MHA: A Cat's Way

Ch 85 Round 2: Fight

Midorinya versus Uraraka. This should be interesting. I wonder if either of them will hold back? I doubt it, but given their personalities...

"Stop throwing my nets!"

"Then stop -ghrk- shooting them at me! I swear -ugh- that I'll throw up on you! Hgrk- I'll do it!"

I don't know if I should be laughing at this match or not. Jiro's was funny, but this is... just kind of awkward. Oh, it started out fine, with Midorinya trying to touch Uraraka with his electrified glove, and her doing everything she could to avoid it while attempting to touch him in turn and activate her quirk.

Then he showed everyone that the bulky gauntlet on his other hand is actually a net launcher. He managed to snag Uraraka's arm and she let out a yelp as she got dragged down by the apparently heavy net. It got me curious about how strong he is now to carry several of them on a single arm, but then I was forced to wonder whether or not he really thought that plan through since... well, he's fighting Uraraka.

She just touched the net to make it weightless, jumped back to avoid his latest attempt to shock her, then threw the net back before releasing its gravity. Midorinya had to dodge, and he ended up launching another net in retaliation.

Which is how we've ended up in what essentially amounts to a net catching competition. Seriously, how many nets are in that gauntlet!?

At least Uraraka is trying to use them as melee weapons now, trying to treat Midornya as a wild animal she's trying to catch while he tries to electrify the net and shock her through proxy, though he's been having better luck knocking them from her hands and sending them flying away.

Still, the stalemate can't go on forever, and it ends at the same time the nets do. They're both gasping for breath, with Uraraka's face looking distinctly like Midorinya's hair.

"All...out of...tricks..." Midoriya breathes out, sure of his victory.

Uraraka returns a smirk, her hands outstretched in front of her in case he tries anything. "You...underestimate...the power...of the dark side..."

And with her quote, she brings her fingertips together, calling out her habitual warning for the release of her quirk. Midorinya looks at her in confusion for a brief moment before his eyes widen in realization and his head shoots up. Following his gaze, it's revealed that the nets weren't just launched out of the arena, they were launched above it!

And they all come crashing down at the same time, their weight restored instantly. The crowd roars as small plumes of dust rise from the arena, evidently unworried about the possibility for injuries. When the dust clears, it's revealed that the entire arena is encapsulated under Midorinya's nets, having tangled together while they were floating and when they were falling.

Uraraka gives Midorinya a grin, sure of her victory. Yes, she's stuck under the nets too, but unlike Midorinya she can use her quirk to lift them off her and escape. At least, that was probably what she was planning.

Her smile is wiped clean off her face, shock replacing it immediately.

Literally.

Without a word, Midorinya brings his electrified glove into contact with the nets covering him, causing the current to flow through all of the nets. Including the one Uraraka is currently in contact with.

Since when did I start making puns?

Maybe I'm just trying to distract myself from my concern for my classmates? Nya, whatever.

It doesn't take long for the current to stop, Midorinya clearly suffering from his own move. But it's equally clear that had he not done so, Uraraka would have won the match. As it is...