All Might sighed a breath of relief that the battle was over. He told himself that next time things become truly out of hand, he would stop his pupils.
"Well, despite the results, the MVP of this excercise is young Iida!" Iida's eyes began to beam, taking in all of the attention.
"Why not the hero team?" Tsuyu asked.
"Valid question. Why didn't I choose one of those two? Who has a guess?"
Yaoyorozu's hand shot up just as the round before, while Etsuko's waited in the air.
"Sir, I can tell you why! O-Or even Etsuko!"
"Oh, no, go ahead! Show us all how smart you are, considering I stole your thunder earlier, haha!" Etsuko giggled. Yaoyorozu's eyes sparkled at her turn to live up to her recommended spot;
"Hm! Iida embraced this challenge more than anyone else this round." She began right away. "He was the only one who truly adapted to his assigned role. I'll explain: Bakugou's judgement was clouded by a personal grudge, as Etsuko mentioned earlier, against Midoriya. Saigo-san," Yaoyorozu waited for her to continue.
"O-oh! Uhm... As you mentioned before, All Might, launching a large scale attack indoors was a foolish move, it could've been disastrous. Similarly, Midoriya's plan was also poorly thought out, considering the amount of damage that he received, parallel to many events I have witnessed before."
"He rendered himself helpless. Not smart." Yaoyorozu picked up. "As for Uraraka, she let her guard down mid-battle, and her final attack was far too reckless given the hypothetical stakes. If she'd treated the fake weapon as if it were real, she wouldn't have ever risked using such an imprecise move. As for Iida..." Momo waited for Etsuko to pick up her turn, poking lightly at her shoulder; that's when the realization had smacked Etsuko like a clean knockout from Mike Tyson if she was Mayweather. Yaoyorozu was a childhood classmate of hers before she had beentransferred to Rakurai's school. Etsuko cleared her throat well, her chest buzzing with nostalgia at the sight of her grown face.
"I-Iida was fully prepared for his opponent's arrival. H-he had a strategy, and never lost sight of his mission to protect the dummy weapon, even if he was foiled in the end." Etsuko blushed under the spotlight, while Momo practically basked in the praise. She felt a steady friendship reforming between themselves once again.
"Wow, look at you!" Rakurai nudged Etsuko.
"Technically, the hero team won, yes, but they also took advantage of the fact that this was training. They didn't respect the spirit of the trial." Momo topped off the cake with a perfect cherry.
'These girls are correct!" All Might jabbed a thumbs up toward them, his beaming smile never waning. He was astonished that such talent existed in his little bunch of students already.
"Yes... you overlooked that Iida could be relaxed during the exercise, but... otherwise, you two nailed it!"
"Well, that's what you get from a recommended student, huh." Rakurai said, smiling. Tsuyu held a finger to her lips in thought,
"Yes, that's right, only few of us made it in on recommendation; if we are all evenly matched this could be a long afternoon... hopefully we don't get too beat up..." Etsuko watched the anxiousness in her face weighing her down; she must be deterred from the rough display.
"D-Don't say something like that! I-I'm nervous enough as it is, now what if I think myself into a battle I can't win?" Yaoyorozu's face contorted with deep seeded fear.
"Now then, time to blow this joint! Let's move on to the next match! Think about everything you saw and discussed as you tackle this training yourselves."
"Yes sir!" They said in unison.The next team to compete was team B against I, Hagakure and Ojiro prepared to begin the battle, stretching, and, in Toru's case, removing her clothes.
"Look alive kids! Show us you're the embodiment of good... or evil. Let's go!" All Might cheered. The buzzer sounded, beginning the fight.Etsuko was nearly distracted the whole time, her mind preoccupied with Bakugo's demeanor; she recalled the sludge incident she watched helplessly at home after her cleaning duties months ago, and even now he still seemed haunted by the occurrence, and Midoriya defeating him; his ego was greatly bruised because of this. He has such a strange determination.
The hero team treaded into the entrance, Shoji's dupli-arms turning to ears, listening closely for the opponent. Then, it turned into a mouth.
"They're on the fourth floor, both barefoot. I bet the invisible one was going to try and sneak up on us."
"I see... for your own safety, please leave. It's clear that our opponent will be playing heavily on the offensive side, but you see... we've already won." Todoroki touched the wall, his fingers pressing into the unrecognizable material, as frost emitted from the ice that spread all across the building. Shoji watched, in fact everyone did, as the ice crawled it's way throughout the entire building, and even onto the neighboring ones.
"H-h-he incappacit-t-tated them without compromising the weapon, or his t-t-t-teammate! T-take close note of his technique, students!"
Todoroki made his way up the stairs, and into the room,
"There's no use trying, unless you're able to fight without the skin on the bottom of your feet." He warned, touching the weapon.
"The hero team... WINS!!!" Steam bursted from under Todoroki's palm.
"Heat, too?" Etsuko asked herself in shock. No wonder he had seemed so ominous; there was a far off look in his eye, she thought, he was lonely beyond measure... she knew because that ache made a home in her heart long ago, and it's sting was so familiar it was haunting.
"He got in on recommendations, too, so he must be good." Tsu said.
"Yeah, he's probably got a lot to show off when he gets the chance!" Rakurai smiled.
"MOVING ON!!! time to gather for a review of the third match!" All Might instructed.
Matches went on all throughout the early noon, teams J and H against each other, team J working hard to protect the weapon. Teams C creating blockades to be sure the weapon is secure.
And so on...

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Boku no Hero Academia
Hayran Kurgu[this book contains scenarios between the characters belonging to Horikoshi Kohei and my many OCs. this book is for my personal pleasure, but feel free to read and enjoy] ×× PLEASE DON'T REUSE ANY OF MY OCs WITHOUT MY PERMISSION! THANKS ×× Etsuko O...