Make A Wish

Chapter 8

Everyone stared up at that the new task that had been displayed for the students.

Calvary battle 

"Calvary battle?" Kaminari asked. "I'm terrible at those."

"I always have a blast," Nami said as she punched her hand.

"Huh? It's not an individual event," Tsu pointed out.

"Oh, yes!" Mineta cheered. 

"I wonder how they'll split us up," Tsu said. 

"Allow me to explain," Midnight said as she turned to the screen. The screen showed Thirteen and Present Mic holding up All Might. "The participants will form teams of two-to-five people as they see fit. In theory, it's basically the same as a regular playground game. But there is one difference." She looked back at the students. "Each player has been assigned a point value based on the results from the obstacle course."

"I get it a point-based system like the entrance exams," Sato said. "That seems pretty simple."

"So that means each team will have a different point value based on which students are on it," Urakaka gathered. 

"Uh-huh!" Ashido chimed as she made finger guns. 

Midnight snapped at them. "Maybe you should shut up and let me explain things to you!" She changed back to a more cheery tone. "Now, then the point assignments go up by increments of five starting at the bottom. For example, 43rd place is worth five points, and 41st is worth ten.  And the point value for first place contestant is...ten million!" Everyone looked at Midroriya with intense motives. 

"Ten million?" Midoriya sweated.

'Really,' Shinso said. 

'In other words, if you take down his team,' Hatsume thought. 

'You'll win the Calvary Game,' all the students thought. 

"That's right," Midnight confirmed. "It's survival of the fittest, with a chance for those at the bottom to overthrow the top! Those of you at the top will suffer the most. Of course, that's something you'll hear over and over again at UA. Show us what 'Plus Ultra' means. Izuku Midoriya placed first in the qualifier. He'll be worth ten million!" Nami herself was worth 200 points; due to the pact her team was already worth 405 points with Bakugo being worth 205 points. "First years! These are the rules that you'll abide by: The game itself will last 15 minutes. Individual point values will be added together to reach your team total. Everyone will know how much you're worth thanks to your headbands. Swipe as many headbands as you can to raise your team's score. Stolen headbands must be worn from the neck up. So the more you steal, the harder it'll be to manage them. And another thing--Even if your headband gets stolen or your team falls down, you can keep playing until time's up."

"It's anyone's game, then," Yaoyorozu said. 

"And since there are 43 contestants, there'll be 10 or 12 teams fighting on the field," Sato suspected the entire time."

"Sounds hard," Aoyama said. 

"So, if you lose your headband at the beginning, you have more time to make up a plan," Ashido said. 

"I dunno, Mina," Tsu said. "Maybe we should wait and see how the teams turn out before we start strategizing."

"This is going to be rough," Midnight said. "You may use your Quirks as much as you like. But there are still rules! Make a team fall on purpose and I'll slap you with a red card. You'll be disqualified!"

'That takes the fun of it,' Nami thought to herself as she crossed her arms. 

"Now, you've 15 minutes to build your teams," Midnight announced. "I recommend you get started." Nami and Bakugo immediately found each other.