for him to fall back.

"Of course." Kirishima raised his hardened fist expectantly. "I've been looking forward to this. I always thought your strength couldn't be just what you showed in the tests. Let me see it for real."

"As you wish."

"You guys?"

In the midst of Izuku's utter confusion, Yukino's form began to change.

In the monitoring room, everyone watching suddenly noticed that Yukino Yukinoshita's appearance twisted, and in an instant, she became a girl holding a single sword, wearing a hat and a dark uniform.

Just as flawless, yet her aura was completely different.

"Ahhh, it's showing—her thighs are out, and her waist is so pale."

Mineta drooled, practically climbing onto the screen. Beside him, Tsuyu Asui mercilessly smacked him with her tongue.

"Kero."

"Is that... Su Lin?"

"As I thought..." All Might, who had seen this clone during the entrance exam, also focused his attention. A clone Quirk could freely switch its own state, even splitting into multiple autonomous individuals. As a teacher, he had read Su Lin's file.

Only those in the monitoring room knew that after transforming into X-Hair, Yukino hadn't disappeared. Instead, while Kirishima wasn't paying attention, she appeared at the top of the stairs and quickly ran toward the rooftop.

On the scene, X-Hair sheathed her sword and extended her fist, as if ready to engage Kirishima in a direct clash of strength.

Izuku was dumbfounded. He vaguely remembered seeing a girl like this on the day of the entrance exam.

"Whoa, unbelievable—it's like you're a different person... I've gotta admit, you're giving off a pretty dangerous vibe now." The hot-blooded passion in Kirishima's heart erupted, blazing red like his hair.

"No more talk. I'm coming."

With a roar, a fist carrying a fierce gust of wind slammed hard toward the girl's abdomen.

"That's pretty ruthless."

X-Hair's eyelid twitched. She sidestepped half a step and swung her own fist, smashing it straight into his.

Boom~

Their fists collided midair.

"Pfft—"

In an instant, as if he'd been hit by a speeding train, Eijiro Kirishima's body shot backward with a force he never anticipated, crashing heavily into the wall.

"Ow, ow, ow."

Even though his body was already as tough as steel, the sheer impact from that moment still gave him an absurd sensation.

"Can't take that already? I haven't even tried yet." X-Hair looked at him casually.

"Shut up. I'm way stronger than this."

Kirishima refused to back down. He shook his arm, and his entire body burst forth with speed far greater than before, charging at X-Hair again.

But...

With a whoosh—

At a nearly invisible speed, the moment they closed in, X's right leg shot up, instantly rising past the height of Kirishima's neck. With a light shout, she slammed it down hard onto his shoulder.

Boom!

The terrifying force crushed his body to its knees. The reinforced concrete below shattered, the ground caved in and cracked, and as chunks of debris fell, Kirishima's body dropped along with them.

Standing behind X-Hair, Izuku Midoriya's eyes went wide, completely unable to process the instantaneous shift.

"So strong."

In the monitoring room, everyone felt an indescribable shock. That exaggerated kick—setting aside its actual destructive power—the sheer visual impact was absolutely overwhelming.

"That's... unexpected." All Might's mouth twitched. Last time he'd seen X-Hair, she was clearly using a sword; now she'd transformed into a brawler.

Rumble~~

Rubble clattered to the ground. Eijiro Kirishima crashed onto the second floor, feeling like his entire body had fallen apart. By the time he came to his senses, he was lying on the floor, his shoulders and legs throbbing with pain.

"This guy... is a real monster."

He moved his fingers, registering the ache in his shoulders, and felt genuinely speechless.

It had all happened so fast. Could a kick like that really come from such a petite girl?

"And the strength is insane."

Fourth floor, nuclear bomb placement site.

Rumble—

Sensing the building's tremor, Tenya Iida warily looked downward. "What's going on? What happened downstairs?"

The tremor passed in a flash, and soon he noticed a long black-haired girl appearing before him.

Delicate features, skin pale as snow, wearing a school-uniform-style miniskirt and black knee-high socks—it was undoubtedly Su Lin's clone.

"You're up here so fast. Did you split off from Izuku Midoriya?"

"That's right. You're going to lose this time."

Miss Yukino wore an expression of absolute confidence.