My Hero Academia Untold: The Knights of Fafnir (Izuocha)

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My Hero Academia Untold: The Knights of Fafnir

Saga I: Dusk

Arc II: The Incident

Chapter XX: The Trial's Conclusion

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It's not just about winning or losing, but to learn about teamwork, learn about sportsmanship, learn about discipline. The value of working together for a common goal. Have the emphasis on fundamentals, not just games."

–Erik Spoelstra

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Nejire was worn out from her hunt.

Ryu may have failed to land a single hit on her, but he did manage to get her winded by the time she finally caught him. Now, however, Nejire was dealing with one of the two Recommended Students from the class, judging his technique and sheer judgment as their fight continued.

He had to have been well-trained by a Pro-Hero. However, that being said, Nejire could tell that the boy was not using the full extent of his abilities. She could see quickly that the lad primarily used his ice for capture and defense. While using his flames for offense instead of mixing and matching the two elements to gain the edge.

The bubbly bluenette was unsure if this was on purpose or if he hadn't considered using his Quirk in this manner. His lack of combat experience also showed when she found a pattern after only a few test rounds at the start of their fight. It proved to be her saving grace since it allowed her to conserve her strength while he seemed to be using it without concern. That being said, Nejire knew that she couldn't last much longer despite how good she was at hiding it.

The boy with the dual-colored hair had the edge in stamina here, without a doubt.

Nejire blasted another wave towards the ice shielding Shouto and swiftly hopped aside to dodge the incoming fire blast she foresaw coming. That was when she began those familiar coded taps on her earpiece.

'Oh? Mirio got trapped? These first years really are something else!' She thought, surprised at the news, yet she also found herself proud of these first years. However, now was not the time to be impressed. Nejire knew that she could not waste any more time on this fight. Mirio needed backup, so she planned to make her escape. She dodged a few more times before noticing a pattern in Shouto's fire attack.

It was always slower at the initial blast before picking up speed.

'Does using his ice slow down his fire attacks? I could use that...'

With that thought in mind, Nejire picked that opening to make her escape; she began building up as much energy as she could into her limbs as she waited for the moment. It wasn't long until Shouto blasted another stream of his fire at Nejire. However, instead of dodging like he had expected her to, the senior took a step back to brace herself. Raising her arms up to blast through the fire itself, causing the flames to split right down the middle, catching Shouto by surprise. The boy quickly switched out his flames for his ice to protect himself against Nejire's sudden surprise attack.

Nejire did not relent as she continued to focus the energy beam, narrowing it to pierce through the thick layers of ice. This prompted Shouto to create even thicker layers, causing frost to begin coating his body. Once, the bubbly girl saw that both the line of sight had been broken and placed her hopes that he was slowed. She swiftly turned around and kicked off from the ground, using the energy charging in her legs to go airborne and make her way towards Mirio's location.