Erased Individuality

Clash!! 42 Powerful Warriors

"You idiot!"

Shinsou gave Izuku a good knock on the head.

"Ow!"

"What happened to having the element of surprise!"

Izuku rubbed his sore head. "Well... my ability was gonna be revealed in one touch anyway."

Shinsou crossed his arms. "At least we both made it to the next round, I had to use my quirk one more time just to get past this one support course maniac with a jetpack. But I should be in the clear for now. at least"

Thanks to the giant last ditch ice glacier that Todoroki created, most of the mines around the area had actually been armed and went off, and thanks to Izuku negating the glacier it became a simple test of speed for the rest of the students.

"The first match for the first years is over!!! Who's ready for round 2?"

The crowd cheered as Midnight came up on stage and announced the next event.

"But before we continue we have some loose ends to tie up!" Midnight smiled cheekily at a certain green haired boy.

"Midoriya Izuku!"

"Eep!!!" Izuku instinctively yelped.

"Komori Kinoko!"

"!"

"These two had crossed the finish line at the same time! Both have the same claim to the glorious title of first place!" Midnight swiped her whip down. "But!!! The comitte and I had discussed this and come to the same conclusion! There can be only one on top!"

Midnight pointed to the two. "So you decide! Between the two of you, one must be the top and one must be the bottom!"

Izuku sweat-dropped at his teachers phrasing, but his mind was already made up. "Sensei! I can take sec-"

"Midoriya-san will take first place!!!"

"Eh?" Izuku's hand stopped before it could fully raise. "Komori-san? You..."

"If it wasn't for Midoriya-san I wouldn't even have touched the second obstacle, he was the one who ran back just to free me from the ice! So he should be the one to receive first place!"

"And if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have made it through the rest of the obstacles!" Izuku rebutted.

"But you did, and you carried my frost bitten butt all the way through them. If I'm to be a hero in the future then I must first accept that right now I am too weak, s-so t-the next t-time..." Komori daringly turned to face him.

"I-I-I w-will be the o-one to s-save you o-ok!?" The girl shakingly stuttered out.

Izuku looked at her and smiled, who was he to ignore her resolve to get stronger? If he turned down her offer now, he'd just be spitting in her face after she bravely declared her weakness in front of live TV.

"I'll hold it to you then, Komori-san."

The girl blushed up a storm and turned to hide her embarrassed gaze.

"What an adorable answer from our cute little button mushroom." Midnight cooed. "Alright then! Komori Kinoko takes second place! And the winner of the first round is Midoriya Izuku!!!"

The crowd rang out in applause once more for the officially declared winner.

"Only the top 42 will proceed to the next round! Speaking of which..." Midnight swiped her whip and the projection on the screen switched from the placings on the race to a spinning randomiser.

"Now, what will be in store for you next? Will your wildest fantasies come to life? What could it be? ~Ohh, the wait is killing me..."

*Ding*