𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲

27. 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬

"The second round of the U.A. sports festival first-year stage is... A cavalry battle with the top 42 from the qualifier! Those at the top will suffer more. You'll hear this many times as you attend U.A. This is what 'Plus Ultra' means!" She then cracked her whip. "Izuku Midoriya, who placed first in the qualifier, is worth ten million points!"

You could hear his heartbeat and reluctantly reached a hand out to hold his own.

"Midoriya..?"

"Now then, I will explain the rules of the cavalry battle. The time limit is fifteen minutes. Each team is worth the total of it's members' points, and the riders will wear a headband with that number on their foreheads. Teams will try to grab each other's headbands until time runs out, and try to keep as many points as they can. Stolen headbands must be worn from the neck up. So the more you stealz the hard it'll be to manage them! And the most important thing is that even if your headband gets stolen, or your team falls, you're not out!"

"So that means..." Yaoyorozu trailed.

"Since there are 42 people, there will be ten or twelve teams in the field the whole time?" Sato continued.

"One strategy could be to let someone take your points first so you'll be more free." Mina suggested.

"It's hard to say without seeing how all the points end up getting split up, Mina." Asui said.

"Hey, Asui," she turned to you and tilted her head. "Do you think there can be more than five people on a team?"

She was going to reply but Midnight kept talking.

"During the game, it'll be a cruel fight where you can use your quirks. But it's still a cavalry battle. You'll get a red card for attacks that are trying to make people fall on purpose! You'll be removed immediately!" You glanced at Bakugou.

"Damn..." He muttered.

"Nowz you have fifteen minutes to build your teams. Start!"

The crowd diapered around you, making a confused expression settle.

You looked around and noticed Bakugou.

"Kats--"

Someone tapped your shoulder, making you jolt in surprise.

"Y/n?" You looked at Midoriya in confusion.

"What's wrong? Did someone say something? I'll pound 'em." You said, pounding your fist into your palm.

"Uh... no..." He said, raising a hand to put yours down. "I want to ask you to be a part of my team."

"Huh? Of course I will." You said confused. "Though I was gonna try to join Bakugou..."

"!"

"Who else is on your team?"

"Ehm..."

"Y/n! Deku!" Uraraka walked over with a smile. "Are you guys on a team?"

"Yes." You nodded to confirm.

"Can I join you? It's better to team with people you can cooperate with!"

"It seems that Iida's reamed with Todoroki, down we're down a possible ally." You said while pointing in their direction.

"As I thought, this is great." You furrowed your eyebrows in confusion and turned around to see a pink haired girl with gadgets. "You stand out!"

Uraraka and Midoriya turned around too.

"Team up with me, person in first place!"

"So close! Who're you?!"

"I am Mei Hatsume, from the support course!" She said, adjusting her goggles to rest on her head.

"Oh, that weird person from back then." Uraraka said.

"I don't know you, but let me use your position!" She said to Midoriya. "If I team up with you, then I'll inevitably become part of the team everyone watching most, right? If that happens, then my super cute babies will inevitably be seen by the big companies. That means, in other words, that those big companies will see my babies!"

"Babies?" You pondered before clinging onto Midoriya. "No. My baby."

"And I think you guys will also benefit!" You narrowed your eyes at her as Midoriya looked at Hatsume in confusion.

"The support course develops equipment that helps heroes deal with their quirks." Hatsume said, setting down a case and opening it. "I have a ton of babies, so I'm sure you'll be able to find one that you like!"

You loosened up slightly, relieved that she wasn't planning to have babies with Midoriya.

'I'll kill you, Izuku.' you said while narrowing your eyes at him in suspicion.

"Oh, has this one caught your eye?" Hatsume picked up a jetpack from her bag and looked at it excitedly. "I made this based on a certain hero's backpack, adding my own original twist to it."

"Could you be talking about the Buster hero, Air Jet?" Midoriya asked.

"He's super cool." You said with shimmering eyes.

"We like him, too!" Midoriya exclaimed.

"Really?!" She asked gleefully.

"Yes." You nodded in affirmation.

"His agency's close, so I went to tour it before." He said, making you feel slightly betrayed.

"Why didn't you take me?" You asked Midoriyawith a disheartened look on your face.

"You were on vacation with your mom, remember?"

"Oh yeah..."

Midoriya then turned to look through the students for another person to join.

You raised your hand.

"Tokoyami does not have a partner. Nobody has approached him yet by the sounds of it." You informed before slumping as a though wiggled into your head. 'Hah... now that I think about it, I've never been able to confess... we haven't talked about this since we were little...'

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"Now then, it's about time to get started!" Midnight exclaimed.

"Hey, wake up, Eraser!" Present Mic exclaimed. "After fifteen minutes to form teams and talk strategy, twelve cavalry teams are lined up on the field!"

"There are some interesting teams out there." Aizawa muttered.

"Now, raise those battle cries! It's time for U.A.'s bloody battle! Light the signal fire!"

"Eh? This is a fight to the death?" You asked, eyes narrowing as you glanced around the many teams surrounding.

"I think it was just a comparison... a scary one." Uraraka said.

"Y/n."

"Yes?"

"Uraraka."

"Yes!"

"Hatsume."

She giggle.

"Tokoyami."

"Yeah."

"I'm counting on you!"

"Okay." You nodded.

"All right! You've made your teams, right? I'm not gonna ask if you're ready or not!" Present Mic exclaimed. "Now, let's go! Counting down to the brutal battle royal!"
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"

"Start!"