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Chapter 40 - Bunch Of Prodigies

(Yeah I know I said I was going to take a break. But like I miss this place, so I'll update on some days. But after this month of Ramadan I'll continue with the daily updates God willing.)

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"He set a new school record..." One of the audience mutter in disbelief.

"But isn't he just a freshman? What kind of kids are in that class..."

"Yeahhh!!! That's right!!! That's my Izuku!!!" Izuku looked at his mother cheering at him like a maniac. He almost fainted, seeing her holding a banner with his face on it with the words 'Go Izuku!' written on it.

"Wow! Now we know who his number 1 fan is!" Mic laughed, though making sure to mute the microphone beforehand.

"YES!! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!" All Might stood up, slamming his desk as he went around the room shouting how great his protege was.

Izuku stared in awe, as the whole stadium was applauding him. He grinned, waving at them as he exited the arena.

" Tch. I can do better..." Bakugo grumbled, though he gained a small tinge of respect for the nerd after witnessing his performance.

"Oi settle down bastards! It's just the first round damnit!! And you haven't even seen me fight!!" Bakugo shouted, not being able to hear his own thoughts.

After the cheering settled down, Present Mic continued with the announcement. It was now the match between Denki and Jiro. The announcement made Bakugo fume.

"What the hell?! Just send me in already damnit! Why the hell do I have to watch these two idiots in love commit domestic violence!" Bakugo vented. Sero sighed, shooting out tape that wrapped around Bakugo's mouth, directing the blonde boy's now muffled cursing towards him.

"Interesting situation we got ourselves in, don't you think?" Denki smirked at her. Jiro rolled her eyes.

"Flattery won't work on me, Denki." She stated, though Denki wasn't even trying to flatter her in that moment. Denki only smirked harder.

"Say Jiro, if I win, do you wanna go on a festival date with me? We can browse some guitars and CDs this one stall is selling." He asked. Jiro widened her eyes, before scowling at him, trying to hide her blush.

"Actually win first then we'll talk, Pikachu."

"Fight!!" Midnight declared.

"Woah!" Denki watched as Jiro quickly plugged her jacks into special Amplifier Jacks, two small speakers on both her forearms before slamming them on the ground.

Channeling the sound of her heartbeat through her jacks, the arena grounds below them started shattering as Denki jumped, avoiding being hit.

'So she wants me to fight on uneven terrain. And if I lose my balance she'll get me with her vibration attacks.' Denki grinned as electricity cracked around him.

'Jokes on you Jiro. I know how you think.'

'Oh he definitely knows what I'm planning.' She smirked back him. 'But knowing what I'm doing doesn't mean you're going to wn!'

"Oh what's this?! Jiro is destroying the arena?! Cementoss is gonna be so mad at this!"

"I'm not, but sure let's go with that..." The pro hero, Cementoss mumbled after hearing Mic's announcement, as Jiro connected her jacks to her custom boots. She amplified her heartbeat and directed the vibrations through the soles of her shoes, propelling herself to the air.

"Oh! Look at Denki! He's running like a chicken!" Denki narrowed his eyes as Jiro directed the vibrations towards him through her Amplifier Jacks. He jumped back, internally wincing as he saw the ground he previously stood on shatter.

Denki watched as Jiro landed on the ground again, firing another round of sound vibrations towards him. He dove to the side before charging towards Jiro who launched herself up again.

'Shit! I'm not fast enough to get her, and she keeps launching herself far enough that my lightning can't get her. Smart girl.' He smirked to himself, thought at the same time he was cursing.

'Maybe I could try amplifying my speed with my lightning.... Nah, bad idea. Can't risk frying my brain with some technique I've never tried before. Though maybe I should ask Momo and sensei to help me with this later...' Denki made a mental note to himself as he dodged Jiro's attacks.

"Stand still, idiot..." Jiro growled as she fired another soundwave at Denki.

"Woah—" Denki dove again, as the ground he stood on before shattered under the pressure. That's what he had an idea as he looked at Jiro's frustrated expression.

"I thought you were pro at aiming considering your Call of Duty rank!" He taunted.

"Shut up!"

"How does he know she plays COD?" Kirishima wondered. Mina shrugged.

"Maybe they play together sometimes. Though it looks like Jiro's getting mad at her man."

"Wait, they're dating?" Kirishima glanced at her in surprise. Mina shook her head.

"Nope. I totally ship them though."

This time, Denki was close enough for him to be able to launch a small arc of lightning towards her. Jiro, tensing, launched herself up again.

'She told me that her power scales with internal rhythm. Heartbeat, tempo, emotional stability and all that jazz. The more centered she is, the cleaner her output. Her attacks are controlled because she's controlled.' Denki thought, noticing the tense expression on Jiro's face. He dodged another one of her soundwaves, quickly rolling and getting up.

He dashed towards her as she landed on the ground again, flinging another arc of lightning towards her. Jiro cursed, dodging as she launched another soundwave. Denki dodged, getting closer to her with each second.

'Shit. Why is she calming down?' He wondered, noticing Jiro's tense expression disappear before a smirk appeared.

'He thinks he has me, jokes on him.' Jiro thought, sending another powerful soundwave at him.

"Check out this cat and mouse chase! Both fighters are at a standstill once again! Who will take the win?!" Mic shouted, getting the crowd excited as they watched on.

"Oi Denki! You better win this ya hear?!" His mother sitting in the front row had shouted, adding on to the pressure.

"Go Jiro!!!" Jiro's parents screamed on the tops of their lungs.

'Well that plan is in the dump.' He sighed before smirking. 'Jiro always said I was stubborn, well I'll prove her right!'

"Taste this!" Jiro growled out, channeling her full power, sending out a giant soundwave she named Heartbeat Surround: Legato, towards Denki, with it shattering its surroundings.

"Woi! Why the hell are you just standing there?!" Bakugo shouted in disbelief, watching Denki stand there with a smile on his face as he took the attack head on. Even Sukuna, who sat in a relaxed position, sat up straight as he watched on.

"What the—" Jiro widened her eyes as she watched as Denki stood there, taking the attack, before breaking out a crazy grin as he started walking forward, his ears and nose leaking blood.

"Stay down idiot! Don't risk your life damnit!" She shouted. Midnight watched, ready to step in as Jiro used more power on him, with her Amplifier Jacks starting to break. Denki just walked, shrugging off the pain as he suddenly raised his hand.

"Gotcha."

Everyone watched as Denki released a large amount of electricity that covered the whole arena. The bright lightning caused some to look away, their eyes hurting a little from the brightness.

As the lightning stopped and the smoke cleared. Denki watched as Jiro laid on the ground groaning, wincing in pain.

"Winner! Kaminari Denki!" Denki ignored the cheers as he went towards Jiro, carrying her up bridal style.

"You should've gave up, idiot..." She groaned before coughing.

"And miss my chance to go on a date with you?" He laughed. Jiro mustered up her strength to poke his chest with her jacks.

"Dumbass..." She huffed and looked away, avoiding his gaze.

"I would've went with you anyways..."

He widened his eyes a little before smiling, as they walked back into the stadium concourse.

"Dude, does he even know where Recovery Girl's office is?" Kirishima deadpanned at what he saw as everyone laughed. Sukuna snorted a little and shook his head.

"I doubt it. So does this mean we have a couple in our class now?" He looked at Mina who grinned back at him.

"Hell yeah we do!"

To be continued...

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