Puppet Master | BNHA

19 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞

"Cavalry Battle...?" "So we're teaming up, but how exactly?"

Midnight smiled, "Participants will, on their own, form teams of two to four members each and get into a horse-and-rider formation!! The rules are fundamentally the same as those of an ordinary cavalry battle, snag your opponents' headbands while guarding your own but with one exception... each of you has been assigned a point based on your ranking in the last event!"

"We'll earn points like in the entrance exam? Sounds simple." "So the point of value of each team depends on its members!" Many said in the middle of Midnight's rule's explanation. "I'm about to explain it, so just shut up already!! Anyways, yes!! And your individual point values start at five, at the bottom! So the student who took 42nd place is worth five points. 41st is worth ten... get it? But our first place participant is worth... ten million points!!"

You and everybody turned to look at Deku, who was already nervously sweating.

"The high ranked students are the ones to aim-for... this survival game is a chance for a comeback. It's anyone's game!! There's more suffering ahead for those at the top. As you must have heard countless times since enrolling at U.A., this is plus ultra! After taking first place in the qualifiers, Izuku Midoriya has got Ten Million points!!"

'I'm so glad I didn't grab first, under that amount of pressure of having ten million points on my head, I would've passed out.'

"The match will last 15 minutes. Each teams points are determined by its members. The rider will wear a headband displaying the total number of points! Until the ends, you'll all compete to grab each other's points and maintain the ones you have. Any headbands you grab must be worn around the neck or higher. But the more headbands you've got, the harder they'll be to manage. Most importantly, even if your headband is taken... it's not over til it's over!"

Kirishima leaned over, "That's sounds like a lot going on all at once. But I have no doubts we'll for sure get through to the next round together right (Y/n)..... right?...." Hearing no response he turned to look at you. "(Y/n)!?" You tuned to him your face was really pale, your cheeks were puffed out from holding in air. "Breath what are you doing?!?" You let out your breath, "I'm trying to let out deep breathes so I'll calm down better." He chuckled, "Well you forgot the main part of deep breathing, exhaling." You sighed, "This second round sounds like a lot..." "We'll get through this though!" You gave Kirishima a nervous smile, "Yeah.. we'll get through this."

"Quirks are allowed, so it'll be a brutal battle however it's still a cavalry battle!! Maliciously attacking another team with the intent of making them fall over will get a red card! And that means you're out of the game! You've got 15 minutes to form your teams!"

Kirishima pulled you over, "Let's team up together! We've trained together multiple times and I'm sure our teamwork and coordination will be perfect!" You agreed as he pulled you with him to find other team members, but that was cut short when someone else pulled your collar. "Team up with me, your quirk is going to be useful when getting points."

"Hey Todoroki!? She's already teaming up with me! And like you said you're not here to make friends!" Kirishima pulled you back from Todoroki. "I never said I wanted to be her friend, she is just needed for my team to be guaranteed a place in the third round." Kirishima was irked by his straightforward answer, "Well my answer is no! She's on my team and we're not teaming up with you." Kiri said the last word in a tone laced with disgust. Todoroki ignored his reply and try pulling you toward him. "(Y/n) can answer for herself, and she never disagreed. So let's go-" "I don't wanna team up with you. I'm more than guaranteed a win with Kirishima cause our training makes us more coordinated than I am with you."