KLEXOS ≽⁺. [ My Hero Academia ]

First Round

It's been a few minutes since I re-entered this waiting room and I looked over at the TV which still had Iida fumbling around the place; I guess that Iida's match against Hatsume is still going. Though I wouldn't call it much of a match, more like a commercial. I had left and I was able to get some candy and medicine from Recovery Girl, hoping it will settle my stomach. Yet, I'm still sitting here, trying to rub the feeling out of my abdomen.

"It's probably just my nerves..." I assumed, talking to myself in a quiet whisper. But why do I feel nervous?

I mean, it's a one-on-one, I've been doing them for hours on end, against an adult too. Maybe it's because people around the country are watching- Wait... people around the country are watching. If that wasn't already the reason as to why I was nervous, that became my knew worry. "Damn it... I shouldn't worry like this. Any time now, and I'll be up there. I need to come up with a plan."

Okay, Mina's quirk is acid - if I remember, she had melted Todoroki's ice with it so Bakugou could go and attack. Bondo had also mentioned she had melted his glue with her foot. So, does that mean she could secrete it from any part of her body? I can only assume but it's better to do that than not thinking about that at all.

I took a glance at the TV, finally seeing a standstill between the Hatsume and Iida. She then stepped out of bounds and I instantly stood up from my chair.

"H-Hatsume is out of bounds. Iida advances to the second round!" Midnight's voice diminished as I left the player waiting room.

I wondered my way through the halls and into where the competitors had to enter into the stadium. As I walked through the hallway, I saw Iida turn the corner. He looked like he was betrayed but also happy to go to the next round. Though when he saw me, he gave a smile and flung a hand out.

"Good luck, Kimura-san!" He stated, the hand he directed out turned to a thumbs up.

"Thank you. And well done out there." I responded, nodding and we continued on our separate ways.

I continued forwards and I approached the bend which took me into the stadium. As I was walking, the churning and awkward feeling in my stomach changed. Now I felt my heart beat at my throat and it was nauseating. One I reached the end, I stopped to take inhales and exhales. I feel more tense than during the entrance exam. Waiting for the signal, I did what Ibara normally does whenever she seemed nervous. I held my hands together tightly, closing my eyes. It's only going to last for a few seconds, so I might as well make this moment count.

"Keep your head up and look. Observe his moves and catch the pattern."

"It's okay, you haven't been defeated yet."

"Keep going."

"I want you to feel those emotions you felt, I want you to envision yourself in that situation."

"If you're going to blink, you've got to predict their next move."

"One more time."

"Don't let them think, stay looking up."

"Analyse them fully, look for openings or weaknesses. If you do find that, even if it's small - exploit it and stay tenacious."

All of Aizawa's advice started to ring through my mind. It's like having a little version of him on my shoulder, advising me, reminding me, nagging me. I finally opened my eyes, and looked out into the empty battle field. Now, I felt like my heart was about to jump out of my mouth. It was pounding and pounding against my chest.

"We're going to keep right on going to the fifth match!" Present Mic yelled, just on cue I started to walk out of the hallway and into the field, Mina doing the same on the opposite. "This is going to be an interesting one for you all!"