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62: The Final Battle

"I'm serious," Recovery Girl fumes. "From now on, I'm not treating any more injuries like this! Do you understand??"

"Y-Yes," Izuku nods meekly. "I'm really, really sorry..."

"Apologizing to me won't make a difference! Learn to take better care of yourself!"

She's in full-on granny nagging mode, even waving her cane around angrily. You agree that Izuku can be remarkably reckless when it comes to his own body, but he's the protagonist for a reason. His self-sacrificial spirit is second to none. Whereas others might hesitate to put themselves at risk and give in to fear, he charges ahead, without regrets. Even his determination to become stronger is purely so that he can save other people. He is the epitome of selflessness. A hero in every sense of the word.

...still, you understand where Recovery Girl's coming from. He could afford to hold back a little bit. From an outsider's perspective, it almost looks like he wants to break his own bones.

"Alright, I need this room cleared out now," Recovery Girl huffs. She pauses one last time to glance over at you. "And [Name], for next year's Sports Festival, I hope you'll remember we have rules in place for a reason."

"I know," you beam.

"Good. Because-"

"I'll try to remind Kai not to trespass again, but he's not very good at listening, so I can't make any promises. Anyway, bye-bye!"

You grab Shouto and Izuku by the hands and pull them out of the infirmary without another word. They don't screech like Chisaki did when Aizawa dragged him off, but Recovery Girl is still left at a loss for words nevertheless. Granted, she always knew you were eccentric, but... man.

Teenagers can be so damn tiring sometimes.

You walk a bit further down the hallway, but eventually, you let go of their hands (much to both boys' dismay) and smile. "Alright, well, Izuku and I are going to head back to our seats now. Shouto, you're going to hang around in the waiting room, right? Since you'll be up next."

"Yeah, I'll just wait here until it's my turn," he nods.

"Tokoyami and Inasa are fighting now, huh?" Izuku remarks. "They both have such amazing Quirks. I wonder who will win."

Shouto tilts his head to the side. "What do you mean? Inasa's going to win. Obviously."

"O-Oh. How do you figure?"

"It's just a feeling I get," Shouto shrugs. "He's really loud and passionate about things. Tokoyami is strong too, but I already lost to Inasa once before, during the special recommendation exam. Knowing him, he'll make sure to get to the finals so that we can face each other again. Even if I try, I can't imagine him losing in this round at all."

Your lips pull into a smile. Look at that. Canonically, at this point in the series, Inasa was supposed to have been stuck on his loathing of Shouto and Endeavor. Inasa wasn't even supposed to be at U.A, for that matter... but your actions have clearly created a domino effect. It's nice to see Shouto and Inasa as proper rivals this time. If all goes well, they might even be able to get their provisional licenses the first time around.

That's still a ways off, though. Let's focus on the present for now. I should enjoy every single moment, as much as I can.

"Well, whoever your opponent ends up being, make sure to win," you say, flashing him a grin and a thumbs-up. "You're the best, Shouto! You can do it!"

"Thanks," Shouto smiles, and a hint of crimson rises to his cheeks.

He knows it's not really possible for his victory to be assured, just like that, but somehow, he feels like he's already won.