Forming teams (Part 2)
As the Midnight countdown began, Jilan went straight to Yaoyorozu, her ideal teammate.
Yaoyorozu's Quirk, Creation, is advantageous in any situation. Since the Sports Festival doesn't allow Hero Course students to use combat suits, Yaoyorozu's ability to create equipment is extremely necessary. Creating roller skates increases mobility, creating weapons increases attack range, and with her ability to Hamon through metal, as long as she's around, Jilan can ensure that their headbands aren't stolen.
"When in doubt, consult Yaoyorozu" —this saying has become a guiding principle in the minds of the Class A members. Jilan Jiyu believe that given their shared hardships during previous challenges, she certainly wouldn't refuse.
However...
"I've already teamed up with Todoroki," Yaoyorozu said coldly to Jilan. "Didn't you want to find teammates? Fine, go find Ashido."
That's right, Jilan Jiyu were rejected decisively.
Why? Didn't we work together so well just now? With this question in mind Jilan Jiyu went to find Mina Ashido.
Ashido's Quirk is Acid, which allows her to create liquids of various concentrations, proving very useful in chaotic multiplayer battles.
"Go team up with the woman on your back!"
After Jilan explained her purpose, she smiled, said a few words, and rushed up to Bakugo, stretching out her hand and shouting, "Pick me! Pick me!"
At this moment, as Jilan Jiyu looked around and saw that there were very few lone individuals left, a chill ran down their spines. Could it be that they wouldn't be able to find any teammates?
Although he didn't expect to achieve great results, he knew that being left alone here because he couldn't find teammates would definitely attract attention!
"Shiozaki, team up with me!" Tetsutetsu laughed wildly. "With me and Honenuki here, we'll definitely make that Jilan guy pay!"
After a moment's hesitation, Juzo Honenuki said, "Tetsutetsu, I feel that Monoma's plan is not safe. It's best not to use it. We haven't yet observed Jilan's Quirk..."
"What are you hesitating for, Honenuki!" Tetsutetsu put his arm around his shoulder and said with a smile, "You were admitted through a special admission program. Even though he was the top student when he entered the university, there's no need to be afraid of him, right?"
No, you don't know how that guy made me feel! Because of his exposed teeth, Honenuki has developed a special ability: his teeth chatter when faced with an insurmountable enemy who harbors malice towards him.
He first had this feeling several years ago when his family encountered a serial killer. His teeth chattered as he watched helplessly as his father died on the spot while trying to save him and his mother. Fortunately, a Pro Hero came to their rescue.
He would never forget that feeling. But just now, though it was very subtle, he could feel his teeth chattering.
"You wouldn't understand..." This kind of thing can't be said outright. After all, Jilan is just a classmate. There's a high chance that it was a stress reaction caused by being near Shoto Todoroki, who can create ice, from Class A... He comforted himself with this thought.
Suddenly, his eyes widened, and his teeth chattered again!
"Hello everyone." Jilan Jiyu walked towards them with a smile and said, "Shiozaki- kun, do you have a team right now? I'd like to team up with you."
Tetsutetsu stopped Jilan, saying irritably, "Shiozaki has already teamed up with us. What kind of person are you, from Class A, coming here to team up with people from Class B?!"
"Tetsutetsu, shouldn't the players who advance now be looking for teammates who are suitable for them, not their classmates?" Jilan Jiyu and Ji Yu pointed to Hitoshi Shinso standing with a few people. "That person is from the General Studies Course, but he's teamed up with people from our Class A and your Class B."
Tetsutetsu glanced at it and was immediately surprised. "Rikido Sato? Why would that big guy help a dead-eyed guy from another class?"
Beside Hitoshi Shinso, Yuga Aoyama, Mashirao Ojiro, and the Rikido Sato he mentioned stood there, their eyes somewhat vacant, but they had already formed a warhorse for Shinso to test ride.
"So what? Shiozaki won't team up with you!" Tetsutetsu stubbornly insisted. "Although I wasn't involved in Monoma's plan, I won't aid the enemy!"
Jilan smiled and said, "Let me guess, your plan isn't to have you deliberately conserve your strength during the preliminary rounds, stay behind to observe the Quirk of our Class A, and then turn the tables in this horseback battle?"
Seeing Tetsutetsu's shocked expression, Jilan became even more certain of her guess and said rationally, "Because the person you imagine to be the biggest threat, me, Jilan Jiyu, didn't use my Quirk, so the Monoma you mentioned couldn't hold back and decided to let you attack me first, so that I would reveal my Quirk while stalling for time?"
Tetsutetsu took two steps back in surprise. "How did you know? Who leaked this information?!"
"Don't you know there's something called a brain in this world?" Jilan Jiyu sighed dramatically, seemingly lamenting his meager brain cells.
Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu roared furiously, "You people in Class A are really annoying!" Class A already has someone with the same Quirk as me, someone who wants to fight all the time, and now there's someone who mocks my low IQ. Do they really think I, Tetsutetsu, am easy to bully?
"Let's make a deal," Jilan Jiyu suddenly said.
Tetsutetsu's face was bulging with veins, and he wanted to punch him. "Who would make a deal with you? Stay away from us, you bastard!"
"Tetsutetsu, don't be impulsive, we can't act now." It was Juzo Honenuki again; he pulled Tetsutetsu back. "Let's hear what he has to say first."
Jilan calmly said, "It's simple. You give up teaming up with Ibara Shiozaki, and in return, I won't tell the other members of Class A that you want to target them."
"Aren't you the class monitor of Class A? Why didn't you tell your classmates?" Tetsutetsu, with his meager brain, came to a conclusion and hesitated, "Could it be that you want to be a traitor?"
Even if it means taking down the rest of his class, does he really want to advance to the finals...? What a treacherous person! Can someone like that really be the class monitor of Class A?
Seeing the sudden hint of disdain in Tetsutetsu's eyes, Jilan decisively said, "Although I don't know what you're thinking, it's definitely not what you think. I just believe that even if you join forces to attack them, it won't pose any obstacle."
No amount of scheming is meaningful in the face of absolute strength. Jilan had such unfounded confidence in the "Big Three" of Class A: Todoroki, Bakugo, and Midoriya.
What? This guy still looks down on us!
Just as Tetsutetsu was rolling up his sleeves, ready to make a move, a cheerful and handsome guy walked over and said with a smile, "Tetsutetsu, how can you use force? Isn't this our Class A leader? Here to find our Shiozaki again?"
Jilan Jiyu narrowed his eyes slightly. "You're the one who came up with the plan, aren't you, Neito Monoma?"
"It's an honor to have our top student remember my name, but..." Monoma with a faint smile at first, then suddenly put on a mocking face and burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, are you a poor wretch who can't find a team in Class A? It's heartbreaking! The dignified Class A is being ostracized by people from your own class!"
This guy... has such a foul mouth.
Not wanting to waste time with him, Jilan walked up to Ibara Shiozaki and said in a voice that wouldn't be heard by those around them, "Team up with me, and I'll give you ten thousand yen."
"Make a deal."
Without any hesitation, Ibara Shiozaki reached out and tightly grasped Jilan Jiyu.
"Shiozaki, why did you team up with this guy?!" Tetsutetsu shouted.
Neito Monoma's laughing face turned liver-colored. The students of Class B watched with bitter faces as Jilan Jiyu forcibly took Ibara Shiozaki away, feeling as if their daughter, whom they had raised for years, had been snatched away by some random silly boy.
"Tetsutetsu, don't hold back against Jilan later," Neito Monoma suddenly said.
"I know without you telling me, that guy came here on purpose to mock us!" Tetsutetsu finally understood one thing, which was -- the guys in Class A are so annoying!