Inquisitor

- Chapter: 55 -

Katsuki looked across the field at Katsuo as he faded into his thoughts. He felt himself begin to shake slightly as the anticipation of the match's start wore at him. His mind raced with different ideas, ways to reach Katsuo, but every idea he formed wasn't good enough.

"Hey, Katsuki."

Katsuki was brought out of his thoughts and looked at Katsuo.

"Let's see how far you've gotten in your training. Knowing you, you've probably been training non-stop since our last all out fight. So, use everything you've learned in that time and let's see if you can make me go all out as well."

"Huh? What are you talking about bastard? Trying to edge me on?"

Katsuo shook his head and began putting on his mask. "Not trying."

Katuskii held in a groan and decided on which plan he'd use to kill Katsuo in the match.

Winging it.

"STARRRTT!!!"

Katsuki moved his hands together and began charging a blast from his quirk. Katsuo saw him begin charging and dashed forward, intent on stopping him from charging too much. In a few seconds Katsuo halved the distance between them.

Katsuki took a step back and aimed the blast at Katsuo. He collapsed his hands and the charged energy between his palms rocketed out of his hands as an explosion heading straight for Katsuo.

Katsuo ducked down to the ground, placing a hand on it to launch himself to further close the distance. He looked up to jump forward and saw Katsuki in front of him, reading his right arm for an attack, with his left arm being used as a rocket, and the previous blast as a distraction.

Katski thrusted his arm at Katsuo, and sent an explosion off before contacting him, projecting himself backwards and hitting Katsuo with the attack, as he had gone to catch Katsuki's arm which had never gotten close.

Katsuki started falling after the propulsion from his blasts wore off. He was close to the ground so he didn't bother using more to slow his fall. He was also inwardly cheering at the fact he had landed a hit on Katsuo.

'Did I really get a hit on him? I... hiit Katsuo?! I hit Katsuo! I can win!'

Katsuo shot out of the smoke straight at Katsuki as he was landing. His left side was scorched from the blast, black smoke trailing off his clothes and mask.

'Nevermind, I'm dead.'

Katsuki used his quirk to propel himself higher up in the air, however he didn't go very fast as he was about to land. Because he was just a little bit slower rising, Katsuo was able to grab ahold of Katsuki's boot.

Katsuki panicked for a moment when he felt Katsuo's hand around his foot, and fired stronger blasts and sent them both a few meters into the air. When he stopped panicking Katsuki went to fire a blast at Katsuo to make him let go and felt his arm go up his pant leg and scratch his leg.

"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Katsuki stopped his blast and reacted to the scratch with a kick from his other leg. Katsuo's hand flew out of his pants and caught his kick, badly. Katsuo winced his pain as he felt his wrist strain from the blow.

Katsuki tried to pull his leg away, but Katsuo had it in an iron grip despite the pain in his wrist. Katsuo used the lack of attention to pull himself up higher than just holding onto Katsuki's foot and got his arm resting on it.

Katsuki realized his mistake and went to use his quirk to blast off Katsuo. "Get off!!" He thrusted his palm at him, and nothing happened.

When his quirk didn't activate, one thought went through Katsuki's mind about the hand that had caught his kick.