After being carried to Recovery Girl by the medical team, Izuku Midoriya remained silent.
Although he had tried his best, and for the first time didn't imitate All Might in a fight, there was no doubt that a failure was a failure. No matter how he explained it, it couldn't change the fact that he had lost. Although he just lay on the bed without saying a word, the face covered by his left hand and his constantly twitching body were enough to show that his emotions were not calm.
Shoto Todoroki, who was sitting on another bed, didn't know what to say when he saw Izuku Midoriya's reaction.
The two of them had similar awareness and ideas, so when they collided, they would definitely cause a fierce 'chemical reaction.' At this time, would he, as the winner, appear arrogant if he were to comfort the other party?
One of the two teenagers was lost in the sadness of failure, while the other was hesitant and didn't know how to speak. The atmosphere in the infirmary became extremely awkward until————
"Knock knock~"
With a knock, the door of the infirmary was pushed open, and a very strong figure squeezed in from outside the door.
"All Might-sensei?"
Because he heard the door open, Izuku Midoriya reflexively wiped his eyes, but he forgot that his voice still had a hint of a nasal sound at this time.
All Might, as always, walked to Izuku Midoriya's side with a smile and pressed down on his head.
"Hahaha~~ You did a good job~ Young Midoriya~"
"Ouch~ Ouch~ Ouch~"
Along with All Might's laughter was Izuku Midoriya's scream. Because of the pain, tears unconsciously flowed from the corner of his eyes, but these tears were different from before because there was a little less bitterness in their taste.
Izuku Midoriya did long for victory, but he longed more to not disappoint All Might. This man, who looked rough, also knew that simple comfort was meaningless, so he chose a more direct way to express his emotions. There is no doubt that his choice was correct again.
However, after touching Izuku Midoriya's head, All Might's attention was once again on Shoto Todoroki, who was lying on the bed next to him, and looking at All Might's palm, which was a few sizes larger than his own face, Shoto Todoroki's expression also became a little awkward.
But fortunately, at this time, 'a pair of hands' directly picked up his head.
"Meow~!!"
Jack, who appeared in the ward at some point, was lying on Shoto Todoroki's head, meowing constantly at All Might, and seemed to be trying to threaten the other party with his eyes.
"Mr. Jack?"
Shoto Todoroki, who heard the familiar cat meow on his head, couldn't help but hug the other party in his arms.
All Might, who had never seen Jack before, also had an awkward look on his face at this time, as if he didn't know whether he should touch Shoto Todoroki's head again, but fortunately, another voice finally appeared in the room at this time, breaking the awkwardness.
"All Might, you're so heavy-handed, do you want to make Young Midoriya's injury worse?"
Lancer, who was holding a small wooden tray in his hand, walked in and saw Izuku Midoriya covering his neck, and Shoto Todoroki holding Jack at a loss. Of course, the most noticeable thing was All Might, who was holding up his hand at a loss.
"Haha~ How could that be~ Haha~"
Looking at All Might, who kept letting out awkward laughter, Lancer just shook his head helplessly. Sometimes he really didn't know whether this guy was pretending to be stupid or was really a little airheaded, but thinking that his other disciple was about to appear, he also stopped wasting time.
"Shoto, hang this on your chest. My craftsmanship is a bit bad, but it's still a little useful for recovering stamina."
Looking at the oak seed pendant that Lancer handed over, Shoto Todoroki was full of disbelief, but he still obediently hung the pendant on his chest. Then he felt a cool air flow from his chest to his limbs.
Although it still couldn't restore his slightly stiff limbs to normal, the faint warm current made him let out a light hum.
Because he was too strong, or rather, his vitality was too strong, Lancer couldn't feel the faint vitality at all, and this thing was not considered 'equipment,' so Lancer didn't know how effective it was. Now seeing Shoto Todoroki's reaction, Lancer also breathed a sigh of relief, and then handed another one to Izuku Midoriya.
Maybe most people didn't know Lancer, but Izuku Midoriya was obviously not in that category. The video of Lancer fighting All Might made him in a daze for a long time. After all, the fighting power displayed by the two was still terrifying even in a video that was slowed down several times. Later, when he learned that the other party was actually the teacher of Momo Yaoyorozu and Shoto Todoroki, he was also surprised for a long time. Now that the other party suddenly spoke to him, Izuku Midoriya didn't know how to respond for a while. After all, the video gave him too deep of an impression, especially when Lancer stabbed his long spear at All Might every time, the sharp aura even made him feel like it would pierce the screen.
"Is this... for me?"
Looking at Izuku Midoriya's slightly dazed expression, Lancer just smiled and didn't care too much. He had already learned to get used to the so-called 'protagonist.' He did appreciate Izuku Midoriya, but that's all. Just like this time, although he appreciated the other party, he wanted his own disciple to win more.
"Just wear it on your chest like Shoto. I'm going back to the venue first! Jack, are you staying here with Shoto or coming back with me?"
"Meow~!"
Looking at Jack, who raised his right paw and waved at him, Lancer shook his head helplessly.
"Don't run around~"
After saying that, he left Jack and turned to leave, but what he didn't expect was that he happened to see Momo Yaoyorozu in the exit tunnel.
At this time, she was standing stiffly in front of the exit, waiting for her name to be called by the host 'Mic.'
Looking at Momo Yaoyorozu slightly nervous expression, Lancer felt a little strange. After all, whether it was he himself or Shoto Todoroki, they were not disgusted with the matter of 'fighting.'
Lancer was forced to do it. If he didn't fight, he would die, so he had already gotten used to it. For him, this kind of 'stable' life now made him feel a little unaccustomed; and Shoto Todoroki was holding a 'revenge' mentality. It can be said that he had already prepared for the matter of 'fighting' several years ago.
"Calm down."
Suddenly hearing the voice from behind and the big hand on her hair, Momo Yaoyorozu was stunned, but when she started to feel that the texture of the hand was a little familiar, her body also gradually softened.
"Sensei?"
It was obvious that she found Lancer appearance in the backstage incredible, but incredible was incredible, she did feel a sigh of relief when Lancer appeared.
"I said before, your ability is not suitable for the 'arena.' No matter what the final result is, you have already proven yourself through the previous rounds, so don't be stressed, and go and show your strength to your heart's content!"
"I got it..."
Momo Yaoyorozu, with a red face, moved Lancer palm away and closed her eyes to take a few deep breaths to adjust her emotions. Then when she opened her eyes again, the confusion from before had disappeared, replaced by her usual confidence.
And it was just at this time that the broadcast finally started calling her name.
"Sensei! I'm going!"
"Oh..."
Looking at Momo Yaoyorozu, who turned around and showed a confident smile under the spotlight, Lancer was stunned for a moment before he responded to the other party, but then he shook his head.
'What am I thinking, Momo Yaoyorozu is my disciple...'
After patting his head a few times, he walked out of the staff passage and returned to the audience seats, and at this time, Momo Yaoyorozu match had already begun, as for her opponent——————Bakugo Katsuki!
'A difficult opponent...'
There is no doubt that some of the students participating in the Sports Festival this time were 'seeded players.' Whether it was Bakugo Katsuki, Shoto Todoroki, or Izuku Midoriya (in Lancer cognition), they all belonged to this category, and it seemed that Momo Yaoyorozu luck was not very good this time either?
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"Tsk~!"
When Bakugo Katsuki saw that his opponent was Momo Yaoyorozu, he let out a dissatisfied click of his tongue.
Of course, this was not to say that Bakugo Katsuki looked down on Momo Yaoyorozu, but was simply annoyed at fighting women.
That's right, this Bakugo Katsuki, who looked like a small-time thug, was not a real villain, but he wouldn't hold back for victory. Just like his opponent 'Uraraka Ochaco' in the previous round. After all, what he craved was 'overwhelming victory,' and if he really held back, it would be a disrespect to women.
That's right, Bakugo Katsuki was a somewhat strange 'tsundere'!
But no matter what his personality was, it couldn't change the fact that he was powerful. Momo Yaoyorozu didn't have the time to care about the other party's somewhat rude attitude and was constantly scanning the newly repaired arena with her eyes, looking for opportunities she could use.
With the host's 'start' command, Momo Yaoyorozu did not hesitate to create an iron rod to block in front of her, and Bakugo Katsuki had also already rushed in front of her.
"Boom!!"
The huge explosion caused a cloud of dust, which made the audience gasp in admiration.
Although some dazzling newcomers appeared in every sports meeting, there is no doubt that this year's was even better than before.
Whether it was Shoto Todoroki or Izuku Midoriya, who almost destroyed the entire fighting stage in the previous match, or Bakugo Katsuki at this time, and Tokoyami Fumikage who won in another group, these students all showed strength that was not inferior to those of new pro heroes.
Some reporters and newspapers even planned to give this batch of U.A. freshmen the title of 'A New Generation'!
But the two people in the arena didn't have so much time to think about these things.
Bakugo Katsuki's previous attack, which was aimed at Momo Yaoyorozu lower abdomen, was detonated in advance by the long spear in her hand. The dust it stirred up not only blocked the audience's view, but also his. Momo Yaoyorozu directly used the impact of the explosion to hide in the dust.
'Where is she? Where is she?'
Suddenly, a strange sound came from a distance, and Bakugo Katsuki rushed towards it without hesitation. The hands behind him provided him with a huge thrust while detonating, but when he approached the destination, he suddenly had a bad premonition, because he felt that he had stepped on something just now.
"Boom!!"
Before he could think more, another explosion that was not inferior to the previous one echoed in the venue...