Union's Nobody

9. Fighting With All You've Got

(Y/n) went to go eat lunch and saw his friends sitting at a table nearby. He sat by them and smiled at them.

Yang:"Oh (Y/n)~"

He heard the sound of Yang's voice and looked up to see her standing there with her arms crossed and a fake smile on her face. He could immediately tell that something was off and gulped nervously.

(Y/n):"Hey, Yang. What's up?"

Yang:"I just wanna know why Rias was riding on your shoulders?"

Everyone stopped and looked at (Y/n). He let out a sigh and rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.

(Y/n):"The thing is..."

Rias:"It was for strategy."

As if on cue, Rias walked up to their table before sitting down with her club.

Rias:"(Y/n) admittedly has far superior speed and power. So it made sense for him to be the horse, so to speak. And with my own magic talents, I can help keep our enemies at bay as the rider. However, only by sitting on his shoulders would I be able to get a vantage point. If he carried me on his back, then I wouldn't be able to do much. And if he carried me in his arms, then he wouldn't be able to fight effectively."

Yang's eye twitched before she let out an annoyed huff and sat by (Y/n) before pulling his head into her breast.

Yang:"I'll let it slide. Sorry you didn't win, though, babe."

(Y/n) was blushing heavily as Yang gently pat his head to ease the pain of his loss. Even though it wasn't a major blow to him at all. She eventually let him go, and he caught his breath. Everyone just started to chat when he saw Issei look over and nod before getting up.

Rias:"Where are you off to?"

Issei:"Just gotta talk to Mineta and Kaminari real quick."

He walked off, and Koneko watched him with skepticism. After several minutes, he came back to the table with a smug look on his face. He laughed to himself, and everyone simply eyed him carefully. Lunch soon came to an end, and everyone poured out the cafeteria and went back to the arena.

Midnight:"Alright, everyone! The tournament members are going to be the members of the winning team! We'll draw lots to see who goes in what order. So let's get to it!"

Ojiro:"Excuse me! I'd like to withdraw."

Everyone was absolutely floored at his request. Most other people wanting to be heroes would love to have the chance to show off their skills to everyone. Ojiro wasn't the only though as someone on his team also decided to drop out. Ojiro cared about his pride and stated that he didn't remember a single thing from the cavalry battle. Midnight accepted their requests. Aoyama even decided to drop out as well.

Midnight:"Hmm. It seems we have three open slots. Guess we'll turn to the next placed team. Team Rias!"

Everyone turned towards Rias and (Y/n). Rias looked around and flipped her hair.

Rias:"I'll pass. As much as I would like to fight (Y/n), I have other matters to take care of."

Midnight:"I see. (Y/n), do you wish to compete?"

He looked down at his hands, and across the field, he saw Izuku, Todoroki, and Bakugo staring at him. Each one carried a different emotion, but all three wanted a chance to fight him at their best. He clenched his fists and pounded his chest with one.

(Y/n):"I'll compete!"

Izuku smiled as Todoroki and Bakugo cracked their knuckles. Rias clapped for him as his friends cheered triumphantly from the stands. The two remaining slots were taken by members of Class 1-B. Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu and Ibara Shiozaki.