The Data Hero: King

Chapter 13: Our Dreams

Chapter 13: Our Dreams

The rush of the Calvary Battle was gone and students began to calm down, as they grouped up with friends.

Uraraka didn't seem very happy with Iida. "You've been holding out on us. Why didn't you say you could do something like that?"

Iida held up a hand with a serious face. "I apologize, but I believed withholding such information would allow me to overcome those like Midoriya."

Uraraka let out an exasperated breath. "You're always trying to one-up him."

Tokoyami countered. "We all wish to surpass him. It's why I joined his team and it's why Iida didn't."

Yaoyorozu let out a tired breath. "I hope Midoriya doesn't hold anything against me. Todoroki approached me with a solid plan, and I knew he'd make it through. Still, it was closer than I expected."

Iida gulped remembering what he saw. He then said something quietly. "He was holding back."

Uraraka and Todoroki were confused.

Yaoyorozu nodded as she remembered the image of the Royal Knight in her mind. In that instance, it felt like he could have obliterated them. She then noticed something. "Wait, Where is Midoriya?"

The other three had then noticed that the topic of conversation was indeed missing.

Izuku now stood in a tunnel of the stadium and looked at the one who brought him there. "I'm here. So, what did you want to talk about?"

Todoroki only looked back with a frozen glare.

Izuku then rubbed his eyes. That last move he made in the cavalry battle left him with a huge loss of energy. "We should eat soon. We'll both need our energy for the finals after all."

Todoroki only continued to glare silently.

Izuku didn't know what to do. Todoroki was intimidating in a way he had never confronted before.

Todoroki then spoke. "I was afraid."

Izuku let out a small gasp in surprise.

Todoroki then continued. "And it made me break the promise I made to myself a long time ago." He then looked at his left hand. "My team Iida, Yaoyoyrozu, and maybe even Kaminari. I'm sure they felt the same. In that moment we saw your true power staring down at us. It was overwhelming."

Izuku was still confused. "Ok? Is that all?"

Todoroki's look only seemed to become more intense. "He held back. He could have attacked us directly if he wanted to, but he didn't. That means he held back. Was it for the sake of the game? Was it a strategy? I don't know." He then placed his hand into his pocket. "Midoriya, you know the finals are always a one-on-one match, so I want to make something clear. I don't want to fight you or any of your other Knights. I want to fight Omegamon."

Izuku's confusion only grew. He and Omegamon countered each other directly. "Why? Why would you want something like that?"

Todoroki then began to give his answer. "My father is the hero Endeavor. You must have heard of him Which means you know that he's the number-two hero. He's an ambitious man. He aims for the top. He used his power to rise the ranks of the hero world, but he was never able to best All Might. The Symbol of Peace is living proof of his failure. He's still at it, though, trying to take down All Might. One way or another."

This didn't clear up anything for Izuku. "But what does that have to do with me? What does it have to do with Omegamon?"

Todoroki looked at Izuku unflinching. "Have you ever heard of quirk marriages? They became a problem in the first few generations after superpowers became widespread There were those who sought out potential mates solely for the intention of creating powerful children. Many people were forced into relationships. They were simply viewed as old-fashioned arranged marriages. But, clearly, it was unethical. My father has not only a rich history of accomplishments but plenty of money to throw at his problems. He bought my mother's relatives to get his hands on her quirk. And now he's raising me to usurp All Might. I refuse to be a tool for that scumbag."