Violet | Shinso x OC/Reader

22 - Cavalry Battle

-Y/n POV-

All at once, nearly all of the teams headed straight for Midoriya and his group... but not you. The plan your team came up with is to steal as many of the smaller headbands as possible and rake in a bunch of points that way. Right away, your group headed toward a team that looked like they were carrying nothing but a headband that floated a few feet above their heads. Quickly, you used your quirk to make the four of you undetectable by neither sight nor sound. In a flash, Monoma had grabbed the floating headband and was swinging it around his finger. "Well, that was easy..."

"This guy is so fucking full of himself... I can't wait until this battle is over."

*11 minutes left...

There's an explosion nearby and you look up to see Bakugo flying toward a team that had taken to the air. That large, shadow-like creature from the obstacle course blocked them from his explosion before he began to fall and was pulled back in by what looked like a super long strip of tape. His team caught him before he could hit the ground and Midnight said that as long as he didn't hit the ground, they were still in the running.

"We're going after him next!" Monoma informed you.

"Who, Bakugo?!" Honestly, you were a bit terrified of messing with the problematic blonde.

"Well duh," Monoma responded, as if it were obvious. "But don't use your quirk, L/n! I want him to see us take those points right off his head!" He had a deranged smile on his face when he said that.

"Oh my God, we're going to die!"

*9 minutes left...

Despite Monoma not wanting you to use your quirk, you still dampened the sound of your footsteps from Bakugo's team, and ran past as Monoma swiped his headband.

"Your class is too small-minded... Think bigger." Your team leader taunted as you all sprinted by.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?! COME BACK HERE!" Bakugo shouted.

Monoma kept his little speech going. "Midnight said the obstacle course was just the first game. And we figured they wouldn't cut that many of us right off the bat... Would they?"

"What's he getting at?" Even you were confused.

"Assuming they'd keep at least forty contestants for the next event, all we had to do was make sure we stayed within that group as we ran. From our spots in the middle ranks, we could fully observe the quirks our rivals had and judge their capabilities. Only a fool would obsess over winning the preliminary rounds. Wouldn't you agree?"

"... This guy's a fucking genius!" You were amazed by his intellect. You had been so busy trying to get past the different obstacles in the race that you didn't really think about observing the other students' quirks in a way that might help you in the next game.

"You planned this as a class?" Bakugo questioned.

"It wasn't totally unanimous, but I'd say it's playing out well." Monoma was enjoying this a bit too much.

"Hey, they're coming!" Kaibara tried to warn your team leader as he spoke. You looked around. Sure enough, other teams were running in your direction... "Maybe they've also figured out that going after the small fry points is better than trying to go after the big guns." Monoma already had three headbands around his neck, which made him a bit of a target at this point if that's the case. But he didn't seem to care... He was too busy taunting Bakugo.

"Oh! While I have your attention, you're kind of famous, aren't you? For being attacked by that sludge villain! You'll have to tell me about it sometime. It must be strange to always find yourself in the role of the victim."